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Director:
Joel Coen
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Writers (WGA):
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Release Date:
10 October 2003 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Crime | Romance See more »
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A romantic comedy with bite. See more »
Plot:
A revenge-seeking gold digger marries a womanizing Beverly Hills lawyer with the intention of making a killing in the divorce. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Cast

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George Clooney ... Miles

Catherine Zeta-Jones ... Marylin

Geoffrey Rush ... Donovan Donaly

Cedric the Entertainer ... Gus Petch

Edward Herrmann ... Rex Rexroth

Paul Adelstein ... Wrigley

Richard Jenkins ... Freddy Bender

Billy Bob Thornton ... Howard D. Doyle

Julia Duffy ... Sarah Sorkin

Jonathan Hadary ... Heinz, the Baron Krauss von Espy

Tom Aldredge ... Herb Myerson

Stacey Travis ... Bonnie Donaly

Jack Kyle ... Ollie Olerud

Irwin Keyes ... Wheezy Joe

Judith Drake ... Mrs. Gutman
George Ives ... Mrs. Gutman's Lawyer

Booth Colman ... Gutman Trial Judge

Kristin Dattilo ... Rex's Young Woman

Wendle Josepher ... Miles' Receptionist

Mary Pat Gleason ... Nero's Waitress

Mia Cottet ... Ramona Barcelona

Kiersten Warren ... Claire O'Mara
Rosey Brown ... Gus's Pal

Ken Sagoes ... Gus's Pal

Dale E. Turner ... Gus's Pal
Douglas Fisher ... Maitre d'
Nicholas Shaffer ... Waiter
Isabell O'Connor ... Judge Marva Munson (as Isabell Monk O'Connor)
Mary Gillis ... Court Reporter
Colin Linden ... Father Scott

Julie Osburn ... Stewardess
Gary Marshal ... Las Vegas Waiter

Blake Clark ... Convention Secretary

Allan Trautman ... Convention Lawyer

Kate Luyben ... Santa Fe Tart

Kitana Baker ... Santa Fe Tart

Camille Anderson ... Santa Fe Tart

Tamie Sheffield ... Santa Fe Tart

Bridget Marquardt ... Santa Fe Tart

Emma Harrison ... Santa Fe Tart
John Bliss ... Mr. MacKinnon
Patrick Thomas O'Brien ... Bailiff

Sean Fenton ... Bailiff
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Royce D. Applegate ... Mr. Gutman (uncredited)

Justine Baker ... Wedding Guest (uncredited)

Bruce Campbell ... Soap Opera Actor on TV (uncredited)

Barbara Kerr Condon ... Herb Myerson's Private Nurse (uncredited)
Jason De Hoyos ... Gardener (uncredited)

Larry Vigus ... Lawyer (uncredited)

Susan Yeagley ... Tart #1 (uncredited)
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Directed by
Joel Coen 
Ethan Coen (uncredited)
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Robert Ramsey (story) &
Matthew Stone (story) and
John Romano (story)

Robert Ramsey (screenplay) &
Matthew Stone (screenplay) and
Ethan Coen (screenplay) &
Joel Coen (screenplay)

Produced by
John Cameron .... co-producer
Ethan Coen .... producer
Sean Daniel .... executive producer
Robert Graf .... associate producer
Brian Grazer .... producer
Grant Heslov .... co-producer
James Jacks .... executive producer
James Whitaker .... co-producer
Joel Coen .... producer (uncredited)
 
Original Music by
Carter Burwell 
 
Cinematography by
Roger Deakins (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Ethan Coen  (as Roderick Jaynes)
Joel Coen  (as Roderick Jaynes)
 
Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth 
 
Production Design by
Leslie McDonald 
 
Art Direction by
Tony Fanning 
 
Set Decoration by
Nancy Haigh 
 
Costume Design by
Mary Zophres 
 
Makeup Department
Trish Almeida .... key hair stylist
Jean Ann Black .... makeup designer (as Jean Black)
Patti Brand .... additional makeup artist
Karyn Huston .... hair stylist: Ms. Zeta-Jones
Peggy Nichols .... additional makeup artist
Waldo Sanchez .... hair stylist: Mr. Clooney
Amy Schmiederer .... key makeup artist
Kelvin R. Trahan .... hair designer (as Kelvin Trahan)
Cindy J. Williams .... makeup artist: Ms. Zeta-Jones (as Cindy Williams)
Anita Brabec .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Laverne Caracuzzi .... makeup artist (uncredited)
Thomas Opitz .... additional hair stylist (uncredited)
 
Production Management
John Cameron .... unit production manager
Karen Ruth Getchell .... production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
J. Todd Anderson .... second unit director
Betsy Magruder .... first assistant director
Rusty Mahmood .... second second assistant director
Jonathan McGarry .... second assistant director
Krista Reymann .... dga trainee
Peter Dress .... day player additional second assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
J. Todd Anderson .... unit limner
Paige Augustine .... assistant set decorator
Cliff Bergman .... foreman
Jack Blanchard .... set dresser
James M. Davis .... general foreman (as Jim Davis)
Jann K. Engel .... set designer
Joe Griffith .... illustrator (as Joseph F. Griffith Jr.)
Scott G. Jones .... set dresser
Adam Kirby .... set dresser
Ritchie Kremer .... property master
Leslie 'Tinker' Linville .... set dressing gang boss (as Leslie Linville)
John Hammer Maxwell .... on-set dresser (as John H. Maxwell)
Jeff Passanante .... construction coordinator
Monica Perez .... assistant property master
Monica Perez .... on-set propmaster
Nashon Petrushkin .... set dresser
Sara Philpott .... set dressing coordinator
Lori Rowbotham .... set designer (as Lori Rowbotham Grant)
Brian Seccombe .... property assistant
Mark Sparks .... foreman (as Mark A. Sparks)
Angela Stauffer .... art department coordinator
Karen Teneyck .... graphic designer
Edward L. Turk .... foreman
Jason Weil .... assistant art director
Mark Weissenfluh .... leadman (as Mark C. Weissenfluh)
Craig B. Ayers Sr. .... head greens coordinator (uncredited)
Thomas E. Brown .... paint supervisor (uncredited)
Chris Casny .... propmaker (uncredited)
Cora Lee Coomber .... construction accountant (uncredited)
Oscar Delgadillo .... set dresser (uncredited)
Yann Denoual .... sculptor (uncredited)
Anthony Klaiman .... set dresser (uncredited)
Cameron Matheson .... set dresser (uncredited)
Kari J. Nowell .... props: Las Vegas (uncredited)
Tom Sharp .... draper (uncredited)
Ara Soudjian .... art department assistant (uncredited)
Sheila Thomas .... painter (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Benjamin Cheah .... foley editor (as Ben Cheah)
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Kelly Doran .... sound utility
Mark Filip .... apprentice sound editor
Sean Garnhart .... sound effects editor
Sean Garnhart .... sound re-recording mixer
Lewis Goldstein .... dialogue editor (as Lew Goldstein)
Kenton Jakub .... adr editor
Randall L. Johnson .... boom operator (as Randy Johnson)
Peter F. Kurland .... production sound mixer (as Peter Kurland)
George A. Lara .... foley mixer (as George Lara)
Skip Lievsay .... sound re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay .... supervising sound editor
Cate Montana .... assistant sound editor
Greg Orloff .... sound re-recording mixer
Bill Orrico .... assistant sound editor (as Billy Orrico)
Steven Visscher .... foley editor
Joanna Bush .... digital archivist (uncredited)
Michael Miller .... adr mixer (uncredited)
Alex Raspa .... adr mixer: New York (uncredited)
David Warzynski .... foley assistant (uncredited)
David Warzynski .... foley librarian (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
John L. Chaldu .... special effects technician (as John Chaldu)
Joe Heffernan .... special effects technician
Emmet Kane .... special effects coordinator
Lee McConnell .... special effects technician (as Lee Alan McConnell)
Roland Blancaflor .... special makeup effects technican: Rick Baker/Cinovation Studio (uncredited)
Thomas Zell .... special effects technician (uncredited)
 
Visual Effects by
J. John Corbett .... digital artist: Big Film Design
Shellaine Corwel .... lead compositor: Rhythm & Hues
Bill Georgiou .... roto artist: Rhythm & Hues
Heather Jennings .... visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues
Gene Kozicki .... digital production supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Mike Meaker .... matte painter: Rhythm & Hues
Betsy Paterson .... visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues (as Betsy Patterson)
Steven J. Scott .... digital color timer: EFilm
Craig Seitz .... 2d supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Amit Sethi .... digital artist: Big Film Design
Jon Maichel Thomas .... digital artist: Big Film Design
Patrick Clancey .... digital opticals (uncredited)
Daniel Aristoteles Collins .... systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Brandon Craig .... render supervisor (uncredited)
Chris Dawson .... motion control camera operator (uncredited)
Phil Holland .... scan- and record coordinator (uncredited)
Matt Kelly .... compositor: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Ntana Key .... digital intermediate paint artist (uncredited)
J.W. Kompare .... digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Kevin Lin .... digital cleanup artist (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai .... data manager (uncredited)
Jeff McLean .... compositor (uncredited)
Fred Simon .... systems support: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Marla Valentine .... systems operator: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Jery Hewitt .... stunt coordinator
Lisa Hoyle .... stunts
Eddie L. Watkins .... stunts (as Eddie Watkins)
Danny Wynands .... stunts (as Dan Wynands)
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Erik Bernstein .... best boy electric
Josh Blakeslee .... second assistant camera (as Joshua Blakeslee)
Will Dearborn .... loader
Clinton Dougherty .... camera operator (as Clint Dougherty)
Kevin Fahey .... best boy rigging grip
Charley Gilleran .... key rigging grip (as Charlie Gilleran)
Melinda Sue Gordon .... still photographer
Bruce Hamme .... dolly grip
Andy Harris .... first assistant camera
Mitchell Andrew Lillian .... key grip (as Mitch Lillian)
Michael A. McFadden .... best boy grip (as Mike McFadden)
Chris Napolitano .... rigging gaffer
David Parks .... best boy rigging electric (as Dave Parks)
Rick Rader .... rigging grip foreman
Randy Woodside .... chief lighting technician
Colin Anderson .... Steadicam operator (uncredited)
James Barrett .... electrician (uncredited)
Alex M. Cacciarelli .... motion control video assist (uncredited)
Richard Clark .... video playback operator (uncredited)
Chad Cohlmia .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Billy Craft .... lighting technician (uncredited)
Julian de la Pena .... electrician (uncredited)
Seong Dilg .... dolly grip (uncredited)
Andrew Dumas .... additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Jeff Durling .... dimmer operator (uncredited)
Raymond Gonzales .... electrician (uncredited)
Christopher Kiso .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jaim O'Neil .... electrician (uncredited)
Charles Papert .... Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Cary Sachs .... electrician (uncredited)
Sean Smith .... electrician (uncredited)
Chris Stanman .... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Don Telles .... rigging grip (uncredited)
Andy Young .... rigging grip (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
David Anthony .... extras casting
Judy Cook .... extras casting
Tracy Dixon .... extras casting
Sondra James .... voice casting
Rachel Tenner .... casting associate
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jenny Eagan .... costumer
Diana Edgmon .... costumer
Ariel Gold .... costumer
Alix Hester .... costumer
Annie Hill .... costumer (as Annie Garrity)
Cookie Lopez .... key set costumer
Robin McMullan .... costume supervisor (as Robin McMullen)
Andrew Slyder .... set costumer
Christine Wada .... costumer
 
Editorial Department
Karyn Anonia .... apprentice editor (as Karyn L. Anonia)
Emily Calederone .... post-production assistant (as Emily Calderone)
David Diliberto .... associate film editor
Kate E. Emmert .... post-production assistant
Catherine Farrell .... apprentice editor
Daniel Fort .... consultant: digital editing (as Dan Fort)
Katie Mcquerrey .... assistant editor (as Katie McQuerrey)
Theresa Repola Mohammed .... negative cutter
Steven J. Scott .... digital color timer
Ian Silverstein .... assistant editor: LA
Neil A. Stelzner .... first assistant editor
Michael A. Wong .... consultant: digital editing (as Michael Wong)
Kenny Becker .... color timer (uncredited)
Valance Eisleben .... high definition editorial services (uncredited)
Chris Jensen .... digital colorist assistant: EFilm (uncredited)
Hilda Saffari .... digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
 
Music Department
Evan Barker .... music copyist
Carter Burwell .... conductor
Carter Burwell .... score orchestrator
David Diliberto .... music supervisor
Michael Farrow .... music scoring mixer
Tony Finno .... music copyist
Danl M. Kasow .... assistant music editor (as Danl Kasow)
Todd Kasow .... music editor
Sonny Kompanek .... score orchestrator
Adriana Marinescu .... music copyist
Kathy Nelson .... executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Sandra Park .... contractor
Dean Parker .... score producer
John Moses .... musician: clarinetist (uncredited)
Timmy Olmstead .... assistant engineer (uncredited)
Jason Stasium .... digital score recordist (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Paul Ripple .... transportation dispatcher
Timothy P. Ryan .... transportation captain (as Tim Ryan)
Don Tardino .... transportation coordinator
Gil Amaral .... driver (uncredited)
Buddy Hunter .... driver (uncredited)
Jack Jay Reece .... driver (uncredited)
Roger Wooge .... transportation (uncredited)
 
Other crew
Rod Bacote .... assistant location manager
Randall Balsmeyer .... titles designer: Big Film Design
Randall Balsmeyer .... titles supervisor: Big Film Design
Carrie Cantore .... assistant location manager
Jules Carideo .... production coordinator
Amy Minda Cohen .... assistant: Mr. Clooney (as Amy Cohen)
Jennifer Côté .... assistant: Ms. Zeta-Jones
Jenny DeArmitt .... production secretary
David Diamond .... key assistant location manager
Jason Cooper Hall .... assistant: Mr. Cameron / Mr. Graf
Judy Heinzen .... assistant location manager
Elizabeth Himelstein .... dialect coach (as Liz Himmelstein)
Ryan Hintz .... second assistant accountant
Stephani Hunter .... assistant production coordinator
Nancy G. James .... craft service (as Nancy James)
Thomas Johnston .... script supervisor (as Tom Johnston)
Kathy Kelehan .... titles producer: Big Film Design
Cheryl Kurk .... production accountant
David R. Lawson .... medic
Angel McConnell .... assistant: Mr. Clooney
Patricia Mary Murphy .... serious matters (as Patricia Mary Murphy Esq.)
Nicholas David Nesbitt .... set production assistant (as Nick Nesbitt)
Taylor Phillips .... set production assistant
Mandy Philpott .... office production assistant
Keith Potter .... set production assistant
Miguel Raya .... assistant: Mr. Grazer
Ferguson Reid .... medic (as Dr. Ferguson Reid)
Stephen Ross .... office production assistant
Ned R. Shapiro .... location manager (as Ned Shapiro)
Todd Spears .... payroll accountant
Louise Spencer .... unit publicist (as Louise A. Spencer)
Kristan Wagner .... additional location manager
Karen Yokomizo .... first assistant accountant
Terrence B. Zinn .... office production assistant
Greg Burkart .... assistant accountant (uncredited)
Ivan Drehspul .... airline technical supervisor (uncredited)
Jennifer Zolten Freed .... post-production accountant (uncredited)
Josh Gallegos .... production assistant (uncredited)
Michael A. Heath .... asset manager (uncredited)
Kimberly Logan .... assistant: Cedric the Entertainer (uncredited)
Travis Nicholson .... production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Palmer .... assistant: Sean Daniel (uncredited)
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr. .... set production assistant (uncredited)
Monica Perez Gelbman .... post-production accountant (uncredited)
John H. Price .... on-set interviews (uncredited)
Peter Pamela Rose .... adr loop group (uncredited)
Bill Timoney .... adr loop group (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Michael Coldwell .... special thanks: Caesar's Palace/Park Place Entertainment
Ron Cozart .... special thanks: Caesar's Palace/Park Place Entertainment
Michael Heenan .... special thanks: Caesar's Palace/Park Place Entertainment
Bill Hudson .... special thanks: Apple Computer
Alan J. Schoolcraft .... fondly remembered (as Alan Schoolcraft)
 
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Additional Details

Also Known As:
"Divorce Show" - Japan (English title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and brief violence
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
100 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English | French
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
1.85 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS (8 channels)
Certification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating) | Chile:TE | Finland:K-7 | Germany:12 (bw) | Netherlands:MG6 | Norway:11 | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | South Korea:15 | Spain:T | Sweden:7 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | USA:PG-13 (No. 39509) | UK:12 (video rating) (2003) | UK:12A (original rating) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | France:U | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)
Filming Locations:
L'Orangerie - 903 North La Cienega Boulevard, Los Angeles, California, USASee more »
Company:
Universal PicturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Billy Bob Thornton speaks very fast in this movie because his character in The Man Who Wasn't There (2001) speaks very slowly. They did the same thing with Steve Buscemi in The Big Lebowski (1998) and Fargo (1996)See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: Miles' black Mont Blanc fountain pen is precisely placed in front of him as he is sitting at his otherwise empty desk. When the camera returns, the pen is still immaculately placed but facing the other way.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Donovan Donaly:[singing] I'm just a poor boy, though my story's seldom told.
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Movie Connections:
Referenced in Fear of Clowns (2004) (V)See more »
Soundtrack:
Bridge over Troubled WaterSee more »

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75 out of 103 people found the following review useful.
Not intolerable, but…, 29 October 2004
Author: warnerclassic from Sunny Sunny Cornwall

George Clooney stars as a self-loving whiter than white toothed lawyer who is becoming bored with his never-ending success. A challenge comes in the shapely form of Marilyn Rexroth (Catherine Zeta Jones) who wants to marry (or preferably divorce) her way to riches. With Clooney hired to represent her soon to be ex husband, he inevitably falls for the gold diggers charms.

Directed by the Coen brothers, a directorial team who have helmed oddball comedies such as 'Fargo' and 'O Brother, Where Art Thou?' this is the team's first branch in to a high profile Hollywood film. Clooney, as the sharp suited lawyer, is excellent. Like Cary Grant or David Niven, Clooney is able to mock himself without compensating his screen appeal. Catherine Zeta Jones as the money hungry Marilyn is as sexy as her character demands from the scripted page. However, despite the quick fire dialogue, Intolerable Cruelty is simply not as funny as it thinks, it's cynical message of love and money taking away the romantic push it needs to place it in the league of the Tracy/Hepburn films the movie aspires to. Clooney's character also suffers from an over enthusiastic plot that later drives his character to attempt to commit a crime that totally contradicts the audiences perception of him. A battle of the sexes comedy that has sex appeal but no romance, Intolerable Cruelty is a film that reaches for the golden age of Hollywood but only touches the bronze.

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