Dark Streets (2008)

Director:

Rachel Samuels

Writers (WGA):

Wallace King (screenplay)
Glenn M. Stewart (play)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Music, Passion, Betrayal. Welcome to the Blues.

Plot:

The owner of a 1930s nightclub loses control of his life amid love triangles and too much debt. |

Plot Keywords:

Based On Play

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Gabriel Mann	...	Chaz
Bijou Phillips	...	Crystal
Izabella Miko	...	Madelaine
Elias Koteas	...	Lieutenant
Jarreth J. Merz	...	Pale Man
Michael Fairman	...	Nathaniel
Toledo Diamond	...	Prince
Jordi Caballero	...	Slim
Tracy Phillips	...	Rose
Mike Muscat	...	Guard
Kimberly Sanders	...	Ballroom Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Aldridge	...	VIP Dinner Guest
Noel Arthur	...	EMT
Sybil Azur	...	Lilly
Marina Benedict	...	Dancer
Luna Rocio Cantale	...	Cigarrete girl
Gigi Chavoshi	...	Dancer
Samuel Bliss Cooper	...	Delivery Man
Pat Crawford Brown	...	Delores
Palmer Davis	...	Darlene
Henriette Dyer	...	Dancer
Sharon Ferguson	...	Dancer
Sharon Ferrol-Young	...	Dancer, Associate Choreographer
Roosevelt Flenoury	...	Dancer
Lisa Gabriel	...	Nightclub Cocktail Waitress
Keith Glover	...	Plant Guard
Gigi Hunter	...	Dancer
Diana Kyle	...	Woman in Feathered Cape
Sebastian Leger	...	Musician
Alexandra Mann	...	Lorna
Angela P. Martinez	...	Cassandra
Michele Martinez	...	Dancer
Jaayda McClanahan	...	Dancer
Howard S. Miller	...	Frank
Matt O'Toole	...	Harry
James Otis	...	Tommy
Paul Palo	...	Drug Dealer
F. William Parker	...	Man in Overalls
Vanessa Peters	...	Woman at Table
Bashar Rahal	...	Bartender
Liz Ramos	...	Dancer
Ken Rosier	...	Governor
Mary Scanlon	...	Dancer
Lauri Serene	...	Dancer
Carolyn Seymour	...	Gloria
Chip Sickler	...	Man inTop Hat
Eve Sigall	...	Neighbor
John Solari	...	The Goon
Adriana Souza	...	Dancer
Christie Stover	...	Dancer
Brian Toth	...	Transvestite
Alexi Wasser	...	Claudia
Emily Williams	...	Dancer
Tara Wilson	...	Dancer
Keith Young	...	Choreographer
Kirstin Zotovich	...	Cigarette Girl
Geoffrey Gould	...	Reporter (uncredited)

Directed by
Rachel Samuels

Writing credits (WGA)
Wallace King		(screenplay)
Glenn M. Stewart		(play)

Produced by
Jeremy Alter	....	co-producer
Steffen Aumueller	....	executive producer
Andrea Balen	....	producer
Claus Clausen	....	producer
Corina Danckwerts	....	producer
Melitta Fitzer	....	associate producer
Glenn M. Stewart	....	producer
Zora A. Wolter	....	line producer

Original Music by
George Acogny

Cinematography by
Sharone Meir		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael J. Duthie
Anne Goursaud

Casting by
Johanna Ray

Production Design by
Frank Bollinger

Art Direction by
Jana Mrovec

Set Decoration by
Eden Barr

Costume Design by
Maria Schicker

Makeup Department
Kimberly Carlson	....	hair stylist
Michelle DeMilt	....	makeup artist
Fiona Distefano	....	makeup artist
Kamaura Eley	....	hair stylist
Roxanne Ferguson	....	hair stylist
Elizabeth Fox	....	makeup artist: background
Jennifer Greenberg	....	makeup artist
Tracey Henton	....	key makeup artist
Reiko Horiuchi	....	hair stylist
Martina Kohl	....	makeup department head
Kelley Mitchell	....	makeup artist
Angie Peek	....	assistant hair stylist
Judie Tallman	....	hair stylist
Liz Webster	....	hair department head
Isabella Wiley	....	makeup artist
Crystal Wolfchild	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Christian Bevington	....	production manager
Kirsten Wagner	....	production manager: second unit
Chris F. Woods	....	post-production supervisor (as Christopher Francis Woods)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Graeme Finlayson	....	first assistant director: re-shoot
Joshua Lou Friedman	....	additional second assistant director (as Josh Friedman)
Myna Gill	....	second assistant director
Shannyn K. Marlen	....	second second assistant director
Mike Mihovilovich	....	second second assistant director
Daniel Shultz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jami Anderson	....	set dresser
Sarah Bess	....	lead scenic artist
Andy Bottigliero	....	set dresser (as Andrea Bottigliero)
Freddie Campbell	....	set dresser
Peter Dang	....	art director: second unit
Flip Filippelli	....	construction coordinator
Andy Hammer	....	scenic
Cija Johnson	....	carpenter
Jacob Martinez	....	leadman (as Jack Martinez)
Jacob P. Martinez	....	leadman
Nathan McMahon	....	leadman
Manuel Plank-Jorge	....	illustrator
Dave Preston	....	assistant property master
David L. Snyder	....	visual consultant
Elvis Strange	....	graphic designer
Elvis Strange	....	property master
Samo Tusak	....	carpenter
Samo Tusak	....	lead man
Greg Wilson	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Max Bauer	....	foley artist
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
Marcus Blanchard	....	co-sound designer
Marcus Blanchard	....	sound effects editor
Marcus Blanchard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Normann Büttner	....	foley recordist
Barney Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Dietenberger	....	sound designer
Friedrich M. Dosch	....	sound editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	sound editor
Shelik Fernandez	....	sound recordist
Stephen Fitzmaurice	....	adr mixer
David Hingorany	....	sound mix engineer
Scott A. Jennings	....	sound re-recording mixer
Iris Karina	....	boom operator (as Iris Lohninger)
Pit Kuhlmann	....	sound editor
Tim D. Lloyd	....	boom operator
Karl W. Lohninger	....	sound mixer
Klint Macro	....	foley recordist
Zsolt Magyar	....	sound mixer
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Jared Neal	....	sound editor
Paul Ordonez	....	sound recordist
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Kevin Zimmerman	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Mark Bedell	....	special effects assistant
Robert Garrigus	....	pyrotechnician
Maegan Stewart	....	special effects assistant
Nils Allen Stewart	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Gregory Creaser	....	digital grading supervisor
Brandon Flyte	....	digital compositor
Christopher Grandel	....	digital effects artist
Andrew Lewitin	....	visual effects
Ken Locsmandi	....	animation supervisor
Linda Olague	....	digital grading
Chris F. Woods	....	visual effects supervisor (as Christopher Francis Woods)
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	compositor

Stunts
Mark Bedell	....	stunts
Mark Bedell	....	utility stunts
Steve Hart	....	stunts
Cole S. McKay	....	stunts (as Cole McKay)
Chip Mefford	....	stunt double
Nils Allen Stewart	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Torres	....	stunts
Raliegh Wilson	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard W. Botchlet	....	electrician
Eric Budlong	....	key grip
Sylvain D'Hautcourt	....	camera operator
Adam Duffy	....	electrician
Owen Foye	....	electrician
Coby Garfield	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Erik Gonzales	....	rigging electrician
Russell Griffith	....	gaffer
Miles Gutkin	....	grip
Darryl Humber	....	dolly grip
Morgan Jenkins	....	camera loader
Chris Owen Jones	....	assistant camera (as Christopher Jones)
Drew Maw	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Andrew Mueller	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jimmie R. Owens	....	grip
Landon Ruddel	....	best boy grip
Ted Sapp	....	grip
Pat Swovelin	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kenny Tucker	....	electrician
Jack L. Zeman	....	still photographer

Casting Department
LaVonne Rae Andrews	....	additional casting
Carmen Betancourt	....	additional casting
Matthew Gray	....	extras casting
Jenny Jue	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fariba Behnam	....	costume supervisor
Marlene Blumert	....	costumer
Glenn Gregory Krah	....	key set costumer (as Glenn Georg Krah)

Editorial Department
Ricky Hayner	....	assistant editor
Kristofer Lindquist	....	additional film editor
Mathieu Reid	....	color timer
Tobias Rogers	....	assistant editor
Tobias Rogers	....	on-line editor
Miklos Wright	....	additional editor

Music Department
George Acogny	....	music supervisor
Dorina Arellano	....	music coordinator
Christopher Guardino	....	music arranger
Christopher Guardino	....	musician: keyboards
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist
Randy Kerber	....	orchestrator
David Low	....	orchestra contractor
Gabrial McNair	....	orchestrator
Jay B. Richardson	....	music editor
Mike Sawitzke	....	music editor
Charlotte Towne	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Shay Morgan Brook	....	transportation captain
Theodore Giapapas	....	driver

Other crew
Mark Bedell	....	firearms master
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Paul Cozzi	....	production assistant
Sharon Ferrol-Young	....	associate choreographer
Melitta Fitzer	....	production accountant
Sherie Giehtbrock	....	script supervisor
Torrence Hall	....	weapons handler
Dan Kanes	....	follow spot operator
David Kern	....	location manager
Matthew Knudsen	....	key set production assistant
Sheila Louie	....	set medic
Jason Neudecker	....	production assistant
James Notari	....	location scout
Josh Novak	....	set production assistant
Michelle Roussell	....	production assistant
Jeremy Scripter	....	assistant location manager
Kirsten Wagner	....	coordinator
Rebekah Weatherspoon	....	key set production assistant: re-shoot
Valerie Whitcomb	....	payroll accountant
Keith Young	....	choreographer
Bruce Garrick	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Bill McAdams Jr.	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Michael Simpson Jr.	....	location scout (uncredited)

Thanks
Michael Ray Brown	....	special thanks
Johnny Hartmann	....	very special thanks
David Vernon	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Capture Film International
• LA Dark Streets
• Sherazade Film Development

Distributors

• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Cinemapixel  post-production services and facilities
• Hollywood-DI  HD screening services
• IndieClear  script clearance
• Sound Rage Audio  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexual content, drug use and brief violent images

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color | Color (35 mm version)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Capture Film International

Great jazz, lot of noire, superb visuals... no plot

1930s. Chaz (Gabriel Mann) owns a hip jazz bar called The Tower - all the clichés are there with ensemble bands and sexy divas headlining the locale. Unfortunately for Chaz the big opening is rife with problems. The power company can't cope with constant outages, his father just committed suicide and debts keep piling up with loan sharks out for their cut. Enter jazz, noire, visuals. And a overly ordinary, uninteresting and forgettable Izabella Miko as the key character of Madelaine.

Basically every scene is heavily stylised (maybe even overcooked in that department) and overflowing with cool collected musical moods. Add to that the constantly floating camera, pretty ladies and high regard for set-pieces - you have a feast for the eye and the ear. Unfortunately that's as far as the movie goes to please it's audience. All the stuff that is normally movie filler comes to the forefront, while the script and plot seems secondary and irrelevant (and some of the dialogue is plain corny). Almost like a 90-minute videoclip... And let's face it - most videoclips start getting boring after 4 minutes...

If you like the music you might prefer to omit the 'plot filler' and focus on the background flow of all that jazz and blues. Even more so that Toledo Diamond really steals the show...