Charlie just shot his first commercial and is looking forward to a relaxing day with exotic girlfriend Paloma, the kind of girl a young, hip director should have. Charlie's wild best friend, Joe, invites himself over along with companion du jour Cassandra, and the "fun" begins. This day, however, will not go as planned, as each of his friends and his always absentee "voice-on-the-phone" father, play another kind of card, resulting in disaster. Based on Wolfgang Bauer's stage play, The Young Unknowns is a harsh look at the L.A. lifestyle of the rich and not-so-famous, embodied by spoiled but self-destructive Charlie, intelligent but self-destructive Paloma, hedonistic and self-destructive Joe, and beautiful but self-destructive Cassandra. First time feature-filmmaker and screenwriter Catherine Jelski's unflinching portrait of emotional abuse is remarkably enthralling, impossible to look away from, one of the new breed of pseudo-cinema verite films that started with 1997's In the Company of Men.
Video ID: 67
Legacy Video ID: 67
Release Date: March 11, 2000
Genre: Drama
Country: United States of America
Languages: EN_NATIVE
Runtime: 1h 27m
Rating: R (US)
Credits
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Director: Catherine Jelski
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Producer: Kimberly Shane O'Hara
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Writer: Catherine Jelski
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Writer: Wolfgang Bauer
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Paloma: Arly Jover
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Cassandra: Leslie Bibb
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Charlie: Devon Gummersall
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Joe: Eion Bailey
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Line Producer: Eric M. Klein
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Producer: Catherine Jelski
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Franklin: Dale Godboldo
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Sebastyn: Simon Templeman
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Special Thanks: Joe Anderson
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Production Companies: O'Hara/Klein
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Production Assistant: Gregory Pik
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Legal Counsel : Tal Vigderson
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Distributors: Indican Pictures
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Distributors: 2k4
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Distributors: ContentFilm Internationa
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First Assistant Director: Michael Ford
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Second Assistant Director: Philip McKeon
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Second Second Assistant Director: Ben Thompson
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Buyer: Juniper Foster
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Costume Design: Merrie Lawson
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Make-Up Artist: Sandy Richter
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Production Supervisor: Peggie Porter
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Assistant Director: Joe Bilella
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Casting: Michael Testa
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Art Director: Laura Branosky
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Art Director: Lisa Hope
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Set Decoration: Lisa Hope
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Original Music: Hypnogaja
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Gabor Szitanyi: Cinematography
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Gabor Szitanyi : Film Editor
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Casting: Dan Shaner
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Still photographer: Sawako Iizuka
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Best Boy Electric: Noreen Graveline
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Electrician: Tim Evers
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Grip: Dan Dickey
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Still Photographer: Bruce Coughran
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Best Boy Grip: Rob Casey
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Gaffer: David S. Bouza
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Grip: Michael Blanchette
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Key Grip: Craig Bilodeau
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Second Assistant Camera : Rachel Bedner
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Foley Recordist : Brian Smith
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Sound: Fernando Muga
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Sound Designer: Martin Lopez
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Boom Operator: Erik Emery
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Interior Designer: Warren Alan Young
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Art Intern: Ryan Fox
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Craft Service: Laura Mardulla
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Production Assistant: Ron McIver
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Script Supervisor: Tricia Goken
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Script Supervisor: Kristine Kelly
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Production Assistant: Lovejoy Cole
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Production Assistant: Chris Coursey
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Production Assistant: Eric Alexander
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Production Assistant: Michael Caballero
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On-Set Costumer : Allison Achauer
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Music Supervisor: Rich Dickerson
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Grip: Eric Velarde
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Lighting Technician: Darryl Walthall
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Electrician: Paul Strong
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Best Boy Grip: Brett Tyler
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First Assistant Camera: Rory King
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Still Photographer: Jeaneen Lund
Awards
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2000: (Winner) Method Fest Festival Director's Award