Good Advice (2001)

Director:

Steve Rash

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Margosis (written by) &
Robert Horn (written by)

Release Date:

15 November 2001 (Netherlands)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

From fixing stocks to fixing hearts.

Plot:

An investment banker loses everything and must discover what's important in life.

Plot Keywords:

Stockbroker | Advice Columnist | Beautiful Woman | Stock Broker | Nokia Ringtone

Cast

Charlie Sheen	...	Ryan Edward Turner
Angie Harmon	...	Page Hensen
Denise Richards	...	Cindy Styne
Jon Lovitz	...	Barry Sherman
Rosanna Arquette	...	Cathy Sherman
Estelle Harris	...	Iris
Barry Newman	...	Donald Simpson
Lisa Rinna	...	Veronica Simpson
John de Lancie	...	Ted (as John DeLancie)
Francoise Surel	...	Lucy Stone
Pete Gardner	...	Carl
Troy Beyer	...	Nancy
Andrew Berman	...	Steven
Christopher Burkott	...	Mail Room Clerk
Madison Mason	...	Jim Pearson
Meredith Salenger	...	Amy
Renée Estevez	...	Flight Attendant
Art Metrano	...	Homeless Man
David Doty	...	Walt
Michele Nordin	...	Market Cashier
Meredith Zealy	...	Woman in Bar (as Meredith Zeley)
Geremy Dingle	...	Performance Artist
Mary Civiello	...	CNBC Reporter
Ray Aranha	...	Man in Central Park
Phyllis Bash	...	Woman in Central Park
Bonnie Rose	...	Woman Reading Paper
Daniella Rich	...	Waitress Reading Paper
Paul Wagar	...	Golfer (as Paul Wager)
Troy Winbush	...	Golfer
Ron del Barrio	...	Caddy
Heidi Jo Markel	...	Secretary
Queenie	...	Carl's Secretary
Joe Duer	...	TV Newsman (as Joseph Duer)
Vanessa Branch	...	TV Newswoman
Masaya Katô	...	Japanese Trader
Deborah Berry	...	Mother of Patient (as Deborah A. Berry)
Jonathan Breck	...	Balding Man
Gary Combs	...	Cab Driver
John Andrews	...	Security Guard
Carol Martin	...	Herself
Michael Des Barres	...	Himself
George Whipple III	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Tara Orr	...	Hostess
Jamie Sue Sherrill	...	Flight Attendant
Lori Jo Hendrix	...	(uncredited)
Freddy Rodríguez	...	(uncredited)
Heather Wahlquist	...	Sarah (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Rash

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Margosis		(written by) &
Robert Horn		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Bolton	....	executive producer
Mark Burg	....	producer
Arthur Chang	....	producer
Randall Emmett	....	producer
Steve Fenton	....	co-producer
George Furla	....	producer
Oren Koules	....	producer
Carl Mazzocone	....	co-executive producer
M. Dal Walton III	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Teddy Castellucci
Lauren Scheff

Cinematography by
Daryn Okada

Film Editing by
Danny Saphire

Casting by
Valerie McCaffrey

Production Design by
Daniel A. Lomino

Set Decoration by
Cloudia

Costume Design by
Luellyn Harper		(as Luellyn Harper-Thomas)

Makeup Department
Leslie Ann Anderson	....	hair department head
Sandy Bailey	....	hair stylist
Ginger Damon	....	hair stylist
Isabel Harkins	....	makeup artist
Melanie Levitt	....	makeup artist
Timothy A. Miguel	....	makeup department head
Kim Salvatore-Davis	....	hair stylist
Gabriel Solana	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Ken Halsband	....	production manager
James E. Nownes	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director
Ruth A. Redfern	....	second assistant director
Jerram A. Swartz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Dena Allen	....	lead man
Jody Bergman	....	swing gang
Thomas Bodmer	....	property master
Matt Duncan	....	assistant props: New York
William 'W' Gilpin	....	construction coordinator
Akeo Ihara	....	property master: New York
Jeffrey Paul Johnson	....	swing gang
Mara Massey	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Sarah Brady	....	adr supervisor
Bayard Carey	....	production sound mixer
Bess Hopper	....	foley artist
Jerry Jordan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Peggy McAffee	....	sound effects editor
Jon Mete	....	sound effects editor
David Schneider	....	boom operator
Cameron Steenhagen	....	dialogue editor

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging: THDX (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Phil Aubrey	....	grip (as Phil Aubry)
Shawn Blakeman	....	electrician
John Boccaccio	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Kyle Boorman	....	still photographer
Tony Bryan	....	electrician
Louie DeMarco	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Louis J. DeMarco	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Andrea Dorman	....	first assistant camera: New York
Todd Grunberger	....	grip
Hector Gutierrez	....	dolly grip
Jason Henderson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jason D. Hodges	....	dolly grip (as Jason Hodges)
Mike Hodges	....	key grip
Casey Hotchkiss	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Case Hotchkiss)
Jacques Jouffret	....	Steadicam operator
Jacques Jouffret	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Richard Kuhn	....	grip
Ryan Manning	....	best boy electric
Wright K. Manning	....	gaffer
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
Larry McCarron	....	grip
Todd Newton	....	grip
Jim Nolan	....	best boy grip
Chris Portugal	....	grip
Rob Salviotti	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Smyth	....	key grip: New York (as Kevin Smythe)
Bob Snowdon	....	grip
John Velez	....	gaffer: New York
John Waldo	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott Whitbread	....	camera loader
Matthew Whiteside	....	electrician
Victor Worrell	....	best boy grip

Casting Department
Dixie Webster	....	extras casting (as Dixie Webster-Davis)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rebecca Brough	....	key wardrobe supervisor
Nancy Ceo	....	costumer

Music Department
Dick Bernstein	....	temp music editor
Gus Furla	....	music supervisor
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor
Tom Mgrdichian	....	orchestrator
Dan Slider	....	composer: incidental music
Michael K. Bauer	....	associate temp music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Jorge Velasquez	....	transportation
Greag Waldrop	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Eric Agopian	....	production assistant
Robin Anderson	....	script supervisor
Deborah Berry	....	stand-in (as Deborah A. Berry)
Michael E. Boyle	....	wrangler (as Mike Boyle)
Shelley S. Boyle	....	ramrod
Jackie Campbell	....	production assistant
Patrick Campbell	....	set production assistant
Chris Carrington	....	set medic
Evan Casey	....	set production assistant
Joyce Clarke	....	assistant: Mr. Chang
Jason Columbus	....	office production assistant
Mike Currie	....	set production assistant
Nicholas D'Angelo	....	assistant: Mr. Emmett and Mr. Furla
Malcom Dodson	....	set production assistant
Michael Fischler	....	production accountant
Kenneth E. Fix	....	location manager
Steve Grest	....	assistant to co-executive producer
Donna Gross	....	location manager
Thomas J. Healy IV	....	assistant location manager (as Thomas Healy)
Christopher Hicky	....	set production assistant
Brita Holmberg	....	assistant production coordinator
Chris Krauser	....	production assistant
Michael Mezaros	....	production assistant
Rick Rosenthal	....	production counsel
Tracy Sanford	....	production assistant
Kate H.S. Swartz	....	production assistant
Wing Tat	....	location scout
Allison Wilke	....	production coordinator
Andrew Wilson	....	assistant to producers
Tom Lent	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Emmett/Furla Films
• Evolution Entertainment
• Kingman Films International

Distributors

• Three Lines Pictures (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Family Room Entertainment
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Focus Film Facts (200?) (Netherlands) (video)
• Good Advice Inc.
• Home Box Office (HBO) (USA)
• Media Cooperation One (MC-One)
• Myriad Pictures (non-USA)
• ottfilm GmbH (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:L | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:PG-13 | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Wall Street, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Emmett/Furla Films

Trivia:

'Charlie Sheen' met his future wife, Denise Richards, on this movie.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Ryan is talking with Page over drinks/contract discussions, the camera moves in and out from Ryan/Page to Page. In the switch between close-up and distant shots, you see locks of hair dangling near Page's face in the close-ups, but, in the distant shots, her hair is perfectly set.

Quotes:

Cindy Styne: You used to do me, now you ARE me?

Movie Connections:

References Wall Street (1987)

Soundtrack:

Excuses For Losers

Hilariously funny

I bought the DVD at the local video store and nearly passed it up: after all, there are never any good movies in the sales section, are there? Well, this one definitely is good.

The Story: Ryan is a Wall Street Broker and a real big asshole (as his friend states: "huge would be an understatement"). But after losing his job and his girlfriend leaving him for a richer guy, he has to pay the rent somehow. And the only job he can lay his hands on is writing his girlfriend's "Ask Cindy"-column. And after dropping all his machismo the column even turns out successful.... (But before the end of course he still has to get his revenge for losing his job and also to get a new girlfriend. Wouldn't be a comedy otherwise, would it?)

While not the very best of movies, it is very and funny and also has a few memorable quotes. I personally liked the way the camera followed Ryan's butt several times which was quite refreshing to all the times a camera drops down a woman's neckline (even though my husband pointed out the camera did follow Page every time she leaned forward to get up from her chair).

For me, the movie was actually rather hurtful: I like to clap my hands or slap my knees at scenes which I really like. And after the movie, my hands hurt!