The Detonator (2006) (V)

Director:

Po-Chih Leong

Writer:

Martin Wheeler (writer)

Release Date:

25 April 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

The fate of thousands are in their hands.

Plot:

Sonni Griffith, a top US Secret Agent must protect a witness as he crosses Europe.

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Sonni Griffith
Silvia Colloca	...	Nadia Cominski
Tim Dutton	...	Jozef Bostanescu
William Hope	...	Michael Shepard
Matthew Leitch	...	Dimitru Ilinca
Bogdan Uritescu	...	Pavel
Warren Derosa	...	Mitchel
Michael Brandon	...	Flint
Vincenzo Nicoli	...	Yuri Mishalov
Stuart Milligan	...	Greenfield
Evangelos Grecos	...	Kravchenko
Mihnea Paun	...	Alex
Florian Ghimpu	...	Nita
Tania Popa	...	Ana
Bogdan Farkas	...	Stankiewcz
Roxana Andronescu	...	Agent Nowak
Serban Celea	...	Beilic
Dan Badarau	...	Berchzhov
Dorina Lazar	...	Receptionist
Emanuel Parvu	...	Macmood
Gheorghe Ifrim	...	Stadium Worker #1
Ioan Brancu	...	Stadium Worker #2
Natalie Ester	...	Reporter #1
Cristina Teodorescu	...	Reporter #2
Daniel Pasleaga	...	Thug
Valeriu Tomescu	...	Cop #1
Gabi Burlacu	...	Cop #2
Florin Stancu	...	Cop #3
John Maldea	...	Police Leader
WBBrown II	...	Cop # 4
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vasile Albinet	...	Police officer

Directed by
Po-Chih Leong

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Martin Wheeler		writer

Produced by
David Alvarado	....	associate producer
Richard L. Fox	....	associate producer
Donald Kushner	....	producer
Shahrook Oomer	....	co-executive producer
Vlad Paunescu	....	co-producer
Alison Semenza	....	executive producer
Pierre Spengler	....	producer
Andrew Stevens	....	producer
Richard Turner	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Barry Taylor

Cinematography by
Richard Greatrex

Casting by
Gillian Hawser

Production Design by
Serban Porupca

Art Direction by
Puscariu Grigore		(co-art director)
Serban Rotariu

Costume Design by
Oana Paunescu

Makeup Department
Ioana Angelescu	....	key makeup artist
Georgiana Creanga	....	key hair stylist
Vikki Lawson	....	assistant hair stylist
Mihaela Radu	....	hair stylist
Mihaela Radu	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Cristian Bostanescu	....	executive in charge of production
Adrian Conerth	....	unit production manager
Gisela Evert	....	post-production supervisor
Ovidiu Stoia	....	unit production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Irina Bryson	....	second second assistant director (as Irina Niculin)
Adrian Conerth	....	first assistant director
Tom Delmar	....	second unit director
Cristina Iliescu	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Costin Dragan	....	assistant property master
Viorel Ghenea	....	property master
Puscariu Grigore	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Dave Humphries	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dado Jehan	....	foley artist (as dado dzihan)
Gareth Rhys Jones	....	foley artist
Srdjan Kurpjel	....	supervising sound editor
Pietro Paletti	....	sound effects editor
Colin Rogers	....	adr mixer
Danton Tanimura	....	sound editor
Burak Topalakci	....	sound designer
Burak Topalakci	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mustafa Durma	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Apling	....	special effects technician
Karl-Heinz Bochnig	....	special effects supervisor
Volker Lorig	....	armour weapons supervisor
Volker Lorig	....	special effects foreman
Ionel Popa	....	prosthetic makeup and effects
Adolf Wojtinek	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Tim Walton	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Aurel Boata	....	stunts
Gabi Burlacu	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Gabi Burlacu	....	utility stunts
Ion Carangea	....	stunts
Florian Ciprian	....	stunt performer
Mihai Danciu	....	stunts
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator
Madalin Dragan	....	stunts
Calin Ferezan	....	stunts
Marius Florian	....	stunt performer
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunt double: lead
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	stunts
Evangelos Grecos	....	stunt performer
Vlad Iacob	....	stunts
Mihai Iliescu	....	stunts
Mihai Ionita	....	stunt performer
Dave Judge	....	stunt performer
Alin Luchian	....	stunts
Catalin Mancafa	....	stunts
Iulia Muresanu	....	stunt double: Nadia
Mihaela Elena Oros	....	stunt double
Daniel Pasleaga	....	stunt actor
Daniel Pisica	....	stunt performer
Carmen Preda	....	utility stunts
Doru Raceala	....	stunt cars coordinator
Florin Stancu	....	stunts
Georgian Madalin Stancu	....	stunts
Nicolae Stoica	....	stunts
Valeriu Tomescu	....	stunt performer
Dorin Zaharia	....	stunts
John Maldea	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
George Besel	....	grip
Catalin Ciobanu	....	electrician
Cristian Cocoroiu	....	video assist operator
Sascia Ippoliti	....	Steadicam operator
Gabriel Kosuth	....	additional director of photography: second unit
Radu Lopotaru	....	camera operator: second unit
Tudor Lucaciu	....	director of photography: second unit
Victor Petre	....	clapper loader
Ivan Giany Roberto	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Gociu Sorin	....	still photographer
Victor Toader	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Ovidiu Paunescu	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurentiu Alexe	....	key costumer
Aurelia Ivascu	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Andrew Dearnley	....	digital intermediate technician
Connan McStay	....	on-line editor
Nic Smith	....	digital intermediate technician
Tim Waller	....	senior colorist

Music Department
Michael Lloyd	....	cues composer

Transportation Department
Bita Adrian Claudiu	....	picture vehicles coordinator
Sorin Dinu	....	transport coordinator

Other crew
Alan Abrams	....	business and legal affairs: Costa Abrams & Coate
Tatiana Badea	....	production assistant
Alisa Buckley	....	unit publicist
Cosmin Cucu	....	production assistant
Razvan Cucu	....	production assistant
Cristina Ivan	....	production assistant
Chuck Jeffreys	....	fight choreographer
Janet Linton	....	production controller
Ruxandra Popescu	....	production accountant
Luminita Costinela Stanciu	....	production secretary
Bogdan Stefanescu	....	location manager
Oana Topliceanu	....	production coordinator
Vasilescu Valentin	....	horse wrangler
Daniel Jonathan Weisinger	....	assistant: Donald Kushner
Jason DeBose	....	assistant to producers (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Andrew Stevens Entertainment
• Castel Film Romania
• Donald Kushner Entertainment

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Biomedica International  medical services
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services
• Malde & Co.  financial consultants
• Micro Fusion 2004-14  copyright holders
• Molinare Studio  post-production facilities
• Zound  sound post-production

Also Known As:

John Doe (USA) (working title)
Razor's Edge (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and some nudity.

Runtime:

Netherlands:91 min

Country:

USA | Romania

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 (DVD) | Norway:15 | South Korea:18 | South Korea:15 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

Andrew Stevens Entertainment

Trivia:

The day and month of Wesley Snipes character's birthdate of July 31, as seen in his secret file, is accurate, although its year of 1969 makes him seven years younger than Snipes, who was born in 1962.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the boom shot when the Hummer approaches the Ukraine border, 2 sets of wooden (called "apple") boxes and shot bags can be see placed in front of the wheels to stop the vehicle on a specific mark, which it hits and rocks a bit. In the next shot, they are gone.

Soundtrack:

It Hurts To Be Human

He was a bad man.

Snipes has joined Seagal and van Damme in the direct-to-video market after doing some really good films like U.S. Marshalls, Passenger 57, The Art of War, and Murder at 1600. I wasn't expecting much, but I had a good reason to check it out.

Lesbian Vampire Killers is not out yet, so I had to watch to get a Silvia Colloca stimulus. I'm glad she wore the same outfit the whole movie, because it and she was hot! The movie was not a complete disappointment as there were loud explosions, great car chases, and lots of bullets.

There was also lots of Silvia, and that's worth seeing.