Knots (2004)

Director:

Greg Lombardo

Writers:

Greg Lombardo (writer)
Neil Turitz (writer)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

A Sex Comedy With A Twist!

Plot:

A male-centric take on contemporary relationships, where three guy friends look for love and commitment. |

Plot Keywords:

Lesbian Sex | Lesbianism | Sex | Female Nudity

Cast

Scott Cohen	...	Dave Siegel
John Stamos	...	Cal Scoppa
Annabeth Gish	...	Greta Siegel
Paulina Porizkova	...	Lily Kildear
Michael Leydon Campbell	...	Jake Elovitch
Tara Reid	...	Emily
Linda Larkin	...	Annette
KaDee Strickland	...	Molly
Sarah Litzsinger	...	Andrea
Eric Zuckerman	...	Summons Server
John Heinlein	...	Leering mover
Elliot Villar	...	Oblivious mover (as Eliott C. Villar)
Mike Taranto	...	Mike the bartender
Katie Orenstein	...	Hot chick at basketball court
Kathleen Truitt	...	Departing party girl
Nathalie Bakker	...	Departing party girl
Samantha Seigelman	...	Samantha
Steve Mastro Jr.	...	Party ass-grabber (as Steve Mastro)
Melanie Lewis	...	Crazy dancing chick
Karen Walton	...	Office eye candy
Neil Turitz	...	Hunk at water cooler
Cynthia Vance	...	Receptionist
Stephanie Kurtzuba	...	Sheila
Don Abrams	...	Fin shoe commercial (voice) (as Dan Abrams)
Greg Lombardo	...	Fin Shoe commercial (voice)
Rabia Hayek	...	Dry cleaner clerk
Howard Seigelman	...	Literary man at bar
Andrea Resnick	...	Literary woman at bar
Tone Christensen	...	Uta, Model - cheater with Cal
John Rothman	...	Dave's Lawyer
Helen Coxe	...	Greta's Lawyer
Amy Wilkinson	...	Stenographer
Michelle Alonso	...	Lingerie model
Samantha Dark	...	Cal's assistant
Jennifer Schwertman	...	Cal's assistant
Jordana Abrams Snider	...	Loving couple (woman)
Scott Snider	...	Loving couple (man)
Reathel Bean	...	Priest
Richard M. Davidson	...	Emily's father (as Richard Davidson)
Marcelle Pilty	...	Emily's mother
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mitch Maguire	...	Annoying moviegoer
Karen Malecki	...	Office Eye Candy (as Karen Waiton)
Jennifer Dilley	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Hans Hartman	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jen MacNeil	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Brette Taylor	...	Emily (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Lombardo

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Greg Lombardo		writer
Neil Turitz		writer

Produced by
Dan Abrams	....	producer
Oritte Bendory	....	co-executive producer
Scott Cohen	....	co-producer
Aaron N. Feldman	....	co-executive producer (as Aaron Feldman)
Yurgi Ganter	....	line producer
J. Todd Harris	....	executive producer
Greg Lombardo	....	producer
Craig Davis Roth	....	associate producer
Neil Turitz	....	producer

Original Music by
Joseph Saba

Cinematography by
Michael Fimognari

Film Editing by
Joe Landauer

Casting by
Dani Super

Production Design by
Cherish Magennis

Art Direction by
Samantha Seigelman

Costume Design by
Amy Westcott

Makeup Department
Catherine Dang	....	hair stylist: Los Angeles
Catherine Dang	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles
Meg Gulker	....	makeup intern
Maya Hardinge	....	hair stylist: New York
Maya Hardinge	....	makeup artist: New York
Persefone Karakosta	....	assistant hair stylist (as Persephone Karakosta)
Persefone Karakosta	....	assistant makeup artist (as Persephone Karakosta)
Julia Lallas	....	key hair stylist
Julia Lallas	....	key makeup artist
Kamila Zmrzla	....	assistant hair stylist (as Kamila Ocasek)
Kamila Zmrzla	....	assistant makeup artist (as Kamila Ocasek)

Production Management
Melissa Ayn Eccles	....	unit production manager: Los Angeles
Megan Lombardo	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Graham	....	second assistant director
Amitabh Klemm	....	second assistant director: pick-ups
Josh Newport	....	second second assistant director
Rick Ojeda	....	first assistant director: Los Angeles
Curtis Smith	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Edward J. Chichik	....	set dresser
Sally Haskell	....	set dresser
Moe Moe Lwin	....	art department
Moe Moe Lwin	....	set dresser: second unit
Duke Scoppa	....	property master (as Edward 'Duke' P. Scoppa Jr.)
John Udell	....	art swing
Joshua Visser	....	art lead man

Sound Department
Leslie Bloom	....	foley artist
Kevin Bowe	....	additional boom operator
Scott Edelson	....	boom operator
Boris Esposito	....	sound mixer
Kyle Godbey	....	assistant sound editor
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising sound editor
George A. Lara	....	foley supervisor (as George Lara)
Cate Montana	....	adr editor
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Gentry Smith	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor

Stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator (as Manny Silverio)

Camera and Electrical Department
Carlos Bible	....	first assistant camera: second unit, New York (as Carlos M. Bible)
Manuel Billeter	....	first assistant camera
Alan Blagg	....	grip: New York
Dave Bowers	....	third electrician
Cameron Cannon	....	first assistant camera: Los Angeles
James Casey	....	best boy electric
Jeffrey Chin	....	best boy electric: Los Angeles
Theresa Dillon	....	still photographer
Marcello Duarte	....	first assistant camera: New York (as Marcelo Duarte)
Maggie Fillardo	....	additional grip
Michael Fimognari	....	camera operator: New York
Jordan Garretson	....	key grip
Erik Gonzales	....	best boy: pick-up shots
Michael Kenney	....	second assistant camera: New York
Jeffrey Kim	....	additional electrician
Andre Lascaris	....	gaffer
James Mann	....	camera operator
Paul McCarthy	....	best boy grip
Paul Niccolls	....	grip
Anwar Payne	....	grip: New York
Kristal Ramin	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles
Timothy Sanderson	....	second assistant camera
Michael Strode	....	key grip: Los Angeles
David Woolner	....	key grip: New York

Casting Department
Danit Aronsons	....	extras casting intern
Kristen Paladino	....	extras casting
Christian Scott	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jessica Jahn	....	assistant costume designer
Karen Malecki	....	wardrobe intern (as Karen Waiton)
Lisa Marzolf	....	wardrobe supervisor
Abigail Stowe	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York

Editorial Department
Craig Gordon	....	on-line editor
Conor Guy	....	assistant editor
Katia Milani	....	on-line editor
Ben Perez	....	colorist
Arturo Sosa	....	editorial assistant
Erin Waters	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Jordan Galland	....	soundtrack
Brian Jones	....	composer: original music
Jonathan Keidan	....	music supervisor
Liz Line	....	assistant music supervisor
Espen Noreger	....	composer: original music

Other crew
Edmund Bastian	....	additional set production assistant
Michael Bodt	....	key production assistant: second unit, New York
Andrew Cesna	....	additional set production assistant
Susan Chun	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Dilley	....	stand-in
Matt Dowd	....	assistant location manager
Massoumeh Emami	....	script supervisor
Louise Fenton	....	production office coordinator
Jill Ferguson	....	script supervisor: Los Angeles
Alex Ferreyra	....	additional set production assistant
Christina Fontana	....	set production assistant
Brian Giannone	....	production assistant: New York
Dave Ginsberg	....	assistant location manager
Prithi Gowda	....	office intern
Camille Gruman	....	production secretary
Rabia Hayek	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Joshua W. Ingalls	....	set production assistant (as Joshua Ingalls)
Christopher K. Lagdamen	....	additional set production assistant (as Christopher Lagdamen)
Nicholas Owen Langholff	....	key set production assistant
Stephanie A. Marquardt	....	script supervisor: New York
Kristal D. Moseley	....	production office coordinator (as Kristal Mosley)
Jason Mottley	....	craft service
Raymond L. Negron	....	set production assistant (as Ray 'Zigga' Negron)
Tanya O'Fair	....	office intern
Rick Ojeda	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Rick Pendrick	....	stand-in
Dante Pizzinnini	....	production intern: second unit, New York
Tameeka Robinson	....	office intern
Clarence Sharpe	....	set intern
Michael Sledd	....	assistant production office coordinator
Collin Smith	....	location manager
Sascha Springer	....	location scout
José Tejada	....	parking coordinator
Nicholas Thurkettle	....	director of development
Sean Torrey	....	craft service
Kathleen Truitt	....	stand-in
Aaron Waiton	....	production accountant
Jeffrey Wellikoff	....	set intern
Frank Weysos	....	additional set production assistant (as Frank Vasquez)
Corey C. Witte	....	production executive
Robert Smithline	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Cross River Pictures
• Davis Entertainment Filmworks
• GDN
• Parts Unknown Productions

Distributors

• Lions Gate Films Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (video)
• Fallms Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Lifetime Television (2005) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
• Lightning Entertainment (2004) (non-USA) (all media) (sales)
• Lightning Home Entertainment
• One Movie (2006) (Italy) (all media)
• e-m-s the DVD-Company (2005) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bexel  camera equipment
• Post Production Playground  editorial
• Sound One/C5  post-production sound

Also Known As:

Sex, Love, and Lies (USA) (TV title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content and pervasive language.

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | Australia:MA (TV rating) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Cross River Pictures

Quotes:

Cal: You just have to think outside the box... so to speak.

Movie Connections:

References Titanic (1997)

Soundtrack:

Lily's Lure

Funny, sexy movie with witty repartee

Knots is a funny, sexy and entertaining movie about six thirty-something characters experiencing life and love in NYC. Credit must be given to the co-writer/director, Greg Lombardo, for making this diverse group of actors a believable set of friends and lovers. John Stamos just about steals the movie. This role is clearly the precursor to his new TV series which even borrows the name "Jake" from one of the characters in Knots. Stamos' looks, charm and winning smile are used to great effect. Paulina Porizkova was a wonderful surprise. Having not seen or heard anything about her in a number of years, she is well-cast as the story's sexy catalyst. Scott Cohen and Annabeth Gish are a married couple with a very real relationship that gets played out on a number of levels. Michael Leydon Campbell is sweet as Jake, the underdog. Credit also goes to the director/producers for casting Tara Reid against type. Set primarily in Brooklyn with some action in Manhattan, the homes and offices look realistic and lived in; you feel like you could hang out there and enjoy spending time with these interesting and quirky characters. The movie is well-written; the story is moved along by a couple of unexpected twists and turns, including the ending, and the dialog has some great repartee and one-liners. A very enjoyable and worthwhile 90 minutes. Check it out.