ࡱ> 7 bjbjUU "7|7|l2DI$ !v `W ="B8<0I"tj"CONFESSIONS OF A TEENAGE DRAMA QUEEN. Running time: 90 minutes Rating: PG mature themes In cinemas: April 8, 2004 Dear Member of the Press, I was a teenage Drama Queen! In every sense. I was a teenage actress in London but in my mind I was a Superstar! (Delusional, I know.) So, needless to say, when this script arrived on my doorstep I shouted out, This is mine! Id always wanted to make a film that was for teenagers a movie for every 14-year-old girl out there whos had to go to a new school with a zit on her chin and deal with extremely complex high-school relationships. This was a teenage film where kids pay attention to clothes and music and stuff. I loved that challenge, because while I love clothes, Lindsay is a clothes horse she looks a lot better in clothes than I ever did. And! You cant imagine what a dream it was for me to come from Wales and make a film in a place called Hollywood. (I had no idea wed actually end up shooting it in Canada.) It was and is an awesome adventure. I thought the script had a warmth and depth and charm that most teen scripts dont have. It was more substantial than the average teen chick film. I got the pick of every young actress on the East and West coast. Theres so much talent out there but Lindsay shined. It amazes me that someone can act, sing and dance all in a pair of size 6 hipsters. My first studio movie -- I still get a buzz driving onto the lot each day. And at an early screening, I discovered one of lifes great pleasures is being in a cinema, hearing kids laugh at your film. Sincerely, Sara Sugarman Walt Disney Pictures Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen Production Information Clothes. Music. Friends. Each is a minefield in every teenagers daily battle one wrong step and kaboom. Is it any wonder that the smallest decisions are played out with the highest drama? Such is life for Lola Cep. Lola feels her life is simply not worth living when she moves with her family from every single thing on the planet that she loves (read: the Big Apple) and is plunked down in the middle of the cultural wasteland that is suburban New Jersey. As she juggles making new friends at a new school while standing up to a new rival, Lola finds it hard enough just to live her life, let alone remember how important it is to live her dream. So much drama. So little time. Hot off the smash hit Freaky Friday, Lindsay Lohan stars in a comedy with attitude, Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Walt Disney Pictures Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen is directed by Sara Sugarman. The screenplay by Gail Parent is based on the novel by Dyan Sheldon. Robert Shapiro and Jerry Leider produce. The film is distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. ABOUT THE STORY Lola Cep is a flamingo amongst the pigeons, says producer Jerry Leider, or so she thinks. I think every teenager is struggling with a balance trying to stand out, to be the best person they can be, but at the same time, trying to be cool and fit in. When youre living it, it seems like every situation you face every day is life-or-death. I instantly related to Lola, says Lindsay Lohan, who stars. Lohan last starred in last summers smash hit, Disneys Freaky Friday. And the thing that got me interested in this movie is that I felt others would relate to it, too. This movie really tells it like it is, about how girls are in school and what really goes on. This story is going to hit home with tweens, says Leider. The title is hilarious, but its also a perfect description of what life is like when youre sixteen or seventeen years old I think that this story is something that every kid can relate to. This is a story about a girl who learns that its important to dream big, but to work toward those dreams in realistic ways. Making her studio feature film debut as a director is Wales native Sara Sugarman, who producer Robert Shapiro calls the Welsh version of Lola. She has a unique way of looking at life. Sara is a free spirit, a force of nature. I guess I am like Lola, says Sugarman. When I got the job to direct this film, I had to just jump in and trust myself without questioning, Can I really do this? I just went with my instincts and stuck to them, like Lola does. Leider and Shapiro chose Sugarman after seeing her last film, A Very Annie Mary, starring Jonathan Pryce and Rachel Griffiths, which she made in Wales. Sara had some very creative ideas about how to take the script and elevate it further. She became part of the team, says Leider. I wanted to direct a teen film, and had read quite a few of them, but hadnt found the right one. This one was well-written, in a way that most of them arent. It just had a great message of grab life, make the most of every situation. Lola is a kid who isnt perfect, but in spite of everything, shes true to herself, and by the end of the film, shes the best Lola she can be. Sara is awesome shes so much fun, says Lohan. Shes like a little kid she brings her great imagination to everything she does. And the fact that she was an actress before becoming a director makes the set a better place to be she understands the process that actors go through. She knows when to walk away and when to push. We work well together. ABOUT THE CAST AND CHARACTERS With the script and a director in place, casting for the lead character, Lola, began. Sugarman had a clear idea of the type of actor that she wanted for the role. Someone who could cope with the dialogue and make their own, but still be able to shine through it. Someone who you believed was special. Someone who could keep a balance between the eccentric and modern contemporary styles which the character embraces. We needed a girl to reflect that. Lindsay Lohan was that girl. Lohan had recently completed work on Disneys Freaky Friday, and her performance as a teenager trapped in her mothers body for one day made it clear that she had the talent to play both comedy and drama, an attribute that would be critical for any actor chosen for the role of Lola. Lindsay was an easy pick. She glows like a five hundred-watt bulb, says Shapiro. Shes incandescent. She smiles, you smile, and the worlds okay. Lindsay was our choice from the very beginning, says Sugarman. She is Lola shes not afraid to be herself and definitely stands out in a crowd. She had the part from the moment we met her. According to Leider, Lohans age was important. Shes 17, and doesnt purport to be 18, 19, or 20. Shes still a teenager, and I think she gets to that part of the Lola character very well. Of course shes beautiful. She dances, she sings, and shes good with the other actors. She also wanted to play a character that was a departure from anything that she had done before. Lola is just such a different character from the one I played in Freaky Friday, continues Lohan. Its good to see how she develops throughout the story. She brings out the fun and the good in people. She helps her friend, Ella, to become the person she truly is, and changes herself at the same time. Its fun to do different things and switch on and off and see what Im capable of doing. Alison Pill, who has received attention and acclaim for her recent performance in Pieces of April, was selected for the role of Ella Gerrard, a reserved young girl who comes into her own when Lola arrives at her school. The relationship between Ella and Lola was mirrored off-camera by Pill and Lohan. We had a great time together we just clicked, says Lohan. We have so much fun together. Our chemistry is just incredible. The balance between Lindsay and Alison is pretty spectacular, notes Shapiro. Alison is somebody who weve been watching for a long time. When we were casting this movie, we met her in New York, introduced her to Sara, and she read for us. Her reading was extraordinary. Were so happy to have her. Pill was hooked by Ellas transformation. She explains, Ella changes so completely. She goes from being terrified of being herself because she thinks shell disappoint her parents. At the end, she decides, Im going to do what I want because Ive decided to be who I am, comments Pill. Ella allows herself to feel the enthusiasm that she has kept inside until she met Lola. Lolas nemesis, Carla Santini, is played by Megan Fox. Megan is a wonderful young actress. We met a lot of girls for Carla, and Megan was one of the sweetest girls that Ive ever met, yet she plays one of the best villains Ive ever seen. Shes also extraordinarily beautiful, and audiences will think well of her in this movie, says Shapiro. Fox has vivid memories of mean-spirited girls from her own experiences in middle school, but she is quick to note the differences between herself and Carla. Carla seems confident, but shes actually very insecure inside. That causes her to want to be in control all the time. She likes to make other people feel inferior, because that makes her feel better about herself. I wouldnt want to be like Carla, but shes a fun character to play. Leider was quick to see Marienthals potential for the role of Sam. Eli is an extremely talented and intelligent young man. Hes brilliant hes got his choice of going to Brown, Harvard, or Princeton; he writes and performs slam poetry for fun. Hes an intellectual guy. This role is a far cry from what hes done in the American Pie movies. Hes a very serious actor. The producers are particularly pleased to have Carol Kane in the role of the eccentric drama teacher Miss Baggoli. If anybody deserves to be called extraordinary, its Carol Kane, comments Shapiro. Carol plays a music teacher, a drama teacher, and someone whos very, very strict. In the middle of the reading, we all started laughing, because shes very funny. She turns to me and says, Do not laugh when Im teaching. She did it in the character of Miss Baggoli and of course everybody got hysterical after that. There was nobody for Miss Baggoli except Carol Kane, recounts Shapiro. Like several of the other actors, Kane was captivated by the strength of the script. I thought it was hilarious the first time I read it. It was also very, very well written, with three-dimensional adult characters. A lot of teen movies are not well written, and theyre not gonna be interesting for adults. I feel this film crosses over because of the integrity of the writing. Sugarman and Kane honed the character together. Sara had a lot to tell me about my character, because she felt that my character was like a drama teacher that she had had when she was growing up in Wales. She told me a lot of interesting details about that woman. Miss Baggoli emerged out of a combination of what I brought to her and what Sara told me, says Kane Kane prepared extensively, Shapiro recalls. She had to conduct an orchestra. And we gave her conducting lessons at her insistence. She had to play the piano, so she took piano lessons. Carol Kane comes prepared. Kane is well known for her prodigious talent for improvisation, and which she employed in her performance. Good improvisation comes out of good writing. Even after Sara called cut, I could keep being Miss Baggoli the character was written so well that she could keep on living beyond the confines of the page. I had a great time with that. Adam Garcia gets to live out one of his dreams on screen with the role of the British rock star Stu Wolff, the lead singer in Sidarthur. We needed somebody who had charisma, somebody who was handsome, someone who could exude the combination of sexiness and confidence of a rock star while also coming across as a likeable, real guy, says Shapiro. Adam was by far the best choice. For Garcia, Stu is a combination of Mick Jagger, Iggy Pop, Marc Bolan, David Bowie, Bono theyre all there. Stu Wolff is the combination of all rock stars. He is the vessel in which they have poured their wisdom and gratuitous partying. To prepare for the challenge he watched videos and DVDs of The Rolling Stones, Led Zeppelin, and David Bowie music acts he describes as the classic English rock personalities. The great thing about playing a role like this is that you virtually have carte blanche to do whatever you want, even when the cameras are not rolling. Its like, Mate, Im a rock star. What do you expect me to do? Sugarman says of her cast, I wanted to create a natural, and emotional warmth for the film. All of the actors we chose have that warmth; they generate that warmth naturally. Theyre all bloody good actors. ABOUT THE MUSIC For her role in her last film, Freaky Friday, Lindsay Lohan sang and learned to play guitar, but her role in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen takes things to another level. I express myself through dancing and singing in this movie, she says, and I never realized how much work it really was! I have four songs on the soundtrack, which we rehearsed for hours and hours. And working with Marguerite whos a genius as she came up with the choreography on the spot was one of the best experiences I could have asked for. It was all worth it it was a thrill to bring Saras vision to life. Sara is wildly musical, says veteran music supervisor Dawn Solr. We sang on-set a lot. Ive never seen a director more willing to just sing the song to get a sense of how it will work on-screen. It was important to me to have a musical plan for this film, says Sugarman, to try to tell the story through music. Music plays such a role in the process of growing up and discovering who we are. I wanted to give it the prominence it deserved. With Sugarman intending her film to be greatly influenced by music, Solr was charged with making sure that the many music cues in Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen reflected Lolas character arc. The music is integral to whats going on in the film, she says. It does more than underscore the story it tells the story, but not in obvious ways. This is most true in the final number of the Eliza Rocks sequence. Titled Drama Queen (That Girl), the songs lyrics reflect the changes Lola has seen. Of course, in the play, Eliza realizes everything that shes been working toward. This is a good fit with Lola, who also becomes fully realized at that point in the film. There was no one better to sing the song than the teenage drama queen herself, Lindsay Lohan. The scene works because of her great acting abilities, but its her singing, her attitude, and her dance abilities that make the song work in a way that Ive never seen, says Solr. She has such a great voice such great character, that shes set apart. The Eliza Rocks sequence opens with a medley of songs sung by Lohan, beginning with Stevie Wonders classic Living in the City and David Bowies anthem Changes. Lohan also has several other new songs in the film. A Day in the Life comes at a poignant moment in the film, as Lola strengthens her relationship with her new friend, Ella. Though they come from different sides of the tracks, Lola and Ella establish a strong friendship, says Solr. Lola says, Im just the kind of person they try to keep out, but Im going to try this anyway. The song is a counterpoint to that the lyric goes, Its just another day in the life / but Im going to make something of it anyway. What Are You Waiting For comes at the end of the film, mirroring Lolas journey. Lola has been redeemed by her idol, British rocker Stu Wolff, and she has had a chance to establish her relationship with her boyfriend, Sam. In addition, Lohan gets the rare chance to sing a cappella in her audition for Eliza Rocks. Her favorite band is Stu Wolffs Sidarthur, and her favorite song from them is called Dont Move On, says Solr. We get to hear Sidarthur perform, and we also get to hear Lola reprise the song, without any musical accompaniment, in her audition. I think its a daring thing to do most performers today wouldnt be willing to be out there with only their voice to carry the song, but Lindsays fearless and her voice is definitely strong enough to do it. The soundtrack is rounded out with hit songs by some of todays hottest performing artists. Notably among them is the main title anthem, Ready, performed by Cherie, a new artist who has just made her recording debut on Lava Records. In addition, an acoustic version of Simple Plans Perfect is the perfect underscore for Lolas lowest moment. Adding to the cool sounds is hit artist Lillix, who perform the song Tomorrow over the party at Stu Wolffs house. ABOUT THE PRODUCTION If theres one thing that rivals Lolas mania for music (and Sidarthur), its her fervor for fashion. With forty (!) costume changes, the clothes really make the woman. I dont think Ive encountered a script before this one in which the clothes are truly that integral to motivating the character, explains costume designer David Robinson. Lola wakes and thinks, Today I have that history exam, and then I have an audition for the show. She plans her wardrobe based on how shes going to play the day. Her clothes channel her right into those moments. Describing Robinson as a genius, Sugarman welcomed his creative input. We wanted a contemporary look. Though there is some vintage, we wanted it to have a modern vibe. David got it right away. Determining vintage was an education to everyone involved with the costumes. Whats shocking is that most of our cast was born in 1989. Vintage to them means anything prior to 89. Vintage to me means 1920. I had to get hip to the idea that vintage means the 70s and 80s. So were using modern references for example, Shaft, says Sugarman. Lolas many ensembles include her outlandish school outfits, which range from an ABBA inspired look to one that includes an outrageous hat with feathers. There are also her glitzy and glamorous theatrical pieces that are used in the Eliza Rocks portion of the film. All of her clothes reference a dramatic moment in the story. The other characters each had their own particular look. Carla is definitely a mallrat. Carla would never wear anything crazy, or not fashionable. She and her posse all dress alike. For Stu, Sara wanted a very 60s Carnaby Street look. As Ella gains more self-confidence, her sense of style also changes in small incremental ways. She starts wearing things that are a little more flattering. Carol Kane laughs when she describes Miss Baggolis sense of style. Sara was very specific about Miss Baggolis look. I ended up with fabrics that are like newborn linoleum. Theres nothing natural in any of those fabrics. I had to have ice packs, because they were so hot. They were absolutely right for the character but very uncomfortable. Along with the hideous plaid patterns, vest, starchy white shirts and nurses shoes that Kane had to wear, she had to suffer other style infractions in order to bring Miss Baggoli to life. I would not say the role was a beauty role. Its not gonna catch on in Fashion Week. To top it all off, my hairdo was unbelievable. There are ringlets all over my head that dont move. Sara wanted it to look like it had been done at a very backward beauty school. Its really fun to look that extreme if its right. Robinson designed, and the costume department built, bought, or commissioned clothing for all of the characters and dancers in the film. Each costume has an element thats vintage, either something that was made to look old or something old. Robinson was encouraged by Sugarmans openness. Sara was very open to anything. She gets the dramatic possibilities of the clothes. Working with Lohan, Pill, Fox and the other teenage girls in the film gave Robinson an enormous sense of accomplishment. I dont think theres anyone on Earth who loves clothes more than a teenage girl. I thought Lindsay was gonna pass out when I brought a box of shoes in from New York. Theres an element of enthusiasm that I know immediately from their reactions if my choices are successful. Along with costume, dance was another important element. In the Eliza Rocks set pieces and Lola and Carlas dance-off contest, Lohan and Fox get to display their extraordinary talent for dancing, which they have both studied for several years. To prepare for the dance sequences, Lohan and Fox underwent an intensive rehearsal period with famed choreographer Marguerite Derricks, who has created dances for such films as the Austin Powers series and for many performers, including Britney Spears. Fox describes the rehearsals. The dancing was actually really intricate and really difficult. It was also great fun. I think its gonna look really good. Fox appreciated Derricks diplomatic way of working. She knows how to get what she wants out of you without hurting your feelings, or being rude to you. If youre doing something wrong, shes doesnt yell. She guides you into doing it the right way and you dont realize that youre being told that youre awful at it. Sugarman used a line from the script as a jumping-off point for the look of the film. Lola says, Im a flamingo amongst the pigeons. Obviously the film is going to be fun and bright. Lola has to pop out of the landscape. It starts gray and mundane and then a flamingo appears in the middle of everything. The creative team had plenty of ideas to contribute to Sugarmans vision of the film. According to production designer Leslie McDonald, Lola knows that she is special and unique and the rest of the world comes to this awareness after getting to know her. Through the use of colors and architectural style, McDonald established a rich and vibrant tone to the film and contributed to each characters development. The bohemian dcor of Lolas home signals the artistic leanings of Lola and her mother, Karen. All of the characters are linked by a heightened awareness of themselves; its Lola and the way she stands out that effects their change. During the films opening scenes, Lola fantasizes about New York as if she had dressed it herself. All of the extras are dressed Lola-style. The sequence is a signpost to the visual and stylistic flourishes that follow. McDonald paid similar attention to the supporting characters living spaces. The interior of Stus loft clearly trumpets his rock star lifestyle, a character who is caught up in believing his own press. The grand scale and nouveau riche trappings of Carlas home tell a visual story of her familys social aspirations. Carla wants to be seen and accepted as being the best and having the best, but its all gloss. The traditional furnishings in Ellas living room give an idea of the conservative attitudes from which she will eventually escape. McDonalds aesthetic was given full-rein in the sets for the Eliza Rocks portion of the film. One of the sets includes a wall of books from which several dancers are secreted and then spring into the dance sequence. The busts resting atop the shelves are also magically brought into play when the music starts. The imaginative and colorful sets add an exciting layer to the action. Sugarman remembers her first meeting with cinematographer Stephen Burum. He came in with so many ideas. They were all brilliant, she remembers. Working with him is like playing tennis with Agassi. Burum likens the film to a fable in which Lola realizes her dreams. The look is romantic and glamorous. In Soho, its dark and scary, but in Eliza Rocks, the look is luminous. The photography echoes the story and makes a graphic statement at the same time. Sugarmans creative spirit and we-can-do-it attitude endeared her to the entire cast and crew. Sara is amazing because she will take any idea that you have and that you think is absolutely insane and shell go, yeah, thats fantastic. Shes willing to try anything and is bent on having everybody go there with her and try things that other people would just not even think about, laughs Pill. ABOUT THE CAST LINDSAY LOHAN (Lola Cep) recently starred alongside Jamie Lee Curtis in Walt Disney Pictures smash hit Freaky Friday. At 17, Lohan appeared on the cover of Vanity Fair, featured as part of the prestigious magazines Its Totally Raining Teens July 2003 spread. She will next be seen in Paramount Pictures upcoming film Mean Girls. Lohan previously starred in Walt Disney Pictures The Parent Trap, with Dennis Quaid and Natasha Richardson. Lohan soon starts production on Warner Bros. Dramarama and she has just signed on for Warner Bros. Gossip Girl. Lohan was featured in the long-running role of Alli Fowler on the daytime drama Another World, as well as on Guiding Light. On television, she starred in two movies for Disney the Wonderful World of Disneys Life-Size, with Tyra Banks, and Disney Channels original Get a Clue as well as in the sitcom Bette. A model since age 3, Lohan has the distinction of being the first red-haired child to be signed by the prestigious Ford Modeling Agency. Her freckled face is familiar from more than sixty television commercials including spots for The Gap, Jello, Pizza Hut, and Wendys. Lohans first pop single, Ultimate, appears on the soundtrack of Freaky Friday. She also performs on the soundtrack of Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Lohan has been studying dancing and singing since age 4. Lohan was born and lives with her family on Long Island, New York. She is the eldest of four siblings. ALISON PILL (Ella Gerrard) has established herself as an intelligent, level headed, talented actress. With a repertoire that rivals most actresses twice her age, her unforgettable performances have garnered praise from critics. Pill most recently starred in the feature films Pieces of April with Katie Holmes and Patricia Clarkson andshe has just completed work on Thomas Vinterbergs Dear Wendy. Other film credits include Perfect Pie with Wendy Crewson and The Life Before This. In 2000, Pill was awarded the Best Young Actress Award for her work in The Dinosaur Hunter at the Burbank Festival. Pill has also received Golden Sheaf and Young Artist Award nominations for portrayal of a young dancer in Degas and the Dancer. Pill has also appeared in numerous films for television including Judy Garland: Me and My Shadows, Baby, Midwives, Fast Food High, What Girls Learn, The Other Me, What Katy Did, Locked in Silence, and Dear America: A Journey to the New World. She has also lent her voice to the animated series Redwall, Anatole, and Braceface. MEGAN FOX (Carla Santini) made her feature film debut in Holiday in the Sun with Mary Kate and Ashley Olsen. She has also appeared in the telenovella Ocean Avenue. In the 2003-2004 season, Fox guest-starred on the WBs What I Like About You as well as guest-starring, top of show, on CBS Two and a Half Men. She also continues to recur as Cassandra on The Help. Born in Tennessee, Fox began her training in drama and dance at the age of 5. At 10, Fox moved to Florida where she continued to pursue her dreams. At age 13, she won several awards at the 1999 American Modeling and Talent Convention in South Carolina. Fox currently lives in Los Angeles. Glenne Headly (Karen Cep) was raised in New York City. After graduating with honors from the High School of Performing Arts, she won a scholarship to co-organize a drama department at an American college in Switzerland. She went on to begin a career in the theatre, and after performing in Robert Falls production of Curse of the Starving Class (her first of 3 plays with Mr. Falls), she was invited to join the Steppenwolf Theatre Co., where she was able to perform a variety of roles in comedy and drama with actors she deeply admired and with whom she received what she feels was her best training. While there, she won four Jefferson awards for best supporting actress. Returning to New York, she appeared off and on Broadway and received a Theatre World award for best newcomer. After a long break from the theatre, she returned to perform in Aunt Dan & Lemon at Londons Almeida Theatre with Miranda Richardson. She went on to perform in L.A. in Detachments and The Guys, and in Galway, Ireland, in the world premiere of Garry Hynes one-woman production of My Brilliant Divorce. In film, Ms. Headly has appeared opposite Warren Beatty in Dick Tracy, Steve Martin in Dirty Rotten Scoundrels and Sgt. Bilko, Richard Dreyfuss in Mr. Hollands Opus, Bruce Willis in Mortal Thoughts and Breakfast of Champions, Danny Aiello in 2 Days in the Valley, Jeff Bridges in Nadine, Robin Williams in Seize the Day, and Danny Devito in Whats the Worst That Could Happen? She received two Emmy nominations for best supporting actress for her performances in the telefims Lonesome Dove and Bastard Out of Carolina. She has also appeared in numerous other telefims, including Winchell, Men Vs. Women, Pronto, and My Own Country, as well as appearing in the live CBS telecast of On Golden Pond with Julie Andrews and Christopher Plummer. She will next appear in Around the Bend, opposite Sir Michael Caine. Carol Kane (Miss Baggoli) has just completed work on the independent feature Cosmopolitan. Her work for the screen includes memorable roles in Carnal Knowledge, The Last Detail, Annie Hall, and Hester Street, for which she received an Academy Award nomination. Kane has also appeared in Dog Day Afternoon, The Worlds Greatest Lover, When A Stranger Calls, The Princess Bride, Scrooged, The Lemon Sisters, The Pallbearer, Office Killer, Trees Lounge, Addams Family Values and My First Mister. Kanes work for television includes Taxi, for which she was awarded two Emmy Awards; an Emmy Award-nominated role on Chicago Hope; Pearl; Seinfeld; Brooklyn Bridge; Beggars & Choosers; and Noahs Ark. She has appeared onstage in Control Freaks, Signature, The Lucky Spot, and Family Week by Beth Henley; Shakespeares The Tempest, Macbeth, A Midsummer Nights Dream; John Cassavetes A Woman of Mystery; Terrence McNallys Frankie & Johnny; and Dont Make Me Laugh, with Gene Wilder. Most recently, Kane received raves in the new production of Feydeaus He Hunts for the Geffen Playhouse in Los Angeles. ELI MARIENTHAL (Sam) has appeared in such films as The Country Bears and the first two American Pie movies. He has also lent his voice to the animated films The Zeta Project, The Iron Giant and Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman. Other credits include Tucker, Jack Frost, The Slums of Beverly Hills, First Love, Last Rites, and Unlikely Angel. Marienthal lives in San Francisco. ADAM GARCIA (Stu) recently voiced Kangaroo Jack. Garcia most recently completed work in the upcoming films Loves Brother, with Giovanni Ribisi, Amelia Warner and David Suchet; Fascination, with Jacqueline Bisset; and The First $20 Million is Always the Hardest, with Rosario Dawson. He made his feature film debut opposite Piper Perabo, Maria Bello, John Goodman and supermodel Tyra Banks in Coyote Ugly. That role was followed with the film Riding in Cars with Boys with Drew Barrymore. Prior to his Hollywood debut, Garcia appeared in the feature Bootmen. Born in Sydney, Australia Garcia trained at the renowned Capital Dance Studios in Sydney. He has danced in such stage productions as Hot Shoe Shuffle, Grease, Saturday Night Fever and Cadillac Ranch. Other stage credits include Where Do We Live and Solitary Confinement. Garcia recently moved to Los Angeles. ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS Director SARA SUGARMAN has directed Very Annie Mary, Mad Cows and Anthrakitis, Valley Girls and The Village. She has several other projects in development. Sugarman began her career as an actor, studying drama and dance at eh The Arts Educational school in Hertfordshire. At age 14, she began her professional career in London with a leading role in Grange. She has appeared in over forty television shows, twelve stage plays and six films. A native of Wales, Sugarman currently lives in Los Angeles. Producer JERRY LEIDER marks his fourth collaboration with producer Robert Shapiro on Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Together they have also produced Disneys Cadet Kelly, My Favorite Martian and Dr. Jekyll & Ms. Hyde. Most recently, Leider in partnership with Richard Waltzer produced Coast to Coast for Showtime Pictures. He is also serving as co-executive producer of the new live action family series Mythquest for PBS. He has also served as executive producer on Payne and produced USA Networks TV movie Trucks based on a short story by Stephen King. Prior to executive producing two films for CBS TV, adaptations of novelist Laverle Spencers Home Songs and Family Blessing, Leider was Chairman and CEO of ITC Entertainment Group, the worldwide film and television production and distribution company. Spearheading a turnaround in that companys feature production program, during his tenure nine theatrical features opened, including the Academy Award nominee Sophies Choice, The Dark Crystal, the critically acclaimed cult-thriller The Stepfather and Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael introducing Winona Ryder in her first starring role. Additionally, more than thirty television and cable movies were produced and aired on all three networks, HBO, and Showtime while Leider headed ITC, including the highly rated Malice in Wonderland starring Elizabeth Taylor, and the critically acclaimed and multi-award winning dramas David and Unnatural Causes. During that time, ITC was also responsible for the high profile network mini-series: The Billionaire Boys Club, Poor Little Rich Girl: The Barbara Hutton Story, and Sidney Sheldons Windmills of the Gods. Through his own independent production company, Leider had produced a number of feature films including The Jazz Singer, starring Neil Diamond and Sir Lawrence Olivier, and Trenchcoat for Walt Disney Pictures. His many network TV movie executive producer credits under his own banner include Willa starring Deborah Raffin, Alistair MacLeans Hostage Tower, and And I Alone Survived starring Blair Brown. Born in Camden, New Jersey, Leider was awarded a Fulbright Scholarship in Drama to Bristol University in England. He worked for several years as a producer on Broadway and in London. Among his Broadway successes were Sir John Gielguds outstanding one-man show Ages of Man, The Visit starring Alfred Lund and Lynn Fontanne, and the Broadway musical Shinbone Alley. In London, Leider produced the West End debut of Tennessee Williams play Suddenly Last Summer. Leider joined the CBS Television Network in 1960 as Director of Special Programs and Program Sales and, in 1962, became Partner and Vice President in Charge of Worldwide Television Operations with Ashley Famous Agency, Inc. (now ICM), a post he held for seven years. Moving to Los Angeles in 1969, Leider became President of Warner Bros. Television, over which he presided for five years. It was during his tenure that Warner Bros. regained its former prominence in network TV production with such long-running series as The FBI, Kung Fu, Harry O, Wonder Woman, and Alice. In 1975, Leider started his career in the feature film world when he took the Warner Bros. Position of Executive Vice President in Charge of Foreign Production, based in Rome, Italy where he supervised the financing and production of fifteen theatrical features in England, France, Germany, Spain and Italy, including the Academy Award-winning French film Madame Rosa which starred Simone Signouret. Leider is a member of the Academy of Motion Pictures Arts and Sciences and the Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. He was a three-term Chairman of the Caucus of Producers, Writers and Directors and past president of the Hollywood Radio and Television Society. He has been a frequent visiting professor at the USC and UCLA Film Schools and guest lecturer at the Newhouse School of Film and Television at Syracuse University. ROBERT SHAPIRO (Producer) began his show business career in the mailroom of the William Morris Agency. He rose through the ranks becoming managing director in charge of Williams Morris London office and senior vice-president and head of their international Motion Picture Department where he represented some of the industrys most prominent stars and filmmakers. After leaving William Morris, Shapiro became President of Warner Bros. Worldwide Theatrical Production Division, a position he held for over six years. Some of the 50-plus films produced during his tenure at Warner Bros. include the Superman films, Hooper, Private Benjamin, Going in Style, The In-Laws, Altered States, National Lampoons Vacation, Time After Time, Every Which Way But Loose and Chariots of Fire. Shapiro produced Tim Burtons highly acclaimed comedy hit, Pee Wees Big Adventure, Arthur 2: On The Rocks, There Goes My Baby, Black Beauty and Dr. Jekyll & Ms Hyde, and Walt Disney Pictures hit comedy, My Favorite Martian. Shapiro served as executive producer on Steven Spielbergs Empire of the Sun. Robert Shapiro Productions produced the made for television movie, The Summer My Father Grew Up. He produced Walt Disney Pictures hit comedy My Favorite Martian directed by Donald Petrie, and Cadet Kelly, which was the highest rated movie in Disney Channel history. Many of the films that Shapiro has been associated with have garnered several Academy Awards and he has been nominated for a Golden Globe Award and received the prestigious Christopher Award as well as the Genesis Award for Best Picture for Black Beauty. In addition to producing, Shapiro directed the second unit on Confessions of a Teenage Drama Queen. Screenwriter GAIL PARENT has written for several television programs, including Cadet Kelly, State of Grace, Payne, Something So Right. Her work as writer and producer on Tracy Takes On! has earned her an Emmy Award, three Emmy Award nominations and a Cable Ace Award. Parent was a co-executive producer on The Golden Girls for four seasons and created and produced the classic Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman. Parent has written five novels: The Art of War for Lovers, A Sign of the Eighties, A Little Bit Married, Sheila Levine is Dead and Living in New York, which was a number one best seller; and David Meyer is a Mother. Cinematographer STEPHEN H. BURUM A.S.C.s photography was most recently seen on screen in Life, Or Something Like It with Angelina Jolie, directed by Stephen Herek. Burum has worked with such directors as Brian De Palma, with whom he has collaborated on such films as Mission To Mars, Snake Eyes, Mission Impossible, Carlitos Way, Raising Cain, Casualties of War, The Untouchables, for which he received an A.S.C. nomination, and Body Double. Work with director Danny DeVito include Hoffa, which earned him an Academy Award nomination and an A.S.C. Award; and The War of the Roses for which he received an A.S.C. nomination. Other selected feature film credits include Mystery Men, Fathers Day, The Shadow, Man Trouble, He Said, She Said, Arthur 2:On The Rocks, St. Elmos Fire, Rumble Fish, and The Outsiders. Production designer LESLIE McDONALD recently designed the feature film Intolerable Cruelty for Joel and Ethan Coen. Other credits include Snow Day, Out of the Cold, Jingle All the Way and Indian in the Cupboard. As an art director, McDonalds credits include Minority Report, Forrest Gump, The Hudsucker Proxy, Hero, Bugsy (which was awarded the Academy Award for art direction), Barton Fink, Guilty By Suspicion, The Grifters, Millers Crossing, Field of Dreams, Earth Girls Are Easy and Shy People. Costume designer DAVID C. ROBINSON recently completed work on Marci X with Lisa Kudrow and Damon Wayons. Recent credits include People I Know, Zoolander, Scotland PA, Pollock and Meet Joe Black. Robinson has also designed costumes for Donnie Brasco, New Rose Hotel, Lizzie McGuire, Love Walked In, I Shot Andy Warhol, The Basketball Diaries and Looking For Richard. Other selected credits include Carlitos Way, State of Grace, Romeo is Bleeding Scent of a Woman, and Final Analysis. Robinson has also worked on several theatrical productions; and a comprehensive list of music videos. Editor ANITA BRANDT BURGOYNE, A.C.E.s work was last seen in Legally Blonde. She has also edited Skeletons in the Closet, Intern, Ill Be Home for Christmas, Good Burger, A Very Brady Sequel, The Taming Power of the Small and A Kid in King Arthurs Court. Brandt Burgoyne was nominated for both an Emmy and an ACE editing award for her work on the TV film Homeless to Harvard. Additional television work includes such projects as Stealing Christmas, Cadet Kelly, pilot of the series Judging Amy, Unconditional Love, Letter to My Killer, A Horse for Danny, In The Line of Duty, and Telling Secrets. Marguerite Derricks (choreographer) is among the top choreographers working in the entertainment industry. Her remarkable choreography has enhanced literally hundreds of film and television programs, commercials, music videos, and stage productions. For three consecutive years (1997-1999), Derricks won the prestigious Emmy Award for Outstanding Choreography. The first for the long-running television series, 3rd Rock From The Sun; the second, for Fame L.A.; and her third Emmy Award for the 1998 Goodwill Games opening and closing ceremonies. Derricks was also nominated for a 2000 Emmy Award for her choreography for Ice Wars. Derricks choreography has also appeared on such television programs as The MTV Movie Awards (at which her work on the Austin Powers films has received the Best Dance Sequence award), Will & Grace, That 70s Show, and Nikki. Derricks also recently choreographed the dance sequences in three Austin Powers movies, as well as A Time for Dancing, Disneys Country Bears, Donnie Darko, Charlies Angels, Bubble Boy, and Dude, Wheres My Car? MARK MOTHERSBAUGH (music by) has provided the score for three films by director Wes Anderson: Bottle Rocket, Rushmore, and The Royal Tenenbaums, and will compose music for Andersons next film, The Life Aquatic. The composer of music for more than 70 films and television series, Mothersbaughs other credits include Thirteen, A Guy Thing, Good Boy!, Welcome to Collinwood, Rugrats, Sugar & Spice, and Pee-wees Playhouse. 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