Edtv (1999)


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Edtv
TaglineFame. Be careful. It's out there.
GenreComedy
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCastillo de San Marcos National Monument - One S. Castillo Drive, St. Augustine, Florida, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassMedia Satire, Domestic Comedy, Romantic Comedy
ThemesVoyeurs, Fish Out of Water, Eccentric Families
TonesLight, Goofy, Satirical, Quirky, Earnest, Humorous, Sweet
TagsBroadcaster, Brother, Commercialism, Family, Mass Media, Media Circus, Reality Television

EDtv is a 1999 American comedy film directed by Ron Howard. An adaptation of the Quebec film Louis 19, le roi des ondes (1994), it stars Matthew McConaughey, Jenna Elfman, Woody Harrelson, Ellen DeGeneres, Martin Landau, Rob Reiner, Sally Kirkland, Elizabeth Hurley, Clint Howard, and Dennis Hopper.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Ed 'Eddie' Pekurny

Shari

Ray Pekurny

Jeanette

Cynthia Topping

Mr. Whitaker

Henry 'Hank' Pekurny

Marcia

Geoffrey Blake
Keith

Gail Boggs
Wife

Felicia

Ms. Seaver

McIlvaine

Gavin Grazer
Clint

Panel Member

Larry "Flash" Jenkins
Husband

Wendle Josepher
Rita

Scott LaRose
Desipio

Fig Lady

Jim Meskimen
Dr. Geller

Benson

Barry

James Ritz
Tad

RuPaul

Steven Shenbaum
Jack

Steve Kehela
Reporter

Googy Gress
Reporter

Jo McGinley
Tracy

John Pirruccello
Kevin

Charles Arthur Berg
Party Goer

Anthony Jensen
Party Goer

Brian Michael Erlich
Video Store Clerk

Marcus J. Oliver
Video Store Clerk

Entertainment Reporter

Mark Thompson
Anchor

Barry Wiggins
Sports Anchor

Michael Parsons
Kid

Zidu Chen
Dental Patient

Eric Shinn
Camera Truck Tech Driver

Robert Pastoriza
Carlos

Jeffrey Schecter
Utility-1st Team

Michael Esposito
Camera Operator-1st Team

Connie Campbell-Gott
Camera Operator-2nd Team

Louie Mejia
Camera Operator-2nd Team

Crystall Carmen
Utility-2nd Team

Matthew Morrissey
Director-2nd Team

Marilyn Pittman
Woman in Window

Sommer Garcia
College Girl

College Girl

College Girl

Mark Wheeler
Bartender

Kathleen Marshall
Hygienist

Moderator

Panel Member

Panel Member

Panel Member

Geoff Bolt
Drunk Guy

Azalea Stanley
Teenager

Ezra Stanley
Teenager

Anna Karin
Snapple Girl

Todd Hallowell
Interviewer

Cyndi Pass
Cassie

Jen Moe
Girl

Velina Brown
Girl

Rod Tate
Moe

Todd Krainin
Younger Man

Zeidy Martinez
Interview Teenager

Interview Teenager

Daisy Clarke
Interview Teenager

Lombardo Boyar
New York Guy

Rainbow Borden
New York Guy

David Quane
New York Guy

Gina Hecht
Party Girl

Party Girl

Louise Marie
Party Girl

Repairman

Jason Kim
Frat Guy

King Alexander
Frat Guy

Dublin James
Frat Guy

Frat Guy

Laurel Moglen
Underwear Woman

Teenage Boy

Sy Hearn
Teenage Boy

Nathan Paul
Teenage Boy

Himself

Anita Morales
Nurse

Lowell Ganz
Lawyer

Bob Sarlatte
Motorcycle Cop

Ashley Clark
Girl

William M. Connor
Toilet Man

Roberta Callahan
Cat Advocate

William Bagnell
Presidential Aide

Himself

Julie Rose Stevens
Ken Groupie

Brigitte Jacoby-Baker
Ken Groupie

Joe Mazza
Vet

Mel Berger
Confused Man

Diane Amos
Autograph Mom

James Brooks
Delivery Man

Luke Esterkyn
Band Member

Mark Marking
Ed's Fan

Tom Turpel
Ed's Fan

Sun St. Pierre
Female Well-Wisher

Mama's Boy

Julie Rowen
Reporter

Thomas Barg
Boom Box Boy

Glenn E. Schuldt
Paramedic

Curtis Davis
Whoop Boy

William Dance
Beauty Salon Owner

Sonia Bhalla
Ticket Taker

Todd P. McCormick
P.I. Guest

Jordan Harrelson
Audition Guy

Tony Harras
Warehouse Worker

Vince Lozano
Warehouse Worker

Rolando Molina
Warehouse Worker

Alberto Vazquez
Grave Digger

Lydee Walsh
College Girl

Veronica Moody
College Dorm Girl

Jonathan Adler
Prison Guard

Andy Arness
Groupie

Dean Chambers
Ray's Drunken Friend

Phil Hawn
Funeral Guest

Janean Christine Mariani
Meg

James Olea
Huge Fan

Mary Ann Schmidt
Business Woman

Roach

Carl Solomon
Ed Groupie #1

Sandra Staggs
Wife

Scott St. James
Promo Guy

Alejandro Valdez
Valet

Director

Writer

Émile Gaudreault

Sylvie Bouchard

Lowell Ganz

Babaloo Mandel

Producer

Jeffrey T. Barabe
producer

producer

Todd Hallowell
executive producer

producer

Aldric La'Auli Porter
associate producer

Michel Roy
executive producer

Richard Sadler
executive producer

Louisa Velis
associate producer

Original Music

Randy Edelman
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Cinematographer

John Schwartzman

Editor

Daniel P. Hanley

Mike Hill
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Casting Director

Janet Hirshenson
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Jane Jenkins
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Production Designer

Michael Corenblith
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Art Director

Dan Webster
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Set Decorator

Merideth Boswell
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Costume Designer

Rita Ryack
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Makeup Department

Linda Arnold
hair stylist: second unit

Karen Asano-Myers
key hair stylist

Fred C. Blau Jr.
makeup supervisor

Ken Chase
key makeup artist

Kimberly Greene
makeup artist: Mr. Harrelson

Charlene Johnson
hair styles supervisor

Erwin H. Kupitz
special wigs designer

Ann Masterson
makeup artist: Ms. Elfman

Frances Mathias
hair stylist

Elaine L. Offers
makeup artist: Ms. DeGeneres

Gwyne Redner
hair stylist: Ms. DeGeneres

Melissa A. Yonkey
hair stylist: Mr. Harrelson

Production Manager

David Womark
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Andrew Bernstein
second assistant director: second unit

William M. Connor
second assistant director

Todd Hallowell
second unit director

David Hyman
second second assistant director

John M. Morse
second assistant director: second unit

Douglas S. Ornstein
first assistant director: second unit

Aldric La'Auli Porter
first assistant director

Laurie Webb
dga trainee

Art Department

G. Roger Abell
lead man: second unit

Alice Baker
assistant set decorator: second unit

James R. Barrows
set dresser

Anthony Barton
labor foreman

William Biggerstaff
paint foreman

Larry Boyd
set dresser: second unit

Jerry Casillas
propmaker foreman

Tony Castagnola
greens foreman

Martin Charles
graphic designer

Don Cooke
supervising labor foreman

Kevin Cross
set designer

Jack Davies
paint foreman

Douglas Fox
property master

David Goldstein
supervising paint foreman

Scott Goodale
propmaker foreman

Charles T. Gray
set dresser

Doug Green
plaster gangboss

John Hinkle
on-set painter

Al Hobbs
set designer

China Iwata
assistant property master

Jeffrey Paul Johnson
property master: second unit

S. Ford Jones
greens foreman

William Kelly
set dresser: second unit

Carol Kiefer
art department coordinator

Maureen Kropf
set painter

Rob Lowy
set dresser: second unit

Lauren Lustig
assistant property master: second unit

James E. Marchwick
set dresser: second unit

Chuck McCauley
paint foreman

Ryan T. Mennealy
set dresser

Douglas R. Miller
plaster foreman

Thomas Patrick O'Shea
propmaker foreman

Lisa Ozanne
on-set dresser: second unit

Mark Palmer
on-set dresser

Lauren E. Polizzi
set designer

Peter A. Ramsey
production illustrator

Frank Rivera
labor foreman

Doug Rosenberger
general foreman

Katherine Roth
art department assistant

Michael Ruby
paint foreman

Lee Runnels
greens coordinator

Tommy Samona
lead man

Quint Schirenberg
set dresser: second unit

Paul Scott
propmaker foreman

Terry Scott
construction coordinator

Dan Simon
labor foreman

Michael P. Sweeney
assistant property master

Ciro Vuoso
propmaker foreman

G. Anthony Phillips
props

Sound Department

Louis Bertini
dialogue editor

Nancy Cabrera
foley artist

Bob Chefalas
sound re-recording mixer

Anthony J. Ciccolini III
supervising sound editor

Perry Dodgson
boom operator: second unit, utility sound

Dean Drabin
adr mixer

Chris Jenkins
sound re-recording mixer

Daniel Kent
sound mixer: second unit

Joshua Landis
foley editor

Marc Laub
dialogue editor

Lisa J. Levine
supervising adr editor

Don Lind
boom operator: second unit

Joe Lisanti
assistant sound editor

David MacMillan
sound mixer

Harrison D. Marsh
boom operator

Scott Millan
sound re-recording mixer

Patrick Moriarty
sound mixer: second unit

Frank Morrone
sound re-recording mixer

Douglas Murray
adr recordist

Yvette Nabel
supervising foley editor

Bob Olari
sound recordist

Bitty O'Sullivan-Smith
dialogue editor

Daniel Pagan
sound effects editor

Anne Pope
assistant sound editor

Jeffrey Stern
adr editor

John Werner
assistant adr editor

Paul J. Zydel
foley mixer, adr mixer

Special Effects

Robbie Knott
special effects coordinator

Tom Knott
special effects supervisor

Visual Effects

Nancy Bernstein
executive in charge: Digital Domain

Rick Dunn
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Mark O. Forker
compositing supervisor: Digital Domain

Michael Kanfer
film imaging supervisor: Digital Domain

Rebecca Lilienfeld
assistant visual effects editor: Digital Domain

Lauren A. Littleton
visual effects coordinator: Digital Domain

Christine Lo
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Eileen Moran
visual effects producer: Digital Domain

Erik Nash
visual effects supervisor: Digital Domain

Donovan Scott
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Debra Wolff
visual effects editor: Digital Domain

Tonia Young
digital compositor: Digital Domain

Chad E. Collier
scanning and recording operator: Digital Domain

Paolo deGuzman
digital artist: Digital Domain

Howie Muzika
digital artist

Kieran Woo
production controller: pre-production, Digital Domain

Stunts

Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi
stunts

Rocky Capella
stunt coordinator

Laura Lee Connery
stunts

Tom Cottrell
stunts

Charles Croughwell
stunts

Lisa Dempsey
stunts

Thomas Dewier
stunts

Danny Downey
stunts

Thomas M. Ficke
stunts, assistant stunt coordinator

stunt double: Elizabeth Hurley, stunts

stunts

Kevin Larson
stunts

Mike Martinez
stunts

Tim Meredith
stunts

Jeff Mosley
stunts

Mark Norby
stunt double: Matthew McConaughey, stunts

Michael Owen
stunts

Rex Reddick
stunts

David D. Renaud
stunts

Nathan Siebring
stunts

Merritt Yohnka
stunts

Chris Nielsen
stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

Alfred Ainsworth
video playback operator: second unit

James Alden
rigging grip

Eric Amundsen
second assistant camera: second unit

Mitchell Amundsen
camera operator, director of photography: second unit

Colin Anderson
Steadicam operator: second unit

Audie Aragon
best boy grip, dolly grip, key grip: second unit

David Arnold
camera technician: Wescam, second unit

Paul Ary
electrician: second unit

Scott Baker
electrician

Chad C. Barrow
rigging grip

Parker Bartlett
camera operator: video camera

Ron Batzdorff
still photographer

Nick Beaird
grip: second unit

Steve Bellen
first assistant camera: second unit

Tim Bellen
camera operator: second unit

George W. Borthwick
grip

Phil Bowen
second assistant camera: second unit

Kevin Brown
electrician

Brian Callier
video playback operator

Connie Campbell-Gott
on-camera video operator

David R. Christensen
best boy electric

Eugene D. Clinesmith
second assistant camera: second unit

Trey Clinesmith
second assistant camera

Matt Cohen
video playback operator

Rick Colosimo
rigging grip

Glen Davis
key grip: second unit

Al DeMayo
rigging gaffer

Tchell De Paepe
second assistant camera: second unit

Alan R. Disler
first assistant camera: second unit

Gary Dunham
first assistant camera: second unit, first assistant camera

David M. Dunlap
director of photography: second unit

Brent Ekstrand
video playback operator

David Emmerichs
camera operator: "b" camera

Michael Esposito
on-camera video operator

Jeffrey Ferraro
best boy electric: second unit

Frank Helbig
best boy electric: second unit

Patrick Hoeschen
rigging electrician

Justin Holdsworth
electrician

Doug Hunt
video assist operator: second unit

Bradford R. Jamieson
electrician: second unit

Greg 'Hood' Jensen
best boy rigging gaffer

William T. Jones
key rigging grip

Charles B. Katz
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Jeff Kunkel
dolly grip: second unit

Thom Lairson
second assistant camera

Ann Lee
camera loader: second unit

Josh Levy
video assist operator: second unit

George Lozano Jr.
electrician: second unit

Pete Martinez
video playback operator: second unit

Robert 'Boomer' McCann
best boy grip: second unit

Daniel C. McFadden
camera loader

Louie Mejia
on-camera video operator

Richard Mosier
first assistant camera

Thomas Noroian
dolly grip

Thomas O'Donnell
electrician

Chris R. Oliver
best boy grip: second unit

John Owens
electrician

Heather Page
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Robert Pastoriza
on-camera video operator

Phil Pastuhov
aerial camera operator: second unit

Kenneth Patsel
electrician: second unit

Vance Piper
first assistant camera: second unit

Christopher Prampin
rigging best boy: second unit

Robert Presley
camera operator

Brad Rea
dolly grip

Christopher Reynolds
grip

Patrick Riley
first assistant camera: second unit

Philip C. Rose
grip: second unit

Andy Ryan
gaffer

Michael Santy
camera operator: second unit

Richard Scarpone
video assist operator

Don Selsor
rigging grip: second unit

Michael Shugrue
video playback operator

Bill Slemmons
grip

Bobby Small
rigging grip

Randy Smith
rigging grip: second unit

Duncan M. Sobel
electrician

Donald A. Spadoni
best boy rigging grip

Michael Strong
rigging grip

Monte Swann
video playback operator: second unit

Gary Tandrow
gaffer: second unit

Kevin Thompson
gaffer: second unit

Les T. Tomita
key grip

Buddy Totten
camera loader: second unit, camera intern

Michael T. Travers
grip

rigging grip

Bob Waers
rigging electrician

Ben Betts
video engineer

Greg Etherridge
rigging electrician

Jesse Mather
lighting technician

Brian Minzlaff
rigging grip: San Francisco

Casting Department

Jennifer Fishman
casting associate

Terrence Harris
extras casting associate

Darren B. Shepherd
extras casting assistant

Ashley Stover
casting associate

Jenifer Favreau
extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Dan Bronson
costume supervisor

Amy Killeen Foos
wardrobe assistant

Edward T. Hanley
costumer

April Hunter
costumer

April Hunter-Reed
costumer

Askia Won-Ling Jacob
costumer

Marjorie McCown
assistant costume designer

Elaine Ramires
key costumer

Maria Tortu
costumer

Leslie Weir
set costumer: second unit

Victoria White-Stevens
costumer: second unit

Editorial Department

Glenn Allen
assistant editor

Guy Barresi
assistant editor

Gary Burritt
negative cutter

Richard Friedlander
first assistant editor

Gregg London
assistant editor

Nina Lucia
assistant editor

Dennis McNeill
color timer

Darcy Robinson
post-production production assistant

Jim Sevin
on-line video editor

Tim Silano
assistant editor

Jeremy Slade
apprentice editor

Music Department

Elton Ahi
scoring mixer

Eddie Arkin
music producer: song "A Lot of Lovin' to Do"

Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation

Lisa Brown
music coordinator

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Randy Edelman
conductor

Ralph Ferraro
orchestrator

Bonnie Greenberg
music supervisor

John La Salandra
superviding music editor

Jill Meyers
music clearances

E. Gedney Webb
music editor

Transportation Department

Jose Aleman
driver

Michael Allegro
driver

John Anderson
driver

William Ballard
transportation captain

Art Bauer
driver

Ken Bellanca
driver

Steven Birds
driver

John C. Chaney
driver

Dennis Clark
driver

transportation office coordinator

Wallace Frick
driver

David Goodman
driver

Joe Lewis
driver

Steve Luce
driver

Dennis Marchant
driver

James Marett
driver

Carter Nichols
driver

Louise Osbourne
driver: production assistant

Stacie Reilly
transportation office coordinator

William Rucker
driver

Richard Rust
driver

Craig Scott
driver

Gary Shephard
transportation coordinator

Larry Shephard
transportation coordinator

Bruce Smith
transportation office coordinator

Peter Starr
motorcycle driver

Allen Strockbine
driver

Clinton J. Taylor
driver

Claude Alan Thompson
driver

Troy Tomerlin
driver

Terry Van Bebber
driver

Gary 'Little G' Williams
driver production assistant

Larry L. Williams
driver

Mark Yacullo
driver

Victor Ybiernas
driver

James Nordberg
driver

Jerry Sidwell
driver

Other Crew

Todd J. Adelman
set medic

Tammy Apana
second assistant accountant

Daniel Berkowitz
set production assistant

Sonia Bhalla
set production assistant

Crista Birgy
second assistant accountant

Eva Burkley
assistant: Mr. Hallowell

Chris Castaldi
office production assistant

Aloura Melissa Charles
intern: Mr. Howard

Dawn Clounch
assistant production coordinator: second unit, production secretary

Richard Cody
craft service

Josh Cogswell
accounting assistant

Daniel Cohn
assistant: Ms. Kirkland

Ricky Cuevas
assistant accountant

Anna Culp
assistant: Mr. Grazer

Steve Dayan
location manager

James Dew
animal handler

Timothy Falconer
assistant location manager: second unit

Paula Frankel
script supervisor: second unit

Jennifer Zolten Freed
post-production accountant

Richard Friedlander
title designer

Mark Gustawes
assistant: Mr. McConaughey

Nancy Honeycutt
production coordinator: second unit, assistant production coordinator

Mark Benton Johnson
assistant location manager

Shawn Kormondy
video effects assistant

Stevie Lazo
production accountant

Vincent Leone
office production assistant

Cary 'C.P.' Levine
office production assistant

Linaia Light
massage therapist

Mark Luellen
location production assistant

Ernie Malik
unit publicist

Michael J. Malone
location manager

Mark Marcom
video microwave technician

Mary Jo McGrath
assistant: Rita Ryack

Brynn McQuade
set production assistant

Scott R. Meyers
set production assistant

Matthew Morrissey
video effects supervisor

John Nasraway
office production assistant

Jill Naumann
assistant location manager: second unit

Leslie Park
script supervisor

Elaine Patarini
assistant location manager

Chris Piper
location production assistant

Alan L. Porter
video effects engineer

Michel Poulette
director: "Louis 19, le roi des ondes"

Liz Probst
payroll accountant

Alan D. Purwin
helicopter pilot

Kelly Richards Ralston
first assistant accountant

Yvonne Ramond
construction accountant

Lynne Redding
loop group coordinator

Melisa Sánchez
script supervisor: second unit

Ted Schelling
video effects engineer

Karin Shaw
location production assistant

Lindsay Sloane
assistant: Mr. Grazer

Celia Starr
video effects manager

Robin Stuart
assistant: Mr. Harrelson

Dan Sullivan
assistant: Mr. Grazer

Kathryn Thouron
location scout

Alice Tompkins
script supervisor: second unit

Rose Topping
assistant: Messrs. Ganz & Mandel

Megan Valinote
animal handler

Lisa J. Watters
production coordinator

Julianne Williams
assistant: Ms. Elfman

Francesca Windsor
location production assistant

Paul E. Yap
location production assistant

Ed Yoon
video tape coordinator

Jimmy Zelinger
title designer

Joe Zubor
location production assistant

J. Mark Abbott
location security

Gilbert Beliso
production assistant

Sean Carville
accounting assistant

Mark Chambers
production safety

John C. Chaney
personal assistant: Mr. McConaughey

John Corser
producer: "True TV Promo"

Scott Hemming
production assistant

Lichelli Lazar-Lea
production secretary: second unit

Matt Pomeroy
production assistant

Andrew Schaff
assistant: Ms. DeGeneres

Woody Schultz
set production assistant

Chris Winn
craft service

Thanks

Lt. Jack Ballantine
thanks: San Francisco Police Department

Malcolm Bordelon
thanks: San Jose Sharks

Willie Brown
thanks

Robin Eickman
thanks: San Francisco Film Office

Jeanette Etheredge
thanks

Melissa Moses
thanks

Eric Stanion
thanks: San Jose Sharks

Warren White
thanks

Production Company

Imagine Entertainment
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Universal Pictures
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Distributor

Argentina Video Home
,

CIC Vídeo
,

CIC-Taft Home Video
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Filmes Lusomundo

MCA/Universal Pictures
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United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH

United International Pictures

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures

Special Effects

Digital Domain

Miscellaneous

Belief Productions
True TV promo by

Bill Dance Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera cranes and dollies

Corser Communications
True TV promo by

For Stars Catering
catering

Golden Boy Pizza
thanks

Hasbro
Monopoly® and Clue® are trademarks of

KTLA
thanks

Kellogg Company
Kellogg's products are trademarks of

MGM Consumer Products
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Major League Baseball Properties
the Major League Baseball trademark licensed by

National Hockey League
thanks

News America Publications Inc.
TV Guide reprinted with permission of

North Beach Chamber of Commerce
thanks

Ocean Cities Entertainment
music production services

Pacific TitleMirage
titles and opticals

Play
video effects created with the Trinity PC Video Production System from

Playboy Enterprises
Pamela Anderson T-Shirt and Playboy Magazine courtesy of

Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher
thanks

Presidio National Park
thanks

QVC
footage courtesy of

Rand McNally
thanks

Reprise Records
soundtrack

San Francisco Police Department
thanks

San Jose Sharks
thanks

Studio Animal Services
animal handling

Technocrane Ltd.
thanks

The Tonight Show
thanks

Time
People Weekly Magazine and logo used with permission of

VH1 Television
thanks

Warner Bros. Pictures
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