El padrino (2004)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Damian Chapa

Writers:

Troy Barker (story)
Troy Barker (written by)
(more)

Genre:

Action | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

The only color on the street is green

Plot:

In the streets of East Los Angeles, Manny is a formidable drug dealer. Impressed by his extravagant lifestyle and prowess...

Plot Keywords:

Drugs | Gangster | Prison | Drug Dealer | Father Son Relationship

Cast

Damian Chapa	...	Kilo
Sal Lopez	...	Loco
Emilio Rivera	...	Rudy
Tommy 'Tiny' Lister	...	T-Bone (as Tiny Lister)
Nicholas LoCash	...	Young Kilo
Henry Pittman	...	C-Note
Ileanna Simancas	...	Christina
Jennifer Tilly	...	Sebeva
Stacy Keach	...	Gov. Lancaster
Ismael 'East' Carlo	...	Manny (as Ismael Carlo)
Robert Wagner	...	Paul Fisch
Ricco Chapa	...	Miguel Jr.
Gary Busey	...	Lars
Joanna Pacula	...	Jessica Lancaster
Kathleen Quinlan	...	Judge Scorsi
Ralf Moeller	...	Special Agent Kurt Meyers
Faye Dunaway	...	Atty. Gen. Navarro
Brad Dourif	...	Cyrus
Melora Hardin	...	Jane
Rachel Hunter	...	Newscaster
Penny Hammond	...	Molly Lancaster
Onahoua Rodriguez	...	Pistola
Luis Robledo	...	Mule #2
Jay Tavare	...	Special Agent Sanchez
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Robert Aguilar Jr.	...	ATF Agent
Eduardo Antonio Garcia	...	Loreno
Michael Bentt	...	Loc N Load
Franco Carlotto
Ski Carr	...	Ki ki
Edmund Druilhet	...	Lawyer
Perla Druilhet	...	Family member
Ernest M. Garcia	...	Mountain
Lazzarus Gomez	...	Mule #1
Jeff Langton	...	Secret Service Agent
Adriana Millan	...	Flaca
Luis Moncada	...	Bodyguard
Mike Moroff	...	Gordo
Ciara O'Brien	...	Keira
Numa Perrier	...	Tanya (as Tiffany Paul)
Javier Rivas	...	Prison guard
Tom Todoroff
Mark Valinsky	...	Dinner Guest
Sewell Whitney	...	Congressman
Christine Young	...	Fisch's daughter
Galo Make Canote	...	Party guest (uncredited)
Lewis Tan	...	Skateboard Kid (uncredited)

Directed by
Damian Chapa

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Troy Barker		story
Troy Barker		written by
Damian Chapa		story
Damian Chapa		written by
Carlton Holder		written by
Aaron Pugliese		uncredited

Produced by
Robert Aguilar Jr.	....	associate producer
Troy Barker	....	executive producer
Chuck Binder	....	co-producer
Chris Chanowski	....	producer
Damian Chapa	....	producer
Lindey Chapman	....	associate producer
Edmund Druilhet	....	co-producer
Heidi Tittle	....	co-producer
Lloyd White	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Gerard K. Marino

Cinematography by
Pierre Chemaly

Film Editing by
Glenn Garland

Casting by
Patricia Rose

Production Design by
Madla Hruza

Costume Design by
Shawnelle Cherry

Makeup Department
Josh Martin	....	key makeup artist
Debra Schrey	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Mykel Denis	....	unit production manager
Eric Fierstein	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yuri Elvin	....	assistant director
Greg Gerhardt	....	first assistant director
Steven Hacker	....	first assistant director
Josef Lieck	....	first assistant director
Marty Pistone	....	first assistant director
Aron T. Plucinski	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Aron Plucinski)
Brandon Rafferty	....	second assistant director
Red Sanders	....	second second assistant director (as Justin 'Red' Sanders)
Darius Siwek	....	second second assistant director
Philip Tan	....	second unit director

Art Department
T. Brett Lindsey	....	lead man
Sarah Sprawls	....	on-set dresser
Yvette Taylor	....	property master
Jameson Williams	....	property master

Sound Department
Darren Paskal	....	sound editor
David Stark	....	second boom operator
Don Thomas	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Albert Lannutti	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Cheryl Bermeo	....	stunts
Carl Ciarfalio	....	stunts
Kimberly Cossette	....	stunt double: Joanna Pacula
Bill Forchion	....	stunt double
Theo Kypri	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Alex Madison	....	utility stunts (as Gail Monian)
Eddie Matthews	....	stunt double: Damian Chapa
Joe Ordaz	....	stunts
Charlie Picerni	....	stunt driver
Lou Simon	....	stunts
Joe Skorpen	....	stunts
Tony Snegoff	....	stunt rigger
Philip Tan	....	stunt coordinator (as Phil Tan)
Steve Tartalia	....	stunts
Rik Walters	....	utility stunts
Monique Yates Jr.	....	stunt double: Ileanna Simanca
Craig Appel	....	stunt safety (uncredited)
Mitch Toles	....	precision gunman (uncredited)
Monique Yates Jr.	....	stunt double: lead (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ken Blakey	....	director of photography: second unit
Randall James Bol	....	electrician
Pierre Chemaly	....	camera operator
Susan A. Cohen	....	key grip (as Sean Cohen)
Keely Grigel	....	grip
Tim Hermann	....	assistant camera
David Kiser	....	assistant camera (as David Kaiser)
Alexandra Lucka	....	assistant camera (as Alex Luca)
David Mun	....	assistant camera
Martin Muntenbruch	....	still photographer
Bob Myers	....	key grip
David Nguyen	....	camera loader
Estevan Oriol	....	publicity still photographer
Billy Park	....	camera operator
Christopher C. Pearson	....	camera operator
Oliver Ponce	....	assistant camera
Andrey Prikazchikov	....	gaffer
Rocky Romines	....	dolly grip
Rocky Romines	....	electrician
Wayne Swab	....	electrician
Matt Wilbur	....	grip
Kevin Wilt	....	best boy electric
Na'qui c'Wa'ya'	....	still photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Fernando Cubillas	....	extras casting
Rosalinda Morales	....	casting supervisor

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ciara Duncan	....	set costumer
Tisha D. Nagel	....	costume supervisor (as Tisha Jahnke)

Editorial Department
Daniela Ardizzone	....	editor: behind-the-scenes
Laura Burnett	....	assistant editor
Brian J. Cavanaugh	....	assistant editor
George Chavez	....	color timer
Zadia Ife	....	post-production coordinator
Alison Learned Wolf	....	assembly cut editor (as Alison Learned)

Music Department
Peter Neff	....	composer: additional music
Jeff Toyne	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Kevin Norwood	....	driver
Jack Jay Reece	....	driver (as Jay Reece)
Richard Rollison	....	picture car coordinator
Fred Sanchez	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
David Corey	....	production accountant
Jim Dobson	....	unit publicist
Manny Gonzalez	....	marketing director
Nicholas Guillen	....	production assistant
Nicholas Guillén	....	production assistant
Torrence Hall	....	weapons handler
Jackie Hugo	....	production assistant
Lana Kim	....	assistant to director
Jared Kurt	....	location manager
V. Manny Gonzalez	....	marketing director
Shaun McNally	....	key set production assistant
Jacque Shriley	....	attorney
Linda Stanley	....	studio teacher
Nathan Suher	....	production assistant
Suzanne C. Swindle	....	script supervisor: second unit
Claire Thorne	....	key set production assistant
Emily Thorne	....	production assistant
Mike Tristano	....	weapons handler
Matt Wolf	....	production assistant
Eva Zelder	....	script supervisor

Production Companies

• El Padrino LLC
• Heartless Films (in association with)

Distributors

• 41 (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Eurocine Films (2005) (Spain) (DVD)
• Laguna Productions
• Peacock Films (2005) (Australia) (DVD)
• Sunrise Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Hollywood Caterers  catering

Also Known As:

El padrino: The Latin Godfather (USA) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive strong violence and language, drug content and sexuality.

Runtime:

128 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Germany:18 | Australia:R | USA:R

Filming Locations:

East Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

El Padrino LLC

Goofs:

Continuity: In the shoot out at the end, the silencer disappears and reappears multiple times.

Quotes:

Sebeva: I may be a whore, but I'm a loyal bitch.

Movie Connections:

Followed by El padrino 2 (2008)

Waste of rental money

A friend of mine decided to rent this thing, lucky it wasn't my money.. Pretty much wasted my time though. A story that could have been interesting is completely wasted by incredibly bad acting and horrible editing/directing. Maybe it could become a classic because of all the weird over-acting :)(Gary Busey's character for example) All the over-acted characters were actually the only thing that made this movie a little interesting as they grabbed your attention (for all the wrong reasons obviously) where the movie in itself failed miserably. In short: A waste of time and money

2/10