Zack and Reba (1998)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Nicole Bettauer

Writer:

Jay Stapleton (writer)

Release Date:

1 October 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

True love that survived the mourning after.

Plot Keywords:

Independent Film

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Dominique Cady	...	Bride in Car
John Ducey	...	Rusty
Sean Patrick Flanery	...	Zack Blanton
Thomas Jane	...	Sparky Stokes
Michael Jeter	...	Ores
Rick Johnson	...	Officer Don Mobley
Carol Mansell	...	Nelly Stokes
Don McManus	...	Reverend Poole
Judson Mills	...	Wesay
Martin Mull	...	Virgil Payne
Brittany Murphy	...	Reba Simpson
Kathy Najimy	...	Mrs. Simpson
Jeff Olson	...	Burton Stokes
Eric Peterson	...	Todd Simpson
Debbie Reynolds	...	Beulah Blanton
Groove Rojas	...	Shank
Brad Slocum	...	Mr. Hearnes

Directed by
Nicole Bettauer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Jay Stapleton		writer

Produced by
Nicole Bettauer	....	co-producer
Daniel Grodnik	....	producer
Ken Jacobson	....	executive producer
Randy James	....	executive producer
Miles Levy	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joel McNeely

Cinematography by
Mark Irwin

Production Design by
Bernt Amadeus Capra

Set Decoration by
Heather Norton

Makeup Department
Rebecca George	....	hair stylist
Ken Johnson	....	key hair stylist
Karen Painter	....	hair stylist: Ms. Reynolds
Tena Parker	....	hair stylist (as Tena Parker-Liddiard)
Robin Michelle Stepp	....	key makeup artist (as Robin-Michelle Stepp)

Production Management
Daniel Cady	....	production manager
Chris Dreyer	....	production supervisor
Brian McNulty	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Craig Conolly	....	first assistant director
Daniel Grodnik	....	second unit director
Kelly Hannah	....	second second assistant director
Michael Hennessey	....	second assistant director
Mari Raymer	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Dominique Cady	....	set dresser
Aron Dumas	....	swing gang
Lisa Eager	....	assistant props
Darrin Fletcher	....	storyboard artist
Brent Henderson	....	construction coordinator
J. Stan Hill	....	lead person
Christian James	....	swing gang
Dick Kyker	....	property master
J. Dan Marchbanks	....	construction foreman
Jared McPherson	....	set dresser
Barton Moody	....	props buyer (as K. Barton Moody)
Eric Oliphant	....	head scenic artist
Robyn Voorhees	....	art department coordinator
Jeremy D. Weaver	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Eric Behrend	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Bogosian	....	sound effects editor
Keith Burhans	....	dialogue editor
Rick Delena	....	audio post-production coordinator
Robert Furlong	....	audio post-production manager
Craig Jones	....	adr editor
John Kohlbrenner	....	sound effects editor
Michael Kreple	....	adr recordist
Jesse Pomeroy	....	dialogue editor
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Ratajczak	....	sound supervisor
Kelly Rush	....	sound mixer
Mac Ruth	....	boom operator
Galen Walker	....	supervising sound editor

Special Effects by
Paul Deely	....	special effects (as Paul Deeley)
Rolf Larson	....	special effects (as Rolph Larson)

Visual Effects by
Bruce Cardozo	....	optical supervisor
Jeff Nicholson	....	optical camera operator
Stephanie Powell	....	visual effects supervisor
Dan Valliere	....	optical color timer

Stunts
Kathy Jarvis	....	stunt double: Debbie Reynolds
Bill McIntosh	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Dean Aoki	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Rachel Chabries	....	camera loader: second unit
Gary R. Cox	....	electrician
Scott Del Amo	....	still photographer
Douglas S. Johnson	....	second assistant camera
Kevin Kennedy	....	key grip
Michael Lund	....	director of photography: second unit
Paul Meehan	....	dolly grip
Terry Mitchell	....	electrician
Nick Neino	....	camera loader (as Nicholas Neino)
David L. Peck	....	best boy electric (as Dave Peck)
Glade Quinn	....	grip
Michael L. Schaertl	....	director of photography: second unit
Joshua Staley	....	grip
Robert Stone	....	grip
Gary Katsuya Ushino	....	first assistant camera
Jay W. Yowler	....	gaffer (as Jay Yowler)

Casting Department
Timothy Michals	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles (as Tim Michals)
Christopher Robin Miller	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alix Friedberg	....	costume supervisor
Rosemary Bengele Sater	....	costumer
Elizabeth 'Lanny' Sikes	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Bob Fredrickson	....	color timer (as Bob Frederickson)
David Hill	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Ross DeRoche	....	music copyist
Mary Patrao	....	music editor
John Vigran	....	music engineer

Other crew
Gil Alvarado	....	title designer
Alex Barad	....	production assistant
J. Stan Bishop	....	key set production assistant
Sally Conder	....	script intern
John Crescitelli	....	office production assistant
Renee Davi	....	stand-in: Ms. Murphy
Anna Downing	....	accountant
Ghislaine Guez	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Kathy Hall	....	accounting assistant
Theresa Hall	....	stand-in: Ms. Reynolds
Kipling Hicks	....	office production assistant (as Kip Hicks)
Dixie Jones	....	assistant production accountant
Krystine Karns	....	location assistant
Lisa Kurk-Dmytryk	....	assistant accountant
Mary Jo Manwill-Conder	....	script supervisor
Ronni Minnis	....	assistant to executive producer
Rachel Rencher	....	location manager (as Rachel River Rencher)
Craig Davis Roth	....	assistant to producer
Tiffany Thalman	....	location assistant
Eve Watterson	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Itasca Pictures

Distributors

• LIVE International
• Victory Multimedia

Special Effects

• Digital Muse

Other Companies

• Redman Movies and Stories  condors and lifts
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Digital Masters  audio post
• Executive Cutting Service  negative cutting
• Ground Control Studios  post-production sound facilities
• L.A. Mad Dogs  adr group
• Lightworks (II)  digital film editing
• Redman Movies and Stories  expendables
• Redman Movies and Stories  fog machines

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Iceland:16 | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Salt Lake City, Utah, USA

Company:

Itasca Pictures

Definitely not the best romantic comedy I've seen...

Well, first of all, I give it 6 out of 10. The plot is not very well thought out, and the characters are portrayed as very bland and superficial. The only good performances come from Sean Patrick Flanery (who excels in any movie that he's in) and Debbie Reynolds. There were hardly any chemistry between the leading characters, which I suppose isn't really their fault but the script's. Overall, the movie is not even worth commenting much about so I guess I will stop here.