The Jerky Boys (1995)

Director:

James Melkonian

Writers (WGA):

James Melkonian (written by) &
Rich Wilkes (written by) ...
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Release Date:

3 February 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

They were just a couple of losers from Queens... until they dialed a wrong number and got the mob!

Plot:

When two unemployed telephone pranksters decide to use their vocal "talents" to impersonate a Chicago...

Plot Keywords:

Actor Playing Himself | New York | Telephone Prank | Bar | Beer

Cast

John G. Brennan	...	Johnny Brennan / Frank 'Rubberneck' Rizzo (as Johnny Brennan)
Kamal Ahmed	...	Kamal
Alan Arkin	...	Ernie Lazarro
William Hickey	...	Don 'Uncle Freddy' Frederico
Alan North	...	Micky Crump
Brad Sullivan	...	Detective Robert Worzic
James Lorinz	...	Brett Weir
Suzanne Shepherd	...	Mrs. B
Vincent Pastore	...	Tony Scarboni
Brian Tarantina	...	Geno
Peter Appel	...	Sonny
Darryl Theirse	...	Detective Connley
David Pittu	...	Doorman
Frank Senger	...	Bouncer
Michael Louis Wells	...	Roadie
Ozzy Osbourne	...	Band Manager
Henry Bogdan	...	Band Member
Rob Echeverria	...	Band Member
Page Hamilton	...	Band Member (as Page Nye Hamilton)
John Stanier	...	Band Member
John Norman Thomas	...	Ali Tarbash
Hope Shapiro	...	Tolly
Paul Bartel	...	Host at Tut's
Danny Dennis	...	Comedian at Tut's
Brenda Forbes	...	Rich Woman with Necklace at Tut's
David Stepkin	...	Old Man
Robert Weil	...	Quigley
Joe Lisi	...	Construction Foreman
Ron Ostrow	...	Fast Food Family Man
Garfield	...	Guard
Susan Blommaert	...	Sister Mary
Angela Pupello	...	Brett's Date
Jorja Fox	...	Lazarro's Young Lady (as Jorjan Fox)
Ronald Rand	...	Angry Commuter
David Klein	...	Young Johnny Brennan
Coach Cox	...	Young Kamal
Christopher Conte	...	Young Brett Weir
Charlotte Moore	...	Mrs. Weir
Dennis Hutchinson	...	Newsman
Maria A. Corbo	...	Newswoman
Jerry Dunphy	...	World News Now Anchorman
Tom Jones	...	Himself
Christopher Harrison	...	Sparky the Clown at Tut's
John DiLeo	...	Reporter
Marc Webster	...	Reporter
Michael E. Giammella	...	Waiter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mark Birch	...	Fatty Junior (uncredited)
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (uncredited)
Matthew T. Gitkin	...	News Reporter (uncredited)
Steve Nuke	...	Club Kid (uncredited)
Michael Wehrhahn	...	Helmet's Bouncer (uncredited)

Directed by
James Melkonian

Writing credits (WGA)
James Melkonian		(written by) &
Rich Wilkes		(written by) and
John G. Brennan		(written by) &
Kamal Ahmed		(written by)

Produced by
Roger Birnbaum	....	producer
Tony Danza	....	executive producer
Emilio Estevez	....	executive producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	associate producer
Randy Ostrow	....	co-producer
Joe Roth	....	producer

Original Music by
Ira Newborn

Cinematography by
Ueli Steiger

Film Editing by
Dennis M. Hill

Casting by
Douglas Aibel

Production Design by
Dan Leigh

Set Decoration by
Ron von Blomberg

Costume Design by
John A. Dunn

Makeup Department
Michal Bigger	....	key makeup artist
Anita Gibson	....	makeup artist
Aaron F. Quarles	....	key hair stylist
Lizz Scalice	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Chrisann Verges	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mary-Jane April	....	second assistant director
J. Miller Tobin	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Larry Ammanuel	....	assistant props
James Archer	....	assistant props
Shirley Belwood	....	assistant property master
Stephen Caldwell	....	scenic artist
Dennis Causey	....	set dresser
Gregory Criscuolo	....	key carpenter
Chris DeTitta	....	lead man
Rossana Fiore	....	stand-by painter
Barbara A. Kastner	....	property master
Nick Miller	....	construction coordinator
Michele Monterio	....	art department coordinator
Chris T. Nelson	....	set dresser
Rob Schmitt	....	key construction grip
C.J. Simpson	....	assistant art director
William J. Stabile	....	assistant to production designer

Sound Department
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Barosky	....	sound mixer
Jim Brookshire	....	dialogue editor
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom E. Dahl	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Linda Di Franco	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Dutkovich	....	foley editor
Christopher Flick	....	supervising foley editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Adam Kopald	....	sound effects editor
John A. Larsen	....	supervising sound editor (as John A. Larson)
Phillip Linson	....	adr editor
Harry B. Miller III	....	supervising sound editor
John Morris	....	sound effects editor
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Mike Schmidt	....	cable person
Paul Urmson	....	sound effects editor
Gayle Wesley	....	first assistant sound editor
Steve Richardson	....	sound editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts (as 'Budro' Anagnos)
Paul Bucossi	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Douglas Crosby	....	stunts
Norman Douglass	....	stunts
Andy Duppin	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunts
Nicholas J. Giangiulio	....	stunts
Gene Harrison	....	stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Dexter Locke	....	stunts
John Patrick McLaughlin	....	stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunts
Gregg Smrz	....	stunts
Michael Wehrhahn	....	stunts
Gene Harrison	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Myles Aronowitz	....	still photographer
Bob Becchio	....	second assistant camera
Bob Brennan	....	dolly grip
Jonathan Burkhart	....	first assistant camera
Steve Comesky	....	electrician
Angelo Di Giacomo	....	first assistant camera
Gene Engels	....	gaffer
William Hines	....	electrician
Dominique Levy	....	camera loader
Gus Magalios	....	grip
Frances 'Buddy' McBride	....	electrician (as Buddy McBride)
Billy Patsos	....	best boy
George Patsos	....	key grip
George Patsos Sr.	....	grip
James Pollard	....	grip (as Jimmy Pollard)
Charles Sherron	....	grip
John Smith	....	best boy electric
Brian Stocklin	....	electrician
Daniel L. Turrett	....	camera operator
Tom Yatsko	....	camera operator
Phil Abraham	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Karen E. Etcoff	....	extras casting
Alysa Wishingrad	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Burchard	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sally Kruteck	....	assistant to costume designer
Hartsell Taylor	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Elizabeth Gazzara	....	stand-by editor: New York (as Liz Gazzara)
Jimmy Hill	....	first assistant editor (as Jim Hill)
Sandra Nash	....	apprentice editor: New York
Bob Putynkowski	....	color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Sam Seig	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Bob Bornstein	....	music preparation
Anita Camarata	....	music supervisor
Carl Fortina	....	orchestra contractor
Clark Germain	....	consultant: musical score
Jim Harrison	....	supervising music editor
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Frank Wolf	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Patrick Bentz	....	transportation co-captain
Fred Forster	....	picture cars
Dennis Salomone	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Maria Arago	....	assistant: Mr. Melkonian, New York
Helen Beadleston	....	production assistant
Nathaniel Bonini	....	production assistant
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Chloe Conroy	....	location assistant
Cindy Craig	....	production assistant
Kenneth Davis	....	production assistant
Christine DeStefano	....	assistant: Johnny Brennan & Kamal
Jane Nerlinger Evans	....	production coordinator
Aussie Geer	....	production assistant
Nathan Gendzier	....	location manager
Terry Ham	....	production assistant
Jolyon Handler	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Holder	....	production assistant
Deirdre Horgan	....	script supervisor
Nicki Infante	....	production assistant
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	acting coach
Jule Ann Jappe	....	assistant location manager
Lori Johnson	....	assistant production coordinator
Lonnie Kandel	....	production secretary
Nina Kawasaki	....	production assistant
Julie Kuehndorf	....	publicist
Rick Lange	....	production assistant
Marco Londoner	....	production assistant
Victoria Brown McCready	....	second assistant accountant (as Victoria Brown)
Tim McKelvey	....	set tailor
Solomon Paye	....	production assistant
David Price	....	production assistant
J. Max Ruschak	....	first assistant accountant
Lin Saunders	....	production assistant
Ian Stone	....	production assistant
Dot Stovall	....	assistant: Mr. Melkonian, Los Angeles
Karl Turpeinen	....	production assistant
David 'Wex' Wechsler	....	key set production assistant
Will Wilder	....	production assistant
Deb Wolpert	....	production assistant
Ned Dowd	....	head of production: Caravan Pictures (uncredited)
Mike Phillips	....	production accountant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Caravan Pictures
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Abril Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Buena Vista Pictures
• Gativideo (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)

Runtime:

Argentina:82 min | USA:82 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA | Iceland:L | UK:15 | Argentina:13 | New Zealand:M | South Korea:All | Canada:14A | Germany:12 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Caravan Pictures

Trivia:

Writing and filming sessions for this movie commenced around 1993, but its release was delayed because the film's original distributor, Buena Vista, did not know what to do with it. Finally, Buena Vista and Touchstone Pictures bought the rights to the film in 1994, and it was officially released in 1995.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the mobster shoots the doorknob towards the end, neither the pulling of the trigger, the gunshot sounds, or the squibs sync with each other.

Quotes:

Ernie Lazarro: He insulted me, called me names? Like what?
Tony Scarboni: Fruity ass.
Ernie Lazarro: A what?
Tony Scarboni: A fruity ass.
Ernie Lazarro: What the hell is a fruity ass?

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Shane (1953)

Soundtrack:

Hangin' on the Telephone

1 funny movie!

This is so funny, I liked it. I am now getting their cd's. The plot: They dialed the wrong number & got the mob & now the mob are out to get them in this hilarious film. Watch for the bathroom scene where Johnny & Kamal are together & 2 mob guys are looking for them. Its worth seeing even if u arent a Jerky Boys fan. Its only 1 hr & 21 min long, so its short, for those cry-babies that cant stand long movies, he-he, jerky.