Haywire (2011)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer (WGA):

Lem Dobbs (written by)

Release Date:

20 January 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Thriller

Tagline:

They left her no choice.

Plot:

A black ops super soldier seeks payback after she is betrayed and set up during a mission.

Plot Keywords:

Revenge | Rescue | Broken Arm | Assassin | Covert Operation

Cast

Gina Carano	...	Mallory Kane
Michael Angarano	...	Scott
Channing Tatum	...	Aaron
Debby Lynn Ross	...	Diner Waitress
Michael Douglas	...	Coblenz
Antonio Banderas	...	Rodrigo
Ewan McGregor	...	Kenneth
Julian Alcaraz	...	Victor
Eddie J. Fernandez	...	Barroso
Lluís Botella Pont	...	Helpful Guy (as Lluís Botella)
Aaron Cohen	...	Jamie
Maximino Arciniega	...	Gomez (as Max Arciniega)
Anthony Brandon Wong	...	Jiang
Michael Fassbender	...	Paul
James Flynn	...	Hotel Clerk
Karl Shiels	...	Goatee
Mathieu Kassovitz	...	Studer
Bill Paxton	...	John Kane
Bobby Burns	...	Sheriff #1 (as Bobby Andrew Burns)
Al Goto	...	Sheriff #2
R.A. Rondell	...	State Trooper #1
John Wylie	...	State Trooper #2
Todd Thatcher Cash	...	State Trooper #3 (as Todd Thacher Cash)
Edward A. Duran	...	Armed Man #1
Derick Pritchard	...	Armed Man #2 (as Derik Pritchard)
J.J. Perry	...	Kenneth's Henchman #1
Tim Connolly	...	Kenneth's Henchman #2
Natascha Berg	...	Dianna

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh

Writing credits (WGA)
Lem Dobbs		(written by)

Produced by
Ken Halsband	....	co-producer (as Kenneth Halsband)
Gregory Jacobs	....	producer
Alan Moloney	....	co-executive producer
Michael Polaire	....	executive producer
Tucker Tooley	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Holmes

Cinematography by
Steven Soderbergh		(director of photography) (as Peter Andrews)

Film Editing by
Steven Soderbergh		(as Mary Ann Bernard)

Casting by
Carmen Cuba

Production Design by
Howard Cummings

Art Direction by
Iñigo Navarro
James F. Oberlander
Anna Rackard

Set Decoration by
Barbara Munch

Costume Design by
Shoshana Rubin

Makeup Department
Georgia Allen	....	assistant makeup artist
Olga Cruz	....	second assistant hair stylist: Barcelona
Ainhoa Eskisabel	....	assistant hair stylist: Barcelona
Dana Kalder	....	assistant hair stylist: Dublin
Marie Larkin	....	hair department head
Niamh O'Loan	....	assistant makeup artist: Dublin
Marta Oliveras	....	second assistant makeup artist: Barcelona
Eva Quilez	....	assistant makeup artist: Barcelona
Gunnar Swanson	....	assistant hair stylist
Michelle Vittone	....	makeup department head (as Michelle Vittone-McNeil)

Production Management
Santiago Alvarado	....	assistant production manager
Julie M. Anderson	....	production supervisor
Nicos Beatty	....	unit manager
Noëlette Buckley	....	unit production manager
Bernat Elias	....	production manager: Spain
Kimberly N. Fajen	....	production supervisor: additional photography, New York
David Kirchner	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Polaire	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevin Condon	....	trainee assistant director: day player
Jim Corr	....	third assistant director
Christine Danahy	....	dga trainee
Catherine Dunne	....	second assistant director
Conor Flannery	....	trainee assistant director
Eric Glasser	....	second second assistant director
Daire Glynn	....	trainee assistant director
Anna Harrison	....	additional third assistant director
Gregory Jacobs	....	first assistant director
Eimear Kelly	....	trainee assistant director
Marie-Celine O'Reilly	....	trainee assistant director: day player
Johnathon Quinlan	....	trainee assistant director
Jody Spilkoman	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Graeme Bird	....	propmaker
Nahod Bjelic	....	greens
Jonathan Carlos	....	art department coordinator: additional photography
Robert J. Carlyle	....	construction coordinator
Trinity Tad Davis	....	scenic artist
Ralph Diaz	....	utility tech
Brad Einhorn	....	property master
Marisa Frantz	....	assistant art director
John Gibson	....	first greens
Jonathan Heckler	....	set dress intern
Amahl Lovato	....	set designer
Thomas Machan	....	art department production assistant: additional photography
Nicky MacManus	....	construction manager
JoAnna Maes-Corlew	....	graphic designer: New Mexico
Roberta Marquez Seret	....	art department coordinator
Christopher Martin	....	key greens
Melina Matthews	....	assistant property master
Eleonora McNamara	....	propmaker
Elizabeth Morris	....	set dec buyer: Los Angeles
Roderick Nunnally	....	painter
Chad Owens	....	set designer
Michael Panevics	....	armourer
Evan Regester	....	graphic designer: additional photography
Mark Sakamoto	....	leadman: additional photography
Schuyler Telleen	....	art department coordinator
Schuyler Telleen	....	graphic designer
Pilar Valencia	....	graphic designer: Ireland
Jeremy E. Wilcox	....	construction auditor
Paul Boulton	....	dressing props trainee (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joshua Anderson	....	additional sound utility: New York
Brett Becker	....	sound utility
Enda Callan	....	sound trainee
Andrew Felton	....	boom operator
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Thomas W. Jordan	....	boom operator: NY unit
Jason Oliver	....	adr mixer
Edwardo Santiago	....	boom operator
Billy Theriot	....	assistant sound editor
Dennis Towns	....	production sound mixer
Zach Wrobel	....	additional sound

Special Effects by
Ron Bolanowski	....	special effects coordinator
Paul Byrne	....	special effects technician
Scott Garcia	....	special effects foreman
Kevin Hannigan	....	special effects coordinator
Juan Ramón Molina	....	special effects
Elia P. Popov	....	special effects foreman
Michael Roundy	....	pyrotechnician
Ryan Roundy	....	special effects technician
Chris L. Ward	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Holli Alvarado	....	matte painter
Peter Amante	....	flame artist
Mark Bailey	....	digital compositor
Richard Bain	....	digital compositor
Keith Fallon	....	CG artist
Nat Jencks	....	additional visual effects
John Kennedy	....	visual effects supervisor
Tim Morris	....	visual effects producer
Victor Perez	....	digital compositor
Vico Sharabani	....	visual effects artist: Stella VFX
Frantisek Valouch	....	cg artist

Stunts
Bobby Burns	....	stunt performer
Billy Bussey	....	stunt double: Ewan Mcgregor
Laurence Chavez	....	stunts
Tim Connolly	....	stunt performer
Clay Cullen	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Dillon	....	stunt driver
Peter Dillon	....	stunt performer
Edward A. Duran	....	stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	fight choreographer
Dana Dru Evenson	....	stunt double
Al Goto	....	stunts
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunts
Jorge Huergo	....	stunts
Allan Padelford	....	stunt driver
J.J. Perry	....	fight choreographer
Derick Pritchard	....	stunts
Gary Robinson	....	stunts
R.A. Rondell	....	stunt coordinator
Karin Silvestri	....	stunt double: Gina Carano
Nuo Sun	....	stunts
Ronn Surels	....	stunts
Don Thai Theerathada	....	fight choreographer: additional scenes (as Don Tai)
Don Thai Theerathada	....	stunt coordinator: additional photography (as Don Tai)
Jon Valera	....	co-fight choreographer
Michael S. Walter	....	stunt performer
Martin White	....	stunts
Donal O'Farrell	....	assistant stunt coordinator: Ireland (uncredited)
Don Thai Theerathada	....	additional stunt coordinator (uncredited) (as Don Tai)

Camera and Electrical Department
Miquel Auguet	....	second assistant camera: Spain unit
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
Theodore Y. Bott	....	lighting technician
Salva Castellarnau	....	grip: Barcelona
Ralph Del Castillo	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Dwight Dollins	....	grip
Richie Donnelly	....	first assistant camera: b camera
Richie Egan	....	grip
Adam C. Eichhorst	....	dolly grip (extended edition)
Chad Eshbaugh	....	remote head technician
Timothy Farmer	....	extra assistant camera
Greg Fausak	....	best boy grip
Kevin González	....	gaffer: Spain unit
Celine Gravez	....	second assistant camera
Jeroen Hendriks	....	red camera technician
Greg Hewett	....	rigging key grip
Nicholas Kaat	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Ivan Kadlec	....	RED camera technician
Benjamin Kilmer	....	grip
Duane Manwiller	....	Steadicam operator
Duane Manwiller	....	camera operator
Duane Manwiller	....	director of photography: second unit
John Joseph Minardi	....	key grip
P.K. Munson	....	first assistant camera
Philip Murphy	....	key grip
Charlie Newberry	....	additional second assistant camera
William Newell	....	gaffer: New York unit
David O'Connor	....	grip
Cormac O'Omáille	....	second assistant camera
Randy M. Salo	....	key grip: new york
Paul Toomey	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Thomas A. Barrios	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Darrell Murphy	....	best boy grip (uncredited)
Nathan Spencer	....	technician: RF Video (uncredited)

Casting Department
Danielle Aufiero	....	casting associate
Elizabeth Gabel	....	extras casting
Rich King	....	extras casting
Frank Moiselle	....	casting: Ireland
Doug Ritzenthaler	....	extras casting assistant
Juan Irache	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Deborah Andrews	....	additional costumer
Elena Balshem	....	costumer
Candice Carella	....	costumer
Jerry Carnevale	....	key costumer
Natasha Gale	....	costume production assistant
Sandy Kenyon	....	costume supervisor
Elizabeth Lancaster	....	set costumer
Courtney LaRiviere	....	costume assistant
Coro Mateo	....	set costumer
Nuria Pascual-Andujar	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Corey Bayes	....	first assistant editor
Matthew Blackshear	....	digital intermediate editor
Corinne Bogdanowicz	....	digital intermediate colorist
Des Carey	....	digital intermediate producer
Michael Cioni	....	digital intermediate supervisor
John Daro	....	digital film colorist
Dustin DellaVecchia	....	edit room assistant
Danny Elhaj	....	post-production assistant
Justin Geoffroy	....	assistant editor
Nat Jencks	....	digital intermediate editor
Virginia Llera	....	assistant editor
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jamie Turpin	....	assistant editor
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer

Music Department
Stephen Hilton	....	music arranger
Woody Jackson	....	engineer
Woody Jackson	....	musician
Hugo Nicolson	....	re-recording mixer
Hugo Nicolson	....	score recording engineer

Transportation Department
Catherine Adrian	....	driver
Paul Cullen	....	transportation captain
Filippo Del Bello	....	driver: Spain
Dorifay Estrada	....	driver
Shane Greedy	....	transportation coordinator
Steve Lewis	....	driver
Brian Lieberz	....	transportation captain
Tim May	....	driver
Mike McKenny	....	driver: cast
Walter J. Russell	....	driver: cast
George A. Sack	....	transportation captain: reshoots
Chase Spitzer	....	dot coordinator

Other crew
Belle Allen	....	production secretary
Nick Irving Allen	....	set production assistant
Lorcan Berney	....	assistant location manager
Grant Bobbett	....	assistant location manager
Felipe Bravo	....	production assistant
Kathleen Breton-Collier	....	set teacher
Eder García Camuera	....	production assistant
Selena Carrillo	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Elizabeth Chambers	....	travel and shipping coordinator
Niamh Clancy	....	production secretary
Eamonn Cleary	....	key location assistant
Aaron Cohen	....	technical advisor
Aaron Cohen	....	technical weapons trainer
Peter Conway	....	location manager: Ireland
Jeff Crandell	....	location manager: additional photography
Niall Delaney	....	production accountant: UK
Judy Dickerson	....	dialect coach: Ewan McGregor
Fionnuala Dorney	....	assistant accountant
Windy Earls	....	assistant production coordinator
Jeremy Edwards	....	production assistant
Emer Fitzpatrick	....	assistant accountant
Stephanie M. Flores	....	office production assistant: additional photography
Jo Gallagher	....	production coordinator
Cynthia Gates Fujikawa	....	production accountant
Toni González	....	production runner
Anna Gonzálvez Ortuño	....	production assistant
Heather Gothie	....	production assistant
Heather Gothie	....	production secretary
Katherine Grace	....	layout board
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative
Richard Heller	....	production assistant
Nathan Helm	....	additional office production assistant
Daniel Herther	....	executive assistant: Mr. Kavanaugh
Apryl Hill	....	key set medic
Rebecca Hilliard	....	production coordinator
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach: Ewan McGregor
Lluna Juvé	....	location assistant
Holly Kang	....	assistant: Mr Soderbergh
Ryan Lacen	....	set production assistant
Arnau Lamarca	....	production assistant
Ken Lavet	....	location manager
Aleix Lladó	....	location assistant
Colette Longo	....	set medic
Juliet Lopez	....	accounting clerk
Sarah Lorenz	....	assistant production coordinator
Victor Macià	....	production assistant
Anna Maluenda	....	set production assistant
David Manzanares	....	location manager
David Manzanares	....	location scout
Agustín Marin	....	video/computer playback
Laura Mateos	....	production accountant
Orlagh McDonagh	....	production assistant
Jeanette McGrath	....	script supervisor
Kevin McKeon	....	assistant to mr. halsband
John P. Meade	....	location scout
Marine Meillan	....	assistant: Mathieu Kassovitz
Elaine Mongeon	....	assistant: Mr. Jacobs
Kerry Newberry	....	first assistant accountant
Tiffany Patterson	....	production assistant
Marc Pey	....	location assistant
Joanna Price	....	assistant accountant
Eva Quiroz	....	vice president of operations
Paul Rathburn	....	chef
Marlaine Reiner	....	assistant: Mr. Kavanaugh
Holly Roach	....	assistant location manager
David M. Rodriguez	....	post production accountant
Abigail Sheiner	....	assistant accountant: additional photography
Ian Simon	....	additional production assistant
Amy Smolev	....	payroll accountant
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Cat Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Marcus Taylor	....	set production assistant
Judi Townsend	....	script supervisor
Lorenzo Vigil	....	key assistant location manager
Andrew Waters	....	unit paramedic
Gordon Wycherley	....	additional location manager
David Henri	....	computer/video playback supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Relativity Media (as Relativity) (presents)
• Bord Scannan na hEireann / Irish Film Board (as Bord Scannán Na hÉireann / The Irish Film Board) (with the participation of)

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Classic Entertainment (2012) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Kinepolis Film Distribution (KFD) (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2012) (UK) (theatrical) (through Paramount Pictures)
• Paramount Pictures (2012) (UK) (theatrical) (through)
• Relativity Media (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Film Distributors (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Aurum Producciones (2012) (Spain) (all media)
• CatchPlay (2011) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Deltamac Entertainment (2012) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD)
• Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2012) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• Paradise Group (2012) (Russia) (all media)
• Pinema (2012) (Turkey) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (India) (all media)

Special Effects

• Lola Visual Effects
• Stella VFX
• Team FX

Other Companies

• Allan Padelford Camera Cars  camera equipment provided by (remote drive system)
• Backstage Casting  extras casting
• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dennis Davidson & Associates Public Releations (DDA)  international publicity consultants
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Doggicam Systems  Sparrow Head provided by
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Garson Studios  coordinator
• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• LightIRON Digital  digital intermediate
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Ovide B S  wireless video
• PJF Productions  end titles by
• Red Digital Cinema  camera equipment provided by
• Relativity Media  funding
• Relativity Music Group  soundtrack
• Stone Management  product placement
• Vantage Film  HAWK anamorphic lenses provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS

Certification:

UK:15 | Ireland:15A | Hong Kong:IIB | Singapore:PG13 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | India:U/A | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:PG-13 | Germany:16 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:15 (DVD rating) | Portugal:M/12 | USA:R (certificate #46306)

Filming Locations:

Dublin, County Dublin, Ireland

Company:

Relativity Media

Trivia:

The very first and very last word of the movie are the same: "Shit." The hero says it at the beginning, and the arch-villain at the end.

Goofs:

Continuity: Mallory's New Mexico Drivers License says "Mallory Cane" and is signed "Mallory Cane", her US Passport says "Mallory Kane" and is signed "Mallory Kane".

Quotes:

[first lines]
Mallory Kane:Shit.
[deep breath]
Aaron:[sitting down] What the hell are you doing out here? I had to drive all night. I'm hungover as shit. And you're really starting to cut into my vacation time, so can we go please?

Movie Connections:

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I really enjoyed this movie for one reason

This movie stands out from any movie I've ever seen for one reason: it is the only movie I've seen where I believed the people fighting were actually fighting. I can't remember ever seeing a film where I was actually wincing and tensing up from fear that somebody was going to get hurt.

This isn't a film that depends on CGI or fast cuts or clever angles or even stunt people for the most part. The star of the film is clearly a very physical and capable woman of action, and she made me believe she was actually hurting the people she was pretending to hurt.

For that reason alone, it will always stand out in my memory. Most action films these days are terribly boring because it's all so cartoonish and exaggerated and stylized, and therefore unbelievable and fake. But this film kept the action grounded in the physical capabilities of its very capable star, and that made it anything but boring. I guess it didn't do to well at the box office, which is too bad. If this had launched a franchise I'd have been a big fan.