Homecoming (2009)

Director:

Morgan J. Freeman

Writer (WGA):

Katie L. Fetting (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2009 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Horror | Thriller

Tagline:

A girl never forgets her first love...

Plot:

A jilted ex-girlfriend plots revenge after her former beau comes back to their hometown with a new lover.

Plot Keywords:

Football | Pennsylvania | Motel | New Girlfriend | Football Player

Cast

Mischa Barton	...	Shelby Mercer
Matt Long	...	Mike Donaldson
Jessica Stroup	...	Elizabeth Mitchum
Michael Landes	...	Billy Fletcher
Allen Williamson	...	Adams
Joshua Elijah Reese	...	Billick
Nick Pasqual	...	Davis
Joe Forgione	...	Elfman
Alex Hooper	...	Jablonski
Cassandra Nentwig	...	Monica
Danielle Simone	...	Jackie
Hunter Seagroves	...	Eddie
Robert Haley	...	Lloyd Christiansen
Mary Decaro	...	Taylor (as Mary Griffin)
Amanda Jane Cooper	...	Aleisha
Bingo O'Malley	...	Elderly Proprietor
Denise Dal Vera	...	Mrs. Donaldson
Philip Winters	...	Doug Donaldson (as Phil Winters)
Marty Terry	...	Proprietor's Wife
Byrdie Bell	...	Belle (as Evelyn 'Byrdie' Bell)
David Flick	...	Coach
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emily Martin	...	Posse Girl #1 (uncredited)
Andrew McCune	...	Bowling Alley Exiting Male Patron (uncredited)
Benjamin Jeran McGinn	...	Jock (uncredited)
Logan C. Sayre	...	Gym Boy (uncredited)
Krista Schwandt	...	Mother (uncredited)

Directed by
Morgan J. Freeman

Writing credits (WGA)
Katie L. Fetting		(written by)

Produced by
Pamela Bard	....	co-executive producer
Nuala Barton	....	executive producer
Bingo Gubelmann	....	producer
Jack Heller	....	co-producer
Rupert Hope	....	co-executive producer
Benji Kohn	....	producer
Bill Papariella	....	producer
Chris Papavasiliou	....	executive producer
Austin Stark	....	producer
Alexandra Wachtel	....	associate producer
Jim Young	....	producer

Original Music by
Jack Livesey

Cinematography by
John Burdick		(director of photography)
Stephen Kazmierski

Film Editing by
Keith Reamer

Casting by
Scout Masterson

Production Design by
Mark White

Set Decoration by
Rebecca Brown

Costume Design by
Tere Duncan

Makeup Department
Rachel Geary	....	additional makeup artist
Jeannee Josefczyk	....	key makeup artist
Nancy Keslar	....	hair stylist
Rosalee Riggle	....	key hair stylist
Marianne Skiba	....	makeup artist (as Mary Anne Skiba)
Steve Tolin	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Michael Kolko	....	unit production manager
Alex Orlovsky	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alyssa Batchelor	....	second second assistant director
Adam Doench	....	first assistant director
Michael Kolko	....	second unit director
Daniel R. Suhart	....	second assistant director

Art Department
William R. Bricker	....	set dresser
Daragh Byrne	....	set dresser
Jonathan Curotola	....	assistant: set dresser
Darien N. D'Alfonso	....	scenic artist
Jolene Dames	....	on-set painter
William H. Franko	....	on-set dresser (as Bill H. Franko)
Cynthia Giron	....	assistant property master
Anna Hawkins	....	art department coordinator
Merissa Lombardo	....	set dresser
Gregory Puchalski	....	scenic charge
Donald Lee Rager	....	set dresser
Jesse Ross	....	set dresser
Diane Sunderlin	....	leadman
Joseph Waterkotte	....	construction coordinator (as Joseph A. Waterkotte)
Leo Welsh	....	set dresser
Gregory A. Williams	....	set dresser (as Gregory 'Gig' Williams)

Sound Department
Shaun Brennan	....	foley artist
Rachel Chancey	....	foley editor
Dino Distefano	....	boom operator
Mark Filip	....	sound effects editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising sound editor
Cate Montana	....	adr editor
Cate Montana	....	dialogue editor
Herman Pearl	....	boom operator
Tom Ryan	....	sound intern
Jeanne Sison	....	audio post producer
Chris Strollo	....	production sound mixer
Michael Suarez	....	re-recording mixer: M&E

Special Effects by
Steve Tolin	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Peter Heady	....	DI finishing artist

Stunts
Bingo Gubelmann	....	stunts
Jason Silvis	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Blane Allan	....	gaffer
Kevin C. Brady	....	electrician (as Kevin 'KC' Brady)
Matthew Bulleri	....	grip
John Codi	....	additional grip
Gregory L. Edwards	....	dolly grip
Ray 'Chazz' Edwards	....	best boy grip (as Ray 'Chazz' Edwards)
Tom Foley	....	electrician
Adam Marze	....	video assist
Ralph Migliori	....	electrician
Jon D. Morrison	....	electrician
John S. Moyer	....	steadicam operator (as John 'Buzz' Moyer)
Mark D. Pasquale	....	electrician
Brian Powers	....	best boy electric
Donald Lee Rager	....	still photographer
Amanda Rotzler	....	second assistant camera
Keith Seymour	....	key grip
Colin Sheehy	....	film loader
Zoran Zdrnja	....	electrician

Casting Department
Donna M. Belajac	....	location casting
Rick Mason	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lindsey Tervo-Clemmens	....	costume assistant
Lisa Thoreson	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Noah Amos	....	assistant editor
Chris Beardsley	....	technician: Arriscan
John Dowdell	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jean Lane	....	digital intermediate producer
Nathan Lindsey	....	apprentice editor
Misako Shimizu	....	first assistant editor
Tim Spitzer	....	digital intermediate supervisor

Music Department
Gerry Cueller	....	music supervisor
Greg Danylyshyn	....	music supervisor
Brian Deming	....	additional score recordist
Andy Farber	....	conductor
Andy Farber	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Samuel Adams	....	driver
Adam Barnett	....	driver
Mike Bearer	....	driver
David Belasco	....	driver
Kathleen Jandrokovic	....	driver
David Jockel	....	driver (as David N. Jockel)
Michael G. Kondes Jr.	....	transportation captain (as Michael G. Kondos Jr.)
Donald A. Kraus	....	transportation coordinator
Kevin Roche	....	driver
John White Jr.	....	driver: honeywagon
John 'Detroit' White	....	driver: honeywagon
David Witzorreck	....	driver (as David Witzonreck)

Other crew
Alyssa Batchelor	....	key set production assistant
Andrea Bernick	....	production assistant
Bianca Bezdek-Goodloe	....	legal services (as Bianca Bezdek)
Bianca Bezdek-Goodloe	....	production legal (as Bianca Bezdek)
Sheila Brindisi	....	travel coordinator
Kyle Broom	....	script supervisor
James Dreussi	....	stand-in
Matt Dull	....	production coordinator
Bart Duva	....	caterer
Alex Fay	....	assistant to actors: Mischa Barton
Jeffrey Francek	....	caterer (as Jeff Francek)
Valerie Gatchell	....	production coordinator
Pasquale Anthony Greco	....	production assistant
Kevin Harner	....	caterer
Kate Hennessy	....	production assistant
Briana C. Hill	....	production counsel
Kristopher Hummel	....	assistant catering
Kent Jackson	....	production assistant
Genie Jose-Nguyen	....	production counsel
Angela Karakatsanis	....	production coordinator
Brandon Kelly	....	assistant location manager
Carl Kent	....	set medic (as Carl A. Kent)
Andrea Kubala	....	production accountant
Amy Lamb	....	production coordinator (as Amy Lam)
Drew Levinson	....	stand-in: Matt Long
Jennifer Lottis	....	travel coordinator
David Magdael	....	publicist
Dale McQueen	....	production assistant
Melissa Mittereder	....	craft service assistant
David Morrison	....	production legal
David Albert Pierce	....	production legal
Melissa Rotonto	....	assistant craft services
Dan Short	....	production assistant
Andrew Smith	....	craft service
Mary Beth Spears	....	set medic (as Mary Beth Spear)
Don Wadsworth	....	voice coach
David H. 'Wino' Weinstein	....	location manager
Andy Williams	....	dailies

Thanks
Steven Bittle	....	the producers wish to thank
Jamie Sheib	....	special thanks
Peter Sterling	....	special thanks
Bryan Weiss	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Animus Films
• Paper Street Films

Distributors

• Paper Street Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (HBO2) (limited)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Lifetime Television (2009) (USA) (TV)
• Paramount Pictures (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Splendid Film (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2010) (Argentina) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2010) (Canada) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bart's Catering  catering
• Brad Small  production legal
• DIVE  Dailies
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  post-production
• Open Road Production Catering  catering (as Open Road Catering)
• Pierce Law Group  production counsel
• Pierce Law Group  production legal

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some violence and language

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Netherlands:16 | USA:Not Rated | Australia:MA | USA:R (certificate #45888) | Argentina:16 | Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Animus Films

Goofs:

Continuity: When Mike and Shelby are alone in the bowling alley, she pours him an Iced Tea. As the conversation continues, his drink switches to his right and his left. When it's on his right, it's appears to be a Coke. When it's on his left, it's an iced tea again.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Harry Potter & the Half-Blood Prince/(500) Days of Summer/Homecoming (#1.20)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

If You Go

it's nothing new and surprising, but it's still a really good movie

I will start with the plot. Mike was the star quarterback in a blue-collar small town where football is everything. After receiving a scholarship to Northwestern University, he returns home over Christmas break and everyone is surprised to see him with a new girlfriend, Elizabeth, a pretty rich girl from Chicago. No one is more shocked than Mike's homecoming queen ex-girlfriend, Shelby, who desperately wants Elizabeth out of the picture. After a freak car accident leaves an injured Elizabeth at the mercy of Shelby, all hell breaks loose as Shelby does everything it takes to get Mike back.

A Nice build to the main characters, As we get to know characters and you will care for the characters (Well I did) After the good build up to the characters then the movie really gets going and I was total hooked.

I was actually shouting at the movie, I don't remember the last time I shouted at A movie, thats how much I really enjoyed watching this movie.

This movie has some really good scenes and one nasty scene, (some will think it a total ripoff Misery). This scene made me look away.

The acting was great from Main 3, but office Billy Fletcher (You may know as officer Burke from Final Destination 2) his acting was not that good (and is character was pain in the a*s) also the ending, they tried to go for a shocking ending but it didn't work and it just fell flat.

Also Shelby is one hell of an Evil Bitch (Mischa Barton she did outstanding job on this movie). She was great.

This movie will be compared to Mirsey as this could easily be passed as a sequel or even a remake of it.

6/10