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A small, seemingly innocuous plastic reel of film leads surveillance specialist Tom Welles down an increasingly dark and frightening path. With the help of the streetwise Max, he relentlessly follows a bizarre trail of evidence to determine the fate of a complete stranger. As his work turns into obsession, he drifts farther and farther away from his wife, family and simple life as a small-town PI.
Language
Budget$40,000,000
Revenue $96,618,699
English
Budget$40,000,000
Revenue $96,618,699
Keywords
new york city
pornography
underground
loss of loved one
sex shop
obsession
investigation
porn actor
snuff
sadomasochism
child pornography
private investigator
los angeles, california
subculture
missing person
bdsm
snuff film
Casts

Nicolas Cage
Tom Welles

Joaquin Phoenix
Max California

James Gandolfini
Eddie Poole

Peter Stormare
Dino Velvet

Anthony Heald
Longdale

Chris Bauer
Machine

Catherine Keener
Amy Welles

Myra Carter
Mrs. Christian

Amy Morton
Mrs. Mathews

Norman Reedus
Warren Anderson
Jenny Powell
Mary Ann Mathews

Anne Gee Byrd
Senator

Jack Betts
Butler
Luis Oropeza
Archive Director

Rachel Singer
Neighbor

Don Creech
Mr. Anderson

Fran Bennett
Nun

Wilma Bonet
Nun

Luis Saguar
Manny

Walter K. Jordan
Thug

Norm Compton
Thug

Brian Keith Russell
Thug
John Robb
Porn Dealer
Devan Brown
Flea Market Woman
Doris Brent
Machine's Mother

Robert Amico
Casting Director

Kiva Dawson
Girl in Hall

Eva Minemar
Girl in Hall
Rachel Wolfe
Girl in Hall

Suzy Nakamura
Computer Wizard

Torsten Voges
Stick
Tahitia Dean
Hollywood Prostitute
Texas Terri
Dino's Redhead
Vernon Guichard II
Porn Guy
Emily Patrick
Porn Girl

Nancy Vee
Porno Make-Up Artist

Lisa Cintrice
Topless Ticket Taker
Bridgett Vera
Ticket Taker
Jennifer Harris
Strip Club Dancer
Burton Richards
Strip Club Dancer
Jovanna Vitiello
Strip Club Dancer
David U. Hodges
Surveillance Man
William Lawrence Mack
Bouncer
Lorena M. Santos
Prostitute
Connie Mercurio
Nurse
William Buck
Mr. Christian
Kerry Corcoran
Cheating Son-in-Law

Mario Ernesto Sánchez
Taxi Driver
Claudia Aros
Miami Girlfriend

Ava Lee Scott
Girl in Lot (uncredited)
Carla Moon
Girl in Jacuzzi (uncredited)

Deborah Smith Ford
Dancer (uncredited)

Jacklyn Lick
Video Girl (uncredited)
Crews

Joel Schumacher
Director
Mali Finn
Casting
Gershon Ginsburg
Art Direction

Gavin Polone
Producer
Gary Wissner
Production Design

Robert Elswit
Director of Photography

Joel Schumacher
Producer
Mark Stevens
Editor
Judy Hofflund
Producer

Mychael Danna
Original Music Composer
Richard Wood
Special Effects Coordinator
Carrick O'Quinn
Stunts
Peter Tothpal
Hairstylist
Carlane Passman
Costume Supervisor
Kimberly Lowe Voigt
Dialogue Editor
Cheryl Quarantiello
Unit Production Manager
Kurt V. Hulett
Leadman

Emily Schweber
Casting Associate
Ralph Ferrara
Stunts
Donald L. Warner Jr.
Dialogue Editor

John Robotham
Stunts

Chad Stahelski
Stunts
Masako Masuda
Set Designer
John J. Rutchland III
Construction Coordinator
Michael Randolph
Craft Service

Andrew Kevin Walker
Writer
Jeff Levine
Co-Producer
Margo Hunt McKay
Transportation Coordinator
Felipe Sanchez
Costume Illustrator
Tambre Hemstreet
Art Department Coordinator
Philip Canfield
Leadman
Rick Raphael
Steadicam Operator
Joseph Coscia
Hairstylist
Colin De Rouin
Set Designer
Ron Petagna Sr.
Construction Coordinator
Michael Boonstra
Production Office Coordinator
Walter Zieska
Propmaker

James Plannette
Gaffer
Susan Dukow
Production Coordinator
John Orlebeck
Transportation Coordinator
Carl D. Ware
Sound Engineer
Ira M. Hammons-Glass
Costume Supervisor
Alan Martin
Key Set Costumer
Anthony Milch
Sound Editor
Joe Divitale
Sound Effects Editor
Sarah Bullion
Art Department Assistant

Eddie Yansick
Stunt Coordinator
Michael Singer
Publicist
Mads Hansen
Script Coordinator
Angelo Di Giacomo
First Assistant Camera
Ben Beaird
Key Grip
Nick Beaird
Grip
Al Griswold
Special Effects Coordinator
David Severin
Transportation Co-Captain
Michael J. Burmeister
Location Manager
Tom Nelson
Sound Mixer

Willie D. Burton
Sound
Glen Davis
Best Boy Electric
Nancy Mott
Craft Service

David J. Grant
Production Supervisor
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Unit Production Manager
Gloria Kaiser
Color Timer
Cherie Tamai
Assistant Sound Editor
Thomas Milano
Music Editor
John Leveque
Supervising Sound Editor
Gary Fettis
Set Decoration

Mona May
Costume Design
Jason Weil
Assistant Art Director
Linda Grimes
Makeup Artist
Nicholas Dodd
Orchestrator
Billy Craft
Lighting Technician
Terence Harris
Casting Associate
Daniel R. Chavez
Executive In Charge Of Post Production
David Peterson
Special Effects Supervisor
Michael Ginsburg
Still Photographer
Kevin Ritter
Set Costumer

Younes Megri
Additional Music

Marco Kyris
Stand In

Brad Heiner
Rigging Grip
Elizabeth Tompkins
Production Accountant
Marvin E. Lewis
Boom Operator
Kim Maitland
Sound Recordist

Bill Anagnos
Stunts
Joseph M. Caracciolo
Executive Producer
Thomas Saccio
Property Master
Gina August
Driver
Alan Edmisten
First Assistant Director
James Barrett
Electrician
Rick A. Benedetto
Rigging Gaffer
Eli Richbourg
Second Unit Director
Nerses Gezalyan
Foley Mixer
Mychael Bates
Set Dresser
Mildred Iatrou
Dialogue Editor
Becky Sullivan
Supervising ADR Editor

Donald Dowd
Lighting Technician
Kevin Long
Assistant Property Master
Marcia Patten
Wardrobe Supervisor
Lisa Davidson
Assistant Production Coordinator
David Hallinan
Second Assistant Director
Earl Perque
Best Boy Grip
Nicholas Dodd
Conductor
Rebecca White
Accountant
Mike Montgomery
Construction Grip

Tanner Gill
Stunt Double
Gene Patterson
Location Assistant
Georgia Fletcher
Costumer
Phillip Fuller
Sound Mix Technician
Joseph P. Mercurio
Special Effects Assistant
Scott Janush
Assistant Editor
Edward Poveda
Payroll Accountant
Lisa J. Bloch
Second Second Assistant Director
Gary A. Beaird Jr.
Dolly Grip
Maureen Whalen
Casting Assistant
Christopher Carlson
Assistant Decorator
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Russell Engels
Chief Lighting Technician
Martin Charles
Graphic Designer
Vincent Guarriello
Key Construction Grip
Greg Faysash
Second Assistant Camera
Lucy Herrera
Assistant Accountant

Gary A. Hecker
Foley Artist
Alex Kivlen
Assistant Location Manager
Bill Marinella
Extras Casting
Andrew George Fink
Production Assistant
Debbie Arrowood
Assistant Camera
Jakub Durkoth
Swing
R. Michael De Chellis
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Amy Eldridge
First Assistant Accountant
Tony Romain
Production Secretary

Mohamed Nesrate
Music Consultant

Frank Ferrara Sr.
Stunts
Backdrops & Posters








