Across the Line (2000)

Director:

Martin Spottl

Writers:

Sigal Erez (writer)
Martin Spottl (writer)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Where the American Dream becomes a Nightmare

Plot:

A small-town sheriff falls in love with a Latina illegal immigrant who witnessed a murder on the Texas border. |

Plot Keywords:

Illegal Immigrant | Texas | Wet T Shirt | See Through Panties | Mexican Immigrant

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Brad Johnson	...	Grant Johnson
Sigal Erez	...	Miranda
Adrienne Barbeau	...	Mrs. Randall
Brian Bloom	...	Walt Dernin
J.C. Quinn	...	Harmon
Marshall R. Teague	...	Ty Parker Johnson (as Marshall Teague)
Justin Urich	...	Billy Mercer
Jullian Dulce Vida	...	Jesus (as Julio Dolce Vita)
Carlos Carrasco	...	Franco
Mark Adair-Rios	...	Danny Sanchez
Stephen Spacek	...	Hydstra
Roger Velasco	...	Luciano
Julia Vera	...	Mama
Steve Vinovich	...	John 'Buddy' Randall
Courtney Gebhart	...	Loretta
John Vargas	...	Richard Alvarez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Timothy Dale Agee	...	Briggs
Luis Contreras	...	Timex
Monique Edwards	...	News Anchor
Joshua Gallegos	...	Comandante
Ernest M. Garcia	...	Coyote (as Ernesto Garcia)
Amit Knust	...	Lauro
Natalia Lazarus	...	Reporter #2
Martin Morales	...	Javier
Don William Owen	...	Rob
Tony Perez	...	Pedro
Elise Robins	...	Margaret Johnson
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Boss (as Tom Rosales)
Dave Silva	...	Diamando
Bea Silvern	...	Bess
David Sparrow	...	Reporter #1
Paul Toth	...	Photographer (uncredited)

Directed by
Martin Spottl

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Sigal Erez		writer
Martin Spottl		writer

Produced by
Ami Artzi	....	executive producer
Brian Duncan	....	producer
Sigal Erez	....	co-producer
Alex Hazan	....	executive producer
Peter Levin	....	executive producer (as Peter B. Levin)
Kristin Overn	....	line producer
Niss Savag	....	associate producer
Martin Spottl	....	co-producer
Paul Toth	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Charlie Daniels

Cinematography by
Maximo Munzi

Film Editing by
Ivan Ladizinsky

Casting by
Dean E. Fronk
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Phil Brandes

Art Direction by
Richard Hersey

Costume Design by
Jennifer Chapman
Nancy Diaz
Andrea Rutledge
Jennifer Starzyk

Makeup Department
Polly Lucke	....	key hair stylist
Francie Paull	....	key makeup artist
Ben Simon Salon	....	hair stylist: Ms. Erez

Production Management
Kristin Overn	....	unit production manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neil Daly	....	first assistant director: pick-ups
Michael Ford	....	second assistant director (as Michael P. Ford)
Phillip Charles Mell	....	second second assistant director
Duncan White	....	first assistant director
Stacey Kalkowski	....	first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Dan Gleeson	....	leadman: pick-up crew
Kevin Haddad	....	props assistant
Billy Hahn	....	property master
Valentina Lantigua	....	props assistant
Michael Meier	....	set dresser
Lisa Schlagenhauf	....	props assistant
Johnny Spichter	....	leadman
Cherie M. Tse	....	property master

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	dialogue editor
Leszek Burzynski	....	audio post-production supervisor
Marty Church	....	foley mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Ezra Dweck	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist (as David Fein)
Cormac Funge	....	bg editor
Cormac Funge	....	sound effects editor
Danielle Ghent	....	adr supervisor (as Danielle Fiorello Ghent)
Danielle Ghent	....	dialogue editor (as Danielle Fiorello Ghent)
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor (as Mike Hertlein)
Dean Hovey	....	sound supervisor (as Dean M. Hovey)
Grant Inaba	....	boom operator
Steve Infield	....	foley editor (as Steven Infield)
Tim Song Jones	....	boom operator: pick-up crew (as Tim Jones)
Patrick Kelly	....	sound engineer
Mark McBryde	....	adr mixer
Mark McBryde	....	dialog editor
Pat Toma	....	sound mixer

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	optical element color timer: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunt coordinator (as Chris Doyle)
Armando Guerrero	....	stunts
Terry James	....	stunts
Jimmy Ortega	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
Gilbert Rosales	....	stunts
Cheryl Rusa	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Backes	....	electrician
Toby Birney	....	electrician
John Bratlien	....	electrician
Colin Brown	....	second assistant camera
James L. Conway	....	best boy grip
Manny Duran	....	best boy grip: pick-up crew
Dexter Eneriz	....	gaffer
Richard Esquivel	....	grip
Nate Foll	....	grip: pick-up crew
Marc Gates	....	best boy electric
Fausto Grajeda	....	grip: pick-up crew (as Fausto Grageda)
Gaylan Andrew Hussain	....	key grip: pick-up crew (as Gaylan Hussain)
Joel T. Johnson	....	best boy electric: pick-up crew
Maxwell Jones	....	still photographer
Matt Landry	....	grip
Gabe Miller	....	gaffer: pick-up crew
Jeff Miller	....	dolly grip
Matthew Minke	....	grip (as Matt Minke)
Todd England Nicodemus	....	key grip
Steve Onodera	....	camera loader
Ralph Pichler	....	first assistant camera
Paul Reyes	....	electrician
Darryl Rue	....	grip
David Schreiber	....	assistant camera: second unit (as Dave Schreiber)
Charles Simons	....	grip
Brett Smith	....	electrician
Jason Talbert	....	grip
Stephen Timberlake	....	director of photography: second unit
Clarissa Weiss	....	electrician (as Clarissa C. Weiss)
Byron Werner	....	electrician
Jeff Fry	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rick Briar	....	casting assistant
Anne Carr	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Saul Escobedo	....	color timer
Chris Kirkpatrick	....	assistant editor
Kevin Locarro	....	additional editor

Music Department
Fran Banish	....	composer: additional music
Bruce Brown	....	musician: The Charlie Daniels Band
David Corlew	....	executive music producer
Charlie Daniels	....	music producer
Charlie Daniels	....	musician: The Charlie Daniels Band
Taz Di Gregorio	....	musician: The Charlie Daniels Band (as Taz DiGregorio)
Bebe Evans	....	music production coordinator
Charlie Hayward	....	musician: The Charlie Daniels Band
Iki Levi	....	additional music producer
Iki Levi	....	composer: additional music
Pat McDonald	....	musician: The Charlie Daniels Band
Chris Wormer	....	musician: The Charlie Daniels Band

Transportation Department
Morris Aroesti	....	driver
Ben Barsky	....	driver
Gregory Blum	....	driver (as Gregory Bluhm)
Andy Brokmeyer	....	driver
Freddy G. Ceballos	....	driver (as Fred Ceballos)
Dave Coleman	....	driver (as David Coleman)
Ken Day	....	driver: camera car
Pablo Gonzalez	....	driver
Curt Larson	....	transportation captain
Larry Levine	....	driver
Michael Locke	....	transportation coordinator (as Mike Locke)
Rick Locke	....	driver
J.R. Martinez	....	driver
Sonny Martinez	....	driver
David 'Bear' Ortiz	....	driver (as David Ortiz)
Benjamin Rivera	....	driver
Manuel Ruiz	....	driver
Lew Strong	....	driver

Other crew
Jorge Alverez	....	production assistant
Darcie Baker	....	production coordinator
Timothy Brearton	....	assistant: Mr. Spotte
Joan Carroll	....	script supervisor
Michael Hartman	....	location manager
Edwin Hopson	....	production assistant
Stephen Koncelik	....	production assistant
Tom Mitchell	....	production assistant: pick-up crew
Paula Morelock	....	assistant production coordinator
Randolph Paul	....	legal service
Henry Penner	....	publicist
Dave Richardson	....	production assistant
Stephanie Smith	....	production assistant: pick-up crew
Adam Susman	....	key set production assistant
Chris Swinney	....	craft service
Chris Swinney	....	medic
Paul Toth	....	assistant to producers
Mike Tristano	....	weapons master

Thanks
Andy Axel	....	very special thanks
Coco Becker	....	very special thanks
Marcella Bowell	....	very special thanks
Rob Bowell	....	very special thanks
Jim Brearton	....	very special thanks
Shridar Chandram	....	very special thanks
Frank Comas	....	very special thanks
Rob Combi	....	very special thanks
Jacquie Corbelli	....	very special thanks
Joseph D'Agosta	....	special thanks
Alain Dalva	....	special thanks
Nina Davis	....	special thanks
Benny Delao	....	special thanks
Frances Delao	....	special thanks
Brent Delehey	....	very special thanks
T.G. Diamonds	....	very special thanks
Gordon Dixon	....	special thanks
Jane Donovan	....	very special thanks
Dave Driscoll	....	very special thanks (as David Driscoll)
John Duffy	....	very special thanks
Bruce Duncan	....	very special thanks
Ellen Duncan	....	very special thanks
Glenn Duncan	....	very special thanks
Jimmy Duncan	....	very special thanks
Lynn Duncan	....	very special thanks
Maeve Duncan	....	very special thanks
Bethany Dwyer	....	special thanks
Bogdan Dziurzynski	....	very special thanks
Robert Ehling	....	special thanks
Scott Eilers	....	special thanks
John Engleman	....	very special thanks
Etti Ezra	....	special thanks
Dan Garlick	....	very special thanks
Brian Gaul	....	very special thanks
Larry Gunn	....	very special thanks
Abe Guzman	....	special thanks
Mimi Harris	....	very special thanks
Phil Harrison	....	very special thanks
Paul Harris	....	very special thanks
Heno Havens	....	special thanks
John Hawkins	....	very special thanks
Dave Hennessey	....	very special thanks
Janna Hogan	....	very special thanks
Sean Hogan	....	very special thanks
Edwin Hopson	....	very special thanks (as Ed Hopson)
Volney Howard	....	special thanks
Joy M. Iannotta	....	very special thanks
Eric James	....	special thanks
Karan Johar	....	special thanks
Diana Jovin	....	very special thanks
David Kitchens	....	special thanks
Kojava Ezra Knust	....	very special thanks
Werner Knust	....	very special thanks
Peter Leth	....	special thanks
Nelly Lide	....	special thanks
Bobby Long	....	special thanks
John Long	....	special thanks
Barbara Marr	....	very special thanks
Scott Marr	....	very special thanks
Marty Martinson	....	very special thanks
Monica Martinson	....	very special thanks
Thomas M. McCallister	....	very special thanks
Kevin McCusker	....	very special thanks
Darren Moorman	....	very special thanks
David Mott	....	very special thanks
Renee Noto	....	very special thanks
Hayden O'Brien	....	very special thanks
Margo O'Brien	....	very special thanks
Junichi Ohta	....	very special thanks
John Parker	....	very special thanks
Paul Perez	....	special thanks
John Phillips	....	special thanks
Christopher Plunkett	....	very special thanks (as Chris Plunkett)
Kim Plunkett	....	very special thanks
Joe Quigley	....	special thanks
Dave Raff	....	very special thanks
Jane Raff	....	special thanks
Jo Raff	....	very special thanks
Katherine Raff	....	special thanks
Chris Redpath	....	very special thanks
Frank Richards	....	special thanks
Mario Rolla	....	very special thanks
Nora Rolla	....	very special thanks
Erin Rowe	....	special thanks
Rudy Ruano	....	very special thanks
Niss Savag	....	very special thanks
Andrea Shomer	....	special thanks
Steve Soble	....	very special thanks
Jim Spence	....	special thanks
Martin Spottl	....	very special thanks (as Martin L. Spottl)
Andrew Sugerman	....	special thanks
Christine Suh	....	special thanks
Barbara Taicner	....	very special thanks
Ted Taicner	....	very special thanks
Jen Thomas	....	very special thanks
Taylor Thomas	....	very special thanks
Cameron Thor	....	special thanks
Larry Thornburgh	....	very special thanks
Magdalena Toth	....	special thanks
Paul Toth	....	very special thanks
Elena Trump	....	special thanks
Mario Vazana	....	special thanks
Robert Waldau	....	very special thanks
Russ Ward	....	special thanks
Lawrence Whittamore	....	very special thanks
Steve Wilson	....	special thanks
Mike Ye	....	very special thanks
Ted Young	....	very special thanks
Boyd Zantanelli	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• High Water Films

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

California, USA

Company:

High Water Films

Soundtrack:

The Siren Song

A decent film about border crossing troubles

Seeing this film as a pre-screener for a film festival, I'm in no way connected to this film, which seems to be the suspicious case with the previous two comments, especially the one from Texas. Not because of where it was from, but in the virtual press release that it seems to be.

This film is a well made potboiler, with good performances all around, although my suspicions about the lead actress not necessarily being the best one they could find (I do freelance casting) were confirmed when i saw she co-wrote and co-produced the film. She's good, but I'm sure someone else could have been better. (Take note, Mr.Skin.com! She ain't shy.)

The story held me, and Brad Johnson is extremely good. Hey Hollywood, get him a new TV series or TNT western! And get Brian Bloom one, too. (An excellent villain.) But if you're gonna use Charlie Daniels on the soundtrack and give him a main credit, give him more than the title song. (If he wrote the score, it could have done with a little less Mexican guitar during the shootout scene. A little cliched.)

And how the heck did Adreienne Barbeau agree to such a nothing role? (I won't give it away why it's so short.) I just cast an indie film with star talent attached, and I'm amazed they got her to do such a small role. (Cowboy)hats off to the casting director!

If anyone sees this in a video store, it's a good 97 minutes to spend. If you see it at a film festival, you could do worse. If you see it at a theater, don't expect greatness. Just a well done good vs. evil film making you root for the hero, and hiss the bad guys.