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, Jonathan LaPaglia and Ginny Weirick. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 10, 2011.

Plot

Allan Campbell (

), a man who has had a very bad day, goes to a bar to drown his sorrows. He drunkenly befriends a mysterious man who calls himself Jonas Arbor ( Cuba Gooding Jr.), revealing to him a list of five people he wishes were dead. But as the bodies start piling up, and with a detective ( Jonathan LaPaglia) hot on his trail, Allan, no longer believing the events to be a practical joke, must set out to end the murders before it is too late for his wife, who happens to be the last on the list.

Cast

* Cuba Gooding Jr. as Jonas Arbor *

as Allan Campbell * Jonathan LaPaglia as Detective Neil McKay * Ginny Weirick as Sydney Campbell * Sean Cook as Brian Felzner * Drew Waters as Mike Dodd *

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as Agent Drake Ford * Brandon O'Neill as Dom Estacado * J.P. O'Shaughnessy as Lieutenant Ben Harp * David Andriole as Detective Ray Lowery * Harrison Seaborn also as Jail Inmate #3

Production

Actor Christian Slater, who also starred with Cuba Gooding Jr. in '' Lies & Illusions'' as well as ''

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'', was originally rumored to play the part of Allan Campbell. Slater co-starred with Hauser in the film ''Shadows of the White Nights''. The writers of ''

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'', and also starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., penned the screenplay, while several of the producers of ''Hero Wanted'', '' End Game'', and '' Wrong Turn at Tahoe'' produced. Director William Kaufman of the 2005 indie action thriller ''The Prodigy'' was chosen to direct. Filming took place in Spokane,

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in early 2010. The local police in Spokane refused to officially participate in the film's production because of the film's depiction of violence toward police officers. This is due to the

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, which occurred two months before principal photography began.

Home media

DVD was released in Region 2 in the United Kingdom on 9 May 2011, and also Region 1 in the United States on May 10, 2011, it was distributed by

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References

External links

* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Hit List 2011 films 2011 action thriller films 2011 direct-to-video films 2011 psychological thriller films American action thriller films American psychological thriller films Direct-to-video action films Films about contract killing Films set in Los Angeles Films shot in Washington (state) Sony Pictures direct-to-video films Stage 6 Films films 2010s English-language films Films directed by William Kaufman 2010s American films