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When a family is held hostage, former hostage negotiator Jeff Talley arrives at the scene. Talley's own family is kidnapped and Talley must decide which is more important: saving a family he doesn't even know or saving his own family.

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Jeff Talley
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Walter Smith
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Tommy Smith
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Jennifer Smith
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Mars Krupcheck
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Dennis Kelly
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Kevin Kelly
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Jane Talley
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Amanda Talley
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The Watchman
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Wil Bechler
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Laura Shoemaker
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Mike Anders
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Carol Flores
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Ridley
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Bill Jorgenson
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Kovak
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Officer Ruiz
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Louise
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Mr. Jones
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Gray Hair Man
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Joe Mack
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Sean Mack (as Jimmy Pinchak)
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Lt. Leifitz
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Bobby Knox
Scott Allan Campbell ...
Police Psychologist
Jane McPherson ...
Nurse
Phil Shuman ...
News Reporter
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News Reporter
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Ventura County Police Officer (uncredited)
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Swat Officer #1 (uncredited)
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Town member (uncredited)
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Hooded Thug Guarding Hostages (uncredited)
Scott L. Treger ...
SWAT Lieutenant (uncredited)
Peter Weireter ...
Ventura County Sheriff Sniper (uncredited)

Directed by

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Florent-Emilio Siri ... (directed by) (as Florent Siri)

Written by

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Robert Crais ... (novel)
 
Doug Richardson ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Steven Ada ... opening titles sequence: executive producer
Susanne Bohnet ... co-producer
Stephen J. Eads ... associate producer (as Stephen Eads)
Mark Gordon ... producer
Manfred D. Heid ... co-producer (as Manfred Heid)
Hawk Koch ... executive producer
Gerd Koechlin ... co-producer
Josef Lautenschlager ... executive producer
Arnold Rifkin ... producer (produced by)
Josef Steinberger ... co-producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer ... executive producer
David J. Wally ... executive producer (as David Wally)
Bruce Willis ... producer (produced by)
David Willis ... co-producer
Bob Yari ... producer (produced by)

Music by

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Alexandre Desplat ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci ... director of photography

Editing by

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Richard Byard ... (edited by)
Olivier Gajan ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Ron Barr ... digital intermediate editor
Jill Bogdanowicz ... digital intermediate colorist
Nancy Jundi ... digital editing systems support
Sean Lawrence ... colorist: dailies
Dave Lee ... colorist: dailies
Asim Matin ... associate editor
Julia Nessling-Douglas ... digital intermediate producer
Mark Sahagun ... digital intermediate assistant
Stephen R. Sheridan ... color timer
Mark Vandermeulen ... apprentice editor

Casting By

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Scot Boland
Victoria Burrows

Production Design by

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Larry Fulton

Art Direction by

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Keith P. Cunningham

Set Decoration by

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Cindy Carr

Costume Design by

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Elisabetta Beraldo

Makeup Department

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Katalin Elek ... makeup artist: second unit
Zoltan Elek ... assistant makeup artist
Annette M. Jones ... hair stylist: second unit
Erma Kent ... assistant hair stylist
Gerald Quist ... key makeup artist
Kenneth Walker ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Lynn Andrews ... production supervisor
Brad Goodman ... post-production supervisor (as Bradley M. Goodman)
Robert Katz ... executive in charge of production
Hawk Koch ... unit production manager
John Portnoy ... post-production executive

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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William H. Burton ... second unit director (as Billy Burton)
Dieter Busch ... second assistant director
Mark Carter ... second second assistant director
Mark Cotone ... first assistant director
Mathew Dunne ... first assistant director: second unit
David Kelley ... second assistant director: second unit
Brandon Lambdin ... second second assistant director: second unit (as Brandon W. Lambdin)
Kelly Stevens ... dga trainee

Art Department

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Gregory P. Alcus ... on-set dresser
Ron Ashmore ... paint supervisor
Jennifer R. Blair ... art department coordinator (as Jennifer Blair)
Peggy Casey ... lead buyer
Darren Cheek ... paint decorator
Kevin Cross ... set designer
Perry E. Ellis ... second gang boss/swing gang
Joe Elvington ... set laborer
Tim Fassino ... set dresser
Luke Freeborn ... set designer
Lance Gunnin ... general foreman
Steve A. Hagberg ... construction coordinator
Hugh Hanna ... propmaker foreman
Sarah Harwich ... construction purchaser (as Sarah Elizabeth Harwich)
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt ... stand-by painter
Sean Lyons ... stand-by painter: second unit
Sasha Madzar ... propmaker foreman
C.J. Maguire ... property master
Bryan McBrien ... greens foreman
Dutch Merrick ... on-set dresser
Tony Miller ... set plasterer
Steven O'Bannon ... hod carrier
Nick Papac ... assistant property master
Tyler Patton ... gang boss
Rick Polikowski ... propmaker
Edmond Scott Ratliff ... set dresser
Rudy Reachi ... assistant property master
Shane Reed ... leadman
John H. Samson ... propmaker foreman
Jerry Schultz ... propmaker foreman
Craig T. Shordon ... set painter
Karen Teneyck ... graphic designer
Will Thayer ... carpenter
Robert Gordon Williams ... propmaker foreman
Todd Wolcott ... stand-by greensman
Tony Wright ... labor foreman
Michael A. Casey ... set dresser (uncredited)
Richard Jacobs ... construction (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Steven J. Berger ... assistant sound
Peter Brown ... sound effects editor
Richard Burton ... sound effects editor
Derek Casari ... adr engineer
David M. Cowan ... dialogue editor (as Dave Cowan)
Peter J. Devlin ... production sound mixer
Paula Fairfield ... sound effects editor
Stephen Hunter Flick ... sound designer / sound supervisor
George Flores ... sound utility
Vincent Guisetti ... foley artist
Eric Harwood ... sound re-recordist (as Eric Hardwood)
Jason W. Jennings ... sound effects editor (as Jay Jennings)
Pamela Kahn ... foley artist
Rick Kline ... re-recording mixer
Howard London ... adr mixer
Peter V. Meiselmann ... sound mixer: second unit
Michael Miller ... adr mixer
Carla Murray ... sound effects editor (as Carla Murphy)
Phillip W. Palmer ... production sound mixer
Charleen Richards ... adr mixer
Kyle Rochlin ... foley mixer
Kira Roessler ... dialogue editor (as Kira)
Andy Rovins ... boom operator: second unit
David A. Smith ... boom operator (as David Allen Smith)
Greg Steele ... adr mixer
Steven Ticknor ... re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound supervisor
Robert Ulrich ... adr supervisor
Ron Vignone ... assistant sound editor
Troy Wilcox ... cable man: second unit

Special Effects by

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Larz Anderson ... special effects coordinator
Gary D. Bierend ... special effects
Mike Edmonson ... on-set special effects coordinator
Jeff Miller ... special effects
Chad Van Baalbergen ... special effects (as Chad Baalbergen)

Visual Effects by

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Eric Algren ... flame artist
Baptiste Andrieux ... visual effects producer
Ron Barr ... digital opticals
Tim Bird ... inferno artist
Laurent Brett ... digital compositor / title designer
Cecile Tecson Broas ... digital artist (as Cecile Tecson)
Matthew Brucell ... computer effects (as Matthew W. Brucell)
Amanda Burton ... digital artist
A.J. Calomay ... assistant digital effects artist
Thierry Canon ... creative director: title design
Jean-Marc Demmer ... lead Inferno artist
Del DePierro ... visual effects match mover
Feliciano di Giorgio ... visual effects supervisor: Creo Collective (as Feli di Giorgio)
Sebastien Haure ... senior modeler
Erin Hicke ... visual effects coordinator
Wensen Ho ... visual effects artist
Michael Johnson ... digital effects artist
Kurt Lawson ... digital artist
Andy Lesniak ... computer graphics supervisor
Yann Mallard ... digital effects artist
Ariel Oclarino ... senior systems administrator
Jay Robinson ... visual effects artist
Steven Schmidt ... visual effects coordinator (as Steve Schmidt)
Brad Sutton ... digital restoration
Wilson Tang ... digital restoration
Mike Tosti ... production technology
Richard Wardlow ... visual effects artist: Creo Collective

Stunts

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Joey Box ... stunts
Logan Brown ... stunts
Bobby Burns ... stunts
William H. Burton Jr. ... stunts
Heather Burton ... stunts
William H. Burton ... stunt coordinator (as Billy Burton)
Jack Carpenter ... stunts
Mark Chadwick ... stunts (as Mark 'Lucky' Chadwick)
Danny Downey ... stunts
Dane Farwell ... stunt double: Bruce Willis
Conrade Gamble ... stunts (as Conrad Gamble II)
Dale Gibson ... stunts
Jody Hart ... precision driver
Ben Hernandez Bray ... stunts (as Ben Bray)
Kanin Howell ... stunts
Clint Kale Jones ... stunts
Al Leong ... stunts
Jack Lucarelli ... stunts
Cliff McLaughlin ... stunts
John Meier ... stunts (as John C. Meier)
Austin Priester ... stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger ... stunts
Gunter Simon ... stunts
Mike Stone ... stunts (as Michael Stone)
Sven-Ole Thorsen ... stunts
James Ashley ... additional stunt double: Bruce Willis (uncredited)
Danny Downey ... stunt double (uncredited)
Cory Fleming ... utility stunts (uncredited)
Ed McDermott II ... precision car driver (uncredited)
Mark Riccardi ... stunt double (uncredited)
Larry Rippenkroeger ... stunt double: Bruce Willis (uncredited)
Gunter Simon ... additional stunt double: Mr. Willis (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Pete Asidilla ... grip
Don Bixby ... gaffer: second unit
John S. Campbell ... night light operator
Jack Chouchanian ... key grip
Joe Chouchanian ... grip
Vic Chouchanian ... grip
James F. Cornick ... rigging gaffer
Steven Cueva ... second assistant camera
David Deever ... video engineer
Antony Diamond ... second assistant camera
Daniel Enneking ... additional electrician
Michael Frediani ... camera operator: second unit
Clement Gharini ... camera operator: flying camera
Mark Gilmer ... camera loader
Lamarr Gray ... rigging best boy electric
Steele Hunter ... key rigging grip
Jay M. Huntoon ... digital video assist operator: second unit
Jacques Jouffret ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Joe Kelly ... best boy rigging grip
Stuart Kirschner ... second unit: best boy
Tommy Klines ... assistant camera
Robert LaBonge ... director of photography: second unit (as Robert La Bonge)
Christopher J. Lama ... dimmer technician / rigging electrician
Joe Macaluso ... best boy grip
Wayne Marshall ... electrician
Frank Masi ... still photographer
Scott Medcalf ... electrician / lighting technician
Matthew Moriarty ... assistant camera
Matthew Morrissey ... video playback supervisor
Jacqueline J. Nivens ... second assistant camera: second unit
Patrick B. O'Brien ... camera operator
Phil Pastuhov ... aerial director of photography
Paul V. Perkins ... key grip
Michael Shanman ... lighting console operator
Don Steinberg ... first assistant camera
J. Wesley Tillman ... electrician
Michael T. Travers ... grip
Zoran Veselic ... first assistant camera
Michael Wahl ... dolly grip: "b" camera
Jerald L. Wilson ... rigging electrician
Jozo Zovko ... camera production assistant (as Joe Zovko)
Darren Michaels ... still photographer: second unit (uncredited)
David Schmalz ... second video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Amanda S. Burns ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Roberta Bilé ... costumer
Faye Sevilla ... key costumer
Lori Stilson ... costumer: Mr. Willis

Location Management

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Stevie Nelson ... key assistant location manager
R. Scott Poole ... location manager
Rick Poyner ... key assistant location manager
Errol Reichow ... location scout
Kim Thio ... location medic (uncredited)

Music Department

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Cyrille Aufort ... additional orchestrator
Peter Cobbin ... music recorded and mixed by
Neil Cross ... composer: additional music
Alexandre Desplat ... conductor / orchestrator / recorder
Antonia Desplat ... singer
Richard Glasser ... music supervisor
London Symphony Orchestra ... music performed by
Gerard McCann ... scoring music editor
Stephen McLaughlin ... score engineer
Stéphane Reichart ... music recordist
Guy-Paul Romby ... music preparation
Jim Schultz ... music editor
Norbert Vergonjeanne ... music preparation
Shiro Gutzie ... soundtrack producer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Janna Stern ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Bart Allsup ... co-transportation captain
Linda Cipperley ... transportation
Charles Conn ... driver (as Chuck Conn)
Shawn Coulter ... driver
Manny DeMello ... transportation captain (as Manny Demello)
Mark Eads ... driver
J. Armin Garza II ... driver: camera car
Jason Hardman ... driver
Ronald Hooker ... driver
Hugh Kelly ... driver
Michael A. Moreno ... driver
Johathan Rasmussen ... driver
Ted Schambers ... driver
Mark Scruton ... driver
James Thornsberry ... transportation coordinator
Sheila Thornsberry ... dispatcher
Jimmie K. Turner ... transportation
Chris Walden ... driver
Paul Youds ... driver
Roger Youds ... driver

Additional Crew

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Crisoforo Aguilar ... key set production assistant
Wendy Altman-Cohen ... principal eyewear
Asia Argento ... acting coach
Jennifer Asaro ... second assistant accountant (as Jennifer Clark)
Greg Baldwin ... Loop group
Bruce Benson ... pilot
Matt Beville ... Loop group
Mauro Blanco ... dubbing director/voice dubbing
Danny Bress ... production assistant
Laurent Brett ... title designer: main titles
Stephen Bridgewater ... drama coach
Blake Burdette ... stand-in: Bruce Willis
Damon E. Burke ... production assistant
Kevin A. Canamar ... construction medic
Kate Carlin ... Loop group
Dominique Carrara ... special visual consultant
Elsie Choi ... assistant: Mr. Rifkin
Conor Copeland ... assistant: Mr. Gordon
David Cowgill ... Loop group
Tom Dames ... assistant accountant
Jason Douglas ... production assistant
Virginie Drouot ... assistant: Mr. Siri
Erin Eggers ... production executive
Vincent Joseph Flaherty ... armorer: second unit
Cliff Fleming ... aerial coordinator
Cory Fleming ... pilot (as Corey Fleming)
Stacy Foot ... assistant production coordinator
Donald Fullilove ... Loop group (as Don Fullilove)
Lisa Gabriel ... stand-in
Kelli Gillam ... post-production accountant
Eric Glasser ... set production assistant
Keira Glynn ... stand-in: Jonathan Tucker (as Damien Alexander)
Suraj Gohill ... production lender: Comerica Bank
Rick Gold ... assistant: Neil Sacker
Katherine Gourley ... accounting clerk
Andrea Hanson ... assistant: Mr. Yari
Michael J. Harker ... completion bond company representative
David Henri ... computer/video playback coordinator
Matthew Hirsch ... production coordinator
Craig Hosking ... pilot
Mira Husseini ... film publicist
Jason Inman ... set medic
Judith Jennings ... studio teacher
Kristopher Kyer ... acting coach
Lisa Langlois ... Loop group
Stevie Lazo ... production accountant
Donna Lynn Leavy ... Loop group
Lindsey Liberatore ... assistant: Mr. Gordon
Michael J. Linowes ... legal counsel
James Linville ... first assistant accountant
Jonas C. Matz ... production medic / set medic
Lidia Medel ... production assistant
Eddie Michaels ... unit publicist
Ryan Miningham ... production assistant
Matthew Morrissey ... playback supervisor
Jeanmarie Murphy-Burke ... publicity notes
Jillian Neal ... assistant: Mr. D. Willis
Bob Neill ... Loop group
Mark Palmer ... craft service
Michael Papac ... armorer
Michael M. Piehler ... production secretary
Sarah Platt ... assistant: Mr. Koch
Liz Probst ... lead payroll accountant
Stephen Richards ... production assistant
Robert Rizzolo ... key set production assistant
Todd Shotz ... assistant: Mr. Wally
Rick Shuster ... pilot
Robert Sica ... assistant armorer
Dennis Singletary ... Loop group
Mollie Stallman ... key production assistant: second unit
Oliver Streuli ... production assistant
Shelly Strong ... production executive
Dan Stutz ... business and legal affairs executive (as Daniel Stutz)
J. Wesley Tillman ... fixtures technician
Paul Tuerpe ... Loop group
John Vargas ... Loop group
Melissa Verdugo ... stand-in
R. Dawn Vigil ... production assistant
Ian Watermeier ... staff coordinator
Louise Weber ... assistant: Mr. Willis
Peter Weireter ... Loop group / police technical advisor
Deborah Wettstein ... finance executive
J. David Williams ... finance
Chris Winn ... craft service
Jeff Winn ... craft service
Catherine Zappa ... assistant: Daniel Stutz and Meredith Grindlinger
David Zyler ... loop group (as David Allen Kramer)
Justin Felbinger ... voice dubbing: Jimmy Bennett (uncredited)
Harro von Have ... legal advisor: financing (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Jeff Talley, a former LAPD hostage negotiator, has moved himself away from his failed career outside of Los Angeles, and away from his wife and daughter when three perpetrators move in on an unsuspecting family. But the family's father has a secret which might compromise his kin, and one of the criminals is about to jump over the edge. Jeff Talley has to get everybody to survive the night......if he can. Written by Jay Cohen (chefjaybc@gtctelecom.com)

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Also Known As
  • Hostage - Entführt (Germany)
  • Otage (France)
  • 終極人質 (Taiwan)
  • Talac (Serbia)
  • Giải Cứu Con Tin (Vietnam)
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Runtime
  • 113 min
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Box Office

Budget $52,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $10,214,734, 13 Mar 2005
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $77,944,725

Did You Know?

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Trivia Bruce Willis's daughter in the movie, Amanda, was played by his real-life daughter Rumer Willis. Rumer wanted the part, but Bruce made her audition like everyone else, and she got the part. See more »
Goofs Marshal is seen siphoning fuel out of a Mercedes. All modern Mercedes (and modern vehicles in general) are equipped with screens in the fuel line to prevent siphoning. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Bruce Willis/Jaime King/Regina Spektor (2005). See more »
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Crazy Credits The beginning and end credits take place as a virtual camera moves through a digitally replicated set with frozen action. This then fades into and out of the live action at the beginning and end of the film. See more »
Quotes Jeff Talley: Fucking rich people.
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