Deadfall (2012)

Director:

Stefan Ruzowitzky

Writer:

Zach Dean (written by)

Release Date:

9 November 2012 (Bulgaria)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.

Plot Keywords:

Police Officer Shot In The Forehead | Sibling Incest Subtext | Police Officer Shot | Police Officer | Police Officer Killed

Cast

Eric Bana	...	Addison
Olivia Wilde	...	Liza
Charlie Hunnam	...	Jay
Patrick Kerton	...	State Trooper
Kwasi Songui	...	Corrections Officer
Kris Kristofferson	...	Chet Mills
Sissy Spacek	...	June Mills
John Robinson	...	Ronnie
Job Daniel	...	Young Boxer
Jocelyne Zucco	...	Doris
Treat Williams	...	Sheriff Marshall T. Becker
Jason Cavalier	...	Deputy Travis
Maxime Savaria	...	Deputy Brice
Kyle Gatehouse	...	Deputy Bill
Tom Jackson	...	Old Indian Hunter
Allison Graham	...	Mandy
Tomomi Morimoto	...	Suki
Nobuya Shimamoto	...	Hiro
Cheryl Diabo	...	Ottawa Indian Mother
André Kasper Kolstad	...	Ottawa Indian Child
Anie Pascale	...	Tricia
Andrew Johnston	...	Marvin
Sarah Booth	...	Amy (as Sarah Hansen)
Teale Hansen	...	Lisa
Alain Goulem	...	Bobby (as Al Goulem)
Victor Cornfoot	...	Snowplow Driver
Warona Setshwaelo	...	Female Paramedic (as Warona Setshewaelo)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Teale Bishopric	...	Lisa
Kate Mara	...	Hanna
Kevin Desfosses	...	State Trooper (uncredited)
David Goff	...	Harold (uncredited)
Benoit Priest	...	Stund (uncredited)

Directed by
Stefan Ruzowitzky

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Zach Dean		written by

Produced by
Shelly Clippard	....	producer
Ben Cosgrove	....	producer
Olivier Courson	....	executive producer
Mark Cuban	....	executive producer
Ron Halpern	....	executive producer
Winfried Hammacher	....	executive producer
Adam Kolbrenner	....	executive producer
Gary Levinsohn	....	producer
Josette Perrotta	....	executive producer
Todd Wagner	....	producer
Robyn Meisinger	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Shane Hurlbut		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Arthur Tarnowski
Dan Zimmerman

Casting by
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Paul D. Austerberry		(as Paul Denham Austerberry)

Art Direction by
Michele Laliberte		(as Michèle Labierté)

Costume Design by
Odette Gadoury

Makeup Department
Charles Carter	....	makeup artist
Annick Chartier	....	key makeup artist
Corald Giroux	....	key hair department head
Gaétan Landry	....	co-hair department head
Fanny Vachon	....	makeup: extras

Production Management
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Stéphane Byl	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jean Frenette	....	second unit director
Marc Larose	....	first assistant director
Bethan Mowat	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Katia Kim Depatie	....	props
Alain Giguère	....	head scenic painter
Denis Hamel	....	set property master
Félix Larivière-Charron	....	assistant art director
Simone Leclerc	....	property master
Jean-François Merlot	....	scenic painter
Blanche Moreau	....	art department assistant coordinator
Jean-Francois Poupart	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Cedric Charron	....	sound assistant
Ryan Collins	....	sound effects editor
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
Christopher Eakins	....	adr editor
David Esparza	....	sound effects editor
Tim Limer	....	sound recordist
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer
Louis Marion	....	location sound mixer
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	....	supervising sound editor
Angelo Palazzo	....	sound effects editor
Louis Piche	....	boom operator
A. Josh Reinhardt	....	sound mixer
Miguel Rivera	....	dialogue and adr editor
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mandell Winter	....	sound effects editor
Sang Kim	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects supervisor
Jean-Martin Desmarais	....	special effects technician
Karim El Fassi	....	special effects coordinator
Pierre L'Heureux	....	head snow dresser
André Laforest	....	special effects best boy
Sebastien Roussel	....	special effects
Luc Therrien	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Maris Abolins	....	visual effects artist: Alchemy24
Sébastien Chartier	....	visual effects artist: Alchemy24
Daniel Coupal	....	visual effects artist: Alchemy24
Philippe Desiront	....	visual effects artist: Alchemy24
Jean-François Ferland	....	visual effects producer: Alchemy 24
Jean-François Ferland	....	visual effects supervisor: Alchemy24
Alexis Lamoureux	....	visual effects editor: Alchemy24
Maxime Lapointe	....	visual effects artist: Alchemy24
Andris Pakalns	....	visual effects artist: Alchemy24

Stunts
Alain Bérard	....	stunts
Alexandre Cadieux	....	stunts
Jean Frenette	....	stunt coordinator
Alessandro Gallizzi	....	stunt rigger
François Gauthier	....	stunts
Flavie Groleau	....	stunts
Jean-Francois Lachapelle	....	senior stunt rigger
Héléna Laliberté	....	stunts
Alain Moussi	....	stunts
Peter Seaborn	....	stunt rigger
Philippe Souvay	....	senior stunt rigger
Martin St-Antoine	....	head stunt rigger
Maxime Savaria	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alain Bisson Doyal	....	super techno crane operator
Jean-Sébastien Caron	....	assistant video assist
Gael Giraud	....	rigging grip
Soupharak Keoborakoth	....	second assistant camera: "A" camera
Maarten Kroonenburg	....	camera operator
Rhyce Langker	....	remote head technician
Michel Périard	....	key grip
Dany Racine	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Daniel Sauvé	....	a-camera/steadicam operator
Michael Svitak	....	director of photography: second unit
Jan Thijs	....	still photographer
Jean-Francois Tousignant	....	second assistant additional camera
Stephen Wells	....	camera grip
Jonathan Wenk	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Gina Gallego	....	casting assistant
Andrea Kenyon	....	Canadian casting
Tamara Notcutt	....	casting associate
Randi Wells	....	Canadian casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rosalie Clermont-Bilodeau	....	wardrobe supervisor
Catherine Gélinas	....	key dresser
Gavina Reitnauer	....	stylist

Editorial Department
Mathieu Berube	....	first assistant editor
P.J. Burch	....	first assistant editor
Richard A. Eisenstein	....	post-production technician
Serge Harvey	....	digital intermediate editor
Nicolae Ilies	....	digital intermediate colorist
Carl S.G. Moore	....	digital intermediate producer
Trevor White	....	dailies film colorist

Music Department
Jay Duerr	....	music editor
John Kurlander	....	music recording engineer
John Kurlander	....	score mixer
Tyson Lozensky	....	assistant score mixer
Tyson Lozensky	....	assistant scoring engineer
Curtis Roush	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Réal Hamel	....	picture car coordinator
Daniel Matthews	....	transportation coordinator
Jon Prévost	....	driver: cast
Ian Vandewalle	....	driver: Eric Bana
Tania Veri	....	driver: cast
Jerome Wheeler	....	driver captain: second unit
Jerome Wheeler	....	driver

Other crew
Valérie Binette	....	production secretary
Pierre Blondin	....	location manager
Harry Buerkle	....	assistant to director
Michael Buster	....	dialect coach: Eric Bana, pre-production
Nickey Chow	....	second assistant accountant
Rick Cranford	....	script coordinator
Puelo Deir	....	unit publicist
Yves Desjardins	....	production coordinator
Eric Fitzgerald	....	titles by
Jean-Francois Hall	....	production assistant
Charles Heaphy	....	production financing
Jean-Patrick Joseph	....	special equipment supplier
Nutan Khanna	....	clearance/product placement coordinator
Leah Kilpatrick	....	assistant to Mr. Levinsohn/Ms. Clippard
Nathalie Lagacé	....	first assistant accountant
Gaetan Martel	....	project manager
Eva Quintero	....	assistant to cast
Alex van der Hoek	....	production assistant
Nadia Venesse	....	dialect coach

Thanks
Catherine Colvey	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Magnolia Pictures (presents)
• StudioCanal (presents)
• 2929 Productions (presents)
• Mutual Film Company
• Madhouse Entertainment

Distributors

• E1 Films Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Magnolia Pictures (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• PlayArte Filmes (2012) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• StudioCanal (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Crystalsky Multimedia (2012) (Philippines) (all media)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2013) (Spain) (all media)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Entertainment One Benelux (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD)
• Magnolia Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Midget Entertainment (2012) (Denmark) (all media)
• StudioCanal (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• StudioCanal (2013) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 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)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Alchemy 24 (visual effects & digital cosmetics)

Other Companies

• A & R Brochu Construction  set construction
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Visual Motion  camera trucks and trailers provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

rated R for strong violence, language and sexuality

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Germany:16 (f) | Netherlands:16 | Hong Kong:III | Philippines:R-13 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | South Korea:18 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

Québec, Canada

Company:

Magnolia Pictures

Trivia:

Olivia Wilde's first day of shooting was actually the scenes where her character almost freezes to death and she was only in a miniskirt during filming in Canada.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the opening sequence, the get-away car hits a deer, smashing the windshield and covering it with blood. In the following shots showing the car careening out of control, the windshield is intact with no damage.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Addison:What would home look like? I don't know. A farmhouse in the valley, I guess, like the one we grew up in, Liza and I. I remember hiding in the Orchard at night, looking down at the lighted windows, and waiting for our daddy to fall asleep just so we could go back inside. Do you remember that, Liza? Hmm, do you remember that?
Liza:[nodding smile]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: Playing for Keeps (#1.97)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Sweet Soul Sunshine

A standard affair.

A forgettable little winter thriller, Stefan Ruzowitzky's Deadfall doesn't provide anything too worthy of note but it's not a bad time- waster either. I'm a big fan of several members of this cast and as such it was worth the watch for me just to see them perform, though none of their work is going to last as any kind of defining performance from them either. The narrative splits in too many directions, sharing it's time between characters played by Eric Bana, Olivia Wilde, Charlie Hunnam, Kate Mara, Kris Kristoffersen and Sissy Spacek, with all of their paths colliding at an explosive Thanksgiving dinner in the final act.

Bana's section relies entirely on his presence as an actor which he provides quite well and it's nice to see him back on the screen again (though I definitely preferred him the year prior in Joe Wright's Hanna) after taking a few years off lately and working in some films of questionable quality along the way. His career has taken an odd trajectory and I'd like to see him do more character-driven pieces such as this, as I think he's a strong actor who can really shine if given the proper material. He plays the big bad of the piece and gives an intimidating portrayal, with his counterpoint being the hulked up ex-con boxer played by Charlie Hunnam.

If there's anything that does manage to stand out about Deadfall I'd say it's Hunnam's performance, as he brings a lot of heart to his role, allowing a vulnerable soul to be exposed underneath his stacked frame. Pretty much at a polar opposite end of his career spectrum, Hunnam is just starting to take on projects in an attempt to transition himself from television to feature films and I really hope it works out for him in the long run since he's a young actor with plenty of talent. Here's hoping his collaborations with Guillermo del Toro can pay off.

Aside from the two of them, no one in the cast makes too much of an impression, be it positive or negative. Olivia Wilde gives one of her least offensive performances, but I'm still not a fan of hers at all and she looks especially weak since she shares almost all of her scenes with Hunnam. Kristoffersen and especially Spacek are two actors of distinguished skill, but neither are given much to work with here, though they do their best. I'm starting to like Kate Mara, certainly more than her sister, and I think she's fine in her role as a local officer who is harassed by her male co-workers but the biggest flaw in the whole picture is the ridiculous exaggerations in their "boy's club" mentality that lead to lines like her father (who is also her boss) refusing to let her hunt a murderer because she might have to "change her tampon" while she's out there. The debut script from writer Zach Dean is mostly adequate without being anything exceptional, but when it comes to that subplot it really looks abysmal.

Deadfall rounds itself out a little too conveniently to get everyone in the same room at the end and it all goes down expected paths, but I liked the cast enough for it to be a decent viewing without having anything that I'm likely to remember within it. I'm always a fan of a winter setting and the blizzard that handicaps several of the characters in the first act was a nice touch in creating the proper atmosphere for Ruzowitzky to establish a chilly tone, but overall this is just a standard affair that doesn't warrant much conversation, if any.