An American Crime


1h 38m 2008

Brief Synopsis

Based on a true story, a seemingly ordinary housewife and the mother of seven, imprisons a beautiful teenager, who has been left in her charge, in the basement of her Indiana home.

Film Details

Also Known As
American Crime, Basement, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Period
Release Date
2008
Production Company
First Look Holdings; John Wells Productions; Killer Films; Peace Arch Entertainment Group; Peace Arch Entertainment Group; Showtime Networks
Distribution Company
Calif; California Filmes; Filmax International; First Look Pictures; First Look Pictures; Forum Film Ltd.; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Madman Entertainment Pty., Ltd.; Multivision Plus; Nu-Metro; Quality Films
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Synopsis

Based on a true story, a seemingly ordinary housewife and the mother of seven, imprisons a beautiful teenager, who has been left in her charge, in the basement of her Indiana home.

Crew

Wes Adams

Driver

Tiana Aiello

Costume Designer

Tiana Aiello

Costumer

Caleb Aldrich

Production

Lisa Alkofer

Set Decorator

Isaac Amondson

On-Set Dresser

Nathan Amondson

Production Designer

Albert Aquino

Boom Operator

Carlos Antonio Aragon

Location Manager

Joey Aroesti

Driver

Morris Aroesti

Driver

Spring Aspers

Music Supervisor

Matt Baker

Set Production Assistant

Jeb Banegas

Camera Trainee

Zack Bangma

Art Director

Bruce Bellamy

On-Set Dresser

Craig D Bentley

Props

Mandy Benton

Makeup

Paul Biery

Production Coordinator

Maryellen Blair

Assistant

Amy Bojanowski

Loader

Charmaine Boos

Tutor

Chris Borgnine

Electrician

Cris Borgnine

Electrician

Marc Boyle

Hair

Andre Brandes

Driver

Patrick M Brennan

Lighting Technician

Amy Britt

Casting Director

Nathan Brown

Electrician

Meghan Burchfield

Office Production Assistant

Stuart Burkin

Executive In Charge Of Production

Megan Burns

Publicity

Tyson Caffo

Assistant Location Manager

James Cantoni

Driver

Dennis T Carlin

Production

Danielle C. Carroll

Loader

Essie Cha

Makeup Artist

Essie Cha

Makeup

Yee Yeo Chang

Assistant

Aleah Charles

Production

Marjorie Chodorov

Production Accountant

Brian Christie

Dolly Grip

Jeff Clark

Steadicam Operator

Michael Clark

Props

Scott Cockerell

Assistant Property Master

Anya Colloff

Casting Director

William Constantine

Painter

Judy Cook

Extras Agent/Coordinator

J P Crum

Set Production Assistant

Kelly Cummins

Assistant Camera

Daniel Curet

Hair

Corey Dail

Driver

Mick Davies

Boom Operator

Gloria De Leon

Production

Christopher Disher

Assistant

Jorjee Douglas

Makeup Artist

Jorjee Douglass

Makeup Artist

Jorjee Douglass

Makeup

Greg Doyle

Accounting Assistant

Guido Egger

Grip

Cleta Elaine Ellington

Assistant Director

Cleta Ellington

Assistant Director

Scott Enge

Props

David Esparza

Painter

Eduardo H. Esparza

Propman

Brian Fernandez

Plasterer

Heather Fielding

Tutor

Wayne Flowers

Driver

Ramsey Fong

Other

Michael Francisco

Electrician

Buddy Fries

Camera Operator

Stephen Furry

Rigging Grip

Sean P. Galvin

Set Production Assistant

David García Hernández

Driver

Beau J Genot

Post-Production Supervisor

Kevin Goff

Camera Assistant

Peter Grandfield

Driver

Jilliane Grodecki

Camera Trainee

Michael Grooms

Driver

Brian Hall

Driver

Craig Handschu

On-Set Dresser

Kelly Harkess

Driver

Jocelyn Hayes-simpson

Executive Producer

Tim Hedgecock

Electrician

Fiona Walsh Heinz

Set Production Assistant

Lola Hersh

Production

Alix Hester

Costume Designer

Mike Horan

Best Boy Grip

Ken Howland

Plasterer

William Hyde

Rigging Grip

Sean David Jackson

On-Set Dresser

Paul Janossy

Assistant Camera

Melissa Jones

Office Production Assistant

Alicia Kalvin

Tutor

Stacy Katzman

Assistant Editor

Roger Kelton

Construction Coordinator

Melissa Kent

Editor

Scott Kitchen

Props

Pam Kloods

Tutor

Pamela Koffler

Executive Producer

Erin Korda

Production

John Labrucherie

Assistant Director

Hunter Laizure

Electrician

Dana Lambert

Production Executive

Lance W Lanfear

Assistant Director

Joanna Lara

Assistant Production Coordinator

Christopher Larsen

On-Set Dresser

Alan Ari Lazar

Music

Eric Lee

Photography

Heather Leroy

Camera Assistant

Jack Levy

Supervising Sound Editor

Angelo Loffredo

Driver

Ernesto Luna

Driver

Luis Mata

Driver

Yo Matsuoka

Driver

Sabyn Mayfield

Key Grip

Jonathan Mccoy

Unit Production Manager

Jan Mcwilliams

Script Supervisor

Wes Meilandt

Electrician

Ania Milaszewicz

Assistant

Daniel Miller

Grip

Eric Moon

Transportation Captain

Robert C Moore

Props

Cristobal Moris

Electrician

Mike Mosely

Electrician

Kevin Mucha

Electrician

Karl E Nelson

Driver

Beth Newbauer

Assistant

Dave Newbert

Grip

Michael Nicolo

Casting Associate

Ali-reza Nusrat

Production

Jeffrey O'brien

Property Master

Molly O'haver

Costumer

Molly O'haver

Costume Designer

Tommy O'haver

Writer

Elmer Osorio

Production

Rich Paisley

Gaffer

Doreen Parker

Painter

Rebecca Perkins

Makeup

Rebecca Perkins

Special Makeup Effects

Michael Perrotti

Transportation Coordinator

Matthew Perry

Rigging Gaffer

Paul Picerni

Props

Paul Picerni

Props

Michelle Pizanis

Camera Assistant

Courtney R Powell

Set Production Assistant

Kelly Prize

Grip

Charles Pugliese

Other

Juan J Ramirez

Transportation Captain

Lori Reed

Costume Supervisor

Cristi Rickey

Set Production Assistant

Hans C. Ritter

Coproducer

Avi Roffman

Electrician

Chad Rosen

Assistant Director

Katie Roumel

Executive Producer

Michael Roy

Rigging Gaffer

Matthew A. Rubin

Assistant

Kristina Santoro

Assistant Location Manager

Kip Sawyer

Painter

Aaron Schulte

Best Boy Electric

Michael Scott

Driver

Byron Shah

Director Of Photography

Kevin Paul Sheedy

Grip

Terry Sheehan

Driver

Richard Shore

Executive Producer

Mike Silva

Electrician

Lou Simon

Stunt Coordinator

Erik Solorio

Grip

Randa Squillacote

Hair Stylist

Linda Stanley

Tutor

Tessa Lyn Stephenson

Assistant Director

Nancy Stimac

Hair

Scott Stolz

Sound Mixer

Jonathan Stopek

Assistant

Daniel Taylor

Assistant Camera

Max Thorpe

Grip

Francesco Tignini

Assistant Director

Mike Toston

Driver

Rick Tschudin

Camera Assistant

Kenny Tucker

Electrician

Kevin Turen

Executive Producer

Irene C Turner

Writer

Christine Vachon

Executive Producer

Dennis Vanmatta

On-Set Dresser

Ruth Vitale

Executive Producer

David Waine

Special Effects Coordinator

Elizabeth Webster

Hair

John Marcum Wells

Executive Producer

Chapel West

Painter

Jim West

Grip

Matthew G Whitted

Grip

Chad Wilson

Steadicam Operator

Henry Winterstern

Executive Producer

Jamie Winterstern

Set Production Assistant

Adam Woods

Props

Ronald L Wright

Boom Operator

Kevin Ylauan

Production

Film Details

Also Known As
American Crime, Basement, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Crime
Drama
Period
Release Date
2008
Production Company
First Look Holdings; John Wells Productions; Killer Films; Peace Arch Entertainment Group; Peace Arch Entertainment Group; Showtime Networks
Distribution Company
Calif; California Filmes; Filmax International; First Look Pictures; First Look Pictures; Forum Film Ltd.; Hollywood Entertainment (Greece); Madman Entertainment Pty., Ltd.; Multivision Plus; Nu-Metro; Quality Films
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 38m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for a 2008 Emmy Award for Outstanding Lead Actress In A Miniseries Or A Movie ("Catherine Keener") by the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences.

Released in United States August 17, 2007

Aired in United States May 10, 2008

Aired in United States August 19, 2008

Aired in United States January 2007

Based on a true story.

Showtime picked up cable broadcast rights for the 2007-2008 seaosn.

Originally developed and produced as a feature film.

Aired in USA on Showtime Network on May 10, 2008.