Sin (2003/I)

Director:

Michael Stevens

Writer:

Tim Willocks (writer)

Release Date:

6 February 2004 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Never Forgive. Never Forget.

Plot:

When his sister is brutally raped, an ex-cop goes after a mysterious man from his past.

Plot Keywords:

Retired Cop | Revenge | Kidnapping | False Accusation | Junkie

Cast

Gary Oldman	...	Charlie Strom
Ving Rhames	...	Eddie Burns
Kerry Washington	...	Kassie
Alicia Coppola	...	Bella
Bill Sage	...	Cal Brody
Chris Spencer	...	Vincent Peavey
Gregg Henry	...	Conrad
Arie Verveen	...	Marty
Brian Cox	...	Captain Oakes
Daniel Dae Kim	...	Lakorn
James Lew	...	Leo Thamaree
Woon Young Park	...	Chaviat
Jeremiah Birkett	...	Wayne
Ray Porter	...	Jeff
Briana Banks	...	Blonde Adult Actress
Jessica Drake	...	Brunettee Adult Actress
Johnny Strong	...	Jerry
Johnny Savas	...	Hugo
Chris Freeman	...	Jackson
David Fofi	...	Nemo
Colin Keogh	...	Slick
Valerie Red-Horse	...	Dr. Gregson
Pamela Dunlap	...	ER Nurse (as Pam Dunlap)
Sonny Surowiec	...	Grady White
Carol Axler Turner	...	Motel Clerk (as Carol Turner)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Christy	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Stevens

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tim Willocks		writer

Produced by
David Leyrer	....	producer
John Saviano	....	line producer
Michael Stevens	....	producer
Tim Willocks	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Giacchino

Cinematography by
Zoran Popovic

Film Editing by
Suzanne Fenn

Casting by
Cathy Reinking

Production Design by
Ioannis Papadopoulos

Art Direction by
Mathias Fain

Set Decoration by
Andi Brittan

Costume Design by
Elena Baranova

Makeup Department
Luisa Abel	....	makeup department head
Nanci Cascio	....	assistant hair designer
Ginger Damon	....	additional makeup artist
Sheri Knight	....	additional makeup artist
Kris Kobzina	....	special prosthetics
Ryan McDowell	....	special prosthetics: prosthetic arm
Deborah Mills-Whitlock	....	hair designer (as Deborah Whitlock)
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special prosthetics
Peggy Nichols	....	additional makeup artist
Wynona Price	....	makeup artist: Mr. Rhames
Tania Saylor	....	makeup assistant
Peter Serraino	....	key makeup artist
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic fabricator (uncredited)

Production Management
Mads Hansen	....	unit production manager
Jo McIllece	....	production supervisor (as Jo Jo Leachman McIllece)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bill Greenfield	....	second second assistant director
Michelle Roderick	....	second assistant director: Nevada second unit
Yiannis Samaras	....	second unit director
Louis Paul Tocchet	....	first assistant director (as Louis Tocchet)
Rudy Van Zyl	....	second assistant director
Ivan Zivkovic	....	director: Nevada second unit

Art Department
Tom Bartlett	....	swing
Alex Cole	....	art department coordinator
Mike Cruz	....	swing
Chris Dechert	....	second assistant props
David Delvalle	....	swing gang
Aaron Dick	....	swing
Brad Douglas	....	on-set dresser (as Brad Douglass)
Ron Durant	....	first assistant props
Leah Fishman	....	art department intern
Liza Gennatiempo	....	art department coordinator
Greg Guinasso	....	on-set dresser/assistant props: Nevada second unit
Steven P. Kramer	....	swing
Lee Lazarow	....	property master
Megan Malley	....	buyer
Ran Moncaz	....	swing
Karl Niemjec	....	swing (as Karl Niemiec)
John Pollard	....	on-set dresser
Dario Rojas	....	construction coordinator (as Dario Rojas-Averill)
Jorma Starrat	....	swing
Kristy Thomley	....	art department intern (as Kristen Thomley)

Sound Department
John K. Adams	....	adr editor
John K. Adams	....	dialogue editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist: Wilshire Stages
Chris David	....	re-recording mixer: Wilshire Stages
Flash Deros	....	boom operator
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Giovanni Di Simone	....	sound mixer (as Giovanni DiSimone)
William Edward Duran	....	additional sound effects editor
William Edward Duran	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Fitzgerald	....	sound effects editor (as Robert A. Fitzgerald)
Amy Hammer	....	mix facility coordinator: Wilshire Stages
Shawn Kennelly	....	adr mixer: Wilshire Stages
Edmund J. Lachmann	....	adr editor
Karola Le-Mare	....	dialogue editor
Mike Le Mare	....	sound supervisor (as Mike Le-Mare)
Laura Macias	....	foley artist: Wilshire Stages
David Marcus	....	assistant sound editor
Michael A. Morongell	....	mixing engineer: Wilshire Stages
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Andy Peach	....	post-production sound recordist
Terry Rodman	....	re-recording mixer: Wilshire Stages
Martin Schloemer	....	mixing recordist: Wilshire Stages
Matthias Schmitz	....	sound effects editor
Brady Schwartz	....	foley editor (as Brady A. Schwartz)
Brady Schwartz	....	sound effects editor
Steve Sollars	....	boom operator
Karola Storr	....	foley supervisor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer: Wilshire Stages
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Special Effects by
Mark Koivu	....	special effects assistant
P. David Miller	....	pyrotechnician (as Paul D. Miller)
Larry Roberts	....	special effects assistant
Martin Simon	....	special effects
Jim Staples	....	special effects assistant (as James Staples)
Paul Staples	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Freddie Joe Farnsworth	....	stunt driver
Conrade Gamble	....	stunt double: Ving Rhames (as Conrade Gamble II)
Hollis Hill	....	stunt performer
Toby Holguin	....	stunt driver: second unit, Nevada
Toby Holguin	....	stunt performer
Rodney Mitchell	....	stunt performer
Felipe Savahge	....	stunt performer
Michael A. Stephens	....	stunt performer
Sonny Surowiec	....	stunt performer
Raliegh Wilson	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Cyrus Amini	....	gaffer
Christopher Bernal	....	rigging electrician (as Chris Bernal)
Tony Blaszczyk	....	best boy rigging grip (as Tony Blaszczk)
David S. Bouza	....	rigging electrician (as David Bouza)
Greg Brooks	....	dolly grip
Brek Cooney	....	key grip
Brian Dawson	....	electrician
John Doherty	....	second assistant camera
Scott Eades	....	grip
Carlos Escobar	....	grip
John P. Fleenor	....	electrician (as John Fleenor)
Nick Franco	....	first assistant camera: second unit, Nevada
Doug Gilmore	....	grip (as Douglas Gilmore)
Jack Guest	....	additional camera operator
John Hankammer	....	Steadicam operator
John Hankammer	....	camera operator
Chad Herr	....	best boy
Tony Jones	....	additional first assistant camera
Aaron Knoke	....	car rigging grip
Aaron Knoke	....	key grip: second unit, Nevada
Aaron Knoke	....	key rigging grip
Aaron Knoke	....	rigging grip: second unit, Nevada
Damian Lucas	....	electrician: second unit, Nevada
Brian Minzlaff	....	electrician (as Brian Minzlaf)
Joseph Montgomery	....	additional camera operator (as Joe Montgomery)
Rich Moriarty	....	second assistant camera: second unit, Nevada
A. Leo Nash	....	electrician: second unit, Nevada
David 'Ez' Nielsen	....	grip (as David Nielsen)
Andre Ramirez	....	grip
Martin Reder	....	electrician
John Rhode	....	additional camera operator
Hector Rivera	....	electrician
Yiannis Samaras	....	director of photography: second unit, Nevada
Jake Sarfaty	....	best boy
John Schweitzer	....	electrician
Alfred Sharff	....	electrician
Wael Shukha	....	electrician (as Weal Shukha)
Charles Simons	....	grip
Wayne E. Smith	....	grip (as Wayne Smith)
Louis Tomburello	....	grip
Sam Urdank	....	still photographer
Wade Whitley	....	first assistant camera
Rock Whitlock	....	additional assistant camera
Nicole Williams	....	camera loader
Nathan Wilson	....	additional assistant camera

Casting Department
Joseph Hicks	....	extras casting
Bryan McMillen	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Maya Evans Judd	....	costume intern
Lisa Marie Harris	....	costumer
Lisa Harris	....	costume intern
Esther Lee	....	costumer
Amri Leever	....	costume intern
Keleigh Lippert	....	costume shopper
Terri Middleton	....	key costumer
Kristin Persson	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Ken Blausten	....	post-production editing facilities
Debra Goldfield	....	assistant film editor
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Tim Heyen	....	negative cutter
Dara Koskinen	....	post-production editing facilities
Michael Rafferty	....	assistant film editor
Mary Wright	....	post-production editing facilities

Music Department
Michael Giacchino	....	orchestrator
Gregg Nestor	....	music copyist
Tim Simonec	....	additional orchestrator
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Chris Tilton	....	additional orchestrator
Chris Tilton	....	assistant to composer
John Van Houten	....	orchestra contractor
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer
Joshua Winget	....	music editor (as Josh Winget)

Transportation Department
Mark L. Basler	....	driver (as Mark Basler)
Mike Belt	....	driver
Curtis Clark	....	driver
Joe Cosentino	....	driver
Pat Cosentino	....	driver
Angel Desanti	....	driver
Rick Fese Jr.	....	driver
Dash Hart	....	driver
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Kirk Huston	....	transportation captain
Glen Mathias	....	camera driver: second unit, Nevada (as Glenn Mathias)
Esteban Munoz	....	picture car trailer driver: second unit, Nevada
Bill Needham	....	driver
Karl E. Nelson	....	driver
John Pellegrino	....	driver
Chris Waldoch	....	driver
H.D. Wilson	....	driver

Other crew
Robert Allen	....	medic
Damon Beaver	....	stand-in: Mr. Rhames
Sophia Bryan	....	assistant to producer
Imani Butler	....	production assistant
Leah Byrn	....	production intern
Mitch Carter	....	adr loop group
Mike Crotty	....	production assistant
Matthew Erramouspe	....	attorney
Jennifer Ferullo	....	accounting assistant
Christopher J. Ford	....	assistant: Mr. Rhames
Kathryn C. Galberth	....	production assistant (as Kathryn Galberth)
Nicole Goodwin	....	assistant production coordinator
Amy Hansen	....	office manager (as Amy Fishman)
Tony Hill	....	set medic
Steve Holman	....	production assistant
Seamus Hurley	....	production assistant
Raz Inserra	....	production assistant
Roy G. Irwin	....	medic: second unit, Nevada (as Roy Irwin)
Margery Kimbrough	....	script supervisor
Steve Larson	....	dispatcher
Bebe Lerner	....	unit publicist
Joey Locker	....	production assistant
Danielle Martin	....	production assistant
David Matson	....	production assistant: second unit, Nevada
Bryan McMillen	....	stand-in: Mr. Oldman
Peter McPartlin	....	attorney
Chris Moore	....	location scout
Naomi Motohashi	....	assistant location manager
Violet Mundy	....	stand-in: Ms. Coppola
Maritza Murillo	....	production coordinator
Chris Murray	....	attorney
Kimberley O'Donnell	....	production intern
Alan Reback	....	production accountant
Julie Sanders	....	dispatcher
Joanie Selden	....	payroll accountant
Matt G. Sheets	....	key set production assistant
Stan Spry	....	production assistant
Jack Tate	....	location manager
Gene Vierra	....	medic: second unit, Nevada
Amy Wieland	....	production assistant
Ivan Zivkovic	....	unit production manager: second unit, Nevada

Thanks
Melanie Apple	....	thanks
William Beranek	....	thanks (as William B)
Mark Collins	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Paul Glenn	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Richard Mandel	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Jess Morgan	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Phil Radin	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
James Reback	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Paul Rodriguez	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Charlie Ryan	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Doug Schatz	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Lester Turner	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Raliegh Wilson	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to
Mary Wright	....	the producers wish to extend special thanks to

Production Companies

• Singular Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Background Casting  extras casting
• Brown, Kraft & Co. LLP  production accounting services
• Bumble Ward & Associates  unit publicist
• C.A.S.T. Security  security service
• Carrera  the production wishes to thank
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and additional dollies by
• D & A Film Cutting  negative cutting
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services (as Entertainment Partners)
• Enyce  the production wishes to thank
• Gucci  the production wishes to thank
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• J.L. Fisher  dolly provided by
• Juicy Couture  the production wishes to thank
• L.A. Mad Dogs  loop group (as L.A. Maddogs)
• Logitech  the production wishes to thank
• MDM & Associates  production insurance (as MDM Associates)
• Mama EJ  craft services
• Move 'N Shoot Car Rigs  the production wishes to thank: Olaf Jablonski
• Nataya  the production wishes to thank
• Nevada Film Office  the production wishes to thank: Robin Holabird
• New Breed Girl  the production wishes to thank
• O'Melveny & Myers  production legal services (as O'Melveny & Myers, LLP)
• Panavision New Filmmaker Program  cameras and lenses provided by
• Paramount Studios  score recorded at
• Pascal Catering  catering
• Polo Sport  the production wishes to thank
• Post Group, The  dailies telecine transfers
• Post Group, The  post-production editing facilities
• Ralph Lauren  the production wishes to thank
• S.O.B. by Susan Bessire  the production wishes to thank
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  the production wishes to thank (as The Screen Actors Guild)
• Sunglasses  the production wishes to thank
• Tape Effects Inc.  sound editorial services
• The Atlantis Hotel  the production wishes to thank
• The Picture Mill  title design: main titles
• The Pyramid Lake Paiute Tribe  the production wishes to thank: Alan Mandell, Tribal Chairman
• Title House Digital  titles and opticals
• Valentino  the production wishes to thank
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound recording and re-recording
• Zegna Tuxedos  the production wishes to thank

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, a rape, language, drug and sexual content.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Iceland:16 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Denmark:15 | Germany:18 | Sweden:15 | USA:R | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Singular Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: When Kassie draws a circle on the mirror with her lipstick the circle changes shape between shots.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Eddie Burns: [quoting the opening and closing lines of John Donne's sonnet "Death Be Not Proud"] Death be not proud, though some have called thee / Mighty and dreadful, for thou art not so;... One short sleep past, we wake eternally, / And death shall be no more; Death, thou shalt die.

Movie Connections:

References "The Simpsons" (1989)

Urban Western...

This movie basically feels like an Urban Western, and I think it has to do more with than just the fact that VING RHAMES is wearing a cowboy-hat throughout the movie.

VING's part is sort of the part that CLINT EASTWOOD would play in a western, silent, roughneck not really to connected with his emotions...

But the movie of course takes place in current time in Las Vegas, even though it's not the fancy parts of Vegas that has tourists tend to flock.

It is the grimy, and dirty and often disgusting parts of the city some of it takes place in the Porn-business so it makes sense not to have a to glamorized look.

The movie itself is somewhat depressing, or maybe even a lot depressing but at the same time I think the story is quite poetical or at least that is what the director wanted us to feel.

And it works... Sometimes but not all of the time, it has got couple of illogical events throughout the movie but I feel like it actually is able to steer-off the feeling of a B-Movie even though parts are reminiscent of one.

The biggest reason for this is probably the performances of VING RHAMES and GARY OLDMAN, whom both deliver good enough performances to keep you entertained.

But If you're looking for a Feel-Good movie or an action-comedy, THIS IS THE WRONG MOVIE.

It's almost a Feel-Bad movie come to think of it, But me being a fan of VING RHAMES I do enjoy it and I feel like mostly every scene where VING is in he delivers a lot of charisma to the screen.