Absolon (2001)

Director:

David DeBartolomé

Writer (WGA):

Brad Mirman (written by)

Genre:

Sci-Fi | Action | Thriller

Tagline:

Fight for the cure... Or face extermination!

Plot:

In a world ravaged by disease, he's the only cure... and the last hope for human-kind.

Plot Keywords:

Virus | Fall From Height | Trading Card | Hit With Shovel | Shower

Cast

Christopher Lambert	...	Det. Norman Scot
Lou Diamond Phillips	...	Agent Walters
Kelly Brook	...	Dr. Claire Whittaker
Ron Perlman	...	Murchison
Roberta Angelica	...	Det. Ruth Bryant
Neville Edwards	...	Harris
Tre Smith	...	Vasquez
James Kidnie	...	Doc
Topaz Hasfal-Schou	...	Davis (as Topaz Hasfal)
Donald Burda	...	Lt. Greer
Graham Kartna	...	Young David
Adam Bramble	...	Old David
Sarah Plommer	...	WJD Tech
Neil Foster	...	Dr. Frederick Reyna
Vanessa Winton	...	Sara
Christopher Redman	...	Daniel Haywood (as Chris Redman)
Stewart Arnott	...	Dr. John Stewart
Frank Nakashima	...	Doctor
Barry Lavender	...	Tramp
Jonathan Watton	...	Man on Phone / Technician
Mike Forler	...	Police Tech (as Michael Forler)
John Nightingale	...	Talk Show Host
Debbie Stoddard	...	Paramedic
Genny Iannucci	...	Screaming Woman
Ted Ludzik	...	Cop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jamie Johnston	...	Boy (uncredited)

Directed by
David DeBartolomé		(as David Barto)

Writing credits (WGA)
Brad Mirman		(written by)

Produced by
Jamie Brown	....	producer
Gary Howsam	....	producer
Juan Montilla Eslava	....	co-producer
Jim Reeve	....	executive producer
Richard Rionda Del Castro	....	producer
Steve Robbins	....	executive producer
Lewin Webb	....	co-producer
Philippe Martinez	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Gary Koftinoff

Cinematography by
Unax Mendía		(as Unax Mendia)

Film Editing by
Evan Landis

Casting by
Dean E. Fronk
Marjorie Lecker
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Tim Boyd

Art Direction by
Andrew Hull

Set Decoration by
Jim Lambie

Costume Design by
Judith England

Makeup Department
Tracy Bentley	....	assistant makeup artist
Pamela Mills Byer	....	assistant hair stylist (as Pamela Mills)
Traci Loader	....	key makeup artist
Leanne Morrison	....	key hair stylist
David Myers	....	hair stylist: Mr Lambert
David Myers	....	makeup artist: Mr. Lambert

Production Management
Aaron Barnett	....	production manager
Oliver Groom	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jennifer Kiefaber	....	trainee assistant director
Ian Robertson	....	first assistant director
Jill Campbell Samson	....	second assistant director (as Jill Samson)
Sean Watson	....	third assistant director
Graham Tallman	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Craig Boland	....	on-set dresser
Dave Fuller	....	key scenic artist
Rick Gilbert	....	set buyer
Brad Greaves	....	second assistant art director (as Bradley Greaves)
David Gruer	....	lead set dresser
Andrew Kawczynski	....	set dresser
Itsuko Kurono	....	art department apprentice
James McCrindle	....	set dresser (as James A. McKrindle)
Kenny Meinzinger	....	co-property master
Andrij Molodecky	....	co-property master
Dan Norton	....	first assistant art director
Eric Summerley	....	head carpenter (as Eric Summerly)
Patrick Tarr	....	set dresser
Allan Westlake	....	construction coordinator
Lisa Younger	....	principal buyer (as Liisa Younger)
Jeremy Simser	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ross Adams	....	supervising sound editor
Mike Anscombe	....	foley artist
Tony Anscombe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Iain Eyre	....	dialogue editor
Herwig Gayer	....	sound recordist
James Harrison	....	sound effects editor
Mathew Knights	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Seddon	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Iain Stewart	....	boom operator
Alek Bromke	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Steve Little	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Jessie Taylor	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Darcy Callaghan	....	key special effects
John LaForet	....	special effects coordinator
Jon Davis	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Alan Bak	....	senior production supervisor: Cine-Byte
Jeff Baker	....	technical supervisor: Cine-Byte
Tom Bak	....	senior production supervisor: Cine-Byte
Drake Conrad	....	digital intermediate scanning and recording: Cine-Byte
Peter Denomme	....	visual effects producer: Calibre Digital Pictures
Rick Hannigan	....	project coordinator: Cine-Byte
Felix Heeb	....	digital intermediate scanning and recording: Cine-Byte
Gudrun Heinze	....	digital compositor: Calibre Digital Pictures (as Gudrun Heinz)
Elizabeth Holmes	....	digital compositor: Calibre Digital Pictures
Brian Hunt	....	digital intermediate scanning and recording: Calibre Digital Pictures
Brian Lui	....	title graphics: Calibre Digital Pictures
Diana Madureira	....	production coordinator: digital intermediate scanning and recording: Cine-Byte (as Diana Madureia)
Ian Maxwell	....	visual effects coordinator: Calibre Digital Pictures
Anthony Paterson	....	creative supervisor: Calibre Digital Pictures
Nick Paulozza	....	digital intermediate scanning and recording: Calibre Digital Pictures
Chris Ross	....	digital opticals: Cine-Byte
Mark Tureski	....	digital opticals: Cine-Byte
Rainy Venne	....	digital compositor: Calibre Digital Pictures
Ian Britton	....	lead digital compositor (uncredited)
Ariel Joson	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Robin Trickett	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)

Stunts
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Ron Bell	....	stunt driver: truck
Leigh Bianco	....	stunt double: Claire (as Leigh Brinkman)
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Derek Bujalski	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Chad Camilleri	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Shane Cardwell	....	stunt coordinator
Shane Cardwell	....	stunt double: Norman Scot
Shane Cardwell	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Shelley Cook	....	stunt driver
Wayne Downer	....	stunt performer: cop
Kym Kristalie	....	stunt double: Claire
Kym Kristalie	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Danny Lima	....	stunt double: Walters
Angelica Lisk	....	stunt double: Davis
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt driver
Dwayne McLean	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Dwayne McLean	....	stunt driver
Dwayne McLean	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Markus Parilo	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Alison Reid	....	stunt driver
Bryan Renfro	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt driver
John Stoneham Sr.	....	stunt performer: WJD Agent
Len Wagner	....	stunt performer: cop
Ron Webber	....	stunt double: Walters
Ron Webber	....	stunt performer: Reyna Killer
Tom Farr	....	stunts (uncredited)
Duncan McLeod	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Regan Moore	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Geoff Williams	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Alexander	....	first assistant camera
Ian Anderson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Allan Barnes	....	generator operator
Michael Bawcott	....	electrician
Nick Brooks	....	dolly grip
Michael Carella	....	camera operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	Steadicam operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Filip Dobosz	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Angel Gonzalez	....	camera operator
Peter Hannough	....	grip
Jeff Harrison	....	best boy grip
Ananda Ishiuri	....	electrician
Jeevanram Jeyam	....	camera trainee
Hal Kay	....	video assist operator
Dennis Kim	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
David Mason	....	key grip
Robert McDonald	....	gaffer
David McNeil	....	best boy electric
Barry Newton	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Curtis Petersen	....	director of photography: second unit (as Curtis J. Petersen)
David Rumley	....	second assistant camera
Stephen Scott	....	still photographer
James Tamblyn	....	video operator
Ed Tanner	....	grip
Steve Tsushima	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Christopher Watson	....	electrician (as Chris Watson)
Dana Perry	....	key rigging grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting
Aric Dupere	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Aaron Unrau	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Frances Cabezas Miller	....	assistant costume designer (as Frances Cabezas-Miller)
Nicole Pearson	....	costume extras coordinator
Luda Tselooussova	....	head cutter

Editorial Department
Erin Deck	....	first assistant editor: post-production
Alison Ethier	....	first assistant editor
Davida Gragor	....	post-production assistant
Colin Kish	....	editorial supervisor: post-production
Peter Korsitzke	....	color timer
Lee Romberg	....	post-production consultant (uncredited)

Music Department
Ron Proulx	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Robert Arsenault	....	head driver
Scott Clarke	....	transportation captain
Glen Creswell	....	driver (as Glen Cresswell)
Mickey McAllister	....	driver (as Mickey McCallister)
Michael O'Halloran	....	driver
Elsa Scruton	....	transportation coordinator (as Dee Dee Scruton)
Doug Warren	....	driver
Jerry Wood	....	driver (as Gerry Wood)

Other crew
Comfort Alemoru	....	production controller: Studio Eight
Donald A. Barton	....	legal counsel: Hannibal Pictures (as Donald Barton)
Andje Borojevic	....	production coordinator
Alex Brown	....	production executive: Studio Eight
Emma Callinan	....	production coordinator: Studio Eight
Oliver Churchill	....	location manager
Judith Cogan-Andrews	....	business affairs: GFT
Christopher Coughlin	....	production assistant
Céline De La Pena	....	assistant: Mr. Lambert
Patricia Eberle	....	associate to the producers
Janet Ellis	....	assistant production coordinator
Emma England	....	set supervisor
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker: Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers
Martin Haines	....	production counsel: Davenport Lyons
Bill Halliday	....	daily production assistant
Michael Harland	....	assistant location manager (as Mike Harland)
Trina Hickey	....	associate to the producers: Mr. Howsam
Paul Jennison	....	key accountant
Stephanie Keating	....	unit publicist
Jacqueline Kelly	....	production controller: GFT
Rachel Leko	....	production assistant
Patrick Malone	....	post project supervisor
Luke Marshall	....	assistant location manager
Ronald McKenzie	....	location production assistant (as Ron McKenzie)
Robert McNamara	....	production assistant
Alex McNaughton	....	location manager
Lorraine J. Proctor	....	second assistant accountant (as Lorraine Proctor)
Michelle Ramez	....	first assistant accountant
Barbara Sacks	....	accountant: GFT
Bill Seaward	....	daily production assistant
Carolyn Stamegna	....	production counsel: Gowling Lafleur Henderson LLP
Julia Stan	....	script supervisor (as Julia Stan Garcia)
Masumi Suzuki	....	truck supervisor
Charles Taylor	....	weapons wrangler
Bill Treacy	....	accountant: Studio Eight
Isai Rivera Blas	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Pauline Burt	....	risk manager (uncredited)
Shawn Doney	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety coordinator (uncredited)
Al Vrkljan	....	gun handler (uncredited)

Thanks
Lee Beasley	....	special thanks
Dave Bruner	....	special thanks
Paul Collard	....	special thanks
Neil Craig	....	special thanks
Catherine Mackay	....	special thanks
Portia Napier	....	special thanks
Richard Peirce	....	special thanks
Richard Watson	....	special thanks
Brian White	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• GFT Entertainment
• Studio Eight Productions (as Studio Eight)
• Visionview Production (in association with) (as Visionview Ltd.)
• Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) (with the assistance of)
• Government of Ontario: Ontario Film and Television Tax Credit Program (with the assistance of)

Distributors

• H.O.M. Vision (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Mediafilm (2004) (Italy) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• SBP (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Calibre Digital Pictures
• Performance Solutions
• Sundog Films

Other Companies

• 4MC UK Ltd.  sound re-recording studio
• Anvil Post Production  sound editing facilities
• Barb Swift Neg Cutting  negative cutting
• By David's  catering
• Calibre Digital Pictures  main title design by
• Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce  production financing
• Cine Finance  completion bond
• Cine-Byte Imaging  digital opticals
• Davenport Lyons  production counsel: UK
• DeLuxe Toronto  optical transfer
• EP Canada  payroll services
• First Light  stock footage courtesy of
• Footage Bank  stock footage courtesy of
• Gowling LaFluer Henderson  production counsel: Canada
• Hand Prop  props supplied by (uncredited)
• Hi Text Media  post-production continuity list (as Hi-Text Media Services)
• Image Bank  stock footage courtesy of
• Kodak  film stock
• Medallion/PFA  adr recording facilities
• Movie Armaments Group  blank firing weapons (uncredited)
• Movie Armaments Group  property weapons (uncredited)
• Movie Armaments Group  tactical gear (uncredited)
• Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers  insurance brokers
• PPI Camera Corporation  camera systems
• Post Modern Sound  adr recording facilities
• Production Services  grip and lighting equipment
• Rights Company, The  script research services
• Royal Bank of Scotland  production financing
• Soho Digital Film  film scanning and recording
• Sound Design Company, The  sound editing facilities
• Starcraft  craft services
• Starlight Catering Ltd.  catering
• Studio Line  adr recording facilities
• Third Millenium Films Inc.  stock footage courtesy of
• Visionview Production  production financing

MPAA:

Rated R for violence.

Runtime:

Brazil:96 min | Argentina:96 min

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Denmark:15 | Argentina:16 | Canada:14A | Germany:16 | Iceland:16 | Norway:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

GFT Entertainment

Trivia:

David DeBartolomé's first studio film.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: During a scene involving a high-speed car chase, Kelly Brook's character leans out of a car's front passenger window to shoot at a pursuing vehicle's tire. A stationary object, probably a building, is reflected in the car's rear passenger window.

Quotes:

Claire: You pushed me off a bridge!
Norman Scott: Yeah.
Claire: I would have jumped!
[Scott laughs]

Movie Connections:

References La madre muerta (1993)

Soundtrack:

Absolon Theme

Christopher Lambert is the sole cure for the world

I was very disappointed with this movie. I had read about it when it was in production in the mag Indie Wire and I was excited to see Christopher Lambert making a sort of comeback. But there will be no coming back from this one. The script is ridiculous, the dialogue is trite, the acting is amateur, and the directing is boring. This movie takes itself a little too seriously - the melodramatic music doesn't help. It was a big bummer.