Road to Perdition (2002)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

Sam Mendes

Writers (WGA):

Max Allan Collins (graphic novel) and
Richard Piers Rayner (graphic novel) ...
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Release Date:

12 July 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Pray for Michael Sullivan

Plot:

Bonds of loyalty are put to the test when a hitman's son witnesses what his father does for a living.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Hitman | Blood On Shirt | Craps | Michigan

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 17 wins & 51 nominations

Cast

Tom Hanks	...	Michael Sullivan
Tyler Hoechlin	...	Michael Sullivan Jr.
Rob Maxey	...	Drugstore Owner
Paul Newman	...	John Rooney
Liam Aiken	...	Peter Sullivan
Jude Law	...	Harlen Maguire
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Annie Sullivan
Daniel Craig	...	Connor Rooney
Ciarán Hinds	...	Finn McGovern
Craig Spidle	...	Rooney's Henchman
Ian Barford	...	Rooney's Henchman
Stephen P. Dunn	...	Finn McGovern's Henchman (as Stephen Dunn)
Paul Turner	...	Finn McGovern's Henchman
Kathleen Keane	...	Irish Musician
Brendan McKinney	...	Irish Musician
Jackie Moran	...	Irish Musician
Kieran O'Hare	...	Irish Musician
John M. Williams	...	Irish Musician
Nicolas Cade	...	Boy Michael Fights
David Darlow	...	Jack Kelly
Dylan Baker	...	Alexander Rance
John Sierros	...	Rooney's Business Associate
Jon Sattler	...	Rooney's Business Associate
Michael Brockman	...	Rooney's Business Associate
John Judd	...	Rooney's Business Associate
Christian Stolte	...	Rooney's Business Associate
Jack Callahan	...	Rooney's Business Associate
Maureen Gallagher	...	Michael's Teacher
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Frank the Bouncer
Juanita Wilson	...	Brothel Maid
Doug Spinuzza	...	Calvino
Roderick Peeples	...	Nitti's Henchman
Keith Kupferer	...	Nitti's Henchman
Lee Roy Rogers	...	Secretary
Stanley Tucci	...	Frank Nitti
Kurt Naebig	...	Tenement Murderer
Lance Baker	...	Crime Scene Policeman
Monte	...	Living Corpse
Duane Sharp	...	Father Callaway
Diane Dorsey	...	Aunt Sarah
Michael Sassone	...	Motel Manager
John Sterchi	...	Cop at Diner
Robert Jones	...	Farmer at Diner
Lara Phillips	...	Ruby the Waitress
Harry Groener	...	Mr. McDougal
JoBe Cerny	...	Banker (as Jobe Cerny)
Lawrence MacGowan	...	Banker
Timothy Hendrickson	...	Banker
Marty Higginbotham	...	Banker
Mina Badie	...	Betty the Waitress
Ed Kross	...	Young Bank Manager
Heidi Jayne Netzley	...	Prostitute
Phil Ridarelli	...	Hotel Manager
Peggy Roeder	...	Farmer Virginia
James Greene	...	Farmer Bill
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Currie	...	Factory Worker (uncredited)
Joe Fontana	...	Business Man (uncredited)
Kelly Hill	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Gene Janson	...	Chief of Police (uncredited)
Cory James Krueckeberg	...	Young Irish Lover (uncredited)
George Manisco	...	Nitti Thug #4 (uncredited)
Mark Morettini	...	Nitti Thug #5 (uncredited)
Martin Murphy	...	Patron at the Library (uncredited)

Directed by
Sam Mendes

Writing credits (WGA)
Max Allan Collins		(graphic novel) and
Richard Piers Rayner		(graphic novel)
David Self		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joan Bradshaw	....	executive producer
Tara B. Cook	....	associate producer
Cherylanne Martin	....	associate producer
Sam Mendes	....	producer
Walter F. Parkes	....	executive producer
Dean Zanuck	....	producer
Richard D. Zanuck	....	producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Conrad L. Hall		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jill Bilcock

Casting by
Debra Zane

Production Design by
Dennis Gassner

Art Direction by
Richard L. Johnson

Set Decoration by
Nancy Haigh

Costume Design by
Albert Wolsky

Makeup Department
Audrey L. Anzures	....	hair stylist
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Mr. Hanks (as Kathryn L. Blondell)
Linda Rizzuto	....	hair stylist (as Linda R. Rizzuto)
Ron Snyder	....	makeup artist
Daniel C. Striepeke	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hanks
Kathe Swanson	....	hair stylist
Linda Boykin-Williams	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Aimee Lippert-Bastien	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
Suzi Ostos	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Erica Frauman	....	post-production supervisor
Michael J. Malone	....	unit production manager: second unit (as Michael Malone)
Cherylanne Martin	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Battaglia	....	second second assistant director
Doug Coleman	....	second unit director
K.C. Hodenfield	....	first assistant director
Jeff Okabayashi	....	second assistant director
Richard S. Lederer	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Paige Augustine	....	key set dresser
Steven Lee Baer	....	drapery foreman (as Steven Baer)
Chris Baker	....	storyboard artist (as Christopher Baker)
Thomas E. Brown	....	paint supervisor
Tony Chance	....	storyboard artist (as Tony James Chance)
Daniel B. Clancy	....	leadman (as Daniel Clancy)
John 'Whitey' Crisman	....	foreman (as John Crisman)
Chris Cummings	....	art department coordinator
James M. Davis	....	construction foreman
Guillaume DeLouche	....	assistant property master
Jeff Dieter	....	stand-by greens
Jann K. Engel	....	assistant art director (as Jann Engel)
Tom Gagnon	....	swing gang
Scott Getzinger	....	assistant property master
Michael D. Gianneschi	....	assistant property master
Ted Haigh	....	assistant art director
Doug Harlocker	....	property master (as Douglas Harlocker)
Aaron C. Holden Jr.	....	swing gang
Larry Laurent	....	paint foreman
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville	....	gang boss (as Tinker Linville)
Blake E. Matthys	....	swing gang
Cyril A. Matthys	....	swing gang (as Cyril H. Matthys)
Quentin Matthys	....	swing gang
Thomas Minton	....	assistant art director
Larry Misselhorn	....	greens foreman
Jon Nicholson	....	on-set dresser
Benjamin Nowicki	....	set decorating coordinator (as Ben Nowicki)
Troy Osman	....	construction coordinator: Chicago (as Troy O. Osman)
Jeff Passanante	....	construction coordinator
William Patterson	....	art department assistant
Bill Phillips	....	construction estimator
Walter J. Piers	....	swing gang
Joel Prihoda	....	swing gang
Thomas J. Ridgen	....	swing gang
Kerry Sanders	....	set designer
Henry Schaub	....	stand-by painter (as Henry V. Schaub III)
David Tennenbaum	....	set designer
Scott Troha	....	gang boss
Daryl Ziemke	....	swing gang
Richard F. Anderson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Phil Ellman	....	greensman (uncredited)
Anthony Joseph Fatigato	....	painter (uncredited)
Thomas J. Glynn	....	laborer (uncredited)
Mike Monckton	....	lead signwriter (uncredited)
Michael Mosley	....	art department coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Tyler Osman	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Mark Weissenfluh	....	co-leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bill Banyai	....	sound engineer
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue editor
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lane Burch	....	foley mixer
Carmen Flores De Tanis	....	assistant sound editor (as Carmen Flores de Tanis)
Matthew Dettmann	....	foley artist (as Matt Dettmann)
Joe Dorn	....	supervising adr editor
Rickley W. Dumm	....	assistant sound editor
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects recordist (as John Fasal)
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Scott Hecker	....	supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	sound effects editor
Gary Lewis	....	dialogue editor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric A. Norris	....	sound effects editor
Mark Pappas	....	supervising foley editor
Fred Peck III	....	sound re-recordist (as Fred W. Peck III)
John Pritchett	....	production sound mixer (as John Patrick Pritchett)
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator
David Stanke	....	assistant sound editor
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
David Weisberg	....	adr mixer
Ronald L. Wright	....	cable person
Todd Niesen	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Andy Potvin	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo (uncredited)
Mike Wood	....	sound effects editor: UK (uncredited)
Ronald L. Wright	....	second boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
William Dambra	....	special effects
Allen Hall	....	special effects coordinator (as Allen L. Hall)
Matthew Hall	....	special effects
Gary L. Karas	....	special effects
John D. Milinac	....	special effects foreman
John Rigden	....	special effects
Frank Toro	....	special effects
John Cluff	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Ryan Evans	....	special effects (uncredited)
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Michael Petrucci	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Rob Yale	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Matthew Adams	....	rotoscope supervisor: Cinesite
Ted Andre	....	compositor: Cinesite
Lynn Basas	....	motion tracker: Cinesite
Paul Clemente	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Kyle DeVriendt	....	vault manager: Cinesite
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor: second unit (as Michael Fink)
Paul Howarth	....	visual effects editor: Cinesite
Krystine Lankenau	....	rotoscope artist: Cinesite (as Kristine Lankenau)
David Lingenfelser	....	composite supervisor: Cinesite
Michael J. McAlister	....	visual effects supervisor: Cinesite (as Micheal J. McAlister)
Dante Quintana	....	motion tracker: Cinesite
Sean Rourke	....	discreet logic editor: Cinesite
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects production coordinator: Cinesite
Arthur Sutherland	....	motion tracker: Cinesite
Tracy Takahashi	....	visual effects associate producer: Cinesite
Jonathan Alvord	....	Avid editor (uncredited)
Jeffrey Edward Baksinski	....	3D manager: Cinesite (uncredited)
Dennis Hoffman	....	head of production: Cinesite (uncredited)
Andrew Hofman	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Fred Jimenez	....	3D technical assistant: Cinesite (uncredited)
Kevin LaNeave	....	video editor (uncredited)
Vincent Lavares	....	digital asset manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Joey Box	....	utility stunts
Frank P. Calzavara	....	stunts (as Frank Calzavara)
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Craig Davis	....	stunts (as Darrell Craig Davis)
James Fierro	....	stunts (as Jim Fierro)
Billy Judkins	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts (as Rick LeFevour)
Tom Lowell	....	stunts
James R. Mammoser	....	stunts (as Jim Mammoser)
Bob Marrocco	....	stunts
Allen Robinson	....	utility stunts
Kerry Rossall	....	stunts
Rick Shuster	....	stunts
Kevin Sorenson	....	stunts
Fred Thorne	....	utility stunts
Rich Wilkie	....	stunts (as Rich Wilke)
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts (uncredited)
Kim Kahana Jr.	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Chris Palermo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Allen Robinson	....	stunt double: Tom Hanks (uncredited)
Shirley Smrz	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Kelly R. Borisy	....	key grip: Chicago
Cortland Boyd	....	electrician
Clyde E. Bryan	....	first assistant camera
Vince Cordero	....	best boy rigging gaffer: Chicago (as Vince E. Cordero)
François Duhamel	....	still photographer
Ross Dunkerley	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Adam Fogelson	....	rigging gaffer: Chicago
Fred Folmer	....	best boy grip: Chicago
Christopher Glasgow	....	grip
Jack Glenn	....	crane grip
Chris Glomp	....	best boy electric: Chicago (as Christopher Glomp)
David Golia	....	director of photography: second unit (as David John Golia)
James Hartnett	....	best boy rigging grip: Chicago (as Jimmy Hartnett)
Matthew Haskins	....	camera loader
Mauriece Jacks Jr.	....	video operator
Jason Johnson	....	best boy rigging grip
Gerald A. King	....	key rigging grip (as Jerry King)
Robert Krzeminski	....	grip
John Lacy	....	rigging gaffer
Kevin J. Lanke	....	electrician
Joseph M. Lyons	....	electrician (as Joe Lyons)
Glen Purdy	....	best boy grip
James F. Roorda	....	key rigging grip: Chicago
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	Steadicam operator
P. Scott Sakamoto	....	camera operator
Kory Salajka	....	grip (as Koren Salajka)
Mike Schwake	....	dolly grip (as Michael Schwake)
Tom Stern	....	chief lighting technician (as Thomas E. Stern)
Jason Storandt	....	grip
Rick Thomas	....	gaffer: Chicago
Suzanne Trucks	....	second assistant camera (as Suzanne M. Trucks)
Bill Young	....	key grip
Chris Buzek	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Kelly Diehl	....	libra head technician (uncredited)
Curtis Failor	....	lamp operator: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant: "b" camera (uncredited)
Timothy Jipping	....	grip (uncredited)
Donna McLain	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Leslie Nagy	....	grip (uncredited)
Vasco Nunes	....	assistant camera: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Terry O'Deen	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Richard Sobin	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Judith Bouley	....	additional casting
Leslee Feldman	....	casting executive
Tom Gustafson	....	key extras casting assistant (as Thomas A. Gustafson)
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Mickie Paskal	....	casting consultant: Chicago
Terri Taylor	....	casting associate
Rachel Tenner	....	casting consultant: Chicago
Pamela Lynn Thomas	....	casting assistant (as Pamela Thomas)
Jamie Biehl	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Kendra Carter	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Stephanie Glazer	....	additional casting assistant (uncredited)
Kevin Vargus	....	casting production assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patrick Caulfield	....	set costumer
Marcy Grace Froehlich	....	assistant costume designer (as Marcy Froehlich)
Laurel Frushour	....	costumer: Mr. Hanks
Gretchen Gain	....	costumer
Jennifer Jobst	....	costumer
Susan Kowarsh	....	assistant costume designer
Robert Q. Mathews	....	costume supervisor
Heather Pollock	....	set costumer
Eva Prappas	....	key costumer (as Eva L. Prappas)
Kenn Smiley	....	key costumer
Gordana Golubovich	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Sukari McGill	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Gina Panno	....	costumer (uncredited)
Damien Quinn	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Martin Cohen	....	post-production executive
Sven E. Fahlgren	....	post-production coordinator (as Sven E.M. Fahlgren)
Celia Haining	....	first assistant editor
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Lea Morement	....	assistant editor
Aaron Richmond	....	editorial production assistant
Dan Schalk	....	supervising first assistant editor (as Daniel Schalk)
Jennifer Stellema	....	second assistant editor
Alejandro Valdes-Rochin	....	apprentice editor
W. Kale Whorton	....	editorial production assistant

Music Department
Bill Bernstein	....	music editor
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music copyist
George Budd	....	music consultant
Todd Homme	....	music executive
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
Armin Steiner	....	music recordist
John M. Williams	....	consultant: Irish music
Michael Ziner	....	assistant music editor (as Michael Zainer)
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Stephanie Murray	....	score stage administrator (uncredited)
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist (uncredited)
Pat Weber	....	scoring technician (uncredited)
Paul Wertheimer	....	score recordist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bud Belyeu	....	picture car captain
Robert Dulys	....	transportation office dispatcher
George Hartmann	....	driver: Mr. Hanks (as George W. Hartmann)
James F. Hogan	....	transportation captain (as James A. Hogan)
Robert Neilson	....	transportation coordinator
Armand Paoletti	....	transportation coordinator: Chicago
Joseph Paoletti	....	transportation co-captain (as Joseph J. Paoletti)
Ed Wirth	....	driver: Mr. Newman (as Edward Wirth)
Pat Carman	....	driver (uncredited)
Bernard Glavin	....	driver (uncredited)
Kurt Knudsen	....	driver (uncredited)
Jonathan Rasmussen	....	driver (uncredited)
Robert Wallace	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Stacy Adamski	....	assistant: Sam Mendes
Stephen Andrzejewski	....	location manager
Brenda Berrisford	....	assistant: Richard Zanuck
Amanda Brand	....	unit publicist (as Amanda J. Brand)
Brady Breen	....	location manager
Chris Castaldi	....	production assistant
Michael Clossin	....	stand-in
Steve Cudzilo	....	location office assistant (as Steven Cudzilo)
Renee D. Czarapata	....	payroll accountant
Orbert Davis	....	jazz consultant
James D'Damery Jr.	....	second assistant accountant
Maria DeVane	....	post-production accountant
Demetra Diamantopoulos	....	location manager
Wileen Dragovan	....	location manager
Katherine Ferraro	....	stand-in
Nate Flansburgh	....	stand-in (as Nate Flansburg)
Peter Friedlander	....	assistant: Joan Bradshaw
Karen Garlich	....	accounting assistant
Joyce Green	....	production assistant
Russell Green	....	production assistant (as Russell A. Green)
Kurt Greufe	....	first assistant accountant
Michael Grillo	....	head of feature production
Tim Hillman	....	location manager (as Timothy Hillman)
Melanie Holloway	....	assistant: Jude Law
Mark Howard	....	choreographer
Martin L. Hudson	....	assistant location manager
Joy Johnson	....	assistant: Walter Parkes
C. David Jones	....	production assistant
Kyoko Kageyama	....	travel coordinator
John Karalous	....	stand-in
Renee Kitterman	....	accounting clerk
Ross L. Kulma	....	first aid
Adria Later	....	studio teacher
Larry Leahy	....	script coordinator
Michael B. Louis	....	production secretary
Brian Lunt	....	projectionist
Kathryn Madden	....	craft service (as Kathryn A. Madden)
David Malley	....	production secretary
Alicia Marotto	....	assistant: Dean Zanuck
James R. McAllister	....	assistant location manager
Larry McCaffrey	....	technical advisor
Harrison McEldowney	....	choreographer
Amy McKenzie	....	assistant: Tom Hanks (as Amy Michelle McKenzie)
Carla Meyer	....	dialect coach
Kathryn Mindala	....	production accountant
Steven R. Molen	....	production executive
Leslie Morris	....	contractor
Darice O'Mara	....	assistant: Paul Newman (as Darice Wirth)
Rosemary Orlando	....	warehouse coordinator
Christine Pawlowski	....	accounting assistant
Ruth Pollock	....	assistant: Sam Mendes
Alicia C. Pritchett	....	armory liaison (as Alicia Pritchett)
Gabriela Rios	....	assistant production coordinator
Dhana Rivera	....	production coordinator
Chad Rohrback	....	production assistant
Chris Romberg	....	assistant production accountant (as Christopher Romberg)
Jennifer Sanger	....	executive production coordinator
Ryan Suffern	....	production assistant
Jayne-Ann Tenggren	....	script supervisor
Lloyd Thomas	....	caterer
Tyler Thornberg	....	production assistant
Jim Turner	....	production controller
Hayley Williams	....	research assistant
Glenn Williamson	....	creative executive
John David Wolfe	....	assistant location manager
Chris Arrington	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Melanie Cassidy	....	location assistant (uncredited)
James Currie	....	pre-production assistant (uncredited)
Kristin Dehnert	....	location manager (uncredited)
Kevin Du Toit	....	assistant to post-production (uncredited)
Carrie Goodman	....	location scout (uncredited)
Bradley Grant	....	caterer (uncredited)
Patrick Gregston	....	consultant (uncredited)
Peter Hansen	....	caterer: pastry chef (uncredited)
Susan Hartmann	....	assistant production office coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Todd Havern	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Matt Hickey	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Matthew Jewett	....	office production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Michael Judd	....	office production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Brian S. Kalata	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Martha Lafage	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Jill S. Litwin	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Harry Lu	....	armorer (uncredited)
Eric A. Mattson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Justin Miedwig	....	caterer: Chicago (uncredited)
Heather Sharpe	....	production office assistant (uncredited)
Mark N. Woods	....	remote head technician (uncredited)
Ryan Worrell	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Conrad L. Hall	....	dedicatee
Anthony LaPaglia	....	thanks

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG (presents)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (presents) (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• Zanuck Company, The

Distributors

• DreamWorks Distribution (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2002) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2002) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2002) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Centfox Film (200?) (Austria) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2002) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (200?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox (200?) (Japan) (TV) (Far East)
• DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• DreamWorks Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
• Gativideo (200?) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (200?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2006) (Finland) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• RTL Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (Hollywood) (visual effects) (as Cinesite)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (uncredited)
• Charles Dawes House, Evanston, IL  thanks
• Chicago Film Office  thanks (as Chicago Film Commision)
• Chicago Rhythm Kings  music performers: "There'll Be Some Changes Made"
• Choir of King's College, Cambridge, The  music performers: "Alma Redemptoris Mater" (as Choir of Kings College Cambridge)
• City of Chicago  thanks
• City of Geneva  thanks
• Classic Media  thanks: Lone Ranger Comics (as Classic Media Inc.)
• Decca Records  soundtrack published by
• Evanston Historical Society  thanks (as The Evanston Historical Society)
• Fletcher Henderson & His Orchestra  music performers: "Queer Notions"
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing rentals
• Illinois Film Office, The  thanks (as The Illinois Film Commission)
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  editing equipment
• Northwestern University  thanks
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Paramount Scoring Stage  score recording
• Sony Pictures Studios William Holden Theatre  sound re-recorded at (as The William Holden Theatre, Sony Pictures Studios)
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound re-recording
• Sony Scoring Stage  score recording
• Soundelux  post-production sound by
• Technicolor  prints
• The Charleston Chasers  music performers: "Someday Sweetheart"
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  score recording (as Todd Scoring Stage)
• Twentieth Century Fox Scoring Stage  score recording
• UMG Soundtracks  soundtrack published by
• William Holden Theater  sound re-recording (as The William Holden Theatre)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence and language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SG | Iceland:16 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:16 | Norway:15 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:MA | Austria:14 | Canada:14A | Denmark:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:16 | India:A | Ireland:15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R13 | Peru:14 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of the Grisons) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38889)

Filming Locations:

Barrington Hills, Illinois, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Tom Sizemore was strongly considered to play Al Capone, as was Alfred Molina.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Michael and his son first arrive in Chicago, a brief shot shows their car traveling into town. In the Chicago skyline, half of a (skyscraper) construction sky crane can be seen at a distance.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Michael Sullivan, Jr.: There are many stories about Michael Sullivan. Some say he was a decent man. Some say there was no good in him at all. But I once spent 6 weeks on the road with him, in the winter of 1931. This is our story.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Un long dimanche de fiançailles (2004)

Soundtrack:

Alma Redemptoris Mater

A Rolls-Royce Movie

I f you thought Sam Mendes' first film, the much heralded American BEAUTY was a movie with style to spare, wait until you see his highly anticipated second effort, the unrelentingly grim 30's gangster melodrama ROAD TO PERDITION. Some critics have hailed this new movie as a worthy successor to THE GODFATHER, a rash judgment made by several reviewers taken with Mr. Mendes' extraordinary technical prowess. If the mechanics of movie making are what make a picture great, then yes, ROAD TO PERDITION is a distant cousin to THE GODFATHER in terms of what it achieves in cinematography, editing, music scoring and sound. What it doesn't have is a resonance that all great stories and some very rare movies have that stay with the viewer long after the experience of reading or seeing it is over. As with American BEAUTY, there is a cold, distancing feel to this movie, despite some very tense scenes involving paternal love, loyalty and betrayal.

This story of a hit man (Tom Hanks) and his relationship to a surrogate father - figure who is also his boss, an elderly Irish mob leader (Paul Newman) , seems to have been culled from innumerable gangster movies of years past. The father /son motif that hangs over this picture is so heavy handed in its treatment that there is not much room for spontaneity ; the entire enterprise has been very carefully wrought , and nearly all the dialog is delivered with an air of great portent : this is obviously a gangster film , hence the requisite amount of violence and bloodshed , but the film is nearly devoid of any humor to speak of ; only in scenes involving a young boy driving a getaway car in a cunningly edited montage is there any sense of lightheartedness to leaven the pervasive sense of doom.

That being said , I have nothing but the highest praise for the stunning look of this film ; indeed , it is not an overstatement to say that this is one of the most beautifully photographed and designed movies I have ever seen. Veteran cameraman Conrad Hall will very likely win another Oscar for his work here . The production 's sets and costumes are just as exemplary ; in fact , the entire film is a technical marvel. Mr. Mendes continues to astonish with his vivid use of color, and he and Mr. Hall again make very dramatic use of red blood splattered against pale colored walls , all the more effective and disconcerting due to the preponderance of blacks, blues and grays that dominate the movie's color scheme.

If I have failed to duly note the acting , it is not because the actors do not purport themselves ably ; everyone in the film is top notch, with special mention going to the two malevolent bad guys : Daniel Craig is the classic "man you love to hate", the spoiled, impulsive son of Newman's gangster father ; and an almost unrecognizable Jude Law as an especially slimy miscreant who goes on pursuit of Hanks and his son and figures very importantly in the film's riveting second half. But acting in a movie this dazzling is bound to take a back seat to the photographic fireworks on display here. If a Rolls-Royce was a movie , I've no doubt it would look like ROAD TO PERDITION.