The Return (2006/I)

Director:

Asif Kapadia

Writer (WGA):

Adam Sussman (written by)

Release Date:

10 November 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

This November, fear comes home.

Plot:

Joanna Mills, a traveling business woman, begins having nightmares of a murder that occurred 15 years ago. Soon she is drawn to an old farmhouse, where the murder took place.

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Nightmare | Barn | Texas | Farmhouse

Cast

Sarah Michelle Gellar	...	Joanna Mills
Peter O'Brien	...	Terry Stahl
Adam Scott	...	Kurt
Kate Beahan	...	Michelle
Sam Shepard	...	Ed Mills
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Griff / Young Griff
Erinn Allison	...	Annie
Darrian McClanahan	...	Young Joanna Mills
Wally Welch	...	Snack Stand Vendor
Frank Ertl	...	Ambrose Miller
Brad Leland	...	Mr. Marlin
Bonnie Gallup	...	Bella
Brent Smiga	...	Higgins
Robert Wilson	...	Billy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erica Jones	...	Additional voices (voice)
Angela Rawna	...	Doctor
Michelle Brew	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)
Peter Cornwell	...	Tavern Cowboy (uncredited)
Karrie Cox	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Glori Renee Euwer	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Peyton Hayslip	...	Laraine (uncredited)
Brittany Joyner	...	Nightclub dancer (uncredited)
Krystal Morton	...	Dana (uncredited)
Dan Murphy	...	Bar Patron / VW Bug Driver (uncredited)
Darryl K. Phipps	...	Dock Worker (uncredited)
Dean Reading	...	Cattle auction buyer (uncredited)
Patricia A. Robinson	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Isaac Rodriguez	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Ava Santana	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)
Harry Santiago	...	Pool Player (uncredited)
Angela Ware	...	Club Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Asif Kapadia

Writing credits (WGA)
Adam Sussman		(written by)

Produced by
Marc D. Evans	....	executive producer
Steve Gaub	....	associate producer
Trevor Macy	....	executive producer
Aaron Ryder	....	producer
Ron Schmidt	....	co-producer
Jeffrey Silver	....	producer

Original Music by
Dario Marianelli

Cinematography by
Roman Osin

Film Editing by
Claire Simpson

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Thérèse DePrez

Art Direction by
Steve Joyner
Jeff Knipp

Set Decoration by
Jeanette Scott

Costume Design by
John A. Dunn		(as John Dunn)

Makeup Department
Chelsea Carpenter	....	assistant hair stylist
Chelsea Carpenter	....	assistant makeup artist
Sean Kenney	....	contact lens technician (as Sean Kenney)
Ermahn Ospina	....	makeup department head
Joe Rivera	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Ben Ormand	....	unit production manager: additional photography
Mylan Stepanovich	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Bettwy	....	first assistant director
Susan Jasso	....	second second assistant director (as Susana Jasso)
Stephen Maloney	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Scott R. Meyers	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Scott Meyers)
David Rimer	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jeff B. Adams Jr.	....	set designer (as Jeff B. Adams)
Marc Baird	....	storyboard artist
Ronn Basquette	....	set designer
Kenneth Bingham	....	painter
Mark Lambert Bristol	....	storyboard artist
Bart Brown	....	set dresser
Brandon Campbell	....	set dresser
Raul Carrera	....	additional greensman
Tom Christopher	....	set dresser
Dirk Clark	....	gang boss
Caylah Eddleblute	....	assistant property master
Ramona Fabregas	....	painter
Tommy Fine	....	gang boss
Summer Finley	....	art department coordinator
James Fowler	....	set dresser
Ken Gaston-Kilgore	....	set dresser
Shellie Gillespie	....	art department coordinator
Patricia Gura	....	painter (as Trish Gura)
David Hack	....	lead dresser
Jourdan Henderson	....	art department assistant
Eric Henshaw	....	greens gang boss
Randy Huke	....	buyer (as Randy Smith Huke)
Steve Joyner	....	property master
Jerry Kilber	....	construction foreman
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Christopher Martin	....	additional greensman
Pat Martine	....	scenic gang boss
Ana Martinez	....	buyer
Jay F. McCuin	....	painter (as Jay McCuin)
David Menefee	....	propmaker gang boss
David Menefee	....	shop foreman
Barbara Nadeau	....	painter
Jorge Paris	....	art department assistant
Darren Patnode	....	on-set dresser
Rob Perkins	....	painter
Mari Phillips	....	set dresser
Jeff Poss	....	props assistant
Jeremy Reeves	....	set dresser
Dana Sanchez	....	painter
Marvin Schroeder	....	assistant property master: reshoots
Charles Seale	....	carpenter
Corissa Smith	....	scenic gang boss
John C. Smith Jr.	....	painter
Tyler Smith	....	props production assistant
Michael Smothers	....	laborer
Christopher Stull	....	set dresser
Kara Sutherlin	....	additional scenic
Wallace R. Symns	....	lead greensman (as Wallace Symns)
John E. Townes	....	additional scenic
Tom Ward	....	construction coordinator
Gary Wimmer	....	lead scenic
Koen Wooten	....	property master: reshoots
Cher Young	....	painter

Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson	....	sound effects editor (as Richard Anderson)
Bryan Arenas	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo
Mark Binder	....	co-supervising sound editor
Stacy Brownrigg	....	production sound mixer
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Michael Casper)
Mike Chock	....	sound effects editor
Mark Coffey	....	digital sound assistant
Thadd Day	....	boom operator
Julie Feiner	....	dialogue editor (as Julie Fiener)
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
David Harper	....	cable person
Shawn Harper	....	boom operator
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound designer
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Mark Mangini)
Mark A. Mangini	....	sound supervisor
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist (as Chris Moriana)
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Bob Newlan	....	foley editor
Rodrigo Ortiz-Parraga	....	foley editor (as Rodrigo Ortiz)
Ralph Osborn	....	supervising dialogue adr editor
Martin Schloemer	....	sound mix technician
Zach Seivers	....	sound effects recordist
Reuben Simon	....	foley editor
Andy Sisul	....	first assistant sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Erika Waddey	....	post-production sound assistant (as Erica Waddey)
David A. Whittaker	....	sound effects editor (as Dave Whittaker)

Special Effects by
Robert Brown	....	special effects technician
Joe Digaetano	....	special effects coordinator
Marc McCord	....	special effects technician
James W. McCormick	....	special effects foreman (as J.W. McCormick)
Gregory Nicotero	....	special effects makeup (as Greg Nicotero)
Mel Prescott	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Mandy Arnold	....	digital restoration artist
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects executive producer: Mr. X Inc.
Kristy Blackwell	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Bonnie Dickson	....	tape operator: Mr. X Inc.
Robert Greb	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Annu Gulati	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Evan Jacobs	....	visual effects supervisor
Winston Lee	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects production manager: Mr. X Inc
Daniel Mizuguchi	....	design & pre-visualization: Mr. X Inc
Darcy Reno	....	senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc (as Darcy Bangsund)
Andrew Somers	....	title designer
Michael Stewart	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Mai Suzuki	....	digital restoration artist
Brendan Taylor	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc
Jean Phillipe Traore	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc
Aaron Weintraub	....	compositing supervisor: Mr. X Inc
Brianne Wells	....	visual effects coordinator: Mr. X Inc
Fiona Campbell Westgate	....	visual effects producer: Mr. X Inc
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Laser Pacific

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunts
Bob Brown	....	stunts
Troy Brown	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunt coordinator (as Jeff Dashnaw)
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Tracy Keehn-Dashnaw	....	stunts
Joe Llanes	....	stunts
Tim Rigby	....	stunts
James Ryan	....	stunts
Jeff Schwan	....	stunts
Michele Waitman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Troy Anderson	....	electrician
Roger Basquette	....	digital video assist operator
Kelly Bogdan	....	camera trainee
David Brink	....	camera loader
Alex Certain	....	grip
Rusty Chambers	....	rigging electrician
Scott Conn	....	rigging electrician
Matt Cowan	....	rigging electrician
Philip Curry	....	gaffer: second unit
Justin DeGuire	....	second assistant camera
Wes Dixon	....	rigging grip
John Eschberger	....	best boy lighting: second unit
Adam Flores	....	grip
Sanford P. Gilzow	....	rigging grip
Edison Jackson	....	best boy electric
Tom Kalbfleisch	....	electrician
Jason Keene	....	grip
Matthew King	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kurt Kornemann	....	best boy grip
Doug Lavender	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul T. LeBlanc	....	video playback operator
John L. Lewis	....	electrician
Jon H. Lewis	....	chief lighting technician
Jimmy Lindsey	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Greg Lomas	....	grip
Jeff Magers	....	rigging electrician
Scott Magruder	....	rigging electrician
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Larry McConkey	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Blake McNay	....	electrician
Raul Mello	....	electrician (as Raul 'Bull' Mello)
Danny Navarette	....	electrician (as Danny Navarrette)
Edward A. Navarro	....	electrician (as Ed Navarro)
Clayton Null	....	electrician
Clayton Null	....	grip
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Robert Rendon	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Phillip Renke	....	best boy rigging grip
Robert B. Reynolds	....	rigging gaffer (as Robert Reynolds)
Brandon Roberts	....	rigging electrician
Wally Rowell	....	electrician
Mike Sheeren	....	dolly grip
Ferrell A. Shinnick	....	key grip (as Ferrell Shinnick)
Tom Shinn	....	rigging gaffer
Pete Stockton	....	key rigging grip
Josh Taylor	....	electrician
Greg Travis	....	best boy electric
Tim Travis	....	grip
Joe Vasquez	....	grip
Sebastian Vega	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Harrison Witt	....	electrician
Jesse Wolter	....	rigging grip
Sean Wright	....	grip

Casting Department
Cody P. Beke	....	casting assistant (as Cody Beke)
Elizabeth Greenberg	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Beth Sepko	....	extras casting
Beth Sepko	....	local casting
Sheila Steele	....	local casting assistant
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Richard Beltran	....	costumer
Brenda J. Chambers	....	costumer (as Brenda Chambers)
Crystal Falkner-Patsse	....	set costumer
Crystal Falkner-Paysse	....	set costumer
Natalie Flores	....	costume shop supervisor
Janice Janacek	....	costumer (as Janice Janecek)
Nyima Johnston	....	set costumer
Esther Marquis	....	costumer
Elspeth Lauder Mickel	....	seamstress (as Elspeth Lauder Mason)
Vanessa Nirode	....	key set costumer
Nina Proctor	....	costume supervisor
Erin Randall	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Amar Ingreji	....	apprentice editor
Sarah Johnson	....	post-production assistant
Keith Mason	....	additional editor: first assistant editor
Andrew Somers	....	first assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate color timer
Aidan Stanford	....	laboratory color timer
Laura A. Walker	....	post-production coordinator (as Laura Walker)
Lawrence Howard Williams	....	post digital media operator

Music Department
James Bellamy	....	music editor
Christine Bergren	....	music legal clearances
Peter Fuchs	....	music scoring mixer
Peter Fuchs	....	score engineer
Tony Lewis	....	music editor
Dario Marianelli	....	music conductor
Dario Marianelli	....	orchestrator
Maggie Rodford	....	score coordinator
Andrew Somers	....	music editor: temporary score
Benjamin Wallfisch	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Gil Amaral	....	transportation co-captain
Ronnie D. Chambers	....	transportation captain (as Ronald Chambers)
Sam Craytor	....	driver: star trailer
Cecil D. Evans	....	transportation coordinator (as Cecil Evans)
Russell E. Scott	....	picture cars

Other crew
David Ackerman	....	assistant chef
Victoria Acosta	....	production secretary: re-shoots
Doug Burch	....	adr loop group
Anne Carr	....	additional medic
Travis Carr	....	set production assistant
Cathy Cavadini	....	adr loop group (as Catherine Cavadini)
Ruth Chan	....	copyist
Alexandra Christ	....	photo double
Alexandra Christ	....	stand-in
Pamela Christian	....	dialect coach
Logan Cooper	....	assistant location manager
Amanda Curry	....	first assistant accountant
Robert Darwell	....	legal services
John DeMita	....	adr loop group
Scott Duncan	....	chef
Joan Eisenberg	....	unit publicist
Greg Finley	....	adr loop group
Jeff Fischer	....	adr loop group (as Jeffrey Todd Fischer)
Joe Fiske	....	craft service
Jay Floyd	....	clearances
Steve Fossler	....	assistant chef
Robert Freitas	....	puppeteer
Robbie Friedmann	....	location manager
Jake Garber	....	puppeteer
Alexis Garcia	....	legal services
Flax Glor	....	publicist
Gina Grande	....	script supervisor
Todd Green	....	assistant production coordinator
Tony Griffin	....	key set production assistant
Jeff Guerrero	....	set production assistant
Robert Hale	....	set production assistant
Carolyn Harris	....	production executive
Joey Hudgins	....	assistant location manager
Barbara Iley	....	adr loop group
Chris M. Jackson	....	asset coordinator: additional photography
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement
Sarah Johnson	....	office production assistant
Matthew Jones	....	production secretary
Claudette Kazzoun	....	assistant: Sarah Michelle Gellar
Laura King	....	construction medic
Margo Kornemann	....	second assistant accountant
Tommy Lamey	....	adr loop group
Melody Lloyd	....	set medic
David Long	....	caterer
Aaron Lee Lopez	....	production assistant
Victoria Mielewska	....	dialect coach
Mark Miller	....	payroll accountant
Glen Moorman	....	production assistant
Mark Moseley	....	adr voice
Walter H. Norris	....	additional set production assistant
Henry Oshell	....	assistant chef (as Henry R. Ochel)
John K. Patterson	....	co-location mangager: additional photography
Tessa Peterson	....	asset manager
Mary Linda Phillips	....	adr loop group
Micaela Phillips	....	stand-in: Young Joanna
David Randolph	....	adr loop group
Dawn Robinette	....	payroll accountant
Albert G. Ruben	....	insurance
Saul Sanchez	....	assistant craft service
John Sargent	....	post-production accountant
Brooke Satrazemis	....	script supervisor
Pete Sharp	....	location assistant
Mirin Soliz	....	stitcher
Andrew Somers	....	adr loop group
Amy Soto	....	production assistant
Katherine Stark	....	assistant: Mr. Kapadia
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator
Sharon B. Taksel	....	post-production accountant (as Sharon Taskel)
Paul Talkington	....	contractor
Vanessa Thomas	....	office production assistant
Raigen Thornton	....	on-set paramedic: re-shoots
Jonathan Vlcek	....	key office production assistant
Monica Walters	....	location assistant
Robin Williams	....	third assistant accountant
Travis Quentin Young	....	adr loop group (as Travis Young)
Jim Bacon	....	epk producer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Rosey Film Productions LLC
• Biscayne Pictures
• Intrepid Pictures
• Raygun Productions
• Rogue Pictures

Distributors

• Rogue Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinergia (2007) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2007) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Pandasia Entertainment (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• TOBIS Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2006) (UK) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (all media)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• ION Television (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• K.N.B. Effects Group (special effects makeup) (as KNB EFX)
• Mr. X (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Brigade Security of Texas  on-site security
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Jaffe Entertainment  product placement
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Laser Pacific Media  digital intermediate lab services
• Laser Pacific Media  digital scanning and film recording
• Now Clear This!  clearances
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Pivotal Post  avid editing systems
• Pivotal Post  editing facilities
• Sargent Disc  post-production accountant
• Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton  legal services
• Slovak National Symphony Orchestra  music performed by
• Technicolor Sound Services  sound post-production
• Technicolor  prints
• Wildfire Studios  ADR Recording Facility
• Wilshire Stages, The  adr recording
• Wilshire Stages, The  re-recording

Also Known As:

Revolver (USA) (working title)
Untitled Supernatural Thriller (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence, terror and disturbing images.

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Malaysia:U | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | France:-12 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Peru:14 | Italy:T

Filming Locations:

Austin Studios - 1901 E. 51st Street, Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Rosey Film Productions LLC

Trivia:

This film was originally titled Revolver, but it was later changed when another film titled Revolver (2005/I) came out beforehand.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Joanna's truck goes off the road near the end of the film, the engine revs as if the drive wheels have left the road, but her pickup is a rear-wheel drive vehicle and the rear wheels were still on the bank.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Young Joanna Mills: There was a man

Movie Connections:

References The Grudge (2004)

Soundtrack:

A Mole in the Hole

It's Suspense Not Horror!

Read the above title. The thing you need to realize is when you go into the movie is that it is a suspense thriller, not a horror film like Saw or The Grudge. I know this because I went with my best friend to see the film and he hates horror films, but he loved this movie as did I...You need to go into the movie with some things in mind. One, it is a low budget film, it's released through Rogue Pictures, from what I have heard, it is an indie film and therefore its not going to be on the same par as some of the other films that are out there today. Two, think more along the lines of "What Lies Beneath" and not along the lines of "The Grudge". I thought it was very creative, the way it was filmed and the way the story panned out. You may not figure everything out until the last 15 minutes of the movie, but I am sorry, I actually enjoy movies like that and not ones that are going to give everything away to you in the first ten minutes of the movie. Sarah Michelle Gellar does an excellent job in this film. I think it's just good all around. It's a good film to see if you want to be in suspense, but not be grossed out like Saw does.