Back to Back (1996) (TV)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Roger Nygard

Writers:

Lloyd Keith (writer)
Scott Nimerfro (writer)
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Genre:

Action | Drama

Tagline:

It's time to clean house

Plot:

An ex-cop finds himself caught up in a battle between Japanese mobsters and local gangland thugs and...

Cast

Michael Rooker	...	Bob Malone
Ryo Ishibashi	...	Koji
Danielle Harris	...	Chelsea
John Laughlin	...	Dussecq
Koh Takasugi	...	Hideo
Bob Goldthwait	...	Psycho
Vincent Schiavelli	...	Leonardo
Stephen Furst	...	Jimmy
Tim Thomerson	...	Thomas
Fred Willard	...	Loan Officer
Frank D'Amico	...	Delorenzo
Leland Orser	...	Wheelchair Guy
Jake Johannsen	...	Officer Jones
Yasushi 'Bert' Kojima	...	Joe Snapper
Michael Ray Miller	...	Deviant
John Hammil	...	Maitred
Bob Delegall	...	Sergeant Donahue
Scott Leva	...	Officer Williams
Steve Akahoshi	...	Officer Yamaoka
Jon Ross	...	Officer Tucker
Michael Caradonna	...	Chad
Ken Lesco	...	Getaway Driver
Nick Dimitri	...	Vince
Michael Wheels Parise	...	Little Eddie
Geoff Bolt	...	Limo Driver
Randall Huber	...	Officer Bryant
Ron MacLachlan	...	Officer Ross
Steve Peri	...	Elvis
Robert Belenchia	...	Goon
Tony Jonak	...	Goon
John McGarr	...	Goon
Justin Ferrari	...	Goon (as Rob Mohoff)
Tim Shea	...	Goon
Peter Mele	...	Lafayette
Tom Linka	...	Tape Operator Officer
Hi Border	...	Waitress
Christy Harrell	...	Joe Snappers Girl #1
Dawn Morgan	...	Joe Snappers Girl #2
Peggy Vesperman	...	Joe Snappers Girl #3
Eddie Frierson	...	Memphis DeeJay
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Sarkisian	...	Goon

Directed by
Roger Nygard

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lloyd Keith		writer
Scott Nimerfro		writer (as Lloyd Keith)
Roger Nygard		writer

Produced by
W.K. Border	....	producer
Thomas Calabrese	....	line producer
Takashige Ichise	....	executive producer (as Taka Ichise)
Aki Komine	....	producer
Michael Leahy	....	co-producer
Joel Soisson	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Walter Werzowa

Cinematography by
Mark W. Gray

Film Editing by
Dawn Hoggatt		(co-editor)
Roger Nygard

Casting by
Mark Tillman

Production Design by
Anthony R. Stabley

Art Direction by
Bryan Felty
Teresa Visinare

Set Decoration by
Lisa K. Sessions

Costume Design by
Wendy Benbrook

Makeup Department
Kenneth Michael Beck	....	hair stylist
Roberta Greenwood	....	assistant hair stylist
Roberta Greenwood	....	assistant makeup artist
Constance Hall	....	hair stylist
Constance Hall	....	key makeup artist
Pamela Roth	....	assistant hair stylist
Pamela Roth	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Thomas Calabrese	....	unit production manager
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Buhai	....	assistant director: second unit
Thomas Burke	....	first assistant director
Matthew Morris	....	second unit director
Josh Oliver	....	second assistant director
Robin Solo	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Joe Arnold	....	on-set dresser
Chris Davis	....	set dresser
Brendan C. Fenton	....	set dresser
Clifford Lane	....	property master (as Cliff Lane)

Sound Department
Charles Bono	....	boom operator
Al Decker	....	sound designer
Kurt Kassulke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Linden	....	sound designer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound supervisor
Larry Scharf	....	sound mixer
John Taylor	....	boom operator
Knox White	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Erich Martin Hicks	....	special effects
Don Power	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Phillip Giles	....	digital effects supervisor
Jamison Scott Goei	....	digital animator

Stunts
Chino Binamo	....	stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunt coordinator
Dan Bradley	....	stunt coordinator
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunts
Doug Coleman	....	stunts
George B. Colucci	....	stunts
Scott Alan Cook	....	stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Red Horton	....	stunts
Brett A. Jones	....	stunts
Tatsuro Koike	....	stunts
Frank Laufi	....	stunts
Leo Lee	....	stunts
Will Leong	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Irving E. Lewis	....	stunts
Dyanna Lynn	....	stunts
Dennis Madalone	....	stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunts
'Wild' Bill Mock	....	stunts
Michael Papajohn	....	stunts
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts
Rex Pierson	....	stunts
Laurence Todd Rosenthal	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Gregg Smrz	....	stunts
Erik Stabenau	....	stunts
Chuck Waters	....	stunts
James Waters	....	stunts
Danny Wong	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Antle	....	electrician
Kelly Baldwin	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Lisa Bonaccorso	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Dan Burback	....	key grip
Scott Connor	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Patrick Conrad	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jon 'Scooter' Cousins	....	best boy grip
Erik Done	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Harris Done	....	director of photography: second unit
Scott Edelstein	....	gaffer: second unit
Anne Gentling	....	second assistant camera
Martin Hall	....	gaffer: second unit
Jerry Hill	....	Steadicam operator
Joe Hill	....	key grip: second unit
Brad Knopf	....	best boy electric
Sheri Lane	....	still photographer
Carlos Montaner	....	gaffer: second unit
Ben Ormand	....	camera loader
Anthony Q. Palmer	....	grip
Eric 'Jetson' Pfoutz	....	first assistant camera
Alan M. Rowe	....	gaffer: second unit
Lou Rubsamen	....	dolly grip
Anthony 'Spike' Simms	....	gaffer
Eric Zudak	....	electrician
Steve Zvorsky	....	electrician

Casting Department
Janiene Kuri	....	casting assistant
Debe Waisman	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christina Mongini	....	wardrobe supervisor
Damita J. Roldan	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Damita Roldan)

Editorial Department
Carrie Ansell	....	assistant editor
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Kirk M. Morri	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Melanie Miller	....	music clearance coordinator

Transportation Department
Dan O. Wiseman	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Chad Ferrin	....	production assistant
Howard Flaherty	....	stand-in
Jennifer Getzinger	....	script supervisor
Andrew Mark Leary	....	set production assistant
Ron Schmidt	....	production coordinator
Ron Cosmo Vecchiarelli	....	assistant production coordinator
Matthew Woody	....	location manager

Production Companies

• NEO Motion Pictures
• Ozla Productions

Distributors

• Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
• Blam Inc.

Also Known As:

Back to Back: American Yakuza 2

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence.

Runtime:

86 min | Argentina:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS-Stereo

Certification:

Argentina:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | UK:18 | Finland:K-16 (video premiere) | Germany:18 | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

NEO Motion Pictures

Movie Connections:

References "Star Trek" (1966)

Soundtrack:

Reep The Seeds

One of the best movies nobody saw

What do you get when you cross Robert Rodriguez with a little bit of John Woo? Answer: Back to Back!!!

This movie is GREAT(much better than American Yakuza I). I saw this movie in Indonesia where it was playing in an obscure kinda cinema. I didn't expect anything and it totally blew me away. It's funny to say the least. You can see that it's low budget but you don't care. The script is great and the characters are over the top. I especially liked the Elvis lovin' Yakuza. I don't understand why Roger Nygard hasn't been noticed yet by any big Hollywood studio.

Overall a good script with some great dialogue and good acting from everybody especially Danielle Harris and even Michael Rooker. So go rent this movie!!!