L.A. Without a Map (1998)

Director:

Mika Kaurismäki

Writers:

Mika Kaurismäki (writer)
Richard Rayner (novel)
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Release Date:

26 February 1999 (Sweden)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Plot:

A British writer pursues a young actress to Hollywood and needs all the help he can get to win her love.

Plot Keywords:

Hollywood | Actress | Obituary | Restaurant | Waitress

Cast

Tony Peers	...	Vicar
Steve Huison	...	Billy
David Tennant	...	Richard
Margo Stanley	...	Mrs. Blenkinsop
Vinessa Shaw	...	Barbara
Saskia Reeves	...	Joy
Malcolm Tierney	...	Joy's Dad
Margi Clarke	...	Bradford Woman
Monte Hellman	...	Himself
Jean-Pierre Kalfon	...	Jean-Mimi
Julie Delpy	...	Julie
Kevin West	...	Spielberg Man
Lisa Edelstein	...	Sandra
Michael Campbell	...	Young Porter
Joe Dallesandro	...	Michael
Cameron Bancroft	...	Patterson
Matthew Faber	...	Joel
Brent Morris	...	Aviator Shades Cop
Mista Taboo	...	Rapper
Dijon Talton	...	Kid
Vincent Gallo	...	Moss
Joey Perillo	...	McCrea
Amanda Plummer	...	Red Pool Owner
Dominic Gould	...	Music Store Clerk #1
Andre Royo	...	Music Store Clerk #2
Sakke Järvenpää	...	Leningrad Cowboy (as Leningrad Cowboys)
Veeti Kallio	...	Leningrad Cowboy (as Leningrad Cowboys)
Mato Valtonen	...	Leningrad Cowboy (as Leningrad Cowboys)
Jerzy Skolimowski	...	Minister
Don Ranvaud	...	Man with Script
Debra Carroll	...	Waitress
James LeGros	...	Takowsky (as James Le Gros)
Tootie	...	Lippy Blonde
Christa Lang	...	Woman on Bus
Michael Franco	...	Barman
Nathalie Huot	...	Tall Woman
Joseph Arsenault	...	Jealous Man
Robert Davi	...	Himself
Kenneth Hughes	...	Smoking Guest
Andy Bradford	...	Corpse
Anouk Aimée	...	Herself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Depp	...	Himself / William Blake (uncredited)
Mika Kaurismäki	...	Michael Bambihill (uncredited)
Matti Pellonpää	...	Rodolfo (archive footage) (uncredited)
Valentin Siroon	...	Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by
Mika Kaurismäki

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mika Kaurismäki		writer
Richard Rayner		novel
Richard Rayner		screenplay

Produced by
Pierre Assouline	....	producer
Julie Baines	....	producer
Sarah Daniel	....	producer
Mika Kaurismäki	....	co-producer
Brent Morris	....	line producer
Deepak Nayar	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Sébastien Cortella

Cinematography by
Michel Amathieu

Film Editing by
Ewa J. Lind

Casting by
Steve Brooksbank
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Caroline Hanania

Set Decoration by
Marcia Calosio
Eliza Solesbury

Costume Design by
Yasmine Abraham

Makeup Department
Scott Beswick	....	hair stylist: UK unit
Raqueli Dahan	....	key makeup artist: US unit
Nicholas Serino	....	key hair stylist: US unit
Carole Williams	....	makeup artist: UK unit

Production Management
Brigitte Mueller	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pamela Altieri-Paterra	....	second second assistant director
Matthew Baker	....	second assistant director: UK
Melissa V. Barnes	....	second assistant director
Timothy Bird	....	first assistant director
Rebecca MacDonald	....	additional second second assistant director
Jonathan Newman	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Will Batts	....	set designer
Elizabeth Fowler	....	property assistant
Tracey Gallacher	....	art director: USA
Gabriel Kramer	....	property assistant
Andy Ludford	....	property master
Emma MacDevitt	....	stand-by art director
Dutch Merrick	....	property master
Andrew Munro	....	art director: UK
Gregg Singer	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Dan Chapman	....	adr recordist
Diane Greaves	....	foley artist (as Dianne Greaves)
John Griffith	....	foley editor
Jokke Heikkilä	....	sound recordist
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Craig Irving	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Jyrälä	....	sound designer
Paul Jyrälä	....	sound mixer
Steven Nafshun	....	adr recordist (as Steve Nafshun)
Jason Swanscott	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Evan Green-Hughes	....	special effects supervisor: UK

Visual Effects by
Sally Clayton	....	digital artist
Trevor Young	....	scanning and recording: The Film Factory at VTR

Stunts
Jeff Imada	....	utility stunts
Danny McBride	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Danny McBride	....	stunts
Scott McElroy	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Palermo	....	stunt driver
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Felipe Savahge	....	stunt double
Lee Waddell	....	stunt driver
Lee Waddell	....	utility stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Brereton	....	second assistant camera: UK unit
Dante Cardone	....	assistant chief lighting technician
David R. Casey	....	gaffer
Hugh Casey	....	first electrician
Marc Christie	....	grip
Mark Dempsey	....	camera trainee
Fabienne Octobre	....	first assistant camera
R. Michael Stringer	....	grip
Tim Thompson	....	assistant grip
Jarred Waldron	....	rigging gaffer

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Fiona Greaves	....	costume trainee
Maeve Guesdon	....	costume supervisor
Magali Guidasci	....	costume consultant

Editorial Department
Guy Ducker	....	assistant editor
Peter Lynch	....	colorist
Lynne Warr	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Sébastien Cortella	....	musician
Diana Graham	....	music supervisor
Matti Hukkanen	....	music mixer: Leningrad Cowboys
Jean-Paul Long	....	musician
Isabelle Martin	....	music scoring mixer
David Salkin	....	musician

Transportation Department
David Gerry	....	driver (as David Gerry 'Davo')
Hugo Ocana	....	transportation
Manuel Ruiz	....	transportation

Other crew
Jeremy Alter	....	location manager: USA
Michael Daniels	....	assistant to producer
Noola Delaney	....	location manager: UK (as Noola Delany)
Maria De La Torre	....	production coordinator
John Eccleston	....	accountant: UK
Penny Gillman	....	accountant
Brian R. Keathley	....	production assistant
Connie Kunz	....	first assistant accountant
Mathew Lorenceau	....	stand-in: Vincent Gallo
Destri Martino	....	production secretary
Sylvie Michel-Casey	....	script supervisor
Janice Mordue	....	title designer
Em. L. Muslin	....	assistant to producer
Pia Tikka	....	title designer: main titles

Production Companies

• Dan Films
• Euro American Films S.A.
• Marianna Films

Distributors

• Filmcoopi Zürich (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• BIM Distribuzione (Italy)
• SND (France)
• United Media

Special Effects

• The Film Factory at VTR

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services

Also Known As:

I Love L.A. (France)
Los Angeles Without a Map

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

France | UK | Finland

Language:

English | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Argentina:13 | Finland:S | France:U | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dan Films

Trivia:

Johnny Depp didn't take any money for his cameo.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Dogma (1999)

Soundtrack:

Bog La Bag

a gentle romantic comedy that makes you want to laugh and cry at the same time

LA without a map was for me, the high point of this year's Singapore Film Festival (99). This modern day fairy-tale may come across as 'clich-ed' to some - especially the last bit - but it made a nice and interestingly pure change to the 'my ship is bigger than yours' crazy budget films out there right now. It's a raw and engaging film that puts a certain warmth in your heart when you leave the cinema. It's about love, dreams, loss, the fragility of life (and love) and it can be damn funny when it wants to be... the acting ain't bad either. :) Vinessa Shaw looks set to be the next big thing.