Mad Money (2008)

Regisseur:

Callie Khouri

Drehbuchautoren (WGA):

Glenn Gers (screenplay)
John Mister (earlier screenplay)
(mehr)

Premierendatum:

18. Januar 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Komödie | Krimi

Werbezeile:

They're having the crime of their lives...

Plot:

Three female employees of the Federal Reserve plot to steal money that is about to be destroyed. |

Plot Keywords:

Prep School | Husband Wife Relationship | Metal Detector | Clogged Toilet | Financial Problem

Nutzerkommentare:

Needs to be Remade Again

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Besetzung

Diane Keaton	...	Bridget Cardigan
Ted Danson	...	Don Cardigan
Katie Holmes	...	Jackie Truman
Adam Rothenberg	...	Bob Truman
Queen Latifah	...	Nina Brewster
Peyton 'Alex' Smith	...	Older Dante
Charlie Caldwell	...	Cop #1
Richard F Law	...	Cop #2 (as Richard Law)
Meagen Fay	...	Mindy Arbogast
Christopher McDonald	...	Bryce Arbogast (as Chris McDonald)
Denise Lee	...	Counselor
Sylvia Castro Galan	...	Selina
Morgana Shaw	...	Molly
Roger R. Cross	...	Barry Cobb (as Roger Cross)
Stephen Root	...	Glover
Marc Macaulay	...	Agent Wayne
Andrew Sensenig	...	Cart Guy
Finesse Mitchell	...	Shaun
Maliek Golden	...	Young Dante
Khari King	...	Young Jimmy
Mathew Greer	...	Junior
Jim Cramer	...	Himself
John McIntosh	...	Headmaster
Bill Jenkins	...	Jeweler
Michael P. Flannigan	...	Foreman
Drew Waters	...	Fed Guy #1
Tron Kendrick	...	Fed Guy #2
Ginnie Randall	...	Ms. Cobb
Joe Nemmers	...	Detective Smith
Julius Washington	...	Detective Jones
J.C. MacKenzie	...	Richard Mandelbrot
Cliff Fleming	...	Helicopter Pilot
Jennifer Wilkerson	...	Hotel Clerk
Bryan McMahon	...	District Attorney
Richard Folmer	...	IRS Man
Duke W. Scott Jr.	...	Detective Scott
Clay Chamberlin	...	Waiter
Bryan Massey	...	Detective Brinkley
Sterling Blackmon	...	Older Jimmy
übrige Besetzung in alphabetischer Reihenfolge:
Michael Showers	...	Detective

Regie
Callie Khouri

Buch (WGA)
Glenn Gers		(screenplay)
John Mister		(earlier screenplay)
Neil McKay		(screenplay "Hot Money") and
Terry Winsor		(screenplay "Hot Money")

Produktion
James Acheson	....	producer
Jay Cohen	....	producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Frank DeMartini	....	producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Michael P. Flannigan	....	executive producer
Robert O. Green	....	executive producer
Wendy Kram	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer

Originalmusik
Marty Davich
James Newton Howard

Kamera
John Bailey		(director of photography)

Schnitt
Wendy Greene Bricmont

Casting
Junie Lowry-Johnson

Szenenbild
Brent Thomas

Bauten/Dekorationsbau (art directors)
Kevin Hardison

Bühnenbildner/Ausstatter (set decorators)
Vera Mills

Kostüme
Susie DeSanto

Maske/Frisuren
Kimberly Amacker	....	additional makeup artist
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair stylist: Bridget
Julie Baker	....	hair stylist: Nina
Nanci Cascio	....	hair stylist
Krystal Kershaw	....	additional makeup artist
Julie Kristy	....	key makeup artist
Adruitha Lee	....	hair department head
Ebony Star Parson	....	additional makeup artist
Michelle Vittone	....	makeup department head
Tony Ward	....	key hair stylist

Produktionsleiter (production managers)
Gina Fortunato	....	unit production manager
Jerry Gilbert	....	post-production supervisor
Joseph Lobato	....	post-production manager

Regieassistenten
Scott August	....	second second assistant director
Elie Cohn	....	first assistant director: second unit
Boaz Davidson	....	second unit director
Nicholas Fitzgerald	....	second assistant director
Seth Hansen	....	additional second assistant director
George Parra	....	first assistant director
Isaac Meisenheimer	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Ausstattung (Stab)
Irwin Ainsworth	....	toolman
Jack Ballance	....	set designer
John Berger	....	set designer
John Blanchard	....	construction general foreman
Gloria Hardison Clark	....	art department coordinator
Ken Deubel III	....	lead scenic
Terry Deubel	....	paint foreman
Tommy Gilbert	....	set dresser
Kristine Grippo	....	props
Marco Guerrero	....	swing
Shannon Harrelson	....	set designer
Frank Hendrick	....	set dresser
Michael Hendrick	....	leadman
J.D. Jacoby	....	props model builder
Thomas V. Johnson	....	paint foreman
Troy A. Johnson	....	construction buyer
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Ernerst J. Levron Jr.	....	swing
Andy Lovell	....	props p.a
Katherine Miller	....	buyer
Johnny Rasmussen	....	swing
Scott A. Reeder	....	property master
Sondra Rowland	....	props
Suzanne Stover	....	buyer
Chuck Stringer	....	construction coordinator
Tim Tillman	....	gang boss
Keith Wall	....	set dresser
Joe Walsh	....	set dresser
Koen Wooten	....	assistant property master

Ton Stab
Steve C. Aaron	....	sound mixer
Joshua Adeniji	....	foley editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Brent Findley	....	sound effects editor
Judah Getz	....	foley mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Main	....	boom operator
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor
Angelo Palazzo	....	sound effects editor
Stuart Provine	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jared Watt	....	utility sound

Spezialeffekte
Steve Frusher	....	special effects technician
Jack Lynch	....	special effects coordinator
Richard E. Perry	....	special effects technician
Bob Trevino	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects
Simeon Asenov	....	visual effects art director
Lawles Bourque	....	digital compositor
Rachel Clement	....	digital cleanup artist
Scott Coulter	....	visual effects producer
Konstantin Dimitrov	....	digital compositor
Stanislav Dragiev	....	visual effects supervisor
Evan Ghigliotty	....	digital artist
Lyubomir Grigorov	....	visual effects
Jordan Markov	....	visual effects editor
Wolfgang Maschin	....	digital compositor
Svetoslav Mitev	....	visual effects coordinator
Nick Peshunoff	....	visual effects coordinator
Julia Petrova	....	digital compositor
Iasen Pisarov	....	visual effects
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate
David Van Woert	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Kevin Ball	....	stunt double
Kevin Beard	....	stunt performer
Lex D. Geddings	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Steve Ritzi	....	stunt coordinator

Kamera und Elektrik (Stab)
Patrick Barnes	....	camera loader
Bob Bates	....	best boy electric
Graham Bremner	....	grip
Clyde E. Bryan	....	key first assistant camera
Charles Coulter	....	generator operator
Scott Crain	....	betacam operator
Sean Cruz	....	rigging electric
Brandon Dauzat	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Sean Devine	....	dolly grip
Tulio Duenas	....	second assistant camera
Rowland Egerton	....	best boy rigging grip
Eli Everhard	....	lighting technician
Robert Foster	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Robert Foster	....	director of photography: second unit
Dan Furst	....	video assist operator
Kevin Gazdik	....	rigging best boy electric
John Johns	....	video playback operator
Franklin Jones II	....	key rigging grip
Vic Keatley	....	rigging gaffer
Eric Meisner	....	lighting technician
Matthew Moriarty	....	camera operator
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Mike Moyer	....	gaffer
Brent Swampy Mullins	....	grip
Charlie Nauman	....	video camera utility
Robert Owen	....	grip
Mike 'Chewie' Pappas	....	lighting technician
T.J. Sebren	....	rigging electrician
Kevin Stevenson	....	video assist operator
Tedd Underwood	....	lighting technician
Steve Urban	....	grip
Ezra Venetos	....	best boy grip
Steve Zeiger	....	grip

Casting (Stab)
Nick Anderson	....	casting associate
Jamie Baremore	....	casting associate
Tara Duncil	....	casting associate
Tara Duncil	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Brinkley A. Maginnis	....	casting director: background
Brinkley A. Maginnis	....	casting: Shreveport
Brinkley A. Maginnis	....	local casting

Kostüm und Garderobe (Stab)
Marilyn Brum	....	costumer
Donna Chance	....	key set costumer
Heidi Howell	....	set costumer
Jennifer Kamrath	....	key set costumer

Schnitt (Stab)
Samer Al-Asadi	....	supervising on-line editor
Eric Bryant	....	on-line editor
Julius Friede	....	digital intermediate colorist
Christopher Kroll	....	associate editor
Candice Levy	....	post-production coordinator
Dennis Little	....	digital intermediate producer
Jon Pehlke	....	digital intermediate on-line editor
Sarah Priestnall	....	production supervisor: digital intermediate
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Musik (Stab)
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Budd Carr	....	music supervisor
Nora Felder	....	music supervisor
Michael Mason	....	music editor
Michael Mason	....	score producer
Ashley Miller	....	executive in charge of music: Millennium Films
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Brian Sapp	....	additional music clearances
Stuart Michael Thomas	....	composer: additional music

Transporte
Annette Ansley	....	mini-van driver
Joe Comeaux	....	driver
Sam Craytor	....	driver: honeywagon
Kenneth Crenshaw	....	mini-van driver
Randy Duplechine	....	truck driver
Greg Faucett	....	transportation coordinator
Connie Herring	....	transportation co-captain
Robert Jepson	....	driver
Dwight Lindsey	....	driver
Randy Long	....	driver
Aaron D. Moore	....	driver: construction department
Henry Payne	....	driver
Joe Pelliccio	....	fuel truck driver
Beverly Reeves	....	driver
Ronnie Reeves	....	driver
Dan Tarter	....	driver
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	driver
Marti Wells	....	transportation captain
Charles Whitaker	....	driver
James Yeates	....	driver
Tommy Young	....	driver

Restlicher Stab
Cheryl Andryco	....	production assistant
Prince Bagdasarian	....	film and high definition coordinator
Lamonte Bell	....	payroll accountant
Lucie Bourgeau	....	production secretary
Ursula Brauner	....	animal trainer
Danielle Bryce	....	production assistant
Robert C. Campion	....	production accountant
Alexandre Coscas	....	assistant: Mr Avi Lerner
Josh Creech	....	production assistant
Warren T. Goz	....	financial consultant
Daphne A. Guichard	....	set medic
Lucia Hallett	....	production assistant
Winston A. Hall	....	production assistant
Seth William Hansen	....	production assistant
Letitia Hoaas	....	set teacher
Matthew Keim	....	production assistant
Michael Klastorin	....	unit publicist
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearance coordinator
Liz Landers	....	key craft service
Andrew Lovell	....	production assistant
K. Lynn Martin	....	script supervisor
Stewart McMichael	....	financial consultant
Isaac Meisenheimer	....	assistant to producers
John A. Metoyer	....	location assistant
Gerson Paz	....	set production assistant
Alejandra Pedemonte	....	assistant: Callie Khouri
Kay Redstone	....	stand-in: Diane Keaton
Michael Riley	....	title designer
Ned R. Shapiro	....	location manager
Laura Sherman	....	assistant production coordinator
Laura Sherman	....	travel coordinator
Sherrill Smith	....	key assistant location manager
Amy Louise Tripodi	....	assistant: Katie Holmes
Arturo Lopez Uscanga	....	scanning manager
Roman Viaris-de-Lesegno	....	vice president finance
Lisa Vijitchanton	....	production coordinator
Dana Wilkey	....	product placement

Widmungen und Dankeschöns
Peter Adee	....	special thanks
Kathleen Blanco	....	special thanks (as Governor Kathleen Babineaux Blanco)
T-Bone Burnett	....	special thanks (as T Bone Burnett)
Elizabeth Cantillon	....	special thanks
Electra Churchill	....	special thanks
JoAnne Colonna	....	special thanks (as JoAnne Acheson)
Emily Cummins	....	special thanks
Goldie Hawn	....	special thanks
Bradford S. Lovette	....	special thanks
Antony Root	....	special thanks
Danny Rosett	....	special thanks

Produktionsfirmen

• Big City Pictures
• Granada Entertainment USA
• Grand Army Entertainment
• Lightspeed Media
• MMoney
• MWP Productions
• Millennium Films
• Overture Films
• Swingin' Productions

Verleihfirmen

• Overture Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Midget Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (all media)
• Millennium Films (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Starz Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Top Film (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)

Weitere Firmen

• BAM Casting  
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Kinetic Imageworks  post-production facilities
• Klass Entertainment  product placement
• Louisiana Media Services  post-production
• Magic Film and Video Works  telecine dailies
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual material and language, and brief drug references.

Länge:

USA:104 Min

Produktionsland:

USA

Sprache:

Englisch

Farbe:

Farbe

Seitenverhältnis:

2.35 : 1

Tonverfahren:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Altersfreigabe:

Canada:PG (British Columbia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 | Malaysia:U

Drehorte:

Shreveport, Louisiana, USA

Firma:

Big City Pictures

Pannen:

Faktische Fehler: In order to keep unauthorized items (weapons, cameras, etc.) out of Federal Reserve buildings, all personnel are scanned before entering the building, not on their way out.

Dialogzitate:

Jackie Truman: Since I was 9, I knew for every day of the rest of my life I'd have to stick a needle in my arm. Early onset diabetes. But I didn't tell them.

Bezüge zu anderen Titeln:

Verweist auf/spielt an auf/erwähnt "Mad Money w/ Jim Cramer" (2005)

Needs to be Remade Again

The overwhelming feeling of disappointment after walking out of this film is that this film could have been much more. The caper at the heart of "Mad Money" most closely resembles "The Inside Man", director Spike Lee's under appreciated masterpiece bank robbery film. However, the films could not be more different. Spike Lee was smart and experienced enough to know that even with a great cast and clever caper, you need a vision to bring out greatness. Mr. Lee also knew that you must choose a style.

Director Kallie Khouri, best known for writing and producing the feminist cult classic "Thelma & Louise" failed in every conceivable way - she demonstrates no eye for cinematography, a tin ear for dialogue, no timing for pacing, no point of view, and no talent for directing actors.

"Mad Money" is based on an British caper television movie "Hot Money", produced by Granada Television. The screenplay translation to America was written by Glenn Gers, whose best known screenplay to date was "Fracture" staring Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling. Mr. Gers failed miserably to take any chances. A more talented writer would have created the characters from whole cloth, rather than substituting American stereotypes; in "Mad Money" there is the head-bopping early twenty-something, the black single mother in the projects, and the upper middle class desperate housewife. There is no excuse for laziness. If Mr. Gers had create real people, then perhaps he wouldn't have created characters that came out of other people's poor imagination. Writing requires an understanding of humanity and cannot be faked. The screenplay for "Mad Money" had not one shred of genuine emotion. Spare me the notion that these characters were suppose to be light and frothy drawbacks to characters like in the caper classic "Ladykillers" with Sir Alec Guinness. There were just about 3 laughs in the entire picture. If I ever was so lucky to have a cast with Queen Latifah and Diane Keaton, I'd be embarrassed that I had put such a blemish on their filmographies, by giving them so little to make great.

No comedy, no drama, no thrills, no real danger, and no romance creates no film worth watching. I wish they could have afforded Carrie Fisher to doctor this screenplay and imbue it with a glint of genuine greed or true wit or anything that would have made this film any more watchable.

I also wish that the studio would have kept Ms. Khouri in the producer's chair, and brought in a director who knew how to fix a script, bring style, rather than shoot from an anywhere goes point of view, and attempt to make something memorable.