Uptown Girls (2003)

Director:

Boaz Yakin

Writers:

Allison Jacobs (story)
Julia Dahl (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

15 August 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

They're about to teach each other how to act their age.

Plot:

A grown-up woman, who kept her childish instincts and behavior, start working as a nanny of a 8-year-old girl, who actually acts like an adult. But in the end everything turns to its right places

Plot Keywords:

Girl | Nanny | Guitar | Inheritance | Maturity

Awards:

1 nomination

US TV Schedule:

Thur. June 14

3:00 PM

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Cast

Brittany Murphy	...	Molly Gunn
Dakota Fanning	...	Lorraine "Ray" Schleine
Marley Shelton	...	Ingrid
Donald Faison	...	Huey
Jesse Spencer	...	Neal
Austin Pendleton	...	Mr. McConkey
Heather Locklear	...	Roma Schleine
Will Toale	...	Briefs Model
Marceline Hugot	...	Nurse
Pell James	...	Julie
Quddus	...	Party Guy (as Benjamin Quddus Philippe)
Russell Steinberg	...	Party Guy
Fisher Stevens	...	Funeral Guest
Susanna Frazer	...	Ballet Teacher
Wynter Kullman	...	Holly
Amy Korb	...	Kelli
Geraldine Bartlett	...	Woman
Mark McGrath	...	Rock Star
Dave Navarro	...	Rock Star
Peter James Kelsch	...	Auction Hippie
Edmund Genest	...	Auctioneer (as Edmond Genest)
Greg Baglia	...	Burly Man
Angelina Hong	...	Cashier
Rocco Musacchia	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Edward Hibbert	...	Christies' Rep
David Wells	...	Celebrity Date
Ramsey Faragallah	...	Limo Driver
Tania Deighton	...	Elke
Tom Reilly	...	Executive
Reed Birney	...	Executive
Polly Adams	...	Executive
Laurine Towler	...	Admissions Counselor
Martin Shakar	...	Mr. Feldman
Valentina McKenzie	...	Housemaid
Wayne Gurman	...	Moving Man
Susan Willis	...	Old Lady
A.D. Miles	...	Phone Rep
Maria Finglas	...	Store Manager
Philip Levy	...	Street Sweeper
Anthony J. Ribustello	...	Tony - Doorman
Brian Friedman	...	Celebrity
Nas	...	Celebrity (as Nasir Jones)
Carmen Electra	...	Celebrity
Duncan Sheik	...	Celebrity
Dana Klein	...	Screaming Teen
Samantha Toohey	...	Screaming Teen
Jeremy Petardi	...	$2500 Man
Ilia Jessica Castro	...	Music Video Dancer
D. Foster	...	Music Video Dancer
Michelle Hammar	...	Music Video Dancer
Kerrin Hubbard	...	Music Video Dancer
Stephanie Landwehr	...	Music Video Dancer
Jennifer Schwerer	...	Music Video Dancer
Ojela Burkhard	...	Ballet Dancer
Emily Cardea	...	Ballet Dancer
Lara-Michelle Georgi	...	Ballet Dancer
Kara Gibson	...	Ballet Dancer
Lauren Jenkins	...	Ballet Dancer
Lindsey Laggan	...	Ballet Dancer
Karen Lam	...	Ballet Dancer
Christa Sousa	...	Ballet Dancer
Vania Sousa	...	Ballet Dancer
Flora Wildes	...	Ballet Dancer
Madeleine Armstrong	...	Ballet Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Nicholas J. Coleman	...	Ballerina Parent (uncredited)
Tony Devon	...	Limo Driver (uncredited)
Bill Kotsatos	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Alex McCord	...	Molly's Girlfriend (uncredited)
Melisa McGregor	...	Yoga Girl (uncredited)
Andrew Saxe	...	Medical Technician (uncredited)
Michael Urie	...	Pig Walker (uncredited)

Directed by
Boaz Yakin

Writing credits
Allison Jacobs		(story)
Julia Dahl		(screenplay) and
Mo Ogrodnik		(screenplay) and
Lisa Davidowitz		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.	....	executive producer (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.)
Vicki Cherkas	....	co-executive producer
Allison Jacobs	....	producer
John Penotti	....	producer
Fisher Stevens	....	producer
Tim Williams	....	executive producer
Gary Winick	....	co-executive producer
Boaz Yakin	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joel McNeely

Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Ray

Casting by
Ali Farrell
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
Kalina Ivanov

Art Direction by
Frank White III

Set Decoration by
Pamela Roy-Stasney		(as Pamela Roy)

Costume Design by
Sarah Edwards

Makeup Department
LuAnn Claps	....	key makeup artist
Jacques Stephane Lempire	....	key hair stylist (as Stephane Lempire)
Robert Ramos	....	hair stylist: Brittany Murphy
Tricia Sawyer	....	makeup artist: Brittany Murphy
Michael Alsondo	....	co-hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.	....	unit production manager (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.)
Miles Ferguson	....	post-production supervisor
Buzz Koenig	....	production supervisor (as Scott Koenig)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shawn Griffith	....	second assistant director
Deanna Leslie	....	second second assistant director (as Deanna Leslie Kelly)
Thomas A. Reilly	....	first assistant director (as Thomas Reilly)
Shannon Von Ronne	....	dga trainee

Art Department
JoAnn Atwood	....	on-set dresser
Toni Barton	....	assistant art director
Frank Didio	....	head carpenter (as Frank Di Dio)
Harvey Goldberg	....	set dressing foreman
Vincent Guarriello	....	key construction grip
Anduin Havens	....	model maker
Vinny Mazzarella	....	assistant property master
James Mazzola	....	property master (as Jim Mazzola)
Timothy Metzger	....	lead man (as Tim Metzger)
Lyvan A. Munlyn	....	scenic foreman (as Lyvan Munlyn)
Joseph S. Patire	....	shop craftsman
Ron Petagna	....	construction coordinator (as Ronald Petagna)
Ronnie Petagna	....	carpenter
Robert Topol	....	master scenic artist (as Bob Topol)
M. Tony Trotta	....	camera scenic artist
Alyson Wellins	....	art department coordinator
Kate Yatsko	....	assistant set decorator
Stephen Caldwell	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Brian Bowles	....	dialogue editor
Rich Breen	....	sound recordist
Nancy Cabrera	....	foley walker
Robert Carr	....	sound recordist (as Rob Carr)
Krissopher Chevannes	....	adr recordist
Ryan Collison	....	foley recordist
Chris David	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Esparza	....	assistant sound editor
Marshall Garlington	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Hein	....	supervising sound editor (as Bob Hein)
Ruth Hernandez	....	adr editor
Bobby Johanson	....	adr engineer
Clarissa Keller	....	mix facility coordinator
Rich Mader	....	sound recordist
Kim Maitland	....	sound recordist
Tod A. Maitland	....	production sound mixer (as Tod Maitland)
Sylvia Menno	....	dialogue editor
Michael A. Morongell	....	sound engineer
Chris Navarro	....	adr recordist
Glenfield Payne	....	sound effects editor
Mary Ellen Porto	....	adr editor (as Mary Ellen)
Paul Rodriguez	....	mix facility coordinator
Michael Scott	....	boom operator (as Mike Scott)
Steve F.B. Smith	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Dominick Tavella	....	temp mixer
Ken Teaney	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Wahnon	....	sound editor
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Brian Rader	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
John Stifanich	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
J. John Corbett	....	visual effects
Richard Eberhardt	....	digital lineup: Howard Anderson Company
Steven Fagerquist	....	digital artist: Howard Anderson Company
David Feinner	....	digital artist: Howard Anderson Company
David Fiske	....	digital effects coordinator: Howard Anderson Company (as Dave Fiske)
Christopher Grandel	....	digital artist: Howard Anderson Company (as Christopher Grandell)
Michael L. Griffin	....	digital lineup: Howard Anderson Company (as Mike Griffin)
Peter Koczera	....	lead digital artist: Howard Anderson Company
Derek Ledbetter	....	digital artist: Howard Anderson Company
Shannon Noble	....	digital artist: Howard Anderson Company
Brian Smallwood	....	digital artist: Howard Anderson Company
Ken D. Smith	....	digital effects producer: Howard Anderson Company
Johnny Wilson	....	digital artist: Howard Anderson Company
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Jon Maichel Thomas	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Barnes	....	stunts
Stacy Courtney	....	stunt double: Brittany Murphy
Don Hewitt	....	stunts (as Don Hewitt Sr.)
Jery Hewitt	....	stunts
Sarah Anderson	....	stunt debutante 2 (uncredited)
Diane DeNoble	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Rose Sias	....	utility stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
K.C. Bailey	....	still photographer
Caesar Carnevale	....	second assistant camera (as Caesar S. Carnevale)
Andy Day	....	chief lighting technician
Brian Fitzsimons	....	second company grip
Anthony Gamiello	....	rigging second company grip
Dennis Gamiello	....	key grip
Charlie Grubbs	....	rigging chief lighting technician (as Charles Grubbs)
William Hines	....	stage chief lighting technician
Michael Kotschi	....	camera intern
Kevin Lowry	....	rigging grip
Jim McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator
Ed Nessen	....	film loader
Heather Norton	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Rocco Palmieri	....	assistant lighting technician
Louis Petraglia	....	key rigging grip (as Lou Petraglia)
Michael Lee Reed	....	rigging assistant lighting technician
Louis Sabat	....	dolly grip (as Lou Sabat)
Kelly Britt	....	lighting console operator (uncredited)
Jim Galvin	....	dimmer technician (uncredited)
Timothy Healy	....	electrician (uncredited)
Jon W. Rosenbloom	....	grip (uncredited)
Lowell Schulman	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Krista Bogetich	....	casting assistant
Lee Genick	....	extras casting associate: Sylvia Fay Casting
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill E. Anderson	....	wardrobe supervisor
Kate Edwards	....	wardrobe supervisor
Jessica T. Sinoway	....	assistant costume designer (as Jessica Sinoway)
Barnaby Smith	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Alex Jablonski	....	apprentice editor
John F. Lyons	....	first assistant editor (as John Lyons)
Carrie Petri	....	post-production coordinator
Amanda Pollack	....	associate editor
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Pierre P. Verna Jr.	....	editorial consultant: Egyptian Cotton Music Video
Steve Calalang	....	dailies colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Maureen Crowe	....	music supervisor
Samuel S. Davis	....	musician
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Michael Jay	....	music editor
Stewart Lerman	....	music producer
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Keram Malicki-Sánchez	....	songs
Keram Malicki-Sánchez	....	soundtrack
Lisa Matricardi	....	musician
Sandra Park	....	musician
Bryan Pezzone	....	musician: piano
Thomas Rosenthal	....	musician
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Nan Schwartz	....	orchestrator
Sara J. Seiver	....	musician (as Sarah J. Seiver)
Booker White	....	music preparation
Matthew Rush Sullivan	....	music coordinator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Joseph Buonocore	....	transportation co-captain (as Joseph J. Buonocore Jr.)
James Patrick Whalen Jr.	....	transportation captain (as James P. Whalen Jr.)
Timothy Paustian	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Lucio Amadio	....	assistant: Fisher Stevens
Daniela Barbosa	....	key set production assistant (as Daniela Tomc-Barbosa)
Karlena Barbosa	....	production assistant
Rebecca Bond	....	office production assistant
Jan Cerwonka	....	teacher
Davey Cutler	....	set production assistant
Sally Douglass	....	payroll accountant
Johnny Egan	....	set production assistant (as John J. Egan III)
Frances Fiore	....	unit publicist
Heather Garfinkle	....	set production assistant
Jared Goldman	....	assistant: Tim Williams
Alexes Hargrove	....	office production assistant
Arlene Hellerman	....	clearance coordinator
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer (as JoAnn Jansen)
Daedra Kaehler	....	assistant choreographer
Diana E. Latham	....	production coordinator
Mary Lawless	....	assistant: Vicki Cherkas
Lori Lazar	....	assistant: John Penotti
Chris Leonidas	....	office production assistant
Jessica Lichtner	....	script supervisor
Jeff Lomaglio	....	shop craftsmen
Pamela S. Marshall	....	assistant production coordinator
Nick McAuliff	....	animal trainer
Steve McAuliff	....	animal trainer
Charles Mcdonald	....	title designer: Howard Anderson Company (as Charles McDonald)
James McKenna	....	optical film out: Egyptian Cotton Music Video
A. Lee Morris	....	assistant: Joe Caracciolo Jr.
Kellie Morrison	....	assistant location manager
Meredith Murphy	....	assistant: Brittany Murphy
Ben Murray	....	optical film out: Egyptian Cotton Music Video
Corey O'Neill Hanson	....	assistant: Boaz Yakin
David Penotti	....	assistant to producer
Kelly Perkins	....	animal trainer
Sara Pollack	....	assistant: Fisher Stevens
Olimpia T. Rinaldi	....	first assistant accountant (as Olympia Rinaldi-Iodice)
Andrew Saxe	....	location manager
Mason Steinberg	....	set production assistant
Sheilah Sullivan	....	production accountant
José Tejada	....	parking coordinator (as Jose Tejada)
Victor Valencia	....	post-production accountant
Kate Wilson	....	dialect coach
Khalid Yates	....	security officer (as Charles Khalid Yates)
Danielle Blumstein	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dave Ginsberg	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Michael Hartel	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Michael Hartel	....	location scout (uncredited)
Joseph Helmreich	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Clare Lord	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Sean Oliver	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Olimpia T. Rinaldi	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Apollo Smile	....	photo double: Britney Murphy (uncredited)
Andrew Vona	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Caroline Wells	....	production secretary (uncredited)

Thanks
Ian Falconer	....	thanks
David Wells	....	special thanks (as David 'Boomer' Wells)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presented by)
• GreeneStreet Films

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2003-) (worldwide) (all media)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Distributing Corporation (MGM) (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2004) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Centfox Film (2004) (Austria) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Brazil) (VHS)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2004) (Finland) (VHS)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5) (first national airing)
• SubTV (2006) (Finland) (TV)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)

Other Companies

• American Humane Association, The  animal monitoring
• Animal Actors  animals supplier
• Bo Concepts  thanks from producers
• Camera Service Center  lighting equipment supplied by
• Capezio Shoes/Ballet Makers Inc.  thanks from producers (as Capezio Balletmakers)
• City of New York  thanks from producers
• Ethan Allen  thanks from producers
• Griptek  grip equipment and cranes (as Grip Tech)
• Henri Bendel  thanks from producers (as Bendel's)
• Howard Anderson Company, The  titles and opticals (as Howard Anderson Company)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Lumetta  thanks from producers
• MAC Cosmetics  thanks from producers
• MGM Clip + Still  "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang" clip courtesy of
• Mattel Toys  thanks from producers (as Mattel)
• Mayor's Office for Film, Theater and Broadcasting  thanks from producers
• NT Audio Visual  optical sound negative (as N.T. Audio)
• Negative People  negative cutting
• Nettwerk Records  soundtrack available on
• Postworks New York  offline avid and technical support
• Premiere Catering  catering
• See Through Films  post-production facility: Egyptian Cotton music video
• Simon and Schuster  thanks from producers
• Sony Scoring Stage  re-recorded at
• Sound One Corporation  post-production facilities
• Sylvia Fay Casting  extras casting
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• Thomson Bros. Craft Services  craft services (as Thomson Bros. Craft Service)
• Warner Bros. Animation  movie clips courtesy of
• Warner Bros. Pictures  Looney Tunes characters, names and all related Indicia trademark owned by
• Wilshire Stages, The  digital sound recording and re-recording
• Yamaha Corporation of America  thanks from producers

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content and language

Runtime:

92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | Iceland:L | Finland:K-3 | South Korea:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M (DVD rating) | Australia:PG (original rating) | Canada:PG | Netherlands:AL | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Singapore:PG (cut) | Sweden:Btl | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #39314)

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

The denim dress Molly wears when picking Ray up from school for the first time is a vintage dress from the seventies that belonged to the costumer designer's sister Kate when she was twelve that had been hand-customized by a babysitter. The name "Kate" was bedazzled on the back of the dress, but Brittany Murphy opted to wear a backpack to cover it up rather than ruin the history of the dress by removing the name. The name can still be seen briefly a few scenes later.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: Around 70 minutes into the movie Neal is talking to Molly and he says "I haven't been able to write a single decent song since we last saw each other". However, his lips only sync up to the "since" part, and he's really finishing the sentence differently. The rest of the sentence sounds dubbed in afterwards.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Ray:[narration] Some fairy tales are true, most of there stories we make up to help us deal with real life; it all depends on your point of view, but here are the facts... there was once a princess, who lived in a castle, high above the streets of an enchanted kingdom. The king and queen were long gone but they left her with a treasure, that she would stay a princess forever. On the eve of her 22nd birthday a great celebration was planned...

Movie Connections:

References Mermaids (1990)

Soundtrack:

Time

Predictable Screenplay, Supported by Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning

In New York City, Molly Gunn (Brittany Murphy) is a spoiled wealthy immature young woman, living as if she were a princess in a fairy tale. Her father was a popular rock-and-roll guitar player, who died in a plane crash with Molly's mother when she was a little girl. On her birthday party in a nightclub, she meets Lorraine "Ray" Schleine (Dakota Fanning), a nasty young girl with attitudes of adult , living with her careless mother and a terminal father in a fancy uptown apartment. When the accountant of Molly vanishes with her US$ 100,000,000.00 inheritance, Molly is left with nothing but debts, and she needs to work to survive without having previous experience or any skills. She is hired to be Ray's babysitter, and their close contact makes Molly reach the maturity and Ray act like as a child of her age.

"Uptown Girls" has just a reasonable and predictable screenplay, being corny and boring sometimes, but supported by two of my favorite actresses: Brittany Murphy and Dakota Fanning. For me, they are the greatest attraction of this common flick and the reason why I bought the VHS. There are a few worthwhile moments along the story, the script has many flaws and this movie is only recommended to fans like me of these two great actresses. My vote is six.

Title (Brazil): "Grande Menina, Pequena Mulher" ("Big Girl, Small Woman")