The Living Wake (2007)

Director:

Sol Tryon

Writers:

Peter Kline (written by)
Mike O'Connell (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A dark comedy which chronicles the final day in the life of self-proclaimed artist and genius, K. Roth Binew...

Plot Keywords:

Artist | Black Comedy

Awards:

3 wins

Cast

Mike O'Connell	...	K. Roth Binew
Jim Gaffigan	...	Lampert Binew
Jill Larson	...	Alma Binew
Diane Kagan	...	Marla
Caleb Wentworth	...	Young K. Roth
Sam Goldfarb	...	K. Roth's Doctor
Jesse Eisenberg	...	Mills
Eddie Pepitone	...	Reginald
Ben Duhl	...	Liquorsmith
Matthew Cowles	...	Mossman
Stephen Brian Jones	...	Farmer
Peter Paton	...	Old Man
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine	...	Prostitute
Ann Dowd	...	Librarian
Aaron J. Patton	...	Passerby Man
Nicole J. Mitchell	...	Woman Passerby
Rebecca Comerford	...	Psychic
Stuart Rudin	...	Clockmaker
Mark Schulte	...	Karl Binew
Matt Dwyer	...	Christian Man #1
Patrick Keane	...	Christian Man #2
Bryan Brown	...	Frank
Kurt Haas	...	Clyde
Ron Lee Savin	...	Waylon
Harlan Baker	...	Dr. Schoenberg
Clay Allen	...	Moustache Man
Ami Ankin	...	Mother
Jun Kim	...	Ling
Howard Feller	...	Roy
Michael Mandel	...	Landlord
Paul D'Amato	...	Rutger
Jay Devlin	...	Demon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Flynn	...	Priest (uncredited)
Tony Lewis	...	Bully #1 (uncredited)
Leah O'Brien	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Sol Tryon

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Peter Kline		written by
Mike O'Connell		written by

Produced by
Ami Ankin	....	producer
Robert Bethge	....	executive producer
Giancarlo Canavesio	....	co-producer
Andy Cappuccino	....	executive producer
Helen Cappuccino	....	executive producer
Mac Cappuccino	....	associate producer (as Michael Cappuccino)
Chadwick Clough	....	line producer
Chadwick Clough	....	producer
Charlie Corwin	....	executive producer
Elizabeth Destro	....	co-producer (as Liz Destro)
Peter Kline	....	producer
Justin Leitstein	....	executive producer
Clara Markowicz	....	executive producer
Mike O'Connell	....	producer
Alex Orlovsky	....	associate producer
Gabe Polsky	....	co-producer
Sol Tryon	....	producer
Fabrizio Chiesa	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Carter Little
Mike O'Connell

Cinematography by
Scott Miller		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joe Klotz

Casting by
Caroline Sinclair

Production Design by
Michael Grasley

Set Decoration by
Rafaela Stacheter

Costume Design by
Negar Ali

Makeup Department
Blair Jaffer	....	hair stylist
Blair Jaffer	....	makeup artist
Tanya Oliver	....	assistant to hair stylist
Tanya Oliver	....	assistant to makeup artist
Cyndi Wills	....	assistant to hair stylist
Cyndi Wills	....	assistant to makeup artist

Production Management
Craig DiFolco	....	assistant post-production supervisor
Michael Hersey	....	production manager
Sohrab Noshirvani	....	unit production manager
Alex Orlovsky	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tom Glick	....	second second assistant director
Kurt Haas	....	second assistant director
Christopher Joy	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Andrew Arthur	....	prop maker
Joel Elrod	....	artist
Carrie Hurlbutt	....	props consultant
Jennifer Kane	....	set dresser
Helen Lee	....	assistant art director
Eric Matheson	....	carpenter
Alexander 'Sandy' Nesbitt	....	carpenter (as Alexander Nesbitt)
Krista Stokes	....	props consultant
Russ Whitken	....	prop maker
Rafaela Stacheter	....	art-set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Shaun Brennan	....	foley artist
Cory Melious	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Moros	....	sound designer
Clayton Perry	....	boom operator
Donny Tam	....	additional boom operator
Anthony Viera	....	sound mixer
John Moros	....	supervising sound editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Luke DiTommaso	....	visual effects
Alex Shum	....	visual effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Beinhocker	....	second grip
Mac Cappuccino	....	grip (as Michael Cappuccino)
John Correira	....	steadicam operator
Katie Dainson	....	additional first assistant camera
Ray Flynn	....	additional photography
Ray Flynn	....	chief lighting technician
Ryan Gibeau	....	best boy rigging
Sarah L. Hendrick	....	first assistant camera
Michael Hersey	....	grip (as Mike Hersey)
Megan Hessenthaler	....	electrician
Jeffrey Kim	....	gaffer (as Jeff Kim)
Mike 'Electric' Mervilde Jr.	....	electrician
Yusuke Naito	....	best boy electric
Aaron Randall	....	key grip
John Schwartz	....	rigging gaffer
Josh Silfen	....	additional second assistant camera
Bryan Brown	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Michael Hersey	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Louis Zlotowicz	....	camera loader (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sarah Maxell Crosby	....	local casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Diane Amato	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Chloe Chapman	....	post-production coordinator
Stefanie Dworkin	....	additional assistant editor
Stacy Frankel	....	post-production assistant: Original Media
David Gauff	....	additional on-line editor
Hunter Gross	....	second assistant editor
Ilene Merenstein	....	director of post-production: Original Media
Joe Monge	....	technical supervisor
Alyson Perlongo	....	post-production assistant: Original Media
John Rehberger	....	on-line editor
Ellen Tam	....	post-production coordinator
Jane Tolmachyov	....	colorist
Laura Weinberg	....	additional assistant editor
Suzanne Yong	....	assistant editor

Music Department
John Altieri	....	conductor
John Altieri	....	musician: tuba, The Living Wake Orchestra
John Altieri	....	orchestrator
Steven Alvarado	....	score recording coordinator
Steven Alvarado	....	scoring studio manager
Eric Biondo	....	musician: trumpet, The Living Wake Orchestra
Caleb Burhans	....	musician: violin, The Living Wake Orchestra
Andre Canniere	....	musician: trumpet, The Living Wake Orchestra
Meena Cho	....	musician: cello, The Living Wake Orchestra
Alex Hamlin	....	musician: flute/saxophone/piccolo, The Living Wake Orchestra
Josie Henry	....	musician: oboe, The Living Wake Orchestra
Rob Jost	....	musician: bass, The Living Wake Orchestra
Carter Little	....	music supervisor
Carter Little	....	score producer
Daniel Loomis	....	musician: bass, The Living Wake Orchestra
Jessie Mills	....	musician: violin, The Living Wake Orchestra
Henry Phillips	....	composer: additional music
Keith Rigling	....	score mix engineer
Keith Rigling	....	scoring engineer
Ed Rosenberg	....	musician: clarinet/saxophone, The Living Wake Orchestra
Eric Spring	....	assistant scoring engineer
Beth Sturdevant	....	musician: cello, The Living Wake Orchestra
Dave Treut	....	musician: percussion, The Living Wake Orchestra
Patricia Wang	....	musician: bassoon, The Living Wake Orchestra
Mike Williams	....	musician: trombone, The Living Wake Orchestra

Transportation Department
Irving Gray	....	driver
Ryan Jarochym	....	driver
Matt Notine	....	driver
Nyla Patrick	....	driver
Kristopher Reynolds	....	driver
Jack Spencer	....	driver
Piet Vickerman	....	driver
Clementine Wilson	....	driver

Other crew
Dan Alafetich	....	catering assistant
Charlotte Bailey	....	additional production assistant
Russell Vance Bailey	....	production intern
Robin Bettencourt	....	additional production assistant
Rick Blake	....	additional production assistant
Mac Cappuccino	....	set captain (as Michael Cappuccino)
Elizabeth Destro	....	production attorney (as Liz Destro)
Michael Destro	....	tax accountant (as Mike Destro)
Brandon Doiron	....	additional production assistant
Craig Hartford	....	additional production assistant
Jessie Mae Hayes	....	set production assistant (as Jessica Hayes)
Samuel Holt	....	location manager
Markus Janner	....	digital titles
Patrick Keane	....	set life coach
Ryan Keefer	....	additional production assistant
Sandra Konigmacher	....	additional production assistant
Justin Leitstein	....	creative consultant
Brandon Lovell	....	set production assistant
Kim Ludlow	....	script supervisor
Sarah Maxell Crosby	....	assistant production coordinator
Zachary Maxell	....	set production assistant
Sam Membrino	....	set production assistant
Tai Mirach-Jack	....	additional production assistant
Max Morrill	....	key set production assistant
Jessica Pollison	....	set production assistant
Kelsey Rice	....	catering
Jessica Smucker Falcon	....	production coordinator
Scott Waring	....	additional production assistant
Laurie Dee Whitman	....	key set production assistant
Mindy Zemrak	....	office production assistant
Andrew Arthur	....	goat wrangler (uncredited)
Mickey Cottrell	....	publicist (uncredited)
Matt Joseph Misetich	....	assistant: Mr. Clough (uncredited)
Daniel Spilatro	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Sam Ankin	....	special thanks
Michael Bransfield	....	special thanks
Bill Floersch	....	thanks
Clea Frost	....	special thanks
Anne Hubbell	....	thanks
Alan Inzerillo	....	thanks
Elissa Knight	....	special thanks
Alyson Lyon	....	thanks
Dennis Marx	....	special thanks
Sean McKittrick	....	special thanks
Ryan Murphy	....	thanks
Billy Parks	....	special thanks
Ben Rekhi	....	thanks
Amy Rice	....	thanks
Walter Tryon	....	in loving memory of

Production Companies

• Drops Entertainment
• Script Pimp
• Mangusta Productions
• Original Media
• The Living Wake LLC

Distributors

• Mangusta Productions (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Breaking Glass Pictures (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Gravitas Ventures (2010) (USA) (video) (VOD)

Other Companies

• Alfred Library  thanks
• Arundel Antiques  thanks
• Big Fish  thanks
• Dig-It Audio  audio edit facility (as Dig It Audio)
• Du Art Film Laboratories  digital intermediate facility
• Dubway Studios  score recorded at
• Milla Ink  special thanks
• Original Media  editorial facility
• Sound Lounge  sound mix facility
• Spotlight Payroll  payroll services
• Supple-Merrill & Driscoll  insurance
• Xeno Lights  lighting equipment

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual material

Runtime:

USA:91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46213)

Filming Locations:

Kennebunkport, Maine, USA

Company:

Drops Entertainment

Quotes:

K. Roth Binew:Father, what is the key to a good life?
Lampert Binew:Oh, K. Roth, don't you worry your little head, someday I'll explain it to you in a brief but powerful monologue.

Great Film

I was surprised to see that it's user rating is so low, currently at a 5.7, I decided to rate it a 9. This was honestly one of the best films I've viewed in a while, especially in the genre of comedy. The main characters K. Roth Binew and his "Biographer" Mills go on for hours attempting to appease all of K. Roth's dying requests as it is believed he will die this day will be his last here on earth, as his is apparently diagnosed with an unnamed terminal illness. K. Roth's mission is to find the brief but powerful monologue he father claimed would come to him before the end of his dying day. It is a very quirky and eccentric comedy yet it has enough depth to keep you emotionally involved in the film down the very last scene. I would recommend this title for almost anyone.