Be Kind Rewind (2008)

Director:

Michel Gondry

Writer:

Michel Gondry (written by)

Release Date:

22 February 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

You name it, we shoot it

Plot:

Two bumbling store clerks inadvertently erase the footage from all of the tapes in their video rental store. In order to keep the business running, they re-shoot every film in the store with their own camera, with a budget of zero dollars.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Video Store | Sabotage | Power Plant | Mural

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Jack Black	...	Jerry
Mos Def	...	Mike
Danny Glover	...	Mr. Fletcher
Mia Farrow	...	Miss Falewicz
Melonie Diaz	...	Alma
Irv Gooch	...	Wilson
Chandler Parker	...	Craig
Arjay Smith	...	Manny
Quinton Aaron	...	Q
Gio Perez	...	Randy
Basia Rosas	...	Andrea
Tomasz Soltys	...	Carl
Marcus Carl Franklin	...	Kid 1
Blake Hightower	...	Kid 2
Amir Ali Said	...	Kid 3
David Slotkoff	...	Jack
Frank Heins	...	Patrick
Heather Lawless	...	Sherry
Karolina Wydra	...	Gabrielle Bochenski
Harvey Hogan	...	Video Store Customer
Ted McElwee	...	Video Store Customer
Walter Helbig	...	Video Store Customer
Victor Dickerson	...	Man in Video Store #1
David M. Sheppard	...	Man in Video Store #2
Marc Alan Austen	...	Man in Video Store #3
Paul Barman	...	Young Man Watching TV
Karen Spitzer	...	Young Woman Watching TV
Allie Woods Jr.	...	Doctor Bent
McKinley Page	...	Brother McDuff
Francisco Fabian	...	Simon from the Copy Shop
Kishu Chand	...	Alma's Sister
Ann Longo	...	Miss Falewicz's Friend
Parrie Hodges	...	Miss Falewicz's Friend / Fats' Mom
Kid Creole	...	West Coast Video Employee Passaic (as August Darnell)
Jon Glaser	...	West Coast Video Employee NYC
P.J. Byrne	...	Mr. Baker
Marceline Hugot	...	City Hall Employee
John Tormey	...	Demolition Chief
Frank Girardeau	...	Officer Gary
Matt Walsh	...	Officer Julian
Paul Dinello	...	Mr. Rooney
Sigourney Weaver	...	Ms. Lawson
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sacha Bourdo	...	Man in queue (uncredited)
Steve Cropper	...	Fats Waller's fan in train (uncredited)
Anthony Guerino	...	Laundromat Patron (uncredited)
Booker T. Jones	...	Fats Waller's fan in train (uncredited)
Loukas Papas	...	Tophat Harry (uncredited)
Jimmy Scott	...	Fats Waller's fan in train (uncredited)
McCoy Tyner	...	Fats Waller's fan in train (uncredited)
Todd Travis Warrick	...	Store Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Michel Gondry

Writing credits
Michel Gondry		(written by)

Produced by
Raffi Adlan	....	associate producer
Georges Bermann	....	producer
Toby Emmerich	....	executive producer
Julie Fong	....	producer
Michel Gondry	....	producer
Ann Ruark	....	co-producer
Guy Stodel	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jean-Michel Bernard

Cinematography by
Ellen Kuras

Film Editing by
Jeff Buchanan

Casting by
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Dan Leigh

Art Direction by
James Donahue

Set Decoration by
Ron von Blomberg

Costume Design by
Rahel Afiley
Kishu Chand

Makeup Department
Kashka Banjoko	....	hair stylist: Danny Glover
Christine Cantrell	....	additional hair stylist
Jerry DeCarlo	....	additional hair stylist
Marjorie Durand	....	makeup department head (as Margie Durand)
Suzy Mazzarese-Allison	....	hair department head (as Suzy Mazzarese Allison)
Roz Music	....	hair stylist: Jack Black
Roz Music	....	makeup artist: Jack Black
Tobe West	....	key makeup artist
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker (as Victoria Woods)

Production Management
Gwen Bialic	....	production supervisor
Becky Glupczynski	....	production supervisor: additional photography
Kendall McCarthy	....	post-production supervisor
Ann Ruark	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Catherine Bloch	....	additional second assistant director
David Fischer	....	second second assistant director
Michael Hausman	....	first assistant director
Jesse Nye	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert Antalocy	....	carpenter
Stuart Auld	....	scenic artist
Russell Barnes	....	art department coordinator
Julia Barraclough	....	scenic foreman
Gene Buser	....	scenic artist
Jeff Butcher	....	property master
Robert Calabrese	....	set dresser
Daniel Ciampa	....	scenic artist (as Dan Chiampa)
Doug Coleman	....	set dresser (as Douglas Coleman)
Jeffrey Czaja	....	scenic artist (as Jeffery Czaja)
Eva P. Davy	....	charge scenic (as Eva Davy)
Frank DeCurtis	....	set dresser foreman
Guido DeCurtis	....	lead man
Louise DeCurtis	....	set dresser
Amy Dholakia-Jorand	....	graphic artist (as Amy Dholakia)
Gordon Dukes	....	set dresser
Daniel Fisher	....	second prop
Kley Gilbuena	....	third prop
Paul Halligan	....	best boy construction grip
Thomas E. Halligan	....	construction grip (as Thomas Halligan)
Jeffrey Halls	....	carpenter
Madeline O. Hartling	....	scenic artist (as Madeline Hartling)
Colt Hausman	....	scenic artist
Jay Hendrickx	....	stand-by scenic artist
Akeo Ihara	....	manufacturing prop
Teddy Janicki	....	shop scenic
Jon Kim	....	additional props (as Jonathan Kim)
Jon Kim	....	set dresser
Bradley Klipp	....	set dresser (as Brad Klipp)
Jesse Klipp	....	set dresser
Diane J. Laurienzo	....	scenic artist (as Diane Laurienzo)
Jonathan B. Lee	....	set dresser
Daniela Mamon	....	set dresser
Carlton McClarence	....	set dresser
Bruce McNally	....	scenic artist
Fred Merusi	....	construction coordinator
Richard Morris	....	stand-by dresser
Wayne Moss	....	shop foreman
Evan C. Newell	....	shop production assistant
Arne Olsen Jr.	....	construction grip
Arne Olsen	....	key construction grip
John Olsen	....	set dresser
Jon Oshima	....	prop fabrication
Beatrice Pegard	....	art intern
Gerarda Pizzarello	....	scenic artist
Louis J. Porzio	....	key carpenter (as Louis Porzio)
Steven Prestigiacomo	....	set dresser
Susan Raney	....	shopper
Deed Rossiter	....	set dresser
Tim Rossiter	....	prop fabrication
John Shimrock	....	scenic artist
Noreen Souza-Bailey	....	art intern
Susan Tatom	....	set dresser
Jane Thurn	....	scenic artist
Dennis Tillberg	....	scenic artist
Andrew M. Velechenko	....	carpenter (as Andrew Velechenko)
Danielle Webb	....	prop fabrication
Eric West	....	on-set dresser
Monica Wille	....	art department production assistant
Paul J. Wilson	....	construction grip (as J. Paul Wilson)
Ioannis Zaptis	....	additional shopman
Tomas Zeman	....	art researcher
Brandon Cook	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jen Day	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Alison Ford	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Isaac Gabaeff	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Kevin L. Raper	....	additional graphic artist (uncredited)
Rob Yapkowitz	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	adr editor
Jamie Baker	....	supervising foley editor
David Corcoran	....	apprentice sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Elisabeth Giglio	....	post-production sound facility: C5
Jeanne Gilliland	....	boom operator
Anguibe Guindo	....	sound utility (as A. G. Guindo)
Eric Hirsch	....	sound re-recordist
Paul Hsu	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hsu	....	supervising sound editor
Frank Kern	....	foley editor
Doe Kim-Corcoran	....	post-production sound facility: C5 (as Doe Kim)
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (as George Lara)
Lisa J. Levine	....	adr editor (as Lisa Levine)
Marissa Littlefield	....	supervising adr editor
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana)
Egor Panchenko	....	playback operator
Egor Panchenko	....	second boom operator
Mary Ellen Porto	....	adr editor
Paul Sacco	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Alex Soto	....	assistant sound editor
Reilly Steele	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey Stern	....	dialogue editor
Sara Stern	....	first assistant sound editor
Pawel Wdowczak	....	sound mixer
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Robert Troeller	....	sound technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Russell Berg	....	special effects coordinator (as Russell J. Berg)
Chris Jordan	....	second special effects
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects manufacturer (as Steve Kirshoff)
Tim Rossiter	....	special effects coordinator
Danielle Webb	....	third special effects
Doug Coleman	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals: EFilm
Melanie Cussac	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Aaron Dorn	....	digital opticals producer: EFilm
Nadia Essid	....	cg artist: BUF
Nicholas Grieco	....	imaging display technician: EFilm
Frederique Gyuran	....	cg artist: BUF
Gregory Jennings	....	cg artist: BUF
Fabrice Lagayette	....	visual effects supervisor: BUF
Christopher Marzullo	....	video & systems engineer: EFilm
Cynthia Mourou	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Isabelle Perin-Leduc	....	cg artist: BUF
Nolwenn Rimbault	....	cg artist: BUF
Jean-Gabriel Saint-Paul	....	visual effects consultant: Partizan Lab
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor: EFilm
François-Xavier Aubague	....	visual effects producer: BUF (uncredited)
Pierre Escande	....	visual effects coordinator (uncredited)
Nicolas Jauffret	....	software research & development: BUF (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Matt Berkoski	....	stunt player
Scott Burik	....	stunt player
Bob Colletti	....	stunt double: Jerry
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunt player (as Jeff Gibson)
Don Hewitt	....	stunts: train conductor (as Don Hewitt Sr.)
Dave Pope	....	stunts: band member (as David Pope)
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunt coordinator (as Stephen Pope)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Allen	....	technocrane technician
Sebastián Almeida	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Diaz Alzaro	....	grip
Darren Arnaud	....	grip
Tony Arnaud	....	best boy grip
Kelly Britt	....	additional electrician
Patrick Capone	....	technocrane operator (as Pat Capone)
Brian Carmichael	....	video playback operator
Anne Carson	....	camera loader
Carlos Cibils	....	spacecam technician
Joshua Crawford	....	grip
Lamont Crawford	....	key grip
Andrea Cronin-Souza	....	electrician
Kerwin DeVonish	....	first assistant camera: video
James J. Ferris	....	electrician (as James Ferris)
Ken Finlay	....	shop electrician
Vadim Furman	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Abbot Genser	....	still photographer
Keith Gordon	....	grip
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Carlos Guerra)
Craig Paul Harris	....	electrician (as Craig P. Harris)
Sandy Hays	....	steadicam operator
Diane Koronkiewicz	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Dianne Koronkiewicz)
Charles Libin	....	additional camera operator (as Charlie Liben)
Robert McGavin	....	shop electrician (as Robert J. McGavin)
Jim McMillian	....	grip (as Jim McMillian)
John C. Nadeau	....	gaffer (as John Nadeau)
Chris Norr	....	camera operator: 'a' camera
David Norris	....	spacecam operator
Craig Pecchia	....	camera intern
Mario Pignard Jr.	....	balloon operator
Tom Potoskie	....	best boy electric (as Thomas W. Potoskie)
Charles Quinlivan	....	dolly grip: "a" camera (as Charley Quinlivan)
Anthony Fung Rai	....	grip (as Tony Fung Rai)
Christopher Raymond	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Guillaume Renberg	....	lambda head operator
Philip Rothwell	....	spacecam technician
Joseph Sciretta	....	shop electrician
Brooke Stanford	....	electrician
John Tanzer	....	generator operator
Dana Turken	....	additional camera loader
Christopher Vaccaro	....	grip (as Chris Vacarro)
Craig Vaccaro	....	key rigging grip
Nicky 'Nuckles' Vaccaro	....	rigging best boy grip (as Nick Vaccaro)
Joy Weber	....	electrician
Robin Wilby	....	video intern
Fernando Gayesky	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)
Kim Marcelino	....	additional electrician (uncredited)
Michael C. Maronna	....	electrician (uncredited)
J. Dan Wright	....	light balloon technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nicole Abellera	....	casting associate
Kathleen Chopin	....	additional casting
Jules Cortez	....	extras casting assistant
Mellicent Dyane	....	extras casting: Dyane-Foster Casting
Paulita McLaughlin	....	extras casting assistant
Rocio Munoz	....	extras casting assistant
Eric Zuckerman	....	casting associate: New York (as Eric 'Rudy' Zuckerman)
Joanne Bloom	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Morgan Donaho	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Chaney	....	key set costumer
May Elbaz	....	seamstress
Louis Gropman	....	costume production assistant
Tonya Huskey	....	costume supervisor
Jackie Freeman	....	additional costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Wayne Adams	....	digital intermediate core project manager: EFilm
Cameron Arguelles	....	positive assembler
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate producer (as Terra Bliss)
Glen Darte Castillo	....	digital intermediate bidding producer: EFilm
Michael Cooper	....	digital intermediate senior manager: EFilm
Eileen Godoy	....	digital intermediate producer
Cathy Hair	....	telecine supervisor: Modern Video Film
Nat Jencks	....	second assistant editor
Alex Kopit	....	first assistant editor (as Alexander Kopit)
Natasha Leonnet	....	digital film colorist
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Marc Lulkin	....	digital intermediate color assist
Scott Maloney	....	telecine colorist: Modern Video Film
Jessica Mazzer	....	digital intermediate quality control supervisor: EFilm
Eric Putz	....	telecine colorist: Modern Video Film
Tom Reiser	....	digital intermediate color assist
Alec Styborski	....	editing room assistant
Jesse Wagler	....	assistant digital intermediate editor: EFilm
Justin Worthington	....	digital intermediate assistant

Music Department
Jean-Michel Bernard	....	conductor
Jean-Michel Bernard	....	musician: piano, B3, rhodes
Jean-Michel Bernard	....	orchestrator
Dan Bora	....	music preparation
Ronnie Buttacavoli	....	musician: trumpet
Hector Castillo	....	score engineer
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Tass Filipos	....	music editor
François Gauthier	....	assistant score engineer
Michel Gondry	....	musician: drums
Smokey Hormel	....	musician: guitar
Thomas Jamois	....	soundtrack coordinator
Tim Luntzil	....	musician: bass (as Tim Luntzel)
Bruno Mercere	....	score engineer
Nico Muhly	....	additional orchestrator
Ichiho Nishiki	....	assistant score engineer
Charles Pillow	....	musician: flute, clarinet (as Charlie Pillow)
Mauro Refosco	....	musician: percussion
Chris Rusca	....	conductor: band, Passaic High School Band
Christian Rutledge	....	scoring studio manager
Jean-Michel Tavernier	....	orchestra manager: Paris Symphonic Orchestra
Adam Thompson	....	assistant score engineer
Pedro H. da Silva	....	musician: electric guitar (uncredited)
Bruno Mercere	....	music recording mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Larry 'Hot Dog' Alayon	....	driver (as Larry 'Hot Dog' Alayon)
Henry S. Avelin	....	transportation captain
Ronald Baum	....	driver
Ian Bharath	....	driver
Geoffrey Braden	....	driver (as Geoff Braden)
Matthew Callagy	....	driver
John Coffey	....	driver
Ed Deveau	....	driver
Donald Fernicola	....	driver
William Ferrick	....	driver
Kevin Grzan	....	driver
Tom Harris	....	driver
Paul Kane	....	driver
Dennis Kelly	....	transportation co-captain
John Kelly	....	driver
William 'Mac' Maquez	....	driver (as Mac Maquez)
Dave Meyers	....	driver
Ed Savago	....	driver
Joseph Scarpone	....	driver (as Joe Scarpone)
Dominick Vitale	....	driver

Other crew
Nick Aase	....	production office intern
Purva Amar	....	additional assistant
Esailama Arty-Duolif	....	assistant: Mr. Glover
Daniel Atherton	....	production assistant
John Bair	....	title designer: main titles, Edgework
Lance Bangs	....	behind-the-scenes documentarian
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Patrick Barile	....	craft service
Marc Birch	....	stand-in: Jack Black
Deborah Blake	....	additional set medic
Anna Bosco	....	payroll accountant
Fatima Bradley	....	assistant: Mos Def
Katie Brewer Ball	....	production assistant
Lauren Buchholz	....	production office intern
Laurie Cartwright	....	risk management
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Li-Wei Chu	....	physical production coordinator: Partizan Films
Chris Cloud	....	unit location assistant
Alison S. Cohen	....	production counsel: Epstein, Levinson, Bodine & Weinstein
Wendy Cohen	....	additional clearances
Amélie Couvelaire	....	assistant: Mr. Berman
Gina M. Crane	....	consultant: product placement
Evan Cunningham	....	production office intern
Mary Cybulski	....	script supervisor
Alison Davis	....	assistant production coordinator
Jeff Egan	....	production safety
Jonathan Ellis	....	set medic
Michael Feld	....	intern
Scott Ferlisi	....	location assistant
T.G. Firestone	....	additional behind-the-scenes documentarian
Amanda Foley	....	location coordinator
Glenn Gardner	....	production assistant
Dennis Greene	....	wireless transmitter operator
Eddie Griffith	....	production assistant: first team
Alexander Hammer	....	additional assistant
Peter Hutchison	....	production accountant
Chris Kanarick	....	unit publicist: IDPR
Lisa Kelley	....	additional assistant
Meaghan Kloosterman	....	additional assistant
Jeremy Konner	....	assistant: Mr. Black
Juliette Lambours	....	production assistant
Bebe Lerner	....	unit publicist: IDPR
Alan Loayza	....	additional assistant
Gabriella Ludlow	....	contracts administrator
Vanessa Mack	....	production office intern
Rickey Marcus	....	parking production assistant
Hedia Maron	....	production office intern
Chris Marsh	....	assistant location manager (as Christopher Marsh)
Nic Marshall	....	production office intern
John Merchant	....	production secretary
Nicole Michaelis	....	script research assistant
Andrew Michaeloff	....	additional assistant
Jennifer Mount	....	risk management
Kirsten Norr	....	production assistant
Derek Pastures	....	parking coordinator
Garrett G. Pastures	....	assistant parking coordinator (as Garrett Pastures)
Andrew Poppoon	....	location assistant
Anwar Prescott	....	stand-in: Mos Def
Abdul Rahman	....	assistant: Mos Def
Carrie Raisler	....	additional assistant
Oliver Refson	....	production assistant
Christina I. Rodriguez	....	production assistant (as Christina Rodriguez)
Matt Ruzga	....	assistant chef
Josh Sandler	....	production counsel: Epstein, Levinson, Bodine & Weinstein
Ben Schoen	....	title designer: end titles, Scarlet Letters
Julia Seidel	....	additional assistant
Julianna Selfridge	....	risk management (as Juliana Selfridge)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Aidan Shah	....	accounting clerk
Jonathan Sinaw	....	production assistant
Aaron Stewart-Ahn	....	additional behind-the-scenes documentarian
Carlos Terronez	....	first helper
David Toller	....	assistant: Mos Def
Anthony Torre	....	chef
Kristin Torre	....	assistant chef
Daniel Tresca	....	location assistant (as Dan Tresca)
Lee Tucker	....	preview technical supervisor
Ricardo Uhagon Vivas	....	production assistant
Julie Van den Bulck	....	assistant: Mr. Bermann
Gayle Vangrofsky	....	location manager
Christian Vendetti	....	key production assistant
Daniel Wagner	....	production coordinator
Marc Walsh	....	first assistant accountant
Atilla Salih Yücer	....	additional key production assistant
Dawn Barkan	....	animal coordinator (uncredited)
Rich Brush	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Wayne Cerullo	....	ground operator (uncredited)
Gleanna Doyle	....	cat trainer (uncredited)
Laurence Granec	....	press attache: France (uncredited)
Russ Klein	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Karine Menard	....	press attache: France (uncredited)
Alex Paster	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Nicholas Walker	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Walter F. Parkes	....	thanks
Ivan Reitman	....	thanks

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presents)
• Partizan (as Partizan Films)
• Focus Features

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2006) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• A-Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Monopole-Pathé (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• New Line Cinema (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Pathé Distribution (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sidus FNH (2009) (Korea) (theatrical)
• Tohokushinsha Film (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• UFA/DVD (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Blue Sky Media (2008) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• CatchPlay (2008) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Discovery Film & Video Distribution (2008) (Croatia) (all media)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• New Line Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradise Group (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Sandrews (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Solar Entertainment (2008) (Philippines) (all media)
• Tiglon (2008) (Turkey) (all media)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• BUF (visual effects)
• Partizan Lab (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance
• Adidas  thanks
• Arms Length  camera cranes
• Arms Length  grip equipment
• Bowles Security Services  security
• C5  post-production sound facility
• Camera Service Center  Arriflex cameras
• Camera Service Center  camera dollies
• Camera Service Center  electric equipment
• Creative Mega Playground  video transfers
• Deluxe  prints (as Deluxe Labs)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Dubway Studios  additional music recorded at
• EFilm  digital intermediate (as EFilm Digital Laboratories)
• Edgeworx Studios  main titles
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Epstein, Levinson, Bodine & Weinstein  production counsel
• Fantasy Studios  additional music recorded at
• Film Finances  completion guarantee
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• First Presbyterian Church Passaic NJ  additional music recorded at
• Gotham Sound and Communications  walkies provided by (as Gotham Sound)
• Gourmet To U  catering and craft service
• ID Public Relations  unit publicist
• Indiepay  payroll services
• JFA  post-production accounting
• Joe Dunton & Company  anamorphic lenses provided by
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Looking Glass Studios  additional music recorded at
• Mega Playground  video dailies
• Modern VideoFilm  telecine (as Modern Video Film)
• Natexis Banque Images Populaires  production financing (as Natexis Banque Populaires)
• New York and Greenwood Railway  thanks
• Panavision  camera cranes
• Paris Symphonic Orchestra  orchestra
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll
• Sound One Corporation  adr recorded at
• Sound One Corporation  sound mixed at
• Soundtrack New York  adr recorded at (as Soundtrack NY)
• Spacecam Systems  gyro-stabilized camera system
• Studio Omega  music recording studio
• Studio Omega  score mixed at
• Water Music  additional music recorded at
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual references

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43318) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | Canada:G (Québec) | Australia:PG | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Norway:7 | Denmark:A | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Malaysia:U | Finland:K-3 | Greece:K | Netherlands:AL | Hong Kong:IIA | Australia:M | France:U | South Korea:12 | Argentina:Atp | Iceland:L | New Zealand:M | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

Hackensack, New Jersey, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Michel Gondry was inspired to make this film after making Block Party (2005) which took place on one city block. Dave Chappelle was interested in playing Mike and came up with ideas of remaking Driving Miss Daisy (1989), Rush Hour 2 (2001) and Boyz n the Hood (1991).

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Mr Fletcher sets off on his trip, the train leaves going back the way it came, even though Passaic does not appear to be a terminal.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Jerry:[sung, poorly, to the tune of the Ghostbusters theme song] When you're walkin' down the street...
Jerry:[singing] ... and you see a little ghost...
Jerry:[singing] ... whatcha gonna do about -
[more out of tune]
Jerry:Ghostbusters?
Mike:What? What is that?
Jerry:That's the Ghostbusters theme song.
Mike:No.
Jerry:I'm pretty sure it is.

Movie Connections:

References Unbreakable (2000)

Soundtrack:

A Comer Chicharron

Funny and endearing movie from Gondry

The trailer really said it all about this film, and the film delivers everything it promises! What a great concept and how great a story we got from Gondry this time. Very accessible (unlike Science of Sleep) and entertaining from beginning to end. Jack Black and Mos Def play their parts well and the aforementioned is actually funny in this one, unlike a lot of his recent work. At the core of it all, Be Kind Rewind tells a great story about how you don't really need high-tech equipment to make movies. Who needs film-school when you've got your friends and a cheap camera?

I really enjoyed this film.