Betrayal (2003)

User Rating:

2.9/10   

Director:

Mark L. Lester

Writers:

Jeffrey Goldenberg (writer)
C. Courtney Joyner (writer)

Release Date:

1 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A deadly game of wits.

Plot:

Jayne Ferré needs to get out of Los Angeles fast. A strikingly beautiful woman, yet ruthless assassin...

Plot Keywords:

Money | Assassin | Motel | Blood | Beautiful Woman

Cast

Erika Eleniak	...	Emily Shaw
Adam Baldwin	...	Det. Mark Winston
Julie du Page	...	Jayne Ferré
Jeremy Lelliott	...	Kerry Shaw
James Remar	...	Alex Tyler
Damian Chapa	...	Tony
Louis Mandylor	...	Frank Bianci
Tom Wright	...	Detective Stan
James Quattrochi	...	Peter Quinn
Jason Widener	...	Boyd
Joe Sabatino	...	Sammy Benetto
Kiko Ellsworth	...	Steve
Don Swayze	...	Fred
Peter Dobson	...	Artie, Hitman #1
Darrell Dubovsky	...	Doorman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter V.O. Moore	...	Playing in the background
Jason Lester	...	Boy in Cafe (uncredited)
Luca Palanca	...	Tommy, Hitman #2 (uncredited)
Edwin Perry	...	Walter (uncredited)
Linda Starks	...	Susan (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark L. Lester

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jeffrey Goldenberg		writer
C. Courtney Joyner		writer

Produced by
Dana Dubovsky	....	producer
Anthony Esposito	....	executive producer
Ashley R. Friedman	....	line producer
Robert Gryphon	....	executive producer
Mark L. Lester	....	producer
Brett Morrison	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Richard McHugh

Cinematography by
João Fernandes

Film Editing by
Donn Aron
Daniel Macena

Production Design by
Dan Statler

Art Direction by
Ken M. Russell

Set Decoration by
Janine Nask

Costume Design by
Warden Neil
Tony Perri		(co-costume designer) (as Tony J. Perri)

Makeup Department
Keleigh Lippert	....	assistant hair stylist
Keleigh Lippert	....	makeup assistant
Alexis Walker	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Ashley R. Friedman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Charles Dowell	....	second assistant director (as Charles E. Dowell II)
Anthony E. Kountz	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
Martin Flores	....	sound effects designer
Eric Hoeschen	....	foley artist
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects designer
John S. McKee III	....	boom operator
Rich McLane	....	sound engineer
Daniel D. Monahan	....	sound mixer
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer
Stewart Nelson	....	adr supervisor (as Steward Nelson)
Scott Allen Peck	....	boom operator
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound supervisor
Trevor Sperry	....	adr recordist
Trevor Sperry	....	foley recordist
Lance Wiseman	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Austin Priester	....	stunts
Michael J. Sarna	....	stunt coordinator
Chester E. Tripp III	....	stunts (as Chester Tripp)

Camera and Electrical Department
Robin Acutt	....	electrician
Eric D. Anderson	....	second assistant camera
Patti Arpaia	....	still photographer
Anthony Bertola	....	grip
Precy C. Betiong	....	second assistant camera: second camera (as Precy Betiong)
Jeremy Brussell	....	best boy grip
Justine Ariel Cook	....	electrician
Kyle Drevlo	....	grip
Zack Greene	....	grip
Ryan S. Jackson	....	first assistant camera: second camera
Robyn Link	....	camera loader
Chris W. Martin	....	best boy electric
Chris W. Martin	....	electrician
Vanessa Morehouse	....	second assistant camera
Rory Muir	....	camera loader
Theo Pingarelli	....	first assistant camera
Alex Rossario	....	electrician
William Russell	....	gaffer
Aaron Schulte	....	electrician
Joseph Sellars	....	grip
Lisa Stacilauskas	....	electrician
Rick Tucker	....	key grip
Tracy Tucker	....	dolly grip
Alpheus Underhill	....	grip
Brad Wallace	....	second assistant camera
Peter Weyrauch	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Peter Weyrauch	....	director of photography: second unit

Casting Department
Tyler Fahringer	....	extras casting
Christine Joyce	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura E. Little	....	costumer (as Laura Liz Little)
Stephanie Portnoy Porter	....	costumer (as Stephanie Portnoy)

Editorial Department
Peter Gahn	....	assistant editor
Jim Towne	....	assistant editor (as James Towne)
Jim Williams	....	color timer

Music Department
Eric Amdahl	....	composer: additional music
Ric Gallaher	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Richard Rollison	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
John Charles	....	software engineer: TriCoast Studios
Scott Charles	....	craft service
Lawrence Curtis	....	office production assistant
Genevieve Duraire	....	production accountant
Rick Eyler	....	production coordinator
Roger D. Faires	....	location manager (as Roger Faires)
Maeve Mannion	....	production accountant
Scott Moiser	....	location manager
Scott Mosher	....	location manager: re-shoots
Adriano Munoz	....	office production assistant
Athena Pesante	....	key set production assistant
Scott Pitman	....	assistant production coordinator
Rafael S. Pujals	....	office production assistant
Kimberly Rogers	....	craft service
Christian Savoie	....	assistant to director
Tracy Scott	....	script supervisor
Daniel Shultz	....	production assistant
Orly Tepper	....	craft service
Rik Walters	....	financing consultant
Eva Zelder	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• American World Pictures (AWP)
• Betrayal Productions
• Gryphon Films

Distributors

• American World Pictures (AWP) (2003-) (worldwide) (all media)
• Screen Media Films (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Screen Media Ventures (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Starmedia Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Brick Enterprises  grip equipment
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• J.L. Fisher  camera dolly
• Leonetti Company  production equipment
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative conforming services
• Mercury Sound Studios  post-production sound services
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Lady Jayne: Killer (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

Spain:88 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | Spain:18 | USA:R | Italy:T

Company:

American World Pictures (AWP)

Only Watch if you have nothing better to do

I gave this a rating of 4, and that was being generous.

The film starts with a bang. However, it becomes quickly confusing since a man called Frank gets killed towards the beginning of the film, but then either he or some other man named Frank become quite central to the plot, shortly afterwards.

Surely they did not have two characters with the same name? I don't know, I never could figure that part out.

Anyway, the story, such as it is, revolves around two women. Jayne, who is a "cleaner", who has killed around 20 people or so in her career, and Mom and her teenage son.

Mom is a divorcee who apparently gets no child support, and manages her money so poorly she has let her house mortgage build up to over $3,000. She whines about it so much to her sixteen year old son, he feels compelled to do something about the problem.

Son is a novice, however, in the criminal world, and ends up losing a big package of cocaine he was delivering.

Son's fed up boss comes by that night and shoots out the windows in the house. Mom & son survive by getting down on the floor. This is followed by Mom asking son if he got the license plate number.

I would have LOVED to have had the kid reply: "Well, not hardly, Mom, since you had my face pressed to the carpet the entire time."

Another cute thing is when they return to the house later in the film, the shot-out windows are completely undamaged! The film has a few of these kinds of little glitches, along with the characters doing things that make you say: Huh? Why would he do that? How would she know that?

Eventually Mom, son & Jayne intersect, and are traveling together in a car with hitmen on their trail.

I was quite disappointed in the actress playing the hitwoman. She was supposed to be beautiful as well as deadly, but she was very unattractive.

It would have been better if the actresses' roles had been reversed as the one playing the Mom was much better looking.