Who Is Clark Rockefeller? (2010) (TV)

Director:

Mikael Salomon

Writer (WGA):

Edithe Swensen (written by)

Release Date:

13 March 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Con Man. Husband. Kidnapper.

Plot:

Called "the longest running con in FBI history," Christian Karl Gerhartsreiter, the man that people...

Plot Keywords:

Con | Docudrama | Impersonation | Alias | Question In Title

Cast

Eric McCormack	...	Clark Rockefeller
Sherry Stringfield	...	Sandra Boss
Emily Alyn Lind	...	Reigh 'Snooks' Boss
Stephen McHattie	...	Mark Sutton
Regina Taylor	...	Megan Norton
Ted Atherton	...	Det. John Ryan
Krista Bridges	...	Agent Susan Pascale
Mark Taylor	...	Detective Mike Ruggio
Philip Akin	...	Det. Lewis Cook
Art Hindle	...	William Boss
Janet Porter	...	Julia Boss
Egidio Tari	...	Limo Driver
Jeffrey R. Smith	...	Max Bernard
Jack Grinhaus	...	Lawrence Jones
Carleigh Beverly	...	Meredith
J.C. Kenny	...	TV Interviewer
Noam Jenkins	...	Attorney
Paul Hecht	...	Attorney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jane Moffat	...	Hostess
Chantal Quesnelle	...	Woman in station
Kate Spurgeon	...	Betsy Burke
Marcia Bennett	...	Aunt Marjorie (uncredited)
Stefano DiMatteo	...	Swat 1 (uncredited)
Anna Hardwick	...	Mrs. White (uncredited)
Lara Kelly	...	Lindsay Royce (uncredited)
Matt Lauer	...	Matt Lauer (uncredited)
Janet Lo	...	Katie Lee (uncredited)
Dennis Long	...	News Camera Man (uncredited)
Jane Maggs	...	Cousin Jean (uncredited)
Tara Mason	...	Mary (uncredited)
Mike Taibbi	...	Himself (uncredited)
Jeff Teravainen	...	Swat 2 (uncredited)
Meredith Vieira	...	Meredith Vieira (uncredited)

Directed by
Mikael Salomon

Writing credits (WGA)
Edithe Swensen		(written by)

Produced by
John M. Eckert	....	producer
Ilene Kahn Power	....	executive producer
Andrea Lapins	....	associate producer
Mikael Salomon	....	co-executive producer
Edithe Swensen	....	producer
Judith Verno	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeff Toyne

Cinematography by
John Dyer

Film Editing by
Michael D. Ornstein

Casting by
Susan Edelman

Production Design by
Rocco Matteo

Art Direction by
Mun Ying Kwun

Set Decoration by
Enrico Campana

Costume Design by
Christopher Hargadon

Makeup Department
David R. Beecroft	....	hair stylist (as David Beecroft)
Judi Cooper-Sealy	....	wigs
Patricia Keighran	....	head department makeup

Production Management
John M. Eckert	....	unit production manager
Keith Large	....	production supervisor
Cynthia Stegner	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonathan Gajewski	....	daily assistant director
Justin Gajewski	....	weekly assistant director
Laurie Mirsky	....	first assistant director
Lawrence Ng	....	trainee assistant director
Pierre Ouellet	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Christopher Geggie	....	property master (as Chris Geggie)
Joe Madziak	....	construction coordinator
Russell Moore	....	assistant art director
Brian Patrick	....	assistant property master
Timothy Peel	....	assistant art director (as Tim Peel)

Sound Department
David B. Cohn	....	supervising sound editor (as David Cohn)
Jonathan Golodner	....	sound editor
Zach Hunter	....	boom operator
David Mann	....	sound effects editor
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Nanaumi	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Scherer	....	production sound mixer
Nello Torri	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Dennis Dallen	....	lead compositor
Martin Dolezal	....	digital compositor
Tyler Gooden	....	visual effects artist
Katerina Popelova	....	visual effects coordinator
Jan Sladecko	....	compositor
David Vána	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Bourdeau	....	assistant key grip
Joseph Chan	....	first assistant camera: 'b' camera
Angelo Colavecchia	....	camera operator: 'a' camera
Richard Emerson	....	key grip (as Rico Emerson)
Kevin Hall	....	camera trainee
Alan G. Kelly	....	second assistant camera: 'b' camera
Dino Laurenza	....	camera operator: 'b' camera
David Orton	....	second assistant camera: 'a' camera
Christopher Raucamp	....	first assistant camera: 'a' camera (as Chris Raucamp)
John Sztejnmiler	....	generator operator
Franco Tata	....	chief lighting technician
Jasper Vrakking	....	digital imaging technician

Casting Department
Tina Gerussi	....	casting: Canada

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roslyn Hanchard	....	assistant costume designer
Bonnie Sutherland	....	costume supervisor: set

Editorial Department
Ashley Brown	....	post-production assistant
Joe McJimsey	....	assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital color timer

Music Department
Bryan Carrigan	....	sample programmer
David Corman	....	guitar
Alex Davis	....	music programmer
Felix Erskine	....	music programmer
Aiko Fukushima	....	music arranger
Elliott Goldkind	....	music editor
Will Holliday	....	assistant music editor
Oleksa Lozowchuk	....	music programmer
Joshua Minyard	....	score mixer
Quynne Alana Paxa	....	assistant composer (as Quynne Craddock)
Joseph Trapanese	....	music programmer

Transportation Department
Bruce McLean	....	transportation captain
Ted Nobles	....	unit move captain
Peter Singh	....	unit driver

Other crew
Shelley A. Boylen	....	production coordinator
Kathryn Buck	....	script supervisor
James Burke	....	assistant to director: Mikael Salomon
Jared Burton	....	location production assistant
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director
Trevor Finn	....	assistant to executive producer: Ilene Kahn Power
Paul Franklin	....	assistant location manager
Mitch Harbeson	....	location scout
Andreas Hass	....	assistant production coordinator
Robin Hayman	....	production assistant
Nathalie Laporte	....	production accountant
Rose Lister	....	first assistant accountant
Amanda Mason	....	assistant to executive
Vince Nyuli	....	location manager
Taylor Scherberger	....	assistant to executive producer: Judith Verno
Ashley Shields-Muir	....	assistant to producer: John M. Eckert
Lindsay Somers	....	key set medic
Greg Whiteside	....	computer and video playback technician
Benjamin Benedetti	....	post facilities manager (uncredited)
Mela Lee	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Sony Pictures Television

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Television (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Lifetime Television (2010) (USA) (TV)
• Fox bs238 (2013) (Japan) (TV)
• Sky Cinema (2010) (Germany) (TV)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Universal Production Partners (UPP) (visual effects) (as UPP)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Sim Video  camera equipment
• William F. White International  grip and lighting equipment

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Sony Pictures Television

Trivia:

The actual trial of Clark Rockefeller was covered live on "Ashleigh Banfield: Open Court" (2009) {Fake Rockefeller Kidnap Trial} and "Jami Floyd: Best Defense" (2009) {Fake Rockefeller Trial}.

Goofs:

Factual errors: On their wedding day (12 years before 2007/08 would be 1995-96) Clark is riding a Segway. The Segway was not released until 2001.

Quotes:

Reigh Boss:Mommy, daddy's building me a moat to keep all the bad people away from me!
Sandra Boss:A moat?
Clark Rockefeller:We all do it in home security. Who needs alarms when you've got a body of water to protect you, huh?

Premise is good, but the execution not so much

"Who is Clark Rockefeller?" is partly about the identity of Clark Rockefeller (Eric McCormack) but also about a mother's will to find her daughter when Clark kidnaps her.

It plays out very much like a TV crime-solving show. Complete with the irritating music for every scene. The story is pretty interesting starting with us questioning that there's something not quite right with Clark and then the FBI uncovering one of their longest frauds in history. Or at least that's what the movie claims. I'm not really sure how much of this is actually "based on a true story".

The acting is decent. I'm a big fan of McCormack from his "Will & Grace" days, but I wish I saw more of his other identities here. Sherry Springfield as the strong, desperate mother and Clark's ex-wife was quite good. I wish they presented this to me more as a feature film and less like a TV show, but "Who is Clark Rockefeller?" is interesting enough to watch.