Game of Death (2010)

Director:

Giorgio Serafini

Writers:

Jim Agnew (screenplay)
Megan Brown (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 November 2010 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller

Tagline:

Winning is everything

Plot:

Secret Ops agent Marcus is sent to Detroit to take out an arms dealer and the head of the hedge fund that is financing him. His CIA backup has other plans and turns on him and it's a fight to survive in a hospital.

Plot Keywords:

Diplomat | Nurse | Hospital | Bodyguard | Assassination Attempt

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Marcus
Aunjanue Ellis	...	Rachel
Zoe Bell	...	Floria
Ernie Hudson	...	Clarence
Quinn Duffy	...	Redvale
Gary Daniels	...	Zander
Robert Davi	...	Smith
Eyad Elbitar	...	Driver
Simon Rhee	...	Agent #1
Ho-Sung Pak	...	Agent #2 / Big Mental
Efka Kvaraciejus	...	Agent #4
Carl Anthony Nespoli	...	Agent #4 / Assassin #7
Don Richard	...	Agent #5 / Assassin #8
Jeff Galpin	...	Assassin #1
Vladimir Tevlovski	...	Assassin #2
Ele Bardha	...	Security Guy #1 / Security Guard #1
Craig Gubert	...	Security Guy #2 / Security Guard #2
George Pogacich	...	Mental Patient #1
Rory Mallon	...	Mental Patient #2
Banzai Vitale	...	Mental Patient #3
Alex Wisz	...	Mental Patient #5
Jaime Moyer	...	Floor Nurse
Ronald Clark	...	Train Conductor (Old Man)
Vanessa Vanderplum	...	Worker
Dailyn Matthews	...	Nurse
Marie Fink	...	ICU Nurse
Julissa Deleon Rosario	...	Reception Nurse
Alex Safi	...	Arms Dealer
Iris Frank	...	Girl
Michael Maurice	...	Dietrich
Angelea Jenkins	...	ER Orderly
John Manfredi	...	Robbins
LaDon Drummond	...	Jane
Greg Trzaskoma	...	Redvale Reception Clerk
Brian Christensen	...	Redvale Security Guard #1
Danny Ray Cook	...	Redvale Security Guard #3
Patrick Potochick	...	Redvale Security Guard #4
Lennox Brown	...	Redvale Clerk
Darcy Leutzinger	...	Police Team Leader
Frank Zieger	...	Policeman #1
Denney Pierce	...	Motocycle Assassin / Sedan Driver
Dan Lemieux	...	Alley Body Guard #1
Scott Philyaw	...	Alley Body Guard #2
Nick Hermz	...	Alley Body Gaurd #3
Gary Baxley	...	White Van Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Stacie Hadgikosti	...	Annie
Ron Balicki	...	Jimmy (uncredited)
Benjamin Brennan	...	Bum (uncredited)
Jennifer Lynn Bryant	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Dennis Budziszewski	...	Bum (uncredited)
John Dickerson	...	Cop (uncredited)
Larry C. Fenn	...	Officer Gonzales (uncredited)
Richard Goteri	...	The Visitor (uncredited)
Eric Ian	...	The Informant (uncredited)
Dave Kilgore	...	Psych Ward Patient (uncredited)
Joshua McCarthy	...	Patient (uncredited)
Dennis McDermott	...	Mental Patient (uncredited)
Michael Mili	...	(uncredited)
Robert Oppel	...	Mental Lou (uncredited)
Todd Rader	...	Security Guard, Homeless Man (uncredited)
Morris Lee Sullivan	...	Anesthesiologist (uncredited)

Directed by
Giorgio Serafini

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jim Agnew		screenplay
Megan Brown		screenplay

Produced by
Alastair Burlingham	....	executive producer
Luc Campeau	....	supervising producer
Nadine DeBarros	....	executive producer
Billy Dietrich	....	producer
Mikey Eckstein	....	associate producer
Barry Filby	....	supervising producer
Zev Foreman	....	executive producer
Will French	....	executive producer
Roger Alan Grad	....	executive producer
John S. Hicks	....	executive producer
Philippe Martinez	....	producer
Rafael Primorac	....	producer
Richard Rionda Del Castro	....	executive producer
Steve Robbins	....	executive producer
Stephen Roberts	....	executive producer
David Schiff	....	executive producer
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno	....	co-producer
Michael R. Williams	....	line producer (as Michael Williams)
Jennifer Young	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jesse Voccia

Cinematography by
Erik Curtis

Film Editing by
Kevin Budzynski
Todd C. Ramsay

Casting by
Lori Eastside
Dean E. Fronk
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Frank DeCurtis

Art Direction by
George Goodridge

Set Decoration by
Lou A. Trabbie III

Costume Design by
Dana Campbell		(personal designer for Mr. Snipes)
Jo Rosen		(co-costume designer)
Alexis Scott

Makeup Department
Shannon Bakeman	....	additional hairstylist
Kevin J Edwards	....	department head hair
Louise Holoday	....	makeup artist
Kimberly Jones	....	makeup department head
Jayne Laube	....	key makeup artist
Jayne Laube	....	makeup artist: second unit
Melody Wylie	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Eric A. Haynes	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jordan Champine	....	second assistant director: second unit
Katie Magill	....	second second assistant director
Jim McKinney	....	first assistant director: second unit
Aaron Walters	....	key second assistant director

Art Department
Scott Nifong	....	property master
Bobby Rhodes	....	set dresser
Carl F. Shuffett	....	leadman

Sound Department
David Barber	....	supervising sound editor
Mick Davies	....	boom operator
Michael Faba	....	sound utility
Mark Gougeon	....	second boom operator
Mike Hampton	....	sound utility
Mike Pipgras	....	foley editor
Mike Pipgras	....	sound effects editor
Beau Williams	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Dean Tyrrell	....	special effects coordinator
Robert Tyrrell	....	special effects technician
Russell Tyrrell	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Thomas Horvath	....	visual effects

Stunts
Lesley Aletter	....	stunt double
Ron Balicki	....	stunts
Ele Bardha	....	stunt performer
Robert A. Beckett	....	stunt driver
Ariel M. Carlson	....	stunt driver
Brian Christensen	....	stunt performer
Esteban Cueto	....	stunts
Tom Delmar	....	stunt conceiver
Eyad Elbitar	....	stunt driver
Marie Fink	....	stunts
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt performer
Charles Grisham	....	stunt performer
Craig Gubert	....	stunt player
Jay Hawkins	....	stunt performer
Nick Hermz	....	stunt performer
Horace Knight	....	stunt double: Marcus
Cody Bo Kruger	....	stunts
Efka Kvaraciejus	....	stunt performer
Dan Lemieux	....	stunt double: Robert Davi
Cheryl Lewis	....	stunt double: Anjanue Ellis
Dailyn Matthews	....	precision driver
Carl Anthony Nespoli	....	stunt driver
Robert Oppel	....	stunts
Scott Philyaw	....	stunts
George Pogacich	....	stunt performer
Patrick Potochick	....	stunts
Danny Ray Cook	....	stunts
Simon Rhee	....	fight choreographer
Simon Rhee	....	stunt coordinator
D'Andre' Rippy	....	stunt fighter
DaJuan Rippy	....	stunt fighter
Deon Rippy	....	stunt fighter
Aaron Toney	....	stunts
Van Vander Pluym	....	stunts
Amber Whelan	....	precision driver
Keith Woulard	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Big Pete Atkinson	....	camera production assistant
Big Pete Atkinson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brad Baker	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Will Brick	....	second assistant camera: b camera
Ian Campbell	....	camera pa
Stephen Campbell	....	director of photography: second unit
David Dalton	....	electrician
Ryan Patrick Dean	....	second unit: red camera technician
Eric Dvorsky	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Stephen Early	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jule Fontana	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Roland Franklin	....	video assist
Kevin D. Hewitt	....	Steadicam operator
Kevin D. Hewitt	....	camera operator
Kevin D. Hewitt	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Andrew Hoehn Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Alonso Homs	....	digital imaging technician
Alonso Homs	....	red camera technician
Rob Koch	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Kohnhorst	....	camera operator: second unit
J. Steven Latham	....	first assistant camera
William MacLeod	....	a dolly grip (as Bill MacLeod)
Chuck Nelson	....	camera production assistant
Cory O'Dea	....	second unit: best boy grip
Todd 'Chin' Piepenbrok	....	best boy electric
Brian Pryzpek	....	gaffer
Jim Rogers	....	lighting technician
Franziska Schirmer Lewis	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Faires A. Sekiya	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Faires Anderson)
Faires A. Sekiya	....	steadicam operator (as Faires Anderson Sekiya)
Mindy Silberman	....	production assistant: camera
Kim C. Simms	....	still photographer
Liam Sinnott	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Don Sustrich	....	set electrician
John Trapman	....	aerial director of photography
Justin Watson	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
John Wendling	....	dolly grip
Scott Zuckerberg	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Rose Gilpin	....	extras casting
Carrie Ray	....	casting
Kathy Remski	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Leitz-McCauley	....	set costumer
Brittany Pask	....	set costumer
Jo Rosen	....	additional costume designer
Neil Sacks	....	wardrobe assistant
Lauren Warkentien	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Nick Blauvelt	....	editorial intern
Darralynn Hutson	....	post-production coordinator
Paul Murphy	....	additional editor
John Tissavary	....	colorist

Music Department
Andy Ross	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Rob Bailey	....	driver
Collin Butrum	....	transportation coordinator
Demond Dickerson	....	driver
Darrell Foley	....	driver: honeywagon
Jonathon Isom	....	transportation captain
Ken Kupchick	....	driver
Patrick Stephenson	....	driver

Other crew
Andrea Amato	....	second assistant accountant
Andrew Amato	....	director assistant
David Artushin	....	location scout
Jennifer L. Brooks	....	first assistant acccountant
My-Ishia Cason-Brown	....	stand-in
David Chudnow	....	production assistant
Don Cochran	....	double
David Derinzy	....	assistant location manager
Steven Enwright	....	michigan counsel
Paul Fitzpatrick	....	finance attorney
Timothy Hardin	....	production accountant
Elizabeth B. Jackson	....	craft service
Michael S. Jones	....	location manager
Jamie Klenk	....	production assistant
Joe Landry	....	key set production assistant
Aaron Lebovic	....	production coordinator
Darcy Leutzinger	....	technical advisor
Shayna MacLeod	....	assistant location manager
Shayna MacLeod	....	director assistant
Connie Mangilin	....	payroll accountant
Brian McMahon	....	helicopter pilot
Nick McMahon	....	helicopter pilot: picture helicopter
Valerie I. Morasso	....	production secretary
Bobby Pulte	....	production assistant
Mindy Silberman	....	set production assistant
Jacqueline Stahl	....	production assistant
Babette Stith	....	script supervisor
Kaelin Stockwell	....	production assistant
Stephen Taylor-Wehr	....	production assistant
Bob Tremblay	....	location assistant
Matt Vail	....	script supervisor second unit
Matthew Winne	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Perpetual Media Capital (presents)
• Alchemedia Films (as Alchemedia Films Limited)
• Arramis Films (as Arramis Films, Inc.)
• Philippe Martinez Productions

Distributors

• Showgate (2010) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (rental)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray) (retail)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Emerald (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Thailand) (all media)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Vietnam) (all media)
• Nordisk Film (2011) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2011) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• R Film (2010) (Turkey) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Austria) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Splendid Film (2011) (Switzerland) (all media) (German-speaking region)
• Veronica (2012) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Tyrrell FX & Rentals (special effects)

Other Companies

• Mid America Cine Support  grip and lighting equipment
• Mid America Cine Support  camera dollies
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Production Capital  tax credit financing
• Juniper Post  post-production sound services (as audio post)
• Line 3500 Studio Rentals  transportation
• Offhollywood Digital  camera equipment provided by
• PES Payroll  extras payroll
• Perpetual Media Capital  funding
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system provided by
• Stubz Enterprises  police car rentals

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46001) | Japan:G | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | UK:15 | Germany:18 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Detroit, Michigan, USA

Company:

Perpetual Media Capital

Trivia:

Abel Ferrara exited the project after a few weeks of shooting.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the vault scene, Redvale says "There you go. A hundred million in hundred-dollar bills", yet the scene shows only two suitcases full of money, when in fact it would be 1 million bills to equal that amount of money in hundreds and would take up much more room - probably filling the vault.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bad Movie Beatdown: Half Past Dead 2 (#3.19)" (2011)

Come On Snipes

Even in this horrible movie you show that you got talent. Why do you lower yourself to work with people that seems to know nothing about making exciting movies? The editing is horrible and there is not real feeling in the action scenes either. guns that sound "pjuff pjuff" along with horrible editing is not a good way to go.

This one had an exciting idea of making an exciting movie but its all just washed away during the course of the movie.

The end fight is worth looking at though so for all that hasn't seen it fast forward to that one for some good old Wesley Snipes action! Otherwise its not much to look at here.

But again, this is not due to Snipes 'cause he seems to be doing the best he can making it exciting but with bad editing and directing overall - noting can save this movies face.