The Contractor (2007) (V)

Director:

Josef Rusnak

Writers (WGA):

Robert Foster (screenplay) and
Joshua Michael Stern (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

10 July 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The world's greatest marksman is now a marked man...

Plot:

An ex-CIA agent is asked to take out a terrorist, only to realize he's been set up by his former employer.

Plot Keywords:

Framed | Marksman | London England | Shot In The Head | Airport

Cast

Wesley Snipes	...	James Dial
Eliza Bennett	...	Emily Day
Lena Headey	...	DI Annette Ballard
Ralph Brown	...	Jeremy Collins
Charles Dance	...	DCS Andrew Windsor
Gemma Jones	...	Mrs. Day
Iain Robertson	...	Cramston
Richard Harrington	...	Terry Mitchell
Ryan McCluskey	...	Purcell
John Standing	...	Sir Anthony
Stanimir Stamatov	...	King
Milos Miroslav	...	Harris (as Miroslav Emilov)
Velizar Binev	...	Beloit
Nikolai Sotirov	...	Ali Mahmud Jahar (as Nikolay Sotirov)
Peter Kerry Morgan	...	Newscaster
Vladimir Kolev	...	SWAT team leader
Richard Tunley	...	Technician
Plamen Manassiev	...	Airport Security (as Plamen Manasiev)
Morgan Hopkins	...	Detective
Kiril Efremov	...	Security Guard
Marianne Stanicheva	...	Security Guard #2 (as Mariana Stanisheva)
Hristo Mitzkov	...	Policeman #1 (as Hristo Mitskov)
Anelia Nikolova	...	Woman
Lucy Cooper	...	Ticket Woman
Ceri Mears	...	Immigration Officer
Svezhen Mladenov	...	Cop on Walkie-Talkie (as Svejen Mladenov)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
S.J. Evans	...	Man on Street (uncredited)
Martin Owen	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Carlyn Paschall	...	Tourist (uncredited)

Directed by
Josef Rusnak

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Foster		(screenplay) and
Joshua Michael Stern		(screenplay)
Robert Katz		(story) &
André Farwagi		(story) (as Andre Farwagi)

Produced by
David Ball	....	co-producer
Rudy Cohen	....	producer
Rolf Deyhle	....	executive producer
Henrik Huydts	....	executive producer
Victoria Lucas	....	associate producer
Bobby Ranghelov	....	line producer

Original Music by
Nicholas Pike

Cinematography by
Wedigo von Schultzendorff		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tracy Granger
James Herbert

Casting by
Sue Jones
Marianne Stanicheva

Production Design by
Keith Maxwell

Art Direction by
Tim Hutchinson
Valentina Mladenova		(as Valya Mladenova)
Sam Stokes		(uncredited)

Set Decoration by
Dominic Smithers

Costume Design by
Ffion Elinor

Makeup Department
Corey Hill	....	hair stylist: Mr. Snipes
Sofi Hvarleva	....	key makeup artist (as Sofi Hvurleva)
Atanaska Popova	....	makeup artist
Cyndi Reece-Thorne	....	makeup artist: Mr. Snipes (as Cyndi Reis-Thorne)
Nelly Teova	....	key hair stylist (as Nely Teova)
Carole Williams	....	hair designer
Carole Williams	....	makeup designer
Claire Williams	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Steve Harrow	....	post production executive
Veselin Karadjov	....	location production manager
Bobby Ranghelov	....	unit production manager
Jon Wilkins	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott Bates	....	second assistant director
Fraser Fennell-Ball	....	third assistant director
Dominic Fysh	....	first assistant director
Krasimir Hazarbasanov	....	second assistant director (as Krassi Hazarbassanov)
Borimir Ilkov	....	second second assistant director
Dan Mumford	....	second assistant director
Boyka Pehlivanova	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Vladimir Alexandrov	....	plasterer
Dimitar Anchev	....	laborer
Petko Angelov	....	set dresser
Boris Arnaudov	....	construction
Krasimir Balchov	....	construction (as Krassimir Balchov)
Borislav Belberov	....	stand-by props (as Bobby Belberov)
Victor Bikarski	....	construction
Borislav Bogdanov	....	construction
Valeri Bojilchev	....	laborer (as Valeri Bozhilchev)
Ivan Borushev	....	welder
Atanas Boyadjiev	....	laborer
Stoyan Boyadjiev	....	laborer (as Stoyan Boyadzhiev)
Lidiya Burukova	....	graphic designer
Alexander Chorapinov	....	laborer
Noel Cowell	....	property master
Emanuil Deyanov	....	laborer
Victor Deyov	....	construction
Dian Dimitrov	....	construction
Dimo Dimov	....	artist
Kiril Dimov	....	construction
Georgi Emilov	....	construction
Hannah Evans	....	production buyer
Bojidar Evtov	....	construction (as Bozhidar Eftov)
Dave Feeney	....	construction coordinator
Andrey Filchev	....	stand-by props (as Andrei Filchev)
Ventsislav Gergov	....	laborer (as Vencislav Gergov)
Valentin Hadzhiev	....	construction
Plamen Hristov	....	laborer
Dimitar Iliev	....	construction
Sashko Iliev	....	construction buyer
Yordan Ilov	....	construction
Ivo Ivanov	....	construction
Martin Ivanov	....	set dresser
Yanko Ivanov	....	sculptor
Ivelina Kalfova	....	artist
Alexei Karagyaur	....	assistant art director (as Alexey Karagyaur)
Peter Kimov	....	laborer
Ivan Kirov	....	upholsterer
Georgi Kodzhabashiyski	....	artist (as Georgy Kodzhabashiisky)
Kiril Kovachev	....	construction
Radoslav Krumov	....	laborer
Todor Lambov	....	sculptor
Venzislav Lilov	....	construction buyer (as Ventsislav Lilov)
Petar Lozanov	....	laborer (as Peter Lozanov)
Vencislav Lukanov	....	upholsterer (as Ventsislav Lukanov)
Buddy MacKett	....	construction manager
Veselin Manilov	....	construction
Alexander Markov	....	construction
Stela Mateeva	....	art department coordinator
Miko Mikov	....	welder
Miroslav Minchev	....	set dresser
Metodi Mitev	....	laborer
Ivanka Nenova	....	artist
Vasil Nikodimov	....	plasterer (as Vassil Nikodimov)
Nikolai Nikolaev Markov	....	set dresser (as Nikolay Markov)
Ivailo Nikolov	....	draftsperson
Mladen Nikolov	....	set dresser
Nikolai Nikolov	....	draftsperson
Veselin Nikolov	....	construction (as Vesselin Nikolov)
Krassimir Pashkulev	....	assistant set decorator (as Krasimir Pashkulev)
Pavlin Pavlov	....	construction
Ivan Petkov	....	set dresser buyer
Radka Petrova	....	artist
Ivan Petrov	....	assistant property master
Krasimir Petrov	....	construction (as Krassimir Petrov)
Vlado Popov	....	laborer
Pavel Rasenov	....	construction
Nina Ruseva	....	assistant set decorator (as Nina Russeva)
Metodi Sharkov	....	welder
Emil Shmidt	....	assistant art director (as Emil Schmidt)
Simeon Simeonov	....	construction
Vladimir Simeonov	....	laborer
Lyubomir Sirakov	....	construction (as Liubomir Sirakov)
Daniel Slavchev	....	laborer
Emil Spasov	....	construction (as Emil Spassov)
Kalin Stefanov	....	set dresser
Rosen Stefanov	....	set dresser (as Rossen Stefanov)
Yordan Stoyanov	....	sculptor
Zlatko Stoychev	....	construction
Strahil Strahilov	....	construction
Stefan Tassev	....	construction
Rumen Todorov	....	construction
Stoyan Tsakov	....	laborer
Ivan Ushanov	....	construction
Vladimir Vladimirov	....	construction
Valeri Yankov	....	set dresser
Evgeni Yordanov	....	head set builder
Ivailo Zahariev	....	laborer
Todor Zarev	....	laborer
Zhivko Zhelyazkov	....	storyboard artist (as Zhivko Zheliazkov)
Tomas Zikovsky	....	sculptor
Alexander Zoravkov	....	laborer
Sue Jackson-Potter	....	art department researcher (uncredited)
Evgeni Yordanov	....	carpenter head (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert Brazier	....	assistant sound editor
Philippe Ciompi	....	sound editor
Steve Cook	....	sound supervisor
Thomas Dodgson	....	consultant: Dolby film sound
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Dave Humphries	....	foley editor
Blair Jollands	....	sound effects editor
Alan Jones	....	sound mixer
Christian Joyce	....	sound mixer
Tsvetan Kadiiski	....	boom operator
Vladimir Kaloyanov	....	sound mixer (as Vlado Kaloyanov)
Vladimir Kaloyanov	....	sound
Adam Mendez	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Richard Straker	....	re-recording mixer
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer
Carrie Giunta	....	additional sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ivo Jivkov	....	special effects coordinator: Bulgaria
Marten Ruskov	....	special effects crew

Visual Effects by
Philip Campbell	....	visual effects producer
Keith Devlin	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite
Adam Inglis	....	colorist
Daryl Jordan	....	visual effects editor
Adrian Lee	....	render/data wrangler: Cinesite
Guy Nesfield	....	render/data wrangler: Cinesite
Rus Wetherell	....	visual effects supervisor
Thom Wickes	....	render/data wrangler: Cinesite

Stunts
Asen Asenov	....	stunts
Georgi Dimitrov	....	stunts
Ivailo Dimitrov	....	stunts
Dimiter Doichinov	....	stunts (as Dimitar Doichinov)
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunt double: Mr. Snipes
Dian Hristov	....	stunts (as Diyan Hristov)
Radoslav Ignatov	....	stunts
Borislav Iliev	....	stunts
Chuck Jeffreys	....	fight choreographer
Danko Jordanov	....	stunts (as Danko Yordanov)
George Karlukovski	....	stunts (as Georgi Karlukovski)
Ivo Kehayov	....	stunts (as Ivo Kehaiov)
Kalin Kerin	....	stunts
Georgi Manchev	....	stunts
Stilyan Mavrov	....	stunts (as Stilian Mavrov)
Trayan Milenov-Troy	....	stunts (as Trayan Milenov)
Radoslav Parvanov	....	stunts
Velizar Peev	....	stunts
Madlena Petrova	....	stunts
Rumen Petrov	....	stunts
Elitsa Rajeva	....	stunts
Svetoslav Rangelov	....	stunts
Krasimir Simeonov	....	stunts
Georgi Stanislavov	....	stunts
Vencislav Stojanov	....	stunts (as Ventsislav Stoyanov)
Teodor Tsolov	....	stunts (as Todor Tzolov)
Kaloian Vodenicharov	....	stunt coordinator (as Kaloyan Vodenicharov)
Boyan Anev	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Levan Doran	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Tom Harper	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Stanimir Stamatov	....	stunt actor (uncredited)
Schuster Vance	....	precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Hristo Aleksandrov	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Mihail Apostolov	....	grip (as Mihal Apostolov)
Ian Coffey	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Hristo Elandjiev	....	electrician
Andy Ellaway	....	best boy electric
Wick Finch	....	gaffer
Hristo Genkov	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Lyubomir Hristoskov	....	grip
Rumen Idakiev	....	electrician
Ivailo Ivanov	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Manol Ivanov	....	grip
Dylan Jones	....	video assistant
Ivailo Kostov	....	electrician (as Ivaylo Kostov)
Rodja Kükenthal	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
George Mihailov	....	electrician (as Georgy Mihailov)
Nikolai Mihailov	....	electrician (as Nikolay Mihailov)
Warren Orchard	....	still photographer
Georgi Petkov	....	grip (as Georgy Petkov)
Radoslav Petkov	....	video assistant
Stefan Rüsenberg	....	dolly grip
Shimon Sabbah	....	key grip
Lorenzo Senatore	....	Steadicam operator
Lorenzo Senatore	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lorenzo Senatore	....	director of photography: second unit
Danny Smith	....	clapper loader
Malcolm Smith	....	key grip
Plamen Soklev	....	electrician
Venelin Stepanov	....	grip
Chris Updegrave	....	grip: special effects
Simon Versano	....	still photographer (as Simon Varsano)
Yavor Zahariev	....	gaffer
Borislav Zlatinov	....	clapper loader (as Borislav Zlatanov)
Will Finch	....	electrician (uncredited)
Woody Gregson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, UK (uncredited)
David Holliday	....	key grip: UK (uncredited)
Leigh Jenkins	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Davie Mayes	....	electrician (uncredited)
Xandy Sahla	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Saskia Uppenkamp	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, UK (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Craig Anthony Cook	....	costumer: Mr. Snipes
Irena Maximova Kirkova	....	costume assistant (as Irena Maximova)
Charlotte Mitchell	....	assistant costume designer
Maria Mladenoza	....	costume assistant (as Maria Mladenova)
Tsvetana Pekanova	....	seamstress
Jasmina Vasileva-Stoichkova	....	costume assistant (as Zhasmina Vassileva)
Marion Weise	....	costume supervisor
Kevin Harrison	....	truck/set costumer (uncredited)
Leigh Nicol	....	daily wardrobe assistant (uncredited)
Jasmina Vasileva-Stoichkova	....	wardrobe supervisor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Ollie Gatehouse	....	editorial trainee
Daryl Jordan	....	assistant editor
Neil Williams	....	assistant editor
Todor G. Todorov	....	colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Christopher Benstead	....	music editor: temp

Transportation Department
Emil Alexiev	....	driver: Mr. Smipes
Hristo Bonev	....	driver: costume truck
Jim Brownlow	....	driver: UK
Svetlin Chervenkov	....	driver: production office
Simon Clement	....	driver: UK
Dimitar Dimitrov	....	driver: grip truck
Todor Dimitrov	....	driver: special effects truck
Vladimir Dimitrov	....	driver: cast van
Nikolai Dulev	....	driver: generator (as Nicolay Dulev)
Stefan Dundakov	....	driver: costume van
Scott Edwards	....	driver: UK
Lubomir Evtimov	....	production driver (as Lyubomir Evtimov)
Chris Ford	....	driver: UK
Ivailo Georgiev	....	driver: art department
Ivo Georgiev	....	driver: makeup truck
Mark Hogg	....	driver: UK
Hristiyan Hristov	....	driver: set dressing van
Wayne Humphreys	....	driver: UK (as Wayne Humphries)
Lenny Hutala	....	driver: UK
Ventsislav Ignatov	....	driver: electric truck
Kalin Nikolov	....	transportation captain
Lyudmil Nikolov	....	driver: camera truck (as Liudmil Nikolov)
Derrick Page	....	transportation coordinator
Georgi Patrikov	....	driver: Mr. Cohen
Svetlyo Petrov	....	driver: Mr. Rusnak
Svetlin Popov	....	driver: props truck
Kevin Reah	....	driver: UK
Rumen Rumenov	....	driver: crew van
Stefan Serafimov	....	driver: costume van
Zahari Todorov	....	driver: props van (as Zahary Todorov)
Vladimir Vasilev	....	driver: cast van
Matthew Watkins	....	driver: UK

Other crew
Julia Alexander	....	legal counsel
Kuzo Alexandrov	....	stand-in
Petya Arnaudova	....	stand-in
Emil Asenov	....	production assistant
Vladislav Asenov	....	production assistant
Jennine Baker	....	assistant accountant
Jennine Baker	....	post-production accountant
Lennox Brown	....	stand-in: Mr. Snipes
Irina Cherkelova	....	production coordinator
Lori Davis	....	liaison: Mr. Snipes, USA
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Diana Hadden	....	production coordinator
Lucy Hadden	....	assistant script supervisor
Chris Hill	....	location manager
Charles Howes	....	studio teacher
Christopher Ingui	....	liason: Mr. Snipes, USA
Chuck Jeffreys	....	fight choreographer
Sally Jones	....	script supervisor
Ivaylo Kirilov	....	production assistant
Dr. Katya Kraevska	....	on-set doctor
Kalina Krasteva	....	production secretary (as Kalina Krusteva)
Krastyo Krastev	....	production assistant
Bisser Marinov	....	stand-in
Mila Maslarova	....	assistant script supervisor
George Nikolov	....	craft service assistant (as Georgi Nikolov)
Freya Pinsent	....	production accountant
Bill Richards	....	helicopter pilot
Elizabeth Scully	....	assistant to producer
Veselin Stankov	....	assistant accountant (as Vesselin Stankov)
Shelly Stoyanova	....	assistant script supervisor
Zlatka Subova	....	cashier
Lyubo Tzvetkov	....	craft service (as Lyubo Tzvetko)
Vladimir Vladimirov	....	location manager
Evgeni Yordanov	....	craft service assistant
Ventsislava Yoveva	....	assistant accountant
Lucy Hadden	....	production secretary: Bulgaria (uncredited)
Kalina Krasteva	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• April Productions
• Chaintron
• RMA Productions

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (worldwide) (DVD)
• My Network TV (2008) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Cinesite
• Capital FX, London
• Worldwide FX

Other Companies

• Act One Script Clearance  legal research
• Anvil Post Production  sound post-production
• Business Affairs  production counsel
• Chaintron  funding
• Malde & Co.  financial consultants
• RMA Productions  funding

Also Known As:

The Shooter (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

UK:105 min

Country:

Bulgaria | UK | USA

Language:

English

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:PG | Australia:MA | UK:15 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Bulgaria

Company:

April Productions

Trivia:

Michael Biehn was scheduled to appear in this movie but dropped out due to scheduling conflicts with Planet Terror (2007).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: As the girls walks down the street after checking the shop for a police trap, she walks past a group of old cars parked at the side of the road. One of them, a dark colored Mini has a registration number with "03" in it. This indicates that the vehicle was registered as new in the UK after September 2003 although this model ceased production in October 2000.

Movie Connections:

References The Mistress of Spices (2005)

Soundtrack:

Holding Out For More

Not if it ain't an action movie

Every film has a heart. Some hearts are more special than the others. But you are bound to get a wrong impression if you draw your inference without knowing where the heart is.

To the plebeian crowd, if Wesley Snipes is on the poster, that means some semi-mindless non-stop action, with a streak of silly humour once in a while, is coming their way. But Wesley never signed an agreement about that, did he now? This is not an action film, though you see some action in it.

First of all, it is a very low budget film, so don't go all tough and smart criticizing it. Those B-movies, which come to TV only late at night because other slots are for those blockbusters, can certainly not be measured against The Art of War or Blade. The Contractor is a simple, low budget film that shows a little girl's bond with an assassin, whose mission has gone wrong and who has fallen the prey of his own employers. While the action sequences and other things are inadvertently done, very special care has been taken of those moments that reflect the warmth of feelings. Lena Heady was not a necessary recruit for this film, her role any pretty face could play. But I like her, so I am glad she did it.

Some low budget, non-famous films sometimes leave lasting impressions. Maybe they fail overall in box office and audience poll, but sometimes there can be very heartfelt elements in such films. I watched it late at night and liked it for what it is. I was not disappointed for what it was not. Because if I wanted someone other film, I would watch some other film.

But of course, idiots have minds (and comments on IMDb) of their own.