The River King (2005)

Voti degli utenti:

5.9/10   

Regista:

Nick Willing

Scrittori:

Alice Hoffman (novel)
David Kane (screenplay)

Data di uscita:

21 ottobre 2005 (Canada)

Genere:

Drammatico | Mystery | Thriller

Slogan:

It's the truth that haunts us

Plot:

Abel Grey is sent to investigate the death of a boy from an exclusive local school, who is found floating in the river...

Plot Keywords:

Based On Novel

Recensioni degli utenti:

King of Fizzle

Cast

Edward Burns	...	Abel Grey
Jennifer Ehle	...	Betsy Chase
Thomas Gibson	...	August 'Gus' Pierce
John Kapelos	...	Joey Tosh
Jamie Thomas King	...	Harry McKenna (as Jamie King)
Rachelle Lefevre	...	Carlin Leander
Bruce Murphy	...	Joey's Son
David Gibson McLean	...	Young Abel (as David Maclean)
Julian Rhind-Tutt	...	Eric Herman
Ross Petty	...	The Dean
David Christoffel	...	Matt Farris
Richard Fitzpatrick	...	Police Chief
Karl Pruner	...	Walter Pierce
Jonathan Malen	...	Nathaniel Gibb
Jeff A. Wright	...	Robbie (as Jeff Wright)
Nikki Barnett	...	Amy
Robert Bockstael	...	Kenny
Sean McCann	...	Ernest Grey
Peter West	...	Teacher
Sandy Lund	...	Secretary
Graham Farmer	...	Student
Joseph Wynne	...	Young Frank
David McVicar	...	Harry's Dad
Liam Cyr	...	1st Local Boy
Colin Rogers	...	2nd Local Boy

Regia di
Nick Willing

Scritto da (in ordine alfabetico)
Alice Hoffman		novel
David Kane		screenplay

Prodotto da
Joshua Andrews	....	executive producer
Michele Camarda	....	producer
Michael Cowan	....	producer (as Michael L. Cowan)
Kirk D'Amico	....	executive producer
Peter James	....	executive producer
Michael MacDonald	....	co-executive producer
Alex Marshall	....	associate producer
Jason Piette	....	producer
Marion Pilowsky	....	producer
Bob Portal	....	line producer: UK
James Simpson	....	executive producer
Patrice Theroux	....	executive producer
Christopher Zimmer	....	producer

Musiche originali di
Simon Boswell

Fotografia di
Paul Sarossy

Montaggio di
Jon Gregory

Responsabile casting
Robin D. Cook
Avy Kaufman
Sheila Lane

Scenografie di
Phillip Barker

Architetto-scenografo
Ann Bromley

Arredatore
Ian Greig

Costumi di
Kate Rose

Trucco
Jim Macdonald	....	assistant hair stylist
Colleen Ryan	....	makeup artist

Direttore di produzione
Linda Sophie Chiu	....	executive in charge: Myriad Pictures
Margaret Harrison	....	assistant production manager
Michael MacDonald	....	unit production manager

Aiuto regista
Preston Hudson	....	trainee assistant director
Deborah Saban	....	first assistant director
John Shurko	....	trainee assistant director
Bruce Zwicker	....	second assistant director

Dipartimento artistico
Teresita Doucet	....	props master
Ulo Greer	....	second assistant art director: animated video playback effects
Darren Howse	....	second assistant art director
Sue Klabunde	....	second assistant art director
Colin Paul	....	set decoration buyer
Gabriele Schnutgen	....	head scenic artist
Jason Shurko	....	assistant property master
Shawn Snip	....	set dresser

Sonoro
Paul Davies	....	supervising sound editor
Anthony Faust	....	adr mixer
Jack Gillies	....	dialogue editor
Gerry Jackman	....	boom operator
Christian Koefoed	....	sound effects editor
Ian Morgan	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Rillie	....	utility sound technician
Jim Rillie	....	production sound mixer
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer

Effetti speciali
Gary Coates	....	special effects director

Visual Effects
Paul Alexiou	....	visual effects film editorial: MPC
Neil Culley	....	digital artist
Paddy Eason	....	compositing supervisor: MPC
Yasmine El-Ghamrawy	....	compositor
Michael Elson	....	head of production: MPC
Sean Farrow	....	visual effects supervisor
David Gibbons	....	digital artist
Sarah Hemsley	....	visual effects producer
Richard Higham	....	digital artist
Kirsty Lawlor	....	digital artist
Simon Leech	....	digital artist
Charlotte Loughnane	....	visual effects producer
Nick New	....	digital artist
Ben Shepherd	....	CGI supervisor: MPC
Rupert Smith	....	visual effects coordinator
Paul Tuersley	....	digital artist
Neil Turnbull	....	digital artist

Controfigure
Randy Boliver	....	stunt coordinator
Randy Boliver	....	stunt rigger

Riprese e attrezzature elettriche
Sam Goldie	....	second assistant camera: UK
Martin Kenzie	....	director of photography: UK unit
Giles Keyte	....	still photographer: UK
Ruth Leggett	....	electrician
Forbes MacDonald	....	camera operator
Peter MacDonald	....	electrician
Raphael MacKenzie	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Eddy McInnis	....	second assistant camera
Mario Paulin	....	gaffer
David Reilly IV	....	best boy grip
Gareth Roberts	....	first assistant camera
Gary Sandover	....	key grip
Jordan Schella	....	best boy gaffer
Kelsey Smith	....	Steadicam operator
Tim Spencer	....	steadicam operator
Martin Stephens	....	director of photography: Novia Scotia unit

Casting
Vanessa Baker	....	adr voice casting
Brendan Donnison	....	adr voice casting

Costume e guardaroba
Hazel Pethig	....	costume designer: UK

Dipartimento editoriale
Alexandra Kosevic	....	post-production coordinator
Dave Muscat	....	telecine suite operator
Mila Patriki	....	dailies colorist
Ian Seymour	....	associate editor

Reparto musiche
Terry Davies	....	orchestrator
Geoff Foster	....	score recordist
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Abi Leland	....	music supervisor (as Abigail Leland)
Christopher Violette	....	music supervisor
Paul Kegg	....	musician: cello (uncredited)

Altro personale
Cynthia Amsden	....	unit publicist
Kim Ballard	....	head of production finance
Shirine Best	....	development assistant
Neil Chordia	....	co-production consultant
Jake Clarke	....	power pod technician
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
William Flower	....	marine coordinator
Mark Grimwade	....	location manager: UK
Phil Hatcher	....	assistant location manager
Mel Hider	....	assistant: Mr. Cowan and Mr. Piette
Mark Hopkins	....	set runner
Daniel Jewel	....	development executive
Simon Keating	....	production runner
Alexandra Kosevic	....	production coordinator: UK
Emily Kyriakides	....	assistant to producer: UK
Nathalie Laporte	....	key production accountant
Steven Lewis	....	production attorney
Heather Macdonald	....	daily accounting clerk
Lucy McColl	....	production secretary
Elena Miles	....	personal assistant to producer: Spice Factory
Karlie Morash	....	production coordinator
Francesco Scopelliti	....	technocrane trainee: second unit, UK
Lucy Shuttleworth	....	development executive
Mike Snider	....	production assistant
Maggie Thomas	....	script supervisor
Chris Turner	....	stand-in
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Società di produzione

• Kismet Film Company
• imX Communications
• Myriad Pictures
• Spice Factory
• Téléfilm Canada
• Movision
• First Choice Films
• Imx River King

Distributori

• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Myriad Pictures
• Filmax (Spain)
• First Look International (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Imagem Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Momentum Pictures (USA)
• River King Productions Ltd.

Effetti speciali

• Cine Image Film Opticals (digital main and end titles)
• Moving Picture Company (MPC)
• Senate Visual Effects, The

Altre società

• Hand Prop  props supplied by
• Malde & Co.  production auditor
• Mayflower Studios  sound post-production
• Salon  avid editing equipment
• Senate Visual Effects, The  visual effects

Alias:

The River King (Italy) (DVD title) [it]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violent images.

Durata:

USA:95 min (DVD version) | Canada:99 min

Nazionalità:

Canada | UK

Lingua:

Inglese

Colore:

Colore

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sonoro:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Divieti:

Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Finland:K-11 | Italy:T | USA:R

Luoghi riprese:

Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada

Compagnia:

Kismet Film Company

Curiosità:

At the end of the film, Abel's father, Ernest, recalls how Abel's brother had hugged him the day that he committed suicide. Ernest then remarks that he found it strange because it wasn't Frank's way. This dialogue is taken directly from a scene where Abel is talking to his mother rather than his father.

Errori:

Continuità: The scene where Abel and Joey are driving in town and Joey honks the police car horn at Doreen Barker has numerous continuity errors. There are four camera angles: one angle is from the hood of the police car looking down the street, the second angle is from the hood of the police car and shows Abel and Joey up close, and the third and fourth angles are wide angles showing the police car and the entire street. The most noticeable errors are as follows: The number of cars following the police car and the distance between them and the police car changes from angle to angle; The make and model cars shown driving in the opposite direction before and after passing the police car change from angle to angle; Just before Joey honks the horn at Doreen you see two women walking down the street. The first woman, presumably Doreen, is walking on the sidewalk towards the police car and is wearing a blue hat without a purse over her shoulder. As Joey honks the horn he turns his head as if to look back at Doreen yet the very next camera angle shows Doreen wearing a white hat, red scarf, and different color blue jeans with a purse on her shoulder. She is also now walking in the opposite direction of the police car which has not yet passed her. As the police car passes Doreen you can clearly see that Joey is no longer riding in the police car.

Citazioni:

[first lines]
Joey Tosh: Get in there!

Colonna sonora:

If I Were The One

King of Fizzle

I like to like movies that qualify as small gems. TRK had all the potential for such and, for the first forty minutes or so, looked to qualify. The acting wasn't bad (Ed Burns is just a bit too low key) the script is crisp and the pacing, shoot and story suspenseful. Indeed there were a dozen different prospects for; e.g., who the bad guy was going to be. I can't agree with some of the other comments herein that there was enough mood, fine acting, dialog, etc., to distinguish TRK as excellent cinema. But again, after more than a half hour I'm totally absorbed by the plot potential.

It is almost as if TRK sets up the viewer for a thousand possibilities only to intentionally fulfill absolutely none of them. A move "fizzles" when it paints itself into a corner then escapes in a clumsy manner. TRK paints itself into a corner and then climbs out a window. Again, there are not enough fine points about this movie to make it enjoyable on another level. Virtually every aspect of the build-up centers on facts, twists, questions, etc. It is truly difficult to imagine what the makers of TRK wanted the viewer to enjoy about the movie.