Someone Else's America (1996) - Turner Classic Movies

Brief Synopsis

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Alonso is a Spanish emigre who has moved to America full of hopes and dreams for a better life. Now the manager of a Brooklyn bar and grill, he and his best friend Bayo set about pursuing the elusive American dream. Their touchingly determined and frequently hilarious efforts to find their pot of go

Cast & Crew

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Goran Paskaljevic

Tom Conti

Miki Manojlovic

Maria Casares

Alonso'S Mother

Zorka Manojlovic

Sergej Trifunovic

Film Details

Also Known As

Amerique des autres, L'

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Release Date

1996

Production Company

Barnyard Babies; Dda Public Relations; Eurimages; Exotics Unlimited; Filmf÷rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein; IFA Cinema; Mact Productions; Pandora Film Produktion; Pandora Films; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

October Films; Filmfour; New Yorker Films; October Films

Location

Ciudad Acuna, Mexico; Del Rio, Texas, USA; Thessaloniki, Greece; New York City, New York, USA; Hamburg Studios, Hamburg, Germany

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 36m

Synopsis

Alonso is a Spanish emigre who has moved to America full of hopes and dreams for a better life. Now the manager of a Brooklyn bar and grill, he and his best friend Bayo set about pursuing the elusive American dream. Their touchingly determined and frequently hilarious efforts to find their pot of gold, more often than not, go awry. But anything is possible in director Goran Paskaljevic's America.

Director

Goran Paskaljevic

Cast

Tom Conti

Miki Manojlovic

Maria Casares

Alonso'S Mother

Zorka Manojlovic

Sergej Trifunovic

Jose Ramon Rosario

Lanny Flaherty

Michalis Yannatos

Michael Willis

Predrrag Ejdus

Chia-ching Niu

Andjela Stojkovic

Lazar Kalmic

Ananda Ellis

John Norman Thomas

Afisi'S Brother

Jonathon Peck

Yan Shi

Anibal Lleras

Ai Ya

Chinese Grandma

Shuain Hui

Chinese Grandpa

Loi Gao Li

Chinese Musician

Dominique Lasaki

Flamenco Musician

Robert Franz

Flamenco Musician

Juan Rodriguez Vila

Flamenco Musician

Geggy Tah

Crew

Giorgios Arvanitis

Director Of Photography

Jean-yves Asselin

Helga Bahr

Johanna Baldwin

Jane Barrer

Location Manager (New York Crew)

Nick Bicat

Musician (Ercussion)

Paula Boram

Conrad V Brink

Special Effects (New York Crew)

Jeffrey S Brink

Special Effects (New York Crew)

Nico Brown

Musician (Ecorder)

Francoise Chapuis-asselin

Makeup Designer

St Clair Davis

Antoine De Clermont-tonnerre

Valerie Desjardins

Script Supervisor

Emilio Deuranga

Song ("Alla En El Rancho Grande")

Juan Diaz Del Moral

Song ("Alla En El Rancho Grande")

Andrew Dickson

Andrew Dickson

William Diver

Alberto Dominguez

Song ("Perfidia")

Jean Durand

Tony Faulkner

Unit Manager (New York Crew)

Lucy Fawcett

Brigitte Fiore

Post-Production Supervisor

Segolene Fleury

Production Accountant

Livia Gainham

1st Assistant Editor

Marie-jose Godin

Assistant (To The Producers)

François Groult

Naomi Harris

Production Coordinator

Bill Hawkes

Charlotte Holdich

Costume Designer

Coral Houtman

1st Assistant Editor

Lisa Janowski

Second Assistant Director (New York Crew)

Miljen Kreka Kljakovic

Production Designer Consultant

Eddie Kochak

Arabic Music Consultant

Susan Labunski

Second 2nd Assistant Director (New York Crew)

Simon Lane

Stanley'S Voice And Dialogue

Simon Lane

Andrew Lassman

Props (New York Crew)

Diane Lederman

Set Decorator (New York Crew)

Andrew Marriner

Musician (Larinet)

Caty Maxey

Art Director (New York Crew)

Nancy Mayans

Lisa Mccomb

Assistant (To The Producers)

Gordan Mihic

Robin O'hara

Line Producer (New York Crew)

Mary Popovic

English Dialogue

Mary Popovic

Robi Reed-humes

Casting Directors (New York Crew)

Robi Reed-humes

Nick Rodwell

Musician (Larinet)

David Rose

David Rose

David Rose

English Dialogue

Wolf Seesselberg

Stephane Seilhean

Unit Coordinator

Jamie Silverstein

Camera Operator (New York Crew)

Manny Siverio

Stunt Coordinator (New York Crew)

Carmen Soriano

Script Supervisor

Paul Speirs

Musician (Ouble Bass)

Jonathan Starch

First Assistant Director (New York Crew)

Gabrielle Tana

Vladimir Torbica

1st Assistant Director

Mark Tucker

Anna Turville

Assistant Editor

Christian Wangler

Dave White

Musician (Ass Clarinet)

Anne Louise Wirgman

Assistant (To The Producers)

Aad Wirtz

Film Details

Also Known As

Amerique des autres, L'

MPAA Rating

Genre

Comedy

Drama

Release Date

1996

Production Company

Barnyard Babies; Dda Public Relations; Eurimages; Exotics Unlimited; Filmf÷rderung Hamburg Schleswig-Holstein; IFA Cinema; Mact Productions; Pandora Film Produktion; Pandora Films; StudioCanal

Distribution Company

October Films; Filmfour; New Yorker Films; October Films

Location

Ciudad Acuna, Mexico; Del Rio, Texas, USA; Thessaloniki, Greece; New York City, New York, USA; Hamburg Studios, Hamburg, Germany

Technical Specs

Duration

1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Expanded Release in United States June 28, 1996

Released in United Kingdom June 13, 1997

Released in United States May 10, 1996

Released in United States May 24, 1996

Released in United States on Video September 9, 1997

Released in United States September 9, 1997

Released in United States Spring May 10, 1996

Began shooting late May 1994.

Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 17-28, 1995.

Shown at Miami Film Festival February 2-11, 1996.

Shown at MIFED in Milan, Italy, November 5-10, 1995.

Shown at Toronto International Film Festival (Contemporary World Cinema) September 7-16, 1995.

c Fujicolor

Dolby (Spectral Recording)

dialogue English, Serbian and Spanish

rtg MPAA R

Released in United States May 10, 1996 (New York City)

Released in United States Spring May 10, 1996

Released in United States May 24, 1996 (Los Angeles)

Released in United Kingdom June 13, 1997

Expanded Release in United States June 28, 1996

Released in United States on Video September 9, 1997

Released in United States September 9, 1997

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