Hamlet 2 (2008)

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R | 1 hr 32 mins | Comedy, Satire | Released: 8/22/2008 |Box Office Total: $4.8M

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Dana Marschz is a failed actor-turned-high school drama teacher. Shortchanged in the talent department, Dana still harbors ambitions and passions. At work, that is; his personal life, with his dissatisfied wife Brie and their boarder Gary, leaves much to be desired. At Tucson, AZ’s West Mesa High School, Dana sees himself as an inspirational teacher. But his adaptations of popular films, as performed by his top students Rand and Epiphany, are not resonating. When his latest--re-creating Erin Brockovich--is dismissed by the 9th grade drama critic and his department is targeted for closure, Dana must reach deep into himself for creativity. After much perspiration, he conceives a sequel to Shakespeare’s Hamlet--a musical-theater extravaganza that will disdain both political correctness and dramatic credibility. Rallying and rousing his class, Dana casts a wider net by recruiting transfer students like Ivonne for key roles. With rehearsals underway, objections from school officials and the community are soon raised, but Dana will not be denied his freedom of artistic expression. After all, “to thine own self be true.” Dana gets unexpected support from ACLU attorney Cricket Feldstein and his favorite actress, Elisabeth Shue. Above all else, he fervently believes that his opus must be staged, and nothing can break his optimistic spirit.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
8/22/2008

Director	Credit
Andrew Fleming	Director
Cast	Credit
Steve Coogan	Dana Marshcz
Catherine Keener	Brie Marshcz
David Arquette	Gary
Arnie Pantoja	Vitamin J
Michael Esparza	Chuy
Natalie Amenula	Yolanda
Evan Adrian	Danny the Waiter
Elisabeth Shue	Herself
Skylar Astin	Rand Posin
Amy Poehler	Cricket Feldstein
Nat Faxon	Glenn from Copy Shop
Marshall Bell	Principal Rocker
Melonie Diaz	Ivonne
Joseph Soria (Julian)	Octavio
Phoebe Strole	Epiphany Sellers
Shea Pepe	Noah Sapperstein
Marco Rodriguez	Mr. Marquez
Deborah Chavez	Mrs. Marquez
Kevin Wiggins	Policeman #1
Johnnie Hector	Policeman #2
Steve Corona	Horace
Aaron Shiver	Virgil
Josh Berry	Mr. Mann
Margarita Wilder	Julia De La Huerta
John D. Garfield	Man with Envelope
Mary Evans	Parent #1
Tomas Sanchez	Parent #2
Mike Hatfield	Man in Truck
John Hardman	Old Dude
Stephen Eiland	Scary Gang Banger
Cynthia Strauss	Hysterical Woman
Will Gluck	Man at Play #1
Tom Romero	Man at Play #2
Jenny Gabrielle	Prayer Girl
Frank Bond	Ron from The Times
Todd Anderson	Redneck Parent
Daniel Quinones	Giggles
Sian Bird	Drama Student
Karin Arellano	Drama Student
Jessica Daniels	Drama Student
Tina Kozlowski	Drama Student
Joey Montoya	Drama Student
Daniel Quiononez	Drama Student
Hannah Rodananta	Drama Student
Gabriel Romero	Drama Student
Production Credits	Credit
Albert Berger	Executive Producer
Eric Eisner	Producer
Jacob E. Ryan	Associate Producer
Evan Lesser	Associate Producer
Leonid Rozhetskin	Producer
Ron Yerxa	Executive Producer
Pam Brady	Executive Producer
Aaron Ryder	Producer
Andrew Fleming	Executive Producer
Michael Flynn	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bona Fide Productions	Production Company
L+E Productions	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Universal Studios Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Momentum Pictures Limited	Foreign Distribution Rights
A-Film Distribution	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Focus Features	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Focus Features	Worldwide Theatrical Distributor
Svensk Filmindustri (SF)	Foreign Distribution Rights
Ascot Elite Entertainment Group	Foreign Distribution Rights
Locations
New Mexico, USA
Writer	Credit
Pam Brady	Screenplay
Andrew Fleming	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Mark Alvarez	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Joe McLaughlin	Production Accountant
Bob Weber	Post-Production Accountant
Demille Halliburton	Production Insurance - Insurance Provider
Steven Self	Assistant Accountant
John Meinl	Accountant - Accounting Clerk
Pilar Salazar	Assistant Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Loren Schoel	Art Department Coordinator
Amahl H Lovato	Assistant Art Director
Rhonda Painter	Set Dresser - On-Set Dresser
Van Arno	Art Department - Aztec Artwork
Tony Fanning	Production Designer
Guy Barnes	Art Director
Randy Ortega	Scenic Artist - Lead Scenic
Johnny Long	Greensman
Liv Selinger	Leadman
Wendy Barnes	Set Decorator
Jason Critchfield	Painter
Ryan Cowles	Sculptor
Ryan Cowles	Concept Artist - Conceptual Artist
Ben Bustos	Set Dresser
Antonio Maes	Painter
Gary Eilar	Set Dresser
Mike Hanrahan	Set Dresser
Marilyn Peterson	Set Dresser
Michael Rafter	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Pam Dixon Mickelson	Casting Director
Marty Cherrix	Casting
Maria Rodney-Wren	Extras Casting
Gerald Tejada	Casting Associate
Craft Services	Credit
Horst Jung	Catering - Chef
Jim Geisler	Craft Service
Brenna Wilmsen	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Film Camera	Credit
Jeff Mart	Steadicam Operator
Jeff Mart	Camera Operator
Cathy Kanavy	Photography - Still Photographer
Rick Lamb	Camera Assistant - Camera First Assistant
Ron Ischovitsch	Film Lab - Digital Intermediate Assistant
Bryan McMahan	Colorist - Digital Intermediate Colorist
Jessica Ramos	Loader
Frank Eyers	Video Playback - 24 Frame Playback
Alexander Gruszynski	Director of Photography
Jeremiah G Chapman	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Alec Jarnigan	Steadicam Operator (New York)
Alec Jarnigan	Camera Operator (New York)
Matthew Guiza	Camera Assistant - Camera Second Assistant
Nate Lopez	Loader (New York)
Rick Osborn	Camera Assistant - Camera First Assistant
Liz Storandt	Camera Assistant - Camera First Assistant
Rafiel Chait	Camera Assistant - Camera Second Assistant
Angelo Digiacomo	Camera Assistant - Camera First Assistant (New York)
Adam Miller	Camera Assistant - Camera Second Assistant (New York)
Film Sales Financing	Credit
CAA	Domestic Distribution Sales
ContentFilm International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal	Credit
Irwin Rappaport	Legal Services - Production Legal Services
Keith Fleer	Legal Services - Legal Services Provider
Music	Credit
Larry Fergusson	Music Engineer
Everlast	Song Performer
David Molyneux	Song
James Sall	Music Supervisor
Ralph Sall	Music Producer - Score Producer
Ralph Sall	Original Music
Charles Martin Inouye	Music Editing
Tor Kingdon	Music - Protools Music Playback
David A Gomez	Song Performer
Ralph Sall	Music Producer
Dan Petty	Music - Score Music Associate
Eric Schrody	Song
Andrew Dorfman	Music Editing
Joaquin Rodriguez	Song Performer
Matt Hirt	Song
Francisco Rodriguez	Song
Jose Ramirez	Song Performer
Marc Ferrari	Song
Stephanie Amaro	Song Performer
Nelly Cortez	Song Performer
Jeremy Sweet	Song
Suemy Gonzalez	Song Performer
Giuseppe Adami	Song
Francisco Javier Juarequi	Song Performer
Renato Simoni	Song
Puccini	Song
Fernando Velozque	Song Performer
Lotte Schone	Song Performer
Ralph Sall	Song
Berlin State Opera	Song Performer
Andrew Fleming	Song
Pam Brady	Song
Interstellar Force	Song Performer
Frederic Talgorn	Song
Marsha Thornton	Song Performer
Dennis Matkosky	Song
All Too Much	Song Performer
Steve Coogan	Song Performer
Michael Sembello	Song
Phoebe Strole	Song Performer
Thomas Richard Smith Sr	Song
Steve Brown	Song
Skylar Astin	Song Performer
ABC	Song Performer
Elton John	Song
Ralph Sall	Song Performer
Bernie Taupin	Song
Mark Andrew White	Song
martin fry	Song
David Gerald Palmer	Song
Stephen Singleton	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Mickey Giacomazzi	Stunt Coordinator
Mary Lynn Giacomazzi	Stunts
Kurt Lott	Stunts
Allen Robinson	Stunts
Al Goto	Stunts
John Koyama	Stunts
Trina Siopy	Stunts
Jay Torrez	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Dennis Muscari	Assistant Location Manager
Claudia Alves	Post-Production Coordinator
Melanie Kirk	Production Coordinator
Alan D Swain IV	Location Manager
Matthew Spiegel	Production Supervisor
Mamie Mitchell	Script Supervisor
Larry Ferguson Jr	Post-Production Supervisor
Nicholas C Mastandrea	Assistant Director
Michael Flynn	Unit Production Manager
Alex Gianopoulos	Location Assistant
Cherron Kofford	Assistant Production Coordinator
Jason McCauley	Assistant Location Manager (New York)
Christopher Bush	Location Assistant
Wendy York	Script Supervisor (New York)
Maria Mantia	Assistant Director
Amy Tung	Assistant Production Coordinator (New York)
Anastacia Nemec	Assistant Director
Brice Hamilton	Location Assistant
Thomas Meade	Location Assistant
Betsy Friedman	Assistant Director (New York)
Josh Moody	Location Assistant
Michael Padilla	Location Assistant
Sound	Credit
Dave Plowman	Foley - Foley Assistant
Sean Garnhart	Sound Effects Editor
Don Digirolamo	Rerecording Mixer
Nelson Ferreira	ADR/Dialogue Editor - Dialogue Editor
Pud Cusack	Sound Mixer - Production Sound Mixer
Joel Shryack	Supervising Sound Editor
Debbie Winsberg	ADR Mixer
Mike McKone	Assistant Sound Editor
John Weitz	Sound - Sound Utility
Randy Wilson	Foley Mixer
Ross Simpson	Boom Operator
Stacey Michaels	ADR Mixer
Todd Langner	Rerecording Mixer
Marilee Yorston	Assistant Sound Editor
David Brownlow	Sound Mixer
Steve Copley	Foley Mixer
Bayard Carey	Sound Mixer
Noah Timan	Sound Mixer
Visual Effects	Credit
Chris Brown (CB)	Visual Effects Supervisor
Margaret Johnson (Maggie)	Special Effects Coordinator
David Donaldson	Special Effects Supervisor - Digital Intermediate Project Supervisor
Dan Holt	Special Effects Foreman
Jeremy Nicolaides	Digital Effects Artist - Digital Supervisor
Matthew W Johnson	Visual Effects Editor - Digital Intermediate Editor
Grant Janssen	Software Engineer - Senior Systems Engineer
Betsy Solorzano	Visual Effects Producer - Digital Intermediate Producer
Eric Pardee	Software Engineer - Digital Intermediate Data Manager
Randy Moore	Special Effects Foreman - Special Effects Rigging Foreman
Bill Coffin	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Boyd Stepan	Digital Effects Artist - Inferno Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Jerry Carnevale	Set Costumer
Carrie Christine	Costumer
Vanessa Jaramillo	Makeup Artist
Taylor Roberts	Makeup
Jason Davis	Wardrobe - Shopper
Johnny H Smith	Costume Supervisor
Joann Stafford-Chaney	Hair Stylist
Jill Newell	Costume Designer
Debra M Andrews	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Nicolina Nicthe	Wardrobe Assistant - Wardrobe Production Assistant
amy habacker	Costume Supervisor (New York)
Norman Bryn	Makeup Artist (New York)
Katherine Huang	Wardrobe - Shopper
Shannon Bouldin	Hair Stylist
Mary Cooke	Hair Stylist (New York)

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