Searching for Sonny (2011)

Director:

Andrew Disney

Writer:

Andrew Disney (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Mystery

Plot:

Reunited friends find themselves the chief suspects of a murder mystery that seems eerily similar to a play they performed in high school. |

Plot Keywords:

Reunion | High School Reunion | Character Name In Title

Cast

Jason Dohring	...	Elliot Knight
Minka Kelly	...	Eden Mercer
Masi Oka	...	Sonny Bosco
Michael Hogan	...	Principal Faden
Nick Kocher	...	Calvin Knight
Clarke Peters	...	The Narrator
Brian McElhaney	...	Gary Noble
Michael Kagan	...	Mr. Mercer
Matt Beckham	...	Vick
Richard Folmer	...	Finley
Richard L. Olsen	...	Detective Williams
Grayson Howe	...	Detective Kitchens
Jennifer Savidge	...	Mrs. Noble
Michael Gohlke	...	Cameron Noble
Laura Clifton	...	Eliza Noble
Kristin Sutton	...	Cynthia Schubert
Trey Walpole	...	Frank
Melissa Rude	...	Anne Pine
Mackinlee Waddell	...	Maggie Phillips
Brad Sham	...	Sports Newscaster
Sonya Van Sickle	...	Local Newscaster
John McIntosh	...	Dentist
Deana Ricks	...	Teacher
Todd Terry	...	Pilot
Chris Doubek	...	Psychiatrist
Matthew Downs	...	Police Officer 1
Taylor H. Wright	...	High Schooler (as Taylor Wright)
Jon Michael Davis	...	Security Guard 1
Adam Dietrich	...	Security Guard 2
Troy Greger	...	Security Guard 3
Brandon Thornton	...	Zack Hayes
Jared Knight	...	Ryan Miller
Alec Jhangiani	...	Lance
Stephen Newby	...	Dentist Hand
Thomas Wiederhold	...	Police Officer 2
Jonathan Combs	...	Long Lost Friend
Cindy Petrosky	...	Cougar
Tiwong Smith	...	Andre the Giant 1
Tswa Blue	...	Andre the Gaint 2
Shawn Griffith	...	Neighbor
Robert Grossman	...	Old Man on Scooter
Abby Gregory	...	Gary's Supermodel Wife
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andrew Armstrong III	...	Security Guard #3
Krystal Wight Armstrong	...	Barista
Kevin A. Green	...	Reunion Attendee
Steven Jeffers	...	Business Executive
Britanni Johnson	...	Homecoming date
Amy Dawn Kear	...	Reunion Attendee
Kristen Konzelman	...	Emily
Melissa Wheeler	...	Reunion Attendee

Directed by
Andrew Disney

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Andrew Disney		written by

Produced by
Greg Beauchamp	....	producer
Dennis Bishop	....	consulting producer
Shawn Griffith	....	line producer
Red Sanders	....	producer

Original Music by
Alice Wood

Cinematography by
Jeffrey Waldron

Film Editing by
Sam Parnell

Casting by
Jennifer Levy
Emily Schweber

Production Design by
Bob Lavallee

Art Direction by
Adam Dietrich

Makeup Department
Tracey Baker	....	additional make-up/hair
Heather Renee Black	....	hair department head
Heather Henry	....	makeup department head
Adina Wright	....	additional make-up/hair

Production Management
Del Bryant	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Armstrong III	....	additional second assistant director
Shawn Griffith	....	first assistant director
Cindy Browne Petrosky	....	second second assistant director
Jeff Weiss	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Rogelio Arellano	....	set construction
Richard Blake	....	assistant art director
Richard Blake	....	property master
Richard Blake	....	property master
Danny Brough-Stevenson	....	storyboard artist (as Brough-Stevenson)
David Cavender	....	scenic painting
Janie Cavender	....	scenic painting
Jonathan Combs	....	graphic designer
Analisa Garcia	....	art production assistant
Scott Koelling	....	art production assistant
Paige Perry	....	art production assistant
Taylor H. Wright	....	art production assistant

Sound Department
Glen Ackers	....	location sound mixer
Nicholas Ashe	....	narration recordist
David Barber	....	supervising sound editor
Chelsey Dailey	....	walla group
Lisa J. Dooley	....	walla group (as Lisa Dooley)
Andrew Eppig	....	additional adr
Gonzalo 'Bino' Espinoza	....	adr foley
Gonzalo 'Bino' Espinoza	....	sound editor
Thomas Fenoglio	....	boom operator
George Foulgham	....	narration recordist
Charlotte Fung	....	narration manager
Mike Gonzalez	....	location sound mixer
David Kitchens	....	sound supervisor
Christopher Littler	....	walla group
Clint McCommon	....	additional adr
Mark Menza	....	additional adr
Jeremy Miller	....	score mixer
Michael Miller	....	additional adr
Danny Reeves	....	adr recordist
Nicole Simone	....	soundtrack
Craig Lee Thomas	....	walla group
Ben Zarai	....	re-recording mixer
Ben Zarai	....	sound editor
Ben Zarai	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Andrew Armstrong III	....	special effects assistant (as Andrew Armstrong)
Kevin A. Green	....	special effects assistant
Randall Hearne	....	weapons master
Josh Plunkett	....	special effects assistant
Ken Speed	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Bryant	....	visual effects artist
Jeremy Johnstone	....	title animation
Robbie Johnstone	....	title animation
Aaron Peak	....	colorist: Hollywood-DI
Aaron Peak	....	colorist
Aaron Peak	....	online editor
Neil W. Smith	....	DI supervisor: Hollywood-DI

Stunts
Ken Speed	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Bill Behr	....	still photographer
Alex Boase	....	grip assistant
Jonathan Combs	....	digital imaging technician
Jonathan Combs	....	still photographer
Axel Ebermann	....	b unit camera operator
Travis Gray	....	key grip
Paul Heyduck	....	slate
Brandon Knieper	....	camera production assistant
Hollin Lange	....	first assistant camera
David Lynn	....	grip
Peter Marsh	....	electrician
Daniel McCarthy	....	still photographer
Matt Munson	....	best boy electric
Ross Murray	....	additional second assistant camera
Ross Murray	....	camera production assistant
Joey Parr	....	electrician
David Pinkston	....	still photographer: behind-the-scenes
Jeff Powers	....	gaffer
Lee Ramsey	....	best boy grip
Chris J. Rodriguez	....	camera operator
Zach Simmons	....	still photographer
Mayo Whaley	....	lighting assistant

Casting Department
Ceddrick Ervin	....	local casting
Cindy Falls	....	local casting
Daymon Nash	....	local casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Krystal Wight Armstrong	....	costume assistant
Joyce Danielson	....	key costumer
Joyce Danielson	....	wardrobe supervisor
Breanna Katz	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Chad Fountaine	....	post production intern
Meredith McNew	....	assistant editor
Aaron Peak	....	digital intermediate colorist: Hollywood-DI
Aaron Peak	....	on-line editor
Paige Perry	....	post production intern

Music Department
Jessica Martin	....	assistant music supervisor
Jeremy Miller	....	score mixer
Paul Steele	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Bill Behr	....	picture vehicle
Jeff Culver	....	driver: medic
Preston Culver	....	picture car coordinator
Jason Disney	....	picture vehicle
Jennifer Disney	....	picture vehicle
Cody Wayne Emery	....	picture vehicle
Ike Griffith	....	driver: medic
Gary Matlock	....	picture airplane
Steve Sanders	....	camera car driver
Doug Stewart	....	camera car driver

Other crew
Sandra Amstutz	....	set production assistant
Max Ash	....	set production assistant
Amanda Baker	....	finance attorney
Cage Bass	....	location manager
Greg Beauchamp	....	script advisor
Conniw Black	....	insurance agent
Jacob Bloch	....	assistant to producer
Danny Brough-Stevenson	....	script supervisor
Derek D. Brown	....	distribution assistant (as Derek Brown)
Zach Brown	....	extras wrangler
Delano Bryant	....	location manager
Ed Coker	....	insurance agent
Jenna Cole	....	set production assistant
Shoshana Cook	....	production accountant
Preston Culver	....	assistant to producer
John De Menil	....	script advisor
Emily Feinstein	....	set production assistant
Robert Gallegos	....	additional location labor
Amanda Godwin	....	production coordinator
Ernest Gonzales	....	additional location labor
Anthony J. Hanna	....	entertainment attorney
Michael Heard	....	script advisor
Randy Hearne	....	weapons master
Paul Heyduck	....	stand-in for Jason Dohring
Briana C. Hill	....	entertainment attorney
Briana C. Hill	....	production counsel
Keith Hollar	....	production accountant
Jeremy Johnstone	....	title designer
Amy Dawn Kear	....	location assistant manager
Amy Dawn Kear	....	location assistant
Tyler Kitchens	....	gag advisor
Jared Knight	....	gag advisor
Jena Krzeminski	....	set production assistant
Bruce Li	....	stand-in for Masi Oka
Christopher Littler	....	script advisor
Ben McBurnett	....	pre-production assistant
Krystle Mobayeni	....	web site designer
Ross Murray	....	assistant to director
David Albert Pierce	....	entertainment attorney
David Albert Pierce	....	production counsel
Patrick Reardon	....	finance attorney
Jacob Ryan	....	production accountant
David Sanders	....	additional location labor
Tom Shortall	....	chef
Lawson Soward	....	craft service
Marion Veale	....	stand-in for Minka Kelly
Robert Velo	....	production finance
Carolyn Wallen	....	insurance agent
Jeff Weiss	....	production coordinator
Emily Moss Wilson	....	script consultant
Nicole Zschiesche	....	set production assistant

Thanks
John Baudoux	....	very special thanks
Dennis Bishop	....	very special thanks
Brandon Bisig	....	very special thanks
Bob Bolen	....	very special thanks
Tracy Brennan	....	very special thanks
Bruce Burrow	....	very special thanks
Sarah Clossey	....	very special thanks
Benjamin Cox	....	very special thanks
Fabien Dubois	....	thanks
Mike Fisher	....	very special thanks
Doug Harman	....	very special thanks
Fred Hashagen	....	very special thanks
Tom Higgins	....	very special thanks
Bob Hudgins	....	thanks
Bob Hudgins	....	very special thanks
Alec Jhangiani	....	very special thanks
Wes Johnson	....	very special thanks
Herb Karp	....	very special thanks
Bryan King	....	very special thanks
Luther King	....	very special thanks
Mason King	....	very special thanks
Nicole King	....	very special thanks
Jason Lammers	....	very special thanks
Johnny Langdon	....	very special thanks
Paul Layne	....	very special thanks
Penny Layne	....	very special thanks
Jamie Levitt	....	very special thanks
Craig Lloyd	....	very special thanks
Jamie Lloyd	....	very special thanks
Kelley Loyd	....	very special thanks
Steve Miller	....	very special thanks
George Montague	....	very special thanks
Leigh Page	....	very special thanks
Steve Purvis	....	very special thanks
Candace Rubin	....	very special thanks
Jeff Severson	....	very special thanks
Lainie Sorkin	....	very special thanks
Joel Stevens	....	very special thanks
Tim Stone	....	very special thanks
John Storm	....	very special thanks
Eric Striffler	....	special thanks
Carmen Studer	....	very special thanks
Leonard Torgin	....	very special thanks
Russell Towery	....	very special thanks
Doug Wilson	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Red Productions
• Westbrook Media
• ATM Productions

Distributors

• FilmBuff (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• FilmBuff (2012) (USA) (TV) (VOD)

Other Companies

• Bumbershoot Productions  special thanks
• City of Forth Worth  special thanks
• Hollywood-DI  RED workflow and finishing services
• Juniper Post  post-production sound services (as Audio Post)
• KD Studios  local casting
• Pierce Law Group  production legal services
• Shorty's Texas Catering  catering
• SoundWorks Houston  additional adr
• Texas Film Commission  special thanks

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Filming Locations:

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

Company:

Red Productions

Trivia:

The shirt Calvin (Nick Kocher) wears in the final scene at the Hospital is a promotional t-shirt for the short film "Eagles Are Turning People Into Horses", which was directed by Brian McElhaney (who plays Gary Noble in "Sonny") and starred Kocher.

Quirky, stylish, and very funny.

I saw this film at the Austin Film Festival, and found it to be much more enjoyable than I'd expected. The preview in some ways doesn't do it justice. Searching for Sonny is a quirky, stylized comedy that delivers everything from amused chuckles to outright guffaws. A large part of that is due to the work of Nick Kocher and Brian McElhaney (better known on the web as the comedy team, BriTANicK), who bring an edge of lunacy to the proceedings. The lead, Jason Dohring (beloved by TV fans for his roles in cult classics Veronica Mars and Moonlight), as the depressed and somewhat befuddled Elliott, provides a great foil for the others as they work their way through the mystery surrounding the curious disappearance of their old high school buddy, Sonny (Masi Oka of Heroes and Hawaii Five-O). Alice Wood's lush score, and Clarke Peters' voice-over narration combine, as writer/director Andrew Disney has commented, to give these characters a bigger story than they deserve--and the result is an extremely watchable comedy that should leave viewers smiling.