Edmond (2005)

User Rating:

6.3/10   

Director:

Stuart Gordon

Writers (WGA):

David Mamet (screenplay)
David Mamet (play)

Release Date:

24 November 2006 (Italy)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

If anything can go wrong, it will - and at the worst possible time

Plot:

A fortune-tellers teasing rumination sends Edmond Burke lurching into New York City's hellish underworld.

Plot Keywords:

Fortune Teller | Marriage | New York City | Pawnshop | Violence

Awards:

3 wins & 2 nominations

Cast

William H. Macy	...	Edmond
Frances Bay	...	Fortune Teller
Rebecca Pidgeon	...	Wife
Joe Mantegna	...	Man in Bar
Denise Richards	...	B-Girl
Wendy Thompson	...	Cocktail Waitress
Vincent Guastaferro	...	Club Manager
Ling Bai	...	Peep Show Girl
Matt Landers	...	Bystander
Dulé Hill	...	Sharper
Russell Hornsby	...	Shill
Aldis Hodge	...	Leafletter
Debi Mazar	...	Matron
Mena Suvari	...	Whore
Jeffrey Combs	...	Desk Clerk
Barry Cullison	...	Pawn Shop Customer
George Wendt	...	Pawn Shop Owner
Marcus Thomas	...	Window Man
Lionel Mark Smith	...	Pimp
Julia Stiles	...	Glenna
Patricia Belcher	...	Woman on Subway
Wren T. Brown	...	Preacher
Bruce A. Young	...	Policeman
Dylan Walsh	...	Interrogator
Bokeem Woodbine	...	Prisoner
Jack Wallace	...	Chaplain
Michael Saad	...	Library Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vanessa Born	...	Kissing Girl in Elevator (uncredited)
Michael Calder	...	Deputy Sheriff (uncredited)
Mary Castro	...	Black Hair Beauty (uncredited)
Annette Harper	...	Stripper (uncredited)
Elena Jovis	...	Atlantic Club Girl (uncredited)
Steven Littles	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Ryan March	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Laurie Meghan Phelps	...	Busty Hooker (uncredited)
Blake Sherman	...	Bystander (uncredited)
Patrick M. Strong	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Alexander von Roon	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Stuart Gordon

Writing credits (WGA)
David Mamet		(screenplay)
David Mamet		(play)

Produced by
Al Corley	....	executive producer
Sam Englebardt	....	executive producer (as Samuel Englebardt)
Michael O. Gallant	....	line producer
Stuart Gordon	....	producer
Amy Gunzenhauser	....	associate producer
Chris Hanley	....	producer
Molly Hassell	....	producer
Stephen Hays	....	executive producer (as Steven Hays)
Jade Healy	....	associate producer
Duffy Hecht	....	producer
Jasper Jan	....	associate producer
Ryan R. Johnson	....	executive producer
Roger Kass	....	producer
Hamish McAlpine	....	executive producer
Mary B. McCann	....	producer (as Mary McCann)
Roger Mende	....	co-executive producer
Eugene Musso	....	executive producer
Kevin Ragsdale	....	producer
Bart Rosenblatt	....	executive producer
Gary Rubin	....	executive producer
Lionel Mark Smith	....	co-producer
Art Spigel	....	co-producer
Chad Troutwine	....	co-producer
Lorna Umphrey	....	associate producer
Tricia van Klaveren	....	executive producer
Felix Werner	....	executive producer
Kathrin Werner	....	executive producer
Allison Wolf	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Bobby Johnston

Cinematography by
Denis Maloney

Film Editing by
Andy Horvitch

Casting by
Shannon Makhanian

Production Design by
Alan E. Muraoka

Set Decoration by
Kris Fuller

Costume Design by
Carol Cutshall

Makeup Department
Rocky Faulkner	....	key makeup artist
Michael Mosher	....	makeup assistant
Zena Shteysel	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Michael O. Gallant	....	unit production manager
Michael H. Miller	....	production supervisor
Daniel Voltz	....	post-production supervisor (as Dan Voltz)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brendalyn Richard	....	second second assistant director
Kathleen Roll	....	second assistant director (as Kathleen Spinelli)
Ellen Rosentreter	....	second second assistant director
B. Scott Senechal	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Joe Blecha	....	swing
Justin Blecha	....	leadman
Yolanda Chavez	....	on-set dresser
Mike Holley	....	additional swing
Kevin Hummel	....	assistant propmaster
Robert Hummel	....	propmaster (as Bob Hummel)
Shannon Kemp	....	set constructor
Kevin 'Chevy' Martinez	....	additional swing (as Chevy Martinez)
Kevin 'Chevy' Martinez	....	set dresser
Jeff Verges	....	additional swing

Sound Department
Sarah F. Badiee	....	sound editor (as Sarah Badiee)
Peter S. Carlstedt	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Peter Carlstedt)
M.V.P. Clancy	....	sound effects editor
Casey A. Fife	....	post-sound editor (as Casey Fife)
Andrew Ing	....	sound effects editor
Alec James	....	boom operator
Sam C. Lewis	....	adr editor (as Sam Lewis)
Sam C. Lewis	....	adr recordist (as Sam Lewis)
Zsolt Magyar	....	sound mixer
Michael McDonald	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael McDonald	....	supervising sound editor
Bruce Murphy	....	dialogue editor
John Sanacore	....	adr editor
John Sanacore	....	foley recordist
Alex Ullrich	....	foley artist
Brad Whitcanack	....	sound effects editor

Visual Effects by
Tim Carras	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Keith Davis	....	stunts
Hiro Koda	....	stunt coordinator
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunts (as Kim Koscki)

Camera and Electrical Department
Bazille	....	still photographer
Jeff Dorer	....	electrician
Josh Ellis	....	second assistant camera
Pete Escobar	....	grip
Thomas Hurn	....	electrician
Amos James	....	key grip
Caitlin Kazepis	....	camera intern
Alexandra Lucka	....	additional assistant camera
Denis Maloney	....	camera operator
Hilda Mercado	....	first assistant camera
Bill Mitchell	....	additional photographer
Chris Nicsinger	....	electrician
Matt Perry	....	best boy grip
Cass Rasmussen	....	best boy electric
Roberto Schein	....	director of photography: second unit
Roberto Schein	....	gaffer
Paige Thomas	....	first assistant camera
Martin Torner	....	dolly grip (as Martin K. Torner)
Nicholas Tredway	....	dolly grip
Marcus Turner	....	camera loader
Mira Velasco	....	grip
William M. Weberg	....	key grip: new york
Jason Wintz	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Scott Blasko	....	extras casting assistant
Paula Fins	....	casting assistant
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting
Katie Piel	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mira Jackson	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Travis Dutch	....	tape to film colorist
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer
Nancy Wang	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bobby Johnston	....	musician: score
Rich Ragsdale	....	composer: additional music
Asdrubal Sierra	....	musician: trumpet (as Asdru Sierra)
Nita Sinaga	....	musician: jazz piano
Spiralmouth	....	musician: gospel music

Transportation Department
William Cope	....	transportation captain (as Bill Cope)
Dale Lee	....	transportation coordinator
Robert Wood	....	production driver

Other crew
James Applebury	....	production assistant
Garret Blutter	....	production coordinator
Minnie Duerr	....	production accountant
Sam Englebardt	....	production legal (as Samuel Englebardt)
Josh Garrett	....	production assistant
Marcus Grimaldo	....	production intern
Charlie Hulien	....	stand-by: William H. Macy
Laura Irvine	....	location manager
Rikki Jarrett	....	assistant: Chris Hanley
John Jencks	....	set production assistant
Lucy Johnson	....	set medic
Lynn Johnson	....	set medic
Rosalyn Kelley	....	assistant: Mr. Gordon
Chuck Martinez	....	assistant: Ms. Stiles
Father Jim Melley	....	technical advisor: chaplain
Michael H. Miller	....	production coordinator
Kim Olsen	....	post-production accountant
Bruce Resnik	....	script supervisor
Juan Carlos Reulas	....	caterer (as Juan Carlos Ruelas)
Phillip L. Rosen	....	production legal
Rick Rosenthal	....	production counsel
Perry Suppa	....	film scheduler
Shawn Tanaka	....	assistant: Mr. Macy
Mathew A. Villalobos	....	location scout
Christopher H. Warner	....	production coordinator
David Williams	....	assistant location manager

Thanks
Magi Berciano	....	thanks

Production Companies

• 120dB Films
• Catfish Productions
• Code Entertainment
• Dog Pond Productions
• Fully Loaded Pictures
• Hecht Company, The
• Muse Productions
• Neverland Films
• Pretty Dangerous Films
• Red Hen Productions
• Tartan Films
• Werner Film

Distributors

• First Independent Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• 791 Cine (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• Four Films (2007) (Chile) (DVD)
• Future Film (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Madman Entertainment (2006) (Australia) (all media)
• Palisades Tartan (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Versus Entertainment (2006) (Spain) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Metropolis Motion Picture Services (titles and opticals)

Other Companies

• Aaron & Mary Craft Service  craft service
• Action oriented  stunt coordinator
• Blue Sky Stock Footage  additional photography
• Brooks Brothers  William H. Macy's wardrobe provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies
• Cordon Bleu Catering  catering
• Daniel Voltz & Associates  post production sound
• Entertainment Post  dailies telecine
• FotoKem Laboratory  film laboratory (as Fotokem)
• Fuji Photo Films  film stock provided by (as Fuji)
• Imeremortal  Debi Mazer's jewelry provided by
• Media Services  payroll services
• Metropolis Motion Picture Services  negative cutting
• Tunnel Post  trailer
• Versace  Debi Mazer's costume provided by

MPAA:

Rated R for violence, strong language, and sexual content including nudity and dialogue.

Runtime:

USA:82 min | Brazil:76 min | Argentina:82 min (Mar del Plata Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:18 | Finland:K-15 | Argentina:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Australia:MA | Hungary:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

120dB Films

Trivia:

Lionel Mark Smith, who plays the pimp in this movie, played a pimp (as well as a shill) in production of the original play back in 1982.

Goofs:

Continuity: The card handed to Edmond by "Man in Bar" shows the address as 46th St., but Edmond is instructed to go to 47th St.

Quotes:

Edmond: It's too much.

Movie Connections:

References Glengarry Glen Ross (1992)

The story of one man's journey into the emptiness of his own soul

At first glance, horror meister Stuart Gordon would not seem the obvious choice to direct an emotional psycho-drama cinematic rendering of a David Mamet play, yet with Edmond, he displays a deft touch for the material and allows the actors to carry the day.

Originally penned as a stage play, Edmond tells the story of namesake Edmond Burke (William H. Macy), a mundane white collar worker who has spent his entire life being a faceless cog in the big industrial machine. The rescheduling of a business appointment to 1:15 (a number which re-occurs in the film) propels him to idle away his time with a visit to a tarot reader who tells him he's not where he's supposed to be. From there he begins a slow spiral into depravity and insanity that begins with telling his wife he's leaving her and progresses to an outback-like dreamwalk into New York City's seedy underbelly of bars pimps and prostitutes.

Written in the wake of a divorce, Mamet infuses the script with racial discourse and epithets that are stunning in their caustic vulgarity as Edmond pours out years of pent up hatred on one of his muggers revealing a window into his shallow soul that only becomes more intensely evident as the movie reaches its conclusion.

In the scene where Edmond tells his wife their marriage is over, he explains to her that she hasn't satisfied him spiritually or emotionally for quite some time. Yet, after watching his progression trough the course of the story, it becomes clear that spiritually he has no soul, and emotionally he's a shallow but volatile cauldron of disjointed thoughts.

The film is a tour-de-force for Macy, who is in every scene and morphs from a character of Caspar Milquetoast proportions to unhinged bigoted psychopath and back again by the movie's end. Along the way he's complimented by solid performances from Joe Mantegna, Julia Stiles, Mena Suvari and Bokeem Woodbine. As if in a wink and nudge to his own work, Gordon even manages to insinuate longtime stalwart Jeffrey Combs into a small but telling scene during Edmond's descent into insanity.

By the time Edmond arrives at the end of that journey, however; at that place where he ought to be; I couldn't help but think he had merely wasted his life catching up to where his soul was long ago.