"The O.C." The Telenovela (2004)

Director:

Sanford Bookstaver

Writers:

Josh Schwartz (creator)
Stephanie Savage (writer)

TV Series:

"The O.C." (2003)

Original Air Date:

25 February 2004 (Season 1, Episode 20)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

Ryan and Marissa begins their lives as "just friends" in the aftermath of everything that has happened...

Plot Keywords:

Orange County California | California | Teen | Lawyer | Love

Cast

Peter Gallagher	...	Sandy Cohen
Kelly Rowan	...	Kirsten Cohen
Ben McKenzie	...	Ryan Atwood (as Benjamin McKenzie)
Mischa Barton	...	Marissa Cooper
Adam Brody	...	Seth Cohen
Chris Carmack	...	Luke Ward
Melinda Clarke	...	Julie Cooper
Rachel Bilson	...	Summer Roberts
Tate Donovan	...	Jimmy Cooper
Samaire Armstrong	...	Anna Stern
Alan Dale	...	Caleb Nichol
Navi Rawat	...	Theresa Diaz
Richard Herd	...	Bill Shaughnessy / Uncle Shaun
Eric Balfour	...	Eddie
Wilson Bethel	...	Brad (as Will Bethel)

Directed by
Sanford Bookstaver

Writing credits
Josh Schwartz		(creator)
Stephanie Savage		(writer)

Produced by
David Bartis	....	executive producer
Loucas George	....	producer
Allan Heinberg	....	co-executive producer
Ben Kunde	....	associate producer
Doug Liman	....	executive producer
McG	....	executive producer
Melissa Rosenberg	....	co-executive producer
Stephanie Savage	....	supervising producer
Josh Schwartz	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christopher Tyng

Film Editing by
Norman Buckley

Costume Design by
Alexandra Welker

Makeup Department
Daniel Curet	....	key hair stylist
Cindy Miguens	....	key makeup artist
Joni Powell	....	makeup department head

Art Department
George Atamian	....	gangboss
James J. Burke	....	art department coordinator
Janna Crawford	....	prop buyer/assistant decorator
Amber Haley	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Timothy A. Cleveland	....	sound effects editor
Damon Cohoon	....	assistant sound editor
Jeremy J. Gordon	....	supervising sound editor
Todd Grace	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard Partlow	....	foley artist (as Rick Partlow)
David Pattee	....	boom operator
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Deron Street	....	assistant sound editor
Jody Thomas	....	foley artist
Donald Zenz	....	sound mixer (as Don Zenz)
Charles Hamilton	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Scott Lingard	....	special effects foreman

Camera and Electrical Department
Jose F. Cruz	....	best boy grip
Jose F. Cruz	....	key grip: second unit
Kyle Drevlo	....	grip
Josh Drew	....	key grip
Sam Griffin	....	electrician
Chad Herr	....	company grip
Glen Holland	....	lighting console programmer
Paul Lambiase	....	grip
Michael Landsburg	....	dolly grip
Rick Maddux	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Patrick Murray	....	gaffer
William R. Nielsen Jr.	....	a-camera / steadicam operator
Grant Yellen	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dwayne Barr	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karla Stevens	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Todd Bochner	....	colorist
Rick Dalby	....	final colorist
Gordon Ferris	....	negative conforming supervisor
Timothy A. Good	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Joe Fischer	....	music manager
Andrew Gowan	....	music coordinator
Scott Schirle	....	music editor
Andrea von Foerster	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Don Haggerty	....	driver (uncredited)
Russ Tolliver	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)

Other crew
Christopher Aubin	....	production accountant
Michael Brown	....	production assistant
Kellie Cyrus	....	script supervisor
Debra J. Fisher	....	executive story editor
Erica Messer	....	executive story editor
Oliver Schimmel	....	writer's production assistant
Peter B. Siesennop	....	assistant to producer
Mindy Stevenson	....	corporate finance
Andrew Wright	....	key production assistant
Sarah Yang	....	production coordinator

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Josh Schwartz		creator
Laura Terry		additional dialogue (as Laura Heath Terry)

Produced by
David Calloway	....	producer (episodes 3.01-) (as David Karl Calloway)
Lisa Cochran-Neilan	....	co-producer (episodes 3.01-)
Mike Kelley	....	producer (episodes 3.01-)
Ben Kunde	....	co-producer (episodes 3.01-)
J.J. Philbin	....	co-producer (episodes 3.01-)
Stephanie Savage	....	co-executive producer (episodes 2.01-)
John Stephens	....	supervising producer (episodes 3.01-)
Ian Toynton	....	co-executive producer (episodes 3.01-)

Cinematography by
Jamie Barber		(2003-2005)
Al Pavoni

Casting by
Ellen Jacoby

Makeup Department
Kimberly 'Beverly' Beard	....	key hair stylist (2005) (as Kimberly Beaird-Pennell)
Marc Boyle	....	additional hair stylist (seasons 1, 3)
Catherine Childers	....	key hair stylist (season 3)
David Danon	....	key hair stylist
Lee Grimes	....	makeup artist: Florida
Robin Jacobs	....	key hair stylist (2004-2005) (as Robin Jacobs Allegro)
Corey Jeen	....	assistant makeup artist
Heather Koontz	....	makeup artist
Emjay Olson	....	hair stylist
Gwyne Redner	....	hair stylist
Terry Robbins	....	hair department head (season 3)
Nancy Stimac	....	hair stylist
Liz Webster	....	additional hair stylist (season 3)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nick Candy	....	dga trainee
Lisa Chu	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Lisa Chu Dietze)
Aaron Critchlow	....	dga trainee
John Glasser	....	first assistant director (2003-2004) (as John Richard Glasser)
Joel Kramer	....	second unit director
Michael R. Melamed	....	second second assistant director (day player)
Mike Naylor	....	dga trainee
Handel Whitmore	....	second assistant director (2004-2005)

Art Department
Rick Heyer	....	assistant property master
Todd Michaels	....	props
Happy Nakamura	....	on-set dresser
Scott Nifong	....	on-set prop master
Mark Poll	....	set designer

Sound Department
Adam Blantz	....	boom operator
Charles Bruce	....	sound effects editor (pilot)
Marty Church	....	adr mixer
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator: second unit
Mick Davies	....	boom operator
Mick Davies	....	sound utility
Paul J. Diller	....	sound editor
Gabrielle Gilbert Reeves	....	dialogue editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Steven D. Grothe	....	sound mixer: second unit
Dan Lipe	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Adam Avitabile	....	digital compositor
Chad Buehler	....	digital compositor
Mark S. Driscoll	....	visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects Inc.
Henrik Fett	....	visual effects supervisor
Danny S. Kim	....	compositor
Tefft Smith	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Ben Bray	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunts
Stacey Carino	....	utility stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunt coordinator (first three seasons)
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Jeremy Fry	....	stunt double
Cody Gill	....	stunt double
Mark Kubr	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Lane Leavitt	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunt double
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunt double: Rachel Bilson
Heidi Moneymaker	....	stunts
Sonja Munsterman	....	stunt double
Neal Naito	....	stunts
Neal Naito	....	utility stunts
Christie Sanders	....	stunt double: Rachel Bilson
Monty L. Simons	....	stunts
Kym Stys	....	stunts
Ronn Surels	....	stunts
Matthew Taylor	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Waide R. Allen	....	electrician
Jeff Andrus	....	key grip: second unit
Jeff Andrus	....	rigger
Amy Bojanowski	....	camera loader
Alfred Castillo	....	grip
Elisha Christian	....	grip
Brian Christie	....	grip
Jesse Crusing	....	electrician
Matthew Devitt	....	best boy rigging grip (season 1)
Jack Garrett	....	camera operator
Joe Hill	....	rigging grip
Steven Hiller	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Milan Janicin	....	camera loader: second unit
Gary Kanner	....	assistant camera
Todd Liggitt	....	grip
Justin M. Lubin	....	still photographer
Christopher Lucchese	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Jim Marquette	....	camera operator
Michael Negrin	....	additional photographer
Michael Nie	....	crane operator: Technocrane
David Palmieri	....	grip
Justin Portwood	....	key rigging grip
Kelly Price	....	grip
Charles Schner	....	camera operator: "b" camera (season 1) (as Chip Schner)
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer
Joseph D. Urbanczyk	....	camera operator

Casting Department
Carissa Chapman	....	casting associate
Brad Kenny	....	extras casting
Todd Sherry	....	casting associate
Summer Wesson	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robert Bolger	....	costumer
Monica Brazelton	....	costumer
Nicole Chavez	....	set costumer
Nikoya Gonzalez	....	additional costumer
Carrie Holt de Lama	....	costume supervisor (2003-2004) (as Carrie Holt)
Lorraine Alexis Mahru Toomey	....	costumer (as Lorraine Alexis Mahru)
Brenda M. Ware	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Gregory Barna	....	assistant editor
Joseph Braun	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Ross Deane	....	music playback operator
Eddie Delena	....	music recordist
Steven D. Grothe	....	music playback
Alexandra Patsavas	....	music supervisor (2003-)
Bob Thiele Jr.	....	music producer

Transportation Department
Jeff Bova	....	driver
Beau Reed	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Dan Addelson	....	set production assistant
David Appelbaum	....	script coordinator
John Arbuckle	....	marine crew
Claudia Bestor	....	key assistant location manager
Sara Boik	....	first assistant accountant
Thom Buckley	....	set production assistant
Elizabeth C. Camp	....	set production assistant
Raquel Cantu	....	stand-in: Rachel Bilson
Bob Corff	....	voice teacher
Heather I. Denton	....	extras coordinator
Nat Dinga	....	production assistant
France Myung Fagin	....	location manager
Mike Frankel	....	production assistant
Joshua Friedman	....	set production assistant
Christian Froude	....	assistant accountant
Ellen Gessert	....	location manager
Liz Graham	....	script supervisor: second unit
Sheree Greco	....	production secretary (seasons 1-2)
Lauren Gussis	....	assistant to writer
Lauren Gussis	....	script coordinator
Seth William Hansen	....	additional set production assistant
Kenny Hanson	....	production assistant
George Herthel	....	location manager
Shelly Heyward	....	set production assistant
Joshua A. Horn	....	location assistant
Aaron Horwitz	....	set production assistant (season 3)
Sam Hunter	....	set production assistant
Russell E. Katzman	....	production assistant: Miami
Gregg Kawecki	....	production assistant
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer
Robert Lepucki	....	location manager
Anna Mastro	....	assistant to executive producer
Anna Mastro	....	assistant: McG
Kyle McCrary	....	production assistant (season 3)
Jessica Meier	....	additional set production assistant
Neal Naito	....	production assistant
Matthew Osburn	....	additional production assistant (season 2)
Patrick Richmond	....	set production assistant
Benjamin J. Roberts	....	assistant production office coordinator
Janell M. Sammelman	....	set production assistant
Christopher Scull	....	office production assistant
Kristi Strupinsky	....	publicist (2005)
Jack Tate	....	location manager
Billy Taylor	....	production assistant
Ken Twohy	....	production assistant
Ken Woodruff	....	assistant to producer
Kevin Zelman	....	additional set production assistant (season 2)

Distributors

• Warner Home Video (2007) (Japan) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chef Robért Catering  catering

Runtime:

43 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Certification:

Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Long Beach, California, USA

Trivia:

The discussion that Kirsten, Sandy, and Seth have about Sandy doing "Grease: the Musical" in college is an inside joke. Peter Gallagher performed in Grease on Broadway.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): After Julie and Luke have sex Julie says that Luke is only 18. In reality he should be about 16 because all the kids are supposed to be the same age, in the 10th grade.

Quotes:

Anna:Now she's got you... There's nothing scarier than that.
Seth:Nothing's scarier than being with me, or do you mean like, anyone?
Anna:Look, once you get what you want, that's when you've got something to lose. She's afraid of losing you, Cohen
Seth:Why? I'm not going anywhere.

Movie Connections:

References "Niña... amada mía" (2003)

Soundtrack:

Caught In The Rain

Loves complicated, sometimes it makes no sense.

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

Ryan and Marissa begin their life together as "friends", but both discover that it might be harder to do than to say. Theresa drops into Newport for work, and another visit. Julie and Luke realize the meaning of "booty calls", and Seth and Summer make a declaration.

Obviously, the sweetest scene was the one in which Seth declares in front of the hole school his affection for Summer. Summer is not really ashamed of being with him in public, she's just scared of getting dumped. Franlky, I can relate to her.

I don't understand why Ryan kissed Teressa, when his chemistry with Marissa is undeniable.