Sweethearts (1996)

Director:

Aleks Horvat

Writer (WGA):

Aleks Horvat (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

Arliss goes to a coffee house to meet Jasmine on a blind date, but she's not quite what she seems.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Janeane Garofalo	...	Jasmine
Mitch Rouse	...	Arliss
Margaret Cho	...	Noreen
Bobcat Goldthwait	...	Charles
Van Quattro	...	Officer Carter
Buckley Norris	...	Asylum patron
Vinnie Bilancio	...	Officer Felliciano
Stephen Malkmus	...	Coffee House Singer
Debby Barkan	...	Girl in Floral Dress
Patricia Peralta	...	Girl in Shop Window
Dayna West	...	Girl in Black
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Bishop	...	Telephone Voice
Greg DePaul	...	Telephone Voice
Tara Ison	...	Telephone Voice
Nicholas Kingston	...	Telephone Voice
Dea Lawrence	...	Telephone Voice
Hank Nelken	...	Telephone Voice
Mario Opinato	...	Waiter (uncredited)

Directed by
Aleks Horvat

Writing credits (WGA)
Aleks Horvat		(written by)

Produced by
Janeane Garofalo	....	producer
Aleks Horvat	....	producer
Hank Nelken	....	associate producer
Buckley Norris	....	executive producer
Lawrence Shuman	....	executive producer
Jill Silverthorne	....	line producer
Tom Taylor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Chris Anderson
Carl Schurtz

Cinematography by
John Peters

Film Editing by
Terry Kelley

Casting by
Concetta Di Matteo
Carolyn Long

Production Design by
Mimi Gramatky

Set Decoration by
Jeffrey Holmes

Costume Design by
Deborah Slate

Makeup Department
Debra-Lee Davidson	....	key makeup artist
Tommy E. Sullins	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Sarah Casper	....	unit production manager
Carl Schurtz	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
William Brent Bell	....	second assistant director
Fred February	....	first assistant director
Karen N. Horwitz	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Chief	....	assistant property master
Mark Chief	....	set dresser
Stanford Gilbert	....	prop master
Jack Husband	....	lead man
Jack McHaney	....	swing
Sean Perrotti	....	art department intern
Tom Waisanen	....	construction coordinator
Mark Wallace	....	assistant property master
Michael Wichman	....	props intern

Sound Department
Ken Ahern	....	boom operator
Lenise Bent	....	foley mixer
Beau Biggart	....	adr mixer
Ed Carr	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard F.W. Davis	....	sound designer
James Dehr	....	sound mixer
Ron Harris	....	adr recordist
Andrew Linhart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doug Madick	....	foley walker
Bruce Nazarian	....	supervising sound editor
Dennis Patterson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rick Sanchez	....	foley mixer
Frank Serafine	....	sound re-recording mixer
Melissa Sewell	....	sound designer
John Sheridan	....	boom operator
Daniel W. Victor Jr.	....	stereo sound consultant
Jeff Wire	....	assistant dialogue editor
Lance Wiseman	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
J.M. Logan	....	special effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Gene Arias	....	still photographer
Alan J. Asa-Dorian	....	best boy grip
James Babb	....	best boy electric
Virginia Blaustein	....	second assistant camera
Mark Buckalew	....	additional camera operator
Mark Buckalew	....	gaffer
Michael L. Colwell	....	additional camera operator
Michael L. Colwell	....	key grip
Ernie Georggin	....	best boy grip
Simon Jarvis	....	second assistant camera
Dan Ming	....	camera loader
Ralph Morin	....	electrician
Barry Norwood	....	first assistant camera
Keith Ogier	....	additional assistant camera
John Peters	....	camera operator
Chris Robertson	....	additional assistant camera
Andrew Rowlands	....	Steadicam operator
Jason Ryan	....	grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anasuya Engel	....	wardrobe intern
Kanani Wolf	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Alison Dean	....	assistant editor
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Hank Nelken	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Chris Anderson	....	assistant music supervisor
Peter Kelsey	....	music engineer
Carl Schurtz	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Greg Dunklin	....	transportation captain
Jay Wylie	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Scott Beckley	....	key set production assistant
Jennifer Besand	....	production accountant
Christopher Bishop	....	assistant production coordinator
Kim Jakwerth	....	unit publicist
Vicki V. Johnson	....	key set medic
Nicholas Kingston	....	production coordinator
Michael Lee	....	set production assistant
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor
Robert Sterret	....	location scout
Delain Walters	....	location assistant

Production Companies

• Sweetheart Deal Inc.

Distributors

• Trimark Pictures

Other Companies

• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by

MPAA:

Rated R for language, a scene of violence and some sexuality.

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Santa Monica, California, USA

Company:

Sweetheart Deal Inc.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: When Arliss and Jasmine both go to the men's room and start talking with the door open, the boom mic is visible in the upper right hand corner.

Movie Connections:

References The Wizard of Oz (1939)

Soundtrack:

Fall Together

This movie is great, but has a terrible title.

The thing about Sweethearts is that you automatically assume that a movie with Janine Garapholo called sweethearts is some sort of romantic comedy. This is in fact a very dark, drama with a few comedic elements, which looks and feels like a stage play. The only thing I can even really compare it too is Edward Albee's "A Zoo's Story." Highly recommended, but if you rent it on a first date she'll never speak to you again.