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| Tanya Allen | ... | May | |
| Hart Bochner | ... | Hank Wilford | |
| Fulvio Cecere | ... | Burt McGovern | |
| Gregory Calpakis | ... | Vince (as Greg Calpakis) | |
| Terry Chen | ... | Officer Tom | |
| Garvin Cross | ... | CIA Henchman #1 | |
| Roger R. Cross | ... | Officer Miller | |
| Martin Cummins | ... | Russell Williams | |
| Keith Dallas | ... | Young Man | |
| Linda Fiorentino | ... | Liberty Wallace | |
| Marrett Green | ... | Gary P. Evans - Reporter #2 | |
| Darcy Laurie | ... | Drunk Guy | |
| David Lewis | ... | Businessman | |
| Robert Lewis | ... | Fireman Frank | |
| Brian Markinson | ... | Rex Perry | |
| Suzette Meyers | ... | Marsha L. Peters - Reporter #1 | |
| Chiara Ohoven | ... | Heidi | |
| Steve Pascal | ... | Second in Command | |
| Oliver Platt | ... | Victor Wallace | |
| Shawn Reis | ... | Mel - Bodyguard | |
| Claire Riley | ... | Patron #2 | |
| Ryan Robbins | ... | Fidgety Dude | |
| Jonathan Scarfe | ... | Bill Tollman | |
| Darryl Scheelar | ... | CIA Henchman #2 | |
| Ron Selmour | ... | Dwayne (as Ronald Selmour) | |
| Jeff Seymour | ... | Officer Pritchard | |
| Rekha Sharma | ... | Usherette | |
| Michael David Simms | ... | Sal | |
| Wesley Snipes | ... | Joe | |
| Blake Stovin | ... | Cameraman | |
| Ian Tracey | ... | Mac Munro | |
| Hilda van der Meulen | ... | Emma Alderson (as Hilda Van Der Meulen) | |
| José Vargas | ... | SWAT Officer (as Jose Vargas) | |
| Jerry Wasserman | ... | Wall Street Man | |
| Connor Widdows | ... | Robbie Tyson | |
| Peter Williams | ... | Driver |
Directed by | |||
| Kari Skogland | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Kari Skogland | (written by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Convertino | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Denis Maloney | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jim Munro | |||
Casting by | |||
| Heike Brandstatter | |||
| Coreen Mayrs | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Keith Brian Burns | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Susan Parker | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Johanne Hubert | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Alisa Krost | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jill Bailey | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Clifford Booker | .... | personal hair stylist: Mr. Snipes (as Cliff Booker) | |
| Diana Davison | .... | personal makeup artist: Ms. Fiorentino | |
| Gerald Gibbons | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Shelly Gibbons | .... | assistant hair stylist (as Shelly Jensen-Gibbons) | |
| Maria Gleeson | .... | second assistant makeup artist | |
| Kathy Howatt | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Vito Latrofa | .... | second assistant hair stylist | |
| LaLette Littlejohn | .... | personal makeup artist: Mr. Snipes (as Lalette Littlejohn) | |
| Jacquie Rahal | .... | personal hair stylist: Ms. Fiorentino (as Jacqueline Rahal) | |
| Tricia Winslow | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Michael Paseornek | .... | president of production: Lions Gate | |
| Carl Pedregal | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Tracy Traeger | .... | production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mairzee Almas | .... | first assistant director | |
| Tonya Hartz | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Gordon MacDonald | .... | second assistant director (as Gordon Macdonald) | |
| Sean Osmack | .... | trainee assistant director | |
| Fiona Winning | .... | third assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Darren Allan | .... | painter | |
| Clayton Allen | .... | set dresser | |
| Richard Beech | .... | set dresser | |
| Paul Bingham | .... | key greensman | |
| Justin Bishop | .... | assistant property master | |
| Deanna Bonazza | .... | key scenic painter (as Deana Bonazza) | |
| Niki Charalambopoulos | .... | lead scenic painter | |
| Peter Christian Combe | .... | scenic artist | |
| Doris Deutschmann | .... | assistant art director | |
| Julie Fontaine | .... | lead dresser | |
| Don Greff | .... | draftsman | |
| Eric 'Rico' Hargreaves | .... | lead hand carpenter (as Eric Hargreaves) | |
| Mike Holm | .... | props assistant (as Michael Holm) | |
| Aaron Jordan | .... | construction foreman | |
| Jeff Jordan | .... | carpenter (as Geoff Jordan) | |
| Anu Kiviloo | .... | set decoration buyer | |
| Andy Koessler | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Sandy MacDonald | .... | painter (as Sandy Macdonald) | |
| Jeff MacIntyre | .... | construction coordinator (as Jeff Macintyre) | |
| Roy McGregor | .... | painter (as Roy Macgregor) | |
| Steve Miller | .... | set dresser | |
| Deborah Morriss | .... | painter (as Debra Morris) | |
| Dan Muroe | .... | construction buyer (as Dan Munroe) | |
| Gord Propp | .... | carpenter (as Gordon Popp) | |
| Alejandro Sanchez | .... | carpenter (as Alex Sanchez) | |
| Alejandro Sanchez | .... | construction first aid (as Alex Sanchez) | |
| Jennifer Silvertand | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Lisa Stary | .... | greens laborer | |
| Ken Sullivan | .... | carpenter | |
| Michael Sullivan | .... | painter | |
| Hans Ter Horst | .... | property master | |
| Mike Vaughn | .... | construction buyer | |
| Renata Zaliska | .... | props buyer (as Renata Zaleska) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Amy Amantea | .... | post audio coordinator | |
| Tyler Berrie | .... | foley editor | |
| Tyler Berrie | .... | foley mixer | |
| Lisa Doyle | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Thom 'Coach' Ehle | .... | consultant: Dolby Laboratories | |
| Amy Giammarco | .... | post audio supervisor | |
| Dean Giammarco | .... | adr mixer | |
| Dean Giammarco | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Dean Giammarco | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Sarah Hedar | .... | assistant post audio coordinator | |
| Shane Humphrey | .... | foley artist | |
| Philip Hunter | .... | dialogue editor (as Phil Hunter) | |
| Robert Hunter | .... | foley & adr recordist | |
| Kirby Jinnah | .... | dialogue supervisor | |
| Ken Lee | .... | sound assistant (as Kenny Lee) | |
| Jody Robert Lessard | .... | dialogue assistant | |
| Johnny Ludgate | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Eliah Matthew | .... | boom operator | |
| Maureen Murphy | .... | foley artist | |
| Chris Navarro | .... | adr recordist | |
| Christian Prohom | .... | post-production sound assistant | |
| Kevin Sands | .... | production sound mixer | |
| James Schmidlin | .... | backgrounds editor | |
| Bill Sheppard | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Bill Sheppard | .... | sound supervisor (as Bill 'Otis' Sheppard) | |
| Martyn Smith | .... | post-production sound assistant (as Martyn Maximilian Smith) | |
| Kerry Uchida | .... | sound designer: guns | |
| Rich Walters | .... | adr programmer | |
| Rich Walters | .... | walla programmer | |
| Matt Willoughby-Price | .... | sound assistant | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Allen Benjamin | .... | special effects coordinator (as Al Benjamin) | |
| Paul Benjamin | .... | special effects assistant | |
| Reed Moore | .... | special effects assistant | |
| Rae Reedyk | .... | special effects second assistant (as Ray Reedyk) | |
| Ken Reynolds | .... | special effects assistant | |
| Bob Robinson | .... | special effects first assistant | |
| Cameron K. Smith | .... | assistant armorer (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Eric M. Beaver | .... | digital compositor | |
| Henrik Fett | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Jay Grunfeld | .... | main title animation | |
Stunts | |||
| Ed Anders | .... | stunt actor: SWAT #1 | |
| Brett Armstrong | .... | stunt actor: SWAT #2 | |
| Scott J. Ateah | .... | stunt actor: Police Officer (as Scott Ateah) | |
| Scott J. Ateah | .... | stunt coordinator (as Scott Ateah) | |
| Garvin Cross | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Crystal Dalman | .... | stunt double: Liberty | |
| Randy Lee | .... | stunt performer | |
| Kymberly Sheppard | .... | stunt performer (as Kim Sheppard) | |
| Owen Walstrom | .... | stunt performer | |
Casting Department | |||
| Jennifer Blake | .... | casting assistant | |
| Errin Clutton | .... | casting assistant | |
| Trish Kelly | .... | casting assistant | |
| Melissa Perry | .... | extras casting director | |
| Laura Steuart | .... | extras casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Craig Anthony | .... | personal dresser: Mr. Snipes | |
| Patti Bishop | .... | costumer | |
| Luisa Dalmagro | .... | costumer (as Luisa Dal Magro) | |
| Gerry Gail Endean | .... | truck costumer | |
| Stephanie L. Jones | .... | costumer | |
| Paulette Nelson | .... | on-set costume supervisor | |
| Amanda Paller | .... | costumer | |
| April Poppe | .... | assistant costume designer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Michelle Daricek | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Stephen Downie | .... | second assistant editor | |
| Michael G. England | .... | first assistant editor: Vancouver | |
| Bob Fredrickson | .... | color timer | |
| Frank Moshier | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | .... | negative cutter | |
| Gloria Vela | .... | first assistant editor: Los Angeles | |
Music Department | |||
| Brian Baumont | .... | pro tools operator | |
| Greg Collins | .... | music mixer | |
| Greg Collins | .... | music recordist | |
| Michael Convertino | .... | musician | |
| Michael Convertino | .... | score producer | |
| Joel C. High | .... | music supervisor | |
| Tony Kowalski | .... | musician | |
| Jamie Muhoberac | .... | musician | |
| Bobby Muzingo | .... | musician | |
| Bobby Muzingo | .... | supervising music editor | |
| Brendan Ostrander | .... | music editor | |
| Carmen Rizzo | .... | musician | |
| Rail Rogut | .... | pro tools operator (as Rail Jon Rogut) | |
| Stephanie Urcheck | .... | music coordinator: Lions Gate | |
| Jamie Muhoberac | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
| Bobby Muzingo | .... | composer: additional music (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Reese Alexander | .... | driver: special equipment | |
| Ron Bartrom | .... | driver: honeywagon | |
| Dave Bryant | .... | transportation co-captain (as Dave 'Yukon' Bryant) | |
| Tony Bryant | .... | driver: star trailer | |
| Stanford Davis | .... | personal driver: Mr. Snipes (as Stan Davis) | |
| John J.D. Dryden | .... | personal driver: Ms. Fiorentino (as John 'JD' Dryden) | |
| Jim Farara | .... | driver: hair/makeup/ wardrobe (as James Farara) | |
| Frank Guadagno | .... | driver: director/cast | |
| Tuesday 'T.C.' Hogan | .... | driver: star trailer (as Tuesday Hogan) | |
| Gary Hostad | .... | driver: shuttle | |
| Ron Itterman | .... | driver: cast/shuttle | |
| Robin King | .... | picture vehicle wrangler | |
| Ben Liljedahl | .... | transportation captain | |
| Joe MacEachen | .... | driver: cable truck (as Joe Mceachon) | |
| Tracey Mcleod | .... | driver: shuttle | |
| Rico Rogers | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Gregory Diamond Almas | .... | production assistant: assistant director (as Gregory Almas) | |
| Marie Amenta | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Jennifer Anderson | .... | assistant: Ogden Gavanski | |
| Jennifer Anderson | .... | script coordinator | |
| Mike Atwater | .... | location production assistant | |
| Colin 'Race' Bannon | .... | location production assistant | |
| Raegan Birch | .... | location production assistant (as Reagan Birch) | |
| Galen Bullard | .... | location production assistant | |
| David Chisholm | .... | chef (as Davey Chisholm) | |
| Patrick Conroy | .... | production office assistant | |
| Neil M. Crotier | .... | security | |
| Lori Davis | .... | assistant: Mr. Snipes | |
| Nadia Day | .... | production coordinator | |
| Konrad Dowling | .... | insurance | |
| Paul Duke | .... | chef | |
| Steve Duke | .... | chef | |
| James Duncan | .... | location production assistant | |
| Jim Filippone | .... | aerial coordinator | |
| Brian Flaherty | .... | assistant: Peter Marshall | |
| Natalie Fokes | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Sara Forest | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Steven Forster | .... | chef (as Steve Forster) | |
| Julia Frittaion | .... | unit publicist | |
| Wayne Gaines | .... | security | |
| Tyson Gallagher | .... | location production assistant | |
| Janet Glowa | .... | production office assistant | |
| Alec Gould | .... | production co-accountant | |
| Mike Grace | .... | security | |
| Melanie Haines | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Jeff Harris | .... | consultant: SWAT | |
| Linda-Lisa Hayter | .... | script supervisor | |
| Jeffrey Herd | .... | assistant: Gary Pearl | |
| Tara Howie | .... | production assistant | |
| Richard Jordan | .... | senior vice president of physical operations: Lions Gate | |
| Brian Kingman | .... | insurance | |
| Patrick Kirkland | .... | location production assistant | |
| Don Knodel | .... | location manager | |
| Patrick Kokesch | .... | armorer (as Pat Kokesch) | |
| Nikki Lawder | .... | business and legal affairs assistant: Lions Gate | |
| Betty Lee | .... | production controller: Lions Gate | |
| Danny Lee | .... | business affairs coordinator | |
| Wayne Levin | .... | executive vice president of business affairs: Lions Gate | |
| Robert Lewis | .... | utility reader | |
| Dara Macgowan | .... | location production assistant | |
| Laurie May | .... | senior vice president of business and legal affairs: Lions Gate | |
| Gordon McIntosh | .... | location production assistant (as Gordon Mcintosh) | |
| Tyler McIntyre | .... | location production assistant (as Tyler Mcintyre) | |
| Jane McKernan | .... | production accountant (as Jane Mckernan) | |
| Denis McWilliams | .... | assistant location manager (as Denis Mcwilliams) | |
| Robert M. Melnik | .... | vice president of business affairs: Lions Gate | |
| Darin Mickelson | .... | location production assistant | |
| Rico Mielnicki | .... | trainee assistant location manager | |
| Curtis A. Miller | .... | production coordinator: Lions Gate | |
| Constance Mills | .... | assistant to director | |
| Bettina Tendler O'Mara | .... | product placement | |
| Scott Outhwhaite | .... | location production assistant (as Scott Outhwaite) | |
| Brad Pacaud | .... | key production assistant | |
| Dale Paterson | .... | security | |
| Lance Peverley | .... | extras wrangler | |
| Bob Presner | .... | completion bond | |
| Darren Robertson | .... | playback coordinator | |
| David Rockwell | .... | assistant production accountant | |
| Bob Ryan | .... | security coordinator | |
| Jacqueline Samuda | .... | stand-in: 'Liberty' | |
| Brett Singleton | .... | security | |
| Donna Sloan | .... | vice president of production: Lions Gate | |
| Kevin Stadnyk | .... | armorer | |
| Trevor Steele | .... | extras craft service | |
| Trevor Steele | .... | first aid | |
| Ariane Stevenson | .... | stand-in | |
| Cliff Steward | .... | security | |
| Rachael Taylor | .... | extras wrangler (as Rachel Taylor) | |
| Brent Thompson | .... | security | |
| Michael Thompson | .... | craft service | |
| Michael Thompson | .... | first aid | |
| Trevor Undi | .... | second assistant production coordinator | |
| Charlyn Ware | .... | director of legal and business affairs: Lions Gate | |
| Brian Weisberg | .... | assistant: Gary Pearl | |
| Scott Witty | .... | stand-in (as Scott R. Witty) | |
Thanks | |||
| Sara Bottfeld | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of | |
| Steve Burkow | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of (as Steven Burkow) | |
| Bill Douglass | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of | |
| Scott Lambert | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of | |
| Victor McGauley | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of | |
| Todd Rubenstein | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of | |
| Denise Shaw | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of | |
| Michelle Stern-Bowen | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of | |
| Robert Stulberg | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of (as Bob Stulberg) | |
| David Wirtschafter | .... | the filmmakers would like to acknowledge the assistance of (as David Wirtshafter) | |
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I always find it difficult to knock independent films since they frequently display a vision or a touch of originality that other more larger budget films do not care for. To make a film is difficult but to make one on such a low budget is almost an ordeal; so independent film-making from my point of view, should always be given some benefits of the doubt as they do not have such a large margin or error to work with. Here, Canadian director Kari Skogland has taken on a fascinating subject matter and attempted to make it into a taught and interesting thriller with a message; unfortunately, he fails to do so on the scale I expect he wanted to.
At a time when the Washington sniper was at large, it seems interesting how this film managed to sneak under the radar the way it did. The film opened in a mere 49 cinemas in Italy and pretty much went straight to DVD in America; bar a film festival premiere in Palm Springs. At a time when Schumacher's Phone Booth (itself being put back due to the Washington sniper) and Moore's Bowling for Columbine attempted to tackle the idea of America's gun obsession, I am surprised Liberty Stands Still was the ghost film that it was. The film is outgoing; giving us two protagonists to map onto: there is Liberty (Fiorentino) who despite being the victim and embodying an innocent persona, is 'guilty' merely for the fact it is her company that made the gun that had Joe's (Snipes) daughter killed by another child. This is an interesting dilemma for the audience: do we side with innocent but on a larger level guilty female or black male victim who has suffered great loss. As far as prioritising its lead characters, Liberty Stands Still does a better job than Phone Booth which gives us the option of: obnoxious everyday man vs. psychopath; but this is just about all Liberty Stands Still does better than Phone Booth.
The film is surprisingly unexciting; maintaining a steady if not unspectacular atmosphere throughout. Its attention to pace and subject matter directly on screen is another area that plods along at a gentile rate. The film's one item of suspense that it would like to think has us on tenterhooks the entire time is in the form of a bomb in a hot dog stand Liberty is ankle cuffed to. Hitchcock once said if there are two men in a room, at a table with a bomb underneath and it explodes, that is action; but if it does not explode, that is suspense. Well, delete 'two men' and replace with 'one woman' and replace 'table' with 'hot dog stand' and you have the premise for this film. Given that quote, the bomb is supposed to have us feeling uneasy and nervy but we are told it is powerful enough to destroy an entire two blocks or something; this raises two questions: If the bomb is detonated at any time during the film, the film ends there and then because I assume that since we're seeing the action in the immediate vicinity of the device; if it does go off the screen would just go black and that's the end. Secondly, I never for one moment got the feeling Joe was a mass-murderer nor would he ever detonate the bomb since he would also be killing himself. Joe is focused on Liberty and the fact she works for the company - he's not interested in everyone else.
So in this sense, the film's main weapon of suspense it has; its 'ace' so to speak is a bit of an anti-climatic Macguffin since you don't get the feeling Joe is as crazy as, say, the sniper in Phone Booth who would have put a round between Farrell's eyes if he'd wanted to. Consequently, when various people wonder up to Liberty like police men or people looking for burgers or indeed Bill (Scarfe) who for some reason gets involved in the game, the atmosphere is anticlimactic: Joe cannot shoot these people because he will give away his position and he won't blow the bomb since the film will end there and then. That said, one such person is shot next to Liberty but the film is so wrapped up in its false knowledge that it has us on the edge of our seats that it doesn't even play out events in a realistic manner to the shooting. Where were the ambulance crews and police cars swarming around; someone maybe rushing to her without her giving so much as a chance to shout at them.
Liberty Stands Still is a film that although has one man stand up against the society that sold the person the gun that killed his daughter, it does not ever give its characters much to speak about. I hate to talk of Phone Booth again but if Farrell's character was being made aware of his sins and being corrected, fair enough since there is evidence to suggest that; here, Joe and Liberty banter about this and that before her husband gets involved and Joe has to shoot some policemen on other roofs. Where wrongs should be made right and characters change, the film beds down into a negotiation situation more than anything else. The film has us believe that no one would notice the gun fire and ricochets that occur at certain times; nor does the film create much atmosphere as the music we hear is of the weird and electronic variety; totally zoning us out of anything we should be feeling. Whilst not a bad film, Liberty Stands Still feels like a genuine missed opportunity; an opportunity that given what was happening in Washington and Columbine at the time, could've changed how American's look at their gun ideas even more than what they eventually did.