December (1991)

Director:

Gabe Torres

Writer (WGA):

Gabe Torres (written by)

Genre:

Drama

Plot Keywords:

World War Two | Pearl Harbor | Preparatory School | Coming Of Age | Independent Film

Cast

Balthazar Getty	...	Allister Gibbs
Jason London	...	Russell Littlejohn
Brian Krause	...	Tim Mitchell
Wil Wheaton	...	Kipp Gibbs
Chris Young	...	Stuart Brayton
Robert Miller	...	Headmaster Thurston
Ann Hartfield	...	Mrs. Langley
Soren Bailey	...	Billy Wade

Directed by
Gabe Torres

Writing credits (WGA)
Gabe Torres		(written by)

Produced by
Richard C. Berman	....	producer
Melissa Cobb	....	associate producer
Paul Colichman	....	executive producer
Miles A. Copeland III	....	executive producer
Donald Paul Pemrick	....	producer
Toni Phillips	....	associate producer
Steven Reich	....	associate producer
Kevin Reidy	....	line producer
Harold Welb	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Deborah Holland

Cinematography by
James Glennon

Film Editing by
Carole Kravetz Aykanian		(as Carole Kravetz)
Rick Hinson

Casting by
Donald Paul Pemrick

Production Design by
Garreth Stover

Art Direction by
Kenneth Hardy		(as Kenneth A. Hardy)

Set Decoration by
Margaret Goldsmith

Costume Design by
Ronald Leamon

Makeup Department
Renata Helfman	....	assistant makeup artist
Angela Nogaro	....	key hair stylist
Angela Nogaro	....	key makeup artist
Ellen 'Holly' Weinberger	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
John P. Melfi	....	unit production manager
Graham Stumpf	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Toni Phillips	....	second assistant director
Brad Richardson	....	second second assistant director
J.B. Rogers	....	first assistant director (as James B. Rogers)

Art Department
Philip Briggs	....	art department assistant
Chris Forster	....	construction coordinator
David Gallo	....	scenic artist
Gordon Germaine	....	scenic artist (as Gordon H. Germaine)
Steve Koch	....	storyboard artist
Daniel Kuttner	....	property master
Frank Lloyd	....	construction coordinator
Gary B. Matteson	....	leadman
Brana Rosenfeld	....	assistant set decorator
Jeff Snyder	....	key art department assistant (as Jeffrey Snyder)
Caroline Stover	....	on-set dresser
Bill Wade	....	art department assistant
Gregory M. Wilson	....	painter
Chris L. Winslow	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
Barbara J. Boguski	....	adr supervisor
Armond Ghzanian	....	sound apprentice
Dwayne S. Henkel	....	boom operator (as Dwayne Henkel)
Larry Hoki	....	sound recordist
Christopher Lewis	....	sound editor (as Christopher J. Lewis)
Jeffrey Perkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Steve Rice	....	dialogue editor
Ken Segal	....	sound mixer
Steve F.B. Smith	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Bruce Stambler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ann L. Thornberg	....	sound assistant
Audrey Trent	....	foley artist
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
David Lewis Yewdall	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Steve Koch	....	miniatures

Stunts
Gregg Smrz	....	stunt coordinator: New York
Patrick J. Statham	....	stunt coordinator (as Patrick Statham)

Camera and Electrical Department
John L. Allen	....	grip: New York
Dan Auerbach	....	second assistant camera
Anthony Lee Beverly	....	best boy electric
Jack Cochran	....	gaffer
William M. Gunther	....	grip (as William Michael Gunther)
Mishka Harnden	....	electrician
Audrey Jameson	....	grip: New York
Juliet Lofaro	....	location photographer
Echol Marshall	....	first assistant camera (as Echol S. Marshall III)
Joe-Joe Presson	....	best boy grip (as Joseph Presson)
Philip A. Reilly	....	generator operator: New York (as Phil Reilly)
Howard Rosenberg	....	special photographer
John Savka	....	key grip (as John R. Savka)
Ross C. Whitaker	....	grip
Ignacio Woolfolk	....	electrician: New York (as Ignacio 'Nacho' Woolfolk)
Nina Zarnett	....	electrician: New York

Casting Department
Deverin Karol	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Henry Earl Lewis	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Donald Milne	....	apprentice editor (as Don Milne)
Vanick Moradian	....	assistant editor
K.T. Morgan	....	assistant editor
Kenneth Jamie Neese	....	apprentice editor
Folmer Wiesinger	....	assistant editor
Jim Williams	....	color timer
Karen Wondra-Grisham	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Elliot Anders	....	music coordinator
Paul Di Franco	....	music supervisor
Michael Elliott	....	music coordinator
Christopher Guardino	....	conductor
K.T. Morgan	....	assistant music editor
Barbara Pokras	....	music editor

Other crew
Liz Chiz	....	production coordinator
Patrick Gagliano	....	production assistant: New York
Matt Haenlin	....	stand-in
Matthew David Hensley	....	production assistant (as Matthew Hensley)
Deverin Karol	....	assistant to producer
Alletta Y.L. Kriak	....	assistant: Mr. Copeland
Brad D. LaFave	....	assistant: Gabe Torres
Kile Ozier	....	location manager: New York
Tim Quist	....	stand-in
Lilli Rouleau	....	assistant: Mr. Colichman (as Lilli Fields Rouleau)
Hugo Scales	....	assistant: Kevin Reldy
Patrick Shiffrar	....	assistant: Mr. Reich
Regi Toscano	....	assistant: Mr. Willenson
Luke Varga	....	stand-in
Rachel Villa	....	production controller
Mary Wright	....	script supervisor (as Mary C. Wright)

Distributors

• IRS Media
• LK-TEL Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Alter Image  negative cutting
• Cine Sound 5  sound equipment (as Cinesound 5)
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment
• Cottrell & Lindeman Associates  publicity (as Cottrell & Lindeman)
• Entourage Studios  score recorded at
• Filmtrucks  lighting equipment
• High Output  lighting equipment (as High Output-Boston)
• International Recording  sound re-recorded at
• Sterling Sound  sound editorial
• Title House  titles and opticals
• Wally Burr Recording  foley recorded at

Also Known As:

Runtime:

Brazil:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

Aurora, New York, USA

Soundtrack:

Ruby

Reasonable, although probably better suited to the stage

Set on the night after the bombing of Pearl Harbour in 1941, this film follows the decisions of five young men faced with the prospect of going to war. An unusual film, set mainly in school dormitories, and essentially dependant solely on dialogue, one is under the impression that this is a film that may lend itself better to the stage than the screen, although the film set is remarkably impressive and is enhanced by the dim lighting associated with the period. That said, this film isn't really about war, nor is about impressive sets. It is simply the story of five students, who in the space of one night, make some heavy decisions which could have far reaching consequences on their futures. A largely likeable cast make the film enjoyable enough, although for the casual viewer, it is a very intense film, and does tend to be rather claustrophobic. Despite the lengthy dialogue, the film is well scripted and this is probably as well, as the subject matter is in retrospect somewhat simplistic, and some might say idealistic. The film has shades of Dead Poets Society scattered around, although the subject matter is quite different, and it stands it's ground well as a good Coming of Age/Period Drama. It is evident that a great deal of attention has been paid to the costume design, music and sets, to make this a convincing period film, and the sepia tones of the film print enhance this effect even more. On the whole the film is well casted, with good performances by all the cast, that said Chris Young's character is on the whole decidedly irritating, although I suspect this is entirely intentional. If you can track down a copy of this film it is well worth seeing, although for the UK audience it has not been released for general sale, and can be extremely difficult to find.