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| Gabe Nevins | ... | Alex | |
| Daniel Liu | ... | Detective Richard Lu (as Dan Liu) | |
| Jake Miller | ... | Jared | |
| Taylor Momsen | ... | Jennifer | |
| Lauren McKinney | ... | Macy | |
| Scott Patrick Green | ... | Scratch (as Scott Green) | |
| John Michael Burrowes | ... | Security Guard (as John 'Mike' Burrowes) | |
| Grace Carter | ... | Alex's Mom | |
| Jay 'Smay' Williamson | ... | Alex's Dad | |
| Christopher Doyle | ... | Uncle Tommy | |
| Dillon Hines | ... | Henry | |
| Emma Nevins | ... | Paisley | |
| Brad Peterson | ... | Jolt | |
| Winfield Jackson | ... | Christian (as Winfield Henry Jackson) | |
| Joe Schweitzer | ... | Paul | |
| Oliver Garnier | ... | Cal | |
| Mubarak Ra'oof | ... | Ryan | |
| Eric Anderson | ... | Other Kid #1 | |
| Jeremy Anderson | ... | Other Kid #2 | |
| Addison Owen | ... | Another Kid #1 | |
| Richard Miller | ... | Detective #2 | |
| Emily Galash | ... | Rachel | |
| Esther Vaca | ... | Elizabeth Goulet | |
| Jordy Weimer | ... | Elizabeth's Friend | |
| Andres Alcala | ... | Police Officer (as Andrés Alcalá) | |
| Paul Dolbey | ... | Police Officer #2 | |
| Susan Ploetz | ... | Ms. Adams | |
| M. Blash | ... | Math Teacher (as M Blash) | |
| John Pearson-Denning | ... | Science Teacher | |
| Chester Stallings | ... | Skate Shop Employee | |
| Nick Culbertson | ... | Cafeteria Kid | |
| Ken Boddie | ... | News Anchor | |
| Amanda Winkler | ... | Café Girl | |
| Ben Burrowes | ... | Waiter | |
| Chrissy Conant | ... | Phone Operator (voice) | |
| Sage Bolyard | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Chuck Willis | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Danny Minnick | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Francisco Pedrasa | ... | Skateboarder (as Francisco Kico Pedrasa) | |
| Tanner Kewley | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Adam Kiedrowski | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Bodhi Briggs | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Tristan Brillanceau-Lewis | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Kyle Davis | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Michael Davis | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Spencer Crimin | ... | Skateboarder | |
| LeShaun Williams | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Spencer Brillanceau-Lewis | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Diya Ra'oof | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Elbert Garner | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Kevin Nickoloff | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Rick Charnoski | ... | Skateboarder | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Gus Van Sant | ... | Guy reading newspaper (uncredited) (unconfirmed) | |
Directed by | |||
| Gus Van Sant | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Gus Van Sant | (screenplay) | |
| Blake Nelson | (novel) | |
Produced by | |||
| David Allen Cress | .... | producer (as David Cress) | |
| Charles Gillibert | .... | producer | |
| Marin Karmitz | .... | co-producer | |
| Nathanaël Karmitz | .... | producer | |
| Neil Kopp | .... | producer | |
Cinematography by | |||
| Christopher Doyle | |||
| Rain Li | (as Rain Kathy Li) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Gus Van Sant | |||
Casting by | |||
| Lana Veenker | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John Pearson-Denning | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Sean Fong | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Chapin Simpson | |||
Production Management | |||
| Brett Cranford | .... | unit production manager | |
| Claire Dornoy | .... | administrative production manager | |
| Mark Pedante | .... | production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Kyle Lemire | .... | second assistant director | |
| Jonas Spaccarotelli | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Jenelle Giordano | .... | set dresser | |
| Adam Johnson | .... | art department | |
| Drew Pinniger | .... | property master | |
| Dan Schaefer | .... | storyboard artist: previsualizations for special effects | |
Sound Department | |||
| Felix Andrew | .... | sound mixer | |
| Pascal Chauvin | .... | foley artist | |
| Vincent Cosson | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Noah Davis | .... | additional adr recordist | |
| Philippe Dongé | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Johann Nallet | .... | sound recordist | |
| Neil Riha | .... | second sound mixer | |
| Benjamin Rosier | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Leslie Shatz | .... | sound designer | |
| Franck Tassel | .... | foley artist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Solomon Burbridge | .... | special effects assistant | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Tarn Fox | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jalal Jemison | .... | digital effects artist | |
| Brian Kinkley | .... | digital compositor | |
| Peter Vickery | .... | digital compositor | |
| Jon Weigand | .... | visual effects editor | |
| Chel White | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Matt Barbee | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Chris Blauvelt | .... | first assistant camera | |
| Kyril Cvetkov | .... | assistant camera | |
| Paul Fanning | .... | electrician | |
| T.G. Firestone | .... | assistant camera | |
| Bruce 'Sarge' Fleskes | .... | gaffer | |
| Andrew Gallegos | .... | electrician | |
| Nate Goodman | .... | camera loader | |
| Scott Patrick Green | .... | still photographer | |
| Brent Lawson | .... | best boy grip | |
| Brian C. Lawson | .... | grip | |
| Bruce Lawson | .... | key grip | |
| Stephen MacDougall | .... | second assistant camera | |
| Eliza Plumlee | .... | camera production assistant | |
| Greg Schmitt | .... | Steadicam operator | |
| Joe Vitellaro | .... | grip | |
| Scott Walters | .... | best boy electric | |
Casting Department | |||
| Danny Stoltz | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Amanda Needham | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Dicky Dahl | .... | editorial assistant | |
| Eric Hill | .... | assistant editor | |
| Mato | .... | film color timer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Victoria Mischa Austreng | .... | driver | |
| Steve Evans | .... | driver | |
| David Norris | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Jason Ruffolo | .... | driver | |
Other crew | |||
| George Adams | .... | production assistant | |
| Cora Benesh | .... | office production assistant | |
| Colin McDougall Brown | .... | lead office production assistant | |
| Sara Burton | .... | location manager | |
| Kari A. Coleman | .... | assistant: Mr. Van Sant | |
| Morgan Currie | .... | assistant: Mr. Cress and Mr. Kopp | |
| Shayna Goldstein | .... | set teacher | |
| Amber Harrison | .... | production assistant | |
| Nicole Hawkins | .... | extras coordinator | |
| Andrea Hofer | .... | craft service assistant | |
| Devan Linforth | .... | additional production assistant | |
| Rachel Lipsey | .... | craft service | |
| Chip Mefford | .... | technical/safety advisor | |
| Tyler J. Peterson | .... | product placement | |
| Davis Priestley | .... | production coordinator | |
| Eric Rae | .... | assistant accountant | |
| Lance Rosen | .... | legal representative | |
| Joe Rynearson | .... | key set production assistant | |
| Patrick Sandefur | .... | production assistant | |
| Brian Shotzbarger | .... | production assistant | |
| Derek Wilson | .... | production assistant | |
Thanks | |||
| Edouard Dubois | .... | thanks | |
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Gus Van Sant's latest films have been some of the most idiosyncratic not just of his career but of independent film in America since 2000. He's jumped ship, momentarily, from the Hollywood machine (To Die For, Good Will Hunting, Finding Forrester) and made films like Gerry, Elephant and Last Days as sort of poetic essays on film (yes, very pretentious, but they are poetic at least). His latest, Paranoid Park, at least could be called as something more of a story-driven narrative than any of the others, but it's still with a lyrical beat, driven by a mix-and-match of 8mm skateboarding footage and the malaise of a teen caught in that very recognizable, almost atypical state of mind at that age. Only here, it's probably more of a quiet, detached malaise that has within it a soul that is being sort of killed away piece by piece by the secret he holds.
The teen is Alex (first timer Gabe Nevins), who was mostly responsible for the (very) grisly death of a security guard while he and a not-quite acquaintance from Paranoid Park's skating scene were riding carelessly along a slow-moving train. He shut it out of his mind, or tried to, until a police officer examining the case brought in photos of the deceased in a Q & A with all of the skaters at high school. This, pretty much, is the bedrock of the story, but aside from this it's the 'something' that is the story. The rest of the film shows this kid in a state of peril, but not of the sort that makes us think this is an immediate existential crisis. He feigns interest in a girlfriend (ditzy Jennifer played by Taylor Momsen), hangs out with his skater friends like Jared (also first-timer Jake Miller), and writes in a journal with a narration that's a mix of detached Travis Bickle and, well, awkward teen.
What interested me was a mood I found Van Sant, intentionally or otherwise, was working with. I kept thinking back to a work like Camus's the Stranger, which had its 'hero' Mersault as a figure who wasn't exactly passionate and just a few heart beats above dead fish. There's something in this kids eyes, in his lack of reaction and in those long moments right after the train track scene as he is under the shower faucet in slow-motion. Actually, there's a lot of slow-motion, sometimes of walking, or ruminating, and as it builds with the narration and the mix of stark and experimental cinematography from the great Christopher Doyle (great at, you know, these kinds of art-house films), as part of Van Sant's method of character study.
Alex's inability to connect, with friends, parents, authority figures, even his own impulse to release his inner thoughts, however brief and to the point ("I'm not much of a creative writer," Alex admits), is what is meant to absorb the viewer into Paranoid Park. For Van Sant, no matter what the excesses of the light touches of music (mostly from Nino Rota and Elliot Smith), or the slow-motion skateboarding (which I could go either way on as a casual admirer of the sport), or the bits that seem to have not much to do with anything aside from following a character in the midst of some thought (i.e. Alex on an escalator), it works as a feat of art for expressing its character, in the relatively short running time, like no other filmmaker would. It's somewhat challenging, but one that's worth taking for glimpses into a state of mind akin to the sobering existential and, more startling, the lack-of-coming-of-age to the character. 8.5/10