Tiptoes (2003)

Director:

Matthew Bright

Writer (WGA):

Bill Weiner (written by)

Release Date:

January 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

It's the Little Things in Life that Matter.

Plot:

Two brothers - a dwarf (Rolfe) and one normal-sized (Steve). When Steve's girlfriend Carol becomes pregnant...

Plot Keywords:

Dwarf | Little People | Twin | Baby | Artist

Cast

Gary Oldman	...	Rolfe
Peter Dinklage	...	Maurice
Kate Beckinsale	...	Carol
Matthew McConaughey	...	Steven Bedalia
Patricia Arquette	...	Lucy
Debbie Lee Carrington	...	Kitty Katz
Ed Gale	...	Bobby Barry
David Alan Grier	...	Jerry Robin Jr.
Marcia de Rousse	...	Kathleen
Kacie Borrowman	...	Margaret
Michael J. Anderson	...	Bruno
Cherub Freed	...	Tiffany (as Cherub Fried)
Alexa Nikolas	...	Susan Barry
Brittney Guzman	...	Janice
Santiago Segura	...	Motel Manager
Bridget Powers	...	Sally (as Bridget Powerz)
Peter Macdissi	...	Adrissi
Brandon Thompson	...	Chuck
Dana Sessen	...	Darlene
Addie Roncal	...	Girl Cadet
Agustina Covian	...	Maid
Luigi Francis Shorty Rossi	...	Augie (as Melvin Rossi)
Susan Barnes	...	Sylvia
Chad Everett	...	Kirk
David Weisenberg	...	Rabbi
Frank Cohen	...	Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Matt Gogin	...	Himself
Niki Botelho	...	Irene (uncredited)
Chuy Bravo	...	Little Person (uncredited)
Jen Dougherty	...	FireGirl (uncredited)
Mark Povinelli	...	Husband (uncredited)
Delna Rastomjee	...	Spanish Motel Maid (uncredited)
Marla Singer	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Matthew Bright

Writing credits (WGA)
Bill Weiner		(written by)

Produced by
Elie Cohn	....	producer
Chris Hanley	....	executive producer
Chris Hanley	....	producer
John Langley	....	producer
Margaret Langley	....	executive producer
Jordan Leibert	....	line producer
Darryl Marshak	....	co-executive producer
Fernando Sulichin	....	producer
Douglas Urbanski	....	producer
Brad Wyman	....	executive producer
Brad Wyman	....	producer
Susan Zachary	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Curt Sobel

Cinematography by
Sonja Rom

Film Editing by
Paul Heiman		(director's cut)

Casting by
Ferne Cassel

Production Design by
Chris Anthony Miller

Art Direction by
Derek Hughes

Set Decoration by
Ryan Welsch

Costume Design by
Niklas J. Palm

Makeup Department
Greg Cannom	....	makeup effects consultant
Helen Cohen	....	business affairs: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
David Dupuis	....	additional makeup artist
Gregory J. Goertzen	....	production assistant: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Claudia Hardy	....	lead character designer: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Voni Hinkle	....	personal hair stylist: Kate Beckingsale
Michael Johnston	....	additional makeup artist
John Kim	....	effects technician: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Mary Kim	....	makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Bob Kretschmer	....	wig maker: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Veronica Lorenz	....	additional makeup artist
Myke Michaels	....	makeup effects artist: tests for Gary Oldman
Lisa Nash-Jones	....	additional makeup artist
Mark Nieman	....	effects technician: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Alexei O'Brien	....	production assistant: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Kim Perrodin	....	additional makeup artist
Michael Peterson	....	effects technician: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Art Pimentel	....	mold shop supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc. (as Arthur Pimentel)
Theraesa Rivers	....	key hair stylist
Sabine Roller	....	makeup department head
Tricia Sawyer	....	makeup artist: Kate Beckingsale
Brian Sipe	....	additional makeup artist
Brian Sipe	....	lead character designer: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Tara Smith	....	hair department head
Anne Sweeting	....	additional makeup artist
Tatiana Thorpe	....	key makeup artist
Mario Torres	....	sculptor: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Todd Tucker	....	lead character designer: Captive Audience Productions Inc.
Brian Van Dorn	....	effects technician: Captive Audience Productions Inc. (as Brian Vandorn)
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects creator/producer: Captive Audience Productions
Keith VanderLaan	....	special makeup effects artist
K. Troy Zestos	....	additional hair stylist (as Konstantinos Zestos)
Debbie Zoller	....	makeup artist: Kate Beckinsale (as Debbi Zoller)
Nathan Franson	....	effects technician (uncredited)

Production Management
Mitsuo Goto	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Leslie Bennett	....	first assistant director
Michael D. Gillis	....	second second assistant director (as Michael Gillis)
Chaz Madison	....	additional second assistant director
Charity Ozarowski	....	additional second assistant director (as Charity Thomson)
Laurie Rose	....	second assistant director
John Woods	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ryan J. Beyer	....	assistant property master (as Ryan Beyer)
Matthew Ferreira	....	set dresser
Corey Gomez	....	assistant property master
Don Graben	....	swing gang
Lorri Jakubuv	....	property master
Jennifer Joos	....	set dresser
Joseph Moore	....	swing gang
Bryan Rogers	....	props
Tony Sgarro	....	set dresser
Mara A. Spear	....	on-set dresser (as Mara Spear)
Jordan Steinberg	....	swing gang
Heather L. Watson	....	lead man
Terri Webster	....	swing gang
Jameson Williams	....	swing gang
Adele Wilson	....	swing gang

Sound Department
Doug Andham	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Andorka)
Dave Davenport	....	adr mixer (as David Davenport)
Giovanni Di Simone	....	sound mixer
Patrick Giraudi	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lisa Hannan	....	sound effects editor
Jackie Johnson	....	assistant dialogue editor
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Jesse Pomeroy	....	adr editor
Jesse Pomeroy	....	dialogue editor
Reuben Simon	....	sound effects editor
Paul Stanley	....	post sound coordinator
Galen Walker	....	supervising sound editor
Ace Williams	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Douglas Salkin	....	visual effects producer
Andrew Tucker	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Joni Avery	....	stunts
Dan Bell	....	stunt coordinator
Dan Bell	....	stunt coordinator
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Thomas Huff)
Larry Nicholas	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Ross Addiego	....	grip
Jason Andrew	....	grip
Sammy Beavers	....	best boy electric
Shane Buttle	....	electrician (as J.A. Shane Buttle)
Rob Carius	....	electrician (as Robert Carius)
Brek Cooney	....	key rigging grip
Sheryll Coulon	....	still photographer (as Sheryl Coulon)
David Delgado	....	electrician
Manuel Duran	....	grip
Justin Duval	....	gaffer
John P. Fleenor	....	electrician (as John Fleenor)
Steve Francis	....	electrician
Daniel H. Goldstein	....	electrician (as Dan Goldstein)
Sam Griffin	....	rigging electrician
William H. Harlow IV	....	camera loader (as William Harlow IV)
Chad Herr	....	key grip
Matt Horochowski	....	best boy grip
Colin Hudson	....	additional Steadicam operator
Alexa Ihrt	....	key rigging gaffer
Paul Janossy	....	additional first assistant camera
Daniel Kauahi	....	grip
Paul Lambiase	....	grip
Charles Lenz	....	grip
Anka Malatynska	....	electrician
Damon Montgomery	....	additional first assistant camera
Greg Morris	....	first assistant camera
David 'Ez' Nielsen	....	best boy rigging grip (as David Nielsen)
Doug Oh	....	additional second assistant camera (as Douglas Oh)
Peter Ozarowski	....	second assistant camera
Jesse Pence	....	electrician
Caleb H. Poynter	....	rigging electrician (as Caleb Poynter)
Greg Reyher	....	electrician
Erik Rodgers	....	key rigging gaffer
Jack Serino	....	grip
Alec Shepherd	....	grip
Charles Simons	....	dolly grip
Wayne E. Smith	....	grip (as Wayne Smith)
Brent Studler	....	rigging electrician
Anthony Thomas	....	grip
Derek Touvell	....	electrician
Bela Trutz	....	Steadicam operator
Erik Wolford	....	grip
Paul Janossy	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Bela Trutz	....	camera operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Peter Alwazzan	....	extras casting
Aida Kattan	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pamela Berggren	....	set costumer
Roger J. Forker	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Roger Forker)
Claudia Hardy	....	set costumer
Rubinger Jillian	....	set costumer (as Jillian Rubinger)
Mary Matthews	....	set costumer (as Mary Matthews-Smith)
Kelly O'Gurian	....	key costumer
Mary Smith	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
Keith Brachmann	....	first assistant editor
Terri Breed	....	additional editor
Paul Heiman	....	additional editor

Music Department
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music copyist
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	orchestra contractor
Peter Doell	....	additional orchestra recordist
Peter Dowdall	....	additional music mixer: New York
Michael Golub	....	additional music mixer: New York
Charlie Paakkari	....	orchestra recordist
Steven Scott Smalley	....	orchestrator
Curt Sobel	....	conductor
Curt Sobel	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Scott Bourke	....	driver
Byron Carter	....	driver
Gary Claridge	....	driver
Thomas Cozza	....	driver
Nick Duron	....	driver
William Foley	....	driver
Robert Hunter Jr.	....	driver (as Robert Hunter)
Jackson Iblings	....	driver
Don Iwanaga	....	driver
Morgan Jones	....	driver
Robert Keller	....	driver
Luis Lara	....	driver
Elio Lupi	....	personal driver: Ms. Beckinsale
Thomas McDonald	....	driver
Patrick A. McLaughlin	....	driver (as Patrick McLaughlin)
Mike Miliotti	....	driver
Jeff Murray	....	driver
Robert Nelson	....	driver
Craig Scott	....	driver
Timothy Sheehan	....	transportation co-captain
Keven Simmons	....	driver
Russ Tolliver	....	transportation captain
Jeff Woodward	....	driver
Steve Zerwick	....	transportation coordinator (as Steve Zerweck)

Other crew
Charles Abdrade	....	craft service assistant
Alan Abrams	....	business and legal affairs
Peter Accardi	....	animal wrangler
Herach Arzounian	....	nurse (as Herach Arzourian)
Lauri Benton	....	craft service
Robert Berryman	....	fire safety officer
Tricia Bradbury	....	production assistant
Andrew Chappel	....	key set production assistant
William Clark Coit III	....	location manager
Bobbie Davis	....	fire safety officer
Michael Donner	....	production accountant
Gregory Fuqua	....	police officer
Pedro Garcia	....	security officer
Joseph Gomez	....	police officer
Joseph S. Griffo	....	photo double (as Joe Griffo)
George Henderson	....	police officer
Kendra Hollaway	....	production assistant
Patrick G. Ingram	....	medic (as Patrick Ingram)
Olga Ishkhanova	....	pattern maker
David Kessler	....	set medic
Howard Keys	....	set medic
David La Gree	....	fire safety officer
Sarah Langley	....	production assistant
Margie Levers	....	payroll accountant (as Margi Levers)
Robert Lewis	....	production assistant
Robert Lewis	....	security officer
Robert Lewis	....	assistant location manager
George MacDonald	....	balloon technician (as George MacDonald)
Frank Martinez	....	security officer
Odell Massey	....	security officer
Lucille M. Michaels	....	nurse (as Lucille Michael)
Mavourneen Marie Michiels	....	assistant to director
Narciso Mora	....	security officer
Rene Morales	....	security officer
Ernie Moreno	....	security officer
Jerry Niehaus	....	police officer
Brandy Nightingale	....	assistant: Ms. Beckinsale
Anthony Penido	....	set medic
Juan Perez	....	security officer
John Anthony Ponce de Leon	....	security officer
Aaron Pope	....	script supervisor
Steven Rankin	....	fire safety officer
Caryn Shuken	....	location liaison
George Sigrist	....	fire safety officer
Joann Smith	....	studio teacher
Philip J. Strina	....	production legal: Barab, Abrams & Coate
Scott Sullivan	....	fire safety officer
Steven R. Thorpe	....	craft service (as Steven Thorpe)
Sandy Townsend	....	craft service
Michael 'Tuck' Tucker	....	production coordinator
Patricia Valles	....	security officer
Marisa Vitale	....	production assistant
Crystal Von Hagen	....	production coordinator
John Walsh	....	fire safety officer
Aaron Wilkerson	....	security officer
Tammy Lynn Yazgulian	....	nurse (as Tammy Yazgulian)
Clark McCutchen	....	production executive (uncredited)

Thanks
Karen Borell	....	thanks
George Gale	....	thanks
Gus Gustawes	....	thanks
Lynn Trachtenberg	....	thanks
Susan Zachary	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Langley Productions
• Marshak/Zachary
• Canal+
• StudioCanal
• Wild Bunch

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Europa Filmes (2003) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
• Millennium Storm (2005) (Italy) (DVD) (TV)
• Reality Check Productions Inc.
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (TV)

Special Effects

• Oceana Entertainment (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Avon Truck Rental  transportation provided by
• BBL Mobile  transportation provided by
• Banana Republic  producers wish to thank
• Bertolucci  producers wish to thank
• Camtec Motion Picture Camera Rentals  camera equipment provided by
• Camtec Motion Picture Camera Rentals  camera systems provided by
• Capitol Studios  orchestra recorded at
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes and dollies by
• City of Los Angeles  producers wish to thank
• City of Malibu  producers wish to thank
• Classic Studio-Rental  transportation provided by
• Command Performance  catering
• Crushing Music  all songs recorded and mixed at
• DeLuxe Laboratories  telecine by
• Diesel  producers wish to thank
• Digital Sound Works  mixed at
• Digital Sound Works  post-production sound provided by
• Dos Carlos Stages  producers wish to thank
• EFilm  film scanning and recording by
• Entertainment & Motion Picture Lighting Rentals  lighting and grip rentals provided by
• Grip Toys  lighting and grip rentals provided by
• Gripworks  lighting and grip rentals provided by
• Hand Prop Room, The  producers wish to thank
• J-T Studio Rentals  transportation provided by
• J.L. Fisher  camera cranes and dollies by
• Law Offices of Alan Abrams  business and legal affairs
• Levis  producers wish to thank
• Litzke Studio Rentals  transportation provided by
• Magic Film and Video Works  electronic negative conforming (as Magic Film & Video Works)
• Matchframe Video  telecine by
• Modern Studio Equipment  lighting and grip rentals provided by
• Mr. S Leather Company  producers wish to thank
• NES Studio Equipment  transportation provided by
• Near North Insurance Brokerage  production insurance
• Non-Stop Security  security (as Non Stop Security)
• On Location Catering  catering
• On the Beach  transportation provided by
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Palisades Music Productions  all songs courtesy of
• Payroll  extras casting
• Persol  producers wish to thank
• Prime Casting  extras casting
• Ray-Ban  producers wish to thank
• Rocky Mountain Motion Pictures  camera systems provided by
• Rogers & Cowan  producers wish to thank
• Ross Group, The  producers wish to thank: for Anand Jon, Carla Mancini, Kikwear Footwear, Roven Dino, Sharagano
• SRZ Inc.  transportation provided by
• Screen Actors Guild (SAG)  producers wish to thank
• Showrig  lighting and grip rentals provided by
• Somper Furs of Beverly Hills  producers wish to thank
• Spotlight Marketing  producers wish to thank: for select wardrobe provided by Express for Ms. Arquette and Ms. Beckinsale
• St. John  producers wish to thank
• St. Johns Health Center  producers wish to thank
• Star Waggons  transportation provided by
• Studio Equipment Services  generators supplied by
• TM Motion Picture Rentals  lighting and grip rentals provided by (as TM Motion Picture Equipment Rentals)
• The Picture People  producers wish to thank: for the use of their wall portraits
• Tyr Productions  producers wish to thank
• Voices Anonymous  adr/looping
• Weddington Productions  mixed at
• Weddington Productions  post-production sound provided by
• West Coast Theatrical  lighting and grip rentals provided by
• Wilcox Sound  communications

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexuality

Runtime:

France:91 min | USA:90 min

Country:

USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39765) | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Langley Productions

Goofs:

Plot holes: Steve is worried that his son might inherit the gene for dwarfism and become a dwarf himself. For the overwhelmingly most common form of dwarfism (known as "achondroplasia"), it is only possible to inherit the gene if either parent is a dwarf, which is obviously not the case. For the less common forms of heritable dwarfism, it is only possible to have a dwarf child if BOTH parents' families have a history of dwarfism, and the film does not show Carol's family to have such a history. In fact, Steve being the only average-sized individual from a family of dwarfs makes it overwhelmingly likely that he did NOT inherit any genes for dwarfism and therefore has a next-to-nothing chance of having a dwarf child.

Quotes:

Carol:So you had a circle jerk with a bunch of little people? I would love to see that!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Tosh.0: Hurdle Fail Girls (Rematch) (#3.7)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Melbourne Mansion

Ugh

Huge disappointment. Great cast, and it started out really promising, but by the end it was total Movie of the Week. Not sure what they were thinking - the movie seemed nicely offbeat during the first half but then it got bogged down in melodrama. I learned a lot about dwarfism of course, which seems like it was the point, but I didn't enjoy the movie and that's a shame. Kate Beckinsale is a terrific actress who can move effortlessly among genres, but she is ultimately wasted here in a part that a much less talented woman could have played. It was fun to see so many well-known Little People, and they were all excellent, but not enough to save the movie. Too bad, because this could have been something special.