Greendale (2003)

User Rating:

6.0/10   

Director:

Neil Young

Writer:

Neil Young (writer)

Genre:

Musical | Drama

Plot:

A musical look at the lives and struggles of people in the small fictional town called Greendale.

Plot Keywords:

Kitchen | Father Son Relationship | Family Relationships | Newspaper Headline | Bar

Cast

Sarah White	...	Sun Green
Eric Johnson	...	Jed Green / Devil
Ben Keith	...	Grandpa Green
Erik Markegard	...	Earth Brown
Elizabeth Keith	...	Grandma Green
Pegi Young	...	Edith Green
James Mazzeo	...	Earl Green
Paul Supplee	...	Officer Carmichael
Sydney Stephan	...	Widow
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Adam Donkin	...	Imitator (as Echobrain)
Dylan Donkin	...	Imitator (as Echobrain)
Brian Sagrafena	...	Imitator (as Echobrain)
Neil Young	...	Wayne Newton (as Bernard Shakey)
John Ashcroft	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Osama Bin Laden	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tom Ridge	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Neil Young		(as Bernard Shakey)

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Neil Young		writer

Produced by
Marcy Gesnic	....	associate producer (as Marcy Gensic)
L.A. Johnson	....	producer
Elliot Rabinowitz	....	executive producer
Neil Young	....	producer

Original Music by
Neil Young

Cinematography by
Neil Young		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Toshi Onuki

Production Design by
Gary Burden
Jenice Heo
Eric Johnson
James Mazzeo

Sound Department
John Hausmann	....	sound
Will Mitchell	....	ambient sound
Will Mitchell	....	location sound
Will Mitchell	....	sound recording engineer
Tim Mulligan	....	sound

Camera and Electrical Department
Benjamin Johnson	....	assistant camera
Jarid S. Johnson	....	aerial cinematographer
Jarid S. Johnson	....	gaffer
Jarid S. Johnson	....	still photographer

Production Companies

• Shakey Pictures
• Lookout Management

Distributors

• Shakey Pictures

Also Known As:

Greendale: A Film by Neil Young (Australia) (DVD title)

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Canada:E (Ontario) | Argentina:13

Company:

Shakey Pictures

Movie Connections:

References "Leave It to Beaver" (1957)

Niel Young Rocks On!

I turned this on last night, fully intending to watch something else within the half hour.

I had no idea what it was about or that it was a Neil Young musical. It did exactly what Neil Young's music has always done for me, start me off slow and suck me right in. By the end I could NOT sit down, I had to get up and dance. Great theme, wonderful message, terrific music. I can't wait to see it again. The filming itself was well done, a kind of perfected 8mm which reminded me of the era in which the director and myself were raised. I'm encouraging all my friends to see this, and already planning a group viewing.