Passionada (2002)

Director:

Dan Ireland

Writers:

David Bakalar (story)
Jim Jermanok (screenplay) ...
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Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Drama

Tagline:

Vicky wants what's best for her mother. Charlie's close enough.

Plot:

Passionada is a romantic comedy about a Portuguese widow whose husband, a fisherman, died at sea. The...

Cast

Jason Isaacs	...	Charles Beck
Sofia Milos	...	Celia Amonte
Emmy Rossum	...	Vicky Amonte
Theresa Russell	...	Lois Vargas
Lupe Ontiveros	...	Angelica Amonte
Seymour Cassel	...	Daniel Vargas
Chris Tardio	...	Gianni Martinez
Benjamin Mouton	...	Frankie the Pit Boss
Robert Montano	...	Father Emmanuel
Luis Colina	...	Anthony
Bill Burr	...	Blackjack Player
Russ Vigilante	...	Roberto
Anthero Montenegro	...	Joseph Amonte
George Gund	...	Fisherman
Shawn Fitzgerald	...	Blackjack Dealer
John P. Pacheco	...	Portuguese Fisherman
Matt Blake	...	Security Guard #1
Jeff Hennessy	...	Security Guard #1
Charley Broderick	...	Club Owner
Stephen O'Neil Martin	...	Poker Dealer (as Stephen Martin)
Tom Kemp	...	Bartender
Charles Grady	...	Waiter
John Fiore	...	Nightclub MC
Rebekah Aramini	...	Celia's Portuguese Dance Mentor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matty Blake	...	Security Guard #1 (as Matt Blake)
Liam Ferguson	...	Boat Owner
Anne Harsch	...	Club Dancer
Mísia	...	Celia Amonte (singing voice)
Slava Schoot	...	Russian 2
Taylor Alves	...	Diner (uncredited)
Eric Bruno Borgman	...	Russel the Valet (uncredited)
Carl Charroux	...	Jack (uncredited)
Jason Cutler	...	Russian #1 (uncredited)
Mary A. DeBriae	...	Casino Patron (uncredited)
Marion Eaton	...	Betsy (uncredited)
John Ferus	...	Escort for Woman with Cane (uncredited)
Helena Marques	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ed O'Keefe	...	Diner Patron (uncredited)
Joe Simon	...	Michael (uncredited)

Directed by
Dan Ireland

Writing credits
David Bakalar		(story)
Jim Jermanok		(screenplay) and
Steve Jermanok		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Bakalar	....	producer
Paul F. Bernard	....	co-executive producer
Lori Keith Douglas	....	associate producer
Jim Jermanok	....	executive producer
James Scura	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Harry Gregson-Williams

Cinematography by
Claudio Rocha

Film Editing by
Luis Colina

Casting by
Sig De Miguel
Amanda Mackey Johnson

Production Design by
John Frick

Set Decoration by
Sophie Carlhian

Costume Design by
Rudy Dillon

Makeup Department
Paula Dion	....	makeup artist
Scott W. Farley	....	key hair stylist
Brenda McNally	....	assistant hair stylist: reshoot
Joe Rossi	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Lori Keith Douglas	....	production supervisor
Natalie Samanon	....	post-production supervisor
James Scura	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Greg Hale	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Suzy Abbott	....	charge scenic
Paula Bird	....	scenic artist
David Henry Buck	....	construction coordinator
William Rob Chalk	....	on-set dresser
James Champoux	....	propmaker
Daniel J. Courchaine	....	scenic foreman
Russ Fischer	....	props
Jennifer Gerbino	....	props
Jane Gulick	....	property master
Lisa Nagid	....	assistant property master
Eugene Pope	....	set dresser
Julie Rioux	....	art department coordinator
David Rotondo	....	lead man
Peter Wilcox	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.	....	utility sound (as T.R. Boyce Jr.)
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lance Brown	....	supervising sound editor
Timothy A. Carpenter	....	adr mixer
Timothy A. Carpenter	....	foley mixer
Timothy A. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jed M. Dodge	....	adr editor
Kelly Doran	....	boom operator
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	first assistant sound editor
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	sound re-recordist
Peter Fonda	....	additional boom operator
Michael Kamper	....	sound effects editor
David Raphael	....	sound mixer
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist (as Shelley Smith)
Scott Sonderegger	....	foley artist
Tyler Stephens	....	additional utility
Lisa Varetakis	....	supervising foley editor
Trevor Ward	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Aaron Wilcox	....	adr recordist
Aaron Wilcox	....	re-recording projectionist

Visual Effects by
David Emerson	....	optical lineup
James David Hattin	....	lead digital compositor: title design: Image Resolution
Kevin Shawley	....	digital artist
Martha Soehendra	....	digital artist: The Image Resolution, Inc.

Stunts
Chris Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
John Baer	....	still photographer
David E. Baron	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Woody Bell	....	additional grip
Jason Bowen	....	lighting technician
Eric Boyle	....	grip
David Christopher	....	camera: electronic press kit
Ray Collins	....	Steadicam operator
Claire Folger	....	still photographer: second unit
Brian Heller	....	aerial director of photography
Brendan Keefe	....	grip
Roger Marbury	....	electrician
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera
James R. Mitchell	....	generator operator
Pierre O'Halloran	....	grip
Brian A. Pitts	....	light board operator
David Puopolo	....	best boy grip
Frans Wetterings III	....	gaffer (as Frans Wetterings)
Greg Wimer	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Matt Bouldry	....	location casting assistant: Boston
Carolyn Pickman	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Debbie Holbrook	....	costume supervisor
Aimee McCue	....	costume buyer
Margaret Palmer	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Debra Goldfield	....	additional editor
Ian Grant	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Justin Caine Burnett	....	composer: additional music (as Justin Burnett)
Toby Chu	....	musician: guitars
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Peter DiStefano	....	musician: guitar
Bruce Fowler	....	orchestrator
Harry Gregson-Williams	....	conductor
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Joseph Magee	....	music scoring mixer
Gretchen O'Neal	....	music production supervisor
Heitor Pereira	....	composer: additional music
Heitor Pereira	....	musician
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Richard Whitfield	....	music editor
Geoff Zanelli	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
William O'Brien	....	driver: honeywagon
Adam Catino	....	driver: truck (uncredited)

Other crew
Lynn Appelle	....	assistant production coordinator
Alexis Arnold	....	production coordinator
Joshua A. Bell	....	accountant (as Josh Bell)
Adam Belson	....	production assistant
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.	....	production secretary
Maile Cannon	....	location scout
Mariela Comitini	....	travel coordinator
Kelly Cronin	....	script supervisor
Julie Cummings	....	production assistant
Anna Dobkin	....	location manager
Lauren Erwin	....	production assistant
Joe Gagnepain	....	assistant location manager
Connor Gaudet	....	production assistant
Brett Giza	....	choreographer
Matt Kenchington	....	production assistant
Marc Landers	....	production assistant
Ryan Lewis	....	production assistant
Scott Masterson	....	key set production assistant
Raymond Medeiros	....	production assistant
Erik Mygrant	....	production assistant
Michael Peavey	....	helicopter pilot
Scooter Perrotta	....	production assistant
Kim Quam	....	set medic
Ivone Rego	....	location coordinator
Sarah Rubenstein	....	first assistant accountant
Jacob Teixeira	....	production assistant
Timothy Tucker	....	post/additional photography production accountant: The Audit Trail
Kevin Vargus	....	production assistant
Doug Wilson	....	location manager
Christopher Zatta	....	production assistant
Samantha Ziegra	....	production assistant
J Schaefer	....	stand-in/photo double (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Sandyo Productions

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Fireworks Pictures
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (USA)
• Universal Pictures Nordic (Sweden)

Special Effects

• Image Resolution, The (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Audit Trail, The  production accounting services
• Axium Payroll Services  payroll services
• Boston Camera Rental Center  camera equipment provided by
• Hanna Brothers Catering  catering
• NovaStar Digital  sound post-production
• Red Herring Motion Picture Lighting Inc.  grip and lighting services

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and a conversation about drugs

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Portuguese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | UK:PG | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Dartmouth, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Sandyo Productions

Trivia:

The DVD includes two deleted scenes: a dance scene showing Vicky in a club an alternate ending in which Charly goes to play Poker with Russian gangsters and gets beaten up for cheating and saving Vicky (who was searching for Charly)

Quotes:

Daniel:Charlie... what'd ya do forget your swimsuit?
Charlie:Oh I was hopin' we could all go skinny dipping.

About your lead review

Dear IMDb,

The lead review you have on the site -- Straight To TV Land -- is

outdated and misleading; the film has an entirely new ending that is not

relevant to these comments. The film was also significantly re-edited

since the test screening that this review relates to. Just read the

other comments on the site and you will see. Please, let this review sit

at the end where it belongs as it is about a movie that is no longer the

movie this gentleman is writing about.

Dan Ireland, Director, Passionada .......