Empire State (2013)

Director:

Dito Montiel

Writer (WGA):

Adam Mazer

Genre:

Action | Drama

Plot:

A drama centered on two childhood friends who plan to rob an armored car depository, and the NYPD officer who stands in their way. |

Cast

Dwayne Johnson
Nikki Reed	...	Lizzette
Liam Hemsworth	...	Chris Potamitis
Emma Roberts	...	Nancy Michaelides
Michael Angarano	...	Eddie
Shenae Grimes	...	Eleni
Jerry Ferrara	...	Jimmy
James Ransone
Chris Diamantopoulos	...	Spyro
Michael Rispoli	...	Tony
Gia Mantegna	...	Vicky
Paul Ben-Victor	...	Tommy
Sharon Angela	...	Dina
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Agent Marichal
Bonnie Bentley	...	Mother
Tara Holt	...	Hot Blonde Guidette
Codie Rimmer	...	Sweet Thang at the Disco
Angelic Zambrana	...	Guidette Girl #1
Wayne Pére	...	Williams
Lucky Johnson	...	Johnson
Tony Bentley	...	Sam wallace
Elton LeBlanc	...	Greek Festival Attendee
Lydia Hull	...	Maria
Ted Barba	...	NYPD Cop Driver #1
Tre Tureaud	...	South Bronx Onlooker
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Greek Festival Greeter
Edward J. Clare	...	Reporter
Rob Boltin	...	Ernie Anastos
Ray Gaspard	...	Walterson
Douglas Crosby	...	Worker
Kylie Creppel	...	Fair Patron
Nedal Yousef
Brent Phillip Henry	...	Afro Man (as Brent Henry)
Joseph Cintron	...	Nypd captain
Eric Ian	...	Ray
Greg Vrotsos	...	Mike Dimitriu
Wanda Leigh	...	Salon Receptionist
Greg Rementer	...	NYPD Cop Driver #2
Jesse Pruett
Craig Leydecker	...	Chilewski
Dan Triandiflou	...	Rudy Giuliani
Jeffery Nowell	...	Italian Mobster
Victoria Wolsefer	...	Garden Girl
Chris Potamitis	...	Real Chris Potamitis
Jim Sojka	...	NYPD Officer
Isabella Amara	...	Vicky
Hunter Baxley	...	Swat Team Driver
Manoli Ioannidis	...	Dimitrious
Robert 'Ross' Anderson	...	Little Boy
Megan Haley	...	Sexy Coke Head Girl
Karen Clark	...	Karen
Jonathan Aaron Butler	...	South Bronx Onlooker
Stephen Kyrkostas	...	Boy with cap gun
Nick Fistanic	...	Greek Teen
Jason Watson	...	South Bronx Onlooker
Sophia Kyrkostas	...	Little girl
Brian Solito	...	Dwyer
Mikko Macchione	...	Mr. Liakos
Jolonnie Pyt Birden	...	South Bronx Onlooker
Robert Ross Anderson II	...	Little Boy
Duane Cothren	...	NYPD Fireman (uncredited)
Jerry Esslinger Jr.	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Mark Joyce	...	N.Y. City Police Officer (uncredited)
Gerard 'Jerry' Lewis	...	NYPD Sniper (uncredited)
Philippe Radelet	...	NYC Cop (uncredited)
James Dean Smith	...	Sleeping Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Dito Montiel

Writing credits (WGA) (in alphabetical order)
Adam Mazer

Produced by
Brandt Andersen	....	executive producer
Martin Blencowe	....	executive producer
Michael Blencowe	....	executive producer
Barry Brooker	....	executive producer
Remington Chase	....	executive producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
Michael P. Flannigan	....	co-producer
Ted Fox	....	executive producer
George Furla	....	producer
Gus Furla	....	co-producer
Brett Granstaff	....	executive producer
Brandon Grimes	....	co-producer
Sandy Kyrkostas	....	producer
Corey Large	....	executive producer
Stepan Martirosyan	....	executive producer
Chris Potamitis	....	co-producer
Jeff Rice	....	executive producer
William B. Steakley	....	line producer
Mark Stewart	....	producer
Stan Wertlieb	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Wittman

Cinematography by
Dana Gonzales

Film Editing by
Jake Pushinsky

Casting by
Allison Estrin
Paul Schnee

Production Design by
Ethan Tobman

Art Direction by
Javiera Varas

Set Decoration by
Selina van den Brink

Costume Design by
Abby O'Sullivan

Makeup Department
Daina Daigle	....	key hair stylist
Bailey Domke	....	special makeup effects artist: Autonomous FX South
Adam Gaeta	....	hair department head
Elvis Jones	....	special makeup effects artist
Courtney Lether	....	makeup department head
James MacKinnon	....	personal makeup artist: Dwayne Johnson
Yolanda Mercadel	....	hair stylist
Lucy O'Reilly	....	additional makeup artist
Remi Savva	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Charlie Dibe	....	production supervisor: second unit
Michael P. Flannigan	....	executive in charge of production
Beau J. Genot	....	post-production supervisor
Tracey Landon	....	unit production manager
Michael J. Urann	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Urs Hirschbiegel	....	first assistant director
Robert Lopez	....	second assistant director
Kevin Lum	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Calabrese	....	leadman
Michael P. Cantrell	....	set dresser
Chris Craine	....	art department assistant
Paulo DeFreitas Jr.	....	storyboard artist
Eileen Dennehy	....	prop assistant
Michelle C. Harmon	....	set designer
Alexa Kinigopoulos	....	assistant property master
Ceilidh Knight	....	art production assistant
Jordan Lightner	....	additional on-set dresser
Cynthia Nibler	....	property master
Christine Rings	....	art department intern
Bill Walters	....	on-set dresser
Cary Whittaker	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Steven Avila	....	sound effects editor
David Barber	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Barber	....	supervising sound editor
Jeff Blehr	....	boom operator
Bryan Dembinski	....	sound mixer: New York
Sean Gray	....	sound effects editor
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
Peter D. Lago	....	sound effects editor
Guillermo Pena-Tapia	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Scott Dwyer	....	special effects foreman

Stunts
Justin Gant	....	stunt double: Michael Angarano
Walter Garcia	....	stunts
Lex D. Geddings	....	stunt coordinator
Nito Larioza	....	stunt performer
Carl Anthony Nespoli	....	stunt double: Michael Rispoli
Dan B. Norris	....	stunt double
Michael Ortiz	....	stunt performer
Greg Rementer	....	stunts
Taryn Terrell	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Cavanaugh	....	digital imaging technician
Alex Clark	....	camera operator: EPK
Brandon Dauzat	....	first assistant camera: additional camera
Steve Dietl	....	still photographer
Joe Engelbrecht	....	additional grip
Kevin Fannon	....	grip
Brigitte Faucheaux	....	24 frame playback operator
Kevin Gazdik	....	gaffer
Dana Gonzales	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tommy Kerwick Jr.	....	key grip: New York
Bryce Marshall	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jon McGinty	....	lighting technician
Ian O'Neill	....	dolly grip: New York
Keith Pokorski	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Brett Roedel	....	digital loader
Brett Roedel	....	digital utility
Bret Slife	....	assistant camera
Derek Smith	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Remi Tournois	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Remi Tournois	....	steadicam operator
Casey Zimmerman	....	electrician

Casting Department
Justin Coulter	....	extras casting
Rich Delia	....	casting associate
Michael Fredlund	....	casting assistant
Tracy Kilpatrick	....	casting
Adam Richards	....	casting assistant
Jamie Jacobson	....	child extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frank Avanzo	....	costumer: Mr. Johnson
Hannah Bollich	....	costume assistant
Shareen Chehade	....	costume supervisor
Kizzie Autumn Martin	....	additional set costumer
Lauren Nicotera	....	costume buyer
Gina Ruiz	....	costume shopper
Gina Ruiz	....	key costumer
Katelyn Tyree	....	costume shopper
Britany Viguerie	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Stacey England	....	dailies technician
Taylor Mahony	....	digital intermediate editor
Anthony Smedile	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mike Burns	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Mark L. Basler	....	driver
Steven Docherty	....	picture car coordinator
Danny Mortenson	....	transportation coordinator
Kandace Mortenson	....	transportation dispatcher
Chaz Smith	....	precision driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Robert Abramoff	....	production legal
William Addison	....	set production assistant intern
Brooke Arata	....	set production assistant intern
Giuseppe Ardizzone	....	set production assistant: New York
James M. Arnold	....	lead payroll accountant
Morey Butler	....	armorer
Remington Chase	....	aerial coordinator
Remington Chase	....	helicopter pilot
Jean-Paul Chreky	....	script supervisor: New York
Andrew James Clemons	....	location assistant
Jarred Coates	....	electronic press kit
Jennifer J. Collins	....	script supervisor
Grant Cramer	....	production executive: Envision Entertainment
Jennifer Culicchia	....	stand-in
Angel De La Vina	....	set production assistant
Zack Earl Edwards	....	set production assistant: base camp
Nick Fistanic	....	production assistant
Samuel Foster	....	set production assistant
Charlie French	....	locations
Matthew Gowan	....	assistant: Mr. Montiel
Shane Grady	....	stand-in: Liam Hemsworth
Justin Groetsch	....	production coordinator
Natalie Haft	....	intern
Jerome Hawkins	....	production assistant
Deuce Hedrick	....	assistant production coordinator
Matthew P. Higgins	....	set production assistant intern
John Jabaley	....	location manager
Jerrold W. Lambert	....	production accountant
Drew Langhart	....	interviewer: electronic press kit
Andre Le	....	assistant locations manager
Sean Lynn	....	chef
Misty McClure	....	set production assistant intern
Courtney Millman	....	production assistant
James Nimmers	....	key set production assistant
Jay William Osterman	....	assistant to producer
Bradley Randall	....	production assistant
Drew Ritson	....	production assistant
Francine Segal	....	dialect coach for Liam Hemsworth
Timothy C. Sullivan	....	development executive
Ron Uribe	....	assistant location manager
Ron Uribe	....	location scout
Mark Curley	....	assistant location manager: ny: NY (uncredited)

Production Companies

• 24P Media Group
• Emmett/Furla Films
• Envision Entertainment Corporation
• Kind Hearts Entertainment
• Swift Street Productions (co-financier)

Distributors

• Lionsgate (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Grindstone Entertainment Group (2013) (USA) (all media)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2013) (USA) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2013) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• VVS Films (2013) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• American Roadshow Motion Picture And Television Catering  catering
• Brand-in Entertainment  product integration
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Hollywood Trucks  Entertainment Transportation
• Juniper Post  sound post-production
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Panavision Remote Systems  Supertechno Cranes
• Rhino Studios  post-production
• Silver Screen Supply  portable power systems and cables
• Tunnel Post  digital intermediate
• Tunnel Post  post-production facilities

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and pervasive language

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Canada

Company:

24P Media Group

Trivia:

First film directed by Dito Montiel that doesn't feature Channing Tatum.