Kill List (2011)

Director:

Ben Wheatley

Writers:

Ben Wheatley
Amy Jump

Release Date:

2 September 2011 (Ireland)

Genre:

Crime | Horror | Thriller

Plot:

Nearly a year after a botched job, a hitman takes a new assignment with the promise of a big payoff for three killings. What starts off as an easy task soon unravels, sending the killer into the heart of darkness. |

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Vomit | Ritual Sacrifice | Forest | Cigarette Smoking

Awards:

3 wins & 13 nominations

Cast

Neil Maskell	...	Jay
MyAnna Buring	...	Shel
Harry Simpson	...	Sam
Michael Smiley	...	Gal
Emma Fryer	...	Fiona
Struan Rodger	...	The Client
Esme Folley	...	Hotel Receptionist
Ben Crompton	...	Justin
Gemma Lise Thornton	...	Keira
Robin Hill	...	Stuart
Zoe Thomas	...	Hotel Waitress
Gareth Tunley	...	The Priest
Jamelle Ola	...	Hotel Receptionist 2
Mark Kempner	...	The Librarian
Damien Thomas	...	The Doctor
Lora Evans	...	Thorn Blindfold Woman
Robert Hill	...	High Priest
Rebecca Holmes	...	The Bride
James Nickerson	...	MP
David Bowen	...	Father of the Bride
Sara Dee	...	News Reader
Alice Lowe	...	Radio Reporter
Steve Oram
Richard Stocks	...	Wicker Face
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lee Steele	...	Born-Again Christian

Directed by
Ben Wheatley

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Amy Jump
Ben Wheatley

Produced by
Katherine Butler	....	executive producer
Ally Gipps	....	associate producer
Robin Gutch	....	executive producer
Hugo Heppell	....	executive producer
Mark Herbert	....	executive producer
Claire Jones	....	producer
Barry Ryan	....	co-producer
Andrew Starke	....	producer

Original Music by
Jim Williams

Cinematography by
Laurie Rose		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robin Hill
Amy Jump
Ben Wheatley

Casting by
Ali Fearnley

Production Design by
David Butterworth

Art Direction by
Julie Ann Horan
Nick Wilkinson		(supervising art director)

Costume Design by
Lance Milligan

Makeup Department
Mike H.G. Bates	....	prosthetic makeup artist
Patt Foad	....	assistant makeup artist
Patt Foad	....	special makeup fx artist
Fiona Lavin	....	makeup department head
Mike Stringer	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Kate Larking	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sebastian Hendry	....	third assistant director
James Sharpe	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Malcolm Gilbert	....	construction coordinator
Philiy Page	....	props
Caine Shirovay	....	props
Nick Wilkinson	....	supervising art director

Sound Department
Ben Collinson	....	boom operator
Rob Entwistle	....	sound recordist
Martin Pavey	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Jim Allen	....	flame operator
Ben Ashmore	....	special effects supervisor
Ian Harland	....	vfx post-producer
Cyriak Harris	....	graphics
Matthew Strange	....	lead armourer
Chris Taylor	....	vfx compositor
Mike Wild	....	armourer

Visual Effects by
Jim Allen	....	visual effects
Big Buoy	....	visual effects
Christopher Taylor	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Glenn Marks	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Nick Gillespie	....	first assistant camera
Nick Gillespie	....	still photographer
Neil Lammond	....	jib operator
Terry Maskell	....	head lighting technician
Rob Mitchell	....	video overlay operator

Casting Department
Paula McKie	....	extras casting
Mohsan Qureshi	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hayley Neil	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Chris Brown	....	assistant editor
Perry Gibbs	....	colorist
Alice Harrand	....	second assistant editor
Rahat Kulshreshtha	....	post-production coordinator
Mandy Miller	....	post production paperwork
Jason Rayton	....	dit technician

Music Department
Lisa Abbot	....	vocals
Ian Belton	....	violin
Paul Golding	....	music mix engineer

Transportation Department
George Morris	....	action vehicles
George Morris	....	picture vehicle co-ordinator

Other crew
Nicky Ball	....	crew & freelance development manager, screen yorkshire
Bob Barker	....	unit paramedic
Daniel Bird	....	runner
Anita Christy	....	continuity
Anita Christy	....	script supervisor
Sue Clark	....	animal handler
Darren Conway	....	runner
Leonard Crooks	....	head of New Cinema Fund: UK Film Council
Nick Girvan	....	location scout
Jude Goldrei	....	production assistant
Nadia Hall	....	location scout
Sebastian Hendry	....	runner
Chris Hordley	....	production liaison manager
Tom Jenkins	....	location manager
Gareth Jones	....	production accountant
Tracey Josephs	....	head of production: Film 4
Ian Lisi	....	location security
Ian Lisi	....	unit security
Alex Marshall	....	head of business and legal affairs
Fiona Morham	....	head of production: UK Film Council
Barry Ryan	....	head of production: Warp X
Michael D. Walsh	....	assistant production coordinator
Samantha Warner	....	continuity

Production Companies

• Warp X
• Rook Films

Distributors

• Cinéart (2013) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Cinéart (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• IFC Midnight (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Le Pacte (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Wild Side Films (2012) (France) (theatrical)
• Cinemax (2012) (Hungary) (TV)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2011) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Madman Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (all media)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Transformer (2012) (Japan) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Hybrid Enterprises

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film4  funding
• Screen Yorkshire  funding
• UK Film Council  funding

Also Known As:

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English | Swedish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Ireland:18 | UK:18 | Australia:R | USA:Not Rated | Portugal:M/18 | France:16 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

Sheffield, South Yorkshire, England, UK

Company:

Warp X

Trivia:

Wilhelm Scream: When Gal fires his shotgun at the masked pursuers just after the hanging.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: In the hotel lobby, Jay uses a chip and pin payment for their room. It is obvious that the Visa card being used is put in the wrong way round. The chip is directly below the Visa logo in the top left hand corner of the card which can easily be seen whilst in the card reader.

Movie Connections:

References "The Muppet Show" (1976)

Soundtrack:

It Could Have Been Better

brutal mob flick with a horror twist

To be honest I never heard of this director Ben Wheatley, he even wrote the script of this weird tale. It was rated as horror but you're an hour into the movie and I thought well, where's the horror. It do contain some brutality and gory moments but I was used to that in other UK flicks about the mob. But the final part of this flick makes a 180° shift towards horror. I liked it a lot but maybe my only negativity is that they ripped off the ending of A Serbian Film. Maybe it's a coincidence or maybe it was a rip off, who will tell. Nevertheless I liked this a lot.

I liked it because we go deep into the characters without boredom. By doing so you need good actors and they all did extremely well. For horror geeks some faces will be recognized like MyAnna Buring from The Descent. Or Neil Maskell from the underrated Doghouse. I won't go deeper into the thespians, big thumbs up to all, very well casted.

You're in this flick from the first shot because it starts immediately, no nice shots from the country or whatsoever. It becomes clear that things aren't what they seem and slowly the two friends are on a new mission. But if you watch closely then you will see that terror comes from closer friends that they could guess. As I said, the first part takes us into their assassin mission which is filmed rather brutal and I said it even gory, the hammer scene will again be offending some people, not for the squeamish. Once Gal (Michael Smiley) goes berserk on a mission it's again not for the faint-hearted. Excellent done by Michael.

Indeed a nasty thriller with a horror twist towards the end. be sure to put it on the view list.

Gore 4/5 Nudity 0/5 Effects 4/5 Story 4/5 Comedy 0/5