Gambit (2012/I)

Director:

Michael Hoffman

Writers:

Ethan Coen (screenplay)
Joel Coen (screenplay)

Release Date:

21 November 2012 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Plot:

An art curator decides to seek revenge on his abusive boss by conning him into buying a fake Monet, but his plan requires the help of an eccentric and unpredictable Texas rodeo queen.

Plot Keywords:

Heist | Remake | Caper | Animated Opening Credits

Cast

Cameron Diaz	...	PJ Puznowski
Alan Rickman	...	Lionel Shahbandar
Stanley Tucci	...	Martin Zaidenweber
Colin Firth	...	Harry Deane
Cloris Leachman	...	Grandma Merle
Tom Courtenay	...	Major Wingate
Senem Temiz	...	Diner
Anna Skellern	...	Fiona
Togo Igawa	...	Takagawa
Gerard Horan	...	Mr. Knowles
Greg Bennett	...	Masked Ball Guest
Erica LaRose	...	Female Ranch Hand
Sarah Goldberg	...	Executive Wilson
Chillie Mo	...	Chuck Miller
Lorna Brown	...	Couple Wife
Ekaterina Botziou	...	Waitress
Silvia Crastan	...	Auction Attendee
Tanroh Ishida	...	Akihira Kontaro
Graham Curry	...	Venetian Servant
Frank Stone	...	Gym Athlete
Masashi Fujimoto	...	Big Man Chon
Filippo Delaunay	...	Commuter
Gary Swan	...	Savoy Hotel Guest
Mike Noble	...	Crouch The Gunboy
Martin Poole	...	Hotel Guest
Simone Liebman	...	Office Executive
Martyn Moore	...	Tourist Savoy Hotel
Tommie Earl Jenkins	...	Couple Husband (as Tee Jaye)
Spencer Cummins	...	Sgt. Puznowski
Cade Borek	...	Rodeo Kids on Fence
Luke Borek	...	Rodeo Kids on Fence
Cara Bamford	...	Business Woman (uncredited)
Tina Borek	...	Rodeo Spectator (uncredited)
Stephen Brocklehurst	...	Soldier (uncredited)
Peter Brown	...	Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
Eva Dagoo	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Charlotte Eaton	...	Chamber maid (uncredited)
Luc Eden	...	Guest (uncredited)
Andy Evason	...	Office Executive (uncredited)
Shonn Gregory	...	Business Executive (uncredited)
Will D. Barnes III	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Albert Fry Jr.	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Leonard	...	Auctioneer (uncredited)
Teresa Mahoney	...	Savoy Guest (uncredited)
Henry Monk	...	Art Gallery Visitor (uncredited)
Brian Niblett	...	Auction Attendee / Savoy Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Terry Dale Parks	...	Cowboy #1 (uncredited)
Kelly Ruble	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Santi Scinelli	...	Passenger (uncredited)
Sebastian Tarlach	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Sadao Ueda	...	Chuck (uncredited)
Eva Von Mitzka	...	Mother (uncredited)
Kenji Watanabe	...	Japanese executive (uncredited)
Jon Wennington	...	Businessman (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Hoffman

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ethan Coen		screenplay
Joel Coen		screenplay

Produced by
Philip Elway	....	executive producer
Jane Frazer	....	co-producer
Brett Hedblom	....	associate producer
Mike Lobell	....	producer
Rob Paris	....	producer
Adam Ripp	....	producer
Rizal Risjad	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Rolfe Kent

Cinematography by
Florian Ballhaus

Film Editing by
Paul Tothill

Casting by
Elaine Grainger
Lucinda Syson

Production Design by
Stuart Craig

Art Direction by
Neil Lamont		(supervising art director)
Hattie Storey

Set Decoration by
Edward McLoughlin		(set decorator: New Mexico)
Stephenie McMillan

Costume Design by
Jenny Beavan

Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	hair stylist
Christine Blundell	....	makeup artist
Alexandra Joyce	....	crowd make-up and hair trainee: dailies
Gemma Low	....	makeup artist
Chris Lyons	....	special effects teeth
Chloe Meddings	....	hair and make up artist
Stephanie Lynne Smith	....	junior makeup artist

Production Management
Sam Childs	....	production supervisor: USA
Gisela Evert	....	post-production supervisor
Simon Fraser	....	unit production manager
Kaaren F. Ochoa	....	unit production manager
Drew Payne	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Alder	....	first assistant director: second unit
Dan Channing-Williams	....	co-second assistant director
Ben Howarth	....	first assistant director
Jai James	....	key second assistant director: USA
Sid Karne	....	assistant director
Micheal Edward King	....	second second assistant director: USA
Chemen Ochoa	....	first assistant director: Lion unit, USA
Charlie Reed	....	second assistant director
Toby Spanton	....	second second assistant director
Vaughn Stein	....	crowd second assistant director

Art Department
Pierre Barrera	....	set dresser
Annie Bishop	....	art department dailies
Noah Bradley	....	construction coordinator: USA
Roy Carter	....	stand-by rigger
Alicia Castro Chicol	....	art assistant
Christopher Chandler	....	dressing props chargehand
Bryn Court	....	lead sculptor
Greg Davidson	....	set dresser
Jason Davis	....	property master: New Mexico unit
Kevin Day	....	stand-by props
Brian DeNike	....	greens person
Roddy Dolan	....	dressing prop daily
Lucy Eyre	....	assistant set decorator
Mark Gadbury	....	carpenter
Jonathan Heckler	....	painter
Prue Howard	....	prop buyer
Ben Johnson	....	props
John Kirsop	....	construction manager
Sam Leake	....	art department assistant
Eduardo Lima	....	graphic designer
Adrian Lobato	....	key greens person
William Maloney	....	key scenic artist
Roberta Marquez Seret	....	art department coordinator: USA
Simon Marsay	....	art department dailies
Adam McCreight	....	storeman
Aaron McDonagh	....	stagehand
Chris Painter	....	set dresser: New Mexico
Amanda Pettett	....	construction coordinator
Christina Pizzala	....	scenic artist
Clare Porritt	....	assistant buyer
Quinn Robinson	....	stand-by art director
Leonard Sanchez	....	utility technician
Liv Selinger	....	leadman: USA
Tek J. Smith	....	scenic artist: set
Ed Symon	....	junior draughtsman
Charis Theobald	....	graphic designer
Matt Walker	....	scenic artist
Katie Money	....	art department runner (uncredited)

Sound Department
Les Brock	....	sound consultant: SDDS
Paul Carter	....	sound effects editor
John Casali	....	production sound mixer
Philip Clements	....	foley editor
Matt Davies	....	assistant sound editor
Gary Dodkin	....	boom operator (dailies)
Alex Ellerington	....	sound effects editor
Stuart Hilliker	....	sound re-recording mixer
Catherine Hodgson	....	supervising sound editor
James Hyde	....	adr recordist
Martin Jensen	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Karlsson	....	dolby sound consultant
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Alan MacFeely	....	sound maintenance
Michael Maroussas	....	supervising dialogue editor
Juraj Mravec	....	foley editor
Juraj Mravec	....	foley recordist
Chris Murphy	....	boom operator
Douglas Shamburger	....	boom operator (second unit)
Roman Turtev	....	assistant sound engineer

Special Effects by
James Davis III	....	special effects crew
David Holt	....	special effects technician
Mark Holt	....	special effects supervisor
Peter Kersey	....	special effects technician
Dickon Mitchell	....	special effects senior technician

Visual Effects by
Jorge Canada Escorihuela	....	compositor: One of Us
Tom Debenham	....	visual effects supervisor: One of Us
Frank Engen	....	compositor: One of Us
Chaya Feiner	....	visual effects producer
Lucien Fostier	....	digital compositor
Adam Francis	....	motion control technician
Richard Frazer	....	digital compositor
Ernesto Herrmann	....	compositor: One of Us
Andrew Hogden	....	compositor: One of Us
Laura Lynch	....	visual effects coordinator: One of Us
Ian Mackinnon	....	3d artist: One of Us
Humayun Mirza	....	compositor: One of Us
Petra Schwane	....	compositing supervisor: One of Us
Abigail Scollay	....	compositor: One of Us
Asa Shoul	....	digital intermediate consultant
Sam Swift-Glasman	....	3d artist: One of Us
Victor Tomi	....	compositor: One of Us
Pat Wong	....	compositor: One of Us
Nicholas Zissimos	....	compositor: One of Us

Stunts
Andy Bennett	....	stunts
Mark Brooks	....	stunt coordinator: rodeo sequence
Bradley Farmer	....	stunts
Tait Fletcher	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunt coordinator: bar fight
Paul Herbert	....	stunt coordinator
Tomas Sanchez	....	stunt performer
Marcus Shakesheff	....	stunt double: Colin Firth

Camera and Electrical Department
Jeff Anderson	....	rigging electrician
Diego Arroye	....	lamp operator: second unit
Alex Bailey	....	still photographer
Liza Bambenek	....	second assistant camera: U.S. Lion unit
Adam Barth	....	vfx video assist
Peter Batten	....	additional b-camera operator
Waylon Brady	....	gaffer electrician: second unit
Peter Byrne	....	'a' camera focus puller
Dan Carling	....	digital imaging technician
Lawrence Carter	....	standby rigger
Abigail Catto	....	second assistant camera: 'a' camera
Chris Cavanagh	....	video playback assistant
Oliver Clark	....	video assist
Tim Critchell	....	grip
Dan Delgado	....	gaffer: New Mexico
Chris Dickinson	....	electrician
Dwight Dollins	....	grip
Tobias Eedy	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Fortune	....	electrician
Phoebe Fraser	....	digital imaging technician
Alan Gitlin	....	digital imaging technician: New Mexico unit
Ross Grimshaw	....	additional electrician
John Hamilton	....	additional second assistant camera
Harlon Haveland	....	electrician
Gary Hedges	....	lighting technician
Brett Heicher	....	electrician
Juergen Heinemann	....	grip
Stuart Hendry	....	still photographer
Hank Herrera	....	key grip: New Mexico unit
Dylan Jones	....	video operator
Will Kendal	....	best boy
Thomas Lappin	....	a camera operator
Charles C. Lee	....	rigging electric
Aaron Lieber	....	digital imaging technician
Mark Linton	....	electrician: dailies
Rupert Lloyd-Parry	....	key grip
Jeff Lomaglio	....	key grip: second unit
Jeff Lomaglio	....	key rigging grip
Paul McGeachan	....	gaffer
David Mills	....	second assistant camera: dailies
David Mills	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Stephen Mullen	....	assistant chief lighting technician: New Mexico
Peter Myslowski	....	grip
Christopher R. Nunn	....	digital imaging technician: second unit
Jeremy Antonio Oliver	....	rigging gaffer: USA
Simon Olney	....	additional electrician
Georgia Packard	....	camera operator: second unit
David Pearce	....	camera trainee
Alastair Rae	....	camera operator
Alastair Rae	....	steadicam operator
Rob Salviotti	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Joelle Smith	....	camera trainee: dailies
Luke Stone	....	assistant grip
Peter Tommasi	....	scorpio head technician
Brenden Wedner	....	camera production assistant
Dan West	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Scott Wetzel	....	video assist
Sterling Wiggins	....	film loader

Animation Department
Kurtz & Friends	....	producer: main title animation
Bob Kurtz	....	title concept, design, direction
Russ Mooney	....	title animation supervisor
Kenneth C. Smith	....	title producer

Casting Department
Darren Baba	....	extras casting assistant
Vanessa Baker	....	voice casting
Fiona Forsgate	....	casting assistant
Elizabeth Gabel	....	extras casting director
Lorrie Latham	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sheara Abrahams	....	key set costumer
Tim Aslam	....	crowd costume supervisor
Maria Bentfield	....	set costumer
Janine Cunliffe	....	costume assistant
Marco de Magalhães	....	wardrobe master
Carlos Fontanarrosa	....	costume assistant
Jessie Gelpke	....	costume junior
Jane Law	....	costumes for Cameron Diaz
Marco Scotti	....	costume supervisor
Sally Turner	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Ben Baker	....	digital workflow supervisor
Katie Bullock-Webster	....	post-production coordinator
Paul Ensby	....	final colourist
Jan Hogevold	....	post production services
Kim Honeyman	....	senior digital intermediate producer
Jaime Leonard	....	conform editor
Toby Lloyd	....	assistant editor
Dominic Thomson	....	on-line editor
Tony Tromp	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Tony Blondal	....	orchestrator
Tony Blondal	....	score supervisor
Richard Bronskill	....	additional orchestrations
Patrick Jonsson	....	assistant score recordist
Rolfe Kent	....	conductor
Robin Morrison	....	music editor
Maggie Rodford	....	music supervisor
Nick South	....	music editor
Nick Taylor	....	additional score recording engineer
Nick Wollage	....	score engineer & mixer
Alice Wood	....	music programming
Helen Yates	....	assistant music supervisor

Transportation Department
Catherine Adrian	....	driver
Linda Daniels Anderson	....	driver: cast
Patrick D Baker	....	driver
Christy Claunch	....	driver
Rupert Cole	....	transportation dispatcher: New Mexico Unit
Sherman Jackson	....	driver
Darren Litten	....	action vehicle coordinator
Mike McKenny	....	transportation
Lewie Meador	....	driver
Peter Mercer	....	driver: cast
Mitchell J. Neri	....	driver
John Orlebeck	....	transportation coordinator
Michael B. Russell	....	transportation coordinator
Bernard Turner	....	unit driver

Other crew
Tom Ackerley	....	floor runner
Andrew P. Aguilar	....	key set production assistant: New Mexico
Steve Aguino	....	assistant location manager
Sabbir Ahmed	....	assistant accountant
Daisy Baldry	....	production runner
Libbie Barr	....	script supervisor
Jo Beckett	....	location manager: film unit
Autumn M. Brooks	....	office production assistant
Autumn M. Brooks	....	production assistant
Tim Carroll	....	livestock coordinator
Rick Chapman	....	set production assistant: New Mexico Unit
Derek M. Chavez	....	production assistant
Jessica Corlett	....	floor runner: crowd
Jack Crocker	....	floor runner
Nathan E. Davis	....	additional set production assistant: New Mexico Unit
Angela M. DeNike	....	assistant production office coordinator: second unit
Jason Devil	....	set security
Melanie Dicks	....	environmental consultant
Janie Elliott	....	production assistant
Lisa Elrod	....	accounting clerk: New Mexico Unit
Emily Forbes	....	floor runner
Linda Gamble	....	unit publicist
Lorna Gatherer Ford	....	location scout: Location Works
Steve Harvey	....	location manager
Amy Hawkins	....	payroll accountant: US
Charlie Hayes	....	assistant location manager
Will Haynes	....	assistant to co-producer
Brett Hedblom	....	production executive
Harry Hewitt	....	floor runner
Alexander Hodgson	....	assistant to the director
Richard Hooper	....	key armourer
Alexis James	....	accomodation agent
Mindy Jones	....	location scout: New Mexico
Frans Laimbock	....	director assistant
Cameron Lawther	....	key set production assistant
Eric Lisausky	....	set production assistant
Lucy Marr	....	assistant accountant
James Metcalf	....	floor runner: second unit, dailies
Randy Miller	....	lion trainer
Alex Molden	....	assistant to co-producer
Dave Morley	....	production medic
Sophie Olivier	....	accounts trainee
Thomas Pook	....	crowd runner
Sue Quinn	....	supervising location manager
James Richardson	....	production accountant
Paul B. Roberts	....	location manager: New Mexico
Chance Romero	....	production coordinator: New Mexico
Lucas Saunal	....	assistant location manager
Neil Swain	....	dialect Coach to Stanley Tucci: pre-production
Alice Syed	....	assistant production coordinator
Alistair Thompson	....	financial controller
Erik Torrez	....	location assistant: New Mexico
Jo Wallett	....	production coordinator
Jannika Öberg	....	assistant to producer
Arif Maruthiyil	....	crowd production assistant (uncredited)
Sascha Robey	....	armorer (uncredited)
Kevin Wester	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Crime Scene Pictures
• Michael Lobell Productions

Distributors

• CBS Films (2012) (USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
• GAGA (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• MVP Entertainment (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• MediaPro Distribution (2012) (Romania) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2013) (France) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2012) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso (2013) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2012) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Aurum Producciones (2012) (Spain) (all media)
• Mongkol Major (2012) (Thailand) (all media)
• Sookie Pictures (2013) (South Korea) (all media)
• Superfine Films (2013) (India) (all media)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• One Of Us (visual effects)

Other Companies

• 2020 Casting  extras casting
• 4K London  digital imaging services
• ARRI Lighting Rental  lighting equipment
• Absolut Video  HD video assist equipment by
• Air Lyndhurst Studios  music recorded at
• ArtPhyl  funding
• Boom  sound post-production
• Chamber Orchestra Of London  orchestra
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Codex Digital  digital recording equipment
• Compuhire  computer & video playback
• Cool Music  music production services
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Fatts  post production script services
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Mediacom 24-7  travel and accommodation (post production mix)
• Mountainair Films  production services co.
• Movie Lot, The  security
• Sixteen19  digital dailies
• Sixteen19  post-production services
• Zound  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

"Monet Game" - Japan (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some suggestive content, partial nudity and a rude gesture

Runtime:

89 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Ireland:12A | Netherlands:6 | Japan:G | Hong Kong:IIA | Singapore:PG13 | Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:12

Filming Locations:

London Heathrow Airport, London Borough of Hillingdon, London, England, UK

Company:

Crime Scene Pictures

Trivia:

Hugh Grant, Sandra Bullock, and Ben Kingsley were originally attached to play Harry Deane, PJ Puznowski and Lord Lionel Shabandar.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the karaoke scene PJ takes off her hairpin with her right hand while holding the microphone in her left. In the next shot the microphone is in her right hand and the hairpin is in her left.

Quotes:

Lionel Shahbandar:[Lionel greets Puznowski] So... how do you find London?
PJ Puznowski:Well, everybody knows the answer to that one! You turn right at Greenland!
Lionel Shahbandar:[Trying to digest it] Ha Ha Ha! Indeed!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Projector: Gambit (#2.48)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

Deep in the Heart of Texas

I loved it!! What are people on about

I am surprised at the bad reviews. I thought the film was hilarious. Obviously people's sense humour is not the same but come on.. Give them some credit! it's no where near as rubbish as some of the reviewers are making it to be. This film made me laugh properly and I found it entertaining and engaging from from A to Z. I haven't seen any older version to compare but I don't care I think this film was money well spent. I loved the cast especially Colin! Sometimes just looking at his facial expressions in some scenes was funny. Directing was great too not to mention the script. I can't claim that I am an expert film critics but I felt I had to write a review after reading so many negative ones which I think is quite unfair for a film that had so many laugh out loud moments.