The Alibi (2006)

Directors:

Matt Checkowski
Kurt Mattila

Writer (WGA):

Noah Hawley (written by)

Release Date:

12 January 2006 (South Korea)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Planning a lunchtime rendezvous or an elicit affair and don't want anyone to find out? Do you need an alibi? Then Ray Elliot is here to help.

Plot:

A man who runs an alibi service for adulterous husbands gets into a jam with a new client. In trying to remedy the situation, he must rely on an alluring woman who gets his heart racing.

Plot Keywords:

Mormon

Cast

Jerry O'Connell	...	Businessman
Jon Polito	...	Jimmy the Photographer
Deborah Kara Unger	...	Dorothy
Steve Coogan	...	Ray Elliot
Ken Kerman	...	Vic
Aimee Garcia	...	Operator #1
Yasmine Delawari	...	Operator #2
Mary Pat Gleason	...	Operator #3
Rebecca Romijn	...	Lola
Henry Rollins	...	Putty
Sergio Bruna	...	Waiter - Italian Restaurant
Selma Blair	...	Adelle
Jim Cody Williams	...	BoBo
Sam Elliott	...	The Mormon
James Brolin	...	Robert Hatch
Sharon Lawrence	...	Judith Hatch
John Leguizamo	...	Hannibal
James Marsden	...	Wendell Hatch
Nick Paonessa	...	Jeb
Matthew Taylor	...	Drew (as Matt Taylor)
Jaime King	...	Heather
Allan Rich	...	Klump
Kevin Cooney	...	Irving - Older Man at Convention (as Kevin Conney)
Jarreth J. Merz	...	Quiet Man (as Jarreth Merz)
Herschel Bleefeld	...	Cam
Debi Mazar	...	Detective Bryce
Terry Crews	...	Crazy Eight
Artel Kayàru	...	Stump
José Zúñiga	...	Officer Sykes
Jack Conley	...	Officer Holbrook
Philip Pavel	...	Porter in Hall
Bill Henderson	...	Counterman
David Figlioli	...	Detective Walsh
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ben Davis	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Enci	...	Mormon Wife (uncredited)
Sebastian Feldman	...	Cop (uncredited)
Lindsay Kennedy	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Shyla Marlin	...	Sandra (uncredited)
Anthony Reynolds	...	Cop (uncredited)

Directed by
Matt Checkowski
Kurt Mattila

Writing credits (WGA)
Noah Hawley		(written by)

Produced by
Adrienne Biddle	....	co-producer
Julia Eisenman	....	executive producer
Erik Feig	....	producer
David Garrett	....	executive producer
Douglas Hansen	....	executive producer (as Douglas E. Hansen)
Bob Hayward	....	executive producer
Paul Hellerman	....	producer
Mindy Marin	....	co-producer
Andrew Matosich	....	associate producer
James D. Stern	....	producer
Patrick Wachsberger	....	producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat

Cinematography by
Enrique Chediak

Film Editing by
Amy E. Duddleston
James Haygood

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Jerry Fleming

Art Direction by
Ray Yamagata

Set Decoration by
Betty Berberian

Costume Design by
Christopher Lawrence

Makeup Department
Carrey Gibbons	....	makeup artist
Emjay Olson	....	key hair stylist
Edna Sheen	....	assistant makeup artist (as Edna Mae Sheen)
'Nikki' LaShandra White	....	assistant hair stylist (as Nikki White)
Gigi Williams	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Jenifer Chatfield	....	post-production supervisor
Shirley Davis	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Richard L. Fox	....	first assistant director
Heather Grierson	....	second assistant director
Melissa Lekus	....	second second assistant director
Brandon Schiffman	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Annie Campos	....	art department intern
Bill Cancienne	....	property master
Joshua Cheek	....	assistant property master
William DeBiasio	....	set dresser
Lance DeSpain	....	head painter
Jeff Errico	....	storyboard artist
Zak Hawthorne	....	art assist
Natalie Richards	....	assistant art director
Christopher Schultz	....	gang boss
Wayne Springfield	....	construction coordinator
Brian Vogelgesang	....	on-set decorator

Sound Department
Craig Dollinger	....	boom operator
Sandy Gendler	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Harwood	....	sound re-recordist
David Kirschner	....	sound mixer
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Khama Matiti	....	adr mixer
Annie Shih	....	first assistant foley editor
Matt Temple	....	sound designer

Visual Effects by
Gregg Katano	....	visual effects producer: Hi-Ground Media

Stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunt coordinator
Christie Hayes	....	stunt double
Carrick O'Quinn	....	stunts
Todd Schneider	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Moe Altamirano	....	best boy grip
Craig Bauer	....	camera loader
Charles John Bukey	....	key grip
Louis DiCesare	....	gaffer
Danny Durr	....	camera intern
Tim Durr	....	rigging gaffer
Mark Fellman	....	still photographer
Bob Gorelick	....	camera operator
Roy C. Granada	....	electrician
Timothy James Kane	....	first assistant camera
Gary Lowrance	....	set lighting technician
Kevin P. Patterson	....	best boy electric
Miro Pokorny	....	electrician
Rigney Sackley	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Cathy Weiner	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jayne Marie Kehoe	....	costume supervisor
Niki Spina	....	costume production assistant
Brittany Trusler	....	costume intern

Editorial Department
George Carlston	....	dailies colorist
Tony D'Amore	....	digital film colorist
Chris Jackson	....	assistant editor
Michael Matsumoto	....	post-production assistant
Christian Prejza	....	digital intermediate producer
Benjamin Rapoport	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Michael K. Bauer	....	music editor
Jean-Pascal Beintus	....	orchestrator
Christine Bergren	....	music legal
Buck Damon	....	music supervisor
Amanda Scheer-Demme	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Chris Haynes	....	driver
Billy Kane	....	stakebed driver
Steve Larson	....	transportation dispatcher
Hardy Ophuls	....	transportation captain
John Pellegrino	....	driver
Adam Pinkstaff	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Mary Jane Amato	....	first assistant accountant
Gillian Bohrer	....	assistant: Mr. Feig/Ms. Biddle
Erik Bright	....	unit publicist
Kaiser Clark	....	assistant to cast
Demelza Cronin	....	production coordinator
Michael X. Flores	....	production assistant
Cynthia A. Fujikawa	....	production accountant
Karen E. Gilbert	....	key assistant location manager
Ashley King	....	assistant: Mr. Feig/Ms. Biddle
Cindy Kirven	....	executive: Endgame
Jordana Kronen	....	location manager
Haley McLane	....	script supervisor
Jordi Mejias	....	assistant to directors
Jenz Merrill	....	project manager: iO Film
Tracy L. Moody	....	script supervisor: second unit
Deborah Ortega	....	assistant: Mr. Wachsberger
Kate Pulley	....	set production assistant
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
Joseph Saroufim	....	production assistant
Corey Sklov	....	assistant production coordinator
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Alibi
• Endgame Entertainment
• Summit Entertainment

Distributors

• Entertainment in Video (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Shaw Organisation (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• TOBIS Film (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Momentum Lab (visual effects)
• Technicolor (opticals)
• Hi-Ground Media

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Summit Entertainment  foreign sales

Also Known As:

Lies & Alibis (USA)
Lies and Alibis (USA)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sexual content.

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

Netherlands | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Germany:12 | South Korea:15 | UK:15 | Australia:M | Singapore:M18 | Singapore:NC-16 (edited version) | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Alibi

Movie Connections:

References The Adventures of Robin Hood (1938)

Soundtrack:

Les Contes d'Hoffman: Belle Nuit, O' Nuit D'amour

"The one thing I never do is to provide alibis to cover crime"

So states the risk management owner of a service that creates 'cover lies' for adulterous affairs. And up to a point that statement makes Ray Elliott (Steve Coogan) seem like an honest if distorted service provider, covering the tracks with high technology so that cheating husbands can have affairs without the danger of their wives' discovery.

Smartly written by Noah Hawley and directed with style by Matt Checkowski and Kurt Mattila, LIES & ALIBIS delivers a new twist to suspense films laced with comedy yet filled with tension, murder, and all manner of underground derring-do. Ray Elliott is a smooth talker who manages to discreetly provide protection for business men who cheat on their wives using photographers to set up situations, falsifying credit cards and names and hotel room reservations, staging gifts for suspicious wives to stave off their concerns, etc. All proceeds well until Ray's primary client Robert Hatch (James Brolin) hires Ray to cover his son Wendell's (James Marsden) Santa Barbara bed and breakfast, pre-wedding escapade with a S&M girlfriend of one Hannibal (John Leguizamo) - a spree that carries out a bit too far in that the girl is dead by Wendell's inadvertent orders during the 'game'. Sam takes on the voluptuous Lola (Rebecca Romijn) as his new assistant and discovers she is as brainy as she is beautiful. He employs her to help his cover of the murder (Ray had switched IDs with Wendell in a planned alibi cover for the fling), breaking his own rules, and Lola ends up saving the day through a manner of crosses and double crosses that fling off the screen so fast that it takes powerful concentration to keep the story progress straight - just the way coordinated crime behaves! The manner in which this spree takes place involves a large cast including Jon Polito, Deborah Kara Unger, Selma Blair, Sam Elliott and a fine crew of bit players. Steve Coogan and Rebecca Romijn make the whole caper tick like a time bomb, giving the film elegance and just the right balance of noir and romance. The rapid-fire cinematography is by Enrique Chediak and the always dependable Alexandre Desplat provides the musical score (with a heavy nod to Offenbach's Barcarolle from 'Tales of Hoffman'). For an evening of fast-paced intrigue, romance, tension, and creative writing and acting, LIES & ALIBIS is a sure bet. Grady Harp