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The Good Night -- A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living experiences a mid-life crisis.

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Director:
Jake Paltrow
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Release Date:
15 November 2007 (Israel) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy | Music | Romance See more »
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A comedic fantasy. See more »
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A former pop star who now writes commercial jingles for a living experiences a mid-life crisis. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Cast

  (in credits order)

Keith Allen ... Norman

Steffan Boje ... Karlheinz

Penélope Cruz ... Anna / Melodia

Danny DeVito ... Mel
Sonia Doubell ... Shawna

Martin Freeman ... Gary Shaller

Michael Gambon ... Alan Weigert

Stephen Graham ... Victor
Kate Harper ... Ballet Teacher

Gael Le Cornec ... The kitchen chef
Bruno Lastra ... Italian Slickster #2
Martino Lazzeri ... Italian Slickster #1
Meredith MacNeill ... Tica

Gwyneth Paltrow ... Dora Shaller

Simon Pegg ... Paul

Amber Sealey ... Terry

Skye Bennett ... Ballerina (as Deva Bennett Skye)

Joyce Springer ... Gary's Neighbor

Finty Williams ... Studio Assistant
Juliana Kiehl ... Naresta
rest of cast listed alphabetically:

Amanda Abbington ... Vivian Jesson (uncredited)

Jarvis Cocker ... Himself (uncredited)

Lucy DeVito ... (uncredited)

Sean Francis George ... Italian Slickster (uncredited)
Ani James ... Door Host (uncredited)
Peter Rnic ... Diner (uncredited)
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Directed by
Jake Paltrow 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Jake Paltrow (written by)

Produced by
Nicky Kentish Barnes .... co-producer
Donna Gigliotti .... producer
Oliver Hengst .... executive producer
Bill Johnson .... producer
Lis Kern .... associate producer
Wolfgang Schamburg .... associate producer
Ernst-August Schnieder .... executive producer
Jim Seibel .... executive producer
Robert Whitehouse .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Alec Puro 
 
Cinematography by
Giles Nuttgens (director of photography)
 
Film Editing by
Rick Lawley 
 
Casting by
Nina Gold 
 
Production Design by
Eve Stewart 
 
Art Direction by
Leon McCarthy 
Lisa McDiarmid 
 
Costume Design by
Verity Hawkes 
 
Makeup Department
Georgiana Creanga .... hair and make up artist
Leslie Fuller .... key makeup artist: New York
Rebecca Lafford .... makeup designer
Ana Lozano .... makeup designer: Penelope Cruz
Kerrie Smith .... key hair stylist: New York
Lisa Tomblin .... hair designer
Mary-Anne Waite .... hair stylist assistant (as Mary Anne Waite)
Mary-Anne Waite .... makeup artist assistant (as Mary Anne Waite)
 
Production Management
Tori Parry .... production supervisor
Lucille Smith .... production manager: New York (as Lucille Masone Smith)
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Vicki Allen .... second assistant director
Nick Heckstall-Smith .... first assistant director
Colin MacLellan .... second assistant director: New York (as Colin A.J. MacLellan)
Richard Patrick .... first assistant director: New York
Samar Pollitt .... third assistant director
Jennifer D. Wilkins .... dga trainee: New York (as Jennifer Wilkins)
Sarah Mooney .... trainee assistant director (uncredited)
 
Art Department
Gina Acuna .... art department work experience
Lawrence Amanuel .... property master: New York (as Larry Amanuel)
Tycho Andrews .... storeman
Paul Campbell .... dressing props
Hannah Capron .... graphics designer
Jonathan Carter .... assistant props: New York
Ben Collins .... draughtsman
Cory Copeland .... third propman: New York
Chris Cull .... property master
Martin Day .... carpenter
Derek Ede .... stand-by stagehand
James Ede .... stand-by painter
Steve Ede .... stand-by carpenter
Jason Lee Etienne .... art department assistant (as Jason Etienne)
Ernie Foster .... scenic artist: New York (as Ernest Foster)
Gordon Gertsen .... set dresser: New York
Kevin Harris .... construction manager
Stuart Headley-Read .... stand-by props (as Stuart Read)
Martin Lane .... stand-by painter
Gary S. May .... scenic artist: New York (as Gary May)
Stephen McGregor .... chargehand carpenter
Sarah Miller .... art department runner
Jeff Naparstek .... on-set dresser: New York
David Newell .... carpenter (as Dave Newell)
Claire Pidgeon .... assistant buyer
Simon Riley .... stand-by props
Tony Roberts .... construction rigger
Steve Samson .... chargehand carpenter
Justin Scoppa Jr. .... set decorator: New York (as Justin Scoppa)
Nicole Scoppa .... lead person: New York
Jamie Shelley .... scenic painter
Jeff Shilton .... carpenter
David Stapleton .... chargehand carpenter (as Dave Stapleton)
Danny Thomas .... carpenter
Wolfgang Wahler .... stand-by construction rigger
Stephen Whitworth .... carpenter (as Steve Whitworth)
Jason Whyman .... carpenter
Lee Wiseman .... dressing props
 
Sound Department
Gary Alper .... production sound mixer: New York
Gregg Barbanell .... foley artist (as Greg Barbanell)
Nancy Barker .... first assistant sound editor
Bob Baron .... adr mixer
Paul Berolzheimer .... foley mixer
Weldon Brown .... adr mixer
David A. Cohen .... dialogue editor (as David Cohen)
Dane A. Davis .... supervising sound designer
Tony Dawe .... production sound mixer
Marshall Garlington .... sound re-recording mixer
Victor Iorillo .... sound effects editor
Neda Joncich .... mix facility coordinator
Jörg Klaussner .... dubbing mixer
Michael Kneafsey .... boom operator (as Mike Kneafsey)
Daryl Lathrop .... adr recordist
Lee Lemont .... supervising adr editor
Michelle Mader .... cable puller: New York
Michael A. Morongell .... sound mix engineer (as Michael Morongell)
Chris Navarro .... adr recordist
Michael Neafsey .... boom operator (as Mike Kneafsey)
Paul Ordonez .... sound mixing recordist
Bryan Pennington .... sound consultant: Dolby (as Brian Pennington)
Sam Perry .... boom operator: New York
Ken S. Polk .... sound re-recording mixer
Solange S. Schwalbe .... supervising foley editor (as Solange Schwalbe)
James Simcik .... supervising adr editor
Eric Thompson .... adr mixer
Jim Ward .... adr recordist
Denise Yarde .... boom operator
Richard E. Yawn .... sound designer
Richard E. Yawn .... supervising sound editor
Matthew T. Duncan .... sound recordist (uncredited)
Ezra Dweck .... sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)
James Gibb .... trainee: FT2 (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
James Brooks .... special effects technician
Dean Ford .... special effects technician
Stuart Prior .... special effects technician
Robert Schofield .... special effects wire rigger (as Bob Scoffield)
Jamie Weguelin .... special effects supervisor
 
Visual Effects by
Siddhartha Abbazi .... dustbuster: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Asregadoo Arundi .... compositor (as Arundi Asregadoo)
David Booth .... film scanning and recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Jerry Callaghan .... film scanning and recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Peter Connelly .... compositor
Catherine Gibson .... dustbuster: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Vincent Goodsell .... compositor (as Vince Goodsell)
Charley Henley .... visual effects supervisor
Martin Hobbs .... visual effects producer
Rick Lopez .... film scanning and recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Charlotte Loughnane .... compositor
Alasdair McNeill .... roto artist
Les Meek .... film scanning and recording: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Jose Parra .... dustbusting manager: Fotokem Digital Film Services
David Rosenthal .... I/O supervisor: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Richard Stammers .... visual effects supervisor
Les Vary .... film scanning and recording: Forokem Digital Film Sdervices
Christine Wong .... compositor
Alastor Arnold .... digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Michael Elson .... executive producer: MPC (uncredited)
Lionel Heath .... roto/prep: MPC (uncredited)
Paul McWilliams .... digital artist (uncredited)
Laurel Schneider .... coordinator: Moving Picture Co. (uncredited)
Laurel Schneider .... liason: Los Angeles (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Jim Dowdall .... stunt coordinator
Guy List .... stunt performer
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Sonny Burdis .... best boy
Gavin Curran .... company electrician: New York
Carlos De Carvalho .... focus puller
Devin Donegan .... video assist operator: New York
Edwin Effrein .... first assistant camera: New York (as Edwin A. Effrein)
Steve Finberg .... electrician
Greg Finkel .... second assistant camera: New York
Eammon Fitzgerald .... lighting truck (as Eamonn Fitzgerald)
Victoria Hanna .... FT2 camera trainee (as Victoria Simpson)
Zachary Henderson .... company grip: New York (as Zach Henderson)
John Jordan .... focus puller
Stephen Lee .... video assist operator
John Mazzoni .... company grip: New York (as John G. Mazzoni)
Jessica Miglio .... still photographer: New York
Guy Minoli .... generator operator
Derek Murphy .... best boy: New York
Peter Myslowski .... key grip
Mike O'Shea Jr. .... Steadicam operator: New York (as Michael O'Shea)
Jennie Paddon .... clapper loader
Glen Patrick .... electrical runaround
Ang Richards .... camera trainee (as Angharad Richards)
Stephen Rooney .... company grip: New York
Mark Schmidt .... camera operator: New York
Frank Schumo .... company grip: New York (as Frank Schiumo)
Joseph Sciretta .... gaffer: New York
Robert Sciretta .... company electrician: New York
Charles Sherron .... key grip: New York (as Charles J. Sherron)
David Smith .... gaffer (as Dave Smith)
Laurie Sparham .... still photographer
Perry Unjang .... company grip: New York
Rory Walsh .... best boy: New York
Andrew Watson .... rigging gaffer
Daniel Wiener .... camera loader: New York (as Dan Wiener)
Ian Barwick .... rigging gaffer (uncredited)
Luke Myslowski .... daily grip (uncredited)
Tom Scott .... rigger (uncredited)
Russell Tann .... electrician (uncredited)
 
Casting Department
Barbara Harris .... adr voice casting
Stephen Moore .... casting assistant
Hayley Williams .... casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kevin P. Faherty .... wardrobe supervisor: New York (as Kevin Faherty)
Philip Goldsworthy .... costume daily
Marcus Love-McGuirk .... assistant costume designer (as Marcus Love)
Marcus Love-McGuirk .... costume supervisor (as Marcus Love)
Harriet Lyons .... wardrobe stand-by
Marie Meyer .... wardrobe stand-by
Marcia Patten .... wardrobe supervisor: New York
Faith Thomas .... wardrobe mistress
 
Editorial Department
John Daro .... digital intermediate editor: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Bob Fredrickson .... color timer: Fotokem Digital Film Services (as Bob Frederickson)
Michael L. Griffin .... digital intermediate artist: lineup, Fotokem Digital Film Services (as Mike Griffin)
Andrew Haigh .... assistant editor: dailies
Page Marsella .... first assistant editor
Kelley Moore .... DFS coordinator: Fotokem Digital Film Services
John Nicolard .... digital intermediate supervisor: Fotokem Digital Film
Mike Piascik .... digital intermediate artist: lineup, Fotokem Digital Film Services
Bill Schultz .... digital intermediate general manager: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Nate Tufts .... DFS expediter: Fotokem Digital Film Services
Walter Volpatto .... digital intermediate colorist: Fotokem Digital Film Services
 
Music Department
Dylan Maulucci .... music arranger
Dylan Maulucci .... orchestrator
Ashburn Miller .... music recordist
Christopher S. Parker .... music consultant
Jeremy Rubolino .... composer: additional music
Jeremy Rubolino .... music arranger
Jeremy Rubolino .... orchestrator
Carl Sealove .... music editor
Del Spiva .... music consultant
Zob .... music mixer: The Village Recorder
Tracy McKnight .... executive soundtrack producer (uncredited)
 
Transportation Department
Robert Bermudez .... driver: New York
Sophie Burden .... driver: minibus
Ian Drinkwater .... driver: minibus
Lawrence Duncan .... facilities captain
Richard Eksteen .... facilities driver
Fredrik Herneoja .... production driver (as Freddy Hemoeja)
Lee Isgar .... unit driver: Simon Pegg
Colin Kiddell .... unit driver
Chris Komak .... driver: New York
Kerry Magee .... driver: New York
Jimmy Mahr .... driver: New York (as James P. Mahr)
Enyo Mortty .... unit driver
Gdeorge Nadramia .... driver: New York
Rocco Ottomanelli .... driver: New York
Joe Parvis .... driver: New York
John Riggins .... driver: New York
Dennis Salomone Jr. .... driver: New York
Brian Salomone .... driver: New York
Dennis Salomone .... transportation captain: New York
Darren Thackeray .... driver
Darren Thackeray .... unit driver
Pete Trotman .... unit driver (as Peter Trotman)
Kevin R. Wood .... driver: New York (as Kevin Wood)
Drew Yanarella .... driver: New York
 
Other crew
Libbie Barr .... script supervisor
Barbara Berkery .... voice coach
Jake Bogert .... assistant production coordinator
Nick Carr .... location assistant: New York (as Nicholas Carr)
Francesca Dowd .... production coordinator
Leo Driver .... parking coordinator: New York
Synnöve Godeseth .... location trainee: FTS
Michael Harm .... location manager
Barbara Heller .... location manager: New York
Fredrik Herneoja .... production runner (as Freddt Hemoeja)
Natasha Hook .... unit nurse
James Keaton .... production office runner
Scott Kordish .... production coordinator: New York
Jessica Lichtner .... script supervisor: New York
Pietro Lorino Jr. .... production accountant: New York
Andrew Mann .... production executive: Inferno
Stacy Mann .... unit publicist
David M. McGuire .... assistant location manager: New York (as Dave McGuire)
Chris Menke .... assistant production coordinator: New York
Sarah Mooney .... utility stand-in
Louise O'Malley .... production accountant
Isabel Petrie .... floor runner work experience
Rebecca Powling .... craft service: New York
Mary Price .... construction nurse
Jaime Roberts .... utility stand-in
Lee Robertson .... assistant location manager
Ryan Scatenato .... location assistant: New York
Bethann Schebece .... location assistant: New York
Laylah Smart .... craft service: New York
Kerry Smith .... assistant accountant
Allan Stearns .... caterer: New York, Coast to Coast
Alice Syed .... production trainee: FT2
Aurelia Thomas .... assistant location manager
Jana Toepfer .... assistant to producers
Anne Walsh .... voice assistant
Laura Windebank .... floor runner
Peter Arpesella .... voice performer (uncredited)
Bruno Cassoni .... location scout (uncredited)
Ganesh Hennigs .... office production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Catharina Hourcade .... production coordinator (uncredited)
Andrew Jack .... dialect coach: Michael Gambon (uncredited)
Robert Lopez .... set production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Damian Mitchell .... armorer (uncredited)
Phillip L. Rosen .... production legal (uncredited)
 
Thanks
Amanda Abbington .... very special thanks
Jarvis Cocker .... very special thanks
 

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Rated R for language and some sexual content
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Runtime:
93 min
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Language:
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Color:
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Aspect Ratio:
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Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Portugal:M/12 | USA:R | South Korea:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | Australia:M | New Zealand:R16 | Argentina:13 | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Ealing Studios, Ealing, London, England, UKSee more »
Company:
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Mel:Sometimes I wish that you could just hit the sack and never wake up. If your favorite song never ended, or your best book never closed, if the emotions mustered from these things would just go on and on, who wouldn't want to stay asleep? The guy who discovers that perpetual dream, he's my man.See more »
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2 out of 2 people found the following review useful.
modest but occasionally insightful mid-life crisis drama, 8 November 2011
Author: Roland E. Zwick (magneteach@aol.com) from United States

If indie dramas are to believed, there are essentially two reasons why there is so much unhappiness in the world (at least among the more privileged classes who have the time and resources to think of such things): a) people can't stand the idea of being alone in the world, yet they also can't stand the idea of being with another person for long stretches of time either, and b) it's hard to come to terms with the contrast between what we imagined our life would be like and what it actually turned out to be.

A case in point is "The Good Night," a mid-life-crisis drama with a surrealistic twist. Gary is a songwriter/musician who used to be part of a band but who has now been reduced to writing commercial jingles and scores for second-rate TV shows. A somewhat de-glamorized Gwyneth Paltrow plays Gary's nagging long-time girlfriend who's definitely become disenchanted with their relationship, while the ultra-glamorous Penelope Cruz stars as the literal woman of his dreams – until she materializes and becomes a part of his waking world that is. In fact, a fairly large chunk of the movie's running time is taken up with Gary's dreams, which inevitably feature this alluring figure who stands in obvious counterpoint to Dora's flesh-and-blood imperfections. And then there's Danny De Vito as the scene-stealing New Age dream-whisperer who attempts to maneuver Gary through his crisis.

The point of the film, written and directed by Jake Paltrow (brother of Gwyneth), seems to be that ideal worlds and ideal relationships exist only in dreams, and that, if you want to survive and maybe even find a little bit of happiness in this life, you had better start accepting some compromises and limitations and not, as Voltaire once opined, make the perfect the enemy of the good. Even Gary's dream-woman is eventually unmasked as a relatively pedestrian fashion model who definitely does not live up to the dreams and fantasies Gary has about her before he meets her in the actual flesh.

The movie does a nice job transitioning back and forth between the world of reality and the world of dreams, and the actors demonstrate an astute understanding of the roles they are playing. Some of the conversations and arguments the lovers engage in are almost too painfully realistic at times, with Dora, in particular, unloading her feelings on Gary to withering effect.

It's not exactly a world-shaking human drama, but it offers some insightful observations into those maddeningly messy things we euphemistically call "romantic relationships."

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