Twisted (2004/I)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Philip Kaufman

Writer (WGA):

Sarah Thorp (written by)

Release Date:

27 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Every murder has a mark.

Plot:

Jessica, whose father was a serial killer, is a female police officer. While investigating a murder, she finds herself in the center of her own investigation, when her former lovers start dying around her at a furious pace.

Plot Keywords:

Father | Partner | Police | Murder | Serial Killer

Cast

Ashley Judd	...	Jessica Shepard
Samuel L. Jackson	...	John Mills
Andy Garcia	...	Mike Delmarco
David Strathairn	...	Dr. Melvin Frank
Russell Wong	...	Lieutenant Tong
Camryn Manheim	...	Lisa
Mark Pellegrino	...	Jimmy Schmidt
Titus Welliver	...	Dale Becker
D.W. Moffett	...	Ray Porter
Richard T. Jones	...	Wilson Jefferson
Leland Orser	...	Edmund Cutler
James Oliver Bullock	...	John Flanagan
William Hall	...	Chip Marshall
Joe Duer	...	Larry Geber
Jim Hechim	...	Bob Sherman (as James Hechim)
Drew Letchworth	...	Bartender
Diane Amos	...	Jones
Anni Long	...	Cop
David Tenenbaum	...	Cop
Leonard L. Thomas	...	Mills' Aide (as Leonard Thomas)
Joe Drago	...	Man at Bar
Bruce Marovich	...	Lieutenant Marovich (as Bruce F. Marovich)
Danny Lopez	...	Sergeant Lopez
Lyn Tomioka	...	Yawara Instructor
Leslie Kaye	...	Forensic Lab Technician
Angela Tse	...	Forensic Lab Technician
Ofri Fuchs	...	Girl at Saloon
Angelo Miller	...	Saloon Bouncer
Peter Ridet	...	Cop Bar Bartender
Garrett Townsend	...	Man at Saloon
Victor Vallejo	...	Inspector Vallejo
Carola Zertuche	...	Flamenco Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ian Baptiste	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Chandler Bolt	...	Pensive Drunk (uncredited)
Geoff Callan	...	Detective (uncredited)
Veronica Cartwright	...	Landlady (uncredited)
Brian Danker	...	Homicide Inspector (uncredited)
David Hern	...	Homicide Detective (uncredited)
Mark A. Neely	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Jon Read	...	Homicide Inspector (uncredited)
Brian Sampson	...	Ambulance tech (uncredited)
Christabel Savalas	...	Chambermaid (uncredited)
Tony R. Vella	...	Biker (uncredited)
James D. Weston II	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Sherrie La'Marr Wheeler	...	City Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Philip Kaufman

Writing credits (WGA)
Sarah Thorp		(written by)

Produced by
Barry Baeres	....	producer
Stephen Brown	....	executive producer
Sherryl Clark	....	co-producer
Michael Flynn	....	executive producer
Peter Kaufman	....	co-producer
Anne Kopelson	....	producer
Arnold Kopelson	....	producer
Cherylanne Martin	....	associate producer
Robyn Meisinger	....	executive producer
Linne Radmin	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Peter Deming

Film Editing by
Peter Boyle

Casting by
Denise Chamian
Nancy Hayes

Production Design by
J. Dennis Washington

Art Direction by
Thomas T. Taylor

Set Decoration by
Barbara Munch

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department
Steven E. Anderson	....	key makeup artist
Allan A. Apone	....	makeup artist: Mr. Jackson
Felicity Bowring	....	makeup artist: Ms. Judd
Catherine Childers	....	hair stylist
Gretchen Davis	....	assistant makeup artist
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup effects artist
Rob Hinderstein	....	special makeup effects artist
Frank Ippolito	....	special makeup effects artist
Beth Miller	....	hair stylist: Ms. Judd
Candace Neal	....	key hair stylist
Ve Neill	....	special makeup effects artist
Robert L. Stevenson	....	hair stylist: Mr. Jackson
R. Stephen Weber	....	makeup artist (as Richard Stephen Weber)

Production Management
Cherylanne Martin	....	unit production manager
Nan Morales	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Brown	....	second unit director (as Robert F. Brown)
David Hakim	....	assistant director
Michael McCue	....	additional second second assistant director (as Michael A. McCue)
John M. Morse	....	second second assistant director (as John Morse)
Gregory Kent Simmons	....	second assistant director (as Gregory K. Simmons)
Annie Spiegelman	....	first assistant director: second unit
Mike Topoozian	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Rodney Armanino	....	construction coordinator
Jennifer Clinard	....	on-set painter
Scott Cobb	....	set designer
J. Michael Davis	....	set dresser
Dale Haugo	....	lead scenic artist
Mike Helbig	....	set dresser
Lawrence Hornbeck	....	on-set dresser
Sean House	....	propmaker
John Lister	....	set dresser
Cindy Mah	....	art department assistant
Patrick Musni	....	assistant properties
Erik L. Nelson	....	property master
John Oster	....	propmaker
Doug Pierce	....	set designer (as Douglas Pierce)
Tom Richardson	....	scenic artist
Roel Robles	....	storyboard artist
Ken Sly	....	property maker
Tom Vukmanic	....	set dresser
Doug E. Williams	....	construction general foreman
Virginia Hopkins	....	painter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Axinn	....	foley editor
Stephen Balliet	....	sound utility
Bob Baron	....	adr mixer
Karen Brocco	....	assistant sound editor (as Karen A. Brocco)
Lisa Chino	....	assistant sound editor
Ben Conrad	....	foley mixer
Michael Davis	....	adr mixer
Frank E. Eulner	....	supervising sound editor (as Frank Eulner)
Sue Fox	....	adr editor (as Suzanne Fox)
Lora Hirschberg	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marnie Moore	....	foley artist
Timothy Nielsen	....	sound effects editor
Margie O'Malley	....	foley artist
George Peterson Jr.	....	sound re-recordist
Brandon Proctor	....	sound mix technician
Gene Radzik	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist
Fred Runner	....	boom operator
Jurgen Scharpf	....	sound mix technician
Michael Semanick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nelson Stoll	....	production sound mixer
James Willetts	....	foley recordist
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor
Marshall Winn	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Dan Crawley	....	special effects technician
John McLeod	....	special effects coordinator
John McLeod	....	special effects director
Brian Montgomery	....	special effects technician
Dan Nelson	....	special effects technician
Frank W. Tarantino	....	assistant special effects coordinator (as Frank Tarantino)
Frank W. Tarantino	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Eric Brevig	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Casey	....	visual effects supervisor
Julie D'Antoni	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Danielle Hazan	....	visual effects coordinator
Michael Olague	....	visual effects gaffer
Catherine Tate	....	digital compositor: ILM

Stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	stunts (as Robin Bonaccorsi)
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator (as Robert F. Brown)
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Rocky Capella	....	stunts
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts (as Jennifer J. Caputo)
Tom Cottrell	....	stunts
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunts
Kiante Elam	....	stunts
Thomas M. Ficke	....	stunts (as Tom Ficke)
Jeri Habberstad	....	stunt double: Ashley Judd
Jeri Habberstad	....	stunts
Kevin Larson	....	stunts
Mike Martinez	....	stunts
Marty Murray	....	stunts
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
Steve Ritzi	....	stunts (as Steven Ritzi)
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunts (as Melissa Stubbs)
Mark Vanselow	....	stunt double: Mark Pellegrino
Lee Whittaker	....	stunt double: Leland Orser
Lee Whittaker	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Catalano	....	rigging electrician
Dave Childers	....	key grip
Ian Chriss	....	rigging electrician
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip
Bob Gorelick	....	Steadicam operator
Sheila Greene	....	rigging electrician: San Francisco
Tim Guffin	....	assistant camera
Greg HecQ	....	grip
Don L. Henderson	....	rigging grip
Rod M. Janusch	....	gaffer
Brian Minzlaff	....	set lighting technician
G. Anthony Phillips	....	best boy rigging grip
Bobby Powell	....	rigging gaffer
Jan Ruona	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Mark Sheets	....	grip
Chris Shellenberger	....	lamp operator
John Trunk	....	video assist operator
Lou Weinert	....	camera operator
Lou Weinert	....	director of photography: second unit (as Louis C. Weinert)
Rick A. West	....	gaffer
Steven J. Winslow	....	camera technician: Wescam camera
Gregory Collis	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Darren Jon Taylor	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Michelle Levitt	....	casting associate: San Francisco

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cheryl Cravedi	....	costumer: Ms. Judd
Askia Won-Ling Jacob	....	costumer: Mr. Jackson (as Askia Jacob)
Jennifer Parker	....	key costumer
Valerie White	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Rob Bonz	....	assistant editor
Chris Regan	....	color timer

Music Department
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Tim Fox	....	assistant music editor (as Timothy Fox)
Stephen Krause	....	music recordist
Stephen Krause	....	music scoring mixer
Ken Kugler	....	conductor
Ken Kugler	....	orchestrator
Robin Lee	....	music editor
David Low	....	orchestra contractor
Cindy O'Connor	....	music assistant: additional arrangements
Brian Copenhagen	....	music playback operator (uncredited)
Scott McRae	....	music preparation (uncredited)
Kevin Rose-Williams	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Christine Dye	....	transportation office coordinator
Stephen A. Latina	....	transportation captain
James Nordberg	....	driver: production van
Paul Ripple	....	transportation assistant
Timothy P. Ryan	....	transportation captain
John H. Stephens	....	driver: honeywagon
Don Tardino	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Kimberly Aguirre	....	payroll accountant
Coleen Aiello	....	construction accountant
Jennifer Baeseman	....	stand-in
Tora Chung	....	assistant: Michael Flynn
Tora Chung	....	production secretary
James Cotner	....	stand-in
Carol DePasquale	....	script supervisor
Brian Dettor	....	set production assistant
Jack Driscoll	....	security: Ms. Judd
Sharlene Duale	....	accounting assistant
Ava DuVernay	....	promotional services
Rory Enke	....	location manager
Andrew Flautt	....	location production assistant
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Dana Gong	....	key office production assistant
Miguel Govea	....	publicity consultant
Matthew Gross	....	production executive
Dustin Jackson	....	production assistant
Saisie M. Jang	....	location assistant
Kevin Jarzynski	....	assistant: Mr. Kopelson
Karen Jine	....	location assistant
Jay Johnson	....	title designer
Leslie Kaye	....	assistant: Messrs. Kaufman
Rowdy Kelley	....	assistant location manager
Melissa Lekus	....	set production assistant
Alexa Song Lindenthaler	....	second assistant accountant (as Alexa Song)
Jim Lipman	....	boat captain
Joshua Loiko	....	assistant accountant
Cindy Mah	....	production assistant
Richard Marks	....	location manager
Bruce Marovich	....	technical advisor: San Francisco Police Department
Katie McCaffrey	....	assistant: Ms. Judd (as Catherine McCaffrey)
Elaine Mongeon	....	executive assistant: Mr. Kopelson
Charles Montgomery	....	production assistant
Peter Moody	....	location scout
Claudia O'Hehir	....	executive assistant: Ms. Kopelson
Daniel E. Parr	....	first assistant accountant
Tim L. Pearson	....	production accountant
Sandy Reed	....	head craft service
Dhana Rivera	....	production coordinator
Allen Theosky Rowe	....	stand-in: Russel Wong
Ryan Schubert	....	production assistant
Yovel Schwartz	....	production assistant
Rick Shuster	....	helicopter pilot
Patricia Story	....	unit publicist
Dan Talbott	....	production assistant
Leonard L. Thomas	....	assistant: Mr. Jackson (as Leonard Thomas)
Angela Tse	....	assistant: Messrs. Kaufman
Michael Umble	....	publicist
Vikram Weet	....	assistant: Ms. Kopelson
Evan Wilson	....	set production assistant
Jeremy Wong	....	production assistant
Nancy Wong	....	key assistant location manager
Robert Wong	....	marine coordinator
Darin Wymer	....	production assistant
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Blackout Productions Inc.
• Intertainment AG
• Kopelson Entertainment

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Filmax S.A. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• SND (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Nordisk Film (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2004) (Finland) (VHS)
• Talpa (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)
• Creative Makeup (special makeup) (as Creative Makeup Concepts)
• Harlow Effects (special makeup)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Hayen Music Services  music preparation (as Hayen Music Copying Service)
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting (as Mary Nelson Fraser and Associates)
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Summit Entertainment  sales
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

The Blackout Murders (USA) (working title)
Twisted - Der erste Verdacht (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and sexuality.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English | Italian | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | Philippines:R-13 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | UK:15 | USA:R (Certificate #39986) | Indonesia:Dewasa | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) (cut) | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Crissy Field, Golden Gate Memorial Recreation Area, San Francisco, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Early in the movie, when Shepard is talking to Mills in the pool room at the bar, posters for The Unbearable Lightness of Being and The Right Stuff are visible. Both films were directed by Philip Kaufman.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the early bar scene when the Police Commissioner comes to congratulate Jessica he passes the same bar costumer twice.

Quotes:

Jessica Shepard: You killed them all
John Mills: They were scum... they didn't deserve you

Movie Connections:

References The Right Stuff (1983)

Soundtrack:

Fandangos

Ashley needs a new genre

Ashley Judd plays police detective Jessica Shepard, on the hunt for a serial killer who is murdering the men she recently dated. When Jessica starts blacking out before each murder, the police commissioner (Samuel Jackson) and her partner (Andy Garcia) begin to suspect that she may be more directly involved with the murders.

Twisted may boast an impressive cast but that's about all it has going for it. The story is pretty unoriginal as this is just a female version of Tightrope. While having a tough female cop in the lead role is a little interesting, it doesn't save the film from being really bad. The film tries to trick the audience offering some twists and turns but they all fail. Twisted is a poorly written thriller lacking twists. If you really think about it, you could probably figure out the ending before the thirty minute mark. It's just so obvious that you wonder why they even bothered making it in the first place.

Ashley Judd stars in this movie and she really needs to move on to a different genre. High Crimes, Eye of the Beholder, Kiss the Girls, Double Jeopardy and now Twisted have all starred Ashley Judd and I think audiences are getting bored watching her in the same role in every movie. In Twisted, she gives her usual performance though she looked a little bored throughout the film. You would think having Andy Garcia and Samuel L Jackson would help but apparently no talented actor can save the movie. Jackson also appears bored throughout the movie and this a paycheck movie for him. Andy Garcia gives an okay performance. It was just a little over the top.

It's a by the numbers thriller and if you pay close attention to the film you can figure out the killer five minutes into the movie. If you sit back and relax you may enjoy it more but they could have hidden the identity of the killer a little better. All of the three main actors in this movie are way above this material and I was surprised to see all of them in this. In the end, Twisted is another dull entry into the genre and it's only worth watching if you're a die-hard fan of anyone involved. Rating 4/10.