The Man from Elysian Fields (2001)

Director:

George Hickenlooper

Writer (WGA):

Phillip Jayson Lasker (written by)

Release Date:

28 November 2002 (Hong Kong)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Wealth affords the ultimate extravagance.

Plot:

A failed novelist's inability to pay the bills strains relations with his wife and leads him to work at an escort service where he becomes entwined with a wealthy woman whose husband is a successful writer.

Plot Keywords:

Escort | Novelist | Novel | Writer | Escort Service

Cast

Andy Garcia	...	Byron
Mick Jagger	...	Luther
Julianna Margulies	...	Dena
Olivia Williams	...	Andrea
James Coburn	...	Alcott
Michael Des Barres	...	Nigel
Richard Bradford	...	Edward Rodgers
Anjelica Huston	...	Jennifer Adler
Xander Berkeley	...	Virgil Koster
Sherman Howard	...	Paul Pearson
Joe Santos	...	Domenico
Susan Barnes	...	Attractive Woman
Tracey Walter	...	Bartender
Asha Siewkumar	...	Receptionist
Kerry Li	...	Restaurant Patron
Laura Meshell	...	Restaurant Patron
Rosalind Chao	...	Female Customer
Elisa Gallay	...	Lottie
Tommy Perna	...	Street Car Vendor
Yasmin D'Mello	...	Yasmin
Sonia Sanz	...	Georgette
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Obnoxious Lady
Ezra Buzzington	...	Construction Forman
Hannah Sim	...	Performance Artist
Mark Steger	...	Performance Artist
Joe Drago	...	Chauffer
Michael Hughes	...	Car Valet
Julian Fleischer	...	Himself - Jazz Singer
Joseph Paur	...	Opera Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rodney Bingenheimer	...	Himself (uncredited)
Joseph Della Sorte	...	Valet (uncredited)
Franckie Diago	...	Female on Escort Card (uncredited)
John Hickenlooper	...	Worker in Pasadena (uncredited)
Eddie Santiago	...	Joey (uncredited)
Jan Triska	...	Marcus (uncredited)
J.B. White	...	Waiter (uncredited)

Directed by
George Hickenlooper

Writing credits (WGA)
Phillip Jayson Lasker		(written by)

Produced by
Paul Brooks	....	executive producer
Joe Drago	....	executive producer: CineSon (as Joseph Drago)
Glenn S. Gainor	....	co-producer
Andy Garcia	....	producer
Larry Katz	....	executive producer
David Kronemeyer	....	producer
Andrew Pfeffer	....	producer
Vicky Pike	....	co-executive producer
Morris Ruskin	....	executive producer
Tony Vitale	....	co-producer
Norm Waitt	....	executive producer
Josie Wechsler	....	associate producer
Dara Weintraub	....	co-producer
Donald Zuckerman	....	producer

Original Music by
Anthony Marinelli

Cinematography by
Kramer Morgenthau		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Brown

Casting by
Heidi Levitt

Production Design by
Franckie Diago

Art Direction by
Jay Spratt

Set Decoration by
Dara Waxman

Costume Design by
Matthew Jacobsen		(as Matt Jacobsen)

Makeup Department
Julie Hewett	....	makeup artist: Mick Jagger
K.G. Ramsey	....	hair department head
Rick Sharp	....	makeup department head
Dulcie Smith	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Debra L. Gainor	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danny Green	....	second assistant director
Rick Kelly	....	second second assistant director
Mark Anthony Little	....	first assistant director (as Mark Little)

Art Department
Ryan J. Beyer	....	set dresser
Yoo Jung Han	....	assistant art director
Sean Lyons	....	scenic artist
Garry McEvoy	....	stand-by painter
Lee Ross	....	lead scenic

Sound Department
Robby Bartholomew	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Mike Chock	....	supervising sound editor (as Michael Chock)
Stanley Kastner	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff	....	first assistant sound editor
Phil Lee	....	sound recordist
Peter V. Meiselmann	....	production sound mixer
Todd Morrissey	....	sound recordist
Steuart Pearce	....	production sound mixer
Reuben Simon	....	sound editor

Visual Effects by
Michael Backauskas	....	optical lineup (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
William Ambrose	....	grip
David Barker	....	video assist operator
Lisa Bonaccorso	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Goldman	....	best boy grip
Kelly Krotine	....	camera loader
Michael Lowrance	....	electrician
Richard A. Ludt	....	dolly grip
John Lynch	....	grip
Jamie Maxtone-Graham	....	director of photography: second unit
Darin Moran	....	assistant camera: "a" camera
Randy Nolen	....	Steadicam operator
Randy Nolen	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ziggy Pedone	....	electrician
Curtis Smith	....	grip
Keith Talley	....	key grip
Rico Torres	....	still photographer: specials

Casting Department
Joseph Hicks	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Roberto Carneiro	....	costume supervisor
Jessica Torok	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Joe Fineman	....	post-production consultant
Richard Flores Jr.	....	telecine colorist
Yoshie Ishiguro	....	assistant editor
Scott Niemeyer	....	post-production executive
Chuck Winston	....	color timer

Music Department
Mark Curry	....	music editor
Mark Curry	....	scoring mixer
Randy Gerston	....	music supervisor
Brian Leff	....	music coordinator
Anthony Marinelli	....	conductor
Anthony Marinelli	....	orchestrator
Thomas Morse	....	composer: additional music
Georgiana Ramsland	....	music editor
Amy Rosen	....	associate music supervisor

Transportation Department
Chris Haynes	....	driver

Other crew
Sarah Anthony	....	production office coordinator
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services
David C. Bernat	....	assistant: Mr. Gainor
Lori Beth Bernat	....	assistant to director
Chris Doss	....	executive in charge of finance
Vanessa Grayson	....	stand-in: Julianna Margulies/Olivia Williams
Dan Harder	....	production medic
Tami Hodges-Malaniak	....	key set production assistant
Heather Joyce	....	distribution coordinator
Monika Petrillo	....	script supervisor (as Monika von Manteuffel)
Hannah Sim	....	co-choreographer
David Sitzman	....	contracts administrator
Amy Smolev	....	payroll accountant (as Amy Fitzer)
Mark Steger	....	co-choreographer
Gwenn Stroman	....	assistant: Anjelica Huston
Santiago Verdu	....	stand-in: Andy Garcia
Jim Wheelan	....	craft service
Rhonda Wheelan	....	craft service
Todd Zeller	....	unit publicist
Rachel Flackett	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jessica Rapke	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Kerry Li	....	special thanks
J.B. White	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• CineSon Entertainment
• Fireworks Pictures
• Gold Circle Films
• Pfilmco
• Shoreline Entertainment
• TVA International

Distributors

• Palace Films (2003) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Samuel Goldwyn Films (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Telexcel (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Three Lines Pictures (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Elysian LLC
• Fireworks Pictures
• Focus Film Facts (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• Focus Film Facts (2003) (Netherlands) (video)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Manga Films (Spain)
• Media Cooperation One (MC-One) (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Metropolitan Filmexport
• Oy Nordisk Film (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2003) (Finland) (VHS)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2002) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Prime Time Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Reder & Feig  production legal services

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

106 min | Germany:97 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-11 | Netherlands:6 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Germany:12 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:R (certificate #38183)

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

CineSon Entertainment

Trivia:

The credit card that Luther Fox uses to pay for taking Jennifer Adler out was George Hickenlooper's own debit card. You can read his name on screen (he has since cancelled the card).

Goofs:

Continuity: When Byron and Andrea first appear in bed together, Andrea's lingerie shoulder strap is alternately under her left arm/on her shoulder between shots.

Quotes:

Tobias Alcott: Be careful of women who love you just the way you are - it's a sure sign they settle too easily.

Movie Connections:

References The Best Years of Our Lives (1946)

Great take on noir- 2002 style

I just saw this at the Grandin Theater in Roanoke- a renovated cinema where I work part-time. I had missed a chance to see it when I was at Sundance earlier this year. "The Man From Elysian Fields" is a cool gem. The cast headed by Garcia is awesome. It is a powerful reminder of what a great actor the recently departed James Coburn was. He plays a pivotal part in this film. Overall, the film- though certainly not as classic as "Chinatown," has a feel which is reminiscent of that film. The script, editting and cinematography all add to the atmosphere as does the jazz soundtrack. I just have to say go see it for yourself. Quite a film!