The Invention of Lying (2009)

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Directors:

Ricky Gervais
Matthew Robinson (co-director)

Writers (WGA):

Ricky Gervais (written by) &
Matthew Robinson (written by)

Release Date:

25 September 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

A comedy set in a world where no one has ever lied, until a writer seizes the opportunity for personal gain. |

Cast

Jason Bateman	...	Doctor
Jonah Hill	...	Frank
Jennifer Garner	...	Jennifer
Jeffrey Tambor	...	Anthony
Ricky Gervais	...	Mark
Patrick Stewart	...	Narrator
Martin Starr
Christopher Guest	...	Nathan Goldfrappe
Tina Fey	...	Shelley
Rob Lowe	...	Rob
Jimmi Simpson	...	Bob
Dreama Walker	...	Receptionist
Stephanie March
Fionnula Flanagan	...	Martha
Louis C.K.	...	Greg
Stephen Merchant
Nathan Corddry
John Hodgman
Roz Ryan	...	Nurse Barbara
Ashlie Atkinson	...	Jill
Karl Pilkington
Shaun Williamson
Bobby Moynihan	...	Mark's Assistant
Lisa Gerber	...	Addie
Ken Cheeseman	...	Shouting Man
Bates Wilder	...	Caveman
Susan Farese	...	Nurse Kelly
Luz Alexandra Ramos	...	Chip Woman
Willis Chung	...	Talking Head Teen
Donald Foley	...	Yelling Man
Dennis Lemoine	...	Young Man
Danielle Perry	...	Hostess in La Boniche
Valerie Hager	...	Talking Head Woman
Lance Norris	...	Man #1
George J. Vezina	...	Caveman (prologue)
Jared Voss	...	Person #1
Patrick Mel Hayes	...	Film Editor
Michael Patrick Gough	...	Homeless Man
Michele Proude	...	Hostess at Fancy Restaurant
Sabe Schoeneg	...	Croupier
Morgan O'Brien	...	Caveman
Douglass Bowen Flynn	...	Tourist #1
Jessica Baade	...	Person #2
Richard Arum	...	Caveman (uncredited)
Ellen Becker-Gray	...	Woman Flirting with Mark (uncredited)
Leigh Belair	...	Movie studio tourist (uncredited)
Christine Blackburn	...	Attractive Cavewoman (uncredited)
Peter Brooke	...	Disc Jockey (uncredited)
Desiree April Connolly	...	Flirtatious Woman (uncredited)
Nicki Connors	...	Press Photographer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Corazzini	...	News photographer (uncredited)
Diane Curran	...	Apartment Crowd / Townsperson (uncredited)
Vincent J. Earnshaw	...	Apartment Crowd Photographer (uncredited)
Scott C England	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Kevin Fennessy	...	Lecture Films Exec. (uncredited)
David J. Garfield	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Susan Garibotto	...	Townsperson (uncredited)
Jennifer Gjulameti	...	Photographer (uncredited)
Albert Gornie	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Sophya Gudelman	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
John David Hartfield	...	Talking Head Man (uncredited)
Haytham Kandil	...	Driver (uncredited)
Mercedes Maria	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Dan Marshall	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Todd Mello	...	Dinner Patron (uncredited)
Jason Mulcahy	...	The Emotional Citizen (uncredited)
Alison Quinn	...	Woman #3 (uncredited)
Alan Resnic	...	Apartment Crowd (uncredited)
Steve Ricard	...	Caveman / Wedding Guest / Lecture Films Office Staff (uncredited)
Toni Saladna	...	Cocktail Waitress (uncredited)
Joe Sobalo Jr.	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Joe Stapleton	...	Man #8 (uncredited)
David Szehi	...	Restaurant patron (uncredited)
William Todisco	...	Caveman (uncredited)
Nick Towne	...	Roulette Dealer (uncredited)
Marc Vos	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Donald Warnock	...	Lecture Films Exec. (uncredited)

Directed by
Ricky Gervais
Matthew Robinson		(co-director)

Writing credits (WGA)
Ricky Gervais		(written by) &
Matthew Robinson		(written by)

Produced by
Rachel Abarbanell	....	associate producer
Sue Baden-Powell	....	executive producer
Terry Dougas	....	executive producer
Ted Field	....	executive producer
Max Keene	....	associate producer
Paris Kasidokostas Latsis	....	executive producer
Dan Lin	....	producer
Lynda Obst	....	producer
Oly Obst	....	producer
Nicholas Rich	....	line producer

Original Music by
Tim Atack

Cinematography by
Tim Suhrstedt

Film Editing by
Chris Gill

Casting by
Lynn Kressel
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Alec Hammond

Art Direction by
Priscilla Elliott

Set Decoration by
Kathleen Rosen

Costume Design by
Susie DeSanto

Makeup Department
Deborah La Mia Denaver	....	personal makeup artist
Christine Domaniecki	....	make-up artist: uncredited
Maryann Marchetti	....	makeup department head
Robert Maverick	....	makeup artist
Brenda McNally	....	additional hair stylist
Aaron F. Quarles	....	hair department head
Sasha Quarles	....	hair department head
Eleanor Sabaduquia	....	makeup artist: Los Angeles

Production Management
Wendy Cox	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matthew Baker	....	second assistant director
Max Keene	....	first assistant director
Ali Walker	....	second second assistant director (as Alison Walker)

Art Department
Joshua Barnatt	....	greensman
Brooke Bowden	....	art production assistant
Max Bozeman	....	leadman
Rachel Burgio	....	art department assistant
Rachel Burgio	....	props
Stefan Couture	....	set dresser
Jaima Fogg	....	set dresser
Charles Grimm	....	property master
Janet Kusnick	....	storyboard artist
Luke Malloy	....	picture car coordinator
Etienne Martine	....	set decorations buyer
Eric Matheson	....	general foreman
Jill McGraw	....	assistant property master
Janine Moore	....	assistant property master
Chris Patterson	....	on-set dresser
Eugene Pope	....	construction foreman
Dan Post	....	set dresser
Michal Rebibo	....	painter
John Ryder	....	props
Hugo Santiago	....	set designer
Katie Tower	....	graphic designer
Mimi Watstein	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Hugo Adams	....	foley editor
Niv Adiri	....	sound effects editor
Ben Barker	....	sound editor
Andrew Caller	....	sound mix technician
Ed Colyer	....	foley mixer
Brian Courchine	....	boom operator
Tom Deane	....	adr mixer
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Gillian Dodders	....	dialogue editor
Glenn Freemantle	....	supervising sound editor
Glen Gathard	....	assistant foley mixer
Lee Herrick	....	dialogue editor
Mark Heslop	....	sound effects editor
Kevin Jette	....	adr mixer
Brent Lestage	....	sound: EPK
Brendan Nicholson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mike Prestwood Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
David J. Schwartz	....	sound mixer
Peter Stevenson	....	sound utility
Richard Street	....	sound re-recording mixer
Lionel Strutt	....	adr coordinator
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Visual Effects by
Louie Alexander	....	digital compositor: Framestore
Zachary Bloom	....	scanning and recording: Framestore
Ray Chang	....	digital compositor: Gradient Effects
Shane Cook	....	compositing supervisor: Gradient Effects
Richard Edwards	....	digital intermediate data operator: Framestore
Joel Fletcher	....	character animator
Jay Frankenberger	....	compositor
Andrew Harvey	....	retouch and restoration: Framestore
Adam Hawkes	....	digital compositor
Karsten Hecker	....	film mastering engineer
Dylan Highsmith	....	visual effects editor
Thomas Kernan	....	lead modeler: Gradient FX
Ji Young 'Gina' Kim	....	digital artist
Veronica Marcano	....	scanning & recording operator: Framestore
Andrea Paolino	....	character technical director
James Polk	....	character effects/fur
Kelley Ray	....	digital effects supervisor
Kelley Ray	....	visual effects producer
James Reed	....	scanning and recording
Gavin Round	....	DI producer: Framestore
Rick Sander	....	cg supervisor: Gradient Effects
Prasanna Siddharthan	....	digital compositor
Anthony Smith	....	digital compositor
Thomas Tannenberger	....	visual effects supervisor
Cameron Thomas	....	compositor: Gradient FX
Thomas Urbye	....	preview colourist: The Look
Shane Christopher Wicklund	....	digital compositor: Gradient Effects

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian T. Barbella	....	camera utility
Matt Bardocz	....	best boy electric
Kevin Carlisle	....	grip
Theda Cunningham	....	first assistant camera
Frank DeAngelis	....	video assist
Josh Denering	....	grip
Patrick D. Fields	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Paul Goodstein	....	key grip
Jeffrey Greeley	....	camera operator
David Hallas	....	electrician
David Hallas	....	generator operator
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Lawrence Karman	....	steadicam operator
Stephen Kaye	....	electrician
JD Leedham	....	rigging grip
Brandon James Maxham	....	best boy rigging electric
Paul McIlvaine	....	gaffer
Matthew Merola	....	grip
Georgia Pantazopoulos	....	grip
Michelle Pizanis	....	second assistant camera
Paul Pryor	....	key film loader
Derek Smith	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Sam Urdank	....	still photographer
Carl A. Vidnic	....	electrician
Thomas Young	....	second assistant camera

Animation Department
Michal Rebibo	....	painter

Casting Department
Peter Dudgeon	....	casting assistant
Kevin Kuffa	....	casting associate
Marisa Kushner	....	extras casting director
Matt Bouldry	....	casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marisa Aboitiz	....	costume supervisor
Tim Baum	....	assistant tailor
Claire Bergkamp	....	costumer
Maria Bradley	....	costumer: jennifer garner
Laurie Buehler	....	seamstress
Rosa Colón	....	additional set costumer
Jamelle Flowers	....	set costumer
Andrew Poleszak	....	head tailor
Maggie Ronck	....	costumer
Michelle Wickland	....	wardrobe mistress: UK only

Editorial Department
Tom Foligno	....	first assistant editor
Alec Gibson	....	grader
Emanuele Giraldo	....	first assistant editor
Steve Harrow	....	post-production consultant
Élodie Ichter	....	digital intermediate editor
Adam Inglis	....	colorist
James Van Patten	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Tim Atack	....	musician: piano
Matt Dunkley	....	conductor
Matt Dunkley	....	orchestrator
Isobel Griffiths	....	orchestra contractor
Dana Millman	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Henry Bautista	....	transportation captain: additional photography
James C. Donahue	....	transportation coordinator
Teresa Haney	....	transportation coordinator
David Kenney	....	transportation
Mario Presterone	....	transportation captain
Tony Ruiz	....	transportation coordinator: additional photography

Other crew
Rachel Abarbanell	....	assistant: producer
Natalia Anderson	....	assistant: Sue Baden-Powell
Natalie Angel	....	production coordinator
Stacey Bishop	....	location assistant
Jennifer Bydwell	....	product placement
Christine Colburn	....	production assistant
Roger Dillingham Jr.	....	set medic
Robert Foulkes	....	location manager: additional photography
Philippe Gallichet	....	chef
Stephen Gilchrist	....	production executive
Eric Gurian	....	assistant: Tina Fey
Chris Judd	....	floor runner: additional photography
Tiffany Noel Kinder	....	location manager
David LaCarubba	....	production assistant
Thomas Linay	....	assistant: director: post production
Faleshia Lo	....	post production accountant
Susan Loshin	....	production assistant
Mercedes Maria	....	production assistant
Dan Marshall	....	stand-in
Alison Heathwood McCormack	....	assistant location manager
Susan Murphy	....	assistant accountant
Kerry O'Brien	....	set production assistant: first team
Scott Peterson	....	script supervisor
Hannah Pillemer	....	assistant: producer
Michael Rich	....	production assistant
Nicholas Rich	....	key set medic
Jillian Roache	....	location assistant
Karen Scarborough	....	payroll accountant
Claire Severance	....	set production assistant
Peter J. Silbermann	....	unit publicist
Kristina Soderquist	....	production accountant
Ryan Sweeney	....	key set production assistant
Kal Thompson	....	set production assistant

Production Companies

• Lin Pictures
• Lynda Obst Productions
• Media Rights Capital
• Radar Pictures
• Wintergreen Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2009) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Gradient Effects (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Eisner & Frank  production legal
• HireWorks  Lightworks equipment provided by
• Kaye Lites  grip and lighting equipment
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Look, The  post-production facilities
• Mayflower Studios  ADR recording studio
• Media Rights Capital  funding
• On Tour Productions  grip and lighting equipment
• Paramount Transportation Services  transportation services
• Pinewood Studios Group, The  sound re-recording
• Professional Negative Cutting  negative management
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility (as Soundtrack Boston)
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Studio Grips  grip services
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

This Side of the Truth (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language including some sexual material and a drug reference.

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #45305)

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Lin Pictures

Trivia:

Was originally titled "This Side Of The Truth".