(Apr 6th, 2021, 05:25 PM)Moonface Wrote: [ -> ]I feel like most of the budget probably went to the cast, since it has Sigourney Weaver and Michelle Rodriguez (I don't know the other actors by their name alone to know how big they are) and those two alone wouldn't be cheap.
I honestly don't know how they got those two. I honestly think the Director had dirt on them, because they got Michelle Rodriguez to wear full body prosthetics, including a prosthetic penis (yes, there is full frontal nudity, both of the "male" and female variety)! Whatever they paid her, it was not enough!
Tony Shalhoub (Dr. Ralph Galen) is probably most famous for his role in the TV Series Monk, where he plays the lead character Adrian Monk. It's a Law And Order-esque show with a slight comedic twist as Monk has OCD and many different phobias, and has to deal with them as he investigates cases (which he's REALLY good at). It's genuinely still considered to be a good series, and also has a series of novels based on it.
Anthony LaPaglia (Honest John) actually has quite a few prominent roles to his name (namely being the store manager in Empire Records), but his big role before this was the TV show Without A Trace, where he played lead character Jack Malone. Another police show, this time following a Missing Persons Unit of the FBI, actually came out around the same time as Monk. Lasted about as long, too.
Caitlin Gerard (Johnnie) would probably best be known for playing major character Aubry Taylor of the first season of American Crime (each season took place in a different setting with different characters). All of these I had to look up, because I don't watch TV anymore, and haven't since about 2009! (Though I already knew about Monk)
And also, the Director cannot go unmentioned. Walter Hill, famed for classics like The Warriors, The Driver, and 48 Hrs. His resume is RIDICULOUS, and this movie is basically his baby, so he gets all the blame for this travesty. The story behind how this film got made, by the way, is nothing short of amazing!
One thing I can say is admirable about the movie: everyone is taking the movie seriously. There is no snarky undercurrent in this film; everyone is playing their role straight. It's...a blessing and a curse, to be honest.