Moonlight Mile (2002)

Director:

Brad Silberling

Writer (WGA):

Brad Silberling (written by)

Release Date:

4 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

In life and love, expect the unexpected.

Plot:

As he copes with the death of his fiancee along with her parents, a young man must figure out what he wants out of life.

Plot Keywords:

1970s | Language Learning | Writer | Photo Studio | Loss Of Fiancée

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

Cast

Jake Gyllenhaal	...	Joe Nast
Dustin Hoffman	...	Ben Floss
Susan Sarandon	...	Jojo Floss
Aleksia Landeau	...	Cheryl
Ellen Pompeo	...	Bertie Knox
Richard Messing	...	Rabbi
Lev Friedman	...	Cantor
Bob Clendenin	...	Server #1 (as Robert Clendenin)
Jim Fyfe	...	Server #2
Mary Ellen Trainor	...	Mrs. Meyerson
Richard Fancy	...	Mr. Meyerson
Marcia Mitzman Gaven	...	Fashion Plate
Allan Corduner	...	Stan Michaels
Holly Hunter	...	Mona Camp
Careena Melia	...	Diana Floss
Gary Hetzler	...	Speedwalker
Edward Lachman	...	Photographer (as Ed Lachman)
Gordon Clapp	...	Tanner
Dabney Coleman	...	Mike Mulcahey
Mary Catherine Garrison	...	Caroline
Audrey Marie Anderson	...	Audrey Anders
Colombe Jacobsen-Derstine	...	Patty (as Colombe Jacobsen)
Virginia Newcomb	...	Cheryl's Friend #2
Elizabeth Janas	...	Cheryl's Friend #3
Richard T. Jones	...	Ty
Lenny Clarke	...	Gordy
Robert Wahlberg	...	Pinky
Tom Carey	...	Baxter (as J. Tom Carey)
Dee Nelson	...	Waitress
McNally Sagal	...	Mrs. Tippet
Phil Reeves	...	Mr. Don Tippet
Roxanne Hart	...	June Mulcahey
Lisa Anne Hillman	...	Jillian Mulcahey
Rachel Singer	...	Rhonda Ketch
John Balma	...	Walter Ketch
Paul Perri	...	Public Defender
Tom Dahlgren	...	Judge
Mark Lotito	...	Diner Manager
David F. Wheeler	...	Diner Grandfather (as David Wheeler)
Alexandra Hoffman	...	Diner Granddaughter
Lady	...	Nixon (Dog)
Fatty	...	Nixon (Dog)
Percy	...	Fay Ray (Cat)
Slick	...	Fay Ray (Cat)
Molly	...	Fay Ray (Cat)
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	...	Bar Voice (voice) (as Caitlin McKenna)
Paul Pape	...	Bar Voice (voice)
Jessica Gee	...	Bar Voice (voice)
Sandy Simpson	...	Bar Voice (voice)
Murphy Dunne	...	Bar Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jillian Armenante	...	Caterer (uncredited)
Hilary Barraford	...	Bride (uncredited)
Sandra Blaney	...	Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Janet Borgman	...	Family Member at Funeral (uncredited)
Altara Michelle	...	Young Girl at Restaurant (uncredited)
Camden Munson	...	(uncredited)
Jack Truman	...	Bar Regular (uncredited)
Steven Paul Zsenyuk	...	Real Estate Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Brad Silberling

Writing credits (WGA)
Brad Silberling		(written by)

Produced by
Ashok Amritraj	....	executive producer
Brian W. Cook	....	co-producer
David Hoberman	....	executive producer
Mark Johnson	....	producer
Susan Sarandon	....	executive producer
Brad Silberling	....	producer
Patricia Whitcher	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Phedon Papamichael

Film Editing by
Lisa Zeno Churgin

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Missy Stewart

Art Direction by
Mark Worthington

Set Decoration by
Kathy Lucas		(as Katherine Lucas)

Costume Design by
Mary Zophres

Makeup Department
Marleen Alter	....	assistant makeup artist
Michal Bigger	....	makeup artist: S. Sarandon
Paul LeBlanc	....	hair stylist: Susan Sarandon
Brenda McNally	....	additional hair stylist: Massachusetts
Joe Rossi	....	makeup artist
Emma C. Rotondi	....	hair stylist
Sandra Rowden	....	makeup artist
Kim Santantonio	....	key hair stylist
Rick Sharp	....	makeup artist
Kimberley Spiteri	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Leeann Stonebreaker	....	production supervisor
Patricia Whitcher	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rusty Mahmood	....	second second assistant director
Chitra F. Mojtabai	....	second assistant director
Michele Panelli-Venetis	....	first assistant director (as Michele Panelli Venetis)

Art Department
Bobby Anderson	....	picture car coordinator
Paul Baker	....	props
Chris Barnes	....	lead painter
Scott Bauer	....	props
Eric Bryant	....	art department assistant
Jon J. Bush	....	leadman
James Champoux	....	propmaker
Danica Chipman	....	set dresser
Gina B. Cranham	....	set designer
Charles Daboub Jr.	....	art director: Boston
Todd Ellis	....	property master
Jennifer Engel	....	foreman
Kyra Friedman	....	assistant set decorator: Boston
Tony Gardner	....	special props
Paul W. Gorfine	....	camera scenic artist
Will Grant	....	set dressing gang boss
Jane Gulick	....	prop assistant
Barry Jones	....	paint foreman
Carol Kiefer	....	art department coordinator
E. Cedar McClure	....	art assistant
James P. Meehan	....	on-set dresser
Lisa Nagid	....	on-set dresser: Boston
Scooter Perrotta	....	prop assistant
Chris Peterson	....	set dresser
Eugene Pope	....	carpenter
Eugene Pope	....	metal worker
Michael Ruby	....	supervising signwriter
Liza Rudolph	....	set decoration buyer
Kenneth Salter	....	carpenter
Tommy Samona	....	set dresser
Chris Samp	....	stand-by painter
Terry Scott	....	construction coordinator
Doug Sieck	....	set dresser
Kurt Smith	....	construction coordinator: Boston
Theodore Suchecki	....	set dresser
Anthony Syracuse	....	location foreman
Tim Y. Wetzel	....	assistant property master
Jack Coyle	....	general foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Berolzheimer	....	foley editor
Andrew Bock	....	assistant sound editor
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Pud Cusack	....	production sound mixer
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects recordist (as John Paul Fasal)
Linda Folk	....	adr supervisor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Richard King	....	sound designer
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dan Leahy)
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Patricio A. Libenson	....	foley supervisor (as Patricio Libenson)
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Ross Simpson	....	boom operator
Tyler Stephens	....	sound utility
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Linda Yeaney	....	first assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
William 'Billy Jack' Jakielaszek	....	special effects assistant: Massachusetts (as William Jakielaszek)
Brian Ricci	....	special effects foreman: Massachusetts
Ed Ricci	....	special effects assistant: Massachusetts (as Edward P. Ricci)
Tom Ryba	....	special effects coordinator (as Thomas P. Ryba)
Gregory C. Tippie	....	special effects foreman (as Gregory Tippie)

Visual Effects by
Jonathan Alvord	....	Avid editor
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects producer: Cinesite
Michael L. Fink	....	visual effects supervisor (as Michael Fink)
Krystine Lankenau	....	rotoscope artist (as Kristine Lankenau)
Kenneth Littleton	....	digital compositing supervisor: Cinesite
Rafael Macho	....	main title design
Mike Sullo	....	visual effects producer
Diane Van Ussel	....	main title design

Stunts
Rick Barker	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt coordinator
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Ambrose	....	rigging gaffer
Woody Bell	....	company grip
Scott D. Davis	....	rigging gaffer
Tim Driscoll	....	grip
Bob Hall	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Amanda Hannan	....	grip
Brian Heller	....	director of photography: second unit
Christian J. Hollyer	....	camera loader: Boston
Dan Hutchinson	....	rigging electrician
Eric Komar	....	grip
Zach Lazar	....	electrician
Patriq Luo	....	electrician
Daniel C. McFadden	....	assistant camera
James R. Mitchell	....	set electrician
Goran Pavicevic	....	director of photography: inserts
David Puopolo	....	rigging grip: Boston
Daryl Richardson	....	best boy rigging grip
Lee Schmicker	....	electrician
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
David A. Seekins	....	film loader
Philip Shanahan	....	second assistant camera
Darrell Temple	....	grip
Rick Tiedeman	....	Steadicam operator
Doug Weinmann	....	electrician
Chuck Weiss	....	video assist operator

Casting Department
Lisa S. Beasley	....	extras casting
Nancy Doyle	....	local casting
Joni Tackette	....	extras casting
Maura Tighe	....	local casting
Maureen Whalen	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yvonne Bastidos	....	set costumer
Jenny Eagan	....	assistant to costume designer
Parrish Kennington	....	costumer
Marylou Lim	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Angela Barton	....	first assistant film editor
Stephanie M. Casey	....	first assistant editor
Christopher Vagnino Gamby	....	apprentice editor
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)

Music Department
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Janice Hayen	....	music preparation
Stephen Krause	....	score recordist
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer
Ken Kugler	....	conductor
Ken Kugler	....	orchestrator
Jason La Rocca	....	score mixer (as Jason LaRocca)
Cindy O'Connor	....	music assistant
Lise Richardson	....	music editor
Dawn Soler	....	music supervisor (as Dawn Solér)
Florian Tessloff	....	music assistant

Transportation Department
Denise Avallon	....	driver
Lori M. Cincotta	....	transportation department (as Lori Matyska)
David Diaz	....	transportation captain
Craig Fehrman	....	transportation coordinator
Paul Jones	....	driver

Other crew
Ellen Adolph	....	production accountant
Shelley Barbour	....	assistant: Mr. Hoffman
Amy Carroll	....	production assistant
Minor Childers	....	assistant: Mr. Silberling
Sue Chipperton	....	animal trainer
Lisa Davis	....	animal trainer
Cheryl Donaldson	....	assistant to producer
Lauren Erwin	....	production assistant
Mark Fitzgerald	....	key assistant location manager
Kristi Frankenheimer	....	location manager (as Kristi Frankenheimer-Davis)
Jenny Fumarolo	....	production assistant
Nicki Georgi	....	production assistant
Ariel Gold	....	production assistant
Lori Hornung	....	production coordinator: Massachusetts
Don J. Hug	....	location manager: Boston
Matthew Katz-Frost	....	assistant: Mr. Gyllenhaal
Elizabeth Ludwick-Bax	....	script supervisor (as Elizabeth Ludwick)
Kathleen Lungren	....	assistant: Ms. Whitcher
James MacDonald	....	set medic
Rafael Macho	....	title designer
Scott Masterson	....	set production assistant
Liz Matthews	....	location scout
Dave McComb	....	second assistant accountant
Kim Meade	....	assistant: David Hoberman
Cheryl Miller	....	production coordinator
Summer Moore	....	stand-in
Kris Olson	....	assistant coordinator
John Palermo	....	assistant: Ms. Sarandon
John Palermo	....	development executive
Scooter Perrotta	....	set production assistant
Eileen Peterson	....	unit publicist
Luke Poling	....	production assistant
Rick Poyner	....	key assistant location manager
Kim Quam	....	set medic
Julie Rioux	....	set production assistant: Gloucester and Marblehead
Leslie Romenesko	....	assistant location manager
Timothy Rose	....	production assistant
Christine Ryan	....	production assistant
Lindsay Sloane	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Diane Van Ussel	....	title designer
Kevin Vargus	....	production assistant
Ben Woodard	....	production assistant: Massachusetts

Production Companies

• Epsilon Motion Pictures (presents)
• Touchstone Pictures (presents)
• Hyde Park Entertainment (presents)
• Reveal Entertainment
• Gran Via
• Punch Productions (as Punch)

Distributors

• Rialto Film AG (2003) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Solo Film Verleih (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Alfa Films (Argentina)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Buena Vista Pictures
• Divisa Home Video (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
• Eagle Pictures
• GAGA
• Humax Pictures
• Paradise Group (2002) (Russia) (all media)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2003) (Switzerland) (DVD) (as Medaria Home Entertainment)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Alterian
• Cinesite (Hollywood)

Other Companies

• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Epic Records  soundtrack
• Henson Studios  score recorded at
• Monkeyshine Inc.  titles
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack
• Studio Animal Services  animals
• Technicolor  color
• Wet Dog Studios  score mixed at
• Wet Dog Studios  score recorded at

Also Known As:

Baby's in Black (USA) (working title)
Goodbye Hello (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality and brief strong language.

Runtime:

Argentina:146 min | Canada:112 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:117 min | UK:116 min | Portugal:120 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Portugal:M/12 (original rating) | Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 | Canada:A (Ontario) | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:PG | Chile:TE | Germany:12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:7 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Epsilon Motion Pictures

Trivia:

A screening of the film was held at Salem State College's auditorium in Salem, Massachusetts which is adjacent to Marblehead where the film took place.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Joe Nast and Ben Floss are walking down the street, the car holding the camera is reflected in the storefront windows.

Quotes:

Joe Nast: She was strong and real and messed up and wickedly honest... just like her mother.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 'Old School' Orientation (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Aqualung

Good acting saves this

True, this movie is not for everyone. It is not for action junkies and it isn't that exciting as dramas go. But the excellent acting by the three main leads will hold your attention, if you let yourself get into it.

Dustin Hoffman is completely believable as the dad whose hopes and dreams have vanished with his daughter and he struggles to hold on to them in a state of denial. Susan Sarandon's character has accepted the fact and turns away from friends' sympathy. And as the fiancée in a slight state of paralysis from numbness, Jake Gyllenhaal proves he can play more than disturbed teen. The girl's parents try to hold onto him as their last hope of clinging to their daughter. Joe (Gyllenhaal) doesn't want to hurt them by leaving, but has to find his own path now.

The actors keep the movie going for longer than expected. Even though by the end you're glad it's over, it'll stick in your mind. It's the kind of movie you only see once, or else you'll get sick of it. But the one time will be enough for you to appreciate its quiet despair and hope.