Fast Track (2006)

Director:

Jesse Peretz

Writers (WGA):

David Guion (written by) &
Michael Handelman (written by)

Release Date:

11 May 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Credit-grabbing, back-stabbing, wife-nabbing. Just another day at the office.

Plot:

A slacker (Braff) is forced to work for his father-in-law after his pregnant wife (Peet) steps away from her high-paying job.

Plot Keywords:

Camcorder | Restaurant Owner | Househusband | Wheelchair | Irish Accent

US TV Schedule:

Mon. July 28	8:30 PM	SHOW
Thur. July 31	6:15 PM	SHOW

Cast

Zach Braff	...	Tom Reilly
Amanda Peet	...	Sofia Kowalski
Jason Bateman	...	Chip Sanders
Charles Grodin	...	Bob Kowalski
Mia Farrow	...	Amelia Kowalski
Lucian Maisel	...	Wesley
Donal Logue	...	Don Wollebin
Amy Poehler	...	Carol Lane
Fred Armisen	...	Manny
Bob Stephenson	...	Doug
Yaffit Hallely	...	Woman
Josh Charles	...	Forrest Mead
Marin Hinkle	...	Karen
Yul Vazquez	...	Paco
Michael Lawson	...	Busboy
Paul Rudd	...	Leon
Nicholas Grodin	...	Summers
Robert John Burke	...	Colonel
Romany Malco	...	Doctor
Carole Troll	...	Nurse
Sarah Bennett	...	Nancy
Edmund Lyndeck	...	Mr. Hordhaus
Amy Adams	...	Abby March
Caitlin Miller	...	Lisbeth
Lauren Weedman	...	Alice
Michael Cumpsty	...	Jack Connor
Katie Barrett	...	Executive
John Benjamin Hickey	...	Wesley's Dad
Frank Girardeau	...	Fire Inspector
Ian Hyland	...	Steve
Tarina Pouncy	...	Ticket Agent
Cyrus Hernstadt	...	Kid with Toy Car
Sig Libowitz	...	Hassidic Guy
Sheila K. Adams	...	Steve's Mom
Eddie McGee	...	Wheelchair Basketball Player #2 (as Edward McGee)

Directed by
Jesse Peretz

Writing credits (WGA)
David Guion		(written by) &
Michael Handelman		(written by)

Produced by
Ray Angelic	....	executive producer
Anthony Bregman	....	producer
Marc Butan	....	executive producer
Anne Carey	....	producer
Mark Cuban	....	executive producer
Ted Hope	....	producer
Anthony Katagas	....	line producer: additional photography
Couper Samuelson	....	co-producer
Todd Wagner	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Ed Shearmur

Cinematography by
Tom Richmond		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Tricia Cooke
Jeff McEvoy
John Michel

Casting by
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
John Paino

Art Direction by
James Donahue

Set Decoration by
Kate Kennedy

Costume Design by
John A. Dunn		(as John Dunn)

Makeup Department
Robin Day	....	assistant hair stylist
Robin Day	....	key hair stylist: additional photography
Jorjee Douglas	....	makeup department head
Sharon Ilson	....	key makeup artist: additional photography (as Sharon Ilson-Burke)
Colleen Liddy	....	second hair stylist: additional photography
Stephanie Pasicov	....	assistant makeup artist
Gianna Sparacino	....	hair department head (as Gianna Sparaccino)
Nicole Tucker	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Ray Angelic	....	unit production manager
Erica Kay	....	production supervisor
Kendall McCarthy	....	post-production supervisor
Cynthia Nicolella	....	post-production supervisor (as Cynthia Nicolella Olkie)
Mike Upton	....	unit production manager: additional photography
Janice Williams	....	production supervisor: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Michael Espinosa	....	second second assistant director: additional photography
Maggie Murphy	....	second assistant director
Daniel J. Shaw	....	first assistant director (as Daniel Shaw)
Daniel J. Shaw	....	first assistant director: additional photography (as Daniel Shaw)
Matthew Sirianni	....	second assistant director: additional photography (as Matt Sirianni)
Mikki Ziska	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Glen Aldous	....	scenic
Jill Alexander	....	set dresser
Joel Barkow	....	property master
John J. Ciccimarro	....	key carpenter
James Donahue	....	art director: additional photography
Ray Fisher	....	lead man
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	set dresser
David Kleinstein	....	set dresser
Maddy Lederman	....	props
Paul Pitalo	....	art department assistant
Eva Radke	....	art department coordinator
Kevin L. Raper	....	graphic designer
Kevin L. Raper	....	set designer
Allison Robin	....	art department intern
Pierre Rovira	....	construction coordinator
Patrick Sarni	....	art department intern
Justin Scoppa Jr.	....	set dresser (as Justin Scoppa)
Patrick Stegall	....	shop production assistant
Paul Weathered	....	set decorator: additional photography
Rachael Weinzimer	....	assistant property master
Heather Wellik	....	art department production assistant
Rashad Clinton	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Randy Babajtis	....	sound effects editor
Michael Baird	....	supervising sound designer
Jamie Baker	....	sound editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	additional ADR editor
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	adr supervisor
Jason Gaya	....	assistant sound editor
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cody King	....	foley editor
Richard Kitting	....	sound recordist
Kim Maitland	....	sound recordist
Andrew Morgado	....	foley mixer
T.J. O'Mara	....	sound mixer
Dan Paikin	....	boom operator
Egor Panchenko	....	additional sound utility
Walter Spencer	....	dialogue editor
Walter Spencer	....	supervising sound editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects coordinator
Neil Ruddy	....	special effects supervisor
Thomas Viviano	....	special effects assistant (as Tom Viviano)

Visual Effects by
Jamie Baxter	....	compositor: XY&Z
Eve Brunet	....	visual effects line producer: Buzz Image Group (as Ève Brunet)
Amélie Dubois	....	roto artist: Buzz Image Group
Patricia Fafard	....	roto artist: Buzz Image Group
Thierry Fortier	....	2D artist: Buzz Image Group
Jonathan Laborde	....	3D artist: Buzz Image Group
Francois Metivier	....	lead compositor: Buzz Image Group (as François Métivier)
Louis Morin	....	visual effects supervisor: Buzz Image Group
Philippe Roberge	....	digital compositor: Buzz Image Group
Matthew Rouleau	....	3D artist: Buzz Image Group
Mike Uguccioni	....	visual effects supervisor: XY&Z

Stunts
John R. Favre	....	stunts
Cort Hessler	....	stunt double
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt double
Brian Smyj	....	stunt coordinator
Stephanie Stokes	....	stunt double
Stephanie Stokes	....	stunt driver
Peter Thorell	....	stunts
Shawn O'Neil	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Oliver Cary	....	camera operator: "b" camera, additional photography
James W. Finnerty	....	key grip
John Floresca	....	camera loader
Pyare Fortunato	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael N. Green	....	electrician
Sandy Hays	....	camera operator
Sandy Hays	....	steadicam operator
Eric Liebowitz	....	still photographer
Lance Mayer	....	second assistant camera
Jim McConkey	....	camera operator: "a" camera, additional photography
Jim McConkey	....	steadicam operator: additional photography
Frank McCormack	....	rigging gaffer
Ed Nessen	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
David B. Nowell	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (as David Nowell)
Phil Oetiker	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Justin Panzanaro	....	grip
Andrew Priestley	....	first assistant camera (as Andrew Preistly)
Joseph Quirk	....	gaffer
Frank Rinato	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Darren Ryan	....	video assist operator
Eric Schmidt	....	director of photography: additional photography
Mark Schmidt	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Pierson Silver	....	camera assistant: additional unit
Elizabeth Singer	....	camera loader: additional photography
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, additional photography
Joshua Van Praag	....	electrician
Franz Wise	....	additional electrician
J. Dan Wright	....	light balloon technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nicole Abellera	....	casting associate
Morgan Donaho	....	casting assistant
Jaime Harlan	....	casting assistant
Jenny Rawdin	....	extras casting associate: re-shoots
David M. Waldron	....	background casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill E. Anderson	....	costumer: additional photography (as Jill Anderson)
Stephanie Biear	....	tailor
Amy Habacker	....	key costumer (as Amy S. Habacker)
Rebecca Hofherr	....	costume shopper
Kathy Karbowski	....	costumer
Chuck ReCar	....	costume ager
Jessica T. Sinoway	....	assistant costume designer
Marian Toy	....	costume designer: additional photography
Susan J. Wright	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Steve Calalang	....	dailies colorist
Chris Gennarelli	....	dailies colorist
Sandra Nash	....	assistant editor
Daniel S. Russ	....	assistant editor
Clara Sherley-Appel	....	editorial intern
Aidan Stanford	....	color timer
Tim Stipan	....	digital opticals colorist
Paul Tanzillo Jr.	....	negative cutter (as Paul E. Tanzillo Jr.)

Music Department
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Matt Havron	....	music coordinator
Tracy McKnight	....	music supervisor
Erica Weis	....	music editor

Other crew
Stefanie Azpiazu	....	assistant: Anthony Bregman
Brett Barsky	....	production assistant
James Bednark	....	production assistant
Kara Blanchard	....	assistant: Ted Hope
James Blythe	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Frank Cattano	....	location scout
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Michael Ciliento	....	production assistant
Wendy Cohen	....	clearances
Wendy Cohen	....	product placement
Santos Cornier	....	parking assistant
Blake Davis	....	production assistant
Frances Fiore	....	unit publicist
McCord Fitzsimmons	....	production assistant
Ken Franchi	....	assistant: Zach Braff
Michael M. Franklin	....	production assistant
Tom Glick	....	office production assistant
Lauren Gold	....	production assistant
Michael Hartel	....	assistant location manager
Mariana Hellmund	....	script supervisor
Mark Kochanowicz	....	stand-in: Zach Braff
Laura Lim	....	production assistant
Lisa Melodia	....	assistant: Jesse Peretz
Kellie Morrison	....	location manager
Marco Naggar	....	production intern
Jim Nickas	....	production assistant
Amy Ostrower	....	post-production accountant
Claire Pacacha	....	assistant: Anne Carey
Eric Papa	....	assistant: Ted Hope
Matthew F. Preston	....	production secretary
Jennifer Quesenbery	....	assistant location manager: re-shoots
Rachel Richwine	....	production office intern
Justin Rosini	....	location assistant
Sarah Rubenstein	....	first assistant accountant
Gwen Schmitt	....	assistant production office coordinator
William Sepulveda	....	craft service assistant
Caitlin Saylor Stephens	....	production intern
Keri Uribe	....	stand-in: Amanda Peet
Eva Vedock	....	key craft service: re-shoots
Diana Victor	....	business affairs executive: This is That
Daniel Wagner	....	production office coordinator
Ronald Warner	....	production assistant
Isaac Wayton	....	production assistant
Andy Wheeler	....	accountant
Joseph White	....	location manager

Thanks
Morgan Lebus	....	thanks

Production Companies

• 2929 Productions
• This Is That Productions

Distributors

• FS Film Oy (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Genius Products (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Icon Home Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Intersonic (2008) (Czech Republic) (DVD)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• SND (2007) (France) (theatrical)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Weinstein Company, The (2007) (USA) (all media)

Special Effects

• Buzz Image Group (visual effects)
• Pacific Title (visual effects)
• XY & Z Visual Effects (visual effects) (as XY&Z)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  cameras provided by (as ARRI/CSC)
• ARRI / Camera Service Center  lighting equipment (as ARRI/CSC)
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinemoves  technocrane
• Corbis  footage courtesy of
• Court TV  footage courtesy of
• Electric Picture Solutions  Avid rentals
• Electric Picture Solutions  post-production facility: Los Angeles
• J.L. Fisher  camera dollies
• Joan Pearce Research Associates  script clearance
• MGM Clip + Still  footage courtesy of
• MPE Company Inc.  grip equipment (as MPE)
• Majestic Light  technocrane (as Majestic)
• Pacific Title  titles
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities: New York
• Production Resources  clearances
• Production Resources  product placement
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE)  footage courtesy of (as WWE)

Also Known As:

The Ex (USA) (new title)

Runtime:

Argentina:95 min | USA:84 min (unrated version) | USA:89 min | Canada:77 min | Germany:93 min (European Film Market)

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Spanish

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:M18 | USA:Not Rated (unrated version) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43053) | UK:12 | Finland:K-13 | Germany:6 | New Zealand:M

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

2929 Productions

Trivia:

Originally titled The Fast Track.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: Clearly visible out the window of candy & ice cream shop supposedly in Ohio is an awning with a phone number with a 718 area code, which belongs to New York City's outer boroughs.

Quotes:

Tom Reilly: Market penetration strategy. Something that's very important to today's youth market: penetration.

Movie Connections:

References The Karate Kid (1984)

Great Cast, Sorely wasted.

I think the main actors in this flick (Zach Braff, Amanda Peet, and the totally wasted Jason Bateman) were the only thing that was even somewhat decent about this terrible attempt of comedy. I have seen better episodes of "Arrested Development" than this. If you are looking for a couple chuckles and plan on forgetting it immediately, this is right up your alley. If want to see an actual funny comedy, there are many others that are worth while. Bateman is pretty good, but you can be the best in the biz, but with a crummy script, no one can save it. A lot of the little bit parts are somewhat amusing, but hardly worth watching.