Rules of Engagement
Year:
2000
Production Country:
United Germany / USA
Legal drama. The lifelong friendship between soldiers Terry Childers and Hays Hodges stretches back to the Vietnam War, when Childers saved Hodges' life. Years later, Colonel Childers is the leader of a group of Marines flying helicopters to Yemen to rescue the US ambassador from angry crowds. When the situation escalates, Childers gives orders to fire towards the mob, and nearly a hundred Arabs are killed and many more injured. Back at home Childers is informed he is to face a court martial. Set to take the blame for the tragedy, he asks Hodges to act as his lawyer.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Colonel Hays Hodges Tommy Lee Jones
- Colonel Terry Childers Samuel L. Jackson
- Major Mark Biggs Guy Pearce
- National Security Adviser William Sokal Bruce Greenwood
- Captain Lee Blair Underwood
- General H. Lawrence Hodges Philip Baker Hall
- Mrs Mourain Anne Archer
- Captain Tom Chandler Mark Feuerstein
- Ambassador Mourain Ben Kingsley
- Major General Perry Dale Dye
- Doctor Ahmar Amidou
- judge Richard Mcgonagle
- Colonel Cao Baoan Coleman
- Hays III Nicky Katt
- Corporal Hustings Ryan Hurst
- Harris Gordon Clapp
- Justin Hayden Tank
- Jimi Ahmed Abounouom
- Hodges' radio man William Gibson
- translator Tuan Tran
- lawyer John Speredakos
- another lawyer Scott Alan Smith
- little girl Jihane Kortobi
- bailiff, NCO David Lewis Hays
- Cao's radio man Peter Tran
- Mary Hodges Bonnie Johnson
- Childers' radio man Jason West
- Tariq Attifi Mohamed
- Aziz Zouheir Mohamed
- ambassador aide Chris Ufland
- chairman joint chiefs of staff Thom Barry
- 4 star general Kevin Cooney
- Sarah Hodges Helen Manning
- ARG commander David Graf
- secretary of defense Conrad Bachmann
- little boy Aziz Assimi
- courtroom spectator Bob Pentz
- radio op Laird Macintosh
- Colonel Cao's granddaughter Baouyen C. Bruyere
- juror 1 Steve Gagnon
- juror 2 Richard Whiten
- juror 3 Tom Knickerbocker
- juror 4 Terry Bozeman
- juror 5 Mary Wickliffe
- juror 6 Jody Wood
- juror 7 Elayn Taylor
- officer 1 Todd Kimsey
- officer 2 Lawrence Noel Larsen
- officer 3 Stephen Ramsey
- talk show host G. Gordon Liddy
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Michael Stokey
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre John Barnett
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Laird Macintosh
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Freddie Joe Farnsworth
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Jim Boensch
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Jay Galle
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Mike Bedmiston
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Mike Gerald
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Dennis Fitzgerald
- Captain Dale Dye's cadre Brian Maynard
Credits
Direction
- Director William Friedkin
- Assistant Director (1st) J. Michael Haynie
- Assistant Director (1st) Newton Arnold
- Assistant Director (2nd) Martin Jedlicka
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Michael Salven
- Script Supervisor P.R. Tooke
Production
- ©/In association with MFP Munich Film Partners GmbH
- ©/In association with ROE Productions KG
- Presented by/Production Company Paramount Pictures
- Presented in Association with Seven Arts Pictures
- Executive Producer Adam Schroeder
- Executive Producer James Webb
- Producer Richard D. Zanuck
- Producer Scott Rudin
- Co-producer Arne Schmidt
- Unit Production Manager Arne Schmidt
- Unit Production Manager Roberto Malerba
- Unit Production Manager Richard Prince
- Production Supervisor Carlos H. Sanchez
- Production Co-ordinator Nanette Siegert
- Production Accountant Norma Smith
- Location Manager David Israel
- Production Consultant Phillip M. Strub
- Production Consultant Melissa Schuermann
Casting
- Casting Denise Chamian
- Casting (Voice) Barbara Harris
- Casting (Location) Mark Fincannon
Writing
- Screenplay Stephen Gaghan
- Story James Webb
Photography
- Director of Photography Nicola Pecorini
- Director of Photography William A. Fraker
- [Director of Photography] Dariusz Wolski
- Camera Operator Ray De La Motte
- Camera Operator/Steadicam Operator Mark R. Van Loon
- Camera Operator/Steadicam Operator Peter Cavaciuti
Special Effects
- Special Visual Effects/Digital Animation Digital Domain
- DD (Visual Effects Supervisor) Erik Nash
- DD (Visual Effects Producer) Denise Ballantyne
- DD (Digital Compositing Supervisor) Claas Henke
- DD (Digital Imaging Supervisor) Jeff Kalmus
- DD (Digital Production Manager) Kelly L'estrange
- DD (Digital Artist) Eric Barba
- DD (Digital Artist) Jay Barton
- DD (Digital Artist) Christine Lo
- DD (Digital Artist) Martha Mack
- DD (Digital Artist) Howie Muzika
- DD (Digital Artist) Lou Pecora
- DD (Digital Artist) Dennis Price
- DD (Digital Artist) Carey Villegas
- DD (Digital Artist) Byron Werner
- DD (Visual Effects Co-ordinator) Joel Román Mendías
- DD (Visual Effects Editor) Debra Wolff
- DD (Visual Effects Accountant) Rebecca Misiorowski
- DD (Visual Effects Production Assistant) Robert Feng
- DD (Visual Effects Production Assistant) Jon Jacobsen
- DD (Creative Imaging Supervisor) Michael Kanfer
- DD (Visual Effects Executive Producer) Nancy Bernstein
- Additional Visual Effects Cinema Research Corporation
- Special Effects (Supervisor) Paul Lombardi
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) Richard S. Wood
Editing
- Edited by Augie Hess
Design
- Production Designer Robert Laing
- Art Director William Cruse
- Supervising Set Decorator Rick Simpson
- Property Master Barry Bedig
Costumes
- Costume Designer Gloria Gresham
- Costume Supervisor Mitchell Kenney
Make-up
- Key Make-up Artist Robert Ryan
- Make-up Zoltan Elek
- Make-up (Tommy Lee Jones) John Blake
- Make-up (Samuel L. Jackson) Allan A. Apone
- Key Hairstylist Gail Ryan
- Hairstylist (Tommy Lee Jones) Cydney Cornell
- Hairstylist (Samuel L. Jackson) Robert Stevenson
Titles
- Title Design Nina Saxon/New Wave Entertainment
- Titles/Opticals Cinema Research Corporation
Film processing
- Colour Timer Terry P. Haggar
Music
- Music Mark Isham
- Traditional Yemeni Folk Music provided b Inc Northstar Productions
- Music Performed by The The London Metropolitan Orchestra
- Solo Trumpet performed by Mark Isham
- Music Editor Tom Carlson
Sound
- Music Recordist/Mixer Stephen Krause
- Sound Design Steve Boeddeker
- Sound Design Consultant Gary Rydstrom
- Sound Mixer Russell Williams Ii
- Boom Operator Michael Patillo
- Utility Sound Ronald L. Wright
- Re-recording Mixer Kevin O'connell
- Re-recording Mixer Greg P. Russell
- Supervising Sound Editor Steve Boeddeker
- Supervising Sound Editor Mike Szakmeister
- Sound Editor Chris Scarabosio
- Sound Editor Ronald Eng
- Digital Sound Editing by Paramount Pictures
- Dialogue Editor Carin Rogers
- ADR Mixer Dean Drabin
- Supervising ADR Editor Robert Ulrich
- Supervising ADR Editor Kerry Williams
- Foley Artist Sarah Monat
- Foley Artist Robin Harlan
- Foley Mixer Randy Singer
- Supervising Foley Editor Tom Small
- Foley Editor Tammy Fearing
- Foley Editor Scott Curtis
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Buddy Joe Hooker
- Stunts Chad Randall
- Stunts Jeffrey J. Dashnaw
- Stunts Lance Gilbert
- Stunts Dick Ziker
- Stunts Clifford Happy
- Stunts Kiante Elam
- Helicopter Pilot Clifford T. Fleming
- Helicopter Pilot Rick Shuster
- Helicopter Pilot Craig Hosking
- Helicopter Pilot John T. Scanlon
- Helicopter Pilot David Paris
Consultant
- Military Adviser Dale Dye
- Military Adviser Warriors Inc
- Gyrosphere Aerial Camera System provided Flying Pictures USA
- Spacecam Aerial Camera System provided b Inc SpaceCam Systems
- Dolby Sound Consultant Thom Ehle