Twin Falls Idaho (1999)

User Rating:

7.1/10   

Director:

Michael Polish

Writers:

Mark Polish (written by) &
Michael Polish (written by)

Release Date:

29 March 2000 (France)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A different kind of love story.

Plot:

Francis and Blake Falls are Siamese twins who live in a neat little room in a rundown hotel. While sharing some organs...

Plot Keywords:

Siamese Twins | Twin | Halloween Party | Party | Halloween

Awards:

5 wins & 6 nominations

Cast

Mark Polish	...	Blake Falls
Michael Polish	...	Francis Falls
Michele Hicks	...	Penny
Jon Gries	...	Lawyer Jay Harrison
Patrick Bauchau	...	Miles, a Doctor
Garrett Morris	...	Jesus
William Katt	...	Surgeon
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Francine
Teresa Hill	...	Sissy
Robert Beecher	...	D'Walt, the Elevator Operator
Jill Andre	...	Waitress
Ant	...	Tre
Holly Woodlawn	...	Flamboyant at Party
Sasha Alexander	...	Miss America
Socorra Mora	...	Guadelupe
Mary-Pat Green	...	Nurse
Patty Maloney	...	June

Directed by
Michael Polish

Writing credits
Mark Polish		(written by) &
Michael Polish		(written by)

Produced by
David Cohn	....	associate producer
Jon Gries	....	associate producer
Julie Lynn	....	associate producer
Olivia Nagel	....	line producer (as Olivia A. Nagel)
Marshall Persinger	....	producer
Rena Ronson	....	producer
Joyce Schweickert	....	executive producer
Paul Torok	....	co-producer (as Paul A. Torok)
Steven J. Wolfe	....	producer

Original Music by
Stuart Matthewman

Cinematography by
M. David Mullen

Film Editing by
Leo Trombetta

Production Design by
Warren Alan Young

Art Direction by
Grace Li

Set Decoration by
Alysia Allen		(as Alysia D. Allen)

Costume Design by
Bic Owen

Makeup Department
Denise Baer	....	special makeup effects artist
Noriko Kerns	....	key hair stylist
David Perteet	....	special makeup effects artist (as Dave Perteet)
Mike J. Regan	....	special makeup effects artist (as Mike Regan)
David Selvadurai	....	special makeup effects artist (as Dave Selvadurai)
Jo Strettell	....	key makeup artist
Gary J. Tunnicliffe	....	special makeup effects designer: twins
Claire Jane Vranian	....	special makeup effects artist (as Claire Jane Deacon)
Bill Zahn	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Ted Abenheim	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Andrew Coffing	....	first assistant director
Adam George	....	second assistant director
Monica Kenyon	....	second second assistant director (as Monica M. Kenyon)
Brett Dos Santos	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Alana Bailey	....	dresser
Marika Davis	....	dresser
Juniper Foster	....	dresser
Hassan Jamal	....	lead man
John Jhong Ho Kim	....	dresser
Martin Lockamy	....	lead man (as Martin 'Scott' Lockamy)
Rhachel Shaw	....	property master
Elizabeth Thinnes	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Stephen F. Cohen	....	boom operator (as Stephen E. Cohen)
Scott Doorley	....	boom operator (as Scott 'Peach Fuzz' Doorley)
Sejoon Kahng	....	adr recordist
Mark Kaim	....	sound re-recording stage assistant
Dawn Kratofil	....	sound librarian
Trillby Kim Lowe	....	adr supervisor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Derek Marcil	....	adr mixer
Derek Marcil	....	sound re-recording mixer
Matthew Nicolay	....	sound mixer
Jay Nierenberg	....	supervising sound editor
Andre Perreault	....	sound re-recording mixer (as André Perreault)
Karin Roulo	....	adr mixer (as Karen Roulo)
Joshua E. Schneider	....	foley mixer (as Josh Schneider)
Mike Shuman	....	assistant sound editor (as Michael D. Shuman)
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Dustin Van Baalbergen	....	sound librarian
Stephen L. Whitcomb	....	boom operator (as Stephen L. Whitcombe)
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Aldridge	....	dolly grip (as Timothy Aldridge)
James 'Keeper' Auld	....	key grip
Nate Barlow	....	grip
Robert Biers	....	rigging electrician
Patrice Lucien Cochet	....	electrician (as Patrice Cochet)
Dan Conklin	....	rigging electrician
Keith Eisberg	....	first assistant camera
Casey Ellison	....	rigging electrician
Neil Fleischbein	....	best boy grip
Jessica Gallant	....	dolly grip (as Jessica J. Gallant)
David B. Goldenberg	....	first assistant camera (as David Goldenberg)
Eric Hanson	....	best boy electric
Philip Jordan	....	electrician (as Phillip Jordan)
S. Peter Lazich	....	second assistant camera (as Peter Lazich)
Kenji Luster	....	Steadicam operator
Paul Maltar	....	grip
Ernesto Murillo	....	best boy grip
John O'Shaughnessy	....	electrician
Sean Peacock	....	gaffer
Sébastien Raymond	....	still photographer (as Sebastien Raymond)
Coliena Rentmeester	....	still photographer
Michael Rha	....	grip
Jorge Saavedra	....	additional still photographer (as George Saavedra)
Michael P. Smith	....	camera loader
Greg Swartz	....	grip (as Greg W. Swartz)
Eric Velarde	....	electrician (as Eric R. Velarde)
Michael Bratkowski	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Heather Nunn	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anne Madden	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Ann Madden)
Ramona Martinez	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Jeffrey Banks	....	post-production assistant
James E. Bruce	....	assistant editor
Bob McMillian	....	color timer
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter: Executive Cutting (as Mary Duerrstein)
Jim Bruce	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Bob Brockman	....	score recordist (as Bob 'Bassy' Brockman)
Steve Fontaine	....	assistant score mixer
Steve Fontaine	....	assistant score producer
Rob Mathus	....	conductor
Rob Mathus	....	music arranger: strings
Rob Mathus	....	musician: "Amapola"
Rob Mathus	....	orchestrator
Stuart Matthewman	....	music arranger: strings
Stuart Matthewman	....	musician: "Amapola", "Intense Dub", "Mystery Dub", "Edge Test One" and "Mirrorball" (as Cottonbelly)
Stuart Matthewman	....	musician: score
Stuart Matthewman	....	score mixer
Stuart Matthewman	....	score producer
Fong Naam	....	music performers: "Lullaby"
Sandra Park	....	musician: "Amapola" (as Sandy Park)

Transportation Department
Mitchell Bergman	....	driver
Jerry Knight	....	driver
Steven Lewis	....	driver
Roger Roberge II	....	driver (as Roger Roberge)

Other crew
Brian Beneker	....	assistant: Mr. Wolfe
Angela Bond	....	assistant production coordinator
Craig Brown	....	assistant: Mssrs. Polish
Emerson E. Bruns	....	production counsel: Rudolph & Beer (as Emerson E. Bruns Esq.)
Harry Clein	....	marketing consultant: Clein + White
Pascal Cooper	....	production intern
Ann Devaney	....	adr voice
Rita Di Dionisio	....	caterer
Adrian Everakes	....	caterer
Janine Giaime	....	assistant: Ms. Ronson
Demetrius Griffin	....	production intern
Marla Grossman	....	production intern
Kira Lewis	....	assistant: Mr. Persinger
Evan Liss	....	medic
Coby Ryan McLaughlin	....	adr voice
Mark Mercado	....	production intern
Haviland Cooper Miller	....	adr voice: child
Patrick Miller	....	script supervisor
David Moquay	....	main title creator
Bic Owen	....	conjoined twin body rig
Jerry Pyle	....	production intern
Shaina Rutledge	....	production intern
Jorge Saavedra	....	video documentarian (as George Saavedra)
Steve Schweickert	....	consultant: Ms. Schweickert (as Stephen Schweickert)
Rajendra Serber	....	assistant: Mr. Wolfe
David Smith	....	production intern
Myung Soo	....	production intern
Eddie Moreno Soto	....	animal trainer
Polly Strettell	....	assistant: Mssrs. Polish
Yohei Tani	....	key production intern
Rachel Trombetta	....	adr voice: child
Catherine H. Vlasuk	....	production coordinator (as Cathy Vlasuk)
Gabriel Williams	....	adr voice
Nicole Zuehl	....	animal trainer

Thanks
Glen Alfonso	....	special thanks
Luckman Alli	....	special thanks
Tom Alper	....	special thanks
Jennifer Astman	....	special thanks
Wendy Baird	....	special thanks
Anthony Beninati	....	special thanks (as Anthony Benenati)
Karen Beninati	....	special thanks (as Karen Benenati)
Richard J. Boryk	....	special thanks
Jonathan Chase	....	special thanks
Jonathan Daniel	....	special thanks
Jan DeWitt	....	special thanks (as Jan De Witt)
Kathy Duffy	....	special thanks
Gordon Ecker	....	special thanks
Michael Fitzpatrick	....	special thanks
Kelcey Fry	....	special thanks (as Kelsey Fry)
Michael George	....	special thanks
Tyrone 'D.J. Ty' Goodwin	....	special thanks
Megan Graham	....	special thanks
Robert Harvey	....	special thanks (as Bob Harvey)
Rachel Hayes	....	special thanks
Chloe Ivens	....	special thanks
Austin Lander	....	special thanks
Tracy Langan	....	special thanks (as Tracy Langon)
Jennifer Lawrence	....	special thanks
Terri Lawton	....	special thanks
John Longenecker	....	special thanks
Chris Mack	....	special thanks (as Christiane Mack)
Bruce Margolis	....	special thanks
Charles Markman	....	special thanks
David Matlin	....	special thanks
Stuart Matthewman	....	special thanks
Paul Mayersohn	....	special thanks
Stephen Long Mitchell	....	special thanks
M. David Mullen	....	special thanks
Patricia O'Brien	....	special thanks
Jenny Ostander	....	special thanks
Joanna Patton	....	special thanks
Eric Scott Pearl	....	special thanks (as Dr. Eric Scott Pearl)
Lynette Prucha	....	special thanks
Pauline Schlosser	....	special thanks
Paul Schwartzman	....	special thanks
Joyce Schweickert	....	special thanks
Scott E. Schwimer	....	special thanks
L'Wren Scott	....	special thanks
John Shafer	....	special thanks
Sophia Shwartzman	....	special thanks
Dean Silvers	....	special thanks
Melvin Sommer	....	special thanks
Jo Strettell	....	special thanks
Attila Török	....	special thanks (as Attila Torok)
Kay Torok	....	special thanks
Leo Trombetta	....	special thanks
Craig W. Van Sickle	....	special thanks (as Craig Van Sickle)
Lona Vigi	....	special thanks
Audra Whaley	....	special thanks
Michael J. Wolf	....	special thanks
Rebecca Yeldham	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Free Range Films
• Fresh Produce Company
• Seattle Pacific Investments
• Sneak Preview Entertainment

Distributors

• Bac Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2000) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Television (TV)
• Daiei Motion Picture Company
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Classics
• VCL Communications

Other Companies

• All Payments Services  payroll services
• BTS Payroll Services Inc.  payroll services
• Biokem  special thanks
• Brian McMillan's Animal Rentals Unlimited  animals trained by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies provided by
• Cinema Research  end titles
• Cinema Research  opticals
• Clein & White  marketing consultant
• Condé Nast Publications, The  special thanks
• Cosmopolitan Films  special thanks
• Cottonbelly Studios  score produced and mixed at
• Cottonbelly Studios  special thanks
• DMG Inc.  music licensing by
• Edison Recording  score recording
• Enterprise Post  digital sound mix by
• Executive Cutting Service  negative cutting
• Hollywood Rental Company  lighting and grip equipment by
• Image Animation  special thanks
• Joan Pearce Research Associates  script research
• Matthews Group  lighting and grip equipment by
• Picolla Roma  catering
• Pleasure Swell  special thanks
• Revival Lamps  special thanks
• Rudolph & Beer  production counsel
• Shriner's Hospital  special thanks
• SoundStorm  post sound editorial facilities provided by
• Speare & Company  insurance by
• Stila Makeup  special thanks
• Super 8 Film  special thanks
• Sweetback  special thanks
• UCLA Medical Center  special thanks: Prosthetics Lab.
• Urban Decay  special thanks
• Vogue  special thanks

MPAA:

Rated R for language.

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | UK:15 | USA:R | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Lacy Street Production Center - 2630 Lacy Street, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Free Range Films

Trivia:

First film role for fashion model Michele Hicks.

Quotes:

Blake: The story of me is over.
Penny: In time, every sad ending will become happy.
Blake: [voice over] The sad ending is only because the author stops telling the story. But it still goes on. It's just untold.

Movie Connections:

Followed by Jackpot (2001)

Soundtrack:

How Great Thou Art

the best film I've seen this year

I drove sixty five miles one way to see this film and it

would have bargain at twice the distance. This film is

superbly written and acted and I see no flaws. The premise which is cojoined twins played by the Polish brothers, identical twins, is original and delivered with a poignancy that is rare. I spoke to a couple of people after the film who said they thought they would be uncomfortable with the subject and were for a couple of

minutes but then became totally involved and forgot. I

will not go into the storyline as this is a film you should enjoy as it unfolds, but I caution you to pay attention as there is alot to be appreciated in watching

the intimacy between these brothers as well as the dialogue, sometimes almost inaudible between the brothers. The film also offers analogies, puns, metaphors, and an interesting array of supporting characters. There is also alot of "hidden" humor so watch carefully. Although there is alot of sadness in the film, the overall feeling after was uplifting. This film was on my mind for days and I think it was the first thing I brought up in conversations. This is a MUST SEE for anyone that enjoys film that are not standard fare. I am

looking forward to adding it to my video collection. FOUR

STARS!!!!