A woman and her daughter leave Mexico for a better life in America, where they start working for a family whose patriarch is a newly-celebrated chef with an insecure wife.
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- 5 wins & 15 nominations.
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| Adam Sandler | ... |
John Clasky
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| Téa Leoni | ... |
Deborah Clasky
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| Paz Vega | ... |
Flor
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| Cloris Leachman | ... |
Evelyn
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| Shelbie Bruce | ... |
Cristina
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| Sarah Steele | ... |
Bernice
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| Ian Donovan Hyland | ... |
Georgie
(as Ian Hyland)
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| Victoria Luna | ... |
Cristina (six years old)
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| Cecilia Suárez | ... |
Monica
(as Cecilia Suarez)
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| Ricardo Molina | ... |
Flor's Husband
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| Brenda Canela | ... |
Luz
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| Eddy Martin | ... |
Fourteen-Year-Old Boy
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Nicole Nieth | ... |
Hostess at Fancy Restaurant
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| Jamie Kaler | ... |
Businessman
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| James Lancaster | ... |
Businessman
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| Phil Rosenthal | ... |
Pietro
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| Angela Goethals | ... |
Gwen
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| Sean Smith | ... |
Victor - Maitre D'
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| Jonathan Hernandez | ... |
Alex
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| Thomas Haden Church | ... |
Mike - Realtor
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| Freddy Soto | ... |
Manuel
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| Wendy Braun | ... |
Yuppie Girl
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| Nichole Hiltz | ... |
Yuppie Girl
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| Eric Schaeffer | ... |
Rabid Sports Fan
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| Aimee Garcia | ... |
Narrator (voice)
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Jean Gaskill | ... |
Arlene - School Director
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| Spencer Locke | ... |
Sleepover Friend
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| Sarah Hyland | ... |
Sleepover Friend
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Andrew Sikking | ... |
Chef
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Albert Melera | ... |
Chef
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| Liz Carey | ... |
Hostess at John's Restaurant
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Anastasia C. Ford | ... |
Girl on Balcony
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Yasmeen Azizian | ... |
Girl on Balcony
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Daisy Cruz | ... |
Girl on Balcony
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Kristha Sazo | ... |
Girl on Balcony
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Morgan Ward | ... |
Coffee Patron
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Cheryl Ward | ... |
Coffee Patron
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Christian Stone | ... |
UPS Guy
(as Chris Stone)
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| Antonio Munoz | ... |
Mexican at Family Dinner
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Storm Ascher | ... |
Young Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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Robby D. Bruce | ... |
Wedding Guest / School Scene (uncredited)
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Christopher Morente | ... |
Landscaper (uncredited)
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Brennan W. Penney | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Natasha Perez | ... |
Young Wedding Guest (uncredited)
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| Tony Sagastizado I | ... |
Young Father (uncredited)
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| Rachel Zeskind | ... |
Photo Double (uncredited)
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Directed by
| James L. Brooks | ||
Written by
| James L. Brooks | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Julie Ansell | ... | producer |
| Joan Bradshaw | ... | executive producer |
| James L. Brooks | ... | producer |
| Christy Haubegger | ... | executive producer |
| Maria Kavanaugh | ... | associate producer |
| Francine Maisler | ... | co-producer |
| Richard Marks | ... | co-producer |
| Aldric La'auli Porter | ... | co-producer |
| Richard Sakai | ... | producer |
Music by
| Hans Zimmer | ||
Cinematography by
| John Seale | ||
Editing by
| Richard Marks | ||
| Tia Nolan | ... | co-editor |
Editorial Department
| Steve Bowen | ... | color timer |
| Terel Gibson | ... | assistant editor |
| Josh Haynie | ... | Digital Intermediate Producer |
| Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter |
| Adam Hernandez | ... | assistant editor |
| Dale Jones | ... | avid technician |
| George Papuashvili | ... | additional post-production services |
| Michael Pasqualone | ... | apprentice editor |
| Giselle Ponce | ... | apprentice editor |
| Debra L. Tennant | ... | first assistant editor |
| Trudy Yee | ... | assistant editor |
| Ben Estrada | ... | digital colorist assistant (uncredited) |
| Lu Kondor | ... | engineering (uncredited) |
| Lorene Simpson | ... | digital intermediate producer (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Addison McQuigg | ||
| Manuel Teil | ||
| Mary Vernieu | ||
Production Design by
| Ida Random | ||
Art Direction by
| Tom Reta | ||
Set Decoration by
| Leslie Pope | ... | (as Leslie A. Pope) |
Costume Design by
| Shay Cunliffe | ||
| Louise Mingenbach | ||
Makeup Department
| Trish Almeida | ... | key hair stylist |
| Kate Biscoe | ... | key makeup artist (as Kate Morgan Biscoe) |
| Marc Boyle | ... | hair stylist |
| Michèle Burke | ... | makeup designer and department head |
| Raqueli Dahan-Gonen | ... | additional makeup artist (as Raqueli Dahan) |
| Jamie Leigh DeVilla | ... | makeup artist |
| Kris Evans | ... | makeup artist |
| Laurel Kelly | ... | hair stylist (as Laurel E. Kelly) |
| Loretta Nero | ... | hair stylist |
| Cheryl Ann Nick | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Leoni (as Cheryl A. Nick) |
| Thomas Opitz | ... | hair stylist: re-shoots |
| Ann Pala | ... | makeup artist: Mr. Sandler |
| Tina Roesler Kerwin | ... | makeup artist |
| Nikoletta Skarlatos | ... | makeup artist |
| Peggy Teague | ... | makeup artist |
| Kelvin R. Trahan | ... | hair department head |
| Raissa Patton | ... | additional hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Daniel M. Stillman | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Paul F. Bernard | ... | first assistant director: second unit (as Paul Bernard) |
| Bruce A. Block | ... | second unit director |
| Peter J. Dowd Jr. | ... | second assistant director: second unit |
| Jeani Harris-Olivieri | ... | additional second assistant director (as Jeani Harris) |
| David Hyman | ... | second assistant director |
| Kristen Ploucha | ... | second second assistant director |
| Aldric La'auli Porter | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Russell R. Anderson | ... | lead man |
| Greg Benge | ... | set dresser |
| Kinney Booker | ... | props |
| Adam J. Braff | ... | set dresser |
| Mariko Braswell | ... | set designer |
| Lorrie Campbell | ... | set designer |
| David Carberry | ... | painter |
| Christopher Carlson | ... | buyer |
| Hugh Conlon | ... | construction coordinator |
| Brad Curry | ... | drapery foreman |
| Cosmas A. Demetriou | ... | set designer |
| Paul Detlefson | ... | set dresser |
| Billy Iiams Jr. | ... | construction foreman |
| Kon Iliov | ... | foreman |
| Jeffery J. Jenkins | ... | paint foreman |
| Tyler Kettenburg | ... | set dresser |
| Julia K. Levine | ... | set designer |
| Maureen McGuire | ... | property assistant |
| Richard N. McGuire | ... | foreman |
| Gary Metzen | ... | painter |
| Robin L. Miller | ... | property master |
| Circe Mirano | ... | art department coordinator |
| David Mitchell | ... | set dresser |
| Christopher Morente | ... | art department |
| Mark Moretti | ... | storyboard artist |
| Brett Phillips | ... | set designer |
| Frank Piercy | ... | paint supervisor |
| David Scott | ... | graphic designer |
| Brett V. Shirley | ... | swing gang |
| Eric Smith | ... | paint foreman |
| Jim Stubblefield | ... | assistant property master |
| Phillip Thoman | ... | on-set dresser |
| Chandler Vinar | ... | set dresser |
| Mirko von Berner | ... | art consultant |
| Elvin Yoshida | ... | propmaker foreman |
| Shaun Young | ... | art department assistant |
| Paul 'Eel' Anderson | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Jason Corgan Brown | ... | researcher (uncredited) |
| Sean D. Jackson | ... | greensman (uncredited) |
| Jack White | ... | food stylist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Joseph F. Brennan | ... | boom operator |
| Bill Burns | ... | assistant sound editor |
| David V. Butler | ... | dialogue editor |
| Thomas Causey | ... | sound mixer |
| Rob Cunningham | ... | boom operator: reshoots |
| Dennis Drummond | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Kim Drummond | ... | dialogue editor |
| Ann Ducommun | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Alison Fisher | ... | dialogue editor |
| Galen Goodpaster | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Michael Haight | ... | adr supervisor |
| Scott G.G. Haller | ... | sound effects editor |
| Larry Kemp | ... | dialogue editor |
| Richard Kite | ... | utility sound |
| Jonathan Klein | ... | sound effects editor |
| Goro Koyama | ... | foley artist |
| Howard London | ... | adr mixer |
| Andy Malcolm | ... | foley artist |
| Anna Malkin | ... | foley recording assistant |
| Matthew C. May | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Matthew McKenzie | ... | adr recordist |
| Kevin O'Connell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Michael O'Farrell | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Mark Pappas | ... | foley editor |
| Nancy Parker | ... | foley artist |
| Greg P. Russell | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Dan Sharp | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Don White | ... | foley recording mixer |
| Mark Yardas | ... | dialogue editor |
Special Effects by
| Mark Hawker | ... | special effects foreman |
| David A. Poole | ... | special effects |
| Eric Rylander | ... | special effects director |
Visual Effects by
| Jason Anderson | ... | interactive compositing coordinator: SPI |
| Cynthia Aragon | ... | paint and rotoscope artist: SPI |
| Lydia Bottegoni | ... | visual effects producer: SPI |
| Aimee Campbell | ... | digital paint: SPI |
| Nicolle Cornute | ... | paint/roto artist: SPI |
| Lisa Deaner | ... | senior digital compositor: SPI |
| Roxanne Dorman | ... | visual effects editor |
| Tyler Foell | ... | digital effects supervisor / visual effects producer: Pixel Magic |
| Doug Forrest | ... | interactive compositor: SPI |
| Jenny Fulle | ... | visual effects executive producer: SPI |
| Max Gabl | ... | scenic artist |
| Rickey Goodling | ... | digital effects coordinator: SPI |
| Jim Gorman | ... | digital compositor |
| Jason Greenblum | ... | senior compositor: SPI |
| Dawn Guinta | ... | interactive compositing production manager: SPI |
| Max Harris | ... | digital compositor: SPI |
| James David Hattin | ... | digital compositor |
| Bonnie Kanner | ... | visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic |
| Richard Kratt | ... | digital compositor |
| Margaux Mackay | ... | visual effects producer: Gray Matter FX |
| Diane Macke | ... | project manager: efilm |
| Gray Marshall | ... | visual effects supervisor: Gray Matter |
| Paul McGhee | ... | digital color timer: SPI |
| Ray McIntyre Jr. | ... | visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Ray McIntyre) |
| Todd Mesher | ... | interactive compositor: SPI |
| Andrea Lackey Pace | ... | senior production services technician |
| Donny Rausch | ... | senior compositor: SPI |
| Theresa Ellis Rygiel | ... | visual effects supervisor: SPI |
| Jeremy Selan | ... | software engineer |
| David Takayama | ... | interactive compositor: SPI (as Dave Takayama) |
| Dan Trezise | ... | digital compositor: Gray Matter |
| James Valentine | ... | rotoscope |
| Dana Vanhove | ... | digital production management |
| Marla Carter Barrett | ... | flame compositor: SPI (uncredited) |
| Thomas Mathai | ... | data manager (uncredited) |
| Mitch Zeitlin | ... | video editorial coordinator: SPI (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Alex Daniels | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Lisa Dempsey | ... | stunts |
| J. Mark Donaldson | ... | water safety |
| Paul Eliopoulos | ... | stunt double: Adam Sandler |
| Maite Garcia | ... | utility stunts |
| Toby Holguin | ... | stunts |
| Alex Madison | ... | utility stunts |
| Jimmy Ortega | ... | stunt performer |
| Steve Stafford | ... | stunt pilot |
| Ator Tamras | ... | utility stunts |
| Mark Valinsky | ... | precision driver |
| Jeffrey G. Barnett | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| George Billinger III | ... | camera operator |
| Clyde E. Bryan | ... | first assistant camera: second camera |
| Shane Buttle | ... | rigging electrician |
| Steve Chase | ... | second unit |
| Jose Danner | ... | rigging grip |
| Don Domino | ... | grip |
| Chris Funk | ... | set lighting technician |
| Jennifer Galvez | ... | dimmer board operator (as Jenifer Galvez) |
| Daniel C. Gold | ... | camera operator: "a" camera |
| James Goldman | ... | film loader |
| Jeff Graham | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| Lamarr Gray | ... | electrician |
| Sheila Greene | ... | rigging electrician |
| Bernie Hagadorn | ... | rigging grip |
| M. Todd Henry | ... | camera operator |
| Michael Herron | ... | video assist operator |
| Chris Hill | ... | video playback operator |
| Edward Hohman | ... | key grip |
| Renaldo Jackson | ... | electrician |
| David Katz | ... | digital video assist operator |
| Bob E. Krattiger | ... | gaffer: additional photography |
| Walt Lloyd | ... | director of photography: second unit |
| Tommy Lohmann | ... | steadicam operator |
| Trevor Loomis | ... | key first assistant camera |
| David Luckenbach | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator |
| Bob Marshak | ... | still photographer |
| Jesse Mather | ... | lighting technician |
| Charlie McIntyre | ... | rigging gaffer (as Charles H. McIntyre III) |
| Brian Minzlaff | ... | set lighting technician |
| Daisuke Dice Miyake | ... | grip |
| Kevin Nieliwocki | ... | grip |
| Phil Pastuhov | ... | aerial director of photography |
| Michelle Pizanis | ... | film loader |
| Glen Purdy | ... | best boy grip |
| Robbie Redner | ... | rigging electric |
| Pete Romano | ... | underwater director of photographpy |
| John 'Fest' Sandau | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Jack S. Schlosser | ... | chief lighting technician: plate unit |
| David Scott | ... | assistant chief lighting technician / best boy |
| John Skotchdopole | ... | camera operator |
| Cricket Sloat | ... | assistant chief lighting technician |
| Gregory W. Smith | ... | steadicam operator |
| Luke Bird Stern | ... | camera: second unit / second assistant camera |
| Pablo Suarez | ... | Universal best boy / grip |
| Jesse Tango | ... | best boy electric: second unit |
| Chris Toll | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
| James R. Tynes | ... | chief lighting technician |
| Lieven Van Hulle | ... | video assist operator |
| Zoran Veselic | ... | first camera assistant: b |
| Ian Pauly | ... | video assistant (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Ed Arenas | ... | additional casting / casting |
| Jaclyn Brodsky | ... | casting: New York |
| Nina Henninger | ... | casting scout / search casting |
| Venus Kanani | ... | casting assistant |
| Shalimar Reodica | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Charlene Amateau | ... | costume supervisor |
| Sandra Bojin-Sedlik | ... | costumer |
| Leslie Brown | ... | costumer: Mr. Sandler |
| Sharon Iris Crall | ... | key costumer |
| Cathy Crandall | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Demetricus Holloway | ... | set costumer |
| Jennifer Lax | ... | costume shopper |
| Laura Neeff McGrath | ... | costume assistant (as Laura Neeff) |
| Ann Miller | ... | set costumer |
| Fran Murphy | ... | additional costumer |
| Andrea Napier | ... | set costumer |
| Grace Pyke | ... | additional costumer |
| Lisa D. Quercioli | ... | PR costumer |
| Carin Richardson | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Danny Vick | ... | costume assistant |
| Thao T. Vu | ... | costume coordinator (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Fermin Davalos | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Mark Benton Johnson | ... | location manager |
| Catherine Kagan | ... | key assistant location manager |
| James Lin | ... | location scout |
| Lea Ann Lynch | ... | assistant location manager |
| Rosemary Marks | ... | location manager |
| Kei Rowan-Young | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Clay Valenti | ... | assistant location manager |
Music Department
| Slamm Andrews | ... | additional score recordist |
| Bob Badami | ... | music consultant |
| Kazimir Boyle | ... | additional music arranger (as Kaz Boyle) |
| Bruce Fowler | ... | orchestrator |
| Zigmund Gron | ... | music editor (as Zig Gron) |
| Óscar Gómez | ... | music advisor: Latin music (as Oscar Gomez) |
| Aleksey Igudesman | ... | musician |
| Daisy Jopling | ... | musician |
| Suzie Katayama | ... | copyist |
| Christian Kollgaard | ... | musician: bass |
| Henning Lohner | ... | additional music arranger |
| Elliot Lurie | ... | music supervisor |
| Darrin McCann | ... | musician: viola |
| Alan Meyerson | ... | music scoring mixer / score recordist |
| Trevor Morris | ... | additional music arranger |
| Melissa Muik | ... | music editor |
| Blake Neely | ... | conductor |
| Phil O'Connor | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Heitor Pereira | ... | musician |
| Daniel Pinder | ... | music editor |
| Tristan Schulze | ... | musician |
| Triology | ... | musician |
| Nico Abondolo | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Eun-Mee Ahn | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Richard Altenbach | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Armen Anassian | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Philip Ayling | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Robert Becker | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Robert Berg | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey Biggers | ... | assistant score engineer (uncredited) |
| Charlie Bisharat | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Gary Bovyer | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Kazimir Boyle | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Jacqueline Brand | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Denyse Buffum | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Rebecca Bunnell | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Darius Campo | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Paul Cohen | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Kevin Connolly | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Tony Cooke | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Matthew Cooker | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Larry Corbett | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Douglas Davis | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Drew Dembowski | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Joel Derouin | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Thomas Diener | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Andrew Duckles | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| E. Duke-Kirkpatrick | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Bruce Dukov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Erdody | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Christine Ermacoff | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Don Ferrone | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Richard Feves | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Stefanie Fife | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Elizabeth Finch | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Samuel Formicola | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Donald T. Foster | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Walt Fowler | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Matthew Funes | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Rick Gerding | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Julie Gigante | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Rick Giovinazzo | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Steven Gordon | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Endre Granat | ... | concertmaster (uncredited) |
| Susan Greenberg | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Keith Greene | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Michael E. Grego | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Alan Grunfeld | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Rowena Hammill | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Trevor Handy | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Jennie Hansen | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Tamara Hatwan | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Oscar Hidalgo | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Paula Hochhalter | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Eric Hosler | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Norman Hughes | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Patricia Johnson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Jim Kanter | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Dennis Karmazyn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Aimie Kreston | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Marty Krystall | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Armen Ksajikian | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Jen Kuhn | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Steve Kujala | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Janet Lakatos | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Ana Landauer | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Timothy Landauer | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Tim Lauber | ... | score recordist (uncredited) |
| Victor Lawrence | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Songa Lee | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sungil Lee | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Natalie Leggett | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dimitrie Leivici | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Dane Little | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Jason Lloyd | ... | scoring cue mixer (uncredited) |
| David Low | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Frank Macchia | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Rene Mandel | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Shawn Mann | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Abhay Manusmare | ... | technical score engineer (uncredited) |
| Michael Markman | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Liane Mautner | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Ladd McIntosh | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Scott McRae | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Ed Meares | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce Morgenthaler | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Yvonne S. Moriarty | ... | orchestrator (uncredited) |
| Trevor Morris | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Munday | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Barbara Northcutt | ... | musician: oboe (uncredited) |
| Mike Nowak | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Robin Olson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Melissa Orquiza | ... | music preparation (uncredited) |
| Simon Oswell | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Sid Page | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| David Parmeter | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Heitor Pereira | ... | composer: additional music (uncredited) |
| Nicolas Philippon | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Andrew Picken | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Katia Popov | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Karie Prescott | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Shanti D. Randall | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Sue Ranney | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Steve Richards | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Cassandra Richburg | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Rafael Rishik | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Steve Roberts | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Mark Robertson | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Peter Rofe | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Jay Rosen | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Anatoly Rosinsky | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Geraldine Rotella | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
| Peter Rotter | ... | orchestra contractor (uncredited) |
| Marc Sazer | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Sara Schoenbeck | ... | musician: bassoon (uncredited) |
| Dan Seidenberg | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Stan Sharp | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Tina Soule | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| David Speltz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Del Spiva | ... | assistant music editor (uncredited) |
| Tom Steel | ... | scoring stage manager (uncredited) |
| Lisa M. Sutton | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Bill Talbott | ... | scoring technician (uncredited) |
| James Thatcher | ... | musician: French horn (uncredited) |
| Sarah Thornblade | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Martin Tillman | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Sebastian Toettcher | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Kevan Torfeh | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Cecilia Tsan | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Mari Tsumura | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Michael Valerio | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Karen Van Sant | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Josefina Vergara | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Greg Vines | ... | assistant engineer (uncredited) |
| David Walther | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| John Walz | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Miwako Watanabe | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Mark Wherry | ... | technical score engineer (uncredited) |
| Ken Wild | ... | musician: bass (uncredited) |
| Ralph Williams | ... | musician: clarinet (uncredited) |
| Kenneth Yerke | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Andrew Zack | ... | score coordinator (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Larry Leahy | ... | script coordinator |
| Sharron Reynolds | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Chris Basso | ... | production van driver operator |
| Dan Brizendine | ... | transportation coordinator: re-shoots |
| Shawn Coulter | ... | driver |
| Mark Dometrovich | ... | transportation dispatcher |
| Steve Duncan | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Chris Haynes | ... | production driver |
| Marc Labeaune | ... | driver (as Marc Lebeaune) |
| Jack Jay Reece | ... | driver |
| Julio Salazar | ... | production driver |
| John Siedenburg | ... | transportation |
| Tim Sisson | ... | transportation captain |
| James Waitkus | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Karl Ackerman | ... | assistant: Ms. Leoni |
| Dolores Aguirre | ... | translator |
| Kim Argetsinger | ... | assistant: Anne Bancroft |
| Lillian Awa | ... | production assistant |
| Beth Bargas | ... | assistant accountant |
| Adriana Barraza | ... | acting coach |
| Bruce Benson | ... | aerial coordinator |
| Bruce A. Block | ... | production consultant |
| Charlie Bolwell | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Josh Bornstein | ... | assistant: Mr. Brooks |
| Brinton Bryan | ... | additional set production assistant |
| Chrissie Canino | ... | assistant: Mr. Brooks |
| Justin J. Carter | ... | assistant: Ms. Sirkot |
| Matt Casella | ... | talent scout |
| Florence Chung | ... | photo double: Shelbie Bruce / stand-in: Shelbie Bruce |
| Tora Chung | ... | production secretary |
| Siobhan Claridy | ... | assistant accountant |
| Brian Clark | ... | rigging medic |
| James Currier | ... | additional set production assistant |
| J.D. Donaruma | ... | assistant: Mr. Sandler |
| Marcus Dreeke | ... | production assistant |
| Roberta Farkas | ... | dialect coach: Los Angeles |
| Jaroslava Fernandez | ... | special effects contact lens technician |
| Cliff Fleming | ... | helicopter pilot |
| Patrick Fox | ... | assistant to cast |
| Maite Garcia | ... | stand-in: Paz Vega |
| Dhana Rivera Gilbert | ... | production coordinator (as Dhana Rivera) |
| Alfonso Gomez-Rejon | ... | script consultant: Spanish |
| Daniel Gonzalez | ... | accounting clerk |
| D.J. Hall | ... | consultant: fine art |
| Rene H. Herrera | ... | water safety |
| Allison Higgins | ... | assistant: Mr. Sakai |
| Liz Imperio | ... | choreographer |
| Dustin Jackson | ... | production assistant |
| Thomas Keller | ... | culinary consultant |
| Jim Kiley | ... | key construction medic |
| Ryan Krayser | ... | production assistant |
| David Krudis | ... | payroll accountant |
| Wendy Kutzner | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Christian Labarta | ... | set production assistant: additional photography |
| Diana V. Lara | ... | assistant: Ms. Vega |
| Aaron Lariviere | ... | production assistant |
| Alex Leimone | ... | set production assistant |
| Stacie Livingston | ... | production assistant |
| Jonathan Loughran | ... | assistant: Mr. Sandler |
| Ella Marcus | ... | craft service |
| John McAdams | ... | set production assistant |
| Denise Morgan McGrath | ... | production accountant |
| Alvin Mears | ... | animal trainer |
| Nicky Medof | ... | payroll accountant: re-shoots (as Nicky Craft) |
| Isaac Mejía | ... | set production assistant |
| Alley Mercedes | ... | voice looping |
| Nick Mestrundrea | ... | key craft services |
| Caroline Miller | ... | payroll assistant |
| Amanda Moshay | ... | assistant: Mr. Sakai |
| Moanike'ala Nakamoto | ... | assistant: Mr. Zimmer |
| John Nasraway | ... | set production assistant |
| Margarita Peralta | ... | assistant: Ms. Haubegger |
| Heitor Pereira | ... | featured soloist |
| Cynthia Phillips | ... | first production accountant |
| Bronwyn Preston | ... | unit publicist |
| Gabriela Rios | ... | production office coordinator |
| Joe Roddey | ... | set production assistant |
| Dan Rudert | ... | aerial ground coordinator |
| Seth Sanders | ... | assistant: Ms. Ansell |
| Roger Schumacher | ... | animal trainer |
| Christopher Scull | ... | set production assistant: second unit |
| Jo Ann Smith | ... | studio teacher |
| Peter F. Tegan | ... | hand double: Adam Sandler |
| Martin Tillman | ... | featured cello player |
| Nadia Venesse | ... | dialect coach |
| Magdey Vigoa | ... | production assistant |
| Lisa Walder | ... | assistant: Mr. Brooks |
| Troy Waters | ... | marine coordinator |
| Tony Whitmore | ... | set medic |
| Elena Wurlitzer | ... | production assistant |
| Andrew Zack | ... | assistant: Mr. Zimmer |
| Jerome Zelle | ... | assistant craft service |
| Ray Zimmerman | ... | physical production executive |
| Terrence B. Zinn | ... | key set production assistant: second unit |
| Sarka Jordankova | ... | photo double (uncredited) |
| Phil Scalisi | ... | craft service (uncredited) |
| Christian Wisecarver | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Patricia DiCerto | ... | special thanks (as Patricia Kerrigan-DiCerto) |
| Carlos Lopes | ... | special thanks |
| Laurence Mark | ... | special thanks |
| Leslie Miller | ... | special thanks |
| Juliet Taylor | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Columbia Pictures (2004) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2004) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films AB (2005) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2005) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors A/S (2005) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (VHS)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- LA7d (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2017) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Pacific Title (opticals)
- Sony Pictures Imageworks (SPI) (special visual effects)
- Gray Matter FX (visual effects)
- Pixel Magic (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Film Art (art consulting)
- BT Industrial Supply (expendables)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and dollies)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (color timing)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Extraordinary Movers (art handling and storage)
- Footsteps Post-Production Sound (foley recorded at)
- Location Mats Inc. (floor protection)
- Movie Movers (star trailers)
- Pacific Title (opticals)
- Panavision (cameras and lenses)
- Picture Mill (titles designed by)
- Reel Security (production security)
- Sabron Payroll Services (payroll: orchestra)
- Sony Pictures Studios (post-production sound services)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack released by)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Flor Moreno, a penniless single mother of one, emigrates from Mexico to Los Angeles from Mexico in high hopes of creating a better life for her 12-year-old daughter Cristina. However, after landing a job as a housekeeper for laid-back gourmet chef John Clasky and his well-to-do family, Flor finds herself up against a daunting language barrier--and Deborah, John's troubled wife. Little by little, as Flor struggles to start fresh, and of course, learn English, an inevitable cultural collision is at hand, and a burgeoning romantic affection starts to take over. Will John and Flor ever bridge the linguistic divide? Written by Nick Riganas |
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| Taglines | A comedy with a language all its own. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $80,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $8,817,853, 19 Dec 2004 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $55,470,154 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The chefs and cooks used in the kitchen scene are actual Le Cordon Bleu students from the nearby cooking school in Pasadena, California. See more » |
| Goofs | When Deborah is picked up by Mike - The Realtor (played by Thomas Haden Church) and he backs his Audi out of the driveway, there is no license plate on the car. In the next shot, it suddenly has one. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Making of 'Spanglish' (2004). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Historia de un Amor See more » |
| Crazy Credits | No actors were mistreated in the making of this film. See more » |
| Quotes |
Flor Moreno:
Is what you want for yourself to become someone very different than me? See more » |