Spartan

Spartan (2004)

Timing: 1:42 (102 min)

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Release date

2004-03-12

Country

Germany, United States

Production

Signature Pictures, Franchise Pictures, ApolloMedia, ApolloProMedia GmbH & Co. 1. Filmproduktion KG (I), QI Quality International GmbH & Co. KG

Genre

Mystery, Action, Drama, Thriller, Crime

Budget

$19 250 000

Revenue

$8 048 470

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Director

David Mamet

Actors

Val Kilmer, Derek Luke, William H. Macy, Tia Texada, Ed O'Neill, Kristen Bell, Johnny Messner, Clark Gregg, Lionel Mark Smith, Aaron Stanford
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Scenario

Producer

Art Linson, Elie Samaha, David Bergstein, Moshe Diamant, Frank Hübner, Tracee Stanley, James A. Holt

Operator

Juan Ruiz Anchía

Composer

Mark Isham

Artist

Ray Yamagata

Audition

Cassandra Kulukundis

Editing

Barbara Tulliver, Reinhild Gräber
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• Kilmer and other actors prepared for filming by training alongside former military personnel.
• While discussing this project over lunch, producer Art Linson informed director David Mamet that the film's budget would be smaller than he had anticipated. Noticing Val Kilmer sitting at a nearby table, with whom Linson was well acquainted, the producer asked the actor to join them and discuss the upcoming film. The plot and directorial vision made such a strong impression on Kilmer that he immediately agreed to star in the lead role for a modest fee. This allowed Franchise Pictures to launch the film into production.
• Mamet made changes to the film's script during filming, using a standard typewriter with a cardboard box serving as a stand.
• The house in Dubai featured in the film is actually a Moroccan-style mansion located in the Hollywood Hills (it once belonged to legendary musician Chuck Berry).
• Kilmer and other actors prepared for filming by training with former military personnel.
• During a lunch discussing the project, producer Art Linson informed director David Mamet that the film's budget would be smaller than he had anticipated. Noticing Val Kilmer sitting at a nearby table, with whom Linson was well-acquainted, the producer asked the actor to join them and discuss the upcoming film. The plot and directorial concept impressed Kilmer so much that he immediately agreed to play the lead role for a modest fee. This allowed Franchise Pictures to launch the film into production.
• David Mamet made changes to the script during filming, using a standard typewriter with a cardboard box serving as a stand.
• The house in Dubai featured in the film is actually a Moroccan-style mansion located in the Hollywood Hills (it once belonged to legendary musician Chuck Berry).
• The prototype for Val Kilmer's character was former special forces operative Eric L. Haney, who worked on the film as a technical consultant.
• Director and screenwriter David Mamet incorporated real stories from the past of various US military special forces units into the plot, as told by Eric L. Haney, among others, who dedicated 20 years of his life to a military career and at one time served under the command of Colonel Charles Beckwith, the founder of the “Delta Force” unit. Haney participated in the making of the film as a technical advisor, weapons expert, and Val Kilmer's military affairs consultant.
• At the end of the film, viewers see a noticeably heavier Val Kilmer. The actor specifically gained weight for filming in Oliver Stone's biographical drama 'Alexander' (2004).