Duplex (2003)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Danny DeVito

Writer (WGA):

Larry Doyle (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2003 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Alex and Nancy finally found their dream home...And then they moved in.

Plot:

A young couple has a chance to move into a gorgeous duplex in the perfect New York neighborhood. All they have to do is bump off the current tenant, a cute little old lady.

Plot Keywords:

New York | Duplex | Tenant | Novel | Writer

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ben Stiller	...	Alex Rose
Drew Barrymore	...	Nancy Kendricks
Eileen Essell	...	Mrs. Connelly
Harvey Fierstein	...	Kenneth
Justin Theroux	...	Coop
James Remar	...	Chick
Robert Wisdom	...	Officer Dan
Swoosie Kurtz	...	Jean
Wallace Shawn	...	Herman
Maya Rudolph	...	Tara
Amber Valletta	...	Celine
Cheryl Klein	...	Ginger
Tim Maculan	...	Terrence
Jackie Sandler	...	Bartender (as Jackie Titone)
Yevgeni Lazarev	...	Mr. Dzerzhinsky (as Eugene Lazarev)
Kumar Pallana	...	Indian Restaurant Owner
Philip Perlman	...	Phil (as Phillip Perlman)
Gary Riotto	...	Drug Dealer
Michelle Krusiec	...	Dr. Kang
Margie Loomis	...	Old Biddy #1
Linda Porter	...	Old Biddy #2
Edward Edwards	...	Antique Dealer
Louis Giambalvo	...	Pharmacist
Tracey Walter	...	Pharmacy Customer
John Hamburg	...	Mr. Friedman
Christina Kirk	...	Mrs. Friedman
Jenette Goldstein	...	Moderator
Leyna Nguyen	...	Female Newscaster
Chuma Hunter-Gault	...	Mailroom Guy
Jim Castillo	...	Weatherman
Michael Fahn	...	Sneezer on Train
Roberta R. Deen	...	Caterer
Christopher Doyle	...	Tavern Bartender
Christine La Fontaine	...	Don Piper Fan #1
Joey Banks	...	Police Officer
Geraldine Hughes	...	Receptionist
Picasso	...	Little Dick
Guiles	...	Little Dick
Bugsy	...	Little Dick
Maestro	...	Little Dick
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Will Blomquist	...	College Student on Subway (uncredited)
Danny DeVito	...	Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Larry Vigus	...	Man on the Street (uncredited)

Directed by
Danny DeVito

Writing credits (WGA)
Larry Doyle		(written by)

Produced by
Drew Barrymore	....	producer
Alan C. Blomquist	....	executive producer
Stuart Cornfeld	....	producer
Larry Doyle	....	co-producer
Richard N. Gladstein	....	executive producer
Nancy Juvonen	....	producer
Jeremy Kramer	....	producer
Meryl Poster	....	executive producer
Ben Stiller	....	producer
Jennifer Wachtell	....	executive producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
Anastas N. Michos		(director of photography) (as Anastas Michos)

Film Editing by
Greg Hayden
Lynzee Klingman

Casting by
Margery Simkin

Production Design by
Stephen Alesch
Robin Standefer

Art Direction by
Mario Ventenilla		(as Mario R. Ventenilla)

Set Decoration by
Cynthia McCormac

Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi

Makeup Department
Pinky Babajian	....	additional hair stylist
Terry Baliel	....	additional hair stylist
John Blake	....	additional makeup artist
Barney Burman	....	additional makeup artist
Naomi Donne	....	hair stylist: Mr. Stiller (as Naomi B. Donne)
Naomi Donne	....	makeup artist: Mr. Stiller (as Naomi B. Donne)
Kimberly Greene	....	makeup artist: Ms. Barrymore
Kenny Myers	....	additional makeup artist
Candace Neal	....	key hair stylist
Ve Neill	....	key makeup artist
Douglas Noe	....	makeup artist
Barbara Olvera	....	hair stylist: Ms. Barrymore
Tobi Britton	....	makeup artist: New York (uncredited)
Dawn Dininger	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Teressa Hill	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Elvis Jones	....	prosthetic makeup effects (uncredited)

Production Management
Steph Benseman	....	unit production manager (as Stephan Benseman)
Joshua Levinson	....	post-production supervisor
Bob Osher	....	executive in charge of production
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	unit production manager: New York (as Mari Jo Winkler)
David Crockett	....	unit production manager: additional photography (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Kelley	....	second assistant director
Brian Relyea	....	second second assistant director (as Brian F. Reyla)
Michael Risoli	....	first assistant director
Scott Robinson	....	first assistant director
Robert C. Albertell	....	second assistant director: New York (uncredited)
Peter J. Dowd Jr.	....	second second assistant director: New York (uncredited)
Daniel Lowe	....	DGA trainee: New York (uncredited)
Christopher Wolfe	....	dga trainee (uncredited)

Art Department
Peter Allburn	....	camera scenic: New York
Bart Barbuscia	....	set dresser
Chris Barnes	....	head painter
Cliff Berns	....	set painter
Robert Blasi	....	art department coordinator
Jonathan Bobbitt	....	leadman
Travis Bobbitt	....	swing
Tony Castagnola	....	greens foreman
Mark Castrellon	....	labor foreman
Clovis Chamberet	....	back-up lead man (as Clovis Chambaret)
Gary Clause	....	general foreman
Vincent D'Aquino	....	greens foreman
Debra R. Duff	....	construction estimator
Eric A. Eigenbrodt	....	set dresser
Chuck Eskridge	....	stand-by painter (as Chuck Eskridge Jr.)
Gustavo R. Ferreyra	....	specialty props (as Gustavo Ferrara)
Emily Ferry	....	property master
John Foster	....	construction foreman
Jeff Goldberg	....	propmaker foreman
Brett Gollin	....	props buyer
Frederika Gray	....	paint gang boss
Luis G. Hoyos	....	set designer
Daniel R. Jennings	....	set designer
Jennifer Lagura	....	key swing (as Jennifer La Gura)
Aric Lasher	....	assistant art director
Carolyn Lassek	....	on-set dresser
Rebecca Parsons Levinthal	....	buyer
Nicholas Lundy	....	art director: New York
Michael D. Mattesi	....	storyboard artist: Noodlesoup Productions (as Mike Mattesi)
Pete 'Peanut' Medina	....	labor foreman (as Peter Medina)
Sebastian Mercier	....	swing (as Sebastien Mercier)
Ty Mullen	....	plaster gang boss
Annie O'Sullivan-Pittman	....	shopper
Rich Romig	....	set designer (as Richard Romig)
Lee Runnels	....	greens coordinator
Easton Michael Smith	....	set designer
Tracy Stockwell	....	lead plasterer
Joy Taylor	....	assistant property master
Louis Terry	....	swing
Joanna Venezky	....	assistant set decorator (as Joanna Gilliam Venezky)
Joanna Venezky	....	buyer (as Joanna Gilliam Venezky)
Mike Villarino	....	construction coordinator (as Michael Villarino)
Anthony Vitagliano	....	greens (as Anthonly Vitagliano)
Scott Von Feldt	....	plaster foreman
Mark Weber	....	propmaker foreman
Greg Wilkinson	....	assistant props
Joshua Chaplinsky	....	art production assistant (uncredited)
Beth Emerson	....	set dressing buyer (uncredited)
Monica Fedrick	....	graphic designer: reshoots (uncredited)
Peter Gelfman	....	property master: New York (uncredited)
Ted Haigh	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Emilie Harvey	....	painter (uncredited)
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Jeff Khachadoorian	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Aric Lasher	....	set designer (uncredited)
Sean Lyons	....	painter (uncredited)
Michael Marcus	....	art designer (uncredited)
Robin McAllister	....	property assistant (uncredited)
Harold Michelson	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Christopher Morente	....	greensman: reshoots (uncredited)
Jeff Ogg	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Clint Schultz	....	graphic designer: additional photography (uncredited)
Alex Thompson	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Michael A. Truesdale	....	art department coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Clint Wallace	....	computer previsualization (uncredited)
Dennis Widmyer	....	art department production assistant: New York (uncredited)

Sound Department
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Craig Berkey	....	sound effects editor
Andrew Bracken	....	assistant sound editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
John Chalfant	....	foley editor
Thom 'Coach' Ehle	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Sean Garnhart	....	sound effects editor
Thomas Graham II	....	pro-tools technician
Craig Heath	....	sound mix technician
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Heckler)
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	sound utility
David Kelson	....	production sound mixer (as David M. Kelson)
Skip Lievsay	....	sound effects consultant
Robert Mackston	....	supervising sound editor (as Bobby Mackston)
Norm MacLeod	....	dialogue editor
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rob Nokes	....	supervising foley editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Anthony Ortiz	....	boom operator
Jeremy Peirson	....	sound effects editor
Robert Renga	....	sound mix technician
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Catherine Rose)
Brian Ruberg	....	foley mixer
Joe Schiff	....	adr editor
Charles Ewing Smith	....	foley editor (as Chuck Smith)
Renee Tondelli	....	adr editor (as Reneé Tondelli)
Colin Cooper	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Lewis Goldstein	....	sound effects editor (uncredited)
Thomas Jones	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Kimberly R. McCord	....	dialogue editor (uncredited)
Lynette Villalobos	....	assistant adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ron Bolanowski	....	special effects supervisor
Michael Duenas	....	special effects assistant
Steven Carlton Ficke	....	special effects assistant (as Steven C. Ficke)
John Fleming	....	special effects assistant
William D. Lee	....	special effects assistant
Ian C. McArthur	....	special effects assistant
Matt McDonnell	....	special effects assistant (as Matthew J. McDonell)
William A. Pancake Jr.	....	special effects assistant
Paul Sabourin	....	special effects assistant
Clark Templeman	....	special effects assistant
Glenn Thomas	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects producer: Digital Filmworks
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Filmworks
Mellissa Bretherton	....	visual effects editor (as Melissa Bretherton)
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
James Coulter	....	senior technical director: Digital Dimension
Gilbert De La Garza	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks (as Gilbert DeLaGarza)
Luciano DiGeronimo	....	digital supervisor: Noodlesoup Productions (as Luciano Digeronimo)
Mark Dornfeld	....	digital optical supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Tim Everitt	....	compositing supervisor: Flash Film Works
Adam Gass	....	digital production supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Benoit Girard	....	facility visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension (as Benoit 'Ben' Gerard)
John Grimaldi Jr.	....	digital artist
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Dave Jacobs	....	visual effects production supervisor: Flash Film Works
Edmond Kozin	....	3D animator: Digital Dimension (as Edmund A. Kozin)
Lincoln Kupchak	....	visual effects editor: Flash Film Works
David Lipson	....	visual effects executive producer
Robert Lukacs	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks
William Mesa	....	visual effects supervisor: Flash Film Works
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Jerome Morin	....	facility visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Dan Novy	....	visual effects technical supervisor: Flash Film Works
Jeffrey A. Okun	....	visual effects supervisor (as Jeff Okun)
Marco S. Paolini	....	senior compositor: Digital Filmworks (as Marco Paolini)
Bill Phillips	....	rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works
Laurie Powers	....	digital supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Edward Quirk	....	senior 3D animator: Digital Filmworks
Aanand Shrestha	....	film technician: Digital Filmworks
Marion Spates	....	3D animator: Digital Dimension (as Marion O. Spates)
Sharon Stetzel	....	supervising production coordinator: Digital Filmworks
Tommy Tran	....	digital artist: Digital Filmworks
Leandro Visconti	....	lead compositor: Digital Dimension (as Leandro H. Visconti)
Jeffrey White	....	visual effects producer: Flash Film Works
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Chia Evers	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Heather Ignarro	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Sean Kennedy	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Vision Productions (uncredited)
Mark Larranaga	....	compositor (uncredited)
Margaux Mackay	....	supervising visual effects producer: Gray Matter (uncredited)
Gray Marshall	....	visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter (uncredited)
John P. Mesa	....	visual effects consultant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Robert Rowles	....	video I/O (uncredited)
Mark Sawicki	....	optical camera (uncredited)
Ken Stranahan	....	visual effects consulting compositor: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
K. Susan Thurmond	....	visual effects producer: Gray Matter (uncredited)
Olivia Tsui	....	visual effects production assistant: Flash Film Works (uncredited)
Jerry Whitaker	....	rotoscope artist: Flash Film Works (uncredited)

Stunts
Kevin Abercrombie	....	stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunts
Jake Brake	....	stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunt coordinator (as Charlie Croughwell)
Richard Drown	....	stunts
Greg Fitzpatrick	....	stunts
Cheryl Harris	....	stunts
Karen Kahler	....	stunts
Jake Lombard	....	stunts
Billy Morts	....	stunts
Kori Murray	....	stunts
Gary Price	....	stunts
Mika Saito	....	utility stunts
Scott Sproule	....	stunt coordinator
Erik Stabenau	....	stunts (as Eric Stabineau)
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Frank Delano	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Greg Fitzpatrick	....	stunt double: Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Joseph A. Alfano	....	set lighting technician (as Joseph Alfano)
James Babineaux	....	best boy electric
Chad C. Barrow	....	grip (as Chad Barrow)
Noah Behar	....	grip
Ed Bernstein	....	rigging set lighting technician
Lucas Bielan	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Tony Blaszczyk	....	rigging grip
Bryan Booth	....	rigging set lighting technician
Ralph E. Boudreaux	....	grip
Jeff Brinker	....	rigging grip
Branch M. Brunson	....	rigging best boy electric
Charlie Butler	....	rigging grip
Chris Centrella	....	key grip
Kevin Cook	....	grip
Andrew Degnan	....	camera loader (as Andrew Louis Degnan)
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	rigging grip
Anthony Donati	....	rigging set lighting technician
Kevin Doyle	....	rigging set lighting technician
Michael Duarte	....	grip
Chris Duffy	....	rigging grip
Rick Dungan	....	video playback operator (as Richard J. Dungan)
Jack English	....	chief lighting technician (as John P. English)
Erik A. Erichsen	....	lamp operator
Paul Farley	....	grip (as Paul M. Farley)
Tom Fox	....	video assist operator
Steven Frohardt	....	rigging grip
Harry K. Garvin	....	Steadicam operator
Ron Glenn	....	grip
David Goldsmith	....	assistant video assist operator
Oscar Gomez	....	best boy rigging grip
Keith Gorman	....	lamp operator (as Keith A.F. Gorman)
Chris Haarhoff	....	Steadicam operator
Bernie Hagadorn	....	rigging grip
Thad Hall	....	set lighting technician (as Thaddeus G. Hall)
Gene Hara	....	lamp operator
Samuel R. Harrison III	....	video assist operator
Steve Itano	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jason Johnson	....	best boy rigging grip (as Jason K. Johnson)
R. Scott Judge	....	grip (as Scott Judge)
Rick Kangrga	....	dolly grip
Dean M. King	....	key grip (as Dean King)
Gerald A. King	....	key rigging grip
Robert King Jr.	....	rigging grip (as Robert E. King Jr.)
Kenny King	....	best boy grip
Brian Kinzey	....	set lighting technician
Jeffrey R. Kluttz	....	key rigging grip
Dennis J. Lootens	....	rigging gaffer
Kim Marks	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bill Masten	....	generator operator
Peter Masterson	....	camera operator
Jesse Mather	....	rigging set lighting technician
Patrick McArdle	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Starrs McBurney	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Hugh McCallum	....	grip
Darren Michaels	....	still photographer
Raymond Michels	....	rigging grip
Glenn E. Moran	....	lamp operator
Juan Morse	....	lamp operator
Chris Olsen	....	grip
Moses Padilla	....	rigging grip
Travis Pafford	....	rigging grip
Jim Petretti	....	rigging set lighting technician
Chris Portugal	....	rigging grip
Lionel T. Portugal Sr.	....	rigging grip (as Lionel Portugal Sr.)
Jerome L. Posner	....	rigging set lighting technician
Mark Rappaport	....	rigging set lighting technician (as Mark Rappoport)
Steve Reinhardt	....	rigging set lighting technician
Rex Anson Rhorer	....	rigging grip (as Rex A. Rhorer)
Alan M. Rowe	....	dimmer board operator
Jan Ruona	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Salvato	....	rigging grip
David Sharlein	....	rigging grip (as David M. Sharlein)
Tom Skulski	....	grip
Bill Summers	....	best boy grip
Monte Swann	....	24 frame video operator
Stephen Thorp	....	lamp operator
Bennie Zura	....	lamp operator (as Benjamin Zura)
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.	....	video assist operator: New York (uncredited)
Andrew Cheung	....	grip: New York (uncredited)
Andy Day	....	gaffer: New York (uncredited)
James Edmiston	....	grip: New York (uncredited)
Joel Holland	....	video assist operator: New York (uncredited)
Robin Melhuish	....	camera operator: "c" camera (uncredited)
Balint Pinczehelyi	....	grip (uncredited)
Tom Prate	....	key grip: New York (uncredited)

Animation Department
Kimson Albert	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
Jennifer Batinich	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
Tom Bayne	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
Rebekah Browning	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
Erik Craddock	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
Nick DeMayo	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
John Grimaldi Jr.	....	digital ink and paint artist: Noodlesoup Productions (as John Grimaldi)
Tony Kluck	....	animation timer: Noodlesoup Productions
Michael Kornstein	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
David Lipson	....	animation executive producer: Noodlesoup Productions
David Lipson	....	background painter: Noodlesoup Productions
Miguel Martinez-Joffre	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
Michael D. Mattesi	....	animation storyboard artist: Noodlesoup Productions (as Mike Mattesi)
Ikumi Moriya	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
Jeffrey Nodelman	....	animation supervisor: Noodlesoup Productions
Gabriel Polonsky	....	animation character designer: Noodlesoup Productions
Ben Price	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions
Tim Shankweiler	....	background designer: Noodlesoup Productions
Irene Wu	....	animator: Noodlesoup Productions

Casting Department
Justine Hempe	....	casting associate
Wendy Hoffman	....	adr voice casting
Daryl Newmark	....	casting assistant
Kristine Bulakowski	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Rich King	....	extras casting: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Driss Tijani	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kimberly Adams-Galligan	....	assistant costume designer (as Kimberly J. Adams)
Jennifer Argent	....	wardrobe production assistant
Alice S. Awad	....	cutter/fitter
Melissa Binder	....	costumer (as Melissa F. Binder)
Cheryl Beasley Blackwell	....	costume supervisor
Lisa Bojarski	....	wardrobe production assistant
Randy Gardell	....	assistant costume designer
Jennifer Morrison Holyfield	....	set costumer
Jennifer Joseph	....	assistant costume buyer: New York
Jennifer Joseph	....	assistant costume designer: New York
Robert Mata	....	set costumer
B.J. Rogers	....	costumer (as BJ Rogers)
Devon Renee Spencer	....	costumer (as Devon Renee Anderson)
Michael A. Russell	....	costumer: Ms. Barrymore (uncredited)
Nancy Smytka	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Allen Colombo	....	post-production assistant
Curtis Croeni	....	additional assistant editor
Alex Hepburn	....	assistant editor: avid
Jennifer O. Hill	....	post-production assistant (as Jennifer O Hill)
Michael Hofacre	....	additional film editor
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Elizabeth Schmidt	....	additional assistant editor
Ben Williams	....	additional assistant editor
Mike Stanwick	....	color timer (uncredited)
Andrea Wertheim	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Music Department
Bruce Botnick	....	music mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	music recordist
Tamar Chammou	....	music production coordinator
Marty Frasu	....	scoring sound designer
Gregory Jamrok	....	orchestrator
Ashley Kravitz	....	music clearances
Rebecca R. Liddle	....	orchestrator
Neville Marriner	....	conductor: The Academy of St. Martin-in-the-Fields (as Sir Neville Marriner)
David Newman	....	orchestrator
Krystyna Newman	....	scoring consultant
Joe Rangel	....	source music coordinator
Randy Spendlove	....	music supervisor
Erica Weis	....	supervising music editor
Tony Blondal	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist (uncredited)
Nick South	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Kelly Aldrich	....	driver
Tom Battoe	....	driver
Brian Cooper	....	driver
Dana Crocker	....	transportation captain (as Dana E. Crocker)
Brian Delahanty	....	driver
William Esparza	....	driver
Nikki Allyn Grosso	....	driver
Frankie Hernandez	....	driver (as Frank T. Hernandez)
Lawren McDonald	....	driver
Clinton J. Taylor	....	driver
James C. Taylor	....	transportation coordinator
Val Thorgusen	....	driver
George Zimmerman	....	driver

Other crew
Tom Aguilar	....	weapons handler
Rich Alfieri	....	chef: Tomkats
Denton Annecharico	....	car carrier
Sheri Apap	....	assistant animal trainer
Terry Atchison	....	weapons handler
Ruth Auerbach	....	studio teacher
Gerard Averill	....	location manager
Cassandra Barbour	....	researcher: Entertainment Clearances
Josephine Batorski	....	studio teacher (as Josie Batorski)
Robert Baumanns	....	assistant: Ms. Barrymore
Erin Borel	....	assistant production coordinator
Bill Brinkman	....	medic
Christopher Campbell	....	key assistant location manager (as Chris Akers)
Kelly Carmichael	....	assistant: Ms. Poster
Dana E. Crocker Jr.	....	set production assistant
Michael Deak	....	puppeteer
Sandy DeCrescent	....	contractor
Alex Diaz	....	puppeteer
Mark Dornfeld	....	optical supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Amanda Dragon	....	assistant: Mr. DeVito
Tad Driscoll	....	production accountant
Karen G. Fairbank	....	production legal services (as Karen G. Fairbank, Esq.)
Lauren Feige	....	assistant: Mr. Blomquist
Michele Ferrone	....	optical producer: Custom Film Effects
Brian Foster	....	office production assistant
Thomas W. Foster	....	medic
Josh Geller	....	set production assistant
Tim Gillis	....	office production assistant
Adam Greenhagen	....	assistant: Mr. Kramer
Jesec Griffin	....	office production assistant
Alan R. Griswold II	....	production executive: Red Hour (as Alan R. Griswold)
Philip W. Hallford	....	assistant crane operator: Technocrane
Michael Hansen	....	unit publicist
Susan R. Hanson	....	animal trainer
Ian Harrington	....	assistant: Mr. DeVito
Cheryl Harris	....	animal trainer
Kate James	....	set production assistant
Lindsay Jespersen	....	office production assistant
Carrie Mae Jones	....	assistant accountant (as Carrie Jones)
Michael J. Kelly	....	assistant location manager
Luke Khanlian	....	puppeteer
Christine La Fontaine	....	set production assistant (as Christine LaFontaine)
Lynne Martin	....	set production assistant
Kanchan A. Mattoo	....	assistant: Mr. Stiller
Jake McKinnon	....	puppeteer
Talithia Miles	....	office production assistant
Chris Miller	....	assistant: Ms. Barrymore
India Neilan	....	assistant: Mr. Stiller
Patricia Porter	....	payroll accountant: New York
John Wayne Randolph	....	craft service (as John Randolph)
Michael Randolph	....	craft service
Bebe Reynolds	....	legal assistant
Alicia Richards	....	set medic
Olimpia T. Rinaldi	....	assistant accountant (as Olimpia T. Rinaldi-Iodice)
Sara Scarritt	....	production coordinator
Randy Schwiesow	....	craft service
Laura Sevier	....	researcher: Entertainment Clearances
Linda Shamest	....	post-production delivery (as Linda Shamest Rosman)
Kim Soleau	....	assistant: Mr. Cornfeld
Janna Stern	....	script supervisor
Ember Truesdell	....	assistant: Ms. Juvonen
Lisa Vijitchanton	....	assistant production coordinator
Alison Watters	....	assistant: Ms. Essell
David Wogh	....	puppeteer
Allen Wong	....	assistant accountant
Lavinia Zetina	....	assistant accountant (as Levinia D. Zetina)
Jennifer Allen	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Brian K. Barnes	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Dawn Bridgewater	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Amanda Crockett	....	set production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
John DeSimone	....	production coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Pamella D'Pella	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Andrew Drazek	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Caleb Duffy	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Nikki Allyn Grosso	....	production liaison (uncredited)
Erin E. Hughes Yaeger	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Matthew Kania	....	location production assistant (uncredited)
John Kouromihelakis	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Ian Lanning	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jonathan B. Lee	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)
David Ray Martin	....	location manager (uncredited)
Jay May	....	product placement (uncredited)
Sandy Medeiros	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Shaun O'Banion	....	set assistant: Ben Stiller (uncredited)
Greg Outcalt	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Emily Palmer	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Heidi S. Pavey	....	production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Gregory J. Pawlik Jr.	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Eric Ian Robinson	....	assistant: Harvey Weinstein (uncredited)
Scott Sapire	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Chad Saxton	....	set production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Kris Schackman	....	location assistant: New York (uncredited)
Chris Shadley	....	production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Emre Sonmez	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
John H. Tobin	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Rae Umsted	....	assistant production coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Jeff Valeri	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Brian Young	....	office production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Linda A. Borgeson	....	special thanks (as Linda Borgeson)
Tim Clawson	....	special thanks
Joe Faissal	....	special thanks
Nikki Allyn Grosso	....	special thanks
John Hadity	....	special thanks
Tracy McGrath	....	special thanks
Eric Roth	....	special thanks
Evan Schechtman	....	special thanks (as Evan Schectman)
Andrea Wertheim	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Miramax Films
• Red Hour Films
• Flower Films (II)
• Kalis Productions GmbH & Co. KG (in association with)

Distributors

• Miramax Films (2003) (USA) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• SPI International (2004) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors (2004) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• TFM Distribution (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• West (2004) (Russia) (theatrical)
• GAGA Communications (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2004) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Miramax Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD) (VHS)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2004) (Finland) (DVD)
• Oy Nordisk Film (2004) (Finland) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Veronica (2006) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Digital Filmworks (visual effects) (digital film scanning)
• Digital Dimension (visual effects)
• Flash Film Works (visual effects)
• Custom Film Effects (digital opticals)

Other Companies

• Abhann Productions  footage: "River Dance - Live From Geneva" courtesy of
• American Humane Association, The  animals monitored by
• CBS Broadcasting  footage: "Hawaii Five O" courtesy of
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (uncredited)
• Comedy Central  audio: "South Park" courtesy of
• Custom Film Effects  titles and opticals
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances (research services)
• Howard Hawks Stage, Twentieth Century Fox  re-recording at
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Jo Anne Kane Music Service)
• K.N.B. Effects Group  puppets
• Major League Baseball Properties  trademarks licensed by
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Noodlesoup Productions  animation sequence
• Outpost Digital  special thanks
• Silver Screen Animals  animals provided by
• Tomkats Catering  catering: New York (as Tomkats)
• Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service  negative cutting (as Viv Kim Negative Cutting)
• Warner Bros. Pictures  footage: "Perfect Storm" courtesy of

Also Known As:

Der Appartement-Schreck (Germany)
Our House (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, language and some violence.

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #40220) | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:6 | UK:12 (tv rating) | Argentina:Atp | Australia:M | Brazil:12 | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Greg Mottola (director of Superbad and Adventureland) was once attached to direct this film, according to Peter Biskind's book "Down and Dirty Pictures: Miramax, Sundance, and the Rise of Independent Film."

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When the woman at the housewarming party says "I got an award for this one" she clearly doesn't say "one".

Quotes:

Nancy Kendricks: Do you realize how much the duplex is going to be worth once we get both floors?
Alex Rose: I know how much it costs.
Nancy Kendricks: Well it's going to be worth a bazillion times that.
Alex Rose: Really? A bazillion? That's an incredible return.

Movie Connections:

Features "Hawaii Five-O" (1968)

Soundtrack:

Listen Here

A modern throwback

Hey now, this is kind of a modern throw-back to the screwball comedies of the 60's, I guess, except I can't think of any movie where Doris Day barfed on Rock Hudson, or shot him in the willy. Times have changed. A young couple (Drew Barrymore & Ben Stiller) buy an apartment in Brooklyn and find out they have a tenant, a sweet old lady. Sometimes. More often, conniving, manipulative, and most of all, maddening. How I rate comedies generally depends on whether or not I laugh out loud while watching them by myself, and I did laugh quite a few times for this one, so that's a good sign. At any rate, after a long string of mishaps,many of which are hilarious, the aforementioned nice young couple decide that they need to do in their tenant. Easier said than done, of course. I won't say that Drew Barrymore is the best actress in the world, but Ben Stiller & whoever played the old lady are just great, and I found this to be pretty hilarious. The box makes some comparison to Something About Mary & Meet The Parents (the latter of which I have not seen) but I really hated Something About Mary and was hesitant to get this. I'm glad I did. Oh, and this is directed by Danny Devito, who got slammed for "Death To Smoochy".....which I also enjoyed. Guess I just like mean spirited humor, and there's a bit of that here too. Recommended.