Full Frontal (2002)

Director:

Steven Soderbergh

Writer:

Coleman Hough (written by)

Release Date:

20 September 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Everybody Needs A Release

Plot:

A day in the life of a group of men and women in Hollywood, in the hours leading up to a friend's birthday party.

Plot Keywords:

Birthday Party | Acting | Hitler | Low Budget Film | Massage

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

David Duchovny	...	Bill / Gus
Nicky Katt	...	Hitler
Catherine Keener	...	Lee
Brian Krow	...	Bellboy
Mary McCormack	...	Linda
David Hyde Pierce	...	Carl
Julia Roberts	...	Catherine / Francesca
Blair Underwood	...	Nicholas / Calvin
Enrico Colantoni	...	Arty / Ed
Erika Alexander	...	Lucy
Tracy Vilar	...	Heather
Brandon Keener	...	Francesca's Assistant
Jeff Garlin	...	Harvey, Probably
David Alan Basche	...	Nicholas' Agent
Terence Stamp	...	Man on Plane / Himself
Nancy Lenehan	...	Woman on Plane
Brad Rowe	...	Sam Osbourne
David Fincher	...	Film Director
Jerry Weintraub	...	Jerry
Rainn Wilson	...	Brian, First Fired Employee
Eddie McClintock	...	David
Dina Waters	...	Third Fired Employee
Sandra Oh	...	Fourth Fired Employee
Justina Machado	...	Linda's Friend in Kitchen
Meagen Fay	...	Diane (as Meagan Fay)
Joe Chrest	...	Sex Shop Man No. 1
Wayne Pére	...	Sex Shop Man No.2 (as Wayne Péré)
January Jones	...	Tracy
Mike Malone	...	Mike
Anthony Powers	...	Male Massage Client
Alison Ebbert	...	Hitler Girlfriend
Jennifer Brusciano	...	Hitler Hitchhiker
Cole Andersen	...	Freud
Al Ahlf	...	Hitler Guard
Lacy Livingston	...	Miramax Receptionist
Patrick Fischler	...	Harvey, Probably's Assistant
Nathalie Seaver	...	Clothing Store Owner
Soledad St. Hilaire	...	Soledad
Laurent Schwaar	...	Concierge
Maria Rogers	...	Woman in Bed
Dawn Suggs	...	Hotel Hostess
Charlotte Puckett	...	Hotel Waitress
Chance Robertson	...	Biker
Monica Lee Burland	...	Theater Patron
Ken Wood	...	Theater Patron
Cynthia Gibb	...	Pregnant Woman
Andrew Connolly	...	Partygoer
Karen Woodley	...	Partygoer (as Karen Woodley-Connolly)
Chris DeRose	...	Partygoer
Randy Lowell	...	Partygoer
Pliny Porter	...	Partygoer
Coleman Hough	...	Partygoer
Brad Pitt	...	Brad / Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Roger Garcia	...	Frank - Vampire Neighbor
Rashida Jones
Steven Soderbergh	...	Himself (uncredited)
Camille Wainwright	...	Daphne (uncredited)
Tommy Wilson-O'Brien	...	Second Fired Employee (uncredited)

Directed by
Steven Soderbergh

Writing credits
Coleman Hough		(written by)

Produced by
Zennia M. Barahona	....	post-production producer
Gregory Jacobs	....	producer
Scott Kramer	....	producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jacques Davidovici

Cinematography by
Steven Soderbergh		(as Peter Andrews)

Film Editing by
Sarah Flack

Casting by
Debra Zane

Production Management
Bob Osher	....	production supervisor
Michael Polaire	....	unit production manager
Evan Schechtman	....	post-production supervisor: Outpost Digital

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keri Bruno	....	second second assistant director
Gregory Jacobs	....	first assistant director
Basti Van Der Woude	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Mark Gantt	....	assistant property master
Lance Larson	....	property master

Sound Department
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
Larry Blake	....	post-production sound
Matt Coby	....	foley editor
Jeff Enden	....	boom operator
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Jay Gallagher	....	foley editor
Paul Ledford	....	production sound mixer
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Sam Sarkar	....	utility sound
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist (as Alicia Irwin)
Shawn Holden	....	additional sound mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects
Sal Migliore	....	high def digitizing
Carl S.G. Moore	....	visual effects associate producer: Cinesite
Michael Brodersen	....	digital to film output (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Edward A. Ayer	....	best boy electric (as Ed Ayer)
Russell Ayer	....	gaffer
Shaun Breedlove	....	rigging electrician
Thomas A. Curran	....	best boy grip
Joseph Graham	....	rigging grip (as Joseph A. Graham)
Gregg Guellow	....	dolly grip (as C. Gregory Guellow)
Christopher Just Weaver	....	camera technician
Ted J. Kredo	....	lighting technician (as Ted Kredo)
Chris Mack	....	second assistant camera
Duane Manwiller	....	camera operator
Duane Manwiller	....	director of photography: second unit
Bob Marshak	....	still photographer
E.J. Misisco	....	film loader (as E.J. Misisco Jr.)
Daniel Moder	....	assistant camera
Brent Studler	....	rigging gaffer
Paul Threlkeld	....	key grip

Casting Department
Terri Taylor	....	casting associate
Erin Toner	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susi Campos	....	costumer
Shoshana Rubin	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Monica De Armond	....	post-production coordinator (as Monica Borde)
David Kirchner	....	second assistant editor
Susan Littenberg	....	first assistant editor
Brett S. McCarthy	....	assistant editor
Peter McCoubrey	....	video colorist
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Timothy Serda	....	technical assistant editor
Paul Tanzillo Jr.	....	negative cutter (as Paul E. Tanzillo)

Music Department
Randy Spendlove	....	executive in charge of music

Transportation Department
Rich Bennetti	....	driver
Jon Carpenter	....	transportation coordinator
Shane Greedy	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Julie M. Anderson	....	production coordinator
Matilda de Cagny	....	animal trainer (as Mathilde DeCagny)
Virginie Drouot	....	office production assistant
Caleb Duffy	....	key assistant location manager
Jason Hinkel	....	first assistant accountant
Leah Holmes	....	production accountant
Ken Lavet	....	location manager
Sonya Lunsford	....	production accountant
Lynne Martin	....	set production assistant
David McKimmie	....	assistant production coordinator
Naomi Motohashi	....	assistant location manager
India Neilan	....	production assistant
Matt Novello	....	production office assistant
Larry Payne	....	animal trainer
Keith Popely	....	set production assistant
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor
Spooky Stevens	....	unit publicist
Jeff Winn	....	craft service

Thanks
Ron Patane	....	special thanks
Paul Saccone	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Miramax Films
• Monophonic Inc.
• Populist Pictures
• Propaganda Films
• Section Eight

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Toshiba Entertainment (Japan) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (Argentina)
• Castello Lopes Multimedia (Portugal)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• Mikado
• RCV Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• TFM Distribution
• West

Special Effects

• Big Film Design (film-within-film effects)

Other Companies

• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animal trainers
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cinesite  titles and opticals
• Digital Film Tree  digital post-production provided by
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• FotoKem Laboratory  video-to-film transfer
• Masterwords  cutting continuity
• Outpost Digital  post-production
• R.C. Baral & Co.  production accounting
• Rich King & Associates  extras casting
• Swelltone Labs  sound editing

Also Known As:

How to Survive a Hotel Room Fire (USA) (working title)
The Art of Negotiating a Turn (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual content.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #38888) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:AL | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:A | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18

Filming Locations:

Beverly Blvd. at Vista, Fairfax, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Steven Soderbergh used mostly hand-held cameras. Filming took 18 days.

Goofs:

Continuity: Catherine's black notebook and pen suddenly appear on the airplane armrest between shots, after her tape player clicks.

Quotes:

Catherine: Oh, eww, this arugal is so bitter! It'l like my algebra teacher on my bread!

Movie Connections:

References Scream 3 (2000)

Soundtrack:

La Mappemonde

Experiment gone awry

This is an exercise from Steven Soderberg and that's all it is. You sit through an hour and a half of conversations that normally entitle "you know" at the beginning and end of every sentence to try and make the "film" more real. It juxtaposes two "films"..one containing Francesca(Julia Roberts) and Calvin(Blair Underwood)(this filmed in 35 mm)as Catherine and Nicholas talking about a black actor's status in "white hollywood".This leads to Calvin being opposite Brad Pitt(playing himself)in a film directed by David Fincher. This film,come to find out is in turn a doc directed by a man who's face is covered by a block(it's Soderberg). The "real film" (which is lensed in digital)contains Calvin and Francesca as well as other characters and their lives in Los Angeles. The film's ending totally popped my already deflating balloon and showed that my time and patience was wasted. The dialogue meanders trying to show real people talking about real things. I thought it was a hollywood insiders film cared only by those who are hollywood insiders. I thought the characters never had direction and were simply annoying. There were moments it looked like the film might go somewhere,but unfortunately it gets bogged down with that "phony film" keeps coming into the middle of the "real" movie. I just sat there trying not to collapse in my desire to turn the dvd off. Oh well,I'm done with this review,but if you watch this wasteland of wasted time beware..I warned you. BOMB/*****