Wendy and Lucy (2008)

Director:

Kelly Reichardt

Writers:

Kelly Reichardt (writer)
Jonathan Raymond
(more)

Release Date:

6 March 2009 (Ireland)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

On the long road, friendship is everything.

Plot:

A woman's life is derailed en route to a potentially lucrative summer job. When her car breaks down...

Plot Keywords:

Dog | Car | Wall Clock | Brushing Teeth | Freeway

Awards:

7 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Michelle Williams	...	Wendy
Lucy	...	Lucy the Dog
David Koppell	...	Kid by Fire
Max Clement	...	Kid by Fire
Sid Shanley	...	Kid by Fire
Dave Hubner	...	Kid by Fire
Michelle Worthey	...	Sadie
Will Oldham	...	Icky
Wally Dalton	...	Security Guard (as Walter Dalton)
Roger D. Faires	...	Recycler in Wheelchair (as Roger Faires)
Boggs Johnson	...	Recycling Man
Tanya Smith	...	Grocery Checker
Michael Brophy	...	Grocery Store Stocker
John Robinson	...	Andy
John Breen	...	Mr. Hunt
Deneb Catalan	...	Male Cop
Skeeter Greene	...	Female Cop
Marilyn Faith Hickey	...	Police Administrator (as Marilyn Hickey)
Jeanine Jackson	...	Grocery Cashier
Brenna Beardsley	...	Grocery Cashier
Winfield Jackson	...	Teenager by Car
Gabe Nevins	...	Teenager by Car
Connor O'Shea	...	Teenager by Car
Josh Larson	...	Teenager by Car (as Josh Larsen)
Ayanna Berkshire	...	Pound Employee
Dan Wilson	...	Man on Bus
Greg Schmitt	...	Mechanic in Garage
Will Patton	...	Mechanic
David Rives Curtright	...	Man Reading Book
Larry Fessenden	...	Man in Park
Holly Cundiff	...	Security Guard's Woman
James Yu	...	Cab Driver
George Haapala	...	Home Owner
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Deb (voice)
M. Blash	...	Dan (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Gwenne Hudson	...	Townie (uncredited)
Alyssa Phelps	...	Girl Walking dog (uncredited)
Barry Seltzer	...	Market Shopper (uncredited)

Directed by
Kelly Reichardt

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jonathan Raymond		(as Jon Raymond)
Jonathan Raymond		story "Night Choir" (as Jon Raymond)
Kelly Reichardt		writer

Produced by
Joshua Blum	....	executive producer
Larry Fessenden	....	producer
Todd Haynes	....	executive producer
Neil Kopp	....	producer
Phil Morrison	....	executive producer
Anish Savjani	....	producer
Rajen Savjani	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Sam Levy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Kelly Reichardt

Casting by
Ali Farrell
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
Ryan Warren Smith		(as Ryan Smith)

Costume Design by
Amanda Needham

Makeup Department
Amy Cole	....	tattoo artist
David Kennedy	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Kyle Gilman	....	post-production supervisor
Jeff Harding	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gabriel Fleming	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Blake Britton	....	art department assistant
Jonny Fenix	....	art department assistant
Stephen Poon	....	art department assistant
Kate Smith	....	art department assistant
Nate Smith	....	leadman

Sound Department
Sasha Awn	....	sound assistant
Javier Bennassar	....	sound editor
Eli Cohn	....	foley supervisor
Reuben Cox	....	sound recordist: rain
Mark Garcia	....	adr recordist
Eric Hill	....	location sound recordist
Eric Offin	....	co-sound re-recording mixer
Eric Offin	....	sound designer
Gabriel J. Serrano	....	mix recordist
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Leslie Shatz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tyler Stephens	....	additional sound recordist
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Jim L. Clark	....	visual fx: Hive FX (as Jim Clark)
Carlos Cuellar	....	scanning operator
Paul Amadeus Kim	....	digital cleanup artist (as Paul Kim)
James Ledesma	....	scanning operator
Arturo Lopez	....	scanning manager
Chris Thomas	....	scanning operator
Jesse Vanderpool	....	scanning operator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ezra Cimino	....	best boy grip
T.G. Firestone	....	first assistant camera (as TG Firestone)
Simon Max Hill	....	still photographer
Efrem Peter	....	gaffer
Eliza Plumlee	....	second assistant camera
Greg Schmitt	....	additional cinematographer
Brian Shotzbarger	....	key grip
Bryan 'fro' Waters	....	best boy electric (as Bryan Waters)
Matt Barbee	....	additional first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
William Bailey	....	additional casting
Simon Max Hill	....	casting: Portland

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jamie Hanson	....	wardrobe assistant
Claire Schoonover	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Prince Bagdasarian	....	digital intermediate assistant on-line editor: Hollywood Intermediate
Mike Burchett	....	assistant editor
Jim Delany	....	io producer: Hollywood Intermediate
Andreas Fehrle	....	assistant editor
David Graubard	....	senior systems engineer: Hollywood Intermediate
Will Harris	....	digital intermediate colorist
Abbi Jutkowitz	....	assistant editor
David Fred Masselink	....	digital intermediate on-line editor: Hollywood Intermediate (as Fred Masselink)
Jon Pehlke	....	on-line editor
Sarah Priestnall	....	digital intermediate supervisor: Hollywood Intermediate
Chris Ward	....	digital intermediate producer: Hollywood Intermediate
David Waters	....	senior digital intermediate producer: Hollywood Intermediate
Kenny Becker	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Smokey Hormel	....	composer: additional music (as Gregory 'Smokey' Hormel)
Will Oldham	....	composer: theme music

Other crew
Michael Battaglia	....	production assistant (as Mike Battaglia)
Joshua Berger	....	title designer: Plazm
Nico Courtelis	....	title designer: Plazm
Brett Cranford	....	production accountant
Roger D. Faires	....	location manager (as Roger Faires)
Sam Gaty	....	production assistant
Sonya Gignac	....	production assistant
Nicole Hawkins	....	assistant accountant
Nicole Hawkins	....	payroll
Katy Kolego	....	production coordinator
Todd Korody	....	systems engineer: Hollywood Intermediate
John Moody	....	production assistant
David Parson	....	production assistant
Tyler J. Peterson	....	clearances (as Tyler Peterson)
Lance Rosen	....	legal services: Rosen Lewis
Cat Tyc	....	production assistant
Andie Webb	....	production assistant

Thanks
Jessica Brunetto	....	special thanks
David Rives Curtright	....	special thanks
Ransom Hamersly	....	special thanks
Brent Kunkle	....	special thanks
Glenn McQuaid	....	special thanks
Jay Rabinowitz	....	special thanks
Josh Rappaport	....	special thanks
Vincent Savino	....	special thanks
Tanya Smith	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Field Guide Films
• Film Science
• Glass Eye Pix
• Washington Square Films

Distributors

• AmaFilms (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Epicentre Films (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Filmmuseum Distributie (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Oscilloscope Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Potential Films (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Alambique Destilaria de Ideias Unipessoal (2010) (Portugal) (all media)
• Cinemax (2010) (Hungary) (TV)
• Epcott (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Filmfreak Distributie (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Mongrel Media (2008) (Canada) (all media)
• Mongrel Media (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
• Oscilloscope Pictures (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Soda Pictures (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Sundance Channel (2012) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• HIVE-FX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Doug B. Scott Agency  insurance
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  video dailies (as FotoKem)
• Half & Half Café  catering
• Hollywood Intermediate  digital intermediate
• Ovasen Post Production  post-production services and facilities
• Ovasen  post-production services and facilities
• Plazm  title design
• Rosen Lewis  legal services
• Tandem Sound  sound post-production
• Wildfire Studios  editorial facilities
• Wildfire Studios  sound post-production (as Wildfire)
• Wildfire Studios  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

USA:80 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Ireland:15A | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:PG (cut) | Singapore:R21 (film festival rating) | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Sweden:Btl | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Field Guide Films

Trivia:

Michelle Williams was so scruffy during filming that when bystanders came up to chat with the crew they totally ignored her.

Quotes:

Andy:[after catching her for shoplifting] The food is not the issue. It's about setting an example, right?
Wendy:Sir, I'm not from around here. I can't be an example.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Wolverine/Ghosts of Girlfriends Past/Battle for Terra (#1.10)" (2009)

Essential viewing, but lacking greatness

As much as I think this film is both memorable and worth seeing, there were a few too many missing elements and underdeveloped story parts. In some ways, it ends up coming off as the "don't leave home" version of a "don't do drugs" film for teens.

The biggest complement I can give this film is that the realism of views, and in some cases beauty, sticks with you. That has to do almost entirely because of how well it's filmed, the imagery it captures. To the actors' credit, everyone is believable and there are no cliché characters.

Another interesting aspect of the film is the soundtrack - or essentially the lack thereof. It's integrated into the film, fits the mood of the story, and very memorable.