Igby Goes Down (2002)


Igby Goes Down
Release Date23 May 2002
Budget$9,000,000
US Box Office$5,000,000
TaglineInsanity is relative
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsCentral Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDolby Digital
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassComing-of-Age, Comedy of Manners
Niche GenreComedy Drama
MoodComedy on the Edge, Strictly Speaking
ThemesEccentric Families, Dysfunctional Families, Sibling Relationships, Mothers and Sons, Class Differences, Fathers and Sons
TonesStylish, Witty, Irreverent, Talky, Melancholy, Biting
TagsBrother, Cynic, Drug Addiction, Dysfunctional, Euthanasia, Mother, Rebel Without A Cause, Runaway [from Home], Upper Class

Igby Goes Down is a 2002 comedy-drama film that follows the life of Igby Slocumb, a rebellious and sardonic New York City teenager who attempts to break free of his familial ties and wealthy, overbearing mother. The film was written and directed by Burr Steers, and stars Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum, Susan Sarandon, Amanda Peet, Ryan Phillippe, Bill Pullman, and Jared Harris. It was given a limited theatrical release through United Artists on September 13, 2002 in the United States.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Russel

Rachel

Jason

Mimi Slocumb

10-Year-Old Igby

13-Year-Old Oliver

Lt. Smith

Gannon Forrester
Little Cadet

Bunny

Lisa Fiedler

Nicholas Wyman
Suit

Amber Gross
Girl

Cassidy Ladden
Hockey Player

Erin Fritch
Hockey Player

Hilton Manager

Arnie Burton
Front Desk Clerk

Mr. Nice Guy

Mrs. Piggee

Michael Formica Jones
Peeka

Surfer Tommy

Reg Rogers
Therapist

David Arrow
Waiter

Ronobir Lahiri
Intern

Delancey Birzin
Cadet

Marshall Factora
Street Vendor

Eulogist #2

First School Headmaster

Director

Writer

Producer

Helen Beadleston
executive producer

Trish Hofmann
co-producer, line producer

Stacy Kramer
co-producer

Fran Lucci
executive producer

Miggel
co-producer

David Rubin
executive producer

Lee Solomon
executive producer

Lee Solomon
executive producer

Lisa Tornell
producer

Rainer Virnich
associate producer

Marco Weber
producer

Original Music

Jörn-Uwe Fahrenkrog-Petersen

Cinematographer

Wedigo von Schultzendorff

Editor

William M. Anderson

Padraic McKinley
-

Casting Director

Richard Hicks
-

Ronnie Yeskel
-

Production Designer

Kevin Thompson
-

Art Director

Roswell Hamrick
-

Set Decorator

Jennifer Alex Nickason

Costume Designer

Sarah Edwards
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Makeup Department

Milton Buras
hair stylist: Ms. Sarandon

Marilyn Carbone
makeup artist: Ms. Sarandon

Quentin Harris
key hair stylist

Lisa Hazell
assistant hair stylist

Eileen Kastner-Delago
makeup designer

Evelyne Noraz
key makeup artist

Maryann Marchetti
makeup artist

Taurance F. Williams
hair stylist

Production Manager

Vanessa Coifman
executive in charge of production

Trish Hofmann
unit production manager

Jamie H. Zelermyer
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Alexandra K. Browne
second second assistant director

Michael T. Meador
second assistant director

Jonathan Starch
first assistant director

Art Department

Brian Buteau
set dresser

Julie Dubrow
set dresser

Tim Grimes
property master

Akeo Ihara
set dresser

Linda Krantz
assistant prop master

Michael Mills
art department assistant

Leann Murphy
art department coordinator

Dave Reardon
leadman

Debra Sugarman
on-set dresser

Thom Bumblauskas
construction coordinator, stand-by scenic

Thomas Cukier
set decorator: additional shooting

Brent Godek
set dresser

Rebecca Meis DeMarco
assistant set decorator

Sound Department

Brian Basham
adr recordist

Ron Bedrosian
adr mixer

Tim Boggs
adr supervisor

Susan Cahill
digital assistant

Jon Christodoulou
utility

Marty Church
foley, foley mixer

Gary Coppola
sound re-recording mixer

Ken Dufva
foley

Joe Earle
sound re-recording mixer

Thom 'Coach' Ehle
sound consultant: Dolby

Jeanne Gilliland
boom operator

Frederick Howard
supervising sound editor

Bobby Johanson
adr mixer

Michael Kamper
sound effects editor

George Leong
boom operator

Tommy Louie
utility

James Marchione
adr recordist

Diane Marshall
foley

David Melhase
dialogue editor

Michael Mullane
sound effects editor

James H. Nau
additional adr: New York

William Sarokin
sound mixer

Richard Jay
sound recordist: epk

Jeff Malham
re-recording engineer

Visual Effects

Christopher Dusendschon
digital imaging: iO Film

Adam Hawkey
digital opticals

Kevin Mullican
research and development

Stunts

Danny Aiello III
stunt coordinator

Tim Gallin
stunt taxi/limo driver

Janet Paparazzo
stunt double: Mimi

Jodi Michelle Pynn
stunt double: Igby

Camera and Electrical Department

Myles Aronowitz
still photographer

Matt Blades
grip

Craig Burfeindt
loader

Geb Byers
first assistant camera

Tony Campenni
dolly grip

Joel Carucci
grip

Jack Coffen
assistant lighting technician

Michael Gallart
electric

William Hines
generator operator

Chaim Kantor
camera operator

Lee Kazista
second assistant camera

Dan Kelly
camera technician: Wescam

Tom Kerwick
key grip

Neal Luberda
grip

David Norris
camera operator: Wescam

Stephen Martin Paull
lighting technician

Mark Proscia
electric

Michael Proscia
chief lighting technician

Daniel Salk
video playback

William M. Weberg
second company grip

Amanda Hannan
grip

Michael Proscia Jr.
gaffer

Casting Department

Bradford Cholmondeley
extras casting associate

Kelly Foster
casting associate: New York

Mark Scott
casting associate: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jill E. Anderson
wardrobe supervisor

Natalie Arango
wardrobe coordinator

Kevin P. Faherty
costumer

Jennifer Joseph
assistant costume designer

Kate Southern
costumer

Editorial Department

Gilbert Carreras
color timer

Robert Frazen
additional film editor

Padraic McKinley
additional film editor

Eric O. Schusterman
assistant editor

Audrey Tallard
post-production coordinator

Melissa Wegman
Bond Co. Post Superviser

Angela Williamson
post-production assistant

Chad Mochrie
assistant editor

Joseph Virzi
assistant editor

Music Department

M. Sid Behrend
score production supervisor

Renee Decker
additional music recordist

Lori L. Eschler
music editor

Nic Harcourt
music supervisor

Rudi Masacz
orchestra supervisor

Alberto Mompellio
score mixer, score arranger

Rainer Oleak
score mixer, score producer

Enrique Ugarte
conductor

Transportation Department

Michael C. Bauer
assistant transportation captain

Kenny Gaskins
transportation captain

Other Crew

Andreas Berner
web site video

Gaycia Bowen
assistant: Ms. Lucci

Al Cerullo
helicopter pilot

Ophelia Chong
web site designer

Eric Dean
production secretary

Marc De Keller
set production assistant

Rob Dickerson Jr.
key production assistant

John Diemer
production legal

Larry Donahue
caterer: Movie Chefs

Karen G. Fairbank
production legal

Laurie Gershon
product placement

Amy R. Gorin
assistant: Mr. Steers and Ms. Tornell

Gian Claudio Guiducci
set intern

Hubert Hagg
business development

Michael Hansen
publicist

Michael John Hertzler
set intern

Vanessa Hoffman
set production assistant

Shane Hughes
catering: Movie Chefs

Shane Kuhn
web site producer

Alma Victoria LeMarr
second assistant accountant

Stacey Menegay
set production assistant

Eddie Michaels
publicist

Mark Mistretta
office production assistant

Michael O'Connor
office production assistant

Julie Oppenheimer
script supervisor

Erika Pappa
payroll accountant

Erin Pond
assistant: Mr. Weber, New York

Bebe Reynolds
assistant: Mr. Fairbank

Dave Richardson
web site programmer

Brad Ross
business manager

J. Max Ruschak
first assistant accountant

Kara Ryan
office production assistant

Peter Sabat
production coordinator

Kathi Scharer
production accountant

Julie Schroeder
assistant: Mr. Weber, Los Angeles

Jill Simpson
executive coordinator

Doug Webster
key production assistant

Nicole Whelan
web site photography

Dickens Whitley
production secretary

Tom Yeager
location manager

Heath Jacob Baldwin
assistant production coordinator

Scott Challgren
legal assistant

Samuel V. Franco
assistant to producer

Michael Fucci
assistant location manager

Luke Gale
production assistant

Clare Lord
location assistant

Anna Novick
production assistant

John Palermo
executive assistant: Susan Sarandon

Laura Sevier
rights and clearances

Collin Smith
location scout, location assistant

Miura Smith
executive assistant: David Rubin

Thanks

Sandra Aldenhoff
special thanks

Chris Andrews
special thanks

Michael Donnelly
special thanks

special thanks

Christoph Haesner
special thanks

Albert Kriemler
very special thanks: Susan Saranden's wardrobe courtesy of

Barbara Baynes Mahoney
very special thanks: Chicago poster

Marc Schlotterbeck
special thanks

Production Company

United Artists

Atlantic Streamline

Crossroads Films

Helkon Media AG

Igby Productions

Distributor

United Artists

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM)

Bodega Films

Frenetic Films

Gateno Films

Lighthouse Pictures

Palace Films

Paradiso Entertainment

SPO

Solo Film Verleih

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment
,

20th Century Fox Home Entertainment

Compañía General de la Imagen (CGI)

Gativideo
,

Impuls Home Entertainment

MGM Home Entertainment

MGM Home Entertainment

Paradiso Home Entertainment

Scanbox Entertainment

Yleisradio (YLE)

Miscellaneous

AKRIS Designer Apparel
very special thanks

AONAlbert G. Ruben Insurance Services
production insurance

ARRI
cameras and lenses

Alixandre Furs
very special thanks: fur coats provided by

Axium Entertainment Group
payroll company

Baccarat Crystal
very special thanks

Baldwin Piano Company, The
very special thanks

Belladonna Productions
stock footage

Blue Sky Stock Footage
stock footage

Bulgari
very special thanks: Susan Sarandon's jewelry and accessories

Camera Service Center
camera and lighting equipment

Cinema Mechanics
grip and lighting equipment

City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra & Chorus
orchestra

Columbia Pictures Industries
acknowledgement: contains excerpts from a motion picture held under copyright and licensed by

Columbia Pictures
footage: "Holiday" provided by

David Dreishpoon's Gourmet Craft Service
craft service

David Yurman
very special thanks:

Eastman Kodak
film stock

Elite Investigations
security

Entertainment Clearances
script research and clearances

Gerling Konzern
completion bond and insurance provided by

Grant Wilfley Casting
extras casting

Hoverviews Unlimited
aerial photography

Howard Schwartz Recording
adr studio: New York

JetBlue Airways
very special thanks

Kiehl's Since 1851
very special thanks

Kraushaar Galleries Inc.
very special thanks

Lanciani Travel Jewelry
very special thanks: jewelry compliments of

MAC Cosmetics
very special thanks: make-up provided by

Mark Murray Fine Paintings
very special thanks

Maxx New York
very special thanks

Motion Picture Bond Company, The
completion bond services

NARS Cosmetics
very special thanks

Post Perfect
video dailies

RD Negative Cutting
negative cutting

Random House
very special thanks

Schumacher
very special thanks

Sound One
adr studio: New York

Stadtsparkasse Köln
financing provided by

Surreal-to-Real Music
music licensing

T E K Film Productions
grip equipment

Todd-AO Soundelux
post-production sound services

United States Government
very special thanks: U.S. Army materials courtesy of, supplied by the Secretary of the Army

Vivienne Westwood
very special thanks

Wescam USA
Wescam system provided by

Western Pennsylvania Conservancy
very special thanks: "Fallingwater" photography by Thomas A. Heinz courtesy of

iO Films
titles and digital opticals






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