Nobel Son


Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He's struggling to finish his PhD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson, wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Barkley and his mother, Sarah, a renowned forensic psychiatrist, now have the ill-fortune of living with a man-eating monster whose philandering ways have gotten less and less discrete. As if Barkley's world is not bad enough, on the eve of his father receiving the Nobel, Barkley is kidnapped and the requested ransom is the $2,000,000 in Nobel prize money. Needless to say, Eli refuses to pay it and so starts a venomous tale of familial dysfunction, lust, betrayal and ultimately revenge.
Also Known As:
The Nobel Son
Production Status: In Production/Awaiting Release
Genres: Comedy, Drama and Thriller
Running Time: 1 hr. 50 min.
Release Date: December 5th, 2008 (limited)
MPAA Rating: R for some violent gruesome images, language and sexuality.
Distributors:
Freestyle Releasing
Production Co.:
Gimme Five Productions, Unclaimed Freight, Prama Corporation
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Pasadena, California USA
Produced in: United States

Actors
Shawn Hatosy Thaddeus James/ Thaddeus James
Bryan Greenberg Barkley Michaelson
Alan Rickman Eli Michaelson/ Eli Michaelson
Mary Steenburgen Sarah Michaelson
Bryan Greenberg Barkley Michaelson
Eliza Dushku City Hall
Bill Pullman
Danny DeVito Gastner
Ted Danson Harvey Parrish
Mary Pat Gleason Ruby
Larry Hankin Dr. Polaczek
Juliette Jeffers Claire
Dean Rader-Duval Ernie
Ernie Hudson
Tracey Walter
Lindy Booth
Kevin West



Directors
Randall M. Miller Director



Writers
Randall M. Miller screenplay
Jody Savin screenplay



Producers
Art Klein Executive Producer
Tom Soulanille Executive Producer
Michael Ravine Executive Producer
Randall M. Miller Producer
Jody Savin Producer
Ronald Savin Co-Producer
Henry Suarez Co-Producer
J. P. O'Neill Co-Producer
Jane Baum Co-Producer
John Faiz Kayyem Co-Producer



Camera, Film & Tape
Michael Ozier Director of Photography



Editors
Dan O'Brien Assistant Editor
Randall M. Miller Editor



Casting
Richard Pagano (II) Casting Director



Production Management
Terry Spazek (II) Unit Production Manager
Rhonda DeVictor Production Coordinator
Brian Relyea 1st Assistant Director



Art Department
Craig Sterns Production Designer
Craig Stearns Production Designer
Laura Lee Evans Set Decorator



Wardrobe, Hair & Makeup
Lynn Barber Head Makeup Department
Kathryn Morrison Costume Designer



Sound
Kelly Oxford Sound

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Music
Paul Oakenfold (II) Music
Mark Adler Music
Jonathan McHugh Music Supervisor



Visual Effects & Animation
Josh Hakian Special Effects Coordinator



Props
David Harshbarger Property Master



Worldwide Distributors
Freestyle Releasing Theatrical Distributor
Freestyle Releasing Distribution Rights (North America)
Pyramid (Russia) Distribution Rights (Russia)