TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM COMPANY LIMITED PRODUCTION NOTES Release Date – Friday 14th March Certificate – 12A Running time – 110 minutes For further information please contact: Twentieth Century Fox Press Office Tel: +44 (0) 207 753 7195 Fax: +44 (0) 207 753 0037 Publicity Assistant: chloe.adams@fox.com Publicist: cathy.gibson@fox.com www.foxpressofficeuk.com www.fox.co.uk www.picselect.com www.27dresses.co.uk 1 Katherine Heigl, who earlier this year got “Knocked Up” in the hit motion picture comedy from Judd Apatow, and nabbed an Emmy® for her starring role as a surgical resident in “Grey’s Anatomy,” is always a bridesmaid but never a bride in the romantic comedy 27 DRESSES. From the screenwriter of “The Devil Wears Prada,” 27 DRESSES centers on Jane (Heigl), an idealistic, romantic and completely selfless woman…a perennial bridal attendant whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane’s boss – with whom she is secretly in love – Jane begins to reexamine her “alwaysa-bridesmaid….” lifestyle. Jane has always been good at taking care of others, but not so much in looking after herself. Her entire life has been about making people happy – and she has a closet full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to prove it. One memorable evening, Jane manages to shuttle between wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn, a feat witnessed by Kevin (James Marsden), a newspaper reporter who realizes that a story about this wedding junkie is his ticket off the newspaper’s bridal beat. Jane finds Kevin’s cynicism counter to everything she holds dear – namely weddings, and the two lock horns. Further complicating Jane’s once perfectly-ordered life is the arrival of younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman). Tess immediately captures the heart of Jane’s boss, George (Edward Burns). Tess enlists her always-accommodating sister to plan yet another wedding – Tess and George’s – but Jane’s feelings for him lead to shocking revelations…and maybe the beginning of a new life. 27 DRESSES caps a remarkable year for Katherine Heigl, whose ascension to superstardom began with her award-winning role in the top-rated series “Grey’s Anatomy” and continued with her knockout performance in “Knocked Up.” When 27 DRESSES producer Jonathan Glickman saw early footage of Judd Apatow’s comedy, he felt that Heigl “was really spectacular – you could see that she had a great energy.” Glickman and fellow producers Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, partners at Spyglass Entertainment, were thrilled when Heigl said “I do” to 27 DRESSES. Heigl found much to explore with the character. “Like other people, Jane takes pride doing the things she’s really good at,” notes Heigl. “She clearly loves being a bridesmaid; Jane is just taking it too far because she’s filling her life with other people’s desires, forfeiting her own memories or the memories she might make for herself. She’s sort of a secondary character in her own life. 2 “I really enjoyed the opportunity to play a character that is funny and charming, yet flawed – it’s everything I want in a comedic character,” Heigl continues. “I love this kind of comedy and enjoyed seeing how far I could push the humor. I’ve been waiting my entire career to have this kind of role.” Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the original screenplay for 27 DRESSES and the adaptation for the critical and commercial success “The Devil Wears Prada,” describes Jane’s saga as “a delayed coming-ofage story about a woman who finds out what things she needs to change about herself in order to go from being a bridesmaid to being a bride.” McKenna says her screenplay was inspired by a friend’s myriad stints as a bridesmaid. “She has been in about a dozen weddings, which I thought was fascinating,” says McKenna. “I thought, what would make somebody the sort of person who would be invited to be in that many weddings? Obviously she has a lot of connections and friendships, but there was something that was disconnecting her from having a relationship that belonged totally to her.” McKenna’s facility in creating sparkling dialogue and comedic yet heartfelt characters and situations, was critical in attracting Heigl and the behind-the-camera team to the project. “Aline has a great way with fun, quick dialogue that really develops these characters as real people,” says Anne Fletcher, the acclaimed choreographer (“The 40 Year Old Virgin,” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”) who directed 27 DRESSES. (Her helming debut was the hit dance film “Step Up.”) “I loved her script and completely identified with Jane because I, too, am a full-blown co-dependent! My nickname is Mama because I like to take care of everything and everyone. But when you always want to ‘do’ for everybody, you forget about yourself. That’s what has happened to Jane and, I think, to a lot of women.” With the late Bobby Newmyer, an executive producer on 27 DRESSES, McKenna pitched her story to Spyglass Entertainment; the company’s Barber, Birnbaum and Glickman immediately saw the film’s appeal. “Here was this girl that everybody loved but who never had a boyfriend and never put herself out there to try to get what she wanted,” Glickman notes. “She is a fun, intriguing character.” Work continued on the script, and the story evolved from a tale of two friends dueling over the same man to a story about two sisters with a complex family dynamic, which provided more character and storybased humor and emotion. “We tried to keep the story focused more on Jane’s emotional journey and character as opposed to the mechanical nature of how two people are going to find each other,” says McKenna. Adds Glickman: “27 DRESSES is a naturalistic movie with the very big idea about a woman who’s been a bridesmaid twenty-seven times. It allows us to send up craziness that can occur at weddings, but at the same time we have a character-driven romantic comedy with some big surprises.” Once production began, Fletcher and McKenna quickly became fans of the film’s star. “Katie [Heigl] has such a great understanding of physical comedy, character development, and of what is naturally funny,” says Fletcher. “She is brilliant at playing both the physical comedy and sensitivity of this character.” Adds McKenna: “It’s amazing that someone who is that beautiful and that poised can convey the humor and the loneliness of being a perpetual bridesmaid. Katie is amazingly funny, her timing is impeccable, and she understands and has a lot of empathy for Jane.” 3 While Heigl’s Jane is the story’s heart and soul, the other leading roles are critical to defining her journey. Jane’s beloved but duplicitous younger sister, Tess, is played by Malin Akerman, who recently starred as Ben Stiller’s bride-from-hell in “The Heartbreak Kid,” and is now before the cameras for the long-anticipated “Watchmen.” “Tess is Jane’s Achilles' heel,” notes Heigl. “She can’t say no to Tess and she can’t let Tess make her own mistakes. Jane is always cleaning up after her and fixing everything, which Tess has come to expect and take advantage of without considering the consequences. They love each other immensely and there’s a real bond there, but it’s gone a little awry as they’ve gotten older.” “Tess is definitely the typical younger sister who’s had the road paved for her by her older sister,” says Akerman. “She knows how to manipulate situations – and her sister. It’s a fun character to play because Tess gets stuck in the ‘Bridezilla’ zone and goes a little bit nuts. But deep down she’s a real woman who knows what's going on.” The filmmakers wanted each sister to have a distinctive look. Jane is attractive but not too flashy, notes costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, but “Tess had to pop. The first time she encounters George, the moment where Jane’s heart is broken, we wanted Tess to be radiant and glowing – with a look that would stop traffic. Amid characters wearing dark clothing, Tess is in yellow, a gorgeous woman in this short dress with no back; she just beams. Poor Jane, her boss is just drooling.” The two actresses hit it off immediately, but Heigl wondered whether the audience would buy them as sisters. “My first thought was that Malin and I look nothing alike,” says Heigl, “but we picked up some of the same mannerisms and started talking the same way. When we went to dinner in Providence [where most of the film was shot], four or five people asked if we were sisters!” The men in Jane’s life are a cynical newspaper reporter, Kevin, and a self-made entrepreneur, George. James Marsden plays Kevin, an ambitious reporter at the fictional New York Journal, where he begrudgingly pens a Sunday “Weddings” column that, despite his cynicism about the ritual, is beautifully and sensitively written. Fletcher cast Marsden after working with him in “Hairspray,” on which Fletcher was an associate choreographer and second unit director, and Marsden played the Baltimore television-dance-show host Corny Collins. She notes the volatile Jane-Kevin relationship is a classic “rom-com” situation of opposites repelling then attracting one another. “You can understand why Jane resists Kevin,” says Fletcher. “He’s sarcastic and cranky, and he nags and constantly bugs her. His protection is his wit and sarcasm, but he’s charming, charismatic and funny.” Adds McKenna: “There is, however, a trait both characters share, for Jane and Kevin are observers – he by profession – and in their own ways both have chosen to sit on the sidelines.” Marsden, best known for his role as Cyclops in the “X-Men” film trilogy, was eager to tackle a romantic leading man part. “I usually play the guy who gets the short end of the stick in, so it is nice when I read 27 DRESSES and realized, ‘They're considering me for the guy who may actually get the girl!’” Ed Burns’ progressive-thinking, über-male George is in some ways the polar opposite of Marsden’s cynical newspaperman. George is the founder and CEO of a manufacturer of environmentally-aware clothing and outdoor equipment. “George is some kind of movie version of the ultimate urban male,” says 4 Burns. “He is very P.C., does a lot of good environmental work, is a self-made man, a Big Brother to a young boy – and he has a great dog. Of course we all know that guys like George don’t really exist.” Judy Greer plays Casey, Jane’s best friend and colleague at George’s company, Urban Everest. “Casey is kind of brassy and loud and doesn’t have much of a censor inside of her; she just says whatever comes to mind,” says Greer. “She’s fun, tries to bring out the wild side in Jane, and is super-loyal, valuing their friendship over all else.” Also taking on a starring “role” is the titular, often outrageous wedding garb designed by Catherine Marie Thomas. Thomas credits Fletcher with encouraging her to push the fashion envelope. “Anne was very eager to explore the crazier side of bridesmaid dresses,” says Thomas. “If you use 27 normal dresses, it doesn’t look interesting. We wanted to convey the kind of pain that accompanies the wearing of such ‘unusual’ styles.” Fletcher’s background in dance influenced the designs. “I wanted to turn the dresses into costumes with matching outfits that make everyone look as if they’re going to break into a dance number,” she explains. Thomas likens the dress selection process to that of solving a puzzle. “Initially we had fifty outfits, so we’d lose one dress and push another into something that was a little funnier, maybe adding lace or a hat,” she elaborates. “After we arranged them to the point where we were happy with assortment, we realized to our chagrin that we were three dresses over, and had to eliminate more.” Heigl’s favorite outfit was what she calls the “Gone with the Wind” dress, an outfit that would have done Scarlett O’Hara proud. The dress, also known as “Plantation Wedding,” was made of yellow silk with orange flowers and orange ribbon lacing. It was accessorized with a straw bonnet with orange trim and grosgrain ribbon tie, a white lace parasol with orange ties, and bright yellow heels. “For the ‘Gone with the Wind’ wedding, we built everything, including eight gigantic hoop dresses, all different colors,” she says. Then there was the “Bahama Mama” dress – hot pink with big sections of pink and yellow tulle all the way around the bottom of the skirt; the “Cowgirl Dress” (aka “Cowboy Wedding”), featuring a white cowboy hat with hot pink flower; the “Underwater Dress,” complete with hot pink flippers and goggles; and the “Green Vomit Dress,” which probably requires no further explanation. Though set primarily in New York City, much of 27 DRESSES was shot in Rhode Island. “Providence [, Rhode Island] offered a great alternative because it offers locations that double very well for Manhattan,” says Jonathan Glickman. “Also, much of 27 DRESSES is set outside of the City – on a beach and in rural upstate New York – and Rhode Island was a perfect fit for those locales.” Key Rhode Island locations included the Rosecliff and Marble House Mansions in Newport, a diner in East Greenwich, a beach in Charlestown, the city of Providence (which provided some New York City and Weehawken, New Jersey exteriors), and a dive bar in Pawtucket, where Jane and Kevin lead the patrons in a stirring if tipsy rendition of the classic Elton John tune “Benny and the Jets.” In Pawtucket’s Hope Artiste Village, a mixed-use industrial/loft space, production designer Shepherd Frankel created interior sets for the Urban Everest offices and a Hindi-Jewish wedding scene. “Shepherd’s done a great job not only selling Rhode Island as New York, but also creating interiors like Urban Everest, as 5 well as the news bullpen for the New York Journal; the Journal set feels like no other movie scene set in a newspaper office,” Glickman notes. The production did spend two critical weeks in the Big Apple, shooting locations unique to the City. “We used some familiar locations, like Central Park, but also parts of New York you don’t see in movies, like the East Village, where Jane’s apartment is located, and the Meatpacking District where George’s company is based,” Glickman adds. Throughout production and into the final stages of post-production, the key word for Anne Fletcher was “big” and “relatable.” “When I hear 27 DRESSES described as a modest romantic comedy, I say, ‘Stop!’ she exclaims. “It’s a gigantic movie!’ Every wedding scene is enormous, from the flowers to the dresses to the people to the dancing and every other component. But the challenge was to make the situations and characters big and recognizable. I didn’t want to play it over the top. We wanted audiences to fall in love with these characters from the second they meet them.” And what of the woman whose many trips to the altar as a bridesmaid inspired screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna? “My friend got engaged just a couple of months before the movie got its official greenlight,” says the screenwriter. “She’ll be married by the time the movie comes out!” ABOUT THE CAST KATHERINE HEIGL (Jane) was recently seen in the box office smash hit “Knocked Up.” The film, directed by Judd Apatow and co-staring Paul Rudd and Seth Rogen, focuses on a young woman who finds out that she is pregnant after a one night stand. Heigl can be seen weekly on ABC’s critically acclaimed drama “Grey’s Anatomy.” She portrays Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens, the small-town girl who is constantly battling for respect amongst her peers. The series focuses on the personal and professional lives of five surgical interns struggling to be doctors and their supervisors who are struggling to stay human. Heigl earned an Emmy Award in 2007 as well as a Golden Globe® nomination in 2007 for her performance. Heigl’s previous film credits include the comedy “The Ringer,” the horror film “Valentine,” Steven Soderbergh’s critically acclaimed depression-era drama, “King of the Hill,” “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory,” opposite Steven Segal, “Stand-Ins” and “That Night.” Her first leading role was in Touchstone Pictures’ “My Father the Hero” starring opposite Gerard Depardieu. On television, Heigl starred on the WB’s sci-fi drama series, “Roswell.” Additional television credits include the Hallmark Channel’s “Love Comes Softly,” TBS’ “Evil Never Dies,” and “Love’s Enduring Promise.” JAMES MARSDEN (Kevin) can currently be seen in the box office hit “Enchanted” opposite Susan Sarandon, Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey for Disney for which he is receiving rave reviews. “Enchanted” is a romantic fable, mixing live action with CGI animation directed by Kevin Lima. He was recently seen in Adam Shankman's box-office hit “Hairspray” opposite John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer and Christopher Walken. Marsden played Corny Collins, the host of the TV dance show. 6 Marsden is currently in production on Richard Kelley's horror film “The Box” opposite Cameron Diaz. Marsden and Diaz play an unhappily married couple who receive a box from a stranger who tells them that, if they push a button on the box, they will receive a large amount of cash and someone they don't know will die. The film is based on a Richard Matheson short story called “Button, Button.” Marsden is also set to appear in a cameo role in Sean Anders' upcoming comedy called “Sex Drive” opposite Michael Cera. Marsden was also seen in “Superman Returns” for director Bryan Singer. Marsden starred as Richard White, a new rival for the affections of Lois Lane. Kevin Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Brandon Routh and Frank Langella also starred. Marsden’s diverse film credits include Cyclops in the “X-Men” trilogy, the Nick Cassavetes romantic drama “The Notebook,” and “The Alibi.” Additional film credits include “Disturbing Behavior,” “10th and Wolf,” “24th Day,” “Sugar and Spice” and “Interstate 60.” His notable television roles include Glen Floy on the final season of the Emmy winning, David E. Kelley series “Ally McBeal.” MALIN AKERMAN (Tess) was born in Stockholm, Sweden. A career opportunity for her father moved her family to Toronto, Canada when Akerman was only two years old. Akerman began modeling and acting in television commercials at age five. At seventeen, Akerman won the Ford Supermodel of Canada search. Interest from international agents led Akerman to spend her summers in Europe modeling until she finished high school. She pursued a successful modeling career for several years but eventually decided to stay in Toronto and focus on acting. Akerman quickly landed a role on a television series produced by Steven Spielberg, and several guest roles followed. She then relocated to Los Angeles. This fall, Akerman had a starring role opposite Ben Stiller in the comedy “The Heartbreak Kid,” directed by the Farrelly brothers. Before that she co-starred in “The Invasion,” starring Nicole Kidman, and in the comedy “The Brothers Solomon,” directed by Bob Odenkirk, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte. She has also appeared in the films “Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” “The Utopian Society” and “The Skulls.” On the small screen, Akerman impressed critics and audiences with her portrayal of Juna Millken in the HBO series “The Comeback.” She also had a recurring role in the third season of “Entourage.” Akerman is currently shooting “The Watchmen,” also starring Patrick Wilson, Billy Crudup and Carla Gugino. JUDY GREER (Casey) can be seen starring in the upcoming new half-hour comedy series for ABC “Miss/Guided.” The single camera project from 20th Century Fox TV and Ashton Kutcher’s studio-based Katalyst Films, centers on a woman (Greer) who returns to her high school alma mater to become a guidance counselor. Caroline Williams (“The Office”) penned the script for the pilot, directed by Todd Holland. Before that, Greer starred in the series “Love Monkey” with Tom Cavanaugh and in the criticallyacclaimed hit show “Arrested Development,” in a recurring role as Kitty Sanchez. Greer recently finished shooting an episode of the FX series “It’s Always Sunny In Philadelphia,” as well as taking on roles in 7 “Californication” for Showtime, and in the NBC hit, “My Name is Earl.” She has a recurring role on the sitcom “Two and a Half Men.” On the big screen, Greer stars in the upcoming independent feature “The Key Man” playing opposite Brian Cox and Jack Davenport, directed by Peter Himmelstein. Greer was seen in Paul Weitz’s “American Dreamz,” opposite Hugh Grant and Mandy Moore, in addition to Cameron Crowe’s “Elizabethtown,” starring opposite Kirsten Dunst, Orlando Bloom and Susan Sarandon, and in the independent films “The Amateurs,” opposite Jeff Bridges and Jeanne Tripplehorn, and “The Great New Wonderful” with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Tony Shalhoub. Additional film credits include “The Go-Getter,” with Zooey Deschanel and Jena Malone, “The Grand,” with David Cross and Shannon Elizabeth, and “Visioneers.” Other credits include M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village” opposite Joaquin Phoenix, Adrien Brody, Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt; “13 Going on 30” opposite Jennifer Garner; writer-director Adam Goldberg’s psychological drama “I Love Your Work,” “The Hebrew Hammer,” Charlie Kaufman’s critically-acclaimed “Adaptation,” “The Wedding Planner,” “What Women Want,” “What Planet Are You From?” “Three Kings,” “Jawbreaker,” “In Memory of My Father,” “The Father,” “The Specials,” and “Kissing a Fool.” Greer was born and raised in the Detroit. She trained for nearly ten years in classical Russian ballet and then shifted her interest to acting and was accepted into Chicago’s prestigious The Theatre School at DePaul University. EDWARD BURNS (George) continues to entertain audiences as an actor, writer, director and producer. Burns’ latest film, “Purple Violets,” debuted at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival. “Purple Violets” also starred Debra Messing, Patrick Wilson and Selma Blair and marks the eighth time Burns has written, directed, produced and starred in a motion picture. “Purple Violets” premiered on iTunes on November 20, and became the first feature film to be exclusively distributed on that popular service. Burns will next be seen in the Japanese horror remake “One Missed Call” for Warner Bros., set for a January 2008 release. Burns appeared in Nancy Meyer’s film “The Holiday” opposite Kate Winslet and Jude Law. Additionally, Burns released two films in 2006, “Looking for Kitty” and “The Groomsmen,” in which he directed, wrote and starred opposite Brittany Murphy, John Leguizamo, Jay Mohr and Donal Logue. Burns starred opposite Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia in director James Foley’s “Confidence,” which had its world premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Other recent films as an actor include the 20th Century Fox romantic comedy “Life, Or Something Like It,” opposite Angelina Jolie, and New Line’s “Fifteen Minutes” co-starring Robert De Niro. Burns also starred opposite Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s “Saving Private Ryan.” The critically acclaimed World War II epic marked the first film in which Burns acted in a film he did not write and direct himself. Burns was lauded by critics and audiences alike for his first feature, “The Brothers McMullen,” which premiered in competition at the 1995 Sundance Film Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize. Burns wrote, directed and starred in the film, which was shot on a budget of only $25,000 and went on to gross over ten 8 million dollars at the domestic box office, making it the most profitable film of 1995. The film also won “Best First Feature” at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards. Burns’ second film which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in, was the romantic comedy “She’s The One,” with Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz. Burns’ additional films on which he wore multiple hats include Gramercy Pictures’ intimate drama, “No Looking Back,” with Lauren Holly and Jon Bon Jovi; Paramount Classics’ romantic comedy ensemble “Sidewalks of New York,” featuring Heather Graham, Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, and Stanley Tucci; and the 1980’s-set drama, “Ash Wednesday,” which starred Burns and Elijah Wood as two New York brothers trying to escape their past. Burns sixth feature film in just ten years was “Looking for Kitty,” which premiered at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival. For television, Edward Burns and brother Brian served as creators and executive producers of the halfhour comedy “The Fighting Fitzgeralds” for NBC starring Golden Globe winner Brian Dennehy. Burns was born in Woodside, Queens and grew up on Long Island. Initially an English major, he decided to focus on filmmaking, which he studied at Hunter College in New York City before making “The Brothers McMullen.” After the film won the Grand Jury Prize at Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival, Redford was so impressed with Burns’ talents that he served as executive producer on both “She’s The One” and “No Looking Back.” ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS ANNE FLETCHER (Director) was one of the film industry's most sought-after choreographers when she was tapped to direct her first feature, the 2006 hit “Step Up,” starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. During her distinguished career as choreographer, Fletcher worked on “The Ice Princess,” “The Pacifier,” “The 40 Year Old Virgin,” “Along Came Polly,” “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed,” “The Longest Yard,” “Bringing Down The House,” “Down With Love,” “Like Mike,” “Orange County” and “Bring It On,” and created the physicality of the title character in “Catwoman.” Her television credits include “Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures of Adam and Burt,” “Maybe It's Me,” “Six Feet Under,” “Judging Amy,” “Buffy The Vampire Slayer,” “The MTV Movie Awards,” Comedy Central's “Last Laugh '04” and “Last Laugh '05,” and “TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV.” As an actor, Fletcher can be seen in “The Pacifier,” “Bringing Down the House,” “A Walk to Remember,” “Monkeybone,” “Bring It On,” “Boogie Nights,” and “George of the Jungle,” among others. She was assistant choreographer on “Blast From the Past,” “Dudley Do-Right,” “The Out-of-Towners,” “She's All That,” “Antz,” “Boogie Nights” and “A Life Less Ordinary.” Born in Detroit, Fletcher began dancing at age 12, was teaching at 13, and dancing professionally at 15. She moved to Los Angeles at 18, after graduating from high school, to pursue a career in dance and subsequently traveled all over the world, dancing in industrials. She appeared on such television shows as “The Tracey Ullman Show,” “The Smothers Brothers” and the mini-series “War and Remembrance.” After making a music video with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks for “Dragnet,” she began dancing in film and made her debut in “The Mask” which was followed by “The Flintstones,” which started her collaboration with Adam 9 Shankman as dancer and later as assistant choreographer. She served as associate producer on Shankman’s “The Wedding Planner” and most recently worked with him as assistant choreographer on “Hairspray.” ALINE BROSH McKENNA (Screenwriter) wrote the screenplay for “The Devil Wears Prada” (2006), which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award, a USC Scripter Award and a BAFTA. Her other credits include “Laws of Attraction” (2003) with Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore and “Three to Tango” (1999) with Matthew Perry and Neve Campbell. Features in development include “Father Knows Less” for New Line Cinema and adaptations of “The Undomestic Goddess,” by Sophie Kinsella, for Universal and “I Don't Know How She Does It,” by Allison Pearson, for the Weinstein Company (with “The Devil Wears Prada” director David Frankel attached to direct). McKenna was born in France and raised in New Jersey. She graduated magna cum laude from Harvard University and then moved to New York where she co-wrote a book entitled A Coed’s Companion. She has also written several plays and co-written numerous pilots for television. She currently lives in Los Angeles. McKenna has been a bridesmaid twice and a best man once. ROGER BIRNBAUM (Producer) founded the production, finance and distribution company, Spyglass Entertainment, with partner Gary Barber, where they share the title of Co-Chairman and CEO. The company develops and finances all of its projects independently. Spyglass Entertainment’s box office successes range from “The Sixth Sense” with Bruce Willis, which earned $661 million in worldwide box-office, to the smash hit “Bruce Almighty” starring Jim Carrey, which earned $485 million. Also included in the Spyglass library are Oscar®-nominated favorites such as “Seabiscuit” with Tobey Maguire, and “The Insider” with Russell Crowe and Al Pacino. In total, Spyglass has received over 26 Oscar nominations, including three wins. Other company successes include “The Count of Monte Cristo” with Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce, “Keeping the Faith” with Ben Stiller and Edward Norton, “Shanghai Noon” and its sequel “Shanghai Knights” with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, “The Recruit” with Al Pacino and Colin Farrell, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” starring Sam Rockwell and Mos Def, and the smash family film, “The Pacifier” with Vin Diesel. Spyglass also co-financed and executive produced “The Legend of Zorro,” the sequel to “The Mask of Zorro” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas, directed by Martin Campbell, and “Memoirs of a Geisha,” the adaptation of the best-selling novel directed by Rob Marshall (“Chicago”). Both films were released internationally by Spyglass and have grossed over $150 million dollars each in worldwide box office to date. “Memoirs of a Geisha” drew numerous kudos and awards throughout the season, culminating in three Academy Awards®. In 2006, Birnbaum co-financed and produced the action adventure “Eight Below,” based on the true survival story about a group of sled dogs’ in Antarctica. The film had strong legs at the box office, earning over $120 million worldwide. Spyglass also produced and financed the crime thriller “The Lookout,” helmed by acclaimed writer turned first time director Scott Frank. In the summer of 2007, Spyglass saw the releases of 10 “Evan Almighty,” the comedy follow-up to “Bruce Almighty”; and the live-action feature Underdog,” based upon the beloved cartoon series. From the inception of 27 DRESSES, Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan Glickman, understood its appeal and developed it into a contemporary comedy with heart wide audience appeal. The team progressed forward and was confidant that attaching and supporting Anne Fletcher as director and Katherine Heigl as star were keys to the success of the film. Upcoming in 2008, Spyglass is co-financing “Wanted,” an action packed thriller based upon Mark Miller’s graphic novel series starring Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy; “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” a brawling comedy with Martin Lawrence; “The Ruins,” a horror/thriller in association with DreamWorks; M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening,” a paranoid thriller that Twentieth Century Fox releases June 13; and “The Love Guru,” co-written by and starring Mike Myers with Justin Timberlake and Jessica Alba. Prior to founding Spyglass Entertainment, Birnbaum, co-founded Caravan Pictures, where he was responsible for such box office hits as “Rush Hour,” “Six Days/Seven Nights,” “Inspector Gadget,” Grosse Pointe Blank,” The Three Musketeers,” Angels in the Outfield” and While You Were Sleeping.” Before joining Caravan, Birnbaum held the title of President of Worldwide Production and Executive Vice President of Twentieth Century Fox, where he developed such films as “Home Alone,” Sleeping with the Enemy,” Edward Scissorhands,” “Hot Shots,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “The Last of the Mohicans,” “Die Hard 2” and “Mrs. Doubtfire,” among others. Prior to that, Mr. Birnbaum was President of Production for United Artists where he developed the Oscar winning film and all-time cinema favorite “Rain Man.” Earlier in his career, he produced “The Sure Thing,” directed by Rob Reiner and “Young Sherlock Holmes,” which were presented in association with Steven Spielberg’s Amblin Entertainment. For television, he executive produced the telefilms “Scandal Sheet,” “Happily Ever After,” “When Your Lover Leaves” and the award winning “All The Kids Do It.” Born in Teaneck, New Jersey and educated at the University of Denver, Mr. Birnbaum built a successful career as Vice President of A&M Records and Arista Records before entering the film business to produce motion pictures. He is currently Co-Artistic Director of the AFI conservatory, and serves on the Advisory Board for UCSB at the Center for Film, Television, and New Media. He is also a mentor to the USC Peter Stark Producing Program, as well as the UCLA Graduate Film program. GARY BARBER (Producer), with his partner Roger Birnbaum, founded the production, finance and distribution company, Spyglass Entertainment, where he serves as Co-Chairman and CEO. The company’s savvy production choices from the beginning led to the phenomenal box office success of “The Sixth Sense,” starring Bruce Willis, which went on to gross over $661 million and garnered six Academy Award nominations. Further successes include “The Count of Monte Cristo,” with Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce, “Keeping the Faith,” with Ben Stiller and Edward Norton, “Shanghai Noon,” with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, and its sequel “Shanghai Knights,” as well as the dynamic teaming of AI Pacino and Colin Farrell in “The Recruit.” 11 Barber executive produced and co-financed “Bruce Almighty,” starring Jim Carrey and Jennifer Aniston, which grossed over $485 million in worldwide box office, and “Seabiscuit,” the tale of a legendary racehorse, starring Tobey Maguire, Chris Cooper, and Jeff Bridges, which received seven Oscar nominations with its moving story of triumph over adversity. Barber went on to produce “The Pacifier” and “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy.” “The Pacifier,” a family comedy starring Vin Diesel, earned approximately $200 million in worldwide box office, while “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,” an adaptation to the Douglas Adams’ bestseller, crossed the $100 million mark globally. Spyglass also co-financed and Barber executive-produced: “The Legend of Zorro,” the sequel to the 1998 smash hit, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Antonio Banderas, directed by Martin Campbell, and “Memoirs of a Geisha,” based on the best-selling novel, helmed by Rob Marshall (“Chicago”),starring Ziyi Zhang and Ken Watanabe. “Memoirs of a Geisha” earned Spyglass three Oscar wins out of six nominations, bringing a total of twenty-six nominations. Walt Disney Pictures’ successful “Eight Below” was co-financed by Spyglass and executive produced by Mr. Barber. In 2007 Spyglass produced and financed the releases of “The Invisible” and “The Lookout,” through Miramax Films and Touchstone Pictures respectively. This past summer, Spyglass saw the releases of “Evan Almighty,” the comedy follow-up to “Bruce Almighty,” and Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action feature of the beloved classic cartoon series star, “Underdog”. The year 2008 is revving up to be a prolific one for Spyglass, with releases in the first six months of “Wanted,” an adrenaline pumping action thriller based upon Mark Miller's explosive graphic novel series, starring Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and James McAvoy; “Flash of Genius,” a drama based on a true story spanning three decades; “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” Martin Lawrence’s latest comedy; “The Ruins,” a horror/thriller in association with DreamWorks; and M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Happening,” a paranoid thriller to be released by Twentieth Century Fox. A seasoned veteran of the business, Barber has been directly responsible for operating companies in feature film production and distribution, foreign theatrical, video and TV distribution, exhibition and prerecorded music and music publishing. He was responsible for building these companies from the ground up. Barber is the former vice chairman and chief operating officer of Morgan Creek Productions. During his eight and a half years at the company, he was in charge of all day-to-day operations for each of Morgan Creek's business entities including feature film production, foreign distribution, music, exhibition and interactive. Barber has produced or executive produced over 60 feature films and TV shows including the 1994 hit that rocketed Jim Carrey to stardom, “Ace Ventura: Pet Detective,” and its highly successful sequel, “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls,” and the 1991 blockbuster, “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” starring Kevin Costner. JONATHAN GLICKMAN (Producer) is responsible for the development and production of all Spyglass Entertainment films. In 1993, Glickman joined Caravan Pictures as an intern and by 1997 he had worked his way up to President of the company. During this time he brought in such projects as “While You Were 12 Sleeping,” serving as associate producer. Later, Glickman executive produced “Grosse Pointe Blank” and Walt Disney's “Inspector Gadget.” In addition, he also produced the international smash hits “Rush Hour” and its sequel “Rush Hour 2.” In 1998, Glickman was named President of Production for Spyglass Entertainment and in 2003 was promoted to President of Spyglass Entertainment. While at Spyglass, Glickman has produced “Shanghai Noon,” “Count Of Monte Cristo,” “Mr. 3000,” “The Pacifier,” “Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” and “The Invisible.” In 2007, Mr. Glickman is producing the summer releases “Rush Hour 3,” “Underdog” and “Balls of Fury.” Glickman, who is married to television writer Christy Callahan, graduated with honors in English from the University of Michigan and attended University of Southern California's Peter Stark program. BOBBY NEWMYER (Executive Producer) grew up in Washington, D.C., and graduated with honors from Swarthmore College (1978) and with distinction from The Harvard Business School (1982). He held a variety of positions at Columbia Pictures and left the studio in 1987 to co-found Outlaw Productions with Jeffrey Silver. The first film he produced, Steven Soderbergh’s “sex, lies and videotape,” won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival in 1989 and, according to Variety, “put the Sundance Film Festival on the industry map.” Over the next 16 years with Outlaw, Bobby produced 21 films and was involved in dozens of others, including “The Santa Clause,” starring Tim Allen, “Addicted to Love,” starring Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick, “Training Day,” for which Denzel Washington won the Best Actor Oscar and “Breach,” the critically-acclaimed thriller written and directed by Billy Ray, starring Chris Cooper and Ryan Phillippe. On December 12, 2005, Newmyer passed away from a heart attack while on location for “Breach;” he is survived by his wife, Deborah Jelin Newmyer, and four children. BECKI CROSS TRUJILLO (Executive Producer) was most recently executive producer of the critically acclaimed Spyglass feature “The Lookout,” written and directed by Scott Frank and starring Joseph GordonLevitt and Jeff Daniels. She was executive producer of “Stay Alive” (directed and co-written by William Brent Bell) and co-produced “Because of Winn Dixie” (directed by Wayne Wang) and “Daredevil” (directed by Mark Steven Johnson and starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and Colin Farrell). An industry veteran, Trujillo was a former production executive at Orion, Tri-Star and Twentieth Century Fox. MICHAEL MAYER (Executive Producer) made his feature film directorial debut on 2004’s “A Home at the End of the World,” written by Michael Cunningham, and starring Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, and Sissy Spacek. Last year, he helmed “Flicka,” starring Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw and Maria Bello, for Fox 2000 Pictures. One of the most successful theatre directors working today, Mayer has an impressive list of Broadway credits including “Spring Awakening” (Tony® Award, Best Direction of a Musical; Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Director of a Musical), “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (Drama Desk Award, Best Director of a Musical); “An Almost Holy Picture”; “Uncle Vanya”; “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown”; “The Lion in Winter”; 13 “Side Man” (also in London and Washington, DC); “A View from the Bridge” (Tony Award for Best Revival); and “Triumph of Love.” Mayer’s Off-Broadway work includes “The Credeaux Canvas,” “Stupid Kids,” “Baby Anger,” “Antigone in New York,” and “View of the Dome.” In addition, he directed regional productions of “An Almost Holy Picture” (La Jolla, California; Princeton, New Jersey), “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (La Jolla, CA), and the national tour of “Angels in America.” Mayer is also the Resident Director of Manhattan’s Roundabout Theatre. PETER JAMES, ACS/ASC (Director of Photography) was cinematographer on director Bruce Beresford's Oscar-winning “Driving Miss Daisy,” as well as the director's “Bride of the Wind,” “Double Jeopardy,” “Paradise Road,” “Last Dance,” “Silent Fall,” “Rich in Love,” “Black Robe” and “Mister Johnson.” James and Beresford also collaborated on the television film “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself,” starring Antonio Banderas. James' numerous other film credits include “The Man Who Sued God,” the runaway hit “Meet the Parents,” “The Newton Boys,” “Diabolique,” “My Life,” “The Thing Called Love,” “Alive,” “Echoes of Paradise,” and “Rebel.” Most recently, he was DP on Adam Shankman’s “The Pacifier” and “Cheaper By the Dozen 2.” James was inducted into the Australian Cinematographers Society's (ACS) Hall of Fame in 1999, after winning three Cinematographer of the Year awards (1971, 1992, 1993). He has also been honored with three Australian Film Institute Awards (1986, 1988, 1992), as well as a Canadian Genie Award for “Black Robe.” He is an active member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and serves on the New Technologies committee of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC). PRISCILLA NEDD FRIENDLY, A.C.E. (Editor) studied film editing at the American Film Institute, and began her career as an assistant editor in television before moving on to feature films. Her big break came when she was hired by Academy Award-winning editor Peter Zinner to serve as the associate editor on Taylor Hackford’s Oscar-nominated drama “An Officer and A Gentleman.” Through Hackford’s recommendation, Nedd Friendly gained her first solo editing assignment on “Eddie and the Cruisers” a year later. She went on to edit such films as “The Flamingo Kid,” for director Garry Marshall; Jerry Schatzberg’s “Street Smart”; David Seltzer’s “Lucas”; “Tucker: The Man and His Dream,” for director Francis Ford Coppola; “Pretty Woman,” which reunited her with Garry Marshall; Irwin Winkler’s “Guilty By Suspicion”; and Michael Caton-Jones’ “Doc Hollywood.” Nedd Friendly later edited the hit comedy “American Pie,” directed by Paul and Chris Weitz. She reteamed with the Weitz brothers on “Down to Earth,” starring Chris Rock, then collaborated with director Rob Minkoff on the films “Stuart Little 2” and “The Haunted Mansion.” She recently edited the hit comedy sequel “Big Momma's House 2” and the true-life drama “We Are Marshall” for director McG. Priscilla is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and American Cinema Editors. She has appeared as a guest speaker on film editing at USC, UCLA, and AFI, as well as having been written up in several film periodicals. She makes her home in Los Angeles with her husband, movie producer David Friendly, and their two young children. 14 ERIN STAM (Co-Producer) is the senior vice president of development and production, feature films, for Spyglass Entertainment in Los Angeles. She has been involved in the production of many successful Spyglass films including “Underdog” and “The Invisible.” Previously, Stam worked her way up to production executive at Tall Trees Productions, where she oversaw “Surviving Christmas.” She began her career in the entertainment industry as an assistant at the ICM talent agency in both the television and feature film departments. Stam graduated from Colgate University in New York and hails from Boston, MA. CATHERINE MARIE THOMAS (Costume Designer) has collaborated with many of contemporary film’s most innovative directors, notably Quentin Tarantino (“Kill Bill” Vol. 1 & 2), Robert Altman (“A Prairie Home Companion”), Neil Jordan (“The Brave One”), Richard Shepard (“The Matador”), Richard Linklater (“Tape”) Ethan Hawke (“The Hottest State,”” Chelsea Wall”) and “27 Dresses” star Edward Burns (“Purple Violets,” “The Groomsmen,” “Ash Wednesday,” “Sidewalks of New York”). A Hyde Park, Chicago native and an alumna of Chicago Academy for the Arts and Kansas City Art Institute, Cat began her professional career as a designer in the costume shop at The Julliard School. Nominated for two prestigious Costume Designers Guild Awards for feature film, Cat is featured in Deborah Nadoolman Landis’ A Century of Hollywood Costume, Harper Collins, 2007. RANDY EDELMAN (Music) composed the score for two recent films from Spyglass Entertainment – “Underdog” and “Balls of Fury.” He has enjoyed multiple collaborations with filmmakers Ivan Reitman (“Twins,” “Ghostbusters 2,” “7 Days, 7 Nights,” “Kindergarten Cop”), Rob Cohen (“Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story,” “Dragonheart,” “Daylight,” “The Skulls,” “XXX”), Jonathan Lynn (“The Distinguished Gentleman,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “Greedy,” “The Whole Nine Yards”), Jeremiah Chechik (“Tall Tale,” “Diabolique”), and Ronald Maxwell (“Gettysburg,” “Gods and Generals”). Edelman’s many other feature scores include Michael Mann’s “The Last of the Mohicans” (earning BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, with Trevor Jones), Bill Murray and Howard Franklin’s “Quick Change,” Chuck Russell’s “The Mask,” Jon Turtletaub’s “While You Were Sleeping,” Frank Oz’s “The Indian in the Cupboard,” Luis Llosa’s “Anaconda,” Ron Howard’s “Ed TV,” Tom Dey’s “Shanghai Noon,” and Chris Gerolmo’s award-winning telefilm “Citizen X.” He also scored the mini-series “The Ten Commandments,” directed by Robert Dornhelm. Edelman won an Emmy® for composing the theme for NBC’s Olympics coverage (which continues to accompany the broadcasts every two years), and also has composed themes for several other notable sporting events. Though he is a conservatory-trained classical musician, Edelman began his career as a singersongwriter. In the latter capacity, he penned hits for The Carpenters, Barry Manilow, The Fifth Dimension, and Blood, Sweat and Tears. His songs have also been recorded by Bing Crosby, Patti La Belle, Olivia NewtonJohn, and Nancy Wilson. Edelman performed as the opening act on tour with The Carpenters and Frank 15 Zappa & The Mothers of Invention, among others. As a solo artist, he has released over a dozen albums and performed at venues such as the London Palladium, the Drury Lane Theatre, and the Royal Festival Hall. © 2007 Twentieth Century Fox and Spyglass Entertainment Funding, LLC. All rights reserved. Property of Fox and Spyglass. Permission is hereby granted to newspapers and periodicals to reproduce this text in articles publicizing the distribution of the Motion Picture. All other use is strictly prohibited, including sale, duplication, or other transfers of this material. This press kit, in whole or in part, must not be leased, sold, or given away. 16 FOX 2000 PICTURES And SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT Present “27 DRESSES” Directed by ............................................ ANNE FLETCHER Written by ................................ ALINE BROSH MCKENNA A BIRNBAUM / BARBER Production Produced by ..................................... ROGER BIRNBAUM GARY BARBER JONATHAN GLICKMAN Executive Producers ..........................BOBBY NEWMYER BECKI CROSS TRUJILLO MICHAEL MAYER ERIN STAM Director of Photography . PETER JAMES, A.C.S., A.S.C. Production Designer ...................... SHEPHERD FRANKEL Edited by ................. PRISCILLA NEDD FRIENDLY, A.C.E. Costume Designer ............ CATHERINE MARIE THOMAS Music Supervisor....................................... BUCK DAMON Music by .............................................. RANDY EDELMAN Casting by ........................ CATHY SANDRICH GELFOND and AMANDA MACKEY KATHERINE HEIGL JAMES MARSDEN MALIN AKERMAN JUDY GREER MELORA HARDIN BRIAN KERWIN MAULIK PANCHOLY DAVID CASTRO KRYSTEN RITTER And EDWARD BURNS Unit Production Manager .................... STEPH ACCETTA First Assistant Director .................... ELLEN H. SCHWARTZ Second Assistant Director ........................... ERIC YELLIN Production Supervisor ......................ADAM McCARTHY 17 CAST (In order of appearance) Hal............................................................... BRIAN KERWIN Young Tess...........................................CHARLI BARCENA Young Jane ........................................... PEYTON ROI LIST Cousin Lisa ................................................. JANE PFITSCH Flower Girl .................................. ALEXA GERASIMOVICH Jane ...................................................... KATHERINE HEIGL Bridal Salesgirl #1 ....................................... JENNIFER LIM Salesgirl Olga .................................. BRIGITTE BOURDEAU Casey .............................................................JUDY GREER Bride Suzanne .............................. DANIELLE SKRAASTAD Rude Taxi Stealer .................................. ANNE FLETCHER Bride Suzanne’s Minister ........... MARILYN L. COSTELLO Kevin ...................................................... JAMES MARSDEN Taxi Driver Khaleel ............................ MICHAEL ZIEGFELD Hip Bridesmaid ................................. YETTA GOTTESMAN Shari Rabinowitz ............................................ ERIN FOGEL Rabbi ............................................................ BERN COHEN Hindu Priest.................................................. LAKSH SINGH Trent ...................................................MAULIK PANCHOLY Gina the Goth ......................................... KRYSTEN RITTER Maureen ............................................... MELORA HARDIN Florist Delivery Guy ................................. BRYAN RADTKE George ................................................... EDWARD BURNS Gatsby .......................................................IVY & GUNNER Tess ........................................................ MALIN AKERMAN Pedro........................................................ DAVID CASTRO Yoga Instructor ......................................... LYRALEN KAYE Antoine ............................................. RONALD GUTTMAN Cousin Julie ................................................. MIA BARRON Animal Shelter Worker.........................LYNNE MATTHEW Boathouse Chef .................................. RONALD SIMONS Dive Bartender ..................................ROBERT CLOHESSY Bar Dude ............................................. MICHAEL MOSLEY Diner Waitress ................................ ALYSSA BRESNAHAN Diner Waitress #2 ........................... ELLEN H. SCHWARTZ Jane’s Neighbor ............................. THADDEUS DANIELS Jane’s Aunt .......................................... JENNIFER BASSEY Mill’s Tavern Caterer ......................... JOSH CASAUBON Boat Bride .................................................. ALEXA HAVINS Jane’s Minister ............................... RICHARD O’ROURKE Assistant Art Directors .................. KATYA BLUMENBERG ............................................................ MICHAEL AUSZURA Set Decorator ......................................... CHRYSS HIONIS Assistant Set Decorator ............................... DEB CUTLER Leadman ......................................................... RAY FISHER Buyers ............................ HOLLY LAWS, VANESSA KNOLL Set Dress Foreman .................... MARIO J. PRESTERONE Set Dress Shop Person ...................................... DEB KEHS On-Set Dresser .................................... ADAM ROFFMAN Set Dressers ........WILLIE USUGA, CASEY VAN MAANEN ......................... CLEO WANG, CHRISTOPHER M. WALSH .................................... CHRIS SAWTELLE, TIMOTHY LEWIS .................................... EMILY SULLIVAN, TIM ROWCROFT Art Department Coordinator ...............JASON MAYOH Art Department Production Assistants CALLA KLESSIG .................................. RYAN SULLIVAN, ELIZABETH FISHER Property Master ............................................ ANN MILLER Assistant Property Masters ........... ELIZABETH SCHLITTEN ......................................................... KATHLEEN M. DOLAN 3rd Assistant Property Master.........JANINE M. MOORE Picture Car Coordinator ..................... DAVE ROMANO Greens Foreman .............................. BUTCH McCARTHY Camera Operator ...............DAVE THOMPSON, S.O.C. First Assistant Camera ......................DAVID GALBRAITH Second Assistant Camera ..................JOS’H HANCHER “B” Camera Operator .............................. JOE COLLINS First Assistant “B” Camera ........... JOHN MacDONALD Second Assistant “B” Camera ... JAMIE K. FITZPATRICK Camera Loader ............................................... LIZ HESLEP Camera Production Assistant ................ TRACY MINNIS Still Photographer ............. BARRY WETCHER, S.M.P.S.P. Underwater Still Photographer .................. TIM CALVER Screening Projectionist............................... AL JACQUES Unit Publicist ............................................... SCOTT LEVINE Production Sound (Sound Mixer)TOM NELSON, C.A.S. Boom Operator ............................. FRANK J. GRAZIADEI Cableman (Utility Sound) ...................... LENNY MANZO Video Assist.....................................JOSHUA L.T. PRESSEY Video Playback ....................................... ELAN DASSANI Chief Lighting Technician (Gaffer) ........ JAY FORTUNE Best Boy Electrics ....BRIAN McCLEAN, JASON BOWEN Rigging Gaffer ............................................. TOM DOLAN Best Boy Rigging Electric .........................BRIAN A. PITTS Company Electricians ............................ ROBERT CLARK ................. WAYNE A. SIMPSON, MICHAEL J. PETERSON ................................................................ JOHN F. McPHEE Rigging Electricians................... MICHAEL E. REYNOLDS ................................................................... L. CARACAPPA Generator Operator ............................ PETER BOYNTON Key Grip ................................................GEORGE PATSOS Best Boy Grips ......... CONSTANTINE “GUS” MAGALIOS ............................................................... DAVID PUOPOLO “A” Dolly Grip.......................................TONY CAMPENNI “B” Dolly Grip .............................................. TOM DORAN Grips.................................. LOUIS SABAT, BILL FLANIGAN Made in Association with DUNE ENTERTAINMENT III LLC Stunt Coordinator .........................................STEVEN RITZI Stunt Players .................. JODI PYNN GABREE, ZOË BELL .............AARON VEXLER, CHRIS BARNES, WADE ALLEN .......... BLAISE CORRIGAN, G. A. AGUILAR, AJA FRARY Boat Safety Diver ................................... STEPHEN MANN Stunt Safety .................................................. DREW LEARY Marine Safety Coordinator .................... CHRIS BARNES Choreographer ........................ ZACHARY V. WOODLEE Art Directors ....................................... JONATHAN ARKIN ................................................MIGUEL LOPEZ - CASTILLO 18 ........................................ RICK BEAUSOLEIL, MIKE HENRY Rigging Key Grip ........................................... BILL PATSOS Rigging Best Boy Grip ............................... J.D. LEEDHAM Special Effects Supervisor .............. JC BROTHERHOOD Special Effects Foremen .................. CHRIS M. JORDAN .................................................................. JUDSON B. BELL Special Effects OperatorNATHANAEL BROTHERHOOD Assistant Costume Designer ....... CAROLINE DUNCAN Costume Supervisor ......................DEBORAH NEWHALL Costume Coordinator .................... NATALIA PARSONS Key Set Costumer ................................... HILLARY DERBY Set Costumers.................................MICHAEL IAN BURKE ........................................................MAREN BEAUCHESNE Seamstresses ...LAURIE BRAMHALL, JANNA PEDERSON Costume Production Assistant ........... KATIE PACKARD Makeup Department Head .................. LINDA GRIMES Key Makeup ............................................. EVE MORROW Makeup .................................................. MARLEEN ALTER Hair Department Head .................. ANTHONY VEADER Key Hair ................................................... JEFFREY REBELO Hair ............................................................... LIZ CECCHINI Script Supervisor ...................................SUSANNA DAVID Location Manager ...........................ADAM McCARTHY Key Assistant Location Manager ...........COLIN WALSH Assistant Location Manager ........... IAN MacGREGOR Locations Assistants ........JOHN WEST, MICHAEL REILLY Locations Coordinator.......................... STACEY BISHOP 2nd 2nd Assistant Director .............. ADAM WEISINGER Additional 2nd 2nd Assistant DirectorBRENDAN WALSH Additional 2nd 2nd Assistant DirectorMATTHEW MASON DGA Trainee .................................... AURORA WARFIELD Key Set Production Assistant .......RAMSES DEL HIERRO Set Production Assistants ............ELIZABETH MacSWAN .................................... JP OUELLETTE, HEATHER VERBEKE .............................................................. CATHERINE FEENY Executive in Charge of Production for Spyglass Entertainment ........... PETER OILLATAGUERRE Production Accountant ........................... SHEILA ALLEN First Assistant Accountant .............. BARBARA BRANCH Payroll Accountant ................................. JOHN WHITLEY Second Assistant Accountant......... CHRISTINA PITASSI Accounting Clerks .......................... LINDSAY MEDEIROS ....................................................... MOLLIE VERA GRACE Post Production Accountant ................. MIKE PRIMIANI Production Coordinator .......................NATALIE ANGEL Travel/Assistant Production CoordinatorJOANNA LARA Production Secretary ......................... JANE FINN-FOLEY Extras Casting .............. LDI CASTING – ANNE MULHALL Stand-In for Katherine Heigl .... JOANNA HERRINGTON Stand-In for James Marsden ...................... BRETT LEIGH Stand-In for Malin Akerman ..................... LAURIE KRIVA Stand-In for Ed Burns ............................... KEVIN CIRONE Stand-In for Judy Greer ..........................EMILY AROUTH Stand-In for Brian Kerwin ................. MICHAEL MURPHY Stand-In for David Castro.......................... JEAN RICKER Office Production Assistants ............ ZACHARIAH KING .............................................................. PETER STEVENSON 19 Production Interns ................................... EMILY AROUTH .................................... JESSICA M. GRASSI, GREG SMITH Executive Coordinator to Mr. Birnbaum ........................ ............................................................ MARLENA THOMAS Executive Coordinator to Mr. BarberKIMBERLY BUTTLAR Assistant to Jonathan Glickman ......... PAUL VICKNAIR Assistant to Becki Trujillo ................... BRENDA R. CROSS Assistant to Anne Fletcher ...................... KATIE POWELL Construction Coordinator ................ JOSEPH KEARNEY Construction Foreman ...................... MICHAEL ATWELL Location Foreman ....................................... SCOTT PINA Gang Bosses ...... MICHAEL TAVANI, ROBERT SMEDLEY .......... BENJAMIN REGAN, JAMES B. FAULKNER “DOC” ........... RICHARD F. HOUPERT, Jr., GERALD LANGLYKKE ........................... WILLIAM STRATTON LECLAIR, JIM REITZ Carpenters ....... MICHAEL SAARI, PETER “J”. ST. ONGE ............................. RUSSEL CIOE, CHRISTOPHER J. EGAN ........................................... FRANK FOLEY, EUGENE POPE ...................... MARC DAVIS McCLEODK, TIM JACKSON ............................ DANIEL MacMASTER, MARCIO ALVES ................................... CHARLES SCIMONE, EOIN WALSH Shop Electrician ...........................DANIEL HUTCHINSON Construction Estimator ............... MOLLIE VERA GRACE Scenic Artist (Charge Scenic) ................. DOUG CLUFF Scenic Foreman ..................................... HAVEN STOREY On-Set Scenic ......................................... MARY HOPKINS Gang Boss ........................................EDWARD REZENDES Sign Painter ........................................................ DAN JOY Scenics ................HOPE ARDIZZONE, CHAD LITTLEFIELD ......................... LANCE LITTLEFIELD, JEREMY M. PEREIRA ...... MEGAN BROOKE COREY, ROBERT T. McPHERSON .................................... REBECCA PERRENOD, JOE RIZZO Laborer ....................................CAMMERON TRUESDALE Transportation Captain............................GENE O’NEILL Transportation Co-Captain .............. JOHN CANAVAN Honeywagon Driver .................... WILLIAM McFADDEN Set Dressing Truck Driver ........................... WADE PYTKA Additional Set Dressing Truck Driver ........... JOE BARTH Electric Truck Driver................................. BILL BUCKMAN Rigging Electric Truck Driver .............. JAMES P. HEALEY Camera/Sound Truck Driver .......... LANCE ROMANCE Props Truck Driver .......................... ERNIE ACQUAVELLA Grip Truck Driver ........................... ROLLAND A. ALLARD Rigging Grip Truck Driver ............ALFRED QUATTRUCCI Wardrobe Truck Driver ................................. JIM RIBEIRO Hair & Makeup Truck Driver........ TOMMY O’CONNOR Camper Driver ............................................. DAVID DUKE 2-Banger Driver .................. SAMUEL W. CARDARELLI Jr. Star Camper Drivers...................................... TONY SILVA ................................. CHUCK BESSETTE, JOSEPH L. FARIA .......................................................RONALD R. HARRISON Van Drivers ..............................NICHOLAS RICCAMO Jr. .........................HARRY ST. PIERRE, CHRISTOPHER WARD Cast Drivers ........................RONNIE JAMES VINCENT Jr. ............................... DANIEL NASON, DAVID M. DEMUTH Animal Wrangler ................................ GLEANNA DOYLE Catering (RI) ......................................... GALA CATERING Caterer .................................................... FRED GABRIELLI Chef ................................................... OSCAR GONZALES Key Craft Service .................................... PAT MAHONEY Assistant Craft Service .................. NICOLE ANDERSON Set Medic ...................................... JACK McCULLOUGH NY UNIT Assistant Unit Production Manager KRISTIN BERNSTEIN Production Coordinator ............ WENDY MOORADIAN Construction Coordinator .......................... RAY STENZEL Key Construction Grip................... FRANCIS CATALINO Extras Casting ......MEREDITH JACOBSON MARCIANO Location Manager .................. PATTY CAREY-PERAZZO Buyer ..................................................... MELANIE J.BAKER ADR Recordist ....................................... TRAVIS MACKAY Re-recording Mixers .................................... JON TAYLOR ........................................................... CHRISTIAN MINKLER Dub Stage 6 Recordist ............................. UNSUN SONG Post-Production Services Provided by ........................... ............................................. UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SOUND Digital Intermediate byTechnicolor Digital Intermediates ............................................... A Technicolor® Company Digital Film Colorist ................................ JEFF SMITHWICK Digital Intermediate Producer ...................BOB PEISHEL Digital Edit Conform ........................... MARK SAHAGUN Visual Effects Supervisor .................... MARK DORNFELD Visual Effects Producer ................... MICHELE FERRONE Visual Effects Coordinator .................. PAULINA KUSZTA Digital Editorial ............. ADAM GASS, DENNIS DORNEY Digital Composer/Coordinator ......... SHAINA HOLMES Digital Compositors JAMIE BAXTER, STEVE CALDWELL ....................SAM DABBS, RJ HARBOUR, NICHOLAS KIM ...................................MARK SAWICKI, AMANI WILLIAMS IO.................................................................. RYAN BEADLE Extras Payroll Services Provided by ......... C.A.P.S., Inc. Dollies Provided byParamount Pictures Production Services Cranes Provided by ............................. NES Rentals, Inc. Insurance Provided by ...................................................... .................... AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services Post Production Coordinator.................... ADAM COLE First Assistant Editors ........................... GREGG LONDON ................................................................... ANDREW EISEN Second Assistant Editors .................. MORGAN GJOVIK Apprentice Film Editor .............................ADAM HELLER Preview Music Editor ............. AMANDA GOODPASTER Scoring Music Editor ..............................CHUCK MARTIN Orchestra Conducted by ................ RANDY EDELMAN Score Recorded and Mixed by ................... ELTON AHI Score Mixed at .......................................... RUSK STUDIOS ADR Supervisor .......................................... CHRIS JARGO ADR Mixer ..............................................ERIC THOMPSON THE PRODUCER(S) WISH TO THANK THE FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE: With grateful acknowledgement to the State of Rhode Island and Steven Feinberg, Director, the Rhode Island Film & Television Office U.S. Postal Service Letter Carrier Uniform and U.S. Postal Service Corporate Logo are trademarks of the United States Postal Service and are used with permission. Bloomberg Footage – Bloomberg Television ® footage ® New York Daily News, L.P. used with permission NY1 is a registered trademark and used with permission The Preservation Society of Newport County Approved No 43961 20 Copyright © 2008 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Spyglass Entertainment Funding, LLC and Dune Entertainment LLC in all territories except Brazil, Italy, Japan, Korea and Spain. 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