Down in the Valley (2005)

Director:

David Jacobson

Writer:

David Jacobson

Release Date:

9 December 2005 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Sometimes it's hard to find your way...

Plot:

Set in the present-day San Fernando Valley, the project revolves around a delusional man who believes he's a cowboy and the relationship that he starts with a rebellious young woman.

Plot Keywords:

Valley | Cowboy | Beach | Gas Station | South Dakota

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Edward Norton	...	Harlan
Evan Rachel Wood	...	Tobe
David Morse	...	Wade
Rory Culkin	...	Lonnie
Bruce Dern	...	Charlie
John Diehl	...	Steve
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Sheridan
Elizabeth Peña	...	Gale
Kat Dennings	...	April
Hunter Parrish	...	Kris
Aviva Baumann	...	Sherri (as Aviva)
Aaron Fors	...	Jeremy
Heather Ashleigh	...	Shell
Jennifer Echols	...	Rita
Cesar Flores	...	Hispanic Kid (as Cesar D. Flores)
Luis Batista	...	Gene
Jill Basey	...	Waitress
Bunnie Rivera	...	Neighbor
Peter Lewis	...	Policeman
Gershon Keissar	...	Cantor
Roger Marks	...	Rabbi
Shawn Smith	...	Kid (as Shawn H. Smith)
Edward Nickerson	...	Doctor
Kathleen LaGue	...	Nurse
Victor Torres	...	Los Vaqueros Announcer
Michelle Shore	...	Girl Driver
Artel Great	...	Boulevard Guy (as Artel Kayàru)
Terrence Evans	...	Director
Ty Burrell	...	Sheriff / Cowboy
Katherine Kendall	...	Lady / Western Cowgirl
Christina Cabot	...	1st Assistant Director
Ira David Wood IV	...	Craig (as Ira David Wood)
Anthony Reynolds	...	Rent-A-Cop
Sally Wells Cook	...	Townsperson #1
Oscar Garcia	...	Kid #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jenna DeYoung	...	2nd A.D. (uncredited)
Dorrie Grace	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Yana Liia	...	Girl on the street (uncredited)
Kimberly Mcgee	...	Pretty Girlfriend (uncredited)

Directed by
David Jacobson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
David Jacobson

Produced by
Joseph P. Genier	....	co-producer
Stavros Merjos	....	producer
Bill Migliore	....	co-producer
Sam Nazarian	....	executive producer
Edward Norton	....	producer
Adam Rosenfelt	....	producer
Marc Schaberg	....	co-producer
Mike Upton	....	co-producer
Holly Wiersma	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Salett

Cinematography by
Enrique Chediak

Film Editing by
David Jacobson
Lynzee Klingman
Edward Norton		(as Edward Harrison)

Casting by
Barbara Fiorentino
Rebecca Mangieri
Kelly O'Brien

Production Design by
Franco-Giacomo Carbone

Art Direction by
Michael Atwell

Set Decoration by
Robert Greenfield		(as Robert Greenfield III)

Costume Design by
Jacqueline West

Makeup Department
Anita Brabec	....	makeup artist
Jacklin Masteran	....	key hair stylist
Julie Pearce	....	makeup department head
Johnny Villanueva	....	hair department head
Randy Westgate	....	key makeup artist (as Randy S. Westgate)
Nacoma Whobrey	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production supervisor: Modern VideoFilm
Lisa Looney	....	unit production manager
Marc Schaberg	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dave Halls	....	first assistant director (as David Halls)
Dorottya Hegedus	....	second second assistant director
Kevin Lum	....	second assistant director
Chad Rosen	....	first assistant director

Art Department
David P. Bonanno	....	storyboard artist
Mark Burgess	....	labor foreman
James L. Eddy	....	assistant property master (as James Eddy)
Esnesto Escalante	....	construction foreman
Mathias Fain	....	on-set dresser
Sean Ginevan	....	leadman
Alberto Gonzalez-Reyna	....	assistant art director
Tim Grant	....	propmaker
Cynthia La Jeunesse	....	set dresser
Jason Lindholm	....	propmaker (as Jason J. Lindholm)
Wayne Lindholm	....	construction coordinator
Cameron Matheson	....	set dresser
Thomas Moffitt	....	paint foreman (as Tommy Moffitt)
Megan Oliver	....	painter
Francis J. Roix	....	carpenter
Ashley Sibille	....	art department coordinator
Michelle Spears	....	property master
Mike Stanley	....	painter
Matt Wahl	....	art department assistant
Scott Owen	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Bennett	....	sound recording engineer
Stu Bernstein	....	sound editor (as Stew Bernstein)
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Patrick Cabral	....	foley artist
David S. DiPietro	....	sound recordist
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	supervising dialogue editor
Pete Elia	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dennis Fuller	....	utility sound technician
Mark C. Grech	....	boom operator
J. Stanley Johnston	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Stanley Johnston)
Kurt Kassulke	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jan Kikumoto	....	utility sound technician
Cynthia Merrill	....	foley artist
David Miraglia	....	sound editor
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer (as Steve Morrow)
Nick Neutra	....	foley mixer
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Sanders	....	sound designer
Robert Sharman	....	utility sound technician
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Melissa Hofmann)
Geordy Sincavage	....	foley mixer
Kevin Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor (as Kevin A. Zimmerman)

Special Effects by
Gary F. Bentley	....	special effects assistant (as Gary Bentley)
Joe Hansen	....	special effects assistant
David Waine	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Ted Barba	....	stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double: Edward Norton
Brian Burrows	....	stunt performer
Jeff Evans	....	stunt performer
Rusty Hanson	....	stunt performer (as Rusty Hansen)
Toby Holguin	....	stunt driver
Cinda-Lin James	....	stunt player
Cole S. McKay	....	stunt performer (as Cole McKay)
Scott A. Perez	....	horse wrangler
Ben Scott	....	stunt performer
Walter Scott	....	horse wrangler
Russell Soleberg	....	stunt performer
Ellen G. Statham	....	stunt performer (as Ellen Statham)
Patrick J. Statham	....	stunt coordinator (as Pat Statham)
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt player (as Gary Wayton)
Michael Groneman	....	stunts (uncredited)
Ray Lykins	....	stunts (uncredited)
April Weeden	....	stunt double: Sean Smith (uncredited)
Darlene Ava Williams	....	stunt double: Evan Rachel Wood (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Randy Babchuck	....	rigging gaffer
Matt Bardocz	....	electrician
Craig Bauer	....	camera loader
Lisa Bonaccorso	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Bratlien	....	electrician (as John Bratlein)
Brian Cantrell	....	best boy electric
Manny Duran	....	key grip
Richard Esquivel	....	grip
Marco Fargnoli	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Eric Fletcher	....	Steadicam operator: "b" camera
Oscar Garcia	....	grip
Keith A. Hascher	....	electrician (as Keith Hascher)
Bryan Hayes	....	grip
Wolfgang Held	....	camera operator
Wolfgang Held	....	photography: second unit
Harry Hope	....	key rigging grip
Matt Horochowski	....	best boy grip
Gaylan Andrew Hussain	....	dolly grip (as Gaylan Hussein)
Milan Janicin	....	additional second assistant camera
David Leite	....	grip
John Loveall	....	grip
Gary Lowrance	....	electrician
Merrick Morton	....	still photographer (as Merrick Rhodes Morton)
Shereen Saleh	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Amy Silverman	....	second assistant camera
Peyton Skelton	....	electrician
Ralph Watson	....	Steadicam operator: "b" camera
Rick A. West	....	gaffer
Glen Wilson	....	still photographer
Aurelia Winborn	....	first assistant camera (as Aurelia J. Winborn)
Chuck Zlotnick	....	still photographer
Michael Lowrance	....	electrician (uncredited)
Joseph Ruiz	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jodi Andrade	....	extras casting assistant
Judy Cook	....	extras casting
Lori Hitner	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alison Gail Bixby	....	set costumer
Jude Christian Orlando	....	costume illustrator
Mark Peterson	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Michael Hofacre	....	assistant film editor
Jason Lockhart	....	assistant post-production supervisor
Anthony Lupoi	....	supervising post-production consultant
Mato	....	color timer
Robb Porter	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Chris Regan	....	colorist
Josh Rifkin	....	additional editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Matt Aberle	....	music supervisor
Chris Carmichael	....	music arranger: strings
Chris Carmichael	....	musician
Jay Faires	....	music supervisor
David Miraglia	....	music editor
Don Piper	....	musician
Peter Salett	....	musician: recorder solo
Erica Weis	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Tony Barattini	....	driver: production van (as Anthony Barattini)
Tracey V. Black	....	driver (as Tracy V. Black)
David R. Blakely	....	driver: honeywagon
Daren Bojarski	....	driver
Roger Bojarski	....	transportation captain
Reed Cohan	....	driver
Derew Frutos	....	driver
Jay Galloway	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Virgie Haltman	....	driver (as Virgie M. Halteman)
Hugo Maldonado	....	driver: catering
Jan Marino	....	driver
Zelda Mattox	....	driver
Steve Maytum	....	driver (as Steven J. Maytum)
Eric Moon	....	driver
Michael Perrotti	....	transportation coordinator
Juan Ramirez	....	driver (as Juan J. Ramirez)
Dom Rodriguez	....	driver

Other crew
Jess Brackenburry	....	horse wrangler (as Jesse Brackenbury)
Jeremy Broadhead	....	assistant location manager
Carly Brown	....	assistant production coordinator
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director
Almarie Clifford	....	studio teacher
Michael G. Cruz	....	production office assistant
Jeff Danoff	....	riding instructor
Dyanne C. Deuel	....	set medic
Stephen Dudycha	....	set production assistant
Leo Fenwick	....	set production assistant
Jeff Fuller	....	set production assistant (as Jeff 'Bones' Fuller)
Paul Giorgi	....	payroll
Suraj Gohill	....	production lender
John Goodwill	....	runner
Jonathan Heine	....	production financing
Jay Johnson	....	title designer
Jeff Kausch	....	runner
Mathew Klickstein	....	office assistant
Krissy Korn	....	assistant craft service
John Ledbetter	....	set production assistant
Jason Lockhart	....	assistant: Adam Rosenfelt
Nathan Maruccio	....	craft service
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
David Melito	....	assistant accountant
Ricky Mendez	....	set production assistant
Geri Gordon Miller	....	product placement
Madeleine Molyneaux	....	creative consultant
Lucas Moore	....	studio teacher
Kristen Morton	....	production office coordinator (as Kristen Morton-Elliott)
Robyn Nickerson	....	assistant: Edward Norton (as Robyn L. Nickerson)
Scott A. Perez	....	head wrangler
Jamie Rae	....	stand-in: Evan Rachel Wood
Lonnie Ramati	....	production business affairs
Larry Rattner	....	production consultant
Thell Reed	....	gun coach: Mr. Norton (as gunslinger expert)
Anthony Reynolds	....	stand-in: Edward Norton (as Tony Reynolds)
Aaron Richmond	....	stand-in: David Morse
Carlos Rodriguez	....	assistant chef
Felipe Rodriquez	....	chef
Bob Shapiro	....	production accountant (as Robert Shapiro)
Michelle Shore	....	stand-in: Rory Culkin
Laura D. Smith	....	assistant: Holly Wiersma (as Laura Smith)
Sharon Smith	....	location manager
Mark Sussman	....	additional voice
Christopher Touchton	....	set production assistant
Mike Tristano	....	armorer
Ken Twohy	....	set production assistant
Dirk Vahle	....	helicopter pilot
Truman Van Dyke	....	insurance
Adrienne Weiss	....	script consultant
Tyler Woolcott	....	intern
Kevin Zelman	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Marisa Clayton	....	special thanks
Erik Feig	....	special thanks
Jeremy Renner	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Element Films
• Class 5 Films

Distributors

• THINKFilm (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Art Port (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Mediasoft Films (2007) (South Korea) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2005) (Greece) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• TOBIS Film (2006) (Germany) (theatrical) (rights)
• Distribution Company (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Digital Film Tree (digital dallies)
• Digital Film Tree (final cut support)
• Modern VideoFilm (digital effects)

Other Companies

• ATCO Records  soundtrack
• Aim Product Placement  many thanks
• Cargo Cosmetics  make-up
• Cast & Crew Catering  catering
• Cast & Crew Entertainment Services  payroll services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Comerica Bank of California  production finance (as Comerica)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  processing (as Deluxe)
• Digital Film Tree  digital dailies
• Digital Film Tree  final cut support
• Ear Candy Post  post-production sound services
• Electric Visual Revolution  clothing and accessories
• Entertainment Post  telecine services
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• For Joseph  wardrobe: Evan Rachel Wood
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• J.L. Fisher  dollies provided by
• Lair, The  recorded and mixed at
• Latico Leathers  clothing and accessories
• M & M's  product provided by
• Nevada Electric Jeans  wardrobe: Evan Rachel Wood
• Pacific Title  titles & opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Post Creations  foley recorded at
• Production Truck, The  walkie talkies
• Rachelle  wardrobe: Evan Rachel Wood
• Ray-Ban  clothing and accessories
• Red Bull Energy Drink  product provided by
• Red Vines  product provided by
• Rogers & Cowan  many thanks
• Royal Product Placement  many thanks
• Sam Adams Beer  product provided by
• Tecate  product provided by
• The Luxottica Group  clothing and accessories (as Luxottica)
• Todd-AO Studios  mixing
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recorded at
• Westwind Media  adr recorded at

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MPAA:

Rated R for violence, sexual content, language and drug use

Runtime:

Japan:112 min | USA:114 min | Argentina:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Sweden:11 | France:-12 | Ireland:15A | USA:R | Norway:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | South Korea:15 | Australia:M | UK:15 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Element Films

Trivia:

The $8 million budget was financed by a wealthy producer-financier, Sam Nazarian of Element Films.

Goofs:

Factual errors: While Harlan is teaching Lonnie to shoot, he tells the boy that the design of the Colt Peacemaker revolver has never changed since the gun first came out in 1873. In actuality, the Peacemaker underwent several significant changes in the late 1800s. These included a re-designed base pin retainer, an updated ejector rod, and a switch from wood to hard rubber as the standard grip material.

Quotes:

Harlan:I've tried living down in the valley again, really tried this time. Walked up and down it looking for one open face, but most people I've meet hardly seem like human beings to me anymore.

Movie Connections:

References My Darling Clementine (1946)

Soundtrack:

Down in the Valley

Norton at what he does best--inhabiting his character

The film's first 45 minutes to an hour are slow, but not without purpose. It sets the stage, allowing Norton to do what he's done well throughout his career; he outlines, builds, defines, and justifies his character's actions, thereby resulting in another intense yet effortless and simply riveting performance. Norton, IMHO, is likely to be doing this same thing three decades from now. He may well be the American Michael Caine, moving between leading man and scene stealing supporting actor in film after film and at a performance level that rarely dips below "spot on."

Evan Rachel Wood, while hardly stretching beyond her petulant, teen rebel persona, does a very credible job, as does Rory Culkin as Wood's younger brother. David Morse, as brooding, explosive, and understated as ever, is solid in his role as Wood's somewhat predictable, but no less authentic father.

This is a clever, crafted, and satisfying film that delivers. Again, it takes a while to get started, but it proves its mettle.