Act of Valor (2012)

Directors:

Mike McCoy
Scott Waugh

Writer:

Kurt Johnstad (written by)

Release Date:

24 February 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Thriller | War

Tagline:

The only easy day was yesterday.

Plot:

An elite team of Navy SEALs embark on a covert mission to recover a kidnapped CIA agent.

Plot Keywords:

Seal | Navy Seal | CIA | Navy | Valor

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

Cast

Rorke	...	Lieutenant Rorke (as LCDR Rorke)
Dave	...	Chief Dave (as SOC Dave)
Sonny	...	SO1 Sonny (as SOC Sonny)
Weimy	...	SO1 Weimy (as SOC Weimy)
Ray	...	SO1 Ray (as SO1 Ray)
Ajay	...	SO1 Ajay (as SO1 Ajay)
Mikey	...	SO1 Mikey (as SOC Mikey)
Van D.	...	Senior Chief Otto (as SOCS Van D)
Katelyn	...	LT Lyons (as Katelyn)
Callaghan	...	Admiral Callaghan (as Admiral Callaghan)
Duncan Smith	...	Captain Duncan Smith (as Captain Duncan Smith)
Billy	...	SWCC Boat Senior Chief (as SOCS BIlly)
Roselyn Sanchez	...	Lisa Morales
Jason Cottle	...	Abu Shabal
Alex Veadov	...	Christo
Nestor Serrano	...	Walter Ross
Ailsa Marshall	...	LT Rorke's Wife
Gonzalo Menendez	...	Commander Pedros
Emilio Rivera	...	Sanchez
Dimiter D. Marinov	...	Kerimov (as Dimiter Marinov)
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Christo's RHM (as Tommy Roslaes Jr.)
Marc Margulies	...	US Ambassador
Dan Southworth	...	News Reporter
Drea Castro	...	Recruit
Marissa Labog	...	Recruit
Aurelius DiBarsanti	...	Recruit
Reginald Long	...	Recruit
Jeffrey Barnachea	...	Recruit
Philip Un	...	Recruit
Keo Woolford	...	Recruit
Jimmy Chhiu	...	Recruit (as Jimmy Chiu)
Sarifa Salanga	...	Recruit
Nicko Sabado	...	Recruit (as Fred Sabado)
Conrad Garcia	...	Recruit
Christian Mante	...	Recruit
Craig H. Davidson	...	Recruit
Henry Pinpin	...	Recruit
Ernie Reyes Jr.	...	Recruit
Sonny Sison	...	Recruit
Carla Jimenez	...	Screaming Mom
Ed Abel Pineda	...	Sleeping Husband
Angela Mora	...	Sleeping Wife
Antoni Corone	...	Yacht Henchman #1
Artie Malesci	...	Surveillance Boat Driver
Maria Juani	...	Yacht Girl #1
Aspen Widowson	...	Yacht Girl #2
Lydia Lane	...	Yacht Girl #3
Sopheakna Ngourn	...	Ice Cream Truck Girl
Gilbert Rosales	...	Christo's Thug
Nick Gomez	...	Christo's Thug
Sam Cespedes	...	Christo's Thug
Sebastian Rey	...	Christo's Thug
Kenny Calderon	...	Christo's Thug
Victor Palacios	...	Christo's Thug
Jeymi Ramos	...	Christo's Thug
Alexander Asefa	...	Christo's Thug
Mario Perez	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Juan Diaz	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Dorian Kingi	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Oscar Pesqueira	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Richie Gaona	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Raul Canizales II	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Shawn Robinson	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Gilbert Mares	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Marco Morales	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Jesús Fernández	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Alfredo Sanchez	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Sam Pascua	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Francisco Lopez	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Pedro Sergio Escobedo	...	Cartel & Mexican SOF
Charles Mathers	...	Somalian
Charles Chiyangwa	...	Somalian
Zakaria Sall	...	Somalian
Jesse Cotton	...	Somalian
Ray Shirley	...	Somalian (as R.J. Shirley)
Colin Fleming	...	Somalian
Odain Watson	...	Somalian
Dyonte Griffin	...	Somalian

Directed by
Mike McCoy		(as Mouse McCoy)
Scott Waugh

Writing credits
Kurt Johnstad		(written by)

Produced by
Jason Clark	....	executive producer
Greg Haggart	....	line producer
Max Leitman	....	executive producer
Michael J. Mailis	....	executive producer
Mike McCoy	....	producer
Jay Pollak	....	executive producer
Nicholas Simon	....	line producer: Cambodia
Lance Sloane	....	executive producer
Duncan Smith	....	co-producer
Benjamin Statler	....	executive producer
Tucker Tooley	....	executive producer
Scott Waugh	....	producer

Original Music by
Nathan Furst

Cinematography by
Shane Hurlbut		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Siobhan Prior
Michael Tronick
Scott Waugh

Casting by
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
John Zachary

Art Direction by
Randy Ser

Set Decoration by
Julie Kaye Fanton

Costume Design by
Erica Clum

Makeup Department
Brooke Baron	....	assistant makeup artist
Rachel Hoke	....	key makeup artist
Carmella McCoy	....	hair stylist
Carmella McCoy	....	key makeup artist
Shelly Willis	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Scott Fort	....	production manager
Brooke Gaston	....	unit production manager
Lance Holte	....	assistant post-production supervisor
Frank Kostenko Jr.	....	production manager
Jacob Rosenberg	....	post-production supervisor
Omar Veytia	....	production manager: Mexico

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Sonin	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jessica Anderson	....	set dresser
John R. Boucher	....	set dresser
Raymard Camp	....	leadman: set dressing
Jorge Fernandez	....	assistant property master
Philip Fitzpatrick	....	swing gang
Michael Allen Glover	....	art department assistant
George Hobbs	....	property master
Adam Kedis	....	set dresser
Tim Lehman	....	painter
Masako Masuda	....	set designer
Jorma Starratt	....	set dresser
Jameson Williams	....	set dresser
Dennis Winters	....	on-set dresser
Mary Goodson	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Aronoff	....	adr mixer
Michael Baird	....	sound effects editor
Larry Benjamin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Burns	....	re-recordist
Tim Chilton	....	foley artist
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Vincent Fatato	....	boom operator
Chris Fries	....	adr
Erich Gann	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Penny Harold	....	dialogue editor
Eric Justen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Kalifa	....	sound recordist
Gene Martin	....	production sound mixer
Blake Marymor	....	sound recordist
Kevin Meltcher	....	assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Perkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Popp	....	production sound mixer: second unit
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor
Randal S. Thomas	....	dialogue editor
David Torres	....	foley mixer
Robert Webber	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Danny Cangemi	....	special effects supervisor
Joshua Herstein	....	special effects driver

Visual Effects by
David Cole	....	digital colourist
Matthew Collorafice	....	digital compositor
Sean Cushing	....	visual effects producer: Cantina Creative
Andrew Furlong	....	lead visual effects artist
Brett Novak	....	visual effects artist
Siobhan Prior	....	visual effects supervisor
Edward M. Ruiz II	....	digital compositor
Ryan M. Taylor	....	CG artist
Vivian Wei	....	compositor: Bandito Brothers
Olaf Wendt	....	visual effects
David B. Wilson	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Lloyd Barachina	....	stunts
Geo Corvera	....	stunts
Craig H. Davidson	....	stunts
Roel Failma	....	stunts
Richie Gaona	....	stunts
Toby Holguin	....	stunts
Dorian Kingi	....	stunts
Henry Kingi	....	stunts
Marissa Labog	....	stunts
Marco Morales	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunts
Mario Perez	....	stunts
Chad Randall	....	stunt coordinator
Ernie Reyes Jr.	....	stunts
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
Sonny Sison	....	stunts
Hector Toro	....	stunt performer
Greg Tracy	....	stunts
Jose L. Vasquez	....	stunts
Keo Woolford	....	stunts
David Lee Valle	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Baldi	....	aerial director of photography
Greg Baldi	....	camera operator
Jose F. Barrios	....	company grip
James Berkenkamp	....	video assist (as Jim Berkenkamp)
Erik Bernstein	....	best boy electric
Brannon D. Brown	....	camera technician: Phantom
Joe Cassano	....	grip: Mississippi
Larry Cottrill	....	electrician
Dan Crosby	....	grip
Erik Curtis	....	underwater camera unit
Sammy Escobar	....	grip
Andrew Fisher	....	camera operator
Rudy Harbon	....	camera operator
Gary Hatfield	....	camera operator
Douglas S. Holgate	....	technician: gyron
Jimi Johnson	....	video assist operator
Scott Johnson	....	camera assistant: aerial crew
Harmony Jupiter	....	camera production assistant (as Rebecca Jupiter)
Buddy Knotts	....	helicopter pilot: aerial camera helicopter
Nick Leon	....	grip
Joe Lotuaco	....	grip
Marc Margulies	....	assistant camera
Raul J. Marin	....	key grip
Michael A. McCarthy	....	production engineer
Alfredo Melendez	....	remote head tech
Ben Mullin	....	camera operator
Ben Mullin	....	steadicam operator
Darin Necessary	....	first assistant camera
Charles Papert	....	director of photography: additional photography
David Presley	....	video assist
Ralph Scherer	....	dolly grip
Michael Svitak	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Pedro J. Villalón	....	gaffer
John Zivelonghi	....	electrician
Peter Zuccarini	....	underwater cinematographer
Mark Townsend	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
James Bearb	....	extras casting
Joe Cappelletti	....	voice casting
Olivia Thomas	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carmella McCoy	....	key costumer
Tiffany Nesson	....	key costumer
Michelle Rodriguez	....	wardrobe assistant
Monika Rydel	....	wardrobe assistant
Lesli Wood	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Chris Hall	....	additional colorist
Lance Holte	....	on-line supervisor
Michael A. McCarthy	....	post-production engineer
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Siobhan Prior	....	post-production supervisor
Fernando Raigoza Jr.	....	post-production assistant
Mark Reaser	....	hd mastering
Douglas Renn	....	post-production assistant
Noah Weisel	....	post-production assistant
Valance Eisleben	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Peter Afterman	....	music supervisor
Alan Brown	....	composer assistant
Alan Brown	....	midi technician
Mark Curry	....	score mixer
Jan Holzner	....	orchestra recording engineer
Alison Litton	....	music supervisor
Vladimir Podgoretsky	....	music preparation
Matt Shelton	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Billy Hammon	....	picture car coordinator
Chris Pedersen	....	driver

Other crew
Neil Andrea	....	marine unit
Terry Atchison	....	armorer
Johnny Benskin	....	chef
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	marine coordinator
Justin Browning	....	marine crew
Jake Burack	....	production assistant
Jenny Caloca	....	location manager
Blair Christine	....	production assistant
K.C. Colebrooke	....	production assistant
Alexandra Cruz Lebrón	....	location assistant
Jay Drose	....	production assistant
David Fencl	....	armorer
Jason Feuerstein	....	acquisition financing: Union Bank
Edmond Guidry	....	production assistant
Blair Harris	....	production assistant
Jacob Head	....	voice talent
Judd Hemming	....	key production assistant
Sreyra In	....	production accountant
Shea Kammer	....	production accountant
Ruba Kharuf	....	first assistant accountant
Buddy Knotts	....	helicopter pilot
Janette Luttrell	....	production assistant
Blair Madigan	....	production assistant
Brad Dirk Martin	....	boat captain
Taeko Masuyama	....	production coordinator (2010)
Skylar Mathey	....	production assistant
Joseph Matukewicz	....	studio executive
Shaun Mazerall	....	script consultant
Patrick Mizell	....	set production assistant
Mike Patlin	....	aerial coordinator/pilot
Arian Simone Reed	....	publicity and marketing consultant
Hana Ripperger-Suhler	....	assistant to Mr. McCoy and Mr. Leitman
Andrew Sapp	....	production assistant (2010)
Rick Shuster	....	helicopter pilot
John Takenaka	....	production assistant
Lora Marie Taylor	....	payroll accountant
James Tinghitella	....	production assistant
Alexander B. Williams	....	production assistant
Manuel Zaefferer	....	production assistant
Kevin Knotts	....	helicopter ground safety (uncredited)

Thanks
Emile Gladstone	....	special thanks
Robert Lazar	....	special thanks
Dave Morrison	....	special thanks
Vashi Nedomansky	....	thanks
Kathleen Remington	....	special thanks
Mike Rizzuto	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Bandito Brothers

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• A-Film Distribution (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• M2 Pictures (2012) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2012) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Relativity Media (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Film Distributors (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Argentina Video Home (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Mongkol Major (2012) (Thailand) (all media)
• Panorama Distributions (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Panorama Distributions (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Panorama Entertainment (2012) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Pinema (2011) (Turkey) (all media)
• Relativity Media (2012) (worldwide) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• TriPictures (2012) (Spain) (all media)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Cantina Creative (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services  payroll company
• ABS Payroll & Production Accounting Services  payroll services
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Framepool  stock footage
• Reder & Feig  production counsel
• Relativity Music Group  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"Navy Seals" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence including some torture, and for language

Runtime:

USA:110 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #47315) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | South Korea:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Malaysia:18 | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Australia:MA15+ | Italy:T | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Japan:PG12 | Mexico:B15 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

USA

Company:

Bandito Brothers

Trivia:

The Army, Navy/Marines and Air Force ROTC units at the University of Illinois were given an advanced screening of the film along with a directors' commentary at the beginning.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The male CIA Agent meeting up with Agent Morales in Costa Rica claims to have ridden his motorcycle from Colombia that day. There are no roads between Central and South American. The Pan-American Highway is broken up by a virtually impassable section called the Darien Gap. Vehicles have to be transported from one to the other.

Quotes:

[first lines]
LT Rorke:Before my father died, he said the worst thing about growing old was that other men stopped seeing you as dangerous. I've always remembered that, how being dangerous was sacred, a badge of honor. You live your life by a code, an ethos. Every man does. It's your shoreline. It's what guides you home. And trust me, you're always trying to get home.

Movie Connections:

References Big Trouble in Little China (1986)

What can I say, Excellent - Finally!

If you are tired of Hollywood action movies that are poorly coordinated and where the directors just guess at everything, like I am, you are really going to like this movie.

Personally, I have actively served in the military and the thing that really bothers me is the non- realism of military roles that I see in movies. Directors and crew blatantly cut corners, hire no nothing actors and extras to portray military roles. Actual direction to the actors and extras that I have heard straight from their lips: "just to pretend because the audience doesn't know any better and doesn't care." Well WRONG, we do care...

There are of course directors that DO care for realism such as Ridley Scott & Oliver Stone. Directors that care hire people like Dale Dye or equivalent to produce such realism. It is a very hard thing to do when the "sides" or script simply say "insert tech talk" or "insert military maneuver" and your movie doesn't even have the technical adviser.

For someone who has been there and done that it is excruciating to see actors do everything wrong, shoulder rifles wrong and hear stupid and unrealistic dialog. Since my service ended I have been working in film and TV myself to somewhat try and make a difference in this manner.

This movie may not have Oscar winning acting, but it gave me a true chilling effect of realism. Some say they were not real active duty. Well I can't vouch for that but what I can tell you is that everything they did and said were extremely accurate and I have little problem in doubting that statement.

See/view the film as you want, some will see it as propaganda... Well, anyone showing pride in something is going to show everything at it's best and only the people who have never been there will confuse pride with propaganda. Freedom It is the right to be able to question and doubt everything, but it is the soldier that actually fights to provide this very freedom that everyone else takes advantage of. Sure others will see this film as a recruitment tool. Sure, and again when pride is shown in a cool way of course the young may choose a career in the military. The same being said with movies with doctors, firemen or policemen.

See this movie as a statement to reality in a technical way, pay attention to how things are spoken, how weapons are suppose to be used, held, fired and reloaded on the fly. When you use real military there is an automatic understanding of positioning. I understand that Hollywood need to be in there to actually film things and understand the need to make changes to do so but I could not find very much wrong with what I did see.

To mention live rounds... this is unheard of in film just because of the danger level and would never be accepted in civilian North America. That is why the movie was shot where it was and on live fire ranges. I am impressed.

I very much liked it and the portrayal of the soldier. I felt pride, technically things, were accurate and as they should be. Good Job!