The Bone Collector (1999)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 1999
Running Times: 113 mins 118 mins
Format: colour 35mm Super 35
Ratio: 2.35:1
Sound: DTS Dolby EX 6.1 SDDS

(Full Credits)

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Columbia Pictures Corporation / Universal Pictures
Executive Producers: Dan Jinks, Michael Klawitter
Producers: Martin Bregman, Michael Scott Bregman, Louis A. Stroller
Associate Producer: Bo Dietl

SCRIPT
Script: Jeremy Iacone
Book: Jeffery Deaver

DIRECTION
Director: Phillip Noyce
2nd Unit Director: Robert Grasmere

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: Dean Semler
Additional Director of Photography: Mike Benson

EDITING AND POST PRDUCTION
Editor: William Hoy
Additional Editor: Andrew S. Eisen

MUSIC
Music: Craig Armstrong
Songs: George Acogny, Kamil Rustam (Juicy); George Acogny, Mitsou Gélinas, Kamil Rustam (The Touch (Le Toucher)); Craig Armstrong, Marius De Vries (McKenzie); Joseph Arthur (Bed of Nails); Peter Gabriel (Don't Give Up)
Songs Performed By: Gainde (Juicy); Mitsou (The Touch (Le Toucher)); Craig Armstrong (McKenzie); Joseph Arthur (Bed of Nails); Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush (Don't Give Up)

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: Simon Kaye
Boom Operators: David Sutton, François Grenon

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Key Make Up (Montreal): Kathryn Casault
Make Up (New York): Kymbra Callaghan
Key Hair: Réjean Forget
Hair (New York): Roy Bryson
Costume Designer: Odette Gadoury

SPECIAL MAKE UP EFFECTS
Special Make Up Effects: C.J. Goldman
Head Prosthetics Artist: Adrien Morot

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects: Les Productions de l'Intrigue Inc
Special Effects Supervisor: Louis Craig
Special Effects Technician: Eric-André Paquin

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects / Animation: The Computer Film Company
Visual Effects Supervisor: Robert Grasmere
Visual Effects Producer: Rachael Penfold

DIGITAL EFFECTS
Digital Visual Effects Supervisor: Mark Nelmes

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Nigel Phelps
Supervising Art Director: Claude Paré
Art Directors: Claude Paré, Jefferson Sage

LOCATIONS
Locations: Montréal, Québec, Canada; New York City, New York, USA
Supervising Location Manager: Céline Daignault
Location Manager: François Fauteux

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinators: Mike Russo, Jean Frenette, Jery Hewitt, Michael Scherer
Stunts: Jodi Michelle Pynn, Allen Kane, Bill Anagnos, Darren Cerullo, David Filippi, Don Hewitt, Don Hewitt Jr, Gilbert Larose Jr, Harry Madsen, Helen Stranzl, Hondo Flemming, Isabella Rapone, Janet Paparazzo, Jennifer Lamb, Joanne Lamstein, John E. Mack, Keith Siglinger, Laura Dash, Lisa Cain, Marc Désourdy, Mark Dillahunt, Martine Ouimet, Mick O'Rourke, Norman Douglass, Paul Bucossi, Peter Bucossi, Roy Farfel, Stéphane Lefebvre, Steve Mack, Thorsten Kaye

CASTING
Casting: William Cantler, Bernard Telsey, David Vaccari

CAST
Denzel Washington (Lincoln Rhyme)
Angelina Jolie (Amelia Donaghy)
Queen Latifah (Thelma)
Michael Rooker (Captain Howard Cheney)
Mike McGlone (Detective Kenny Solomon)
Luis Guzmán (Eddie Ortiz)
Leland Orser (Richard Thompson)
John Benjamin Hickey (Dr Barry Lehman)
Bobby Cannavale (Steve)
Ed O'Neill (Detective Paulie Sellitto)
Richard Zeman (Lieutenant Carl Hanson)
Olivia Birkelund (Lindsay Rubin)
Gary Swanson (Alan Rubin)
Jim Bulleit (train engineer)
Frank Fontaine (grandfather)
Zena Grey (granddaughter)
Daniel Brochu (NYU student)
Desmond Campbell (taxi inspector)
Christian Veliz (young boy)
Mercedes Gómez (Ortiz's mother)
Mary C. Hammett (girlfriend in nightclub)
Amanda Gay (girl in nightclub)
Steve Adams (gas worker)

PLOT SUMMARY

Forensics expert Lincoln Rhyme is left a quadriplegic following an accident, able to move only his head and a single finger. He plans to end it all with the reluctant help of a doctor friend, but opts to investigate one last case when he hears of a maniac who is abducting victims in a taxi and murdering them. Rhyme teams up with a young cop haunted by her father's suicide who acts as his eyes and feet in the race to find the killer before he can strike again.

Argentina
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina
Video Distributor: LK-TEL

France
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia TriStar Films

Germany
Theatrical Distributor: Columbia TriStar Film GmbH
DVD Distributor: Columbia/Tristar (30597; includes - interviews with the cast and crew; commentary by Philip Noyce; isolated musical score)

Hong Kong
Theatrical Distributor: EDKO Film Ltd

Japan
Theatrical Distributor: Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc

UK
DVD Distributor: Columbia/Tristar (CDR 30597; includes - audio commentary by Philip Noyce; featurette)

USA
Theatrical Distributor: MCA/Universal Pictures
Video Distributor: Universal Studios Inc
Laserdisc Distributor: MCA/Universal Home Video (LD 85238-WS); MCA/Universal Home Video (LD 85240-WS)
DVD Distributor: Universal (20716; includes - audio commentary by Philip Noyce; featurette)

Argentina
Rating: 16

Australia
Rating: M

Brazil
Rating: 14

Chile
Rating: 14

Denmark
Rating: 15

Finland
Rating: K-16

France
Rating: -12

Germany
Rating: 16

Hong Kong
Rating: IIB

Ireland
Rating: 15

Netherlands
Rating: 16

New Zealand
Rating: M

Norway
Rating: 18

Portugal
Rating: M/16

Singapore
Rating: PG

Sweden
Rating: 15

Switzerland
Rating: 16

UK
Rating: 15

USA
Rating: R (for strong violent content including grisly images, and for language)

2000
Blockbuster Entertainment Awards
Favorite Actress: Suspense (Angelina Jolie) - nominated

Image Awards
Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Motion Picture (Queen Latifah) - nominated

1999
August
29: Canada - shown at the Montréal Film Festival

November
2: USA - theatrical premiere
5: USA - theatrical release
18: Australia - theatrical release
30: New Zealand - theatrical release

December
24: Israel - theatrical premiere

January
6: Hong Kong, Israel - theatrical release
13: Argentina, Singapore, Slovenia - theatrical release
14: Norway, UK - theatrical release
20: Germany - theatrical release
21: Denmark - theatrical release
24: Czech Republic - shown at the Febio Film Festival
26: Belgium, France, Switzerland - theatrical release
27: Switzerland - theatrical release in German speaking region
28: Brazil, Iceland, Mexico - theatrical release

February
4: Portugal, Spain - theatrical release
9: Egypt - theatrical release
10: Netherlands - theatrical release
11: Malaysia - theatrical release
17: Czech Republic - theatrical release
18: Estonia, Finland - theatrical release

March
2: Hungary - theatrical release
3: Italy, Poland, Sweden - theatrical release
14: Kuwait - theatrical release

April
15: Japan - theatrical release

2000
March
14: USA - DVD release Universal (20716)

April
4: USA - laserdisc release (MCA/Universal Home Video (LD 85238-WS))
18: USA - laserdisc release (MCA/Universal Home Video (LD 85240-WS))

July
25: Germany - DVD release (Columbia/Tristar (30597))

August
7: UK - DVD release (Columbia/Tristar (CDR 30597))

2002
March
12: USA - television broadcast (on STARZ)

Two cops on the trail of a brutal killer. They must see as one, they must act as one, they must think as one, before the next victim falls.

Der Knochenjäger - German title

MAGAZINES

Entertainment Weekly no.512 (12 November 1999) pp.52-53 (USA)
review (Piece Keeper (B-) by Lisa Schwarzbaum)

Film Review February 2000 p.27 (UK)
review (by Anwar Brett)

Flicks September 2000 p.81
illustrated DVD review (by Lucy Barrick)

Rolling Stone no.826 (25 November 1999) p.112 (USA)
review (The Bone Collector by Peter Travers)

Total Film February 2000 p.86 (UK)
review (by Cam Winstanley)

Variety vol.376 no.3 (6 September 1999) p.66 (USA)
review (Bone doesn't quite get under the skin by Dennis Harvey)

NEWSPAPERS

Correio da Manhã 4 February 2000 (Portugal)
review (by Vitoriano Rosa)

Diário de Notícias 4 February 2000 (Portugal)
review (by João Miguel Tavares)

serial killers; disability; quadriplegics; police; new york; paralysis; helicopters; brooklyn bridge