Looking for Kitty (2004)

User Rating:

5.9/10   

Director:

Edward Burns

Writer (WGA):

Edward Burns (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A high school baseball coach (Krumholtz) and a down-on-his-luck private investigator (Burns) form a...

Plot Keywords:

Rock Star | Baseball Coach | Private Investigator | New York City | Bathtub Scene

Cast

Max Baker	...	Ron Stewart
Connie Britton	...	Ms. Marcie Petracelli
Edward Burns	...	Jack Stanton
Craig Carlisle	...	Bartender Klaus Vachon
Rachel Dratch	...	Julie
Peter Gerety	...	Gus Maplethorpe
Kevin Kash	...	KK
David Krumholtz	...	Abe Fiannico
Ari Meyers	...	Kitty Green Fiannico
Chris Parnell	...	Guy Borne
Elizabeth Regen	...	Maggie Shaye
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shari Albert	...	Neurotic Woman (uncredited)
Michael Leydon Campbell	...	Manfred / Billy Morris (uncredited)

Directed by
Edward Burns

Writing credits (WGA)
Edward Burns		(written by)

Produced by
Vebe Borge	....	co-producer
Margot Bridger	....	producer
Edward Burns	....	producer
Benjamin Cheah	....	associate producer (as Ben Cheah)
Mike Harrop	....	co-producer
Mark Kassen	....	co-producer
Aaron Lubin	....	producer
Steven Weisberg	....	associate producer (as Steve Weisberg)

Original Music by
Robert Gary
P.T. Walkley

Cinematography by
William Rexer		(director of photography) (as William Rexer II)

Film Editing by
Sarah Flack

Costume Design by
Johanna Argan

Makeup Department
Michelle Brown	....	makeup artist: Connie Britton
Annette Meeks	....	makeup artist: Rachel Dracht

Production Management
Vebe Borge	....	unit production manager
Mark Kassen	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director
Augie Carton	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Johanna Argan	....	prop master
Mark Olsen	....	swing (uncredited)

Sound Department
Rachel Chancey	....	sound editor
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound designer (as Ben Cheah)
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound supervisor (as Ben Cheah)
Mark Corbin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gerald Donlan	....	supervising dialogue editor
Peter Fonda	....	boom operator
Dave Paterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Stangroom	....	foley recordist
Jerry Stein	....	sound mixer
Michael Suarez	....	foley recordist
Shaun Brennan	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Wyatt Sprague	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Chris Stangroom	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Suarez	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Michael Suarez	....	sound effects (uncredited)
Damian Volpe	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Manuel Billeter	....	additional first assistant camera
Marcello Duarte	....	first assistant camera (as Marcelo Duarte)
Jeffrey Kim	....	grip
Michael Kirsch	....	grip
Jeff Muhlstock	....	Steadicam operator (as Jeff Mulstack)
Jeff Panessa	....	gaffer (as Jeff Pinessa)
Ken Shibata	....	gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Johanna Argan	....	wardrobe coordinator

Editorial Department
John Dowdell	....	color timer (as John Dowdell III)
Janet Gaynor	....	additional editor
Peter Heady	....	conforming editor
Sabine Hoffmann	....	additional editor
Rob Howland	....	apprentice editor
Jean Lane	....	digital intermediate producer
Cory Monden	....	second assistant editor
Thom Zimny	....	additional editor
Mike Trinker	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Robert Gary	....	score producer
P.T. Walkley	....	score producer

Other crew
Leslie Angle	....	assistant: Edward Burns
Darren Atlee	....	key set production assistant
Kevin Ginty	....	production assistant
Tracey Guadagno	....	assistant location manager
Ross Miller	....	production insurance: D.R. Reiff
Richard Roll	....	production legal services (as Richard D. Roll Esq.)
Daniel Wagner	....	production accountant
Daniel Wagner	....	production coordinator
Steven Weisberg	....	location manager (as Steve Weisberg)

Thanks
Shari Albert	....	special thanks
Sundar Argan	....	special thanks
Tim Cadiente	....	special thanks: Oakley Inc.
Chris Cameron	....	special thanks
Michael Leydon Campbell	....	special thanks
West Chin	....	special thanks
Dara Coleman	....	special thanks
Nicholas Corrao	....	special thanks (as Nick Corrao)
Matty Delia	....	special thanks
Enuma Elish	....	special thanks
Adam Escott	....	special thanks
Franky G	....	special thanks
Kevin Ginty	....	special thanks
Billy Joel	....	special thanks
Warren Jones	....	special thanks
Antoinette Lo Giudice	....	special thanks
Steve Maher	....	special thanks
Ron Mongeluzzo	....	special thanks
John Morana	....	special thanks: Buon Appetit Deli
Mark Olsen	....	special thanks
William Perkins	....	special thanks
Angela Pietropinto	....	special thanks
Nick Quested	....	special thanks
Laura Rosenthal	....	special thanks
Tim Spitzer	....	special thanks
Callie Thorne	....	special thanks
Andrew Voegeli	....	special thanks
Mizell Wilson	....	special thanks
Yuri Zbitnoff	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Marlboro Road Gang Productions

Distributors

• THINKFilm (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Alkit  special thanks
• Anotheroom  special thanks
• Axium/Avalon Entertainment Services  payroll services
• Budweiser  special thanks
• Buon Appetit Deli  special thanks
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  production insurance (as D.R. Reiff)
• Directors Guild of America (DGA)  special thanks
• Edison Hotel, The  special thanks (as Hotel Edison)
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  audio post-prodution (as Goldcrest Post New York)
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  post-production facilities
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  re-recording facility (as Goldcrest Post New York)
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  video post production (as Goldcrest Post New York)
• Grand Central Terminal  special thanks
• Grilled Cheese  special thanks
• HSBC Bank USA  special thanks (as HSBC)
• Independent Law Group  production legal services
• Jackoway Tyerman Wertheimer Austen Mandelbaum Morris & Klein  legal services (as Hirsch, Jackoway, Tyerman, Wertheimer, Austen, Mandelbaum & Morris)
• Joe's Pizza  special thanks
• Katz's Delicatessen  special thanks
• LOLA the Corolla  special thanks: swing truck
• Ludlow Guitars  score recorded and mixed at
• Ludlow Guitars  special thanks
• Metro-North Railrooad Company (NTA)  special thanks (as Metro North Railroad)
• New York City Fire Department  special thanks
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  special thanks
• New York City Parks Department  special thanks
• New York Police Department Motion Picture Unit  special thanks: TCD Unit (as New York City Police Department)
• New Yorker Hotel, The  special thanks
• Oakley  special thanks
• P.J. Clarke's  special thanks (as PJ Clarke's)
• Panasonic  special thanks
• Partridge & Partridge Realty  special thanks
• Pearl Street Diner  special thanks (as Pearl Diner)
• Pepsi-Cola Company  special thanks (as PepsiCo Inc.)
• Product 61 For Art Production  special thanks
• Roc Restaurant  special thanks
• Rum House, The  special thanks
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  special thanks
• Sosa Borella  special thanks
• TCS  special thanks
• Vegetarian Paradise of Mott Street  special thanks
• Wizard Printing  special thanks
• Worlds Away Productions  titles by
• Writers Guild of America (WGA)  special thanks
• ZGC  special thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual references.

Runtime:

USA:95 min (Tribeca Film Festival) | USA:77 min (DVD version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M

Company:

Marlboro Road Gang Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: The numbers on the door to Jack's apartment disappear and then reappear. The spyhole plate on the door also changes to a different style and later changes back.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi (1983)

Soundtrack:

Nampa

Ed Burns should take a cue from Woody Allen

This is another New York-centric little character-driven film about a down-on-his-luck private detective, Jack(Burns), who takes a case for a sad-sack husband, Abe(Krumholtz) searching for his recently departed wife. Jack is a lonely man who has lost his wife and feels screwed by the system. Abe is a baseball coach from Upstate who longs for the return of his beloved Kitty. But she evidently tired of Abe's small-town ways and devotion to the kids on his team, so she took off to shack up with a rock star in a Manhattan condo. Despite their differences, and Jack's desire to be left alone, Abe persuades (for $500 extra/week) Jack to let him assist in his investigation; their daily interaction leads both men to learn something about themselves.

All the typical Burns' traits are there: poor schlub with relationship problems? Check. Men attempting to find themselves, usually with the help of unattainable women? Check. Witty dialog and terrific one-liners? Check. Enough shots of downtown New York to film a travel guide? Check. I mean, it's a decent little movie that hits a few high notes, such as when Jack wistfully gives historical back-ground about the "holdout" buildings left in the booming megalopolis that is downtown, or the gut-wrenching scenes of Burns pining for his lost wife. But there really isn't much to it, and what is there, we've seen it all from Mr. Burns before. And much better (i.e. Brothers McMullen, She's the One).

My advice to Ed: next time out, take a cue from the Wood-man and move your tale to another locale. Woody finally abandoned his beloved city, hopped across the pond to London, added some intrigue, and the result was his biggest critical and box office success in years, MATCH POINT; it was so successful he opted to make his next film there as well, although early reviews of SCOOP are not flattering. But maybe you could try Ireland, and add a little mystery or a torrid affair. Heck, even add Scarlett Johansson if you must. Because we love ya, Ed, for your everyman charm and ease in front of, and behind, the camera. But I for one am growing tired of your one note acts. You have the talent to do so much better.