Broken Bridges (2006)

Director:

Steven Goldmann

Writers (WGA):

Cherie Bennett (written by) &
Jeff Gottesfeld (written by)

Release Date:

8 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Sometimes you have to go back to move forward.

Plot:

A fading country music star (Keith) returns to his hometown, where he reunites with his childhood sweetheart and also meets his 16-year-old daughter for the first time. |

Cast

Toby Keith	...	Bo Price
Kelly Preston	...	Angela Dalton
Lindsey Haun	...	Dixie Leigh Delton
Tess Harper	...	Dixie Rose Delton
Katie Finneran	...	Patsi
Anna Maria Horsford	...	Loretta
BeBe Winans	...	Himself
Josh Henderson	...	Wyatt
Daniel Newman	...	Scott
Steve Coulter	...	Johnny
Willie Nelson	...	Himself
Burt Reynolds	...	Jake Delton
Leland L. Jones	...	Club Manager
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George Anton	...	Partygoer
Hunt Baker	...	Party guy
Sharon Blackwood	...	Emmaline Potsam
Johanna E. Braddy	...	Kayla Chartwell
Seth Chalmers	...	Jerome
Greg Clarkson	...	TV Reporter (as Greg Clarkston)
Brian F. Durkin	...	Donnie Potsom
Walter Scott Emerick	...	Lead Singer
Rhoda Griffis	...	Ida Mae Chalmers
Nancy Guerriero	...	Bar Patron
Bart Hansard	...	Travis
Sara Hopkins	...	Neeley Anne
Kent Igleheart	...	Partygoer
Rodney L. James	...	Country bar patron
AmyKathryn Jones	...	Cocktail Party Waitress
Leigh Kunis	...	Bar Patron
John Fitzgerald Page	...	Parking lot dater
Jeff Portell	...	Charles
Gina Prince Ramsey	...	Delton family member
April Rich	...	Head Casino Waitress
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Clyde
Richard Tillman	...	Kyle porter
Steve Warren	...	Craps player
Kenneth L. Zirkman	...	Newsroom staff
Luanne Byrd	...	Funeral Attendee (uncredited)
Joe Walsh	...	Man on bench (uncredited)
Matt Wink	...	Guy at party (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Goldmann

Writing credits (WGA)
Cherie Bennett		(written by) &
Jeff Gottesfeld		(written by) (as Jeffrey Gottesfeld)

Produced by
Cathy M. Frank	....	co-producer
Loretha C. Jones	....	executive producer
Sara Risher	....	producer
Donald Zuckerman	....	producer

Original Music by
Toby Keith

Cinematography by
Patrick Cady

Film Editing by
Maysie Hoy

Casting by
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
Debbie DeVilla

Set Decoration by
Amy McGary

Costume Design by
Mary Jane Fort

Makeup Department
Caroline Keenan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Preston (makeup artist: Ms. Preston)
Tracey L. Miller	....	makeup artist
Linda Thompson	....	key hair stylist
Denise Tunnell	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Tina Stern	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Angelique Bones	....	second second assistant director
Van Hayden	....	first assistant director
Traci M. Lewis	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Dwight Benjamin-Creel	....	property master
James Brothers	....	on-set dresser
Carrie A. Cantwell	....	assistant to production designer
Carrie A. Cantwell	....	graphic designer
Carrie A. Cantwell	....	production design assistant
Daniel B. Foster	....	set dresser
Shawn M. Gray	....	assistant property master
Roland Heart	....	set dresser
Tatiana Komlos	....	art department coordinator (as Tatiana Post)
Alisa Lumbreras	....	on-set scenic artist
Robert Tate Nichols	....	lead man
Dan Post	....	set dresser
Mahrie Reid	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Patrick Cicero	....	sound effects editor
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Harvengt	....	supervising sound editor
Jim Hawkins	....	sound mixer
Colt Logan	....	sound utility
Paul Longstaffe	....	dialog editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Paul Ordonez	....	sound recordist: predubs
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer

Special Effects by
Lisa Reynolds	....	special effects foreman
Bob Shelley	....	special effects coordinator
Randy Southerland	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Nicholas Hasson	....	digital intermediate editor

Stunts
Susan Saddler	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Reid Andrews	....	electrician
Tom Bradley	....	video assist operator
Christopher Campbell	....	grip
Stephen Crowley	....	gaffer
Guy D'Alema	....	still photographer
Jos'h Hancher	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Jones	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chris Jones	....	steadicam operator
Mark McKinney	....	electrician
David McLean	....	electrician
James H. Pair III	....	dolly grip
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	key grip
Mike Robertson	....	electrician
Bruce Robinson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Robert Robinson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jacob Ross	....	best boy grip
Ted Sapp	....	grip
Mike Torino	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Trey Twitty	....	film loader
Mike Tyson	....	rigging gaffer
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Steve Zigler	....	best boy electric

Casting Department
Janella Bersabal	....	extras casting assistant
Patrick Ingram	....	extras casting
Jonathan Rackman	....	casting assistant
Nathan Wright	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sekinah Brown	....	costumer
David Buckley	....	key costumer
Katherine Dover	....	costume supervisor
Joyce Marling	....	key set costumer
Kamisha McCullough	....	wardrobe production assistant
Kenya Ware	....	costumer
Joulles Wright	....	assistant to costume designer

Editorial Department
Marisa Clayton	....	digital intermediate producer: Modern VideoFilm
Terry Fitzpatrick	....	editor: video
Sue Gates	....	digital intermediate colorist
Melissa Gearhart	....	assistant editor
Andrew Ortner	....	post-production coordinator
Robb Porter	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Marisa Tellez	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
David Klotz	....	music editor
Julie Sessing	....	music clearance

Transportation Department
Chuck Graydon	....	driver
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	transportation

Other crew
Michael J. Barnes	....	dialect coach
Heather Hylton Bivens	....	assistant: director
Derrick Doose	....	key set production assistant
Karen A. Felix	....	location manager
Tony Holley	....	assistant location manager
Takina Holloman	....	production secretary
Stefanie Johnston	....	production assistant
Bryan Meyers	....	key production assistant
Matthew D. Miller	....	additional set production assistant
Maida N. Morgan	....	location manager
John Fitzgerald Page	....	stand-in
Day Permuy	....	production coordinator
Matthew Peters	....	key locations assistant
Shari Sontag	....	key production accountant
Charlie B. Spaht	....	office production assistant
Ethan Stokes	....	set production assistant
Adrienne Swan	....	first assistant accountant
Jeremy Thomas	....	production assistant
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	key craft service
Verda Watson	....	assistant: Ms. Jones
Ricky R. Weaver	....	production assistant
Regina Williams	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Country Music Television (CMT)
• MTV Films
• Paramount Home Entertainment
• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Vantage (2006) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

Angel from Montgomery (USA) (working title)
Untitled Toby Keith Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some violent and sexual content, and teen drinking.

Runtime:

USA:105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:6 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

805 Peachtree Lofts, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Country Music Television (CMT)

Trivia:

The film debut of country music singer Toby Keith.

Quotes:

Dixie Rose Delton: [on why she invited Bo to stay during the funeral services] It's the Christian thing to do.
Angela Dalton: So were the Crusades!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (2006-09-09)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

What's Up With That

An excellent feel-good movie

Had the chance to see an advance showing. Looking for a movie professional reviewers will ooh and ah over? Forget it! There are no real surprises, twists or turns ... no artsy-fartsy foreign director trying to impress the Hollywood types and hoping for some directing award. This movie comes only with some solid actors portraying what could easily happen in real life. Looking for high speed chases or Tom Cruise-like stunts? Don't bother with this film. Just bring your heart if you want to glean anything from this one.

Filmed in the real town of Senoia, Georgia, one 'Chicago Sun-Times' reviewer describes the fictional town of Armour Springs as "... one of those Southern towns that exist primarily in the minds of screenwriters". Apparently he's never been south of the Mason-Dixon line and we personally don't care for his type down here anyway. Senoia is only one of many small towns that do exist and have retained remnants of the America that was once innocent ... where kids could be kids and adults acted like adults. The same reviewer seemed impressed with Kelly Preston as giving the only "solid" performance. She did good but she wasn't at the top of her game. If you score her in comparison to the performance of the "rookies" (Toby Keith and Lindsey Haun) Preston wasn't that great.

While I loved the movie there are a few disappointments. The character of Anna Maria Horsford should have been expanded. She is an excellent actress and could have been given more exposure. A "situation" involving Dixie (Haun) and some guy seems to be left hanging. The movie could easily have been a television series by expanding both characters and plots within this quiet little town.