Timecop: The Berlin Decision (2003) (V)

Director:

Steve Boyum

Writers (WGA):

Mike Richardson (comic series) and
Mark Verheiden (comic series) ...
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Release Date:

30 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Sci-Fi

Plot:

Twenty years after a set of events, the TEC (Time Enforcement Commission), the agency that makes sure...

Plot Keywords:

Sequel | Based On Comic Book | Dark Horse Comics | 2000s | Alternate History

Cast

Jason Scott Lee	...	Ryan Chan
Thomas Ian Griffith	...	Brandon Miller
Mary Page Keller	...	Doc
John Beck	...	O'Rourke
Tava Smiley	...	Tyler Jeffers
Josh Hammond	...	Michael Travis
Tricia Barry	...	Sasha Miller
Sam Ly	...	Young Ryan
Wen Yann Shih	...	Cyndi Chan (Ryan's Mom)
Kenneth Choi	...	Professor Josh Chan
Eran Shine	...	SS Officer #1
Steve Tartalia	...	SS Officer #2
A.J. Buckley	...	Gate Guard
Toshi Toda	...	Sushwel, Japanese Diplomat
Hans Schoeber	...	German Soldier
Pete Antico	...	Frank Knight
David Beckett	...	Nazi #1
Ken Lally	...	Schultz
Peter Dykstra	...	Tony Banks (as Pete Dykstra)
Sven-Ole Thorsen	...	SS Body Guard (as Sven Ole Thorson)
Myles Jeffrey	...	Paper boy
Jonathan Klein	...	Jonathon Hanley
Neil Dickson	...	Neil Johnson
Joe Sabatino	...	Sgt. O'Hera
Todd Bryant	...	Officer #1
J.J. Perry	...	Officer #2
Cheryl Tyre Smith	...	Lead Judge (as Cheryl Tyre-Smith)
Mike Upton	...	Douglas
Dale Godboldo	...	Tech #1
Marty Murray	...	Broderick Lynwood
Izzy Assencos	...	Jackson
April Fissell	...	Rose Anderson / Francis Chan
Robert Carradine	...	Big Jim
Steve Van Wormer	...	Jason Anderson
Vince Deadrick Sr.	...	Stage Driver #1
George Lane	...	Stage Driver #2
Gregg Sargeant	...	Hanging Man
Charlie Picerni	...	Gambler #1
Mark De Alessandro	...	Gambler #2
Matthew R. Anderson	...	Gambler #3
Ron Gilbert	...	Mobster
Ron Yuan	...	Ling
T.J. Thyne	...	Stoned Guy #1
Marc Senter	...	Stoned Guy #2
Laine Trzinski	...	Mary Jeffers (as Elaine M. Cascio)
Damon Collazo	...	Young Prison Guard
Scott Rhodes	...	Rioter #1
Dane Junod	...	Rioter #2
Esteban Cueto	...	Latino Rioter
Patrick J. Statham	...	Prison Guard #1
Erich Martin Hicks	...	Prison Guard #2 (as Erich Hicks)
Jeff Pruitt	...	Prison Guard #3
Woon Park	...	Utility Rioter #1
Jen Sung Outerbridge	...	Utility Rioter #2
Dennis Madalone	...	Utility Rioter #3
Mer-Mer Chen	...	Chinese Waitress
Philip Tan	...	Chinese Waiter
Canyon Prince	...	Launch Tech #1 (as Ryan Prince)
Kurt Gant	...	Launch Tech #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Carlo Corazon	...	Time Cop Officer (uncredited)
Marcel Donea	...	Disc Jokey (uncredited)
Jay Flatley	...	Chicago Man (uncredited)
Tyler Heon	...	Guy at Bar (uncredited)
Kristopher Hyatt	...	Dying boy (uncredited)
Brennan W. Penney	...	Bar patron (uncredited)
Lynnanne Zager	...	Computer (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Boyum		(as Stephen Boyum)

Writing credits (WGA)
Mike Richardson		(comic series) and
Mark Verheiden		(comic series)
Gary Scott Thompson		(written by)

Produced by
Mike Elliott	....	producer
Joseph P. Genier	....	line producer
Chris Taylor	....	executive producer (as Christopher W. Taylor)
Gary Scott Thompson	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Andy Gray

Cinematography by
Crescenzo Notarile

Casting by
Julia Verdin

Production Design by
Anthony Tremblay

Set Decoration by
Lisa Tong

Costume Design by
Bonnie Stauch

Makeup Department
Michelle Rene Elam	....	hair stylist (as Michelle Torres)
Erin Braus Guth	....	key makeup artist (as Erin Braus)
Tonie Keyton	....	makeup artist
Fleur Morell	....	assistant makeup artist
Laine Trzinski	....	hair department head (as Elaine M. Cascio)

Production Management
Joseph P. Genier	....	unit production manager
Karen Gorodetzky	....	production supervisor
Virginia Landis Albertson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Xochi Blymyer	....	second assistant director
Rick Johnson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
David Aaron	....	property master
Sean Boyriven	....	on-set dresser
Ian Dale	....	set dresser
Rob Henning	....	set dresser
Erik Jessen	....	art department coordinator
Bret Kane	....	lead man
Todd Michaels	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Tom D. Backman	....	foley editor
Josh Bower	....	boom operator
Brad Bryan	....	boom operator
Jake Eberle	....	sound designer
Jake Eberle	....	sound effects editor
Jerry Gilbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Alan B. Samuels	....	sound mixer (as Al Samuels)
Angie Stanghetti	....	adr mixer
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Morgan Guynes	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Kent Butterworth	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael F. Hoover	....	animation supervisor
Al Magliochetti	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Matthew R. Anderson	....	stunts
Todd Bryant	....	stunts
Jace Jeanes	....	stunt double: Eran Shine
Michael Li	....	stunt double: Jason Scott Lee
Lin Oeding	....	stunt double: Jason Scott Lee
J.J. Perry	....	stunts
Jeff Pruitt	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Pruitt	....	stunts
Scott Rhodes	....	assistant fight coordinator
Scott Rhodes	....	stunts
Gregg Sargeant	....	stunts
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt rigger
Jeff Wolfe	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Katie Boyum	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Steve Cohen	....	company grip
David J. Frederick	....	Steadicam operator
Larry Huff	....	grip
Josh Medak	....	first assistant camera
Canyon Prince	....	still photographer (as Ryan Prince)
Jason Young	....	rigging electrician
Chuck Zlotnick	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Bill Kravitz	....	casting associate
Mary E. Turner	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carlie Tracey	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Tony Kadell	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Paul Di Franco	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Eric Moon	....	driver
Michael Perrotti	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Roy Bodner	....	unit publicist
Carly Brown	....	production assistant
Jordan Burwick	....	location manager
Rolf Esterhammer	....	dialogue coach
Lisa Looney	....	production coordinator
Nathan Maruccio	....	craft service
Felicia Nainoa	....	assistant production coordinator
Erin K. O'Brien	....	on-set location manager
Fran Poteet	....	fight choreographer
Jerry Poteet	....	fight choreographer
Canyon Prince	....	production assistant (as Ryan Prince)
Sandy Schklair	....	script supervisor
Christopher Sewall	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions (presents) (as Universal Home Entertainment Productions)
• Capital Arts Entertainment
• TE Encore Films

Distributors

• Universal Studios Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universal Home Video (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Veronica (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (200?) (Sweden) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies

Also Known As:

Timecop 2 (Philippines: English title)
Timecop 2: The Berlin Decision (Australia)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

USA:81 min | Argentina:82 min | UK:78 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Universal Studios Home Entertainment Family Productions

Goofs:

Factual errors: In the opening text, it talks about time being "breeched" rather than "breached".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Las Vegas: Die Fast, Die Furious (#1.15)" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Siegfried: Ewig War Ich

Surprisingly not that horrible

I caught this film on SciFi Channel at midnight one evening. After a good meal, sitting in a relaxing chair, you're liable to watch just about anything. Which is why I didn't immediately turn it off once I spotted the incredibly horrible visual effects at the beginning which just smacked of god-awful Direct-to-Video cinema. That being said, I was pleasantly surprised by the rest of the film.

The key to enjoying this film is to suspend disbelief. Pretend that you're looking at the German countryside, not some foothills in the LA area shot through a Sepia filter. Pretend that a Chinese man dressed in a business suit in the 1800s wouldn't arouse a lot of suspicion. Above all, pretend some of the more horrible special effects don't look as bad as they do. Once you've done that, you'll enjoy the film a lot more.

The performances by most of the cast are neither outstanding nor bad, save for Thomas Ian Griffith, who makes an incredibly good villain in this film. The plot of the film is almost secondary and unnecessary, chock full of plot holes and serving only as a backdrop against which to set fight scenes and excuses to change the era. But if you went into this movie expecting something scientifically sound, just stop; remember that this is the sequel to a Jean-Claude Van Damme movie.

Were a few things changed in this movie, specifically some of the horrid "special" effects, two or three of the more illogical and confusing points of the plot, the cheesy Direct-to-Video style overlays for the credits, and most importantly the unbearably long final 10 minutes of the film, it could have been worthy of a cinema release.

Final verdict: 5/10. It's worth watching if it happens to be on, or worth buying if you spy the DVD for cheap. Really cheap.