Cover Story (2002)

User Rating:

3.8/10   

Director:

Eric Weston

Writer:

Ron Base (writer)

Release Date:

17 September 2002 (Spain)

Genre:

Thriller

Tagline:

Her Biggest Story Might Be Her Last!

Plot:

An ambitious magazine editor gets too caught up in a high-stakes sex scandal and is framed for murder.

Cast

Jason Priestley	...	JC Peck
Elizabeth Berkley	...	Samantha Noble
Costas Mandylor	...	Kevin Dodd
JR Bourne	...	Mark Peck
Joey DePinto	...	Detective Joe Sacco
Diego Diablo Del Mar	...	Ben Stamp
Doug MacLeod	...	Nate Jakow (as Douglas MacLeod)
Chris Nannarone	...	Dominic Graza
Andy Maton	...	Richie Graza
Femi Adeniyi	...	D.A. Goodin
Lorette Clow	...	Blair Albright
Brian Gromoff	...	Judge Rigdy
Anna Okuszko	...	Julie Albright
Mary Salardino	...	Julie (voice)
Brian Stollery	...	Dr. Bruce Kearn (as Brain Stollery)
Dan Payne	...	Uniformed Cop
Paul Dunphy	...	Reporter
Peter Lamarr	...	Charlie, the Doorman
John Rajala	...	Boxing man
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Valerie Migneault	...	Model (uncredited)

Directed by
Eric Weston

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ron Base		writer

Produced by
Diane Daou	....	executive producer
Michael Frislev	....	producer
Chad Oakes	....	producer
Tony Vincent	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mike Shields

Cinematography by
John P. Tarver		(as John Tarver)

Film Editing by
Paul Mortimer

Casting by
Aaron Griffith
Louise Mackiewicz

Art Direction by
Pat Goettler

Set Decoration by
Laura Cuthill

Makeup Department
Emanuela Daus	....	key makeup artist
Caroline Dehner	....	hair stylist
Teryl Thompson	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Darin Wilson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Anthony Hart	....	trainee assistant director
Matthew Kershaw	....	second assistant director
Pierrette Pretty	....	third assistant director
Richard Worden	....	first assistant director
Ettore Zito	....	second unit director

Art Department
James Dobbie	....	assistant property master
James A. Hosick	....	on-set dresser
Michelle Kearns	....	assistant set decorator
Bob Luft	....	set dresser
Jonas Owens	....	lead dresser

Sound Department
Per Asplund	....	sound recordist
Gary A. Bruckner	....	sound effects editor
Hugo DeLaCerda	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Laratta	....	sound designer
Frank Laratta	....	sound supervisor
Jason Lawrence	....	dialogue editor
Eliah Matthew	....	boom operator
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Paul Sharpe)
Beau Shiminsky	....	sound effects editor
Max Wawruck	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Robert Sheridan	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Kirk Jarrett	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Skene	....	stunt double
Jodi Stecyk	....	stunts
Cam Sutherland	....	stunt double: J.C.

Camera and Electrical Department
T.C. Chapman	....	gaffer
Roch Daigle	....	key grip
Tim Dutchak	....	rigging gaffer
Chris Gay	....	rigging grip
Steve Giroux	....	dolly grip
James Jenkins	....	best boy grip
Chris Large	....	still photographer
Mick Lipohar	....	first assistant camera
Rob Turko	....	best boy electric
Curtis Williamson	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lorna English	....	wardrobe set supervisor

Editorial Department
Shelley Bakus	....	first assistant editor
Dana Neville	....	color timer

Music Department
Beau Shiminsky	....	music engineer

Transportation Department
Tim Blair	....	transportation coordinator
Bruce McGregor	....	driver: cast
Lee Sorken	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Michael Matthew Barker	....	photo double
Greg Bernstein	....	legal services
R.W. Brinson	....	creative consultant
Viola Cli	....	accounting clerk
Hudson Cooley	....	production coordinator
Andrea D'Amours	....	stand-in
Peter Gurr	....	security coordinator
John Lacroix	....	production accountant
Leslie Maynes	....	assistant accountant
Tanya Merzak	....	assistant to executive producer
Cory Powell	....	production assistant
Marla Touw	....	assistant production coordinator
Lazlo Uhrik	....	location scout
Scott Whitman	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Aladdin Entertainment
• Cover Story Films

Distributors

• Alpha Media (2007) (China) (video) (VOD/IPTV)
• First Look International
• Movie Central Network
• Skouras Films

Special Effects

• Title House Digital

Other Companies

• Jet Music Inc.  music production
• Original Conforming Services  negative cutting
• Sharpe Sound Studios  re-recording mixing
• Sync Spot Digital Audio Post  sound design

Also Known As:

Ambition fatale (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence.

Runtime:

Brazil:92 min | USA:96 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Company:

Aladdin Entertainment

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Samantha takes pictures of JC, the camera P.O.V. shot uses a tele lens. However, on the following shot we see Samantha taking photos... with a pocket camera!

Quotes:

Samantha Noble: Remember, people, celebrities are not your friends. After they get what they want, they won't even return your call.

Atrocious Casting

Elizabeth Berkley's acting was possibly the worst thing about the movie. No way could she ever come across as being a real editor. The other characters are shallow at best and leave the viewer unable to care about any of them. The plot line is average and, with a decent cast, would have raised my vote to average. The movie is characterized as being suspense but since the characters are so poorly acted, the viewer will probably hope that they all get killed before the film is over.

I see that 11% of the votes were 10's which could only have been friends and relatives of the actors. Truly horrible acting.