Drama
Synopsis
On the run from a troubled marriage, a woman (Kelly Macdonald) finds a kindred spirit (Michael Keaton) who has secrets of his own.
Cast: Kelly Macdonald, Michael Keaton, Tom Bastounes, Bobby Cannavale, Darlene Hunt, Philip Earl Johnson, Guy Van Swearingen, Larry Neumann Jr., William Dick, Greg Mills, Michael Bradecich
Producer(s):
Crew: Director - Michael Keaton, Screenwriter - Ron Lazzeretti, Producer - Tom Bastounes, Producer - Ron Lazzeretti, Producer - Steven A. Jones, Executive Producer - Paul Duggan, Film Editor - Howard Smith, Film Editor - Grant Myers, Cinematographer - Chris Seager, Production Design - Jennifer Dehghan, Costume Designer - Susan Kaufmann, Original Music - Edward Shearmur, Casting - Rachel Tenner, Casting - Mickie Paskal, Set Decoration - Bryan Rapey,
Distributor: Samuel Goldwyn Films,
Release Date: 05/01/2009
Running Time: 96 minutes
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Production Notes:
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Running away from a troubled marriage, Kate Frazier (Kelly Macdonald) hopes to find anonymity with a new home and a new job in Chicago. Despite friendly flirtation from co-workers and others, the shy and reserved Kate keeps her distance, avoiding questions about her sudden arrival and her recent past.
When Kate meets Frank Logan (Michael Keaton), the two discover unexpected satisfaction in their mutual shared silence. Haunted by the troubling choices he has made, Frank finds a kindred spirit in the younger Kate, and, for a moment, the two seem destined to redeem and remake each other. As the holidays and New Year pass against an urban landscape that seems both breathtakingly beautiful and starkly quiet, Kate and Frank''s friendship becomes one of necessity and survival. But, neither lonely soul can escape the lives they have left behind. As events unfold and the painful truth slowly emerges, Frank is forced to face the man he truly is, while Kate struggles to become the woman she needs to be.
THE MERRY GENTLEMAN is a heady mix of suspense, gentle romance and quiet humor -a riveting, uniquely entertaining tale of forgiveness and redemption that blends a hopeful spirit with a surprisingly dark heart.
ABOUT THE PRODUCTION
It started with a question: What''s worse -a good person who treats you badly, or a bad person who treats you with kindness?
That perplexing thought was the inspiration for THE MERRY GENTLEMAN -the story of Kate Frazier who flees an abusive relationship with her policeman husband, only to find herself drawn to a seemingly kind man with a dark secret of his own.
From the start, THE MERRY GENTLEMAN was crafted as a morally ambiguous tale about a good woman surrounded by flawed men all of whom are trying to find their way. Change and redemption don''t come easily to anyone, no matter how desperately they all try to redefine themselves.
Writer Ron Lazzeretti fashioned the script with elements that might seem more at home in a thriller: a determined woman on the run from her dangerous husband, a hired killer whose depression makes him dangerously conflicted and vulnerable, and a cop who inadvertently stumbles into something bigger than he expected. Lazzeretti knew that those elements propelled the script, but a conventional thriller was not his aim. Inspired by films like Charles Laughton''s NIGHT OF THE HUNTER, the Coen Brothers'' FARGO and Robert Altman''s MCCABE AND MRS. MILLER, he hoped to make use of familiar conventions of a genre and then spin them in an unexpected direction.
Independent producer Tom Bastounes read the script and decided that this was the next film he wanted to make. He had worked with Lazzeretti on several commercials, as well as an independent feature that they had made together in 1999. THE OPERA LOVER, written and co-directed by Lazzeretti, was a charming indie romantic comedy that Bastounes starred in and produced. After an extensive tour of the film festival circuit that included winning the Audience Prize at Newport, THE OPERA LOVER went on to extensive play on The Sundance Channel, Showtime and The Movie Channel followed by a DVD release.
In 2005, Bastounes was looking for another project to act in and produce. After taking an interest in THE MERRY GENTLEMAN, as well as in the role of Detective Dave Murcheson, Lazzeretti and Bastounes worked to secure financing for the film. They planned to shoot in Chicago with Lazzeretti directing. Soon, they met up with Paul J. Duggan, a financial advisor with an interest in film. And, by mid 2006, they were looking to cast the film''s other major roles.
For the role of Kate, Lazzeretti had a thought that narrowed the field quite a bit. He told Los Angeles casting agent Rachel Tenner that he wanted to emphasize the fact that Kate was unfamiliar with her new surroundings. Not only has she moved to a new city, but she was originally from another country. When Tenner suggested the Glasgow-born Kelly Macdonald, Lazzeretti knew she would be perfect for the role. And, when the Emmy Award-winning Macdonald expressed an interest in playing the role, production plans kicked into high gear.
Still, one very important element remained. Who would play Frank Logan, the dark, mysterious killer who suddenly fantasizes that he can remake himself by virtue of his relationship with an unwitting woman whom he sees as his guardian angel?
It was a challenging part to cast. The character was complicated -not a tough guy, but a cunning survivor; strong and focused by nature, but, suddenly vulnerable and distracted; older than Kate, but still someone with whom you could imagine her with; and, a man who needed to be both cold and calculated, but who after meeting Kate becomes kind and engaging.
Producer Steven A. Jones had a thought: What about Michael Keaton?
Everyone instantly agreed. Keaton had a long history of interesting choices, never taking the easy or obvious role when a more challenging part was available. When he could have clearly made a career of comedic roles like those in MR. MOM and NIGHT SHIFT, he bravely chose a more diverse path. Films like BATMAN, CLEAN AND SOBER and PACIFIC HEIGHTS revealed new sides to Keaton, not to mention a depth and range few would have predicted based on his early success.
Keaton instantly took to the project, and suddenly time was of the essence and proved to be even more precious when fate dealt the production a seemingly devastating blow: the day he was making his final plans to meet Keaton, Lazzeretti found himself hospitalized with a ruptured appendix. The situation resulted in a two-month medical malaise.
When it became clear that he wouldn''t be physically ready to work on the film, Lazzeretti was faced with a horrible thought. Suddenly, there was only one thing standing in the way of getting the film made - and, it was him. He decided that with all the stars aligned, the best thing he could do at that point was to step aside as director and stay on as writer and producer. Better to get the film made now than run the risk of it never getting made.
By that point, he had been talking regularly to Keaton by phone. Their first conversation took place on Lazzeretti''s second day in the hospital. Spiking a fever and clouded by morphine, Lazzeretti answered his cell phone and heard the voice of Michael Keaton. "Are you sure you should be talking on the phone right now?" Keaton asked. "I got nothing else going right now," Lazzeretti joked. "At least it''s something to do."
Over the course of a number of conversations, it seemed clear to both men that they shared a vision of what this script could become. Due to his condition, Lazzeretti was unable to travel. When it became clear that he needed to step aside as the director for production to commence, he shared that news with Keaton, at which point Keaton had an idea. "What would you think if I directed the movie?" He had been looking for a project on which to make his feature directorial debut and had already shared his enthusiasm for the material. Within days, Keaton was traveling to Chicago to meet the recuperating Lazzeretti to see if his idea was feasible. After conferring with Bastounes and Jones, the plan was final - Michael Keaton would direct THE MERRY GENTLEMAN.
Another crucial piece of the puzzle came into place when word came that Keaton had secured the internationally acclaimed Chris Seager as his director of photography. The two had worked together when Keaton starred in the horror sleeper hit WHITE NOISE, and by happy coincidence, Seager had also shot THE GIRL IN THE CAFÉ, an acclaimed HBO/BBC production that earned Kelly Macdonald her Emmy Award in 2005.
Soon Keaton and company had set up camp in Chicago, and pre-production commenced. Keaton took the reigns with great relish. In addition to his great idiosyncratic take on the material, he brought a tremendous energy and enthusiasm that was infectious. He took to Chicago immediately, casting a number of roles from the formidable and sometimes underappreciated talent pool found in a city that is home to theatrical institutions like Steppenwolf Theatre, the Goodman School of Drama and Second City. Keaton and Seager also found great locations off the beaten path that would give the film both a beauty and a grittiness of which Seager''s photography would make full use. Not being from the area, they approached locations with a fresh eye and ultimately found places that avoided cliché and captured a unique essence of what the city had to offer. In keeping with the tone of the screenplay, which suggests the setting of a timeless, noir-ish fable, production designer Jennifer Deghan crafted an urban landscape of intriguing beauty.
Principal photography began in March of 2007. By that time Lazzeretti had fully recovered and rejoined the team. In addition to Macdonald, Keaton and Bastounes, the cast included Bobby Cannavale, Darlene Hunt and Guy Van Swearingen. The 26-day shooting schedule was ambitious for the material, to say the least. Some ill-timed weather and early signs of spring all added an element of urgency to every day''s shooting schedule.
Through it all, Keaton''s sense of humor and boundless energy kept things moving and on track. He seemed to grow stronger every day, as did the collaborative spirit that prevailed throughout production. Shooting was completed on an evening in mid April. The rain that had vexed the cast and crew at various times throughout the shoot returned that night for a final bow.
ABOUT THE CAST
MICHAEL KEATON (Frank Logan / Director)
After appearing in guest spots in several television series as a young actor (including opposite a then-unknown Jim Belushi in the sitcom WORKING STIFFS), Michael Keaton became one of the industry''s most reliable leading men after his first two films NIGHT SHIFT and MR. MOM were back-to-back blockbusters. Over the next several years, Keaton starred in such memorable comedies as JOHNNY DANGEROUSLY, GUNG HO, and THE DREAM TEAM, as well as playing the title character in Tim Burton''s beloved BEETLEJUICE. Keaton defied critics and wowed audiences as he turned to darker, more serious fare, including working with Burton again in BATMAN and BATMAN RETURNS, as a recovering addict in Glenn Gordon Caron''s CLEAN AND SOBER; and as a nefarious and deadly tenant in John Schlesinger''s PACIFIC HEIGHTS.
Keaton''s other credits include MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING, directed by Kenneth Branagh as the loveable Dogberry; Ron Howard''s THE PAPER; Harold Ramis'' MULTIPLICITY; Quentin Tarantino''s JACKIE BROWN; and Barbet Schroeder''s DESPERATE MEASURES. On television, in addition to hosting SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE and lending his vocal talents to THE SIMPSONS and KING OF THE HILL, Keaton starred in the HBO telefilm LIVE FROM BAGHDAD, which earned him a Golden Globe Nomination. Recently, Keaton appeared as the president in FIRST DAUGHTER, in Michael Hoffman''s Game 6, opposite Lindsay Lohan in HERBIE FULLY LOADED and in the horror hit WHITE NOISE. In addition, he voiced a character in Pixar''s hit CARS and took on the role of Noah in the animated NOAH''S ARK: THE NEW BEGINNING.
THE MERRY GENTLEMAN marks Michael Keaton''s directorial debut; he served as executive producer for the 1999 film BODY SHOTS.
KELLY MACDONALD (Kate Frazier)
A native of Glasgow, Scotland, Kelly Macdonald first made herself known in the role of Diane in the 1996 smash TRAINSPOTTING, opposite Ewan MacGregor and Robert Carlyle. Her subsequent roles include the acclaimed STELLA DOES TRICKS, SOME VOICES opposite Daniel Craig, COUSIN BETTE with Jessica Lange ELIZABETH with Cate Blanchett, Gregg Araki''s SPLENDOR, Phil Joanou''s ENTROPY, Mike Figgis'' THE LOSS OF SEXUAL INNOCENCE and the independent TWO FAMILY HOUSE, which earned her a Spirit Award nomination for Best Female Lead.
In 2000, Macdonald appeared as the meek Mary in Robert Altman''s GOSFORD PARK, for which she shared numerous ensemble acting awards, including the prestigious SAG Award for Best Ensemble. That part led to a starring role in the British television series STATE OF PLAY and cameos in hits like FINDING NEVERLAND (as Peter Pan), A COCK AND BULL STORY, and THE HITCH-HIKER''S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY. In 2005, Macdonald won accolades and an Emmy Award for her performance in the original HBO film THE GIRL IN THE CAFÉ, co-starring with Bill Nighy. Her recent roles include NANNY MCPHEE with Emma Thompson, LASSIE with Peter O''Toole and Samantha Morton, and the Coen Brothers'' acclaimed NO COUNTRY FOR OLD MEN. Her other recent films include CHOKE (written and directed by Clark Gregg and based on the novel by Chuck Palahniuk), starring Angelica Huston, and Bertrand Tavernier''s IN THE ELECTRIC MIST with Tommy Lee Jones and Mary Steenburgen.
TOM BASTOUNES (Murcheson / Producer)
A native of the Chicago area and a graduate of Purdue University, Tom Bastounes is CEO of Auster Acquisitions LLC and owner and founder of South Water Pictures, the Chicago-based production company which developed THE MERRY GENTLEMAN. South Water previously produced THE OPERA LOVER, which was also filmed in Chicago. As an actor, Bastounes has performed on stage at Second City in Chicago and played the lead in THE OPERA LOVER.
BOBBY CANAVALE (Michael)
Bobby made his Broadway debut in Theresa Rebeck''s Mauritius and was nominated for a Tony Award this year for his performance. He also received rave reviews in the recent Off-Broadway revival of Hurlyburly.
On television Bobby won an Emmy for Outstanding Guest Star in a Comedy for his performance as Will''s boyfriend in "Will and Grace." He has appeared in many series including a recurring role on HBO''s "Six Feet Under." He will be seen next year starring in his own series for ABC, in which he plays the title character "Cupid."
Bobby''s film credits include THE STATION AGENT, for which he and his co-stars were nominated for a SAG award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture and won the Audience Award at the Sundance Film Festival. Other film credits include DIMINISHED CAPACITY, DEDICATION, THE TEN, FAST FOOD NATION, THE NIGHT LISTENER, SNAKES ON A PLANE, HAVEN, SHALL WE DANCE, HAPPY ENDINGS, ROMANCE AND CIGARETTES, THE POSTMAN, NIGHT FALLS ON MANHATTAN, GLORIA, THE BONE COLLECTOR and WASHINGTON HEIGHTS. Cannavale will next be seen in the feature comedy, MALL COP opposite Kevin James.
ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS
RON LAZZERETTI (Screenplay / Producer)
A native Chicagoan, Ron Lazzeretti has been an independent filmmaker and commercial director since 1989. He wrote and co-directed the independent feature film THE OPERA LOVER, which won the Audience Award at the Newport International Film Festival and went on to be aired extensively on Showtime, The Sundance Channel, and The Movie Channel. He also recently finished compiling SOMETHING BETTER SOMEWHERE ELSE, a feature length collection of his award winning shorts.
For his advertising efforts, Lazzeretti has received such honors as a Clio, an Emmy Award, and two Gold Hugos in the television division of the Chicago International Film Festival. His work has been featured in publications including ADWEEK, CREATIVITY, SHOOT, and CREATIVE ARTS.
STEVEN A. JONES (Producer)
Steven A. Jones was raised in N.Y.C. and moved to Chicago to attend the Institute of Design. He started his film career as a director of animated television commercials, most notably numerous spots for "Cap''n Crunch." His feature film credits as producer include John McNaughton''s films HENRY-PORTRAIT OF A SERIAL KILLER, NORMAL LIFE and WILD THINGS, and Steve Conrad''s THE PROMOTION. Jones has been a producer of five films by first time directors, with THE MERRY GENTLEMAN being the most recent. He lives in Chicago with his wife Cathleen and son Owen.
CHRISTINA VAROTSIS (Co-Producer)
Based in Chicago, Christina Varotsis has produced a variety of independent projects, music videos and commercials since redirecting her career from marketing to filmmaking over ten years ago. Her recent film productions include THE CACHE, featuring Sean Bean, and THE PROMOTION, Steve Conrad''s directorial debut with John C Reilly, Seann William Scott, Jenna Fischer and Lili Taylor. Last year, she completed Film Four''s controversial DEATH OF A PRESIDENT which garnered such awards as an International Emmy and the International Critics'' Award (FIPRESCI) at the 2006 Toronto International Film Festival. Christina is president emeritus of the board of directors of the Independent Feature Project/Chicago where she spent ten years striving to provide resources, information and networking opportunities to Midwestern independent filmmakers and industry professionals. Christina has guest lectured at Northwestern University and Columbia College and regularly conducts producing and emerging technologies seminars and budgeting and scheduling workshops.
PAUL J. DUGGAN (Executive Producer)
A native Chicagoan and a Graduate of Loyola University of Chicago, Paul is President of Jackson Capital Management LLC where he is involved in money management, venture capital, hedge fund operations and mezzanine lending. Jackson Capital has assisted South Water Pictures on THE MERRY GENTLEMAN as well as other projects currently under production. He lives in Chicago with his wife Debbie and twin daughters Samantha and Allison. The twins are from China, and Paul is Chairman of Love without Boundaries, an organization founded to advance the cause of orphans in China.
HOWARD SMITH, A.C.E. (Editor)
Howard E. Smith, numbers among his feature credits: GLENGARRY GLEN ROSS, directed by James Foley and starring Jack Lemmon, Al Pacino, Ed Harris, and Alec Baldwin; and AT CLOSE RANGE, also directed by James Foley and starring Sean Penn and Christopher Walken. Smith also edited RIVER''S EDGE, directed by Tim Hunter and starring Keanu Reeves, Dennis Hopper, and Chrispin Glover; POINT BREAK, directed by Kathryn Bigelow and starring Keanu Reeves and Patrick Swayze; James Cameron''s THE ABYSS with Ed Harris and Mary Elizabeth Mastantonio; INCIDENT AT LOCH NESS, directed by Zak Penn and starring Werner Herzog; SONNY directed by Nicolas Cage and starring James Franco; and CITY OF GHOSTS, written and directed by Matt Dillon
GRANT MYERS (Editor)
Grant Myers grew up in a beach-side artist colony in Southern California. As a teenager, his creative passion for motion pictures was sparked by filmmakers like John Milius, Sonny Miller, Robert Altman, Sheldon Kahn, and Jack McCoy. After graduating from Pitzer College with a Bachelor of Arts in Film Production, he moved to San Diego, California to work with the Poor Specimen team to help Taylor Steele and Co. further redefine the Surf Industry''s media movement. Since moving to L.A. he has worked alongside some of Hollywood''s finest creatives, including Luis Caballar, Brent Hanley, Simon Brand, Ross Dinertstein, Harvey Weinstein, and now Michael Keaton. Grant recently cut Sundance''s ADAM, starring Hugh Dancy & Rose Byrne.
CHRIS SEAGER, B.S.C. (Director of Photography)
Chris Seager began his journey in moviemaking as a camera assistant at the BBC TV film department in London. In his formative years, he shot many critically acclaimed documentaries. His film SCARFE ON SCARFE won a BAFTA. He soon moved into made-for-television movies, where he excelled in films like the BAFTA winner SKALLAGRIGG and the Prix Italia winner THE VAMPYR OPERA. In 1994, having completed the shooting of John Schlesinger''s much acclaimed movie COLD COMFORT FARM, Seager left the BBC and became a freelance director of photography.
In 1996, his peers invited him to become a full member of the British Society of Cinematographers (B.S.C.), and he is now an active member of the BSC Board of Governors. His professional television credits include A DANCE TO THE MUSIC OF TIME, MADAME BOVARY, LORNA DOONE, THE WAY WE LIVE NOW, LENNY BLUE, THE YOUNG VISITORS and ARCHANGEL. His award-winning cinematography in director David Yates''s STATE OF PLAY, a six-part BBC political thriller, Channel Four''s SEX TRAFFIC and the BBC/HBO production of THE GIRL IN THE CAFÉ have been acclaimed by his peers, critics, BAFTA, and the Royal Television Society alike.
Seager''s numerous feature film credits include BEAUTIFUL THING, FEVER PITCH, WHITE NOISE, ALEX RIDER-OPERATION STORMBREAKER, STRAIGHTHEADS and Paul Schrader''s THE WALKER. His upcoming productions include the teen comedy WILD CHILD and Universal''s CHILLED IN MIAMI with Renee Zellweger and Harry Connick, Jr.
CREDITS
CAST
(in order of appearance)
Frank Logan Michael Keaton
Kate Frazier Kelly Macdonald
Michael Bobby Cannavale
Guy at Tavern (Victim #1) Kareem Bandealy
Diane Darlene Hunt
Mr. Haag Philip Earl Johnson
Executive Rich Wilkie
Cop Keith Kupferer
Dave Murcheson Tom Bastounes
Billy Goldman Guy Van Swearingen
Lester Larry Neumann, Jr.
Mr. Weiss William Dick
Female Co-Worker Lori Ann Gerdisch
Steve Greg Mills
Jerry Michael J. Bradecich
Guy at Party #1 Mike Falevits
Guy at Party #2 Alkesh Patel
Ted Sean Fortunato
Cab Driver Manny Sosa
Hostess Julijana Lazarevich
Subway Singers Norman K Smith
Joseph Ellison
Ronald Christian
Sleeping Man Doug McDade
Nurse Jacqueline Williams
Doctor Shaun Gayle
Other Salesman LaShawn Banks
CREW
Director Michael Keaton
Screenplay Ron Lazzeretti
Producers Tom Bastounes
Ron Lazzeretti
Steven A. Jones
Paul J. Duggan
Co-Producer Christina Varotsis
Executive Producer Paul J. Duggan
Associate Producer Dennis Nardoni
Director of Photography Chris Seager, BSC
Production Designer Jennifer Dehghan
Editors Howard E. Smith, ACE
Grant Myers
Costume Designer Susan Kaufmann
Music Edward Shearmur
Music Supervisor Tracy McKnight
Casting Rachel Tenner, CSA and
Mickie Paskal, CSA and
Jennifer S. Rudnicke
1ST Assistant Director David Allen Cluck
2nd Assistant Director Benjamin T. Brammeier
2nd 2nd Assistant Director Michelle Gonsiorek
Stunt Coordinator Rick LeFevour
Frank Stunt Double Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
Utility Stunts Mark Harper
Tom Lowell
A-Camera and Steadicam Operator Faires Anderson Sekiya
1st Assistant Camera Dean M. Simmon
2nd Assistant Camera Joe Carpita
Camera Loader Chris Wittenborn
Camera Interns Brian Wells
Hunter Whalen
Still Photographer Matt Dinerstein
Video Playback Jonah Ravine
Sound Mixer F. Alexander Riordan
Boom Operator Steve LaFayette
Sound Utility Kevin Summers
Additional Sound Recording Ken Hale, What The Hale Productions
Ron Staley
Script Supervisor Sarah Schooley
Location Manager Stefan Nikolov
Assistant Location Manager Raul R. Esparza, III
Location Assistant Philip Merker
Department Head Make-Up Artist Jamie Weiss
Department Head Hair Stylist Pamela Milone-McLaughlin
Assistant Make-Up Artist and Hairstylist Deborah K. Dee
Gaffer Mark Castelaz
Best Boy Electric Sam Bertone
Electricians Chris Fedunok
Christopher Hudecek Esq.
Matthew LeCrone
David Lukasik
Jerry Tran
Generator Operator Robert J. Rocco
Key Grip Cortland Boyd
Best Boy Grip Mark E. Matthys
Dolly Grip Fernando Briones
Grips Christopher M. Collar Jr.
Sal Miglio
Spencer M. Rohan
Sean Smith
Scott Thiele
Wardrobe Supervisor Jacqueline Beatka
Costumer Gretchen Gain
Set Costumers Laura Freeman
Rachael Ohman
Seamstress Barbara Kosiba
Wardrobe Production Assistant Sylvetta Christmas
Wardrobe Intern Tuyet Mach
Set Decorator Bryan M. Rapey
Additional Set Decorator Tanja Deshida
Set Dressers Tommy Gags
Cyril Matthys
Ross Martucci
Michael V. Nichols
Kathleen A. Oddo
On-Set Dresser John Donahue
Art Department Coordinator Sara Nudelman
Clearance Coordinator Kat White
Graphic Designer Jason Breitzman
Art Department Interns Dan Cavada
Yuriy Chernin
Stephanie Class
Jeff Lawrence
Allison Nosek
Claire Wiegand
Construction Coordinator Troy Osman
Carpenters Patrick N. Connelly
Ricky Dear
Thomas B. Holloway
Glen Stevens
Head Painter Mike "Monk" Monkton
Painters Michael L. Butkovich
Daniel R. Sarich
Larry Szymanowski
Property Master Merje Veski
Assistant Property Master Jeff Creath
Additional Property Assistant Dean Dematteis
Storyboard Artist Frank Coronado
Key Set Production Assistant Eric Hingst
Additional Key Set Production Assistant Andy Bear Spellman
Set Production Assistants Matt Goodwin
Nicholas Grove
Alex Lee
Chip Roach
Anna Zenner
Additional Set Production Assistants Josh Hamilton
Ryan Young
Production Accountant James "JT" Thomas
1st Assistant Accountant Kenn Kaye
Accounting Assistant Leigh Jones
Assistant to Mr. Keaton Natalie Ebeid
Assistant to Producers Amy Rising
Production Office Coordinator Margaret A. Thomas
Assistant Production Coordinator Moheen M. Ramsey
Office Production Assistants Jonelle Castillo
Kirk Mason
David Miller
Office Production Interns Dee Camp
Erin Nusbaum
Post Production Supervisor Sharon Zurek
Assistant Editor Hannah David
Post Production Accounting Loraine Cunningham
Post Production Sound Resolution Digital Studios
Supervising Sound Editor Bryan Hensley
Sound Designer Jamie Vanadia
Post Production Sound Coordinator Melissa Taylor
Sound Mix Sound One Corporation, New York
Re-Recording Mixer Reilly Steele
Recordist Dror Gesheit
Craft Service Foreman Kenny Cabrera
Additional Craft Services George Kokenes
Set Medic Ross L Kulma
Transportation Coordinator Thaddeus E. Larkowski
Transportation Captain Mike Deal
Casting Associates Matt Miller
Jessica Moran
Background Casting Director Jonathan Kinnas
Frank Logan Stand-In Adam Rife
Kate Frazier Stand-In Allison Henry
Plane Passengers Samantha Duggan
Allison Duggan
SFX Coordinator Jay Appleberry
SFX Foreman John D. Millinac
Special Effects Assistants Matthew A. Jahnke
Jim Topel
Visual Effects Director James O''Malley
Compositor Eduardo Souza
Assistant Joseph S. O''Malley
Digital Intermediate NoLo Digital Film
Colorist Mike Matusek
Engineer Boris Seagraves
DI Producer Joe Flanagan
Titles Jeremy Christen
Music Coordinator Colby Trane
Julia Bembenek
Music Editor Bryan Carrigan
Music Mixer Chris Fogel
Music Production Assistant Henri Wilkinson
Music Performed By The Slovak National Symphony Orchestra
Conducted By Allan Wilson
Music Preparation Vladimir Martinka
Music Recorded in Studio 2 of the Slavik Radio
Recording Engineer Peter Fuchs
Assistant Engineer Martin Roller
Orchestra Manager Marian Turner
Music Recording Coordinator Paul Talkington
EPK Director
Catering Provided by American Roadshow Catering
Chef P.J. Haines
Assistant Chef Sean Lynn
Fred Eckstein
Film Financing Jackson Capital Mgmt, LLC
Insurance Myers-Briggs & Co., Inc.
Production Legal Services Donna Bascom, Esq.
Filmed with Panavision Cameras & Lenses
Grip and Electric Equipment Essanay Studio & Lighting Co., Inc.
Chapman Camera Dollies Essanay Studio & Lighting Co., Inc.
Laboratory Services Filmworkers Club/ Astro Lab Chicago
Script Clearance Clearance Domain
Accommodations Belden Stratford Hotel, Chicago
The Seneca, Chicago
The Grand Hotel, Big Timber
Employer of Record Entertainment Partners
Security Services Browder''s Security
Christmas Trees Ohana Farms, Inc.
Offline Editing Equipment Hache, LLC
James Joyce
Dewar''s Scotch Provided by Bacardi U.S.A., Inc.
Photographs at Mia Francesca by Paul Elledge
Photographs at Maas & Assoc. by Raul R. Esparza, III
Special Thanks to:
Jim Boyd
Mark Egan
Brian Clark
Rich Moskal & Kathy Byrne, Chicago Film Office
Betsy Steinberg, Illinois Film Office
Bill Reilly, Chicago Transit Authority
Illinois Department of Transportation
Kankakee River State Park
Ericka Frederick, Kodak
Katlei Productions
Jay, Fed Ex
Mike Foster
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