A Smile Like Yours (1997)

Director:

Keith Samples

Writers (WGA):

Kevin Meyer (written by) and
Keith Samples (written by)

Release Date:

22 August 1997 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about the inconceivable.

Plot:

Greg Kinnear plays a carriage-shy husband in a romantic comedy about a couple trying to conceive a child.

Plot Keywords:

Fertility Clinic | Nurse | Infertility | Footsie Under The Table | Camera Shot Of Feet

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Greg Kinnear	...	Danny Robertson
Lauren Holly	...	Jennifer Robertson
Joan Cusack	...	Nancy Tellen
Jay Thomas	...	Steve Harris
Jill Hennessy	...	Lindsay Hamilton
Christopher McDonald	...	Richard Halstrom
Donald Moffat	...	Dr. Felber
France Nuyen	...	Dr. Chin
Marianne Muellerleile	...	Nurse Wheeler
Sheridan Samples	...	Holly
Barbara Larsen	...	Woman in Window / Woman on Plane
Tony Abou-Ganim	...	Welder
Nick Scoggin	...	Welder
Gene Nakashita	...	Karaoke Bar Owner
Lewis Brown	...	Karaoke Act 1
Nicholas Bearde	...	Karaoke Act 2
June Carryl	...	Karaoke Act 3 (as June Lomena)
Latrice Sellers	...	Karaoke Act 3
Lynda Marie Sellers	...	Karaoke Act 3
Kirby Coleman	...	Karaoke Act 4
Dooney Jones	...	Karaoke Act 4
Bilal Muslim	...	Karaoke Act 4
Steven Browl	...	Baseball Buddy
Paul Ghiringhelli	...	Baseball Buddy
Richard Thorn	...	Baseball Buddy
T. Michael Sutton	...	Pool Hall Guy
Ben Stein	...	Clinic Video Narrator (voice)
Meggan Kimberley	...	Woman at Fertility Clinic
Jack Sharrar	...	Man at Fertility Clinic
Nancy Carlin	...	Pregnant Mother
Tony Amatullo	...	Surrell Board Member
Tim Helfet	...	Surrell Board Member
Jeff Matloff	...	Surrell Board Member
Brad Rivers	...	Surrell Board Member
Kevin Wiatt	...	Man Entering Fertility Clinic
Terri Orth-Pallavicini	...	Woman Entering Fertility Clinic
Craig Samples	...	Baby Stroller Family Member
Carol Samples	...	Baby Stroller Family Member
Jennifer Samples	...	Baby Stroller Family Member
Karen Samples	...	Baby Stroller Family Member
Ellen Samples	...	Baby Stroller Family Member
Michael Jang	...	Member of Family with Camera
Woody Jang	...	Member of Family with Camera
Tali Jang	...	Member of Family with Camera
Ellen Hoberman	...	Mother and Daughter
Sarah Hoberman	...	Mother and Daughter
Marianna Amatullo	...	Member of Pregnant Family
Nicolas Amatullo	...	Member of Pregnant Family
Kent Samples	...	Member of Reading Family
Katie Samples	...	Member of Reading Family
Brandon Samples	...	Member of Reading Family
Michael Santo	...	Maitre D'
James Cranna	...	Guy on Plane (as Jim Cranna)
Marle Gaines	...	Perky Airline Representative
Charlie Holliday	...	Taxi Driver
Helen Swee	...	Angry Flight Attendant
Joy Michiel	...	Woman on Plane
Jim Burk	...	Nancy Tellen's Groom (as Jim Burke)
Christine Doherty	...	Robertson Triplet
Kathryn Doherty	...	Robertson Triplet
Matthew Doherty	...	Robertson Triplet
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	...	Helicopter Pilot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Monique Carmona	...	Nancy Tellen's friend at lunch
Angelo Miller	...	Actor
Flynn Beck	...	Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Kristy Connelly	...	Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
Bob Grochau	...	Pool Player (uncredited)
Kristy King	...	Outside Waitress (uncredited)
Scott Allen Logan	...	Man on Airplane (uncredited)
Shirley MacLaine	...	Martha (uncredited)
Tod Purvis	...	Man on Airplane (uncredited)
Marciano Ricky	...	Welder (uncredited)
Peggy Sandow	...	S.F. Giants Fan (uncredited)

Directed by
Keith Samples

Writing credits (WGA)
Kevin Meyer		(written by) and
Keith Samples		(written by)

Produced by
Tony Amatullo	....	producer
Robert Harling	....	executive producer
David Kirkpatrick	....	producer

Original Music by
William Ross

Cinematography by
Richard Bowen		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Wayne Wahrman

Casting by
Jennifer Shull

Production Design by
Garreth Stover

Art Direction by
Chris Cornwell

Set Decoration by
Larry Dias

Costume Design by
Jill M. Ohanneson		(as Jill Ohanneson)

Makeup Department
Mindy Hall	....	makeup dept head
Kathy Jeung	....	makeup artist: Ms. Holly

Production Management
Brad Arensman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Danton	....	assistant director
Susan J. Hellmann	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Kristin Argue	....	drapery
Craig B. Ayers Sr.	....	greensman
Adam Braid	....	set dresser
Todd McCune Bray	....	scenic artist
James Burke	....	greensman
Chris Call	....	property master
Marc Campisi	....	set dresser
Jenna Capozzi	....	art department staff
Victoria Carlson	....	on-set painter
Gail Dannenberger	....	property assistant
Stoney Emshwiller	....	set dresser
Shannon Hart	....	buyer
Dale Haugo	....	lead scenic artist
Lawrence Hornbeck	....	on-set dresser
Larry Hunter	....	construction foreman
Chris H. Kelly	....	construction coordinator
Geoffrey Lake	....	greensperson (as Geoffrey Todd Lake)
Craig Lathrop	....	set designer
Kenny Montante	....	local leadman
Nanci Noblett	....	set designer
Erik Olson	....	carpenter
Chuck Ray	....	location construction foreman (as Charles Ray)
Christopher Redmond	....	assistant property master
Tom Richardson	....	set painter
Kristen Ross	....	art department coordinator
Phillip Thoman	....	set dresser
Elizabeth Tullis	....	painter
Jim Wallis	....	set designer
Doug E. Williams	....	construction foreman
Peter Hudson	....	construction office coordinator (uncredited)
Joshua Teicher	....	shop carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Douglas Axtell	....	sound
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound designer
Leslie Bloom	....	foley artist
Gary Dowling	....	cableperson
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	adr editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Robert Maxfield	....	boom operator
David Stanke	....	assistant sound editor
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
David Mesloh	....	special effects technician
Tom Sindicich	....	special effects foreman
Peter Stolz	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Monty Shook	....	modelshop supervisor
Kurt E. Soderling	....	visual effects camera operator (as Kurt Soderling)

Stunts
Rocky Capella	....	stunt coordinator
Kevin Larson	....	stunts
Jeff Mosley	....	stunts
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunt performer
Mike Martinez	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Tim Meredith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tony R. Vella	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph J. Allen	....	rigging technician
Eric Amundsen	....	assistant camera
Eric Blum	....	pre-rig electrician
Marty Brenneis	....	video playback operator
Jeff Gilliam	....	assistant chief rigging technician
Mark Gilmore	....	video playback operator
Ron Goodman	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Dylan Goss	....	aerial assistant camera (as Dylan M. Gross)
Sheila Greene	....	set electrician: San Francisco
Jay M. Huntoon	....	video assist operator
Gilbert Johnson	....	electrician
Paul Marbury	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Kim Marks	....	b-camera operator
Brad Martinez	....	rigging lighting technician
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Joe Carl Parsons	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Dennis Pope	....	grip
Patrick Shellenberger	....	gaffer
Kurt E. Soderling	....	aerial camera operator
Kurt E. Soderling	....	aerial director of photography
Charles Stanyan	....	rigging technician
Ricky Tayerle	....	rigging lighting technician
Kevin Thompson	....	chief rigging technician

Casting Department
Beau Bonneau	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alix Friedberg	....	assistant costume designer
Nancy Servin	....	set costumer (as Nancy Hart Servin)

Editorial Department
Gordon Antell	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
P.J. Bloom	....	music coordinator
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
George Doering	....	musician
Randy Gerston	....	music supervisor
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor
Amy Rosen	....	music coordinator
Michael T. Ryan	....	supervising music editor
Lee Scott	....	music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Chris Boardman	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Matthew Della Polla	....	scoring consultant (uncredited)
Conrad Pope	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Joe Sublett	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Reed	....	transportation captain
Leroy Reed	....	transportation coordinator
Laurence John Reynolds	....	driver: Greg Kinnear
Paul Tumber	....	transportation
James Whitehead	....	local transportation captain (as Jim Whitehead)

Other crew
Saundra Marie Ardito	....	accounting assistant
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Christopher Desmond	....	set medic coordinator
Tom Judt	....	craft service
Dan Kemp	....	assistant location manager
Scott Allen Logan	....	location manager
Julian Lopez Jr.	....	production assistant
Parker Meyer	....	set production assistant
Sarah Morse	....	production accountant
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor (as Trudy G. Ramirez)
Steven M. Rood	....	production coordinator
Matthew D. Smith	....	production assistant
M. Peter Soikkeli	....	title designer
Jolynn Spinelli	....	set production assistant
Nancy A. Terriberry	....	assistant to producer
Wayne Witherspoon	....	production assistant
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• Rysher Entertainment

Distributors

• RCV Film Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Paramount Pictures
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Home Entertainment (1997) (Netherlands) (video)

Other Companies

• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Elektra Records  soundtrack
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some sex-related material

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 (including commercials) | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | France:U | Portugal:M/12 (video premiere) | UK:12 (video premiere) | USA:R | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Alameda, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Quotes:

Jay Thomas:The only time I can count as a threesome is when I use two hands.

Movie Connections:

References One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest (1975)

The two good looking leads make the film very likable

Danny (Greg Kinnear), an engineer, is happily married to Jennifer (Lauren Holly). Jennifer owns a specialty gift shop and designs perfume, on the side, to sell at her store. The one thing the couple longs for is a child but, so far, they can't conceive. This is in spite of the many planned trysts that Jennifer arranges for the couple almost every week. Finally, Danny agrees to see an infertility specialist, which hurts his pride, and on top of that, the new female boss at work is after him! Will the couple be able stay together and have the family they long for? This slight but very sweet picture is fueled by the power of the two leads. They are good looking, charming, and funny. Joan Cusack does her usual wonderful work as Jennifer's dear friend, and Shirley MacLaine makes the most of her small role as Jennifer's mother. The scenes at the infertility clinic are priceless, as Danny tangles with one very determined nurse. Those who gravitate naturally to the romantic comedy aisle will find this one very fulfilling. All others, by contrast, may find it superfluous.