Mindhunters (2004)

Director:

Renny Harlin

Writers (WGA):

Wayne Kramer (story)
Wayne Kramer (screenplay) ...

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

For seven elite profilers, finding a serial killer is a process of elimination. Their own.

Plot:

Trainees in the FBI's psychological profiling program must put their training into practice when they discover a killer in their midst.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Serial Killer | Island | FBI Trainee | Gay Kiss

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Eion Bailey	...	Bobby Whitman
Clifton Collins Jr.	...	Vince Sherman
Will Kemp	...	Rafe Perry
Val Kilmer	...	Jake Harris
Jonny Lee Miller	...	Lucas Harper
Kathryn Morris	...	Sara Moore
Christian Slater	...	J.D. Reston
LL Cool J	...	Gabe Jensen (as James Todd Smith aka LL Cool J)
Patricia Velasquez	...	Nicole Willis
Cassandra Bell	...	Jen
Daniël Boissevain	...	Second Man in the Bar
Antonie Kamerling	...	Man in the Bar (as Anthone Kamerling)
Jasmine Sendar	...	Friend of Jen
Trevor White	...	Attacker

Also Known As:

Mind Hunters (USA) (alternative spelling)
Mindhunters (Finland)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence/strong graphic images, language and sexual content. (re-rating)

Runtime:

106 min | Australia:105 min (edited version) | Denmark:101 min (edited version)

Country:

USA | Netherlands | UK | Finland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:18 | Brazil:18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18PL | Malaysia:U (cut) | Japan:R-15 | Malaysia:18SG (DVD release) | Malaysia:(Banned) (theatrical) | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Belgium:16 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:R | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (cut) | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

's-Gravenhage, Zuid-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Director Trademark: [Renny Harlin] [Finland]When the others leave Vince and Gabe alone in the basement room, Finland's flag is seen on the wall

Goofs:

Factual errors: During the underwater shootout at the end of the film, the semi-automatic pistols used would not cycle the rounds as shown. The guns would fire underwater, but after the first shot the guns would jam because there would not be enough pressure generated to overcome the water pressure and fully eject the spent cartridge. A second shot would not be possible until the jam is manually cleared.

Quotes:

[first lines]
J.D.: How about I drive, huh?

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Cold Case: Mind Hunters (#2.9)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Good to Go

Great movie, keeps you glued to the screen until the very end

It started out just like any other so called thriller, but in a very short time it was proved to me that it isn't so. It is a superb movie. I rarely see anything like it. In a nutshell, a few FBI profiler trainees are taking part in an exercise and they are completely isolated. Nowhere to run, nobody to call, trapped in a way. The so called exercise soon turns to be deadly, in a way that surprised even me. I guarantee that you will not see that coming. And that is just the start. Soon the trainees realize that the killer is one of they're own and all hells break lose. Do not place bets on who the killer is, I did and I lost. It is a juicy movie, so do enjoy. You will not see anything like it for a very long time.