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Laurel Canyon (2003) [R]

Featuring:
Frances McDormand, Alessandro Nivola, Christian Bale

Written by:
Lisa Cholodenko

Directed by:
Lisa Cholodenko


Release Date:
March 7, 2003

Original Title:
Laurel Canyon

Alternate Titles:
月桂谷

Genres:
Drama | Romance

Production Companies:
Antidote Films

Production Countries:
United States of America

Ratings / Certifications:
AT: 12  CA: 18A  CH: 18  CZ: 15+  DE: 12  US: R 

Runtime: 103

Somewhere between Hollywood and the rest of the world.

Overview from TheMovieDB

When an uptight young man and his fiancée move into his libertine mother's house, the resulting clash of life attitudes shakes everyone up.

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Overview from Open Movies

Newly graduated psychiatrist Sam and his fiancee Alex move to Los Angeles for Sam's residency and into Sam's mother's house in upscale Laurel Canyon. Only problem is, Sam's mother is still there, supposedly finishing up a record that she's producing for the band of her new boy toy, Ian. She seems more interested in smoking pot and drinking than actually working though. Alex doesn't mind but Sam is quite upset. Alex starts off focused on her work (finishing a dissertation on genomics), but is soon distracted by the rock-'n-roll lifestyle going on around her. Meanwhile, Sam is equally distracted by beautiful Israeli intern Sara.

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Rankings and Honors

Laurel Canyon (2003) on IMDb
Internet Movie Database 6.4/10
Rotten Tomatoes 68%
Metacritic 61/100
Awards Won: 2 wins & 6 nominations total

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Production

Art Department Coordinator:
Jean B. Kliever

Art Direction:
Stephanie Gilliam

Assistant Art Director:
Canada Johanna Gordon

Assistant Costume Designer:
Peggy Schnitzer

Assistant Location Manager:
Greg Kappy

Assistant Property Master:
Chuck Askerneese

Assistant Set Decoration:
Robert L. Stover

Associate Editor:
Hilary Schroeder

Camera Operator:
Mitch Dubin

Casting:
Deborah Aquila
Tricia Wood

Chief Lighting Technician:
Cory Geryak

Construction Coordinator:
Peter Croyle

Costume Design:
Cindy Evans

Costume Supervisor:
Deborah Myles Davis

Director:
Lisa Cholodenko

Director of Photography:
Wally Pfister

Editor:
Amy E. Duddleston

Executive Producer:
Scott Ferguson

First Assistant Director:
David McGiffert

Hair Department Head:
Voni Hinkle

Key Grip:
Casey P. Jones

Key Makeup Artist:
Melanie Hughes

Line Producer:
Dara Weintraub

Location Manager:
Jim Maceo

Makeup Artist:
Ben Nye Jr.

Original Music Composer:
Craig Wedren

Post-Production Manager:
Beau J. Genot

Producer:
David McGiffert
Susan A. Stover
Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte

Production Accountant:
April A. Janow

Production Coordinator:
Tamara Allen

Production Design:
Catherine Hardwicke

Production Sound Mixer:
Steve R. Nelson

Production Supervisor:
James R. Maceo

Property Master:
Mychael Bates

Screenplay:
Lisa Cholodenko

Script Supervisor:
Heather Cappiello

Second Assistant Director:
Stephen E. Hagen

Set Decoration:
Gene Serdena

Sound Designer:
Frank Gaeta

Special Effects Coordinator:
Larry Fioritto

Special Effects Technician:
Virgil Sanchez

Stunt Coordinator:
Buddy Joe Hooker

Stunt Double:
Mike Smith

Stunts:
Greg Harris
Chad Randall
Ron Stein
Norman Howell
Mike Smith
Chuck Picerni Jr.
Steve M. Davison
Jimmy N. Roberts
Elle Alexander
Debbie Evans
Katie Rowe
Diana R. Lupo
Dana Stein

Thanks:
Debbie Harry
Bruce Springsteen
Jennifer Cox
Iggy Pop
David Bowie

Unit Production Manager:
Scott Ferguson

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