The Dying Gaul (2005)

Director:

Craig Lucas

Writer (WGA):

Craig Lucas (screenplay)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A grief-stricken screenwriter unknowingly enters a three-way relationship with a woman and her film executive husband - to chilling results.

Plot Keywords:

Screenwriter | Marriage | Death | Married Couple | Gay Interest

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Patricia Clarkson	...	Elaine Tishop
Campbell Scott	...	Jeffrey Tishop
Peter Sarsgaard	...	Robert Sandrich
Ryan Miller	...	Max Tishop
Faith Jefferies	...	Debbon Tishop
Robin Bartlett	...	Bella
Ebon Moss-Bachrach	...	Olaf
Kelli O'Hara	...	Liz
Dee Dee Flores	...	Emad
Elizabeth Marvel	...	Kelli Cartonis
Don Johanson	...	Male Guest
Bill Camp	...	Malcolm Cartonis
Linda Emond	...	Dr. Marta Foss
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Craig Hamrick	...	Party Guest (voice) (uncredited)
Thomas Jay Ryan	...	(uncredited)
Jason-Shane Scott	...	Robert's Masseuse (uncredited)
Bridgetta Tomarchio	...	Female guest (uncredited)

Directed by
Craig Lucas

Writing credits (WGA)
Craig Lucas		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joseph Caruso	....	executive producer (as Joseph Caruso III)
Sean Fitzgerald	....	executive producer (as Sean FitzGerald)
John A. Machione	....	co-producer (as John Machione)
Paul Manafort	....	executive producer
David Newman	....	executive producer
Joel Posner	....	executive producer
P.J. Posner	....	executive producer
Campbell Scott	....	producer
George VanBuskirk	....	producer (as George Van Buskirk)
Lisa Zimble	....	line producer
Kimberly Reiss	....	co-producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Steve Reich

Cinematography by
Bobby Bukowski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Andy Keir

Casting by
Douglas Aibel

Production Design by
Vincent Jefferds

Art Direction by
Victoria Ruskin		(as G. Victoria Ruskin)

Set Decoration by
Stephanie Ziemer		(as Stephanie S. Ziemer)

Costume Design by
Danny Glicker

Makeup Department
Simone Almekias-Siegl	....	makeup artist
Nanci Cascio	....	hair department head (as Nanci L. Cascio)
Heather Plott	....	makeup department head
Soo-Jin Yoon	....	key hair stylist (as Soo Jin Yoon)

Production Management
Kelley Cribben	....	post-production supervisor
Celeste Healy	....	production supervisor (as Celeste 'Cece' Healy)
Haley Sweet	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mike Booke	....	first assistant director
Kenny Chaplin	....	second assistant director
Janell M. Sammelman	....	second assistant director (as Janell Sammelman)
Michael Helfand	....	first assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Ilana Gordon	....	art department coordinator (as Ilana M. Gordon)
Jane Gulick	....	property master
Nelson Hull	....	set dresser
Daniel R. Jewell	....	construction foreman
George Karnoff	....	leadman
Micki Krimmel	....	assistant property master
Rick Laporte	....	lead painter (as Rick LaPorte)
Ed Lindsey	....	propmaker
Craig Mercer	....	propmaker
Steve Morey	....	construction coordinator
Ross A. Parker	....	on-set dresser
Jake Stone	....	set dresser
Pete Washburn	....	set dresser
Alexandria Andross	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
James Connelly	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Nicole Cramer	....	buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Chad Birmingham	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Coburn	....	sound re-recording assistant
Martin Czembor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mariusz Glabinski	....	sound effects editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	supervising sound editor
Tim Song Jones	....	cableperson
Bruce Kitzmeyer	....	dialogue editor
Mateusz Mazur	....	sound department intern
Gaetano Musso	....	sound re-recording mixer
George W. Scott	....	boom operator
Kevin K. Sorensen	....	location sound mixer (as Kevin Sorensen)
Ira Spiegel	....	sound designer
David Waelder	....	location sound mixer
Nancy Cabrera	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer (uncredited)
Michael Hoffman	....	additional sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Derek Bird	....	digital compositor: Title House Digital
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer: Title House Digital
Andrew Midgley	....	digital compositing supervisor: Title House Digotal

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Barone	....	grip
Art Bartels	....	key grip
Ed Bernstein	....	best boy electric (as Edward Bernstein)
Alan Caudillo	....	director of photography: second unit
Alan Colbert	....	electrician
Paul Conti	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Nathan December	....	electrician
Matthew A. Del Ruth	....	second assistant camera (as Matthew Del Ruth)
Sean W. Del Ruth	....	camera loader (as Sean Del Ruth)
Barry Gross	....	chief lighting technician
Edward 'Gooch' Gutierrez	....	dolly grip (as Edward Gutierrez)
Jaime Heintz	....	grip
Lewis Jacobs	....	still photographer
Neil Jacobs	....	still photographer
Tony Jerrels	....	grip (as Tony P. Jerrels)
Timothy Jipping	....	grip
Robert Krzeminski	....	best boy (as Rob Krzeminski)
David Leite	....	grip (as David Harold Leite)
Edwin E. Lool	....	electrician
Max Neal	....	first assistant camera (as Maxim Edward Neal)
Dayton Nietert	....	chief lighting technician
Simon Oliver	....	camera operator
Simon Oliver	....	director of photography: second unit
Dwayne Platz	....	grip
John S. Robertson	....	key grip
Jim Saldutti	....	dolly grip
Christopher A. Zwirner	....	best boy electric
Jared Abrams	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Paul Arnold	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ben Bowling	....	electrician (uncredited)
Dylan Rush	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Deborah Maxwell Dion	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Stephanie Holbrook	....	casting associate
Dixie Webster	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Chandra Moore	....	costumer (as Chandra M. Moore)
Erika Munro	....	assistant costume designer
Claudia Wick	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Dan Garsha	....	dailies colorist: FotoKem
Dan Muscarella	....	film timer: FotoKem
Misako Shimizu	....	assistant editor
Mato	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Mariusz Glabinski	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Harry Bchakjian	....	driver
Curt A. Butrum	....	driver (as Curt Adam Butrum)
Bruce Comtois	....	driver (as Bruce Leo Comtois)
Audrey Fitzgerald	....	driver
Guy J. Graves	....	driver
John Grissom	....	driver
Philip Henderson	....	driver (as Philip W. Henderson)
Billy Kane	....	driver (as Bill Kane)
James Lee	....	driver
Larry Levine	....	transportation captain (as Lucky Larry Levine)
Anthony J. Mignano	....	driver (as Anthony James Mignano)
Vito San Filippo	....	driver

Other crew
Alexandria Andross	....	production assistant (as Lexi Andross)
Marjorie Baer	....	production assistant
Kent James Stewart Barber	....	location manager (as James Barker)
Gavin J. Behrman	....	production accountant
Kasi Brown	....	on-set medic coordiator
Jeanne Byrd	....	script supervisor (as Jeanne Byrd Hall)
Robert Castro	....	stand-in: Mr. Scott
Alison S. Cohen	....	legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwiyz & Weinstein (as Alison Cohen)
Nicole Cramer	....	production assistant
John C. Devlin	....	accounting clerk
Steven Flynn	....	production assistant
Marcio Franco	....	chef assistant: Kimelight Catering
Mandy Friedrich	....	studio teacher
Josh Gallegos	....	set production assistant: Los Angeles (as Joshua Gallegos)
Damicela Garcia	....	chef assistant: Limelight Catering
Jeff Gardner	....	medic: construction
Linda 'Baby' Gordon	....	craft service (as Linda Gordon)
James L. Gowdy	....	assistant accountant (as Jim Gowdy)
Carlos Guel	....	chef: Limelight Catering
Stephen Gurley	....	office production assistant
Ashkan Hariri	....	office production assistant: Los Angeles
Kristen Marie Holly	....	stand-in: Ms. Clarkson (as Kristen Holly)
Randy James	....	stand-in: Peter Sarsgaard
Joan Johnson	....	assistant production coordinator
Erin Kane	....	set production assistant
Seth William Meier	....	set production assistant
Nate Moore	....	key set production assistant
Davis Priestley	....	assistant: Craig Lucas
Erika Roberts	....	office production assistant
Nick Staller	....	location assistant
Rusty Tinder	....	assistant location manager
Sandy Townsend	....	medic: rigging
John 'Magic' Wright	....	craft service (as John C.V. Wright)
David 'Cajun' Guilbeau	....	craft service (uncredited)
Peter Madamba	....	script researcher (uncredited)

Thanks
Maggie Gyllenhaal	....	special thanks
Tony Lipp	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Rebel Park Pictures
• Holedigger Films
• Muvi Films (executive producer)
• Twopoundbad

Distributors

• Strand Releasing (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• New Films International (2005) (non-USA) (all media)
• One Movie (2007) (Italy) (all media)
• Palisades Pictures (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sony Pictures (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• TLA Releasing (2007) (UK) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Title House Digital (digital visual effects and opticals)

Other Companies

• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  film laboratory (as FotoKem)
• Hart Entertainment  transportation services
• ID Public Relations  publicity
• Limelight Catering  catering
• Magic Film and Video Works  publicity (as Magic Film & Video Works)
• Playback Technologies  24 frame playback
• Sound One Corporation  re-recorded at (as Sound One Corp.)
• Title House Digital  titles

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and language.

Runtime:

USA:101 min | Canada:95 min (Ontario)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Australia:MA | Singapore:R21 (cut)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Rebel Park Pictures

Trivia:

The film is dedicated to writer/director Craig Lucas's best friend, playwright Tony Kushner.

Quotes:

[as he hugs Robert]
Jeffrey: You are very handsome. And I'm getting a little turned on. Are you?

Movie Connections:

References La nuit américaine (1973)

Oh, please. Peter is cute; it ends there.

The acting is to die for; the cliff house is to die for; Peter Sarsgaard is to die for. In other words, the movie's not ALL bad; it just falls apart really quick - and unfortunately in just those key plot moments, so you walk out of the theater ready to slice it like a Ginsu, then talk about something else.

Like, did they really have to beat us over the head about the POISON PLANT that JUST HAPPENS to grow in the back yard. Didn't see that coming. Or about emailing with a dead person? Huh? Or how Peter conveniently FORGETS he told that woman his favorite online chat site. Oops. Or when one of the characters admits to being bisexual... HELLO, YA THINK??

Go. See it. Really. I MEAN it - if you want to get out of the house and/or satisfy your curiosity. But at the same time, prepare to cringe when Sarsgaard screams like a little girl during his orgasm. Actually, any little girl would sound like a grizzled old lumberjack next to Sarsgaard's orgasmic tittering.