Butterfly on a Wheel (2007)

Director:

Mike Barker

Writer (WGA):

William Morrissey (written by)

Release Date:

23 August 2007 (Israel)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Lives will be broken

Plot:

A perfect family's dynamic is ruined by a kidnapper's brutally efficient plot.

Plot Keywords:

Nanny | Sociopath | Kidnapper | Gun | Daughter

Cast

Pierce Brosnan	...	Tom Ryan
Maria Bello	...	Abby Randall
Gerard Butler	...	Neil Randall
Emma Karwandy	...	Sophie Randall
Claudette Mink	...	Judy Ryan
Desiree Zurowski	...	Helen Schriver
Nicholas Lea	...	Jerry Crane
Peter Keleghan	...	Karl Granger
Samantha Ferris	...	Diane
Malcolm Stewart	...	Dave Carver
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Det. McGill
Dustin Milligan	...	Matt Ryan
Julie Patzwald	...	Female Teller
Jason McKinnon	...	French Waiter
Kurt Evans	...	Maitre D'
Daniel Bacon	...	Rude Man
Steven Roy	...	Business Man
O.L. Bramble	...	Bank Police Officer
Kirsten Williamson	...	Suzanne at Bank
George Touliatos	...	Antiques Proprietor
Agam Darshi	...	APM Secretary
Candus Churchill	...	Hotel Maid
Aaron Douglas	...	Front Desk Officer
Ron Selmour	...	Foreign Taxi Driver
Michael Risley	...	Ad Exec.
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kathleen Dagis	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Jesse Green	...	Clerk (uncredited)
Randall Jones	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Bob Kolbey	...	Business professional (uncredited)
Debra Langland	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Sergio Mojica	...	Business Person (uncredited)
Gary Sedlock	...	Chicago Businessman Tipping Drummer (uncredited)
Michael White	...	Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Barker

Writing credits (WGA)
William Morrissey		(written by)

Produced by
Jeff Abberley	....	co-executive producer
Julia Blackman	....	co-executive producer
Pierce Brosnan	....	producer
Bruce Davey	....	executive producer
Marina Grasic	....	executive producer
Ron McLeod	....	co-producer
William Morrissey	....	producer
Michael Potkins	....	line producer
Amanda Scarano	....	supervising producer
Beau St. Clair	....	executive producer
David Valleau	....	executive producer (as Dave Valleau)
William Vince	....	producer

Original Music by
Robert Duncan

Cinematography by
Ashley Rowe

Casting by
Heike Brandstatter
Coreen Mayrs

Production Design by
Rob Gray

Art Direction by
Michael N. Wong

Set Decoration by
Joy Munt
Josh Plaw		(as Joshua Plaw)
James Willcock

Costume Design by
John Bloomfield

Makeup Department
Erin Ayanian	....	makeup artist: Maria Bello
James D. Brown	....	key hair stylist (as James Brown)
Vanessa Giles	....	key makeup artist
Maria Gleeson	....	first hair assistant (as Maria Gleason)
Maria Gleeson	....	hair stylist: second unit (as Maria Gleason)
Maggie Jarvos	....	makeup artist: second unit
Rick Provenzano	....	hair stylist: Pierce Brosnan
Bron Roylance	....	makeup artist: Pierce Brosnan
Krista Seller	....	first assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Sacha Guttenstein	....	post-production supervisor
Ron McLeod	....	unit production manager
Greg Milton	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott J. Ateah	....	second unit director
Josy Capkun	....	second assistant director
Jennifer Deigl	....	second second assistant director: Chicago
Marian Koprada	....	trainee assistant director
Richard S. Lederer	....	assistant director: Chicago
Myles Lennig	....	second assistant director (as Miles Lennig)
Greg Milton	....	first assistant director: second unit
Roger Paul	....	assistant director
W. Michael Phillips	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Al Bojsza	....	lead carpenter (as Alan Bojsza)
Gavin De West	....	props
Brian Epp	....	assistant property master
Robert Foreman	....	carpenter
Christopher A.R. Lowe	....	on-set dresser
Hitoshi Okamoto	....	sculptor
Mark Soparlo	....	assistant art director
Terry Weaver	....	property master
Levi Woods	....	property master: second unit

Sound Department
Ewan Deane	....	dialogue editor
Rob Killick	....	sound mix technician
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Bill Sheppard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sven Taits	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kelly Zombor	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Douglas W. Beard	....	special effects assistant
Chris Flemington	....	special effects assistant
Dale Shippam	....	special effects technician
Robert Yeager	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Tim Baxter	....	scanning manager
Susanne Becker	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker
Jordan Benwick	....	digital compositor
Shauna Bryan	....	senior visual effects producer
Nick Drew	....	visual effects producer: Rainmaker, UK
Paul Ensby	....	digital color timer
Heidi Freeman	....	visual effects editor
Adam Gascoyne	....	visual effects supervisor: Rainmaker
Dianne Gordon	....	data operator
Leann Harvey	....	visual effects coordinator
Steven Hodgson	....	visual effects supervisor: Rainmaker
Simon Hughes	....	lead digital compositor: Rainmaker
Tom Kimberley	....	compositor: Rainmaker UK
Dean Koonjul	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker UK
Hugh Macdonald	....	digital compositor: Rainmaker
Jonathan Mann	....	digital restoration
Sam Nixon	....	matchmove artist
Collette Nunes	....	visual effects editor: Rainmaker UK
Jonathan Opgenhaffen	....	lead CGI artist
Mike Pope	....	digital compositor
Matthew Tinsley	....	digital compositor
Jim Van Dijk	....	director of photography: visual effects unit
Paul Wiens	....	matchmove artist

Stunts
Ed Anders	....	stunt driver
Robert G Beck	....	stunt double
Krista Bell	....	stunt double: Maria Bello
James Fierro	....	stunt driver
Monique Ganderton	....	stunts
Monique Ganderton	....	utility stunts
Tom Lowell	....	stunt driver
Tom McComas	....	stunts
Carl Paoli	....	stunt double: Pierce Brosnan
Linda Perlin	....	stunt double
Dan Redford	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Charles S. Hodes	....	still photographer
Patrick Hogue	....	film loader
Rob McEwan	....	still photographer
Dean Morin	....	second assistant camera
Brad Oleksy	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Randal Platt	....	director of photography: second unit
John S. Robertson	....	key grip
Dan Schroer	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Chicago
Jared Smith	....	gaffer: second unit
Jared Smith	....	lighting technician
Julie Tanas	....	lighting technician
Alan Thatcher	....	camera operator: Chicago
Dan Urbain	....	film loader: Chicago
Stewart Whelan	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gary J. Williams	....	key grip

Casting Department
Annette D'Ariano	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Patti Bishop	....	truck costumer
Dawn Climie	....	on-set costume supervisor
Janet Lamonte	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Paul Ensby	....	digital color timer
Peter Forslund	....	first assistant editor
Heidi Freeman	....	first assistant editor
Dianne Gordon	....	digital intermediate data manager
Ryan Hogan	....	HD dailies
Ryan Hogan	....	dailies colorist
Ben Renton	....	assistant editor: avid
Dominic Thomson	....	digital editor
Jay Warren	....	digital intermediate project manager

Music Department
Guy Barker	....	musician: trumpet
Becky Bentham	....	music supervisor
Olga FitzRoy	....	assistant music engineer
Rebecca Gatrell	....	music supervisor (as Becca Gatrell)
Andrew Glen	....	music editor
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Michael Higham	....	music editor
Skaila Kanga	....	musician: harp
Gerard McCann	....	music editor
Pete Murray	....	musician: piano
Robert ToTeras	....	musician: guitar
Gavyn Wright	....	orchestra leader

Transportation Department
Reese Alexander	....	driver: honeywagon
Rob Allen	....	driver: cable truck
Dave Bryant	....	transportation co-captain
Stefano Chimarios	....	driver: cast
Henry Chu	....	driver: cast
Louis Felhaurer	....	picture car coordinator
Wayne Hammerquist	....	unit driver
Ben Liljedahl	....	transportation captain
Geoff Obadia	....	driver: cast
Garry Radons	....	driver: construction
Lorraine Stomperud	....	driver: cast
Fraser Sutherland	....	transportation coordinator
Jason Swetlikoe	....	driver
Jeff Wakahara	....	driver: cast
Darryl Martin	....	driver: star trailers (uncredited)

Other crew
Cynthia Amsden	....	publicist
Tex Antonucci	....	assistant: William Vince
Nathaniel E. Bell	....	set production assistant
Karen Bergen	....	production accountant
Cecilia Buys	....	assistant: Mr. Barker (as Cecilia Buys Wheeler)
Alison S. Cohen	....	legal counsel
Nicola Conlon	....	assistant: Mr. Brosnan
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Rachel Davis	....	production assistant: Chicago
Vincent Dela Luna	....	assistant location manager
Ken Dhaliwal	....	legal services
Judy Dickerson	....	dialect coach: Gerard Butler (as Judi Dickerson)
David Charles DuBois	....	stand-in
Aidan Elliott	....	assistant: Mr. Bosanquet
Jennifer Giannone	....	accounting clerk
Carol Green-Lundy	....	script supervisor: second unit
Darryl Griffiths	....	assistant location manager
Rebecca Hall	....	assistant: Ms. Bello
Eric Hingst	....	set production assistant: Chicago
Kimball Jansma	....	production boy
Jonathan Kinnas	....	extras coordinator: Chicago
Mark Mamalakis	....	location manager
Kyle Mann	....	business affairs executive
Rob Merilees	....	production executive
Andrew Moore	....	location manager: second unit
James Moore	....	assistant: Mr. Vince
Tom Nicoll	....	key set production assistant: Chicago
Sara Nudelman	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Osborne	....	assistant production coordinator
Natasha Parker	....	set production assistant
Kathryn Perkins	....	unit publicist (as Kate Perkins)
Moira Perlmutter	....	production coordinator
Moheen Ramsey	....	accounting clerk
Moheen Ramsey	....	office production assistant
Thomas Richardson	....	office production assistant
Amber Ripley	....	assistant: Mr. Morrissey
Jo Rogers	....	head of creative affairs: Scion Films
Melyssa Rose	....	second assistant production coordinator
Jon Ross	....	production assistant
Devin Senft	....	assistant location manager
David Steinberg	....	legal
Larry Tardif	....	insert car operator
Jereme Watt	....	assistant: Mr. Butler
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial helicopter pilot

Thanks
Holly Adems	....	thanks
Simon Bosanquet	....	thanks
Vicki Christianson	....	special thanks
Darlene Cole	....	thanks
Jeff Davis	....	special thanks
Chris Diamond	....	special thanks
Lisa Doyle	....	special thanks
Peter Eliuk	....	special thanks
Amy Giammarco	....	special thanks
Dean Giammarco	....	special thanks
Patrick Haskill	....	special thanks (as Pat Haskill)
Robert Hunter	....	special thanks
Candice Joiner	....	special thanks
James Lahey	....	thanks
Johnny Ludgate	....	special thanks
Robert Marchessault	....	thanks
Stephan Margolis	....	thanks
Christine McLeod	....	special thanks
David Miercort	....	special thanks
Rich Moskal	....	thanks
Maureen Murphy	....	special thanks
Timothy Nielsen	....	special thanks (as Tim Nielsen)
Dr. Luanne Pannell	....	thanks
Dorian Pareis	....	special thanks
John Ptak	....	thanks
Lily Rindahl	....	thanks
Denise Soullier	....	thanks
Gordon Sproule	....	special thanks
Elaine Stef	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Butterfly Productions
• Infinity Features Entertainment
• Irish DreamTime
• Icon Productions
• Icon Entertainment International

Distributors

• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Central Partnership (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2006) (Thailand) (all media)
• Icon Distribution
• Manga Films (2007) (Spain) (all media)
• Noori Pictures (2007) (South Korea) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Rainmaker (visual effects) (as Rainmaker Animation & Visual Effects UK)
• Capital FX (visual effects digital scanning)
• Pacific West Special Effects (special effects) (as PacificWest SPFX Ltd.)

Other Companies

• ARRI Media  camera equipment provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• DBC Sound  audio post-production
• Fatts  post-production script services
• Sweet Garnett  FACS First Aid Craft services

Also Known As:

Shattered (Singapore: English title) (USA) (new title)
Desperate Hours (Europe: English title)
The Butterfly (International: English title)

MPAA:

Rated R for some language and violence.

Runtime:

95 min | Germany:98 min (European Film Market)

Country:

Canada | UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-13 | Taiwan:R-12 (original rating) | Argentina:16 | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Germany:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

BC Place, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Butterfly Productions

Trivia:

Pierce Brosnan actually crashed the car in the parking lot and their reactions after the crash was real.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the epilogue, Abby's hair alternates from being tucked behind her ear to simply hanging in her face.

Movie Connections:

Features "Ed, Edd, 'n' Eddy" (1999)

Soundtrack:

I'll Take Care of You

TNT premiere showing of "Shattered"...

The producers of BUTTERFLY ON A WHEEL (a/k/a SHATTERED in U.S.), didn't have enough faith in their project to seek widespread theatrical distribution of the finished film--even though it had GERARD BUTLER fresh from his box-office triumph in "300". Instead, they went a more direct route--directly to TV on TNT, which seems more like a last resort. Once again, a Gerard Butler film with limited distribution even though co-starred with PIERCE BROSNAN and MARIA BELLO.

Seeing it on TNT, it's understandable that the film had some problems in connecting with a larger audience. Brosnan's villain is below par for the actor and Butler has done better work elsewhere although he gives all his energy to the role of a distraught husband.

The plot is an elaborate cat-and-mouse game that Brosnan plays with the unlucky couple, Butler and Bello. While it does generate a certain amount of suspense, Brosnan's character remains an enigma for almost the whole story. Never once do we get a hint of why he's going to such extremes to torture the couple by demanding that they perform tasks at his bidding. A grungy looking Brosnan makes the villain a very unappetizing psychotic and we're never quite sure about Butler either, an ad agency man who gradually loses his swaggering overconfident manner.

Without giving away more of the plot (except to say that there is a mildly interesting twist toward the end followed by a double twist), the whole thing plays more like a made-for-TV movie than an actual film because none of the characters are more than one-dimensional despite the good acting. And the final scene between Butler and Bello is totally unbelievable as to motivation.

Summing up: Basically tricky and shallow at the core.