Monday Night Mayhem (2002) (TV)

Director:

Ernest R. Dickerson

Writers:

Bill Carter (book)
Bill Carter (screenplay)
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Release Date:

14 January 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Sport

Tagline:

Gifford. Cosell. Meredith. There was more action in the booth than there was on the field.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

American Football | Television Broadcasting | Urination Scene | Based On Book

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

John Turturro	...	Howard Cosell
John Heard	...	Roone Arledge
Kevin Anderson	...	Frank Gifford
Nicholas Turturro	...	Chet Forte
Brad Beyer	...	Don Meredith
Patti LuPone	...	Emmy Cosell
Jay Thomas	...	Pete Rozelle
Eli Wallach	...	Leonard Goldenson
Zak Orth	...	Don Ohlmeyer
Shuler Hensley	...	Keith Jackson
Brennan Brown	...	Bob Goodrich
Leo Burmester	...	Carl Lindemann
Chad Coleman	...	O.J. Simpson
Steve Schirripa	...	Sal
Steve Nuke	...	The Ringleader - PA #1
Michael McGrath	...	Jim McKay
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
P.J. Brown	...	FBI agent
Kristen Taylor Burns	...	Student #1
Dominic Chianese Jr.	...	Bookie
Brian d'Arcy James	...	Al Michaels
Patrick Darraugh	...	Hotel clerk
Tony Devon	...	Al Davis
Jeffrey Dreisbach	...	First questioner
Frank Ferrara	...	Goon
Tom Flynn	...	News Reporter
Carson Grant	...	Leonard Tose
George Greif	...	Art Rooney
Molly Griffith	...	Blonde
Asio Highsmith	...	Fred Williamson
Louis Hirsch	...	PA #2
Glenn Howerton	...	Dick Ebersol
Kyle Koromaldi	...	PA #3
Mark Lazarus	...	John Lazarus
Nathaniel Marston	...	Reporter in bar
John Otis	...	Curt Gowdy
Damaine Radcliff	...	NY Jets FootBall Player
Luke Reilly	...	Herbert Schlosser
Antonio Saillant	...	Football Owner
Charlie Sara	...	Guest at award dinner
Frank Senger	...	Construction guy
Priscilla Shanks	...	Marti
Kevin Steib	...	Football player
Daniel Stewart Sherman	...	Alex Karras
Matthew Sussman	...	David Gerber
Al Thompson	...	Ricky Reid
Evan Thompson	...	Henry Ford
James Villani	...	Petey the P.A.
Abby Wathen	...	Yale College Student
Nathan Wetherington	...	The berated pa
Elizabeth Wood
Alexander Wraith	...	Joe Namath
Jo Ann Zolfo	...	'Succulent Lip' Woman
Barrymore Barlow	...	Roadie (uncredited)
Sian DeVega	...	Dallas Cowboy Cheerleader (uncredited)
Michelle DiBenedetti	...	Dallas cowboy cheerleader (uncredited)
Ray Wineteer	...	Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by
Ernest R. Dickerson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Bill Carter		book
Bill Carter		screenplay
Marc Gunther		book

Produced by
Bryan Gawron	....	associate producer
Leslie Greif	....	executive producer
Lewis Kleinberg	....	co-executive producer
Tiffany McLinn Lore	....	co-executive producer (as Tiffany McLinn)
Natascha Tillmanns	....	line producer

Original Music by
Grant Geissman
Van Dyke Parks

Cinematography by
Jonathan Freeman

Film Editing by
Stephen Lovejoy

Casting by
Pat McCorkle

Production Design by
Kalina Ivanov

Set Decoration by
Pam Roy

Costume Design by
James Hammer

Makeup Department
Colleen Callaghan	....	hair department head
Colleen Callaghan	....	hair stylist: John Turrentino
Joseph Farulla	....	prosthetics designer: John Turturro
Leslie Fuller	....	assistant makeup department head
Sharon Ilson	....	makeup department head
Heidi Kulow	....	makeup artist
Suzy Mazzarese-Allison	....	assistant hair stylist
Jennifer Santiago	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Joseph Zolfo	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alfonso Trinidad	....	second second assistant director
David 'Wex' Wechsler	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kevin Ladson	....	property master
Victor Littlejohn	....	props

Sound Department
David Bach	....	supervising dialogue editor
Scott Cannizzaro	....	adr engineer
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
William Jacobs	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Kellet	....	sound mixer: second unit
Carla Murray	....	sound effects editor
Peter Reale	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alexander Schwartz	....	foley artist
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Victor Scalise	....	digital compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Ilya Akiyoshi	....	camera production assistant
Tony Arnaud	....	grip
Denise Bailie	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rebecca Brillhart	....	assistant camera
Jon Delgado	....	electrician
Patrick Fontana	....	electrician
Daryl Furr	....	electrician
Lance E. Phox	....	gaffer
Nate Ranger	....	assistant camera
Lance Rieck	....	assistant camera
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator
Rob Salviotti	....	assistant camera
Anthony Savini	....	assistant camera
Robert Shepherd	....	electrician
Robert Shepherd	....	gaffer: second unit
Sean Sheridan	....	additional electrician
Lance Mayer	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lori Eastside	....	extras casting
Ed Lewis	....	casting assistant
Brian Pitt	....	extras casting assistant
Dani Super	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pattie J. Barbosa	....	key set costumer
Addie Hall	....	additional costumer
Eden Miller	....	assistant costume designer
Kenneth Shinabery	....	wardrobe production assistant

Editorial Department
Lynn Abroms	....	assistant film editor
Dave Keffer	....	contributing editor
Scott Klein	....	master colorist
David Yoneshige	....	post-production executive

Music Department
Chris McGeary	....	music editor

Other crew
Michael Bederman	....	production accountant
Christian Brockey	....	production secretary
Roni Deitz	....	location scout
Rob Dickerson Jr.	....	key production assistant
Jordan Brendan Finnegan	....	production assistant
Laurie Gershon	....	product placement/clearances
Andrea Greer	....	script supervisor
Barbara Gregson	....	film researcher
Lori Grossman	....	transcribing
Erica Kay	....	production coordinator
Kyle Koromaldi	....	location assistant
Paul Kramer	....	location manager
Darlene Liebman	....	assistant production office coordinator
Sam Lisenco	....	pre-production coordinator
A.R. Brook Lynn	....	production assistant
Michael Mezaros	....	assistant to executive producer
Anna Novick	....	production assistant
Gary S. Rake	....	production assistant
Jennifer Tavanese	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Turner Network Television (TNT)

Distributors

• Turner Network Television (TNT)

Other Companies

• Sound Satisfaction  foley recording facilities

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Australia:PG

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Turner Network Television (TNT)

Movie Connections:

References "NFL Monday Night Football" (1970)

The essence of Cosell and the broadcast-It doesn't get much better.

So many memories came flooding back for me while watching this, the nostalgic aspect was worth it right there. From most of 1970 until Meredith left, my buddies and I were fixated in front of the TV on Monday nights. It was an institution, and we always talked about the game and Howard the next day. No one could ever begin to capture what Howard Cosell was all about, but Turturro does one heck of a good job. Heard does an equally good job of capturing Arledge, and everything else just falls into place. While we were watching the broadcasts, no one had a clue as to what was really going on, but there were clues that everything wasn't as it seemed. This movie really brought the inside to the outside. I closed my eyes during the halftime highlight segment, and by jobe, I could actually hear Cosell doing the bit, especially the pronunciation of Jim Lash. But perhaps the best scene of the entire movie was Cosell announcing to the world that John Lennon had been killed. When he originally did it back in 1980, Cosell brought me to tears, and Turturro's imitation of that moment has the same effect. If you remember those halcyon days of MNF, then this is the holy grail for the fans. Nothiong will ever come close to the real deal, but this movie gives anyone who is interested a little peek, and that is telling it like it is.