Gerry (2002)

Director:

Gus Van Sant

Writers (WGA):

Casey Affleck (written by) &
Matt Damon (written by) ...
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Release Date:

20 September 2002 (Greece)

Genre:

Drama | Adventure

Plot:

A friendship between two twenty-something men is tested to its very limits when they go on a hike in a desert and forget to bring any water or food with them. |

Plot Keywords:

Desert | Avant Garde | Improvisation | Car | Death

Awards:

2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Casey Affleck	...	Gerry
Matt Damon	...	Gerry

Directed by
Gus Van Sant

Writing credits (WGA)
Casey Affleck		(written by) &
Matt Damon		(written by) &
Gus Van Sant		(written by)

Produced by
Jay Hernandez	....	associate producer
Dany Wolf	....	producer

Original Music by
Arvo Pärt

Cinematography by
Harris Savides

Film Editing by
Casey Affleck
Matt Damon
Gus Van Sant

Makeup Department
Chris Burgoyne	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Diego Conejero	....	production manager: Argentina
Jen Wall	....	production supervisor
Dany Wolf	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sally Sue Beisel	....	second assistant director
Dany Wolf	....	assistant director

Sound Department
Felix Andrew	....	sound
Todd Beckett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stuart Deutsch	....	boom operator
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Tim Rakoczy	....	assistant sound editor
Leslie Shatz	....	sound designer
Leslie Shatz	....	supervising sound editor
Don White	....	foley recording mixer
Rebecca Wright	....	foley assistant

Visual Effects by
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Janos Pilenyi	....	optical supervisor
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Mamie McCall	....	visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Blauvelt	....	assistant camera
Mike Blauvelt	....	third assistant camera
Anthony Cady	....	grip (as Tony Cady)
Andrew Davidson	....	grip
Christian Davidson	....	grip
Jamie Franta	....	grip
Pablo Gómez	....	second assistant camera
Alice Gu	....	assistant camera
Mark Hyde	....	grip
Jim Kwiatkowski	....	key grip
John Mang	....	dolly grip
Jason McCormick	....	assistant camera
Brady McElroy	....	grip
Matías Mesa	....	Steadicam operator
Bud Scott	....	best boy grip

Editorial Department
Lilah Bankier	....	assistant editor
Don Ciana	....	color timer
Patricia Sztaba	....	negative cutter
Stan Sztaba	....	negative cutter
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor
Paul Zucker	....	associate editor
Cory Ginsburg	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Other crew
Jeff Eveleth	....	production assistant
Trinette L. Faint	....	assistant: Mr. Damon (as Trinette Faint)
Roger D. Faires	....	location manager
Danielle Fenati	....	production assistant
Joeby Gibson	....	production assistant
Andrew K. Hodge	....	location manager
Mary Jasionowski	....	production accountant: Los Angeles

Thanks
Bobby Bukowski	....	thanks
Ken Kesey	....	in memory of
Béla Tarr	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Epsilon Motion Pictures
• My Cactus

Distributors

• Elephant Picture (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Independent Films (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• MK2 Diffusion (France) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• Rosebud (2003) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Slovenska Kinoteka (2003) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
• Cinematografica Distributori Indipendenti (CDI)
• GAGA (2002) (Japan) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2003) (Australia) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2004) (New Zealand) (all media)
• Miramax Films (2003) (USA) (video)
• Odeon (2003) (Greece) (video)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• THINKFilm (2003) (USA)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Altara Films  production services: Argentina
• International Traders  production services: Jordan
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound re-recording and post-production

Also Known As:

The Actual Gerry (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

103 min | Argentina:105 min (Buenos Aires International Festival of Independent Cinema)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Iceland:L | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:TV-MA (cable rating) | Argentina:13 | Canada:14A | Netherlands:AL | UK:15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Argentina

Company:

Epsilon Motion Pictures

Trivia:

The film opens without any company credits, no actor or director credits, and not even the title of the movie (except for the Miramax Films logo in non-theatrical prints).

Goofs:

Continuity: At the end of the movie when Gerry is lying on his back, his legs change from flat to bent and back again. This obviously could not possibly happen due to his condition.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gerry: Hey, Gerry, the path.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Elephant (2003)

Soundtrack:

Spiegel im Spiegel

A Masterful Film

This film is not for the passive observer. It requires patience and presence. I hear you if you don't have it; but I loved this film. I sat for minutes afterwards, stunned.

We don't often get a parable that speaks so vehemently to our time. When the machinations, the technology, the hatreds, the unfairness, and even the landscapes get ripped away; we have only our unmapped paths stretching before us to trudge, clueless. Bravo, Van Sant. Bravo, Damon and Affleck. An unforgettable and unforgiving piece of work.