A Good Night to Die (2003)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Craig Singer

Writer:

Robert Dean Klein (writer)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Thriller

Plot:

One day in the life of a hit man, Ronnie, who spends it trying to save the life of fellow hit man, August...

Plot Keywords:

Legs | Stripper | Female Nudity | Mafia | Mob

Cast

Michael Rapaport	...	August
Gary Stretch	...	Ronnie
Seymour Cassel	...	Guy
Robin Givens	...	Dana
Deborah Harry	...	Madison
Lainie Kazan	...	Diane
Ralph Macchio	...	Donnie
James Russo	...	Roy
Ally Sheedy	...	Marie
Frank Whaley	...	Chad
Reg E. Cathey	...	Avi
Penelope Fortier	...	Paige
Joey Dedio	...	Petey
Steve Bilich	...	Leo
Henry Caplan	...	Maitre' D
Philip Lakin	...	Rocco
Robert Lindsay Evans	...	Senator
Tanja Schwedt	...	Nude Woman with Senator
Dean Sansone	...	Larry Gold
Sarah Graham Hayes	...	Amy
Jenny Lynn Suckling	...	Jade (as Jenny-Lynn Suckling)
Joe Narciso	...	Gun Salesman
Tony Guida	...	Yuppie
Stephen Payne	...	Piano Player
Jim Singer	...	Taxi Driver
Judy Singer	...	Grandmother on steps
Torri Singer	...	Girl on Steps
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
A.J. Khan	...	Stripper
Dar Billingham	...	Betty (uncredited)
Moet Meira	...	Gangster (uncredited)
Stephanie Silk	...	Hotdog Vendor (uncredited)

Directed by
Craig Singer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Dean Klein		writer

Produced by
Paul Colichman	....	producer
Louis D'Agostino	....	co-producer (as Lou D'Agostino)
Roberta Friedman	....	co-producer
Mark R. Harris	....	executive producer
Andreas Hess	....	executive producer
Stephen P. Jarchow	....	producer
Robert Dean Klein	....	associate producer
James R. Rosenthal	....	co-producer (as James Rosenthal)
Jeffrey Schenck	....	executive producer
Patrick Sheedy	....	line producer
Craig Singer	....	co-executive producer
Gary Stretch	....	executive producer
Chris M. Williams	....	producer (as Chris Williams)

Original Music by
Bee And Flower

Cinematography by
John Sosenko

Film Editing by
Cass Vanini

Production Design by
Justin Scoppa Jr.		(as Justin Scoppa)

Set Decoration by
Ron von Blomberg

Costume Design by
Kristen Couchot

Makeup Department
Francesca Buccellato	....	key makeup artist
Deanna	....	key hair stylist (as R. Deanna)
Hildie Ginsberg	....	assistant makeup artist
Marie Rossi	....	key hair stylist
Mark Schmidt	....	key hair stylist
Mary Anne Spano	....	assistant makeup artist (as Maryanne Spano)

Production Management
Petra Hoebel	....	unit production manager
Kirsten Newlands	....	post-production supervisor
James Shavick	....	executive in charge of production
Jonathan Shore	....	post-production supervisor
D. Everton Scott	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dan Brillman	....	second second assistant director
Michael G. Johnson	....	first assistant director
Michael Johnson	....	first assistant director
Elaine Kavanagh	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kweku Abdullah	....	art production assistant (as Kweku Ware'Abdullah)
Wally Adee	....	property master
Gennadiy Feldman	....	scenic artist
Gordon Gertsen	....	set dresser
Scott Gertsen	....	shop craftsman (as Kenneth Scott Gertsen)
Ervisa Luli	....	set dresser
Michael Marcel	....	lead man
Fred Merusi	....	construction coordinator
Joe Morrone	....	set dresser
Jane Patterson	....	assistant property master
Nicole Scoppa	....	set dresser
Nicolai Weidemann	....	art production assistant

Sound Department
Alfonso Calvo	....	adr recordist
Jay Cheetham	....	sound editor
Kelly Cole	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anthony Couture	....	supervising sound editor
Mik Cribben	....	boom operator
Dario DiSanto	....	foley editor
Rusty Dunn	....	sound designer
Rusty Dunn	....	sound effects editor
Gus Haliway	....	sound designer
Deni King	....	adr supervisor (as Deni King Fiock)
William Kozy	....	sound mixer
Laurie Melhus	....	audio post-production coordinator
Bill Mellow	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sina Oroomchi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jean Raymond	....	foley mixer
Brian Ruryk	....	assistant sound editor
Adam Sharpe	....	adr mixer
Shane Shemko	....	foley artist
Thomas Simon	....	sound intern
Ann Townshend	....	assistant sound editor (as Anne Townshend)
Kevin Townshend	....	dialogue editor
Cam Wagner	....	foley artist
Rich Walters	....	assistant sound editor
Joe White	....	boom operator
Jose R. Castellon	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Dave Hibbert	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Russell Berg	....	special effects coordinator
Jean-Paul Guirard	....	special effects assistant
Mike Maddi	....	special effects makeup

Visual Effects by
Sean Hewitt	....	optical printer operator
Rita Schrag	....	optical printing supervisor
Jim Stewart	....	optical designer

Stunts
Frank Ferrara	....	stunt coordinator
Mick O'Rourke	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Gerard Brigante	....	camera loader
Rick Bruck	....	grip
Robert Clark	....	third grip (as Robert Clark Jr.)
Ian Cohen	....	best boy electric
Jon Delgado	....	gaffer
Jeffrey Dutemple	....	photographer: second unit
Peter Elliot	....	additional first assistant camera
Osa Elmfors	....	additional second assistant camera
John Faherty	....	electrician
Greg Finkel	....	additional second assistant camera
Gerard Fiore	....	grip
Bill Floyd	....	first assistant camera
Anthony Fungrai	....	third grip
Paul Goroff	....	crane operator
Liam Halligan	....	electrician
Brady Hallongren	....	camera supervisor
Daedra Kaehler	....	additional second assistant camera
Chris Kilduff	....	electrician
Todd S. Klein	....	key grip (as Todd Klein)
Thomas Landi	....	gaffer (as Tom Landi)
John R. Loyd	....	best boy grip
Symon Mink	....	additional first assistant camera
John Mitchell	....	electrician
Douglas Pellegrino	....	Steadicam operator (as Doug Pellegrino)
Douglas Pellegrino	....	camera operator (as Doug Pellegrino)
Igor Potashanik	....	grip (as Igor Potashnik)
Marc Riesenfeld	....	camera intern
Lauren Schaub	....	second assistant camera
Tristan G. Sheridan	....	gaffer (as Tristan Sheridan)
Michael Tavani	....	dolly grip
Michael Wacks	....	electrician
Dennis Yeandle	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Domenic Andreoli	....	extras casting
Alycia Aumuller	....	casting: New York
Dean E. Fronk	....	casting: Los Angeles
Robyn Levinson	....	casting: New York
Donald Paul Pemrick	....	casting: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Bentjen	....	wardrobe shopper
Nora Killoran	....	wardrobe shopper
Karyna Meyers	....	wardrobe shopper (as Karyna Myres)
Sherri Kohl Owles	....	wardrobe supervisor
Alice Ryan	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Ryan Hogan	....	final colorist
Warren Mazutinec	....	assistant editor
Daniel Scott	....	assistant editor
Dave Weil	....	film timer

Music Department
Bee And Flower	....	orchestrator
Rod Miller	....	musician: piano and organ
Jon Petrow	....	musician: violin
Dana Schechter	....	music editor
Dana Schechter	....	music supervisor
Dana Schechter	....	producer: musical score

Transportation Department
Joseph Johnson	....	driver
Wallace Mosely II	....	driver: honeywagon
John Tozzi	....	driver

Other crew
Aftaab Ali	....	parking assistant
Allison Andrade	....	production accountant
Roni Armstrong	....	craft service (as Ronnie Armstrong)
Greg Bernstein	....	legal counsel
Katie Bouch	....	assistant location manager
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	key set production assistant
Debbie Bruton	....	assistant: Stepehn P. Jarchow
Wayne Chin	....	parking assistant
Kerry Clark	....	parking coordinator
Janna DeLury	....	script supervisor
Nat Dinga	....	production assistant
Mike Dooley	....	medic
Aaron Dunsay	....	intern
Ilena Elevitch	....	production coordinator
Kevin Flynn	....	teamster captain
Nathan Gendzier	....	location manager
Christopher Guice	....	production assistant
Frederic Guyader	....	intern
Brady Hallongren	....	title supervisor
Raymond Hall	....	parking assistant
Hiroshi Hayashi	....	craft service intern
Sean Hogan	....	pre-production accountant
Jeff Hoskins	....	engineer
Clinton Huling	....	assistant: Paul Colichman
Hiro Ishijima	....	craft service intern
Jule Ann Jappe	....	location scout (as Julie Jappe)
Matthew Jarrett	....	production assistant (as Matt Jarrett)
Simon Jordan	....	location aide
Albert Lanbert	....	parking assistant
Lauren Langbord	....	assistant: Jeffrey Schenck
Steve Marlowe	....	production assistant
LeRoy McCarthy	....	location scout
Paul McGuire	....	location scout
Anthony Medina	....	parking assistant
Jessica O'Brien	....	assistant accountant
María Florencia Paoppi	....	intern (as Florencia Paoppi)
Chelsea Polak	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Preus	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert Ralph	....	parking assistant
Joe Santerelli	....	production assistant
Dana Schechter	....	engineer
Scott Sorrentino	....	legal counsel
Chuck Speed	....	business affairs
Jan Luc Van Damme	....	production assistant (as Jan-Luc Van Damme)
Wayne Watson	....	intern
Nils Widboom	....	production assistant
Maud Zilnyk	....	intern
Sylvia Hess	....	legal consultant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• A.C.H. GmbH
• My2Centences
• Regent Entertainment

Distributors

• DEJ Productions (USA) (VHS)
• Eagle Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Regent Entertainment

Other Companies

• Directors' Catering  catering
• Flashpoint Cutting Inc.  post-production
• Original Conforming Services  negative cutting
• Sharpe Sound Studios  sound post-production
• Shavick Entertainment  post-production
• Stewart Motion Picture Services  titles and opticals
• Verna's Vittles  craft service

Also Known As:

A Cold Day in August (USA) (working title)
Peaces of Ronnie (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong violence and sexuality, language and drug use.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Spain:18 | Germany:16 | USA:R | Australia:MA

Company:

A.C.H. GmbH

Movie Connections:

Spoofs The Seven Year Itch (1955)

Almost good, but definitely not

I saw this movie at its premier at the Tribeca film festival. The director was in the theatre so the desire to laugh out loud was quelched, but looking back I'm not quite sure how I managed to contain myself. This was almost a good movie, the dialogue was good, the acting was good...the dialogue was good. The biggest problem was that it had many long, well written, funny scenes that had absolutely nothing to do with the movie. It meandered to the point where I had no idea where the film was going, and had already stopped caring. At one point the film stops in the middle of a graphic action scene to do a long, creepy claymation sequence that came completely out of left field. It wasn't a bad scene, it just didn't make any sense in context. There was definitely some talented people involved in making this movie, to bad that doesn't equal a good movie.