The Hollywood Sign (2001)

Director:

Sönke Wortmann

Writers:

Leon de Winter (novel)
Leon de Winter (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 October 2001 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Three ex-Hollywood legends are going to steal $10,000,000. If they can only keep their act together.

Plot:

Three washed-up actors must deliver the most convincing performances of their lives as part of a dangerous plot designed to finance their triumphant comeback. |

Plot Keywords:

Bare Chested Male | Hollywood | Male Rear Nudity | Hairy Chest | Based On Novel

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Tom Greener
Jacqueline Kim	...	Paula Carver
Rod Steiger	...	Floyd Benson
Burt Reynolds	...	Kage Mulligan
Al Sapienza	...	Rodney
Dominic Keating	...	Steve
Eric Bruskotter	...	Muscle
David Proval	...	Charlie
Kay E. Kuter	...	Robbie Kant
Raf Mauro	...	Lenny Lena
Kathleen Gati	...	Deb
Roz Witt	...	Deli Waitress
Adria Tennor	...	Kant's Receptionist
Amy Leland	...	Rocco Hostess
Mark Gantt	...	Party Boy
Garry Marshall	...	Director
Mark Phinney	...	First A.D. #1
Jeff Gardner	...	Camera Assistant
Teresa Hill	...	Wendy
Andy Milder	...	Sudio Executive #1
Gregory Phelan	...	Sudio Executive #2
Patricia McBride	...	Telephone Receptionist
Larry Wrentz	...	First A.D. #2
John Dybdahl	...	Clapper Loader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David C. Fisher	...	On Lot Dealer (uncredited)
Christian J. Fletcher	...	Kage's Son (uncredited)
Whoopi Goldberg	...	One of the women throwing dirt on coffin at funeral scene (uncredited)
Jennifer Marks	...	Girl (uncredited)
Alex Veadov	...	Cabbie (uncredited)

Directed by
Sönke Wortmann

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Leon de Winter		novel "De hemel van Hollywood"
Leon de Winter		screenplay

Produced by
Bill Berry	....	line producer
Cleem Calis	....	supervising producer
Leon de Winter	....	producer
Jeff Geoffray	....	co-producer
Hanno Huth	....	executive producer
Walter Josten	....	co-producer
Gerhard Meixner	....	producer
Penny Perry	....	co-producer
Eric Pleskow	....	executive producer
Angela Roessel	....	producer
René Seegers	....	supervising producer

Original Music by
Péter Wolf		(as Peter Wolf)

Cinematography by
Wedigo von Schultzendorff

Film Editing by
Edgar Burcksen

Casting by
Anya Colloff
Jennifer Fishman
Amy McIntyre Britt

Production Design by
Benedict Schillemans

Art Direction by
Christian Wintter

Set Decoration by
Cindy Carr

Costume Design by
Elsa Zamparelli

Makeup Department
Shirley Dolle	....	hair stylist
Brian McManus	....	makeup artist
Vera Mitchell	....	key hair stylist
Richard Rodier	....	makeup artist
Suzanne Rodier	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Jamie Beardsley	....	unit production manager
Arjan Eekels	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Wendy Bledsoe	....	dga trainee
Angela Barnes Gomes	....	second second assistant director (as Angela Barnes)
Kristin Killey	....	second assistant director
Carl Lawrence Ludwig	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Christopher Amy	....	property master
Paul 'Eel' Anderson	....	set dresser
Peter Ayala	....	buyer
Michael Brogan	....	lead person
Scott Lafferty	....	carpenter
Tim R. Lafferty	....	construction coordinator (as Tim Lafferty)
Héctor López	....	assistant property master
Shane McKinney	....	set dresser
David Melito	....	art department coordinator
Steve Park	....	set dresser
Shane Reed	....	set dresser
Ryan Welsch	....	on-set dresser
Diana Anctil	....	paint foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Glynne	....	dialogue editor
David Holmes	....	sound utility
Willem Hoogenboom	....	sound editor
Alex Hudd	....	sound consultant: dolby
Michael Keinath	....	sound recordist
Mel Kutbay	....	foley artist
Kevin Maloney	....	boom operator
Luuk Poels	....	foley editor
Luuk Poels	....	foley supervisor
Wim Vonk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ed White	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Thomas L. Bellissimo	....	special effects coordinator
Dan Rebert	....	body effects supervisor
Malia Thompson	....	special effects technician

Stunts
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts
Yannick Derrien	....	stunts
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunts
Mitch Gould	....	stunts
Theresa Pink	....	stunts
William S. Wong	....	stunts (as William Wong)

Camera and Electrical Department
Anthony Bertola	....	grip
Jeremy Brussell	....	grip
Ed Dally	....	second assistant camera
Glen Holland	....	set electrician
Rick Maddux	....	best boy electric
Patrick Murray	....	gaffer
Sonja Rom	....	camera operator
Neil Toussaint	....	first assistant camera
Mike Tucker	....	best boy grip
Rick Tucker	....	key grip
Tracy Tucker	....	grip
Carl A. Vidnic	....	set electrician
Isabella Vosmikova	....	unit still photographer
Kenny Yakkel	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Jeffrey M. Paal	....	background casting (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Rick Greenhead	....	telecine colorist
Petro van Leeuwen	....	color timer

Transportation Department
P. Gerald Knight	....	transportation coordinator
J.T. Thayer	....	transportation captain
Dan O. Wiseman	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Richard Bellos	....	stand-in: Burt Reynolds
Dawn Todd Curfman	....	production coordinator (as Dawn Todd)
Nichola Ellis	....	unit publicist
Gretchen Engel	....	assistant: Mr. Wortmann
Eric Fierstein	....	location manager
David Gene Gibbs	....	helicopter pilot
Heinrich Hadding	....	production assistant
Petra Jorgensen	....	script supervisor
Monica Kenyon	....	set production assistant
Maxine Leonard	....	unit publicist
Norbert Maass	....	sales manager: Amberlon Pictures
Michael G. Maurer	....	production assistant
Sam Montiforte	....	post-production accountant
John Sanchez	....	production secretary
Jill Stapley	....	payroll accountant
Peter Tolle	....	production accountant

Production Companies

• Senator Film Produktion
• Blue Rider Pictures
• Pleswin Entertainment Group

Distributors

• Indies Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Senator Film (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Amberlon Pictures (200?) (UK) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)

Other Companies

• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• JuRiFilm  post-production

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violence

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Germany | USA | Netherlands

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.20 : 1

Certification:

Germany:12 | Netherlands:12 | USA:R | Australia:M | Iceland:12 | Spain:18

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Senator Film Produktion

Trivia:

Throughout his career Burt Reynolds has made a number of movies that examine movie-making and this film is one of them. The pictures include Fade-In (1968) (TV) (location filming & westerns); Silent Movie (1976) and Nickelodeon (1976) (silent films); Best Friends (1982) (scriptwriting & Hollywood); Hooper (1978) (stuntwork and Hollywood); The Player (1992) (Hollywood); Boogie Nights (1997) (adult films); The Last Producer (2000) (producers and Hollywood); The Hollywood Sign (2001) and A Bunch of Amateurs (2008) (actors and Hollywood).

Goofs:

Continuity: The bottle of whiskey rotates between shots even though no one has touched it.

Quotes:

Paula Carver:Do you remember what we used to say? Talent plus good luck equals success. Talent plus bad luck equals bad luck.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Barend en Van Dorp: Episode dated 27 September 2001" (2001)

PU!

"The Hollywood Sign" is all about a trio of washed up, has-been movie actors (Berenger, Reynolds, Steiger) who decide to turn fiction into reality by using a movie screenplay as the blueprint for a Vegas casino ripoff (sorta). Everyone in this unfortunate flick seems to be waiting for the other cue to drop. Performances are hickory; the screenplay is clumsy; timing is waaay off; and God knows where the director was during the filming. There is one poignant moment when Reynolds watches himself in an old western and a few funny moments where the trio, playing like detectives, interview some hoods. Otherwise the film is a waste of talent and a waste of time. (D)