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Writer (WGA):
James Still (written by)
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Release Date:
16 July 1999 (USA) more
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Plot:
Salma Hayek stars as a woman in love with an adult-film actor. Their relationship gets complicated when... more | add synopsis
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Cast

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Danny Arroyo ... Thug #1 on Street
Jason Cutler ... Romaine

Olivia d'Abo ... Veronica

Elizabeth D'Onofrio ... Dorothy
Hakan D'Onofrio ... Running Boy

Vincent D'Onofrio ... Valentino
Keegan de Lancie ... Choir Boy
Ravell Dameron ... Receptionist in Clinic
Yvette Diaz ... Young Mary Carmen
Marion Eaton ... Miss Sweetheart
Phillip Esposito ... Phone Sex Guy
Luchisha Evans ... Waitress

Salma Hayek ... Mary Carmen

Ethan Hawke ... Nat
Cesar Herrera ... Thug #2 on Street
Shawn Michael Howard ... Coco

Gloria Irizarry ... Mrs. Sanchez
Rudy Rufus Isaacs ... Sleeping Beauty

Thomas Jane ... Gary
Khalil Kain ... Venus
Giovani Lampassi ... Phone Sex Guy #2

Chad Lindberg ... Kid Joey
Lucky Luciano ... The King
Dan Lupovitz ... Street Cruser

Michael Mantell ... Angry Customer
Stephen C. Marshall ... Angry Boss
Hugh Palmer ... Paramedic
John Panico ... Saxophone Player
Cordelia Richards ... Jana Roberts
Sam Saletta ... Boy #2 (Tommy)
Arielle Santos ... Hope

Kimberly Scott ... Nurse Adams

Jacob Sidney ... Sean

Alex Sol ... D.F.
Rachel Stikes ... Woman on Subway Bench
Linda Wahl ... Edna the Volunteer
Miss Monroe ... Herself
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Emmy Collins ... Executioner (uncredited)

Nick Kiriazis ... Shirtless Bartender (uncredited)
Judy Jean Kwon ... Li Soon (uncredited)

Ken Myers ... Street Walker #2 (uncredited)
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Directed by
Dan Ireland 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
James Still (written by)

Produced by
Thomas D. Adelman .... co-executive producer
Kathryn Arnold .... executive producer
Luis Colina .... associate producer
Carl Colpaert .... executive producer (as Carl Jan Colpaert)
Diane Conn .... line producer
Vincent D'Onofrio .... executive producer
Dan Ireland .... executive producer
Dan Lupovitz .... producer
Timm Oberwelland .... associate producer
Joe Simon .... executive producer
James Still .... co-producer
Ellen S. Wander .... executive producer (as Ellen Wander)
 
Original Music by
Peitor Angell 
 
Cinematography by
Claudio Rocha 
 
Film Editing by
Luis Colina 
Debra Goldfield 
 
Casting by
Laurel Smith 
 
Production Design by
Amy B. Ancona 
 
Art Direction by
Rachel Kamerman 
 
Set Decoration by
Melissa M. Levander 
 
Costume Design by
Tim Chappel 
 
Makeup Department
Ermahn Ospina .... makeup department head
Noelle Thurin .... makeup artist (as Deborah Noelle Thurin)
 
Production Management
Daniel Hank .... production manager: New York
Gayle S. Ocheltree .... unit production manager
Natalie Samanon .... co-post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lisa C. Clark .... second assistant director: second unit
Courtney King .... second assistant director
Lee Metzger .... second second assistant director
Sholto J. Roeg .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Adam Cook .... assistant props
Michael Lindsay .... property master
Eric Steinway .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Lance Brown .... sound designer
Lance Brown .... sound re-recording mixer
David Chornow .... sound mixer
Marc Fishman .... sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Pullman .... sound mixer: New York
Christopher Sposa .... boom operator
Carl D. Ware .... assistant sound designer
Karl Wasserman .... boom operator: New York
 
Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon .... in-show optical process and effects compositor: THDX (uncredited)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Craig Bilodeau .... grip
Chris Brow .... dolly grip
Harry M. Dixon .... camera loader
Eric Jennings .... first assistant camera
Pete Johnson .... key grip
Giovani Lampassi .... gaffer
Anatoliy Neznanov .... additional electrician
Jessica Wilson .... second assistant camera
Dan Zaitz .... still photographer
 
Casting Department
Glenn-Thomas Ford .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Marolakos .... costume supervisor
 
Editorial Department
Debra Goldfield .... additional editor
Brett S. McCarthy .... assistant editor
Paul Petschek .... additional editor
 
Other crew
Dennis Anderson .... set production assistant
Scott Baugh .... assistant to director
Blake Busby .... graphic artist: titles
Gina Carollo .... accountant
Angela Gibbens .... set production assistant
Robin Gottschall .... first assistant accountant
Sam Grant .... assistant: Diane Conn
Keith Douglas Kramer .... location manager
Pam Leonte .... script supervisor
Brian McMillan .... head animal trainer
Dan Riley .... legal assistant
Gary J. Sims .... payroll services
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexual content, language, some drug use and violent images.
Runtime:
100 min
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2.35 : 1 more
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A story with subtle poignancy, as charming as its weaknesses, 16 May 2007
Author: PiranianRose from USA

What a pleasure it is to discover a little film which presents little pieces of your own life story. This is a film that I imagine many will question what the hell is the point. It feels like an exploratory independent film that doesn't try to be very clever or cool, just an ordinary story with plenty of room for randomness. As it fits in neither the energetic class of cinema characterized by Tarantino and Fellini, nor the understated class a la Hou Hsiao-Hsien and Gus Van Sant, it won't impress the entertainment seekers and may not work for the purists. That said, I personally liked it more than not.

The great Michelangelo Antonioni said that films are not to be understood; they are to be experienced. As a film VELOCITY may not score high, but viewing it was an experience which I will not forget soon. The scenes with the deaf boy in drag were simply poignant and memorable. I'll never forget the priceless look on his face when his wig was pulled away by the rascals. It was a look which captured a thousand unspoken words that few, if any, Hollywood star would be capable of replicating. His pursuit of Gary brings back traces of my own memory. For me, this character was the primary saving grace of the film; his "acting" was superb, so heart-felt that I'm not sure if it's acting or reality--probably a hybrid of both.

In summary, VELOCITY is a film where some fragments are better than the whole package. Whether or not you can enjoy the film probably depends on how much your life experience draws you to the characters.

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