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Rent

Year:

2005

Duration:

135 min | Philippines:138 min

Genres:

Drama | Musical | Romance

IMDB rate:

Director:

Chris Columbus

Awards:

1 win & 19 nominations

Details

Country: USA

Release Date: 2005-11-23

Filming Locations: Alameda, California, USA

Earnings

Budget: $40,000,000

Opening Weekend: $10,016,021 (USA) (27 November 2005)

Gross: $29,077,547 (USA) (2 January 2006)

Cast

Actor

Character

Wilson Jermaine Heredia

Rent

Idina Menzel

Rent

Christian Vincent

Anthony Rapp

Mark Cohen

Adam Pascal

Roger Davis

Rosario Dawson

Mimi Marquez

Jesse L. Martin

Tom Collins

Tracie Thoms

Joanne Jefferson

Taye Diggs

Benjamin Coffin III

Julia Roth

Rent Tenant

Porscha Radcliffe

Rent Tenant

Stephen Payne

Homeless Squeegee Man

Darryl Chan

Thug

Ken Clark

Thug

R.C. Ormond

Thug

David Fine

Homeless Man on Range Rover

Mackenzie Firgens

April

Jason Foster

The Man

Daniel London

Paul

Aaron Lohr

Steve

Wayne Wilcox

Gordon

Bianca Sams

Ali

Heather Barberie

Pam

Liisa Cohen

Sue

Sharon Ferrol-Young

Floor Dancer

Liz Ramos

Floor Dancer

Kristin Medwick

Floor Dancer

Katie Weber

Floor Dancer

Angela McConnell

Floor Dancer

Feleciana Stevenson

Floor Dancer

Kim Williams

Floor Dancer

Damia Foti

Cat Scratch Waitress

Laura Padierne

Cat Scratch Waitress

Kevin Hagan

Cop

Brian Delate

Cop

Aisha De Haas

Blanket Woman

Michael Rosales

Subway Punk

Niyuk Hairell

Subway Punk

Larissa Kiernan

Subway Punk

Marco De La Cruz

Subway Passenger

Ericka Harden

Subway Passenger

Truc Luong

Subway Passenger

Megan Biolchini

Subway Grad Student

Nick Scoggin

Subway Man

John Champion

Subway Stockbroker

Titus West

Subway Stockbroker

Renda Pettis

Slightly Older Subway Woman

Alison De Olivera

Subway Businesswoman

Debbie De Coudreaux

Subway Mom

Chris Chalk

Street Vendor Who Sells Coats

Cory DuVal

Riot Cop

Clarke Devereux

Riot Cop

Corey Rosen

Life Cafe Manager

Shaun Earl

Life Cafe Waiter

Matthew Dickens

Bohemian

Tara Nicole Hughes

Bohemian

Troy Christian

Bohemian

Gigi Hunter

Bohemian

Kevin Alexander Stea

Bohemian (as Kevin Stea)

Robert Prescott Lee

Bohemian

Sebastien Poffet

Bohemian

Linda Cevallos

Bohemian

Roosevelt Flenoury

Bohemian

Mike Garibaldi

Mr. Grey

Rod Arrants

Mr. Hansen

Jennifer Siebel Newsom

Receptionist (as Jennifer Siebel)

Sarah Silverman

Alexi Darling

Daryl Edwards

Mr. Jefferson

Anna Deavere Smith

Mrs. Jefferson

Kevin Blackton

Mr. Johnson

Bettina Devin

Mrs. Johnson

Corinne Blum

Female Bartender at Engagement Party

David Stewart

Mourner

Marcos Estebez

Mourner

Emily Rahe

Mourner

Vivis Colombetti

Angel's Grandmother

Nicole Cherie Flores

Angel's Sister

James Anthony Cotton

Used Car Salesman

Jim Cranna

Pawn Shop Dealer

Randy Graff

Mrs. Cohen

Joel Swetow

Mr. Cohen

Indiana Adams

Bohemian (uncredited)

Ryan Ashley

Tango Dancer (uncredited)

Ian Baptiste

Hearse Driver (uncredited)

Shannon Beach

Tango dancer (uncredited)

James Blackburn

Santa Fe Resident (uncredited)

Chandler Bolt

Bohemien (uncredited)

Mike Borg

New Year's Reveler (uncredited)

Michael E. Burgess

New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Jordi Caballero

Dancer (uncredited)

Doug Campbell

Subway Rider (uncredited)

James Carraway

Priest (uncredited)

Cabran E. Chamberlain

Homeless (uncredited)

Jacki R. Chan

Bohemian (uncredited)

Justin Charles

Tenant (uncredited)

Gigi Chavoshi

Dancer (uncredited)

Rachel Montez Collins

Principal in Tango (uncredited)

Chris Columbus

Angry Man in Car

Eleanor Columbus

April's Friend (uncredited)

Kimberly Contreras

Bohemian (uncredited)

Walter Delmar

Bohemian (uncredited)

Jemma Evans

Bohemian (uncredited)

Yeena Fisher

Dancer (uncredited)

Naomi Frigo

Bohemian (uncredited)

Ray Garcia

Extra (uncredited)

Michael F. Grant

Businessman (uncredited)

Gordon Hart

Tenant Dancer (uncredited)

Nina Hauser

Dancer (uncredited)

Katrina-Jovan Howard

Cafe Patron (uncredited)

Kenneth Hughes

Singer-Dancer (uncredited)

Melissa Hurley

Dancer (uncredited)

Derek Jameson

Protester (uncredited)

Penny Johnson

Bohemian (uncredited)

Vivian Kalinov

Bohemian (uncredited)

Diane Kelber

Dancer (uncredited)

Adam Kent

Tango Dancer (uncredited)

Patricia Kent

Tango Dancer (uncredited)

Branden Weslee Kong

NYU Student (uncredited)

Shaun Landry

Homeless (uncredited)

Steven Lindo

Police Officer (uncredited)

Yoli Mapp

Bohemian Protester (uncredited)

Rana McAnear

Prostitute (uncredited)

Blake McGrath

Dancer (uncredited)

Mary McNeill

Prostitute (uncredited)

'Big' LeRoy Mobley

Moo-er (uncredited)

Anthony Molinari

Tenant #22 (uncredited)

Cory Montgomery

Homeless Man

Travis michael Myers

College Student (uncredited)

David Pearl

Businessman (uncredited)

David Alan Poe

New Year's Celebrant (uncredited)

Kristin Post

Bohemian (uncredited)

Zefania Preza

Cat Scratch Waitress (uncredited)

Rachel Puchkoff

Cat Scratch Dancer (uncredited)

Caroline A. Rice

Bohemian (uncredited)

Alice Rietveld

Tango Dancer (uncredited)

Jeff Seaberg

Guy in Bar (uncredited)

Jeffrey Sherrard

Drug Dealer (uncredited)

John Patrick Shulak

Businessman (uncredited)

Donn Andrew Simmons

Businessman (uncredited)

Ray Tom

College Student (uncredited)

Delila Vallot

Ensemble

Bill Walters

Homeless Background (uncredited)

Cindy Warner

Driver / New Year's Eve Reveler (uncredited)

Gail Washington

New Years Eve Celebrant (uncredited)

James D. Weston II

Homeless / Pimp (uncredited)

Did you know?

Trivia

Choreographer cameo: Keith Young is the man who catches the pool cue Idina Menzel throws in "Take Me or Leave Me."

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Tracie Thoms first told Jesse L. Martin of her casting in Rent in between filming of their scenes in Law & Order: Mammon (2005). In an interview, she stated, "I'm like, 'Hey Jesse, it looks like we're gonna be spending a lot of time together.' And he's like, 'We are?' I'm like, 'Yeah. I'm Joanne.' (imitates Jesse gasping) 'ACTION!'"

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As Roger comes down the stairs after "One Song Glory," there is graffiti on the wall that reads "April Lives".

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Goofs

The One Way signs shown in the movie have a triangular shape, those are only used by One Way signs in California, not New York where this movie takes place.

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When riding his bike during the song "Rent", Mark's messenger bag switches from one shoulder to the other, and then back again.

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In the song "What You Own" when Mark is riding in the passenger's seat of the Buzzline van, a banner promoting the New York Olympic Bid for the 2012 Olympics can be clearly seen on a light pole. These banners didn't go up until 2004.

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Quotes

Joanne: Take me for what I am!

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Mark: There are times when we're dirt broke, hungry, and freezing, and I ask myself, why the hell am I still living here?

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Collins, Mark, Mimi, Angel: [Sung] I can't control

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Faq

What does Angel say in Spanish after Today For You?

Which actors are gay in real life?

Anthony Rapp (Mark) is bisexual. In his autobiography, "Without You", he states he likes both men and women, though he prefers men. He goes by the term 'queer.'However, in a recent interview, he has stated that he is openly gay.

Which actors were in the Original Broadway Cast (OBC)?

All of the 8 main characters were a part of the OBC except for Tracie Thoms and Rosario Dawson. Fredi Walker originally played Joanne and Daphne Rubin-Vega originally played Mimi on Broadway. The reason Daphne Rubin-Vega didn't take up her role was because she was pregnant, and much older than the nineteen-year-old Mimi. Fredi Walker didn't because she was (by her own admission) too old to play Joanne. It should be noted, that in interviews, by her own admission Daphne Rubin-Vega has said in the past that she was offered the role of Mimi and then dropped by the studio with no explanation as to why.

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