Smother (2008/II)

User Rating:

4.8/10   

Director:

Vince Di Meglio

Writers (WGA):

Tim Rasmussen (written by) &
Vince Di Meglio (written by)

Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

Everyone wants to be loved. Just not this much.

Plot:

After he's fired from his job, an everyday guy faces pressure from his wife to have a baby and from his mom, who has decided to move in with the young couple.

Cast

Diane Keaton	...	Marilyn Cooper
Dax Shepard	...	Noah Cooper
Liv Tyler	...	Clare Cooper
Mike White	...	Myron Stubbs
Ken Howard	...	Gene Cooper
Selma Stern	...	Helen Cooper
Jerry Lambert	...	Donnie Booker
Don Lake	...	Minister
Sarah Lancaster	...	Holly
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cameron Bender	...	Jim
Kimberly Bosso	...	Baby Shower Guest
Ron Butler	...	Friendly Man
Rachel Cannon	...	Waitress
Cindy Clark	...	Barbara
Jacque Lynn Colton	...	Cindy
Frank Crim	...	Bob
Celeste Damron	...	Pain Pal
Sharon Di Meglio	...	Pain Pal
Lucas Gorak	...	Tommy
Johnny Hagen	...	Karaoke Singer
Taj Hester	...	Beagle
Henriette Ivanans	...	Therapy Receptionist
George Kendall	...	Tony
James Taku Leung	...	Hartanto
Carlos McCullers II	...	Basset Hound
Tara Moore	...	Pippi
Alexandra Murdy	...	Annika
Judy Nishimine	...	Pain Pal
Steven Christopher Parker	...	Dana
Dawn Rasmussen	...	Pain Pal
Jess Rowland	...	Karaoke DJ
Jerry Sherman	...	Art
Matt Steinauer	...	Carpet Bazaar Mascot
Cletus Young	...	Sam
Johnny Drocco	...	Physical therapist (uncredited)
Ket Lamb	...	Vacuum Cleaning Gag Lady (uncredited)
Sonia Perozzi	...	Waitress (uncredited)

Directed by
Vince Di Meglio

Writing credits (WGA)
Tim Rasmussen		(written by) &
Vince Di Meglio		(written by)

Produced by
Matt Berenson	....	executive producer
Johnson Chan	....	executive producer
Johnson Chan	....	producer
Julie Hartley	....	line producer
Bill Johnson	....	producer
Carsten H.W. Lorenz	....	executive producer
Stanley Monahan	....	associate producer
Jennifer Perini	....	executive producer
Tim Rasmussen	....	producer
Jay Roach	....	producer
Jim Seibel	....	executive producer
Bobby Sheng	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Manish Raval
Tom Wolfe

Cinematography by
Julio Macat

Film Editing by
Kelly Matsumoto

Casting by
Rick Montgomery
Chadwick Struck

Production Design by
Mark Hutman

Art Direction by
Gerald Lehtola

Set Decoration by
Cynthia McCormac

Costume Design by
Alexandra Welker

Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir	....	key hair stylist: Diane Keaton
Dena Fayne	....	hair stylist
Kathleen Freeman	....	assistant makeup artist
Ann Pala	....	key makeup artist
Thomas Real	....	key hair stylist
Robin Siegel	....	key makeup: Diane Keaton
Nancy Tong	....	assistant hair stylist

Production Management
Brendan Garst	....	unit production manager
John Portnoy	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sloane Lewis	....	second second assistant director
Joel Jeffrey Nishimine	....	first assistant director
Brian Sperber	....	additional second second assistant director
Phillip Wagner	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Stephanie Allen	....	set dresser
Christopher Dumas	....	set dresser
David Hopkins	....	on-set dresser
Mark David Kersey	....	head greensman
Sean Lira	....	set dresser
Kathleen Lordon	....	set decoration buyer
Greg Manke	....	assistant property
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	property master
Paul V. Picerni Jr.	....	assistant property master
Richard Reynolds	....	set designer
Josh Roth	....	leadman
Craig Stoa	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Randy Babajtis	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
C. Douglas Cameron	....	boom operator
Robert Dehn	....	assistant sound editor
Jason Gaya	....	assistant sound editor
Brennan Gerle	....	sound effects editor
Judah Getz	....	adr mixer
Judah Getz	....	foley mixer
Jerry Gilbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jerry Gilbert	....	supervising sound editor
Angela Hemingway	....	adr editor
Angela Hemingway	....	dialogue editor
Scott Hinkley	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chad J. Hughes	....	sound effects editor
Richard Kitting	....	sound recordist
Zach Michaelis	....	foley artist
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Whit Norris	....	sound mixer
Wendy Raymond	....	sound utility
David F. Van Slyke	....	supervising sound editor
Jonathan Wales	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Lawles Bourque	....	digital compositor
Rachel Clement	....	digital cleanup artist
Lauren Hendrix	....	special effects artist
John Lands	....	visual effects coordinator

Stunts
Eliza Coleman	....	stunt double
Donna Evans	....	stunt double
Jeremy Fitzgerald	....	stunt double
Tad Griffith	....	stunt driver
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
James 'Keeper' Auld	....	best boy rigging grip
Gary Dagg	....	key grip
Donovan Davis	....	grip
John Fine	....	electrician
Scott Garfield	....	still photographer
Jennifer Harville	....	assistant camera
Mark Hochman	....	24 frame video operator
Frank R. Jimenez Jr.	....	electrician
Loren Kling	....	camera production assistant
Bob E. Krattiger	....	gaffer
Glen Magers	....	electrician
Grg Magidow	....	assistant camera
Grg Magidow	....	first assistant camera
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician
Peter McAdams	....	grip
Ryan Muirhead	....	assistant camera
David W. Nims	....	dolly grip
Alfredo Rosado	....	second assistant camera
Paul A. Rychlec	....	grip
John Trunk	....	video assist
Joseph F. Valentine	....	camera operator
Rodney Veto	....	best boy grip
Rick Whitfield	....	video operator

Casting Department
Joseph Hicks	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Adrienne Greshock	....	costumer
Emma Trenchard	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
James T. Bruce IV	....	post-production coordinator: Baton Rouge
Julius Friede	....	digital intermediate colorist
Michael Gay	....	assistant editor
Joan Malloch	....	post-production coordinator
Dave Pickett	....	colorist: dailies
Sarah Priestnall	....	production supervisor: digital intermediate
Kurt Tuffendsam	....	digital intermediate project manager

Music Department
Adam Blau	....	orchestrator
Tom Hambleton	....	composer: additional music
Jonathan Leahy	....	music coordinator
Manish Raval	....	music editor
Manish Raval	....	music supervisor
Tom Wolfe	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
George Bolton	....	transportation captain
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: Liv Tyler
Dan Duffy	....	driver
Dan Duffy	....	transportation
Johnathan Fletcher	....	driver
Wayne Flowers Jr.	....	driver
Mark Holmes	....	transportation
Matt Loatman	....	driver: Diane Keaton
Tim Schau	....	driver

Other crew
Michael Anthony	....	assistant location manager
Prince Bagdasarian	....	film and high definition coordinator
Adam W. Chang	....	production assistant
Sharon Cingle	....	script supervisor
Erin Davis	....	production secretary
Lindsay Dwyer	....	assistant production coordinator
Christopher Godfrey	....	assistant: Jay Roach
Warren T. Goz	....	financial consultant
Russell Gremillot	....	location manager
Michael Harrington	....	production assistant
Mike Harrington	....	production assistant
Alexandra Hess	....	production assistant
Emma Humphrey	....	production coordinator
Iwona Kanclerz	....	script supervisor (additional script supervisor)
Richard Lilly	....	key set production assistant
Ella Marcus	....	craft service
Stewart McMichael	....	financial consultant
Emily Rice	....	post-production accountant
B.J. Smith	....	set medic
Kyle A. Smith	....	assistant to director
Arturo Lopez Uscanga	....	scanning manager
Andrew R. Gardiner	....	key assistant location manager/scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Carsey-Werner Company
• Double Edge Entertainment
• Everyman Pictures
• Germie & Bucky
• Grand Army Entertainment (in association with)
• Inferno Distribution
• Smother Productions

Distributors

• Variance Films (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Hollywood Entertainment (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Viva Films (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• California Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Double Edge Entertainment (2008) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Hoyts Distribution (2008) (Australia) (all media)
• Inferno Distribution (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Aglet Post  trailer editing
• Avilon Audio  trailer post-production
• CNSO Studios  recording studio
• Casting Associates  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Electric Picture Solutions  editing facilities
• Film Finances  bond
• Grand Army Entertainment  in association with
• Hollywood Caterers  catering
• Hollywood Intermediate  digital intermediate services
• Louisiana Media Services  post-production
• Otto Nemenz International  camera equipment provided by
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production
• Studio Animal Services  dog handler
• Upload Films  post-production
• Westwind Media  telecine
• Wildfire Studios  digital intermediate facility

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content, some drug material and language. (edited; previously rated R for some sexual references.)

Runtime:

USA:92 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Australia:M | Taiwan:PG-12 | Finland:K-11 | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Beverly Hills, California, USA

Company:

Carsey-Werner Company

Quotes:

Marilyn Cooper: What do you do, Myron?
Myron Stubbs: I'm a screenwriter.
Marilyn Cooper: Oh, really? How interesting.
Myron Stubbs: I'm working on a sci-fi horror set in the jungles of Vietnam. Lt. Tom Dawson gets infected by Agent Orange-infused malaria, then mutates into a violent but misunderstood creature driven to insanity by the horrors of herbicidal warfare. My original title was Mansquito, but that's already taken, so my working title is PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Destroyer. It's sort of Platoon meets The Fly.
Noah Cooper: Sounds like it'll really capture the authentic Vietnam experience.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References Strategic Air Command (1955)

Soundtrack:

Till the End of Time

An OK film, an OK acting...

The film was an "OK", but I expected more because of the actors. Yes, Diane Keaton was great, as always, but even though, she didn't touch me so that I could enjoy her acting all the time. I can't comment about Dax Shepard, this is the first time I saw him in a movie, but I guess he was OK. Liv Tyler, come on! She could put a little more effort. But after all she was OK too.

The whole film though... What a mess! I was so bored at times that I wanted to turn into the next charter and still be bored. I certainly expected a lot more, but it's an OK and that is still something we can put on.