The Wool Cap


2h 2005

Brief Synopsis

A kindhearted, mute janitor, Gigot, befriends and looks after a drug addict's little girl after she is orphaned. Together, they find hope and friendship in their troubled lives.

Film Details

Also Known As
Gigot, Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation, Wool Cap
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Birds & Animals Unlimited; Level 3 Post; Magna Global Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; TNT; Technicolor; Toybox
Distribution Company
Paramount Home Media
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Synopsis

A kindhearted, mute janitor, Gigot, befriends and looks after a drug addict's little girl after she is orphaned. Together, they find hope and friendship in their troubled lives.

Crew

Jeff Beal

Music

Annette Belanger

Art Department Coordinator

Jocelyne Bellemare

Makeup

Loic Bernard

Assistant

Nicholas Bogner

Network Executive

Anthony Bozanich

Assistant Editor

Michel Brouillette

Transportation

Elaine Frontain Bryant

Executive Producer

Laura Butler

Assistant

Olivier Chouinard

Assistant Director

Carl Clifford

Unit Production Manager (Atlanta)

Didier Communaux

Unit Manager

Genevieve Cote

Assistant Production Coordinator

Pascal Courchesne

Grip

Jean Courteau

Lighting Technician

Sandrine Gros D'aillon

Production Coordinator

Paul Dixon

Editor

Amélie Duceppe

Camera Assistant

Guy Dufaux

Director Of Photography

Bertrand Dupuis

Grip

Mary H. Ellis

Sound Mixer

Eddie Evans

Grip

Gilles Fortier

Lighting Technician

Odette Gadoury

Costume Designer

Frank Galline

Set Decorator

Jackie Gleason

Source Material (From Original Story: "Gigot")

Marceline Gonin

Property Master

Mike Graham

Supervising Sound Editor

Anne Grenier

Set Decorator

Thomas L Gunderson

Animal Wrangler

Kathleen Hamel

Assistant Director

Robert L Harman

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Fritzi Horstman

Post-Production Supervisor

Gail Hunter

Script Supervisor

Andrea Kenyon

Casting Director (Montreal)

Diane Kerbel

Casting Director (Toronto)

Claude La Haye

Sound Mixer

Guy Lalande

Production Designer

Claude Lehaye

Sound Mixer

Marc Lemieux

Camera Trainee

Patrick Lima

Dolly Grip

Irene Litinsky

Producer

Stephanie Lowry

Music Editor

William H. Macy

Producer

William H. Macy

Teleplay

Alfonso Maiorana

Camera Operator

Roman Martyn

Location Manager

Pat Mccorkle

Casting Director

Joseph M Mcculloch

Lighting Technician

Edwin Meyers

Camera Operator

Michel Mollicone

Transportation Coordinator

Ric Nish

Production Manager

Terry O'bright

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Tim P.

Song

Frances Croke Page

Executive Producer

Panos Partheniou

Production Accountant

Jerry Pece

Assistant Director

Francis Peloquin

Boom Operator

Pierre Perrault

Art Director

Stephen Robert Phillips

Song

Stephen Phillips

Song

Bill Pugin

Tutor

Dany Racine

Camera Assistant

Jacquie Rahal

Hair Stylist

Andre Ratelle

Props

Ginette Regis

Costumer

Michael Riley

Location Manager

Pierre Rivard

Special Effects Coordinator

David Rosemont

Executive Producer

Daniele Rouleau

Set Decorator

Carol A. Sadler

Costume Supervisor

Steven Schachter

Teleplay

Steven Schachter

Producer

Ann Smart

Set Decorator

Ann Victoria Smart

Set Decorator

Lonnie R. Smith Jr.

Stunt Coordinator

J.d. Taylor

Assistant Director

Don Terry

Assistant Director

Kimi Webber

Script Supervisor

Michael Wright

Network Executive

Film Details

Also Known As
Gigot, Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation, Wool Cap
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Birds & Animals Unlimited; Level 3 Post; Magna Global Entertainment; Panavision, Ltd.; TNT; Technicolor; Toybox
Distribution Company
Paramount Home Media
Location
Montreal, Quebec, Canada; Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Nominated for three 2005 Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Made for Television Movie, Outstanding Lead Actor in a Miniseries or a Movie (William H Macy) and Outstanding Single-Camera Picture Editing for a Miniseries or a Movie (Paul Dixon) by the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences.

Released in United States on Video June 14, 2005

Aired in United States November 21, 2004

Aired in United States June 14, 2005

This is a remake of the 1962 feature film starring Jackie Gleason and directed by Gene Kelly.

Began shooting in February 23, 2004 and completed shooting March 30, 2004.

This is part TNT's "Johnson & Johnson Spotlight Presentation" series.

Nominated for the 2005 Writers Guild Award for Outstanding Achievement in Television Writing (Adapted Long Form) (William H. Macy and Steven Schachter) from the Writers Guild of America (WGA).