DC 9/11: Time of Crisis (2003) (TV)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Brian Trenchard-Smith

Writer (WGA):

Lionel Chetwynd (written by)

Release Date:

7 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | History

Plot:

This is the story of the days directly after 9/11, and the president's whereabouts.

Plot Keywords:

Presidential Advisor | National Security Advisor | Dick Cheney | National Security | George W. Bush

Cast

Timothy Bottoms	...	President George W. Bush
John Cunningham	...	Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld
David Wolos-Fonteno	...	Secretary of State Colin Powell (as David Fonteno)
Gregory Itzin	...	Atty. Gen. John Ashcroft
Penny Johnson	...	Condoleezza Rice (as Penny Johnson Jerald)
Stephen Macht	...	Paul Wolfowitz
Mary Gordon Murray	...	Laura Bush
Lawrence Pressman	...	Vice President Dick Cheney
Scott Alan Smith	...	Press Secretary Ari Fleischer
George Takei	...	Transportation Secretary Norman Mineta
David McIlwraith	...	White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card
Myron Natwick	...	Paul O'Neill
Allan Royal	...	Karl Rove
Carolyn Scott	...	Karen Hughes
Chuck Shamata	...	Shelton
James McGowan	...	Michael Gerson
Debra McGrath	...	Mary Matalin
Gerry Mendicino	...	CIA Director George Tenet
Brian Paul	...	Lt. Col. Tom Gould
Bobby Johnston	...	Secret Service chief
Peter James Haworth	...	Secret Service chief
Chris Regan	...	Air Force security officer
Ted Whittall	...	Jim Wilkinson
James Carroll	...	FBI Director Robert Mueller
Michael Krek	...	John McConnell
Greg Spottiswood	...	Matthew Scully
Jef Mallory	...	Dan Bartlett
Brian Rhodes	...	Richard Lee Armitage
Chris Gillet	...	Chris Henick
Lenny Panzer	...	David Frum
Doug MacLeod	...	Cofer Black (as Douglas McLeod)
Domenico Fiore	...	Hayes (as Dom Fiore)
Greg Ellwand	...	Christopher Cox
Sydney Vanderland	...	Child
Sarah Stevens	...	Reporter
Elle Downs	...	Reporter
Trevor Blackman	...	Secret Service Agent
Jude Coffey	...	Secret Service Agent
David Collins	...	Secret Service Agent
Richard Jutras	...	Secret Service Agent
Garfield Andrews	...	Secret Service Agent
Peter Van Wart	...	Major
Don Ritchie	...	Major
Dwight McFee	...	Lt. General
Deborah Tennant	...	Executive
Kris Saric	...	Young Man
Andrew Gillies	...	British Prime Minister Tony Blair
Doug Lennox	...	Gen. Tommy Francks
John Boylan	...	Myers
Thomas Hauff	...	Sen. John McCain
Roger Dunn	...	Congressman
Jean Daigle	...	Senator
Geoffrey Bowes	...	Sen. Tom Daschle
Allen Stewart-Coates	...	Sen. Robert Byrd (as Allen Stewart Coates)
Ho Chow	...	Officer (as Ho 'Oyster' Chow)
Shary Guthrie	...	Burned Woman
Tim Burd	...	Burned Man
Howard Jerome	...	Ariel Sharon
Edie Inksetter	...	Weeping Woman
Sheila Brand	...	Nancy Bishop
John Henley	...	Fireman on fire truck
Colm Magner	...	Digging fireman
Devon Bostick	...	Fireman's son
Harriet Van Evera	...	Arlene Howard (as Harriett Van Evera)
Danny Waugh	...	Soldier
Joanne Boland	...	Young woman
Roger Barnes	...	Richard Gephardt
Conrad Caton	...	Rescue worker
Katie Bergin	...	Rescue worker
Troy Blundell	...	Rescue worker
Jimmy Gonzalez	...	Rescue worker
Michele Ferney	...	Tearful mother
Alison MacLeod	...	Anne Heiligenstein
David Greenway	...	Secretary Mineta's driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dean McKenzie	...	Secret Service Agent
Gary Newton	...	Gen. Tommy Franks (voice)
John Edwin Shaw	...	Cofer Black (voice)

Directed by
Brian Trenchard-Smith

Writing credits (WGA)
Lionel Chetwynd		(written by)

Produced by
Lionel Chetwynd	....	producer
Robert Halmi Sr.	....	co-executive producer
Armand Leo	....	producer

Original Music by
Lawrence Shragge

Cinematography by
Ousama Rawi

Film Editing by
John Lafferty

Casting by
Stephanie Gorin

Production Design by
William Fleming		(as Bill Fleming)

Art Direction by
Graham Caswell

Set Decoration by
Justin Craig

Costume Design by
Ruth Secord

Makeup Department
Eva Coudouloux	....	assistant makeup artist
Stephanie Ingram	....	key hair stylist
Lynda McCormack	....	key makeup artist
Sandy Sokolowski	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
David Bailey	....	post-production supervisor
Chad Tomasoski	....	post-production supervisor
Claire Welland	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neille Brockie	....	third assistant director
Rick Kush	....	second assistant director
Mark MacDonald	....	third assistant director
Alison Reid	....	second unit director
Bruce Speyer	....	first assistant director
Joshua Stratton	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Roxanne Borris	....	first assistant art director
Danny Burke	....	set buyer
Jamie Burke	....	construction coordinator
Jacinta Cooper	....	art department apprentice
Eric Deros	....	first assistant art director
Ric Fernandez	....	head carpenter (as Ric Fernandez)
John Galbraith	....	key scenic painter
Shannon Hill	....	second assistant art director
Christopher Jenkins	....	property master
Jordan Kerner	....	set dresser
John Lamont	....	set dresser
Bruce Mailing	....	lead set dresser
Nicola Moss	....	property assistant
Joe Susin	....	set dresser
Phil Topplin	....	set dresser
Craig Tovell	....	assistant head carpenter
Gary Vandenbor	....	lead set dresser

Sound Department
Brian Avery	....	sound recordist
John Benson	....	supervising sound editor
Dicken Berglund	....	adr mixer
Jane Boegel	....	adr editor
Jane Boegel	....	dialogue editor
Kenneth R. Burton	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ken Burton)
Peter Clements	....	sound mixer
Gavin Coford	....	boom operator
Russell DeWolf	....	adr editor (as Russ DeWolf)
Russell DeWolf	....	dialogue editor (as Russ DeWolf)
John Edwards-Younger	....	sound effects editor
Michael Hankins	....	assistant sound editor
Mark Kaim	....	sound recordist
Mark McNeilly	....	second boom operator
Gus Medina	....	foley mixer
Andre Perreault	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dale W. Perry	....	foley artist (as Dale Perry)
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Sean Armstrong	....	special effects key
Harry Chaggaris	....	first assistant special effects
Tim Good	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Jim L. Clark	....	lead visual effects artist: Animationwerks
John Moores	....	digital artist
Dennis Sedov	....	technical director
Lance Wilhoite	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Tom Farr	....	stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunts
Ken Quinn	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
Mary Ann Stevens	....	stunts (as Mary Anne Stevens)

Camera and Electrical Department
Cynthia Barlow	....	key rigging grip
Mark Beauchamp	....	second assistant camera: second camera
Darren Boyce	....	key grip
Phil Calambakas	....	best boy grip (as Philip Calambakas)
Michael Carr	....	second assistant camera: second camera
Ira Cohen	....	gaffer
Stephen Crosgrey	....	generator operator (as Steve Crosgrey)
Mark Cyre	....	first assistant camera
Paul Dias	....	electrician
Rick Dubeau	....	grip
Roger Finlay	....	camera operator
David Herrington	....	camera operator: second camera
Paul Hildebrand	....	grip
Blaise Kunopaski	....	camera trainee
Mark Lewandowski	....	video playback supervisor
Robert J. MacDonald	....	key rigging gaffer
Joseph Micomonaco	....	first assistant camera: second camera (as Joe Micomonaco)
Rahul Parekh	....	dolly grip
Anthony Ramsey	....	electrician (as Tony Ramsey)
Ronald Schlueter	....	playback operator
Neil Trafford	....	second assistant camera
David Watts	....	best boy
Steve Winn	....	grip
Ken Woroner	....	still photographer
Chris Zacharuk	....	electrician
Paul Zoskey	....	video playback operator

Casting Department
Lindsay Chag	....	casting: Los Angeles
Robin D. Cook	....	casting: Canada
Aric Dupere	....	extras casting assistant
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting
Lisa Freiberger	....	casting: Los Angeles
Brad Gerstl	....	extras casting representative
Stephanie Holbrook	....	casting associate: New York
Kathleen Howell	....	casting assistant
Pat McCorkle	....	casting: New York
Aaron Unrau	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Bigglestone	....	assistant costume designer
Nicole Pearson	....	extras costumer

Editorial Department
Philip Azenzer	....	video colorist (as Phil Azenzer)
John Breinholt	....	assistant editor
Tim King	....	executive in charge of post-production
Renay McGowan	....	post-production coordinator
Amy B. Melendez	....	post-production assistant
Robert C. Rodriguez	....	on-line editor
Timothy Serda	....	assistant editor
Michael Stahlberg	....	assistant editor
Tim Wheeler	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Richard Bronskill	....	orchestrator
Patrick S. Clark	....	music editor
Michael Stern	....	scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Jerome McCann	....	transportation coordinator
Glen McGugan	....	transportation captain
Chris Radley Walters	....	head driver
Richard Spiegelman	....	picture vehicle coordinator

Other crew
Amanda Alden	....	assistant production coordinator
Shirin Amini	....	assistant: Mr. Chetwynd
Don Barnett	....	assistant: Mr Halmi Sr.
Melanie Claveau	....	office assistant: DGP
Sheri Davis	....	dog wrangler (as Sherri Davis)
Janice Fowlie	....	production accountant
Donna Gardon	....	script supervisor
Lisa Ghione	....	unit publicist
Linda Gillespie	....	post-production accountant
Dede Gilsher	....	receptionist: DGP
Ryan Hupponen	....	production assistant
Jen Leonard	....	assistant location manager
Cotton Mather	....	motocam operator
John Nelles	....	dialogue coach (as John E. Nelles)
Peter Olczak	....	truck supervisor
Jeremy Pinard	....	location production assistant
Anne Richardson	....	location manager
Joanne Rider	....	production coordinator
Sheelagh Stewart	....	office coordinator: DGP
Elizabeth Westgate	....	set supervisor
Hope White	....	first assistant accountant
Andrew Wolinsky	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Showtime Networks
• Lionel Chetwynd Productions

Distributors

• Showtime Networks (2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Showtime Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Good FX

Other Companies

• Animationwerks  visual effects
• Dufferin Gate Productions  production services provided by
• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  script annotation
• Ipostini  DVD authoring and encoding
• Ipostini  final cut pro system
• Ipostini  post-production
• Manta Digital Sound & Picture  video post-production
• Starcraft  craft service
• Technicolor Creative Services  video post-production
• Technicolor Sound Services  post-production audio

Also Known As:

The Big Dance (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for brief strong language.

Runtime:

USA:128 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Certification:

Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | USA:R | USA:TV-PG

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Showtime Networks

Trivia:

John Cunningham, who portrays Donald Rumsfeld, actually attended Yale University with Rumsfeld.

Politics Aside, this is a good historical drama

Reading the other reviews of this film are telling - and I think the posting by dromasca told it all - most viewers are unable to shed their political leanings concerning films like this, and most reviews (positive and negative) seem to be borne from one's personal leanings in that regard. It would be interested to note if this film had been released before the end of 2001, would it have garnered more positive reviews? But now in the wake of FAHRENHEIT 9/11 (and by the way if you have seen that film you owe it to yourself to also see FAHREN-HYPE 9/11 just to get a balanced report - before making up your mind), this film seems to add more fuel to the Bushfires. I found it to be a compelling Showtime TV movie, focusing on the perspective of President George W. Bush in the week following the Sept 11th attacks on the USA. While the focus and timing (released on DVD just in time for the 2004 presidential election; although the film itself debuted on TV on Sep 7 2003) may suggest propaganda (and there may be just a bit of heavy handed pro-Bush emphasis; but then, the film is told from his perspective); however the film is excellently put together and was written by respected historical writer Lionel Chetwynd (who wrote the terrific IKE: COUNTDOWN TO D-DAY, and who reportedly had unprecedented access to the key White House personnel, including GW, to ensure the comprehensiveness and relative accuracy of his script). As a result, the film seems reasonably credible. It's fascinating to discover some of the innerworkings of our government on that dark day, and to depict the human side of GW, even while resurrecting strong emotions over the events of that day – events which many Americans seem to have forgotten in their rush to criticize foreign policy… Timothy Bottoms is outstanding in his portrayal of GW, resembling him as he does physically (ironically, he played GW on TV's irreverent THERE'S MY BUSH) many of the other cast members bear a striking resemblance to the people they play also (Ashcroft, Rice, Rumsfeld, Cheney).