The Condemned (2007)

Director:

Scott Wiper

Writers (WGA):

Scott Wiper (screenplay) and
Rob Hedden (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

27 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

The fight is on.

Plot:

Jack Conrad is awaiting the death penalty in a corrupt Central American prison. He is "purchased" by a wealthy television producer and taken to a desolate island where he must fight to the death against nine other condemned killers from all corners of the world, with freedom going to the sole survivor.

Plot Keywords:

Death | Desolate Island | Island | Fight To The Death | Underwater

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Austin	...	Conrad
Vinnie Jones	...	McStarley
Robert Mammone	...	Breckel
Tory Mussett	...	Julie (as Victoria Mussett)
Manu Bennett	...	Paco
Madeleine West	...	Sarah Cavanaugh
Rick Hoffman	...	'Goldy' Goldman
Christopher Baker	...	Eddie C
Sam Healy	...	Bella (as Samantha Healy)
Luke Pegler	...	Baxter
Masa Yamaguchi	...	Saiga
Emelia Burns	...	Yasantwa
Dasi Ruz	...	Rosa
Marcus Johnson	...	Kreston Mackie
Nathan Jones	...	Petr
Andy McPhee	...	The German
Rai Fazio	...	The Italian
Angie Milliken	...	Donna Sereno
Sullivan Stapleton	...	Special Agent Wilkins
Grant Piro	...	Moyer
Neil Pigot	...	Wade Meranto
Jacy Lewis	...	Wilkin's Assistant
Jared Robinson	...	Mike (as Jared Robinsen)
Andrew Buchanan	...	Lyle
Brad Haynes	...	Farland (as Brad Hayes)
Martin Challis	...	Burdick
Dominic Brancatisano	...	The Arab
Trent Sullivan	...	Michael
Joey Massey	...	Scotty
Mick Glancy	...	Camouflage Cameraman
Greg Jones	...	Camouflage Guard
Steve Harman	...	Baxter Guard #1
Steve Morris	...	Baxter Guard #2
Nigel Harbach	...	Baxter Guard #3
Ty Hungerford	...	Baxter Guard #4
John Orcsik	...	Belarus Warden
James Stewart	...	Belarus Scout
Chris Palframan	...	Belarus Cameraman
John Reynolds	...	Belarus Convict #1
Mick Roughan	...	Belarus Convict #2
John Walton	...	Belarus Convict #3
Lani John Tupu	...	El Salvador Warden (as Lani Tupu)
Peter Kent	...	El Salvador Scout
Evert McQueen	...	El Salvador Cameraman
Brad McMurray	...	El Salvador Guard #1
Daniel Pirrone-Cook	...	El Salvador Guard #2
Robert Reitano	...	Latino Convict (as Robbie Reltano)
Jimmy Christiansen	...	Lone Technician
Anthony Chan	...	Control Room Technician
Kaitlyn Clare	...	Control Room Technician
Keith Durval	...	Control Room Technician
Kurt Durval	...	Control Room Technician
Josh Futcher	...	Control Room Technician
Jesse Pikler-Brembly	...	Control Room Technician
Miranda Podleska	...	Control Room Technician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Annie Jones	...	Karen (uncredited)
Avelino 'El Rico' Lescot	...	Salvadorian on death raw (uncredited)

Directed by
Scott Wiper

Writing credits (WGA)
Scott Wiper		(screenplay) and
Rob Hedden		(screenplay)
Rob Hedden		(story) &
Andy Hedden		(story) and
Scott Wiper		(story)

Produced by
Jed Blaugrund	....	executive producer
Peter Block	....	executive producer
John Bonneau	....	co-producer
Jason Constantine	....	executive producer
Michael Gruber	....	executive producer
Mara Jacobs	....	co-producer
Michael Lake	....	executive producer
Richard Lowell	....	associate producer
Graham Ludlow	....	executive producer
Vince McMahon	....	executive producer
Julian Parry	....	producer: video content unit
John Sacchi	....	executive producer
Joel Simon	....	producer
George Vrabeck	....	executive producer
Matt Walden	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Graeme Revell

Cinematography by
Ross Emery

Film Editing by
Derek Brechin

Casting by
Tom McSweeney

Production Design by
Graham 'Grace' Walker

Art Direction by
Lisa Brennan
Richard Hobbs

Makeup Department
Jason Baird	....	designer and creator: special makeup effects supervisor
Gail Kane	....	hairdresser
Gail Kane	....	makeup artist
Anita Lowe	....	hair stylist (as Anita 'Annie' Lowe)
Anita Lowe	....	makeup artist (as Anita 'Annie' Lowe)
Maree McDonald	....	hairdresser
Maree McDonald	....	makeup artist
Anita Morgan	....	hairdresser
Anita Morgan	....	makeup artist
Sharon Robbins	....	hair stylist: second unit
Sharon Robbins	....	makeup artist: second unit
Kym Sainsbury	....	hair stylist: second unit
Kym Sainsbury	....	makeup artist: second unit
Margaret Stevenson	....	hair supervisor
Margaret Stevenson	....	makeup supervisor

Production Management
Jennifer Cornwell	....	production manager
Nancy Hirami	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bish Bishop	....	third assistant director
Darwin Brooks	....	assistant director: second unit
Jamie Crooks	....	first assistant director
Kelly Johanson	....	assistant director: cast
Nick McKinnon	....	second second assistant director
Angela McPherson	....	second assistant director
Mark Wareham	....	second unit director

Art Department
Bob Booker	....	property master
Gillian Butler	....	buyer/set dresser
Graeme Callander	....	storyboard artist
Gary Cameron	....	head propmaker
Wayne Diskin	....	carpenter
Hayley Egan	....	junior propmaker (as Haley Egan)
Suzie Freeman	....	art department coordinator
Michael Kissane	....	unit assistant
Stephen Longson	....	carpenter
Kristin Reuter	....	propmaker
Trevor Spann	....	carpenter
Natalie Taylor	....	art department coordinator: wrap-up show
Barry Thompson	....	propmaker
Darren Unsgaard	....	props runner
Tony Voevodin	....	propmaker
Matt Jermyn	....	screen graphics technician (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	sound designer
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor
Benjamin Beardwood	....	sound editor
Bob Beher	....	supervising foley editor
Steve Bissinger	....	sound editor
Paul 'Salty' Brincat	....	sound mixer
Rod Conder	....	boom operator
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound effects editor
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lisa J. Levine	....	adr supervisor
Ryan Maguire	....	foley mixer
Mark L. Mangino	....	adr editor
Michael McMenomy	....	adr engineer
Stacey Parish	....	assistant sound
Jeremy Peirson	....	sound editor
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Bruce Tanis	....	foley editor
Craig Walmsley	....	sound: second unit
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Werntz	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Leanne Brooks	....	speical effects office coordinator
Brian Cox	....	special effects director
Peter Exton	....	special effects technician
Kevin Turner	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Jason Billington	....	digital compositor
Kent Boswell	....	visual effects producer: Fuel
Romain Buignet	....	digital effects artist
Luke Cole	....	systems administrator: FUEL International
Sam Cole	....	senior compositor: FUEL
Dexter Davey	....	digital compositor
Chris Davies	....	digital compositor
Matt Greig	....	digital compositor
Dave Morley	....	visual effects supervisor: Fuel International
Liam Neville	....	digital compositor
An Nguyen	....	system administrator/pipeline engineer: FUEL International
Julian Parry	....	visual effects producer
Dylan Penhale	....	systems manager: Fuel International
Mark Rakocy	....	main titles designer
Craig Rowe	....	digital compositor
Matt Sloan	....	additional on-set visual effects supervisor
Tim Sotiri	....	visual effects artist: FUEL International
Francois Sugny	....	digital effects artist
Grant Warwick	....	modeler
Matthew Wynne	....	digital compositor
Koji Yamaguchi	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Lee Adamson	....	stunt rigger (2007)
Ric Anderson	....	stunt double
Renee Bowen	....	stunts
Bradd Buckley	....	stunt double
Marky Lee Campbell	....	lead stunt double
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt assistant
Marky Lee Campbell	....	stunt rigger
Ashley Fairfield	....	stunt double: Vinnie Jones
Kyle Gardiner	....	stunt rigger
Mick Glancy	....	stunt performer
Sam Greco	....	stunt double: Steve Austin
Brendan Jakins	....	stunt rigger
Greg Jones	....	stunt performer
Nathan Lawson	....	stunts
Angela Moore	....	stunt double
Richard Norton	....	fight coordinator
Richard Norton	....	stunts
Andy Owen	....	stunt rigger
Gulliver Page	....	stunts
John Reynolds	....	stunt double
Yasca Sinigaglia	....	stunts
Greg Stuart	....	co-stunt coordinator
Greg Stuart	....	stunts
Mark Wickham	....	stunt double: lead
Rhye Copeman	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jason Binnie	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Daniel Clark	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Toby Copping	....	key grip
Nic Gribben	....	film loader
Stephen Head	....	best boy electric
Steven Magrath	....	additional second assistant camera
Jesse Moyes	....	lighting technician
Adrien Seffrin	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Seipel	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brendan Shambrook	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Aaron Smith	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Ian 'Thistle' Thorburn	....	camera operator
Vince Valitutti	....	still photographer
Mark Wareham	....	director of photography: second unit

Casting Department
Fiona McMaster	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Kyle M. Brechin	....	post-production assistant
Mandy Jacobs	....	additional editor
Matthew W. Johnson	....	IQ artist
Stephen Shapiro	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Mark Curry	....	score mixer
Boris Elkis	....	music programmer
Ashley Revell	....	music editor
Robert Revell	....	musician: guitars

Transportation Department
Darren Loveday	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Justin Brace	....	accounting assistant
Traci Duxbury	....	producer's assistant
Tim Gallegos	....	digital film restoration
Cindy Gollagher	....	production coordinator
Jeff Gribble	....	armorer
Katie Harris	....	unit nurse
Gabrielle Jones	....	assistant: Michael Lake
Nicholle Leahy	....	assistant accountant
Jamie McLennan	....	location manager
Allan Mowbray	....	armorer
Chris O'Connell	....	script supervisor
Antoinette O'Neill	....	continuity
Toni Pearson	....	production accountant
Nathalia Rayfield	....	assistant: Scott Wiper
Peta Ross	....	assistant production coordinator
Jason Rowling	....	production assistant
Fiona Searson	....	publicist
Bruce Shapiro	....	dialogue coach
Darcy Silverman	....	assistant: Joel Simon
Scott Stewart	....	location manager
Rachael Wilson	....	armory assistant
Karyn Zlatkovic	....	construction buyer/runner

Production Companies

• Lionsgate (presents)
• WWE Films (presents)
• Sidestreet Entertainment
• New Wave Entertainment
• Condemned Productions
• Colossal Entertainment (II)

Distributors

• Broadmedia Studios (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Pony Canyon (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Central Partnership (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Eagle Films (2007) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2007) (Romania) (all media)
• SBP (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD) (premiere)
• Veronica (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)

Special Effects

• Fuel International (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Ear Tonic Music  trailer music
• Filmview Services  computer graphics

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong brutal violence, and for language.

Runtime:

USA:113 min | Germany:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish | German

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba) | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/18 | UK:18 | Australia:MA | Malaysia:(Banned) | Germany:18 | New Zealand:R18 | Finland:K-15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | South Korea:18 | Argentina:16 | Peru:18 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Japan:R15+

Filming Locations:

Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

Steve Austin and Vinnie Jones would often play jokes on each other during filming. Steve would put inflatable sex dolls in Vinnie's trailer and also put up 50 signed autograph pictures of himself all around his trailer.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When McStarely shoots into the water with the shotgun, the supposed splashes of the shotgun pellets are far to the left of where the shotgun is pointing at the water.

Quotes:

Jack Conrad: You know, I don't know who you are, and I don't care. But I don't play games.
Ian Breckel: You don't have to win... but everbody plays

Soundtrack:

Black Betty

Battle Royale Redux

A very popular Japanese film called Battle Royale concerns an entire class of bad tempered middle school students forced to fight to the last survivor on a deserted island for their transgressions. Considered too controversial for American audiences, it's never been released in the states. "The Condemned" is basically a remake of that film. Instead of unruly teenagers, death-row inmates from around the world forced to kill each other for the pleasure of an insane internet magnate's 30 hour snuff reality program.

Steve Austin joins 9 other on the island where they stalk and eliminate each other in some of the most violent ways imaginable.

This part of the story is fairly involving, but as the violence becomes more sadistic, it no longer seems entertaining. The sobering effect spreads to the movie characters as well, too late to help the combatants. Self righteously, the producers use this as a podium to speak down to the audience who bought tickets to watch the very entertainment they are presenting.

The movie is not helped by a stateside subplot involving Stone Cold's girlfriend who lives on a sprawling ranch and supports herself as a waitress.