Chelsea Walls (2001)

Director:

Ethan Hawke

Writers:

Nicole Burdette (play)
Nicole Burdette (written by) ...
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Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

a million stories tall

Plot:

This movie tells five stories set in a single day at the famed Chelsea Hotel in New York City, involving an ensemble cast of some 30-35 characters.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel | Dancer | Painter | Poet | Novelist

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Bianca Hunter	...	Lorna Doone
Kevin Corrigan	...	Crutches
Rosario Dawson	...	Audrey
Matthew Del Negro	...	Rookie Cop
Paz de la Huerta	...	Girl (as Paz De La Huerta)
Guillermo Díaz	...	Kid
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Frank
Paul D. Failla	...	Cop (as Paul Failla)
Kris Kristofferson	...	Bud
Robert Sean Leonard	...	Terry Olsen
Duane McLaughlin	...	Wall
Natasha Richardson	...	Mary
Jimmy Scott	...	Skinny Bones
John Seitz	...	Dean
Mark Strand	...	Journalist
Uma Thurman	...	Grace
Heather Watts	...	Ballerina
Mark Webber	...	Val
Tuesday Weld	...	Greta
Frank Whaley	...	Lynny Barnum
Harris Yulin	...	Bud's Editor
Steve Zahn	...	Ross
Sam Connelly	...	Crony 1
Richard Linklater	...	Crony 2 (as Rick Linklater)
Peter Salett	...	Crony 3 (as Peter Salet)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Greta Gaines	...	(uncredited)
Ethan Hawke	...	Sam (voice) (uncredited)
Isaac Hayes	...	Man in Elevator (uncredited)
Laura Maxwell	...	Girl in Bar (uncredited)

Directed by
Ethan Hawke

Writing credits
Nicole Burdette		(play)
Nicole Burdette		(written by)
Arthur Rimbaud		poem "Seasons in Hell"
Dylan Thomas		poems "Under Milk Wood" and "Lament"

Produced by
Alexis Alexanian	....	producer
Sam Connelly	....	associate producer
Caroline Kaplan	....	executive producer
Pamela Koffler	....	producer (as Pamela R. Koffler)
Jon Marcus	....	line producer
Jonathan Sehring	....	executive producer
John Sloss	....	executive producer
Christine Vachon	....	producer
Gary Winick	....	producer

Original Music by
Jeff Tweedy

Cinematography by
Tom Richmond		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Adriana Pacheco

Casting by
Sheila Jaffe
Georgianne Walken

Production Design by
Rick Butler		(as Richard Butler)

Costume Design by
Catherine Marie Thomas		(as Catherine Thomas)

Makeup Department
Kyra Panchenko	....	hair designer
Kyra Panchenko	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Jake Abraham	....	post-production supervisor
Carrie Fix	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eliot Gerstel	....	second second assistant director
Doug Torres	....	assistant director
Carrie Fix	....	second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Shannon Robert Bowen	....	propmaster
Emmy Castlan	....	art department intern
Heather Dunbar	....	art department assistant
Bianca Terranova	....	paintings and artwork

Sound Department
Ethan Beigel	....	foley mixer for m&e
Tammy Douglas	....	boom operator (as Tammy M. Douglas)
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mariusz Glabinski	....	sound effects editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	post-production sound editor
John Gutierrez	....	boom operator (as John Gutierez)
Conor Guy	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas Kodros	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Thomas G. Kodros)
Dick Kondas	....	assistant sound engineer
Jamie Moore	....	boom operator
Jeremy Segal	....	boom operator
Ira Spiegel	....	post-production sound editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Eleanor Harwood	....	magic bullet producer: The Orphanage
Aaron Rhodes	....	magic bullet colorist: The Orphanage

Camera and Electrical Department
Marc-Eric Casado	....	assistant camera (as Marc-Eric Nielsen)
Squire Fox	....	still photographer
Oliver Kramer	....	assistant camera
Stephanie Pequignot	....	still photographer
Richard Rutkowski	....	director of photography: collaborator
Erin Wile	....	electrician
Erin Wile	....	grip

Casting Department
Katharina Eggmann	....	casting associate (as Katharina Eggman)
Sheryl Roberts	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mickey Carleton	....	assistant to costume designer
Pamela Kezal	....	assistant to costume designer

Editorial Department
Bucky Carr	....	additional editor
Kelly Delevan	....	second assistant editor
Deepa Donde	....	additional editor
Paul Frank	....	additional editor
Paul Frank	....	second assistant editor
Kent McGrew	....	color timer
Alan Oxman	....	supervising editor
Richard Reiss	....	additional editor
Daniel Shaw	....	first assistant editor
Kim Worth	....	additional editor

Music Department
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Patrick Derivaz	....	score recordist
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	music editor (as Jen Dunnington)
Glenn Kotche	....	musician: music score
Alison LaCourse	....	music assistant
Alex Steyermark	....	executive music producer
Jeff Tweedy	....	musician: music score

Other crew
Natasha Allaire	....	production assistant
Steve Baganti	....	production assistant
Paul Brennan	....	production legal (as Paul Brennan Esq.)
Eddie Briggs	....	paintings and artwork
Matthew K. Coleman	....	assistant: Uma Thurman
Brent Cox	....	production legal
Todd Eddings	....	production assistant
Wendy Fulenwider	....	paintings and artwork
Alejandro Garmendia	....	paintings and artwork
Jennifer Gaylord	....	production legal (as Jennifer Gaylord Esq.)
Matthew Gray	....	production assistant (as Matt Gray)
Julia Judge	....	creative consultant
Allyson King	....	on-line services: Red Scare Inc.
Greg Lisi	....	production assistant
Jeff Maksym	....	production assistant
Lynn Marcus	....	production legal (as Lynn Marcus Esq.)
Patrick Moore	....	production assistant
Terrence Nelson	....	production assistant
Michael Palan	....	production assistant
Anthony Pettine	....	script supervisor
Bo Price	....	production assistant
Dav Rauch	....	title designer: The Orphanage
David Renfry	....	paintings and artwork
Jimmy Simak	....	production assistant (as Jim Simak)
Julie Slotnik	....	production assistant (as Julie Slotnick)
Sarah Steinfeld	....	production assistant
Mandy Tagger	....	production assistant
Jane Tsighis	....	production accountant

Thanks
Laird Adamson	....	special thanks
Venice Adrien	....	thanks
Jane Alexander	....	special thanks
Michael Almereyda	....	special thanks
Stanley Bard	....	thanks: Chelsea Hotel manager
Serena Bass	....	thanks: Serena Retaurant
Pamela Berkeley	....	thanks
Martin Bernstein	....	thanks
Jennifer Brew	....	thanks: Serena Retaurant
Ian Bricke	....	special thanks
Adam Brooks	....	special thanks
Andrew Brown	....	special thanks
Vanessa Bus	....	thanks
Steve Clark	....	special thanks
Frank H. Connelly	....	special thanks
Gerald DeCock	....	thanks
Paula Dorf	....	thanks
Jenifer Estess	....	special thanks (as Jennifer Estess)
Russell Lee Fine	....	special thanks (as Russell Fine)
Leonard Finger	....	thanks
Paul Fitzgerald	....	special thanks
Barbara Clement Gould	....	special thanks
Josh Grier	....	thanks
Barnaby Harris	....	thanks
Isaac Hayes	....	special thanks
Leo Holder	....	thanks
Kit Hui	....	special thanks
Luke Joerger	....	special thanks
Alexia Landeau	....	special thanks
Nicki Ledermann	....	special thanks
Aaron Levine	....	special thanks
Ellen Lewis	....	thanks
Richard Linklater	....	special thanks
Suzanne Lipschutz	....	thanks
Bryan Lourd	....	special thanks
Pat Lucas	....	thanks
Tony Margherita	....	thanks
Kevin McKenna	....	special thanks
Mark Montano	....	thanks
Bill Nisselson	....	thanks
Evelyne Noraz	....	special thanks
Yoko Ono	....	special thanks
Austin Pendleton	....	special thanks
Robert Reich	....	thanks
William F. Reynolds	....	thanks (as William Reynolds)
Jenny Robertson	....	special thanks
Michael Robinson	....	thanks
Alex Rockwell	....	special thanks
Roxanne Rogers	....	special thanks
Cindy Ross	....	thanks
Mark Ross	....	thanks
Jason Rothenberg	....	special thanks
Katie Roumel	....	special thanks
Peter Salett	....	special thanks (as Peter Salet)
Sam Sheffer	....	thanks: Serena Retaurant (as Sam Shaffer)
Edwin Sherin	....	special thanks (as Ed Sherin)
Bradford Simpson	....	special thanks
Andrew Sinclair	....	special thanks
Kerri Smith	....	special thanks
Emmanuel Stern	....	thanks: Tribeca Grand Hotel
Quentin Tarantino	....	special thanks
Marisa Tomei	....	special thanks
Steph Turner	....	thanks
Carin Ullman	....	thanks
Heather Watts	....	special thanks
Arnold Weinstein	....	thanks
Angela White	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Chelsea Walls Inc.
• IFC Productions (as The Independent Film Channel Productions)
• InDigEnt (Independent Digital Entertainment)
• Killer Films
• Under the Influence

Distributors

• Cinema Parisien
• Lions Gate Films (2002) (USA)
• Media Suits
• Wise Policy (2002) (Japan) (all media)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (TV)

Special Effects

• Orphanage, The (visual effects and magic bullet digital post-production)

Other Companies

• 701 Sound  post production sound editing
• Aimes Medical Props, Bronx, NY  special props: Kevin Corrigan's casts
• Antidote Films (I)  special thanks
• Awake  thanks
• Bumble & Bumble  thanks
• Chelsea Hotel, The  thanks
• Chelsea Second Hand Guitars  special music equipment
• Du Art Film and Video  digital video to 35 mm film transfer
• Dylan Thomas Estate  special thanks
• Eclectic Properties  properties and furniture courtesy of
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services (as Entertainment Partners)
• Extrasdotcom  post-production accounting
• Foley & Corina  wardrobe: Rosario Dawson
• Great Northern Brokerage Services  production insurance (as Great Northern Brokerage)
• Kiehl's Since 1851  thanks (as Kiehl's)
• Momo Fa Lana  wardrobe: Uma Thurman
• NARS Cosmetics  thanks (as NARS)
• Neuhoff Gallery  thanks
• Odds Costumes  thanks
• Orbit Digital  avid services
• Red Scare Inc.  online services
• Redken  thanks
• Serena Restaurant  thanks (as Serena)
• Sloss Law Office  production legal
• Sorcerer Sound  score recording
• Sound One Corporation  sound transfer
• Stila Makeup  thanks (as Stila)
• The Edit Center  additional editing
• The Tribeca Grand Hotel  thanks
• Xeno Lights  thanks (as Xeno Lights)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:MA (cable rating) | USA:R | Canada:A (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Chelsea Hotel - 222 West 23rd Street, Chelsea, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Chelsea Walls Inc.

Quotes:

Terry Olsen:Why do they call you Lorna Doone? Ain't that a cookie?
Lorna Doone:You can call me whatever you want.

Movie Connections:

References "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Lament

think before you speak

I feel so ashamed for the people who have trashed this film, they obviously don't know a lot about movies. This film is a wonderful work of art, and it seems that many of the people posting comments here don't appreciate art. Many have noted the grainy and obscure shots in the movie, that is because it was filmed entirely in digital format. It is the second film in the InDigEnt series of films shot entirely on digital, and on a budget of $150,000 or less (another film in this project being Richard Linklater's "Tape", which is an AMAZING film). The film was shot over a period of 16 days using Sony PD-100 digital cameras. As for the writing and characters that have been belittled, these characters are not entirely the creation of screenwriter Nicole Burdette, the story was inspired by the play "Under Milk Wood" by a man called Dylan Thomas, you may have heard of him... if you haven't, go to school, and then come back and critique this movie. Thomas actually resided in the Chelsea at one point in time, as well as Sid Vicious and Nancy Spungen. And if you didn't enjoy the music of the film by Wilco/Jeff Tweedy... shame on you. Chelsea Walls is a wonderful film, directed by an amazing artist. For Hawke's directorial debut, I think he did a wonderful job.