Turning Green (2005)

Directors:

Michael Aimette
John G. Hofmann

Writers:

Michael Aimette
John G. Hofmann

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

The Irish countryside will never be the same

Plot:

Set in late 1970s Ireland, it tells the story of 16-year-old James Powers, an American who finds himself...

Plot Keywords:

Ireland | Irish | Porn Magazine | Coming Of Age | Color In Title

Cast

Timothy Hutton	...	Bill the Breaker
Alessandro Nivola	...	Bill the Bookie
Colm Meaney	...	Tom
Donal Gallery	...	James Powers
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Brid Ni Chionaola	...	Aunt Nora
Glenn Gannon	...	Man in the street
Jill Harding	...	Fiona
Sinead C. Kavanagh	...	The Underwear Model
Frank Kelly	...	Father O'Hara
Katherine Kendall	...	The Muse
Deirdre Monaghan	...	Aunt Maggie
Killian Morgan	...	Pete
Gavin O'Connor	...	Post Office Clerk
Myles Purcell	...	Peadar
Jim Roche	...	Man in Bar
John Shevlin	...	Bully
Billie Traynor	...	Aunt Mary
Siraj Zaidi	...	Indian Newsagent

Directed by
Michael Aimette
John G. Hofmann

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Michael Aimette
John G. Hofmann

Produced by
Jack Armstrong	....	co-producer
Jack Armstrong	....	line producer
Andrew Charas	....	producer
Miles Ferguson	....	associate producer
Nesim Hason	....	executive producer
Sezin Hason	....	executive producer
Robert Malkani	....	producer (as Rob Malkani)
Anthony Moody	....	executive producer
Jon Whelan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Pull

Cinematography by
Tim Fleming

Film Editing by
John G. Hofmann

Casting by
Carmel O'Connor

Production Design by
Laurent Mellet

Costume Design by
Maeve Paterson

Makeup Department
Rosie Blackmore	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Miles Ferguson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick McCarthy	....	first assistant director
Sinéad Murphy	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kevin Weaver	....	stand-by props

Sound Department
Daniel Birch	....	sound mixer
Andrew Felton	....	boom operator
Richard Hetherington	....	boom operator
Paul Vasquez	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Joe Condren	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Byrne	....	first assistant camera
Hugh-Thomas Cavanagh	....	best boy electric (as Hugh Cavanagh)
Ron Coe	....	second assistant camera
Richie Egan	....	dolly grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
T.K. Lang	....	wardrobe assistant (as Ken Lang)

Music Department
Jim Black	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Ross Flannery	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Sandra Campbell	....	production coordinator
Mark Andrew Clark	....	production executive
Christine Delany	....	location assistant
Kerensa Magnusson	....	script supervisor (as Kerensa Burton)
Michael Swan	....	location manager

Thanks
Robert Malkani	....	special thanks (as Robert B. Malkani)

Production Companies

• Curbside Pictures LLC
• Indalo Productions
• Net Return Entertainment

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Slovakia) (all media)
• New Films International (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Image Entertainment
• One Movie (2007) (Italy) (all media)

Other Companies

• Cine Electric Ltd.  lighting equipment (as Cine Electric)
• JR Media Services  closed captioning
• Media Insurance Brokers  insurance (as Media Insurance)
• Track Nine Studios  sound editorial (as Track 9 Studios)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, nudity, language, underage drinking and some violence

Runtime:

USA:85 min (CineVegas Film Fetsival)

Country:

USA | Ireland

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46406)

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios, Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Curbside Pictures LLC

Trivia:

The cinema that James and Fiona go to is the Ormonde in Greystones, this is the same cinema that featured in "Father Ted: The Passion of Saint Tibulus (#1.3)" (1995). This is probably because 'Frank Kelly' (II) appears in this film and is also Father Jack Hackett in Father Ted. Frank is also a Greystones resident.

Quotes:

James:It was true, I was changing Ireland, like Michael Collins and Eamon de Valera... or that guy from Thin Lizzy.

Soundtrack:

Jerk it Out

Want to see it again and again.

I was totally taken by surprise seeing this film. I didn't know what to expect and was blown away. I have tons of family in Ireland but was brought up in New York my whole life and this film struck a chord with me. It was so realistic to all the situations I have experienced with family over there and family over here. And I loved the characters. You so quickly "got" each of them right from their first scene. I think the plot is brilliant. It's simple, realistic and fun to watch. I think so many people seemed to be preoccupied with the ending but I was more satisfied by the entire film throughout that it didn't phase me in the least how things turned out. The acting by this young man was phenomenal and I always love seeing Colm Meaney in these roles. I felt so good leaving the theater. It made me want to go back for another visit and share this film with all of my cousins over there.