Uncertainty (2009)

Directors:

Scott McGehee
David Siegel

Writers (WGA):

Scott McGehee (written by) &
David Siegel (written by)

Release Date:

4 August 2012 (Japan)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

The choice is theirs.

Plot:

A young couple, in love and facing a life-changing decision, find one seemingly ordinary July 4th cleaved in two by the flip of a coin on the Brooklyn Bridge.

Plot Keywords:

One Word Title

Cast

Lynn Collins	...	Kate
Joseph Gordon-Levitt	...	Bobby
Assumpta Serna	...	Sylvia Montero
Louis Arcella	...	Diego
Nelson Landrieu	...	Felix Montero
Manoel Felciano	...	Greg Montero
Jenn Colella	...	Emily
Giana Luca	...	Annabelle
Sofia Luca	...	Adelaide
Ana Kayne	...	Beth (as Ana Cruz Kayne)
Saidah Arrika Ekulona	...	Mary Sherman
Ed Wheeler	...	Earl Sherman
Michaela M Hill	...	Jackie (as Michaela Hill)
Bob Braswell	...	Oberon
Angel David	...	Danny
Al Roffe	...	Lottery Ticket Buyer
Marin Gazzaniga	...	Nurse
Patrick M. Walsh	...	Dmitri (as Partick Walsh)
Ted Oyama	...	Asian Assassin
Rick Kain	...	Tall Thin Man
Marcella Lowery	...	Duty Officer #1
Robert C. Kirk	...	Duty Officer #2
Doua Moua	...	Internet Cafe Clerk
Sonnie Brown	...	Bank Employee
Fred Berman	...	Perez / Dmitri 1 (voice)
Daniel Oreskes	...	Dmitri 2 (voice) (as Dan Oreskes)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Olivia Thirlby	...	Sophie
Sara Chase	...	Alex (uncredited)
Ryan Alan Dearth	...	Fitz (uncredited)
Madeline Lee	...	Elderly Woman (uncredited)
Chris Meyer	...	Curtis (uncredited)
Joe Starr	...	Mechanic (uncredited)

Directed by
Scott McGehee
David Siegel

Writing credits (WGA)
Scott McGehee		(written by) &
David Siegel		(written by)

Produced by
Becky Glupczynski	....	line producer
Scott McGehee	....	producer
David Siegel	....	producer

Original Music by
Peter Nashel

Cinematography by
Rain Li		(as Kathy Li)

Film Editing by
Paul Zucker

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Paul Schnee
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Debbie DeVilla

Art Direction by
Lauren Fitzsimmons

Set Decoration by
Susan Perlman

Costume Design by
Stacey Battat

Makeup Department
Nieves Arranz	....	makeup artist
Celia Vicente Pearce	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Ciara Lacy	....	production supervisor
Jonna McLaughlin	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Curtis Smith	....	first assistant director
Alfonso Trinidad	....	key second assistant director

Art Department
Amanda Bryn	....	art coordinator
Richard Cohen	....	set carpenter
Michael Cory	....	property master
Susan Evans	....	scenic artist
Susan Evans	....	set dresser
Hanna Hagen	....	art production assistant
Mandy Lamb	....	food stylist
Marina Parker	....	assistant property master
Marina Parker	....	props
Julia Pasternak	....	art intern
Diana Salzburg	....	shopper
Meg Vinson	....	assistant scenic
Monica Wille	....	scenic artist
Kay Wilson	....	art intern

Sound Department
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Ryan Collison	....	foley engineer
Bryan Dembinski	....	sound mixer
Michael Farkas	....	adr recordist
Michael Gassert	....	additional sound mixer
Thomas W. Jordan	....	boom operator
Tony Martinez	....	adr editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist
Warren Shaw	....	sound designer
Mike Silvestri	....	additional boom operator
Matt Snedecor	....	adr recordist
Eric Strausser	....	sfx recordist

Visual Effects by
Joseph DiValerio	....	visual effects
Jean Daniel Zacharias	....	visual effects producer
Jean Daniel Zacharias	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Rick Kain	....	stunt performer
Patrick M. Walsh	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Danya Abt	....	additional electrician
Michael Arisohn	....	grip
Christian Baird	....	additional grip
Justin Bennett	....	electrician
Cameron Dingwall	....	camera production assistant
Chris Elassad	....	best boy grip
Daniel Fiorito	....	additional grip
Josh Fisher	....	additional assistant camera
Corey Fontana	....	electrician
John Frisbie	....	gaffer
Alexa Harris	....	grip
Mike Indursky	....	third assistant camera
Matt Kerr	....	key grip
Bryan Landes	....	additional electrician
Justin Lange	....	second assistant camera
Daniel Luebke	....	electrician
Tim Marotta	....	best boy electric
Robert Martin	....	still photographer
Ryan Minelli	....	grip
Tom Mone	....	additional electrician
Heixan Robles	....	assistant camera
Andrew Roddewig	....	electrician
Samantha Sa	....	additional electrician
Meg Schrock	....	best boy electric
Nate Slevin	....	second assistant camera
Jae Song	....	cinematographer: second unit
Jae Song	....	first assistant camera
Johnny Sousa	....	additional electrician
Elizabeth Stern	....	additional grip
Travis Tips	....	grip
G.T. Womack	....	first assistant camera: second unit
G.T. Womack	....	second assistant camera

Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson	....	extras casting
Jessica Kelly	....	casting associate
Adam Vincentz	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Hennessy	....	wardrobe supervisor
Ashley Phillips	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
John Crowley	....	colorist
Daniel Triller	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Brian Deming	....	additional score recordist
Brian Deming	....	assistant to composer
Eric V. Hachikian	....	conductor
Eric V. Hachikian	....	orchestrator
Lawrence Manchester	....	score mixer

Other crew
Alec Bates	....	production intern
Nate Braeuer	....	assistant location manager
Ryan Alan Dearth	....	key production assistant (as Ryan Dearth)
Katie Dillon	....	production assistant
Andy Goldman	....	title designer
Jamil J. Gonzalez	....	production assistant (as Jamil Gonzalez)
Justin Halstead	....	production assistant
Maggie Hammerle	....	production intern
Borjan Jovanovich	....	key set production assistant
Anne Elora Keller	....	script supervisor
Eric A. Knapp	....	production coordinator
Ian Knoblock	....	production assistant
Jon Kussmaul	....	office production assistant
Eric Lau	....	location supervisor (Chinatown )
Nate Loehrke	....	production assistant
Richard T. Lynch	....	production assistant
Rick Mason	....	production intern
Simone McLaughlin	....	assistant production office coordinator
Alexander Norton	....	location scout
Jaclyn Paris	....	production intern
Adam S. Poswolsky	....	location scout
Lynda Reynolds	....	assistant chef
Michael K. Reynolds	....	chef
Ryan Scatenato	....	location scout
Sandy Skills	....	dog wrangler
Lemarze Smith	....	production assistant
Ryan Smith	....	location manager
James P. Stephens	....	location assistant
Jennifer Suhr	....	production intern
Spring Sutter	....	production accountant
Kareem Taylor	....	office production assistant
Malcolm Wyer	....	assistant to directors
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)

Thanks
David Riggins	....	special thanks (as TRUE)
Paul Sado	....	special thanks

Distributors

• At Entertainment (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
• IFC Films (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Maximum Film Distribution (2009) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distributors (BFD) Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Benelux Film Distributors (BFD) Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Cinemax (2010) (Hungary) (TV)
• Eagle Films (2009) (non-USA) (all media) (Middle East)
• EuroVideo (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Fox Pathé Europa (2012) (France) (DVD)
• Reel DVD (2011) (Australia) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Space Monkey (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Digital Post Services  trailer mastering
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• PostWorks, The Lab  processing
• United Digital Artists  visual effects
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility

Also Known As:

"½ Day(s)" - Japan (English title) (poster title)

Runtime:

USA:101 min | Canada:101 min (Toronto International Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Certification:

Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA (2010) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Trivia:

The script was written without dialogue. The actors developed all the dialogue with the directors during rehearsals.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Bobby:Is today the day?
Kate:I don't know. Maybe.
Bobby:What's your gut tell you?
Kate:That I'm nauseous.
Bobby:How 'bout less literally...
Kate:I'm afraid of deciding.
Bobby:I'm *not* afraid of either scenario, but it's just - I want this to be something we're doing, not something we're not doing.
Kate:What does *this* mean?
Bobby:This, meaning whatever we decide.

Movie Connections:

References Rashomon (1950)

Soundtrack:

Popuri De Son

Great performances; the plot has shortcomings though

The launch is interesting and provides opportunities for a sophisticated course of action, but it becomes confusing and inscrutable instead as there is no interconnection between the couples. Two separate movies or use of twins having something in common (=interweaving events) could have been more catchy to follow. Here, the main motive is fully revealed in the very end only and, together with the credits, you realize that you have watched 2-in-1 movie with just the characters quite similar - and the solutions are trivial and half-way. In the action part, no family is shown, and vice versa - probably deliberately.

The cast is, however, great, with leading roles performed by Lynn Collins as Kate and Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Bobby. They are both pleasant and versatile actors and movies with their presence are at least watchable, if not more. Uncertainty is not among the strongest they are in, but 1 hour 35 minutes do not let the characters become boring; admirers of Collins and Gordon-Levitt will not be disappointed.