Remember the Daze (2007) The Beautiful Ordinary (original title)

Director:

Jess Manafort

Writer:

Jess Manafort (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A glimpse into the teenage wasteland of suburbia 1999 that takes place over 24-hours, and the teenagers who make their way through the last day of high school in the last year of the past millennium. |

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Relationship | Babysitter | House Party | Dream | Last Day Of School

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Katrina Begin	...	Sylvia
Charles Chen	...	Thomas
Melonie Diaz	...	Brianne
Sunny Doench	...	Mrs. Turner
Caroline Dollar	...	Kiki
Shahine Ezell	...	Eddie
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Dawn
Alexis Gay	...	Girl at Kegger 1
Robert X. Golphin	...	Boy #2 (as Robert Golphin)
Amber Heard	...	Julia Ford
Aaron Himelstein	...	Riley
Max Hoffman	...	Zack
Thomas Holmes III	...	Ponte
Wesley Jonathan	...	Biz
Belinda Keller	...	Mrs. Cherry
Brett Kelley	...	West Po Boy
Moira Kelly	...	Mrs. Ford
Taylor Kowalski	...	Andrew
Bill Ladd	...	Mr. Shapiro
Brie Larson	...	Angie
Tiffany Loughery	...	Girl at Kegger 2
Stella Maeve	...	Lighty
Chris Marquette	...	Felix
Leighton Meester	...	Tori
Sean Marquette	...	Mod
Marnette Patterson	...	Stacey Cherry
Elizabeth Roberts	...	Miss Evelyn
John Robinson	...	Bailey
Eric Santiago	...	Boy #1
Christopher Shand	...	Clifford
Douglas Smith	...	Pete
Foster Solomon	...	Mr. Cooter
David Temple	...	Mr. Ford
Khleo Thomas	...	Dylan
Alexa Vega	...	Holly
Ed Wagenseller	...	Mr. Turner
Josh Waters	...	Hanky
Michael Welch	...	Stephen
Veda Wilson	...	Mrs. Carney
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Devin Northey	...	School Bus Nerd
Luka Apt	...	Boy 3 (uncredited)
Alex Gale	...	Westpo boy (uncredited)
Duncan M. Hill	...	Mod's Classmate (uncredited)
Richard Wes Howren	...	Partier! (uncredited)
Laurie Kimsey	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Christian Moorer	...	Playground Extra (uncredited)
Nikki Moorer	...	Playground Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Jess Manafort

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jess Manafort		written by

Produced by
Jim Dominello	....	executive producer
Jess Manafort	....	producer
Judd Payne	....	producer
Tracey Perry	....	associate producer
Matthew Rhodes	....	producer
Amanda Van Sickle	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dustin O'Halloran

Cinematography by
Steve Gainer

Film Editing by
Larry Bock
Meg Reticker

Casting by
Venus Kanani
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
John D. Kretschmer

Set Decoration by
Missy Berent Ricker		(as Missy Berent)

Costume Design by
Emmy Taylor

Makeup Department
Wendy Bell	....	key makeup artist
Sandra S. Orsolyak	....	makeup department head
Joan Shay	....	hair department head
Jason Willis	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Tim Pedegana	....	post-production supervisor
Dale Williams	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eric Davies	....	first assistant director
Brian Avery Galligan	....	second second assistant director
Matt G. Sheets	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Gillian V. Albinski	....	property master
Jason Calamusa	....	art department intern
Danielle Couture	....	art department coordinator
Doug Kelejian	....	set dresser
Bill King	....	graphic artist
Otto Lindsey	....	on set dresser
Chris Shader	....	assistant property master
Douglas G. Young	....	props

Sound Department
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr editor
Brian Dunlop	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Eakins	....	dialogue editor
Christopher Eakins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Eakins	....	supervising sound editor
Jenny Elsinger	....	cable person
David Esparza	....	sound editor
David Hingorany	....	sound mix engineer
Marshall McGee	....	boom operator
Paul Ordonez	....	sound recordist
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
David Hill	....	special effects technician
William Purcell	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Akanii	....	digital artist
Ashley Farber	....	digital intermediate data manager
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Tefft Smith	....	digital artist
Brad Sutton	....	digital restoration
Olcun Tan	....	CG supervisor
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Thomas Tannenberger	....	visual effects supervisor
Mike Tosti	....	production technology
Sherman Toy	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	driving double: Julia
James Christopher	....	stunt double: West Po Boy #2
Keith Long	....	driving double: Zack
Keith Long	....	stunt double: West Po Boy #1
Heather Miller	....	stunt double: Brianne
Chris Moore	....	stunts
Dean Mumford	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Jamie Baglio	....	electrician
Logan R. Berkshire	....	key grip
Troy Carlton	....	grip
Lynn Dodson	....	gaffer
Rusty Edmonson	....	lighting technician
Scott Frye	....	b dolly grip
Jay Hardie	....	assistant camera
Reggie Hayes	....	rigging electrician
Adam Horne	....	electrician
Roy Knauf	....	camera loader
Colby Moore	....	camera intern
Jon Myers	....	Steadicam operator
Ritchie Nannini	....	grip
Fred Norris	....	still photographer
Bob Shober	....	grip
Dave Spencer	....	best boy grip
Jeff Sterner	....	rigging best boy electric
David Troutman	....	electrician
Jeff Wallace	....	electrician

Casting Department
J.C. Cantu	....	casting associate
Tara Feldstein	....	extras casting assistant
Lindsay Graham	....	casting assistant
Brendon Murphy	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Beck	....	wardrobe supervisor
Denny Colliver	....	costume supervisor
Olivia Miles	....	costumer
Sara Walbridge Castro	....	costumer (as Sara Walbridge)
Eulyn Womble	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Tony Bacigalupi	....	first assistant editor
Tony Dustin	....	digital film colorist
Perri B. Frank	....	assistant editor
Todd Kolker	....	post-production coordinator
Frank Pass	....	colorist
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor

Music Department
Dustin O'Halloran	....	score composition
Julie Pearce	....	music editor
Karyn Rachtman	....	music supervisor
Lise Richardson	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Skip Long	....	driver: honeywagon
Linda Pickett	....	driver
Scott Siler	....	transportation captain
Kim Smallwood	....	transportation office coordinator
Tim J. Walters	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Noor Ahmed	....	production paralegal
Zack Atkinson	....	assistant location manager
Ryan Bennett	....	key set production assistant
Troy Blischok	....	power pod technician
Anderson Boyd	....	production assistant
Jen Brett	....	production assistant
Rose Cox	....	key craft service
Jon Decker	....	craft service
Jon Decker	....	production assistant
Kristin Dombroski	....	location assistant
Stephen Elliott	....	stand-in
Bridget Evelyn	....	stand-in
Linzy Ewing	....	stand-in
Sean Gavin	....	stand-in
Barbara Efthymiou Harris	....	production office coordinator
Dana Hawley	....	additional production assistant (as Dana K. Hawley)
Nadine Jolson	....	publicist
B. Kyle Lewis	....	property assistant intern
Katarzyna 'Kait' Malec	....	set production assistant: basecamp
Jordan Melograna	....	location manager
Pamela Miller	....	stand-in
Jean Nolte	....	production assistant
Ashley Novasad	....	stand-in
Mike Park	....	production legal counsel
Dave Rhodes	....	assistant to producers
Valerie N. Robinson	....	production assistant
Tara A. Senior	....	production counsel
Andy Sleet	....	location scout
Lassiter Wall	....	production assistant
Michelle Boley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Danica Goodman	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Karman Graham Franck	....	first production accountant (uncredited)
Laurie Kimsey	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Michalla Petersen	....	voice-over artist (uncredited)
Heather Soellner	....	stand in: Alexa Vega (uncredited)
Heather Soellner	....	stand in: Amber Heard (uncredited)
Heather Soellner	....	stand in: Leighton Meester (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Mirror Cube Films
• Persistent Entertainment

Distributors

• Eagle Films (2007) (Non-USA) (all media) (middle east)
• First Look International

Other Companies

• EverStudios  official web site
• Gradient Effects  visual effects
• Joe Dunton & Company  cameras and anamorphic lenses by
• Jolson Creative Image PR  publicity
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• MS-Pro/MusicSupervisor.com  post-production (music services)
• North Carolina Film Office  film commission
• Reder & Feig  production legal services
• Scarlet Letters  main and end titles
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Wildfire Studios  sound re-recording
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility
• Wilshire Stages, The  sound post-production

Also Known As:

"The Beautiful Ordinary" - USA (original title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive drug and alcohol use, strong language and some sexual content - all involving teens

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

New Hanover High School - 1307 Market Street, Wilmington, North Carolina, USA

Company:

Mirror Cube Films

Quotes:

Hanky:Dude, remember that time when I was wasted and we found that secret island?
Pete:...That never happened.

Movie Connections:

References The Matrix (1999)

Soundtrack:

Graduate

"Wanna get wasted?"

How's this for a plot line? "A glimpse into the teenage wasteland of suburbia that takes place over 24-hours on the last day of school". Sounds like "Dazed and Confused", right? "Remember the Daze" feels like a film made by people who did nothing in High school but watch "Dazed and Confused". I'm sure that not all the similarities between the movies were intentional. Let's be honest though, this film is like a poor man's "Dazed and Confused", crossed with "American Pie". I'll start off with a little background information.

I myself am just a smidge younger than the Dim Wits portrayed in the film. Class of 2004 (Ugh). I can tell you, without ANY hesitation, this is about as accurate a portrayal of High school life in 99' than "Saved by the Bell" is. This generation was not nearly as hip-to-drugs as the filmmaker wants to believe. EVERY high schooler in this flick is carrying at all times. Please. Not that my generation is any better. You couldn't do a "Dazed and Confused" in the 2000s. Every kid is too busy on Myspace and whatnot to even get out of their chairs. Most high school seniors today couldn't roll a joint if their life depended on it.

So, right off the bat, "Remember the Daze" is plagued with a sense of unauthentic narrative. Making things worse are the fact that every character is a stereotype (multiplied by about 100). Not one realistic teen in the bunch. Not that it matters, the only dialogue any of them get is along the lines of "Let's get wasted", or "Who's got some pot". I kid you not; those lines are spoken once every 30 seconds. The cast of young actors are all apt, with a couple doing some above average work. Unfortunately, the fact that they all play whiney degenerates doesn't help. Marnette Patterson, the young woman that plays Stacy, gives by far the most layered and lively performance.

This film is far from terrible though. Apart from being fake and overly derivative of a certain other teen/drug film, it does have some finer points. The whole thing moves along pretty well, with some interesting scenarios and occasional humor. The cinematographer also seems to know what he's doing, and the film looks a lot more polished than one would expect. While the film definitely features a bit of phony sentimentality and lame profoundness, it never really demands much from the viewer and provides a consistently pleasant atmosphere.

Before I forget, two last thoughts. Was it just me or was the inclusion of the "Photographer kid" beyond pretentious. Ouch. They could have easily cut him out and saved a lot of embarrassment. Although I suppose that lost shot of the photos was suitable. And the title, "Remember the Daze". That's just corny and in no way fits with the tone of the film. They should have just called it "Remember Dazed and Confused", because anyone who watches this will find themselves gawking over the similarities. If you're a fan of the former though, this should be worth a free rental if you've got a coupon lying around. Or better yet, pick up "Can't Hardly Wait", which is leagues more realistic and enjoyable than this.