Come Early Morning (2006)

Director:

Joey Lauren Adams

Writer:

Joey Lauren Adams (written by)

Release Date:

31 August 2007 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

A 30-something southern woman searches for love, despite the burdens she carries with her.

Plot Keywords:

Bar | Ford Pickup | Vet | Blonde | Beer

Awards:

2 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Ashley Judd	...	Lucy Fowler
Jason T. Davis	...	Motel Man
Richard Lee Crow	...	Motel Clerk
Laura Prepon	...	Kim
Christine Renee Ward	...	Sue (as Christy Ward)
Candyce Hinkle	...	Doll
Scott Wilson	...	Lowell Fowler
Tim Blake Nelson	...	Uncle Tim
Pat Corley	...	Papa
Diane Ladd	...	Nana
Wally Welch	...	Eli
Ritchie Montgomery	...	Bob
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Cal Percell
Nancy Ellen Mills	...	Michelle
Chuck Borden	...	Man with Michelle
Ray McKinnon	...	Toby
Stacy Keach	...	Owen Allen
Ann Marie Hall	...	Vet Receptionist
Jeff Nichols	...	Lee Young
James Cotten	...	Steve
Jason Davis	...	Mickey (as Jason A. Davis)
Kelly Adams	...	Woman at Cal's
Darlene Baker	...	Linda
Joshua Payne	...	Cap Guy
Bryan Ledford	...	Church Band Member
Justin Showah	...	Church Band Member
Cary Hudson	...	Church Band Member
Ted Gainey	...	Church Band Member
Jeannie Max Lane	...	Lyle's Starstudded Honky-Tonk Band
Troy Cook	...	Lyle's Starstudded Honky-Tonk Band
Steve Williams	...	Lyle's Starstudded Honky-Tonk Band
Tony Reaves	...	Lyle's Starstudded Honky-Tonk Band
Tim Wilson	...	Lyle's Starstudded Honky-Tonk Band
J.D. McIntyre	...	Lyle's Starstudded Honky-Tonk Band
Kathleen LaGue	...	Woman (voice)
Doug Swander	...	Man (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Brewer	...	Church Member
Lew Temple	...	Man (voice)
Jan Ainley	...	Bar Patron / Line Dancer (uncredited)
Madison Ainley	...	Bar Patron / Line Dancer (uncredited)
Jennifer Elaine Black	...	Church Member / Bar Patron (uncredited)
Tony L. Brown	...	Bar Patron / Line Dancer (uncredited)
Rick Dial	...	Mike (uncredited)
Arnold John Popa III	...	Church Member (uncredited)
Suzanne Shaye	...	Bar patron / church member (uncredited)
Amanda Sickler	...	Woman (voice) (uncredited)
John Weeks	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Michael Witham	...	Church Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Joey Lauren Adams

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Joey Lauren Adams		written by

Produced by
Edward Bass	....	producer (as Ed Bass)
Dan Etheridge	....	co-producer
Daniel Grodnik	....	executive producer
Michel Litvak	....	producer
D. Scott Lumpkin	....	co-producer (as Scott Lumpkin)
Grant McFadden	....	associate producer
Laura D. Smith	....	associate producer (as Laura Smith)
Athena Stensland	....	consulting producer
Gary Michael Walters	....	executive producer
Holly Wiersma	....	producer
Julie Yorn	....	producer

Original Music by
Alan Brewer

Cinematography by
Tim Orr		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Meg Reticker

Casting by
Beth Blanks
Steve Brooksbank
Mary Jo Slater

Production Design by
Max Biscoe

Set Decoration by
Anuradha Mehta		(as Radha Mehta)

Costume Design by
Lee Hunsaker

Makeup Department
Karen Blynder	....	assistant makeup artist
E.C. Haynes	....	additional hair stylist
Bunny Parker	....	key hair stylist
Lynda Kyle Walker	....	assistant hair stylist (as Lynda Walker)
Brad Wilder	....	key makeup artist
Brad Wilder	....	makeup artist: Ashley Judd (uncredited)

Production Management
Harvey Greenberg	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kyle Andrezski	....	second assistant director
Shawn Dyrdahl	....	second second assistant director
Nicholas Lee	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Joe Arnold	....	property master
Amy Bell	....	assistant property master
Jeffrey Bennison	....	carpenter
Jeffrey Bennison	....	painter
William Clark Coit III	....	swing (as William Coit)
Joseph Fedo	....	leadman (as Joe Fedo)
Fonda Fisher	....	on-set dresser
Stacy L. Henning	....	swing (as Stacey Henning)
Mitchell Patterson	....	buyer

Sound Department
Chad Algarin	....	sound recordist: Warner Hollywood Stage D
Michael Axinn	....	co-supervising sound editor
Michael Brown	....	foley supervisor
Gary Coppola	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Gary J. Coppola)
George Cuddy	....	assistant field recordist
Michael Curry	....	sound re-recording engineer: Warner Hollywood Stage D
David O. Daniel	....	sound mixer
Thadd Day	....	boom operator
Michael Fleming	....	field recordist
Lesa Foust	....	boom operator
Mark Johnston	....	sound recordist: Warner Hollywood Stage D
Yagmur Kaplan	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Michael Novitch	....	sound re-recording engineer: Warner Hollywood Stage D
Matthew Perna	....	assistant field recordist
Jeff Prosser	....	foley mixer (as Jeffrey Ving Prosser)
Denny Shaw	....	sound re-recording engineer: Warner Hollywood Stage D
Christopher Sheldon	....	supervising sound editor (as Chris Sheldon)
Ren Sherman	....	utility sound technician
Rob Sumner	....	assistant field recordist (as Robert Sumner)
Ron Vrablik	....	field recordist
David Warburton	....	post facility coordinator

Stunts
Chuck Borden	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
David Calhoun	....	electrician (as Dave Calhoun)
Eric Damazio	....	key grip
Jeffrey A. Eplett	....	gaffer (as Jeff Eplett)
Kelly Freddie	....	electrician
Rob Givens	....	camera loader
Chris Hamala	....	grip (as Chris E. Hamala)
Chip Huntington	....	best boy grip
Kyle Jewell	....	camera loader
Trey Lange	....	grip
Maurice Langford	....	electrician
Chris Lumpkin	....	grip
Bill Matlock	....	still photographer
Jonathan Meyer	....	electrician
Matthew A. Petrosky	....	first assistant camera
Jorge A. Quiñonez	....	electrician
Cesar Quintilla	....	dolly grip
John Schwartz	....	best boy electric
Linda Slater	....	second assistant camera
Steve Sudge	....	electrician

Casting Department
James Cotten	....	casting assistant: Arkansas
Manny Fernandez	....	casting assistant
Kathleen LaGue	....	adr voice casting
Vince Rimoldi	....	casting assistant
Sarah Tackett	....	casting director: Arkansas

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Loretta Harper	....	set costumer
Erin Aldridge Orr	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Mato	....	color timer
Brian Nogle	....	digital color timer: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Aaron Rottinghaus	....	assistant editor
Paul Salamoff	....	post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Leroy Wolf	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Alan Brewer	....	music producer
Jerry Deaton	....	music producer
Jim Schultz	....	music editor
Richard Walters	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Eric Ayers	....	driver
Rick Damazio	....	transportation coordinator: Arkansas (as Ricky damazio)
Anthony Detiege	....	driver
J.D. Hicks	....	driver
Randy Holland	....	driver
Billy Kane	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles (as William Kane)
Johnny Knox	....	driver
George A. Miki	....	transportation captain (as George Miki)
George Mills	....	driver
Matafao Lee Paisa	....	driver (as Matafao Paisa)
Debbie Patrick	....	driver
Jack Prince	....	set mechanic
Eddie Santana	....	driver (as Edward Santana)
Doug Stewart	....	driver: insert car
Jeff Turner	....	driver
Dan O. Wiseman	....	driver (as Dan Wiseman)
John Christopher Hicks	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Sarah Michelle Abbott	....	office production assistant
Kelly Adams	....	assistant: Ms. Adams
Levi Agee	....	intern
Jennifer Allen	....	publicist: PMK Los Angeles
Jacob Bartol	....	assistant location manager
Dale Bicker	....	production intern
Jeff Clark	....	production intern
William Clark Coit III	....	location scout
Aaron Criswell	....	assistant: Ms. Yorn
Joseph Dempsey	....	office production assistant
Jack Driscoll	....	security: Ms. Judd
Rob Engles	....	set staffer
Dara Etzel	....	personal assistant: Ms. Judd
Thomas Fink	....	production intern
Sarah Fleming	....	production assistant
Chris Gibson	....	location manager
Deborah Gilbert	....	medic coordinator
Jerry Halpain Jr.	....	production secretary
Daniel Harris	....	intern
Tom Howes	....	assistant production coordinator
Derek Wayne Hurst	....	production intern (as Derek Hurst)
Jeff Jackson	....	assistant craft service
Randee Kaplan	....	production intern
Wes Kemp	....	stand-in
Jacob LeMaster	....	production intern
Leighann LeMaster	....	production intern (as Leighann Derden)
Damien Lubiak	....	production coordinator
Sarah Manowitz	....	set staffer
Maggie Means	....	production accountant
Christie Melton	....	production intern
Larry Michalski	....	sales
Michael Moncreiff	....	titles producer: Pacific Title and At Studio
Wendy Kay Moore	....	assistant: Mr. Grodnik (as Wendy Moore)
Holly Murray	....	set staffer (as Holly C. Murray)
Don Napoli	....	post-production accountant: East Coast Post
David Parkerson	....	production intern
Jason Payne	....	assistant chef
Emily Peresta	....	production intern
Michael Poe	....	production intern
John Porter	....	office production assistant
Angela Prosser	....	stand-in
Erik Proveaux	....	chef
Kristin Rateliff	....	set staffer
Peter W. Root	....	key set production assistant (as Peter Root)
Rick Rosenthal	....	production counsel (as Riuchard M. Rosenthal)
Marc Ross	....	production manager: titles, Pacific Title and Art Studio
Dr. Bruce Sanderson	....	production doctor
Brooke Satrazemis	....	script supervisor
Danny Sconyers	....	location scout
Travis Seals	....	head chef
Barbara Seretan	....	assistant: Mr. Bass
Perry Suppa	....	scheduler
Holly Terry	....	production intern
Suzy Vaughan	....	script clearance (as Suzi Vaughn)
Gregory Thomas Wagnon	....	production intern

Thanks
Peter Billingsley	....	special thanks
William Blaylock	....	special thanks
Mason Cooper	....	special thanks
Charlie Daniels	....	special thanks
Eileen Dietz	....	special thanks
Jon Favreau	....	special thanks
Bruce Heller	....	special thanks
Richard Linklater	....	special thanks
Kevin Smith	....	special thanks
Billy Bob Thornton	....	special thanks
Vince Vaughn	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Bold Films
• Firm Films
• Holly Wiersma Productions

Distributors

• Bold Films (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Roadside Attractions (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Departure Studios  post-production audio services
• AAA Comunications  walkies provided by
• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  production insurance
• Avis Rent-a-Car  rental cars provided by
• Axium Payroll Services  payroll services
• Blue Sky Dogs  animals provided by
• Brewman Music & Entertainment (BME)  music production
• Brownell Travel  travel services provided by
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment
• DeLuxe Laboratories  film lab (as Deluxe Laboratory)
• Departure Studios  adr facility
• Departure Studios  foley facilities
• Departure Studios  re-recording facilities
• Dwayne Sheppard Crane Driver  transportation rentals
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car  rental cars provided by
• Film Tools  camera equipment
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  color (as FotoKem)
• GE Equipment Management  modular space provided by
• Goat Feathers Catering  catering
• Hawthorne House  acommodations provided by
• Hilton, Little Rock Metro Ceter  acommodations provided by
• HydroFlex  camera equipment
• Industrial Supplies  film stock
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  grip equipment
• Little Rock Police Department  set security
• Magic Film and Video Works  digital dailies
• Magic Film and Video Works  electronic negative conforming
• Mobile Production Services  transportation rentals
• North Little Rock Police Department  set security
• Ocean Extreme Dive and Travel  scuba gear provided by
• PMK/HBH  publicity
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  titles
• Panavision  camera equipment
• Paskal Lighting  dollies
• Paskal Lighting  electric equipment
• Paskal Lighting  grip equipment
• Penske Truck Leasing  transportation rentals (as Penske Trucks)
• Pulaski County Road and Bridge  prop rentals
• Reel Good Film Stock  film stock
• Service Equipment Rentals  transportation rentals
• Sound Satisfaction  foley facilities
• Tipton Hurst  florist
• United Rentals  transportation rentals
• Warner Hollywood Stage D  re-recording facilities
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production
• Willett Travel  travel services provided by

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual situations.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12 | Finland:K-11 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Arkansas, USA

Company:

Bold Films

Trivia:

Joey Lauren Adams wrote the part of Lucy for herself, but gave the part to Ashley Judd when she decided she would be unable to direct the film and star in it.

Goofs:

Continuity: The jukebox Lucy picks up sits in the back of the pick-up truck for most of the movie because she doesn't know what she is going to do with it. After her breakdown, she goes back to apologize to her father for her drunken outrage the night before and when she pulls up, the jukebox is missing from the back of her truck - it's easy to tell as the jukebox is higher than the cab of her pick-up. In the next scene, when she goes to visit Cal, the jukebox is back on her pick-up truck.

Quotes:

Doll: You got no say over your heart, Lucy. And if you think you do, you'd best not let yours roam too far.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-11-18)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

LEAVIN' AIN'T THE ONLY WAY TO GO

Complex and intense but not depressing

Saw this at the Chicago Film Festival and it was a great experience. The movie is a glimpse into the life and relationships of Lucy (Ashley Judd). I went in thinking it was going to be very intense and sad (especially after seeing some of the movie stills) and was very pleasantly surprised at the descriptive intense way the complex Lucy was portrayed and the light feel of the movie despite some very unhappy circumstances. I left the movie feeling like I got to know a good person and had some hope - but didn't see Hollywood clichés or forced happily ever afters.

The writer/director Joey Lauren Adams didn't take any shortcuts and quite happily didn't try to make a movie that appealed to everyone. This is a "real" southern town with "real" people. In the after movie question and answer session with Ms. Adams, she said it would be an interesting exercise to re-shoot the entire movie, keeping the dialog, with a man in the lead role. I keep going back to that…. I'd love to hear/see/read the different reactions of critics and audiences to the male and female versions of "Lucy".