Made in U.S.A. (1987)

Director:

Ken Friedman

Writers (WGA):

Zbigniew Kempinski (story) &
Nick Wechsler (story) ...
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Release Date:

March 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

They hit the road in search of thrills and excitement... They got more than they bargained for...

Plot:

Two men from Pennsylvania give up hope in their small run down coal mining town, and head off in search of the beaches of California...

Plot Keywords:

Road | Country Name In Title | Three Word Title | Hand To Hand Combat | Title Ends With Period

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Judith Baldwin	...	Dorie
Lori Singer	...	Annie
Marji Martin	...	Ma Frazier
Adrian Pasdar	...	Dar
Chris Penn	...	Tuck
Tiny Wells	...	Pa Frazier
Jacqueline Murphy	...	Cora
Frank Beddor	...	Bud
Marie Antoinette Bresadola	...	Waitress
Mark Carlton	...	Ford Salesman
Scott Casey	...	Redneck in Gas Station
Pete Concha	...	Elderly Indian
Lionel Croll	...	Garage Owner
Cindi Dietrich	...	Girl in Trans-Am
Anthony Duran	...	Lonny
Loren Elmer	...	Dories Date
Emile Faithe	...	Man in Restroom
Ira Flitter	...	Lineman #1
Katherine Kelly Lang	...	Kelly
Dinah Leavitt	...	Crew Cab Owner
Steven Lippman	...	Surfer
Dean Paul Martin	...	Cowboy
Thomas J. McCarthy	...	Cactus Patron (as Tom McCarthy)
Ernest McClure	...	Tucks Pa (as Mac McClure)
Robert Noble	...	Lineman #2
Rosemarie Pasdar	...	Dars Mom
Rob Pivonka	...	Bank Teller #2
James Purcell	...	K.C. Cop
Thomas Rosales Jr.	...	Gas Jockey
Rick Seaman	...	Guy in Corvette
Ben Zeller	...	Crew Cab Owner
Jessica Zeller	...	Bank Teller #1

Directed by
Ken Friedman

Writing credits (WGA)
Zbigniew Kempinski		(story) &
Nick Wechsler		(story)
Zbigniew Kempinski		(screenplay)

Produced by
Mark Allan	....	associate producer
Charles Roven	....	producer

Cinematography by
Curtis Clark

Film Editing by
Curtiss Clayton

Casting by
Sally Dennison
Julie Selzer

Production Design by
James William Newport

Art Direction by
Tom Southwell

Set Decoration by
Cynthia C. Rebman		(as Cindy Rebman)

Costume Design by
Kathryn Morrison

Makeup Department
Jodi Buss	....	key hair stylist
Davida Simon	....	hair stylist: Lori Singer
Davida Simon	....	makeup artist: Lori Singer
Ronnie Specter	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Mark Allan	....	production manager
Graham Henderson	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Phillip Christon	....	second assistant director
Bill Corcoran	....	first assistant director (as William Corcoran)
Margaret Davis	....	third assistant director
Suzanne Haasis	....	assistant director: second unit
Bruce Meade	....	second unit director
W. Thomas Snyder	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Paul Ahrens	....	property master
Jay Burkhart	....	lead man
Paul Byers	....	assistant property master
John P. Fegan	....	carpenter
Rick Kranzef	....	carpenter
Edward J. Lizewski	....	carpenter
Fred Lucky	....	production illustrator
Scott MacCaughern	....	assistant property manager
Roy 'Bucky' Moore	....	property master
Charles Orlofsky	....	painter
Paul Overs	....	assistant property manager
Victor J. Radzeweiz III	....	carpenter
James T. Woods	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Sarah Brady	....	assistant sound editor
David Brownlow	....	production sound mixer
Barney Cabral	....	sound editor
Don Cahn	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jacqueline Cristianini	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa De Moraes	....	dialogue editor
Dody Dorn	....	supervising sound editor
Joe Dorn	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Dressel	....	apprentice sound editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Raúl Dávalos	....	sound effects editor
Susan Godfrey	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey J. Haboush	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bobbe Kurtz	....	adr editor
Beth Lynk	....	assistant sound editor
Jack M. Nietzsche Jr.	....	boom operator
Nancy Richardson	....	foley editor
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank Smathers	....	sound editor
Frank Smathers	....	sound effects editor
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor
Artie Torgersen	....	sound re-recording mixer
James G. Williams	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Jim Williams)

Special Effects by
Scott Readwine	....	special effects makeup

Stunts
Bruce Paul Barbour	....	stunts
Dana D. Bertolette	....	stunts
Donna Evans	....	stunts
Dana Dru Evenson	....	stunts
Charles Edward Fortson	....	stunts (as Chuck Fortson)
Steve Geray	....	stunts
Chris Howell	....	stunts
Keii Johnston	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	stunts
Lori Seaman	....	stunts (as Lori M. Van der Veer)
Neil Summers	....	stunts
Marie Van Reeves	....	stunts
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Anthony Lee Beverly	....	electrician
George Billinger III	....	water photographer: second unit
Jack Cochran	....	gaffer
Thomas Crawford	....	grip
Mario Davis	....	key grip
Malcolm Doran II	....	grip (as Malcolm Duran)
Gary Farr	....	still photographer
Dave Footman	....	electrician: second unit (as David Footman)
Dave Footman	....	grip: second unit (as David Footman)
Peter Gerling	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Christopher Hackman	....	second assistant camera
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Mishka Harnden	....	best boy electric
Richard Hart	....	director of photography: second unit
Fritz Hershey	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Robert Horne	....	photographer: second unit
Frederick Iannone	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dan Kerns	....	electrician
Christopher Lyons	....	electrician
Frank Perl	....	second assistant camera
Christophe Silver	....	grip
Frederick Tannone	....	first assistant camera
Clifton Taylor	....	camera department assistant
Ric Urbauer	....	grip
Dennis K. Wilson	....	best boy grip
Steve Yaconelli	....	additional photographer: second unit

Casting Department
Nancy Banks	....	casting assistant
Sharon French	....	extras casting: New Mexico
Sam George	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Lori Anne Goodrich	....	extras casting: Pensylvania

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Butler	....	costumer
Lynda Foote	....	costumes

Editorial Department
Jerome Harold Cler	....	apprentice editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter
Rebekah Rudd	....	first assistant editor
Brett Shelton	....	second assistant editor
Deborah Zeitman	....	associate editor

Music Department
Michael Bishop	....	soundtrack producer
Joe Regis	....	music supervisor
Jim Weidman	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Sharon Galperin	....	transportation co-captain
Dennis Hollis	....	transportation captain
James C. Taylor	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Connie Barzaghi	....	script supervisor
Mathew Beddown	....	location manager: Pensylvania
Steve Berens	....	animal handler
Mel-Mar Brittell	....	craft service
Lois Gore	....	assistant: Mr. Roven
Howard Greenman	....	craft service
Henry Herrera	....	production assistant
George Herthel	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Gwen Johnson	....	animal handler
Harriet Katz-Stevens	....	assistant accountant (as Harriet Katz)
Ray Kybartas	....	physical trainer
Barbara Lord	....	production secretary
Julie Offer	....	assistant: Mr. Friedman
Karen Oram	....	production secretary
Greg Points	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Paul Roedl	....	production accountant
Daren Roven	....	production assistant
Tandi Slater	....	production coordinator
Kelly Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Roven
Peter Steinfeld	....	physical trainer
Alan Swain	....	location manager: New Mexico
Karen Taylor	....	assistant accountant
Bruce Wampler	....	production assistant
Michea Weber	....	additional operator: second unit

Production Companies

• De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)
• Hemdale Film (presents)

Distributors

• TriStar Pictures (1988) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS/Fox Home Video (1988) (Australia) (video)
• Nelson Entertainment (1988) (USA) (video)
• VTI Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Acoma, New Mexico, USA

Company:

De Laurentiis Entertainment Group (DEG)

Trivia:

The scalping scene was shot on the Acoma Indian Reservation, just below Sky City.

Soundtrack:

I Hate Banks

A different kind of look at Americana

This is not just a road movie about two wild young men who are destined to go to California, who steal cars and everything else on their way to get there. It's not just a movie about Lori Singer being a hot looking, crazy chick. If you think it is, then you missed the real point of the movie. While those things are in the movie, they are the stories of a few, of many people, who have survived after seeing the decaying of their homes, brought on by industry and commerce.

The scenery shots are amazing to me as they show a real side of America that you will never see in any travel brochure. Almost every scenery shot was beautiful and flawed at the same time. The two towns that were evacuated are real. Times Beach MO. no longer exists, but the land that once was that town has since been cleaned up by the EPA, and is now a state park. The coal mine fire is still burning under Centralia PA. to this day.

I can't say that I fell in love with any of the characters in the movie. That might be it's main flaw, but I thought the part with the Lori Singer and the coyote was beautiful. It was in fact a coyote, not a wolf. It was, after all, in New Mexico.

Overall, I am glad I saved this movie on the Tivo. I almost didn't though, because I was expecting it to be a dumb party flick like "The Wild Side". I was very happy to find out that I was wrong.