Daddy and Them (2001)

Director:

Billy Bob Thornton

Writer (WGA):

Billy Bob Thornton (written by)

Release Date:

2002 (Mexico)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Dark comedy where a married couple comes to the aid of a jailed uncle.

Plot Keywords:

Arkansas | Musician | Argument | Murder Suspect | Accusation

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton	...	Claude Montgomery
Laura Dern	...	Ruby Montgomery
Diane Ladd	...	Jewel
Kelly Preston	...	Rose
Andy Griffith	...	O.T. Montgomery
Sandra Seacat	...	Elbe Montgomery
John Prine	...	Alvin Montgomery
Jeff Bailey	...	J.C. Montgomery
Jim Varney	...	Hazel Montgomery
Brenda Blethyn	...	Julia Montgomery
Tuesday Knight	...	Billy Montgomery
Walton Goggins	...	Tommy Christian
Daniel Steven DiVito	...	Max
Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Elaine Bowen
Ben Affleck	...	Lawrence Bowen
James Michael Andrews	...	Man in Wheelchair
Claire Basham	...	Claude's Little Girl
Logan Carelock	...	Claude's Little Boy #1
Richard Crowe	...	Wiry Guy
Susan Carol Davis	...	Tommy Christian's Lawyer
Thomas Chander Duke	...	Claude's Little Boy #2
Chris Ellis	...	Dewey
Wayne Emmons	...	Judge
Becky Fly	...	Vangie (as Rebecca Beatrice Fly)
Amanda Foreman	...	Liquor Store Girl #1
Benjamin Greene Jr.	...	Bailiff (as Benjamin F. Greene Jr.)
Tamara Glynn	...	Tammy the Paramedic (as Tamera Glynn Harper)
Bellina Logan	...	Liquor Store Girl #2
Brent Douglass Lynn	...	Court House Guard (as Brent Douglas Lynn)
Joe McCrackin	...	Hazel's New Lawyer
Kenneth McDougal	...	Large Cowboy
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Preacher
Don Taylor	...	Sheriff
Harry Thomason	...	Other Guard
Daniel Treat	...	Little Rocky
Judy Pryor Trice	...	Secretary (as Judy Trice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matthew Rall Hesen Jr.	...	Prison Visitor (uncredited)

Directed by
Billy Bob Thornton

Writing credits (WGA)
Billy Bob Thornton		(written by)

Produced by
Jonathan Gordon	....	executive producer
Bruce Heller	....	co-producer
Geyer Kosinski	....	producer
Larry Meistrich	....	producer
Robert Salerno	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Larry Paxton
Marty Stuart
Kristin Wilkinson

Cinematography by
Barry Markowitz

Film Editing by
Sally Menke

Casting by
Emily Schweber

Production Design by
Clark Hunter

Art Direction by
Max Biscoe

Set Decoration by
Traci Kirshbaum

Costume Design by
Doug Hall		(as Douglas Hall)

Makeup Department
Gloria Belz	....	makeup artist
Kate Biscoe	....	makeup artist
Patti Brand	....	makeup artist
Lynne K. Eagan	....	makeup department head (as Lynne Eagan)
Marsha Lewis	....	hair department head
Gianna Sparacino	....	hair stylist
Joani Yarbrough	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
John A. Amicarella	....	post-production supervisor
Natascha Tillmanns	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pamela Altieri-Paterra	....	second second assistant director
Melissa V. Barnes	....	second assistant director
James Alan Hensz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Joe Arnold	....	assistant property master
Hector M. Gonzalez	....	set dresser (as Héctor M. González)
Dwayne Grady	....	property master
John Landrum	....	on-set dresser
Charles Righetti	....	leadman
Brian Walsh	....	set dresser

Sound Department
David Acord	....	utility sound
David Bach	....	dialogue editor
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Matt Colleran	....	sound recordist
Sean England	....	machine room operator
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
Judee Flick	....	supervising adr editor
Stephen Hunter Flick	....	supervising sound editor
Claire Freeman	....	dialogue editor
Alexandra Gonzales	....	foley editor
Dana Gustafson	....	supervising foley editor
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Juggler	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Ledford	....	production sound mixer
Diane Linn	....	adr recordist
Charles Maynes	....	special sound designer
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Frank Montano)
Stewart Nelson	....	dialogue editor (as Stewart Nelsen)
Timothy Pearson	....	foley artist
Tim Rakoczy	....	assistant sound editor
Brian Ruberg	....	foley mixer
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist (as Joey Sabella)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Knox White	....	boom operator

Stunts
Judy Benson	....	stunt driver
Brent Burditt	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Gordon Ard	....	electrician
Clint Buras	....	best boy electric
Tom Cioccio	....	camera loader
Harve Cook	....	video assist operator
Edwin M. Figueroa	....	dolly grip
Tom Grunke	....	key grip
John R. Hernandez	....	grip (as John Hernandez)
Jerry Holway	....	steadicam operator (as Jerome F. Holway)
Lee McLemore	....	grip
Paul Olinde	....	electrician
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Monty Rowan	....	camera operator
Steven Search	....	first assistant camera (as Steve Search)
Afshin Shahidi	....	second assistant camera
Jason Taylor	....	electrician
John Wagner	....	chief lighting technician
Don W. Wegner	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Sarah Tackett	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marisa Aboitiz	....	costume supervisor
Ángela Núñez	....	key set costumer
Lisa Parmet	....	costumer
Janet Stirner Ingram	....	costumer
Susan Thomas	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Cari Chanin	....	post-production coordinator
Phyllis Housen	....	assistant editor
Stephanie Johnson	....	apprentice editor (as Stephanie V. Johnson)
Florrie Laurence	....	post-production coordinator
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Fred Raskin	....	second assistant editor
Christy Richmond	....	assistant editor
Joan Sobel	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Barry Cole	....	music supervisor
Christopher Covert	....	music supervisor
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Jon Bergholz	....	transportation dispatcher
Drew Clarke	....	driver
Russell Davis	....	transportation captain (as William Russell Davis)
Jeffrey Gowing	....	transportation
Mitch Harbeson	....	picture car coordinator
Jerry Jackson	....	transportation coordinator
John McLaughlin	....	driver
Billy Parker	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Peter Budd	....	production assistant
Leah Culton	....	assistant production coordinator
Chris Gibson	....	location assistant
Karen Golden	....	script supervisor
David B. Haynes	....	production assistant
Alan Jacques	....	projectionist
Brian King	....	title designer
W. Alex Korp	....	key production assistant
Robert Lawrence	....	stand-in: Mr. Thornton
Robert Lawrence	....	stand-in: Mr. Thornton
Bernadette Lee	....	production coordinator
Cara Leibovitz	....	unit publicist
Jayme Lemons	....	assistant: Laura Dern
Jonathan Manzo	....	location manager
Morgan Miles	....	production accountant (as Morgan M. Miles)
Sam Montiforte	....	post-production accountant
Brandy Rhodes	....	stand-in: Ms. Dern's
Suzanne Saettele	....	assistant: Mr. Thornton
Donavan Suitt	....	stand-in: John Prine
Spring Sutter	....	assistant production accountant
Andrew Zolot	....	production coordinator

Production Companies

• Free Hazel Films
• Industry Entertainment
• Miramax Films
• Shooting Gallery
• WMG Film

Distributors

• Buena Vista International (2003) (Argentina) (all media)
• Eagle Pictures
• Echo Bridge Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (video)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (VHS)
• H.O.M. Vision bv, Spakenburg (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (video)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Miramax Films
• New Films International
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• Showtime Networks
• Vivafilm (Canada)

Other Companies

• Great Northern Brokerage Services  insurance (as Great Northern Brokerage)
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Spot Music  music supervision
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recorded at
• Tomkats Catering  catering

Also Known As:

"Daddy & Them" - USA (DVD box title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Cabot, Arkansas, USA

Company:

Free Hazel Films

Trivia:

The original plan was to release this film to theaters but Miramax felt it was not "commercial" enough, so it debuted on cable TV.

Better than a 5.0

It looks like the lack of marketing for this film has really caused the filmgoing public to be deprived. I understand there was some turmoil surrounding the films release, which is why it was so delayed, and had things worked out better, it may have reached the audience it was designed for. The endearing part of this movie, with it's wandering plot, and it's archetypal characters, is that it is an accurate reflection of daily life among many of the lower middle class that lives in the middle of this country. I know these characters. Every one of them could be a neighbor to me. Although this film was based in Arkansas, it easily could have been made in Clay City, KY, right down to the phrase "daddy and them's" to refer to the patriarchal home-place. In short, this movie is about life, and not everyone's life, but hopefully about the life of someone everyone knows. When you add in the stellar cast, including hillbilly hero John Prine, this movie can simply not go unwatched.