Outpost (2008)

Director:

Steve Barker

Writers:

Rae Brunton (screenplay)
Kieran Parker (story) ...
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Release Date:

11 March 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Horror

Tagline:

You can't kill what's already dead

Plot:

In war-torn Eastern Europe, a world-weary group of mercenaries discover a long-hidden secret in an abandoned WWII bunker.

Plot Keywords:

Mercenary | Ex Soldier | Bar | Nazi | One Word Title

Cast

Ray Stevenson	...	DC
Julian Wadham	...	Hunt
Richard Brake	...	Prior
Paul Blair	...	Jordan
Brett Fancy	...	Taktarov
Enoch Frost	...	Cotter
Julian Rivett	...	Voyteche
Michael Smiley	...	McKay
Johnny Meres	...	The Breather
Xuki Robeli	...	Newsreader
Mark Smith	...	Nazi Soldier #1
Graeme Temple	...	Nazi Soldier #3
Charlie Jeffrey	...	Nazi Soldier #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Peden	...	Nazi Sergeant Major (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Barker

Writing credits
Rae Brunton		(screenplay)
Kieran Parker		(story) &
Steve Barker		(story) &
Rae Brunton		(story)

Produced by
Graham Begg	....	executive producer
Jamie Carmichael	....	executive producer
Arabella Page Croft	....	producer
Kieran Parker	....	producer
Suzanne Reid	....	line producer
Nigel Thomas	....	executive producer
Charlotte Walls	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Seymour Brett		(as James Brett)

Cinematography by
Gavin Struthers

Film Editing by
Chris Gill
Alastair Reid

Casting by
Kate Plantin

Production Design by
Max Berman
Gordon Rogers

Art Direction by
Andy Drummond

Costume Design by
Alison Mitchell		(as Ali Mitchell)

Makeup Department
Jessica Cruickshank	....	make-up trainee
Maxine Dallas	....	makeup artist
Niamh Morrison	....	makeup designer
Barney Nikolic	....	prosthetic makeup artist

Production Management
Pamela Nelson	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Harry Boyd	....	assistant director
Alison Goring	....	second assistant director
David McKinnon	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Philip Barratt	....	art department assistant
Stuart Bryce	....	production buyer
Claire Fleming	....	art department assistant
Rebecca L.A. Hamilton	....	scenic artist (as Rebecca Hamilton)
Paul Lambie	....	stand-by props
Paul McNamara	....	property master
Jordan R.A. Mills	....	props (as Jordan Mills)
Ken Petrie	....	painter
Rod Petrie	....	painter
Lynsey Sinnamon	....	head scenic artist

Sound Department
Kelly-Marie Angell	....	foley editor
Julie Ankerson	....	foley artist
Jeremy Child	....	sound effects editor
Howard Eaves	....	sound effects editor
John Fewell	....	foley artist
Gordon Forbes	....	sound trainee
Linsey Hamilton	....	sound trainee
Alastair Mason	....	sound recordist
Graham McCormick	....	boom operator
Paul McFadden	....	sound effects editor
Adam Mendez	....	adr recordist
James Ridgway	....	assistant sound re-recording mixer
Ellie Russell	....	supervising sound editor
Richard Straker	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Mike H.G. Bates	....	prosthetic makeup artist: Hybrid Enterprises
Mike H.G. Bates	....	special makeup effects supervisor: Hybrid Enterprises
Suzanne Bates	....	special effects makeup: Hybrid Enterprises
Mark Kilburn	....	special effects makeup: Hybrid Enterprises
Ken Petrie	....	special effects trainee
Mike Stringer	....	prosthetics designer: Hybrid Enterprises
Dawn Whitehead-Binns	....	sculptor: Hybrid Enterprises

Visual Effects by
James Ballard	....	di producer
William Carley	....	digital effects artist: The Difference Facility
Geoffrey R. Case	....	senior colourist
Valentina Catena	....	digital intermediate operator
Noemie Cruciani	....	junior compositor
Christopher Eades	....	executive producer: The Difference Facility
Alexis Haggar	....	visual effects supervisor: The Difference Facility
Myfanwy Harris	....	digital effects artist
Pavan Kumar	....	visual effects
Oliver Minchin	....	digital effects artist: The Difference Facility
Matthew Redding	....	digital effects artist: The Difference Facility
Thomas Urbye	....	visual effects producer: The Look
Paul J. Wright	....	scanning and recording manager

Stunts
James Fleming	....	fight arranger

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Bates	....	rigging gaffer
Theo Berman	....	daily camera trainee
Phil Brookes	....	gaffer
Tim Critchell	....	grip
Neil Davidson	....	still photographer
Dave Fowler	....	rigging electrician
John Harper	....	first assistant camera
Derrick Peters	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott Rodgers	....	second assistant camera
Richard Stoddard	....	Steadicam operator
Richard Stoddard	....	camera operator: "a" camera

Animation Department
Andrew Johnston-Gray	....	cg modeler
Jeremy Hardin	....	visual effects supervisor: animated sequence, Open Book
Fernando Martins	....	vfx artist: animated sequence, Open Book
Sam McCarthy	....	animation producer
Laura Seymour	....	animation director

Casting Department
Stuart Elliott	....	casting: Scotland

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Harriet Edmonds	....	costume assistant
Michael Weldon	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Alec Gibson	....	grader
Steve Harrow	....	post-production consultant

Music Department
James Seymour Brett	....	conductor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Andrew Dudman	....	score recording engineer
The London Metropolitan Orchestra	....	music performed by
David Walter	....	music editor

Other crew
Duncan Broadfoot	....	floor runner
Neil Cairns	....	production accountant
Stephen Carney	....	runner
Matt Curtis	....	title designer
Paul Dray	....	laboratory contact
Jim Elliott	....	armorer
Jo Fairweather	....	production assistant: office
Claire Hewitt	....	script supervisor
Paul Imrie	....	accounts trainee
Julia Jones	....	unit publicist
Michael Klesic	....	voice-over
Amy Munro	....	production secretary
Beatrice Neumann	....	production executive
Ed Smith	....	location manager
Velibor Topic	....	voice-over
Yana Yanezic	....	voice-over
Paul Zieleniec	....	assistant accountant

Thanks
Rachel Baker	....	the producers would like to thank
Kate Barker	....	the producers would like to thank
Ken Barker	....	the producers would like to thank
Sandra Barker	....	the producers would like to thank
Michael Byrne	....	the producers would like to thank
Douglas William Castle	....	the producers would like to thank
Adam Coles	....	the producers would like to thank
Mark Geddes	....	the producers would like to thank
Marcus Harben	....	the producers would like to thank
John Hooper	....	the producers would like to thank
Victoria Lennon	....	the producers would like to thank
Kevin Parker	....	the producers would like to thank
Domenic Pontone	....	the producers would like to thank
Simon Ragoonanan	....	the producers would like to thank
Jenny Williams	....	the producers would like to thank
Frank Wu	....	the producers would like to thank

Production Companies

• Black Camel Pictures
• Cinema One
• Matador Pictures
• Regent Capital (in association with)

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2008) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• Screen Gems (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2008) (Israel) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2008) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2008) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• MG Film (2008) (Yugoslavia) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) Worldwide Acquisitions Group (2007) (UK) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Nordic (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Top Film (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• Artem (physical special effects)
• Hybrid Enterprises

Other Companies

• Anvil Post Production  sound post-production
• Audiolink Radio Communications  walkie talkies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Dragon Digital Intermediate  digital intermediate facility
• Fuji Photo Film  motion picture film supplied by
• Look, The  post-production facilities
• Open Book  animation
• Sapex Scripts  post-production services
• Sound Design Company, The  post-production sound services

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

UK

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Black and White

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:R (2008) | Singapore:M18 (cut) | Argentina:16 | Ireland:18 | Finland:K-15 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Dumfries & Galloway, Scotland, UK

Company:

Black Camel Pictures

Trivia:

When DC pulls out the pistol from its holder in the generator chamber, its sound is identical to Return to Castle Wolfenstein (2001) (VG) when the player swaps weapons. Similarly, when the soldiers emerge from the truck, the slamming noise is the same as in RTCW when the player attempts to open a locked wooden door.

Quotes:

Hunt: You're no different to them out there. Men who once had a purpose and now have nothing but death.
DC: Except *we're* not dead.
Hunt: Give it up. They're gonna tear us to pieces here. All of us.
DC: They can try.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Outpost II (2010)

Claustrophobic Atmosphere, Many Unexplained Situations

In a European country devastated by the war, a group of six mercenaries leaded by DC (Ray Stevenson) is hired by the engineer Hunt (Julian Wadham) to protect him in a travel to a no man's land. In accordance with Hunt, he is the representative of a group of investors and he has been assigned to visit one facility in one of their real estates. When they arrive in the spot, they find an old Nazi bunker with a pilot machine and evidences of gruesome experiments with human beings and one survivor. While protecting the outpost, they are attacked by invisible enemies; when Hunt discloses the truth about the mysterious device, DC realizes that they have to fight to survive to an invincible supernatural army.

"Outpost" is a horror movie that keeps a claustrophobic atmosphere, but has many unexplained situations. Why the fiends did not kill the whole group at once? Why the fiends became corporal? Why the leader of the fiends stays in the bunker? Why the mercenaries keep shooting the fiends if they know that their bullets and mines are ineffective? In the end, "Outpost" entertains, but I really prefer the South Korean "R-Point" or the British "The Keep" (1983) that give better explanation to the supernatural events. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Missão de Risco" ("Risky Mission")