Monster-in-Law (2005)

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writer (WGA):

Anya Kochoff (written by)

Release Date:

13 May 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

She met the perfect man. Then she met his mother.

Plot:

The love life of Charlotte is reduced to an endless string of disastrous blind dates, until she meets the perfect man, Kevin. Unfortunately, his merciless mother will do anything to destroy their relationship.

Plot Keywords:

Mother In Law | Breakdown | Scheme | Dog Walker | Mansion

Awards:

1 win & 10 nominations

Cast

Jennifer Lopez	...	Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini
Jane Fonda	...	Viola Fields
Michael Vartan	...	Dr. Kevin Fields
Wanda Sykes	...	Ruby
Adam Scott	...	Remy
Monet Mazur	...	Fiona
Annie Parisse	...	Morgan
Will Arnett	...	Kit
Elaine Stritch	...	Gertrude
Stephen Dunham	...	Dr. Paul Chamberlain
Randee Heller	...	Beverly Hills Dog Owner
Mark Moses	...	Coffee Shop Customer
Tomiko Fraser	...	Coffee Shop Clerk
Rochelle Flexer	...	Dr. Patel's Nurse
Wayne Nickel	...	George
Jenny Wade	...	Viola's Young Replacement
Bruce Gray	...	TV Executive
Zach McLarty	...	Assistant Director
Stephanie Turner	...	Tanya Murphy the Pop Star
Harriet Sansom Harris	...	Therapist (as Harriet Harris)
Jimmy Jean-Louis	...	Prince Amir
Christopher Scott	...	Prime Minister
Pamela Rowan	...	Woman Club Member
Monica Guiza	...	Rehearsal Dinner Guest (as Monica R. Guiza)
Amber Mead	...	Kit's Date
Christina Masterson	...	Pretty Young Thing at Wedding
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Madison Poer	...	(unconfirmed)
Marissa Poer	...	(unconfirmed)
Gian Franco Tordi	...	Italian Waiter (as Gianfranco Tordi)
Kristen Aldridge	...	Boutique Salesgirl (uncredited)
John Aylward	...	Priest (uncredited)
Amie Barsky	...	Waitress (uncredited)
Lorenzo Caccialanza	...	Signor Ramondi (uncredited)
George Garritano	...	Viola's Wardrobe Assistant (uncredited)
Mike Kirkland	...	Young TV Executive (uncredited)
Michael Nardelli	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Tyson Power	...	Father Tyson (uncredited)
Wendy Rodriguez	...	Bridesmaid (uncredited)
Aaron Stephens	...	Kevin's Friend (uncredited)
Kellee Stewart	...	Make-Up Girl (uncredited)
Amanda Wyss	...	Tina Gray (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Luketic

Writing credits (WGA)
Anya Kochoff		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Bender	....	producer
Richard Brener	....	executive producer
Toby Emmerich	....	executive producer
Michael Flynn	....	executive producer
Magnus Kim	....	associate producer
J.C. Spink	....	producer
Paula Weinstein	....	producer

Original Music by
David Newman
Rosey

Cinematography by
Russell Carpenter

Film Editing by
Scott Hill
Kevin Tent

Casting by
Ronna Kress

Production Design by
Missy Stewart

Art Direction by
James F. Truesdale

Set Decoration by
Susan Mina Eschelbach

Costume Design by
Kym Barrett

Makeup Department
Jeri Baker	....	hair stylist
Margot Boccia	....	makeup artist: Ms. Lopez
Marc Boyle	....	hair stylist
Anita Brabec	....	makeup artist
Cydney Cornell	....	hair stylist: Ms. Fonda
Linden Tyler Glavich	....	key hair stylist
Kathrine Gordon	....	key hair stylist: additional photography
Emanuel Millar	....	hair stylist: Ms. Fonda, additional photography
Beth Miller	....	key hair stylist
Ken Paves	....	hair stylist: Ms. Lopez, additional photography
Julie Pearce	....	key makeup artist
Dorothy J. Pearl	....	makeup artist: Ms. Fonda (as Dorothy Pearl)
Melissa A. Yonkey	....	hair stylist: Ms. Lopez (as Melissa Yonkey)

Production Management
Jan Foster	....	production manager
Jan Foster	....	unit production manager
Erik Holmberg	....	executive in charge of production
Sara Romilly	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Maria Mantia	....	second assistant director
Nicholas Mastandrea	....	first assistant director
Michael McCue	....	assistant director: additional photography
Gregory Kent Simmons	....	second assistant director: additional photography (as Gregory K. Simmons)
Yumiko Takeya	....	second second assistant director
Mike Topoozian	....	first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Scottee Angel	....	set dressing assistant
Ron Ashmore	....	paint supervisor
Billy Baker	....	set dresser
Jenny Baum	....	on-set dresser
Greg Berry	....	assistant art director (as Gregory A. Berry)
Jack Blanchard	....	set dresser
Joshua Borgese	....	greensman (as Josh Borgese)
Steve Borgese	....	greens coordinator
Bruce Brewer	....	painter gangboss
Shane Buckallew	....	plaster gang boss
David B. Clark	....	scenic artist
Robert F. Coyle	....	propmaker foreman
Ronald Day	....	stand-by painter
Oscar Delgadillo	....	set dresser
Wendy Drapanas	....	graphic designer
Joe Elvington	....	set laborer
James Fernandez	....	set dresser
Emily Ferry	....	property master
Lance Gunnin	....	general foreman
Steve A. Hagberg	....	construction coordinator
Hugh Hanna	....	propmaker foreman
Murvel Hanson	....	carpenter (as Murvel Hanson Jr.)
Sarah Harwich	....	construction purchaser
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint foreman
Mauricio Jimenez	....	carpenter
Scott G. Jones	....	gang boss
Heather M. Kaplan	....	art production assistant
Charles Kern	....	stand-by painter
Frank Kilmartin	....	carpenter
Adam Kirby	....	set dresser
Anthony Klaiman	....	set dresser
Todd Larsen	....	plasterer foreman
Adrianna Lopez	....	buyer
Andrew Menzies	....	set designer
Chris Nakayama	....	propmaker
Erik L. Nelson	....	props
Anthony D. Parrillo	....	set designer (as Anthony Parrillo)
Stephan J. Pierano	....	stand-by greensman
Dave Slattery	....	toolman
Rick C. Taplin	....	art department assistant
Alex Tavoularis	....	illustrator
Joy Taylor	....	assistant property master
Sondra Thorpe	....	assistant set decorator
Gustavo Traslavina	....	carpenter
Michael A. Truesdale	....	art department coordinator: additional photography
Ted Twiss	....	carpenter
Robert Weiland	....	carpenter
Mark Weissenfluh	....	leadman
Cheree Welsh	....	art department coordinator
Greg Wilkinson	....	assistant property master
Robert G. Williams	....	propmaker foreman
Tony Wright	....	labor foreman
Suzy Zarate	....	illustrator (as Susan Zarate)
Matthew Richard Harris	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Scott Owen	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Richard L. Anderson	....	sound effects editor
Bill Banyai	....	sound engineer
David Beadle	....	dialogue editor
Benjamin Beardwood	....	sound editor
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	supervising sound mixer
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Steve Cantamessa	....	production sound mixer
Mike Chock	....	supervising sound editor
Mark Coffey	....	assistant sound editor
Eddie Delena	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas Giordano	....	second boom operator
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Dennis Johnson	....	sound re-recordist
Thomas Jones	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Scott La Rue	....	boom operator
Cliff Latimer	....	adr supervisor
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Robert Morrisey	....	first assistant sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Greg Orloff	....	supervising sound mixer
Ralph Osborn	....	additional dialogue editor
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineer
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Katie Rose)
Sean Rowe	....	foley artist
Fay Salaras	....	adr mixer
Curt Schulkey	....	sound editor
George Simpson	....	sound editor
Andy Sisul	....	assistant sound editor
Steven Stuhr	....	sound effects recordist
Jussi Tegelman	....	sound editor
Gary Thomas	....	boom operator
Patrick Giraudi	....	additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects supervisor
Scott Dwyer	....	special effects technician
Michael Kay	....	special effects technician
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects coordinator
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects director
Andrew J. Loprino	....	special effects technician
Jennifer M. Sheppard	....	special effects office coordinator

Visual Effects by
Akemi Abe	....	main titles
Jeremy Appelbaum	....	compositor
Tatjana Bozinovski	....	rotoscope artist
Kelly Bumbarger	....	digital compositor
D. Walt Cameron	....	digital artist
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Carole Cowley	....	visual effects executive producer: R!ot Pictures
Jason Crosby	....	CG supervisor
Chris Del Conte	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dimension
Travis Dutch	....	scanning and recording
Larry Gaynor	....	senior paint artist
Benoit Girard	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dimension
Cynthia Hyland	....	paint & roto artist
Travis Wade Ivy	....	digital artist
Taryn P. Kelly	....	visual effects coordinator: Digital Dimension
Ntana Key	....	second digital colorist: EFILM
Harimander Singh Khalsa	....	digital effects artist (as Michael Cashore)
Michael Kirylo	....	digital effects artist
Anthony Kramer	....	visual effects production assistant: Digital Dimension
Vincent Lavares	....	data manager: R!OT Pictures
Kevin Lin	....	paint artist
Sean Looper	....	pipeline technical director: Digital Dimension
Mimi Medel	....	visual effects executive
Jerome Morin	....	visual effects executive producer: Digital Dimension
Kenneth Nakada	....	visual effects supervisor: R!OT Pictures
Julia Neighly	....	visual effects coordinator (as Julia Gaudette)
Julie Orosz	....	visual effects producer: CIS-Hollywood
Lauren Ritchie	....	executive in charge of visual effects
Daniel Rubin	....	digital compositor: Digital Dimension
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist: EFilm
Carla Sierra	....	production coordinator
Brian Smallwood	....	digital compositor
Thomas J. Smith	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Marion Spates	....	digital effects artist: Digital Dimension
Tammy Sutton	....	digital compositor
Tammy Sutton	....	rotoscope and paint supervisor
Elaine Essex Thompson	....	visual effects producer (as Elaine Thompson)
Phi Tran	....	visual effects artist
Leandro Visconti	....	compositing supervisor: Digital Dimension
Dan Walker	....	visual effects: Digital Dimension
Jerry Whitaker	....	rotoscope artist
Sean Wilson	....	digital compositor
Travis Yohnke	....	visual effects
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Dara Amos	....	utility stunts
Lena Baran	....	stunt double
Bob Brown	....	stunt coordinator
Lisa Bucaro	....	utility stunts
Lisa Walcott Bucaro	....	stunt performer
Danielle Burgio	....	stunt double
Jennifer Caputo	....	stunts
Andy Dylan	....	stunt double (as Andrew Sheehy)
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Cassandra McCormick	....	stunt double (as Cassandra Crider)
John Medlen	....	stunt coordinator
John Medlen	....	stunts
Marta Merrifield	....	stunts
Michelle Sebek	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Preston Adams	....	electrician
Mark Bain	....	camera production assistant
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera
Craig A. Brink	....	rigging gaffer
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Brunelle	....	rigging electrician
Benny Buck	....	best boy gaffer
Shane Buttle	....	electrician: re-shoots
Doug Chartier	....	dolly grip
Tim Collins	....	rigging grip
David E. Diano	....	camera operator
Tulio Duenas	....	film loader
Dan Enneking	....	electrician
Brian Evans	....	electrician
Tommy 'Hooper' Flanagan	....	grip
David Gamerman	....	rigging electrician
Sean Ginn	....	electrician
Todd Griffith	....	rigging grip
Harold Groshon	....	electrician
Mark Hadland	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Dean Halvorsen	....	rigging electrician
Gene Hara	....	dimmer operator
Steve Iriguchi	....	key grip: additional photography (as J. Steve Iriguchi)
Mark Jackson	....	camera operator: second camera (as Mark R. Jackson)
Eugene B. Kerry	....	key grip
Ryan Kirk	....	second video assist operator
Len Levine	....	gaffer
Josh Levy	....	video assist operator
Gary Lowrance	....	set lighting technician
Gary Lowrance	....	underwater lighting
Michael Lowrance	....	electrician
Dwayne McClintock	....	aerial director of photography
Kevin McNeil	....	grip
Matthew Mebane	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Gannon Murphy	....	electrician
Tracy Neftzger	....	rigging grip (as T.A. Neftzger)
Chris Pavlu	....	electrician
Robert A. Preston	....	best boy grip
Alan M. Rowe	....	lighting console programmer: second unit
Ron Santoyo	....	grip
Christopher A. Schenck	....	first assistant camera
Dennis E. Shelton	....	rigging electrician (as Dennis Shelton)
Philip Sloan	....	rigging key grip
Wayne E. Smith	....	grip (as Wayne Smith)
Cliff Sperry	....	dolly grip (as Clifford Sperry)
Brent Studler	....	electrician
Jorge Sánchez	....	assistant camera
Robert Ulland	....	Steadicam operator
Mark Vollmer	....	grip
Paul Wilkowsky	....	best boy rigging grip
Steve Wong	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, additional photography
Paul Zecchini	....	rigging electrician
Ryan-Boy Kirk	....	second video assist operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Alessi	....	extras casting
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Mohammed Hassan	....	extras casting associate
Eliza Ladensohn	....	casting assistant
Courtney Sheinin	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Baker	....	key costumer
Stacy Caballero	....	assistant costume designer
Holly Davis	....	key set costumer
Mitzi Haralson	....	costumer: Ms. Lopez
John Hayles	....	cutter
R.A. Hossie	....	cutter
Phillip Howard	....	costumer
Sabine Huber	....	costumer
Stacia Lang	....	specialty costumer
Josefina Lem	....	seamstress
Lisa Lovaas	....	costume supervisor
Brendan McBreen	....	costume production assistant
Stephen Oh	....	costumer
Dana Rosenberg	....	costumer
Seda Tufenkjian	....	seamstress
Tony Velasco	....	key set costumer
Saeyoung Vu	....	bride costume creator

Editorial Department
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate supervisor (as Terra Bliss)
P.J. Burch	....	assistant editor
Betty Burkhart	....	post-production coordinator
Nathan Godley	....	editorial production assistant
Joe Hathaway	....	digital color timer
Marlen Hill	....	negative cutter
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
John Potter	....	high definition preview timer
Alex Renskoff	....	first assistant editor
Nick Smith	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Mark Agostino	....	music playback operator
Bruce Botnick	....	score mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	score recordist
Bob Bowen	....	music executive
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
Paul Broucek	....	executive in charge of music
Jeff Carson	....	music editor
Bryan Clements	....	scoring crew
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Dan DiPrima	....	additional music editor
George Doering	....	musician
Jessica Dolinger	....	music clearances
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Marty Frasu	....	scoring sound supervisor
Mark Graham	....	music librarian
Gregory Jamrok	....	orchestrator
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring technician
Ze Luis	....	conductor: strings
Ze Luis	....	string arrangements
Tony Mandracchia	....	musician
Peymon Maskan	....	music coordinator
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
David Newman	....	conductor
Bryan Pezzone	....	musician: piano
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Lori Silfen	....	music business affairs executive
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Billy Sullivan	....	musician
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn
Matt Fausak	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Denny Caira	....	transportation coordinator
Karen K. Chang	....	transportation office coordinator
Wallace Frick	....	transportation captain (as Wally Frick)
Tyler W. Gaisford	....	picture car coordinator
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Marc Lebeaune	....	driver
Theresa M. Roehner	....	driver
Jose M. Sanchez	....	driver
Mike Shannon	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Diana Adams	....	production accountant
H. Leah Amir	....	craft service (as Leah Amir)
Heather Anderson	....	set production assistant
Lori A. Balton	....	location scout (as Lori Balton)
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Travis Bauer	....	assistant: Mr. Luketic
Bonnie Belknap	....	food stylist
Katherine E. Beyda	....	production executive
Rosaline Bezanilla	....	stand-in: Ms Lopez
Judy Blinick	....	post-production accountant
Jayson Chang	....	production assistant
Jon Davidson	....	production controller
Ava DuVernay	....	promotional services
Nicole Eberhardt	....	production assistant
Josh Ernstrom	....	production assistant
Perri Fichtner	....	assistant location manager (as Perry Fichtner)
Neal Flaherty	....	assistant: Mr. Bender
Sarah Follett	....	assistant: Mr. Flynn
Emily Glatter	....	supervising production coordinator
Linda 'Sam' Glynn	....	assistant location manager (as Linda Glynn)
Philip D. Griffin	....	office production assistant
Thomas L. Gunderson	....	animal trainer
Gabriela Gutentag	....	unit publicist
Jill Hahn	....	payroll accountant
Jason Hariton	....	studio stage manager
Justin Healy	....	assistant location manager
Tim Hillman	....	location manager
Martin L. Hudson	....	assistant location manager
Robert 'B.O.B.' Izzard	....	security: Ms. Lopez (as Robert K. Izzard)
Matthew Janssen	....	production assistant
Cory Johnson	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Michael A. Johnson	....	set production assistant
Brian S. Kalata	....	location scout
Perry M. Kimura	....	digital scanning and recording: EFILM
Mark Krick	....	assistant: Ms. Barrett
Thomas Krueger	....	key set medic
Thomas Krueger	....	medic: location
Linda Labov	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Wayne Lamkay	....	accounting assistant
Robert Lamkin	....	chef
Darrin Lipscomb	....	assistant location manager
Tory Littman	....	craft service assistant
Andrew Matthews	....	executive in charge of film investment
Franka Mavrides	....	production assistant
Tiffany Moss	....	assistant: Wanda Sykes
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	key set production assistant (as Anastacia Nemec)
William Ostroff	....	production assistant
Jeff Joon Park	....	manager of business and legal affairs
Robert Paulsen	....	assistant location manager
Tracey Octavia Phillips	....	assistant: Ms. Fonda
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor: additional photography
Bobby Ravanshenas	....	second assistant to director
Dina Reiner	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Steven John Reynolds	....	first accountant
Tiana Rios	....	assistant: Ms. Lopez (as Tiana Rios)
Wendy Rodriguez	....	photo double (as Wendy Waller)
Tricia Ronten	....	script supervisor
Chanel Salzer	....	assistant location manager
John Sanchez	....	assistant production office coordinator
Will Sandoval	....	production assistant
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Lisa G. Shillingburg	....	assistant accountant
Rick Shuster	....	helicopter pilot
Sabrina Somma	....	set medic
Matthew Spiegel	....	production coordinator
John Trujillo	....	layout board: re-shoots
Amy H. Tung	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Amy H. Tung	....	production secretary
Jacqueline Weldon	....	stand-in: Ms. Fonda
Robin E. Wyatt	....	production office assistant

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema (presents)
• BenderSpink
• Spring Creek Productions
• Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 1 KG

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2005) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2006) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)
• Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Net5 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)
• New Line Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• TriPictures (2005) (Spain) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Yleisradio (YLE) (2007) (Finland) (TV) (TV1)

Special Effects

• R!ot Pictures (visual effects)
• Digital Dimension (visual effects)
• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)
• EFilm (opticals)
• Pacific Title (additional opticals)
• Spectrum Effects

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes, dollies and remote camera systems
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as JoAnn Kane Music Service)
• Lightworks  edited on
• M5 Studios  score mixed at
• New Line Records  soundtrack released by
• Pacific Title  additional opticals
• Picture Mill, The  main title design
• Reel Team, The  adr voice casting
• Sande Alesai Casting  extras casting
• Scarlet Letters  end titles typography
• Silva Screen Records  soundtrack released by
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound re-recorded at
• Technicolor Weddington  sound editorial services
• Warner Bros. Studios  adr recorded at
• Westside Production Services  electrical equipment

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex references and language

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

Germany | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Australia:M | Canada:PG (British Columbia) | Ireland:12A | Norway:7 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | New Zealand:M | Philippines:PG-13 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:MG6 | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Brazil:12 | Sweden:Btl | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Hungary:14 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Germany:6 | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-3 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG13 (re-rating)

Filming Locations:

Culver Studios - 9336 W. Washington Blvd., Culver City, California, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

Jane Fonda's first film since 1990's Stanley & Iris (1989).

Goofs:

Continuity: Viola passes out face-first in a bowl of tripe, her hands clutched close to her chest, palms up. The shot switches to Charlie, then back to Viola. Viola's hands are now palms-down on the table.

Quotes:

[first lines]
[Charlie sitting at her desk at home. Phone rings. Charlie lets the answering machine pick up and listens to the recording]
Charlotte 'Charlie' Cantilini:[Answering machine message] Hi, it's Charlie. Leave a message.
[Answering machine beeps to signal beginning of message]
Carol, from LA Temp Agency:[Leaving message on answering machine] Hi Charlie, it's Carol from the L.A. Temp Agency. Listen, Dr. Patel's office needs you for tomorrow. Is that ok? Let me know. Bye.
[Answering machine beeps signaling end of message]
Remy:[Charlie sketching]
[Remy walks in with cup of coffee and toast]
Remy:Morning neighbor.
[Chews toast]
[...]

Movie Connections:

Featured in "HBO First Look: Monster-In-Law (#12.9)" (2005)

Soundtrack:

The Beast

The Fabulous Jane Fonda And The Dog Walker

Everyone I know went to see "Monster In Law" for Jane Fonda and in spite of J Lo. If you go with that spirit, you just may have a reasonable good time. I hadn't realized how much I missed Jane Fonda and how wonderful she is, she was she will always be. The film in itself is just too terrible for words. A showdown between a possessive mother and a dog walker. The script is unbelievable bad and the aforementioned Jennifer Lopez is, poor thing, atrocious. She has the lightness of an elephant and the charm of a blank page but, look at the billing...Jennifer Lopez right on top, above Jane Fonda. Ridiculous isn't it? But that's what, I imagine, marketing people decide. What a shame. If I had been Miss Lopez, I would have used my power to demand that Jane Fonda's name should appear above mine. I know, I live in a fantasy world of respect and, if nothing else, good manners. The film may turn out to be useful as a teaching tool. To show both actresses together for a how to and how not to. I'm sure Jennifer Lopez must have been told by someone that she has to cultivate her craft. Her voice, goodness! A jarring, shrilling clash of tonsils and nasal sounds. Too late to play cute, virginal girls. A dog walker indeed!