Outsourced (2006)

Popularity:

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Director:

John Jeffcoat

Writers (WGA):

George Wing (written by) &
John Jeffcoat (written by)

Release Date:

10 April 2008 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Todd just lost his job. Now he has to find his life.

Plot:

After his entire department is outsourced, an American novelty products salesman (Hamilton) heads to India to train his replacement.

Plot Keywords:

Train | India | Call Center | Kitsch | Outsourcing

Awards:

5 wins

Cast

Josh Hamilton	...	Todd Anderson
Matt Smith	...	Dave
Rudolf Rodrigues	...	Rickshaw Driver
Jai Neeraj Raj Purohit	...	Man Catching Train
Siddharth Jadhav	...	Gola Vendor
Asif Basra	...	Purohit N. Virajnarianan
Sudha Shivpuri	...	Aunti Ji
Raghu Mama	...	Aunti Ji's Old Man
Parvati	...	Aunti Ji's Server
Sitaram D. Kadam	...	Shop Till You Drop
Feroz	...	Kid
Raja Kadale	...	Aunti Ji's Handyman #1
Harish Chandra	...	Aunti Ji's Handyman #2
Prashant Mahesh	...	Aunti Ji's Handyman #3
Ayesha Dharker	...	Asha
Bhuvnesh Shetty	...	Manmeet (as Bhuvanesh Shetty)
Jeneva Talwar	...	Rani
Saurabh Agarwal	...	Kumar (as Suarab Agarwal)
Darshan Singh	...	Sikh Taxi Driver
Larry Pine	...	Bob
Ketan Mehta	...	Sanjeev
Depesh Shah	...	Krishna (as Dipesh Shah)
Urmi Mukherjee	...	Madhuri
Divya Ranganath	...	Ceramic Basket Girl
Bharat Sarjerao Adhangle	...	Anil
Sheikh Noor Islaam	...	Gharapuri Guide (as Sheikh Noor Islam)
Aflatun B. Irani	...	Hotel Kama Sutra Clerk
Vhitabhai	...	Toothless Old Lady
Arjun Mathur	...	Gaurav
Shriti Tyagi	...	Bhagyashree

Directed by
John Jeffcoat

Writing credits (WGA)
George Wing		(written by) &
John Jeffcoat		(written by)

Produced by
Gwen Bialic	....	co-producer
Srila Chatterjee	....	line producer
Tom Gorai	....	producer
Bill Hoare	....	line producer: US
David Skinner	....	executive producer
Menno van Wyk	....	co-executive producer
George Wing	....	executive producer

Original Music by
BC Smith

Cinematography by
Teodoro Maniaci		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Brian Berdan

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth
Kathleen Chopin

Production Design by
Fali Unwalla		(as Fali Unwala)

Art Direction by
Abhishek Redkar

Makeup Department
Virginia Holmes	....	key makeup artist
Natasha Nischol	....	key hair stylist
Kamlesh U. Shinde	....	assistant hair stylist
Kamlesh U. Shinde	....	assistant makeup artist
Serina Tixeira	....	makeup designer

Production Management
Tom Gorai	....	post-production supervisor
Abhijit Mapuskar	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fon Chen	....	second assistant director
Nisha Murickan	....	second second assistant director
Kevin Pereira	....	third assistant director
Stojan Petrov	....	second assistant director
Kapil Sharma	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Baban Adagale	....	assistant art director
Dipika Dayal	....	property master
Seher Latif	....	assistant property master
Theresa Majeres	....	art department production assistant
Chris Swenson	....	production designer: second unit
Anil Wath	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Neal J. Anderson	....	dialogue editor (as Neal Anderson)
Courtney Bodett	....	assistant sound editor
Eric Diaz-Soto	....	assistant sound editor
Sam Gray	....	foley recordist
Dave Howe	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jamie Hunsdale	....	assistant sound editor
Judy Karp	....	production sound mixer
Michael McAuliffe	....	sound effects editor (as Mike McAuliffe)
Carrie Palk	....	foley artist
Bryan Pennington	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Jaime Reyes	....	boom operator
Timothy Rufus	....	sound assistant

Special Effects by
Shivananda R. Mohili	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Fred Pack	....	opticals

Stunts
Shyam Kaushal	....	stunt coordinator (as Sham Kaushal)

Camera and Electrical Department
Mansoor Ali	....	spark: India
Allaudin	....	spark: India (as Allauddin Ali)
Maddineni Ramesh Babu	....	video assist: India (as M. Ramesh Babu)
Dharmendra Bhurji	....	best boy grip: India (as Dharmender Bhurji)
Pravin Bhuwad	....	spark: India (as Pravin Bhuuad)
Ayesha Broacha	....	still photographer: India
Bidhan Chanda	....	grip
Bruce Henderson	....	grip: U.S.
Ikram Hussian	....	grip
Theresa Majeres	....	best boy grip: U.S.
Ninad Nayampally	....	key grip: India
Jagdish Patil	....	spark: India
Nitin Rao	....	Steadicam operator: India
Ravi Raokhande	....	spark: India
Kamlesh Sadrani	....	gaffer: India
Bakul Sharma	....	assistant camera: India
Amy Silverman	....	first assistant camera: India
Jeremiah Skender	....	electrician: Seattle
Aurelia Winborn	....	second assistant camera: U.S.
Bruce Henderson	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dinesh Anchan	....	casting assistant
Uma Da Cunha	....	casting: India
Seher Latif	....	additional casting
Loretta Pinto	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heidi Bivens	....	costume designer: U.S.
Himani Dehlvi	....	costume designer: India (as Himani Mehta Dehlvi)

Editorial Department
Valerie Farabee	....	post-production coordinator
Kiersten Harter	....	first assistant editor
John Helde	....	additional editor
John Jeffcoat	....	additional editor
Nishant Radhakrishnan	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Matt Friedman	....	music editor
Steve Kodish	....	music clearances
Brett Pierce	....	scoring engineer
Satnam Ramgotra	....	musician: percussion
David Trasoff	....	sarode

Transportation Department
Kabir Kidwai	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Fon Chen	....	production coordinator
Kirti Chopra	....	production coordinator
Rob Coleman	....	post-production accountant
Valerie Farabee	....	assistant: Mr. Jeffcoat
Sandeep Gondalekar	....	location manager (as Sandeep E. Gondhulekar)
Diane Hounsell	....	script supervisor
Nacime Khemis	....	production assistant
Julie Offer	....	delivery coordinator
Robert C. Yu	....	acquisitions executive
Lance Rosen	....	legal services (uncredited)

Thanks
Thomas De Napoli	....	special thanks
Manu Gargi	....	very special thanks
Andrew Yakovlev	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• ShadowCatcher Entertainment

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Cinemavault (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Lantern Lane Entertainment (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Truly Indie (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• High Fliers Distribution (2011) (UK) (DVD)
• Ocean Park Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Bad Animals  sound post-production
• Highlight Films  production services
• Image Treasury  negative cutting
• Travel Girls, The  travel services
• Woo Art International  titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual content

Runtime:

USA:103 min (theatrical version) | Canada:98 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Hindi

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Australia:PG | Germany:0 | Ireland:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | Taiwan:GP | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

India

Company:

ShadowCatcher Entertainment

Trivia:

Amongst the knickknacks on Dave's bookshelf at Western Novelty is a figure of "J.P. Patches" (1958), a popular children's entertainer in the Seattle area during the 60's and 70's.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: CST (old Victoria Terminus, the train station in Mumbai from where Todd takes the train) is not in the rickshaw zone, so it is impossible for him to go from the airport to CST by rickshaw.

Quotes:

Asha:A holiday in Goa.

Movie Connections:

References Casablanca (1942)

Soundtrack:

Lak Noo (Ravi Rai Remix)

Like going to India for 90 minutes

The sweetest movie I've seen all year, full of funny cultural misunderstandings and whiffs of the foreigner experience. Amazing performances by Indian actors, especially a certain "Auntie G" who is the "Hyacinth Bouquet"/"Hostess with the Mostess" of Bombay. The fellow who plays Puri charms as consummate straight man to cross-cultural business humor. Loved that the company's products are American patriotic crapola, and that they still mean something to the striving foreign vendors. Much poetic poignancy between the laughs in this film. Josh Hamilton's character's evolution is believable and rewarding, reflecting a journey many more Americans need to take. Don't miss this trip!