Happy Hour (2003)

Director:

Mike Bencivenga

Writers:

Mike Bencivenga (writer)
Richard Levine (screenplay)
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Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

A love story, straight up with a twist.

Plot:

Set in present day New York City, "Happy Hour" is a literate and often funny story of love and how to receive it...

Awards:

5 wins & 1 nomination

Cast

Anthony LaPaglia	...	Tulley
Eric Stoltz	...	Levine
Caroleen Feeney	...	Natalie
Robert Vaughn	...	Tulley Sr.
Sandrine Holt	...	Bonnie
Thomas Sadoski	...	Scott
Mario Cantone	...	Geoffrey
Malachy McCourt	...	Dr. Pitcoff
Michael Mulheren	...	Kelly
Miriam Sirota	...	Rachel
Cate Smit	...	Publicist
Sam Breslin Wright	...	Chris
Randy Evans	...	Dave
Michael Minutoli	...	Bruiser
Sean Conroy	...	Doorman
Larissa Thurston	...	Woman in Bar
Michelle Maryk	...	Woman in Park
Bob O'Brien	...	Himself
Jack Newfield	...	Himself
Pete Hamill	...	Himself
Steve Dunleavy	...	Himself
Mary Lee Kortes	...	Singer / Guitar
Brad Albetta	...	Bass Guitar
Joey 'Pajamas' Chiofalo	...	Accordion
Phil Kester	...	Drums
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Kurt Elftmann	...	Advertising Executive (uncredited)
Paul Gagné	...	Orderly #1 (uncredited)
Laura Maxwell	...	Woman in Park #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Bencivenga

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Mike Bencivenga		writer
Richard Levine		screenplay
Richard Levine		story

Produced by
Joe Anderson	....	associate producer
John Davis	....	executive producer
J. Todd Harris	....	producer
Eric M. Klein	....	producer
Kimberly Shane O'Hara	....	producer
Michael Roban	....	co-executive producer
Aaron Waiton	....	associate producer
Aaron Waiton	....	line producer

Original Music by
Jeffrey Taylor		(as Jeffrey M. Taylor)

Cinematography by
Giselle Chamma

Film Editing by
Nina Kawasaki
Robert Landau

Casting by
Eve Battaglia
Penny Ludford

Production Design by
Tema Levine

Costume Design by
Nancy Brous

Makeup Department
Ana Crespo	....	key hair stylist
Ana Crespo	....	key makeup artist
Natasha Ladek	....	wig maker: L.A.
Nicole Le Bris	....	additional makeup artist
Cindy Miguens	....	key hair stylist: Los Angeles
Cindy Miguens	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles

Production Management
Joe DeMarie	....	additional unit production manager: "b" unit
Eric M. Klein	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles
Aaron Waiton	....	unit production manager: "b" camera unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Epstein	....	first assistant director
Kelsey T. Howard	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Ivan Kraljevic	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Megan Lombardo	....	second assistant director
Kristal D. Moseley	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Michael Byrnes	....	carpenter
Berthrum R. Cooper Jr.	....	swing gang
Joanna Da Toca	....	assistant production designer
Justin Davis	....	carpenter: Los Angeles
Caesar Del Treco	....	carpenter
Natalie Dierckx	....	prop: Los Angeles
Natalie Dierckx	....	set dresser: Los Angeles
Yumiko Dixon	....	art department assistant: Los Angeles
David Ebert	....	carpenter: Los Angeles
Peggy Fung	....	art department intern
Samantha Giblin	....	property master
Samantha Giblin	....	stand-by coordination: New York
Shane Klein	....	set dresser (as Shane P. Klein)
Donald Kornegay	....	art department assistant
Sammy Leonard	....	art department intern
Tema Levine	....	production designer: Los Angeles
Conrad Mulcahy	....	assistant property master
Andy Pan	....	decorator
Mark Poggi	....	art coordinator/set dresser: Los Angeles
Oscar Rondon	....	graphics intern
Eric Stowe	....	art department intern
Gabor Szitanyi	....	on-set dresser: Los Angeles
Kenny Urbina	....	art department assistant
Suzanne Wang	....	swing gang
Kara Zeigon	....	art department coordinator
Kara Zeigon	....	stand-by coordination: New York

Sound Department
Jacques Boulanger	....	adr recordist: New York
Breea Burtch	....	foley artist
Lori Dovi	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Brian Drown	....	post-production sound engineer
James Fielden	....	adr recordist: New York
James Fielden	....	sound designer
James Fielden	....	sound effects editor
James Fielden	....	sound re-recording lead mixer
John Hill	....	sound mixer
Patrick Hutchings	....	post-production sound coordinator
Erick Jolley	....	adr recordist
Erick Jolley	....	dialogue editor
Erick Jolley	....	post-production sound supervisor
Erick Jolley	....	sound designer
Erick Jolley	....	sound effects editor
Justin Kholer	....	background effects editor
Justin Kholer	....	dialogue editor
Marianne McEvoy	....	boom operator
Ethan Pontz	....	dialogue conforming editor
Ethan Pontz	....	foley editor
Ethan Pontz	....	foley recordist
Neil Riha	....	boom operator: Los Angeles
Daniel W. Victor Jr.	....	DTS engineer (as Dan Victor)

Camera and Electrical Department
Salvador Bolivar	....	dolly grip
Salvador Bolivar	....	key grip
Jeff Brown	....	additional assistant camera: "b" camera
Matthew Deetsch	....	gaffer
Robert L. Ferguson	....	best boy electric: Los Angeles
Joshua Flagg	....	camera production assistant: "b" camera unit
Darren Frohlich	....	additional electrician
Ryan Bradley Gaw	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
Lisa Marie Gleeson	....	electrician
Andrew Glover	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Greg Gordon	....	camera loader
Alice Gu	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Nicholas Hahn	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Nick Hahn)
Coe Huston	....	first assistant camera
Mitch Malpica	....	jib arm operator
W. Ted Mayer	....	dolly grip: Los Angeles
W. Ted Mayer	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Pete McGill	....	best boy electric
Jessica Miglio	....	still photographer
Laura Nespola	....	second assistant camera
Dino Parks	....	additional cinematographer: New York
Dino Parks	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
Dan Riffel	....	gaffer: Los Angeles
Jose Santamaría	....	additional grip
Matt Schuman	....	electrician
Spencer Snygg	....	additional photographer: "b" camera
Damon Tinker	....	camera loader: Los Angeles
Miguel Vargas	....	grip
Matthew Watts	....	additional electrician
Andy Westbrook	....	best boy grip
Fante Zamora	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles

Casting Department
Concetta Di Matteo	....	additional casting: Los Angeles
Lisa Gabaldon	....	background casting: Los Angeles
Meredith Jacobson	....	background casting (as Meredith Jacobson Marciano)
Carolyn Long	....	additional casting: Los Angeles

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon Ali	....	additional wardrobe assistant
William Aquino	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Fabiola Bergi	....	wardrobe intern
Nancy Brous	....	costume designer: Los Angeles
Jessica Jahn	....	additional wardrobe assistant
China Parmalee	....	wardrobe assistant
Nicole Perreco	....	wardrobe assistant: Los Angeles
Christy Rilling	....	additional wardrobe assistant (as Christie Rilling)
Kat Schoewe	....	assistant costume designer (as Kataryna Sidon Schoewe)
Lisa Varley	....	additional wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Richard E. Flores	....	negative cutter
Anita Guerrero	....	editing intern
Joe Rodrigues	....	colorist: New York
Chuck Winston	....	color timer: Los Angeles

Music Department
Kimberly Shane O'Hara	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Raul Pineda	....	driver: motorhome, Los Angeles

Other crew
Natasha Allaire	....	assistant office coordinator
D. Cole Berry	....	key set production assistant: Los Angeles
Jessica Brown	....	production assistant
Charles Canzoneri	....	office production assistant: Los Angeles
Alice Cohen	....	production counsel
Joe DeMarie	....	location manager
Paul Fitzgerald	....	representative: Screen Actors Guild
Joshua Flagg	....	set production assistant
Jill Garrett	....	set intern
Heather Arlene Greene	....	key set production assistant
Marlus Harding	....	production accountant
Karney Hatch	....	location assistant: Los Angeles
Gordon Johnson	....	assistant to producers
Louis Katz	....	physician: New York (as Louis Katz)
Gary Kauffman	....	production counsel
Nina Kawasaki	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Sunshine Lampitoc	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Nicholas Owen Langholff	....	set production assistant
Marc Lulkin	....	location assistant: Los Angeles
Larry Maillet	....	LAPD officer: Los Angeles
Mark Malone	....	creative consultant
Bryan Morrill	....	unit production assistant
Maire Ni Rochain	....	production coordinator
Matthew Clifton Olsen	....	production assistant
Michele O'Marah	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Susan T. Parsons	....	script supervisor
Heather Paterson	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Andrew Peake	....	set intern
Gregory L. Qualles	....	parking coordinator
Paula Schoen	....	physician: Los Angeles
Josh Siegel	....	assistant to producers: Los Angeles
Steve Smith	....	location assistant
Orly Tepper	....	craft service: Los Angeles
Mary Liz Thomson	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Maureen Tilyou	....	script transcriber
Johanna Weinstein	....	title designer
Corey C. Witte	....	production executive
Billy Wood	....	set production assistant
Kamila Zmrzla	....	set production assistant
Seth Carmichael	....	publicist (uncredited)
Reese Nanavati	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Davis Entertainment Filmworks
• O'Hara/Klein

Distributors

• Davis Entertainment Filmworks (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Madman Entertainment (2004) (Australia) (DVD)
• O'Hara/Klein Releasing (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paco Pictures (2008) (Italy) (video)

Other Companies

• Curb Entertainment  world sales agency

Runtime:

USA:93 min (Los Angeles Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

DTS

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Davis Entertainment Filmworks

Quotes:

Levine: I don't suppose she has a sister.
Tulley: Three brothers.
Levine: I can't catch a break. What's her mother like?

Movie Connections:

References Tell Your Children (1936)

no hangovers with this fine drama

i never pick out movies i know nothing about but this time i did... and I dug it. Sure it felt like a made for TV movie. Sure the filming was rather bland, predictable... but the writing was really good! Not perfect, but fun and entertaining, and the acting was very good. Stoltz was surprisingly low-key.. I guess he always is, but in this one he was super low-key. I was touched.

Story did have overtones of many other alkie movies I've seen, which at first put me off, but it was still set apart by the genuine feel of the story.

Overall, it was a humble little movie. Smallish production values. But sweet and sincere...

But when they were drunk, they really didn't seem that drunk... except once or twice... and the DTs are always hard to watch (remember Nicholas cage in leaving las Vegas?)