Arthur Poppington, a regular man who adopts a superhero persona, known as "Defendor", combs the city streets at night, in search of his archenemy, Captain Industry.
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Cast verified as complete
| Woody Harrelson | ... |
Arthur Poppington aka Defendor
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| Elias Koteas | ... |
Chuck Dooney
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| Michael Kelly | ... |
Paul Carter
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| Sandra Oh | ... |
Dr. Ellen Park
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| Kat Dennings | ... |
Kat Debrofkowitz
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| Clark Johnson | ... |
Captain Roger Fairbanks
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| Lisa Ray | ... |
Dominique Ball
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| A.C. Peterson | ... |
Radovan Kristic
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| Kristin Booth | ... |
Wendy Carter
(as Kristen Booth)
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| Charlotte Sullivan | ... |
Fay
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| Tony Nappo | ... |
Biker Cliff
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| Ron White | ... |
Judge Wilson
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David Gardner | ... |
Grandpa Henry
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| Bryan Renfro | ... |
Mr. Debrofkowitz
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Max Dreesen | ... |
Young Arthur
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| Matt Gordon | ... |
Jerry
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| James Preston Rogers | ... |
Biker Bob
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| Graham Abbey | ... |
Constable Mike
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| Michael Cram | ... |
Blake
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| Lyriq Bent | ... |
Wayne
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| Tatiana Maslany | ... |
Olga
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| Peter Stebbings | ... |
Doctor
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| Dakota Goyo | ... |
Jack Carter - 9
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| John Paul Ruttan | ... |
Jack Carter - 4
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Ryan Dineen | ... |
Graffiti Artist
(as Ryan Dineen a.k.a. Rons)
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| Jim Ladd | ... |
Radio Announcer (voice)
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Cynthia Amsden | ... |
Woman with Poinsettia (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Peter Stebbings | ||
Written by
| Peter Stebbings | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Tim Brown | ... | executive producer (as Tim J. Brown) |
| Sean Buckley | ... | executive producer |
| Joel Burch | ... | associate producer |
| Leah Jaunzems | ... | associate producer |
| John N. Kozman | ... | executive producer (as John Kozman) |
| Tim Merkel | ... | executive producer |
| Mark Slone | ... | executive producer |
| Nicholas Tabarrok | ... | producer (as Nicholas D. Tabarrok) |
Music by
| John Rowley | ... | music composer |
Cinematography by
| David Greene | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Geoff Ashenhurst | ||
Editorial Department
| Louis Casado | ... | film timer: Technicolor Toronto |
| Michael Dobroski | ... | colourist: dailies, Technicolor Toronto (as Mike Dobroski) |
| Patrick Duchesne | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Rob Gyorgy | ... | digital intermediate on-line editor: Technicolor Toronto (as Rev. Rob Gyorgy) |
| Graham Hoselton | ... | supervisor: front end, Technicolor Toronto |
| Margaret Hutz | ... | digital film technician: Technicolor Toronto (as Margaret Mansell) |
| Jeremy Kay | ... | digital intermediate project coordinator: Technicolor Toronto |
| Mark Kueper | ... | digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor Toronto |
| Andrew Pascoe | ... | digital film supervisor: Technicolor Toronto |
| Brian Reid | ... | manager of digital imaging: Technicolor Toronto |
| Kurt Reid | ... | dailies assistant: Technicolor Toronto |
| Nicole Sison | ... | editing intern |
| Duff Smith | ... | editing intern |
Casting By
| Sara Kay | ||
| Nancy Klopper | ||
| Jenny Lewis | ||
Production Design by
| Oleg M. Savytski | ... | (as Oleg Savytski) |
Art Direction by
| Anthony A. Ianni | ... | (as Anthony Ianni) |
Set Decoration by
| Cheryl Dorsey | ||
Costume Design by
| Gersha Phillips | ||
Makeup Department
| James D. Brown | ... | first assistant hair stylist (as James Brown) |
| Linda Dowds | ... | key makeup artist |
| Liz Gruszka | ... | first assistant makeup artist (as Elizabeth Gruszka) |
| Diana Ladyshewsky | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
| Daniel Bekerman | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Sean Buckley | ... | second unit director |
| Sarah Campbell | ... | second assistant director |
| Kira McCord | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Lawrence Ng | ... | assistant director |
| Andrew Shea | ... | first assistant director |
| Raj Singh | ... | third assistant director |
Art Department
| Artchild | ... | artist: Defendor mural |
| J.P. Dame | ... | set dresser |
| Ryan Dineen | ... | artist: Defendor mural (as Rons) |
| Mauro Iacobelli | ... | key painter |
| Alan Letts | ... | construction coordinator |
| Mario Moreira | ... | assistant prop master |
| James R. Murray | ... | property master (as Jim Murray) |
| John Rankin | ... | set dresser |
| Sean Scoffield | ... | graphic artist |
| Adam Smith | ... | specialty prop fabricator |
| Geoffrey Smith | ... | leadman (as Geoff Smith) |
| Rob Valeriote | ... | head carpenter |
| Dawna Weeks | ... | on-set dresser |
| Jennifer Wood | ... | set dec buyer |
Sound Department
| Tobias Bjarnason | ... | foley recordist (as Toby Bjarnason) |
| Tom Bjelic | ... | sound designer / sound effects editor |
| Pat Cassin | ... | boom operator |
| Greg Chapman | ... | sound mixer |
| Tarah Consoli | ... | adr loop group |
| Christian T. Cooke | ... | re-recording mixer (as Chris Cooke) |
| Mark Gingras | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Katie Halliday | ... | sound effects editor |
| Joel Katz | ... | adr recordist: Maui |
| Doug Latislaw | ... | adr recordist: Burbank |
| Dale Lennon | ... | dialogue & adr editor |
| Steve Moore | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tim O'Connell | ... | foley artist |
| James Robb | ... | first assistant sound editor (as Jimmy Robb) |
| Lucas Roveda | ... | re-recording assistant |
| John Douglas Smith | ... | supervising sound editor (as John Smith) |
| Robert Woolfson | ... | sound mixer (as Rob Wolfson) |
Special Effects by
| Warren Appleby | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Tim Barraball | ... | special effects on-set key |
| David Allen Hill | ... | snow effects technician (as Dave Hill) |
| Gregory Jones | ... | snow effects technician (as Greg Jones) |
| John MacGillivray | ... | special effects first assistant |
| Fiona MacPherson | ... | special effects shop coordinator |
Visual Effects by
| Chris Abbas | ... | compositor |
| Andy Asperin | ... | lead 3D animator (as Andres Asperin) |
| Nadine Blackler | ... | compositor |
| Kyle Botha | ... | 3d artist |
| Stanislav Enilenis | ... | 3D effects technical director (as Stan Enilenis) |
| Elaine Fung | ... | 3d artist |
| Jason Giberson | ... | digital restoration artist |
| Sean Gilhooly | ... | visual effects coordinator |
| Louie Hinayo | ... | 3D animator |
| Milton Muller | ... | digital compositor: Artifex Studios |
| Gordon Oscar | ... | 3d artist |
| Richard Patterson | ... | cg supervisor |
| Vasho Pekar | ... | compositor |
| Kenton Rannie | ... | compositor |
| Adam Stern | ... | visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor |
| Brent Veal | ... | compositor |
Stunts
| Tom Farr | ... | stunt rigger |
| Kelly Jones | ... | stunt rigger |
| Billy Oliver | ... | stunt double: Defendor |
| Bryan Renfro | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Vincent Rother | ... | stunt performer |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Jonathan Billings | ... | key grip (as John Billings) |
| Sam Bojin | ... | best boy electric |
| Dave Bouskill | ... | electric |
| Jayson Clute | ... | first assistant camera |
| Ciaran Copelin | ... | camera assistant |
| Ron Forward | ... | dolly grip |
| Peter Gmehling | ... | daily video playback |
| Tony Guerin | ... | camera operator |
| Greg Haddow | ... | electric |
| Colin Hoult | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Carly Brenner Hunter | ... | camera trainee (as Carly Brenner) |
| Marcel Janisse | ... | first assistant camera: prep |
| Lainie Knox | ... | camera operator: EPK |
| Marek Krawczyk | ... | lighting technician |
| Bernie Lalonde | ... | electric |
| Jason Lenoury | ... | best boy grip |
| Jeremy Lyall | ... | camera assistant |
| Mike McDonald | ... | key gaffer |
| Sheena Munroe | ... | camera loader |
| Steve Myers | ... | best boy electric (as Stephen Myers) |
| Doug Reid | ... | best boy grip (as Douglas Reid) |
| Herb Reischl Jr. | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Dana Rutledge | ... | second assistant camera |
| Tauqir Shah | ... | camera operator: EPK |
| Sean Skarupa | ... | generator operator |
| Jeremy Tabarrok | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Reg Waddell | ... | generator operator: night (as Reggie Waddell) |
| Ken Woroner | ... | still photographer (as Ken Woronor) |
Casting Department
| Rita Bertucci | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Trelawnie Mead | ... | costume truck supervisor |
| Bonnie Sutherland | ... | assistant costume designer |
Location Management
| Jorge Contras | ... | location production assistant |
| Kyle O'Connor | ... | location manager |
| Eardley Wilmot | ... | location manager |
| Igor Zambeli | ... | location production assistant |
Music Department
| Bernie Cisternas | ... | engineer: brass recordings |
| Charlie Finlay | ... | music editor |
| Jason Logue | ... | musician: trumpet |
| Gord Myers | ... | musician: trombone |
| Brian O'Kane | ... | musician: trumpet |
| John O'Mahony | ... | music mixer |
| Rebecca Pellett | ... | orchestrator: brass recordings / producer: brass recordings |
| Terry Promane | ... | musician: trombone |
| John Rowley | ... | music supervisor / performer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Patricia Joyes | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Rudy Baccuchi | ... | driver: W. Harrelson |
| Dave Kinnear | ... | driver: cast |
| Dwyane Mead | ... | transport co-captain |
| Bruce Raymer | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Reg Reynolds | ... | driver: honeywagon |
| Steven Sacrob | ... | transport captain (as Steve Sacrob) |
| Marco Sousa | ... | transportation co-captain |
Additional Crew
| Chris Abbas | ... | title designer |
| Cynthia Amsden | ... | unit publicist |
| Peter Antal | ... | craft server |
| Timothy Ashley | ... | production intern |
| Daniel Baruela | ... | production intern |
| Jim Benson | ... | security |
| Jeff Brush | ... | craft server |
| Christina Buchli | ... | legal services |
| Brynn Byrne | ... | production intern |
| Aaron Champion | ... | assistant to producer |
| Adam Chuckryk | ... | stand-in: Defendor |
| Angela 'Mega' Clarke | ... | first assistant accountant (as Angela Clarke) |
| Heather K. Dahlstrom | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Jim Dobson | ... | publicist |
| Sarah Dodd | ... | story editor |
| Ricky Dogon | ... | production intern |
| Claude Forest | ... | insurance broker |
| Ashleigh Gillan | ... | stand-in: Kat |
| Doug Gillespie | ... | production accountant |
| Ryan Greig | ... | production intern |
| Sara Holmes | ... | post production accountant |
| Ryan Hupponen | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Diana Jackson | ... | assistant: K. Dennings |
| Leah Jaunzems | ... | development executive: Darius Films |
| Susan R. Jones | ... | production coordinator |
| Jane Kim | ... | assistant: W. Harrelson |
| Dina Leal | ... | account manager: The National Bank of Canada |
| Jim Lovisek | ... | wrangler: animal/wasp |
| Robert Milicevic | ... | security: Woody Harrelson / set security |
| Sonia Morris | ... | loan officer: The National Bank of Canada |
| Boramey Ngem | ... | production intern |
| Stacy Owens | ... | assistant |
| Daphne Park | ... | business affairs consultant |
| Michael Pivar | ... | production office assistant |
| Jarod Powell | ... | intern |
| Andrew Pritchard | ... | set production assistant |
| Katrina Saville | ... | assistant: P. Stebbings |
| Christopher Warre Smets | ... | epk producer |
| Lindsay Somers | ... | set medic |
| David Steinberg | ... | production legal: Heenan Blaikie |
| Alan Sutton | ... | fire safety coordinator |
| Chris Trebilcock | ... | shadow director |
| Nick Veziris | ... | armorer |
| Matthew Wygodny | ... | production office assistant (as Matt Wygodny) |
| Jimmy Ye | ... | audit & tax accounting: Kudlow & McCann |
| Shannon Chow | ... | set medic (uncredited) |
Thanks
| William Barron | ... | very special thanks: without whose support this film would never have been made, Telefilm Canada |
| Isaac Clements | ... | very special thanks: without whose support this film would never have been made, Telefilm Canada |
| Ivonete de Sousa | ... | our thanks to: OMDC |
| John Galway | ... | our thanks to: The Harold Greenberg Fund |
| Martin Harbury | ... | our thanks to: OMDC |
| Andrea Langford | ... | our thanks to: The Movie Network |
| Dan Lyon | ... | very special thanks: without whose support this film would never have been made, Telefilm Canada |
| Michael Mabbott | ... | special thanks |
| Michelle Marion | ... | our thanks to: The Movie Network |
| Kathleen Meek | ... | our thanks to: The Movie Network |
| Anna Newallo | ... | our thanks to: OMDC |
| Karen Paré | ... | very special thanks: without whose support this film would never have been made, Telefilm Canada (as Karen Pare) |
| Carrie Paupst Shaughnessy | ... | very special thanks: without whose support this film would never have been made, Telefilm Canada (as Carrie Paupst-Shaughnessy) |
Production Companies
- Insight Film Releasing (presents)
- Alliance (presents)
- Darius Films
- BUCK Productions
- Téléfilm Canada (produced with the participation of)
- Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) (produced with the participation of)
- The Harold Greenberg Fund (produced with the participation of)
- The Movie Network (TMN) (produced in association with)
Distributors
- Darius Films (2010) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Worldwide Acquisitions (SPWA) (2010) (United States)
- Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2010) (Canada) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Alliance (2010) (Canada)
- Blue Sky Film Distribution (2009) (Czechia)
- Breakthrough Entertainment (2009) (World-wide) (Excluding Canada)
- Cinetel (2009) (Hungary)
- Eagle Films (2009) (Lebanon)
- Eagle Films (2009) (Non-US) (Middle East)
- Film Depot (2009) (Russia)
- Odeon Films (2010) (Canada)
- Prorom Media-Trade (2009) (Romania)
- Prorom Media-Trade (2010) (Romania)
- RTL Entertainment (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL7)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Greece) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2010) (Argentina)
- Sony (2009) (World-wide)
- Ster-Kinekor Pictures (2009) (South Africa)
Special Effects
- Artifex Studios (visual effects by)
Other Companies
- Alliance of Canadian Cinema, Television and Radio Artists (ACTRA) (acknowledgment)
- Artifex Studios (special thanks to)
- Artifex Studios (title design by)
- BUCK Productions (special thanks to)
- Canadian Film or Video Production Tax Credit (CPTC) (with the assistance of)
- Capri Family Restaurant (catering)
- Carhartt (special thanks to)
- City of Hamilton (special thanks to)
- Complete Post Accounting (post accounting)
- Directors Guild of Canada: Ontario (acknowledgment)
- Entertainment Partners Canada (payroll service)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Heenan Blaikie (production legal)
- Helios Design Laboratories (special thanks to)
- Int'l Brotherhood of Teamsters (acknowledgment)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- Kudlow & McCann (audit & tax accounting)
- Live (catering: raw vegan)
- Monkeyland Audio (additional adr recording)
- Multimedia Risk Consultants and Insurance Brokers (insurance brokers)
- National Bank of Canada (interim banking)
- Ontario Media Development Corporation (OMDC) (our thanks to)
- Panavision (camera systems by)
- Rancho Relaxo (catering)
- Roots (special thanks to)
- Stargrazing (craft service)
- Stealing Time (editing facilities provided by)
- The Harold Greenberg Fund (our thanks to)
- The Movie Network (TMN) (our thanks to)
- The Toronto Film and Television Office (special thanks to)
- Toronto Film Studios (production office space)
- Toronto Film Studios (special thanks to)
- Téléfilm Canada (very special thanks: without whose support this film would never have been made)
- Urban Post Production (post production sound editing)
- Urban Post Production (post-production sound services)
- William F. White International (lighting and grip equipment)
- Williamson-Dickie Manufacturing Company (special thanks to)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A crooked cop, a mob boss, and the young girl they abuse are the dwellers of a city's criminal underworld. It's a world that ordinary Arthur Poppington doesn't understand and doesn't belong in, but he is committed to fighting when he changes into a vigilante super-hero of his own making, Defender. With no power other than courage Defender takes to the streets to protect the city's innocents. |
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| Taglines | An unexpected hero will rise. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,500,000 (estimated) |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Peter Stebbings' screenwriting and directorial debut. See more » |
| Goofs | Arthur makes a big deal about being called "DefenDOR", yet when he's talking with Kat, he calls himself "Defender". See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Starfilm (2017). See more » |
| Soundtracks | One Track Mind See more » |
| Quotes |
Defendor:
If you break the law, you're a punk. If you break the law with a badge, you're a punk with a badge. See more » |