Bully (2001)

Director:

Larry Clark

Writers:

Jim Schutze (book)
David McKenna (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

28 September 2001 (Finland)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

It's 4 a.m... do you know where your kids are?

Plot:

Based on a true story. Naive teenagers plot to murder one of their own, who has been too much of a bully to them.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Bully | Abuse | Best Friend | Florida

Awards:

3 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Brad Renfro	...	Marty Puccio
Bijou Phillips	...	Ali Willis
Rachel Miner	...	Lisa Connelly
Nick Stahl	...	Bobby Kent
Michael Pitt	...	Donny Semenec
Leo Fitzpatrick	...	The Hitman
Kelli Garner	...	Heather Swallers
Daniel Franzese	...	Cousin Derek
Nathalie Paulding	...	Claudia
Jessica Sutta	...	Blonde
Ed Amatrudo	...	Mr. Kent (as Edward Amatrudo)
Steve Raulerson	...	Mr. Willis (as Steven Raulerson)
Judy Clayton	...	Mrs. Willis (as Judith Clayton)
Alan Lilly	...	Mr. Puccio
Irene B. Colletti	...	Mrs. Puccio
Elizabeth Dimon	...	Mrs. Connelly
Ru Flynn	...	Hitman's Mother
Jo-Aynne Von Born	...	Claudia's Mother
Marc Pearson	...	Marty's Brother
Joseph Shrouder	...	Terry
Scott McHugh	...	Boy at Beach
John Parker	...	Video Game Boy
Phillip Ortiz	...	Video Game Boy
Lindzee Warren	...	Girl at Mall
Alexandra Steele	...	Girl at Mall
Sam Steele	...	Hitman Gang Boy
Rick Amicucci	...	Hitman's Brother
Rick Seguso	...	Gay Man
Jesse Dechant	...	Dildo Man
Frank Ilarraza	...	Himself (as Detective Frank Ilarraza)
Anthony Barrineau	...	Hitman Gang Boy
Derek Oliveira	...	Hitman Gang Boy
Carlos Hernandez	...	Club Dancer on Stage
Danny Norton	...	Club Dancer on Stage
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deborah Smith Ford	...	Farah Kent
Paul Aldane'e	...	Comic Book Store Guy (uncredited)
Larry Clark	...	Hitman's Father (uncredited)
Trish Dempsey	...	Manicurist (uncredited)
Brent Joseph	...	Whisperer in Dance Club (uncredited)
Al Quinn	...	Attorney (uncredited)

Directed by
Larry Clark

Writing credits
Jim Schutze		(book "Bully: A True Story of High School Revenge")
David McKenna		(screenplay) (as Zachary Long) &
Roger Pullis		(screenplay)

Produced by
Peter Block	....	co-producer
Manuel Chiche	....	executive producer
Arnaud Duteil	....	executive producer
Jordan Gertner	....	executive producer
Chris Hanley	....	producer
Thierry Klemeniuk	....	associate producer
Vincent Maraval	....	executive producer
Clark McCutchen	....	associate producer
Jacky Lee Morgan	....	co-producer (as Jacky Morgan)
Jacky Lee Morgan	....	line producer (as Jacky Morgan)
Mark Mower	....	executive producer
Don Murphy	....	producer
Robert Pfeffer	....	co-producer
Brad Renfro	....	associate producer
Jim Schutze	....	associate producer
Guy Stodel	....	co-producer
Fernando Sulichin	....	producer
David McKenna	....	producer (uncredited)

Cinematography by
Steve Gainer

Film Editing by
Andrew Hafitz

Casting by
Carmen Cuba

Production Design by
Linda Burton

Art Direction by
Laura Harper

Costume Design by
Carleen Ileana Rosado

Makeup Department
Simone Almekias-Siegl	....	assistant makeup artist
Simone Almekias-Vasquez	....	assistant makeup artist
Jamie Escarra	....	hair stylist
Tracy Murphy	....	makeup department head
Tracy Murphy	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Rick Benattar	....	executive in charge of production
Rita Dagher	....	executive in charge of production
Timothy Wayne Peternel	....	executive in charge of production
Andy Schefter	....	unit production manager
Charlie Vogel	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Blake Ashman	....	second assistant director
Jason Graham	....	second second assistant director
Sholto J. Roeg	....	first assistant director (as Sholto Roeg)

Art Department
Libby Gilbert	....	art department clearances
Ilya Kaperonis	....	set dresser
Christian Labarta	....	set dresser
George Sanchez	....	production assistant: art department
Thomas Wood	....	property master

Sound Department
Anita Cannella	....	foley artist
Sanaa Cannella	....	foley artist
Louis Creveling	....	dialogue editor
Matt Dubin	....	digital transfer engineer
Lisle Engle	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Lisle Houston Engle)
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Rob Freeman	....	sound mixer
Jason George	....	supervising sound editor
Robert Getty	....	dialogue editor
David Grant	....	dialogue editor
Chato Hill	....	assistant sound editor
Craig Jurkiewicz	....	foley mixer
Carrie Lisonbee	....	assistant sound editor (as Carrie Tippets)
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael 'Mac' McNamee	....	boom operator
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
Michael Mullane	....	foley editor
Vince Perry	....	digital transfer engineer (as Vincent Perry)
Anne Slack	....	sound effects editor (as Anne Marie Slack)
William Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Johanna Turner	....	sound effects editor
Robert Getty	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
José Cepeda	....	video game special effects creator
Tom Green	....	video game special effects creator
Richard Lee Jones	....	special effects
Cyrus Lum	....	video game special effects creator
John Nagle	....	video game special effects creator
Greg Omelchuck	....	video game special effects creator
Andy Wright	....	prosthetics

Visual Effects by
Michael Backauskas	....	digital line-up (uncredited)

Stunts
Anthony Cecere	....	stunt coordinator
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunts (as Cassandra Crider)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Barr	....	gaffer
Monica Barronton	....	film loader
Jessica Bennett	....	grip
Clark Caldwell	....	electrician
Mark Duncan	....	second assistant camera
Steve Gainer	....	camera operator
Reynaldo Guimet	....	electrician
Laura Merians	....	best girl
Donovan Milcoch	....	camera operator (as Donovan Mlooch)
Allen Mizrahi	....	first assistant camera
Marialice Penalba	....	grip (as Marialice 'Nikki' Penalba)
Scott Reed	....	camera production assistant
Chris Rodriguez	....	dolly grip
Bud Scott	....	key grip (as Budd Scott)
Walter 'Bud' Scott	....	key grip
Abdiel Thorne	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Marialina Villa	....	key grip (as Marialina 'Ocho' Villa)
Tobin Yelland	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Geoffrey Baumgartner	....	casting intern (as Geoff Baumgartner)
Natasha Cuba	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Christine Forestieri	....	wardrobe assistant
Bijou Phillips	....	wardrobe: Bijou Phillips
Iris Rose	....	set costumer
Jonathan Sajda	....	wardrobe intern

Editorial Department
Rick Greenhead	....	telecine colorist
Brent Joseph	....	assistant editor
Dana Ross	....	color timer
David Hillary	....	executive in charge of post-production: Muse Productions (uncredited)

Music Department
Scott Grusin	....	music editor
Joel C. High	....	executive in charge of music: Lions Gate Films
Steven Machat	....	executive soundtrack producer
Jeffrey Myatt	....	executive soundtrack producer
Sheri Ozeki	....	music editor
Howard Paar	....	executive soundtrack producer
Howard Paar	....	music supervisor
Stephanie Lynn Urcheck	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Michael Carter	....	driver: camera car
Christopher Cockroft	....	driver
Joe T. Griffin	....	driver
Dean Pazin	....	driver
Abraham Salary	....	transportation captain
Jerry Starr	....	driver: grip truck

Other crew
Christopher Bacher	....	condor operator
Geoffrey Baumgartner	....	office production assistant (as Geoff Baumgartner)
Jennifer Bonivart	....	production executive: Muse Productions
Sari Checkartze	....	production assistant
Isaac J. Congdon	....	intern
David Cypkin	....	accounting assistant
Michael Donner	....	post-production accountant
Shannon Ericson	....	assistant: Mr. Murphy
W. Boyd Ford	....	assistant: Mr. Renfro (as Boyd Ford)
Jennifer Fry	....	intern
Dominic Giannetti	....	assistant location manager
Samuel A. Gonzalez Jr.	....	condor operator
Dean Goodman	....	rig/strike
Rob Goodman	....	key set production assistant
Carol Green	....	publicist
Roberta Hanley	....	production video
Bryan Kalfus	....	assistant: Mr. Morgan
Ita Kennedy	....	accounting assistant
Lisa Beth Kessler	....	craft service
Andy LaBrada	....	production intern
Sara Laffer	....	intern
Samuel Merians	....	assistant: Mr. Clark
Melissa Morgan	....	accounting assistant
Andrew Nathanson	....	production coordinator
Wade Odlum	....	intern
Abe Pachikara	....	intern
Rich E. Pedersen	....	production assistant (as Rich Pedersen)
Emily Pendas	....	script supervisor
David Perry	....	condor operator
Lyndale V. Pettus	....	intern (as Lyndale V. Pettus Sr.)
Robert Pfeffer	....	production accountant
Brian Pitt	....	intern
Chris Raleigh	....	intern
Djilali Redjal	....	assistant: Mr. Sulichin
John Rendall	....	intern
Vanessa Rojas	....	intern
Adam Schwartz	....	key office production assistant
Brian Thomas	....	balloon operator
Jason Torres	....	craft service intern
Julian Valdes	....	location manager

Thanks
Beata Henrichs	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• StudioCanal (presents)
• Lions Gate Films (presents) (in association with)
• Muse Productions (as Muse)
• Blacklist Films
• Gravity Entertainment (in association with)

Distributors

• Atlantis Entertainment (2002) (Czechoslovakia) (theatrical)
• Cinema Mondo (2001) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Amuse Pictures
• Lions Gate Films
• SBP (Argentina) (DVD)
• SBP (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sagittaire Films (France)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Digital Sound and Picture  sound post-production re-recording
• Executive Cutting Service  negative cutting
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, sexual content, drug use and language - all involving teens (rated video release)

Runtime:

USA:109 min (R-rated version) | USA:115 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Australia:R | Canada:R | Chile:14 | Finland:K-18 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Japan:R-18 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:18 | Portugal:M/18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (rated video release) | USA:Unrated (theatrical release/unrated video release) | Mexico:C | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Italy:VM18 | USA:TV-MA

Filming Locations:

City Hall - 200 N. Spring Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

StudioCanal

Trivia:

The character of Heather wears a t-shirt bearing the logo of the Rockstar video game company. In 2006, Rockstar would release an unrelated game, also titled "Bully".

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: Although the events upon which the film is based take place in 1993, the film itself is deliberately not set in 1993, but in 2001, to avoid any potential problems with anachronisms.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Marty:[on the phone with a customer] I want you to suck my big dick.
Mrs. Puccio:[from downstairs] Marty honey, dinner!
Marty:[into the phone] I want you to lick my balls.

Movie Connections:

References The Big Lebowski (1998)

Soundtrack:

Who Dat

Portrays the decadent and violent reality of teen life today

Very real and compelling portrayal of a murder involving a group of teens growing up in suburban Florida. I could relate to the characters on many levels. Growing up in suburban Philadelphia I could have easily replaced the characters in the movie with people I in knew in my youth. It was a rude reminder of just how easily things can spiral out of control if you get involved with the wrong crowd and put yourself in such a precarious situation.

Although there were some parts of the movie that seemed over dramatized, it captures the violent and self destructive lifestyle American teens are exposed to, and the story is very well told and acted. Some might be put off by the crude sex and violence, but if you are able to look past that it a very entertaining movie that I would highly recommend.