Ed (1996)

Director:

Bill Couturié

Writers (WGA):

Ken Richards (story) and
Janus Cercone (story) ...
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Release Date:

15 March 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Sport

Tagline:

Minor league. Major friendship.

Plot:

A trained chimpanzee plays third base for a minor-league baseball team. |

Plot Keywords:

Chimpanzee | Critically Bashed | Monkey | Baseball | Sports Team

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Matt LeBlanc	...	Jack 'Deuce' Cooper
Gene Ross	...	Red
Paul Hewitt	...	Bucky
Sage Allen	...	Cooper's Mother
Stan Ivar	...	Cooper's Father
Jim O'Heir	...	Art
Rick Johnson	...	Kurt 'Crush' Bunyon
Valente Rodriguez	...	Jesus Rodriquez
Jack Warden	...	Chubb
Bill Cobbs	...	Tipton
Leonard Kelly-Young	...	Customer (Joe)
Jayne Brook	...	Lydia
Patrick Kerr	...	Kirby
Jim Caviezel	...	Dizzy Anderson
Troy Evans	...	Bus Driver
Jay Caputo	...	Ed Sullivan
Denise Cheshire	...	Ed Sullivan
Curt Kaplan	...	Randall 'Zonk' Cszonka
Charlie Schlatter	...	Buddy
Carl Anthony Payne II	...	Stats Jefferson
Zack Ward	...	Dusty Richards (as Zacharias Ward)
Michael McGlone	...	Oliver Barnett (as Mike McGlone)
Doren Fein	...	Liz
Richard Gant	...	Umpire, Sharks game
Bill Capizzi	...	Farley
Steve Eastin	...	Shark's Manager
K.C. Corkery	...	Little Boy-Banana Toss
Jaquita Ta'le	...	Little Girl (as Jaquita Green)
Philip Bruns	...	Clarence
Kenneth Zavayna	...	Peanut Man (as Ken Zavayna)
Kevin Kraft	...	Shortstop
Brad Hunt	...	Carnie
Mark Casella	...	Security Guard
Joe Bucaro III	...	Goon #1
Noon Orsatti	...	Goon #2
John-Clay Scott	...	Banana Truck Driver
Jessica Pennington	...	Nurse Rosa Cays
Tommy Lasorda	...	Himself
Mitch Ryan	...	Abe Woods (as Mitchell Ryan)
Macka Foley	...	Umpire, Championship Game
Michael Chieffo	...	Dr. Joseph Middleton
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Richard Atchley	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Ellsworth Hanna	...	Man Purchasing Ticket (uncredited)
Jeanne Hanna	...	Ticket Booth Lady (uncredited)
Helen Kelly	...	Woman in Ballpark (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Couturié

Writing credits (WGA)
Ken Richards		(story) and
Janus Cercone		(story)
David M. Evans		(screenplay)

Produced by
Bill Couturié	....	executive producer
Brad Epstein	....	executive producer
Bill Finnegan	....	executive producer
Rosalie Swedlin	....	producer

Original Music by
Stephen Endelman

Cinematography by
Alan Caso

Film Editing by
Robert K. Lambert
Todd E. Miller

Casting by
Joseph Middleton
Shari Rhodes

Production Design by
Curtis A. Schnell

Art Direction by
Michael L. Fox

Set Decoration by
Crista Schneider

Costume Design by
Robin Lewis West

Makeup Department
Dee Dee Altamura	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Robert Grasmere	....	second unit director
Bill Shea	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Steven E. Eyrse	....	head painter
Steven E. Eyrse	....	head scenic artist
Daniel Hanna	....	assistant property master
Scott G. Jones	....	carpenter
Rodney Petreikis	....	set dresser
Danny Ronay	....	set painter
Alun Vick	....	construction coordinator
Neal W. Zoromski	....	property master

Sound Department
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Jacob Goldstein	....	production sound mixer
Samuel Lehmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Mennies	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Molod	....	foley recordist
Jonathan Null	....	assistant sound effects editor
Richard Quinn	....	dialogue editor
Brian Wittle	....	sound utility
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	sound editor
Marilyn S. Zalkan	....	dialogue editor
Thomas Giordano	....	boom operator: reshoots (uncredited)
Dennis C. Salcedo	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Blitstein	....	special effects coordinator
Randy Cabral	....	special effects foreman
Tamara Carlson	....	fabricator: Animated Engineering
Jake Garber	....	animatronic effects
Miles Teves	....	animated engineering

Visual Effects by
Bill Dietrich	....	digital animation
Robert Grasmere	....	visual effects supervisor
Joe Henke	....	digital artist
Paul Taglianetti	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Stephen Carmona	....	assistant camera
Rory Robert Knepp	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jim Marquette	....	assistant camera
Chava Monjaraz	....	key grip
Ray Patrick	....	remote camera technician
Jonathan 'Chunky' Richmond	....	second assistant camera
Michael J. Walker	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Animation Department
Joe Henke	....	animator

Editorial Department
Todd E. Miller	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Lori L. Eschler	....	music editor
John Moses	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Craig Lietzke	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Alex Barnoya	....	construction medic
Wes C. Caefer	....	crew
Roger Fouts	....	technical advisor
Kevin Halloran	....	location manager
Gary A. Hecker	....	voice
Mecki Heussen	....	puppeteer
Lance Mancuso	....	key medic
Dave Nelson	....	puppeteer
Don Orlando	....	production accountant
Timothy Ralston	....	puppeteer
Steve Savage	....	baseball advisor
Amanda Scarano	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Schroer	....	production assistant
Robert Sharman	....	video coordinator
Bernadette Tanchauco	....	first assistant accountant
Norman Tempia	....	puppeteer

Production Companies

• Longview Entertainment
• Universal Pictures

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1997) (Greece) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Redman Movies and Stories  grip rentals
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG for language, crude humor and brief mild violence

Runtime:

94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Finland:K-8 (video premiere) | UK:PG (video premiere) | USA:PG (certificate #34310) | Iceland:L | Australia:G | Netherlands:6 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Longview Entertainment

Trivia:

Matthew Perry was considered for the role of Jack Cooper.

Quotes:

Lydia:Two fingers is a curve ball, right?
Jack "Duece" Cooper:That's a peace sign, I think.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Nostalgia Critic: Dunston Checks In (#5.9)" (2012)

This one gets my vote for "Worst Ever"

I was running a movie theater when this turkey came out. We got to have a special sneak preview of it, which was rare for my theater. (a two screen theater in a city of less than 15,000 people)

I put the film together and decided to watch it to make sure all the splices were right. Fifteen minutes into it my four year old son was completely ignoring the film, and my father and I looked at each other and pondered how this was part of our life that we would never get back. If you think the kid had a short attention span, I would have to inform you that this is the same kid that watched Lion King from start to finish every night for a month two years before this.

If your idea of entertainment is monkeys farting - this is your film. If you're looking for something slightly more entertaining with animals, go watch Babe instead.