Freedom Writers (2007)
| Release Date | 05 January 2007 |
| Budget | $21,000,000 |
| US Box Office | $37,000,000 |
| Tagline | our story. our words. |
| Genre | Biography, Crime, Drama |
| Country | GermanyUSA |
| Filming Locations | Long Beach, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | DTS, SDDS, Dolby Digital |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Urban Drama |
| Mood | Triumph of the Spirit |
| Themes | Mentors, Inner City Blues, Street Gangs, Teachers and Students |
| Tones | Stirring, Forceful, Gritty |
| Tags | High School, Special Education, Teacher |
Freedom Writers is a 2007 American drama film starring Hilary Swank, Scott Glenn, Imelda Staunton and Patrick Dempsey. It is based on the book The Freedom Writers Diary by teacher Erin Gruwell who wrote the story based on Woodrow Wilson Classical High School in Long Beach, California. The title is a play on the term "Freedom Riders", referring to the multiracial civil rights activists who tested the U.S. Supreme Court decision ordering the desegregation of interstate buses in 1961.
Cast and Crew
Cast
April L. Hernandez
Eva Benitez
Jaclyn Ngan
Sindy
Sergio Montalvo
Alejandro Santiago
Jason Finn
Marcus
Deance Wyatt
Jamal Hill
Vanetta Smith
Brandy Ross
Gabriel Chavarria
Tito
Antonio García
Miguel
Will Morales
Paco
Armand Jones
Grant Rice
Ricardo Molina
Eva's Father
Anh Tuan Nguyen
Sindy's Boyfriend
Liisa Cohen
Brandy's Mother
Brian Bennett
Brandy's Father
Horace Hall
Himself
Giselle Bonilla
Young Eva
Earl Williams
Young Marcus
Blake Hightower
Clive
Robin Skye
PTA Mom
Chil Kong
Store Owner
Juan Garcia
Defense Attorney
Larry Cahn
Prosecutor
Sharaud Moore
Hall Monitor
Abel Soto
Gang Member
Dan Warner
Cop #1
Carl Paoli
Cop #3
Cody Chappel
Bookstore Clerk
DJ Motiv8
DJ
Renee Firestone
Herself - The Holocaust Survivor
Eddie Ilam
Himself - The Holocaust Survivor
Elisabeth Mann
Herself - The Holocaust Survivor
Gloria Ungar
Herself - The Holocaust Survivor
Sonny Valens
Eva's Hispanic Gang Member, Student
Dre Bowie
Black Student
Robert Gonzales
Evas cousin, Roberto
Robert Christopher Henderson
Student
Elizabeth Ince
Teacher
Michael James Lazar
Marcus's Dead friend
Jeran Pascascio
Marcus' dead Friend #2
Palma Lawrence Reed
Grant's Mother
Kirsten Roeters
White Dinner Companion
Katie Soo
Sindy's Friend
Joe Towne
Obnoxious Waiter
Anthony E. Valentin
Latin Gangster
Alfredo Viramontes
Student
Director
Writer
Freedom Writers
Producer
Tracey Durning
executive producer
Jordana Glick-Franzheim
associate producer
Daniel S. Levine
executive producer
Nan Morales
executive producer
Original Music
Cinematographer
Jim Denault
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Editor
David Moritz
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Casting Director
Margery Simkin
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Production Designer
Laurence Bennett
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Art Director
Peter Borck
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Set Decorator
Linda Lee Sutton
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Costume Designer
Cindy Evans
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Makeup Department
Tena Austin
makeup artist
Bonnie Clevering
hair stylist: Ms. Swank
Debra Denson
key makeup artist
Yvonne Depatis-Kupka
hair stylist
Jason Green
key hair stylist
Mary Lum
hair stylist
Nancy Morrison
hair stylist
Beverly Jo Pryor
makeup department head
Theraesa Rivers
hair stylist
Ronnie Specter
makeup artist: Ms. Swank
Judy Twine
makeup artist
Candy L. Walken
hair department head
Kentaro Yano
makeup artist
Production Manager
Tina Anderson
post-production supervisor
Leigh Shanta
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ime Etuk
additional second assistant director
Marisa Ferrey
second second assistant director
Kristen Heiden
dga trainee
Donald Sparks
first assistant director
Yumiko Takeya
second second assistant director
Art Department
Craig Bernatzke
propmaker foreman
Thomas Betts
set designer
Jeanne Bueche
property assistant
Robert J. Carlyle
construction coordinator
Kevin Chambers
set dresser
Tony Chavez
propmaker
Skip Crank
assistant property master
Tim Donelan
set dresser
Jimmy Flores
set construction foreman
Linda Griffis
art department coordinator
Kurt V. Hulett
lead man
Don Kaeding
leadman
Kim Lincoln
graphic designer
Jason Puga
stand-by painter
Suzanne Shugarman
art department assistant
Macie Vener
assistant art director
Larry J. White II
set dresser
Sandra J. White
construction accountant
Tony Wright
laborer
Adam Zerkel
set dresser
Sound Department
Christopher Assells
sound effects editor
Karen M. Baker
supervising sound editor
Ron Bedrosian
adr mixer
Don Coufal
boom operator
Mark DeSimone
adr mixer: New York
Per Hallberg
supervising sound editor
Robin Harlan
foley artist
Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor
David Kudell
assistant sound editor
Susan Kurtz
dialogue editor
Robert Maxfield
utility sound
Scott Millan
sound re-recording mixer
Sarah Monat
foley artist
Philip D. Morrill
assistant sound editor
Thomas O'Neil Younkman
dialog editor
David Parker
production sound mixer
Tyler Parkinson
pre-record engineer
Randy Singer
foley mixer
Frederick H. Stahly
dialogue editor
Drew Webster
digital sound mix technician
Kerry Dean Williams
adr supervisor
Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist
Special Effects
Tony Chavez
special effects
Thomas Mertz
special effects director
Visual Effects
Michael Caplan
visual effects producer
Mary Dowd
digital compositor
Simon Halpern
previs artist: Pixel Liberation Front
Eric Heavens
compositing supervisor
Thomas Nittmann
visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects
Jim O'Hagan
digital compositor: Pacific Title
Dan Schmit
visual effects supervisor
Edson Williams
visual effects supervisor: Lola Visual Effects
Loeng Wong-Savun
lead Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Ryan Zuttermeister
visual effects coordinator: Lola Visual Effects
Adam Simpson
visual effects editor
Stunts
Greg Anthony
stunt performer
Jwaundace Candece
stunts
Marly Coronel
stunts
Roel Failma
stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez
stunt gang
Natascha Hopkins
stunts
Steven Ho
stunts
John Koyama
stunts
Delma Miranda
stunt double
Billy Morts
stunt coordinator
Kai Nuuhiwa
stunts
Lin Oeding
stunts
Jane Oshita
stunts
Austin Priester
stunts
Darryl Reeves
stunts
Hayley C. Rosales
stunts
Mika Saito
stunt performer
Marcus Salgado
stunts
Sam Situmorang
stunts
Stan Tinay
stunts
Jose L. Vasquez
stunts
Chrissy Weathersby Ball
stunts
Boni Yanagisawa
stunts
Marco Morales
utility stunts
Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Anderson
libra technician
James Atkins
best boy grip: additional unit
Justin Babin
grip
Corwin A. Bibb
assistant chief lighting technician
Roger Chingirian
additional rigging electrician
Christopher Crivier
grip
David Darwin
rigging lighting technician
Louis DiCesare
chief lighting technician
Tim Durr
rigging chief lighting technician
Marco Fargnoli
first assistant camera
David Goldsmith
key video assist operator
Bob Good
rigging assistant chief lighting technician
Roy C. Granada
lighting technician
Geoffrey Haley
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Joe Hill
grip
Bruce Jagoda
rigging lighting technician
Chris Leidholdt
rigging key grip
John McCormack
rigging lighting technician
Byron McCulloch
grip
Yen P. Nguyen
film loader
Todd England Nicodemus
grip
Miro Pokorny
electrician
Martin Reder
lighting technician
Nikola Ristic
lighting technician
Andrew Robison
key grip: splinter unit
Patrick Rousseau
camera operator: "a" camera
Red Sinclair
electrician
Robert Stenger
first assistant camera
Jaimie Trueblood
still photographer
Peter Villani
rigging electrician
Casting Department
Scott Blasko
extras casting assistant
Michele Juskowitz
search casting
Tina Kerr
extras casting
Sari Knight
casting associate
Orly Sitowitz
search casting: Los Angeles
Julianne Weiss
casting associate
Karin Aragon
extras casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marisa Aboitiz
costume supervisor
Mila Hermanovski
key costumer
Anne Laoparadonchai
costumer: Ms. Swank
Maria Lorenzana
costumer
Philip Maldonado
costumer
Elizabeth Martucci
additional set costumer
Stephen Newton
wardrobe assistant
Lisa Parmet
key costumer
Susan Saldutti
costumer
Alison M. Schmidt
costumer
Deborah Zimmerman
set costumer
Editorial Department
Jared Abramson
post-production assistant
Luke Borghi
assistant editor
Gary Burritt
negative cutter
George Chavez
color timer
Gina Zappala
first assistant editor
Music Department
Carlton Kaller
music editor
Peter Maunu
musician: guitar solos
Wendi Morris
music coordinator
Shawn Murphy
scoring mixer
Cindy O'Connor
music assistant
Conrad Pope
orchestrator
Mary Ramos
music supervisor
Peter Rotter
orchestra contractor
Jason Ruder
music editor
Kasey Truman
music coordinator
Paul Wertheimer
score recordist
Greg Hamilton
additional music preparer
Scott McRae
music preparation
Transportation Department
Rob Byer
driver
Bruce Callahan
driver
James Nordberg
generator driver
Mike Riportella
transportation captain
Joey Soriano
driver
Paul Tumber
driver: Ms Swank
Greagrey Waldrop
transportation captain
Robert G. Williams
driver
Wayne Williams
transportation coordinator
Other Crew
Jared Abramson
set production assistant
Gregory Alpert
location manager
Jorge Luis Alvarez
assistant location manager
Sam Alvelo
production assistant
Charlie Bolwell
production coordinator
Peter Costelli
key assistant location manager
William P. Davis
misc crew
Amanda Dragon
assistant: Mr. DeVito
Marie Elder
production accountant
Heidi Falconer
unit publicist
Derek Ferguson
executive assistant
Jay Floyd
clearance administrator
Jenny Fumarolo
production secretary: additional
Karen Garlich
second assistant accountant
Katy Genovese
payroll accountant
Scotty Goudreau
production van
Casey Green
video/computer playback operator
Natalie Hsieh
production assistant
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen
acting coach
Dave Kasubowski
craft service
Ahmed Kirdar
set production assistant
Alex Kivlen
key assistant location manager
Jon Ko
set medic
David O. Krupnick
construction medic
Brenda Lopez
script supervisor
Bianca Margiotta
assistant: Mr. Shamberg
Meghan McElheny
assistant: Ms. Swank
Rebecca Morton
assistant: Mr. LaGravenese
Jason Neudecker
set production assistant
Matthew Roseman
production assistant
Rebekah Stevens
second assistant accountant
Shelley Tassin
production secretary
Dawn Terashima
production assistant
Besnik Vlashi
office production assistant
Linda Warrilow
assistant production coordinator
Matt Weiss
assistant: Ms. Sher
Jeanine Wilson
first assistant accountant
Scott Yeats
set production assistant
Jennifer Bydwell
product placement
Thanks
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
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Double Feature Films
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MTV Films
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Jersey Films
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Kernos Filmproduktionsgesellschaft & Company
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
Argentina Video Home
,
Paramount Home Entertainment
Paramount Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP) GmbH
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Pictures Benelux
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Special Effects
Engine Room
Lola Visual Effects
Pacific Title and Art Studio
Miscellaneous
All Balloons All The Time
balloon decor
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
dollies, cranes
Hollywood Records
soundtrack
Movie Movers
production trailers, star trailers
Orbit Digital
Avids HD services
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