The Weather Man (2005)

Director:

Gore Verbinski

Writer (WGA):

Steve Conrad (written by)

Release Date:

28 October 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

In life, accuracy counts.

Plot:

A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.

Plot Keywords:

Weatherman | New York City | Couples Therapy | Terminal Illness | Camel Toe

Cast

Nicolas Cage	...	David Spritz
Michael Caine	...	Robert Spritzel
Hope Davis	...	Noreen
Gemmenne de la Peña	...	Shelly (as Gemmenne De La Peña)
Nicholas Hoult	...	Mike
Michael Rispoli	...	Russ
Gil Bellows	...	Don
Judith McConnell	...	Lauren
Chris Marrs	...	DMV Guy
Dina Facklis	...	Andrea
J. Nicole Brooks	...	Clerk (as Deanna NJ Brooks)
Sia A. Moody	...	Nurse (as Sia Moody)
Guy Van Swearingen	...	Nipper Guy
Alejandro Pina	...	Fast Food Employee
Jackson Bubala	...	Fast Food Child
Jennifer Bills	...	Fast Food Mom
Peter Grosz	...	Shelly's Archery Instructor
Joe Bianchi	...	Paul
Nick Kuehneman	...	Passenger with Frosty
Bruce Jarchow	...	Viewer
Joanne Sylvestrak	...	Viewer's Wife
Robyn Moler	...	Beer Girl
John D. Milinac	...	Beer Patron
Melanie Decelles Castro	...	Shelly's Companion
Jason Wells	...	Tim
Scott Benjaminson	...	Race Organizer
Ora Jones	...	Trust Counselor
Mike Bacarella	...	Takeout Clerk
Jennifer Joan Taylor	...	Register Worker
Chuck Stubbings	...	Mark Dersen
Shanesia Davis-Williams	...	Hello America Producer (as Shane Williams)
Dan Flannery	...	Hello America Producer
Sandy Whiteley	...	Hello America Director
Antoine McKay	...	Passing Pedestrian
Eduardo N. Martinez	...	Pie Thrower (as Eddie Martinez)
David Darlow	...	Robert's Friend
Will Zahrn	...	Priest
Poorna Jagannathan	...	NY Pedestrian
Bryant Gumbel	...	Himself
Anne Marie Howard	...	Co-Anchor
Ed McMahon	...	Himself
Cristina Ferrare	...	Herself
Stephen Hilger	...	Dave's Archery Instructor
Ron McClary	...	Guy in Park
Eric Ambriz	...	Elevator Kid
Leah Rose Orleans	...	Elevator Kid
Juhong Xue	...	Co-Anchor
Tom Skilling	...	WGN Assistant Director
Wolfgang Puck	...	Himself
Monica Weaver	...	Living Funeral Guest
John Francis Mountain	...	Living Funeral Guest
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Nikkos	...	New York Businessman (as Peter Nicholas)
Nathan Adloff	...	Extra (uncredited)
Charla Agers	...	Ice Skating Competitor (uncredited)
Dan Ahn	...	Extra (uncredited)
Joshua Brail	...	(uncredited)
Ryan Burk	...	Tim's Son (uncredited)
Kristen Duerdoth	...	Tim's Wife (uncredited)
Terrence Edwards	...	Doorman (uncredited)
David Michael Fordham	...	Guy in Food Court (uncredited)
Clifford M. Freeney	...	Newsroom Executive (uncredited)
Todd Goodman	...	Bag Man (uncredited)
John R. Haley	...	DMV Customer (uncredited)
Michelle Shelton Huff	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Bob Kolbey	...	Mr. Bratwurst (uncredited)
Kathryn Lyn	...	Funeral Guest (uncredited)
Nikki Taylor Melton	...	Girl in Food Court (uncredited)
Sergio Mojica	...	Business Man (uncredited)
Levin O'Connor	...	Office Worker (uncredited)
Nikkole Palmatier	...	Attractive Girl (uncredited)
Daniel Riggs	...	Traveling Man (uncredited)
Christian Rose	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Ryan Salzwedel	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Megan Schaiper	...	Funeral Extra (uncredited)
Gary Sedlock	...	Guest - Ice Rink Party (uncredited)
Oral Sledge	...	Driver (uncredited)
Dwight Sora	...	Extra (uncredited)
January Stern	...	Featured Skater (uncredited)
Joey Strobel	...	Newsroom Executive (uncredited)
Richard Strobel	...	Newsroom Executive (uncredited)
Amber Sutherland	...	Dog Walker (uncredited)
Tristan Layne Tapscott	...	Extra (uncredited)

Directed by
Gore Verbinski

Writing credits (WGA)
Steve Conrad		(written by) (as Steven Conrad)

Produced by
David Alper	....	executive producer
William S. Beasley	....	executive producer
Todd Black	....	producer
Jason Blumenthal	....	producer
Steve Conrad	....	co-producer (as Steven Conrad)
Norman Golightly	....	executive producer (as Norm Golightly)
Steve Tisch	....	producer

Original Music by
James S. Levine		(co-composer) (as James Levine)
Hans Zimmer

Cinematography by
Phedon Papamichael		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Craig Wood

Casting by
Denise Chamian

Production Design by
Tom Duffield

Art Direction by
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.		(as Patrick Sullivan)

Set Decoration by
Rosemary Brandenburg

Costume Design by
Penny Rose

Makeup Department
Candace Neal	....	hair department head
Ve Neill	....	makeup department head
Suzi Ostos	....	makeup artist
Linda Rizzuto	....	hair stylist (as Linda R. Rizzuto)
Larry Waggoner	....	hair stylist: Mr. Cage
Allen Weisinger	....	makeup artist: Mr. Cage
André Dubois	....	personal hairdresser (uncredited)
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker (uncredited)
Vicki Vacca	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
William S. Beasley	....	unit production manager
Simon Morgan	....	post-production supervisor
Sharyn Shimada-Huggins	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benita Allen	....	first assistant director
Frederic Roth	....	second assistant director
Jeffrey Schwartz	....	second second assistant director
Stephanie Moore	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Adam T. Weisinger	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Daniel B. Clancy	....	lead person
Frank D. Dambra	....	chief painter
Jeff Dieter	....	set dresser
Heather Elwell	....	art department coordinator
Tom Gagnon	....	set dresser
Michael D. Gianneschi	....	assistant property master
Harry N. Haase	....	paint foreperson
Gary Happ	....	construction foreperson
Craig Jackson	....	set designer
Tony Leonardi	....	on-set painter (as A.J. Leonardi Jr.)
Quentin Matthys	....	set dresser
Jon Nicholson	....	on-set dresser
Benjamin Nowicki	....	graphic designer
Tom Osman	....	labor foreperson
Troy Osman	....	construction foreperson (as Troy O. Osman)
Tyler Osman	....	construction coordinator
Kris Peck	....	property master (as Christopher E. Peck)
Joel Prihoda	....	lead person
Timothy W. Tiedje	....	assistant property master
Scott Troha	....	set dresser
Phillip Ellman	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Shannon Fortune	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Thomas J. Glynn	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Veloz Gomez	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Kristin Hanson	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Mike Monckton	....	painter (uncredited)
Paul Wambach	....	art department production assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Christopher Barrick	....	assistant sound editor (as Christopher 'The Bear' Barrick)
Christopher Boyes	....	sound designer
Christopher Boyes	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Boyes	....	supervising sound editor
Fred Burke	....	foley editor
Anne Couk	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Curtis	....	supervising foley editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising adr editor (as Avram Gold)
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Avram Gold)
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
J.R. Grubbs	....	sound effects editor (as J.R. Grub)
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Shawn Kennelly	....	foley mixer
Susan Kurtz	....	adr editor
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim McColm	....	sound stage engineer
Shannon Mills	....	foley editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Ronnie Morgan	....	assistant sound editor
Timothy Nielsen	....	sound effects editor (as Tim Neilson)
Jonathan Null	....	supervising foley editor
Lee Orloff	....	sound mixer
Juan Peralta	....	sound re-recording technician
Jeremy Pitts	....	foley editor
Dennis Rogers	....	sound recordist
Jurgen Scharpf	....	sound re-recording technician
Blair Scheller	....	boom operator
Dee Selby	....	assistant sound designer
Tony Sereno	....	sound re-recording technician
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer (as Randy K. Singer)
Thomas W. Small	....	foley editor (as Tom Small)
Frank Smathers	....	dialogue editor (as Frank T. Smathers)
Addison Teague	....	sound effects editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
James Wright	....	sound consultant: Dolby (as Jim Wright)
Ronald L. Wright	....	cable person
Sean England	....	digital archivist (uncredited)
Nick Foley	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Thomas Giordano	....	boom operator: additional photography, Los Angeles (uncredited)
William Stein	....	sound re-recording engineer (uncredited)
Ted Swanscott	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michael Ahasay	....	special effects foreperson (as Mike Ahasay)
David J. Chamerski	....	special effects foreperson (as David Chamerski)
William Dambra	....	special effects on set
Rodman Kiser	....	special effects foreperson
John D. Milinac	....	special effects coordinator
Carrie Oviatt	....	special effects accountant
Ryan Evans	....	special effects (uncredited)
Brad Good	....	special effects crew (uncredited)
Blake E. Matthys	....	special effects crew: snow (uncredited)
Dieter Sturm	....	special effects snowmaker (uncredited)
Yvonne Sturm	....	snowmaker (uncredited)
Rob Yale	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Gil Baron	....	cg technical supervisor: Method
Hatem Benabdallah	....	cg artist: Method (as Hatem Ben Abdallah)
Jeremy F. Butler	....	cg artist: Method (as Jeremy Butler)
Chris Flynn	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Alex Frisch	....	lead 2d visual effects artist: Method
Joe Gareri	....	executive producer: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Charles Gibson	....	visual effects supervisor
Paul Perez Hahn	....	visual effects producer: Method (as Paul Hahn)
Brian Hanable	....	inferno compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Maureen Healy	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Alexandre Kolasinski	....	2d artist: Method
Tom Lamb	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
James LeBloch	....	cg artist: Method
Laurent Ledru	....	cg creative supervisor: Method
Cedric Nicolas-Troyan	....	lead 2d visual effects artist: Method (as Cedric Nicolas)
Patrick Phillips	....	inferno compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Liz Radley	....	video & computer graphics supervisor
Katrina Salicrup	....	2d artist: Method
David Sosalla	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio
Scott Taylor	....	technical lead: Method
James D. Tittle	....	visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title
Andreas Wacker	....	technology supervisor: Method
Brian Corpus	....	technical operations manager: Pacific Title and Art Studio (uncredited)
Todd Hemsley	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Chia-Chi Hu	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Gerald Ragland	....	digital intermediate assistant (uncredited)
John Scheer	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
John Zachary	....	video technical assistant (uncredited)

Stunts
Frank P. Calzavara	....	stunts (as Frank Calzavara)
Stacey Carino	....	stunt double: Hope Davis
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	....	stunts
James Fierro	....	stunts (as Jim Fierro)
Mark Harper	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt coordinator (as Rick LeFevour)
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts (as Ricky LeFevour)
Matthew LeFevour	....	stunts (as Matt LeFevour)
Tom Lowell	....	stunts
Daniel Maldonado	....	stunts (as Danny Maldonado)
James R. Mammoser	....	stunts (as Jim Mammoser)
Natalie M. Meyer	....	stunts (as Natalie Meyer)
Carl Paoli	....	stunts
Linda Perlin	....	stunts
Randy Popplewell	....	stunts
Gina Reale	....	stunts
Ken Remer	....	stunts
Alicia Skirball	....	stunts
Jodi Smith	....	stunts
Kevin Sorensen	....	stunts
Rich Wilkie	....	stunts
Eddie Yansick	....	stunt person: Mr. Cage

Camera and Electrical Department
Richard Bond	....	rigging grip (as Richard A. Bond Jr.)
Fernando M. Briones	....	grip (as Fernando Briones)
Joseph P. Connelly	....	rigging grip
Eugene F. Crededio	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Gino Crededio)
Ronald Crededio	....	electrician (as Ron Crededio)
Dennis De La Mata	....	rigging grip
Roger Doherty	....	electrician
Ronald Dragosh	....	electrician (as Ron Dragosh)
Michael J. Fowler	....	video playback operator (as Mike Fowler)
John P. Friday	....	chief rigging electrician (as John Friday)
Melinda Sue Gordon	....	still photographer
Bob Hall	....	first assistant photographer
James Haworth	....	electrician
John Hudecek	....	dolly grip operator
Timothy Jipping	....	grip (as Timothy L. Jipping)
Robert Krzeminski	....	second company grip
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant photographer: "b" camera
Morgan Michael Lewis	....	first company grip (as M. Michael Lewis)
Elizabeth Miller	....	first assistant photographer: "b" camera (as Elizabeth Smith)
John Monsour	....	supervising video engineer
Chris Mulsoff	....	assistant chief rigging electrician
Mark Purkart	....	dolly grip operator
John S. Robertson	....	first company rigging grip
James F. Roorda	....	second company rigging grip
James J. Ryan	....	rigging electrician
Kory Salajka	....	grip (as Koren Salajka)
Martin Schaer	....	camera operator
Marc Schneider	....	rigging grip
Dan Schroer	....	second assistant photographer (as Daniel R. Schroer)
Mark Scott	....	video playback operator
Faires A. Sekiya	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Faires K. Anderson)
Faires A. Sekiya	....	steadicam operator (as Faires K. Anderson)
Robert Swander	....	rigging electrician (as Robert S. Swander)
Rafael E. Sánchez	....	chief lighting technician (as Rafael E. Sanchez)
Nick Thomas	....	rigging electrician
David Watkinson	....	supervising video engineer
Eric Wheeler	....	film loader (as Eric Shawn Wheeler)
Kevin Wisor	....	rigging electrician
Frank Yario Jr.	....	video assist
Dawn Copeland	....	electrician (uncredited)
Rachel Donofrie	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
James W. Finnerty	....	key grip: New York (uncredited)
Joe Gajewski	....	crane technician (uncredited)
Alejandro Garcia	....	additional camera loader (uncredited)
Kevin Gazdik	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Lance Mayer	....	second assistant camera: New York (uncredited)
David Moenkhaus	....	first assistant camera (uncredited)
Justin Panzanaro	....	rigging electric: New York (uncredited)
Joe Passarelli	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Keith Pokorski	....	crane operator: Technocrane (uncredited)
Andrew Priestley	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Jose Luis Rios	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Darren Ryan	....	video assist operator: New York (uncredited)
Christy Taddeo	....	grip (uncredited)
Carlo Treviso	....	video assist intern (uncredited)
Joe 'Jody' Williams	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
David Williamson	....	electrician: Chicago (uncredited)

Casting Department
Tom Gustafson	....	extras casting (as Thomas Gustafson)
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Scout Masterson	....	casting associate
Mickie Paskal	....	casting: Chicago
Jennifer Rudnicke	....	casting: Chicago (as Jennifer S. Rudnicke)
Cindy Sciacca	....	extras casting assistant
Rachel Tenner	....	casting: Chicago
Kate Burgess	....	background casting production assistant (uncredited)
Sharon Lomasney	....	background casting assistant (uncredited)
Matt Miller	....	casting associate: Chicago (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lizzie Cook	....	costumer
Stella Cottini	....	costumer (as Stella Christy Cottini)
Carolyn Dessert	....	costume supervisor (as Carolyn Dessert Lauterio)
Karan Doherty	....	set costumer
Gordana Golubovich	....	costumer (as Gordana Golubovic)
Eileen McCahill	....	key costumer
Debbie Travis	....	costumer: Mr. Cage
Claire Connelly	....	costume department coordinator (uncredited)
Careen Fowles	....	costume supervisor: New York (uncredited)
Gretchen Gain	....	costumer (uncredited)
Megan Helbing	....	wardrobe intern (uncredited)
Laura Kaminski	....	wardrobe intern (uncredited)
Sukari McGill	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Mike Chiado	....	digital intermediate technologist: Company 3
Rob Doolittle	....	digital on-line artist: Company 3
David Feldman	....	digital intermediate producer: Company 3
Kindra Marra	....	assistant editor
Simon Morgan	....	first assistant editor
Mark T. Osborne	....	dailies colorist (as Mark Osborne)
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Dylan Quirt	....	apprentice film editor
Erik Rogers	....	supervising digital intermediate producer: Company 3
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	colorist: Company 3
Salvatore Catanzaro	....	assistant colorist (uncredited)
Sarah Ogletree	....	editorial coordinator (uncredited)
Missy Papageorge	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Christopher Reichel	....	digital intermediate assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
David Baerwald	....	composer: additional music
Jeffrey Biggers	....	score mixing assistant (as Jeff Biggers)
Tom Broderick	....	score technical assistant
Al Clay	....	score recordist
Clay Duncan	....	score programmer
Dorothy Joo	....	music production assistant
Suzie Katayama	....	music contractor
Becky Mancuso-Winding	....	music production services
Abhay Manusmare	....	score technical assistant
Alan Meyerson	....	score mixer
Alan Meyerson	....	score recordist
Melissa Muik	....	music editor
Greg Vines	....	assistant engineer (uncredited )
Mark Wherry	....	score technical assistant
Ryeland Allison	....	musician: drums (uncredited)
Heitor Pereira	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Heitor Pereira	....	musician: electric guitar (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: French horn (uncredited)
Martin Tillman	....	soloist: cello (uncredited)

Transportation Department
James Hogan	....	transportation captain (as James A. Hogan)
Armand Paoletti	....	transportation coordinator
Joseph Paoletti	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Maalik Armour	....	production assistant
Kelley Baker	....	first assistant auditor (as Kelley L. Baker)
Lacy Boughn	....	assistant: Mr. Tisch
Benjamin T. Brammeier	....	production assistant (as Benjamin Brammeier)
Stephen Bures	....	assistant: Mr. Cage
Patty Carey	....	location manager (as Patty Carey-Perazzo)
Dru Anne Carlson	....	script supervisor (as Druann Carlson)
Jessica Ashley Carroll	....	production assistant
Brian Cho	....	production assistant
John Clancy	....	medic
Shawn Clark	....	assistant: Mr. Beasley (as Shawn R. Clark)
Steven B. Cohen	....	consultant: digital cinema, Company 3
Joe Dionne	....	production assistant
Jennifer Dubin	....	assistant: Mr. Alper
Jason Farrar	....	assistant location manager
Dan Fischer	....	production assistant
Shannon Fortune	....	production assistant
Jenny Fumarolo	....	production secretary
Will Gatlin	....	craft service
Ira Gerber	....	production assistant (as Ira R. Gerber)
Lindsay Greitzer	....	assistant: Mr. Verbinski
Marc A. Hammer	....	production coordinator
Kristin Hanson	....	production assistant
Lance Johnson	....	assistant: Mr. Blumenthal
C. David Jones	....	production assistant
Janette Kim	....	production assistant
Renee Kitterman	....	accounting clerk
Ross L. Kulma	....	medic
Maggie Kusik	....	assistant accountant
Martha Lafage	....	assistant location manager (as Martha LaFage)
Mark Mamalakis	....	assistant location manager
Karri Mayo	....	studio teacher
James R. McAllister	....	location manager
Patrick McDonald	....	production assistant
Glen Meyer	....	technical advisor: archery
Patrick Muldoon	....	location assistant
Moanike'ala Nakamoto	....	assistant: Mr. Zimmer
Lee Nicholl	....	trainer: Mr. Cage
Margaret J. Orlando	....	assistant production coordinator
Dan Pardikes	....	production assistant
Cameron Pearce	....	advisor: graphics
Jess Platt	....	dialogue coach
Neal Prosansky	....	production assistant
Kathy Rowe	....	assistant: Mr. Black
Heather Sharpe	....	assistant: Todd Black
Tom Skilling	....	meteorological technical advisor
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	executive producer: Company 3
Thomas D. Sullivan III	....	medic
Matt Summers	....	assistant: Mr. Golightly
Cid Swank	....	unit publicist
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner	....	production auditor (as Ramona Diaz-Sanchez)
Karen Turner	....	payroll accountant
Megan Vandehey	....	production assistant
Michael Vasquez	....	assistant accountant
Rick Vigil	....	security: Mr. Cage
John Weaver	....	production assistant
John David Wolfe	....	location scout
John David Wolfe	....	production assistant
John Zachary	....	production assistant
Elicia Zimmerman	....	production assistant
Mikayla Abromowitz	....	script supervisor (uncredited)
Dan Ahn	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Josh Anisfeld	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Robert C. Barnett	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Carmen Cardenas	....	production secretary: New York (uncredited)
Deborah Chung	....	production intern (uncredited)
B. Ted Deiker	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Adam Dobosz	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Mikey Eberle	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Joe Farina	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator (uncredited)
Liam Ford	....	data manager: CO3 (uncredited)
Michelle Gonsiorek	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Miguel Govea	....	special publicist (uncredited)
Tom Graziano	....	location assistant: New York (uncredited)
Clayton Hauck	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Cynthia Kao	....	office production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Keith Kolecki	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Irec Kriske	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Cambron McKeever	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brian McQuery	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Leda Nornang	....	production coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Sara Nudelman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brian C. Pawlowski	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Stefan Rand	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Michael K. Reynolds	....	craft service (uncredited)
Nikki Scavo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Schilling	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Andy Spellman	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Larry Szymanowski	....	sign maker (uncredited)
Carlo Treviso	....	video recording assistant (uncredited)
Joan Washington	....	pre-production dialect coach: Nicholas Hoult (uncredited)
Kenneth Yoder	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Rich Moskal	....	the producers wish to thank: Chicago Film Office

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Escape Artists (presents)
• Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG (produced in association with)
• The Weather Man (uncredited)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (a Viacom company)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Momentum Pictures (2005) (UK) (all media)
• Nordisk Film (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (all media)

Special Effects

• Method Studios (visual effects) (as Method)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)
• Howard Anderson Company, The (visual effects) (as Howard Anderson Company)
• WSI Corporation (weather graphics animation)
• Full Scale Effects (special effects support)

Other Companies

• Atlantic Cine Equipment  cranes and remote heads (uncredited)
• Canali  selected wardrobe: Mr. Cage, provided by
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chicago Film Office, The  the producers wish to thank
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Hat Trick Catering  caterer
• Illinois Film Office, The  the producers wish to thank (as Illinois Film Board)
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting (as Mary Nelson-Fraser and Associates)
• Movie Movers  production trailers (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  star trailers (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  transportation (uncredited)
• Nickelodeon Network  acknowledgement: "SpongeBob SquarePants" provided by (as Nickelodeon)
• Pacific Title  titles
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paramount Studios  digital sound editing (as Paramount Pictures)
• Reed Rigging  rigging crew and equipment supplied by
• Scribner  publisher: "On Death and Dying" by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross courtesy of
• Sonoton Musik-Verlag  music (uncredited)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language and sexual content

Runtime:

102 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #41144) | Canada:14A (British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | UK:15 | Netherlands:MG6 | Germany:6 | Australia:MA | Ireland:16 | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-15 | Sweden:7 | Singapore:M18 | Argentina:13 | Hungary:16 | Spain:18 | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Iceland:12 | Norway:11 | New Zealand:R16 | Malaysia:U (DVD) | South Korea:15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Denmark:15 | France:U | Portugal:M/16

Filming Locations:

333. N Canal St Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

While shooting the film in February, director Gore Verbinski was surprised to find that the weather in Chicago was warm, as it didn't produce any snow. The production designers had to recreate snow from scratch, as the film takes place during the winter season.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Dave puts the new tag on his license plate, the first set of three numbers is separated from the second set of three numbers. But a moment later, a front shot of his car shows all six numbers in a row with no separation.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Dave Spritz:That was refreshing. I'm refreshed. I'm refreshing.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "American Dad!: Hurricane! (#7.2)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

I Can See Clearly Now

Alternately hilarious and dark, with misleading marketing

When I first saw the advertisements for "The Weather Man", it seemed like the movie was going to be another formulaic, feel good Hollywood redemption tale. In reality, it is a dark, scathing satire of American values. The marketing likely scared away a lot of people who would enjoy the film, while attracting an audience who was presented with something unexpected and perhaps uncomfortable. The comedy is quite raunchy, the tone is bleak, and the story is anything but formulaic, throwing industry conventions right out the window, which leads to a film that's more believable than most.

David Spritz is a man whose life has become the ultimate exercise in futility. Each day, he wakes up and goes to a job that, despite paying a handsome salary, is entirely unfulfilling. His relationship with his ex-wife is strained, his relationship with his children distant. To make things worse, his Pulitzer Prize winning father seems to be disappointed in what David has done with his life.

In real life, progress in one's personal life is generally made in baby steps. Usually, people don't undergo a drastic transformation over the course of several months. David attempts to improve his standing in life, at times failing entirely, at times succeeding in small doses. The results of these attempts range from very funny to downright saddening, and this helps lend the film an air of realism. This is a complicated character study about a man coming to grips with the fact that he's failed to meet any of the goals he set for himself in life, despite attaining a social standing that many people are envious of. There aren't any easy answers or life altering epiphanies; self-improvement is a long, gradual task that will probably never be completely fulfilled, and "The Weather Man" reflects this reality. While not for all tastes, this movie deserves credit for tackling a relatively conventional subject in a very unconventional, at least for a mainstream Hollywood movie, manner. I imagine that this film will be a bigger success overseas and on DVD than it will be in its US theatrical run.