Bed of Roses (1996)

Director:

Michael Goldenberg

Writer (WGA):

Michael Goldenberg (written by)

Release Date:

26 January 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Romance | Drama

Tagline:

See it with someone you love.

Plot:

Romantic drama about a young career girl who is swept off her feet by a shy florist, who fell in love...

Plot Keywords:

Florist | Widower | Family Relationships | Grief | Title Based On Song

Cast

Christian Slater	...	Lewis Farrell
Mary Stuart Masterson	...	Lisa Walker
Pamela Adlon	...	Kim (as Pamela Segall)
Josh Brolin	...	Danny
Brian Tarantina	...	Randy
Debra Monk	...	Lewis' Mom
Mary Alice	...	Alice
Kenneth Cranham	...	Simon
Ally Walker	...	Wendy
Anne Pitoniak	...	Grandma Jean
Michael Haley	...	Lewis' Dad (as R.M. Haley)
Cass Morgan	...	Aunt Meg
Gina Torres	...	Francine
Nick Tate	...	Bayard
Víctor Sierra	...	Jimmy
Michael Mantell	...	Sam
Zachary Chaltiel	...	Jason
Claire Jacobs	...	Lisa's Secretary (as Claire Mari Jacobs)
Paul Cassell	...	1st Executive
Yvonne Zima	...	Young Lisa
Desiree Casado	...	Amelia
Aldis Hodge	...	Prince
Jessica Brooks Grant	...	Queen
Jonathan Nocera	...	King
Leah Pepper	...	Sara
Donna Jean Fogel	...	Student Teacher
S.A. Griffin	...	Stanley
Edith Blume	...	Mumuu Woman
Liz Sinclair	...	Sad Woman
Al Cerullo	...	Helicopter Pilot
Benjamin Rutkowski	...	Boy in Library
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John D. Bair	...	Newsstand Vendor (uncredited)
Jamie Harrold	...	Marc (uncredited)
Adrian Lee	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Andrea Leigh	...	Jan (uncredited)
Lisa Scarola	...	Storytime Reader (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Goldenberg

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Goldenberg		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Haley	....	co-producer
Joseph Hartwick	....	executive producer
Allan Mindel	....	producer
Kim Moarefi	....	associate producer
Denise Shaw	....	producer

Original Music by
Michael Convertino

Cinematography by
Adam Kimmel

Film Editing by
Jane Kurson
Steven Robinson

Casting by
Meg Simon

Production Design by
Stephen McCabe

Art Direction by
Jefferson Sage

Set Decoration by
Carolyn Cartwright
Debra Schutt

Costume Design by
Cynthia Flynt

Makeup Department
Colleen Callaghan	....	key hair stylist
Kymbra Callaghan	....	makeup artist
Wayne Herndon	....	hair stylist
Sharon Ilson	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jan Foster	....	assistant unit production manager
Ric Keeley	....	post-production supervisor
Chrisann Verges	....	unit production manager
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Dilucente	....	dga trainee
Michael Haley	....	first assistant director
Daniel M. Stillman	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Wally Adee	....	property assistant
Lawrence Amanuel	....	lead greensman (as Larry Amanuel)
Jacqueline Arnot	....	greensman
Christopher Bassett	....	floral designer
James Dearlove	....	assistant to production designer
Robert DiGrigoli	....	construction coordinator (as Bob DiGrigoli)
Rossana Fiore	....	stand-by scenic
Vincent Guarriello	....	key construction grip
Daniel Kenney	....	set dresser
Edward T. Kerwick	....	construction grip (as Eddie Kerwick)
Brick Mason	....	storyboard artist
Tom McDermott	....	property master (as Thomas A. McDermott)
Ray Murphy	....	set dresser
Ron Petagna	....	construction supervisor
Carla Raij	....	art department coordinator
Scott Rosenstock	....	lead man
James Sorice	....	scenic charge
Margot Therre	....	scenic charge
Mitch Towse	....	set dresser (as Mitchell Towse)
Peter von Bartheld	....	set dresser
Stephanie Waldren	....	greens consultant
Travis Wright	....	property assistant
Tom Yeager	....	shop production assistant
Jeffrey Rollins	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Dana Austin	....	adr recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter)
Dana Austin	....	foley recordist (as Dana Johnson-Porter)
Steven Brimmer	....	sound recording supervisor
O.J. Connell III	....	cable person
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Robert Deschaine	....	foley mixer
Robert W. Glass Jr.	....	sound re-recoding mixer
Tom Hammond	....	foley editor
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Kwiatkowski	....	dialogue editor
Frank Long	....	digital sound transferer
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Brian D. Lucas	....	sound re-recordist (as Brian Lucas)
David McRell	....	assistant sound editor
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer
Charles W. Ritter	....	dialogue editor
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Andrew Schmetterling	....	boom operator (as Andy Schmetterling)
F. Thomas Simpson	....	apprentice sound editor
Tom Steel	....	loader
Todd Toon	....	sound effects editor
Randy Vandegrift	....	adr supervisor
Dan Wallin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marty Church	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mindy Minkow	....	optical camera operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Allen	....	crane operator: Louma crane
James R. Belletier	....	second assistant camera (as Jim Belletier)
Craig DiBona	....	camera operator
Richard Dolan	....	rigging gaffer (as Rich Dolan)
John Donohue	....	dolly grip
Thomas Ford	....	best boy electric (as Tom Ford)
Louis Goldman	....	still photographer
Petr Hlinomaz	....	electrician
Todd Hotaling	....	second camera operator
Nils Johnson	....	24 frame video operator
Peter Masterson	....	camera production assistant (as Pete Masterson)
Richie Montgomery	....	electrician
Peter Norman	....	additional camera operator
Tom Popola	....	grip
Geoffrey D. Pound	....	grip (as Geoffrey Pound)
Scott Rathner	....	first assistant camera
Kyle Rudolph	....	Steadicam operator
Robert Sciretta	....	gaffer (as Bob Sciretta)
Kevin Smyth	....	key grip
Brian Stocklin	....	electrician
Robert Stocklin	....	electrician (as Bob Stocklin)
Dan Vranesich	....	best boy grip
Nina Zarnett	....	grip
Dylan Goss	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)
Michael Kelem	....	aerial camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stephanie Corsalini	....	casting associate
Karen E. Etcoff	....	extras casting
Bill Tripician	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniel J. Adkins	....	costumer (as Dan Adkins)
Irene Ferrari	....	wardrobe supervisor
Lisa R. Frucht	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Lisa Frucht)
Hallie N. Mohel	....	wardrobe production assistant (as Hallie Mohel)
David C. Robinson	....	assistant costume designer (as David Robinson)
Deirdre N. Williams	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Deirdre Williams)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Joe Fineman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Elizabeth Gazzara	....	assistant editor: New York (as Liz Gazzara)
Mark Graziano	....	post-production coordinator
Bob La Rossa	....	color timer
Eddie Nichols	....	apprentice editor: New York
Laura Rindner	....	first assistant editor: Los Angeles
Greg Thompson	....	apprentice editor: Los Angeles
Liv Torgerson	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
James Nichols Jr.	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Greg Dennen	....	engineer music recording assistant
Toby Emmerich	....	executive in charge of music
Bonnie Greenberg	....	music consultant
Julie Glaze Houlihan	....	music project manager (as Julie Glaze)
Artie Kane	....	conductor
Mark Kaufman	....	music coordinator
Shawn Murphy	....	music mixer
Bobby Muzingo	....	orchestrator
John Neufeld	....	orchestrator
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator
Dana Sano	....	music executive
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Kenneth Wannberg	....	music editor (as Ken Wannberg)
Tomás Hradcky	....	music element creator (uncredited)
Joe Zimmerman	....	additional music crew (uncredited)

Transportation Department
James Fanning	....	transportation co-captain
Delroy Hunter	....	parking coordinator
Edward O'Donnell	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Robert C. Albertell	....	production assistant
Alexis Alexanian	....	production coordinator
David Bonsukan	....	post-production accountant
Joan G. Bostwick	....	production assistant (as Joan Bostwick)
Ronald C. Briggs Jr.	....	inventory services
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Erik Ellner	....	production attorney
Jan Foster	....	location manager
Carla Fry	....	supervising production executive
Lisann Gould	....	assistant: Mr. Mindel
Anne Gyory	....	script supervisor
Joe Hartwick Jr.	....	assistant accountant (as Joseph R. Hartwick Jr.)
Heidi Herman	....	production assistant
Tony Hoffman	....	product placement
Trish Hofman	....	location assistant
Tina Hong	....	assistant: Mr. Goldberg
Judy Janelli	....	craft service
Patricia LaMagna	....	assistant: Mr. Slater
Amy London	....	assistant: Mr. Goldberg
Ginny Martino	....	business affairs liaison
Peter McManus	....	first assistant accountant
Debra Mintz	....	production assistant (as Debbie Mintz)
Deborah Parker	....	assistant location manager
Lori Patterson	....	assistant: Ms. Masterson
Paul Prokop	....	production controller
Deborah Ricketts	....	researcher
Dawn Murphy Riley	....	assistant production coordinator
Alexander Rooks	....	location assistant
Phillip L. Rosen	....	production attorney (as Phillip Rosen)
Steve Shareshian	....	production accountant (as Steven Shareshian)
Katja Shaye	....	location assistant
Mary Tormey	....	assistant craft service
Zachary Tucker	....	location assistant
Valerie Van Galder	....	publicist
Adolfo Vasquez	....	production assistant
Joe Vernon	....	production associate
Mark Winsten	....	assistant: Ms. Shaw
Eric Yellin	....	production assistant
Jon Zeidman	....	location assistant
Peter Soldo	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Douglas Tirola	....	assistant production coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Tracy Adler	....	thanks
Betty Ayeroff	....	in memory of
Ellen Chenoweth	....	thanks
Michael Convertino	....	thanks
Michael De Luca	....	thanks
Irene Ferrari	....	in memory of
Brett Foy	....	thanks
Frances Grill	....	thanks
Joey Grill	....	thanks
Ellen Lewis	....	thanks
John Lyons	....	thanks
Esther Pearlstone	....	thanks
Michael Spatt	....	thanks
Reneé Thomas	....	thanks
Ruth Vitale	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Juno Pix
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2006) (United Arab Emirates) (DVD) (Middle East)
• Líder Films (Argentina)
• Líder Films (Spain)
• Prooptiki Video (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment Video (Australia) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (Argentina) (video)

Other Companies

• Bennison Fabrics  thanks
• Bryant Park Restoration  thanks
• Cable News Network (CNN)  video supplied by
• Central Park Conservancy  thanks
• Chelsea Hotel, The  thanks
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Clarence House  thanks
• Coast to Coast Catering  catering
• DDA Public Relations (DDA)  international public relations
• Danetracks  digital sound editing
• DeLuxe Toronto  prints
• DeLuxe Video, Los Angeles  color
• Entertainment Brokers International  insurance
• Kee Casting  extras casting
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr voice casting
• Media Services  payroll services
• Milan Records  soundtrack
• New York Public Library  thanks
• Olympic Sound Studios  post-production sound facility
• On Location Education  children's tutoring
• Price Waterhouse Coopers  thanks
• Sony Studios  music recorded at
• Spacecam Systems  aerial cameras
• Susan Culley & Associates  publicity

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild language and thematic elements

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG (re-rating) | Chile:TE | Germany:6 (w) | Peru:PT | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #33544) | Iceland:L | Australia:G | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Juno Pix

Trivia:

Michael Convertino's score for this film was composed for and recorded by two orchestras in different locations. Then the two separate pieces were mixed and overlaid with each other in the studio to create the final product.

Quotes:

Lewis Farrell:I noticed the other morning you didn't order any breakfast. I wasn't sure if that was because you weren't a breakfast eater... or becuase you thought I was gonna kill you.

Movie Connections:

References It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Soundtrack:

Ding, Ding, Merrily...

A lot of potential.

I felt rather dissatisfied after seeing this movie. I mean this movie had a lot of potential. It had a good plot and most importantly it starred Christian Slater, he alone would be enough for a movie to be a hit. But, like I said, I felt rather discontented after seeing this movie. And I think that that it is because of the girl who played the girl Slater falls madly in love with. Now, don't get me wrong. I'm sure she is a good actress and she is pretty but she just wasn't convincing in this movie. She just didn't look right next to Slater. The casting sure went wrong there! Sounds stupid? See it for yourself, you'll agree.