1 PRESENTS A David Permut Production A Shangri-La Entertainment Production Press Contacts: Liz Biber – LA Office: 323-207-3180 Cell: 310-721-9989 Liz.Biber@weinsteinco.com Pantea Ghaderi – LA Office: 323-208-3094 Cell: 310-503-5302 Pantea.Ghaderi@weinsteinco.com Lauren Felsenstein – NY Office: 646-862-3815 Cell: 404-909-5164 Lauren.Felsenstein@weinsteinco.com Erin Orr – Regional Office: 646-862-3810 Cell: 781-264-5933 Erin.Orr@weinsteinco.com 90 minutes Rated R by the MPAA For images on all of our titles please visit: www.twcpublicity.com Username: Weinstein | Password: twcdim 2 “You must be bad, Nickie. Be very, very bad.” -Sheeni Saunders YOUTH IN REVOLT is a coming-of-age comedy that puts a fresh and outrageous stamp on a tale of adolescent obsession and rebellion. Starring Michael Cera (also of the Oscar® winning film, Juno, and Superbad) and based on the acclaimed novel by C.D. Payne, YOUTH IN REVOLT is the story of Nick Twisp – a unique, but affable teen with a taste for the finer things in life like Sinatra and Fellini – who falls hopelessly in love with the beautiful, free-spirited Sheeni Saunders (Portia Doubleday) while on a family vacation. But family, geography and jealous ex-lovers conspire to keep these two apart. With Sheeni’s encouragement, Nick abandons his dull, predictable life and develops a rebellious alter ego: Francois. With his ascot, his moustache and his cigarette, Francois will stop at nothing to be with Sheeni, and leads Nick Twisp on a path of destruction with unpredictable and uproarious consequences. *** "I told her I wasn't mentally ill; I was just a teenager. -Nick Twisp C.D. Payne’s “Youth In Revolt: The Journals of Nick Twisp,” and its subsequent installments “Revolting Youth: The Further Journals of Nick Twisp,” and “Young and Revolting: The Continental Journals of Nick Twisp” have amassed a devoted, loyal fan base since the first novel’s debut in 1993. Payne’s readers identified with the unique yet relatable coming of age of Nick Twisp. 3 Producer David Permut loved the book’s iconic, irreverent main character and the unusual world in which he lived. “Nick is an intellectual and knowledgeable well beyond his years. He’s like an alien on a distant planet populated by with his mother, his father, his stepdad and this eclectic group of people. His quest is to find the key to the door to get out of this environment.” Screenwriter Gustin Nash had a similar enthusiasm for Payne’s books and for the character of Nick Twisp, saying, “My parents were divorced when I was young, so I immediately sympathized with Nick being passed back and forth between his parents. I was also attracted to the very simple Odyssey type story-line. A boy meets a girl on vacation and spends the rest of the story trying to get back to her.” “The issue can no longer be ignored: I’m still a virgin. To be honest, I have never even kissed a woman to whom I was not related by blood or marriage.” -Nick Twisp The script won the approval of the writer of its source material. “It’s such a long book that they have to distill it down fairly radically,” Payne says. “That part is a little painful for the author, but I think it has captured the essence of the book and the characters.” Permut sent the script to Miguel Arteta, director of THE GOOD GIRL and CHUCK AND BUCK. Permut had been searching for the right collaboration since the director made his debut with STAR MAPS. Arteta explains: “David had pursued me since STAR MAPS. He brought me in in 1997 and said ‘I want to work with you.’ For eleven years he has been trying to find things for us to do.” The collaboration was ultimately worth the wait for both producer and director. The format of both the book and screenplay presented Arteta and the cast with unusual challenges. “It’s a picaresque novel,” Arteta explains. “It’s a series of adventures, with new characters coming in every ten minutes. That’s hard to do in film. We needed people who were great to pull it off.” Arteta’s wishes came true with an enviable cast that includes Jean Smart, Steve Buscemi, Mary Kay Place, M. Emmet Walsh, Zach Galifianakis, Fred Willard, Ray Liotta, Justin Long, 4 Ari Graynor, and Jonathan B. Wright. “We were blessed with amazing actors who were able to make an unusual structure work.” First “attached” to the film was rabid Payne fan Michael Cera, who had long desired to play Nick Twisp. Cera was on board from the project’s infancy, long before SUPERBAD and JUNO hit theaters. (Michael was a crazy fan of the book,” Arteta says of his lead. “It was the one book he read that doesn’t condescend to teenagers.”) Cera comments on the book’s universality: “I was around the age of the main character when I read it, and I completely related to it. Anyone who was ever a teenager could relate to it, especially if you had a romantic interest that somehow drove you crazy.” “Do all women scream at the moment of ecstasy? Why don’t they have 800 numbers where teens can call up with questions like these?” -Nick Twisp Cera explains the reasons for his character’s malaise. “Nick doesn’t have a great home life. His parents are divorced. His mother has an idiot boyfriend and his life is stagnant. He meets this girl who blows his mind and he feels that he has to hang onto her.” Cera relished the opportunity to portray Nick’s alter ego, Francois. “The idea to flesh out his naughtiness into a French version of himself was wonderful,” Arteta says. “We have an amazing costume designer, Nancy Steiner, and makeup artist, Roz Music. Michael, Roz, Nancy and I thought we shouldn’t push things too hard. Michael had the great idea to not go for an obvious French accent. He managed to avoid every cliché by doing that. We looked at French new wave movies for his hair. Roz had the idea of putting five o’clock shadow and stubble on him to look tired. Nancy had the idea for the tight white pants and blue shirt.” The elusive object of Nick’s burgeoning desire is Sheeni Saunders, portrayed by relative newcomer Portia Doubleday. “I think that there’s an attraction to him because he’s like her, and I think that he can somewhat figure her out, and can speak her language,” Doubleday says. “I think that when he comes in and can actually hold a conversation with her, she’s kind of taken aback.” 5 Even Cera found that he could relate to the complex, mysterious Sheeni: “You never know she feels about you, or what she’s really thinking. She’s such a puzzle. That’s really what I loved about the character. She’s so well-depicted in the book. I just could really relate to that torment,” Cera explains. Mary Kay Place, who plays Mrs. Saunders, Sheeni’s mother, found that Doubleday was perfectly cast in a role that needed to be treated delicately: “She has innocence and purity combined with an old soul. It’s a fascinating combination. I think it’s really nice for the character of Sheeni because she could be a little too manipulative and conniving as a character. I think the kind of purity that is the essence of Portia is a really nice balance for that.” “Are there no bounds to parental sadism?” -Nick Twisp Jean Smart was suggested for the role of Estelle Twisp by fan Michael Cera. Smart reciprocates by noting that YOUTH IN REVOLT had all of the elements that make for an outstanding creative experience: “Sometimes you do a movie it’s because you just have to play ‘that part.’ Sometimes you think, ‘Oh the part’s okay but I’m dying to work with that director.’ Other times you think, ‘It’s a nice project but I really want to work with that actor.’ Sometimes having a great cast begets a greater cast. The more great people you have the more you attract. We have everything in this one.” “I think she loves her son, but it’s not very apparent,” Smart says of her character. “Unfortunately, what’s most important to her is having a man around to take care of her. She’s a divorced single mom and she can’t be without a guy. Having a son who’s a teenager doesn’t help.” Steve Buscemi plays Nick’s father, George Twisp. “He is one of the greatest character actors. It was such a treat,” Arteta says. “I liked that Jean Smart and Steve Buscemi created Michael Cera.” Estelle first entangles herself in a doomed romance with Jerry, portrayed by THE HANGOVER’S Zach Galifianakis. “Jerry’s a truck driver. He doesn’t have a lot of regard for Nick. He’s pretty happy-go-lucky.” Galifianakis says. 6 Galifianakis was eager to work with Cera: “Michael is really subtle. It’s nice to see a young actor not play it so over-the-top. I think that’s what’s extraordinary about him.” Estelle ultimately lands in the arms of Lance, portrayed by Ray Liotta. “SOMETHING WILD really inspired me to make movies,” Arteta says of one of Liotta’s most celebrated performances. “I thought he could really play someone who would make Nick’s life so terrible.” “I’m not saying one’s parents should not have sex lives. would be unfair. That I’m merely proposing those people not have sex lives once their children reach the age of reason. Later, when their offspring leave home, they can pick up where they left off.” -Nick Twisp Mary Kay Place portrays Sheeni’s overprotective mother, Mrs. Saunders. “I’ve been a fan of Mary Kay Place since I was a boy in Puerto Rico watching ‘Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman,” which I couldn’t understand at all but was fascinated by,” Arteta enthuses. YOUTH IN REVOLT is Fred Willard’s second collaboration with Miguel Arteta. Willard first appeared in the director’s student film for the American Film Institute. Arteta was ecstatic to work with Willard again on this film: “There are only a few lines, but the character has such a huge presence.” Jonathan B. Wright and Ari Graynor, who both appeared in NICK AND NORA’S INFINITE PLAYLIST, were suggested for Trent and Lacey by their NICK AND NORA co-star, Michael Cera. Arteta adds: “They knocked their auditions out of the park. They fit the bill of the movie that is trying to do something unique.” Wright portrays Trent, Nick’s “arch nemesis,” though the actor notes that his role as the film’s antagonist is ironic. “The funny thing is that Trent really never does anything that bad, whereas Nick does a whole bunch of awful things throughout the whole movie, but we’re rooting for him the whole time,” Wright explains. Wright found the script to be a fresh and original take on young love. “Compared to other teen movies the script is so much more advanced, complex and compelling. It’s fantastical 7 and realistic at the same time. Miguel and Michael and this amazing ensemble of actors that got together for this, I think it’s something special. I’m proud to be a part of it,” Wright says. Justin Long joined the production to portray Paul Saunders, Sheeni’s brother, who enjoys serving psychedelic mushrooms to his friends and family. “I think Justin is one of the funniest quickest guys. He has such amazing verbal ability. He can spit fire dialogue and you totally understand it. He is almost like a throwback to a screwball comedy of the 40s,” Arteta says. M. Emmet Walsh, whom Arteta had admired since seeing BLOOD SIMPLE, and Erik Knudsen round out the cast as Mr. Saunders and Lefty, respectively. *** Arteta and the production transformed rural Michigan into their Northern California. Production designer Tony Fanning worked with Arteta to locate pockets of Michigan that could double for the Golden State. “We would try and find homes that look like they’re in California, the environment. A lot of the foliage is close. We were lucky when we came to Michigan that we found areas that look like they would be along the shoreline in Ukiah, and we searched most of the state for Berkeley and Oakland.” Also contributing to YOUTH IN REVOLT’s authenticity is its favor of existing locations over built sets. This posed quite a difficulty for the production when they sought out a home that would allow a car to be placed in their living room. Fanning explains: “You would think that you’d want to build a set to be able to do that. Miguel wanted to follow the characters from the car outside into the house, and to be with them when they had the reaction to seeing the vehicle. We decided to try to go for it on location, and finding that house was a major feat. We saw probably over thirty-five houses until we finally found somebody who was willing to let us put a car in their living room.” The solution proved a win-win for both the filmmakers and the homeowners. “We actually got the owners to agree to let us take out part of the wall. They thought it was kind of a fun idea, and we’re really kind of into it. We agreed to open up their wall and replace it with glass doors when we restored the house.” The Saunders home also offered Fanning an opportunity to push creative boundaries. Inspiration can come from unlikely places, and Fanning and Arteta found it while location 8 scouting at an RV Park. “The owners were this wonderful couple. The husband had purchased an organ for his wife, and they basically installed a full organ in their double-wide trailer like a cathedral organ,” Fanning says. “I thought that was a fantastic thing for someone to do. It was such a great idea that we put an organ in the double-wide that we built for the Saunders house. They have a bit of a religious background. It’s written to be a two-story trailer, which doesn’t really exist. There are one-and-a-half story trailers from the late-60s but very few were manufactured. We took those ideas and came up with a two-story trailer that we did on location. It was quite fun to do.” Costume Designer Nancy Steiner worked with Arteta, cinematographer Chuy Chavez and Fanning to create costumes that defined the diverse cast but melded with the overall palate of the film. “We wanted it to be classic in a way, and to be not so time-specific. You’ll notice there are no cell phones in the movie. We’re trying to just keep it in a classic form, and I tried to do that with the costumes. Tonally it’s not very bright. It’s a mix of medium tones, and interesting tones of color.” Throughout the film, different types of animation complement the story. Peter Sluszka was enlisted to weave these animated sequences into the world of YOUTH IN REVOLT. “It’s essentially Nick Twisp’s personal diary. With that kind of narrative structure, you’re always seeing things from a narrator’s point-of-view. It was a natural way in which this kid viewed and kind of framed his world, and imagined the things that he was talking about. It’s more truthful to the character’s psyche, and the way he imagines things, and the fact that you can’t always trust exactly what a narrator says either.” “There were elements of the book that would have been more difficult to conceive as live-action,” Permut says. “The animation became another component of the movie that I think sets it aside. It’s one of those things that elevates it, makes it distinctive, different, original, and fresh. The movie is told from Nick’s point-of-view, so the animation is what goes in the head of Nick Twisp. I think audiences today are looking for things that are provocative, distinctive, unique.” What ultimately unifies YOUTH IN REVOLT is the film’s rumination on young love. “The idea was to try and show what it’s like to be in love for the first time and all of the crazy things you want to do for the first time when you get that feeling.” 9 Nick is the quintessential outsider,” Permut adds. “But he is the kind of character we can all relate to because we all can feel like outsiders. You want to root for him in his dilemma. He creates a bit of havoc and damage along the way, but ultimately it’s for a noble cause.” 10 About The Cast Michael Cera (Nick Twisp): Michael Cera has become one of the most sought after actors in the business. After garnering major critical acclaim for his portrayal of George-Michael Bluth in the Emmy Award®-winning Fox series “Arrested Development,” Cera quickly found himself amongst the young comedy elite when Judd Apatow cast him as the lead in the hit film, SUPERBAD. The film, written by Seth Rogen & Evan Goldberg, nabbed the top box office gross two weeks running and quickly became one of the most talked about films of 2007. On the heels of SUPERBAD, Cera co-starred in the Oscar® nominated JUNO opposite Ellen Page and former “Arrested Development” co-star Jason Bateman. He also starred in NICK AND NORAH’S INFINITE PLAYLIST for Mandate Pictures and Screen Gems, and Sony’s YEAR ONE opposite Jack Black for director Harold Ramis. Cera can currently be seen in PAPER HEART, a critical favorite out of Sundance this past year. Cera is currently filming the highly anticipated SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD, a film based on the Oni Press graphic novel “Scott Pilgrim Volume 1: Scott Pilgrim's Precious Little Life.” Cera plays the title role in the Edgar Wright directed film. Past credits include a young Chuck Barris in George Clooney’s CONFESSIONS OF A DANGEROUS MIND as well as television credits including “Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job”, “Tom Goes to the Mayor,” and “Veronica Mars.” Cera currently splits his time between Los Angeles and Toronto. Portia Doubleday (Sheeni Saunders): Newcomer Portia Doubleday takes on her first leading role opposite Michael Cera in Miguel Arteta’s s film YOUTH IN REVOLT. In the film adaptation of the cult novel by C.D. Payne, Doubleday plays the refined and witty ‘Sheeni Saunders’ opposite Cera’s ‘Nick Twisp’, who tries to win over her affections. Having grown up in Los Angeles and graduated from LACES high school, Doubleday was in the middle of her freshmen year at college when she landed the coveted and well contested part. She recently starred in the title role of the AFI short “18” written and directed by Joy Gohring. Jean Smart (Estelle Twisp): A versatile and gifted actress, Jean Smart continues to exhibit her extraordinary talents in theater, television and film. Since completing her Bachelor of Fine Arts 11 degree at the University of Washington Smart’s career has launched into worldwide critical acclaim. Before coming to Los Angeles she made her Broadway debut in “Piaf” and originated the role of Lil in “Last Summer at Bluefish Cove” Off-Broadway for which she received a Drama Desk nomination. Smart recently completed production on director Chris D’ Arienzo’s BARRY MUNDAY co-starring Patrick Wilson, Colin Hanks and Chloe Sevigny, as Carol Munday. Smart most recently was seen in the Emmy Award winning comedy series, “Samantha Who?” with Christina Applegate, for which she just earned her third Emmy Award for Best Supporting Actress in a Comedy. In January, 2006, Smart received her fourth Emmy nomination, this time for her role as the troubled and medicated First Lady Martha Logan on the Fox Drama “24.” That same year the show won the Emmy for Best Drama, and received a Golden Globe nomination and a Screen Actor’s Guild nomination for Ensemble Cast. In 2001 Smart won her second Emmy Award for her guest-starring role on “Frasier” and was nominated for Guest Actress in a Drama Series for her recurring role on “The District.” In the year 2000 Smart received recognition in theater, film and television; she earned an Independent Spirit Award nomination for her critically acclaimed performance in the Miramax feature film GUINIVERE opposite Sarah Polley, she was awarded her first Emmy for her hilarious recurring role on “Frasier” and she was nominated for a Tony Award for Best Actress in a Play for her starring role on Broadway opposite Nathan Lane in “The Man Who Came To Dinner.” She starred in the HBO drama series “Maximum Security” before starring in the popular sitcom “Designing Women.” Several TV series and television films followed, including “Overkill,” the critically acclaimed story of serial killer Aileen Wuornos, “High Society”, in which she played neurotic novelist Ellie Walker opposite Mary McDonnell (an Americanized version of the British phenomenon “Absolutely Fabulous”), Peter Tolan’s comedy “Style and Substance,” “In-Laws” opposite Dennis Farina and “Center of the Universe” opposite John Goodman. In 2003 Smart starred with husband Richard Gilliland in the film “Audrey’s Rain” for the Hallmark Channel. Smart’s recent film credits include Curtis Hanson’s LUCKY YOU opposite Eric Bana and Robert Duvall, HERO WANTED starring Cuba Gooding, Jr. and Ray Liotta, GARDEN 12 STATE for first-time director and writer Zach Braff opposite Braff, Natalie Portman and Peter Sarsgaard, MISTRESS with Danny Aiello and Robert DeNiro, FLASHPOINT with Kris Kristofferson, with Steve Martin and Queen Latifah in BRINGING DOWN THE HOUSE, THE KID with Bruce Willis and SWEET HOME ALABAMA with Reese Witherspoon, and I ♥ HUCKABEES. Smart currently resides in Los Angeles with her husband and son. Mary Kay Place (Mrs. Saunders): Award-winning actor, writer and director Mary Kay Place will next be seen alongside Meryl Streep, Steve Martin and Alec Baldwin in Nancy Meyers’s IT’S COMPLICATED; and with Emily Mortimer in LEONIE. She appears regularly as Adaleen Grant on HBO’s hit series “Big Love.” Place first garnered acclaim for her portrayal of country music singer Loretta Haggers in the cult classic television series “Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.” She won an Emmy Award for the role and was nominated for a Grammy for a companion album titled “Tonite! At The Capri Lounge with Loretta Haggers.” Place worked with noted directors on their most cherished films, including Spike Jonez’s BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (for which she shared a SAG Award Nomination for Best Performance by a Cast), Francis Ford Coppola’s THE RAINMAKER, James Mangold’s GIRL INTERRUPTED, John Waters’s PECKER, Alexander Payne’s CITIZEN RUTH, Alan Pakula’s STARTING OVER, Martin Scorsese’s NEW YORK, NEW YORK and, perhaps most famously, Larry Kasdan’s THE BIG CHILL. Her numerous additional film credits include MANNY & LO (for which she was nominated for an Independent Spirit Award), GRACE IS GONE, THE TOE TACTIC, MAMA’S BOY, NINE LIVES, LONESOME JIM, DEATH AND TEXAS, EVERGREEN, LATTER DAYS, SWEET HOME ALABAMA, MY FIRST MISTER, COMMITTED, TERESA’S TATTOO, SAMANTHA, CAPTAIN RON, PORTRAIT OF A WHITE MARRIAGE, and SMOOTH TALK. Place’s television credits include favorites “Pushing Daisies,” “Grey’s Anatomy,” “Tales Of The City,” “Thirtysomething,” “Further Tales Of The City,” “My So-Called Life,” “All In The Family,” “M*A*S*H,” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” 13 She spent much of her early career as a writer for television, scripting episodes of “M*A*S*H,” and “The Mary Tyler Moore Show.” She shared an Emmy nomination with Linda Bloodworth-Thomason for their work on “M*A*S*H” in 1974. Place continues to direct series television, notably on “Dream On,” “Friends,” Arli$$,” and “The Minor Accomplishments of Jackie Woodman.” M. Emmet Walsh (Mr. Saunders): M. Emmet Walsh defines himself as “a working actor.” With talent spanning both the comedy and drama arenas, Walsh has over 100 feature films and over one hundred-fifty television credits to his name. Current films include: DON MCKAY (with Thomas Haden-Church) was accepted to the Tribeca Film Festival and the USA Film Festival in Dallas. The film’s first time director Jake Goldberg wrote the role for Walsh. Just completed is “Sam Steele and the Junior Detective Agency” starring with Luke Perry for Tom Whitus. Walsh starred as newspaper editor, ‘Randall Evans’ in HBO’s comedy series, “The Mind of the Married Man.” This show took a funny, insightful look at the challenges of modern-day marriage from a decidedly male perspective. Last year he did a pilot for and with William H. Macy called “Family Man” for TNT. “M” stands for Michael -- which he was not allowed to use when he joined his first theatrical union. He was named after his mother's father, Michael Francis Sullivan, and her favorite brother, Emmet, who was named after the Irish patriot, Robert Emmet. He goes ballistic when 'Emmet' is misspelled. His father and grandfather were U.S. Customs officers on the Canadian Border, and his brother recently retired from his post there, with U.S. Immigration. Walsh spent his childhood in Swanton, Vermont and still maintains a home there on Lake Champlain. After receiving a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration from Clarkson College, with a major in Marketing, he moved to New York City and graduated from the Academy of Dramatic Arts. His first job in professional theater was at Buck's County Playhouse, Pennsylvania, as a prop man. The following summers found him performing stock throughout New England. He also did regional theater seasons in Buffalo, New Haven, Philadelphia, Cincinnati and Washington D.C., and has been an artist in residence at colleges in Kentucky, Vermont and 14 Oklahoma. Numerous off-Broadway productions eventually led to Broadway and runs in “That Championship Season” and “Does The Tiger Wear a Necktie?” In 1999 he starred in “Sweet Bird of Youth,” by Tennessee Williams at the La Jolla Playhouse; in 2000; “All My Sons,” by Arthur Miller at the Arena Stage in Washington, D.C.; in 2007 he was delighted to star with Christine Lahti in The Geffen Playhouse’s presentation of Wendy Wasserstein’s last play “Third.” Walsh made his on-screen debut in END OF THE ROAD. Other late 1960's films include; ALICE’S RESTAURANT, THE TRAVELING EXECUTIONER, COLD TURKEY and THEY MIGHT BE GIANTS. He moved west to California in 1970 with WHAT’S UP DOC? and AIRPORT ’77 helping to establish him as a working actor in Hollywood. His films attest to a Yankee work ethic; “I approach each job thinking it might be my last, so it had better be the best work possible.” Walsh, the premier character actor, has worked with the best actors of our time. He appeared with Dustin Hoffman in STRAIGHT TIME, Paul Newman in SLAPSHOT, Geraldine Page in THE POPE OF GREENWICH VILLAGE, Harrison Ford in BLADE RUNNER, Chuck Norris in MISSING IN ACTION, Goldie Hawn in WILDCATS, Denzel Washington in THE MIGHTY QUINN, and Gene Hackman, NARROW MARGIN. For his role in the Coen Brothers’ feature BLOOD SIMPLE, he was given the first Independent Feature Projects West “Spirit Award” for Best Performance by an Actor. He also received critical praise for his performance in CLEAN AND SOBER as a straight-talking Alcoholics Anonymous veteran sponsor who befriends a chemically dependent Michael Keaton. After an appearance in BRUBAKER, Robert Redford brought him back to play Timothy Hutton's swimming coach in ORDINARY PEOPLE and again as the Governor of New Mexico in THE MILAGRO BEANFIELD WAR. Walsh was featured as Joe O’Neal, father of the groom, (Dermot Mulroney) in the comedy hit film, MY BEST FRIEND’S WEDDING with Julia Roberts, “The Apothecary” in WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE’S ROMEO AND JULIET, with Leonardo DiCaprio and Clare Danes, and a cameo (quite a legal witness) as ‘Dr. Bass,’ in A TIME TO KILL. He starred in THE MAN IN THE CHAIR with Christopher Plummer, a film festival favorite, ”Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action comedy adventure SNOW DOGS with Cuba Gooding Jr. and James Coburn and WILD WILD WEST with Will Smith, Kevin Kline and Kenneth Branagh. Other films include; THE JERK, HARRY AND THE HENDERSONS, 15 GLASS SHIELD, FLETCH, BACK TO SCHOOL, BLACK PANTHER, FREE WILLY II, THE KILLING JAR, PORTRAITS OF INNOCENCE, GOODBYE SUNRISE, and POOR WHITE TRASH. Walsh provided the voice of ‘Earl Stutz,’ in the sleeper hit animation feature, THE IRON GIANT and has voiced character of ‘Mack’ in the television cartoon series, BIG GUY AND RUSTY THE ROBOT. He was also heard on two series produced by Ken Burns for PBS, “Baseball” and “The Civil War.” Zach Galifianakis (Jerry): After failing his last college course by one point at North Carolina State University, Zach Galifianakis moved to New York City. Zach got his start performing his brand of humor in the back of a hamburger joint in Times Square, graduating to doing stand-up at night in clubs and coffee houses in the city. While working as a bus boy, he got his first acting job on a sitcom called BOSTON COMMON for NBC. An eclectic career has followed. He has been seen as a guest and performing on a number of late night talk shows including “Letterman,” “Conan” and “Jimmy Kimmel.” Zach broke out across America and the world in this summer’s blockbuster hit THE HANGOVER. From director Todd Phillips and Warner Bros., THE HANGOVER became the quickest and highest grossing R-rated comedy of all time. He can next be seen this fall starring in the HBO comedy BORED TO DEATH with Jason Schwartzman and Ted Danson. Last year he finished filming several independent features including LITTLE FISH STRANGE POND, and ROGUES GALLERY. He can next be seen in G-FORCE for Jerry Bruckheimer and Disney Studios and was last seen in the Fox feature WHAT HAPPENS IN VEGAS opposite Cameron Diaz and Ashton Kutcher, as well as the critically acclaimed INTO THE WILD from Paramount Vantage and director Sean Penn. His other films include, VISIONEERS, HEARTBREAKERS, BUBBLE BOY, BELOW, CORKY ROMANO, OUT COLD and the documentary THE COMEDIANS OF COMEDY. Zach has also just completed his pilot for Comedy Central entitled SPEED FREAKS. He was a series regular playing “Davis” on TRU CALLING for Fox. Zach hosted his own critically acclaimed talk show for VH1 entitled LATE WORLD WITH ZACH, as well as writing and starring in DOG BITES MAN for Comedy Central. He has appeared in numerous other shows including THE SARAH SILVERMAN SHOW and had recurred on RENO 911. 16 When not filming, Zach travels the country doing stand up in rock clubs, coffee houses and universities. He lives in Venice Beach, California and also spends part of his time on his farm in the mountains of North Carolina. Ray Liotta (Lance Wescott): Ray Liotta recently wrapped shooting on the 20th Century Fox comedy DATE NIGHT starring opposite Steve Carell and Tina Fey, and earlier in the year Liotta starred in Warner Brothers’ OBSERVE AND REPORT opposite Seth Rogan, an outrageous dark comedy which follows the conflicted lives of mall cops and real-detectives. Liotta was recently seen in the drama CROSSING OVER opposite Harrison Ford that dealt with the complex and often corrupt immigration system and before that in the box office hit, WILD HOGS, as the bad-boy leader of a biker gang. Liotta started his career with a Golden Globe-nominated performance in Jonathan Demme's SOMETHING WILD. Consistently receiving offers for tough guy roles, Liotta waited for something more unique. In DOMINIC AND EUGENE, he portrayed a medical student caring for his mentally challenged brother. He followed up with his portrayal of soul-searching Shoeless Joe Jackson in the Oscar-nominated FIELD OF DREAMS. Perhaps the film that brought Liotta his most widespread acclaim was Martin Scorsese's GOODFELLAS, in which he played opposite Robert De Niro and Joe Pesci. His performance as the tortured half-Sicilian, half-Irish Henry Hill helped the film earn a Best Picture Academy Award nomination and solidified Liotta's status with critics and the public alike. With more than 25 feature films to his credit, Liotta has chosen diverse roles, whether comedies such as CORRINA, CORRINA and HEARTBREAKERS or thrillers like SMOKIN' ACES, HANNIBAL, UNLAWFUL ENTRY and NO ESCAPE. He made his debut as a producer with Joe Carnahan's NARC, which premiered at the 2002 Sundance Film Festival. Liotta was nominated for an IFP Award for Best Actor for his performance in NARC. Other notable film credits with cutting edge directors include, Ted Demme's BLOW, Nick Cassavettes' JOHN Q, James Mangold's COPLAND, and also, IDENTITY, and Guy Ritchie's REVOLVER. Liotta made a guest appearance on the drama ER which ignited the series' ratings and was the most talked-about episode which earned him an Emmy award win. He received a Screen Actors Guild nomination for his portrayal of Frank Sinatra in HBO's THE RAT PACK. 17 For his 2004 Broadway debut opposite Frank Langella in Stephen Belber's "Match," Liotta received a Distinguished Performance honor at the 70th Annual Drama League Awards. Liotta, a New Jersey native, began acting while a student at the University of Miami. He now resides with his family in Los Angeles, California. Justin Long (Paul Saunders): Justin Long has established himself as a natural talent in film and television. Already this year, Justin has finished shooting the film AFTER.LIFE, which he stars with Christina Ricci and Liam Neeson. Justin is currently wrapping up production on GOING THE DISTANCE starring opposite Drew Barrymore. Soon to be released this year, Justin will appear in “Planet 51” as the voice of “Lem.” Justin last appeared in New Line’s adaptation of the popular book, HE’S JUST NOT THAT INTO YOU as part of the ensemble cast made up of Ben Affleck, Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Ginnifer Goodwin and Scarlett Johansson. Justin also appeared as the lead role opposite Alison Lohman in Sam Raimi’s DRAG ME TO HELL. In 2007, Justin starred in two blockbuster hits including LIVE FREE OR DIE HARD, opposite Bruce Willis. As a member of Vassar College’s comedy troupe, Laughingstock, Justin got his start in the comedy world which led him to his first starring roles such as GALAXY QUEST and JEEPERS CREEPERS. He then shifted to the small screen for his role on the quirky NBC series “Ed” and ventured into the world of offbeat comedies with his first box-office success, DODGEBALL, A TRUE UNDERDOG STORY. From there, he went on to play roles in comedies such as Universal’s ACCEPTED produced by Tom Shadyac, and THE BREAK UP, opposite Vince Vaughn and Jennifer Aniston. He also appeared in the Adam Sandler-produced STRANGE WILDERNESS, along with Steve Zahn and had a cameo in Vince Vaughn’s WILD WEST COMEDY SHOW. In addition to his film career, Justin has established himself as a household name with his portrayal as the “Mac Guy” in the Apple “Mac” versus “PC” commercials. 18 Adhir Kalyan (Vijay Joshi): Born and raised in Durban, South Africa, Adhir Kalyan, began his career in stage productions of “Macbeth,” “Oliver,” “A Christmas Carol,” and “The Ground Beneath Her Feet.” In 2005 Adhir made the decision to move to London to further his acting career, which paid off with memorable characters on multiple BBC series including ‘Holby City VIII’ and ‘Spooks V.’ The move to London also sparked Adhir’s film career with supporting roles in the independent feature films OUT LOUD, THE EASTERN BRIDE, and THE SUNFLOWER. Again work led Adhir to relocate, this time to the United States where he starred as ‘Raja’ on the critically acclaimed comedy series “Aliens In America” for the CW Network. More recently, Adhir wrapped the Jason Reitman directed feature 'UP IN THE AIR' with George Clooney. Adhir can also be seen playing major roles in recent theatrical releases such as PAUL BLART: MALL COP with Kevin James and Screen Gems’ FIRED UP, as well as his memorable recurring characters on the television series ‘NIP/TUCK’ and ‘RULES OF ENGAGEMENT’ opposite David Spade. Ari Graynor (Lacey): Ari Graynor can next be seen in Drew Barrymore’s feature directorial debut, WHIP IT!, opposite Ellen Page and Kristen Wiig. She has also wrapped production on HOLY ROLLERS opposite Jesse Eisenberg and Justin Bartha and BETTY ANNE WATERS starring Sam Rockwell and Hillary Swank, as well as a cameo in Shawn Levy’s DATE NIGHT with Steve Carrell. She is currently filming LUCKY opposite Colin Hanks for director Gil Cates Jr. Graynor was last seen starring opposite Michael Cera and Kat Dennings in NICK AND NORA’S INFINITE PLAYLIST, which premiered at the 2008 Toronto International Film Festival. Her additional film credits include roles in the following: AN AMERICAN CRIME (Sundance Film Festival 2007) with Catherine Keener and Ellen Page; GAME 6 (Sundance Film Festival 2005) with Michael Keaton and Robert Downey Jr; THE GREAT NEW WONDERFUL with Maggie Gyllenhaal; BEREFT, directed by Tim Daly and Clark Matthias; Christopher Guest’s FOR YOUR CONSIDERATION; and BOOK OF LOVE (Sundance Film Festival 2004). Her feature film debut was in Clint Eastwood’s Academy Award-winning film MYSTIC RIVER. 19 Graynor has starred on Broadway twice, making her debut in Donald Margulies’s Brooklyn Boy at the Manhattan Theater Club, which garnered her a 2005 Clarence Derwent Award. Two years later she starred in The Little Dog Laughed, a 2007 Tony Award nominee for Best Play. She also appeared in the hit off-Broadway play Dog Sees God. Graynor is also known for her portrayal of Meadow Soprano’s troubled roommate, Caitlin, on “The Sopranos.” She recently wrapped a recurring role on “Fringe” as the younger sister to the female lead played by Anna Torv. Her additional television credits include roles on “Law & Order: SVU,” “Veronica Mars,” “CSI Miami” and “Numbers. Graynor was born in Boston, Massachusetts and currently resides in New York City. Erik Knudsen (Lefty): Toronto-born Erik Knudsen got his first big break when he was cast to play young ‘Tom Canboro’s in the 2000 feature film TRIBULATION, a thriller starring Gary Busey. Since then, he has appeared on the big and small screens with credits including a series lead role on YTV’s “Mental Block”; recurring roles on the YTV/Fox series “I Was A Sixth Grade Alien” and CBS’s “The Guardian”; and guest appearances on “Kevin Hill,” “Blue Murder,” “Doc,” “Real Kids, Real Adventures,” and “In A Heartbeat.” Knudsen also appeared in the television movies “Bookey Makes Her Mark” for CBC, “Stolen Miracle,” “The Family Stranger,” “Blackout,” starring Jane Seymore, and “Santa Who?” with Leslie Nielsen; and in the cable features “Common Ground” and Disney’s “Full Court Miracle.” Most recently, Knudsen starred in the feature films SAW II, with Donnie Wahlberg, PRIZEWINNER OF DEFIANCE, OHIO with Julianne Moore and Woody Harrelson, PERSEVERANCE, and Eric Canuel’s bilingual feature BON COP/BAD COP. Erik has two additional upcoming films: SCOTT PILGRIM VS. THE WORLD for Universal and BEASTLY for CBS Films. Steve Buscemi (George Twisp): Steve Buscemi has been acting in film and theatre since the early eighties, and has directed four films including TREES LOUNGE in 1996 and INTERVIEW in 2007. He also appears in the soon to be released THE MESSENGER, written and directed by Oren Moverman, staring Ben Foster and Woody Harrelson; Alexandre Rockwell's PETE SMALLS IS DEAD with Peter Dinklage and Mark Boone Junior; and was nominated for a Lola (German Academy) Award for his work in JOHN RABE, directed by the 20 Academy Award winning Florian Gallenberger. Buscemi recently directed on 30 ROCK as well as episodes of Edie Falco's new Showtime series NURSE JACKIE. He also recently starred in Terence Winter's HBO drama pilot, BOARDWALK EMPIRE, directed by Martin Scorsese which will begin series production this fall. Fred Willard (Mr. Ferguson): A three time Emmy nominee for “Everybody Loves Raymond,” Fred Willard radiates a unique charm that has established him as one of our generation’s most gifted comic actors. A master of sketch comedy, Fred is most heralded for his quick wit and improvisational expertise which he has exemplified in 100 appearances on “The Tonight Show with Jay Leno.” Fred is an alumnus of Second City and was a founding member of the classic improv group, the Ace Trucking Company. He and Martin Mull co-starred in Norman Lear’s innovative cult classic, late night talk show, “Fernwood 2Night.” Fred married Martin Mull in the first gay TV wedding on “Roseanne.” He has hundreds of TV credits which include hosting “Saturday Night Live,” playing a killer on “Diagnosis Murder,” the President of the United States and his evil twin on “Lois and Clark,” one of the Three Little Pigs on “Fairy Tale Theatre” and of course, as Hal Harrison, in “The History of White people in America” and co-starred with Kelsey Grammer and Patricia Heaton in “Back to You.” For his performance as Buck Laughlin in BEST IN SHOW, Fred won the Boston Film Critics Award, the American Comedy Award, The Sierra Award and a tribute from AFI, and WAITING FOR GUFFMAN earned him an American Comedy Award nomination for Funniest Supporting Actor. Some of his other film work includes; THIS IS SPINAL TAP, ANCHORMAN: THE LEGEND OF RON BURGUNDY, A MIGHTY WIND, and the Academy Award winning short film, “Ray’s Male Heterosexual Dance Hall.” Additionally he has voiced the animated films, MONSTER HOUSE, CHICKEN LITTLE, and as Santa Claus in HOLIDAZE. Fred stars in the Academy Award winning animated film WALL-E, playing the first live action character in a Pixar film. 21 About The Filmmakers Miguel Arteta (Director): Director Miguel Arteta was last in theaters with THE GOOD GIRL, starring Jennifer Aniston and Jake Gyllenhaal. THE GOOD GIRL was nominated for four Independent Spirit Awards and honored by the National Board of Review for “Special Excellence in Filmmaking.” Arteta was honored the 2001 Independent Spirit Award for Best Feature (under $500,000) for the highly acclaimed CHUCK & BUCK which first teamed Arteta with THE GOOD GIRL writer Mike White. Starring White, CHUCK & BUCK premiered at the Sundance Film Festival, where Arteta came to prominence in 1997 with his feature debut STAR MAPS. Lauded by critics and audiences alike, STAR MAPS was released by Fox Searchlight Pictures and garnered five Independent Spirit Award nominations, including Best First Feature and Best First Screenplay. Arteta made his network television debut directing an episode of “Homicide: Life on the Street” and has since directed episodes of “Ugly Betty,” “The Office,” “Freaks and Geeks,” “Six Feet Under” and the ABC pilot “Elizabeth Street,” which was produced by Martin Scorsese and Barbara De Fina. After graduating from Wesleyan University, Arteta received an MFA from American Film Institute in 1993. His musical EVERY DAY IS A BEAUTIFUL DAY premiered at the Berlin Film Festival and was nominated for a Student Academy Award in 1990. He attended the 1996 Sundance Institute Writer’s Lab to work on “Ball and Chain,” a script he co-wrote with Ron Nyswaner (PHILADELPHIA). Arteta returned to Sundance in 2005 with his short “Are You The Favorite Person Of Anybody,” written by Miranda July and starring July, Mike White and John C. Reilly. Arteta is currently in pre-production on CEDAR RAPIDS, which will star Ed Helms. Gustin Nash (Writer): Gustin Nash grew up in Massachusetts until he moved to Los Angeles to go to USC School of Cinema-Television. After graduating, he took a job selling cameras in the Burbank mall until he wrote CHARLIE BARTLETT (Released 2008), which he brought to producer David Permut as a sample to adapt YOUTH IN REVOLT. Since then Gustin has 22 worked on a number of other projects for Universal, Fox, Paramount, Dreamworks and New Line. Gustin Nash is 32 and lives in Los Angeles with his dog Albert. David Permut (Producer): David Permut is well-known for his ability to conceive and recognize original high-concept projects. His production of RICHARD PRYOR: LIVE IN CONCERT was the first theatrical live comedy-concert and is the most successful of its kind. In 1987, it was Permut’s hit comedy DRAGNET, starring Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks, which spawned the idea of remaking television classics into major motion pictures. Permut’s countless other credits include THE MARRYING MAN written by Neil Simon, CAPTAIN RON starring Kurt Russell, EDDIE starring Whoopi Goldberg, DOUBLE TAKE starring Orlando Jones and Eddie Griffin, and DYSFUNKTIONAL FAMILY also starring Griffin. In addition, Permut conceived the idea behind of the hit comedy spoof FARCE OF THE PENGUINS with writer and director Bob Saget. FARCE was narrated by Samuel L. Jackson and had voiceovers by some of biggest names in comedy. Other acclaimed credits from Permut include CHARLIE BARTLETT starring Robert Downey Jr. and Anton Yelchin, BLIND DATE directed by Blake Edwards and starring Kim Basinger and Bruce Willis - in his big-screen debut - and the Jon Woo blockbuster FACE/OFF starring John Travolta and Nicolas Cage. David was nominated for a 2009 Emmy Award when his cable film PRAYERS FOR BOBBY was nominated for Best Made for TV Movie. Permut’s work carries to the small screen, having produced a number of prestigious television programs. These include MISTRESS for CBS, LOVE LEADS THE WAY for ABC/Disney and SOME KIND OF LOVE, also for CBS. Permut also produced the critically acclaimed PRAYERS FOR BOBBY, starring Sigourney Weaver and directed by Russell Mulcahy, for Lifetime Television Network. PRAYERS FOR BOBBY is based on the praised book of the same name and tells the true story of Mary Griffith, a mother who changes her ways after her gay son commits suicide because of her religious convictions. PRAYERS FOR BOBBY was nominated for two 2009 Emmy awards, one for Sigourney Weaver for Best Actress and the other for Best Made for TV Movie. Permut recently finished post-production on YOUTH IN REVOLT, which he is producing with Dimension Films, and stars Michael Cera (SUPERBAD, JUNO) along with an 23 all star cast that includes Steve Buscemi, Ray Liotta, Jean Smart, Justin Long, Fred Willard, Mary Kay Place and M. Emmet Walsh. YOUTH IN REVOLT is based on the classic cult-novel by C.D. Payne, and its story follows hormone-driven teenager Nick Twist through his misadventures to be with the girl of his dreams. Released this year by Disney was the documentary THE BOYS: THE SHERMAN BROTHERS STORY which Permut produced with Ben Stiller and Red Hour Films. The documentary takes a personal, never before scene look into the lives’ and careers’ of legendary singer/songwriters Richard and Robert Sherman (“It’s A Small World After All”, “Chitty Chitty Bang Bang” and all the songs in MARY POPPINS). The film was directed by the Sherman brothers sons’ Gregory and Jeff Sherman. Permut’s eclectic development slate is virtually with every major studio in Hollywood. This includes NAKED set up with Gold Circle Films and Universal; CHIPPENDALES which is in development with Tony Scott and tells the true story of the rise and fall of Steve Banerjee, founding father of the infamous female entertainment club; and A MATTER OF SIZE set up with Dimension Films based on the hit Israeli film of the same name; among others. In addition, David is in development on number of true stories including THE C.O., being produced with Bill Mechanic and written by Pulitzer Prize winning writer Robert Schenkkan (THE PACIFIC), based on unlikely hero Desmond Doss, a WWII solider who refused to bear arms and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for bravery; BROTHER SAM, a biopic about controversial comedian Sam Kinison being produced in association with Tom Shadyac (BRUCE ALMIGHTY); A LIFE IN THE DAY written by Tony Gittelson about the epic, yet tragic, life of The Beatles first manager Brian Epstein. Also, Permut is developing a feature film on the life of infamous auto executive John Z. De Lorean, and a film about little known 1960s civil rights leader Bayard Rustin. David, as well, is developing a one-man-show based on the life of President Ronald Reagan. The play is being written by CSI head-writer David Rambo and to be directed by Tony Award winning director Peter H. Hunt. David Permut is the president of his production company Permut Presentations, Inc. with offices in Los Angeles, CA. 24 Tony Fanning (Production Designer): Tony Fanning began his design career with the original Broadway production of August Wilson’s TWO TRAINS RUNNING. Other stage credits include the National Tour of THE WHO’S TOMMY directed by Victoria Bussert, as well as productions at some of the country’s most prestigious theaters, including The Guthrie, South Coast Repertory, The Old Globe, San Diego Opera and The Geffen Playhouse. For television, Tony is an Emmy winner for his Art Direction on the pilot episode of Aaron Sorkin’s THE WEST WING. As an Art Director for film, Tony has had the privilege of working with the likes of Steven Spielberg (MUNICH, WAR OF THE WORLDS, AMISTAD), Robert Zemeckis (THE POLAR EXPRESS, WHAT LIES BENEATH), Sam Raimi (SPIDER-MAN), Steven Soderberg (OCEAN’S 11 & 12), Nancy Meyers (WHAT WOMEN WANT) and Brad Silberling (LEMONY SNICKET’S A SERIES OF UNFORTUNATE EVENTS). As a Production Designer, Tony has twice designed for director Andrew Fleming (NANCY DREW and HAMLET 2); other credits include HAROLD & KUMAR ESCAPE FROM GUANTANAMO BAY, and Jim Sheridan’s latest feature, BROTHERS. Nancy Steiner (Costume Designer): Nancy Steiner has worked extensively in film, music videos, commercials and print. Her film credits include LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, THE VIRGIN SUICIDES, LOST IN TRANSLATION, ELIZABETHTOWN, SHOPGIRL, THE GOOD GIRL, THE YEAR OF THE DOG, HUMAN NATURE, MILLION DOLLAR HOTEL, SAFE, and THE WINNER. Steiner worked most recently on director Peter Jackson’s THE LOVELY BONES. In 2005, Premiere Magazine and Hamilton honored Nancy for her illustrious film career and she has been nominated twice for Contemporary Costume Design at the Costume Designers Guild Awards. Nancy began her styling career in the world of music videos. Over the years she has worked closely with many of the industries top artists such as Nirvana, Stone Temple Pilots, No Doubt, David Bowie, The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Rolling Stones, Sheryl Crow, R.E.M., Bjork, Air, The Smashing Pumpkins, Fat Boy Slim and the Foo Fighters. In 2004 Nancy garnered “Best Commercial Design” at The Costume Designers Guild Awards for her work on the “Barcardi & Cola” campaign. Her work in commercial sadvertising 25 includes Levi’s, Gap, Nike, Volkswagen, HSBC, T Mobile, MasterCard, Sprint, Intel, Earthlink, Dell, Volvo, Bacardi, Puma, Lincoln, Pepsi and Miller Beer to name just a few. Nancy’s work has also been featured in such notable magazines as Vanity Fair, Marie Claire, Interview, and Allure, Us, The Face and Rolling Stone. She has collaborated with celebrities such as Gwyneth Paltrow, Cameron Diaz, Milla Jovovoich, Sheryl Crow, Sandra Bullock, Sade, Tom Hanks, REM and No Doubt. ### 26 Unit Production Manager MICHAEL BEDERMAN First Assistant Director GEORGE BAMBER Second Assistant Director MICHAEL D. GILLIS Associate Producer JOHN A. AMICARELLA Nick Twisp and Francois Sheeni Saunders Estelle Twisp Jerry Lefty Vijay Joshi George Twisp Mr. Ferguson Lacey Lance Wescott Paul Saunders Taggarty Bernice Lynch Matron Mr. Saunders Mrs. Saunders Trent Old Man Sailor #1 Sailor #2 Officer #1 Officer #2 Albert Headmistress Illegal Immigrant #1 Illegal Immigrant #2 Officer A. Fanning Officer T. Cahill Store Clerk Teenage Girl Jock Guy Sheeni Consultant French Student #1 French Student #2 Stunt Coordinators Stunts CAST MICHAEL CERA PORTIA DOUBLEDAY JEAN SMART ZACH GALIFIANAKIS ERIK KNUDSEN ADHIR KALYAN STEVE BUSCEMI FRED WILLARD ARI GRAYNOR RAY LIOTTA JUSTIN LONG ROONEY MARA JADE FUSCO LISE LACASSE M. EMMET WALSH MARY KAY PLACE JONATHAN BRADFORD WRIGHT MICHAEL COLLINS GREG ANDERSON CONNELL BROWN RANDY GODWIN TONY FANNING OSCAR THE DOG FRANCINE ROUSSEL CHUY CHÁVEZ MIGUEL ARTETA BRUCE LAWSON SUDHI RAJAGOPAL ROZ MUSIC CHRISTA B. ALLEN TREVOR DUKE JoANN JANSEN ARNAUD CROWTHER DANIELLE NICOLE CZIRMER EDDIE BRAUN JOEL KRAMER BOB MARROCCO EDDIE CONNA • MELISSA STUBBS BILLY LUCAS • STEVE RITZI MARK KUBR • KEVIN JACKSON LIISA COHEN • ERIK CORD JOEL M. KRAMER • BONI YANAGISAWA 27 DIANA LUPO • LEX GEDDINGS Stand Ins ADR Loop Group ALEX CHARAK • BENJAMIN DULMAGE MOLLY MANKIEWICZ • MARIA VERMEULEN PATTY MAJORCZAK-CONNOLLY MARK SUSSMAN • HEIDI BROOK MYERS JUSTIN SHENKAROW • GEORGIA SIMON JARRET LeMASTER • KAREN STRASSMAN JOHN BRUNO CREW MARK KARAVITE, SOC ANDREW HOEHN MICHAEL DZIALOWSKI KIRK GARDNER PAUL DeMARTE JUSTIN QUACH “B” Camera Second Assistant LORENZO PORRAS Digital Imaging Technician JOE MICHAEL SHEARON “A” Camera Operator “A” Camera First Assistant “A” Camera Second Assistant “B” Camera Operator “B” Camera First Assistants Script Supervisor First Assistant Editor First Assistant Editor-Dailies Post Production Assistants Supervising Sound Editor Sound Effects Designer/Editor Sound Effects Editor Dialogue Editor Foley Artists Foley Mixer Foley Stage Post Sound Production Assistant ADR Mixer ADR Recordists ADR Voice Casting CAROLYN TOLLEY STACI PONTIUS MISAKO SHIMIZU TARA ALLGOOD MATTHEW SAKATA WENDY NOMIYAMA TREVOR JOLLY, MPSE KEITH BILDERBECK PAUL MENICHINI, MPSE WALTER SPENCER PAMELA NEDD KAHN, MPSE NANCY PARKER, MPSE KYLE ROCHLIN VICTORY STAGES GIO De PAOLIS GREG STEELE GREG ZIMMERMAN MATTHEW MCKENZIE PATTY MAJORCZAK CONNOLLY Re- Recording Mixers OREST SUSHKO ADAM JENKINS Sound Mix Technician Re-Recorded at GREG HAYES TODD-AO WEST Music Editor Additional Music by STEPHEN LOTWIS MICHAEL CERA SUDHI RAJAGOPAL 28 CHARLYNE YI Additional Music Supervision Music Consultant Score Mixed by Mixing Engineer Score Recorded at Assistant to Composer Sound Mixer Boom Operator Cable Person Video Playback Video Assist Chief Lighting Technician Assistant Chief Lighting Technician Electricians Additional Electricians First Company Grip Second Company Grip “A” Dolly Grip Operator Grips Additional Grips Hot Head Technician Production Coordinator Assistant Production Coordinator Second Second Assistant Director Production Assistants Production Intern Production Accountant MARGARET YEN ROBIN URDANG CAPITOL STUDIO B TED BLAISDELL SONIC GRAVY STUDIO BRIAN KIM JONATHAN GAYNOR TIM CARGIOLI JAMES BROWN KEVIN BOYD GIL KANAT ANTHONY “SPIKE”SIMMS BRADLEY A. KNOPF MIKE CONNER MICHAEL ANDERSON BRAD IRVIN JASON ENDRES MARK BERG MICHAEL GAREY JESSE CECCHINI BRIAN KELLY JOHN H. LAWSON BRUCE LAWSON MIKE HANAUSKA KENNETH K.C. BARTOS JOHN BANHOLZER KENNY KONDRATKO THOMAS E. CORNELL BRENT LAWSON MARK STRACHAN PATRICK O’DEA JOSEPH LAYSON TOMMY DAGUANNO PAT SMITH HEATHER NEELD ALLISON FURGAL SHELLY HEYWARD CHRISTOPHER LOVEDAY • MARC ZAKALIK CAROLYN GOLDEN • STEPHANIE TULL JASON ROBY • CHRIS O’HARA • SAMUEL SYROP JESSICA DZIALOWSKI • SUSAN DYSON KALE DAVIDOFF SHEILA ALLEN 29 First Assistant Accountant Payroll Accountant Accounting Clerk Post Production Accountant Location Manager Key Assistant Location Manager Assistant Location Manager Location Scout Location Assistant Casting Assistant Extras Casting Property Master Property Assistant Art Director Set Decorator Lead Person Set Decorator Buyer Additional Buyer Additional Artwork Set Dressers On Set Dresser Lead Greensman Greensman Visual Effects Supervisor Visual Effects Company Lead Compositor Compositor 3D Animator BARBARA BRANCH CHRISTINA PITASSI KATIE SWINEHEART LEAH HOLMES R.C. BARAL & COMPANY COLLEEN GIBBONS ANDY SLEET NICHOLAS DEROO RUSSELL DEVRIENDT CHRISTOPHER DAVIS CHRISTINE SCHAEFER KATHLEEN MOONEY JANET POUND MICHELLE SPEARS KIM RICHEY GERALD SULLIVAN CYNTHIA LA JEUNESSE STEVE SAWHILL MONIQUE CHAMPAGNE KATHY FENNESSY ERIC JOHNSON JO ANDREAS MARK SANGER • OTTO LINDSEY EUGENE GIBAS • PATRICIA DILLON • SCOTT EAGLE •GREGORY F. GRAVES • CHARLES LAWSON • DANIEL P. DURAN • ROB CHALK MATT NORSKOG WALLACE R. SYMNS ERIC RHODES GRAY MARSHALL RODS & CONES VFX, INC. TRENT SHUMWAY RENEE TYMN RUSTY IPPOLITO Stop Motion Animation Production Animation Executive Producer Animation Stop Motion Producers HORNET, INC. MICHAEL FEDER HANA SHIMIZU JOEL KRETSCHMAN Animation Stop Motion Cinematographer Motion Control Operator Gaffer Key Grip Animators IVAN ABEL RICHARD COPPOLA MICHAEL YETTER JOE MANDEVILLE KEVIN COYLE MATT SOMMA EILEEN KOHLHEPP ELISE FERGUSON Production Designer 30 Character/Set Fabrication Additional Character Fabrication Sculptor Illustrator Technical Supervisor/Lead Compositor Compositors Animation Editor Flash Animator Storyboard Artist Special Effects Coordinator Special Effects Foreman Special Effects Technicians Costume Supervisor Key Costumer Costumer Costume Production Assistant Department Head Makeup Key Makeup Artist Department Head Hairstylist Key Hairstylist Additional Hairstylist Set Designer Art Department Coordinator Art Department Production Assistant Unit Publicist Still Photographer Set Medic Animal Supervision by Construction Coordinator Construction Foreman Toolman Lead Scenic Paint Gangboss Paint Foreman Painters Gangboss Carpenters NATHAN ASQUITH • TIM McDONALD BEN PHELAN • PETER ERICKSON WARREN BENNETT • ERIKA BETTENCOURT CONNIE CHAN • SAMANTHA SMITH GEORGE JENNE MICHAEL LAWRENCE BEN KRESS ARTHUR HUR KIRSTIN HALL ANDREW McFARLANE ANITA CHAO DAVE CREEK DAVID ZUNG RUSSELL TYRRELL KEN GORRELL ROBERT J. TYRRELL ROBERT RIEKER JAMES BAKER JANET STIRNER J. BRAD WATSON SUSAN ANTONELLI ANNI GRIFFIN ROZ MUSIC VIOLA ROCK PATRICIA GUNDLACH ANN MARIE LUDDY SUSAN LOVEDAY ANDREW BIRDZELL JESSICA RIPKA AARON ZORN TINA HEATON BRUCE BIRMELIN JAMES WHITTENBERG PAWS FOR EFFECT,DEBBIE PEARL TOM WARD CHARLES SEALE MICHAEL SMOTHERS RANDAL WOODWARD SHAY MILLER JERI WOODWARD ANNEMARIE STOLL, DOUG LEDERMAN ERNEST ROMINE, DON NOBLE JUDITH A. IVANYI, RONALD M. ROBERTS TONI AULETTI, JESSICA LOWE DAVE MENEFEE LANCE NEWTON, PETE ZWOLINSKI JOHN L. KINSORA, JASON SPRADLING JOHN SAMUEL KINSORA 31 Prop-Makers Laborer Transportation Coordinator Transportation Captain Local Transportation Captain ARCHIE BANE DENNIS W. BERRYMAN ROBERT MIDDENDORFF KIMBERLY KNUDSEN CHRIS WALDEN MICHAEL BLANCHARD ROBYN BARNES MICHAEL McMAHEN ROBERT SHAW RONALD IVEY, JOHN TRACEY MARK JARNETT, ROBERT AYERS JUSTIN AYERS ERIC McDONALD WAYNE WILLIAMS BILLY RAY HASS FRANK MORREALE Drivers WILLIAM NECKROCK ROB L. BYER ISAAC FOGLER DEAN MEYER WILLIAM HISSONG LINDA BARNES PAUL F. STANBROUGH ROBERT LYNN FRUIT Security provided by Set Security Rights/Clearances by Catering provided by Caterer Chef First Assistant Chef Catering Assistant Craft Services Assistant Craft Services Additional Craft Services Digital Intermediate by Digital Film Colorist Digital Intermediate Producers Digital Intermediate Editor Digital Intermediate Edit Assist Key Account Project Manager Laboratory Color Timer End Titles End Title Animation by Producer Lead Compositor Background Designer Background Artists Animators Compositor ANDREW KELLY JENNIFER GONZALEZ PHILLIP HELMAN ANTHONY L. WALDROP CRAIG P. KIRCHNER JOHN JAMES TOM MOHAN JEFF J. HATTEN JONATHAN DAN ISOM PROGUARD SECURITY SERVICES, INC. KEVIN STRAUB ENTERTAINMENT CLEARANCES, INC. CASSANDRA BARBOUR LAURA SEVIER CREATIVE GOURMET JOHN SPAG SHELLY WEBBER JAKE RAMOS ANDREW SPAG REVA GRANTHAM VIKKI LEWIS FRANCESCO MORREALE TECHNICOLOR DIGITAL INTERMEDIATES A TECHNICOLOR COMPANY TONY DUSTIN ZAHIDA BACCHUS GREGG SCHAUBLIN BOB SCHNEIDER REZA AMIDI CLARK HENDERSON TERRY HAGGAR SCARLET LETTERS SLUSZKA /HORNET INC. SANG-JIN BAE JOHN HARRISON JIM MANOCCHIO KIRK ETIENNE • MICHAEL LUZZI KELLY PETERSON, DAN FORGIONE LIZZI AKANA, FRANK SUMMERS YUSSEF COLE 32 For DIMENSION FILMS Executive in Charge of Production MATTHEW STEIN Executive in Charge of Physical Production TIM CLAWSON Executives in Charge of Post Production JEFF MAYNARD • CAREY LEN SMITH Executives in Charge of Business and Legal Affairs ANDREW J. KRAMER • SARAH SOBEL Executives in Charge of Music RACHEL LEVY • ANGELA LEUS SECOND UNIT CREW Second Unit Director First Assistant Director Second Assistant Director Production Supervisor Director of Photography/Camera Operator Camera Operator Camera Operator/Steadicam Operator Camera First Assistants Camera Second Assistants Script Supervisor Sound Mixer Boom Operator Video Assist TOM GREEN MARTY SCHOUSBOE BRANDON WHITE JOEL KRAMER LISA SATRIANO LYDA BLANK MOLLY ALLEN JOE MEADE JOSEPH F. VALENTINE RICK DAVIDSON BOBBY MANCUSO • BOB BECCHIO GREGG HORVATH SCOTT TINSLEY • ALEXANDER KLEIN HILARY MOMBERGER BEAU WILLIAMS RON AYERS WILLIAM B. KEMPF Production Assistants JACOB KAUFMAN GINA NALLI Location Manager Location Scout Leadman Set Dressing Gang Boss Set Dressers Greensman Special Effects Supervisor Special Effects Technician Prop-Makers LEANN EMMERT SARA BURTON ALAN EASLEY JACK BLANCHARD APRIL CRUMP • MARK HANKS DAVE MERRY LARZ ANDERSON BART DION BRIAN HILL, RONALD COLLINS JOSHUA ELLSWORTH, CHARLES BITTING JOSHUA JONES ADDITIONAL PHOTOGRAPHY CREW Line Producer MARIA VERMEULEN IAN MUNSEL DALE WILSON BEN ORMAND 33 Unit Production Manager First Assistant Director Second Assistant Director Stunt Coordinator Production Supervisor “A” Camera First Assistant “A” Camera Second Assistant “B” Camera First Assistant “B” Camera Second Assistant Digital Imaging Technician Script Supervisor Sound Mixer Boom Operator Utility Video Assist Video Utility Dubbing Technician Rigging Chief Lighting Technician Best Boy Electricians First Company Grip Second Company Grip “A” Dolly Grip Operator BRENT “SWAMPY” MULLINS KENDALL K. JOSEPH SCOTT LUTTRELL Production Office Coordinator Assistant Production Office Coordinator Second Second Assistant Director Production Secretary Office Production Assistant Key Set Production Assistant Set Production Assistant Production Assistant Production Accountant First Assistant Accountant Payroll Accountant Location Manager Assistant Location Manager Additional Casting Extras Casting Coordinator Art Department Coordinator Set Designer LAMPTON ENOCHS MAX D. DAY BENJAMIN T. BRAMMEIER RUSSELL TOWERY SARAH MORSE BROUKE FRANKLIN DANNY HORNE JEFFREY N. CIVA FRANK PARRISH ART PHILLIPE AMY SANDERSON STEVE C. AARON, C.A.S. RYAN FARRIS JARED WATT DAN FURST TONJA GREENFIELD NANCY PIRAQUIVE BOB BATES VIC KEATLEY TED UNDERWOOD • ELI EVERHARD ADAM MITCHELL CHRISTOPHER EKSTROM MIKE SATTERFIELD JIMI RYAN Grips HILTON C. GARRETT, III CHRIS JONES DAVID EASLEY ROY BOGY DEB KAUFMAN SETH HANSEN RACHAEL DeSOTO JONATHAN FREY RENEE MARSELLA ASHLEY GWEN PATRICK MATTHEW REHKEMPER BRANDON LINVILLE AARON ASKEW PAULA DICKMEYER TYLER ELLIOTT CAROLINE SEALE RYAN GLORIOSO GLORIOSO CASTING, LLC KATE WARREN ROBERT LARRIVIERE SHANNON HARRELSON 34 Set Decorator On Set Dresser Set Dressers Graphic Designer Art Production Assistant Costume Supervisor Set Costumer Department Head Hair Still Photographer Set Medic Construction Medic Construction Coordinator Construction Foremen Gang Boss Swing Gang Assistant Props Props Lead Scenic Scenic Foreman Painters Utility Technician Carpenter Transportation Coordinator Transportation Captain Local Captain Picture Car Coordinator KENNETH WILCHER HENRY PAYNE FELICIA ZAMORA KRISTEN BICKSLER CORY PARKER E.J. LEVRON JR. • PHILLIP JOFFRION MICHAEL CALABRESE KEVIN GASPARD ADAM ASKEW J. BRAD WATSON RACHEL A. WALKER MERRIBELLE ANDERSON JON BARONN FARMER DIANE DAVIS SUSAN B. KEATLEY JERRY G. HENERY DEAN ALLISON • SCOTT CHILDERS ERIC WOLFE CARY WHITAKER WADE EASLEY JASON EBARB • DANIEL COE ERIC HERZOG • CLAY CARTER BOB BOWDEN • GARY CHAMPAGNE WILLIAM BOLTON, III GENEVIEVE BAMBURG TRINITY BAMBURG MICHAEL B. TODD • KERRY M. HARDY PENNY WESNEY • JASON G. JIMES JASON JONES DARYL REEVES WELCH LAMBETH CHARLIE WRIGHT DAN SUMNER DENNIS W. COOK JR. Drivers BUDDY LOFLIN GERALD J. “SLICK” HARDY KENNETH “BIG K” CRENSHAW Catering provided by Chef Chef Assistants Craft Services Assistant Craft Services ROBERT LACAZE TOMMIE YOUNG JUSTIN NANCE LOCATION GOURMET TED KANTROW ROBERT BAUCUM LAURENT GOUGNEAU • PAT BOLLING CALEB CARROLL • JOHN PAUL BRAD “MEAUX” GREMILLION ANNE M. COOPER 35 SONGS “I FELL IN LOVE” Written by Marty Wereski and Jim Latham Performed by The Frank & Friends Big Band Courtesy of MAR-TUNE MUSIC “HAPPINESS TRIGGER” Written by Gina Kwon, Eric Ernest Johnson and Margaret Yen Performed by Fleshpot Courtesy of Mamo Records “MIDNIGHT RENDEZVOUS” Written and Performed by Anthony Mawer Courtesy of Kid Gloves Records “WHAT’S UP FATLIP” Written by Derrick Stewart Performed by Fatlip Courtesy of Delicious Vinyl “L.O.V.E.” Written by Kara DioGuardi, John Shanks and Ashlee Simpson Performed by Ashlee Simpson Courtesy of Geffen Records Under license from Universal Music Enterprises “ÇA POURRAIT CHANGER (DON’T YOU EVER CHANGE YOUR MIND)” Written by Bob Barratt Performed by Brigitte Bardot Courtesy of Mercury Records Limited Under license from Universal Music Enterprises “I WILLN’T BE A PRISONER” Written by Kyle Field Performed by Little Wings Courtesy of Knw-Yr-Own “PRETTY SMART” Written by Eric Ernest Johnson and Margaret Yen Performed by Fleshpot Courtesy of Mamo Records “MY ROMANCE” Written by Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers Performed by Jo Stafford Courtesy of Corinthian Records/Hanover Music Corp. “I WILLN’T BE A PRISONER” Written by Kyle Field Performed by Petra Haden and Woody Jackson “EL MAGO CARDONA” Written and Performed by Xocoyotzin Herrera Courtesy of LMS Records “T’AIN’T WHAT YOU DO (IT’S THE WAY THAT YOU DO IT)” Written by Sy Oliver and Trummy Young Performed by Fun Boy Three & Bananarama Courtesy of Chrysalis Records Ltd. Under license from EMI Film & Television Music “T. DÉLICIEUX” Written by John Swihart and Adele Jacques “SHABOP SHALOM” Written and Performed by Devendra Banhart Courtesy of XL Recordings Ltd. “LES CACTUS” Written by Jacques Lanzmann and Jacques Dutronc Performed by Jacques Dutronc Courtesy of Disques Vogue SA, Paris By arrangement with Sony Music Entertainment “LIGHT OF LOVE” Written by Eric Ernest Johnson and Margaret Yen Performed by Fleshpot Courtesy of Mamo Records “HAPPY SPIRITS” Written by James Putnam, Senon Williams, Stephen Goodfriend, Jeff Palmer Performed by Radar Bros. Courtesy of Merge Records By arrangement with Bank Robber Music “WHEN U LOVE SOMEBODY” Written by Eric Johnson Performed by Fruit Bats Courtesy of Subpop Records “POPULAR MECHANICS FOR LOVERS” Written by Miles Kurosky Performed by Beulah Courtesy of Velocette Records 36 Soundtrack Available on Lakeshore Records Belmondo Photo © Tony Frank/Sygma/Corbis PENTHOUSE Material courtesy of General Media Communications, Inc., a division of Penthouse Media Group Inc. © 2005, 2006, 2007, by General Media Communications, Inc. All rights reserved. MADE IN MICHIGAN The Producers wish to thank the following: THE MICHIGAN FILM OFFICE CITY OF FRANKFORT, MICHIGAN CITY OF ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN ANN ARBOR POLICE DEPARTMENT ANN ARBOR AREA CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU CITY OF FERNDALE MICHIGAN STATE PARK SERVICE Filmed in part in Louisiana VERY SPECIAL THANKS BUCK CORNY DR. STEVEN AIELLO JEFF BAENA DREW BARRYMORE JANINE BASINGER JASON C. BERLIN JUDIT BIHARI STEVE BING BRITT BUCKNER JIM BURNSTEIN PADRAIC CASSIDY PHILLIP COOLEY CRESCENT BAKERY AMY DAUCH JONATHAN DAYTON DAVID & CATHY DOMINIC LAURENCE DUMORTIER VALERIE FARIS JAMES FELDMAN ALEX FRANKLIN MICKEY FREIBERG MATTHEW GREENFIELD SPECIAL THANKS JEREMY GRODY SCOTT HENDERSON SGT. BRAD HILL, SPECIAL SERVICES MELISSA & TODD HOHAUSER PHYLLIS JAGER RAQUEL MELENDEZ JASSO DAVID KENDALL CINDY KOLPACKE BOB & FRAN KORTEN INA KRAKOWSKI MILES KUROSKY GINA KWON BRENT KYLE LAKE LEELANAU RV PARK BEN LeCLAIR MICHAEL LEHMANN LINDA LICHTER MORTIMER LONGI DAVID LUBLINER MARIEL CHAVEZ MELENDEZ WILLIE MERCER PEGGY RAJSKI MELANIE RAMSAYER ANDREW ROGERS JEFF ROTHBERG CARMINA SALAZAR RICHARD SAPERSTEIN MICHELLE SATTER MATTHEW SIGNER BILL SOBEL HEIDE SOLBRIG ADAM STEIN LEE STOLLMAN STEWART THORNDIKE MARK WEGENER CHRIS WEITZ PAUL WEITZ JOANNE WILES CHARLYNE YI American Humane Association monitored the animal action. No animal was harmed. 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