Ticking Clock (2011) (V)

Director:

Ernie Barbarash

Writer (WGA):

John Turman (written by)

Release Date:

5 January 2011 (Sweden)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

A reporter stumbles upon the journal of a murderer replete with plans to butcher specific people, and investigates on his own, finding that every trail leads to a 9-year-old orphan living in a group home.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Future | Secret | 12 Year Old | Meeting Future Self

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Lewis Hicks
Neal McDonough	...	Keech
Nicki Aycox	...	Polly
Austin Abrams	...	James
Yancey Arias	...	Detective Becker
Dane Rhodes	...	Detective Gordon
Danielle Nicolet	...	Gina Hicks
Adrianne Frost	...	Vicki Ihrling
Edrick Browne	...	Detective Maddox
Veronica Berry	...	Felicia Carson
Shanna Forrestall	...	Kayla Pierce
James DuMont	...	Zoo Guard
Angelena Swords	...	Shelly (as Angelena Swords Brocato)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ross Britz	...	Rookie Cop
Michael Dardant	...	Magician
J.D. Evermore	...	Second Cop
Mike Geary	...	Bystander
Matt Henerson	...	First Cop
Tyler Humphrey	...	Adam
David Jensen	...	Jax
John Edward Lee	...	Techie Cop
Joe Lemieux	...	Third Cop
Shauna Rappold	...	Mona
Sam Schulak	...	Zoo Patron
Monica Acosta	...	Detective (uncredited)
Teresa Alvarez	...	Detective (uncredited)
Erica Bardin	...	Mrs. Keetch (uncredited)
Sean Paul Braud	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Gaven Tomas' Brooks	...	Boy on Playground (uncredited)
Thomas C. Daniel	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Raymond Philip Michael Diamond	...	Student (uncredited)
Trey Fuller	...	Orphan (uncredited)
Tricia Gorman	...	Aunt Carol (uncredited)
Heather Harrison	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Ashley Elizabeth Hebert	...	Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Brock Patrick Kaufman	...	Birthday party guest (uncredited)
Bliss Kelley	...	Jogger (uncredited)
Gustavo I. Ortiz	...	Detective (uncredited)
Bill Rainey	...	Police Sketch Artist (uncredited)
Abby Rao	...	Student (uncredited)
Mark Rayner	...	Detective (uncredited)
Arvilla Riddick	...	Stern Nun (uncredited)
Christine Standfill	...	Dancer In Bar (uncredited)
Peyton Whitcomb	...	Extra (uncredited)
John T. Wilson Jr.	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Lynette Zumo	...	Mourner (uncredited)

Directed by
Ernie Barbarash

Writing credits (WGA)
John Turman		(written by)

Produced by
Justin Bursch	....	executive producer
Justin Bursch	....	producer
Mike Callaghan	....	producer
Randy Feldman	....	co-producer
Brendan Garst	....	line producer
Brad Krevoy	....	producer
Reuben Liber	....	executive producer
John Portnoy	....	executive producer
Nick Thurlow	....	executive producer
John Turman	....	co-producer
Todd Williams	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Richard Friedman

Cinematography by
Phil Parmet

Film Editing by
Tricia Gorman

Casting by
Brent Caballero

Production Design by
Jeremy Woolsey

Set Decoration by
Deanna Simmons

Costume Design by
Shauna Leone

Makeup Department
Martin Astles	....	makeup effects sculptor
Hailey Authement	....	assistant makeup
Lauren Thomas	....	key makeup artist
Amy Weinberg	....	hair assistant
Amy Weinberg	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Brendan Garst	....	unit production manager
Joan Malloch	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clay Achee	....	second second assistant director
James Currier	....	first assistant director
Vanessa Hickey	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Adam Cambre	....	set dresser
Jonathan Cappel	....	set dresser
Jonathan Cappel	....	swing
Matthew Gatlin	....	property master (as Matt Gatlin)
Scott Gogreve	....	swing
John Gorman	....	construction coordinator
John Gorman	....	leadman
Sam Jacobs	....	on-set dresser
John Richoux	....	assistant set decorator
John Richoux	....	buyer
Elliot Westphal	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Alex Brazan	....	sound effects editor
Jason Dotts	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Dotts	....	supervising sound editor
Cameron O. Galloway	....	adr editor
Cameron O. Galloway	....	dialogue editor
Corey J. Grasso	....	adr mixer
Corey J. Grasso	....	foley mixer
Rachel Grissom	....	sound mixer
Steven Huerstel	....	boom operator
Jesse Kees	....	sound effects editor
Scott Menville	....	adr loop group
Zach Michaelis	....	foley walker
John O'Bannon	....	assistant sound editor
Michelle Ruff	....	adr loop group
Georgia Simon	....	adr loop group
Georgia Simon	....	adr: casting
Stan Stellers	....	adr loop group
Skip Stellrecht	....	adr loop group
Dean Treloar	....	assistant sound editor
Dave Zyler	....	adr loop group

Special Effects by
Mark Hava	....	special effects technician
Bill Larson	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Derek Bourque	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Chuba	....	visual effects executive producer (as Dan Chuba)
Mark A.Z. Dippé	....	visual effects executive producer (as Mark Dippe)
Man Hong Han	....	lead modeler
Hyunwook Kim	....	animation
Yeonsoo Kim	....	technical director
Joseph Langdale	....	compositor
Minhee Lee	....	lead compositor
Seung Yong Lee	....	visual effects supervisor
Youngki Lee	....	visual effects producer
Yunjung Lee	....	production: management
Bongkyu Lim	....	compositing
Choonshik Lim	....	animation
Jihye Park	....	compositing
Tracy Park	....	visual effects coordinator
Jaesoon Ryu	....	technical director
D.J. Shea	....	compositor
Hyunseong Yu	....	animation
Junshik-Raul Yun	....	vfx coordinator: Wonderworld Korea

Stunts
Emily Brobst	....	stunt double
Thomas C. Daniel	....	precision driver
Jeff Galpin	....	stunt performer
Terra Grant	....	stunt double
Alec Rayme	....	stunt performer
Tierre Turner	....	stunt coordinator
Corinne Van Ryck de Groot	....	stunt performer (as Corrine Degroot)
Corinne Van Ryck de Groot	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Adams	....	company electric
David Baamonde	....	lighting technician
John Black	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Autumn Boh	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jacob Borck	....	company electric
Nathan Borck	....	digital imaging technician
Leonard Chapman	....	camera equipment supplier
Bartley Collier	....	company grip
Bill Daimant	....	dolly grip
Mark Shane Davis	....	key grip (as Mark Davis)
Nezben Deason	....	company grip
Steven G. Fracol	....	a camera/stedicam operator (as Steve Fracol)
Carter Lee Garrett	....	company electric
Gonzalo Gonzalez	....	best boy electric (as Gonzalo 'Gonzo' Gonzalez)
Alvin Henry	....	rigging electrician
Francis James	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Alan Keffer	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Javier Luevano	....	company grip (as Xavier Luevano)
David J. Lukinovich Jr.	....	company electric (as David 'Joey' Lukinovich)
Jerome Mizell	....	company grip
Allen Parks	....	gaffer
Brian Quebedeaux	....	company grip
Joseph Salcedo	....	rigging electrician
Alyson Titkemeyer	....	camera production assistant
Mark Toups	....	grip
Justin Watson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Reuben Wilder	....	company electric
Jeremy Wren	....	best boy grip
Louis Zlotowicz	....	set photographer

Casting Department
Lydia Laine	....	extras wrangler
Hank Langlois	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Suzanne M.B. Chambliss	....	set costumer
Claire Hedlund	....	assistant costume designer
Shonta T. McCray	....	costume supervisor
Renee Ragucci	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Tyler Dixon	....	on-line assembly editor
Colin Laurent-Bixler	....	assistant editor
John Portnoy	....	colorist
John Portnoy	....	title designer
Adam Rowe	....	on-line assembly editor

Music Department
Dave Golden	....	music consultant
Kristen Marie Holly	....	composer: additional music
Joe Paganelli	....	music supervisor
Scrote	....	composer: additional music
Scrote	....	musician
Scrote	....	producer: additional music

Transportation Department
Jesse Davidson	....	picture car coordinator
Doug Wilson	....	transportation coordinator
Vevi Wilson	....	transportation office production assistant

Other crew
Dina Appleton	....	legal services
Karen Barnes	....	set production assistant
Frank Barnett	....	set production assistant
Teodoro Benitez	....	assistant chef
Vivian Boyer	....	unit publicist
Keith Butler	....	stand-in: for Mr. Gooding
Katie Calhoon	....	location production assistant
Katie Calhoon	....	office production assistant: pre-production
Margo Nicole Clark	....	stand-in
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Mona Coulter	....	travel agent
Ian Dickinson	....	assistant: to Mr. Krevoy
Darren Dolcetti	....	first assistant accountant
Brian Dowling	....	medic
Stacey England	....	script supervisor
Mark Fry	....	legal services
Usha Gangadean	....	set production assistant
Joanne Garland	....	on-set teacher
Kristin Garlington	....	assistant production coordinator
Shima Ghamari	....	stand-in: female lead
Mike Groner	....	insurance broker
Logan Halliburton	....	stand-in
Kent Hamilton	....	insurance broker
Jason Lumberjack Johnson	....	stand-in: for Mr. McDonough (as Jason Johnson)
Charles Jones	....	photo double: for Mr. Gooding
Pamela Jones	....	post production accountant
Scott M. King	....	location production assistant
Ryan Chase Lee	....	key set production assistant (as Chase Lee)
William Maursky	....	key location manager
Oscar Moreno	....	assistant chef
Huy Nguyen	....	legal services
Paige Pemberton	....	production coordinator
Ariel J. Phillips	....	accounting clerk
Ruby Ramirez	....	caterer
Steve Ransohoff	....	completion bond
Hamilton Ridenour	....	assistant location manager
Anthony Rolfes	....	war scenes: and stills provided by
Ryan C. Sands	....	office production assistant (as Ryan Sandz)
Paul Gene Simmons	....	craft service (as Gene Simmons)
George Sweeney	....	production accountant (as George Sweney)
George Sweney	....	production accountant
Theodore Thyssen	....	set production assistant (as Theo Thyssen)
Jorge Valdovinos	....	chef
Matt Warren	....	completion bond
Kimberly Williams	....	completion bond

Thanks
Andjela Barbarash	....	special thanks
Mark Barbarash	....	special thanks
Betty Barborosh	....	special thanks (as Betty Barbarash)
Reuben Barborosh	....	special thanks (as Reuben Barbarash)
Dennis Feldman	....	special thanks
Greer Kent	....	special thanks
Anthony Rolfes	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)
• Ticking Clock Productions
• Upload Films

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Brk Distribution
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2011) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Illusion Industries

Other Companies

• Baton Rouge Satellite  production services
• Caballero Casting  casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll services
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Getty Images  footage
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• IndieClear  script clearance
• Louisiana Media Productions  production services
• Post Matters  post-production facilities
• Silver Screen Supply  portable power systems and cables
• Silver Screen Supply  production supplies
• Sony Pictures Stock Footage  footage
• Third Coast Rental  equipment rentals

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence, grisly images and language

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46085) | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | UK:18 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA

Company:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Goofs:

Factual errors: A calendar shows that April 17, 2011 is a Saturday. It is actually Palm Sunday.

Quotes:

Keene:I'm sorry I'm not what you thought the future would look like...

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Good effort from Cuba. Somewhat ingenious, and creepy. Perhaps it's due to my love for time travel, but I quite liked it.

(Credit IMDb) Lewis Hicks (Cuba Gooding Jr.) is a reporter and journalist specializing in writing about the crime of murder. Instead of writing his next story, Lewis becomes the story when his new girlfriend is sadistically murdered, and he is the only suspect. Lewis investigates the murder himself and finds the killer's journal with his past victims and a death list of his future prey. Lewis believes that he is the only person who can stop the killer before time runs out for his next victim.

Ticking Clock is certainly one of the better DTV films starring Cuba. Wouldn't exactly call the premise original, but it does manage to avoid a lot of clichés and add its own spin on things. Neil McDonough provides a good antagonist to Cuba, and I loved the end showdown they had. Cuba actually looks motivated. When he is not motivated his DTV films usually suffer because of it. I'm not saying this is anything groundbreaking but for a DTV film it's very decent, and considering the depths Cuba has fallen? That is a big compliment. Cuba Gooding Jr. His performance is astute, and amiably well done. He makes for a formidable protagonist for McDonough, and doesn't succumb to moments of over-acting like he does at times in a lot of his DTV efforts. Neil McDonough plays a very good villain. Suitably twisted, and interesting to watch, he certainly did what was required pretty well.

Bottom line. Not perfect but it has some neat ideas and most of them were executed nicely. Good performances, intriguing story. What is not to like? Worth a watch

6 ½ 10