Frailty
Thriller about religious obsession. Meiks, a devoted father becomes convinced that he has had a vision warning that the Day of Judgement is fast approaching and that the world is becoming overrun by evil. He assumes a mission for himself and his family to seek out and destroy the demons among them in a series of bloody and irrational murders.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Dad Bill Paxton
- 'Fenton Meiks', Adam Meiks Matthew McConaughey
- Agent Wesley J. Doyle Powers Boothe
- Sheriff Smalls Luke Askew
- young Adam Meiks Jeremy Sumpter
- young Fenton Meiks Matt O'leary
- Agent Griffin Hull Derk Cheetwood
- Becky, sheriff's receptionist Melissa Crider
- Fenton Meiks Levi Kreis
- Brad White Alan Davidson
- Cynthia Harbridge Cynthia Ettinger
- Edward March, man in car park Vincent Chase
- operator Gwen Mcgee
- the angel Edmond Scott Ratliff
- teacher Rebecca Tilney
- Eric Blake King
- teenage demon Brad Berryhill
- FBI agent 1 Greg Serano
- FBI agent 2 Edgar L. Davis
- FBI agent 3 Jim Flowers
- FBI agent 4 Lance Nichols
- janitor in lobby John Paxton
- Curtis Richard A. Bell
- little girl Chelsea Butler
- teacher's aid Jennifer Drake
- Doyle's mother Betty Gurule
Credits
Direction
- Director Bill Paxton
- Assistant Director (1st) James Sbardellati
- Assistant Director (2nd) Peter Merwin
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Jim Flowers
- Script Supervisor Alexa Alden
Production
- Presented by Lions Gate Films
- Production Company David Kirschner Productions
- In association with American Entertainment Co.
- In association with Cinerenta
- ©/In association with Cinedelta
- [Production Company] Frailty Productions
- Executive Producer Karen Loop
- Executive Producer Tom Huckabee
- Executive Producer Tom Ortenberg
- Executive Producer Michael Paseornek
- Producer David Kirschner
- Producer David Blocker
- Producer Corey Sienega
- Associate Producer James Sbardellati
- Associate Producer Frederick Levy
- Executive in Charge of Production Robin Schorr
- Unit Production Manager David Blocker
- Production Supervisor Beth Depatie
- Production Co-ordinator Derek Jan Vermaas
- Location Manager Michael Burmeister
- Post-production (Supervisor) Abby Gail Palanker
- Post-production (Executive in Charge of) Richard Jordan
Casting
- Casting Mary Gail Artz
- Casting Barbara Cohen
- Casting (Extras) Christopher Gray
- Casting (Extras) Kimberly Rogers
- Casting (Assistant) Mary Brezovich
- Casting (Assistant) Leanna Sheldon
- Casting (Additional Scout) Toni Cobb
- Casting (Additional Scout) Lisa Fincannon
Writing
- Screenplay Brent Hanley
Photography
- Director of Photography Bill Butler
- 2nd Unit Photographer Patrick Turley
- 2nd Unit Photographer Malik Sayeed
- 2nd Unit Photographer Arthur Jafa
- B Camera Unit Director of Photography David Golia
- Camera Operator Randal Feemster
- Steadicam Operator Bob Ulland
- Assistant Camera (1st) Clyde Bryan
- Assistant Camera (B Camera Unit 1st) Rick Tschudin
- Assistant Camera (2nd) Suzanne Trucks
- Assistant Camera (B Camera Unit 2nd) Mary Funsten
- Chief Lighting Technician John Sandau
Stills
- Stills Photography James Hamilton
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Supervisor Joe Bauer
- Visual Effects Cantina Pictures
- CP (3D Animation Supervisor) Doug Beswick
- CP (3D Supervisor) Everett Burrell
- CP (2D Supervisor) Kevin Struckman
- CP (VFX Production Manager) Russell Johnson
- CP (VFX Production Manager) Omar McClinton
- CP (VFX Production Manager) Michael Melchiorre
- CP (2D Supervisor) Scott Wheeler
- Visual Effects Digital Dimension
- DD (Visual Effects Director) Benoît Girard
- DD (Visual Effects Co-ordinator) Jerome Morin
- DD (Lead Compositing) Matt Merkovich
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) Larry Fioritto
- Special Effects (Technician) Virgil Sanchez
Animation
- Motion Control Photography General Lift
- Motion Control Photography Joe Lewis
- Motion Control Photography Steve Switaj
- Motion Control Photography Chris B. Schnitzer
Editing
- Editor Arnold Glassman
- Assistant Editor (1st) Robert Brakey
- Assistant Editor (2nd) Glenn Cowan
Design
- Production Designer Nelson Coates
- Art Director Kevin Cozen
- Assistant Art Director David Crvelin
- Art Department Co-ordinator Megan Hedgpeth
- Set Designer Gary R. Speckman
- Set Decorator Linda Sutton
- On-set Dresser Jerome Gardner
- Concept Artist David Ivie
Costumes
- Costume Designer April Ferry
- Assistant Costume Designer Donna Berwick
- Key Set Costumer Michael Castellano
- Set Costumer David Ferry
- Additional Costumer Jamelle Flowers
Make-up
- Make-up Department Head Felicity Bowring
- Key Make-up Artist Jane Galli
- Hairstylist Department Head Kathe Swanson
- Key Hairstylist Katherine Rees
Titles
- Titles/Opticals Encore Visual Effects
Music
- Music Composed and Conducted by Brian Tyler
- Orchestrations Brian Tyler
- Orchestrations Dana Niu
- Orchestrations Christopher Lennertz
- Music Supervisor Joel C. High
- Music Co-ordinator Stephanie Lynn Urcheck
- Music Editor Gary L. Krause
Sound
- [Music] Recording Engineer Jeff Vaughn
- Sound Design Jay Nierenberg
- Sound Design Lance Brown
- Sound Design Tim Walston
- Sound Design/Editorial SoundStorm
- Sound Mixer Susumu Tokunow
- Digital Sound Recording/Re-recording by EFX/Wilshire Stages
- Chief [Sound] Engineer Mike Morongell
- Boom Operator Douglas Shamburger
- Boom Operator Chris Diamond
- Supervising Re-recording Mixer Michael Casper
- Re-recording Mixer Jonathan Wales
- [Sound Re-] Recordist Andrew Peach
- Supervising Sound Editor Jay Nierenberg
- Supervising Sound Editor Victoria Rose Sampson
- Assistant Sound Editor Nancy Tracy
- Assistant Sound Editor Kirk Herzbrun
- Assistant Sound Editor Bradley Clouse
- Assistant Sound Editor Dawn Kratofil
- Assistant Sound Editor Bill Cawley
- Dialogue Editor Victoria Rose Sampson
- Sound Effects Editor Lance Brown
- Sound Effects Editor Michael Mullane
- Sound Effects Editor Jon Oh
- Sound Effects Editor Joe Kraemer
- ADR Recordist Martin Schloemer
- ADR Mixer Matt Beville
- ADR Editor Victoria Rose Sampson
- ADR (Stage) EFX/Wilshire Stages
- Foley Supervisor Benjamin Martin
- Foley Artist Sean Rowe
- Foley Artist Laura Macias
- Foley Mixer Eric Thompson
Stunts
- Stand-in (Mr McConaughey) Shayne Lavon
- Stand-in (Mr Boothe) John Kepley
- Stand-in (Mr Paxton) Jeff Bragg
- Stand-in (Matthew O'Leary) Merry Simkios
- Stand-in (Jeremy Sumpter) Rebecca T. Schlosser
Consultant
- Acting Coach Vincent Chase
- Animal Trainer John Baldwin