Bigger Than the Sky (2005)

Director:

Al Corley

Writer (WGA):

Rodney Patrick Vaccaro (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Life has a role for everyone.

Plot:

After being dumped by his girlfriend, a man stuck in a deadend life decides to audition for a small...

Plot Keywords:

Portland Oregon | Play Within Film | Male Female Relationship | Bar | Behind The Scenes

Cast

Marcus Thomas	...	Peter Rooker / Cyrano
John Corbett	...	Michael Degan / Christian
Amy Smart	...	Grace Hargrove / Roxanne
Sean Astin	...	Ken Zorbell
Clare Higgins	...	Edwina Walters
Patty Duke	...	Mrs. Keene / Earlene
Allan Corduner	...	Kippy Newberg
J.W. Crawford	...	Kirk
Victor Morris	...	Steve
Brian Urspringer	...	Scott
Kenneth Jones	...	Ted
Orianna Herrman	...	Susan
Pam Mahon	...	Julie
Ernie Garrett	...	Paul Fisher
Matt Salinger	...	Mal Gunn
Nurmi Husa	...	David Nicolette
Greg Germann	...	Roger
Shea Curry	...	Mary Anne
Nick Forbes	...	Andrew
Michael Teufel	...	Male Sewer
Michael Mendelson	...	Actor
Al Corley	...	Guy in Line
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marsha Carlton	...	Actor
Francisco Diego Garcia	...	Actor
Stephanie Greig	...	Hot Girl at Bar
David Jackson	...	Extra
Mad Martian	...	Guy At Bar
Susan Moen	...	Actor
Barry Seltzer	...	The Sign Man
Brandon Carmody	...	Rival Theater Actor (uncredited)
Eddie Eagle	...	The Stranger (uncredited)
Galen Flinn	...	Jim - Set Designer (uncredited)
Tommy Peters	...	Guy at funeral (uncredited)

Directed by
Al Corley

Writing credits (WGA)
Rodney Patrick Vaccaro		(written by) (as Rodney Vaccaro)

Produced by
Craig Borden	....	producer
Mark Burton	....	producer
Jonathan Dana	....	executive producer
Kim Olsen	....	associate producer
Bart Rosenblatt	....	producer

Original Music by
Rob Cairns

Cinematography by
Carl Nilsson

Film Editing by
Axel Hubert

Production Design by
Stephen J. Lineweaver

Art Direction by
Mark Haack

Set Decoration by
Teresa Tamiyasu

Costume Design by
Julia Caston
Christina Mongini

Makeup Department
Terri Ewton	....	press junket: key hair stylist
Terri Ewton	....	press junket: key makeup artist
Eva Lohse	....	hair assistant
Eva Lohse	....	makeup assistant
Kelley Mitchell	....	key hair stylist
Kelley Mitchell	....	key makeup artist
Christine Steele-Smith	....	makeup artist
Jennifer Wills	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Beau J. Genot	....	post-production supervisor
Michael D. Jones	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Borden	....	first assistant director
Jason Halley	....	second assistant director: second unit
Jason Halley	....	second second assistant director
Jill Hoppy	....	additional second assistant director
Aaron Walters	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Ken Erck	....	lead scenic artist
Betsy Goslin	....	property master
Ellen Lipinski	....	scenic artist
Don Lundell	....	construction coordinator
Nicholas Mariani	....	set dresser
Dan Schaefer	....	storyboard artist
Amanda Steen	....	on-set dresser
Amanda Steen	....	set dresser
Tim Swope	....	graphics
Teresa Tamiyasu	....	buyer
Harold 'Willy' Wilson	....	construction coordinator
Chris Pfeifer	....	props: graphics (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew T. Duncan	....	sound recordist
Paul Hackner	....	sound editor
Eddie Kim	....	sound editor
Matthew Nicolay	....	sound mixer
Jesse Nordhausen	....	boom operator
Vic Radulich	....	dialogue editor
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Richard E. Yawn	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Jerry L. Buxbaum	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Chris Ervin	....	digital effects artist
Lanmana Parys	....	digital effects producer
Mike Uguccioni	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Jerry L. Buxbaum	....	stunt coordinator
Michael Marx	....	fencing master

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Best	....	generator operator
Jonathon Bradley	....	gaffer
Ronald K. De torres	....	lighting console programmer
Jim Dunn	....	best boy grip
Jeff Ettlin	....	grip
Nate Goodman	....	camera loader
Matt Hall	....	electrician
Wes Houle	....	rigging gaffer
Brent Kellerman	....	electrician
Jason Keyes	....	electrician
Rick Lord	....	best boy electric
Dave Muskeni	....	electrician
John Nichols	....	grip
Daniel Pasley	....	grip
Rainy Rau	....	second assistant camera
Michael Shocklee	....	first assistant camera
Scott Spiker	....	still photographer
Joel Stirnkorb	....	key grip
Shawn Sundby	....	camera operator
Mark Tomlinson	....	grip
Joe Vitellaro	....	grip
James WilderHancock	....	dolly grip
James WilderHancock	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Megann Ratzow	....	casting: Portland
Megann Ratzow	....	extras casting
Laverne Springer	....	co-extras casting
Laverne Springer	....	key extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Layli Conway	....	wardrobe intern
Kami Gray	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Mato	....	color timer
Frank Pass	....	colorist

Music Department
Barklie K. Griggs	....	music supervisor
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Joe Privitelli	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Lisa Espinoza	....	car driver
Steve Evans	....	driver
Bart Heimburger	....	transportation coordinator
Tommy Laughlin	....	driver
Brendan McKeon	....	driver: honeywagon
Greg McVey	....	driver
Robert Platt	....	driver
Tom Platt	....	driver
Joe Soleberg	....	driver
Bernard Szymanski	....	driver

Other crew
Emily Wallace Avent	....	chef assistant
David Barr	....	location assistant
Barry L. Caldwell	....	script supervisor
Steve Evans	....	production assistant
Thomas M. Gage	....	location assistant
Diana Hammons	....	office production assistant
Jennifer Hundis	....	assistant production coordinator
Karen Jo Irvin	....	executive assistant to producers
Kelly Jackson	....	craft service
Matt Jebbia	....	production assistant
Heather Jenkins	....	extras coordinator
Brian Lancaster	....	production intern
Rachel Lipsey	....	craft service
Kathleen Lopez	....	location manager
Chris Marriot	....	production intern
Ilana McAllister	....	accountant
Linda McGinnis	....	set medic
Jack Montague	....	production assistant
Matt Moody	....	production intern
Jordan Noce	....	production intern
Clifford Olson	....	production intern
R. Clifford Olson	....	intern
Sandy Parker	....	script supervisor
Dawnn Pavlonnis	....	production coordinator
Frederic Perrin	....	chef
Belle Suzanne Raymond	....	set intern
Collin Redmond	....	production intern
Jason Robertson	....	craft service
Margaret Santoro	....	production assistant
Darian Smith	....	assistant to director
Brian Walker	....	production intern

Production Companies

• Code Entertainment
• Coquette Productions
• Neverland Films

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Snapdragon Productions LLC

Also Known As:

Caught in the Act (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some language and sexual references.

Runtime:

Argentina:106 min | USA:106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:PG | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #41290)

Filming Locations:

Portland, Oregon, USA

Company:

Code Entertainment

Quotes:

Peter Rooker: Well, why WOULDN'T she leave? I mean look at me! I'm just dull. I have a dull job, a dull car, I never go out, and I have no friends. My girlfriend dumps me - who do I call to come over? My sister!
Peter's Sister: Well, what's wrong with that?
Peter Rooker: You don't pour your heart out to your sister. That's like taking your sister to the prom!
Peter's Sister: I had FUN at your prom!

Soundtrack:

Downliner

The Best Movie of 2005

Forget King Kong and Crash. This movie is last year's real treasure.

I bought the DVD because I've become a big John Corbett fan after watching Sex in the City reruns. He raises the level of everything he's in and I've never seen him in anything really bad. Okay, I did see him in "Elvis Has Left the Building," but his performance and Kim Bassinger's almost saved that movie.

I watched "Bigger than the Sky" and was totally moved to tears and laughter. I watched it again the next night with my wife and 11 year old daughter and we were all moved. It is a really beautiful film that works on the level of the heart.

John Corbett, as I expected was absolutely charming as a talented and outrageous actor. I didn't expect everyone else in the cast to be as good, but everyone was. Marcus Thomas had a difficult lead role to play as a clueless guy who finds himself over his head in community theater. He was absolutely convincing, an academy award caliber performance. I don't remember ever seeing Amy Smart, but she gave as good a performance as Claire Danes did in "Shakespeare in Love." I have to check out everything she's done and will do from now on. Sean Astin was delightful as always. The actor and actress who played Edwina and Kippie were also terrific.

For those who remember the Patty Duke Show, this movie was like a super-episode of that show. Seeing Patty Duke playing twins again in this movie brought me back to my youth of 40 years ago. Truth be told I had a terrific crush on her and watching that show was one of the highlights of my week when I was 12 years old. The show had this incredibly positive liberal and liberating message. It was totally rock and rock and culturally subversive. Only the Dobie Gillis show (which also starred the wonderful William Shallert) was similar. It gave me hope for a positive world of peace, kindness, fair play, love and understanding. This movie brought back those feelings of hope for the future of the human race, something we can all use in these neo-fascist times.

I think anybody who has a good heart will love this movie, as well as anybody who has been connected with the theater in any way. Like "Stage Beauty" and "Being Julia" it is a hymn to the world of the theater.