The Station Agent (2003)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Thomas McCarthy

Writer (WGA):

Thomas McCarthy (written by)

Release Date:

5 December 2003 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Loneliness is much better when you have got someone to share it with (norway DVD release).

Plot:

When his only friend dies, a man born with dwarfism moves to rural New Jersey to live a life of solitude, only to meet a chatty hot dog vendor and a woman dealing with her own personal loss.

Plot Keywords:

Train | Depot | Newfoundland New Jersey | Dwarf | Death

Awards:

Won BAFTA Film Award. Another 22 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Peter Dinklage	...	Finbar McBride
Paul Benjamin	...	Henry Styles
Jase Blankfort	...	Store Customer
Paula Garcés	...	Cashier (as Paula Garces)
Josh Pais	...	Carl
Richard Kind	...	Louis Tiboni
Bobby Cannavale	...	Joe Oramas
Patricia Clarkson	...	Olivia Harris
Lynn Cohen	...	Patty at the Good to Go
Raven Goodwin	...	Cleo
Marla Sucharetza	...	Janice
Michelle Williams	...	Emily
Jayce Bartok	...	Chris
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Danny (as Joe Lotruglio)
John Slattery	...	David
Maile Flanagan	...	Pappy's Waitress
Sarah Bolger	...	Girl in Bar
Ileen Getz	...	Mrs. Kahn
Jeremy Bergman	...	Jacob
Annie Del Moro	...	'What about blimps' Girl
Carlos Rosas	...	'Blimps are cool' Boy

Directed by
Thomas McCarthy		(as Tom Mccarthy)

Writing credits (WGA)
Thomas McCarthy		(written by) (as Tom Mccarthy)

Produced by
Richard Cohan	....	associate producer
Robert May	....	producer
Mary Jane Skalski	....	producer
Kathryn Tucker	....	producer
Joshua Zeman	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Stephen Trask

Cinematography by
Oliver Bokelberg		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tom McArdle		(as Tom Mcardle)

Casting by
Kerry Barden		(as Barden)
Billy Hopkins		(as Hopkins)
Suzanne Smith		(as Smith)

Production Design by
John Paino

Art Direction by
Len Clayton		(as Len X. Clayton)

Set Decoration by
Erin Ohanneson

Costume Design by
Jeanne DuPont		(as Jeanne Dupont)

Makeup Department
Dana Elder	....	hair stylist
Dana Elder	....	makeup artist
Julia Lallas	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Neil Driscoll Jr.	....	unit manager (as Neil Driscoll)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christina Fontana	....	second second assistant director
Jared Trimble	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Hugo Bravo	....	scenic
Richie Bravo	....	scenic
Jean Chen	....	swing
John El Manahi	....	scenic (as John Elmanahi)
Barry Ferguson	....	carpenter
Jessalyn Gilsig	....	original paintings
Lovisa Inserra	....	art production assistant
Todd Kancar	....	scenic
Erin Ohanneson	....	props
Aaron Schneider	....	carpenter
Valerie Seibenberg	....	art production assistant
Len Stefaniak	....	carpenter
Stefan Szymanski	....	carpenter
Hanna Varady	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Kevin Bowe	....	boom operator
Damian Canelos	....	production sound mixer
Tom Efinger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Efinger	....	sound supervisor
Sean French	....	assistant sound engineer
Paul Hsu	....	sound designer
Joseph Hyun	....	assistant sound editor
Dave Lasala	....	assistant sound engineer
John Moros	....	assistant sound editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Steve F.B. Smith	....	consultant: Dolby sound

Stunts
Kristopher Medina	....	stunt double
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Thomas Antoszczyk	....	first assistant camera
Shaka Brookes	....	additional electrician (as Shaka Brooks)
Shaka Brookes	....	additional grip (as Shaka Brooks)
Chris Clarke	....	additional electrician
Chris Clarke	....	additional grip
Jeffrey Dutemple	....	additional first assistant camera
Jill Graziano	....	additional still photographer
Mike Jackson	....	additional electrician (as Mike A. Jackson)
Mike Jackson	....	additional grip (as Mike A. Jackson)
Chris Jara	....	best boy electric
Jennifer Johnson	....	additional key grip
Dan Keane	....	key grip
Chae Kihn	....	still photographer
Julia Lallas	....	additional still photographer
Paul McCluskey	....	best boy grip (as Paul Mccluskey)
Alan McIntyre Smith	....	gaffer (as Alan Smith)
Andy Motz	....	additional electrician (as Andy T. Motz)
Andy Motz	....	additional grip (as Andy T. Motz)
Philip Peschlow	....	second assistant camera
James Quigley	....	additional electrician
James Quigley	....	additional grip
Jonathan Sims	....	additional best boy grip
Dustin Smither	....	camera loader
Craig Striano	....	additional electrician
Craig Striano	....	additional grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sonya Jurgens	....	wardrobe assistant
Liz Romano	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Lisa Schenone	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Claudine Blain	....	negative cutter
Steve Calalang	....	dailies colorist
David Dawkins	....	editing facilities: Radical Avid
Luis Furtado	....	color consultant
Jean-Paul Mageren	....	color consultant
Joaquin Perez	....	assistant editor
Vladimir Zabransky	....	color timer (as Vladimir Zabranski)
Paul Zucker	....	assistant editor
Richard Haylock	....	digital intermediate technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Paul Hsu	....	music editor
Julian Koster	....	musician: saw, bowed banjo and banjo
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
Ben Ross	....	musician: harmonica
Stephen Trask	....	musician: EXS24/ES2, guitar and keyboard
Stephen Trask	....	score recordist
Ann West	....	musician: cello
Wendi Morris	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Beth Avery	....	location manager
Liz Bradley	....	key set production assistant (as Elizabeth Bradley)
Paul Brennan	....	legal counsel: Sloss Law Office
Emerson Bruns	....	legal counsel: Rudolph & Beer
Bill Corcoran	....	printer: Corcoran Printing
James Debbs	....	production coordinator
Walter DeForest	....	set production assistant (as Walter De Forest)
Jacqueline Eckhouse	....	legal counsel: Sloss Law Office (as Jackie Eckhouse)
John B. Finn	....	production accountant: JFA Inc. (as John Finn)
Joshua Fischer	....	location assistant
Cori Fromkin Ship	....	script supervisor
Jonathan Gray	....	legal counsel: Spinak and Gray
Pete Hayes	....	production accountant: JFA Inc.
Britten Leigh Heft	....	set production assistant
Charles Herzfeld	....	technical coordinator
Marshall Jacobson	....	legal counsel: Rosenn Jenkins & Greenwald (as Marshall Jacobson Esq.)
Bill Jentz	....	Newfoundland depot courtesy of
Terry H. Jones	....	accounting services: Jones Konhanski & Co.
Jenny Kranson	....	assistant: Robert May
Christopher K. Lagdamen	....	set production assistant (as Christopher Lagdamen)
Paul Leber	....	footage provider: Super 8 train footage
Snezhana Londoner	....	production coordinator (as Snezhana Kushnir)
Matt Longwell	....	location scout
Dustin Lucien	....	additional set production assistant
Ray Mara	....	caterer: Renaissance Catering
Robert Marc	....	eyewear supplier
Larry Medico	....	additional intern
Ramon Morales Mendoza	....	set intern
Ross Miller	....	insurance: DR Reiff and Associates
Cristina Ramiro Monroy	....	set intern (as Christina Ramiro)
Adam Mutchler	....	assistant location manager (as Adam Mutchier)
Juan Sanchez	....	set intern
John Sloss	....	legal counsel: Sloss Law Office
Robert Spinak	....	legal counsel: Spinak and Gray
Vilka Tzouras	....	assistant: Mary Jane Skalski
Christian Zak	....	digital supervisor
Ian M. Stratford	....	production counsel (uncredited)

Thanks
Joe Alesso	....	special thanks
Michael Angle	....	special thanks
Earl Baker Jr.	....	special thanks
Kara Baker	....	special thanks (as Kara Baker-Young)
Donna L. Bascom	....	special thanks (as Donna Bascom)
Sarah Bassine	....	special thanks
John Harrington Bland	....	special thanks (as John Bland)
William Bloomfield	....	special thanks
Larry Brand	....	special thanks
Chet Brett	....	special thanks
Jacqueline Brogan	....	special thanks
Kendall Chambers	....	special thanks
Barbara Cohen	....	special thanks
Michael Danek	....	special thanks
Marcia DeBonis	....	special thanks (as Marcia Debonis)
Sybil Dessau	....	special thanks
Jonathan Dinklage	....	special thanks
Meghan Duttenhofer	....	special thanks
Steve Duttenhofer	....	special thanks
Simon Fill	....	special thanks
Katie Finneran	....	special thanks
Steve Friedland	....	special thanks
Boris Frumin	....	special thanks
Gordon Fuller	....	special thanks
Dominic Fumusa	....	special thanks (as Domonic Fumusa)
Jack Gagne	....	special thanks
Pete Gakos	....	special thanks
Dan Glassman	....	special thanks
Randi Goldstein	....	special thanks
Mike Gorga	....	special thanks
Karla Harscheid	....	special thanks
Gene Hess	....	special thanks
Danny Hooton	....	special thanks
Takeo Hori	....	special thanks
Libby Jeramaz	....	special thanks
Jill Johnson	....	special thanks
Caroline Kaplan	....	special thanks
Kevin Kappock	....	special thanks
Rebecca Kitt	....	special thanks
Sam Kitt	....	special thanks
Michael Klufas	....	special thanks
Brian Kreider	....	special thanks
Charlie Lang	....	special thanks
Robert Law	....	special thanks
Susan Leber	....	special thanks
Lisa Leingang	....	special thanks
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte	....	special thanks (as Jeff Levy Hinte)
Sophia Lin	....	special thanks
Alicia Loving	....	special thanks
Mike Lubin	....	special thanks
Sidney Lumet	....	special thanks
Heather Male	....	special thanks
Erin May	....	special thanks
Evan May	....	special thanks
Mary Lynn May	....	special thanks
Amy McCarthy	....	special thanks (as Amy Mccarthy)
Bill McCarthy	....	special thanks (as Bill Mccarthy)
Carol McCarthy	....	special thanks (as Carol Mccarthy)
Eugene McCarthy	....	special thanks (as Eugene Mccarthy)
Jay McCarthy	....	special thanks (as Jay Mccarthy)
John McCarthy	....	special thanks (as John Mccarthy)
Kate Meckley	....	special thanks
Ann Murphy	....	special thanks
Robert H. Nathan	....	special thanks
Rick Owens	....	special thanks
Andrew Pang	....	special thanks
Aashlesha Patel	....	special thanks
Chelsea Pennebaker	....	special thanks
Joel Perry	....	special thanks
Robert Peters	....	special thanks
Bill Phillips	....	special thanks
Krysia Plonka	....	special thanks
Liz Plonka	....	special thanks
Michael Pressman	....	special thanks
Rhonda Price	....	special thanks
Richard Reichert	....	special thanks
Max Rissman	....	special thanks
Paul Rissman	....	special thanks
Trevor Ristow	....	special thanks
Jay Roach	....	special thanks
Sam Rockwell	....	special thanks
Jeff Rose	....	special thanks
Carter Schelling	....	special thanks
Steve Schueren	....	special thanks
Nick Scinto	....	special thanks
Amy Selmes	....	special thanks
Orlando Sema	....	special thanks
Jonathan Marc Sherman	....	special thanks
Christina Sibul	....	special thanks
Eric Simonson	....	special thanks
Barry R. Sisson	....	special thanks: SenArt Films Partners
Lemore Syvan	....	special thanks
Bruce Thomas	....	special thanks
Joseph Tiboni	....	special thanks
Leif Ueland	....	special thanks
Daisy von Scherler Mayer	....	special thanks (as Daisy Von Sherler Mayer)
Kate Walsh	....	special thanks
Matt Warren	....	special thanks
John Weekley	....	special thanks
Christopher Weir	....	special thanks
Bradley White	....	special thanks
Stephen Whritenour	....	special thanks
Darnell Williams	....	special thanks
Scott Yoselow	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• SenArt Films
• Next Wednesday Productions (in association with)
• Station Agent, The (copyright owners)

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• 1More Film (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alta Classics S.L. Unipersonal (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Filmhouse (2004) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Polyfilm Verleih (2004) (Austria) (theatrical)
• Prokino Filmverleih (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2004) (Finland) (VHS)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (TV)

Other Companies

• 3655 - Pentagon Nine  special thanks
• A and P Grocery Store  special thanks
• AIM Productions  special thanks
• ASAP Racks  special thanks
• Advent Security  special thanks
• Axium/Avalon Entertainment Services  payroll services (as Axium/ Avalon)
• Barry's Luncheonette  special thanks
• C5  post-production sound services
• Cinetic Media  financing and distribution advisory services
• Corcoran Printing  printing services
• Courier Car Rental  production vehicles
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  insurance (as DR Reiff and Associates)
• Digit Audio  audio post facility
• Elgin Watches  special thanks
• Fuji Film  film stock
• Gersh Agency, The  special thanks
• Good to Go Deli  special thanks
• Hand Held Films  lenses and cameras by (as Handheld Films)
• Holy Trinity Lutheran Church  special thanks
• Hotsy of Hamlin  special thanks
• JFA  production accounting services
• Jefferson Township Police Department  special thanks
• Jeremy Walker + Associates  publicity
• John E. Allen Associates  optical interpositive element
• Jones Konhanski and Company  accounting services: SenArt Films
• KL Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Katherine D. Malone Elementary School  special thanks
• Kiehl's Since 1851  special thanks
• Kodak  film stock (as Kodak Film)
• Lunacy Beer  special thanks
• Medico Industries  crane services
• Mill Lane Tavern  special thanks
• Morristown Erie Railroad  special thanks
• New Jersey Department of Transportation  special thanks (as New Jersey Transit)
• New York, Susquehanna and Western Railway Corporation  special thanks
• Oscar's Smokehouse  special thanks
• Pennsylvania Film Commission  special thanks
• Post 391  additional post facility
• Pretty Company  titles
• Radical Avid  picture editing facility
• Radical Media  special thanks
• Rails to Cottages  special thanks
• Renaissance Catering  catering
• Rockaway Borough Police Department  special thanks
• Rockaway Borough  special thanks
• Rockaway Township Library - Hibernia Branch  special thanks
• Rockaway Township Police Department  special thanks
• Rockaway Township  special thanks
• Rosenn Jenkins and Greenwald  estate legal consultant
• Rudolph & Beer  legal counsel: Nex Wednesday
• Sacred Heart Church  special thanks
• Sinjin Studio  score recorded at
• Sloss Law Office  legal counsel: SenArt Films
• Spinak & Gray  production counsel (as Spinak and Gray)
• Targhee Brands  special thanks
• Technicolor Canada  color
• Technicolor New York  dailies
• Technicolor  digital mastering
• The Screening Room  special thanks
• The Tribeca Grand Hotel  special thanks
• Topp Copy  special thanks
• Truck Miles  production vehicles

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some drug content.

Runtime:

88 min | USA:89 min (Encore print) | Turkey:83 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Australia:M | Germany:o.Al. | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R | Norway:7 | Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Bucks County, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

SenArt Films

Trivia:

All the artwork seen in Olivia Harris' house was painted and provided by actress Jessalyn Gilsig, writer/director Thomas McCarthy's friend and co-star during their run in TV show "Boston Public" (2000).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Fin picks up the groceries for Olivia, he has his bag on his shoulder. The bag is not there when he delivers the groceries, but it returns after he has left Olivia's house.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Henry Styles: Morning, professor.
Finbar McBride: Good morning.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 2004 IFP/West Independent Spirit Awards (2004) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Silver Electric

Even better than I expected

I heard the comments, I read the reviews, but actually seeing The Station Agent was even better than I had expected. I watched it in a library--and it was almost a full house for the showing tonight. At the end there was a burst of applause. I watch movies in libraries quite often, but I can't remember the last time I heard applause when the movie was over.

Another movie (Lost in Translation is in this group) which doesn't settle for the oh-too-obvious "fall in love" clichés, and presents supportive friendship as a worthwhile choice. I think that working towards friendship is a tremendous possibility (and never one that you have to regret in the morning)!