Live! (2007)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Bill Guttentag

Writer (WGA):

Bill Guttentag (written by)

Release Date:

1 November 2007 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A mockumentary following an ambitious TV network executive trying to produce a controversial reality show where contestants play Russian Roulette.

Plot Keywords:

Russian Roulette | Ratings | Television | Bullet | Television Producer

Cast

Eva Mendes	...	Katy
David Krumholtz	...	Rex
Rob Brown	...	Byron
Katie Cassidy	...	Jewel
Jay Hernandez	...	Pablo
Eric Lively	...	Brad
Monet Mazur	...	Abalone
Jeffrey Dean Morgan	...	Rick
Danny Comden	...	Buck
Paul Michael Glaser	...	Network President
Missi Pyle	...	Plummy
Andre Braugher	...	Don
Charlotte Ross	...	Jennifer
Michelle Krusiec	...	Dylan
Mageina Tovah	...	Kelly
Todd Stashwick	...	Dave
Robin Paul	...	Meagan
Patrick Fischler	...	Trevor
Beau Garrett	...	Krista
Karen Landry	...	Advertising Buyer
Jessica Collins	...	Starlet
Bob Levy	...	Director
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Wilken
Robert Gant	...	Casting Director
Jaime Ray Newman	...	Anchorwoman
Catherine McCord	...	Chrissie
John Sanderford	...	Counter Attack Host
Lucy Butler	...	Counter Attack Guest
Marianne Curan	...	Counter Attack Guest
Kevin Kilner	...	Newsbreak Anchor
Scott Paetty	...	Newsbreak Reporter
Amanda Loncar	...	Candy
Jeff Tschida	...	Brad's Buddy
Berlinda Tolbert	...	Clarissa Boyd
Tom Wright	...	Dr. Raymond Boyd
Aixa Maldonado	...	Pablo's Mother
Frank Alvarez	...	East LA Guy
Josue Aguirre	...	Kid on Bike
William Green	...	Brit Pitcher
Shana Sosin	...	Flat Line Pitcher
Jenica Bergere	...	Southern Accent Pitcher
Heather Fox	...	Goth Girl
Donald Elson	...	Oxygen Tank Guy
Winston Story	...	Camouflage Guy
Brittany Shaw	...	Tank Top Student
Rory O'Malley	...	Red Sox Hat Student
Kelly Pendygraft	...	Blond Student
Misha Guttentag	...	Teenager on Rollerblades
Gregory Giles	...	Man in Tie (as Gregory Gifford Giles)
Sasha Guttentag	...	Girl in Sweatshirt
Michael Colon	...	Weight-Lifter
Sal Cecere	...	Jogging Man
Yvette Yates	...	Latina Girl (as Yavette Yates)
Christian Gill	...	German Tourist
50 Cent	...	Himself (as Curtis Jackson)
Mitsuyo Miyazaki	...	Japanese Tourist (as Kiyoka Miyazaki)
Jeff Wiesen	...	Hip Guy
Sarah Maine	...	Hip Girl (as Sarah Allyson Maine)
Jaclyn Napier	...	Waitress
Vikrum Shah	...	1st Taxi Driver
Tom Billett	...	2nd Taxi Driver
Drew Wicks	...	Man with Gun
Stephanie Lugue	...	Pablo's Sister
Scott Harber	...	Sound Man
Stephen Kazmierski	...	Jerry (as Steven Kazmierski)
Don LaFontaine	...	Announcer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mike Cochrane	...	Game show applicant (uncredited)
Ashika Gogna	...	Teenage Girl (uncredited)
Scott Haze	...	Kafiya (uncredited)
Lisa Richman	...	Leg Waxer (uncredited)
Katie Strand	...	(uncredited)
Mark Valley	...	Blair (uncredited)
Shane Wood	...	Roger (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Guttentag

Writing credits (WGA)
Bill Guttentag		(written by)

Produced by
Alex Gartner	....	producer
Alan Glazer	....	executive producer
William Green	....	producer
Cynthia H. Margulis	....	line producer
Eva Mendes	....	executive producer
Charles Roven	....	producer
Randy Sosin	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Phil Marshall

Cinematography by
Stephen Kazmierski

Film Editing by
Jim Stewart

Casting by
Venus Kanani
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Robert de Vico

Set Decoration by
Brad Douglas

Costume Design by
Dayna Pink

Makeup Department
Sarah Ault	....	hair stylist daily
Sallie Ciganovich	....	hair stylist
Yuko T. Koach	....	hair department head (as Yuko Tokunaga)
Klexius Kolby	....	makeup department head: Eva Mendes
Yvette Shelton	....	hair department head

Production Management
James K. Jensen	....	post-production supervisor
Cynthia H. Margulis	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carl Lawrence Ludwig	....	first assistant director
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	additional second assistant director
Blake Perkinson	....	second second assistant director
Jack Steinberg	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Alexandra Fowler	....	property master
Sarah Prescott	....	assistant set decorator
Amy Wallenberg	....	graphic designer
Tim Woodruff	....	lead man

Sound Department
Anthony Adams	....	adr recordist
Christopher Alba	....	sound effects editor
Adam De Coster	....	foley artist
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hackner	....	sound editor
Scott Harber	....	sound mixer
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jon Klein	....	boom operator
Mark Larry	....	supervising sound editor
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Solange S. Schwalbe	....	sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer

Stunts
James Lew	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sharla Cipicchio	....	second assistant camera
Joseph Czerw	....	electrician
Daniel Hagouel	....	jib operator
Colin Kelly	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Erica Kim	....	electrician
Chris Lindsay	....	key grip
Richard Moriarty	....	key first assistant camera
Sean Prichard	....	best boy grip
Anthony Savini	....	camera operator

Casting Department
J.C. Cantu	....	casting associate
Lindsay Graham	....	casting assistant
Julie Swistak	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Courtney Hoffman	....	costume intern
Corrine Larson	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
Matt Devino	....	assembly editor
Doug Luberts	....	assistant editor
Ron Stanik	....	first assistant editor
Jeff Stone	....	assistant editor
Thom Whitehead	....	assembly editor

Music Department
Jez Colin	....	composer: additional original music
William Green	....	music supervisor
Mary M. Koetting	....	music consultant
Julie Pearce	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Mark Dobkousky	....	driver
Zoa Keith	....	transportation dispatcher

Other crew
Katie Carlin	....	assistant: Eva Mendes
Nate Cohen	....	office production assistant
Divi Crockett	....	production coordinator
Mary Cybriwsky	....	assistant: Mr. Glazer
Michelle DeForest	....	set production assistant
Gabi Endicott	....	script supervisor
Chris Gutierrez	....	location scout
Jeremy Jed Hammel	....	production assistant
Jonathan Hausfater	....	production assistant
Andy Horwitz	....	assistant: Mr. Roven
Adam Kerpelman	....	production assistant
Brandon Krzyminski	....	set intern
Nick Miller	....	assistant: Alex Gartner
Larry Pearson	....	location manager
Marilyn Penn	....	production accountant
Debra Piazzie	....	unit production supervisor
Myron Santos	....	production assistant
Elaine Tuennerman	....	product placement and clearance coordinator
Matt Tulve	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• Atlas Entertainment
• Mosaic Media Group

Distributors

• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• NonStop Entertainment (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Pretty Pictures (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Scorpio East (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• D Productions (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• HBO Hungary (2009) (Hungary) (TV) (original airing)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Seven Films (2008) (Greece) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Creative Artists Agency (CAA)  domestic sales
• Danetracks  sound design and editing
• Hollywood-DI  HD screening services
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent content, language and brief nudity.

Runtime:

Argentina:96 min | France:96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:R | France:U | Finland:K-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | Argentina:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Atlas Entertainment

Goofs:

Factual errors: Early on, Katy mentions the decapitations of Louis XIV and Marie Antoinette. The first name should be Louis XVI, who died January 21, 1793. By then, Louis XIV (September 5, 1638 - September 1, 1715) had been dead for 77 years.

Interesting film

I am stunned by the low rating this movie received so far. Maybe it is due to the lack of explosions and naked women. True, it wasn't the best movie this year and the first hour was a bit slow, but this film raises some interesting questions.

How far can we go to entertain ourselves? Of course this movie is an exaggeration of the real future of television (at least, let's hope..) but it made me think about the dilemma on whether we should abide by common ethical rules to control TV shows, or what the people want to see and who voluntarily sign themselves up for reality TV. In my opinion the idea behind the film deserves a 10.

Live! is set up as a documentary, which lends itself perfectly for the story. The problem with this however, is that it needs a certain type of 'realistic' acting which is hard to achieve, and most of the actors looked like they were trying too hard. The first hour was a bit boring, but after the show was allowed to air, it became very interesting. The end kept me on the edge of my seat.

If you like a movie with a message which opens the mind up for an interesting debate, go see it. If you liked 'Harold and Kumar go to Whitecastle', don't.