Thr3e (2006)

User Rating:

5.0/10   

Director:

Robby Henson

Writers (WGA):

Alan B. McElroy (screenplay)
Ted Dekker (novel)

Release Date:

12 July 2007 (Lithuania)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Plot:

Innocent lives hang on the whim of an elusive psychopathic murderer whose strange riddles and impossible timelines force three people into a mission to end the game before one or all of them die. |

Plot Keywords:

Riddle | Breaking Window | Copycat Murder | Cockroach | Multiple Personality Disorder

Cast

Marc Blucas	...	Kevin Parson
Justine Waddell	...	Jennifer Peters
Laura Jordan	...	Samantha
Max Ryan	...	Milton
Bill Moseley	...	Slater
Sherman Augustus	...	Detective Bill
Priscilla Barnes	...	Balinda Parson
Tom Bower	...	Uncle Eugene Parson
Philip Dunbar	...	Doctor Francis
Jeffrey Lee Hollis	...	Bobby Parson
Kevin Downes	...	Henry
Jack Ryan	...	Slater - young
Kai Schoenhals	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Bruno Jasienski	...	Young Kevin Parson
Allana Bale	...	Young Samantha
Holly McClure	...	News Anchor
Carol Pence	...	TV Reporter
Darylin Goodman	...	News Anchor 2
Lin Ciangio	...	Receptionist
Adam Malecki	...	Roy Peters
Josh Skjold	...	Detective Tom
Jerry Rose	...	Policeman 1
Rick Kyle	...	Policeman (as Alfred Richard Kyle)
Andrew Gorzen	...	Policeman
Joe Goodman	...	Reporter
Kas Vadoma	...	John, Chief Medical Examiner / Forensics (as Troy T.G. Boleyn)
Chris Hook	...	Forensic 2
Ernest Ivanda	...	Punk 1
Nik Goldman	...	Forensic
Zbigniew Modej	...	Bus Driver
Marek Sledziewski	...	Bouncer
Marta Gierszanin	...	Cindy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Cash	...	(voice)
Beth Cousins	...	(voice)
Larissa LaRenne	...	(voice)
Chris Mitchell	...	Voice (voice)
Robert Lyon Rasner	...	(voice)
Mark Rickard	...	(voice)
Jon Decker	...	Running Scared (uncredited)

Directed by
Robby Henson

Writing credits (WGA)
Alan B. McElroy		(screenplay) (as Alan McElroy)
Ted Dekker		(novel)

Produced by
Wojtek Frykowski	....	executive producer (as Wojtek Frykowski)
Joe Goodman	....	producer
Bobby Neutz	....	producer
Kelly Neutz	....	co-producer
Jerry Rose	....	executive producer
Max Ryan	....	executive producer
Marek Sledziewski	....	executive producer
Michael Webber	....	co-producer
Ralph Winter	....	producer

Original Music by
David Bergeaud

Cinematography by
Sebastian Milaszewski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Anuree De Silva

Casting by
Grzegorz Kowalczyk
Karen Meisels

Art Direction by
Wojciech Zogala

Set Decoration by
Jacek Turewicz

Costume Design by
Malgorzata Braszka

Makeup Department
Anna Dabrowska	....	makeup artist
Maria Dziewulska	....	key makeup artist (as Maria Ewa Dziewulska)

Production Management
Joanna Strzelecka	....	unit production manager
Michael Webber	....	post-production supervisor
Sylwia Witkowska	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Szymon Gruszecki	....	second assistant director
Marta Parlatore	....	first assistant director
Marek Sledziewski	....	second unit director

Art Department
Jerzy Rezakiewicz	....	property master
Jaroslaw Zebrowski	....	assistant art director
Pawel Zylka	....	property master

Sound Department
Mariusz Bielecki	....	sound mixer
Craig Clark	....	sound supervisor
Piotr Farynski	....	boom operator
Susan Fitz-Simon	....	foley artist
Danny Kim	....	sound effects editor
Colin Rogers	....	adr editor
Colin Rogers	....	adr foley mixer
Teddy Salas	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Schafer	....	sound effects editor
Craig Schafer	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Piotr Szabowski	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Daniel Markowicz	....	visual effects

Stunts
Anna Komorowska	....	stunts
Zbigniew Modej	....	stunt coordinator
Tomasz Przybysz	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tomek Augustynek	....	director of photography: second unit
Jon Decker	....	clapper boy
Ireneusz Dybowski	....	dolly grip
Andrzej Glacel	....	steadicam operator
Zbigniew Gustowski	....	focus puller
Sung-kyu Kim	....	grip
Piotr Kuik	....	clapper loader
Janusz Lament	....	electrician
Robert Lukowski	....	key grip
Wojciech Sulezycki	....	camera operator
Ferdynand Szczerbowicz	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kaja Srodka	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Randy Coonfield	....	colorist
Kevin Downes	....	post-production coordinator
Jeffrey Lee Hollis	....	post-production consultant
Kelly Reese	....	colorist
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer (as Matt Reid)

Other crew
Jon Decker	....	base camp production assistant
Jon Decker	....	key production assistant
Mark Fierer	....	acting coach
Mark Fierer	....	dialogue coach
Barbara Goluch	....	accountant
Holly McClure	....	unit publicist
Carol Pence	....	assistant to producers
Malgorzata Szymczak	....	executive assistant
Krzysztof Zabicki	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• MovieRoom Productions
• Namesake Entertainment

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Con Dios Entertainment (2008) (New Zealand) (DVD)
• Bigger Picture, The (2007) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• MainSail Production Services Inc.  post-production facilities
• Vantage Film  PSU digital video assist provided by
• Vantage Film  cameras and lenses

Also Known As:

Three (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, disturbing images and terror.

Runtime:

USA:101 min

Country:

Poland | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Germany:16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Lodz, Poland

Company:

MovieRoom Productions

Trivia:

Ted Dekker, author of the novel, was on set nearly every shooting day. In many cases he put three lines into the shot as an homage to the book cover. While some of these lines are drawn on walls and such, they also show up as objects (chalk, pencils, etc...).

Goofs:

Errors in geography: The film is set in America, but the taxi in one shot got a typical Polish taxi-symbol on the top.

Quotes:

Jennifer Peters: You were only half-right, Sam. Slater isn't real. But honey, neither are you.

Movie Connections:

References Se7en (1995)

Soundtrack:

Fighting with a Microphone

New rating category needed

Possible spoilers...as if that could happen with this gobbler. Right off the bat, I had three problems: 1) the tough lady cop looks like a fashion model; 2) the hero lives in a converted warehouse, complete with a cage-type elevator; 3) the dog dies. All about as hackneyed as it gets. Added along the way: another tough, gun-toting fashion-model, a girlfriend this time; some pretty unlikely plot elements; a trio of REALLY overacting crazy people; and a "shocking ending" which bounces around so much that any surprise ends up falling flat--particularly with the whacky Mel Brooks' "don't nobody move" flourish. Mix it all up with a heavy dose of third-rate Christian pop-psychology (I know, I know, that's redundant), and you got "Thr3e". And you can have it.

Okay, that's a little harsh. There was some tension, some action, some effective atmosphere. So I give it 2 stars. I mean, it wasn't as bad as Paretti, but then Paretti's pretty BAD.

Speaking of which, how about we get a new Rating Category: CT, for "Christian Themed"? So that those of us who don't buy into that particular brand of hocus-pocus can make better informed choices about what and what not to watch.