Crackerjack (1994)

Director:

Michael Mazo

Writers:

Michael Bafaro (writer)
Jonas Quastel (writer)

Release Date:

18 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Action

Tagline:

Jack take a vacation? Not on his life.

Plot:

A cop in vacation in a mountain resort comes to the rescue when the resort is taken over by violent criminals. |

Plot Keywords:

Glacier | Murder | Mafia | Hotel | Czechploitation

Cast

Thomas Ian Griffith	...	Jack Wild
Nastassja Kinski	...	Katia 'K.C.' Koslovska
Christopher Plummer	...	Ivan Getz
George Touliatos	...	Sonny LaRosso
Lisa Bunting	...	Annie
Richard Sali	...	Mike Wild
William S. Taylor	...	Morey
Frank Cassini	...	Mario Bracco
Frank C. Turner	...	Oliver Green
Dorothy Fehr	...	Alex
Vladimir Kulich	...	Stephan
Alex Diakun	...	Kraft
Sonny Surowiec	...	Jacques
Scott McNeil	...	Rex
Rob Wilton	...	Bishop
Douglas Arthurs	...	Sparks
Rick Pearce	...	Schmidt
John Bear Curtis	...	Hannibal
Chris Turner	...	Miller
Garvin Cross	...	Troy
Duncan Fraser	...	Colonel Hardy
Melody Stark	...	Newlywed
Wade Flett	...	Newlywed
Tom Pickett	...	Lt. Jackson
Suzy Joachim	...	Caroline
Lloyd Berry	...	Resort Doctor
James Thom	...	Radio Operator
Barry W. Levy	...	Scott Maxwell
Brad Loree	...	Soldier in Gondola
Ashley Da Costa	...	Morey's Wife
Scott J. Ateah	...	Opening Scene Hood
Gerry Therrien	...	Hood #2
Mike Crestejo	...	Hood #3
Marc Akerstream	...	Hood #4
Owen Walstrom	...	Gondola Operator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Love	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Mazo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Bafaro		writer
Jonas Quastel		writer

Produced by
Gary Delfiner	....	executive producer
Dan Howard	....	line producer
Robert Sigman	....	executive producer
Lloyd A. Simandl	....	producer
A. William Smyth	....	executive producer
James R. Westwell	....	executive producer
Alex Wolfe	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Allen

Cinematography by
Danny Nowak

Film Editing by
Richard Benwick
Derek Whelan		(uncredited)

Casting by
Anne Andersons
Abra Edelman
Elisa Goodman
Carmen Ruiz Laza

Production Design by
Andrew Wilson

Art Direction by
Garth Fleming

Set Decoration by
Kevin Brown

Costume Design by
Tracey Boulton
Caroline Cranstoun

Makeup Department
Lisa Love	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Richard Benwick	....	post production supervisor
Dan Howard	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Blecha	....	second third assistant director
Brett Dowler	....	first assistant director
Jan Gordon	....	second assistant director
Ron McLeod	....	second second assistant director
Velma Roberts	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Clive Edwards	....	property master
Gerhard Gehrmann	....	construction coordinator
Wes Hamby	....	set dresser
G. Andrew Hussey	....	lead dresser
Michael Jovanovski	....	dresser
Wendy McAllister	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Brian Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer
David M. Cyr	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Terry Sonderhoff	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Angus Bickerton	....	visual effects supervisor
Alan Church	....	optical cameraman
Andy Stevens	....	camera assistant: model unit, Magic Camera Co

Stunts
Marc Akerstream	....	stunt coordinator
Brett Armstrong	....	stunts
Denny Arnold	....	stunts
Brad Loree	....	stunts
Gerald Paetz	....	stunts
Vanessa Paris	....	stunts
Kymberly Sheppard	....	stunts (as Kimberly Sheppard)
David Soo	....	stunts
Luke Waidmann	....	stunts
Owen Walstrom	....	stunts
Rob Wilton	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Geoffrey James Dixon	....	electrician
Holly Gregory	....	first assistant camera
Harvey Larocque	....	camera operator
Ian Seabrook	....	second assistant camera
Paul Slatter	....	gaffer
Tony Whiteside	....	best boy grip

Editorial Department
Pamela Benwick	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Ron Friesen	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Paul Irvine	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Holly Atchison	....	script supervisor
Simon Giles	....	title designer
Elvira Graham	....	stand-in
Don Knodel	....	location manager
Elizabeth Lamont	....	stand-in
Michael Rosser	....	production coordinator
Bill Waters	....	stand-in
Byard Wood	....	stand-in

Production Companies

• Excalibur Pictures
• North American Pictures
• Worldvision

Distributors

• Cineplex-Odeon Films (1994) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cineplex-Odeon Home Video (1995) (Canada) (VHS)
• MCA (1995) (Canada) (VHS)
• Republic Pictures Home Video (1995) (USA) (video)

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Iceland:16 | UK:18 | Germany:18 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Czech Republic

Company:

Excalibur Pictures

Movie Connections:

Followed by Crackerjack 3 (2000)

Die Hard meets Cliffhanger

It's Die Hard meets Cliffhanger when a ski resort is besieged by terrorists and it's up to one cop, Jack (Crackerjack) to stop this.

A B-action movie that borrows from other films and is quite good with pretty good action, a ridiculous plot (as always in these movies) and three fine stars. Thomas Ian Griffith as the cop and Nastasja Kinski and Christopher Plummer as terrorists. If you don't like stupid B-action movies this is not for you.