All the Boys Love Mandy Lane (2006)

Réalisateur:

Jonathan Levine

Scénariste:

Jacob Forman (written by)

Release Date:

août 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Horror | Thriller

Accroche:

There's something about Mandy all the boys love.

Plot:

A group of high schoolers invite Mandy Lane (Amber Heard), a good girl who became quite hot over the summer, to a weekend party on a secluded ranch. While the festivities rage on, the number of revelers begins to drop quite mysteriously. |

Plot Keywords:

Teenage Sexuality | Texas | Psychological Horror | Anorexia | Slasher Flick

Avis des utilisateurs:

The seventies style is a plus but doesn't save the film from boredom

Ensemble

Amber Heard	...	Mandy Lane
Anson Mount	...	Garth
Whitney Able	...	Chloe
Michael Welch	...	Emmet
Edwin Hodge	...	Bird
Aaron Himelstein	...	Red
Luke Grimes	...	Jake
Melissa Price	...	Marlin
Adam Powell	...	Dylan
Peyton Hayslip	...	Aunt Jo
Brooke Bloom	...	Cousin Jen
Robert Earl Keen	...	Keg Trucker

Réalisé par
Jonathan Levine

Scénaristes (in alphabetical order)
Jacob Forman		written by

Produit par
Keith Calder	....	executive producer
Chad Feehan	....	producer
Felipe Marino	....	producer
Joe Neurauter	....	producer
Brian Udovich	....	co-producer

Musique originale
Mark Schulz

Image
Darren Genet

Montage
Josh Noyes

Distribution des rôles
Deanna Brigidi
Nick Schutt

Création des décors
Thomas S. Hammock

Direction artistique
Megan Hutchison

Création des costumes
Michelle Lynette Bush

Maquillage
Stacey Pridham	....	assistant makeup artist
Charmaine Richards	....	key hair stylist
Joe Rivera	....	key makeup artist
Galaxy San Juan	....	special makeup effects artist: Los Angeles Unit

Assistant réalisateur
Meg Beatty	....	first assistant director
Mary Beth Meadows	....	second assistant director
Debra Trevino	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Lucas Amann	....	set dresser
Elaine DeWitt	....	art department assistant
Jennifer Hallmark	....	art department coordinator
Dan Hooker	....	construction coordinator
Raymond Mata	....	art department assistant
Stephen Mayes	....	set dresser
Ben McGinnis	....	art department assistant
Minhchau Nguyen	....	art department production assistant
Joy Phillips	....	prop buyer
Morrison Pierce	....	scenic painter
Meriwether Tull	....	art department assistant

Technicien du son
Michael Baird	....	supervising sound designer
Buckner Cooke	....	sound mixer
Brent Findley	....	assistant sound editor
Garret Gray	....	boom operator
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Hughes	....	assistant adr recordist
Cody King	....	foley editor
Richard Kitting	....	sound recordist
Andrew Morgado	....	adr foley mixer
Walter Spencer	....	dialog & adr editor
Vicki Vandegrift	....	foley artist
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christoph Wörndle	....	sound FX recordist

Effets spéciaux
Craig Byrom	....	special effects foreman
Everett Byrom III	....	special effects coordinator
Doug Field	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects
David Kashevaroff	....	end credits sequence
Steven LaMorte	....	visual effects: opening titles
Allan Nadel	....	digital compositor
Emil Kahr Nilsson	....	visual effects: titles
Nuncle	....	opening titles

Cascadeur
Jeff Schwan	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Wes Ahl	....	electrician
Brad Allen	....	grip
Richard Beltran	....	grip
Tony J. Brummer	....	gaffer
Olice Certain	....	best boy grip
Eric Cunningham	....	best boy electric
John Eschberger	....	grip
Gerard Martin	....	film loader
Michael Nie	....	gaffer: re-shoots
Clayton Null	....	key grip
Mike Osborne	....	still photographer
Paul Pryor	....	second assistant camera
Brandon Roberts	....	grip
Jeremy Shirk	....	electrician
Wes Turner	....	second assistant camera
Conner Vandeer	....	steadicam operator
Nathanael Vorce	....	grip
William S. White	....	first assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Monica Robb	....	set costumer
Jennifer Schossow	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Patrick Bellanger	....	on-line editor

Music Department
Mark Denis	....	score mixer
Henry Self	....	music supervisor

Divers
Elizabeth Abrams	....	production coordinator
Ken Beggs	....	head animal trainer
Victor Brunette	....	technical services
Anne Carr	....	script supervisor
Bobbi Colorado	....	animal coordinator
Greg Deist	....	production assistant
Elaine DeWitt	....	production assistant
Rick Diaz	....	production assistant
Vanessa Gaitan	....	production assistant
Chris Harding	....	assistant to producers
Andrea Johnson	....	script supervisor
Peter L. Kaufman	....	legal services
Brian Massingill	....	key set production assistant
Minhchau Nguyen	....	production assistant
Stefan Wilcox	....	armorer

Thanks
Harmon Kaslow	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Occupant Films

Distributors

• Midget Entertainment (2008) (Denmark) (all media)
• Moonlight Films (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Optimum Releasing (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Senator International (2008) (USA) (theatrical)

Technicien des effets spéciaux

• Nuncle (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cavalry Technology Partners  internet services
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Nuncle  design and animation
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Autre(s) titre(s) :

Tous les garçons aiment Mandy Lane (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated R for strong disturbing violence, pervasive drug and alcohol use, sexuality/nudity and language - all involving teens.

Durée:

Canada:88 min (Toronto International Film Festival) | USA:90 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital

Classification:

UK:18 (theatrical) | Ireland:18 | USA:R

Emplacements De Pelliculage:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Occupant Films

Anecdotes:

Writer Jacob Forman and production designer Thomas S. Hammock play the firework salesmen.

Goofs:

Continuity: Chloe's hair style changes several times during her topless scene.

Guillemet:

Marlin: [Marlin is cutting Ritalin on the counter. Marlin and Chloe snort it] Thank God for little brothers with ADD.
Chloe: Yeah, how's that working out for him? Has his behavior improved?
Marlin: I know mine has.

Soundtrack:

Free Stress Test

The seventies style is a plus but doesn't save the film from boredom

I didn't go into this film with any real expectations - most of the reviews I'd read were good but as any veteran of this site will know, the first reviews submitted for any film don't tend to be very reliable! It turns out that is the case here too, as despite a couple of good ideas; this is nothing more than another tired teen slasher flick. In 2005, Australian horror flick Wolf Creek attempted to bring back a seventies Grindhouse style to the slasher movie, and this movie does too. Ironically, they both suffer from the same major problem - that being that it's far too long before something finally happens. As the title suggests, the main player here is a young girl called Mandy Lane who, believe it or not, is fancied by all the boys at her high school. Apparently, she suddenly got hot over the summer and the film starts out with a sequence that shows how far some of the male population will go to impress her. Some time after, some of the kids at this school are going for a party at a secluded ranch and they decide to invite Mandy along...and after a while; they start being picked off one by one.

It seems obvious that director Jonathan Levine was trying to make a movie in the seventies style, and for that reason it's a real shame that this wasn't better as I'm a big fan of the stuff that this takes influence from. The director packs the film with pop songs, which is OK; but it soon gets tired and he could have chosen better also. As mentioned, the film is far too slow; after the opening sequence, it seriously is about an hour before anything of interest happens and I was already turned off long before it got to the end. The cast is obviously made up of young actors and despite the fact that all the characters in the film are completely one dimensional; they do manage to put in good performances as an ensemble. Amber Heard is good enough in the lead role...though doesn't really stand out much which is a shame considering she is the lead, and the one that the film is all about. When the killings finally do happen, they're not bad and there's some gore on display. It all boils down to the token slasher twist - and it's not a good one. It can be seen coming a mile off and there's not a lot of justification for it either. Overall, I don't rate this film much at all - it's not a complete disaster, but not far off.