Sleepwalking (2008)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Bill Maher

Writer:

Zac Stanford (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 May 2008 (Taiwan)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

The drama follows an 11-year-old girl's struggle to come to terms with her mother's abandonment.

Plot Keywords:

Abandonment | Childhood | Road Trip | Foster Care | Stash

Cast

Nick Stahl	...	James
AnnaSophia Robb	...	Tara
Charlize Theron	...	Joleen
Deborra-Lee Furness	...	Danni
Mathew St. Patrick	...	Detective #1
Callum Keith Rennie	...	Will
Woody Harrelson	...	Randall
Dennis Hopper	...	Mr. Reedy
Ken Mitchell	...	Mr. Bergen
Jean Freeman	...	Mrs. Bergen
Troy Skog	...	Warren
George Grassick	...	Cop #1
Mike Ennis	...	Cop #2
Alexandra Fox	...	Darlene
Lori Ann Kennedy	...	Foster Care Worker (as Lori Kennedy)
Ron Anderson	...	Road Crew Boss (as R. James Anderson)
Emily Wees	...	Tara's Friend
Simon Chin	...	Randall's Friend
Amy Matysio	...	Sharon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Shannon Jardine	...	Mom (uncredited)
Peter Scoular	...	Dad (uncredited)

Directed by
Bill Maher		(as William Maher)

Writing credits
Zac Stanford		(screenplay)

Produced by
A.J. Dix	....	producer
J.J. Harris	....	producer
Beth Kono	....	producer
Charlie Mason	....	executive producer
Rob Merilees	....	producer
Justin Moore-Lewy	....	executive producer
Stephen Onda	....	line producer
Anthony Rhulen	....	executive producer
William Shively	....	executive producer
Michael Stirling	....	executive producer
Charlize Theron	....	producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Juan Ruiz Anchía

Film Editing by
Stuart Levy

Casting by
Betia Hovedskov
Brenda McCormick

Production Design by
Paki Smith

Art Direction by
Sara McCudden

Set Decoration by
Sara Longfellow

Costume Design by
Cathy McComb

Makeup Department
Jennifer Forberg	....	assistant makeup artist
Tracy George	....	key makeup artist
Tamara Harrod	....	key hair stylist
Tamara Harrod	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Stephen Onda	....	unit production manager
Scott Watson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Bitonti	....	assistant director: additional photography
James Bitonti	....	first assistant director
Jim Brebner	....	first assistant director
Jim Brebner	....	second unit director
Michael Pohorly	....	third assistant director
Jacqui Swedberg	....	trainee assistant director

Art Department
Adrienne Conley	....	graphic designer
Norm Daschle	....	property master
Ross Dempster	....	production designer: reshoots
Alison Grothe	....	on-set dresser
Morgan Hughes	....	key scenic painter
Jefferson Little	....	scenic artist
Audra Neil	....	decorator
Brent Russell	....	art department coordinator
Magdalena Shenher	....	art department coordinator
Adrian Traquair	....	set dresser
Johann Wessels	....	lead scenic artist

Sound Department
Chris Diamond	....	assistant dialogue editor
Chris Duesterdiek	....	sound mixer
Peter Eliuk	....	assistant sound editor
Robert Fernandez	....	score mixer
Amy Giammarco	....	post audio manager
Dean Giammarco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patrick Haskill	....	sound effects editor
Robert Hunter	....	assistant sound editor
Nick Kray	....	adr recordist
Johnny Ludgate	....	sound effects editor
Christine McLeod	....	dialogue editor
Maureen Murphy	....	foley artist
Rory O'Neill	....	boom operator
Emil Quan	....	assistant sound
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Bill Sheppard	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gordon Sproule	....	foley mixer
Elaine Stef	....	assistant foley walker

Visual Effects by
Austin Basile	....	digital compositor
Landon Bootsma	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Paul Chapman	....	digital compositor
Steve Elliott	....	visual effects I/O: Technicolor
John Fukushima	....	lead digital compositor
Colleen Jenkinson	....	visual effects producer: Technicolor Creative Services
Ryan Kuba	....	visual effects coordinator: Technicolor Creative Services
Tanya Schuck	....	digital compositor
Gary Shaw	....	digital intermediate colorist
Noel Wright	....	compositor

Camera and Electrical Department
Latif Cavanaugh	....	grip
Kirk Chiswell	....	first assistant camera
Mark Dobrescu	....	camera operator
Mark Dobrescu	....	director of photography: second unit
Andrew Gordon	....	gaffer
Daryl Hartwell	....	dolly grip
Kerry Hayes	....	still photographer
Rob Hillstead	....	lighting technician
Kevin Lheritier	....	b dolly grip
Kyle Mrazek	....	lighting technician
Will Parrot	....	key grip
Rob Rowan	....	rigging gaffer
Adrian Merritt Smith	....	camera trainee
Scott Tremblay	....	best boy electric
Scott Tremblay	....	electrician
Scott Trembley	....	best boy
Gordon Weiske	....	epk videographer
Mitchel Wiles	....	still photographer trainee
Nicole Wiwchar	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Robin Merrifield	....	set costumer
Robin Merrifield	....	truck costumer
Joanna Vollhoffer	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Chris Mayo	....	conforming editor: HD
Gary Shaw	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jonny Winograd	....	associate editor

Music Department
Max Blomgren	....	score engineer
Mark Buys	....	score coordinator
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor
Damon Ebner	....	orchestrator
Damon Ebner	....	score coordinator
Kevin J. Edelman	....	music supervisor
Karim Elmahmoudi	....	orchestrator
Karim Elmahmoudi	....	score coordinator
Alan Haskel	....	score coordinator
Sean McMahon	....	orchestrator
Flavio Motalla	....	score producer
Denis Roche	....	additional composer
David G. Russell	....	synthesizer programmer: score

Transportation Department
Sylvain Buteau	....	transportation captain
Sheila Richards	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Holly Baird	....	production coordinator
Jason Bryant	....	stand-in
Alison S. Cohen	....	production counsel
Nigel Crook	....	production accountant
Ken Dhaliwal	....	finance legal
Ian Gardner	....	associate production coordinator
Vandana Jain	....	payroll accountant
Brad Jensen	....	production executive
Michael Klastorin	....	unit publicist
Gabriella Ludlow	....	production legal
Terry Mialkowsky	....	location manager
Michael Orthner	....	production assistant
Amber Ripley	....	assistant: mr. merilees
Stephanie Rossel	....	script supervisor
Marvin V. Scansen	....	chef

Production Companies

• Denver and Delilah Productions
• FilmEngine
• Infinity Features Entertainment
• Icon Entertainment International

Distributors

• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2007) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Overture Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Laptv (2009) (Argentina) (TV)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bank of Ireland  production financing provided by
• CNSO Studios  recording studio
• DBC Sound  audio post-production

Also Known As:

Ferris Wheel (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and a scene of violence.

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Canada | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada

Company:

Denver and Delilah Productions

Trivia:

The working title for this production was ‘Ferris Wheel’.

Quotes:

Joleen: [from trailer]
Joleen: You could really start unpacking instead of sitting there and pretending to do your homework.
Tara: I'm not pretending to do my homework, I'm pretending not to hate my life!

Movie Connections:

References Blue Velvet (1986)

Great actress(AnnaSophia Robb)

I have to say that I admire AnnaSophia Robb for her talent and I am sure that in the future she will win an Oscar because she is very talented and I can say that I have seen almost all her movies(Because of Winn-Dixie, Spy School, Charlie and the Chocholate Factory, Bridge to Terabithia) so I can't wait to see her newest movie Race to Witch Mountain.and whenever I am sad or having a bad day everything goes away when i see her playing in one of her movies. Good job AnnaSophia and keep it this way because I am sure that everyone will see that you are a great actress because for me you are already the greatest . Marius

P.S. Whatever people are saying keep your head up and never lose your smile:))