Welcome to California (2005)
The film centers on the strained marriage of Undine Jones, an actress, and John Goodman, a well-regarded composer. The story opens as the two are driving cross-country from New York to California to start over - hoping that the move will renew their relationship. Within weeks, Goodman is back in New York and Undine has begun work on a movie where she is drawn into an instinctively unavoidable relationship with one of the film's crew, Jim Travis. It is through Undine and Jim's connection that the film explores lust, love, intimacy, the past and forgiveness. Traylor's use of the California desert resonates with the search of her characters; in the most barren of landscapes, it finds wildflowers that bloom.
Director: Susan Traylor
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Mike White as John Goodman |
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Susan Traylor as Undine |
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Christopher Thornton as Jim Travis |
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Rosanna Arquette as Prostitute |
| Directing | Susan Traylor | Director |
| Writing | Susan Traylor | Writer |
| Production | Debbie Kennard | Executive Producer |
| Production | Jesse Dylan | Executive Producer |
| Production | Craig Rodgers | Executive Producer |
| Production | Sonja Taylor | Producer |
| Editing | Stuart H. Pappé | Editor |
| Editing | Ann Trulove | Editor |
| Directing | Dawn Bridgewater | Second Assistant Director |
| Sound | Robert Carr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Sound | Michael Colomby | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Nick Strauser | Second Assistant Camera |
| Directing | Sherri Olson | Script Supervisor |
| Camera | Paul Ryan | Director of Photography |
