Feeling Minnesota (1996)

Director:

Steven Baigelman

Writer (WGA):

Steven Baigelman (written by)

Release Date:

13 September 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Just when she met the man of her dreams, along came her husband to ruin everything.

Plot:

An ex-convict and his bumbling crook brother fight for the same woman.

Plot Keywords:

Title Based On Song | Family Relationships | Bride | Photo Booth | Corruption

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Jjaks Clayton
Cameron Diaz	...	Freddie Clayton
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Sam Clayton
Delroy Lindo	...	Red
Dan Aykroyd	...	Det. Ben Costikyan
Courtney Love	...	Rhonda the Waitress
Drew Desmarais	...	Young Jjaks Clayton
Tuesday Weld	...	Nora Clayton
Aaron Michael Metchik	...	Young Sam Clayton
Russell Konstans	...	Joseph
David Alan Smith	...	Detective Lloyd
Bill Schoppert	...	Minister
Steve Ghizoni	...	Wedding Band Singer
Jack Walsh	...	Bob, at Gas Station
Buffy Sedlachek	...	Gas Station Attendant
Paul Smith	...	Horse Driver
Bill Vergis	...	Horse Thief
Scott Clemens	...	Horse Thief
Michael Rispoli	...	Manager of Motel
Arabella Field	...	Manager's Wife
Peter Syvertsen	...	Cop
John Carroll Lynch	...	Cop
Oliver Osterberg	...	Man on Phone
Max Perlich	...	Desk Clerk at Cowboy Style Hotel
Dale Dunham	...	Saddleback Motel Manager
Levon Helm	...	Bible Salesman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Earl R. Burt	...	Customer in Danny's Diner (uncredited)
Kevin Deon	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Ben Good	...	Man in Diner (uncredited)
Joel Thingvall	...	Man in Diner (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Baigelman

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven Baigelman		(written by)

Produced by
Danny DeVito	....	producer
Eric McLeod	....	co-producer
Carla Santos Shamberg	....	associate producer (as Carla Santos Macy)
Michael Shamberg	....	producer
Stacey Sher	....	producer
Erwin Stoff	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Los Lobos

Cinematography by
Walt Lloyd

Film Editing by
Kristen Helsing
Martin Walsh
Thom Noble		(uncredited)

Casting by
Chris Smith

Production Design by
Naomi Shohan

Art Direction by
Philip Messina

Set Decoration by
Evette Knight		(as Evette Siegel)

Costume Design by
Eugenie Bafaloukos

Makeup Department
Jim Beinke	....	makeup effects crew/supervising
Daniel Curet	....	key hair stylist
Eddie Fickett	....	makeup artist
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup effects artist
Selina Jayne	....	extra's makeup
Selina Jayne	....	makeup artist
Anne Morgan	....	hair department head
Cheryl Ann Nick	....	head makeup artist (as Cheryl Nick)
H.A. Nielsen	....	extra's makeup
Meryl Verkins	....	extra's makeup

Production Management
Eric McLeod	....	unit production manager
Sara Romilly	....	post-production supervisor
Ted Zachary	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Brodsky	....	second assistant director
J.B. Rogers	....	first assistant director
Bob Saunders	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Robb T. Anderson	....	carpenter
Maria L. Baker	....	scenic artist
Gregory Banks	....	carpenter
John Banks	....	carpenter
Curtis Baruth	....	construction assistant
Brian Bebler	....	carpenter
Susan Benner	....	construction foreman
Thomas Bernardy	....	carpenter
Denise Boquist	....	lead scenic
Cindy Bradley	....	painter
Thomas Christianson	....	scenic artist
Betsy Donovan	....	scenic artist
Beth Edelstein	....	scenic artist
Kirk Erickson	....	carpenter
Andrew Foster	....	laborer
Michelle Gilstead	....	art department assistant
Jan Harvey	....	scenic artist
Michael Harwell	....	swing
Alex Hill	....	storyboard artist
Tony Hoffman	....	property master
Mike Iverson	....	stand-by painter
Antoine Jenkins	....	carpenter
Roger L. King	....	construction general foreman
Patty Kirwin	....	swing
Jefferson Murff	....	lead man
Jefferson Murff	....	on-set dresser
Christian Nielsen	....	scenic artist
Patrick L. Owen	....	carpenter
Susan Palm	....	scenic foreman
John David Paul	....	draftsman
David K. Pederson	....	painter
David W. Potter	....	swing
Keith Reitmeier	....	carpenter
Rudolfo Rodreiquez	....	laborer
Duane P. Rogers	....	laborer
David Saltzman	....	property assistant
James Schnoor	....	carpenter
Tim Schwob	....	general foreman
Brett V. Shirley	....	on-set dresser
Blanche Sindelar	....	assistant props
Joseph Skala	....	carpenter
Stuart Skrien	....	swing
Daryl Smith	....	carpenter
David Lee Soderquist	....	carpenter
Steve Speers	....	swing
Don Stuber	....	carpenter
Heidi Stuber	....	laborer
Julia Tehven	....	construction coordinator
Susan J. Tveit	....	art department coordinator
Suzi Tveit	....	art department coordinator
Gerald S. Upham	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Paul Curtis	....	foley editor
David Diamond	....	boom operator: second unit
William Dotson	....	sound editor
Marc Fishman	....	supervising sound editor
William Freesh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Hartig	....	boom operator
Jonathan Karp	....	sound effects editor
Greg Meader	....	sound effects editor
Paul Menichini	....	sound editor
Paul Menichini	....	sound effects editor
Steve Nelson	....	sound mixer
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Ann Schopene	....	sound mixer
D. Chris Smith	....	sound effects editor
Cathie Speakman	....	supervising adr editor
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Harry Woolway	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Paul Murphy	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Karyn Rachtman	....	optical effects coordinator

Stunts
Junlie Bernarde	....	stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Jake Crawford	....	stunt coordinator
Tracy Crawford	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Clint Lilley	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Timothy R. Attridge	....	camera assistant: daily
Greg Bubb	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Clemence	....	key grip
Ed Daley	....	camera loader
Ed Dally	....	camera loader
Milo Durben	....	key rigger
James Ferril	....	grip
Ayesha Fowler	....	24 frame video operator
Jamie Franta	....	grip
Dave Gillen	....	electrician (as David Gillen)
Mike Gulenchyn	....	grip
Christopher Haifley	....	assistant camera
Judah Hannah	....	camera operator: second unit
William H. Hobson	....	grip
Joel King	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John Maninger	....	rigging gaffer
David Meyers	....	electrician
David Meyers	....	rigging gaffer
Zaque Meyers	....	electrician
Darren Michaels	....	still photographer
Geoff Pearman	....	grip
Linda Raths	....	gaffer
Larry Root	....	electrician
Erik Rosenbluh	....	grip
Lana Schwab	....	still photographer
Joseph Slagerman	....	grip (as Joe Slagerman)
Mary F. Stankiewicz	....	second assistant camera
Newton TerMeer	....	gaffer (as Newton Thomas Termeer)
J.R. Thompson	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Amy Vincent	....	camera operator
Wilson Webb	....	electrician
Niel Williams	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Lynn Blumenthal	....	assistant casting: Minnesota
Nancy Briggs	....	extras casting
Charles Crossin	....	extras casting assistant
Kathy Driscoll	....	casting: Minnesota
Kelly Foster	....	extras casting assistant
Rosie Heeter	....	casting assistant
Francine Maisler	....	casting associate
M'Liz Totten	....	casting assistant
Charles Crossin	....	background casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jeannine Bourdaghs	....	costume design assistant
Lou Eyrich	....	key costumer
Holly Johnson	....	wardrobe intern
Michael J. Long	....	costume supervisor
Nancy Mrnak	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Etienne Des Lauriers	....	apprentice editor
Joe Fineman	....	senior vp post-production
Kristen Helsing	....	first assistant editor
Jimmy Sandoval	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Victoria Altree	....	music supervisor
Frankii Elliott	....	composer: additional music
Alex Gibson	....	music editor
Paul Rabjohns	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Bruce Anderson	....	driver: van
Richard Anderson	....	driver: van
Michael Arnold	....	driver: van
Dave Drentlaw	....	driver: van
Wayne Ehlens	....	driver: van
David F. Evans	....	driver: set dressing (as Dave Evans)
Neil Hyman	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Michael Johnson	....	driver: set dressing department (as Scott Johnson)
Michael Kennedy	....	set transportation captain
Frank Ketchum	....	driver: van
Eugene Kirsch	....	driver: van
John Pouliot	....	driver: van
John Rehborg	....	driver: van
Kristie Sande	....	driver: van
Ron Sherman	....	driver: van
Marti Smith	....	driver: van
Tommy Ray Smith	....	driver: honeywagon
Joe Spado	....	driver: van
Wilbert Tolliver	....	driver: van
Peter K. Vongrossmann	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jeffrey Abramson	....	production assistant
John Albrecht	....	second assistant accountant
Alan Amman	....	script supervisor
Carol Banker	....	script supervisor: second unit
Erin Barrett	....	intern
Dave Bellmont	....	set production assistant
Dana Buchwald	....	assistant: Tuesday Weld
Craig Comstock	....	key set production assistant
Nancy Dahl	....	unit publicist
Damian	....	stand-in
Leon Dudevoir	....	production executive
Angela Earl	....	intern
Victoria Freyberger	....	choreographer
Jennifer Garces	....	set production assistant
Michael Gemberling	....	craft service
Ken Green	....	stand-in
Carol Gronner	....	set production assistant
Marcy Guiragossian	....	set production assistant
Marlene Hart	....	production coordinator
Sheryl Hayward	....	assistant: Steven Baigleman
Kelly 'K-2' Heikkila	....	assistant location manager
Tim Hillman	....	location manager
Theresa Hunsberger	....	set production assistant
Garrett Immel	....	effects coordinator
Bob Lange	....	stand-in
Jon Levy	....	production assistant
Jody Lichtor	....	mpls. assistant to stacey sher
Rachel Lynn	....	locations: Las Vegas (as Rachel Kapel)
Matt Magratten	....	stand-in: Jjaks
Julie Mattson	....	stand-in
Mike McCallister	....	director of product placement
Marina McLeod	....	assistant location manager
Teresa L.E. Meyer	....	assistant production coordinator
Lisa Middag	....	first assistant accountant
Joseph Moser	....	stand-in (as Joe Moser)
Barbara O'Brien	....	animal trainer: dog
Jill O'Shaughnessy	....	production assistant
Tom Paczkowski	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Alyce Sande	....	craft service
Dave Schnack	....	production assistant
Beth Smith	....	assistant: Eric Mcleod
Beth Smith	....	script supervisor: second unit
David Sporn	....	business affairs liaison
Brian Stransky	....	office production assistant
Perry A. Sutker	....	set production assistant
Michelle Theis	....	production secretary
Bill Vergis	....	animal trainer: horse
Jeff Villars	....	legal - clearance coordinator
Bonnie Weis	....	accountant
Meredith West	....	animal trainer: dog
Bob Wiesner	....	intern
Dean Wright	....	production coordinator
Lynn Younglove	....	assistant: Vincent D'onofrio
Dave Dustin	....	set medic (uncredited)
Kurt W. Gensmer	....	set medic (uncredited)
Brian Rosenberg	....	assistant: Danny DeVito (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fine Line Features
• Jersey Films
• Minnesota U.S.A.

Distributors

• Prooptiki (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Asso Film (video)
• Audio Visual Enterprises (1997) (Greece) (VHS)
• Fine Line Features
• Líder Films (Spain)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Top Tape (Brazil) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1997) (Finland) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Alterian

Other Companies

• Atlantic Records  soundtrack
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Rescue Resources  set medics

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexuality and language

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:MA | Denmark:16 | France:U | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | UK:18 | Iceland:16 | USA:R (certificate #33839) | Finland:K-16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:M18 | Sweden:15 (video rating)

Filming Locations:

Warner Road, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Fine Line Features

Trivia:

Feeling Minnesota's title was inspired by some lyrics in the Soundgarden song 'Outshined': "I just looked in the mirror/And things ain't looking so good/I'm looking California/And feeling Minnesota"

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Freddie and Jjaks are in the bathroom during the wedding, they are standing in front of the mirror talking and her dress keeps moving on and off her shoulders during the whole scene.

Quotes:

Freddie:Time is like an orange. It's round. It repeats itself. Everything happens for a reason.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Introducing Cameron Diaz (2005) (V)

Soundtrack:

Ring of Fire

Likeable dark melodrama

This is a piece that almost everyone can identify themselves with,in one way or another.Everyone that has been hurt early on in his life,someway.And not given a chance to hit a better road.

Keanu portrays a lost young man who has been mistreated in his childhood mostly by his brother,but also by his mother who decided to get rid of him while he was still a kid.Cameron Diaz is a tough girl with no future who gets caught up in trouble which ends up having to marry Keanu's brother,played excellently by Vince D'Onofrio.Whole establishment of the town is rotten.Specially the police officer played by Dan Aykroyd and a stripjoint shark played by Delroy Lindo.Keanu meets Cameron on his brother's wedding and love blossoms.

Watching this movie is quite enjoyable and i easily fall for these stories,of paradise lost and love happening on the worst place possible.I dont know why,but i kind of felt like it was me on the screen,or a part of me playing the part of Jjaks.Iam sure many more felt the same.

Whats so great with this film is that it makes us feel so many different emotions at the same time,and the moods change incredibly fast.First,everything is dark and then hope starts to come and we feel like Jjaks and Freddie might make it,before our hopes come crashing down again and in the end come true.Its the main accomplishment of this film.Creating so many intense and dramatic situations.Contrasts are strong here.

This is one of Reeves' best roles in my opinion.Same goes for Cameron and D'Onofrio.Dont believe the poor reviews of this film.Watch it.