Seal Team Six: The Raid on Osama Bin Laden (2012) (TV)

Director:

John Stockwell

Writer:

Kendall Lampkin (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 November 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Plot:

A group of Navy SEALs come to learn the identity of their target: Osama bin Laden.

Plot Keywords:

Navy Seal | Osama Bin Laden

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Cam Gigandet	...	Stunner
Anson Mount	...	Cherry
Freddy Rodríguez	...	Trench (as Freddy Rodriguez)
Xzibit	...	Mule (as Alvin 'Xzibit' Joiner)
Kathleen Robertson	...	Vivian
Robert Knepper	...	Lieutenant Commander
Eddie Kaye Thomas	...	Christian
Kenneth Miller	...	Sauce
William Fichtner	...	Mr. Guidry
Jenny Gabrielle	...	Tricia
Mo Gallini	...	Interrogator
Suhail Dabbach	...	Arab Man
Tait Fletcher	...	D-Punch
Sarah Minnich	...	Waitress
Kristen Rakes	...	CIA Analyst
David House	...	TOC Tech
Alma Sisneros	...	Trench's Girlfriend
Saleem Watley	...	Al-Kuwaiti
Keith Meriweather	...	TOC Commander
Yon Kempton	...	Bin Laden
Jahan Khalili	...	Kalid
Alyssa Sprunk	...	Administrative Girl
Deborah Vigil	...	Guy Attacked by Dog
Ghasak Dabbach	...	Al-Kuwaiti's Wife
Leonard Claps	...	Abrar
Hani Yahya	...	Hamza
Rafaella Mark	...	Farah
Sarah Al Jabouri	...	Tibah
Krista Davis	...	Mule's Wife
Nathaniel Joiner	...	Mule's Father
Nancy Smith	...	Cherry's Mom
Lora Martinez-Cunningham	...	TOC Tech Torres (as Lora Cunningham)
Sprocket	...	Stunner's Dog 'Sprocket'
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Terra	...	Vest Dog 'Cairo'
Erik Beacham	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Ashima Bhalla	...	Sania (uncredited)
Vernon Bradley	...	CIA Analyst (uncredited)
Steven Ray Byrd	...	Navy Seal Soldier (uncredited)
Harsh Chhaya	...	Dr. Afridi (uncredited)
Amanda Fresquez	...	Field Agent (uncredited)
Gregory Leiker	...	Helicopter Air Crewman (uncredited)
Betzy Miesen	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Seth Mossman	...	CIA Analyst (uncredited)
Bill Perkins	...	Sniper (uncredited)
Jy Prishkulnik	...	Daughter of Osama Bin Laden (uncredited)
John Quintana	...	CIA Agent (uncredited)
Rajesh Shringarpore	...	Waseem (uncredited)
Maninder Singh	...	Malik (uncredited)
Sanjay Swaraj	...	(uncredited)
Stephen Turselli	...	Hooded Insurgent #1 (uncredited)
Brenden Wedner	...	Navy Seal Soldier (uncredited)

Directed by
John Stockwell

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Kendall Lampkin		screenplay

Produced by
Nicolas Chartier	....	producer
Zev Foreman	....	producer
Phillip B. Goldfine	....	executive producer
Kevin Hoiseth	....	production executive
Tony Mark	....	producer
Meghan O'Hara	....	executive producer
Corrie Rothbart	....	associate producer
Dominic Rustam	....	associate producer
Vivek Singhania	....	producer: archive footage
Adam M. Stone	....	associate producer
Cat Stone	....	associate producer
Axel Uriegas	....	associate producer
John N. Ward	....	line producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Paul Haslinger

Cinematography by
Peter Holland

Film Editing by
Ben Callahan

Casting by
Jo Edna Boldin
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
Guy Barnes

Set Decoration by
Wendy Ozols-Barnes

Costume Design by
Miye Matsumoto

Production Management
Larry Ferguson Jr.	....	post-production supervisor
Eric Bergman	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Raj Acharya	....	second unit director
Susan E. Fiore	....	first assistant director
Kelly Mahoney	....	additional second assistant director
Prince Shah	....	first assistant director
Woodrow Travers	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
David D. Baumann	....	property master
Shawn Caffrey	....	painter
Greg Davidson	....	set dresser
Stephanie Furr	....	property master: reshoots
Severino Gonzales	....	leadman
Linda R. Gore	....	set dresser
Ronald O. Jaynes	....	construction coordinator
Lawrence Tolle	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Steven Avila	....	sound effects editor
Brett Becker	....	boom operator
Trip Brock	....	supervising sound editor
Bayard Carey	....	production sound mixer
Phil Hadaway	....	adr recordist
Jackie Johnson	....	dialogue editor
Peter D. Lago	....	supervising sound effects editor
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Greg Mauer	....	supervising foley editor
Roger Morris	....	adr recordist
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Alexander Pugh	....	sound effects editor
Mark A. Rozett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matt Salib	....	assistant sound editor
Ian Shedd	....	dialogue editor
Kate Sheil	....	foley editor
Steven Utt	....	sound recordist
Kelly Vandever	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ben Whitver	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
William Boggs	....	pyrotechnician

Visual Effects by
August Coleman	....	digital compositor
Joseph Conti	....	visual effects producer
Joseph Conti	....	visual effects supervisor
Jamison Scott Goei	....	visual effects supervisor: Rez-Illusion
Michael A. Martinez	....	visual effects
Fred Tepper	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Tait Fletcher	....	stunt performer
Jimmy Romano	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Joey Bacharka	....	electrician
Ryan Bushman	....	second assistant camera
Erick Castillo	....	second assistant camera
Ursula Coyote	....	still photographer
Dan Delgado	....	gaffer
Will Emery	....	camera: "a" camera
Will Emery	....	first assistant camera
Hank Herrera	....	key grip
Bret Latter	....	second assistant camera
Aaron Lieber	....	digital imaging technician
Christopher TJ McGuire	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Christopher TJ McGuire	....	steadicam operator
Turtle O'Toole	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Dale Glenn Waseta	....	key video assist

Casting Department
Allison Bader	....	casting associate
Marie A. Kohl	....	casting associate
Lorrie Latham	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christine Farnand	....	costumer
Tiffany Rink	....	costume p.a.
Mollie Kimball Whitson	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Monty Bass	....	first assistant editor
Maxine Gervais	....	digital intermediate colorist
Erik Kaufmann	....	digital intermediate editor
James Lesage	....	assistant editor
Carl S.G. Moore	....	digital intermediate producer
Adam Ohl	....	digital intermediate producer
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	assistant editor
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Brian Jackson Harris	....	epk: music supervisor
Jeffrey Hayat	....	epk: music composer
Christopher Kaller	....	music editor
Daniel Waldman	....	score programming assistant
Michael Wickstrom	....	music clearance executive

Transportation Department
J.D. Hicks	....	transportation coordinator
Pete Meda	....	transportation

Other crew
Jon Baran	....	production assistant
Steven Ray Byrd	....	stand-in
Derek M. Chavez	....	production secretary
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Christian de Gallegos	....	international distribution
James D. Dever	....	senior military technical advisor
David Dirks	....	legal counsel
Daniel Luke Fitch	....	background wrangler
Marissa M. Gonzales	....	production coordinator
Dogan Can Gundogdu	....	titles designer: main titles
Wayne Han	....	set production assistant: background
Mara Herdmann	....	script supervisor
Allegro Hopkins	....	studio teacher
Robert Johnston	....	payroll accountant
Ronald J. Levin	....	production counsel
Nathan Lucas	....	post production accountant
Scott Matthews	....	footage provided by
Ali McKenna	....	production assistant
James Merrick	....	intern (as James M. Cook)
Ernie John Montoya	....	key craft service
Norina Michele Morales	....	accounting clerk
Lucy Kim Robertson	....	production accountant
Serena Shen	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Serena Shen	....	production secretary: additional photography
Quay Terry	....	technical advisor: military
Matthew Toplikar	....	assistant location manager
David E. Van Houten	....	epk producer
Justin T. Williams	....	location manager

Thanks
Mark Lanza	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Voltage Pictures
• Weinstein Company, The

Distributors

• Shaw Organisation (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2013) (USA) (video)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Cinemax (2013) (Hungary) (TV)
• Intercontinental Video (2013) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Intercontinental Video (2013) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• King Power Media Group (2012) (Vietnam) (all media)
• National Geographic Channel (2012) (USA) (TV) (cable)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Australia) (DVD)
• Studio Canal (2012) (UK) (DVD)
• TriPictures (2013) (Spain) (DVD)

Other Companies

• 1 Force  military technical advisors
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• IndieClear  script clearance
• Modern Warfare  product placement
• Monkeyland Audio  post-production sound services
• New Mexico Film Office  film commission
• Picture Perfect  archive footage (Producer)
• Picture Perfect  stock footage provided by
• Pivotal Post  Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By
• Warner Bros. Motion Picture Imaging  digital intermediate services

Also Known As:

"Code Name: Geronimo" - UK (imdb display title), USA (working title)

Runtime:

90 min | UK:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

UK:15 | South Korea:15 (edited version) | Hong Kong:IIB | Australia:MA15+ | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 (uncut) | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Mumbai, Maharashtra, India

Company:

Voltage Pictures

Trivia:

The scenes depicting Peshawar, Pakistan were actually shot at somewhere in Maharashtra, India. This is clearly evident from the license plate numbers of the vehicles that can be seen on the road. The numbers start with 'MH' which is the code for the state of Maharashtra. Also the actors playing the roles of CIA assets in the scenes are famous Indian TV actors.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The female analyst is shown watching the raid from a live feed in Langley, Virginia. In real life she was at the base in Islamabad and saw the SEALs off.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Cherry:It's a good day to be a Seal. It's a good day to be an American.

Seal Team Six takes on histories biggest manhunt

It was only a matter of time for the movies to start flowing in regarding the killing of Osama Bin Laden. Currently there are at least three different films out or coming out featuring this story. One is a big budget release coming in January, another gives it a zombie twist and the last is the National Geographic film Seal Team Six: the Hunt For Osama Bin Laden. There is no mystery about its premise, but this one sports a great cast featuring Cam Gigandet, Anson Mount, Freddy Rodriguez, Xzibit, Robert Knepper, Eddie Kaye Thomas, William Fichtner, and Kathleen Robertson, but does capture the essence of this important moment in history?

Seal Tem Six follows the Seal Team Six as they prep for the biggest mission of their lives and the government agencies that set everything in motion to finally end the manhunt for Osama bin Laden. The format of this movie is laid out with a cross between a documentary and feature with the characters speaking to a camera doing interviews about the events leading up to the mission. The movie plays fairly well to attempt to deliver enough information on all fronts to build the tension up to the end result which we all already know. The only real issue here is that there is a lot of unnecessary drama within the Seal Team that really leads to nowhere in the bigger picture. All the cast do a fine job with their characters and bringing this even to life, but at the same time they really aren't given a whole lot to do. The focus here was trying to be mostly on the Seal Team, but this story is more about the manhunt and everything that lead up to their mission, but here that is secondary. There seemed to be an attempt to add a bit more depth to every aspect of this story and it works fine, just seemed a bit rushed with so much content with some of it just not needed.

Knowing it was a TV movie for the National Geographic channel actually steps this film up a bit. It has great production value and cast for this sort of movie that you just wouldn't expect. Some of the mission action sequences play more like a first person shooter game that kind of takes away from the film, but at the same time helps to take you in the action in a bit of a creative way. If you have any interest in this important event in our history and everyone should, then you should give this movie a try.