Off the Map (2003)

Director:

Campbell Scott

Writers (WGA):

Joan Ackermann (play)
Joan Ackermann (screenplay)

Release Date:

4 April 2007 (Australia)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A Very Powerful Place

Plot:

An 11-year-old girl watches her father come down with a crippling depression. Over one summer, she learns answers to several mysteries and comes to terms with love and loss. |

Plot Keywords:

11 Year Old | Girl | Depression | Love | Voice Over Narration

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Amy Brenneman	...	Adult Bo
Valentina de Angelis	...	Young Bo
Joan Allen	...	Arlene
Sam Elliott	...	Charley
J.K. Simmons	...	George
Boots Southern	...	Rusty
J.D. Garfield	...	Romero
Jim True-Frost	...	William Gibbs
Matthew E. Montoya	...	Store Clerk
Kathy Griego	...	Consuela
William Hart McNicholas	...	Interpreter
Timothy Martinez	...	Priest
J.D. Hawkins	...	Jack
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kevin Skousen	...	Don

Directed by
Campbell Scott

Writing credits (WGA)
Joan Ackermann		(play)
Joan Ackermann		(screenplay)

Produced by
Paul E. Cohen	....	executive producer
Jonathan Filley	....	executive producer
Martin Garvey	....	executive producer
Ron Gell	....	executive producer
Nesim Hason	....	executive producer
Sezin Hason	....	executive producer
David Newman	....	executive producer
Campbell Scott	....	producer
George VanBuskirk	....	producer

Original Music by
Gary DeMichele

Cinematography by
Juan Ruiz Anchía

Film Editing by
Andy Keir

Casting by
Laylee Olfat

Production Design by
Chris Shriver

Set Decoration by
David Schlesinger

Costume Design by
Amy Westcott

Makeup Department
Katie Douthit	....	assistant makeup artist
James Sarzotti	....	makeup department head

Production Management
John A. Machione	....	unit production manager
Kelly Miller	....	post-production supervisor
Wendy Shuey	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Crow	....	second assistant director
Cas Donovan	....	first assistant director
Nate Grubb	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Mark Alan Duran	....	lead man
Mark Hansen	....	co-leadman
Johnny Long	....	greensman
Ben Lowney	....	set dresser
Cee Moravec	....	set dresser
Swift Moseley	....	key greensman
Keith Walters	....	property master
John N. Ward	....	gang boss
John N. Ward	....	set dresser
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer
Jeri Woodward	....	scenic foreman
Randal Woodward	....	lead scenic

Sound Department
Chad Birmingham	....	assistant sound editor
David Brownlow	....	boom operator
Nancy Cabrera	....	foley artist
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Darryl L. Frank	....	boom operator
Darryl L. Frank	....	cable person
Mariusz Glabinski	....	sound effects editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	supervising sound editor
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	sound effects editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
William Sarokin	....	sound mixer
Ira Spiegel	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
James D. Tittle	....	digital visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title

Camera and Electrical Department
Theodore Y. Bott	....	electrician
Chris Espeset	....	key grip
Jamie Garcia	....	electrician
Robert Heine	....	assistant camera
Trevor Howe	....	grip
Neil Jacobs	....	still photographer
John Joleaud	....	gaffer
John McEveety	....	assistant camera
Ryan Sholin	....	dolly grip
John Stearns	....	best boy
John Stearns	....	electrician

Animation Department
Jim Boulden	....	animatronics and puppets creator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jo Edna Boldin	....	casting: New Mexico

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aleah Ames	....	costumer
Lisa Marzolf	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Beth Moran	....	first assistant editor
Misako Shimizu	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Marc Campbell	....	music supervisor
John M. Davis	....	music editor
Gary DeMichele	....	musician

Transportation Department
Edward O'Donnell	....	transportation coordinator
James William Ray	....	driver
Dan O. Wiseman	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Stan Berning	....	drawings and paintings
S. Todd Christensen	....	location manager
Mark Andrew Clark	....	production executive
Alison S. Cohen	....	production counsel
Peter Darchuk	....	production secretary
Andrea Ferguson	....	stand-in
Karen A. Harris	....	production coordinator
Michael Jaeger	....	consultant: script/research
Joanna Kennedy	....	script supervisor
Marie A. Kohl	....	production assistant
Kathie E. Norris	....	payroll accountant
Chris Painter	....	assistant location manager
Claudio Ruben	....	assistant production coordinator
Alan Swain	....	assistant location manager: Albuquerque
Aaron Yanes	....	edit room assistant

Production Companies

• Holedigger Films
• New Films International

Distributors

• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Califórnia Home Vídeo (200?) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• Manhattan Pictures International
• New Films International (2005) (non-USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Animal Makers

Other Companies

• Keslow Cameras  camera equipment provided by
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for nudity and thematic elements

Runtime:

108 min (Sundance Film Festival) | USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Argentina:13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39915)

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Holedigger Films

Trivia:

The movie takes place in 1974, as can be deduced by the fact that a radio plays Nixon's resignation announcement during one scene.

Goofs:

Factual errors: A married couple with an income of only $5000 p.a. in 2003 (or even 10 years earlier) would not need to file a tax return if filing jointly and there would be no penalty for failing to file.

Quotes:

Young Bo:You know what's really weird? When they send you a credit card and it's just in a plain envelope. You could so easily throw it away and not know it was in there.
George:Who?
Young Bo:I feel so bad for Mr. Gibbs. They completely stripped his car.
George:Who got a credit card?
Young Bo:It's just sitting out there in the desert like a corpse, like the vultures came and pecked out the eyeballs and everything! The radio, the seats...
George:ARLENE got a credit card?
Young Bo:Any news on that psychiatrist front?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Anatomy of a Scene: Off the Map" (2004)

achingly good

This is one of those films you can really lose yourself in. A woman is reminiscing about a time in the early seventies when she was 12 years old and her father was struck down with a bad dose of depression. First thing you notice is the amazing colours of New Mexico, the photography is stunning. Then there's the acting by Joan Allen, Sam Elliott and especially Valentina de Angelis which is sublime. The story is simple but heartbreaking and ocassionally very funny. When the film ends, like waking up after a beautiful dream, you'll long to keep that magical feeling for as long as possible. Not to be missed! (9/10)