The Cruise (1998)

User Rating:

7.6/10   

Director:

Bennett Miller

Release Date:

23 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Documentary

Tagline:

Fasten your seat belts

Plot:

Affectionate portrait of Tim "Speed" Levitch, a tour guide for Manhattan's Gray Line double-decker buses...

Plot Keywords:

Chrysler Building New York | Brooklyn Bridge | New York | Bus Station | Bus Trip

Awards:

4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Timothy 'Speed' Levitch

...

Himself

Directed by
Bennett Miller

Produced by
David Cohen	....	executive producer
Kevin McLeod	....	associate producer
Bennett Miller	....	producer
J.B. Miller	....	executive producer
Theodore Miller	....	executive producer (as Teddy Miller)
David Yamner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marty Beller

Cinematography by
Bennett Miller		(photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Levine

Sound Department
Stephen Altobello	....	sound editor
David Novack	....	sound mixer
David Novack	....	sound

Editorial Department
Lesli Lyon	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Joshua Greenberg	....	assistant music supervisor
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor
Eric Perlmutter	....	music assistant

Transportation Department
Dan Futterman	....	unit driver (as Danny Boy Futterman)

Other crew
Lila Friedland	....	transcriptor
Yael Goldman	....	siren

Thanks
Lisa Ades	....	thanks
Alexandra Aron	....	thanks
Jim Asnes	....	thanks
Ric Burns	....	thanks
James Carrieri	....	thanks
Laura Congleton	....	thanks
Tracy Durning	....	thanks
Jonathan Galkin	....	thanks
Jim Gardner	....	thanks
Lee Gelber	....	thanks
Steve Hamilton	....	thanks
Elizabeth Henderson	....	thanks
Robin Horlink	....	thanks
David K. Israel	....	thanks (as David Israel)
Michelle Linder King	....	thanks
Fil Krohnengold	....	thanks
Rob Loscalzo	....	thanks
Kevin Mandel	....	thanks
David Markowitz	....	thanks
Karyn Meyer	....	thanks
Katya Meyer	....	thanks
Charles Miller	....	thanks
Bill Nisselson	....	thanks
Fred Salkind	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Charter Films Inc.

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment

Other Companies

• 2 x 4, New York  title design
• Gray Line New York  very special thanks for their generous cooperation
• ShortLine Bus Company  transportation
• Sony High Definition Center  electron beam recording
• Sony Music Studios  post-production services
• Sound One Corporation  sound mixed at
• Spin Ciclo Post Inc.  audio services

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for brief strong language.

Runtime:

76 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Certification:

Taiwan:GP (original rating) | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Charter Films Inc.

Quotes:

Timothy 'Speed' Levitch: The anti-cruise is an attempt to imprison us. At every level of living it exists. Younger cruisers have asked me, "Why?" "Why is the anti-cruise so avaricious and constant in its attempt to stop the cruise? And I have no answer. There is no answer. I mean, it's gravitational, it's a relationship that's made up of reciprocals and pulling gravities. It simply exists. Where there is cruise there is an escort of anti-cruise. But even in a bastion of anti-cruise fodder...

Movie Connections:

References Spartacus (1960)

Soundtrack:

Spinning

Genius or Nutcase?

It's hard to tell. I was the Assistant Music Supervisor on this film and the reason it was shot in B&W was because Bennett Miller made the film on about $5,000 - It had nothing to do with trying to be "Arty." I saw the rough cuts of the film, and they were great because they gave you more of a glimpse into Tim's life. I ran into him on Wall Street this spring (2005), where he was shooting something. We chatted for a few minutes, but he was predictably vague about what he was doing and trying to comprehend the "Tim-Speak." The WTC scene is a little spooky to watch these days, but it's my favorite scene in the film for posterity reasons.