Rails & Ties (2007)

Director:

Alison Eastwood

Writer (WGA):

Micky Levy (written by)

Release Date:

18 April 2008 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

When life comes apart, love puts it back together.

Plot:

A deadly collision between a train and car lead to an unlikely bond between the train engineer and a young boy who escapes the carnage.

Plot Keywords:

Train | Train Engineer | Car Accident | Husband Wife Relationship | Train Conductor

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kevin Bacon	...	Tom Stark
Marcia Gay Harden	...	Megan Stark
Miles Heizer	...	Davey Danner
Marin Hinkle	...	Renee
Eugene Byrd	...	Otis Higgs
Bonnie Root	...	Laura Danner
Steve Eastin	...	N.B. Garcia
Laura Cerón	...	Susan Garcia
Margo Martindale	...	Judy Neasy
Kathryn Joosten	...	Mrs. Brown
Steven M. Porter	...	Howie Pugh
Jim Cody Williams	...	Vince the Engineer
Kerri Randles	...	Rosanna
Stephen Peace	...	Bartender
Robert Harvey	...	Administrator #1
Michael Otis	...	Administrator #2
Ernest Harden Jr.	...	Official #1
Mike McCaul	...	Official #2
Maya Goldsmith	...	Sheila
Michael Raynor	...	Detective Christian Fox
Micky Levy	...	Detective Ann Crane
John Nielsen	...	Dr. Offenberger
Dennis Napolitano	...	Piano Teacher
Mary Beth McDade	...	News Reporter
Brian Bogulski	...	Workman #1
Jade Marx-Berti	...	Nurse #1 (as Jade Marx)
Nathan Kornelis	...	Father
Dalton Stumbo	...	Child
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anise Fuller	...	Lee (uncredited)
Tommy Gerrits	...	Boy in hospital (uncredited)
Jack Kaeding	...	9 year old Tom (uncredited)

Directed by
Alison Eastwood

Writing credits (WGA)
Micky Levy		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Lorenz	....	producer
Tim Moore	....	co-producer
Peer J. Oppenheimer	....	producer
Barrett Stuart	....	producer

Original Music by
Kyle Eastwood
Michael Stevens

Cinematography by
Tom Stern		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Gary Roach

Casting by
Matt Huffman

Production Design by
James J. Murakami

Set Decoration by
Ronald R. Reiss

Costume Design by
Deborah Hopper

Makeup Department
Patricia Dehaney-Le May	....	key hair stylist
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	makeup department head (as Eryn Krueger)
Carol A. O'Connell	....	key hair stylist
Jay Wejebe	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive
Tim Moore	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katie Carroll	....	second assistant director
Peter Dress	....	second second assistant director
Donald Murphy	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master
Bruce L. Luizzi	....	leadman
Linda Luizzi	....	set decoration buyer
William S. Maxwell III	....	set dresser
Dan Morski	....	assistant art director
Michael Muscarella	....	construction cordinator
Joseph Musso	....	production illustrator
Greg Sanger	....	set dresser
Michael Sexton	....	property master
Robert Silcock	....	gang boss

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	sound utility
William Cawley	....	first assistant sound editor
Flash Deros	....	boom operator
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr supervisor
Charles Hamilton	....	sound recordist
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Walt Martin	....	sound mixer
Alan Robert Murray	....	sound
Kevin Murray	....	assistant sound editor
Rupert Nadeau	....	adr assistant editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Steve Riley	....	special effects supervisor
Dominic V. Ruiz	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Liz Radley	....	video & computer graphics supervisor
Bob Wiatr	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Hans Raith	....	stunt performer
Misty Rosas	....	stunt double
Nancy Thurston	....	stunt performer
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Buzzy Burwell	....	lighting technician
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	camera operator
Trevor Carroll-Coe	....	film loader
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Ross Dunkerley	....	gaffer
Michael Kowalczyk	....	camera production assistant: "d" camera
John Lacy	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Joseph M. Lyons	....	set lighting technician
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera
Mike Moad	....	key dolly grip
Tony Rivetti Jr.	....	still photographer
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano	....	additional first assistant camera
Andrew Taylor	....	best boy grip
Mike Visencio	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Katie Curtright	....	casting assistant
Tony Hobbs	....	extras casting
Jeni Thornell	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cheryl Cravedi	....	set costumer
Cheryl Scarano	....	costume supervisor
Erika Walthall	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Blu Murray	....	first assistant editor
Aidan Stanford	....	color timer

Transportation Department
Nicholas Acquaviva	....	driver
L. Chip Crosby Jr.	....	driver
Chris Deguzman	....	generator operator/driver
Doug Dovichi	....	driver
William Hogue	....	driver
Mike Ortiz	....	driver
Tina Peterson	....	driver
Kirk Roberts	....	driver
Alana Stelling	....	transportation captain
Larry Stelling	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Scott M. Anderson	....	asst. prop master
Darrin Cummings	....	assistant location manager
Thomas W. Dorst Jr.	....	assistant to producer
Jessica Franks	....	key set assistant
Matthew J. Gannon	....	set assistant
Danielle Hartzell	....	assistant production coordinator
Nancy G. James	....	key craft service
Tory Littman	....	craft service
Linda Luizzi	....	set decoration buyer
Hailey Murray	....	production staff
Susie Pilzninski	....	accounting clerk
Jamie Robinson	....	production secretary
Taffy Schweickhardt	....	first assistant accountant
Tracy Scott	....	script supervisor
Karen Shaw	....	production coordinator
Andy Sowerwine	....	production assistant
Linda Stelling	....	set medic
Stephanie Whallon	....	second assistant accountant
Will Ziegenhorn	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Malpaso Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Milan Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements, an accident scene, brief nudity and momentary strong language

Runtime:

101 min | Argentina:109 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Canada:14A | Singapore:NC-16 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:6 | Australia:M | Portugal:M/16 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Fillmore, California, USA

Company:

Malpaso Productions

Trivia:

Alison Eastwood (Clint Eastwood's daughter)'s directorial debut.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert: Episode dated 10 November 2007" (2007)

Strong acting and a decent directorial debut by Allison Eastwood

RAILS & TIES (2007) **1/2 Kevin Bacon, Marcia Gay Harden, Miles Heizer, Marin Hinkle, Eugene Byrd, Bonnie Root, Steve Eastin, Laura Ceron, Margo Martindale, Kathryn Joosten. Unlikely melodrama about a young boy (newcomer Heizer) who comes into the lives of a train engineer and his dying wife (Bacon and Harden respectively) after an act of fate occurs binding the three together through their grief. Actress Allison Eastwood – daughter of Clint – parallels her father in the film-making process in this directorial debut that comes across as a Lifetime TV Movie but she employs many of his skills (i.e. soft fades to black, expert acting, subtle camera movements) that overlook the script's shortcomings.