Alice Upside Down (2007)

Director:

Sandy Tung

Writers:

Phyllis Reynolds Naylor (book)
Declan O'Brien (story)
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Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama | Family

Plot:

Still mourning the death of her mother a few years back, ALICE McKINLEY finds her life seriously disrupted...

Plot Keywords:

School | Children | Kid | Peeping Tom | Female Protagonist

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Alyson Stoner	...	Alice McKinley
Luke Perry	...	Ben McKinley
Lucas Grabeel	...	Lester McKinley
Penny Marshall	...	Mrs. Plotkin
Ashley Eckstein	...	Miss Cole (as Ashley Drane)
Parker McKenna Posey	...	Elizabeth
Dylan McLaughlin	...	Patrick
Bridgit Mendler	...	Pamela
Ann Dowd	...	Aunt Sally
Jilanne Klaus	...	Kelly
Jona Xiao	...	Loretta
Boris Kodjoe	...	Mr. Edgecombe
Monica Parks	...	Mrs. Price
Lindsey Trout	...	Salesgirl
Alexandria Basso	...	Marilyn
Dan Chopin	...	Milt
Belinda Quimby	...	Marie
Christian Probst	...	Roger
Anthony Engle	...	Jared
Ayse Eren	...	School Aide (as Alyse Eren)
Jordan Pfeifer	...	Student #1 (as Jordan Pfiefer)
Richard Klos	...	Mel
Amy Sparrow	...	Jessica
John Golden	...	Naked Nomad #1
Joshua Olson	...	Naked Nomad #2
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Holland	...	Salesgirl
Charity Barger	...	School Play Audience Member (uncredited)
Gabriel Basso	...	Classmate / Theater club member (uncredited)
Natalie Bram	...	Student #3 (uncredited)
Ed Callison	...	Pizza Parlor Patron (uncredited)
Carolyn Gibson	...	Piano Player at School Play (uncredited)
Matthew Gowan	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Joe Hammerstone	...	School Play Audience Member / Pizza Place Patron (uncredited)
BJ Lange	...	Music Store Customer (uncredited)
Train Mayer	...	School play audience member (uncredited)
Aleh Neliubin	...	School Play Audience Member (uncredited)
Kira Powell	...	Music Store Customer (uncredited)
Patrick Probst	...	Teen (uncredited)
Haley Schneider	...	Theater Club Member (uncredited)
Alan Sciranko	...	School play audience member / Crowd member in dream sequence (uncredited)
Laura Sexauer	...	Extra (uncredited)
Tyler Shaw	...	School Play Audience Member (uncredited)
Jaxon Stanford	...	Father of Joe 'Naked Mad' (uncredited)
Barb J. Stroud	...	School Play Audience (uncredited)
Pasha Stroud	...	Student on sidewalk (uncredited)
Robyn D. Stroud	...	Student on Sidewalk (uncredited)
Kevin Stroup	...	Christmas party guest (uncredited)
Erik A. Williams	...	School Play Audience Member (uncredited)
Sarah Williford	...	School Play Audience Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Sandy Tung

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Meghan Heritage		screenplay
Phyllis Reynolds Naylor		book
Declan O'Brien		story
Sandy Tung		screenplay

Produced by
Carl Borack	....	producer
Craig Bowie	....	co-producer
Jean Russo Gould	....	co-producer
Jimmy Gould	....	executive producer
Mark Hauser	....	executive producer
Declan O'Brien	....	producer
David Peters	....	producer
Dale Rosenbloom	....	producer
Marie Tappero	....	executive producer
Sandy Tung	....	producer

Original Music by
Adam Gorgoni

Cinematography by
Mark Mervis

Film Editing by
Clarinda Wong

Casting by
Krisha Bullock

Production Design by
Cat Cacciatore

Art Direction by
Jim Tudor

Costume Design by
Joslyn Lawrence

Makeup Department
Breezy Brezany	....	head hair
Lisa Brockman-Kalz	....	makeup department head
Katherine Broderick	....	assistant makeup artist
Hermia Hamzaoui	....	makeup artist
Suzy Weis	....	hair artist

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Benjamin T. Brammeier	....	second assistant director
Ron Dempsey	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kyle Crose	....	production assistant: art department
Brent Jaimes	....	lead man
Paul Knubley	....	assistant property master
Flynn Thomas Smith	....	on-set dresser (as Flynn Smith)
Tim Stephens	....	set dresser
Clark Woodman	....	property master

Sound Department
Chris Benson	....	boom operator
Craig Clark	....	supervising sound editor
Fred Early	....	sound mixer
Michael Farnan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Susan Fitz-Simon	....	foley artist
Patrick Guiraud	....	sound recordist
Danny Kim	....	sound effects editor
Noel Mackensen	....	sound effects editor
Ross Millward	....	assistant sound editor
Colin Rogers	....	adr foley mixer
Teddy Salas	....	supervising sound editor
Craig Schafer	....	sound re-recording mixer

Stunts
Tom Lowell	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Benson	....	camera operator
Matt Dinerstein	....	still photographer
Andrew Dumas	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Anne Freivogel	....	assistant camera
Dan Gartner	....	lighting technician
Nicholas Gartner	....	lighting technician
Douglas C. Hart	....	additional first assistant camera
Tim Hawn	....	assistant camera
Gordon Hayman	....	dolly grip
Marty Hechinger	....	best boy grip
David Houlle	....	gaffer
Keith Hueffmeier	....	camera loader
Steve Kozel	....	grip
Dave Kube	....	grip
Brent Madison	....	grip
Charles 'Chaz' Norcross	....	key grip
Adam Reisz	....	grip
Dave Rutherford	....	Steadicam operator
John Sennott	....	electrician
Jerry Wheat	....	assistant chief lighting technician

Casting Department
Larry LaFond	....	casting associate
Joni Tackette	....	casting: St. Louis

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Meredith J. Murray	....	costume supervisor
Megan Power	....	costume assistant

Transportation Department
Jimmy Cowden	....	transportation
Carla Klein	....	transportation captain
Gracie Klein	....	transportation coordinator
Glenn Korbesmeyer	....	driver: honeywagon
Daniel Rodell	....	driver: honeywagon
Sue Stuart	....	transportation

Other crew
Ron Durham	....	assistant location manager
Belle Francisco	....	script supervisor
Heather L. Hogan	....	production assistant
J. Elizabeth Ingram	....	production coordinator
John Kennamann	....	production assistant
Jane L. King	....	assistant: Mr. Gould
Daniel V. Kinkade	....	location manager
Magali Lerbey	....	continuity
Jesse Luke	....	set production assistant
Brent Madison	....	production assistant
Bryan Meyers	....	first assistant accountant
Noelie Poullain	....	continuity
Danielle Pounder	....	production assistant
Lisa Sabath	....	choreographer
Heather Sharpe	....	assistant production coordinator
Shari Sontag	....	key production accountant
Alyson Stoner	....	choreographer
Geoffrey Tippit	....	office production assistant
Kay Watkins	....	craft service
Tucker Wells	....	key set production assistant (as Justin Tucker Wells)
Zak White	....	set production assistant
Dona Ellis	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Stan Salfas	....	special thanks
Quinn Solomon	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Alice Productions
• Open Pictures

Distributors

• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Disney Channel (2009) (Germany) (TV)
• Disney Channel (2010) (Japan) (TV)
• Gativideo (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Video Treasures (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Roundabout Entertainment  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Runtime:

France:91 min

Country:

France | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Argentina:Atp

Filming Locations:

St. Louis, Missouri, USA

Company:

Alice Productions

Trivia:

In the background of Alice's dream sequence of walking into school, you can see a bust of William McKinley.

Soundtrack:

Something Out of Nothing

Man are you guys critical. You remind me of Aunt Sally!

I'm giving this a 10 not because it was Lawrence of Arabia or some earth-shattering, life-altering drama, but for two reasons: 1) to counterbalance the snobs who gave it a low rating, and 2) because for what it is, it was really good. Yes, it could be a Saturday morning Disney Channel show. Yes, it reminded me of Lizzie McGuire or That's So Raven and other programs of that genre. But folks, that's what it's supposed to be! Why are you trashing it when it is so obviously not trying to compete for an Oscar? I'm a middle-aged father and watched this with my son. We both thoroughly enjoyed it. Penny Marshall was a an unexpected delight.I've never seen the Stoner girl before, or most of the cast for that matter, but thought they were all very talented. No--I haven't read the book that people mention on the boards, so I don't know if was faithful or not. Does it really matter? It had well-defined characters, good interaction and lots of momentum. I'm a professional musician and I even liked the soundtrack. This movie presented a believable story about commonly shared family circumstances (okay...for middle-class white kids) treated with humor and respect. Funny, good acting, cute kids, no cursing or stupid sexual jokes, and valuable messages for teens. So, I guess I had more than two reasons for giving it a 10!