Vanishing Point (1997) (TV)

Director:

Charles Robert Carner

Writers:

Malcolm Hart (story)
G. Cabrera Infante (earlier screenplay)
(more)

Release Date:

7 January 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Romance

Plot:

When his wife goes into a troubled labor while he is on the road over 1200 miles away James Kowalski...

Plot Keywords:

Muscle Car | Radio Program | Eagle | Flashback Sequence | Pregnancy

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Viggo Mortensen	...	Jimmy Kowalski
Christine Elise	...	Raphinia Kowalski
Steve Railsback	...	Sergeant Preston
Rodney A. Grant
Peter Murnik	...	Gilmore
James MacDonald		(as James G. MacDonald)
Paul Benjamin
Geno Silva	...	Mike Mas
John Doe	...	Sammy
Peta Wilson	...	Motorcycle girl
Keith David	...	Warren Taft
Jason Priestley	...	The Voice
Debra Sharkey	...	Producer
Ari Barak	...	Dr. Nazrin
Frank Roman	...	Hernando
Steven Elkins	...	Dave
Kimberly Guerrero	...	Connie (as Kimberly Norris)
Don Collier	...	Sheriff
Robert Neches	...	Colonel
Travis Middleton	...	Customer
Guy Atchley	...	CNN Reporter
Gene Hartline	...	Old Trooper
Christopher J. Tuck	...	Young Trooper (as Chris Tuck)
Fr. Seamus Crossan	...	Priest
Charles Young	...	Official #1
Mike Rauseo	...	FBI Agent #1
Kathryn Kellner	...	FBI Agent #2
Richard Meek	...	FBI Pilot #1
Rick G. Geiger	...	FBI Pilot #2
John Becker	...	Utah Pilot (as John E. Becker)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Randy Hale	...	Boyfriend
Stephanie Sikes	...	FBI Agent #3
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	...	Agent Brown (uncredited)
Daniel Frank Webster	...	Reporter with Minicassette Recorder (uncredited)
Seth D. Webster	...	ENG Cameraman (uncredited)

Directed by
Charles Robert Carner

Writing credits
Malcolm Hart		(story) (as Malcom Hart)
G. Cabrera Infante		(earlier screenplay) (as Guillermo Cain)
Charles Robert Carner		(teleplay)

Produced by
Melanie Bell	....	associate producer
Alan C. Blomquist	....	executive producer
Tarquin Gotch	....	supervising producer
Bob Lemchen	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
James Verboort

Cinematography by
Daryn Okada		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Marc Leif

Casting by
Victoria Burrows

Production Design by
John Myhre

Set Decoration by
Andrew Bernard

Costume Design by
Sharen Davis

Makeup Department
Deborah Ann Piper	....	hair stylist
Cheryl Voss	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Neil Lundell	....	unit production manager
Art Schaeffer	....	unit production manager (as Art Schaefer)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Randall Badger	....	first assistant director
Steve Battaglia	....	second second assistant director
Jeff Okabayashi	....	second assistant director
Richard Oswald	....	second assistant director
Michael Zimbrich	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jacqueline Alpers	....	assistant art director
Daniel Boxer	....	lead man
Bill Garber	....	greensman
Terry Haskell	....	property master
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator
Terry Kempf	....	propmaker
John M. Oswald	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
David C. Eichhorn	....	supervising sound editor (as Dave Eichhorn)
Tim Philben	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Richard Rodgers)
James Thornton	....	sound

Special Effects by
Eddie Surkin	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Al Magliochetti	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Robert Carlsen	....	stunts
Matt McBride	....	stunts (as Matthew McBride)
Hershel McGriff	....	stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts	....	stunts (as Jimmy Roberts)
Danny Rogers	....	stunts
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	....	stunts (as Ronnie Rondell)
R.A. Rondell	....	stunts
Michael Runyard	....	stunt coordinator (as Mike Runyard)
Steve Vandeman	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
John Boccaccio	....	first assistant camera
Michael Goi	....	director of photography: second unit
Mike Hodges	....	key grip
Mansur Johnson	....	grip
Benjamin Minot	....	assistant camera
Benjamin Minot	....	camera operator
Maliz van Ooyen	....	second assistant camera
Jeff Zucker	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Jean Scoccimarro	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Blanca Garcia	....	costumer
Dana Kay Hart	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
John A. Barton	....	assistant editor (as John Barton)
Bruce Pearson	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Jody Kreinbrink	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Alicia Accardo	....	script supervisor
Jeff Aghassi	....	location manager
Liz Wartenberg Brown	....	production coordinator (as Liz Brown)
P.J. Connelly	....	location manager (as P.J. Connolly)
Toni Cyan	....	production assistant
Matt Gatson	....	key production accountant
Justin Kreinbrink	....	production assistant
Cindy Hundt	....	crew (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox Television Network
• Westgate Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
• Fox Network (1997) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2002) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• Chrysler Corporation  production services
• Echo Film Services Inc.  sound editing

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Tucson, Arizona, USA

Company:

Fox Television Network

Trivia:

A mission (church) shown near the beginning of the movie is "Mission San Xavier del Bac", near Tucson, Arizona.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Several shots show the police scanner in Kowalski's car as he is listening to the police talk about him. The scanner's LED lights are shown blinking. In this mode a police scanner is silent since it is "scanning" frequencies. If the scanner were receiving a police transmission only one LED would be lit steadily.

Movie Connections:

Remake of Vanishing Point (1971)

Proves that someone in Hollywood has a screw loose

Why would anyone in their right mind want to re-make "Night of the Hunter"(1955), "From Here to Eternity"(1953), or "Vanishing Point"(1971)?

And if they felt compelled to remake one of these timeless classics, why would they go out of their way to make it some damn hokey?

There is none of the high energy music, devil-may-care attitude of the original in this tepid film about a guy trying to be at his wife's bedside during a difficult child-birth.

The original was about SPEED. Kowalski was running because of a bet over a handful of Speed. Speed was the essence and the ultimate high in the original. No big motives. No pre-chewed, silly little plot. And no Christian first name-"Jimmy" fer cryin' out loud!

This one is enough to make Paul Koslo (the ORIGINAL young cop) wanna break heads again.