Goats (2012)

Director:

Christopher Neil

Writers:

Mark Poirier (novel)
Mark Poirier (screenplay)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

You can't choose your family...or can you?

Plot:

As Ellis prepares to leave Tucson for his freshman year at an East Coast prep school, he also faces separating from his flaky, new age mother and the only real father he has ever known: Goat Man.

Plot Keywords:

Prep School | New Age | Father Son Relationship | Boy Girl Relationship | Arizona

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Goat Man
Vera Farmiga	...	Wendy
Graham Phillips	...	Ellis
Justin Kirk	...	Bennet
Keri Russell	...	Judy
Anthony Anderson	...	Coach
Dakota Johnson	...	Minnie
Adelaide Kane	...	Aubrey
Ty Burrell	...	Frank
Nicholas Lobue	...	Barney
Ronnie Rubalcaba	...	Rosenberg
Alan Ruck	...	Dr. Eldridge
Tommee May	...	Fiona
Musashi Alexander	...	Mr. Lin
Ana Auther	...	Lilly
Olga Segura	...	Serena
Geoff Ellsworth	...	Jonathan the Mailman
Evan Boymel	...	Aubrey's Boyfriend
Jake Duran	...	Toothless Man
Tony Ford	...	Freshman
Caleb Dane Horst	...	Bicycle Thief (as Caleb Horst)
Steve Almazan	...	Jesus
Jacqui Getty	...	Barney's Mother
Amanda Crown	...	Mailroom Clerk
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ricardo Andres	...	Bar Man (uncredited)
Paul Buchheit	...	Skycap (uncredited)
Peter Cavnoudias	...	Sozos (uncredited)
Rob Edwards	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Greg Lutz	...	Gay Man in Pool (uncredited)
Shenita Moore	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Michael Mulliniks	...	Flight Passenger (uncredited)
Justin Wheelon	...	Bully (uncredited)

Directed by
Christopher Neil

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mark Poirier		novel
Mark Poirier		screenplay

Produced by
Richard Arlook	....	executive producer
Steve Boymel	....	co-executive producer
Paul Buchheit	....	co-executive producer
Daniel Crown	....	executive producer
Eva Maria Daniels	....	executive producer
Peter Fruchtman	....	executive producer
Juan Carlos Segura G	....	executive producer (as Juan Carlos Segura)
Lauren Grimshaw	....	associate producer
Eric Kopeloff	....	producer
Todd J. Labarowski	....	co-producer
Shannon Lail	....	producer
Riva Marker	....	executive producer
Tommee May	....	co-producer
Brent Morris	....	line producer
Christopher Neil	....	producer
Anne O'Shea	....	co-producer
Gary Podell	....	associate producer
Marc R. Rappaport	....	co-producer (as Marc Rappaport)
Mike Saunders	....	executive producer
Jai Stefan	....	executive producer
Jett Steiger	....	co-producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg	....	producer
Peter Touche	....	executive producer
Todd Traina	....	executive producer
Robert Jay Weinberg	....	associate producer (as Robert Weinberg)
Mark Yeh	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Woody Jackson
Jason Schwartzman

Cinematography by
Wyatt Troll		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jeremiah O'Driscoll
Kevin Tent

Casting by
Nicole Daniels
Courtney Sheinin		(as Courtney Bright)

Production Design by
Mark Alan Duran		(as Mark A. Duran)

Set Decoration by
Wilhelm Pfau		(as Will Pfau)

Costume Design by
Kate DeBlasio

Makeup Department
Dennis Bailey	....	key hair stylist: additional unit
Janessa Bouldin	....	assistant hair stylist: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Claudia Breckenridge	....	special makeup effects artist
Sonny Gerasimowicz	....	tattoo designer
Katherine James	....	assistant makeup artist
Loretta James-Demasi	....	key makeup artist
Vanessa Jaramillo	....	assistant makeup artist: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jennifer McDaniel	....	key makeup artist: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Collette Tolen	....	assistant hair stylist
Jackie Zbuska	....	makeup artist: additional unit
Justin Stafford	....	wig maker (uncredited)

Production Management
Eva Maria Daniels	....	post-production supervisor
Marjorie Ergas	....	unit production manager: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lauren Grimshaw	....	production manager: additional unit
Catherine A. McCabe	....	unit production manager (as Catherine McCabe)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher S. Bryson	....	first assistant director: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Christopher Bryson)
Shadie Elnashai	....	second assistant director
Janel Kranking	....	second second assistant director
Richard Robinson	....	second second assistant director
Jonathan Southard	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Meg Blissell	....	key scenic: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Shawn Carroll	....	art director: additional unit
Jason Critchfield	....	painter: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rocky De la Vega	....	painter: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Brian DeLara	....	propmaker: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Angela M. DeNike	....	art department coordinator: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Brian DeNike	....	leadman: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bill Garber	....	leadman
David Goldstein	....	set dresser
Richard Hughes	....	set dresser: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Steve Hurley	....	set dresser (as Stephen Hurley)
Paul Judges	....	set dresser: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Esther Kim	....	set dresser: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Darryl Lewers	....	painter
Antonio Maes	....	painter: Albuquerque, New Mexico
John R. Marmum	....	set dresser
Josiah O'Neil	....	set dresser: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rhonda Paynter	....	on-set dresser: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Rhonda Painter)
Zack Shisslak	....	on-set dresser (as Zachary Shisslak)
Lawrence Tolle	....	assistant props: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jeffri Welsh	....	property master
Roy Harris Zarow	....	set dresser (as Roy Zarrow)
John M. Oswald	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
John M. Oswald	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Kristen Spinning	....	art department coordinator: Arizona (uncredited)
Kristen Spinning	....	graphic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Junior Cyrus Baron	....	boom operator: additional unit
Diana Cleland	....	sound mixer
Robert Dehn	....	sound studio manager
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor (as Brent J. Findley)
Graham Gardner	....	sound mixer: additional unit
Trevor Gates	....	foley mixer
Ginger Geary	....	foley artist
Rodney Gurule	....	sound mixer: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Angela Hemingway	....	supervising dialogue editor
Kate Jesse	....	boom operator
Ashley McEntee	....	adr facility coordinator
Edwardo Santiago	....	boom operator: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Miles J.D. Vedder	....	sound utility technician: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Miles Vedder)
Jonathan Wales	....	sound mixer
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor (uncredited)
Scott Brewster	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Tom Ryan	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Chris Terhune	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Chris Terhune	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Kelly Vockel	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Geoffrey E. Baumann	....	co-visual effects supervisor (as Geoffrey Baumann)
Brian Carney	....	rotoscope artist
Jesse James Chisholm	....	co-visual effects supervisor
David Neuberger	....	visual effects artist: Encore Visual Effects
Justin van der Lek	....	compositing supervisor

Stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Mark Varner	....	stunts
Laurence Chavez	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Nicolas Amato	....	best boy electrician: additional unit
Mark J. Anderson	....	grip: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ron Anderson	....	key grip
Christopher Blauvelt	....	cinematographer: second unit
Ian Casa	....	grip
Betty Chow	....	second assistant camera
Deborah Cottrill	....	second assistant camera: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ursula Coyote	....	still photographer: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Travis Daking	....	first assistant camera
Clifton Dance	....	electrician
Garrett Dawson	....	electrician: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Garret Dawson)
Mark Debevec	....	grip: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Joe Del Balzo	....	camera production assistant: additional unit
Richard Galli	....	electrician: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fred Gibson	....	best boy grip
Chris Hale-Smith	....	electric: additional unit
Chris Hale-Smith	....	grip: additional unit
John Hamilton	....	second assistant camera: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Greg Harris	....	best boy electrician
Craig Kohlhoff	....	steadicam operator
Rob Lueker	....	best boy electrician: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Brian McGuinn	....	grip
Frank Montoya	....	electrician: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Manuel Moraga	....	electrician (as Manuel Thomas Moraga)
Clayton Null	....	key grip: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Bryan Olinger	....	digital imaging technician
Robert 'Junior' Olivia	....	gaffer (as Robert Olivia)
Mike 'Chewie' Pappas	....	electrician (as Chewie Pappas)
Gregory Peters	....	still photographer (as Gregory E. Peters)
Don Rael	....	best boy grip: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tom Shaugnessy	....	second assistant camera: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Zac Sneesby	....	grip: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Clifford Paul Stapleton-Smith	....	grip
Greg Ulrich	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Albuquerque, New Mexico
Greg Ulrich	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Fiona Foster	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Ian S. Takahashi	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Court Lomax	....	animator: title

Casting Department
Chris Bowe	....	local casting
Kathryn Brink	....	casting: New Mexico
Jim Burleson	....	extras casting: New Mexico
Jill Dupont	....	casting associate: New Mexico
Aaron Giombolini	....	casting associate: New Mexico
Faith Hibbs-Clark	....	local casting
Lewie Wickham	....	extras casting: New Mexico

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gina G. Aller	....	costume supervisor (as Gina Aller)
Jacob Aller	....	costume production assistant: additional unit
Deborah Andrews	....	seamstress: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Deborah E. Andrews)
Dana Arbel	....	costume production assistant
Marissa Craig	....	key set costumer
Maggie McFarland	....	seamstress
Maggie McFarland	....	set costumer
Lora McKenny	....	set costumer: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jesse Trevino	....	set costumer: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Nancy Collini	....	costumer: David Duchovny (uncredited)
Ruth Stansbury	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Matthew Blackshear	....	digital intermediate finishing editor
Dana Blumberg	....	digital intermediate adminsitration
Marc Brown	....	digital film services: Alpha Cine Labs
Des Carey	....	digital intermediate producer
Michael Cioni	....	digital intermediate manager
Peter Cioni	....	digital intermediate manager
Nolan Dunbar	....	post-production assistant
Monique Eissing	....	digital intermediate finishing artist
Katie Fellion	....	digital intermediate manager
Jannat Gargi	....	digital film producer: Alpha Cine Labs
Conor Guy	....	assistant editor
Drew Kilcoin	....	first assistant editor
Aaron Kroger	....	engineer: mobile dailies, Light Iron OUTPOST
Craig McKay	....	additional editor
Ryan McKeague	....	digital intermediate assistant
Keenan Mock	....	digital intermediate assistant
Chris Peariso	....	engineer: mobile dailies, Light Iron OUTPOST
Paul Reider	....	digital intermediate assistant
Paul Sage	....	digital intermediate assistant
Bill Scott	....	senior color timer: Alpha Cine Labs Seattle
Ian Vertovec	....	digital intermediate colorist
Robert Grigsby Wilson	....	post-production coordinator
Kevin London	....	digital intermediate engineer (uncredited)
Robert Grigsby Wilson	....	first assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Mike Bolger	....	musician: trumpet and accordion
Ryan Feves	....	musician: upright bass
Josh Humphrey	....	additional dub treatments: Maryannis
Woody Jackson	....	music score editor
Michael Perfitt	....	music mixer: reggae and dub tracks, Maryannis
Michael Perfitt	....	music recordist: regae and dub tracks, Maryannia
Brian Reitzell	....	music producer: reggae and dub tracks, Maryannis
Valente Torez	....	music score engineer (as Valente Torrez)
Frank Wolf	....	score mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Pedro Amaya	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Robin Baldwin	....	driver
Leigh Ann Billingsley	....	driver (as Leigh Anne Billingsley)
Adam E. Candelaria	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Adam Candelaria)
Natalie Casados	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Fred Davis	....	driver
Hal Gibson	....	transportation coordinator
Jeremiah Hauser	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Justin Haviland	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico
John Heath	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chuck Henson	....	driver
'Wild Bill' Laczko	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as William 'Wild Bill' Laczko)
Monty Lira	....	transportation co-captain
Kyle Odom	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cassie Russell	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Michael B. Russell	....	transportation coordinator: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Mark Varner	....	driver
Steve Wagner	....	driver
Prentis Woods	....	driver: Albuquerque, New Mexico

Other crew
Andrew P. Aguilar	....	set production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Steve Aguino	....	key location assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Garret Aller	....	intern: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jon Baran	....	key set production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Chris Bevins	....	production assistant: additional unit
Brian Borowiec	....	intern
Chris Champion	....	craft service: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Rick Chapman	....	set production assistant
Rick Chapman	....	set production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Brett Cohen	....	intern
Nancy Collini	....	cast assistant: Mr. Duchovny
Nicole Compas	....	production legal: Gray Krauss Stratford Des Rochers
Scott Corser	....	production secretary
John 'JR' Craigmile	....	post production accountant
Rudi Cruz	....	intern: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Sal De Anda	....	chef: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Tommy Di Maggio	....	goat wrangler: Purple Mountain Pack Goats
Thomas Dylan DiMaggio	....	intern (as Dylan DiMaggio)
Tommy DiMaggio	....	goat wrangler: Purple Mountain Pack Goats
Gregory Doucette	....	script supervisor (as Gregory Ducette)
Nicholas R. Doyle	....	office production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Amber LeRae Earls	....	intern: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lisa Elrod	....	accounting clerk: Albuquerque, New Mexico
William Ferrer	....	intern: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Jimmy Fiatarose	....	intern
Tim Flood	....	location manager
Melinda Frame	....	cast assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Lori Franklin-Garcia	....	cast assistant: Ms. Farmiga
Meg Fry	....	production assistant: additional unit
Darryl Garcia Jr.	....	assistant: Mr. Niel, Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Darryl Garcia)
David Giere	....	set medic
Rafael Gomez	....	intern
Tyrel Good	....	set production assistant (as Tyrell Good)
Christopher Hall	....	payroll accountant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Brandon Scott Jensen	....	intern: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Malea Kanzler	....	intern
Melanie Kirk	....	production coordinator
Beverly Kizer	....	production accountant
Lauren Kovarik	....	intern: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Marty Lang	....	location manager: additional unit
Kelly Lankton	....	set production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cyrus Lassus	....	assistant to producers: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Cyrus Lassus	....	stand-in
Kyle Lavore	....	production assistant: additional unit
Jessica Long	....	intern: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Colette Longo	....	set medic: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Zacharia Lorenz	....	intern
Scott Matthew MacDonald	....	set production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Scott McDonald)
Heather Manzutto	....	intern
George McDowell Agnew	....	location assistant (as George Agnew)
Geoff McFetridge	....	title designer
John Wallace McKay	....	intern
Killian McKeown	....	stand-in
Eliav Mintz	....	key production assistant: additional unit
Norina Michele Morales	....	office production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Norina Morales)
Marciano Moreno	....	assistant chef: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Brandon P. Murphy	....	intern (as Brandon Murphy)
Jared Myatt	....	intern (as Jared David Myatt)
Peter Rochon Nicholas	....	intern: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Peter Nicholas)
Jessica Peck	....	assistant: Mr. Neil
Jeffrey L. Post	....	intern (as Jeffrey Post)
Cris Rankin	....	baby goat wrangler: A1 Animal Talent
Lucy Kim Robertson	....	assistant accountant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Dominic Sbardella	....	craft service
Ian Simon	....	office production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Ian Lightfoot Simon)
Nick Snell	....	intern
Laura Snow	....	intern
Sara Spinning	....	accounting clerk
Johnny Stockard	....	assistant chef: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Ian M. Stratford	....	production legal: Gray Krauss Stratford Des Rochers (as Ian Stratford)
Dave Sutter	....	caterer: Sutter;s Catering
Marie Sutter	....	caterer: Sutter;s Catering
Jennifer Taxel	....	production assistant: additional unit
Donovan Thomas	....	craft service: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Donovan J. Thomas)
Erik Torrez	....	location production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Julia Van Valkenburg	....	intern
Rose Veneklasen	....	intern
Sylvia Vidaurri	....	set production assistant: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Silvia Vidaurri)
Déborah Wakshull	....	location manager: Albuquerque, New Mexico
Katherine Whede	....	assistant accountant
Sarah J. Williams	....	assistant production coordinator: Albuquerque, New Mexico (as Sara Williams)
Steve Berman	....	completion bond (uncredited)
Kathleen Breton-Collier	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
Scott Corser	....	key office production assistant (uncredited)
Mike Groner	....	insurance broker (uncredited)
Kathleen Holland	....	animal wrangler (uncredited)
Ariel Y. Lopez	....	location intern (uncredited)
George McDowell Agnew	....	location manager (uncredited)
Ross Miller	....	insurance (uncredited)
Mark O'Connell	....	social media manager (uncredited)
Jonathan Weber	....	intern production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Kwame Boateng	....	special thanks
Craig Chapman	....	special thanks
Jesse James Chisholm	....	special thanks
Xavier Collin	....	thanks
Cathleen DeSantis	....	special thanks
Summer Equitz	....	special thanks
Michelle Jackson	....	special thanks
Sarah Klenha	....	special thanks
Leo Matchett	....	special thanks
Harrison Nathan	....	special thanks
Nick Palmer	....	special thanks
Shawn Simpson	....	special thanks
Daniel Vassalli	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Eva Daniels Productions (in association with)
• Red Crown Productions

Distributors

• Image Entertainment (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• G2 Pictures (2012) (UK) (all media)
• Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Encore Visual Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• A1 Animal Talent  baby goat wrangler
• Abel Cine Tech  camera equipment provided by (as Abel CineTech)
• Act One Script Clearance  script clearances by (as Act One)
• Cast & Crew Entertainment Services  payroll by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinetic Media  distribution advisory services provided by
• DRO Entertainment  special thanks
• Film Finances  completion guarantee provided by
• Good Faith Casting  casting: Arizona (Arizona)
• Gray Krauss Des Rochers  legal services
• Leonetti Company  grip and electric equipment provided by
• Light Iron  digital intermediate
• Light Iron  offline editorial provided by
• Maleko Grip & Rigging  grip and electric equipment provided by
• Maryannis  additional music recorded and mixed at
• Misty Production Services  grip and electric equipment provided by
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Parabolic NY  adr recorded at
• Prodigy Public Relations  Publicity
• Purple Mountain Pack Goats  goat wrangler
• Rick Firkins' All Star Catering  catering: Albuquerque, New Mexico
• Sandia Media  executive production
• Sixteen19  offline editorial provided by (as Sixteen 19)
• Sonic Magic Studios  adr recorded at
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production (as Sonic Magic Studios)
• Sutter's Catering Service  catering (as Sutter's Catering)
• The Studio Formerly Knows As Electro-Vox  score recorded and mixed at
• Three Point Capital  advisory
• Truman Van Dyke Company  insurance provided by (as Truman Van Dyke Co.)

MPAA:

Rated R for drug content including teen drug and alcohol use, language, sexuality and nudity

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA15+

Filming Locations:

Albuquerque, New Mexico, USA

Company:

Eva Daniels Productions

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: On the check written to Gates Academy, Tucson is spelled "Tuscon".

An amazing film, unique and touching!

I saw this film at the Loft here in Tucson, Arizona, where a lot of the movie was actually filmed! It was one of the best movies I've seen this film season-up there with 50/50 and the Descendants. The film had depth to it, which made the comedy in in it witty and made the audience want to know what would happen next. The best undiscovered (as of yet) film of the year. The actors and actresses were beyond perfect for the film-you could tell they cared about the characters, and they were selected perfectly for their roles as well. Seeing David Duchovny as a pot-head goat farmer was exquisite. All in all, this movie was amazing. I hope it comes out in theaters so I can take everyone to go see it!