What Doesn't Kill You (2008)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Brian Goodman

Writers:

Brian Goodman (writer)
Paul T. Murray (writer)
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Release Date:

10 September 2009 (Portugal)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Everyone has a choice. Every choice has a consequence.

Plot:

Two childhood friends from South Boston turn to crime as a way to get by, ultimately causing a strain in their personal lives and their friendship.

Plot Keywords:

Boston | Friendship | News Report | Bar | Dysfunctional Family

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Mark Ruffalo	...	Brian Reilly
Ethan Hawke	...	Paulie McDougan
Amanda Peet	...	Stacy Reilly
Will Lyman	...	Sully
Brian Goodman	...	Pat Kelly
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Detective Moran
Angela Featherstone	...	Katie
Edward Lynch	...	Jackie (as Eddie Lynch)
Michael Yebba	...	Roundman / Old Lady
Brian Connolly	...	Sean
Nathaniel Smyth	...	Mark (5 Years Old)
Oscar Wahlberg	...	Mark (10 Years Old)
Thomas Regan	...	Young Paulie
Jean-Pierre Serret	...	Young Brian
George Khoury	...	Delivery Man
Holly Karrol Clark	...	Waitress / Kim
Leif Riddell	...	Off Duty Officer
Lenny Clarke	...	Hogie
Jay Giannone	...	Matt
Michael Balcanoff	...	Marius
Rick Lane	...	Gunther / Poodle Napper (as Richard Lane, Jr.)
John Fiore	...	Creep / Murder Victim
Joseph Bavis	...	Polack
Katelyn Cahill	...	Young Stacy
Rich Skinner	...	Chappy
Dennis Lynch	...	Carpet Store Driver
Michael Testone	...	Anthony
T. Sean Ferguson	...	Alcoholic Speaker #1
Brienne De Beau	...	Lisa / Waitress
Richard Italiano	...	Tommy
Will Le Bow	...	Burt / Jeweler
Danny Naten	...	Callahan / Guard
Bo Cleary	...	Steroid Geek #1
Kevin McCormick	...	Steroid Geek #2
Dylan Kelley	...	Steroid Geek #3
Lindsey McKeon	...	Nicole
Bates Wilder	...	Doctor
Jack Ordway	...	Ronnie Dents
Kelly Holleman	...	Kathleen / Nurse
Ryan Mahony	...	Ray / Alcoholic Speaker
Kristen Mastroianni-Pascucci	...	Anchorwoman
Vic Clay	...	Robert Stavos / Child Molester
Tom Kemp	...	Captain Stover
Robert Kelly	...	Gas Man
Mark Goodman	...	City Worker
Steve Sweeney	...	Power Wash Jerry
Brian Scannell	...	Eddie
Thomas Olson	...	Richie the Slob
Mandy Olsen	...	Patty / Sidewalk Café Worker
Ally Flaherty	...	Café Patron
Christopher Connolly	...	Mo / Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Haytham Kandil	...	Doctor Sam
Ellen Becker-Gray	...	Participant in AA Meeting (uncredited)
Desiree April Connolly	...	Teacher / Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sean Patrick Doherty	...	Prison guard (uncredited)
David J. Garfield	...	Street Thug (uncredited)
Susan Garibotto	...	Paulie's Mother (uncredited)
Dan Marshall	...	AA Meeting Member (uncredited)
Martin Montana	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Ed O'Keefe	...	Prison guard (uncredited)
Donald Warnock	...	Jimmy - the loudmouth bar patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Brian Goodman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Brian Goodman		writer
Paul T. Murray		writer
Donnie Wahlberg		writer

Produced by
Marc Frydman	....	producer
William J. Immerman	....	executive producer
Rod Lurie	....	producer
Peter R. McIntosh	....	executive producer
Bob Yari	....	producer

Original Music by
Alex Wurman

Cinematography by
Chris Norr

Film Editing by
Robert Hoffman

Casting by
Donna DeSeta

Production Design by
Henry Dunn

Set Decoration by
Jennifer Engel

Costume Design by
Roemehl Hawkins

Makeup Department
Peggy Nicholson	....	head of hair department
Emma C. Rotondi	....	key hair stylist
Trish Seeney	....	makeup department head
L. Sher Williams	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Buddy Enright	....	executive in charge of production
Jill Greenblatt	....	post-production manager
Linda L. Miller	....	executive in charge of production
Caleb Womble	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joan G. Bostwick	....	second assistant director
Michelle McGrier	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Audra Avery	....	on-set dresser
Adam D. Bouchard	....	set dresser
Andréa Ciraldo	....	set dresser
Jaima Fogg	....	assistant property master
Vanessa Knoll	....	assistant decorator
Dave Major	....	picture car coordinator
Luke Malloy	....	set dresser
Tim Payson	....	property master
Kurt Smith	....	construction coordinator
Cleo Wang	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Gioia Birkett-Foa	....	sound utility
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Gary Gegan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Getty	....	supervising sound editor
Danielle Ghent	....	dialogue editor
Anton Gold	....	sound mixer
Kevin Jette	....	adr mixer
David Mann	....	sound effects editor
Douglas Murray	....	adr mixer
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer
Kevin S. Parker	....	boom operator
Eric Raber	....	sound effects editor
Steve Schatz	....	sound mixing recordist
Alec St. John	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alec St. John	....	supervising sound editor

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ethan Borsuk	....	key second assistant camera
Jason Bowen	....	generator operator
Rick Cardillo	....	lighting technician
Jon Delgado	....	camera operator
Jon Delgado	....	director of photography: second unit
Dru Dunnaway	....	electrician
Jesse Goldberg	....	electrician
Brian Heller	....	aerial cinematographer
Dan Hutchinson	....	electrician
Mark Killian	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
David LaCarubba	....	camera production assistant
Ed Lalli	....	electrician
Maritza Norr	....	loader
Matthew Pebler	....	second assistant camera
Chris Reynolds	....	first assistant camera
Daryl Richardson	....	grip
Ivar Weberg	....	grip
Warren Weberg	....	best boy grip
William M. Weberg	....	key grip
Frans Wetterings III	....	gaffer
JoJo Whilden	....	still photographer
Joe Christofori	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Marine Albert	....	casting assistant
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Katy Joyce	....	extras casting assistant
Angela Peri	....	location casting
Jodi Purdy-Quinlan	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Caroline Errington	....	costume supervisor
Brigitta Romanov	....	assistant costume designer
Carolyn Schnitzer	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Dan Aguilar	....	digital intermediate editor
Ben Hasler	....	post-production coordinator
Danya Joseph	....	first assistant editor
Lance Spindler	....	post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
John Jennings Boyd	....	score co-producer
Kevin Fink	....	assistant music supervisor
Richard Glasser	....	music supervisor
Samuel Lehmer	....	score mixer
Ellen Segal	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Elizabeth Fisher	....	picture cars
William O'Brien	....	driver

Other crew
David H. Angell	....	location scout
Jacqui Baker	....	set production assistant
Stuart Burkin	....	executive in charge of post
Eddy Collyns	....	location manager
Amy Comstock	....	production accountant
Derek Cunningham	....	assistant location manager
Sean Patrick Doherty	....	stand-in
Antonio Caetano Dos Santos	....	additional set production assistant
Gleanna Doyle	....	animal coordinator
Gleanna Doyle	....	animal trainer
Erin Feeley	....	assistant production coordinator
James Ferrera	....	unit publicist
Hal Fuchsman	....	staff set production assistant
Chad Goyette	....	set production assistant
Judi Jeroslow	....	second assistant accountant
Melissa Kalbfus	....	script supervisor (as Melissa Kalbfus Paliocha)
Kim T. Le	....	production coordinator
Tyler Mathers	....	production assistant
Martin Montana	....	stand-in
Martin Montana	....	stand-in: Mark Ruffalo
Malee Nerenhausen	....	production executive
Cortney Norris	....	location assistant
Michael Peavey	....	helicopter pilot
Meredith C. Powell	....	production assistant
Colleen Stewart	....	post -production assistant
Skye Stolnitz	....	assistant: Linda L. Miller
Ross Tatelman	....	production office assistant
Greg Wyrick	....	first assistant accountant
Christa Zofcin	....	senior business affairs executive (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Battleplan Productions
• Yari Film Group Releasing

Distributors

• Yari Film Group Releasing (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Other Companies

• MS-Pro/MusicSupervisor.com  post-production (music services)
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility (as Soundtrack Boston)
• Yari Music Group Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Real Men Cry (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug use, some violence and brief sexuality.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Canada:18A (Toronto International Film Festival) | Singapore:M18

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Battleplan Productions

Trivia:

The movie is based on Brian Goodman's own life up to the mid 1990s.

Soundtrack:

Funktastic Galactical Rock

Based On A True Story....

...normally indicates that the film you are about to watch is almost unbelievable - this film is an exception to the rule.

Like The Departed and Gone Baby Gone, What Doesn't Kill You is an engrossing, gritty, sharply written and well-acted drama set on the mean streets of South Boston, which, by the number of movies being set there, is fast becoming as notorious as the bronx.

What Doesn't Kill You has to be the film that will catapult Mark Ruffalo into the big time, his performance is sublime, he plays a character that stirs a number of emotions from inside - easily the star of this gritty, intense tale of two dysfunctional friends.