The Whole Ten Yards (2004)

User Rating:

5.1/10   

Director:

Howard Deutch

Writers (WGA):

Mitchell Kapner (characters)
Mitchell Kapner (story)
(more)

Release Date:

9 April 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Thriller

Tagline:

They missed each other. This time, their aim is better.

Plot:

Jimmy the Tulip's (Willis) quiet new life is shaken up by his old pal Oz (Perry), whose wife (Henstridge) has been kidnapped by a Hungarian mob. The Tulip and his wife Jill (Peet) spring into action.

Plot Keywords:

Hitman | Father Son Relationship | Bomb | Hit By Door | Paranoia

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Jimmy
Matthew Perry	...	Oz
Amanda Peet	...	Jill
Kevin Pollak	...	Lazlo
Natasha Henstridge	...	Cynthia
Frank Collison	...	Strabo
Johnny Messner	...	Zevo
Silas Weir Mitchell	...	Yermo
Tasha Smith	...	Julie
Elisa Gallay	...	Anya
Tallulah Belle Willis	...	Buttercup Scout
Johnny Williams	...	Vito
George Zapata	...	Guy in Trunk #1
Carlos Zapata	...	Guy in Trunk #2 (as Carlo Zapata)
McNally Sagal	...	Maitre D'
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Goon #1
Doc Duhame	...	Goon #2
Buck McDancer	...	Goon #3 (as Buck MacDancer)
Monte Rex Perlin	...	Goon #4 (as Monte Perlin)
Ian Quinn	...	Goon #5
Brad Orrison	...	Goon #6
Ned Bellamy	...	Man in Diner
Emmett Shoemaker	...	Son
Lou Beatty Jr.	...	Bus Driver
Lily Kravets	...	Birthday Guest #1
Jessica Flaherty	...	Birthday Guest #2
Caitlin Morrison	...	Birthday Guest #3
Barry Thompson	...	Kiosk Vendor
Amy Pietz	...	Waitress (as Amy Peitz)
Frank Pesce	...	Policeman #1 (as Franck Pesce)
Robert Rusler	...	Policeman #2
Irene Lopez	...	Mexican Woman
Julie Lott	...	Bar Patron

Directed by
Howard Deutch

Writing credits (WGA)
Mitchell Kapner		(characters)
Mitchell Kapner		(story)
George Gallo		(screenplay)

Produced by
David Bergstein	....	executive producer
Stephen J. Eads	....	associate producer
Oliver Hengst	....	executive producer
James A. Holt	....	co-producer
Allan Kaufman	....	producer
Joseph Merhi	....	co-producer
Arnold Rifkin	....	producer
Elie Samaha	....	producer
Wolfgang Schamburg	....	associate producer
Ernst-August Schnieder	....	associate producer
Tracee Stanley	....	executive producer
Andrew Stevens	....	executive producer
Andrew Sugerman	....	line producer
David Willis	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Neil Roach		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Seth Flaum

Casting by
Nancy Nayor

Production Design by
Virginia L. Randolph		(as Ginny Randolph)

Art Direction by
Sally Thornton

Set Decoration by
Peg Cummings

Costume Design by
Rudy Dillon

Makeup Department
Vivian Baker	....	key makeup artist: additional photography
Fred C. Blau Jr.	....	makeup artist: Mr. Willis, additional photography (as Fred Blau)
Billy Fox	....	makeup artist: additional photography
Carlos Gallardo	....	hair stylist: additional photography
Dugg Kirkpatrick	....	hair stylist
Randy Kutcher	....	assistant hair stylist: additional photography
Patricia Miller	....	assistant hair stylist: additional photography (as Patty Miller)
Mark Nieman	....	silicone department supervisor: Captive Audience Productions
Julie Pearce	....	key makeup artist
Julie Pearce	....	makeup artist: additional photography
Michael Pew	....	makeup artist: additional photography
Vicky Phillips	....	hair stylist: Mr. Pollak (as Vicki Phillips)
Gerald Quist	....	makeup artist: Mr. Willis
Gerald Quist	....	makeup artist: Mr. Willis, additional photography
Katherine Rees	....	hair stylist: Mr. Willis, additional photography (as Kathryn Reese)
Linda Rizzuto	....	key hair stylist (as Linda R. Rizzuto)
Linda Leiter Sharp	....	hair stylist (as Linda Leiter-Sharp)
Todd Tucker	....	additional set prosthetics
Jay Wejebe	....	assistant makeup artist: additional photography
Randy Westgate	....	key makeup artist: additional photography
Randy Westgate	....	makeup artist (as Randy S. Westgate)
Wesley Wofford	....	key prosthetics
Greg Cannom	....	age makeup artist: Kevin Pollak (uncredited)
Nathan Franson	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions (uncredited)
John Kim	....	makeup effects technician: Captive Audience Productions (uncredited)
Mary Kim	....	makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc. (uncredited)
James Parr	....	special makeup effects technician (uncredited)
Brian Sipe	....	special makeup supervisor: Captive Audience Productions (uncredited)
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects creator: Captive Audience Productions (uncredited)

Production Management
Joel T. Pashby	....	post-production supervisor
Andrew Sugerman	....	unit production manager
Haley Sweet	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Susie Balaban	....	second second assistant director
Paula Case	....	assistant director
K.C. Colwell	....	assistant director
Deborah Greaney	....	dayplayer second second assistant director
Justin Muller	....	first assistant director
Darin Rivetti	....	second assistant director: additional photography
Lisa M. Rowe	....	second assistant director
Basti Van Der Woude	....	assistant director

Art Department
Robert Bernard	....	graphic designer
Inger Christiansen	....	assistant set decorator
Amanda Crockett	....	art department assistant
John R. Elliott	....	construction coordinator
Courtney Jackson	....	assistant property master
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter
Riley 'Sean' Jones	....	property assistant
Eric Lafrance	....	lead carpenter
Mike Medina	....	construction toolman
Mark Molina	....	assistant art director
Laura M. O'Brien	....	set decorating coordinator
Carisa Rosenthal	....	on-set dresser
Michael Ruby	....	supervising signwriter
Tom Sharp	....	draper

Sound Department
Mark Allen	....	sound effects editor
Steve Baine	....	foley artist
Kevin Banks	....	assistant sound editor
Todd Beckett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Giovanni De Paolis	....	sound production assistant
Marc Glassman	....	sound effects editor
Jamie Gould	....	re-recording assistant
Jeremy Grody	....	dialog editor
Gina Gyles	....	foley assistant
Frederick Howard	....	dialog editor
Trevor Jolly	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel D. Monahan	....	additional sound mixer
Mark Moseley	....	custom looping
Todd Niesen	....	dialogue denoising
Peter Persaud	....	foley recordist
John Sievert	....	sound
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brad Thornton	....	sound re-recording mixer
Edward Tise	....	production sound mixer
Keenan Wyatt	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Lou Carlucci	....	special effects technician
William Dawson	....	special effects technician
Chris Hampton	....	special effects technician
Kristen Lobstein	....	special effects technician
Barry McQueary	....	special effects foreman
Doug Passarelli	....	special effects technician
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects supervisor
Rick Thompson	....	special effects coordinator
Tony Vandenecker	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Derek Bird	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Brian Avery	....	stunt performer
Joni Avery	....	stunt performer
Rick Avery	....	stunt coordinator
Gary Baxley	....	stunt performer
Steve Blalock	....	stunt performer
Max Daniels	....	stunt double
Max Daniels	....	stunt performer
Eurlyne Epper	....	stunt performer
Erica Grace	....	stunt double: Tasha Smith
Erica Grace	....	stunt performer
Jimmy Graham	....	stunt performer
Alisa Hensley	....	stunt double: Natasha Henstridge
Alisa Hensley	....	stunt performer
Chris Howell	....	stunt performer
David Hugghins	....	stunt performer (as Davie Hugghins)
Gary Kasper	....	stunt performer
Dennis Keiffer	....	stunt performer
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Jen Sung Outerbridge	....	stunt performer
Damion Poitier	....	stunt performer
Jeff Pruitt	....	stunt performer
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunt double: Bruce Willis
Larry Rippenkroeger	....	stunt performer
Tim Sitarz	....	stunt performer
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt performer
Doc Duhame	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Stuart Abramson	....	key grip (as Stuart M. Abramson)
Al Ambrosio	....	rigging grip best boy
Billy Beaird	....	best boy grip (as Billy Mac Beaird)
Gary C. Beaird	....	grip
John Boccaccio	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Glenn Cannon	....	video assist operator (as Glen Cannon)
Ulysses Damalaon	....	first assistant camera: additional photography
Matthew A. Del Ruth	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Freeman	....	rigging best boy electrician (as Mark P. Freeman)
Noreen Graveline	....	loader: additional photography (as Norine Graveline)
Seth Greenwald	....	dolly grip
Albert Hood	....	electrician
Kevin Ivey	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Kevin Lachoff	....	camera utility
Gemma La Mana	....	still photographer
Greg Langham	....	best boy electrician
Jay Laws	....	electrician
Michael Laws	....	chief lighting technician
Marc Leeger	....	grip
Jeffrey Lucas	....	grip
Frank Masi	....	still photographer
Darrell McCormick	....	electrician
Spencer McDonald	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Spencer L. McDonald)
Spencer McDonald	....	camera operator: additional photography
Max Neal	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Maxim Edward Neal)
Max Neal	....	steadicam assistant (as Maxim Edward Neal)
David C. Negrin	....	second assistant camera: additional photography (as David Negrin)
Brian W. Nordheim	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Brian Nordheim)
Brian W. Nordheim	....	steadicam operator (as Brian Nordheim)
Arnaud Peiny	....	key rigging grip
Ben Peiny	....	grip
Reid Russell	....	additional second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael J. Schwartz	....	rigging chief lighting technician
David A. Seekins	....	camera loader (as David Seekins)
Dennis Weaver	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Don Yamasaki	....	electrician (as Donald M. Yamasaki)

Casting Department
Neely Gurman	....	casting associate
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ira M. Hammons-Glass	....	costumer: Mr. Willis, additional photography (as Ira Hammons)
Alix Hester	....	set costumer
Garet Reilly	....	costume supervisor
Lori Stilson	....	costumer: Mr. Willis

Editorial Department
Justin C. Green	....	first assistant editor
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Aaron Rottinghaus	....	editorial assistant

Music Department
Wolfgang Amadeus	....	electronic scoring mixer
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Spring Aspers	....	music supervisor
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Bronwen Boyan	....	co-music supervisor
Brent Brooks	....	music editor: temp music
Brad Dechter	....	supervising orchestrator
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor
Marc Gebauer	....	scoring technician
Ira Hearshen	....	orchestrator
Bill Liston	....	orchestrator
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring assistant
Hummie Mann	....	orchestrator
David Marquette	....	score recordist
Aaron Martin	....	music programmer
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator
Roy Prendergast	....	music editor: temp music
Nan Schwartz	....	additional orchestrator
Jay Selvester	....	scoring assistant
Andrew Silver	....	supervising music editor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Mike Watts	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Jeff L. Anderson	....	transportation production assistant
Laura C. Auldridge	....	driver: Kevin Pollack
John W. Barbee	....	driver (as John Barbee)
Danny Brooks	....	driver (as Daniel Ray Brooks)
Jeff Couch	....	transportation captain: additional photography
Paulie DiCocco III	....	driver: Amanda Peet
Mark Eads	....	driver: Mr. Willis
Humberto Fernandez	....	driver
Mark Garrett	....	driver (as Mark Garret)
Jeffrey Gowing	....	driver (as Jeffery K. Gowing)
Dave Haldeman	....	driver (as David Haldeman)
Wesley Hazelton	....	driver
Alan Kaminsky	....	transportation captain
Jimmy Kaminsky	....	driver
'Wild Bill' Laczko	....	transportation (as Wild Bill Laczko)
A. Welch Lambeth	....	transportation coordinator (as Welch Lambeth)
A. Welch Lambeth	....	transportation coordinator: additional photography (as Welch Lambeth)
Stephen A. Latina	....	transportation co-captain
William Lubin	....	driver
Anthony Mazzola	....	driver
John McLaughlin	....	driver: honeywagon (as John H. McLaughlin)
Mike Middleton	....	picture car coordinator
Tony 'Bear' Mihalopoulos	....	driver (as Tony 'Bear' Mihalopoulas)
Javier Miranda	....	driver (as Javier E. Miranda)
Wayne Parviainen	....	driver
Danny Routhicaux	....	driver (as Daniel Routhieaux)
Michael B. Russell	....	transportation captain (as Michael Russell)
Ted Schambers	....	driver: Mr. Willis
Sam Seccomb	....	driver: production van (as Sam Secomb)
Thomas P. Siemen	....	driver
Paul Smith	....	driver
Leo Stefanos	....	driver
Harold L. Woods	....	generator driver (as Harold Woods)
Harold L. Woods	....	wardrobe driver (as Harold Woods)

Other crew
Debbie Atkinson	....	stand-in: "Jill"/"Cynthia"
Alisha Attella	....	construction accountant
Amy Barnes	....	assistant: Mr. Pollak
Frymi Biedak	....	assistant: Mr. Bergstein
Tiffany K. Boehmke	....	business affairs executive
Christine Bonnem	....	location supervisor: additional photography
Erin Borel	....	assistant coordinator
T.J. Bowen	....	assistant: Ms. Henstridge
Michael J. Burmeister	....	location manager
Blair Butler	....	production assistant
Tom Carson	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Mauni P. Caves	....	assistant locations: additional photography (as Mauni Caves)
Elsie Choi	....	assistant: Mr. Rifkin
Amanda Crockett	....	set production assistant
Jose Cruz Tejeda	....	chef
Julie Cummings	....	production assistant
Paulette Dauber	....	unit publicist
Jon Donahue	....	stand-in: 'Oz'
Jake Donohoe	....	post-production accountant (as Jake Donahoe)
David Ducar	....	business and legal affairs
Duke Faeger	....	stand-in: 'Jimmy' (as Dusan 'Duke' Fager)
Lauren Flaster	....	assistant: Mr. Holt
Toby Forlenza	....	script supervisor (as Toby Forlenza-Willis)
David A. Foster	....	location manager
Mandy Friedrich	....	studio teacher: additional photography
Martha Haight	....	production executive: Cheyenne Enterprises
Stephanie L. Harmatz	....	production assistant
Marc W. Havener	....	set production assistant (as Marc Havener)
Brian O. Haynes	....	co-location manager
John C. Heard	....	production assistant
John Humber	....	set production assistant: additional photography
Patrick G. Ingram	....	construction medic: additional photography (as Patrick Ingram)
Nicholas Irwin	....	second assistant accountant
Saundra Janairo	....	assistant: Ms. Stanley
Lucy Johnson	....	set medic: additional photography
Carrie Mae Jones	....	accounting clerk
John J. Kelly	....	production executive
Kelly Rae Kenan	....	assistant: Mr. Deutch
Nathan Kimball	....	set production assistant
Dina J. Leuchter	....	office production assistant
Sheila Louie	....	production assistant
Harvey Lowry	....	operations manager: Captive Audience Productions
Mary Lamar Mahler	....	construction medic
Laurent Marchand	....	chef
Brian McMillan	....	animal trainer: additional photography (as Brian MacMillan)
Vikki McMillan	....	animal trainer: additional photography (as Vicki MacMillan)
Meredith Meade	....	production secretary: re-shoots (as Meredith Kaczmarek)
Jeff Milcheck	....	production assistant
Dennis Miyamoto	....	additional payroll accountant
Gerardo Monzon	....	chef (as Gerardo A. Monzon)
TeNeil Moore	....	production assistant
Caitlin Morrison	....	assistant: Mr. Perry
Bernadette Penotti	....	assistant: Mr. Willis (as Bernedette Penotti)
Michael Pfluegl	....	assistant: Mr. Samaha
Jess Place	....	production assistant
Carrie Ringler	....	set production assistant
Danielle Robertson	....	assistant to producers
Dee Austin Robertson	....	office production assistant
Brett Robinson	....	office production assistant
Adam W. Rosen	....	legal services
Denyse Rossi	....	payroll accountant (as Denyse Mihalopoulos)
Joe Rystrom	....	set medic
Joe Rystrom	....	set medic: additional photography
Christopher T. Sadler	....	production assistant
Andrew Sears	....	first assistant accountant
Chris Shadley	....	set production assistant (as Chris 'Fish' Shadley)
Chris Shadley	....	set production assistant: additional photography (as Chris 'Fish' Shadley)
Lina Shanklin	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Valerie Bleth Sharp	....	production coordinator
Maxine Abarbara Skwat	....	studio teacher (as Maxine Abarbara)
Carrie Ann Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Deutch
Zack Smith	....	office production assistant
Barbara-Ann Stein	....	production accountant (as Barbara Ann Stein)
Billy Taylor	....	set production assistant
Tyler Thornberg	....	production secretary
P.R. Tooke	....	script supervisor: additional photography (as P.R. 'Tookie' Tooke)
William S. Turchyn II	....	assistant craft service (as William Turchyn II)
Evan Wasserstrom	....	assistant: Mr. Gallo
Ian Watermeier	....	production executive: Franchise Pictures
Louise Weber	....	assistant: Mr. Willis
Jeff Winn	....	craft service
Jeff Winn	....	craft service: additional photography
David Aaron	....	armorer (uncredited)

Thanks
Eric Bergman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Nine Yards Two Productions
• Cheyenne Enterprises
• Eclipse Catering
• Franchise Pictures
• MHF Zweite Academy Film
• Nine Yards Productions

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Mobius International (non-USA)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• GAGA Communications (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Gateno Films (2005) (Panama) (theatrical)
• Humax Pictures (2004) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Alpha Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Alpha Filmes (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Compagnia Distribuzione Internazionale (CDI) (2004) (Italy) (all media)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Manga Films (Spain)
• Medyavizyon (2004) (Turkey) (all media)
• Shaw Organisation (Singapore)
• Veronica (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Keith Vanderlaan's Captive Audience Productions (makeup effects)
• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Image Resolution, The (opticals)
• Title House Digital (opticals)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Deluxe Post-Production  post-production facilities
• Hollywood Animals  animal trainers
• Hollywood Caterers  catering

Also Known As:

The Whole Nine Yards 2 (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hungarian | Hebrew

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Brazil:14 | Iceland:12 | South Korea:15 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Norway:11 | Philippines:R-13 | Singapore:NC-16 (original rating) | Singapore:PG (re-rating) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Company:

Nine Yards Two Productions

Trivia:

The tattoo on Jimmy the Tulip's back is the logo of the production company.

Goofs:

Crew or equipment visible: As the two cars drive in the junkyard, the camera dolly and its track are reflected in the car door.

Quotes:

Lazlo: Can I ask you a questionnaire, how you found this place?
Jill: Nice Porsche you got.
Lazlo: [to his goons] You still have the Porsche? Let me explain to you when we get a moment together, the concept of the secret hideout.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Die Hard (1988)

Soundtrack:

The Marriage of Figaro

Far from brilliant; but fun despite being superfluous

I found The Whole Nine Yards to be a surprisingly fun film, which worked thanks to its engaging plot and interesting characters. One thing I didn't think the film needed was a sequel; but I decided to sit down and watch it anyway, and to my surprise; it's a lot better than I thought it would have been. I can certainly understand why it hasn't received glowing praise; as many of the jokes are recycled and the whole film does feel like an excuse to give the likes of Mathew Perry something to do. That being said, original script writer Mitchell Kapner has managed to put together a film that makes good use of its absurd plot and characters, and somehow manages to be enjoyable despite feeling completely superfluous. The plot this time starts when Oz's wife Cynthia is kidnapped by a Hungarian mob boss. Oz decides to contact Jimmy the Tulip; Cynthia's ex-husband and hit man to help get his wife back from the mob. Along with Jimmy's wife and aspiring assassin, Jill, the trio attempt to thwart the mob boss, and help Oz get Cynthia back.

Just like the first film, this one relies on the talents of its lead stars to pull it through. Matthew Perry's wisecracks are mostly amusing, and he is in his element the wrong guy in the wrong place at the wrong time. Amanda Peet is still naive, and sexy, as the aspiring assassin; while Bruce Willis sleepwalks in a role that is a spoof of what he's used to doing. Kevin Pollack chews the scenery with his silly accent, but provides some laughs; and just like the first film, Natasha Henstridge is the spare wheel. The plot isn't very well done, as it mostly features the lead stars hanging around and waiting for someone to shoot at them; so it can become a bit boring. However, the film is never far away from a one-liner or comedic set piece to keep it moving and there are a number of big laughs. Sequels like this often don't work; Ocean's Twelve being the case in point, but I'm pleased to say that The Whole Ten Yards isn't a complete waste of time as it delivers what you would expect of it. It's not particularly deep or clever, but the film offers a fun time and the ending is rather well done.