Janie Jones (2010)

Director:

David M. Rosenthal

Writer (WGA):

David M. Rosenthal (written by)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

Two strangers. One family.

Plot:

A young girl who has been abandoned by her former-groupie mother informs a fading rock star that she is his daughter. |

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Abigail Breslin	...	Janie Jones
Alessandro Nivola	...	Ethan Brand
Elisabeth Shue	...	Mary Ann Jones
Brittany Snow	...	Iris
Peter Stormare	...	Sloan
Joel David Moore	...	Dave (as Joel Moore)
Frances Fisher	...	Lily Brand
Frank Whaley	...	Chuck
Rodney Eastman	...	Billy
David Lee Smith	...	Officer Dickerson
Michael Panes	...	Ulysses
Robert Goodwin	...	Smoking Door Man
Guy Van Swearingen	...	Gil
Adam Shalzi	...	Creepy Goth Kid
Katie M. Rich	...	Brassy Girl (as Katie Riccio)
Richard Cotovsky	...	Club Manager
Douglas Tyler	...	Good Ole Boy #1
Ed Flynn	...	Good Ole Boy #2
Vincent Teninty	...	Farm Boy
William Smillie	...	Obnoxious Fan (as William S. Smillie)
Jessica Joy	...	Girl #1
Kara Zediker	...	Girl #2
Kris Wolff	...	Jail Guard
John Turk	...	Mullet Guy
Gene L. Hamilton	...	Butler
Sam Thakur	...	Stan
Julia Larson	...	Fan
Hillary Watkins	...	Waitress
Jonathan Altman	...	Hooting Fan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Billy Baker	...	Concert Patron (uncredited)
Holly Martin Baker	...	Concert Patron (uncredited)
Samy Camara	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Joseph Canales	...	Punk Rocker #1 (uncredited)
Andrea Cunningham	...	Groupie (uncredited)
Kate Fitzgerald	...	Hotel Patron (uncredited)
Vanessa Giselle	...	Girl In Audience (uncredited)
Steve Janousek	...	Punk Rocker #2 (uncredited)
Derek F. Mahr	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Aleksey Solodov	...	Guy at the airport (uncredited)
James Stordahl	...	BG (uncredited)
Joel Thingvall	...	Promoter (uncredited)
Nick Toussaint	...	KU Student (uncredited)

Directed by
David M. Rosenthal

Writing credits (WGA)
David M. Rosenthal		(written by)

Produced by
Eric Bassett	....	producer
Ann Dubinet	....	co-producer
Aaron L. Gilbert	....	executive producer
C. Steve Goldstein	....	co-executive producer (as C. Steven Goldstein)
Ed Gundlach	....	co-executive producer
Nick Guzzone	....	executive producer
Keith Kjarval	....	producer
Matt Luber	....	executive producer
Ken Meyer	....	executive producer
Julius Morck	....	co-executive producer
Stian Morck	....	co-executive producer
Lee Nelson	....	executive producer
Kurt Rauer	....	associate producer
Steven Ritchie	....	line producer
Peter Roach	....	executive producer
David M. Rosenthal	....	executive producer
Ali Rounaghi	....	co-executive producer
Ben Ruffman	....	co-executive producer
Michael Schroeder	....	associate producer
Jay Sedrish	....	line producer
Rick Spalla	....	co-producer
Keith Watkins	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Eef Barzelay		(score composed by)

Cinematography by
Anastas N. Michos		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alan Heim

Casting by
Shannon Makhanian
Mickie Paskal
Jennifer Rudnicke

Production Design by
Stephen Altman

Set Decoration by
Kat Wilson

Costume Design by
Vanessa King

Makeup Department
AnnaLisa Berglund	....	assistant hair stylist
Latrice Edwards	....	key makeup artist
Mary Kate Gales	....	hair department head
Aimee Lippert-Bastian	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Kevin Carraway	....	production manager
Allan Hagan	....	assistant production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
W. Alex Korp	....	first assistant director
Joe McDougall	....	assistant director
Joe Moore	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jonathan Altman	....	leadman
Brett Andrews	....	property master
Daniella Greenberg	....	art department coordinator
Caitlin B. Hall	....	assistant property master
Ben Lowney	....	property master
Andrea Metzler	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Jeremy Brill	....	boom operator
John Guentner	....	foley mixer
Marti D. Humphrey	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Kirschner	....	sound mixer
Jon Locker	....	extra sound
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
Scott Sanders	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Sanders	....	supervising sound editor
Kevin Zimmerman	....	first assistant sound editor

Stunts
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Darit Phoung Brown	....	grip
Alex Bushe	....	digital media technician
Justin McAleece	....	first assistant camera
Casey McClurken	....	best boy electric
Mike Pisani	....	grip
Kevin Pittman	....	dolly grip
Spencer M. Rohan	....	key grip
Anthony Schrader	....	electrician
Addae Shelby	....	best boy grip
Andrew Shoemaker	....	electrician
Andrew Shoemaker	....	grip
Justin Thaler	....	camera car operator
Chris Vinopal	....	gaffer
Dean Williams	....	still photographer
Dean Williams	....	still photographer
David Williamson	....	key grip: Chicago

Casting Department
Josh Breit	....	casting associate
Bill Marinella	....	extras casting
Robert James Monk	....	extras casting assistant
Melissa Pryor	....	casting associate
Jamie Stires	....	casting associate
Kelli Jo Sweeney	....	extras casting coordinator

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alyssa Shipley	....	key costumer
Amanda Vinopal	....	costume supervisor (as Amanda Scholl)

Editorial Department
Alex Bushe	....	second assistant editor
Danny Rafic	....	first assistant editor
Tim Stipan	....	digital intermediate colorist
Kevin Vale	....	digital intermediate producer
Michael P. Whipple	....	digital intermediate engineer
Robert Grigsby Wilson	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Gemma Hayes	....	original songs
Rachel Komar	....	additional music supervision
Chris Seefried	....	music sound engineer

Other crew
Darit Phoung Brown	....	production intern
Joseph Canales	....	stand-in: Creepy Goth Kid
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr voice director
Sandra Christian	....	production liason
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance
Tecia Esposito	....	script supervisor
Pamela Garrett	....	key production accountant
Stephanie Gonzalez	....	production assistant
Allan Hagan	....	production coordinator
Vanessa Hansen	....	production assistant
Asa Hope	....	stand-in: Abigail Breslin
Nicholas Jamison	....	location manager
Mela Lee	....	adr voice artist
Vinh Lu	....	location manager: Chicago
Darcy Lueking	....	base camp production assistant
Sean Lynn	....	chef
Ken Meyer	....	legal services
Ann Marie Moreno	....	production assistant
William Santor	....	financing
Gary Michael Schultz	....	production staff
Stephanie Sessions	....	production assistant
Jeremy Ray Smolik	....	stand-in: Males (as Jeremy Ray)

Production Companies

• Unified Pictures
• Absurda
• Industrial Entertainment
• Media House Capital
• Envision Media Arts (additional funding)

Distributors

• Cinemax (2013) (Hungary) (TV)
• Tribeca Film (2011) (USA) (all media)
• VVS Films (2011) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• American Entertainment Insurance Services  production insurance
• American Roadshow Motion Picture And Television Catering  catering
• Ear Candy Post  post-production sound services
• EarCandy  post-production sound services
• IndieClear  script clearance

Also Known As:

Runtime:

USA:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:PG-13 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Des Moines, Iowa, USA

Company:

Unified Pictures

Trivia:

The film's dedication is "For Julia", who is director's David M. Rosenthal real daughter and his assistant director for this film. They first met when he was 30 and she was 11.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #20.49" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Find Love

A very good movie that on it's own is great. When compared to August Rush it is not as good. Should watch it though. I say B.

"I don't have a kid. I never even met this woman." Janie's (Breslin) mom (Shue) is having a rough time and is trying to get herself into rehab. She decides to finally introduce Janie to her rock star father (Nivola) in hopes that he will take care of her. When told of what would happen if he refuses, Ethan decides to take her. While on tour the band and Ethan's life begin to fall apart. I had pretty high expectations for this one because I really enjoyed "August Rush". While I like that the actors did their own singing this was not as good as "August Rush" was. I did really enjoy this movie though and highly recommend it but for those that have seen "August Rush" be prepared. The acting and story are very good but also extremely predictable, in most movies that hurts it, but this one still keeps you watching. If you like movies that are about music then this is a good one to check out. Overall, not as good as "August Rush" but still very much worth watching. I give it a B.