Nightwatch (1997)

Director:

Ole Bornedal

Writers (WGA):

Ole Bornedal (film Nattevagten)
Ole Bornedal (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

17 April 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

He's the prime suspect in a terrifying mystery. The police are after him and so is the murderer.

Plot:

Ewan McGregor plays a law student who takes a job as a night watchman at a morgue. He begins to discover...

Plot Keywords:

Morgue | Student | Suspect | Murder | Paranoia

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Ewan McGregor	...	Martin Bells
Patricia Arquette	...	Katherine
Josh Brolin	...	James Gallman
Lauren Graham	...	Marie
Nick Nolte	...	Inspector Thomas Cray
Brad Dourif	...	Duty Doctor
Alix Koromzay	...	Joyce
Lonny Chapman	...	Johnson, Old Watchman
Erich Anderson	...	Newscaster
Scott Burkholder	...	College Professor
Michael Matthys	...	Guy in Pub
Alison Gale	...	Girlfriend of Guy in Pub
Robert LaSardo	...	Pub Thug
Mongo	...	Pub Thug
Candy Ann Brown	...	Female Paramedic
Michelle Csitos	...	Prostitute
Lennie Loftin	...	Man in Theater
Bradley Gregg	...	Theater Actor
Nicholas Sadler	...	Theater Director
Jeff Davis	...	Stagehand
Nicholas Cascone	...	Male Paramedic
Ben Skorstad	...	Helicopter Pilot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anais Evans	...	Leanne
Larry Cedar	...	Waiter (uncredited)
John C. Reilly	...	Deputy Inspector Bill Davis (uncredited)

Directed by
Ole Bornedal

Writing credits (WGA)
Ole Bornedal		(film Nattevagten)
Ole Bornedal		(screenplay) and
Steven Soderbergh		(screenplay)

Produced by
Cary Granat	....	executive producer
Daniel Lupi	....	line producer
Michael Obel	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joachim Holbek

Cinematography by
Dan Laustsen		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sally Menke

Casting by
Richard Pagano		(as Rick Pagano)

Production Design by
Richard Hoover

Art Direction by
Kathleen M. McKernin
Adam Scher

Set Decoration by
Brian Kasch

Costume Design by
Louise Mingenbach

Makeup Department
Jackie Caydam	....	special effects administrator: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Debra Denson	....	makeup artist
Janet Evaschuck	....	special effects technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Steve Johnson	....	special makeup effects
Leon Laderach	....	special effects technician: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Leonard MacDonald	....	prosthetic makeup artist: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Kenny Myers	....	prosthetic makeup supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Kenny Myers	....	special makeup effects
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	prosthetic makeup department head: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist
Linda Kay Rendina	....	assistant makeup artist
Richard Snell	....	prosthetic makeup artist: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Sean Taylor	....	special effects production coordinator: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Matt Ullman	....	special effects production assistant: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Brian Walsh	....	special effects production assistant: Steve Johnson's XFX, Inc.
Gigi Williams	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Craig Markey	....	production manager
Richard Potter	....	executive in charge of production
Andrew Rona	....	executive in charge of production
Pamela Winn-Barnett	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tia Ardran	....	second assistant director
Lisa Campbell	....	first assistant director
Fred Mandel	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
George Atamian	....	set dresser
George Capetanos	....	on-set dresser: reshoots
Harry Conrad Chitwood	....	construction coordinator
Lisa De Alva	....	property mistress: second unit
Paul Dowler	....	lead man
Kristen Gassner	....	set decorating buyer
Steve Joyner	....	property master
Martin Milligan	....	props
Portia Perry	....	paint foreman
Julie Smith	....	on-set dresser
Timothy Main	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Richard McConnell	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Paul Berolzheimer	....	sound effects editor
Paul Berolzheimer	....	special sound effects design
Stephanie Flack	....	supervising dialogue editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Dana Gustafson	....	foley editor
David Halbert	....	boom operator
Stephen Halbert	....	sound
Bruce M. Honda	....	foley engineer
Nino Jacobsen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nicholas James	....	sound effects editor
Steve Kohler	....	dubbing recordist
Charles Maynes	....	sound effects editor
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
D. Chris Smith	....	sound effects editor
Ben Wilkins	....	sound editor
Ben Wilkins	....	sound effects editor
Linda Yeaney	....	first assistant sound editor
William Jacobs	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Tim Rakoczy	....	sound intern (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Vincent Montefusco	....	special effects supervisor: 2nd unit-pyro/mech/PT
Dale Newkirk	....	special effects
Beecher Tomlinson	....	special effects foreman (uncredited)

Stunts
Marla Casey	....	stunt double
Cliff Cudney	....	stunt coordinator
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steven A. Adelson	....	Steadicam operator
Steven A. Adelson	....	camera operator
Keith A. Hascher	....	lighting technician
Nathan Hathaway	....	best boy electric
Bob Ivanjack	....	key grip
David Lee	....	gaffer
George Maxwell	....	lighting technician
Darren Michaels	....	still photographer
Sean Hunter Moe	....	camera loader
Al Patt	....	dolly grip
William Robinson	....	assistant camera
Tim Soronen	....	best boy grip
Taylor Evan Sparks	....	electrician
John 'JW' Warner	....	grip
Robert Zuckerman	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Dixie Webster	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Gering	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Joseph M. Caracciolo	....	assistant editor
Melissa Carter	....	assistant editor
Rod Dean	....	editorial consultant
Robert Lattanzio	....	second assistant editor
Katie Mack	....	assistant editor
Bob McMillian	....	color timer
Joel C. Peterson	....	post-production assistant
Tatiana S. Riegel	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Marco Beltrami	....	composer: additional music
John Houlihan	....	music supervisor
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Marvin R. Morris	....	assistant music editor
John O'Brien	....	composer: additional music
David Sabee	....	orchestra contractor
Micki Stern	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Glenn Knowlton	....	driver
Leo Stefanos	....	transportation dispatcher

Other crew
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer
Tyrone D. Dixon	....	assistant accountant
Holly Dorff	....	adr voice
Eileen Malyszko Lee	....	production coordinator
Michael Matus	....	set medic
Tracy Lee McGrath	....	production executive
Melanie Miller	....	assistant production coordinator: re-shoots
Cynthia Phillips	....	first assistant accountant
Kelly Snyder	....	production accountant
Jayne-Ann Tenggren	....	script supervisor
Todd Williams	....	projectionist

Production Companies

• Dimension Films (presents)
• Michael Obel Productions

Distributors

• Dimension Films (1998) (USA) (theatrical)
• Filmes Castello Lopes (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1998) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Líder Films (1999) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (199?) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (199?) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (1998) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2002) (UK) (TV) (BBC2)
• Dimension Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• MCP Video (199?) (Germany) (VHS)
• Prem'er Video Fil'm (Russia) (VHS)
• Premiere Digital (Russia) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2000) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (1999) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Walt Disney Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Yorin (2003) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Steve Johnson's XFX (prosthetic effects)
• Wildgrass Productions (mechanical special effects)
• XIX (special effects make-up)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Sound  re-recording facilities
• Cinelease  lighting
• Creative Cafe  sound services
• Filmové Studio Barrandov  music recording studio
• Imaginary Forces  title sequence
• Pacific Title  opticals

MPAA:

Rated R for strong, morbid violence, language, sexuality, and some drug content.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Philippines:R-18 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Chile:18 | France:-12 | Germany:16 | Japan:R | Netherlands:16 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

The black and white picture of the guy on death row in the cabin is the same one used in the original version of this movie (Nattevagten (1994)).

Quotes:

Katherine: You had strange dreams last night.
Martin Bells: I did?
Katherine: Mmm. You were breathing really heavily. Kept kicking your legs and moaning.
Martin Bells: You sure we weren't having sex?
Katherine: Pretty sure. Yeah.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Zulu Late Night, Live!: (#1.1)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Happy Birthday to You

A great Thriller, that doesn't let loose until the very

This Movie is thrilling as hell. Ewan plays a great Matrin, who spends his vacation working as a nightwatch in a morgue, but the deads, his friend James, some whores and the Police make his nights, he intended to spend learning, to a horrifying theater, where, until the end, you don't know who is the bad, and who is the good. I say thumbs up!