Cherish (2002)

Director:

Finn Taylor

Writer (WGA):

Finn Taylor (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 2003 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Thriller | Mystery

Tagline:

She'd get out more if it wasn't a felony.

Plot:

After a martini-induced rampage, a fantasy-prone young woman is placed under house arrest.

Plot Keywords:

House Arrest | Lawyer | Stalker | Police Officer | Stolen Phone

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Brad Hunt	...	D.J.
Robin Tunney	...	Zoe
Liz Phair	...	Brynn
Lindsay Crouse	...	Therapist
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Daly
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Officer Yee
Jason Priestley	...	Andrew
Karena Davis	...	Woman in Bar
Scott Breitenstein	...	Officer Ruiz
Tim Griffin	...	Officer Griffin
Kathleen Stefano	...	Head Prison Guard
Stephen Polk	...	Joyce
Nora Dunn	...	Bell
Ricardo Gil	...	Max
Kenny Kwong	...	Yung
Alex Gonzalez	...	Kid #1
Kellan Patrick	...	Kid #2
Adam Del Rio	...	Jimmy
Nina Peschcke-Koedt	...	Wife (as Nina Du Val)
Daniel DeShara	...	Husband
Sumalee Montano	...	Officer Montano (as Sumalee G. Montano)
Bill Ferrell	...	Heavier Officer
Phil LaMarr	...	Yoga Instructor
Jeremy Toback	...	Record Store Owner
Veronica Brown	...	Woman in Apartment
Tim Wiggins	...	Motorist
Mickey Breitenstein	...	Officer 'Hand Bitten' (as Michael Vaughn Breitenstein)
Banks McClintock	...	Engineer
Matt King	...	Young Man on Train
Mary Saudargas	...	Woman
Sophia Sharp	...	New Waitress
Todd Stoneman	...	Hustler
Matte Finish	...	Woman Behind Bars
Beth Daly	...	Computer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jennifer Gabbert	...	Experienced Waitress (uncredited)
Rick LeCompte	...	Nature documentary narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Mark A. Neely	...	Police Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Finn Taylor

Writing credits (WGA)
Finn Taylor		(written by)

Produced by
Jeff Boortz	....	executive producer (as Jeffery Boortz)
Debbie Brubaker	....	line producer
Mark Burton	....	producer
Joseph Middleton	....	co-producer
Laurie A. Miller	....	co-producer
John Sideropoulos	....	executive producer
Steven Siebert	....	executive producer
Johnny Wow	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark De Gli Antoni

Cinematography by
Barry Stone		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Rick LeCompte

Casting by
Joseph Middleton

Production Design by
Don Day

Art Direction by
Guy Harrington

Set Decoration by
Lisa Clark

Costume Design by
Amy Brownson

Makeup Department
Divi Crockett	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Mak Knighton	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Curran G. Engel	....	first assistant director
Peter Burgess Smith	....	second second assistant director
Sean Vawter	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sopher Allez	....	painter
Joe Bourguignon	....	assistant art director
Sue Chen	....	assistant property master
Katherine Covell	....	set dresser
Denise Damer	....	assistant set decorator
Tanem Davidson	....	storyboard artist
Valenta De Regil	....	storyboard artist
Terri Fredlund	....	on-set dresser
Sean House	....	prop designer
Patrick Ludden	....	property master

Sound Department
Christopher Forrest	....	adr editor (as Chris Forrest)
Bob Gitzen	....	production sound mixer
Dian Langlois	....	foley artist
Eric Limcadco	....	boom operator
Jeremiah Moore	....	sound effects editor
Dave Nelson	....	sound editor (as David Nelson)
Matt Rocker	....	sound recordist
Peter Steinbach	....	dialogue editor
Peter Steinbach	....	dialogue pre-dub
Dale Strumpell	....	sound effects editor
Dale Strumpell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Darby	....	assistant to re-recording mixer (uncredited)
Gene Radzik	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Adrian Dimond	....	visual effects
Patrick Siemer	....	digital compositor
Mark Edwards	....	visual effects producer: Title House Digital (uncredited)

Stunts
Mickey Breitenstein	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Arthur Aravena	....	key grip
Isaac Camner	....	best boy grip
Christopher Cook-Venot	....	electrician (as Chris Cook-Venot)
Svetlana Cvetko	....	first assistant camera
Keith Davis	....	first assistant camera
Cassidy Harrison	....	still photographer
Chris Lindsay	....	gaffer
Nathaniel Miller	....	second assistant camera
Andrea Miraglia	....	loader
David Moir	....	still photographer
John M. Perry	....	electrician
Sean Prichard	....	grip
Chris Rhodes	....	jib operator
Keith Robinson	....	Steadicam operator
Keith Robinson	....	assistant camera
Amos Soffian	....	camera intern
Amos Soffian	....	still photographer
Thomas Spingola	....	first assistant camera
Todd Stoneman	....	best boy electric
Kerry Sweeney	....	best boy & dolly grip
Paciano Triunfo	....	grip
Deron Tse	....	electrician
Marc Wall	....	grip

Animation Department
Julia DeBari	....	animator

Casting Department
Violet Banks	....	background casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shannon Conte	....	wardrobe assistant
Anne Marie Hamill	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Angela Chou	....	negative cutter
Saul Escobedo	....	color timer
Wood Lam	....	negative cutter
Melissa Lawson	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Rick LeCompte	....	music editor
Charles Raggio	....	music supervisor
Jenny Scheinman	....	composer: additional music
Andrea von Foerster	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Bundy Chanock	....	transportation coordinator
Adam M. Dunne-De'Coligny	....	transportation captain
Stephanie Olliffe	....	driver

Other crew
Valerie Allen	....	stand-in: Ms. Tunney
Susan Brunig	....	production assistant
Will Chan	....	production assistant
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Jamie Datz	....	assistant location manager
Andrea Devaux	....	script supervisor
Nancy Ellen Jones	....	location manager
Denise Karey	....	script supervisor
Michael Laughlin	....	production assistant
Amy Miller	....	production coordinator
Pandora Nu	....	location assistant
Joyce Quan	....	production accountant
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production attorney
Dan Riley	....	legal assistant
Nikolas Tanaka	....	production assistant
Lanai C. Winter	....	coordinator: Zen
Casey Witham	....	key set production assistant
Ami Zins	....	film commissioner

Thanks
Charles Hsiao	....	this film would not have been possible without

Production Companies

• 3 Ring Circus Films
• Concrete Pictures
• Wonderfilms

Distributors

• Fine Line Features
• WoWow (2004) (Japan) (TV)

Other Companies

• Dedalus Capital Ltd.  funding
• Dolan Studio Rentals  honeywagon (as Clark Dolan Studio Rentals)
• MPRM Public Relations  publicity
• Monaco/Interformat  opticals
• Outpost Film Center  audio post-production
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound dailies
• Title House Digital  opticals
• Truman Van Dyke Company  production insurance (as Truman Van Dyke)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-11 (video rating) | France:-12 (video rating) | USA:R (certificate #38935) | Canada:A (Ontario) | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Berkeley, California, USA

Company:

3 Ring Circus Films

Trivia:

As revealed in the DVD commentary, there was originally a scene that would have had her character masturbating out of boredom, 'but Robin Tunney''s father nixed that idea quickly.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Zoe:Oh hi, sorry about the headphones. The music helps me work, stay connected, focused.

Movie Connections:

References Run Lola Run (1998)

Soundtrack:

Private Eyes

It is by far superior to any other in its multi-genre this year.

A young woman,Zoe,is placed under electronic house arrest for a crime she did not commit. The eccentric and energetic `Cherish, ' written and directed by Finn Taylor (`Dream with the Fishes') has the virtues of romance and thriller with a good dose of odd love. It is by far superior to any other in its multi-genre this year.

Robin Tunney plays Zoe as a cross between Frankie Potente in `Run, Lola, Run' and an updated Audrey Hepburn in `Breakfast at Tiffany's.' She indeed runs for her life, in a sequence clearly influenced by `Lola,' and she hangs out on an apartment terrace wistfully looking at life as Audrey did almost a half a century ago.

Tunney is natural and attractive dealing with the loneliness of exile and a possible romance with the rep for the electronic imprisoning device.

Her antagonist is a male version of Clint Eastwood's nemesis in `Play Misty for Me'-a cunning loner whose affection for music and Zoe is pathological. This insanity allows for an eclectic soundtrack rich with the songs of the ‘50's and 60's and an emphasis on the eccentric contemporary Noe Venable, perfectly suited to the situation.

And the music is a star-the pop lyrics give meaning and nostalgia in a world where Zoe is confined by four walls but liberated by her imagination to become a passably good roller skater and lovable neighborhood oddity. Association hit "Cherish" is the titular song whose demented lyrics reflect the antagonist's sick obsession with a girl he can never have.

Confinement has released her imagination. Finally, an intelligent movie this summer to share the spotlight with Hugh grant's `About a Boy.'