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Paranoid Park (2007)

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Overview

Director:
Gus Van Sant
Writers (WGA):
Gus Van Sant (screenplay)
Blake Nelson (novel)
Release Date:
24 October 2007 (Belgium) more view trailer
Genre:
Drama more
Plot:
A teenage skateboarder's life begins to fray after he is involved in the accidental death of a security guard. full summary | full synopsis (warning! may contain spoilers)
Awards:
2 wins & 4 nominations more
User Comments:
Mop-top stuff from Gus Van Sant… more

Cast

  (in credits order)
Gabe Nevins ... Alex

Daniel Liu ... Detective Richard Lu

Taylor Momsen ... Jennifer
Jake Miller ... Jared

Lauren McKinney ... Macy

Winfield Jackson ... Christian
Joe Schweitzer ... Paul
Grace Carter ... Alex's Mom
Scott Patrick Green ... Scratch
John Michael Burrowes ... Security Guard
Jay 'Smay' Williamson ... Alex's Dad

Dillon Hines ... Henry
Emma Nevins ... Paisley

Brad Peterson ... Jolt

Emily Galash ... Rachel
Oliver Garnier ... Cal
Eric Anderson ... Other Kid #1
Jeremy Anderson ... Other Kid #2
Esther Vaca ... Elizabeth Goulet
Susan Ploetz ... Ms. Adams
Addison Owen ... Another Kid #1
Andres Alcala ... Officer #1
Jordy Weimer ... Elizabeth's Friend
M. Blash ... Teacher
Nick Culbertson ... Class Kid
Mubarak Ra'oof ... Another Kid #2
Ben Burrowes ... Burger Restaurant Employee
Richard Miller ... Detective #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Danny Minnick ... Skateboarder
Francisco Pedrasa ... Skateboarder
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Directed by
Gus Van Sant 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Gus Van Sant (screenplay)

Blake Nelson (novel)

Produced by
David Allen Cress .... producer (as David Cress)
Charles Gilibert .... producer
Marin Karmitz .... co-producer
Nathanaël Karmitz .... producer
Neil Kopp .... producer
 
Cinematography by
Christopher Doyle 
Rain Li  (as Rain Kathy Li)
 
Film Editing by
Gus Van Sant 
 
Casting by
Lana Veenker 
 
Art Direction by
John Pearson-Denning 
 
Set Decoration by
Sean Fong 
 
Costume Design by
Chapin Simpson 
 
Production Management
Brett Cranford .... unit production manager
Mark Pedante .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kyle Lemire .... second assistant director
Jonas Spaccarotelli .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Jenelle Giordano .... set dresser
Adam Johnson .... art department
Drew Pinniger .... property master
Dan Schaefer .... storyboard artist: previsualizations for special effects
 
Sound Department
Felix Andrew .... sound mixer
Pascal Chauvin .... foley artist
Vincent Cosson .... sound re-recording mixer
Noah Davis .... additional adr recordist
Philippe Dongé .... sound mix technician
Johann Nallet .... sound recordist
Neil Riha .... second sound mixer
Benjamin Rosier .... assistant sound editor
Leslie Shatz .... sound designer
Franck Tassel .... foley artist
 
Special Effects by
Solomon Burbridge .... special effects assistant
 
Visual Effects by
Tarn Fox .... digital compositor
Jalal Jemison .... digital effects artist
Peter Vickery .... digital compositor
Chel White .... visual effects supervisor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Barbee .... first assistant camera
Chris Blauvelt .... first assistant camera
Paul Fanning .... electrician
T.G. Firestone .... assistant camera
Bruce 'Sarge' Fleskes .... gaffer
Andrew Gallegos .... electrician
Nate Goodman .... camera loader
Scott Patrick Green .... still photographer
Brent Lawson .... best boy grip
Brian C. Lawson .... grip
Bruce Lawson .... key grip
Stephen MacDougall .... second assistant camera
Eliza Plumlee .... camera production assistant
Greg Schmitt .... steadicam operator
Joe Vitellaro .... grip
Scott Walters .... best boy electric
 
Casting Department
Danny Stoltz .... extras casting
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Needham .... wardrobe supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Dicky Dahl .... editorial assistant
Eric Hill .... assistant editor
Mato .... film color timer
 
Transportation Department
Victoria Mischa Austreng .... driver
Steve Evans .... driver
Jason Ruffolo .... driver
 
Other crew
Cora Benesh .... office production assistant
Colin McDougall Brown .... lead office production assistant
Sara Burton .... location manager
Kari A. Coleman .... assistant: Mr. Van Sant
Morgan Currie .... assistant: Mr. Cress and Mr. Kopp
Shayna Goldstein .... set teacher
Amber Harrison .... production assistant
Nicole Hawkins .... extras coordinator
Andrea Hofer .... craft service assistant
Devan Linforth .... additional production assistant
Rachel Lipsey .... craft service
Tyler J. Peterson .... product placement
Davis Priestley .... production coordinator
Eric Rae .... assistant accountant
Joe Rynearson .... key set production assistant
Patrick Sandefur .... production assistant
Brian Shotzbarger .... production assistant
Derek Wilson .... production assistant
 
Thanks
Edouard Dubois .... thanks
 


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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for some disturbing images, language and sexual content.
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
France | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Chosen by "Les Cahiers du cinéma" (France) as one of the 10 best pictures of 2007 (#01) more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Alex goes to Rebel Skates he gets a board with white wheels. Later after the scene where Alex and Jennifer discuss condoms, the board Alex carries is a different board with green wheels. Later he has the board with white wheels again. more
Movie Connections:
References Napoleon Dynamite (2004) more
Soundtrack:
Il Giardino delle Fate more

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3 out of 4 people found the following comment useful:-
Mop-top stuff from Gus Van Sant…, 27 June 2008
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Author: Jack` Harding from United Kingdom

Mop-top stuff from Gus Van Sant… After turning his back on the mainstream 6 years ago with his striking yet spurned two-man tale, Gerry, acclaimed writer/director Gus Van Sant (Elephant, Last Days) delivers in refined style once more with his own eccentric yet poignant spin on the teen' movie genre.

Adapted from Blake Nelson's best selling novella and shot masterfully in Van Sant's hometown of Portland, Paranoid Park hinges upon an act of acute violence. Alex (Gabe Nevins) is a confused schoolboy skater whose life hits turmoil following his role in the death of a local security guard. The film itself, then, is largely told from Alex's perspective as he goes back and forth in his mind and notebook in an attempt to vindicate his tainted conscious and make sense of why and how things happened the way they did.

With the chronology of the omniscient narrative skewed and certain specific preliminary sequences misleading, Paranoid Park establishes a near perfect balance between form and content. The naivety and confusion stirring behind Nevins' infantile eyes are both complimented and mirrored by the structure of the plot. In his feature debut, Nevins gives a modest performance of troubled teen' in whom thoughts of; family, divorce, sex, skating, school and murder suffer a succession of high-speed collisions. At the age of just 15 years, Nevins' not only performs with quality beyond his tender years and experience, but provides a leading performance that is as convincing as it is impressive.

As for Van Sant, his tight film-making skills are exhibited throughout in what has to be considered as an experimental picture wherein an uncanny blend of hand-held, slow-mo' scenic inter-cuts, out-of-sync shots and mellow off-screen alternative music carve a moody yet nonchalant atmosphere that at times suggests that this is an independent crime-mystery drama, at others: a tale of boy becomes man. Whatever it is, it brings to mind the likes of Memento and Brick. Hence, it is simply brilliant. Mystifying, moving and quite majestic. Paranoid Park is one of this year's most haunting and interesting features that is genuinely up there with Van Sant's finest work thus far.

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