Humboldt County (2008)

Directors:

Darren Grodsky
Danny Jacobs

Writers:

Danny Jacobs (writer)
Darren Grodsky (writer)

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Welcome to the Lost Coast

Plot:

A disillusioned medical student is stranded for a summer in a remote community of counterculture pot farmers, the last place in the world he imagined he would discover himself.

Plot Keywords:

Medical Student | Student | Pursuit | Drug Dealing | Sex

Cast

Jeremy Strong	...	Peter
Fairuza Balk	...	Bogart
Peter Bogdanovich	...	Professor Hadley
Vicky Monroe	...	Sondra
Tarek Zohdy	...	Medical Student
Lawrence Bridges	...	Man in Bathroom
John Murdock	...	Jazz Club Bassist
Lenny Pettinelli	...	Jazz Club Pianist
B. Swislo	...	Jazz Club Drummer
Brad Dourif	...	Jack
Frances Conroy	...	Rosie
Madison Davenport	...	Charity
Chris Messina	...	Max
Geoffrey Robinson	...	Earl (as Geoffrey 'Lizard' Robinson)
Darren Grodsky	...	Bob
Danny Jacobs	...	Steve
Raylene Rhodes	...	Store Clerk
Susan Hendry	...	Store Patron
Elayn J. Taylor	...	Zelda (as Elayn Taylor)
Toodie Boll	...	Townie at the Truman House / Beach Pot Smoker
Marny Friedman	...	Townie at the Truman House
Ed Martlett	...	Townie at the Truman House
Michele Shoshani	...	Lucy
Rick St. Charles	...	Tom
Bethany Therese	...	Sophie
Tomas Conlon	...	Frank the Logger (as Tom Conlon)
Jerry Droz	...	Eddie the Logger
Isaac Mosgofian	...	Mike the Logger
Roy Marin	...	Harry
Jabari Morgan	...	Agent Gallant
Julia Oliveira	...	Agent Weiss
Jonathon Ussery	...	Beach Pot Smoker (as Jonathon 'Buddah' Ussery)
Robert Wells	...	Beach Pot Smoker
Brennan Burke-Martin	...	Teen Beach Pot Smoker
Nathan Pierce	...	Deputy Dirksen
Terry Fleshman	...	Diner Waitress
William Carlson	...	Bus Driver
Izora Burns	...	Bus Passenger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vincent De Paul	...	Medical Student (uncredited)
Amanda Philipson	...	Additional Voices (uncredited)
Danielle Prou	...	Voice (uncredited)

Directed by
Darren Grodsky
Danny Jacobs

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Darren Grodsky		writer
Danny Jacobs		writer

Produced by
Michael O. Gallant	....	line producer
Todd Senturia	....	executive producer
Jason Weiss	....	producer

Original Music by
iZLER

Cinematography by
Ernest Holzman

Film Editing by
Ed Marx

Casting by
John Jackson

Production Design by
Freddy Naff

Costume Design by
Amy Brownson

Makeup Department
N. Kristine Chadwick	....	makeup artist
Fiona Distefano	....	additional makeup artist
Linden Tyler Glavich	....	assistant hair stylist
Heather Rust	....	assistant makeup
Heather Rust	....	key hair stylist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Trent Dempsey	....	second assistant director
Lynnette M. Myers	....	first assistant director
Aline Robey	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Igor Babnic	....	key swing
Natalie Brun	....	art swing
Deanna de Azevedo	....	set dresser
Amy Hamilton	....	assistant property master
McJoel Hamilton	....	property master
Noel Naff	....	set designer

Sound Department
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Brandon Barnts	....	sound mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	supervising adr editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	supervising dialogue editor
Samuel Ebnet Jr.	....	boom operator
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Jason Gaya	....	assistant sound editor
Judah Getz	....	foley mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound supervisor
Cody King	....	supervising sound editor
Zach Michaelis	....	foley artist
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
Richard Kitting	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Brian Adler	....	visual effects supervisor: STEELE
Monique Eissing	....	digital compositor: STEELE
Tim LaValley	....	title designer: main title
Jason Shulman	....	visual effects: STEELE
Jerry Steele	....	visual effects supervisor: STEELE
Jo Steele	....	visual effects producer: STEELE
Dan Walker	....	digital opticals (as Spookydan Walker)

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Ardine	....	key grip
Tiffany Aug	....	second assistant camera
Collin Brink	....	gaffer
Nathan Dean Fetzer	....	best boy electric
David Kane	....	best boy grip
Freddy Naff	....	still photographer
Alex Ott	....	still photographer
Melissa Roth	....	first assistant camera

Casting Department
Cassandra Hesseltine	....	casting associate
Theresa Ireland	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cody Caronna	....	costumer
Denny Colliver	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Donna Mathewson	....	assistant editor
Aidan Stanford	....	color timer
Jason Fabbro	....	digital intermediate colorist: inserts (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeffrey Biggers	....	score music mixer
Matt Bowen	....	composer: additional music
Matt Bowen	....	song - "No Other Love But You"
Steve Durkee	....	music editor
Peymon Maskan	....	music supervisor
Kent Verderico	....	original music engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Fred Bishop	....	driver
Jose 'Paco' Coronado	....	driver
Mark Frantz	....	driver
Hector Gonzales	....	transportation coordinator
Brian Thomas	....	driver

Other crew
Joseph Carter	....	set production assistant
Mary Cruse	....	craft service
Brian Duka-Smith	....	set production assistant
Josh Garrell	....	production coordinator
Andre Guimond	....	production accountant
Taylor Gerard Hart	....	office production assistant
Cassandra Hesseltine	....	assistant production coordinator
Theresa Ireland	....	additional set production assistant
Aunt Laura	....	spiritual advisor
Tim LaValley	....	title designer: main title (as Tim Johnson)
Maria Matteoli	....	key set production assistant
Alex Ott	....	assistant to directors
Juan Carlos Reulas	....	caterer
Ruben Reulas	....	assistant caterer
Lynne Sarty	....	on-set teacher
Matt St. Charles	....	additional set production assistant
Patti Stammer	....	location manager
Patti Stammer	....	location scout
Ian Strope	....	office production assistant
Erin Tarasi	....	script supervisor
Montel Vander Horck III	....	additional set production assistant
Sean Wilson	....	additional set production assistant
Tarek Zohdy	....	assistant to line producer
Magi Berciano	....	paralegal (uncredited)
Phillip L. Rosen	....	production legal: Rosen & Andersen (uncredited)

Thanks
Matt Bowen	....	thanks
Tracy Boyd	....	thanks
Peter Farrelly	....	thanks
James Glennon	....	thanks
László Kovács	....	thanks
Alexander Payne	....	thanks
Jon Rubinstein	....	thanks
Tom Todoroff	....	thanks
Kent Verderico	....	thanks
Bruce Wexler	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Embark Productions

Distributors

• Magnolia Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Cinemax (2009) (Hungary) (TV)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• HD Net (2008) (USA) (TV)
• Irfan Film (2010) (Turkey) (TV)
• Madman Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Steele Studios

Other Companies

• Gateway Productions  production entity
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• Media Services  payroll
• Ocean Grove Lodge  locations
• Rosen & Anderson  legal services (as Rosen & Andersen)
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• USI Northeast  insurance

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for drug content and language throughout

Runtime:

USA:97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA (2010)

Filming Locations:

Arcata, California, USA

Company:

Embark Productions

Soundtrack:

Never Better

A Life Gone to Pot - and Back

HUMBOLDT COUNTY is a taste f the 60s and 70s drug culture when many disillusioned people, young and old, picked up and moved to the scenic wonder - and pot farms - of Humboldt County, California. Darren Grodsky and Danny Jacobs co-wrote and co-directed this little throw back in history and the result is a bit of nostalgia and some fine characterizations by a solid cast.

Jerry Hadley (Jeremy Strong) is a medical student trumped by his medical school professor father (Peter Bogdanovich) into failing medical school, and the only apparent way for the fairly clueless and disillusioned Jerry is to try the world outside. He begins with a strange relationship with Bogart (Fairuza Balk) and ends up headed to Humboldt County where he encounters folks living off the profits (both mentally and economically) of growing marijuana. He becomes friends with the free spirits Max (Chris Messina), Rosie (Frances Conroy), Jack (Brad Dourif) and in the midst of the atmosphere, Jerry 'inhales' and begins to figure out where his life should actually be headed.

The movie seems to be a bit of fluff, but written into the lines is a lot of wise philosophy - if you choose to take it that way. Good performances and a clever script make the movie a nice diversion.

Grady Harp