Themes: Single Parents, Breakups and Divorces, Starting Over
Main Cast: Alan King, Elizabeth Reaser, Eric Schaeffer, Christopher Kovaleski, Charles Parnell
Release Year: 2004
Country: US
Run Time: 134 minutes
Plot
A handful of New Yorkers with little in common cross one another's paths as they try to sort out their romantic and emotional troubles in this comedy drama from writer and director Eric Schaeffer. Sam Blue (Eric Schaeffer) is a single father who is raising a ten-year-old son, Rocky (Christopher Kovaleski), on his own. Rocky was conceived using an egg Sam purchased on the Internet; after being left at the altar by his fiancée, Sam isn't sure he can stand the pain of another romance, though Rocky wishes he could have a mom. Herb Schweitzer (Alan King) is an elderly man with a sour personality who has pledged to honor the memory of a deceased friend by walking from his apartment to a beach in Manhattan. However, the trip will cover many miles, and these days Herb can barely shuffle to the end of the block. Jody Buller (Jill Sobule) is an eccentric street musician who was given a pacemaker for her weak heart as a child. Jody is convinced this means a broken heart would be fatal, despite her doctor's efforts to convince her otherwise. Malissa Zubach (Elizabeth Reaser) is a young woman who dreams of traveling to other lands, but is stuck in a trailer home caring for her dying mother. Hoping to get a sense of the outside world, Malissa persuades pen pals across the globe to record audio tapes in public places so she can hear the places she wants to see. And John McCabe (Charles Parnell) is a man still struggling to come to terms with the collapse of his marriage, brought on by his own infidelity. Mind the Gap received its world premiere at the 2003 South by Southwest Film Festival, where it received the Special Jury Award for Narrative Feature. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Jill Sobule - Jody Buller; Kim Raver - Vicki Walters; John Heard - Henry Richards; Todd Weeks - Dr. Albertson; Mina Badie - Dana; Deirdre Kingsbury - Mother Zubach; Yolonda Ross - Deniese; Pamela Dunlap - Elsa; Dorothi Fox - Grandma (Soul Food Restaurant); Dolores McDougal - Woman on Street; Vera Farmiga - Allison Lee; Marcia Haufrecht - Sady; Bernadette Drayton - Rape Mother; Lynne Matthew - Mother Hollander; Jicky Schnee - Denny; Stan Berger - Morris; Connie Sheppard - Beth; Eileen Ronaldes - Nancy; Michael Gatson - Priest; Pamela Reid - Mrs. Trouchet; Dajon Matthews Roach - Antwon; Richard J. Miller - Doctor Richards; Marcus A. Charles - David; Malcolm Ali Davis - William; Larry Shagawatt - Bobby; Lauren Schnipper - Woman With Dog; Nicholas Kaufmann - Boy on Bicycle; Hayley Joel - NYC Pretty Young Girl; Michael Isaiah Johnson - Davis (Soul Food Restaurant); Gerre Samuels - Davey; Timothy Moody - Hollander Boy 1; Ahmed El Shaikh - Hollander Boy 2; Michael Caruso - Officer Frank Williams; Dannelle Johnson - Rape Daughter; Tara Furcini - Taco Bell Worker; Tom Wooler - Baseball Father; Tommy Beeso - Baseball Son
Credit
Matthew Budgeon - Art Director, Sheila Jaffe - Casting, Nikki Ghisel - Casting, Amy Lynn - Co-producer, Tara Grodt - Costume Designer, Glenn Komsky - First Assistant Director, Eric Schaeffer - Director, Chip Hourihan - Second Unit Director, Mitch Stanley - Editor, Noel Ashman - Executive Producer, Brenda Kravitz - Executive Producer, Pierre Romain - Executive Producer, Parvaneh - Hair Styles, Evan Gabriele - Location Manager, Linda Sheehan - Location Manager, Chip Hourihan - Line Producer, Veigar Margeirsson - Composer (Music Score), Parvaneh - Makeup, Tamar Gadish - Production Designer, Mark Blandori - Cinematographer, Eric Schaeffer - Producer, Terence Michael - Producer, Bob Kravitz - Producer, Anthony Viera - Production Sound, Brian Ricci - Special Effects, Ryan Cobden - Unit Production Manager, Eric Schaeffer - Screenwriter, Samuel Henriques - Second Unit Director Of Photography, Ben Wolf - Second Unit Director Of Photography, Sandor Temlock - Second Unit Director Of Photography, Ben Fisher - Production Assistant, Francisco Gajardo - Production Assistant, Matt Guerra - Production Assistant, Haruka Hiroishi - Production Assistant, Krishna Das - Additional Music, Mark Braun - First Assistant Camera, Ludovic Littee - First Assistant Camera, Laura Nespola - First Assistant Camera, Jared Molkenthin - Gaffer, Iris Ng - Gaffer, Dan Adlerstein - Grip, Cole Craven - Grip, Sandro D. Lamberti - Grip, Jason Musco - Grip, Joe Paolini - Grip, Derek Wang - Grip, Darren Frohlich - Key Grip, Reuben Wilder - Key Grip, Frauke Levin - Production Coordinator, Pierre Stefanos - Production Coordinator, Julie Gonthier - Production Supervisor, Jodi Domanic-Riccio - Script Supervisor, Jen Paek - Assistant Art Director, Syndey Huynh - Assistant Production Coordinator, Frauke Thielecke - Assistant Production Coordinator, Mike Castro - Best Boy Electric, Iris Ng - Best Boy Electric, Mark Koenig - Best Boy Grip, Walter Strafford - Best Boy Grip, Alex York - Camera Loader, Joanne Paek - Costumes Supervisor, Stephen Repsher - Dolly Grip, Joanna Stewart - Key Hairstylist, Joanna Stewart - Key Make-up, Ronan Killeen - Second Assistant Camera, Shahrzad "Sheri" Davani - Second Second Assistant Director, Shaun Motley - Set Dresser, Casey Smith - Set Dresser, Alex Schimel - Graphic Design
Mind The Gap is a multi-story 2004 film written & directed by Eric Schaeffer.
The film moves back and forth between five separate stories that touch on each other by the end of the film.
Most of the film was shot in Vermont, including the North Carolina scenes, and most of the interiors. Exterior shots were also filmed in New York City and Tucson.
