War Stories (2003) (TV)

Director:

Robert Singer

Writer (WGA):

Peter Noah (written by)

Release Date:

31 August 2004 (Hungary)

Genre:

Drama

Cast

Jeff Goldblum	...	Ben Dansmore
Lake Bell	...	Nora Stone
Louise Lombard	...	Gayle Phelan
Jeffrey Nordling	...	Ian Rhys
Noam Jenkins	...	Rainy Tamarov
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Yousuf Azami	...	Guard
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Ed O'Brian
Keith Birkfeld	...	Taliban Recruit
Jason Brooks	...	Mike Skrumbis
Michael Reilly Burke	...	Coulter
Christina Chang	...	Camera Woman
Anand Chulani	...	IMU rapper
Alanna Dergan	...	Young girl
Jack Dimich
Homie Doroodian	...	Guerilla fighter
Ron Griffith	...	Taliban Guard (interviewed)
Nicholas Guilak	...	IMU Soldier
Mark Harelik
Marty Hrejsa	...	Uzbek Clerk
Ramsey Malouky	...	Uzbek Official
Patrick Roman Miller	...	Al Haddad
Navid Negahban	...	Al Qaeda Rebel at Bridge
Anthony Sears	...	French Traveler
Richard Steinmetz	...	Andrew Thorne
Eric St. John
Antonina Thompson	...	Uzbek young mother
Ines Wurth	...	Burka Woman

Directed by
Robert Singer

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Noah		(written by)

Produced by
Keith Addis	....	executive producer
Preston Fischer	....	producer
Vanessa Hayes	....	associate producer
Emile Levisetti	....	executive producer
Peter Noah	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jay Gruska

Cinematography by
Adam Kane

Film Editing by
Philip Sgriccia

Casting by
Janet Gilmore
Megan McConnell

Production Design by
Mayne Berke
Jim Pohl

Art Direction by
Joe Walser

Costume Design by
Elisabetta Beraldo

Makeup Department
Thereze Berquist	....	makeup artist
Carol Collini	....	makeup artist
Wayne Massarelli	....	makeup department head
Pam Phillips	....	key makeup artist
Mel Stetson	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Gerald T. Olson	....	unit production manager
Haley Sweet	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kent Genzlinger	....	second assistant director
Chemen Ochoa	....	second second assistant director
Kaaren F. Ochoa	....	assistant director

Art Department
Stan Cockerell	....	assistant property master
Erin Fite	....	set decoration buyer
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Mike Piccirillo	....	art department researcher
Bruce Purcell	....	on-set dresser
Steve Rick	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Ray Cymoszinski	....	sound mixer
Kevin Fisher	....	sound effects editor
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Bob Goold	....	dialog editor
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
Kristi Johns	....	adr supervisor
Jason Johnston	....	boom operator
Kevin Maloney	....	boom operator
Andy Peach	....	post-production sound recordist
Ronald L. Wright	....	sound utility

Special Effects by
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects foreman
Jonathan Kombrinck	....	special effects
Matthew Lillis	....	pyrotechnician
David Peterson	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Wally Crowder	....	stunt coordinator
Glenn Goldstein	....	stunts
Michael Hilow	....	stunts
Claudette James	....	stunt performer
Terry James	....	stunts
Frank Torres	....	stunts
Bill Willens	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Pat Dames	....	best boy grip
Thomas H. Frederick	....	camera loader
Steve Galvin	....	lighting technician
Alan Gitlin	....	assistant camera
Chris Hathaway	....	electrician
Tamas Mack	....	assistant camera
Richard Masino	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Robyn Owen	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chandra Moore	....	costume ager
Austin Myers	....	costume supervisor
Candice Sabbah	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Bob Barger	....	post-production coordinator
Bruce Gorman	....	assistant editor

Transportation Department
L. Chip Crosby Jr.	....	driver: cast
Craig Lietzke	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Robert Bendick	....	office production assistant
Tom Carson	....	assistant coordinator
Matthew Cassel	....	location manager
Jennifer Cobb	....	first assistant accountant
Donna Fewell	....	production assistant
Scott Fish	....	assistant: Mr. Addis
Cory Fleming	....	co-pilot
Todd Fullerton	....	24 frame video/computer engineer
Joel Goldes	....	dialect coach
David 'Cajun' Guilbeau	....	craft service
Thomas J. Healy IV	....	key assistant location manager
Jason Henson	....	production assistant
Michael Hubert	....	production coordinator
Joan Johnson	....	production secretary
Mindy Miller	....	stand-in: Ms. Lombard
Barbara Rosing Hoke	....	production coordinator
Toufig Tulsiram	....	technical advisor: Al Qaida
Peter Vogel	....	production coordinator: preparation

Production Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television
• Industry Entertainment
• NBC Studios
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC)

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and sexuality.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

20th Century Fox Television

Why can't TV make better movies?

Why can't TV make better movies? No wonder the the big 4 networks lose viewers to TBS, HBO, and A&E. Their movies entertain, have originality to them, and have fresher writing. Another leftwing the US government is bad conspiracy movie where the media is the only true hero. This makes me sick, because I wonder how many times the media has destroyed careers, caused riots, ruin investigations, and caused deaths by unethical reporters. We need a media, but some of these tv movies are like a commercial for the nightly news. Conspiracy movie of the big bad gov and CIA have been around for 30 years; they need a new angle. After some of these crazy government conspiracy theories, people have become leery of these stories. The same formula, an Alan Alda type hero, a sex interested for ratings, a stupid Frank Burns right wing guy who does something stupid and gets killed, and as always CIA plot, everyone has to be good looking, idealistic, and all the world's problems simply can be blamed on the US and the government they support etc etc etc... Nothing new here, they even try to do the Vietnam flashback imagery, with that same Stones song used in everyone of these movies. War dirty, and evil nothing new there, except they get a big name b actor,Goldblum, to make you waste your time watching this crap. I think the ending left little for the viewer. 3/10