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| Tim Allen | ... | Joe Scheffer | |
| Julie Bowen | ... | Meg Harper | |
| Kelly Lynch | ... | Callie Scheffer | |
| Greg Germann | ... | Jeremy | |
| Hayden Panettiere | ... | Natalie Scheffer | |
| Patrick Warburton | ... | Mark McKinney | |
| James Belushi | ... | Chuck Scarett (as Jim Belushi) | |
| Ken Marino | ... | Rick Raglow | |
| Wolfgang Bodison | ... | Cade Raymond | |
| Cristi Conaway | ... | Abby Manheim | |
| Robert Joy | ... | Pat Chilcutt | |
| Tina Lifford | ... | Cassandra Taylor | |
| James Cada | ... | Exec. Bill | |
| Tawnja Zahradka | ... | Waver 'Tawnja' | |
| Ahna Brandvik | ... | Neva | |
| John Riedlinger | ... | In Crowd Guy #1 | |
| Bill McCallum | ... | In Crowd Guy #2 | |
| Gavin Lawrence | ... | In Crowd Guy #3 | |
| Amy Janette McDonald | ... | Reporter | |
| Emil Herrera | ... | Singing Exec. | |
| Michael Haley | ... | Bartender | |
| Peter Syvertsen | ... | Squash Executive #1 (as Peter Eric Syvertsen) | |
| Peter Gregory Thomson | ... | Squash Executive #2 | |
| Claudia Wilkens | ... | Deidre | |
| Jimmy Labriola | ... | Fight Bookie (as Jim Labriola) | |
| Ross Turner | ... | Basketball Boy | |
| Michelle Barnes | ... | Sharone | |
| Sarah Coneff | ... | Freckle Faced Basketball Player | |
| Britney McNeal | ... | Other Basketball Player | |
| Bob Aden | ... | Old Man | |
| Rod Johnson | ... | Timberwolves Announcer | |
| Sean Grande | ... | Play by Play Announcer | |
| Jesse Ventura | ... | Himself | |
| Jeff Hopkins | ... | First Man | |
| Jane Hajduk | ... | Club 13 Receptionist | |
| Lowell Sanders | ... | Guy at Fight #2 | |
| Rob Cowin | ... | Guy at Fight #3 | |
| Patrick Coyle | ... | Man in Parking Lot | |
| Cean Okada | ... | Young Woman | |
| Frank E. Adams | ... | Fruit Catcher | |
| Kurt David Anderson | ... | Target Employee | |
| Bill Borea | ... | Muscle Masseur (as William Borea) | |
| Brent Seltzer | ... | STARKE Commercial Voiceover (voice) | |
| Dave Ryan | ... | Minnesota DJ | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Sarah Agnew | ... | Well Wisher (uncredited) | |
| Andy Bethke | ... | STARKe Employee (uncredited) | |
| Danielle Durham | ... | Cheerleader in Play (uncredited) | |
| Anthony Fitzgerald | ... | Target Customer (uncredited) | |
| Teena Flowers | ... | Office Worker (uncredited) | |
| Marcy Grams | ... | Office Employee (uncredited) | |
| Charles Hubbell | ... | (uncredited) | |
| Shawn Judge | ... | Woman #1 (uncredited) | |
| Diane Kelson | ... | Woman Shopping (uncredited) | |
| Billie Jo Konze | ... | Woman (uncredited) | |
| William T. Leaf | ... | Fruit Catcher (uncredited) | |
| Josh Minnie | ... | Audience Member (uncredited) | |
| Lisa Pechmiller | ... | Office Worker (uncredited) | |
| Robb Ross | ... | Office worker (uncredited) | |
| Mehrdad Sarlak | ... | Man at Karaoke Bar (uncredited) | |
| Marquetta Senters | ... | Linda (uncredited) | |
| Edward F. Villaume | ... | Athlete (uncredited) | |
| Ragan Wallake | ... | Trainer (uncredited) | |
| Jim Westcott | ... | Businessman at Fight Scene (uncredited) | |
| Mike Wielinski | ... | STARKe Employee (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| John Pasquin | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| John Scott Shepherd | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Kenneth Atchity | .... | producer (as Ken Atchity) | |
| Kimberly Brent | .... | associate producer (as Kimberly Brent Jordan) | |
| Matthew Gross | .... | producer | |
| Anne Kopelson | .... | producer | |
| Arnold Kopelson | .... | producer | |
| Arnon Milchan | .... | executive producer | |
| Brian Reilly | .... | producer | |
| William W. Wilson III | .... | executive producer | |
| Chi-Li Wong | .... | executive producer | |
| Billy Frank | .... | producer: opening title sequence (uncredited) | |
Original Music by | |||
| George S. Clinton | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Daryn Okada | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| David Finfer | |||
Casting by | |||
| Risa Bramon Garcia | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Jackson De Govia | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Scott Ritenour | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Michele Poulik | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Lou Eyrich | |||
| Kathy O'Rear | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Janis Clark | .... | hair stylist: Tim Allen | |
| Hallie D'Amore | .... | makeup artist: Tim Allen | |
| Teri Demarest | .... | hair stylist: second unit | |
| Teri Demarest | .... | makeup artist: second unit | |
| Mary Flaa | .... | key makeup artist (as Mary K. Flaa) | |
| Natalie A. Hale | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
| Sherry Heart | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Annie Martin | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Carrie Messina | .... | assistant makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Julie Hartley | .... | unit production manager | |
| James DeOliveira | .... | post-production supervisor: main title sequence (uncredited) | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Wendy Bledsoe | .... | dga trainee | |
| Michael Haley | .... | first assistant director (as Mike Haley) | |
| Daniel Orozco | .... | second second assistant director (as Daniel L. Orozco) | |
| Craig Laurence Rice | .... | first assistant director: second unit | |
| Mark Tobey | .... | second assistant director | |
| William W. Wilson III | .... | second unit director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Bob Beemer | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Trip Brock | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Harrison Deutsch | .... | apprentice sound | |
| Linda Di Franco | .... | dialogue editor (as Linda DiFranco) | |
| Brian Dixon | .... | assistant mix engineer: The Newman Scoring Stage | |
| Jeff Erdmann | .... | boom operator | |
| John Glaeser | .... | second boom operator | |
| John Glaeser | .... | sound utility | |
| Devon Heffley Curry | .... | adr editor (as Devon Curry) | |
| Daniel S. Irwin | .... | dialogue editor | |
| William Jacobs | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Brian W. Jennings | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Andy Kopetzky | .... | adr editor | |
| Scott Millan | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Greg Morgenstein | .... | background sound editor | |
| Fred Peck III | .... | sound re-recordist (as Fred W. Peck III) | |
| Miguel Rivera | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Jeff Sawyer | .... | foley editor | |
| John L. Sims Jr. | .... | second boom operator | |
| John L. Sims Jr. | .... | sound utility | |
| Brad Sokol | .... | assistant sound | |
| Tom Steel | .... | sound stage crew: The Newman Scoring Stage | |
| Bruce Stubblefield | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Damon Tedesco | .... | sound stage crew: The Newman Scoring Stage | |
| Kurt Thum | .... | foley editor | |
| Robert Troy | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Matthew Urbatchka | .... | apprentice sound | |
| Mark Weingarten | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Tanya F. Yarbrough | .... | assistant sound | |
| Robby Bartholomew | .... | sound re-recording mixer: temp dubs (uncredited) | |
| Todd Morrissey | .... | sound recordist: temp mix (uncredited) | |
| Jackie Oster | .... | dialogue editor (uncredited) | |
| Greg Steele | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Paul Murphy | .... | special effects coordinator (as Paul A. Murphy) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Blondel Aidoo | .... | visual effects executive producer: Asylum Effects | |
| Lindsay Burnett | .... | visual effects producer: Asylum Effects | |
| Brian Cuscino | .... | I/O: Asylum Effects | |
| David Jones | .... | visual effects supervisor: Asylum Effects (as David M.V. Jones) | |
| Bill Laverty | .... | systems engineer: Asylum Effects | |
| Emma McGuinness | .... | visual effects executive producer: Asylum Effects | |
| Nathan McGuinness | .... | visual effects supervisor: Asylum Effects | |
| Steve Muangman | .... | video operator: Asylum Effects | |
| Marty Taylor | .... | Inferno artist: Asylum Effects | |
| Rich Thorne | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Ken Dackermann | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Michelle Eisenreich | .... | visual effects producer: Hammerhead (uncredited) | |
| Mark Sawicki | .... | optical camera (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Tom Akos | .... | stunts | |
| Eriasi Akridge | .... | stunts | |
| Michael Egan | .... | stunts | |
| Rose M. Frazier | .... | stunts | |
| Eric D. Howell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Noon Orsatti | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Lisa Pederson | .... | stunts | |
| Greg Walker | .... | stunts | |
| Todd Warren | .... | stunts | |
| Sean Grande | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Todd Warren | .... | stunt double: Tim Allen (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Lynn Blumenthal | .... | casting: Minnesota | |
| Brennan Dufresne | .... | casting associate: Los Angeles (as Brennan DuFresne) | |
| Matthew Jake Ellefson | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Sarah Jane Hill | .... | casting associate: Minnesota (as Sarah-Jane Hill) | |
| Megan Kuhlmann | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Sonya 'Sonny' Tormoen | .... | extras casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Sister A. Daniels | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Sister Daniels) | |
| Linda Froiland | .... | additional costumer | |
| Valerie Laven-Cooper | .... | assistant to costume designer | |
| Jane E. Myers | .... | key set costumer (as Jane Myers-Williams) | |
| Lisa Powers | .... | set costumer | |
| Andrew Rempel | .... | costume production assistant | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Michael P. Girsch | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Liza McDonald | .... | first assistant editor: avid | |
| Dennis Newman | .... | first assistant film editor | |
| Scott Wesley Ross | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Mike Stanwick | .... | color timer | |
Music Department | |||
| Thomas Bartke | .... | additional music editor | |
| George S. Clinton | .... | conductor | |
| George S. Clinton | .... | orchestrator | |
| Debbi Datz-Pyle | .... | scoring contractor (as Debbie Datz-Pyle) | |
| Mike Flicker | .... | supervising music editor | |
| Matt Friedman | .... | additional music editor | |
| Rick Giovinazzo | .... | orchestrator | |
| Steve Juliani | .... | music preparation | |
| Suzie Katayama | .... | orchestrator | |
| Steve Kempster | .... | score mixer | |
| Steve Kempster | .... | score recordist | |
| Jeff Lingle | .... | additional music editor | |
| Frank Macchia | .... | orchestrator | |
| Frankie Pine | .... | music supervisor | |
| John Rodd | .... | music recordist: The Newman Scoring Stage | |
| Rochelle Sharpe | .... | music coordinator | |
| Bill Talbott | .... | music recording engineer: The Newman Scoring Stage | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Bobby Jo Cawley | .... | transportation coordinator (as Bob Cawley) | |
| Maxwell R. Johnson II | .... | transportation captain (as Max Johnson) | |
| Michael Kennedy | .... | transportation captain: Minneapolis (as Michael J. Kennedy) | |
| Leo Skudlarek | .... | driver: props (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Erin Acker | .... | assistant: Mr. Pasquin, Minneapolis (as Erin M. Acker) | |
| M'Wasi Berkley | .... | production assistant: second unit | |
| Michael J. Bloom | .... | assistant: Mr. Wilson | |
| Cathy Brophy | .... | assistant: Mr. Allen, Minneapolis | |
| Kat Carrol | .... | choreographer | |
| Wendy Carr | .... | craft service coordinator | |
| Matt Center | .... | location production assistant (as Matthew Center) | |
| Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Carline Davis-Dyer | .... | script supervisor (as Cariline Davis-Dyer) | |
| Dave Dustin | .... | medic: Rescue Resources, Inc. (as David Dustin) | |
| Margaret Fitzgerald | .... | assistant: Mr. Allen, Los Angeles (as Peg Dirolf) | |
| Monica Gelardo | .... | production associate | |
| Kurt W. Gensmer | .... | medic: Rescue Resources, Inc. | |
| Michael P. Girsch | .... | production assistant | |
| Andrew R. Grund | .... | location consultant | |
| Barbara Gutman | .... | production accountant | |
| Jason Cooper Hall | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Mary Hansmeyer | .... | cutter/stitcher | |
| Mark Har | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Patti Hawn | .... | publicist | |
| Matthew Heffernan | .... | key production assistant | |
| David Hickey | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Kristen M. Himsl | .... | production assistant | |
| Mark Hotchkiss | .... | technician: motion control | |
| Jurgen Jass | .... | studio manager | |
| Heather R. Johnson | .... | production assistant: second unit | |
| Lisa Lynn Kearsley | .... | production coordinator | |
| Curtis Knutson | .... | medic: Rescue Resources, Inc. | |
| Linda Kuusisto | .... | script supervisor: second unit | |
| Lindsey Liberatore | .... | assistant: Mr. Milchan | |
| Michael Lindquist | .... | production assistant: second unit | |
| Brenna Lui | .... | assistant: Ms. Wong | |
| Nicolette Manahan | .... | assistant: Mr. Gross | |
| Arturo Manzur | .... | squash technical advisor | |
| Felippe Marques | .... | assistant: Mr. Atchity | |
| Bob Medcraft | .... | location manager (as Robert Medcraft) | |
| Elaine Mongeon | .... | assistant: Mr. Kopelson | |
| Eric Mueller | .... | liaison: Minnesota Film Board | |
| Claudia O'Hehir | .... | assistant: Mrs. Kopelson | |
| Jon Olson | .... | location production assistant | |
| Kristen Palmer | .... | assistant: Mr. Reilly | |
| Andrew Peterson | .... | location manager | |
| C. Patrick Richardson | .... | production assistant | |
| Rachel V. Richardson | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Erin Sahlstrom | .... | production secretary | |
| Kathy Salaski | .... | craft service assistant | |
| Bill Schwab | .... | projectionist | |
| Brad Schwichtenberg | .... | production assistant | |
| Amanda Segel Marks | .... | assistant: Mr. Milchan (as Amanda Segel) | |
| Chelle Shonka | .... | production assistant: second unit | |
| Lia A. Swope | .... | accounting clerk | |
| Collette Theriault | .... | craft service: second unit | |
| C. Elizabeth Trumble | .... | clearance | |
| C. Elizabeth Trumble | .... | video coordinator | |
| Lois Yaroshefsky | .... | set teacher | |
| Candy Carstensen | .... | paymaster: e.p. (uncredited) | |
| Terri Douglas | .... | additional voice (uncredited) | |
| Billy Frank | .... | producer: main title sequence (uncredited) | |
| Jason Hagen | .... | production assistant: extras (uncredited) | |
| Caroline Hileman | .... | production coordinator: main title sequence, Los Angeles (uncredited) | |
| Christie Moreau | .... | adr loop group (uncredited) | |
| Jason Ninness | .... | production coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited) | |
| Leah M. Otto | .... | liaison: Minnesota Film Board (uncredited) | |
| Ellen Rosentreter | .... | set production assistant: re-shoot (uncredited) | |
| Shelly A. Tanning | .... | stand-in: Julie Bowen (uncredited) | |
| Kirk Tedeski | .... | 24 frame video coordinator (uncredited) | |
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Boy likes girl. Girl shoots boy down. Boy weeps inside.
Boy gets beat up by bigger boy. Boy's dignity is destroyed.
Everyone else cheers for boy to beat up bigger boy.
Sound familiar? It only happens in schools everywhere across the
nation, and it happens in "Joe Somebody" too.
Perhaps the most striking thing I saw in this is that no matter how
old you are, life is going to be like what you went through at school.
For example: *The repeated snipes at "the A/V guy" by Greg Germann. The use
of that phrase was a nice way (in a manner of speaking) to show
how nerds get no respect. *Becoming popular by being willing to beat up someone who
everyone else wants beat up. At the same time, even before the
fight, it was about building self-confidence by those expecting you
to do something. It's what would happen after you do or don't do it
that is left unanswered. *Crowding around the schoolyard to watch the fight. As with "the
A/V guy" comment, the symbolism is something to consider.
Coming from the ranks of nerds as I do, this movie had a lot for
me. It occasionally came too close to home, but there was
enough humor to keep it at a safe distance. Overall, it was a
decent movie, of course with a happy ending, which is more than
can be said for many people in real life. (I think that may be the
most unbelievable part of all, but this is Hollywood here.)
On the other hand, it can be seen as very pessimistic commentary
on life: If you're a loser, a nerd, stuck where you never expected to
be, you really don't have a way out unless something bad
happens. Bullies may be punished, but the authorities can't
restore your dignity. And even when good things begin to happen,
you must watch for ulterior motives. Joe didn't get promoted for his
work, he got promoted so he wouldn't sue. (Although suing may
be the 'civilized' thing to do, with the only fighting done by lawyers,
that just seems stupid at times.) And that is a lesson pessimists
like myself will find in this movie.
And be sure to catch the side effects of those drugs you're taking.