Dan in Real Life (2007)

Director:

Peter Hedges

Writers (WGA):

Pierce Gardner (written by) and
Peter Hedges (written by)

Release Date:

26 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.

Plot:

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Lighthouse | Columnist | Telephone Call | Mother Son Relationship | Mother

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Dan Burns
Juliette Binoche	...	Marie
Dane Cook	...	Mitch Burns
Alison Pill	...	Jane Burns
Brittany Robertson	...	Cara Burns
Marlene Lawston	...	Lilly Burns
Dianne Wiest	...	Nana
John Mahoney	...	Poppy
Norbert Leo Butz	...	Clay
Amy Ryan	...	Eileen
Jessica Hecht	...	Amy
Frank Wood	...	Howard
Henry Miller	...	Will
Ella Miller	...	Rachel
Cameron 'C.J.' Adams	...	Elliott
Jessica Lussier	...	Jessica
Seth D'Antuono	...	Gus
Margot Janson	...	Olivia
Willa Cuthrell-Tuttleman	...	Bella
Emily Blunt	...	Ruthie Draper
Felipe Dieppa	...	Marty Barasco
Matthew Morrison	...	Policeman
Bernie McInerney	...	James Lamson
Amy Landecker	...	Cindy Lamson
Steve Mellor	...	Bookstore Clerk
Pauline Gregory	...	Bowling Alley Manager
Shana Carr	...	Suzanne Burns
Nicole Morin	...	Jane - Age 13
Charlotte Davies	...	Cara - Age 11
Zoe Pauliks	...	Lilly - Age 4 (as Zoe Paulkis)
Lucas Hedges	...	Lilly's Dance Partner
Sondre Lerche	...	Himself
Kato Ådland	...	Wedding Band (The Faces Down) - Guitar
Ole Ludvig Krüger	...	Wedding Band (The Faces Down) - Drums
Morten Skage	...	Wedding Band (The Faces Down) - Bass
Marci Occhino	...	Wedding Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jaclyn Sabogal	...	Teen in bakery (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Hedges

Writing credits (WGA)
Pierce Gardner		(written by) and
Peter Hedges		(written by)

Produced by
Ginny Brewer	....	associate producer
Darlene Caamano	....	executive producer (as Darlene Caamaño Loquet)
Dianne Dreyer	....	co-producer
Brad Epstein	....	producer
Noah Rosen	....	executive producer
Jonathan Shestack	....	producer (as Jon Shestack)
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	executive producer (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)

Original Music by
Sondre Lerche

Cinematography by
Lawrence Sher		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sarah Flack

Casting by
Bernard Telsey

Production Design by
Sarah Knowles

Art Direction by
Mark Garner		(as Mark E. Garner)

Set Decoration by
Kyra Friedman		(as Kyra Friedman-Curcio)

Costume Design by
Alix Friedberg

Makeup Department
Matiki Anoff	....	key makeup artist
Nathan J. Busch II	....	hair department head (as Nathan J. Busch)
LuAnn Claps	....	makeup department head
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair stylist: Ms. Binoche
John James	....	key hair stylist
Emma C. Rotondi	....	hair stylist (as Emma LaCarbonara Rotondi)
Trish Seeney	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Erica Kay	....	production supervisor
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production supervisor
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	unit production manager (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniela Barbosa	....	second second assistant director
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director (as Stephen Dunn)
Sean Farrell	....	dga trainee
Paul Byrne Prenderville	....	second assistant director (as Paul Prenderville)
Brad Robinson	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Hope Ardizzone	....	scenic artist
Joseph Barillaro	....	stand-by painter (as Joe Barillario)
Pedro Barquin	....	greens coordinator
Guy L. Bermel	....	set dresser (as Guy Bremel)
Lewis Bowen Jr.	....	charge scenic (as Lewis Bowen)
Krzysztof J. Bratun	....	scenic artist
Richard Brunton	....	leadman
Rob Chalk	....	additional on-set dresser
David Costello	....	scenic foreman
John Davis	....	storyboard artist
Jeffrey DeBell	....	greens foreman (as Jeff DeBell)
Stephen DeBoer	....	construction foreman
Jennifer Gerbino	....	assistant property master
Geoffrey S. Grimsman	....	set designer
David Gulick	....	property master
Brenner Hugh Harris	....	set dressing gang boss
J.M. Hunter	....	art department coordinator
Edward A. Ioffreda	....	graphic artist
Joseph Kearney	....	construction coordinator
Morgan Kling	....	buyer
C. Kent Lanigan	....	second assistant property master
Holly Laws	....	set dresser
David Levine	....	supplier: artwork
Timothy Lewis	....	set dresser
Mark O'Neil	....	set dresser (as Mark O'Neill)
Adam Roffman	....	on-set dresser
Timothy Rowcroft	....	set dresser (as Tim Rowcroft)
Marilyn Salvatore	....	draper
Shauna Sanchez	....	set decorating production assistant
Gretchen Schlottman	....	buyer
Ashleigh Stanczak	....	art department production assistant
Theodore Suchecki	....	construction foreman
Katie Tower	....	graphic artist (as Katherine Tower)
Timandra Alyse Vincent	....	set dresser (as Timandra Alys Vincent)
Paul Williamson	....	construction gang boss
Noah Dubreuil	....	props (uncredited)
Krista Gall	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Dave Major	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jason Mayoh	....	construction production assistant (uncredited)
Amy Morrison	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Christopher Sawtelle	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Michelle Sherwood	....	props (uncredited)
Meaghan E. Stone	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Chris Walsh	....	greens assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Krissopher Chevannes	....	adr recordist
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley recordist
Gerald Donlan	....	sound editor
Kelly Doran	....	additional boom operator
Kelly Doran	....	sound utility
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Roberto Fernandez)
Dror Gescheit	....	sound re-recordist
Heather Gross	....	sound effects editor
Harry Higgins	....	sound re-recordist
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Avi Laniado	....	sound mix technician
Jane McCulley	....	adr editor
Igor Nikolic	....	assistant sound editor
Eliza Paley	....	supervising sound editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist (as Jack Peck)
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
John Pritchett	....	sound mixer
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator
Steve F.B. Smith	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Eric Strausser	....	sound effects recordist
Bill Sweeney	....	foley supervisor (as William Sweeney)
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Troeller	....	sound mix technician (as Bob Troeller)

Special Effects by
Judson Bell	....	key special effects
Alfredo Cairo	....	special effects technician
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)
Gregory Morell	....	special effects coordinator (as Greg Morell)

Visual Effects by
John Baker	....	CG artist: Furious FX
Bryan Chavez	....	CG artist: Furious FX
Erin M. Cullen	....	rotoscope artist: Furious FX (as Erin Cullen)
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
David Lingenfelser	....	visual effects supervisor: Furious Fx
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	creative supervisor: Furious FX
Chris MacKinnon	....	CG artist: Furious FX
Sean O'Connor	....	compositor: Furious FX
Mark Shoaf	....	CG supervisor: Furious FX
Tracy Takahashi	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX
Christine Cram	....	digital paint artist (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX (uncredited)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration (uncredited)

Stunts
Chris Barnes	....	stunt driver
Rosie Bernhard	....	stunt performer
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt performer
Jared Burke	....	stunt performer
Barbara Lee-Belmonte	....	stunt performer
Paul Marini	....	stunt performer
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt performer
Jeff Medeiros	....	stunt performer
Anthony Molinari	....	stunt performer
Dino Muccio	....	stunt performer
Erik Solky	....	stunt double: Dan
Rick Sordelet	....	stunt coordinator
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt driver
Sabine Varnes	....	stunt double: Marie
William DeCoff	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Erik Solky	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Faires Anderson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Faires Anderson Sekiya)
Faires Anderson	....	steadicam operator (as Faires Anderson Sekiya)
Robert Barocci	....	director of photography: second unit
Tony Campenni	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Lon Caracappa	....	generator operator
Geoff Dann	....	lamp operator
Suzanne Dietz	....	camera loader
Julie Donovan	....	first assistant camera
Jennifer Evans	....	company grip (as Jen Evans)
Bill Floyd	....	additional first assistant camera (as William Floyd)
Daniel C. Gold	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Dan Gold)
Bryan Haigh	....	second assistant camera (as Bryan G. Haigh)
Brendan Keefe	....	best boy rigging electric
Tom Keenan	....	lamp operator (as Tom 'TK' Keenan)
Robert Kelly	....	company grip
Jeffrey King	....	company grip
Michael Kowalczyk	....	camera production assistant
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Larue	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as David LaRue)
Charles Laughon	....	video assist operator
Bill LeClair	....	company grip
Mark A. Lewis	....	lamp operator (as Mark Lewis)
Scott Maguire	....	additional first assistant camera
Jack McPhee	....	lamp operator (as John F. McPhee)
David Norris	....	aerial director of photography (as Dave Norris)
Brian A. Pitts	....	rigging gaffer (as Brian Pitts)
David Puopolo	....	best boy rigging grip
Daryl Richardson	....	key rigging grip
Ryan Rodriguez	....	lamp operator
Darrin Smith	....	best boy electric
John Velez	....	gaffer (as John G. Velez)
Warren Weberg	....	best boy grip (as Warren A. Weberg)
William M. Weberg	....	key grip
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer
Thom Willey	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Woody Bell	....	additional rigging grip (uncredited)
Jason Bowen	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Rick Cardillo	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Clark	....	electrician (uncredited)
Joshua Dreyfus	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Eric Goddard	....	electrician (uncredited)
Dan Hutchinson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jessica Jennings	....	electrician (uncredited)
Eric Komar	....	grip (uncredited)
Michael Kowalczyk	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Ed Lalli	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
JD Leedham	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Gordon D. Manson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
James R. Mitchell	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
David C. Romano	....	grip (uncredited)
Travis Trudell	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Ivar Weberg	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Tiffany Little Canfield	....	casting associate
Will Cantler	....	casting
Carolyn Pickman	....	extras casting: CP Casting
Chris Scheeren	....	casting assistant
David Vaccari	....	casting
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting: New York
Stephanie Yankwitt	....	casting assistant
Matt Bouldry	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Stacey Tanner	....	casting production assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Annabella Altman	....	additional costumer (as Sarah Mink)
Hillary Derby	....	costumer
Parrish Kennington	....	set costumer
Maili Lafayette	....	set costumer
Molly O'Haver	....	costumer
Janna Pederson	....	stitcher
Barbara Dalton Rotundo	....	costume production assistant (as Barbara Rotundo)
Hope Slepak	....	costume supervisor
Jodi B. Stone	....	tailor
Taryn Walsh	....	key set costumer (as Taryn Walsh Weaver)

Editorial Department
Brian Boyd	....	high-definition preview artist
Jen Choi	....	post-production assistant
Janet Gaynor	....	first assistant editor
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist: Technicolor Digital Intermediate
Mike Mertens	....	color timer
Carl S.G. Moore	....	digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Digital Intermediate (as Carl Moore)
Mark Sahagun	....	digital conformist: Tecghnicolor Digital Intermediate
Alexis Wiscomb	....	post-production coordinator
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Kato Ådland	....	score engineer
Kato Ådland	....	score recordist
Sonny Kompanek	....	music arranger
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Sondre Lerche	....	music arranger
Sondre Lerche	....	orchestrator
Debora Lilavois	....	assistant music editor
Lawrence Manchester	....	score engineer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Sandra Park	....	music contractor (as Sandy Park)
Mike Patrick	....	assistant music editor
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Shari Schwartz	....	supervising music editor (as Shari L. Johanson)
Jason Stasium	....	score engineer
Jason Stasium	....	score mixer
Jason Stasium	....	score recordist
Jørgen Treen	....	score engineer (as Jorgen Traeen)
Jørgen Treen	....	score recordist (as Jorgen Traeen)
Libby Umstead	....	assistant to music supervisor (as Elizabeth Umstead)
Missy Webb	....	assistant score engineer
Joseph Magee	....	music pre-recording engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Robert Buckman	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Hyde	....	transportation coordinator (as Mike Hyde)

Other crew
Diana Ascher	....	post-production accountant
Laura Berning	....	location scout
Maria T. Bierniak	....	location manager
Felix Chen	....	payroll accountant
Sarah Connolly	....	assistant production coordinator
Dianne Dreyer	....	script supervisor
Susan Ehrhart	....	production coordinator
Catherine Feeny	....	set production assistant
Ethan Fox	....	assistant craft service
Marci Graber	....	second assistant accountant
Gideon Jacobs	....	adr loop group
Lindsay Jaeger	....	dailies coordinator
Michael Johnson	....	first assistant accountant
Ann Kiker	....	location scout
Mark Killian	....	set production assistant
Connie Kim	....	assistant: Mr. Epstein
Kenneth LaFayette	....	production accountant (as Kenneth J. Lafayette)
Harry Lapham	....	set production assistant
Scott Levine	....	unit publicist
Emily Lysaght	....	assistant: Ms. Winkler-Ioffreda
Ian MacGregor	....	assistant location manager
Jack McCullough	....	first aid
Lindsay Medeiros	....	accounting clerk
Katie Murphy	....	production secretary (as Katie M. Murphy)
Kip Myers	....	location scout
Michael Peavey	....	helicopter pilot (as Mike Peavey)
Aggie Perkins	....	trainer: Ms. Binoche and Mr. Cook
Shannon Petranoff	....	assistant: Mr. Shestack and Mr. Epstein
Jeff Pinette	....	film courier
Peggy Plessas	....	dialogue coach: Ms. Binoche (as Peg Hall-Plessas)
Jason Quimby	....	location production assistant
Brad Robinson	....	set production assistant
Marie Rodriguez	....	assistant production coordinator
Marie Rodriguez	....	travel coordinator
Alicia Sable	....	adr loop group
Michelle Sarama	....	post-production accountant
Jacquie Saul	....	studio teacher
Jonathon Schermerhorn	....	office production assistant (as Jon Schermerhorn)
Tony Shaff	....	assistant: Mr. Hedges
Alan Simon	....	studio teaching administrator: On Location Education
Joanna Spears	....	second assistant accountant
Tracy Spiegel	....	craft service (as Tracy R. Spiegel)
Jeremy Stein	....	assistant: Mr. Shestack
Briana Taylor	....	set production assistant
Benjamin Thomas	....	location scout (as Ben Thomas)
Eoin Walsh	....	location assistant
Nate Winslow	....	set production assistant
Jason Anthony	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Kirsten Babich	....	photo double (uncredited)
Anthony Bonello	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Timmy DeCoff	....	photo double (uncredited)
T.J. Federico	....	stand-in: Dane Cook (uncredited)
Grady Justice	....	stand-in: Felipe Dieppa (uncredited)
Andrew L. Lanier	....	location scout (uncredited)
Kevin Maier	....	stand-in: Steve Carell (uncredited)
Russ Martin	....	film runner (uncredited)
Zoe Pauliks	....	photo double (uncredited)
Joe Piasecki	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lygia Day Szelwach	....	teacher: New York (uncredited)

Thanks
Susan Bruce	....	special thanks
Donald L. Carcieri	....	grateful acknowledgment
Steven Feinberg	....	grateful acknowledgment
Patrick C. Foley	....	special thanks
Simon Hedges	....	special thanks
Joseph A. Montalbano	....	grateful acknowledgment
William J. Murphy	....	grateful acknowledgment
Kevin Raimer	....	special thanks (as Kevin E. Raimer)
Dorothy Raymond	....	thanks
Kirsten Schatz	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Dan In Real Life Productions
• Focus Features
• Touchstone Pictures

Distributors

• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• D Productions (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2007) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Furious FX (visual effects)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  lighting equipment (as ARRI/CSC)
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• C.P. Casting  extras casting (as CP Casting)
• David Kramer's Looping Group  background vocals
• Duper Studio  score recorded and mixed at
• Getty Images  photographs courtesy of
• Gjoa Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Gotham Sound  sound equipment
• LDI Casting  extras casting
• Legacy Recording Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Movie Movers  production trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• On Location Education  studio teaching administration
• Orbit Digital  high-definition preview services
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Reel Chefs Catering  catering
• Sound One Corporation  re-recorded at (as Sound One Corp.)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor  prints
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting
• Virgin Records  soundtrack
• yU+Co.  main and end titles designed by

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some innuendo.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Australia:PG | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43598) | Taiwan:R-12 | Germany:o.Al. | Netherlands:6 | South Korea:12 | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG | Malaysia:U | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-7 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Ireland:PG

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Company:

Dan In Real Life Productions

Trivia:

The duet that Frank Wood and his wife perform in the family talent show is "La ci darem la mano" from Mozart's Don Giovanni. The duet is a seduction scene in which Don Giovanni convinces Zerlina to leave her fiance.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Dan is talking to Cindy and Jim, the father and daughter that are going to syndicate his column, you can see Mitch's chair next to Dan move close so that Mitch's leg is touching Dan's and further away, then close, then far again to Dan's chair.

Quotes:

Marie: You don't have to smile.
Dan Burns: It's better than the alternative.

Movie Connections:

References The Graduate (1967)

Soundtrack:

My Hands Are Shaking

A One-of-A-Kind Movie Experience

I was lucky enough to see this at a pre-screening last night (Oct. 20) and I was incredibly surprised by the wonderful plot and genuinely heart felt acting.

While the plot is not particularly complicated or exceptionally new, the story unfolds in a way that feels fresh, unique, and distinctly "indy" in style. It isn't something that can easily be compared to films of the past, it's a unique take on a sort of classic middle-aged depressed love story.

I was particularly struck by the casting of the film. Down to every last extra in the family, it was a beautiful and talented cast. The three daughters did a wonderful job, the talent was evenly dispersed between them and none of them "out-shone" the other two.

It was truly a delightful film, appropriate for all ages and laugh out loud funny while also being truly touching and heart warming. It was a wonderful break from the sex jokes and nudity of recent films.