Devil's Pond (2003)

Director:

Joel Viertel

Writers:

Alek Friedman (writer)
Mora Stephens (writer)
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Release Date:

2 March 2005 (United Arab Emirates)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Till death do us part.

Plot:

What starts out as a romantic honeymoon on a deserted island turns into a horrible nightmare as Julianne discovers that her new husband is psychotic...

Plot Keywords:

Island | Honeymoon | Insanity | Axe | Flashback

Cast

Kip Pardue	...	Mitch
Tara Reid	...	Julianne
Meredith Baxter	...	Kate
Dan Gunther	...	Priest (as Daniel Gunther)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Guy J. Graves	...	Kates husband (uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Viertel

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alek Friedman		writer
Mora Stephens		writer
Joel Viertel		writer

Produced by
Jed Baron	....	executive producer
Bill Block	....	executive producer
John Davis	....	producer
Marcos Efron	....	associate producer
Patrick F. Gallagher	....	co-producer
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	line producer
Carol Gillson	....	executive producer (as Carol Gilson)
David Glasser	....	executive producer
J. Todd Harris	....	producer
David Hutkin	....	executive producer
Seth J. Kittay	....	executive producer
Andreas Klein	....	executive producer
Lil Phillips	....	associate producer
James Robb	....	co-producer
Craig Davis Roth	....	producer
Gary Rubin	....	executive producer in charge of production
Jeff G. Waxman	....	executive producer
Bob Yari	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Louis Febre

Cinematography by
Matthew Jensen

Film Editing by
Jeff Wood

Casting by
Roe Baker
Amanda Koblin

Production Design by
Cabot McMullen

Art Direction by
David Ellis

Costume Design by
Enid Harris

Makeup Department
Claudia Humburg	....	hair assistant
Claudia Humburg	....	makeup assistant
Martina Kohl	....	makeup department head
Gina A. Whitmarsh	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	unit production manager
Mimi Gillies	....	production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jasmine Alhambra	....	second assistant director
James D. Deck	....	first assistant director
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	second unit director
Daniel Shultz	....	second second assistant director
Emily Thorne	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Nina Alexander	....	property master
David R. King	....	scenic artist
Steve L. Klabo	....	art department production assistant
Pat Maki	....	assistant property master
David McAdoo	....	storyboard artist
Charles Moser	....	art department production assistant
Michael Narkiewicz	....	art department assistant
Herman R. Penttila	....	scenic artist
Tony A. Shaw	....	lead man
Erik Steiner	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Glenn Auchinachie	....	sound designer
David Baldwin	....	adr mixer
Sarah Brady	....	adr supervisor
John Brasher	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Brennan	....	sound engineer
James Dehr	....	sound mixer
Roberto Domínguez	....	foley mixer
Eric Hoeschen	....	foley artist
Eric Justen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marcel Lehrer	....	operations coordinator
Rick MacLane	....	sound engineer
Bryan Pennington	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Chris Quilty	....	boom operator
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound supervisor
Trevor Sperry	....	adr mixer
Lance Wiseman	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Jason Dodd	....	special effects coordinator
Beverley Hartigan	....	special effects (as Beverly Hartigan)
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects (as John Hartigan)

Visual Effects by
Brady Hallongren	....	title supervisor
Rita Schrag	....	optical printing supervisor
Jim Stewart	....	optical designer
Jon Terada	....	digital effects compositor

Stunts
Terri Cadiente	....	stunt double
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Richard Norton	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathan Bradley	....	chief lighting technician
Tony Bryan	....	best boy
Tony Bryan	....	electrician
Anthony Cady	....	second company grip
Matthew Coleman	....	lamp operator
Troy Cook	....	grip
Andrae Crawford	....	second assistant camera
Carlos de Varona	....	first assistant camera: second camera (as Carlos De Verona)
Johnny Hale	....	dolly grip
Johnny Hale	....	key grip: second unit
Philip J. Jaffe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Lance Layman	....	camera operator
Stuart T. Lillas	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John Loveall	....	grip
Dave Muskeni	....	electrician
Daniel Ochoa	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Willis Pipkins Jr.	....	grip
Cynthia Pusheck	....	director of photography: second unit (as Cynthia Pushek)
Walter 'Bud' Scott	....	key grip
Scott Spiker	....	still photographer
James Takata	....	camera loader
Walter D. Ward Jr.	....	dolly grip
Patrick Webb	....	dolly grip
Cheuk Wong	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Cheuck Wong)

Casting Department
Helen Dollan	....	extras casting associate
Amanda Koblin	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Debora Araya	....	costume assistant (as Deborah Araya)
Raquel L. Jaffe	....	costume supervisor
Kerry Munro	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Kevin Baird	....	post-production assistant
Brian Carraway	....	post-production assistant
Carol Stutz	....	assistant editor
Jeff Winn	....	assistant editor
Chuck Winston	....	color timer

Music Department
Richard Glasser	....	music supervisor
Brad Kane	....	composer: songs "This Close" and "Wherever You Go"

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Sabrina Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Shay Morgan Brook	....	driver

Other crew
Taryn Blaz	....	assistant production accountant
Corey Checketts	....	techno-crane operator
Kyla H. Curtiss	....	production assistant
Richard A. Curtiss	....	stand-in
Karyn Dousette	....	production assistant
Sherie Giehtbrock	....	script supervisor
Mimi Gillies	....	production office coordinator
Jonah Goldstein	....	production assistant
Guy J. Graves	....	marine coordinator
Maryann Gromley	....	production assistant
Jenna L. Haines	....	office production assistant
Shari Hamrick	....	location coordinator
Barrett Hartly	....	production assistant
Evan Hartly	....	production assistant
Michelle Hartly	....	location manager
Brooke N. Kambel	....	assistant production accountant
Lizette Kilmer	....	assistant production coordinator (as Lizette Jaimes)
Sarah Kim	....	production accountant
Eden Matson	....	production assistant: second unit
Kelly Moe	....	production assistant
Dan Molloy	....	production assistant (as Daniel T.C. Molloy)
Chris Phillips	....	key set production assistant
Leslie Plumlee	....	post-production accountant
Benjamin Casey Rausch	....	craft service assistant
Linda Rausch	....	key craft service
Sasha Kristel Rhoades	....	stand-in
Resa Russell	....	production assistant
Mary Salquist	....	assistant: Craig Davis Roth
Blake Sherman	....	key lifeguard
Blake Sherman	....	stand-in
Emily Thorne	....	production assistant
Nicholas Thurkettle	....	development executive: Davis Filmworks
Echo Jo Vincent	....	stand-in
Lacie Kendall Vincent	....	stand-in
Corey C. Witte	....	production executive
Clayton Wold	....	office production assistant
Victoria A. Zamora	....	post-production accountant
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Davis Entertainment Filmworks
• Splendid Pictures

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Manga Films (2004) (Spain) (DVD)
• Net5 (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Splendid Pictures
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (2005) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Special Effects

• Terada Imaging
• Ultimate Effects

Other Companies

• Alianza Films International  location living
• Cinelease  lighting equipment
• Edit Source  post-production facilities
• FilmWest Productions  location services
• Hand Prop Room, The  props
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• HydroFlex  camera rental
• JR Media Services  negative cutting
• Mercury Sound Studios  sound post-production
• Spirit Horse Productions  location services
• Stewart Motion Picture Services  titles and opticals
• Wexler Video  camera rental

Also Known As:

Heaven's Pond (Philippines: English title) (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Brazil:18 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | Netherlands:16 | Germany:16 | Italy:T | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Kalispell, Montana, USA

Company:

Davis Entertainment Filmworks

Trivia:

A special Commendation Plaque was presented to Shari Hamrick from the State Of Montana, for her fire fighting efforts on the set of Devil's Pond, when a freak forest fire broke out.

Soundtrack:

Wherever You Go

Simple premise, beautiful execution

A pretty straightforward basic idea fleshed out with good writing, excellent direction and effective cinematography. Fine performances from Tara Reid and Kip Pardue (truth to tell, I have only seen them in supporting roles until now and never actually noticed either of them before, but this tight story really shows them off).

I watch all the thrillers/horror films I can get my eyes on. And I've seen some duds the last couple of years. This one, however, is brilliant (though not as good as What Lies Beneath). Suspense, character development, a script that actually holds water(!)... Come to think of it, a review this positive from me has to be a mistake. Maybe I'd better watch it again in a couple of months to see if it was really that good. In the meantime, I think you should do the same.