Exit Wounds (2001)

User Rating:

5.2/10   

Director:

Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writers (WGA):

John Westermann (novel)
Ed Horowitz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

16 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

What Can Two Men Do Against A Gang Of Crooked Cops? Whatever It Takes.

Plot:

Orin Boyd, a tough cop in an inner-city precinct discovers a web of dirty cops and corruption.

Plot Keywords:

Heroin | Corrupt Cop | Vice President | Jail | Partner

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Steven Seagal	...	Orin Boyd
DMX	...	Latrell Walker
Isaiah Washington	...	George Clark
Anthony Anderson	...	T.K. Johnson
Michael Jai White	...	Lewis Strutt
Bill Duke	...	Chief Hinges
Jill Hennessy	...	Annette Mulcahy
Tom Arnold	...	Henry Wayne
Bruce McGill	...	Frank Daniels
David Vadim	...	Matt Montini
Eva Mendes	...	Trish
Matthew G. Taylor	...	Useldinger
Paolo Mastropietro	...	Parker
Shane Daly	...	Fitz
Drag-On	...	Shaun Rollins
Jennifer Irwin	...	Linda, Anger Management Therapist
Daniel Kash	...	Rory
Quancetia Hamilton	...	Housewife
Rick Demas	...	Jail Guard
Jason Stephens	...	Lab Tech
Peter Kosaka	...	Lab Tech
Christopher Lawford	...	Vice President (as Chris Lawford)
Noah Danby	...	Terrorist Leader
Shakira Harper	...	Static Waitress
Eduardo Gómez	...	Father
Yanira Contreras	...	Mother
Mario Torres	...	Jose
Jenny Celly	...	Maria, Hostage Girl
Rothaford Gray	...	Norris
Dean McKenzie	...	Carlson (as Dean Monroe McKenzie)
Thomas Seniuk	...	Secret Service Agent (as Tom Seniuk)
Bobby Johnson	...	Secret Service Agent
Neville Edwards	...	Secret Service Agent
Arnold Pinnock	...	Alan Morris
Gregory Vitale	...	Gregory
Shawn Lawrence	...	O'Malley
John Ralston	...	Mulcahy's Date
Simon Kim	...	Thug (as Simon 'Tiger Twins' Kim)
James Kim	...	Thug (as James 'Tiger Twins' Kim)
Shekib Ahmad Foroughi	...	Thug
Ekundayo Odesanyo	...	Thug
Christopher Oster	...	Thug
Naomi Gaskin	...	Mrs. Clark
Phillip Jarrett	...	SWAT Team Member
Michael Boisvert	...	SWAT Team Member
John McConnach	...	SWAT Team Member
Moses Nyarko	...	SWAT Team Member
Eldridge Hyndman	...	SWAT Team Member
Elio Campbell	...	Cop
Mark Williams	...	Cop
Stormm Bradshaw	...	Stormy
Shannon Jobe	...	Stripper
Kym Kristalie	...	Stripper
Peter Walsh	...	Ducati Guy
Gary Johnston	...	Anger Management Group Member
Joe Alberico	...	Anger Management Group Member
Stone Conway	...	Anger Management Group Member
Barrington Bignall	...	Anger Management Group Member
Greg Zajac	...	Anger Management Group Member
Ed Semenuk	...	Anger Management Group Member
David Boyce	...	Anger Management Group Member
Jaime Estrada	...	Anger Management Group Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Birman	...	Kidnap Driver (uncredited)
DTeflon	...	Swat Team Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Andrzej Bartkowiak

Writing credits (WGA)
John Westermann		(novel)
Ed Horowitz		(screenplay) and
Richard D'Ovidio		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Dan Cracchiolo	....	producer
John M. Eckert	....	co-producer
Ernest Johnson	....	associate producer
Ernest Johnson	....	co-producer
Joel Silver	....	producer

Original Music by
Damon 'Grease' Blackman
Jeff Rona

Cinematography by
Glen MacPherson		(director of photography) (as Glen Macpherson)

Film Editing by
Derek Brechin		(as Derek G. Brechin)

Casting by
Richard Pagano		(as Rick Pagano)

Production Design by
Paul D. Austerberry		(as Paul Denham Austerberry)

Art Direction by
Arvinder Grewal		(as T. Arv Grewal)

Set Decoration by
Jaro Dick

Costume Design by
Jennifer L. Bryan		(as Jennifer Bryan)

Makeup Department
Rhoda Ancill	....	hair stylist
David Atherton	....	makeup artist: Mr. Seagal
Reeve Cuerrier	....	key hair stylist
Irene Kent	....	key makeup artist
Tim Mogg	....	makeup artist: second unit
Sean Sansom	....	special makeup effects artist
Marlene Schneider	....	makeup artist: second unit
Geralyn Wraith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
John M. Eckert	....	unit production manager
Lars Lehmann	....	unit production manager: Calgary
Charles Rapp	....	production supervisor: preparation
Pasia Schonberg	....	assistant production manager
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Backman	....	trainee assistant director: second unit
Michael G. Burke	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Michael Burke)
Phil Chipera	....	first assistant director: second unit
G. Michael Currie	....	assistant director
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
Raymond J. Duff	....	assistant director
Richard Duffy	....	third assistant director: second unit
Greg Edmunds	....	trainee assistant director
David R. Ellis	....	second unit director (as David Ellis)
Marina Giokas	....	trainee assistant director
Howard Horwitz	....	assistant director: Calgary
John Karmouche	....	daily assistant director
Sara MacDonald	....	second assistant director: second unit
Peter Stolworthy	....	dailies assistant director
Graham Tallman	....	trainee assistant director
Sean Walpole	....	third assistant director: second unit
Pamela Wintringham	....	third assistant director: Calgary
Jonathan Wright	....	second assistant director
Michael Zenon	....	first assistant director
Dion Lam	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Tory Bellingham	....	assistant property master
David Orin Charles	....	on-set decorator
Sheila Church	....	construction office manager
David G. Fremlin	....	first assistant art director
Jon Hunter	....	assistant art director
Michael Huschka	....	property master: second unit
Rupert Lazarus	....	set designer
Aidan Leroux	....	second assistant art director
John Mackenzie	....	construction coordinator
H. Nancy Pak	....	assistant art director
Jeff Poulis	....	property master
Aeschylus Poulos	....	art department coordinator
Reet Puhm	....	key scenic artist
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Kathryn Freund	....	assistant property master: second unit (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Adrian	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Barker	....	assistant sound editor
David Bell	....	cable person
Thom Brennan	....	foley editor
G.W. Brown	....	supervising adr editor
Stephanie Brown	....	assistant sound editor
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer (as David Campbell)
Greg Chapman	....	production sound mixer
Matt Cluett	....	sound transferer
Dane A. Davis	....	sound designer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Julia Evershade	....	supervising sound editor
Stephanie Flack	....	supervising dialogue editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
David Grimaldi	....	foley editor
Eileen Horta	....	dialogue editor
Andrew Lackey	....	supervising foley editor
Noel McIntosh	....	assistant sound editor
David McRell	....	assistant sound editor
Joe Milner	....	sound effects editor: guns
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Johnston	....	sound recordist (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tim Barraball	....	pyrotechnician
Jason Board	....	special effects supervisor
Curtis Brisbois	....	special effects
Paul Brown	....	special effects
Allan Cotter	....	special effects
Joel Crimi	....	special effects
Trevor Cripps	....	special props
Aaron Dinsmore	....	special effects technician
Bob Hall	....	special effects
Rick Hall	....	special effects
Tomas Hartl	....	special effects (as Tomas Hartel)
David Allen Hill	....	special effects (as David Hill)
Kevin Hughes	....	special effects
Frances James	....	special effects
Mike Kavanagh	....	pyrotechnician
Brenda Klassen	....	special effects
Gary Kleinsteuber	....	special effects
Richard Kruk	....	special effects
Arthur Langevin	....	key special effects technician: second unit
Rocco Larizza	....	special effects
Brad Larkin	....	special effects
Steve Lidstone	....	special effects
Drew Longland	....	special effects
John MacGillivray	....	pyrotechnician
Martin Malivoire	....	special effects coordinator
Sam Mujakanovic	....	special effects
Derek Munro	....	special effects
Marcus Rait	....	special effects
Jim Reischl	....	special effects
Peter Sissakis	....	special effects
Barm Smith	....	special effects
Barry Watkins	....	special effects
James Weeks	....	special effects crew: AB crew
Michael Yerex	....	special effects (as Mike Yerex)

Visual Effects by
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor
Brian Freisinger	....	digital artist
Jay Grunfeld	....	main title animation
Richard Kratt	....	digital compositor
Derek Krauss	....	visual effects editor
Marco S. Paolini	....	digital compositor
Barnaby Robson	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel P. Rosen	....	lead compositor
Tommy Tran	....	digital effects artist
Dennis Cooper	....	visual effects coordinator: Manex VFX (uncredited)
Clint Green	....	previz supervisor (uncredited)
David Lipton	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Andres Martinez	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Roger Nall	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Roy T. Anderson	....	stunts
Charles Andre	....	stunts
Brittney Banks	....	stunts
Guy Bews	....	stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunts
Eric Bryson	....	utility stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Randy Butcher	....	stunts
Ron Carothers	....	stunts
Tommy Chang	....	stunts
Shelley Cook	....	stunt double
Shelley Cook	....	stunts
Joe Dodds	....	stunts
Wayne Downer	....	stunts
Jim Dunn	....	stunts
Nicholas Epps	....	stunts
Jim Finkbeiner	....	stunts
Tig Fong	....	stunts
Errol Gee	....	stunts
Jason Glass	....	stunts
Alex Green	....	stunts
Howard Green	....	stunt performer
David Jacox	....	stunts
Brian Jagersky	....	stunts
Blair Johannes	....	stunt double
George Josef	....	stunts
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Chris Lamon	....	stunts
Michael Langlois	....	stunts
Angelica Lisk	....	stunts
Steve Lucescu	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts
Patrick Mark	....	stunts
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Dwayne McLean	....	stunts
Regan Moore	....	stunt rigger
Layton Morrison	....	stunts
Nick Nolan	....	stunts
Joe Okosia	....	stunts
Rick Pearce	....	stunt performer
Derrek Peels	....	stunts (as Derrick Peels)
Fred Perron	....	stunts
Robert Racki	....	stunts
Bryan Renfro	....	stunts
Shawn Robinson	....	stunts
R.A. Rondell	....	stunt coordinator
Kevin Rushton	....	stunts
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
James Ryan	....	stunts (as James Michael Ryan)
Greg Schlosser	....	stunts
Todd Schroeder	....	stunts
John Scott	....	stunts
John Stead	....	stunt performer
David Stinson	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunts
Rebecca Stoneham	....	stunts
John Stoneham Sr.	....	stunts (as John Stoneham)
Bryan Thomas	....	stunts
Peter Weireter	....	stunts
Michael Weis	....	stunts
Geoff Williams	....	stunt performer
Brent Woolsey	....	stunts
Pedro Miguel Arce	....	stunt double: sumo (uncredited)
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt double: Montine (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Johnny Askwith	....	camera operator
Nicole Blanchard	....	second assistant camera
David Breeze	....	gaffer
Julian Chojnacki	....	Steadicam operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	Steadicam operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator
Roger Finlay	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Amanda Goble	....	assistant camera
Mark W. Hindle	....	video playback operator
John Holosko	....	director of photography: second unit
Ernie Kestler	....	additional camera operator: second unit
Patrick King	....	dolly grip
Steve Koster	....	camera operator: Spacecam
Marek Krawczyk	....	co-gaffer
Marek Krawczyk	....	electrician
Marc Lougheed	....	second assistant camera
Ryan McMaster	....	camera operator
Andrew Medicky	....	first assistant additional camera: second unit
Vern Nobles	....	camera operator
Marcus Paletta	....	grip
Gottfried Pflugbeil	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Matthew Pill	....	key rigging grip
David Reppen	....	electrician
Raul Riveros	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Chirayouth Jim Saysana	....	first assistant camera
Sandi Sissel	....	director of photography: second unit (as Sandra Sissel)
Greg Whiteside	....	24 frame video operator
Kit Whitmore	....	camera operator
Nicole Wiwchar	....	assistant camera
Rick Youck	....	best boy electric: Alberta re-shoot
A. David Burleigh	....	video playback assistant (uncredited)
Paul Collins	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Alyson Lockwood	....	casting: extras, Calgary
Sheryl Roberts	....	casting assistant
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kevin Brainerd	....	assistant costume designer
Cori Burchell	....	costume supervisor
Gayle Franklin	....	costume set supervisor: second unit
Trelawnie Mead	....	costume dyer/breakdown

Editorial Department
Mark Eggenweiler	....	assistant editor
Chad Glastonbury	....	assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Neil Greenberg	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Edward Malone	....	assistant editor
Tony Solomons	....	additional editor
David Tarnawsky	....	first assistant film editor: Canada

Music Department
Clifton Anshanslin	....	session musician
Tobias Enhus	....	composer: additional music cue
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Brian Friedman	....	composer: additional music
Zigmund Gron	....	supervising music editor
Barry Hankerson	....	music supervisor
Jomo Hankerson	....	music supervisor
Malcolm Luker	....	scoring mixer
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Fredrik Sarhagen	....	score recordist
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Lee Curreri	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Ramin Djawadi	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Tommy Lockett	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Mark D. Acheson	....	driver: Arizona
Bill Boyd	....	picture car mechanic
Lee Bryan	....	picture car coordinator
Ben Cekuta	....	transportation co-coordinator
Rickey Giallonardo	....	picture car assistant
Jerome Wheeler	....	driver
Bruce McGregor	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Jill Antal	....	assistant accountant: second unit
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Stephanie Lee Berger	....	weapons handler
James Blacker	....	production assistant
Ron Blecker	....	armorer
Leon Thomas Braun	....	production assistant: Calgary
Leslie Cowan	....	production coordinator: Alberta
Coral Dambrauskas	....	craft service first aid
Binh Dang	....	assistant: Mr. Seagal
Fernando DaSilva	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Marco Di Venanzo	....	second location assistant (as Marco 'Ratboy' Di Venanzo)
Larry Eisenman	....	assistant: Mr. Cracchiolo
Jim Filippone	....	aerial coordinator
Jim Filippone	....	aerial coordinator: second unit
Jim Filippone	....	helicopter pilot
John Gaskin	....	production auditor
Pamela Hackwell	....	contact lens technician
Tara Howie	....	production assistant: second unit
Brandon L. Hull	....	production assistant
Dennis Jacobson	....	second assistant accountant
Filomena Jolic	....	third assistant accountant
Gregory Katz	....	assistant location manager
Ryan Keaveney	....	production assistant
Melina Kevorkian	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Michael Kohne	....	key aerial rigger
Steve Kolodziej	....	24 frame computer playback operator
Michael Kruk	....	production assistant
Dion Lam	....	martial arts fight choreographer
Keith Large	....	location manager
Phillip K. Liesemer	....	production assistant
Michael Longfield	....	surveillance coordinator
Susan Marucci	....	script supervisor
Mark McFadden	....	assistant location manager
Catherine McGovern	....	production secretary: Alberta second unit
Zackary Morad	....	assistant: Steven Seagal
Chris Moulson	....	production assistant
Andrea Mullan	....	assisant production coordinator
Sandra Murillo	....	assistant: Mr. Bartkowiak (as Sandra Kilgour)
Mary Petryshyn	....	production coordinator: second unit
Karen Pidgurski	....	unit publicist
Alicia Pleasence	....	assistant production coordinator
Stephen Quadros	....	fight technical advisor
Christina Quast	....	production assistant
Dave Ian Smith	....	fire safety officer
Andy Storey	....	ground supporter
Chris Storey	....	production assistant
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety
Dave Tommasini	....	chief pilot
Michelle Tuella	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Bryan Ulrich	....	assistant: Mr. Silver
Nick Veziris	....	gun wrangler
Peter Weireter	....	technical advisor
Scott Clevely	....	daily production assistant (uncredited)
Ken Goldstein	....	senior auditor (uncredited)
Dan Gosse	....	security officer (uncredited)
Rena Hanover	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Jennifer Stivala	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Village Roadshow Pictures
• NPV Entertainment
• Silver Pictures
• Exit Wounds

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2001) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2001) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Hollydan Works (2003) (Serbia and Montenegro) (DVD)
• Veronica (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• 11:11 Mediaworks
• Digital Filmworks (visual effects)
• Keyframe Digital Productions Inc. (3-D pre-visualization)
• Manex Visual Effects (MVFX) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Blackground Records  soundtrack
• Danetracks  sound post-production
• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Technicolor  color

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexuality/nudity.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #38146) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG (uncut version) | Malaysia:U (cut version) | Finland:K-15 (TV rating) (uncut) | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Canada:18A | Finland:K-18 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | South Korea:18 | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Singapore:M18 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Village Roadshow Pictures

Trivia:

Filming in Toronto was delayed again when David Vadim was arrested and charged with committing a sexual assault on the set.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the happy face helicopter attack sequence on the bridge, trees that are clearly covered in green leaves in some shots are bare in others, and snow is visible along the riverbank in some shots but not in others. This is due to part of the scene being filmed during summer time, and subsequent retakes being shot several months later (see Trivia).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Vice President: Ladies and gentleman, it's a pleasure for me to be here on such a beautiful day, in the great city of Detroit. And I'd love to tell you all to sit back, relax, and enjoy yourselves. I'd love to, but unfortunately, I can't do that. There's a very serious issue that's spiraling out of control in this country...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Making 'Exit Wounds'" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Throw Your Hands Up

Guilty Action Pleasure

Pretty straightforward action flick that is absolutely ridiculous and yet I can forgive it. You see there was nothing I loved more as a child than watching the movie heros fight the bad guys and ultimately take them out to restore peace to the free world. However, somewhere in the mid-90's, these kind of films (which I have appropriately labelled "The Big Dumb Action Movies") became a lost art and gave way to newer more complex action thrillers. In some instances this was for the better and in other instances, let's just say you were left longing for the days of old when Johnny Rambo dashed acrossed a battlefield in the jungle with his extra powerful M-60 machine gun and mowed down some Commie scum. One of the men at the frontline of the old action genre movies was Steven Seagal. His older movies were an action fan's wet dream. They had lots of shooting, lots of brutal fight scenes, and the occasional trademark Seagal staredown. Nevermind the fact that the man couldn't act well even if his children were kidnapped and one of the ransom demands from the kidnappers was for not only $5 million dollars but also for Seagal to play at least one scene in a new movie with a different tone of voice and a different facial expression.

But the entertainment was there and when I saw "Exit Wounds," I was automatically thrown back into the mind of a young boy all over again. Here's a movie that gives an old fan of action exactly what they could ever hope for. Lots of martial arts, lots of great shootouts, and over the top stunts (maybe with a little bit of help from those damn cables and CGI but let us ignore this for the time being). This movie is a lot of fun and I was glad to see Seagal make a return to the kind of movie that people actually will pay to see him in, even if this is just a one time deal for the pony tail sporting Aikdo artist. If it is simple minded action you crave, then you can't go wrong with "Exit Wounds," which is really more of a throwback than anything. When you see the legendary action film veteran Bill Duke on the screen with those crazy eyes, you know you're officially watching a "Big Dumb Action Movie."