Martin & Orloff (2002)

User Rating:

6.7/10   

Director:

Lawrence Blume

Writers:

Matt Walsh (written by) &
Ian Roberts (written by) ...
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Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Martin Flam recently tried to kill himself. His psychiatrist may finish the job...

Plot:

This is the story of a marketing man and his shrink. A suicide attempt and a softball game; A PHD-toting...

Plot Keywords:

Suicide | Cannabis | Insanity | Therapy | Based On Sketch Comedy

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Ian Roberts	...	Martin Flam
Matt Walsh	...	Dr. Eric Orloff
H. Jon Benjamin	...	Keith (as Jon Benjamin)
Amy Poehler	...	Patty
Kim Raver	...	Kashia
Matt Besser	...	Ron
Les J.N. Mau	...	Mr. Chan
David Cross	...	Dan Wassermann
Katie Roberts	...	Donna
Sal E. Graziano	...	Jimbo
Marylouise Burke	...	Mrs. Flam
Miriam Tolan	...	Linda
Teddy Coluca	...	Petros
Andy Richter	...	Maitre 'D
Rachel Dratch	...	Southern Woman
Tina Fey	...	Southern Woman
Janeane Garofalo	...	Hairdresser
Missy O'Reilly	...	M. Force Secretary (as Marie O'Reilly)
Billy Chang	...	China Chef Thug #1
Terrence Bae	...	China Chef Thug #2
Nolan Carley	...	Old Man In Theater
Sean Conroy	...	Frankie
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Manos Pantelidis	...	Bartender
Amanda Stern	...	Brownie
Jennifer Alexander	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Brian Berrebbi	...	Man (uncredited)
Rachel Feldman	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Jennifer Jai	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Randy Spence	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Maureen Wakeley	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Lawrence Blume

Writing credits
Matt Walsh		(written by) &
Ian Roberts		(written by) &
Katie Roberts		(written by)

Produced by
Rene Bastian	....	producer
Lawrence Blume	....	producer
Gill Holland	....	producer
Jose Gilberto Molinari-Rosaly	....	line producer
Linda Moran	....	producer
Michael Morley	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Roy Nathanson
Bill Ware

Cinematography by
David Phillips

Film Editing by
Jay Freund

Casting by
Adrienne Stern

Production Design by
Dina Goldman

Art Direction by
Eric J. Archer

Set Decoration by
Elizabeth Meyerson

Costume Design by
Christopher Del Coro

Makeup Department
Persefone Karakosta	....	key hair stylist
Persefone Karakosta	....	key makeup artist
Sanna Riley	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Urs Hirschbiegel	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael A. Moffa	....	assistant director (as Michael Moffa)
John Tagamolila	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Naomi Montgomery	....	property master
Adam Roffman	....	assistant property master
Christian Villalba	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Seth Granger	....	boom operator
Ken Hahn	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Hassler	....	foley artist
David Jaunai	....	foley mixer
Ray Palagy	....	sound effects editor
Tony Pipitone	....	supervising sound editor
Tony Slocum	....	sound editor
Gary Tomaro	....	boom operator
James David Redding III	....	sound technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Neil Ruddy	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Luke DiTommaso	....	visual effects
Jennifer Russomanno	....	digital effects artist
Keith Yurevitz	....	title designer

Stunts
Chris Barnes	....	stunt rigger
Jay Lee Carrado	....	stunt performer
George Cooper	....	stunts
George Crayton	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunt coordinator
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunt rigger (as Don Hewitt Jr.)
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunt performer (as Jennifer Lamb Hewitt)
Roberto Lopez	....	stunt coordinator
Dina L. Margolin	....	stunt performer
Jack McLaughlin	....	stunt rigger
Marcos Antonio Miranda	....	assistant fight coordinator
Kenny Wong	....	stunts
Amy Yanagisawa	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Josh Deeter	....	electrician
Micah Eisenmann	....	grip
Daniel Feighery	....	additional electric (as Danny Feighery)
Darren Frohlich	....	additional grip
Lisa Marie Gleeson	....	third electric
Rick Griggs	....	additional grip
Doris Klein	....	second assistant camera
Anthony S. Lenzo	....	underwater camera operator
Pete McGill	....	additional grip
Anwar Payne	....	fourth grip
Wayne Simpson	....	gaffer
David Stern	....	key grip
Craig Striano	....	additional best boy grip
Perry Unjang	....	electrician

Music Department
Doug Bernheim	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Peter Bobrow	....	location manager
Frank Covino	....	location manager
Evan Crook	....	intern
Heather Daniels	....	assistant to director
Anthony Pettine	....	script supervisor
Lucas Phelan	....	production assistant
Lauren Snyder	....	intern
Angela Victor	....	intern

Thanks
Adam McKay	....	special thanks
Pat Walsh	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Tashmoo Productions
• Belladonna Productions
• Cineblast Productions

Distributors

• Spit & Glue Distribution (USA) (theatrical)
• Harlem Films (USA) (theatrical) (in association with)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Cineblast Productions (2003) (USA)

Other Companies

• Digital Cinema  sound mixing facilites
• Sync Sound  Sound Editorial Facilities

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Company:

Tashmoo Productions

Trivia:

Most cast members in this film were either members of Second City or The Upright Citizens Brigade.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Keith drives away in Martin's mom's moving van, Martin tries frantically to open the van door and smears the graffiti paint on it (indicating that it was still wet when they shot the scene or that it was meant to wash right off after filming).

Quotes:

[first lines]
Martin: [answering machine] Hello, this is Martin Flam's phone. Please leave a message.
Ron: [leaving message] Martin, this is Ron. I called the loony bin, they said you got out today. Sorry how you tried to kill yourself. Anyhow, I expect you back at work tomorrow morning. We'll discuss how to ease you back into things.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 2002 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2002) (TV)

A waste of a good cast and an intriguing premise

I really wanted to enjoy "Martin & Orloff," which saddles its first-rate cast with third-rate material. I liked the opening scenes, which made me think that M&O would be a black comedy about a suicidal man trying to readjust to normal life--the scene where Ian Roberts cleans copious amounts of his own blood off his bathroom floor packs a wallop. Unfortunately, the movie soon abandons that idea to focus on the old "psychiatrist who's crazier than his patients" cliché. I could *almost* forgive the psychiatrist and his pals being over-the-top, cartoonish freaks, but the portrayal of the Chinese food mogul and his henchmen as insulting racial caricatures was enough to ruin the film for me. The best aspect of "Martin & Orloff" is seeing David Cross do an early version of his "Arrested Development" character.