Joshua Tree (1993)

Director:

Vic Armstrong

Writer (WGA):

Steven Pressfield (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 1993 (Japan)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

When it comes to getting even, he's taking revenge into overdrive.

Plot:

A framed prison escapee unknowingly kidnaps a female cop en-route to a rendezvous with the corrupt cop who put him behind bars.

Plot Keywords:

Ferrari | Lamborghini | Framed | Bushwhack | Coyote

Cast

Dolph Lundgren	...	Wellman Anthony Santee
George Segal	...	Lt. Franklin L. Severence
Kristian Alfonso	...	Rita Marek
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Sheriff Cepeda
Beau Starr	...	Jack 'Rudy' Rudisill
Michelle Phillips	...	Esther Severence
Matt Battaglia	...	Michael Agnos
Bert Remsen	...	Woody Engstrom
Michael Paul Chan	...	Jimmy Shoeshine
Khandi Alexander	...	Maralena Turner
Marcus Brown	...	E.G. Turner
Nick Chinlund	...	Deputy Tomay
Ken Foree	...	Eddie Turner
Edward Stone	...	Detective Jordan
Rondi Reed	...	Detective Chelsey
Anita Brabec	...	Deputy Sheriff
Jason Ross-Azikiwe	...	Officer Macher
Charlie Holliday	...	Officer Hines
Jimmy Woodard	...	Motel Clerk
Tony Epper	...	Transport Guard #1
Ken Blazer	...	Transport Guard #2
Víctor Quintero	...	Motorcycle Cop #1
Pee Wee Piemonte	...	Motorcycle Cop #2 (as Richard Piemonte)
Sigal Diamant	...	Fueling Attendant
Michael McNeilly	...	Paramedic #1
Doug Shetlar	...	Paramedic #2
Larry Marks	...	River Bridge Cop
Peter Spellos	...	Proprietor
Mary Ingersoll	...	Newsperson
Tim De Zarn	...	Warehouse Cop #1
Ronnie Rondell Jr.	...	Warehouse Cop #2 (as Ronald Rondell)
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	...	Coffee Shop Cop #1
Danny Wynands	...	Coffee Shop Cop #2
Dana Dru Evenson	...	Bus Driver
Lila Finn	...	Old Lady
Wally Rose	...	Old Gentleman
Denver Mattson	...	Transit Bus Driver
Anat Topol	...	Newsperson
Tanner Gill	...	Dirt Biker
Jophery C. Brown	...	Snoozing Cop (as Jophery Brown)
Gary Baxley	...	Snoozing Cop
Crystal Breeze		(as Lisa Marie Stagno)
Norman Howell	...	Rowdie #1
Gill Montie	...	Rowdie #2
Joe Son	...	Chinese Gunmen #1
Jeff Imada	...	Chinese Gunmen #2
Al Goto	...	Chinese Gunmen #3
George Cheung	...	Chinese Gunmen #4
Will Leong	...	Chinese Gunmen #5
Leland Sun	...	Chinese Gunmen #6
Danny Wong	...	Chinese Gunmen #7
Nathan Jung	...	Chinese Gunmen #8
Al Leong	...	Chinese Gunmen #9
Brian Imada	...	Chinese Gunmen #10
Steven Ito	...	Chinese Gunmen #11
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Doug Shetler	...	Paramedic
Andy Armstrong	...	Burning Gunman in Warehouse (uncredited)

Directed by
Vic Armstrong

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven Pressfield		(written by)

Produced by
Andy Armstrong	....	producer
Yoram Barzilai	....	line producer
Illana Diamant	....	producer

Original Music by
Joel Goldsmith

Cinematography by
Daniel L. Turrett		(as Dan Turrett)

Film Editing by
Paul Morton

Casting by
Debra Zane

Production Design by
John Jay Moore		(as John J. Moore)

Set Decoration by
Aaron Osborne

Costume Design by
Richard La Motte

Makeup Department
Beate Eisele	....	assistant makeup artist
Lesa Nielsen	....	key makeup artist
Violey Rosill	....	hair stylist for Mr. Lundgren
Sandra Rubin-Munk	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Yoram Barzilai	....	production manager
Dana Lustig	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andy Armstrong	....	second unit director
Thomas Schellenberg	....	second assistant director
John R. Woodward	....	first assistant director

Art Department
George Atamian	....	set dresser
Victor Bazaz	....	set dresser
Aria Ben-Yishay	....	construction coordinator
Tony Bonaventura	....	property master
Craig Bunker	....	assistant props
Rebecca Cely	....	assistant props
Robert Ferrelli	....	set dresser
Randy Fletcher	....	set dresser
Sam Huston	....	lead man (as Sam Huston Jr.)
Jesse E. Johnson	....	assistant to production designer
John T. Melick	....	set dresser
Sean Haines	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ruth Adelman	....	dialogue editor
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Cabral	....	foley walker (as Pat Cabral)
Jeff Courtie	....	foley mixer
Thierry J. Couturier	....	supervising sound editor
Michael L. DePatie	....	sound effects editor
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Wilson Dyer	....	dialogue editor
Steffan Falesitch	....	dialogue editor
Alfred T. Ferrante	....	adr mixer
Larry Garcia	....	assistant sound editor
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Ashley Harvey	....	dialogue editor
Joseph A. Mayer	....	foley editor
Steve Nelson	....	sound mixer (as Steve R. Nelson)
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Miguel Rivera	....	dialogue editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley walker
Audrey Trent	....	foley artist
Joel Valentine	....	sound effects supervisor
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ken Estes	....	special effects coordinator
Andrew 'Sandy' Overholtzer	....	special effects assistant
Leo Leoncio Solis	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Marlin Lum	....	special effects grip
Jarris Varnrobinson	....	special effects grip

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunts
Andy Armstrong	....	stunts
Yoram Barzilai	....	stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunts
Dana D. Bertolette	....	stunts
Nick Brett	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Roydon Clark	....	stunts
Sandra Cox-Jensen	....	stunts
Leon Delaney	....	stunts
Landon Exley	....	stunts
Dean Raphael Ferrandini	....	stunts
Bobby J. Foxworth	....	stunts
Tom Garner	....	stunts
Tanner Gill	....	stunts
Marcia Holley	....	stunts
Jeff Jensen	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Jensen	....	stunt double: Mr. Lundgren
Rob King	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts
Eric Norris	....	stunts
Mike Norris	....	stunts
Walter Robles	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Garrett Warren	....	stunt double: Dolf Lundgren
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunt double: Beau Starr (uncredited)
Steven Ito	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Pee Wee Piemonte	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Aaron	....	additional still photographer
Dennis 'Dink' Adams	....	key grip
David Avery	....	electrician
Robert Baumgartner	....	electrician
Joseph D. Beam	....	electrician
Guy Norman Bee	....	steadicam operator (as Guy Bee)
Todd R. Beveridge	....	second assistant camera
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David L. Butler	....	helicopter camera operator
David Christopher	....	electrician
Paul Ciancetta	....	electrician
Jacqui Compton	....	assistant camera: second unit
Bryan Crane	....	gaffer
Thomas Crawford	....	grip (as Thomas M. Crawford)
Richard Crudo	....	director of photography: second unit
David Emmerichs	....	steadicam operator
Michael E. Gips	....	electrician
Todd Heater	....	electrician
Steve Irwin	....	video playback operator
Byron Jelden	....	electrician
Renee Kayon	....	best boy electric: second unit
Mark J. Krueger	....	electrician
Brett Laumann	....	pre-rigging electrician
John Moore	....	electrician
Reginald Morris	....	electrician (as Reggie Morris)
Tom O'Halloran	....	assistant camera: second unit
George Pattison	....	camera operator
George Pattison	....	director of photography: second unit
Elizabeth L. Rosenblatt	....	pre-rigging electrician
Stefanie Rosen	....	second assistant camera
Steve Rose	....	pre-rigging electrician
Chris J. Rossi	....	grip
Bill Summers	....	grip
Paul Taylor	....	steadicam operator
Miles Thomas	....	grip
Henry Tirl	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Henry Tirl	....	steadicam assistant
Rico Torres	....	still photographer
Johnny Tucker	....	electrician
Dave Tutokey	....	best boy electric
Ric Urbauer	....	best boy grip
Dennis K. Wilson	....	dolly grip
Gary Molyneux	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Amy Taksen	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ricki Fournier	....	costume supervisor (as Ricki Renee Fournier)
Lynn Waldrop	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Robert McFalls	....	assistant editor
Fima Noveck	....	consulting editor in charge of post-production

Music Department
Gary Friedman	....	music mixer

Transportation Department
Jay Baldwin	....	driver
Augustine Louis Bernal	....	driver
Jack Carpenter	....	driver: insert cars
James Cline	....	driver
John Colin	....	driver
Shawn Coulter	....	driver
Ken Fritz	....	driver
Gerald Gourre	....	transportation captain
Wayne R. Griffith	....	driver
Thomas Hetman	....	driver
Gregory Hoslet	....	driver
John A. Huskins	....	driver
Robert Kidderman	....	driver
Jim Knake	....	driver
Sonny Koger III	....	driver
Robert Lee	....	driver
Ernie Lipman	....	driver
Sam McCutchen	....	driver
James B. Rhodes	....	driver
Roger Still	....	driver
Randy Tehee	....	driver
Ed Tucker	....	transportation coordinator
Ken Turney	....	driver

Other crew
Ian Albert	....	production assistant
Clay Anderson	....	snake wrangler
Marina Bailey	....	production publicist
Ram Bergman	....	location scout
Chris Bonno	....	set production assistant
Molly Bradford	....	location manager
Crystal Breeze	....	body double: Kristian Alfonso (as Lisa Marie Stagno)
Cynthia Carpenter	....	production coordinator
Scott K. Coder	....	set production assistant
Thomas Colgan	....	production assistant (as Tom Colgan)
Limor Diamant	....	second unit coordinator
Bob Dunn	....	snake wrangler
Caren Elin	....	teacher (as Doctor Caren Elin)
Robert Fielder	....	set production assistant
Richard Gilligan	....	production assistant
Martin Givins	....	set paramedic
Michael Greenwood	....	key set production assistant
Cristin Harrigan	....	location assistant
Sasha Hewitt	....	assistant: Ms. Lustig
Joe Hornok	....	animal wrangler
Harriet Katz-Stevens	....	production accountant (as Harriet Katz)
Timothy Le Page	....	set production assistant
Michael McNeilly	....	set paramedic
David McQuade	....	set production assistant
David Marc Miller	....	production assistant
John Moberly	....	helicopter pilot
James Newall	....	insert car mechanic
Manuel Oteyza	....	location assistant
Carol A. Pino	....	production assistant: Lone Pine
Joseph Poma	....	physical trainer: Dolph Lundgren (as Joe Poma)
Regan Redding III	....	assistant: Ms. Alfonso
Walter Riley	....	show mechanic
John D. Sarviss	....	aerial coordinator
John D. Sarviss	....	helicopter pilot
Senna Shanti	....	assistant: Mr. Lundgren
Doug Shetlar	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Silver	....	assistant: Mr. Armstrong
David South	....	production assistant
Stephanie Spencer	....	production assistant
Christopher Paul Thorton	....	location assistant
Karen Tishman	....	assistant: Mr. Barzilai
Mikela Walter	....	assistant: Mr. Lundgren
Michael Williams	....	accounting assistant
Jeremiah Willis	....	set production assistant
Mark Wyrick	....	assistant accountant
Dea Cantu	....	script supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Epic Productions
• Vision International
• Zilex N.V.

Distributors

• Vision International (1993) (worldwide) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox Australia (1993) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment España S.A. (1994) (Spain) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (1993) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (1999) (USA) (DVD)
• Avid Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) (1995) (UK) (TV) (heavily cut)
• Delta Vidéo Diffusion (1994) (France) (VHS)
• Entertainment in Video (1994) (UK) (VHS)
• Herald Film Company (1993) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Highlight Film (????) (Germany) (DVD)
• Live Entertainment (1994) (USA) (video)
• Manuel Salvador (1993) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (1993) (France) (theatrical)
• Seven Sept (2002) (France) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bob Helder Publications  special thanks
• Buford Rentals  special thanks
• Carpenter Camera Cars  camera equipment provided by
• Chapman Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cinema Research  titles
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Editdroid  electronic editing
• Film Finance  completion guarantee
• Ford Showcase Placements  special thanks
• Foto-Kem  color
• Glen Glenn Studios  sound re-recording
• Hollywood Catering Services  catering
• ICM Financial Services  special thanks
• Kredietbank Luxembourg  special thanks
• Lewis Horwitz Organization, The  special thanks
• Lowe Trucking  special thanks
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Mercer Titles & Optical Effects Ltd.  titles and opticals
• Modern Sound  post-production facilities
• Modern VideoFilm  post-production facilities
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  sound re-recording
• Turner Entertainment  clip from "High Sierra" provided by
• Vista Group  special thanks
• Walla Walla Bing Bang  group adr

Also Known As:

Army of One (USA) (video title)

Runtime:

102 min (cut version) | 106 min (unrated version) | UK:97 min (heavily cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

New Zealand:R18 | South Korea:15 | Iceland:16 | Germany:16 (cut TV version) | Philippines:R-18 | West Germany:18 (video release) (cut) | Netherlands:16 | Spain:18 | Germany:18 (re-release) (uncut) | Argentina:16 | USA:R | Australia:R | France:-12 | Norway:18 (video premiere) | UK:18 | USA:Unrated (DVD/VHS release)

Filming Locations:

Alabama Hills, Lone Pine, California, USA

Company:

Epic Productions

Trivia:

The U.S. VHS version had its title changed to Army of One so potential renters wouldn't confuse it with the U2 music video of Joshua Tree.

Goofs:

Continuity: Rita is seen wearing panties in the motel restroom; in a later scene, where she and Santee are under a railroad trestle, she is wearing a thong bikini bottom instead.

Quotes:

Wellman Anthony Santee: You can open the safe with your balls or without 'em.
Jimmy Shoeshine: First choice.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Are We Alone? (2006) (V)

Entertaining!! !!!

I really enjoyed viewing the unrated US Laserdisc of ARMY OF ONE. Dolph isn´t as cool as in THE PUNISHER but he´s doing quite a good job when it comes to those great shoot-outs. They sometimes reminded me on those John Woo-flicks.if you have the chance watch the unrated version, gives you more detail and is much more exciting.