The Hunted (2003)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

William Friedkin

Writers (WGA):

David Griffiths (written by) &
Peter Griffiths (written by) ...
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Release Date:

14 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Some men should not be found.

Plot:

An FBI deep-woods tracker captures a trained assassin who has made a sport of hunting humans.

Plot Keywords:

FBI | Combat | Oregon | Hunting | Ex Soldier

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Tommy Lee Jones	...	L.T. Bonham
Benicio Del Toro	...	Aaron Hallam
Connie Nielsen	...	Abby Durrell
Leslie Stefanson	...	Irene Kravitz
John Finn	...	Ted Chenoweth
José Zúñiga	...	Bobby Moret (as Jose Zuniga)
Ron Canada	...	Harry Van Zandt
Mark Pellegrino	...	Dale Hewitt
Jenna Boyd	...	Loretta Kravitz
Aaron DeCone	...	Stokes (as Aaron Brounstein)
Carrick O'Quinn	...	Kohler
Lonny Chapman	...	Zander
Rex Linn	...	Powell
Eddie Velez	...	Richards
Alexander Mackenzie	...	Sheriff
Hank Cartwright	...	Construction Foreperson
Gary Taylor	...	Tactical Commander
Michael Williamson	...	Tactical Agent
Alisha Garric	...	Girl at Airport
Bobby Preston	...	Boy at Airport
Nathan Sabatka	...	Boy at Airport
Jeff Gianola	...	TV Reporter
Brent Braun	...	FBI Field Agent
Steve Enfield	...	FBI Field Agent
Mike White	...	Delta Colonel (as Michael John White)
Mio R. Jakula	...	Serb Commander (as Mio Drag Jakula)
Neno Pervan	...	Serb Guard
Zoran Radanovich	...	Serb Guard
Caitlin Marie Clements	...	Girl in Kosovo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ayanna Berkshire	...	Bus Stop Mom (uncredited)
Robert Blanche	...	Crumley (uncredited)
Johnny Cash	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
William Joseph Elk III	...	Motorcycle Guy (uncredited)
Anjenique Hughes	...	Business Woman (uncredited)
John Keyser	...	FBI Agent (uncredited)
Michelle Kinne	...	Car Passenger (uncredited)
Erin Michael	...	Store Owner (uncredited)
Zamin Mirza	...	Serb Soldier (uncredited)
Katie O'Grady	...	Mother (uncredited)
Tara Walker	...	Kosovoan Refugee (uncredited)

Directed by
William Friedkin

Writing credits (WGA)
David Griffiths		(written by) &
Peter Griffiths		(written by) and
Art Monterastelli		(written by)

Produced by
Sean Daniel	....	executive producer
David Griffiths	....	executive producer
Peter Griffiths	....	executive producer
James Jacks	....	producer
Ricardo Mestres	....	producer
Art Monterastelli	....	co-producer
Marcus Viscidi	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Brian Tyler

Cinematography by
Caleb Deschanel

Film Editing by
Augie Hess

Casting by
Denise Chamian

Production Design by
William Cruse

Art Direction by
Beatriz Kerti

Set Decoration by
Rick Simpson

Costume Design by
Gloria Gresham

Makeup Department
John Blake	....	makeup artist: Mr. Jones
Debra Coleman	....	makeup artist
Cydney Cornell	....	hair stylist: Mr. Jones
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	key hair stylist (as Gail Ryan)
Robert Ryan	....	key makeup artist
Susan Schuler-Page	....	hair stylist (as Susan Schuler)
Doreen Vantyne	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Amy Ness	....	production supervisor
Marcus Viscidi	....	unit production manager (as Marcus A. Viscidi)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Michael Haynie	....	first assistant director (as Michael Haynie)
Martin Jedlicka	....	second assistant director (as Marty Jedlicka)
Kathy Krause	....	second second assistant director (as Kathy M. Krause)
Michael Salven	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master (as Scott Anderson)
Colin Bardon	....	general foreman
Tyan Bardon	....	tool man
Barry Bedig	....	property master
Walter Cahall	....	assistant art director
Brady J. Condit	....	greens assistant
Curtis Coyote	....	painter
William Cruse	....	designer
Jeffrey DeBell	....	greens coordinator
Ken Erck	....	signwriter
Andy Flores	....	lead painter
Joanna S. Frank	....	art department assistant (as Joanna Frank)
Randal R. Groves	....	foreman
Hugo Herrera	....	greensman
Mike Higelmire	....	leadman (as Michael Higelmire)
Rafael Kayanan	....	storyboard artist
Ray Lovasz	....	propmaker
Brian Markey	....	construction coordinator
Brendan McKeon	....	set dresser
Ron Mendell	....	model maker
Sebastian Milito	....	construction coordinator
Mike Pierce	....	greensman
Daniel Rowland	....	set dresser
John M. Schenk	....	on-set dresser (as John Michael Schenk)
Mike Schenk	....	on-set propman (as Mike Shenk)
John A. Scott III	....	lead man
Tom Shaw Jr.	....	on-set dresser
Brad Shoemaker	....	location foreman
Cathy Simpson	....	production assistant
Ramsey Smith	....	location foreman
Dixwell Stillman	....	construction foreman
James WilderHancock	....	carpenter
Nancy Yeo	....	painter
Doug Anderson	....	on-set plasterer (uncredited)
Linda McGinnis	....	scenic painter: sculptor (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve Boeddeker	....	sound designer
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Jason England	....	dialogue editor
Ronald Eng	....	supervising sound editor (as Ron Eng)
Frank E. Eulner	....	sound effects editor (as Frank Eulner)
Roger Fearing	....	assistant sound editor
Tammy Fearing	....	adr editor
Kirk Francis	....	sound mixer
Michael 'Gonzo' Gandsey	....	daily sound recordist
Aura Gilge	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Gordon	....	dialogue editor
Dan Guachione	....	boom operator (as Daniel Guachione)
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
David C. Hughes	....	sound effects editor (as David Hughes)
Ann Kroeber	....	sound recordist: wolf recordings
Chuck Michael	....	sound effects editor
Shannon Mills	....	sound effects editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Willard Overstreet	....	assistant sound editor (as Willard J. Overstreet)
Eliza Pollack Zebert	....	adr editor
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Thomas W. Small	....	supervising foley editor (as Thomas Small)
Frank Smathers	....	dialogue editor (as Frank T. Smathers)
Mike Szakmeister	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Michael Szakmeister)
Edward Tise	....	sound mixer
Nancy Tracy	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Tushar	....	sound effects editor
Robert Ulrich	....	supervising adr editor
Doug Winningham	....	assistant sound editor
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright)
Keenan Wyatt	....	boom operator
Tom Condon	....	second boom operator (uncredited)
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Eric Allard	....	special effects
Gary D. Bierend	....	special effects technician
Ray Brown	....	special effects
Charles A. Carlsen	....	special effects
Robbie Clot	....	chief pyrotechnician (as Robert Clot)
Phil Cory	....	special effects coordinator
Richard Cory	....	special effects
Mike Edmonson	....	special effects supervisor
Brian C. Lawson	....	special effects rigging
John McLeod	....	special effects supervisor
Greg McMickle	....	special effects technician
Barry McQueary	....	special effects foreman
Brendon O'Dell	....	special effects technician
Steve Riley	....	special effects
Kai Shelton	....	special effects technician
David Simmons	....	special effects foreman (as David L. Simmons)
Robert Sturgis	....	special effects (as Bob Sturgis)
Frank W. Tarantino	....	special effects technician
Sean Tichenor	....	special effects crew
Stephanie Tichenor	....	effects office coordinator
Chris L. Ward	....	special effects
James WilderHancock	....	special effects crew
Salvy Maleki	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jon Alexander	....	CG supervisor
Amy Allen	....	production support
Eric Brevig	....	visual effects supervisor
Grady Cofer	....	digital compositor
Julie Creighton	....	production support
Dennis Fitzsimmons	....	digital artist
Randy Gaul	....	digital matte artist
Camille Geier	....	visual effects producer
Richard Gentner	....	scanning
Robert Gianino	....	technical support (as Rob Gianino)
Orin Green	....	digital compositor
Jon Jarvis	....	technical support
Carole Johnson	....	digital painter
Randy Jonsson	....	matchmove artist
Bill Kimberlin	....	visual effects editor
Drew Klausner	....	digital painter
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist
Margaret B. Lynch	....	production support (as Margaret Lynch)
Michael Olague	....	visual effects crew
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor
Arkell Rasiah	....	software (as Arkel Rashiah)
Martin Rosenberg	....	visual effects director of photography
Amy Shepard	....	digital painter
Ginger Theisen	....	visual effects producer
Bruce Vecchitto	....	color timing supervisor
Dean Yurke	....	digital compositor
Heidi Zabit	....	digital painter
Wayne Billheimer	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Christopher Grandel	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Ronnie E. Williams Jr.	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts (as Steve Davison)
Tom Elliott	....	stunts
Clifford Happy	....	stunts
Marguerite Happy	....	stunts
Greg Harris	....	stunts
Dino Haynes	....	fight director
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunt coordinator
Houston Hooker	....	stunts
Kanan Hooker	....	stunts
Norman Howell	....	stunts
Martin Jedlicka	....	stunts
Dustin Meier	....	stunts
John Meier	....	specialized stunt work (as John C. Meier)
Ralph W. Odum	....	stunts (as Ralph Odum)
Shane K. Odum	....	stunts (as Shane Odum)
Shawn Odum	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Chad Randall	....	specialized stunt work (as Chad 'Yoshi' Randall)
Omar Sadek	....	stunts
Gayle Sherman	....	stunts (as Gayle Sherman Hooker)
Ken Sherman	....	stunts
David Wang	....	utility stunts
Michael Weis	....	stunts
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
Dick Ziker	....	stunts
Lesley Aletter	....	stunt double: Connie Nielson (uncredited)
Michael T. Brady	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Doc D. Charbonneau	....	stunts (uncredited)
Michael Hilow	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts (uncredited)
Joel Kramer	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jim Palmer	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dana Stein	....	stunts (uncredited)
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Amorelli	....	chief rigging electrician (as Michael Amorelli)
John Banholzer	....	additional electrician
Jamie Barber	....	camera operator (as James Barber)
Colin J. Campbell	....	chief lighting technician (as Colin Campbell)
Pete Cavaciuti	....	Steadicam operator (as Peter Cavaciuti)
Dick Deats	....	first company grip (as Richard W. Deats)
Jerry C. Deats	....	first company rigging grip
Ray De La Motte	....	camera operator
Sean Devine	....	dolly grip
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera (as Alan Disler)
Robert Dudley	....	second company rigging grip
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer (as Sam Young Emerson)
Matt Floyd	....	rigging technician
Heather Green	....	film loader
Harold Groshon	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Hal Groshon)
Kim Guthrie	....	first assistant camera
Sarah Guthrie	....	film loader
Jeffrey A. Johnson	....	best boy grip
Key Kolb	....	second company grip (as Nathaniel Key Kolb III)
Christopher J. Lama	....	assistant chief rigging electrician
Matthew May	....	electrician
Michael W. McDuffee	....	electrician
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera
Tony Rudenko	....	playback operator
Christopher A. Schenck	....	first assistant camera
Don Steinberg	....	assistant camera
James 'Biff' Thomsen	....	electrician
Wayne Tidwell	....	video assist operator
John Trapman	....	aerial photographer
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Scott Watkins	....	grip
Mark Watson	....	electrician
James WilderHancock	....	rigging grip (as James 'Junior' Wilder Hancock)
Rick Fee	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Greg Schmitt	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dena Berman	....	casting assistant
Corbin Bronson	....	casting assistant
Chris Gray	....	extras casting (as Christopher Gray)
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Dawnn Pavlonnis	....	extras casting assistant
Danny Stoltz	....	extras casting
Jon Drew	....	assistant extras casting (uncredited)
Susan Funk	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniel Dirks	....	costumer (as Danny Dirks)
Matthew Jerome	....	costumer
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	costume supervisor (as Mitchell Kenney)
Adrienne Manhan	....	costumer
Olivia Miles	....	costume department assistant
Kelly Porter	....	costumer (as Kelly E. Porter)
Nina Risolio	....	costumer: Mr. Jones (as Ninalou Risolio)
Lori Stilson	....	costume supervisor
John M. 'Jack' Wright	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Michael Ferdie	....	assistant editor
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Bryan McMahan	....	digital color timer
Darrin Navarro	....	assistant editor
Fred C. Vitale	....	assistant editor
John M. Vitale	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Robert Elhai	....	orchestrator
Gary Krause	....	music editor
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Brian Tyler	....	conductor
Brian Tyler	....	orchestrator
Jeff Vaughn	....	music mixer
Jeff Vaughn	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Ted Basso	....	driver/operator
Nick Edgerton	....	transportation
Robert Garcia Jr.	....	driver
Lee Garibaldi	....	transportation captain
Marvin LaRoy Sanders	....	driver
Phil Strauss	....	transportation
Paul E. Stroh	....	picture car coordinator
Tommy Tancharoen	....	transportation coordinator (as Vanchat 'Tommy' Tancharoen)
Robert Wall	....	driver
Tom Whelpey	....	transportation co-captain
Audrey A. Conrad	....	transportation office coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Lea Anderson	....	craft service
Don Baldwin	....	assistant location manager
John Blair	....	assistant accountant
Shawn Booth	....	production assistant
Brent Braun	....	technical advisor: FBI
Tom Brown Jr.	....	tracker technical advisor
Sara Burton	....	assistant location manager (as Sarah Burton)
Margo Day	....	assistant: Mr. Friedkin (as Margo F. Day)
Aaron Duran	....	production assistant
Colleen Emry	....	construction accountant
Steve Enfield	....	technical advisor: FBI
Aileen Febles	....	assistant: Mr. Jacks
David Fencl	....	key armorer
Stephen Finders	....	location assistant
Michael Fine	....	set medic
Marcia Franklin	....	assistant: Mr. Friedkin
Jeff Gardner	....	dailies coordinator
Wendy Goldfisher	....	second assistant auditor
Joanna Guzzetta	....	location manager
Lauren Henry	....	animal trainer
Michael Herron	....	additional video operator
Jody Hummer	....	location manager: bridge scenes
Dawn Jones	....	assistant: Mr. Jones (as Dawn Laurel)
Rafael Kayanan	....	fight choreographer: knife fight
Thomas Kier	....	fight choreographer: knife fight
Shari LaFranchi Blakney	....	production coordinator (as Shari LaFranchi)
Jim Lipman	....	boat captain
Nicki McCain	....	first assistant auditor
Peter McKernan	....	pilot: picture ship
Charissa McLain	....	assistant production coordinator
Rebecca Nelson	....	assistant: Mr. Jacks
Ed Nyerick	....	marine coordinator
Julie Pitkanen	....	script supervisor
Tony Rudenko	....	computer graphic artist
Joey Santana	....	production assistant
Taylor Saxon	....	set medic
Norma Smith	....	production auditor
Michael Soleau	....	assistant location manager
Roland Sonnenburg	....	animal trainer
Jonas Spaccarotelli	....	production assistant
Mark Stefanich	....	military advisor
Lisa Marie Stetler	....	assistant: Mr. Viscidi
Craig Stewart	....	location scout
Laura Stride	....	production assistant
Charles A. Tamburro	....	aerial coordinator (as Chuck Tamburro)
P.R. Tooke	....	script supervisor
Robert Warberg	....	location manager
Naomi Yospe	....	production secretary
Stephen Bridgewater	....	drama coach (uncredited)
Ryan Brown	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Susan Funk	....	welfare worker (uncredited)
Chris Palmer	....	assistant: Sean Daniel (uncredited)
Susan Eileen Stewart	....	script coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Alphaville Films

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribuzione (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• CTV International (2003) (France) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films AB (2003) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors (2003) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Helkon SK (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Herald Film Company (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Nordisk Film (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
• Nordisk Film (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2003) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Redbus Film Distribution (2003) (UK) (all media)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects)

Other Companies

• C.A.S.T. Group  casting: Oregon
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  answer print (as CFI)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  dailies (as Deluxe)
• EFilm  digital intermediate: some scenes (uncredited)
• Four Star Catering  caterer
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals
• Mary Nelson-Duerrstein & Associates  negative cutting (as Mary Nelson Duerrstein & Associates)
• Nina Saxon Film Design  title design
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Pictures  digital sound editing
• Sound Mountain  wolf recordings
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Die Stunde des Jägers (Austria) (Germany) [de]
La cacería (Argentina) (Peru) [es]
Загнанный (Russia) [ru]
Baskaldiris (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Caçado (Brazil) [pt]
Chasse à l'homme (Canada: French title) [fr]
O Batedor (Portugal) [pt]
O kynigimenos (Greece) [el]
Saalistaja (Finland) [fi]
The hunted (La presa) (Spain) [es]
The hunted - La preda (Italy) [it]
Traqué (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong bloody violence and some language.

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #39271) | Iceland:16 | Malaysia:18SG | Netherlands:12 (TV rating) | South Korea:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | Denmark:15 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:16 | Finland:K-15 | France:-12 | Germany:18 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (edited for re-rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Blue Heron Paper Company - 419 Main Street, Oregon City, Oregon, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Trivia:

Last film role of Lonny Chapman.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the confrontation between Aaron and the hunters they all refer to hunting "deer" when the animal shown is clearly an elk.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator: [voiceover] God said to Abraham, "Kill me a son." Abe says, "Man, you must be puttin' me on." God say, "no"; Abe say, "what?" God say, "You can do what you want, Abe, but the next time you see me comin', you better run." Abe says, "Where do you want this killin' done?" God says, "Out on Highway 61."

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Sopranos: Johnny Cakes (#6.8)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

The Man Comes Around

painfully underrated

-to the movie critics I give you the middle finger salute for ripping this wonderful movie to shreds.

-"Hunted" tells the wonderfully disturbing story of a man played by Benicio Del Toro who is apparently killing civilians. He is troubled by something that he saw in war and uses his FBI training methods to kill these two redneck hunters that are trying to kill him when the movie opens. We never really learn what's wrong with him but know that he's troubled. He's not crazy though, later on we see him with his girlfriend and her daughter and we see what a compassionate person he is. The FBI enlists the help of a man who can track him down and he's played by the underrated Tommy Lee Jones. Later on we find out that he trained Del Toro's character and in the end helps bring him down. Connie Nelson is also in this movie and her character reminded me of Hilary Swank in "Insomnia". She's not greatly used in the movie but the scenes she's in are fun to watch.

-The movie is very linear as in what you see is what you get and at times a very realistic game of cat and mouse that thankfully avoids all the usual cliché in movies of it's kin. Why the movie critics hated this movie so much is beyond me, the studios must have not given them enough milk duds for them to stuff their faces with I guess. What the movie work is how real everything feels. The fight scenes between Tommy Lee Jones and Del Toro feels real and you get the sense that these men are professionals. They get tired whiles fighting and come up with clever and quick ways to harm each other.

-The director made a smart decision by using the "no music" approach that Spielberg used in "Saving Private Ryan", by doing that the movie has an amazing realistic feel to it. Caleb Deschanel's brilliant cinematography does an amazing job of giving of that reality. Ever since his amazing DP work on "The Passion of the Christ" I've been a fan of the guy ever and he just keeps getting better and better, even though the movie was framed on a 1:85 frame which I hate it still looks amazing. Would have looked better though if he had used a wider frame, but I guess that's the directors decision to make in the end.

-This is a highly underrated movie that was unfairly crushed by critics. It's packed with amazing performances by everyone involved and a great sense or realism. If you ever wanted to see a realistic version of "The Fugitive" then this is definitely the movie for that.

-RIP Johnny Cash