Life as We Know It (2010)

Director:

Greg Berlanti

Writers (WGA):

Ian Deitchman (written by) &
Kristin Rusk Robinson (written by)

Release Date:

8 October 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A comedy about taking it one step at a time.

Plot:

Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.

Plot Keywords:

Bakery | Godparent | Best Friend | Candlelight Dinner | Atlanta Georgia

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Katherine Heigl	...	Holly Berenson
Josh Duhamel	...	Eric Messer
Josh Lucas	...	Sam
Alexis Clagett	...	Sophie
Brynn Clagett	...	Sophie
Brooke Clagett	...	Sophie
Hayes MacArthur	...	Peter Novak
Christina Hendricks	...	Alison Novak
Sarah Burns	...	Janine Groff
Jessica St. Clair	...	Beth
Brooke Liddell	...	Older Sophie
Kiley Liddell	...	Older Sophie
Britt Flatmo	...	Amy
Rob Huebel	...	Ted
Faizon Love	...	Cab Driver
Melissa McCarthy	...	DeeDee
DeRay Davis	...	Lonnie
Kumail Nanjiani	...	Simon
Andrew Daly	...	Scott
Bill Brochtrup	...	Gary
Will Sasso	...	Josh
Majandra Delfino	...	Jenna
Jason MacDonald	...	Cousin
Tara Ochs	...	Cousin's Wife
Wilbur Fitzgerald	...	Peter's Dad
Melissa Ponzio	...	Victoria (Stripper Cousin)
Reggie Lee	...	Alan Burke
Markus Flanagan	...	Chef Phillipe
Brooke Josephson	...	Liz
Chanta Rivers	...	CPS Worker
Eric Phillips	...	Stoned Teenager
Andy Buckley	...	George Dunn
L. Warren Young	...	Officer Young
Johanna Jowett	...	Jill
Jody Thompson	...	Worker
Horace Toney	...	Court Clerk
Millie Fairchild	...	Older Woman
Rob Nagle	...	Neighbor Dad
Katie Kneeland	...	Female Patron
Patricia French	...	Judge Gorling
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Contractor
Antwan Mills	...	Airport Security
Steve Nash	...	Himself
Shayne Kohout	...	Pregnant Woman with Deedee
Danielle L. Grant	...	Ticket Counter Lady
Eddie Frierson	...	Sports Announcer (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olivia Hayes	...	Madison
Tim Blanchard	...	Wedding Party Guest (uncredited)
Gregory Cook	...	Orderly (uncredited)
Gilbert Galon	...	Hawks Fan (uncredited)
Keith Allen Hayes	...	Attorney (uncredited)
Barry Hopkins	...	Block Party Guest (uncredited)
Jonathan Lewandowski Jaxson	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Liz Kate	...	Evaluation Child (uncredited)
Katie Kneeland	...	Female Patron (uncredited)
Bella Marina Marcello	...	Neighborhood Child (uncredited)
Marco Marcello	...	Carter / Neighborhood Child (uncredited)
Molly Marler	...	(uncredited)
Mista Martel	...	Hawks Fan (uncredited)
Katherine Neslund	...	Grocery Shopper (uncredited)
Elizabeth Pistolis	...	1st Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Eddie Rattanasouk	...	Traveler (uncredited)
Shawn Reynolds	...	Grocery Shopper (uncredited)
Alexis Renee Ruby	...	Middle School Student (uncredited)
Sapphire	...	Neighborhood Party Attendee (uncredited)
Gordon J. Shenkle	...	Control Room Operator 2 (uncredited)
Liz Smallwood	...	Car Driver (uncredited)
Jean Smart	...	Holly's Mother (uncredited)
Gregory Marshall Smith	...	Control Room Tech (uncredited)
Alexis Walters	...	Soccer Player (uncredited)
Mark Wilson	...	Producer (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Berlanti

Writing credits (WGA)
Ian Deitchman		(written by) &
Kristin Rusk Robinson		(written by)

Produced by
Paul Brooks	....	producer
Denise Di Novi	....	executive producer
Alicia Gelernt	....	executive producer
Joe Hartwick Jr.	....	executive producer
Katherine Heigl	....	executive producer
Nancy Heigl	....	executive producer
Barry Josephson	....	producer
Brad Kessell	....	co-producer
Scott Niemeyer	....	executive producer
Norm Waitt	....	executive producer
Alexander F. Young	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Blake Neely

Cinematography by
Andrew Dunn		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jim Page

Casting by
John Papsidera

Production Design by
Maher Ahmad

Art Direction by
Austin Gorg
Mark Hunstable

Set Decoration by
Cindy Carr

Costume Design by
Debra McGuire

Makeup Department
Lay'Na Anderson	....	additional makeup artist
Andrea C. Brotherton	....	hair stylist
Sean Flanigan	....	hair stylist: Katherine Heigl
Vincent Gideon	....	assistant hair stylist
Lucia Mace	....	department head hair
Sarah Mays	....	makeup department head
Tania McComas	....	personal makeup artist: Katherine Heigl
Susan Ransom	....	key makeup artist
Mark James Ross	....	special makeup effects artist
Toby Sells	....	special makeup effects artist
Oney Syers II	....	makeup and hair
Shunika Terry	....	key hair stylist
Dionne Wynn	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Christy Dimmig	....	post-production supervisor
Richard J. Gelfand	....	unit production manager
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production
Elizabeth Miller Gavcus	....	post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott David Brown	....	second second assistant director (as Scott Brown)
Aaron C. Fitzgerald	....	second second assistant director
Matti Kluttz	....	additional second assistant director
Alyson Latz	....	second assistant director
Michael Lerman	....	first assistant director
Jessica Pollini	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Scanlan Backus	....	carpenter
Cameron Beasley	....	set designer
Sandi Cook	....	greens foreman
Kirk Corwin	....	property master
Chad R. Davis	....	on-set dresser
Rod England	....	set dresser
Semret Fesseha	....	third props
Michael Gowen	....	construction buyer
Peter N. Griffith	....	assistant property master
Joseph Haase	....	on-set scenic
Sammy Ray Hill	....	standby greens
Aimee Holmberg	....	additional props
Chris Hunter	....	storyboard artist
Mark Keever	....	set dresser
Solomon King	....	carpenter
Rich Koll	....	gang boss
Rich Koll	....	on set carpenter
Ryan Kutch	....	additional on-set dresser
Ryan Kutch	....	set dresser
Stacie McKinnon	....	art department coordinator
Adam Miller	....	props
Vera Mills	....	set decoration buyer
Swift Moseley	....	key greensman
Jenn Moye	....	art assistant
David H. Nash	....	carpenter
Javed Noorullah	....	set dresser
Shane Reed	....	leadman
Andy Rusk	....	set dresser
Mike Sullivan	....	charge scenic
Linda Verzi	....	set decoration buyer
Frankie Walker	....	set dresser
Burt Welleford	....	set dresser
Robert Williams	....	carpenter
Robert Williams	....	propmaker
Nichole Wleklinski	....	props
Jay Womer	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Ron Bartlett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mary H. Ellis	....	production sound mixer
Danny Ferraro	....	adr sound
Mike Filosa	....	sound mixer: second unit
Eric Flickinger	....	sound re-recording mix technician
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Chris Jargo	....	supervising adr editor
Mary Jo Lang	....	foley mixer
Christopher Mills	....	efp sound
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Drew Ponder	....	boom operator
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Brian Seagrave	....	audio post-conform
Frederick H. Stahly	....	dialogue editor
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Bartek Swiatek	....	sound utility
David Young	....	audio engineer (as David M. Young)

Special Effects by
Scanlan Backus	....	special effects technician
Peter Damien	....	special effects technician
David Fletcher	....	special effects coordinator
Thomas Kittle	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Cheryl Bainum	....	executive producer: HATCH
Sarah Coatts	....	visual effects producer: yU+co
Chad E. Collier	....	data technician: Method Studios
Dominic Daigle	....	digital artist
Olivier Dumont	....	visual effects supervisor: Method Studios
Deak Ferrand	....	matte painter: HATCH
Deak Ferrand	....	visual effects designer: HATCH
Pam Gonzales	....	compositor
Jason Gottlieb	....	visual effects artist
Shahen Jordan	....	lead matte painter
Marc Kolbe	....	visual effects producer
Marc Kolbe	....	visual effects supervisor
Andres Martinez	....	visual effects
Eddie Offermann	....	software/project td
Siouxsie Stewart	....	production manager: Hatch
Christine Verzosa	....	tracking
Holli Alvarado	....	matte painter (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	director of visual effects: Warner Bros. (uncredited)

Stunts
Brent Bernhard	....	stunts
Cheyenne Ellis	....	stunt double: Katherine Heigl
Jason Kehler	....	stunts
David Paul Lord	....	stunts
Jay Pearson	....	stunts (as Jay S. Pearson)
Corinne Van Ryck de Groot	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew E. Alper	....	a-camera assistant
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator
Will Arnot	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Irie Bailey	....	rigging electrician
Shelley Baldwin	....	electrician
Tom Barrett	....	best boy rigging grip
Mike Besaw	....	grip
Giovanni Bommarito	....	grip
Frank Boone	....	b dolly grip
Alex Calderon	....	rigging electric
Joseph V. Cicio	....	camera operator
Jeff W. Curtis	....	grip
Marc Dobiecki	....	camera operator: "c" camera
Wes Eastin	....	electrician
Danny Eckler	....	grip
David Ellis	....	electrician
Ramon Engle	....	additional camera operator
Brian Evans	....	electrician
Brian Evans	....	gaffer: second unit
Terry Fitzpatrick	....	video assist operator
Terry Fitzpatrick	....	video playback operator
Jeff Funderburk	....	rigging electrician
Lisa Guerriero	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Melissa Hollingsworth	....	electrician
Darryl Humber	....	dolly grip
Peter Iovino	....	still photographer
Jeb Johenning	....	digital video assist
Carl M. Johnson	....	electrician
Mike Laird	....	electrician
Lane Leagans	....	rigging grip
Jason Lerczak	....	rigging electrician
Len Levine	....	gaffer
Michael Lowrance	....	best boy electric
Halley Manning	....	electrician
Carl L. Marxer	....	video assist
Nathan McConnell	....	second assistant camera
Tully McCulloch	....	rigging gaffer
Matthew McGinn	....	film loader: second unit
David McLean	....	electrician
Greg Morse	....	video assist
Greg Morse	....	video playback operator
Matthew Austin Murray	....	grip
Ray Myers	....	electrician
Edward Nyankori	....	dimmer board operator
Pierre O'Halloran	....	rigging grip
Connor O'Malley	....	electrician
Christopher E. Pettus	....	electrician (as Christopher Earl Pettus)
Jason Petty	....	additional best boy rigging electric
Kelly Price	....	additional grip
C. Alan Rawlins	....	key grip
Matt Robinson	....	rigging electrician
Jacob Ross	....	grip
Robert Russell	....	additional dimmer board operator
Robert Russell	....	rigging electrician
Riko Schatke	....	best boy grip
Chad Schroeder	....	rigging best boy
David Shakibanasab	....	rigging electrician
Joshua Sherrill	....	electrician
Alexander G. Smith	....	electrician
Roxanne Stephens	....	loader
Greg Still	....	electrician
Brent Studler	....	electrician
Jeff C. Sutton	....	electrician
Cris Toebben	....	rigging electrician
Troy Toebben	....	rigging electric
Porter Versfelt III	....	epk camera operator
Paul E. Woods	....	camera production assistant

Casting Department
Janella Bersabal	....	extras casting assistant
Beth Cannon	....	casting assistant: New York
Marty Keener Cherrik	....	casting: Atlanta
Jennifer Cram	....	casting associate
Patrick Ingram	....	extras casting director
Dylan Jury	....	casting assistant
Patty Majorczak-Connolly	....	adr voice casting
Kris Redding	....	casting associate
Mark Sussman	....	adr voice casting
Gabby Williamson	....	casting assistant
Nathan Wright	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marie-Bernadette Angeles	....	wardrobe assistant
Lorraine Calvert	....	assistant costume designer
Joseph Cigliano	....	costume supervisor
Jennifer Iizuka	....	set costumer
Hannah Jacobs	....	costume assistant
Meriwether Nichols	....	set costumer
Kendra L. Patterson	....	costumer
Linda N. Robinson	....	seamstress
Kate Sawyer	....	set costumer (as Kathleen Sawyer)
Heather Sease	....	additional costumer
Kenya Ware	....	costumer
Jessica Wenger	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Victoria Anderson	....	colorist assistant
Michael Boggs	....	scanning producer
Terence Curren	....	colorist
Vince Filippone	....	additional editor
Bernie E. Gomez	....	post-production assistant (as Bernie Gomez)
Dave Jackson	....	assistant editor
Daniel Paress	....	post-production coordinator
Alex Romano	....	digital intermediate on-line editor
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	colorist
Matt Willard	....	first assistant editor
Lee Wimer	....	color timer
John Petersen	....	colorist: dailies (uncredited)
Jason Sikora	....	editor: main title (uncredited)

Music Department
Nathaniel Blume	....	orchestrator
George Doering	....	musician
Kevin Globerman	....	digital score recordist
Joel Iwataki	....	music scoring mixer
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Dana Niu	....	orchestrator
Jasper Randall	....	vocal contractor
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Booker White	....	head of music preparation
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Monique Allen	....	dot compliance coordinator
Stephen Edward Austin	....	mechanic
Joseph F. Beeco	....	driver
John Clayden	....	production van driver
Barbara Hopkins	....	driver: cast
Steve Humphrey	....	transportation coordinator
Lewis Jones Jr.	....	driver
Daniel La Fave	....	production driver
Jeffrey L. McLaughlin	....	driver: honeywagon
Charlie Ping	....	picture car coordinator
Cindi Randall	....	driver: honeywagon
Windi Robinson	....	construction driver
Vanschaick Thomas	....	driver
Huelon F. Thrift Jr.	....	transportation
Hank Van Apeldoorn	....	driver: grip truck
Susan Van Apeldoorn	....	driver
Thomas Van Schaick	....	driver

Other crew
Alicia Accardo	....	script supervisor
Russell Allen	....	production coordinator
Lauren Aparicio	....	location assistant
Gena Berry	....	food stylist
Sebastien Betsch	....	digital cinema supervisor
Norman Bielowicz	....	assistant location manager
Susan Boyajian	....	adr voice
Max Calder	....	set production assistant
David Champion	....	additional production assistant
Brenda Cross	....	assistant: Ms. Heigl
Sandra L. Dixon	....	second assistant accountant
Wes Eastin	....	electrical rigging technician
Shantell Fancher	....	assistant production coordinator
Maureen Poon Fear	....	assistant to Denise Di Novi
Will Freeman	....	assistant to producer
Gilbert Galon	....	stand-in: Reggie Lee
Landon Geiger	....	set production assistant
Megan Graham	....	second unit script supervisor
Adam Hamilton	....	stand-in
Ashley Harvin	....	stand-in: Katherine Heigl (as Ashley Ivey)
Sylvia V. Hillman	....	personal assistant to DeRay Davis
Melody S. Jones	....	craft service
Daniel S. Kaminsky	....	assistant to producer
Zach Kane	....	key craft service
Amir R. Khan	....	set production assistant (as Amir Khan)
Andrew C. Kirk	....	location assistant
Peter Kunin	....	set production assistant
Jessica Lang	....	craft service
Kristin R. Lauterbach	....	producers associate
Miles Logan	....	set production assistant
Heidi Brook Myers	....	voice actor
Stephanie Paull	....	production secretary
Carrie Ringler	....	assistant to josh duhamel
Rayne Roberts	....	assistant: Mr. Kessell
Cody Rowlett	....	stand-in: Josh Duhamel
Erin Rutland	....	set production assistant
Chris Saharek	....	production assistant
April Sams	....	producers asssistant
Taffy Schweickhardt	....	first assistant accountant
C. Alexander Sears	....	computer/video supervisor
Michael C. Smith	....	set police coordinator (as Mike Smith)
Tarin Squillante	....	set production assistant
Jeanette Stout	....	stand in: Judge Gorling
Sam Tedesco	....	location manager
Elizabeth Tompkins	....	production controller
Greg Tresan	....	animal wrangler
Karen Turner	....	payroll accountant
Michael Umble	....	unit publicist
Rick Vigil	....	security: Ms. Heigl
Norman Wakefield	....	stand-in
Thomas Ward	....	production assistant
Tucker Wells	....	key set production assistant
Candace Williford	....	set production assistant
Zachary Woodlee	....	choreographer
Garson Yu	....	main titles
Michelle Coppins	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Larry Gilbert	....	police security (uncredited)
Marie James	....	daily accounting clerk (uncredited)
M.V. Oliphant	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Josephson Entertainment
• Gold Circle Films
• Village Roadshow Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2010) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Pictures (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Entertainment (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Hatch Production (concept design and matte paintings)
• Method Studios

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management
• EMS Payroll  extras payroll
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Harris Diversified  a/c and power rental
• Hollywood Trucks  entertainment transportation
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• Matter Music  composer: additional music
• Mode HQ  post-production
• Noble Media  publicity
• Paskal Lighting  grip and lighting equipment
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• WaterTower Music  soundtrack
• yU+Co.  titles

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual material, language and some drug content

Runtime:

USA:114 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46200) | Malaysia:PG-13 | UK:12A (cinema rating) | Ireland:12A | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:G (Quebec) | Argentina:13 | Brazil:14 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Japan:PG12 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. - 1050 Techwood Drive, Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Josephson Entertainment

Trivia:

Messer is seen wearing a University of North Dakota "Sioux" shirt. Josh Duhamel is from North Dakota.

Goofs:

Factual errors: Janine Gruff identifies herself as a CPS caseworker early in the film. In the state of Georgia, the agency that would be responsible for that type of situation is known as Department of Family and Children Services (DFACS) and not CPS as in other states.

Quotes:

Eric Messer:So I'm at the drug store and it dawns on me that women stare at men carrying a baby like a guy will stare at a woman with a great rack.

Movie Connections:

References Twilight (2008/I)

Soundtrack:

Pump It Up

These reviewers are WAY too harsh, this is a quite enjoyable film

My wife's choice of film made me miss "The Town" and "The Social Network" which I preferred, but I'm not regretting this night. As a mere film lover, I have no idea how the two leads managed to make this script believable, but they did. Katherine Heigl is a known, reliable entity who's graced many a movie, but the real discovery for me was Josh Duhamel who conveyed all of his feelings to me, another guy, extremely well in situations I've never really encountered, perhaps better and more agreeably than any other male lead I can think of. Now I'm not sure why. The guy's quite a bit more handsome than me and everything's done with a light touch, but somehow, he's effective and simultaneously non- threatening, if that's the word.

Anyway, this film is far from perfect, but what it's attempting to explore is a bit mind boggling. How would two people who initially dislike each other find enough common ground to come together in the best interests of a child? You won't find a 'how to' here, but all the small moves and incidents rang true to me, and the result in the end, seems quite plausible to me, at least. Things happen when two people get thrown together like this and I doubt you'll have it illustrated more enjoyably than this any time soon.