Alex Cross (2012)

Director:

Rob Cohen

Writers (WGA):

Marc Moss (screenplay) and
Kerry Williamson (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 October 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Don't Ever Cross Alex Cross

Plot:

A homicide detective is pushed to the brink of his moral and physical limits as he tangles with a ferociously skilled serial killer who specializes in torture and pain.

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Police | Torture | Assassin | Serial Killer

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Tyler Perry	...	Alex Cross
Edward Burns	...	Thomas Kane
Matthew Fox	...	Picasso
Jean Reno	...	Leon Mercier
Carmen Ejogo	...	Maria Cross
Cicely Tyson	...	Nana Mama
Rachel Nichols	...	Monica Ashe
John C. McGinley	...	Captain Richard Brookwell
Werner Daehn	...	Erich Nunemacher
Yara Shahidi	...	Janelle Cross
Sayeed Shahidi	...	Damon Cross
Bonnie Bentley	...	Detective Jody Klebanoff
Stephanie Jacobsen	...	Fan Yau Lee
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Daramus Holiday
Chad Lindberg	...	Chemist
Simenona Martinez	...	Pop Pop Jones
Jessalyn Wanlim	...	Paramita Megawati
Christian Mathis	...	Fight Manager
Ingo Rademacher	...	Ingo Sacks
Tiren Jhames	...	Guard Manning Station
Sonny Surowiec	...	Hans Friedlich
Darcy Leutzinger	...	Bomb Squad Head
Brian Jackson	...	Bomb Squad Member
Christopher Stadulis	...	Soon to Be Dead Man #1
Timothy J. Richardson	...	Soon to Be Dead Man #2 (as Timothy Richardson)
Steffen Dziczek	...	Soon to Be Dead Man #3
Ideene Dehdashti	...	Screaming Girl
Dave Bender	...	Lieutenant Max
Chris Wallis	...	Computer Tech #1
Matt Frieden	...	Computer Tech #2
Barbara Cashulin	...	Hostess
Peter Lawson Jones	...	Minister
Marcelo Tubert	...	Cloche
Alexandra Ruddy	...	Brookwell Aide
Keith Cameron	...	Bodyguard
Rory Markham	...	Nenad Stanisic
Tim Sitarz	...	Packard Plant Rapist (as Timothy Sitarz)
E. Ray Goodwin	...	Fan Yau Bodyguard #1 (as E. Ray Goodwin Jr.)
Danny Wynands	...	Fan Yau Bodyguard #2 (as Dan Wynands)
Simon Rhee	...	Fan Yau Bodyguard #3
Andrew Comrie-Picard	...	Mercier's Driver
I. Ketut Resi Yogi	...	Bali Houseboy
I. Wayan Suwita	...	Bali Police Captain #1
I. Ketut Arya Wijaya	...	Bali Police Captain #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tim Holmes	...	Referee
Janine Sarnowski	...	Pedestrian Extra
Dan Anders	...	Bomb Squad Member (uncredited)
Elias Bahri	...	MMA Security Guard (uncredited)
Charles W. Bailey	...	Street Extra (uncredited)
Tiffany Becton	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Allan Biggins	...	Police Officer #1 (uncredited)
Jason Botsford	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Travis Bush	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Ron Causey	...	MMA Fight Fan (uncredited)
Mel Chude	...	K-Rash (uncredited)
Patrick Colligan	...	Corporate Security Guard (uncredited)
Jennifer Ann Davies	...	Police Detective (uncredited)
John Dickerson	...	MMA Fight Fan (uncredited)
Tiffani Elise Edwards	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Robert Forte Shannon III	...	Fight Fan (uncredited)
Carly francavilla	...	Sexy Girl (uncredited)
Eric Frank	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Andrew Freij	...	Punk Rock Street kid (uncredited)
Robert Graziosi	...	Attorney in Courthouse (uncredited)
Aswan Harris	...	Detective (uncredited)
Steven Hauptman	...	Fight Fan (uncredited)
Pennie-Marie Hawkins	...	Child Protective Service Worker (uncredited)
Ron Heisler	...	Coperation Security Guard #2 (uncredited)
Jairus Devon Hill	...	Punk Rock (uncredited)
Jeff Hill	...	Guy Placing Bet with Bookie (uncredited)
Sherry Hudak-Weinhardt	...	Psychiatrist (uncredited)
Tim Jenkins	...	Boxing Match Onlooker (uncredited)
Brandon Landers	...	Man in Black (uncredited)
Abe Larkin	...	Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Annette Lawless	...	Detective (uncredited)
Bill Lumbert	...	Fight Fan (uncredited)
Mary Mac	...	Extra (uncredited)
Rebecca Marks	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Rance Martin	...	Detective (uncredited)
Derick Mayes	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Patrick Viktor Monroe	...	Upscale Patron at Fight Match (uncredited)
Andrew Nelisse	...	Funeral Guest (uncredited)
John Newkirk	...	Forensic Photographer (uncredited)
Joseph O'Brien	...	Detective (uncredited)
Terri Partyka	...	Child Protection Agency Worker (uncredited)
Krishawn Peace	...	CPA (uncredited)
Brent Reichert	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
John Riddlebaugh	...	Restaurant Patron #2 (uncredited)
DaJuan Rippy	...	Fight Spectator (uncredited)
Julie Ariane Russell	...	Ring Girl (uncredited)
Stephanie Schaberg	...	Boxing Match Onlooker (uncredited)
Deanna Sherman	...	Pedestrian #2 (uncredited)
Douglas Slygh	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Joseph Smith	...	MMA Fight Fan (uncredited)
Madison Stalker	...	High Roller (uncredited)
Eric Tuchelske	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Curtis Lee Vest	...	MMA Tournament High Roller (uncredited)
Jojuan Westmoreland	...	Fight Fan (uncredited)
Lisa Y. Wong	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Cohen

Writing credits (WGA)
Marc Moss		(screenplay) and
Kerry Williamson		(screenplay)
James Patterson		(based on the novel "Cross" by)

Produced by
Bill Block	....	producer
Steve Bocsi	....	executive producer (as Steven Bosci)
Steve Bowen	....	producer
Remington Chase	....	executive producer
Christopher J. Corabi	....	executive producer (as Christopher Corabi)
Randall Emmett	....	producer
John Friedberg	....	executive producer
George Furla	....	executive producer
Leopoldo Gout	....	producer
Marina Grasic	....	executive producer
Paul Hanson	....	producer
Jan Korbelin	....	executive producer
Stepan Martirosyan	....	executive producer
James Patterson	....	producer
Jeff Rice	....	executive producer
Ethan Smith	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Ricardo Della Rosa		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Matt Diezel
Thom Noble

Casting by
Ronna Kress

Production Design by
Laura Fox

Art Direction by
Charles Varga

Set Decoration by
Gabriella Villarreal

Costume Design by
Abigail Murray

Makeup Department
Pierce Austin	....	personal hair stylist: Tyler Perry
Shannon Bakeman	....	hair department head
Jodi Byrne	....	additional makeup artist
Amber Crowe	....	key makeup artist
Kevin J Edwards	....	key hair stylist
Kimberly Jones	....	makeup department head
Kimberly Jones	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert Kurtzman	....	special effects makeup supervisor
Stacey Morris	....	personal wig dresser (uncredited)

Production Management
Robin Mulcahy Fisichella	....	production supervisor
Ethan Smith	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd Havern	....	second assistant director: second unit
Gary Hymes	....	second unit director
Bethan Mowat	....	key second assistant director
Chris O'Hara	....	second second assistant director
P.J. Voeten	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Bob Bouwman	....	swing gang boss
Kurt Braun	....	set dresser
Hilary Bristoll	....	art department coordinator
Sue Brook	....	carpenter
John S. Bukala	....	construction foreman: Ohio
James Butler	....	construction foreman: Cleveland
Dennis Collins	....	paint foreman
Curtis Corbitt	....	property master (as Kurt Corbitt)
Brian Demski	....	props day player
Ellie H. Ferrari	....	set dresser
Erick Garibay	....	assistant property master
Leyna Haller	....	set dresser
Todd Harris	....	storyboard artist
Dara Hawkins	....	art production assistant
Christopher Hosey	....	graphic designer
Jennifer Klide	....	assistant props: Ohio
Ritchie Kremer	....	property master
Doug Lederman	....	on-set scenic painter: Detroit
Martin L. Mercer	....	storyboard artist
Keith Allan Miller	....	set dresser
Dean Neeb	....	gangboss
Paul Peabody	....	construction coordinator: Detroit
Brent Peelor	....	construction foreman
Gregory Puchalski	....	on-set scenic
Sharon Roggio	....	assistant props: Michigan
Robert Ruggeri	....	assistant property master
Andy Schofield	....	set dresser
Phil Shirey	....	leadman
Kenneth Stanley	....	construction foreman
Louis P. Taylor	....	construction foreman
Roxy Toporowych	....	buyer
Brent Wachter	....	painter
Joseph Waterkotte	....	construction coordinator
Donna Williams	....	set dresser
Robert H. Winn	....	paint supervisor (as Robert H. Winn)
Samuel Noel	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Selina van den Brink	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Ayers	....	sound utility: Detroit crew
Tom Bellfort	....	sound designer
Tom Bellfort	....	supervising sound editor
Willie D. Burton	....	production sound mixer
Branden Spencer	....	supervising sound editor
Gary Summers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Timlin	....	sound recordist: second unit
Tim Walston	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Mike Huffman	....	special effects technician
Shane Lambert	....	special effects foreman
Nicholas Leone	....	special effects technician
David Scheper	....	special effects technician
Gary Strobel	....	special effects technician
Jacob Stros	....	special effects foreman
Raymond M. Tasillo	....	special effects technician
Dean Tyrrell	....	special effects foreman
Russell Tyrrell	....	special effects coordinator
Chad Ball	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Derek Bird	....	senior visual effects supervisor
Seth Brower	....	compositor: Look FX
Darrell Claunch	....	digital compositor
Kelly Fischer	....	digital compositor: Look Effects
Jenny Foster	....	visual effects producer: LOOK Effects
Josh Mossotti	....	CG artist
Mike Wallner	....	visual effects artist: Look FX
Sarah Coatts	....	visual effects producer: title design, yU+Co (uncredited)
Beau Janzen	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor: LOOK Effects (uncredited)
Greg VanZyl	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie	....	stunts
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt actor
Allan Biggins	....	stunt driver
Martin De Boer	....	stunt double: Matthew Fox
Chris Denison	....	stunts
Amanda Dyar	....	stunts
Richard Fike	....	stunt driver
Kieran Gallagher	....	stunts
Tanner Gill	....	stunts
Mark Ginther	....	utility stunts
Gary Hymes	....	stunt coordinator
Tyler Hymes	....	stunts
Dailyn Matthews	....	stunt double: Rachel Nichols
Tom McComas	....	stunt coordinator
Tom McComas	....	stunt double: Ed Burns
Jimmy Romano	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt performer
Frank Torres	....	stunts
Tierre Turner	....	stunts
Craig Johnson	....	stunt double: Tyler Perry (uncredited)
Curtis Lyons	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Andrus	....	grip
Kelly R. Borisy	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
James Frank Brown	....	key video assist operator
Skinny Ricky Brun	....	grip
Kevin Coyne	....	electrician
Brandon Cundiff	....	grip
Nick Cutway	....	additional second assistant camera
Benjamin Dell	....	camera production assistant
Mike Dittiacur	....	rigging grip
Michael Dzialowski	....	first assistant camera
Josh Ficken	....	rigging grip
Jeff Fisher	....	grip
Jule Fontana	....	camera loader
Kevin Hines	....	grip
Andrew Hoehn Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera: second unit
Gregg Horvath	....	first assistant camera
Jake Hossfeld	....	electrician
Brad Irvin	....	additional electrician
Dan Jarrell	....	best boy grip
David Jeffries	....	camera production assistant
Mark Karavite	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Julie 'Doc' Lindstrom	....	electrician
William MacLeod	....	key grip: second unit, Detroit (as Bill MacLeod)
Michael Mansouri	....	digital imaging technician
Anthony T. Marra II	....	key grip
Chris McLeod	....	electrician
Joe Miller	....	grip
John S. Moyer	....	camera operator: second unit
Keith Nickoson	....	grip
Ted Nimz	....	electrician
Craig Nix	....	technocrane operator
Cory O'Dea	....	grip
Dino Parks	....	director of photography: second unit
Chris Salamone	....	grip
Ralph Scherer	....	dolly grip
Paul Schilens	....	second assistant camera
Donnie Schneider	....	electrician
Scott Schuerger	....	electrician
Anthony 'Spike' Simms	....	rigging gaffer
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Bela Trutz	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bela Trutz	....	steadicam operator
John Turk	....	electrician
John Vinson	....	rigging grip
Phil Walker	....	gaffer
Adam N. White	....	grip
Mark N. Woods	....	technocrane operator
Tom Burnett	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Chris Cochran	....	additional rigging grip (uncredited)
Geoff Ernst	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Rick Stern	....	grip (uncredited)
Michael Stoecker	....	additional rigging grip (uncredited)
John Wendling	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Noa Franco	....	casting assistant
Dayna Polehanki	....	local casting
Katy Russell	....	casting assistant
Leslie Woo	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kate Abraham	....	costumer (as Kate Bennett)
Sylvia Akuchie	....	personal costumer
Jordan Carper	....	set costumer
Wendy M. Craig	....	costume supervisor
Lauren Legate	....	wardrobe assistant
Gina Nalli	....	set costumer
Catherine Riley	....	assistant costume designer
Natasha Rivera	....	wardrobe assistant
Sabra Temple	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Kevin Soares	....	first assistant editor
Dan Goslee	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Sebastian Arocha Morton	....	composer: additional music
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Rob Bailey	....	driver
Tina d'Agostino	....	driver
Demond Dickerson	....	driver
Kurt Knudsen	....	transportation captain
Ken Kupchick	....	driver
Robert Middendorff	....	production van driver
Dean Miller	....	production van operator
Frank Morreale	....	picture car coordinator
Lauren Newhouse	....	dispatcher
Franco Rea	....	driver
Byron Roland	....	driver: production van
Marc Scott	....	transportation coordinator
Greg Viglione	....	driver: honeywagon
Darrell Foley	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Joyce Allen	....	production assistant
James M. Arnold	....	payroll accountant
Michael J. Babcock	....	additional set production assistant
Iden Baghdadchi	....	production assistant
Molly Bannan	....	production assistant
Tiffany Brewer	....	additional set production assistant
Felecia Hatcher Brown	....	second unit script supervisor
Erika Canchola	....	production attorney
Alexander T. Carey	....	assistant production office coordinator
Hope Crenshaw	....	stand-in
Jennifer Ann Davies	....	stand-in
Ideene Dehdashti	....	set production assistant
Nicholas Deroo	....	location manager
Russell DeVriendt	....	key assistant location manager
Diane Durant	....	script supervisor
Brian Durling	....	production assistant
Deborah Gabinetti	....	consultant
Jennifer Gray	....	production attorney
Derrick Hanna	....	additional set production assistant
Eric Hollenbeck	....	set production assistant
Stella L. Holmes	....	set production assistant
Elissa Howarth	....	assistant: Mr. Hanson
Ledion Isufaj	....	production assistant
Kellin Johnson	....	production assistant
Carrie Kelley	....	additional set production assistant
Tilu Khalayi	....	assistant accountant
Chris Kieffer	....	video playback graphics
Katie Koeblitz	....	set location assistant
Kevin Landry	....	production accountant
Cedric N. Lee	....	assistant location manager
David Lemoyne	....	production assistant
Darcy Leutzinger	....	technical advisor
Darcy Leutzinger	....	weapons armorer
Andrew Lipschultz	....	unit publicist/epk producer
Danni McClellan	....	set production assistant
Tim McClure	....	assistant location manager
Phillip Noorani	....	assistant to producer
Vincent Parker	....	video playback graphics
Greg Pitoniak	....	location manager: second unit
Kayla Porvaznick	....	assistant location manager
Elsa Ramo	....	production attorney
Jocelyn Roueiheb	....	production assistant
Alexandra Ruddy	....	set production assistant
Greg Sabo	....	epk dp
Pilar L. Salazar	....	second assistant accountant
Stephanie L. Sparks	....	production assistant
Matthew T.	....	location scout
Belinda Tantalo	....	additional set production assistant
Kelly Thewlis	....	production assistant
Gary Trentham	....	production coordinator
Garrett Tripp	....	production assistant
Daniel Warnock	....	additional set production assistant
Simon Waterson	....	trainer: Matthew Fox
Sarah Willgrube	....	additional set pa
James Wittenberg	....	medic
Daniel Woods	....	production assistant
Brian Wooten	....	production assistant
Cameron Arguelles	....	quality control (uncredited)
Allan Biggins	....	consultant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• QED International
• Block / Hanson
• Emmett/Furla Films
• Envision Entertainment Corporation
• IAC Productions
• James Patterson Entertainment

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Forum Hungary (2012) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
• KT&G Sangsangmandang (2012) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Klock Worx Company, The (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Summit Entertainment (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Videocine S.A. de C.V. (2013) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2012) (Spain) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Mongkol Major (2012) (Thailand) (all media)
• Solar Entertainment (2012) (Philippines) (all media)
• 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)
• Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)
• Tyrrell FX & Rentals

Other Companies

• Atlantic Screen Music  music score produced and published by (as Atlantic Screen Composers)
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Bali Film Commission  government relations
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Fletcher Camera Detroit  camera equipment provided by
• Fletcher Chicago  additional camera equipment provided by
• Ignition Print  poster design (uncredited)
• Kahn & Company  auditors
• Mid America Cine Support  expendables
• Mid America Cine Support  grip and lighting equipment
• Radiant Images  camera equipment provided by
• Ramo Law PC  legal services (as Law Offices of Elsa Ramo)
• Rice Gorton Pictures Ltd.  post-production accountants
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Todd-AO Studios  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

"Burning Cross" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence including disturbing images, sexual content, language, drug references, and nudity

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #47519) | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:NC-16 | Brazil:14 | Portugal:M/16 | Japan:G | South Korea:18 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bali, Indonesia

Company:

QED International

Trivia:

In the Alex Cross novels, Cross and his family are life long residents of Washington D.C. However, for this movie, Cross and his family live in Detroit.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The use of the name "Paramita Megawati" is not common in Indonesia. "Paramita" and "Megawati" is the name commonly used for a first name or a nickname, but not to be combined into one name intact.

Quotes:

Chemist:I want my lawyer.
Alex Cross:I am your lawyer.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Chelsea Lately: Episode #6.158" (2012)

Soundtrack:

I, Alex Cross (Only God Can Judge Me)

Entertaining...Give this movie a fair shot...

I think this movie is getting a bad rap. I found the movie entertaining and I think Tyler Perry did a great job. Is it the best movie in the world? no. But I think that people are being extremely critical. I think it is being rated unfairly and it deserves a chance. I liked the story. Quite honesty, most movies are predictable. It is rare to find a movie that is creative, good acting, amazing story line etc. If the way this movie is being rated was the same judgment scale of some of these other box office films, the 4.8 would be much higher. I think people are judging Tyler Perry by his other film and plays versus by the movie that is actually being reviewed. I thought he did a great job in the movie and I believe it is worth seeing. I enjoyed it and I think a lot of viewers did too. Unfortunately, everyone acts like they are a movie critic and only wants the same people doing movies. It is unfortunate that there are only a handful of African American actors used as the main character of a film in Hollywood with a role other than a Maid, Thief or some down trodden person. To see just a regular role with a person of color was nice and enjoyable. And all things being equal, he did a fine job! This movie was very good and the ratings have been played down and are unfair. Is it an instant classic? no, but it is a solid film that is worth seeing. Give it a chance... Many other films that IMDb viewers have rated at 7+ have been way more predictable than this one, less of a plot and the same people doing the same thing as they did in part 1, 2, 3 on so on. Give this film a fair shot! At least this was an original script...