Old Dogs (2009/I)

Director:

Walt Becker

Writers (WGA):

David Diamond (written by) &
David Weissman (written by)

Release Date:

25 November 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family

Tagline:

Sit. Stay. Play Dad.

Plot:

Two friends and business partners find their lives turned upside down when strange circumstances lead to them being placed in the care of 7-year-old twins. |

Plot Keywords:

Animal In Title

US Showtimes:

Beverly Center Cinemas

12:10pm | 2:35 | 4:50 | 7:10 | 9:25

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Cast

John Travolta	...	Charlie
Robin Williams	...	Dan
Kelly Preston	...	Vicki
Conner Rayburn	...	Zach
Ella Bleu Travolta	...	Emily
Lori Loughlin	...	Amanda
Seth Green	...	Ralph White
Bernie Mac	...	Jimmy Lunchbox
Matt Dillon	...	Barry
Ann-Margret	...	Martha
Rita Wilson	...	Jenna
Amy Sedaris	...	Condo Woman
Residente	...	Tattoo Artist
Sab Shimono	...	Yoshiro Nishamura (as Saburo Shimono)
Kevin Yamada	...	Riku (as Kevin W. Yamada)
Kevin Dean-Hackett	...	Tijuana Priest
Laura Allen	...	Kelly
Sam Travolta	...	Singing Waiter #1
Margaret Travolta	...	Singing Hostess
Nick Loren	...	Singing Waiter #2
Kenneth Maharaj	...	Indian Guy
Nova Mejia	...	Hot Waitress
Margaret Goodman	...	Grandma
Jerome Weinstein	...	Grandpa
Allie Woods Jr.	...	Old Guy
Michael Enright	...	Singing Waiter #3
Alexa Havins	...	Hot Waitress #2
Keenan Shimizu	...	Japanese Executive #1
Akira Takayama	...	Japanese Executive #2
Shirô Oishi	...	Japanese Executive #3
Yoshio Mita	...	Japanese Executive #4
Seiji Kakizaki	...	Japanese Executive #5
Keisuke Jim Nagahama	...	Japanese Executive #6
Dominick Riccardi	...	Driver
Costas Panay	...	Little Kid
Kate Lacey	...	Rayburn & Reed Employee
Denise Violante	...	Spanish lady
Tonia-Marie Gallo	...	Lazy Pooch Employee
Jin Hwa Hwang	...	Japanese Flight Attendant
Marcel Becker	...	Waiter
Alison Pelletier	...	Hot Waitress #3
Dylan Sprayberry	...	Cute Soccer Kid #1
Joey Pordan	...	Cute Soccer Kid #2
Jason Davies	...	Dancer
Alicia Mazepa	...	Dancer
Marielys Molina	...	Dancer
Charlene Smith	...	Dancer
Tera Lee Pollin	...	Dancer
Brendan King	...	Dancer
Jason Dougherty	...	Dancer
Christine Anderson	...	Back-Up Singer
Kevin Aubin	...	Dancer
Crystal Anderson	...	Back-Up Singer
Erynn Dickerson	...	Back-Up Singer
Edward Noel	...	Muppet
MacNeal John Kennedy	...	Muppet
Matt Vogel	...	Muppet
Josh Cohen	...	Muppet
Bruce Connelly	...	Muppet (as R. Bruce Connelly)
Joe Kovacs	...	Muppet
Harry L. Seddon	...	Businessman / Escalator
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bradley Steven Perry	...	Cute Soccer Kid
Panama Redd	...	Singing Waiter
Judy Beil	...	Businesswoman (uncredited)
Luis Guzmán	...	Nick (uncredited)
Ingrid Johnson	...	Big Tina (uncredited)
Logan Petrin	...	Penguin Stand Kid (uncredited)
Melissa Silver	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Paul Thornton	...	Restaurant patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Walt Becker

Writing credits (WGA)
David Diamond		(written by) &
David Weissman		(written by)

Produced by
Peter Abrams	....	producer
Garrett Grant	....	executive producer
Robert L. Levy	....	producer
Andrew Panay	....	producer

Original Music by
John Debney

Cinematography by
Jeffrey L. Kimball

Film Editing by
Ryan Folsey
Tom Lewis

Casting by
Kathleen Chopin
Anne McCarthy
Jay Scully

Production Design by
David Gropman

Art Direction by
Peter Rogness

Set Decoration by
Ellen Christiansen

Costume Design by
Joseph G. Aulisi

Makeup Department
RaMona Fleetwood	....	head of hair department
Dallas Hartnett	....	key hair stylist
Melanie Hughes	....	personal makeup artist
Persefone Karakosta	....	makeup artist
Todd Kleitsch	....	key makeup artist
Martina Kohl	....	makeup department head
Sherri Berman Laurence	....	additional makeup artist (as Sherri Berman Laurence)
Cheri Minns	....	hair stylist: Robin Williams
Cheri Minns	....	makeup artist: Robin Williams
David Presto	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Elayne Keratsis	....	production supervisor: Florida
David Price	....	production supervisor
John G. Scotti	....	unit production manager: second unit
Trevor Waterson	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniela Barbosa	....	first assistant director: second unit
David Catalano	....	second assistant director: second unit
Ivan J. Fonseca	....	first assistant director: second unit
Greg Gilman	....	second second assistant director
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	second unit director
Karen Kane	....	first assistant director: second unit
Vincent Lascoumes	....	first assistant director
Christophe Le Chanu	....	second assistant director
Dan Majkut	....	dga trainee
Johnny Martin	....	second unit director
Melissa Mugavero	....	additional second assistant director
Kenyon Noble	....	additional second assistant director
John G. Scotti	....	first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Michael Auszura	....	assistant art director
Max E. Brehme	....	property master: Los Angeles
Tony Castagnola	....	greens foreman: Los Angeles
Lou Charles	....	additional set dresser
Paulette D. Clark	....	props coordinator
John Davis	....	storyboard artist (part one)
Rod England	....	set leadman
Michael J. Flynn	....	set dresser
Gerard J. Furey	....	shop craftsman
Harvey Goldberg	....	leadman
Joanna Hartell	....	set dresser
Jason E. Hatfield	....	set dresser: reshoots
Kenneth Heimer	....	propmaker: reshoots
Scott Jacobson	....	set decorator: Florida
Adam Jones	....	scenic shopman
Kevin Ladson	....	property master
Shawn W. Logue	....	assistant prop master
Eugene Paul Lynch	....	key construction electric
Jim Magdaleno	....	storyboard artist
Dawn Masi	....	graphic artist
Eric M. Metzger	....	assistant property master
Alyssa Motschwiller	....	art department coordinator
Diane Rich	....	scenic artist
Sarah Riggs	....	props
Raymond M. Samitz	....	construction coordinator
Adam Scher	....	assistant art director
Kimberly Slosek	....	assistant props
Hans Soto	....	stand-by greensman
Robert Topol	....	master scenic artist
Greg Voth	....	graphic artist: props
Kevin Weber	....	set dresser
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator: reshoots (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Odin Benitez	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Cannon	....	boom operator: Miami
Paul Drenning	....	adr mixer
Elizabeth Kenton	....	adr editor
Oleg Kulchytskyy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anne Lockhart	....	adr loop group
David Marcus	....	first assistant sound editor
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Willard Overstreet	....	foley editor
Dan Paikin	....	boom operator
Egor Panchenko	....	ProTools playback mixer
Michael Pisano	....	sound utility: Miami
James Sabat	....	sound mixer
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	sound recordist
Pernell L. Salinas	....	first assistant sound editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	supervising dialogue editor
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Debby VanPoucke	....	sound designer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Roland Blancaflor	....	special effects technician
Fred Buchholz	....	special effects coordinator
Rylan Buchholz	....	special effects technician
Tommy Frazier	....	special effects supervisor
Phil Gauvin	....	special effects technician
Mark Mitton	....	magic consultant
Edward T. Reiff Jr.	....	special effects technician
Bryan Wohlers	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Lindsay Anderson	....	compositor
Jamie Baxter	....	digital compositor
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Daniel Birnbaum	....	digital compositor
John Bunt	....	digital effects artist
Gayle Busby	....	visual effects producer
Eric D. Christensen	....	visual effects producer: RotoFactory, Inc.
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Thomas Clary	....	visual effects producer: Digital Dream
Sam Dabbs	....	digital compositor
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer
Patrick Flanagan	....	digital compositor
Collin Fowler	....	visual effects coordinator
James Gambino	....	rotoscoping
Jim Gorman	....	digital compositor
Sarah Grieshammer	....	digital compositor
James David Hattin	....	compositor
Matt Hennessy	....	visual effects
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Paul Hopkins	....	digital compositor
Paul Hopkins	....	lead matchmove artist
Hong Kim	....	digital effects artist
Nicholas Kim	....	3D artist
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Steven Lloyd	....	digital artist
Nicholas Lund-Ulrich	....	digital effects artist
George Macri	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Marco Marquez	....	digital compositor
Morgan McDermott	....	digital compositor
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Roger Mocenigo	....	digital compositor: Digital Dream
Daniel Molina	....	digital compositor
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Digital Dream
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Corinne Pooler	....	executive visual effects producer: Digital Dream
Jerry Pooler	....	visual effects supervisor: Digital Dream
David Ridlen	....	CG supervisor: Pixel Magic
Lisa Shaw Phillips	....	visual effects editor
Kellany Stewart	....	digital compositor
Radley Teruel	....	digital artist
Micole Toyloy	....	digital artist
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor
Shuichi Yoshida	....	digital artist
Jason Michael Zimmerman	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Don Abbatiello	....	marine stunt coordinator: Miami
Andre Alexsen	....	stunt double
Jill Brown	....	stunt double
Bob Colletti	....	stunts
Vince Cupone	....	stunt double: Justin Long
Amy Davis	....	stunt performer
Allan Graf	....	stunt driver
Thomas Robinson Harper	....	stunt coordinator
Gene Harrison	....	additional stunt coordinator
Shawn Kautz	....	stunts
Joanne Lamstein	....	stunts
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Paul Marini	....	utility stunts
Johnny Martin	....	stunt coordinator
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt performer
Eric Norris	....	stunt performer
Michael Papajohn	....	lead stunt double
David Schultz	....	stunt rigger
Brian Smyj	....	stunt rigger
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt double: John Travolta
Elana Zatzman	....	stunt double: Kelly Preston

Camera and Electrical Department
Christian Baldi	....	electrician
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Bernard X. Brongniart	....	grip
Ted Caloroso	....	director of photography: inserts
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	operator: additional photography
Garrett Cantrell	....	rigging grip
Rashad Clinton	....	rigging grip
Paul Colangelo	....	first assistant camera
Stephen Consentino	....	Steadicam operator: b-camera operator
Doug Dalisera	....	rigging gaffer
Russell Engels	....	gaffer
Jennifer Evans	....	dolly grip: second unit
Stanley Fernandez Jr.	....	first assistant camera
Stanley Fernandez Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
McCord Fitzsimmons	....	additional video operator
John Gilgar	....	moving light/dimmerboard operator
Kevin Haverty	....	second assistant camera
Timothy Healy	....	electrician
Steve Howell	....	aerial director of photography
Lukasz Jogalla	....	director of photography: second unit
Kevin Kasarda	....	assistant camera
Philip Kathrens	....	rigging electric
John Krause	....	dolly grip
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	director of photography: second unit
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator
Lou Massa	....	grip
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Kevin McKenna	....	digital video assist operator
Tim Metivier	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial director of photography
Ron Phillips	....	still photographer
Balint Pinczehelyi	....	rigging grip
Michael J. Prate	....	grip
Tom Prate	....	key grip
Lance Rieck	....	remote head technician
Joe Sarao	....	grip
Joshua Solson	....	electrician

Animation Department
Rod England	....	leadman: Miami

Casting Department
Anne Davison	....	casting associate
Terri Douglas	....	adr voice casting
Mihal Freinquel	....	extras casting assistant
Kellie Gesell	....	casting associate
Matthew Honovic	....	casting assistant
Ellen Jacoby	....	location casting
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting associate
Rhiannon Wescott	....	casting assistant
Arthur Dutkanicz	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Arlynn Abseck	....	costumer: Robin Williams
Valentina Aulisi	....	set costumer
Ghilaine Bouadana	....	costumer
Amy Bradshaw	....	assistant costume designer
William A. Campbell	....	wardrobe supervisor
Sarah Greene	....	costume department coordinator
Grace Pyke	....	set costumer: additional photography
Peter White	....	set costumer
Robert Wojewodski	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Eileen Godoy	....	digital intermediate producer
Michelle Herrin	....	post-production assistant
Matt Hull	....	assistant digital intermediate producer
Russ Klein	....	editorial production assistant
Chris Mistorni	....	assistant editor
Richie Roefaro	....	colorist assistant
Lisa Shaw Phillips	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Frank Bennett	....	orchestrator
Jeff Carson	....	music editor: score
Brad Dechter	....	supervising orchestrator
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Kevin Kaska	....	orchestrator
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Tom Kramer	....	music editor
Chris Lord	....	orchestrator
Stephen Lotwis	....	music editor
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
John Ashton Thomas	....	orchestrator
Rebekah Touma	....	music coordinator
Mario A. Vitale	....	assistant music editor
Mike Watts	....	orchestrator
Booker White	....	head of music preparation

Transportation Department
Dan Buckman	....	driver
Robert Buckman	....	transportation co-captain
Ronald R. Harrison	....	transportation
Richard C. Ryan	....	transportation captain: additional photography

Other crew
Javier Aguirre	....	production assistant
Robin Anderson	....	script supervisor
Matthew Artus	....	production secretary
Sarah Arvanites	....	production assistant
Elizabeth A. Bache	....	clearance coordinator
Dawn Barkan	....	head animal trainer
Deborah Becker	....	construction accountant
James Belfer	....	set production assistant
Sean Bollinger	....	facilities production assistant
Michael T. Brady	....	coordinator: water safety
Matt J. Brewer	....	production assistant
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	assistant location manager
Meghan Burchfield	....	set production assistant: additional photography
Myo Campbell	....	production assistant
Joseph Carey	....	production assistant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Lee Cipolla	....	production assistant
Nekia Daste	....	production assistant
Justin Dec	....	set production assistant
Katherine DeJesus	....	second assistant accountant
Kate Killoran Dowd	....	location coordinator
Blake Fabian	....	production secretary
Lisa Falzarano	....	production assistant
Rich Fellegara	....	set medic
Rob Frank	....	location manager
Mario Gilbert	....	key location manager
Erika Goldfarb	....	production secretary
Zoila Gomez	....	production coordinator: additional photography
George 'Skip' Henfling	....	production accountant: additional photography
Brian Hershkowitz	....	production assistant
Aaron Hurvitz	....	location assistant
Molly Irwin	....	set production assistant
Richard Kathlean	....	location scout
Jared Kaufmann	....	office production assistant
Brian Ketcham	....	location production assistant
Max Kramer	....	assistant to producer
Tom Lackey	....	location scout
Sarah E. Leonard	....	assistant production office coordinator
James Taku Leung	....	adr voice
Phillip Leung	....	set production assistant
Christopher M. Lewis	....	production assistant
Jessica Lichtner	....	script supervisor
Rafael Lima	....	assistant location manager
Denise Loren	....	second accounting assistant (2007)
Luke Marion	....	paperwork production assistant
Theresa Marsh	....	first assistant production accountant
Sean Mayo	....	location assistant
Kristi McConnell	....	construction accountant: reshoots
Bruno Michels	....	production assistant
Yumi Mizui	....	adr voice
Hilary Momberger	....	script supervisor: second unit
Len Murach	....	location manager
Jennie Myers	....	accounting clerk
Bill Oaks	....	first assistant accountant: reshoot
Kory O'Donnell	....	production coordinator
Anthony Palmini	....	production assistant
Eric Papa	....	location scout
Mike Phillips	....	production accountant
Aimee Pierson	....	production assistant
Marcel Pinkowski	....	location assistant: Florida
John M. Pisani	....	unit publicist
Michele Prymicz	....	production assistant
Stephanie A. Purdy	....	animal trainer
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	location manager: Miami
Nadia Randazzo Bombino	....	post-production accountant (as Nadia Randazzo)
Olimpia T. Rinaldi	....	assistant accountant
Ryan Robertson	....	main title producer
Rip Russell	....	location production accountant
Sean K. Russell	....	production assistant
Chad Schiro	....	choreographer
Dusty Sheckles	....	production assistant
Darryl A. Smith	....	payroll accountant
Rebecca Erwin Spencer	....	assistant to robin williams
Sophia Tapia	....	payroll accountant: reshoot
Sonny Vellozzi	....	photo double
Nils Widboom	....	assistant location manager
Matthew H. Wiesner	....	location assistant
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	special character design
John Wu	....	key locations assistant
Judith Babcock	....	technical supervisor: dailies (uncredited)
Barbara Bass	....	studio teacher (uncredited)

Thanks
Bernie Mac	....	in loving memory of
Jett Travolta	....	in loving memory of

Production Companies

• Tapestry Films
• Walt Disney Pictures

Distributors

• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR) (2009) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• RotoFactory (additional visual effects)
• Custom Film Effects

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• FedEx  trademark used by permission
• Grant Wilfley Casting  extras casting
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Headquarters Casting  extras casting (Los Angeles)
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• New York City Balloons  balloons furnished by
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Prologue Films  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  cellular fax rentals
• SportsBrandedMedia  sports product placement
• Walt Disney Records  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mild rude humor.

Runtime:

USA:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Ukrainian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #44968) | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Hong Kong:I | UK:PG

Filming Locations:

Arena at Harbor Yard - 600 Main Street, Bridgeport, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Tapestry Films

Trivia:

The film was planned to be released on April 10, 2009, but Bernie Mac's death caused Disney to postpone the release date to November 25, 2009.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: Dan tells Charlie that his father gave him a calculator for his 5th birthday. Dan would have been that age in the mid to late 1950s, and calculators were not available at that time, beyond cumbersome extremely expensive desktop models.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Dan: If I'm gonna be an old dad, you're gonna be Uncle Charlie. We can do this.
Charlie: We?

Movie Connections:

References Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)

Soundtrack:

African Clap Dance

Well at least they made an effort

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