New Guy (2003)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Bilge Ebiri

Writer:

Bilge Ebiri (writer)

Genre:

Comedy | Fantasy | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Sacrifice equals success

Plot Keywords:

Post It | Binoculars | Secret Society | Air Duct | Boss

Cast

Kelly Miller	...	Gregg
Scott Janes	...	Jim
Jonathan Uffelman	...	Justin
Johnny Ray	...	The Janitor
Tobi-Lyn Byers	...	Susan
Hank Prehodka	...	The Boss
Harvey Kaufman	...	Ralph
Louis Cancelmi	...	Winston
Jana Mestechy	...	Lucinda (as Jana Mestecky)
Kelly McAndrew	...	Janice
Dusty Brown	...	Ted (as Dustin Brown)
Catherine Cushman	...	Stacy
Jane Napier	...	Sandra (as Jayne Napier)
Tracy Tobin	...	The Orientation Speaker
Robert Pollack	...	The Faxer
Marla Mekjian	...	The Executive Assistant
Allan Styer	...	Boss Across Street
Ed Lovett	...	Man in Bathroom
Beverly Lauchner	...	Waitress
Alan Aronow	...	Man in Elevator #1
Don Estill	...	Man in Elevator #2
Stephan Ghukfvin	...	Beggar
Donna Mooney	...	Cop #1
Jim Ward	...	Cop #2
David Hale	...	Angry Employee #1
Douglas Bell	...	Angry Employee #2
Jeff Swarthout	...	Boss's Visitor #1
Edmond Young	...	Boss's Visitor #2
Carl Low	...	Man with Flowers
Anita Channapati	...	Woman on Phone
Nicole Franklin	...	Voicemail
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Danielle Giambalvo	...	Girl in Restuarant (credit only)
Michael Chmiel	...	Cultist (uncredited)

Directed by
Bilge Ebiri

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bilge Ebiri		writer

Produced by
Bilge Ebiri	....	producer
Gary Giambalvo	....	co-producer
Pavlina Hatoupis	....	producer
Billy Mack	....	associate producer (as Bill Mack)
Edward McGurn	....	line producer
Mary Nittolo	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Shane Clark
Erik Ilyayev
Erich Rausch

Cinematography by
Branan Edgens
Charles Moss		(as Chuck Moss)

Film Editing by
Cabot Philbrick

Production Design by
Katherine Mathews

Production Management
Jamie D. Boscardin	....	production supervisor: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Billy Mack	....	first assistant director
Matt Roberts	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jarin Blaschke	....	art department assistant
John R. Holmes	....	storyboard artist
Kirsten Malloy	....	art department assistant
Darcy Whittemore	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
David Haffner	....	additional sound designer
Erwan Kerzanet	....	boom operator
Cabot Philbrick	....	sound editor
André Rigaut	....	sound engineer
Bill Toles	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Tenolian Bell	....	camera operator: second unit (as Teno Bell)
Luis Contreras	....	grip
Michael Magna	....	grip
Maizura Mohd-Som	....	first assistant camera
Hugo Perez	....	grip
Andreas Wagner	....	camera operator: second unit

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Katherine Mathews	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Bart Bobinski	....	post-production intern
Sammy Leonard	....	post-production intern
Jase Miles-Perez	....	post-production intern
Sergio Puente	....	post-production intern

Other crew
Beth Adler	....	production coordinator
Philip A. Aromando	....	credit sequence designer (as Philip Aromando)
Alma Bune	....	assistant production coordinator
Jeff Di Tanna	....	production assistant
Marilena Hatoupis	....	script supervisor
Don Lewis	....	location scout
Paul Noble	....	production assistant
Jason Smith	....	production intern
Mikhail Tassi	....	production assistant
Apostollos Zervos	....	additional location scout

Thanks
Faith Matorin	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Siete Machos Films

Distributors

• Siete Machos Films (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cut Entertainment Group (2003) (worldwide) (all media)
• Lighthouse DVD (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Vanguard Cinema (2005) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Aerolith / Diaspora Studios  post production services
• Available Light Productions  post production services
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by

Runtime:

USA:85 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

UK:15

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Siete Machos Films

Quotes:

Ted: You know how they always say the grass is greener on the other side? Well, that's the other side.

Movie Connections:

References The Wicker Man (1973)

Contrived!

The plot is contrived, completely unrealistic, yet without any discernible symbolism which may redeem, or justify such story telling. If some hidden allegory was the writer's intent it certainly escaped me in total.

The story takes place on the first day on the job for Gregg, a young office worker. Right from the start it presents situations that I have never witnessed in my 30+ years of work in an office environment. How does he walk directly to his cubicle in the new place without having been shown to it by anyone in the office is just the first of many events that are left without an explanation, but is typical of the general unsatisfying flavor of the plot.

It is as if the plot was assembled on the go and it encountered many twists and blind alleys from which it could not recover and so it just moved on with no closure.

Ultimately, it ends (alas, not soon enough) enigmatically in another contrived plot twist still without providing a clue to the meaning of the earlier hour-and-a-half of nonsense.

A complete waste of time.