The Art of War (2000)


The Art of War
Release Date23 August 2000
Budget$40,000,000
US Box Office$30,000,000
TaglineWho is your foe?
GenreAction, Thriller
CountryUSA
Canada
Filming LocationsHong Kong, China
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital EX
ColorColor

The Art of War is a 2000 Canadian-American action film directed by Christian Duguay, and starring Wesley Snipes, Michael Biehn, Anne Archer and Donald Sutherland. The title refers to the ancient Chinese text of the same name by war strategist Sun Tzu, which has some bearing on the film's plot.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Neil Shaw

Douglas Thomas

Frank Capella

Eleanor Hooks

Julia Fang

Robert Bly

Liliana Komorowska
Jenna Novak

Ambassador Wu

Paul Hopkins
Ray, FBI Agent

Glen Chin
Ochai

Ron Yuan
Ming

Bonnie Mak
Anna Li

Uni Park
Tina Chan

Erin Selby
Hong Kong Reporter

Fernando Chien
Zeng Zi

Paul Wu
Shades

Noël Burton
Alex Wingate

Andrew Peplowski
UN, TNN Reporter #1

Andrew Nichols
UN, TNN Reporter #2

Mike Tsar
NYPD Lieutenant

Steven P. Park
Tattoo

Yardly Kavanagh
Reporter at Chan's Hotel

Frank Schorpion
TWN News Anchorman

Fred Bessa
NY Cop #1

Terry Simpson
NY Cop #2

Tony Calabretta
Detective #2

Fred Lee
Dr. Chin

Wei Feng Tang
Triad Hood #1

Phong Doan Huy
Triad Hood #2

Phil Chiu
Triad Hood Driver

Jeniene Phillips
TWN Reporter

Frank Cavallero
Reporter #6

Michelle Sweeney
Diner Waitress

Richard Jutras
Larry, Hooks' Secretary

Jeff Ward
FBI Agent at Times Square

Ken Tran
Triad Bruiser

Marlon Sterling Long
FBI Agent in Athletic Club

Zenhu Han
Athletic Club Shopkeeper

Danny Blanco Hall
NY Cop in Athletic Club Kitchen

Paul Stewart
American Ambassador

Jason Cavalier
Security Guard

Tracey McKee
Reporter at Times Square

Toula Bassanoff
Elderly Chinese Hobo, FBI Agent

Barry Julien
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Larry Lam
Fighter

Christine Lan
Ochai's Nymphet

Josée Laviolette
Lotus Girl

Johanne Marie Maurasse
New Year's Eve Party Dancer

Politician

Sylvia Stewart
Screaming Woman

Delivery Guy

Director

Christian Duguay
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Writer

Wayne Beach
,

Simon Barry

Producer

Peter Bray
line producer

Don Carmody
executive producer

Alan Chu
associate producer

Nicolas Clermont
producer

Dan Halsted
executive producer

Richard Lalonde
co-producer

executive producer

executive producer

Ron Yuan
producer

executive producer

Original Music

Normand Corbeil
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Cinematographer

Pierre Gill

Editor

Michel Arcand
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Casting Director

Rosina Bucci
-

Vera Miller
-

Nadia Rona
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Production Designer

Anne Pritchard
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Art Director

Jean Morin
-

Pierre Perrault
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Set Decorator

Paul Hotte
-

Ginette Robitaille
-

Costume Designer

Odette Gadoury
-

Makeup Department

Linda Bourgon
assistant hair stylist

Kathryn Casault
makeup artist

Sandra Feijoo
assistant makeup artist

Réjean Forget
key hair stylist

C.J. Goldman
special makeup effects artist

Tahira Herold
makeup artist

Tomoko Hidaka
makeup artist

Ginette Lajeunesse
hair stylist

Anne-Marie Lanza
assistant hair stylist

Magali Métivier
assistant makeup artist

Adrien Morot
special makeup effects artist

Melissa Purino
makeup supervisor

Sylvania Yau
special makeup effects coordinator

Production Manager

Daniel Auclair
unit manager: second unit

Daniel Hank
production manager: New York & Hong Kong

Mario Nadeau
unit production manager

Francis Trottier
unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Anne Alloucherie
assistant director

Alexandre Bernard
additional third assistant director

Josée Drolet
assistant director: second unit

Simon Dugas
assistant director

Danielle Lapointe
assistant director: second unit

Simon-Édouard Pilon
third assistant director

Jeff Ward
second unit director

Michael Williams
first assistant director

Art Department

Francis Back
storyboard artist

Charles-André Bertrand
assistant set dresser

Cecile Braemer
art department coordinator

Real Capuano
scenic technician

Odette Gauvreau
painter

Daniel Huysmans
property master

Benoit Robert
swing gang

Benoit Robitaille
swing gang

Andrew Semple
prop sculptor

Sound Department

Pierre-Jules Audet
sound effects editor

Michel B. Bordeleau
supervising sound editor

Donald Cohen
production sound mixer

Don Cohen
sound mixer

Marc Gagnon
sound effects editor

Nicolas Gagnon
foley artist assistant

Bernard Gariépy Strobl
sound re-recording mixer

Stéphane Larivière
sound effects editor

Peter Lopata
sound effects editor

Sylvain Richard
sound effects editor

Eric Rocheleau
assistant sound re-recording mixer

Bruno Ruffolo
adr recordist

Hans Peter Strobl
sound re-recording mixer

David Yonson
adr recordist

Special Effects

Louis Craig
special effects coordinator

Mario Dumont
special effects senior technician

Normand Gobeille
special effects technician

André Laforest
special effects technician

Eric-André Paquin
special effects technician

Sebastien Roussel
pyrotechnician

Martin Williams
special effects technician

Trevor Cripps
special effects technician

Visual Effects

Mashi Akiyama
3D effects artist

Sébastien Bergeron
digital compositor

Marc Bourbonnais
3D effects artist: Hybride Technologies

Wayne Brinton
digital compositor: Hybride Technologies

Nicolas Cotta
visual effects artist

Daniel Coupal
digital effects artist

Thierry Delattre
digital effects supervisor

Anouk Deveault-Moreau
visual effects coordinator: Hybride

Shawn Hillier
digital effects compositor

George Jardon
visual effects supervisor

Joseph Kasparian
lighting artist, lead digital textures

François Lambert
digital compositor: Hybride

Franck Lambertz
digital compositor: Hybride

Jean Lapointe
digital compositor

Daniel Leduc
digital effects producer

Marc Massicotte
I/O technician

Stanley Monahan
optical effects

Pierre Raymond
visual effects supervisor

Philippe Theroux
computer graphics supervisor

Yanick Wilisky
digital effects artist

Dave Salter
digital artist

Mark Tureski
optical effects

Stunts

Phil Chiu
stunts

Dean Choe
stunts

Mike Chute
stunts

Clay Donahue Fontenot
stunt double: Wesley Snipes

Patrick Kerton
stunts

Henry Kingi Jr.
stunts

Larry Lam
stunt fighter

Stéphane Lefebvre
stunts

Steve Lucescu
stunt rigger

David McKeown
stunts

Hilary Porter
stunts

David Rigby
stunts

Michael Scherer
stunt coordinator, stunts

Jeff Ward
stunt coordinator, stunts

Ron Yuan
fight choreographer: Ming

Russell Yuen
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Robert B. Baylis
key grip

Bernard Couture
director of photography: second unit

Amelie Duceppe
video assist operator

Norayr Kasper
director of photography: second unit

Martin Lamarche
gaffer

Denis Lamothe
gaffer: second unit

Patrick Lima
key grip: second unit

Alain Masse
dolly grip

Eric Morin
focus puller: "b" camera

Ken Myers
video tape operator: New York

Stian Nilsen
key grip: New York

David Norris
camera operator: Wescam camera

Mathieu Price
grip

Gaetan Stange
best boy

Jonas Steadman
focus puller: second unit

Paul Sullivan
Steadicam operator: second unit

Jan Thijs
still photographer

Casting Department

Erik Johnson
extras casting intern

Mike Bucci
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Marie-Etienne Bessette
extras dresser

Rosalie Clermont-Bilodeau
costume supervisor

Marie-Maude Grenier
key extras dresser

Daniele Leger
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Karina Baccanale
second assistant editor

Jim Campabanal
negative cutter

Christian Gravel
assistant editor

Music Department

Normand Corbeil
orchestrator

Terry Delsing
music editor

David Franco
music supervisor

Roger Hewett
orchestrator

Ken Kugler
conductor, orchestrator

Craig Pettigrew
music editor

Robert Puff
music preparation

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Transportation Department

Mark Bendit
driver

Pierre Chabot
driver

Pierre Cheminat
driver

Stanford Davis
driver: Wesley Snipes

Gilles Emond
driver

Daniel Matthews
transportation coordinator

James Sanchez
transportation captain

Joe Sanchez
transportation coordinator

Spiro Tsovras
driver

Other Crew

Guy Aumond
production accountant

Dominique Brault
key production assistant

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot: New York

Paul Dupont
safety coordinator

François Fauteux
location manager

Josée Francis
assistant location manager

Nathan Gendzier
location manager: New York

Renée Hébert
assistant to producer

Frederik Joly
production assistant

Michael Konyves
assistant to director

Christian Labrie
weapons wrangler

Steve Leblanc
production assistant

Massimo Nouhra
production financing

Amélie Ponette
script supervisor

Sharon Seto
epk director

Claudine Strasser
script supervisor

Ashiha Thorne
assistant: Wesley Snipes

Patrick Tremblay
production assistant

Chantal Dupuis
production assistant

Jim Lau
adr voice

Tanya Nesi
production assistant

Production Company

Morgan Creek Productions

Franchise Pictures

Amen Ra Films

Filmline International Inc.
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Imperial Entertainment Group
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Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC)
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Quebec Film and Television Tax Credit
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Distributor

Motion International

Warner Bros. Pictures

New Films International

Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E.

UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD)

Fox-Warner

Warner Bros.

Warner Home Video
,

Herald Film Company

Netherlands Fox Film Corporation

20th Century Fox of Germany

United King Films

Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment

Warner Bros.

Argentina Video Home
,

Veronica

Alpha Filmes
,

Special Effects

Hybride Technologies

Intrigue

Miscellaneous

Audio Post Productions Inc.
re-recording studio

B.F. Lorenzetti & Associates
insurance

Cine-Byte Imaging
film scanning and recording

Completion Guarantors (TGC)
bond

Corbis
still images: Vietnamese refugee camp and boat people

Film Effects
optical effects

Imperial Entertainment Group
financing

Intermède plus
additional music

International Fighting Championship
fight footage

Les Productions VictorAudio-FX
sound editing facilities

Location Michel Trudel Inc.
camera equipment provided by, sound stages

Location Snap Shots
weapons

Modulations
foley recording studio

Montage Metaphore
off-line editing facilities

NBC News Archives
footage: protest at American Embassy in Beijing

National Bank of Canada
financing

TF1 International
footage: Paris millenium day

The Image Bank
footage: village in provence aerial footage and additional opening scene prop

Urban Marketing Corporation of America (UMCA)
field publicity

Video Assist Inc.
24 fps playback equipment and services

Video Tape Library
footage: Sydney millennium celebration

Vision Globale
video dailies






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