Damsels in Distress
Comedy. The romantic entanglements of a group of three female students at Seven Oaks University on the East Coast, the transfer student they take under their wing, and the men they are interested in (among them a practising Cathar and a man whose pushy parents made him skip kindergarten, leaving him unable to name any of the colours). The women busy themselves running the campus Suicide Prevention Center, planning to dispense soap to the unwashed male students and trying to create a new dance craze called the 'Sambola'.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Violet Wister Greta Gerwig
- Lily Analeigh Tipton
- Rose Megalyn Echikunwoke
- Heather Carrie MacLemore
- 'Charlie Walker', Fred Packenstacker Adam Brody
- Xavier Hugo Becker
- Frank Ryan Metcalf
- Thor Billy Magnussen
- Priss Caitlin Fitzgerald
- Depressed Debbie Aubrey Plaza
- Jim Bose, 'Jimbo' Jermaine Crawford
- Rick DeWolfe Zach Woods
- Mad Madge Alia Shawkat
- Alice Meredith Hagner
- 'Freak' Astaire Nick Blaemire
- Positive Polly Aja Naomi King
- Professor Black Taylor Nichols
- Carolina Antonucci Carolyn Farina
- 'Complainer' student Domenico D'Ippolito
- barman Joe Coots
- groundskeeper Cortez Nance
- Emily Tweeter Jordanna Drazin
- classmate 1 Madison Cerniglia
- classmate 2 Veronica Mu
- young Rose Laila Drew
- Sharise Shinnerrie Jackson
- sincere highway worker Gerron Atkinson
- fresh highway worker Jonnie Brown
- campus cop Shawn Williams
- Professor Ryan Doug Yasuda
- Charlie's friend 1 Todd Bartels
- Charlie's friend 2 Edward J. Martin
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Whit Stillman
- 1st A.D. Curtis A. Smith Jr
- 2nd A.D. Melinda Ziyadat
- Script [Supervisor] Dustin Bricker
Rights
Production
- Production Company Steeplechase Films
- Production Company Analytic
- Filmed with the support of New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development, The
- Presents Westerly Films
- Produced by Whit Stillman
- Produced by Martin Shafer
- Produced by Liz Glotzer
- Co-producer Charlie Dibe
- Line Producer Jacob Jaffke
- Consulting Producer Cecilia Roque
- Consulting Producer Alicia van Couvering
- Production Supervisor Joanna Lara
- Production Co-ordinator Stephanie Blackwood
- Locations Christopher Menges
- Post Supervisor Douglas O'connor
Casting
- Casting by Kerry Barden
- Casting by Paul Schnee
- Casting by Amy McIntyre Britt
- Casting by Anya Colloff
Writing
- Written by Whit Stillman
Photography
- Cinematography by Doug Emmett
Editing
- Edited by Andrew Hafitz
Design
- Production Design Elizabeth J. Jones
- Art Direction Brian Goodwin
- Set Decorator Emmanuelle Hoessly
Costumes
- Costumes Ciera Wells
- Special Fashions Krista Blomberg
- Wardrobe Megan Sanders
Make-up
- Make-up Anouck Sullivan
- Hair Satoko Ichinose
Titles
- Title Design Teddy Blanks
- Title Design Chips
Music
- Music by Mark Suozzo
- Music by Adam Schlensinger
- Orchestrations Mark Suozzo
- Orchestrations Irwin Fisch
- Orchestrations Michael Levine
- Music Supervisor Annie Pearlman
- Music Produced by Adam Schlesinger
- Music Produced by Steven M. Gold
Choreography
- Choreography Justin Cerne
Sound
- Sound Michael Sterkin
- Re-recording Mixer Tom Paul
- Supervising Sound & Music Editor Tom Paul
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Anthony Vincent
Miscellaneous
- In grateful memory of Sam Chwat (1953-2011), dialect coach, for his charm, kindness and expertise Sam Chwat