Go (1999)

Director:

Doug Liman

Writer (WGA):

John August (written by)

Release Date:

9 April 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

life begins at 3am.

Plot:

Go! tells the story of the events after a drug deal, told from three different points of view.

Plot Keywords:

Female Nudity | Bouncer | Strip Club | Striptease | Casino

Awards:

5 wins & 7 nominations

Cast

Katie Holmes	...	Claire Montgomery
Sarah Polley	...	Ronna Martin
Suzanne Krull	...	Stringy Haired Woman
Desmond Askew	...	Simon Baines
Nathan Bexton	...	Mannie
Robert Peters	...	Switterman
Scott Wolf	...	Adam
Jay Mohr	...	Zack
Timothy Olyphant	...	Todd Gaines
Jodi Bianca Wise	...	Ballerina Girl
William Fichtner	...	Burke
Rita Bland	...	Dancing Register Woman
Tony Denman	...	Track Suit Guy
Scott Hass	...	Raver Dude
Natasha Melnick	...	Anorexic Girl
Manu Intiraymi	...	Skate Punk Guy
Josh Paddock	...	Spider Marine
Taye Diggs	...	Marcus
Breckin Meyer	...	Tiny
James Duval	...	Singh
Courtland Mead	...	Boy
Katharine Towne	...	Becky
Marisa Johnston	...	Rebecca (as Marisa Morell)
Ken Kupstis	...	Sports Car Man
Nikki Fritz	...	Noelle
Tane McClure	...	Holly
Jimmy Shubert	...	Victor Jr.
J.E. Freeman	...	Victor Sr.
Jay Paulson	...	Loop
Jane Krakowski	...	Irene
Melissa McCarthy	...	Sandra
Shann Beeman	...	Jimmy
Willie Amakye	...	Waiter
Princess Leah Lucky Buttons	...	Alley Cat
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Emmy Collins	...	Longhair in Supermarket (uncredited)
Sean Everett	...	Shooting Bartender (uncredited)
Walt G. Ludwig	...	Strip Club Patron (uncredited)
Telly Savalas	...	Himself (in gambling video) (archive footage) (uncredited)
Mark Sharp	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Bill Swann	...	Elevator Man (uncredited)
J. Karen Thomas	...	Nurse (uncredited)

Directed by
Doug Liman

Writing credits (WGA)
John August		(written by)

Produced by
John August	....	co-producer
Paddy Cullen	....	co-producer
Matt Freeman	....	producer
Mickey Liddell	....	producer
Paul Rosenberg	....	producer

Original Music by
BT
Moby

Cinematography by
Doug Liman		(photographed by)

Film Editing by
Stephen Mirrione

Casting by
Joseph Middleton

Production Design by
Thomas P. Wilkins

Art Direction by
Rebecca Young

Set Decoration by
Fontaine Beauchamp Hebb

Costume Design by
Genevieve Tyrrell

Makeup Department
Shann Beeman	....	assistant hair stylist
Denise Fischer	....	assistant makeup artist
Tony Gardner	....	special makeup designer
Maxine Morris	....	hair stylist
Emjay Olson	....	hair department head
James Ryder	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Joseph Anaya	....	post-production supervisor
Matthew R. Hannon	....	post-production supervisor
Alexandra E. Perce	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pamela Altieri-Paterra	....	second second assistant director
John August	....	second unit director
Melissa V. Barnes	....	second assistant director
Timothy Bird	....	first assistant director
Rebecca MacDonald	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Dawn Ascher	....	art department coordinator
Patrick Bolton	....	set dresser
Ron Cordy	....	scenic artist
Johnny D. Culley	....	assistant property master
Michael Cutler	....	swing
Catherine Doherty	....	set designer
Kenneth M. Ellis	....	swing
Eric Epple	....	scenic artist
Sean Everett	....	property master (as Sean E. Markland)
Anselmo Fiorentini	....	art department production assistant
Chris Forster	....	construction coordinator
Andy Friend	....	storyboard artist
Greg Gootsan	....	swing
Caleb William Harris	....	propmaker
Jay C. Harris	....	scenic artist
Luke R. Harris	....	propmaker
Christina Marshall	....	scenic artist
Thomas Moffitt	....	scenic artist
Graham Perez	....	swing
Eric Reichardt	....	lead scenic
Martin Russell	....	construction foreman
Bob Santaella	....	lead man
Keith Sawyer	....	scenic artist
Daron Smith	....	propmaker

Sound Department
Willy Allen	....	dialogue editor (as Willie Allen)
Frank Bradley	....	sound utility
Chris Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Patrick Clark	....	boom operator: Las Vegas (as Mark P. Clark)
David Cook	....	boom operator
Dane A. Davis	....	supervising sound editor
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Lackey	....	sound editor
Noel McIntosh	....	assistant sound editor
Bill Meadows	....	dubbing recordist
Charles W. Ritter	....	dialogue editor (as Charles Ritter)
Alan B. Samuels	....	sound mixer
Douglas Shamburger	....	boom operator
Christopher Sheldon	....	supervising sound editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Edward Steidele)
James Thornton	....	sound mixer: Las Vegas (as Jim Thornton)
Mark Weingarten	....	sound mixer
Bradford Bell	....	sound engineer (uncredited)
Nathan Smith	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Martin Becker	....	special effects
James Bomalick	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Christopher Dusendschon	....	in-show optical compositor: THDX (uncredited)

Stunts
Richard L. Blackwell	....	stunts
William H. Burton	....	stunts
Monty Cox	....	stunts
Bud Davis	....	stunts
Joe Dunne	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts
Clay Donahue Fontenot	....	stunt double: Taye Diggs/Marcus
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Craig Jensen	....	stunts
Jim Lau	....	stunts
Gary Littlejohn	....	stunts
Walt G. Ludwig	....	precision driver
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts (as Hugh A. O'Brien)
Greg Owen	....	stunts
Dan Plum	....	stunts
Lynn Salvatori	....	stunts
Rick Sawaya	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Mike Smith	....	stunts
Neil Summers	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Tracy Bennett	....	still photographer
Chris Brow	....	dolly grip
Michael Caparelli	....	first assistant camera
Ricardo Carillo	....	rigging gaffer
Jeffrey R. Clark	....	camera operator
Eric M. Davis	....	lighting technician
Peter Goldman	....	second assistant camera
George Eric Griffith	....	key rigging grip
Pete Johnson	....	key grip
Chris Kovalski	....	grip
Rick Lamb	....	assistant camera
Giovani Lampassi	....	gaffer
Bill-Brady Majors	....	rigging key grip
Eric Moore	....	best boy electric (as Eric W. Moore)
Darin Moran	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Caleb Nelson	....	grip
Aldo Porras Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Dave Potter	....	electrician
Ken Richardson	....	camera operator: "b" camera, Las Vegas
Lance Robinson	....	best boy grip
Kelly Way	....	electrician
Brian Webster	....	rigging grip
Chuck Weiss	....	video assist operator: additional photography

Casting Department
Jerry Conca	....	extras casting (as Jerry M. Conca)
Michelle Morris	....	casting associate
Tony Rasmussen	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Molly Grundman	....	key set costumer
Heidi Higginbotham	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Douglas Crise	....	first assistant editor
Keith H. Sauter	....	assistant editor
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer (as Steve Sheridan)
Norman R. Walker	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Julianne Jordan	....	music supervisor (as Julianne Kelley)
Carlton Kaller	....	music editor
Stephanie Lowry	....	assistant music editor
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Morris Aroesti	....	driver: set dressing
Tony Barattini	....	driver
Joe Cosentino	....	transportation captain
Pat Cosentino	....	driver
Angel Desanti	....	driver
Dash Hart	....	driver: production van
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Lloyd E. Hunter	....	transportation co-captain: Las Vegas
Steve Larson	....	transportation dispatcher
Hardy Ophuls	....	picture car coordinator
John Pellegrino	....	driver
Adam Pinkstaff	....	second transportation captain
Steven Luke Weible	....	prop truck driver

Other crew
Michael Barnes	....	financial legal services
Lisa Marie Belsanti	....	assistant: P. Rosenberg and P. Cullen
Liz Berger	....	unit publicist
Allen M. Bowen	....	medic
Steve Cainas	....	production coordinator
James W. Croke	....	set production assistant
Miranda Garrison	....	choreographer
Matthew Holloway	....	key set production assistant
Phill Kane	....	on-set location manager
Dave Kasubowski	....	craft service
Brian R. Keathley	....	production assistant
Paul Kenney	....	first assistant accountant
Tatiana Komlos	....	production secretary
Christopher Kusnell	....	set production assistant
Maggie Mancuso	....	assistant location manager: Las Vegas
Paula Maslowski	....	accounting production assistant
Peter McManus	....	accountant
Brian McMillan	....	head animal trainer
Halyn Moses	....	production assistant
Colin J. O'Hara	....	office production assistant
Lance Powell	....	rave technical consultant
Patrick J. Reinoso	....	assistant location manager
Oriana Robertson	....	assistant: D. Liman and P. Cullen
Kelly Roy	....	assistant: Mr. Freeman
Judith Saunders	....	script supervisor
Emilie Sennebogen	....	assistant production coordinator
Jennifer Shepard	....	assistant: Mr. Liddell
Tim Swan	....	location manager
Jeff Thesz	....	set medic: Las Vegas
Jerry Tomasetti	....	craft service: Las Vegas
Dana Wagner	....	set production assistant
Stacy C. Wilson	....	post-production accountant
Dan Yashar	....	production assistant
Chadbyrne R. Dickens	....	assistant to director (uncredited)
Micah May	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Banner Entertainment
• Saratoga Entertainment
• TriStar Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (Argentina)
• Columbia TriStar Film (Germany)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• Falcon (1999) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Prooptiki (Greece)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment
• TriStar Pictures

Special Effects

• Alterian (special make-up effects)

Other Companies

• Brian McMillan's Animal Rentals Unlimited  animals
• Charles & Mario's Catering  catering: las vegas
• Cinema Research  opticals
• Danetracks  sound post-production
• Deluxe Catering  catering
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr voice casting
• Marilee Lear Casting  extras casting: las vegas
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles
• Rainbow Casting Service  extras casting
• The Estate of Telly Savalas  special thanks
• Work Records  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated R for strong drug content, sexuality, language and some violence.

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Belgium:KNT | Canada:14A | Chile:18 | Finland:K-16 | France:-16 | Germany:16 | Ireland:18 | Israel:16 | Japan:PG-12 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R18 | Norway:15 | Peru:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:R(A) | South Korea:18 | Sweden:15 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

L.A.P.D. Hollywood Station - 1358 Wilcox Ave., Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Banner Entertainment

Trivia:

In the last cash register scene you can clearly see a man wearing a Civil Air Patrol t-shirt, with a message to remain "Drug Free".

Goofs:

Continuity: When the guys from the strip club chase Simon and Marcus to their hotel room, one puts his hand over the eye hole to hide their identities and says "room service". Through the spyhole they see his hand including the fingers. When they then cut to the door you seem him take away his hand which was previously completely covering the spyhole. You wouldn't be able to see any of his hand if he spread his hand completely over the hole.

Quotes:

Marcus: If you were any less black, you'd be clear.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Still Swingin' (2005) (TV)

Soundtrack:

New

holds your interest but doesn't quite hit the mark

A once in a lifetime opportunity to go to the biggest rave of the year and hang out with some really cool people; a chance to ditch work, hit the road to Vegas, and get caught up in sex, drugs, and mayhem; getting out of a sticky situation only to get caught up in one even stickier; Doug Liman's youthful dark comedy centers around a group of disparate L.A. characters, ranging from a jaded checkout girl trying to score some extra cash, to a couple of television actors who get coerced by a peculiar cop, as their typically ordinary lives deviate from the norm and bring a lot of unexpected results. Good casting, plenty of twists, and some solid laughs make this film (which is clearly in the realm of Pulp Fiction) worth the viewing experience, but it lacks well-drawn characters, an effective payoff, and loses its energy after a while. Polley gives a standout performance as a thrill-seeking addict who gets in over her head. **½