Senior Skip Day (2008)

Director:

Nick Weiss

Writer:

Evan Wasserstrom (written by)

Release Date:

2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The day to make your mark...Don't skip it.

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Teen | Principal | School Life | Teen Movie | School Principal

Cast

Larry Miller	...	Mr. Frankfurt Dickwalder
Gary Lundy	...	Adam Harris
Tara Reid	...	Ellen Harris
Lea Thompson	...	Cathleen Harris
Norm MacDonald	...	Mr. Rigetti
Clint Howard	...	Lionel Huffer
Kayla Ewell	...	Cara
Talan Torriero	...	Scott
Chuck Carter	...	Tate
Brett Claywell	...	Carl Smith
Mike Dunay	...	Brian Saxton
Lindsey Axelsson	...	Laura
Jackson Rathbone	...	Snippy
Taryn Southern	...	Isha
Derek Mio	...	Ralph Lee Cheng
Jessica Morris	...	Denise
Karen McClain	...	Ms. Minn
Jerod Mixon	...	Barry The Shithouse
Jamal Mixon	...	Harry The Shithouse
Netta Most	...	Hippy Chick
Texas Battle	...	Lamar Washington
Earl Billings	...	Lamar's Father
Kendall Carly Browne	...	Blanche
Russell Howard	...	Mark Sicki
Diane Hudock	...	Model #3
Ted Lange	...	Reverend
Jami Miller	...	Model #1
Russell Peters	...	Uncle Todd
Elinor Price	...	Hippy Chick #2
Tom Yi	...	Mr. Lee Cheng
Dita de Leon	...	Model #2
Randy Charach	...	Liquor Store Worker
Melissa Butts	...	Sharon / Administrator
Ben Booker	...	Make-out Guy
Talon DeSoto	...	Family Member
Travis Huff	...	Hippy Guy
Ketra Long	...	Student 3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Charity Beyer	...	Student
Courtney Fleming	...	Student

Directed by
Nick Weiss

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Evan Wasserstrom		written by (as Evan Hoyt Wasserstrom)

Produced by
Craig Albrecht	....	co-executive producer
David Bender	....	executive producer
Freddy Braidy	....	executive producer
Nicholas Celozzi	....	executive producer
Randy Charach	....	co-producer
George Gallo	....	executive producer
Dr. Jerry Gordon	....	executive producer
Kyle Dean Jackson	....	co-producer
Bill Kravitz	....	co-producer
Vince Lecoco	....	associate producer
Todd Leebow	....	executive producer
Julie Lott	....	producer
Jack Luu	....	co-producer
David E. Ornston	....	producer
Alan Pao	....	co-producer
Marlon Parry	....	producer
Jonathan Sachar	....	executive producer
Richard Salvatore	....	executive producer
Kimberly Stuckwisch	....	associate producer
Joseph Suarez	....	associate producer
David Treinish	....	associate producer
Matt Treinish	....	producer
Julia Verdin	....	co-producer
John M. Vitale	....	co-executive producer
Evan Wasserstrom	....	co-producer (as Evan Hoyt Wasserstrom)

Cinematography by
Michael Negrin

Film Editing by
Darrin Navarro
John M. Vitale

Production Design by
Joe Lemmon

Art Direction by
Jim Jerome

Set Decoration by
Victoria Goulet

Costume Design by
Camille Jumelle

Makeup Department
Ashley Caddek	....	makeup and hair intern
Monica Caldera	....	makeup production assistant
Ashley Cavdek	....	assistant makeup artist
Kumiko Kojima	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Alexander J. Moon	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Johnny Martin	....	second unit director
David Paige	....	second second assistant director
Kimberly Stuckwisch	....	second assistant director
Joseph Suarez	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mike Benko	....	art production assistant
Victoria Goulet	....	art production assistant
Jim Jerome	....	property master
Jessamyn Land	....	art production assistant
Nancy Qian	....	art production assistant
Nancy Qian	....	set dresser

Sound Department
James Barth	....	dialog editor
Cole Bluma	....	boom operator: second unit
Miriam Cole	....	adr coordinator
Jesse Felt	....	sound mixer: second unit
Casey A. Fife	....	sound designer
Casey A. Fife	....	sound effects editor
Sam Hamer	....	sound mixer
Ted Hamer	....	boom operator
Sam C. Lewis	....	adr recordist
Sam C. Lewis	....	foley recordist
Michael McDonald	....	supervising sound editor
Manuel Mendoza	....	sound effects editor
G.W. Pope III	....	foley artist
G.W. Pope III	....	sound effects editor
Alex Ullrich	....	foley artist

Special Effects by
Josh Hakian	....	effects coordinator

Stunts
Kevin Kem	....	stunts
Starlotte Dawn Smith	....	stunt double: Tara Reid
Starlotte Dawn Smith	....	stunt driver
Dain Turner	....	stunt coordinator
Tierre Turner	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Brett Carleton	....	best boy electric
Ryan Copeland	....	film loader
Ryan Copland	....	camera loader
Patrick Crowley	....	second assistant camera: second camera
Eric Denam	....	grip
Brian D'Haem	....	electrician
Craig Gleason	....	electric technician
Jared Jordan	....	camera loader
Erwin Landau	....	camera operator
Erwin Landau	....	steadicam operator
Paul Lohr	....	gaffer
Victor Macias	....	additional steadicam operator
Byron Maringy	....	electric technician
Robert McFall	....	best boy grip
Sherri Miranda	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Negrin	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ari Robbins	....	additional camera operator
Joseph M. Setele	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joseph M. Setele	....	cinematographer: second unit
Michael Silva	....	electrician
Alex Simon	....	gaffer: second unit
Rick Taylor	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Gregg Thompson	....	key grip
Henry Tirl	....	steadicam operator
Mike Watt	....	grip
Erin Weller	....	grip
Nicole Williams	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jack L. Zeman	....	still photographer

Casting Department
Carol Grant	....	extras casting

Editorial Department
Jon Berry	....	assistant editor
Sebastian Perez-Burchard	....	digital intermediate editor
Narbeh Tatoussian	....	digital intermediate colorist

Transportation Department
Steve Cureas	....	driver: 10 ton truck
Sean Herman	....	transportation
Greg Jacobs	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Frank Adalpa	....	set medic
Randi Brown	....	set production assistant
Randin Brown	....	production assistant
Elena Chernock	....	set production assistant
Greg Cooper	....	key set production assistant
Brendan Fallon	....	production assistant
Tony Garcia	....	chef
Nikki Green	....	craft service
Sherry Gunderman	....	script supervisor
Torrence Hall	....	weapons handler
Sam Hamer	....	field mixer
John R. Hansen	....	bookkeeper
Tara Lee	....	office production assistant
Jianna Maarten	....	location manager
Divamar Macias	....	production assistant
Mark Mueller	....	production assistant
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production attorney
Anthony J. Rickert-Epstein	....	production assistant
Ramon Roullard	....	production assistant
Linda Simeone	....	set medic
Matt Todd	....	production assistant
Mike Tristano	....	armorer
Sara Van der Voort	....	production coordinator
Jeff Yaroslav	....	location production assistant

Production Companies

• Alla Prima Productions
• Buckeye Productions
• Morningstar Films
• Senior Skip Day
• Synergy Movies

Distributors

• First Look International
• North by Northwest Entertainment (2007) (non-USA) (all media)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Creative Clearance  script clearance
• Media Distributors Film Source  motion picture film supplied by
• Strategic Film Partners  producer's representative
• Tunnel Post  post-production

Also Known As:

High School's Day Off (Australia) (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for crude and sexual content, pervasive language, drug and alcohol use - all involving teens.

Runtime:

Germany:92 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alla Prima Productions

Goofs:

Continuity: When Tate is tempting Isha with the chicken on the couch. It changes from a drumstick to a chicken wing between shots and then changes back to a drumstick when she takes a bite.

Movie Connections:

References Ferris Bueller's Day Off (1986)

Soundtrack:

Don't Go

Out-and-out teen comedy with a lot of laughs

I saw this on HBO lateish last night and should have gone to bed with an early start today, but I stayed up with my girlfriend to watch it all the way through. Glad I did.

Films always have something they're trying to achieve. This film's there to make you laugh, particularly if you're sub-30 and probably sub-20 and for that it's great. It's not meant to be deep - it's stupid with a lot of good gags.

I scrape in sub-30 and so remember Ferris Bueller's Day Off from the 80s. Like Family Guy figuring copying the Simpsons set-up was the best idea, so they've copied the set-up almost completely - High School student getting away with party day, getting his girl, graduated sister half-covering for him and Principal chasing him around town (with fat secretary holding the fort). Oh, and a dead relative.

You know it's shallow, but that's why it's good. Does what it's supposed to, hence the 8.