From Justin to Kelly (2003)

Director:

Robert Iscove

Writer (WGA):

Kim Fuller (written by)

Release Date:

20 June 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Musical | Romance

Tagline:

The tale of two American Idols

Plot:

A waitress from Texas and a college student from Pennsylvania meet during spring break in Fort Lauderdale, Florida and come together through their shared love of singing.

Plot Keywords:

Miami Beach | Beach | Spring Break | Critically Bashed | Exploitation

Awards:

2 wins & 11 nominations

Cast

Kelly Clarkson	...	Kelly
Justin Guarini	...	Justin
Katherine Bailess	...	Alexa
Anika Noni Rose	...	Kaya
Greg Siff	...	Brandon
Brian Dietzen	...	Eddie
Jason Yribar	...	Carlos
Theresa San-Nicholas	...	Officer Cutler
Justin Gorence	...	Greg
Christopher Bryan	...	Luke
Kaitlin Riley	...	Ashley
Renee Robertson	...	Brianna
Yamil Piedra	...	Darren
Marc Macaulay	...	Mr. O'Mara
Toi Svane Stepp	...	Lizzie
Louis Smith 'Tre Luv'	...	Vee Jay
Michael Yo	...	Vee Jay #2
Sherman Roberts	...	Motel Clerk
Jessica Sutta	...	Bracelet Girl
Camila Quaresma	...	Hot Girl
Nancy Anderson	...	Insulted Girl
Jeffrey C. Moore	...	Volleyball Athlete
Karin Freeland	...	Girl
Samomé Surles	...	Bathroom Girl #2 (as Sam Surles)
Jonathan Focil	...	Salsa Band Leader (as Jonathan Sanchez)
Laurie Sposit	...	Dancer
Brandon Henschel	...	Dancer
Kristin Denehy	...	Dancer
Leo Moctezuma	...	Dancer
Dondraico Johnson	...	Dancer
Melanie Benz	...	Dancer
Kato Bonner	...	Dancer
Teresa Espinosa	...	Dancer
Alison Faulk	...	Dancer
Janina Garraway	...	Dancer
Christian George	...	Dancer
Kehynde Hill	...	Dancer
Robert Hoffman	...	Dancer
Melanie Lewis	...	Dancer
Brooke Lipton	...	Dancer
Chuck Maldonado	...	Dancer
Michael Morris	...	Dancer
Brandi Oglesby	...	Dancer (as Brandi Olgesby)
Nancy O'Meara	...	Dancer (as Nancy Omera)
Misty Rascon	...	Dancer
Eduardo Adrian Rozas	...	Dancer
Gilbert Saldivar	...	Dancer
Josh Seffinger	...	Dancer (as Josh Eli Seffinger)
Becca Sweitzer	...	Dancer
Gustavo Vargas	...	Dancer
Zachary Woodlee	...	Dancer (as Zach Woodlee)
Henry Herrera	...	Lead Salsa Dancer
Zumel Michel	...	Lead Salsa Dancer
Humberto A. Tous	...	Salsa Dancer
Yohana Zaldivar	...	Salsa Dancer
Petty Rivas	...	Salsa Dancer
Abdelacid Rodriguez	...	Salsa Dancer

Directed by
Robert Iscove

Writing credits (WGA)
Kim Fuller		(written by)

Produced by
John Steven Agoglia	....	producer (as John Agoglia)
Gayla Aspinall	....	executive producer
Nikki Boella	....	co-producer
Robert Engelman	....	producer
Simon Fuller	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Greg Siff
Michael Wandmacher

Cinematography by
Francis Kenny

Film Editing by
Tirsa Hackshaw
Casey O. Rohrs

Casting by
Roger Mussenden

Production Design by
Charles Rosen

Art Direction by
Nicklas Farrantello

Set Decoration by
Regina McLarney

Costume Design by
John Gene Cavalli
Bobbie Read

Makeup Department
Steve Battaglia	....	hair stylist
Cuqui Collaza	....	second hair stylist
Jane Hassinger	....	hair stylist
Erin Koplow	....	makeup artist
Darren Levy	....	makeup artist
Diane Maurno	....	key makeup artist
Claudia Pascual	....	additional makeup artist
Susie Mendez Pfister	....	second makeup artist (as Susie M. Pfister)
Carol Raskin	....	hair stylist
Bruce J. Samia	....	key hair stylist (as Bruce Samia)
Christine Wostak	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Fabio M. Arber	....	production supervisor
Robert Engelman	....	unit production manager (as Bob Engelman)
Lori Szybist	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Diane Calhoun	....	second second assistant director
Melanie Grefe	....	second assistant director (as Melanie Grefé)
Kellie JoTackett	....	additional second second assistant director
Gary Sales	....	first assistant director

Art Department
David Alban	....	construction foreman (as Dave Alban)
Chris Alicia Jr.	....	on-set dresser (as Chris Alicea)
Dan Antkowiak	....	art department coordinator
Jerry Blohm	....	property master
William R. Bricker	....	propmaker
Michael Calabrese	....	set dresser
James P. Crapser	....	gangboss
Robert Crowley	....	lead man
Jose Duarte	....	head scenic artist
Stephen I. Erdberg	....	assistant property master (as Stephen Erdberg)
Michael D. Fitzgerald	....	set dresser
William Forte	....	painter
Graylan Franklin	....	set dresser
José González	....	scenic foreman (as Jose Gonzalez)
James Harris	....	construction coordinator
Maureen Hendricks	....	scenic artist
Paul J. Hendricks	....	propmaker (as Paul Hendricks)
John Hinchie	....	propmaker
Sherrie Lang	....	buyer
Brian Luehring	....	propmaker
Mark McCarthy	....	propmaker
Greyson Miller	....	swing gang
John Ogonoski	....	propmaker
Isabel Palacios	....	art department production assistant
John Pantesco	....	assistant property master
Frank A. Raffa Jr.	....	set dresser
Holly Ritchie	....	stand-by painter
John R. Salemi	....	propmaker
Edwin Santiago	....	set dresser
Nicholas Scott	....	set designer
Gray Smith	....	propmaker
Michael Snyder	....	swing gang
Paul Stickl	....	propmaker
Eric Tiefenbach	....	set dresser
Karen Virgin	....	buyer
Paul Vistocco	....	scenic artist (as Paul Eric Vistocco)
Cary Whittaker	....	assistant property master (as Cary Whitaker)
Thomas Wilson	....	propmaker
Valarie Wise	....	set decoration buyer
Bill Wright	....	set designer
Lewis Zucker	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Paul Timothy Carden	....	co-supervising sound editor (as Paul Carden)
Scott Clements	....	playback/utility
Dallas Ransome Cobb III	....	sound production assistant
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Diana Flores	....	adr mixer
Jeff Gomillion	....	adr mixer
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Jacobs	....	sound editor
Fred Kupfer	....	boom operator
Vaughn Lowery	....	adr mixer
Scott Murray	....	sound production assistant
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	....	supervising sound editor
Sarah Payan	....	sound editor
Aaron Rihel	....	sound mix technician
Aaron Rihel	....	sound recordist
Mark Weber	....	sound mixer
James Wright	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jeff Bianchi	....	special effects
Harry Hurst	....	special effects (as Harry King Hurst III)

Visual Effects by
Steven Fagerquist	....	visual effects
Tirsa Hackshaw	....	title designer
Peter Koczera	....	senior digital artist
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects
Dan Ashton	....	scanning and recording operator: Cinesite Hollywood (uncredited)
Charles Schwartz	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Ricou Browning Jr.	....	stunt coordinator
Oliver Butsch	....	stunts
Alex Edlin	....	stunts
Denise Gallo	....	stunts
Phil Hijal	....	stunts
Kent Marincovic	....	stunts
Paul Noworyta	....	stunts (as Paul Noworytha)
Elmer Pillon	....	stunts
Michelle Lynn Rojohn	....	stunts
Chauncey Vieira	....	stunts
John Wallinski	....	stunts
Robert Weir	....	stunts (as Robert G. Weir)

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas M. Allen	....	electrician
Jason Barfield	....	electrician
Tim Black	....	grip
Tim Bourque	....	electrician
Tim Bourque	....	grip
Richard J. Brock	....	camera operator (as Rick Brock)
Robert Cates	....	rigging best boy electric
David Clark	....	electrician
James C. Cormett Jr.	....	electrician
Kelly Cowan	....	electrician
Joe Cuzan	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Danny Denigi	....	electrician
Jonathan Dugas	....	grip
Gerard V. Engrassia	....	grip
Matthew J. Errico	....	grip
Peter Farber	....	first assistant camera
Jon Baronn Farmer	....	still photographer (as Jon Farmer)
Andrew Fisher	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Paul Futo	....	grip
Dean Goodman	....	electrician
Scott L. Gordon	....	grip
James J. Green	....	grip
Bruce Hazen	....	electrician
James P. Hopkins	....	electrician
Orlando Iglesias Jr.	....	camera loader
Mario Ingoglia	....	grip
Ben Kanegson	....	grip (as Ben J. Kanegson)
David Kasper	....	rigging grip
John Gregory Kasper	....	key rigging grip
Fred Kimble	....	electrician
David Kimelman	....	camera operator: second camera
Rick Lacoste	....	rigging electrician (as Edward 'Rick' Lacoste)
Michael L. Larson	....	grip
Marvin Lee	....	second assistant camera: additional camera
David Lovell	....	rigging grip
Jimmi Lyon	....	electrician
Ronald G. Marshall	....	electrician (as Ronnie Marshall)
Joe Mast	....	dolly grip
Bill McConnell Jr.	....	second assistant camera (as William C. McConnell)
Sean Meyer	....	grip
Stan Meyer	....	grip
Keith Miller	....	rigging grip
Peter Monella	....	electrician
Mark Emery Moore	....	camera operator: second camera
Paul Olsen	....	electrician
Gaither D. Penden III	....	video assist operator
Earl Perque	....	rigging grip (as Earl Perque Jr.)
Rusty Pouch	....	rigging electrician (as Arnold Pouch)
Gerard Reyes	....	grip
Rick Roberts	....	rigging electrician
Chris Rodriguez	....	grip
Eric Roizman	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jack Rose	....	electrician (as Jack H. Rose II)
Barry Ryan	....	key grip
Gary Ryan	....	gaffer
Alberto Saad	....	video assist operator (as Albert Saad)
David Scauzzo	....	grip
Todd Schlopy	....	first assistant camera: second camera
Charles J. Schray	....	grip (as Charles Schray)
Troy Schultz	....	best boy grip
Fred Schwartz	....	electrician
Jim Seckel	....	best boy electric
John Sider Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Thomas Smaling	....	rigging grip best boy
William Smaling	....	rigging gaffer
Henry Starling	....	rigging grip
Lee J. Stone	....	crane operator: Technocrane
David Swift	....	grip
Chris Tarantino	....	grip
Rick Tiedeman	....	additional camera operator (as Rick Tiedemann)
Jeff Togno	....	electrician (as Jeffrey S. Togno)
Shawn Torge	....	light board operator
Fred Valentine	....	rigging electrician (as Frederick Valentine)
Billy Wells	....	camera loader
Todd Wood	....	grip
Chris Young	....	grip
William Zakoor	....	electrician

Casting Department
Elizabeth Boykewich	....	casting associate
Kendra Carter	....	casting assistant
Melanie Hartford	....	casting assistant: Florida
Georgia Simon	....	adr voice casting
Lori Wyman	....	casting: Florida (as Lori S. Wyman)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annie Esposito	....	wardrobe production assistant
Valerie Fusaro	....	set costumer
Heather Holmes	....	set costumer
Danny Molaschi	....	set costumer (as Daniel A. Molaschi)
Susan Salzano	....	set costumer (as Suzan L. Salzano)
Pauline Rodriguez Sanchez	....	set costumer
Julie S. Siegmund	....	set costumer
Emae Villalobos	....	costume supervisor
Belynda Warren	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Becca Borawski	....	lip sync editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Sharyn Gersh	....	lip sync editor (as Sharyn M. Tylk)
Derek Hess	....	post-production assistant
Sean Hubbert	....	first assistant editor
Timothy Joosten	....	post-production coordinator
Aaron B. Koontz	....	assistant editor (as A.B. Koontz)
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Travis Rohrs	....	apprentice editor
Joseph Virzi	....	second assistant editor
Adam Zelkind	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Mauricio J. Balvanera	....	music assistant
Carli Barber	....	music assistant
Becca Borawski	....	assistant music editor
Suzanne Coffman	....	music clearances
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor
Michael Fey	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Grossman	....	assistant to composer
Kirsten Lane	....	music consultant
Lawrence Manchester	....	music engineer
Gregg Nestor	....	music preparation
Mark Ryan	....	music editor
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Jilien Smith	....	music consultant
John Van Houten	....	music contractor
Dan Wallin	....	scoring engineer
Michael Wandmacher	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
George Hamilton	....	transportation captain
Don Reinzo	....	transportation coordinator (as Don Rienzo)

Other crew
Jenny Ackerman	....	office production assistant: USA
Josue Aguilar	....	key set production assistant
Martin Alcala	....	production accountant
Pamela Alessandrelli	....	assistant production coordinator
Adolfo Alvarez-Calderon	....	location scout
Oscar Aquirre	....	set production assistant
Lillian Awa	....	production assistant
Erica Beck	....	production assistant
Lori Byers	....	assistant location manager
Lee Cipolla	....	set production assistant
Steve Dale	....	production assistant
Robert Destolfe	....	projectionist (as Robert A. De Stolfe)
Alex Escarpanter	....	office production assistant
Alison Faulk	....	dancer
Catherine Fetsco	....	office production assistant
Cristy Fuentefria	....	set production assistant
Kris Gray	....	production secretary
Carol Green	....	unit publicist
Warren Hathaway	....	set production assistant
Michael Hendrickson	....	production executive: Fox
Pam Holdridge	....	production coordinator
Tina Hong	....	first assistant accountant
Erica P. Ignacio-Beck	....	set production assistant
Duane Johnson	....	set production assistant
Marc H. Katz	....	craft service (as Marc Katz)
Daniel Keith	....	stand-in
Ryan Krayser	....	production assistant
Arleen Loo	....	location assistant
Dominique Martinez	....	accounting production assistant
Colleen McCarthy	....	craft service assistant
Mack McKelvey	....	craft service assistant (as Stacy McKelvey)
Steven T. Nolan	....	technician: HotHead
Christina Papa	....	key office production assistant
Travis Payne	....	choreographer
Evan Peller	....	assistant: Mr. Iscove
Ilene Pickus	....	script supervisor
Todd Powell	....	location scout
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	location manager
Susanne Ragnarsson	....	assistant location manager
Mike Risco	....	production assistant
Dani Rotstein	....	assistant: Mr. Agoglia and Ms. Aspinall
Luis J. Sierra	....	water safety
Kitty Terry	....	assistant location manager
Chad Tingle	....	location production assistant
Stacy Walker	....	assistant choreographer
Sandra Woodward	....	location assistant
Paul Young	....	production assistant
Christopher De Stefano	....	assistant to director (uncredited)

Thanks
Thomas Grassberger	....	acknowledgment

Production Companies

• 19 Entertainment

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• My Network TV (2009) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2005) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Howard Anderson Company, The  digital opticals
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Micdi Productions  music editing
• Universal Sound Studios  sound re-recording services

Also Known As:

"From Justin to Kelly: With Love" - USA (alternative title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, sensuality and brief language

Runtime:

81 min | USA:90 min (extended version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Italy:T | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #39819) | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Quebec) | Canada:PG (Manitoba/Ontario) | Australia:PG | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, USA

Company:

19 Entertainment

Trivia:

During filming on the beach in Miami, Florida, Kelly Clarkson would simply lie down in the sand and take a nap, rather than walking over to her chair, in the shade.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the girls are leaving the beach, Alexa gets the first text message from Justin. They show her phone up close, and you can see her phone has no antenna. When she puts her phone back in her purse, the phone has an antenna.

Quotes:

Eddie:Trust me, getting rejected by text is a lot less humiliating.
Brandon, Justin:Right

Movie Connections:

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Soundtrack:

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If You Read Only One User Comment On Here, Uh, This Is Probably About The Same As It

Before Kelly Clarkson actually started producing some decent pop, this was pretty much the only product of American Idol for a bit. And what an product it was. The sheer lack of enthusiasm put forward in this movie is, to say the least, daunting.

Set during a spring break, Kelly, the clichéd Texan girl who wants to be a big singer but is stuck in a lowly bar, runs into Justin, who smiles an abnormally large amount and has a really, seriously ridiculous perm. I mean, come on. It looks like cotton candy. They both go to Florida, and watch loads of "babes" and do a bunch of PG-13 related spring break hi-jinks, of which there aren't many. Hence why they're college hi-jinks. Doi.

Anyway, after a rather dumb meet cute between Justin and Kelly, the plot, which would have difficulty filling up a 22 minute sitcom let alone this 90 minute trash fest, begins to unfold. Basically, Kelly's blonde friend wants Justin, and he wants Kelly, so to get revenge on him, she gives him her phone number, and then makes it look like Kelly doesn't care about him. I'm sure you can imagine the complex and thought provoking scenarios that this could spin out into, but don't hurt yourself.

A quick note on the musical numbers: you have a mute button. Employ it LIBERALLY. Thank you.

Obviously, From Justin to Kelly is meant for twelve year old girls, who have seen the same plot a couple of dozen times before, only this time it doesn't involve Barbie and/or Fairies (insert joke here). If you are a twelve year old girl, go rent Sleepover. It's much better than this, and it has cute boys. If you're not a twelve year old girl (which is a good thing), stay, stay away from this factory made piece of crap.