50 Ways to Leave Your Lover (2004)

Director:

Jordan Hawley

Writer (WGA):

Jordan Hawley (written by)

Release Date:

10 September 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

Events after an earthquake convince Owen, a writer of hack "as told to" autobiographies, to leave L.A...

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Airport | Astronaut | Parents | Earthquake

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Ashley Ummel	...	Homicidal Twin
Sarah Ummel	...	Homicidal Twin
Jack Jozefson	...	Porn Star (as Jack Jozephson)
Mary Audrey Kneipp	...	Grandmother
Fred Willard	...	Bucky Brandt
Paul Schneider	...	Owen McCabe
Jenn Page	...	Nature Girl
Marion Kerr	...	Perky Girl
Sarah Mahoney	...	Nervous Girl
Dorian Missick	...	Rob
Poppy Montgomery	...	Allison
G.O. Parsons	...	Donnie
Kaarina Aufranc	...	Eileen
Jim Zulevic	...	Jack
Kelly Lynn Warren	...	Joan
Jonathan Sweet	...	Grant
Tiffany Harrison Sweet	...	Nancy
Scott Nankivel	...	Blaine
Tori Spelling	...	Stephanie
Katie Long	...	Susan
Elya Baskin	...	Dr. Stepniak
Silvana Vienne	...	Shuttle Driver
Jennifer Westfeldt	...	Val
Mark G. Iveson	...	Max
Sunny Lim	...	Airline Gate Attendant
Lynne Marie Stewart	...	Roberta
Sam Anderson	...	George
Shawn Christian	...	Rory Reisman
Kyle Mattocks	...	Bartender
Kevin Delaney	...	Daniel
Lisa K. Wyatt	...	Amanda
Hank Brandt	...	Hal
Nils Allen Stewart	...	Thug
Jesse Johnson	...	Thug
Stephanie Denise Griffin	...	Camilla
Roger Kramer	...	Professor Jansen
Gary Rae	...	Professor Silverman
Karli Blalock	...	Young Girl at Party
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Citron	...	Party Guest
Julia Faye West	...	Alexis / party guest
Chelle Cerceo	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Ryan Christopher	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Lala Costa	...	Graduate student (uncredited)
Stacie Richards Dail	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Will Davis	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Gina DeVettori	...	Hot Actress (uncredited)
Alex Douglas	...	Owen (body double) (uncredited)
Jennifer Hutchins	...	Friend (uncredited)
Sarah Kelly	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Nicole Kingston	...	Lucy (uncredited)
Summer LeAnn	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Joshua Paul	...	Boyfriend (on Sofa) (uncredited)
Ryan Preimesberger	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Wendy Preston	...	Supporting (uncredited)
David Reiner	...	AA Meeting (uncredited)
Lauren Schuchman	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Fanny Veliz	...	Party guest (uncredited)
Sara Winningham	...	Quiet Girl (uncredited)

Directed by
Jordan Hawley

Writing credits (WGA)
Jordan Hawley		(written by)

Produced by
Charles Arthur Berg	....	co-producer
Claire Best	....	executive producer
J. Todd Harris	....	producer
Jordan Hawley	....	producer
Craig Davis Roth	....	co-producer
Jennifer Schaefer	....	line producer: second unit
Timothy Schaffner	....	executive producer
Corey C. Witte	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jeff Burns		(co-composer)
Stephen Trask

Cinematography by
Dino Parks

Film Editing by
James Witker

Casting by
Lonnie Hamerman

Production Design by
Shannon Kemp

Art Direction by
Paul Sheargold

Set Decoration by
Keleigh Ferguson

Costume Design by
Shana Weissman-Mintz

Makeup Department
Sheila Moran	....	additional makeup artist
Brandy Dyan Sharp	....	makeup artist
Noelle Somers	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Charles Arthur Berg	....	unit production manager
Jim Sharon	....	production manager: second unit

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tod Ciaciuch	....	first assistant director
Jay Gira	....	first assistant director
Megan Riakos	....	second second assistant director
Alexa Sheehan	....	second assistant director (as Alexa Motley)

Art Department
Steven J. Weller	....	property master

Sound Department
Gregg Barbanell	....	foley artist
Jason Brooks	....	boom operator
Stephanie Flack	....	supervising dialogue editor
Aleksandr Gruzdev	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hackner	....	dialogue editor
Frederick Howard	....	supervising sound editor
David Lott	....	foley editor
Jason Piatt	....	foley mixer
Eric Raber	....	digital sound transfer engineer
Jim Ridgley	....	production sound mixer: reshoots
Anne Slack	....	supervising sound editor: recut/remix
Don Thomas	....	sound mixer
Brian Slack	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer: THDX

Stunts
Nils Allen Stewart	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Sharla Cipicchio	....	second assistant camera: pickup unit
Matthew Cryan	....	additional grip
Eric Forand	....	gaffer
Owen Foye	....	best boy electric
Matt Gillen	....	second assistant camera
Erik Gonzales	....	additional electrician
Shawn Greene	....	gaffer
Tom Hejda	....	additional cinematographer
Tom Hejda	....	first assistant camera
Tom Kirlin	....	assistant camera: additional unit
James McCusker	....	lighting technician
Grant McFadden	....	additional electrician
Noah Peter	....	grip
Andrey Prikazchikov	....	electrician
Rocky Rodriguez	....	key grip
Jack L. Zeman	....	still photographer

Casting Department
LaVonne Rae Andrews	....	extras casting
Carmen Betancourt	....	extras casting
Harrison Freed	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Erica Engelhardt	....	set costumer

Music Department
Greg Burns	....	additional composer: score
Brian Kirk	....	additional composer: score
Rochelle Sharpe	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Matthew Ballard	....	transportation coordinator
Shay Morgan Brook	....	driver

Other crew
Brad Birkeland	....	production assistant
Tom Ecob	....	assistant: J. Todd Harris
Jill Ferguson	....	script supervisor
Scott Jolgen	....	craft service
Celine Manier-Huscher	....	location manager
Nicholas Thurkettle	....	creative executive
Susan Touchbourne	....	production assistant
Brian Truman	....	production assistant
Valerie Whitcomb	....	payroll accountant
Brad Evans	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Kevin Kasha	....	special thanks
Ashlee Powell	....	special thanks
William Schifrin	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Davis Entertainment Filmworks
• March 7th Productions Limited

Distributors

• March 7th Productions Limited
• New Line Cinema (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies

Also Known As:

"How to Lose Your Lover" - USA (DVD title)

MPAA:

Rated R for sexuality, language and drug use

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Davis Entertainment Filmworks

Movie Connections:

References It's a Wonderful Life (1946)

Great cast and insightful story

This movie is one that Angelenos and anyone who's had a love-hate relationship with the city they live in will completely understand. Paul Schneider delivers a great performance as a young man trying to start his life over. With the help of his friends and eccentric employer (Fred Willard) he goes on an amusing, and sometimes heartbreaking journey to fix the wrong in his life. First time director Jordan Hawley delivers with a clever script and characters that everyone can relate to. It's great to see Jennifer Westfeldt cast in this as well. Great ensemble cast makes this movie a funny and fresh romantic comedy.