Sherrybaby (2006)

Director:

Laurie Collyer

Writer (WGA):

Laurie Collyer (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 2007 (Sweden)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

No one makes it alone.

Plot:

Sherry Swanson returns home to New Jersey after serving a three year prison sentence. Eager to reestablish a relationship with her young daughter...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | New Jersey | Listening To Music | Barbie Doll | Ex Convict

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 8 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Maggie Gyllenhaal	...	Sherry Swanson
Michelle Hurst	...	Dorothy Washington
Sandra Rodríguez	...	Desi
Anna Simpson	...	Sabrina
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Parole Officer Hernandez
Caroline Clay	...	Parole Officer Murphy
Rio Hackford	...	Andy Kelly
Brad William Henke	...	Bobby Swanson
Bridget Barkan	...	Lynette Swanson
Ryan Simpkins	...	Alexis Parks
Stephen Peabody	...	Mr. Monroe
Danny Trejo	...	Dean Walker
Sam Bottoms	...	Bob Swanson Sr.
Kate Burton	...	Marcia Swanson
Michael Dillon	...	Child at Birthday Party
Helen Coxe	...	Rest Stop Mother
Jayden Vargas	...	Rest Stop Child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Misha Gonz-Cirkl	...	AA Member
Collin Christopher	...	AA Member (uncredited)
J.D. Jackson	...	Job Trainer (uncredited)
Rose Pasquale	...	AA Member (uncredited)
Martin Pfefferkorn	...	Shooting Gallery Junkie (uncredited)
Steven G. Smith II	...	Zak (uncredited)
Allie Woods Jr.	...	Bus Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Laurie Collyer

Writing credits (WGA)
Laurie Collyer		(written by)

Produced by
Jeb Brody	....	executive producer
Ethan Smith	....	co-producer
Lemore Syvan	....	producer
Marc Turtletaub	....	producer

Original Music by
Jack Livesey

Cinematography by
Russell Lee Fine		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Curtiss Clayton
Joe Landauer

Casting by
Cindy Tolan

Production Design by
Stephen Beatrice

Set Decoration by
Lisa Scoppa

Costume Design by
Jill Newell

Makeup Department
Jason Hayes	....	key hair stylist
Julia Lallas	....	makeup department head

Production Management
David Blazina	....	production supervisor
Lauren Elmer	....	post-production supervisor
Chad Nicholson	....	unit manager (as Chad R. Nicholson)
Rachel Barrett	....	co-post-production supervisor (uncredited)
Luca Borghese	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mariela Comitini	....	second assistant director
Carrie Fix	....	first assistant director
Lauren Guilmartin	....	second second assistant director (as Lauren Kells Guilmartin)

Art Department
Mary Blanchard	....	scenic artist
Scott Canfield	....	leadman
Emily Gaunt	....	charge scenic
Jonathan Hustad	....	art department intern
Greg Izzo	....	art department assistant
Pat Moran	....	art department assistant
Michael Saccio	....	on-set dresser
Philip Saccio	....	property master (as Phillip Saccio)
Roseanna Sacco	....	assistant property master (as Roseanne Saccio)
Sha-Sha Shiau	....	art department intern
Sylvia Trapanese	....	scenic foreman
Jonathan Unger	....	additional on-set dresser
Dina Varano	....	draftsperson (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ryan Collison	....	foley recordist
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mariusz Glabinski	....	sound effects editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	co-supervising sound editor
John Gutierrez	....	additional boom operator (as John Guiterrez)
T.J. O'Mara	....	sound mixer
Dan Paikin	....	boom operator
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Ira Spiegel	....	co-supervising sound editor
Shane Stoneback	....	sound recordist
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chad Birmingham	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Lenny Rabinowitz	....	adr recording engineer (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Stunts
Douglas Crosby	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Baker	....	best boy grip
Brian Carmichael	....	video playback operator
Jeffrey Dutemple	....	first assistant camera
Matthew Ford	....	electrician
John Gabriel	....	grip
Eric Gearity	....	key grip
Christopher Hall	....	camera operator (as Chris Hall)
Sandy Hays	....	additional camera operator
Gary Jackiewicz	....	grip
Chan Jeon	....	grip
Dave Levine	....	electrician
Christopher Liscinsky	....	electrician (as Chris Liscinsky)
Mitch Malpica	....	additional camera assistant: Los Angeles
Bobby Markus	....	grip
Michael J. Maurer	....	best boy electric (as Mike Maurer)
Tim McNulty	....	camera loader
Beth O'Brien	....	electrician
Alfred Padilla	....	generator operator (as Al Padilla)
Macall B. Polay	....	still photographer (as Macall Polay)
Steve Ramsey	....	gaffer
Ricardo Sarmiento	....	additional camera operator
Linda Slater	....	additional camera assistant
Debbie Stampfle	....	additional camera assistant
Nathan Swingle	....	second assistant camera (as Nate Swingle)
Dan Vranesich	....	dolly grip (as Daniel Vranesich)
Aurelia Winborn	....	additional camera assistant

Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson	....	background casting (as Meredith Jacobson Marciano)
Barbara McNamara	....	background casting assistant (as Barbera McNamara)
Matt Schreiber	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erin Benach	....	costume assistant
Amy R. Burt	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Amy Burt)
Bernadette Jackowski	....	additional costume assistant
Sara Lee	....	costume intern
Mikaela Wohl	....	costume intern (as Kaela Wohl)

Editorial Department
Michael Balabuch	....	digital intermediate project manager: Technicolor (as Mike Balabuch)
Steve Calalang	....	digital intermediate colorist: Technicolor
John Dowdell	....	digital intermediate colorist: Goldcrest Post Production
Peter Heady	....	digital intermediate finishing artist: Goldcrest Post Production
Christine Park	....	assistant editor
Tim Spitzer	....	digital intermediate supervisor: Goldcrest Post Production
Stan Sztaba	....	negative cutter: Match Cut
Joe Violante	....	dailies supervisor: Technicolor Creative Services (as Joey Violante)
Christian Zak	....	digital intermediate producer: Technicolor
Royce Smith	....	color timer (uncredited)
Mike Trinker	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeff Allen	....	musician: bass (as Jeffrey Allen)
Joe Bonadio	....	musician: drums and percussion
Paul Cantelon	....	musician: violin
Brian Deming	....	music score mixer
Brian Deming	....	score engineer
Andy Farber	....	orchestrator (as Andrew Farber)
Dana Fuchs	....	musician: singer
Mariusz Glabinski	....	music editor
Cameron Greider	....	musician: guitar and special ambiences
Susan Jacobs	....	music supervisor
Jack Livesey	....	musician: guitars, piano, melodica
Jack Livesey	....	score producer
Peter Min	....	musician: ambiences (as Pete Min)
Larry Saltzman	....	musician: guitar
Erlin A. Velberg	....	music editor (as Erlin Velberg)

Transportation Department
Eddie Buzzo	....	teamster captain
Dave Conelli	....	driver
Peter Reith	....	teamster captain
Caesar Rivera	....	driver (as Ceaser Rivera)
Manny Santiago	....	driver

Other crew
Heather Aldridge	....	production intern
Victor Barroso	....	title designer
Hamish Berry	....	location production assistant
Kathryn Blacker	....	production assistant
Mirashyam Blakeslee	....	production secretary
Federico Brusilovsky	....	production assistant
Robert Carnevale	....	production intern (as Bobby Carnevale)
Christopher Cassio	....	location intern
Molly Condit	....	catering intern: Coast to Coast
Tom Coppola	....	chef: Coast to Coast
Kathryn Coto	....	production intern
Vincent DeMaria	....	production intern
Jorge Diaz	....	assistant chef: Coast to Coast
Tim Dooley	....	production intern
Kevin Duffey	....	production intern
Cory Estelle	....	chef: Coast to Coast (as Corey Estelle)
Nicole E. Ferrari	....	production assistant (as Nicole Ferrari)
Jason Fesel	....	production assistant
Marta Forns-Escudé	....	production assistant: first team (as Marta Forns Escude)
Bill Garvey	....	location scout
Christina Gashi	....	production intern
Eli Gurevich	....	assistant financial controller
Richard Kathlean	....	catering production assistant: Coast to Coast
Mike Lesser	....	consultant: parole
April Lo	....	production intern
Richard Mancuso	....	production accountant (as Rich Mancusco)
Stephanie A. Marquardt	....	script supervisor
David Ray Martin	....	location manager (as David Martin)
James McCartney	....	title designer: end crawl
Maire Ni Rochain	....	production coordinator
Beth Nock	....	production intern
Henry Previl	....	chef: Coast to Coast
Justin Ritson	....	key production assistant
Avigail Schotz	....	assistant: Ms. Collyer
James Sehring	....	production assistant
Chad Smith	....	production assistant
Joseph Stephans	....	assistant location manager
Kevin Tekinel	....	production intern
Jason Tyler	....	production assistant
Kyle Villegas	....	production intern
Richard Kathlean	....	craft service (uncredited)

Thanks
Naomi Foner	....	special thanks (as Naomi Foner Gyllenhaal)

Production Companies

• Big Beach Films
• Elevation Filmworks
• Red Envelope Entertainment

Distributors

• IFC Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Mars Production (2007) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Metrodome Distribution (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Red Envelope Entertainment (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Zootrope Films (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Cinemax (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2007) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)
• Metrodome Distribution (2007) (UK) (all media)
• Orlando Films (2007) (Israel) (all media)
• Screen Media Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• 701 Sound  sound design
• Axium  payroll services
• Camera Service Center  cameras provided by
• Cinefoundation  developed with the support of
• Coast to Coast Catering  catering (as Coast to Coast)
• Creative Mega Playground  avid editing facilities
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  insurance
• Duotone Audio Group Ltd.  original score recorded at
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  audio mixing
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  digital intermediate finishing services
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  foley
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  on-line editing
• K.A.S. Lighting  grip and electric (as KAS Lighting Inc.)
• Law Offices of George Sheanshang  legal services
• Manhattan Transfer  adr recording
• Match Cut  negative cutting
• Mega Playground  post-production facilities
• Moxie Firecracker Films  avid editing facilities (as Moxie Firecracker)
• Radical Avid  avid editing facilities
• Sloss Law Office  payroll services
• Sound One  adr recording
• Sundance Institute, The  developed with the assistance of
• Technicolor  digital intermediate post-production services
• Todd-AO Studios  adr recording (as ToddAO)
• Worlds Away Productions  end crawl

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, nudity, language and drug content

Runtime:

USA:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:Not Rated | USA:R | Ireland:16 | Finland:K-15 | UK:15 | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Mountainside, New Jersey, USA

Company:

Big Beach Films

Trivia:

Ryan Simpkins lost four teeth on the set of Sherrybaby.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sherry first checks in with her P.O., she signs the receipt for her property's return. As she scribbles her signature, she appears to start with an "M" instead of an "S", for "Sherry". Then, she dots the "i", in her first name, and is clearly signing her real name, "Maggie Gyllenhaal", and not "Sherry Swanson".

Quotes:

[after the Genesis meeting has ended, the moderator is trying to console Sherry by sharing how his own experiences and life is similar when Dean interrupts]
Dean Walker:She's not hearing you, friend. She's got too much on her mind.
[to Sherry]
Dean Walker:You need a ride home?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 9 September 2006" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Little Birdie Song

With SHERRY BABY Maggie Gyllenhaal "knocks the ball out of the park!" in a Bravo performance

Maggie Gyllenhaal is one of America's finest actors and in SHERRY BABY she pulls out a performance that is gut wrenching, painful to watch, but is a character we are rooting for throughout the film. In the last frame you feel her heartache and the compelling need to want her to have a life that is better than the one she has led.

SHERRY BABY reminds me of Ryan Gosling's HALF NELSON in the struggle to overcome drugs and make something out of your life. Too bad that Sherry has to follow such a dark, long road before she can come into her own and move beyond her painful past. The one scene in the film with the father at the birthday party will stay with me forever, as now you can fully understand her anguish and pain.

Maggie Gyllenhaal should be remembered at Award Season as her Sherry is a character that stays with you for a long time, and is someone that makes you want to like, respect and help her secure a new life. Bravo, Sherry, for your bravery, and for having such a skilled actress as Maggie Gyllenhaal portray your life.