Alpha Dog (2006)

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Writer (WGA):

Nick Cassavetes (written by)

Release Date:

12 January 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Inspired by true events.

Plot:

A drama based on the life of Jesse James Hollywood, a drug dealer who became one of the youngest men ever to be on the FBI's most wanted list.

Plot Keywords:

Father Son Relationship | Drug Use | Dog | Attempted Suicide | Sex

Awards:

1 win & 2 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. Sept. 6	5:45 PM	MAX
Wed. Sept. 10	3:30 PM	MAX

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Sonny Truelove
Matthew Barry	...	Interviewer (as Matt Barry)
Emile Hirsch	...	Johnny Truelove
Fernando Vargas	...	Tiko 'TKO' Martinez
Vincent Kartheiser	...	Pick Giaimo
Justin Timberlake	...	Frankie Ballenbacher
Shawn Hatosy	...	Elvis Schmidt
Alex Solowitz	...	Bobby '911'
Alec Vigil	...	P.J. Truelove
Harry Dean Stanton	...	Cosmo Gadabeeti
Frank Cassavetes	...	Adrian Jones
Nicole Dubos	...	Neighborhood Girl on Couch
Regina Rice	...	Dance Bitch Girl
Laura Nativo	...	Party Girl
Ben Foster	...	Jake Mazursky
David Thornton	...	Butch Mazursky
Anton Yelchin	...	Zack Mazursky
Sharon Stone	...	Olivia Mazursky
Olivia Wilde	...	Angela Holden
Heather Wahlquist	...	Wanda Haynes
Jesse Erwin	...	Employee
Paul Johansson	...	Peter Johansson
Danny A. Abeckaser	...	Latino Youth #1 (as Danny Abeckaser)
James Molina	...	Latino Youth #2 (as James A. Molina)
Nancy De Mayo	...	Dale Dierker (as Nancy DeMayo)
Alexandra Cassavetes	...	Jonna Kirshner (as Xan Cassavetes)
Chuck Pacheco	...	Chucky Mota
Frank Peluso	...	Gay 'Lumpy' Yeager
Shera Danese	...	Abby
Greg Kean	...	De Rosa (as Greg Williams)
Joshua Alba	...	Klemash
Shirley Kurata	...	Lu
Patrick Nguyen	...	V.C.
Chris Kinkade	...	Juergen Ballenbacher
Dominique Swain	...	Susan Hartunian
Chris Marquette	...	Keith Stratten (as Christopher Marquette)
Alex Kingston	...	Tiffany Hartunian
Amanda Seyfried	...	Julie Beckley
Charity Shea	...	Sabrina Pope
Bobby Cooper	...	Bob Nolder
Stephanie A. Fowler	...	Delores Stratten (as Stephanie Fowler)
Natasha Elliott	...	Bathroom Party Girl
Amber Heard	...	Alma
Janet Jones	...	Elaine Holden (as Janet Jones Gretzky)
Alan Thicke	...	Douglas Holden
Rick Salomon	...	Salesman
Lukas Haas	...	Buzz Fecske
Adrianna Belan	...	Leigh Fecske
Holt McCallany	...	Detective Tom Finnegan
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mario Ardila Jr.	...	Santa Fe Kid (uncredited)
Matthew Borlenghi	...	John Kirschner (uncredited)
Sadie	...	Dale Dierker's Dog (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Cassavetes

Writing credits (WGA)
Nick Cassavetes		(written by)

Produced by
Matthew Barry	....	co-producer
Robert Geringer	....	executive producer
Marina Grasic	....	executive producer
Nancy Green-Keyes	....	co-producer
Andreas Grosch	....	executive producer
Brad Jensen	....	associate producer
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan	....	executive producer (as Avram Butch Kaplan)
Sidney Kimmel	....	producer
Jan Körbelin	....	executive producer
Todd Lewis	....	line producer: additional photography
Steve Markoff	....	executive producer
Michael Mehas	....	associate producer
Chuck Pacheco	....	producer
Frank Peluso	....	associate producer
Andreas Schmid	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Robert Fraisse		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alan Heim

Casting by
Matthew Barry
Nancy Green-Keyes

Production Design by
Dominic Watkins

Art Direction by
Alan Petherick

Set Decoration by
Fainche MacCarthy

Costume Design by
Sarah Jane Slotnick

Makeup Department
Gracie Atherton	....	makeup artist: Ms. Stone
David A. Brooke	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (as David Brooke)
Linda De Andrea	....	hair stylist: Ms. Stone
Yuri Everson	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Stephanie A. Fowler	....	key makeup artist
Steve Frakes	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Robert Freitas	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (as Rob Freitas)
Rebecca George	....	key hair stylist: additional photography
Alec Gillis	....	special makeup effects artist
Zoe Hay	....	makeup artist: additional photography
Bill Jacob	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Matthew Killen	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Steve Koch	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Eryn Krueger Mekash	....	makeup department head (as Eryn Krueger)
Mike Larrabee	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Mike Manzel	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Brandon Messersmith	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Steven Munson	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc. (as Steve Munson)
Bunny Parker	....	department head hair
Gerald Quist	....	makeup artist: Mr. Willis (as Gerry Quist)
Justin Raleigh	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Shannon Soucie	....	key hair stylist
Robert L. Stevenson	....	hair stylist: Ms. Stone
Garth Winkless	....	makeup effects crew: Amalgamated Dynamics, Inc.
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Kerstin Dyroff	....	production manager: VIP
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan	....	unit production manager (as Avram Butch Kaplan)
Todd Lewis	....	production supervisor
John Michaels	....	production supervisor: VIP
Zara Roberts	....	post-production supervisor: Modern VideoFilm Inc.
Michael Toji	....	post-production supervisor
Howard Young	....	production supervisor: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julia Patricia Butler	....	dga trainee: additional photography
Alexandra Cassavetes	....	second unit director (as Xan Cassavetes)
Vernon Davidson	....	second assistant director (as Vernon A. Davidson)
Christophe Le Chanu	....	second second assistant director
Jay Ostrowski	....	second second assistant director
David Ticotin	....	first assistant director (as David A. Ticotin)
David Ticotin	....	first assistant director: second unit (as David A. Ticotin)
Kea Watson	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Laine Abramson	....	set decorating buyer: additional photography
Abu Bekka	....	sculptor
Mark Boucher	....	stand-by painter
William 'Otto' Broberg	....	assistant property master
John Brunot	....	on-set dresser: additional photography
Richard Brunton	....	lead man: additional photography
Satcha Congdon	....	foreman: additional photography
Dale DeStefani	....	construction coordinator (as Dale DeStephani)
Gerald Gates Jr.	....	paint foreman: additional photography (as Gerald Cates)
M. Marcos Gonzalez	....	gang boss
Omar Guerrero	....	labor foreman: additional photography
Scotty Guyson	....	assistant props: additional photography (as Scoyy Guyson)
Jill Haber	....	painter: additional photography
David Harris	....	greensman (as Paul 'David' Harris)
Amy Heinz	....	set designer
Eric Hill	....	set dresser: additional photography
Jonathan R. Hodges	....	property master (as Jonathan Hodges)
Stephen Kelley Jr.	....	set dresser
Trevor Larkin	....	assistant props: additional photography
Alejandro Luna	....	set dresser
Tom Meyer	....	production designer: additional photography
Michelle Millay	....	sculptor
David M. Milstien	....	set dresser: additional photography
Douglas A. Mowat	....	set decorator: additional photography (as Doug Mowat)
Christopher Neely	....	set dresser: additional photography
Fred O'Connor	....	gang boss: additional photography
Catherine Pryor	....	set dresser
Buddy Ray Reynolds	....	assistant props (as Buddy Ray Reynolds-Maichel)
Jill Rolie	....	set decoration buyer (as Jill Michaela Rolie)
Kelton Schultz	....	set dresser: additional photography
Bruce S. Seymour	....	on-set dresser (as Bruce Seymour)
Mark Summitt	....	propmaker foreman (as Mark Woody Summitt)
William Swartz	....	set dresser: additional photography
Samuel J. Tell	....	set dresser: additional photography (as Sammy Tell)
Joshua Towers	....	set dresser (as Josh Towers)
Phil Tubach	....	lead man
Rick Valencia	....	painter
Mark Wagner	....	set dresser
Tom Watson	....	lead painter
Douglas Womack	....	construction coordinator: additional photography (as Doug Womack)
Jonah Markowitz	....	art director: reshoots (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	dubbing recordist
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer
Robert Batha	....	sound effects editor
Kelly Cabral	....	adr editor
Kelly Cabral	....	dialogue editor
Kelly Cabral	....	sound designer
Kelly Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
David Holmes	....	cableperson
Mark Jennings	....	boom operator
Jeff Malham	....	re-recording engineer
Aynee Osborn	....	assistant sound editor (as Aynee Osborn Joujon-Roche)
Laura Rush	....	cableperson
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Unsun Song	....	dubbing recordist
Christopher Sposa	....	boom operator (as Chris Sposa)
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist
Lauren Stephens	....	adr editor (as Lauren J. Stephens)
Lauren Stephens	....	dialogue editor (as Lauren J. Stephens)
Lauren Stephens	....	sound effects editor (as Lauren J. Stephens)
Carolyn Tapp	....	adr recordist
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Trent	....	foley mixer
Jerry Trent	....	foley artist
Ed White	....	sound mixer
Craig Woods	....	sound mixer
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Kevin Konarzewski	....	adr mixer: Vancouver (uncredited)
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Charles Cooley	....	special effects: additional photography
Tom Seymour	....	special effects key (as Thomas Seymour)
J.D. Streett	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Roger Ames Berger	....	digital intermediate iq artist: Modern VideoFilm Inc.
Michael Caplan	....	visual effects producer: Engine Room
Eric Heavens	....	digital effects artist: Engine Room
Andrew Honacker	....	digital effects artist: Engine Room
Michael Kirylo	....	digital effects artist: Engine Room
Robyn Marie Kralik	....	digital effects artist: Engine Room
Dave Piedra	....	digital effects artist: Engine Room (as david O. Piedra)
Jared Sandrew	....	digital effects artist: Engine Room
John Scheer	....	digital intermediate iq artist: Modern VideoFilm Inc.
Dan Schmit	....	visual effects supervisor: Engine Room
Dan Schmit	....	visual effects
Gregory S. Scribner	....	digital effects artist: Engine Room
Cyrena Vladish-Addison	....	visual effects coordinator: Engine Room (as Cyrena Addison)
Ulf Wallin	....	visual effects still photographer: Engine Room
Dan Williams	....	digital intermediate iq assistant: Modern VideoFilm Inc.
Stephen Wilson	....	digital effects artist: Engine Room
Justin Denton	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Patrick Paul Mullane	....	digital compositor: Engine Room (uncredited)
Rob Reinhart	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Chuck Toussieng	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Robert Alonzo	....	stunts
Clayton J. Barber	....	stunt double: 'Jake' (as Clayton Barber)
Andy Dylan	....	stunts (as Andrew Sheehy)
Greg Fitzpatrick	....	stunts
Cody Gill	....	stunt double: 'Zach'
Daniel Hernandez	....	stunts (as Danny Hernandez)
Ralf Koch	....	stunts
Angela Meryl	....	stunts
Huan Quang Nguyen	....	stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunts
Kerry Rossall	....	stunt coordinator
Kofi Yiadom	....	stunts
Chris Daniels	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Ralf Koch	....	stunt double: Emile Hirsch (uncredited)
Tom McComas	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Matthew Rugetti	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Jon Valera	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew Barbor	....	electrician
Joseph E. Bates	....	grip: additional photography (as Joseph Bates)
Bobby Brown	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography
Kevin Chickanis	....	grip: second unit
Robert 'B.C.' Chinello	....	second company grip: additional photography (as B.C. Chinello)
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Jeff Civa)
Steve Colgrove	....	electrician
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip: additional photography
Nicholas Davidoff	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kia Dawson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography
Suzanne Dietz	....	camera loader
Gordon Tadd Eto	....	electrician: additional photography (as Tad Eto)
Mark Fellman	....	still photographer: additional photography
Craig Garfield	....	grip
Craig Garfield	....	grip: additional photography
Michael E. Gips	....	electrician: additional photography (as Michael Gips)
Michael Gulbin	....	grip (as Mike Gulbin)
Mitch Gulbin	....	grip: additional photography
Jeffrey M. Hall	....	chief lighting technician (as Jeffrey Hall)
Tim Hedgecock	....	best boy electric
Michael Herron	....	video assist operator: additional photography
Chris Hill	....	video playback operator: additional photography
Lamar D. Houston	....	electrician: additional photography (as Lamar Houston)
Vessie Kazachka	....	camera loader: additional photography
Francis Kenny	....	director of photography: additional photography
Jack Kohtala	....	grip: additional photography
Richard Lamphiear	....	electrician: additional photography
Yaron Levy	....	electrician (as Ron Levy)
Willie Mann	....	grip: additional photography (as William Mann)
Greg McEachen	....	electrician: additional photography
Darren Michaels	....	still photographer
John Pirozzi	....	director of photography: second unit
Geoff Regan	....	video playback operator
Eric Roizman	....	camera operator: "b" camera, additional photography
Alfredo Rosado	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, additional photography
Ann Rosencrans	....	electrician: additional photography
T. Daniel Scaringi	....	key grip (as T.D. Scaringi)
Lee Schmicker	....	best boy electrician: additional photography
Mick Spitalnick	....	grip
Phoebe Sudrow	....	camera assistant: second unit
Stephen J. Ullman	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Grady Upchurch	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Gil Valle	....	second company grip
Lieven Van Hulle	....	video assist operator
Doug Wall	....	grip (as Douglas L. Wall)
Doug Wall	....	grip: additional photography (as Douglas L. Wall)
Greg Williams	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, additional photography
Abbe Wool	....	electrician
Kai Steven Christensen	....	electrician (uncredited)
Andrew Korner	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ralph Mendoza	....	aerial photography: spacecam (uncredited)
Steve Randolph	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Scott Blasko	....	extras casting assistant (as Scott R. Blasko)
Lisa Hamil	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucinda Campbell	....	costume supervisor
Amber Jordyn	....	key set costumer
Shirley Kurata	....	set costumer
Marta Villalobos	....	set costumer
Sarah de Sa Rego	....	costumer: second unit (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Shawn Broes	....	digital intermediate editorial: Modern VideoFilm Inc.
Joe Fineman	....	post-production consultant: EPC
Joe Finley	....	digital intermediate colorist: Modern VideoFilm Inc. (as Joe 'Bubbles' Finley)
Jim Flynn	....	assistant editor
Justine Halliday	....	assistant editor
Chris Jacobson	....	digital intermediate imaging: Modern VodeoFilm Inc.
Brad McLaughlin	....	post-production assistant
Pat Repola	....	vice president of post-production: Modern VideoFilm Inc.
Ed Thompson	....	digital intermediate imaging supervisor: Modern VideoFilm Inc.
Brian Singbiel	....	editorial production assistant (uncredited)
Nick Wenger	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Spring Aspers	....	music supervisor
Paul Bushnell	....	composer: additional music
Steve Dewey	....	electronic music programmer (as Stephen Dewey)
Ismael Gallegos	....	additional orchestrator
Paul Graham	....	composer: additional music
Mateo Laboriel	....	composer: additional music
Mateo Laboriel	....	electronic music programmer
Jeffrey Potokar	....	assistant music editor (as Jeff Potokar)
Angie Rubin	....	music editor
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer
Michael Stern	....	music scoring recordist
Jesse Voccia	....	electronic music programmer
Michael Jay	....	additional music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
James C. Alford	....	driver (as James Alford)
Henry Bautista	....	transportation captain
Ronnie Blay	....	driver
Dave Calaway	....	driver
Robert C. Cawley	....	driver (as Bob Cawley Sr.)
Delbert Clough	....	driver
Kelly Colgan	....	driver
Eric Compton	....	driver (as Buck Compton)
Howard Brady Davidson	....	transportation coordinator (as Howard B. Davidson)
Luis Esteban	....	transportation office coordinator
Michael D. Kuljis	....	driver (as Michael Kuljis)
David Machado	....	driver
David Menapace	....	driver (as David A. Menapace)
Samuel W. Moore	....	driver
John Morello	....	driver
Dale Moser	....	driver
Thomas O'Donnell	....	driver
Neil Scognamiglio	....	driver
James Sherwood	....	driver
Ross Lasi Tanoai	....	driver (as Ross 'Lasi' Tonai)
Jim Frear	....	transportation captain (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)

Other crew
Kyle Alexander	....	key assistant location manager: additonal photography
Andrew Balek	....	production office assistant
Beth Bargas	....	first assistant accountant (as Beth A. Bargas)
Damian Baxter	....	production office assistant
Samuel Bayer	....	title designer: main and end titles (as Sam Bayer)
Michael Bergemann	....	location manager: Palm Springs (as Mike Bergemann)
David Bond	....	assistant: Mr. Cassavetes, additional photography
Page Buckner	....	product placement and clearances (as N.C. Page Buckner)
Eric Burrows	....	security (as Eric Walton Burrows)
Jeanne Byrd	....	script supervisor (as Jeanne Byrd Hall)
Tia Cardello	....	animal wrangler
Sarah Clifford	....	animal coordinator
Curtis Collins	....	location manager: additional photography
W. Ty Crawford	....	key set production assistant
McDermott Will Emery	....	tax advisor: VIP
Heidi Falconer	....	unit publicist
Frank Fattori	....	production office assistant
S.J. 'JoJo' Fieger	....	production coordinator
Stephen Fischer	....	assistant location manager
Nancy A. Flint	....	studio teacher
Ted F. Gerdes	....	legal clearance: Gerdes Law
Jeff Grimm	....	production assistant: additional photography
Justin Haut	....	assistant production coordinator
Zach Hunt	....	production assistant: additional photography
Derek Hurd	....	craft service
Frank Isaac	....	completion bond: International Film Guarantors Inc.
Sarah Jensen	....	production assistant
Fallon Johnson	....	production assistant: additional photography
Ryan Krayser	....	production assistant (as Ryan M. Krayser)
Josh Kuhn	....	craft service (as Joshua Kuhn)
Matthew Troy Littrell	....	craft service assistant
Stephen Monas	....	production counsel: Business Affairs Inc. (as Steve Monas)
Ken Mowe	....	title designer: main and end titles
Eva Neufahrt	....	production controller: VIP Medienfond (as Eva-Marie Neufahrt)
Frank Peluso	....	assistant: Mr. Cassavetes
Christy Powers	....	set medic
Ramona Reed	....	payroll accountant: additonal photography
Mike Revell	....	production accountant (as Michael J. Revell)
Matt Rosen	....	production counsel: Business Affairs Inc.
Paul Schreiber	....	location manager
Claudia Sendlbeck-Schickor	....	tax advisor: VIP
Babbette Smith	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Amy Smolev	....	payroll accountant
Zach Steinback	....	production office assistant (as Zachary Steinback)
George J. Tasch III	....	assistant location manager: Palm Springs (as George J. Tasch)
Allen E. Taylor	....	production controller
Scott Trimble	....	assistant location manager
Heather Tyler	....	accountant: post-production
Davanee Wahlquist	....	production assistant
Joan Weidman	....	completion bond: International Film Guarantors Inc.
Jennifer E. Welch	....	production secretary
Berit Wetzel	....	legal advisor: VIP
Karla Withrow	....	production assistant
Anthony Woods	....	set medic
Anthony Woods	....	set medic: additional photography
Howard Young	....	accountant: additional photography
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances (uncredited)
Sarah Clifford	....	an