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The Alibi (2006) -- A man (Coogan) 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 (Romijn-Stamos) who gets his heart racing.

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Writer (WGA):
Noah Hawley (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
12 January 2006 (South Korea) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
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. more
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. full summary | add synopsis
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User Comments:
This is how I imagine Frank Tashlin does neo-noir more

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

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 Great ... Stump (as Artel Kayàru)

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)
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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
Sandy Holt .... adr voice casting
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
Liam Hearne .... assistant post-production accountant
Ashley King .... assistant: Mr. Feig/Ms. Biddle
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
Cindy Wilkinson Kirven .... executive: Endgame
Warner Loughlin .... acting coach (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Lies & Alibis (USA)
Lies and Alibis (USA)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and sexual content.
Runtime:
90 min
Country:
Netherlands | USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Alibi more

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Movie Connections:
References Lawrence of Arabia (1962) more
Soundtrack:
Stinging Sitars XO more

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21 out of 26 people found the following comment useful:-
This is how I imagine Frank Tashlin does neo-noir, 16 April 2006
7/10
Author: dima-12 from Belgrade, Serbia

THE ALIBI is a smooth, elegant, neo-noir expertly shot by guys who did pre-cog scenes in MINORITY REPORT. It is very reminiscent of Frank Tashlin's work. Tashlin was the Warner Bros. cartoonist who ended up doing vehicles for Jerry Lewis and Doris Day. While his cartoons were strongly influenced by live action cinema, his live action features had a distinctive cartoonish element.

Te same can be said for THE ALIBI which works as a very tightly knit yarn and feels as precise as a special effects sequence. This precision makes the film flow smoothly and the directors deliver Hollywood entertainment at its best.

The cast is top-notch and the attached talent is the major asset of this production.

The only major shortcoming of this feature is the complete absence of emotions and character depth. The only character fully developed is the main character and it is a shame because other characters are too flat so the story fails to emotionally resonate. The screenplay feels like the first draft and it seems that it was just a couple rewrites away from being fully developed.

This is why THE ALIBI is just a well made programmer while it seems that deep inside it possessed a much bigger potential.

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