In America (2002)

User Rating:

7.9/10   

Director:

Jim Sheridan

Writers (WGA):

Jim Sheridan (written by) &
Naomi Sheridan (written by) ...
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Release Date:

31 October 2003 (UK)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

An Irish immigrant family adjusts to life in the United States.

Plot Keywords:

Actor | New York City | Neighbor | Video Camera | Sister Sister Relationship

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 18 wins & 33 nominations

Cast

Paddy Considine	...	Johnny
Samantha Morton	...	Sarah
Sarah Bolger	...	Christy
Emma Bolger	...	Ariel
Neal Jones	...	Immigration Officer #1
Randall Carlton	...	Immigration Officer #2
Ciaran Cronin	...	Frankie
Djimon Hounsou	...	Mateo
Juan Carlos Hernández	...	Papo (as Juan Hernandez)
Nye Heron	...	Blind Man
Jason Salkey	...	Tony
Rene Millan	...	Steve
Sara James	...	Papo's Girlfriend
Bob Gallico	...	Theatre Director
Jason Killalee	...	Assistant Theatre Director
Chary O'Dea	...	Mexican Woman with Child
Adrian Martinez	...	Shopkeeper
Merrina Millsapp	...	Marina
David Wike	...	Barker
Guy Carleton	...	Man at Fair
Elaine Grollman	...	Nun on School Steps
Nick Dunning	...	Gynaecologist
Michael Sean Tighe	...	Frank
Jennifer Seifert	...	Angela
Kathleen King	...	Prize Giving Nun
Eilish Scanlon	...	Nun Playing Piano
Tom Murphy	...	Actor in Queue
Des Bishop	...	Stockbroker in Taxi
Bernadette Quigley	...	Hospital Administrator
Frank Wood	...	Paediatrician
Molly Glynn	...	Sarah Mateo
Jer O'Leary	...	Thomas Bakewell
Regina Roe	...	Administrator / Nurse
Tamla Clarke	...	Hospital Receptionist
Carmen Regan	...	Doctor
Nisha Nayar	...	Hospice Nurse
Rodrigo Pineda Sanchez	...	Mexican Man Guitarist
Gabriela Quintero Lopez	...	Mexican Woman Guitarist

Directed by
Jim Sheridan

Writing credits (WGA)
Jim Sheridan		(written by) &
Naomi Sheridan		(written by) &
Kirsten Sheridan		(written by)

Produced by
Nye Heron	....	associate producer
Arthur Lappin	....	producer
Paul Myler	....	co-producer
Jim Sheridan	....	producer
Meredith Zamsky	....	line producer: New York

Original Music by
Gavin Friday
Maurice Seezer

Cinematography by
Declan Quinn

Film Editing by
Naomi Geraghty

Casting by
Sally Osoba

Production Design by
Mark Geraghty

Art Direction by
Susie Cullen		(supervising art director)

Set Decoration by
Johnny Byrne

Costume Design by
Eimer Ni Mhaoldomhnaigh		(as Eimer Ní Mhaoldomhnaigh)

Makeup Department
Orla Carrol	....	chief hair stylist (as Orla Carroll)
Angel De Angelis	....	chief hair stylist: New York (as Angel Deangelis Halko)
Morna Ferguson	....	key makeup artist
Lori Hicks	....	key makeup artist: New York
Niamh O'Loan	....	assistant makeup artist
Una O'Sullivan	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Patricia Adlesic	....	production supervisor: New York
Jo Homewood	....	production manager
Maria Walker	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carrie Fix	....	second assistant director: New York
Therese Friel	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Konrad Jay	....	first assistant director
Alex Jones	....	third assistant director: additional photography (as Alexandra Jones)
Raymond Kirk	....	third assistant director
Alyson Latz	....	second second assistant director: New York
Michael Lerman	....	first assistant director: New York
Jennie Maloney	....	trainee assistant director: additional photography
Karen Richards	....	second assistant director
Susan Stanley	....	trainee assistant director
Keith Barry	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)
Sean Griffin	....	third assistant director: dailies (uncredited)
Nye Heron	....	second unit director (uncredited)
Neil Winterlich	....	trainee assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Russ Bailey	....	construction manager
Anthony Baldasare	....	on-set dresser: New York
Joshua Barraud	....	stand-by props: additional photography
Stephen Broughall	....	carpenter: additional photography unit (as Stephen Broughal)
Aran Byrne	....	dressing props
David Byrne	....	carpenter: additional photography unit
Eugene Campbell	....	carpenter
Eugene Campbell	....	carpenter: additional photography unit
Patrice Canfield Longo	....	set dresser: New York (as Patrice Longo)
Philip Canfield	....	leadman: New York (as Philip C. Canfield)
Scott Canfield	....	set dresser: New York
Mark Cannon	....	stand-by carpenter: additional photography
Ken Carlisle	....	carpenter
Steve Carter	....	assistant art director: New York (as Stephen Carter)
Bronwyn Clohissey-Boyd	....	painter: additional photography (as Bronwyn R. Clohissey)
Guy Coates	....	carpenter: additional photography unit (as Gay Coates)
Darren Crimmins	....	construction supervisor: additional photography
Timothy Crimmins	....	stagehand (as Timmy Crimmins)
Fiona Daly	....	supervising art director: additional photography
John Davis	....	storyboard artist (as John T. Davis)
John Delaney	....	stand-by stagehand: additional photography
Conor Devlin	....	draughtsman
Ruth DiPasquale	....	assistant prop master: New York (as Ruth Dipasquale)
Shane Donnelly	....	stagehand
Tom Dowling	....	construction manager: additional photography
Stephen Driver	....	carpenter
Alan Dunne	....	chargehand dressing props
Gavin Flanagan	....	carpenter: additional photography unit
Aeveen Fleming	....	art department trainee
Scott Gertsen	....	construction foreman: New York (as K. Scott Gertsen)
Jimmy Gillen	....	stand-by stagehand
Ciara Gormley	....	assistant art director
Alex Gorodetsky	....	scenic: New York
Vivienne Gray	....	art director: additional photography
John Greene	....	chargehand carpenter
Lar Griffen	....	painter
Kenneth Hammer	....	construction coordinator: New York (as Ken Hammer)
Chris Heaps	....	set dresser: New York (as Christopher Heaps)
Jimmy Irwin	....	supervising plasterer: additional photography
Warren Jorgensen	....	charge scenic: New York (as Warren Jorgenson)
Darren Kearney	....	stand-by painter
Paul Kearney	....	carpenter: additional photography unit
Robert Keller	....	carpenter: New York
Tony Kelly	....	stagehand
Kate Kennedy	....	set decorator: New York
Paul Keogh	....	supervising carpenter (as Paul Koegh)
Sarah Kingston	....	production buyer: additional photography
Matthew Kirwan	....	carpenter
Wing Lee	....	art director: New York
Daragh Lewis	....	stand-by props
Eoin Lewis	....	dressing props
Daniel Lyons	....	painter
Dave McAllister	....	key construction grip: New York (as David Mcallister)
Nuala McKernan	....	stand-by props (as Nuala Mckernan)
Steve Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Tyrone Monaghan	....	trainee props
Nicola Moroney	....	assistant art director: additional photography
Mick Mulvaney	....	stagehand: additional photography
Gary O'Donnell	....	painter
Eamonn O'Higgins	....	property master
David Oldham	....	stand-by carpenter
Jenny Oman	....	production buyer
Christy O'Shaughnessy	....	master painter: additional photography
Philip O'Shaughnessy	....	painter: additional photography
Thomas O'Shaughnessy	....	stand-by painter: additional photography
Laurence O'Toole	....	paintings: Mateo
Laurence O'Toole	....	signage: Mateo
Michael O'Toole	....	apprentice carpenter
David Packard	....	scenic artist (as Dave Packard)
Dave Peters	....	property master: additional photography
William F. Reynolds	....	prop master: New York
Gerard Richardson	....	painter
Robbie Richardson	....	master painter
Bruce Ryder	....	storyboard artist
Steve Scanlon	....	assistant prop master: New York (as Stephen Scanlon)
Maurice Thompson	....	construction run-around: additional photography
David Wallace	....	dressing props
Ian Wallace	....	construction runaround
Alexander Wei	....	art department coordinator: New York (as Alex Wei)
Alan Cheevers	....	master plasterer (uncredited)
Tamara Conboy	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Philip Alton	....	adr editor
Philip Alton	....	dialogue editor
John Bateman	....	adr mixer
Don Bell	....	sound recordist
Daniel Birch	....	production sound recordist
Daniel Birch	....	sound mixer
Paula Boram	....	foley artist (as Paula Boran)
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Tim Cavagin	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Timothy Cavagin)
Brian Connolly	....	sound trainee: additional photography
Colette Dahanne	....	adr recordist
Andrew Felton	....	sound trainee
Richard Fettes	....	additional dialogue editor
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor
Richard Hetherington	....	boom operator
Alex Hudd	....	engineer: Dolby
Peter Isaac	....	assistant to recordist
Ken Ishii	....	sound mixer: New York
Ken Ishii	....	sound stand-by: New York
Paul Koronkiewicz	....	boom operator: New York
Michael Lemass	....	assistant adr editor
Kieran Lynch	....	assistant sound engineer
Conor Mackey	....	assistant dialogue editor
Kim Maitland	....	boom operator: New York
Kim Maitland	....	cable: New York
Steve Mayer	....	assistant sound editor
Nigel Mills	....	supervising sound editor
Graham Nieder	....	sound maintenance
Steve Single	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ruth Sullivan	....	foley artist
Mike Wood	....	foley editor
Michael Lemass	....	assistant dialogue editor (uncredited)
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Aidan Byrne	....	special effects crew
Brendan Byrne	....	special effects coordinator
Dermot Byrne	....	special effects crew
Martin Fitzpatrick	....	special effects crew
Kevin Kearns	....	special effects crew
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects coordinator: New York
Pat Redmond	....	special effects coordinator
Martin 'Marty' McLaughlin	....	snow effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mark Bakowski	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Helen Ball	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Simon Carr	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Andrew Jeffery	....	visual effects coordinator: Mill Film
Richard Little	....	digital compositor: Mill Film
Daniel Pettipher	....	sequence supervisor: Mill Film (as Dan Pettipher)
Susi Roper	....	visual effects producer: Mill Film
Simon Stanley-Clamp	....	visual effects supervisor: Mill Film
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Joe Condren	....	stunt coordinator: Ireland
Norman Douglass	....	stunt double: Paddy
Cort Hessler	....	stunts (as Cort Hessler III)
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator: USA
Jeff Ward	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator: New York
Will Arnot	....	camera operator: "a" camera, New York
Michael Canzoniero	....	camera operator: digital cameras, snow unit, New York
John Carr	....	practical electrician
Dermot Coleman	....	practical electrician
Fionn Comerford	....	clapper loader: additional photography
Louis Conroy	....	electrician: additional photography
John Dolan	....	best boy grip: New York (as John P. Dolan)
Joe Donohue III	....	dolly grip: New York (as Joe Donohue)
Dave Durney	....	electrician: additional photography (as David Durney)
Owen Farrell	....	clapper loader
James W. Finnerty	....	key grip: New York (as James Finnerty Jr.)
John 'Spike' Finnerty	....	grip: New York (as John Finnerty)
Joseph Finnerty	....	grip: New York
Thomas Ford	....	rigging gaffer: New York
Graeme Haughton	....	electrician
Noel Holland	....	electrician
Amanda Hudson	....	second assistant camera: New York
John Inwood	....	camera operator: Super 16, snow unit, New York
Fred Johanns	....	electrician: New York
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	focus puller
Eamonn Kelly	....	rigger
Matt LoGuercio	....	camera operator: Mini DV, snow unit, New York (as Matt Loguercio)
Bobby Mancuso	....	first assistant camera: New York (as Robert Mancuso)
Niall Mannion	....	electrician
Douglas Martines	....	video playback: New York (as Douglas A. Martines)
Stephen McCarthy	....	generator operator (as Stephen Mccarthy)
Vince McGahon	....	Steadicam operator (as Vince Mcgahon)
Robert McGavin	....	best boy: New York (as Robert Mcgavin)
James McGuire	....	gaffer (as James Mcguire)
Hollis Meminger	....	clapper loader: New York
Hollis Meminger	....	film loader: New York
James Merrigan	....	rigger
John Mitchell	....	electrician: New York
Steve Montague	....	rigger
John Murphy	....	grip
Gareth Nevin	....	video assist operator
Gareth Nevin	....	video operator
William O'Brien	....	rigger: additional photography
Eoin O'Hagan	....	best boy
Eamonn O'Keeffe	....	focus puller: additional photography
Andrew O'Reilly	....	camera trainee
Ozzy Phothivongsa	....	electrician: New York (as Ozzie Phothivongsa)
Cris Purificato	....	grip: New York (as Chris Purificato)
Joe Quigley	....	grip: additional photography
Robbie Reilly	....	stand-by rigger (as Robert Reilly)
Marco Ricci	....	camera operator: digital cameras, snow unit, New York
Gerard Sava	....	director of photography: second unit
Robert Sciretta	....	gaffer: New York
Chris Silano	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, New York (as A. Chris Silano)
Howard Smith	....	Steadicam operator
Howard Smith	....	director of photography: second unit
Paul Steinberg	....	shop electrician: New York
Maurice Swan	....	electrician: additional photography
Tom Tormey	....	stand-by rigger: additional photography
Paul Tracey	....	rigger
Bernard Walsh	....	still photographer
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer: New York
Hugh-Thomas Cavanagh	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Hamilton	....	video assist operator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	additional photographer (uncredited)
Ciaran Kavanagh	....	camera operator: "a" camera (uncredited)
Vince McGahon	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Anthony Meade	....	additional clapper loader (uncredited)
Phil Oetiker	....	director of photography: additional photography (uncredited)
Gerard Sava	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Francis Taaffe	....	video playback operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Joyce Gallie	....	casting: UK
Avy Kaufman	....	casting: USA
Frank Moiselle	....	casting: Ireland
Nuala Moiselle	....	casting: Ireland
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting (uncredited)
Karen Meisels	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Maureen Whalen	....	casting associate: USA (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sharon Beatty	....	wardrobe assistant
Mark Burchard	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Michelle Butler	....	wardrobe trainee: additional photography
Clodagh Deegan	....	wardrobe assistant: additional photographic unit
Judith Devlin	....	wardrobe supervisor
Catherine George	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Joan Kaufman	....	assistant costume designer: New York (as Joan Kauffman)
Debbie Millington	....	wardrobe trainee
Leonie Pendergast	....	wardrobe trainee (as Leonie Prendergast)
Judith Williams	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Paul A. Byrne	....	telecine dailies colorist
Nicky Dunne	....	assistant editor: avid
Lalit Goyal	....	conforming assistant
Peter Hunt	....	grader
Mairead McIvor	....	first assistant editor (as Mairead Mcivor)
Siobhan Mcmahon	....	editor trainee
Linda Nartey	....	second assistant editor
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant editor: New York (as James E. 'Eddie' Nichols Jr.)
James Watt	....	editor trainee
Steve Farman	....	negative cutter (uncredited)

Music Department
Håkan Åkesson	....	composer: song "Cherry Coke & Pizza Pie" (as Hakan Akesson)
Umberto Berrettoni	....	conductor: "Aranci Datteri!" from Puccini's "La Boheme"
Michael Blair	....	musician: drums, percussion and tuned percussion (as Michael Blair)
Andrew Boland	....	music mixer
Kent Buchanan	....	composer: song "Beach Bomb"
Brian Byrne	....	conductor: The Irish Film Orchestra
Ramon Campos	....	composer: song "La Cubanita"
Michael Connell	....	music editor
Antoine Contreras	....	composer: song "La Cubanita"
David Donohue	....	music supervisor
Bruce Elliott-Smith	....	composer: song "Hold Me Tight"
Stephen Elliott-Smith	....	composer: song "Hold Me Tight"
Gavin Friday	....	music arranger
Gavin Friday	....	music producer
Gavin Friday	....	musician: voice
The Friday/Seezer Ensemble	....	music performers
Freddie Funk	....	composer: song "Stuck Together"
Gareth Hughes	....	musician: bass
The Irish Film Orchestra	....	music performers
Madjid Khaladj	....	composer: song "Tempest"
Mark Lord	....	composer: song "Hold Me Tight"
Triona Marshall	....	musician: harp
Stephen McDonnell	....	musician: trumpet (as Stephen Mcdonnell)
Jean Molos	....	composer: song "La Cubanita"
Des Moore	....	musician: guitars, mandolin and banjo
Renaud Pion	....	musician: woodwinds
Miriam Roycroft	....	musician: cello
Antoine Santiago	....	composer: song "La Cubanita"
Maurice Seezer	....	music arranger
Maurice Seezer	....	music producer
Maurice Seezer	....	musician: piano, keyboards, organ and accordian
Maurice Seezer	....	orchestrator: The Irish Film Orchestra
Michael Sellers	....	composer: song "Tierra del Fuego"
El Son	....	music arranger: "La Bamba"
Christine Bergren	....	music legal (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Frank J. Apicelli	....	driver: New York (as Frank Appecilli)
Alan Barton	....	unit driver: additional photography
Ernie Beakhurst	....	unit driver
Theodor A. Brown	....	driver: New York (as Ted Brown)
Mike Buckman	....	driver: New York
Joseph Buonocore	....	driver: New York (as Joseph Buonocore Jr.)
Noel Burke	....	driver
Michael Canosa	....	driver: New York
Stephen Carroll	....	action vehicle coordinator
Tony Clark	....	driver (as Tony Clarke)
Brendan P. Connolly	....	driver: New York (as Brendan Connolly)
Michael Connolly	....	driver: New York
Willie Cooley	....	driver
Eddie Cullen	....	driver
Jason Cullen	....	driver
Jeff Cullen	....	unit driver (as Geoff Cullen)
Jimmy Cullen	....	transportation captain
Tony Cullen	....	unit driver
Steven Curtis	....	driver: New York
Jimmy Devlin	....	unit driver
Joseph Featherstone	....	driver: New York (as Joe Featherstone)
Patrick Gilligan	....	camera car driver: additional photography
Tom Horvath	....	driver: New York
Dracey Jobbins	....	driver
Paul Kane	....	driver: New York
John Kavanagh	....	driver
Kristopher Keefe	....	driver: New York (as Kris Keefe)
John Keelihan	....	driver
Gerry Malone	....	driver
John McGuinness	....	unit driver: additional photography (as John Mcguinness)
Philip Murphy	....	driver
Niall O'Huadhaigh	....	driver: props, additional photography
George O'Neill	....	driver: New York
Wesley Petersen	....	driver: New York
Derek Pomeroy	....	unit driver
Steve Szucs	....	driver: New York
Breffni Winston	....	driver: props

Other crew
Renata Adamidov	....	production executive: Hell's Kitchen, Los Angeles
Grainne Mac Anthony	....	production assistant (as Grainne Macanthony)
Brooks Baldwin	....	dialect coach
Naoise Barry	....	assistant location manager
Joan B. Benjamin	....	tutor: New York
Brian Brown	....	chef: Shooting Stars Catering, New York
Lisa Brown	....	second assistant chef: Shooting Stars Catering, New York
Keith Bryant	....	film laboratory coordinator
Maurice Cabrera	....	parking coordinator: New York
Simon Carmody	....	production consultant
Frank Cattano	....	location assistant: New York
Mariela Comitini	....	set production assistant: New York
Eileen Conroy	....	unit nurse
Dougal Cousins	....	location manager: additional photography
Clare Cunningham	....	assistant accountant
Jill Dempsey	....	crowd coordinator
Rory Mac Dermott	....	production accountant
Enda Doherty	....	utility stand-in
Maire Doherty	....	assistant coordinator
Julie Dowsett	....	nutritionist
Mark Dwyer	....	assistant: Windmill Lane Studios
Emer Egan	....	assistant accountant: additional photography
Tracy Ershow	....	set production assistant: New York
Kerin Ferallo	....	production coordinator: New York
Louise Gaffney	....	script supervisor
Barbara Galawan	....	legal consultant (as Barbara Galavan)
Mel Gallagher	....	accounts trainee
Teresa Gautly	....	unit nurse: additional photography (as Teresa Gantly)
Ingrid Goodwin	....	production secretary
Adrienne Greenhalgh	....	utility stand-in
Gerry Grennell	....	voice coach
David Gross	....	set production assistant: New York
Jose F. Guerrero	....	location assistant: New York (as Jose Guerrero)
Peter Harrison	....	additional production assistant: New York
Sue Henderson	....	accountant: Hell's Kitchen
Kristin Hensley	....	set production assistant: New York
Don Kelly	....	coordinator: snow unit, New York
Joanne Kelly	....	assistant: Jim Sheridan
Wende Kremer	....	assistant location manager: New York
Zeke Lawless	....	utility stand-in: additional photography
Nessa Linnane	....	utility stand-in
Mark Little	....	additional footage: snow unit, New York
Jim Lovaglio	....	first assistant accountant: second unit (as James Lovaglio)
Niall Martin	....	assistant location manager: additional photography
Paddy McCarney	....	location manager
Jeanette McGrath	....	script supervisor: additional photography (as Jeanette Mcgrath)
Carol Moorhead	....	production coordinator
Muttley	....	security: Friday/Geezer
Niamh Nolan	....	production executive: Hell's Kitchen
Lucie Nunan	....	tutor
Klaran Patten	....	location trainee: additional photography
Roger Phillips	....	title designer
Patricia Porter	....	payroll accountant: New York
Nelson Puente	....	craft service: New York
Carmel Regan	....	medical consultant
Catherine Rutter	....	manager: Windmill Lane Studios
Sandra Maltz Saccio	....	production coordinator: New York (as Sandra Saccio)
Edmund Sampson	....	assistant location manager
Chris Sanata	....	set production assistant: New York (as Christopher Sanata)
Henri Sann	....	additional production assistant: New York (as Henry Sann)
Marc Santo	....	office production assistant: New York
Georg Schmithüsen	....	location manager: New York (as Georg Schmithusen)
Naomi Sheridan	....	additional footage: snow unit, New York
Georgina Shortt	....	crowd coordinator: additional photography
Frank Slaten	....	additional production assistant: New York
Tara Slye	....	assistant: Ms. Morton
Joe Smalley	....	key set production assistant: New York
Gaby Smyth	....	legal and business affairs: Friday/Geezer
William 'D.J.' Spencer	....	location scout: Baltimore
Una Spillane	....	assistant to producers
Winston Stewart	....	first assistant chef: Shooting Stars Catering, New York
Erinn Thompson	....	location assistant
Erinn Thompson	....	location trainee
Lee Tucker	....	preview engineer
Caitriona Walsh	....	manager: The Irish Film Orchestra (as Catriona Walsh)
Hope Walter	....	additional production assistant: New York
Anne Warter	....	utility stand-in: additional photography
Billie Webster	....	accounting assistant
James Patrick Whalen Jr.	....	teamster captain: New York (as James Whalen)
Jillian Wilson	....	crowd coordinator
Teddy Yoon	....	additional production assistant: New York (as Edward 'Teddy' Yoon)
Elizabeth Zagrany	....	production accountant: New York (as Beth Zagrany)
Jeremy L. Balon	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Michael Grigsby	....	production auditor (uncredited)
John Paul LeBon	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Gerry Lundberg	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Poll Moussoulides	....	dialogue coach: adr (uncredited)
Jessica Peters	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Stephen Scarpulla	....	background voices (uncredited)
Julie Solomon	....	location scout (uncredited)

Thanks
Bernadette Butler	....	special thanks
Devin Butler	....	special thanks
Niamh Butler	....	special thanks
Dr. Sean Daly	....	special thanks: Coombe Women's Hhospital Dublin
Nicky Deasy	....	special thanks
Peter Giairnio	....	special thanks
James Hickey	....	special thanks
Ruth Hunter	....	special thanks
Kate Lennon	....	special thanks (as Kathryn Lennon)
Dr. Peter Mckenna	....	special thanks
Fred Milstein	....	special thanks
Charles Moore	....	special thanks
Mark Newman	....	special thanks
B.J. O'Brien	....	special thanks
Colin O'Brien	....	special thanks
Maria Pizzuti	....	special thanks
Fran Sheridan	....	special thanks
Frankie Sheridan	....	dedicatee
Tess Sheridan	....	special thanks
Steven Spielberg	....	special thanks
Susan Waddell	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (presents)
• Hell's Kitchen Films (as Hell's Kitchen)
• East of Harlem (UK) Ltd.
• Harlem Film Productions Ltd. (uncredited)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2003) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2003) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (theatrical) (DVD) (VHS)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (200?) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2003) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• RTL Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL7)
• SubTV (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Team FX (special effects)
• Mill Films (I) (visual effects)
• Snow Business International (snow effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• A.C. Transport  facilities provided by
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment (uncredited)
• Access Conference Connections  accomodation
• Aerfast  couriers
• Amblin Entertainment  special thanks
• Aon Insurance  insurance
• Ardmore Sound  adr
• Bank of Ireland  banking services
• Cine Electric Ltd.  lighting
• Cine Finance  completion bond (as Cinefinance)
• Copsewood Aviaries  animal handling
• Custom Film Effects  titles and opticals (uncredited)
• Daniel Birch Sound Equipment  sound equipment provided by
• Flair Travel  travel agent
• Frameline Productions  title design (as Frameline)
• Gerry Lundberg Publicity  unit publicity
• Grant Wilfley Casting  background casting: New York
• Horse Studio Dublin, The  music pre-production
• Hot Buns Catering  catering
• KPMG  accountants
• Kodak  film stock
• London Editing Machines Ltd.  avid provided by
• Matheson Ormsby Prentice  legal advisor
• Oisin Security  security
• Olswang  legal advisor
• On Location Education  special thanks
• On Location Education  tutoring: New York
• Panavision Ireland  cameras and lenses
• Photologic  film stock
• Professional Negative Cutting  negative cutting (as PNC)
• Risk Management Pat Rainy  insurance (as Risk Management)
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sargent Disc  payroll services (as Sargent-Disc Ltd.)
• Shooting Stars Catering  catering: New York
• Sound One Corporation  adr (as Sound One, New York)
• Teamwork Catering  catering: additional photography
• Theatrical Arms  walkie talkies provided by
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation  footage: "The Grapes of Wrath" and "The Fly" courtesy of
• Twickenham Film Studios  sound post-production
• Universal Studios Licensing  footage: "E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial" and merchandise courtesy of
• Universal Studios Licensing  special thanks
• Windmill Lane Recording Studios  post-production facilities
• Windmill Lane Recording Studios  score recorded at

Also Known As:

East of Harlem (UK) (working title)
Tierra de sueños (Argentina) (Colombia) [es]
Amerikában (Hungary) [hu]
B'America (Israel: Hebrew title) [iw]
Bienvenue en Amérique (Canada: French title) [fr]
Drömmarnas land (Sweden) [sv]
En América (Spain) [es]
In America (France) [fr]
In America (Greece) [el]
Terra de Sonhos (Brazil) [pt]
Yeni bir ülkede (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality, drug references, brief violence and language. (edited version)

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

Ireland | UK | USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Canada:14A (Ontario) | Iceland:12 | Malaysia:(Banned) | Portugal:M/12 (DVD rating) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | USA:TV-MA (TV rating) | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Denmark:7 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Spain:7 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) (certificate #39306) | USA:R (original rating) | Ireland:12PG

Filming Locations:

Ardmore Studios - Herbert Road, Bray, County Wicklow, Ireland

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

Jim Sheridan said in interview that the character of Frankie, the dead son, was based Frankie Sheridan, his late brother. The film is dedicated to this Frankie in closing credits.

Goofs:

Factual errors: The air-conditioner is 220V. Even with a new plug it would not have worked in a 110V socket for any length of time.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Christy: [voiceover] There's some things you should wish for and some things you shouldn't. That's what my little brother Frankie told me. He told me I only had three wishes, and I looked into his eyes, and I don't know why I believed him.

Movie Connections:

References RoboCop (1987)

Soundtrack:

When the Saints Go Marching In

life and death

An Irish family settles in a rundown Manhattan tenement apartment not because of famine back home but to overcome their sadness about the accidental death of their young son. The father (Paddy Considine) gets work as a taxi driver but his real ambition is to be a stage actor. On one audition the director tells him acting comes from the gut and not the head. It's a great role for Considine, who shows frustration and struggle as if he's been there himself. It's a nicely detailed, graphic look at the family emotions and the environment, a new, exciting, and at times dangerous world which is beautifully captured in some terrific scenes, one of which at a carnival with Considine nearly losing every dollar they have while trying to win an ET doll for his daughter, is practically brilliant.