The Night of the White Pants (2006)

Director:

Amy Talkington

Writer (WGA):

Amy Talkington (written by)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Don't judge a man until you've spent a night in his pants

Plot:

The patriarch (Wilkinson) of a distinguished but crumbling Dallas family is forced to hit the town with his daughter's (Blair) punk rock boyfriend (Stahl).

Cast

Nick Stahl	...	Horace 'Raff' Rafferty
Tom Wilkinson	...	Max Hagan
Geri Jewell	...	Aunt Lolly
Fran Kranz	...	Millian Hagan
Selma Blair	...	Beth Hagan
Gwyn Little	...	Dottie Johnson
Frances Fisher	...	Vivian Hagan
Jessica McClendon	...	Naomi
Janine Turner	...	Barbara Hagan
Rick Herod	...	Constable
Harout Yerganian	...	Gulcon
Mike Melendi	...	Trophy Wives Guitar Player
Jamie Amaral	...	Bartendress
Brett Brock	...	Doorman
Jon McPhalen	...	Front Desk Clerk
Ryan Sumner	...	Band Guy
Toby Halbrooks	...	Trophy Wives Lead Singer
Jeff Halbert	...	Trophy Wives Bass Player
Taylor Young	...	Trophy Wives Drummer
Laura Jordan	...	Felicia Exall
Grant James	...	Judge Barefoot Johnson
Adam Powell	...	Young Man
Joe Berryman	...	Bob Brenton
Constance Jones	...	Police Officer
Lawrence Varnado	...	Prison Guard
Brent Smiga	...	Barbara's Attorney
Louanne Stephens	...	Mediator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul T. Taylor	...	Hotel Guest
Ronn Ausborne	...	Inmate (uncredited)
Troy Baker	...	Record Label Employee (uncredited)
Jon Paul Burkhart	...	Record Label Employee (uncredited)
Steve M. Clark	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Megan Climer	...	Punk Rocker (uncredited)
Jesse Corpus III	...	Punk Rocker (uncredited)
Jenna Finley	...	Business Woman (uncredited)
Courtney Graves	...	Punk Rocker (uncredited)
Ryan Gunn	...	Girl In Bar (uncredited)
Joshua David Jordan	...	Friend of rock band (uncredited)
Samantha Jordanova	...	Bar girl (uncredited)
Michael Loris	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Michael Magnus	...	Nerd Rocker (uncredited)
Kevin Milligan	...	Felicia's Friend (uncredited)
Reece Rios	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Eric Samaniego	...	Punk Rocker (uncredited)
Amber Slone	...	Punk Rocker (uncredited)
Briton Swiercinsky	...	Annoying Kid (uncredited)
Caprice Swiercinsky	...	Mother in airport (uncredited)
Lexie Swiercinsky	...	Daughter in airport (uncredited)
Niki Swiercinsky	...	Daughter in airport (uncredited)
Jennifer Toppan	...	Business Woman (uncredited)
Morgane Wood	...	Punk Rocker (uncredited)

Directed by
Amy Talkington

Writing credits (WGA)
Amy Talkington		(written by)

Produced by
Douglas Bruce	....	line producer
Tim Forbes	....	executive producer
Paul Hardart	....	executive producer
Tom Hardart	....	executive producer
Anne Harrison	....	producer
Glenn Rigberg	....	executive producer
Joey Stewart	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Tony Tisdale

Cinematography by
Jim Denault

Film Editing by
David Leonard

Casting by
Toni Cobb Brock
Sheila Jaffe

Production Design by
Regina O'Brien

Art Direction by
Jonathan Shaffer

Costume Design by
Lee Hunsaker

Makeup Department
Melizah Schmidt	....	key hair stylist
Janet Tallent-Dickson	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Sarah Connors	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brock Cravy	....	second second assistant director
Angie Meyer	....	additional second assistant director
Doug Silver	....	additional second second assistant director
Joey Stewart	....	first assistant director
Joey Stewart	....	second unit director
LouAnn Wu	....	second second assistant director
Stewart Young	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Jason Hammond	....	property master
Regina Hermosillo	....	set dresser
Baylor Johnson	....	art department production assistant
Sasha Stewart	....	set dresser
Jeff West	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Shaun Brennan	....	foley artist
David O. Daniel	....	sound mixer
David Ellinwood	....	dialog editor
Lesa Foust	....	boom operator
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer
Damian Volpe	....	supervising sound editor
Chris Stangroom	....	sound assistant (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ashley Burleson	....	grip
Paul Carroll	....	best boy grip
Michael Dunson	....	key grip
Dan Jackson	....	assistant camera
Bill Matlock	....	still photographer
Dave McFarland	....	gaffer
Daniel McGarvey Jr.	....	best boy electric
Alex Mena	....	additional grip
Kelli Parsons	....	camera intern
Scott Payne	....	electrician
Jessica Quazi	....	electrician

Casting Department
Susan Paley Abramson	....	casting associate
Annie Hedgpeth	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Julie Easley	....	wardrobe intern
John H. Smith	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Nicholas Corrao	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Robbie Adams	....	song producer: "Search and Destroy"
Jamie Lowry	....	music editor: temp
Anne Pope	....	music editor

Other crew
Deiadra Armstrong	....	key office production assistant
L.G. Davis	....	production coordinator
Leonora Epstein	....	assistant to director
Courtney Graves	....	double: "Felicia"
Courtney Graves	....	production assistant
Ryan Gunn	....	production assistant
Peter Heady	....	finishing artist
Mark Hodge	....	location manager
Baylor Johnson	....	production assistant
Tiffany Leigh Kieran	....	assistant production coordinator
Michael J. Linowes	....	legal counsel
Michael Magnus	....	intern coordinator
Erika O'Bar	....	stand-in: Selma Blair
Kelli Parsons	....	office intern
Glenn Rogers	....	stand-in: Tom Wilkinson
Eric Samaniego	....	production assistant
Jimmy Schwertner	....	assistant location manager
Jenni Wieland	....	production accountant
Cory Monden	....	senior engineer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Adirondack Pictures
• Harrison Productions
• White Pants LLC

Distributors

• Capelight Pictures (2008) (Germany) (all media)
• Force Video (2007) (Australia) (DVD)
• Image Entertainment (2008) (USA) (all media)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• VVS Films (2008) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• Goldcrest Post Production New York  audio mixing
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  color correction
• Goldcrest Post Production New York  on-line editing
• Wilshire Stages, The  ADR recording facility

MPAA:

Rated R for language and drug content.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Finland:K-15 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Dallas, Texas, USA

Company:

Adirondack Pictures

Trivia:

The role of Beth Hagan was originally to be played by Amanda Peet.

Quotes:

Felicia: [Entering a hotel room] Woo hoo! Where's the Coke -
[noticing the police]
Felicia: - a Cola?

Soundtrack:

You're Gonna Miss Me

Highly recommended

The Night of the White Pants is a funny, honest, yet upbeat film about a dysfunctional Texas family and the night from hell. Auteur Amy Talkington is on top of her game here: the one liners are priceless, and she obviously knows her way around Texas, the punk rock scene, and the occasional fancy hotel. The film has the frenetic energy of the perfect night out, the authentic ring of a great punk song, and the carefree spirit of a particularly wild prom night for grownups. There's great chemistry between the two leads, Nick Stahl and Tom Wilkenson, while Fran Kranz updates Jeff Spicoli to fantastic effect and steals scenes right and left. Put it this way: Anyone who enjoyed Little Miss Sunshine or Slums of Beverly Hills will love it.