Deception (2008/I)

Director:

Marcel Langenegger

Writer (WGA):

Mark Bomback (written by)

Release Date:

25 April 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

When you're in this world, no one is who they seem, and everyone is playing the game.

Plot:

An accountant is introduced to a mysterious sex club known as The List by his lawyer friend. But in this new world, he soon becomes the prime suspect in a woman's disappearance and a multi-million dollar heist.

Plot Keywords:

Club | Sex Club | Sex | Cell Phone | Auditor

Cast

Ewan McGregor	...	Jonathan McQuarry
Hugh Jackman	...	Wyatt Bose
Michelle Williams	...	S
Bruce Altman	...	Lawyer #1
Andrew Ginsburg	...	Lawyer #2
Stephanie Roth Haberle	...	Assistant Controller
Christine Kan	...	Tennis Player #1
Dante Spinotti	...	Herr Kleiner / Mr. Moretti
Karolina Muller	...	Waitress (as Karolina Müller)
Agnete Oernsholt	...	Woman at Waldorf Astoria
Melissa Rae Mahon	...	Velvet Rope Dancer #1
Rachel Montez Collins	...	Velvet Rope Dancer #2
Holly Cruikshank	...	Velvet Rope Dancer #3
Deborah Yates	...	Tango Dancer
Bill Camp	...	Clancey Controller
Zoe Perry	...	Secretary #1
Aya Cash	...	Secretary #2
Frank Girardeau	...	Norbert Lewman
Natasha Henstridge	...	Simone Wilkinson
Charlotte Rampling	...	Wall Street Belle
Paz de la Huerta	...	List Member #1
Daisy Bates	...	List Member #2
Shannan Click	...	List Member #3
Malcolm Goodwin	...	Cabbie
Jordan Tesfay	...	List Member #4
Rachael Taylor	...	List Member #5
Sally Leung Bayer	...	Old Woman
Kenneth G. Yong	...	Lotus Hotel Clerk
Lisa Gay Hamilton	...	Detective Russo
Paul Sparks	...	Detective Ed Burke
Kenneth Lee	...	Waiter
James Mazzola	...	Locksmith
Lisa Kron	...	Receptionist
Margaret Colin	...	Ms. Pomerantz
Peter Scanavino	...	Rhiga Desk Clerk
Maggie Q	...	Tina
Frank Deal	...	Police Officer
Florencia Lozano	...	Clancey Receptionist
Emelie Jeffries	...	Medical Examiner
Danny Burstein	...	Clute Controller
Chandler Parker	...	Uniform Cop
Peter J. Fernandez	...	Businessman on Airplane (as Peter Jay Fernandez)
Mercedes Herrero	...	Bank Greeter
Daniel Lugo	...	Mr. Ruiz
Javier Godino	...	Bank Manager
Brian Slaten	...	Younger Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Linda Asuma	...	Rachel (uncredited)
Wayne Chang	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Joey Chanlin	...	Waiter #1 (uncredited)
Robert 'Toshi' Kar Yuen Chan	...	Hustler (uncredited)
Lynn Cohen	...	Actual Tennant of Wyatt's Apartment (uncredited)
Brother Eden Douglas	...	Squad Room Detective (uncredited)
Aleksandra Eriksson	...	Miley (uncredited)
Pamela Fischer	...	First Class Passenger (uncredited)
Ramon Flowers	...	Law Clerk (uncredited)
Thelma Gutiérrez	...	Bank teller (uncredited)
Takako Haywood	...	Banker (uncredited)
Alina Kaufman	...	Jessica (uncredited)
Fady Kerko	...	Subway Commuter (uncredited)
Mikesh Marie	...	Laura (uncredited)
Joseph Melendez	...	Bank Manager (uncredited)
Kristina Neeko	...	Sandra (uncredited)
Corinne Palermo	...	S Lookalike (uncredited)
Loukas Papas	...	Squad Room Detective (uncredited)
Richard Short	...	Desk Clerk (uncredited)
Sonny Vellozzi	...	Bank Teller (uncredited)
Steven Weisz	...	Man on Street (uncredited)
Kaleti Williams	...	Sean (uncredited)

Directed by
Marcel Langenegger

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Bomback		(written by)

Produced by
Robbie Brenner	....	producer
David L. Bushell	....	producer (as David Bushell)
Christopher Eberts	....	producer
Phil Eisen	....	associate producer (as Philip Eisen)
Hugh Jackman	....	producer
John Palermo	....	producer
Arnold Rifkin	....	producer
Amanda Schweitzer	....	associate producer
Marjorie Shik	....	executive producer
Monica Mal	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Ramin Djawadi

Cinematography by
Dante Spinotti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Douglas Crise
Christian Wagner

Casting by
Bonnie Timmermann

Production Design by
Patrizia von Brandenstein

Art Direction by
John Kasarda

Set Decoration by
Diane Lederman

Costume Design by
Sue Gandy

Makeup Department
Donna Marie Fischetto	....	hair department head
Linda Grimes	....	assistant makeup artist
Anita Roganovic	....	second hair stylist (as Anita Lausevic)
Susana Sánchez	....	makeup artist: Madrid
Nuria Vela	....	hair assistant: Madrid
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Mark Albela	....	production supervisor: Madrid, KanZaman Services
David Bausch	....	production supervisor
David L. Bushell	....	unit production manager (as David Bushell)
María Cabello	....	assistant production manager: Madrid
Cristina Ecija	....	production manager: Madrid
Denise O'Dell	....	production supervisor: Madrid, KanZaman Services
Tim Pedegana	....	post-production supervisor
Denis Pedregosa	....	production supervisor: Madrid, KanZaman Services

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Francisco Barrionuevo	....	second second assistant director: Madrid (as F. 'Barri' Barrionuevo)
Luis Casacuberta	....	key second assistant director: Madrid
Sarah Rae Garrett	....	second second assistant director
Charlie Lázaro	....	first assistant director: Madrid
Karmen Mendo	....	second second assistant director: Madrid
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
Todd Pfeiffer	....	first assistant director
Ethan Anderson	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Wally Adee	....	assistant property master
Wayne Alfano	....	scenic artist apprentice
Gonzalo Anso	....	stand-by props: Madrid
Robert Antalocy	....	shop craftsman
Sonia Aranzabal	....	art director: Madrid (as Sonia Aranzábal)
Daniel Aronson	....	set dresser
Aaron Becker	....	title sequence art director: prologue
Chema Bellido	....	prop buyer: Madrid
Heather Bennett	....	scenic artist
Susan Bode	....	set decoration buyer (as Susan Tyson)
Liz Bonaventura	....	scenic artist (as Elizabeth Bonaventura)
Robert Bond	....	props assistant
Paco Calonge	....	stand-by props: Madrid
Scott Canfield	....	set dresser
James Carlino	....	shop craftsman
Gary Cergol	....	graphic artist
Michael J. Cerullo	....	second construction grip (as Mike Cerullo)
Christiopher Chenel	....	additional on-set dresser
Wendy Cohen	....	art department clearances
Jeffrey Czaja	....	scenic artist
Carmen Ruiz de Huidobro	....	production design assistant: Ms. van Brandenstein, Madrid
Frank Didio	....	co-construction coordinator
Frank Didio Jr.	....	construction grip
Robert DiGrigoli	....	construction foreman
Ricky Dittamo	....	set dresser
Gregory Dressel	....	construction grip
Rusty Dumas	....	storyboard artist
Henry Duys	....	shop craftsman
Rafael Fraguada	....	on-set dresser
Virginia Gifford	....	scenic artist
Carlos Gil	....	swing man: Madrid
Bruce Lee Gross	....	set dresser (as Bruce Gross)
Vincent Guarriello	....	key construction grip (as Vincent Guariello)
Peter Hackman	....	scenic foreman
Ken Hoare	....	set dresser
Nora Kasarda	....	art department coordinator
James Kent	....	set dresser (as Jim Kent)
Diane J. Laurienzo	....	scenic artist (as Diane Laurienzo)
Emma Lundberg	....	art department production assistant (as Emma L.P. Lundberg)
Lee Malecki	....	set decoration buyer
Dennis Malone	....	shop electrician
Julie Marr	....	scenic artist
Talia Mayer	....	shop production assistant
James Mazzola	....	property master
John Mazzola	....	construction grip
Sarah E. McMillan	....	assistant set decorator
Mike Melchiove	....	shop craftsman (as Mike Melchiore)
Nicholas J. Mongelli Jr.	....	second construction grip (as Nick Mongelli Jr.)
Holly Moore	....	scenic artist
Thomas Nousias	....	scenic shop manager (as Tom Nousias)
Joseph S. Patire	....	construction foreman (as Joseph Patire)
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator
Ronnie Petagna	....	construction foreman (as Ronnie A. Petagna)
Edward Pisoni	....	assistant art director
Sharon Potts	....	third props
Jon Ringbom	....	scenic charge
Paul Robinson	....	set dresser
Óscar Romero	....	stand-by props: Madrid
Andrew Rossig	....	shop craftsman
Phillip Schneider	....	scenic artist
Steven Shellooe	....	stand-by scenic artist (as Stephen Sehllooe)
Kelly Solomon	....	set dresser
David Stein	....	assistant art director
Matt Storelli	....	assistant leadman
Steve Swanson	....	lead man
Joel Tarantino	....	set dresser
Richard Tenewitz	....	construction foreman
Bob Trager	....	construction foreman
Joe Valle	....	construction grip
Charles Vitale	....	shop production assistant
James Whelan	....	set dresser
Lou Charles	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Kevin Deckert	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Jennifer Santucci	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jorge Adrados	....	boom operator: Madrid
Bruce Barris	....	assistant sound editor: post-production
Antonio Bloch	....	sound mixer: Madrid
Allan Byer	....	sound mixer
Juan Ramon Castaño	....	cable runner: Madrid
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Aaron Glascock	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron Glascock	....	supervising sound editor
Russ Gorsline	....	adr mixer
John Gutierrez	....	boom operator
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
David Jobe	....	foley artist
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Timothy O. LeBlanc)
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Tom O'Connell)
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Paul Pouthier	....	cable person
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Kira Roessler	....	dialogue editor
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist
Curt Schulkey	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Curt Shulkey)
Curt Schulkey	....	supervising sound editor (as Curt Shulkey)
Barry Strick	....	adr mixer
John Joseph Thomas	....	sound effects editor
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Wright	....	adr mixer
Bob Beher	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
César Abades	....	special effects coordinator: Madrid
Mark Bero	....	special effects foreman
Wilfred Caban	....	special effects foreman
Carmen M. Campolo Jr.	....	special effects technician (as Carmen Campolo Jr.)
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator (as Steve Krishoff)
John Stifanich	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kirsten Anderson	....	executive producer: Brickyard VFX
Christian Andersson	....	3D artist: Brickyard VFX
Peter Bullis	....	composite artist: Brickyard VFX
Brian Drewes	....	executive producer: Brickyard VFX
Robin Hobart	....	composite artist: Brickyard VFX
Geoff McAuliffe	....	visual effects supervisor: Briockyard VFX
Sean Mclean	....	digital compositor
Patrick Poulatian	....	composite artist: Brickyard VFX
Julian Sarmiento	....	3D artist: Brickyard VFX
Robert Sethi	....	cg supervisor: Brickyard VFX
Jimi Simmons	....	composite artist: Brickyard VFX
Mandy Sorenson	....	composite artist: Brickyard VFX
Dave Waller	....	composite artist: Brickyard VFX
Yafei Wu	....	cg supervisor: Brickyard VFX
Sean Mclean	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Tim Buchanan	....	utility stunt #1
Gene Harrison	....	stunt double: Mr. Lewman
Donald John Hewitt	....	utility stunt #2 (as Donald J. Hewitt)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Miguel Pedregosa	....	stunt coordinator: Madrid

Camera and Electrical Department
David Andres	....	electrician: Madrid
Eva Aycart	....	clapper loader: Madrid
Nicole Brait	....	electrician
José 'Jonel' Manuel Cabello	....	technocrane operator: Madrid
Will Callahan	....	electrician
Gustavo de la Fuente	....	clapper loader: "b" camera, Madrid (as Gus de la Fuente)
Bryan Dolan	....	rigging electrician
Thomas Dolan	....	rigging gaffer (as Tom Dolan)
Joe Doughan	....	second grip
Johnny Erbes-Chan	....	dolly grip
José Fernandez	....	grip assistant: Madrid
Julio 'Santa' Fernández	....	key grip: Madrid
Roberto Fernández	....	clapper loader: "a" camera, Madrid
Tim Ferraer	....	rigging grip
Jay Fortune	....	gaffer
Raymond Fortune	....	rigging electrician
Lionel Garrote	....	video assist operator: Madrid
Eric Gearity	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Teresa Isasi	....	still photographer: Madrid
Kevin Kasarda	....	camera loader
Nicholas Kay	....	digital utility
David Knox	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Dave Knox)
Robert Kummert	....	key rigging grip (as Rob Kummert)
Emilio Lopez	....	electrician: Madrid
James Malone	....	electrician
Duane Manwiller	....	Steadicam operator (as Duane 'DC' Manwiller)
Duane Manwiller	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Duane 'DC' Manwiller)
Pepe Martínez	....	focus puller: Madrid
Brian McClean	....	best boy electric
Fernando Megino	....	electrician: Madrid
Mark Melendez	....	electrician
Joe Mellon	....	company grip (as Joseph Mellon)
Joseph Metzger	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
E.J. Misisco	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as EJ Misisco Jr.)
Rick Nagle	....	digital imaging technician
Tom Popola	....	rigging grip
Kenneth Potter	....	electrician
Kurt Rimmel	....	key grip
Darren Ryan	....	video assist operator
Jorge Sacristan	....	gaffer: Madrid (as Jorge Sacristán)
José Vicente Salvador	....	electrician: Madrid (as José V. Salvador)
Chris Silano	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Markham Sindeband	....	company grip
José Luis Soria	....	best boy: Madrid
Juan Carlos Torres	....	electrician: Madrid
Jason Velez	....	electrician
Lee Vickery	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dan Vranesich	....	second rigging grip (as Daniel Vranesich)
Marc Vranesich	....	company grip (as Mark Vranesich)
Strat Wallace	....	camera production assistant
Jonathan Wenk	....	still photographer
Manuel Billeter	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Kevin L. Bright	....	grip (uncredited)
Rob Harlow	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Duane Manwiller	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Ian Pratt	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Melissa Braun	....	extras casting associate
Angela Conde	....	extras casting assistant
Hunter Nelson	....	casting assistant
Lynne Redding	....	adr voice casting
Anne Teutschel	....	casting associate
Albert Thrower	....	casting assistant
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting: Grant Wilfley Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Arlynn Abseck	....	set costumer
Patricia Aguirre	....	set costumer: Madrid
Rob Birdsong	....	costume production assistant
Mónica García	....	costume assistant: Madrid (as Monica Garc&iacute'a Lancha)
Melissa Haley	....	assistant costume designer (as Mel Haley)
Katie Holland	....	costume coordinator
Riera Koke	....	costume assistant: Madrid (as Koke Riera)
Celeste Livingston	....	tailor
María Manchado	....	costume assistant: Madrid
Lauren Miller	....	costume production assistant
Edgar Molinos	....	set costumer: Madrid
Cristina Sopeña	....	costume supervisor: Madrid
Stev Taylor	....	co-costume supervisor
Peter White	....	key set costumer
Deirdre N. Williams	....	costume supervisor (as Deirdre Williams)
Ghilaine Bouadana	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Danielle Cadorette	....	tailor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
J. Cody Baker	....	digital intermediate assistant (as James Baker)
John Barcheski	....	editorial production assistant
Christine Carr	....	digital intermediate producer
Salvatore Catanzaro	....	on-line editor
Michael Chiado	....	digital intermediate technician
Tricia Chiarenza	....	color timer: DeLuxe
Tanja Coronado	....	digital intermediate drs artist
Adrian DeLude	....	additional colorist
Leigh Folsom	....	first assistant editor
Allen Glass II	....	negative preparation: US Computamatch (as Alien Glass II)
Wayne Goldblatt	....	editorial production assistant
Hal Honigsberg	....	additional editor
Paul Kieran	....	first assistant editor
Todd Kolker	....	post-production coordinator
Jerimiah Morey	....	digital intermediate assistant
Rodolfo Ornelas	....	editorial production assistant
Missy Papageorge	....	digital intermediate producer
Carrie O. Shea	....	editorial production assistant
Marilyn Sommer	....	film data manager: Sommerware System
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	executive producer colorist
Ian Turpen	....	digital intermediate scanner: Company 3
Joe Violante	....	lab color timer: Technicolor New York (as Joey Violante)
Nathaniel Park	....	editor: main title sequence (uncredited)
Jorge Tanaka	....	digital intermediate assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Chris Douridas	....	music consultant
David Klotz	....	music editor
Ryeland Allison	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Steven Kofsky	....	music production services (uncredited)
Rob Simon	....	ambient music designer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ernie Acquavella	....	driver
Patxi Alvarez	....	driver: Madrid (as Paxti Alvarez)
Joseph Amoruso	....	driver
Ralph Astarita	....	driver
John Canavan	....	transportation co-captain
Chris Collins	....	driver
John Cremins	....	driver (as John Cremin)
Isabel De Navasoúes	....	driver: Madrid
James Donnelly	....	driver
Rebeca Duran	....	driver: Madrid
Howard Engel	....	driver
Joe Flynn	....	driver (as Joseph Flynn)
Richard Guterdin	....	driver
Gary Harrigan	....	driver
Dean Hokanson	....	driver
Dimitri Jacotin	....	driver
Michael Kedrovic	....	driver
Adrian Keenan	....	driver
Noel Kelly	....	driver
John Lalor	....	driver
Noel Lawlor	....	driver
Sean Leahy	....	driver
Jesse Lello	....	driver
Michael Murphy	....	driver
Angela Nieto	....	driver: Madrid
Francis Nugent	....	driver
David Ocaña	....	driver: Madrid
Eugene O'Neill	....	transportation captain (as Eugene O. Neill)
Carolina Redondo	....	driver: Madrid
Víctor Rodríguez	....	driver: Madrid
Chris Schirripa	....	driver
Jim Shaloo	....	driver
Tomas Studer	....	driver: director, Madrid
Rodney Thorpe	....	driver
Teddy Villalba	....	transportation coordinator: Madrid (as Tedy Villalba)
Patrick Walsh	....	driver
Brian Weinstein	....	driver

Other crew
Matilde R. Aguirre	....	chef
Angel Aponte	....	armorer: Madrid
Mercedes Barbod	....	assistant location manager: Madrid
James Bednark	....	office production assistant
Adam Bernard	....	key set production assistant
Gonzalo Bouza	....	location runner: Madrid
Michael Braun	....	office production assistant
Christian Brockey	....	production coordinator
Jenn Bubka	....	set production assistant
Sylvia V. Cadmilema	....	craft service assistant
Veronica Cadmilema	....	craft service assistant
Cornelio Campoverde	....	craft service assistant
Warren Carlyle	....	choreographer
David Chagoyen	....	location assistant: Madrid
Lorena Cobos	....	location runner: Madrid
Jonathan Cohen	....	assistant: Ms. Brenner
Dana Cole	....	office production assistant
Sarah Crofts	....	location assistant
Carmen Ruiz de Huidobro	....	assistant: Ms. von Brandenstein, Madrid
Elena del Saz	....	location runner: Madrid
Alexandra Ducocq	....	assistant: Me. Paalermo (as Alexandra Ducoco)
Maureen Duffy	....	completion bond: Film Finances
Ana Dutan	....	assistant chef
James Parker Esse	....	assistant choreographer
John Fernan	....	security: Michelle Williams, Madrid
Katie-Bo Fisher	....	set production assistant
Wayne Forman	....	caterer: Wayno's Catering
Shilo Frontierro	....	set production assistant
Pablo Garcia	....	floor runner: Madrid
Laurie Gershon	....	product placement/clearances
Shellie Gillespie	....	payroll accountant
Mike Grosky	....	assistant location manager (as Michael Grosky)
Julie Hansen	....	post-production accountant
Michael Hekmat	....	set production assistant
Mariana Hellmund	....	script supervisor
Janet Henry	....	location scout
Yolanda Hinojosa	....	floor runner: Madrid
Sean Hogan	....	production accountant
Michael 'Ty' Inwood	....	location scout
Malaika Johnson	....	location assistant
Jason Kadlec	....	location assistant
Beatrice Lago	....	office runner: Madrid (as Bea Lago)
Joseph Lee	....	assistant chef
Cara Leibovitz	....	unit publicist
Marni Lewis	....	assistant: Mr. Jackman
Juanan Lopez	....	location runner: Madrid
Gine Lui	....	location assistant
Beatriz Luján	....	location runner: Madrid
Elizabeth MacSwan	....	set production assistant
Francisco Marcial	....	parking coordinator (as Cisco Marcial)
José Angel Martínez	....	security: Ewan McGregor, Madrid
Carlos Martyínez	....	security: Hugh Jackman, Madrid
Caitlyn McDonald	....	assistant: Mr. Langenegger (as Caitlin McDonald)
Mackenzie Meyer	....	assistant: Ms. Shik
Jase Miles-Perez	....	production intern
Manuel Molano	....	location runner: Madrid
Keko Morales	....	key location runner: Madrid
Gregory Morrison	....	unit production assistant
Ali Moshref	....	unit accountant: Madrid
Frank Murray	....	first assistant accountant
Gary R. Naccarato	....	creative research and visuals (as Gary Naccarato)
Agnete Oernsholt	....	collaborator: main title sequence design and production, Prologue Films
Jaun Palaguachi	....	assistant chef
Eric Papa	....	location assistant
Ana S. Pelaez	....	assistant production coordinator (as Ana Pelaez)
Saray Perez	....	assistant accountant: Madrid
Wayne Petrucelli	....	cast security
Jess Platt	....	dialect coach
Christine Putnam	....	production secretary
Marcos Rambal	....	location runner: Madrid
Wilson Rivas	....	craft service: The Wilson Rivas Company
Félix Rosell	....	location manager: Madrid
Meena Sajwani	....	assistant: Mr. Bushell
Georg Schmithüsen	....	location scout (as Georg Schmithusen)
Tom Sexton	....	catering coordinator
Brennan Shroff	....	second assistant accountant
James Simak	....	assistant: Mr. Langenegger
Anne Suttles	....	accounting clerk
Wendy Taylor	....	location coordinator
Kalinda Ukanwa	....	second payroll accountant
Liz Urschel	....	set production assistant
Txon Victoria	....	key location runner: Madrid
Isaac Viejo	....	location runner: Madrid
Rose Viggiano	....	location manager
Alvaro Villalba	....	location runner: Madrid (as Álvaro Villalba)
Philip Warren	....	set production assistant (as Phil Warren)
Adam Wieser	....	assistant: Mr. Eberts
Kurt Woolner	....	completion bond: Film Finances
Jessica Yingling	....	assistant: Mr. Rifkin
Aurora Yófera	....	production coordinator: Madrid (as Aurora Yúfera)
Matthew Alexander	....	computer/video coordinator (uncredited)
Dudley Arbaugh	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jonathan Austin	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Simon Clowes	....	title designer (uncredited)
J.D. Cohen	....	assistant: Ms. Timmermann (uncredited)
Glenn Ferrara	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Trish Gray	....	location scout (uncredited)
Nicholas Kay	....	D.I.T. utility (uncredited)
Seth Kleinberg	....	producer: main titles (uncredited)
Russ Klein	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Harry Lapham	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Carl Li	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Richard T. Lynch	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Mastroianni	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Terry McAllister	....	security: Ms. Williams (uncredited)
Jason A. McCauley	....	location scout (uncredited)
Darin J. Patterson	....	additional location assistant (uncredited)
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote head technician (uncredited)
Will Robbins	....	computer/video effects supervisor (uncredited)
Jared Rosen	....	video/computer playback engineer (uncredited)
Lundi Shackleton	....	assistant: producer (uncredited)
Jeannine Sloane	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Amy Williams	....	location scout (uncredited)
Tim Wilson	....	male utility stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Seed Productions
• Rifkin-Eberts
• Media Rights Capital

Distributors

• Alfa Films (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Showgate (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Belga Home Vidéo (2009) (Belgium) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Entertainment in Video (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Nordisk Film (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paradise Group (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Paris Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Brickyard VFX (visual effects)
• Reyes Abades Efectos Especiales (special effects: Madrid) (as Reyes Abades)

Other Companies

• AC Palacio del Retiro  hotels: Madrid
• Atesa  self-drive vehicles: Madrid
• Autos Cadenas S.A.  production cars: Madrid (as Autos Cadenas)
• Cinesol Illuminaccion  generators: Madrid (as Cinesol Illuminacíon)
• Cinevent On Line  insurance: Madrid
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Eisner & Frank  production legal
• Film Finance  completion bond
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• Insight Executive S.L. Spacekeeper  security: Madrid
• KanZaman Services  production services: Spain
• Kodak  film stock: Madrid
• Lola Medina - Persis Hermanos  costume hire: Madrid
• Media Rights Capital  funding
• Megino S.L. On Set  heavy transport: Madrid
• Mensavision  facilities: Madrid
• Meteora  weather forecasting: Madrid
• Muprespa / La Fraternidad  health and safety: Madrid
• One Plan Consulting  payroll: Madrid
• Pacific Title  end titles
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Prologue Films  main title sequences designed and produced by
• Rafael Catering  catering: Madrid
• Rex Post  additional adr
• Sommerware Systems  film data management
• Southern Sun  lighting equipment: Madrid
• Tecnitran  walkie talkies: Madrid
• The Wilton Rivas Company  craft service (as The Wilson Rivas Company)
• US Computamatch  negative preparation
• Vanity  crowd artists: Madrid
• Warner Brothers  adr stage

Also Known As:

The List (USA) (working title)
The Tourist (USA) (working title)
Untitled Hugh Jackman Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language, brief violence and some drug use.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #43789) | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Singapore:M18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:R-12 (original rating) | Ireland:15 (video rating) | Netherlands:12 | Italy:T | France:U | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Iceland:12 (DVD rating) | Iceland:14 | Mexico:B15 | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Seed Productions

Trivia:

Had a seven-week shoot.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: At the end where S and McQuarry split and she sits in a cab there is another cab behind the one she sits into. In that one, the car driver is holding a small digital camera pointed towards the actors.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Simone Wilkinson: Are you free tonight?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2008-04-26)" (2008)

A Nutshell Review: Deception

The big joke making its rounds here about this movie was in its promotional poster for this part of the world. Perhaps to the West, Maggie Q would be just the chick from MI:3 and didn't warrant top billing, or a photograph in its poster. Here, we have a badly pasted "extra" face of hers plastered on the poster, supposedly banking on her popularity with Asians. Only that as it turned out, she only has 5 minutes worth of screen time, appearing in black lacy lingerie, and doing nothing. If that's the case, then Natasha Hendrige should also be included in the poster, since she's famous for showing off her body in the Species movies, and continues to do so here to remind everyone she hasn't really lost it yet.

While Hancock has been proved not guilty of putting everything in the trailer that you can write a review out of it, the same cannot be said of Deception, no matter how its title sounded like in trying to throw you off track. It is exactly as it is played out in the 2 odd minutes of it, so if you were to want and try to enjoy this, do not watch any of its trailer nor its stills. It really ruined it outright, stripping away all surprises in store. And while Hancock kept important stuff under wraps to bring about heightened pleasure when all get revealed, Deception's "surprise" was like a limp premature ejaculation which didn't make much sense, and insults the audience.

But that's not to say that it was bad all the way. The premise had potential, and if you're going into it blind, then there are enough to intrigue you, especially when it comes to the turn. Ewan McGregor slicks back his hair and puts on glasses to give himself the stereotypical bookish accountant look, in a firm to audit their books. As with all audits, keeping lonely late night vigils is a norm as everyone in the firm you're auditing automatically shun you, for fear of getting questioned. His Jonathan McQuarry cuts a pitiable figure that most of us in the corporate world will probably understand.

In comes a highly sociable, humorous, and charismatic legal counsel of the firm, Wyatt Bose (played by Hugh Jackman, who also serves as producer), and the two hit it off over a late night filled with jokes and the sharing of pot in a conference room, before getting so chummy with each other, that going to strip clubs to chill out seemed perfectly OK. In a careless accident, they switch cell phones, and before you know it, Jonathan gets all excited over the prospect of milking Wyatt's exclusive high society sex club membership, where members call each other up anonymously through the service, and asks a seemingly innocent question "Are you free tonight?".

Sure there are rules to Sex Club, such as no names, no details, no casual chit-chats, just the caller booking a room at the hotel, and the callee turning up as arranged to get their respective rocks off. I'm sure by now plenty of ah-peks would be interested to watch the movie already, but its M18 rating ensured that everything put on screen isn't hardcore stuff. I won't be surprised too if something of this nature already exists, serving a rich clientèle who spend 90% of their waking hours in the office, leaving no time for anything else. Think of it as a matchmaking service that goes into that bit of extra.

Complicating matters of course is when Jonathan falls genuinely in love with one of the members called S (Michelle Williams), whom he met outside of the club at a train station. Being totally smitten with her, he refuses to do the deed, and breaks almost all the rules. Then begin the cat and mouse mind games, which of course would have worked, but the last act just became convenience after convenience, that made it eventually a very lazy piece of storytelling.

Deception tried, but didn't try hard enough. It had great foreplay, adequate skills, but no stamina to last the distance. Strictly for fans of McGregor and Jackman only, and of course those who still want to check Maggie Q out in lingerie, or to admire that Hendsridge still has it in her.