The Savages (2007)

Director:

Tamara Jenkins

Writer:

Tamara Jenkins (written by)

Release Date:

17 January 2008 (Singapore)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A sister and brother face the realities of familial responsibility as they begin to care for their ailing father.

Plot Keywords:

Dementia | Nursing Home | Arizona | Writing | Professor

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 15 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Laura Linney	...	Wendy Savage
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Jon Savage
Philip Bosco	...	Lenny Savage
Peter Friedman	...	Larry
David Zayas	...	Eduardo
Gbenga Akinnagbe	...	Jimmy
Cara Seymour	...	Kasia
Tonye Patano	...	Ms. Robinson
Guy Boyd	...	Bill Lachman
Debra Monk	...	Nancy Lachman
Rosemary Murphy	...	Doris Metzger
Hal Blankenship	...	Burt
Joan Jaffe	...	Lizzie
Sage Kirkpatrick	...	Real Estate Agent (as Laura Palmer)
Salem Ludwig	...	Mr. Sperry
Sandra Daley	...	Attendant
Peter Frechette	...	Matt
Jennifer Lim	...	Manicurist #1
Kristine Nielsen	...	Nurse
Christopher Durham	...	Doctor
Maddie Corman	...	Annie
Cynthia Darlow	...	Nurse #2
Carmen Roman	...	Administrator
Nancy Lenehan	...	Counselor
Michael Higgins	...	Resident #1
Madeline Lee	...	Resident #2
Tijuana Ricks	...	Valley View Nurse
Margo Martindale	...	Roz
Erica Fae	...	Woman in Parking Lot (as Erica Berg)
Michael Blackson	...	Howard
Sidné Anderson	...	Simone
Patti Karr	...	Woman with Red Pillow
John Bolton	...	Father in Mall Lot
Zoe Kazan	...	Student
Lee R. Sellars	...	Father (as Lee Sellars)
Marianne Weems	...	Director
Tobin Tyler	...	Valley View Nurse #2
Debbi Fuhrman	...	Physical Therapist
Lili Liu	...	Manicurist #2
Max Jenkins-Goetz	...	Boy
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Huff	...	Tandem Bike Rider (uncredited)
Elaine Huff	...	Tandem Bike Rider (uncredited)
Diane Michelle	...	Videotape Narrator (voice) (uncredited)
Alyssa Waldrip	...	Young Girl Coloring (uncredited)

Directed by
Tamara Jenkins

Writing credits
Tamara Jenkins		(written by)

Produced by
Anthony Bregman	....	executive producer
Jim Burke	....	executive producer
Anne Carey	....	producer
Lori Keith Douglas	....	co-producer
Ted Hope	....	producer
Alexander Payne	....	executive producer
Jim Taylor	....	executive producer
Erica Westheimer	....	producer
Fred Westheimer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Trask

Cinematography by
W. Mott Hupfel III		(director of photography) (as Mott Hupfel)

Film Editing by
Brian A. Kates

Casting by
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Jane Ann Stewart

Art Direction by
Suttirat Anne Larlarb		(as Suttirat Larlarb)
Mario Ventenilla

Set Decoration by
Carrie Stewart

Costume Design by
David C. Robinson		(as David Robinson)

Makeup Department
Claudia Breckenridge	....	hair assistant: Arizona
Shannon Harrington	....	additional hair stylist
Jason Hayes	....	key hair stylist
Loretta James-Demasi	....	makeup assistant: Arizona
Cassandra Keating	....	makeup assistant (as Casandra Keating)
Stacey Panepinto	....	key makeup artist
Dionne Pitsikoulis	....	makeup assistant

Production Management
Jonathan Ferrantelli	....	post-production supervisor
Mike Ryan	....	production supervisor: Arizona
Robin Sweet	....	unit production manager (as Robin Nelson Sweet)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Nicholas R. Bell	....	second second assistant director (as Nicholas Bell)
Christopher Carroll	....	second assistant director: Buffalo
Jesse Nye	....	second assistant director
Chip Signore	....	first assistant director
Alfonso Trinidad	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Stuart Auld	....	lead scenic artist (as Stuart E. Auld)
Martin Bernstein	....	construction coordinator
Glen Bowen	....	construction grip (as Glenn Bowen)
Sam Burrell	....	key construction grip (as Sam Burell)
Jeff Butcher	....	property master
Matt Callahan	....	set decorator: Arizona
Steve Caterelli	....	set dresser
Ariel Chudzikiewicz	....	art department intern
Daniel Ciampa	....	scenic artist
Olenka Denysenko	....	first assistant props
Rich Fuentes	....	set dresser: Arizona
Kley Gilbuena	....	second assistant props
Sam Gutierrez	....	leadman: Arizona
Alan J. Lawson	....	charge scenic artist
Nili Lerner	....	scenic artist
Bruce McNally	....	scenic artist
Vanessa Merrill	....	art department coordinator
Keith Mosca	....	property assistant: Arizona
Jessica Nyssen	....	scenic artist (as Jessica Nissen)
Rob Pierson	....	art swing: Arizona
Karnig Poryazian	....	set dresser
Joseph Proscia	....	leadman (as Joseph F. Proscia)
Malcolm Reid	....	construction foreman
Michael Rosebush-DiCenzo	....	art department intern (as Michael Rosebush-Dicenzo)
Christian W. Russhon	....	property master: Arizona (as Chris Russhon)
Tracy Sagalow	....	art department intern: Arizona
Kyle Salvatore	....	set dresser
Jon Scardino	....	assistant props: Buffalo
Jayme Schere	....	props intern: Arizona
Anu Schwartz	....	on-set dresser
Christine Skubish	....	scenic artist
Jessie Walker	....	camera scenic artist (as Jesse Walker)
Cathy Wassylenko	....	scenic artist
Danielle Webb	....	set dressing shopper
Steve Cascarelli	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Elizabeth Minot	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Julio Palma	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Paul Pitalo	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Nicholas R. Allen	....	sound mixer: Arizona (as Nick Allen)
Benjamin Cheah	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Ben Cheah)
Benjamin Cheah	....	supervising sound editor (as Ben Cheah)
Diana Cleland	....	sound utility: Arizona
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist (as Marko Costanzo)
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer
Heather Gross	....	sound effects editor
Andrea Horta	....	adr supervisor
Paul Koronkiewicz	....	boom operator
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer
Eric McAllister	....	assistant sound editor
Jan McLaughlin	....	sound utility
Mathew Price	....	production sound mixer
Jacob Ribicoff	....	supervising dialogue editor
Timothia Sellers	....	sound utility
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Werner	....	foley editor
Ronald L. Wright	....	boom operator: Arizona (as Ron Wright)
Anthony Adams	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects coordinator (as JC Brotherhood)
Mike Murphy	....	special effects assistant

Visual Effects by
Mandy Arnold	....	digital effects artist
Michael L. Castillo	....	digital visual effects supervisor: LaserPacific (as Michael Castillo)
Mai Suzuki	....	digital restoration artist
Vincent Lavares	....	data manager: Laser Pacific (uncredited)
Bruce Mann	....	visual effects editor (uncredited)
Matt Sell	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Roy Farfel	....	stunt rigger
Stephen Mann	....	stunt rigger
Michael Russo	....	stunt coordinator (as Mike Russo)
Brian Smyj	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Agliata	....	camera operator
Anthony Arnaud	....	grip
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator: Arizona
Mike Aufiero	....	electrician: Arizona
James Bastian	....	electrician: Arizona
Daniel Beaman	....	dolly grip (as Dan Beaman)
Giacomo Belletti	....	camera department intern
Dave Bull	....	best boy electric: Buffalo
Joe Bunce	....	grip: Buffalo
Ian Carmody	....	camera loader: "b" camera
Jeff Clark	....	electrician: Arizona
Jay Coolidge	....	grip: Arizona
Divine Cox	....	grip
Joseph Czerw	....	electrician (as Joe Czerw)
Bart Durkin	....	electrician: Buffalo
Leighton Edmondson	....	best boy electric
Mark Fellman	....	still photographer: Arizona
David Flanigan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Flanigan	....	second assistant camera
Mike Frederickson	....	grip: Arizona
Dennis Green	....	playback: 24-frame
Dan Hersey	....	first assistant camera
Scott Hess	....	grip: Arizona
Travis Holt Hamilton	....	grip: Arizona
Gerard Kawczynski	....	second assistant camera: Buffalo
Kevin Kilcher	....	camera loader: Buffalo
Eric Koski	....	electrician: Arizona (as Erik Koski)
Nina Kuhn	....	electrician
Michael A. Leo	....	additional electrician
Dave McAllister	....	best boy grip
Robert McKay	....	electrician: Arizona
James McMillan	....	key grip (as Jimmy MacMillan)
Geoff Nangle	....	electrician: Arizona
Iris Ng	....	electrician
Steve Peloquin	....	grip (as Steve Pelequin)
Travis Quegan	....	grip: Arizona
Andrew D. Schwartz	....	still photographer (as Andy Schwartz)
Von Scott	....	second assistant camera: Arizona
Rick Seeberg	....	best boy grip: Buffalo
Gary W. Shaw	....	dolly grip: Arizona (as Gary Shaw)
Ken Shibata	....	gaffer
John Stewart	....	lighting technician
Frank Stubblefield	....	generator operator (as W. Frank Stubblefield)
Michael Tesfai	....	electrician: Arizona
Elisa Vasquez	....	camera loader
Elisa Vasquez	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeremy Wren	....	electrician: Arizona
Jon Yirak	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, Arizona (as John Yirak)
Ryan Bushman	....	camera production assistant (uncredited)
Marshall Coles	....	electrician (uncredited)
Lamont Crawford	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Franz Wise	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kit Abate	....	casting intern: Arizona
Nicole Abellera	....	casting associate
Morgan Donaho	....	casting assistant
Karen E. Etcoff	....	extras casting: Kee Casting
Faith Hibbs-Clark	....	local casting: Arizona
Bill Tripician	....	extras casting associate
Joanne Bloom	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Leslie Woo	....	casting intern (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
James Bastian	....	wardrobe intern: Arizona
Joanna Brett	....	assistant costume designer
Adam Butera	....	wardrobe assistant
Jennifer Carnival	....	wardrobe intern
Meredith Driscoll	....	key costumer (as Meredith M. Driscoll)
Jill Graves Power	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Jill Graves)
Maggie McFarland	....	costumer: Arizona
Casa Wilson	....	wardrobe intern
Lucia Lettini	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Angela Mirabella	....	additional set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Franziska Blatner	....	post-production intern
David Cole	....	digital intermediate color timer: LaserPacific
Donnie Creighton	....	digital laboratory project manager: LaserPacific
Stephanie Dichiara	....	post-production intern
Valance Eisleben	....	digital data conformist: LaserPacific
Matthew Engler	....	post-production intern
Louise Ford	....	post-production intern
Fiorella Glave	....	post-production intern
Amelia Golden	....	post-production intern
Andrew Goodney	....	digital intermediate engineering support: LaserPacific
Jamie Gross	....	post-production intern
Ned Harvey	....	post-production intern
Ryan Helsley	....	digital laboratory project manager: LaserPacific
Doug Jaqua	....	color scientist: LaserPacific
Sam Kretchmar	....	post-production intern
Brian McNulty	....	post-production consultant
Ali Muney	....	assistant editor
Sharon Perlman	....	post-production intern
Peter Shanel	....	post-production intern
Aaron Sherman	....	post-production intern
Jason Spencer	....	post-production intern
Stan Sztaba	....	negative cutter: World Cinevision
Daniel Worlock	....	post-production intern
Kyle DeVriendt	....	digital film recordist (uncredited)
Harry Muller	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Joseph Bonn	....	music editor
Wilhelm Brückner-Rüggeberg	....	conductor
Jim Dunbar	....	music coordinator
Patricia Feliciano	....	assistant engineer
Amanda Goodpaster	....	music editor
Greg Hayes	....	score recording engineer
Damon Intrabartolo	....	orchestrator
Stewart Lerman	....	music producer
Tim O'Heir	....	score mixer
Tim O'Heir	....	score recording engineer
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance (uncredited)
Damon Intrabartolo	....	conductor (uncredited)
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ed Battista	....	driver: New York
Paul Castiglione	....	driver: New York (as Paul Castiglioni)
Peter Clores	....	transportation captain
Richie Hubka	....	driver: New York (as Rich Hubka)
Ken C. Johnson	....	driver: New York (as Ken Johnson)
Robert Johnson	....	driver: New York (as Bob Johnson)
Jim Kelly	....	driver: New York
Jim Lembo	....	driver: New York
Herb Lieberz	....	driver: New York (as Herb Liberz)
Gerard Maggio	....	driver: New York
Rich Marino	....	driver: New York
Mike O'Brien	....	driver: New York
John Palumbo	....	driver: New York
Dan Paustian	....	transportation co-captain (as Danny Boy Paustian)
Scott Roth	....	driver: New York
John Sinnott	....	driver: New York (as John Sinnot)
Steve Wagner	....	transportation coordinator: Arizona
Charlie Carpenter	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Nick Adrian	....	production assistant: Buffalo
Steve Alterman	....	loop group coordinator
Lisa Arbuckle	....	production intern: Arizona
Stefanie Azpiazu	....	assistant: Mr. Bregman
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer: Big Film Design (as Randy Balsmeyer)
Patrick Barile	....	craft service
Jyota Bertrang	....	set production assistant
Kara Blanchard	....	assistant: Mr. Hope
Josh Bluth	....	office production assistant: Arizona
Kathryn Botkin	....	set production assistant: Arizona
Katie Botkin	....	production assistant
Ryan Bua	....	craft service assistant
Erik J. Carpenter	....	key production assistant: Arizona (as Erik Carpenter)
Anthony Cauchy	....	production office intern
Tim Clarke	....	production liaison: Buffalo
Justine Cogan	....	assistant: Ms. Westheimer
J. John Corbett	....	title designer: Big Film Design
Angela Cutrone	....	set production assistant
Alison Davis	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert W. Davis	....	location manager: Arizona
Ryan James Detzel	....	production assistant: Buffalo (as Ryan Detzel)
Kimberly Feinman	....	assistant location manager
Laura Felschow	....	production assistant: Buffalo
John B. Finn	....	post-production accountant: JFA, Inc. (as John Finn)
Thomas Gaito	....	key set production assistant
Andrew Gallagher	....	location intern: Arizona
Rosemary Graham	....	set production assistant: Arizona
Orit Greenberg	....	location assistant
Mitchell Gutman	....	locations intern
Denton Hanna	....	location manager: Arizona
Dave Harter	....	production assistant: Buffalo
Pete Hayes	....	post-production accountant: JFA, Inc.
Mariana Hellmund	....	script supervisor
Wendy Hoffman	....	loop group coordinator
Julie Holman	....	production intern: Arizona
Angela How	....	set production assistant
Constance L. Hoy	....	production office coordinator: Arizona (as Connie Hoy)
Nikki Hung	....	production office intern
Chanel Jackson	....	payroll accountant
R. Mike King	....	location manager (as Mike King)
Kim Krafsky	....	animals
Zachary Kuchniki	....	production office intern
Jill Landrith	....	intern: director/producer, Arizona
Michael C. Lizzio	....	office production assistant (as Michael Lizzio)
Steve McAuliff	....	animals
June McCarthy-Dimming	....	production assistant: Buffalo
Gracie Mendelsohn	....	clearance coordinator
Mark Mikutowicz	....	assistant: Ms. Jenkins
Anna Musso	....	assistant: Mr. Burke
Andy Nelson	....	assistant production office coordinator: Arizona (as Andrew Putman-Nelson)
Claire Pacacha	....	assistant: Ms. Carey
Gary B. Phillips	....	office production assistant: Arizona (as Gary Phillips)
Oliver Refson	....	location assistant
Prague Robert	....	location assistant
Corey Roberts	....	set production assistant (as Corey 'Complex' Roberts)
Morgan Roche	....	production office intern
Roze	....	set production assistant: Arizona
Shylo Shaner	....	production office intern
Krystle Sosa	....	set production assistant
Sascha Springer	....	location scout
Salvatore E. Sutera	....	set production assistant
José Tejada	....	parking coordinator (as Jose Tejada)
Anthony Torre	....	chef
Priti Trivedi	....	production secretary
Elizabeth Verghese	....	production accountant
Daniel Wagner	....	first assistant accountant
Steven Weisberg	....	location manager
Meghan K. Wicker	....	production coordinator
Jason Wozny	....	set production assistant: Arizona
Eric Wrolstad	....	assistant location manager
Aaron Hurvitz	....	location scout (uncredited)
Ashley Lamont	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Peter Madamba	....	script researcher (uncredited)
Raynelle Irene Mensah	....	production secretary: pre-production (uncredited)
Sara Murphy	....	assistant: Philip Seymour Hoffman (uncredited)
Jack T. Nickel	....	intern (uncredited)
Matthew Pebler	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Justin Reid	....	location scout (uncredited)
Lanny Rethaber	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Howard Samuelsohn	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Tracey Schaefer	....	unit publicist (uncredited)
Colin Stapczynski	....	intern (uncredited)
Diana Victor	....	business affairs executive: This is That (uncredited)
Paul Woodson	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jason Working	....	production office assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Danny Stiles	....	acknowledgment: clip from "The Danny Stiles Show" courtesy of

Production Companies

• Fox Searchlight Pictures (presents)
• Lone Star Film Group (in association with)
• This Is That Productions (as This is that)
• Ad Hominem Enterprises (in association with)
• Cooper's Town Productions (in association with)
• Savage Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2007) (Canada) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2010) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Canada) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Arricam  cameras
• Axium  payroll services
• Big Film Design  title sequences designed by
• C5  foley recorded at
• Camera Service Center  camera and lighting equipment
• Catering Excellence  caterer: Arizona
• Creative Mega Playground  dailies telecine
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  insurance provided by (as DR Reiff & Associates)
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Eastman Kodak  film provided by
• Film Finances  completion bond (as Film Finances, Inc.)
• Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz  legal services provided by (as Frankfurt, Kurnit, Klein, & Selz, PC)
• Good Faith Casting  extras casting: Arizona
• Gourmet To U  caterer
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• JFA  post-production accounting
• Kee Casting  extras casting
• LaserPacific  digital intermediate
• LaserPacific  digital scanning and film recording
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Mega Playground  video dailies
• National Public Radio (NPR)  copyright owner: clips from "All Things Considered" and "Sunday Puzzle With Will Shortz" ©2007
• Phoenix Film Office  special thanks
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Silvercup Studios  stage facilities
• Sound One  adr recorded at
• Sound One  post-production sound facilities
• Soundtrack New York  adr recorded at (as Soundtracks, New York)
• Technicolor New York  film dailies (as Technicolor, New York)
• Turner Entertainment  licensed by: footage from "The Jazz Singer" (as Turner Entertainment Co.)
• Twentieth Century Fox  courtesy of: footage from "All About Eve", All Rights Reserved, ©2007 Estate of Bette Davis by CMG Worldwide Inc.
• Twentieth Century Fox  courtesy of: footage from "The Big Noise" and "Night And The City" [1950], All Rights Reserved
• Warner Bros. Entertainment  licensed by: footage from "The Jazz Singer"
• Widget Post Production  post-production sound facilities (as Widget Post)
• Wilshire Stages, The  adr recorded at (as Wilshire Stages)
• World Cinevision Services  negative cutting (as World Cinevision)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for some sexuality and language

Runtime:

114 min | USA:113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | Cantonese

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #43278) | Canada:14A | Ireland:15A | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 | Brazil:12 | Sweden:Btl | Hong Kong:IIA | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:12 | Australia:M | Canada:PG (Canadian Home Video rating)

Filming Locations:

Buffalo, New York, USA

Company:

Fox Searchlight Pictures

Trivia:

Jon (Philip Seymour Hoffman) is older brother to Wendy (Laura Linney). In real life, Linney is older than Hoffman.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In the scene where John is teaching his class, he receives a phone call, a student raises her hand and calls him Mr. Savage. However, earlier in the film it is learned that he has his a PHd, therefore she should have referred to him as Dr. Savage.

Quotes:

Wendy Savage:Maybe dad didn't abandon us. Maybe he just forgot who we were.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 80th Annual Academy Awards (2008) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Nostalgic Melody

Getting Even with Dad

"The Savages" has been terribly mismarketed. I'm sure plenty of people who went to watch it having seen only the previews, thought it was a comedy, and were disappointed. If anything, this is a "dramedy" - it will make you smile a few times, but never laugh out loud. But that's not a bad thing, the other way around.

This is a story about two siblings, Wendy (Laura Linney, who earned a surprise - and much deserved - Oscar nomination for this performance) and Jon Savage (Philip Seymour Hoffman) who have to take care of their ailing, estranged father, Lenny (Philip Bosco). Fathers and kids relationships have been discussed in tons of movies, but Tamara Jenkins (real life wife of Jim Taylor, co-author of Alexander Payne's scripts - they both produced this movie, by the way) managed to create something fresh and beautiful in its own simplicity (and, at the same time, so complex and painfully real, for all of those who've had difficult family relationships - and who hasn't?). "The Savages" reminds me of Noah Baumbach's "The Squid and the Whale", also starring Laura Linney - but with a little less humor, and perhaps even more heart. Hoffman and Bosco are also great, as usual. Jenkins proves that she's a very sensitive writer/director, and I'm excited to check whatever she does next. I'm rooting for either her or Diablo Cody ("Juno") to win the Oscar for best original screenplay next month (coincidentally, both movies have The Velvet Underground's "I'm Sticking With You" in the soundtrack). 10/10.