Angus (1995)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Patrick Read Johnson

Writers (WGA):

Chris Crutcher (short story)
Jill Gordon (screenplay)

Release Date:

15 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

For everyone on the outside looking in... your moment has arrived!

Plot:

A miserable fat teenager secretly has a crush on the class beauty, ends up becoming the surprising participant to dance with her at a high school dance, meaning he's got to get his act together with the help of his best friend.

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Grandfather | High School | Crush | Coming Of Age

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Perry Anzilotti	...	Tuxedo Salesman
Kathy Bates	...	Meg Bethune
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Alexander
Kevin Connolly	...	Andy
Tony Denman	...	Kid
Yvette Freeman	...	Science Teacher
Salim Grant	...	Mike
Epatha Harris	...	Ellen, Election Girl
Steven Hartman	...	Rick - Age 11
Robin Lynn Heath	...	Jody Cole
Grant Hoover	...	Angus - Age 8
Evan Kaufman	...	Alex Immergluch
James Keane	...	Coach
Irvin Kershner	...	Mr. Stoff
Michael McLeod	...	Rick - Age 8
Wesley Mann	...	Mr. Kessler
Rita Moreno	...	Madame Rulenska
Monty O'Grady	...	Minister
Chris Owen	...	Troy Wedberg
Bob Pepper	...	Wedding Photographer
Tanner Lee Prairie	...	Rick - Age 5
Lawrence Pressman	...	Principal Metcalf
Lindsay Price	...	Recycling Girl
Christopher Ragsdale	...	Boy Playing Football
Bethany Richards	...	Melissa Lefevre - Age 11
Ariana Richards	...	Melissa Lefevre
Cameron Royds	...	Baby Angus
George C. Scott	...	Grandpa Ivan
Aaron Siefers	...	Angus - Age 11
Charlie Talbert	...	Angus Bethune
Eric E. Thomas II	...	Kid at Birthday Party
Anna Levine	...	April Thomas (as Anna Thomson)
James Van Der Beek	...	Rick Sandford
Bryan Warloe	...	Troy - Age 8
Michael Wesley	...	Angus - Age 5
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Don Feldstein	...	Disc Jockey (uncredited)

Directed by
Patrick Read Johnson

Writing credits (WGA)
Chris Crutcher		(short story)
Jill Gordon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Robert Cavallo	....	executive producer
Susan B. Landau	....	executive producer
Gary Levinsohn	....	executive producer
Charles Roven	....	producer
Douglas Segal	....	associate producer
Kelley Smith-Wait	....	associate producer
Dawn Steel	....	producer

Original Music by
David E. Russo

Cinematography by
Alexander Gruszynski

Film Editing by
Janice Hampton

Casting by
Ronnie Yeskel

Production Design by
Lawrence Miller

Art Direction by
Jeff Knipp

Set Decoration by
Cloudia

Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson

Makeup Department
Del Acevedo	....	makeup artist: Mr. Scott
K.J. Dolvik	....	hair stylist
Daniel Marc Goldstein	....	head hair stylist
Darcy Knight	....	hair assistant: Minnesota
Darcy Knight	....	makeup assistant: Minnesota
Brigette A. Myre	....	makeup assistant: Minnesota
Mary Resnick	....	makeup artist
Michael Tomasino	....	head makeup artist (as Michael 'Mic' Tomasino)

Production Management
Mark Allan	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dirk Craft	....	assistant director
Philip Elins	....	assistant director
Jay Guerra	....	dga trainee
Keri L. McIntyre	....	assistant director
Jeff Srednick	....	assistant director
Randy Suhr	....	assistant director
Mike Topoozian	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jeremy Alexander	....	carpenter
James R. Barrows	....	set dresser (as James Barrows)
Rhonda Bradford	....	construction secretary
Tami Chilcoat	....	set painter
Donald Lee Davis	....	set painter
Nancy Derby	....	scenic artist
Doug B. Dick	....	construction coordinator (as Douglas Dick)
Joseph F. Ferraro	....	set painter
Jeff Flores	....	set painter
Joseph Genna	....	set dresser
Claudia Gilligan Ivanjack	....	paint foreman (as Claudia Gilligan-Ivanjack)
Thomas F. Gleason	....	assistant property master
Jennie Harris	....	on-set dresser: Minnesota
Tom Ivanjack	....	paint foreman
Kay Kropp	....	set painter
Loren Lyons	....	assistant property master
Sean Mannion	....	property master
Elizabeth C. Markus	....	assistant to construction coordinator (as Elizabeth Markus)
Robert Matthews	....	set painter
David Leon McCardle	....	set dresser
Heather McElhatton	....	art director: Minnesota
Jerry Miller	....	set painter
Brian L. Riordan	....	prop assistant: Minnesota
Richard Romansky	....	carpenter
Jonathan Rose	....	construction foreman
Jonathan Rose	....	labor foreman
Bob Santaella	....	lead man
Ruben Santaella	....	set dresser
Chris Santini	....	construction foreman
Theodore Sharps	....	set designer
Norman Skinner	....	set dresser
Amy Skjonsby-Winslow	....	art department coordinator
Michael Wallien	....	construction coordinator: Minnesota
Bob Wiesner	....	lead man: Minnesota
Julie Witherington	....	on-set dresser (as Julie Sexsmith)

Sound Department
Andrew Adams	....	utility sound
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	sound mixer (as Robert Anderson Jr.)
Bobbi Banks	....	adr editor
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Ricardo Broadus	....	sound effects editor
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist
Harry Cohen	....	sound effects editor
William Dotson	....	dialogue editor (as Bill Dotson)
Gail DuFosse	....	sound effects assistant
Rachel Eubanks	....	sound effects assistant
Michael Ferdie	....	assistant dialogue editor
Tim Frank	....	assistant dialogue editor
William Freesh	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Gedemer	....	sound effects editor
Brian Geer	....	adr recording assistant
Gregory G. Gest	....	sound recordist (as Greg Gest)
James B. Hare	....	adr recording assistant
Dan Jensen	....	assistant dialogue editor
Jason King	....	dialogue editor
Larry Mann	....	supervising sound editor
Kenneth C. Mantlo	....	boom operator (as Kenny Mantlo)
Paul Menichini	....	sound editor
Paul Menichini	....	sound effects editor
Mike Moser	....	sound effects editor
George Nemzer	....	sound effects editor
Ken S. Polk	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ken Polk)
Tina Raskin	....	sound effects assistant
Jackson Schwartz	....	adr mixer
Jackson Schwartz	....	foley mixer
Ann Scibelli	....	sound designer
Tony Sereno	....	sound re-recording mix assistant
Warren Smith	....	dialogue editor
Cathie Speakman	....	supervising sound editor (as Catherine M. Speakman)
Walter Spencer	....	dialogue editor
Marquis Springer	....	sound re-recording mix assistant
Robert Thirlwell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anna Thumhlon	....	foley recordist
Jeff Vaughn	....	adr mixer
Marty Vites	....	dialogue editor
Brandon Walker	....	adr recording assistant

Special Effects by
Dean Ahmed	....	special effects assistant
Bruce R. Anderson	....	special effects assistant (as Bruce Anderson)
Charles Belardinelli	....	special effects foreman
Thomas L. Bellissimo	....	special effects
Paul Murphy	....	special effects: Minnesota
Shannon J. Thompson	....	special effects assistant (as Shannon Thompson)

Stunts
Craig Aasen	....	stunts
Richard E. Butler	....	stunt coordinator
Shane Dixon	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Janice Arthur	....	Steadicam operator
Tim Attridge	....	rigging grip: Minnesota
Steve Austin	....	video playback operator
Michael Barrere	....	rigging grip
Paul Beasley	....	electrician
Michall Bulenchyn	....	rigging electrician: Minnesota
David Burnett	....	best boy electric
Mark Burnett	....	video playback operator
Cynthia Bystrak	....	grip: Minnesota
Philippe Carr-Forster	....	camera operator (as Phil Carr-Forster)
John C. Cole	....	grip (as J.C. Cole)
Dick Deats	....	grip (as Richard Deats)
Alfred Del Boccio	....	crane operator
Christopher Devitt	....	electrician
François Duhamel	....	still photographer
Milo Durben	....	rigging grip: Minnesota
Don Estes	....	rigging grip (as Donald Estes)
Brad Finicle	....	grip
Moe Flaherty	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Minnesota
Thad Hall	....	electrician
Michael Handley	....	additional electrician
Gordon Hayes	....	electrician
Michael Hoffer	....	electrician: Minnesota
Ellis M. James	....	rigging grip (as Ellis James)
Scott Kidner	....	electrician
Michael Kranz	....	electrician: Minnesota
Chris Malone	....	electrician: Minnesota
Steven Mendoza	....	rigging grip
David Meyers	....	rigging gaffer: Minnesota
Zachary Meyers	....	rigging electrician: Minnesota
Mark Mohler	....	electrician
Frank Montoya	....	rigging key grip
Ted Morris	....	first assistant camera
Mike Moyer	....	gaffer
Edward R. Nedin	....	rigging gaffer (as Ed Nedin)
Ron Nichols	....	grip
Jim Niuewenhuis	....	rigging grip
Brian W. Nordheim	....	second assistant camera (as Brian Nordheim)
Jonathan K.E. Norton	....	electrician (as Jonathan Norton)
Timothy O'Toole	....	video assist: Minnesota
Don Padilla	....	dolly grip
Paul Rawson	....	video assist operator
Brett Santucci	....	grip
Wilson Webb	....	electrician
Sandy Williams	....	key grip
Ignacio Woolfolk	....	best boy grip (as Ignacio 'Nacho' Woolfolk)
Val Sklar	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, Minnesota (uncredited)

Casting Department
Lynn Blumenthal	....	casting: Minnesota
Ruby Fleming	....	casting assistant
Richard Hicks	....	casting associate
Andi Wulff	....	extras casting: Minnesota

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Virginia Burton	....	costumer
Winifred Clements	....	key costumer
Cindy Evans	....	costume supervisor
Susan Michalek	....	costumer
Peter L. Mullin	....	costumer: Minnesota (as Peter Mullin)
Peter L. Mullin	....	wardrobe assistant: Minnesota (as Peter Mullin)
Deborah Slate	....	assistant costume designer
Susan Strubel	....	costumer: Minnesota
Susan J. Tveit	....	costumer
Suzi Tveit	....	costumer: Minnesota

Editorial Department
Imelda Betiong	....	editorial intern
Cynthia Biamon	....	post-production assistant
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Shawna Callahan	....	first assistant editor
Jim Cricchi	....	assistant editor
Ronald Estrada	....	post-production assistant
Gina Gallo	....	assistant editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Michael Schweitzer	....	additional editor
Karl F. Steinkamp	....	assistant editor (as Karl Steinkamp)

Music Department
Elliot Cahn	....	music supervisor
Charles Martin Inouye	....	supervising music editor
Seth Lichtenstein	....	musical legal services
Byron Miller	....	music recordist
Jeff Saltzman	....	music supervisor
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Dan Snyder	....	assistant music recordist
John Van Houten	....	orchestra manager
Frank Wolf	....	music mixer
Frank Wolf	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Michael 'Crash' Anderson	....	driver
Michael Arnold	....	driver
Chris Basso	....	driver
James Brooks	....	driver
Maximo D. Cordoba	....	driver
Bob Dorn	....	driver
Marion Gallier	....	transportation captain
Phil Hedley	....	driver
Krister C. Johnson	....	driver
Scott Michael Johnson	....	driver: Minnesota
Buddy Karroll	....	driver
Jim Kelly	....	driver
Michael Kennedy	....	driver: Minnesota
Michael Kennedy	....	transportation captain: Minnesota (as Mike Kennedy)
Frank Ketchum	....	driver: Minnesota
John Key	....	driver (as John C. Key)
Glenn McCraven	....	driver
Jerome McGrew	....	driver: Minnesota
Morgan McGuinness	....	driver
Big John Moore	....	driver (as John Moore)
Mike Moss	....	driver
Griff Ruggles	....	transportation coordinator
Buster Videgain	....	driver (as Gregg 'Buster' Videgain)
Johnny Videgain	....	driver (as John Videgain)
Danny Westerberg	....	driver

Other crew
Elizabeth Arnstein	....	production assistant: Minnesota
Debi Baer	....	assistant: Ms. Steel
Kerry Bailey	....	production assistant
Howard Baral	....	post-production accountant
Tom Beckwith	....	supervisor of band
April Clough	....	assistant production accountant
Deborah Dasher	....	post-production accountant
Nance Derby	....	lead scenic: Minnesota
Brian Faulkner	....	drum cadence
Stuart Fink	....	unit publicist
Lorin Flemming	....	chef
Sean Hartley Francis	....	production assistant: Minnesota (as Sean Hartley)
Matthew Frankenberg	....	production assistant
Kurt W. Gensmer	....	set medic: Minnesota
Alan Glazer	....	assistant: Mr. Roven
Marke Glover	....	production assistant
Robert Graf	....	location manager: Minnesota (as Robert J. Graf)
Don Hanson	....	projectionist: Minnesota
Julie Hartley	....	production office coordinator: Minnesota
Anne Healy	....	assistant location manager: Minnesota
Brian Herbert	....	assistant location manager
Kathleen Herbert	....	production coordinator
John J. Hermansen	....	production assistant
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice
Bob Hortsch	....	production assistant: Minnesota
Chris Jenkins	....	marching band supervisor
Stephen Kelly	....	production assistant: Minnesota (as Steve Kelly)
Michael Laumann	....	production assistant: Minnesota
Mathew C. Littman	....	assistant: Ms. Landau
Rachel Lynn	....	production assistant: Minnesota (as Rachel Kapel)
Virginia Mastroianni	....	production assistant: Minnesota
Kevin McDermott	....	acting coach
Kevin McDermott	....	dialogue coach
Thomas John McGowan	....	welfare worker (as Tom McGowan)
Helen R. Mendoza	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Steve Montal	....	production assistant (as Steven Montal)
Vincent Paterson	....	choreographer
Derry J. Pearce	....	production accountant (as Derry Pearce)
Leah Peone	....	assistant chef
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor
Denyse Rossi	....	payroll accountant
David Rubenstein	....	production assistant
Dan Runyon	....	craft service: Minnesota
Michael Runyon	....	assistant craft service
Michael Todd Schlenker	....	production coordinator
Kristan Wagner	....	location manager
Linda L. Wehbi	....	assistant: Ms. Bates (as Linda Wehbi)
Smith Wordes	....	assistant choreographer
John 'Magic' Wright	....	craft service
Paul O. Wright	....	craft service
Lois Yaroshefsky	....	welfare worker

Production Companies

• Atlas Entertainment
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)
• New Line Cinema
• Quality Entertainment
• Syalis DA
• Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG)
• Television Française
• Turner Pictures (I)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde-Castle Rock/Turner (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• América (Brazil) (video)

Other Companies

• Rescue Resources  set medics: Minnesota

Also Known As:

Angus - Voll Cool (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some coarse adolescent language.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA | UK | Germany | France

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Germany:6 (w) | Iceland:L | Spain:T | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #34013)

Filming Locations:

Owatonna, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Atlas Entertainment

Trivia:

Prior to release, the film was cut almost in half in length, deleting many scenes. Some of the scenes were shown on the TNT cable version of the film.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: When Angus is trying on tuxedos for the prom, when the man brings out the purple tuxedo, from the far view look in the mirror. You can see the camera man.

Quotes:

Rick: Isn't Angus a cow's name?
Angus: Moo.
[Punches Rick in the face]

Movie Connections:

References Superman (1941)

Soundtrack:

Ain't That Unusual

A Great Movie

It is a shame "Angus" never got the high praise or exposure it really deserves. At times gut-wrenching in its portrayal of high school cruelness, at other times sweetly heartwarming in its portrayal of high school innocence, "Angus" is an endearing good guy trapped in a waspy, snake-pit-like high school in Anytown, USA. The strength of "Angus" is its believability; of course it's far-fetched at times, it's a movie, and yet it still works amazingly well. Charlie Talbert and Chris Owen, Angus and Troy, respectively, are a real treat to watch as the pair of outcasts. Their chemistry radiates offscreen, and they become both heroes and comic relief in a combination that drives them to the audience's heart. Some of the film's best belly laughs, in fact, are direct results of their all-too-believable dialogue.

James Van Der Beek is one of the most hateable bad guys I've seen in some time, and boy he plays it well. What a deliciously different role, compared to his often annoying "Dawson's Creek" persona! This is some great work by him, even if its not a lot. Strong support from George C. Scott and Kathy Bates; it was fun watching them in a heartfelt film like this, especially Scott, General Patton himself. Please, if you ever get the chance to see this film, SEE IT!! You will not be untouched nor remorseful. You'll have a new favorite way to pass an hour and a half. (Great score by David Russo, I'd love to see a release of it!)