Rumor Has It... (2005)

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer (WGA):

Ted Griffin (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Based on a true rumor.

Plot:

Sarah Huttinger is a woman who learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film "The Graduate" -- and that she just might be the offspring of the well-documented event.

Plot Keywords:

Book | Wedding | Author | Biological Father | Lawyer

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	...	Sarah Huttinger
Kevin Costner	...	Beau Burroughs
Shirley MacLaine	...	Katharine Richelieu
Mark Ruffalo	...	Jeff Daly
Richard Jenkins	...	Earl Huttinger
Christopher McDonald	...	Roger McManus
Steve Sandvoss	...	Scott
Mena Suvari	...	Annie Huttinger
Mike Vogel	...	Blake Burroughs
Rob Lanza	...	New Year's Eve M.C. (as Robert Lanza)
Lisa Vachon	...	Young Katharine
Trevor Stock	...	Young Beau
Jennifer Taylor	...	Jocelyn Richelieu
Marcia Ann Burrs	...	Pasadenan Wife
Lynn Wanlass	...	Pasadenan Wife
Mary Anne McGarry	...	Pasadenan Wife
Maree Cheatham	...	Party Guest
Gloria Grant	...	Party Guest
Gregory White	...	Party Guest
Jake Mailey	...	Party Guest
Frank Novak	...	Party Guest
Billy Kerr	...	Party Guest (as William Kerr)
Terrie Snell	...	Party Guest
Shannon Farnon	...	Party Guest
Jenny Wade	...	Nikki
Erinn Bartlett	...	Donna
Allyson Bradford	...	Bridesmaid
Kate McClafferty	...	Bridesmaid
Googy Gress	...	Burly Man
Rolando Molina	...	Mover
Carmela Rappazzo	...	Party Planner
Erinn Hayes	...	Wedding Coordinator
Christopher Stapleton	...	Bartender
George F. Regas	...	Pastor
Jaime Ray Newman	...	Conference Greeter
Andy Milder	...	Conference Attendee
Gabriel Jarret	...	Conference Attendee
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Conference Attendee
John Sterling Carter	...	Conference Attendee
Mike Baldridge	...	Reporter
Donna Cooper	...	Reporter
Erin McDonald	...	Waitress
Paul Ganus	...	Co-Pilot
Amos Levkovitch	...	Magician
Leigh French	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Charlotte Colavin	...	Charity Dinner Guests (as Charlotte Ortiz Colavin)
George Gerdes	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Lyman Ward	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Jordan Lund	...	Charity Dinner Guests
John E. Byrd	...	Doorman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anne Bancroft	...	Mrs. Robinson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kathy Bates	...	Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Joshua Bevier	...	Himself (uncredited)
Joan Blair	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Colleen Camp	...	Pasadenan Wife (uncredited)
Michael Chen	...	Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)
Troy Christian	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Curt Clendenin	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Johnny Drocco	...	Happy Chap (uncredited)
Michael Durrell	...	Patriarch (uncredited)
Robert Foreman	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Barry Goldwater	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
George Hamilton	...	Himself (uncredited)
Harrison Held	...	Mover (uncredited)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Benjamin Braddock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joshua Michael Kwiat	...	Gate Agent (uncredited)
Roger Lim	...	Venture Capitalist 2 (uncredited)
Patricia Mizen	...	Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Sandra Plazinic	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
John Patrick Shulak	...	Bellman (uncredited)
Erica Taylor	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Erika Wakker	...	Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Sarah Westbrook	...	Young Jocelyn (uncredited)
Brad Everett Young	...	Clumsy Mover (uncredited)
Rachel Zeskind	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Reiner

Writing credits (WGA)
Ted Griffin		(written by) (as T.M. Griffin)

Produced by
Len Amato	....	executive producer
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Frank Capra III	....	co-producer
George Clooney	....	executive producer
Ben Cosgrove	....	producer
Jennifer Fox	....	executive producer
Robert Kirby	....	executive producer
Michael I. Rachmil	....	executive producer (as Michael Rachmil)
Steven Soderbergh	....	executive producer
Paula Weinstein	....	producer

Original Music by
Marc Shaiman

Cinematography by
Peter Deming		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Leighton

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Thomas E. Sanders		(as Tom Sanders)

Art Direction by
Thomas P. Wilkins

Set Decoration by
Jay Hart		(as Jay R. Hart)

Costume Design by
Kym Barrett

Makeup Department
Hazel Catmull	....	key hair stylist
Cydney Cornell	....	hair stylist: Ms. MacLaine
Linda De Andrea	....	hair department head
Elle Elliott	....	hair stylist: Mr. Costner
Stephen Kelley	....	key makeup artist (as Stephen M. Kelley)
Angela Levin	....	makeup department head
Chris McMillan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Aniston
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup artist: Ms. MacLaine (as Ben Nye)
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist: Ms. Aniston
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup artist: Mr. Costner (as F.X. Perez)
Vera Yurtchuk	....	makeup artist
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker: Shirley Mclaine (uncredited)
Robert Rapport	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Richard J. Gelfand	....	unit production manager (as Richard Gelfand)
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor
Cheryl Quarantiello	....	unit production manager (uncredited)
Barbara Russo	....	post-production executive (uncredited)
Kelley Smith-Wait	....	executive in charge of production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff Bilger	....	second second assistant director
Dieter 'Dietman' Busch	....	second second assistant director (as Dieter Busch)
Frank Capra III	....	first assistant director
Basil Grillo	....	second assistant director
Brendalyn Richard	....	dga trainee
Gregory Kent Simmons	....	second assistant director (as Gregory Simmons)
Jody Spilkoman	....	second second assistant director
Mike Topoozian	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mark Brooks	....	on-set dresser (as Mark Steven Brooks)
Jeff Brown	....	lead greensman
Jo Brown	....	stand-by painter
Karen E. Burnett	....	set dresser
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator (as Michael F. Diersing)
Mariano Fernandez	....	carpenter
Egan Gauntt	....	art department coordinator
J. Michael Glynn	....	assistant property master (as Michael Glynn)
Josh Lusby	....	set designer
Sean Mannion	....	property master
Brent Thomas Regan	....	construction foreman
Wayne Shepherd	....	lead man
Jeff Shewbert	....	propmaker foreman
Robert Strohmaier	....	assistant art director
James Yarmer	....	set designer
Armando Abarca	....	drapery foreman (uncredited)
Ronald S. Baratie	....	greens foreman (uncredited)
Nelson Bush	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Gary Cergol	....	art department coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Gary Clark	....	painter (uncredited)
Mick Cummings	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)
Dupree Dial	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Melissa Givens	....	buyer (uncredited)
Jim Halsband	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Virginia Hopkins	....	on-set painter: San Francisco (uncredited)
David Keir	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Naaman Marshall	....	model maker (uncredited)
Merdyce McClaran	....	on-set dresser (uncredited)
Frank McEldowney	....	greens foreman (uncredited)
Douglas McKay	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Marc Meisels	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Joe Monaco	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Bennet Silver	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Mark Warren	....	property master (uncredited)
Anthony Zierhut	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Craig Zumbroegel	....	propmaker (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Cantamessa	....	sound mixer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	foley editor
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.	....	dialogue editor (as Edmond J. Coblentz)
Patrick Cusack	....	assistant sound editor
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	adr editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
André Dias	....	dubbing editor
André Dias	....	dubbing mixer
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor (as Dino R. Dimuro)
David Esparza	....	sound recordist (as Dave Esparza)
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital media assistant
Jason George	....	adr editor
Mitch Gettleman	....	dialogue editor (as Mitchell C. Gettleman)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Nerses Gezalyan	....	sound mixer
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Chris Hogan	....	dialogue editor (as Christopher Hogan)
Scott La Rue	....	sound utility (as Scott Larue)
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue editor (as nancy Kyong Nugent)
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound effects editor
Damien Smith	....	foley artist
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Gary Thomas	....	boom operator
Lisa Varetakis	....	foley editor
Karen Vassar Triest	....	dialogue editor (as Karen Vassar)
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Ian Elias	....	sound (uncredited)
Carl D. Ware	....	sound engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Joe D. Ramsey	....	special effects coordinator
Thomas R. Dickens	....	special effects technician: jet airplane sequence (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Akemi Abe	....	visual effects artist
Brett Boggs	....	visual effects: Warner Bros. Animation VFX
Jeremy Burns	....	digital effects: Warner Bros, Animation VFX
Eric Durst	....	visual effects supervisor
Brian Ellerd	....	video assist utility
Mike Wassel	....	visual effects: Warner Bros. Aninmation VFX
Craig Crawford	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Hugo Dominguez	....	rotoscope artist: Warner Brothers (uncredited)
Jongo	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Doug Luberts	....	visual effects assistant editor (uncredited)
Lori J. Nelson	....	visual effects producer (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros. (uncredited)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration (uncredited)

Stunts
John Robotham	....	stunt coordinator
Dick Ziker	....	stunt coordinator (as Richard Ziker)

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Amundsen	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Dana Arnold	....	rigging electric: reshoots
Dana Arnold	....	rigging electrician
Joe Collins	....	camera operator
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Alan Disler)
Fernando Espiritusanto	....	balloon light technician
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and Steadicam
Lisa K. Ferguson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Lisa Ferguson)
Bob Gorelick	....	Steadicam operator
Bob Gorelick	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael LaViolette	....	chief lighting technician (as Michael La Violette)
Martin J. Layton	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Martin Layton)
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Eric Sandlin	....	assistant chief lighting technician
David A. Santos	....	rigging grip
Frank Scheidbach	....	rigging gaffer
Philip Sloan	....	key grip (as Phil Sloan)
Chris Walden	....	generator operator
Paul Wilkowsky	....	best boy grip
Michael Best	....	additional grip: SF (uncredited)
Kenneth Cooper	....	electrician (uncredited)
Doug Dole	....	grip (uncredited)
Jennifer Ann Henry	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Kia Kiso	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
Andrew Korner	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
James Kumarelas	....	additional rigging electrician (uncredited)
Frederick Lawrence	....	grip: re-shoots (uncredited)
Josh Levy	....	video assist operator (uncredited)
Damon Liebowitz	....	electrician (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: SpaceCam (uncredited)
Paul Postal	....	electrician (uncredited)
Daniel R. Purinton	....	rigging best boy (uncredited)
Rick Senteno	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Riley Sidore	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Kelly Simpson	....	film loader (uncredited)
Dempsey Tillman	....	digital video assist operator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Lance Jay Velazco	....	additional video assist operator (uncredited)
Lou Weinert	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Alessi	....	extras casting
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Michelle Lewitt	....	casting associate
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Lee Genick	....	extras casting: New York (uncredited)
Scout Masterson	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Richard Mento	....	casting associate (uncredited)
Jocelyn E. Thomas	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Baker	....	key costumer
Holly Davis	....	key costumer
Barbara Gordon	....	costumer: Mr. Costner
Phillip Howard	....	costumer
Sabine Huber	....	costumer
Anne Laoparadonchai	....	costumer: Ms. Aniston (as Annie Laoparadonchai)
Lisa Lovaas	....	costume supervisor (as Lisa Nora Lövaas)
Lisa D. Quercioli	....	key costumer (as Lisa Quercioli)
Dalhia Schuette	....	costumer
Tony Velasco	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Shaun Aprahamian	....	assistant editor
Nicholas Casey	....	post-production assistant
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Gregg London	....	assistant editor
Danny Miller	....	first assistant editor
David Orr	....	color timer
Keith Shaw	....	colorist: mastering
Corinne Villa	....	assistant editor
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Joe Finley	....	digital preview colorist (uncredited)
Carrie Holecek	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Julia Nessling-Douglas	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Vincent Cirilli	....	protools engineer
Harvey Cohen	....	orchestrator
George Doering	....	musician
Chris Douridas	....	music supervisor
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Marc Shaiman	....	music adaptor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Scott Stambler	....	music editor
Kurt Uenala	....	music recording mixer: Nellie Mckay
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer
Mark Agostino	....	music playback operator (uncredited)
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist (uncredited)
Lucian Piane	....	scoring assistant (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Bruce Hauer	....	transportation coordinator
Steve Humphrey	....	transportation captain
John Bromstead	....	driver (uncredited)
Daniel Davis	....	driver: base camp generator (uncredited)
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver (uncredited)
Michael Forte	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
Robert Gaskill	....	driver: Ms. Aniston and Ms. MacLaine (uncredited)
Frank Rocha	....	driver (uncredited)
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator (uncredited)
Sarah Lynn Schmitt	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Jasa Abreo	....	assistant: Mr. Costner
Dylan Ashbrook	....	assistant: Ms. Fox
Bostic Beard	....	assistant: Mr. Reiner (as Bostic C. Beard)
Kandice Billingsley	....	key assistant location manager
Ali Blacker	....	assistant: Mr. Cosgrove
Billy Bonifield	....	production office coordinator
Mark Callaghan	....	office staff assistant
Jana Camacho	....	production assistant
Elizabeth C. Camp	....	set staff assistant (as Elizabeth Camp)
Naomi Catalano	....	office staff assistant
Jaime Daly	....	assistant location manager
Jeanie Daniels	....	assistant accountant
Tova Dann	....	production assistant
Ivan Drehspul	....	airline technical supervisor
Richard Franceschini	....	production resources executive
Claire Gerety-Mott	....	office staff assistant
Cody Horn	....	set staff assistant
Adam Israel	....	office staff assistant
David Israel	....	location manager
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer (as Joanne Jansen)
Pam Jones	....	administrative assistant: Mr. Reiner
Gregg Kawecki	....	set staff assistant
Mark Krick	....	set staff assistant
Christian Labarta	....	set staff assistant
Linda Labov	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Mike E. Landau	....	production office secretary
William Lebeda	....	title designer: main titles
Travis Gale Lewis	....	set staff assistant (as Travis G. Lewis)
Jun C. Lin	....	assistant location manager (as Jun Lin)
Mike James Masumoto	....	assistant location manager (as Michael James Masumoto)
Brendan McBreen	....	set staff assistant
Carolyn Mcguinness	....	assistant: Ms. Aniston
Eddie Merino	....	key assistant location manager
Margaret Mitchell	....	production accountant
Anastacia C. Nemec	....	set staff assistant (as Anastacia Nemec)
Ivanna Palance	....	assistant: Mr. Rachmil
Dina Reiner	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Deborah Ricketts	....	researcher
Aaron Roberts	....	set staff assistant
Tricia Ronten	....	script supervisor
Sergio Ruiz	....	office staff assistant
Tyy Sams	....	office staff assistant (as Tierney Sams)
Rebekah Sanders	....	office staff assistant
Nick Schepisi	....	set staff assistant
Thomas Sharkey	....	assistant: Ms. MacLaine
Bert Smith	....	set staff assistant
Michael Steinbach	....	production office secretary
Nicolas Stern	....	production office supervisor
Spooky Stevens	....	publicist
Rachel Swenson	....	assistant location manager (as Rachel Watkins)
Chance P. Tassone	....	craft service (as Chance Tassone)
Benjamin Vallery	....	office staff assistant
Kathryn Watkins	....	set staff assistant
Lisa Wiggins	....	assistant accountant
Jerome Zelle	....	assistant craft service
Scott Brant	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Patty Carey	....	location manager: New York (uncredited)
Jared Cauliffe	....	set production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Courtney Dane	....	production assistant (uncredited)
David De Palo	....	midi transcriptor (uncredited)
Laura DiBiase	....	production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Kerin Ferallo	....	production coordinator (uncredited)
Danielle Frankl	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Mark A. Freid	....	location scout (uncredited)
Marcy Guiragossian	....	key background coordinator (uncredited)
David Henke	....	key location assistant (uncredited)
Orlando Hurtado	....	catering chef (uncredited)
Saisie M. Jang	....	assistant location manager: San Francisco (uncredited)
Cory Johnson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Phill Kane	....	location scout (uncredited)
Dave Kasubowski	....	craft service (uncredited)
William P. Kelly	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer (uncredited)
Sharon Lopez	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Lovaglio	....	office assistant (uncredited)
Asal Masomi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Tammy Massa	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kathy McHugh	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Kip Myers	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Ericka O'Benar	....	assistant production coordinator: San Francisco (uncredited)
William Ostroff	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sandy Reed	....	craft service (uncredited)
Georgia Scheele	....	production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Lori Shockley	....	production coordinator: San Francisco (uncredited)
Gary Stone	....	cast security (uncredited)
Mark Thomason	....	photo double (uncredited)
Mark Thomason	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Amy Louise Tripodi	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Wagner	....	assistant production office coordinator: New York (uncredited)
Dannon Walters	....	craft service (uncredited)
Nancy Wong	....	key assistant location manager: San Francisco (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (in association with)
• Section Eight (co-production)
• Spring Creek Productions (co-production)
• Munich Hoffmann-Media (in association with)

Distributors

• Warner Bros (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2005-2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2006) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Film1 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Net5 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (Canada) (DVD) (4 film collection)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Sweden) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Sweden) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (USA) (DVD) (HD DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (4 film collection)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)
• Warner Bros. Animation VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• American Humane Association, The  monitored animal activity
• StudioCanal  special thanks
• StudioCanal  rights: for the clip of "The Graduate"
• Cable News Network (CNN)  Clinton footage licensed by (as CNN)
• BBC Motion Gallery  special thanks
• Corbis  special thanks
• Clairmont Camera  camera systems by
• Panavision  filmed
• Technicolor  color by
• Kodak  motion picture products
• Fujifilm  motion picture products
• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting: San Francisco (uncredited)
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• DTC Grip & Electric  grip and lighting equipment
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Executive Assurance  security (uncredited)
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits (uncredited)
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services (uncredited)
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York (uncredited)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

Also Known As:

"Rumour Has It..." - Australia, Canada (English title), New Zealand (English title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Germany | Australia

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-3 | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:14 | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Malaysia:U | Netherlands:AL | Iceland:L | Germany:o.Al. | Portugal:M/12 | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

717 S Hudson Ave, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

Early in the film's pre-production stages, Dustin Hoffman and Anne Bancroft were strongly considered for the roles of Beau Burroughs and Katherine Richelieu. But when Bancroft died and Hoffman had filming commitments for several other projects, the roles were given to Kevin Costner and Shirley MacLaine.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Sarah and Jeff are walking through the airport you can see the scenery through Sarah's head for several seconds.

Quotes:

Sarah:This isn't The Graduate, this is Deliverance!

Movie Connections:

References Titanic (1997)

Soundtrack:

The Good, The Bad and The Ugly

'Rumor' has no humor

The truth about "Rumor" - it stinks.

How could a film with such an enticing premise and talented cast go so horribly awry?

When I first heard the idea for "Rumor Has It...," I thought what an interesting concept: A newly-engaged young woman, Sarah Huttinger (Jennifer Aniston), comes to Pasadena, Calif., for her sister Annie's (Mena Suvari) wedding and realizes her family was the inspiration for Charles Webb's novel, "The Graduate," which Mike Nichols turned into a landmark film in 1967.

In addition to Aniston and Suvari, you toss in Shirley MacLaine (as the potential Mrs. Robinson), Mark Ruffalo, Richard Jenkins, Kathy Bates and, of course, Kevin Costner (as Benjamin Braddock all grown up).

So why does "Rumor Has It..." stink?

Because it just isn't funny. It's flat, tepid, utterly devoid of even the slightest hint of humor.

I've no idea whether this is because writer Ted Griffin was fired as director and Rob Reiner, who hasn't made a good film in ages, was brought in to direct. Honestly, I thought Reiner hit his nadir in 1999 with "The Story of Us." But then he followed that four years later with the execrable "Alex & Emmma." Surely, that was his nadir. Nope. Apparently, he could sink lower and he proves it with "Rumor Has It..." Beau Burroughs is the kind of role Costner should revel in. Yet, he's completely dull. There's no sparkle in Costner's performance, the glint in his eye is gone. Compare this rotten turn with his wonderful performance in "The Upside of Anger" (2005) and you'll realize how brilliant he could have been.

Aniston tries incredibly hard to salvage something out of her lead role. But - and I don't know whether this is Griffin's fault because I've no idea how much of his script wound up in the final cut - poor Sarah gets nothing funny to say and even fewer funny things to do. As far as Reiner seems to be concerned, this is a serious role. The talented Ruffalo gets a thankless role as Sarah's woeful fiancé, Jeff; and Suvari turns up in a role that is completely unnecessary. Why is Anna even in this picture other than to give Sarah a reason to come to Pasadena? MacLaine gives yet another performance we expect from her in a role that she can now play in her sleep. This time it's the boozy, yet no-nonsense, grandmother. Blink and you'll miss Bates.

The film's only believable character is Earl Huttinger, Sarah's dad, played superbly by Jenkins. There doesn't seem anything fake about Jenkins' performance - then again, there never is - and the scene between Earl and Sarah in the kitchen is the film's only highlight. You never doubt for an instant that Earl is a man who deeply loves his children.

It's a shame that "Rumor Has It..." turned into such a fiasco. It only goes to prove that even a bright concept and talented cast can't automatically save a lousy movie.