Mojave Moon (1996)

Director:

Kevin Dowling

Writer (WGA):

Leonard Glasser (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

A Roadtrip, a Romance, and a Not-So-Dead Body.

Plot:

Al McCord is hanging out at his favourite restaurant when he meets an attractive young woman (Ellie)...

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Seductress | Flat Tire | Mini Skirt | Mother Daughter Relationship

Cast

Danny Aiello	...	Al
Anne Archer	...	Julie
Michael Biehn	...	Boyd
Angelina Jolie	...	Eleanor 'Elie' Rigby
Alfred Molina	...	Sal
Jack Noseworthy	...	Kaiser
Zack Norman	...	Terry
Peter MacNicol	...	Tire Repairman
John Getz	...	Police Officer
Mary Joy	...	Waitress
Lee Arenberg	...	Friendly Motorist
Mark Anderson	...	Gunman 1
Gary Lee Davis	...	Gunman #2
Corin Nemec	...	Car Thief
Leonard Termo	...	Shorty
Lewis Arquette	...	Charlie
Michael Berryman	...	Angel
Rolando Molina	...	Second Guy
Dyrk Ashton	...	Third Guy
Michael Massee	...	Fifth Guy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tracy Bobbitt	...	Carwash Girl (uncredited)
Lou Cass	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Dowling

Writing credits (WGA)
Leonard Glasser		(written by)

Produced by
Cindy Cowan	....	executive producer
Kevin Dowling	....	executive producer
Leonard Glasser	....	associate producer
Elyse Katz	....	line producer
Matt Salinger	....	producer
Michael Sayles	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Johnny Caruso

Cinematography by
James Glennon

Film Editing by
Susan R. Crutcher

Casting by
Heidi Levitt
Kim Orchen
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Charles Dwight Lee

Art Direction by
Sandi Cook		(as Sandi J. Cook)

Set Decoration by
Alain Briere

Costume Design by
Tim Chappel

Makeup Department
Timothy Lasquade	....	key hair stylist (as Timothy S. Lasquade)
Anne Morgan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Archer (as Ann Morgan)
Anne Morgan	....	makeup artist: Ms. Archer (as Ann Morgan)
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil	....	key makeup artist (as Joanne Smith)
Solina Tabrizi	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Isabel Henderson	....	post-production supervisor
Elyse Katz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Neal Allen	....	second assistant director
Melissa V. Barnes	....	second second assistant director
Lynn K. D'Angona	....	first assistant director
Gerard DiNardi	....	first assistant director
Karen E. Frischmann	....	second assistant director
James Grayford	....	second assistant director
Faith Griffin	....	second second assistant director
Tom Milo	....	first assistant director
Carla R. Ponzio	....	second assistant director
Steve Thomas	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Anderson	....	property master
Maija Aperans	....	storyboard artist
Daniel Brewer	....	construction coordinator
Eric Conger	....	lead man
Lori A. Noyes	....	assistant property master (as Lori Noyes)
Alex Perez	....	swing
Jonathan Tashima	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Ken Ahern	....	boom operator
Suzanne Angel	....	adr editor
Sarah Brady	....	adr supervisor
John Brasher	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Ferdie	....	assistant dialogue editor
Eric Hoeschen	....	adr mixer
Marty Hutcherson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Carlos Isais	....	sound recordist
Adriane Marfiak	....	sound effects editor
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Murphy	....	dialogue editor
Steuart Pearce	....	sound mixer
Doug Reed	....	foley artist
Doug Reed	....	foley editor
Fred Rivas	....	sound stereo consultant
Brian Smith	....	foley mixer
Daniel W. Victor Jr.	....	sound stereo consultant
Laurence Puchalsky	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)
Buck Robinson	....	production sound mixer: additional photography unit (uncredited)
Steve Silkensen	....	adr engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Daniel Mustoe	....	special effects technician
Louis Perez	....	special effects technician
Eddie Surkin	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Danny Epper	....	stunt double: Mr. Aiello (as Daniel Epper)
Tom Harper	....	stunt double: Mr. Molina
Michael Haynes	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Haynes	....	stunt double: Mr. Biehn
Hannah Kozak	....	stunt double: Angelina Jolie
Victoria Vanderkloot	....	stunt double: Ms. Archer (as Victoria Vander Kloot)
Nancy Young	....	stunt double: Ms. Jolie

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Agnew	....	electrician
Patti Arpaia	....	still photographer
Pasquale Attanasio	....	grip
Monty Bass	....	grip
Ron Burchfield	....	grip
Eric Cochran	....	electrician
Bruce Dorfman	....	additional camera operator
Jeffrey Douglas	....	key grip (as Jefferey Douglas)
Brian Fujii	....	electrician
Jeff Gatesman	....	grip
Tom Jensen	....	additional assistant camera
Philip Jordan	....	grip
Jordan Levy	....	additional assistant camera
Chris Mannix	....	grip
Stephen B. Martinez	....	best boy (as Steve Martinez)
Alex 'Shark' Michel	....	dolly grip (as Alex Michael)
Don Mitchell	....	electrician
Brent Morgan	....	electrician
Ronan P. Nagle	....	camera production assistant (as Ronan Patrick Nagle)
Jacob Pinger	....	additional assistant camera
Jeremy Sabian	....	camera production assistant
Joe Sanchez	....	first assistant camera
Harold Skinner	....	best boy
Cameron Smith	....	best boy
Stacey Strickler	....	additional assistant camera
David Timoner	....	camera production assistant
Eric Turner	....	second assistant camera (as Eric Christian Turner)
Greg Ulrich	....	additional assistant camera
Michael Weaver	....	best boy (as Mike Weaver)
Kevin Williams	....	electrician
Elan Yaari	....	gaffer

Casting Department
David Anthony	....	extras casting: background players
Jim Parada	....	extras casting: background players

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Gering	....	costume supervisor
David Sterns	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Suju Vijayan	....	first assistant editor (as Sushmita Vijayan)
Jim Williams	....	color timer

Music Department
David Bach	....	music editor
Craig Stuart Garfinkle	....	composer: additional music
Denys Gawronski	....	composer: end credit music
Randy Nicklaus	....	music supervisor
Christopher S. Parker	....	music clearance (uncredited)
Rick Winquest	....	music recording mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Joe Barreras	....	transportation captain
Jeff Bova	....	driver
Lewis Burnett	....	driver
Gary DeVoe	....	driver
Dick Dionne	....	driver (as Richard Dionne)
Gary A. Dionne	....	driver (as Gary Dionne)
Michael Doggett	....	transportation coordinator
Darren Giarrusso	....	driver: insert car
Jackson Iblings	....	driver

Other crew
Deanna Adney	....	location manager
Phil Andrade	....	craft service: Bobby's Craft Service
Brent M. Becker	....	production accountant (as Brent Becker)
Howard Behar	....	production legal counsel (as Howard D. Behar)
Ernest Belding	....	key set production assistant
Luis Cabrera	....	assistant chef
Ed Cook	....	adr loop group: Small Talk
Linda O. Cook	....	adr loop group: Small Talk (as Linda Cook)
Curt Cressler	....	product placement: Feature This
R. Blaine Currier	....	post-production accountant (as Blaine Currier)
Tim Dornberg	....	adr loop group: Small Talk
Douglas Dresser	....	location manager (as Doug Dresser)
Angeliki Giannakopoulos	....	production assistant
Samuel R. Harrison III	....	set production assistant (as Sam Harrison)
Howard Hoover	....	office production assistant
Maureen Jacobson	....	medic
Ilt Jones	....	location manager
Michelle Katz	....	production coordinator (as Michelle D. Katz)
Brian M. Kingman	....	insurance (as Brian Kingman)
Luis Emilio Lara	....	caterer: Command Performance (as Luis E. Lara)
Polly Leach	....	assistant: Mr. Dowling
Kevin Lee	....	set production assistant
Mary Loughlin	....	assistant production coordinator
Kathy Lubinsky	....	script supervisor
Brian Maris	....	office production assistant
Jay May	....	product placement: Feature This
H. Cameron McIntyre	....	office production assistant
David Newton	....	product placement assistant: Feature This
Nelson O. Noguera	....	chef (as Nelson Noguera)
Bernie O'Neill	....	office production assistant
Nigel Pearson	....	business affairs
Steve Ransohoff	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc.
Sonja Reinholt	....	set production assistant
Nick Roberts	....	security: Technical Security
Albert G. Ruben	....	insurance (as Albert G. Rubin)
Lia Sargent	....	adr loop group: Small Talk
Helen Sarver	....	accomodation: cast
Helen Sarver	....	accomodation: crew
Nigel Sinclair	....	business affairs
Marion Spiegelman	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances Inc.
Doug Stone	....	adr loop group: Small Talk
Vi Truong	....	assistant accountant
Bruce Watkins	....	accomodation: Danny Aiello
Jennifer Wilson	....	product placement assistant: Feature This
Peter J. Clark	....	script coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Larry Amoros	....	thanks
Stanley Becker	....	thanks
André Boissier	....	thanks
Hollywood Browde	....	thanks (as Holly Browde)
Jennifer Jean Cacavas	....	thanks
Samantha Crisp	....	thanks
Stephen Douglas	....	thanks
Ted Gagliano	....	thanks
Boyden Glass	....	thanks
Craig Golden	....	thanks
Bo Goldson	....	thanks
Melodee Hindle	....	thanks
Justine Jacoby	....	thanks
Jordan Katz	....	thanks
John Kelly	....	thanks
Graham King	....	thanks
Marley Klaus	....	thanks
Lawrence Kovac	....	thanks
Mark Lee	....	thanks
Juan A. Mas	....	thanks (as Juan Mas)
Monika Mikkelsen	....	thanks
Marta M. Mobley	....	thanks (as Marta Mobley)
Chris Parker	....	thanks
Michael Preston	....	thanks
Randy Quaid	....	thanks
Ralph Rennie	....	thanks
William Robinson	....	thanks (as Bill Robinson)
Drew Ryce	....	thanks
Betsy Salinger	....	thanks
Anthony Santiago	....	thanks
Ed Santiago	....	thanks
Helen Sarver	....	thanks
Jay R. Schwartz	....	thanks (as Jay Schwartz)
Robin Urdang	....	thanks
Bonnie Voland	....	thanks
Bruce Watkins	....	thanks
Audrey Wells	....	thanks
Eddy Yablans	....	thanks (as Eddie Yablans)

Distributors

• Initial Entertainment Group (IEG)
• Manga Films (1997) (Spain) (video)
• New Moon Productions
• Trimark Pictures

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some nudity.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | Germany:16 | USA:R | Australia:M | Spain:13

Filming Locations:

Palmdale, California, USA

Soundtrack:

Pauline

Flattens Due to Confusion of What it Wants to Be

"Mojave Moon" is a film fueled on the magic of a full moonlit night. It has a distinct, memorable and charming presence. I love this very feel of the film, but unfortunately it wares off as the movie tries to reinvent itself at the end. It shifts into a different mood, from a sweet romance into a wacky, cartoonish comedy.

Danny Aiello is a genuine actor, and his best work is in his little indie films like this. He plays a used carsalesman named Al, who is lost in a routine life. One day a beautiful free spirit (Angelina Jolie) serves as an outlet as he follows her into the Mojave Desert for a mysterious adventure.

The premise is almost identical to "Box of Moon Light", a far better film. Both films are about a person serving as a way out of the deadly foe of time. If only "Mojave Moon" centered itself more on the wonderful magic of the journey and the life-changing outcomes like "BOM", instead of becoming untrue to itself. (Ironically both main characters are named Al).