"Curb Your Enthusiasm" The Group (2000)

Director:

Robert B. Weide

Writers:

(more)

TV Series:

"Curb Your Enthusiasm" (2000)

Original Air Date:

17 December 2000 (Season 1, Episode 10)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

Thanks to Larry's manager, Jeff, Cheryl is up for a part in "The Vagina Monologues." Meanwhile, Larry runs into an ex, who asks him to attend a survivors-of-incest support group with her to lend moral support while she deals with her past. |

Plot Keywords:

Cult TV | Mock Documentary | Actor Playing Himself | Handheld Camera | Sitcom

Cast

Larry David	...	Larry David
Jeff Garlin	...	Jeff Greene
Cheryl Hines	...	Cheryl David
Laraine Newman	...	The Director Wendy
Allan Arbus	...	Uncle Nathan
Robin Ruzan	...	Nancy
Melanie Smith	...	Lucy Montone
Cynthia Szigeti	...	Incest Group Leader
Jane Edith Wilson	...	Incest Survivor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Josh Weiner	...	Office Worker (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert B. Weide

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Larry David		uncredited

Produced by
Tom Bull	....	producer
Scott Butler	....	associate producer
Sandy Chanley	....	producer
Larry David	....	executive producer
Jeff Garlin	....	executive producer
Gavin Polone	....	executive producer
Robert B. Weide	....	supervising producer

Cinematography by
Bradley Sellers		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Grady Cooper

Casting by
Richard Hicks
Ronnie Yeskel

Art Direction by
Michael DiMeo

Costume Design by
Wendy Range Rao		(as Wendy Range-Rao)

Makeup Department
Saundra Jordan	....	key makeup artist
Thomas Kolarek	....	additional hair and makeup
Elizabeth Sloan Freel	....	additional hair and makeup (as Elizabeth Sloan-Freel)

Production Management
Megan Murphy	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Keith Shaw	....	associate director

Art Department
Dort Clark	....	prop master

Sound Department
Robert Lowe	....	boom operator (as Rob Lowe)
Earl Martin	....	re-recording sound mixer
Rob Scott	....	production audio
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kenneth R. Shapiro	....	film effects

Stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
James 'Dunney' Dunn	....	camera assistant (as James Dunn)
Scott Hatley	....	key grip
David Kagen	....	gaffer
Cari Lutz	....	camera assistant
Patrik Thelander	....	second camera operator

Casting Department
Marla Garlin	....	original casting

Editorial Department
Ingrid Alexander	....	assistant editor (as Ingrid Gilmartin)
Todd Dusenberry	....	colorist
Randy Lowder	....	on-line editor
James Sinohue	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Wendall J. Yuponce	....	additional music and arrangements by (as Wendell Yuponce)

Transportation Department
Chip Henderson	....	grip truck driver (as James 'Chip' Henderson)
Ardie McLaughlin	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Dan Arvayo	....	assistant production office coordinator (as Daniel A. Arvayo)
Laura Bagano	....	craft service
David Becerra	....	runner
Stacy Brewster	....	assistant: Sandy Chanley
Josh Brown	....	production accountant
William Emrick	....	runner
Matthew Kennedy	....	production secretary (as Matt Kennedy)
Tracy Marshak-Nash	....	assistant accountant (as Tracy Marshak)
Kelly O'Brien	....	additional stage manager (as Kelly O'Brian)
Chauncey B. Raglin-Washington	....	set production assistant (as Chauncey Washington)
Sherri Robinson	....	production coordinator
Alexis Ross	....	assistant: Tom Bull
Alexis Ross	....	script supervisor
Dominic V. Ruiz	....	set production assistant (as Dominic Ruiz)
Christina Sampaio	....	script supervisor
Keith Shaw	....	stage manager
Janet Stone	....	talent coordinator
Laura Streicher	....	assistant: Larry David (as Laura Fairchild)
Brad Thomas	....	runner
Paul Wilson	....	location manager

Production Companies

• Home Box Office (HBO)

Distributors

• Fox (2008) (Germany) (TV)
• HBO Hungary (2008) (Hungary) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2000) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Charlie Messenger Casting  extras casting
• Oracle Post  post production sound
• Plus 8  camera equipment
• Tomzilla  lighting & grip

Runtime:

Germany:31 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Company:

Home Box Office (HBO)

Movie Connections:

References "Twilight Zone" (1959)

Buttock-clenching humour at its best

"The Group" is a marvellous, memorable episode to complete the first season of "Curb". Larry David, Cheryl Hines and Jeff Garlin shine in this tale of lies, deceit and unlucky coincidences that results in a painfully funny comedy of errors.

Larry is a one-man disaster area but, at the same time, is Everyman. There's a lot of Larry in me and I'm sure he represents a large proportion of the male population. Larry means well but his "talk first, think later" approach to life is a recipe for catastrophe.

It's sometimes the little slices of dialogue that make this series so delicious. Larry's explanation why he's "tapped out" and incapable of love-making is superbly realistic and honest. There are times when you feel more like a fly-on-the-wall than a viewer of a television show, thanks to brilliant improvisation by the cast members.

In "The Group", external events act against Larry's drive to do "the right thing" when he agrees to accompany his ex-girlfriend, played by Robin Ruzan, to incest survivor group meetings. What could be a very difficult area to cover in a comedy series is handled extremely well and the show delivers an overwhelmingly successful ending to what has been a thoroughly entertaining first season.