What Doesn't Kill You (2008)

Director:

Brian Goodman

Writers:

Donnie Wahlberg (writer)
Brian Goodman (writer)
(more)

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:

Friendship | Punched In The Face | Heist | Infidelity | Drug Addiction

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
Michael Yebba	...	Roundman / Old Lady (as Mike Yebba)
Brian Connolly	...	Sean
Nathaniel Smyth	...	Mark (5 Years Old)
Oscar Wahlberg	...	Mark (10 Years Old)
Thomas Regan	...	Young Paulie
J.P. Serret	...	Young Brian (as Jean Pierre 'JP' Serret)
George Khoury	...	Delivery Man
Holly Karrol Clark	...	Waitress / Kim
Leif Riddell	...	Off Duty Officer
Lenny Clarke	...	Hogie
Jay Giannone	...	Matt (as John Robert Giannone)
Michael Balcanoff	...	Marius
Richard Lane Jr.	...	Gunther - Poodle Napper
John Fiore	...	Creep / Murder Victim
Joseph Bavis	...	Polack
Katelyn Cahill	...	Young Stacy
Rich Skinner	...	Chappy (as Richard Skinner)
Dennis Lynch	...	Carpet Store Driver
Michael Testone	...	Anthony
T. Sean Ferguson	...	Alcoholic Speaker #1
Brienne De Beau	...	Lisa / Waitress
Richard Italiano	...	Tommy (as Richard Italiano Jr.)
Will Le Bow	...	Burt - Jeweler (as Will Lebow)
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
Edward Ordway	...	Ronny Dents
Kelly Holleman	...	Nurse
Ryan Mahony	...	Ray - Alcoholic Speaker (as Ryan Mahoney)
Kristen Mastroianni-Pascucci	...	Anchorwoman
Vic Clay	...	Robert Stavos / Child Molester
Tom Kemp	...	Captain Stover (as Thomas Kemp)
Robert Kelly	...	Gas Man
Mark Goodman	...	City Worker
Steve Sweeney	...	Power Wash Jerry
Brian Scannell	...	Eddie
Thomas Olson	...	Richie the Slob
Mandy Olsen	...	Sidewalk Café Worker
Ally Flaherty	...	Café Patron
Christopher Connolly	...	Bartender
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Barry Ace	...	Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Ellen Becker-Gray	...	Participant in AA Meeting (uncredited)
Chemi Che-Mponda	...	Prison Visitor (uncredited)
Desiree April Connolly	...	Teacher / Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sean Patrick Doherty	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Keith Fluker	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Rick Fuller	...	(uncredited)
David J. Garfield	...	Street Thug (uncredited)
Susan Garibotto	...	Paulie's Mother (uncredited)
Patrick Mel Hayes	...	Irish Thug / Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Haytham Kandil	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Dan Marshall	...	AA Meeting Member (uncredited)
Martin Montana	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Ed O'Keefe	...	Prison Guard (uncredited)
Chris Palermo	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Vyvian B. Stevens	...	Upscale Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
Donald Warnock	...	Jimmy - 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 (as Peter McIntosh)
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	....	key hair stylist
Emma C. Rotondi	....	first assistant hair (as Emma Rotundi)
Trish Seeney	....	makeup department head
L. Sher Williams	....	first assistant makeup artist (as Sher Williams)

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
T. Sean Ferguson	....	first 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
Matthew Mozzone	....	art department pa
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 (as Rob Getty)
Danielle Ghent	....	dialogue editor (as Danielle Fiorello)
Anton Gold	....	sound mixer
Chato Hill	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording 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
Kevin Skaggs	....	digital transfer engineer
Alec St. John	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alec St. John	....	supervising sound editor
Lucy Sustar	....	foley mixer
Paul Tirone	....	adr recordist

Visual Effects by
Jaime Fortuno-Lavin	....	Inferno artist
Mitch Gates	....	CG supervisor: Encore Hollywood
Tim Jacobsen	....	visual effects producer
Bob Minshall	....	Inferno artist

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Haytham Kandil	....	stunts
Michael Russo	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Shawn Doherty	....	precision driver (uncredited)

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
Craig Gleason	....	lighting technician
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 A. 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
Laurie Bramhall	....	costumer
Caroline Errington	....	costume supervisor
Brigitta Romanov	....	assistant costume designer
Carolyn Schnitzer	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Dan Aguilar	....	digital intermediate editor
Gareth Cook	....	digital colorist
Erin Dodgen	....	colorist: telecine
David Feldman	....	digital intermediate producer
Ben Hasler	....	post-production coordinator
Danya Joseph	....	first assistant editor
Kristy M. Lewis	....	digital intermediate assistant producer (as Kristy Lewis)
Leland Sexton	....	post-production assistant
Lance Spindler	....	post-production (uncredited)

Music Department
John Jennings Boyd	....	score co-producer
Tom Brissette	....	score mix assistant
Kevin Fink	....	assistant music supervisor
Richard Glasser	....	music supervisor
Jill Krachmer	....	assistant to composer
Samuel Lehmer	....	score mixer
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Alex Wurman	....	score producer

Transportation Department
Elizabeth Fisher	....	picture cars
William O'Brien	....	driver
Doug Wright	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
David H. Angell	....	location scout
Jacqui Baker	....	set production assistant
Anthony Beaudoin	....	production financing provided by
Elizabeth A. Bell	....	senior vice president: general counsel
Stuart Burkin	....	executive in charge of post
Jana Camacho	....	production assistant
Holly Karrol Clark	....	assistant: Mr. Goodman
Eddy Collyns	....	location manager
Amy Comstock	....	production accountant
Derek Cunningham	....	assistant location manager
James de Gallegos	....	production financing provided by
Sean Patrick Doherty	....	stand-in
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)
Ashley Kravitz	....	script clearances
Erin Lander	....	adr loop group
Kim T. Le	....	production coordinator
Tyler Mathers	....	production assistant
Honor Maxfield	....	assistant: Mr. McIntosh
Julie Milstead	....	assistant: Mr. Yari
Martin Montana	....	stand-in
Martin Montana	....	stand-in: Mark Ruffalo
Michael E. Morales	....	production legal counsel
Malee Nerenhausen	....	production executive
Cortney Norris	....	location assistant
Brian Papworth	....	key production assistant
Nancy A. Pavia	....	production assistant
Michael Peavey	....	helicopter pilot
Meredith C. Powell	....	production assistant
Michelle Reed	....	assistant: Mr. Immerman
Antonio Caetano Santos	....	additional set production assistant (as Antonio Caetano Dos Santos)
Kimberly Simpson	....	assistant: Elizabeth A. Bell
Colleen Stewart	....	post -production assistant
Skye Stolnitz	....	assistant: Linda L. Miller
Ross Tatelman	....	production office assistant
Matt Varosky	....	assistant: Mr. Frydman
Alex Vonhungen	....	contract administrator
C.J. Vranca	....	vp of business affairs
Darius Wadia	....	assistant: Mr. Lurie
Greg Wyrick	....	first assistant accountant
Christa Zofcin	....	senior business affairs executive (uncredited)

Thanks
Kathleen O'Toole	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Battleplan Productions
• Yari Film Group Releasing

Distributors

• Yari Film Group Releasing (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Albania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Bosnia and Herzegovina) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Croatia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Hungary) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Kosovo) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Republic of Macedonia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Montenegro) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Poland) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Romania) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Serbia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2010) (Slovenia) (all media)
• Fine Films (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Home Entertainment (2010) (Germany) (DVD)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Prisvídeo - Edições Videográficas (2009) (Portugal) (all media)
• Signature Entertainment (2013) (UK) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Swen Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Encore Hollywood

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  lenses and cameras (as ARRI CSC)
• Bank of Ireland  production financing provided by
• Cinema Mechanics  grip and lighting equipment
• Cleared By Ashley  script clearances
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Eastside Communications  publicity: Germany
• Encore Hollywood  dailies telecine
• Encore Hollywood  digital intermediate
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• LoopEase  loop group
• MS-Pro/MusicSupervisor.com  post-production (music services)
• Sonart Productions  score mixing
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility (as Soundtrack Boston)
• Widget Post Production  post-production sound services
• Yari Music Group Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

"Crossing Day" - Japan (English title) (imdb display 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 | Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Battleplan Productions

Trivia:

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

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the scene where Brian is in the hospital after being shot outside of the bar he is yelling at the nurse because he wants more pain medication, there is a dry erase board above his head that says "no BP on left side" and he has a blood pressure cuff on his left arm.

Quotes:

Brian Reilly:Hey five grand is five grand.
Paulie McDougan:It's embarrassin!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: The Avengers Special (#1.74)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Funktastic Galactical Rock

Fascinating and well acted movie spoiled by poor pacing halfway through

I had no knowledge of the existence of this movie until the day I saw it, so when I started it I was pretty blown away by it. The gritty drama and really well told story of these 2 boys/men is fascinating, very well acted and initially very interesting. The score is beautiful, as is the initial pacing and storytelling. I was thinking this is one of the best movies I've seen for months, and then something odd happened.. the pacing shifted, suddenly long beautifully acted scenes were becoming clips of a few minutes here a sentence there, the character development that was so successful early on suddenly seemed to be redundant as stories become pointless and predictable. It's almost as though the movie changed to a different director and editor half-way through.

I found myself caring less and less about the characters as they became victims of over-editing. The only 2 scenes that lasted more than a couple of minutes in the last third that had any 'substance' were overly dramatic if not soppy father-son scenes where all other members of the family become low priority.

It's really quite a shame, I was enjoying the film so much during the first half, I was willing to give this film a 9 if only a little more of the plot would begin to unravel itself, but instead I got less plot, less character focus and more "this is bad" and "this is good" moments... It's a true pity as I shan't be recommending this movie due to it's second half.