Diamond Men (2000)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

Dan Cohen

Writer:

Dan Cohen (writer)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The story of a salesman who must mentor a young replacement when his company downsizes.

Plot Keywords:

Mentor | Downsizing | Traveling Salesman | Female Nudity | Robbery

Awards:

4 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Robert Forster	...	Eddie Miller
Donnie Wahlberg	...	Bobby Walker
Bess Armstrong	...	Katie Harnish
Jasmine Guy	...	Tina
George Coe	...	Tip Rountree
Jeff Gendelman	...	Brad
Douglas Allen Johnson	...	John Ludwig
Kristin Minter	...	Cherry
Nikki Fritz	...	Fran
Shannah Laumeister	...	Amber
Katie Rimmer	...	Priscilla
Paul Price	...	Carl
Kateri Walker	...	Melody
Kathleen Conner	...	Angel
Melissa Greenspan	...	Krystal
Bruce Smirnoff	...	Executive
Kate Forster	...	Customer
Jana Ferner	...	Emily
KaDee Strickland	...	Monica
Miriam Elizabeth Hyde	...	Sharon
Irving Simons	...	Jeweler
Glenn Phillips	...	Mick
Paul Hewitt	...	Fess
Leonard Kelly-Young	...	Brennan
James C. Burns	...	Detective (as James Burns)
Al Vicente	...	Cab Driver
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Myquan Jackson	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Dan Cohen		(as Daniel M. Cohen)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Dan Cohen		writer

Produced by
Dan Cohen	....	producer
Rick Derby	....	co-producer
Robert Field	....	executive producer
Kate Forster	....	associate producer
Robert Forster	....	executive producer
Lynda E. Lester	....	line producer (as Lynda E. Lester)

Original Music by
Garrett Parks

Cinematography by
John Huneck

Film Editing by
Rick Derby

Casting by
Linda Berger

Production Design by
Randal P. Earnest

Art Direction by
Brad Douglas

Set Decoration by
Tim Woodruff		(as Timothy Woodruff)

Costume Design by
Katherine Swartz		(as Katharine Swartz)

Makeup Department
Anthea Grutsis	....	assistant hair stylist
Anthea Grutsis	....	assistant makeup artist
Dami Hamilton	....	makeup department head
James Hamilton	....	key hair stylist
James Hamilton	....	key makeup artist
Johnna Lentz	....	assistant hair stylist
Johnna Lentz	....	assistant makeup artist
Stella Tzanidakis	....	assistant hair stylist
Stella Tzanidakis	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Kevin Wyrauch	....	production supervisor (as Kevin Anthony)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Rick Derby	....	first assistant director
Benjamin Scissors	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Greg Guinasso	....	set dresser
Irving Simons	....	property master

Sound Department
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Rob Fernandez)
Peter Halbert	....	sound mixer
Jaya Jayaraja	....	boom operator (as Jaya Ramalingam)
Michele Mercure	....	boom operator
Harry Peck Bolles	....	dialogue editor
Dan Sable	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Young	....	sound mixer

Camera and Electrical Department
David Coralnick	....	grip
Daniel Deschamps	....	best boy electric
Bobby Foster	....	dolly grip (as Robert Foster)
Mary Haverstick	....	director of photography: second unit
Jody Hutchins	....	swing grip
Michele Mercure	....	assistant camera: second unit
Jamie Midgley	....	still photographer
Steve Onodera	....	second assistant camera
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	best boy grip
George Tannouriji	....	electrician
Kenneth W. Thornton	....	first assistant camera
Chris Warren	....	gaffer
Gene Warren III	....	key grip

Casting Department
Janice Majorana	....	casting associate (as Janice Maiorana)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jane Mannfolk	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Joel Bender	....	post-production consultant
Karl Dawson	....	assistant editor
Herbert L. Strock	....	negative cutter
John Travers	....	negative researcher
Glenn Whitten	....	color timer

Music Department
John Carbonara	....	music supervisor
John Carbonara	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Claude Fong-Ging	....	transportation production assistant: second unit
Sean Glenn	....	transportation captain
David 'Bear' Ortiz	....	driver
John Proctor	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Sylvia Arinello	....	assistant coordinator
Dan Cohen	....	errand boy
Donna Crawford	....	production coordinator
Donna Drew	....	production assistant
Ronald Frazier	....	production assistant
Dave Haws	....	set production assistant (as David Haws)
David 'Bear' Ortiz	....	fueler
Mattie Rogers	....	production assistant
Leah A. Smyk	....	production assistant
Suzanne Surtees	....	script supervisor
George J. Tasch III	....	location manager (as George Tasch)
Patrick Walsh	....	key set production assistant

Thanks
Manley M. Cohen	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Artist View Entertainment
• DMC Films
• Half Fast Films
• Shiprock Productions
• Sidekick Entertainment

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films
• Panorama Entertainment (2001) (USA)
• Xscapade Pictures Ltd. (UK)

Also Known As:

The Altoona Riding Club (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Artist View Entertainment

Quotes:

Eddie Miller: I've been doing this for more than 30 years. I've never been robbed. Never had a loss. You know why?
Bobby Walker: No. No idea.
Eddie Miller: I stay in out-of-the-way motels. I eat in quiet little restaurants. I don't draw attention to myself. I don't talk about what I do. I go into town, I do my business, and I leave. I recommend that you do the same.

Soundtrack:

Berlucci

Robert Forster Is God

The great Robert Forster stars along side Donnie Walhberg (who almost stole the show in Band of Brothers) in this great dialogue orientated film about two salesmen moving from town to town selling diamonds. As its a road movie with only two characters we need great writing, performances and directing - with Diamond Men we get all this and more. It isn't easy to sum up this film, you have to watch it, but beware because it is very low-budget, however this is the kind of movie that should get the good place on the shelf in your local video shop, as compared with the bottom shelf like it got in my shop. So far I've watched this film more than most Blockbusters this year.

If you're just discovering Mr Forster I would recommend American Perfekt, Jackie Brown, Vigilante and a few more. Very classy film.

The road movie lives on...