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When prim & proper meets wild & crazy get ready to
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Unhook the Stars (1996)
Sad
to say, Nick Cassavetes seems to have studied his father's films thoroughly and
come away with all the wrong lessons: His first film as director is a
meandering, shapeless bore. Gena Rowlands stars as Mildred, a middle-aged woman
undergoing a quiet crisis. Her husband is dead, her beloved son Ethan (David
Sherrill) is moving to San Francisco and her sullen daughter, Ann Mary Margaret
(Moira Kelly), has just left home in a huff. Having defined her life by the
needs of her family, Mildred is left at loose ends. She finds new purpose
baby-sitting for J.J. (Jake Lloyd), the small son of troubled neighbor Monica
(Marisa Tomei), and develops a complicated relationship with the watchful
youngster and his brassy, unhappy mother. There are some fine performances on
display here: Rowlands is her usual transcendent self, while Tomei and Gerard
Depardieu -- playing Big Tommy, a French-Canadian trucker who brings a ray of
romance into Mildred's life -- bring welcome shading and depth to their
characters. But the story ambles along without direction, wearing out its
welcome long before Mildred takes her first decisive step toward a new life.
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Cast
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Gena Rowlands .... Mildred 'Millie' Hawks
Marisa Tomei .... Monica Warren
Gérard Depardieu .... Big Tommy (as Gerard Depardieu)
Jake Lloyd (I) .... Jake 'J.J.' Warren
David Sherrill .... Ethan Hawks
David Thornton (I) .... Frankie Warren
Bridgette Wilson .... Jeannie Hawks
Bobby Cooper .... Bernt
Clint Howard .... Gus
Moira Kelly (I) .... Ann Mary Margaret 'Annie' Hawks
Dave Rowlands .... George
Jamie Bozian .... Jason (as James Bozian)
Christy Lenk .... Miss Mannis
Brittney Lewis .... Hospital Receptionist
Vinnie Curto .... Danny (as Vinny Curto)
D. Chance Williams .... Bartender
Gérard L'Heureux .... Mover (as Gerard L'Heureux)
Tom Proctor .... Duncan
Dru Homer .... Bar Patron
rest of cast listed alphabetically
Dennis W. Zerull .... Drunken Man (uncredited)
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Director
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Directed by
Nick Cassavetes
Writing credits
Helen Caldwell
Nick Cassavetes
Produced by
Bernard Bouix (executive)
René Cleitman
Panos Nicolaou (co-producer) (as Panos C. Nicolaou)
Ventura E.M.A. (associate)
Rony Yacov (line)
Original music by
Steven Hufsteter
Cinematography by
Phedon Papamichael
Film Editing by
Petra von Oelffen
Casting
Matthew Barry
Production Design by
Phedon Papamichael Sr.
Set Decoration
Barbara Ward (II)
Costume Design by
Tessa Stephensen
Makeup Department
Chrisanne Davis .... makeup artist: Marisa Tomei
Heather Fraker .... assistant hair stylistassistant makeup artist
Becky George .... hair stylist
Chris McMillan .... hair stylist: Marisa Tomei
Christina Smith .... makeup artist
Production Management
Jane Hernandez .... unit production manager: San Francisco
Avi Levy (I) .... production manager
Assistant Director
John Nelson (III) .... first assistant director
Ross Novie .... second assistant director
Tamar Yacov .... second second assistant director (as Tamar M. Yacov)
Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell .... foley artist
Ron Bedrosian .... adr mixer (as Ronald Bedrosian) (foley mixer) (as Ronald
Bedrosian)
Greg Conway .... sound editor
Flash Deros .... boom operatorsound mixer: San Francisco
Jay Dranch .... sound editor
Carl England .... assistant sound editor
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann .... re-recording mixer (as Melissa Hofmann)
Bess Hopper .... foley artist
William H. Jeffs .... boom operator: San Francisco
Mike Le Mare .... supervising sound editor (as Mike Le-Mare)
Steve Livingston .... sound editor
Tim Philben .... sound re-recording mixer
George Reinhardt .... cable puller: San Francisco
William Schlueter .... sound editor
Jonathon 'Earl' Stein .... sound mixer (as Jonathan 'Earl' Stein)
Carola Storr .... sound editor (as Karola Storr)
Special Effects
Mark Arcolio .... special effects
Peter Daniels (II) .... special effects
Rolf Larson .... special effects
Stunts
Terri Sue Judkins .... stunts
Other crew
Gus Ahumada .... driver: San Francisco
Michael Alge .... assistant to Marisa Tomei
David Ariniello .... dolly grip
Douglas Arnold .... electrician
John Brooks Aspiras .... craft service
Mato Der Avanessian .... color timer
Rick Bailey .... security services
Nina Barry .... casting assistant
Kenneth Bennett .... stand-in
Chris Black (II) .... special thanks
Eric Blum .... electrician: San Francisco
David Blundell .... electrician (as David S. Blundell)
Les Boothe .... lead person
Mark Bosia .... medic: San Francisco
Garin Bougié .... production assistant: San Francisco (as Garin Bougie)
Marsha Burns .... stand-in
David Richard Campbell .... arranger (as David Campbell)
Jim Cannon .... driver: San Francisco
Sasha Cassavetes .... special thanks
Virginia Cassavetes .... special thanks
Lynn Clark (II) .... construction co-ordinator
Stephen Clark (II) .... camera intern
Vanessa Cleitman .... production office intern
Yanou Collart .... special thanks
David Cotter (II) .... craft service
Justen Dardis .... special thanks (as Justin Dardis)
David Dawes .... apprentice editor
Joleen Deatherage .... post-production supervisorproduction co-ordinator: Los Angeles
Gérard Depardieu .... presenter (as Gerard Depardieu)
Anna Downing .... production accountant
Tom Eaton .... music co-ordinator
Carlton Eden .... apprentice editor
Holly Edwards .... assistant production co-ordinator: San Francisco
Debbie Farrer .... set dresser
Jenn Fegely .... driver
Chris Ferrence .... picture car assistant: San Francisco
Kent R. Findley .... assistant property master
Ken Fleisch .... driver: San Francisco
Sioban Flynn .... stand-in
Laura Folger .... local casting: San Francisco
Bob Forrest .... special thanks
Stephen J. Gardner .... set dresser: San Francisco (as Stephen Gardner)props: San Francisco (as Stephen Gardner)
David Gebroe .... production assistant: San Francisco
Jennifer A. Giancola .... production assistant: San Francisco (as Jennifer
Giancola)
Gary Gill .... key grip: San Francisco
Fred Goeske .... special thanks
Jeremy Green (II) .... production assistant: San Francisco
Trevor Groth .... set production assistant
Steve Gursky .... music engineer
Jim Handley (II) .... grip
Mark Hanley .... special thanks
Della Harris .... special thanks
Dru Havranek .... location assistant
Kit Hendrickson .... driver
Nina Henninger .... local casting: San Francisco
Stacey Holmes .... production assistant: San Francisco
Craig 'Eleven' Hoyt .... driver
Steven Hufsteter .... arranger
Melodie Jacobsen .... stand-in
Rod M. Janusch .... electrician: San Francisco (as Rod Janusch)
William H. Jeffs .... driver
Sean Joyce .... special thanks
Barbara Kassal .... wardrobe assistant: San Francisco
Mindi Keele .... stand-in
Kevin Kennedy (III) .... grip (as Kevin M. Kennedy)
Susan L. Kennedy .... set production assistant intern (as Susan Kennedy)
Kimberly Koerpel .... assistant to Gena Rowlands
Cheryl Kurk .... assistant production accountantproduction accountant: San Francisco
'Wild Bill' Laczko .... transportation captain
Andrew Langton .... location scout (as Andy Langton)
Roger Larocque .... music editorial services
Harmony Lauritzen .... set dresser
Derrick Lok Sang Lee .... lion dancer
Leo Loverro .... dolly grip: San Francisco
Stéphane Lévy .... special thanks (as Stephane Levy)
John Maddos .... special thanks
Suzanne Maddos .... special thanks
Cynthia Malmborg .... accounting clerk
Gilbert Marouani .... music supervisor
Lester Mathews (III) .... assistant to the director: San Franciscoset production assistant
Robert Matthews (II) .... best boy grip
Lawana McBride .... stand-in
Robert Bruce McCleery .... gaffer (as R. Bruce McCleery)
Laura McCorkindale .... special thanks
Nancy McDermott .... food stylist
Joel McKee .... property master
Kaye McKinzie .... assistant production accountant: San Francisco
Charles Mcdonald (III) .... title designer (as Charles McDonald)
Frank Mejerski .... transportation co-ordinator: San Francisco
Wendy Menara .... assistant production accountant: San Francisco
Kee Miller .... swing gang
Darius Milne .... production assistant: San Francisco
Paul Mirkovich .... arranger
Micaela Nelligan .... local casting (as Michaela T. Nelligan)
Barbara Nelson (I) .... on set costumer
Laurie Noll .... location manager: San Francisco
Christine Odegard .... location assistant: San Francisco
K.C. Olsen .... grip
Dianna Openshaw .... production secretary
Orlando Orona .... electrician: San Francisco
Heather Page .... first assistant camera
Panos Panagos .... production assistant: San Francisco
Mariellos Pantelakis .... wardrobe supervisor (as Marielos Pantelakis)
Alexandra Papamichael .... second assistant camera (as Alexandra
Kravetz-Papamichael)
David Pappas .... driver: San Francisco
David A. Parks .... electrician
Kim Paulsen .... driver
Josh Persoff .... on set dresser (as Joshua Persoff)
Rebecca Poulos .... script supervisor (as Becca Poulos)
Mark Redmond .... production assistant: San Francisco
Sandy Reed (III) .... craft service: San Francisco
Chris Reiter .... best boy electric
Kent B. Richardson .... stand-in
Josh Richman .... special thanks
Charlie Ricketts .... set production assistant
Kevin Riddle .... stand-in
David Risaliti .... driver: San Francisco
Rick Ross .... special thanks
Xan Ross .... special thanks
Al Ruban .... special thanks
Martha Rubin .... first assistant editor (as Martha Anne Rubin)
Jesse Rushton .... electrician
John Schoenfeld .... production assistant: San Francisco
Galen L. Senogles .... music editorial services (as Galen Senogles)
'R.D.' Dave Shaffer .... transportation co-ordinator
Kimberly Edwards Shapiro .... post-production accountant
Charlie Sheen .... special thanks
Hillary Sherman .... special thanks
Lori Shockley .... production co-ordinator: San Francisco
Lonnie Sill .... music supervisor
Alvin Simmons .... key grip
Aaron Skalka .... driver: San Francisco
Adam Smith (III) .... electrician (as Adam H. Smith)
Edward 'Smitty' L. Smith .... driver (as E.L. 'Smitty' Smith)
Dane Spelman .... grip: San Francisco
Gary D. Stalker .... driver (as Gary Stalker)
Sandy Stanton .... electrician: San Francisco
Jill Stearns .... driverassistant to Gena Rowlands: San Francisco
Sandy Stern .... special thanks
Michael Thelen .... driver: San Francisco
Paul Thomas (VI) .... driver
Arly H. Thomsen .... key grip (as Arly Thomsen)
Mark Todd (II) .... stand-in
Alex Torres .... grip
Judy Voye .... production co-ordinator
James Walton (II) .... video playback
Dustin Ward .... swing gang
Don Watson (I) .... set dresser: San Francisco
Michael Whitehurst .... grip: San Francisco
Dennis Williams (V) .... location manager
Laurie Williams .... assistant production co-ordinator
James Wright (II) .... stereo consultant: Dolby
Mike Young (II) .... transportation captain: San Francisco
Elena Zennaro .... special thanks
Robert Zuckerman .... still photographer
Crew believed to be complete.
Production Companies
· Hachette Première
· Miramax Films [us]
Distributors
· Ufilms S.A. (Spain)
· Vitoria Filme [pt] (Portugal)
· Miramax Films [us]
Production equipment
· Leonetti Company
Color
· Foto-Kem/Foto-Tronics
Negative cutting
· Magic Film & Video
Music editorial services
· Cybersync
Studio teacher/welfare worker
· Heidi Umber On Location Education
Titles
· Howard A. Anderson Co., The
Publicity
· Block & Korenbrot
Sound recording
· Ryder Sound Services
Music supervision
· Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co.
Camera
· Panavision
Sound editorial services
· Tape Effects, Inc.
Lenses
· Panavision
Construction
· Scenic Services, Inc.
Catering
· Proud Chef Catering
Also Known As: Décroche les étoiles (1996) (France)
MPAA: Rated R for strong language.
Runtime: USA:103
Country: France / USA
Language: English
Color: Color
Sound Mix: Dolby
Certification: USA:R / UK:15 / France:U / Portugal:M/12 / Spain:7 / Sweden:7
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Genre: Drama
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