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Overview
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Release Date:
26 November 2008 (USA)
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Tagline:
His father, her mother, his mother and her father all in one day. See more »
Plot:
A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas Day. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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Awards:
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NewsDesk:
(680 articles)
21 & Over Review: Lazy Hangover Rehash Offers Few Rewards
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Jon Favreau in talks for 'Chef'
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Questions and Answers With Kristin Chenoweth
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Snappy Comedy Touches Smothered by Hollywood Overkill in Standard Holiday Fare
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification)
Directed by | |||
| Seth Gordon | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Matt Allen | (screenplay) (as Matt R. Allen) & | |
| Caleb Wilson | (screenplay) and | |
| Jon Lucas | (screenplay) & | |
| Scott Moore | (screenplay) | |
| Matt Allen | (story) (as Matt R. Allen) & | |
| Caleb Wilson | (story) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Alex Wurman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Jeffrey L. Kimball | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Mark Helfrich | |||
| Melissa Kent | |||
Casting by | |||
| Seth Yanklewitz | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Shepherd Frankel | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Michael Atwell | |||
| Oana Bogdan | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Jan Pascale | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Sophie De Rakoff | (as Sophie Carbonell) | ||
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Katie Carroll | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Clark Credle | .... | second second assistant director | |
| Christina Fong | .... | second assistant director | |
| Michael Jordan | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Grace Liu | .... | additional second assistant director: San Francisco | |
| Rip Murray | .... | first assistant director | |
| Lars P. Winther | .... | first assistant director: re-shoots | |
| Christopher Wolfe | .... | second second assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| Tom Balazs | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Ron Bedrosian | .... | adr mixer | |
| Don Coufal | .... | boom operator | |
| Russell Farmarco | .... | co-supervising sound editor | |
| Kenneth Gilbert | .... | adr recordist | |
| Marc Glassman | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Matthew P. Hanson | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Catherine Harper | .... | foley artist | |
| Orada Jusatayanond | .... | sound effects editorial | |
| Darrin Mann | .... | foley mixer | |
| Jared Marshack | .... | sound mixing recordist | |
| Robert Maxfield | .... | utility sound technician | |
| Christopher Moriana | .... | foley artist | |
| David H. Price | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Brian Seagrave | .... | audio post-conform | |
| Brad Sherman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Greg Steele | .... | adr mixer | |
| Cameron Steenhagen | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Clayton Weber | .... | supervising foley editor | |
| Elmo Weber | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Elmo Weber | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Jeff Wexler | .... | sound mixer | |
| Greg Zimmerman | .... | adr recordist | |
| Gary Raymond | .... | Pro Tools music playback and recording (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Chris Cline | .... | special effects technician | |
| Josh Hakian | .... | special effects supervisor | |
| David Waine | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Andy Barrios | .... | inferno artist | |
| Kelly Bumbarger | .... | digital compositor | |
| Patrick Clancey | .... | digital opticals | |
| Matthew Collorafice | .... | compositing supervisor | |
| Matthew G. Donnan | .... | roto artist | |
| Mark Edwards | .... | visual effects producer: R!OT | |
| Christina Graff | .... | visual effects producer: Crazy Horse Effects | |
| Paul Graff | .... | visual effects supervisor: Crazy Horse Effects | |
| Lindsay Hallett | .... | visual effects executive producer: RIOT (as Lindsay Burnett) | |
| Katharina Koepke | .... | digital compositor | |
| Richard Malzahn | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Craig Mathieson | .... | digital compositor | |
| Steven Messing | .... | concept artist | |
| Marla Neto | .... | visual effects production assistant: R!OT | |
| Mitch Paulson | .... | second digital colorist: EFILM | |
| Bethany Pederson Onstad | .... | lead rotoscope artist: Efilm (as Bethany Pederson) | |
| Elmar Pohl | .... | rotoscope artist | |
| Lauren Ritchie | .... | executive in charge of visual effects | |
| Michael Ross-Lang | .... | digital compositor | |
| Brian Sales | .... | digital compositor | |
| Robert Stromberg | .... | visual effects designer: Digital Backlot | |
| Takashi Takeoka | .... | digital compositor | |
| Lazar Trenchev | .... | roto artist | |
| Bob Wiatr | .... | digital compositor | |
| Thomas Mathai | .... | data manager (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Nick Brandon | .... | stunt rigger | |
| Troy Lindsay Brown | .... | stunt performer | |
| Joe Bucaro III | .... | stunt coordinator (as Joe Bucaro) | |
| Ryder Bucaro | .... | stunts | |
| Callie Croughwell | .... | stunts | |
| Charles Croughwell | .... | stunt coordinator (as Charlie Croughwell) | |
| Joshua Croughwell | .... | utility stunts | |
| Thomas M. Ficke | .... | stunt performer | |
| Allan Graf | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Reef Graham | .... | stunts | |
| Sean Graham | .... | stunts | |
| Thomas Robinson Harper | .... | stunt coordinator: second unit | |
| Dino Haynes | .... | stunt advisor | |
| Shawn Kautz | .... | stunts | |
| David Kiiskinen | .... | precision driver | |
| Kevin Larson | .... | stunts | |
| Kevin Larson | .... | utility stunts | |
| Brad Martin | .... | stunts | |
| Mike Martinez | .... | stunts | |
| Danton Mew | .... | precision driver | |
| Tarah Paige | .... | stunts | |
| Heidi Pascoe | .... | stunt double: Reese Witherspoon | |
| Chad Randall | .... | stunts | |
| Rex Reddick | .... | stunts | |
| Kyle Scudiere | .... | precision driver | |
| Al Sears | .... | wrestling supervisor | |
| Monty L. Simons | .... | stunts | |
| Ava Rose Williams | .... | stunt double: True Bella Pinci | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Lilia Mishel Acevedo | .... | set costumer | |
| Carrie Bauer | .... | set costumer | |
| Jean Bone | .... | set costumer | |
| Virginia Burton | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Conan Castro Jr. | .... | costumer | |
| Linda S. Cormany | .... | key costumer | |
| Grant Denton | .... | set costumer | |
| Nancy Foreman | .... | seamstress: San Francisco | |
| Kathleen Giordano | .... | key costumer: San Franciso | |
| Alix Hester | .... | costumer: Mr. Vaughn | |
| Marilyn Madsen | .... | costume manufacturing foreperson | |
| Stephen Oh | .... | set costumer | |
| Marian Toy | .... | associate costume designer | |
| Tony Velasco | .... | set costumer | |
| Valerie White | .... | set costumer: San Francisco | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Gary Burritt | .... | negative cutter | |
| Jade E. Chatham | .... | assistant editor (as Jade Welsh) | |
| Beth Dewey | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Michael Hatzer | .... | digital intermediate colorist: Efilm | |
| Scott Jacobs | .... | post-production assistant (as Scott A. Jacobs) | |
| Liz Ketterer | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Marc Lulkin | .... | digital color assist | |
| Matt Morrow | .... | post-production assistant | |
| Harry Muller | .... | color timer | |
| Martha Pike | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Dov Samuel | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Jessica Schulte | .... | assistant editor | |
| Laura Steiger | .... | assistant editor (as Laura Yanovich) | |
| Brian Ufberg | .... | first assistant editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Bob Bowen | .... | music supervisor | |
| John Jennings Boyd | .... | music programmer | |
| Tom Calderaro | .... | orchestrator | |
| M.B. Gordy | .... | musician: Percussion | |
| Paul S. Henning | .... | musician: violin | |
| Braden Kimball | .... | score mixing assistant | |
| Chris Lord | .... | score programmer | |
| Chris Lord | .... | score synth arranger | |
| Larry Mah | .... | digital score recordist | |
| Dean Menta | .... | music editor | |
| Alan Meyerson | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| John O'Brien | .... | composer: additional music | |
| Stephen Perone | .... | assistant to composer | |
| Bud Raymond | .... | music playback | |
| Larry Rench | .... | additional orchestrator | |
| Jeffrey Schindler | .... | conductor | |
| Raymond Schnurr | .... | music preparation | |
| Ellen Segal | .... | music editor | |
| Andrew Shulman | .... | musician: cello soloist | |
| Jeremy Sweet | .... | composer: additional music | |
| James Thatcher | .... | musician: french horn | |
| Gina Zimmitti | .... | orchestra contractor | |
Production Companies
- New Line Cinema (presents)
- Spyglass Entertainment (in association with)
- Wild West Picture Show Productions (as Wild West Picture Show)
- Type A Films
- Ott Medien
- 20th Century Fox (2009) (Malaysia) (theatrical)
- Alliance (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Fox-Warner (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2008) (France) (theatrical)
- New Line Cinema (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
- Village Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2008) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2008) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Warner Bros. (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Alliance (2009) (Canada) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2010) (USA) (TV)
- New Line Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
- New Line Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Crazy Horse Effects (visual effects)
- Perpetual Motion Pictures
- Air Hollywood aviation props provider
- Beau Bonneau Casting extras casting: San Francisco
- Behind the Scenes Freight shipping by
- Casting Associates extras casting
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera cranes
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment camera dollies
- DTC Grip & Electric grip and lighting equipment
- Decca Records soundtrack
- Designer Wardrobe Trailers wardrobe trailer
- Direct Tools & Fasteners expendables
- Doggicam Systems DoggiCam provided by
- DoggieCam Systems Doggicam provided by
- EFilm digital intermediate
- Entertainment Clearances rights and clearances
- Executive Assurance security
- Go For Locations locations cleaning services
- Go For Locations locations equipment rentals
- Kona Cutting negative cutting
- Monster Picture Crane stunt rigging crane
- Movie Movers star trailers
- New Line Records soundtrack
- Pacific Title titles
- Panavision Remote Systems camera cranes
- Pivotal Post Avid HD editing equipment provided by
- Pro-Cam camera system
- Rockbottom Rentals junxion box rentals
- Sound Satisfaction additional foley recording facilities
- Spacecam Systems aerial cameras provided by
- Star Waggons cast trailers
- Star Waggons hair and make-up trailers
- Star Waggons star trailers
- Thomas Cobb Design main titles (as Thomas Cobb Group)
- Todd-AO Studios adr recording (as Todd-AO Lantana & Hollywood)
- Tomkats Catering catering
- Widget Post Production sound re-recording (as Widget Post - Stage B)
Additional Details
Also Known As:
"Four Holidays" - Australia, New Zealand (English title)
"Anywhere But Home" - South Africa (English title) (TV title)
"Anywhere But Home" - Asia (English title) (new title)
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"Anywhere But Home" - South Africa (English title) (TV title)
"Anywhere But Home" - Asia (English title) (new title)
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and language
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Runtime:
88 min
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Aspect Ratio:
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Certification:
USA:PG-13 (certificate #44549) | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Portugal:M/12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Norway:7 | New Zealand:M | Peru:14 | Sweden:Btl | France:U | Mexico:B | Germany:6 | South Korea:15 | UK:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6
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Many of the film's key scenes were improvised.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: Kate and Brad are in the car, in a heated conversation. In the background an obvious turn has been made by the vehicle, yet Brad does not move the steering wheel once as the car does its turn.See more »
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References Pretty Woman (1990)See more »
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O Little Town Of BethlehemSee more »
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This rudely rambunctious, intermittently funny 2008 holiday comedy is a supreme case of Hollywood overkill along the lines of Jay Roach's "Meet the Fockers". Running a scant 89 minutes, it stars no less than five Oscar-winning actors in the standard cookie-cutter story of a commitment-phobic couple who are forced to visit each of their four divorced parents on Christmas day. Co-written by first-timers Matt Allen and Caleb Wilson, along with Jon Lucas and Scott Moore (who co-wrote "The Hangover"), the premise shows promise with Kate and Brad, a pair of self-satisfied, upwardly mobile San Franciscans meeting for what looks like the first time in a bar. Their sharp-tongued banter turns out to be a role-playing fantasy since they are three years into their comfortable relationship. A major fog blanket rolls over the city and ruins their plans for a holiday vacation in Fiji. What's worse is that they are caught by a local news camera at the airport. Because they deceived their families into thinking they were traveling overseas to help starving third-world children, they embark on a daylong journey to each of their parent's houses, all conveniently located in the Bay Area.
However, the movie starts to decline precipitously with each visit. The first home the couple drops by belongs to Brad's redneck father, where his other sons, cage-fighting brothers Denver and Dallas tackle Brad with painful wrestling moves. It ends with an uncomfortable gift exchange where Brad's expensive gifts humiliate his blue-collar family. The couple then visits Kate's overly affectionate mother and a den of cougars, an episode in which it is revealed Kate had a childhood weight problem and a possible lesbian past. Brad's therapist mother is next on the itinerary, but he's still angry that she married his best friend, who is half her age, and a game of Taboo reveals the communication gulf that really exists between Kate and Brad. The last stop is at the home of Kate's father, and this is where the tone gets serious-minded as the couple learns a lesson in the value of being with family in spite of whatever personal differences may exist to divide them the rest of the year.
Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon - he with his semi-improvised riffing, she with her exacting intelligence - would seem to be absurdly mismatched, but they spar convincingly, even if they do look more like best friends than lovers. Vaughn gets to shine in a Christmas pageant scene where he basks in the limelight of his ham-fisted stage debut. Robert Duvall, Mary Steenburgen, Sissy Spacek, and Jon Voight play the parents with little screen time, and only Duvall leaves much of an impression as an embittered shell of a man. Jon Favreau, Tim McGraw, Carol Kane, and Kristin Chenoweth gamely play various relatives in equally smallish roles. The whole venture is directed by Seth Gordon, whose only previous feature-length credit is the critically praised video-game documentary, "The King of Kong", and his storytelling inexperience shows in the sometimes ADD-level pacing of the story. The 2009 DVD, being released for the holidays, doesn't offer much in terms of extras other than two different screen formats.