Passion Play (2010)

Director:

Mitch Glazer

Writer:

Mitch Glazer (screenplay)

Release Date:

2011 (Brazil)

Genre:

Drama | Fantasy | Romance

Tagline:

Love Is Stronger Than Death

Plot:

An angel under the thumb of a ruthless gangster is saved by a trumpet player down on his luck.

Plot Keywords:

Angel | Gangster | Knife Held To Throat | Musician | Carnival

Cast

Mickey Rourke	...	Nate Poole
Megan Fox	...	Lily Luster
Bill Murray	...	Happy Shannon
Kelly Lynch	...	Harriet
Rhys Ifans	...	Sam Adamo
Chris Browning	...	Cecil
Mark Sivertsen	...	Walt (Man #2)
Rory Cochrane	...	Rickey
Frank Bond	...	Man #1 (With Walt)
Arron Shiver	...	Russell
Lora Martinez-Cunningham	...	Nurse Kohl (as Lora Cunningham)
Robert Wisdom	...	Malcolm
Liezl Carstens	...	April
Alex Essoe	...	Audrey (as Alexandra Essoe)
Brian Doyle-Murray	...	Billy Berg
Marc Miles	...	Jake
Susan Traylor	...	Red
Armin Amiri	...	Bartender
Bernardo P. Saracino	...	Father (as Bernardo Gallegos)
Marc Mouchet	...	Bandleader
Bruce McIntosh	...	Dr. Rosenblum
Andy McPhee	...	Donnie (as Andrew McPhee)
Josh Berry	...	Thug
Mike Miller	...	Drunken Millionaire Singer
Alexandra Ruddy	...	Girl #1
Jimmy Scott	...	Himself
David Midthunder	...	Head Tarahumara Indianer
Charlie B. Brown	...	Kurt (as Charlie Brown)
Antoinette Antonio	...	TV Reporter
Solomon Burke	...	Himself
Dimitri Dimitrov	...	Maitre D
Alan Blazek	...	Thug #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Phil Arnold	...	Piano Man (uncredited)
Avu	...	Carnival visitor (uncredited)
Tina Borek	...	Upscale Wife (uncredited)
Alexandra Boylan	...	(uncredited)
Danielle Brown	...	Bearded Lady (uncredited)
Steven Ray Byrd	...	Young Upscale Gala Guest (uncredited)
Jeremy Cannon	...	Harold (uncredited)
Kevin Fowlkes	...	Wardell (uncredited)
Bob Kaye	...	Upscale gentleman (uncredited)
Shane Lynch	...	High School Girl (uncredited)
Meggie Maddock	...	Starlet (uncredited)
Sandi K Shelby	...	Upscale Party Attendee (uncredited)
J. Nathan Simmons	...	Circus Attendee (uncredited)
Z. Ray Wakeman	...	Red Carpet Celebrity (uncredited)
Jim Wisniewski	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Mitch Glazer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mitch Glazer		screenplay

Produced by
Andrea Chung	....	co-producer
Daniel Dubiecki	....	producer
Megan Ellison	....	executive producer
Meryl Emmerton	....	co-producer
Dan Keston	....	co-producer
Tyler Kwon	....	executive producer
Bergen Swanson	....	co-producer
Rebecca Wang	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dickon Hinchliffe

Cinematography by
Christopher Doyle

Film Editing by
Billy Weber

Casting by
Venus Kanani
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Waldemar Kalinowski

Art Direction by
Gustav Alsina

Set Decoration by
Wilhelm Pfau

Costume Design by
Lisa Jensen

Makeup Department
Georgia Allen	....	assistant makeup artist
Robin Beauchesne	....	key makeup artist
Berlinda Cantu-Lewis	....	additional hair stylist
Beatrice De Alba	....	hair department head
Richard De Alba	....	key hair stylist
Ken Diaz	....	makeup department head
Patricia Greer	....	additional makeup artist
Bob Kretschmer	....	wig maker
Yvette Meely	....	additional hair stylist
Ashlynne Padilla	....	additional makeup artist
Gunnar Swanson	....	additional hair stylist

Production Management
James Masi	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Emily Gruendike	....	second second assistant director
Kyle LeMire	....	second assistant director
Jesse Nye	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ruben J. Acuna	....	construction propmaker
Eric Arellanes	....	construction gang boss
Kurt Blondis	....	construction propmaker
Richard K. Buoen	....	storyboard artist
Benjamin Joseph Bustos	....	set dresser
Shawn Caffrey	....	construction propmaker
Michael Chochol	....	set dresser
Lisa Corradino	....	on-set dresser
Jason Critchfield	....	paint gang boss
Brian DeNike	....	set dresser
Troy Esquibel	....	construction propmaker
Chris Flaherty	....	construction propmaker
Chris Gallegos	....	construction propmaker
Lyn Gawron	....	art department coordinator
John Gibson	....	key greens
Doug Gray	....	construction propmaker
Libbe Green	....	set decoration buyer
Paul Harman	....	signwriter
Janice B. Jacobson	....	painter
Peter Johnson	....	construction propmaker
Paul Judges	....	set dresser
Will Kessler	....	painter
Ester Kim	....	set decoration buyer
George Kruft	....	paint gang boss
Jeffrey Lamm	....	set dresser
Debbie Long	....	set dresser
Dale Lotreck	....	set dresser
Grant MacAllister	....	property assistant
Grant MacAllister	....	props
Greg Manke	....	assistant property master
Ray Martinez	....	construction propmaker
Michael Matovich	....	greensman
Jose Mendoza	....	paint gang boss
Patrick Moyles	....	paint gang boss
Jesus A. Murillo	....	painter
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	property master
Leroy Ortega	....	construction laborer
Paul Ortega	....	construction paint foreman
Randy Ortega	....	lead scenic
Chris Painter	....	set dresser
Pietro Angel Palladini	....	painter
Macario Rivera	....	paint gang boss
Nicole Sahd	....	painter
Nathaniel Sandoval	....	construction propmaker
Randy Severs	....	construction propmaker
Spencer Stair	....	leadman
Angelo Tomarchio	....	construction propmaker
Joseph Trujillo	....	construction laborer
Sharon Turner	....	toolman
Robert A. Vigil	....	construction labor foreman
Robert W. Vigil	....	construction propmaker
Carlos Villareal	....	art assistant
Cisco Whitson-Brown	....	set painter
Brian Wike	....	construction laborer
Ben Zeller	....	construction coordinator
Carl Zeller	....	construction foreman
Evelyn Zeller	....	construction buyer

Sound Department
Bayard Carey	....	production sound mixer
Tim Chau	....	sound designer
Tim Chau	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Chau	....	supervising sound editor
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Monett Holderer	....	foley artist
Jason Oliver	....	adr mixer
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Trevor Sperry	....	foley mixer
Miles J.D. Vedder	....	boom operator
John Weitz	....	sound utility
Bob Witsenhausen	....	playback operator

Special Effects by
Jim Charmatz	....	concept designer
Michelle Deville	....	fabrication department: Legacy Effects
Damian Fisher	....	mold shop supervisor
Margaret Johnson	....	special effects technician
Joseph Leconte	....	special effects technician
Aimee Macabeo	....	special effects artist
Shane Mahan	....	practical effects
Geoffrey C. Martin	....	special effects coordinator
Paula Martin	....	special effects technician
Gary Petersen	....	effects foreman
Alan Scott	....	studio coordinator: Legacy Effects: uncredited
Cole Taylor	....	legacy effects coordinator
Peter Zari	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
John Bowers	....	compositor
Eric Bruno	....	compositor: Whodoo EFX
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM
Bradley Gaines	....	compositor: Whodoo EFX
Jim Gorman	....	compositor: Whodoo EFX
Isaac Hingley	....	character animator: Whodoo EFX
Yoshiko Hirata	....	lead Flame compositor: Whodoo EFX
Michael G. Jackson	....	matchmove artist
Eli Jarra	....	lead Flame compositor: Whodoo EFX
Janice Lee	....	lead Flame compositor: Whodoo EFX
Isaac Lipstadt	....	visual effects
David Fred Masselink	....	digital imaging technician: iO FILM
Zach Miller	....	lead compositor
Jun Zee Myers	....	character animator: Whodoo EFX
Helena Packer	....	visual effects supervisor
James Parks	....	lead rigger: Whodoo EFX
Sarah Paul	....	visual effects producer
Devorah Petty	....	senior texture artist: Whodoo EFX
Lee Roderick	....	visual effects artist
Michael Saz	....	lead Flame compositor: Whodoo EFX
Erick Schiele	....	lighter: Whodoo EFX
Andrea Shear	....	lighter: Whodoo EFX
Terry Shigemitsu	....	CG supervisor: Whodoo EFX
Dan Smiczek	....	CG supervisor: Hammerhead
Marjolaine Tremblay	....	character animator: Whodoo EFX
David Webb	....	digital imaging td: Whodoo EFX
Robert Beebe	....	digital effects technician: iO FILM (uncredited)

Stunts
Edward A. Duran	....	stunts
Gilley Grey	....	stunt double: Rory Cochrane
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunt coordinator
Bill Leaman	....	stunt rigger
Angelique Midthunder	....	stunt double: Megan Fox

Camera and Electrical Department
Bradley Barnes	....	additional electrician
Andrew Berry	....	camera production assistant
Dane Bjerno	....	aerial camera technician
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Kase Bowman	....	additional grip
Dante Cardone	....	rigging gaffer
Matthew P. Debevec	....	best boy grip
Julian J. Delacruz	....	first assistant: b camera
Allen Eaves	....	electrician
Frank Eyers	....	video playback operator
Brad Freshman	....	additional grip
Phill Fulton	....	additional grip
Frank Garcia	....	additional electrician
Jaime García	....	electrician
Justin Geoffroy	....	video assist operator
Juergen Heinemann	....	grip
Hank Herrera	....	key grip
Glenn Kaplan	....	director of photography: second unit
Glenn Kaplan	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Kelly	....	gaffer
David R. Kohn	....	best boy electric
Michael J. Lucero	....	additional grip
Sean McClellan	....	electrician
Georgia Packard	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rob Palmer	....	additional electrician
Xander Paul	....	loader
Mark S. Pearce	....	grip
Don Rael	....	additional grip
Scott Ronnow	....	additional assistant camera
Nolan Rudi	....	camera production assistant
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Brent Smith	....	additional electrician
Eric Stillions	....	lighting technician
Steven Lynn Walker	....	additional grip
Chad Watters	....	electrician
Peter Weidenfeller	....	a camera: dolly grip
Cody West	....	grip
Dwayne Willis	....	lighting technician

Casting Department
Karin Aragon	....	extras casting assistant
Jo Edna Boldin	....	casting: New Mexico
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting director
Marie A. Kohl	....	casting associate
Hannah Macpherson	....	casting assistant
Michelle Wade Byrd	....	casting associate (as Michelle Wade)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pilar Agoyo	....	seamstress
Maria Bentfield	....	key set costumer
Roseanna Breuninger	....	costume intern
Nico Candelaria	....	costumes production assistant
Lora McKenny	....	costumer (as Lora Rael)
Shannon Simpson	....	costume intern
Allyson Traub	....	set costumer
Jesse Trevino	....	set costumer
Paula Trujillo	....	additional seamstress
Cassidy Zachary	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Brian Beard	....	digital intermediate editor
Gena Bleier	....	additional editor
Richard A. Eisenstein	....	post-production technician
Adam Hawkey	....	digital intermediate colorist
Michael John Koetter	....	software engineer

Music Department
Jim Dunbar	....	music coordinator
John Finklea	....	music editor
Joe Henry	....	music producer
Wendy Marmo	....	music clearance
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Simon Rhodes	....	score recorded and mixed by
Jason Ruder	....	music editor
Christian Scott	....	musician: Nate Poole trumpet

Transportation Department
Charley Bob Burnham	....	transportation coordinator
Al Cantu	....	driver
Robert A. Castillo	....	driver
Felix Delgado	....	driver
Lori Dillen	....	driver
Jesse Esquibel	....	driver
Bill Getzwiller	....	transportation co-captain
Joseph Gonzales	....	driver
Gilley Grey	....	driver
Jerry Harvey	....	driver
Joe Iorg	....	driver
Brian Kay	....	transportation captain
Jerry King	....	driver
Leon C. Lebow	....	driver
David L. Long	....	driver
Alan Love	....	driver
Melissa Malcom	....	driver: cast
Wende Martin	....	driver
Robert 'Red' Maxwell	....	driver
Chris I. Quintana	....	driver
Michael J. Roybal	....	driver
Paul Salard III	....	driver
Richard Slaughter	....	driver
Boots Southerland	....	driver
Fred Steagall	....	driver
Joe Tuck	....	driver
Pine Wallace	....	driver
Anthony Wamego	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Belle Allen	....	accounting clerk
Gavin Atilano	....	production intern
Paul Baca	....	set medic
David Bethel	....	medic
Megan Alicia Brown	....	additional second assistant accountant (as Megan Brown)
Matthew Budman	....	assistant to producers
Tim Carroll	....	livestock coordinator
Angela M. DeNike	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Dunne	....	location manager
Deborah Fallender	....	location scout
Debora Fearon	....	first assistant accountant
Laura Fearon	....	payroll accountant
Glenn D. Feig	....	production legal counsel
Rick Firkins	....	caterer
Leah Fong	....	assistant: Mr. Dubiecki
Joshua Fritel	....	set production assistant
Alina Gatti	....	key set production assistant
Michael Giannini	....	caterer
Nicholas A. Gonzales	....	additional medic
Rodolfo González	....	caterer
Richard Heller	....	additional office assistant
Suraj Kaur Khalsa	....	production secretary (as Isha Sunflower Downs)
Frans Laimbock	....	assistant craft service
Juliet Lopez	....	second assistant accountant
Jerome Martinez	....	additional medic
Jaime Moreno	....	caterer
Dale O'Malley	....	key medic
Marie-Jeanne Orona	....	assistant location manager (as Shani Orona)
Mike Park	....	production legal counsel
Marilyn Penn	....	post production accountant
Holly Roach	....	assistant location manager
Carlos Ruelas	....	caterer
Sam Rypinski	....	office production assistant
Ben Salazar	....	assistant location manager
Wolf Schneider	....	unit publicist
Ann Shimabukuro	....	set production assistant
Hannah Staiger	....	production secretary
Faith Strongheart	....	production coordinator
Erik Torrez	....	location assistant
Judi Townsend	....	script supervisor
Lisa Vanallen	....	craft service
Robert Vertrees	....	runner
Déborah Wakshull	....	location scout
Brenden Wedner	....	director assistant
Ayla Wilder	....	assistant: Mitch Glazer
Derek Yip	....	production accountant
Nikhil Jassawalla	....	consultant (uncredited)

Thanks
Aaron Harvey	....	special thanks
Josh Monkarsh	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Annapurna Productions
• Rebecca Wang Entertainment

Distributors

• Audio Visual Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Eagle Films (2010) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• Entertainment One (2011) (Canada) (all media)
• IPA Asia Pacific (2010) (Thailand) (all media)
• Image Entertainment (2011) (USA) (all media)
• StudioCanal (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• Telepool (2010) (Germany) (all media)

Special Effects

• Great FX
• Legacy Effects (special animatronic effects)

Other Companies

• iO Films  post-production
• Absolut Video  VideoAssist equipment provided by
• Albuquerque Studios  stage facilities
• All Star Motion Picture Catering  catering
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system provided by
• Reder & Feig  production legal counsel
• iO Film  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46675) | Singapore:M18 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Annapurna Productions

Trivia:

Toby Kebbell was cast as Happy Shannon, but dropped out and Bill Murray replaced him.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Nate:Hey, Billy?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Ebert Presents: At the Movies: Episode #1.16" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Memories of Jilly Bean

Awful Story, with Mickey Rourke Miscast and Fake Reviews Promoting this Flick

In Reno, the former successful trumpet player Nate Poole (Mickey Rourke) has one night stand with the wife of the powerful and ruthless mobster Happy Shannon (Bill Murray) and one gangster of his gang abducts Nate to kill him in the desert.

Out of the blue, Nate is saved by Indians and he walks through the desert until he reaches a side show owned by Sam Adamo (Rhys Ifans). Nate asks if Sam has a telephone to make a phone call to his friend Harriet (Kelly Lynch), but he sees a beautiful woman with wings called Lily Luster (Megan Fox) and he asks a drink to her. Then he invites Lily to move with him to Reno. However Sam kidnaps Nate to kill him with a snake, but Lily rescues Nate with a truck and they head to Reno.

Nate plots a scheme to raise some money, offering Lily to Happy. Along their journey back to Reno, Nate falls in love with her and he decides to call off the agreement with Happy. But the criminal finds Nate's hideout and abducts Lily and keeps the angel with him. Nevertheless Nate is decided to rescue Lily from Happy's fortress.

"Passion Play" is a weird film with an awful story, with Mickey Rourke absolutely miscast in the role of a washed up musician that falls in love with an angel performed by Megan Fox. In the 80's, Mickey Rourke was cool and one of the most handsome actors of cinema; but recently, he is deformed and one of the ugliest actors. Therefore, his romance with Lily is absurd and hard to believe and there is no reason for the gorgeous Megan Fox to fall in love with the old Mickey Rourke.

There are also inconsistent situations, especially when the conclusion is disclosed to the viewer. Last but not the least, there are many fake reviews promoting this flick. My vote is three.

Title (Brazil): "O Anjo do Desejo" ("The Angel of the Desire")