Patti Cake$


1h 48m 2017

Brief Synopsis

Aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$ is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in Jersey where her life is falling apart. Patti tries to reach the big time in the hip hop scene with original and affecting music. Cheered on by her grandmoth

Film Details

Also Known As
Killa P, Patti Cakes
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Music
Release Date
2017
Production Company
Abelcine ; Apple ; Autoglyph Endcrawl ; Branded Entertainment Network ; Creative Artists Agency ; Dewitt Stern Group ; Enterprise Rent-A-Car ; Fox Searchlight Pictures ; Fox Searchlight Pictures ; GreenSlate ; Hand Held Films, Inc. ; Jfa, Inc. ; Korg USA, Inc. ; Light Iron Digital, Llc ; Nice Dissolve ; Pond5 ; Rock Bottom Rentals ; SeeThink Productions ; Wme Entertainment
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment ; 20th Century Fox International ; Angel Films (Denmark) ; CinTart ; Cineworx ; Diaphana Distribution ; Fox Searchlight Pictures ; Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

Synopsis

Aspiring rapper Patricia Dombrowski, a.k.a. Killa P, a.k.a. Patti Cake$ is fighting an unlikely quest for glory in her downtrodden hometown in Jersey where her life is falling apart. Patti tries to reach the big time in the hip hop scene with original and affecting music. Cheered on by her grandmother and only friends, Jheri and Basterd, Patti also shoulders her mother's heartaches and misfortunes.

Crew

Amanda Adama

Art Department Assistant

Michael Aitken

Property Master

Kevin P. Alexander

Production Assistant

T V Alexander

Props

Maggie Ambrose

Production Coordinator

Arianna Anderson

Production Assistant

Mamoudou Athie

Song Performer

Kevin Bacon

Grip

Marianne Barthelemy

Art Department Coordinator

Tatiana Bears

Production Coordinator

Miyako Bellizzi

Costume Designer

Bill Benenson

Executive Producer

Ryan Billia

Sound Designer

Jason Binnick

Song

Jason Binnick

Music Producer

Jason Binnick

Song Performer

Jared Biunno

Office Production Assistant

Rachael Black

Camera

John Blazzi

Electric

Sarah Blechman

Unit Production Manager

Leslie Bloome

Foley Artist

Dana Blumberg

Camera

Jackson Bosworth

Grip

David Boyle

Legal Services

Joe Brady

Camera Assistant

Patrick Brana

Song Performer

Inna Braude

Assistant Director

Matt Breitenbach

Camera

Paul Brennan

Legal Services

Nicole Bridgeford

Makeup

Jonathan Bronfman

Executive Producer

Grace Bumbry

Song Performer

Gayle Caldwell

Song

Rosa Callejas

Dresser

Carlos Cano

Camera

Nathaniel Carota

Production Accountant

Jon Carter

Makeup

James Caulfield

Song Performer

Nestor Celaya

Camera Assistant

Federico Cesca

Director Of Photography

Cedric Cheung-lau

Gaffer

Michael Cioni

Camera

Peter Cioni

Camera

Ryan Coleman

Production Assistant

Ryan Collison

Foley Mixer

Chris Colombo

Stunts

Chris Columbus

Producer

Eleanor Columbus

Executive Producer

David Cope

Music

David Cope

Song

Nick Covell

Production Assistant

Noah Cowan

Executive

Christian Cruz

Assistant Camera

Robinson Cruz

Production Assistant

Tyler Cullen

Production Assistant

Carolyn Cury

Colorist

Rebecca Dealy

Casting Director

Katarina Dedicova

Location Manager

Elizabeth Devereux

Assistant

Siddharth Dhananjay

Song Performer

John Diblasi

Assistant Camera

Lydia Dillinger

Office Production Assistant

Michael Dimmit

Grip

Sean Dunckley

Colorist

Beau Emory

Sound Editor

Nels Erickson

On-Set Dresser

Dominica Eriksen

Camera Operator

Bridget Everett

Song Performer

Joe Facey

Craft Service

Joanna Fang

Foley Artist

Elizabeth Flood

On-Set Dresser

Serena Forghieri

Main Title Design

David Forshee

Sound Effects Editor

Dulany Foster

Visual Effects

Claire Fowler

Script Supervisor

Fernando Fraiha

Executive Producer

Reneissance Francis

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Zach Frank

Grip

Michael Fuller

Production Assistant

Christopher Fung

Visual Effects Supervisor

Danny Garfield

Production Assistant

Storm Garner

On-Set Dresser

Ruben Gloria

Camera

Christoph Gluck

Song

Robert Gold

Music Coordinator

Xylina Golding

Camera

Marissa Goldman

On-Set Dresser

Yiwen Gong

Art Department Assistant

Elvira Gonzales

Hair Assistant

Affonso Gontalves

Editorial Assistant

Dylan Goodwin

Boom Operator

Michael Gottwald

Producer

Jake Graham-felsen

Production Assistant

Rodin Hamidi

Camera Operator

Kathleen Hanna

Song

Rashid Harrison

Production Assistant

Ryan Hawthorne

Visual Effects

Henry Hayes

Assistant Editor

Nicole Hernandez

Makeup

Alan Hewitt

Music

Catherine Hood

Boom Operator

Lucas Isabella

Assistant Director

Dan Janvey

Producer

Karyn Jarmer

Chef

Johnny Jarret-graham

Production Assistant

Geremy Jasper

Song Performer

Geremy Jasper

Screenplay

Geremy Jasper

Song

Geremy Jasper

Music

Peter Jaszi

Consultant

Alice Johnson

Assistant Director

Robert Johnson

Song

Dawn Cullen Jonas

Clearance Coordinator

Khyber Jones

Photography

Jennifer Josephberg

On-Set Dresser

Mathew Joyer

Boom Operator

Garrett Kafchinski

Camera

Kevin Kaim

Camera

Billy Karren

Song

Karim Kassem

Assistant Camera

Sean Kehoe

On-Set Dresser

Jessica Kelly

Casting Director

Lauren Kester

Post-Production Accountant

Kenneth Kildee

Grip

Bikini Kill

Song Performer

Matthew G. King

Production Sound Mixer

Kirk Knight

Song

Kirk Knight

Song Performer

Kristen Konvitz

Associate Producer

Lyndsea Lamarr

Wardrobe Supervisor

Kyle Lane

Adr Mixer

Blake Larue

On-Set Dresser

Javian Le

Post-Production Supervisor

Katie Levander

Props

Sally Levi

Set Decorator

Linda Lichter

Legal Services

Rona Lind

Accountant

Meredith Lippincott

Production Designer

Anna Kathleen Little

On-Set Dresser

Masha Litvinov

Legal Services

Elizabeth Lodge

Other

Lisa Loew

Art Department

Mccaul Lombardi

Song Performer

Danielle Macdonald

Song Performer

Lauren Mark

Production Assistant

Matthew Marquez

Camera

Peter Marshall

Accountant

Sophie Mas

Executive Producer

Lisa Maxwell

On-Set Dresser

Jack Mcdonald

Grip

Willy Mcgee

Production Assistant

Duncan Mcrae

Sound

Tamara Melnik

Executive

Chris Memoli

Compositor

Charles Miller

Assistant Camera

Michele Miller

Production Accountant

Megan Milnes

Camera

Eric Mittan

Camera

Alejandro Miyashiro

Camera Operator

Lon Molnar

Executive Producer

Tim Monich

Dialect Coach

Jonathan Montepare

Coproducer

Jim Morgan

Production Sound Mixer

Cathy Moriarty

Song Performer

John Moros

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Quincy Morris

Location Manager

Matt Morrison

On-Set Dresser

Steve Mottershead

Visual Effects

Dean Mozian

Camera

Nathan Muka

Production Assistant

Bishop Nehru

Song Performer

Bishop Nehru

Song

Boon Shin Ng

Camera

Sahr Ngaujah

Song Performer

Alex Noble

Visual Effects Supervisor

Stacie O'beime

Accountant

Christina O'neil

On-Set Dresser

Martin Page

Song

Heidi Pakdel-payan

Hair & Makeup

Daniella Pantoliano

Assistant

Jeong Park

Still Photographer

Spencer Pazer

Production Assistant

Chris Peariso

Camera

Norberto Pena

Camera Assistant

Josh Penn

Executive Producer

James Peppe

On-Set Dresser

Ross Philips

Electric

Eugene Pikulin

Legal Services

Johann Poschung

Dresser

Abby Powell

Music

Abby Powell

Song Performer

Rita Powers

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Alexander Prokos

Best Boy Electric

Carrie Radigan

Camera

Jennifer Rainin

Executive

Meg Reticker

Editorial Assistant

Felipe Vara De Rey

Camera Operator

James Reyes

Camera

Kim Rideout

Script Supervisor

Vanessa Riegel

Graphics

Film Details

Also Known As
Killa P, Patti Cakes
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Music
Release Date
2017
Production Company
Abelcine ; Apple ; Autoglyph Endcrawl ; Branded Entertainment Network ; Creative Artists Agency ; Dewitt Stern Group ; Enterprise Rent-A-Car ; Fox Searchlight Pictures ; Fox Searchlight Pictures ; GreenSlate ; Hand Held Films, Inc. ; Jfa, Inc. ; Korg USA, Inc. ; Light Iron Digital, Llc ; Nice Dissolve ; Pond5 ; Rock Bottom Rentals ; SeeThink Productions ; Wme Entertainment
Distribution Company
Fox Searchlight Pictures; 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment ; 20th Century Fox International ; Angel Films (Denmark) ; CinTart ; Cineworx ; Diaphana Distribution ; Fox Searchlight Pictures ; Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 48m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States August 18, 2017

Released in United States on Video November 7, 2017

Released in United States 2017

Screenplay was included in 2014 Sundance Institute Screenwriters Lab

Released in United States 2017 (Big Nights)

Released in United States August 18, 2017

Released in United States on Video November 7, 2017

Released in United States 2017 (Buzz)

Released in United States 2017

Released in United States 2017 (U.S. Dramatic Competition)

Released in United States 2017 (24 Beats Per Second )

Released in United States 2017 (Features)