The Big Hit (1998)


The Big Hit
Release Date24 April 1998
Budget$13,000,000
US Box Office$27,000,000
TaglineHit Happens
GenreAction, Comedy, Crime, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsHamilton, Ontario, Canada
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixSDDS, Dolby SR
ColorColor

The Big Hit is a 1998 dark comedy film directed by Hong Kong filmmaker Kirk Wong. The film stars Mark Wahlberg, Lou Diamond Phillips, Christina Applegate, Avery Brooks, and Elliot Gould.


Cast and Crew


Paris

Jeanne Shulman

Morton Shulman

Jiro Nishi

Chantel

Video Store Kid

Joshua Peace
Lance

Sergio

Hardee T. Lineham
Accountant

Gerry Mendicino
Slave Trader

Robert Eaton
Pimp

John Stoneham Sr.
Pimp

Nicola Jones
Blonde

Aly, Keiko's Friend

John Stocker
Sid Mussberger, the Neighbor

Cotton Mather
Moe

Derrek Peels
Windbush

Tig Fong
Kaya

Danny Lima
Aaron, the Limo Driver

Morgan Freeman
Boy in Hotel Lobby

Giovahann White
Paris' Son

Robert Hannah
Paris' Driver

Terrence Baker
Guard

Matt Birman
Theater Thug

Jordan-Patrick Marcantonio
Extra

Layton Morrison
Guard

Director

Kirk Wong

Writer

Ben Ramsey

Producer

Terence Chang
executive producer

John M. Eckert
executive producer

Roger Garcia
co-producer

Victor McGauley
co-producer

Craig Perry
co-producer

producer

executive producer

Warren Zide
producer

Original Music

Graeme Revell
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Cinematographer

Danny Nowak

Editor

Robin Russell
-

Casting Director

Maria Armstrong
-

Production Designer

Taavo Soodor
-

Art Director

Craig Lathrop
-

Andrew M. Stearn
-

Set Decorator

Enrico Campana
-

Costume Designer

Margaret Mohr
-

Makeup Department

James D. Brown
key hair stylist

Donald Mowat
key makeup artist

Brian A. Tunstall
personal hair stylist

Colin Penman
special makeup effects artist

Production Manager

John M. Eckert
unit production manager

Pasia Schonberg
post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Patrick Arias
third assistant director

Jeff J.J. Authors
first assistant director

Chris Baillie
dgc trainee

Harley Cohen
dgc trainee

G. Michael Currie
assistant director

Eric S. Potechin
second assistant director

Art Department

David Orin Charles
second lead set dresser

Sheila Church
art department coordinator

Janet Cormack
scenic artist

Jim Craig
storyboard artist

Malcolm Davis
storyboard artist

David DeMarinis
set dresser

John Mackenzie
construction coordinator

Jeff Poulis
property master

David Ritchie
property buyer

Robert S. Smith
stand-by carpenter

Peter Legault
carpenter

Sound Department

Stephen Barden
dialogue editor

Tom Bjelic
sound effects editor

Keith Elliott
sound re-recording mixer

Douglas Ganton
sound

Sandy Gendler
sound designer

David Giammarco
adr editor

Mark Gingras
sound effects editor

Wayne Griffin
supervising sound editor

Andy Koyama
sound re-recording mixer

Goro Koyama
foley artist

Andy Malcolm
foley artist

Anna Malkin
first assistant sound editor

Mark L. Mangino
sound effects editor

Michael O'Farrell
supervising sound editor

Ron Stermac
cable person

Brad Thornton
sound re-recording mixer

Reynald Trudel
boom operator

Don White
sound re-recording mixer

Gren-Erich Zwicker
assistant sound editor

Randolph Saucedo
sound recordist

Special Effects

Jason Board
effects key

Marcel Caissie
special effects technician

Kaz Kobielski
special effects supervisor

Joseph P. Mercurio
special effects key

Tony Vandenecker
assistant special effects key

Mark Rice
special effects technician

Troy Rundle
aerial rigging technician

Visual Effects

Berj Bannayan
software engineer

Jesse Bradstreet
visual effects

Bret Culp
senior animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Colin Cunningham
senior 3D animator: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Robbi Hinds
director of photography: miniatures and visual effects

Nick Hsieh
compositor: C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Kelvin Kanagaraj
effects animator

Warren J.W. Leathem
animator

Stephen Price
visual effects executive producer: C.O.R.E. Digital

Kelley Ray
visual effects supervisor: SPI

Michael Lennick
motion control

Paul McGhee
film scanning and recording

Ray McMillan
motion control

Stunts

Lloyd Adams
stunts

Roy T. Anderson
stunts

Matt Birman
stunts

Bob Brown
stunts

Eric Bryson
stunts

Randy Butcher
stunts

Shane Cardwell
stunts

Michael Chan
stunts

Phil Chiu
stunts

Wayne Downer
stunts

Mary Fallick
stunts

Sandra Feldman
stunts

Mike Gow
stunts

Brian Jagersky
stunts

Erin Jarvis
stunts

Loi Kwan Kam
stunts

Chi-Ho Lau
stunt coordinator

Steve Lucescu
stunt rigger, stunts

Patrick Mark
stunts

Dwayne McLean
stunts

Duncan McLeod
stunts

Regan Moore
stunts

Layton Morrison
stunts

stunt double: Paris

Rick Parker
stunts

Edward A. Queffelec
stunts

stunts

Robert Racki
stunts

Bryan Renfro
stunts

Kevin Rushton
stunts

Robert C. Shannon
dive supervisor

John Stoneham Jr.
stunt coordinator

Peter Szkoda
stunts

Bryan Thomas
stunts

Robert Thomas
stunts

Tye Tyukodi
stunts

Ron Van Hart
stunts

Len Wagner
stunts

Chun Kang Wang
fight coordinator

Tommy Chang
stunts

stunt driving double: Lou Diamond Phillips

Camera and Electrical Department

Scotty Allan
gaffer

Laurence Bortnick
second assistant camera

Carlo Campana
dolly grip

Roger Finlay
camera operator: "b" camera

David Harcourt
aerial rigger

John Holosko
director of photography: second unit/helicopter unit

David Kellner
best boy

Mike Kirilenko
key grip

Bruce Macaulay
still photographer

Ted Overton
first assistant camera: second camera

Peter Rosenfeld
camera operator: "a" camera, Steadicam operator

Robbi Hinds
director of photography: second unit

Casting Department

Roger Mussenden
casting

Jane Rogers
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Pauline Chung
assistant wardrobe supervisor

Linda Petty
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Chris Hinton
color timer

Vaughan Killin
co-color timer

Russell Langille
assistant editor

Catherine Rankin
negative cutter

Fulvio Valsangiacomo
assistant editor

Ron Wisman Jr.
assistant editor

Chisako Yokoyama
assistant editor

Music Department

Mark Curry
scoring mixer

Pilar McCurry
music supervisor, music supervisor

Denise Okimoto
assistant music editor

David E. Russo
orchestrator

Melodee Sutton
music coordinator

Brian Williams
music designer

Joshua Winget
music editor

Ashley Revell
assistant music editor

Other Crew

Samantha Armstrong
script supervisor

John 'Frenchie' Berger
armorer

Darryl Chan
trainer: Lou Diamond Phillips

Lori Greenberg
production coordinator

Melissa Hall
assistant production coordinator

Steve Holt
on-set medic

Cynthia Lejeune
assistant accountant

David McIlroy
assistant location manager

Peter Phillips
armorer

Catherine Sample
production assistant

Dave Ian Smith
fire protection & safety

Alan Sutton
fire protection & safety

Lori Tilkin
assistant: Terence Chang

Dave Tommasini
helicopter pilot

fight trainer: Mark Wahlberg

Nick Veziris
gun wrangler

David Krae
production assistant

Production Company

TriStar Pictures

Amen Ra Films
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Zide-Perry Productions
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Lion Rock Productions
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Distributor

TriStar Pictures

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Films

Columbia TriStar Films de España S.A.

Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment

Columbia TriStar Home Video

Columbia TriStar Home Video
,

Falcon

LK-TEL
,

Sony Pictures Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

V8

Special Effects

C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

D. Rez Hollywood

JJamb Productions

Martin Malivoire Pictures

Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI)

Miscellaneous

1st Unit Fire & Safety
fire protection, safety

Cinema Research
titles and opticals

DeLuxe Laboratories
color timing

DeLuxe Toronto
sound re-recording

Deluxe Post-Production
post-production facilities

Panavision Canada
cameras and lenses

Panavision
cameras and lenses

TVT Soundtrax
soundtrack






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