The 24 Hour Woman (1999)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Nancy Savoca

Writers (WGA):

Nancy Savoca (written by) &
Richard Guay (written by)

Release Date:

29 January 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A story about getting everything you want and what comes next

Plot:

Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both. |

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Awards:

3 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Thur. July 23

9:00 AM

TMC

Cast

Rosie Perez	...	Grace Santos
Marianne Jean-Baptiste	...	Madeline Labelle
Patti LuPone	...	Joan Marshall
Karen Duffy	...	Margo Lynn
Diego Serrano	...	Eddie Diaz
Wendell Pierce	...	Roy Labelle
Melissa Leo	...	Dr. Suzanne Pincus
Aida Turturro	...	Brenda
Rosanna DeSoto	...	Linda
Alicia Renee Washington	...	Patty
Reno	...	Crystal
Bianca Hunter	...	Young Woman
Elizabeth Bracco	...	Nurse
Samantha Buck	...	Deanne
Dale Carman	...	Phil
Nicky Cappodanno	...	Security Guard
Divina Cook	...	Olga
Chris Cooper	...	Ron Hacksby
Michael Cumpsty	...	Suzanne Pincus' Publicist
Drena De Niro	...	Lori
Brandi DiCesare	...	Lily (Newborn)
Jade DiCesare	...	Lily (Newborn)
Wally Dunn	...	Ray
Daryl Edwards	...	Dr. Walker
Carla Gallo	...	Pantyhose Victim
Richard Guay	...	Jim - New Director
Cari Gorostiza	...	Abuela
Jayne Haynes	...	Dr. Huffington
Daniel Hernandez	...	Lily (Newborn)
Beth Littleford	...	Lynn Shapiro
Marianne Leone	...	Cable Executive #1
Angie Martinez	...	Angie Martinez
Marcus Matthews	...	Derek Labelle
Ivan J. Moffitt	...	Leon
Jay Potter	...	John Garson
Alan Pottinger	...	Cable Executive #2
Sandra Prosper	...	Press Agent
Sixto Ramos	...	Audience Member #2
Blake Ramsey	...	Carvel Clerk
Steven Randazzo	...	Security Guard (CBS)
José Ramón Rosario	...	Candy Store Manager
Jordana Rosenzweig	...	Lily (Age 1)
Olivia Rosenzweig	...	Lily (Age 1)
Carl Savoca	...	Police Officer
Kristin Sentman	...	Cheryl
Jerry Springer	...	Himself
Corey Twitty	...	T.J. Labelle
Kianna Underwood	...	Tanessha Labelle
Angie Utt	...	Audience Member #1
Madison Valdes	...	Lily (Newborn)
Rick Washburn	...	Police Officer (CBS)
J.D. Williams	...	Toy Store Clerk

Directed by
Nancy Savoca

Writing credits (WGA)
Nancy Savoca		(written by) &
Richard Guay		(written by)

Produced by
Steve Carlis	....	executive producer
Donald C. Carter	....	executive producer
Richard Guay	....	producer
Larry Meistrich	....	producer
Peter Newman	....	producer
Rosie Perez	....	co-producer
Diana Schmidt	....	co-producer
Daniel J. Victor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Kenny Gonzalez
Louis Vega

Cinematography by
Teresa Medina

Film Editing by
Camilla Toniolo

Casting by
Sheila Jaffe
Georgianne Walken

Production Design by
Bob Shaw

Art Direction by
Sarah Frank

Set Decoration by
Caroline Ghertler

Costume Design by
Kathleen Mobley

Makeup Department
Judy Chin	....	key makeup artist
Mary A. D'Angelo	....	key hair stylist (as Mary D'Angelo)
Marjorie Durand	....	additional makeup artist
George Fraggos	....	assistant hair stylist
Angela Johnson	....	assistant makeup artist
Robert Kushner	....	wig maker
Lizz Scalice	....	additional hair stylist (as Elizabeth Scalice)

Production Management
Victor De Jesus	....	production supervisor
Debra Kent	....	production manager
Nancy Kriegel	....	executive in charge of production
Ron Martin	....	unit production manager
Jamey Pryde	....	post-production supervisor
Brandon Rosser	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julian Brain	....	second second assistant director
Alison C. Rosa	....	second assistant director (as Alison Rosa)
J. Miller Tobin	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Adrienne Anderson	....	assistant property master (as Adrienne 'Andy' Anderson)
Pamela Berkeley	....	charge scenic artist
Joel Carucci	....	construction grip
Robert de Mar	....	set dresser
Anthony Dimeo	....	property master
Gail Fuller	....	scenic artist
George Gartland	....	construction grip
Billy Geiger	....	constructor
Deborah Greene	....	set dresser
Joanna Hartell	....	lead set dresser
Gina Hendricks	....	set dresser
Dierdre Kane	....	set dresser
Dana Neuwirth	....	set dresser
Paul Roer	....	set dresser
Danny Rovira	....	construction coordinator
David Silber	....	construction grip
Victoria Vanasco	....	on-set dresser
Cheryl Wallace	....	scenic artist

Sound Department
David Boulton	....	adr engineer
Pete Conlin	....	dialogue editor
Jay Dranch	....	adr editor
Keith Elliott	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mariusz Glabinski	....	assistant sound editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	dialogue editor
Rosa Howell-Thornhill	....	sound mixer
Darcy Kite	....	foley recordist (as Darcey Kite)
Andy Koyama	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joshua Landis	....	foley editor
Hal Levinsohn	....	supervising adr editor
John Sievert	....	foley artist
Ira Spiegel	....	supervising sound editor
Tony V. Stevens	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
V. Renee Taylor	....	dialogue editor
Brad Thornton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don White	....	dialogue premix mixer
Joe White	....	boom operator
Mel Zelniker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr engineer (as Paul Zydel)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Adraham	....	Steadicam operator
Brian Carmichael	....	video playback operator
Andrew Cheung	....	grip
Matt Chubet	....	grip
Francesca Cobaco	....	electrician (as Francesca 'Max' Corbacho)
Edward Cohen	....	best boy electric (as Eddie Cohen)
Adger W. Cowans	....	still photographer (as Adger Cowans)
Dan Denitto	....	dolly grip
Keith Devlin	....	electrician
Joe Doughan	....	key grip
Doug Foote	....	first assistant camera
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator
Clayton J. Liotta	....	Steadicam assistant (as Clayton Liotta)
John Luciano	....	grip
Jim McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew Pascal	....	second assistant camera
Geoffrey D. Pound	....	rigging grip (as Geoffrey Pound)
Scott H. Ramsey	....	gaffer (as Scott Ramsey)
Allan S. Robinson	....	electrician (as Allan Robinson)
Anthony Salerno	....	camera operator
Lauren Schaub	....	camera loader
Allan Schwartz	....	electrician
Joseph Trammell	....	video playback operator (as Joe Trammel)
Dan Vranesich	....	best boy grip (as Daniel J. Vranesich)
Marc Vranesich	....	company grip
Diane Wheeler-Nicholson	....	video supervisor
Patrick J. McIntyre	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jamy Myatt	....	casting assistant
Anthony Ortiz	....	extras casting assistant (as Anthony 'Dust' Ortiz)
Jessy Terrero	....	extras casting
Ulysses Terrero	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Krista Blomberg	....	wardrobe production assistant
Maria E. Kenny	....	associate costume designer
Niki Strippoli	....	assistant wardrobe supervisor
Missy West	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
May Kuckro	....	assistant editor
Paul Leonardo Jr.	....	post-production coordinator
Sandra Nash	....	assistant editor
Ricardo Olivero	....	color timer

Music Department
Gwen Bethel	....	executive in charge of music
Phil Carson	....	executive in charge of music
Barry Cole	....	music supervisor
Christopher Covert	....	music supervisor
Jennifer L. Dunnington	....	music editor
Sean Fernald	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Michael Connolly	....	transportation captain (as Mike Connolly)
Tom Weissler	....	transportation co-captain (as Tommy Weissler)

Other crew
Abby Bailey	....	assistant production accountant
Andy Barsh	....	video consultant
Michael Best	....	office production assistant
Leonard John Bruno	....	clearance and product placement
Blanca Camacho	....	adr loop group
Andrea F. Cannistraci	....	production legal
Shari L. Carpenter	....	script supervisor
Jeremy Carr	....	production assistant
Ged Dickersin	....	location manager
Dan Donohue	....	production assistant
Dorothy Dume	....	craft service assistant
Dann Fink	....	adr loop group
Carol Galione	....	production assistant
Jim Gallagher	....	office production assistant
Alicia Goldstein	....	unit publicist
Edgardo Gonzalez	....	set intern
Greg Granger	....	set intern
Josh Hersko	....	production assistant
Lonnie Kandel	....	production coordinator
Leo Kittay	....	location assistant
Cristina Aurora Kotz Cornejo	....	set intern
Pietro Lorino Jr.	....	production auditor (as Pietro Lorino)
Sue Malfitano	....	adr loop group (as Susan Malfitano)
Suk Yi Mar	....	assistant location manager
Jackie Martinez	....	assistant production coordinator
Darren McKenzie	....	production assistant
Matt McLellan	....	office production assistant
Matt McLellan	....	set production assistant
Alexander 'Macho' Mendez	....	production assistant
César Romero	....	production assistant
Celeste Sassine	....	craft service
Jesse Scolaro	....	production assistant
Craig Sechler	....	adr loop group
Sammy Steward	....	production assistant
Rose Stockton	....	adr loop group
Mary Sunshine	....	post-production accountant
Spring Sutter	....	assistant post-production accountant
Mimi Turner	....	location scout
Rick Washburn	....	weapons coordinator

Thanks
Brady L. Benton	....	special thanks
Keith Reamer	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Dirt Road Productions, King City
• Exile Films
• Redeemable Features
• Shooting Gallery

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment
• Lolafilms Distribución
• Shooting Gallery

Other Companies

• Catherine Rankin Productions Ltd.  negative cutting
• East Coast Post  post-production services
• Panavision  camera equipment
• REI Media Group  titles and opticals
• Sound One Corporation  sound re-recording
• Xeno Lights  grip and electric equipment

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Spain:13 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Dirt Road Productions, King City

Very enjoyable and much truer to life than others in the genre

I found THE 24 HOUR WOMAN to be very funny. The lack of structure was deliberate. I have a feeling that the author of the above review was a man; certainly he/she has no children. The movie is about the total chaos that the baby brings into the lives of extremely controlled and stressed people who actually think they can 'manage' the situation while not changing their lives in the least. Nancy Savoca mentioned in an interview that 'when others went to the right, we went to the left' she deliberately avoided cliches like the 'contrast between the working class black woman and middle class Latina.' The ethnicities are there, but are never shoved in your face, and the situations apply to all races. This was not a movie about 'class differences' but about the troubles one has in trying to 'have it all', whether by choice or necessity. The problem applies to the male characters as well as the women. This movie is very entertaining and far more honest than the Hollywood versions of the 'working mom/dad/take care of baby' that I have seen. Recommended.