The Ranch (2004) (TV)

Director:

Susan Seidelman

Writer (WGA):

Lisa Melamed (written by)

Release Date:

5 July 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Their stories are different... but their profession is the same.

Plot Keywords:

Bare Breasts | Black Bra And Panties | Ephebophilia | Topless Sunbathing | Lesbian

Cast

Jennifer Aspen	...	Shayna
Jessica Collins	...	Kim
Samantha Ferris	...	Taylor
Nicki Micheaux	...	Velvet
Paige Moss	...	Rickie Lee
Ty Olsson	...	Other David
Bonnie Root	...	Emily
Carly Pope	...	Beth Ann
Amy Madigan	...	Mary Larkin
Giacomo Baessato	...	Ray
Lucia Walters	...	Lavender Rose
Cailin Stadnyk	...	Chicklet
Dana McLoughlin	...	Janey
Veronika Habal	...	Cat
Paula Shaw	...	Yetta
Jason Low	...	Evan
Kelly Wolf	...	Rory
Chad Faust	...	Scotty
Brittney Wilson	...	Chelsea
Jim Shepard	...	Owen
Ken Tremblett	...	Peter
Marcus Hondro	...	Austin
Linda Darlow	...	Essie
Doug Abrahams	...	Ralph
Fred Ewanuick	...	Tommy
Frank Cassini	...	Louie
Zoran Vukelic	...	Carlos (as Zoran)
Eric Breker	...	Len
Chris Kramer	...	Baxter
Kimberly Unger	...	Gail
Johannah Newmarch	...	Inez
Eva De Viveiros	...	Patty
Valerie Sing Turner	...	Nan
Andre Danyliu	...	Boris
Scott McNeil	...	Douglas
Gustavo Febres	...	Ned
Camille Martinez	...	Blanca
Lindsay Bourne	...	Minister
Susan Astley	...	Anita
Ewan 'Sudsy' Clark	...	Doctor (as Ewan [Sudsy] Clark)
Ryf Van Rij	...	Alan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ildiko Ferenczi	...	Prostitute (uncredited)
Chris Lovick	...	Waiter (uncredited)

Directed by
Susan Seidelman

Writing credits (WGA)
Lisa Melamed		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	executive producer
Stuart Birnbaum	....	executive producer
Scott Cooper	....	co-producer
Lisa Melamed	....	executive producer
Ginger Sledge	....	producer

Original Music by
Nathan Larson

Cinematography by
John Thomas		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Keiko Deguchi

Casting by
Felicia Fasano
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
David Fischer

Art Direction by
Don Macaulay		(as Don MacCaulay)

Set Decoration by
Tedd Kuchera		(as Ted Kuchera)

Costume Design by
Lorraine Carson

Makeup Department
Linda A. Brown	....	makeup artist
Forest Sala	....	hair stylist
Emanuela Daus	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Simon Abbott	....	production manager
David Bailey	....	post-production supervisor
Rose Lam	....	executive in charge of production
Chad Tomasoski	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Catherine Kretz	....	second assistant director
Nico Sachse	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Andras Bagoly	....	props buyer (as Andrew Bagoly)
Clare Davis	....	construction coordinator
James Spoor	....	head painter
Terry Weaver	....	property master
Perry Battista	....	lead set dresser (uncredited)
Tracy B. Dunlop	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ocea Ringrose	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lars Ekstrom	....	sound mixer
Steve Foster	....	re-recording mixer
Sean Kelly	....	sound editor
James Porteous	....	re-recording mixer
Mark Shnuriwsky	....	sound editor
Brandon Walker	....	sound supervisor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
Mike Gardner	....	boom operator (uncredited)
Darryl Marko	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Marilee Yorston	....	foley assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tony Lazarowich	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Owen Walstrom	....	stunt coordinator
Ed Anders	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Scott Nicholson	....	stunts (uncredited)
James Ralph	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Banovich	....	director of photography: epk
George Campbell	....	chief lighting technician
Stuart Lennox	....	key grip
Tim Moynihan	....	camera operator
John Carron	....	playback operator (uncredited)
Scott Kozak	....	leadman grip (uncredited)
Jessica Moskal	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (uncredited)
Paul T. Murakami	....	grip (uncredited)
Nicole Rivelli	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Darin Wong	....	dolly grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sandra-Ken Freeman	....	extras casting
Trish Robinson	....	casting: Canada
Amy McKee	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurel Morgan	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Renay McGowan	....	post-production coordinator
Jarrod Miller	....	post-production assistant
Sandra Nash	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Joe Mancuso	....	music editor
Robin Urdang	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Dave Miller	....	driver: cast
Allan Morgan	....	transportation coordinator (as Al Morgan)

Other crew
J.B. Benna	....	production assistant
Betty Bennett	....	script supervisor
Kim Buttlar	....	assistant to producers
Alexander Glua	....	production assistant
Deanna Kittson	....	assistant production coordinator
Charmaine Lazaro	....	assistant to producers
Paul Lukaitis	....	location manager
Nancy Elizabeth McKenzie	....	production coordinator (as Nancy Mckenzie)
Steve Porohowski	....	security captain
Barbra Richardsen	....	production accountant (as Barbara Richardsen)
Marlena Thomas	....	assistant to producers
Natalie Allan	....	assistant: Susan Seidelman (uncredited)
Selena La Brooy	....	production controller (uncredited)
Dennis Eric Lehman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sheri Mayervich	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Jaime Peters	....	accounting assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (presents) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer)
• Spyglass Entertainment

Distributors

• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• DGC  acknowledgment (as DGC Directors Guild of Canada British Columbia)
• Dufferin Gate Productions  production services provided by
• I.A.T.S.E. Local 667  acknowledgment (as I.A.T.S.E. 667)
• Manta Digital Sound & Picture  post production services
• Manta Digital Sound & Picture  re-recorded by
• Nabet/700  acknowledgment (as NABET 700 CEP)
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit  with the participation of
• Rainmaker Digital Pictures  laboratory and post-production services
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment (as Union of B.C. Performers - B.C. Branch of the ACTRA Performers Guild)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content including dialogue

Runtime:

Brazil:90 min | USA:90 min (unrated version) | USA:85 min (R-rated version)

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | USA:R | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) (unrated version) | Canada:18A (Ontario) (unrated version) | Canada:R (Manitoba) (unrated version) | USA:Unrated

Filming Locations:

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Kim's fiancée picks her up at the airport in Detroit, he is there waiting for her as she exits the plane. This was not allowed in 2004 unless the person has a boarding pass.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Benchwarmers (2006)

Soundtrack:

Come Around

Speechless! I am without speech.

Well, not really speechless, because I have a lot to say about this movie!

Before I went to rent this DVD, I had read reviews and descriptions about the movie on several sites. It's about the women who work at a brothel in Nevada, and phrases like "sexually explicit" and "T&A" were coming up more than once. Brothel? T&A? You pretty much know what to expect with this movie, right? So I go to the video store and read the cover, and the description is about what I had seen on the net; it even says "Rated R: Sexual content, Including dialogue". I think to myself, "This was made for Showtime, I wonder why it's even rated?", but I'm not really concerned, because I've seen several PG-13 movies that have a fair amount of T&A, so an R rated version of a movie made for pay-cable should still be more or less intact. Right?

Then I get it home and watch it, and I end up looking around the room for the hidden camera, because I know I must be being "Punk'd". Why? First, there is the "Sexual Content"; There is no nudity in this movie. None. Zero. No brief flashes, no side views, nada. And what about the "dialogue"? The F-word is clumsily (and obviously, just look at their mouths!) dubbed with words like "frick" and "heck", a**hole is replaced with "arrogant" and "blowhard", b!tch replaced with "witch", the phrase "BJ" is inserted where the actors mouths are clearly saying the two words that "BJ" stands for, etc., etc. I've done a bit more searching on the net, and have found out that there are both "Unrated" and "R-Rated" versions of the DVD. That's fine, many movies have an unrated release that adds a couple extra scenes or goes a little farther than the rated version did. But this "R" version could have aired on network TV! It certainly isn't family viewing, but it's nowhere near "R".

If you want to watch this flick for the plot alone, you'll probably be disappointed there, too. This was the pilot for a series that never materialized, so all the story lines are left hanging in the air; the movie just sort-of ends with no closure to anything. But if you want to watch this for, ahem, reasons other than plot, be sure to find the unrated version! That has to be the version other reviewers were talking about.