Mercy Streets (2000)

User Rating:

4.9/10   

Director:

Jon Gunn

Writers:

Jon Gunn (writer)
John Mann (writer)

Genre:

Action | Drama | Crime

Tagline:

One con out to save his million dollar scam, one priest out to save his only brother

Plot:

Estranged twin brothers - one a con man, the other an Episcopal deacon - accidentally switch places... and find God in the process. |

Plot Keywords:

Deacon | Twins | Twin Brother | Long Lost Relative | One Last Job

Cast

Eric Roberts	...	Rome
David A.R. White	...	John / Jeremiah
Cynthia Watros	...	Sam
Shiek Mahmud-Bey	...	Tex
Lawrence Taylor	...	Dan
Stacy Keach	...	Tom
Robert LaSardo	...	TJ
Lisa Furst	...	Sunny
Kevin Downes	...	Peter
Koji Kataoka	...	Takashi
Robert Lyon Rasner	...	Concerned Passerby
Brian C. Bennetts	...	Concerned Driver
John Mann	...	Harry
Jon Gunn	...	Accident Victim
Michael Villani	...	Sergeant Griffin
Mark Twogood	...	Prison Guard
Bill Capizzi	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Brad Heller	...	Hot Dog Vendor's Buddy
Lory Bennetts	...	Neighborhood Couple
Nancy Bennetts	...	Neighborhood Couple
Brendon Norton	...	Young John / Jeremiah (voice)
Nell Buttolph	...	Woman in Red Dress
Jon Ramos	...	Young Twin
Jason Ramos	...	Young Twin
Rachel Perlin	...	Kid on the Street
Alexis Pena	...	Kid on the Street
Hailey Pemelton	...	Kid on the Street
Rachel Pemelton	...	Kid on the Street
Trevor Ludlow	...	Young Boy on the Street
Trevor Dodge	...	Young Boy on the Street
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
D. David Morin	...	Detective finding cash
Irina Stemer

Directed by
Jon Gunn

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jon Gunn		writer
John Mann		writer

Produced by
Greg Bowerman	....	executive producer
Karen Bowerman	....	executive producer
Bobby Downes	....	producer
Kevin Downes	....	producer
Jon Gunn	....	producer
Geoff Ludlow	....	producer
Travis Mann	....	producer (as Travis M. Mann)
Dan Wells	....	executive producer
Marta Wells	....	executive producer
David A.R. White	....	producer

Original Music by
Steffan Fantini

Cinematography by
Chris Magee

Film Editing by
Jon Gunn
Jeffrey Lee Hollis
Brett Winn

Casting by
Penny Perry

Production Design by
Michael Pearce

Art Direction by
Laird Pulver

Costume Design by
Mila Hermanovski

Makeup Department
Carly Flynn	....	key hair stylist
Pamela Hackeman	....	key makeup artist
Teresa Vest	....	makeup artist: Mr. Roberts

Production Management
Kevin Downes	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Lori Mellman	....	second assistant director
Joel Morales	....	first assistant director
Alvin Mount	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Heather Brumley	....	set dresser
Michael Dotson	....	set dresser
Mike Dowell	....	storyboard artist
John Fitzherbert	....	lead man

Sound Department
Lee Archer	....	sound
Tom D. Backman	....	digital sound transferer
Colin Bates	....	supervising sound editor
Danielle Donaldson	....	dialogue assistant
Gordon Ecker	....	supervising sound editor
Paula Fairfield	....	supervising sound editor
Emily Gaydos	....	dialogue editor
Eric Justen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jon Klein	....	boom operator
Greg Mauer	....	foley mixer
Carla Murray	....	sound effects editor
Bruce Nyznik	....	sound management
Susan Pusateri	....	foley artist
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound supervisor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Shelley J. Smith	....	foley artist (as Shelley Smith)
Angie Stanghetti	....	adr editor
Angie Stanghetti	....	adr mixer
Jon S. Trebilcock	....	production sound mixer
Marc Verboys	....	dialogue assistant

Special Effects by
Paul Staples	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Dale Stelly	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Rick Avery	....	stunts
Perry Barndt	....	stunts
Gregory J. Barnett	....	stunts (as Greg Barnett)
Jaime Hernandez	....	stunts
Mike Jordan	....	stunts
Randy Kunkleman	....	stunts
Monte Rex Perlin	....	stunt coordinator
Monte Rex Perlin	....	stunt double: Mr. White (as Monte Perlin)
Vitali Vasilikov	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robert Benevides	....	second assistant camera
Eric S. Boland	....	gaffer (as Eric Boland)
Ian S. Casas	....	electrician (as Ian Casas)
Dale Cole	....	grip
Janos Csoma	....	electrician
Justin Fonda	....	first assistant camera
Ana Gatchell	....	still photographer
Richard Gormley	....	film loader
John Hankammer	....	Steadicam operator
John Hankammer	....	camera operator
John T. Martin	....	key grip (as Johnny T. Martin)
Alex Metherell	....	still photographer
Nato Morris	....	electrician
Brad Parsons	....	videographer
Darren Rydstrom	....	first assistant camera
Ryan Vanlossberg	....	best boy grip (as Ryan Von Lossberg)
Justin Von Lossberg	....	grip
Robert Christopher Webb	....	best boy electric (as Robert C. Webb)
David Westenberger	....	electrician

Animation Department
Michael Dowell	....	storyboard artist

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jo Ella Cox	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Chris Weber	....	negative cutter
Gary Weber	....	negative cutter
Chuck Winston	....	color timer

Music Department
Steffan Fantini	....	musician
Steffan Fantini	....	score mixer
Scott Gordon	....	score mixer

Transportation Department
Geoff Ludlow	....	transportation coordinator
Willy Ortlieb	....	transportation

Other crew
Scottie Bairstow	....	set production assistant
Lory Bennetts	....	craft service
Lory Bennetts	....	production assistant
Nancy Bennetts	....	craft service
Jim Dessel	....	production assistant
Bobby Downes	....	location manager
Layne Downes	....	extras coordinator
Ana Gatchell	....	production assistant
Lynn Giotto	....	production assistant
Travis Gist	....	production assistant
Bobbi Hutchins	....	craft service
Jack Hutchins	....	craft service
Randy Kunkleman	....	production assistant
Ryan Lopez	....	production assistant
Alvin Mount	....	production coordinator
Larry Pankau	....	body double: Mr. White
Jennifer Range	....	craft service
Rachel Maria Reyna	....	production assistant
Marvel Wakefield	....	script supervisor

Thanks
Katherine Biagini	....	musical thanks
Gavin Black	....	special thanks
Karen Dowe	....	musical thanks
Marc Fantini	....	musical thanks
Temmi Fantini	....	musical thanks
Bryan McCurry	....	musical thanks

Production Companies

• Signal Hill Pictures LLC

Distributors

• Con Dios Entertainment (2002) (Australia) (theatrical) (limited)
• Providence Entertainment

Other Companies

• T&T Optical Effects Company  title and opticals

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for violence.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | Australia:M | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Fresno, California, USA

Company:

Signal Hill Pictures LLC

Goofs:

Continuity: When Rome confronts John in the alley, Rome lowers the gun in one shot; in the next it is still raised.

Quotes:

Sunny: Like my new coat? Don't I look like a flapper?

Movie Connections:

References "The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson" (1962)

Soundtrack:

HELLO, YOU KNOW, GOODBYE

Surprisingly funny and very entertaining

This one really surprised me. Most of Roberts' recent movies haven't been, shall we say, up to par, but occasionally he makes a really good one, like La Cucaracha, It's My Party, or Strange Frequency. This is definitely one of his better movies. Here he isn't actually the star, but he steals the show as the hero's boss, and the movie is really funny, and the characters are so interesting and well-drawn that it holds your interest throughout. You really care about these people, and you want to see what happens to them. It's a story about redemption, about how unexpected events cause two estranged brothers, one a criminal and one a priest, to live in each other's lives and learn to forgive each other. Stacy Keach also shows up, in a cameo that lasts only a few minutes (but what a hilarious few minutes they are). Give this one a look- you won't be disappointed.