Sweet November (2001)

Director:

Pat O'Connor

Writers (WGA):

Herman Raucher (1968 screenplay)
Paul Yurick (story) ...
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Release Date:

16 February 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

She Just Needed A Month To Change His Life For Ever.

Plot:

Nelson is a man devoted to his advertising career in San Francisco. One day, while taking a driving test at the DMV...

Plot Keywords:

Advertising | November | Terminal Illness | Disease | Love

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Keanu Reeves	...	Nelson Moss
Charlize Theron	...	Sara Deever
Jason Isaacs	...	Chaz Watley
Greg Germann	...	Vince Holland
Liam Aiken	...	Abner
Robert Joy	...	Raeford Dunne
Lauren Graham	...	Angelica
Michael Rosenbaum	...	Brandon / Brandy
Frank Langella	...	Edgar Price
Jason Kravits	...	Manny
Ray Baker	...	Buddy Leach
Tom Bullock	...	Al
Adele Proom	...	Osiris
L. Peter Callender	...	Don Watson, DMV Proctor
June Carryl	...	Beatrice (as June Lomena)
Kelvin Han Yee	...	Burly Man
David Fine	...	Homeless Man
Elizabeth Weber	...	Lexy
Doreen Foo Croft	...	Chinese Woman (as Doreen Croft)
Susan Zelinsky	...	Waitress
Kathy Garver	...	Nurse
Chuck Isen	...	Bald Man
Igor Hiller	...	Kid #1
Chase Oliver	...	Kid #2
Nathan McAlone	...	Kid #3
Garth Kravits	...	Techie Nerd with Sub
Karina Andrews	...	Office Manager
Sanford Marshall	...	Clown on Train
Tessa Koning-Martinez	...	Marie
Diane Amos	...	Rachel, Coffee Shop Waitress
Jeffrey Patrick Dean	...	Art Dept. Coordinator #1
Diana C. Weng	...	Art Dept. Coordinator #2
Milo Young	...	Art Dept. Coordinator #3
Meghan Marx	...	Art Dept. Coordinator #4
Rueben Grundy	...	Art Dept. Coordinator #5
Raquel Aurilia	...	Cute Cashier
Kaliopi Eleni	...	Woman on Train
Eric Kouba	...	Big Brother Organizer
Kathy McGraw	...	Billy Boy's Mother
Tyler Bell	...	Billy Boy
Ann W. Leon	...	Hospital Administrator
Lisa Marie Tudor	...	Nurse Nancy
John Lewis	...	Jack the Barman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andy Arness	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Joe Bellan	...	Cabbie (uncredited)
Presciliana Esparolini	...	Woman in store (uncredited)
Jesse Jensen	...	YMCA Counselor (uncredited)
Whayne Jerome-Clayton	...	San Francisco Pedestian (uncredited)
Peter Kepler	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
Brian Leonard	...	Radio Announcer (uncredited)

Directed by
Pat O'Connor

Writing credits (WGA)
Herman Raucher		(1968 screenplay)
Paul Yurick		(story) and
Kurt Voelker		(story)
Kurt Voelker		(screenplay)

Produced by
Jodi Ehrlich	....	associate producer
Marty P. Ewing	....	co-producer (as Marty Ewing)
Elliott Kastner	....	producer
Steven Reuther	....	producer
Deborah Stoff	....	producer (as Deborah Aal)
Erwin Stoff	....	producer
Wendy Wanderman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christopher Young

Cinematography by
Edward Lachman

Film Editing by
Anne V. Coates

Casting by
Risa Bramon Garcia
Randi Hiller
Sarah Trevis

Production Design by
Naomi Shohan

Art Direction by
Kevin Constant

Set Decoration by
Bob Kensinger		(as Robert Kensinger)

Costume Design by
Shay Cunliffe

Makeup Department
David Atherton	....	key makeup artist
Peggy Forcellini	....	key hair stylist
Wayne Herndon	....	hair stylist: Ms. Theron
Deborah K. Larsen	....	makeup artist: Ms. Theron (as Deborah Larsen)
Nina Paskowitz	....	hair stylist: Mr. Reeves
Peter Robb-King	....	makeup artist: Mr. Reeves
Jenny-King Turko	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Marty P. Ewing	....	unit production manager (as Marty Ewing)
George Young	....	production manager: Hotdog commercial

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
L. Scott Butler	....	second second assistant director (as D. Scott Butler)
Jodi Ehrlich	....	first assistant director: splinter unit
John M. Morse	....	second assistant director (as John Morse)
Jonathan Watson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Rodney Armanino	....	construction coordinator
Todd McCune Bray	....	lead scenic artist (as Todd Bray)
Richard W. Clot	....	construction foreman (as Rich Clot)
Cage Copher	....	lead man (as Craig Copher)
Tracy Farrington	....	property master
Stephen J. Gardner	....	assistant props
Michael E. Goldman	....	assistant art director
Dale Haugo	....	paint foreman
Charlotte Laughon	....	assistant props (as Charlotte Larighon)
Peter Linenthal	....	artwork: Abner
John Lister	....	set dresser
Doni McMillan	....	gangboss
Nicholas Meeks	....	on-set dresser (as Nicholas A. Meeks)
Harry Niedzwetski	....	greensman (as Harry Niedzwetzki)
Doug Pierce	....	set designer
Natalie Roth-Corti	....	swing
Tom Sepe	....	graphic designer
Bill Tomsky Jr.	....	swing
Joseph J. Virdone	....	art department coordinator (as J. Virdone)
Michael Conrad II	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Scott Hankel	....	greensman (uncredited)
Gilbert Johnson	....	greensman (uncredited)
Tom Richardson	....	stand-by painter (uncredited)
Aaron Shores	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Paul Aulicino	....	first assistant sound editor
Stephen Balliet	....	boom operator
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Bruce Barris	....	assistant sound editor
Brian Best	....	sound effects editor (as Brian T. Best)
William Cawley	....	assistant sound editor (as Bill Crawley)
Marc Deschaine	....	assistant adr editor
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
John Michael Fanaris	....	sound editor
Rick Hart	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mildred Iatrou	....	dialogue editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan)
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Daniel Leahy)
Kimberly Ellen Lowe	....	dialogue editor (as Kimberly Lowe Voigt)
Laura Macias	....	foley artist
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Michael Meier	....	cable person
Steve Nelson	....	sound effects editor (as Steven F. Nelson)
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Tom O'Connell)
Mark Pappas	....	foley editor
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Fred Runner	....	boom operator
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Nelson Stoll	....	sound mixer
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
Eric Thompson	....	foley mixer
Tim Walston	....	sound designer
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Joe Dorn	....	adr editor (uncredited)
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Rod M. Janusch	....	special effects coordinator (as Rod Janusch)
Tom Vukmanic	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Lloyd Lee Barnett	....	digital compositor
Roger Guyett	....	visual effects supervisor
Alex Jaeger	....	concept artist: digital tears, ILM
Mindy Minkow	....	optical camera operator
Lloyd Hess	....	technical support (uncredited)

Stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	stunts (as Robin Bonnaccorsi)
Webster Whinery	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Andrew Bennett	....	rigging grip
James L. Carter	....	director of photography: splinter unit (as James Carter)
Dave Childers	....	key grip
Gregory M. Childers	....	grip (as Greg Childers)
John W. DeBlau	....	gaffer
Mitch Dubin	....	camera operator
Kirk R. Gardner	....	Steadicam operator (as Kirk Gardner)
Gary Gill	....	best boy grip
Sheila Greene	....	rigging electrician: San Francisco
Anne Lee	....	second assistant camera: Splinter unit
Starrs McBurney	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Kate O'Neill	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Orlando Orona	....	dolly grip
Patrick Riley	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Pat Riley)
Paul Sanchez	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
John A. Small	....	first assistant camera: splinter unit (as John Small)
Terry Sullivan	....	best boy electric
John Trunk	....	video assist operator
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer (as Merie Wallace)
Rick Whitfield	....	video playback operator (as Richard Allen Whitfield)
Gregory Collis	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Scott Jason Farr	....	grip (uncredited)
Bob Gorelick	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Greg HecQ	....	electrician (uncredited)
John Lacy	....	rigging best boy electric (uncredited)
Mark A. Lewis	....	electrician (uncredited)
Starrs McBurney	....	camera loader (uncredited)
Dan Michalske	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jody Miller	....	second camera operator: re-shoots (uncredited)
G. Anthony Phillips	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Bobby Powell	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Sabrine Rodems	....	electrician (uncredited)
Mark Sheets	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Sandy Stanton	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Courtney Gross	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Michelle Levitt	....	casting associate: San Francisco
Marshall Peck	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Michael Becker	....	costumer: Mr. Reeves
Cindy Evans	....	costumer: Ms. Theron
Marta Font	....	key costumer
Barbara Kassal	....	key set costumer
Daniela Moore	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Bradford L. Dean	....	assistant editor (as Brad Dean)
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Dana Ross	....	color timer
Robb Sullivan	....	first assistant editor
Roy Waldspurger	....	assistant editor
Bill Daly	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Bruce Babcock	....	orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Jim Dunbar	....	music consultant
Robert Fernandez	....	music mixing engineer
Robert Fernandez	....	music recording engineer
John Finklea	....	music editor
M.B. Gordy	....	musician: Percussion
Rich Harris	....	assistant music editor
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor
Carlton Kaller	....	music consultant
Jon Kull	....	orchestrator (as John Kull)
Flavio Motalla	....	score producer
Christopher S. Parker	....	music clearances
Malcolm Payne	....	composer: additional music
G. Marq Roswell	....	music supervisor
Curtis Roush	....	music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Christopher Young	....	orchestrator
Kostas Christides	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Melissa Deanne Ferguson	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)
Andrew Hausmann	....	score coordinator (uncredited)
Yvonne McDonald	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Jasper Randall	....	scoring coordinator: Christopher Young (uncredited)
Joshua Winget	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Donald Kasich	....	transportation co-captain
David Pappas	....	transportation coordinator
Bob Phillips	....	transportation captain
Anthony Adiego	....	driver (uncredited)
Norma Allard	....	driver (uncredited)
Tony Dingman	....	driver (uncredited)
Clark Dolan	....	driver (uncredited)
Ken Fleisch	....	driver (uncredited)
Richard McDermott	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Matt Meza	....	driver (uncredited)
John O'Rourke	....	driver (uncredited)
Anthony R. Sacco	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
James Whitehead	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Coleen Aiello	....	second assistant accountant
Steve Bannatyne	....	staff assistant
Dawn Barkan	....	animal trainer
Paul Burt	....	projectionist
Paige Casamajor	....	staff assistant
Evan Cecil	....	staff assistant
Michael Chickey	....	production secretary
Christopher Desmond	....	first aid
Brian Dettor	....	staff assistant
André Devantier	....	caterer
Bill Dunphy	....	production assistant
Christine Dye	....	staff assistant (as Christine Renee Dye)
Joan Eisenberg	....	publicist
Rory Enke	....	key location manager
Jack Gallagher	....	location manager: Hotdog commercial
Elise Ganz	....	studio teacher
Cynthia Glinka	....	choreographer
Noelle Green	....	production coordinator (as Noelle Chapin-Green)
Mark Hager	....	assistant production coordinator
Karis Jagger	....	set production assistant
Tom Judt	....	craft service
Peter Koczera	....	title designer: main titles
Cort Kristensen	....	assistant: Mr. O'Connor
Melissa Lekus	....	set production assistant
Ellen Lent	....	location manager
Clayton Mathis	....	assistant: Mr. Stoff
Peter Moody	....	location manager: second unit
Peter Moody	....	location scout
Jasa Murphy	....	set production assistant
Casey Ohta	....	staff assistant
Leslie Park	....	script supervisor
Michelle Lee Rice	....	staff assistant
Meagan Riley-Grant	....	assistant: Ms. Theron
Bob Roath	....	assistant production accountant
Brigette Roux-Lough	....	assistant: Mr. Reuther
Gail Stempler	....	location manager: Potrero Hill
Tamara Torres	....	additional set production assistant
Scott Trimble	....	key location assistant
Janette Vecchiarelli	....	assistant: Mr. Reeves
Donald H. Walker	....	production accountant
James P. Warren	....	animal trainer (as Jim Warren)
John Westernoff	....	stand-in
Rick Whitfield	....	researcher (as Richard Allen Whitfield)
Evan Wilson	....	staff assistant
Nancy Wong	....	assistant location manager
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic (uncredited)
Chris Harvey	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Saisie M. Jang	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Bob Loeffler	....	security officer (uncredited)
Sandra Louie	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Jennifer Lung	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Gerard K. Marino	....	synthesizer programmer (uncredited)
Georgina Marquis	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Tina Marie Murray	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Edward Poveda	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Kristen Crabtree Roath	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Harry Stein	....	parking posting coordinator (uncredited)
Scott Trimble	....	location scout (uncredited)
Michael White	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents)
• Bel Air Entertainment (in association with)
• 3 Art Entertainment

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Sogefilms A.I.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Pathé (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• Tobis StudioCanal (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2001) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (rental)
• Warner Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS) (retail)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals
• Inter Video  24 frame video services
• Reprise Records  soundtrack released by
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• Warner Sunset Records  soundtrack released by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language (edited for re-rating)

Runtime:

119 min | Germany:115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M (original rating) | Australia:PG (cable rating) | France:U | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:15 | Mexico:C | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | South Korea:15 (original rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 (DVD rating) | Spain:7 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 (edited for re-rating) | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Daly City, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

Apparently, to prepare himself for the cross-dressing scene, Jason Isaacs wandered the drag clubs, picking up on behavior of people there. He wanted to bring Keanu Reeves along, but it would be hard to go undercover with the star of the newly-released The Matrix (1999), so he went alone.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: Regarding the bag of gifts "Santa" brought in through the window: the dishwasher seems rather heavy and large to fit into the red bag and we don't see him bring it in the window, or through the door like when he went to pick up Ernie. We also never see him plug in/turn on/prepare the tiny bubble maker, yet it is pumping out bubbles when he uncovers it.

Quotes:

Sara:You know, he asked me to marry him.
Chaz:He's not the first...
Sara:No, but it was the first time I wanted to say "Yes".

Movie Connections:

Referenced in The Burly Man Chronicles (2004) (V)

Soundtrack:

Wherever You Are

I must have seen a different movie

I really fail to see in "Sweet November" the faults that the previous reviewer saw. His cynical review does not do the movie, its story or its message justice.

The acting is excellent, no doubt, but "annoying" is a comment from someone with his emotions firmly implanted where the sun does not shine, and communicates more about the reviewer than it does about the film.

Also, it is not a fault per se, that the ending of a film is predictable and I tire of this being used as negative criticism. The message is in the story, and a surprise ending is the last thing this charming story needs, or thankfully, has.

Oh, and since I used to be someone exactly like the Reeves character is the start of the movie, I can relate to what it is to discover that there is more to life. His character is real alright, but in the surreal sort of way that only those who have actually been there and escaped, truly understand. Now, if only I had had someone as charming as Ms. Theron to show me :-)

Anyway, this is not an "epic" film or even a "great" film - its just a film with a story a few messages and some excellent performances that will tug on your emotions - not altogether a bad thing in a cynical age.