Colma: The Musical (2006)

Director:

Richard Wong

Writers:

Richard Wong (story)
H.P. Mendoza (screenplay)
(more)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Musical

Plot:

In the town of Colma, just south of San Francisco, the dead outnumber the living one thousand to one...

Plot Keywords:

Cemetery | Teenager | Mall | Party Crashing | Gay Interest

Awards:

5 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

Jake Moreno	...	Billy
H.P. Mendoza	...	Rodel
L.A. Renigen	...	Maribel
Sigrid Sutter	...	Tara
Brian Raffi	...	Julio
Gigi Guizado	...	Kattia
Larry Soriano	...	Rodel's Father
Paul Kolsanoff	...	Kevin
Allison Torneros	...	Amanda
Paula Baldin	...	Young Girl
Jim Wierzba	...	Hulk Hogan
Kat Kneisel	...	Joanne
David Scott Keller	...	Michael
Dustin North	...	Colma Player / John / Bar Patron
Jeremiah Cothren	...	Colma Player / Bar Patron
Micah Enloe	...	Colma Player
Tristan Ott	...	Hipster Guy
Jodi Becker	...	Vintage Girl
Billy Tompkins	...	Young Employee
Darcy Villere	...	Gary
Joseph Pena	...	Friend Joseph Player
Kevin Jaskela	...	Friend Joseph Player
Mark Capraro	...	Colma-ite on TV
Leigh Blicher	...	Colma-ite on TV
Lisa Cheney	...	Colma-ite on TV
Larry Santy	...	Lord Guy
Christian Cagigal	...	Bar Patron
Pete Sauber	...	Bar Patron
Aaron Bannerman	...	Chester Thug
Antone Gaglione	...	Chester Thug
Christyne Callegari	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Del Carmen	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Lindsay Challoner	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Toija Currie	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Erin Daly	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Camelia Dee	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Stephanie DeMott	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Jeannie Fontana	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Charrikka Harris	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Tamika Kelly	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Shelly Rose Martin	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Derrick Olivera	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Marcio Romani	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Edith-Adelaide Simonsen	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Benjamin Snyder	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Julia Alex Turbina	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Sharon Young	...	Crash the Party-Goer
Irene Wong-Herington	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Ken Chin	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Marguerite Fishman	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Chip Chandler	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Mary Kaye Thrift	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Laura Chiu	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Wilson Lee	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Emily Huong	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Joe Tanizawa	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Valerie Jeung	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Bert Jeung	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Keiko Kikuta	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Ken Cantwell	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Joanna Tom	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Stanley Jee	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Sally Protali	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Tony Protali	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Nina Tom	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Gary Tom	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Mariaelena Alioto	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
John DeVilleres	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Shirley Warren	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Collin Wong	...	'Deadwalking' Cemetery Waltzer
Doug Ning	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Fel Phillip Abello	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Scarlett Abuslin	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Deidre Suber	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Peter Ayortoyani	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Jennifer Rudow	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Ellen Ho	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Loretta Yee	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Peter Matias	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Charles F. Redd Sr.	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
W.S. Adyloekito	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Brian Blaney	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
Katharine Koo	...	Goodbye Stupid Bar Patron
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lyndsey Nelson	...	Kissing Couple

Directed by
Richard Wong

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
H.P. Mendoza		screenplay
H.P. Mendoza		story
Richard Wong		story

Produced by
Paul Kolsanoff	....	producer
Nguyen Tran	....	co-producer
Angel Vasquez	....	co-producer
Richard Wong	....	producer

Original Music by
H.P. Mendoza

Cinematography by
Richard Wong

Film Editing by
Richard Wong

Casting by
Fel Phillip Abello
H.P. Mendoza
L.A. Renigen
Carol Rosenthal

Art Direction by
Veda Florez

Makeup Department
L.A. Renigen	....	makeup artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alicia Greene	....	second assistant director (as Alicia Green)
Paul Kolsanoff	....	first assistant director

Sound Department
H.P. Mendoza	....	sound designer
Philip Perkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Perkins	....	sound
Richard Wong	....	sound designer
Nikolas Zasimczuk	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Bland	....	additional assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Helen Slomowitz	....	wardrobe

Music Department
Geoff Colbert	....	musician: drums
Ted Crimy	....	musician: guitar
H.P. Mendoza	....	song producer

Other crew
Jamison Boyer	....	production assistant
Sean Bristol-Lee	....	key set production assistant
Chris Burns	....	additional one man crew
Ken Chin	....	choreographer: Deadwalking
Winston Emano	....	publicist
Matthew Hazelrig	....	two man crew
Lawrence Irian	....	two man crew
Clint Kasparian	....	one man crew
David Magdael	....	publicist
H.P. Mendoza	....	choreographer: Friend Joseph
Franchesca Vargas	....	production assistant (as Francesca Vargas)
Irene Wong-Herington	....	coordinator: Deadwalking
Tiffany Wu	....	production assistant

Thanks
Lisa Fruchtman	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Greenrocksolid

Distributors

• Roadside Attractions (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Complex  production services
• Mom's, The  catering
• Mom's, The  craft service

Runtime:

USA:100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Colma, California, USA

Company:

Greenrocksolid

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Billy and Maribel are drinking the wine the brand is Barefoot. Barefoot does not make a wine with a screw top.

Quotes:

Maribel:I don't know about you guys, but mama's gettin' laid tonight.
Billy:All the guys here have girlfriends.
Maribel:Good, it means they won't call me in the morning...

Movie Connections:

References Oliver! (1968)

Soundtrack:

Mature - Part Two

Deeply, DEEPLY unimportant, but still fun!

OK, as a Bay Area resident (albeit a transplant) and indie film maven, I couldn't stay away from seeing this film. I'm considerably older than the characters and I didn't grow up in the Bay Area so I didn't relate to the story (or maybe it was just the mediocre acting, which was overshadowed by the excellent singing). Still, I thought this movie was a guilty pleasure, kinda like your favorite Mexican restaurant or greasy spoon--you know you shouldn't, but you're glad you did.

Part of what makes this film fun is its foray into camp. Some of the musical numbers were just too over the top. Billy's musical declaration of love for "Tara" would have been sweet were it not for the two guys in the background scaling the facades of the buildings and each other. The real topper is where Tara releases the band holding her hair back so the breeze'll catch it--except she's got short hair and it hardly works. It's hard to take this seriously, particularly when you realize that Billy and Tara first met at a party where Tara's operatic "Is someone in the bathroom?" is responded to by Billy's "I'm taking a sh!!!!!!!t." The camp factor is equally present in the songs we see during the performance of "Friend Joseph" (some sorta spin-off of "Pal Joey"?), a show in which Billy performs. It's just "quirky quirky quirky, so damn quirky, quirky quirky...."

I guess it's a bit of a cinematic love letter to the area--there's even a shot of Maribel reading a book nearly every San Franciscan will recognize. I was at a screening that was followed by a Q&A with the director and one of the cast--there's a sequel in the offing if this is well-received. For some reason, I can't wait to see it. :-)