Julien Donkey-Boy (1999)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Writers:

(more)

Release Date:

13 September 2000 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

A portrait of the effects of schizophrenia on family life is the central focus.

Plot Keywords:

Schizophrenia | Doctor | Love | Blind Man | Store

Awards:

3 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Ewen Bremner	...	Julien
Brian Fisk	...	Pond Boy
Chloë Sevigny	...	Pearl (as Chloe Sevigny)
Werner Herzog	...	Father
Joyce Korine	...	Grandma
Evan Neumann	...	Chris
Miriam Martínez	...	Teenage Girl (as Miriam Martinez)
Edgar Erikkson	...	Bearded Man
James Moix	...	Dancing Man
Victor Varnado	...	Rapper
Oliver A. Bueno	...	Bowler
Roger Harris	...	Bowler
Josseph Padilla	...	Bowler
Olivia Pérez	...	Bowler (as Olivia Perez)
Freddie Perez	...	Bowler
Carmelo Rodriguez	...	Bowler
Chrissy Kobylak	...	Chrissy
Carmel Gayle	...	Clothing Store Cashier
Herman Reimmer	...	Man in Clothing Store
Virginia Reath	...	Gynecologist
Mary O'Hara	...	Nun
Alvin Law	...	Card-Playing Neighbor
Donna Smith	...	Dancing Woman
Gary Bergman	...	Piano Player
Tom Mullica	...	Magician
Johnie Mae Allen	...	Partygoer (as Johnny Mae Allen)
Timothy Allen	...	Partygoer
George Ashiotis	...	Partygoer
Benjamin Butler	...	Partygoer
Joneiry Delarosa	...	Partygoer
Eternal Divine	...	Partygoer
Edery Herrera	...	Partygoer
Ruby Rodriguez	...	Partygoer
Xenophon A. Theophall	...	Partygoer
Archie MacGregor	...	Amnesiac Patient
Jeanmarie Evans	...	Amnesiac Patient
Ricky Ashley	...	Hasidic Boy
Courtney DeBlis	...	Skater
Marybeth Grunstra	...	Skater
Heidi Vanderhoof	...	Skater
Hy Richards	...	Doctor
Barry Wernick	...	Doctor
Clinton Wright	...	Doctor
Carmela García	...	Nurse
Punky	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Oldham	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Harmony Korine		(uncredited)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Harmony Korine		uncredited

Produced by
Jim Czarnecki	....	line producer
Scott Macaulay	....	producer
Robin O'Hara	....	producer
Cary Woods	....	producer

Cinematography by
Anthony Dod Mantle

Film Editing by
Valdís Óskarsdóttir		(as Valdis Oskarsdottir)

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Lori Eastside
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith

Production Management
Carrie Fix	....	production manager
Jill Goldstein	....	technical production manager

Art Department
Stephen Beatrice	....	set coordinator

Sound Department
Tom Efinger	....	sound conform
Tom Efinger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Miksis	....	sound
Michael Primmer	....	boom operator
Aaron J. Rudelson	....	boom operator

Stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator
Jeff Ward	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Alejandro Castillo	....	additional camera operator
Henry Corra	....	additional camera operator
Michael Ginsburg	....	still photographer
Thomas LeGoff	....	still photographer
Lisa Leone	....	still photographer
John Perez	....	additional camera operator
Richard Rutkowski	....	additional camera operator
Mitchell Wagenberg	....	supplier: cameras

Casting Department
Mark Bennett	....	casting associate

Editorial Department
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte	....	post-production advisor
Paul Zucker	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor
David Pajo	....	musician (uncredited)

Other crew
Tevin Adelman	....	production assistant
Diane Bellino	....	assistant to director
Christine Brown	....	post-production office consultant
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	intern
Jeff Brown	....	intern
Kathy Ciric	....	location manager
Donna Daniels	....	publicist
Mark Deener	....	additional legal services
Jonas Drehn	....	on-line engineer
Jason Dungan	....	intern
Brian Enright	....	production assistant
Julie Farol	....	intern
Michelle Michael Graves	....	intern
Jason K. Grey	....	production assistant (as Jason Grey)
Elisa Haradon	....	intern (as Elisa Deutsch)
Michael Kuhn	....	key production assistant
Rosalind Lawton	....	legal consultant
Patrick Lindenmaier	....	tape-to-film supervisor (as Patrick Lindenmeyer)
Melissa Lintinger	....	production accountant
Paul Mantel	....	consultant
Andrea Martin	....	intern
Ross Miller	....	insurance
Frank Park	....	production assistant
Emily Pritchard	....	intern
May Redding	....	intern
John Reyburger	....	on-line engineer
Jason Rothenberg	....	production office coordinator
Steven Rubin	....	intern
Bear Schmidt	....	location coordinator (as Brian 'Bear' Schmidt)
Dan Seligman	....	production assistant
Howard Shapiro	....	additional legal services
Natasha C. Smith	....	intern
Michael Taylor	....	continuity
Thuy Tham	....	consultant
Neal Usatin	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• 391 Productions
• Forensic Films
• Independent Pictures (III)

Distributors

• Independent Pictures (III) (????) (USA) (theatrical)
• An Independent Pictures Release
• E.D. Distribution (France)
• Fine Line Features (USA)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Primer Plano Film Group (Argentina)
• Tohokushinsha Film

Other Companies

• Dig-It Audio  sound conforming
• Post 391  post-production services
• REI Media Group  titles and opticals
• Sound One Corporation  print master
• Swiss Effects  tape-to-film transfer
• Tape House  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Dogme # 6 - Julien Donkey-Boy (USA) (series title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and disturbing images.

Runtime:

94 min | 101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | France:U | UK:15 | USA:R | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Yonkers, New York, USA

Company:

391 Productions

Trivia:

Harmony Korine was invited by Dogme 95 co-founder Lars von Trier to Copenhagen to use his post-production facilities, effectively upping his million-dollar budget by about 50%.

Quotes:

Father: I don't want this escaping. All this moody brooding; I just don't like that.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Siskel & Ebert & the Movies: (1999-10-16)" (1999)

Soundtrack:

Beauty

Very affective art.

I will say that this film is Art at the risk of having raw vegetables thrown at me. It is not "a movie", as in "Hey, Mary, let's go down to the multiplex and catch Julien Donkey-Boy." No. I have the mixed pleasure of understanding this film's subject matter as a clinician. The film conveyed, in my educated opinion, a sensual experience of being very close to the dysfunction it displays. What may seem like unsophisticated art school techniques with sound and image to the casual viewer rang absolutely affectively true to me, as a person who has worked in locked units of state mental hospitals with these families. As entertainment, the film is terrible, as it should be. I would not advise buying an extra large popcorn. It is disturbing and enlightening. Whether or not it belongs in a theater, museum or a classroom is probably debatable. Werner Herzog was brilliant. Ewen Bremner blew me away. Bremner's acting range is amazing. I look forward to seeing him some day in a "regular guy" role.