Hostage (2005)
| Release Date | 09 March 2005 |
| Budget | $52,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $35,000,000 |
| Tagline | Every Second Counts |
| Genre | Action, Crime, Drama, Thriller |
| Country | USAGermany |
| Filming Locations | Azusa Canyon Inn - Highway 39, Azusa, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Action Thriller |
| Mood | Nail-biters |
| Themes | Hostage Situations, Crime Gone Awry, Kidnapping, Fathers and Daughters |
| Tones | Slick, Claustrophobic, Grim, Tense, Menacing, Gritty |
| Tags | Accounting, Car Theft, Child Protection, Hostage, Negotiation, Police Chief, Police Negotiator |
Hostage is a 2005 thriller film with Bruce Willis that was directed by Florent Emilio Siri. The film was based on a novel by Robert Crais, and was adapted for the screen by Doug Richardson.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Michael D. Roberts
Ridley
Randy McPherson
Kovak
Jamie McShane
Joe Mack
Chad Smith
Bobby Knox
Jane McPherson
Nurse
Phil Shuman
News Reporter
Christina Cabot
News Reporter
Mark Elias
Town member
Scott L. Treger
SWAT Lieutenant
Peter Weireter
Ventura County Sheriff Sniper
Director
Florent Emilio Siri
Writer
Doug Richardson
Producer
Susanne Bohnet
co-producer
Stephen J. Eads
associate producer
Mark Gordon
producer
Manfred D. Heid
co-producer
Hawk Koch
executive producer
Gerd Koechlin
co-producer
Josef Lautenschlager
executive producer
Josef Steinberger
co-producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer
executive producer
David J. Wally
executive producer
David Willis
co-producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Giovanni Fiore Coltellacci
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Editor
Richard Byard
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Olivier Gajan
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Casting Director
Scot Boland
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Victoria Burrows
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Production Designer
Larry Fulton
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Art Director
Keith P. Cunningham
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Set Decorator
Cindy Carr
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Costume Designer
Elisabetta Beraldo
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Makeup Department
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 Manager
Lynn Andrews
production supervisor
Brad Goodman
post-production supervisor
Robert Katz
executive in charge of production
Hawk Koch
unit production manager
John Portnoy
post-production executive
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William H. Burton
second unit director
Dieter 'Dietman' 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
Kelly Stevens
dga trainee
Art Department
Gregory P. Alcus
on-set dresser
Ron Ashmore
paint supervisor
Jennifer Blair
art department coordinator
Peggy Casey
lead buyer
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
Sarah Harwich
construction purchaser
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt
stand-by painter
Sean Lyons
stand-by painter: second unit
C.J. Maguire
property master
Bryan McBrien
greens foreman
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
Karen Teneyck
graphic designer
Todd Wolcott
stand-by greensman
Tony Wright
labor foreman
Michael A. Casey
set dresser
Sound Department
Steven J. Berger
assistant sound
Peter Brown
sound effects editor
Richard Burton
sound effects editor
Derek Casari
adr engineer
David M. Cowan
dialogue editor
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
Jason W. Jennings
sound effects editor
Pamela Kahn
foley artist
Rick Kline
sound re-recording mixer
Howard London
adr mixer
Peter V. Meiselmann
sound mixer: second unit
Michael Miller
adr mixer
Carla Murray
sound effects editor
Phillip W. Palmer
production sound mixer
Charleen Richards
adr mixer
Kyle Rochlin
foley mixer
Andy Rovins
boom operator: second unit
David A. Smith
boom operator
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Steven Ticknor
sound supervisor, sound re-recording mixer, sound designer
Robert Ulrich
adr supervisor
Ron Vignone
assistant sound editor
Troy Wilcox
cable man: second unit
Special Effects
Larz Anderson
special effects coordinator
Chad Baalbergen
special effects
Gary D. Bierend
special effects
Laurent Brett
title designer
Mike Edmonson
on-set special effects coordinator
Jeff Miller
special effects
Visual Effects
Eric Algren
Flame artist
Baptiste Andrieux
visual effects producer
Tim Bird
Inferno artist
Matthew W. Brucell
computer effects
Amanda Burton
digital artist
A.J. Calomay
assistant digital effects artist
Jean-Marc Demmer
lead Inferno artist
Del DePierro
visual effects match mover
Feliciano Di Giorgio
visual effects supervisor: Creo Collective
Erin Hicke
visual effects coordinator
Wensen Ho
digital compositor
Michael Johnson
digital effects artist
Kurt Lawson
digital artist
Andy Lesniak
computer graphics supervisor
Yann Mallard
digital effects artist
Ariel Oclarino
senior systems administrator
Steven Schmidt
visual effects coordinator
Haure Sebastien
senior modeler
Brad Sutton
digital restoration
Wilson Tang
digital restoration
Cecile Tecson
digital artist
Mike Tosti
production technology
Stunts
James Ashley
additional stunt double: Bruce Willis
Joey Box
stunts
Ben Bray
stunts
Logan Brown
stunts
Bobby Burns
stunts
Heather Burton
stunts
William H. Burton
stunts, stunt coordinator
Mark Chadwick
stunts
Danny Downey
stunt double, stunts
Dane Farwell
stunts
Cory Fleming
utility stunts
Conrade Gamble
stunts
Dale Gibson
stunts
Kanin Howell
stunts
Clint Kale Jones
stunts
Jack Lucarelli
stunts
Cliff McLaughlin
stunts
John Meier
stunts
Austin Priester
stunts
Larry Rippenkroeger
stunt double: Bruce Willis
Gunter Simon
additional stunt double: Mr. Willis
Camera and Electrical Department
Don Bixby
gaffer: second unit
John S. Campbell
night light operator
Jack Chouchanian
key grip
Joe Chouchanian
grip
James F. Cornick
rigging gaffer
Steven Cueva
second assistant camera
David Deever
video engineer
Antony Diamond
second assistant camera
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
Tommy Klines
assistant camera
Robert LaBonge
director of photography: second unit
Christopher J. Lama
rigging electrician, dimmer technician
Frank Masi
still photographer
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 board 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
Darren Michaels
still photographer: second unit
David Schmalz
second video assist operator
Casting Department
Amanda S. Burns
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberta Bilé
costumer
Faye Sevilla
key costumer
Lori Stilson
costumer: Mr. Willis
Editorial Department
Ron Barr
digital intermediate editor
Jill Bogdanowicz
digital intermediate colorist
Asim Matin
associate editor
Julia Nessling-Douglas
digital intermediate producer
Mark Sahagun
digital intermediate assistant
Stephen R. Sheridan
color timer
Mark Vandermeulen
apprentice editor
Music Department
Cyrille Aufort
additional orchestrator
Richard Glasser
music supervisor
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
Transportation Department
Bart Allsup
co-transportation captain
Linda Cipperley
transportation
Shawn Coulter
driver
Manny Demello
transportation captain
J. Armin Garza II
driver: camera car
Hugh Kelly
driver
Michael A. Moreno
driver
Other Crew
Crisoforo Aguilar
key set production assistant
Damien Alexander
stand-in: Jonathan Tucker
Bruce Benson
pilot
Laurent Brett
title designer: main titles
Stephen Bridgewater
drama coach
Damon E. Burke
production assistant
Kevin A. Canamar
construction medic
Dominique Carrara
special visual consultant
Elsie Choi
assistant: Mr. Rifkin
Jennifer Clark
second assistant accountant
Conor Copeland
assistant: Mr. Gordon
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
Stacy Foot
assistant production coordinator
Kelli Gillam
post-production accountant
Eric Glasser
set production assistant
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
Stevie Lazo
production accountant
Lindsey Liberatore
assistant: Mr. Gordon
Michael J. Linowes
legal counsel
James Linville
first assistant accountant
Jonas C. Matz
production medic, set medic
Eddie Michaels
unit publicist
Ryan Miningham
production assistant
Matthew Morrissey
playback supervisor
Jillian Neal
assistant: Mr. D. Willis
Stevie Nelson
key assistant location manager
Mark Palmer
craft service
Michael Papac
armorer
Michael M. Piehler
production secretary
Sarah Platt
assistant: Mr. Koch
R. Scott Poole
location manager
Rick Poyner
key assistant location manager
Liz Probst
lead payroll accountant
Errol Reichow
location scout
Stephen Richards
production assistant
Robert Rizzolo
production assistant
Todd Shotz
assistant: Mr. Wally
Rick Shuster
pilot
Robert Sica
assistant armorer
Mollie Stallman
key production assistant: second unit
Janna Stern
script supervisor
Oliver Streuli
production assistant
Shelly Strong
production executive
Daniel Stutz
business and legal affairs executive
J. Wesley Tillman
fixtures technician
Melissa Verdugo
stand-in
Ian Watermeier
staff coordinator
Louise Weber
assistant: Mr. Willis
Peter Weireter
police technical advisor
Deborah Wettstein
finance executive
Chris Winn
craft service
Jeff Winn
craft service
Catherine Zappa
assistant: Daniel Stutz and Meredith Grindlinger
Kim Thio
location medic
Production Company
Miramax Films
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Stratus Film Co.
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Cheyenne Enterprises
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Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II
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Hostage GmbH
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Distributor
Miramax Films
New Line Cinema
Artecinema
Bazuca Films
Bioscop
Distribution Company
Fox-Warner
Independent Films
Manga Films
Medusa Distribuzione
Metropolitan Filmexport
Roadshow Entertainment
Shaw Organisation
Shochiku Company
Sony Pictures Releasing
Tayrona Entertainment Group
Toshiba Entertainment
Warner Bros.
Alliance Atlantis Home Video
Avsar Film
Group Power
Nordisk Film
RTL Entertainment
Universal Pictures Benelux
VCL Communications GmbH
Warner Home Video
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
Creo Collective
Technicolor Digital Intermediates
Miscellaneous
AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
production insurance
Abbey Road Studios
score mixed at
Bill Dance Casting
extras casting
Cablecam International
special camera systems
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes and dollies
Comerica Bank of California
bank financing
Coudert Brothers LLP
legal advisor: Equity Pictures
Geo Film Group
specialty cameras and remote heads
Hollywood Rentals Productions Services
electric equipment
International Film Guarantors
completion bond
J.L. Fisher
camera cranes and dollies
Limelight Catering
catering
Linowes & Burkin
legal consulting
London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)
score performed by
Panavision
camera equipment provided by
R!ot Looping
loop group
Raleigh Studios
electric equipment
Runway
digital editing systems
Sony Pictures Studios
sound re-recording
Specimen
title sequence produced by
Studios Davout
overdubs recorded at
Superb Records
soundtrack
Technicolor Digital Intermediates
opticals, digital intermediate
Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service
negative cutting
Whitfield Street Studios
score recording
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