Zeyda and the Hitman (2004)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Melanie Mayron

Writer:

Michael Amo (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

There are no peanuts in halva

Plot Keywords:

Pot Smoking | Mobster

Cast

Judd Hirsch	...	Gideon Schub
Gil Bellows	...	Jeff Klein
Mercedes Ruehl	...	Esther
Conrad Dunn	...	Valenti
Reagan Pasternak	...	Natalie Klein
Danny Aiello	...	Nathan
Onalee Ames	...	All-or-Nothing Producer
Damien Atkins	...	Fisk
Albert Chung	...	Derective Woo
Ernesto Griffith	...	Detective Wilder
Louis Kliman	...	Myron
Paul Lachance	...	David
Nathaniel Lachance	...	David
Jane Luk	...	Dr. Sakamoto
Richard McMillan	...	Superintendant
Joe Pingue	...	Petey
Karl Pruner	...	Rex Ventura
Shawn Roberts	...	Alpha Boy
Lora Schroeder	...	Judge
Mike Silver	...	Pauley
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Edgar Governo	...	Boxer
Adam Smoluk	...	Young Nathan
Warren Louis Wiltshire	...	Background

Directed by
Melanie Mayron

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Amo		writer

Produced by
Carolynne Bell	....	co-producer
Jamie Brown	....	executive producer
Paul Brown	....	producer
Claire Freeland	....	associate producer
Lynne Skromeda	....	line producer

Cinematography by
Luc Montpellier

Film Editing by
Ronald Sanders

Production Design by
Taavo Soodor

Art Direction by
Réjean Labrie		(as Rejean Labrie)

Set Decoration by
Stephen Arndt

Costume Design by
Wanda Farian

Makeup Department
Pamela M. Athayde	....	key makeup artist
Lori Caputi	....	key hair stylist
Frances Hans	....	first assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Carolynne Bell	....	production manager
Anne Fenn	....	executive in charge of production
Claire Freeland	....	post-production supervisor
Anastasia Geras	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dale Anderson	....	second assistant director
Megan Heke	....	trainee assistant director
Ronaldo Nacionales	....	first assistant director
Tiffany Taylor	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Ricardo Alms	....	on-set dresser
Aaron Anderson	....	lead dresser
William V. Baker	....	key scenic artist (as William Baker)
Ryan Berzuk	....	assistant property master
Hamish Buchanan	....	second assistant art director
Olaf Dux	....	construction coordinator
Chad Giesbrecht	....	art department trainee
Charles Gustafson	....	paint foreman
Scott Hopper	....	set dresser
Debbie Kuzina	....	set buyer (as Deborah Kuzina)
Bill Sinosich	....	head carpenter
Larry Spittle	....	property master
Mark Stratton	....	props buyer
Lawrence Zglobicki	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Kathy Choi	....	sound effects editor
Erik Culp	....	foley mixer
Peter Gibson	....	sound editing facility
Barry Gilmore	....	adr editor
Ronayne Higginson	....	dialogue editor
Leon Johnson	....	production sound mixer
Martin Lee	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sid Lieberman	....	foley artist
Brent MacLean	....	assistant sound editor
David McCallum	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Moore	....	sound re-recording mixer assistant
Paul Morrow	....	boom operator
Brent Pickett	....	first assistant sound editor
Eric Rolnick	....	adr recording engineer
Lou Solakofski	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jane Tattersall	....	supervising sound editor
David Yonson	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Mark Gebel	....	special effects coordinator
Tim Harding	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Rick Skene	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Skene	....	stunt driver
Sean Skene	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Dominique Balcaen	....	best boy grip
François Balcaen	....	key grip
Ryan Beresford	....	lamp operator
Samuel R. Brown	....	grip
John Clarke	....	best boy electric
Greg Crawford	....	grip
Michael Drabot	....	gaffer
Keith Eidse	....	second assistant camera
Allen Fraser	....	still photographer
Marc Gagnon	....	generator operator
Matthew Hannam	....	camera trainee
Steve Madden	....	dolly grip
Sharon McIntyre	....	electrician
Len Peterson	....	first assistant camera
Nicolas Phillips	....	electrician
Brent Robinson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Daniel Sauvé	....	Steadicam operator
Daniel Sauvé	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Timothy Cruly	....	extras casting director
Timothy Cruly	....	extras casting
Kathy Driscoll	....	casting: Winnipeg (as Kathleen Driscoll)
Lori Stefaniuk	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Boulet	....	set costume supervisor
Heather Neale	....	truck costumer
Maureen Petkau	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Brian Karn	....	on-line editor
Tad Seaborn	....	assistant editor
Michael Thibodeau	....	colorist

Music Department
Douglas Romanow	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Douglas Arsenault	....	transportation captain
Glen Kerr	....	driver: hair/make-up/wardrobe truck
Jason LaFrance	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Ron Mymryk	....	transportation coordinator
John Mysyk	....	transportation coordinator
Corey Walker	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Dave Brown	....	firearms safety coordinator
B. Pat Burns	....	stand-in
Tyson Caron	....	production assistant
Michael Chirsky	....	production assistant (as Mike Chirsky)
Lisa Craik	....	assistant production accountant
Sarah Jane Cundell	....	location manager
Denys Curle	....	assistant craft service (as Denyse Curle)
Colette Desjardins	....	production accountant (as Collette Desjardins)
Jean Du Toit	....	assistant production coordinator
Martin Ellis	....	assistant location manager
Crysler Jamieson	....	assistant craft service
Allan McGowan	....	security officer
Crystal Mikoluff	....	assistant production accountant
Alanna Mills	....	script supervisor
Laura Neufeld	....	production coordinator
Diana Phipps	....	facility coordinator
Russell Roth	....	on-set craft service
Markian Saray	....	production assistant
Beth Sulman	....	publicist

Production Companies

• Frantic Films
• Frantic Zaida
• Miracle Pictures
• My Zaida

Distributors

• Marvista Entertainment (2006) (worldwide) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cuppa Coffee Studios  titles
• Eastern Script Service Inc.  script clearance
• Jet Music Inc.  music produced by
• Lab, The  film processing
• Magnetic North, The  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Running with the Hitman (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada

Company:

Frantic Films

Movie Connections:

References "Who Wants to Be a Millionaire" (1999/I)

Soundtrack:

Freilach fun der Chupa

Not great but the right idea for Canadian movies

The Canadian film industry has come along way. While this movie wasn't great, it also wasn't bad. There was a time when most Canadian productions were god-awful and looked it. This movie looked polished and professional. But my main praise goes to writing a story that takes place in Canada, yet it doesn't try to hit you over the head with it, nor does it hide it. Now can you imagine what would happen if Canadians took quality stories based in Canada and did films about them, instead of transplanting the story to somewhere USA? Winnipeg native Nia Vardalos are you listening? Kudos also to a well respected group of American actors who starred in a Canadian movie. It's nice to see it can work both ways.