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| Kate Winslet | ... | Sarah Pierce | |
| Jennifer Connelly | ... | Kathy Adamson | |
| Patrick Wilson | ... | Brad Adamson | |
| Jackie Earle Haley | ... | Ronnie J. McGorvey | |
| Noah Emmerich | ... | Larry Hedges | |
| Gregg Edelman | ... | Richard Pierce | |
| Phyllis Somerville | ... | May McGorvey | |
| Raymond J. Barry | ... | Bullhorn Bob | |
| Jane Adams | ... | Sheila | |
| Ty Simpkins | ... | Aaron Adamson | |
| Sadie Goldstein | ... | Lucy Pierce | |
| Helen Carey | ... | Jean | |
| Sarah Buxton | ... | Slutty Kay | |
| Mary B. McCann | ... | Mary Ann | |
| Trini Alvarado | ... | Theresa | |
| Marsha Dietlein | ... | Cheryl (as Marsha Dietlein Bennett) | |
| Will Lyman | ... | Narrator | |
| Catherine Wolf | ... | Marjorie | |
| Thomas Greaney | ... | Troy | |
| Anna Audia | ... | Isabella | |
| Celestial Hakim | ... | Courtney | |
| Hunter Reid | ... | Christian | |
| Chadwick Brown | ... | Tony Correnti | |
| Phil McGlaston | ... | Dewayne Rogers | |
| Bruce Kirkpatrick | ... | Bart Williams | |
| Adam Mucci | ... | Richie Murphy | |
| Chance Kelly | ... | Pete Olaffson | |
| Rebecca Schull | ... | Laurel | |
| Crystal Field | ... | Josephine | |
| Lola Pashalinski | ... | Bridget | |
| Walker Ryan | ... | 'G' | |
| David Cole | ... | Skateboarder 2 | |
| Weston Elrod | ... | Skateboarder 3 | |
| Erica Fae | ... | Richard's Secretary (as Erica Berg) | |
| Leo Trombetta | ... | Frank | |
| Christopher Nicholas Smith | ... | Steak House Waiter | |
| Adam Sietz | ... | Large Man | |
| Tom Perrotta | ... | Small Man | |
| Stan Carp | ... | Cabbie | |
| Sandra Berrios | ... | Kind Woman in Hospital | |
| Ivar Brogger | ... | ICU Counselor | |
| Myra Turley | ... | ICU Nurse | |
| David Rowden | ... | Tow Yard Attendant (as David Rowdon) | |
| Paul Mott | ... | Boy in Kathy's Documentary | |
| Margaret Pace | ... | EMT | |
| Beatrice Rigaud | ... | Concerned Mom at Pool #1 | |
| Mary Goggin | ... | Concerned Mom at Pool #2 | |
| Jillian Lindig | ... | Concerned Mom at Pool #3 | |
| William Harvey | ... | 1st Policeman at Pool | |
| Casper Andreas | ... | 2nd Policeman at Pool | |
| Matt Garifo | ... | Lifeguard | |
| Brooke Fazio | ... | Snack Girl | |
| Monica Dobson | ... | Wading Pool Mom | |
| Ken Tirado | ... | Bartender | |
| Carlie LaPorta | ... | Child at Steakhouse | |
| Cody Rubenstein | ... | Child at Steakhouse | |
| Joe Guest | ... | Ted from Richard's Office (as Joe C. Guest) | |
| Bruce Lee Gross | ... | Ray from Next Door (as Bruce Gross) | |
| Patrick Larkin | ... | Auditor Team Captain | |
| Michael Diesel | ... | Police Officer at McGorvey's | |
| Jennifer Rainville | ... | Reporter - "Channel 5 News" Segment | |
| Gary Anthony Ramsay | ... | Off-Screen Anchor - "Channel 5 News" Segment (voice) | |
| Patricia A. Gangemi | ... | Concerned Parent #1 - "Channel 5 News" Segment | |
| Cynthia L. Wiese | ... | Concerned Parent #2 - "Channel 5 News" Segment | |
| Loren Wiese | ... | Concerned Parent #3 - "Channel 5 News" Segment | |
| Clare F. Mitchell | ... | Concerned Parent #4 - "Channel 5 News" Segment | |
| Leon Vitali | ... | Oddly Familiar Man | |
| Conrad Angel Corral | ... | Slutty Kay Fan Club Member | |
| Darrell Geer | ... | Slutty Kay Fan Club Member (as Darrell E. Geer) | |
| Gil Ira Hayes | ... | Slutty Kay Fan Club Member | |
| Mark A. Pierce | ... | Slutty Kay Fan Club Member | |
| Marshall Lefcourt | ... | Slutty Kay Fan Club Member | |
| John Begley | ... | Background Football Player | |
| Mike Ganim | ... | Background Football Player | |
| Travis Koestler | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Daniel Falla | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Luis Tolentino | ... | Skateboarder | |
| Tugman Tookmanlian | ... | Skateboarder | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Ashley Fung | ... | Girl at the Pool (uncredited) | |
| Kevin Fung | ... | Boy at the Pool (uncredited) | |
| Jennifer Scott | ... | Concerned Mom at Pool #5 (uncredited) | |
| Callie Thompson | ... | Little Girl at Pool (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Todd Field | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Todd Field | (screenplay) & | |
| Tom Perrotta | (screenplay) | |
| Tom Perrotta | (based on the novel by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Kent Alterman | .... | executive producer | |
| Albert Berger | .... | producer | |
| Toby Emmerich | .... | executive producer | |
| Todd Field | .... | producer | |
| Patrick J. Palmer | .... | executive producer (as Patrick Palmer) | |
| Leon Vitali | .... | associate producer | |
| Michele Weiss | .... | associate producer | |
| Ron Yerxa | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Thomas Newman | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Antonio Calvache | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Leo Trombetta | |||
Casting by | |||
| Belinda Monte | (as Belinda Monte Stegemann) | ||
| Todd M. Thaler | (as Todd Thaler) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| David Gropman | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| John Kasarda | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Susan Bode | (as Susan Bode-Tyson) | ||
Costume Design by | |||
| Melissa Economy | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Michelle Johnson | .... | department head hair stylist | |
| Renate Leuschner | .... | wig maker: Ms. Winslet (as Renata) | |
| Suzy Mazzarese-Allison | .... | hair stylist (as Susie Mazzarese-Allison) | |
| Linda Melazzo | .... | department head makeup | |
| Randy Houston Mercer | .... | makeup artist | |
| Ira Senz | .... | wig maker: Ms. Connelly | |
| Chip Williams | .... | makeup artist | |
| Fleur Morell | .... | key makeup artist: Los Angeles (uncredited) | |
| Colleen Wheeler | .... | hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Erik Holmberg | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Patrick J. Palmer | .... | unit production manager (as Patrick Palmer) | |
| Ray Quinlan | .... | unit production manager (as Raymond Quinlan) | |
| Frank Salvino | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Art Department | |||
| Liz Bonaventura | .... | scenic artist | |
| Jason 'Jay' Brown | .... | on-set dresser (as Jason Brown) | |
| Catriona Crosby | .... | set dresser | |
| David E. Duncan | .... | rendering artist (as Dave Duncan) | |
| David Scott Gagnon | .... | set dresser (as D. Scott Gagnon) | |
| Bruce Lee Gross | .... | leadman (as Bruce Gross) | |
| Michael Jortner | .... | assistant property master | |
| Nora Kasarda | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Martin Lasowitz | .... | property master | |
| Hank Liebeskind | .... | set dresser | |
| Amy Safhay | .... | greens | |
| Jennifer Santucci | .... | art department production assistant | |
| Grant Shaffer | .... | rendering artist | |
| Steven Shellooe | .... | standby painter (as Stephen Shellooe) | |
| Tom Warren | .... | assistant art director | |
| Tonero Williams | .... | assistant property | |
| Patrick Wood | .... | set dresser (as Patrick Woods) | |
| Stuart Auld | .... | scenic artist (uncredited) | |
| Gabu Camilo | .... | additional on-set dresser (uncredited) | |
| Matthew Richard Harris | .... | graphic designer (uncredited) | |
| Ray Harvie | .... | storyboard artist (uncredited) | |
| Derrick Kardos | .... | graphic designer: props (uncredited) | |
| Alexandra Mazur | .... | assistant set decorator (uncredited) | |
| Ginny Walsh | .... | greens foreman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Gary Alper | .... | sound mixer: second unit | |
| Chris Carpenter | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Leigh French | .... | adr voice coordinator | |
| Daniel S. Irwin | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Robert Jackson | .... | dialogue editor (as Robert C. Jackson) | |
| Chris Jenkins | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Mary Jo Lang | .... | foley engineer (as Mary Joe Lang) | |
| Michelle Mader | .... | cableperson | |
| Alyson Dee Moore | .... | foley walker (as Alyson Moore) | |
| Scott Morgan | .... | foley recordist | |
| David Pastecchi | .... | boom operator (as Dave Pastecchi) | |
| Eryne Prine | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Whitney Purple | .... | sound premixer | |
| Will Riley | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| John Roesch | .... | foley walker | |
| Solange S. Schwalbe | .... | foley editor (as Solange S. Schwabe) | |
| D. Chris Smith | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Edward Tise | .... | production sound | |
| Greg Townsend | .... | sound premixer | |
| Lisa Varetakis | .... | supervising dialogue editor | |
| Tim Webb | .... | sound recordist | |
| Jerry Yuen | .... | boom operator: second unit | |
| John D'Aquino | .... | additional boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Fondulas | .... | additional boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Russ Klein | .... | boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Chris Navarro | .... | adr recordist (uncredited) | |
| Gabriel Sanders | .... | additional boom operator (uncredited) | |
| Eric Thompson | .... | adr mixer (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Michael Bird | .... | special effects coordinator | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Randall Balsmeyer | .... | visual effects supervisor: Big Film Design Corp. | |
| Ella Boliver | .... | digital compositor: Big Film Design Corp. | |
| J. John Corbett | .... | composite artist: Big Film Design Corp. | |
| Chris Halstead | .... | composite artist: Big Film Design Corp. | |
| Bill Hansard Jr. | .... | process effects coordinator | |
| Bill Hansard | .... | process effects (as William Hansard) | |
| Tyra Hanshaw | .... | visual effects producer: Big Film Desig Corp. | |
| Ray McMillan | .... | process cameraman | |
| Mimi Medel | .... | visual effects executive: Big Film Design Corp. | |
| Lauren Ritchie | .... | executive in charge of visual effects: Big Film Design Corp. | |
| Patrick Clancey | .... | digital opticals (uncredited) | |
| Joseph DiValerio | .... | visual effects (uncredited) | |
| Tarn Fox | .... | digital compositor (uncredited) | |
| Ray Harvie | .... | rendering artist (uncredited) | |
| Ntana Key | .... | second digital colorist: EFILM (uncredited) | |
| Jim O'Hagan | .... | digital compositor: Pacific Title (uncredited) | |
| Steven J. Scott | .... | supervising digital colorist: EFilm (uncredited) | |
| Alexander Serpico | .... | on-set computer graphics (uncredited) | |
| Danita Slaughter | .... | digital opticals editor (uncredited) | |
| Antonio Torres | .... | digital artist: Pacific Title (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Jamie Balling | .... | stunt double: Brad, skateboard | |
| Jared Burke | .... | stunts | |
| Kevin Cassidy | .... | stunt double: Larry | |
| John Cenatiempo | .... | stunts | |
| Douglas Crosby | .... | stunt coordinator: football sequence (as Doug Crosby) | |
| Mario D'Leon | .... | stunts | |
| Rocco Forgione | .... | stunts | |
| Valdimar Jóhannsson | .... | stunts (as Valdimar Johannsson) | |
| Tim Lajcik | .... | stunts | |
| Curtis Lyons | .... | stunts | |
| Erik Martin | .... | stunt coordinator: skateboard sequence | |
| Earle Masciulli | .... | stunts | |
| Jeremy Sample | .... | stunts | |
| David Shumbris | .... | stunt double: Brad, football | |
| Igor Zinoviev | .... | stunts | |
| Jared Burke | .... | assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited) | |
| John Cenatiempo | .... | stunt driver (uncredited) | |
| David Ott | .... | stunt double (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Place | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
| Anthony Vincent | .... | stunts (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Lee Genick | .... | extras casting coordinator | |
| Philip Huffman | .... | casting assistant | |
| Laura Maxwell-Scott | .... | casting assistant (as Laura Maxwell Scott) | |
| Tannis Vallely | .... | additional casting | |
| Debra Zane | .... | additional casting | |
| Sande Alessi | .... | additional casting (uncredited) | |
| Kristan Berona | .... | additional casting (uncredited) | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Natalie Arango | .... | background costumer | |
| Ghilaine Bouadana | .... | set costumer | |
| Danielle Cadorette | .... | dresser: Ms. Connelly (as Danielle Cadorette-Acehan) | |
| Caroline Duncan | .... | costume coordinator | |
| Melinda Eshelman | .... | costume designer: "Slutty Kay" | |
| Alida P. Field | .... | costume production assistant | |
| Sandi Figueroa | .... | dresser: Ms. Winslet | |
| Gabriella Kessler | .... | costume production assistant (as Gabriella Kestler) | |
| Carmia Marshall | .... | set costumer | |
| Amy Roth | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Raeanne Wright | .... | costume production assistant | |
| Erin Benach | .... | costumes (uncredited) | |
| Kater Gordon | .... | additional set costumer (uncredited) | |
| Lucia Lettini | .... | set costumer (uncredited) | |
| Natalia Parsons | .... | costume coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Maryann Scinto | .... | wardrobe costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Beth Dewey | .... | digital intermediate project manager | |
| Rick Downey | .... | negative cutter | |
| Ntana Key | .... | digital intermediate assistant colorist | |
| Jody Levin | .... | executive in charge of post production | |
| Amy Pawlowski | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Chris Regan | .... | color timer (as Christopher Regan) | |
| Steven J. Scott | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Ken Terry | .... | first assistant film editor | |
| John Vladic | .... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Bill Bernstein | .... | music editor | |
| Julian Bratolyubov | .... | music preparation | |
| Paul Broucek | .... | executive in charge of music | |
| Greg Hayes | .... | assistant engineer | |
| Tim Lauber | .... | assistant engineer | |
| Larry Mah | .... | digital audio | |
| Leslie Morris | .... | music contractor | |
| Thomas Newman | .... | conductor | |
| Thomas Pasatieri | .... | orchestrator | |
| Erin Scully | .... | music executive | |
| Lori Silfen | .... | music business affairs executive | |
| Armin Steiner | .... | orchestra recordist | |
| Thomas Vicari | .... | music scoring mixer | |
| John F.X. Walsh | .... | music business affairs executive | |
| Michael Zainer | .... | assistant music editor | |
| George Doering | .... | musician (uncredited) | |
| Jason Lloyd | .... | scoring stage manager (uncredited) | |
| Tim Rodier | .... | music preparation (uncredited) | |
| Sharon Smith | .... | music editor: temp (uncredited) | |
| Patrick Spain | .... | assistant scoring engineer (uncredited) | |
| Tom Steel | .... | scoring stage manager (uncredited) | |
| Margarita Sullivan | .... | music clearances (uncredited) | |
| Bill Talbott | .... | scoring technician (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| David Alexander | .... | clinical consultant (as David Alexander MD) | |
| Cassandra Barbour | .... | rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances, Inc. | |
| Brian K. Barnes | .... | location assistant | |
| Dana Belcastro | .... | production executive | |
| Judy Blinick | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Danielle Blumstein | .... | assistant production coordinator | |
| Jason Booth | .... | set production assistant | |
| Michael Braun | .... | accounting assistant | |
| Steven W. Carbajal | .... | location production assistant (as Steven Carbajal) | |
| Laurie Cartwright | .... | risk management | |
| Gina Caruso | .... | coordinator: Channel 5 news segment | |
| Kristy Davenport | .... | set medic | |
| Jon Davidson | .... | production controller | |
| David Dreishpoon | .... | craft service | |
| Jeff Egan | .... | production safety | |
| Fletcher Elkington | .... | set production assistant | |
| Erik Ellner | .... | business affairs | |
| Nicole E. Ferrari | .... | production secretary (as Nicole Ferrari) | |
| Maryann C. Fondulas | .... | first assistant accountant (as Maryann Fondulas) | |
| Catherine Generous | .... | second second assistant accountant | |
| Emily Glatter | .... | supervising production coordinator | |
| Kater Gordon | .... | set production assistant | |
| John Greenway | .... | set production assistant (as John Greenaway) | |
| Joe Guest | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Susan Hegarty | .... | dialect coach: Ms. Winslet | |
| Ganesh Hennigs | .... | production office assistant (as Ganesh Hennings) | |
| Jeanette Hill-Yonis | .... | production attorney | |
| Rick Johnson | .... | stand-in: Mr. Wilson | |
| Matthew Kania | .... | location assistant (as Matt Kania) | |
| Herschel Knapp | .... | clinical consultant (as Herschel Knapp PhD) | |
| Michael Kriaris | .... | location manager (as Mike Kriaris) | |
| Laurent Lambert | .... | assistant: Ms. Winslet (as Laurant Lambert) | |
| Steve Loff | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Cristina Lois | .... | production office assistant | |
| Richard Mancuso | .... | production accountant | |
| Christine Marino | .... | assistant: Mr. Palmer | |
| Sasha Markova | .... | assistant: Ms. Connelly | |
| Jeremy Marks | .... | assistant: Mr. Berger & Mr. Yerxa, New York | |
| Ginny Martino | .... | contract administrator | |
| Glen Mathias | .... | production liaison (as Glenn Mathias) | |
| Andrew Matthews | .... | financial advisor | |
| David M. McGuire | .... | assistant location manager (as David McGuire) | |
| Marilyn Moore | .... | clinical consultant (as Marilyn Moore RN) | |
| Alyxx Morgen | .... | stand-in: Ms. Winslet | |
| Carla Occhiogrosso | .... | stand-in: Ms. Connelly (as Carla Ochogrosso) | |
| Greg Outcalt | .... | production coordinator | |
| Diego Pina | .... | craft service assistant | |
| Paul Prokop | .... | executive in charge of finance | |
| Christine Putnam | .... | production office assistant | |
| Ryan Quinlan | .... | set production assistant | |
| Serena Rathbun | .... | special consultant | |
| Joshua Ravetch | .... | production resources | |
| Christina I. Rodriguez | .... | set production assistant | |
| Virginia Saenz McCarthy | .... | script supervisor | |
| Elle Sauli | .... | stand-in: Sadie Goldstein | |
| Vincent Sauli | .... | stand-in: Ty Simkins | |
| Weiman Seid | .... | unit publicist | |
| Julianna Selfridge | .... | risk management (as Juliana Selfridge) | |
| Laura Sevier | .... | rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances Inc. | |
| Joe Steele | .... | production resources | |
| Leo Trombetta | .... | coordinator: Channel 5 news segment | |
| Cori Uchida | .... | assistant: Mr. Berger & Mr. Yerxa, Los Angeles | |
| Creel Brown | .... | additional production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Nick Carr | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Cavagnet | .... | additional production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Andrew Demarest | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Creagen Dow | .... | voice looping (uncredited) | |
| Logan Wolfe Edler | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Chloe Finch | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Lowell Freedman | .... | set production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Cody Klop | .... | adr voice (uncredited) | |
| Patricia Porter | .... | payroll accountant (uncredited) | |
| B. Reeves | .... | additional production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Mark Romanelli | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Alexander Serpico | .... | computer consultant (uncredited) | |
| Jenna Leila Tardy | .... | observational intern production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Daniel Villagomez | .... | credits administrator (uncredited) | |
| Denise Violante | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Christina A. Wood | .... | stand-in (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Michael Bloomberg | .... | personal thanks (as Michael R. Bloomberg) | |
| Katherine Oliver | .... | personal thanks (as Katherine L. Oliver) | |
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Greetings again from the darkness. Where the heck have you been, Todd Field? Last seen directing 2001's excellent "In The Bedroom", Field delivers another remarkable drama with "Little Children". He proves again his insight into real people and real relationships is a bit eerie and almost tough to watch as we often recognize ourselves in his characters.
An incredibly well acted movie led by the usually mediocre Kate Winslet and an on the rise Patrick Wilson ("The Alamo", "Hard Candy" and this year's "Running With Scissors"), the cast creates an atmosphere of real life allowing us to forget the performances and concentrate on the multi-layered story (co-written by Field and novelist Tom Berrotta). The genius in the film is in so many specific moments within the scenes. Jennifer Connelly (as Wilson's wife, and although still beautiful, she is scary skinny) at the dinner table when she realizes, Winslet as she is putting her daughter on the floorboard of the car, Wilson as he sneaks off the train, and the mothers at the swimming pool when they realize a predator has pierced their inner sanctum. That predator is Jackie Earle Haley who is just outstanding in his brutally tough role. Haley was seen earlier this year in "All The King's Men" and hopefully is experiencing a real comeback. Although he will always be remembered as the talented center fielder in "Bad News Bears", he definitely has more to offer.
Really good dramatic stories are so rare these days. Movie makers tend to be frightened of the tough decisions we all face every day and they fall back on proved formulas and feel good fluff. This movie is real and tough and will force you to analyze your life and perspective. What a marvelous thing to be able to say about a film.
So, yes I highly recommend the film, but more importantly implore Mr. Field to not leave us hanging for another 5 years. Film lovers need you!!