Unknown (2006)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Simon Brand

Writer:

Matthew Waynee (written by)

Release Date:

3 November 2006 (Japan)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

Trust no one. Fear everyone.

Plot:

Five men wake up in a locked-down warehouse with no memory of who they are. They are forced to figure out who is good and who is bad to stay alive. |

Plot Keywords:

Warehouse | Husband Wife Relationship | Shot In The Stomach | Punched In The Face | Revelation

Cast

James Caviezel	...	Jean Jacket (as Jim Caviezel)
Greg Kinnear	...	Broken Nose
Bridget Moynahan	...	Eliza Coles
Joe Pantoliano	...	Bound Man
Barry Pepper	...	Rancher Shirt
Jeremy Sisto	...	Handcuffed Man
Peter Stormare	...	Snakeskin Boots
Chris Mulkey	...	Detective James Curtis
Clayne Crawford	...	Detective Anderson
Kevin Chapman	...	Detective McGahey
Mark Boone Junior	...	Bearded Man (as Mark Boone)
Wilmer Calderon	...	Detective Molina
David Selby	...	Police Captain Parker
Adam Rodriguez	...	County Doctor
Jeffrey Daniel Phillips	...	Iron Cross
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Ponytail (as Tommy Rosales)
Ben Bray	...	Uzi Henchman
Mel Rodriguez	...	Lone Cop
Paul E. Short	...	Security Guard (as Paul Short)
Patricia Belcher	...	Depot Supervisor
Blair Williamson	...	Custodian
Rick Lashbrook	...	Desk Sergeant
Britt Delano	...	Police Secretary
Adriana Yanez	...	Woman
Victoria Justice	...	Daughter
Simon Brand	...	ER Doctor
Amparo Grisales	...	Female Bartender (as Amparo Grisales De Tessarolo)
Peter Mark Vasquez	...	Card Player (as Pete Vasquez)
Lucia Morella	...	Young Erin
Trey Middlebrooks	...	Boy
Katie Piel	...	Police Dispatcher (voice)
Andres Nieto Molina	...	Soccer Broadcast Commentator #1 (voice)
Alfredo Castro	...	Soccer Broadcast Commentator #2 (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Zach Sobel	...	Security Camera Guard (uncredited)

Directed by
Simon Brand

Writing credits
Matthew Waynee		(written by)

Produced by
Russ Chasney	....	co-producer
Randy Delano	....	executive producer (as Randolph De Lano)
Tamara Delano	....	executive producer (as Tamara De Lano)
Ross M. Dinerstein	....	co-producer
Cedric Jeanson	....	executive producer
Rick Lashbrook	....	producer
Frederick Levy	....	executive producer
Brent Morris	....	line producer
Darby Parker	....	producer
Bobby Schwartz	....	co-producer
John S. Schwartz	....	producer
Ariel Veneziano	....	executive producer
John Yull	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Angelo Milli

Cinematography by
Steve Yedlin

Film Editing by
Luis Carballar
Paul Trejo

Casting by
Shannon Makhanian

Production Design by
Chris Jones

Set Decoration by
James McGowan

Costume Design by
Jane Anderson

Makeup Department
Tanya Cookingham	....	key hair stylist
Uli de la Lama	....	makeup artist
Erin Lippard	....	additional hair stylist
Myke Michaels	....	additional makeup artist
Kelley Mitchell	....	additional hair stylist
Sallie Nicole	....	additional hair stylist
Lorna Reid	....	assistant hair stylist (as Lorna A. Reid)
Scott Wheeler	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jeff Carlson	....	unit production manager
Ron Dempsey	....	production supervisor
Christopher Kulikowski	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jasmine Alhambra	....	second assistant director
Sloane Lewis	....	second assistant director
Otto Michael Penzato	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Christian Bevington	....	art department coordinator
David P. Bonanno	....	storyboard artist
Matt Center	....	leadman
Todd Daniels	....	assistant property master
Roger Dertinger	....	property master
Jen Fiedler	....	set dresser
Nathan Morse	....	on-set dresser
Christopher Taylor	....	set dresser
Kelly Wasserman	....	shopper

Sound Department
Robin Ancrum	....	utility sound
Jason Brennan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Adam Fike	....	post sound coordinator
Stephen M. Galvin	....	adr editor
Stephen M. Galvin	....	dialog editor
Patrick M. Griffith	....	supervising sound editor
Steve McCarty	....	sound effects editor
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Speed Ratliff	....	boom operator
Cathleen Rowland	....	foley artist
Galen L. Senogles	....	foley artist
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	sound engineer
Trevor Sperry	....	adr mixer
John Taylor	....	sound mixer
Steven Utt	....	sound engineer
Daniel Ward	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Steve King	....	special effects technician (as Steven King)
Albert Lannutti	....	pyrotechnician
Paul Sokol	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Matthew W. Johnson	....	Inferno artist

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunt double
Ted Barba	....	stunt performer
Jon Braver	....	stunt double: Joe Pantoliano
Ben Bray	....	stunt coordinator
Kurt Bryant	....	stunt performer
Phil Culotta	....	stunt performer
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Tad Griffith	....	utility stunts
Mike Justus	....	stunt performer
Steve Kelso	....	stunt performer
Brian Machleit	....	stunt double
Denney Pierce	....	stunt performer
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Frank Torres	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Ryan Joblin Allen	....	electrician
Guido Egger	....	dolly grip
Eric Felland	....	lighting technician
Bill Fernandez	....	key grip: second unit
Eric Forand	....	rigging electrician
Owen Foye	....	grip
Stephen Furry	....	best boy grip
Jonathan Goldfisher	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jennifer Ann Henry	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mike Horan	....	key grip (as Mike 'Mega' Horan)
Dan Kanes	....	electrician
Guy Livneh	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Sabyn Mayfield	....	grip
Ryan McCoy	....	gaffer
David Newbert	....	grip
Stephen Olsen	....	electrician
Seth Orozco	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Bill Persaud	....	key grip: second unit
Jaron Presant	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Jason Prowell	....	grip
Mike Risco	....	electrician
Alex Scott	....	camera loader
Erik Stapelfeldt	....	first additional camera: "b" camera
Burke Tackett	....	electrician
James Troost	....	best boy electric
Alex Vendler	....	additional director of photography
Alex Vendler	....	director of photography: second unit
Nate Wayman	....	grip
Wade Whitley	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Jodi Collins	....	casting consultant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kristen Anthony	....	set costumer
Nancy Ceo	....	costume supervisor
Verity Grover	....	assistant wardrobe
Addie Hall	....	costume ager/dyer
Terri Middleton	....	set costumer
Gail Mosley	....	set costumer
Asia Muka	....	set costumer (as Asia Ahearn)
John Varvatos	....	wardrobe: Greg Kinnear

Editorial Department
Karen Castañeda	....	associate editor
Peter McEvoy	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Grant Myers	....	assistant editor
Ken Schwartz	....	colorist: dailies
Aidan Stanford	....	color timer

Music Department
Kevin Globerman	....	music editor
Michael Miley	....	musician: percussion

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Shay Morgan Brook	....	transportation captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Brandon Greenwood	....	driver

Other crew
Brenda Arson	....	assistant production coordinator
Catalina Ausin	....	assistant: Simon Brand
Drew Baker	....	runner
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Jeremy K. Fiest	....	epk director
Cynthia Garcia Walker	....	production accountant
Sherie Giehtbrock	....	script supervisor
Stephen Hays	....	financing
John Robert Johnson	....	location staff
John Kirby	....	acting coach: Mr. Caviezel
Nathon S. Lewis	....	assistant: Jim Caviezel
Richard 'Mercury' Melendez	....	key production assistant
Danielle Probst	....	production coordinator
Jesse Rivard	....	location manager
Alisa Robinson	....	first assistant accountant (as Lisa Kay Robinson)
Jared Smith	....	production assistant
Cindy Swartz	....	set medic
Rosana Tomas	....	production secretary
Kaito Voloj	....	electronic press kit
David Zimmerman	....	on-set coach: Blair Williamson

Thanks
David Frigerio	....	special thanks
Andrew Kersey	....	special thanks
Harvey Weinstein	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rick Lashbrook Films
• Eleven Eleven Films

Distributors

• Applause Entertainment (2006) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• IFC First Take (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• TF1 Films International (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Force Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• GreeneStreet Films International (2005) (non-USA) (all media)
• Pony Canyon (2007) (Japan) (DVD)
• Zodiac Films (2006) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Ultimate Effects (special effects)

Other Companies

• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• IndieClear  script clearance

Runtime:

98 min | 85 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | Portugal:M/16 | Ireland:15A | Netherlands:12 | Germany:16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Desert Center, California, USA

Company:

Rick Lashbrook Films

Trivia:

Both James Caviezel and Jeremy Sisto who star in this film, also portrayed the role of Jesus Christ in _The Passion of the Christ (2004)_ and _Jesus (1999)_(TV), respectively.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Jean Jacket (Jim Caviezel) bangs on the barred window at the very beginning, the wall very visibly shakes and bulges outwards, revealing it to be improperly anchored drywall at best.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jean Jacket: Who are you? Who the fuck are you?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-11-04)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

La Moneda Esta En El Aire

A real beauty! ...much better than expected.

I saw "UNKNOWN" yesterday in a midnight special screening and it was surprisingly good! In deed, this one is a real beauty among so many mystery, psychological thrillers hitting the cinemas in the last years.

This movie is a little bit of "SAW", a little bit of "IDENTITY", a little bit of "RESERVOIR DOGS" spiced with some tiny little pieces of "CUBE" - so far, so good and so anticipating. BUT: in many movies of this kind there is a story with some huge holes in the plot and a final twist at the end which may be unexpected and surprising - but after some minutes you feel a little bit strange about it because the final twist being of some strange coincidence.

"UNKNOWN" is better: the only coincidence you will have to swallow is right in the beginning of the movie, that there is a chemical gas which is strong enough to wipe out the complete memory of five people (including their whole identity!) for some hours, but fails to kill one of them although "death" being one of its side effects.

Under this premise the rest of the story is fully logical and surprisingly clever. And it makes the best out of the fact, that in many scenes the audience is better informed about the real identity of the characters than the characters themselves.

And the end is just stunning: when the final credits hit the screen you have seen many final twists and you know everything about what was going on in the chemical factory, but you do not know all about the motive force of any character. In fact, 24 hours after seeing this movie I still try to find out what is my personal opinion about Jean Jacket and his role in this game.

...and a movie which is worth to think about more than 10 minutes is always worth a watch. Enjoy this ride!!!