Manny & Lo (1996)

Released: 1996-01-22 Duration: 1hr 28min

Genres: Drama Comedy

Rating 6.0

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Overview

A pregnant teen and her younger sister run away from foster homes and kidnap a woman whom they believe can help with the pregnancy.

Production Companies

Pope Productions

Additional Info

Budget	$500,000.00
Revenue	$431,326.00
Original Language	en
Popularity	0.2528

Directed By

Lisa Krueger

Crew

Director
Lisa Krueger

Associate Producer
Gary Kauffman

Production Supervisor
Claudia Lorka

Unit Production Manager
Michael Begasse

Location Manager
Jocelyn Jansons

Script Supervisor
Wendy Dallas

First Assistant Director
Wendy Jo Cohen

First Assistant Camera
Lloyd Handwerker

Gaffer
Jon Tucker

Best Boy Electric
Jocelyn Smith

Second Assistant Camera
Pedro Sandoval

Key Grip
Tony Arnaud

Production Sound Mixer
Irin Strauss

Boom Operator
Jose Torres

Hairstylist
Frances Sorensen

Makeup Artist
Frances Sorensen

Set Dresser
Perry Sye

Set Dresser
Tanya Greenblatt

Set Dresser
Susan Ogu

Property Master
Anke Menzel

Assistant Costume Designer
Alison McKie

First Assistant Editor
Keith Croket

Music Editor
James Flatto

Supervising Sound Editor
Richard Q. King

Sound Editor
Raymond Karpicki

Sound Editor
Marjorie Deutsch

Production Secretary
Sacha Quarles

Production Office Coordinator
William Blyler

Production Accountant
Shawn Wilson

Assistant Location Manager
John Shoenfelt

Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Robert Fernandez

Negative Cutter
Noëlle Penraat

Color Timer
Mark Ginsberg

Writer
Lisa Krueger

Original Music Composer
John Lurie

Director of Photography
Tom Krueger

Editor
Colleen Sharp

Casting
Ellen Parks

Production Design
Sharon Lomofsky

Set Decoration
Dina Goldman-Kunin

Costume Design
Jennifer Parker

Producer
Dean Silvers

Producer
Marlen Hecht

Executive Producer
Klaus Volkenborn

Line Producer
Phillipa Davis

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