Jack Goes Boating (2010)

Director:

Philip Seymour Hoffman

Writers (WGA):

Robert Glaudini (screenplay)
Robert Glaudini (play)

Release Date:

29 December 2010 (France)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In love you either sink or swim

Plot:

A limo driver's blind date sparks a tale of love, betrayal, friendship, and grace centered around two working-class New York City couples.

Plot Keywords:

Friendship | Friend | Driver | New York City | Watching TV

Awards:

1 win & 7 nominations

Cast

Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Jack
John Ortiz	...	Clyde
Richard Petrocelli	...	Uncle Frank
Thomas McCarthy	...	Dr. Bob Thomas
Amy Ryan	...	Connie
Daphne Rubin-Vega	...	Lucy
Lola Glaudini	...	Italian Woman
Rafael Osorio	...	Ungainly Swimmer (as Ralph Osorio)
Stephen Adly Guirgis	...	MTA Worker
Mason Pettit	...	Drunk Man on Subway
Trevor Long	...	Waldorf Doorman
Stephen Mailer	...	Happy Husband
Elizabeth Rainer	...	Happy Wife
Theodore Mailer	...	Young Son
Count Stovall	...	Men's Room Attendant
Salvatore Inzerillo	...	Federic Cannoli
Elizabeth Rodriguez	...	Waldorf Event Assistant
Harry L. Seddon	...	Teacher
Oliver Foot-E'	...	Swimming Teacher
Byron West	...	Swimming Student
Shawna Bermender	...	Becky
Cordell Stahl	...	MTA Orientation Leader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joseph Basile	...	Chef (uncredited)
Kevin Cannon	...	Downtown Guy (uncredited)
Randy Clark	...	Student (uncredited)
Henning Fischer	...	Waldorf Event Assistant (uncredited)
Sharon Lee Levine	...	Nurse in Elevator (uncredited)
Isaac Schinazi	...	Pastry Chef (uncredited)
Paul Thornton	...	Chauffeur (uncredited)
Naeem Uzimann	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directed by
Philip Seymour Hoffman

Writing credits (WGA)
Robert Glaudini		(screenplay) (as Bob Glaudini)
Robert Glaudini		(play) (as Bob Glaudini)

Produced by
Philip Seymour Hoffman	....	executive producer
Sara Murphy	....	associate producer
Beth O'Neil	....	producer
John Ortiz	....	executive producer
George Paaswell	....	co-producer
Peter Saraf	....	producer
Marc Turtletaub	....	producer
Emily Ziff	....	producer
Robert Kessel	....	production executive (uncredited)

Original Music by
Grizzly Bear
Evan Lurie

Cinematography by
W. Mott Hupfel III		(director of photography) (as Mott Hupfel)

Film Editing by
Brian A. Kates

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Thérèse DePrez

Art Direction by
Matteo De Cosmo

Set Decoration by
Rebecca Meis DeMarco		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Mimi O'Donnell

Makeup Department
Sunday Englis	....	key makeup artist
Louise McCarthy	....	makeup department head
Aaron F. Quarles	....	hair department head
Sacha Quarles	....	additional hair stylist
Brian Sherratt	....	key hair stylist
Frank Vazquez	....	key hair stylist
Amanda Miller	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Kelly Miller	....	post-production supervisor
George Paaswell	....	unit production manager
Anita Sum	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Marta Forns-Escudé	....	second second assistant director
Patrick Gibbons	....	second assistant director (as Patrick D. Gibbons)
Curtis Smith	....	first assistant director (as Curtis A. Smith Jr.)

Art Department
Zach Baylin	....	set dresser foreman
Peter Bundrick	....	key carpenter
Michael Cory	....	on-set dresser
James Dewolf	....	construction grip foreman
Daniel Dietrich	....	carpenter
Darryl Downes	....	artist: mural
John Galuppo	....	key construction grip: stage
Kathleen Glaudini	....	art department production assistant
Richard Hebrank	....	construction coordinator
Jonathan Huggins	....	lead person
Derrick Kardos	....	graphic designer
Martin Kirchoff	....	key carpenter: stage
Peter Kitchell	....	artwork
Alan J. Lawson	....	scenic artist (as Alan Lawson)
Imogen Lee	....	art department production assistant
Emma Mead	....	art department intern
Nic Mevoli	....	set dresser (as Nick Mevoli)
Michael Miller	....	key construction grip
Kris Moran	....	property master
Alyssa Motschwiller	....	art department coordinator
Tom Nierenberg	....	set dresser
Myron Odegaard	....	construction shop electrician (as Myron 'Mo' O'Degaard)
Michael Riolo	....	construction shop production assistant
Steven Shellooe	....	camera scenic
Max Sherwood	....	set dresser (as Matthew Sherwood)
Patricia Sprott	....	charge scenic
Nick Torelli	....	set dresser
Roland Trafton	....	art department intern
Joel Weaver	....	assistant property master
Ryan Webb	....	assistant property master
Jasmine E. Ballou	....	set dresser (uncredited)
William Valentin	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
Kam Chan	....	foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Neil Danziger	....	boom operator
Michael Fowler	....	adr engineer
Christof Gebert	....	additional sound mixer
Christof Gebert	....	sound mixer
Ruth Hernandez	....	adr editor
Claire Houghtalen	....	sound utility: New Mexico
Doe Kim-Corcoran	....	post sound studio manager: C5
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer (as George Lara)
Teferra McKenzie	....	sound utility
Douglas Murray	....	adr recordist (as Doug Murray)
Jeff Pullman	....	sound mixer
Nicholas Renbeck	....	dialogue editor
Lidia Tamplenizza	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Vierhaus	....	dolby sound consultant
Alexa Zimmerman	....	dialogue editor
Kate Driscoll	....	sound (uncredited)

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor (as JC Brotherhood)
Nathanial Brotherhood	....	special effects technician (as Nathaniel Brotherhood)
Chris Jordan	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Glenn Allen	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Justin Ball	....	visual effects supervisor: Brainstorm Digital
Guy Barresi	....	visual effects coordinator: Brainstorm Digital
Matthew Conner	....	senior matte artist: Brainstorm Digital
J. John Corbett	....	digital compositor: Brainstorn Digital
Brendan Fitzgerald	....	3d artist: Brainstorm Digital
Richard Friedlander	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Randy Little	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
John Mangia	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Michael Queen	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Jun Zhang	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Guillaume Renberg	....	motion control operator (uncredited)

Stunts
Chris Barnes	....	marine coordinator
Declan Mulvey	....	stunt coordinator
Ian Mclaughlin	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
K.C. Bailey	....	still photographer
Daniel Beaman	....	grip (as Danny Beaman)
Andrew Cavagnet	....	video assist operator
William Coleman	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Bill Coleman)
Dylan Crawshay-Williams	....	grip
Caitlin Davis	....	electrician
James Domorski	....	24 frame playback operator
Joe Doughan	....	best boy grip
David Dutkus	....	electrician (as David A. Dutkus Jr.)
Tim Ferraer	....	b dolly grip
Tim Ferraer	....	grip
David Flanigan	....	second assistant camera
Ray Flynn	....	best boy electric (as Raymond Flynn)
Bart Grieb	....	electrician
Craig Haagensen	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Dan Hersey	....	first assistant camera
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Aric Jacobson	....	grip
David Knox	....	underwater camera operator
Robert Kummert	....	dolly grip (as Rob Kummert)
Michael 'Flash' McDonald	....	electrician (as Michael McDonald)
William Newell	....	gaffer
Scott H. Ramsey	....	gaffer (as Scott Ramsey)
Aaron Randall	....	electrician
Kyle Repka	....	film loader
Kurt Rimmel	....	key grip
Al Rodgers	....	first assistant camera: underwater
Matt Setton	....	grip
Elizabeth Singer	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brooks Toran	....	electrician
James 'Japhy' Weideman	....	electrician
Kevin L. Bright	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (uncredited)
Matthew Jacobs	....	grip (uncredited)
Keith McNicholas	....	electrician (uncredited)
Toby Miller	....	electrician: re-shoots (uncredited)
Brooks Toran	....	dimmer board operator (uncredited)
Daniel Zimmer	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting associate (as Lois Drabkin)
Lee Genick	....	extras casting: Sylvia Fay & Associates
Ronen Gevint	....	extras casting assistant
Sondra James	....	adr voice casting (as Sondra James Weil)
Alex Zahn	....	casting assistant
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Stephanie 'Stevvi' Alexander	....	costume intern (as Stephanie Alexander)
Felicity Gifford	....	key costumer
Chrissy Kuhn	....	set costumer
Amy Pickering	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jocelyn Pierce	....	costume production assistant
Michele Sinacore	....	costume intern
Bobby Frederick Tilley	....	assistant costume designer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Dana Bloder	....	digital intermediate producer
Eric Brown	....	post-production assistant
Sam Daley	....	digital intermediate dailies colorist
Kristyn DiPane	....	digital intermediate dailies project manager
Jessica Elvin	....	digital intermediate editor: Deluxe New York (as Jessica Elvin Allen)
Charles Herzfeld	....	digital intermediate facility advisor
Kai-Min Hsiung	....	post-production assistant
Barbara Jean Kearney	....	digital intermediate executive producer
Kieran Keller	....	post-production facility coordinator: Orbit Digital
Eric Leverenz	....	digital intermediate imaging and recording
Casey Long	....	post-production assistant
Ali Muney	....	assistant editor
Veronica Rutledge	....	post-production assistant
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Kevin Vale	....	digital intermediate imaging and recording
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor: Technicolor N.Y. (as Joey Violante)
Michael Walsh	....	post-production assistant
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer
Victoria Anderson	....	colorist assistant (uncredited)
Jeffrey Leiser	....	colorist assistant (uncredited)
Richie Roefaro	....	final cut pro technician (uncredited)
Daniel Silverman	....	digital imaging supervisor (uncredited)

Music Department
Christopher Bear	....	musician: drums, vocals
John Carbonara	....	music editor
Edward Droste	....	musician: vocals, guitar
Susan Jacobs	....	music supervisor
Evan Lurie	....	musician
Chris Montgomery	....	assistant score recording engineer
Jackie Mulhearn	....	music coordinator
Keith Rigling	....	score recording engineer
Marcus Rojas	....	musician
Daniel Rossen	....	musician: vocals, guitar, keys
Christopher Taylor	....	musician: bass, vocals, flute, clarinet

Transportation Department
Terry Adams	....	driver
David Buckman	....	driver
Jim Buckman	....	transportation captain
Peter Connors	....	transportation co-captain (as Peter J. Connors)
Joe Flynn	....	driver (as Joseph E. Flynn)
Kenneth Garrison	....	driver (as Ken Garrison)
Paul E. Harvey	....	driver (as Paul Harvey)
Robert Jean-Pierre	....	driver: set dressing
Jerry Malinaric	....	driver
Jim McKenna	....	driver
Sean McNay	....	driver
Brett Michel	....	driver
Luis Rodriguez	....	driver
Danny Yannatuono	....	driver (as Danny Yannantuono)

Other crew
Mary Bailey	....	script supervisor
Eric R. Bellamy	....	payroll accountant
Pamela Bertini	....	production coordinator
Deborah Blake	....	medic
Christina Born	....	insurance agent: DeWitt Stern of California
Rob Buschgans	....	accounting staff assistant
Carrie Bush	....	set production assistant
Ronald Cadiz	....	creator: Dr. Bob website
Mike Carew	....	water safety: Captain Mike's Diving
Jeff Caron	....	location manager
Michael B. Clark	....	creative executive: Big Beach
Vernaliz Co	....	office intern
Wendy Cohen	....	clearances: Production Resources
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance research: Indieclear (as Carol Compton)
Parry Creedon	....	production secretary
Jerry L. Dasti	....	production attorney: Sloss, Eckhouse, Brennan (as Jerry Dasti)
Alison Davis	....	assistant production coordinator
Katherine DeJesus	....	first assistant accountant
Patrick Eaton	....	set production assistant
Jacqueline Eckhouse	....	production attorney: Sloss, Eckhouse, Brennan (as Jackie Eckhouse)
Emily Evashevski	....	set production assistant
Joe Facey	....	craft service: Joe's Craft Service
David Farinas	....	chef: Tribe Road Catering
Victor Gilardi	....	set intern (as Victor Gilardi IV)
Andrew Gilbert	....	chef: Tribe Road Catering
Annette Hernandez	....	stand-in: Lucy
John Hodges	....	head of creative: Big Beach
Timothy S. Kane	....	set production assistant (as Tim Kane)
Anthony Lote	....	set production assistant
Sean MacIntyre	....	set intern
Francisco Marcial	....	parking coordinator (as Cisco Marcial)
Theresa Marsh	....	production accountant (as Theresa L. Marsh)
Katie Martin	....	set production assistant
Jacob Mathis	....	location coordinator
Daniele Tate Melia	....	assistant: Mr. Saraf (as Daniele Melia)
Crystal Miles	....	assistant: Mr. Hoffman
Sisha Ortuzar	....	cooking lessons and consulting
Ellen Parnett	....	set production assistant
Becky Phillips	....	set intern
Mike Phillips	....	accountant: post-production
Anthony Pizzini	....	office production assistant
Jason Planitzer	....	location production assistant
Felix Rivera	....	chef: Tribe Road Catering
Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr.	....	stand-in: Clyde (as Jesus Del Rosario)
Sara Sampson	....	executive assistant: Cooper's Town
Evan Scott	....	set production assistant
Peter J. Silbermann	....	unit publicist
Katie Spencer	....	set intern
Cordell Stahl	....	stand-in: Jack
Jonathan Urband	....	location scout
David Velasco	....	assistant location manager
Alanna Wilson	....	stand-in: Connie
Tracy Wong	....	assistant craft service: Joe's Craft Service
Tassia Bezdeka	....	accounting staff assistant (uncredited)
J. John Corbett	....	title designer (uncredited)
Kelly M. Duncan	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Jaytyler Ferretti	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Grégoire Jeudy	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Andrew Katz	....	intern (uncredited)
Abby Kingston	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Courtney McFadden	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sean Oliver	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Rob Plonskier	....	production assistant (uncredited)
John Puccinelli	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Dan Rafeld	....	additional set production assistant: reshoots (uncredited)
Luke Tomalin Sherman	....	key production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Noemi Soto	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Villagomez	....	business & legal affairs (uncredited)

Thanks
Vernoica R. Bainbridge	....	the producers wish to thank
David Belisle	....	the producers wish to thank
Hercules Bellville	....	in loving memory of
Nancy Dituro	....	the producers wish to thank
Oskar Eustis	....	the producers wish to thank
Marieke Gabory	....	the producers wish to thank
Suzanne Hilleary	....	the producers wish to thank
Nico Muhly	....	the producers wish to thank
Kathryn Ostien	....	the producers wish to thank
Kristina Poe	....	the producers wish to thank
Laura Ramadei	....	special thanks
Caitlin Saunders	....	the producers wish to thank
Tracy Tormé	....	the producers wish to thank
Henry Yuk	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Big Beach Films
• Cooper's Town Productions
• Labyrinth Theater Company
• Olfactory Productions

Distributors

• Alamode Film (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Le Pacte (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Overture Films (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Relativity Media (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Trinity Filmed Entertainment (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Cinemax (2011) (Hungary) (TV)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (all media) (Middle East)

Special Effects

• Brainstorm Digital (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Anheuser Busch  the producers wish to thank
• Brainstorm Digital  title design
• C5  post-production sound services
• Camera Service Center  camera dollies by
• Central Park Conservancy  the producers wish to thank
• Coca-Cola Company, The  the producers wish to thank
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• DeWitt Stern of California  insurance
• Dubway Studios  score recorded at
• Entertainment Partners  payroll services provided by
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Helen Ficalora Jewelry Design  jewelry courtesy of (as Helen Ficalora)
• IndieClear  script clearance research provided by
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• New York Water Taxi  the producers wish to thank
• Orbit Digital  post-production services provided by
• Oxyclean  the producers wish to thank
• Pivotal Post  Avid Editing Equipment Provided By
• Production Resources  clearances provided by
• Sloss Eckhouse Brennan Law  legal services provided by (as Sloss, Eckhouse, Brennan)
• Soundtrack New York  adr and sound mixing facility
• Technicolor New York  color and digital intermediate (as Technicolor N.Y.)
• Tribe Road Catering  catering

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language, drug use and some sexual content

Runtime:

91 min | USA:89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45693) | Malaysia:18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Germany:12 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Clinton Diner, Maspeth, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Big Beach Films

Trivia:

Philip Seymour Hoffman reprises the role he originated on stage.

Quotes:

Connie:I even imagined it with you.
Jack:That's... yeah.
Connie:In a bathtub, I imagined I was with you.
Jack:You took a bath?
Connie:No, I was in a bathtub imagining it was a pitch black night. We were in a bed in a spaceship flying through superspace.
Jack:That... that's a long way off... space travel for tourists.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Richard Roeper & the Movies: Jack Goes Boating (#1.74)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Dearly Departed

This Boat Floats!!

For its humor, emotional honesty, and glimpse of almost unfathomable decency in a world as untidy as Hoffman's Rastafarian locks, this film rises to a place among my all time favorites-- along with David Mamet's "State and Main". Although Hoffman's wonderfully imagined writer in the Mamet film shares some of Jack's ingenuous sensibility, Glaudini's writing and Hoffman's embodiment invest the doughy type with the necessary twiggy fiber to make the character heart-achingly real. Trailers and reviews give lots of specifics about plot, but thankfully do not catalogue all the film's pleasures. Jack and his boating date, Connie, are both outsiders and both uncannily patient-- driven perhaps more by uncompromising values than by fear. Clyde and Lucy, the aggressively magnanimous pair who mentor the new couple provide an important counterpoint. And all four actors in these central roles leave their egos someplace outside the frame enabling us to enjoy every surprising ripple of character. With the plot's unfolding, we are not taken for a ride but for a journey.