7 Seconds (2005) (V)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Simon Fellows

Writer:

Martin Wheeler (written by)

Release Date:

16 August 2005 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Crime

Tagline:

Timing Is Everything.

Plot:

When an experienced thief accidentally makes off with a Van Gogh, his partner is kidnapped by gangsters in pursuit of the painting, forcing the criminal to hatch a rescue plan. |

Plot Keywords:

Painting | Interracial Romance | Car Chase | Ex Soldier | Bulletproof Vest

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Nov. 10

2:05 AM

USA

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	Jack Tuliver
Tamzin Outhwaite	...	Sgt. Kelly Anders
Deobia Oparei	...	Spanky (as Dhobi Oparei)
Georgina Rylance	...	Suza
Pete Lee-Wilson	...	Alexsie Kutchinov
Serge Soric	...	Mikhail
Andrei Ionescu	...	Frank 'Bull' Mercea
Elias Ferkin	...	Pro 1
Bogdan Farkas	...	Pro 2
Tomi Cristin	...	Captain Szabo
Adrian Lukis	...	Vanderbrink
Stephen Boxer	...	Underhill
Adrian Pintea	...	Grapini
Corey Johnson	...	Tool
George Anton	...	Banner
Tamer Hassan	...	Rahood
Lisa Lovbrand	...	Bull's Widow
Dan Badarau	...	Dr. Franz Gustav
William Armstrong	...	Major Wilson
Warren Derosa	...	Officer Johnson (as Warren DeRosa)
Martin Wheeler	...	Cole
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hawk Younkins	...	Brian
Vasile Albinet	...	Russian (uncredited)
Radu Banzaru	...	Security officer (uncredited)
Zoltan Butuc	...	Driver (uncredited)
Florian Ghimpu	...	Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Simon Fellows

Writing credits
Martin Wheeler		(written by)

Produced by
David Alvarado	....	associate producer
Cristian Bostanescu	....	line producer: Romania (as Cristi Bostanescu)
Bruno Hoefler	....	executive producer
Alwyn Kushner	....	associate producer
Donald Kushner	....	executive producer
Donald Kushner	....	producer
Shahrook Oomer	....	co-producer
Vlad Paunescu	....	producer
Alison Semenza	....	line producer
Pierre Spengler	....	producer
Andrew Stevens	....	producer

Original Music by
Barry Taylor
Neal Acree		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Simon Fellows		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kant Pan

Casting by
Claudiu Bolchis
Tania Polentarutti

Production Design by
Christian Niculescu		(as Cristi Niculescu)

Art Direction by
Adrian Curelea
Sorin Popescu

Set Decoration by
Dan Toader

Costume Design by
Oana Paunescu

Makeup Department
Ioana Angelescu	....	key makeup artist
Georgiana Creanga	....	hair stylist
Mariana Datculescu	....	makeup artist: second unit
Ramona Geaman	....	assistant hair stylist
Letitia Ghenea	....	hair stylist: second unit
Mihaela Radu	....	hair stylist
Mihaela Radu	....	makeup artist
Cyndi Reece-Thorne	....	hair stylist: Wesley Snipes
Cyndi Reece-Thorne	....	makeup artist: Wesley Snipes

Production Management
Florin Gon	....	location unit manager
Michael Kuge	....	post-production supervisor
Ines Matei	....	unit production manager
Ines Matei	....	unit production manager: second unit
Lucia Pavlovschi	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vasile Albinet	....	first assistant director: second unit
Fotea Alex	....	first assistant director: second unit
Adrian Buescu	....	second second assistant director
Cristi Churack	....	assistant director
Cristian Ciurea	....	first assistant director
Tudor Cotovelea	....	third assistant director
Simona Dascalu	....	second assistant director
Tom Delmar	....	director: reshoots
Tom Delmar	....	second unit director
Laurentiu Dinca	....	second assistant director: second unit
Cristina Iliescu	....	second assistant director
Maria Nita	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Sorin Avram	....	on-set dresser
Crina Cartos	....	construction coordinator (as Crina Cartas)
Alex Constantinescu	....	construction foreman (as Alex Constanantinescu)
Viorel Ghenea	....	property master
Stefan Gheorghe	....	swing gang
Adriana Iurascu	....	storyboard artist
Eugen Marinescu	....	assistant property master
Oana Marinescu	....	assistant set decorator
Florin Paraschiv	....	swing gang
Valentin Petuhov	....	storyboard artist
Marius Pogaceanu	....	assistant property master: second unit
Anton Torino	....	swing gang
Marius Trandafir	....	lead man
Adrian Ungureanu	....	painter (2005)
Bujoi Mariana	....	painter (2005) (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rodney Berling	....	sound effects editor
Steve Cook	....	sound supervisor
Marius Emil Stanescu	....	boom operator
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Michael J. Fox	....	adr mixer
Diane Greaves	....	foley artist (as Dianne Greaves)
Alex Hudd	....	sound engineer: Dolby
Dave Humphries	....	foley editor
Richard Lewis	....	sound re-recording mixer
Radu Nicolae	....	sound mixer
Steven Parker	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Johnathan Rush	....	sound editor
Johnathan Rush	....	studio assistant
Jack Stew	....	foley artist
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Keith Tunney	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Adrian Enceanu	....	special effects technician
Lucian Iordache	....	special effects supervisor
Ionel Popa	....	special effects makeup
Mihai Reti	....	special effects supervisor
Dan Seredan	....	special effects technician
Florin Stoian	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Keegan Douglas	....	digital compositor
Travis Dutch	....	scanning and recording
Kelly-Ruth Mercier	....	visual effects producer
Jason Nystrom	....	digital artist
Adam Stern	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Vasile Albinet	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Roxana Andronescu	....	stunt double
Dicu Aurel	....	utility stunts
Catalin Banghia	....	utility stunts
Florin Barcun	....	utility stunts
Aurel Boata	....	stunts
Aurel Boata	....	utility stunts
Gabi Burlacu	....	utility stunts
Ion Carangea	....	utility stunts
Arnold Chon	....	utility stunts
Florian Ciprian	....	utility stunts
Rogin Constantin	....	utility stunts
Mihai Danciu	....	stunts
Tom Delmar	....	stunt coordinator
Eugen Dinca	....	utility stunts
Ciprian Dumitrascu	....	utility stunts
Doru Dumitrescu	....	utility stunts
Calin Ferezan	....	stunts
Paul Fister	....	utility stunts
Marius Florian	....	stunt driver (as Florian Silviu)
Marius Florian	....	utility stunts (as Florian Marius)
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunt double
Serban Gabriel	....	stunts
Julian George	....	utility stunts
Razvan Gheorghiu	....	utility stunts
Evangelos Grecos	....	utility stunts
Vlad Iacob	....	utility stunts
Alexandru Iliescu	....	utility stunts
Mihai Iliescu	....	utility stunts
Marius Imurluc	....	utility stunts
Andrei Ionescu	....	utility stunts
Mihai Ionita	....	utility stunts
Dave Judge	....	utility stunts
Alin Luchian	....	utility stunts
John Maldea	....	utility stunts
Catalin Mancafa	....	stunts
Catalin Mancafa	....	utility stunts
Tudor Mereuta	....	utility stunts
Silviu Mihai	....	utility stunts
Florin Mina	....	utility stunts
Florin Moldovan	....	utility stunts
Iulia Muresanu	....	stunt double: Kelly
Constantin Nicolae	....	utility stunts
Mihaela Elena Oros	....	stunt double (as Mihaela Oros)
Daniel Pasleaga	....	utility stunts
Adrian Pavlovschi	....	utility stunts
Daniel Pisica	....	stunt performer
Vasile Popa	....	utility stunts
Carmen Preda	....	utility stunts
Rasvan Puiu	....	utility stunts
Doru Raceala	....	stunt cars coordinator
Romeo Raicu	....	utility stunts
Simion Serban	....	utility stunts
Florin Stancu	....	utility stunts
George Stan	....	utility stunts
Nicolae Stoica	....	utility stunts (as Nicu Stoica)
Philip Tan	....	stunts
Valeriu Tomescu	....	utility stunts
Vlad Tomescu	....	utility stunts
Cristian Trasca	....	utility stunts
Mihai Ungureanu	....	utility stunts
Gabi Ursache	....	utility stunts
Vasilescu Valentin	....	stunts
Vasilescu Valentin	....	utility stunts
Daniel Visan	....	stunts
Dorin Zaharia	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolae Alexandru	....	electrician (as Alexandru Nicolae)
Nico Bardea	....	dolly grip
Marius Bercu	....	gaffer
Toni Cartu	....	camera operator
Cristian Cocoroiu	....	video assist operator
Ion Cofaru	....	generator operator: second unit
Alex Cosma	....	best boy electric
Alex Cosma	....	electrician
Cristian Dragos	....	second assistant camera
Marian Duca	....	key grip: stunt unit
Eugen Dumitru	....	grip: second unit
Cristi Epure	....	key grip
Catalin Grigoras	....	best boy: second unit
Cristi Grosu	....	focus puller
Marcu Ion	....	best boy: second unit (as Ion Marcu)
Radu Ion	....	best boy electric
Ancuta Iordachescu	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tudor Lucaciu	....	director of photography: second unit
Stefan Mangar	....	focus puller: second unit
Gabi Marin	....	best boy grip
Gabriel Nita	....	assistant camera
Ionut Perianu	....	focus puller: second unit
Sandu Polu	....	grip: second unit
Cornel Popescu	....	video assistant: second unit
Ivan Giany Roberto	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Sorin Sanda	....	grip
Adrian Sandor	....	focus puller
Michael Slovis	....	visual consultant
Gociu Sorin	....	still photographer
Romulus Stancescu	....	clapper loader: second unit
Augustina Stanciu	....	clapper loader
Bogdan Stanciu	....	Steadicam operator
Bogdan Stanciu	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Petre Surugiu	....	generator operator (as Bebe Surugiu)
Daniel Susca	....	camera loader
Stefan Tarzioru	....	gaffer: second unit
Paul Ticu	....	electrician
Cristian Toader	....	best boy: second unit
Victor Toader	....	camera operator
Gelu Vasilescu	....	best boy: second unit
Dan Zveghentev	....	camera loader: second unit

Casting Department
Floriela Grapini	....	casting: Romania

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurentiu Alexe	....	assistant wardrobe: second unit
Craig Anthony Cook	....	costume supervisor: Wesley Snipes
Ana Maria Cucu	....	costume supervisor
Oana Draghici	....	wardrobe assistant
Carmen Ilie	....	wardrobe assistant
Florenta Pauna	....	assistant wardrobe: second unit
Doina Raducut	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Ruth Coulson	....	first assistant editor
Laurie McDowell	....	first assistant editor
Tim Waller	....	senior colorist

Transportation Department
Vasile Alexandru	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Bobby Barbacioru	....	driver
Gena Tudor	....	transportation coordinator: second unit
Mircea Tudor	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Alan Abrams	....	legal and business affairs
Alina Apostu	....	script supervisor: second unit
Tatiana Badea	....	production assistant
Iulian Batog	....	production assistant: second unit
Iulian Batog	....	set production assistant
Lennox Brown	....	stand-in: Mr. Snipes
Adrian Buescu	....	production assistant
Ana Maria Bulata	....	production secretary
Lori Davis	....	assistant: Mr. Snipes
Mircea Frenkel	....	weapons assistant
Florin Gon	....	location manager
Adrian Guianu	....	production assistant
Jim Hajicosta	....	production accountant
Rena Hanover	....	production assistant
Cristina Ivan	....	office secretary
Chuck Jeffreys	....	fight choreographer
Lavinia Mercea	....	production accountant: Romania
Cristian Negoescu	....	production assistant: second unit
Ioan Renato Olescu	....	extras coordinator: Romania
Daniel Parvulescu	....	weapons coordinator
Charles Perry	....	armorer
Cristi Serban	....	production assistant
Claudia Stanciu	....	production assistant
Claudia Stanciu	....	production assistant: second unit
Marius Stanciu	....	location manager
Marius Stanciu	....	location manager: second unit
Cornelia Stefan	....	script supervisor
Ovidiu Stoia	....	production assistant
Robert Threadgold	....	production accountant
Oana Topliceanu	....	production coordinator
Richard Turner	....	financial controller
Daniel Jonathan Weisinger	....	assistant: Donald Kushner
Smaranda Comanescu	....	assistant: Wesley Snipes (uncredited)

Production Companies

• 7 Second Film Co. Ltd.
• Andrew Stevens Entertainment

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Home Video (GCTHV) (2005) (France) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Artifex Studios (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Future Post Production  post-production services
• International Stunt Company, The  stunt services and rentals
• Malde & Co.  financial consultants
• Molinare Studio  post-production facilities
• Professional Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Studio 51 Opticals  titles and opticals
• Sync or Swim  loop group

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Switzerland | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Germany:16 | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Brazil:16 | Iceland:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | USA:R | Australia:MA | Argentina:16 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Bucharest, Romania

Company:

7 Second Film Co. Ltd.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Marine officer introduces himself as a Major but is wearing silver oak leafs (LtCol).

Quotes:

[from trailer]
John Tuliver: Places to go. People To Kill.

Very bad

A sloppy, poor STV actioner with an aging Wesley Snipes as a disgraced Special Ops turned armored car robber. He ends up with more than he bargained for after his latest heist, a briefcase containing a $65 million Van Gogh painting that may or may not be real. But it is real enough to its owner, who wants it back at any cost. Filmed in Romania on the cheap with an "international" cast, the film looks good and has a terrific stunt car sequence at the beginning that really needed to be closer to the end, as nothing else that exciting happens anywhere else in the flick. Snipes is the only name actor. Badly edited, with lots of characters we don't really get to know or care for.