Two Tickets to Paradise (2006)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

D.B. Sweeney

Writers (WGA):

Brian Currie (written by) &
D.B. Sweeney (written by)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Good Friends...Good Times...Great Seats!

Plot:

Three guys on the verge of forty begin to realize all the best things in their lives happened before they were twenty. A spontaneous road trip adventure gives them a chance to balance the ledger.

Awards:

13 wins

Cast

John C. McGinley	...	Mark
D.B. Sweeney	...	Billy McGriff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ned Bellamy	...	Stan
Jenn Brown	...	Hooter Girl
Mandy Brown	...	Dancer On Bar
Brian Currie	...	Collector
Dilsey Davis	...	Janice
Tad Dowd	...	Scalper
M.C. Gainey	...	Barbosa
Tristan Gretzky	...	Hayden
Ed Harris	...	Melville
Pat Hingle	...	Mark's Dad
Paul Hipp	...	Jason Klein
Dutch Hofstetter	...	Young Mark
Janet Jones	...	Sherry
Nina Kaczorowski	...	Scarlett
Moira Kelly	...	Kate
Rex Linn	...	Karl
Tanya Mayeux	...	Jade
Mark Moses	...	Football Dad
Giulia Pagano	...	Judy
Tim Parati	...	Lazy Pete
Zack Rockefeller	...	Young Jason
Nick Vallelonga	...	Bar manager
Ed Wagenseller	...	Slick
Vanna White	...	Herself
Austin Whitlock	...	Young Billy
Katy Stoll	...	Stripper (uncredited)

Directed by
D.B. Sweeney

Writing credits (WGA)
Brian Currie		(written by) &
D.B. Sweeney		(written by)

Produced by
George Parra	....	executive producer
James Scura	....	executive producer
D.B. Sweeney	....	producer

Original Music by
John E. Nordstrom

Cinematography by
Claudio Rocha

Film Editing by
Katina Zinner

Art Direction by
Kristen McCarron
Elvis Strange

Makeup Department
Jamie Melser	....	makeup artist
Joan Shay	....	hair department head

Production Management
Les Franck	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kevin Black	....	second second assistant director
Brian Avery Galligan	....	first assistant director
Michelle Maloney	....	second second assistant director
Geof Nicholson	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Sarah Bess	....	set dresser: additional scenes
Beth Giles	....	property master
Chad Keith	....	set dresser
Vanessa Neimeyer	....	art department production assistant
Elvis Strange	....	additional art director
Adam Willis	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Matthew T. Duncan	....	sound recordist
Brian Dunlop	....	foley editor
Brian Dunlop	....	foley mixer
Christopher Eakins	....	adr editor
Christopher Eakins	....	dialogue editor
Christopher Eakins	....	supervising sound editor
Cat Gray	....	boom operator
David Hingorany	....	sound mix engineer
Saravoot Kaitkalang	....	boom operator
Randy Lawson	....	sound mixer: additional photography
Randy Lawson	....	sound mixer: second unit
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stuart Provine	....	sound effects editor
Monique Reymond	....	foley artist
Will Riley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist
Tim Young	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
David Beavis	....	special effects coordinator
Phil H. Fravel	....	special effects technician
David Hill	....	special effects technician
William Purcell	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Reid Burns	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark A.Z. Dippé	....	visual effects guru
Andrew Honacker	....	visual effects consultant

Stunts
John Gilbert	....	stunt double: Paul Hipp
Dino Muccio	....	stunt coordinator
Webster P. Whinery Jr.	....	stunts
Scott Workman	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Angel Barroeta	....	cinematographer: additional photography unit
Eric Bartsch	....	key grip
Matt Fore	....	gaffer: additional photography
Scott Frye	....	dolly grip
Jay Hardie	....	assistant camera
Kevin Huver	....	assistant camera
Roy Knauf	....	additional camera loader
Ritchie Nannini	....	grip
Jake Rose	....	assistant camera
Derek Smith	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jeff Speed	....	assistant camera
Cameron Thorburn	....	crane operator
Charles B. Walker	....	electrician
Sean Yaple	....	second assistant camera

Editorial Department
Lizzy Calhoun	....	assistant editor
Joe Hathaway	....	digital colorist
Stephen Shapiro	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Yvonne McDonald	....	music clearances
D. Chris Smith	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Kasey Kiser	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Ryan Bennett	....	production assistant
Kendra Burrell	....	set production assistant
Caitlin Fritz	....	assistant production office coordinator
Allison Furgal	....	clearance
Allison Furgal	....	production office coordinator
Bass Hampton	....	location manager
Andrew L. Lanier	....	location scout
Lori C. Miller	....	title designer
Tamra Natisin	....	production assistant
Michelle O'Keefe	....	assistant to director
Craig Rogers	....	assistant location manager
Kara B. Still	....	script supervisor
Colleen Toomey	....	stand-in
Lassiter Wall	....	production assistant
Dana Wilkey	....	product placement
Stephanie Yeager	....	assistant: Mr. Sweeney

Production Companies

• Scrudge LLC

Distributors

• 41 (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• First Look International

Other Companies

• Right Lobe Design Group  titles

Also Known As:

Life's a Trip (Europe: English title)
Two Tickets to Paradise (USA) (new title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language including crude sexual references, and some drug use.

Runtime:

90 min (d.b. sweeney)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Miami, Florida, USA

Company:

Scrudge LLC

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the discussion of "scrudge" songs, Mark asks what song is after U2's "Where the Streets Have No Name." Billy replies with "Bullet the Blue Sky." The order of the songs suggested does not appear on any official U2 album. On The Joshua Tree album, the song after "Where the Streets Have No Name" is "I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For." "Bullet the Blue Sky" follows "With or Without You."

Movie Connections:

Features "The Best Damn Sports Show Period" (2001)

Soundtrack:

You Can't See The Stars

The Cadillac of buddy films

I attended the Tremblant film festival in Canada recently. A film written, directed and starring D.B. Sweeney was premiering. Walking in to the theater I expected to just walk in and sit down, but who do I see? The man himself D.B. Sweeney in the flesh. I told him that I had come from SF to see his movie and he gave me a big handshake and a smile. He's a very approachable nice guy. He took the time to chat with me for a few minutes before the show. I won't give away any of the film, but I will say this. Poignant, insightful, funny, and my girlfriend cried at the end. The Cadillac of buddy films straight from the heart and soul of a great guy. Great title too. SUPPORT THIS FILM!