Car Babes (2006)

Directors:

Nick Fumia
Chris Wolf

Writers:

Nick Fumia
Blake Dirickson
(more)

Release Date:

26 December 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Get A New Lease On Life

Plot:

A coming of age story about the quirky lives of car salesman.

Cast

Ben Savage	...	Ford Davis
Jon Gries	...	Gary
Blake Clark	...	Big Len Davis
Donnell Rawlings	...	Julius Jefferson
Marshall Manesh	...	Babu Gulab
David Shackelford	...	Pat Skis
John Campo	...	Dicky Deluna
Carolina Garcia	...	Alicia Santos
Kevan Blackton	...	Ron Hamper
Stephanie Keeney	...	Judy Gary
Arj Barker	...	Jimmy
George Maguire	...	Mayonaise Executive
Amy Resnick	...	Linda Davis
Jeff Ingram	...	Qunicy
Heather Ashley	...	Sheela
Frankie Loyal Delgado	...	Antonio (as Franco Delgado)
Cindy Goldfield	...	Phyllis
Ericka Harden	...	Ring Card Girl
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rolando Abasolo	...	Melons Manager
Sidney Burrows	...	Softball Dad
Tamara Chandler	...	Hamper's Hussie
Irina Cioclina	...	Commercial Girl
Shana Fried	...	Lesbian Woman
Grandma Fumia	...	Dicky's Mom
Kristen Fumia	...	Pool Party Girl
Brittany Gillingham	...	Kimmie
Matt Hengehold	...	Finger Dent Man
Kelly Houston	...	Julius's Dad
Drew Letchworth	...	Roger the Banker
Courtney Marriot	...	Praying Girl #2
Kaitlin Marriot	...	Praying Girl #1
Mike McKinley	...	Mattress Customer
George McRae	...	Bert
Kaitlin O'Donnell	...	Hot Blonde #2
Charles Orange	...	Plumber
Dipak Pallana	...	Martino (as Deepak Pallana)
Ralph Peduto	...	Uncle Steve
Mackenzie Pinn	...	Lizzie
David Alan Poe	...	Carlot Guy (as David Hodges)
Corey Rosen	...	Frightened Man
Bobby Shapone	...	Brent
Nancy Shelby	...	Softball Mom
Katie Souza	...	Hot Blonde #1
Mike Tsakiris	...	Hair Stylist
Jeffrey Weissman	...	Jay (as Jeffrey Weisman)
Doreen Werthmann	...	Praying Woman
Steve Werthmann	...	Praying Man
Jenny Yager	...	Pool Party Girl

Directed by
Nick Fumia
Chris Wolf

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Blake Dirickson
Nick Fumia
Chris Wolf

Produced by
Philip Bligh	....	executive producer
Elizabeth Destro	....	producer (as Liz Destro)
Blake Dirickson	....	producer
Roddy Mancuso	....	executive producer
Bret Moore	....	co-executive producer
Stacy Passeri	....	co-executive producer
Taylor Phillips	....	co-producer
Anisa Qureshi	....	associate producer
Ben Rekhi	....	producer
Matt Sprague	....	line producer
Bruce Randolph Tizes	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dino Campanella

Cinematography by
Oden Roberts

Film Editing by
Cary Gries

Casting by
Lindsey Hayes Kroeger

Production Design by
Michael Grasley

Art Direction by
Michael Grasley

Costume Design by
Daniella Turner

Makeup Department
Jordan Casselberry	....	assistant hair stylist
Jordan Casselberry	....	assistant makeup artist
Mattzilla Duron	....	special makeup effects artist
Maggi Knapp	....	assistant hair stylist
Maggi Knapp	....	assistant makeup artist
Niki McElroy-Parker	....	assistant hair stylist (as Niki McElroy)
Niki McElroy-Parker	....	key assistant makeup artist
Barbara McGee	....	key hair stylist
Barbara McGee	....	key makeup artist
Stacy Passeri	....	assistant hair stylist
Stacy Passeri	....	assistant makeup artist
Sharla Patrice	....	assistant hair stylist
Sharla Patrice	....	assistant makeup artist
Katie Souza	....	assistant hair stylist
Katie Souza	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
David Criden	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael G. Maurer	....	second assistant director
Taylor Phillips	....	first assistant director
Mark Schaefer	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Mo Gorjestani	....	art department
Katherine Johnstone	....	props consultant
Helen Lee	....	assistant art director
Abigail Loughrey	....	set dresser
Mike L. Mayfield	....	stills and title animation
Freddy Tutivan	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Robert Backus	....	additional sound mixer
Scot Belsky	....	boom operator
Amber Conroy	....	additional sound mixer
Casey A. Fife	....	sound editor
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Aaron Grice	....	boom operator
Andrew Ing	....	sound effects editor
Sam C. Lewis	....	adr recordist
Sam C. Lewis	....	foley recordist
Michael J. McDonald	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Michael McDonald)
Michael J. McDonald	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael McDonald)
Mickey McMullen	....	production sound mixer
John Moros	....	adr engineer: New York
John Sanacore	....	foley mixer
Alex Ullrich	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Laura Panella	....	visual effects

Stunts
Declan Mulvey	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Clement Balser	....	swing grip
Michael Best	....	key grip
Michael Burke	....	first assistant camera
Brad Carr	....	camera loader
Peter H. Chang	....	still photographer
Michael Epple	....	additional camera assistant
Darren Genet	....	additional photographer
Jason Gilbertson	....	grip
Carisa Koh	....	camera production assistant
Darrell M. Lee	....	additional best boy grip
Joe Mendoza	....	additional electrician
Mike 'Electric' Mervilde Jr.	....	best boy electric
Oskar Ness	....	key gaffer
Boris Price	....	additional first assistant camera
Michael Quezada	....	additional best boy electric (as Mike Quezada)
Ben Rekhi	....	additional photographer
Cisco Rivera	....	assistant camera
Sophie Shellenberger	....	additional grip
John South	....	additional second assistant camera
Simmi Uppal	....	grip p.a.
Joe Vitellaro	....	best boy grip
Mark Wahl	....	additional electrician
Marc Wall	....	grip

Casting Department
Nancy Hayes	....	local casting
Kathy Zimmerman	....	local casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Carmena	....	wardrobe seamstress
Tamara Chandler	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Eric Chase	....	final high definition colorist
Christopher Oakes	....	assistant editor (as Chris Oakes)
Matt Walsh	....	colorist
Matt Walsh	....	on-line editor
Matt Walsh	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Car Babes	....	music editor
Brian Sapp	....	music licensing

Other crew
John Baunach	....	title designer
Courtney Branich	....	craft service
Laura Destro	....	entertainment liaison
Michael Destro	....	financial manager (as Mike Destro)
Blake Dirickson	....	location manager
Stephanie Emerson	....	script supervisor
Sara Orenstein	....	assistant production coordinator
Leslie Quan	....	production secretary
Anisa Qureshi	....	production coordinator
Ben Rekhi	....	story consultant
Karan Rekhi	....	production assistant
Kira Sass	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Drops Entertainment

Distributors

• Radio London Films (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Vivendi Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Falcon Lighting Services  lighting equipment
• Film Emporium Insurance Services  insurance
• Soundworks  soundstage
• Virtualmix  sound re-recording

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:AL

Filming Locations:

Los Gatos, California, USA

Company:

Drops Entertainment

Soundtrack:

Shake Me

High octane enjoyment from a compact-size budget; very fun

Big Len (Blake Clark) has owned a car dealership for many years. He has done very well and delights in making offbeat ads. He even named his only son Ford (Ben Savage), who has a degree in English, but, has had no luck in the job market. Ford has returned home and is living in his childhood room, where his beautiful blonde girlfriend comes for late night visits. This, even though Len comes through the door at unexpected times. One day, another lovely gal, Alicia (Carolina Garcia) comes to the lot and admires a classic auto when Ford is there. Alas, when they take it for a spin, the car gets damaged and Len is angry. He declares that his son will work for him, no ifs or buts, until the debt is paid. This is horror for Ford, who is embarrassed by his dad's ads and who has trouble admiring the motley crew of salesmen at the business. Nevertheless, Ford starts his stint and is surprised to grow more comfortable every day. True, his girlfriend has left him to go work at Melons, the copycat Hooters of the city. But, Ford has managed to get Alicia to go out with him and romance may be blossoming. Word comes, unhappily, that the dealership is losing money and is in desperate danger of being taken over by a competitor. Can Len, Ford and the others save the day? This is a funny film that was probably made on a compact-car budget but delivers high-octane entertainment. The cast members, all rather obscure, still put forth finely comedic performances while the script and direction have above average qualities. Yes, the sets, costumes, and photography are not stellar but they aren't bad, either. All in all, if you, like this viewer, are forever seeking off-the-map films that are very worthwhile, jump in the car and go get this one.