United States / Jan 20, 2008 / Sundance Film Festival
You name it, we shoot it.
1h 42min
Overall average
5.0/10
Trailer
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Plot
A man whose brain becomes magnetized unintentionally destroys every tape in his friend's video store. In order to satisfy the store's most loyal renter, an aging woman with signs of dementia, the two men set out to remake the lost films.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Arjay Smith | Manny |
| Marcus Carl Franklin | James |
| Blake Hightower | Kid 2 |
| Amir Ali Said | Kid 3 |
| Paul Dinello | Mr. Rooney |
| Sigourney Weaver | Ms. Lawson |
| Heather Lawless | Sherry |
| Kid Creole | West Coast Video Employee Passaic |
| Matt Walsh | Officer Julian |
| Basia Rosas | Andrea |
| P.J. Byrne | Mr. Baker |
| Quinton Aaron | Q |
| Gio Perez | Randy |
| Tomasz Soltys | Carl |
| David Slotkoff | Jack |
| Frank Heins | Patrick |
| Karolina Wydra | Gabrielle Bochenski |
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| Harvey Hogan | Video Store Customer |
| Ted McElwee | Video Store Customer |
| Walter Helbig | Video Store Customer |
| Victor Dickerson | Man in Video Store #1 |
| David M. Sheppard | Man in Video Store #2 |
| Marc Alan Austen | Man in Video Store #3 |
| Paul Barman | Young Man Watching TV |
| Karen Spitzer | Young Woman Watching TV |
| Allie Woods Jr. | Doctor Bent |
| McKinley Page | Brother McDuff |
| Francisco Fabian | Simon from the Copy Shop |
| Kishu Chand | Alma's Sister |
| Ann Longo | Miss Falewicz's Friend |
| Parrie Hodges | Miss Falewicz's Friend/Fats' Mom |
| Jon Glaser | West Coast Video Employee NYC |
| Marceline Hugot | City Hall Employee |
| John Tormey | Demolition Chief |
| Frank Girardeau | Officer Gary |
Genres
DramaComedy
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Be Kind Rewind |
| Original language | English (EN) |
| Spoken languages | English |
| Production countries | United States of America, France |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Partizan Films, Partizan Films |
| Release date | 21 febbraio 2008 |
| Executive producer | Guy Stodel, Toby Emmerich |
| Production | Georges Bermann, Julie Fong, Raffi Adlan, Michel Gondry |
| Writer | Michel Gondry |
| Casting | Jeanne McCarthy |
| Editing | Jeff Buchanan |
| Cinematography | Ellen Kuras, Sandy Hays, Christopher Norr, Abbot Genser |
| Assistant directors | Michel Gondry, Mary Cybulski |
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| Lighting | John C. Nadeau |
| Camera operators | Sandy Hays, Ellen Kuras, Christopher Norr, Abbot Genser |
| Additional photography | Ellen Kuras, Sandy Hays, Christopher Norr, Abbot Genser |
| Production design | Dan Leigh, James Donahue, Russell Barnes, Ron von Blomberg, Jeff Butcher, Fred Merusi |
| Art direction | James Donahue, Dan Leigh, Russell Barnes, Ron von Blomberg, Jeff Butcher, Fred Merusi |
| Set decoration | Ron von Blomberg, James Donahue, Dan Leigh, Russell Barnes, Jeff Butcher, Fred Merusi |
| Stunts | Stephen A. Pope |
| Music | |
| Sound | |
| Costume design | Rahel Afiley, Kishu Chand, Tonya Huskey, Roz Music, Kashka Banjoko, Marjorie Durand, Tobe West, Suzy Mazzarese-Allison |
| Makeup | Tobe West, Rahel Afiley, Kishu Chand, Roz Music, Kashka Banjoko, Marjorie Durand, Suzy Mazzarese-Allison, Tonya Huskey |
| Hairstyling | Suzy Mazzarese-Allison, Rahel Afiley, Kishu Chand, Roz Music, Kashka Banjoko, Marjorie Durand, Tobe West, Tonya Huskey |
| Budget | 20.000.000 € |
| Revenue | 30.600.000 € |
Release dates
Premiere
Theatrical release
Canada / Feb 21, 2008 / PG
United Kingdom / Feb 22, 2008 / 12A
United States / Feb 22, 2008 / PG-13
France / Mar 05, 2008 / U
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Australia / Mar 20, 2008 / PG
Greece / Mar 20, 2008
Germany / Apr 03, 2008 / 0
Norway / Apr 18, 2008 / 6 / Age Limit: 7
Austria / Apr 25, 2008
Italy / May 23, 2008 / T
Brazil / Jul 10, 2008 / L / Cannes Prod. mj.gov.br
South Korea / Jan 08, 2009 / 12
Digital
Ireland / Feb 22, 2008 / 12
Physical media
United States / Jun 17, 2008 / PG-13 / DVD
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