The Hit List (2011 film)

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The Hit List
DVD cover
Directed byWilliam Kaufman
Written by
  • Chad Law
  • Evan Law
Produced by
  • Freddy Braidy
  • Rich Cowan
  • Johnny Martin
Starring
CinematographyMark Rutledge
Edited byJason A. Payne
Music byDeane Ogden
Production
companies
Distributed bySony Pictures Home Entertainment
Release date
  • May 10, 2011 (2011-05-10)
Running time
91 minutes[1]
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish
Budget$6 million

The Hit List is a 2011 American action thriller film directed by William Kaufman. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr., with a supporting cast of Cole Hauser, Jonathan LaPaglia and Ginny Weirick. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 10, 2011.[2]

Plot[edit]

Allan Campbell (Cole Hauser), a man who has had a very bad day, goes to a bar to drown his sorrows. He drunkenly befriends a mysterious man who calls himself Jonas Arbor (Cuba Gooding Jr.), revealing to him a list of five people he wishes were dead. But as the bodies start piling up, and with a detective (Jonathan LaPaglia) hot on his trail, Allan, no longer believing the events to be a practical joke, must set out to end the murders before it is too late for his wife, who happens to be the last on the list.

Cast[edit]

  • Cuba Gooding Jr. as Jonas Arbor
  • Cole Hauser as Allan Campbell
  • Jonathan LaPaglia as Detective Neil McKay
  • Ginny Weirick as Sydney Campbell
  • Sean Cook as Brian Felzner
  • Drew Waters as Mike Dodd
  • Michael Papajohn as Agent Drake Ford
  • Brandon O'Neill as Dom Estacado
  • J.P. O'Shaughnessy as Lieutenant Ben Harp
  • David Andriole as Detective Ray Lowery
  • Harrison Seaborn also as Jail Inmate #3

Production[edit]

Actor Christian Slater, who also starred with Cuba Gooding Jr. in Lies & Illusions as well as Sacrifice, was originally rumored to play the part of Allan Campbell. Slater co-starred with Hauser in the film Shadows of the White Nights.

The writers of Hero Wanted, and also starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., penned the screenplay, while several of the producers of Hero Wanted, End Game, and Wrong Turn at Tahoe produced.

Director William Kaufman of the 2005 indie action thriller The Prodigy was chosen to direct.

Filming took place in Spokane, Washington in early 2010. The local police in Spokane refused to officially participate in the film's production because of the film's depiction of violence toward police officers. This is due to the 2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers, which occurred two months before principal photography began.[3][4][5]

Home media[edit]

DVD was released in Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2011, and also Region 1 in the United States on May 10, 2011, it was distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment.[6][7]

References[edit]

  1. ^ "THE HIT LIST (15)". British Board of Film Classification. January 13, 2021. Retrieved January 13, 2021.
  2. ^ "Cuba Gooding Jr. goes bad in 'Hit List'". TheGrio. 13 May 2011.
  3. ^ "The Hit List/ Cuba Gooding Jr. Interview". BlackFilm. 12 May 2011.
  4. ^ Kershner, Jim (17 January 2010). "'Hit List' brings Gooding, Slater back to Spokane". The Spokesman-Review.
  5. ^ "Movie shoot causes big bang in downtown Spokane". KHQ-Q6. 21 February 2010.
  6. ^ Tal, Tim (2 July 2011). "REVIEW: The Hit List (2011)". BZFilms.
  7. ^ The Massie Twins (10 May 2011). "The Hit List (2011)". Gone With The Twins.

External links[edit]

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