Life is Hot in Cracktown
Brief Synopsis
Life is hard where drug dealers, prostitutes and cockroaches rule the streets. This unique and gritty drama weaves several stories of crack and the lives it ruined together to create a portrait of a world gone bad.
Cast & Crew
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Buddy Giovinazzo
Director
James Saxenmeyer
Jeremy West
Carly Pope
Bryan Becker
Tony Plana
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Max Gottlieb
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Synopsis
Life is hard where drug dealers, prostitutes and cockroaches rule the streets. This unique and gritty drama weaves several stories of crack and the lives it ruined together to create a portrait of a world gone bad.
Director
Buddy Giovinazzo
Director
Cast
James Saxenmeyer
Jeremy West
Carly Pope
Bryan Becker
Tony Plana
Gavin M Enriquez
Brandon Routh
Lara Flynn Boyle
Shannyn Sossamon
Jamie Rae
Marci Canipe
Katija Pevec
Joseph Rye
Noah G Enriquez
Desmond Harrington
Vondie Curtis Hall
Kevin Dunigan
Shawn Mcgill
Buddy Giovinazzo
Ridge Canipe
Omar Regan
Maurice Blake
Quddus Phillipe
Stephanie Lugo
Mark Webber
Jeffrey Lorenzo
Ten Travis
Sara Pickett
Evan Ross
Thomas Ian Nicholas
Elena Franklin
Paul Mabon
Jonathan Silva
Kerry Washington
Mayte Garcia
Victor Rasuk
Pierson Blaetz
Melissa Wilfley
Richard Portnow
Hope Olaide Wilson
Ariel Winter
Illeana Douglas
Adriano Aragon
Luke Lafontaine
Edoardo Ballerini
Crew
Jihan Abdalla
Photography
Sena Kwasi Amengor
Electrician
Andy Anderson
Electrician
Carlos Apodaca
Electrician
Heather Askew
Script Supervisor
Heather Askew
Assistant Camera
Timothy Baggett
Grip
Matthew Ballard
Transportation Coordinator
Manvel Barsegyan
Sound Mixer
Bryan Becker
Stunt Performer
Randy Benjamin
Driver
Ringo E Bentacourt
Electrician
Michael Berge
Production Assistant
Mitchell Bergman
Transportation Coordinator
Keith R Birchfiel
Grip
Maureen Brannelly
Photography
Lynn Brannelly-newman
Costume Designer
Shay Morgan Brook
Transportation Captain
Jonathan Buchanan
Property Master
Brian Buckland
Production Coordinator
Matt Calonica
Grip
Clay Campbell
Electrician
Paul Canterna
Coproducer
Mary Cardenas
Craft Service
Ana Cardoso-davidian
Production Accountant
Martin Carlin
Tutor
Eddie San Chan
Gaffer
Michael Chateauneuf
Electrician
Liza Chenault
On-Set Dresser
Dan Collester
Carpenter
Meredith Corrado
Assistant Director
Ron Cosentino
Visual Effects Producer
Ron Cosentino
Visual Effects Supervisor
Daniel Cotroneo
Electrician
Jared Courter
Costumes
Brian D'haem
Electrician
Kent Daniels
Art Director
Alan M Decker
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Dawn Deibert
Extras Agent/Coordinator
John Dobrich
Assistant Editor
Brandon Dolson
Production Assistant
Dan Dougherty
Electrician
Patrick Duchesne
Caterer
Ashley Eberbach
Swing Gang
Emily Eggan
Loader
Derrick Esperanza
Grip
Stevin Espinoza
Assistant
Rob Exner
Dolly Grip
Jason Fedusenko
Production Assistant
Bill Fisch
Producer
Bill Fisch
Executive Producer
Elisa A Forni
Script Supervisor
Jason Freedman
Sound
Oscar Garcia
Key Grip
Theodore Giapapas
Driver
Buddy Giovinazzo
Screenplay
Buddy Giovinazzo
Source Material
Max Gottlieb
Production Insurance
Columbus Grady
Sound Designer
Columbus Grady
Sound Supervisor
Megan Graham
Special Makeup Effects
Michael Graves
Driver
Monique Green
Driver
John Gruber
Production Assistant
Erik Halverson
Assistant
Lane Hancock
Production Accountant
Brent Hansen
Electrician
Bernd Heinl
Director Of Photography
Matt Henderson
Assistant Director
Felvi Hernando
Makeup Assistant
Erich Hicks
Special Effects Coordinator
Arek Hope
Editor
Gretchen Houk
Painter
Rob Hummel
Set Production Assistant
Thomas Hunt
Grip
Sonoko Ishizuka
Electrician
Yoshi Isomura
Grip
Russell M Jaeger
Production Designer
Christopher C Jones
Titles
Keith A Jones
Assistant Director
Joel Juarez
Loader
Chris Julian
Foley
James Khanilarian
Gaffer
Jeff Kirshbaum
Assistant Director
Jeff Kirshbaum
Line Producer
Ben Kobbs
Assistant Camera
Kim Koscki
Stunt Coordinator
Stephan Kosinski
Visual Effects
Phoebe Krueger
Loader
Samantha Kuester
Costume Supervisor
James Kwan
Office Production Assistant
James Lacy
Art Department
Luke Lafontaine
Stunt Performer
Jessamyn Land
Assistant Director
Erwin Landau
Steadicam Operator
Albert Lannutti
Special Effects
Mark Linden
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Jamie Logwood
Driver
Branden Marks
Costumes
Lee Mayeux
Driver
Wes Mccarty
Swing Gang
Issac Meza
Office Production Assistant
Kevin Michael
Grip
Peter Min
Assistant Production Coordinator
Peter Min
Office Production Assistant
Chihiro Nagura
Electrician
Tiffany Nathanson
Assistant Camera
Jan Nelson
Driver
Tanya Nevarez
Craft Service
Alex Noble
Special Makeup Effects
William Novy
Electrician
John Orphan
Assistant Camera
Mike Orr
Grip
Christina Ortiz
Loader
Tara Paul
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Anton Petreccia
Driver
Tom Petrushevich
Best Boy Grip
Neil Phillips
Grip
Jessica Pirkl
Makeup Assistant
Braxton Pope
Executive Producer
Tiffany-rae Pope
Driver
Leoncio Provoste
Assistant Camera
Jamie Rae
Assistant
Antonia Raftu
Casting
Carlos Ramirez
Adr Editor
Lucy Ramirez
Craft Service
Rafael Ramirez
Electrician
Robert Raring
Colorist
Larry Rattner
Producer
Melanie Rein
Set Decorator
Jason Rodgers
Assistant Director
Mike Rodriguez
Grip
Rc Roman
Stunt Performer
Patrick Rourk
Carpenter
Shilpa Khanna Sahi
Editor
John Saviano
Line Producer
David Scharf
Adr/Dialogue Editor
Charles Schiell
Grip
Ron Schlaeger
Steadicam Operator
James Seligman
Production
James Servera Jr.
Hair
Marc Shaffer
Stunt Performer
Katy Shelor
Assistant Location Manager
Kyle Sherman
Driver
Kyle Sherman
Production Assistant
Harry Snodgrass
Sound Supervisor
Harry Snodgrass
Sound Designer
David Spanos
Assistant
Rob Spence
Unit Production Manager
Valerie Spencer
Consultant
Sofia Strehlow
Props
Sofia Strehlow
On-Set Dresser
Johnny Stuer
Grip
Reza Tabrizi
Assistant Camera
Maxwell Thorpe
Grip
Hector Tinoco
Location Manager
Hector Tinoco
Associate Producer
Lina Todd
Casting
Gesine Giovinazzo Todt
Casting Assistant
Ten Travis
Coproducer
Mike Tristano
Props
Andrew Turner
Production Assistant
Joe Vargas
Assistant Editor
Sara Vaughn
Makeup Artist
Sergio Villegas
Best Boy Electric
Stacey A Washer
Boom Operator
Vincent Wauters
Visual Effects
Kat Westergaard
Director Of Photography
Mark Achilles White
On-Set Dresser
Alexa Wilding
Casting Assistant
Melissa Wilfley
Executive Producer
Ian Woodruff
Production Assistant
Satoshi Yamazaki
Electrician
Film Details
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Drama
Release Date
2009
Production Company
Max Gottlieb
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States on Video August 25, 2009
Released in United States Summer June 26, 2009
Based on the collection of short stories "Life is Hot in Cracktown" by Buddy Giovinazzo; published by Thunder's Mouth Press in April 1993.
Released in United States Summer June 26, 2009
Released in United States on Video August 25, 2009
