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| John Travolta | ... | Det. Elmer Robinson | |
| James Gandolfini | ... | Det. Charles Hilderbrandt | |
| Jared Leto | ... | Ray Fernandez | |
| Salma Hayek | ... | Martha Beck | |
| Scott Caan | ... | Det. Reilly | |
| Laura Dern | ... | Rene Fodie | |
| Michael Gaston | ... | D.A. Hunt | |
| Bruce MacVittie | ... | Det. Eastman | |
| Dan Byrd | ... | Eddie Robinson | |
| Andrew Wheeler | ... | Det. Tooley | |
| Alice Krige | ... | Janet Long | |
| Dagmara Dominczyk | ... | Delphine Downing | |
| John Doman | ... | Chief MacSwain | |
| Bailee Madison | ... | Rainelle Downing | |
| Ellen Travolta | ... | Ida | |
| Jason Gray-Stanford | ... | Officer Chetnick | |
| Sam Travolta | ... | Foreman | |
| James Martin Roberts | ... | Young Black Man | |
| Kristian Truelsen | ... | Bank Manager | |
| Christa Campbell | ... | Sara Long | |
| Marc Macaulay | ... | Warden Broady (as Marc MacAulay) | |
| Todd Terry | ... | Thief | |
| Steve Maye | ... | Michigan Cop | |
| Shannon Murphy | ... | Patty Forsythe | |
| Michael Rispoli | ... | Coroner | |
| Nick Loren | ... | Detective January | |
| Jonathan Rau | ... | Uniformed Cop | |
| Karl Anthony | ... | Hotel Clerk | |
| Valerie Grant | ... | Mrs. Clayman | |
| Matt Huffman | ... | Mrs. Clayman's Son | |
| Arian Waring Ash | ... | Marian Duff (as Arian Ash) | |
| Gerald Owens | ... | Postmaster | |
| Petrus Antonius | ... | Landlord | |
| Jeff Farley | ... | Minister | |
| Lauren Leech | ... | Teenage Girl | |
| Allison McKay | ... | Mrs. Paterson | |
| Jack Swanson | ... | Fruit Stand Attendant | |
| Bill Kelley | ... | Rene's Father | |
| Heather Dawn | ... | MacSwain's Secretary | |
| Margaret Travolta | ... | Mineola Female Dispatcher | |
| Rachel Reynolds | ... | Female Airplane Passenger | |
| Rachel Specter | ... | Janice | |
| Jimmy Leeward | ... | Pilot | |
| Caroline Ross | ... | Prison Matron | |
| Traci Robinson | ... | Prison Matron | |
| Tom Chapman | ... | Framer | |
| Allen Walls | ... | Featured Dancer | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Charles M. Creel | ... | Kent County Detective (uncredited) | |
| Khris Gibston | ... | Assault Witness (uncredited) | |
| Walter Medina | ... | Perpetrator (uncredited) | |
| Russell D. Mercier | ... | New York Police Officer (uncredited) | |
| Randy Robinson | ... | Kent County detective (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Todd Robinson | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Todd Robinson | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Boaz Davidson | .... | producer | |
| Danny Dimbort | .... | executive producer | |
| Anson Downes | .... | associate producer | |
| Randall Emmett | .... | executive producer | |
| Linda Favila | .... | associate producer | |
| George Furla | .... | executive producer | |
| Manfred D. Heid | .... | executive producer (as Manfred Heid) | |
| Kathryn Himoff | .... | co-producer | |
| Gerd Koechlin | .... | executive producer | |
| Jon Kuyper | .... | line producer | |
| Josef Lautenschlager | .... | executive producer | |
| Avi Lerner | .... | executive producer | |
| Juan A. Mas | .... | line producer: second unit, Spokane (as Juan Mas) | |
| Traci Robinson | .... | producer: second unit, Sag Harbor/Westhampton (as Traci D. Robinson) | |
| Edward Rosenstein | .... | producer: second unit, Ossining/Manhattan | |
| Sidney Sherman | .... | co-producer | |
| Trevor Short | .... | executive producer | |
| Laura D. Smith | .... | associate producer | |
| Andreas Thiesmeyer | .... | executive producer | |
| John Thompson | .... | executive producer | |
| Holly Wiersma | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Mychael Danna | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Peter Levy | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Kathryn Himoff | |||
Casting by | |||
| Phyllis Huffman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jon Gary Steele | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Vincent DeFelice | |||
| David Eckert | |||
| Vera Mills | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Traci Kirshbaum | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Jacqueline West | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Sonna Brado | .... | hair stylist: Spokane | |
| Michelle Bühler | .... | key makeup artist: Ocala (as Michelle Buhler) | |
| Michelle Bühler | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Travolta (as Michelle Buhler) | |
| Diane Calfee | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Beatrice De Alba | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Hayek | |
| Donelle | .... | hair assistant: Spokane | |
| Lee Grimes | .... | assistant makeup artist (as Lee A. Grimes) | |
| Trista Jordan | .... | key hair stylist: Spokane | |
| Trista Jordan | .... | key makeup artist: Spokane | |
| Renate Leuschner | .... | key hair stylist: Ocala | |
| Diane Maurno | .... | makeup department head | |
| Mike Meyers | .... | hair stylist: Spokane | |
| Tanya Nguyen | .... | makeup artist: Spokane | |
| Stephanie Plaut | .... | makeup assistant: Spokane | |
| Scott H. Reeder | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Ronnie Specter | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Hayek | |
| Randa Squillacote | .... | hair department head | |
| Sheri Staudinger | .... | hair assistant: Spokane | |
| Sheri Staudinger | .... | makeup assistant: Spokane | |
| Yolanda Toussieng | .... | hair stylist: Mr. Travolta | |
| Taci Van Leuven | .... | makeup assistant: Spokane (as Taci Vanleuven) | |
Production Management | |||
| Ann Dunsford | .... | unit production manager: Ocala | |
| Frankie Errico | .... | unit production manager (as Frank E. Errico) | |
| George Gale | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Susannah Lowber | .... | unit production manager | |
| Bob Misiorowski | .... | executive in charge of production | |
Art Department | |||
| John Balling | .... | scenic | |
| Larry Bates | .... | propmaker | |
| Dwight Benjamin-Creel | .... | property master | |
| Dan Beyer | .... | carpenter: Spokane | |
| Craig Binkley | .... | property master: Spokane (as Walter Craig Binkley) | |
| Craig Binkley | .... | visual consultant: Spokane | |
| Bruce Bisbey | .... | graphic designer: reshoots | |
| Ed Bowen | .... | carpenter: Spokane | |
| Lewis Bowen | .... | scenic foreman | |
| James Brothers | .... | assistant property master (as James B. Brothers) | |
| David R. Case | .... | propmaker | |
| Mike Cassell | .... | carpenter: Spokane | |
| Rex Christensen | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Donna Cline | .... | additional storyboard artist | |
| Henry Dando | .... | head greensman | |
| Daniel Dietrich | .... | general foreman | |
| César Díez Álava | .... | assistant property master (as Cesar Diez Alava) | |
| Kristen Donaldson | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Norman C. Dulaney | .... | co-leadman | |
| Nicklas Farrantello | .... | painter (as Nick Farrantello) | |
| Vince 'Flea' Feliciano | .... | propmaker | |
| Michael D. Fitzgerald | .... | set dresser | |
| Forrest Gillespie Jr. | .... | scenic | |
| Stephanie Girard | .... | set designer | |
| Batia Grafka | .... | property master | |
| Dustin Lee Hotson | .... | painter | |
| Dean F. Janik | .... | scenic/signwriter | |
| Steven Kerlagon | .... | key scenic (as Steven L. Kerlagon) | |
| Matthew Krueger | .... | utility (as Matt Krueger) | |
| Don Lamont | .... | set dresser | |
| John Lamont | .... | set dresser | |
| Ellen Lampl | .... | graphic designer | |
| Steven Leach | .... | propmaker (as Steven G. Leach) | |
| Morgan H. Lee | .... | propmaker | |
| David T. Legue | .... | propmaker | |
| Ben Lowe | .... | propmaker | |
| Everett McClellan | .... | propmaker gang boss (as Evert 'Jack' McClellan) | |
| Jody McFarland | .... | propmaker: Ocala | |
| John P. McMinamen | .... | painter | |
| Jonathan S. Morgan | .... | scenic | |
| Thomas A. Morris Jr. | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Shannon Mullins | .... | propmaker gang boss (as Shannon C. Mullins) | |
| Scot Noonan | .... | toolman | |
| Andrew Nowak | .... | art department production assistant (as Andrew E. Nowak) | |
| Bozydar Orszula | .... | general foreman (as Bozydar Henry Orszula) | |
| Jimmie Perdue | .... | painter | |
| Thomas Pilgrim III | .... | propmaker (as Thomas J. Pilgrim III) | |
| Linda Pilgrim | .... | painter | |
| Jack Reeves | .... | stand-by scenic | |
| David Reynolds | .... | propmaker | |
| Karen Rigsby | .... | buyer | |
| William E. Ruetemann | .... | propmaker | |
| John R. Salemi | .... | propmaker | |
| Casey Sargent | .... | graphic art director: Spokane | |
| Alex Saviuk | .... | storyboard artist | |
| Nicholas Scott | .... | set designer | |
| David R. Scurlock | .... | painter | |
| Senor J. Shaughnessy | .... | co-leadman | |
| James Taylor | .... | propmaker | |
| John E. Thombleson II | .... | painter | |
| Wesley Bryan Walker | .... | on-set dresser: Spokane | |
| Lucy Weber | .... | utility | |
| Thomas Wilson | .... | propmaker | |
| Jerry Wise | .... | propmaker | |
| Douglas Womack | .... | construction coordinator: Spokane (as Douglas A. Womack) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Giuliano Fiumani | .... | special effects coordinator: Spokane | |
| Ken Gorrell | .... | special effects technician | |
| Stephen Howfield | .... | special effects assistant | |
| Richard Lee Jones | .... | special effects technician | |
| James L. Roberts | .... | special effects technician | |
| Patrick Tantalo | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Kathleen Tonkin | .... | special effects technician | |
| Tim Tonkin | .... | special effects technician (as Timothy Tonkin) | |
| Barbara Vazquez | .... | special effects assistant | |
| Robert Vazquez | .... | special effects supervisor (as Bob Vazquez) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Ivaylo Andonov | .... | digital artist | |
| Javor Asenov | .... | digital compositor | |
| Scott Coulter | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Dobromir Hristov | .... | digital compositor | |
| Velichko Ivanov | .... | lead artist | |
| Peter Keranov | .... | digital compositor | |
| Delyan Ketipov | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Dimitar Kovachev | .... | technical support staff | |
| Danail Lazarov | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Dawn Llewellyn | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Jordan Markov | .... | visual effects supervisor: Worldwide FX | |
| Maria Mavrova | .... | lead artist | |
| Brian Nogle | .... | imaging supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio | |
| Krasimir Paskalev | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Marin Petrov | .... | visual effects artist | |
| Shero Rauf | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Greg Rodin | .... | visual effects lead camera: Pacific Title and Art Studio | |
| Stefan Tchakarov | .... | visual effects production supervisor | |
| Peter Tomov | .... | digital artist | |
| Adriana Valcheva | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Margarita Valkova | .... | visual effects coordinator: Bulgaria | |
| Vladimir Zdravkov | .... | visual effects technical support staff | |
| Antonio Torres | .... | digital artist: Digital Intermediate, Pacific Title (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Jay Amor | .... | stunts | |
| Dale Frye | .... | stunts | |
| Thirl Haston | .... | stunts | |
| Nick Loren | .... | stunt double: Mr. Travolta | |
| Kiana Politis | .... | stunts | |
| Christina Ritzi | .... | stunts | |
| Steve Ritzi | .... | stunt coordinator (as Steven Ritzi) | |
| Lonnie R. Smith | .... | stunts (as Lonnie Smith) | |
| Trace Wenzel | .... | stunts | |
| Todd Rogers Terry | .... | stunt performer (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Adam Arnali | .... | extras casting | |
| Jennifer Conrader | .... | extras casting | |
| Tamara Gurevich | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Cindy Hedges | .... | extras casting director: Spokane | |
| Geoffrey Miclat | .... | casting assistant | |
| Kimberly Mullen | .... | casting: Florida | |
| Mark Mullen | .... | casting: Florida | |
| Gretchen Oyster | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Donna Aguirre | .... | seamstress (as Donna Rosa Aguirre) | |
| Angela Amaro | .... | additional costumer | |
| Carrie Arington | .... | assistant costume: Spokane | |
| Lisa Caryl | .... | costumer | |
| Claudia Combee | .... | set costumer | |
| Stella Corrales | .... | costumer: Salma Hayek | |
| James P. Cullen | .... | costumer: Mr. Travolta (as Jim Cullen) | |
| Ciara Duncan | .... | costumer | |
| Suzy Freeman | .... | costume supervisor: Ocala | |
| Naomi Gathmann | .... | wardrobe production assistant | |
| Flor Hernandez | .... | laundry mistress (as Flor M. Hernandez) | |
| Monica Hernandez | .... | laundry mistress | |
| SueEllen Jones | .... | wardrobe production assistant | |
| Nubia | .... | key costumer | |
| Jude Christian Orlando | .... | costume illustrator | |
| Heather Pain | .... | additional costumer | |
| Angelique Salvman | .... | wardrobe intern | |
| Kate Sawyer | .... | seamstress | |
| Julie S. Siegmund | .... | set costumer (as Julia Siegmund) | |
| Gilda Texter | .... | costume supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Corinne Bogdanowicz | .... | assistant colorist | |
| Paul Bronkar | .... | supervising digital intermediate colorist | |
| Kacie Haggerty | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Candice Levy | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Sarah Parker | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Jeffrey C. Price | .... | assistant editor | |
| Amy Tompkins | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Selena Arizanovic | .... | music coordinator | |
| Brad Haehnel | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Ashley Miller | .... | music supervisor | |
| Jen Monnar | .... | music editor | |
| Rob Simonsen | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Rob Simonsen | .... | orchestrator | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Don Baer | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Jon Bergholz | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Stan Chafin | .... | driver: Mr. Gandolfini | |
| Kevin Craig | .... | picture car coordinator (as Kevin M. Craig) | |
| Steve Evans | .... | driver: second unit | |
| Tina Horne | .... | driver: Ms. Hayek | |
| Lance Hruza | .... | transportation coordinator: second unit | |
| Lewis Mennona | .... | driver | |
| Ladonna P. Norwood | .... | driver: Mr. Leto | |
| Bob 'Smitty' Smith | .... | driver | |
| John H. Stephens | .... | additional transportation co-captain (as John Stephens) | |
| Timothy Stephens | .... | transportation captain | |
| Tim Whisenant | .... | transportation: John Travolta | |
Thanks | |||
| Jeb Bush | .... | special thanks (as Governor Jeb Bush) | |
| Brian Fischer | .... | very special thanks | |
| John Peyton | .... | special thanks (as Mayor John Peyton) | |
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"You know what they say about cops and donuts" quips Salma Hayek's character Martha Beck to James Gandolfini in the movie Lonely Hearts, "they're only good when they have a hole in them." This, coupled with Gandolfini's retort "funny, they say the same thing about women", captures the essence of the Chandler-esquire dialog that peppers this true crime homage to film noir.
The movie tells the story of Raymond Fernandez (Jared Leto) and Martha Beck who carved out their own chapter in the annals of crime history during the 1940s as the Lonely Hearts Killers. Together, Fernandez and Beck ran a con game using personal ads to seek out wealthy widows and single women with money. Fernandez would engage in correspondence with the women, eventually meeting them and gaining their trust as well as access to their money. Beck, would accompany him posing has his sister, helping Fernandez gain the trust of their victims, whom the two murdered after they'd drained their bank accounts. At the time of their capture, the body count they'd racked up was estimated at between 12 and 20.
Directed by Todd Robinson, the grandson of detective Elmer Robinson (played by John Travolta), the story alternates between that of Fernandez and Beck, and pursuing detectives Robinson and Hildebrandt (Gandolfini), with Gandolfini handling the connecting voice-over narration in traditional film noire patter.
Although some details are condensed for narrative purposes, the story largely sticks to the facts of the couple's actual murder spree, the only glaring discrepancy being the casting of Hayek as Beck, who in reality was a rotund, unattractive, battleaxe of a woman who maintained Fernandez's loyalty by granting his every sexual wish. The producers can be forgiven for opting to cast Hayek instead of a more credible Rosie O'Donnell type, however, as Hayek brings more than mere eye-candy to her role. She plays a sadistic, manipulative, cold-blooded murderer to the hilt, and practically serves as the driving engine for the film's story.
With a crackerjack cast of Travolta, Gandolfini, Hayek, Leto and Laura Dern (as Robinson's love interest) all bringing their A-game, coupled with a smartly written screenplay, snappy dialog, good pacing, excellent cinematography and direction, the only oddity about this film is that it was relegated to limited theatrical release, largely playing a few festivals before being relegated to DVD. Unlike the case it is based on, this is one crime that probably will remain unsolved.