Where the Truth Lies (2005)
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- R
- 1h 47min
- Crime, Mystery
- 07 Oct 2005 (Canada)
- Movie
Karen O'Connor, a young journalist known for her celebrity profiles, is consumed with discovering the truth behind a long-buried incident that affected the lives and careers of showbiz team Vince Collins and Lanny Morris.
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Awards:
- 2 wins & 10 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Kevin Bacon | ... |
Lanny
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| Colin Firth | ... |
Vince
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| Alison Lohman | ... |
Karen
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| David Hayman | ... |
Reuben
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| Rachel Blanchard | ... |
Maureen
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| Maury Chaykin | ... |
Sally Sanmarco
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| Sonja Bennett | ... |
Bonnie
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Kristin Adams | ... |
Alice
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| Deborah Grover | ... |
Mrs. O'Flaherty
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| Beau Starr | ... |
Jack Scaglia
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| Arsinée Khanjian | ... |
Publishing Executive
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| Gabrielle Rose | ... |
Publishing Executive
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| Don McKellar | ... |
Publishing Executive
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| David Hemblen | ... |
NY Hotel Concierge
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John Moraitis | ... |
Irv Fleischman
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| Michael J. Reynolds | ... |
John Hillman
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| Erika Rosenbaum | ... |
Legal Assistant
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| Rebecca Davis | ... |
Denise
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| Simon Sinn | ... |
Stanley
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| Kathryn Winslow | ... |
Publicist
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| Stuart Hughes | ... |
1st Journalist
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Shannon Lawson | ... |
2nd Journalist
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Sarah Wateridge | ... |
1st Stewardess
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Kate Harrell | ... |
2nd Stewardess
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| Vee Vimolmal | ... |
Room Service Girl
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| Seán Cullen | ... |
Telethon Announcer
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| Rosalba Martinni | ... |
NY Hotel Maid
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| Brian Frank | ... |
Club Heckler
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Aliska Malish | ... |
Grotto Club Woman
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Audrey Dwyer | ... |
Receptionist (uncredited)
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Spencer Kayden | ... |
Karen's Receptionist (uncredited)
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Michael Bennett Leroux | ... |
Television Producer (uncredited)
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Emily Oldfield | ... |
Hooker (uncredited)
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| Anna Silk | ... |
Gina (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Atom Egoyan | ||
Written by
| Atom Egoyan | ... | (screenplay) |
| Rupert Holmes | ... | (novel) |
Produced by
| Liz Bunton | ... | line producer |
| Chris Chrisafis | ... | co-producer |
| Sandra Cunningham | ... | co-producer |
| Atom Egoyan | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Lantos | ... | producer |
| Colin Leventhal | ... | executive producer |
| Mark Musselman | ... | associate producer |
| Julia Rosenberg | ... | associate producer |
| Donald A. Starr | ... | executive producer |
| Daniel J.B. Taylor | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Mychael Danna | ||
Cinematography by
| Paul Sarossy | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Susan Shipton | ||
Editorial Department
| Jeffrey Collins | ... | apprentice editor |
| Arthur Montreuil | ... | film timer |
| Marc Roussel | ... | first assistant editor |
| Chris Wallace | ... | colorist: HDTV (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Mali Finn | ||
Production Design by
| Phillip Barker | ||
Art Direction by
| Craig Lathrop | ||
| Lucy Richardson | ||
Set Decoration by
| Trisha Edwards | ||
| Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks | ... | (as Cal Loucks) |
Costume Design by
| Beth Pasternak | ||
Makeup Department
| Judi Cooper-Sealy | ... | key hair stylist |
| Tamsin Dorling Barbosa | ... | assistant hair stylist (as Tamsin Dorling) / assistant makeup artist (as Tamsin Dorling) |
| Geraldine Jones | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Adrien Morot | ... | special effects life cast / special effects makeup artist |
| Sondra Treilhard | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Jeremy Woodhead | ... | hair designer / makeup designer |
| Geralyn Wraith | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Janine Anderton | ... | production manager |
| John Harcourt | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Jennifer Macleod | ... | post-production supervisor (as Jennifer MacLeod) |
| Michael Polaire | ... | unit production manager: Los Angeles |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Melissa V. Barnes | ... | second assistant director: Los Angeles |
| Bruno Bryniarski | ... | second assistant director |
| Agnieszka Kroskowska | ... | third assistant director (as Agnieszka Poninska) |
| Danny McGrath | ... | second assistant director (as Dan McGrath) |
| Craig Newman | ... | third assistant director |
| Stephen Norinder | ... | third assistant director (as Stephan Norinder) |
| Neesha Patki | ... | trainee assistant director |
| Paula K. Smith | ... | second second assistant director: Los Angeles |
| David Webb | ... | first assistant director |
| Michael Peleshok | ... | assistant director (uncredited) |
| David Sparkes | ... | first assistant director: second unit Canada (uncredited) |
Art Department
| Ed Baker | ... | stand-by props |
| Les Beaver | ... | construction stand-by |
| Stephanie Bell | ... | model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects (as Steph Bell) |
| Steve Bohan | ... | construction manager |
| Day Bowman | ... | artwork |
| Lloyd Brown | ... | set buyer |
| David Orin Charles | ... | set dresser |
| Jai Chong | ... | on-set painter |
| Jez Clarke | ... | creative supervisor: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Dan Conley | ... | set dresser |
| Steven Conner | ... | site assistant head carpenter |
| Fred Crawford | ... | hod rigger |
| Joe Currie | ... | model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Rossana DeCampo | ... | key scenic artist (as Rossana Decampo) |
| Donavon Drummond | ... | on-set dresser |
| Billy Edwards | ... | set buyer |
| Bob Elton | ... | property master |
| Andrew Evans | ... | head painter |
| Greg Finnin | ... | assistant property manager: Los Angeles |
| Pat Flood | ... | set designer |
| Gary Fox | ... | stand-by props |
| Bruce Gallup | ... | hod painter |
| Christopher Geggie | ... | property master (as Chris Geggie) |
| David Gonzales | ... | art department apprentice |
| Mark Goodman | ... | construction stand-by |
| Bruce Gordon | ... | model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Roy Halfpenny | ... | model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Kim Karon | ... | art department coordinator |
| Richard Kelloway | ... | dressing props |
| Marc Kuitenbrouwer | ... | site construction coordinator |
| Tony Mainelli | ... | site head carpenter (as Anthony Mainelli) |
| Eamon McLoughlin | ... | construction supervisor |
| Chris Mead | ... | model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Jeffrey A. Melvin | ... | assistant set decorator |
| John Moran | ... | graphic artist |
| Mark Norfolk | ... | model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| John O'Connor | ... | construction stand-by |
| Jak Oliver | ... | scenic artist |
| Brian Patrick | ... | assistant property master |
| Jim Peters | ... | key greens |
| Peter Potter | ... | dressing props |
| Zoe Robertson | ... | construction buyer (as Zoé Robertson) |
| Mark Rocca | ... | project manager: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Graham Sampson | ... | creative supervisor: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Greg Sanger | ... | set dressing leadman: Los Angeles |
| Geoffrey Smith | ... | props buyer |
| James Stanley | ... | project manager: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Jem Stansfield | ... | model & furniture maker: Hothouse Models & Effects |
| Derek Whorlow | ... | hod stagehand |
| Ashley Winter | ... | assistant art director |
| Walter Woloschuk | ... | greens leadman |
| Eddie Wolstencroft | ... | construction stand-by |
| Graham Caulfield | ... | drapesmaster: UK (uncredited) |
| Michelle Convey | ... | set buyer (uncredited) |
| Paul Duff | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
| Thomas Gallina | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Rohan Harris | ... | paintings (uncredited) |
| Keith Short | ... | sculptor (uncredited) |
| John Todd | ... | on set carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Richard Cadger | ... | adr editor (as Rick Cadger) |
| Matthew Chan | ... | operator |
| Ed Colyer | ... | adr recording engineer |
| Sue Conley | ... | dialogue editor (as Susan Conley) |
| Keith Elliott | ... | foley mixer |
| Steve Finn | ... | boom operator |
| Olga FitzRoy | ... | assistant sound engineer |
| John Hazen | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Bradford L. Hohle | ... | sound consultant: Dolby (as Brad Hohle) |
| Jake Jackson | ... | assistant sound engineer |
| Trisha Johns | ... | studio coordinator |
| Goro Koyama | ... | foley artist |
| Douglas Lunn | ... | cable puller |
| Andy Malcolm | ... | foley artist |
| Anna Malkin | ... | foley recording assistant |
| Jim McBride | ... | sound maintenance |
| Matthew McKenzie | ... | adr recording engineer |
| Chris Munro | ... | sound mixer |
| Steve Munro | ... | sound designer (as Steven Munro) / supervising sound editor |
| Daniel Pellerin | ... | sound supervising re-recording mixer |
| James Robb | ... | assistant sound editor (as Jimmy Robb) |
| Jan Rudy | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Paul Shikata | ... | sound effects editor |
| David Drainie Taylor | ... | dialogue editor |
| Don White | ... | foley recording mixer |
| Mark C. Grech | ... | sound utility (uncredited) |
| Kahl Henderson | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Colin McLellan | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Rocco Larizza | ... | special effects first assistant (as Rocco Lazizza) |
| Jim McGillivary | ... | special effects key |
| Laird McMurray | ... | special effects supervisor |
| Rob Tucker | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Barb Benoit | ... | visual effects compositor: Mr. X |
| Dennis Berardi | ... | visual effects supervisor: Mr. X |
| Kristy Blackwell | ... | digital matte artist: Mr. X |
| Cyril Frederick Chu | ... | digital matte artist: Mr. X (as Fred Chu) |
| Shawney Cohen | ... | 3D animator: Mr. X (as Sean Cohen) |
| Rob Del Ciancio | ... | visual effects compositor: Mr. X |
| Bonnie Dickson | ... | compositing assistant: Mr. X |
| Sarah McMurdo | ... | visual effects production manager |
| Matt Ralph | ... | 3D animator: Mr. X |
| David Singer | ... | operations manager: Mr. X |
| Aaron Weintraub | ... | visual effects supervisor: Mr. X |
| Robert Greb | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Winston Lee | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
| Eric J. Robertson | ... | visual effects executive producer: Mr. X (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Jamie Jones | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Buck McDancer | ... | stunts: Los Angeles |
| Gareth Milne | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Dana Reed | ... | stunts: Los Angeles |
| John Robotham | ... | stunt coordinator: Los Angeles |
| George Marshall Ruge | ... | stunts: Los Angeles |
| Matt Birman | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Brad Bunn | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Duncan McLeod | ... | stunt double: Colin Firth (uncredited) |
| Ken Quinn | ... | stunt performer (uncredited) |
| Kevin Rushton | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| John Stoneham Jr. | ... | stunt driver (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Neil Andrews | ... | best boy rigging grip (as Mongo Andrews) |
| Bill Beenham | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Neil Blackman | ... | electrician |
| Jerry Borris | ... | best boy |
| Sean Bourdeau | ... | best boy |
| Craig Bulmer | ... | electrician |
| Stephen S. Campanelli | ... | steadicam operator: Los Angeles |
| Geoffrey Chang | ... | camera loader: Los Angeles |
| Betty Chow | ... | second assistant camera: Los Angeles |
| Rob Cochrane | ... | dolly grip |
| Ciaran Copelin | ... | first assistant A camera |
| Bradley Crosbie | ... | second assistant camera |
| Nigel Draper | ... | electrician |
| Ross Duffy | ... | electrician |
| Roger Durhanto | ... | Lighting |
| Terry Edland | ... | gaffer |
| Roy Elliston | ... | rigging grip |
| Richard Emerson | ... | key grip (as Rico Emerson) |
| Mike Evans | ... | first assistant camera |
| Steve Evans | ... | loader |
| David Fisher | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Glen Goodchild | ... | grip |
| Tony Hayes | ... | best boy |
| Stuart Hurst | ... | electrician |
| Gary Hutchings | ... | key grip |
| J.W. Lee Ionson | ... | generator operator |
| Keith Kirkum | ... | electrician |
| Jim MacCammon | ... | electrician (as James MacCammon) |
| Amir Mansour | ... | camera trainee |
| David Orton | ... | loader |
| David Owen | ... | gaffer |
| Ziggy Pedone | ... | best boy electric: Los Angeles |
| Rafy | ... | still photographer |
| Charles Saldana | ... | key grip: Los Angeles |
| Antonio Soriano | ... | gaffer: Los Angeles |
| Laurie Sparham | ... | still photographer |
| Robert Vigus | ... | grip |
| Reg Waddell | ... | best boy rigging electric |
| Doug Wall | ... | best boy grip: Los Angeles (as Douglas L. Wall) |
| Nigel Draper | ... | light board operator (uncredited) |
| Marek Krawczyk | ... | electrician: daily (uncredited) |
| Alan Millar | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| James D. Wickman | ... | dolly grip: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Dylaine Bovaird | ... | extras casting assistant |
| John Buchan | ... | casting |
| Leo Davis | ... | casting |
| Carly-Anne Fairlie | ... | casting associate |
| Lissy Holm | ... | casting associate |
| Jane Rogers | ... | extras casting |
| Claudia Drakes | ... | casting assistant (uncredited) |
| David Rapaport | ... | casting associate (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Vashti Arthur | ... | cutter/fitter |
| Patricia Boulden | ... | costume supervisor |
| Cori Burchell | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Annie Crawford | ... | costume supervisor |
| Elizabeth Gardiner | ... | on-set costumer: extras |
| Nathalie Gysel | ... | costume buyer |
| Kathy Hendricks | ... | on-set costumer: Los Angeles |
| Ruth Kirton | ... | costume assistant |
| Ritta Koleva | ... | seamstress |
| Melissa Layton | ... | costume assistant (as Melissa Layton Skorepa) |
| Gaye Gardiner | ... | key textile artist (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Lisa Blok-Linson | ... | location manager: Los Angeles |
| James Duffy | ... | location assistant |
| Jason Savage | ... | assistant location manager: Los Angeles |
| Warner Strauss | ... | assistant location manager |
| Eardley Wilmot | ... | location manager |
| Igor Zambeli | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Richard Barrie | ... | technical music engineer |
| Richard Bissill | ... | musician: French horn |
| John Bradbury | ... | orchestra leader |
| Nicholas Bucknall | ... | musician: clarinet |
| Mychael Danna | ... | musician: electronic organ, piano and guitar / orchestrator |
| Peter Davies | ... | musician |
| Nicholas Dodd | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Andrew Dudman | ... | assistant score mixer |
| Vic Fraser | ... | music preparation |
| Liz Gallacher | ... | music supervisor |
| Isobel Griffiths | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Steve Pearce | ... | musician: bass guitar |
| Simon Rhodes | ... | score mixer |
| Paul Shikata | ... | additional music editor |
| Rob Simonsen | ... | additional music arranger |
| Ian Thomas | ... | musician: drums |
| Phil Todd | ... | musician: alto saxophone solo |
| Derek Watkins | ... | musician: flugelhorn and trumpet |
| Kirsty Whalley | ... | music editor |
| Rick Wilkins | ... | conductor: Lanny and Vince Telethon Orchestra / orchestrator: Lanny and Vince Telethon Orchestra |
| Sharif Ahmed | ... | assistant to music supervisor (uncredited) |
| David Arch | ... | musician: piano (uncredited) |
| Mark Berrow | ... | musician: violin (uncredited) |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
| Paul Kegg | ... | musician: cello (uncredited) |
| Everton Nelson | ... | violin (uncredited) |
| Ron Searles | ... | music pre-recording engineer (uncredited) |
| Allen Walley | ... | musician: double bass (uncredited) |
| Bruce White | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Diana Dill | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Orest Andrijiw | ... | driver |
| Ron Annabelle | ... | driver |
| Steve Boyd | ... | transportation coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Whitney Byron | ... | transportation co-captain (as Byron Whitney) |
| Roy Callis | ... | driver |
| Norman Foster | ... | driver |
| Richard Gaal | ... | driver: set decoration (as Richard D. Gaal) |
| Robert Geeves | ... | driver (as Robert W. Geeves) |
| Joe Hall | ... | driver |
| Sandy Hastings | ... | driver |
| Geoff Holland | ... | driver |
| Gordon Ionson | ... | transportation captain (as Gord Ionson) |
| Kelvin Lewis | ... | driver |
| Richard Morgan | ... | driver |
| Orest W. Muz | ... | transport coordinator |
| Reg Reynolds | ... | driver: honeywagon |
| Brett Round | ... | transportation captain: Los Angeles |
| Patrick Sands | ... | driver |
| Rohan Singh | ... | driver |
| Mike Leslie Smith | ... | driver |
| Peter Trotman | ... | driver |
| Michael Ralph Price | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Jack Beardsley | ... | office assistant |
| David Bermingham | ... | production executive: First Choice Films |
| Esther Bradbury | ... | assistant: Chris Chrisafis |
| Sherrie Bradshaw | ... | accounting assistant: Los Angeles |
| James Burke | ... | office assistant |
| Donna Butt | ... | extras supervisor |
| Cherri Campbell | ... | executive assistant: Mr. Lantos, Serendipity Point Films |
| Diarmuid Coghlan | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Gina Craig | ... | home economist |
| Lincoln D'Souza | ... | payroll accountant |
| Larry Eydmann | ... | health and safety officer: Media Safety (as Larry Eydman) |
| Brad Fox | ... | production finance coordinator |
| Marcy Gerstein | ... | assistant: Atom Egoyan |
| Wayne Godfrey | ... | on-set supervisor |
| Sabine Graham | ... | production coordinator |
| Dennis Jacobson | ... | payroll accountant |
| Stephanie Keating | ... | publicist |
| Mandy Ketcheson | ... | lens technician: Eye FX |
| Ari Lantos | ... | director observer |
| Deborah Leakey | ... | first assistant accountant (as Debbie Leakey) |
| Sam Leifer | ... | floor runner |
| Melissa Lekus | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Kathy Lochwin | ... | key craft service assistant: Focused On Food |
| Robert MacDonald | ... | office assistant: Los Angeles |
| Venetia McNeile | ... | office assistant |
| Eleanor Mendes | ... | production secretary |
| Susan Mieras | ... | assistant: Kevin Bacon |
| Susan Nycz | ... | truck supervisor |
| Irene Phelps | ... | production accountant |
| Kate Pickford | ... | floor runner |
| Clare Piller | ... | clearances |
| Regina Popp | ... | key craft service assistant: Focused On Food (as Regina Petrik) |
| Lindy Ransom | ... | assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Callum Redfern | ... | floor runner |
| Sol Rivera | ... | craft service: Los Angeles |
| Natalie Rogers | ... | production coordinator |
| Wendy Saffer | ... | head of marketing and publicity: Serendipity Point Films |
| Lianne Seal | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Karen Shaw | ... | assistant: Robert Lantos |
| Michael Sheahan | ... | director of finance: First Choice Films |
| Michael Solomon | ... | assistant: Mr. Lantos, Serendipity Point Films |
| John Stein | ... | general counsel: First Choice Films |
| Paul Stevenson | ... | office assistant |
| Claire Stewart | ... | production secretary |
| Lesley Stewart | ... | head of production: First Choice Films |
| Vess Stoeva | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Karyn Sullivan | ... | office assistant |
| Aida Tannyan | ... | finance and accounting: Serendipity Point Films (as Aída Tannyan) |
| Damon Tinker | ... | office assistant: Los Angeles |
| Derek Jan Vermaas | ... | production coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Johanna Weinstein | ... | title designer |
| Mark Williams | ... | financial controller: First Choice Films |
| Angie Winstl | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Angela Winstl) |
| Stephanie Bell | ... | paint finisher (uncredited) |
| Joe Biggins | ... | inflatable mannequins (uncredited) |
| Dennis Davidson | ... | international publicity (uncredited) |
| Ken Dhaliwal | ... | production legal counsel (uncredited) |
| Billy Greenfield | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Susan Hegarty | ... | dialogue coach: Alison Lohman (uncredited) |
| Michael Toll | ... | qc technician (uncredited) |
| Brad Wietersen | ... | stand-in: David Hayman (uncredited) / stand-in: Reuben (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Bobbie Gardner | ... | acknowledgment: nurses provided by (as Bobbi Gardiner) |
| Bob Halbgebauer | ... | special thanks |
| Pamela Silverstein | ... | special thanks (as Pam Silverstein) |
| Gary Stone | ... | special thanks |
| William F. White | ... | special thanks (as William White) |
| Hugh Whittaker | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Serendipity Point Films (presents)
- First Choice Films (in association with)
- The Movie Network (TMN) (in association with)
- Téléfilm Canada (in association with)
- Movie Central Network (in association with)
- Ego Film Arts (in association with)
- The Harold Greenberg Fund (in association with)
Distributors
- THINKFilm (2005) (Canada) (theatrical)
- THINKFilm (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
- Momentum Pictures (2005) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Monopole-Pathé (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Roadshow Entertainment (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Deltamac Co. (2005) (Hong Kong)
- Festive Films (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2006) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Triangelfilm (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Video (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Warner Home Video (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
- Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- RTL Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL8)
- Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) (2009) (Germany) (tv)
- Mill Creek Entertainment (2015) (United States) (DVD)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Samuel Goldwyn Films (2024) (United States)
Special Effects
- Special Effects (GB) (additional special effects)
- Mr. X (digital visual effects)
Other Companies
- AFM Lighting (lighting equipment provided by)
- AIR Studios (score recorded at)
- Abbey Road Studios (score mixed at)
- Arion Communications Ltd. (telecine)
- Bloom Hergott Diemer Rosenthal Laviolette & Feldman (legal services)
- Bobbie Gardner (nurses provided by)
- Canadian Television Fund (produced with the participation of)
- Capers on Location (caterer)
- Casting Collective (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes and dollies)
- Cinetic Media (sales)
- City of Los Angeles (special thanks)
- City of Toronto (special thanks)
- Compuhire (24 frame playback)
- DDA (international publicity)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (film processing and post laboratory)
- Entertainment Partners (payroll services)
- Film Effects (titles and opticals)
- Film Finances Canada (completion bond provided by)
- Film World Freight (shipper)
- Focused on Food (key craft service)
- Footsteps Post-Production Sound (foley recorded at)
- Francont Film (negative cutting)
- Grosvenor Park Productions (produced with the participation of)
- Hand Prop (props supplied by)
- Heenan Blaikie (legal services)
- Heritage Chauffeur Company (chauffeur services and unit cars)
- Hothouse Models and Effects (special furniture)
- Jones Brown Insurance (insurance services)
- Katmadhu Productions (post-production accountants)
- Kodak (originated on)
- Malde & Co. (audit services)
- Media Safety (health and safety)
- Media World Logistics (production logistics)
- Multi-Media Transport (chauffeur services and unit cars)
- New York Police Department (NYPD) (neither endorse nor sponsor, nor are responsible in any manner for the content of this motion picture)
- Olswang (legal services)
- Panavision (camera equipment provided by)
- Renown Freight (shipper)
- Sargent Disc (payroll services)
- Simply Good Food (caterer)
- Soundtrack New York (ADR Facility)
- The Carlu (special thanks)
- The City of New York (neither endorse nor sponsor, nor are responsible in any manner for the content of this motion picture)
- The City of New York (the name, logos and insignia of the New York City Police Department are trademarks owned by and are used with the City's permission)
- The Inflatable Crowd Company (inflatable mannequins)
- The Rights Company (script research services provided by)
- Theatre D Digital (digital editing: screening and mixing facility)
- Toronto Film Studios (movie studio)
- Wavevend Limited (walkie talkies)
- Weisbord Del Gaudio Iacono & Associates (audit services)
- William F. White International (lighting equipment provided by)
- Willie's Wheels (facilities)
Storyline
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Karen O'Connor tells the story about two distinct but related periods in her life. In 1972, she is an up-and-coming Los Angeles based journalist who has been given the lucrative assignment of convincing once successful comic Vince Collins, who is at the tail end of his career, to allow her to ghost write his memoirs. Most specifically, she has the task from her publishers of discovering the reason behind two issues in Vince's life from 1957: why he and his former on-stage partner Lanny Morris, who is still active and well known within the entertainment business, broke up their professional partnership shortly after they hosted a successful thirty-nine hour telethon for polio research in Miami, there not having been any indication of problems between the two before that; and how did the dead body of Maureen O'Flaherty end up in the water filled bathtub in Vince and Lanny's New Jersey hotel suite, the opening of that New Jersey hotel owned by mobster Sally Sanmarco which was Lanny and Vince's next gig after the telethon. Maureen, a college student, was working part-time as a room service waitress at the Miami Versailles Hotel where Vince and Lanny were staying during the telethon, she who had served the pair at the time. The last she was known to be seen was by the Miami hotel staff when Lanny and Vince were still staying there three days before the discovery of her body, with the official cause of death being accidental drowning as she had narcotics in her system. Neither Lanny or Vince was ever implicated in having anything to do with Maureen's death or even how she got from Miami to New Jersey coinciding with their own travels. Despite there perhaps being more well known writers who could do the job, the publishing company chose Karen as, known or unknown to Vince, she was the Miracle Child, a polio survivor who appeared on the 1957 telethon. During her research, Karen is unable to meet with Lanny, who, through his legal representatives, tells her that he is writing his own explosive tell-all book which will make her project meaningless. In Karen's search for the truth, things get complicated when she starts receiving from an anonymous source upcoming chapters from Lanny's memoirs which may purely be to throw her off the track from reality, and when she meets Lanny in the flesh, she not divulging to him who she really is. Written by Huggo |
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| Budget | $25,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend Canada | CAD184,496, 09 Oct 2005 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Director Atom Egoyan said about filming the orgy scene: "I'm convinced that the best way to shoot a sex scene and make it seem real is to use a master shot, an uninterrupted sequence with no cuts. I wanted to see the bodies. The overwhelming challenge was how to show two (and in this case even more) people having sex without depicting the act of thrusting. By its very nature, sex needs thrusting. More specifically, one part of the body must be in some form of friction with another. This isn't a very romantic way of thinking about it, but then again the MPAA isn't a very romantic organization. Their job is to count thrusts, and then decide, depending on the number, who should see the film. Nice work if you can get it." See more » |
| Goofs | As Lanny signs the bill in the hotel room when Maureen brings him his food, there is a ZIP code visible in the hotel's address. This part of the film is set in 1957, but ZIP codes were not used by the US postal service until 1963. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in This Film Is Not Yet Rated (2006). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Together, Wherever We Go See more » |
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Lanny Morris:
Having to be a nice guy is the toughest job in the world when you're not. See more » |