The Pretender 2001 (2001) (TV)

Director:

Frederick King Keller

Writers (WGA):

Steven Long Mitchell (written by) &
Craig W. Van Sickle (written by)

Release Date:

22 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

He is a master of disguise. She is a master of the hunt. Let the chase begin.

Plot:

Jarod reunites with two old friends and unleashes some powerful Centre revelations. Also Jarod and Miss Parker learn more about their pasts. |

Plot Keywords:

Boy Genius | Child Abuse | Lost Identity | Child Genius | Secret Society

Cast

Michael T. Weiss	...	Jarod
Andrea Parker	...	Miss Parker / Catherine Parker
Patrick Bauchau	...	Sydney
Jon Gries	...	Broots
Harve Presnell	...	Mr. Parker
Richard Marcus	...	William Raines
James Denton	...	Mr. Lyle (as Jamie Denton)
Tyler Christopher	...	Ethan
Peter Outerbridge	...	Alex
Cynthia Dale	...	Agent Zane
Derwin Jordan	...	NSA Agent
Yannick Bisson	...	NSA Agent Edward Ballinger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
May Charters	...	News Reporter
Paul Dillon	...	Angelo
Chris Khalil
Mike Massa	...	Forest Ranger
Anthony Poser	...	Alka Seltzer Man
Frank Morehead	...	Doctor (uncredited)

Directed by
Frederick King Keller

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven Long Mitchell		(written by) &
Craig W. Van Sickle		(written by)

Produced by
Cathy M. Frank	....	co-producer
Frederick King Keller	....	executive producer
Steven Long Mitchell	....	executive producer
Michael J. Maschio	....	producer
Craig W. Van Sickle	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Malcolm Cross

Film Editing by
Jon Koslowsky

Casting by
Clare Walker

Set Decoration by
Fiona Andrew

Costume Design by
Barbara Somerville

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shelley Cook	....	second unit director
Libby Hodgson	....	first assistant director
Paul Lawrence	....	second assistant director
Doron Loeb	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Jeffrey Bellamy	....	property master
Steven Light-Orr	....	set dresser
Kevin Haeberlin	....	leadman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Christopher Briles	....	sound editor
Alek Bromke	....	adr assistant recordist
Erv Copestake	....	sound mixer
Thomas DeGorter	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Warren Appleby	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Gregory S. Scribner	....	digital artist

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt performer
Damon Caro	....	stunt performer
Bill Forchion	....	stunt performer
Blair Johannes	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
David Leitch	....	stunts
Tom McComas	....	stunts
Regan Moore	....	stunt performer
Regan Moore	....	stunt rigger
Layton Morrison	....	stunt double
Pete Turner	....	stunt double
Marcus Young	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Alarian	....	gaffer
David Fisher	....	gaffer
Jay Herron	....	camera operator
Brooke Palmer	....	still photographer
Hugh Young	....	generator operator

Casting Department
Glenn-Thomas Ford	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carole Griffin	....	assistant costume designer
Felipe Sanchez	....	costume illustrator

Music Department
Eric Hester	....	assistant to composer

Transportation Department
Rod Bearden	....	picture car coordinator
Greg Bronner	....	driver
Dana Howes	....	transportation captain
Brita McCollough	....	driver

Other crew
Meredith Caplan	....	production coordinator
Jim Chizmar	....	dive master
Shelley Cook	....	aerial coordinator
Catherine Crawford	....	assistant location manager
Pamela Hackwell	....	contact lens technician
Janee Hull	....	script supervisor
Leslie N. Johnson	....	script coordinator
Jennifer Brandon King	....	assistant location manager
George Ploszczansky	....	assistant location manager
John Rakich	....	location production assistant
Todd Shannon Jr.	....	diving supervisor
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2001) (USA) (TV)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)

Other Companies

• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio

Also Known As:

The Pretender (New Zealand: English title)
The Pretender: 2001 (USA) (alternative spelling)
Kameleontti (Finland) [fi]
Le caméléon: Caméléon contre caméléon (France) [fr]
Pretender - Nichts scheint wie es ist (Germany) [de]

Runtime:

Netherlands:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:12 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Trivia:

There were four Pretenders movies planned, but because of bad ratings only two were produced.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ms. Parker finds her mother's ring in the safe, she puts it on her right ring finger. Later, when she is shown with her hands on the fallen beam the ring is on her left ring finger and she has a ring on her right fore finger. This is either a continuity error, or the film frame has been reversed.

Quotes:

Jarod: Let me help you.
Alex: Now, why would you want to help me?
Jarod: I have a flaw in my character, remember?
Alex: No, thanks.
Jarod: It doesn't have to end this way.
Alex: You don't know what you're saying, Jarod.
Jarod: I know that there is always hope. Always!
Alex: There's no hope for me. Or for you.

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Pretender: Island of the Haunted (2001) (TV)

great film

I love this film, it starts off where we ended at the series. I just saw this film last night, the series ended a few years ago... I've waited kinda long :) it was worth waiting for though.

Michael T Weiss does some great acting again! that counts for Andrea and the rest as well by the way.

this film gives us some new information, though I already knew what Jarod was about to say, I knew what the vision meant, I knew a lot already. if ya know Jarod and the rest of the characters, this is a very predictable film. still it is very great to watch it!

I missed his father, young Jarod and his girlfriend though... I think they should have been in it too. now they leave me a lot of questions.

Lyle again gives ya the kreeps... very good :) Broots makes ya laugh again Some deaths come to live, some living brings along some surprises too.

at the end of the film you get a surprise that I never thought to find out... maybe I more like, didn't WANT to find out hahaha.

Jarod makes me cry again, I am a bit too far off when I watch this kinda things. when he find his friend back (who turned out to be his "centre friend"), it is very cool to see those flashbacks, though it predicts some things in the rest of the film. I hate what happens to Eddie, I hate it that it happens so often in the series too.

what I also missed in this film were the flashbacks of his brother Kyle. I really though Jarod would talk about him to his brother Eithan.

really, if you haven't seen this film yet, you have to try to get crib to this film, if you loved the series anyway. it is a great film! and I am glad that I watched it :D