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Excellent
MASTER SCORE 76.8 / 100
2006·Comedy / Drama / Fantasy·1h 35m

BRAND UPON THE BRAIN!

After returning home to his long-estranged mother upon a request from her deathbed, a man raised by his parents in an orphanage has to confront the childhood memories that have long haunted him.

Above the Line
Guy Maddin·DirectorGuy Maddin·WriterLouis Negin·WriterBenjamin Kasulke·Director of PhotographyJason Staczek·Original Music ComposerJohn Gurdebeke·Editor
Cast
Isabella Rossellini·InterlocuterErik Steffen Maahs·Grown-up Guy MaddinSullivan Brown·Young Guy MaddinGretchen Krich·MotherMaya Lawson·SisJake Morgan-Scharhon·Chance Hale / Wendy HaleAndrew Loviska·Savage TomKellan Larson·NeddieTodd Jefferson Moore·FatherMegan Murphy·Murderous Sister
Full Crew
(28 credits)
Directing· 1
Guy Maddin·Director
Writing· 3
Guy Maddin·WriterLouis Negin·WriterGeorge Toles·Writer
Camera· 1
Benjamin Kasulke·Director of Photography
Editing· 1
John Gurdebeke·Editor
Sound & Music· 3
Jason Staczek·Original Music ComposerMurray Trider·Sound RecordistJohn Bosch·Sound Recordist
Art & Design· 10
K.D. Schill·Costume DesignLaura Catigniani·Costume DesignTania Kupczak·Production DesignNina Moser·Costume DesignJennifer Labbienti·Set DecorationDaniel Wolcott·Special Effects Makeup ArtistNoel Paul·Co-Art DirectorApryl Richards·Co-Art DirectorDenise Giago·Key Makeup ArtistDaniel Wolcott·Makeup Artist
Production· 8
Jody Shapiro·Executive ProducerA.J. Epstein·Executive ProducerPhilip Wohlstetter·Executive ProducerAmy E. Jacobso·ProducerGregg Lachow·ProducerJoy Fairfield·Co-ProducerJoy Fairfield·Production ManagerJaime Hook·Associate Producer
Other Departments· 1
Denise Giago·Key Hair Stylist
By the Numbers
76.8
OF 100
Master Score
7.3
OF 10
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Worldwide Gross
0
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