Breast Men (1997)

Director:

Lawrence O'Neil

Writer (WGA):

John Stockwell (written by)

Release Date:

13 December 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Comedy

Tagline:

Two young doctors with a dream of making it big...Really big!

Plot:

A movie about two doctors who created breast implants as it follows them over the years.

Plot Keywords:

Breast Implant | Breasts | Plastic Surgery | Stripper | Breast Massage

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

David Schwimmer	...	Dr. Kevin Saunders
Chris Cooper	...	Dr. William Larson
Emily Procter	...	Laura Pierson
Matt Frewer	...	Gerald Krzemien
Terry O'Quinn	...	Hersch Lawyer
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Timmi-Jean Lindsey
John Stockwell	...	Robert Renaud
Lisa Marie	...	Vanessa
Louise Fletcher	...	Mrs. Saunders
Michael Cavanaugh	...	Harry
Michael Chieffo	...	Dave
Patrick Cronin	...	Committee Head (as Pat Cronin)
Amanda Foreman	...	Lola
Lyle Lovett	...	Research Scientist
Julie McCullough	...	1970's Head Receptionist
Rena Riffel	...	Swimming Pool Girl
Raphael Sbarge	...	Larson's Lawyer
David Wells	...	Lewis
Colleen Werthmann	...	Colleen
Starr Andreeff	...	Scrub Nurse (as Star Andreiff)
Nick Arnette	...	Jury Foreman 2
Jamie Austin	...	Raquel
Alan Blumenfeld	...	Michael
Jenna Bodnar	...	Capsulotomy Patient
Dennis Bowen	...	Happy Doctor
Carrie Browder	...	Ashley
Sharon Case	...	Circulating Nurse
Melissa Chan	...	Linda Woo
Pina Colapinto	...	1980's Party Guest
Kim Delgado	...	Jury Foreman 1
Mary Deno	...	Pleased Post-Op Girl
Terry Evans	...	Frank
Lisa Falcone	...	Savannah
Iva Franks Singer	...	Implant Model (as Iva Franks)
Dorothy Goulah	...	Dental Assistant
Tiffany Granath	...	Sexy Patient
Vince Grant	...	Segment Producer
Jeff Hall	...	Phil
Bethany Lorraine	...	Crystal (as Bethany Hartford)
Susan Isaacs	...	Desperate Woman
Curt Kaplan	...	Snickering Idiot
Kip King	...	Barry Biggs
Krista Lynn Landolfi	...	Legal Secretary
Ann Marie Lee	...	Karen Bolaya (as Anne Marie Lee)
Mimi Lieber	...	N.O.W. Representative
Joleen Lutz	...	Saleswoman
Jennifer Lyons	...	Concerned Patient
Betsy Monroe	...	1970s Receptionist
Barbara Niven	...	Cindy
Frank Novak	...	Earl
Ryan Odum	...	Security Guard
Eve Plumb	...	Mother
Amy Beth Reece	...	Receptionist 1965 (as Amy Reece)
Nancy Renee	...	Athlete's Wife
Diane Robins	...	Irate Woman
Erik Rodenhiser	...	Husband
Julie K. Smith	...	Dawn (as Julie Smith)
Bobbi Stamn	...	Female Anthropologist
Jane Stowe	...	Car Show Model
Carl Strano	...	Shane
Mark Valley	...	Fair Haired Resident
Taffy Wallace	...	Circulating Nurse 1993
Wendy Worthington	...	Jury Forewoman
Pascal Zeimet	...	French Architect
Leigh Allyn Baker	...	Implant Removal Patient
Charlotte Booker	...	Implant Removal Patient
Lauren Bowles	...	Implant Removal Patient
Lynn A. Henderson	...	Implant Removal Patient (as Lynn Henderson)
Teri Ivens	...	Implant Removal Patient (as Terri Ivens)
Stace McQueen	...	Implant Removal Patient
Susan Nichols	...	Implant Removal Patient
Ann Talman	...	Implant Removal Patient
Xander Berkeley	...	Male Interviewer
Beth Broderick	...	Terri
Ashley Gardner	...	Paula
Terri Hanauer	...	Kristine
Judith Hoag	...	Valerie
Kaitlin Hopkins	...	Becca
Jeanine Jackson	...	Angela
Leila Kenzle	...	Arlene
Kari Lizer	...	Female Interviewer
Gail Matthius	...	Lisanne
Kathe E. Mazur	...	Bonnie (as Kathë Mazur)
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Lacey
Ria Pavia	...	Darnell
Pamela Adlon	...	Margaret (as Pamela Segall)
Heidi Swedberg	...	Eileen
Tammy Tavares	...	Wendra
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Christopher Aber	...	Party Quest (uncredited)
Karen Austin	...	Dr. Tammy (uncredited)
Deborah Landis	...	Jane -implant removal patient chased by reporters (uncredited)
L. Christian Mixon	...	Drug Dealer in Corvette (uncredited)
Allie Otterstrom	...	Pool Girl (uncredited)
Frank Page	...	Rodriguez (uncredited)
Corey Parker	...	(uncredited)
Brian Penikas	...	Party goer (uncredited)
Diane Robin	...	Angry customer (uncredited)
Mary Ann Schmidt	...	Arlene (uncredited)
Jill Sharp	...	Kimberly (uncredited)
Nina Siemaszko	...	Upset Lady at the Convention (uncredited)
Fred Willard	...	Talk Show Host (uncredited)

Directed by
Lawrence O'Neil

Writing credits (WGA)
John Stockwell		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Lucchesi	....	executive producer
Robert McMinn	....	co-producer
Udi Nedivi	....	associate producer
Guy Riedel	....	producer

Original Music by
Dennis McCarthy

Cinematography by
Robert M. Stevens		(as Robert Stevens)

Film Editing by
Michael Jablow

Casting by
Penny Perry

Production Design by
Jane Ann Stewart

Set Decoration by
Tim Colohan

Costume Design by
Melinda Eshelman

Makeup Department
Rebecca Alling	....	makeup artist
Kylie Bell	....	makeup artist (as Kylie M. Bell)
David Fields	....	key hair stylist
Shana Fruman	....	assistant hair stylist
Elisabeth Fry	....	makeup artist
Erika Jacks	....	assistant hair stylist
Paul Douglas Kirkpatrick	....	assistant hair stylist
Roy Knyrim	....	special makeup effects
Julie Lee	....	assistant hair stylist (as Julie M. Lee)
Jerry Macaluso	....	special makeup effects
James MacKinnon	....	makeup artist (as James Mackinnon)
Steven Mack	....	assistant hair stylist
Ashlee Petersen	....	key makeup artist (as Ashlee Peterson)
Scott Tebeau	....	special makeup effects
Kristina Vogel	....	makeup artist
Brent Alan Winholt	....	assistant hair stylist
Judy Yonemoto	....	makeup artist
Cass McClure	....	prosthetic technician: Sota FX (uncredited)

Production Management
Jessica Alan	....	post-production supervisor
Udi Nedivi	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christina Fong	....	second assistant director
Todd Y. Murata	....	second second assistant director
Rip Murray	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Zachery Alexander	....	swing gang (as Zac Alexander)
Gregory Paul Austin	....	carpenter
Ronnie R. Baker Jr.	....	swing gang
Craig Baron	....	swing gang (as Craig R. Baron)
Tobey Bays	....	leadperson
Jason Bean	....	set dresser
Mike R. Berman	....	set dresser (as The Berman)
B. Miles Blakney	....	propmaker
Heather A. Buswell	....	art department coordinator
Mary Kay Campbell	....	set painter
Peter Davidson	....	set designer
Leslie Sue Dicker	....	set painter (as Leslie Dicker)
Oliver Doering	....	on-set dresser
Dan Dorfer	....	set painter
Beat Frutiger	....	assistant art director
Aaron J. Harney	....	construction foreman (as Aaron Harney)
Dannen King	....	carpenter
Janet Kusnick	....	illustrator
Christy McGeachy	....	assistant property master (as Christy Herndon-McGeachy)
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	property master
Tom Perry	....	lead scenic (as Thomas Perry)
Eric Reichardt	....	set painter
Erich W. Schultz	....	construction coordinator (as Erich Schultz)
Malcolm Stead	....	carpenter
Ildiko Toth	....	on-set dresser
Liz Wilson	....	assistant property master
Chris Buchinsky	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Scott Lafferty	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Natalie Richards	....	illustrator (uncredited)
Keith Wood	....	assistant property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	sound effects editor
David Beadle	....	dialogue editor
Mike Boudry	....	adr recordist
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist (as Zane Bruce)
Andy D'Addario	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Goeb	....	dialogue editor
David Hankins	....	supervising sound editor
Ivan Johnson	....	sound recordist
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Aaron L. King	....	foley mixer (as Aaron King)
Ken King	....	sound mixer
Julie Offer	....	pdl
Dale W. Perry	....	foley artist (as Dale Perry)
LaNessa Phearson	....	cable puller (as Lanessa Phearson)
Richard D. Rogers	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Rovins	....	boom operator
Marty Stein	....	adr editor
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
David Waine	....	special effects coordinator (as David Wayne)

Visual Effects by
Casey Cannon	....	visual effects producer: BFTRE
Casey Cannon	....	visual effects supervisor
Lauryl Duplechan	....	visual effects editor
Yukiko Ishiwata	....	digital artist
Paul Le Blanc	....	CGI supervisor (uncredited)

Stunts
Gary Baxley	....	stunts (as Gary Baxli)
Bruce Carson	....	stunts
Bruce Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Donna King	....	stunts
Rob King	....	stunt coordinator
Bob Orrison	....	stunts (as Bobby Orrison)

Camera and Electrical Department
John Archibald	....	rigging key grip (as Jon Archibald)
Michael Bauman	....	best boy
James Brisbin	....	electrician (as James E. Brisbin)
Russell Caldwell	....	gaffer
Jennifer Carlson	....	video operator
Don Cerrone	....	key grip
Nancy Diambekov	....	grip
Scott Drinon	....	dolly grip (as Scott Drinon)
Frank Endewardt	....	electrician
Michael Franco	....	electrician
Bill Gilleran	....	best boy grip (as Billy Gilleran)
Geoffrey Haley	....	video operator (as Geoff Haley)
James Keys	....	rigging gaffer (as James J. Keys)
Nick Lucas	....	second assistant camera
Rob Nelson	....	video operator
Michael Ottevanger	....	video operator (as Mike Ottevanger)
Jayme Roy	....	grip
Louis Sevol	....	camera loader
Richard Stevens	....	first assistant camera (as Richard M. Stevens)
Stephen J. Ullman	....	camera operator
Mark Volpe	....	grip
Kimberly Wright	....	still photographer
William D. Wynn	....	grip
Rolf Eberlein	....	electrician (uncredited)
Billy MacTavish	....	grip (uncredited)
Stephen J. Ullman	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mindy Bazar	....	casting assistant
Leigh French	....	voice casting
Abiiba S. Howell	....	extras casting: Texas
David Y. Ko	....	casting assistant
Marion Levine	....	casting: voice-over
Suzy Sharp-Kane	....	casting associate (as Susan Sharp-Kane)
Terry Zarchi	....	extras casting
Wendy Weidman	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Karen Hare	....	costumer
Alison Hirsch	....	costume supervisor
David W. King	....	costumer
Beverly Kline	....	cutter/fitter
Hutaff 'Lenny' Lennon	....	set costumer: men
Janice Mayeda	....	set costumer: men
Josephine Willes	....	set costumer: women

Editorial Department
Rick Greenhead	....	colorist
Bob McMillian	....	color timer
Heather Mullen	....	assistant editor
Dennis Principe Jr.	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
P.J. Bloom	....	music coordinator
Christopher Kennedy	....	music editor
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor
Allan K. Rosen	....	music editor
Rick Winquest	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
James Lowder	....	transportation coordinator (as James R. Lowder)
Ronald Robert Stinton	....	transportation captain (as Ronald R. 'Robbie' Stinton)
Pat Stubbs	....	transportation co-captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Other crew
Gil Alvarado	....	title designer
James D. Barrett	....	office production assistant
Jeanne Basone	....	body double
Marisa Benedetto	....	consultant
Bobbin Bergstrom	....	medical technical advisor (as Bobbin Bergstrom R.N.)
Jeff Bilger	....	set production assistant
Lisette Boren	....	body double
Louis Borgatti	....	stand-in
Jan Clark	....	accountant
Jackie C'Meil	....	stand-in (as Jackie Cmeil)
Brett Cody	....	video coordinator
Pina Colapinto	....	body double
Kim Crabb	....	location manager
Kim Crabb	....	production coordinator
Jennifer Dawes	....	payroll assistant
Patrick Duchesne	....	caterer
Gareth M. Egan	....	production assistant: payroll
Karen Erlich	....	teacher
Gloria M. Fujita	....	medic
Joshua Furey	....	set production assistant (as Joshua A. Furey)
Richard Gonzales	....	set production assistant
David D. Hopp	....	medical technical advisor (as David D. Hopp M.D.)
Jennifer Howard	....	body double
Derek Hurd	....	assistant craft service
Christian John Irwin	....	production secretary (as Christian Irwin)
Anne M. Jackson	....	body double
Mary Ann Kellogg	....	choreographer (as Mary Ann Kellog)
Emily Koch	....	assistant: Mr. Lucchesi
Thomas Krueger	....	medic (as Thomas G. Kruger)
Matt Langenbach	....	stand-in
Miriam Leffert	....	assistant: Mr. O'Neil
Patty Long	....	production coordinator
Christine Marino	....	assistant: Mr. Risdel
Antoine Mascaro	....	caterer
Nicki McCain	....	assistant accountant
Dani Michaeli	....	assistant: Mr. O'Neil
Stacia Montieth	....	body double
Robert W. Morgenroth	....	video effects supervisor (as Bob Morgenroth)
Monica Ochoa	....	script supervisor
R. Scott Poole	....	assistant location manager
Dennis Principe Jr.	....	production assistant
Errol Reichow	....	location manager
Taj Rheberg	....	body double
Deborah Ricketts	....	video footage supervisor
Wendy Riseborough	....	assistant production coordinator
Arnold Rudnick	....	assistant: Mr. Lucchesi
Janel S. Schuh	....	set production assistant
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	set production assistant
Julie K. Smith	....	body double (as Julie Smith)
Michael D. Starks	....	craft service
Elaine Strong	....	body double
Richard Wicklund	....	teacher (as L. Richard Wicklund)
Steven Belgard	....	publicist (uncredited)
Jennifer Payson	....	assistant: Mr. Schwimmer, Houston (uncredited)
Stephen Price	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors

• Home Box Office Home Video (HBO)

Special Effects

• Banned from the Ranch Entertainment (BFTRE) (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 4MC  video mastering
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinelease  grip and lighting equipment
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• E=mc²  video displays
• Elizabeth Bardsley & Associates  script annotation
• In Frame Inc.  negative cutting
• L.A. Digital Post  avid film composer
• Modern VideoFilm  dailies telecine transfers
• Westwind Media  audio post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality and nudity, language and drug use.

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:12 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | Finland:K-3 | Sweden:11 | UK:18 (video premiere) | USA:R | Australia:M

Filming Locations:

Galveston, Texas, USA

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Trivia:

The parking garage scene is filmed from the roof of the Continental Center garage, with a building in the former Enron complex in Houston, Texas visible in the right of the shot.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dr. Saunders watches himself on the news, his phrasing on the TV broadcast does not match how he said his lines during the taping we saw earlier.

Quotes:

[a board reads "Darnell - 36DDD, Miss English Spice 1995." The board claps. With her face out of view, Darnell opens her bra from the front and reveals her giant breasts as she starts talking to us]
Darnell: Guys always want to get their hands on these.
[Darnell slips her bra off like a button-shirt]
Darnell: You see these women with their National Geographic boobs dripping down their waists. Course their boyfriends always look at me. I needed to get my teeth fixed, too. But I only had enough money for one or the other. I think I made the right choice because now no one even notices that my teeth are crooked.

Movie Connections:

References "Falcon Crest" (1981)

Soundtrack:

Never Let Me Go

Sorry surgery saga

"Breast is better", nursing mothers were told, but to a lot of American men, "bigger is better." I suppose the only way for a man to know how a woman feels about this is to imagine a society in which, first, penises were displayed in public (as in some traditional societies in Melanesia), and second, where women preferred bigger ones (not terribly likely, though it does appear Gay men do).

This little rather over-dramatised documentary made for TV traces the story of two male doctors from Texas who developed the silicone breast implant, fell out, made fortunes from thousands of insecure women and then hit the liability wall. One of them, played by David Schwimmer, then had the entrepreneurial imagination, not to say hide, to make another fortune removing unwanted and defective implants. It's a wonderful trip down the Primrose Path to Perdition powered by affluence and primal urges. There are more bunnies than Playboy and more breasts than a chicken shop but it's not particularly sexploitational in tone. In fact it's a moral tale. Mobile phones combined with primal urges and motoring can be fatal. Seriously, this movie is a great deal better than it might have been.