Warner Independent Pictures Presents in Association With

Warner Independent Pictures presents in association with

2929 Entertainment A Section Eight Production

Criminal

a film by Gregory Jacobs

Screenplay by Gregory Jacobs & Sam Lowry

Based on the film ‘Nueve Reinas’ (Nine Queens)

Preliminary Production Information

(Credits not contractual)

RELEASE DATE: September 10,

RUNING TIME: 87 minutes

RATING: R

ASPECT RATIO: 1:85

SOUND: Dolby SR-D or SDDS – Quad format

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Directed by
GREGORY JACOBS
Screenplay by
GREGORY JACOBS & SAM LOWRY
Based on the film 'NUEVE REINAS' (NINE QUEENS)
Produced by
GREGORY JACOBS
GEORGE CLOONEY
STEVEN SODERBERGH
Executive Producers
JENNIFER FOX
BEN COSGROVE
GEORGIA KACANDES
Executive Producers
TODD WAGNER
MARK CUBAN
Director of Photography
CHRIS MENGES
Production Design by
PHILIP MESSINA
Edited by
STEPHEN MIRRIONE, A.C.E.
Costume Design by
JEFFREY KURLAND
Music by
ALEX WURMAN
Casting by
AMANDA MACKEY JOHNSON
and CATHY SANDRICH GELFOND
JOHN C. REILLY
DIEGO LUNA
MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
PETER MULLAN
JONATHAN TUCKER
ENRICO COLANTONI
ZITTO KAZANN
MICHAEL SHANNON
MALIK YOBA
JACK CONLEY
A WARNER INDEPENDENT PICTURES Presentation
In Association with 2929 ENTERTAINMENT
A SECTION EIGHT Production

CAST

Richard Gaddis / JOHN C. REILLY
Rodrigo / DIEGO LUNA
Valerie / MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL
William Hannigan / PETER MULLAN
Ochoa / ZITTO KAZANN
Michael / JONATHAN TUCKER
Waitress / LAURA CERON
Waitress #2 / SOLEDAD ST. HILAIRE
Grandma / ELLEN GEER
Waiter/Daniel / BRANDON KEENER
Café Manager / NICK ANAVIO
Woman in Elevator / DEBORAH VAN VALKENBURGH
Heather / MAEVE QUINLAN
Ron / BRENT SEXTON
Frank Hill / MALIK YOBA
Mrs. Ochoa / LILLIAN HURST
Henry the Angry Man / JACK CONLEY
Rodrigo’s Dad / JUAN CARLOS CANTU
Bookish Man / ENRICO COLANTONI
Briefcase Thief / MANUEL G. JIMENEZ
Carlos / LUIS CONTRERAS
Gene / MICHAEL SHANNON
Female Bank Executive / PATRICIA BELCHER
Bank Manager / PAUL NORWOOD
Security Guard / GARY MACK
Stunt Coordinator / JOHN ROBOTHAM
Stunts
ROBERT ALONZO
GARY BAXLEY
EDDIE BRAUN
PHIL CHONG
CHIC DANIEL
KOFI ELAM
KENNY ENDOSO
JEANNIE EPPER
EDDIE FERNANDEZ
BRENT FLETCHER
HUBIE KERNS, JR. / BUCK MCDANCER
SONIA MCDANCER
DAVID MEDRANO
GAIL MONIAN
HUGH O’BRIEN
MANNY PERRY
JEFF RAMSEY
GILBERT ROSALES
RYAN RYUSAKI
JUSTIN SUNDQUIST

Unit Production Manager

GEORGIA KACANDES

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First Assistant Director

JONATHAN M. WATSON

Second Assistant Director

DONALD MURPHY

Film Editor

DOUGLAS CRISE

Set Decorator

KRISTEN TOSCANO MESSINA, S.D.S.A.

Camera Operator

CHRIS MENGES

Camera Operator/Steadicam Operator

DUANE “DC” MANWILLER

First Assistant Camera

DAVID GALBRAITH

Production Sound Mixer

MARK WEINGARTEN

Boom Operator

LAWRENCE L. COMMANS

Utility Sound

MARK W. FAY

Production Supervisor

ROBIN LE CHANU

Script Supervisor

ANNIE WELLES

Chief Lighting Technician / ROBERT BAUMGARTNER
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician / CHRIS MILANI
Lighting Technicians / ORLANDO HERNANDEZ
MICHAEL KELLY
DAVE LUKASIK
ALEX “SOULKANE” SINCLAIR
Rigging Gaffer / PETER WALTS
Rigging Best Boy Electric / CHRISTOPHER CULLITON
Rigging Electric / NATHAN HATHAWAY
NATE JOHNSON
DONNA VEGA
Key Grip / AL LA VERDE
Best Boy Grip / DANA BAKER
Dolly Grip / MIKE MOAD
Company Grips / JONATHAN LEARY
KEN METZ
RYAN VONLOSSBERG
Rigging Key Grip / KENT BAKER
Rigging Best Boy Grip / DAVID LEVICH
Second Assistant Camera / BRUCE A. ROBINSON
Film Loader / JONATHAN PATRICK LINDSAY
Property Master / STEVEN B. MELTON
Co-Property Master / LANCE LARSON
Property Assistants / TIM SCHULTZ
RAYMOND SEPULVEDA
Art Department Coordinator / MONICA FROMMHOLZ
Leadperson / BRETT SMITH
Swing Gang / TOM CALLINICOS
STEVE-O LADISH
EDWARD J. PROTIVA
J.R. VASQUEZ
Draper / JAY SMITH
First Assistant Editor / NORMAN WALKER
Apprentice Editor / DENISE MARQUEZ
Costume Supervisor / COREY C. BRONSON
Costumers / DENNIS MCCARTHY
CARIN RICHARDSON
SHOSHANA RUBIN
Cutter/Fitter / CATHERINE WALL
Key Makeup Artist / MELANIE HUGHES-WEAVER
Additional Makeup / REBECCA ALLING
Key Hairstylist / WALDO SANCHEZ
Additional Hairstylist / SHERYL BLUM
Location Manager / KEN LAVET
Assistant Location Managers / ANNA L. COATS
ANDREW P. HARRISON
Location Assistant / CLAUDIA BESTOR
Second 2nd Assistant Director / RYAN D. CRAIG
Set Production Assistants / JASON Z. KEMP
SATSUKI MITCHELL
SCOTT RORIE
DANA WAGNER
Production Accountant / SONYA LUNSFORD
1st Assistant Production Accountant / JASON HINKEL
Payroll Accountant / JENNIFER PEDEVILLA
Construction Accountant / MARISOL JIMÉNEZ
Assistant to Mr. Jacobs / BETSY DENNIS
Assistant to Ms. Fox / RACHEL EGGEBEEN
Production Coordinator / KATE KELLY
Production Secretary / ELIZABETH KIRKSCEY
Production Office Assistants / MICHAEL GUREWITZ
MICHAEL LACORTE
Production Office Intern / LINDSAY DRUCKER
Publicist / SPOOKY STEVENS
Still Photographer / SUZANNE HANOVER
Casting Associate / WENDY WEIDMAN
Extras Casting / RICH KING CASTING
Construction Coordinator / CHRIS SNYDER
General Foreman / WILLIAM GIDEON
Paint Supervisor / HANK GIARDINA
Stand-by Painter / CHRIS ZIMMERMAN
Plaster Foreman / ADAM L. BARKER
Construction Toolman / JIM PANIAGUA
Welding Foreman / BUD KUCIA
Construction Foremen / GERARD FORREST
JOHN MOORE
Construction Gangboss / DALE SNYDER
Propmaker Gangbosses / JOHN B. BULLARD
BILL DUFFIN
MICHAEL DUFFIN
Labor Foreman / ROJELIO LOPEZ
Paint Foremen / NEIL RUST
SCOTT P. SHORDON
Set Painters / MIKE BOMAR
ROBERT CAMPBELL
LOUIE ESPARZA, JR.
Transportation Coordinator / JON CARPENTER
Transportation Captains / RICH BENNETTI
SHANE GREEDY
Transportation Dispatcher / DOREEN CARPENTER
Drivers
RONALD BAKER
LOREN BESS
STEPHEN BROOKS
PAT CARMAN
JIMMY DAVIS
GUY A. DUQUETTE
CHRIS GORDEN / BERNARD GLAVIN
LEON L. GLAVIN
JOHN JARVIS
MARK JONES
JT LANNEN
CHARLES RAMIREZ
CHANCE ROBERTSON
Department Assistants / CURT BEECH
TUMMER KING
MATTHEW LYONS
DANNY MOLINA
CHRISTOPHER JUST WEAVER
Mechanic / IGNACIO RAMIREZ
Stand-in for Mr. Reilly / JEFF NYSTROM
Stand-in for Mr. Luna / DEAN WEST
Set Medic / KERI LITTLEDEER
Technical Advisors / CHIC DANIEL
MANUEL G. JIMENEZ
Catering / GOURMET ON LOCATION
Chef / ANTOINE MASCARO
Craft Service / JEFF WINN
Post Production Supervisor / CHRISTY DIMMIG
Dialogue Editor / KIRA
Sound Effects Editor / MARVIN WALOWITZ
Foley Editor / JOHN JOSEPH THOMAS
Assistant Sound Editor / OSCAR MITT
Post Production Assistant / KAREN WEISSMAN
Re-Recording Services provided by / TODD-AO Burbank
Foley Artists / ALICIA STEVENSON
DAWN FINTOR
Foley Mixer / DAVID BETANCOURT
Mix Recordist / AARON LEVY
Mix Engineer / DANIAL SHIMIAEI
Titles / PACIFIC TITLE
Negative Cutting / MO HENRY
Color Timer / LEE WIMER
Visual Effects Supervisor / THOMAS J. SMITH
3D Artist / MARK SHOAF
Scanning and Recording Provided by CINESITE
Scan Record Manager / GREG HANNIGAN
Scan Record Coordinator / ERIK HAKANEN
Scan Record Supervisor / KRIS GREG
Scan Record Operator / DANIEL ASHTON
Video Playback / TODD ARON MARKS
Camera Dollies by / CHAPMAN/LEONARD STUDIO EQUIPMENT, INC
Minor League Baseball Footage provided by / CORBIS
Bill Handel and the John and Ken radio voices courtesy of KFI AM-640
Music Supervisor
GLEN CAPLIN
Music Editor / ELLEN SEGAL, M.P.S.E.
Bass / ROB JOST
Drums / ABE SPELLER
Guitar / TEDDY KUMPEL
Organ and Clavinet / ALEX WURMAN
Turntablist / DJ HODGY
Music Recorded at / WESTLAKE AUDIO HOLLYWOOD
Music Mixed at / SONART PRODUCTIONS
Music Recorded and Mixed by / STEVE DURKEE
Assistant to Mr. Wurman / STEPHAN NORDIN
SONGS
“Sing a Simple Song”
Written by Sylvester Stewart / “Step Lightly”
Written by Dr. Benny Golson
Performed by Louie Bellson
Courtesy of Concord Jazz
“El Corrido De Juan Garcia”
Written by Homero Morales
Performed by Los Pinguinos Del Norte
Courtesy of Arhoolie Productions, Inc. / “El Guanajuatense”
Written by Alberto Regalado
Performed by Banda Salvatierra
Courtesy of Arhoolie Productions, Inc.
“Roundalay”
Written by Oscar Peterson
Performed by The Oscar Peterson Trio with Clark Terry
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises / “Darn That Dream”
Written by James Van Heusen and Edgar De Lange
Performed by Clifford Brown/Max Roach Quintet
Courtesy of The Verve Music Group
Under license from Universal Music Enterprises

The Filmmakers Wish to Thank Ted Griffin for His Assistance

Filmed in PANAVISION ®

Prints by TECHNICOLOR ®

KODAK Motion Picture Products

Screenplay

Original Score

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The story, all names, characters and incidents portrayed in this production are fictitious. No identification with actual persons, places, buildings and products is intended or should be inferred.

"CRIMINAL"

Production Information

Gregory Jacobs, who has served as an assistant director to some of the most respected motion picture directors in the entertainment industry, makes his directorial debut with "Criminal," a retelling of the Argentine film, "Nueve Reinas" ("Nine Queens").

Filled with off-beat characters, menacing situations, unexpected plot twists and an edgy, mordant humor, the film stars John C. Reilly ("Chicago"), Diego Luna ("Y Tu Mama Tambien"), Maggie Gyllenhaal ("Mona Lisa Smile") Peter Mullan ("My Name is Joe") and Jonathan Tucker ("The Deep End").

Set in Los Angeles over the course of 24 hours, "Criminal" follows a day in the life of two small-time bunco artists who stumble upon a foolproof, and extremely lucrative, scam. The story begins in a casino when Rodrigo (DIEGO LUNA) is caught pulling a "change-for-a-hundred" swindle on two different cocktail waitresses. The escapade is witnessed by Richard Gaddis (JOHN C. REILLY) an older, more experienced con artist who intervenes. Posing as a policeman he escorts Rodrigo away.

Richard explains that he is temporarily in need of a partner and invites the younger man to help him pull a few jobs. Rodrigo is suspicious, but desperate to help his father who is in serious trouble over gambling debts. He agrees to try out a partnership

The two men are taking a break from a series of "nickel and dime" schemes when Richard is summoned to the luxury hotel where his sister Valerie (MAGGIE GYLLEN-HAAL) who hates him for swindling her and their younger brother Michael (JONA-THAN TUCKER) out of their inheritance, works as the concierge.

Valerie explains that an older Spanish man named Ochoa had been making a scene in the lobby trying to see VIP guest William Hannigan (PETER MULLAN). While being escorted out, he had collapsed, but not before calling out Richard's name and begging Valerie to call him. Incensed that Richard and his low-life friends might endanger her job, she tells her brother to make sure both he and Ochoa never set foot in the hotel again.

As Richard and Rodrigo enter the room where the old time con man is waiting for the paramedics, they have no idea that a once in a lifetime opportunity is about to fall into their laps.

Ochoa explains the sting. An expert forger, he has made a copy of an extremely rare, one-of-a-kind1878 Monroe Silver Certificate. Due to U.S. tax concerns Hannigan, an Irish multi-millionaire who collects antique currency, must leave the country the next day. If Richard can get to Hannigan, Ochoa knows he will not be able to resist adding the Certificate to his collection. Because lab tests would take a week, there is virtually no chance that he will discover the fraud. The payoff? At least $500,000.

As the deceptions and duplicity mount, Richard and Rodrigo must negotiate a succession of swindlers, thieves and grifters to pull off the biggest caper of their lives.

The distinguished production team includes cinematographer Chris Menges ("Dirty Pretty Things"); costume designer Jeffrey Kurland ("Hidalgo"); editor Stephen Mirrione, A.C.E. ("21 Grams"); production designer Philip Messina ("8 Mile") and composer Alex Wurman ("Confessions of a Dangerous Mind").

Shot during 30 days, "Criminal" commenced filming June 17, 2003 at the Biltmore Millennium Hotel in downtown Los Angeles and wrapped July 29th on a day that began at a fast food stand on Cesar Chavez Avenue in East Los Angeles and ended on Stage 20 at the Warner Bros. studios.

A stylish contemporary caper laced with humor, the screenplay is by Jacobs and Sam Lowry, based on a screenplay by Fabian Bielinsky. Produced by Jacobs, Steven Soderbergh and George Clooney, the executive producers are Jennifer Fox, Ben Cosgrove, Georgia Kacandes, Todd Wagner and Mark Cuban. Warner Independent Pictures presents in association with 2929 Entertainment A Section Eight Production.

ABOUT THE FILM

Director Gregory Jacobs first collaborated with Steven Soderbergh in 1992 when he became his first assistant director on "King of the Hill." In an industry not noted for loyalty, theirs became a solid working relationship with Jacobs continuing to work with the director on nine additional films. For the past several years, Soderbergh had encouraged Jacobs to find a project to direct himself.

"Executive producer Jennifer Fox, George and Steven had seen "Nueve Reinas" ("Nine Queens") and thought it would be a perfect movie to remake," recalls Jacobs. "They suggested that I watch it and I thought it was a wonderful movie with a great framework from which an American version could be made. Fabian Bielinsky, who directed it from his original screenplay did an incredible job."

Says Soderbergh, " It's a performance piece, which made it very interesting to me and George. At the same time, we had very consciously been looking for a project that Greg could direct but we wanted it to be the right project. We both sensed that you only get your first time once and it better be good and it better be something you can defend, so it was great when we saw "Nine Queens" when we did.

"To me, good directing is about making very specific and consistent choices about things. You have to stick to the idea of the movie that you have in your head and not concern yourself with outside forces. Having worked alongside Greg for so many years, I knew what his taste was and I knew that he had the ability to direct a film and be secure enough not to overwhelm it with too much unnecessary directing."