29 Palms (2002)

Director:

Leonardo Ricagni

Writer:

Tino Lucente (writer)

Release Date:

29 July 2005 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Comedy | Crime

Plot:

This is the story of a bag of money and the people who come into contact with it. |

Plot Keywords:

Bag | Bag Of Money | Hitman | Native American Reservation | Corrupt Judge

Cast

Jeremy Davies	...	The Drifter
Michael Lerner	...	The Judge
Litefoot	...	The Warrior #1 (as G. Paul Davis a.k.a Litefoot)
Russell Means	...	The Chief
Chris O'Donnell	...	The Hitman
Jon Polito	...	The Security Guard
Kevin Sifuentes	...	The Head of Security
Michael Rapaport	...	The Cop
Anita Maltin	...	The Old Lady
Bill Pullman	...	The Ticket Clerk
Keith David	...	The Sheriff
Rachael Leigh Cook	...	The Waitress
P.J. Byrne	...	The Doctor
Carlos Mencia	...	The Comedian

Directed by
Leonardo Ricagni

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Tino Lucente		writer

Produced by
Mima Casanova	....	associate producer
Diane Cornell	....	line producer
John Davis	....	executive producer
Marc Forby	....	producer
J. Todd Harris	....	producer
Jourdan Krauss	....	associate producer
Michael Lindenbaum	....	co-producer
Bryan Lord	....	producer
Tino Lucente	....	co-producer
Michael Rapaport	....	executive producer
Craig Davis Roth	....	co-producer
Patrice Theroux	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mario Grigorov

Cinematography by
Horacio Maira		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paula Halton

Casting by
Karen Meisels

Production Design by
Walter Brunialti

Art Direction by
Scott H. Campbell

Set Decoration by
Peggy Paola

Makeup Department
Lisa Bertuzzi	....	key makeup artist
Michelle Rene Elam	....	makeup artist (as Michelle Torres)
Stella Tzanidakis	....	key hair stylist (as Stella)

Production Management
Ed Cathell III	....	production supervisor
Diane Cornell	....	unit production manager
Steve Harrison	....	production manager: Los Angeles
Douglas Salkin	....	post-production supervisor
Reinhard Schreiner	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Diane Cornell	....	second unit director
Bruce Wayne Gillies	....	first assistant director
Mimi Gillies	....	second assistant director
Steve Harrison	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Lisa Hubbard	....	second assistant director
Michael Lindenbaum	....	second assistant director: Los Angeles
Maritza Murillo	....	second second assistant director
Craig Davis Roth	....	director: New York
Brian Testa	....	second second assistant director
Jim Vickers	....	second unit director
Rey Vincenty	....	assistant director

Art Department
Dominique Baynes	....	production designer: New York
Dominique Baynes	....	props: New York
Marty Flaherty	....	construction coordinator
Chris Fowler	....	art department coordinator
Joe Frederick	....	swing gang
Sarah Geller	....	property master
Jasper Jan	....	prop assistant
Derek Milner	....	on-set dresser
Paul Rough III	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Stan Bochner	....	sound editor
Adam M. Goldstein	....	sound editor
Chen Harpaz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chen Harpaz	....	supervising sound editor
Hae Kyong Harpaz	....	foley artist
Patrick Martens	....	boom operator
Mike Mola	....	assistant sound editor
Amos Poe	....	murchian engineering
Pat Toma	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
P. David Miller	....	pyrotechnician
P. David Miller	....	special effects crew (as Paul D. Miller)
Jim Staples	....	special effects
Paul Staples	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	I/O supervisor: film scanning and recording: iO Film
Adam Hawkey	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Alex Madison	....	stunts (as Gail Monian)
Eddie Perez	....	stunts
Mike Smith	....	stunts
Jim Vickers	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Saeed Adyani	....	still photographer
Randy Crawford	....	electrician
Taylor Drake	....	grip
Keith Dunkerley	....	grip: Los Angeles (as Keith Dunkerly)
Manny Duran	....	grip
Frank Esposito	....	electrician
Willie Estrada	....	first assistant camera
Kathleen Farry	....	camera loader
Kathleen Farry	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Kathleen Farry	....	second assistant camera
Marc Forby	....	cinematographer: 16 mm black and white footage
Harry Hope	....	dolly grip
Harry Hope	....	key grip
Matt Horochowski	....	best boy grip
Coe Huston	....	first assistant camera: New York
Philip J. Jaffe	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles (as Phillip Jaffe)
Matthew Jensen	....	director of photography: Los Angeles
April Lanci-Leseur	....	second assistant camera (as April Lanci)
David Leite	....	grip
Chelsea Low	....	Steadicam operator
Horacio Maira	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Terry Meadows	....	gaffer
Todd England Nicodemus	....	best boy: Los Angeles (as Todd Nicodemus)
Jeff Ridley	....	electrician
Alex Schmidt	....	best boy electric
Megan Schoenbachler	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Steve Smith	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Brad Wallace	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Joseph Walsh	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Albert Winbush III	....	electrician
Fante Zamora	....	key grip: Los Angeles

Casting Department
Lisa Martin	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
D.J. DeLorenzo	....	on-set costumer
Jayme Woodall	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
David Jaeckin	....	color timer

Music Department
Latashia DeVeaux	....	music coordinator
Karyn Rachtman	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
John W. Barbee	....	transportation coordinator (as John Barbee)
Tim Best	....	transportation coordinator: Los Angeles
Gary Jackson	....	transportation captain
Don Tanaka	....	driver

Other crew
Marina Bailey	....	unit publicist
Peter Caraveo	....	craft service
Albert T. Dickerson III	....	bond company executive
Peter Falco	....	assistant location manager
Jenny Fitzgibbons	....	production accountant
Nicole Goodwin	....	production assistant
Joyce Gregg	....	production coordinator
Monty Hom	....	promotion resources director
Jasper Jan	....	production assistant
Katalin Kovacs Rogers	....	script supervisor
Robby Kushner	....	production executive
Glenda Marneus	....	assistant production coordinator
Taman McCall	....	location manager
Gail Nicol	....	post-production accountant
Maire Ni Rochain	....	additional production coordinator
Jeffrey D. Press	....	post-production accountant (as Jeff Press)
Nancy Pruss	....	accounting assistant
Michael Pytel	....	production assistant
Poppy Schwarze	....	production secretary
Jon Tatum	....	film runner
Nicholas Thurkettle	....	story editor: Davis Entertainment Filmworks
Jim Vickers	....	fight choreographer
Corey C. Witte	....	production executive

Thanks
Walter Murch	....	thanks

Production Companies

• B. Lord Productions
• Ben's Sister Productions
• Davis Entertainment Filmworks
• George Street Pictures
• Release Entertainment

Distributors

• Alliance Atlantis Communications
• Artisan Entertainment
• I-On New Media (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Le Monde
• Momentum Pictures (2002) (UK) (all media)

Other Companies

• Broadway Sound  sound facilities
• Cattle Call Productions  location casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Digital Cinema  sound facilities
• First Take Catering  craft services
• HALA Lighting & Grip  grip equipment
• L.A. Power & Light Company  lighting
• Magic Film and Video Works  negative cutting
• iO Films  titles and digital opticals

Also Known As:

Twenty-nine Palms (USA) (alternative spelling)

MPAA:

Rated R for language, violence, some sexual content and brief drug use.

Runtime:

Brazil:93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

New Zealand:R16 | USA:R | Germany:16 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | Canada:14A

Filming Locations:

Coachella Valley, Mecca, California, USA

Company:

B. Lord Productions

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When the bus is stolen, someone can be seen walking behind an adjacent bus.

Soundtrack:

Misery Loves Company

No way you can write a Spoiler for this Film!!

It's a big sloppy mess, but it's not half as bad as some comments would leave you to believe. The story goes all over the place, but the story is just a thread. There's a lot of Coen Brothers and a bit of David Lynch in this film. Wonderfully weird and unlikeable characters, nicely composed, sparse scenes nicely photographed and the humor is not of the joke/punch line school, which is probably why there are many disappointed comments. The budget for this film could not be called shoestring, it's more like twine. Still, despite the disassociated story - I mean, who has the money really doesn't matter, it's just getting us from point A to point B - it's quite an accomplishment. Some people like their films to be obvious stories that are easy on the eyes, this is a more subtle form of entertainment with a garish touch.