Sidewalks of New York (2001)

Director:

Edward Burns

Writer (WGA):

Edward Burns (written by)

Release Date:

30 November 2001 (Lithuania)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

In a city of 8 million people, what are the odds the perfect two will meet?

Plot:

The interlocking lives and loves of six New Yorkers.

Plot Keywords:

Video Store | Divorce | Waitress | Doorman | Dentist

Cast

Penny Balfour	...	Young Hooker
Edward Burns	...	Tommy
Michael Leydon Campbell	...	Gio / Harry
Nadia Dajani	...	Hilary
Rosario Dawson	...	Maria
Kathleen Doyle	...	Katy
Dennis Farina	...	Carpo
Heather Graham	...	Annie
Leah Gray	...	Dental Hygienist
Timothy Jerome	...	Dr. Lance (as Tim Jerome)
David Krumholtz	...	Ben
Libby Langdon	...	Make-up Girl
Alicia Meer	...	Elevator Girl
Brittany Murphy	...	Ashley
Ted Neustadt	...	Doctor
Callie Thorne	...	Sue
Stanley Tucci	...	Griffin
Aida Turturro	...	Shari
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sara Colton	...	Fantasy woman (uncredited)
Brooke Marie Procida	...	Drunk Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Edward Burns

Writing credits (WGA)
Edward Burns		(written by)

Produced by
Margot Bridger	....	producer
Brian Burns	....	associate producer
Edward Burns	....	producer
Aaron Lubin	....	associate producer
Richard Patrick	....	co-producer
Frank Prinzi	....	co-producer
Cathy Schulman	....	producer
Rick Yorn	....	producer

Cinematography by
Frank Prinzi		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Greenwald

Casting by
Ali Farrell
Laura Rosenthal

Costume Design by
Catherine Marie Thomas		(as Catherine Thomas)

Makeup Department
Nicki Ledermann	....	hair designer
Nicki Ledermann	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production supervisor
George Paaswell	....	production supervisor
Richard Patrick	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard Patrick	....	first assistant director
Danielle Rigby	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Elizabeth Schlitten	....	prop master
Richard Tedesco	....	product placement

Sound Department
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound supervisor (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Paul Koronkiewicz	....	boom operator
George A. Lara	....	foley supervisor
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marissa Littlefield	....	adr editor
Kimberly R. McCord	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly McCord)
Jamie Morris	....	apprentice sound editor
Igor Nikolic	....	assistant sound editor
Mathew Price	....	production sound mixer
Paul Urmson	....	sound effects editor
James Ziegler	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Candrilli	....	additional key grip
John Clifford	....	still photographer
Fred Cohen	....	best boy
Scott Fleischer	....	lighting and grip equipment: Panavision New York
Andrew Priestley	....	first assistant camera (as Andrew Priestly)
Kurt Rimmel	....	key grip
Marc Rogers	....	gaffer
Arthur Szefer	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mickey Carleton	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Don Ciana	....	color timer
Stan Sztaba	....	negative cutter: World Cinevision
Kenneth Wachtel	....	assistant editor
Patricia Sztaba	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Monica Ciafardini	....	additional music clearances
Patrick Mullins	....	music editor
Laura Ziffren	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Jim Buckman	....	transportation coordinator
Kerry Clark	....	parking coordinator
Billy McFadden	....	driver

Other crew
Leslie Angle	....	assistant: Ms. Graham
Joshua A. Bell	....	accountant
Andrea F. Cannistraci	....	production legal services: Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein LLP (as Andrea Cannistraci)
Armando Fente	....	film conform assistant
Christine Gee	....	script supervisor
Maria Goretti	....	production intern
Delphine Hou	....	production intern
Victoria Kuhne	....	production intern
Christine Leaman	....	location assistant
Rafael Lopez-Ivern	....	production intern
Patrick McDonald	....	craft service production assistant
Ross Miller	....	production insurance: D.R. Reiff
Kip Myers	....	production intern
Stuart Nicolai	....	additional assistant location manager
Diana Norwood	....	location manager
Murphy Occhino	....	set production assistant
Evan Perazzo	....	assistant location manager
Alexandra Raby	....	assistant: Mr. Burns
Alexandra Raby	....	production coordinator
Lisa Rico	....	coordinator: Ms. Ziffren
Phil Rodowsky	....	continuity and spotting
Todd Rodowsky	....	continuity and spotting
Robert Stulberg	....	legal services: Armstrong Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman & Wertheimer
Amy Sultan	....	assistant: Avenger Entertainment
Maddy Ungar	....	office assistant
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor
Doug Webster	....	set production assistant
Andrew Weisblum	....	film conform assistant

Thanks
Cynthia Biamon	....	thanks (as Cynthia Diamon)
Dr. Constantin Costa	....	thanks
Kristie Fitts	....	thanks (as Kristi Fitts)
Jere Hausfater	....	thanks
Jud Hudgins	....	thanks
Kevin Loew	....	thanks
Colette Malouf	....	thanks
Peter Muldavin	....	thanks: Metro Weather Service
Paige Novick	....	thanks
Karen Parvino	....	thanks: Laminique
Benny Perkins	....	thanks
Jim Price	....	thanks
Gina Rankin	....	thanks
Brad Slater	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Artists Production Group (APG)
• Marlboro Road Gang Productions (as Marlboro Road Gang)
• Newmarket Capital Group

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (non-USA)
• Eagle Pictures
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (DVD)
• Egmont Entertainment (2002) (Finland) (VHS)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• LK-TEL (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mars Distribution (France)
• Paramount Classics (Australia)
• Paramount Classics (Canada)
• Paramount Classics (Japan)
• Paramount Classics (New Zealand)
• Paramount Classics (USA)
• Paramount Home Entertainment
• Redbus Film Distribution (UK)
• Vértigo Films (Spain)

Other Companies

• Armstrong, Hirsch, Jackoway, Tyreman & Wertheimer  legal services (as Armstrong Hirsch Jackoway Tyerman & Wertheimer)
• Atlantic Recording Corporation Inc.  album cover: "Led Zepellin 1" courtesy of (as Atlantic Recording Corporation)
• Axium Entertainment Group  payroll services (as Axium Entertainment)
• Banana Republic  wardrobe: Heather Graham
• Buena Vista Film Sales  thanks
• C-5  sound post-production (as C5, Inc.)
• Canali  wardrobe: Stanley Tucci
• City of New York  thanks (as The City of New York)
• Coast Council of I.A.T.S.E. (East)  thanks (as East Coast Council of I.A.T.S.E.)
• Coast to Coast Catering  catering (as Coast to Coast Catering)
• Columbia Records  album covers: "Greetings from Asbury Park" and "Exile on Main Street" courtesy of
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  production insurance (as D.R. Reiff)
• Directors Guild of America (DGA)  thanks (as The Director's Guild of America)
• Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein  production legal services
• Film Finance  bond company
• Manhattan Audio Playground  audio synching
• Manhattan Transfer  video dailies (as Manhattan Transfer/Edit)
• Mayor's Office for Film, Theater and Broadcasting  thanks
• New York Daily News  permission given for use of
• New York Police Department (NYPD)  thanks (as New York City Police Department)
• Newmarket Capital Group  production financing provided by
• On-Core Productions  combined dialogue
• Post Production Playground  dailies supervision
• Redken  thanks
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  thanks (as Screen Actors Guild of America)
• T.H.E. Tools  avid post-production facilities
• World Cinevision Services  negative cutting (as World Cinevision)
• Writers Guild of America (WGA)  thanks (as The Writer's Guild of America)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Finland:K-11 | Iceland:12 | Argentina:16 | France:U | Germany:12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 | USA:R | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Artists Production Group (APG)

Trivia:

Edward Burns' character says that his job is the producer of Entertainment This Week. Many years earlier, he had actually been a production assistant for ETW.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Ben is sitting in the bathroom strumming his guitar, the chords change but the fingers of his left hand clearly do not.

Quotes:

Gio: When are you gonna start thinking rock star, and acting rock star?

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Anatomy of a Scene: Sidewalks of New York" (2001)

Soundtrack:

Concerto in D Major

The Cinematic Return of Katz's Delicatessen

As a New Yorker I salivated at the scenes from Katz's Delicatessen on Houston (pronounced HOUSEtun) Street. Remember that scene from "When Harry Met Sally?" No orgasm here but a possibly sadistic director put a full plate of Katz's pickles and pickled tomatoes at the screen's edge.Interestingly, the monstrously thick sandwiches that are the restaurant's pride are replaced here with offerings that might be found in any ho-hum suburban diner. Perhaps the director feared that the Holy Grail of pastrami sandwiches would distract from the dialogue.

The semi-documentary style of the film, replete with jumpy frames, works but what makes the film interesting is that every character is recognizable to New Yorkers and, I'll bet, plenty of folks who do not live in my or any other big city.

Dishonesty in relationships, adultery, longing to meet the right lover - this is the stuff of many movies and little of the character portraits in "Sidewalks of New York" is particularly new. What propels the film are the well-acted parts. Stanley Tucci is a husband with a mistress but without a clue as to his own utter banality. Heather Graham is good as a wife who slowly realizes that life requires hard choices. That's also true of many women who find themselves in unexpectedly sterile marriages. The rest of the cast gives good performances with just a slight exaggeration, in some scenes, of the types we know too well. All three female protagonists receive the salty and knowing advice of the stereotypical, less attractive but wise and witty, girlfriend. The guys are less lucky. Again, real life!

One painful part of the film was several scenes in which the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center are a backdrop. I would not have wanted them excised but knowing so many who died were in the buildings while the scenes were shot viscerally chilled me.