The United States of Leland (2003)
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- R
- 1h 48min
- Drama
- 25 Mar 2005 (Italy)
- Movie
A young man's experience in a juvenile detention center that touches on the tumultuous changes that befall his family and the community in which he lives.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 2 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Don Cheadle | ... |
Pearl Madison
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Ryan Gosling | ... |
Leland P. Fitzgerald
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Chris Klein | ... |
Allen Harris
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Jena Malone | ... |
Becky Pollard
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Lena Olin | ... |
Marybeth Fitzgerald
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Kevin Spacey | ... |
Albert T. Fitzgerald
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Michelle Williams | ... |
Julie Pollard
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Martin Donovan | ... |
Harry Pollard
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Ann Magnuson | ... |
Karen Pollard
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Kerry Washington | ... |
Ayesha
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Sherilyn Fenn | ... |
Mrs. Calderon
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Matt Malloy | ... |
Charlie
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Wesley Jonathan | ... |
Bengel
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Michael Peña | ... |
Guillermo
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Michael Welch | ... |
Ryan Pollard
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Ron Canada | ... |
Elden
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Troy Winbush | ... |
Dave
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Nick Kokich | ... |
Kevin
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Yolonda Ross | ... |
Miranda
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Leyna Nguyen | ... |
TV Reporter
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Jim Haynie | ... |
Ben
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Randall Bosley | ... |
Sheriff Donaldson
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Jody Wood | ... |
Cop One
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Robert Peters | ... |
Security Guard
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Kathleen S. Dunn | ... |
Doris
(as Kathleen Dunn)
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Tony McEwing | ... |
News Anchor
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Lawrence Lowe | ... |
Detention Specialist
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Charles Hess | ... |
Main Entrance Guard
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Kimberly Scott | ... |
Myra
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Angela Paton | ... |
Airplane Woman
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Ryan Malgarini | ... |
6-Year-Old Leland
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Maria Arcé | ... |
Bethany
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Dell Yount | ... |
Court Officer
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Clyde Kusatsu | ... |
Judge
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Melanie Lora | ... |
Hotel Waitress
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Rene Raymond Rivera | ... |
Mechanic
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Alec Medlock | ... |
12-Year-Old Leland
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Jim Metzler | ... |
Cemetery Reporter
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Michael McCleery | ... |
Mechanic #2
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David Barrera | ... |
First Officer
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Sheeri Rappaport | ... |
Second Officer
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Kevin Patrick Kelly | ... |
Doctor
(as Kevin Kelly)
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Evan Helmuth | ... |
Grocery Guy
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Ty Hodges | ... |
Student
(as Eric Ty Hodges)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Jonathan Adler | ... |
Neighbor (uncredited)
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Brayden Cahill | ... |
Alex (uncredited)
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Tina Kotrich | ... |
Neighbor #2 (uncredited)
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Edward T. McAvoy | ... |
Creepy Old Man (uncredited)
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Jenny Worman | ... |
Hotel Clerk (uncredited)
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Directed by
Matthew Ryan Hoge |
Written by
Matthew Ryan Hoge | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Mark Damon | ... | executive producer |
Stewart Hall | ... | executive producer |
Sammy Lee | ... | executive producer |
Bernie Morris | ... | producer |
Jonah Smith | ... | producer |
Kevin Spacey | ... | producer |
Dara Weintraub | ... | co-producer / line producer |
Palmer West | ... | producer |
Music by
Jeremy Enigk |
Cinematography by
James Glennon |
Editing by
Jeff Betancourt |
Editorial Department
Joe Fineman | ... | post-production consultant |
Mato | ... | color timer |
Michael Nouryeh | ... | first assistant editor |
Jon Rocke | ... | colorist: dailies |
Casting By
Emily Schweber |
Production Design by
Edward T. McAvoy |
Art Direction by
William Arnold | ... | (as Bill Arnold) |
Kevin Constant |
Set Decoration by
Jan Pascale |
Costume Design by
Genevieve Tyrrell |
Makeup Department
Amy L. Disarro | ... | additional makeup artist (as Amy Disarro) |
Marina Hart | ... | additional hair stylist |
Voni Hinkle | ... | hair department head |
Melanie Hughes | ... | makeup department head (as Melanie Hughes-Weaver) |
Ben Nye III | ... | makeup department head (as Ben Nye Jr.) |
Shari Perry | ... | key hair stylist |
Production Management
Michelle LeDoux | ... | production manager |
Michael Toji | ... | post-production supervisor |
Dara Weintraub | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Susan Abrams | ... | second assistant director |
William Paul Clark | ... | assistant director |
Heather Grierson | ... | second second assistant director |
Keith Jones | ... | additional second second assistant director |
Dawn Massaro | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
Ronnie Baker | ... | swing gang |
Mychael Bates | ... | property master |
Jenny Baum | ... | on-set dresser |
Sam Brinson | ... | construction foreman (as Samuel Brinson) |
Alan Burg | ... | swing gang |
Dennis DeGeorge | ... | swing gang (as Dennis De George) |
Louise Del Araujo | ... | lead man |
Arnold Durazo Jr. | ... | propmaker |
Cory Fama | ... | laborer |
Joseph C. Fama | ... | construction coordinator (as Joe Fama) |
Iola Kay Fiengo | ... | assistant property master |
Deborah Harman | ... | swing gang |
James Harne | ... | propmaker |
Richard McConnell | ... | construction coordinator: re-shoots |
Jim McDonald | ... | property maker (as James McDonald) |
Mark Molina | ... | assistant art director |
Heather Netzer | ... | art department production assistant (as Heather Pemble) |
Tony Nuñez | ... | assistant props |
John 'Johnny O' Ornelas | ... | assistant property master |
Tim Perovich | ... | set dresser |
Paul M. Rohrbaugh III | ... | scenic painter (as Paul Rohrbaugh) |
Kenneth Roth | ... | propmaker |
Katie Sanner | ... | assistant property master |
Art Vasenius | ... | lead man |
Michael Wynands | ... | propmaker |
Sound Department
David Franklin Bergad | ... | adr editor / dialogue editor / sound editor |
Mark Berger | ... | supervising re-recording mixer |
Frank Canonica | ... | supervising sound recordist: mix stage |
Misty Conn | ... | boom operator |
Ben Conrad | ... | foley recordist |
Piotr Filipowski | ... | sound effects editor |
Chris Gridley | ... | assistant sound editor |
Nathan Gunn | ... | assistant sound editor |
Amy Hammer | ... | mix facility coordinator |
Clarissa Keller | ... | adr facility coordinator |
Alex Names | ... | cableperson |
Chris Navarro | ... | adr recordist |
John Nutt | ... | supervising sound editor |
Margie O'Malley | ... | foley artist |
David Parker | ... | re-recording mixer |
Jonathan Schwartz | ... | apprentice sound editor |
Daniel Sperry | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
Patti Tauscher | ... | foley editor |
Eric Thompson | ... | adr mixer |
Richard Van Dyke | ... | production sound mixer |
James Willetts | ... | assistant foley recordist |
Special Effects by
David P. Kelsey | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon | ... | digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM |
Adam Hawkey | ... | lead compositor: iO Film |
Stunts
Keith Adams | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
Garrett Benson | ... | first assistant camera: second camera |
Kevin Brennan | ... | gaffer |
Davie Brown | ... | key grip |
Tony Bryan | ... | electrician |
Jeff Butters | ... | gaffer |
Earl L. Clark | ... | camera operator: second camera (as Earl Clark) |
Matthew Coleman | ... | electrician (as Matt 'Madman' Coleman) |
Ronald De Torres | ... | set lighting technician (as Ronald K. De torres) |
Matthew A. Del Ruth | ... | second assistant camera |
Sean W. Del Ruth | ... | camera loader |
Maurizio Dotto | ... | first assistant camera: second camera (as Nino Dotto) |
Robert Edesa | ... | camera operator / director of photography: additional photography |
Casey Ellison | ... | electrician |
Fernando Frausto | ... | company grip |
Todd Fullerton | ... | video playback operator |
Mike Gentile | ... | additional camera loader |
Paul A. Hardiman | ... | electrician (as Paul Hardiman) |
Michael Hester | ... | company grip |
Casey Hotchkiss | ... | camera operator: second camera (as Case Hotchkiss) |
Tino Jimenez | ... | electrician |
Mark La Bonge | ... | steadicam operator |
Ama MacDonald | ... | electrician (as Ama McDonald) |
Jeffrey Maroun | ... | electrician (as Jeff Maroun) |
Chuck Mason | ... | electrician |
Osha Mattei | ... | electrician |
Robert D. McBride | ... | camera operator: second camera (as Bob McBride) |
Terence McNally | ... | electrician |
David L. Merrill | ... | key grip |
Dominic Napolitano | ... | first assistant camera |
Ron Peterson | ... | second assistant camera: second camera |
Danny Plante | ... | company grip |
John J. Plante | ... | best boy grip (as John Plantes) |
Rudy Pohlert | ... | best boy electric |
Lionel T. Portugal II | ... | company grip |
Lionel T. Portugal Sr. | ... | best boy grip |
Chris Portugal | ... | company grip |
Eric Roizman | ... | assistant camera: "b" camera |
Lorey Sebastian | ... | still photographer |
Louis Sevol | ... | second assistant camera |
David Terry | ... | dolly grip |
Ronald L. Vargas Jr. | ... | first assistant camera |
Troy N. Wade | ... | dolly grip (as Troy Wade) |
Frans Weterrings III | ... | best boy electric (as Frans Wetterings) |
Rhett Wooden | ... | company grip |
Casting Department
Lyndsey Gayer | ... | casting assistant |
Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
Rich King | ... | extras casting |
Kelly Hunt | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mynka Draper | ... | costume supervisor |
Molly Grundman | ... | key set costumer |
Heidi Higginbotham | ... | costume supervisor |
Michele Posch | ... | costumer |
Location Management
Kent James Stewart Barber | ... | assistant location manager (as James Barber) |
Christine Bonnem | ... | location manager |
Kieron Estrada | ... | location scout |
Kelly Harris | ... | assistant location manager |
Thomas J. Healy IV | ... | key assistant location manager / location scout (as Thomas Healy) |
Kyle Oliver | ... | assistant location manager (as Kyle 'Snappy' Oliver) |
Nathan Polatin | ... | location manager |
Music Department
Mike Flicker | ... | supervising music editor |
Matt Friedman | ... | music editor |
Jeff Lingle | ... | music editor |
Tracy McKnight | ... | music supervisor |
Alysia Oakley | ... | assistant to music supervisor |
Geoff Ott | ... | recording engineer |
Reed Ruddy | ... | music engineer |
BC Smith | ... | music producer |
Script and Continuity Department
Peter Madamba | ... | script researcher |
Jay Mason | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
J. Armin Garza II | ... | driver: camera car |
Michael Merrick | ... | transportation coordinator |
Matthew Talamantes | ... | driver |
Gary Wiseman | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
Edgar Avendaño | ... | assistant: Mr. Hoge |
Sarah Bay Williams | ... | executive: Trigger Street |
Drew Bayers | ... | assistant: Mr. Morris |
Frank Caridi | ... | set production assistant (as Frank J. Caridi) |
Ingrid Coree | ... | body double |
Jon Damon | ... | set production assistant |
Jaime Davis | ... | production assistant |
Kimberly Edwards | ... | post-production accountant |
Sean Ervin | ... | assistant: Mr. Spacey |
Lee Ettinger | ... | sales and distribution head |
Eric L. Fersten | ... | assistant to co-producer |
Billy Greenfield | ... | office production assistant (as William Robert Greenfield) |
Celeste Healy | ... | production coordinator |
Heather Heath | ... | payroll accountant |
Zack Heath | ... | production assistant |
Michelle Hoffman | ... | craft service assistant |
Baron Jay | ... | stand in: Don Cheadle |
Adam Jordan | ... | production assistant |
Astrid Kemnitz | ... | first assistant accountant |
Jeff Lane | ... | production assistant / set production assistant |
Stephanie Lewis | ... | assistant: Mr. Smith and Mr. West |
Brian McMillan | ... | animal trainer |
Vikki McMillan | ... | animal trainer |
Lucas Moore | ... | studio teacher: Michael Welch |
Robert W. Morgenroth | ... | video effects supervisor (as Bob Morgenroth) |
Nancy Pyne-Hapke | ... | studio teacher |
Devan Richardson | ... | craft service foreman |
Jose Salas | ... | chef |
Matt Sprague | ... | office production assistant |
Stephanie Stearns | ... | production assistant |
Marsha L. Swinton | ... | production accountant |
Kirk Tedeski | ... | video coordinator |
Scott Tuft | ... | production assistant |
Jude S. Walko | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Melissa Fowler | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Arif S. Kinchen | ... | additional voices (uncredited) |
Thanks
Donald Barthelme | ... | special thanks |
Tamara Birkemoe | ... | thanks (as Tamara Stuparich de la Barra) |
Brian Costello | ... | special thanks |
Mark Oliver Everett | ... | special thanks (as E) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Classics (2004) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2004) (Mexico) (DVD)
- Asmik Ace Entertainment (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Momentum Pictures (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
- United International Pictures (2005) (Argentina)
- One Plus One (2006) (France) (DVD) (video)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
- KinoVista (2008) (France) (tv)
- Leone Film Group (2010) (Italy)
- Leland Productions Inc.
- MDP Worldwide
- Solo Film Verleih (Germany)
- Vértice 360 (Spain)
- With Cinema (Korea)
Special Effects
- Title House Digital (opticals)
Other Companies
- Act One Script Clearance (script clearance and research)
- Aero Mock-Ups (aircraft mock-up rental)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and dollies)
- Dolby Digital (in selected theatres)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Kodak (motion picture film)
- Leonetti Company (production equipment)
- Magic Film and Video Works (negative cutting)
- Mato (color timing)
- Panavision (filmed with: cameras & lenses)
- Pivotal Post (avid editing equipment)
- Polaris PR (unit publicity)
- Rich King Casting (extras casting)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (sound post-production)
- Saul Zaentz Film Center (sound re-recording)
- The Wilshire Stages (adr facilities)
- Top Notch Security (security)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
As a detached kid spends time in juvenile hall for the unspeakable murder of a special needs kid, a writer and the people around him try to comprehend and cope with his reasoning for commiting this murder from the writings in a classroom book from his juvenile class, where he tries to let people know "the why". Written by gavin Johns |
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Taglines | Crime. Confusion. Compassion. They're all just states of mind. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Opening Weekend United States | $48,384, 04 Apr 2004 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | A recurring element of the film is the fact that Leland doesn't have any contact with his father, absent ever since his childhood. Ryan Gosling never shares any scenes with Kevin Spacey and in the courtroom sequence, even though both characters are present, they're never in the same frame. See more » |
Goofs | In this movie, set in Arizona, all the cars shown have front and back license plates. However, in Arizona you are only issued two license plates if you have a personalized plate which none of the cars in the movie had. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in The United States of Leland (2004). See more » |
Soundtracks | Gigantic See more » |
Quotes |
Leland:
It covers my eyes. It's all I can see. Say there's some kids playing baseball. All I see is the one kid they won't let play because he tells corny jokes. And no-one thinks they're funny. Or I see a boy and a girl in love and kissing, you know. I just see that they're gonna be one of those sad old couples one day who just cheats on each other and can't even look at each other in the eye. And I feel it. I feel all of their sadness. I feel it probably even worse than that sad old couple or that corny kid will ever feel it. See more » |