The Dead Girl
Brief Synopsis
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The murdered body of a young woman named Krista is found by Arden, a lonesome caretaker living with her irascible mother. This leads to Leah, a forensics graduate student whose sister went missing as a child, stumbling upon possible closure when Krista's body appears on her gurney. The story continu
Cast & Crew
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Karen Moncrieff
Director
Brittany Murphy
Toni Collette
Piper Laurie
Giovanni Ribisi
Rose Byrne
Film Details
Also Known As
Dead Girl
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2006
Production Company
3m Company; Alex¿S Gourmet Catering; Axium International; Dewitt Stern Group; First Look Pictures; First Look Pictures; International Film Guarantors; JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Joan Pearce, Research Associates; Jp Morgan Chase Bank; Lakeshore Entertainment; Lakeshore International; R!Ot; Robert Sharman; Scarlet Letters; Sonic Magic; Sonic Magic Studios; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Tatopoulos Studios, Inc.
Distribution Company
FIRST LOOK/FIRST LOOK PICTURES; Arp; Cathay Film Organization; Filmax International; First Look Holdings; First Look Pictures; Hoyts Distribution; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Kinepolis Film Distribution; RCV Distribution; Ster-Kinekor; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Synopsis
The murdered body of a young woman named Krista is found by Arden, a lonesome caretaker living with her irascible mother. This leads to Leah, a forensics graduate student whose sister went missing as a child, stumbling upon possible closure when Krista's body appears on her gurney. The story continues with Ruth, who in the midst of a long and intense love/hate relationship with her husband, discovers a disturbing connection between her husband and Krista's murder. Finally, Melora is a mother searching for answers about her runaway daughter Krista's troubled life and finds help in her quest from another troubled young woman.
Director
Karen Moncrieff
Director
Cast
Brittany Murphy
Toni Collette
Piper Laurie
Giovanni Ribisi
Rose Byrne
Mary Steenburgen
Mary Beth Hurt
Nick Searcy
Marcia Gay Harden
Kerry Washington
Josh Brolin
James Franco
Bruce Davison
Christopher Allen Nelson
Dennis Keifer
Elizabeth Pernoll
Gillian Pernoll
Dan Callahan
Don Smith
Michael Raysses
Earl Carroll
Dorothy Beatty
Eva Loseth
Joanie Tomsky
Kate Mulligan
Gus Buktenica
Bobby Hosea
Lee Von Ernst
Carla Jimenez
Daniel Leavitt
Amy Benedict
Stephanie Mace
Paige Pelletier
Madison Pelletier
John Warner
Lead Person
Dennis Keiffer
Crew
Tony Adler
Assistant Director
Frederick E Alexander
Painter
Trish Almeida
Hair Stylist
Teresa Alvis
Post-Production Accountant
Kristan Andrews
Production Designer
Deborah Aquila
Casting Director
Carlos Arguello
Camera Operator
Mark Arnold
Song
Steve Ashburn
Song
Giovanni Aurilia
On-Set Dresser
Rick Baca
Accounting Assistant
D Baker
Song
Jeremy Balko
Adr Mixer
Jeremy Balko
Foley Mixer
Tony Barattini
Driver
Lynn Barber
Makeup Artist
Star Barry
Chief Lighting Technician
Ron Batzdorff
Photography
Dorothy Beatty
Other
Thomas Beatty
Assistant
Michael R Belt
Driver
Brian Berdan
Titles
Joseph Bingenheimer
Driver
Maryellen Blair
Assistant
Ted Blaisdell
Score Recording
Ted Blaisdell
Music Scoring Mixer
Chad Blinman
Song
Richard Bode
Painter
Bobby Bones
Song
Phillip Bouchard
On-Set Dresser
Mateo Bourdieu
Assistant Camera
Don Bracken
Assistant Property Master
Charles Bradley
Song Performer
Mark Brodie
Song
Rod Brodie
Driver
Gregory Butler
Song
Christopher Byers
Grip
Des Carey
Visual Effects Producer
Hilary Morse Carver
Publicity
Mike Chiado
Digital Effects
Sarah Clifford
Animal Wrangler
Donna Corwin
Other
Eric Craig
Music Supervisor
Rosemary Cremona
Assistant Director
Ian Cuthbertson
Song
Yvonne G Dane
Painter
Dawn Darfus
Production Accountant
Jimmie Davis
Song
Gayle Day
Song Performer
Gayle Day
Song
Winnebago Deal
Song Performer
Angel Desanti
Transportation Co-Captain
Susie Desanto
Costume Designer
Craig Dollinger
Boom Operator
Siggy Ferstl
Colorist
Samantha Finkler
Casting Associate
Jamelle Flowers
Key Costumer
Wayne Flowers
Driver
Liam Ford
Software Engineer
Bob Forrest
Song Performer
Bob Forrest
Song
E Foxx
Song
Edward French
Special Makeup Effects
Lenny Friedman
Song
Ted Gidlow
Production Supervisor
Paul Goldhammer
Lighting Technician
Adam Gorgoni
Original Music
Adam Gorgoni
Music Producer
Grant Grabowski
Production Supervisor
Michael Grady
Director Of Photography
James Grundler
Song
Edward Gutierrez
Grip
Sergio Gutierrez
Grip
Carsten Lindberg D Hansen
Song
Geno Hart
Transportation Coordinator
Ron Hartman
Song
Chris Haynes
Driver
Sari Heifetz
Assistant
Scott Herbst
Assistant
Guy Himber
Special Makeup Effects
Harry Hope
Grip
Colin Hudson
Steadicam Operator
Thomas A Hutchinson
Assistant Camera
Charline Ibrahim
Song Performer
Bryan Iler
Location Assistant
Tomoka Izumi
Assistant Camera
Marike Jainchill
Set Production Assistant
Dominique Jaramillo
Medic
Lee Jennings
Driver
Jeff Journey
Dolly Grip
Michael I Karasick
Chief Lighting Technician
Eric Karten
Song
Eric Karten
Producer
Zoa Keith
Office Assistant
Hugh Kelly
Driver
David Kern
Post-Production Supervisor
David J Kern
Post-Production Supervisor
Leslie King
Song
Rich King
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Susan Kistler
Wardrobe Supervisor
Kyle Kitty
Painter
Holly Knight
Song
Mark Knightley
Construction Coordinator
Leighton Koizumi
Song
Miia Kovero
Hair Stylist
Rick Kyker
Property Master
Eric Labonte
On-Set Dresser
Christopher Todd Landor
Song Performer
Julian Ledger
Special Makeup Effects
Jackie Lee
Executive
Seth Levine
Driver
Chris Linares
Lighting Technician
John Linares
Lighting Technician
Ron Linxwiler
Driver
Gary Lucchesi
Producer
Nat Magnuson
On-Set Dresser
Judd Maslansky
Assistant Editor
Gary V Mayes
Driver
Terry A Mckay
Executive Producer
Steve Mcnerney
Song
Tal Meirson
Executive
Joel Michalak
Grip
Christopher Miller
Location Manager
Jonathan Miller
Supervising Sound Editor
Jonathan Miller
Sound Designer
Jonathan Miller
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Teresa Miller
Assistant
Dan Milner
Location Assistant
Karen Moncrieff
Screenplay
Brian Morena
Assistant Camera
Steven A. Morrow
Sound Mixer
David Myrick
Lighting Technician
Larry Nolan
Song
Meredith Nutting
Assistant
Kathleen G Oliver
Art Department Coordinator
Martin James Osborne
Coordinator
Johann Pachelbel
Song
Jorge Pallares
Loader
William R Peck
Driver
John Pellegrino
Driver
Ben Perrier
Song
Scott Peterson
Script Supervisor
J Petty
Song
Michael M Piehler
Assistant Production Coordinator
Jeremy Pierce-sunia
Set Production Assistant
Blake Pinkerston
Assistant Director
Ronnie Pope
Driver
Yolanda Poropat
Production Coordinator
Darrin Prescott
Stunt Coordinator
Darrin Prescott
Pyrotechnics
Jose Antonio Prieto
Craft Service
Neal Prosansky
Office Assistant
Vic Radulich
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Gerald Ragland
Visual Effects
Richard Redlefsen
Special Makeup Effects
Eric Reid
Executive Producer
Alex Romano
On-Line Editor
Tom Rosenberg
Producer
Gabriel Alexander Roth
Song
Patrick X Rousseau
Camera Operator
Patrick Rousseau
Song
David Scott Rubin
Unit Production Manager
David Scott Rubin
Executive Producer
Fadi Sabella
Craft Service
Robbie Salvucci
Set Production Assistant
Jaimie Lynn Sanchez
Painter
Kate Schriver
Assistant
Carlos M Serrano
Driver
Robert Sharman
Cable Operator
Craig Silva
Stunt Player
Eric Silver
Song
Jennifer Smith
Casting
Joni Smith
Office Assistant
Lianne Smith
Song
G Solano
Song
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Film Lab
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Executive
Renee Stahl
Song Performer
Renee Stahl
Song
Mollie Stallman
Set Production Assistant
John Stary
Song
Erin Stern
Assistant
James Stone
On-Set Dresser
Rick Stratton
Makeup
Neal Sugarman
Song
Joachim Svare
Song
Thomas Tannenberger
Visual Effects Supervisor
Matthew Taylor
Set Production Assistant
Benny Thomas
Song
Nancy Lee Thurston
Stunt Player
Mark Timpe
Driver
Deron Tse
Grip
Kevin Turen
Producer
Alex Uceda
Caterer
Stan Umamoto
Cashier
Vicki O'reilly Vandegrift
Foley Artist
Isaiab Vega
Song
Thony Vega
Song
Bryan John Venegas
Set Decorator
Antonyia Verna
Makeup Artist
Film Details
Also Known As
Dead Girl
MPAA Rating
Genre
Drama
Release Date
2006
Production Company
3m Company; Alex¿S Gourmet Catering; Axium International; Dewitt Stern Group; First Look Pictures; First Look Pictures; International Film Guarantors; JPMorgan Chase & Co.; Joan Pearce, Research Associates; Jp Morgan Chase Bank; Lakeshore Entertainment; Lakeshore International; R!Ot; Robert Sharman; Scarlet Letters; Sonic Magic; Sonic Magic Studios; StudioCanal; Studiocanal; Tatopoulos Studios, Inc.
Distribution Company
FIRST LOOK/FIRST LOOK PICTURES; Arp; Cathay Film Organization; Filmax International; First Look Holdings; First Look Pictures; Hoyts Distribution; Icon; Icon Uk Group; Kinepolis Film Distribution; RCV Distribution; Ster-Kinekor; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 34m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Winner of the Grand Prize at the 2007 Deauville Festival of American Cinema.
Released in United States Winter December 29, 2006
Released in United States on Video May 8, 2007
Released in United States November 2006
Released in United States 2007
Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Competition) August 31-September 9, 2007.
Released in United States Winter December 29, 2006 (NY, LA)
Released in United States on Video May 8, 2007
Released in United States November 2006 (Shown at AFI/Los Angeles Film Festival (Special Presentation) November 1-12, 2006.)
Released in United States 2007 (Shown at Deauville Festival of American Cinema (Competition) August 31-September 9, 2007.)
