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Ash Wednesday (2002) -- Ash Wednesday is set in the Manhattan of the early 1980's and is about a pair of Irish-American brothers (Burns and Wood) who become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob.
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Overview

User Rating:
5.9/10   1,939 votes
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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Edward Burns (written by)
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Release Date:
19 March 2004 (UK) more
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Plot:
Ash Wednesday is set in the Manhattan of the early 1980's and is about a pair of Irish-American brothers (Burns and Wood) who become embroiled in a conflict with the Irish Mob. full summary | add synopsis
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Cast

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Brian Burns ... Cousin Mike Moran
Vincent Rubino ... Vinny Boombata
Jimmy Cummings ... J.C. (as James Cummings)

Elijah Wood ... Sean Sullivan
Pat McNamara ... Murph
John DiResta ... Pete at the Bar

Edward Burns ... Francis Sullivan
Malachy McCourt ... Whitey
Chris McGovern ... Whitey's Driver (as Christopher McGovern)
Peter Gerety ... Uncle Handy
Jimmy Burke ... Red Kelly (as James Burke)
Stephen Murphy ... Whitey's Man

Brian Delate ... Crazy George Cullen

Teresa Yenque ... Mrs. Diaz

Julie Hale ... Maggie Shea
Kathleen Doyle ... Mrs. Flanagan

Rosario Dawson ... Grace Quinonez
Marina Durell ... Mrs. Quinonez
James Handy ... Father Mahoney
Michael Mulheren ... Detective Pulaski

Oliver Platt ... Moran

Michael Leydon Campbell ... Jimmy Burke

Dara Coleman ... John Coleman
Penny Balfour ... Callie
Kevin Kash ... Paulie Numbers

Gregg Bello ... Larossa
Joe Lisi ... Wiseguy
Matty Delia ... Brooklyn Barkeep
Jack DeFuria ... Little Sean
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Directed by
Edward Burns 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Edward Burns (written by)

Produced by
Glen Basner .... executive producer
Margot Bridger .... producer
Edward Burns .... producer
Caroline Kaplan .... executive producer
Aaron Lubin .... co-producer
William Perkins .... line producer
Jonathan Sehring .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
David Shire 
 
Cinematography by
Russell Lee Fine (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
David Greenwald 
 
Production Design by
Susan Block 
 
Art Direction by
Lucio Seixas 
 
Set Decoration by
Carrie Stewart 
 
Costume Design by
Catherine Marie Thomas 
 
Makeup Department
Jenn 'Jorge' Nelson .... makeup department head
Diana Sikes .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
William Perkins .... post-production supervisor
William Perkins .... unit production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adam Escott .... first assistant director
Annie Tan .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Sarah Berney .... charge scenic
Eric Friedewald .... art department assistant
Shahen Guiragossian .... lead man
Shelley Herbert .... on-set dresser
Elizabeth Schlitten .... property master
 
Sound Department
Kam Chan .... foley editor
Benjamin Cheah .... supervising sound editor
Jesse Ehredt .... sound recordist
Peter Fonda .... boom operator
Matthew Haasch .... foley editor
Matthew Haasch .... foley mixer
Dustin Hudson .... stereo sound consultant: Dolby
George A. Lara .... foley mixer
Skip Lievsay .... sound re-recording mixer
Kimberly R. McCord .... dialogue editor
Jay Peck .... foley artist
Jac Rubenstein .... dialogue editor
Gisburg Smialek .... assistant sound editor
Wyatt Sprague .... sound effects editor
Jerry Stein .... production sound mixer
Jeffrey Stern .... adr editor
Jeffrey Stern .... dialogue editor
Lila Yomtoob .... apprentice sound editor
 
Special Effects by
Mark Bero .... special effects coordinator
John Stifanich .... special effects technician
 
Visual Effects by
Janos Pilenyi .... optical supervisor
Ariel Enriquez Saulog .... digital supervisor
 
Camera and Electrical Department
John G. Boesch .... company grip
Aryn Chapman .... second assistant camera
Donald Glenn .... dolly grip (as Don Glenn)
Christopher Hall .... camera operator
John R. McAleer Jr. .... first assistant camera
Steve Ramsey .... gaffer
Larry Riley .... still photographer
Gary Ronn .... generator operator
Robert D. Shulman .... key grip (as Bob Shulman)
Joshua Solson .... best boy electric
 
Casting Department
Kristine Bulakowski .... extras casting
Ali Farrell .... casting
Laura Rosenthal .... casting
Driss Tijani .... extras casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mickey Carleton .... wardrobe supervisor
Laura Downing .... key costumer
Angela E. Thomas .... wardrobe production assistant
 
Editorial Department
Walker Allen .... post-production coordinator
Andrew Buckland .... film conform editor
Don Ciana .... color timer
Patricia Sztaba .... negative cutter
Stan Sztaba .... negative cutter
Joe Violante .... color coordinator
Kenneth Wachtel .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Annette Kudrak .... music editor
Tracy McKnight .... music supervisor
Lance McVickar .... music engineer
 
Transportation Department
Kevin Flynn .... transportation captain
 
Other crew
Walker Allen .... production office assistant
Leslie Angle .... assistant: Mr. Burns (as Leslie A. Angle)
Joshua A. Bell .... accountant
Andrea F. Cannistraci .... legal services
Stephen Sean Carr .... assistant location manager
Danielle B. Cook .... craft service
Karen C. Eide .... production coordinator
Christine Gee .... script supervisor
Richie Gibbs .... production assistant
Dave Glew .... key set production assistant
Victoria Hawes .... location assistant
David Kenneally .... set production assistant
Lisa King .... set production assistant
David Laurentin .... parking assistant
Andrew McGee .... production office assistant
April Merl .... post-production auditor
Sarah Rubenstein .... assistant accountant
Bart Schoudel .... assistant production coordinator
Peggy Sutton .... script supervisor
José Tejada .... parking coordinator (as Jose Tejada)
Steven Weisberg .... location manager
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for pervasive language and some violence.
Runtime:
99 min
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Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 more
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Goofs:
Factual errors: During conversation, the police detective reminds the priest about the murder "three years ago" and the priest concurs, saying it was three years ago to the day. Both dates in the film are supposed to be Ash Wednesday however, which falls on a different date each year -namely 46 days before Easter - and can occur anywhere from the first week of February until mid March. In 1983 (being the date that the murders took place in the film) Ash Wednesday fell on February 16th and in 1986, it was celebrated on the 12th of February. more
Quotes:
Francis: They thought you were the smart one? I must've looked like a friggin' retard! more
Movie Connections:
References Black and White (1999/I) more
Soundtrack:
Catch Me Now I'm Falling more

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2 out of 3 people found the following review useful.
Could have been better, 31 December 2006
6/10
Author: Gordon-11 from Hong Kong

This is a film about an ex mafia leader getting into trouble with gangs because his dead brother reappeared in the neighbourhood.

The film is initially boring because of poor character development. The film does not tell people what is happening very well, and only towards the middle do people get an idea what on earth was in fact happening. Elijah Wood is obviously miscast. Elijah Wood is very unconvincing as Edward Burns' younger brother, in fact he looks more like the son of Edward Burns. Looks, height, age and physique wise they are too different from each other. This makes the film a lot less credible than it should have been. Otherwise, the plot is not bad, the direction is good, and the sets are nicely done.

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