Mad Love (1995)

Director:

Antonia Bird

Writer (WGA):

Paula Milne (written by)

Release Date:

26 May 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A Wild And Sexy Adventure!

Plot:

Casey and Matt are high school kids in love. They run away together after Casey's parents check her into a mental hospital for trying to kill herself...

Plot Keywords:

Love | High School | Suicide Attempt | Twin | Passion

Cast

Chris O'Donnell	...	Matt Leland
Drew Barrymore	...	Casey Roberts
Matthew Lillard	...	Eric
Richard Chaim	...	Duncan
Robert Nadir	...	Coach
Joan Allen	...	Margaret Roberts
Jude Ciccolella	...	Richard Roberts
Amy Sakasitz	...	Joanna Leland
T.J. Lowther	...	Adam Leland
Kevin Dunn	...	Clifford Leland
Elaine Miles	...	Housekeeper
Sharon Collar	...	Librarian
Selene H. Vigil	...	Singer
Valerie M. Agnew	...	Drummer
Roisin Dunne	...	Guitar
Elizabeth F. Davis	...	Bass
Todd Sible	...	Bartender
Leslie Do Qui	...	S.A.T. Monitor
Patrick Ryals	...	Vice Principal
Angela Hall	...	Dr. Laura Genel
Hunt Holman	...	Nurse Barry
Sandra Singler	...	Orderly
Allen Galli	...	Medication Nurse
Gregg Gilmore	...	Patient (as Greg M. Gilmore)
David J. Guppy	...	Patient
Liev Schreiber	...	Salesman
Angelina Torres	...	Landlady (as Angelina Calderón Torres)
Stefan Enriquez	...	Waiter
Yvonne C. Orona	...	Mechanic
Pedro García	...	Mechanic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Scott Duthie	...	Raver (uncredited)

Directed by
Antonia Bird

Writing credits (WGA)
Paula Milne		(written by)

Produced by
John Landgraf	....	co-producer
David Manson	....	producer
Marcus Viscidi	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Andy Roberts

Cinematography by
Fred Tammes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeff Freeman

Casting by
Dianne Crittenden

Production Design by
David Brisbin

Art Direction by
Mark Worthington

Set Decoration by
Gene Serdena

Costume Design by
Eugenie Bafaloukos

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	makeup artist
Angel De Angelis	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Peggy Jacobson	....	production supervisor
Marcus Viscidi	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director
Otie Brown	....	second assistant director
Paul B. Pedreira	....	second second assistant director (as Paul Burke Pedreira)
Elisa Sansalone	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
George M. Abeyta	....	set dresser
Beth Ahlstrand	....	set dresser
Ryan Blank	....	carpenter
Mia Boccella	....	set dresser
David M. Bowen	....	key set dresser
Alexandra Buresch	....	scenic artist
Mary Buri	....	lead man
Collette Collins	....	carpenter
David C. Darrow	....	carpenter
Jantina Eshleman	....	set dresser
Jeanne E. Franz	....	scenic artist
Felicia R. Gallo	....	scenic artist
David Graham	....	set dresser
Andrew L. Hamilton	....	set dresser
James Hanson	....	carpenter
Chris Karges	....	key set dresser
R. Michael Keene	....	scenic artist
Kim Larsen-Santini	....	assistant property master (as Kim Larsen)
Nathan Lazar	....	scenic artist
Loren Lyons	....	on-set dresser
Ray Martinez	....	carpenter
Melissa Matthies	....	property master
Robert A. Neer	....	art assistant
Linda Pate	....	set dresser
John Peach	....	carpenter
Mark Petrak	....	lead carpenter
Mary Saisselin	....	set designer
Crista Schneider	....	assistant set decorator
Wendy Skerritt	....	art department coordinator
Bob Smith	....	assistant to art director
Greg Smith	....	props apprentice
Michael S. Stencil	....	scenic artist
Michael Brock Sternberg	....	art assistant
Ted Ross Stock	....	art assistant
Alun Vick	....	construction coordinator
Duncan Watwood	....	carpenter
Robert H. Winn	....	scenic charge

Sound Department
John K. Adams	....	sound editor
Rick Ash	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Bob Costanza	....	sound editor
Rick Crampton	....	sound editor
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Dickeson	....	sound editor
David C. Eichhorn	....	sound editor
David Gertz	....	foley mixer
Anton Holden	....	sound editor
Allen Hurd	....	dubbing recordist
Fred Judkins	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Kinzey	....	sound recordist
Mike Lile	....	assistant adr editor
Gary Macheel	....	sound editor
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Alenka Pavlin	....	cable person
Fred Runner	....	boom operator
Fred Runner	....	sound mixer
Chris Sparkes	....	dubbing recordist
Mark Steele	....	sound editor
Richard S. Steele	....	sound editor
Nelson Stoll	....	boom operator
Nelson Stoll	....	sound mixer
F. Scott Taylor	....	assistant adr editor
Tim Terusa	....	sound editor
Mark A. Tracy	....	assistant sound editor (as Mark Tracy)
Bryan O. Watkins	....	sound editor
Scott Weber	....	foley mixer
Christopher T. Welch	....	adr editor (as C.T. Welch)
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Darren Wright	....	sound editor

Stunts
David Boushey	....	stunts
Ian Boushey	....	stunts
Marla Casey	....	stunt double
Scott Duthie	....	stunts
Scott Duthie	....	utility stunts
Steve Geray	....	stunts
Gene Hartline	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunt double: Chris O'Donnell
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
Patricia M. Peters	....	stunts
Stever Sharp	....	stunts
Christopher Villagomez	....	stunts
Webster Whinery	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Steven Grove	....	stunts (uncredited)
Bret Kiene	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Althouse	....	electrician
Eric Budlong	....	best boy grip
Stuart Campbell	....	assistant camera (as Stuart D. Campbell)
Sonya Dove	....	electrician
John M. Dwyer	....	grip
Kerry Flanagan	....	best boy grip
David J. Frederick	....	camera operator
Hank Herrera	....	grip
Colleen Kingdon	....	electrician
M. Lamb	....	dolly grip
Steve Lang	....	key grip
Stephen Les	....	grip
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
Gary Muller	....	first assistant camera
Bill Pierson	....	dolly grip
Andrew Priestley	....	second assistant camera (as Andrew Priestly)
Ryan Purcell	....	grip
Norbert F. Quiban	....	electrician
Matthew G. Quinn	....	electrician
Dennis Rice	....	electrician
Chris Shellenberger	....	electrician
Patrick Shellenberger	....	gaffer
Joshua E. Smith	....	electrician
Samuel 'Skip' Smith	....	best boy electric (as Sam Smith)
Robert J. Studenny	....	dolly grip
Pallas Weber	....	assistant camera
Tony Willard	....	grip
Robin Buerki	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Samuel Fischer	....	best boy electric (uncredited)

Casting Department
Patti Carns Kalles	....	casting: Seattle
Barbara Collins	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Therese M. Schoeppner	....	extras casting
Terry Terry	....	extras casting
Jason James	....	casting: Seattle (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marina Fish	....	costume assistant
Dina Helmlinger	....	costume assistant
Michael J. Long	....	costume supervisor
Jalene Murphy	....	assistant costumer (as Jalen Murphy)

Editorial Department
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer
Michael Rafferty	....	second assistant editor
Theresa Repola Mohammed	....	negative cutter
Jan Wesley	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Larry Kenton	....	additional orchestrator
Steve Mccroskey	....	music editor
Leslie Morris	....	orchestra contractor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
John Vigran	....	score mixer
Laura Ziffren	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Gregory W. Anderson	....	driver
Chris Bean	....	transportation production assistant
Janey Bergam	....	driver
Bryan Deck	....	driver
Keith Dosher	....	transportation captain
Virgil S. Dosher	....	driver
Gregg Gilmore	....	driver (as Greg M. Gilmore)
Timothy Grosse	....	driver
David J. Guppy	....	driver
Joel McCarthy	....	driver
Sean Mennie	....	driver
Mark A. Miller	....	driver
Barry Phillips	....	driver
Susie Lynn Reynolds	....	driver
Michael J. Santoro	....	cook/driver
Leo Schaible	....	driver
Matt Skerritt	....	driver
Jerry T. Stroh	....	driver
Paul E. Stroh	....	transportation coordinator
David W. Strong	....	driver
Dana Schisler	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Guy Adan	....	unit publicist
Bryan C. Alford	....	production assistant
Kimberly Bailey	....	adr voice
Charles Bartlett	....	adr voice
Jennifer Bates	....	production assistant
Sally Sue Beisel	....	production assistant
Susan Bradley	....	title designer
Frank Buono	....	assistant: Antonia Bird
Michele A. Carmel	....	assistant production coordinator
Cathy Cavadini	....	adr voice
Lori Frances Chambers	....	production assistant
David Coburn	....	adr voice
Linda Crouch-Shellenberger	....	production assistant
Humberto Cuevas	....	adr voice
Rick Dallago	....	location scout
Brigitta Dau	....	adr voice
Tina Denning	....	location assistant
Holly Dorff	....	adr voice
Judi M. Durand	....	adr voice
Susan Edwards	....	catering: Seattle
Roger D. Faires	....	location assistant
Dominic Fidelibus	....	supervising copyist
Ken Garcia	....	set medic
Jane Goldsmith	....	script supervisor
Javier Grajeda	....	adr voice
Tony Grob	....	location manager
Jon Hendry	....	caterer
Doris Hess	....	adr voice
Gary Huckabay	....	unit coordinator
Paul Kostick	....	location assistant
Daamen J. Krall	....	adr voice
Craig Markey	....	production coordinator
David McCharen	....	adr voice (as David Mc Charen)
Cheryl McHugh	....	assistant accountant
Kimberly Middag	....	accounting clerk
Lisa Middag	....	first assistant accountant
Nicole Mirante-Matthews	....	production secretary (as Nicole Mirante)
Barbara Nahlik	....	supervising copyist
James Pargulski	....	assistant location manager
John Parker	....	production accountant
David Randolph	....	adr voice
Roxanne Reaver	....	payroll accountant
Lee Reed	....	production secretary
Gary Roundtree	....	production assistant
Jill Santi	....	assistant accountant
Lauren Selig	....	production assistant
Patricia Silkett	....	studio teacher
Barbara Sugerman	....	production assistant
Steven Taylor	....	set medic: Seattle
John Vargas	....	adr voice
Andrew Wages	....	production assistant
Suzie G. Walls	....	craft service
Greg Webb	....	adr voice
Sabrina Wiener	....	adr voice (as Sabrina Weiner)
Ruth Zalduondo	....	adr voice
David Zyler	....	adr voice (as David Allen Kramer)

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (1995) (UK) (theatrical)
• Prooptiki (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Home Video
• Buena Vista International (1996) (Argentina) (all media)
• Buena Vista Pictures
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Finnkino (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
• Gativideo (1996) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Laurenfilm (Spain)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2000) (Finland) (TV)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)

Special Effects

• Buena Vista Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Imaging  titles and opticals
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies (as Chapman)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• General Camera Corporation  camera systems (as General Camera)
• Zoo Entertainment  soundtrack published by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language and issues of an emotionally disturbed teen,including risk-taking situations and sexuality

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:12 (original rating) | UK:15 (video rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Iceland:L | Finland:S | South Korea:15 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Peru:14

Filming Locations:

Alamogordo, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Leonardo DiCaprio turned down the role of Matt Leland.

Quotes:

Matt:I feel like an idiot.
Casey:You look like an idiot.
Matt:I am an idiot.

Movie Connections:

Features "Bill Nye, the Science Guy" (1993)

Soundtrack:

As Long As You Hold Me

Seriously Underrated Drama, Two Outstanding Performances!

This is a love story, of sorts, which conflicts the viewer in that it tenderly presents this tragic heroine and then shocks the audience by eloquently demonstrating the ins and outs of the moderate-to-severe bi-polar disorder, with which the heroine attempts to live.

(The mother states her daughter suffers from depression, but Drew's depiction does NOT indicate depression alone. There are extreme highs and bottom-dipping lows, which would be more indicative of manic depression or bi-polar disorder than depression alone. Not to minimize the life-changing effects of clinical or chemical depression, because I'm not.)

Drew generates a stellar performance here, and fully sells the range of emotions her character experiences. Her portrayal is dead on perfect; in not just the disease itself, but her depth and range here is nothing short of phenomenal.

Chris O'Donnell is not as lacking as some would make one believe. He contributes an adequate performance as a young man without a clue; therefore, his character is vastly disliked because he comes off as clueless, and movie-goers associated him with the character. Go figure.

This work is seriously underrated, primarily due to the unsatisfactorily heart-wrenching ending, but also due to the audiences inability to conceive of Drew as anything but bubbly and intelligent. She customarily takes parts in which her character is put in a sweet (if rose-colored) light, whereas her role herein is quite edgy and tragic.

The screenplay itself is not solid. The flux is very fluid within this story. The only solid thing here are the performances by Drew and Chris, and the profound sadness and sense of loss experienced by its viewers via the execution of the story line.

I actually enjoyed this, though the ending IS unsettling and fails to satisfy.

It rates an 8.4/10 from...

the Fiend :.