One Hour Photo (2002)

Director:

Mark Romanek

Writer (WGA):

Mark Romanek (written by)

Release Date:

13 September 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

The things that we fear the most have already happened to us...

Plot:

An employee of a one-hour photo lab becomes obsessed with a young suburban family.

Plot Keywords:

Photography | Department Store | Baby | Tears | Revenge

Awards:

5 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Robin Williams	...	Seymour Parrish
Connie Nielsen	...	Nina Yorkin
Michael Vartan	...	Will Yorkin
Dylan Smith	...	Jakob Yorkin
Erin Daniels	...	Maya Burson
Paul H. Kim	...	Yoshi Araki (as Paul Hansen Kim)
Lee Garlington	...	Waitress
Gary Cole	...	Bill Owens
Marion Calvert	...	Mrs. Von Unwerth
David Moreland	...	Mr. Siskind
Shaun P. O'Hagan	...	Young Father
Jim Rash	...	Amateur Porn Guy
Nick Searcy	...	Repairman
Dave Engfer	...	Sav-Mart Clerk
Jimmy Shubert	...	Soccer Coach
Eriq La Salle	...	Det. James Van Der Zee
Clark Gregg	...	Det. Paul Outerbridge
Andy Rolfes	...	Officer Lyon (as Andrew A. Rolfes)
Carmen Mormino	...	Officer Bravo
Izrel Katz	...	Superintendent
Peter Mackenzie	...	Hotel Desk Manager
Andy Comeau	...	Duane
Robert Clotworthy	...	Eye Surgeon
Jesse Borja	...	Cook
Jeana Wilson	...	Nurse
Megan Corletto	...	Risa Owens
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kenneth Dixon	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Noah Forrest	...	Cop (uncredited)
Kristin Quick	...	Diner girl (uncredited)
Mark Romanek	...	Little boy in photos (uncredited)
Wayne Wilderson	...	Booking Clerk (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Romanek

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Romanek		(written by)

Produced by
Jeremy W. Barber	....	executive producer
Robert Katz	....	associate producer
Pamela Koffler	....	producer
Robert B. Sturm	....	executive producer
Christine Vachon	....	producer
John Wells	....	executive producer
Stan Wlodkowski	....	producer

Original Music by
Reinhold Heil
Johnny Klimek

Cinematography by
Jeff Cronenweth		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Ford

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Tricia Wood)

Production Design by
Tom Foden

Art Direction by
Michael Manson

Set Decoration by
Tessa Posnansky

Costume Design by
Arianne Phillips

Makeup Department
Cheri Minns	....	key makeup artist
Stephen Robinette	....	assistant hair stylist (as Steve Robinette)
Suzanne Rodier	....	makeup artist
Toni-Ann Walker	....	key hair stylist
Todd Masters	....	prosthetic effects (uncredited)

Production Management
Stan Wlodkowski	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Seth Edelstein	....	second assistant director
Noga Isackson	....	first assistant director
Bradley Morris	....	second second assistant director
Jason Dudek	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
David Agajanian	....	on-set dresser
Steven Atwell	....	swing gang
Christine Berges	....	art department coordinator
Gary L. Brennan	....	propmaker (as Gary Brennan)
Clovis Chamberet	....	buyer (as Clovis Chambaret)
Elizabeth Colomba	....	visual consultant (as E. Colomba)
Larce Crawford	....	construction foreman
Sam Dean	....	propmaker (as Samuel E. Dean)
Joe Del Monte	....	construction coordinator
Josh Ian Elliott	....	on-set dresser (as Josh Elliott)
Brendan C. Fenton	....	set dresser (as Brendan Fenton)
Jeannine Fenton	....	swing gang
Lilly Frank	....	painter (as Lilly 'Kristin' Frank)
Sean Gallagher	....	propmaker
Jimmy Garcia	....	painter
Robert Loyal Good	....	assistant property master
Andy Gregory	....	swing gang
Rod Gregory	....	swing gang
Dane Junod	....	assistant property master
Colin Thomas Kass	....	propmaker (as Colin Kaas)
Brian Kent	....	swing gang (as Brian Kent Rogers)
Scott Kitchen	....	propmaker
Aaron Mays	....	propmaker (as John Aaron Mays)
Alberto Miyares	....	propmaker
Melissa Mollo	....	graphic designer
Michele Munoz	....	buyer (as Michele Muñoz)
Chris Nakayama	....	propmaker gang boss
Eric Reichardt	....	paint gang boss
Bob Renna	....	on-set dresser
Charles Reyes	....	propmaker
Marc Richards	....	painter
Robin Richesson	....	illustrator
Glenn Rivers	....	set designer
Steve Salazar	....	propmaker
Keith Sawyer	....	lead scenic
Rod Scheuerman	....	propmaker
Michael Sexton	....	property master
Tim Snowber	....	leadman
Mike Stanley	....	painter
Carl J. Stensel	....	set designer (as Carl Stensel)
Gary Tuers	....	assistant property master (as Gary F. Tuers)

Sound Department
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Richard Burnette	....	mix facility coordinator
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Chandler	....	transfer
Patrick Cusack	....	sound editorial assistant
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor
Brian Emrich	....	sound designer
David Esparza	....	sound editorial assistant
John Michael Fanaris	....	sound effects coordinator
Amy Hammer	....	mix facility coordinator
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Michael A. Morongell	....	sound mixing engineer
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Nancy Nugent	....	adr editor (as Nancy K. Nugent)
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue editor (as Nancy K. Nugent)
Todd Overton	....	boom operator
Michael Payne	....	sound designer
Michael Payne	....	sound effects supervisor
Andy Peach	....	mixing recordist
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound effects editor
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Dan Scolnik	....	foley assistant (as Daniel Scolnik)
John C. Stuver	....	adr editor
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Eric Thompson	....	foley mixer
Richard Van Dyke	....	sound mixer
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Walston	....	sound effects editor
Corey Woods	....	cable person
Michael Axinn	....	supervising assistant sound editor (uncredited)
David Horner	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Martin Schloemer	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steve Dearth	....	special effects technician
David Peterson	....	special effects coordinator
Joel P. Blanchard	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Johnny Alves	....	digital artist: BUF
Richard 'Dr.' Baily	....	digital animator: Image Savant
Gil Baron	....	visual effects artist: Method
Valerie Delahaye	....	production: Buf
Christophe Dupuis	....	supervising CG artist: Buf
Marjorie Hebrard	....	production: Buf
Neysa Horsburgh	....	visual effects executive producer: Method
Justin M. Lane	....	visual effects producer: Method (as Justin Lane)
Mark Alan Loso	....	visual effects artist: A52
Scott McNiel	....	visual effects artist: Method
Michael Mongrieff	....	film scanning and recording: E-Film
Joe Morrison	....	visual effects apprentice: Method
Cedric Nicolas	....	visual effects artist: Method
Brandon Sanders	....	visual effects apprentice: Method
Chris Staves	....	visual effects supervisor: Method
Scott Taylor	....	technical engineer: Method Studios
K. Susan Thurmond	....	visual effects producer: A52 (as Susan Thurmond)
Andreas Wacker	....	technical support: Method
Mark Sawicki	....	optical camera (uncredited)

Stunts
Danielle Burgio	....	stunts
Ritchie Copenhaver	....	stunts
Marguerite Happy	....	stunts
Ben Scott	....	stunt coordinator (as Ben R. Scott)
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Lee Smith	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Doug Aitken	....	additional property photographer
Steve Austin	....	video playback supervisor
Michael Brennan	....	dolly grip (as Mike Brennan)
Billy Clevenger	....	camera operator
Tim Cronenweth	....	photographer: additional inserts
Jeff Cutter	....	photographer: additional inserts
François Duhamel	....	still photographer
Jean-Yves Escoffier	....	photographer: additional inserts (as Jean Yves Escoffier)
Greg Etherridge	....	lamp operator (as Greg Etheredge)
Brian Evans	....	best boy electric
Russell Lee Fine	....	additional prop photographer (as Russell L. Fine)
F.J. Eric Holzer	....	company grip
Wilfried Jeanblanc	....	video operator
David Kanner	....	camera loader
Gary Kanner	....	second assistant camera
Dan Kneece	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Krajci	....	second assistant camera
Ed Maloney	....	chief lighting technician
Michael E. Matteson	....	key rigging grip
Daniel Page McDonough	....	first assistant camera (as Daniel P. McDonough)
Robert Morales	....	video assistant
Greg Mustin	....	key grip
Jason Palinkas	....	company grip
Brian Perry	....	best boy grip
Alexia C. Pilat	....	additional prop photographer (as Alexia Pilat)
Coliena Rentmeester	....	still photographer: props (as Coliena Rentmeister)
Clive Richards	....	lamp operator
Harold Skinner	....	lamp operator
Pablo Suarez	....	company grip
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	Steadicam operator
Samuel R. Harrison III	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Ann Rabin	....	assistant camera: insert unit (uncredited)
David D. Scott	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Jarred Waldron	....	gaffer: additional unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Johnny Gidcomb	....	voice casting: Loop De Loop
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Barbara Fiorentino	....	additional casting: Child Search (uncredited)
Kelly O'Brien	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer L. Smith	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Derek J. Baskerville	....	costumer: Robin Williams
Alix Hester	....	set costumer
Renee Madison	....	set costumer (as Renee Madison-Macdonald)
Gerardo Rosette	....	tailor
Hope Slepak	....	costume supervisor (as Hope B. Slepak)
Sanford Slepak	....	key costumer (as Sandy Slepak)

Editorial Department
Bill Balas	....	post-production assistant
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Glenn Cowan	....	assistant editor
Justine Halliday	....	first assistant editor
Maurissa Horwitz	....	apprentice editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Kimberly L. Sewell	....	assistant editor
Jason A. Wallace	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Lisa Bauman-Wasiak	....	music clearances (as Lisa Bauman Wasiak)
Chris Douridas	....	music supervisor
Darrell Hall	....	music editor
Reinhold Heil	....	score mixer
Bronwen Jones	....	orchestrator
Johnny Klimek	....	score mixer
Gabriel Isaac Mounsey	....	additional music programmer
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
David Sabee	....	orchestra contractor
Adam Milo Smalley	....	music editor: temp music (as Adam Smalley)
Scott Stambler	....	music editor: temp music
Armin Steiner	....	orchestra mixer
Armin Steiner	....	orchestra recordist
Joseph Pollard White	....	conductor
Martin Christensen	....	score assistant (uncredited)
Bryan Lawson	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
Julia Michels	....	executive in charge of music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jeff Couch	....	transportation captain
Paulie DiCocco III	....	driver
Julie E. Furnas	....	transportation assistant
A. Welch Lambeth	....	transportation coordinator (as Welch Lambeth)
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: Robin Williams (uncredited)
Alan Kaminsky	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Laird Adamson	....	assistant to producers
Michael Anderson	....	medic
Debra Leilani Bakeman	....	medic (as Debra Bakeman)
Paul Belenardo	....	production accountant
Andrew Blau	....	assistant to producers
Christine Bonnem	....	location manager
Stephanie Stearns Bonnem	....	production assistant
Adam Bryant	....	stand-in: Robin Williams
Peter Buffo	....	consultant: photo finishing
Judy Dickerson	....	dialect coach: Ms. Nielsen (as Judi Dickerson)
John T. Dorsey III	....	assistant: Mark Romanek
Jason Dudek	....	set production assistant
Hank Fawcett	....	production assistant (as Charles 'Hank' Fawcett)
Lorin Flemming	....	chef: Deluxe Motion Picture Catering
Dusten Gazzola	....	set production assistant
Ryan Gomez	....	production secretary
Celeste Healy	....	production coordinator (as Celeste A. Healy)
Michelle Hoffman	....	craft service
Boysie Jereza	....	payroll accountant
Ken Kawaguchi	....	technical support: photo finishing
Ashley Kravitz	....	research consultant
Steven Krul	....	assistant production coordinator
Jack Liversage	....	craft service
Nick Mestrundrea	....	craft service (as Nick Mestrandrea)
Terry Lee Painovich	....	craft service
Jennifer Payson	....	assistant production coordinator (as Jennifer Tamez)
Michael Pew	....	assistant location manager
Rick Poyner	....	assistant location manager (as Rick M. Poyner)
Deborah Ricketts	....	research consultant
Melissa Rubel	....	production assistant
Benjamin Scissors	....	set production assistant
Matthew Segal	....	set production assistant
Rebecca Erwin Spencer	....	assistant: Mr. Williams (as Rebecca Spencer)
Jack Stern	....	studio teacher
Sue Stone	....	advisor: photo finishing
Jayne-Ann Tenggren	....	script supervisor
Michael Umble	....	unit publicist
Edna Wilkerson-Fuentes	....	second assistant accountant
Howard Young	....	first assistant accountant
Michael Anthony	....	location scout (uncredited)
Alex Apple	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Caryn Cheever	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Juliann M. Chow	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Clark Credle	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Terri Douglas	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Jeff Maksym	....	pre-production office intern (uncredited)
Joan Scheckel	....	workshop development (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (presents)
• Catch 23 Entertainment (in association with)
• Killer Films
• Laughlin Park Pictures
• Madjak Films (uncredited)

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2002) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2002) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2002-2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2002) (Spain) (theatrical)
• InterCom (2002) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2003) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Fox Pathé Europa (2003) (France) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2006) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• SubTV (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2003) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2003) (Germany) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• A52 (additional visual effects)
• BUF (cgi visual effects) (as Buf)
• EFilm (film scanning and recording)
• Full Scale Effects (uncredited)
• Image Savant (digital animation effects)
• MastersFX (special effects makeup)
• Method Studios (visual effects) (as Method)

Other Companies

• 20th Century Fox Television  thanks: "The Simpsons" footage (as Twentieth Century Fox Television)
• American Humane Association, The  animals monitored by
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Custom Film Effects  opticals (uncredited)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Deluxe Motion Picture Catering  catering
• EFilm  film scanning and recording
• Imaginary Forces  main and end titles designed and produced by
• Inter Video  computer and video playback
• Internet Connect  thanks
• Klimax Studios  score recording
• Loop de Loop  voice casting (as Loop De Loop)
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility
• Power Blue Music  score recorded and mixed at (as PowerBlue Music, Santa Barbara, CA)
• SoundStorm  digital sound design and editing (as Soundstorm)
• Studio X  orchestra recorded at
• Superb Records  soundtrack published by
• The Holmes Group  thanks
• Twentieth Century Fox Archive  thanks: "The Day the Earth Stood Still" footage (as Twentieth Century Fox)
• Video Hawks  thanks (as Videohawks)
• Vivid Entertainment Group  thanks: "Hawaiian Blast" video clip
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound re-recording
• Worldwide Film Completion  completion guarantee provided by (as WorldWide Film Completion, Inc.)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:R (certificate #38597) | Finland:K-11 | Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:18 | South Korea:15 | Germany:12 (f) | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | France:U | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:12 (canton of the Grisons) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Brentwood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

The hotel that Will and Maya spend their lunch breaks in is called the Edgerton. Harold Edgerton invented the high speed electronic photographic flash.

Goofs:

Continuity: Sy and the AGFA engineer discuss a ".3 blue shift", but Sy later tells his manager that the shift is towards cyan. (Although in layman's terms "cyan" is light-blue, blue is technically an equal mixture of cyan and magenta. A photo technician would not use the terms interchangeably).

Quotes:

Sy Parrish: All I did was take pictures...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in On the Set of Sightlines (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Coming Home

Romanek is up and coming

I loved this movie. Romanek pays attention to the minute details often overlooked by most directors through the use of natural lighting, exceptional cinemaphotography that gives you a moment to take in the scenery and a soundtrack that doesn't force the viewer to keep fiddling with the volume. At 90 minutes in length, there is no pointless filler doesn't bore you and irrelevant side plots to push it to the 2-hour mark. It's a movie you can sit back and enjoy without feeling distracted by ridiculous special effects, jittery camera work or a disjointed plot. It has a peaceful, deep and thoughtful feel to the narration and dialog that is enhanced and complimented by the soundtrack. You can identify with the characters because they're not some Hollywood fantasy - but real and identifiable everyday people who react as you would expect everyday people to react.

Robin Williams has proven that he's a versatile actor. I've always liked his characters in comedies (i.e., Mork and Mindy, The Birdcage and Death to Smoochy) - however he really shines in more dramatic roles (Moscow on the Hudson and Awakenings). His character Sy in One Hour Photo takes him to the next level, but he's not the center of attraction. This is a good thing. Romanek gives the movie a sense of balance by giving characters depth and dimension. He makes sure that the perfect family that is the focus of Sy's obsession has problems just like everyone else in spite of their picture perfect affluent lifestyle. We see that while Sy succeeds at work with a warm, friendly disposition - his personal life is cold and lonely with his surroundings at home the same impersonal and sterile environment at work. Sy's character fits perfectly.

Another bright spot in One Hour Photo was Dylan Smith, who played the son of the family that Sy is obsessed with. He's a natural actor who has the ability to play natural characters - an average kid who does a splendid job of acting as an average kid. Romanek doesn't insult the viewer by subjecting us to the stereotypical, annoying, mouthy, whiny, know-it-all kid with the bowl haircut that has ruined movie after movie.

If I could change something - I would cast someone other than Gary Cole to play Sy's boss. Maybe it's the MST3K fan inside me saying this, but after seeing Office Space many times, I kept waiting for him to reincarnate the role of Bill Lumbergh in even the most subtle way, mmmm-kay?. Romanek knew how not to cross the fine line that separated Cole's role as the sadistic boss in Office Space from boss in One Hour Photo.

I give this movie a 9.5 out of 10.