Antitrust (2001)

Director:

Peter Howitt

Writer (WGA):

Howard Franklin (written by)

Release Date:

12 January 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Thriller | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Truth can be dangerous... Trust can be deadly.

Plot:

A computer programmer's dream job at a hot Portland-based firm turns nightmarish when he discovers his boss has a secret and ruthless means of dispatching anti-trust problems.

Plot Keywords:

Competition | Racist Comment | Idealism | Hate Crime | Best Friend

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Tue. Sept. 2

4:00 PM

COMEDY

Cast

Ryan Phillippe	...	Milo Hoffman
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	Lisa Calighan
Claire Forlani	...	Alice Poulson
Tim Robbins	...	Gary Winston
Douglas McFerran	...	Bob Shrot
Richard Roundtree	...	Lyle Barton
Tygh Runyan	...	Larry Banks
Yee Jee Tso	...	Teddy Chin
Nate Dushku	...	Brian Bissel
Ned Bellamy	...	Phil Grimes
Tyler Labine	...	Redmond Schmeichel
Scott Bellis	...	Randy Sheringham
David Lovgren	...	Danny Solskjær
Zahf Paroo	...	Desi (as Zahf Hajee)
Jonathon Young	...	Stinky
Rick Worthy	...	Shrot's Assistant
Nathaniel DeVeaux	...	Lawyer (as Nathaniel Deveaux)
Ian Robison	...	Lawyer
Linda Ko	...	Gary's Secretary
Ed Beechner	...	Ken Cosgrove
Bobby Stewart	...	Building 20 Guard
Eric Breker	...	Building 20 Guard
Colin Cunningham	...	Building 20 Guard
Eric Keenleyside	...	Coffee Guard
Dayna Devon	...	TV Interviewer
Ron Halder	...	Houseman
Sarah Deakins	...	DOJ Receptionist
Daniel McKellar	...	Co-Worker
Howard Storey	...	Rent-A-Guard
Elizabeth Carol Savenkoff	...	Clarissa Winston
Ingelise Nherlan	...	Yoga Woman
Peter New	...	Skinhead
Blaine Perrin	...	Skinhead
Colin Foo	...	Grocer
Helena Yea	...	Grocer's Wife
Kevin Hayes	...	News Anchor
Claire Riley	...	Reporter
Patti Vieta	...	Reporter
Rob Court	...	Reporter
Scott Fee	...	Reporter
Norma Jean Wick	...	Reporter (as Norma Wick)
Tamara Taggart	...	Reporter
Linden Banks	...	Reporter
Benita Ha	...	Party Reporter
Justin Sain	...	Policeman
Ian Bliss	...	Policeman
Ricardo Scarabelli	...	Policeman
Peter Goudie	...	Senator
Anees Peterman	...	Senator
Gregor Trpin	...	Computer Guy
Peter Howitt	...	Homeless Man
Julie McDowell	...	Concerned Guest
Miguel de Icaza	...	Himself
Scott McNealy	...	Himself
Brian Walley	...	Press Photographer
Robert J. Halas	...	Cameraman
Daniel Cruz	...	Geek
Tyson Holmes	...	Geek
Rachel McGinnis	...	Geek
Francisco Ortiz	...	Geek
Dino Pallome	...	Geek
Paresh Ramji	...	Geek
Jason Singer	...	Geek
Simon Wong	...	Geek
Greg Armstrong-Morris	...	Geek
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Clennon	...	Barry Linder (uncredited)
Amy Esterle	...	Golden Waitress (uncredited)
Benjamin B. Smith	...	Ben (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Howitt

Writing credits (WGA)
Howard Franklin		(written by)

Produced by
Keith Addis	....	producer
Ashok Amritraj	....	executive producer
Julia Chasman	....	executive producer
C.O. Erickson	....	executive producer
David Hoberman	....	executive producer
David Nicksay	....	producer
Nick Wechsler	....	producer

Original Music by
Don Davis

Cinematography by
John Bailey

Film Editing by
Zach Staenberg

Casting by
Sean Cossey
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Catherine Hardwicke

Art Direction by
Doug Byggdin

Set Decoration by
Rose Marie McSherry

Costume Design by
Maya Mani

Makeup Department
Heather Barreca	....	hair stylist
Rita Ciccozzi	....	first assistant makeup artist
Kevin Haney	....	special makeup effects artist
Norma Hill-Patton	....	key makeup artist
Sanna Seppanen	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
George Chapman	....	unit production manager
C.O. Erickson	....	unit production manager
Linda Sheehy-Brownstein	....	unit manager: second and video units

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Misha Bukowski	....	trainee assistant director
Alexia S. Droz	....	second assistant director
Akram Fakhfakh	....	second second assistant director: video/computer unit
Greg Fawcett	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jack Hardy	....	first assistant director
David Klohn	....	assistant director: second unit
John MacCarthy	....	assistant director: second unit
Liz Radley	....	second unit director
Roger Scott Russell	....	second assistant director
Patrick Stark	....	third assistant director: additional photography
Carie Wallis	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Natalie Allan	....	office coordinator: construction
Bill Barminski	....	graphic designer
George Cawood	....	art director: main title sequence
Dale Chihuly	....	glass artwork
Jason Claridge	....	paint foreman
Tim Dagley	....	on-set dresser: second unit
Jennifer Donaldson	....	art department assistant
Allan Galajda	....	set designer
Michelle Gasque	....	art coordinator
Jack Gauvreau	....	head sculptor: re-shoot
Brent Gloeckler	....	head sculptor
Shannon Gottlieb	....	assistant set decorator
Erich Hepnar	....	head greens
Sally Hudson	....	graphic artist (as Sally Hudson-Lawrence)
Kelvin Humenny	....	set designer
Zoe Jirik	....	set decoration buyer
Herminio Kam	....	paint coordinator
Jason B. Landels	....	assistant property master
Charles Leitrants	....	construction coordinator
Marta McLaughlin	....	assistant property master
Wayne McLaughlin	....	property master
Tanya A. Nordhoff	....	set buyer
Ian P. OBriain	....	assistant set decorator
Guy Roland	....	set dresser
Al Rourke	....	construction foreman
Adrien Van Viersen	....	storyboard illustrator
Barbara Wilson	....	assistant art director
Cary Cooper	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Michael Dundas	....	paint coordinator for re-shoot (uncredited)
D.J. Dyer	....	sculptures (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard Adrian	....	sound effects editor
Stephanie Brown	....	assistant sound editor
Dane A. Davis	....	sound designer
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Julia Evershade	....	supervising sound editor
Stephanie Flack	....	supervising dialogue editor
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Lackey	....	sound editor
Eva Madden	....	sound assistant
Noel McIntosh	....	assistant sound editor
Ryan Murphy	....	sound recordist
Jeremy Peirson	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Larry Sutton	....	production sound mixer
Scott Aitken	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Carolyn Tapp	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steve Hepworth	....	special effects foreman
Gary Minielly	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Craig Barron	....	visual effects supervisor: Matte World Digital
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist
Dan Brittain	....	digital artist
Kelly Bumbarger	....	digital compositing artist
Glenn Cotter	....	digital artist
Krystyna Demkowicz	....	visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
John Follmer	....	head of production: MetroLight Studios
Peter Greenstone	....	visual effects artist
Kurt Hall	....	video & computer graphics technician
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects artist
James W. Kristoff	....	executive in charge of production: MetroLight Studios
Simon Lacey	....	visual effects supervisor
Nathan Lafionatis	....	technical consultant
Rosano Lepri	....	digital compositing artist
Heather MacPhee	....	texture painter: MetroLight Studios
Raphael Mosley	....	digital artist
Brian Moylan	....	digital compositing artist
Brett Northcutt	....	digital matte artist
Carmen Pollard	....	visual effects coordinator
Michael Porterfield	....	digital compositing artist
Paul Patrick Quinn	....	visual effects producer
Madhava Reddy	....	digital film technician
Paul Rivera	....	chief technical artist
Michael Root	....	digital compositor
Jacqueline Rosado	....	digital effects coordinator
Chris Ryan	....	digital compositing artist
Dobbie Schiff	....	visual effects executive producer: MetroLight Studios
Patrick Shearn	....	visual effects supervisor
Jessica Sjoblom	....	rotoscope artist
Morgan Trotter	....	3D artist
Halbo van der Klaau	....	digital compositing artist
Bruno Vilela	....	head of art department: Metrolight Studios
Alex Warner	....	digital effects artist
Toby Wilkins	....	Inferno artist: main title sequence, New Wave Entertainment
Bruce Woloshyn	....	lead digital compositing artist
Ben Funk	....	digital compositing artist (uncredited)
Ken Lam	....	digital compositing artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt driver
Mike Desabrais	....	stunts
J.J. Makaro	....	stunt coordinator
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunts
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt coordinator
Marshall Virtue	....	stunt double: Ryan Phillipe

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Arnott	....	rigging grip
Paul Chorney	....	grip
Mark Cohen	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dean Collins	....	rigging grip
Herb DeWaal	....	key rigging grip
Sacha Fassaert	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Darryl Foulds	....	grip
David Goyer	....	rigging best boy
Doane Gregory	....	still photographer
Andy Guichon	....	best boy lighting
Kurt Hall	....	additional camera operator
Jeff Harvey	....	generator operator
James L. Hurford	....	key grip
Gaetan Jalbert	....	rigging gaffer
Timo Juonolainen	....	grip
Mike Moyer	....	gaffer
Rob Parisien	....	video assist operator
Richard Walden	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Richard Walden	....	director of photography: second unit
Kurt Zelmer	....	key electrician
Jerrod Tiffin	....	best boy rigger (uncredited)

Casting Department
Andrea Brown	....	extras casting
Nicole Florian	....	extras casting assistant
Cheri Larsen	....	background casting assistant
Wendy Weidman	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurel Morgan	....	costume coordinator

Editorial Department
Carolle Alain	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Cookie Carosella	....	post-production coordinator
Gabrielle Fasulo	....	editor: main title sequence, New Wave Entertainment
Michelle Harrison	....	first assistant editor
Tamara McDonough	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Badami	....	music supervisor
Brian Benison	....	music preparation
Everclear	....	performer: song "When It All Goes Wrong Again"
Zigmund Gron	....	music editor
Erik Lundborg	....	orchestrator
Larry Mah	....	score mixer
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
David Sherr	....	orchestra contractor
David Sherr	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Barry Chapman	....	transportation coordinator
Paulie DiCocco III	....	driver
Sean O'Hearn	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Karen Bergen	....	payroll accountant
Bruce L. Brownstein	....	location manager: Vancouver
Wil E. Cano	....	assistant: Ashok Amritraj
Morris Chapdelaine	....	stand-in
Jessica Clothier	....	script supervisor
Peter Cummings	....	clearance coordinator
Jim Filippone	....	helicopter pilot
Ross Framo	....	computer playback operator
David Henri	....	assistant to director
Danny Ho	....	computer playback graphics artist
Sharre Jacoby	....	producer: main title sequence, New Wave Entertainment
Taedra Kogan	....	assistant to producer
Flemming Lund	....	assistant location manager
Farrel J. Lusse	....	office production assistant
Sandra Matossi	....	production accountant
Byron McKim	....	location manager
Kenneth Meisenbacher	....	scenic metal fabricator
Chooch Paglaro	....	computer playback operator
Linda Pearce	....	assistant production office coordinator
John Priday	....	title designer: New Wave Entertainment
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote head technician
Maryka Sennema	....	production assistant
Linda Sheehy-Brownstein	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Epsilon Motion Pictures (in association with)
• Hyde Park Films
• Industry Entertainment
• Nina Saxon Film Design

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (Far East)
• Buena Vista International Spain (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (2001) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Constantin Film (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Egmont Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (DVD)
• Egmont Entertainment (2001) (Finland) (VHS)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (France)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (video)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2001) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• Prooptiki Video (Greece) (video)
• Prooptiki (Greece)
• Rialto Film AG (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2002) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Matte World Digital
• MetroLight Studios
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures

Other Companies

• Danetracks  sound post-production

Also Known As:

> Antitrust < (USA) (alternative spelling)
Conspiracy.com (Europe: English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violence and brief language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | Norway:11 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #37330)

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Several intended similarities between Nurv and Microsoft : President owns a large, sprawling lakefront home; Company set in rainy Pacific Northwest city; Office is referred to as a 'campus'.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Milo would not have been able to enter the Department of Justice Building without Lyle Barton knowing; the security officials would have informed Barton of Milo's entrance, and Barton would have had to clear Milo.

Quotes:

Inspector: [looking for fingerprints on a keyboard] Dust the colon and the backslash key! Only geeks use those keys.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Film Geek (2005)

Soundtrack:

Forbidden City

Tim Robbins- He is an actor who is a head and shoulder above the rest.

I saw "Antitrust" today the 1:15 matinee. I loved it. I became acquainted with Tim Robbins through 5 copies of" Top Gun." I will not give away the plot or read the last page of the book, but for those of you who like "Arlington Road" ,"Antitrust" may be a good sequel. So this movie does not win rave reviews. Movies are entertaining , some of them are informative. This one says that without computer geeks not many of us could not enjoy this modern day tool. Back in the 70's I thought the electric typewriter with a ball going across the page was exciting.