Confidence (2003)

Regista:

James Foley

Sceneggiatore (WGA):

Doug Jung (written by)

Data di uscita:

25 aprile 2003 (USA)

Genere:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Slogan:

It's not about the money. It's about the money.

Plot:

Jake Vig (Burns) is a consummate grifter about to pull his biggest con yet, one set to avenge his friend's murder. But his last scam backfired, leaving him indebted to a mob boss (Hoffman) and his enforcer.

Plot Keywords:

Profanity | Caper | Breaking Bottle Over Head | Female Nudity | Neo Noir

Recensioni degli utenti:

Perfectly paced, excellent acting, beautiful con scheme

Cast

Edward Burns	...	Jake Vig
Rachel Weisz	...	Lily
Morris Chestnut	...	Travis
Leland Orser	...	Lionel Dolby
Louis Lombardi	...	Alphonse 'Big Al' Moorley
Paul Giamatti	...	Gordo
Brian Van Holt	...	Miles
Donal Logue	...	Officer Lloyd Whitworth
Luis Guzmán	...	Officer Omar Manzano (as Luis Guzman)
April O'Brien	...	Attractive Blonde
Jay Giannone	...	Car Salesman
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Harlin
Franky G	...	Lupus
Dustin Hoffman	...	Winston King
Melissa Lawner	...	Katie
Nicole Marie Lenz	...	Nicole (as Nicole Lenz)
Robert Forster	...	Morgan Price
Elle Alexander	...	Michelle Strigo
John Carroll Lynch	...	Grant Ashby
Elysia Skye	...	Salesgirl
Robert Pine	...	Mr. Lewis
Andy Garcia	...	Gunther Butan
Mary Portser	...	Marie
Michael Dempsey	...	Special Agent Artie / IA Officer #1
Steve Tom	...	Hamilton-Tan
Abdoulaye NGom	...	Jester (as Abdoulaye N'Gom)
resto del cast in ordine alfabetico:
Barry Blueian	...	U.S. Customs Agent (uncredited)
Jackson Bolt	...	Judas (uncredited)
Aaron Brumfield	...	Goon (uncredited)
Angelo Fierro	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Steven Oliver Price	...	Jay Howsler - Young Turk (uncredited)
Michelle Ruben	...	Kitty (uncredited)
Tamie Sheffield	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)
Michael R. Thayer	...	Iain Preston (uncredited)
Santiago Verdu	...	Wall Street Broker (uncredited)

Regia di
James Foley

Scritto da (WGA)
Doug Jung		(written by)

Prodotto da
Scott Bernstein	....	executive producer
Michael Burns	....	producer
Marc Butan	....	producer
Eberhard Kayser	....	executive producer
Eric Kopeloff	....	executive producer
Marco Mehlitz	....	executive producer
Michael Ohoven	....	producer
Michael Paseornek	....	producer
John Sacchi	....	co-producer

Musiche originali di
Christophe Beck

Fotografia di
Juan Ruiz Anchía

Montaggio di
Stuart Levy

Responsabile casting
Sheila Jaffe
Georgianne Walken

Scenografie di
William Arnold		(as Bill Arnold)

Architetto-scenografo
Sue Chan

Arredatore
Maria Nay

Costumi di
Michele Michel

Trucco
Steve Artmont	....	makeup department head
Shawn McKay	....	key hair stylist
Carol Pershing	....	hair department head
Rick Sharp	....	key makeup artist
Georgina Williams	....	key hair stylist

Direttore di produzione
Eric Kopeloff	....	unit production manager
Curtis A. Miller	....	production manager: Lions Gate Films
Robert Ortiz	....	production supervisor (as Rob Ortiz)
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor

Aiuto regista
Stacy Christenson	....	second second assistant director
Maximillian D. Day	....	first assistant director
Carla R. Ponzio	....	second assistant director (as Carla Rose Ponzio)

Art Department
P. Scott Bailey	....	lead man
Tracey A. Doyle	....	assistant decorator
Eva Firshein	....	buyer
Lilly Frank	....	on-set stand-by painter
Melissa Givens	....	set decorating production assistant
Hector M. Gonzalez	....	set dresser (as Héctor M. González)
George Karnoff	....	assistant props
Richard McConnell	....	construction coordinator
Martin Milligan	....	on-set dresser
Luigi Mugavero	....	set dresser
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	property master
Graham Robertson	....	set dresser
Kimberley Rosenberg	....	buyer
Doug Sieck	....	set dresser
Carly Starr Brullo Niles	....	assistant property master
Thomas 'Noe' Welch	....	set dresser
Marissa Zajack	....	art department coordinator

Sonoro
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor
Ron Bartlett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brendan Beebe	....	sound utility
Thomas Brandau	....	production sound mixer
Patrick J. Foley	....	dialogue editor
Terry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Eric Gotthelf	....	foley mixer
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Adam Johnston	....	sound effects editor
Lisa J. Levine	....	adr supervisor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Joe Michalski	....	boom operator
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carolyn Tapp	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Effetti speciali
J.D. Streett	....	special effects coordinator
Christie Sumner	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects
Larry Ewing	....	visual effects producer
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title
James David Hattin	....	compositing blood specialist
John R. McConnell	....	pixel magic compositor
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Reid Paul	....	digital effects supervisor
James D. Tittle	....	digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title

Controfigure
Elle Alexander	....	stunt actor
Chuck Borden	....	stunt coordinator
Michael R. Long	....	stunt driver
Dyanna Lynn	....	stunt double
Mike Massa	....	stunt double
Ray Siegle	....	stunt double: Franky G
Joe Skorpen	....	stunts
Michael R. Thayer	....	stunt driver
Tony Todd	....	stunt double: Travis

Camera and Electrical Department
Loren Corl	....	key grip
Andreas Crawford	....	dolly grip
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	rigging key grip
Tom Fendley	....	electrician
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Bruce Alan Greene	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bruce Alan Greene	....	steadicam operator
Robert Heine	....	assistant camera
Mark Hyde	....	grip
Bengt Jonsson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jordan Lapsansky	....	electrician
David Morton	....	gaffer
David A. Seekins	....	film loader
Vich Thiensuwana	....	rigging grip
Dale White	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jerald L. Wilson	....	best boy
Leslie Romenesko	....	camera intern (uncredited)

Casting Department
Tracy Dixon	....	extras casting
Meg Morman	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lis Bothwell	....	costumer
Marylou Lim	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Jennifer Hwang	....	post-production coordinator
Frank Moshier	....	post-production coordinator
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer
Jonny Winograd	....	first assistant editor: avid

Music Department
Thom Bell	....	composer: song "Suntoucher"
Fernand Bos	....	supervising music editor
Andrew Cato	....	composer: song "Suntoucher" (as Andy Cato)
Roland Chambers	....	composer: song "Suntoucher"
Dave Crawford	....	composer: end title "What a Man"
Kendrick Davis	....	composer: song "Suntoucher"
Tom Findlay	....	composer: song "Suntoucher" (as Thomas C. Findlay)
Joel C. High	....	music supervisor
Andrew Kaiser	....	orchestrator
Keeling Lee	....	composer: song "Suntoucher"
Shep Pettibone	....	composer: song "Erotica"
Tony Shimkin	....	composer: song "Erotica"
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Bruce Callahan	....	transportation
Michael Dawes	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Philip Henderson	....	crew driver
Hugh Kelly	....	transportation
Hardy Ophuls	....	picture car coordinator
Adam Pinkstaff	....	transportation captain
Julie Sanders	....	transportation dispatcher

Altro personale
Leslie Angle	....	assistant: Ed Burns
Mark Asaro	....	assistant production coordinator
Eugenia Babcock	....	script supervisor
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Chris Baugh	....	key assistant location manager
Randolph Bookman	....	production assistant
Paul D. Boydston	....	location scout
Sylvia Derochers	....	unit publicist
Elizabeth Dixon	....	business affairs coordinator
Elizabeth Dixon	....	production coordinator
Joe Drago	....	on-set assistant: Andy Garcia
Marjorie Ergas	....	production coordinator
Catherine Hughes	....	assistant: Andy Garcia (as Cathy Hughes)
Michael Judd	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Jurado	....	assistant: Rachel Weisz
Monica Kenyon	....	key set production assistant (as Monica M. Kenyon)
Farah Khan	....	assistant: Eric Kopeloff
Scott Kirkley	....	production assistant
Rosemary Lara	....	assistant: Mr. Paseornek
Danny Lee	....	business affairs coordinator
Jenna Lee	....	assistant: James Foley
Wayne Levin	....	head of business/legal affairs: Lions Gate
Nathon S. Lewis	....	production assistant
Kelly Lofstrom	....	business affairs executive
Daniel MacArthur	....	production assistant: Lions Gate
James E. Maddux	....	set medic
Cam Mason	....	assistant: Marc Butan
Jadi McCurdy	....	production assistant
Robert M. Melnik	....	senior vice president business affairs: Lions Gate
Karen P. Morris	....	first assistant production accountant
Naomi Motohashi	....	assistant location manager
Aimee Nance	....	assistant: Dustin Hoffman
Michael Paolillo	....	location manager
Darrell Pfingsten	....	stand-in: Mr. Burns
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Diane Rosenberg	....	assistant: James Foley
Kristina Santoro	....	location assistant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Jeffrey Shepherd	....	assistant location manager
Gary J. Sims	....	payroll accountant
Donna Sloan	....	vice president of production: Lions Gate
Sean M. Stuart	....	assistant: Marc Butan (as Sean Stuart)
David Thornsberry	....	location manager
Yoshi Enoki Jr.	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Robert Fabra	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)
Jill Naumann	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Epsilon Motion Pictures
• Lions Gate Films
• Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG (as Cinerenta)
• Ignite Entertainment
• Cinewhite Productions

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2003-2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Central Partnership (Russia)
• Distribution Company (Argentina)
• GAGA Communications (Japan) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2003) (Japan) (all media)
• Lions Gate Films
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Medusa Distribuzione
• Metropolitan Filmexport
• Momentum Pictures (UK)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2004) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2003) (Romania) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (all media)
• Scanbox Sweden (2003) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Sweden (2004) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Viva Films (2005) (Philippines) (theatrical)

Effetti speciali

• Razzano Effects Inc.

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Thrive Records  soundtrack published by
• Vivid Entertainment  background-footage provided by

Alias:

CONfidence (USA) (alternative spelling)
Confidence: After Dark (UK)
En toute confiance (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence and sexuality/nudity.

Durata:

97 min

Nazionalità:

USA | Canada | Germany

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Divieti:

South Korea:15 | USA:R (certificate #39469) | Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:18A | Denmark:11 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Canada:A (Ontario)

Luoghi delle riprese:

Deep Nightclub - 1707 N. Vine Street, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Epsilon Motion Pictures

Curiosità:

The word "fuck" is said 130 times.

Errori:

Continuity: When Jake meets the King, Lupus is seen sitting at the bar. King calls him over to the table, and he gets up, when the scene cuts back to Jake, Lupus is sitting at the bar again.

Citazioni:

Jake: Jake
[V.O]
Jake: So, I'm dead...

Movie Connections:

Fa riferimento a Things to Do in Denver When You're Dead (1995)

Colonna sonora:

Clocks

Perfectly paced, excellent acting, beautiful con scheme

Definitely one of the best con-artist movies ever. Throughout the movie, I kept thinking of the many possible twists possible, but I never really saw the final big twist - and thought it could all come together so nicely and believable. The movie is paced smoothly (there are no tedious scenes or moments you feel you've missed something), the acting is excellent (Hoffman's character seems overdone at first, but the creepy-weird character he plays is believable and, therefore, all the more serious and scary), the cons they play are very smart (and convincing), and the way it all comes together at the end is just beautiful (although the overall scheme is complex and plays many twists on the audience, it is not at all difficult to follow what 'really' happens). All in all, a very enjoyable movie, with genuine suspense, characters we get to like (and even care about - to the amount possible for grifters), excellent acting and a worthy end. 7/10 (good movie - not great, but above the average)