The Saint (1997)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Phillip Noyce

Writers (WGA):

Leslie Charteris (character)
Jonathan Hensleigh (story)
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Release Date:

4 April 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Romance | Sci-Fi | Thriller

Tagline:

Cunning. Devious. Dangerous. Treacherous.

Plot:

Simon Templar has no real family, no real home and Simon Templar isn't even his real name. Yet Simon Templar ...

Plot Keywords:

Fusion | The Saint | Disguise | Energy | Thief

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Val Kilmer	...	Simon Templar
Elisabeth Shue	...	Dr. Emma Russell
Rade Serbedzija	...	Ivan Tretiak
Valeri Nikolayev	...	Ilya Tretiak (as Valery Nikolaev)
Henry Goodman	...	Dr. Lev Botvin
Alun Armstrong	...	Inspector Teal
Michael Byrne	...	Vereshagin, Tretiak's Aide
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	President Karpov (as Evgeny Lazarev)
Irina Apeksimova	...	Frankie (as Irina Apeximova)
Lev Prygunov	...	General Sklarov (as Lev Prigunov)
Charlotte Cornwell	...	Inspector Rabineau
Emily Mortimer	...	Woman on Plane
Lucija Serbedzija	...	Russian Prostitute
Velibor Topic	...	Skinhead
Tommy Flanagan	...	Scarface
Yegor Pozenko	...	Scratchface
Adam Smith	...	Young Simon Templar
Pat Laffan	...	Catholic Priest
Verity Dearsley	...	Agnes
Michael Marquez	...	Boy in Orphanage
Lorelei King	...	TV Reporter
Alla A. Kazanskaya	...	Old Russian Lady
Ronnie Letham	...	Old Russian Man
Tusse Silberg	...	Prostitute's Mother
Peter Guinness	...	Frankie's Curator
Stefan Gryff	...	President's Aide
Malcolm Tierney	...	Russian Doctor
Stephen Tiller	...	Russian Policeman
Christopher Rozycki	...	Russian Chief of Police
Etela Pardo	...	President Karpov's Wife
Nikolai Veselov	...	Red Square Tramp
David Schneider	...	Rat Club Comedian
Oxana Popkova	...	Ilya's Girlfriend
Agnieszka Liggett	...	Rat Clubparty Girl
Lidija Zovkic	...	Rat Club Beauty
Alexander Tiutin	...	Russian Colonel (as Alexander Tutin)
Vadim Stepashkin	...	Russian Soldier
Ravil Isyanov	...	Tretiak Guard
Aleksandr Kadanyov	...	Tretiak Security Guard (as Alexander Kadanyov)
Petar Vidovic	...	Tretiak's Builder
Susan Porrett	...	Orphanage Nun
Cliff Parisi	...	Pub Waiter
Richard Cubison	...	Customs Officer
Tony Armatrading	...	Customs Officer
Benjamin Whitrow	...	Chairman at Oxford
Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	Young Student
Kate Isitt	...	Student #2
Barbara Jefford	...	Academic Woman
Sean O'Kane	...	Running Student
Lucy Akhurst	...	Policewoman
Nigel Clauzel	...	Marine Guard
Eric Loren	...	Embassy Official
William Hope	...	State Department Official
Michael Cochrane	...	Cold Fusion Broker
Ginny Holder	...	Jamaican Video Girlfriend
Akiko	...	Japanese Video Girlfriend
Melissa Knatchbull	...	English Video Girlfriend
Caroline Lee-Johnson	...	Private Hotel Receptionist (as Caroline Lee Johnson)
Roger Moore	...	Voice on Car Radio (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Pentti Halonen	...	Russian State Treasurer (uncredited)
Yana Yanezic	...	Drug Addict (uncredited)

Directed by
Phillip Noyce

Writing credits (WGA)
Leslie Charteris		(character)
Jonathan Hensleigh		(story)
Jonathan Hensleigh		(screenplay) and
Wesley Strick		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert S. Baker	....	executive producer
David Brown	....	producer
Robert Evans	....	producer
Paul Hitchcock	....	executive producer
Lis Kern	....	associate producer
William J. MacDonald	....	producer
Mace Neufeld	....	producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Phil Meheux

Film Editing by
Terry Rawlings

Casting by
Elisabeth Leustig
Patsy Pollock

Production Design by
Joseph C. Nemec III		(as Joseph Nemec III)

Art Direction by
Alan Cassie		(supervising art director)
Nick Palmer
Lucy Richardson
Leslie Tomkins		(supervising art director) (as Leslie W. Tomkins)

Set Decoration by
Peter Young

Costume Design by
Marlene Stewart

Makeup Department
Paul Engelen	....	supervising makeup artist
Eithne Fennel	....	supervising hair stylist (as Eithné Fennell)
Betty Glasow	....	hair stylist (as Elizabeth A. Glasow)
Debbie Gower	....	makeup artist: Russia second unit (as Deborah Gower)
Desne J. Holland	....	hair stylist: Ms. Shue (as Desne Holland)
Desne J. Holland	....	makeup artist: Ms. Shue (as Desne Holland)
Vera Mitchell	....	hair designer: Mr. Kilmer
Vera Mitchell	....	wig maker: Mr. Kilmer
Meg Speirs	....	makeup artist
Elizabeth Yianni-Georgiou	....	hair stylist: Russia second unit

Production Management
Roman Borodaev	....	assistant unit manager: second unit, Russia
Sergei Gurevich	....	production manager: Russia main unit
Steve Harding	....	unit production manager (as Steven Harding)
Aleksei Karpushin	....	assistant unit manager: Russia
Lidia Lukes	....	unit manager: Russia
Branko Lustig	....	additional unit production manager
Kirill Minkovetsky	....	assistant unit manager: Russia
Alexander Nakhimson	....	unit manager: Russia
Kieron Phipps	....	production manager: Russia main unit
Michael Polaire	....	additional unit production manager
Eugeni Sokolov	....	assistant unit manager: Russia
Leonid Vereschtchaguine	....	production manager: Russia main unit (as Leonid Vereschagin)
Aleksandr Yakovlev	....	assistant unit manager: Russia

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bernard Bellew	....	second assistant director: Russia
Mike Benson	....	second unit director: UK
Mark Egerton	....	first assistant director: UK
Mark Egerton	....	second unit director: Russia
Simon Emanuel	....	second assistant director: UK second unit
Robert Grasmere	....	second unit director: UK
Trevor Kaye	....	second assistant director: Russia second unit
Yuri Kryuchkov	....	first assistant director: Russia second unit (as Yuri Kruchkov)
Mark Layton	....	second assistant director: UK
Liz Legum	....	third assistant director
Christopher Newman	....	first assistant director: Russia (as Chris Newman)
Gareth Tandy	....	first assistant director: Russia second unit
Keith Young	....	second second assistant director
Alexander Zelenkov	....	first assistant director: Russia

Art Department
Daren Dochterman	....	illustrator (as Daren R. Dochterman)
William Roy Evans	....	assistant construction manager
Charles Ixer	....	property master (as Charles William Ixer)
Nadezhda Kotmina	....	property master: Russia
John Lanzer	....	production buyer (as John E. Lanzer)
Steve Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Vladimir Murzin	....	art director: Russia
David J. Negron Jr.	....	storyboard artist (as David Negron Jr.)
Carla S. Nemec	....	art department coordinator: Russia
Tony Reading	....	supervising art director: Russia (as Anthony Reading)
Rosalind Shingleton	....	set decorator: Russia
Yelena Shkatova	....	set dresser: Russia main unit
Vic Simpson	....	construction coordinator
Bradley Torbett	....	property person
Charles Torbett	....	property master
Jason Torbett	....	property person
Roman Vasiliev	....	set dresser: Russia main unit
Clive Wilson	....	property master: UK second unit
Andy Nicholson	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Adam O'Neill	....	draughtsman (uncredited)
Christian Short	....	set dressing runner (uncredited)
Keith Short	....	sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Ackland	....	adr editor (as Chris Ackland)
Beverley Baker	....	assistant sound editor
Don Banks	....	boom operator
Chris Barnes	....	adr editor
Pat Brennan	....	assistant sound editor
Michael A. Carter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Cleal	....	sound re-recording mixer
Norman A. Cole	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Culverwell	....	assistant sound editor
Pat Gilbert	....	assistant sound editor
Graham V. Hartstone	....	sound re-recording mixer
David John	....	sound: Russia second unit
Marc Lawes	....	assistant adr mixer
Steve Maguire	....	assistant sound editor
Mick Monks	....	assistant foley editor
Peter Musgrave	....	adr editor
William Parnell	....	dialogue editor
Rocky Phelan	....	assistant sound editor
John Poyner	....	adr editor
Larry Richardson	....	assistant sound editor
Bob Risk	....	foley editor
Jim Roddan	....	sound effects editor (as Jim Rodden)
Ivan Sharrock	....	production sound mixer
Jim Shields	....	supervising sound editor
Otto Snel	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kevin Tayler	....	foley recording mixer
Les Wiggins	....	sound effects editor
Sandy Buchanan	....	post-production sound assistant (uncredited)
Richard Pryke	....	assistant re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Michael Werth	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Paul Dimmer	....	special effects technician
John Evans	....	special effects supervisor: Russia main unit
David Eves	....	special effects technician: Russia main unit
George Gibbs	....	special effects supervisor
Carmila Gittens	....	special effects technician
Terry Glass	....	special effects technician
Matthew Horton	....	special effects technician (as Mathew Horton)
Andrew Kelly	....	special effects technician
Dave Knowles	....	special effects technician: Russia main unit (as David Knowles)
Phil Knowles	....	special effects technician (as Philip Knowles)
Digby Milner	....	special effects technician
Robert Nugent	....	special effects technician: Russia main unit
Andrei Pakholkov	....	special effects supervisor: Russia main unit
Peter Pickering	....	special effects technician: Russia main unit
Peter Skehan	....	special effects technician
James Skipsey	....	special effects technician: Russia main unit
David Watkins	....	special effects technician (as Dave Watkins Jr.)
David Watson	....	special effects technician (as David M. Watson)
Barry Whitrod	....	special effects technician: Russia main unit
Gareth Wingrove	....	special effects assistant
Cliff Wallace	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Matthew Alexander	....	computer and video technician (as Matthew Kok)
Richard Briscoe	....	computer graphics artist: Bionics
Craig Chandler	....	digital compositor
Frazer Churchill	....	visual effects designer: Digital Film
Adrian De Wet	....	digital effects: CFC
Chris Gibbons	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Dan Glass	....	visual effects: CFC
Robert Grasmere	....	visual effects supervisor
Tim Grover	....	visual effects editor
Pete Hanson	....	digital effects: CFC (as Peter Hanson)
Ed Hawkins	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Martin Hobbs	....	digital effects producer: Cinesite
Matthew Holben	....	visual effects producer: Digital Film
Lubo Hristov	....	digital effects art director: Cinesite
Matt Johnson	....	digital composite sequence supervisor
Roz Lowrie	....	digital effects: CFC
Peter Menich	....	computer graphics artist: Bionics
Dennis Michelson	....	digital effects: CFC
Mark Nelmes	....	digital effects: CFC
Nigel Nixon	....	computer graphics: Bionics (as Nigel Stanley Nixon)
Charlie Noble	....	visual effects designer: Digital Film
Alison O'Brien	....	digital effects: CFC
Alison O'Brien	....	visual effects producer
Dominic Parker	....	digital effects: CFC
Joe Pavlo	....	digital effects: CFC
Tim Quarman	....	digital input
Paul Riddle	....	visual effects designer: Digital Film
Sandra Roach	....	digital effects: CFC
Sue Rowe	....	senior digital compositor: Cinesite
Ole Dieter Sturm	....	computer graphics artist: Bionics
Courtney Vanderslice	....	production manager: Cinesite
Niki Wakefield	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (as Nicki Wakefield)
Arthur Windus	....	visual effects producer: Digital Film
Eva Wojdat	....	computer graphics artist: Bionics
Aviv Yaron	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Sonia Calvert	....	digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited)
Oliver James	....	research and development (uncredited)
Clare Norman	....	lineup & editorial: Cinesite (uncredited)
Kat Szuminska	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Tim Wellspring	....	visual effects assistant: CFC (uncredited)
Pete Williams	....	scanning and recording manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunt double: Val Kilmer
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
David Cronnelly	....	stunts
Graeme Crowther	....	stunts
Ray De-Haan	....	stunts
Tom Delmar	....	stunts
Sarah Franzl	....	stunts
Steve Griffin	....	stunts
Paul Heasman	....	stunts
Paul Jennings	....	stunts
Gary Powell	....	stunts
Greg Powell	....	stunt coordinator
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunt coordinator: Russia main unit
Lee Sheward	....	stunts
Mark Southworth	....	stunts
Julian Spencer	....	stunts
Anna Stacey	....	stunts
Kevin Hudson	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Derek Lea	....	stunts (uncredited)
Peter Pedrero	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mik Allen	....	second assistant camera: Russia second unit
Sam Barnes	....	second assistant camera
Mike Benson	....	director of photography: Russia second unit
Pete Cavaciuti	....	Steadicam operator: Russia main unit (as Peter Cavaciuti)
Pete Cavaciuti	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Russia main unit (as Peter Cavaciuti)
Vince Clarke	....	rigging electrician (as Vincent 'Bugsy' Clarke)
Vernon Connolly	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Colin Corby	....	camera operator: UK second unit
David Cozens	....	camera loader: "b" camera, Russia main unit
Richard Davies	....	grip: Russia second unit
Sean Evans	....	second assistant camera: UK second unit
Jasper Fforde	....	first assistant camera
Wilf France	....	second assistant camera: Russia second unit
Robert Freeman	....	first company grip
Kenny Groom	....	first assistant camera: UK second unit
Ray Hall	....	grip: Russia second unit
Brian Harris	....	camera operator: Russia second unit
Martin Hume	....	camera operator: Russia second unit
Simon Hume	....	first assistant camera: Russia second unit
Tony Jackson	....	camera operator
Terry Lou Lewis	....	chief lighting technician: UK second unit
Viktor Lonek	....	video assist: Russia second unit
Alan Martin	....	chief lighting technician: Russia second unit
Steve Mcleod	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Stephen McLeod)
Stephen Morley	....	still photographer (as Stephen F. Morley)
Roger Pearce	....	camera operator
Terry Potter	....	chief lighting technician
Gary Romaine	....	camera grip
Howard Smith	....	Steadicam operator (as Howard J. Smith)
Gary Spratling	....	camera focus: "b" camera, Russia main unit
Tony Spratling	....	director of photography: UK second unit
Bob Stilwell	....	first assistant camera: Russia second unit
Alex Thomson	....	additional photographer
David Worley	....	camera operator: UK second unit
Colin Corby	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Adam Dale	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Adam Dale	....	aerial director of photography (uncredited)
Danny Espey	....	practical electrician (uncredited)
Alan Grayley	....	electrician (uncredited)
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Adam Lee	....	electrician (uncredited)
Anatoliy Neznanov	....	electrician (uncredited)
Luke Palmer	....	clapper loader (uncredited)
George Richmond	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography (uncredited)
Jonathan 'Chunky' Richmond	....	second assistant camera: enhancement photography (uncredited)
Gordon Segrove	....	focus puller: underwater unit (uncredited)
Chyna Thomson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, additional photography (uncredited)
Alf Tramontin	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Tammo van Hoorn	....	clapper loader: additional photography (uncredited)
Joshua Van Praag	....	camera trainee (uncredited)
Marc Wolff	....	pilot: camera plane and camera helicopter (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sarah Beardsall	....	casting associate: UK
Susan Brown	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Mercedes Kelso	....	casting assistant (as Mercedes Danforth)
Tamara Odintsova	....	casting: Russia main unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Charlotte Couchman	....	wardrobe assistant
Brenda Donoho	....	costumer: Mr. Kilmer
Ralph Holes	....	assistant costume designer
Natalya Ivanova	....	costumer: Russia main unit
Steven Kirkby	....	wardrobe supervisor
Christopher Lawrence	....	wardrobe supervisor
Marcus Love-McGuirk	....	wardrobe assistant
Ann Taylor	....	assistant costume designer
Ros Ward	....	wardrobe assistant
Colin Wilson	....	wardrobe: Russia second unit
Lisa Lovaas	....	costume supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Susan French	....	assistant film editor
Tim Grover	....	first assistant editor
Marianne Jenkins	....	assistant film editor
Kim Norris	....	negative cutter
Mike Stainer	....	color timer (as Michael Stainer)
Paul Swinburne	....	assistant film editor
Steve Maguire	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
George Acogny	....	music supervisor
John Bell	....	orchestrator
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Chris Dibble	....	score mixer
Chris Dibble	....	score recordist
Brian Eno	....	song producer: "Dead Man Walking"
Vic Fraser	....	music preparation
Nick Ingman	....	orchestrator
Simon Manley	....	assistant music editor
Joe E. Rand	....	music editor
Graeme Revell	....	orchestrator
Liz Schrek	....	music production coordinator
David Snell	....	conductor
Graham Walker	....	music production supervisor
Brian Williams	....	music designer
Allan Wilson	....	conductor
Rolf Wilson	....	orchestra leader
Mark Tucker	....	assistant scoring engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Nigel Birtchnell	....	unit driver
Kelly Browning	....	transportation coordinator: Russia main unit
George Andrews	....	unit driver (uncredited)
Ian Clarke	....	vehicle technician (uncredited)
David Rosenbaum	....	unit driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Margaret Adams	....	production coordinator
Libbie Barr	....	script supervisor
Michael Binns	....	assistant: Mr. Evans
Anastasia Biryukova	....	assistant auditor: Russia main unit
Anastasia Biryukova	....	interpretor: Russia main unit
Linda Bowen	....	assistant accountant
Bob Bridges	....	video effects coordinator
Chris Brock	....	location manager
Tania Clarke	....	production assistant
Mark Davies	....	production assistant: Phillip Noyce
Kathy Day	....	assistant: Mr. Neufeld
Andrew Eio	....	computer/video effects supervisor
Kate Garbett	....	contact: London
Kate Garbett	....	production secretary
Jonathan Goldman	....	production assistant: Mr. Noyce
Nicky Gregory	....	unit nurse
Sallie Anne Hard	....	assistant: Mr. Kilmer
Robin Higgs	....	location manager
Sherri Hopeman	....	assistant: Mr. Evans
Andy Hopkins	....	remote head technician: Russia (as Andrew Hopkins)
Rustam Ibragimbekov	....	consultant: Russia
Jayne Issott	....	assistant accountant
Marianne Jenkins	....	assistant production coordinator: Russia main unit
Aleksei Karpushin	....	assistant locations: Russia main unit
Rory Lerman	....	assistant: Mr. Neufeld, UK
Lidia Lukes	....	assistant: Mr. Hitchcock
Eugene Mallove	....	cold fusion technical consultant
Simon Marsden	....	location manager: Russia main unit (as Simon J. Marsden)
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Alexander Nakhimson	....	location manager: Russia main unit
Rebecca Peters	....	video coordinator
Tatiana Petrenko	....	Russian advisor to Mr. Noyce: Russia main unit
Ellen Pinchuk	....	production coordinator: Russia main unit
Stefano Priori	....	production accountant: Russia main unit
Kate Sakharova	....	production secretary: Russia main unit
Adam Samuelson	....	louma crane technician
Bill Sansom	....	supervising rigger (as William Sansom)
Patric Scott	....	publicist
Brian Shemmings	....	health officer
Brian Shemmings	....	safety officer
Ann Simpson	....	script supervisor
Mike Smith	....	production accountant
Eugeni Sokolov	....	assistant locations: Russia
Charlie Somers	....	floor runner (as Charles Somers)
Alan Steele	....	assistant accountant
Paul Stentiford	....	armorer
Lisa Vick	....	script supervisor: UK second unit
Hazel Waite	....	assistant production coordinator
Doris Wood	....	assistant: Mr. Brown
Stephanie Zessos	....	associate: Mr. Noyce
Vladimir Zheleznikov	....	production coordinator: Russia main unit
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services (uncredited)
Barbara Berkery	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Michele R. Boissiere	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Richard Di Sabatino	....	technical electronic surveillance advisor (uncredited)
Dean Hood	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Pauline Hume	....	title designer (uncredited)
Cynthia LaPointe	....	post associate to Val Kilmer (uncredited)
Vera Obolonkina	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dmitriy Stroyev	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mal Tobias	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Nikita Mikhalkov	....	special thanks
D.L. Taffner	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Rysher Entertainment (in association with)
• Mace Neufeld Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1997) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2000) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Cinema International (1997) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (1999) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (199?) (USA) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP)

Special Effects

• Bionics (computer graphics and synchronization equipment)
• Cinesite (digital effect/services)
• Computer Film Company, The (CFC) (digital effects)
• Digital Film (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Pinewood Studios  movie studio
• 1st Unit Caterering  catering in Russia
• 2020 Casting  background casting
• Angels & Bermans  costume supplier
• Apple Computer  special thanks
• Arion Facilities  dailies telecine transfers
• Asylum Models & Effects  saint penknife manufactured by
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Baltschug Kempinski Hotel  special thanks
• Cable News Network (CNN)  pre-recorded videotape supplied by
• Canali  select wardrobe for Val Kilmer provided courtesy of
• Celtic Films  special thanks
• Earles Court and Olympia  special thanks
• Flying Pictures  aerial coordination
• General Screen Enterprises  titles and opticals
• Halcyon Hotel  special thanks
• HarperCollins Publishers  "Shelley: The Pursuit" by Richard Holmes published by
• Harrow School  special thanks
• Ibrus Ltd.  Russia main unit production services provided by
• Igifox Enterprises  Russia main unit production services provided by
• Lansdowne Studios  music recorded at
• Lansdowne Studios  music score mixed at
• Lays International  transport supplier
• Lee Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Location Facilities  transport supplier
• London Metropolitan Orchestra, The  music performed by
• Louma UK  louma crane provided by
• Moscow Aerostar Hotel  special thanks
• Omnibus Press  "Skinhead" by Nick Knight published by
• Oxford University  special thanks
• Paramount British Pictures  additional production services provided by
• Pekkaniska Oy  Moscow plane & crane hire
• Pinewood Studios  re-recording facilities
• Pinkertons  security in Russia
• Range Rover  special thanks
• Reuters Television Library  additional footage supplied by
• SEGA Amusements Europe Limited  special thanks
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Studios CTS  music recorded at
• Studios CTS  music score mixed at
• Three-T  Russia main unit production services provided by
• Virgin Records  soundtrack
• Volvo  Simon Templar's C-70 coupe courtesy of
• Wescam USA  wescam provided by

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for action violence, brief strong language, some sensuality and drug content.

Runtime:

116 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color (Rankcolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Ireland:12 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Foreign Affairs Ministry building, Moscow, Russia

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

This film uses the classic 'Saint' theme tune that, though often thought of as starting with the 1960's television show, actually began in the 1930's and 1940's RKO Saint films and appeared in the radio show with _Vincent Price (I)_. This theme tune, having appeared in numerous post 1960's television adaptations of the Saint, serves as one of the most frequently and longest lasting theme tunes of a media franchise.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Emma and Simon meet in England (after Moscow), there is a flipped shot where Simon's mole and Emma's scar swap sides on their faces.

Quotes:

Simon Templar: Allow me to introduce myself. My name is August Christopher. I was named for St. Augustan, who coined my favorite phrase, 'Give me chastity and give me constancy, but do not give it yet.'

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 1st Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1997) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Atom Bomb

Pleasantly surprised

Maybe my expectations were too low going in after reading a slue of terrible reviews, but I thought it was a good solid movie and very entertaining. Val Kilmer was great in his disguises and rolls. Elisabeth Shue was attractive as ever and played her part well. The movie kept on a continual pace, and kept the action and suspense throughout. There were a few things I thought were lame and it got a little unrealistic at times, but all in all it was a good solid movie. Maybe even a good action / romance date movie. If you haven't seen it (as I hadn't until today), give it a try. It has action, suspense, romance, and a little comedy thrown in for good measure. It runs in at just about 2 hours long, so long enough to get a good plot, some twists & turns and yet not bore you. There will always be people that pick plot holes in movies and just love proving that it's road kill. If you're one of those people, maybe you should stay away, but if you want a good entertaining popcorn movie it's worth a watch.