Re-Directing Eddie

Making an indie film is murder under the best of circumstances, but first-time director Eddie Vassick's scenario is chaotic. Halfway through filming his main investor croaks. He has to tangle with the investor's widow who not only demands a plum role in the film when she's never acted a day in her life, but sells the film's rights to none other than Eddie's domineering older brother Warren.

Warren is a B-movie mogul, king of commercial flicks, who has cast a shadow over Eddie his entire life. Eddie is forced to bend to Warren's will, and Warren immediately issues an impossible ultimatum, true to form. Eddie must re-shoot the entire film in costly 35mm format in four weeks time, or control of the entire project will revert to Warren.

Meanwhile, Warren, who has always been secretly jealous of his little brother's inherent talents, has gotten his hands on a copy of Eddie's script and views this project as his one shot to catapult himself from the "B" leagues into the majors. Warren thrusts Eddie head-first into the world of big budget filmmaking, with all of the crippling pressure and diluted artistic integrity that come along with it. Eddie must face many obstacles, including a break-neck production pace, a sexy ball-breaker of an Assistant Director, and stone-aged, unionized crew members who are frozen in their ways. Warren plots that all of these elements will drive Eddie to directing destruction.

Warren is right about one thing. The love-hate dynamics of Eddie's relationship with his Assistant Director Dana prove undeniable to Eddie. He falls in love with a completely resistant Dana, and must win her over during the course of the knock-down, drag-out production melee. Also, Warren seduces Eddie's right-hand man Oliver, tempting him with the perks of entertainment industry wealth and power. Oliver's resulting focus on beautiful women and late night partying costs Eddie a valuable pillar of support that could end up costing him the film.

With crises like these, Eddie's film career embarks on a race against the calendar. With every obstacle Warren throws his way, Eddie is one step closer to losing his precious film and all of his dreams. Warren can taste victory and sees the prize of Eddie's film within his grasp, if only he is successful in his mission of "Redirecting Eddie." Written by Kaliber Films


Directed by
Laurence N. Kaldor

Writing credits
Michele Alden contributing writer
Paul Epstein story
Paul Samuel Epstein story
Matthew Gardner contributing writer
Alex Goldberg contributing writer
Tom Gould contributing writer
Laurence N. Kaldor story
Laurence N. Kaldor writer
David L. Oltman story
Raimy Rosenduft contributing writer
Howard Walters contributing writer
Avery O. Williams story
Avery O. Williams writer
Cast
Nathaniel Eaton ... Eddie Vassick
Jonathan Moore ... Warren Vassick
Fred Berman ... Oliver Perry
Deirdre Coleman Imus ... Dana Carpenter
Valerie Perrine ... Gloria Vassick
Steven Marcus ... Jacky Dunkirk
Jaid Barrymore ... Carla Bass
Nashid Fareed ... Skrim
Jimmy Aquino ... Carson Greene
James C. Burns ... Gary the DP
Rosa Curry ... Margo Chase
Edward I. Koch ... Himself
Dijon ... Herself
Matt Skollar ... Jason
Michelle Spires ... Margaret
Ai ... Production Assistant #1
Annica Bejhed ... Production Assistant #2
April Pressel ... Production Assistant #4
Amy Leonard ... Production Assistant #5
Ronald Rao ... Dr. Leonard 'Lenny' Bass - D.D.S.
Suzanne Inman ... Dental Receptionist
Jeff Deliberato ... Warren's Writer #2
Ray Seiden ... Police Officer #1
Jessica Siemens ... Police Officer #2
Julie Sands ... Girl with Bad Teeth
George L. Guerra ... Hot Dog Guy 'Shamoo'
Eric Seltzer ... Man - Homeless
Sean Bennett ... Warren's Secretary
Bianca Leigh ... Dental Assistant
Scott Chan ... Audition Person
John-Dylan Howard ... Head Shot Actor
John Sobestanovich ... Donatello (as Soby)
Sarah Adams ... First Assistant Camera
Mark Cisneros ... Sound Mixer
Adrienne Unae ... Oliver's Girl
Joshua Isaac ... Subway Employee
Kevin Mockrin ... Young Warren
Kim LaRue ... Kyra Pelloni
O.D. Kobo ... Camera Assistant
Hasaan K. Pasha ... Boom Operator
Ashley Gavagan ... Ice Cream Kids
Casey Richards ... Ice Cream Kids
Conner Richards ... Ice Cream Kids
Alex Gale ... Hip Hop Band
Thomas Gross ... Hip Hop Band
Loren Hammonds ... Hip Hop Band
Aaron Jones ... Hip Hop Band
Dave Kupferstein ... Hip Hop Band
Taylor Rivelli ... Hip Hop Band
Brian Vishnupad ... Hip Hop Band
Danielle Douglas ... Oliver's Hot Dog Girls
Corinne Saffell ... Oliver's Hot Dog Girls
April Steiner ... Oliver's Hot Dog Girls
Quiana Grant ... Oliver's Boardwalk Women
Sunny Mabrey ... Oliver's Boardwalk Women
Holly Schenck ... Oliver's Boardwalk Women
Kathryn Elizabeth Everard-Heredia ... Oliver's Bimbo / Librarians
Chay Santini ... Oliver's Bimbo / Librarians
Heather Robertson Simmons ... Oliver's Bimbo / Librarians
Jeannet Pierre ... Oliver's Limousine Women
Raquel Ramos ... Oliver's Limousine Women
Melissa Silver ... Oliver's Limousine Women
Schoen Smith ... Oliver's Limousine Women
Evgeniya Bronat ... Park Visitors
Kevin Dolnick ... Park Visitors
Lauren Miller ... Park Visitors
Denise Nasralla ... Park Visitors
Kerri Ann Provo ... Park Visitors
Lenore Swicicki ... Park Visitors
Ellen Dashback ... (voice)
Mireille Fournier ... (voice)
Robert Gavagan ... Hot Dog / Ice Cream Vender
Dianna Guerra ... Production Assistant #3
Amanda Holm ... (voice)
Michael Winslow ... Vaughn (as Mike Winslow)

Produced by
Laurence N. Kaldor .... producer
David L. Oltman .... producer

Original Music by
Michael W. Parnell

Cinematography by
Abe Schrager

Film Editing by
Howard Heard
Laurence N. Kaldor

Production Design by
T. Paul Lowry

Art Direction by
T. Paul Lowry

Makeup Department
Crosby Carter .... assistant makeup artist
Cassandra Keating .... key makeup artist (as Cassandra L. Mucha)

Production Management
Paul Epstein .... production manager (as Paul Samuel Epstein)
Dianna Guerra .... unit production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Yumi Asano .... trainee assistant director
Kerry Da Silva .... second assistant director: second unit
Paul Epstein .... assistant director (as Paul Samuel Epstein)
Dianna Guerra .... second second assistant director
Michael Steed .... second assistant director

Art Department
Sushmita Basnet .... set dresser
Jennifer De Los Santos .... property master
Christopher Gavagan .... property master
Mihail Iordache .... storyboard artist
Ava Scanlan .... set dresser
A. Schnable .... art department key

Sound Department
David Barber .... sound re-recording mixer
Pete Fonda .... boom operator
Anguibe Guindo .... additional boom operator
Jordan Jannone .... sound design: main title
William Kozy .... additional sound mixer
David Raphael .... sound mixer
Billy Savage .... sound mixer
Wes Whatley .... dialogue editor
Wes Whatley .... supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Robert W. Morgenroth .... special effects

Visual Effects by
Rafael Azulay .... second unit: production assistant
Creel Brown .... second unit: production assistant
Tom Mason .... second unit: production assistant
Erin Nevins .... second unit: production assistant
Anne Marie Palopoli .... second unit: production assistant
Andrew Romero .... second unit: production assistant
Jason Smith .... visual effects assistant
John Sterneman .... film finishing
Laurie Chakel .... second unit: production assistant
Logan Coles .... second unit: production assistant
Howard Heard .... post production consultant
Michael Hergenhan .... second unit: production assistant
Joshua Isaac .... key grip: second unit
Joshua Isaac .... production coordinator: second unit
Alexander Lani .... second unit: production assistant
Emily Ryan Lerner .... second unit: production assistant

Camera and Electrical Department
Heath Allen .... additional electric
Alex Baker .... gaffer
Catherine E. Marra .... still photographer
Martin Romanella .... camera production assistant
Rich Schmidt .... second assistant camera: second unit
Anjali Sundaram .... swing
Ezra Venetos .... grip
Liza Bambenek .... second assistant camera
Ariel Boles .... best boy
David Bryant .... key grip
Renzo Spirit Buffalo .... additional assistant camera
Matthew Caton .... additional grip: second unit
Christopher Holtz .... grip
Jonathan Keating .... grip
Evin Lowe .... dolly grip

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Yaara Bokstein .... wardrobe assistant
Catherine E. Marra .... costume supervisor
A. Schnable .... key costumer

Editorial Department
Z. Alexander .... assistant post-production coordinator
Nadine Baldasare .... assistant editor
Cy Christiansen .... assistant editor
James English .... assistant post-production coordinator
Howard Heard .... promo on-line editor
Jonathan Moore .... assistant editor
Jason Smith .... assistant editor

Other crew
Alex .... production assistant
Z. Alexander .... assistant: Laurence N. Kaldor
Deborah Boudeau .... pre-production production assistant
Heather Boynton .... pre-production production assistant
Eileen Burke .... assistantto the director/asst script: second unit
Miranda Calderon .... pre-production production assistant
Reginald Ellis Crump .... assistant: the UPM: second unit
Nicholas Czerwinski .... key production assistant
Aubry Anne D'Arminio .... pre-production production assistant
Jennifer De Los Santos .... pre-production production assistant
Liz Deutsch .... second unit: costume/wardrobe
Angela Diegel .... pre-production production assistant
Z. Alexander .... post music coordinator for "Cher"
Dean Driscoll .... logo designer
Geralde Edouard .... pre-production production assistant Budget: $1,200,000 (estimated)


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