End Game (2006)

Director:

Andy Cheng

Writers:

J.C. Pollock (story)
J.C. Pollock (written by) ...
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Release Date:

21 July 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

The Assassination Was Only The Beginning.

Plot:

A secret Service agent and a news reporter investigate the conspiracy behind the assassination of the President. |

Plot Keywords:

Violence | President | Shot In The Hand | Police | Hit By Car

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Alex Thomas
Angie Harmon	...	Kate Crawford
James Woods	...	Vaughn Stevens
Patrick Fabian	...	Brian Martin
Peter Greene	...	Jack Baldwin
Jack Scalia	...	The President
Anne Archer	...	The First Lady
David Selby	...	Shakey Fuller
Burt Reynolds	...	General Montgomery
Sarah Ann Schultz	...	Janice Frost
Todd Jensen	...	Agent Smith
Brian Presley	...	Billy Bergoon
Benito Martinez	...	Ramsey
Patrick Treadway	...	Lewis Detimore
Yuji Okumoto	...	Doctor Lee
J.P. O'Shaughnessy	...	Doctor Reid
Heather Dawn	...	Reporter (as Heather Dawn Fishman)
Cordell Lewis	...	Fire Chief
Jeffrey Humphrey	...	Newscaster
Kimberly Quinn	...	Thelma (as Kim Quinn)
Pam Long	...	Detimore's Mom
John Cenatiempo	...	Tony Morino
Eddie J. Fernandez	...	Cop #1
Troy Brown	...	Cop #2 (as Troy J. Brown)
John Casino	...	Policeman
Spencer Sano	...	Special Operations Agent
Johnny Martin	...	Driver
Carsten Norgaard	...	Arman (as Carsten Noorsgard)
Christa Campbell	...	Mistress
Sydney Walsh	...	Teenage Girl
Dain Turner	...	Nick
John V. Barbieri	...	Secret Service Agent
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jhon Goodwin	...	Metro Police Officer (uncredited)
Benjamin Maixner	...	Day Player (uncredited)
Travis Pell	...	Customer (uncredited)
James M. Tilley	...	Secret Service Agent (uncredited)
Bethany Webley	...	Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Andy Cheng

Writing credits
J.C. Pollock		(story)
J.C. Pollock		(written by) and
Andy Cheng		(written by)

Produced by
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Manfred D. Heid	....	executive producer
Gerd Koechlin	....	executive producer
Josef Lautenschlager	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Johnny Martin	....	producer
Juan A. Mas	....	line producer
David E. Ornston	....	producer
Brett Ratner	....	executive producer
Richard Salvatore	....	producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer	....	executive producer
Tierre Turner	....	producer

Original Music by
Kenneth Burgomaster

Cinematography by
Chuck Cohen		(director of photography) (as Charles Cohen)

Film Editing by
Julia Wong

Casting by
Rosemary Welden

Production Design by
Vincent DeFelice

Set Decoration by
Benjamin Maixner

Costume Design by
Melissa Lacombe

Makeup Department
Trista Jordan	....	key makeup artist
Arlene Nagle	....	key hair stylist
Angel Radefeld	....	hair stylist
Angel Radefeld	....	makeup artist
Kimberly Ulmer	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Rich Cowan	....	executive in charge of production
Ian Kennedy	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Guzik	....	second assistant director
Johnny Martin	....	second unit director

Art Department
Dan Beyer	....	set dresser
Craig Binkley	....	visual consultant: Spokane
Lee Lazarow	....	property master
Charles Lewis	....	assistant property master
David Steen	....	art department coordinator
Jana Treadwell	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jason Brennan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Clifford	....	boom operator
Marc Glassman	....	sound effects editor
Anthony Krajchir	....	sound engineer
Paul Menichini	....	sound effects editor
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carlos Sanches	....	adr editor
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound engineer
Tom Taylor	....	sound mixer
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Giuliano Fiumani	....	special effects supervisor
Craig Reedy	....	special effects technician
Jim Reedy	....	special effects foreman
Frank Toro	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Simeon Asenov	....	digital artist
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Miroslav Dikov	....	visual effects coordinator
Nikolay Gachev	....	visual effects supervisor
Emil Georgiev	....	model maker
Velislava Gospodinova	....	digital effects compositor
Ivan Grozev	....	digital artist
Dobromir Hristov	....	digital compositor
Milen Jiliazkov	....	digital lead artist
Delyan Ketipov	....	digital effects artist
Momchil Kirov	....	digital effects artist
Nikolay Kolev	....	digital artist
Danail Lazarov	....	assistant visual effects editor
Ivailo Marinov	....	digital effects artist
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Maria Mavrova	....	3D animator
Nikolay Mihailov	....	assistant visual effects editor
Nikolay Mishonov	....	lead 3D artist
Krasimir Paskalev	....	visual effects coordinator
Nikola Simeonov	....	lead 3D artist
Stefan Tchakarov	....	visual effects production supervisor
Filip Uzunov	....	digital effects artist
Adriana Valcheva	....	digital effects artist
Borislava Zahova	....	digital effects artist
Jeff Douglas	....	Avid DS Nitris artist: NxNW (uncredited)

Stunts
Joe Cofer	....	stunt rigger
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator
Anita Hart	....	stunt double: Angie Harmon
Mark Hicks	....	stunt double
Yoshio Iizuka	....	stunt performer
John Koyama	....	stunts
Spencer Sano	....	utility stunts
John Siciliano	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Michael Trisler	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Andy Barden	....	electrician
Bob Clifford	....	camera intern
Brianne Cronkhite	....	additional second assistant camera
Tim Eberly	....	still photographer
T.G. Firestone	....	assistant camera
Christopher Fyan	....	assistant camera
Brad Grimmett	....	Steadicam operator
Brad Grimmett	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Steve Hurson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mateo Londono	....	underwater camera operator
Mike McEveety	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dan Misner	....	grip
Justin O'Shaughnessy	....	camera loader
Joe Vitellaro	....	grip
Mike Vukas	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kirstin Bianchi	....	costume assistant
Alayna Caryl	....	costume assistant
Lisa Caryl	....	wardrobe supervisor
Rebecca Cook	....	costume assistant
Julia Gelfgatt	....	set costumer
Lori Maloney	....	wardrobe preparation assistant: Los Angeles
Wesley Bryan Walker	....	off-set dresser

Editorial Department
Alexandra Leviloff	....	assistant editor: avid
Sarah Parker	....	post-production coordinator: Millenium Films

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Drew DeAscentis	....	music editor
Ashley Miller	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Steve Evans	....	driver
John Suttles	....	driver

Other crew
Rachel Abarbanell	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Megan Albertus	....	animal caretaker
Craig Antioco	....	epk director
Donald Bruce	....	production controller
Rachel Cates	....	production assistant
Lisa Collins	....	script supervisor
Jessica Dolan	....	production secretary
Maura Feely	....	assistant location manager
Claude Forest	....	insurance broker
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Kris Hafso	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Harrington	....	photo double
Elizabeth Harrington	....	production assistant
Cole Hoover	....	production assistant
Susannah Lowber	....	production coordinator
Gretchen Oyster	....	key set production assistant
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer
John Petty	....	location manager
Amanda R. Robinson	....	production assistant
Mary C. Rolfes	....	production coordinator
Tristan Staton	....	production assistant
Pete Stroud	....	pre-rigger
Sharla Tandler	....	publicist
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: main titles
T.J. Williams	....	operator: remote head

Production Companies

• Millennium Films (presents)
• Two Sticks Productions
• Martini Films
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG III (for)
• North by Northwest Entertainment
• Nu Image Films

Distributors

• End Game Productions Inc. (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Indipendenti Regionali (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• E Stars Films (2006) (China) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2006) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (USA) (all media)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Worldwide FX

Other Companies

• PIC Agency  main titles

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and some language.

Runtime:

93 min | Argentina:99 min

Country:

Germany | USA | Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #15783) | Australia:M | UK:12 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15

Filming Locations:

Gonzaga University - 502 E. Boone Avenue, Spokane, Washington, USA

Company:

Millennium Films

Trivia:

The film was intended to be released in domestic theaters in 2005 by MGM, but was delayed due to the takeover of the company by Sony. The film was finally released direct-to-DVD in 2006 for the domestic market and within several international markets.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When they are in the helicopter taking the president to the hospital, they say he has a "gunshot wound to the head", but in the shooting you can see clearly the gunshot was not in the head.

Soundtrack:

Hail to the Chief

A stellar cast looking for a movie

Apparently most of the money spent in making "End Game" went to pay the stars. With such adept actors as Cuba Gooding Jr., James Wood, Anne Archer, and a pasty-faced Burt Reynolds literally having a bad-hair day, this movie should have been much better. None of the others looks quite as shopworn as Burt but they do give the appearance of being tired and bored. Cuba almost walks through his lines as if reading from a cue card.

The story is trite and lackluster, with only a few exciting scenes such as the opening assassination. Both writers, J.C. Pollock and stunt man Andy Cheng, are novices and it shows. Even the title is lame. Of what relevance is "End Game," and what exactly is the story? This viewer got confused, especially toward the end.

Vaguely, the film is about the assassination of a President and a personal investigation by the secret service man, Alex Thomas (Gooding), who did take a bullet for the President. But the bullet pierced Thomas' hand and then hit the President, ergo Thomas feels responsible for the Chief Executive's death, that he also let the First Lady down. He is joined in his manhunt by a reporter, Kate Crawford (Angie Harmon), who is determined to crack the case and get her scoop even at the risk of her own life. The situation becomes extremely hazardous as more and more evidence is uncovered pointing a finger to those in high places of our government. How the case is resolved at the end of the game leaves several unanswered questions. That all this sounds familiar indicates the picture's lack of originality and creativity.

The hackneyed script does provide a few good lines such as when Kate is interrogating an indigent person who keeps asking her for money. When she wants him to keep a house under surveillance, he tells her he would be glad to help anytime. She mumbles under her breath,"And how much will that cost me?"

Rather than waste time watching "End Game," why not rent other better movies on the topic such as "In The Line Of Fire," starring Clint Eastwood?