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| Brian Cox | ... | Avery Ludlow | |
| Noel Fisher | ... | Danny | |
| Kyle Gallner | ... | Harold | |
| Shiloh Fernandez | ... | Pete | |
| Kim Dickens | ... | Carrie | |
| Marcia Bennett | ... | Emma | |
| Richard Riehle | ... | Sam | |
| Tom Sizemore | ... | Mr. McCormack | |
| Ashley Laurence | ... | Mrs. McCormack | |
| Robert Englund | ... | Mr. Doust | |
| Amanda Plummer | ... | Mrs. Doust | |
| Keith Buterbaugh | ... | Dean | |
| Jack Ketchum | ... | Bartender (as Dallas Mayr) | |
| Delaney Williams | ... | Gun Shop Manager | |
| Tate Ellington | ... | Gun Shop Clerk | |
| Greg Stuhr | ... | Fire Marshall | |
| John-Luke Montias | ... | Cop | |
| Katie Piel | ... | Gloria | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lauren Birkell | ... | Molly Flick (uncredited) | |
| Kacee DeMasi | ... | Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| Tom Gambrill | ... | Tavern Patron (uncredited) | |
| Jesse Hlubik | ... | Sheriff Tom Bridgewater Jr. (uncredited) | |
| Ivana Shein | ... | Girlfriend (uncredited) | |
| John Smith | ... | Sheriff Hill (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Trygve Allister Diesen | |||
| Lucky McKee | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Stephen Susco | (screenplay) | |
| Jack Ketchum | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| Gina Amador | .... | post-production producer | |
| Steve Blair | .... | producer | |
| Trygve Allister Diesen | .... | producer | |
| Norman Dreyfuss | .... | producer | |
| Matthew Lesher | .... | associate producer | |
| Randy Ostrow | .... | executive producer | |
| Chris Ridenhour | .... | associate producer | |
| Bill Straus | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Søren Hyldgaard | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harald Gunnar Paalgard | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Jon Endre Mørk | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Leslie Keel | |||
| Tiffany Zappulla | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Danielle Clemenza | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| E. Parker Webb | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Michele Posch | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Leah Christopher | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Nina Darguzis | .... | dead dog wrangler | |
| Fiona Distefano | .... | makeup artist | |
| Eva Lohse | .... | makeup department head | |
| Sheila Moran | .... | hair department head | |
| Belinda Sandalon | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Sherri Zebeck | .... | key makeup artist (as Sherri Rybczynski) | |
Production Management | |||
| Randy Ostrow | .... | unit production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| James Addink | .... | leadman | |
| Annie Arnette | .... | art assistant | |
| J.D. Brown | .... | art assistant | |
| Amy Hamilton | .... | set dresser | |
| McJoel Hamilton | .... | set dresser | |
| Matt Hausmann | .... | property master | |
| Greg Manke | .... | assistant property master | |
| Sid Nicholson | .... | property master | |
Sound Department | |||
| Kyle Billingsley | .... | foley mixer | |
| James Dehr | .... | sound mixer | |
| Joe Milner | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Christian Schaanning | .... | supervising sound editor | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Kevin Carter | .... | special effects contact lenses | |
| Nina Darguzis | .... | dead dog wrangler | |
| Eva Lohse | .... | special effects makeup artist | |
Casting Department | |||
| Erika Lee | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Betsy Royall | .... | extras casting | |
| Michael Schiavone | .... | extras casting director | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Danielle Koch | .... | wardrobe assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Tommy Kokvold | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Zach Passero | .... | additional editor | |
| Andy Williams | .... | digital dailies | |
Music Department | |||
| Miles Hankins | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| Christian Schaanning | .... | music editor | |
| Greg Townley | .... | scoring mixer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Larry Bell | .... | driver | |
| Bruce Comtois | .... | transportation coordinator | |
Other crew | |||
| Kathryn Adams | .... | first assistant to director | |
| T.J. Amato | .... | second assistant to director | |
| Ruthie Aslan | .... | script supervisor | |
| Mark Bentley | .... | armorer | |
| Michael Breines | .... | set production assistant | |
| William Clark Coit III | .... | location manager | |
| William Clark Coit III | .... | location supervisor | |
| Michael DeChant | .... | production assistant | |
| Maboud Ebrahimzadeh | .... | production assistant: Maryland | |
| Morgan Elam | .... | key set production assistant | |
| Todd Feaser | .... | cast production assistant | |
| Theodore Giapapas | .... | location manager | |
| Jon Jolles | .... | location manager | |
| Catherina Ren Knerr | .... | assistant: Mr. Cox | |
| David Clarke Lawson Jr. | .... | production assistant | |
| Lester G. Reynolds | .... | stand-in: Tom Sizemore | |
| Matthew Riggieri | .... | location manager | |
| Phillip L. Rosen | .... | production legal | |
| Silver Tree | .... | script supervisor | |
| David Vogel | .... | production assistant: Maryland | |
| Phononzell Williams | .... | production assistant | |
| Andrew Yeager | .... | production assistant | |
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After seeing the trailer for this a few weeks ago, I decided to read the source novel before going to the movie. Jack Ketchum's novel is a pretty taught thriller that stays very realistic in telling its tale of an old man's increasingly frustrating attempts to get justice for his senselessly murdered pooch, but the book does feature a gratuitous romantic entanglement and a final chapter that could have been completely excised with no loss of the story's narrative power; the final chapter goes on after the real climax to the story and is in fact more of an epilogue than a proper ending, but it unnecessarily gives the reader an all-too-tidy three-way happy ending with an incongruous bit of tragedy thrown in for good (?) measure. Thankfully the novel's problems were carefully considered and left out of the film, even to the point of losing or consolidating some of the minor characters with no harm done to the overall story.
This is a textbook example of exactly how to handle a novel-to-screen adaptation, and I'd wager that author Jack Ketchum is more than pleased with the translation. Brian Cox always a consummate actor turns in one of his best performances, and the whole cast is equally game, especially two of the boys involved in the attempted robbery and pet-slaying. And for those expecting a seventies-style vengeance flick filled with wall-to-wall guns-a-blazin', I'd advise you to check your expectations at the door. The pursuit of justice follows very legal steps until it's apparent that such an approach won't amount to anything, but even when it gets rough the story stays completely believable. One of the year's best films, and that's no lie.