Finding Amanda


1h 36m 2008

Brief Synopsis

Taylor Mendon is a television writer and producer working on a low-rated, little-respected half-hour sitcom. Once destined for bigger and better things, Taylor's compulsive gambling, recreational drug use and drinking all conspired to throw his career off the rails. After kicking the alcohol and dr

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Magnolia Pictures
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Synopsis

Taylor Mendon is a television writer and producer working on a low-rated, little-respected half-hour sitcom. Once destined for bigger and better things, Taylor's compulsive gambling, recreational drug use and drinking all conspired to throw his career off the rails. After kicking the alcohol and drugs, he only has one more hurdle--the horses. His beautiful twenty-year old niece Amanda has her own habit to kick. Living in Las Vegas, working as a "dancer," her family has just discovered she is actually a prostitute, and they suspect hooking for drug money. On their way home from an emergency family meeting, Taylor's wife Lorraine finds recent racing stubs in Taylor's glove compartment. After years of standing by him, she leaves. Taylor comes up with a plan: he'll win back his wife by doing the right thing. He'll go to Las Vegas, find Amanda, and deliver her to a rehabilitation center in Malibu. While he's at it, he might even catch up with some old friends. But besides that, it's strictly the business at hand--while he's there, he vows, he won't gamble a single cent, but things don't turn out quite as he'd planned.

Crew

Jarod Abbatoye

Driver

Tim Abbatoye

Driver

Ashenputtel Abrams

Stand-In

Paul Anderson

Editor

Denise Anderson Poore

Assistant Director

Tony Atherton

Craft Service

Larry Ballard

Medic

Joe Barnett

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tracy Bennett

Photography

Steve Berens

Animal Services

David C Bernat

Coordinator

Mike Birnkrant

Driver

Thomas Bolger

Assistant Editor

Alasdair Boyd

Location Manager

Camille M Bratkowski

Set Designer

Michael Breines

Set Production Assistant

Jesse Bringas

Foreman

Weldon Brown

Adr Mixer

Allison Caetano

Stunt Double

Rod Calarco

Assistant Camera

Shelley Carter

Set Costumer

Jose L Cisneros

Driver

Gary Clark

Production Accountant

Casey Coles

Lighting Technician

Marsha Daniels

Set Decorator

Mark Davis

Key Grip

Mark Shane Davis

Key Grip

Dawn Deibert

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Guillaume Delouche

Property Master

Andrew Dumas

Assistant Camera

Juan Echeverria

Caterer

Kat Farry

Assistant Camera

Karen Faye

Makeup

Sean P. Fickert

Best Boy Grip

Patrick D Fields

Grip

Stephanie Fike

Set Production Assistant

Kyle Fox

Sound

Tom Fox

Boom Operator

Eric Glasser

Assistant Director

Diane Glavin

Driver

Clayton Granger

Sculptor

Hera Guillermo

Loader

Melanie Hansen

Assistant

T Ashley Harvey

Adr/Dialogue Editor

Richard Heller

Producer

Mark Hendrix

Driver

Eileen Horta

Supervising Sound Editor

Tom Houghton

Director Of Photography

Karyn L. Huston

Hair

Jeb Johenning

Video Playback

Mark Benton Johnson

Coproducer

Michelle Joyce

Painter

Joe Anderson Jr

Foreman

Jamie Katz

Office Production Assistant

Rich King

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Robert King

Stunt Coordinator

Denise Knudson

Accounting Assistant

Jules Kovisars

Unit Production Manager

Ashley Kravitz

Rights & Clearances

Aleksandra Landsberg

Art Department

Diana V Lara

Assistant Location Manager

Aries Lepe

Construction

Rose Librizzi

Makeup

John Long

Office Production Assistant

Keith Ludwig

Props

Todd Marks

Video Playback

Harrison Marsh

Sound Mixer

Kevin Mccullough

Sound Effects Editor

Mike Mekash

Makeup

Tony Mercier

Driver

Ken Meritt

Driver

Tracey Merkle

Script Supervisor

Melissa Merritt

On-Set Dresser

Mark J. Meyers

Steadicam Operator

Luis Meza

Caterer

Mike Mikelson

Coordinator

Monika Mikkelsen

Casting Director

Douglas G Miller

Transportation Captain

Jade Miller

Office Production Assistant

Michael Mitchell

Grip

Ted Moser

Transportation Coordinator

Hugh R Murphy

Sound Effects Editor

Chihiro Nagura

Set Production Assistant

Rufino Ocamica

Stand-In

Raffi Paloulian

Researcher

Alex Panov

Art Director

Kevin Patterson

Sound

Summer Petersen

Key Costumer

Taylor Phillips

Assistant Director

Miguel Pimentel

Caterer

Kurtis Pomerleau

Lighting Technician

Max Pomerleau

Chief Lighting Technician

Nick Pomerleau

Lighting Technician

Paul Maxim Pomerleau

Gaffer

Eric Pot

Assistant Director

Matt Prisk

Set Production Assistant

Wayne Rice

Producer

Dale Roberts

Grip

Jared Rosen

Video Playback

Frank Roughan

Driver

Ozzy Santiago

Craft Service

Chad Saxton

Assistant Director

Lenny Scaletta

Driver

Scott Schirle

Music Editor

Erich W Schultz

Production Designer

Tami Schwerdtfeger

Set Costumer

Alexis Scott

Costume Designer

Diana Slowski

Painter

Steven J Smally

Swing Gang

Jeff Smith

Props

Alexander Soto

Office Production Assistant

Dean St John

Adr Mixer

Dylan Stern

Set Production Assistant

Anthony Tellez

Grip

David Terry

Dolly Grip

Tina Tholke

Production Coordinator

Henry Tirl

Steadicam Operator

Leslie Tolan

Executive Producer

Peter Tolan

Screenplay

Daniel L Turrett

Camera Operator

Christopher Tyng

Music

Kevin Valentine

Construction

Gene Vassilaros

Casting Assistant

Taylor Vaughan

Assistant Property Master

Karl Vindler

Video Assist/Playback

Michael Vines

Assistant Property Master

Jesse Vint

Swing Gang

Daniel Voltz

Post-Production Supervisor

Brett Voss

Foley Recordist

Joy Waller

Assistant

Matt Waters

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Josh Webb

Swing Gang

Michael Witczak

Best Boy Electric

Ellen Yamauchi

Craft Service

Andrew Yeager

Set Production Assistant

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2008
Distribution Company
Magnolia Pictures
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 36m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Limited Release in United States June 27, 2008

Released in United States 2008

Released in United States on Video Fall September 16, 2008

Released in United States Summer June 27, 2008

Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight) April 23-May 4, 2008.

Feature directorial debut for Peter Tolan.

Released in United States 2008 (Shown at Tribeca Film Festival (Spotlight) April 23-May 4, 2008.)

Limited Release in United States June 27, 2008

Released in United States Summer June 27, 2008

Released in United States on Video Fall September 16, 2008