Murder by Numbers


2h 2002

Brief Synopsis

The body of a young woman is found in a ditch in the woods of the small California coastal town of San Benito. Cassie Mayweather, the seasoned homicide detective and tenacious crime scene specialist is assigned to the case with her new partner Sam Kennedy. The two detectives make their way through microscopic hints of evidence, which seem to indicate a random act of violence, but cassie has a gut feeling that there is more to this murder than meets the eye. Something about this case reminds her of her past exactly at a time when she is asked to appear at a parole hearing on an old police matter. These events force Cassie to revisit the past. Cassie pours her heart into solving the mystery; her new partner Sam is smart and eager. Together, they soon discover a trail of shrewdly concealed evidence that links two brilliant young men, Richard and Justin, to the murder. As different as justin, the shy one, and Richard, the charming one appear--underneath they have a lot in common. Both displaying opoosing sides of anti-social behavior, they found each other and formed a secret friendship--bound to a dare of committing the perfect murder. Through the investigation, the detective discovers dark secrets in the teenagers' past that explain how the two could be capable of such cold calculated crimes.

Film Details

Also Known As
Calculs meurtriers, Fool Proof, Foolproof, Iskallt mord
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2002
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

The body of a young woman is found in a ditch in the woods of the small California coastal town of San Benito. Cassie Mayweather, the seasoned homicide detective and tenacious crime scene specialist is assigned to the case with her new partner Sam Kennedy. The two detectives make their way through microscopic hints of evidence, which seem to indicate a random act of violence, but cassie has a gut feeling that there is more to this murder than meets the eye. Something about this case reminds her of her past exactly at a time when she is asked to appear at a parole hearing on an old police matter. These events force Cassie to revisit the past. Cassie pours her heart into solving the mystery; her new partner Sam is smart and eager. Together, they soon discover a trail of shrewdly concealed evidence that links two brilliant young men, Richard and Justin, to the murder. As different as justin, the shy one, and Richard, the charming one appear--underneath they have a lot in common. Both displaying opoosing sides of anti-social behavior, they found each other and formed a secret friendship--bound to a dare of committing the perfect murder. Through the investigation, the detective discovers dark secrets in the teenagers' past that explain how the two could be capable of such cold calculated crimes.

Crew

George Alden

Driver

Gina R. Alfano

Adr Supervisor

James C Alford

Driver

H. Leah Amir

Craft Service

Suzanne Anaya

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Deva Anderson

Music Supervisor

Terry Anderson

Costumes

Seth Arnett

Stunts

Chad Atkinson

Special Makeup Effects

Anne Aulenta

Hair Stylist

Bruce Babcock

Music Conductor

Bruce Babcock

Original Music

Johann Sebastian Bach

Music

Greg Baglia

Other

Michael Bailey

Best Boy Electric

Cheryl Bainum

Visual Effects

Mike Ballew

Driver

Marc Banich

Special Effects Foreman

Stanton Barrett

Stunts

Craig Barron

Visual Effects Designer

Barbara Bass

Other

Craig Baxley

Stunts

Gary Beaird

Key Grip

Gary A Beaird

Grip

Steph Benseman

Unit Production Manager

Patrick Bensimmon

Production Assistant

Bruce Benson

Stunts

Bruce Benson

Helicopter Pilot

Howard Berger

Special Makeup Effects

John Berger

Assistant Art Director

Lori Berhon

Other

Kamar Bitar

Production

Cecilia Blackwell

Assistant

Justin Blampied

Titles

Robert Blasi

Production Secretary

Darren Michael Blatt

Production Assistant

Alan Blauvelt

Assistant Camera Operator

Dustin Blauvelt

Camera Operator

Ron Bochar

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Ron Bochar

Supervising Sound Editor

Terry Bothwell

Production Assistant

Bill Bottrell

Song

Richard M. Brasic

Driver

Joseph Brennan

Boom Operator

Jason Brooker

Rigging Grip

Mike Brooker

Key Rigging Grip

Andrew Broomhead

Driver

Shane Brott

Grip

Robert Brugger

Medic

Sandra Bullock

Executive Producer

Jerome Butler

Dialect Coach

Blanca Camacho

Other

Gene Canfield

Other

Adrian Cannon

Driver

Frank Capra

Assistant Director

Frank Capra

Coproducer

Julie Carr

Assistant Editor

Jesse Cartwright

Driver

Simon Cassels

Titles

Laurence Castello

Foreman

Conan Castro

Costumes

Thomas Causey

Sound Mixer

Thomas Causey

Sound

Melvin G Cavett

Driver

Kam Chan

Foley

Martin Charles

Graphic Designer

Ben Cheah

Sound Effects

Larry Clause

Foreman

Victoria Clay

Assistant

Peter Clemens

Set Designer

David Coburn

Other

Harvey Cohen

Original Music

Raymond Consing

Storyboard Artist

Joseph Cosko

Camera

Marko Costanzo

Foley Artist

Glenn Cotter

3-D Artist

Stephanie Cramer

Assistant Production Coordinator

Val Crawford

Special Makeup Effects

William E Criswell

Other

Lorraine Crossman

Costumes

Sheryl Crow

Song Performer

Sheryl Crow

Song

Chris Crowell

Visual Effects

Richard Crystal

Producer

Courtney Dane

Production Assistant

Ara Darakjian

Swing Gang

Tess Davidson

Production Assistant

Theodore M Davila

Construction

Robert Dawson

Titles

Sandy De Crescent

Music Contractor

Michael Degtjarewsky

Visual Effects

Dexter Delara

Production Assistant

Michael Deluca

Foreman

Krystyna Demkowicz

Visual Effects

David Dunbar

Rigging Electrician

Julie Duvic

Location Manager

Martin Elfalan

Accounting Assistant

John Elliott

Construction Coordinator

Donna Evans Merlo

Stunt Player

David Fanderlik

Props

Joel Faraci

Song

Melissa A. Feinberg

Props Assistant

Samuel J Fernandez

Driver

Deak Ferrand

Matte Painter

Gary C. Ferraro

Caterer

Howard Feuer

Casting Director

Chris Fielder

Assistant Sound Editor

Tom Fleischman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Cliff Fleming

Helicopter Pilot

Troy Flynn

Driver

Kathleen Freeman-smith

Makeup Artist

Mandy Friedrich

Other

Jay Galbo

Electrician

Jorge Galvez

Grip

Jake Garber

Stunts

Joe Gareri

Visual Effects

Earl D. Gayer

Rigging Electrician

Tony Gayton

Screenplay

Adam Geiger

Assistant Editor

George Gervan

Rotoscope Animator

Richard Gervan

Rotoscope Animator

Charles Gibson

Visual Effects Supervisor

Amanda Girard

Stand-In

Trish Gallaher Glenn

Property Master

Lewis Goldstein

Sound Effects Editor

Ron Goodman

Aerial Director Of Photography

Antoinette Gordon

Set Designer

Bob Gorelick

Steadicam Operator

Mick Gormaley

Music Editor

Jim Gorman

Visual Effects

Chris Goulstone

Song

Dwayne Grady

Assistant Property Master

Dale Grahn

Color Timer

Richard Grant

Music

Ann Gray

Post-Production Coordinator

Jessica Gray

Production Assistant

Connie Grayson

Special Makeup Effects

Kirk Griffin

Production Assistant

Heather Gross

Assistant Sound Editor

Karen Grotberg

Song

Lori Guidroz

Hair Stylist

Hans Gutknecht

Song

Peter Hackett

Driver

Jay Hager

Assistant Camera Operator

James Hall

Special Makeup Effects

Martin Hall

Rotoscope Animator

Michael S Hall

Projectionist

Brian Hanable

Visual Effects

Suzanne Hanover

Photography

D J Harder

Camera Assistant

Steve Harris

Song

Michelle Harrison

Associate Editor

Steve Hartman

Special Makeup Effects

Chiz Hasegawa

Production

Steve Hastings

Rigging Gaffer

Nathan Hathaway

Electrician

Glen E. Hawbecker

Props

Maureen Healy

Rotoscope Animator

Gregory D Hemstreet

Production Accountant

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Veronica Hernandez

Rotoscope Animator

Rudy Herrera

Driver

Rick Herres

Grip

Tony Hibbard

Electrician

Susan Hoffman

Producer

Bill Hollaway

Visual Effects

Tim Honiball

Accounting Assistant

Kanin J. Howell

Stunts

Norman Howell

Stunt Coordinator

Kurt Hulett

Swing Gang

Mark Hull

Stunts

Robert Hunter

Transportation Captain

David Hyman

Assistant Director

Garrett Immel

Special Makeup Effects

Ari S Jacobs

Assistant

Cinda Lin James

Stunts

Sondra James

Voice Casting

Daniel R. Jennings

Set Designer

Nicholas C John

Construction

Jeffrey F Jones

Driver

Steven Juliani

Music

Reid Kamitono

Driver

Dean Katz

Swing Gang

Alisha A Keith

Stunts

Kevin Keith

Animal Trainer

Robert Kennedy

Song

Alice S. Kim

Assistant

Chris J King

Stunts

Richard Kite

Sound

Benjamin Klang

Assistant

Dennis Kuneff

Rigging Grip

Tom Lamont

Rigging Grip

Mercedes Lander

Song

Morgan Lander

Song

Kevin J. Lang

Rigging Gaffer

Jordan Lapansky

Electrician

George Lara

Foley

Jennifer Law-stump

Visual Effects

Dan Lazzaretto

Driver

Brian Legrady

Camera Assistant

Film Details

Also Known As
Calculs meurtriers, Fool Proof, Foolproof, Iskallt mord
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2002
Distribution Company
WARNER BROS. PICTURES DISTRIBUTION (WBPD)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States May 2002

Released in United States on Video August 24, 2002

Released in United States Spring April 19, 2002

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) May 15-26, 2002.

Rob Reiner was formerly attached to direct.

Released in United States Spring April 19, 2002

Released in United States May 2002 (Shown at Cannes Film Festival (out of competition) May 15-26, 2002.)

Released in United States on Video August 24, 2002