The Hamiltons (2006)

Directors:

Mitchell Altieri
Phil Flores

Writers:

Phil Flores
Mitchell Altieri
(more)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

Every Family Has Its Secrets

Plot:

Four young adult siblings try to fend for themselves after the mysterious death of their parents. But...

Plot Keywords:

Death | Homosexual | Misfit | Video Camera | Torture

Awards:

2 wins

Cast

Cory Knauf	...	Francis Hamilton
Samuel Child	...	David Hamilton
Joseph McKelheer	...	Wendell Hamilton
Mackenzie Firgens	...	Darlene Hamilton
Rebekah Hoyle	...	Samantha Teal
Brittany Daniel	...	Dani Cummings
Al Liner	...	Paul Glenn
Jena Hunt	...	Kitty Davies (as Jenna Hunt)
Tara Glass	...	Jenna Smith
Larry Laverty	...	Larry Davies
Joe Egender	...	Allen Davies
Nicholas Fanella	...	Lenny Hamilton
Jackie Honea	...	Mrs. Hamilton
John Krause	...	Mr. Hamilton
Nathan Parker	...	Hot Pants
Jason Pennetta	...	David's Friend
Andrew Casden	...	Trevor
Hannah Weiss	...	Girl in Restaurant
Tim Tracy	...	Slaughter House Worker
Jaclyn Chessen	...	New Neighbor
Lucas Schulte	...	New Neighbor
Nicole Storkson	...	Lenny's Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Corky Cornett	...	Frank (uncredited)

Directed by
Mitchell Altieri		(as The Butcher Brothers)
Phil Flores		(as The Butcher Brothers)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mitchell Altieri		(as The Butcher Brothers)
Phil Flores		(as The Butcher Brothers)
Adam Weis

Produced by
Mitchell Altieri	....	producer
Phil Flores	....	producer
Michael Ferris Gibson	....	executive producer
Stan Holland	....	executive producer
Oren Kaplan	....	executive producer
Ira Leemon	....	executive producer
Eddy Murillo	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Nathan Montiel
Joshua Myers

Cinematography by
Michael Maley

Film Editing by
Jesse Spencer

Art Direction by
Andrew Casden

Costume Design by
Alexis Beck		(as Alexis Tracy)

Makeup Department
Veronica Denny	....	key hair stylist
Montana Meares	....	makeup artist
Keri Picolla	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Clara M. Franco	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Samantha Wilson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jennifer McClelland	....	set dresser
Nathan Parker	....	property master
Delon Tio	....	property master
Hannah Weiss	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Ronni Brown	....	foley artist
Ben Greenwood	....	boom operator
Rory Nicholls	....	boom operator
Mischa Park-Doob	....	foley editor
William Storkson	....	sound designer
William Storkson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jon Vennarucci	....	boom operator: second unit
Nikolas Zasimczuk	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Dane Brehm	....	best boy
Erik DeGroot	....	key grip
Oren Kaplan	....	assistant camera
David Mong	....	gaffer
Jason Pennetta	....	grip
Lucas Schulte	....	grip

Editorial Department
Tricia Chiarenza	....	color timer

Music Department
William Storkson	....	composer: additional music

Other crew
Jaclyn Chessen	....	script supervisor
Phil Flores	....	child acting coach
Will Krieg	....	production assistant
Breana Pozzi	....	assistant to director

Production Companies

• San Francisco Independent Cinema
• Industrial City Films

Distributors

• After Dark Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Free Dolphin Entertainment (2007) (France) (DVD)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Pan Vision Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Sunfilm Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Strategic Film Partners  producer's representative

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence, language and some sexual content

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Finland:K-15 | Portugal:M/16 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:R21 | Germany:18

Filming Locations:

Petaluma, California, USA

Company:

San Francisco Independent Cinema

Goofs:

Continuity: After Francis and Wendell have their fight in Wendell's truck, Wendell orders him out of the truck and speeds away. As Wendell's truck spins out and kicks up dirt, you can see fresh dirt from a previous take.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Francis Hamilton:What does it mean to be happy? To be content in the world around you? Mom used to say it was family. That family was the heart of everything, even existence. Without it, there's nothing. She would always have these simple answers that somehow would sound so brilliant...

Movie Connections:

Followed by The Thompsons (2012)

Soundtrack:

Breakfast Cheese

Loved it!

The description of this film did not excite me overly, as I really despise the "people being horrible to other people" subgenre of horror. Boring.

But, there was a projector glitch in the previous Horrorfest film I'd been attending, and they gave us free passes, I was already at the theater, I figured "Why not?" I very nearly walked out in the middle of the opening sequence, because it looked to be very much a "people being horrible to other people" cliché, but I decided to stick it out and I'm glad I did. Best film of the festival.

I thought the story was engaging, and while the violence and gore on camera was minimal, it was effective. After twenty minutes, I WANTED to see how and why this family was so screwed up. While I started to have my suspicions about the twist at the end, it wasn't until just very shortly before it was revealed.