Something Borrowed (2011)

Director:

Luke Greenfield

Writers (WGA):

Jennie Snyder (screenplay)
Emily Giffin (novel)

Release Date:

6 May 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

It's a thin line between love and friendship.

Plot:

Friendships are tested and secrets come to the surface when terminally single Rachel falls for Dex, her best friend Darcy's fiancé.

Plot Keywords:

Best Friend | Law School | Lawyer | Roses | Cheating On Fiancée

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Rachel
Kate Hudson	...	Darcy
Colin Egglesfield	...	Dex
John Krasinski	...	Ethan
Steve Howey	...	Marcus
Ashley Williams	...	Claire
Geoff Pierson	...	Dexter Thaler Sr.
Jill Eikenberry	...	Bridget Thaler
Jonathan Epstein	...	Professor Zigman
Leia Thompson	...	Bridal Consultant
Sarah Baldwin	...	June
Mark La Mura	...	Marcus's Dad
Lindsay Ryan	...	Salesgirl
Kirsten Day	...	Pretty Brunette
Christopher Peuler	...	Husband
Herb Lieberz	...	Cabbie #1
Jimmy Palumbo	...	Cabbie #2
Mary O'Rourke	...	Fallen Angel
Marina Hirschfeld	...	Club Girl
Tim Dunavant	...	Bartender
Noel Davis Poyner	...	NYU Law Student (as Noel Poyner)
P.T. Walkley	...	Lead Singer
Scott Hollingsworth	...	Band Member
Nicky Kulund	...	Band Member
Jared Schlemovitz	...	Band Member
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peyton List	...	Young Darcy
ViDonna Michaels	...	Rich Girl (as ViDonna Michailov)
Michael Bennett	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
Gina Hernandez	...	Drunk Outside Bar (uncredited)
Rosemary Howard	...	London Pedestrian (uncredited)
Brandon Hunter	...	Skateboarder (uncredited)
Anne Bergstedt Jordanova	...	Hamptons Club Girl (uncredited)
Desira Pesta	...	Kissing Couple in Bar (uncredited)

Directed by
Luke Greenfield

Writing credits (WGA)
Jennie Snyder		(screenplay) (as Jennie Snyder Urman)
Emily Giffin		(novel "Something Borrowed")

Produced by
Yolanda T. Cochran	....	co-producer
Broderick Johnson	....	producer
Andrew A. Kosove	....	producer
Aaron Lubin	....	producer
Pamela Schein Murphy	....	producer
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	executive producer
Molly Smith	....	producer (as Molly Mickler Smith)
Hilary Swank	....	producer
Steven P. Wegner	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Alex Wurman

Cinematography by
Charles Minsky		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
John Axelrad

Casting by
Sari Knight
Mandy Sherman

Production Design by
Jane Musky

Set Decoration by
Leslie E. Rollins

Costume Design by
Gary Jones

Makeup Department
Kathryn Blondell	....	hair stylist: Kate Hudson
Sian Grigg	....	makeup artist: Kate Hudson
Bernadette Mazur	....	makeup department head
Suzy Mazzarese-Allison	....	key hair stylist
Sacha Quarles	....	hair department head
Oney Syers II	....	hair designer
Oney Syers II	....	makeup designer
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker: Ginnifer Goodwin

Production Management
Brad Arensman	....	post-production supervisor
David Bausch	....	production supervisor
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Adams	....	second unit director
Alan B. Curtiss	....	first assistant director
Claudio Jacobellis	....	additional second assistant director
Eddie Micallef	....	second assistant director
Travis Rehwaldt	....	second second assistant director
John Silvestri	....	second assistant director
Woodrow Travers	....	dga trainee
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Garf Brown	....	scenic artist
Philip Canfield	....	leadman
Mason Chesler	....	art department coordinator
Katie Clinebelle	....	assistant property master
Richard Bryan Douglas	....	stand-by carpenter
Scott Gertsen	....	head carpenter
Jorge Luis Gonzalez	....	key scenic industrial
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master
Kenneth Hammer	....	foreman carpenter
Ryan Heck	....	assistant art director
Thomas Hocking	....	best boy construction grip
Derrick Kardos	....	graphic designer
Hila Katz	....	art department coordinator: set decoration
Joseph K. Kepple IV	....	additional graphic artist
Laurel Kolsby	....	graphic designer
Mark Lane-Davies	....	stand-by scenic
Joanna Leavens	....	art department assistant
Jessica Panuccio	....	set dresser
Giovanni Rodriguez	....	scenic artist
Mick Rossman	....	scenic artist
John S. Schlicter	....	scenic artist
Lisa Scoppa	....	assistant set decorator
Erik Knight	....	additional graphic artist (uncredited)
Randy L. Parisian	....	scenic artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Timothy R. Boyce Jr.	....	boom operator
Donald Flick	....	sound editor
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising sound editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tod A. Maitland	....	sound mixer
Monette Melvin	....	foley artist
Jason Oliver	....	adr mixer
Rick Owens	....	foley artist
Egor Panchenko	....	pro tools playback mixer
Trevor Sperry	....	foley mixer
Jason Stasium	....	pro tools playback mixer
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Yuen	....	cableman

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
Ron Barr	....	visual effects artist
Jamie Baxter	....	compositor
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Eric Evans	....	compositor
John Grower	....	digital compositor
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor
Chris Holmes	....	production executive: ICO VFX
Jason Howey	....	visual effects supervisor: Howey Digital
Kammie Rivera	....	digital compositor
Stephen Wilson	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Scott Burik	....	stunts
Mike Burke	....	stunt double
John Cenatiempo	....	assistant stunt coordinator
William Cote	....	stunt double
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunt double
Victor Paguia	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Kelly Britt	....	electrician
Andrew Cavagnet	....	additional video assist
Peter Colavito	....	rigging electrician
Mark Cyr	....	video/computer playback engineer
Julian de la Pena	....	dimmer board operator
Gene Engels	....	gaffer
Robert Falcone	....	best boy rigging electrician
Rachael Gentner	....	assistant still photographer
Kevin Gilligan	....	grip
Joel Holland	....	key video assist operator
Meg Kettell	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Denny Kortze	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Steve Koster	....	aerial director of photography
David Lee	....	still photographer
Hamilton Longyear	....	additional camera loader
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Christian May	....	electrician
Ed Nessen	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
George Patsos	....	key grip
Tom Percarpio	....	best boy rigging electric
William Rexer	....	additional cinematographer
Lance Rieck	....	remote camera technician: scorpio head
Louis Sabat	....	grip
Chris Silano	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Francis Spieldenner	....	b steadicam operator
Donny Stegall	....	electrician
Kyle Stephens	....	electrician
John C. Walker	....	camera loader
Ernest Yurich	....	grip
Thomas Calandrillo	....	technocrane operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Richard Burridge	....	extras casting associate
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Susanne Scheel	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Annie Kuty	....	set costumer
Katie McClain	....	costume assistant (as Kathryn McClain)
Tim McKelvey	....	costume supervisor
Thomas Stokes	....	costumer
Mitchell Travers	....	costume coordinator

Editorial Department
Victoria Anderson	....	colorist assistant
Julian Andraus	....	assistant editor
Tom Cross	....	additional editor
Steven Cuellar	....	post-production assistant
Kayla Emter	....	first assistant editor
Jimmy Mann	....	colorist: dailies
Adam Ohl	....	digital intermediate producer
Faust Pierfederici	....	digital preview colorist
Darrin Roberts	....	additional editor
Richie Roefaro	....	editorial assistant
Ruben Sebban	....	editorial production assistant
Lee Wimer	....	color timer
Jan Yarbrough	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Leah Curtis	....	orchestrator
Bronwen Jones	....	orchestrator
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Stephen Perone	....	score producer
H. Scott Salinas	....	music programmer: score
Ellen Segal	....	music editor
Lauren Shotwell	....	music clearance
Andrew Silver	....	music editor
Curt Sobel	....	supervising music editor
Rebekah Touma	....	music coordinator
Jojo Villanueva	....	music supervisor
Joshua Winget	....	music editor
Alex Wurman	....	conductor
Thom Yorke	....	musician

Other crew
Keith Adams	....	location manager
Liz Adams	....	production assistant
Nicole Barton	....	accounting clerk
Breta Bas	....	production secretary
Gavin J. Behrman	....	production accountant
Susan Bliss	....	post script services
Geoffrey Booth	....	location assistant
Emma Branch McGill	....	assistant to producers (as Emma Branch)
Theo Brooks	....	key production assistant: second unit
Micaela Brown	....	executive assistant: senior vice president of physcial production
John Carrafa	....	choreographer
Marlo Carroll	....	production assistant
Beatrice Chisholm	....	second assistant accountant
Chad Clark	....	post production accountant
Wendy Cohen	....	production resources
Katherine Contess	....	accounting intern
Dana Corl	....	location intern
Lyman Creason	....	production assistant
Simon Dasher	....	stand-in
Sam Day	....	office production assistant
Michael DeRoker	....	location assistant
Michael Dougherty	....	stand-in
Ethan Duffy	....	office production assistant
Allison Ewart	....	staff production coordinator
Joshua A. Friedman	....	paperwork production assistant: second unit
Dena Ghieth	....	assistant location manager
Nick Grimm	....	assistant to Mr. Johnson & Mr. Kosove
Jennifer Hackney	....	production assistant
Michael J. Harker	....	completion bond representative
Marina Hirschfeld	....	production assistant
Bryan Iler	....	location assistant
Jodi Innerfield	....	staff set production assistant: second unit
Laura Kautza	....	lead stand in
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
Andrew Lee	....	assistant to executive producer
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach
Brendan C. Lynch	....	staff production assistant: second unit
Kristyn Macready	....	assistant: Ms. Goodwin
Timothy Martin	....	set production assistant
Claiborne Michael McDonald	....	production assistant
David Midgen	....	titles producer
Elizabeth Neveu	....	production assistant
Stuart Nicolai	....	assistant location manager
Kory O'Donnell	....	production coordinator
Timothy D. Orr	....	helicopter pilot: camera
Brian Papworth	....	key production assistant
Ivan Paric	....	production assistant: walkie
Anthony Pettine	....	script supervisor
Jason Planitzer	....	location scout
Thomas R. Polleri	....	location scout
Noel Davis Poyner	....	assistant to director
Matthew Roper	....	set medic
Matthew D. Rutler	....	production assistant
Josh Samataro	....	unit production assistant
Chris Specht	....	production resources
Paris Themmen	....	production assistant
Tessa Treanor	....	set intern
David Velasco	....	location scout
Jaren Vine	....	production controller
Greg Wason	....	production assistant
Jacob Wasserman	....	set production assistant
Rebecca White	....	first assistant accountant
Valerie Joy Wilson	....	stand-in: female lead

Production Companies

• Alcon Entertainment (presents)
• 2S Films
• Wild Ocean Films

Distributors

• Acme Film (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paradiso (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2011) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Aurum Producciones (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Intercontinental Video (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
• Intercontinental Video (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2011) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Lotte Entertainment (2011) (Korea) (all media)
• MediaPro Distribution (2011) (Romania) (all media)
• Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand) (all media)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Bros.
• Warner On Demand (2012) (Japan) (video) (VOD)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  camera equipment provided by
• Alcon Entertainment  funding
• Amsale  wedding gown provided by
• Bastyr University Chapel  music recorded at
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Picture Mill, The  main titles
• Seattlemusic Recording  music preparation
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• UPP Entertainment Marketing  production resources
• WaterTower Music  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and some drug material

Runtime:

USA:112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46465) | Malaysia:18 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:12A | UK:12A | Australia:M | Canada:G (Quebec) | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:PG (edited version) | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:NC-16 | Sweden:7 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

London, England, UK

Company:

Alcon Entertainment

Trivia:

Peter Facinelli tried out for the role of Dex.

Goofs:

Continuity: When everyone is playing badminton in the Hamptons, right before they start playing for secrets, Ethan opens an Heineken bottle. Few seconds later, he's opening it again.

Quotes:

[Rachel falls on the dance floor in pain]
Dex:Are you alright?
Rachel:Yeah, no, I think I just pulled something.
Darcy:Your vagina?
Rachel:No, I didn't pull my vagina! I just pulled... near my vagina.

Movie Connections:

References "Mister Magoo" (1960)

Soundtrack:

How's It Going to Be

Three and a half wine glasses out of five!

"Something Borrowed" is a predictable interpretation on a love triangle story that's as old as the ages. Girl likes boy, boy likes girl, girls best friend steals boy, boy and girl eventually get together. This movie is suitable for a girls night in with a couple bottles of wine. Being a guy, this movie was actually quite enjoyable. A bit dialogue heavy and not enough car chases, but enjoyable none the less. Actress Ginnifer Goodwin plays the lovable geek Rachel with Colin Egglesfield playing the love interest, Dex. Kate Hudson plays the vampy best friend Darcy and to round up the cast, John Krasinski, as the offbeat comedic relief complete with devastating one-liners.

The idea that 'best friends are forever' are tested in this movie filled with infidelity. The premise is that Rachel (Ginnifer Goodwin) falls in love with Dex (Colin Egglesfield) during their stint in college. One night over drinks, Darcy is introduced to the mix and the dynamic between all three changes. Rachel maintains the pent up affection for Dex whom she cannot have. Darcy continues blissfully unaware. Dex reciprocates Rachel's pent up longing.

Stylistically, the movie should attract Sex and the City devotees with all the urban shots of downtown nightclubbing and long strolls through filled city streets. Complete with shots in the Hamptons and London, England, Carrie from Sex and the City would approve.

Predictable story and ending not withholding, "Something Borrowed" is enjoyable to watch, but only if you have an hour and a half to kill. My girlfriend commented that the book was much better than the movie. Well played roles by Ginnifer Goodwin and John Krasinski keep the viewer engaged and entertained. I give this movie three and a half wine glasses for the girls and two beer bottles for the guys.