Romeo Must Die (2000)


Romeo Must Die
Release Date20 March 2000
Budget$25,000,000
US Box Office$56,000,000
TaglineIn A World Of Vicious Rivalries And Violent Betrayals Only One Thing Is Sure.
GenreAction, Crime, Drama, Romance, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsEmbarcadero Street, San Francisco, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMartial Arts, Odd Couple Film
ThemesFeuds, Death in the Family, Class Differences, Cons and Scams, Criminal's Revenge, Fathers and Daughters, Star-Crossed Lovers
TonesRousing, Slick, Stylized, Visceral, Forceful, Passionate, Harsh
TagsBetrayal, Crime Ring, Daughter, Development, Enemy, Entrepreneur, Escape, Prison, Revenge, Stadium, Waterfront

Romeo Must Die is a 2000 martial arts film directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak. Starring Jet Li, Aaliyah, Anthony Anderson, Delroy Lindo, Isaiah Washington, Russell Wong, and features action and fight choreography by Corey Yuen. It is considered Jet Li's breakout role in the English-speaking American film industry.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Han Sing

Trish O'Day

DMX
Silk

Isaak O'Day

Henry O
Ch'u Sing

Jon Kit Lee
Po Sing

Vincent Roth

Matthew Harrison
Dave

Kung

Chinese Messenger

Ronin Wong
New Prisoner

Byron Lawson
Head Guard

Kendall Saunders
Colin's Girlfriend

Benz Antoine
Crabman

Keith Dallas
Bouncer

Taayla Markell
Po's Girlfriend

Chang Tseng
Victor Ho

Tong Lung
Overlord

Richard Yee
Overlord

Colin Foo
Overlord

Lance Gibson
Doorman

Asian Dancer

Jennifer Wong
Asian Dancer

Cab Driver

Fatima Robinson
Lori

Gaston Morrison
Maurice's Crew

Clay Donahue Fontenot
Maurice's Crew

Ryan Jefferson Lowe
Young Po

Jonross Fong
Young Han

Alonso Oyarzun
Alonso

Samuel Scantlebury
Paperboy

Motorcycle Fighter

Alvin Sanders
Calvin

William S. Taylor
Harold

Morgan Reynolds
Morgan

David Kopp
Delivery Man

Aaron Joseph
Kid in Boutique

William MacDonald
Officer

Oliver Tan
Gate Guard

Store Clerk

W.J. Waters
Hardware Store Clerk

Cesar Abraham
Park Bench Kid

Jerry Grant
Bartender

Tonjha Richardson
Store Clerk

Chic Gibson
Taxi Driver

Jody Vance
Sportscaster

Perry Solkowski
Anchor

Ann Gwathmey
Shopper

Larry Lam
Asian Badass

Director

Writer

Mitchell Kapner

Eric Bernt

John Jarrell

Producer

Warren Carr
co-producer

Dan Cracchiolo
executive producer

Mitchell Kapner
associate producer

Ilyse A. Reutlinger
associate producer

producer

Jim Van Wyck
producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Glen MacPherson
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Editor

Derek Brechin

Casting Director

Lora Kennedy
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Production Designer

Michael S. Bolton

Art Director

James Steuart

Set Decorator

Rose Marie McSherry
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Costume Designer

Sandra J. Blackie
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Makeup Department

Donna Bis
key hair stylist

Shannon Coppin
second assistant makeup artist

Eric Ferrell
makeup artist, hair stylist

Michelle Hrescak
makeup artist

Jana Hudson
makeup artist

Lisa Taylor Roberts
key makeup artist

Heather Stewart
hair stylist

Nancy Steyns
hair stylist: second unit

Ellie Winslow
makeup artist

Bill Terezakis
special makeup effects artist

Production Manager

Warren Carr
unit production manager

Ilyse A. Reutlinger
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Caroline Andress
trainee assistant director

David Arnold
key second assistant director

Dave 'Foots' Footman
second assistant director: second unit

Don French
first assistant director: second unit

Sirish Harman
second assistant director: second unit

Kathy Houghton
second second assistant director

Conrad E. Palmisano
second unit director

Eddy Santos
third assistant director

Jim Van Wyck
first assistant director

Lance Peverley
trainee assistant director: second unit

Patrick Stark
third assistant director: second unit

Art Department

Annmarie Corbett
assistant set decorator

Gregory Dewar
art department researcher

Kendelle Elliott
assistant art director

James Epp
stand-by greensman

R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn
property master

Shannon Gottlieb
assistant set decorator

Kevin Griffin-Park
on-set dresser

Haida Harper
assistant property master

Jimmy O. Howard
prop master: second unit

Philip Jean
construction foreman

Francis Mallette
stand-by painter

Jay Mitchell
set designer

Joanne Quirk
lead person

Adrien Van Viersen
storyboard artist

Stephen Wright
construction coordinator

Herman Alexander
scenic carpenter

Adrian Dowell
stand-by carpenter

Frank Haddad
head greensman

Zoe Jirik
set dresser

Philip Keller
storyboard artist

Michele Schwemmer
props

Robin Thomas
head painter

Sean Will
paint foreman

Sound Department

Nancy Barker
first assistant sound editor

supervising foley editor

Darren Brisker
sound mixer: second unit

David E. Campbell
sound re-recording mixer

Dane A. Davis
supervising sound editor, sound designer

Julia Evershade
adr editor, co-supervising sound editor

Marilyn Graf
foley mixer

Michael Hibberson
cable person

Mary Jo Lang
foley mixer

Frank Long
assistant sound editor

David McRell
assistant sound editor

Joe Milner
sound effects editor: guns, additional sound designer

Alyson Dee Moore
foley artist

Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer

Charles O'Shea
boom operator

Jeremy Peirson
assistant sound designer

Troy Porter
adr mixer

Tony Poulsen
boom operator: second unit

John T. Reitz
sound re-recording mixer

Charles W. Ritter
dialogue editor

John Roesch
foley artist

Gregg Rudloff
sound re-recording mixer

Rob Young
production sound mixer

John P. Fasal
sound effects recordist

Noel McIntosh
apprentice sound editor

Carolyn Tapp
foley recordist

Special Effects

André Dominguez
special effects

Steve Fox
special effects

Tony Lazarowich
special effects coordinator

Clay Scheirer
special effects

Christopher Schreiber
special effects

W.A. Andrew Sculthorp
special effects

Wayne Szybunka
special effects

Attila Vaski
special effects

Harry Tomsic
special effects

Michael S. Vincent
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Diana Giorgiutti
visual effects producer

visual consultant

Barnaby Robson
visual effects supervisor

Daniel P. Rosen
lead compositor: Manex Visual Effects

Travis Baumann
digital compositor

Roy Berkowitz
visual effects editor

Paula Bonhomme
visual effects coordinator: CFC/MVFX

Justin Burdine
system administrator

Chad Carlberg
digital compositor

Nicolle Cornute
paint/roto artist

Nika Dunne
digital paint & roto artist: Manex

Karen Jine
visual effects production coordinator

Matt Linder
digital artist

Anthony Mabin
digital compositor

Amanda Morrison
compositor

Peter Oberdorfer
digital artist

Gerard Benjamin Pierre
technical director: Giant Killer Robots

Brion Porter
digital film recorder operator

Todd Sarsfield
scanning and recording operator

Tomme B. Stanley
digital artist

Jonathan F. Styrlund
visual effects producer

Amber Wong
visual effects producer

Stunts

Lloyd Adams
stunts

Dean Choe
stunts

Craig Hosking
stunts

Ernie Jackson
stunts

Jamie Jones
stunts

Larry Lam
stunts

Cotton Mather
stunts

Mike Mitchell
stunts

Tony Morelli
stunts

Conrad E. Palmisano
stunt coordinator: second unit

Darryl Quon
stunts

Ronald Robinson
stunts

Darren E. Scott
stunts

Rick Seaman
stunts

Gregg Smrz
stunts

David Soo
stunts

Jim Stephan
stunts

Betty Thomas
stunts

John Ulmer
stunts

Paul Wu
stunts

Ed Anders
stunt driver

stunts

Duane Dickinson
stunts

Bill Edwards
stunt double

Marny Eng
stunts

Corry Glass
stunt driver

Yuka Kobayashi
stunt double: Francoise Yip

Huan-Chiu Ku
martial arts and stunt double: Jet li, stunts

Michael Langlois
stunts

Mitchell A. Lee Yuen
stunts

David Mylrea
stunts

Rick Pearce
stunt performer

Melissa R. Stubbs
stunt coordinator, stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Chad Band
second assistant camera: second unit

Dillard Brinson
key grip

Stephen S. Campanelli
Steadicam operator

Peter G. Capadouca
chief lighting technician

Paul Cunningham
chief lighting technician: second unit

Bob Findley
first assistant camera

Gil Forrester
dolly grip

Tom Gregg
best boy grip

Kevin Haverty
second assistant camera

Kharen Hill
still photographer

Gaetan Jalbert
rigging gaffer

David Kelly
first assistant camera: second unit

John Le Roy
rigging key grip

David Luckenbach
Steadicam operator

Scott MacDonald
first assistant camera: second unit

George Majoros
second assistant camera

Vern Nobles
camera operator: "a" camera

Danny Nowak
director of photography: second unit

Shinpei Otsuki
second assistant camera: second unit

John Spencer Phillips
key grip: second unit

Peter Rosenfeld
Steadicam operator

John Sanderson
video assist operator

Ian Seabrook
first assistant camera

Patrick Stepien
first assistant camera

Keith Thomson
camera operator: second unit

Jim Van Dijk
Steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera

William Waring
camera operator

Mike West
dolly grip

Stewart Whelan
second assistant camera

Richard Wilson
Steadicam operator: second unit

James Wong
video assist operator

Keith Woods
assistant chief lighting technician

Garnet Durham
video assist operator: second unit

Banchi Hanuse
camera trainee: second unit

Dwayne McClintock
aerial director of photography

Noah Richoz
video assistant

Scott Sutherland
grip

Jerrod Tiffin
best boy rigger

John Trapman
camera operator: Wescam camera

Chris Turner
assistant camera

Gregory White
first assistant camera: credit sequence

Steven J. Winslow
assistant camera: Wescam camera, camera technician

Casting Department

Susan Taylor Brouse
casting associate: Canada

Lynne Carrow
casting: Canada

Kristy Sager
casting associate: USA

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Suzanne Armstrong
costumer: second unit

Scott Blackie
set costumer

Susan O'Hara
costume supervisor

Allison Chretien
key costumer

Lise Hache
costumer: second unit

Laurel Morgan
set costumer

Anne E. Bone
assistant costume designer

costumer: preparation

Editorial Department

Steven A. Calabro
assistant editor

Dale E. Grahn
color timer

Mo Henry
negative cutter

Edward Malone
assistant editor

Kirk Moses
assistant film editor

Lorie Olson
assistant editor

Tony Solomons
first assistant editor

Frank G. Urioste
assistant editor

Music Department

conductor

Brian Friedman
music consultant

music supervisor

Jomo Hankerson
music supervisor

Ira Hearshen
conductor, orchestrator

Dan Humann
score mixer

Jon Kull
orchestrator

Verna Mandel
assistant music editor

Jennifer Nash
music editor

Kennard Ramsey
orchestrator

Brad Segal
music editor

score recordist

Zigmund Gron
music editor

executive music producer

Transportation Department

Scott Delaplace
transportation co-captain

Murray Mills
transportation captain: second unit

Robert Steeves
transportation coordinator

Clint Wilcox
transportation co-captain

Geoff Williams
transportation captain

Other Crew

production assistant

Natalie Borresen
assistant: Mr. Cracchiolo

Mandy Butler
assistant production accountant: Canada

Sandy Cabellero
staff assistant

Rhiannon A. Charles
assistant production office coordinator

Dan Crosby
marine coordinator: second unit, marine coordinator

Dixie Cutler
unit publicist

Denis Cviticanin
staff assistant

Duncan Delorenzi
staff assistant

Sean Duggan
staff assistant

Jim Filippone
aerial coordinator

Wendy J. Findlay
assistant production office coordinator

Rob Fournier
armorer: second unit

Primrose Fukuchi
assistant production accountant

Lisa Greenspan
assistant: Mr. Van Wyck

Harold Guskin
acting coach

Nancy Kress
first aid, craft service

Lorelei Kuchera
script supervisor: second unit

Dion Lam
wire specialist

Rob Larson
staff assistant

Chi Wah Ling
wire specialist

Marty Manifold
staff assistant

Keith McQuiggan
staff assistant

Ravi D. Mehta
production accountant

Sandra Murillo
assistant: Mr. Bartkowiak

Susan Murray
production office coordinator

Jason Nolan
assistant location manager trainee

Kathleen Nurit
production office coordinator

David Soo
martial arts liaison, translator

Michelle Tuella
assistant: Mr. Silver

Trevor Westerhoff
assistant production office coordinator

Bev White
location manager

Darcy Wild
assistant location manager

Diane Will
staff assistant

Craig Young
location manager: second unit

Corey Yuen
martial arts supervisor

Ron Blecker
technical advisor

Charlene Callihoo
assistant accountant

Joel Hurley
location scout

Nigel Johnson
stand-in

Ming Beaver Kwei
personal assistant: Jet Li

April D. Matthews
first assistant accountant: Canada

Byron McKim
location scout

Peter Pao
production assistant

Robert Polgar
assistant: Joel Silver

Mick Rochon
production assistant: second unit

Tom Teotico
location scout

Cristina Weigmann
script supervisor

Shayne A. Wilson
executive assistant to producer

Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc
aerial coordinator, helicopter pilot

Production Company

Silver Pictures
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Warner Bros. Pictures
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Distributor

Warner Bros. Pictures

Fox-Warner

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.

Warner Bros.
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Warner Home Video

Warner Home Video
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Warner Home Vídeo
,

Special Effects

Manex Visual Effects (MVFX)

Miscellaneous

Blackground Records
soundtrack published by

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies

Danetracks
sound post-production

Edible Planet Catering
catering

Pacific Title
titles and opticals

Panavision
cameras and lenses

Picture Mill, The
title sequence designed and produced by

Technicolor
color






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Films directed by Andrzej Bartkowiak
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Exit Wounds (2001)
Romeo Must Die