"Kingpin" (2003) TV mini-series

User Rating:

7.0/10   

Creator:

David Mills
(more)

Release Date:

2 February 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Rule the family. Control the empire.

Plot Keywords:

Texas | Race Track | TV Mini-Series | Yacht | Cartel

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 1 nomination

Cast

Yancey Arias	...	Miguel Cadena
Brian Benben	...	Dr. Heywood Klein
Bobby Cannavale	...	Chato Cadena
Angela Alvarado	...	Delia Flores (as Angela Alverado Rosa)
Shay Roundtree	...	Junie Gatling
Ruben Carbajal	...	Joey Cadena
Neko Parham	...	Shawn Williams
Sheryl Lee	...	Marlene McDillon Cadena
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Julian Acosta	...	District Attorney
Scott Adsit	...	Male Addict
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Ariela
Anna Alvim	...	Ines
Magali Amadei
Maria Arcé	...	Elena
Richard Azurdia	...	Cook
Samuel Ball	...	Agent Patterson (as Sam Ball)
Lombardo Boyar
Maria Carmen	...	Sylvia Chapa
Elpidia Carrillo	...	Lupita
Ski Carr	...	Sylvia's boyfriend
Lou Casal	...	Mike Apitone
Jorge Cervera Jr.	...	Governor
Kevin Chamberlin	...	Cat Man
Laurie Coleman	...	Lucy
Toy Connor	...	Sharonda Clifford
Delilah Cotto	...	Gisela
Elika Crespo
Joaquim de Almeida	...	Colombian Cocaine Kingpin
Andrea de Oliveira	...	Miguel's Secretary
Hector Elias
Alex Fernandez	...	Rosales
Silvana Gallardo
Frank Gallegos	...	Cooker
Ted Garcia	...	Reporter
Chet Grissom	...	D.E.A. Agent #1
Armando Guerrero	...	Overseer (as Mando Guerrero)
Wings Hauser
Gladys Jimenez	...	Gorgeous Babe (as Gladis Jimenez)
Carol Kiernan	...	Nurse
German Leonne	...	Beggar
Deirdre Lovejoy	...	Laura's Lawyer
Rob Macie	...	Priest
Robert Maffia
William Marquez	...	Judge
Darius McCrary	...	Truck Thomas
Julio Oscar Mechoso	...	Rafael
Randle Mell	...	The American
Alley Mercedes	...	Ildia's daughter #1
Ana Mercedes	...	Tia Consuelo
'Big' LeRoy Mobley	...	Strip Club Bouncer
Rolando Molina	...	Bartender
Roberto Montesinos	...	Guard
Joy Demichelle Moore	...	Secretary
Alex Morris	...	Group Supervisor
Yelba Osorio	...	Carmalita Perez
Marina Palmier	...	Executive Assistant
Eduardo Palomo	...	Capt. Lazareno
Alejandro Patino	...	Crony
Aaron Paul	...	Stoner
Tim Quill	...	Drug counselor (as Tim Quill)
Raekwon
Ivet Rios	...	Maribel
Lois Robbins	...	Lisa
Gary Rodriguez	...	Krony
Lucy Rodriguez	...	Secretary
Miguel Sandoval	...	Tio Beto
Reni Santoni
Greg Serano	...	Joaquin
Pepe Serna	...	Jorge Romo
Gillian Shure	...	B-cup Woman
L. Sidney	...	Doorman
Iva Franks Singer	...	Rehab Girl
Martha Smith	...	Socialite
Pablo Soriano	...	Colonel Soliz
Sean Sweeney	...	Ellis the Engineer
Brian Tillotson	...	Redneck teen #1
Rebecca Tilney	...	Rich Woman
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Dr. Klein's lawyer
Danny Trejo	...	Manny
Jacob Vargas	...	Ernesto 'El Huevudo' Romo
Antonio Vega	...	Agent #3
Julia Vera	...	Delia's mother
Sam Vlahos	...	Bishop
Robert Wisdom	...	Rolando
Malik Yoba	...	Bobby Curtis
Sean Young	...	Lorelei Klein
Eddie J. Fernandez	...	Police Officer #3 (uncredited)
Antonio Munoz	...	Pallbearer (uncredited)
Edwin Villa	...	Pistolero (uncredited)

Directed by
Allen Coulter
James Hayman
Peter O'Fallon
Michael M. Robin
Daniel Sackheim

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Diego Gutierrez		writer
David Mills		creator
David Mills		writer
Doug Palau		writer
Maria Elena Rodriguez		writer
Lloyd Rose		writer
Floyd Salas		writer

Produced by
Paul Cajero	....	producer
James L. Conway	....	consulting producer
Jonathan Levin	....	consulting producer
David Mills	....	executive producer
Doug Palau	....	supervising producer
Tony Palermo	....	associate producer
Daniel Sackheim	....	co-executive producer (as Dan Sackheim)
Aaron Spelling	....	executive producer
E. Duke Vincent	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Daniel Indart

Cinematography by
Steven Fierberg
Walt Fraser
Tim Ives

Film Editing by
Conrad M. Gonzalez		(as Conrad Gonzalez)
Anthony Redman

Casting by
Cara Coslow
Dori Keller
Molly Lopata
Bob Morones

Production Design by
Vincent M. Cresciman		(as Vincent Cresciman)
Bernard Hides

Art Direction by
Alex Hajdu

Set Decoration by
Bonnie Dermer		(as Bonnie Brockliss)
Melissa M. Levander		(as Melissa Levander)

Costume Design by
Sylvia Vega-Vasquez

Makeup Department
Arturo Rojas	....	key hair stylist
Peter Serraino	....	makeup department head
Tonyia Verna	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Paul Cajero	....	unit production manager
Gail M. Patterson	....	executive in charge of production
Frank Sackett	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Cohen	....	second second assistant director
Steve Cohen	....	second unit director
Vernon Davidson	....	dga trainee (2002)
James Dillon	....	first assistant director
Richard Espinoza	....	first assistant director (as Richard E. Espinoza)
Mark Lyon	....	second assistant director
Polly Ann Mattson	....	second assistant director (as Polly Mattson)
Molly Rodriguez	....	second second assistant director (as Molly R. Rodriguez)
Jay Torres	....	second unit director

Art Department
Christopher Amy	....	property master (as Christopher K. Amy)
Gary Antista	....	property master
Steven T. Apperson	....	general construction foreman
William Apperson	....	construction coordinator
Belen Burditte	....	construction accountant
Steven DeSantis	....	construction coordinator (pilot episode)
Vincent DeSantis	....	general foreman
Kent Kidman	....	construction foreman
Michael Klingerman	....	lead man
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser
Gary Kudroff	....	lead man
Geoffrey Mandel	....	graphic designer
Kenny Minster	....	property master: second unit
Síla ÓGrádaigh	....	art department coordinator
Francis J. Pezza	....	assistant art director
Carol Lea Pike	....	assistant property master
Daniel Brewer	....	construction coordinator (uncredited)
Minerva De Guzman	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
Lisa Robinson	....	on-set dresser (2003) (uncredited)

Sound Department
Felipe Borrero	....	sound mixer
Jeremy Brill	....	sound utility
Ross Deane	....	boom operator: second unit
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer (pilot episode)
Joe Earle	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Hankins	....	supervising sound editor
Fred Johnston	....	utility sound
Colin Jones	....	boom operator
John Kincade	....	supervising sound editor
Ryan Martinez	....	third audio (pilot episode)
Elmo Ponsdomenech	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Wittle	....	sound utility

Special Effects by
Greg C. Jensen	....	special effects on set supervisor
William H. Schirmer	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
John Allison	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Joey Anaya	....	stunt double (one episode)
Daniel Arrias	....	stunt double
Gary Baxley	....	stunt coordinator
Arnold Chon	....	stunts
Jonathan Eusebio	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunt performer
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Shawn Lane	....	stunt double (Bobby Cannavale) (2003)
Marcus Salgado	....	stunts
Evan Karagias	....	stunts (uncredited)
Rob King	....	utility stunts (2003) (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Arnold	....	electrician
Art Bartels	....	key grip
Richard Benda	....	camera operator
Alfred Castillo	....	grip
Bruce Chimerofsky	....	second company grip
Michael E. Cole	....	lighting technician
Brek Cooney	....	grip
Brek Cooney	....	key grip: second unit
Andrae Crawford	....	film loader
Jim Duggan	....	company grip
Jerome Fauci	....	Steadicam operator
Jenifer Galvez	....	set lighting technician
Jorge H. Guzman	....	key grip (as Jorge Guzman)
John Hankammer	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chris Heinrich	....	assistant camera
Jeff Levy	....	chief lighting technician
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Dave Lujan	....	assistant lighting technician
Patriq Luo	....	electrician (2003)
Richie Metcalfe	....	company grip
Chris Monroe	....	best boy grip
Darin Moran	....	first assistant camera
Nizar Najm	....	electrician
Dayton Nietert	....	gaffer
Jacqueline J. Nivens	....	second assistant camera
Morten Petersen	....	rigging electrician
Scot Petitclerc	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Carl Prinzi	....	camera operator
Dan Riffel	....	chief lighting technician
Rodolfo Salas III	....	first assistant camera
Malissa Schayes	....	camera loader
David Scott	....	best boy
Jack Serino	....	grip
Daniel L. Turrett	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Christopher A. Zwirner	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Christopher Zwirner)
Camille Freer	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Lamarr Gray	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Bonita Deneen	....	casting associate
Angelique Midthunder	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Henry Lopez Jr.	....	costume supervisor (as Henry Lopez)
Joseph Roveto	....	costume supervisor
Bianca White	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Ted Brady	....	color timer
Joe Hathaway	....	telecine colorist
Marc A. Kahn	....	assistant editor (as Marc Kahn)
Kenneth Miller Jr.	....	executive in charge of post-production
Richmond Riedel	....	assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	color timer
Drew Ysais	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Nino Centurion	....	music editor
Toy Connor	....	composer: song "2 Can Play"

Transportation Department
David Bassett	....	transportation coordinator (as Dave Bassett)
Daniel Conte Sr.	....	driver
David Travis Grieb	....	driver: camera truck (2003)
Daniel Quick	....	transportation coordinator (as Dan Quick)
Jack Jay Reece	....	driver
William Smallwood	....	driver

Other crew
John Arbuckle	....	marine boat operator
Rebecca Asher	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Cobb	....	first assistant accountant
Sam M. Cobb	....	construction medic
Sharon Eldridge	....	script coordinator (episodes 4-6)
Leslie Elias	....	writer's production assistant
Wayne Fielder	....	set medic
Diego Gutierrez	....	story editor
Kelly Harris	....	key assistant location manager
Lilli Heinrich	....	production coordinator
Cathy Kanavy	....	location assistant
Cathy Kanavy	....	location scout
Alex Kivlen	....	key assistant location manager
Dimitri Lacey	....	assistant office coordinator
Robert Lepucki	....	location manager
Michael Levine	....	technical consultant
Byron MacDonald	....	production accountant
Rob Macie	....	dialogue coach
Connie Marshall	....	production office assistant: Texas
Liliana M. Molina	....	script supervisor
Valerie E. Norman	....	script supervisor (as Val Norman)
John Phillip Nybe	....	executive assistant
Bill O'Donnell	....	production assistant
Francis J. Pezza	....	production assistant
Nathan Polatin	....	location manager
Maria Elena Rodriguez	....	story editor
Tony Rudenko	....	computer graphic artist
Karen R. Sachs	....	production coordinator
Anthony J. Saenz	....	location manager (as Tony Saenz)
Crystal R. Santana	....	production assistant
Pamela Shae	....	executive in charge of talent
David Silverstein	....	production assistant
Cheryl Adele Smith	....	stand-in
Nan Sumski	....	publicist
Raigen Thornton	....	set paramedic: Texas
Marta Tomkiw	....	location manager
Lary Vinocur	....	key assistant location manager
Samir Vural	....	production assistant
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Anthony Woods	....	set medic
Mark Wyrick	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Knee Deep Productions
• Paramount Network Television
• Spelling Television
• NBC Studios

Distributors

• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (2003) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Bravo Cable (USA)
• Lions Gate Films

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Inter Video  computer and video playback

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, drug content and sexuality. (all segments except Black Magic Woman - also language)

Runtime:

60 min (6 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:R (Producer's Cut) | USA:TV-14 (TV version)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Knee Deep Productions

Trivia:

Production designer Bernard Hides asked for an evergreen, leaf-bearing tree on one of the sets. Someone brought him a "Bottle Tree" (Brachychiton Populneus), an extremely common plant from Australia. Hides was asked if he was familiar with this variety and he replied that he had never seen a plant like it. Hides is a native of Australia and lived there most of his life.

Movie Connections:

References The Matrix (1999)

One word: HYPE

Kingpin was an extremely lame disappointment and I will absolutely never devote any of my time to it again.

Both the directing and writing were extremely cliche and the acting was so bad I couldn't even finish watching the first episode.

If this show continues getting good reviews after today, I will absolutely lose all faith in humanity.

Skip it. Watch Sopranos - if you can stand the product placement.