Push (2009)


Push
Release Date29 January 2009
Budget$38,000,000
US Box Office$32,000,000
TaglineOne push can change everything.
GenreSci-Fi, Thriller, Action, Drama
CountryCanada
UK
USA
Filming LocationsHong Kong, China
LanguageEnglish, Cantonese
Sound MixDolby Digital, DTS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassAction Thriller, Sci-Fi Action
ThemesOn the Run, Conspiracies, Psychic Abilities
TonesRousing, Atmospheric, Flashy
TagsClairvoyance, Secret Organization, Telekinesis

Push is a 2009 American science fiction thriller film directed by Paul McGuigan. The film stars Chris Evans, Dakota Fanning, Camilla Belle, Cliff Curtis and Djimon Hounsou. The film centers on a group of people born with various superhuman abilities who band together in order to take down a government agency that is using a dangerous drug to enhance their powers in hopes of creating an army of super soldiers.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Young Nick

Nick's Father

Henry Carver

Cassie Holmes

Robert Tsonos
Division Doctor #1

Brandon Rhea
Division Doctor #2

Kira Hudson

Victor Budarin

Nick Gant

Kai Cheung Leung
Dice Man

Sun Nan Hung
Dice Man's Heavy

Agent Mack

Agent Holden

Wai Man Tam
Cook in Fish Market

Hal Yamanouchi
Pop Father

Pop Girl

Kwan Fung Chi
Pop Boy #1

Pop Boy #2

Biu Law Che
Wo Chiang

Teresa Stowe

Lam Wong
Gas Station Cashier

Bun Lam Shing
Taxi Driver

Hung Liu Kwok
Bouncer

Hook Waters

Siu Yin Ming
Card Trick Woman at Club

Rain Lau
Cocktail Waitress

Sai Tang Yu
Businessman

Emily Hu

Pancy Chan
Businessman's Wife on Boat

Cheuk Shing Sum
Kwun Tong Pier Man

Fanny Lee
Kwun Tong Pier Woman

Nate Mooney
Pinky Stein

Ming-Fai Sheung
Liquor Salesman

Man Kit
Dim Sum Manager

Yuk Hing Chan
Dim Sum Waitress

Jason Wong
Chinese Agent

Andy Tsang
Security Guard

Woon Ling Hau
Old Woman with Gun

Director

Writer

David Bourla

Producer

David Bourla
executive producer

William Cheng
line producer

Bruce Davey
producer

Gordon Freeman
associate producer

Amy Gilliam
executive producer

Kyle Mann
co-producer

Michael Ohoven
executive producer

David M. Richardson
co-producer

Kerry Rock
co-producer

Gretchen Somerfeld
executive producer

Kevin Turen
co-executive producer

David Valleau
executive producer

Christa Vausbinder
co-producer

William Vince
producer

Glenn Williamson
producer

Stan Wlodkowski
executive producer

Original Music

Neil Davidge
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Cinematographer

Peter Sova

Editor

Nicolas Trembasiewicz
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Casting Director

Deborah Aquila
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Mary Tricia Wood
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Production Designer

François Séguin
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Art Director

Second Chan
-

Michael N. Wong

Set Decorator

Jeffrey Kong
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Costume Designer

Laura Goldsmith
-

Nina Proctor
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Makeup Department

Elma Choi
makeup artist: Hong Kong

Roxy D'Alonzo
key makeup artist

Ora Green
key hair stylist

Gloria Lam
key hair stylist: Hong Kong

Jeff Tak Wing Li
assistant hair stylist

Mike Smithson
makeup department head

Ruby Chung Man Ting
makeup artist: Hong Kong

Victoria Wood
wig maker

Joy Zapata
hair department head

Production Manager

Eric Bergman
post-production supervisor

Billy Chiu
unit manager

Andy Lee Kin Kei
assistant unit manager

Stan Wlodkowski
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Dennis Chang
third assistant director

Wai-keu Cheng
assistant director

Toby Ford
first assistant director

Ben Howard
second assistant director

Bosco Lam
first assistant director: Hong Kong

Greg Milton
first assistant director: second unit

Nick Powell
second unit director

Andy Kun Wai Ma
second assistant director: Hong Kong

Cindy Yu
first assistant director: second unit, Hong Kong

Art Department

Daniele Auber
concept/storyboard artist

Kerry Chan
assistant art director

Second Chan
art director: Hong Kong

Wai Cheung
storyboard artist

Wai Yin Ching
propsperson

Denis Hamel
on-set props

Pang Chi Hing
propsperson

Tam Wing Hung
propsperson

Master Lai
props master

Dai Fai Lam
propsperson

Samantha Lan
assistant art director

Zoe Lee
assistant art director

Godfrey Leung
assistant set decorator

Wah Kim Ming
propsperson

Jim Ramsay
draftsperson

Calvin Tsoi
art department coordinator

Kwong Tak Wong
propsperson

Benny Yau
art department trainee

Sound Department

Rick Alexander
sound re-recording mixer

Wade Barnett
adr recordist

Todd Beckett
sound re-recording mixer

Alex Bullick
sound editor

Bill Devine
adr mixer

Paula Fairfield
sound designer, supervising sound editor

Catherine Harper
foley artist

Bob Kellough
sound editor, sound effects editor

Travis MacKay
adr recordist

Darrin Mann
foley mixer

Christopher Moriana
foley artist

Carla Murray
sound effects designer, sound effects editor

Jill Purdy
supervising dialogue & adr editor

Tim Rakoczy
sound editor

Gabriel J. Serrano
sound recordist

Aran Tanchum
adr mixer

Eric Thompson
adr mixer

Pawel Wdowczak
sound

Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist

Steve Neal
adr stage assistant

Special Effects

Tat Yiu Au
special effects assistant

Yin Tong Chan
special effects technician

Chuen Wai Cheung
special effects assistant

Yu Koon Chiu
special effects assistant

Jarrah Cocks
effects rigger

Terence J. Cox
special effects senior technician: prep

Kevin Draycott
special effects floor supervisor

George Dunn
special effects technician

Ming Fai Lai
special effects assistant

Bruce Law
special effects supervisor: Hong Kong

Yee Man Law
special effects assistant

Mark Meddings
special effects supervisor

Graham Povey
special effects technician

Ty Senior
special effects technician

Ged Slaven
special effects technician

Matthew Strange
special effects technician

Yu Hong Tam
special effects assistant

Philip Tang
special effects coordinator, special effects translator

Mark Wickham
wire effects rigger

Visual Effects

Stella Ampatzi
compositor: Peerless, visual effects artist: Peerless

Pharoah Barrett
3d artist: Digiscope

Nick Bedford
digital effects coordinator: Peerless Camera Company

Martin Body
lead rotoscope artist: Peerless Camera Co. Ltd.

Tim Chauncey
visual effects artist, animator: Peerless

August Coleman
digital compositor: Digiscope

Christine Cram
digital paint artist

Enid Dalkoff
digital effects artist: Digiscope

Gavin Digby
senior compositor: Peerless

Ditch Doy
head of CG: Peerless

Laura Fitzpatrick
visual effects production assistant: Peerless

Jason Forster
digital compositor: Digiscope

Simon Gretton
digital effects coordinator: Peerless

Joseph Grossberg
visual effects producer

Crystal Hadcroft
roto artist: Peerless Camera Company

Ed Hall
digital effects coordinator: Peerless Camera Company

Dion Hatch
additional visual effects supervisor: Digiscope

Jared Higgins
digital effects coordinator: Digiscope

Ian Holland
inferno artist: Peerless Camera Company

Kent Houston
visual effects supervisor

Daniel Jenkins
animator: Peerless

Andrew Kingston
systems admistrator: Peerless Camera Company

Maggie Kraisamutr
digital effects artist: Digiscope

Patrick Ledda
technical director lead: Peerless

Adrian Lee
visual effects artist: Peerless, animator: Peerless

Michael Lloyd
digital effects artist: Digiscope

Antony Loobey
animator: Peerless

Charlie Lovett
animator: Peerless, visual effects artist: Peerless

Allen Mascari
visual effects production assistant: Digiscope

Gabby Moreno
visual effects production assistant: Digiscope

Lance Moyer
visual effects production assistant: Digiscope

Thomas Müller
animator: Peerless

Erin L. Nelson
digital restoration

Tim Ollive
animator: Peerless

Rob Ozaeta
digital effects artist: Digiscope

Christopher T. Page
administrator: Peerless Camera Company

Eugene Paluso
3d artist: Digiscope

Michael Plescia
digital compositor: Digiscope

Terron Pratt
digital effects producer: Digiscope

Brennan Prevatt
digital effects supervisor: Digiscope

Tim Pruce
digital compositor: Peerless

Janet Quen
senior Flame artist

Miles Reetz
digital compositor: Digiscope

Dana Robinson
digital effects artist: Digiscope

Paul Round
senior compositor: Peerless

Sean Rourke
visual effects editor: Digiscope

Paul Routledge
visual effects artist

Jesse Siglow
digital compositor: Digiscope

Marianne Speight
digital effects producer: Peerless Camera Company

Mark Spevick
animator: Peerless, visual effects artist

Christopher Stack
imaging supervisor: Digiscope

Mary Stuart-Welch
visual effects producer

John Swinnerton
digital effects supervisor: Peerless Camera Co

Craig Sylvester
3d artist

Wilson Tang
digital restoration

Emeline Tedder
compositor

Jamie Tremelling
visual effects artist: Peerless

Laura Weiss
visual effects editor

Johan Yang
animator: Rainmaker

Benjamin Müller
vfx intern

Stunts

Lee Adamson
stunt rigger

Keir Beck
key stunt rigger

Simon Burnett
stunt performer, stunt double: Chris Evans

Shaughan Campbell
stunt performer

Justin B. Carter
stunt performer

Brett Chan
assistant stunt coordinator, stunt performer

Charlie Wong Wai Chen
stunts assistant

Ching Ping Cheun
stunt performer

Alex Chiang
stunt performer

Andrew Chin
stunt performer

stunt performer

Jarrah Cocks
stunt rigger

Rodney Cook
stunt performer

Rob Fournier
stunt performer

Kyle Gardiner
stunt performer, stunt rigger

Brian Ho
stunt performer

Brendan Jakins
stunt rigger

Li Yui King
stunt performer

Cody Laudan
stunt performer

Pok Yan Leung
stunt performer

Karine Mauffrey
stunt performer

Hiroo Minami
stunt performer

Jeffery Ong
stunt performer

Gulliver Page
stunt rigger

Nick Powell
stunt coordinator

Mick Roughan
stunt rigger

Paul Shapcott
stunt performer

Lee Kin Sing
stunt performer

Alien Sit
stunt coordinator: Hong Kong

Sheree Swords
stunt performer

Ken Tran
stunt performer

Mark Wickham
stunt rigger

William Yuk Fai Yong
stunt performer

Mike Desabrais
stunt double: Corey Stoll, stunt performer

Kylie Furneaux
stunt double: Camilla Belle, stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

Sylvain Bernier
chief lighting technician

Heung-kong Chan
chief lighting technician: Hong King

Raymond Chan
grip

Chak Piu Chiu
video assist

Cheung Tat Chuen
grip

camera operator: "b" camera

Patrick Fontana
best boy electric

Geoff Herbert
dolly grip

Mason Hersey
first assistant camera

Ronald Hersey
director of photography: second unit

Perry Ho
key rigger grip

Stuart Howell
camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator

W.C. 'Chunky' Huse
key grip

John Johnson
still photographer

Ting Kwan
set lighting technician: Hong King

Hak Heung Lau
assistant chief lighting technician

Wai Hung Leung
set lighting technician: Hong King

Kenny Liao
dolly grip

Yiu Cheung Luk
set lighting technician: Hong King

Nathan Mann
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Alexander Martin
electrician

David Morenz
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Peter Morenz
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Hirotake Okazaki
still photographer

Ho Kai On
set lighting technician: Hong King

Wong Man Pan
set lighting technician: Hong King

Luke Redgrave
camera operator: "b" camera

Brian Sullivan
director of photography: second unit, camera operator

Evan Wilhelm
camera department assistant

Deki Lee Chu Wing
key grip: Hong Kong

Man Chung Wing
set lighting technician: Hong King

Sally Wright
loader

Animation Department

Michael Figge
animator

Casting Department

PoPing AuYeung
casting: Asia

Joe Cappelletti
adr voice casting

Samantha Finkler
casting associate

Catherine Petra Villalobos
casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Maria Bradley
key set costumer

Wing Yan Luk
wardrobe assistant

Amy Maner
assistant costume designer

Crystal Pa
wardrobe assistant

Tong Ping
wardrobe assistant

Jaime Harlan
wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department

Adoma Ananeh-Firempong
editorial assistant

Tony Bacigalupi
first assistant editor

Christopher Robin Bell
first assistant editor

Trent Johnson
digital film colorist

April McMorris
digital intermediate producer

Harry Muller
color timer

Nicolas Trembasiewicz
supervising editor

Everette Webber
digital intermediate editor

Music Department

Irina Artamonova
additional music arranger

Christine Bergren
music legal and clearance

Euan Dickinson
additional music programmer

Hugh Fielding
score mixer, score recordist

Michael Jennings
music arranger: strings, conductor: strings

Paul Katz
music consultant

Andrew Morgan
additional music programmer

Jennifer Nash
music editor

Liza Richardson
music supervisor

Other Crew

Tex Antonucci
assistant: Mr. Vince

Sandi Archer
assistant accountant

Chad Barager
assistant production coordinator

Justin Blyth
title designer: PIC

Stephan Burle
title designer

Dixon Chan
location assistant

Kingman Cho
location manager

Eggart Chow
office production assistant

Elaine Chu
production services: Hong Kong

Yuin Shan Ding
production services: Hong Kong

Erik Feig
production executive

Julio Ferrario
creative supervisor: titles, PIC

Rebecca Fisher
script coordinator

Rob Fournier
weapons coordinator

Pamela B. Green
producer: main titles

Polly Hobson
assistant to djimon hounsou

Cheung King Hong
set medic

Eric Huen
location manager

Sam Ip
office production assistant

Lau Chi Kin
set production assistant

Law Wai Kwong
set production assistant

Ken Chan Ka Lai
assistant location manager

Jim Lau
adr loop group

Wai Ming Law
set production assistant

Ross Lee
production coordinator: Hong Kong

Tony Lee
office production assistant

Chun Sing Li
production assistant

Eddie Li
production assistant

Andrew Lipschultz
unit publicist

Bao-Uy Luu
motion graphic artist

Cheung Wing Mak
set production assistant

Spark Chan Yuk Man
location assistant

Nicole Oguchi
production coordinator

Jennifer Osborne
travel coordinator

Vyvan Pham
additional voice

Christine Robson
production accountant

Geoff Shaevitz
production executive

Ryan Steacy
armourer

Todd Steiner
production financing

Mak Hon Sum
set production assistant

Xiao Li Tan
director assistant, clearances coordinator, assistant: producer

production services: Hong Kong

Jarik Van Sluijs
creative supervisor: titles, PIC

Lisa Vick
script supervisor

Winnie Wong
set production assistant

William Yuk Fai Yong
armourer

Ka Ho Yuen
set production assistant

James Taku Leung
adr voice

Lori Wyant
additional script supervisor

Thanks

William Vince
in memory of

Production Company

Summit Entertainment

Icon Productions

Infinity Features Entertainment
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Distributor

Icon Film Distribution

Independent Films

Presidio

Summit Entertainment

Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais

Alfa Films

Amero PT

Cathay-Keris Films

Grand Brilliance

IPA Asia Pacific

Icon Film Distribution

Icon Home Entertainment
,

Innoform Media

Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company

Monolith Films

Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution

Odeon
,

Pioneer Films

SND

Seville Pictures

Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE)

Universal Studios Home Entertainment
,

Universum Film (UFA)
, ,

Warner Home Video
,

Wide and Wise

fX Network

Special Effects

Digiscope

Peerless Camera Company

Miscellaneous

Mi Casa Multimedia
DVD 5.1 surround audio mastering

Arsenal
consultant

Cable News Network (CNN)
stock footage provided by

Christine Bergren Music Consulting
music legal and clearance services

Cinerent
camera equipment, dollies, grip equipment, lighting equipment

Corbis
stock footage provided by

David Haddad
transportation equipment

Entertainment Clearances
rights and clearances

Eye2Ear Music
music consultant

Film & Video Stock Shots
stock footage provided by

Film Source
purchased unused film stock

Footage Bank
stock footage provided by

Getty Images
stock footage provided by

Global Imageworks
stock footage provided by

Haddad's
transportation equipment

MHz Sound Design Inc.
post-production sound services

MarshallPlumb Research Associates
script research

Milky Way Image Company
production services: Hong Kong

PIC Agency
opening prologue sequence

Pivotal Post
Avid HD editing equipment provided by

Producer's Library Service
stock footage provided by

Scarlet Letters
end titles

Sir Groovy
additional music

Sound Satisfaction
post-production sound services, foley facility

Technicolor Digital Intermediates
digital intermediate, opticals

Thought Equity
stock footage provided by

WGBH Media Library & Archive
stock footage provided by

Wildfire Studios
sound post-production, digital intermediate facility, adr recording facility






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