Couples Retreat (2009)

Director:

Peter Billingsley

Writers (WGA):

Jon Favreau (written by) and
Vince Vaughn (written by) ...
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Release Date:

9 October 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

It may be paradise... but it's no vacation.

Plot:

A comedy centered around four couples who settle into a tropical-island resort for a vacation. While one of the couples is there to work on the marriage, the others fail to realize that participation in the resort's therapy sessions is not optional.

Plot Keywords:

Couple | Marriage | Island | Tropical | Friendship

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Dave
Jason Bateman	...	Jason Smith
Faizon Love	...	Shane
Jon Favreau	...	Joey
Malin Akerman	...	Ronnie
Kristen Bell	...	Cynthia
Kristin Davis	...	Lucy
Kali Hawk	...	Trudy
Tasha Smith	...	Jennifer
Carlos Ponce	...	Salvadore
Peter Serafinowicz	...	Sctanley
Jean Reno	...	Marcel
Temuera Morrison	...	Briggs
Jonna Walsh	...	Lacey
Gattlin Griffith	...	Robert
Colin Baiocchi	...	Kevin
Vernon Vaughn	...	Grandpa Jim Jim
Jersey Jim	...	Magician
Paul Boese	...	Motorcycle Salesman
Daniel Cage Theodore	...	Tile Store Salesman (as Daniel Theodore)
Phillip Jordan	...	Tile Store Salesman
John Michael Higgins	...	Therapist
Ken Jeong	...	Therapist
Charlotte Cornwell	...	Therapist
Amy Hill	...	Therapist
Karen David	...	Spa Attendant
Alyssa Julya Smith	...	San Diego Dance Academy (as Alyssa Smith)
Alexis Knapp	...	San Diego Dance Academy
Joy Bisco	...	Maitre d'
Janna Fassaert	...	Masseuse
Xavier Tournaud	...	Masseur
Dana Fox	...	Waitress
Justin Deeley	...	Trainer
Scott Burn	...	Trainer
Micah Mason	...	Waiter
Christophe Santoro	...	Bellman
Yann Marequa	...	Bellman
Sacha Perreault	...	Bellman
Zofia Moreno	...	Greeter
Steve Byrne	...	Drunk Guy
Brendan Wayne	...	Drunk Guy
David Merheb	...	Guitar Hero Bellman
Billy Loa	...	Cook
Chu Vang	...	Cook
Jeremy Olson	...	Eden East Buff Guy
Bronx Style Bob	...	Eden East DJ
J-ray	...	Eden East Girl (as J-Ray Hochfield)
Hanna Brophy	...	Eden East Girl
Lyndsay Magellan	...	Eden East Girl
Marketa Janska	...	Eden East Girl
Chantelle Barry	...	Eden East Shot Girl
James Ferris	...	White Swallow
Jordann Kadoche Kimley	...	White Swallow (as Jordann Kimley)
Jon Fleming	...	White Swallow DJ
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Trey Loney	...	Ice Rink Kid
Ama'ri	...	Party Kid (uncredited)
Jonathan C. Barnes	...	Eden East Dancer (uncredited)
Desiree Brajevich	...	Singles Island Partier (uncredited)
Michael Patrick Breen	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kalen Brest	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Debbi Burns	...	O'Hare Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Nelson Carvajal	...	Airport Traveler (scenes deleted) (uncredited)
Josh Cowdery	...	Motorcycle Shopper (uncredited)
Robert Esser	...	Eden East Guy (uncredited)
Nick Ferrin	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Darren Elliot Fulsher	...	Patron (uncredited)
Julian Graham	...	Eden East Guy (uncredited)
Nick Grosvenor	...	Young Guy (uncredited)
Kristine Kay Kelly	...	Eden West Hostess (uncredited)
Dan Latham	...	O'Hare Airport Traveler #1 (uncredited)
Latasha Lewis	...	Gym Patron (uncredited)
Natalina Maggio	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Ashlyn Miyasaki	...	Eden East Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Steven Hugh Nelson	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
James Pusztay	...	Airport Driver (uncredited)
Aneliese Roettger	...	Smoking Hot Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Katie Stegeman	...	Dancing Girl (uncredited)
Robert Paul Taylor	...	White Swallow Surfer (uncredited)
Chris D. Thomas	...	O'Hare Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Mike Ullrich	...	Skycap (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Billingsley

Writing credits (WGA)
Jon Favreau		(written by) and
Vince Vaughn		(written by) &
Dana Fox		(written by)

Produced by
Dana Fox	....	associate producer
John Isbell	....	co-producer
Micah Mason	....	associate producer
Udi Nedivi	....	associate producer
Guy Riedel	....	executive producer
Sandra J. Smith	....	associate producer
Scott Stuber	....	producer
Victoria Vaughn	....	executive producer
Vince Vaughn	....	producer

Original Music by
A.R. Rahman

Cinematography by
Eric Alan Edwards		(director of photography) (as Eric Edwards)

Film Editing by
Dan Lebental

Casting by
Sarah Finn
Randi Hiller

Production Design by
Shepherd Frankel

Art Direction by
Curt Beech
Clint Wallace

Set Decoration by
Daniel B. Clancy

Costume Design by
Susan Matheson

Makeup Department
Simone Almekias-Siegl	....	key makeup artist
Steve Artmont	....	makeup department head
Sarah Ault	....	hair stylist: French Polynesia
David Danon	....	key hair stylist
Gabriel De Cunto	....	makeup artist: French Polynesia (as Gabriel Decunto)
Ashley Fox	....	additional makeup artist
Cheryl Ann Nick	....	hair stylist: Mr. Vaughn
Cheryl Ann Nick	....	makeup artist: Mr. Vaughn
Heather Plott	....	additional makeup artist
Janine Rath	....	department head hair (as Janine Rath-Thompson)
Maryse Utia	....	hair stylist: French Polynesia
Jose Zamora	....	key hair: additional photography
Natasha Ladek	....	wig maker: Peter Serafinowicz (uncredited)
Maynard Matthews	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Suzi Ostos	....	key makeup: Chicago (uncredited)

Production Management
Udi Nedivi	....	unit production manager
Matthew Spiegel	....	production supervisor: Bora Bora
Barrett J. Leigh	....	production supervisor: re-shoots (uncredited)
Sean T. Stratton	....	post-production supervisor (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Clark Credle	....	second second assistant director
Christina Fong	....	second assistant director
Rip Murray	....	first assistant director
Kendall L. Nichols	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Armando Abarca	....	drapery foreman
Sandy Adams	....	set dresser
Mychael Bates	....	property master
Zoe Byrne	....	art department production assistant
Laurence Castello	....	paint supervisor
Matt Center	....	set dresser
Sarah Contant	....	set designer
Kevin Cross	....	set designer
Juliane Crump	....	graphic designer
Jacq Donegan	....	construction purchaser
Timothy Farmer	....	set dresser
Kelsey Fowler	....	assistant property master: Bora Bora
Kiel Gookin	....	art department production assistant
Al Hobbs	....	set designer
Michael E. Johnson	....	props: reshoots
Charles Kern	....	camera scenic artist
Chris Larsen	....	set dresser
Douglas T. Madison	....	assistant property master (as Doug Madison Jr.)
John Hammer Maxwell	....	on-set dresser
Mike Medina	....	construction coordinator
Christopher Morente	....	stand-by greensman
Richard 'Rocky' Nichols	....	assistant property master
Leah Palen	....	set decorating coordinator
Roger Prater	....	stand-by greens foreman
Shane Reed	....	leadman
Eric Rosenberg	....	graphic designer
Jessica Samuelson	....	props
Easton Michael Smith	....	set designer
Julie Smith	....	assistant set decorator
Shanna Starzyk	....	assistant art director
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Paul 'Eel' Anderson	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Todd Bennett	....	plaster foreman (uncredited)
Sarena Bhargava	....	head sculptor (uncredited)
Shane Buckallew	....	plaster gang boss (uncredited)
Larry Guy Clause	....	general foreman (uncredited)
Michael A. Contreraz	....	laborer (uncredited)
Kurt Keitzman	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Calla Klessig	....	assistant art director (uncredited)
Bao-Uy Luu	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Matthew Murphy	....	props (uncredited)
Hans Soto	....	greensmen (uncredited)
Michael P. Sweeney	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Sandy Berman	....	foley supervisor
Steve Cantamessa	....	sound mixer
Eric Flickinger	....	digital sound mix technician
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Jason Johnston	....	boom operator: Chicago
Scott La Rue	....	boom operator
Brian Magerkurth	....	sound mix technician
Rhys Maitland-Jones	....	sound mix technician
Steve Mann	....	sound effects editor
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Rodman	....	supervising sound editor
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor
David Wolowic	....	first assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)
Aaron Zeller	....	ProTools operator
Aaron Zeller	....	sound utility
Mark Sheffield	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Andrew Anahoa	....	special effects: French Polynesia
Roy Augenstein	....	special effects technician
John P. Cazin	....	special effects crew
Eric Cook	....	special effects technician (as Eric P. Cook)
Sam Dean	....	special effects crew
Al Marangoni	....	special effects technician (as Albert Marangoni)
Joel Mitchell	....	special effects technician
Rodrigo Navarro	....	special effects technician: French Polynesia
Robert L. Olmstead	....	special effects technician (as Robert Olmstead)
Gintar Repecka	....	special effects foreman
Kirk Shalosky	....	special effects accountant
Robert Spurlock	....	special effects
Daniel Sudick	....	special effects coordinator (as Dan Sudick)
Rapaaru Teena	....	special effects technician: French Polynesia

Visual Effects by
Miguel Bautista	....	compositor
Chris Chappell	....	compositor
Sarang Choi	....	compositor (as Sa Rang Choi)
Daniel Chuba	....	visual effects executive producer (as Dan Chuba)
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Aliza Corson Chameides	....	compositing supervisor
Jamie Dixon	....	visual effects supervisor
Jon Doyle	....	compositor
Derick Dressel	....	animator
Lynn M. Gephart	....	visual effects producer (as Lynn Gephart)
Les Hunter	....	visual effects producer: Hammerhead Productions
Justin Jones	....	compositor
Kelly Rae Kenan Green	....	visual effects coordinator (as Kelly Rae Kenan)
Michael Kennedy	....	compositor
Mathew Lamb	....	animator
Min Hee Lee	....	compositor
Seung Yong Lee	....	compositor (as Seungyong Lee)
Dan Levitan	....	compositing supervisor
Shira Mandel	....	digital compositor
Sean Mattini	....	digital colorist assist
Daniel Mellitz	....	compositor
Joel Merritt	....	compositor
Aung Min	....	animator
Mitch Paulson	....	second digital colorist: EFILM
Todd Perry	....	animator (as Todd Sheridan Perry)
Si Eun Yang	....	compositor
Andrew Byrne	....	fluid technical director (uncredited)
Mark Fletcher	....	screen graphics designer (uncredited)
Junshik-Raul Yun	....	vfx coordinator: Wonderworld Korea (uncredited)

Stunts
Christian Eric Billings	....	stunt driver
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt coordinator (as Joseph Bucaro)
Marc C. Geschwind	....	utility stunts
Jessica Harbeck	....	stunt double: Malin Akerman
Daniel F. Malone	....	stunt coordinator (as Dan Malone)
Brad Martin	....	stunts (re-shoots)
Matthew H. O'Connor	....	stunt water safety
Clay Cullen	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Todd Avery	....	second assistant camera
Scott Barnes	....	lighting programmer
Yann Barral Baron	....	video assistant: Bora Bora
Dwayne Barr	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Michael Bauman	....	gaffer
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Kelly R. Borisy	....	dolly grip: Chicago
Mark Castelaz	....	gaffer: Chicago
Alfred Castillo	....	best boy grip
Scott Crabbe	....	key digital video assist operator
Thomas M. Dangcil	....	lighting technician
Donald D. Davidson	....	lighting technician
Al DeMayo	....	set lighting fixtures technician
Louie Escobar	....	grip: studio segments
Peter Graf	....	aerial camera system tech super g
Marty Hechinger	....	electrician
Amos James	....	grip
John Johnson	....	still photographer
Thom Lairson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Thomas D. Lairson Jr.)
Eric R. Laudadio	....	additional first assistant camera
Thomas E. Lee	....	rigging grip
Bob Leitelt	....	rigging grip foreman
Michael Lindquist	....	additional second assistant camera
Andrew Lostumo	....	grip: Chicago
Patrick Loungway	....	director of photography: second unit
Michael Lyon	....	lighting technician
Darin Moran	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Chris Moseley	....	additional camera operator: "b" camera
Haydn Pazanti	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Les Percy	....	rigging key grip
Chris Rauch	....	rigging grip
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Donald Reynolds Jr.	....	key grip
Teiva J. Ribet	....	camera production assistant: Bora Bora
Spencer M. Rohan	....	rigging grip: Chicago
Peter Rosenfeld	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator: "a" camera
John Savedra	....	lighting technician
Michael J. Schwartz	....	lighting technician
Dennis Seawright	....	first assistant camera
Robert Settlemire	....	first assistant camera: underwater scenes
Charles Smith	....	rigging grip
Jason Storandt	....	key grip: Chicago
Joshua D. Thatcher	....	additional lighting console programmer
Seth Thomas	....	grip: Chicago
Michael Tolochko	....	lighting technician
Chuck Whelan	....	additional first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Witczak	....	lighting technician
Harry Zimmerman	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Mike Bonnaud	....	assistant chief lighting technician (uncredited)
Jeremy Brussell	....	grip (uncredited)
Kat Bueno	....	grip (uncredited)
Mark Carlile	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Jose F. Cruz	....	grip (uncredited)
John Davies	....	rigging electric gang boss (uncredited)
Jaime Dawkins	....	technocrane operator: Chicago (uncredited)
Jordan C. Kadovitz	....	additional video assist (uncredited)
Jack Serino	....	grip (uncredited)
Mark N. Woods	....	technocrane operator: Chicago (uncredited)

Casting Department
Claire Benjamin	....	extras casting
Lauren Cokeley	....	extras casting assistant
Elizabeth Dean	....	casting manager (as Elizabeth Dionne)
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Tony Hobbs	....	extras casting
Tamara Hunter	....	casting associate
Joan Philo	....	extras casting: Chicago

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Wendy M. Craig	....	costume supervisor
Lorraine Crossman	....	key costumer
Nina Fabio	....	seamstress
Klara Farberov	....	seamstress
Jody Felz	....	additional costumer
Risa Garcia	....	additional costumer
Robyn Gebhart	....	cutter/fitter
Sahar Halabi	....	costume assistant
Alix Hester	....	costumer: Mr. Vaughn
Alyssa Kim	....	costumer
Ann Miller	....	set costumer
Jacquelyn Moran	....	costume assistant
Rachael Ohman	....	set costumer
Elaine Perlmann	....	assistant costume designer (as Elaine Davis)
Felipe Sanchez	....	costume illustrator
Melissa Stinson	....	additional costumer
Susan Strubel	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Matt Evans	....	additional editor
Stacey Frederick	....	assistant editor
Sandra Granovsky	....	first assistant editor
Mitch Paulson	....	second digital colorist
Loan Phan	....	digital intermediate producer
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM
Michael Polier	....	assistant editor
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist
Britni Ziegler	....	post-production assistant
Edgar Sardarian	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Kaz Boyle	....	midi preparation (as Kazimir Boyle)
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
George Doering	....	musician
Matt Dunkley	....	conductor
Matt Dunkley	....	orchestrator
Kevin Globerman	....	digital score recordist
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor
Luana Jackman	....	vocal contractor
Braden Kimball	....	assistant scoring mixer
Katia Lewin Jablonsky	....	score mixing assistant (as Katia Lewin Palomo)
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring crew
David Marquette	....	scoring crew (as Dave Marquette)
Alan Meyerson	....	score mixer
Alan Meyerson	....	score recordist
Adam Michalak	....	scoring crew
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music
John O'Brien	....	composer: additional music
John O'Brien	....	music supervisor
David Olson	....	music editor
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Jay Selvester	....	scoring crew (as Jay Sylvester)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Jim Weidman	....	supervising music editor
Kaz Boyle	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Tim Davies	....	conductor (uncredited)
Tim Davies	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Deepak P.A.	....	additional song mixer (uncredited)
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Armstrong	....	picture car consultant
L. Chip Crosby Jr.	....	transportation captain
Scott Howard	....	set captain
Thaddeus E. Larkowski	....	transportation coordinator: Chicago Unit
James Lowder	....	transportation coordinator
Antonio Molina	....	driver
Charles Montgomery	....	driver
Jim Moores	....	picture car coordinator
Yvette Peterson	....	driver
Theresa M. Roehner	....	driver
James Waitkus	....	transportation captain: Los Angeles

Other crew
Cua-Cua Apey	....	water safety
Derek Ashbaugh	....	office production assistant: Chicago
Tony Baratti	....	production assistant
Bridgett Baron	....	payroll accountant: Chicago
Senica Billingsley	....	production assistant: Chicago
Raymond Bulinski	....	craft service lead
Carol Sue Byron	....	construction accountant
Bonni Camen	....	production coordinator
Kristen Cascio	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
Misty Connelly	....	personal assistant: kristen bell
Divi Crockett	....	asset representative
Eve Curtis	....	stand-in: Charlotte Cornwell
Michelle A. De Mayo	....	first assistant accountant
Josh Deceuster	....	second assistant accountant
Kristi Frankenheimer	....	location manager
Corey Gibbons	....	production assistant
Karen Gilchrist	....	assistant: Mr. Favreau (as Karen Johnson)
Christine Tisseau Giraudel	....	production team
Pamela B. Green	....	producer: main titles
Jean Hodges	....	food stylist
Qadree Holmes	....	office production assistant: Chicago
Richard Itskovich	....	additional production assistant
Lisa Junco	....	stand in: Tasha Smth
Jessie Kahnweiler	....	production assistant
Ryan Lacen	....	key set production assistant
Michael Lagnese	....	assistant: Mr. Vaughn
Sharon Lopez	....	assistant production coordinator
Joseph Malloch	....	production assistant
Daniel F. Malone	....	marine coordinator
Mimi N. McGreal	....	travel coordinator
Matt Morrow	....	assistant: Ms. Vaughn
Ryan Needham	....	office production assistant: Chicago
William Nero Jr.	....	stand-in
Nicholas David Nesbitt	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber (as Nicholas Nesbitt)
Frédéric North	....	aerial coordinator and camera-ship pilot
Frédéric North	....	helicopter pilot (as Fred North)
Matthew H. O'Connor	....	water safety
Jacqui Papineau	....	assistant: Mr. Billingsley
Tim Patterson	....	production secretary
Peggy Pere	....	aerial ground coordinator (as Peggy North)
Peggy Pere	....	aerial ground coordinator
John M. Pisani	....	unit publicist
Trudy Ramirez	....	script supervisor
Shannon E. Riggs	....	assistant: Mr. Riedel (as Shannon Riggs)
Bruce A. Ross	....	assistant marine coordinator
Paul Ruffolo	....	on-set assistant: Mr. Vaughn
Erin Sahlstrom	....	additional production coordinator: Los Angeles Prep
Edgar Sardarian	....	post production assistant
Whitfield Scheidegger	....	production assistant
Claire Schwob	....	production team
Ivan Siebel	....	assistant location manager
Adam Slutsky	....	set production assistant: Chicago
Anitra Stevens	....	set production assistant
Sheilah Sullivan	....	production accountant
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	titles
Michael Zamboni	....	key location scout
Caroline Andrade	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Roland Arenz	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Justin Besemer	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Pamela B. Green	....	co-creative director titles (uncredited)
Ronald M. Haynes	....	assistant location manager: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Michael Kuster	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director/editor: main titles (uncredited)
Barton Zeller	....	body double & stand-in (uncredited)

Thanks
Hinano Bagnis	....	grateful acknowledgment
Gaston Tong Sang	....	grateful acknowledgment (as President Gaston Tong Sang)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Relativity Media (in association with)
• Wild West Picture Show Productions
• Stuber Productions

Distributors

• Universal Studios (2009-) (worldwide) (all media)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (New Zealand) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• B and H Films (2009) (Ukraine) (theatrical)
• Solar Entertainment (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Film1 (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• ION Television (2012) (USA) (TV)
• Midship (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• Star Channel (2011) (Japan) (TV)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2010) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects)
• Level 256 (additional visual effects)
• Perpetual Motion Pictures

Other Companies

• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Fletcher Chicago  additional camera equipment
• Fletcher Chicago  camera equipment provided by (chicago)
• Air Hollywood  aviation sets and interiors
• Bloomberg L.P.  footage courtesy of (as Bloomberg Inc.)
• Buena Vista Negative Cutting  negative cutting
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera equipment
• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• Clairmont Camera  camera equipment provided by
• Collegiate Images  college sports footage courtesy of
• Corbis  stock footage courtesy of (as Corbis Motion)
• Corbis  stock photographs courtesy of (as Corbis Images)
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• ESPN  footage courtesy of (as ESPN Inc.)
• Efootage  stock footage courtesy of
• FILM Archives  stock footage courtesy of
• Footage Search  stock footage courtesy of
• Getty Images  stock photographs courtesy of
• Gotfootage.com  stock footage courtesy of
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Service)
• Joan Philo Casting  extras casting
• Jupiterimages  stock photographs courtesy of
• Klass Security and Investigations  film security (uncredited)
• Oxford Scientific Films  stock footage courtesy of (as Oxford Scientific 'OSF')
• PIC Agency  main title sequence
• Producer's Library Service  stock footage courtesy of (as Producers Library Service)
• Relativity Music Group  soundtrack
• Remote Control Productions  score mixed at (as Remote Control Studio)
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Sony Pictures Studios Scoring Stage  score recorded at (as Sony Studios Scoring Stage)
• Synxspeed  post-production facilities (foreign dub)
• Tahiti Nui Companies  production services
• Thought Equity  stock footage courtesy of (as Thought Equity Motion)
• WPA Film Library  stock footage courtesy of

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 on appeal for sexual content and language (re-rating on appeal)

Runtime:

113 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (original rating) | USA:PG-13 (re-rating on appeal) (certificate #45636) | Ireland:15A | Finland:K-11 | Australia:M | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:15 | Brazil:14 | Sweden:Btl | UK:15 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Argentina:13 | Malaysia:18PL | Germany:6

Filming Locations:

Bora Bora, Leeward Islands, French Polynesia

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

Vince Vaughn's character's father in this film, Grandpa Jim Jim, is played by his real life father, Vernon Vaughn.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): Both Kristin Davis and Malin Akerman break character in the group yoga scene, and are laughing hysterically and trying to hide it.

Quotes:

Joey:What are... What are you wearing?
Lacey:Shorts.
Joey:Shorts? That's... That's a Maxi Pad.
Lacey:Dad, they're designer shorts. They're French. Goodbye.

Movie Connections:

Features "MegaMan: NT Warrior" (2001)

Soundtrack:

ONE TWO THREE FOUR

Couple of Laughs

Went by myself. Ironic, neh? It wasn't Wedding Crashers or Dodgeball, but a mildly funny, watchable movie nonetheless. Don't go expecting Shakespeare.

Its take on modern romance is mostly positive: people have good and bad parts of them, but we can all learn to love our spouses better. Though the actors did fairly well with the material, the jokes needed more polish. A few of the best performances were from the couples' counselors and other members of the resort staff, including my favorite, "Chewbacca." The most ludicrous moment for me was the gifting of the animal spirits by Jean Reno. They were all rather unfunny until Vince Vaughan received his. He made a comment to his wife before he kisses her that was typical classic Vince.

However, the movie is a bit too lagging between its laughs to really be a great comedy, and lacked a true heart of pathos for you to really connect with any of the characters. It ends up a caricature of the couples getaway industry and our modern society.

In the film, one of the wives jumps out of her canoe to get away from her annoying husband. Ticked off, she swims to shore alone. Perhaps some fans might be tempted to do the same, and bail out of the movie.

This could easily have been a better movie. Better writing. Better cinematography. Better delivery by the cast. But as it was, I'd say it was marginally worth a matinée and the price of popcorn.

Scale of 1 to 10: 5.