'R Xmas (2001)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.5/10   

Director:

Abel Ferrara

Escritores:

Cassandra De Jesus (story)
Abel Ferrara (writer)
(más)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 diciembre 2001 (Italy)

Género:

Crimen | Drama

Plot:

A New York drug dealer is kidnapped, and his wife must try to come up with the money and drugs to free him from his abductors before Christmas.

Plot Keywords:

Christmas | Drug | New York | New York City | Heroin

Premios:

2 wins

Comentarios de los usuarios:

What's Going' On?

Reparto

Drea de Matteo	...	The Wife
Lillo Brancato	...	The Husband (as Lillo Brancato Jr.)
Lisa Valens	...	Lisa, the Daughter
Ice-T	...	The Kidnapper
Victor Argo	...	Louie
Denia Brache	...	Louie's Wife
Gloria Irizarry	...	Aunt
Naomi Morales	...	The Niece
Nelson Vasquez	...	Niece's Husband
Andrew Fiscella	...	Accomplice No. 1 (as Andy Fiscella)
Thomas Murray	...	Accomplice No. 2
Edwin Martinez	...	Accomplice No. 3
Janis Corsair	...	Shopper No. 1
Anne Ackerman	...	Shopper No. 2
Frank Cuervo	...	Bike Pick Up Man (as Frank Antonio 'Anthony' Cuervo)
Antone Pagan	...	The Party Doll Guy
John R. Tramatola III	...	Child Scrooge
Meredith Ostrom	...	Elfie
Dan Sweeney	...	Santa Claus
Andrew Lasky	...	Security Guard
Bersalde Vega	...	Toy Store Manager
James R. Bilz	...	High Rise Doorman
Raymond 'Voodoo Ray' Ultarte	...	Parking Attendant
Luis Santos	...	Tio
Begonya Plaza	...	Tio's wife (as Begonia Plaza)
Orran Farmer	...	Sucio
Jamal Simmons	...	Trey (as Jamal 'Redrum' Simmons)
Oscar Tevez	...	Gypsy Cab Driver (as Oscar S. Tevez)
Rosa Nino	...	Gypsy Cab Driver's Wife
Clarence Dorsey	...	Bronx Dealer No. 1
Roman Rivera	...	Felipe
Javier Núñez	...	Felipe's Brother (as Javier 'Java' Núñez)
Jay 'J-Dog' Dog	...	Felipe's Bodyguard
Anthony Ortiz	...	Latino Dealer No. 1 (as Anthony 'Dust' Ortiz)
Benny Nieves	...	Priest
Victor Pagan	...	Needy P.R. Husband
Yolanda Nieto	...	Needy P.R. Wife
Louise Colon	...	Neighbor
Petra Quinones	...	Stash Pad Old Lady
Jose 'Pepe' Castillo	...	Guitarist
Antoine Pagan	...	Swag Shop Owner
Carlos Leon	...	Husband's Friend
Raul Acosta	...	Night Club Band Member
Anthony Rodriguez	...	Night Club Band Member
Jarol Ceralios	...	Night Club Band Member
Juan De La Cruz	...	Night Club Band Member
Jesús Martínez Jr.	...	Night Club Band Member
Felix Taveras	...	Night Club Band Member
Amilcar Torres	...	Night Club Band Member
Idelfonso Gutierrez	...	Night Club Band Member
Fabio Lovera	...	Night Club Band Member
Ramel De La Cruz	...	Night Club Band Member
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Jonathan Bernaber	...	Lilo's Nephew
Rosibel Bernaber	...	Lilo's Niece
Lola Pagnani
David Rodriguez	...	Lilo's Nephew
John Robert Tramutola	...	Child Scrooge (as John Tramutola)
Annamaria Pace	...	Party Doll Guy's Wife (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Abel Ferrara

Créditos del guión (en orden alfabético)
Cassandra De Jesus		story
Abel Ferrara		writer
Scott Pardo		writer

Producida por
John P. Adams	....	line producer
Barry Amato	....	executive producer
Stefano Celesti	....	executive producer
Frank DeCurtis	....	co-producer
Cassandra De Jesus	....	associate producer
Denis Heraud	....	co-producer
Pierre Kalfon	....	producer
Richard Klug	....	co-producer
Tony Trimarco	....	associate producer

Música original por
Schooly-D		(as Schoolly D.)

Fotografía por
Ken Kelsch

Montaje por
Patricia Bowers
Bill Pankow
Suzanne Pillsbury

Casting
Louis DiGiaimo		(as Louis Digiaimo)

Diseño de producción por
Frank DeCurtis

Decorados
Guido DeCurtis

Diseño de vestuario por
Debra Tennenbaum

Departamento de maquillaje
Maryann Marchetti	....	additional makeup artist
Evelyne Noraz	....	key makeup artist
Thom Timan	....	hair stylist

Dirección de producción
Stefano Celesti	....	production manager
Frank DeCurtis	....	post-production supervisor

Ayudante de dirección
Vebe Borge	....	first assistant director
Louis Guerra	....	second assistant director

Departamento de Arte
Dimitri Apletchef	....	set dresser
Dan Aronson	....	set dresser
Julia Barraclough	....	scenic artist
Shirley Belwood	....	assistant property master (as Shirley Bellwood)
James R. Bilz	....	property master
Ewok	....	graffiti artist
Chris Jordan	....	on-set dresser
Michael Leather	....	set dresser
Karen Mandelbaum	....	stained glass icons
Marcus Mazza	....	graffiti artist
Jonathan Rose	....	assistant set decorator

Departamento de sonido
Ken Hahn	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Hassler	....	audio post-production: Sync Sound, Inc.
David Jaunai	....	adr mixer
Raymond Karpicki	....	dialogue editor
Thomas Kodros	....	stereo sound technician: Dolby (as Tom Kodros)
Lawrence Loewinger	....	boom operator (as Larry Loewinger)
Bill Marino	....	audio post-production: Sync Sound, Inc.
Dow McKeever	....	sound effects editor
Marsha Moore	....	sound editor
Jeff Pullman	....	sound mixer
Michael Ruschak	....	adr mixer
Robert Taz Larrea	....	boom operator (as Robert Larrea)
Karl Wasserman	....	boom operator
Rick Wessler	....	foley artist
Alfredo Viteri	....	sound utility (uncredited)

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Daniel Beeman	....	best boy grip (as Dan Beaman)
John Clifford	....	still photographer
Angelo Di Giacomo	....	first assistant camera (as Angelo Digiacomo)
Pat Donovan	....	company grip (as Patrick Donovan)
Steve Drellich	....	camera operator (as Steven L. Drellich)
Richard Eliano	....	camera operator
John Flanagan	....	company electrician
Pyare Fortunato	....	first assistant camera
Damian Gonzales	....	company electrician
Tim Guinness	....	gaffer (as Timothy Guinness)
Alec Hirschfeld	....	camera operator
Robert Kummert	....	key grip
Dennis A. Livesey	....	first assistant camera (as Dennis Livesey)
James Mah	....	company electrician
Tim McAuliffe	....	best boy electric
Thomas McGrath Woods	....	company grip (as Tom Woods)
John Paul McIntyre	....	dolly grip (as Jack McIntyre)
George Pattison	....	camera operator
Mike Price	....	company electrician
Collin Quinlan	....	company electrician
Larry Riley	....	still photographer
Kory Salomone	....	first assistant camera (as Kory Salamone)
Mike Sime	....	video playback technician
Justin Vanson	....	company grip

Departamento de reparto
Stephanie Corsalini	....	additional casting
Lou DiGiaimo Jr.	....	additional casting (as Lou Digiaimo Jr.)
Jessy Terrero	....	extras casting: T & T Casting
Ulysses Terrero	....	extras casting: T & T Casting

Departamento de vestuario
Nina Johnston	....	wardrobe supervisor
Pamela Kezal	....	additional wardrobe (as Pam Kezal)
Yvette Stapleton	....	assistant wardrobe supervisor
Julia Van Vliet	....	wardrobe assistant

Departamento de Edición
Evelyn Arroyo	....	editorial consultant
Mike Fay	....	assistant film editor (as Michael Fay)
David Pultz	....	color timer

Departamento de Música
Ray Palagy	....	music editor (uncredited)

Departamento de Transporte
Theodore Brown Jr.	....	teamster driver (as Ted Brown Jr.)
George Campbell	....	teamster driver
Kevin Flynn	....	transportation coordinator
Irv Gooch	....	picture cars
Tom Heilig Jr.	....	teamster driver (as Tom Helig Jr.)
Timothy Paustian	....	teamster driver (as Tim Paustian)

Otros miembros del equipo
Leon Adair Jr.	....	parking coordinator (as Leon Adair)
Michael Anthony	....	location manager
Alphonso Armstrong	....	package printing: Party Girl
Gina Baez	....	doll consultant
Donna L. Bascom	....	legal services (as Donna Bascom)
Liza Bigger	....	set production assistant
Cyndi Brenner	....	production coordinator
Frank DeCurtis Jr.	....	assistant to director
Ric Dispenseri	....	news footage: ABC Newsource
Michael Fucci	....	assistant location manager
Gina Giordano	....	caterer: Premiere Caterers
Jennifer Haber	....	assistant production coordinator
Corey Hennig	....	assistant to producer
Michael E. Hernandez	....	caterer: Premiere Caterers (as Mike Hernandez)
Rick Josephson	....	computers: Crocodile Computers
Jay Julien	....	attorney
Simone Lageoles	....	continuity
Clare Lord	....	location assistant
Marc Mendez	....	set production assistant
Scott Mickulas	....	set production assistant
George Nannas	....	chef
Jesse Nye	....	set production assistant
Heidi Pena	....	assistant production accountant
Paul Polow	....	set production assistant
Philip Schulz	....	location scout (as Philip L. Shulz)
George Sheanshang	....	legal services
Rita Spallone	....	bank services: The Chase Manhattan Bank
Tony Trimarco	....	production accountant
Alfonso Trinidad	....	key set production assistant
Michael L. Walker	....	set production assistant (as Michael Walker)
Rick Washburn	....	armorer
Howard Weiner	....	video playback services: Video 35
Hughroy Williams	....	set production assistant

Gracias
Anna Bravo	....	special thanks
Sherie Harding	....	special thanks
Louis Katz	....	special thanks (as Dr. Louis Katz)
Casper Martinez	....	special thanks (as Caspar Martinez)
Marsha Moore	....	special thanks
Ray Palagy	....	special thanks
Jimmy Rodriguez	....	special thanks: Jimmy's Bronx Café
Kimberly Siler	....	special thanks
Michael Zansky	....	special thanks

Compañías Productores

• Valence Films Inc.
• Barnholtz Entertainment

Distribuidores

• Studio Canal (2001-2003) (worldwide) (theatrical) (all media) (world sales agency)
• Mars Distribution (2002) (France) (theatrical)
• Pathfinder Pictures (2002) (USA) (theatrical)
• Filmmuseum Distributie (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Artisan Entertainment (2002) (USA) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (200?) (Netherlands) (DVD)

También conocida como:

Christmas (France)
Un cuento de Navidad (Spain) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, drug content and some violence.

Duración:

85 min

País:

USA | France

Idioma:

Inglés | Español

Color:

Color

Sonido:

Dolby Digital EX

Clasificación:

Portugal:M/16 | Australia:MA | USA:R

Locaciones de Filmación:

New York City, New York, USA

Compañía:

Valence Films Inc.

Trivialidades:

Annabella Sciorra was originally cast as The Wife but she later pulled out of the film.

Conexiones de Película:

Referenced in A Short Film About the Long Career of Abel Ferrara (2004) (V)

What's Going' On?

Good actors, good director, well acted, well directed but...Where's the movie? Did they have an script or just improvised it all? At least it is a short-length movie (only 80 minutes, including credits). Nothing seems to happen in this film, nothing at all. A couple of small time drug dealers caught in small time troubles, but you'll never get a clue of what's happening, nor even what are they talking about in some sequences of the movie. Tons of "f***'s" and "motherf*****'s", but nothing else...

For the people who love Abel Ferrara's films such as The Funeral, 'R Xmas is going to be a big disappointment, as it's been for me. What was he thinking about? Did he really think that this was a good movie? And if he didn't, then why did he made it?