Undiscovered (2005)

User Rating:

3.6/10   

Director:

Meiert Avis

Writer:

John Galt (written by)

Release Date:

26 August 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Music | Romance

Tagline:

They Know Each Other By Heart.

Plot:

A group of aspiring entertainers try to establish careers for themselves in the city of Los Angeles. |

Plot Keywords:

Stalker | Recording Studio | Rock Star | Music Business | Musician

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Pell James	...	Brier Tucket
Lauren LeMay	...	Nightclub Dancer (as Ana Talos Mathes)
Steven Strait	...	Luke Falcon
Shannyn Sossamon	...	Josie
Ashlee Simpson-Wentz	...	Clea (as Ashlee Simpson)
Kip Pardue	...	Euan Falcon
Carrie Fisher	...	Carrie
Stephen Moyer	...	Mick Benson
Fisher Stevens	...	Garrett Schweck
Perrey Reeves	...	Michelle
Peter Weller	...	Wick Treadway
Melissa Lawner	...	Christy
Cameron Thor	...	Cameron
Brian Swibel	...	Jason (as Brian Scott)
Ewan Chung	...	Brendan, Garrett's Assistant
Brittany Ishibashi	...	Trapeze Instructor
Mann Alfonso	...	Bat Guy
Don Smith	...	Mint Bartender
Meghan Lynch	...	Mint Bargirl
Shaina Fewell	...	Pretty Girl at Mint
Rachel Sterling	...	Pretty Girl at Mint
Stephanie Mace	...	Waitress at Mint
Natasha Soudek	...	Stylist
Sasha Gelbart	...	First Turk
Dan Callahan	...	Second Turk
Jesse Burch	...	Airline Rep
Megan Kuhlmann	...	Ticket Counter Agent
Earl Carroll	...	Airport personnel
Lori Heuring	...	Flight Attendant
Craig Watkinson	...	Onlooker
Tami Humphrey	...	Woman
Lauren Zelman	...	Bakery Waitress
Carolina Cerisola	...	Nightclub Dancer
Hannah Feldner-Shaw	...	Trippy Nightclub Dancer
Vai Au-Harehoe	...	Trippy Nightclub Dancer (as Vaitiare Au-Harehoe)
Melissa Cross	...	Extra Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ritche Lago Bautista	...	Nightclub Dancer
Jennifer Cadena	...	Girl at Concert
Shelley Dowdy	...	Jenn
Tati Edwards	...	Band Dancer (as Tatiana Katryne)
Levi Ellsworth	...	Viper Room patron
Elena Goodman	...	Night Club Manager
Harrison Held	...	KCRW Engineer
Heidi Johanningmeier	...	Pretty girl on the boardwalk
Shahla Kareen	...	Mick's girl
Mikey Kelley	...	(voice)
Alycia Lee	...	Party Girl
Christina Lindley	...	Teenager
Anthony Locke	...	Guy at Concert
Kimberly Mcgee	...	Girl at concert
Tony Napoli	...	Bartender
Preston Nativo	...	Runyon Canyon Toy Puppy
Sasha Perl-Raver	...	Rollerskating Girl on Beach
Angel Princess	...	Nightclub Dancer
Bruna Raynaud	...	Party Girl at Concert
Tony Shore	...	Bass Player
Andy Signore	...	Bong Salesman
Frederick Martin Smith	...	Drummer
Kaleti Williams	...	Samoan Wrestler
Chris Blount	...	Cute boy at Mint (uncredited)
Shane Houston	...	Friend (uncredited)
Kuma	...	Luke's Runyon Canyon Dog (uncredited)
A.J. Presley	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Sadie	...	Luke's Runyon Canyon Dog (uncredited)
Michael Stumpf	...	Cameraman (uncredited)

Directed by
Meiert Avis

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
John Galt		written by

Produced by
Michael Burns	....	producer
Eberhard Kayser	....	executive producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
Marco Mehlitz	....	producer
Michael Ohoven	....	producer
Michael Paseornek	....	executive producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
Jordan Schur	....	executive producer
Joe Simpson	....	executive producer
Bic Tran	....	producer
Mike Upton	....	line producer

Original Music by
David Baerwald

Cinematography by
Danny Hiele		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Codron

Casting by
Jennifer L. Smith

Production Design by
Philip Duffin

Art Direction by
Austin Gorg

Set Decoration by
Lisa Tong

Costume Design by
Jennifer Rade

Makeup Department
Laura Berman	....	assistant hair stylist
Annemarie Bradley	....	key hair stylist: New York
Jacklin Masteran	....	assistant hair stylist
Ned Neidhardt	....	makeup artist
Kerrie R. Plant	....	key makeup artist: New York (as Kerry R. Plant-Price)
De'Ann Power	....	additional hair stylist
Lauran Upshaw	....	assistant hair stylist
Johnny Villanueva	....	hair department head (as John Villanueva)
Nacoma Whobrey	....	assistant makeup artist
Douglas Noe	....	makeup department head (uncredited)

Production Management
Petra Hoebel	....	production manager: New York
Petra Hoebel	....	unit production manager
Rosemary Lara	....	production manager: Lions Gate Films
Jonathan McCoy	....	production supervisor
Carl Pedregal	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Colleen Casey	....	second second assistant director
Jordan Brendan Finnegan	....	assistant director
Kyle Lemire	....	second assistant director
Chip Signore	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Aaron Dick	....	set dresser
Mark Finer	....	art department production assistant
Shane T. French	....	art department assistant
Rob Henning	....	leadman
Stacy L. Henning	....	set dresser
Eric LaBonte	....	set dresser
Moe Moe Lwin	....	set dresser
Robert 'Cass' McEntee	....	construction coordinator
Richard Poulain	....	storyboard artist
Doug Scott	....	lead
Marissa Zajack	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Josh Bower	....	boom operator
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	assistant sound editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Dean Hovey	....	sound editor
Dean Hovey	....	sound effects editor
Richard Kitting	....	foley editor
Sterling Moore	....	utility sound
Andrew Morgado	....	first assistant sound editor
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor
Stuart Provine	....	sound effects editor
Eric Raber	....	digital sound transfer engineer
Vic Radulich	....	adr editor
Buck Robinson	....	production sound mixer
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Cathie Speakman	....	supervising adr editor
Thomas Varga	....	sound mixer: New York

Visual Effects by
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital coordinator
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor
Nicholas Kim	....	main title design
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Steve Hart	....	stunts
Kym Stys	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Conrad Castor	....	camera loader
Joseph Dianda	....	key grip
Christopher Glasgow	....	dolly grip
Josh Harrison	....	first assistant camera
Danny Hiele	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Rob Koch	....	assistant camera: New York
Paul Lambiase	....	key rigging grip
Fritz Marx	....	best boy electric
Todd England Nicodemus	....	best boy grip
Lorenzo Porras	....	second assistant camera
Justin Quach	....	assistant camera
Charles Sears	....	electrician
David Sheetz	....	electrician
Peter Stone	....	additional still photographer
Michael Stumpf	....	Steadicam operator
Michael Stumpf	....	camera operator
Deron Tse	....	additional grip
Alpheus Underhill	....	rigging grip
Randy Williamson	....	first assistant camera
Chuck Zlotnick	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Sasha Adkinson	....	extras casting
Jennifer Ricchiazzi	....	casting associate
Laura Verbeke	....	location extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michelle Lynette Bush	....	assistant costume designer
Roger J. Forker	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jenny Cho	....	post-production assistant
Colby Enders	....	first assistant editor
Mark McCoy	....	post-production coordinator
Ken Mowe	....	additional editor
Kurt Smith	....	color timer
Jeff Smithwick	....	colorist: video master

Music Department
Michael Baber	....	music editor
David Falzone	....	music supervisor
Chris Fudurich	....	composer: additional music
Tim Myers	....	musician
Rebecca Rienks	....	music coordinator

Transportation Department
Alex E. Burns	....	driver
Angel Desanti	....	transportation captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Steve Larson	....	transportation dispatcher
Glen Mathias	....	transportation co-captain
John Pellegrino	....	driver

Other crew
Bree Bailey	....	assistant: Michael Paseornek
Rob Baldwin	....	assistant location manager
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Ilsa Berg	....	assistant: Gary Lucchesi
Erin Carroll	....	stand-in
Sarah Clifford	....	animal trainer
Serge Delpierre	....	production assistant
Sharon C. Dietz	....	production coordinator
Claire Doré	....	animal wrangler
Shawn Dyrdahl	....	production assistant
Yon Elvira	....	supervisor: assets and production publicity, Lions Gate Films
Joel Goldes	....	post-production dialect coach: Shannyn Sossamon
Lisa Gooding	....	legal supervisor
Liam Hearne	....	assistant post-production accountant
Dorottya Hegedus	....	assistant: Mike Upton
Carrie Mae Jones	....	first assistant accountant
Fay Kato	....	adr loop group
Charlie Kimball	....	production office assistant
Ahmed Kirdar	....	set production assistant
Kim Lindemeon	....	animal wrangler
Daniel MacArthur	....	production coordinator: Lions Gate Films
Nathan Maruccio	....	craft service
Kathy McCurdy	....	key assistant location manager
George McDowell Agnew	....	key location manager
Robert M. Melnik	....	executive vice president of business affairs
Curtis A. Miller	....	director of production: Lions Gate Films
Keri Moorhouse	....	production assistant
Susan T. Parsons	....	production coordinator: New York
Jennifer Petrilla	....	assistant: Michael Burns
Sarah Pustilnik	....	assistant: Michael Ohoven
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Haroula Rose	....	production assistant
Haroula Rose	....	stand-in (as Haroula Spyropoulos)
Amber N. Roy	....	business and legal affairs
Kate Schriver	....	assistant: Tom Rosenberg
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Amanda Shamis	....	business affairs coordinator
Yael Shoulian	....	assistant: Meiret Avis
Frances Simonovich	....	assistant production coordinator
Donna Sloan	....	senior vice president of production: Lions Gate Films
Sharon Smith	....	production assistant
Mary C. Snyder	....	title designer
Bernhard Speck	....	production controller: Cinerenta
Bernadette Tanchauco	....	production accountant
Rob van de Laar	....	set production assistant: New York

Thanks
Mimi Clarke	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Cinejota Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co.
• Cinerenta Medienbeteiligungs KG
• Intermedia Films
• Lakeshore Entertainment

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• D Productions (2006) (Turkey) (all media)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Maple Pictures (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects (visual effects and digital opticals)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack released by
• Sonic Magic  sound re-recording

Also Known As:

Newcomer - Tausche Ruhm gegen Liebe (Germany)
Wannabe (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual material including dialogue, partial nudity, language and drug content.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English | Japanese | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:PG | Italy:T | Malaysia:U | Iceland:12 | Argentina:13 | Netherlands:AL | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinejota Filmproduktionsgesellschaft mbH & Co.

Trivia:

Originally titled "Wannabe" but changed to the title of one of Ashlee Simpson's songs.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Apple of My Eyes

It's actually an average movie

Luke (Strait) and Brier (James) are two beautiful young people who have a chance encounter on a New York subway. Shortly later, they both go to L.A. to find fame, he as a rock star and her as an actress, but when they run into each other again, they have to decide whether their relationship is strong enough to withstand "the business." Undiscovered was named by many as the worst film of 2005. I can't say I really agree with that. The movie is kind of weak but it's still tolerable and it's also pretty harmless. The premise is fairly interesting even if it's not very original. The execution is only average but still much better than expected. The romance is pretty weak though and just not very interesting. The two leads don't have enough chemistry to make the movie work. There are a few moments of intrigue and some nice performances but the end result is still unsatisfying. The reason the film is kind of lackluster is because of the writer and the director. John Galt wrote the screenplay and he fails to really add anything new to this movie. Also, Meiert Avis just keeps everything by the numbers without adding any surprises.

The acting is only okay with Carrie Fisher giving the best performance. She isn't given a lot of screen time but she still manages to give a few funny lines. Pell James is pretty good as Brier Tucket. She has that "model" look and she has an engaging quality that kept focusing my attention to her. Steven Strait is only okay as Luke. He's a little dull but he has that "rock star" look that suited the character. Ashlee Simpson plays Clea and she is actually only a supporting character in the movie. Her performance is surprisingly average (like the film) but she should stick to singing. Shannyn Sossamon was just annoying and not funny while Kip Pardue was only okay.

I think the supporting characters really kept this movie moving. The scenes between Clea and Brier were pretty nice and engaging. Most of the characters were also pretty likable so the viewer at least cares for a happy ending. The ending was surprisingly good but very obvious. The music wasn't as painful as I was expecting it to be. I don't really like the type of music that was performed in the film but some of the songs were decent. Of course, there were a few cheesy songs but they can't all be winners. I think the movie was unfairly bashed because of Ashlee Simpson's appearance. However, she didn't bring down the movie and the film itself wasn't horrible. In the end, Undiscovered isn't worth checking out but it's not a travesty either. Rating 5/10