The Notebook (2004)

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Director:

Nick Cassavetes

Writers (WGA):

Nicholas Sparks (novel)
Jan Sardi (adaptation)
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Release Date:

25 June 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Behind every great love is a great story.

Plot:

The movie focuses on an old man reading a story to an old woman in a nursing home. The story he reads...

Plot Keywords:

Love | Nursing Home | Carnival | Old Woman | Reading

Awards:

11 wins & 7 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 25	8:00 PM	OXYGEN
Sat. July 25	10:45 PM	OXYGEN

Cast

Ryan Gosling	...	Noah Calhoun
Tim Ivey	...	Rower
Rachel McAdams	...	Allie Hamilton
Starletta DuPois	...	Nurse Esther
James Garner	...	Duke
Gena Rowlands	...	Allie Calhoun
Sam Shepard	...	Frank Calhoun
Anthony-Michael Q. Thomas	...	Nurse Keith
Joan Allen	...	Anne Hamilton
Ed Grady	...	Harry
James Marsden	...	Lon Hammond Jr.
Heather Wahlquist	...	Sara Tuffington
Jennifer Echols	...	Nurse Selma
Geoffrey Knight	...	Barker
Kevin Connolly	...	Fin
Renée Amber	...	Nurse at Counter
Andrew Schaff	...	Matthew Jamison III
Matt Shelly	...	Seabrook Boy
Michael D. Fuller	...	Seabrook Boy
Jonathan Parks Jordan	...	Seabrook Boy
Leslea Fisher	...	Seabrook Girl
Jude Kitchens	...	Tommy the Ferris Wheel Operator
David Thornton	...	John Hamilton
Tim O'Brien	...	Mr. Tuffington
Meredith O'Brien	...	Mrs. Tuffington
Cullen Moss	...	Bodee
Traci Dinwiddie	...	Veronica
Pat Leonard	...	Lieutenant Davis
Kweli Leapart	...	Willa the Maid
James Middleton	...	Aaron
Frederick Bingham	...	Postman
Daniel Czekalski	...	Recruitment Officer
Peter Rosenfeld	...	Professor
Bradley D. Capshaw	...	Injured Soldier
James Scott Deaton	...	Injured Soldier
Eve Kagan	...	Sarah Lawrence Girl
Stephanie Wheeler	...	Sarah Lawrence Girl
Erin Guzowski	...	Sarah Lawrence Girl
Obba Babatundé	...	Band Leader (as Obba Babatunde)
Chuck Pacheco	...	Bus Driver
John Cundari	...	Maitre d' (as John A. Cundari)
Hugh Robertson	...	Pastor
Robert Washington	...	Elgin
Todd Lewis	...	Reporter
Mark Johnson	...	Photographer
Robert Fraisse	...	Buyer #1
Barbara Weetman	...	Buyer #2
Daniel Chamblin	...	Buyer #3 (as Dan Chamblin)
Sasha Azevedo	...	Wife of Buyer #3
Jamie Anne Allman	...	Martha Shaw (as Jamie Brown)
Robert Ivey	...	Dressmaker
Rebecca Koon	...	Aunt Georgia
Sandra W. Van Natta	...	Aunt Jeanette
Deborah Hobart	...	Aunt Kitty
Lindy Newton	...	Heather Lynn
Sherril M. Turner	...	Linda Jean (as Sherrill Turner)
Sylvia Jefferies	...	Rosemary
Mark Garner	...	Lon's Employee
Scott Ritenour	...	Lon's Employee
Milton Buras	...	Lon's Employee
Elizabeth Bond	...	Lon's Secretary
Matthew Barry	...	Dr. Barnwell (as Matt Barry)
Nancy De Mayo	...	Mary Allen
Meredith Zealy	...	Maggie
Julianne Keller Lewis	...	Davanee
Madison Wayne Ellis	...	Noah, Jr.
Riley Novak	...	Edmond
Ronald Betts	...	Male Nurse
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Patricia Buckley-Moss	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Jonathan Dickson	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Taylor Engel	...	Guy in Movie Theatre (uncredited)
Bob Forrest	...	Man Having Dinner in Retirement Home (uncredited)
Paul Johansson	...	Allie's Mom's Ex Boyfriend (uncredited)
Michael L. Nesbitt	...	Carnival Worker (uncredited)
Adam Sumner	...	Lumberyard Worker (uncredited)
Bruce Williamson	...	Carnival patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Nick Cassavetes

Writing credits (WGA)
Nicholas Sparks		(novel)
Jan Sardi		(adaptation)
Jeremy Leven		(screenplay)

Produced by
Toby Emmerich	....	executive producer
Lynn Harris	....	producer
Mark Johnson	....	producer
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan	....	executive producer (as Avram Butch Kaplan)

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Robert Fraisse		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Alan Heim

Casting by
Matthew Barry
Nancy Green-Keyes

Production Design by
Sarah Knowles

Art Direction by
Scott Ritenour

Set Decoration by
Chuck Potter

Costume Design by
Karyn Wagner

Makeup Department
Matiki Anoff	....	assistant makeup department head
Dale Brownell	....	hair stylist: Ms. Rowlands
Milton Buras	....	hair department head
Janet Carey	....	additional makeup artist
Jerry DeCarlo	....	assistant department head hair stylist
Teresa Foshee	....	additional makeup artist
Linda Grimes	....	makeup department head
Nicole Lapierre	....	key makeup artist: Montreal (as Nicole LaPierre)
Sarah Mays	....	makeup artist: Ms. Rowlands (as Sarah Mays-Roberts)
Patricia McAlhany Glasser	....	assistant hair stylist (as Patricia McAlthany Glasser)
Charlene Roberson	....	hair stylist: Mr. Garner
Charlene Roberson	....	makeup artist: Mr. Garner
Coni Andress	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Rhonda Bareford	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Wendy Bell	....	background makeup supervisor (uncredited)
Catherine Lavoie	....	assistant makeup artist: Montreal (uncredited)
Jennifer Santiago	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Denise Tunnell	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Janice Tunnell	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Fanny Vachon	....	assistant makeup artist: Montreal (uncredited)
Cecilia Verardi	....	makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Erik Holmberg	....	executive in charge of production
Avram 'Butch' Kaplan	....	unit production manager (as Avram Butch Kaplan)
Todd Lewis	....	production supervisor
Rick Reynolds	....	post-production supervisor
Danièle Rohrbach	....	production manager: Montreal
Bernard Vincent	....	unit manager: Montreal
Jamie D. Boscardin	....	production supervisor: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Alexandre Bernard	....	second assistant director: Montreal
Johanne Caporicci	....	second assistant director: Montreal
Robbie Ditchburn	....	first assistant director: Montreal (as Robert Ditchburn)
Geneviéve Duguay	....	third assistant director: Montreal
Randy Fletcher	....	first assistant director
Phil Hardage	....	second assistant director (as Philip L. Hardage)
Michelle Regina	....	dga trainee (as Michelle Lynn Regina)
Michael Scott Reid	....	second second assistant director
Tanya van Blokland	....	third assistant director: Montreal (as Tanya Van Blokland)
Mike Warner	....	first assistant director: second unit (uncredited)

Art Department
Norman B. Adelsflügel	....	propmaker
Deana Albers	....	assistant property master
Gillian V. Albinski	....	art department buyer
Nelson Alicea	....	utility propmaker
Angela Amaro	....	buyer
Chris Anthony	....	propmaker
Sara Bettinger	....	propmaker
Chuck Bitting	....	propmaker
Chris Bogart	....	painter
J. Donovan Bohlen	....	propmaker
Michael Bohlen	....	propmaker
Christina Brown	....	utility propmaker
Kenneth Bryant	....	leadman
Billy Buckley	....	propmaker (as Bill Buckley)
Kristen Bunting	....	scenic gang boss
Cheryl Clarey	....	painter
Richard M. Cole	....	mill foreman (as Richard Cole)
Geoff Cormier	....	greensman (as Geoffrey Cormier)
Randy Crabb	....	propmaker
Peter Dillenbeck	....	greensman
Jeanne Dobie	....	artwork
Edie Doherty	....	buyer
Kristen Donaldson	....	art department coordinator
Greg Eddins	....	propmaker
Stephen Eno	....	painter
Summer Eubanks	....	assistant decorator
Maureen Farley	....	property master
Kevin Fleming	....	painter
Patrick Fuhrman	....	set dresser
Mark Fulton	....	painter
Kevin Garland	....	utility painter
Mark Garner	....	set designer (as Mark E. Garner)
John Gilchrist Jr.	....	toolman (as John Gilchrist)
Sharon Gilchrist	....	painter
Cindy Gouin	....	utility propmaker
Bradley G. Grasser	....	propmaker (as Bradley G. Glasser)
Geoffrey S. Grimsman	....	set designer
George Harding III	....	lead greensman (as George W. Harding III)
Frank J. Hart	....	gang boss
Kate Hart	....	art department production assistant
Lillian Heyward	....	graphic artist (as Lillian Byrne Heyward)
Richard Hill	....	propmaker (as Richard L. Hill)
G. Heath Hood	....	propmaker (as Heath Hood)
Phillip Huggins	....	signwriter
Dean F. Janik	....	head signwriter (as Dean Janik)
Mikkel Johansen	....	art department production assistant
Sean Joyce	....	painter: Allie's paintings
Steven Kerlagon	....	scenic charge (as Steven J. Kerlagon)
Andy Krish	....	greensman (as Andrew Krish)
Christopher Kuder	....	propmaker
Gary W. Lang	....	propmaker
Scott A. Lawson	....	set dresser
Bryan Lee	....	propmaker foreman
Rebecca Leonard	....	painter
David Lyons	....	stand-by greensman
Charles Mack	....	greensman
Stephanie Macomber Kern	....	painter: Allie's paintings (as Stephanie McComber)
Stephanie Macomber Kern	....	stand-by painter (as Stephanie McComber)
Michael W. Maynard	....	greensman (as Michael Maynard)
Robert S. May	....	utility propmaker
Alton McClellan	....	paint foreman
Rick Mobbs	....	storyboard artist
Jonathan S. Morgan	....	utility painter
Thomas A. Morris Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Scot Noonan	....	propmaker
Bozydar Orszula	....	general foreman (as Bozydar Henry Orszula)
Judith Orszula	....	painter
Frank Pearson	....	gang boss
Doug Petersen	....	propmaker
Melissa Porter	....	painter (as Melissa E. Porter)
William Rampey	....	propmaker
Robert Ramsey	....	signwriter
Kathleen Richter	....	construction accountant
Joseph C. Roberts	....	utility propmaker
John H. Russell	....	propmaker
Gregory Schmitz	....	scenic charge
Cindy Seay	....	painter
Michael Shapiro	....	set dresser
Timothy 'Montage' Shaughnesey	....	greensman (as Timothy 'Schemp' Shaughnessy)
'Jungle Jim' Shaughnessy	....	greens foreman (as James 'Jungle' Shaughnessy)
Ronnie Shier	....	utility propmaker
Bennet Silver	....	set dresser
Ben Sineath	....	propmaker
Ben T. Sineath Jr.	....	propmaker
Elise S. Smith	....	painter
Lester Stone	....	propmaker (as lester V. Stone)
Nicole Strojny	....	painter
Andrea 'Drew' Sywanyk	....	on-set dresser
Valerie Jo Van Norte	....	assistant props (as Valerie Van Norte)
Scott D. Warner	....	propmaker (as Scott Warner)
Pauline White-Kassulke	....	buyer (as Pauline White-Kasswike)
'Orjon' J.N. Winder	....	utility propmaker
Edward L. Zubritsky	....	propmaker
Sonya Duvall	....	construction buyer (uncredited)
Richie Kawamoto	....	art department coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Barb Livingston	....	buyer: set dressing (uncredited)
Rick Mobbs	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Scott D. Warner	....	gangboss (uncredited)

Sound Department
Kelly Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Paul Timothy Carden	....	supervising sound editor
Anthony Cargioli	....	boom operator
Timothy Cargioli	....	cableperson
Claudia Carle	....	adr recordist
Bryan Clements	....	stage person
Matt Colleran	....	dubbing recordist
Rickley W. Dumm	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Gaynor	....	sound mixer (as Jonathan S. Gayner)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Ann Hadsell	....	adr mixer
Elizabeth Kenton	....	dialog editor
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Daryl Lathrop	....	adr recordist
Claude Letessier	....	sound effects editor
Adam Michalak	....	stage recordist
James Moriana	....	foley artist (as Jimmy Moriana)
Thomas O'Neil Younkman	....	dialog supervisor
Aynee Osborn	....	assistant sound editor
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Noah Snyder	....	pro-tools technician
Lauren Stephens	....	dialog editor
Michael Stern	....	additional recording mixer
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rick Wheeler	....	stage person
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist (as Jeff Wilhoit)
Steve Bartkowicz	....	re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (uncredited)
Marc Hazanavicius	....	boom operator: Montreal (uncredited)
Claude Letessier	....	supervising sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ryal Cosgrove	....	special effects supervisor: Montreal
Lisa Reynolds	....	special effects foreman
Bob Shelley	....	special effects coordinator
David Hill	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
G. Heath Hood	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)
William Purcell	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Marc Reichel	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Alp Altiner	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts
Justin Brandstater	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
David Dryer	....	visual effects supervisor
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Michele Ferrone	....	producer: visual effects, Custom Film Effects
Collin Fowler	....	coordinator: Illusion Arts
Adam Gass	....	digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as RJ Harbour)
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Mark Kenaston	....	digital assistant: Illusion Arts
Michael Kory	....	3D artist: Illusion Arts
Adam Kowalski	....	compositor: Illusion Arts
Lynn Ledgerwood	....	special rigging: Illusion Arts
Fumi Mashimo	....	animation supervisor: Illusion Arts
Kelvin McIlwain	....	matte artist supervisor: Illusion Arts
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Richard Patterson	....	digital supervisor: Illusion Arts
Laurie Powers	....	digital supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Lauren Ritchie	....	executive in charge of visual effects
Michelle Rothburgh	....	digital assistant: Illusion Arts (as Michelle Rothburg)
Robert Scifo	....	matte artist: Illusion Arts (as Bob Scifo)
David Smithson	....	data wrangler: Custom Film Effects
Aaron Snow	....	digital assistant: Illusion Arts
Catherine Sudolcan	....	producer: Illusion Arts
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects: Illusion Arts
Andrew Tucker	....	3D artist: Illusion Arts
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
David S. Williams Jr.	....	compositing supervisor: Illusion Arts
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O (uncredited)
Christopher Dusendschon	....	digital imaging supervisor: iO FILM (uncredited)
Nick Ilyin	....	digital compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Bob Bruebaker	....	utility stunts (as Robert Kurt Brubaker)
Mike Chute	....	stunt player: Montreal
Christina Fetters	....	stunt double: Allie (as Christina Fetters-Ritzi)
Jean Frenette	....	stunt player: Montreal
Dale Frye	....	stunt double: Noah
Ben Gauthier	....	stunt player: Montreal (as Benoit Gauthier)
Jere Gillis	....	stunt player: Montreal
Cal Johnson	....	stunt coordinator
Patrick Kerton	....	stunt player: Montreal
Ted Larkin	....	utility stunts
David McKeown	....	stunt coordinator: Montreal (as Dave McKeown)
David McKeown	....	stunt double: Fin (as Dave McKeown)
Jodi Michelle Pynn	....	stunt double: Allie (as Jodi Pynn)
Rex Reddick	....	utility stunts
George P. Wilbur	....	stunt double: Duke

Camera and Electrical Department
Alan Aldridge	....	first assistant camera
William 'Bill' Allanson II	....	electrician (as Bill Allanson II)
Rocky Amon	....	rigging grip
Tony Anderson	....	key grip: Los Angeles
Michael V. Andrews	....	rigging grip
Monica Barrios-Smith	....	additional second assistant camera (as Monica Barrios Smith)
Raymond Benthall	....	electrician
Michael Bertrand	....	dolly grip: Montreal
Ronald M. Betts	....	electrician (as Ronakd Betts)
Michael Bonsignore	....	dolly grip
Kelly Curry	....	best boy grip
Lee Donaldson	....	grip
Jim Duncan	....	key rigging grip
James Frederich	....	electrician
Randall Freeman	....	best boy rigging grip
Ben D. Griffith Jr.	....	grip
William Hand	....	electrician
Gerald D. Hatchell	....	grip (as Dwayne Hatchell)
Timothy W. Hogan	....	gang boss: Waterfowl unit
Maxime Imbeau	....	best boy grip: Montreal
Eric Jones	....	grip
Brian Knox	....	grip
Luc Leblanc	....	best boy electric: Montreal (as Luc Le Blanc)
Kenneth MacKenzie	....	key grip: Montreal
Jack McCollum	....	best boy electric
Thomas Michal	....	grip: beauty unit
Stephen Mills	....	grip: beauty unit
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Michael S. Neely	....	rigging electrician
Thomas C. Nisbet	....	electrician
John Reynolds	....	rigging gaffer (as John David Reynolds)
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator
Andy Ryan	....	chief lighting technician
Christian Satrazemis	....	camera loader
Art Schultz	....	electrician
Keith Sherer	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Keith Sherer	....	director of photography: beauty unit
Robert Stecko	....	camera operator: "a" camera, Montreal
Gaétan St-Onge	....	gaffer: Montreal (as Gaetan St-Onge)
Bo Webb	....	second assistant camera
Dennis Zoppe	....	key grip
Matt Heath	....	additional assistant camera (uncredited)
Jonas Lagunoff	....	best boy grip: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Charles Laughon	....	additional video assist operator (uncredited)
Alfonso Maiorana	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Harrison Palmer	....	electrician (uncredited)
David L. Parrish	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Peter Rosenfeld	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Richard Futch	....	location casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Margaret Mullins	....	location casting
Lisa Hamil	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Gabriel Lavina	....	casting assistant: Montreal (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherine A. Abreo	....	costumer
Angela Amaro	....	costumer
Lori Ayala-Read	....	costume supervisor: women (as Lori Read)
Johnetta Boone	....	additional costume designer
Maggie Burback	....	costumer
Kelly Chambers	....	costume production assistant
Joceline Charette	....	key dresser: Montreal
Gwendolyn J. Chisolm	....	seamstress
Edie Doherty	....	costumer
Jason Duncan	....	costume production assistant
Thomas Halligan	....	key costumer
Terri Helms	....	seamstress
Karen Keyes	....	set costumer (as Karen D. Keyes)
Keva Keyes	....	set costumer
Sophie Lemay	....	dresser: Montreal
Nicoletta Massone	....	costume designer: Montreal
Katrina Migliore	....	set costumer
Susan Oliver	....	key costumer
Victoria Perras	....	cutter/fitter
Kate Sawyer	....	seamstress
Reese Spensley	....	costume supervisor: men
Robert Surratt	....	tailor (as Robert L. Surratt)
Gina M. Timpanaro	....	set costumer
J. Brad Watson	....	set costumer
Pauline White-Kassulke	....	costumer (as Pauline White-Kasswike)
Patricia Buckley-Moss	....	costumer (uncredited)
Rosalida Medina	....	assistant to costume designer (uncredited)
Janet Melody	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Bill Balas	....	editorial production assistant
Glenn Cowan	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Justine Halliday	....	associate film editor
James W. Harrison III	....	editorial production assistant: New York (as Jim Harrison III)
Bob Hart	....	negative cutter
Jodi Levin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer
Tim Wilson	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Perri Pivovar	....	assistant film editor: New York (uncredited)

Music Department
Paul Broucek	....	executive in charge of music
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	music contractor
Brian Dixon	....	score mixing assistant
Tom Hardisty	....	score mixing assistant
Jerry Hey	....	additional orchestrator
Jerry Hey	....	conductor
Dan Higgins	....	additional orchestrator
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Dean Parks	....	additional orchestrator
Bill Reichenbach	....	additional orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	score mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Erin Scully	....	music executive
Lori Silfen	....	music business affairs executive
Philip Tallman	....	music editor
Brad Warnaar	....	additional orchestrator
Aaron Zigman	....	orchestrator
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Robin Joseph	....	music clearances (uncredited)
Pat Weber	....	scoring technician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Elio Acanfora	....	driver
Beverly Ballzigler	....	driver
Kenneth Bennett	....	driver
Tina Del Castillo	....	driver
C. Benny Dietz	....	picture car mechanic
Gordon G. Fewox Jr.	....	driver
Anthony Forester	....	picture car coordinator (as Anthony J. Forester)
Bobby Galliher	....	driver
Robert Gillis	....	transportation captain
Perry Hickman	....	driver
Terry Johnson	....	driver
Melissa LaPlaunt	....	transportation secretary
David McAnany	....	driver (as David W. McAnany)
Pat McCartney	....	driver
Tonny Meckelvaney	....	driver (as Tonny C. Meckelvaney)
Stephen Mills	....	boat driver: beauty unit
Michael Mitchum	....	driver
Michel Perreault	....	picture vehicle coordinator: Montreal
Pam Plummer	....	driver (as Pamela A. Plummer)
John J. Reynolds Jr.	....	driver
Lee Siler	....	transportation coordinator
Scott Siler	....	driver
Raylor Simpson	....	driver
William H. Sylvester	....	driver (as William Sylvester)
Duncan Toney	....	picture car assistant (as Duncan R. Toney)
Ken Wilson	....	driver
Doug Wright	....	driver
Brett Leslie	....	driver (uncredited)
John Pungitore	....	driver: props (uncredited)

Other crew
Renee Michelle Amber	....	production assistant (as Renée Amber)
Tammy Arnold	....	dialect coach
Lynell Bangs	....	production accountant: Montreal
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Floyd Barnfield	....	handler: Waterfowl unit
Ivey C. Bechtler	....	assistant marine coordinator
Beth Bickford	....	production office assistant
Karen Bosma	....	travel coordinator (as Karen L. Bosma)
David Michael Brown	....	assistant craft service
Kathleen Callahan	....	craft service (as Kat Callahan)
Laura Cartwright	....	risk management
Kevin Connolly	....	supervisor: beauty unit
Jon Davidson	....	production controller
Chrissie Davis	....	production coordinator
Joe Dornich	....	production assistant
Leon Dudevoir	....	production executive
Christine Duncan	....	stitcher
Jeff Egan	....	production safety
Jeff Egan	....	safety manager: Montreal
Karen Eisenstadt	....	production accountant
Gray Formy-Doval	....	boat boss: marine unite
C.C. Friedheim	....	stitcher (as CC. Friedheim)
Jeffrey Gladu	....	payroll accountant (as Jeff Gladu)
Emily Glatter	....	supervising production coordinator
Gary Grant	....	featured soloist
Lise Grégoire	....	location manager: Montreal
Michael Grizzi	....	production attorney
Ben Hammock	....	production assistant
Bass Hampton	....	assistant location manager
Dan Higgins	....	featured soloist (as Daniel Higgins)
Cindi Hobgood	....	location manager
Daniel Hydrick III	....	coordinator: Waterfowl unit (as Daniel E. Hydrick III)
Dan Hydrick IV	....	assistant coordinator: Waterfowl unit
Evelyn Jackson	....	assistant choreographer
Avery Kent	....	stitcher
Christian Labrie	....	weapons wrangler: Montreal
Alain Lacombe	....	craft person: Montreal
Christine LaFountaine	....	production assistant (as Christine LaFontaine)
Algor Lieman	....	foreign exchange trainee
Charlie Loper	....	featured soloist
Warren Luening	....	featured soloist
Sarah Lyle Fralin	....	production assistant (as Sarah L. Fralin)
Andrew Matthews	....	financial advisor
Robert Moultrie	....	security officer
Jennifer Mount	....	risk management
Dean Parks	....	featured soloist
Joshua Ravetch	....	production resources
Bill Reichenbach	....	featured soloist
Steven John Reynolds	....	assistant accountant (as Steven Reynolds)
Steven John Reynolds	....	post-production accountant (as Steve Reynolds)
Steve Rhea	....	location manager
Craig Rogers	....	assistant location manager
Hélène Ross	....	production coordinator: Montreal
Andrew Schaff	....	assistant: Mr. Cassavetes
Charles Schoonmaker	....	boat wrangler: marne unit
Jason J. Scott	....	production assistant (as Jason Scott)
Julianna Selfridge	....	risk management (as Juliana Selfridge)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc.
Matt Shelly	....	assistant: Mr. Kaplan
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	assistant accountant
Peter J. Silbermann	....	unit publicist
Robert W. Simpson	....	local captain
David Sporn	....	business administrator
Chad Stall	....	choreographer
Melinda Taksen	....	script supervisor
Alexander R. Taylor	....	barge captain: marine unit
Lee Tucker	....	preview technical supervisor
Brian Marshall Turner	....	set medic
Nadia Venesse	....	dialect coach
Mike Warner	....	assistant supervisor: beauty unit
Mike Warner	....	parking production assistant coordinator
Tom Williams	....	assistant: Mr. Johnson
Woodrow 'Woody' Wilson	....	handler: Waterfowl unit
Eugene Woodbury	....	marine coordinator
Jimmie Wood	....	featured soloist
Bob Zimmitti	....	featured soloist (as Robert Zimmitti)
Brian Bartelt	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Harmony Cadien	....	location intern (uncredited)
D. Tobias Denney	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Larry Donahue	....	chef (uncredited)
Cheryl Donaldson	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Katie Flynn	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Steven Gorel	....	publicity intern (uncredited)
Tim Grady	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Wendall Hinkle	....	assistant location manager: additional photography, Los Angeles (uncredited)
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist (uncredited)
Jim Jenkins	....	stand-in: James Garner (uncredited)
Jude Kitchens	....	location scout (uncredited)
Jack Munn	....	medic (uncredited)
Melissa Nanninga	....	production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Tarah Phillippi	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Matthew Spiegel	....	production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Peggy Sullivan	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Craig W. van Gundy	....	location manager: additional photography, Los Angeles (uncredited)
Kristen Vincent	....	assistant: Mr Marsden (uncredited)
Mathew Vitale	....	cook (uncredited)
Caleb Womble	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)

Thanks
Janis Rothbard Chaskin	....	in loving memory of (as Janis Chaskin)
Tim Church	....	thanks
Bob Forrest	....	thanks (as Bob Forest)
Lorraine Murphy Halligan	....	thanks
Tim Ivey	....	thanks
Paul Johansson	....	thanks
Pat Leonard	....	thanks (as Dr. Pat Leonard)
Jeff Monks	....	thanks
Lex Opolis	....	thanks
Joe Pascual	....	thanks
Frank Peluso	....	thanks
Hillary Sherman	....	thanks
Briana Stello	....	thanks

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presented by)
• Gran Via
• Avery Pix (uncredited)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (A Time Warner Company)
• 01 Distribuzione (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Vivafilm (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2004) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• GAGA Communications (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Humax Pictures (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2004) (France) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2004) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Luxembourg) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Roadshow Films (2004) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2004) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2004) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2007) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Entertainment in Video (2004) (UK) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (limited edition steelbook)
• Tien (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)
• Custom Film Effects (additional visual effects)
• Custom Film Effects (opticals)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance provided by
• American Red Cross  special thanks
• Black River Plantation  thanks
• Carolina Water Works  thanks
• Cast & Crew Entertainment Services  payroll (as Cast and Crew Entertainment Services)
• Classic Images  special thanks
• Columbia Rowing Club  special thanks
• Custom Film Effects  end titles
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Futch-Mullins Casting  extras casting
• Hanna Brothers Extreme Motion Picture Catering  caterer
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  thanks
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Life Quest Fitness  thanks
• Location Snap Shots  weapons
• Lowcountry Laundry and Dry Cleaning  thanks
• New Line Records  soundtrack available on
• Pacific Title  main titles
• Panavision Remote Systems  remote cranes and heads
• Paskal Lighting  lighting equipment (uncredited)
• Signet Sound Studio  score mixed at (as Signet Sound)
• Sony Pictures Studios  score recorded at
• South Carolina Department of National Resources  thanks
• South Carolina Film Office  thanks
• The National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum Inc.  no specific function credited (as National Baseball Hall of Fame)
• The Racket  sound editorial services
• Todd-AO Radford  re-recorded at

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexuality.

Runtime:

123 min

Country:

USA | Portugal

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Portugal:M/12 | Iceland:L | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Malaysia:18SX | Malaysia:U (cut) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Norway:7 | Denmark:7 | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:15 | Finland:K-11 | New Zealand:PG | Greece:K | UK:15 (DVD rating) | Argentina:13 | Australia:PG | Brazil:14 | Chile:TE | Germany:o.Al. | Hong Kong:IIA | Peru:PT | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Boone Hall Plantation - 1235 Long Point Road, Mount Pleasant, South Carolina, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Background music for the original theatrical trailer for this film featured music from 'Rachel Portman (I)''s score for The Cider House Rules (1999).

Goofs:

Anachronisms: In the scene showing Allie and Noah walking after the movie, parking meters are clearly visible. Parking meters in South Carolina were introduced in 1947.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Nurse Selma: Excuse me. Come on, honey, let's get you ready for bed

Movie Connections:

Featured in "One Tree Hill: Champagne for My Real Friends, Real Pain for My Sham Friends (#3.7)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Prelude for Piano, Op. 28, No. 4

The Notebook : Based on the novel by Nicholas Sparks

Often times when a movie comes from source material such as a novel that did well, the people who were fans of the book end up not liking the movie as much. Sometimes those same fans even end up hating the movie, or not even giving it a chance by seeing it. Such was the case, that I already knew the ending of Nicholas Sparks's novel even before I got into the theater. Let me clear up though, that the best thing about the film was that I ended up getting wrapped in the story on the screen, rather than sitting there thinking to myself what part of the story should be coming next. That is what makes a great adaptation, when you can get lost in the story, and forget about your thoughts, or what is going on in the outside world. Not only that, but the film soared past any expectations that I had for it from the start too, by being very well Directed and acted.

Best known for his acting credits, Nick Cassavetes was tapped to direct this film. His past experience, which didn't consist of very many films includes the Denzel Washington film John Q. This was not going to be an easy task for him though, because the story was built on us believing the love that the main characters of the film would be showing was real. It?s not as easy as it sounds, and some films (like Star Wars Part 2), end up making the audience laugh, rather than feel what the characters are feeling. He did a great job, and helped put together a great cast for this film that would end up including Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner, and Joan Allen. All actors who have found their niches before, and were brought in to this film to help carry the story.

Gosling is best known for his role as "Richie", one of the kids, in Murder By Numbers. He brings a great innocence to the role of Noah Calhoun in the film, one of the two main characters. Rachel McAdams plays the other half of the duo as Allie Hamilton. She was actually one of the leads (Regina George) in an earlier Summer movie, Mean Girls. At the heart of this film the couple represents the love story that is being told by James Garner's character. He reads from a book , the story of the two lovers as they go through everything life has to offer. Gena Rowlands plays the lady that he is reading to, and she gets as wrapped up in the story as we do, as he progresses from chapter to chapter in the novel he is reading. Garner was perfect for this role, and shows his narrating skills as he explains how the two of them live.

Meanwhile, in the story, Noah and Allie meet in one of the cutest scenes of the movie. He sees her at a carnival, and knows right away that he wants to be with her. He does not know quite why at first, and all he can say is that something inside of him is drawing him to her. He convinces her to give him a chance, and she eventually agrees to give him the date that he seeks. What progresses from there is a Summer romance that goes through all of the emotions that we all have experienced before. What makes it even more real, is that it is not played off as if every single moment is perfect between the two of them. It depicts that they do have fights, that they do have disagreements, but that they do have a love that is stronger than any of that. This is what made the romance real for me. Everyone knows, that in real life we can't have a relationship where everything works out perfectly, or where everyone agrees on everything.

The romance blossoms, but a problem exists that could spell trouble. Noah is from a one- parent family, and sees himself working at a lumber-yard for the better part of his life. He says that he has found his place in life, and this is what the "cards" have planned for him. Allie on the other hand, come from a very well-off family, and is being brought up in a rich societal circle. Her family is spending her 17th Summer in the small town by the sea, and first comes across Noah by pure coincidence. The romance between them is kept under wraps for quite a while, until her parents find out. The mother immediately thinks that is should end, but the father feels that it is just a summer "thing" that will come to an end rather quickly. That is, until she is out late one night with Noah, and he takes the side of his wife. They see no future between their daughter and this "boy", and take her away from him the first chance they get.

That coupled with the outbreak of World War II keeps them apart for a couple of years, and the story really gets underway. Will their love be able to endure the separation, or will one of them move on to something that is easier in their own lives? The story becomes an epic of its own, as its starts to split time between the story being read, and the story of Garner and Rowlands living in the present day. This is what I love about films like these, as we are given the opportunity to enjoy two different stories going on at the same time. The love shown by Noah and Allie is something that envelopes us, and it makes us forget about the current story. By going back and forth, we are able to look forward to where each of the two stories is going. All of it leads to an ending of each story that is both very enjoyable, and very emotional at the same time.

As I said before, sometimes a book can fail to transition to film. This is not one of those cases, as the movie instead becomes its own entity. Both stories have great chemistry between the characters at the center of them. It is amazing just how well the actors/actresses in the parts play their roles, and just how much we as an audience start to care about their lives. As it progresses, we truly care about what will happen to the main characters, and we have in our own minds how we want things to turn out. It is that type of film, where we start to become part of the story, and want them to act or say something specific, that truly makes a great story. Even though this is a movie that is heavily geared to lovers of romance novels, this is a film that I found very enjoyable. I highly recommend seeing this film while it is in theaters, or purchasing it when it hits DVD, because it has everything that is needed for a truly great love story.