Welcome to Collinwood (2002)

Directors:

Anthony Russo
Joe Russo

Writers (WGA):

Anthony Russo (screenplay) &
Joe Russo (screenplay)

Release Date:

18 October 2002 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Five guys. One safe. No brains.

Plot:

When petty thief Cosimo is given the plan for the perfect heist from a lifer in prison - the kind of job you dream about - he has to get out of jail...

Plot Keywords:

Prison | Heist | Premarital Sex | Maid | Choir

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

William H. Macy	...	Riley
Isaiah Washington	...	Leon
Sam Rockwell	...	Pero
Michael Jeter	...	Toto
Luis Guzmán	...	Cosimo
John Buck Jr.	...	Old Man in Prison
Patricia Clarkson	...	Rosalind
Andy Davoli	...	Basil (as Andrew Davoli)
Brett C. Leonard	...	Mickey
Frank O'Donnell	...	Priest
Peter Veneziano	...	Referee
Bernard Canepari	...	Judge
Art Oughton	...	Corrections Officer
Ray Calabrese	...	Oswald
George Clooney	...	Jerzy
Annie Kitral	...	Nun #1
Lissy Gulick	...	Nun #2
Dorothy Silver	...	Nun #3
Maryanne Nagel	...	Mrs. Antwerp
David Warshofsky	...	Babitch
Jennifer Esposito	...	Carmela
Gabrielle Union	...	Michelle
Don Kost	...	Beddo
June Lang	...	Old Purse Woman
Basil Russo	...	Funeral Home Director
Angela Russo-Otstot	...	Arguing Woman (as Angela Russo)
Wayne S. Turney	...	Arguing Man
Rohn Thomas	...	Janitor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rae Sunshine Lee	...	Prison Inmate (uncredited)
Danny Lentz	...	Bailiff (uncredited)
Blaine Pate	...	Cosimo's Lawyer (uncredited)
Ann Russo	...	Colleen (uncredited)

Directed by
Anthony Russo
Joe Russo

Writing credits (WGA)
Anthony Russo		(screenplay) &
Joe Russo		(screenplay)

Produced by
George Clooney	....	executive producer
George Clooney	....	producer
Ben Cosgrove	....	executive producer
James Henney	....	associate producer
Hendrik Hey	....	executive producer
Casey La Scala	....	executive producer
Hunt Lowry	....	executive producer
Scott Shiffman	....	co-producer
Steven Soderbergh	....	producer

Original Music by
Mark Mothersbaugh

Cinematography by
Charles Minsky
Lisa Rinzler

Film Editing by
Amy E. Duddleston

Casting by
Christine Sheaks

Production Design by
Tom Meyer

Art Direction by
Denise Hudson

Set Decoration by
Meg Everist

Costume Design by
Juliet Polcsa

Makeup Department
Elisabeth Fry	....	key makeup artist
Jason Hamer	....	tatoo artist: George Clooney
Deborah Lilly	....	hair stylist
Richard Redlefsen	....	assistant makeup artist
Sandy Verzi	....	hair stylist
Kenneth Walker	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Richard J. Gelfand	....	unit production manager
Cynthia Nicolella	....	post-production supervisor
Barbara Russo	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Dean Garvin	....	second assistant director
Eric Fox Hays	....	first assistant director: second unit
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Nathan Amondson	....	storyboard artist
Troy Borisy	....	leadman
Curtis Crowe	....	construction coordinator
Allison Gross	....	props
Matt Hausmann	....	art intern
Heather Hudson	....	construction office coordinator
Jonah Markowitz	....	graphics coordinator
Deborah Marsh	....	art department coordinator
Cynthia Nibler	....	property master
Dwane Platt	....	on-set dresser
Gregory Puchalski	....	scenic artist
Eric Reichardt	....	lead scenic artist
Terri P. Tufts	....	local lead scenic
Sue Brook	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson	....	sound editor
Larry Blake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffree Bloomer	....	sound mixer
Anthony Cargioli	....	boom operator
Mike Chock	....	supervising sound editor
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Shawn Ian Kerkhoff	....	sound editor
Elliott Koretz	....	sound editor
Cliff Latimer	....	sound editor
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Mark Moseley	....	custom looping
Joan Rowe	....	foley artist
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Reuben Simon	....	sound editor
George Simpson	....	sound effects editor
Marvin Walowitz	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Chad Ball	....	special effects assistant
Gary Pilkinton	....	special effects coordinator
Patrick Tantalo	....	special effects foreman
Russell Tyrrell	....	special effects technician
Robert Vazquez	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Ken Dackermann	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Michael Scott Costa	....	stunts
Richard Fike	....	stunts
Cal Johnson	....	stunt double: William H. Macy
Cal Johnson	....	stunts
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Joe Cassano	....	grip
Marc Cole	....	Steadicam operator (as Marcis Cole)
Kiely Cronin	....	camera loader
Maurizio Dotto	....	assistant camera
John Evans	....	electrician
Russ Faust	....	grip
Robert K. Feldmann	....	key grip
Andrew B. Hansen	....	electrician
Dan Jarrell	....	grip
Chaim Kantor	....	camera operator
Julie 'Doc' Lindstrom	....	electrician
Dominic Napolitano	....	assistant camera
William Newell	....	gaffer
Keith Nickoson	....	best boy rigging grip
Antonio M. Piazza	....	assistant camera loader
Christy Taddeo	....	electrician
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer
John Turk	....	electrician
Ron Zabarsky	....	electrician
Jeff Fisher	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Rebecca Gushin	....	casting associate
Lillian Pyles	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Zenil	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Phillip J. Bartell	....	additional editor
Gilbert Carreras	....	color timer (as Gil Carreras)
Michael Nouryeh	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michael Baber	....	music editor
Debra Baum	....	executive music producer
Steve Casa	....	assistant music editor
Michael Kreple	....	music editor: temp music
Kim Naves	....	music editor
Diane DeLouise Wessel	....	music consultant

Other crew
Alicia Accardo	....	script supervisor
Kim Andrews	....	production assistant (as Kimberlee Andrews)
Erika Armin	....	assistant: Mr. Cosgrove
Jake Aust	....	assistant location manager
Eyal Axelrod	....	assistant: Mr. Lowry
Lynell Bangs	....	production accountant
Krista Braun	....	production assistant
Chad Bronson	....	production assistant
Adrienne Brown	....	production assistant
Matt Cahill	....	location scout
Stephen Celeste	....	location assistant
Amy Minda Cohen	....	assistant: Mr. Clooney (as Amy Cohen)
Christine Comina	....	assistant: Mr. La Scala
Nick DiCioccio	....	production assistant
Brian Dickson	....	production assistant
Brian Dickson	....	stand-in
Aaron Drake	....	production assistant
Amelia Drake	....	production assistant
Beth Dubber	....	location scout
Rob Fegen	....	production secretary
Alan Forbes	....	location manager
John Fox	....	assistant: Mr. La Scala
Artis I. Gaines	....	assistant location manager
Christina Grozik	....	production assistant
Michael Hansen	....	unit publicist
Alex J. Johnson	....	production assistant
Dixie Jones	....	payroll accountant
Allen Kellogg	....	production assistant
Aileen Kiernan	....	assistant: Hunt Lowry
Caitlin Maloney	....	assistant: Mr. Soderbergh
Eddie Micallef	....	key production assistant
Charles Moore	....	production assistant
Jen O'Neal	....	production assistant
Suzanne Pate	....	assistant: Mr. Shiffman
Bill Piper	....	stand-in for Mr Clooney
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production attorney
Angela Russo-Otstot	....	assistant: Russo Brothers (as Angela Russo)
Eric B. Shoemaker	....	third assistant accountant
William A. Steinberg	....	production assistant
Matthew T.	....	location assistant
Carol Ann Thomas	....	production coordinator
Lesley Ward	....	production liaison
Chris Fitts	....	development assistant (uncredited)
Dan Riley	....	legal assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Gaylord Films
• H5B5 Media AG
• Pandora Cinema
• Section Eight
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Paradiso Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2002) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Clyde Films Inc.
• Kinowelt Filmverleih
• Manga Films (Spain)
• Mediafilm (Italy)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
• Nu Visión de Argentina (Argentina)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL7)
• Redbus Film Distribution (UK)
• Solo Film Verleih
• Umbrella Entertainment (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Film Finances  completion guarantor

Also Known As:

"Safecrackers oder Diebe haben's schwer" - Germany
"Bienvenue à Collinwood" - Belgium (French title), Canada (French title), France
"Bienvenidos a Collinwood" - Argentina, Spain
"Gangsters Falhados" - Portugal
"Konnankoukkuja" - Finland
"Safecrackers oder Diebe haben's schwer" - Austria
"Széftörők" - Hungary
"Ta sainia tou Collinwood" - Greece (imdb display title)
"Tudo Por Um Segredo" - Brazil

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:6 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #38904)

Filming Locations:

Cleveland, Ohio, USA

Company:

Gaylord Films

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Cosimo:Your mother's a whore!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The American/Going the Distance/Machete (#2.31)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Via Con Me

enjoyable caper

These guys are anything but the Usual Suspects! They are a total bunch of likeable oddballs who you want to see get away with it,but they are so hapless that there is very little chance of that.No one is better than William H Macy at portraying the man with a big heart but down on his luck.This is probably his best performance since Fargo.Sam Rockwell played the meathead boxer to perfection,and the rest of the gang were uniformly good also.Luis Guzman brought some great comic relief as Cosimo,and George Clooney stole every scene in his cameo role.The heist scene at the end was absolutely hilarious.

The direction was also spot on by the Russo brothers.There was certainly a Coen brothers feel to the film throughout and it will be interesting to see how they will develop their careers.They have a long way to go to match the Coen's but this is an excellent start and I look forward to their next celluloid outing. ......."Yo mutha's a whore"!