Angel Eyes (2001)

Director:

Luis Mandoki

Writer (WGA):

Gerald Di Pego (written by)

Release Date:

18 May 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

The Deeper You Look. The More You Will Find.

Plot:

A mysterious man is drawn to a feisty female police officer and a unusual relationship ensues, as not everything is as it seems.

Plot Keywords:

Police Officer | Mysterious Man | Love | Alone | Mysterious Stranger

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Lopez	...	Sharon Pogue
James Caviezel	...	Steven 'Catch' Lambert (as Jim Caviezel)
Jeremy Sisto	...	Larry Pogue, Sr.
Terrence Howard	...	Robby
Sonia Braga	...	Josephine Pogue
Victor Argo	...	Carl Pogue
Monet Mazur	...	Kathy Pogue
Shirley Knight	...	Elanora Davis
Daniel Magder	...	Larry Pogue, Jr.
Guylaine St-Onge	...	Annie Lambert (as Guylaine St. Onge)
Connor McAuley	...	Max Lambert
Jeremy Ratchford	...	Ray Micigliano
Peter MacNeill	...	Lieutenant Dennis Sanderman
Eldridge Hyndman	...	Jamal
Kari Matchett	...	Candace
Michael Cameron	...	Charlie
Marcello Thedford	...	Peebo
Dave Cox	...	K-Dog
Ron Payne	...	Priest
Paul A. MacFarlane	...	Photographer
Dan Petronijevic	...	Fighting Kid (as Daniel Petronijevic)
Stephen T. Kay	...	Tony Pindella (as Stephen Thomas Kay)
Grant Nickalls	...	Joe
Jim Feather	...	Old Man
Matt Birman	...	Driver
Eric Coates	...	Car Man
Chuck Campbell	...	Young Man
Jeff J.J. Authors	...	Other Young Man (as J.J. Authors)
John Shepard	...	Other Old Man
Stephanie Moore	...	Officer Vanessa
Ron Johnstone	...	Bass Player
Nick Ali	...	Trumpeter
Brian Dickinson	...	Piano Player
Barry Romberg	...	Drummer
Neil Brathwaite	...	Flautist
Kathy Carter	...	Female Cop
Darren Marsman	...	Suspect #2
Brian Jagersky	...	Police Officer #2
Chris Lamon	...	Police Officer #1
Brenda Adams	...	N.D. Pedestrian #1
Don Stockford	...	N.D. Pedestrian #2 (as Donny Stockford)
Matthew Vanhart	...	Fighting Street Kid #2 (as Matthew Van Hart)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rey-Phillip Santos	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Luis Mandoki

Writing credits (WGA)
Gerald Di Pego		(written by)

Produced by
Jellybean Benítez	....	associate producer
Bruce Berman	....	producer
Mark Canton	....	producer
Neil Canton	....	executive producer
Don Carmody	....	executive producer
James A. Holt	....	co-producer
Dawn Miller	....	co-producer
Elie Samaha	....	producer
Andrew Stevens	....	executive producer
Leslie Weisberg	....	associate producer
Benjamin Sacks	....	line producer: reshoots (uncredited)

Original Music by
Marco Beltrami

Cinematography by
Piotr Sobocinski

Film Editing by
Gerald B. Greenberg		(as Jerry Greenberg)

Casting by
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Dean Tavoularis

Art Direction by
Dennis Davenport

Set Decoration by
Enrico Campana

Costume Design by
Marie-Sylvie Deveau

Makeup Department
Mario Cacioppo	....	key makeup artist
Janice Miller	....	key hair stylist
Geralyn Wraith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Eric Bergman	....	post-production supervisor
Nathan Kahane	....	executive in charge of production
Deb LeFaive	....	unit production manager
Andrew Stevens	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff J.J. Authors	....	first assistant director
Darrin Brown	....	second assistant director
Penny Charter	....	assistant director
Marina Giokas	....	daily trainee assistant director
Grant Lucibello	....	second assistant director
Eric S. Potechin	....	assistant director
Spiro Razatos	....	second unit director
Janet Zdyb	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Kasia Adamik	....	storyboard artist
David Best	....	graphic designer
Kirk Cheney	....	construction coordinator
Ann-Marie Ferney-Tellez	....	on-set dresser
Beth Gilinsky	....	art department coordinator
Shannon Hill	....	art department apprentice
Aleksandra Marinkovich	....	third assistant art director
I.R. McEune	....	key scenic artist
Michael Shocrylas	....	set designer

Sound Department
Paul Aulicino	....	first assistant sound editor
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Cawley	....	sound assistant
Marc Deschaine	....	adr assistant
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	dialogue editor
Owen Langevin	....	sound mixer
Lee Lemont	....	adr editor
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Steve Nelson	....	sound effects editor
Panou	....	adr artist
Andy Peach	....	sound recordist
James L. Pearson	....	sound editor
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron Rihel	....	sound recordist
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kim Secrist	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Tim Walston	....	sound designer
Bernard Weiser	....	sound editor
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Richard E. Yawn	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Warren Appleby	....	special effects assistant
Tim Barraball	....	special effects technician
John MacGillivray	....	special effects foreman
Daniel White	....	special effects coordinator (as Danny White)
Derek Liscoumb	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital artist
Gregory Creaser	....	imaging supervisor: Digiscope
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Ralph Maiers	....	composite supervisor
Ralph Maiers	....	lead compositor
Everette Webber	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Ron Bell	....	stunt driver
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer
Maxine Dumont	....	stunt double
Brian Jagersky	....	stunt driver
Chris Lamon	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt driver
Darren Marsman	....	stunt driver: Suspect #2
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt driver
Robert C. Shannon	....	dive supervisor
John Stoneham Jr.	....	utility stunts
Jennifer Vey	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Scotty Allan	....	gaffer: Canada
Sam Bojin	....	best boy: Canada
Dylan Bond	....	additional assistant camera
Craig Bulmer	....	electrician
Roger Finlay	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Mike Harwood	....	electrician
Mike Kirilenko	....	key grip
Robert Lowell	....	additional second assistant camera
Andrew Medicky	....	additional first assistant camera
Rafy	....	still photographer
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip
Peter Rosenfeld	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Benjamin Smith	....	camera loader
Paul Collins	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Andrea Kool	....	casting assistant: Canada
Karen Meisels	....	casting associate
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting
Wendy Weidman	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Linda Petty	....	assistant costume designer
Soo Luen Tom	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Glenn Cocco	....	first assistant editor
Berenicci Hershorn	....	second assistant film editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter
Brigitte Rabazo	....	first assistant editor: Canada
Ron Stanik	....	second assistant film editor

Music Department
Debra Baum	....	executive in charge of music
Jellybean Benítez	....	executive music supervisor
William Boston	....	orchestrator
Darrell Hall	....	music editor
Tom Hiel	....	composer: additional music score
Tom Hiel	....	orchestrator
Michael Lloyd	....	executive soundtrack producer
Michael Lloyd	....	music arranger
Ashley Miller	....	senior director of music: Franchise Pictures
Manish Raval	....	music supervisor
Bart Samolis	....	musician
Walt St. Johns	....	orchestrator
Marc Streitenfeld	....	song editor
Ceiri Torjussen	....	conductor
Ceiri Torjussen	....	orchestrator
Tom Wolfe	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Bill Boyd	....	picture car mechanic
Lee Bryan	....	picture car coordinator
Joseph E. Jones	....	driver: pick ups

Other crew
Sam Alipour	....	assistant: Luis Mandoki
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Tiffany K. Boehmke	....	business affairs executive
Jill Bridgman	....	assistant production coordinator
Christopher Comrie	....	payroll accountant
Don Cornelius	....	location scout
Kristen Figeroid	....	assistant: Mr. Stevens
Michael Gordon	....	assistant to producer
Terry Henderson	....	personal chef: Jim Caveizel
Daniel Horvat	....	first assistant production accountant
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement
John Kirby	....	acting coach: Mr. Caviezel
Lyn Lucibello	....	production accountant
Mark McFadden	....	assistant location manager
Brian McNulty	....	technical research advisor
Brett Miller	....	location production assistant
Jim Miller	....	assistant: Mark Canton
Mark Moore	....	location manager
Harley Pasternak	....	personal trainer
Anne Paynter	....	production coordinator
Eileen Peterson	....	unit publicist
Benjamin R. Reder	....	production counsel
Lina Shanklin	....	script supervisor
Todd Shannon Jr.	....	diving supervisor
Jim Valdez	....	assistant: Andrew Stevens
Ian Watermeier	....	finance coordinator
Cassidy Watkins	....	assistant: Jim Caviezel
Nick Bird	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Franchise Pictures
• Epsilon Motion Pictures (in association with)
• Canton Company, The
• Angel Eyes Productions
• AE Two Film Productions
• Morgan Creek Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Buena Vista International (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (French and German speaking regions)
• Buena Vista International (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical) (Italian speaking region)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• E Stars Films (2003) (China) (TV)
• Eagle Films (2001) (non-USA) (all media)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2002) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• Veronica (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)

Other Companies

• ChefByNite Personal Chef Service  personal chef: Jim Caveizel
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio

Also Known As:

Heart of Town (USA) (working title)
Ojos de ángel (USA: Spanish title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and a scene of sexuality.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:U | South Korea:18 | UK:15 (cut) | South Korea:15 (cable rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA (original rating) | Australia:M (cable rating) | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 (w) | Hong Kong:IIB | Iceland:L | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | USA:R (certificate #38058)

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Franchise Pictures

Trivia:

Jennifer Lopez insisted that the part of Catch be played by James Caviezel even though she didn't even know his name. She had recently been impressed with his performance in The Thin Red Line (1998).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Catch starts to play the trumpet in the bar, the music sounds as if the trumpet is muted even though there appears to be no mute in the instrument.

Quotes:

Sharon Pogue: I need sleep, come back in a month
Catch: Come back, what makes you think I'll come back
Sharon Pogue: I don't know, why are you here?
Catch: I'm here to tell you that when you tell somebody that you're going to be somewhere and that person re-arranges their whole life around for you that you should be a lot more aware and a lot more considerate and also you shoud...
Sharon Pogue: [interrupts] What's in the bag?
Catch: None of your business
Sharon Pogue: You bring coffee?
Catch: You think you deserve coffee?
Sharon Pogue: You bring any food?
Catch: You don't deserve any food, I'll tell you that

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Hello, He Lied & Other Truths from the Hollywood Trenches (2002) (TV)

Soundtrack:

T Bone Intentions

Absorbing, human, and very good characters. *** (out of four)

ANGEL EYES / (2001) *** (out of four)

By Blake French:

Luis Mandoki's "Angel Eyes" begins as a melodramatic tragedy that feels as if it's missing something. Its centerpiece is a love story between an unlikely couple who save each other's lives under different circumstances. At first, the film plays with interesting ideas about fate, love, destiny, mystery, and the past, but does so with stunning blandness. The male lead, James Caviezel, plays Catch, a mysterious character with an absorbing, revealing past. But his inceptive existence switches back and forth between two negative impressions: Catch is either a balmy character, or Caviezel delivers a boring, uninteresting performance. To my pleasant surprise, however, by the time the movie reaches its emotionally effective climax, it proves these original perceptions to be wrong.

Jennifer Lopez stars as a tough Chicago cop named Sharon Pogue. She patrols the crime-ridden South Side of Chicago with her police buddies, including her partner and friend Robby (Terrence Dashon Howard). In the same neighborhood lives Catch-who sleeps in an empty apartment and delivers goodwill to many around him. He wanders around the area as if he is in some kind of existential daze, thus some believe him to be a lunatic, but for most, he appears to be a peculiar but harmless figure.

Both of these characters have undergone deep emotional struggles. The vast majority of the conflict in "Angel Eyes" lies inside the characters. I do not want to give away any of the movie. Therefore, I must be terse in my explanation. Experiencing violence early in her childhood, Sharon has taken a stand against her father's abusive ways and is still paying the price; her entire family disowned her. However, her parents have invited Sharon to an upcoming marriage celebration. Should she attend, forcing her to come to terms with inner demons and face her father for the first time in years?

"Angel Eyes" provides no easy answers for its characters. Sharon's private and public lives are well developed and intriguing. The film gives her a lot of dimension-I especially like her family related aspects. I will not reveal any more information about Catch; based on the advertisements, his different people will have different expectations of his identity. By explaining anymore about him, I risk giving away a large portion of the movie. Although the film does not contain startling identity twists or surprising ninety degree turns, it is very deliberate about what information is revealed at what time-thus the lack of information in the beginning. "Angel Eyes" deserves to reveal itself on a full scale, rather than me giving its plot away right here and now.

Luis Mandoki has a certain knack with directing love stories that disclose their plot at the perfect moment. In 1999, his film "Message in a Bottle" examined another troubled soul coming to terms with his future. He does the same kind of thing with "Angel Eyes." "He's keeping a lid on his demons as Sharon does with hers, explains Mandoki about the character's behaviors. "It's only when they fall in love and then risk losing that love that they are forced to examine who they really are, present and past."

Screenwriter Gerald DiPego creates character's who connect with the audience. The story is about "the conflict between isolation and connection," says DiPego. "We become isolated because we're afraid of opening up to each other, especially these days. On the other hand, there's a longing inside of us to connect. I think our salvation lies in keeping connected."

As "Angel Eyes" concludes, each of the two character's has come to terms with their troubles and past. What they discover, I will leave up to you to find out. This is an uncommonly absorbing picture because we believe these characters live in our world, not in face their most private and deepest fears, and, although nothing is truly solved by the end of the movie, for Sharon and Catch, for better or worse, their problems become a different, more fulfilling internal battle. some movie fantasy. So often movies end with a fluffy, soft attitude for their characters-but not in "Angel Eyes."