Haiku Tunnel (2001)

Directors:

Jacob Kornbluth
Josh Kornbluth

Writers:

Josh Kornbluth (written by) &
Jacob Kornbluth (written by) ...
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Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

An office comedy

Plot:

Josh has an offer to "go perm" at his employer and the first task is to mail 17 high priority letters....something that seems a little difficult to do.

Plot Keywords:

Secretary | Office | Boss | San Francisco California | Cubicle

Cast

Josh Kornbluth	...	Josh Kornbluth
Warren Keith	...	Bob 'Bob' Shelby
Sarah Overman	...	Julie Faustino
Leah Alperin	...	Temp #1
Jacob Kornbluth	...	Temp #2
Stephen Muller	...	Temp #3
Linda Norton	...	Temp #4
Helen Shumaker	...	Marlina D'Amore
Amy Resnick	...	Mindy
Brian Thorstenson	...	Clifford
June Carryl	...	DaVonne (as June Lomena)
Joanne Evangelista	...	Caryl
Jennifer Laske	...	Helen the Ex-Girlfriend
Patricia Scanlon	...	Helen the Ex-Secretary
Joe Bellan	...	Jimmy the Mail Clerk
Michael X. Sommers	...	Crack Attorney
Jodean Lawrence	...	Denise the Receptionist
Harry Shearer	...	Orientation Leader
Joshua Raoul Brody	...	System Administrator
Adele Proom	...	Josh's Mom
Tracy O'Neil Heffernan	...	Lillian Hellman
Steve Klinger	...	Dashiell Hammet
Jessica Hird	...	Ann Dickerson
Margo Hall	...	Danielle
John Bellucci	...	Spastic Dancing Nerd
Brian Keith Russell	...	Security Guard 'Guard'
Baron Bruno	...	Tim Barnes
David Fine	...	Oldest Bike Messenger
Todd Hickey	...	Protester

Directed by
Jacob Kornbluth
Josh Kornbluth

Writing credits
Josh Kornbluth		(written by) &
Jacob Kornbluth		(written by) &
John Bellucci		(written by)

Produced by
Brian Benson	....	producer
Nancy Carlin	....	co-producer
David R. Fuchs	....	executive producer
Jacob Kornbluth	....	producer
Josh Kornbluth	....	producer
Michael Peyser	....	co-executive producer
Doria Summa	....	associate producer
Stephanie Weisman	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Marco D'Ambrosio
John Flansburgh		(as They Might Be Giants)
John Linnell		(as They Might Be Giants)

Cinematography by
Don Matthew Smith

Film Editing by
Robin Lee

Casting by
Nancy Hayes

Production Design by
Chris Farmer

Art Direction by
Chad Owens

Set Decoration by
Emilio R. Aramendia
Melanie Tomlin

Costume Design by
Chris Aysta

Makeup Department
Divi Crockett	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Michael Axinn	....	post-production supervisor
Christopher James Hall	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gino Caputi	....	second assistant director
Jack Kelly	....	assistant director
Colin Michael Kitchens	....	assistant director

Art Department
Kristen	....	on-set assistant (as Kristen Souders)
Craig Mohagen	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Michael Axinn	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Barrick	....	adr mixer (as Chris 'Bear' Barrick)
Christopher Barrick	....	foley mixer (as Chris 'Bear' Barrick)
Brian Chumney	....	foley artist
Lori Dovi	....	sound
Edwin Dunkley	....	video services
Tony Eckert	....	foley mixer
Coya Elliott	....	dialogue assistant
Andrea S. Gard	....	sound effects editor (as Andrea Gard)
Bruce Lacey	....	dialogue editor
Joanna Laurent	....	foley artist
Joanna Laurent	....	sound effects assistant
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	adr mixer (as Pepe Merel)
Frank 'Pepe' Merel	....	foley artist
Melanie Mociun	....	sound librarian
Gary Rizzo	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan Sanford	....	sound effects editor
Larry Schalit	....	dialogue editor
Dee Selby	....	sound librarian
Kent Sparling	....	re-recording mixer
Erich Stratmann	....	sound effects editor
John Torrijos	....	video services
Karen G. Wilson	....	dialogue editor (as Karen Wilson)
Marshall Winn	....	dialogue editor
Doug Winningham	....	assistant sound effects editor
Kendrick Wright	....	apprentice sound editor

Camera and Electrical Department
Christine Cannavo	....	grip
James Childers	....	gaffer
Rick Edmondson	....	grip
Starrs McBurney	....	assistant camera
Joe Mendoza	....	grip
Sylvan Morgan	....	grip
John Osteen	....	grip
Jan Ruona	....	first assistant camera
Paul Sanchez	....	grip
John Schweitzer	....	key grip
Peter Burgess Smith	....	best boy grip
Andrew D. Stadler	....	grip
Todd Stoneman	....	best boy electric
Paciano Triunfo	....	dolly grip
Jeff Warrin	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger	....	additional casting
Michelle Levitt	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Andrew Ching	....	assistant editor
Rick LeCompte	....	additional editor

Music Department
Terri D'Ambrosio	....	score supervisor
Marjorie Galen	....	music supervisor
Beth Hada	....	music supervisor
Jamie Lincoln Kitman	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Bundy Chanock	....	transportation coordinator
Clark Dolan	....	driver: honeywagon
Adam M. Dunne-De'Coligny	....	driver

Other crew
Michael D. Botkin	....	production assistant
Heather Cappiello	....	additional script supervisor
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Brenda T. Huey	....	production accountant
Kimie Kimura-Heaney	....	production assistant
Jessabelle Labampa	....	production assistant
Stephen Lee	....	production assistant
Tami Magaro	....	production assistant
Chris Symonds	....	production assistant (as Christopher Symonds)
Lesley Tsina	....	production assistant
Ami Zins	....	film commissioner

Production Companies

• B9 Films
• Hello Hooker Productions
• Mike's Movies
• Pandemonium Productions

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Classics (2001) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality

Runtime:

88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Oakland, California, USA

Company:

B9 Films

Trivia:

The director's lack of frog anatomy knowledge resulted in the eyeglasses for the frog eventually being jury-rigged with a paper clip and rubber band.

Quotes:

Bob 'Bob' Shelby:Go back to your desk. Settle down. Focus. And catch up.

Movie Connections:

Features Have You Got Any Castles? (1938)

Soundtrack:

L'oiseau de feu

Well done, despite critical reviews...

Let me start by saying I have very little in common with a law temp.

This movie cannot be likened to Office Space except for in the fact that it deals with typical corporate America.

I see complaints that this movie is an inside joke, only understandable by certain people, etc... etc...

It's a really well done description of an experience, it's funny, and it describes with great accuracy the void experienced when life, in general sucks...

The well done monologue regarding his love for his own bed... his reaction upon meeting with the bed... his diversion from actual work to mess around writing his own novel rather than doing his work... his delaying of the easy work for gaps in the hard work... and various other details... the interaction with the guard and attempt to fast-talk his way into the building... all of these little parts are done so well and each one describes a flawed piece of the American workplace... with a dash of humor, this movie is extremely well done and something I think everyone should at least watch.

The negative reviews I read cast a dark shadow over my appreciation for the rest of the movie watching crowd... if you don't work as part of an office, you should most certainly NOT write a review for this... and if you work in an office and you wrote a bad review for this movie... maybe you should watch it again and realize which putz in the movie most accurately represents you, and then change your management style to more adequately fit your employees...

I think the accuracy of this film stabs manager-types in the chest with their own inadequacy and lack of insight, and appeals to those who work under them by illuminating the cycle of depression and cynicism the office instills.... and I think this was the goal of the movie, as well as drawing a few laughs.

Let me conclude by saying that this movie is NOT office space... it has very little to do with it. Office space is very 1 dimensional and thus more humorous... dealing with the utter lack of importance most of our work seems to have behind it (Filing those reports, using the right header) while this movie approaches the feeling of dread (the haiku tunnel itself) we face when given too much lattitude in pointless work after long periods of time, and the struggle to fit in with a model of business partially unfamiliar with what we do (working at S&M as a perm rather than temp, doing more than word processing)...

While not a world apart from Office Space, it is in fact more complex, more telling, less hollywood, and slightly less funny than it's counterpart.