The Lazarus Child (2004)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Graham Theakston

Writer:

Ronald Bass (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 September 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A road accident leaves seven-year-old Frankie Heywood gravely injured and deeply comatose, when she is hit by a bus...

Plot Keywords:

Maverick Doctor | Unconventional Medicine | Conventional Medicine

Cast

Andy Garcia	...	Jack Heywood
Frances O'Connor	...	Alison Heywood
Angela Bassett	...	Dr. Elizabeth Chase
Harry Eden	...	Ben Heywood
Geraldine McEwan	...	Janet
Daniella Byrne	...	Frankie Heywood
Christopher Shyer	...	John Boyd
Julian Christopher	...	Elliot Chase
Jaimz Woolvett	...	Nathan Greenwater
Justin Louis	...	Lewis Kern
Gillian Carfra	...	Pam
Stephen McHattie	...	Chief Prosecutor Warner
Robert Joy	...	Senator Willis
Nicholas Gecks	...	Dr. Trevor Stanhope
Ciaran O'Driscoll	...	Colin Winstanley
Jean Rogers	...	Madeline Rutherford
Shonah Mhene	...	Danny Chase (as Shonah Mhene Jr.)
Andrew Kushnir	...	Raul
Alexa Fox	...	Annie Dean
Andy Maton	...	Deputy Hugh
Ronnie Creed	...	Isabelle
Kyla Wise	...	Medical Technician (as Kyla Anderson)
Sherry Miller	...	Mrs. Willis
Peter Breeze	...	Bobby Willis
Mark Caven	...	Sam Corning
Melissa Knatchbull	...	Linda Corning
Amy Leach	...	Susie Corning
Gerald Plunkett	...	David Gateskill
Peter Wingfield	...	Banker
Greg Lawson	...	Lawyer
Jonathan Love	...	Jack's Assistant
Brenda Crichlow	...	Lizzie's Mother (as Brenda M. Crichlow)
Genelle Williams	...	Young Lizzie
Kurtis Sanheim	...	Deputy #1
Marty Antonini	...	Deputy #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gary Blair	...	Diner (uncredited)
Graham Scott	...	Paramedic 1 (uncredited)

Directed by
Graham Theakston

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ronald Bass		screenplay

Produced by
Ronald Bass	....	executive producer
Rola Bauer	....	co-producer
David Brown	....	line producer
Ciro Dammicco	....	producer
Stefano Dammicco	....	producer
Tim Halkin	....	co-producer
Bruce Harvey	....	producer
Christopher Milburn	....	co-producer
Franck Ribière	....	co-executive producer

Cinematography by
Lukas Strebel

Film Editing by
Pamela Power

Casting by
Candice Elzinga
Rhonda Fisekci
John Hubbard
Paul Weber

Production Design by
Gregory P. Keen

Art Direction by
James Steuart

Set Decoration by
Paul Healy

Costume Design by
Yves Barre

Makeup Department
Belinda Hodson	....	personal makeup artist
Joanne Jacobsen	....	assistant makeup artist: Canada
Susanne Moser	....	makeup artist
Anne Spiers	....	personal makeup artist
Ellie Winslow	....	makeup artist: Ms. Bassett

Production Management
Brian Donovan	....	unit production manager
Nicholas Goodwin	....	post-production supervisor
Doug Steeden	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonny Benson	....	third assistant director
Alex Burnett	....	trainee assistant director
Ehud Ellman	....	first assistant director
Cory Faulkner	....	third assistant director
Matthew Penry-Davey	....	first assistant director
Toby Sherborne	....	second assistant director: UK
Karen Sowiak	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jay Benoliel	....	trainee set dresser
Amanda Bernstein	....	art director: UK
Richard Bullock	....	art director: UK
Tim C Campbell	....	paint coordinator
Barbara Chandler	....	scenic painter
Gareth Cousins	....	art department assistant: UK
Jason Coxworthy	....	on-set dresser
Jack Crowells	....	greens
Coral Dambrauskas	....	greens coordinator
Garry Dawson	....	stand-by props
Kieran Gelfand	....	painter
Charmaine Husum	....	on-set scenic artist
Douglas Ingram	....	storyboard artist
Loyola Lewis	....	scenic painter
Alan McCullagh	....	assistant set decorator
Justin Onofriechuk	....	assistant property master
John Sherrington	....	props fabrication
Susan Turner	....	set designer
Bev Ulmer	....	paint foreman
Kelly Wills	....	props trainee
Ken Wills	....	property master
Kimberley Zaharko	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Natascha Baermann	....	adr editor
Natascha Baermann	....	foley editor
Anke Bakker	....	sound supervisor
Kevin Belen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andreas Biegler	....	adr & dialogue editor
Brian Campbell	....	dialogue editor
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Christof Ebhardt	....	sound editor
Simon Firsht	....	boom operator
James Fonnyadt	....	sound editor
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Hinreiner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Nigel Holland	....	supervising sound editor
Devan Kraushar	....	sound designer
Geo Major	....	boom operator
Wade Maude	....	second boom operator
Iain Pattison	....	sound re-recording mixer
Max Rammler-Rogall	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Andreas Schneider	....	foley artist
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Paul A. Sharpe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dylan Voigt	....	assistant sound
Ian Voigt	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Edwin Amell	....	special effects technician
Tony Auger	....	special effects supervisor
Mike Friesen	....	special effects technician
Eugene Gogowich	....	special effects crew
Neil Krause	....	special effects technician
Marc Lord	....	special effects technician
Gerry Martins	....	special effects crew
Wade Maurer	....	special effects key
Rodger Retzer	....	special effects crew
Maurice Routly	....	special effects foreman
Leo Wieser	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Lutz Lemke	....	title sequence designer/animator
Alexander Nowotny	....	effects technical director: Arri Digital
Jürgen Schopper	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Kirk Jarrett	....	stunt coordinator
Ron Webber	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Brigette Bennett	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Brigette Bennett	....	second assistant camera
Jason Dully	....	camera trainee
Sacha Fassaert	....	underwater assistant camera
Kimberly French	....	still photographer
Schane Godon	....	assistant camera
Martin Keough	....	gaffer
Sam Kite	....	best boy
Charles Koetke	....	grip
Mary Kyte	....	focus puller
Nathan Mann	....	focus puller
Neil McDaniel	....	underwater camera operator
Tim Milligan	....	dolly grip
Kate Reid	....	camera trainee
Gordon Schmidt	....	rigging gaffer
Aaron Stewart	....	lamp operator
Andrew Thom	....	genie operator
Carey Toner	....	Steadicam operator
Carey Toner	....	camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department
Sarah Hanna	....	casting assistant
Ivy Isenberg	....	casting associate: USA
Kris Rurka	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Haffenden	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
David Benning	....	second assistant editor
Gavin Buckley	....	first assistant editor: UK
Nigel Bunyan	....	first assistant editor
Stefano Camberini	....	digital intermediate
Christopher Chaber	....	avid operator: ARRI
Simone Fontana	....	digital intermediate editor
Christian Gazzi	....	digital color grading
Philip Hahn	....	digital intermediate producer: ARRI
Warren Langford	....	first assistant editor: Canada
Pablo Mariano Picabea	....	film recording operator
Birgit Steffan	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Rich Walters	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gary Birmingham	....	transportation coordinator: UK
Martin Birmingham	....	production driver
Grant McPhee	....	transportation coordinator
Bruce Milward	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Victor Atelevich	....	photo double: Andy Garcia
Stuart Becker	....	trainee location manager
Stefan Brunner	....	production controller: Germany
Jared Connon	....	location scout
Hudson Cooley	....	production coordinator
Rob Doak	....	video coordinator
Christopher Lawrence Evans	....	production assistant
Jan Gillan	....	first assistant accountant: Canada
Michelle Gougeon	....	cast production assistant
Hugh Gourlay	....	location manager: UK
Marty Hanenberg	....	stand-in
Ed Heury	....	assistant location manager
Neil Hodge	....	chef
Gordon Imlach	....	publicist
Carlton Jarvis	....	set medical advisor
Barney Miller	....	production runner: UK
Tracy Noga	....	trainee production coordinator
Michele Patsula	....	script supervisor
Mathew Provost	....	office production assistant
Holly Pullinger	....	assistant coordinator
Oreste Rossignoli	....	production controller: Italy
Troy Rudolph	....	production assistant
Catherine Russell	....	production secretary
Tamu Stolbie	....	stand-in
Neil Swain	....	dialogue coach: Harry Eden
Eve Swannell	....	assistant to director
Bruce Toy	....	chef
Sarah Wheale	....	production coordinator: UK

Production Companies

• Eagle Pictures
• Illusion Entertainment Corporation
• Midsummer Films
• Morgan Creek Productions
• Tandem Communications

Distributors

• Morgan Creek International
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (Canada) (theatrical)
• Senator International (worldwide)
• Eagle Pictures (2004) (Italy) (all media)
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Special Effects

• Bleeding Art Industries

Other Companies

• Hyperactive Broadcast  editing equipment
• ARRI Film & TV Services  digital intermediate
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

The Last Door (Canada: English title) (reissue title)

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Alberta, Canada

Company:

Eagle Pictures

Great movie!!!

I also saw this film at a free screening with a friend. I thought that it had soul. Yes they tried to make it an action film but it still worked....mainly because of some great performances by the boy played by Harry Eden, Alison Heywood played by Frances O'Connor and Elizabeth Chase played by Angelia Bassett. Although the script was flawed and the music was not appropriate the film was a very interesting comment on our relationships with our family and our friends.

What would you do if you lost a family member to a coma?

You would probably stop at nothing to try to bring them out. I think that that was who the Elizabeth Chase character was - a person who would go the distance to get the little girl out of a bad situation. Her character brought hope to the Heywood family in a time of no hope. They had nowhere to turn. On top of that the private clinic they go to in is shut down by the Police. A bad situation when you are desperately in need of help....

I thought that the film looked great as well. The director of photography (Lukas Strebel) did a great job.

Basically this was another Ron Bass script that needed some work but was pulled out the "Not great" category by some good directing and strong performances.

See it in the cinema for the wide screen format. It will not transfer to video well....unless you have a 50" gas plasma screen. :-)