A History of Violence - crew, film crew
The entire team, the film crew of the film "A History of Violence"
A History of Violence (2005)
Timing:
1:36 (96 min)
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Film crew
Director
Producer
Executive Producer
Josh Braun
Executive Producer
Justis Greene
Executive Producer
Roger Kass
Executive Producer
Casting
Editor
Ronald Sanders
Editor
Special Effects Supervisor
David Neil Trifunovich
Special Effects Supervisor
Art Direction
James McAteer
Art Direction
Costume Design
Denise Cronenberg
Costume Design
Stunts
Chad Camilleri
Stunts
Dave Van Zeyl
Stunts
Christopher McGuire
Stunts
Bryan J. Thomas
Stunts
Production Design
Carol Spier
Production Design
Stunt Coordinator
John Stoneham Jr.
Stunt Coordinator
Duncan McLeod
Stunt Coordinator
Set Decoration
Peter Nicolakakos
Set Decoration
Key Makeup Artist
Chris Pizzarelli
Key Makeup Artist
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christian T. Cooke
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Zsifkovits
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Orest Sushko
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Original Music Composer
Unit Production Manager
Heather Meehan
Unit Production Manager
Co-Producer
Jake Weiner
Co-Producer
Set Dresser
Greg DaPrato
Set Dresser
Director of Photography
Peter Suschitzky
Director of Photography
Steadicam Operator
Candide Franklyn
Steadicam Operator
Sound Effects Editor
Property Master
Deryck Blake
Property Master
Visual Effects Supervisor
Dennis Berardi
Visual Effects Supervisor
Aaron Weintraub
Visual Effects Supervisor
Supervising Sound Editor
Michael O'Farrell
Supervising Sound Editor
Wayne Griffin
Supervising Sound Editor
Script Supervisor
Dug Rotstein
Script Supervisor
Set Costumer
Ciara Brennan
Set Costumer
Still Photographer
Takashi Seida
Still Photographer
Sound Mixer
Glen Gauthier
Sound Mixer
Visual Effects Producer
Fiona Campbell Westgate
Visual Effects Producer
First Assistant Director
Walter Gasparovic
First Assistant Director
Chief Lighting Technician
Scotty Allan
Chief Lighting Technician
Screenplay
Josh Olson
Screenplay
Set Designer
Gordon White
Set Designer
Gordon Lebredt
Set Designer
Foley Artist
Goro Koyama
Foley Artist
Andy Malcolm
Foley Artist
Art Department Coordinator
Dusty Reeves
Art Department Coordinator
Dialogue Editor
Key Hair Stylist
Mary-Lou Green-Benvenuti
Key Hair Stylist
Assistant Location Manager
Music Supervisor
Karen Elliott
Music Supervisor
Makeup Supervisor
Stephan Dupuis
Makeup Supervisor
Special Effects Technician
Peter Sissakis
Special Effects Technician
Foley Mixer
Don White
Foley Mixer
Assistant Director
Jodi A. Tario
Assistant Director
"A" Camera Operator
Peter Suschitzky
"A" Camera Operator
Music Editor
Jennifer Dunnington
Music Editor
ADR Mixer
Colin McLellan
ADR Mixer
David Yonson
ADR Mixer
Matthew McKenzie
ADR Mixer
ADR Recordist
Chris Navarro
ADR Recordist
"B" Camera Operator
Candide Franklyn
"B" Camera Operator
VFX Artist
Duane Rutkowski
VFX Artist
Extras Casting
Zameret Kleiman
Extras Casting
Picture Car Coordinator
Glenn Hughes
Picture Car Coordinator
Techno Crane Operator
Michael Iwan
Techno Crane Operator
Graphic Novel
Title Designer
John Furniotis
Title Designer
Costume Set Supervisor
Patricia Cowmeadow
Costume Set Supervisor
Extras Casting Coordinator
Luisa Cabbidu
Extras Casting Coordinator
What's left behind the scenes
- Filming of the picture took place in the homeland of director David Cronenberg, in Canada. The town of Millbrook in Ontario province served as the fictional American city of Millbrook, Indiana; scenes of the film taking place in Philadelphia were shot in Toronto.
- One of the most expensive and brutal scenes in the film – Tom Stall’s dream in which he kills Carl Fogarty – was not included in the final cut. The director considered it an inappropriate reference to his previous works. This scene, with commentary from Cronenberg, was included in the DVD release.
- All scenes in Tom’s diner were filmed on a soundstage at 'Toronto Film' studio. Thus, both the diner itself and the street visible through the windows and glass door are all sets.
- David Cronenberg decided to cast Viggo Mortensen in the role of Tom/Joey after seeing him as Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s 'The Lord of the Rings' trilogy and in the bonus materials for those films. The director was simply amazed by the discrepancy between the actor’s unassuming appearance in real life and the powerful image of a cold-blooded fighter he created on screen.
- Viggo Mortensen himself purchased much of the props for the diner and the Stall family home during his trip to the American Midwest. This helped him to better understand the essence of his character.
- To master Joey's Philadelphia accent, Viggo Mortensen spent hours talking with Maria Bello's uncle and brother, residents of Philadelphia.
- William Hurt was on set for only 5 days.
- Steven McHattie and Greg Bryk, who played the bandits Leland and Billy, being big fans of the Stanislavski system, independently developed backstories for their characters. According to their version, Leland and Billy are, respectively, uncle and nephew. Leland was released from prison about a year and a half ago, went to visit his family, met Billy, and decided he needed to show him the world.
- On Billy's t-shirt, we see an advertisement for the pool hall "Night Owl." This is a reference to Curtis Hanson's famous crime thriller "L.A. Confidential" (1997), the plot of which revolves around murders in the "Night Owl" cafe.
- The scene in which Billy points a gun at a little girl is a quote from Sergio Leone’s legendary Western "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968). The scene copies the famous episode in which Frank points a revolver at the last surviving member of the McBain clan, also a child, but immediately after that, instead of a train whistle, a piercing scream from the Stollows' daughter is heard.
- In the original screenplay, the gangsters were representatives of Italian-American mafia. However, after Ed Harris and William Hurt were cast as Carl Fogarty and Richie Cusack respectively, David Cronenberg decided to make the gangsters Irish, as he felt that Harris and Hurt would not be able to convincingly play Italians.
- The film is based on the 1997 graphic novel A History of Violence by John Wagner and Vince Locke.
- The number of people killed in the film is 13.
- In the original screenplay, as in the original comic book, Joey and Richie were just old friends. However, David Cronenberg decided to heighten the dramatic tension and make them brothers.
- As is often the case, the American version of the film differs from the international version in having less gore – this specifically concerns two shots: when we see the face of the dying thug Carl Fogarty, whose nose Joey smashed; and when Joey breaks the neck of one of Richie Cusack's thugs with his foot.
- All the scenes in Tom’s diner were filmed on the Toronto Film Studios backlot. Thus, both the diner itself and the street visible through the windows and glass door are sets.
- David Cronenberg decided to cast Viggo Mortensen in the role of Tom/Joey after seeing him as Aragorn in Peter Jackson’s “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy and in the supplementary materials to those films. The director was simply amazed by the discrepancy between the actor’s unassuming appearance in real life and the powerful image of a cold-blooded fighter he created on screen.
- On Billy's t-shirt, we see an advertisement for the pool hall "Night Owl." This is a reference to Curtis Hanson's famous neo-noir crime thriller "L.A. Confidential" (1997), whose plot revolves around murders at the "Night Owl" café.
- The episode in which Billy points a gun at a little girl is a quote from Sergio Leone's legendary Western "Once Upon a Time in the West" (1968). The scene copies the famous episode in which Frank points a revolver at the last surviving member of the McBain clan, also a child, only immediately afterward, instead of a train whistle, a piercing scream from the Stollows' daughter is heard.
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