[GO TO TOUGH ALL OVER WEBSITE >>Tough All Over
a film by Keith Brown
Remember singing along to pop songs without really knowing what the words meant? Remember playing Dodge Ball in gym class? Remember how terrifying it was to ask a girl to dance, especially if you “liked” her?
Sixth grade is “tough” for Nathan in 1986. After all, he’s dealing with his first crush, his first school dance, and the terrors of junior high gym class all in the same week. The dance is this Friday night and Nathan’s friends want him to go, although he’d rather stay home and watch Dallas. Nathan changes his mind when he finds out that Julie, the girl he “likes” is going to be at the dance.
Tough All Over is a journey back in time to our own adolescence when growing up was difficult, all the boys wore high top sneakers, and all the girls pegged their jeans. Similar to television’s Freaks and Geeks, Tough examines the trials and tribulations of a young boy growing up in the 80s, but during the awkward time of the early teenage years. Voices cracking, first crushes, and increased interaction with the opposite sex – these things are a little overwhelming at that age.
Cast and Crew
Nathan: Devin
Julie: Rachel
Middle School Gym Teacher: Mark Kahn
Andy: Patrick
Josh: Tyler
Courtney: Meagan
Dennis: Stephen Boyden
Writer/Director/Editor: Keith Brown
Producer: Jennie Albano
Director of Photography: Matthew Payne
Assistant Producer: Keith Brown
Assistant Director: Jeanine Lim
1st Assistant Camera: Zak Lee
2nd Assistant Camera: Pegeen Quinn
Gaffers: Derek Frank, Jarbas Mantovanini, Pegeen Quinn
Sound Recordist: Joanna Jefferson
Boom Operators: Chris Hlas, Jarbas Mantovanini, Jeff Stern
Grips: Mike Fleisch, Derek Frank
Script Supervisor: Abbe Novak
Production Designers: Keith Brown, Denise Brown
Lights, Camera, Action!: Local filmmaker shines spotlight on NK
North Kingstown Villager, June 2002[PDF]
Making a Movie is "Tough All Over"
The Standard Times - July, 2002 [PDF]
North Kingstown filmmaker returns to roots with local shoot
South County Independent, August, 2002 [PDF]
