Clear Blue Tuesday

Clear Blue Tuesday is a 2009 musical film directed by Elizabeth Lucas.[1] It premiered at the Quad Cinema in New York City on September 3, 2010.[2]

Clear Blue Tuesday
Directed byElizabeth Lucas
Produced byAl Parinello
Joel & Phyllis Ehrlich
Elizabeth Lucas
Trish Whitehurst
Daniel Wallace
Alexander Hammer
Julie Miller
Written byBecca Ayers
Julie Danao
Vedant Gokhale
Robi Hager
Erin Hill
Cassandra Kubinski
Brother Love
Elizabeth Lucas
Greg Naughton
Jan O'Dell
Jeremy Schonfeld
Asa Somers
StarringBecca Ayers
Julie Danao
Vedant Gokhale
Robi Hager
Erin Hill
Cassandra Kubinski
Music byQuentin Chiappetta
CinematographyRaoul Germain
Edited byAlexander Hammer
Production
company
Clear Blue Productions
Distributed byClear Blue Productions
Release date
  • September 10, 2009 (2009-09-10) (NYMF)
Running time
105 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Plot

Over the course of seven years, eleven New Yorkers affected by the events of September 11, 2001 are forced to confront themselves and the dreams that brought them to the city.

Production

Casting

In February 2007, Elizabeth Lucas set out to cast the film. Casting director Michael Cassara brought in over 120 actor/singer-songwriters to audition for roles. Actors were for both on-screen roles and to write their own musical numbers.[2] Much of the cast came from a theatrical background. Several high-profile locations, including 7 World Trade Center and Rockefeller Center were donated for use in the film free of charge.[2]

Shooting

Clear Blue Tuesday was shot in just 19 days on location in New York City.[2] Prior to production, the cast recorded a scratch-track of most of the film's story-telling soundtrack, although two songs were recorded for the first time live on the set: Becca Ayers' "Brand New Sky" and Jan O'Dell's "The Day The Sky Fell".[3]

Cast
  • Becca Ayers as Rose Burns
  • Julie Danao as Reena Santiago Isaacs
  • Vedant Gokhale as Jain Mahajan
  • Robi Hager as Ricardo Santiago
  • Erin Hill as Etta Cummins
  • Cassandra Kubinski as Samantha Putnam
  • Brother Love as Syd Black
  • Greg Naughton as Jack King
  • Jan O'Dell as Caroline King
  • Jeremy Schonfeld as Daniel Isaacs
  • Asa Somers as Kyle Cassimer

Critical reception

Slant Magazine gave the film a rating of 1 star out of 4.[4]

References
  1. O'Neal, Sean (2010-08-31), Finally, someone made a rock musical about 9/11, The A.V. Club, retrieved 2010-08-31
  2. Wilson, Michael (2010-08-31), "It's a Movie. A Rock Musical. And It's Rooted in 9/11.", The New York Times, retrieved 2010-08-31
  3. "Clear Blue Tuesday (2009)". CultCelebrities.com. Retrieved April 24, 2019.
  4. Jon Lanthier, Joseph. "Clear Blue Tuesday". Retrieved May 29, 2012.
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