The Sandy Bottom Orchestra (2000) (TV)

User Rating:

6.1/10   

Director:

Bradley Wigor

Writers:

Garrison Keillor (novel) and
Jenny Lind Nilsson (novel) ...
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Release Date:

27 August 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Plot Keywords:

Musician | Classical Music | Violinist | Small Town | Orchestra Concert

Awards:

3 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Glenne Headly	...	Ingrid Green
Tom Irwin	...	Norman Green
Madeline Zima	...	Rachel Green
Jane Powell	...	Delia Ferguson
Richard McMillan	...	Jim Sykes
Roger Dunn	...	Mayor Broadbent
Bradley Reid	...	Billy Peterson
Elizabeth Lennie	...	Angie Wyman
Tamara Hope	...	Carol Wyman
Lindsay Murrell	...	Valerie
Shadia Simmons	...	Jenny
Wendy Lyon	...	Mrs. Erickson
Marcello Meleca	...	Todd Gustafson
Gerard Boyd	...	Mr. Geckle
Tita Griffin	...	Mrs. Dortlund
Helen Beavis	...	Cara Pink
Wendy Thatcher	...	Mrs. Granlund
Amos Crawley	...	Peter
Craig Eldridge	...	Fred Wyman
Chantal Leblanc-Everett	...	Melanie
Jennifer Phipps	...	Rita
Kyle Schmid	...	Scott Miller
James B. Douglas	...	Dr. Winters
Nola Augustson	...	Charlotte
David Gardner	...	Mr. Klonowski
Norma Dell'Agnese	...	Evelyn Carlson
Patricia McVicars	...	Reporter
Robin Duke	...	Mrs. Johnson
Brad Cayer	...	Drew Johnson (as Bradley Jamesson)
Tim Progosh	...	Cecil Bateman
Grant Allert	...	Choir Member
Katherine Hill	...	Choir Member
Cherie Camp	...	Choir Member
Don McManus	...	Choir Member
Jenni Burke	...	Choir Member
Laura Powell	...	Choir Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Burgess	...	Mr. Amidore
Derek Boyes	...	Bud Johnson (uncredited)
Susan Henley	...	Mrs. Miriam Sykes (uncredited)

Directed by
Bradley Wigor

Writing credits
Garrison Keillor		(novel) and
Jenny Lind Nilsson		(novel)
Joseph Maurer		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joseph Maurer	....	executive producer
Laurie McLarty	....	line producer
Bradley Wigor	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Bell

Cinematography by
Robert Primes

Film Editing by
David Campling

Casting by
Clare Walker

Production Design by
Benno Tutter

Art Direction by
John MacNeil

Set Decoration by
Karen McConnel

Costume Design by
Alisa Krost

Makeup Department
Barbara Barkey	....	makeup artist
Hilary Joyce	....	assistant makeup artist
Josie Licata	....	assistant makeup artist
Zinka Shankland	....	hair stylist
Sandy Sokolowski	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
David Bailey	....	post-production supervisor
Lisa Byrne	....	assistant production manager
Chad Tomasoski	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jim Chad	....	trainee assistant director
David Coulter	....	second assistant director (as David 'Colt' Coulter)
Kathryn Grill	....	third assistant director
Doron Loeb	....	trainee assistant director
Mark Tataryn	....	first assistant director
G. Michael Currie	....	assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Mary Arthurs	....	property assistant
Allan Westlake	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Alek Bromke	....	adr assistant
Richard Calistan	....	adr mixer
Steve Copley	....	foley supervisor
Bruce Fleming	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lisa Habib	....	audio post coordinator
Janice Ierulli	....	dialogue editor
Graham Jones	....	assistant dialogue editor
James Porteous	....	sound re-recording engineer
Ed Poty	....	adr engineer
Michelle Schubert	....	foley assistant
Mark Shnuriwsky	....	sound effects editor
John Sievert	....	foley artist
Ben Switzer	....	adr assistant
John J. Thomson	....	production sound mixer
Alan Zielonko	....	boom operator

Visual Effects by
Bob Munroe	....	visual effects supervisor
Tracey Vaz	....	digital paint artist

Camera and Electrical Department
Michelle Beaudette	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Emma Carney	....	grip
Henri Fiks	....	camera operator
Brian Gedge	....	Steadicam operator
Angel Gonzalez	....	camera operator: "b" camera
James Gordon	....	key grip (as James Gordon)
Ben Mark Holzberg	....	still photographer
Michael John	....	dolly grip
Rick Leger	....	generator operator
Lori Longstaff	....	first assistant camera
John MacLean	....	grip
Manny Neves	....	grip
Loreen Ruddock	....	best boy electric
Jason Sissons	....	grip
Bob Standish	....	second assistant camera
Kevin S. Stewart	....	second assistant camera: second camera (as Kevin Stewart)
Cylla Von Tiedemann	....	still photographer
Chris Zacharuk	....	electrician

Animation Department
Jesse Bradstreet	....	animator

Casting Department
Eleanor Lavender	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
April Poppe	....	assistant costume designer
Shelley Shaw	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Trish Campling	....	assistant editor
Ross Cole	....	telecine colorist
Roger La Prairie	....	video colorist
Renay McGowan	....	post-production coordinator
Allan O'Hara	....	on-line editor
Robert C. Rodriguez	....	post-production coordinator
Hassan Smith	....	post-production assistant
Brad Todgham	....	telecine assistant

Music Department
Rob Hegedus	....	music editor
Cory Mandel	....	scoring mixer
Susan Pilcher	....	music coordinator
Stephen M. Rowe	....	music editor
John Welsman	....	supervising music producer

Transportation Department
Michael Curran	....	transportation coordinator
Jerome McCann	....	transportation supervisor

Other crew
Judy Chui	....	assistant location manager
Ruth Dyer	....	unit publicist
James A. Frith	....	assistant to director
Elmer Jones	....	location manager
Sandy Kaplansky	....	production coordinator
Garrison Keillor	....	consultant
Stacey McKay	....	production accountant
Jenny Lind Nilsson	....	consultant
Carol Pears	....	script supervisor
Andrea Stewart	....	assistant production coordinator
Dave Tommasini	....	helicopter pilot
Christopher Welch	....	location scout
Deeanna Wendel	....	accounting assistant

Production Companies

• Hallmark Entertainment
• Helios Productions
• Showtime Networks

Distributors

• Alpha Media (2004) (China) (TV)
• Showtime Networks

Special Effects

• C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures

Other Companies

• D.A.V.E. Video  video post-production
• Starcraft  craft services
• Tattersall Sound  sound post-production

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Hallmark Entertainment

Trivia:

Madeline Zima, who plays Rachel Green, is the sister of Yvonne Zima, who played Rachel Greene in "ER".

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The narration puts the time as summer, and events put it prior to Labor Day, but in some shots the leaves have already turned.

Dreamy, sentimental, sweet, and soothing film fare.

Sandy Bottom is a picture postcard perfect little midwestern town where everyone is perfect right down to their imperfections which, if course, being perfect, they always apologize for having in the most perfect way. "The Sandy Bottom Orchestra" is a dreamy, sweet, sentimental little made-for-tv film about a family of three who infuse the population of Sandy Bottom with a dash of culture by creating a classical orchestra...etc., etc. An excellent little unpretentious "feel good" flick, "TSBO" does what is sets out to do and quits...in a perfect sort of way. Enjoyable stuff for anyone in need of a break from the usual frenetic film fare.