I Like It Like That (1994)
| Release Date | 12 September 1994 |
| US Box Office | $2,000,000 |
| Tagline | For Lisette, everyday has become independence day. |
| Genre | Comedy, Drama, Romance |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Bronx, New York City, New York, USA |
| Language | English |
| Sound Mix | Dolby, SDDS |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Family Drama, Showbiz Drama |
| Niche Genre | Comedy Drama |
| Mood | Only Human |
| Themes | Eccentric Families, Inner City Blues, Starting Over |
| Tones | Warm, Easygoing, Affectionate, Humorous |
| Tags | Brother, Executive, Family, Mother, Music Business, Transsexual, Woman |
I Like It Like That is a 1994 comedy-drama film about the trials and tribulations of a young Puerto Rican couple living in the poverty-stricken New York City neighborhood of the South Bronx. The film stars Lauren Velez, Jon Seda, Lisa Vidal, Griffin Dunne, Jesse Borrego and Rita Moreno, and was written and directed by Darnell Martin who, in her filmmaking debut, became the first African-American female filmmaker to take helm of a film produced by a major film studio.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Tomas Melly
Li'l Chino Linares
Isaiah Garcia
Pee Wee Linares
Elvis Nolasco
Tito
Sammy Melendez
Victor
Jose Soto
Chris
Gloria Irizarry
Mrs. Gonzalez
Emilio Del Pozo
Mr. Soto
Donald Jackson
Jack
Gary Perez
Father Jaime
Scott Jarred Cohen
Ritchie Soto
Martha Speakes
Hefty Woman
Marina Durell
Cookie
Lou Ferguson
Joe
Juan Cruz
David
Michael McKinney
Tour
Casey E. Rodriguez
Freddy
Joe Quintero
Pawnbroker
Julia Aponte
Modeling School Director
Luis A. Marrero
Tony Mendez
Fredy Correa
Ricky Mendez
Jerry Rivera
Pablo Herrera
Billy Lux
Photographer
Marta Vidal
Santera
Jeffrey Doornbos
Stylist
Gino Lucci
Price Photo Double
Director
Writer
Producer
Ann Carli
producer
Victor De Jesus
associate producer
Wendy Finerman
executive producer
Stephen Lloyd
associate producer
Diana Phillips
co-producer
Tracy Vilar
associate producer
Original Music
Sergio George
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Cinematographer
Alexander Gruszynski
Editor
Peter C. Frank
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Casting Director
Meg Simon
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Production Designer
Scott Chambliss
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Art Director
Teresa Carriker-Thayer
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Set Decorator
Susie Goulder
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Costume Designer
Sandra Hernandez
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Makeup Department
Joe Cuervo
makeup artist
Judi Goodman
hair stylist
Production Manager
Michael Jackman
post-production supervisor
Margot Lulick
unit production manager
Diana Phillips
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
H.H. Cooper
assistant director
Kia B. Puriefoy
assistant director
Art Department
Betsy Alton
artistic coordinator
Samuel J. DeSanto
storyboard artist
Douglas Fecht
set dresser
Greco
set dresser
Diane Lederman
assistant property master
Elizabeth Linn
scenic artist
Bill Lowery Jr.
key set builder
Timothy Main
carpenter
Nick Miller
construction coordinator
Mark Peltzer
property master
Gerard H. Pineo
lead dresser
Willie Roache
set dresser
Mario Ventenilla
assistant art director
Sound Department
Michael Barry
sound re-recording mixer
David Boulton
adr engineer
Louis Cerborino
sound editor
Keiko Deguchi
assistant sound editor
Kay Denmark
adr boom operator
Deborah Emanuel
sound editor
Stuart Emanuel
sound editor
Wendy Hedin
supervising sound editor
Rosa Howell-Thornhill
production sound mixer
Heather Hughes
apprentice sound editor
Sorin Ariel Iarovici
apprentice sound editor
Annette Kudrak
assistant sound editor
George A. Lara
foley mixer
Julie Lindner
assistant sound editor
Julio Peña
sound engineer
Steve Scanlon
boom operator
Michael Shore
assistant sound editor
Magdaline Volaitis
sound editor
Deborah Wallach
adr editor
Hal Levinsohn
sound editor
Stunts
Manny Siverio
stunt coordinator
Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Brennan
key grip
Jasper Lee Johnson III
dolly grip
Edward T. Kerwick
second grip
Jim McConkey
camera operator
John Mitchell
generator operator
Fred Nielson
second assistant camera
Marc Rogers
gaffer
Daniel Sanabria
first assistant camera
Douglas W. Shannon
rigging gaffer
Derrick Tseng
best boy electric
Howard Weiner
video playback operator
Tom Zafian
video playback operator
Casting Department
Yolanda Geralds
extras casting
Keith Gunthorpe
extras casting assistant
David H. Kramer
adr voice casting
Alyssa Roth
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandi Figueroa
assistant costume designer
Walter Rivera
assistant wardrobe supervisor
James Roberts
assistant wardrobe supervisor
Rose Trimarco
wardrobe supervisor
Editorial Department
Anthony L. Jamison
assistant editor
Noëlle Penraat
negative cutter
Amanda Pollack
apprentice film editor
Music Department
Ann Carli
music supervisor
Nicholas Meyers
music editor
Julio Peña
music recording engineer
Transportation Department
Theodor A. Brown
transportation captain
William K. Gaskins
transportation co-captain
Other Crew
Aida Ashenafi
office production assistant
Randall Balsmeyer
title designer
Diane Langone Benfield
production accountant
Wayne Bristo
set production assistant
Sharron Cannon
executive assistant: Ms. Carli
Jana N. Drewery
key production assistant
Maurice Edwards
set production assistant
Mimi Everett
title designer
Sonia Gonzalez
assistant: Ms. Martin
Hal Gross
assistant accountant
Lys Hopper
location supervisor
Sheila Jamison
unit publicist
Lorelei Jeffers
location assistant
Joe Kelly
location assistant
Karen Kelsall
script supervisor
Margot Lulick
location manager
Linda H. Miller
production accountant
Carla Raij
production secretary
Daniel Ramirez
production secretary
Exile Ramirez
production secretary
Timothy T.P. Robbins
production coordinator
Jennifer Roth
production coordinator
Ulysses Terrero
intern
Freddy Vargas
production assistant
Christina Vlacich
craft service
Nadine F. Wilson
assistant accountant
Production Company
Columbia Pictures Corporation
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Riot of Color
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Think Again Productions
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Distributor
Columbia Pictures
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LK-TEL Vídeo
Ízaro Films
Miscellaneous
Balsmeyer and Everett
titles
Effects House, The
opticals
Sound One
foley and sound services
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
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