Be Kind Rewind (2008)
| Release Date | 20 January 2008 |
| Budget | $20,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $11,000,000 |
| Tagline | You name it, we shoot it |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Sci-Fi |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Hackensack, New Jersey, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Comedy of Errors, Farce |
| Themes | Schemes and Ruses, Stop the Wrecking Ball, Filmmaking, Down on Their Luck |
| Tones | Quirky, Madcap, Goofy, Whimsical |
| Tags | Accident, Customer, Employer/employee, Hypochondriac, Power Plant, Scheme, Video Store, Video Tape |
Be Kind Rewind is a 2008 American comedy film from New Line Cinema, written and directed by Michel Gondry and starring Jack Black, Mos Def, Melonie Diaz, Danny Glover and Mia Farrow. The film first appeared on January 20, 2008 at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival. It was later shown at the Berlin International Film Festival. The film opened on February 22, 2008 in the United Kingdom and in North America.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Irv Gooch
Wilson
Arjay Smith
Manny
Gio Perez
Randy
Basia Rosas
Andrea
Tomasz Soltys
Carl
Marcus Carl Franklin
Kid #1
Blake Hightower
Kid #2
Amir Ali Said
Kid #3
David Slotkoff
Jack
Frank Heins
Patrick
Heather Lawless
Sherry
Karolina Wydra
Gabrielle Bochenski
Harvey Hogan
Video Store Customer #1
Ted McElwee
Video Store Customer #2
Walter Helbig
Video Store Customer #3
Victor Dickerson
Man in Video Store #1
David M. Sheppard
Man in Video Store #2
Marc Alan Austen
Man in Video Store #3
Paul Barman
Young Man Watching TV
Karen Spitzer
Young Woman Watching TV
Allie Woods Jr.
Doctor Bent
McKinley Page
Brother McDuff
Francisco Fabian
Simon from the Copy Shop
Kishu Chand
Alma's Sister
Ann Longo
Miss Falewicz's Friend
Parrie Hodges
Fats Waller's Mom, Miss Falewicz's Friend
Kid Creole
West Coast Video Employee Passaic
Jon Glaser
West Coast Video Employee NYC
Marceline Hugot
City Hall Employee
John Tormey
Demolition Chief
Frank Girardeau
Officer Gary
Anthony Guerino
Laundromat Patron
Loukas Papas
Tophat Harry
Todd Travis Warrick
Store Patron
Director
Writer
Producer
Raffi Adlan
associate producer
Georges Bermann
producer
Julie Fong
producer
Ann Ruark
co-producer
Guy Stodel
executive producer
Original Music
Jean-Michel Bernard
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Cinematographer
Ellen Kuras
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Editor
Jeff Buchanan
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Casting Director
Jeanne McCarthy
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Production Designer
Dan Leigh
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Art Director
James Donahue
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Set Decorator
Ron Von Blomberg
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Costume Designer
Rahel Afiley
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Kishu Chand
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Makeup Department
Marjorie Durand
makeup department head
Suzy Mazzarese-Allison
hair department head
Production Manager
Gwen Bialic
production supervisor
Kendall McCarthy
post-production supervisor
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Catherine Bloch
additional second assistant director
David Fischer
second second assistant director
Michael Hausman
first assistant director
Jesse Nye
second assistant director
Eric West
additional second assistant director: action unit
Art Department
Robert Antalocy
carpenter
Stuart Auld
scenic artist
Russell Barnes
art department coordinator
Jeff Butcher
property master: New York
Doug Coleman
set dresser
Brandon Cook
set dresser
Guido DeCurtis
lead man
Amy Dholakia-Jorand
graphic artist: props
Daniel Fisher
assistant property master
Alison Ford
assistant art director
Isaac Gabaeff
set dresser
Kley Gilbuena
props assistant
Jeffrey Halls
carpenter
Jay Hendrickx
camera scenic
Akeo Ihara
prop fabricator
Jon Kim
additional props, set dresser
Jesse Klipp
set dresser
Jonathan B. Lee
set dresser
Carlton McClarence
set dresser
Evan C. Newell
art team: construction grip
Kevin L. Raper
additional graphic artist
Tim Rossiter
props fabrication
Susan Tatom
set dresser
Dennis Tillberg
scenic artist
Andrew M. Velechenko
carpenter
Danielle Webb
props fabrication
Eric West
location on-set dresser
Monica Wille
art department assistant
Rob Yapkowitz
set dresser
Tomas Zeman
art researcher
Jen Day
set production assistant
Sound Department
Gina Alfano
adr editor
Jamie Baker
supervising foley editor
David Corcoran
apprentice sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo
foley artist
Jeanne Gilliland
boom operator
Anguibe Guindo
sound utility
Eric Hirsch
sound re-recordist
Paul Hsu
supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer
Frank Kern
foley editor
Dan Korintus
dialogue editor
George A. Lara
foley mixer
Lisa J. Levine
adr editor
Marissa Littlefield
supervising adr editor
Branka Mrkic
dialogue editor
Egor Panchenko
ProTools playback mixer, sound utility, utility boom
Mary Ellen Porto
adr editor
Alex Soto
assistant sound editor
Reilly Steele
sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Stern
dialogue editor
Sara Stern
first assistant sound editor
Eric Thompson
adr mixer
Robert Troeller
sound technician
Pawel Wdowczak
sound
Special Effects
Russell Berg
special effects coordinator
Doug Coleman
special effects technician
Chris Jordan
special effects
Steven Kirshoff
special effects manufacturer
Tim Rossiter
special effects coordinator
Danielle Webb
special effects
Visual Effects
François-Xavier Aubague
visual effects producer: BUF
Patrick Clancey
digital opticals
Melanie Cussac
visual effects producer: BUF
Aaron Dorn
digital opticals producer: EFilm
Pierre Escande
visual effects coordinator
Nadia Essid
digital artist
Frederique Gyuran
digital artist: BUF
Nicolas Jauffret
software research & development: BUF
Gregory Jennings
digital artist: BUF
Fabrice Lagayette
visual effects supervisor: BUF
Cynthia Mourou
visual effects producer
Isabelle Perin-Leduc
digital artist
Nolwenn Rimbault
digital artist: BUF
Jean-Gabriel Saint-Paul
visual effects consultant
Danita Slaughter
digital opticals editor
Thomas Mathai
data manager
Stunts
Matt Berkoski
stunt player
Scott Burik
stunt rigger
Bob Colletti
stunt double
Jeffrey Lee Gibson
stunt rigger
Stephen A. Pope
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Sebastián Almeida
assistant camera
Diaz Alzaro
grip
Tony Arnaud
best boy grip
Kelly Britt
electrician
Anne Carson
assistant camera
Lamont Crawford
key grip
Andrea Cronin-Souza
electrician
Fernando Gayesky
additional assistant camera
Abbot Genser
still photographer
Sandy Hays
steadicam operator
Charles Libin
additional camera operator: "b" camera
Kim Marcelino
additional electrician
John C. Nadeau
gaffer
Chris Norr
camera operator: 'a' camera
Craig Pecchia
camera intern
Christopher Raymond
assistant camera
Brooke Stanford
electrician
John Tanzer
generator operator
Dana Turken
additional camera loader
Craig Vaccaro
key rigging grip
Craig Paul Harris
electrician
J. Dan Wright
light balloon technician
Casting Department
Nicole Abellera
casting associate
Joanne Bloom
casting assistant
Kathleen Chopin
additional casting
Morgan Donaho
casting assistant
Mellicent Dyane
extras casting
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Chaney
key on-set costumer
Jackie S. Freeman
additional costumer
Tonya Huskey
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Kenny Becker
color timer
Terra Bliss-Alvarez
digital intermediate producer
Eileen Godoy
digital intermediate producer
Nat Jencks
assistant editor
Alex Kopit
first assistant editor
Natasha Leonnet
digital film colorist
Curtis Lindersmith
digital intermediate editor
Marc Lulkin
digital color assist
Scott Maloney
telecine colorist
Tom Reiser
digital intermediate color assist
Alec Styborski
editing room assistant
Justin Worthington
digital intermediate assistant
Music Department
Jean-Michel Bernard
conductor, orchestrator
Dan Bora
music preparation
Hector Castillo
score engineer
Linda Cohen
music supervisor
Pedro H. Da Silva
musician: electric guitar
Tass Filipos
music editor
François Gauthier
assistant score engineer
Bruno Mercere
score engineer, music recording mixer
Nico Muhly
additional orchestrator
Ichiho Nishiki
assistant score engineer
Jean-Michel Tavernier
orchestra manager
Adam Thompson
assistant score engineer
Transportation Department
Matthew Callagy
driver
William Ferrick
driver
William 'Mac' Maquez
driver
Ed Savago
driver
Other Crew
Nick Aase
intern
Daniel Atherton
production assistant
John Bair
title designer: main titles
Cassandra Barbour
rights and clearances
Dawn Barkan
animal coordinator
Anna Bosco
payroll accountant
Katie Brewer Ball
production assistant
Rich Brush
production assistant
Lauren Buchholz
production assistant
Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot
Wayne Cerullo
ground operator
Chris Cloud
unit location assistant
Alison S. Cohen
production counsel
Wendy Cohen
additional clearances
Mary Cybulski
script supervisor
Alison Davis
assistant production coordinator
Gleanna Doyle
cat trainer
May Elbaz
principal stitcher
Scott Ferlisi
location assistant
T.G. Firestone
behind-the-scenes documentarian
Amanda Foley
location coordinator
Laurence Granec
press attache: France
Eddie Griffith
production assistant
Alexander Hammer
production assistant
Peter Hutchison
production accountant
Lisa Kelley
additional production assistant
Jeremy Konner
assistant: Jack Black
Nic Marshall
production intern
Karine Menard
press attache: France
John Merchant
production secretary
Kirsten Norr
set production assistant
Alex Paster
additional set production assistant
Derek Pastures
parking coordinator
Andrew Poppoon
location assistant
Oliver Refson
production assistant
Guillaume Renberg
remote head technician
Christina I. Rodriguez
production assistant: first team
Ben Schoen
title designer: end titles
Julia Seidel
additional production assistant
Laura Sevier
rights and clearances
Ricardo Uhagon Vivas
set production assistant
Gayle Vangrofsky
location manager
Christian Vendetti
key production assistant
Daniel Wagner
production office coordinator
Marc Walsh
first accountant
Atilla Yucer
key production assistant
Russ Klein
set production assistant
Nicholas Walker
production assistant
Thanks
Production Company
New Line Cinema
Partizan
Focus Features
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Distributor
CatchPlay
Focus Features
Pathé Distribution
New Line Cinema
A-Film Distribution
A-Film Home Entertainment
Blue Sky Media
Discovery Film & Video Distribution
Distribution Company
EuropaCorp. Distribution
Monopole-Pathé
New Line Home Entertainment
Odeon
Paradise Group
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB
Sandrew Metronome Distribution Finland
Sandrews
Senator Film
Senator Home Entertainment
Shaw Organisation
Tiglon
Tohokushinsha Film
Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment
UFADVD
Warner Home Video
Special Effects
BUF
Partizan Lab
Miscellaneous
Adidas
thanks
Arms Length
grip equipment, camera cranes
C5
post-production sound facility
Camera Service Center
camera dollies, electric equipment, Arriflex cameras
Creative Mega Playground
video transfers
Deluxe
prints
Dolby Laboratories
sound post-production
Dubway Studios
additional music recorded at
EFilm
digital intermediate
Edgeworx
main titles
Entertainment Clearances
rights and clearances
Fantasy Studios
additional music recorded at
Gotham Sound
walkies provided by
Joe Dunton & Company
anamorphic lenses provided by
Lakeshore Records
soundtrack
Looking Glass Studios
additional music recorded at
Modern VideoFilm
telecine
New York and Greenwood Railway
thanks
Panavision
camera cranes
Paris Symphonic Orchestra
orchestra
Post Factory NY
post-production facilities
Scarlet Letters
end titles
Sessions Payroll Management
extras payroll
Sound One Corporation
adr recorded at, sound mixed at
Soundtrack New York
adr recorded at
Spacecam Systems
gyro-stabilized camera system
Studio Omega
music recording studio, score mixed at
Water Music
additional music recorded at
Wilshire Stages, The
ADR recording facility
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