Skinwalkers (2002)

Country of Origin: USA / UK
Dates of Original Broadcast: 24 November 2002
Number of Seasons: n/a
Total Number of Episodes: 1
Average Episode Running Times: 100 mins
Format: colour
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Carlton International Media Ltd / Granada Entertainment USA / PBS / WGBH Boston / Wildwood Enterprises
Executive Producers: Rebecca Eaton, Michael Nozik, Robert Redford
Producer: Craig McNeil
Production Manager: Patty Long
Production Coordinator: Catherine A. McCabe

SCRIPT
Script: James Redford
Novel: Tony Hillerman

DIRECTION
Director: Chris Eyre
1st Assistant Director: Chad Rosen
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Cleta Elaine Ellington

PHOTOGRAPHY
Gaffer: Jon R. Tower

EDITING AND POST PRODUCTION
Editor: Cindy Mollo
Assistant Editor: Pamela March
Post Production Supervisor: Robin Maybin-Hens

MUSIC
Music: BC Smith
Supervising Music Editor: Mike Flicker
Music Editor: Jeff Lingle
Music Copyist: Larry Seymour

SOUND
Sound Mixer: Lisa Pinero
Boom Operator: Kate Jesse
Supervising Sound Editor: Mark Friedgen
ADR Supervisor: Suzanne Angel
Sound Effects Editor: Bob Costanza
Foley Mixer: Tommy Goodwin
Sound Utility: Dirk Stout

MAKE UP AND COSTUMES
Co-Key Make Up and Hair: Claudia Breckenridge, Dori Randall
Assistant Swing Make Up And Hair: Tina Simms
Costume Designer: Alexis Scott
Costume Supervisor: Rachel Rumann

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Supervisor: G. Peter King
Special Effects Foreman: Jeff Rand
Special Effects Technician: Ron Colucci

VISUAL EFFECTS
Senior Visual Effects Artist: Mark Intravartolo

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Art Director: Marcia Calosio
Set Decorator: Karen Agresti
On-Set Dresser: John M. Oswald
Property Master: Jeffrey Bellamy
Painter: Kristen Spinning
Art Department Coordinator: Lara Weithorn
Greens: Bill Garber

MISCELLANEOUS
Script Supervisor: Karen Mattingly
Assistant Production Office Coordinator: Constance L. Hoy
Transportation Captain: Michael B. Russell

LOCATIONS
Locations: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Lou Simon

CASTING
Casting: Rene Haynes
Casting Assistant: Jeff Ham

CAST
Harrison Lowe (Roman George)
James Dalgam (Bister)
Adam Beach (Jim Chee)
Saginaw Grant (Wilson Sam)
Nicholas Bartolo (Tommy Nakai)
Jon Proudstar (Davis Nakai)
Misty Upham (Nina)
Drew Lacafa (Bobby)
Sheila Tousey (Emma Leaphorn)
Wes Studi (Lt Joe Leaphorn)
Apesanahkwat (Captain Butler)
Marla Finn (German woman)
Michael Greyeyes (Dr Stone)
Ryan Polequaptewa (Lonnie Mack)
Noah Watts (Ruben Maze)
Alex Rice (Janet Pete)
Chris Eyre (Tribal Judge Amadeus Pinto)
Crystal Van Keuren (nurse)
Gerald Vandever (Officer Gorman)
Chesley Wilson (Loraine Mack)
Geraldine Keams (Gina)
Fran Jarvis (Gloria)
Lorraine Spitzer (flower shop owner)
Lisa Montour (Wanda)
Peter Stelzer (German man)

PLOT SUMMARY

The Navajo police are searching for the killer of three medicine men - a murderer who appears to be a Skinwalker, a medicine man turned evil.

AVAILABILITY

USA
Television Distributors: PBS
DVD Distributors: Warner / PBS Home Video

CENSORSHIP HISTORY

Finland
Rating: K-11

TIMELINE

2002
February
25: USA - filming begins

November
24: USA - television broadcast (on PBS)
26: USA - DVD release (Warner / PBS Home Video)

2003
May
28: Norway - DVD release

ALTERNATIVE TITLES

Skinwalkers - kostajat haudan takaa - Finnish video title

LINKS

SEQUELS
Coyote Waits (2003)
A Thief of Time (2004)

WEB LINKS
Official Site

KEYWORDS

indians, magic, native americans, medicine men, police

Last Updated: 1 January, 2009