The Devil's Tomb (2009)

Director:

Jason Connery

Writer:

Keith Kjornes (writer)

Release Date:

24 October 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Thriller | Horror | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

An evil entombed for 2000 years... until now.

Plot:

An elite group of soldiers on a covert mission to retrieve a scientist from an underground lab encounter an ancient evil in the facility.

Plot Keywords:

Scientist | Underground | Soldier | Evil | Apostrophe In Title

Cast

Cuba Gooding Jr.	...	Mack
Taryn Manning	...	Doc
Valerie Cruz	...	Dr. Elissa Cardell
Franky G	...	Hammer
Zack Ward	...	Nickels
Henry Rollins	...	Fulton
Jason London	...	Hicks
Stephanie Jacobsen	...	Yoshi
Brandon Fobbs	...	Click
Weston Blakesley	...	Father Jacoby
Bill Moseley	...	Prof. Duncan
Ray Winstone	...	Blakeley
Ron Perlman	...	Wesley
Sarah Ann Morris	...	Sharon
Melanie Chapman	...	Crazy Woman
Rachel Currence	...	Teenage Girl
Jonathan Fraser	...	Pilot
Luke Gregory	...	Obese Tech
Chene Lawson	...	Beautiful Woman
Mia Miller	...	Asian Girl (as Mia A. Miller)
Holly Weber	...	Nickel's Dreamgirl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisette Bross	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Dave Cote	...	Screen Doctor (uncredited)
Armon Nowparvar	...	Child (uncredited)

Directed by
Jason Connery

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Keith Kjornes		writer

Produced by
James Allen Bradley	....	co-producer
James Allen Bradley	....	line producer
Joe Dain	....	co-producer
Steve B. Harris	....	producer
Bill Sheinberg	....	producer
Jonathan Sheinberg	....	producer
Sid Sheinberg	....	producer

Original Music by
Bill Brown

Cinematography by
Thomas L. Callaway

Film Editing by
Chris Conlee

Casting by
Ricki Maslar

Production Design by
Thomas William Hallbauer

Art Direction by
Jasmine Garnet

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Fulmer

Costume Design by
Sarah Jeanne Mgeni

Makeup Department
Melissa Buell	....	assistant makeup artist
Joe Colwell	....	makeup artist
Natalie Driscoll	....	key hair stylist
Bianca Salatino	....	assistant makeup artist
Janeen York	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Joe Dain	....	unit production manager
Anthony Gore	....	post-production supervisor
Kyle Sonia	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve B. Harris	....	second unit director
Michele LaBrucherie	....	second second assistant director
Jamie Ruscigno	....	first assistant director
Jewels Satterfield	....	second unit director

Art Department
Scott Frazelle	....	art swing
Justin Gavejian	....	leadman
Nick Lisica	....	property master
Melissa Merritt	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Hidefumi Aoki	....	sound designer
Hidefumi Aoki	....	sound effects editor
James Barth	....	dialogue editor
Miriam Cole	....	audio post coordinator
Seth A. Eubanks	....	sound mixer
Leobardo Ledon	....	adr recordist
Leobardo Ledon	....	foley recordist
Michael McDonald	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael McDonald	....	supervising sound editor
Manuel Mendoza	....	sound effects editor
G.W. Pope III	....	foley artist
G.W. Pope III	....	sound designer
John W. Rampey	....	sound effects editor
Todd Smith	....	dialogue editor
Michael Woodward	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Megan Areford	....	special effects technician
Jerry Constantine	....	special effects makeup
Graham Denman	....	special effects assistant
Jerry Macaluso	....	special effects supervisor
Paul Nicholasi	....	special effects makeup
Jason Trost	....	special effects assistant
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator
Sarah Trost	....	special effects assistant
Steve Winsett	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Robert S. Douglas	....	visual effects colorist
Kelly Granite	....	visual effects producer
John Iskandar	....	compositor
Stephen Lebed	....	visual effects supervisor
Tom Martinez Jr.	....	title animation & motion graphics
Roger Nall	....	visual effects supervisor: 11:11 MediaWorks
David Shorey	....	visual effects

Stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunt double
Lisette Bross	....	stunt double
Steve Hart	....	stunt performer
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunt double: Valerie Cruz
Kevin Mangold	....	stunts
Simon Rhee	....	stunt performer
Lou Simon	....	stunt double
Tony Snegoff	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Calver	....	assistant camera
Nicholas Davidoff	....	camera operator
Cale Finot	....	assistant camera
Harry Hope	....	key grip
Gino Mifsud	....	grip
Gino Mifsud	....	still photographer
Lawrence Montemayor	....	camera loader
Ryan Norris	....	set lighting technician
Peter Ozarowski	....	b-camera operator
Andrey Prikazchikov	....	best boy grip
Jake Rose	....	electrician
Jason Sachse	....	lighting technician
James Lawrence Spencer	....	gaffer
Jason Webster	....	grip

Casting Department
Brian K. Aspinwall	....	casting associate
Rachel Christensen	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Isabel Mandujano	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Derek Herr	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Bill Brown	....	music mixer
Bill Brown	....	music producer
Bill Brown	....	music programming
Bill Brown	....	orchestrator
Adam Klemens	....	conductor
Vit Kral	....	music engineer: Prague
Aashish Pathak	....	additional synth programmer
Steve Salani	....	music engineer: Los Angeles
James T. Sale	....	music copyist
James T. Sale	....	orchestrator
Steve Tavaglione	....	music programming

Transportation Department
Shay Morgan Brook	....	driver
Louie Dargenzio	....	driver
Louis Dargenzio	....	transportation coordinator
Dustin Meisner	....	transportation captain
John Suttles	....	driver

Other crew
Anthony Ardisone	....	key set medic
Crystal Connell	....	production accountant
Jeff Corbin	....	assistant military technical advisor
Kristine Familletti	....	script supervisor
Brad Geiszler	....	epk director
Jeremy Gordon	....	talent coordinator
Jonathan Harmon	....	production secretary
Katie Leclerc	....	production coordinator
Wise Lee	....	production assistant
Lorena Leon	....	production assistant
Steven Moreti	....	production assistant
Mike Patlin	....	aerial coordinator
Vicky Pezza	....	set production assistant
Bea S. Rembeczky	....	cast assistant: Ray Winstone

Production Companies

• Ice Cold Productions
• Empyreal Entertainment
• Ringleader Studios

Distributors

• Tornado Film (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Emerald (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2009) (Thailand) (DVD)
• Ice Cold Productions
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• 11:11 Mediaworks
• Phantom Planet (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• HALA Lighting & Grip  grip and lighting equipment
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Mechnology  visual effects
• MovieScore Media  soundtrack
• Orchestra.Net  orchestra
• PES Payroll  payroll services
• Private Island Audio  post-production sound services
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals

Also Known As:

Ice 44 (USA) (working title)
Untitled Gehenna Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence/gore, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:Unrated | USA:R | Japan:R15+ | Australia:R (2009) | Argentina:16 | Argentina:18 | Netherlands:16

Filming Locations:

East Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Ice Cold Productions

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Supposedly taking place 900 floors underground in a secret facility in the middle if the Iraqi desert. While some of the characters are walking down some stairs, above them in the background is some very American graffiti showing the letters BKM.

Movie Connections:

Features Night Skies (2007)

Cliché-ridden garbage

Essentially, it's another one of those "US Soldiers release another monster in Iraq" movies. This time, it's a "fallen angel" called a Nephilim...

Of course, they get stuff wrong, like saying the "Hebrews" is in the Old Testament (It's actually in the New) or that a Military doctor would have the rank of Sergeant. (Actually, military doctors are commissioned officers.)

Cuba Gooding is just sad, because he used to be a promising actor. Now he's sharing a stage with a bunch of no-names. Ron Perleman phones it in for another session... The story has all the depth of a video game...