Clean, Shaven (1993)

Director:

Lodge Kerrigan

Writer:

Lodge Kerrigan (written by)

Release Date:

21 April 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Plot:

Peter Winter is a young schizophrenic who is desperately trying to get his daughter back from her adoptive family...

Plot Keywords:

Murder | Investigation | Mother Son Relationship | Crime Scene | Mental Illness

Awards:

5 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Peter Greene	...	Peter Winter
Alice Levitt	...	Girl with Ball
Megan Owen	...	Mrs. Winter
Jennifer MacDonald	...	Nicole
Molly Castelloe	...	Melinda Frayne
Jill Chamberlain	...	Teenager at Motel
Agathe Leclerc	...	Murdered Girl
Robert Albert	...	Jack McNally
Roget Joly	...	Police Photographer
René Beaudin	...	Boy on Bicycle
J. Dixon Byrne	...	Dr. Michaels
Eliot Rockett	...	Man on Ladder / Man in Jeep
Angela Vibert	...	Girl in Rain
Karen MacDonald	...	Girl in Rain
Lee Kayman	...	Bartender
Peter Lucas	...	Drunk
Rob Benevides	...	Robber
Ismael Ramirez	...	Psychotic Derelict
Marty Clinis	...	Library Patron
Ruth Gottheimer	...	Library Patron
June Kelly	...	Librarian
Grace Vibert	...	Schoolteacher
James Hance	...	Man in Adoption Agency
Marti Wilkerson	...	Adoption Agent
Mike Benson	...	Man in Jeep (as Michael Benson)
Cathleen Biro	...	Drunk
Harlan Hamilton	...	Drunk
Lily Neumeyer	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Patrick Byrne	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Andy Janjigian	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jessica Pymm	...	Additional Voices (voice)
John Kelsey	...	Additional Voices (voice)
David Pymm	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Jonathan Cronin	...	Additional Voices (voice) (as John Cronin)
Kenneth Pymm	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Yvonne McDonald	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Brian Pymm	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Melissa Painter	...	Additional Voices (voice)
Vanessa Miller	...	Additional Voices (voice)

Directed by
Lodge Kerrigan		(as Lodge H. Kerrigan)

Writing credits
Lodge Kerrigan		(written by) (as Lodge H. Kerrigan)

Produced by
J. Dixon Byrne	....	executive producer
Lodge Kerrigan	....	producer (as Lodge H. Kerrigan)
Melissa Painter	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Hahn Rowe

Cinematography by
Teodoro Maniaci		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jay Rabinowitz

Production Design by
Tania Ferrier

Production Management
Alexandra Nevins	....	production manager: New York City
Melissa Painter	....	production manager: New York City
Grace Vibert	....	production manager: Miscou Island

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Boccaccio	....	assistant director: New York City
Eliot Rockett	....	assistant director: Miscou Island
Antek Walczak	....	assistant director: New York City

Art Department
Jill Chamberlain	....	property master: Miscou Island
Jose Claudio	....	set dresser: New York City

Sound Department
Brad Beckman	....	adr recordist: post-production
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist: post-production
James Good	....	sound editing room assistant: post-production
John Michael Kelsey	....	location sound mixer: Miscou Island (as John Kelsey)
Brian Langman	....	foley recordist: post-production
Tony Martinez	....	supervising sound editor: post-production
David Novack	....	sound re-recording mixer: post-production
Michael Parsons	....	additional sound designer: post-production
Michael Parsons	....	adr recordist: post-production
Michael Parsons	....	location sound mixer: New York City
Matthew Perry	....	location sound mixer: Miscou Island
Jac Rubenstein	....	sound editor: post-production
Jon San Jose	....	assistant sound editor: post-production
Bill Sweeney	....	sound editor: post-production
Athina Rachel Tsangari	....	boom operator: Miscou Island (as Rachel Tsangari)
Karen Wilkerson	....	boom operator: New York City

Special Effects by
Rob Benevides	....	special effects makeup

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Benson	....	assistant cameraperson: Miscou Island (as Michael Benson)
John Brown	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City
Evan Eames	....	assistant cameraperson: Miscou Island
Evan Eames	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City (as Carlos Guerra)
Lloyd Handwerker	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City
David Kaplan	....	gaffer: New York City
John Michael Kelsey	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City (as John Kelsey)
Michael Kunes	....	grip: New York City
Heng Tatt Lim	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City
Simon MacArthur	....	grip: New York City
Craig Marsden	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City
Ismael Ramirez	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City
Ben Romer	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City
Patrick Sisam	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City
Scott Whitney	....	assistant cameraperson: New York City

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Binda Colebrook	....	wardrobe assistant: New York City
Traci Digesu	....	costumer: New York City
Heather Rogan	....	wardrobe assistant: New York City
Karen Small	....	wardrobe assistant: New York City

Editorial Department
Megan B. Agosto	....	editor: rough cut, post-production (as Megan Agosto)
Tony Grocki	....	assistant editor: post-production (as Anthony Grocki)

Music Department
Christina Wheeler	....	assistant music editor

Other crew
Fernando Alcalde	....	script supervisor: New York City
Marjolene Beaudin	....	caterer: Miscou Island
Elise Boer	....	production assistant: Miscou Island
Luly Estevez	....	pre-production assistant: Miscou Island
Carol Giardino	....	pre-production assistant: Miscou Island
Laszlo McKenzie	....	title designer
Catherine O'Brien	....	production coordinator: New York City
Rachel Repetto Jolivet	....	pre-production assistant: Miscou Island
Brian Sloan	....	pre-production assistant: Miscou Island
Kahi Taufaasau	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• DSM III

Distributors

• Strand Releasing (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Ciné Classic (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Good Machine (USA) (theatrical)
• Ovo Films (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Alive Vertrieb und Marketing (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Criterion Collection, The (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Fox Lorber (1997) (USA) (VHS)
• Fox Lorber (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Orion Home Video (USA) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Du Art Film Laboratories  color & prints by (as DuArt Film Laboratories)
• J.G. Films  negative matching

Also Known As:

Runtime:

79 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.66 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

France:-16 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:Unrated | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Long Island, New York, USA

Company:

DSM III

Goofs:

Continuity: The policeman picks up a cigarette butt from the end table using a pair of tweezers. In closeup the burnt end is pointing up; the wider shot immediately after, when he brings it to his nose, shows the burnt end pointing down.

Quotes:

[Nicole is swinging alone on a swingset when she realizes that she's being watched by Peter, who is greatly agitated]
Peter Winter:Hello, Nicole.
Nicole Winter:Who are you?
Peter Winter:I'm your father. Do you remember me?
Nicole Winter:No.
Peter Winter:My name's Peter. Your grandmother Gladys is - is my mother.
[she stares at him]
Peter Winter:Do you always play by yourself?
Nicole Winter:Sometimes.
Peter Winter:Well, maybe... maybe we could play together.
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "John Waters Presents Movies That Will Corrupt You: Clean, Shaven (#1.6)" (????)

unforgettable!!!

CLEAN, SHAVEN is one the most most powerful movie experiences I have had. The film resonates in a way few pictures have ever dared to. The still camera work, avant garde editing artfully blended with incredible sound mixing and a tour-de-force performance by Peter Greene makes this movie one of the most important independent films in recent history. Lodge Kerrigan has an acute understanding of the power of stillness rarely seen in American film making and Peter Greene gives a performance that will haunt you forever.

If you are interested in film as an art form, watch CLEAN, SHAVEN and enjoy a film maker and actor who have brought the most haunting and unforgettable portrayal of a man struggling with mental illness that you will ever see.