The Year of Getting to Know Us (2008)

Director:

Patrick Sisam

Writers (WGA):

Patrick Sisam (screenplay) &
Rick Velleu (screenplay) ...
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Genre:

Comedy | Drama

Plot:

A commitment-phobic man reunites with his estranged, ailing father and comes to terms with his own childhood.

Cast

Tom Arnold	...	Ron Rocket
Armando Acevedo	...	Mexican Caddie
Holland Hayes	...	Golfer #1
Karl Anthony	...	Golfer #2
Jimmy Fallon	...	Christopher Rocket
Chase Ellison	...	Young Christopher Rocket
Sharon Stone	...	Jane Rocket
Lucy Liu	...	Anne
Susanne Kreitman Taylor	...	Claire (as Susanne K. Taylor)
John Connon	...	Mark
Gary Moss	...	Round Man
Bree Turner	...	Sandi
Gail Golden	...	Perky Woman
Ethan S. Smith	...	Rental Car Guy (as Ethan Smith)
Peggy Sheffield	...	Nurse
Tim Goodwin	...	Doctor
Raquel Gardner	...	Bartender
Tony Hale	...	Nickie Apple
Connor Boyle	...	Young Nickie Apple
Trevin Lica	...	Lance
Morgan Curschman	...	Young Kim Temple
Haley Boyle	...	Autumn (as Hayley Boyle)
Jordana Spiro	...	Kim Temple
Stewart J. Zully	...	Sheriff
Ed Machek	...	Lounge Lizard
Illeana Douglas	...	Christine Jacobson
Brian Patrick Clarke	...	Tom Jacobson
Paul Spicer	...	Buff Guard
Mark Lainer	...	Bald Man
Jeff Chase	...	Gigantic
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Curtis Ceballos	...	Bar Scene man at jukebox
Parham Danielle	...	Waitress
Erica Taylor	...	Waitress
Christian Andreas	...	Uncle Sam (uncredited)
Austin Blay	...	Boy at Party (uncredited)
Eugenie Bondurant	...	Strange Woman (uncredited)
Ralph Cahill	...	Golfer (uncredited)
Kirsten Carmody	...	Girl (uncredited)
Joseph Epinette	...	Airport Security (uncredited)
Mitch Harbeson	...	Party Guy (uncredited)
Jamie Hartley	...	Airline Employee (uncredited)
Deborah Hurm	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
P.J. Lalka	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Ron Lewis Jr.	...	Busboy (uncredited)
John Archer Lundgren	...	Carnie (uncredited)
Andre Marshall	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Tiffany Marshall	...	Airline Passenger (uncredited)
Maggie Martin	...	Traveler (uncredited)
Angel McBride	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Celestial McBride	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Melody Mccraney	...	Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Zachary Memos	...	Male Agent (uncredited)
Katarina Noel	...	Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Tim Rerucha	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
R.J. Stallman	...	Cafe Patron (uncredited)
John Weyrick	...	Leprechaun (uncredited)

Directed by
Patrick Sisam

Writing credits (WGA)
Patrick Sisam		(screenplay) &
Rick Velleu		(screenplay)
Ethan Canin		(short stories "Star Food" and "The Year of Getting to Know Us")

Produced by
Howard Butler	....	executive producer
Bill Johnson	....	executive producer
D. Scott Lumpkin	....	co-producer
Ed Machek	....	executive producer
Lou Maggio	....	executive producer
Lawrence Najem	....	executive producer
Michael Ossi	....	executive producer
Paulette Pierotti	....	associate producer
Lance Ringhaver	....	executive producer
Jim Seibel	....	executive producer
Laura D. Smith	....	co-producer
Sharon Stone	....	executive producer
Holly Wiersma	....	producer
Warren T. Goz	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Stewart McMichael	....	executive producer (uncredited)
Michael Williams	....	line producer: re-shoot (uncredited)

Original Music by
John Swihart

Cinematography by
Lisa Rinzler		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Codron
Susan Shipton

Casting by
Barbara Fiorentino
Rebecca Mangieri
Wendy Weidman

Production Design by
Susan Block

Art Direction by
Matteo De Cosmo

Set Decoration by
Fonda Fisher

Costume Design by
Jill Newell

Makeup Department
Erin Ayanian	....	makeup artist: Ms. Liu (as Erin Ayanian Monroe)
Diane Calfee	....	additional makeup artist
Beatrice De Alba	....	hair stylist: Ms. Stone
Selena Evans-Miller	....	additional makeup artist (as Selena Miller)
Ann-Maree Hurley	....	key makeup artist
Joseph Regal	....	key hair stylist (as Joey Reigel)
Tina Roesler Kerwin	....	makeup department head
Tricia Sawyer	....	makeup artist: Ms. Stone
Candy L. Walken	....	hair department head
Tracey Whitter	....	additional hair stylist
John Brato	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Yesim 'Shimmy' Osman	....	hair stylist: reshoots (uncredited)

Production Management
Kat Craig	....	production supervisor
Christopher Kulikowski	....	post production supervisor: Los Angeles
Damien Lubiak	....	unit production manager
Douglas Wilkinson	....	post production supervisor: Toronto (as Doug Wilkinson)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shawn Dyrdahl	....	second assistant director
Nicholas Lee	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Joe Arnold	....	property master
Dan Buckley	....	assistant property master
Rex Christensen	....	on-set dresser
Norman C. Dulaney	....	leadman
Mark Ross Goode	....	set dresser
Herman McEachin	....	scenic artist
Jessica Navran	....	art department production assistant (as Jessica L. Navran)
David R. Scurlock	....	set dresser
Ellen Lampl	....	prop graphics (uncredited)
Danielle Webb	....	props fabricator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Douglas Axtell	....	sound mixer
Robert C. Bigelow	....	assistant sound editor (as Robert Bigelow)
Vesco Emile	....	sound editor
Aleksandr Gruzdev	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Alex Gruzdev)
Dessie Markovsky	....	supervising sound editor
Harrison Meyle	....	sound editor (as Harrison Meyley)
Matthew Mika	....	assistant sound editor
William Munroe	....	boom operator
Hughes Pralt	....	foley mixer
Christian Ramirez	....	apprentice sound editor
Emile Razpopov	....	sound designer
Andy Snavley	....	co-supervising sound editor
Andy Snavley	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Vanderdoes	....	utility sound (as John van der Does)
Marie-Jeanne Wyckmans	....	foley artist (as Marie-Jeanne Wijckmans)
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Fletcher	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Lisa Annitti	....	controller: Comen VFX
Kenneth Armstrong	....	graphic artist: Comen VFX
Daniel Bryant	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Tim Carras	....	visual effects supervisor: Comen VFX
Joshua D. Comen	....	visual effects producer: Comen VFX (as Josh Comen)
Brandon Criswell	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Scott Hale	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX
Michael Stancato	....	graphic artist: Comen VFX
Peter Allendale	....	digital compositor: Comen VFX (uncredited)

Stunts
Steven Ritzi	....	stunt coordinator
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	....	stunt coordinator (as Lonnie Smith)

Camera and Electrical Department
Christopher Alley	....	rigging electric
Dan Basso	....	lighting equipment supplier: Paskal Lighting
Stuart Bicknell	....	rigging gaffer
Jennifer Braddock	....	loader
David S. Campbell	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lou Chanatry	....	camera operator: "b" camera
David Clark	....	grip
Alec Colley	....	camera provider: Panavision Florida
Brown Cooper	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Eric Damazio	....	key grip (as Eric R. Damazio)
Courtney Drewes	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Estes	....	still photographer
Chris Fisher	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Christopher M. Fisher)
Antonio Font Jr.	....	electrician
James Frederick	....	electrician
Mike L. Germaine	....	dolly grip
Larry Gianneschi IV	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Nicholas R. Gianneschi	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Nicholas Gianneschi)
Bruce Hazen	....	electrician (as Bruce C. Hazen)
Andy Howell	....	electrician (as Andrew Howell)
Christopher D. Jones	....	grip (as Chris Jones)
Billy Kidd	....	electrician
Matt Lebeau	....	electrician
Chris Lumpkin	....	best boy grip
Sean Meyer	....	grip (as Sean R. Meyer)
John Muliler	....	grip (as John Mulier)
Paul Olsen	....	electrician
Michael Parry	....	gaffer
Dave Sonnenberg	....	best boy electric (as David Sonnenberg)
Jeffrey Southerland	....	grip
Shawn Torge	....	electrician
Chris Brow	....	key grip: re-shoots (uncredited)
Dennis Noyes	....	film loader: reshoots (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Conrader	....	extras casting: Background Entertainment Services
Brad Davis	....	location casting: Marquee Entertainment Group
Jessie Disla	....	casting associate
Melanie Moreno	....	extras casting: Background Entertainment Services
Adam Arnali	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Danielle Aufiero	....	casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Suzy Freeman	....	costume supervisor
Stephani Lewis	....	assistant costume designer
Nubia	....	costumer
Nubia	....	seamstress
John H. Smith	....	key costumer (as John H. Smith III)
Jo Rosen	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Yesenia Higuera	....	film scanning technician
Chris Regan	....	color timer
Lissette Rodriguez	....	assistant editor
Marc Roussel	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor (as Michelle Silverman)
Christopher Violette	....	music editor (as Chris Violette)
Christopher Violette	....	music supervisor (as Chris Violette)

Transportation Department
Don Baer	....	driver
Joseph Bedami	....	driver
Gary Keith Bowden	....	driver
Ben Brower	....	transportation dispatcher (as Benjamin Brower)
Donna Brower	....	picture car coordinator
Peggy Carter	....	driver
Stan Chafin	....	driver
Ricky Damazio	....	transportation coordinator
Richard F. Diez	....	driver (as Rick 'Chi-Chi' Diez)
Robert T. Glover	....	driver (as Robert Glover)
Marshall Hovies	....	driver
Ricardo Hussey	....	driver: Ms. Stone
Jeanine James	....	driver
Mindy Knapp	....	driver
Lewis Mennona	....	driver
Stephen Metheny	....	driver
Andrew Neal Miller	....	driver
Ray K. Nevin Jr.	....	transportation captain
Julio Palomino	....	driver
Timothy Stephens	....	transportation captain
Don Stinson	....	driver (as Donald C. Stinson)

Other crew
Brian Anderson	....	chef
Jamie Armstrong	....	set production assistant
Steve Berman	....	completion bond: Film Finances
Bud Bishop	....	set production assistant (as William Bud Bishop)
Bobby Bowers	....	security/police officer
Brian Bradley	....	security/police officer
Michael Brown	....	representative: eastman Kodak
Travis Burdick	....	set production assistant
Johnny 'Vegas' Burton	....	assistant production coordinator
Helen Caldwell	....	script supervisor (as Helen M. Caldwell)
Joe Cappelletti	....	adr group coordinator
Stan Chafin	....	security
James Childers	....	security/police officer
Scott Colgan	....	location assistant (as Scotty C. Colgan)
Michael Corrigan	....	studio teacher
Travis Cox	....	security/police officer
Mike De La Vina	....	set production assistant
Rob Dickerson Jr.	....	key set production assistant
Ryle Eddings	....	production secretary
Dale Edwards	....	security/police officer
Tom Fallon	....	location scout (as Thomas C. Fallon)
Daniel Fekety	....	security/police officer
Branham Fryefield	....	office production assistant
Billy Gaggins	....	set production assistant (as William Gaggins)
Bradley Gidcumb	....	police coordinator
Randi Glossman	....	security/police officer
Mitch Harbeson	....	location manager
Tosha L. Hawkins	....	payroll accountant
James Hayward	....	assistant location manager (as James F.Hayward)
Kate Higgins	....	additional voice
Timothy Hodges	....	security/police officer
Tom Howes	....	production coordinator
Charles Humphrey	....	security/police officer
David Humphrey	....	security/police officer
Ricardo Hussey	....	security: Ms. Stone
Jeff Jackson	....	chef
Dena Johnston	....	set medic
Lex Lang	....	additional voice
Mela Lee	....	additional voice (as Mela Lee McLean)
Trey Lineberger	....	office production assistant
Michael Linton	....	security/police officer
Jason Luque	....	location assistant
Janice Maida	....	travel agent: All Seasons Travel
Rayna Mandoulova	....	assistant: Mr. Sisam
Lauren Mann	....	assistant: Mr. Wiersma
Peter Marshall	....	insurance agent: DeWitt Stern Group
William Mauldin	....	security/police officer
Ashton McComb	....	additional craft service
Holly Murray	....	assistant accountant (as Holly C. Murray)
Keith Nazworth	....	security/police officer
David Odaka	....	travel agent: All Star Travel
Douglas Parsons	....	security/police officer
Tonya Porter	....	security/police officer
Chris Ranung	....	key craft service
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	legal services
Vesco Razpopov	....	additional voice
Curtis Ricks	....	set production assistant
Sam Riegel	....	additional voice
Jay Robbins	....	film processing and telecine: Cineworks Digital Studios
Cindy Robinson	....	additional voice
Travis Seals	....	chef
Amanda Shamis	....	clearance consultant
Mick Shearer	....	chef
Chris Styles	....	security/police officer
George Sweney	....	production accountant
Burt Thomas	....	security/police officer
Christopher Touchton	....	assistant: Mr. Wiersma
Corin Warinner	....	set production assistant
Bethany Weise	....	insurance agent: DeWitt Stern Group
William Clark Coit III	....	location scout (uncredited)
Tim Rerucha	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Scott J. Smith	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Colleen Camp	....	special thanks
Don Roos	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Grand Army Entertainment
• Holly Wiersma Productions
• Ring Productions

Distributors

• E1 Entertainment (2010) (USA) (all media)
• Eliot Rockett Productions
• Emerald (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• First Look International (2007) (worldwide) (all media)
• Inferno Distribution (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Punto Zero (2010) (Italy) (all media) (as Enjoy Movies)
• WVG Medien GmbH (2011) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Comen VFX (visual effects and titles)

Other Companies

• All Seasons Travel  travel
• All Star Travel  additional travel
• Axium International  payroll services
• Background Entertainment  extras casting (as Background Entertainment Services)
• Bendy  post-production sound services
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• DeWitt Stern Group  insurance
• Eastman Kodak  film stock provided by
• Film Finances  completion bond
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Final Word, The  voice casting
• Genval-Les-Dames  foley studio
• Getty Images  stock footage
• Giddons Security  set security (as Giddens Security)
• Goat Feathers Catering  catering
• Marquee Entertainment Group  location casting
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  clearances
• Newbridge Film Capital  financing
• Panavision Florida  cameras
• Paskal Lighting  production equipment
• Post Group, The  high-definition mastering
• Ring Power  additional production equipment
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Tunnel Post  film scanning
• Turbosound  sound editorial
• Underscore Media  sound post-production
• Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service  negative cutter
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language

Runtime:

90 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R | Australia:M | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Adventure Landing - 1944 Beach Boulevard, Jacksonville Beach, Florida, USA

Company:

Grand Army Entertainment

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Conan: Something Smelly That Way Went (#1.38)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Jessie's Girl

Why is it that we all eventually become just like our parents?

This is such a funny and charming movie about families and how we all become just like our parents - I had no idea Jimmy Fallon was such a good actor. Sharon Stone is also great and shows that she can really act, which is sometimes lost in the big movies she does. I also love Ileanna Douglas in everything and this is no exception. Like Jimmy Fallon, Tom Arnold also plays a serious role and is able to hold his own with Sharon Stone. The Year of Getting to Know Us reminded me of Garden State but is a little more weird - in a good way. I'm not sure when this movie is going to be released in the UK, but I hope it's soon. It deserves to be seen.