Rampart (2011)

Director:

Oren Moverman

Writers:

James Ellroy (written by) and
Oren Moverman (written by)

Release Date:

24 February 2012 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The most corrupt cop you've ever seen on screen.

Plot:

Set in 1999 Los Angeles, veteran police officer Dave Brown, the last of the renegade cops, works to take care of his family, and struggles for his own survival.

Plot Keywords:

Scandal | Beating | Vomit | Homeless Man | Bigotry

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Woody Harrelson	...	David Douglas Brown
Jon Bernthal	...	Dan Morone
Stella Schnabel	...	Jane
Jon Foster	...	Michael Whittaker
Ben Foster	...	General Terry
Ruben Garfias	...	Pharmacy Security Guard
Deadlee	...	Pharmacy Punk
Dominic Flores	...	Latino Detective
Matt McTighe	...	30-Year-Old Cop
Cynthia Nixon	...	Barbara
Anne Heche	...	Catherine
Brie Larson	...	Helen
Sammy Boyarsky	...	Margaret
Billy Hough	...	Piano Player
Audra McDonald	...	Sarah
Keith Woulard	...	Shondell Parmallee
Steve Buscemi	...	Bill Blago
Harriet Sansom Harris	...	Stacy Cranston
Robert Wisdom	...	Captain
Sigourney Weaver	...	Joan Confrey
Leonard Kelly-Young	...	Cal Woodward
Robin Wright	...	Linda Fentress
Ned Beatty	...	Hartshorn
Ashley Nikkole Thompson	...	Captain's Daughter (as Ashley Thompson)
Don Creech	...	Head Shark Lawyer
Chuti Tiu	...	Shark Lawyer #1
Sophie Kargman	...	Helen's Girlfriend
Angelita Macias	...	Flamenco Dancer #1
Assieh Ghassemi	...	Flamenco Dancer #2
Mike Deldicobo	...	Singer
Borislov Solakov	...	Guitar Player
Francis Capra	...	Seize Chasco
Jim O'Hagen	...	Hotel Concierge
Tim Russ	...	Command Staff Member #1
Bryan Rasmussen	...	Command Staff Member #2
Ice Cube	...	Kyle Timkins
William Paul Clark	...	Barbara's Boyfriend
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bobby Cohen	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Rachel Ann Mullins	...	Dominatrix (uncredited)
Sal Velez Jr.	...	High Roller (uncredited)
Eric Womack	...	Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by
Oren Moverman

Writing credits
James Ellroy		(written by) and
Oren Moverman		(written by)

Produced by
Luca Borghese	....	co-producer
William Paul Clark	....	associate producer
Paul Currie	....	executive producer
Michael DeFranco	....	executive producer
Ben Foster	....	producer
Mark Gordon	....	executive producer
Lawrence Inglee	....	producer
Ross Ioppolo	....	co-producer
Ken Kao	....	producer
Garrett Kelleher	....	executive producer
Charlie O'Carroll	....	associate producer
Clark Peterson	....	producer
Lila Yacoub	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dickon Hinchliffe

Cinematography by
Bobby Bukowski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jay Rabinowitz

Casting by
Laura Rosenthal
Rachel Tenner

Production Design by
David Wasco

Art Direction by
Austin Gorg

Set Decoration by
Sandy Reynolds-Wasco		(as Sandy Wasco)

Costume Design by
Catherine George

Makeup Department
David Beneke	....	dental prosthetics
Mary Burton	....	makeup artist: Ms. Weaver
Debra Denson	....	makeup artist: Ice Cube
Linda Dowds	....	makeup department head
Lori Guidroz	....	department head hair
Lisa Layman	....	key makeup artist
Bret Mayo	....	hair stylist: Ice Cube
Anthony Veader	....	hair stylist: Ms. Weaver
Samantha Wade	....	key hair stylist
Michelle Ceglia	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Luca Borghese	....	post-production supervisor
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	production supervisor
Lila Yacoub	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Paul Clark	....	first assistant director
Juana Franklin	....	second assistant director
Melinda Johnson	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Dale E. Anderson	....	foreman
Gary Barbosa	....	key art department assistant
Jason Bean	....	property assistant
Jason Bedig	....	leadman
Joshua Borgese	....	greensman (as Josh Borgese)
Steve Borgese	....	lead greensman
Laurence Castello	....	paint supervisor
Haley Clause	....	art department assistant
Larry Guy Clause	....	general foreman (as Larry Clause)
Curtis Corbitt	....	assistant property master
Randy Culberhouse	....	propmaker foreman
Chad R. Davis	....	on-set dresser (as Chad Davis)
Venessa De Anda	....	art department coordinator
Tim DeLuca	....	greensman
Brian Feola	....	propmaker foreman
Larry Haney	....	gangboss
Steven Hanks	....	greensman
Jennie Harris	....	assistant set decorator
Terry Haskell	....	property master
David M. Hernandez	....	greensman
William Herron	....	mural artist (as William Herron II)
Bo Hrupcho	....	painter
Mark Hunstable	....	assistant art director
Charles Kern	....	on-set painter
Timothy Knoll	....	painter (as Tim Knoll)
Paul J. Lindsey	....	painter
David Lloyd	....	set dresser
Calvin Magnum	....	propmaker
Mike Medina	....	construction coordinator (as Mike 'Chachi' Medina)
Benjamin Nowicki	....	graphic designer
Seth Phillips	....	toolman
Noah Plunkett	....	greensman
Nicholas Rake	....	set dresser
David Redier-Linsk	....	graphic designer
Trevor C. Rogers	....	set dresser
Dominic Sandfrey	....	labor foreman
Todd Bennett	....	plasterer foreman (uncredited)
Curtis Corbitt	....	assistant propmaker (uncredited)
Stephen Gibson	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Javier Bennassar	....	sound designer
Javier Bennassar	....	supervising sound editor
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
Brian Gallagher	....	adr mixer
Alexandra Gallo	....	utility sound technician
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Robert Jackson	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Robert C. Jackson)
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Scott Kramer	....	mix recordist
Tim Limer	....	mix recordist (as Timothy Limer)
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer
Lisa Pinero	....	sound mixer (as Lisa Piñero)
David Raymond	....	boom operator
A. Josh Reinhardt	....	foley mixer (as Joshua Reinhardt)
Michael Rivera	....	adr recordist
Michael Santopolo	....	foley assistant
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound re-recording mixer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Callie Thurman	....	assistant sound editor
James Wright	....	dolby sound consultant
Patrick Christensen	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Pam DeMetruis-Thomas	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Billy Theriot	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larz Anderson	....	special effects coordinator
Chad Baalbergen	....	special effects technician (as Chad Van Baalbergen)
Bart Dion	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Osvaldo Andreaus	....	rotoscoping: Big Film Design
Elbert Irving IV	....	visual effects coordinator: Wildfire VFX
Tom Lamb	....	compositor: Wildfire VFX
Greg-Paul Malone	....	flame artist: Wildfire VFX
Caleb Owens	....	compositor: Wildfire VFX
Eric Pender	....	compositor: Wildfire VFX
Eddie Porter	....	lead compositor: Big Film Design
Lauren Ritchie	....	visual effects producer: Wildfire VFX
Dottie Starling	....	visual effects supervisor: Wildfire VFX
Mark Fletcher	....	screen graphics designer (uncredited)

Stunts
Max Daniels	....	stunt performer: Card Player
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	utility stunt safety (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer: Dice Player #4 (as Eddie Fernandez)
Scott Helgert	....	stunt performer
Dorian Kingi	....	stunt performer: Dice Player #3
Marco Morales	....	stunt double: Seize
Robby Robinson	....	utility stunt safety
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunt performer: Dice Player #1
Tim Trella	....	stunt coordinator
Alvin Zalamea	....	stunt performer: Dice Player #2
Marcus Natividad	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Allen Jr.	....	additional electrician (as Robert E. Allen Jr.)
Adam Barth	....	video assist
Michael Bauman	....	gaffer (as Mike Bauman)
Mike Blauvelt	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Bonnaud	....	best boy electric (as Michael Bonnaud)
Brian Branton	....	grip
Gary Breckel	....	additional electrician
Jeremy Cannon	....	digital utility
William Clouter	....	grip
James Coffin	....	grip
Jon 'Scooter' Cousins	....	best boy grip
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	electrician (as Tommy Dangcil)
Carlos DePalma	....	rigging grip (as Carlos De Palma)
Tana Dubbe	....	key grip
Kevin Fahey	....	best boy rigging grip
Charley Gilleran	....	key rigging grip
Scott Hatley	....	grip
Matt Horochowski	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Eric Jensch	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Koepke	....	grip
Michael Lyon	....	electrician (as Mike Lyon)
John Mang	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
John R. Manocchia	....	rigging electrician (as John Manocchia)
Jason McCormick	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Metcalf	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Merrick Morton	....	still photographer
Francine Natale	....	electrician
Anthony Nevarez	....	rigging grip
Vasco Nunes	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Vasco Lucas Nunes)
Anthony Ofrim	....	rigging electrician (as Tony Ofria)
Andrew Taylor	....	grip (as Andy Taylor)
Michael Tolochko	....	electrician (as Michael Tolochko Jr.)
Edward Viola	....	digital imaging technician (as Ted Viola)
Fritz Weber	....	grip (as Fritz 'Bootsy' Weber)
Glen Wilson	....	behind-the-scenes videographer
Michael Witczak	....	electrician (as Mike Witczak)
Dominic Aluisi	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Hospecio Balani	....	grip (uncredited)
Mike Gerzevitz	....	lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dann Fink	....	adr voice casting: Loopers Unlimited
Brian Hendricks	....	extras casting
Rich King	....	extras casting
Jodi Angstreich	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Bruce Winant	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Albertson	....	set costumer
Mark Avery	....	costumer
Jennifer Behar	....	costume department assistant
Cameron Folan	....	costumer
Ariel Gold	....	costume supervisor
Brad Holtzman	....	first set costumer
Katalina Iturralde	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Susan Alexander	....	digital intermediate producer
Philip Beckner	....	digital intermediate conform artist
Josh Chertoff	....	apprentice editor
Debbie Eldridge	....	dailies coordinator: nextLAB
Katherine Kane	....	operations manager: nextLAB
Doug Lovett	....	dailies operator: nextLAB
John Nicolard	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Bill Schultz	....	general manager digital flm services
Mike Selemon	....	first assistant editor
Tom Vice	....	general manager and vice president: nextLAB
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate colorist
Dan Muscarella	....	lab color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Philip Bagenal	....	music mixer
Jim Black	....	music supervisor
Sam Navel	....	music mixer
Gary Raymond	....	music playback
Rachel Reiter	....	assistant music supervisor
Jim Schultz	....	music editor
Steve Sidwell	....	musician: trumpet

Transportation Department
James Andrews	....	driver (as Jim Andrews)
Alfredo Arriola	....	driver
John Characky	....	driver
Brad Combs	....	driver: catering
James Davis	....	driver
Mike Davis	....	transportation coordinator
Phyllis Davis	....	driver
Jayson Ehlers	....	transportation co-captain
Jeff Hairell	....	driver
Gabriel Kaczorowski	....	driver
Lendell 'Kebo' Keeble	....	driver: Ice Cube (as Lendell Keeble)
Chuck Kingos	....	driver
Griffith Limbaugh	....	driver
Rick Nisar	....	driver
Michael Reddick	....	driver
Kirk Roberts	....	driver
Kevin Russell	....	driver
John Suttles	....	driver
James Waitkus	....	transportation captain (as Jim Waitkus)
Craig Williams	....	driver
Kirk Roberts	....	picture car wrangler (uncredited)

Other crew
Jamie Afifi	....	legal services: Ziffren Brittenham
Diana Ascher	....	post production accountant: Trevanna Post
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer: Big Film Design
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
MeSun Barnett	....	set production assistant
John Barnette	....	location medic (as John T. Barnette)
Michael Beatrice	....	second assistant accountant (as Mike Beatrice)
Paul Belenardo	....	production accountant
Elias Benavidez	....	production secretary
Taryn Benesta	....	additional production assistant
Zoe Bower	....	post facilities manager: Wildfire Studios (as Zoë Bower)
Stacey B. Brashear	....	key assistant location manager (as Stacey Brashear)
Michael Brewer	....	location scout (as Mike Brewer)
Tracy Browne	....	first assistant accountant
Ronn Burner	....	set production assistant
Sarah Catizone	....	set medic
Brad Combs	....	chef
Chic Daniel	....	technical consultant
Tana David	....	post facilities coordinator: Wildfire Studios
Joe Davis	....	security: Mr. Harrelson
Charles Fagin	....	key assistant location manager
Mark A. Freid	....	location manager (as Mark Freid)
Rachael Lin Gallaghan	....	production coordinator
Taylor Gerrity	....	post-production accounting clerk
Hannelies Harman	....	assistant: Ms. Weaver (as Hannelies Hartman)
Henry Humphreys	....	construction medic
Nini Huynh	....	assistant: Ms. Wright
Barry Jones	....	assistant location manager
Randy Kaplan	....	set production assistant
Courtney Kensington	....	set production assistant
Michael Klastorin	....	unit publicist
Eugene Koh	....	production intern
Madison Lacerte	....	production assistant
James Land	....	stand-in: "David Brown"
David R. Lawson	....	location medic
Nancy Leiviska	....	assistant: Ice Cube
Brian Liddy	....	technical consultant
Troy Lochner	....	additional production assistant
Tom Lyons	....	consultant
Jason May	....	assistant to producer
Jason May	....	assistant: Mr. Peterson
Jessica Nicole Mejia	....	set production assistant
John Montgomery	....	payroll accountant
Michael E. Morales	....	legal services: Ziffren Brittenham
Ronald G. Muhammad	....	executive: Cube Vision (as Ron Muhammad)
Nicole Mumey	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Nicole Marie Mumey)
Maureen Murphy	....	assistant: Mr. Inglee
Nephi Niven	....	production intern (as Nephi Niven Stogner)
Miguel Angelo Pate	....	key set production assistant
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Matthew Quezada	....	assistant: Mr. Moverman
Joel Renfro	....	consultant
James Robison	....	assistant craft services
Ron Senkowski	....	corporate and product placement
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Linda Stanley	....	studio teacher
Caroline Jaden Stussi	....	utility stand-in (as Caroline Stussi)
Narges Takesh	....	assistant location manager
Chance P. Tassone	....	key craft service (as Chance Tassone)
Mark S. Temple	....	legal services: Ziffren Brittenham
Nadia Venesse	....	dialect coach
Craig Warren	....	insurance broker: MOmentous Insurance Brokerage
Tanner Watt	....	assistant: Mr. Harrelson
Brandon Maurice Williams	....	set production assistant
Marcus Woodruff	....	security: Ice Cube
Marcus Woodruff	....	stand-in: "Kyle Timkins" (as Marcus Woodruff Jr.)
Jason Wrobel	....	nutritionist: Mr. Harrelson
Jean Fen Yu	....	accounting clerk (as Jean Yu)
Robert Deamer	....	technical advisor: police (uncredited)
Justin Dickey	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Andrew Kim	....	production staff (uncredited)
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer (uncredited)
Natasha Shumny	....	post facilities coordinator (uncredited)
Mallory Squeo	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Domenic Benvenuto	....	thanks
Leonard Cohen	....	special thanks
Sepideh Haftgoli	....	special thanks
Craig Kestel	....	special thanks
Mike Nichols	....	special thanks
Tony Osso	....	thanks
Sidney Reed	....	special thanks
Will Tiao	....	special thanks
J. Mitchell White	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Lightstream Pictures (presents)
• Waypoint Entertainment
• Third Mind Pictures, The (in association with)
• Amalgam Features

Distributors

• E1 Films Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Millennium Entertainment (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Germany) (all media)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2012) (Greece) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2011) (Non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (all media)
• Midget Entertainment (2011) (Denmark) (all media)
• Millennium Media Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Millennium Media Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Noble Entertainment (2012) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Noble Entertainment (2012) (Sweden) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 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)
• Transformer (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• WoWow (2012) (Japan) (TV)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Big Film Design (visual effects)
• Wildfire Visual Effects (visual effects) (as Wildfire VFX)

Other Companies

• Absolut Video  video assist equipment provided by
• Big Film Design  title design
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chef Robért Catering  catering (as Chef Robért)
• Clearsongs  music legal and clearances provided by
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Dubarts Productions  epk services provided by
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances provided by
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  digital intermediate
• Hanson Productions  corporate and product placement
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Law Offices of Mark S. Temple  production legal services
• Loopers Unlimited  adr voice casting
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• Mode HQ  additional support (Los Angeles)
• Momentous Insurance Brokerage  insurance provided by
• Otto Nemenz International  digital cameras provided by (as Otto Nemenz)
• Post Factory NY  post-production services provided by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting
• Wildfire Studios  re-recorded at
• Ziffren Brittenham  legal services provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, sexual content and some violence

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46979) | Ireland:16 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA15+ (2012) | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lightstream Pictures

Trivia:

Dave (Woody Harrelson), a Vietnam war veteran, quips to homeless war veteran Terry (Ben Foster) that he is not Santa Claus. In their previous collaboration in The Messenger (2009/I), both Harrelson and Foster play war veterans, where the former quips about Christmas when the two are on casualty notification.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Brown goes down some stairs into the basement night club, the song playing is "Esther's", by Amon Tobin. The movie is set in 1999, while the song is from Tobin's album Foley Room, released in 2007.

Quotes:

Dave Brown:This used to be a glorious soldiers department. And now it's... you.
[indicating Jane]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: The Vow (#1.62)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Who's Coming To Dinner

Harrelson Good...Wish Movie Were Better.

Always watchable largely thanks to Harrelson--he's really quite good---but never quite believable film tracks a couple days in the life of a not exactly dirty, but not exactly clean cop. To my mind, Harrelson's character isn't exactly dirty--we never witness him taking bribes, or stealing money, or looking the other way--he's just way overzealous in his pursuit of bad guys--actually scratch that--something happens at the mid-point that actually changes part of that last statement--but he still remains a clean(ish) cop trying to do right by society, even guys he claims to hate--he tries to give a fair shake to. Its that overzealousness that lands him in trouble tho---he beats 2 people in the first ten minutes of the movie--but in both cases i think they were both understandably beatings given the circumstances. Meh whatever, film starts piling things on for Harrelson--having been caught with a cell phone cam beating up the 2nd guy (who was running away from him!) he's then put on suspension, and then he gets put under investigation which leads to...not a whole lot honestly.

Film is a very shaggy dog story---Not much really happens throughout the movie other then just watching Woody Harrelson walk around and talk tough---he tries to bond with his teenage daughter, he tries to make it right with his ex wives, he tries to figure out what Internal Affairs wants to hear so he can get his job back, and yeah that's about it really. I feel like the events of the end don't really add up to much, and the big climactic scene at the ending is well again not much of anything really. Film is basically a 70's Esq character study of this guy and his life that seems to be arbitrarily falling apart around him. That said, the film's well shot, its nicely acted and not just by Harrelson, the actress playing his teenage daughter i feel scores just as many points as Woody does in their handful of scenes together. There's enough here that you wish it was better instead of the mish-mash stew we got going on here. still its worth a look on cable should you stumble on it.