The Shepherd: Border Patrol (2008) (V)

Director:

Isaac Florentine

Writers:

Joe Gayton (written by) &
Cade Courtley (written by)

Release Date:

4 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Welcome To Mexico

Plot:

A texas cop battles ex-navy seals who are trying to traffic drugs from Mexico into the USA. |

Plot Keywords:

Mexico | Drug War | Drug Smuggling | Border Patrol | Bare Chested Male

Cast

Jean-Claude Van Damme	...	Jack Robideaux
Stephen Lord	...	Benjamin Meyers
Natalie J. Robb	...	Capt. Ramona Garcia
Gary McDonald	...	Billy Pawnell
Daniel Perrone	...	Felix Nestor
Scott Adkins	...	Karp
Andrée Bernard	...	Lexxi
Dan Davies	...	Emile
Miles Anderson	...	Arthur Pennigton
Luis Algar	...	Benito Ortiz
Todd Jensen	...	Wray
Ivaylo Geraskov	...	Gallery (as Ivailo Geraskov)
Velislav Pavlov	...	The Contact
Phil McKee	...	Jed
Bogdan Plakov	...	Turgell
Joel Morales	...	Gangster #1
Radoslav Ignatov	...	Gangster #2 / Deep Voice
Dian Hristov	...	Stanton (as Dian Hristov-Dido)
Sava Dragunchev	...	Flaco
Fidana Dimitrova	...	Oslem
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Bomb Squad Leader
Georgi Ivanov	...	Border Patrol Agent
Atanas Srebrev	...	Deshaun (as Nasko Srebrev)
Juliana Doncheva	...	Eva Pawnell
Michael McCoy	...	Flanigan
Dimiter Doichinov	...	Claude (as Dimitar Doychinov-Dodo)
Krassimir Gospodinov	...	Chief of Federales
Bashar Rahal	...	Soldier
Teodora Duhovnikova	...	Anna-Lucia Ashley
Michael Straub	...	Police Officer
Mimoza Bazova	...	Nun
Eleonora Mancheva	...	Nestor's Girl
Vladimir Bonev	...	Old Man
Velizar Peev	...	Leech
J.J. Perry	...	Illegal Immigrant
George Zlatarev	...	Priest (as Georgi Zlatarev)
Kaloian Vodenicharov	...	Jamul Al Din (as Kaloyan Vodenicharov)
Bianca Van Varenberg	...	Kassie Robideaux
Salahadine H. Beztout	...	Mexican Federal Agent
Sean Johnson	...	Funeral Guard #1
Rolando Cadenas	...	Funeral Guard #2
Brandon Brandt	...	Funeral Guard #3
Alex Brown	...	Funeral Guard #4
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kathy Brayton	...	Civilist in the U.S. Border Patrol Agency (uncredited)
Siso Kamburov	...	Teacher (uncredited)
Shero Rauf	...	Guard for the Chief of Federales (uncredited)

Directed by
Isaac Florentine

Writing credits
Joe Gayton		(written by) &
Cade Courtley		(written by)

Produced by
Kathy Brayton	....	executive producer
Moshe Diamant	....	producer
Gilbert Dumontet	....	producer
Joe Gayton	....	co-producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Peter Nelson	....	associate producer
James Portolese	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Mark Sayfritz

Cinematography by
Douglas Milsome

Film Editing by
Irit Raz

Casting by
Illana Diamant
Sue Jones

Production Design by
Pier Luigi Basile		(as Pier Luigi Basile)

Art Direction by
Valentina Mladenova		(as Valya Mladenova)

Set Decoration by
Krassimir Pashkulev

Costume Design by
Elvis Davis

Makeup Department
Eli Almani	....	hair stylist: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Ivon Ivanova	....	makeup artist
Violeta Lazarova	....	makeup artist
Rositsa Tsanovska	....	hair stylist
Gino Zamprioli	....	makeup artist: Mr. Van Damme

Production Management
Gabriel Georgiev	....	production manager
Bobby Ranghelov	....	production manager
Bill Wohlken	....	post-production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Mechkoff	....	first assistant director: Bulgaria
Nanyo Minchev	....	second assistant director
Ronaldo Nacionales	....	first assistant director
J.J. Perry	....	second unit director

Art Department
Rumen Arsov	....	action vehicles mechanic
Borislav Belberov	....	stand-by property
Vladimir Blagoev	....	on-set swing gang
Viktor Budinov	....	on-set swing gang (as Victor Budinov)
Lidiya Burukova	....	graphic designer (as Lidia Burukova)
Emanuil Deyanov	....	set dresser
Victor Deyov	....	labourer
Nikolai Dikov	....	set dresser (as Nickolay Dikov)
Ivan Dimitrov	....	stand-by set dresser
Rumyan Dimitrov	....	assistant property master
Maria Doicheva	....	painter
Andrey Filchev	....	stand-by property (as Andrei Filchev)
Branka Gligorova	....	assistant art department coordinator
Anna Hadzhieva	....	art department coordinator
Sashko Iliev	....	art department buyer
Peter Kimov	....	carpenter
Venzislav Lilov	....	assistant set decorator (as Ventsislav Lilov)
Petar Lozanov	....	carpenter (as Peter Lozanov)
Vencislav Lukanov	....	upholsterer (as Ventsislav Lukanov)
Alexander Markov	....	carpenter
Georgi Markov	....	carpenter (as Georgi Markev)
Emil Naydenov	....	on-set swing gang
Axel Nicolet	....	construction manager
Nikolai Parvanov	....	graphic designer
Cvetomil Peshov	....	action vehicles mechanic (as Tsvetomir Peshev)
Ivan Petkov	....	set dresser buyer
Ivan Petrov	....	property master
Pavel Rasenov	....	set dresser (as Pavel Rossenov)
Eleonora Slavkova	....	painter
Ivailo Spassov	....	labourer
Kristian Stoyanov	....	stand-by set dresser
Yuri Stoyanov	....	set dresser
Arta Tozzi	....	model maker
Stoyan Tsakov	....	set dresser
Dimitar Tzekov	....	on-set swing gang
Ivan Yankov Kirov	....	upholsterer (as Ivan K. Yankov)
Valeri Yankov	....	leadman
Evgeni Yordanov	....	construction foreman
Todor Zarev	....	carpenter
Zhivko Zhelyazkov	....	storyboard artist
Georgi Kodzhabashiyski	....	painter (uncredited)
Mosko Masev	....	assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Hay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Markus Innocenti	....	adr supervisor
Jackie Johnson	....	sound editor
Kiril Kaloyanov	....	cable person
Vladimir Kaloyanov	....	sound mixer
Francisco Koch	....	adr recordist
Valery Metodiev	....	boom operator
Lucien Palmer	....	sound effects editor
Jesse Pomeroy	....	supervising sound editor
Jonathan Rimas	....	adr mixer
Andre Rivera	....	adr assistant recordist
Paul Stanley	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Tushar	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Sotir Baladjanov	....	special effects assistant
Orlin Budinov	....	special effects assistant
Pavel Dimitrov	....	special effects assistant
Letitsiya Dineva	....	special effects assistant (as Letitziya Dineva)
Jovko Dogandjiski	....	pyro effects technician (as Yovko Dogandjiiski)
Nikolay Furtunkov	....	pyro effects technician
Ivo Jivkov	....	special effects supervisor
Georgi Karadjov	....	special effects assistant
Pini Klavir	....	pyro effects supervisor
Peter Kolev	....	special effects assistant
Vladislav Lazov	....	pyro effects technician
Anatoli Malev	....	special effects assistant (as Anatolii Malev)
Vasili Malev	....	special effects assistant (as Vasilii Malev)
Lyudmil Nikolov	....	special effects assistant
Lyubomir Petrov	....	special effects assistant
Marten Ruskov	....	special effects assistant (as Martin Ruskov)
Kamen Sabev	....	special effects assistant
Alexander Stoyanov	....	special effects assistant
Yana Stoyanova	....	special effects assistant
Martin Tanev	....	pyro effects technician
Tzvetan Vasilev	....	special effects assistant
Georgi Vladimirov	....	special effects assistant
Doychin Yondov	....	pyro effects technician
Vencislav Yondov	....	pyro effects technician (as Ventsislav Yondov)
Stanislav Yordanov	....	pyro effects technician

Stunts
Boyan Anev	....	stunt team
Dejan Angelov	....	stunt team (as Dian Angelov)
Asen Asenov	....	stunt team (as Assen Assenov)
Georgi Dimitrov	....	stunt team
Ivailo Dimitrov	....	stunt team
Evgeni Ganchev	....	stunt team
Dian Hristov	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Radoslav Ignatov	....	stunt team
Borislav Iliev	....	stunt team
Danko Jordanov	....	stunt team (as Danko Yordanov)
George Karlukovski	....	stunt team (as Georgi Karlukovski)
Ivo Kehayov	....	stunt team
Kalin Kerin	....	stunt team
Georgi Manchev	....	stunt team
Stilyan Mavrov	....	stunt team (as Stiliyan Mavrov)
Trayan Milenov-Troy	....	stunt double: Jean-Claude Van Damme (as Trayan Milenov)
Radoslav Parvanov	....	stunt team
J.J. Perry	....	fight choreographer
J.J. Perry	....	stunt coordinator
Rumen Petrov	....	stunt team
Elitsa Rajeva	....	stunt team (as Elitsa Rozheva)
Pavel Shalamanov	....	stunt team
Krassimir Simeonov	....	stunt team
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunt double: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunt team
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunt team
Vencislav Stojanov	....	stunt team (as Ventsislav Stoyanov)
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunt team (as Todor Tsolov)
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunt coordinator: Bulgaria
Yordan Zahariev	....	stunt team
Velizar Peev	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mihail Apostolov	....	key grip
Martin Balkanski	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Dimitar Bonev	....	first camera assistant: second unit
Atanas Boyadjiev	....	electricity technician
Patrick Bramucci	....	gaffer
Andrej Certov	....	camera operator: second unit (as Andrey Chertov)
Ross W. Clarkson	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Ross Clarkson)
Lyubomir Dimitrov	....	unit loader (as Lyubomir Dimitrov-Tato)
Hristo Elandjiev	....	electrician
Lyubomir Hristoskov	....	best boy grip
Ivailo Kostov	....	best boy electric
Tsvetan Kostov	....	grip (as Tzvetan Kostov)
Zheko Manev	....	focus puller: "b" camera (as Jeko Manev)
Merav Maroody	....	still photographer
Dimitar Matev	....	focus puller: second unit
George Mihailov	....	electrician
Nikolai Mihailov	....	electrician (as Nickolay Mihailov)
Anton Nakov	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Georgi Petkov	....	grip
Radoslav Petkov	....	video assistant
Plamen Soklev	....	electrician
Lyubomir Somov	....	assistant camera: "b" camera, Isle of Man
Plamen Somov	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Plamen Somov-Soma)
Venelin Stepanov	....	grip
Emil Topuzov	....	camera operator: second unit
Konstantin Vladimirov	....	electrician (as Konstantin Vladimirov-Dido)
Mihail Yanakiev	....	loader: second unit
Georgi Yankov	....	video assistant: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Docheva	....	costume assistant
Marieta Duncheva	....	seamstress
Rositsa Genkova	....	seamstress
Irina Kotcheva	....	costume supervisor (as Irina Kocheva)
Maria Mladenoza	....	costume assistant (as Maria Mladenova)
Elena Zaykova	....	costume assistant (as Elena Zaikova-Grekova)

Editorial Department
Richard Russel	....	lead editor
Anthony Santiago	....	assistant editor
Kevin Shaw	....	color timer
Charlie Variyski	....	assistant editor
Todor G. Todorov	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Joss Albert	....	musician

Transportation Department
Stefan Lalev	....	action vehicles
Venelin Todorov-Valyo	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Alina Apostu	....	script supervisor (as Alina Corina Apostu)
Kathy Brayton	....	assistant: Jean-Claude Van Damme
Irina Cherkelova	....	assistant production coordinator
Milan Deyanov	....	set production assistant
Valentin Dimitrov	....	location manager
Ivaylo Kirilov	....	set production assistant (as Ivailo Kirilov)
Georgi Kovachev	....	set production assistant
Dr. Katya Kraevska	....	on-set doctor
Kalina Krasteva	....	assistant production coordinator
Krastio I. Krastev	....	set production assistant (as Krastyo Krastev)
Tzveti Lazarova	....	epk producer
Rossen Marinkov	....	set production assistant
Tzanko Matchukliski	....	assistant location manager (as Tzanko Matchukliiski)
Plamen Milanov	....	set coordinator
Stasi Petrova	....	production coordinator
Rhonda Reznick	....	production accountant
Alexander Skerlev	....	set production assistant
Shelly Stoyanova	....	script supervisor: second unit
Marina Stoytcheva	....	travel coordinator

Production Companies

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment
• Stage 6 Films

Distributors

• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Stage 6 Films (2008) (worldwide) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Boyana Film Laboratory  laboratory
• Complex Studio, The  sound post-production (ADR)
• Mission Post  sound post-production
• Spank Machine  sound re-recording
• Talent Partners Casting  extras casting
• Virtualmix  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

The Shepherd (UK)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Germany:18 | Netherlands:16 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:M18 | UK:15 | Sweden:15 | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: On Robideaux's first day at the station, as all of the agent's are leaving their morning meeting, you can clearly see that one of the agents is wearing his belt too high.

Quotes:

Billy Pawnell: The border. We can't go into Mexico.
Jack Robideaux: F*ck the border.

Soundtrack:

Strange Face of Love

it's alright

the director was great. I think the screenplay was horrid. It's just that there were so many loop holes and unexplained things, and a lot of the stuff didn't really make sense. The direction was good for an action movie.

It seems that Van Damme is finally getting some good direction with his films.

You can expect to have a pretty good time. Eh you might be kinda bored with the dialog but the action makes up for it. scott adkins was excellent. can't wait to see more of him. great action.

This movie should have been put into a wider release than how it is. It would have made a few bits more money.