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You Can't Win


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The true-crime story of Jack Black, whose 1926 memoir became an unlikely bestseller upon its release and later inspired generations of counter-cultural writing.

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Status: post production
Status Updated: 27 Feb 2024

Cast

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Jack Black
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Foot and A Half George
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Julia
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Fremont Older
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Irish Annie
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Salt Chunk Mary
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Dirty Dick
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Jack's Father
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Businessman
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Cy
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The Sanctimonious Kid
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Logger
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Rowdy Prostitute
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Audience Member
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Lady
Morgen Johnson ...
Repo man
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Chew Chee
JulieAnna Rohde ...
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Upperclass Gentleman
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Young Jack
Jim Hamerlinck ...
Goldtooth
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Chinese Man
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Toothless Chinese Woman
William Warren Ward ...
Frying Pan Bum (as Will Ward)
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Corbett
Erik Franklin ...
Jeb
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Robert Zorn ...
Chicken Bum
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Prostitute
Josh Chapman ...
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Gene Kelly
Martin Park ...
Homeowner
Chase Humphrey ...
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Prison Guard
Lindsay Crisp ...
Society Lady
Mariah Webb ...
Whore
Matthew Shell ...
Dead Guy
Billy Dyke ...
Police Officer
Raphael Carlo ...
Tripped Bum
Laura Elizabeth Dawes ...
Audience Member
Gavin McLeroy ...
Wolfish Boy
Jay G. Hill ...
Angry logger
Landon Morgan ...
Businessman
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Constable
Jeffrey Houghton ...
Miner
Justin Pappan ...
Boxcar Hobo
Russell W. Reed ...
Shirtless heavyset man
Carson Leasure ...
Angry Logger
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(uncredited)
Will Bean ...
Opium Den Gentlemen (uncredited)
Dwayne Bell ...
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Colin Joseph Cole ...
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Eva Jane ...
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Michele B. McGraw ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
Christophe Murdock ...
Passerby (uncredited)
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Passerby (uncredited)
Troy Wilson ...
Passerby (uncredited)

Directed by

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Robinson Devor

Written by

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Jack Black ... (based on the novel by)
 
Robinson Devor ... (screenplay)
 
Barry Gifford ... (screenplay)
 
Charles Mudede ... (screenplay)
 
Michael Pitt ... (screenplay)

Produced by

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Matt Levinthal ... associate producer
Shannon Lumpkin ... assistant producer
Jacob Pechenik ... executive producer
Michael Pitt ... producer
Robert Scarff ... producer
Zachariah Sebastian ... producer

Cinematography by

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Sean Kirby

Editing by

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Christopher Julian
Marco Perez
Adam Sekuler

Editorial Department

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Logan Aries ... post-production house supervisor
Fred Beahm ... digital lab technician
Matt Levinthal ... assistant editor

Casting By

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Susan Shopmaker
Heidi Walker ... (Seattle Casting)

Production Design by

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Gerald Sullivan

Set Decoration by

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Lisa B. Hammond

Costume Design by

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Angela Billows

Makeup Department

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Cynthia Dreier ... makeup department intern (as Cynthia Sargent)
Rachel Geary ... facial hair maker / makeup department head
Liliana Maggio ... hair department head (as Liliana Meyrick)
Dawn Tunnell ... key makeup artist

Production Management

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Brett Cranford ... unit production manager
Sarah MacAaron ... production manager: Seattle Unit
Robin Rose Singer ... production manager: New York Unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Michelle Flevotomas ... second second assistant director
Charlie Foster ... first assistant director
Joe Moore ... second assistant director
Keri Owen ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Nathan Collins ... property master
Gary DeWitt ... construction coordinator
Andrea Dupras ... art department coordinator
Aaron Fink ... art production assistant
Erin O. Kay ... on-set dresser
Karl Lefevre ... additional set dresser
Oscar Lofgren ... props
Kenneth Milfred ... lead man / set dresser
Julia Oliver ... assistant property master
Beth Peterson ... buyer / seamstress
Jason Schuurmans ... graphic designer
Robin Rose Singer ... art director: pickups
Schuyler Telleen ... graphic designer / property master
Ed Vance ... set dresser
Emily Wood ... assistant property master: art dept assistant
Nick Worsfold ... set dresser

Sound Department

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Nikola Chapelle ... sound mixer: additional shooting crew
Robert Marts ... production sound mixer
Dave Richards ... boom operator

Special Effects by

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Stephen Klineburger ... special effects coordinator
Ron Novak ... special effects assistant

Stunts

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Rob Bradstreet ... stunt performer
Ken Clark ... stunt performer
Tommy Goodwin ... stunt double: Michael Pitt
Dante Ha ... stunts (as W. Dante Ha)
Tim Henderson ... stunt performer
Art Hickman ... stunt actor
Angela Johnson ... stunt fire safety
Todd Lagestee ... stunts
Jason L Lowe ... stunts: fire stunt
Gary L. Schuler ... stunt performer
Alex Terzieff ... stunt coordinator
Peter 'Drago' Tiemann ... full body burn / stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department

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Philip A. Anderson ... camera operator (as Philip Allister Anderson)
Mark Bueing ... best boy electric
Garrett Cantrell ... key grip
Augustine Castelo ... key grip: pickups
Nathan Fung ... grip: Oklahoma unit
Niall James ... electrician
Jason Knoll ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Lucas Leon ... digital image technician
Matt Levinthal ... additional 2nd unit photography
Ryan Middleton ... gaffer
Tracy Nystrom ... grip
John Parson ... second assistant camera
Paul Parson ... grip
Benjamin E. Porter ... electrician
Arthur Reynolds ... best boy grip
Jon Roman ... first assistant camera
Michael Stoecker ... key grip: Oklahoma Unit
Bayley Sweitzer ... first assistant camera: pickups
Alisa Tyrrill ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Random Vaughn ... digital imaging technician
Tomas Velasquez ... Gaffer Pick Ups: Pick Up Days
T.J. Williams Jr. ... steadicam operator

Casting Department

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Tiffany Feese ... casting assistant: Oklahoma
Chris Freihofer ... casting director: Oklahoma
Denise Gibbs ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Nathan Collins ... set costumer
Amanda M. Davis ... wardrobe production assistant
Teresa Purkiss ... key set costumer

Location Management

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Jimmy Canavan ... key assistant location manager
Dave Drummond ... location manager
Matthew Karchesky ... assistant location manager
Will Lummus ... location assistant

Music Department

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Paul Matthew Moore ... composer: Original Score

Script and Continuity Department

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Cheryl Cowan ... script supervisor
Kevin Hindley ... script clearance

Transportation Department

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John Behr ... additional van driver
Jerry Cates ... transportation captain
Steve McMahan ... driver: honeywagon
Remy Okada ... driver
Chris W. Orr ... additional van driver (as Chris Orr)
John Petty ... transportation coordinator
Seth Pickens ... van captain
Marco Scaringi ... van driver
Jason Schuurmans ... production driver
Jeff Vigil ... driver / transportation
Jason Yarbrough ... driver: hair/makeup combo

Additional Crew

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Jason Aumann ... office production assistant
Jackson Barton ... intern
Torey Byrne ... production staff
Tyler P. Carmody ... set production assistant (as Tyler Carmody)
Shannon Clegg ... key craft service
Nathan Collins ... assistant external producer / assistant production coordinator / production assistant
Lorraine K. Comfort ... production assistant (as Lorraine Comfort)
Nicole Compas ... production counsel
Niles Compau ... set production assistant
John 'JR' Craigmile ... production accountant
Stratton Farrar ... office production assistant
Jesse Fox ... production counsel
James Grixoni ... stand-in
Amber Grunte ... assistant production coordinator
Nicole Hawkins ... assistant accountant
Lauren Henry ... animal coordinator
Lucas Leon ... production accountant
Emily Long ... office production assistant
Caitlin Mackintosh ... stand-in: Julia Garner
Brad Dirk Martin ... marine coordinator
Landon Salyer ... talent assistant
Jason Schuurmans ... production assistant: Oklahoma Unit
Roland Sonnenburg ... animal trainer
Ian Van der Werff ... set production assistant
Haley Watson ... production assistant

Thanks

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Catherine Alexander ... very special thanks
David Allen Cress ... special thanks

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