Hot Tamale (2006)

Director:

Michael Damian

Writers:

Janeen Damian (writer)
Michael Damian (writer)

Release Date:

2007 (Germany)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

Moving to L.A. can be murder.

Plot:

A road trip to Los Angeles inadvertently leads a young man from Wyoming into a wild maze of psychotic hit-men, racy women, jewel thieves and a salsa band. |

Awards:

4 wins

Cast

Randy Spelling	...	Harlan Woodriff
Diora Baird	...	Tuesday Blackwell
Carmen Electra	...	Riley
Jason Priestley	...	Jude
Mike Starr	...	Al
Matt Cedeño	...	Caesar Lopez
James Best	...	Hank Larson
Beth Grant	...	Dori Woodriff
Sean Blakemore	...	Dewayne Longfellow
Richard Riehle	...	Sheriff Pinkham
Harland Williams	...	Deputy Moseby
Christopher Goodman	...	Officer Sternfield
Jon Huertas	...	Alex
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nick Rey Angelus	...	Junior (as Nicolas Hernandez)
Kirsten Berman	...	Dr. Winters
Kristen Caldwell	...	Bitsy
Richard Dyer	...	Bodyguard
Cesar Garcia	...	Francisco (as Caesar Garcia)
Kevin Glikmann	...	Homeless Guy
Robert Harvey	...	Minister
John Hayden	...	Buck Woodriff
Anthony Holiday	...	DEA #1
Kimble Jemison	...	Omar
Sabra Malkinson	...	Nurse Claire
Sandy Martin	...	Ed the Diner Cook
Joseph Sanfelippo	...	DEA #2
Stephen Taylor	...	Noel
Daniel Toscano	...	Curtis Goodwin
Renee Victor	...	Mama
Eduardo Yáñez	...	Sammy
Paul Herrera	...	Jaime (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Damian

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Janeen Damian		writer
Michael Damian		writer

Produced by
Janeen Damian	....	producer
Michael Damian	....	producer
Christopher Goodman	....	co-producer
Erik Heiberg	....	line producer
Frank C. Muggia	....	executive producer
Barry Robison	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Mark Thomas

Cinematography by
Frederick Iannone		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Adam Heller

Casting by
Michael Donovan

Production Design by
Jason Sweers

Costume Design by
Jocelyn F. Wright

Makeup Department
Autumn Butler	....	key makeup artist
Denise Goldberg	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Erik Heiberg	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Simone	....	first assistant director
Joshua Stickler	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
James Asmodeo	....	art swing gang
Flip Filippelli	....	construction coordinator
Cija Johnson	....	carpenter
Cija Johnson	....	painter
Kelly Morrison	....	property master (as Kelly Kilgo)

Sound Department
Thomas Curley	....	sound mixer
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rod O'Brien	....	sound editor
Sean O'Malley	....	boom operator
Geordy Sincavage	....	foley mixer
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound editor
Drew Webster	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Edelman	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Torrence Hall	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Robert Bradshaw Bennett	....	electrician
Richard Brush	....	grip
Jeanne Dear	....	electrician
Christina Fiers	....	second assistant camera
Craig Gleason	....	best boy grip
Mike Jin	....	grip
Paul Lohr	....	gaffer
David McGrory	....	dolly grip
David McGrory	....	electrician
Adam Peabody	....	best boy electric
Adam Peabody	....	underwater electrician
Darryl Rue	....	dolly grip
Darryl Rue	....	underwater grip
James A. Seale	....	key grip

Casting Department
Ekaette Akpan	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Hilary Lawson	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Edoardo Brizio	....	editor: music video

Music Department
James Collins	....	music scoring mixer

Other crew
Sergio Cilli	....	production assistant
Claire Doré	....	livestock coordinator
Judd Rubin	....	production coordinator
Mike Tristano	....	armorer

Production Companies

• Riviera Films
• Hot Tamale Productions LLC (co-production)
• Orchard Park Productions LLC

Distributors

• R.S. Entertainment Inc. (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• SAV (2006) (Spain) (DVD)
• Videosonic Arts (2006) (Greece) (DVD)
• Filmes Lusomundo (2006) (Portugal) (DVD)
• D Productions (2006) (Turkey) (all media)
• DNC Entertainment (2007) (Italy) (DVD)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Monarch Home Video
• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA) (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (Brazil) (DVD)
• SAV (2007) (Spain) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Video (2007) (Mexico) (DVD)
• Vision Africa (2006) (South Africa) (all media)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Film Emporium Insurance Services  insurance

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, language, sexuality and drug content.

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Riviera Films

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Buck Woodriff's frozen corpse is clearly breathing.

Quotes:

Jude: Wyoming: where men are men, and sheep are nervous!

Movie Connections:

References "Sesame Street" (1969)

Hot, fun, and entertaining

Saw the movie in Newport Beach at the film festival. The crowd was high energy, the movie was fast paced and fun, the sex scene was hot, and the music was great. Randy Spelling did a great job. Diora Baird was hot and sexy. The interplay between characters was fun to watch. The ending was somewhat predictable, but clever. This was a fun, entertaining film that will appeal to many audiences. Excellent cinematography, nice special effects. The after party was incredible, including the band from the film performing live. See this film, it was definitely worthwhile. Congratulations to cast, crew, writers and directors for a job well done.