Brick (2005)


Brick
Release Date01 January 2005
US Box Office$2,000,000
TaglineA detective story.
GenreCrime, Drama, Mystery
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsSan Clemente, California, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassPost-Noir (Modern Noir), Detective Film
ThemesMurder Investigations, Amateur Sleuths, High School Life, Misfits and Outsiders, Drug Trade, Femmes Fatales
TonesStylized, Slick, Deadpan
TagsEx Girlfriend, Fast Talking, High School, Investigation, Murder, Suspect

Brick is a 2005 American neo-noir film written and directed by Rian Johnson. It was Johnson's directorial debut and won the Special Jury Prize for Originality of Vision at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. Brick was distributed by Focus Features, opening in the United States on April 7, 2006, in New York and Los Angeles.


Cast and Crew


Cast

The Pin

Tugger

The Brain

Dode

Assistant V.P. Trueman

Brad Bramish

Jonathan Cauff
Biff

Reedy Gibbs
Pin's Mom

Big Stoner

Tracy Wilcoxen
Straggler

Ari Welkom
Tangles

Cody Lightning
The Lug

McJoel Hamilton
The Pin's Driver

Director

Writer

Producer

Ram Bergman
producer

Marcie Campbell
executive producer

Norman Dreyfuss
executive producer

Susan Dynner
co-producer

Raymond Izaac
associate producer

Craig Johnson
executive producer

Lisa Johnson
executive producer

Dana Lustig
co-producer

Mark G. Mathis
producer

Angela Roessel
co-producer

Original Music

Nathan Johnson
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Cinematographer

Steve Yedlin

Casting Director

Shannon Makhanian
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Production Designer

Jodie Lynn Tillen

Set Decorator

Shara Kasprack
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Costume Designer

Michele Posch
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Makeup Department

Erin Lippard
additional hair stylist, additional makeup artist

Lisa Machii
additional makeup artist, additional hair stylist

Kerri Nicole
additional makeup artist, additional hair stylist

Jill Ventimiglia
hair stylist, makeup artist

Dahlia Warner
additional hair stylist, additional makeup artist

Production Manager

Philip Harrelson
post-production supervisor

Ilya Lyudmirsky
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Anthony Carregal
second assistant director

Kristin Mente
first assistant director

Chris Hall
second assistant director

McJoel Hamilton
second second assistant director

Art Department

Treven Bedwell
property master

Ron Lance
carpenter

Moe Moe Lwin
assistant property master, on-set dresser

Jason O'Rourke
assistant decorator

Sound Department

Randy Babajtis
sound design editor, sound effects editor

Jeremy Balko
foley mixer

Dhyana Carlton-Tims
assistant dialogue editor

Alan Freedman
adr editor, adr mixer

Jerry Gilbert
sound re-recording mixer

Bryant Grizzell
additional boom operator

Dennis Grzesik
sound mixer

Scott Hinkley
post sound recordist

Spencer Johnson
foley editor

Jeana Lasser
assistant sound editor

Randy Lawson
additional sound mixer

Jonathan Miller
supervising sound editor, sound designer

Andrew Morgado
assistant sound editor

Andrew Patterson
dialogue editor

Shelley Roden
foley artist

Gerard Vernice
boom operator

James Wright
sound engineer: Dolby

Special Effects

David Wanye
special effects coordinator

Torrence Hall
special effects

Visual Effects

Todd Hall
optical supervisor

James R. Kerrigan
optical cameraman

Stunts

McJoel Hamilton
stunt driver

Nils Allen Stewart
stunt coordinator

Chris Hall
stunts

Maegan Stewart
utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Silvia Beltramini
still photographer

Greg Gayne
still photographer

David Allen Grove
Steadicam operator

Forest James
still photographer

Scott E. Kaufman
electrician

Ama MacDonald
additional gaffer

Jerome Roi Maufas
best boy electric

Ryan McCoy
second assistant camera, electrician

Tobin Oldach
electrician, additional camera assistant

Seth Orozco
additional camera assistant

Rick Peebles
best boy grip, dolly grip

Jaron Presant
gaffer, director of photography: second unit

Ann Rabin
additional camera assistant

Colleen Rea
additional camera assistant

Gregory Romero
additional key grip

Michael Skor
additional camera assistant

Todd Antonio Somodevilla
director of photography: second unit

James Troost
electrician

Michael Weeks
key grip

Wade Whitley
first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Michelle Giannoulis
key costumer

Jen Greeke
costume consultant

Sam Velde
assistant wardrobe

Editorial Department

Bob Fredrickson
color timer

Henry Lowenfels
post-production assistant

Sue Gates
telecine colorist

Philip Harrelson
assistant editor

Tod Lautenberg
second editor

Music Department

Dan Baker
musician

Paul Burton
score engineer

Steve Cowley
musician: the Cinematic Underground

Andy Davey
musician

Drew DeAscentis
music editor

Melody Dornfield
musician

Lee Farber
musician

Aaron Johnson
music mixer

Nathan Johnson
music producer, musician, score engineer

Seth Johnson
musician

Zachary Johnson
musician

China Kent
musician: the Cinematic Underground

Seth Kent
musician: the Cinematic Underground, score engineer

Chris Mears
musician: the Cinematic Underground

Chris Pedley
musician: the Cinematic Underground

Joe Rudge
music supervisor

Transportation Department

Paul Feddersen
transportation coordinator

Hugo Ocana
transportation captain

Other Crew

Sean Adderly
set production assistant

Shawn Attias
set production assistant

William Coleman
craft service

Liz Covert
script supervisor

Glenn D. Feig
legal services

Joel Hamilton
key set production assistant

Maria Kerrigan
title coordinator

Richard Knowlton
piano mover

Daniel Laiblin
production coordinator

Denise Marciel
caterer

Kevin Earl Maynard
set production assistant

Frank McGonagle
caterer

Larry Michalski
sales

Layton Rawlins
piano mover

Ray Rawlins
piano mover

Eric J. Spiegelman
legal services

Perry Suppa
schedule

Tracy Wilcoxen
set production assistant

Ken Diver
production assistant

Benjamin R. Reder
production legal counsel

Mike Tristano
armorer

Thanks

Eddie Barragan
we are especially grateful to

Tal Bergman
we are especially grateful to

Bryan Bishop
we are especially grateful to

Ben Boyer
acknowledgment: Ben And Dave

Rose Braunstein
we are especially grateful to

Crosby Burns
we are especially grateful to

Cathy Burton
we are especially grateful to

Paul Burton
we are especially grateful to

Adrian Caufield
we are especially grateful to

Andy Chamberlain
we are especially grateful to

Anna Chamberlain
we are especially grateful to

Shawna Chance
we are especially grateful to

Dan Chariton
we are especially grateful to

Stacy Chariton
we are especially grateful to

Evan Christman
we are especially grateful to

Ron Collins
we are especially grateful to

Gregory Cundiff
we are especially grateful to

Michelle Delanty
we are especially grateful to

Rick J. Delanty
we are especially grateful to

Santiago Dominguez
we are especially grateful to

Brian Dreyfuss
we are especially grateful to

Lee Farber
we are especially grateful to

Sheryl Gould
we are especially grateful to

Mark Gutmann
we are especially grateful to

Charles Hinman
we are especially grateful to

Jake Holland
we are especially grateful to

Tara Holland
we are especially grateful to

Erin Holzer
we are especially grateful to

Elody James
we are especially grateful to

Forest James
we are especially grateful to

Kribber Jensen
we are especially grateful to

Adam Johnson
we are especially grateful to

Chris Johnson
we are especially grateful to

Court Johnson
this film was made possible by the love and support of

Cytnhia Johnson
this film was made possible by the love and support of

Dorseay Johnson
this film was made possible by the love and support of

Howard Johnson
this film was made possible by the love and support of

Jon Paul Johnson
we are especially grateful to

Lauren Johnson
we are especially grateful to

Zachary Johnson
we are especially grateful to

George Knights
we are especially grateful to

Jennifer Kuwabara
we are especially grateful to

Tyson League
we are especially grateful to

Jaye Barnes Luckett
we are especially grateful to

Shawn Marchetti
special thanks

Catherine Mathis
we are especially grateful to

Janet McClintock
this film was made possible by the love and support of

Jon McClintock
this film was made possible by the love and support of

we are especially grateful to

Sean McKesson
we are especially grateful to

Shelli Merrill
we are especially grateful to

Dana Moscoveci
we are especially grateful to

Jaime Nichols
we are especially grateful to

Zach Passero
we are especially grateful to

Jack Pastorok
we are especially grateful to

Jacob Porteous
we are especially grateful to

Steve Rim
we are especially grateful to

Jake Schiffelbein
we are especially grateful to

Zack Schiffelbein
we are especially grateful to

Lauren Jean Schwartz
we are especially grateful to

Larry Seymour
we are especially grateful to

we are especially grateful to

Jessica Thompson
we are especially grateful to

Natalie Torney
we are especially grateful to

Sean Watson
we are especially grateful to

Shane Weld
we are especially grateful to

Production Company

Bergman Lustig Productions
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Distributor

Ascot Elite Entertainment Group

Mars Distribution

Optimum Releasing

RCV Film Distribution

Senator Film

Wise Policy

Dex Entertainment

Focus Features

Imagem Filmes

Motion Picture Distribution

Odeon

RCV Home Entertainment

Senator Home Entertainment

Versus Entertainment

West Video

Special Effects

Pixel Magic

Miscellaneous

Anna Kula
we are especially grateful to

Avon Studio Transport
production vehicles provided by

Bumble & Bumble
we are especially grateful to

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollydolly track

Christina Lehr
we are especially grateful to

Cinetic Media
distribution advisory services

City of San Clemente
permits

Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)
film dailies

Coufal Isley Sound
walkie talkies provided by

Destroy Clothing
we are especially grateful to

F-Stop Film & Video
opticals and titles

Fatchance Accessories
we are especially grateful to

FotoKem Laboratory
lab: answer print

Hand Prop Room, The
props provided by

Independent Studio Services
props provided by

Kodak
produced and released on

Lakeshore Records
soundtrack

Lenny Marvin Enterprises
props

MAC Cosmetics
we are especially grateful to

Magic Film and Video Works
negative cutting

Matchframe Video
dailies telecine

Maya Moon
we are especially grateful to

NT Audio Visual
optical sound

PES Payroll
payroll services provided by

PUFHL Insurance
insurance provided by

Panavision
cameras and lenses

Reder & Feig
legal services provided by

Reel Good
raw stock

Simple Shoes
we are especially grateful to

Sonic Magic
sound post-production and mixing

South Coast Furniture & Mattress
props provided by

Special Effects Unlimited
props provided by

Students and Faculty of San Clemente High School
we are especially grateful to

Studio Photo Imaging
still photograph processing

Sunset Expendables
production supplies

TM Motion Picture Rentals
griplightning provided by

Two Birds Film
we are especially grateful to

Universal Costume Department
we are especially grateful to

World According To Jess
we are especially grateful to






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