Down Time (2001)

Director:

Sean Wilson

Writers:

Larry Loy (writer)
Sean Wilson (writer)

Release Date:

18 March 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Crime

Tagline:

Forget what you know.

Plot:

A street hustler who makes all the wrong moves finds himself doing hard time in the penitentiary in this hard-edged drama...

Plot Keywords:

Drug Addiction | Drug Addict | Alcatraz | Bible | Controversial

Cast

William Van Noland	...	Slim (as William Van Nolan)
Peter Quartaroli	...	Paulie
Sam McBride	...	Sammytown
Joy Garner	...	Gina
James Anthony Cotton	...	Kc
David Fine	...	Eddie the Pimp
David Berkson	...	Hillbilly
David Cordoni	...	Frank
Mario Montes	...	Big Mario
David Dyno Rocha	...	Mexican Gang Leader
Kelwin Hagen	...	Mike
Christian Canterbury	...	Johnny Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Bolko	...	SWAT Officer 7
Jeff Guerrero	...	SWT Officer 4
Danton Mew	...	SWAT Officer 1
Bob Ngim	...	SWAT Officer 2
Randall Ng	...	SWAT Officer 5
Matt Pennypacker	...	SWAT Officer 6
Lory-Michael Ringuette	...	Prison Guard
Bryan Soo	...	SWAT Officer 3
Wolfgang Von Huttick	...	Serial Killer
Ron Zeno	...	Billie Joe Furlow

Directed by
Sean Wilson

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Larry Loy		writer
Sean Wilson		writer

Produced by
Tom Gander	....	associate producer
Pete Smith	....	associate producer
Sean Wilson	....	producer

Original Music by
James Anthony Cotton

Cinematography by
Greg Burnstein

Film Editing by
Charlie Archer

Casting by
Beau Bonneau

Makeup Department
Lyla Ross	....	makeup supervisor

Sound Department
Albert Benichou	....	sound editor
Pepe Morales	....	sound designer

Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Chin	....	key grip
Jeff McRory	....	grip

Other crew
Francis Hamada	....	weapons wrangler
Vince Sortino	....	location crew

Production Companies

• Apex Entertainment
• Joint Productions
• Riptide Studios
• Visionsmith Entertainment

Distributors

• Artisan Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Be Best in DVD (BBI-DVD) (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• CVD Media Co. Ltd. (2003) (Thailand) (DVD)
• Crossroads Pictures (2008) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Crossroads Pictures (2008) (Hungary) (all media)
• Crossroads Pictures (2008) (Slovakia) (all media)
• Cultmovies (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• ILC Prime (2003) (UK) (DVD)
• ILC Prime (2004) (South Africa) (DVD)
• Media Vision (2004) (Albania) (TV)
• Neo Films (2004) (Indonesia) (DVD)
• Peacock Films (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sean Wilson

Special Effects

• Lionfish Group, The

MPAA:

Rated R for drug use, language, some violence and nudity.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Alameda County Jail, Alameda County, California, USA

Company:

Apex Entertainment

Soundtrack:

This Sucks

Visceral Incarceration

The payoff from a great prison film - and this definitely is one - is the sense of incarceration that envelopes the viewer. You are there, immersed in the noise, the danger, the tedium of the joint itself. In Down Time the directing, editing, and cinematography shove the prison experience down your throat in spades. The payoff is a sly narrative twist at the end which both ties the threads of the story together and gives an additional ironic kick to the viewer's identification with the film. Can't give it away here, but buy it and see for yourself! You won't forget the experience. Great sound track too!