Are We Done Yet? (2007)

Director:

Steve Carr

Writers (WGA):

Hank Nelken (screenplay)
Hank Nelken (screen story)
(more)

Release Date:

4 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

New house. New family. What could possibly go wrong?

Plot:

Newlyweds Nick (Ice Cube) and Suzanne (Long) decide to move to the suburbs to provide a better life for their two kids. But their idea of a dream home is disturbed by a contractor (McGinley) with a bizarre approach to business. |

Plot Keywords:

Fishing | Marriage | Wilhelm Scream | Male Bonding | Stepfather Stepson Relationship

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Ice Cube	...	Nick Persons
Nia Long	...	Suzanne Persons
John C. McGinley	...	Chuck Mitchell, Jr.
Aleisha Allen	...	Lindsey Persons
Philip Bolden	...	Kevin Persons (as Philip Daniel Bolden)
Jonathan Katz	...	Mr. Rooney
Linda Kash	...	Mrs. Rooney
Alexander Kalugin	...	Russian Contractor
Dan Joffre	...	Billy Pulu
Pedro Miguel Arce	...	Georgie Pulu
Tahj Mowry	...	Danny Pulu
Jacob Vargas	...	Mike the Plumber
Brenda Prieur	...	Grandma Pulu
Hayes MacArthur	...	Jimmy the Bartender
Colin Strange	...	Persons' Twins
Gavin Strange	...	Persons' Twins
Chris Gauthier	...	Dancing Man (as Christopher Gauthier)
Tara Mercurio	...	Ellie Mitchel
Magic Johnson	...	Himself

Directed by
Steve Carr

Writing credits (WGA)
Hank Nelken		(screenplay)
Hank Nelken		(screen story)
Steven Gary Banks		(characters) &
Claudia Grazioso		(characters)
Norman Panama		(screenplay "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House") &
Melvin Frank		(screenplay "Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House")

Produced by
Matt Alvarez	....	producer
Steve Carr	....	executive producer
Kevin Cornish	....	co-producer
Ice Cube	....	producer
Derek Dauchy	....	executive producer
Todd Garner	....	producer
Ted Hartley	....	producer
Neil A. Machlis	....	executive producer (as Neil Machlis)
Ronald G. Muhammad	....	associate producer
Aaron Ray	....	executive producer
Heidi Santelli	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Teddy Castellucci

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography) (as Jack Green)

Film Editing by
Craig Herring

Casting by
Susan Taylor Brouse
Lynne Carrow

Production Design by
Nina Ruscio

Art Direction by
Kelvin Humenny

Set Decoration by
Peter Lando

Costume Design by
Jori Woodman

Makeup Department
Yvonne Connor	....	assistant makeup artist
Jill Corp	....	department head hair stylist
Rebeccah Delchambre	....	makeup department head
Debra Denson	....	makeup artist: Ice Cube
Cindy L. Larsen	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Julia Neville	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Dashkewytch	....	first assistant director: second unit
Rachel Fortier	....	third assistant director
David Klohn	....	second assistant director
Jennifer Nelson	....	third assistant director
Donald Sparks	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Chris Beach	....	assistant art director
Nancy Anna Brown	....	assistant art director
Frank Haddad	....	head greensman
Craig Henderson	....	construction coordinator
Cherie Kroll	....	graphic designer
Max Matsuoka	....	assistant property master
Joe May	....	assistant art director
Jim Ramsay	....	set designer
Andrew Reid	....	assistant decorator
Michel Rheault	....	construction buyer
Sabine Schoppel	....	art department coordinator
Dean Sherriff	....	illustrator
Dan Sissons	....	property master
Michael Toby	....	set designer
Trinita Waller	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Steve Bartkowicz	....	sound re-recording engineer
Andy Bishop	....	assistant sound
David Husby	....	production sound mixer
Dave Lopez	....	sound recordist
Christian P. Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Charles O'Shea	....	boom operator
Kelly Oxford	....	supervising sound editor
Unsun Song	....	sound re-recordist
David Stanke	....	first assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Jon Taylor	....	sound re-recording mixer
Karen Vassar	....	sound effects editor
Carmen Verin	....	assistant sound
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Douglas W. Beard	....	special effects technician
Chris Bignell	....	special effects underwater rigger
Dennis Briest	....	special effects technician
James G. Fisher	....	special effects coordinator
Dennis Petersen	....	special effects coordinator
Chris Sturges	....	special effects technician
Robert Yeager	....	first assistant

Visual Effects by
Ann-Marie Blommaert	....	visual effects project manager
Landon Bootsma	....	digital compositor: Technicolor
Dan Brittain	....	digital compositor
John Cairns	....	digital compositor
Paul Chapman	....	digital compositor
Jon Cowley	....	visual effects supervisor: Technicolor
Pete Dionne	....	lead 3D artist: Technicolor
John Fukushima	....	lead compositor
Marusha Kushniruk	....	visual effects producer
Mathieu-Xavier Mauser	....	systems administrator
Erik Nordby	....	lead compositor
Bryce Rieger	....	digital compositor
Noel Wright	....	compositor
Mitch Paulson	....	digital colorist assist (uncredited)

Stunts
Nicholas Auyeung	....	stunt double: Kevin
Dean Choe	....	stunt coordinator
Jon Kralt	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jeffrey C. Robinson	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Dean Collins	....	key rigging grip
Darryl Foulds	....	grip
Bryan Gilbert	....	grip
Peter N. Green	....	key first assistant camera
Rod Haney	....	rigging grip
Stephen Jackson	....	gaffer
Andrew Learmonth	....	video assist
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: second unit
Rob McEwan	....	still photographer
Ryan Monro	....	dolly grip
Paul T. Murakami	....	daily grip
Kim Olsen	....	key grip
Justin O'Shaughnessy	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Clayton Richard-Long	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dave Roughley	....	rigging best boy

Animation Department
Corey Bramall	....	digital artist
Pam Cooke	....	animator
Bob Kurtz	....	animation director
Gary Mooney	....	animator
Kenneth C. Smith	....	animation producer
Dave Spafford	....	animator
Tim Szabo	....	animator
Shane Zalvin	....	animator

Casting Department
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast	....	casting associate
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Danny Stoltz	....	extras casting: photo doubles
Natasha Tony	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra Watson	....	costume set supervisor

Editorial Department
Lisa Cossettini	....	assistant editor
Thom Kyle	....	first assistant editor
Melissa McCaffery	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Spring Aspers	....	music supervisor
Ryan Gaines	....	music coordinator
Patrick Griffin	....	orchestrator
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
Richard A. Harrison	....	music editor
Kevin Kliesch	....	composer: additional music
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Joseph Magee	....	production music mixer
Justin Reeve	....	music coordinator
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Carl Rydlund	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Blue Angus	....	transportation coordinator
Tim Fortin	....	transportation captain
Mark Hoeppner	....	unit driver
Rick Rasmussen	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Mike Aichholz	....	accounting clerk
Raymond W. Beal	....	animal trainer
Paul Becker	....	choreographer
Crystal Braunwarth	....	assistant: Mr. Machlis
Zoe Naomi Bridgeman	....	assistant: Ms. Long (as Zoe Bridgeman)
Bruce L. Brownstein	....	location manager
Kimberly Buckham	....	second assistant production coordinator
Andrew Buziak	....	payroll accountant
Charlene Callihoo	....	assistant accountant
Tracy L. Connors	....	production assistant
Wesley Emms	....	production assistant
Brent Isaac	....	production assistant
Paul Jasper	....	animal trainer
David Katzenberg	....	assistant: Mr. Alvarez
Vicky Lambert	....	co-choreographer
Nancy Leiviska	....	assistant: Ice Cube
Rachel Lipsey	....	craft service
Janet Lonsdale	....	production accountant
Flemming Lund	....	assistant location manager
Elle Martini	....	production coordinator: Portland unit
Rod McDonough	....	glassworks
Amy Morrison	....	first assistant production coordinator
Nadine Moser	....	production assistant
Lee Anne Muldoon	....	unit publicist
Evan Parsons	....	production assistant
Laurent Piche	....	production assistant
Tyler Ruocco	....	office production assistant
Adrienne Sol	....	production office coordinator
Sally Jo Sousa	....	animal trainer
Linda Stewart	....	production assistant
Christine Stringer	....	assistant: Mr. Garner
Mark Tachovsky	....	second assistant production coordinator
Khene Tan	....	key set location assistant
Jason Taragan	....	assistant: Mr. Carr
Lauren P. Vosbein	....	production assistant
Linda Watters	....	stand-in
Marcus Woodruff	....	security: Ice Cube
Scott Steyns	....	playback coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Saira Gallierba	....	special thanks
Blake Goudy	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Revolution Studios
• RKO Pictures
• Carr-Santelli
• Cube Vision
• Broken Road Productions
• Revolution Dream Productions

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Columbia Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Revolution Studios (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Technicolor Creative Services VFX Vancouver (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Kurtz and Friends  main title animation
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by

Also Known As:

Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (USA) (working title)
No Place Like Home (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG for some innuendos and brief language.

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:PG | Australia:PG | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:12 | Finland:K-7 | Germany:6 | USA:PG (certificate #42760) | Canada:PG (Manitoba) | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/6 | Argentina:Atp | Ireland:PG | Canada:G (Alberta/British Columbia/Nova Scotia/Ontario/Quebec)

Filming Locations:

Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Revolution Studios

Trivia:

WILHELM SCREAM: When Nick falls off the ladder after getting shocked.

Goofs:

Continuity: Nick hands Lindsey a $10 bill for lunch, then pulls it back. The bill is folded in half with the 10 at the top. The bill flips around in Nick's hand even though he doesn't move it.

Quotes:

[repeated line]
Nick Persons: I can fix that.

Movie Connections:

References "Scooby Doo, Where Are You!" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Take It to da House

Just as awful as the first

I normally don't rant about these type of films but this was just poor. I saw the first film "Are We There Yet?" that Columbia Pictures released last 2005 and it was received poorly for it's dodgy family entertainment, cheap jokes and horrible gags. This sequel is directed by Next Friday director Steve Carr which actually hints that it could be at least worth watching. Unfortunately it's the same routine as the first film with it's annoying slapstick comedy and painfully unfunny gags.

Ice Cube is just as poor along with Nia Long for doing a sequel anyway because he should have fired his agent for being in this movie. The little kids are still just as bratty and uncool for "antoganists" and the new characters don't give any good backup too. The story is predictable and the script is just as amazingly bad as well. Avoid this horrible film at all costs.

I'm pretty certain that if a third is made it will flop like a lead balloon.