Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe (2011) (TV)

Director:

Jeffrey Donovan

Writers:

Matt Nix (teleplay)
Matt Nix (story) ...
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Release Date:

17 April 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Every man has a past. His just has more explosions.

Plot:

Follows Sam Axe on a mission in Latin America and gives us a glimpse into his military past. |

Plot Keywords:

DC 3 | Burning Vehicle | Chasing A Chicken | Double Barreled Shotgun | Military Dress Uniform

Cast

Bruce Campbell	...	Sam Axe
Kiele Sanchez	...	Amanda Maples
RonReaco Lee	...	Ben Delaney
Pedro Pascal	...	Comandante Veracruz
Ilza Rosario	...	Beatriz
Kepa Amuchastegui	...	Gov. Perez
Chandra West	...	Donna Maitland
John Diehl	...	Adm. James G. Lawrence
John Ales	...	Matt Bailey
Brendan O'Malley	...	Gabriel Manaro
Lenny Clarke	...	Rawlins
Alex Fernandez	...	Adm. Gregory Maitland
Germán Escallón	...	Luis
Roberto Cano	...	Garcia
Johnny Acero	...	Montez (as John Acero)
Jason Chad Roth	...	Chief Warrant Officer Donovan (as Jason Chad)
John Alexander Castro	...	Barrios
Alfonso Olave	...	Oscar
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Michael Westen
Travis Croquett	...	American Soldier
Don Gellver	...	40 Year Old Flaming Sword Soldier
Timothy Jansen	...	MP
Nelson Rodriguez	...	Mondo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Maria F. Blanco	...	Business Employee
Larissa S. Emanuele	...	Girlfriend (2008-2009)
Frank Fernandez	...	Phil Uvchit
David Dayan Fisher	...	Miles Vanderwall
Barry Greco	...	Dyban Executive / Episode 516 Depth Perception. (as Greco Barry)
Justin Michael Kelley	...	Police Officer
David Niknafs	...	Ryan
Zach Sale	...	Ryan
Ron Shimshilashvili	...	Bathing Suit Guy
Doug Sofranko	...	Bartender
Alexandra Triana	...	Sarah
Alexa Valenti	...	Blake's Girlfriend
Joseph Velez	...	Barrett's Henchmen
Helmy Lavezzari	...	Gambler (uncredited)
Indra Patel	...	Upscale Patron / Business Patron (uncredited)
Jill St. Williams	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Jeffrey Donovan

Writing credits
Matt Nix		(teleplay)
Matt Nix		(story) &
Greg Hart		(story)

Produced by
Mikkel Bondesen	....	executive producer
Bruce Campbell	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Donovan	....	executive producer
Aaron Ginsburg	....	producer
Tony Lara	....	associate producer
Erik Lee	....	co-producer
Matt Nix	....	executive producer
Lorenzo O'Brien	....	producer

Original Music by
John Dickson

Cinematography by
Jaime Reynoso

Film Editing by
Steven Lang

Casting by
Gayle Pillsbury

Production Design by
J. Mark Harrington

Art Direction by
Eugenio García

Set Decoration by
Maria Fernanda Pinto

Makeup Department
Olga Turrini Bernardoni	....	makeup designer
Randa Squillacote	....	personal hair stylist
Candace Wessinger	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Edgar Garcia	....	unit manager
Nelson Martinez	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry Bravo	....	second assistant director
Elkin Hernández	....	second second assistant director
Luis Nieves	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Laurene Leal Correa	....	set dresser
Daniel A. Davila	....	additional graphics
Raniero Daza	....	carpenter
Richard E. Kruder	....	key set dresser
John Francis Kupfer	....	set dresser
Iris Ocampo	....	property master (as Iris Ocampo Maya)

Sound Department
Bob Arons	....	sound effects editor
Jesse Dodd	....	foley mixer (2011)
Albert Ibbotson	....	supervising sound editor
Sherry Klein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Morgado	....	foley mixer
Leonel Pedraza	....	sound mixer
David Raines	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Bob Trevino	....	special effects supervisor
Thomas Van Koeverden	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
David Alexander	....	visual effects supervisor/cg artist: Entity FX
Michael Armstrong	....	data i/o: Entity FX
Pharoah Barrett	....	visual effects supervisor/cg artist: Entity FX
Mat Beck	....	senior visual effects supervisor: Entity FX
Dean Deakyne	....	cg artist: Entity FX
Dean Deakyne	....	vfx artist: Entity FX
Pitir Furch	....	visual effects artist
Sean Gordon	....	cg artist: Entity FX
Kat Greene	....	data i/o: Entity FX
Chris Hopkins	....	compositor: Entity FX
Chris Hopkins	....	visual effects compositor
Brian Kokoszka	....	compositor: Entity FX
Maxx Lee	....	systems engineer: Entity FX
Ellyn Lewis	....	visual effects general manager: Entity FX
Adam Liepins	....	cg artist: Entity FX
Krista Maryanski	....	visual effects producer: Entity FX
Mercedes Paulino	....	compositor: Entity FX
Rob Reinhart	....	compositor: Entity FX
Dan Rucinski	....	visual effects executive producer: Entity FX
Paul Santagada	....	compositor: Entity FX
Nate Smalley	....	visual effects coordinator: Entity FX

Stunts
Billy Bates	....	stunts
Luis Benitez	....	stunts
Jodi Lyn Brockton	....	stunt performer
Jodi Lyn Brockton	....	stunts
Shayna Nicole E'Orio	....	stunt actress
Lena Fennema	....	stunt double
Adrian F. Gonzalez	....	stunts (as Adrian Gonzalez)
Artie Malesci	....	stunt coordinator
Christopher Parker	....	stunt double: Bruce Campbell

Camera and Electrical Department
Andres Bermudez	....	camera operator: 'a' camera
Francisco Garay	....	gaffer
David Giesbrecht	....	still photographer
Andrés Gutiérrez	....	camera operator: 'b' camera
Alejandro Ospina	....	first assistant camera: 'b' camera

Casting Department
Juan Pablo Rincon	....	co-casting director
Samantha Snitzer	....	casting assistant
Samantha Stiglitz	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Wes Irwin	....	post-production executive
James Kilton	....	assistant editor
Lenny Rabinowitz	....	post-production supervisor
Jay Steinberg	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Jim Baldree	....	music mixer
Kevin Bassinson	....	music editor
John Dickson	....	orchestrator
Devin Powers	....	composer: additional music
Robin Urdang	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Barbara Biddle	....	in-house producer
Pearce Blair	....	double: jere burns
Mike Estes	....	assistant: Bruce Campbell
Claudia Faciolince	....	production coordinator
Edgar Garcia	....	location manager
Greg Hart	....	assistant to Matt Nix
Edna Herrera	....	script supervisor
Curt Ingram	....	lead production accountant
Guillermo Morales	....	interpreter

Production Companies

• Flying Glass of Milk Productions
• Fox Television Studios
• FoxTelecolombia
• Fuse Entertainment

Distributors

• USA Network (2011) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Entity FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• FoxTelecolombia  production services
• Framepool  stock footage
• Larson Studios  post-production sound
• LaserPacific  digital dailies
• LaserPacific  telecine mastering
• Paragon Studios  post-production sound services
• Zane/Pillsbury Casting  casting

Also Known As:

Runtime:

120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Bogotá, Colombia

Company:

Flying Glass of Milk Productions

Trivia:

Sam claims he only taught the "terrorists" plays from the junior varsity football team from Analy High School. Matt Nix (creator of Burn Notice) graduated from Analy High School in Sebastopol California.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: The Admiral at Sam's mast is not wearing any rank on his collar, neither is the man sitting next to him.

Quotes:

Sam Axe:I believe this form of extortion is known as graymail. It's much nicer than blackmail.

Movie Connections:

References Army of Darkness (1992)

Very Groovy

Burn Notice: The Fall of Sam Axe is a journey into the past of the series' most enigmatic character as only Bruce Campbell can play him.

Set in 2005, the movie follows Sam's last mission as a Navy Seal before he wound up retired in Miami. A moment of indiscretion gets Sam sent into the South American jungles to deal with a terrorist group causing havoc. But, things aren't what they seem.

So far, the biggest complaints about this movie are that some of the uniforms are inaccurate, which means they must be doing everything else right. As made for TV movies go, this was very good. Even thought it felt more like one of Bruce's B-movie romps than an actual extension of Burn Notice, that only helps bring home the fun of the movie. Bruce gets many a great line, and a few nods to both his past and his fans.

The other characters ranged from well-acted to a kind of meh performance, and the overall direction by Jeffrey Donovan was well done. Fans of both Bruce and Burn Notice will enjoy this picture and come away feeling satisfied. Was this necessary? Maybe not. Was it worth it? Hell yes.