Body Shots (1999)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Michael Cristofer

Writer (WGA):

David McKenna (written by)

Release Date:

21 January 2000 (Spain)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Tonight it's for sex. Tomorrow it's for real. (Unrated VHS Version)

Plot:

A tale of the mysterious, but necessary, mating ritual between men and women of today and everything they think about sex but are afraid to say.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Drink | Drinking | Bar | Party

Cast

Joe Basile	...	Bartender
Scott Burkholder	...	Man in Bar
Liz Coke	...	Girl #2
Allison Dunbar	...	Girl #3
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Rick Hamilton
Edmund Genest	...	Sara's Dad (as Edmond Genest)
Adam Lieberman	...	Burger Joint Cop (as Adam Gordon)
Mark Hicks	...	Bodyguard
Larry Joshua	...	Detective Richards
Elizabeth Liebel	...	Mrs. Drofsky
Ron Livingston	...	Trent
Marc Lynn	...	Disco Bartender
Jerry O'Connell	...	Michael Penorisi
Lou Paget	...	Oral Sex Instructor
Amanda Peet	...	Jane Bannister
Adina Porter	...	Detective Thompson
Emily Procter	...	Whitney Bryant
Benny Quan	...	Burger Joint Manager
Tara Reid	...	Sara Olswang
Brad Rowe	...	Shawn Denigan
Wendy Schenker	...	Doctor
Nick Spano	...	Jeff the Doorman
Sybil Temtchine	...	Emma Cooper (as Sybil Temchen)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emmy Collins	...	Shopping Cart Man (uncredited)
Larry Doupe	...	Man by dumpster in gutter (uncredited)
Cameron Glenar	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Phil Hawn	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Rich Knight	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Cheryl Rusa	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Robert Martin Steinberg	...	Michael's Attorney (uncredited)
Heidi Van Horne	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Dwayne Winstead	...	Body Guard #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Cristofer

Writing credits (WGA)
David McKenna		(written by)

Produced by
Harry Colomby	....	producer
Michael De Luca	....	executive producer
Lynn Harris	....	executive producer
Michael Keaton	....	executive producer
Jennifer Keohane	....	producer
Guy Riedel	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham		(music composed by)

Cinematography by
Rodrigo García		(director of photography) (as Rodrigo Garcia)

Film Editing by
Eric A. Sears		(as Eric Sears)

Casting by
Libby Goldstein
Junie Lowry-Johnson		(as Junie Lowry Johnson)

Production Design by
David J. Bomba

Art Direction by
John R. Jensen

Set Decoration by
Kathy Lucas

Costume Design by
Carolyn Greco		(as Carolyn Leigh Greco)

Makeup Department
David Fields	....	key hair stylist
Timothy Lasquade	....	hair stylist (as Tim Lasquade)
Lisa Layman	....	makeup artist
Amy Schmiederer	....	makeup artist
Nena Smarz	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Carla Fry	....	executive in charge of production
Jody Levin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Udi Nedivi	....	unit production manager
Jay Vinitsky	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hans Berggren	....	second second assistant director
Kristen Ploucha	....	second assistant director
Mary Ellen Woods	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Marty Atwell	....	propmaker
Gilbert Badillo	....	labor foreman
Gilbert Badillo Jr.	....	labor
Wade Bailey	....	painter
Bart Barbuscia	....	set dresser
Jonathan Bobbitt	....	leadman
Russell Bobbitt	....	set dresser
Richard Boris	....	greensman (as Richard Borris)
Erin Boyd	....	set dresser (as Erin Gould)
Daniel Bradford	....	set designer
Mike Carrillo	....	property master
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
Ashley Fardys	....	art department coordinator (as Ashley Cook)
Frank Fleshman	....	propmaker foreman
Matayas Gila	....	painter (as Matyas Gila)
Cheryl Gould	....	set dresser
Randy Gunter	....	assistant property master
Troy Hope	....	painter
Nicole Joubert	....	art department production assistant (as Nicole A. Joubert)
Robin L. Kolb	....	propmaker (as Robin Kolb)
Jennifer Lagura	....	set dresser (as Jennifer LaGara)
Richard Lambert	....	set dresser
Justin J. LaPresle	....	propmaker (as Justin La Presle)
Gary Leth	....	paint gang boss
David Lopez	....	painter
James P. Meehan	....	on-set dresser (as Jimmy Meehan)
Steven Most	....	propmaker
Ralph Peterson	....	construction general foreman
Mark Rasmussen	....	propmaker
Gordon Rattigan	....	propmaker
Paul M. Rohrbaugh III	....	scenic supervisor (as Paul M. Rohrbaugh)
Andrew M. Scudier	....	scenic foreman (as Andrew Scudier)
Harry Smith	....	propmaker
Bill Sorrells	....	painter
Dan Sweetman	....	storyboard artist
Dominic Varady	....	propmaker
Chandler Vinar	....	set dresser
Christopher Windisch	....	construction coordinator (as Christopher D. Windisch)
Walter Zieska	....	propmaker foreman

Sound Department
Brian Basham	....	adr recordist
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Mark Choi	....	foley editor (as Mark Hunshik Choi)
Craig A. Dellinger	....	adr editor
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator
Jose Garcia	....	sound mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Hector C. Gika	....	sound effects editor
Ian Ingram	....	sound designer: nightclub
Kimaree Long	....	dialogue editor
Dave McMoyler	....	supervising sound editor
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Hugh Murphy	....	digital assistant (as Hugh R.M. Murphy)
Tony Negrete	....	first assistant sound editor (as Tony R. Negrete)
Greg Salmon	....	cableperson
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Melissa Sherwood Hofmann	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Melissa S. Hofmann)
Branden Spencer	....	digital second assistant (as Branden B. Spencer)
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	additional mix supervision (as Mark Stoeckinger)
Drew Webster	....	digital sound mix technician
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (as Jeffrey B. Wilhoit)
Scott Wolf	....	sound effects editor
Greg Zimmerman	....	foley recordist

Special Effects by
Jan Aaris	....	special effects
Hal Bigger	....	special effects
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects coordinator (as Dan Sudick)

Visual Effects by
Mark Dornfeld	....	opticals: Custom Film Effects

Stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts (as Chris Doyle)
Anita Hart	....	stunts
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Richard Humphreys	....	stunts (as Rich Humphreys)
Chris J. King	....	stunts (as Chris King)
Rob King	....	stunt coordinator
John Moio	....	stunts
Greg Owen	....	stunts
Simon Rhee	....	stunts
Scott Rogers	....	stunt double: Michael
Scott Rogers	....	stunts
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunt double: Sara
Debby Lynn Ross	....	stunts
Cheryl Rusa	....	stunts
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts
Mark Hicks	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Victor Aguirre	....	still photography department intern
Cherilyn Barnard	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Cheri Barnard)
Corwin A. Bibb	....	best boy electrician (as Cory Bibb)
Kenneth Bonet	....	rigging electric
Scott Browner	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Pierre Cane	....	rigging electric (as Mark 'Pierre' Cane)
Joe Celeste	....	key grip
Tom Conway	....	grip
Kevin Cook	....	rigging grip
Louis DiCesare	....	chief lighting technician (as Louis Di Cesare)
Eric Alan Donaldson	....	grip (as Eric Donaldson)
Robert Fischer	....	dolly grip (as Bobby Fisher)
Ernie Garcia	....	grip
David Garden	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Rusty Geller	....	Steadicam operator
Christopher Dunn George	....	Steadicam operator (as Chris George)
Mark Gerasimenko	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael E. Gips	....	rigging electric
Jim Greene	....	rigging electric (as James Greene)
Jason Harvey	....	camera loader
Ian Ingram	....	lighting designer: nightclub
Neil Jacobs	....	still photographer
Glenn Kaplan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Glenn D. Kaplan)
Matthew Kennett III	....	grip (as Matthew Kennett)
Jay Levy	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Chuck Mason	....	rigging electric
John Massaro	....	rigging gaffer
James G. Moriarty	....	best boy grip (as James Moriarty)
Thoma Reavis	....	rigging electric
Nikola Ristic	....	electrician
Miguel Sánchez	....	electrician (as Miguel Sanchez)
Laura Stewart	....	electrician
Douglas L. Stratton	....	rigging electric (as Douglas Stratton)
Kathina Szeto	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ray Thomas	....	electrician
Frank C. Towers Jr.	....	rigging electric
Kent C. Tramel	....	electrician (as Kent Tramel)

Casting Department
Jerry Conca	....	extras casting coordinator
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Scott Lairson	....	casting assistant
Tony Rasmussen	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anita Louise Brown	....	set costumer (as Anita Brown)
Marina Marit	....	key set costumer
Randall Thropp	....	costume supervisor
Asmik Yurdumyan	....	costume production assistant

Editorial Department
Darren Block	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter: Kona Cutting
Mark Harris	....	assistant editor (as Mark E. Harris)
George McCarthy	....	assistant editor
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Richard J. Rossi	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Todd Bozung	....	assistant music editor
Paul Broucek	....	music executive
Paul Broucek	....	music supervisor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Janice Hayen	....	music preparation
Mark Isham	....	musician: solo trumpet
Mark Isham	....	score producer
Stephen Krause	....	score mixer
Stephen Krause	....	score recordist
Ken Kugler	....	conductor: strings
Ken Kugler	....	orchestrator: strings
David Low	....	music contractor
David Low	....	musician: solo cello
Marvin R. Morris	....	music editor (as Marvin Morris)
Cindy O'Connor	....	music preparation
Annie Searles	....	music coordinator
Lori Silfen	....	music business affairs

Transportation Department
Roger Bojarski Jr.	....	driver
John A. Brubaker	....	transportation captain (as John Brubaker)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Don Haggerty	....	driver
Kevin Warendorp	....	driver
Wayne Williams	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Ted Bayard	....	production office assistant
Susan Bierbaum	....	script supervisor
Tracey V. Black	....	craft service assistant (as Tracy Black)
Joe Bravo	....	craft service assistant
Rocky Brooks	....	assistant location manager
Michael Caldwell	....	production executive
Alex Cano	....	production assistant
Laurie Cartwright	....	risk management
Richelle Churchill	....	stand-in
Jackie C'Meil	....	stand-in (as Jackie Cmiel)
Laura Connors	....	first assistant accountant
Michael Dorner	....	payroll accountant
Mark Dornfeld	....	titles: Custom Film Effects
Jeff Egan	....	production safety
Tracey Enright	....	assistant: Michael Cristofer
Gloria M. Fujita	....	set medic (as Gloria Fujita)
Jamala Gaither	....	production assistant
Marc C. Geschwind	....	extras set coordinator (as Marc Geschwind)
Ben Gilbert	....	production assistant
Emily Glatter	....	supervising production coordinator
Donnell Grey	....	production assistant
Lana Hale	....	rights clearances: Clearvision Unlimited
Michael Haren	....	catering assistant
Chelsea Heneise	....	title design: Lumeni Productions
Peter Hollocker	....	production assistant
Marc Jacobs	....	production resources
Susan Johnson	....	assistant: Jennifer Keohane
Mary Ann Kellogg	....	choreographer
Michael J. Kelly	....	assistant location manager (as Michael Kelly)
Greg Lazzaro	....	location manager
Christa Lee	....	accounting assistant
Mark Levenstein	....	production accountant (as Mark J. Levenstein)
Christine Marino	....	assistant: Guy Riedel
Lynne Martin	....	location production assistant
Andrew Matthews	....	production attorney
Jennifer McGaffigan	....	location office coordinator
Ann Melby	....	stand-in
Eric Mention	....	production assistant
Jennifer Mount	....	risk management
Jose Plascencia	....	catering assistant (as Jose Placencia)
Michelle Price	....	production secretary
Paul Prokop	....	production controller
Bill Ramirez	....	craft service
Pierre Remy	....	chef
Wendy Riseborough	....	production coordinator
Robert Roach	....	production office assistant
Aaron Roberts	....	production assistant
Julie Shack	....	production assistant
Kim Steinert	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Taleghany	....	post-production accountant
Lee Tucker	....	preview technical supervisor
Deborah Wuliger	....	unit publicist
Sean Jordan	....	interactive media (uncredited)
Stephanie Pecuch	....	assistant: Michael Caldwell (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presents)
• Colomby/Keaton Productions

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1999) (USA) (theatrical)
• New Line Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (1999) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2000) (Germany) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Rialto Film AG (2000) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2000) (Canada) (DVD) (rated/unrated versions) (as Alliance Atlantis)
• Distribution Company (Argentina)
• EDKO Film (Hong Kong)
• Herald Film Company (Japan)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2000) (Germany) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Hungary
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (video)
• United King Films (Israel)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance provided by (as AON/Albert G. Ruben)
• Audio Tracks  sound transfer (as Audiotracks)
• Cast & Crew Entertainment Services  payroll by (as Cast & Crew Entertainment)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies by
• Cinelease  grip and electrical equipment furnished by
• Clearvision  rights clearances (as Clearvision Unlimited)
• Custom Film Effects  titles and opticals
• E=mc²  video playback by (as E=mc2)
• Executive Assurance  security
• Fujifilm  released on (as Fujifilm Professional Motion Picture Products)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty provided by
• J.L. Fisher  camera cranes and dollies by (as J. L. Fisher)
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Lumeni Productions  title design
• PRC  editorial equipment
• Panavision  cameras & lenses (as Panavision®)
• RTV Video  dailies telecine
• Rainbow Casting Service  extras casting (as Rainbow Casting)
• Runway Edtorial  avid support
• SSI  sound transfer
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll (as Sessions)
• Signet Soundelux Studios  post production sound provided by (as Signet Soundelux)
• Silver Grill Caterers  catering by (as Silver Grill Location Catering)
• Sound Chamber Recording Studio  music recorded at (as Sound Chamber Recorders)
• Thunderbolt Systems  nightclub sound and lighting design by (as Thunderbolt Sound & Lighting, Inc.)
• Vine Street Studios  re-recorded at (as Soundelux Vine Street Studios)
• Wet Dog Studios  music recorded at (as Wet Dog Studio)

Also Known As:

Jello Shots (USA) (working title)
Last Night (USA) (working title)
The Night Before (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content including graphic sex-related dialogue, language, violence and scenes of alcohol abuse.

Runtime:

106 min | USA:103 min (R-rated version) | USA:106 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/16 | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Canada:18 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (British Columbia) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Ontario) (unrated version) | Canada:R (Manitoba) | Netherlands:16 (DVD rating) | Italy:VM18 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:Unrated | Argentina:16 | Australia:R | Chile:18 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Mexico:C | New Zealand:R18 | Singapore:R(A) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R (NO. 36662) | South Korea:18 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

The film's title was changed from "Jello Shots" to "Body Shots" because of threatened litigation on the part of Kraft Foods (owner of the "Jell-O" trademark).

Quotes:

Sara Olswang: I see a guy with a cute bum, I just want to bite it.

Movie Connections:

References Nine 1/2 Weeks (1986)

Soundtrack:

My Favourite Game

Intense drama of 8 youths having a night out on the town

Michael Cristofer has directed a cast of eight rising young stars in an intense drama, sort of a St. Elmo's Fire for the 90's. Cristofer's sophomore project (his first was HBO's `Gia') relates the experiences of this group of twenty-somethings during a night on the town. Initially, the men and the women gather separately preparing for the evening's mating ritual. Their sexual attitudes are gradually revealed throughout the film in verbal monologues to the audience. Using raw frank language, David McKenna (screenplay) introduces us to these youths and their search for sex and/or love. In one of the few humorous scenes, one of the women tells of a course given where young ladies can learn the art of giving oral sex. The evening continues at a singles club where the guys and gals pair off as they dance, get drunk on Jell-O shots, and brawl. The limited plot revolves around the possible date rape of Sara (Tara Reid) by Michael (Jerry O'Connell), a professional athlete. These scenes of the violent sex between this couple are shown Rashomon-like from the points-of-view of each participant. Rodrigo Garcia has photographed these events shading with darker hues during the first part of the film, and gradually turning to brighter scenes as the following morning begins. Music is an important element in both the club scenes and later as events turn ugly and violent. The film holds up a wide screen mirror to the emptiness in their lives, and yet leaves room for the hope that there may be redemption and fulfillment in some of their futures.