The Night Before (1988)

Director:

Thom E. Eberhardt

Writers:

Thom E. Eberhardt (writer)
Gregory Scherick (screenplay)
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Release Date:

15 April 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

You lost your father's car. Sold your prom date. And a guy named 'Tito' wants you dead.

Plot:

Winston Connelly wakes up in the middle of the night in an alley with no idea of how he got there. Nor...

Plot Keywords:

Tied Up | Handcuffs | Amnesia | Independent Film

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Winston Connelly
Lori Loughlin	...	Tara Mitchell
Theresa Saldana	...	Rhonda
Trinidad Silva	...	Tito
Suzanne Snyder	...	Lisa
Morgan Lofting	...	Mom
Gwil Richards	...	Dad
Chris Hebert	...	Brother
Michael Greene	...	Capt. Mitchell
Pamela Gordon	...	Burly Waitress
David Sherrill	...	Danny Boy
Israel Juarbe	...	Attendant (as Israel Jurabe)
Charles Grueber	...	Customer (as Charles Gruber)
Michael Strasser	...	Tuff #1
Ned Bellamy	...	Tuff #2
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	Bartender (as Tom 'Tiny' Lister)
Kim H. Ornitz	...	Derelict #1 (as Kim Ornitz)
Daniel D. Halleck	...	Man (as Dan Halleck)
Sydney Goldsmith	...	Woman
Diane Rodriguez	...	Woman in Restroom
Patrika Darbo	...	Bimbo
A. Taylor Burton	...	Stone Fox
Jimmie F. Skaggs	...	Hood #1
Bradley Fisher	...	Hood #2 (as Bradley Fischer)
Larry Mintz	...	Cueball
Bobby McGee	...	Willis
Wren T. Brown	...	Harold (as Wren Brown)
Lucille Bliss	...	Gal Baby
Lorrie Marlow	...	Whore
Clifton Wells	...	Gardener
Alan Toy	...	Newsie
Randall Thomas	...	Street Crazy
DeForest Covan	...	Concierge (as De Forest Covan)
The P-Funk All-Stars	...	Rat's Nest Band
George Clinton	...	Rat's Nest Band
Dewayne McKnight	...	Rat's Nest Band (as Blackbird McKnight)
Bootsy Collins	...	Rat's Nest Band
Joe Harris	...	Rat's Nest Band
Garry Shider	...	Rat's Nest Band (as Gary Shider)
Tracy Lewis	...	Rat's Nest Band
Joseph Fiddler	...	Rat's Nest Band (as 'Amp' Fiddler)
Lynn Mabry	...	Rat's Nest Band
Jessica Cleaves	...	Rat's Nest Band
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Derek M. Fleming	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Cosmo Mata	...	Spike (uncredited)
Peter Schrum	...	Fat Jack (uncredited)

Directed by
Thom E. Eberhardt		(as Thom Eberhardt)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Thom E. Eberhardt		writer (as Thom Eberhardt)
Gregory Scherick		screenplay
Gregory Scherick		story

Produced by
Marty Hornstein	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Davis

Cinematography by
Ronald Víctor García

Casting by
Monica Swann

Production Design by
Michel Levesque

Art Direction by
Jon Rothschild

Set Decoration by
Cecilia Rodarte

Makeup Department
Michelle Bühler	....	makeup artist (as Michelle Buhler)
Nina Paskowitz	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Matthew Irmas	....	post-production supervisor
Steven Pomeroy	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Berg	....	second second assistant director
Eric Heffron	....	second assistant director
Steven Pomeroy	....	first assistant director
Tom Teisinger	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Brian Fong	....	assistant property master
Tim Hale	....	swing gang
Colleen Kennedy	....	lead person
Carol Lay	....	storyboard artist
Manuel Mayorca	....	swing gang
Tyler Patton	....	set dresser
C.P. 'Cass' Quitan	....	property master (as Cass Quitan)
Tom Jung	....	poster artist (uncredited)
Tom Jung	....	poster designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
James L. Aicholtz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Joel Berkovitz	....	foley editor
G.W. Brown	....	supervising adr editor (as Greg Brown)
Gary Coppola	....	playback operator
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Timothy A. Hoggatt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles Kelly	....	boom operator
John Kwiatkowski	....	sound effects editor
Rocky Moriana Jr.	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kim H. Ornitz	....	sound mixer
Randy Vandegrift	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Greg Landerer	....	special effects
Eric Rylander	....	assistant special effects

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Alonzo Brown	....	stunts
Hal Burton	....	stunts
Eric Chambers	....	stunts (as Eric Norman)
Erik Cord	....	stunts
Jon H. Epstein	....	stunts
Beau Gibson	....	stunts
Melvin Jones	....	stunts
Ray Lykins	....	stunts
Sharon Madigan	....	stunts
Alan Marcus	....	stunts
Diane Peterson	....	stunts
Don Pike	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Pike	....	stunts
Karen Price	....	stunts
Spiro Razatos	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts
John Sherrod	....	stunts
Charlie Skeen	....	stunts
Alex Stevens	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph Antczak	....	first camera assistant
John Buckley	....	gaffer
David J. Butkovich	....	key grip (as David Butkivich)
Paul A. Edwards	....	camera operator (as Paul Edwards)
Paul A. Edwards	....	director of photography: second unit (as Paul Edwards)
Rudy M. Fenenga Jr.	....	first camera assistant: second unit (as Rudy Fenenga)
Bruce Alan Greene	....	steadicam operator
Jennifer Griffiths	....	still photographer
Richard Groetchen	....	best boy dolly (as Dick Groetchen)
Greg Landerer	....	best boy
Larry Lapointe	....	electrician
Brian McLaughlin	....	still photographer
Gregory Peters	....	best boy
Gregory Peters	....	electrician
Karyn Wagner	....	second camera assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Harold Crawford	....	costumer: men
Violet Faison	....	costumer: women

Editorial Department
Carl Graham	....	associate editor
Harry Hitner	....	assistant editor
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter

Music Department
John Caper Jr.	....	supervising music editor
Jeff Charbonneau	....	music editor
Richard Cox	....	composer: additional music
Lenard Jackson	....	music engineer
Seth Kaplan	....	music supervisor
Derek Power	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Todd Adair	....	driver
Jerry Gordon	....	driver
Roger Hanna	....	driver
Bruce Holland	....	driver
Darwin Joston	....	driver captain
Gary Littlefield	....	transportation coordinator
Steve Mann	....	driver
Wayne Nelson	....	driver
Bob Reidel	....	driver
Mark Scruton	....	consultant: picture cars
Shawn Solomon	....	consultant: picture cars

Other crew
Mac Baker	....	police
Maxine Bergen	....	script supervisor
Alonzo Brown	....	security officer
Jamie Buckley	....	key production assistant
William Chapman	....	production coordinator
Lindsay Dunlap	....	assistant to location manager
Liz Fernandez	....	first aid
Marita Grabiak	....	script supervisor
Glen Hauser	....	production assistant
Laurie Hindenach	....	assistant to director
Astrid Johnson	....	craft service
Michael Locke	....	production assistant
Jack Lyons	....	unit publicist
Phill Norman	....	title designer
Dante Pasqualucci	....	assistant accountant
Cynthia Quan	....	production accountant
Wendy Scruton	....	production secretary
Randall Thomas	....	choreographer
Tim Wienckowski	....	police
David L. Wolfson	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Kings Road Entertainment
• Zealcorp Productions Limited

Distributors

• Aquarius TV (2002) (Greece) (TV)
• Aquarius TV (2005) (Greece) (DVD)
• Kings Road Entertainment
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2001) (Germany) (DVD)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Kings Road Entertainment

Trivia:

Dylan McDermott auditioned for the role of Winston Connelly.

Quotes:

Winston:You know what you are? YOU are an egotistical, self-centered, little BRAT!
Tara:That's terrific!
[Bumps into guy on stairway]
Tara:Excuse me, sir. Now if you'll both pardon me, sir. Do you win over a lot of girls this way, Winston?
[Still can't get past the guy]
Tara:I'm sorry, sir, we'll be out of your way in just one moment.

Soundtrack:

J.B.

Keanu steps out

My fondest memory of this film is of watching Reeves and Laughlin dance to George Clinton's "Baby Boy." Reeves, apparently, really is a ballroom dancer, and he is elegance itself in this sequence--right up to the moment when he slips on a wet spot on the floor and falls into a table. The rest of the film is a pleasant diversion, without giving the brainpan much of a workout. It builds humorously enough on its premise--that a cheerleader can learn to love a nerd--then cruises to its inevitable conclusion. Of course, it helps when the nerd is as handsome as Keanu Reeves. Look for Tiny Lister in a small role as the bartender who slips Reeves a mickey. This one has a great soundtrack, by the way, and it demonstrates once again that Reeves is underused as a romantic lead.