Catch That Kid (2004)

Director:

Bart Freundlich

Writers (WGA):

Nikolaj Arcel (film Klatretøsen) and
Hans Fabian Wullenweber (film Klatretøsen) ...
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Release Date:

6 February 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Family

Tagline:

They're on a mission without permission.

Plot:

A girl and her two friends raid a bank, looking for the money needed for financing the cure of her dying father.

Plot Keywords:

Parking Garage | Teenage Crush | Water Tower | Wannabe Actor | Financial Problem

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Kristen Stewart	...	Maddy
Corbin Bleu	...	Austin
Max Thieriot	...	Gus
Jennifer Beals	...	Molly
Sam Robards	...	Tom
John Carroll Lynch	...	Mr. Hartmann
James LeGros	...	Ferrell (as James Le Gros)
Michael Des Barres	...	Brisbane
Stark Sands	...	Brad
Lennie Loftin	...	Flagler
François Giroday	...	Nuffaut
Christine Estabrook	...	Sharon
Kevin Schmidt	...	Skip (as Kevin G. Schmidt)
Audrey Wasilewski	...	Nurse
Meagen Fay	...	Doctor
Lucy Butler	...	Brisbane's Assistant
Elizabeth Decker	...	Brisbane's Secretary
Grant Hayden Scott	...	Max
Shane Avery Scott	...	Max
Dawn Lewis	...	Blonde (as Dawn A.F. Lewis)
Marcus Hester	...	Gate Guard
Robert Harvey	...	Detective
Todd M. Hofacker	...	Reporter One
Claudia DiFolco	...	Reporter Two
Patrick Stinson	...	Reporter Three
Jerry Penacoli	...	Reporter Four
Maria Quiban	...	Reporter Five (as Maria T. Quiban)
Kane Ritchotte	...	Kid Two
Franklin Dennis Jones	...	Enforcer
Linus Merwin	...	Kid #3
Kristen Kerr	...	Mom
Gianina Sbardellati	...	Racer
Chelsea Bond	...	Mom #2
Daniel Dotterer	...	Head Pit Crew Boy

Directed by
Bart Freundlich

Writing credits (WGA)
Nikolaj Arcel		(film Klatretøsen) and
Hans Fabian Wullenweber		(film Klatretøsen) and
Erlend Loe		(film Klatretøsen)
Michael Brandt		(screenplay) &
Derek Haas		(screenplay)

Produced by
Mikkel Bondesen	....	executive producer
James Dodson	....	executive producer
James Dodson	....	line producer
Jeffrey Graup	....	co-producer
Andrew Lazar	....	producer
Damien Saccani	....	executive producer
Uwe Schott	....	producer

Original Music by
George S. Clinton

Cinematography by
Julio Macat

Film Editing by
Stuart Levy

Casting by
Douglas Aibel
Michael Hothorn
Donna Isaacson

Production Design by
Tom Meyer

Art Direction by
Denise Hudson

Set Decoration by
Melissa M. Levander

Costume Design by
Salvador Pérez Jr.

Makeup Department
Camille Friend	....	hair department head
Lori McCoy-Bell	....	hair department head
Edna Sheen	....	key makeup artist (as Edna M. Sheen)
Laini Thompson	....	makeup department head
Melanie Verkins	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Michael Beugg	....	unit production manager
Patrick Esposito	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Dodson	....	second unit director
Gary Edwards	....	additional second second assistant director
Peter Merwin	....	second assistant director
Lincoln Myers	....	second second assistant director
Mic Rodgers	....	second unit director
Carrie Rudolf	....	additional second second assistant director
James Sbardellati	....	first assistant director
Roee Sharon	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Roee Sharon Peleo)
Daniel R. Suhart	....	second second assistant director: second unit (as Dan Suhart)
Greg Zekowski	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Brian Barnhart	....	construction foreman
Jennifer R. Blair	....	construction office coordinator
Raymond Borton	....	labor foreman
Courtney Brandy	....	art department assistant
Melanie Burgess	....	art department assistant
Kevin Cleary	....	stand-by painter
Richard Clendenen	....	labor foreman
Donn Cross	....	paint foreman
Curtis Crowe	....	construction coordinator
Craig Davidson	....	propmaker gang boss
Guillaume DeLouche	....	property master
Daniel Frey	....	propmaker gang boss (as Dan Frey)
Chris Fuentes	....	swing gang (as Christopher Fuentes)
Neil Gahn	....	propmaker gang boss
Robert Grbavac	....	painter
Mary Gustafson	....	lead painter
Kim Hix	....	assistant art director
Ken Howard	....	plasterer foreman
Trey Howard	....	first property assistant (as Trey Butts)
Heather Hudson	....	art department assistant
Michael Klingerman	....	lead man
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser
Jonah Markowitz	....	assistant art director
Paula Maslowski	....	buyer
John McElroy	....	on-set dresser
Gary McMahon	....	paint gang boss
James P. Meehan	....	props
Mark Meloccaro	....	art department coordinator
Marc Messenger	....	storyboard artist
Christopher Pappas	....	swing gang (as Chris Pappas)
Richard Rogers	....	art department assistant
Steve Roll	....	propmaker
Eric Steinway	....	set dresser
Rion Waller	....	swing gang
Thomas Woessner	....	propmaker gang boss (as Tom Woessner)
Rodney Wright	....	propmaker gang boss

Sound Department
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer (as Matt Beville)
Robert Carr	....	sound recordist
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising dialogue editor
Lisa Hannan	....	sound editor
Clarissa Keller	....	mix facility coordinator
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
John Kohlbrenner	....	sound effects editor
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Cliff Latimer	....	sound editor
Michael Mesirow	....	cable person
Michael A. Morongell	....	sound mixing engineer (as Michael Morongell)
Piero Mura	....	sound editor
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Sonny Pettijohn	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineer
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Rodriguez	....	mix facility coordinator
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
George Simpson	....	supervising foley editor
Christopher Sposa	....	boom operator
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound editor
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Ed White	....	production sound mixer
David A. Whittaker	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Philip Bartko	....	on-set key special effects
Brent W. Bell	....	special effects technician
Sam Dean	....	special effects technician
John Elliot	....	special effects foreman
Dennis Petersen	....	special effects director
David Sandlin	....	special effects technician
George Vrattos	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Gilbert De La Garza	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks
Anthony Doublin	....	digital effects artist
Chris Hopkins	....	3D artist/matchmover
Heather Ignarro	....	visual effects production coordinator
Patrick Keenan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Robert Lukacs	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks
Ko Maruyama	....	visual effects
Leah Nall	....	lead rotoscope artist
Roger Nall	....	digital effects artist: 11:11 MediaWorks
Shannon Leigh Olds	....	visual effects editor
Marco S. Paolini	....	digital compositor
Edward Quirk	....	senior 3D animator: Digital Filmworks
Jeff M. Sharar	....	roto artist
Aanand Shrestha	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks
Sharon Stetzel	....	visual effects production supervisor
Tommy Tran	....	compositing artist
Jeff Varga	....	digital effects artist
Mike Walsh	....	digital effects artist

Stunts
Kenny Alexander	....	stunts (as Ken Alexander)
Jane Austin	....	utility stunts
Dean Bailey	....	stunts
Jacob Chambers	....	stunts
Eliza Coleman	....	stunts (as Lisa Coleman)
Bret Davidson	....	stunts
Loren Dennis	....	stunts
Christopher Doyle	....	stunts
Roel Failma	....	stunt driver
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunts
Shan Groff	....	stunts
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	stunts
Terry James	....	stunts (as Terrance James)
M. Evan Jensen	....	stunts
Paul Lane	....	stunts
Paul M. Lane	....	utility stunts
Shawn Lane	....	utility stunts
David Lea	....	stunts (as Dave Lea)
Kurt D. Lott	....	stunt driver
Kent W. Luttrell	....	stunts
Eddie Matthews	....	stunts
Gary Paul	....	stunt coordinator
Gregg Sargeant	....	stunts
John D. Sarviss	....	stunts
Paul E. Short	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer
Lee Whittaker	....	stunt double: Max Thieriot
Lee Whittaker	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Andrus	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Michael Baird	....	video assist operator
Adam Baral	....	second assistant camera: second unit
John-Paul Beeghly	....	additional second assistant camera: second unit (as J.P. Beeghly)
Mike Benson	....	director of photography: second unit (as Michael A. Benson)
Matthew Boeka	....	camera loader
Chris Brow	....	dolly grip: second unit
Richard Cantu	....	camera operator: second unit
Kenny Carceller	....	grip
Brian Cazan	....	grip: second unit (as Brian Kazan)
David Chameides	....	steadicam operator
Joseph V. Cicio	....	camera operator: second unit
David Clayton	....	grip: second unit
Trey Clinesmith	....	assistant camera
Thomas Crawford	....	second company grip
Mark Edwards	....	assistant camera
Jerry Eubanks	....	electrician
Richard Foreman Jr.	....	still photographer
Fernando Frausto	....	rigging key grip: second unit
Lonnie S. Gatlin	....	best boy electric (as Lonnie Gatlin)
Bob Hall	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
Jeff Hand	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Jimmy Keys	....	rigging gaffer
Ryotaro Kinno	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Craig Kohlhoff	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Bob E. Krattiger	....	gaffer
Chris Mac	....	second assistant camera
Richard Mall	....	key grip
Tim Marshall	....	rigging gaffer
David L. Merrill	....	key grip: second unit (as David Merrill)
John Joseph Minardi	....	grip
Rob Morey	....	camera operator
David Pearlberg	....	dolly grip (as Dave Pearlberg)
Blake Pike	....	rigging key grip
Lionel Portugal	....	best boy grip: second unit
David A. Santana	....	grip: second unit
Ron Santoyo	....	rigging grip
Kenny Schneider	....	lighting technician
Philip Shanahan	....	additional second assistant camera: second unit (as Phil Shanahan)
Alec Shepherd	....	grip (as Alec Shepard)
Tony Somma	....	rigging key grip
Jeff Stanman	....	electrician (as Jeffrey Stanman)
Daniel L. Turrett	....	camera operator: second unit (as Daniel Turrett)
Troy N. Wade	....	dolly grip: second unit
John Waldo	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit (as John A. Waldo)
Peter Albert	....	video assist operator: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	casting associate
Chris Deguzman	....	casting assistant
Kim Ju	....	extras casting
Matt Lyons	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Lee A. Miles	....	extras casting
Cindy Tolan	....	casting associate: New York City

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Artemio Carpio	....	costumer
Sabine Huber	....	costumer
Jalene Murphy	....	set costumer
Devon Patterson	....	costumer
Larry Velasco	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production Coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Matvey Shatz	....	color timer
Jonny Winograd	....	first assistant editor: avid

Music Department
George S. Clinton	....	conductor: score
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	scoring contractor (as Debbie Datz-Pyle)
Julie Eidsvoog	....	music preparation
Mike Flicker	....	supervising music editor
Matt Friedman	....	music editor
Rick Giovinazzo	....	orchestrator
Suzie Katayama	....	orchestrator: score
Steve Kempster	....	score engineer
Tim Lauber	....	assistant scoring mixer
Bryon Rickerson	....	assistant music editor
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist
Diana Stata	....	music supervisor (as Diane Stata)
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage crew
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician
Damon Tedesco	....	scoring stage crew
Joshua Winget	....	music editor: temp music

Transportation Department
Bo Ehrig	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Helgesen	....	transportation co-captain
Steve Polon	....	transportation captain
Jenny Tallent	....	transportation office coordinator
Bob Wachs	....	driver
Michael Burnette	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Kevin Arnold	....	product placement
Bethany Bilsky	....	set production assistant
Paul D. Boydston	....	location scout
Marissa Linn Carus	....	assistant production coordinator
Cory Cate	....	production assistant
Jaynie Chen	....	assistant: Damien Saccani
Sharon Cingle	....	script supervisor
Amy Davila	....	second assistant accountant
Ryan Dean	....	set production assistant: second unit
David Diamond	....	location scout
Dawn C. Dreiling	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Dawn 'Dede' Dreiling)
Maria Faillace	....	creative executive: Fox 2000
Roger D. Faires	....	location manager: second unit
Brehan Fitzgerald	....	assistant: Ms. Isaacson
Alejandra Gravier	....	first assistant accountant
Cindy J. Gray	....	production coordinator
Carla Hacken	....	studio executive: Fox 2000
Steven Hacker	....	key set production assistant: second unit
Joe B. Hall	....	second assistant accountant
Nick Hiltgen	....	production assistant
Gym Hinderer	....	physical production executive: Mad Chance
Todd M. Hofacker	....	assistant: Bart Freundlich
Amy Jarvela	....	production secretary
Lesley Kallet	....	assistant: Andrew Lazar
Dave Kasubowski	....	craft service
Sherri Kecskes	....	payroll accountant
Sara Kennedy	....	set production assistant: second unit
Zak Knight	....	production assistant
Michael Leon	....	location manager (as Mike Leon)
Robert Lepucki	....	location scout (as Bob Lepucki)
Ryan Malloy	....	production assistant
Adam Martin	....	production assistant
Peter McManus	....	production accountant
Adam Moos	....	physical production executive: Fox
Adam Mutchler	....	assistant to cast
Stevie Nelson	....	key assistant location manager
Mahesh Pailoor	....	production secretary
Augustina Perez	....	assistant: Mikkel Bondensen and Jeff Graup
Marty Pistone	....	set production assistant: second unit
Brandon Rafferty	....	production assistant
James Renfroe	....	assistant: James Dodson
Lee Sbardellati	....	set production assistant
Ptah Shabaf	....	location scout
Jerry Shih	....	assistant: Mr. Moos
Ann Shimabukuro	....	additional set production assistant
Emre Sonmez	....	location scout
Rick S. Sulier	....	post-production accountant
Diana Valentine	....	script supervisor: second unit
Crystal Weaver	....	production associate
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist
Miri Yoon	....	assistant: Andrew Lazar

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures (presents)
• Mad Chance
• Catch That Girl
• Mediastream Dritte Film GmbH & Co. Beteiligungs KG
• Splendid Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2004) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox 2000 Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (VHS)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2008) (Finland) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Digital Filmworks (special visual effects)
• 11:11 Mediaworks (additional effects)
• Pacific Title (opticals)

Other Companies

• Alvin Animal Rentals  animals provided by
• Blind  main titles
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing
• Eidsvoog-Katayama Music Preparation  music preparation
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• Leonetti Company  production equipment
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recording
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision Remote Systems  cranes and remote heads
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Signet Sound Studio  score mixed at
• Technicolor Weddington  sound editorial services
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound recording and re-recording

Also Known As:

Mission Without Permission (Europe: English title) (USA) (working title)
Catch That Girl (USA) (working title)
Mission: Possible - Diese Kids sind nicht zu fassen! (Germany) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some language, thematic elements and rude humor.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

France:U | Australia:PG | Canada:G | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | Singapore:PG | UK:PG | USA:PG (certificate #40086) | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

Glendale, California, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

When Maddy gets stuck babysitting Max and brings him to the go cart track, we see him walking. Kristen Stewart tried to pick him up before they started filming the scene but the baby didn't want to be picked up.

Goofs:

When Gus burns his wrist, the baby's hair color in the background is brown but the real baby has blond hair.

Quotes:

Gus: [to Maddy and Austin, about Chad] He's an intern!
Brad: Trainee! Buttmunch!
[hits him]
Gus: Yeah, he's training to be a buttmunch

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Taxi Driver (1976)

Soundtrack:

The Party Starts Now

Teen heist come fantasy/adventure

A U.S. remake of the Danish film Klatretosen (2002), Catch that Kid is a teen heist film, in a nutshell. When Maddy's (Kristen Stewart) dad needs an expensive operation, she plans a heist to get the money to pay for it, enlisting the help of her two equally inventive friends, Austin (Corbin Bleu) and Gus (Max Thieriot). Catch that Kid is a lot of fun, but viewers who are only looking for "realistic" fare may be disappointed. As a teen heist film, Catch that Kid is heavy on the fantasy aspects, which are frequently more cartoonish than realistic. Whether you'll like it will largely depend on whether you don't mind, or even prefer (as I do), fantasy instead of reality in films. And unlike traditional heist films, Catch that Kid has an overarching "warm and fuzzy" message, with a predictable climax and denouement. Even though it is heavy on fantasy elements, the three stars, Stewart, Bleu and Thieriot, are very believable, in context, in their roles. The film is interesting that in spite of being a heist film, it is also constructed like a more traditional fantasy/adventure story. In this interpretation, the bank is as a castle, presided over by an evil ruler. Our heroes must enter the castle stealthily, foiling the court jesters/castle guards, evading the magical beasts to scale the inner sanctum, retrieve the sacred token, escape on horseback and save the true King. That the plot can work in both the modern heist setting and the traditional fantasy/adventure setting gives in more depth and more unconscious resonance with audiences amenable to less realistic tales. Comparisons can easily be made to other recent films such as the Spy Kids series, the Cody Banks series, or even animated fare such as Kim Possible, but each has its particular niche, and Catch that Kid was just as entertaining to me (a middle-aged male) as any heist film for grown-ups. Finally, in a different tone, let me repeat the rant I gave in my review of The Grudge (2004): It is ridiculous that U.S. distributors and studios feel that we need remakes of foreign films to make them appropriate for consumption. The original versions of these films should just be playing in U.S. theaters in wide release. There is no need to present an almost identical film but just substituting white American actors for non-white or foreign actors. Yes, Catch that Kid is a fine film, but ultimately, I'd rather see something original using this talent, and be treated to the latest foreign films--not just European, but Asian, African, etc.--at my multiplex. In the hope that someone with some pull at the studios reads this, it is also more cost-effective to do this, as (1) you can completely avoid production costs, and simply make domestic distribution deals from which you receive profit, and (2) you can make money off of fans like myself who otherwise pick up the foreign film DVDs in foreign manufactured or even bootleg versions.