Max Payne - crew, film crew

The entire team, the film crew of the film "Max Payne"
Max Payne (2008)
Timing: 1:40 (100 min)
Max Payne - TMDB rating
5.368/10
1986
Max Payne - Kinopoisk rating
6.076/10
94535
Max Payne - IMDB rating
5.3/10
134000

Film crew

Director

Producer

Peter Veverka
Producer
Scott Faye
Producer
Photo Julie Yorn #73768
Julie Yorn
Producer

Executive Producer

Tom Karnowski
Executive Producer
Rick Yorn
Executive Producer
Karen Lauder
Executive Producer

Casting

Mindy Marin
Casting

Editor

Dan Zimmerman
Editor

Art Direction

Andrew M. Stearn
Art Direction

Costume Design

George L. Little
Costume Design

Stunts

Photo Angelica Lisk-Hann #9826
Angelica Lisk-Hann
Stunts

Production Design

Daniel T. Dorrance
Production Design

Stunt Coordinator

John Stoneham Jr.
Stunt Coordinator

Second Unit Director

Photo Jimmy N. Roberts #3657

Jimmy N. Roberts

Jimmy N. Roberts
Second Unit Director

Set Decoration

Photo Carolyn A. Loucks #15430
Carolyn A. Loucks
Set Decoration

Makeup Artist

Jo-Ann MacNeil
Makeup Artist

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Photo Ron Bartlett #11577

Ron Bartlett

Ron Bartlett
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Photo Doug Hemphill #11589
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Original Music Composer

Photo Marco Beltrami #5244

Marco Beltrami

Marco Beltrami
Original Music Composer
Photo Buck Sanders #16382
Buck Sanders
Original Music Composer

Unit Production Manager

Tom Karnowski
Unit Production Manager

Associate Producer

Peter Veverka
Associate Producer

Second Assistant Director

Penny Charter
Second Assistant Director

Director of Photography

Photo Jonathan Sela #28138

Jonathan Sela

Jonathan Sela
Director of Photography

Makeup Department Head

Photo Donald Mowat #12774

Donald Mowat

Donald Mowat
Makeup Department Head

Visual Effects Supervisor

Photo Everett Burrell #67500
Everett Burrell
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeff Campbell
Visual Effects Supervisor

Supervising Sound Editor

Jay Wilkinson
Supervising Sound Editor

Hairstylist

Johnny Villanueva
Hairstylist
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran
Hairstylist

Visual Effects Producer

Neishaw Ali
Visual Effects Producer
Kendrick Wallace
Visual Effects Producer
Samara Melanson
Visual Effects Producer
Janice M. Jacobs
Visual Effects Producer

First Assistant Director

Jeff J.J. Authors
First Assistant Director

Production Manager

Whitney K. Brown
Production Manager

Screenplay

Beau Thorne
Screenplay

Production Sound Mixer

Glen Gauthier
Production Sound Mixer

Other

Makeup Effects Designer

Kyle Glencross
Makeup Effects Designer

Sound Effects Designer

John Pospisil
Sound Effects Designer

What's left behind the scenes

  • The film is based on the computer game «Max Payne» (2001).
  • Screenwriter Sam Lake served as the prototype for Max Payne's appearance in the original game.
  • The comic book inserts in the original game were inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel "Sin City".
  • In the early stages of the project, Clive Owen was considered for the role of Max, having played a similar character in the film "Shoot 'Em Up" (2007).
  • Mark Wahlberg almost doesn't play and isn't interested in video games. Therefore, when he was approached with an offer to star in a film adaptation of a game, he replied that his career hadn't fallen apart enough to appear in obvious nonsense. But then he was persuaded to read the script, and he was so inspired by the idea that he even started playing "Max Payne." However, by his own admission, he didn't last long – more important things came up. Therefore, he used his young assistant, who completed the game, as a consultant.
  • At the beginning of the film, two sisters, Mona and Natasha, played by Mila Kunis and Olga Kurylenko respectively, talk to each other in Russian. American film actress Mila Kunis (born Milena Markovna Kunis), who has lived in the USA since 1991, speaks Russian, as she was born in Chernivtsi in 1983.
  • Actor James McCaffrey, who provided the voice for Max Payne in the game, played a small role in the film as an FBI agent who arrives during Bravura's conversation with the commander of the police special forces.
  • The hero wears a Patek Philippe watch.
  • In the game, Max Payne's wife was blonde, but in the film, she is a brunette.
  • The role of Jason Colvin was originally offered to Tobey Maguire.
  • The club where Jack Lupino keeps the 'Valkyrie' drug is called 'Rag Na Rock'. In Scandinavian mythology, to which the film refers several times, the word 'Ragnarök' means 'the end of the world'.
  • The weapon used by Max in the subway restroom scene is a Taurus 4510 Judge.
  • Actress Deborah Romb, who impressed the filmmakers with her Russian accent during casting, was considered for the role of Mona, but the role went to Mila Kunis.
  • In the game, the 'Valkyrie' drug is administered by injection, while in the film it is drunk.
  • On the forearm of the film's character, a drug addict, Owen Green, who fell out the window, one can discern a "USMC" tattoo, which stands for United States Marine Corps. In full accordance with the film's plot, this means that Green also participated in the "Valkyr" experiment.
  • B.B. Hensley looks much younger in the game, is a DEA agent, and is completely unfamiliar with Max Payne's father.
  • Mona receives a gunshot wound in the game immediately after entering the elevator inside the "Aesir" building. In the film, she remains unharmed.
  • A double dose of "Valkyr" is considered fatal by its creators at "Aesir". In the game, Nicole Horne attempts to kill Max by injecting him with two doses of the drug, while in the film he drinks two portions of "Valkyr" himself to save himself from hypothermia. However, in both cases, Payne survives.
  • Scott Miller, head of 3D Realms and one of the main creators of the game "Max Payne," expressed dissatisfaction with the distortion of the plotline in the film adaptation. In his opinion, moving the plot point where Max clashes with robbers at his house, and then finds his wife and child, to the middle of the blockbuster is a profound mistake, as it greatly affects the audience's impression of the reasons that led a good police officer to seek revenge. Miller was also disappointed with the fight scene between Max and Jack Lupino and the, in his opinion, lackluster resolution.
  • In the subway scene, Max fires six shots, despite the fact that the Taurus Judge revolver he is armed with is a five-round firearm.
  • Before raiding his partner Alex Balder’s house, Max chambers a round in his standard-issue Beretta 92FS pistol. Real police officers always keep their weapons ready for action.
  • The power of the Taurus Judge revolver, which Max uses in the subway restroom, is greatly exaggerated. The Taurus Judge is not capable of blowing a lock open with a single shot.
  • The film depicts Valkyries as two-winged, humanoid creatures. However, in Scandinavian mythology, Valkyries fly on winged horses over the battlefield and do not have wings themselves.
  • The film shows forensic investigators from the New York City Police Department (NYPD) wearing jackets with the inscription “CSI” (Crime Scene Investigation) on the back. In reality, the forensic investigator division within the NYPD is called the “Crime Scene Unit”, and their jackets should therefore bear the inscription “CSU”.
  • In the 66th minute of the film, when Mona finds Max in her shelter, the boxes she passes have "Uetyre pal'ta" written on them. This likely means "Chetyre pal'tsa" – "Four Fingers".
  • The film is based on the video game “Max Payne” (2001).
  • The comic book inserts in the original game were inspired by Frank Miller's graphic novel 'Sin City'.
  • In the early stages of the project, Clive Owen was considered for the role of Max, having played a similar character in the film 'Shoot 'Em Up' (2007).
  • Mark Wahlberg rarely plays or understands computer games. Therefore, when he was approached with an offer to star in the film adaptation of the game, he replied that his career hadn't fallen apart enough to appear in obvious nonsense. However, he was then persuaded to read the script, and he was so inspired by the idea that he even started playing 'Max Payne'. However, as he admitted himself, he didn't last long – more important things came up. Therefore, he used his young assistant, who completed the game, as a consultant.
  • The club where Jack Lupino stores the 'Valkyr' drug is called 'Rag Na Rock'. In Norse mythology, to which the film refers several times, the word 'Ragnarök' means 'the end of the world'.
  • On the forearm of the film character, the drug addict Owen Green, who fell out of the window, you can see a 'USMC' tattoo, which stands for United States Marine Corps. In full accordance with the plot of the film, this means that Green also participated in the 'Valkyr' experiment.
  • Scott Miller, head of 3D Realms and one of the main creators of "Max Payne," expressed dissatisfaction with the distortion of the storyline in the film adaptation. He believes that moving the plot point where Max clashes with intruders at his home and then finds his wife and child to the middle of the blockbuster is a profound mistake, as it significantly impacts the viewer's understanding of the reasons that led a good police officer to seek revenge. Miller was also disappointed with the fight scene between Max and Jack Lupino and the, in his opinion, lackluster resolution.
  • At the 66th minute of the film, when Mona finds Max in her hideout, the boxes she passes by are labeled "Uetyre palta." This was likely intended to say "Chetyre paltsa" (Four Fingers).
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