The House on Turk Street (2002)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Bob Rafelson

Writers (WGA):

Dashiell Hammett (story)
Christopher Canaan (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

25 October 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Music | Thriller

Tagline:

...goes unpunished.

Plot:

While doing a friend a favor and searching for a runaway teenager, a police detective stumbles upon a bizarre band of criminals about to pull off a bank robbery.

Plot Keywords:

Robbery | Detective | Runaway | Bank | Police Detective

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Samuel L. Jackson	...	Jack Friar
Milla Jovovich	...	Erin
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Tyrone (as Stellan Skarsgard)
Doug Hutchison	...	Hoop
Joss Ackland	...	Mr. Quarre
Grace Zabriskie	...	Mrs. Quarre
Jonathan Higgins	...	David Brewster
Shannon Lawson	...	Amy
Robert Welch	...	Willy
Francis X. McCarthy	...	Bank Manager
Noël Burton	...	Mr. Leeds (as Noel Burton)
Roberto Blizzard	...	Man Mowing Lawn
Shawn Roberts	...	Passer-by
Terence Bowman	...	Mail Carrier
Robert Brewster	...	Fish & Chip Store Owner (as Bob Brewster)
Peter Blascke	...	Motorcycle Cop (as Peter Blaschke)
Jennifer Seguin	...	Drive-thru Woman (as Jennifer Séguin)
Larry Day	...	Customs Captain
Andrew Campbell	...	OPP Officer #2
Carole B. Thomas	...	Teller (as Carole Bureau)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tony Calabretta	...	Cadillac Owner (uncredited)
Joris Jarsky	...	Rudy Jones (uncredited)
Richard Jutras	...	Clarevoyant (uncredited)
John Sanford Moore	...	Weatherman (uncredited)
Emily VanCamp	...	Connie (uncredited)

Directed by
Bob Rafelson

Writing credits (WGA)
Dashiell Hammett		(story)
Christopher Canaan		(screenplay) and
Steve Barancik		(screenplay)

Produced by
David E. Allen	....	executive producer
Barry M. Berg	....	producer (as Barry Berg)
David Braun	....	producer
Jan Fantl	....	executive producer
Reinhild Gräber	....	supervising producer: Apollo Media
Frank Hübner	....	executive producer
Herb Nanas	....	producer
Sam Perlmutter	....	producer
Julian Rémillard	....	executive producer
Maxime Rémillard	....	producer
André Rouleau	....	producer (as Andre Rouleau)
Michel Siry	....	line producer
Matthew Keene Smith	....	associate producer
Peter Hoffman	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Peter Hoffman	....	producer (uncredited)
Steve Markoff	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Jeff Beal

Cinematography by
Juan Ruiz Anchía		(director of photography) (as Juan Ruiz-Anchía)

Film Editing by
William S. Scharf		(as William Scharf)

Casting by
Scot Boland		(as Scott Boland)
Victoria Burrows

Production Design by
Paul Peters

Art Direction by
Jean-Andre Carriere		(as Jean-André Carrière)

Set Decoration by
Alain Clouatre		(decorator) (as Alain Clouâtre)
Roger Martin		(decorator)

Costume Design by
Mary Claire Hannan

Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist: Samuel L. Jackson (as Allan Apone)
Francine Gagnon	....	key makeup artist
Corald Giroux	....	key hair stylist
Catherine Lahaye	....	makeup artist (as Catherine La Haye)
Jonathan Lavallée	....	special makeup effects artist
Adrien Morot	....	special effects makeup supervisor
Gérard Royer	....	hair stylist
Robert L. Stevenson	....	hairdresser: Samuel L. Jackson (as Robert Stevenson)

Production Management
Bruno Barrière	....	assistant unit manager: first crew
Eric Bergman	....	post-production manager: Los Angeles
Francis Choquette	....	unit manager: second crew
Stéphane Fréchette	....	unit manager: first crew
Denis Lemieux	....	assistant unit manager: second crew
Carole Mondello	....	unit production manager
Geoffrey Patenaude	....	post-production supervisor: Montreal (as Geoffroy Patenaude)
Michael R. Sloan	....	post-production supervisor: Los Angeles (as Michael Sloan)
Rudolf Kurz	....	production supervisor: ApolloMedia (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Olivier Chouinard	....	second assistant director
Kathleen Hamel	....	third assistant director
Eric Raby	....	trainee assistant director (as Éric Raby)
Florence-Léa Siry	....	trainee assistant director
Don Terry	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Serge Archambault	....	head scenic painter
Joao Baptista	....	swing gang #1
Youri Beaulieu	....	carpenter
Félix Bélanger	....	head carpenter
Pascal Bélanger	....	carpenter
René Bolduc	....	carpenter
Gilles Boucher	....	carpenter
Renée Boulais	....	scenic painter
Michel Bousquet	....	carpenter
Jocelyn Charbonneau	....	swing gang #2 (as Jocelin Charbonneau)
Antoine Connoly	....	scenic painter (as Antoine Connolly)
Brigitte Côté	....	scenic painter
Daniel Dallaire	....	carpenter
Jean-Pierre David	....	swing gang #2
Derek Doucette	....	scenic painter
André Fiset	....	construction coordinator
Jean Fiset	....	foreman
Adam Frappier	....	art department assistant
François Gagnon	....	key carpenter
Louis Gascon	....	on-set prop master
Étienne Geoffrion	....	assistant carpenter
Marceline Gonin	....	props master
Eric Gosselin	....	swing gang #3
France Goulet	....	carpenter
Stéphane Grisé	....	carpenter
Eric Guindon	....	carpenter
Amy Keith	....	on-set assistant property master
Louis-Olivier LaChapelle	....	carpenter
Louis-René Landry	....	head draftsman
Josee Langlois	....	scenic painter (as Josée Langlois)
Alexis Lauzon	....	carpenter
Jean-Pierre Lavoie	....	draftsman
Paul Le Maire	....	on-set dresser (as Paul Lemarie)
Brigitte Lemieux	....	scenic painter
Maryse Lesage	....	props buyer
Josée Létourneau	....	assistant head scenic painter
Christophe Louboutin	....	carpenter
Susan C. MacQuarrie	....	key decorator
Jean R. Malquin	....	carpenter
Marie-Claude Maninguy	....	scenic painter (as Marie-Claude Mainguy)
Patrick Marcotte	....	props trainee
Alain McCrowy	....	swing gang #3 (as Alain McCrory)
Jean-Francois Mignault	....	graphic designer (as Jean-François Mignault)
Martyne Moisan	....	carpenter
Eve-Line Montagne	....	carpenter
Daniel Morin	....	carpenter
Roxane Paradis	....	scenic painter
Léon Perreault	....	carpenter (as Leon Perreault)
Christian Poirier	....	assistant carpenter
Luc Potvin	....	carpenter
Marie-Agnés Reeves	....	storyboard artist
Bob Dunn Sénéchal	....	art department assistant
Patrick Sioui	....	swing gang #1
Gabriel Siry	....	construction runner
Asuka Sugiyama	....	art department coordinator
Martin Tessier	....	assistant art director
Charles Thivierge	....	carpenter
Pascal Tremblay	....	carpenter
H.W. Van Woudenberg	....	scenic painter
Marc Voyer	....	plasterer
Chris Klein	....	scenic painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sylvain Arseneault	....	sound recordist (as Sylvain Arsenault)
Paul Aulicino	....	first assistant sound editor
Bruce Barris	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Blufer	....	digital sound effects recordist
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Burnette	....	mix facility coordinator
Alexander Court	....	apprentice sound editor (as Alez Court)
Robert Doucet	....	second boom operator
John Michael Fanaris	....	sound effects coordinator
Frank A. Fuller Jr.	....	sound effects editor
François Grenon	....	boom operator
Amy Hammer	....	mix facility coordinator
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Martin A. Moroncell	....	sound mixing engineer (as Martin A. Morongell)
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Martin Schloemer	....	mixing recordist
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
John Switzer	....	sound effects coordinator
Shawn Sykora	....	supervising foley editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	dialogue editor
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright)
Richard E. Yawn	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Louis Craig	....	special effects
Jacques Godbout	....	special effects
Carmelle Beaudoin	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Mario Dumont	....	special effects senior technician (uncredited)
André Laforest	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Christian Rivest	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	I/O supervisor: iO Film (as Chris Dusendschon)
Adam Hawkey	....	digital opticals: iO Film (as Adam S. Hawkey)

Stunts
Mahaliel Bethea	....	stunts (as Mahaniel Bethea)
Peter Blascke	....	stunts (as Peter Blaschke)
Andrew Campbell	....	stunts
Annie Carignan	....	stunts (as Annie Carrigan)
Nathalie Girard	....	stunts
Johnny Goar	....	stunts
Patrick Kerton	....	stunts
Louis Pharand	....	stunts
Jérôme Tiberghien	....	stunt coordinator
Jérôme Tiberghien	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Pierre Beaulieu	....	rigging electrician
Sylvain Bergevin	....	best boy rigging electrician
Patrick Bernier	....	second assistant camera
Marc Bonin	....	best boy electric
Gérald Bourget	....	rigging electrician (as Gerry Bourget)
Stéphane Byl	....	rigging electrician
Christian Chabot	....	rigging electrician
Frédéric Chabot	....	best boy rigging electrician
Frédéric Demers	....	electrician
Alain Deniger	....	rigging electrician
David Desgroseillers	....	electrician
David Dinel	....	best boy grip
Paul Duchesne	....	grip
Pierre Dury	....	still photographer
Gilles Fortier	....	rigging gaffer
Eames Gagnon	....	rigging gaffer
Alexandre Gazé	....	rigging electrician
Luc Gosselin	....	rigging electrician
Paul Gravel	....	first assistant camera
Martine Guillard	....	electrician
René Guillard	....	gaffer
John Harris	....	electrician (as John J. Harris)
Maxime Imbeau	....	grip
Alain Jolicoeur	....	generator operator
Jean-Patrick Joseph	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Sylvain Jouvet	....	electrician
Keith Kerr	....	rigging key grip
Luke Kitzanuk	....	rigging grip
Stéphane Leblanc	....	rigging electrician
Roger Lèpine	....	best boy rigging grip
Jacques Levesque	....	dimmer board operator
Patrick Lima	....	dolly grip
Kenneth MacKenzie	....	key grip
Luc Marineau	....	gaffer
Luc Marineau	....	wrap electrician
Denis-Noel Mostert	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Denis-Nöel Mostert)
Yves Nault	....	generator operator
Lorenzo Negri	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Yves Ouimet	....	generator operator
Yvan Peloquin	....	camera trainee
Claude Pothier	....	rigging electrician (as Claude Potier)
Charles Proulx	....	generator operator
Nicholas Read	....	rigging grip
Raymond Rivard	....	grip
Jaquelin Rivet	....	generator operator
Roger Robichaud	....	electrician
Daniel Robidoux	....	grip
Maurice Roy	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Julie Sageau	....	playback operator
Mike Sallustio	....	rigging grip
Réal Saulnier	....	generator operator
Normand Simpson	....	generator operator
Paul-Guy Tessier	....	generator operator (as Paul Guy Tessier)
Paul Villeneuve	....	rigging electrician
Stéphanie Anne Weber Biron	....	clapper loader
Yann Mongrain	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Andrea Kenyon	....	casting: Montreal
Shari Libman	....	casting assistant: Montreal
Shawn Roberts	....	casting assistant: Montreal
Randi Wells	....	casting: Montreal
Josh Einsohn	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Amyot	....	extras dresser
Martine Cornellier	....	wardrobe mistress
Lison Daignault	....	wardrobe coordinator (as Lison Daignaut)
Ginette Duval	....	dresser
Louise Eusanio	....	assistant dresser
Christine Gribbin	....	key dresser (as Christine Gribbins)
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	dresser: Mr. Jackson (as Askia Jacob)
Guy Lemieux	....	assistant wardrobe
Michelle Pépin	....	seamstress
Dana Powell	....	wardrobe buyer
Hélène Provost	....	extras dresser
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Susan Chernus	....	assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter: Executive Cutting
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer
Rick Greenhead	....	telecine colorist (uncredited)
Mila Patriki	....	dailies colorist (uncredited)
Madeleine C. Schnell	....	post-production coordinator: Motion Picture Bond Company (uncredited)

Music Department
Craig Pettigrew	....	music editor
John Richards	....	scoring engineer
David Sabee	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
Peter Blascke	....	driver: Mr. Rafelson (as Peter Blaschke)
Alain Caporicci	....	assistant transportation coordinator
Walter Diaz	....	driver
John Gendron	....	driver
Stéphane Giroux	....	driver
Martin Houle	....	driver
Richard Karol	....	driver: Mr. Skarsgård
Daniel Malenfant	....	driver
Michel Mollicone	....	transportation coordinator
Michel Perreault	....	picture car coordinator
Ronald Randham	....	driver: Mr. Jackson
Nic René	....	office driver
Steve Szewczok	....	driver: Ms. Jovovich
Dominic Thiffault	....	driver
Roger Vaillancourt	....	driver (as Roger Vaillancourt Jr.)

Other crew
Kelly L. Aden	....	production legal services: Los Angeles
Christine Anthony	....	location scout
Debbie Armstrong	....	piano teacher: Mr. Jovovich, Montreal
Samantha Armstrong	....	script supervisor
Alain Aubut	....	cello teacher: Mr. Jackson, Montreal
Thomas Becker	....	legal affairs: ApolloMedia
Eric Bélanger	....	board operator back-up
Claude Blain	....	production assistant
Christian Bourque	....	first runner
Josée Brisson	....	assistant: Mr. Rémillard and Mr. Rouleau (as Josee Brisson)
Nathalie Brigitte Bustos	....	assistant: Mr. Rémillard and Mr. Rouleau
Andrew Campbell	....	weapons
Brigitte Chabot	....	unit publicist
Roxanne Charbonneau	....	second set production assistant
Dean Chenoy	....	production legal services: Montreal
Lucie Couture	....	accountant
Tori Crotts	....	assistant: Mr. Hoffman
David Dant	....	shortfall insurance: P.L.L. Filmvision
Darrel Drinkard	....	avid technical support
Melissa Dupont	....	assistant: Mr. Rémillard and Mr. Rouleau (as Mélissa Dupont)
Bram Eisenthal	....	electronic press kit
Karim El Fassi	....	second set production assistant
Thorsten Felscher	....	financial advisor: ApolloMedia
Valérie Fiset	....	receptionist
Janice Foy	....	cello teacher: Mr. Jackson and Ms. Jovovich, Los Angeles
Janice Foy	....	piano teacher: Mr. Jackson & Ms. Jovovich, Los Angeles
Alessandro Gallizzi	....	second production assistant
Caroline Gascon	....	head accountant: Montréal
Maral Hassib	....	production coordinator (as Manal Hassib)
Kate Hoffman	....	production executive: Seven Arts Pictures
Peter Hoffman	....	presenter
Joe Iacono	....	auditor
Joe Iacono	....	financing
Alain Joly	....	second production assistant
Gentiane Joyal	....	production legal services: Montreal
Silvy Kim	....	receptionist
Matt Lawford	....	shortfall insurance: P.L.L. Filmvision
Sophie Lebeau	....	assistant accountant
Paul Legault	....	assistant location manager
Eric Legenore	....	second production assistant (as Éric Legendre)
Samia Mainz	....	assistant: Mr. Huebner
Charles Marcotte	....	second production assistant
Alexandre Martel	....	assistant craft service
Joseph Mastrogiuseppe	....	production legal services: Montreal (as Joey Mastrogiuseppe)
Fran Messer	....	assistant: Mr. Nanas and Mr. Berg
Stéphane Paradis	....	security: Mr. Jackson
Michel Parent	....	production assistant: truck
David Pearson	....	location scout
Tony Porrello	....	production executive: Remstar
Charles Prud'homme	....	first production assistant
Marcel Robidoux	....	assistant craft service
Amelie Rose	....	first production assistant (as Amélie Rose)
Anthony Santiago	....	avid technical support
Erik William Smith	....	head accountant: Los Angeles
Kathy Ann Thomas	....	product placement (as Kathy-Ann Thomas)
Leonard L. Thomas	....	assistant: Mr. Jackson (as Leonard Lee Thomas)
Lucio Tomaro	....	location manager
Virginie Valastro	....	production secretary
Mike Vaudrin	....	craft service
Jolene Wolff	....	assistant: Mr. Rafelson
Miri Yoon	....	assistant: Mr. Nanas and Mr. Berg
Eric Zakrevsky	....	security: Mr. Jackson
Lawrence Arcouette	....	production assistant (uncredited)
André Déry	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Marie-Pierre Tétreault	....	24 frame video coordinator (uncredited)
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno	....	production financing (uncredited)

Thanks
Martin Fontaine	....	special thanks
Larry Marks	....	special thanks
Ethan Otis	....	special thanks
B.J. Rack	....	special thanks
Lucien Rémillard	....	special thanks
Gabrielle Taurek	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• ApolloMedia (as ApolloMedia Film Produktion)
• Kismet Entertainment Group (uncredited)
• Remstar Films (as Remstar)
• Seven Arts Pictures

Distributors

• Mac Releasing (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti (CDI) (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• E Stars Films (2002) (China) (TV)
• Europa Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• GAGA Communications (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Humax Pictures (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Manga Films (Spain)
• Medusa Distribuzione (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2002) (UK) (all media)
• Nu Visión de Argentina (Argentina)
• Paradise Group (2002) (Russia) (all media)
• Remstar Distribution (2002) (Canada) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Falkor Enterprises
• Intrigue (as Productions l'Intrigue)
• Pixel Magic (digital effects)
• iO Films (title design and digital opticals) (as iO Film)

Other Companies

• AON/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance  insurance provided by (as AON/Ruben-Winkler Entertainment Insurance Brokers)
• All Payments Services  payroll services provided by (as All Payments)
• ApolloMedia  production financing provided by
• Barbara Casting  extras casting
• Cold Blue  weapons
• Crannog Films  developed in association with (as Crannog Films)
• Demix  special thanks
• Digital Cut Post Inc.  avid film composers provided by (as Digital Cut Post)
• Eclipse Productions  epk services
• Executive Cutting Service Inc.  negative cutting (as Executive Cutting)
• Fiducie Remdev  production financing provided by
• Fiducie Remdev  special thanks
• Filmvision P.L.I. Ltd.  shortfall insurance (as P.L.I. Filmvision)
• Imperial Bank  production financing provided by
• Many Rooms Music  music mixed at
• Montréal Star Mobile  production vehicles furnished by
• Motion Bond Picture Company, The  completion guarantee provided by
• Neil Oakshott & Associates  epk services
• Prada  special thanks
• Rocco de Montreal  catering
• SEKANI  stock footage provided by
• Seattlemusic  music performed by (as Seattle Music)
• SoundStorm  sound editing
• Station 29 Post Production  Avid editing studio: Montreal (as Station 29)
• Studio X  music recorded at
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound recording and re-recording

Also Known As:

No Good Deed (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

Italy:103 min | USA:97 min (2003 DVD)

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | UK:15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Montréal, Québec, Canada

Company:

ApolloMedia

Trivia:

During the scene where David is driving in the rain, the song playing is "(I'm Not Your) Stepping Stone," which originated on the TV series "The Monkees" (1966),which Bob Rafelson created. The version in the film is performed by his son, Peter Rafelson.

Goofs:

Continuity: When they hit the heavy traffic, Jack puts his red light on the roof. It then disappears for the rest of the sequence.

Quotes:

Jack Friar: [to Erin] You've got a way of making me feel really good... when you want something.

Soundtrack:

(I'm Not Your) Steppin' Stone

Made no sense . . .

The best part of this movie, is Milla's backside.

The movie starts with a premise that Samuel's character is out looking for a runaway girl. That disappears. Then, the antagonist gang takes him hostage, well, sort of. No real reason to do this, other than that they think they've been discovered. But, from there, it's all lost. Samuel L. Jackson is the protagonist, but he's tied to a chair for 2/3's of the movie!

Then there's the absurd robbery by an apparently blind man (in clear glasses, so you can see his eyes move and react), and his cohort, and evil little blonde-haired troll, who's NEVER accosted, not once, while walking directly into the power room of the bank. He's able to amazingly hack into the bank's computers, and shut the power off to the whole building. Somehow, I think that ALL transactions would be off, regardless of the circumstances at that point - but maybe that's just me. Then, there's the wimpy banker that just HAS to get his rocks off BEFORE they flee the country, and the little wa***r troll that's too stupid to realize that he shouldn't kill the only man who knows the all-important "password", and the account information is stored on a 3.5 inch disk, right (dated technology there, why not on a reel tape?). They whiz through banks at a breakneck pace, withdrawing large sums of money, without so much as a batting of the eye. I'm not even going to get into Samuel and Milla's musical interlude while she has him untied. Mr. officer, I think, might have had a trick up his sleeve to elude her and get out of the house at that point.

Bad movie, bad plot, bad characters, the kind of movie that's 97 minutes long and you'd swear you've been watching it for 4 hours. Terrible.