Texas Killing Fields (2011)

Director:

Ami Canaan Mann

Writer (WGA):

Don Ferrarone (written by)

Release Date:

14 October 2011 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | History | Thriller

Tagline:

Once in... There's no way out.

Plot:

In the Texas bayous, a local homicide detective teams up with a cop from New York City to investigate a series of unsolved murders.

Plot Keywords:

Place Name In Title | Multiple Murders | Based On Fact | Abusive Parent | Torture Murder

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Sam Worthington	...	Mike Souder
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Brian Heigh
Jessica Chastain	...	Pam Stall
Chloë Grace Moretz	...	Little Ann Sliger
Jason Clarke	...	Rule
Annabeth Gish	...	Gwen Heigh
Sheryl Lee	...	Lucie Sliger
Stephen Graham	...	Rhino
Corie Berkemeyer	...	Shauna Kittredge
Trenton Perez	...	White Kid (as Trenton Ryan Perez)
Maureen Brennan	...	Mrs. Kittredge (as Maureen A. Brennan)
Tony Bentley	...	Captain Bender
Becky Fly	...	Neighbor
James Landry Hébert	...	Eugene (as James Hébert)
John Neisler	...	DPS Officer
Deneen Tyler	...	Lady Worm
Samantha Beaulieu	...	Sheila
Kelvin Payton	...	Congregation 1
Ron Flagge	...	Congregation 2
Jon Eyez	...	Levon
Joseph Meissner	...	Uniformed Cop
Russell M. Haeuser	...	Foreman
Joe Chrest	...	Salter
Tom Druilhet	...	Uniformed Officer 1
Tatelyn Galentine	...	Jump Rope Girl (as Tatelyn Ione Galentine)
Donna Duplantier	...	Riba
Jade Raford	...	Shelter Girl 1
Cassidy Smith	...	Shelter Girl 2
Leanne Cochran	...	Lila
Leah Elizabeth Sanchez	...	Lila's Daughter
Jen Kober	...	911 Operator
Ryan Reinike	...	911 Supervisor
Wayne Ferrara	...	Canine Officer
Lyle Brocato	...	Jim
Kerry Cahill	...	Carla Romer
Kirk Bovill	...	Boyfriend
Jason Mitchell	...	7-Eleven Cashier
Lenore Banks	...	Haddie
Coryn Elizabeth Cunningham	...	Elizabeth Heigh (as Coryn Cunningham)
Sean Michael Cunningham	...	Billy Heigh (as Sean Cunningham)
Seth William Cunningham	...	Tim Heigh (as Seth Cunningham)
Brayden Turner-Iuso	...	Young Boy
Anastasia Boissier	...	Girl at Vigil
Doc Whitney	...	Constable Rankin (as Richard 'Doc' Whitney)
Brian Duffy	...	Flannel Shirt Poacher
Tom Proctor	...	Poacher 2 (as Tom E. Proctor)
Brittney Diez	...	Store Clerk
Mark Adam	...	Surveillance Detective 1
Johnny Stassi	...	Surveillance Detective 2 (as John A. Stassi)
Jim Chimento	...	Radio Operator
David Pressly	...	Medic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Blake Balu	...	Man Waiting for Detective (uncredited)
Rebecca Collins	...	Girl at Vigil (uncredited)
Austin O'Mary	...	Student (uncredited)
Logan Douglas Smith	...	Texas City Police Patrolman (uncredited)

Directed by
Ami Canaan Mann

Writing credits (WGA)
Don Ferrarone		(written by) (as Donald F. Ferrarone)

Produced by
Bill Block	....	executive producer
A. John A. Bryan Jr.	....	executive producer (as Anthony J.A. Bryan Jr.)
Don Ferrarone	....	associate producer (as Donald F. Ferrarone)
John Friedberg	....	executive producer
Paul Hanson	....	executive producer
Michael Jaffe	....	producer
Andrew Mann	....	co-producer
Michael Mann	....	producer
Travis Mann	....	co-producer
Michael Ohoven	....	executive producer
Ethan Smith	....	executive producer
Justin Thomson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dickon Hinchliffe

Cinematography by
Stuart Dryburgh		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Cindy Mollo

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Paul Schnee
Bonnie Timmermann

Production Design by
Aran Mann		(as Aran Reo Mann)

Art Direction by
Jonah Markowitz

Set Decoration by
Leonard R. Spears		(as Leonard Spears)

Costume Design by
Christopher Lawrence

Makeup Department
Nikki I Brown	....	makeup artist (as Nikki Brown)
Terence Brown	....	tattoo designer (as Terrance Brown)
Stacy Kelly	....	makeup department head
Yolanda Mercadel	....	key hair stylist (as Yolanda M.Mercadel)
Paige Reeves	....	key makeup artist
Rick Stratton	....	tattoo designer
Hayley L. Waldner	....	tattoo artist
Kent Richard	....	additional hair (uncredited)
Donna Spahn	....	hair department head (uncredited)
Aimee Stuit	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Isabel Henderson	....	post-production supervisor
Dana Robin	....	unit production manager
Nancy Valle	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Blumenfeld	....	first assistant director
Gerson Paz	....	second second assistant director (as Gerson O. Paz)
Paul Uddo	....	second assistant director (as Paul B. Uddo)
Darrin Prescott	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	key second assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
Paul Uddo	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Irwin Ainsworth	....	construction utility
Brian Becnel	....	set dresser (as D. Brian Becnel II)
Brad Benischek	....	paint foreman (as R. Brad Benischek)
John Blanchard	....	construction foreman
Paul Blanchard	....	additional set dresser
David Keith Broome	....	lead greensman
Kevin L. Broome	....	greens foreman
Carl Counts	....	art department coordinator
Delaney Davis	....	art department production assistant
Jack Flynn	....	construction buyer
Daniel Fox	....	set decoration buyer (as Daniel T. Fox)
Gregory T. Geniusz	....	set dresser
Austin Grehan	....	painter
Whitney Guerra Jr.	....	additional set dresser (as Whitney Guerr Jr.)
Vinson Jae	....	stand-by painter (as Vinnie Jae)
Kami Laprade	....	assistant property master (as Kami R. Laprade)
Ernest J. Levron III	....	on-set greensman (as Ernest 'Trey' Levron)
Myron Meek	....	gangboss (as Myron L. Meek)
Ricky Molnar	....	greensman
Shena Mullins	....	set decoration assistant
Cynthia Nibler	....	property master
Pat A. O'Connor	....	leadperson (as Pat O.)
Pavel Pesta	....	lead scenic
Alixandra Petrovich	....	additional set dresser
Joseph Pipes	....	additional set dresser (as Joey Pipes)
Louie F. Rabion	....	painter
Niquan Riley	....	assistant props (as Niquan 'Nikki' Riley)
John Sanchez	....	additional set dresser
Kiki Sanchez	....	painter
Wayne Softley Jr.	....	painter
Brent Stewart	....	construction foreman: location
Jason Baldwin Stewart	....	set designer
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator (as George 'Chuck' Stringer)
Charles Tatum	....	construction utility (as Charles A. Tatum Jr.)
Stephen Turner	....	set dresser
Bill Walters	....	on-set dresser
Chris Whittaker	....	set dresser
Darry Young	....	set decoration buyer
Niko Zahlten	....	additional set dresser (as Nikolas Zahlten)
Mike Herriage	....	on-set greensman (uncredited)
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jimmy 'Coach' Armstrong	....	boom operator
Christopher Barnett	....	sound designer
Christopher Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Barnett	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Coppley	....	foley mixer
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	dolby sound consultant
John Elliot	....	foley walker
Dean Hilborne	....	additional audio
David Hughes	....	sound effects editor
Elizabeth Kenton	....	adr editor
Elizabeth Kenton	....	dialogue editor
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trey Ledford	....	field recordist
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Aynee Osborn	....	adr editor (as Aynee Osborne)
Aynee Osborn	....	dialogue editor (as Aynee Osborne)
Jamey Osborne	....	sound utility
Mark Purcell	....	dubbing recordist
Alejandro Quevedo	....	sound effects editor (as Alejandro 'QPX' Quevedo)
Terrence J. Rodman	....	sound effects editor
Richard Schexnayder	....	sound mixer
Robert Shoup	....	sound effects editor
Karen Spangenberg	....	adr editor
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor
Kent Sparling	....	sound effects editor
Kim Waugh	....	additional audio
David Wolowic	....	assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)
Max Greene	....	adr assistant (uncredited)
Ron King	....	sound mixer (uncredited)
Chris Reynolds	....	additional re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Matt Snedecor	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Ryan Michael Wilson	....	additional sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larry Barado	....	special effects technician (as Lawrence Barado)
Stephen Bourgeois	....	special effects gangboss
Dennis Cronan Jr.	....	special effects welder/rigger
Kevin Harber	....	additional special effects technician (as Kevin 'Frosty' Harber)
Edward Joubert	....	additional special effects technician
Brad Manis	....	special effects technician
Michael Nami Sr.	....	special effects technician (as Michael Nami)
David K. Nami	....	special effects coordinator
David Nash	....	special effects foreman
Michael Schorr	....	special effects welder/rigger (as Mike Schorr)

Visual Effects by
Tata Elxsi	....	visual effects: Visual Computing Labs
Brett Landon	....	visual effects artist: Technicolor
Steve Lowry	....	visual effects artist: Technicolor
Brent Whitmore	....	visual effects artist: Technicolor

Stunts
Wade Allen	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Paul Barth	....	stunts (as Paul H. Barth)
Gary Baxley	....	stunts
Hunter Baxley	....	stunts
Tim Bell	....	stunts
John Bernecker	....	stunts
Emily Brobst	....	stunts
Jeff Brockton	....	stunts
Scheryl W Brown	....	stunts (as Scheryl Brown)
Chelsea Bruland	....	stunts
Jwaundace Candece	....	stunts (as Jwaundace Cadece)
Danny Epper	....	stunts (as Daniel Epper)
Chris J. Fanguy	....	stunts (as Chris Fanguy)
Jeff Galpin	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts (as Jalil Lynch)
Garrik Palumbo	....	stunts
Simon Potter	....	stunts (as Simon Ross Potter)
Darrin Prescott	....	stunt coordinator
Alec Rayme	....	stunts (as Alex Rayme)
Ross Morgan Ruben	....	stunts
Bill Scharpf	....	stunts
Eileen Weisinger	....	stunts
Keith Woulard	....	stunts
Jeff Brockton	....	stunt double: Jeffrey Dean Morgan (uncredited)
Jwaundace Candece	....	stunt double: Lady Worm (uncredited)
Brian Duffy	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tom Proctor	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Addison	....	chief lighting technician
Travis Barnhart	....	additional lamp operator
Mike Bicknell	....	lamp operator (as Michael Bicknell)
Shawn Boyd	....	company grip
Steve Cassidy	....	aerial cameraman
Luke Cauthern	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Gusmano Cesaretti	....	still photographer
Kenneth Coblentz	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Joe Datri	....	hydrascope tech
Christopher Ekstrom	....	key grip (as Chris Eskstrom)
Gregson Gabrio	....	digital imaging technician (as Gregson Bays Gabrio)
Hilton Garrett	....	best boy grip (as Hilton C. Garrett IV)
Kevin Gazdik	....	rigging gaffer
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	additional camera operator (as Carlos Guerra)
Joe Guzman	....	best boy rgging grip (as Joe A. Guzman)
Anna Jay	....	camera intern
Gary Jay	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Christopher D. Jones	....	company grip
Kendell Joseph	....	company grip (as Kendell K. Joseph)
Vic Keatley	....	best boy rigging electrician (as Victor 'Lil Vic' Keatley IV)
Justin LeBlanc	....	rigging electrician
Duane Manwiller	....	additional camera operator (as DC Manwiller)
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as James C. McConkey)
Jim McConkey	....	steadicam operator (as James C. McConkey)
Dan McKee	....	camera intern (as Daniel McKee)
Dan McKee	....	camera production assistant (as Daniel McKee)
Marcus Mizelle	....	company grip
Brandon Morgan	....	lamp operator
Jonathan Morrill	....	lamp operator
P.K. Munson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Josh Oliver	....	rigging electrician
Joseph Paolucci Jr.	....	best boy electric
Frank Parrish	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Frank D. Parrish)
David Presley	....	video assist
Rell Putt	....	key rigging grip
Peter D. Roome III	....	camera intern
Peter D. Roome	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jimi Ryan	....	dolly grip
James Allen Sheppard	....	additional video assist (as James Sheppard)
Zach Smithers	....	additional lamp operator (as Zachary Smithers)
Jeff Taylor	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kristopher Weaver	....	lamp operator (as Kristopher J. Weaver)
Robert Zas	....	company grip
Rowland Egerton	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Guy Fernandez	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Carter Lee Garrett	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Franklin Jones II	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Charlie Nauman	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Christina Presley	....	video utility (uncredited)
Timothy Robert Ryan	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Rick Secosky	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Shannon Cain	....	casting assistant: Louisiana
Rich Delia	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Allison Estrin	....	casting associate: New York (as Alison Estrin)
Michael Fredlund	....	casting assistant
Tracy Kilpatrick	....	casting: Louisiana
Wendy Talazac	....	extras casting
Claire Yeomans	....	extras casting assistant
Rafael Fleming	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Christopher Gonzalez	....	extras casting coordinator (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Avanzo	....	key set costumer
Megan Coates	....	set costumer
Shauna Leone	....	costume buyer
Alison Parker	....	costume supervisor (as Alison L. Parker)
Renee Ragucci	....	costumer
Megan Richardson	....	costume intern
Meredith Seale	....	costume production assistant
Janet Stirner Ingram	....	costume supervisor: Los Angeles (as Janet Ingram)
Ann Walters	....	costume buyer
Mary Ann Waterstradt	....	seamstress/tailor
Lesley D. Wickham	....	ager/dyer

Editorial Department
Darcy Arthurs	....	digital intermediate producer: Technicolor
Ashley T. Farrell	....	post-production assistant (as Ashley Farrell)
James Fraser	....	digital intermediate account executive
Heather Goodwin	....	first assistant editor (as Heather Goodwin Floyd)
Rob Gyorgy	....	digital intermediate editor (as Rev. Rob Gyorgy)
Christopher Haufe	....	colorist: dailies
Andrew Pascoe	....	digital film supervisor
Amy Joy Rivkin	....	post-production assistant (as Amy Rivkin)
Adrian Seery	....	colorist
Denise Woodgerd	....	digital intermediate producer
Brad Besser	....	assistant editor (uncredited)
Chris Marsland	....	dailies transfer: segments (uncredited)

Music Department
The Americans	....	composer: additional music
John Barrett	....	assistant engineer
Tim Carr	....	musician: piano, drums
Peter Cobbin	....	music mixer
Joseph S. DeBeasi	....	music editor (as Joseph DeBeasi)
Jake Faulkner	....	musician: upright bass, electric bass
Jeanne Fay	....	music clearance
Patrick Ferris	....	musician: vocals, guitars
Alex Fischel	....	musician: piano, organ
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Kathleen Hasay	....	music supervision assistant
Edie Hinchliffe	....	musician: voices
Alisdair Macaulay	....	musician: drums
Zac Sokolow	....	musician: guitars, mandolin
Derek Somaru	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Alex Allen	....	driver (as Alex S. Allen)
Oscar Austin	....	transportation captain (as Oscar A. 'Big O' Austin Jr.)
Daryle Bartney	....	driver (as Daryle K.Bartney Sr.)
Emanuel Brown	....	driver (as Emanuel Brown III)
David Bullard	....	driver (as David B. Bullard)
Arthur B. Crutcher Jr.	....	driver
Donald Dibartolo	....	driver (as Donald J. Dibartolo)
Edward Dorsey III	....	driver
Martin Dumas	....	driver (as Martin D. Dumas)
Cassidy Eli	....	driver
Anthony Forester	....	picture car coordinator (as Anthoiny ;Bubba' Forrester)
Trameka Howard	....	transportation office secretary
Bobby E. James Jr.	....	driver
Lionel Johnson	....	driver
Junior Kelly	....	driver
Jay Kennedy	....	transportation captain (as Jay P. Kennedy)
Adonkia 'Donna' Landry	....	driver (as Adonika Landry)
Gregory Mason	....	driver
Roosevelt May	....	driver
Gregg Minor	....	driver
Leonard Minor	....	driver (as Leonard V. Minor)
Jesse Quiet	....	driver
Tyrone Ralph	....	driver
Shedrick Roy	....	driver (as Shedrick N. Roy Jr.)
Raymond Slack	....	driver
Bob 'Smitty' Smith	....	driver (as Robert Smith)
Andrea J. Songy	....	driver
Roger Still	....	transportation coordinator
Gregory A. Thomas	....	driver
Keith S. Venson	....	driver
Kevin G. Ware	....	driver
Adriane Williams	....	driver
Prentis Woods	....	driver (as Prentis E. Woods)
Richard Brown	....	picture car contributor (uncredited)

Other crew
Ahmet Ahmet	....	title designer
Paul Barth	....	aerial coordinator
Tammy Blackburn	....	animal wrangler
Will Bourne	....	locations production assistant
Kevin Bowe	....	payroll accountant
Durado D. Brooks Jr.	....	production assistant
J. Scott Brower	....	location assistant (as Scottie Brower)
Francie Brown	....	dialect coach (as Francie M. Brown)
Erika Canchola	....	production legal: Raufi Law and Law Offices of Elsa Ramo
Andrew Cavaness	....	location assistant
Jason Chandler	....	additional set production assistant
Jamie Coffey	....	accounting clerk
John F. Collins	....	key location assistant
Benton Collinsworth	....	set production assistant (as 'Big' Ben Collingsworth)
Judy Dickerson	....	dialect coach
Frank Duffy	....	set medic
Amy Duncan	....	craft service
Howard Fabrick	....	labor legal: Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld
Ashley T. Farrell	....	assistant: Ms. Mann
Carlos Garcia	....	chef
Brian T. Goetchius	....	technical consultant (as Capt. Brian T. Goetchius)
Mick Gould	....	technical advisor
Adam Green	....	assistant: Mr. Mann
Michael Grigsby	....	production accountant
Hal Hamburger	....	set production assistant
Craig A. Harvey	....	craft service
Jennifer Henderson	....	animal wrangler
Sam Horton	....	assistant production coordinator
Elissa Howarth	....	assistant: Mr. Hanson
Kirk W. Johnson	....	production secretary (as Kirk W. Johnson Sr.)
Sanford A. Johnson	....	additional office production assistant
Lynn Josephson Delaney	....	assistant: Mr. Jaffe (as Lynn Delaney)
Rachel Korn	....	production associate
Robert Krauss	....	assistant: Mr. Mann
Mike Land	....	technical consultant
Amy Law	....	set medic
Mitchell Loman	....	technical consultant (as Det. Mitchell Loman)
Kevin Lorio	....	additional set production assistant
Kathleen Lynch	....	key craft service
April Mackin	....	animal wrangler
Alison Miranda	....	craft service
Pam Mitchell	....	technical consultant
Jennie Myers	....	second assistant accountant
Patricia Nelkin	....	assistant location manager (as Patricia Nelkin Brower)
Diane H. Newman	....	script supervisor (as Diane Hassinger Newman)
Laurens Nuyens	....	assistant: Mr. Bryan
Len Pendergast	....	tax credit consultant: Global Incentives
John Pope	....	assistant: Mr. Ohoven
Elsa Ramo	....	production legal: Raufi Law and Law Offices of Elsa Ramo
Brittany Ransome	....	location production assistant
Caroline A. Raufi	....	production legal: Raufi Law and Law Offices of Elsa Ramo
Leah Jennings Richard	....	production secretary
Anthony Rossi III	....	production coordinator
Dixiana Rubio	....	assistant: Mr. Mann
Rip Russell	....	first assistant accountant
Jennifer Marie Russo	....	assistant: Mr. Morgan
Taylor Schreiber	....	intern: Mr. Jaffe
M. Gerard Sellers	....	location manager
Kathy Shea	....	assistant: Mr. Mann
Todd Steiner	....	production financing: Comerica Entertainment Group
Desiree Stevenson	....	basecamp production assistant
Jimmy Trotter	....	location scout
Marshall Tyler	....	electronic press kit
Greg Uddo	....	additional set production assistant
Jared Underwood	....	production financing: Comerica Entertainment Group
Raymond Verdugo	....	technical consultant (as Sgt. Raymond Verdugo)
Jonathan M. Warren	....	key set production assistant
Robert C. Wheeler II	....	additional set production assistant
Anita Wilson	....	office production assistant
Wes Yang	....	title designer
Andy Abele	....	stand-in: Sam Worthington (uncredited)
Zack Earl Edwards	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Mike Franklin	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Leah Holmes	....	post production accountant (uncredited)
Patrick Mizell	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Holly Rochelle	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Chaz Smith	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Amandla Stenberg	....	voice over (uncredited)
Jared Swidzinski	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Dylan Tarason	....	completion bond representative (uncredited)
Jay Watt	....	water safety (uncredited)

Thanks
Travis Mann	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Anchor Bay Films (presents)
• Blue Light
• Infinity Media (in association with)
• Block / Hanson
• Watley Entertainment
• Forward Pass
• Gideon Productions (copyright holder)
• QED International

Distributors

• PARLUX Entertainment (2012) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• QED International (2011) (worldwide) (all media) (sales)
• Anchor Bay Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• MEED Films (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Midship (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Film Distributors (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Star Films (2012) (Peru) (theatrical)
• Starway Film Distribution (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Aurum Distribution (2011) (Estonia) (all media)
• Aurum Distribution (2011) (Latvia) (all media)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Golden Scene (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Golden Scene (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• Noori Pictures (2011) (South Korea) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (all media)

Special Effects

• Tata Elxsi Visual Computing Lab (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music mixing facility
• Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld  labor legal services
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animals
• Cast & Crew On Set  production resources
• Cast and Crew Entertainment Services  payroll services
• Comerica Entertainment Group  production financing
• Crescent Film Services  security
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Finances Services  completion guaranty (as Film Finances)
• Global Incentives  tax credit consulting
• Hanna Brothers Catering  catering
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Imaginary Forces  main titles
• Ives Office Supplies  office supplies
• Kaercher Campbell and Associates Insurance Brokerage  production insurance
• Marshall M. Dienes  auditors
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Panavision Remote Systems  Supertechno cranes provided by
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Post Haste Sound  commentary recording engineering
• R.C. Baral & Company  post production accounting
• Raufi Law and Law Offices of Elsa Ramo  production legal
• Second Line Stages  production offices
• Silver Screen Supply  production supplies
• Technicolor  digital intermediate
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• Travelcorps International  travel services (as Travelcorp International)
• Warner Brothers Post-Production Services  sound re-recording facilities (as Warner Bros. Post Production Services)
• Wildfire Titles  end titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language including some sexual references

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46634) | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA15+ | Hong Kong:IIB | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Amite, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Anchor Bay Films

Trivia:

This film marks the second pairing of Jessica Chastain with Sam Worthington in two films released during same summer of 2011 period.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: The shadows of the cameraman and another crew member are visible on the blacktop in the shot at the beginning of the film.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dispatcher:7-Ida-06 over at Hal's Tire Shop. There's been a break-in.
Det. Mike Souder:06 en route to the tire shop...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #2.14" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Pure Bred and Country Fed

Keeps you expecting something better

It's difficult to understand why this film was made. And I don't mean that as a commentary on the overall quality of the movie at all. Yes it is a pretty straightforward serial killer/crime drama containing average (and some below average) piece of acting. At the end of the movie however, the question remains, why was this made? If the purpose was to introduce us to the geography of the fields, there are better mediums to do that. If the purpose was to tell a gripping tale of mystery and suspense, that doesn't happen either. If it wanted to make us empathize with the very real plight of detective work in grim everyday condition, it doesn't go there. And lastly if the purpose was to throw some light on the case itself or to enable us to identify with the horrors that the victims faced, the movie simply ignores it. So, why was this film made? The story is told listlessly, almost as if the director has no interest in telling it. Sam Worthington is a cliché of hothead cop characters and the good cop bad cop routine he plays out with Jeffery Dean Morgan adds nothing to the cinematic experience. The character of Chloë Grace Moretz tries too hard to portray the role written for in the script. At the end she comes out as irritating, something I am sure the director did not intended to portray. It's not her fault though, her skill is flawless, she simply doesn't know what she is doing and why. Jessica Chastain looks beautiful and handles her limited role quiet well. That is not to say that this film is bad, it is just so average in everything it does that it all boils down to the purpose of making it.