House of D (2004)

Popularity:

Down 2% in popularity this week. See why on IMDbPro.

Director:

David Duchovny

Writer:

David Duchovny (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

See the world a little differently.

Plot:

By working through problems stemming from his past, Tom Warshaw, an American artist living in Paris, begins to discover who he really is, and returns to his home to reconcile with his family and friends.

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Butchery | Catholic School | Catholic | Friend

Cast

Anton Yelchin	...	Tommy
Robin Williams	...	Pappass
Téa Leoni	...	Mrs. Warshaw
Erykah Badu	...	Lady / Bernadette
David Duchovny	...	Tom Warshaw
Frank Langella	...	Reverend Duncan
Zelda Williams	...	Melissa
Magali Amadei	...	Coralie Warshaw
Olga Sosnovska	...	Simone
Orlando Jones	...	Superfly
Bernie Sheredy	...	Sasha (as Bernard Sheredy)
Stephen Spinella	...	Ticket Seller
Alice Drummond	...	Mrs. Brevoort
Harold Cartier	...	Odell Warshaw
Mark Margolis	...	Mr. Pappass
Claire Lautier	...	Madam Chatquipet
Willie Garson	...	Ticket Agent
Gideon Jacobs	...	Gerard
Adam LeFevre	...	Monty
Leslie Lyles	...	Sondra
Mark Richard Keith	...	Pitcher
James Ockimey	...	Another Kid
Jonah Meyerson	...	Kid #2
Jill Shackner	...	Lead Girl in Gym
Lisby Larson	...	Mrs. Loggia
Michael Chapman	...	Doorman
Henry Strozier	...	Civil Servant
Andrée Damant	...	French Woman in Window (as Andree Damant)
Etienne Draber	...	French Man in Window (as Etienne Drabier)
Chantal Garrigues	...	French Wife in Window (as Chantal Guarrigues)
Mary Fortune	...	Nurse #1 (as Mary A. Fortune)
Lester Cohen	...	Irate Trotskyite
Roxy Toporowych	...	Miss Johnson
Francesca Buccellato	...	Mrs. Robinson
Erica Tazel	...	Reader (as Erica N. Tazel)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ty Copeman	...	Airline Security (uncredited)
Aristedes Philip DuVal	...	Brooklyn Hipster (uncredited)
Amber Gristak	...	Leon's Mistress (uncredited)
Vivian Kalinov	...	New Yorker; Woman in Chelsea (uncredited)
Michael Eric Reid	...	Donald (uncredited)
Stacy Lynn Spierer	...	Dog Walker (uncredited)
Bill Walters	...	ND Background (uncredited)

Directed by
David Duchovny

Writing credits
David Duchovny		(written by)

Produced by
Zanne Devine	....	executive producer
David Gaines	....	co-producer
Melanie Greene	....	co-producer
Richard Barton Lewis	....	producer (as Richard B. Lewis)
Adam Merims	....	executive producer
Adam Merims	....	line producer
Jane Rosenthal	....	producer
Jeff Skoll	....	executive producer
Bob Yari	....	producer

Original Music by
Geoff Zanelli

Cinematography by
Michael Chapman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Suzy Elmiger

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Lester Cohen

Art Direction by
Teresa Mastropierro

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Greenberg

Costume Design by
Ellen Lutter

Makeup Department
Gary Archer	....	dental prosthetics
Chris Bingham	....	makeup department head
Dale Brownell	....	key hair stylist
Francesca Buccellato	....	key makeup artist
Chris Burgoyne	....	prosthetic lab work
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic lab work
Cheri Minns	....	makeup artist: Mr. Williams
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetic aging: Robin Williams
Jackie Payne	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Michael Bederman	....	production supervisor
Blair Breard	....	unit production manager (as M. Blair Breard)
David Gaines	....	post-production supervisor
Robert Katz	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cheyenne Corre	....	third assistant director: Paris
Timothy Donohue	....	second assistant director (as Tim Donohue)
Deanna Leslie	....	second second assistant director (as Deanna Leslie Kelly)
Michael T. Meador	....	second assistant director (as Michael Meador)
Todd Pfeiffer	....	first assistant director
William Pruss	....	first assistant director: Paris
Hans Titze	....	second assistant director: Paris
Adam T. Weisinger	....	additional second assistant director (as Adam Weisengel)

Art Department
Matt Codd	....	concept artist
Martha Fishkin	....	additional shopper
Kathryn Freund	....	assistant property master
Kathryn Freund	....	buyer
Jesse Gertsen	....	on-set stand-by carpenter
Richard Hebrank	....	construction coordinator (as Richie Hebrank)
Daniel Hypes	....	art department production assistant
Autumn Jones	....	charge scenic
Tom LaVecchia	....	set dresser
Cathryn Mazer	....	assistant set decorator
Marc Newman	....	lead man
Celia Parker	....	camera scenic artist
Donna Paul	....	set dresser
Brahm Revel	....	storyboard artist
Dylan Jude Sheridan	....	property master (as Dylan Sheridan)
Christine Skubish	....	second scenic
Diane Soffian	....	on-set dresser
Alex Stapleton	....	art department coordinator
Roksolana Toporowych	....	assistant property master
Roxy Toporowych	....	assistant property master
R.J. Wilson	....	set dresser (as RJ Wilson)

Sound Department
Jeffrey Biggers	....	mix assistant engineer (as Jeff Biggers)
David Boulton	....	adr recording mixer: Sound One (as David Bolton)
Robert Carr	....	mix technician
Matthew T. Duncan	....	temp. sound recordist
Andy Greenberg	....	adr recording mixer: One Union Recording
Scott G.G. Haller	....	dialogue editor (as Scott GG Haller)
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Bill Lane	....	assistant sound recording engineer
George Leong	....	boom operator
Howard London	....	adr recording mixer: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Kimberly R. McCord-Wilson	....	adr editor (as Kimberly McCord-Wilson)
Chris Miller	....	post-production sound services: Visionbox Media
Richard Murphy	....	utility sound (as Rich Murphy)
Brad North	....	foley editor (as Bradley North)
Brad North	....	sound effects editor (as Bradley North)
Brad North	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Bradley North)
Andy Potvin	....	sound consultant: Dolby
William Sarokin	....	sound mixer
Gaël Sicot	....	boom operator: France
Gregg Silk	....	mix assistant engineer
Rich Tosi	....	assistant sound recording engineer
Chris Trent	....	foley recordist
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
David Weisberg	....	adr recording mixer: Sony Pictures Entertainment
Byron Wilson	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Derek Bird	....	digital compositor
Andrew Midgley	....	digital compositing supervisor: THDX
Marlo Pabon	....	visual effects supervisor: THDX
Francis Puthanangadi	....	digital artist: THDX
Adam Stern	....	digital compositor
Robert Stromberg	....	matte painting supervisor
Alex Thiesen	....	visual effects producer: THDX
Patrick Zentis	....	digital compositor: Digital Backlot

Stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Loïc Andrieu	....	Steadicam operator
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator
Angela Bellisio	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Cambria	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Angelo Di Giacomo	....	first assistant camera
Chris Drechsler	....	electrician
Rob Exner	....	grip
Gregory Farrell	....	generator operator (as Greg Farrell)
John Flanagan	....	electrician
Stephen Girouard	....	grip
Sandy Hays	....	Steadicam operator
Tommy Kerwick Jr.	....	grip
Tom Kerwick	....	key grip
David Knox	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Dave Knox)
Eric Kutner	....	electrician
Brian Palko	....	grip
Douglas Pellegrino	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael C. Price	....	best boy electric (as Michael Price)
Collin Quinlan	....	gaffer
Ryan Quinlan	....	electrician
Josh Roth	....	dolly grip
Jared Roybal	....	loader
Jonathan Stern	....	additional grip
Craig Striano	....	grip
Cristian Trova	....	second assistant camera
Eric Ulrich	....	grip
Rebecca Venezia	....	second assistant camera
Larry Watson	....	still photographer
William M. Weberg	....	best boy grip
Derrick West	....	video assist operator

Animation Department
Kent Braun	....	animator: Spaff Animation
Steven Dovas	....	animation graphics (as Steve Dovas)
Dave Spafford	....	animator: Spaff Animation
Debbie Spafford	....	animator: Spaff Animation

Casting Department
Cody Beke	....	casting assistant (as Cody P. Beke)
Jessica Daniels	....	casting assistant
Karen E. Etcoff	....	extras casting
Elizabeth Greenberg	....	casting associate
Caitlin McKenna	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Derek J. Baskerville	....	costumer: Mr. Williams (as Derek Baskerville)
Laurie Buehler	....	seamstress
Pashelle Clayton-Robinson	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Pascelle L. Clayton)
Pier Dicarlo	....	wardrobe production assistant
Debbe DuPerrieu	....	additional set costumer
Marta Font	....	set costumer
Careen Fowles	....	wardrobe supervisor
Estella Marie	....	additional seamstress
Barbara Presar	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Sal Baldomar	....	post-production facilities: LA Digital Post
Sally Anne Edger	....	post-production coordinator
Philip Harrison	....	associate editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Hilary Peabody	....	first assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital color timer: mastering
Ginny Turner	....	post-production facilities: LA Digital Post

Music Department
Robert Becker	....	musician: viola
Denyse Buffum	....	musician: viola
James Burt	....	music editor
Darius Campo	....	musician: violin
Larry Corbett	....	musician: celli
Buck Damon	....	music supervisor
George Doering	....	musician: guitar
Bruce Dukov	....	musician: violin
Elizabeth Finch	....	orchestrator
Michael Finnigan	....	musician: organ
Bruce Fowler	....	supervising orchestrator
Walt Fowler	....	orchestrator (as Walter Fowler)
Berj Garabedian	....	musician: violin
Suzie Katayama	....	music contractor
Suzie Katayama	....	musician: celli
Michael Lang	....	musician: piano/organ
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring mixer
Alan Meyerson	....	music scoring recordist
Yvonne S. Moriarty	....	orchestrator (as Suzette Moriarty)
Sid Page	....	musician: violin
Gina Polcaster	....	score coordinator
Walfredo Reyes	....	musician: percussion
Steven A. Saltzman	....	music editor (as Steven Saltzman)
Amanda Scheer-Demme	....	music supervisor (as Amanda Scheer Demme)
Lee Sklar	....	musician: bass
Dan Smith	....	musician: celli
Christina Soule	....	musician: celli (as Tina Soule)
Alan Steinberger	....	musician: piano
Dave Stone	....	musician: string bass (as David Stone)
Bobby Tahouri	....	assistant to composer
Martin Tillman	....	musician: solo cello
Michael Valerio	....	musician: string bass
Brad Warnaar	....	conductor: strings
Booker White	....	copyist
Hans Zimmer	....	executive producer: music score

Transportation Department
Kenny Gaskins	....	transportation captain
Bobby Marsh	....	transportation co-captain
Lenny Shiller	....	picture vehicles provider

Other crew
Segolene Amice	....	production secretary
Patricia Arbelaez	....	set production assistant
Lyssa Aruda	....	adr loop group
Chris Baker	....	assistant caterer
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Erica Beck	....	adr loop group
Jonathan Bernier	....	office production assistant (as Jon Bernier)
Raymond Braun	....	adr loop group
April L. Brooks	....	assistant production coordinator (as April Brooks)
Adam Bryant	....	stand-in: Robin Williams
Wendy Cutler	....	adr loop group (as Wendy E. Cutler)
Ged Dickersin	....	location scout
Michelle Dingoor	....	assistant: David Duchovny
Laura Fearon	....	accounting clerk
Andrew Fiero	....	set production assistant
Kevin S. Fish	....	assistant caterer (as Kevin Fish)
Aaron D. Forste	....	set production assistant (as Aaron David Forste)
Eddie Frierson	....	adr loop group
Donald Fullilove	....	adr loop group
Elisa Gabrielli	....	adr loop group
Ariana Garfinkel	....	assistant: Jane Rosenthal
Sarah Rae Garrett	....	set production assistant
Simone George	....	set production assistant
Aaron Grady	....	adr loop group
Gabriel Greenberg	....	location scout
Jamie Gregor	....	assistant: Richard B. Lewis
Nicholas Guest	....	adr loop group
Kristy Hamer	....	payroll accountant
Jake Hart	....	office production intern
Leah Holmes	....	post-production accountant
Marshall Johnson	....	location production assistant
Ronnie Kupferwasser	....	location scout
Matthew Labyorteaux	....	adr loop group
Martin J. Lawler	....	immigration legal service: Lawler & Lawler
Donna Lynn Leavy	....	adr loop group
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal affairs
Nicolette Little	....	adr loop group
Shane Long	....	adr loop group
Francisco Marcial	....	parking coordinator (as Cisco Marcial)
Caitlin McKenna	....	adr loop group
Brian McLaughlin	....	adr loop group
Josh Michael	....	craft service
Sean Michael	....	adr loop group
Jean-Marie Modet	....	location assistant: Paris
George Nannas	....	chef
Buckley Norris	....	insurance: AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services
Sheila Paige	....	script supervisor
Joan Parisi	....	immigration legal service: Lawler & Lawler
Peter Pastorelli	....	assistant location manager
Kim Pelletier	....	insurance: AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services
Anissa Rose-Deida	....	office production assistant
Allison Scagliotti	....	adr loop group (as Allison Scagliotti-Smith)
Roxanne Senesman	....	production accountant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Lisa Shriver	....	choreographer
Susan Silas	....	location scout
Peter J. Silbermann	....	unit publicist
Wayne Sosin	....	delivery bike builder and provider: Worksman Trading Corporation
Dave Spafford	....	title designer: main titles
Aaron Spann	....	adr loop group
Rebecca Erwin Spencer	....	assistant: Robin Williams
Mason Steinberg	....	assistant: Richard B. Lewis
Anita Sum	....	production coordinator
Wendy Taylor	....	location assistant
Ben Thompson	....	additional craft service
Gayle Vangrofsky	....	location scout
Rose Viggiano	....	location manager
Ian Watermeier	....	staff coordinator
Claudette Wells	....	adr loop group
Dan Zola	....	office production assistant (as Daniel Zola)
Courtney E. Hansen	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond company representative (uncredited)

Thanks
Garry Shandling	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Bob Yari Productions
• Jeff Skoll Productions
• Southpaw Entertainment (I)
• Tribeca Productions

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (USA) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• Avsar Film (2004) (Turkey) (all media)
• Bob Yari Productions
• House of D Productions LLC
• Imagem Filmes (2006) (Brazil) (VHS) (DVD)
• Ovation Entertainment LLC
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Title House Digital (digital visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (opticals)
• Digital Backlot (matte painting)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance (as AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services)
• Blue Wave Studios  re-recorded at
• Cinema Mechanics  grip and lighting equipment
• Digital Post Services  quality assurance and world-wide servicing
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• FotoKem  printing (as FotoKem Industries)
• G. A. Enterprises  dental prosthetics by
• Getty Images  stock footage provided by
• Groovemasters Studio  recorded at
• Haddad's  cast trailers and production vehicles (as Haddad's)
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty
• Kee Casting  extras casting
• L.A. Digital Post  post-production facilities (as LA Digital Post)
• LaserPacific  finishing video services
• Lawler & Lawler  immigration legal services provided by
• Linowes & Burkin  legal consulting
• Paramount Stock Footage  stock footage provided by
• Paramount Studios  foley recorded at
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Premiere Catering  catering
• R.C. Baral & Company  post-production accounting (as RC Baral & Co.)
• RD Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Spaff Animation  animation sequence
• Technicolor  dailies lab
• The Image Group  dailies telecine (as Image Group)
• Thompson Brothers  craft services
• Visionbox Media Group  post-production sound services (as Visionbox Media)
• Worksman Trading  delivery bike built and provided by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual and drug references, thematic elements and language

Runtime:

USA:96 min (Tribeca Film Festival) | USA:97 min | Argentina:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40700)

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Bob Yari Productions

Trivia:

Film writing/directing debut of David Duchovny, who claims to have written the screenplay in six days.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: When Tommy is in the shower preparing to shave he has his mom's pink disposable razor at the ready. Disposable razors didn't make it to the US market until 1976, the pink ladies version not until later.

Quotes:

Tommy Warshaw:Solid according to you, lady, girls like fools and small balls. So I'm pretty much covered.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Crossover (2006)

Soundtrack:

As

A transporting period film with a few problems...

Set mostly in a flashback to 1973 New York City, this is at heart not a coming of age movie but a coming to terms movie. From the opening scenes in Paris, we're set up by a voice-over narrative to expect terrible events which would change a boy's life. And, true to its word, we are delivered a series of disasters, many of which are prefigured in a short-handed kind of way. But it doesn't really matter, because you know where the film is heading, and your reaction to the last 15 minutes coming out of the flashbacks will pretty much determine whether you like this film or not. (Note that the ratings here are split pretty dramatically between very positive and very negative.) The things that are right with the film are good, sometimes very good. At the top of the "good" list is Erykah Badu's outstanding performance as a prisoner in the Women's House of Detention , an urban jail with windows over the street, who offers conversation and advice to the young protagonist. Also, the evocative period setting, which puts to shame a lot of films with many times the budget. Finally, there are a few deft touches of humor in the dialog, particularly in the early scenes of school life. The other performances are a bit more uneven. Anton Yelchin, the younger version of Duchony's character, is often winning and natural, but when real crisis hits, I didn't buy his grief and desperation. Not knowing the Robin Williams role, I cringed a bit when he first appeared on screen, but his performance is for the most part fairly restrained -- at least by Robin Williams' standards. Ducovny and wife Tea Leoni were competent but not compelling. We saw this film at a preview that featured a Q&A with Ducovny afterward. He clearly has affection for the material and, if anything, set out to make an even more modest film, budget-wise, than this. This is potentially pretty dicey plot material and could have veered severely wrong, particularly toward sloppy sentimentality. While I don't think the film entirely escaped this, it's certain a better film than, say, the dreadfully manipulative, "The Notebook". If you're not expecting too much and you can appreciate the 70's period setting, you'll probably enjoy this. If you're expecting a genius writer-director first film out of Ducovny -- you will be disappointed. Bottom line: give Ducovny some space and let's wait for his second film before delivering an real judgment on his career as writer-director.