Around the Bend (2004)

User Rating:

6.4/10   

Director:

Jordan Roberts

Writer (WGA):

Jordan Roberts (written by)

Release Date:

20 January 2005 (Argentina)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

The skeletons in the family closet just came out to play

Plot:

In LA, Jason Lair is recently separated, living with his grandfather and his son; he's a banker, tense...

Plot Keywords:

New Mexico | Great Grandfather | Van | Banker | Death

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Michael Caine	...	Henry Lair
Jonah Bobo	...	Zach Lair
Josh Lucas	...	Jason Lair
Glenne Headly	...	Katrina
Christopher Walken	...	Turner Lair
David Eigenberg	...	John
Robert Douglas	...	College Student
Carlos A. Cabarcas	...	KFC Counterman (as Carlos Cabarcas)
Gerry Bamman	...	Albert
Jean Effron	...	Albert's Mother
Lily Knight	...	Tiffany's Saleswoman
Rick Negron	...	KFC Manager
David Marciano	...	Detective
Norbert Weisser	...	Walter
Laurie O'Brien	...	Ruth
Kathryn Hahn	...	Sarah
Michael O'Neill	...	Cowboy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Eva Blaylock	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Jordan Roberts

Writing credits (WGA)
Jordan Roberts		(written by)

Produced by
Mark Gill	....	executive producer
Julie Kirkham	....	producer
Elliott Lewitt	....	producer
Ron Smith	....	executive producer
Bob Yari	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Michael Grady

Film Editing by
Françoise Bonnot

Casting by
Mali Finn

Production Design by
Sarah Knowles

Art Direction by
Mark Alan Duran

Set Decoration by
Peter Tosti Stephenson

Costume Design by
Alix Friedberg

Makeup Department
Debra Clair	....	hair stylist
Katie Douthit	....	key hair stylist
Jane Galli	....	head makeup artist
Lisa Leonard	....	makeup swing (as Lisa Blair Leonard)

Production Management
David E. Hall	....	post-production supervisor
Ravi D. Mehta	....	executive in charge of production
Ron Smith	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dennis Crow	....	second second assistant director
Chemen Ochoa	....	second assistant director
Kaaren F. Ochoa	....	first assistant director (as Kaaren Ochoa)

Art Department
Emanuele Corso	....	construction coordinator
Jason Davis	....	assistant property master
Joel Goodell	....	set dresser
Mark Hansen	....	property master
Kristen Kogler	....	art department assistant
Johnny Long	....	key greens
Cee Moravec	....	set dresser
James F. Oberlander	....	set designer
Chris Painter	....	greens person
Liv Selinger	....	art department coordinator
Upton Shipley	....	on-set painter
Alan Swain	....	set dresser
James Walton	....	propmaker
John N. Ward	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Richard Adrian	....	sound editor
Christopher Alba	....	sound editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Michael Becker	....	boom operator
Lance Brown	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Brownlow	....	sound mixer
Bruce Fortune	....	supervising sound editor (as Bruce D. Fortune)
Michael Geisler	....	foley supervisor
Paul Hackner	....	dialogue editor
Eric Lindemann	....	supervising sound editor (as Eric Warren Lindemann)
David Lott	....	foley editor
Anthony Milch	....	sound effects recordist
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue editor
Jason Piatt	....	foley mixer
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ken S. Polk	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Nathan Whitehead	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Jeff Stampfer	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
J.J. Perry	....	stunt coordinator (as Jordan Perry)

Camera and Electrical Department
Theodore Y. Bott	....	electrician
Theodore Y. Bott	....	lighting technician
Marc Carter	....	first assistant camera
Michael P. Catanzarite	....	dolly grip
Beau Chaput	....	second assistant camera
Harland Espeset	....	grip
George Greene	....	electrician
Colin Hudson	....	Steadicam operator
Aubrey Husar	....	key grip (as Aubrey Boytos)
Neil Jacobs	....	still photographer
Steven Litecky	....	gaffer
Sam Mares	....	camera loader
Brian Giuseppe Morena	....	first assistant camera
David Jaxx Nagro	....	grip
Philip C. Pfeiffer	....	director of photography: second unit
James R. Powell	....	assistant camera
Lisbeth Storandt	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Kathryn Brink	....	extras casting
Darlene Hansen	....	extras casting assistant
Jonathan Leeder	....	casting associate
David Rapaport	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Daniela Moore	....	key set costumer
Claire Sandrin	....	costumer
Mary Law Weir	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Karen Castañeda	....	first assistant film editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Jeff Smithwick	....	color timer

Music Department
David Baerwald	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Mark Alan Duran	....	music consultant (as Mark Duran)
Bradford Ellis	....	score producer
Helena Lea	....	music editor
Ernie Mannix	....	music editor: temp score
Alan Meyerson	....	score recordist
Ralph Morrison	....	concert master
Paul Pesco	....	musician: guitar
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Damon Tedesco	....	score mixer
Damon Tedesco	....	score recordist
Robin Urdang	....	music supervisor
Fats Waller	....	composer: song "Hi Ho Silver"
Brad Warnaar	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Steven Docherty	....	transportation office dispatcher
Patrick A. Reynolds Jr.	....	driver
Randy White	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Michael Bilog	....	first accountant
J.J. Dalton	....	set production assistant
Patricia DeLozier	....	stand-in: Jonah Bobo
Brooke Fair	....	production assistant
Jason Gondek	....	production accountant
Jai James	....	key set production assistant
Joanna Kennedy	....	script supervisor
Sandy Lizaola-Hernandez	....	physical production coordinator
Devin Maurer	....	assistant: Mr. Lucas
H.R. Negron	....	assistant: Mr. Roberts
Aimie Olson	....	medic
Kristen Rakes	....	production assistant
Anna Ramey	....	production office assistant
Jay Sedrish	....	production consultant
Rowan Stanland	....	assistant location manager
Nicolas Stern	....	production coordinator
Frank Strick	....	assistant: Mr. Lewitt
Brian Turi	....	animal trainer
Alexis Wagner	....	assistant technology consultant
Byron Wagner	....	technology services
Marcia Woske	....	production assistant
Tracey Zemitis	....	unit publicist

Production Companies

• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)
• Stratus Film Co.

Distributors

• Warner Bros. (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms S.A. (2005) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Italy) (all media)
• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (USA)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Danetracks  sound design and editorial
• No Stone Unturned Security & Investigative Services  set security (as Angel Security)
• Pacific Title  title design
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Rhino Records  soundtrack
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Technicolor  color

MPAA:

Rated R language.

Runtime:

USA:85 min | Argentina:85 min | Canada:82 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:M | Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #40901) | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Warner Independent Pictures (WIP)

Trivia:

The horror film that Katrina is watching is Ghost Ship (2002).

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: The sound of the horror film that Katrina is watching (Ghost Ship (2002)) does not match the scene that is shown.

Quotes:

Turner Lair: Your tense. You get that from your mother's people

Movie Connections:

Features Ghost Ship (2002)

Soundtrack:

Some Day When You're Young Again

Tradition and Family Forgiveness

This movie was definitely true to life. It made you laugh, it made you cry and it made you think. And wow, what a cast. Michael Caine, Christopher Walken, Josh Lucas and little Jonah Bobo (I see great things from this youngster in the future).

You can see the indifference right way when Jason (Lucas) calls his grandfather (Caine) and his estranged father (Walken) by their first names. Grandfather Henry's joy with the return of his son Turner and the family together again is short lived when his son announces he's only staying the night. Determined to bring the family back together, he plans a 'burial' trip that all family members, his son; his grandson and his great-grandson, must partake in as terms of his will. This is where the road to discovery begins.

If anyone has had family situations that need to be rectified in order to bring the family back together, this film will most assuredly put the spark in your heart to do so.