The Groomsmen (2006)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Edward Burns

Writer (WGA):

Edward Burns (written by)

Release Date:

22 September 2006 (Spain)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Music | Romance

Tagline:

There's a difference between getting older and growing up.

Plot:

A groom (Ed Burns) and his four attendants wrestle with issues related to friendship and maturity a week before the big day.

Plot Keywords:

Irish Catholic | Puma T Shirt | Trophy | Motor Boat | Bachelor Party

Cast

Edward Burns	...	Paulie
Heather Burns	...	Jules
John Leguizamo	...	TC
Matthew Lillard	...	Dez Howard
Donal Logue	...	Jimbo
Jay Mohr	...	Cousin Mike Sullivan
Brittany Murphy	...	Sue
Shari Albert	...	Tina Howard
Jessica Capshaw	...	Jen
Spencer Fox	...	Little Jack
Kevin Kash	...	Strip Club MC
Amy Leonard	...	Crystal
Arthur J. Nascarella	...	Mr. B (as Arthur Nascarella)
John F. O'Donohue	...	Pops (as John O'Donohue)
Joe Pistone	...	Top Cat
Tito Ruiz	...	Man in Bar
John Russo	...	Little Matt
Jaime Tirelli	...	TC's Dad
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Catharine Bolz	...	Dez's Mom (uncredited)
Isaac Gabaeff	...	Butter Tongue Roadie (uncredited)
Marion McCorry	...	Paulie's Mom (uncredited)
Julie McNiven	...	Girl with Band (uncredited)
Marta Mondelli	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Joseph O'Keefe	...	Roman Catholic Priest (uncredited)

Directed by
Edward Burns

Writing credits (WGA)
Edward Burns		(written by)

Produced by
Karinne Behr	....	executive producer
Margot Bridger	....	producer
Edward Burns	....	producer
David Gorton	....	executive producer
Walter Josten	....	executive producer
Aaron Lubin	....	producer
Philippe Martinez	....	producer
William Perkins	....	line producer

Original Music by
Robert Gary
P.T. Walkley

Cinematography by
William Rexer		(director of photography) (as William Rexter II)

Film Editing by
Jamie Kirkpatrick

Casting by
Ali Farrell
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
Dina Goldman

Set Decoration by
David Schlesinger

Costume Design by
Catherine Marie Thomas

Makeup Department
Steve Artmont	....	key makeup artist
Annemarie Bradley	....	key hair stylist (as Anne Marie M. Bradley)
Lorraine Godfrey	....	second hair stylist
Nicki Ledermann	....	key makeup artist
Julie Teel	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Mike Harrop	....	post-production supervisor
William Perkins	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director
Louis Guerra	....	second assistant director (as Louis J. Guerra)
Andrea O'Connor	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Mary Blanchard	....	scenic artist
Chris Brady	....	set dresser
Isaac Gabaeff	....	assistant property master
Joseph A. James	....	storyboard artist: Saint James Studios (as Joseph James)
Colleen Nowers	....	art department coordinator
Tora Peterson	....	on-set dresser
Alex Quarles	....	leadman
Adam Roffman	....	on-set dresser
Theo Sena	....	property master

Sound Department
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ben Cheah)
Benjamin Cheah	....	supervising sound editor (as Ben Cheah)
Ryan Collison	....	foley recordist
Gerald Donlan	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Gerald Donlin)
Peter Fonda	....	boom operator
Kenton Jakub	....	adr editor
Bob Olari	....	sound re-recordist (as Robert Olari)
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Katrina Siegmund	....	assistant sound editor
Wyatt Sprague	....	sound effects editor
Jerry Stein	....	sound mixer
Lidia Tamplenizza	....	apprentice sound editor
Peter Waggoner	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Wemer	....	supervising foley editor
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Jansen Lambie	....	additional boom operator (uncredited)
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Michael Balabuch	....	visual effects producer: Technicolor New York (as Mike Balabuch)
Christian Zak	....	visual effects executive producer: Technicolor New York
John Dowdell	....	2K digital intermediate colorist (uncredited)

Stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator (as Manny Sieverio)

Camera and Electrical Department
George Bianchini	....	camera operator
John Clifford	....	still photographer
Anthony Cox	....	company grip
Divine Cox	....	best boy grip
Gregg de Domenico	....	film loader
Brad Gross	....	best boy grip
Thomas Hamilton	....	best boy electric
Susan Heller	....	best boy electric
Jim McMillan Jr.	....	key grip (as Jim McMillan)
Adam Miller	....	second assistant camera
Billy Miller	....	key grip
Tom Potoskie	....	electrician (as Thomas Potoskie)
Chris Scarfi	....	electrician
Ken Shibata	....	gaffer
Andrew Voegeli	....	first assistant camera
Amy Albano	....	second assistant camera: day player (uncredited)
Lamont Crawford	....	dolly grip (uncredited)
Joseph Czerw	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jay Feather	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Keith Gordon	....	grip (uncredited)
Michael N. Green	....	electrician (uncredited)
Gary Jackiewicz	....	grip (uncredited)
Craig Striano	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rori Bergman	....	casting assistant
Kristine Bulakowski	....	extras casting
Lori Eastside	....	extras casting
Driss Tijani	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mickey Carleton	....	assistant costume designer
Laura Downing	....	wardrobe supervisor
Caroline Duncan	....	wardrobe assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
James Ahern	....	digital intermediate recordist
Jessica Allen	....	editor: DRS
Burdette Anderson	....	post-production executive: Bauer Martinez Distribution
Jen Choi	....	editorial intern
Fred Heid	....	color timer
Chris Keighley	....	digital intermediate scanner (as Chris Keighly)
Anthony Kounouklos	....	on-line editor
William Lehman	....	assistant editor
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate color corrector
Stan Sztaba	....	negative matcher: World Cinevision
Ralph Tarr	....	color timer (uncredited)
Mike Trinker	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Robert Gary	....	score producer
Aram Goldberg	....	assistant to music supervisor
Matt Havron	....	assistant to music supervisor
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor
P.T. Walkley	....	score producer
E. Gedney Webb	....	music editor
Tracy McKnight	....	executive soundtrack producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jack Buckman	....	driver
Mike Canelli	....	driver (as Mike Canali)
Leo Driver	....	parking coordinator
Brett Michael	....	driver
Jimmy Nugent	....	transportation captain
Joseph Paprota	....	driver (as Joe Paparota)
Kevin Smith	....	driver

Other crew
Emery Anderson	....	engineer
Leslie Angle	....	assistant: Mr. Burns
Darren Atlee	....	production assistant
Joshua A. Bell	....	production accountant (as Joshua Bell)
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	assistant location manager (as Jeff Brown)
Rich Brush	....	office production assistant (as Richard Brush)
Christian D. Bruun	....	title designer: end crawl
Luc Campeau	....	production executive: Lucky 50 Productions
Andrea F. Cannistraci	....	production legal: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein (as Andrea Cannistraci)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Wayne Cerullo	....	aerial assistant
Ralph Costanza	....	print coordinator
Caroline Duncan	....	assistant to director
Jacob Eben	....	production assistant
Bruce Hall	....	key set production assistant
Scott Larkin	....	production assistant
Jeff Maksym	....	production assistant
Douglas Matejka	....	production secretary
David Matlof	....	financial legal services: Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman
Ross Miller	....	production insurance: D.R. Reiff & Associates
Kristen Mink	....	assistant location manager
John Nickel	....	script supervisor
Rocco Nisivoccia	....	production assistant (as Rocco L. Nisivoccia Jr.)
Larry Nuñez	....	location assistant (as Larry Nunez)
Tom Palma	....	production assistant
Mike Reilly	....	production coordinator
Ben Safdie	....	production assistant
Benjamin Schaeffer	....	office production assistant
Thoma Thurau	....	engineer
Joel Weinstein	....	production legal: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein
Tom Yeager	....	location manager
Jacqueline Lovell	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Cory Monden	....	senior engineer (uncredited)
Larry Rodriguez	....	studio executive (uncredited)
Daniel Silverman	....	film recorder (uncredited)
Hugh Spurling	....	studio executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Marlboro Road Gang Productions
• Bauer Martinez Studios
• Defender Film Company (II) (in association with) (as Defender Films)

Distributors

• Bauer Martinez Studios (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Hoyts Distribution (2006) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Movie Bank (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Nordisk Film (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL8) (first national airing)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Technicolor New York (visual effects and digital opticals)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  camera equipment (as ARRI CSC)
• Axium Entertainment Group  payroll services (as Axium Entertainment)
• Coast to Coast  catering
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  production insurance
• DitlevFilms  title design: end crawl
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  legal services
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  audio mixing
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  color correction
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  foley
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  on-line editing
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  picture editing facility
• Gotham Sound  sound equipment
• Hirsch Wallerstein Hayum Matlof and Fishman  financing legal services
• Lucky 50 Productions  production associate
• N.Y.C. Casting  extras casting (as NYC Casting)
• Saint James Studios  storyboards
• Sound One  sound post-production (as Sound One Editorial)
• World Cinevision Services  negative matching (as World Cinevision)
• Xeno Lights  electric equipment (as Xeno Lights)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

City Island, Bronx, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Marlboro Road Gang Productions

Trivia:

John Mahoney (I) played the father of Edward Burns in this film, but all of his scenes were cut. However, you can catch a glimpse of him on the left during the wedding footage as the camera follows Edward Burns and Brittany Murphy out of the church. The deleted scenes can be found on the DVD bonus features.

Quotes:

Mike Sullivan: [to T.C] Gay pride! Woo-hoo!

Movie Connections:

References "Little House on the Prairie" (1974)

Soundtrack:

Be Good Johnny

The Burns is still on fire!

Writer-Director Edward Burns has groomed another creative & wily film in his latest marry, I mean merry, offering "The Groomsmen". Burns also stars as Paulie, a Long Island lifer who is having cold feet by getting the all too familiar "till death due you part" phobia on marrying his pregnant fiancé Sue, played by the chirpy Brittany Murphy. However, the primary premise of "The Groomsmen" is the groomsmen themselves. They are Paulie's lifelong crackers, I mean buddies, who each have a certain dilemma. Donald Logue plays Jimbo, Paulie's beer-quenching brother who is a strip bar dweller & ignores his devoted, but yet, growing impatient wife Julianna (Heather Burns). Next coming through the groomsmen aisle, we have Des (Mathew Lilliard), the dutiful husband & father who gets a candid excitement in getting his 80's high school cover band reunited which obviously are comprised of le groomsmen themselves. Also grooming through, we got the unripe Mike portrayed by Jay Mohr; Mike's childlike & obsessive antics get him in "not to be or like Mike" hot water turmoil with his ex-girlfriend and even with a few of the groomsmen. John Leguziamo plays T.C., which might stand for "too cool" by having a ripe aura about him, but it might also stand for "top covert" because he has been out of town & touch from his crazy clan for eight years due to a personal secret. The ensemble acting of "The Groomsmen" were lords of the auteur rings. However, the best acting men were Mohr & Leguziamo. Steady Eddie's crafty screenplay does ring similar bells in theme & structure to some of his past independent films. However, why should Burns cinematically divorce himself from his exceptional & practical scribing style. Burns once again proves that he masterfully incorporates friendship, family, guilt, Catholicism, Irish-upbringing, and New York homage to his film-work. "The Groomsmen" marches itself as one of the best films of 2006 . ***** Excellent