Joshua (2007)

Director:

George Ratliff

Writers:

David Gilbert (written by) and
George Ratliff (written by)

Release Date:

19 septiembre 2007 (Philippines)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Frase comercial:

The story of a perfect boy who had a perfect plan.

Plot:

The arrival of a newborn girl causes the gradual disintegration of the Cairn family; particularly for 9-year-old Joshua (Kogan), an eccentric boy whose proper upbringing and refined tastes both take a sinister turn. |

Plot Keywords:

Hospital | Psycho Thriller | Depression | Psychological | Husband Wife Relationship

Awards:

4 wins & 2 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

A Nutshell Review: Joshua

US TV Schedule:

Mon. Aug. 4

11:45 AM

MAX

Cast

Sam Rockwell	...	Brad Cairn
Vera Farmiga	...	Abby Cairn
Celia Weston	...	Hazel Cairn
Dallas Roberts	...	Ned Davidoff
Michael McKean	...	Chester Jenkins
Jacob Kogan	...	Joshua Cairn
Nancy Giles	...	Betsy Polsheck
Linda Larkin	...	Ms. Danforth
Alex Draper	...	Stewart Slocum
Stephanie Roth Haberle	...	Pediatrician
Ezra Barnes	...	Fred Solomon
Jodie Markell	...	Ruth Solomon
Rufus Collins	...	Henry Abernathy
Haviland Morris	...	Monique Abernathy
Tom Bloom	...	Joe Cairn
Antonia Stout	...	Museum Staffer
Randy Ryan	...	Soccer Dad
Evan Seligman	...	Soccer Teammate
Patrick Henney	...	Singing Boy
Gurdeep Singh	...	Cabbie
Nicholas Guidry	...	Bike Messenger
Darrill Rosen	...	Homeless Man
Daniel Jenkins	...	Minister
Erik Solky	...	Park Patron (as Erik M. Solky)
Shianne Kolb	...	Lily Cairn
Lacey Vill	...	Lily Cairn

Dirigida por
George Ratliff

Créditos del guión
David Gilbert		(written by) and
George Ratliff		(written by)

Producida por
Johnathan Dorfman	....	producer
Thomas Fatone	....	associate producer
Temple Fennell	....	executive producer
Dan O'Meara	....	executive producer
George Paaswell	....	co-producer

Música original por
Nico Muhly

Fotografía por
Benoît Debie		(director of photography)

Montaje por
Jacob Craycroft

Casting
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto

Diseño de producción por
Roshelle Berliner

Dirección artística
Katya DeBear

Decorados
Amanda Carroll

Diseño de vestuario por
Astrid Brucker

Departamento de maquillaje
Colleen Callaghan	....	head hair stylist
John Jack Curtin	....	assistant hair stylist
Joseph Farulla	....	assistant makeup artist (as Joe Farulla)
Sharon Ilson	....	key makeup artist (as Sharol Ilson Burke)

Dirección de producción
Mia Lee	....	post-production supervisor
Bergen Swanson	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Thomas Fatone	....	first assistant director
Patrick Gibbons	....	second assistant director
Kim Thompson	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Shannon Finnerty	....	on-set dresser
Yolan Fisher	....	property master
Dan Kajeckas	....	charge scenic artist
Ronnie Petagna	....	carpenter
Bentley Wood	....	assistant property master
Derek J.W. Wybourn	....	set dresser

Departamento de sonido
Tom Efinger	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Efinger	....	sound supervisor
David Ellinwood	....	dialogue editor
Anguibe Guindo	....	additional boom operator
Ken Ishii	....	sound mixer
John Moros	....	adr engineer
Abigail Savage	....	sound effects editor
Craig Spencer	....	foley editor
Julie Wilde	....	boom operator

Especialistas
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Abraham Altbuch	....	grip
Aida Artieda	....	grip
Mark Beattie	....	generator operator
Manuel Billeter	....	camera operator
Luis Colon	....	best boy grip
Caswell Cooke	....	key grip
Dylan Crawshay-Williams	....	grip
Jess Fogel	....	electrician
Shawn Greene	....	gaffer
Ludovic Littee	....	assistant camera
Nick Maczka	....	additional grip
Matthew Mendelson	....	electrician
Sebastien Nicolet	....	camera trainee
Jeff Niggemeyer	....	electrician
Ray Richards	....	additional electrician
Daniel D. Sariano	....	assistant camera
Randy Schwartz	....	additional assistant camera
Yoshi Sonoda	....	additional grip
Sean Taylor	....	electrician
Vance Tucker	....	third grip
Brett Walters	....	assistant camera
Trevor Watrous	....	grip
JoJo Whilden	....	still photographer
Yueni Zander	....	assistant camera

Casting Department
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting associate
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting
Lee Genick	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Diana J. Collins	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jacci Fredenburg	....	assistant costume designer
Lucia Lettini	....	set costumer
Jan Finnell	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
Matthew H. Giordano	....	assistant editor
Stan Sztaba	....	negative matcher

Music Department
Mikael Carlsson	....	executive soundtrack producer
Esther Lee Kaplan	....	piano teacher

Otros miembros del equipo
Cory Azriliant	....	racquetball consultant
Michael A. Becker	....	production assistant
Nate Braeuer	....	location assistant
Betty Chin	....	production coordinator
Amyjoy Clark	....	payroll accountant
Jeremy Crane	....	assistant production coordinator
Joe Dapello	....	production counsel
Anne Marie Dentici	....	production assistant
Maureen Duffy	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
Marie Durkan	....	assistant: Mr. Dapello
Vadim Epstein	....	key production assistant
Kantarama Gahigiri	....	production assistant
William Gilfillan	....	accounting clerk
Trish Gray	....	location scout
Susan Humphrey	....	animal trainer
Michelle Israel	....	production assistant
Jeffrey Longo	....	office production assistant
Brent Lyman	....	production assistant
Alex Paster	....	set/office intern
Morgan Patterson	....	production assistant
Kevin Pazmino	....	set production assistant
Ryan Smith	....	location manager
Natalie Swan	....	stand-in: Vera Farmiga
Kathleen Truitt	....	stand-in
Marisa Vrooman	....	assistant location manager
Noreen Ward	....	production accountant
Sharon Watt	....	script supervisor
Steven Weisz	....	stand-in
Danielle Wilson	....	craft service
Tim Wilson	....	stand-in: Sam Rockwell
Rose Zingale	....	stand-in: Joshua

Thanks
Ami Armstrong	....	special thanks
Victoria Bader	....	thanks
Michael Bloomberg	....	thanks (as Mayor Michael R. Bloomberg)
Dave Matthews	....	special thanks (as David Matthews)
Dean McCann	....	thanks
Katherine Oliver	....	thanks (as Katherine L. Oliver)
Yul Vazquez	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• ATO Pictures

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Maple Pictures (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)

Efectos especiales

• Cineric (digital opticals)

Other Companies

• MovieScore Media  soundtrack
• Sylvia Fay/ Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• United Talent Agency (UTA)  sales

También conocida como:

Joshua: The Devil's Child (Australia)
Joshua (Argentina) (DVD title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some disturbing behavior by a child.

Duración:

106 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Germany:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:NC-16 | Finland:K-15 | New Zealand:M | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Australia:MA (2007) | USA:R (certificate #43401)

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

ATO Pictures

Trivialidades:

The role of Joshua's young sibling was played by the real-life newborn sibling of Jacob Kogan.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Brad tries to seduce Abby in their bedroom, the peak meter of the baby monitor indicates that Lily is still screaming on top of her lungs, when she is actually sleeping peacefully.

Quotes:

[last lines]
Joshua Cairn: [sung] I only ever really wanted to be with you.

Movie Connections:

References Bronenosets Potyomkin (1925)

Soundtrack:

See the World

A Nutshell Review: Joshua

There are kids who are adorable, and kids who just gets on your nerve. Joshua gets filed under the latter, with a creepy look to boot. No offense to child actor Jacob Kogan who gets the titular role, but when he's brooding with that psychotic glint in the eye, you just want to throw him into a cage and toss the key out of the window.

But this demonic kid pales in comparison to The Omen's Damien, although both will score high marks for their diabolical scheming mind. The latter is the devil incarnate, but Joshua turns out to be your atypical child who feels threatened by the coming of a new born sibling. You know, the jealous rage that permeates as they perceive the lack of attention and love bestowed upon them. Dad Brad Cairn (Sam Rockwell) used to be his best buddy, but Joshua feels that his own lack of athleticism might be that barrier between them, and given his personal preference for the arts like the fondness for dark musical pieces on his piano. Mom Abby (Vera Farmiga) on the other hand, turns out to be a nervous wreck, which works to Joshua's advantage in pushing the right buttons. It's revenge of the neglected kid basically.

The movie tried to be creepy with the employment of usual shock tactics seen in most horror movies, and they do feel a little out of place here, especially when it tries to position itself as a psychological thriller. It's nothing very cerebral about it, and for the most parts, its extremely slow pace brings about a sense of frustration, especially when plot loopholes, or irrational character behaviour that you'd come not to expect, gets so blatantly glossed over, thinking that audiences are idiots.

You can't help but to feel that the story development was too contrived as incidents happen too conveniently, with nary any actual resolution except toward the inevitable ending. There's nothing chilling about it, except that you now realize that smart kids do become a nightmare when they put their noodle to the test of outwitting, outplaying and outlasting their parents. Perhaps the only saving grace here is Sam Rockwell's performance as the dad who's trying to figure everything out, and at the same time protecting the new offspring from the clutches of her now demented brother.

But seriously, all Joshua requires is a good long drawn spanking from the slipper, out of the public view of course.