Point Of Origin
Brief Synopsis
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A serial arsonist's terrifying six-year crime spree is juxtaposed with the increasingly desperate efforts of fire-department investigators to bring him to justice. The story is based on a true case involving a string of suspicious fires set along the coast of California from the late 1980s through e
Cast & Crew
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Newton Thomas Sigel
Director
Ray Liotta
John Orr / Aaron Stiles
Trent Gill
Marty
John Leguizamo
Keith Lang
Colm Feore
Mike Matassa
Cliff Curtis
Mike Curtis
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Eastman Kodak; Fotokem Film & Video; Getty Images; HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Keith Vanderlaan'S Captive Audience; NBC News; Owen & Desalvo Company; Panavision, Ltd.; Paskal Lighting; Post Group, The; Sekani Film Bank; Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc.; Tm Motion Picture Equipment; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Synopsis
A serial arsonist's terrifying six-year crime spree is juxtaposed with the increasingly desperate efforts of fire-department investigators to bring him to justice. The story is based on a true case involving a string of suspicious fires set along the coast of California from the late 1980s through early 1990s, which resulted in millions of dollars in property damage as well as the death of four people. A primary investigator in these serial arsons was Captain John Orr, a legendary figure in the Glendale Fire Department, who possessed an uncanny ability to pinpoint the origins of a fire, as well as the devices by which an arsonist may have carried out the crime. Working with his partner and protege, Keith Lang, Orr was instrumental in working up a profile of the perpetrator. The story, however, takes an unexpected turn when Orr is implicated in the case, leaving his shocked co-workers and family to ascertain his guilt or innocence.
Director
Newton Thomas Sigel
Director
Cast
Ray Liotta
John Orr / Aaron Stiles
Trent Gill
Marty
John Leguizamo
Keith Lang
Colm Feore
Mike Matassa
Cliff Curtis
Mike Curtis
Illeana Douglas
Kate
Bai Ling
Wanda Orr
Nora Zehetner
Trish
Danny Pino
Burn Victim
Ronny Cox
Chief Gray
Mike Camello
Glen Lucero
Sophia Bush
Carrie Orr
Sandra Gimpel
Stella Cove
Miles Schneider
Kenny
Ingrid Rogers
Ambria
Maree Cheatham
Gabby Finn
Glen Lucero
College Hills Fireman
Angela Alvarado
Mexican Woman
Connie Ramirez
Mexican Friend
Christopher Kriesa
A.J. Jackobowski
Shashawnee Hall
Lt. Tom Hines
Lisa Chang
Excuse Me Lady
Madeleine Lindley
Waitress At Diner
Ashly Holloway
Lori Orr
Joe Colligan
Courtroom Lawyer
Gwendolyn Oliver
Courtroom Reporter
Bill Moseley
Task Force Officer
Monti Rainbolt
Lead Man
Crew
Mary Albee
Stunt Performer
Kary Antholis
Executive In Charge Of Production (Hbo)
Robert Anzures
Best Boy Grip
Nick Arnds
Grip
Rick Ash
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jeff Baker
Grip
Noella Barb
Medic
Dwayne Barr
Dolly Grip
Daniel W. Barringer
Stunt Performer
Philip D Bartko
Special Effects Foreman
Elizabeth Barton
Script Supervisor
Lisa Beach
Casting Director
Jay K Bedore
Construction
Ron Bedrosian
Adr Mixer
Paul Belenardo
Production Accountant
Sandy Berumen
Stunt Performer
Bud Blackburn
Location Assistant
T Blackburn Jr.
Location Assistant
Jennifer Blank
Music Editor
P. J. Bloom
Music Coordinator
Jon Bokenkamp
Screenwriter
Gregory Bolton
Art Director
Bryan Booth
Best Boy Electric
Ed Bowen
Foreman
James Boyce
On-Set Dresser
Dan Bradley
Stunt Coordinator
Bill Brao
Camera Operator
George Brown
Assistant
Kenneth Bryant
On-Set Dresser
Pasquale Buffolino
On-Set Dresser
Steven Butcher
Transportation Captain
Mike Camello
Technical Advisor
Greg Cannom
Special Makeup Effects
Henry Cantor
Electrician
Paul Carden
Supervising Sound Editor
Chris Carnel
Stunt Performer
Fred Caruso
Producer
Bryan Celano
Sound Effects Editor
Mark Chadwick
Stunt Performer
Amanda Chamberlin
Set Costumer
Angela Cimarusti
Construction
Don Cinderella
On-Set Dresser
Brent Clark
Assistant Director
Eliza Coleman
Stunt Performer
Mark Colicci
Assistant Camera
Ray Conchado
On-Set Dresser
Christian Conrad
Stunt Performer
Jeffrey A Cook
Electrician
Scott Cook
Stunt Performer
Darryl Ray Cowherd
Electrician
Matthew Crocker
Post-Production Assistant
Christine Curry
Hair Stylist
Gary D'amico
Special Effects Coordinator
Alfred Davis
Stunt Performer
Chris Dawson
Motion Control
Bob Deshane
Adr Mixer
Joseph Dianda
Key Grip
Bill J Didonna
Boom Operator
Bryan Duff
Property Master
Chris Durand
Stunt Performer
Joe Earle
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Matthew Edels
Set Production Assistant
Ray Espinola
Music Coordinator
Kieron Estrada
Assistant Location Manager
Randy Feemster
Camera Operator
April Ferry
Costume Designer
David Ferry
Set Costumer
Erin Fite
Set Decorator
Leigh French
Voice Casting
Lisa Fruchtman
Consulting Editor
Jeremy Fry
Stunt Performer
Nancy Gagne
Accountant
Henry Gantner
Stunt Performer
Keith Gorman
Rigging Gaffer
Matthew Gray
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Charles Grisham
Stunt Performer
Mike Gunther
Stunt Performer
Matthew Halbert
Sound Department
Casey Hallenbeck
Set Decorator
Michael Z. Hanan
Production Designer
Steven Haun
Set Production Assistant
Aundrea Hearn
Production Associate
Julie M Helton
Loader
John Herzfeld
Executive Producer
John Herzfeld
Screenwriter
Eric Hugunin
Art Department
John Michael Hull
Construction
Mark Intravartolo
Visual Effects
Barbara Issak
Adr Supervisor
Sarah Katzman
Casting Director
Erin Kaufman
Production Coordinator
Ted Kennedy
Grip
Dana J Kilgore
Technical Director
Bill King
Props Assistant
Evyen Klean
Music Supervisor
Taylor Knight
Hair Stylist
Caroline Kramer
Craft Service
Anthony Kramme
Stunt Performer
Steven Krul
Assistant Production Coordinator
Trevor J Lakier
Accounting Assistant
Lane Leavitt
Stunt Performer
Julius Leflore
Stunt Performer
Nancy Lesser
Publicity
John Linsmeier
Costume Supervisor
Greg Lipari
Location Manager
Greg Lipari
Location Assistant
Michael Lorenz
Makeup Artist
Judy Lovell
Makeup Artist
Judy Lovell
Makeup
Glen Lucero
Technical Advisor
Deborah Maberry
On-Set Dresser
Pamela March
Assistant Editor
Aliza Marie
Stunt Performer
Joe Markham
Costume Supervisor
Adam Martin
Set Production Assistant
Adam Martin
Set Production Assistant
Linda T Matassa
Technical Advisor
Patti Mauck
Visual Effects Producer
John Mazzola
Construction
Linda C Mcdonnell
Visual Effects
Guy Merrick
Transportation Co-Captain
Michael Merrick
Transportation Coordinator
Peter Merwin
Assistant Director
Cindy Mollo
Editor
Janet Moore-stephens
Hair
Janet Moore-stephens
Hair Stylist
Danny Mudgett
Visual Effects
Stephen Nakamura
Colorist
Tony Nakonechnyj
Director Of Photography
Tony Nakonechnyj
Dp/Cinematographer
Scott Nelson
Greensman
Nick Neutra
Foley Mixer
Larry Nicholas
Stunt Performer
Todd Nicodemus
Grip
Brian Watson Nordheim
Steadicam Operator
Kevin O'connell
Technical Advisor
Joe Ortiz
Transportation
John Ottman
Music
Sarah Payan
Dialogue Editor
Dale Allan Pelton
Set Designer
Jennifer Perkins
Chief Lighting Technician
Pee Wee Piemonte
Stunt Performer
Denney Pierce
Stunt Performer
Casey Pieretti
Stunt Performer
Bobby Porter
Stunt Performer
Lawrence Probst
Set Production Assistant
Ryan Rayner
Loader
Rudy Reachi
Props Assistant
Deborah Ricketts
Film Research
Jill Rockow
Special Makeup Effects
Scott Rogers
Stunt Coordinator
Robert Rothbard
Unit Production Manager
Lowell Rottenberg
Post-Production Coordinator
Tony Rush
Video Assist/Playback
Eric Ryan
Technical Advisor
Eric Ryan
Stunt Performer
Rodney Sandoval
Assistant Camera
James Sbardellati
Assistant Director
Lee Sbardellati
Set Production Assistant
Quentin Schaffer
Publicity
Cornelius Schregle
Location Assistant
David Seekins
Assistant Camera
Keri Selig
Co-Producer
Betsy Shafer Hospodar
Medic
Ray Siegle
Stunt Performer
Bennet Silver
On-Set Dresser
Christian Silver
Rigging Grip
Danielle M Simpson
Set Decorator
Saul Solache
On-Set Dresser
Pete Spence
Post-Production Supervisor
Mark Stefanich
Stunt Performer
Dugald Stermer
Construction
Mark Stewart
Foreman
Philip Stone
Construction Coordinator
Philip Stone
Construction Coordinator
Matthew Tabak
Writer (Tv)
Matthew Tabak
Writer
Sandy Tat
Assistant
Stephen Thorp
Electrician
Jon Title
Sound Effects Editor
Gina Trikonis
Key Costumer
Stan Tropp
Set Designer
Clark Tucker
Stunt Performer
Chad Vachter
Dresser
Josh Vener
Office Production Assistant
Jon Vilardo
On-Set Dresser
Barbara Volz
Production Coordinator
Stephan Von Hase
Sound Mixer
Jon Wallace
Office Production Assistant
Garrett Warren
Stunt Performer
Rob Wilbanks
Plasterer
Edna Wilkerson-fuentes
Accounting Assistant
Rafael Winer
Photography
Wesley Wofford
Special Makeup Effects
Ellen Wolff
Production Supervisor
Film Details
Genre
Biography
Drama
Thriller
Release Date
2002
Production Company
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.; Eastman Kodak; Fotokem Film & Video; Getty Images; HBO Films; HBO Network- Home Box Office; Hbo Entertainment; Keith Vanderlaan'S Captive Audience; NBC News; Owen & Desalvo Company; Panavision, Ltd.; Paskal Lighting; Post Group, The; Sekani Film Bank; Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc.; Tm Motion Picture Equipment; Todd-Ao
Distribution Company
HBO Home Video
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Nominated for the 2002 Outstanding Achievement Award (Movie of the Week, Miniseries or Pilot - Basic or Pay) by the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).
Aired in United States June 22, 2002
Aired in United States May 20, 2003
Previously scheduled for telecast December 8, 2001.
