This is due to the 2009 shooting of Lakewood, Washington, police officers, which occurred two months before principal photography began. 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. The writers of Hero Wanted, 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.ĭirector William Kaufman of the 2005 indie action thriller The Prodigy was chosen to direct.įilming took place in Spokane, Washington in early 2010. Slater co-starred with Hauser in the film Shadows of the White Nights. in Lies & Illusions as well as Sacrifice, was originally rumored to play the part of Allan Campbell. Harrison Seaborn also as Jail Inmate #3Īctor Christian Slater, who also starred with Cuba Gooding Jr.Jonathan LaPaglia as Detective Neil McKay.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. 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. Plot Īllan Campbell ( Cole Hauser), a man who has had a very bad day, goes to a bar to drown his sorrows. The film was released on direct-to-DVD in the United States on May 10, 2011. The film stars Cuba Gooding Jr., with a supporting cast of Cole Hauser, Jonathan LaPaglia and Ginny Weirick.

The Hit List is a 2011 American action thriller film directed by William Kaufman.

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