The Circle (2005)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

Yuri Zeltser

Writer (WGA):

Yuri Zeltser (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

One Shot Is All It Takes...

Plot:

A frantic young woman begs a stranger to help save her marked husband, not realizing that the stranger is the hit man hired to kill him. Experimental digital movie shot entirely in one take and in real time.

Plot Keywords:

Real Time | Hitman | Hotel Room | Strip Club | Motel Owner

Cast

Angela Bettis	...	Jay
Scott Cohen	...	Stan
Henry Czerny	...	Rick
David Proval	...	Dad
Jill Jacobson	...	Mom
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Cop
Kamala Lopez	...	Hilga (as Kamala Lopez-Dawson)
Joe Unger	...	Motel Owner
Yury Tsykun	...	Sing
Grace Cary Bickley	...	Infomercial Lady
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Giardina	...	Bodyguard (uncredited)

Directed by
Yuri Zeltser

Writing credits (WGA)
Yuri Zeltser		(written by)

Produced by
Ram Bergman	....	producer
Michele Berk	....	executive producer
Raymond Izaac	....	associate producer
Jill Jacobson	....	executive producer
Dana Lustig	....	producer
Kjehl Rasmussen	....	executive producer
Glen Reynolds	....	executive producer
Yan Fisher Romanovsky	....	co-producer (as Yan Romanovsky)
Jake Schmidt	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Tal Bergman
Larry Seymour

Cinematography by
George Mooradian

Casting by
Lindsay Chag

Production Design by
Yuda Acco

Set Decoration by
Peggy Paola

Costume Design by
Marie France

Makeup Department
Victor Arroyo	....	assistant makeup artist
Annette Lorant	....	makeup department head
Shannon Park	....	assistant makeup artist
Laura Rafidi	....	key hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alisa Fredericks	....	second assistant director
T.K. Shom	....	first assistant director
Christopher Wedding	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Manfred Drews	....	carpenter (as Christopher M. Drews)
Sarah Geller	....	property master
David A. Novak	....	construction coordinator (as David Novak)

Sound Department
Randy Babajtis	....	supervising sound editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	adr editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	dialogue editor
Leston Derrick	....	sound utility
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Scott Harber	....	sound mixer
Cody King	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	assistant sound editor
Colin Sims	....	boom operator

Stunts
Burton Richardson	....	fight choreographer

Camera and Electrical Department
Bernard Cistrunk	....	electrician
Cicero De Moraes	....	gaffer
Kevin Ford	....	camera operator
Derek Grover	....	digital imaging technician
Trevor Houghton	....	best boy electric
Michael A. Johnson	....	Steadicam operator
Christopher Shaun	....	assistant camera
Stephen L. Whitcomb	....	assistant camera (as Stephen Whitcomb)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marta Villalobos	....	costumer

Other crew
Shruti Bhardwaj	....	assistant to director
Shruti Bhardwaj	....	production assistant
Jason Consoli	....	production assistant
Scott Wheeler	....	production assistant
Mike Zaffra	....	key set production assistant

Production Companies

• Bergman Lustig Productions

Distributors

• Fabrication Films (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Videoville Showtime (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• WE Productions (2006) (USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

The Circle (International: English title) (literal title)
The Circle (France) [fr]
The Circle - Ein Schuss genügt schon (Germany) (DVD title) [de]

Runtime:

103 min | France:101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:PG | USA:Not Rated

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bergman Lustig Productions

Quotes:

Stan: Taking a walk is different from walking.
Jay: How?
Stan: A purpose. A destination.
Jay: I don't understand.
Stan: When you're walking, you're trying to get somewhere, you end up in a different place. When you're taking a walk, you always end up where you started.

Movie Connections:

References Charade (1963)

Soundtrack:

Going In Circles

The Circle, A REAL Independent

Very unusual experience this film. Refreshingly, I didn't know what to expect at any given moment. The energy of the film was almost gorilla-like. The filming of the movie seemed very raw and simplistic, with a mysterious feel. I found myself eerily captivated. And the most interesting part is the dialog, simple, yet if you don't pay attention, you miss so much, even the most inane conversation is important to the plot line, brilliant! This is the first truly independent film I've seen in years. I recommend this film to anyone tired of the clean Hollywood feel of so called "independent films" these days. If you want an honest, no frills movie experience, check out this movie, you won't know WHAT hit you when your done!