The Hawk is Dying (2006)

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NR | 1 hr 46 mins | Drama, Adaptation | Released: 3/30/2007 |Box Office Total: $6106

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Synopsis:

George Gattling is a man out of place in the world and out of place in his own skin. An auto-upholsterer by trade, he lives with his divorced sister Precious, and her 20 year-old autistic son, Fred. He’s also the unwitting case study of a “life-gone-wrong” for Betty, a young psychology student who works at his shop. George seeks salvation in hawks. He dreams of capturing and training the noble birds of prey. An ancient art that requires precision, falconry is the obsession he shares with Fred. In the quiet pre-dawn tracking of the birds, George Gattling feels like a man temporarily freed from the absurdity of civilized life. After several years of failed attempts, George and Fred capture the most magnificent bird they have ever seen--the red-tailed hawk. That night, George experiences a tragedy greater than he’s ever known. Grief stricken, George sees his only chance to survive tied together with the bird. He becomes determined to tame her--and to do that he will not eat or sleep, nor will she, until it’s all over. At his weakest moment, George locks himself into a battle of wills with the only creature on earth that would rather die than submit. To the rest of the world, it appears George has gone mad; the closer he gets to achieving success, the crazier his family thinks he’s become. Betty is the only one who realizes that George must take himself to the bottom to truly be saved. She watches as George succumbs to a world where the senses are awakened and emotions are unchecked--a world where one can see and feel the “blood of things.”

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
3/30/2007

Director	Credit
Julian Goldberger	Director
Cast	Credit
Paul Giamatti	George Gattling
Michael Pitt	Fred
Michelle Williams	Betty
Rusty Schwimmer	Precious
Robert Wisdom	Billy Bob
Ann Wedgeworth	Ma Gattling
Mark Campbell	Football Player
Ayana Rhoden	Girlfriend
Taylor Simpson	Insolent Professor
John Hostetter	Pony-Tailed Professor
Steve DuMouchel	Marvin Hill
Katie Dixon	Young Female Undergrad
Veryl Jones	Ambulance Driver
Karl Anthony	Dr. Leep
Marc Macaulay	Alonzo
Bob Lipka	Preacher Roe
P J Lalka	Little Boy
Erika Medina	Little Girl
Matthew Stanton	Peter Sweet
Production Credits	Credit
Joshua Zeman	Co-Producer
Jeffrey Levy-Hinte	Producer
Ted Hope	Executive Producer
James Debbs	Associate Producer
Mary Jane Skalski	Producer
Corbin Day	Executive Producer
Jeanne Levy-Hinte	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
This Is That Production	Production Company
Antidote International Films	Production Company
Next Wednesday Productions	Production Company
Exile Productions Ltd	Production Company
Big Heart Pictures	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Zootrope Productions	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Strand Releasing	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Strand Releasing	Domestic Distribution Rights
Strand Home Video	Domestic Video Distributor
Art Free	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Bleiberg Entertainment	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Gainesville, Florida, USA
Writer	Credit
Harry Crews	Source Material
Julian Goldberger	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Peter Hutchinson	Postproduction Accountant
Albert Krause	Production Accountant
Ross Miller	Production Insurance - Insurance
John Finn	Post-Production Accountant
Natalie Reico	Production Accountant - Production Accounting Assistant
Animal Training Handling	Credit
Tony Suffredini	Animal Trainer - Hawk Trainer
Travis Devita	Animal Trainer - Hawk Trainer
Mark Vaughn	Animal Trainer - Hawk Trainer
Art Department	Credit
Jeff McDonald (J-Mac)	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Judy Becker	Production Designer
Timothy E Kelly	Leadman - Set Leadman
Laura Ballinger	Scenic Artist
Vera Mills	Set Decorator
Rex Christensen	Set Dresser
Casting	Credit
Felicia Fasano	Casting Director
Kimberly Mullen	Location Casting
Danielle Oberlender	Casting - Casting Intern
Mark Mullen	Location Casting
Craft Services	Credit
Chris Ranung	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Eric Curtis	Assistant Camera
Suzy Raymond	Colorist
Fernando Gayesky	Loader - Camera Loader
Jordy Klein	Camera - Aerial/Underwater Specialist
Christine Denillo	Dailies - Dailies Laboratory
Gene Page	Photography - Stills Photographer
Bobby Bukowski	Director of Photography
Mato	Color Timer
Libby Moyer	Dailies - Dailies Laboratory
Michael Burke	Assistant Camera
Glenn Newland	Dailies - Dailies Laboratory
Legal	Credit
Jonathan Gray	Legal Counsel - Production Counsel
Music	Credit
Luis Galdames	Music Editor
Andrew M Kurtz	Orchestrations - Orchestra
Michael Maniaci	Vocals - Opera Vocals
Joyce Hammann	Music - Violin
Julian Goldberger	Original Music
Jonathan Goldberger	Music Producer - Score Producer
Jonathan Goldberger	Score Recording - Score Mixer
Jai Josefs	Song
Tracy McKnight	Music Supervisor
Tim Buppert & The Nashville Six	Song Performer
Jan Peterson	Song
Michael Scielzi	Score Recording - Score Recorder
Pam DeCosmo	Song Performer
Mark Feldman	Music - Violin
Luis Galdames	Song Performer
Jonathan Townes	Score Recording - Score Recorder
Kenji Bunch	Music - Viola
John Yingst	Song
Erik Friedlander	Music - Cello
Linda Balintine	Song Performer
Luis Galdames	Song
Aaron Siegel	Music - Percussion
Scott Mclean	Song
Jim Nabors	Song Performer
Hanayo	Song Performer
Arrow Brown	Song
Andrew D'Angelo	Music - Bass Clarinet
Splack Pack	Song Performer
James S Pierpont	Song
Kevin Kendrick	Music - Vibraphone
Vince Guaraldi	Song Performer
Heimer Bjorgulffson	Song
Helgi Thorsson	Song
Kim Fowley	Song Performer
John Coltrane	Song Performer
Sigtryggur Berg Sigmarsson	Song
Sean T Chavis	Song
Jonathan Goldberger	Song Performer
Vince Guaraldi	Song
Cariad Harmon	Song Performer
Kim Fowley	Song
Paul Geddes	Song
Dennis Hardesty	Song
Sonny Rollins	Song
Jonathan Goldberger	Song
Cariad Harmon	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Steve Ritzi	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Michael Taylor	Script Supervisor
Lucy Cooper	Production Supervisor
Urs Hirschbiegel	Assistant Director
Jon Bergholz	Unit Production Manager
Karen Bosma	Production Coordinator
Beau J Genot	Post-Production Supervisor
Mitch Harbeson	Location Manager
Wyre Herbert Matthew Platt	Assistant Location Manager
Dan Gloeckner	Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Darren Preston Lane	Location Assistant - Location Production Assistant
Mitch Harbeson	Production Supervisor
Jason Graham	Assistant Director
Justin Ritson	Assistant Director
Sound	Credit
Scott Clements	Sound Mixer
Patrick Giraudi	Rerecording Mixer
Frank Gaeta	Supervising Sound Editor
Frank Gaeta	Sound Designer
Catherine Harper	Foley Artist
Fred Kupfer	Boom Operator
Luis Galdames	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Peter Amante	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Artist
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Alison Parker	Costumer
Michelle Benoit	Seamstress Supervisor - Seamstress
Valerie Lockhart	Costumes - Costume Intern
April Napier	Costume Designer
Jane Hassinger	Hair
Lee Grimes	Makeup
Carolyn Cury	Costumes - Costume Intern
Dessarae Bassil	Costumes - Costume Intern

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