Southland Tales is a 2006 science fiction[6] comedy thriller[7] written and directed by Richard Kelly. Los Angeles, 2008: The city stands on the brink of social, economic and environmental disaster. Cast. [16] Kelly consciously sought out actors that he felt had been pigeonholed and wanted to showcase their "undiscovered talents."[14]. special effects technician. Seann William Scott Cast. Filmed in 2005, it was produced on a reasonable budget of under 20 million and had a hip as hell cast including Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Amy Poehler, Jon Lovitz, Kevin Smith, Mandy Moore and Wallace Shawn. Richard Kelly's Southland Tales. ... special effects crew (as Paul D. Miller) Jennifer M. Sheppard. Roger Ebert described the Cannes screening as "The most disastrous since, yes, The Brown Bunny. 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In a 2011 interview, Justin Timberlake himself said, "To me, Southland Tales is performance art. The film features an ensemble cast including Dwayne Johnson, Seann William Scott, Sarah Michelle Gellar, Mandy Moore, and Justin Timberlake. [19] Kelly describes the negative reaction at Cannes as a "very painful experience on a lot of levels" but ultimately felt that the film "was better off because of it". Additionally, tracks from Radiohead, Louis Armstrong, Beethoven, Kris Kristofferson, and several tracks from Moby's Hotel:Ambient are likewise absent from the album. Technical Specs, See agents for this cast & crew on IMDbPro, associate producer (as Dr. Ernst Augustus Schneider), special makeup effects artist: Quantum Creation FX (uncredited), special makeup effects shop supervisor: Quantum Creation FX (uncredited), unit production manager (as Dara L. Weintraub), key second assistant director: second unit (as Steve Buhai), second second assistant director (as Mark Constance), second second assistant director (as Michael Gillis), construction coordinator (as Mark LaPresle), assistant to property master (as James Meehn), sound designer / supervising sound editor, supervising adr editor (as Robert C. Jackson) / supervising dialogue editor (as Robert C. Jackson), sound mix engineer (as Michael Morongell), special effects technician (as Jennifer Shepard), lab technician: Quantum Creation FX (uncredited), compositing supervisor: Gradient Effects / visual effects compositor: DigitalFilm Tree / visual effects designer: DigitalFilm Tree / visual effects supervisor: DigitalFilm Tree, visual effects designer: "Doomsday Scenario Interface", digital artist: Gradient Effects (as Joseph Emil Brandibas Jr.), digital artist: LOOK Effects (as Kevin Browne), visual effects executive producer: LOOK! Dwayne Johnson. Cast Updates - November 8, 2007. 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