Being Flynn (2012)

Director:

Paul Weitz

Writers:

Paul Weitz (screenplay)
Nick Flynn (book)

Release Date:

19 April 2012 (Hungary)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

We're all works in progress

Plot:

Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad. |

Plot Keywords:

Two Word Title | Boston Massachusetts | Homeless Shelter | Based On Memoir | Character Name In Title

Cast

Robert De Niro	...	Jonathan Flynn
Paul Dano	...	Nick Flynn
Julianne Moore	...	Jody Flynn
Olivia Thirlby	...	Denise
Eddie Rouse	...	Carlos
Steve Cirbus	...	Jeff
Lili Taylor	...	Joy
Victor Rasuk	...	Gabriel
Liam Broggy	...	Young Nick
Chris Chalk	...	Ivan
Wes Studi	...	Captain
Michael Gibson	...	Sergeant Bob
Thomas Middleditch	...	Richard
Sarah Quinn	...	Religious Girl
Ben Foronda	...	Punky Guy
Dale Dickey	...	Marie
Joshua Alscher	...	Crack Smoker
Dawn McGee	...	Waitress
Billy Wirth	...	Travis
Kelly McCreary	...	Inez
Deidre O'Connell	...	Frowzy Woman
Katherine Waterston	...	Sarah
Robert Andrews	...	Homeless Man 1
Michael Genadry	...	Young Counselor
Kelli Crump	...	Desk Clerk
Dara Tomanovich	...	Beautiful Woman
Jane Lee	...	Laurie
Evan Wadle	...	Young Guy
Victor Pagan	...	Beady-Eyed Bill
Rony Clanton	...	Skid
Michael Buscemi	...	Dennis
Lorenzo Murphy	...	Morphine Addict
William Sadler	...	Ray
Joseph Prioleau	...	George
Lee Stringer	...	Homeless Man in Line
John O'Brien	...	Airline Pilot
Joey Boots	...	NA Guy
Luis Moco	...	Punk Rocker
Marilyn Torres	...	Little Girl's Mother
Stephen Williams	...	Counselor
Roy Milton Davis	...	Homeless Man 2
Rufino Colon	...	Shelter Guest 1
Jeff Ware	...	Jerry
Samira Wiley	...	Asha
Stuart Rudin	...	Moses
Gabriel Millman	...	Housing Counselor
Thomas Hoffman	...	Barlow
Joyce Myricks	...	Nurse / Counselor
Dwight Folsom	...	Isaac Clegg
Carlton Bembry	...	Counselor 2
George Asatrian	...	Beating Teen 1
Anthony Piccolo	...	Beating Teen 2
Kevin Keels	...	Banker at Party
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marty Krzywonos	...	Shelter Guest
John Mitchell	...	SHELTER GUEST 104
Michael Morana	...	Jody's Ex Boyfriend
Louise Devery	...	Buttercup Bartender (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Weitz

Writing credits
Paul Weitz		(screenplay)
Nick Flynn		(book "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City: A Memoir")

Produced by
Dan Balgoyen	....	co-producer
Caroline Baron	....	executive producer
Michael Costigan	....	producer
Kerry Kohansky	....	executive producer
Meghan Lyvers	....	executive producer
Andrew Miano	....	producer
Jane Rosenthal	....	executive producer
Paul Weitz	....	producer

Original Music by
Damon Gough

Cinematography by
Declan Quinn

Film Editing by
Joan Sobel

Casting by
Joseph Middleton

Production Design by
Sarah Knowles

Art Direction by
Ryan Heck

Set Decoration by
Susan Perlman

Costume Design by
Aude Bronson-Howard

Makeup Department
Jerry DeCarlo	....	hair department head
Joseph Farulla	....	makeup artist
Julie Anna Kehoe	....	key hair stylist
Rosemary Redlin	....	makeup artist
Björn Rehbein	....	key makeup artist
Susan Reilly LeHane	....	makeup artist: Julianne Moore
Carla White	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Caroline Baron	....	production manager
Isabel Henderson	....	post-production supervisor
Gabrielle Mahon	....	production supervisor
Ben Urquhart	....	post production executive

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Casey Madigan	....	second second assistant director
Christo Morse	....	first assistant director
Annie Tan	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Tom Conway	....	leadman
Frank-Joseph Frelier	....	art department coordinator
Jeannette Kim	....	assistant art director
Imogen Lee	....	assistant property master
Laura Lerner	....	scenic artist
Richard Peete	....	assistant property master
Michael Powsner	....	props
Thomas Hudson Reeve	....	on set dresser
Sarah E. Rosa	....	charge scenic artist
Tafv Sampson	....	art department assistant
Michelle Schluter-Ford	....	assistant set decorator
Ryan Webb	....	property master
Zachary Zirlin	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Jamie Baker	....	supervising foley editor
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Ruth Hernandez	....	adr editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor
Brendan Jamieson O'Brien	....	boom operator
Adam Sanchez	....	sound utility
Sara Stern	....	assistant sound editor
Thomas Varga	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects coordinator
Richard Moran	....	special effects technician
Andrew Mortelliti	....	special effects foreman
Stephen Powers	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Cara Buckley	....	head of production: Method Studios NYC
Aleksandar Djordjevic	....	senior compositor: Method Studios
Alice Kahn	....	visual effects coordinator: Method Studios
Christian Kontis	....	digital restoration artist
Tram Le	....	visual effects producer
Alejandro Monzon	....	rotoscope artist
David Piombino	....	digital compositor: Method Studios
Lesley Robson-Foster	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Brian Keith Allen	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Roy Farfel	....	stunt rigger
Greg Harvey	....	stunt rigger
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Kai Wai Cheng	....	best boy grip
Devin Donegan	....	key video assist
Jack Donnelly	....	camera operator
Jack Donnelly	....	dp: second unit
Gerard Fiore	....	best boy rigging grip
Richard Gioia	....	assistant camera
Travis Hottinger	....	electrician
Tommy Kerwick Jr.	....	best boy grip
Tom Kerwick	....	key grip
David Lee	....	still photographer
Jordan Levie	....	second assistant camera
John Nijhawan	....	grip
Ian O'Neill	....	grip
Jonathan Salvo	....	grip
Gerard Sava	....	camera operator
Robert Sciretta	....	gaffer
Jeffrey Taylor	....	assistant camera
Daniel Wallenstein	....	grip

Casting Department
Tineka Becker	....	casting associate
Todd Feldman	....	extras casting
Kristian Sorge	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ngina Bowen	....	key costumer
Lindsey C. Brush	....	costume coordinator
Chandra Moore	....	costume ager/dyer
Catherine Riley	....	assistant costume designer
Natasha Rivera	....	wardrobe production assistant
Yaneya Rovira	....	daily set costumer
Monica Ruiz-Ziegler	....	costumer: Mr. De Niro

Editorial Department
Thomas Centrone	....	colorist
Molle DeBartolo	....	digital intermediate project manager
Joe Gawler	....	digital intermediate colorist
Matt Roozen	....	post-production assistant
Jonathan Sanden	....	digital intermediate editor
Darrell R. Smith	....	digital intermediate supervising producer
Seth Weinman	....	post-production technician: dailies
Ofe Yi	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Andy Brown	....	conductor
Andy Brown	....	contractor
Linda Cohen	....	music supervisor
Jessica Dannheisser	....	orchestrator
John M. Davis	....	music editor
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music producer
Paul Saunderson	....	music arranger
Paul Saunderson	....	music programmer
Steve Wright	....	music production assistant

Other crew
Finise Avery	....	key stand-in
Finise Avery	....	stand-in/double
Renee Burke	....	script supervisor
Lauren Cozzens	....	production secretary
Mark Curley	....	locations
Joshua P. Dease	....	first assistant accountant
Maria Pia Fanigliulo	....	assets manager
Maria Pia Fanigliulo	....	green production assistant
Edmar Flores	....	production assistant
Sarah Follett	....	location scout
Megan Gagnon	....	production assistant
Shellie Gillespie	....	production accountant
Erika Goldfarb	....	assistant production office coordinator
Trish Gray	....	location scout
Eva Hannon	....	accounting clerk
Rob Herling	....	location assistant
David C. Huet	....	second unit production assistant
Erica Joseph Hunter	....	second assistant accountant
Ronnie Kupferwasser	....	location manager
Yana Collins Lehman	....	post production accountant
Keith Marlin	....	key set production assistant
Carol McConnaughey	....	unit publicist
K.C. McLeod	....	assistant to Mr. Miano and Ms. Baron
Leslie Merlin	....	set production assistant
Mathew Noack	....	location assistant
Kory O'Donnell	....	production coordinator
Ana Laura Pulido	....	location intern
Matt Roozen	....	office production assistant
Brandee Sanders	....	crew
Christopher Sarli	....	location production assistant
Traci Spicer	....	location assistant
Tessie Tan	....	payroll accountant
Daniel Tresca	....	assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Focus Features (presents)
• Depth of Field
• Corduroy Films
• Tribeca Productions (as Tribeca)

Distributors

• Alliance Films (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Bulgaria) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Hungary) (all media)
• Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Romania) (all media)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  camera equipment provided by
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Freewheel Film and Media  special thanks
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Pat Hobby Film and Media  special thanks
• Pivotal Post  Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language throughout, some sexual content, drug use, and brief nudity

Runtime:

USA:102 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #47046) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:M18

Company:

Focus Features

Trivia:

Off screen, while taking a break from filming and still in costume, Robert De Niro attempted to enter The Greenwich hotel, which he co-owns. The security did not recognize De Niro, turned him away and would not let him in.

Best Film of 2012 So Far

Im not going to get into the plot because it takes a while to explain, and you can already find it in previous reviews done on this film. Anyway, "Being Flynn" is an incredible film. There was honestly not a single thing about this movie that I didn't like. The only reason that I gave it 9 out of 10 stars instead of a 10 is because I think that it may seem a little slow to certain viewers. I am not one of those viewers. First off, this is the best acting I have seen from Robert De Niro in a very long time. This film goes up there with his best: "Taxi Driver", "Goodfellas", "Heat", etc. The same goes for Paul Dano. His acting in "Being Flynn" is on par, if not better, than in "There Will Be Blood". I will warn those who are very sensitive: you will cry at some point during this film. It is incredibly sad to see the deterioration of Robert De Niro's character. You truly feel for his son (Paul Dano) and what he is going through with this complete nut-case of a father. Paul Dano's character is treated very similarly in "Being Flynn" by Robert De Niro as he is in "There Will Be Blood" by Daniel Day Lewis. I guess he is just an actor we are meant to feel bad for. Anyway, I am so glad to see Robert De Niro doing good films again (The last one I saw him in was "Little Fockers" :P). It is a shame that most people will not see this movie and because it is an early 2012 release and is a limited release, this will get absolutely NO recognition at the Academy Awards.... Robert De Niro and Paul Dano truly both deserve best actor nominations and the movie deserves a best picture nomination. I know it is pretty early in the year to be saying this, but this film is going to be damn hard to beat. Go see "Being Flynn", you wont regret it!