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A life between the exit signs
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A teenage orphan spends ten years traveling cross-country experiencing life, love and heartbreak. Based on E.L. Doctorow's story, "Jolene: A Life." | Full synopsis »
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Jessica Chastain | ... | Jolene |
 | Frances Fisher | ... | Cindy |
 | Rupert Friend | ... | Coco Leger |
 | Dermot Mulroney | ... | Uncle Phil |
 | Zeb Newman | ... | Mickey |
 | Chazz Palminteri | ... | Sal Fontaine |
 | Denise Richards | ... | Marin |
 | Theresa Russell | ... | Aunt Kay |
 | Michael Vartan | ... | Brad |
 | Shannon Whirry | ... | Teacher |
| Drea Pruseau | ... | Nurse |
| Mickey Cottrell | ... | Dr. Bloomberg |
| Mary Jane Johnson | ... | Mrs. Ames |
| Bri Acsani | ... | Suicide Girl |
| Julie Sledge | ... | Girl in Hospital |
 | Klor Rowland | ... | Carrot Truck Driver (as Klor Rowland Jr.) |
| David Roberts | ... | Customer at Desert Queen |
| Wesley Allen | ... | Customer at Desert Queen |
| Stephanie Likes | ... | Kendra |
| Ron Welch | ... | Roller Skater Waiter |
 | Jose Rosete | ... | Sid |
| Jonathan Simpson | ... | Biker Judge |
 | Sherry Leigh | ... | Tatoo Lady |
| Samuel Hartstein | ... | Coco Jr. |
| Zachary Hartstein | ... | Coco Jr. |
| Dennis Yares | ... | Gentleman's Club Manager |
 | Benjamin Mouton | ... | Jimmy |
| Eddie Guerra | ... | Frank |
 | Ron Jordan | ... | Assassin (as Ronald Jordan) |
| Matthew Joyce | ... | Assassin |
 | Amy Landers | ... | Peggy |
| Debbie Bartelt | ... | Brad's Mother |
| Cody Copp | ... | Delivery Boy (as Cody Kopp) |
 | Matt Hish | ... | Benjamin the Waiter (as Matthew Hish) |
| Turner G. Davis | ... | Minister (as Turner Davis) |
| Josef Rainer | ... | Brad's Father |
| Grant Simonson | ... | Brad Jr. Infant |
| Avi Angel | ... | Brad Jr. 7 months |
| Jacqueline Torres | ... | Rosie |
| Sally Jo Bannow | ... | Lawyer |
| Maria Amorocho | ... | Shelter Director |
| Nadine Jackson | ... | Female Police Officer (as Nadine Jackson-Akers) |
| Shane Dean | ... | Police Officer #1 |
| Jason Sallee | ... | Police Officer #2 |
 | John Dobradenka | ... | Legal Aid Lawyer |
 | Jennifer Pfalzgraff | ... | Maya |
| Coco Angel | ... | Mother in Hollywood |
| Alonzo Maellet | ... | Child in Hollywood |
| Asher Angel | ... | Brad Jr. 5 years old |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Stephanie Alger | ... | Bus Station Girl (uncredited) |
 | Kaily Alissano | ... | Coworker (uncredited) |
| Ronald Axell | ... | Party scenes / participant (uncredited) |
| Hayden Blades | ... | Comic Artist (uncredited) |
 | Deuandra T. Brown | ... | Club Dancer (uncredited) |
| Mireya S. Brown | ... | Club Dancer (uncredited) |
| Anna Burchill | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) |
| Anthony Casanova | ... | Guest at Family BBQ (uncredited) |
 | Cheridy Clement | ... | Waitress Rose (uncredited) |
 | Joshua A. Cohen | ... | Fine Diner (uncredited) |
| Douglas L. Cook | ... | Mental Hospital Orderly (uncredited) |
 | Jared Cyr | ... | John Bone - Aunt Kay's best friend from work (uncredited) |
| Emilee Edwards | ... | Woman in Shelter (uncredited) |
| Tara Fischer | ... | Carhop (uncredited) |
| Chris Flint | ... | Club Goer (uncredited) |
| Tracy Garretson | ... | Country Club Member (uncredited) |
 | Pat Giglio | ... | Party Scene Guest (uncredited) |
 | Sallie Glaner | ... | Business Woman (uncredited) |
 | Barbara Glover | ... | Sales Clerk (uncredited) |
 | Jessica Godber | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Bob Huff | ... | Party participator (uncredited) |
| Elaine Huff | ... | Party Participator (uncredited) |
 | Cristen Irene | ... | Waitress at Party Scene (uncredited) |
 | Marcus Jordan | ... | Businessman (uncredited) |
 | Greg Joseph | ... | Country Club Pianist (uncredited) |
| Mike Lawler | ... | Justice of the Peace (uncredited) |
| Sidney Malone | ... | Brad's Mother's Friend (uncredited) |
| David Matteson | ... | Young Man on Date (uncredited) |
| Rick Mattoon | ... | Country Club Member (uncredited) |
 | Danny Max | ... | Boy (uncredited) |
| Ciro Mennella | ... | Attorney (uncredited) |
 | Price Mitchum | ... | Ex-Boyfriend (uncredited) |
| Scott Munson | ... | Drive-In Patron (uncredited) |
| Travis Scott Newman | ... | Travis, the Maitre D' (uncredited) |
| Gunner O'Moore | ... | Guest at Family BBQ (uncredited) |
| Daren Palacio | ... | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
 | Louie Palmieri | ... | Bus Station Dad (uncredited) |
| Ron Provencal | ... | Club Patron (uncredited) |
 | Cathy Rankin | ... | Susie (uncredited) |
| Gloria Jean Robertson | ... | Showgirl in Cafe (uncredited) |
 | Sylvia Romero | ... | Party Guest / Participant (uncredited) |
| Andrew M. Rose | ... | Dancer (uncredited) |
| Jacquelyn Rueda | ... | Party Scenes (uncredited) |
 | John Schile | ... | Wedding Guest (uncredited) |
| Jedediah Shoemaker | ... | Brad's Best Man (uncredited) |
 | Torin Sixx | ... | Wedding Photographer (uncredited) |
| Mary Ann Snyder | ... | Nanny (uncredited) |
| Nathan Spector | ... | Background (uncredited) |
 | Deena Trudy | ... | Office Assistant (uncredited) |
 | Alyssa Waldrip | ... | Young Girl in Church (uncredited) |
| Dave Yekell | ... | Club Goer (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Dan Ireland | |||
Writing credits | ||
| Dennis Yares | (screenplay) | |
| E.L. Doctorow | (story "Jolene: A Life") | |
| Michael Gilio | (additional writing) | |
Produced by | |||
| Luis Colina | .... | associate producer | |
| Carol Ellison Fleming | .... | associate producer | |
| Zachary Matz | .... | producer | |
| Alex Poulos | .... | associate producer | |
| Riva Yares | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Harry Gregson-Williams | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Claudio Rocha | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Luis Colina | |||
Casting by | |||
| Venus Kanani | |||
| Mary Vernieu | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Bernt Amadeus Capra | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| William Budge | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Nicole Lobart | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Gail McMullen | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Laura Berman | .... | key hair stylist: Los Angeles | |
| Siobhan Carmody | .... | makeup department head | |
| Carissa Ferreri | .... | assistant makeup artist: Las Vegas | |
| Adrienne Lynn | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Adrienne Lynn | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Dori Randall | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Krystle Randall | .... | assistant makeup artist: Las Vegad | |
| Jennifer Schweitzar | .... | assistant makeup artist: Las Vegas | |
| Vicki Vacca | .... | key makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Nanda Rao | .... | unit production manager | |
| Jason Sallee | .... | assistant to production manager | |
| Clare Witt | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kyle Bartlett | .... | second assistant director | |
| Rod Smith | .... | first assistant director | |
| Paul Yang | .... | second second assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Kenn Coplan | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Turner G. Davis | .... | artist: Jolene's artr | |
| Katie L. Greisiger | .... | art department assistant (as Katie Greisiger) | |
| Matt Hausmann | .... | lead man | |
| Eleni C. Krimitsos | .... | buyer (as Eleni Krimitsos) | |
| Tobey L. Levine | .... | key art department assistant (as Tobey Levine) | |
| Cristine Maia | .... | assistant buyer | |
| Jeffrey M. O'Brien | .... | property master | |
| Paul V. Picerni Jr. | .... | assistant property master (as Paul Picerni) | |
| Robert Ruggeri | .... | swing gang | |
| Peter Schleifer | .... | swing gang | |
| Jefry Shebroe | .... | on-set dresser | |
| Jason Baldwin Stewart | .... | key swing (as Jason Baldwin) | |
| Greg Manke | .... | on-set dresser (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Jeremy Balko | .... | adr mixer | |
| Jon DeStefano | .... | sound editor | |
| Jason Gaya | .... | assistant sound editor (as Jason 'Frenchie' Gaya) | |
| Judah Getz | .... | foley mixer | |
| Jerry Gilbert | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Dick Hansen | .... | sound mixer | |
| Vidal Hernandez | .... | cable assistant | |
| Michael Kaleta | .... | boom operator | |
| Richard Kitting | .... | sound recordist (as Richard 'Tricky' Kitting) | |
| Kenny Marsten | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Zach Michaelis | .... | foley artist | |
| Jay Nierenberg | .... | sound designer | |
| Jay Nierenberg | .... | sound supervisor | |
| Todd Niesen | .... | sound editor | |
| Rick Polanco | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Stuart Provine | .... | sound designer | |
| Jim Ridgley | .... | sound mixer: second unit (as James Ridgley) | |
| Vicki Vandegrift | .... | foley artist (as Vicki O'Reilly Vandegrift) | |
| Robert Dehn | .... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Morgado | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Steve Newquist | .... | special effects coordinator: Killer FX | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Joe Alaniz | .... | scanning and recording producer: iO Film | |
| Brian Beard | .... | restoration conformist: iO Film | |
| Adam Hawkey | .... | restoration colorist: iO Film | |
| Christopher Jones | .... | visual effects graphic artist: Titles, iO Filn | |
| Michael John Koetter | .... | restoration data manager: iO Film (as Mike Koetter) | |
| Mia Lavezzi | .... | restoration artist: iO Film | |
| Kenneth Nakada | .... | visual effects supervisor: Momentum VFX | |
| Erik Paesel | .... | visual effects data manager: Momentum VFX | |
| Martha Soehendra | .... | visual effects compositor: Momentum VFX (as Martha E. Soehendra) | |
| Elaine Essex Thompson | .... | visual effects producer: Momentum VFX | |
| Sean Wilson | .... | visual effects compositor: Momentum VFX | |
| Christopher Dusendschon | .... | digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Chuck Borden | .... | stunt coordinator: Las Vegas | |
| Sophia Crawford | .... | stunt double: Jolene | |
| Eddie Matthews | .... | stunt coordinator: Arizona | |
Animation Department | |||
| Cavin Gray Schneider | .... | background artist (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| William Bolander | .... | extras casting: Arizona (as Billy Bolander) | |
| J.C. Cantu | .... | casting associate | |
| Gaye Gilbert | .... | casting: Arizona (as Gay Gilbert) | |
| Julie Goldman | .... | extras casting: Las Vegas, Goldman and Associates | |
| Lindsay Graham | .... | casting assistant | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Julie Swistak | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Carlos Brown | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Mercedes Carmona | .... | cutter/fitter | |
| Jared Cyr | .... | costume assistant | |
| Bill Hamilton | .... | tailor: Las Vegas (as William Hamilton) | |
| Ryan Lennon | .... | set costumer | |
| Elsi Thompson | .... | set costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Edrian Colina | .... | assistant film editor | |
| Richard Flores Jr. | .... | colorist: dailies (as Richard Flores) | |
| Celena Martirossian | .... | editorial facilities manager: The New Post Group | |
| Mary Nelson-Duerrstein | .... | negative cutter (as Mary Nelson-Fraser) | |
| Royce Smith | .... | color timer | |
Music Department | |||
| Stephen Barton | .... | composer: additional music | |
| James Bladon | .... | music editor | |
| David Buckley | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Halli Cauthery | .... | composer: additional music | |
| William Ewart | .... | music supervisor | |
| Meri Gavin | .... | assistant music editor | |
| Harry Gregson-Williams | .... | score producer | |
| Steve Griffen | .... | music editor | |
| The Hollywood Studio Orchestra | .... | musicians | |
| Costa Kotselas | .... | assistant scoring engineer | |
| Jamie Luker | .... | scoring engineer | |
| Malcolm Luker | .... | score mixer | |
| Malcolm Luker | .... | score recordist | |
| The Wavecrest Chorale | .... | musicians | |
| Clare Witt | .... | music supervisor | |
| Peter DiStefano | .... | musician: guitar (uncredited) | |
| Esther McIntosh | .... | orchestration coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Ladd McIntosh | .... | orchestrator (uncredited) | |
| Tony Morales | .... | musician: guitars (uncredited) | |
| Peter Rotter | .... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) | |
| Booker White | .... | head of music preparation (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Jonathan Bell | .... | thanks | |
| John Bone | .... | in loving memory of | |
| Jewel Chastain | .... | in loving memory of | |
| Curtis Harrington | .... | in loving memory of | |
| Fishel Kilstok | .... | dedicatee | |
| Fons Rademakers | .... | in loving memory of | |
Production CompaniesDistributors
- Entertainment One (2011) (USA) (DVD)
- E1 Entertainment
- Falcon Films (2009) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
- Screen Media Films (2009) (USA) (all media)
- Creative Make-Up Effects (tattoos)
- Killer FX (special effects)
- Momentum VFX (digital opticals and visual effects)
- iO Film (film scanning and recording)
- A to Z Equipment Rentals production supplies
- Ace Rentals generators
- Airwaves Cellular cell phones
- Alfonso's Breakaway Glass props
- Aliano Power Line truck and trailer rentals
- Arizona Truck Locators truck and trailer rentals
- Aspen Travel travel agent
- Big Bites Craft Service craft service: Los Angeles
- Broadcast Rentals video monitors
- C.R.a.P.S. production supplies (as C.R.A.P.S.)
- California Truck Rental truck and trailer rentals
- Camera Cars Unlimited truck and trailer rentals
- Catering Excellence catering: Arizona
- Catering by Andrea catering: Las Vegas
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment cranes
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment dolly
- Creative Cars Unlimited process trailer/camera car: Arizona/Las Vegas
- Creative Communications walkie-talkies
- Distribution by Air shipping
- Eastman Kodak film stock
- Extended Camera Support camera rentals
- Fresh Farm Films trailers
- Fuji Film film stock
- George Paddock camera rentals
- Goldman & Associates extras casting: Las Vegas (as Goldman and Associates)
- Hand Held Films camera rentals
- History For Hire props
- Holiday Studio Rentals truck and trailer rentals
- Hollywood Prop Finders props
- Hot Gear Remote Systems camera rentals
- Independent Studio Services props
- IndieClear script clearance (as Indie Clear)
- JP Morgan Chase Bank financial institution (as JP Moirgan)
- JP Studio Rental truck and trailer rentals
- Mario's Studio Services catering: Los Angeles
- Media Services payroll service
- Mel Underwood Water Truck Inc. water truck (as Mel Underwood Water Trucks)
- Melissa;s Munchies craft service
- Myman Abel Fineman Fox Greenspan Light legal representation (as Myman, Abell, Fineman, Fox, Greenspan & Light)
- New Post Group, The off-line editorial facilities
- New Post Group, The telecine dailies
- Otto Nemenz International camera rentals (as Otto Nemenz)
- Paskal Lighting electric and grip equipment
- Paul Yaffe Originals props
- Production Paramedics set medics: Arizona
- Quixote Studios truck and trailer rentals
- Reels on Wheels film courier
- Rocket Rentals electric and grip equipment
- Runway post-production
- Show-N-Tell Video Productions video assist equipment
- Skylight Inc. balloon lights
- Slow Motion Inc. camera rentals
- Sonic Magic sound post-production and mixing (as Sonic Magic Studios)
- Star Waggons truck and trailer rentals
- Studio Services truck and trailer rentals
- Sublime Sound sound editorial services
- Truman Van Dyke Company insurance (as Truman Van Dyke)
- Warner Bros. Studio Facilities wardrobe rentals
- Wavecrest Studios score mixing facility
- Wells Fargo Bank financial institution (as Wells Fargo)
- Western Costume Company wardrobe rentals (as Western Costume)
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Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity, language, some violence and drug use
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USA:R (certificate #43684)
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Factual errors: When Jolene is narrating about the trial of Uncle Phil she says that she needed to prove that she was 16 and therefore he was guilty of "statutory rape"; This part of the film takes place in South Carolina where the age of consent is 16 therefore it would not be statutory rape, he could be found guilty of adultery and that would have been grounds for divorce from his wife though.See more »
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Of all the films I saw at the 2008 Seattle International Film Fest, "Jolene" is the one that stayed with me. Jessica Chastain gives a multi layered, complex, superlative performance as the title character. A girl drifting through her life looking for love in all the wrong places. The film stays away from sentimental payoffs giving it a very distinctive tone. Are we suppose to sympathize with Jolene? Dan Ireland, the director, leaves that to us in another honest and wonderful tale of longing and hope. From Rene Zellwegger in "The Whole Wide World" to Joan Plowright in "Mrs Palfrey At The Claremont" Dan Ireland has shown a remarkable flair to bring out the best on his female characters and more. Frances Fisher gives an Academy Award worthy performance in a part so far away from anything I've ever seen her do that it took me a while to realize it was her. Michael Vartan, Dermot Mulroney, Chazz Palmintieri and in particular Rupert Friend give vivid, powerful performances. "Jolene" is unique in a year of sequels and TV adaptations. I can't wait to see it again. Congratulations Mr. Ireland and thank you for your passionated and coherent commitment to the independent soul.