Putzel (2012)
1h 28m
Running Time
October 10, 2012Release Date
Plot.
For Walter, a young man endearingly known as "Putzel," life literally doesn't go beyond his neighborhood on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. Walter's dreams of taking over his family's smoked fish emporium are disrupted by the arrival of Sally, who starts a relationship with his about-to-retire and very-married uncle. In order to secure his future, Walter attempts to thwart the budding romance and falls for Sally too - throwing everyone's lives into hilarious chaos.
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Cast & Crew.

Jack Carpenter
Walter

Melanie Lynskey
Sally

Susie Essman
Gilda

Jarlath Conroy
McGinty

Adrian Martinez
Hector

Fran Kranz
Salmon Guy

Steve Park
Song

Armando Riesco
Jake

John Pankow
Sid

Allegra Cohen
Willa / Producer

Fred Berman
Tunch

Ashley Austin Morris
Naomi from Tribe Escorts

Sondra James
Mrs. Hertzel

Elizabeth Masucci
Jake's Receptionist

Michael Perilstein
Cranky Blind Man

Christine Rosario
Hector's Wife

Jerry Chaet
Shoe Salesman #1

Burt Sekuler
Shoe Salesman #2

Heather Chaet
Mother in Park

Tessa Chaet
Daughter in Park

Robert Klein
Narrator (voice)

Paul Schnee
Casting

Kerry Barden
Casting

Lisa Myers
Production Design

Robert Niederpruem
Original Music Composer / Music Supervisor

Jake Braver
Co-Executive Producer / Visual Effects Supervisor

Allison Estrin
Casting

Jonathan Benedict
Original Music Composer / Music Supervisor

Ryan Samul
Director of Photography

Matt Bauder
Original Music Composer

Mary Jane Skalski
Executive Producer

Jonathan Gray
Executive Producer

Shahrzad Davani
Producer

Federico Rosenzvit
Editor

Joel Plotch
Supervising Editor

Jason Chaet
Director / Producer / Additional Editor / Story

Linde Aseltine
Costume Designer

Hilary Stabb
Co-Producer

Rick A. Moore
Producer / Writer / Story

Steven Tollen
Co-Producer / Post Production Supervisor

Gary Burrell
Second Second Assistant Director

Eric Branting
Sound Mixer

Stacy Gould
Extras Casting

Brian Friedman
Still Photographer

Sascha Reinking
Still Photographer

Daniel Lugo
First Assistant Director

Melinda Ziyadat
Second Assistant Director

Steven Harris
Art Direction

Zachary Miller
Digital Imaging Technician

Kristy Puchko
First Assistant Editor

Rashi DeStefano
Second Assistant Director

Kali Riley
Second Assistant Camera / Digital Imaging Technician

Cynthia Vanis
Key Makeup Artist / Key Hair Stylist

Katie Cordeal
Production Coordinator

Jenna Bascom
Still Photographer

Julia Thompson
Location Manager

Claudine Marrotte
Production Manager

Eric Krangel
Production Coordinator

Scott Larkin
First Assistant Director

Bianca Siu Davies
Set Decoration

Joe Hobaica
Digital Intermediate Producer / Visual Effects Producer

Perry Levy
Sound Editor

Jasmine Matos
Second Second Assistant Director

Declan Mulvey
Stunt Coordinator

Priscillia Vidal
Boom Operator

Benjamin Teper
Still Photographer

Chris Davis
Sound Editor / Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Zachary Symons
Third Assistant Director

Jake Magee
Second Assistant Camera

Anna Abrams
Assistant Production Coordinator

Pamela Rook
Script Supervisor

Elizabeth Kelly
Makeup & Hair

Jill Sapenoff
Utility Sound

Gregory Almond
First Assistant Camera

Corey Gegner
First Assistant Camera

Yura Liamin
Still Photographer

Stephone Nicholas
Wardrobe Intern

Erin Sweeney
Production Manager
Details.
This Movie Is About.
fish shop
Wiki.
Putzel is a 2012 American romantic dramedy film. Co-written and directed by Jason Chaet in his feature directorial debut, it stars Jack Carpenter, Melanie Lynskey, John Pankow, and Susie Essman. Putzel premiered at the Woodstock Film Festival on October 13, 2012, and was made purchasable through iTunes on April 8, 2014. Its title derives from the Yiddish word for "little fool".