In America (2002)

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Writers (WGA):

Jim Sheridan (written by) &
Naomi Sheridan (written by) ...
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Release Date:

31 October 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

An Irish immigrant family adjusts to life in the United States.

Plot Keywords:

Neighbor | Father Daughter Relationship | Swimsuit | Irish Catholic | Hell's Kitchen New York

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 32 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 5

9:00 PM

LIFE

Cast

Paddy Considine	...	Johnny
Samantha Morton	...	Sarah
Sarah Bolger	...	Christy
Emma Bolger	...	Ariel
Neal Jones	...	Immigration Officer #1
Randall Carlton	...	Immigration Officer #2
Ciaran Cronin	...	Frankie
Djimon Hounsou	...	Mateo
Juan Carlos Hernández	...	Papo (as Juan Hernandez)
Nye Heron	...	Blind Man
Jason Salkey	...	Tony
Rene Millan	...	Steve
Sara James	...	Papo's Girlfriend
Bob Gallico	...	Theatre Director
Jason Killalee	...	Assistant Theatre Director
Chary O'Dea	...	Mexican Woman with Child
Adrian Martinez	...	Shopkeeper
Merrina Millsapp	...	Marina
David Wike	...	Barker
Guy Carleton	...	Man at Fair
Elaine Grollman	...	Nun on School Steps
Nick Dunning	...	Gynaecologist
Michael Sean Tighe	...	Frank
Jennifer Seifert	...	Angela
Kathleen King	...	Prize Giving Nun
Eilish Scanlon	...	Nun Playing Piano
Tom Murphy	...	Actor in Queue
Des Bishop	...	Stockbroker in Taxi
Bernadette Quigley	...	Hospital Administrator
Frank Wood	...	Paediatrician
Molly Glynn	...	Sarah Mateo
Jer O'Leary	...	Thomas Bakewell
Regina Roe	...	Administrator / Nurse
Tamla Clarke	...	Hospital Receptionist
Carmen Regan	...	Doctor
Nisha Nayar	...	Hospice Nurse
Rodrigo Pineda Sanchez	...	Mexican Man Guitarist
Gabriela Quintero Lopez	...	Mexican Woman Guitarist

Directed by
Jim Sheridan

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Sheridan		(written by) &
Naomi Sheridan		(written by) &
Kirsten Sheridan		(written by)

Produced by
Nye Heron	....	associate producer
Arthur Lappin	....	producer
Paul Myler	....	co-producer
Jim Sheridan	....	producer
Meredith Zamsky	....	line producer: New York

Original Music by
Gavin Friday
Maurice Seezer

Cinematography by
Declan Quinn		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Naomi Geraghty

Casting by
Sally Osoba

Production Design by
Mark Geraghty

Art Direction by
Susie Cullen

Set Decoration by
Johnny Byrne

Costume Design by
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh		(as Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh)

Makeup Department
Orla Carrol	....	chief hair stylist (as Orla Carroll)
Angel De Angelis	....	chief hair stylist: New York (as Angel Deangelis Halko)
Morna Ferguson	....	key makeup artist
Lori Hicks	....	key makeup artist: New York
Niamh O'Loan	....	assistant makeup artist
Una O'Sullivan	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Patricia Adlesic	....	production supervisor: New York
Jo Homewood	....	production manager
Maria Walker	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carrie Fix	....	second assistant director: New York
Therese Friel	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Konrad Jay	....	first assistant director
Alex Jones	....	third assistant director: additional photography (as Alexandra Jones)
Raymond Kirk	....	third assistant director
Alyson Latz	....	second second assistant director: New York
Michael Lerman	....	first assistant director: New York
Jennie Maloney	....	trainee assistant director: additional photography
Karen Richards	....	second assistant director
Susan Stanley	....	trainee assistant director
Keith Barry	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Sean Griffin	....	third assistant director: dailies (uncredited)
Nye Heron	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Neil Winterlich	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Russ Bailey	....	construction manager
Anthony Baldasare	....	on-set dresser: New York
Joshua Barraud	....	stand-by props: additional photography
Stephen Broughall	....	carpenter: additional photography unit (as Stephen Broughal)
Aran Byrne	....	dressing props
David Byrne	....	carpenter: additional photography unit
Eugene Campbell	....	carpenter
Eugene Campbell	....	carpenter: additional photography unit
Patrice Canfield Longo	....	set dresser: New York (as Patrice Longo)
Philip Canfield	....	leadman: New York (as Philip C. Canfield)
Scott Canfield	....	set dresser: New York
Mark Cannon	....	stand-by carpenter: additional photography
Ken Carlisle	....	carpenter
Steve Carter	....	assistant art director: New York (as Stephen Carter)
Bronwyn Clohissey-Boyd	....	painter: additional photography (as Bronwyn R. Clohissey)
Guy Coates	....	carpenter: additional photography unit (as Gay Coates)
Darren Crimmins	....	construction supervisor: additional photography
Timothy Crimmins	....	stagehand (as Timmy Crimmins)
Fiona Daly	....	supervising art director: additional photography
John Davis	....	storyboard artist (as John T. Davis)
John Delaney	....	stand-by stagehand: additional photography
Conor Devlin	....	draughtsman
Ruth DiPasquale	....	assistant prop master: New York (as Ruth Dipasquale)
Shane Donnelly	....	stagehand
Tom Dowling	....	construction manager: additional photography
Stephen Driver	....	carpenter
Alan Dunne	....	chargehand dressing props
Gavin Flanagan	....	carpenter: additional photography unit
Aeveen Fleming	....	art department trainee
Scott Gersten	....	construction foreman: New York (as K. Scott Gertsen)
Jimmy Gillen	....	stand-by stagehand
Ciara Gormley	....	assistant art director
Alex Gorodetsky	....	scenic: New York
Vivienne Gray	....	art director: additional photography
John Greene	....	chargehand carpenter
Lar Griffen	....	painter
Kenneth Hammer	....	construction coordinator: New York (as Ken Hammer)
Chris Heaps	....	set dresser: New York (as Christopher Heaps)
Jimmy Irwin	....	supervising plasterer: additional photography
Warren Jorgensen	....	charge scenic: New York (as Warren Jorgenson)
Darren Kearney	....	stand-by painter
Paul Kearney	....	carpenter: additional photography unit
Robert Keller	....	carpenter: New York
Tony Kelly	....	stagehand
Kate Kennedy	....	set decorator: New York
Paul Keogh	....	supervising carpenter (as Paul Koegh)
Sarah Kingston	....	production buyer: additional photography
Matthew Kirwan	....	carpenter
Wing Lee	....	art director: New York
Daragh Lewis	....	stand-by props
Eoin Lewis	....	dressing props
Daniel Lyons	....	painter
Dave McAllister	....	key construction grip: New York (as David Mcallister)
Nuala McKernan	....	stand-by props (as Nuala Mckernan)
Steve Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Tyrone Monaghan	....	trainee props
Nicola Moroney	....	assistant art director: additional photography
Mick Mulvaney	....	stagehand: additional photography
Gary O'Donnell	....	painter
Eamonn O'Higgins	....	property master
David Oldham	....	stand-by carpenter
Jenny Oman	....	production buyer
Christy O'Shaughnessy	....	master painter: additional photography
Philip O'Shaughnessy	....	painter: additional photography
Thomas O'Shaughnessy	....	stand-by painter: additional photography
Laurence O'Toole	....	paintings: Mateo
Laurence O'Toole	....	signage: Mateo
Michael O'Toole	....	apprentice carpenter
David Packard	....	scenic artist (as Dave Packard)
Dave Peters	....	property master: additional photography
William F. Reynolds	....	prop master: New York
Gerard Richardson	....	painter
Robbie Richardson	....	master painter
Bruce Ryder	....	storyboard artist
Steve Scanlon	....	assistant prop master: New York (as Stephen Scanlon)
Maurice Thompson	....	construction run-around: additional photography
David Wallace	....	dressing props
Ian Wallace	....	construction runaround
Alexander Wei	....	art department coordinator: New York (as Alex Wei)
Alan Cheevers	....	master plasterer (uncredited)
Tamara Conboy	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Philip Alton	....	adr editor
Philip Alton	....	dialogue editor
John Bateman	....	adr mixer
Don Bell	....	sound recordist
Daniel Birch	....	production sound recordist
Daniel Birch	....	sound mixer
Paula Boram	....	foley artist (as Paula Boran)
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Tim Cavagin	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Timothy Cavagin)
Brian Connolly	....	sound trainee: additional photography
Colette Dahanne	....	adr recordist
Andrew Felton	....	sound trainee
Richard Fettes	....	additional dialogue editor
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Richard Hetherington	....	boom operator
Alex Hudd	....	engineer: Dolby
Peter Isaac	....	assistant to recordist
Ken Ishii	....	sound mixer: New York
Ken Ishii	....	sound stand-by: New York
Paul Koronkiewicz	....	boom operator: New York
Michael Lemass	....	assistant adr editor
Kieran Lynch	....	assistant sound engineer
Conor Mackey	....	assistant dialogue editor
Kim Maitland	....	boom operator: New York
Kim Maitland	....	cable: New York
Steve Mayer	....	assistant sound editor
Nigel Mills	....	supervising sound editor
Graham Nieder	....	sound maintenance
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist
Mike Wood	....	foley editor
Michael Lemass	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Aidan Byrne	....	special effects crew
Brendan Byrne	....	special effects coordinator
Dermot Byrne	....	special effects crew
Martin Fitzpatrick	....	special effects crew
Kevin Kearns	....	special effects crew
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator: New York
Pat Redmond	....	special effects coordinator
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin	....	snow effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mark Bakowski	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Helen Ball	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Simon Carr	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Andrew Jeffery	....	visual effects coordinator: Mill Film
Richard Little	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Daniel Pettipher	....	sequence supervisor: Mill Film (as Dan Pettipher)
Susi Roper	....	visual effects producer: Mill Film
Simon Stanley-Clamp	....	visual effects supervisor: Mill Film
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Joe Condren	....	stunt coordinator: Ireland
Norman Douglass	....	stunt double: Paddy
Cort Hessler	....	stunts (as Cort Hessler III)
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator: USA
Jeff Ward	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Will Arnot	....	camera operator: "a" camera, New York
Will Arnot	....	steadicam operator: New York
Michael Canzoniero	....	camera operator: digital cameras, snow unit, New York
John Carr	....	practical electrician
Dermot Coleman	....	practical electrician
Fionn Comerford	....	clapper loader: additional photography
Louis Conroy	....	electrician: additional photography
John Dolan	....	best boy grip: New York (as John P. Dolan)
Joe Donohue III	....	dolly grip: New York (as Joe Donohue)
Dave Durney	....	electrician: additional photography (as David Durney)
Owen Farrell	....	clapper loader
James W. Finnerty	....	key grip: New York (as James Finnerty Jr.)
John 'Spike' Finnerty	....	grip: New York (as John Finnerty)
Joseph Finnerty	....	grip: New York
Thomas Ford	....	rigging gaffer: New York
Graeme Haughton	....	electrician
Noel Holland	....	electrician
Amanda Hudson	....	second assistant camera: New York
John Inwood	....	camera operator: Super 16, snow unit, New York
Fred Johanns	....	electrician: New York
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	focus puller
Eamonn Kelly	....	rigger
Matt LoGuercio	....	camera operator: Mini DV, snow unit, New York (as Matt Loguercio)
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera: New York (as Robert Mancuso)
Niall Mannion	....	electrician
Douglas Martines	....	video playback: New York (as Douglas A. Martines)
Stephen McCarthy	....	generator operator (as Stephen Mccarthy)
Vince McGahon	....	steadicam operator (as Vince Mcgahon)
Robert McGavin	....	best boy: New York (as Robert Mcgavin)
James McGuire	....	gaffer (as James Mcguire)
Hollis Meminger	....	clapper loader: New York
Hollis Meminger	....	film loader: New York
James Merrigan	....	rigger
John Mitchell	....	electrician: New York
Steve Montague	....	rigger
John Murphy	....	grip
Gareth Nevin	....	video assist operator
Gareth Nevin	....	video operator
William O'Brien	....	rigger: additional photography
Eoin O'Hagan	....	best boy
Eamonn O'Keeffe	....	focus puller: additional photography
Andrew O'Reilly	....	camera trainee
Ozzy Phothivongsa	....	electrician: New York (as Ozzie Phothivongsa)
Cris Purificato	....	grip: New York (as Chris Purificato)
Joe Quigley	....	grip: additional photography
Robbie Reilly	....	stand-by rigger (as Robert Reilly)
Marco Ricci	....	camera operator: digital cameras, snow unit, New York
Gerard Sava	....	director of photography: second unit
Robert Sciretta	....	gaffer: New York
Chris Silano	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, New York (as A. Chris Silano)
Howard Smith	....	director of photography: second unit
Howard Smith	....	steadicam operator
Paul Steinberg	....	shop electrician: New York
Maurice Swan	....	electrician: additional photography
Tom Tormey	....	stand-by rigger: additional photography
Paul Tracey	....	rigger
Bernard Walsh	....	still photographer
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer: New York
Hugh-Thomas Cavanagh	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Hamilton	....	video assist operator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	camera operator: "a" camera (uncredited)
Vince McGahon	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Anthony Meade	....	additional clapper loader (uncredited)
Phil Oetiker	....	director of photography: additional photography (uncredited)
Gerard Sava	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Francis Taaffe	....	video playback operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Joyce Gallie	....	casting: UK
Avy Kaufman	....	casting: USA
Frank Moiselle	....	casting: Ireland
Nuala Moiselle	....	casting: Ireland
Karen Meisels	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Maureen Whalen	....	casting associate: USA (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon Beatty	....	wardrobe assistant
Mark Burchard	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Michelle Butler	....	wardrobe trainee: additional photography
Clodagh Deegan	....	wardrobe assistant: additional photographic unit
Judith Devlin	....	wardrobe supervisor
Catherine George	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Joan Kaufman	....	assistant costume designer: New York (as Joan Kauffman)
Debbie Millington	....	wardrobe trainee
Leonie Pendergast	....	wardrobe trainee (as Leonie Prendergast)
Judith Williams	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Paul A. Byrne	....	telecine dailies colorist
Nicky Dunne	....	assistant editor: avid
Lalit Goyal	....	conforming assistant
Peter Hunt	....	grader
Mairead McIvor	....	first assistant editor (as Mairead Mcivor)
Siobhan Mcmahon	....	editor trainee
Linda Nartey	....	second assistant editor
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant editor: New York (as James E. 'Eddie' Nichols Jr.)
James Watt	....	editor trainee
Steve Farman	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Hakan Akesson	....	composer: song "Cherry Coke & Pizza Pie"
Umberto Berrettoni	....	conductor: "Aranci Datteri!" from Puccini's "La Boheme"
Michael Blair	....	musician: drums, percussion and tuned percussion (as Michael Blair)
Andrew Boland	....	music mixer
Kent Buchanan	....	composer: song "Beach Bomb"
Brian Byrne	....	conductor: The Irish Film Orchestra
Ramon Campos	....	composer: song "La Cubanita"
Michael Connell	....	music editor
Antoine Contreras	....	composer: song "La Cubanita"
David Donohue	....	music supervisor
Bruce Elliott-Smith	....	composer: song "Hold Me Tight"
Stephen Elliott-Smith	....	composer: song "Hold Me Tight"
Gavin Friday	....	music arranger
Gavin Friday	....	music producer
Gavin Friday	....	musician: voice
The Friday/Seezer Ensemble	....	music performers
Freddie Funk	....	composer: song "Stuck Together"
Gareth Hughes	....	musician: bass
The Irish Film Orchestra	....	music performers
Madjid Khaladj	....	composer: song "Tempest"
Mark Lord	....	composer: song "Hold Me Tight"
Triona Marshall	....	musician: harp
Stephen McDonnell	....	musician: trumpet (as Stephen Mcdonnell)
Jean Molos	....	composer: song "La Cubanita"
Des Moore	....	musician: guitars, mandolin and banjo
Renaud Pion	....	musician: woodwinds
Miriam Roycroft	....	musician: cello
Antoine Santiago	....	composer: song "La Cubanita"
Maurice Seezer	....	music arranger
Maurice Seezer	....	music producer
Maurice Seezer	....	musician: piano, keyboards, organ and accordian
Maurice Seezer	....	orchestrator: The Irish Film Orchestra
Michael Sellers	....	composer: song "Tierra del Fuego"
El Son	....	music arranger: "La Bamba"
Christine Bergren	....	music legal (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Frank J. Apicelli	....	driver: New York (as Frank Appecilli)
Alan Barton	....	unit driver: additional photography
Ernie Beakhurst	....	unit driver
Theodor A. Brown	....	driver: New York (as Ted Brown)
Mike Buckman	....	driver: New York
Joseph Buonocore	....	driver: New York (as Joseph Buonocore Jr.)
Noel Burke	....	driver
Michael Canosa	....	driver: New York
Stephen Carroll	....	action vehicle coordinator
Tony Clark	....	driver (as Tony Clarke)
Brendan P. Connolly	....	driver: New York (as Brendan Connolly)
Michael Connolly	....	driver: New York
Willie Cooley	....	driver
Eddie Cullen	....	driver
Jason Cullen	....	driver
Jeff Cullen	....	unit driver (as Geoff Cullen)
Jimmy Cullen	....	transportation captain
Tony Cullen	....	unit driver
Steven Curtis	....	driver: New York
Jimmy Devlin	....	unit driver
Joseph Featherstone	....	driver: New York (as Joe Featherstone)
Patrick Gilligan	....	camera car driver: additional photography
Tom Horvath	....	driver: New York
Dracey Jobbins	....	driver
Paul Kane	....	driver: New York
John Kavanagh	....	driver
Kristopher Keefe	....	driver: New York (as Kris Keefe)
John Keelihan	....	driver
Gerry Malone	....	driver
John McGuinness	....	unit driver: additional photography (as John Mcguinness)
Philip Murphy	....	driver
Niall O'Huadhaigh	....	driver: props, additional photography
George O'Neill	....	driver: New York
Wesley Petersen	....	driver: New York
Derek Pomeroy	....	unit driver
Steve Szucs	....	driver: New York
Breffni Winston	....	driver: props

Other crew
Renata Adamidov	....	production executive: Hell's Kitchen, Los Angeles
Grainne Mac Anthony	....	production assistant (as Grainne Macanthony)
Brooks Baldwin	....	dialect coach
Naoise Barry	....	assistant location manager
Joan B. Benjamin	....	tutor: New York
Brian Brown	....	chef: Shooting Stars Catering, New York
Lisa Brown	....	second assistant chef: Shooting Stars Catering, New York
Keith Bryant	....	film laboratory coordinator
Maurice Cabrera	....	parking coordinator: New York
Simon Carmody	....	production consultant
Frank Cattano	....	location assistant: New York
Mariela Comitini	....	set production assistant: New York
Eileen Conroy	....	unit nurse
Dougal Cousins	....	location manager: additional photography
Clare Cunningham	....	assistant accountant
Jill Dempsey	....	crowd coordinator
Rory Mac Dermott	....	production accountant
Enda Doherty	....	utility stand-in
Maire Doherty	....	assistant coordinator
Julie Dowsett	....	nutritionist
Mark Dwyer	....	assistant: Windmill Lane Studios
Emer Egan	....	assistant accountant: additional photography
Tracy Ershow	....	set production assistant: New York
Kerin Ferallo	....	production coordinator: New York
Louise Gaffney	....	script supervisor
Barbara Galawan	....	legal consultant (as Barbara Galavan)
Mel Gallagher	....	accounts trainee
Teresa Gautly	....	unit nurse: additional photography (as Teresa Gantly)
Ingrid Goodwin	....	production secretary
Adrienne Greenhalgh	....	utility stand-in
Gerry Grennell	....	voice coach
David Gross	....	set production assistant: New York
Jose F. Guerrero	....	location assistant: New York (as Jose Guerrero)
Peter Harrison	....	additional production assistant: New York
Sue Henderson	....	accountant: Hell's Kitchen
Kristin Hensley	....	set production assistant: New York
Don Kelly	....	coordinator: snow unit, New York
Joanne Kelly	....	assistant: Jim Sheridan
Wende Kremer	....	assistant location manager: New York
Zeke Lawless	....	utility stand-in: additional photography
Nessa Linnane	....	utility stand-in
Mark Little	....	additional footage: snow unit, New York
Jim Lovaglio	....	first assistant accountant: second unit (as James Lovaglio)
Niall Martin	....	assistant location manager: additional photography
Paddy McCarney