Jimmy and Judy (2006)

Directors:

Randall Rubin
Jon Schroder

Writers:

Jon Schroder
Randall Rubin

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

A twisted, f'd up, teenage love story.

Plot:

Two misunderstood suburban kids challenge society and run from the police while documenting all of their deeds with a digital camera.

Plot Keywords:

Video Camera | Love | Suburb | On The Run | Sex

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Edward Furlong	...	Jimmy
Rachael Bella	...	Judy
William Sadler	...	Uncle Rodney
James Eckhouse	...	Jimmy's Dad
Gay Storm	...	Jimmy's Mom
Chaney Kley	...	Dinko
A.J. Buckley	...	Buddy
Jane Leigh Connelly	...	Hazel
Nicole Randall Johnson	...	Prostitute
Patrick Bristow	...	Dr. Walters
Lindsay Beamish	...	Connie
Denver Jade	...	Billy Rensing
Crystal Wilson	...	Megan Cleary
Rob Wilds	...	Grocery Store Manager
Michael Friedman	...	Police Officer
Darrell Francis	...	Sheriff
Randy Little	...	News Reporter
Randall Rubin	...	Elvis Impersonator (as Randall K. Rubin)
Kathy Carlotta	...	Herself
Tracey Gilkerson	...	Uncle Rodney's Cowboy
Mitch Wilson	...	Sam
Heather Hastings	...	Sally / Singing Sister
Aaron Rohn	...	Enforcer
Megan Hastings	...	Singing Sister
Hope Hastings	...	Singing Sister
Heidi Hastings	...	Singing Sister
Emily Hastings	...	Singing Sister
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shana Rae	...	Naked girl
Gregory Patrick Agnew	...	Judy's Father (uncredited)
Bobbi Burton	...	Mrs. Ambrose (uncredited)
Tammy Hopkins	...	Judy's Mom (uncredited)
Colleen Mooney Wright	...	Extra (uncredited)
Chas Pangburn	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Randall Rubin		(as Randall K. Rubin)
Jon Schroder

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Randall Rubin		(as Randall K. Rubin)
Jon Schroder

Produced by
Marc Ambrose	....	co-producer
Marc Ambrose	....	line producer
Amy Angelastro	....	co-producer
Andre James Champagne	....	co-producer
Frank Gonzales	....	co-producer
Randall Rubin	....	producer (as Randall K. Rubin)
Ed Sanders	....	producer
Gregory Scanlan	....	producer
Jon Schroder	....	producer
Robin Schroder	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Benoit Grey

Cinematography by
Ben Kufrin		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Theodore Kent

Casting by
Marisa Ross
Matthew Skrobalak

Production Design by
Will Benson

Set Decoration by
Tara Borejka

Costume Design by
Stacy Stagnaro		(as Stacey Stagnaro)

Makeup Department
Melissa Blanchette	....	hair stylist
Melissa Blanchette	....	makeup artist
Melissa Blanchette	....	special makeup effects artist
Aaron Rohn	....	tattoo artist

Production Management
Alan Forbes	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Aaron Rohn	....	second assistant director
T.K. Shom	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tara Borejka	....	props
John Kaufman	....	art department production assistant
Matty Koenig	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Robert Appere	....	sound re-recording mixer: pre-mix
David Barbee	....	sound effects editor: pre-mix
Ed Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer: pre-mix
Gonzalo Espinoza	....	adr mixer
Aaron Grice	....	boom operator
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
Phil Lee	....	sound re-recording recordist: pre-mix
Chris McDonough	....	foley artist
Chris McDonough	....	sound mixer
Mickey McMullen	....	sound mixer
Glenn T. Morgan	....	sound supervisor: pre-mix
Margit Pfeiffer	....	dialogue editor: pre-mix
Eric Reuveni	....	adr mixer
Eric Reuveni	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor: pre-mix
Ben Zarai	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Merritt	....	post-audio assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Richard Fike	....	special effects squib: Stunt Predator

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Forand	....	gaffer
Heidi Hastings	....	camera production assistant
Dan Kanes	....	key grip
Rob Muthamia	....	first assistant camera (as Robert Muthamia)
Howard Newstate	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Cindy Schroeder	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Fields	....	wardrobe (as Robin K. Fields)

Editorial Department
Theresa Bunke	....	assistant editor (as Theresa E. Bunke)
Steven Kemper	....	editing consultant

Music Department
Ted Forbes	....	guitar coach
Roger Pott	....	live music coordinator
Brian Ross	....	music supervisor

Other crew
Jamie Azpetia	....	festival publicist
Chad Ball	....	gun wrangler
Edward DiLorenzo	....	script consultant
Lindsay Drucker	....	travel coordinator
Kathy Ferrara	....	office production assistant (as Kathleen Ferrara)
Thomas Gaebel	....	web designer: Images Everything
Ruth Garbutt-Lewis	....	representative: Screen Actors Guild (as Ruth Garbutt Lewis)
Rebecca Harpring	....	script supervisor
Darren Harris	....	security
Heather Hastings	....	set production assistant
Megan Hastings	....	set production assistant
Megan Jones	....	myspace designer (as Megan McGregor)
Jonellen R. McGee	....	production coordinator (as Jonellen McGee)
Nikki Nime	....	set production assistant
Brandon Perry	....	set production assistant: Morocco
David Peters	....	office production assistant
Rhonda	....	cast payroll: PES
Matt Stachel	....	key set production assistant
Jason Swartz	....	helicopter pilot
John H. Brister	....	consultant (uncredited)

Thanks
Megan Jones	....	special thanks (as Megan McGregor)

Production Companies

• Hairy Productions (II)
• Manly Brothers

Distributors

• Outsider Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Australia (2006) (Australia) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Images Everything  web design
• Juniper Post  sound post-production
• PES  cast payroll
• Soundelux  pre-mix sound design
• Stunt Predator  special effects squibs
• Todd Studios Burbank  pre-mix re-recording (as Todd Burbank)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | Australia:MA15+ | UK:18 | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Kentucky, USA

Company:

Hairy Productions (II)

Trivia:

Edward Furlong was arrested during filming on 1 September 2004.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dr. Walters:[coming into video focus] Jimmy, we discussed this, you can't tape our sessions, it's not allowed. Does your defiance make you feel more powerful? Filming people makes you feel like you're in control of the situation, doesn't it? Maybe?

Movie Connections:

References The Blair Witch Project (1999)

Wow... I get to be first on an IMDb comment? Sweet! Annnnyway...

I really enjoyed this film. I don't think I'll be giving away any spoilers here. First off, this film is shot entirely from a first person perspective, ala Blair Witch, but seriously, do NOT let that scare you away.

The titular characters are played by Edward Furlong and Rachael Bella (both of whom attended the premiere in SF tonight). You'll remember Eddie Furlong as the whiny little saves-the-future brat from Terminator II, though you'd do much better to remember his performances in American History X and Pecker, as he's long since shrugged off the child-actor label in these latter parts. Rachael Bella you may recall as the "crazy chick" who witnesses the bizarre death of her teenage friend in the beginning of The Ring (boy, I really hope I didn't give anything away there).

The story unfolds exclusively from the perspective of Jimmy's video camera. He's a video junkie (not unlike the neighbor character in American Beauty) and feels the need to "document" every important event in his life on tape (including certain aspects of his parents' relationship, and there's no way in hell I'm giving up *that* spoiler!).

Jimmy's been in love with Judy all of his life, their parents having apparently been friends for quite some time, but that love has been unrequited until now. He's a social misfit and outcast in all aspects of his life. He finally approaches Judy to show her how he's taken revenge on those that have wronged her in school (herself also being a social outcast, apparently) causing her to instantly fall in love with him.

The remainder of the film is a high tension tale of the love between the two star-crossed lovers and the misadventures they become entangled in as they explore a life of crime and independence. No, this is not a retelling of such "on the lamb" films as Natural Born Killers, True Romance, or The Devil's Rejects. They are not crazed teens on a killing spree, out to kill everyone who gets in their way. They do come across in many respects as honest social outcasts who simply end up in the situations they end up in out of circumstance and their purest desire to remain together and not be torn apart. You can, however, feel the influence of the aforementioned films as the story progresses.

I don't want to go into too much detail so as not to be blamed for submitting any spoilers. Suffice to say, the style in which the film is shot is actually somewhat secondary to the story. It does offer a unique perspective, though, on the relationship that is formed by the young couple and how they grow to bond so strongly. This really is a true perspective, incidentally. Not until the very end of the film (mild spoiler here, but not really) are you treated at all to a third person perspective of the action.

According to the Q&A following the premiere, the film was shot with practically no budget and within 15 days in the Kentucky countryside. The casting of Eddie Furlong was a very very fortunate accident when one of the future crewmembers of the production briefly met him at a party and suggested to the writing/directing team that they send him a copy of the script which he fell in love with. Rachael Bella is also very well cast and is beautiful (to say the least) which will appeal to those seeking the voyeuristic nudity and sex which I'm sure will likely be at the heart of some other reviews. Honestly, there really isn't anything explicit here. Jimmy is a first or second year college student suspended from school due to an incident involving his videotaping craze (at least partly to blame for his severe emotional scarring) and Judy is a high school junior or senior and their relationship is typical of that of late teenage/early twenties relationships when it comes to the sexual element (at least from my own personal perspective), so I'm sure you can figure out roughly what to expect.

The film is a love story... with complications. Honestly, what good story ever came out of an uncomplicated love affair? It's the honest portrayals and realistic style in which the movie is filmed that is it's true driving force. I hesitate to say phrases like "edge of my seat", but it is quite definitely apropos for much of this film. I think I'd prefer to just come out and say that this flick grabbed me by the balls and at no time did it really let go. It's a very fast-moving story once things really get to happening and I soon found myself totally engrossed.

I'm running out of words here, sadly, and I doubt I'm doing the film quite the justice it is deserved. I suppose my rush to try and provide this very first review of the movie (on IMDb at any rate). All I really do have to say, in the end, is that I truly hope that this film gets picked up for distribution (I believe it was mentioned that this has already happened, or is definitely in the works) and if you get any chance to see it, I highly recommend that you do. Hence my "10" here on IMDb... and my "6" on the festival ballot (which only went to "5" = Brilliant!,

see this flick.

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