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Poolman ()

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Darren Barrenman is an unwavering optimist and native Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live.
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Darren Barrenman
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Susan Kerkovich
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Jack Denisoff
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Diane Esplinade
Aflamu Johnson ...
Baliff Reggie
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Stephen Toronkowski / Blanche
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Wayne / Dirk Pfumpter
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Harroldston McCoy
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Cosmo McCoy
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Councilman Jang
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June Del Rey
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Pierre The Frenchy
Michael Dunn ...
Tom The Waiter
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The Lizard
Lakshmi Singh ...
Lakshmi Singh
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Secretary
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Theodore Hollandaise
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William Van Patterson
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Rose
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Dorothy
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Sophia
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Darren's Mom
Mauricio Andara ...
Police Officer 1
Jesse Schelle ...
Police Officer 2
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Mrs. Van Patterson
Robert Baker ...
Agent Blasco
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Fred Specktor
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Businessman (uncredited)

Directed by

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Chris Pine

Written by

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Chris Pine ... (written by) &
Ian Gotler ... (written by)

Produced by

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Laura Altmann ... associate producer
Taylor Bakken ... associate producer
Liliane Bedford ... associate producer
Alastair Burlingham ... co-executive producer
Matthew Dwyer ... executive producer
Jeff Elliott ... executive producer
Anders Erdén ... co-executive producer
Stuart Ford ... executive producer
Ian Gotler ... producer
Patty Jenkins ... producer
Linda McDonough ... executive producer
Rick A. Osako ... executive producer
Miguel Palos ... executive producer (as Miguel A. Palos Jr)
Chris Pine ... producer
Michael Salven ... co-producer
Stacey Sher ... producer
Jeanette Volturno ... executive producer
Blair Ward ... co-executive producer

Music by

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Andrew Bird

Cinematography by

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Matthew Jensen ... director of photography

Editing by

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Stacey Schroeder

Editorial Department

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Noel Albornoz ... digital intermediate editor
David Canseco ... assistant editor (as Dave Canseco)
David Cole ... lead digital colourist / supervising digital colourist
Joseph Dickerson ... additional editor
Shawyon Fazel ... digital Intermediate Producer
Mark Griffith ... digital intermediate colorist
David Flamer ... data operator (uncredited)

Casting By

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Victoria Thomas

Production Design by

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Erin Magill

Art Direction by

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Sammi Wallschlaeger

Set Decoration by

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Traci Spadorcia

Costume Design by

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Cindy Evans

Makeup Department

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Cool Benson ... makeup artist
Dyane MacKinnon ... key makeup artist
James MacKinnon ... makeup department head
Darrell Redleaf-Fielder ... hair department head
Angelo Rivera ... key hair stylist
Afton Storton ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Laura Altmann ... production supervisor
Eric Bergman ... post-production supervisor
Jeff Kloss ... unit production manager (as Jeffrey Kloss)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Jesse Carmona ... second second assistant director
David Marnell ... second assistant director
Michael Salven ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Michelle Archilla ... set decorator production assistant
Joshua Bradeis ... set dresser
Mike Dukowski ... set dresser
Aaron Ferenc ... set dresser
Travis Frame ... set dresser
Sarah Michael Hickman ... assistant set decorator
Brock Komon ... set dresser
Tony Maniaci ... assistant property master
Jade Martinez ... art department assistant
Wendy Means ... construction purchaser
Mike Medina ... construction coordinator
Anthony Pearce ... set dresser
Jessica Pérez ... set dresser
Austin Randolph ... leadman
Brenden Salmon ... property master
Miles Sims ... set dresser
Morgan Spadone ... graphic designer
Schuyler Telleen ... graphic designer
Morgan Underwood ... art department assistant
Casey Van Maanen ... on-set dresser

Sound Department

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Christopher S. Aud ... re-recording mixer
Peter J. Devlin ... sound mixer
Sean Evans ... sound effects editor
Ando Johnson ... sound designer / supervising sound editor
Chase Keehn ... supervising dialogue/adr editor
Brandon Loulias ... utility sound technician/2nd boom
Matthew Manselle ... foley mixer
Michael Primmer ... boom operator
David Raymond ... boom operator
Brian Straub ... foley artist
Tami Treadwell ... adr mixer
Linda Yeaney ... First assistant sound editor / first assistant sound editor
Rob Young ... re-recording mix technician

Special Effects by

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Monica Martin Del Campo ... special effects office coordinator
Blumes Tracy ... special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by

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Richard Kratt ... visual effects artist

Stunts

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Antal Kalik ... stunt coordinator
Brett Sheerin ... stunt actor

Camera and Electrical Department

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Dumaine Babcock ... 2nd assistant camera: "A" camera
Troy Balcorta-Gonzalez ... rigging lighting technician (as Troy Gonzalez)
Matthew Barbor ... rigging gaffer
Alice Becerra ... rigging lighting technician
Tate Becherer ... camera production assistant
Josh Birdsell ... rigging lighting technician
Brannon D. Brown ... digital imaging technician
Caitlin Brown ... first assistant camera: underwater unit
Sean Burris ... company grip
Xavier Chavez ... rigging lighting technician
Brian Contreras ... set lighting technician
Ross Coscia ... a camera/steadicam operator
Angelique A. Costanza ... grip
Chris Cotterman ... grip
Caz Duffy ... additional
Kevin Garrard ... rigging lighting technician
Matt Hadley ... lighting programmer
Rayner Hallera ... camera PA: underwater unit
Matt Hingstman ... rigging lighting technician
Walrus J.U.I.C.E. Howard ... first assistant camera
Dallas Hunter ... rigging lighting technician
West LeClay ... film loader
Len Levine ... chief lighting technician
Kai Magee ... rigging lighting technician
Niles McElroy ... set lighting technician
Chris Mclean ... set lighting technician
Robert McTyre Jr. ... lighting technician / set lighting technician
Paul Metcalf ... first assistant camera: "A" camera
Jamie Metzger ... digital imaging technician
Darren Michaels ... unit still photographer
Tony Misak ... rigging lighting technician
Amanda S. Morgan ... second assistant "a" camera
Tyler O'Reilly ... set lighitng technician
Michael Tilly Parks ... set lighting technician (as Michael Parks)
Colin Pitt ... set lighting technician
Avi Roffman ... gaffer
Nick Schulte ... rigging lighting technician
Aydine Sebastien ... set lighting technician
Robert Settlemire ... underwater camera operator
David Sheetz ... set lighting technician: Second Unit Gaffer
Perry Shultz ... set lighting technician
Giovanni Silva ... rigging lighting technician
Morgan Spadone ... video assist operator
Maxwell Thorpe ... key grip
Spencer White ... set lighting technician
Dave Wilwayco ... assistant chief set lighting technician
Joann Wong ... rigging lighting technician
Eric Zucker ... A dolly grip/head tech/crane operator

Casting Department

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Ranjani Brow ... adr voice casting
Bonnie Grisan ... casting associate
Ashley Lambert ... adr voice casting
Silawn Lewis ... background casting director
Jeff Olan ... background casting director

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Matthew Carey ... Principle Set Costumer
Florencia M. Carrizo ... Patternmaker/Fitter
Stephany Del Cid ... costumer
Maggie Gleason ... costumer
Steffi Lynn Roberts Harshberger ... Principal Set Costumer (as Steffi West Harshberger)
Rachael Hranka ... key costumer
Bandera Jones ... set costumer
Molly Martin ... set costumer
Valerie T. O'Brien ... costume supervisor
Danielle Sims ... additional shopper
Will Singleton ... Wardrobe Production Assistant (uncredited)

Location Management

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Armando Boquiren ... key assistant location manager
Jonathan Diaz ... assistant location manager
Michael German ... key assistant location manager
Paquita Hughes ... key assistant location manager
Jody Hummer ... additional location manager
Justin Louie ... location scout
Aviv Surkin ... location manager
Nolan Wolfe ... location scout

Music Department

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Adam Bennati ... music coordinator
Alan Hampton ... additional music
Howard Paar ... music supervisor
Matt Parker ... musician: bass clarinet, flutes, saxophones, and piano

Script and Continuity Department

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Julia Schachter ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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John Recalde ... production driver
Steve Zerweck ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Gina Amador ... production accountant
Katie Aquino ... assistant: Ms. Sher
Anthony Baratta ... Insurance Broker
Reed Baum ... Key Production Assistant
Ranjani Brow ... adr loop group
William Calvert ... adr loop group
Javier Chavarin ... stand-in
David Chen ... adr loop group
Billy Curtis ... layout
André Devantier ... caterer
Jessica Gowler ... production assistant
Kevin Henriques ... covid-19 compliance officer
Zig Hooker ... assistant production coordinator
James Hunter ... stand-in
Conor Karrel ... 1st assistant accountant
Ashley Lambert ... adr loop group
Tara Larsen ... clearances/product placement
Rose Lehrman ... production assistant: additional
Terence Mathews ... adr loop group (as Terrence Mathews)
Corey McCrea ... production assistant
David Michie ... adr loop group
Kari O'Hara ... producer pa
Rachel Obering ... production assistant
Jeffrey Phillips ... office production assistant
Maribeth Powers ... production assistant
Kai Raka ... manager of production: Catchlight Studios
Becky Rossiter-Moon ... set medic
Tara Sattler ... production legal
Scott Scrimager ... Production Finance
Sonali Sundararaj ... production coordinator
Jaquita Ta'le ... adr loop group
Anant Tamirisa ... SVP: Business & Legal Affairs
Rodnika Trainor Fair ... Payroll Accounant
Chang Tseng ... production consultant
Adam Vitello ... office production assistant

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In Chris Pine's feature directorial debut, Poolman tells the story of Darren Barrenman (Pine), a native Angeleno who spends his days looking after the pool of the Tahitian Tiki apartment block and fighting to make his hometown a better place to live. When he is tasked by a femme fatale to uncover the truth behind a shady business deal, Darren enlists the help of friends to take on a corrupt politician and a greedy land developer. His investigation reveals a hidden truth about his beloved city and himself. The film also stars Annette Bening, Danny DeVito, Jennifer Jason Leigh, DeWanda Wise, Stephen Tobolowsky, John Ortiz, and Ray Wise.

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Also Known As
  • Un afortunado soñador (United States, Spanish title)
  • Ma'yim Redoodim (Israel, Hebrew title)
  • O Cara da Piscina (Brazil)
  • Havuzcu (Turkey, Turkish title)
  • Чистильщик бассейнов (Russia)
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  • 100 min
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Trivia Writing and directing debut of Chris Pine. See more »
Movie Connections Features Chinatown (1974). See more »
Soundtracks Flower Duet See more »
Quotes Diane Esplinade: And just as music is the space between notes, just as the stars are beautiful because of the space between them, just as the sun strikes raindrops at a certain angle and throws a prism of colour across the sky - so the space where I exist, and want to keep existing, and to be quite frank I hope I die in, is exactly this middle distance: where despair struck pure otherness and created something sublime.
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