Playback (2012/II)

Director:

Michael A. Nickles

Writer:

Michael A. Nickles

Release Date:

9 March 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Picture. Evil.

Plot:

A cop investigates the case of a missing local teen, though he discovers a dark secret that has been unleashed in his town, and an evil spirit that will stop at nothing to find its heir.

Plot Keywords:

Evil | High School | Police Officer | Teenager | Baby

Cast

Johnny Pacar	...	Julian Miller
Toby Hemingway	...	Quinn
Ambyr Childers	...	Riley
Jennifer Missoni	...	DeeDee Baker
Jonathan Keltz	...	Nate
Alessandra Torresani	...	Brianna Baker
Christian Slater	...	Frank Lyons
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Luke Bonczyk	...	Harlan Diehl
Matt Braaten	...	Detective
Dorien Davies	...	Ms. Milton
Brian Erickson	...	Keg Stand Assistant #2
Bernard McConnell	...	Cop
Mark Metcalf	...	Chris Safford
Daryl Mitchell	...	Wylie (as Daryl 'Chill' Mitchell)
Kenny Stevenson	...	Co-Worker
Lisa Jane Todd	...	Anne Miller
Jana Veldheer	...	Susie Diehl
Stephanie Webb	...	Newscaster
Melanie Fawn	...	Partier (uncredited)
Abe Larkin	...	Student (uncredited)
Benjamin Michael Marsh	...	Student (uncredited)
Daniel Overton	...	Doctor (uncredited)
David Roetman	...	Paramedic (uncredited)
Gerald Stewart	...	Paramedic / Party Guest (uncredited)
Jake Strunk	...	Graffiti Victim at Party (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael A. Nickles

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael A. Nickles

Produced by
John Michael Bennett	....	producer
Ryan Dadd	....	co-producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
George Furla	....	producer
Chris Heldman	....	executive producer
Michael Koziol	....	consulting producer
Nicholas Owen Langholff	....	line producer
Marc J. Leder	....	executive producer
Stephen Murray	....	co-producer
Lawrence Robbins	....	producer
Alex Scharfman	....	associate producer
Charlie Scharfman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Woody Pak

Cinematography by
Mark Petersen

Film Editing by
Ellen Goldwasser

Casting by
Jennifer Levy
Emily Schweber

Production Design by
Merje Veski

Art Direction by
Bret August Tanzer

Costume Design by
Lizzie Cook

Makeup Department
Stephanie Arble	....	makeup department head
Rochelle Corwin	....	key makeup artist
Lora Gianino	....	additional make-up artist
Andrea Politte	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Payton Dunham	....	unit production manager
Clay Rawlins	....	post-production supervisor
Victor Zorba	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lee D. Andrews	....	second assistant director
Cory Johnson	....	first assistant director
Alice Peterson	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Ginger Davidson	....	art department intern
Kristen Gorlitz	....	scenic
Celeste Klaus	....	art department intern
Justine B. Smith	....	property master
Matthew S. Stinson	....	on-set dresser
Trent Weaver	....	set dresser
Steve Wygmans	....	props intern

Sound Department
Joseph Bauer	....	sound designer
Joseph Bauer	....	sound editor
Phillip Blackford	....	sound designer
Phillip Blackford	....	supervising sound editor
Anton Gold	....	sound mixer
Michael Foxtrot Johnson	....	boom operator
Clayton Perry	....	boom operator
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Austin Shannon	....	assistant sound editor
Nam Tran	....	sound intern

Special Effects by
Duke Cullen	....	special effects supervisor
Robert Pendergraft	....	special effects technician
Jolene Schipper	....	special effects intern

Visual Effects by
Aaron Peak	....	colorist
Aaron Peak	....	digital effects artist
Aaron Peak	....	end titles
Erick Schiele	....	visual effects supervisor
Neil W. Smith	....	DI supervisor: Hollywood-DI

Stunts
Patrick Potochick	....	fight choreographer
Patrick Potochick	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew Biggs	....	swing: grip/electric
Dylan Borger	....	additional electrician
Brent Christy	....	additional best boy electric
Dave Dewes	....	best boy electric
Tyler Garrett	....	dolly grip
Krist Hager	....	gaffer
Kim Meffert	....	second assistant camera
Spencer Meffert	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Matt Olson	....	key grip
Steven Parker	....	director of photography: 2nd unit
Cory Reed	....	best boy grip
Noah Sampsel	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Alex Scharfman	....	additional photography
Charlie Scharfman	....	additional photography
Matthew 'Lunchbox' Smith	....	electrician
Josiah Staggers	....	electrician
Brendon Stefancic	....	grip
Jenny Stolte	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Derek Street	....	additional grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tom Gunnels	....	wardrobe assistant
Yuna S. Haney	....	costume supervisor
Carole Zacek	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Aaron Peak	....	digital intermediate colorist: Hollywood-DI
Aaron Peak	....	on-line editor
Clay Rawlins	....	assistant editor

Music Department
John B. Davis	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Kyle Scott Copeland	....	transportation intern

Other crew
Cameron Arguelles	....	quality control
Tara Callori	....	production accountant
Kyle Scott Copeland	....	production assistant
Connor Cox	....	assistant to director
Josh Ensink	....	production coordinator
Brendan Jones	....	craft service
Chris Kotcher	....	set intern
Erin Krajewski	....	production assistant
Emily Larabel	....	caterer
Trinidy McMahon	....	set production assistant
Jose Mas Perez	....	location intern
Alice Peterson	....	assistant production office coordinator
Nathan K. Robertson	....	key set production assistant
Rick Rosenthal	....	production counsel
Jared Rummel	....	location manager
Ryan Slagter	....	production office intern
Kathleen Soltysiak	....	script supervisor
Tim Sullivan	....	cast assistant
Timothy C. Sullivan	....	assistant to cast
Michael Walkmeyer	....	armorer
Dan Wojciak	....	location assistant

Thanks
Dan Balgoyen	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fontenay Films Ltd.
• Bennett-Robbins Productions (as Bennett Robbins Productions)
• Emmett/Furla Films (in association with)

Distributors

• Magnet Releasing (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Celluloid Dreams (2012) (worldwide) (all media) (as Celluloid Nightmares)
• G2 Pictures (2012) (UK) (all media)
• Koch Media (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Magnet Releasing (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Magnet Releasing (2012) (USA) (video) (video on demand)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Hollywood-DI  RED workflow and finishing services
• JR Galactic  extras casting
• Lowing Light & Grip  grip and lighting equipment
• Reel Action FX  weapons armorers and props
• Schellenberg & Evers  Michigan tax & audit professionals
• Three Point Capital  funding

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for bloody violence, sexual content/nudity and some teen partying

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Netherlands:16 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

Company:

Fontenay Films Ltd.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Quinn films himself at the end, the camera pans down from the house to his face. When Julien watches the video, the camera pans up from the ground to Quinn's face.

Movie Connections:

References Angel Heart (1987)

Soundtrack:

Forever and a Day

Noisy, Lame and Messy Garbage

On 21 October 1994, the deranged Harlan Diehl (Luke Bonczyk) kills his family in their farm and only a baby survives. In the present days, the teenager Julian Miller (Johnny Pacar) borrows a camera, tripod and other equipment from his friend Quinn (Toby Hemingway) that works in a TV studio to make an amateurish film about the infamous Harlan Diehl with his girlfriend Riley (Ambyr Childers) and their classmates DeeDee Baker (Jennifer Missoni), Nate (Jonathan Keltz) and Brianna Baker (Alessandra Torresani).

Quinn sells footages of DeeDee and Brianna in the change room in the high school to the sick police officer Frank Lyons (Christian Slater). When Julian inadvertently unleashes evil through the playback of videotapes, Quinn is possessed by Harlan Diehl and begins a violent crime spree.

"Playback" is a noisy, lame and messy horror movie recently released straight on DVD in Brazil. I am a fan of the genre, but this film is a complete waste of time, with a terrible and senseless story. My vote is one.

Title (Brazil): "De Volta ao Terror" ("Back to Terror")