She's So Lovely


1h 36m 1997

Brief Synopsis

A romantic fable about Eddie and Maureen--young, married and passionately crazy about each other. Drunk, unstable and about to have a baby, they live in a world of funky barflys and colorful low-lifes, living it up on no money and their manic, co-dependent need for each other. When a neighbor attacks Maureen, Eddie snaps and it costs him ten years of his life in a mental institution. Upon Eddie's returns, he discovers that his wife has re-married and she is caught in the middle between the past and the present.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

A romantic fable about Eddie and Maureen--young, married and passionately crazy about each other. Drunk, unstable and about to have a baby, they live in a world of funky barflys and colorful low-lifes, living it up on no money and their manic, co-dependent need for each other. When a neighbor attacks Maureen, Eddie snaps and it costs him ten years of his life in a mental institution. Upon Eddie's returns, he discovers that his wife has re-married and she is caught in the middle between the past and the present.

Crew

Steve Abrams

Grip

Sylvia Abu-muhor

Other

Sande Alessi

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Thierry Arbogast

Director Of Photography

Brad Arensman

Post-Production Supervisor

Orla Asawa

Construction

Ruth Auerbach

Other

Rick Avery

Stunts

Robert Alden Backus

Sound

David Baerwald

Song

Jeri Baker

Makeup Assistant

Gregg Barbanell

Foley Artist

Thomas Barquee

Adr Editor

Matt Barry

Casting

Nina Barry

Casting Associate

Peter J Bates

Swing Gang

Ray Baum

Stunts

Anthony Bendt

Grip

Josh Bleibtreu

Camera Operator

Marek Bojsza

Electrician

Bernard Bouix

Executive Producer

Anita Brabec

Stand-In

Curtiss Bradford

Gaffer

Daniel Bradford

Art Director

Ilya Brodsky

Set Production Assistant

Dalia Burde

Set Production Assistant

Nicole Capasso

Other

Steven Carmer

Grip

Michelle Carnes Ellis

Production Manager

Harry Wayne Casey

Song

John Cassavetes

Screenplay

Eric Chambers

Stunts

Raymond C Clark

Electrician

Willie Clark

Song

Rene Cleitman

Producer

Kevin Collins

Assistant Location Manager

John Conte

Transportation Captain

Gregory Conway

Sound Effects Editor

Michael Costello

Other

Clarence Cotter

Song

Christina Criswell

Hair Assistant

David D Darling

Stunts

Don Davis

Song

David Dawes

Assistant Editor

Joleen Deatherage

Assistant

Jorge Del Barrio

Original Music

Gerard Depardieu

Executive Producer

David B Diamond

Boom Operator

Christian Dirkes

Best Boy Grip

Norm Dlugatch

Other

Catherine Domareki

Assistant

Ken Druberman

Music

Nathan Easterling

Art Assistant

Bradford Ellis

Music

Todd Ellis

Property Master

Peter Emshwiller

Swing Gang

Mike Ferris

Camera Operator

Richard Finch

Song

Kevin 'rambo' Fitzgerald

Grip

Giuliano Fiumani

Special Effects Assistant

Romy Fleming

Hair Assistant

Amanda Flick

Other

Kirk Gardner

Steadicam Operator

Christopher George

Photography

Jane Goldsmith

Script Supervisor

Dominic Gonzales

Production

Greg Gootsan

Art Department

Jarek Gorczycki

Best Boy

Frank Griffin

Makeup

Jack Guberman

Electrician

Nadine Haders

Costumes

Steve Hagstrom

Grip

Kevin Halloran

Location Manager

Marguerite Happy

Stunts

Jennie Harris

Assistant Set Decorator

Terence Harris

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Anthony Hester

Song

Stacey Holmes

Set Production Assistant

Bess Hopper

Foley Artist

Cheri Jacobs

Accounting Assistant

Chico James

Song

Kathleen Janick

Assistant

April Janow

Accountant

Christine Jones

Driver

David Jones

Driver

David J Jones

Driver

Grace Jones

Song Performer

Grace Jones

Song

James P Jones

Transportation Captain

Susan V Kalinowski

Hair Stylist

Avram Kaplan

Coproducer

Betty Ann Konz

Driver

Didier Koskas

Key Grip

Edmund J Lachmann

Dialogue Editor

Gregory C Landerer

Special Effects Coordinator

Richard Landerer

Special Effects Assistant

Hans Lang

Song

Deborah Larsen

Makeup Artist

Andrew James Laws

Assistant Art Director

Mike Le Mare

Sound Supervisor

Christopher Lechanu

Other

Steve Livingston

Sound Effects Editor

Juliet Loveland

Makeup Assistant

John H Maninger

Best Boy

Frances Mathias

Hair Stylist

Lester K Matthews

Assistant Director

Lee Alan Mcconnell

Special Effects

Gwen Mccrae

Song

Tim Mchenry

Production

Julie Mclean

Accounting Assistant

Mic Mehas

Assistant

Corinne Michel

Assistant

Paul Miranne

Grip

Joel C Moody

Driver

Adriann Morales

Production Assistant

Melissa Moseley

Photography

Hanna Mourad

Driver

Curtis Myer

Stand-In

John M Nelson

Assistant Director

Van Tanh Nguyen

Production Associate

Ross Novie

Assistant Director

Bradley O'donnell

Foreman

Stacy O'grady

Accountant

Carrick O'quinn

Stunts

James Oberman

Transportation Coordinator

Sandra Ohlfest

Medic

Jimmy Ortega

Stunts

Patrick Parkhurst

Construction Coordinator

Beatrix Aruna Pasztor

Costume Designer

Aaron Penn

Set Production Assistant

Sean Penn

Executive Producer

Michelle Pershing

Set Costumer

William Phillips

Production Assistant

R A Tony Poland

On-Set Dresser

Cole Porter

Song

Monti Rainbolt

Assistant Property Master

Clarence Reid

Song

William Reinert

Driver

Bert Reisfeld

Song

Sandy Reynolds-wasco

Set Decorator

Mark Riccardi

Stunts

William Robinson

Photography

Vincent Rodriguez

Key Rigging Grip

Allan K Rosen

Music Editor

Brian Ruberg

Adr Mixer

Martha Anne Rubin

Editing

Joyce Rudolph

Photography

Spike Michael Ryan

Dolly Grip

Amanda Scheer-demme

Music Supervisor

Michael Schlenker

Production Coordinator

Lee Schmicker

Electrician

Brad Schwartz

Foley Editor

Alexis Scott

Assistant Costume Designer

Tom Scurry

Dialogue Editor

Gregg Shawzin

Stand-In

Amy K Skjonsby-winslow

Set Designer

Kate Smurr

Set Costumer

Tessa Stephensen

Wardrobe Supervisor

Luke Stern

Camera

Karola Stoff

Sound

Jim Stuebe

Sound Mixer

Tom Sweeney

Production Assistant

Cary Symmons

Grip

Johnnie Taylor

Song Performer

Chris Tomko

Swing Gang

John Travolta

Executive Producer

Christina Tucker

Foley Mixer

Joseph Vitarelli

Music Producer

Joseph Vitarelli

Music

Nicholas Viterelli

Music

Patricia Von Arx

Music Editor

Petra Von Oelffen

Editor

Dan Wallin

Music

David Wasco

Production Designer

Chuck Waters

Stunts

Jennifer Watson

Stunts

Fred Weinberg

Assistant Director

Doug Weinmann

Electrician

Bob Weinstein

Co-Executive Producer

Harvey Weinstein

Co-Executive Producer

Paul Wertheimer

Other

Gregory Wong

Grip

Bruce Woolley

Song

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Release Date
1997
Distribution Company
MIRAMAX
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of the Best Actor Prize (Sean Penn) and Best Technical Achievement (Thierry Arbogast--Cinematography) at the 1997 Cannes International Film Festival.

Released in United States 1997

Released in United States August 27, 1997

Released in United States November 1997

Released in United States on Video March 17, 1998

Released in United States Summer August 29, 1997

Shown at Birmingham International Film & Television Festival in the United Kingdom November 19-30, 1997.

Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 22 - September 2, 1997.

Second feature effort for Nick Cassavettes, son of John Cassavetes, who debuted with "Unhook the Stars" (USA/1996); "She's So Lovely" is scripted by the late John Cassavetes who wrote it twenty years prior to his son's helming effort.

Began shooting July 17, 1996.

Completed shooting September 16, 1996.

Released in United States 1997 (Shown at Montreal World Film Festival (in competition) August 22 - September 2, 1997.)

Released in United States on Video March 17, 1998

Released in United States August 27, 1997 (New York City)

Released in United States Summer August 29, 1997

Released in United States November 1997 (Shown at Birmingham International Film & Television Festival in the United Kingdom November 19-30, 1997.)