Shorts (2009)

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Director:

Robert Rodriguez

Writer:

Robert Rodriguez (written by)

Release Date:

21 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Family

Tagline:

Not So TALL Tales From The Director Of 'Spy Kids'

Plot:

A young boy's discovery of a colorful, wish-granting rock causes chaos in the suburban town of Black Falls when jealous kids and scheming adults alike set out to get their hands on it. |

Plot Keywords:

Rock | Young Boy | Friend | One Word Title | Wish

Cast

Leslie Mann	...	Mom Thompson
Kat Dennings	...	Stacey Thompson
James Spader	...	Mr. Black
Jon Cryer	...	Dad Thompson
William H. Macy	...	Dr. Noseworthy
Jimmy Bennett	...	Toe Thompson
Leo Howard	...	Laser
Jonathan Breck	...	Personal Security
Devon Gearhart	...	Cole
Rebel Rodriguez	...	Lug
Trevor Gagnon	...	Loogie
Jackson Hurst	...	Billy
Jake Short	...	Nose Noseworthy
Jolie Vanier	...	Helvetica
Angela Lanza	...	Teacher
Alejandro Rose-Garcia	...	John / Boyfriend
Cambell Westmoreland	...	Blinker #1
John Chilleri	...	Hallway Kid
Zoe Webb	...	Blinker #2
Lori Ramirez	...	Corporate Employee
James Leonardo Mayberry	...	School yard Kid
Chris Orf	...	Goofy Host
Carlos Pina	...	Security Guard Dorsett
Cameron R. Murphy	...	Neighborhood Kid
Wil Pollard	...	Security Officer Potter
Jamie Batiste	...	Neighborhood resident (uncredited)
Ro' Black	...	Party guest / Neighborhood resident (uncredited)
Tony Bottorff	...	Cowboy / Masquerade party (uncredited)
JenelleRae Cardenas	...	Masquerade Party (uncredited)
Josh Christman	...	Classroom Kid (uncredited)
Pablo D. Flores	...	Security Officer Grevera (uncredited)
Troy Harris	...	Black Box Boardmember (uncredited)
Zach Irsik	...	Schoolyard Kid (uncredited)
Ryan Lee	...	Classmate / Neighborhood Kid (uncredited)
Christina Lehner	...	Classroom Kid (uncredited)
Mitchell Parrack	...	Neighborhood resident (uncredited)
Micaela Phillips	...	Girl on bus / School yard kid (uncredited)
Tori Ramert	...	Schoolyard Kid (uncredited)
Patricia A. Robinson	...	Black Box Employee (uncredited)
Jaime De La Rosa	...	Black Box Interprises Employee (uncredited)
Tommy Scott	...	Basketball Player - Neighborhood Kid - Hallway Kid (uncredited)
Will Scoville	...	Party goer (uncredited)
David Sharp	...	Sailor (uncredited)
Alexis Woods	...	School Yard Kid (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Rodriguez

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Robert Rodriguez		written by

Produced by
Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei	....	executive producer (as Mohammed Khalaf)
Elizabeth Avellan	....	producer
Ed Borgerding	....	executive producer
Stacy Cohen	....	executive producer
Dan Lin	....	executive producer
Hunt Lowry	....	executive producer
Tom Proper	....	associate producer
Robert Rodriguez	....	producer
Asif Satchu	....	executive producer
Modi Wiczyk	....	executive producer

Original Music by
George Oldziey
Robert Rodriguez
Carl Thiel

Cinematography by
Robert Rodriguez

Film Editing by
Ethan Maniquis
Robert Rodriguez

Casting by
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Steve Joyner

Set Decoration by
Gabriella Villarreal

Costume Design by
Nina Proctor

Makeup Department
David A. Brooke	....	special makeup effects artist: creature effects
Becki Drake	....	assistant makeup artist
Meredith Johns	....	makeup artist
Gregory Nicotero	....	key special makeup effects supervisor
Ermahn Ospina	....	makeup- & hair department head
Joe Rivera	....	hair assistant
Joe Rivera	....	makeup assistant
Charles Yusko	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Tom Proper	....	post-production supervisor

Art Department
Richard Beltran	....	set dresser
Brad Blei	....	set dresser
Christopher Casati	....	construction foreman
Jack Colmenero	....	set dresser
April Crump	....	set dresser
Marc Dabrusin	....	assistant property master
Travis Dean	....	carpenter
Melanie Ferguson	....	on-set dresser
Brian Gannon	....	art department assistant
Mark Hanks	....	set dresser
Christopher Martin	....	key greens
Kyle Melgaard	....	carpenter
Jeff Poss	....	construction coordinator
Steven Ramirez	....	carpenter
Angela Renke	....	assistant art director
Phil Shirey	....	leadman
Tyler Smith	....	property master
Suzanne Stover	....	art department coordinator
Bradley Scott Sullivan	....	property production assistant
Pierre Vial	....	set dresser
Kurt Volk	....	graphic designer

Sound Department
Ethan Andrus	....	sound mixer
Brad Engleking	....	dialogue editor
Brad Engleking	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paula Fairfield	....	sound designer
Paula Fairfield	....	sound effects editor
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
William Jacobs	....	sound editor
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist
Carla Murray	....	sound designer
Carla Murray	....	sound effects editor
Tom Sturgis	....	boom operator
Michael Swanner	....	utility sound

Special Effects by
Ben Bornstein	....	lab technician: KNB EFX Group
Robbie Clot	....	special effects foreman
Brian Cross	....	special effects technician
Wes Mattox	....	special effects technician
Marc McCord	....	special effects technician
John McLeod	....	special effects coordinator
Brian Montgomery	....	special effects technician
Mike Reedy	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Dave Isaac Santos Abuel	....	digital compositor: Trouble Maker Studio
Toader Alex	....	digital effects artist
Michaël Bentitou	....	digital artist
Maryse Bouchard	....	textures & lighting: Hybride
Rodney Brunet	....	digital effects artist
Steve Casa	....	3d scan technician
Emily Davis	....	visual effects coordinator
Yoshi DeHerrera	....	visual effects artist: 3D scanning
Mathieu Dupuis	....	lead digital compositor: Hybride
Daniel Elophe	....	digital compositor
Felipe Fenton	....	flame artist
Xavier Fourmond	....	digital compositor
Michael P. Garza	....	visual effects artist
Richard Gordoa	....	digital compositor
Joseph Kasparian	....	lead textures & lighting: Hybride
Amber Kirsch	....	visual effects producer
Daniel Leduc	....	visual effects supervisor: Hybride
Winston Lee	....	inferno artist
Lucas Martel	....	visual effects artist
Benoit Morin	....	matchmover: Hybride
Monica Munoz	....	visual effects assistant
Chris Olivia	....	visual effects supervisor
Joshua Puente	....	digital compositor
Jabbar Raisani	....	visual effects on-set supervisor
Florent Revel	....	matchmove artist
Robert Rodriguez	....	visual effects supervisor
Guillaume Ruegg	....	texture-lighting artist: Hybride
Eduardo Sallas	....	digital compositor
Michael Saz	....	digital compositor
Joao Sita	....	digital compositor: hybride
Travis Smith	....	visual effects editor
Jeff Stanislawski	....	visual effects artist
Jubinville Steve	....	senior digital modeler: Hybride
Peter Toufidis	....	matte painter: Hybride
Renée Tymn	....	Flame artist: Troublemaker Studios
Brenda Vaughan	....	Flame artist
Celine Velasco	....	texture-lighting artist: Hybride
Paul Waggonner	....	visual effects artist
Andre Waller	....	digital compositor
Justin Warren	....	digital effects artist
Remo Wieland	....	pre-visualization artist
Remo Wieland	....	visual effects artist

Stunts
Troy Lindsay Brown	....	stunt double
Steve M. Davison	....	stunt coordinator
Josh Kemble	....	utility stunts
Mandy Kowalski	....	stunts
Diana R. Lupo	....	stunt double: Leslie Mann

Camera and Electrical Department
Wes Ahl	....	grip
Trey Cartwright	....	grip
Blake Clifton	....	camera production assistant
Scott Conn	....	electrician
Matt Cowan	....	b dolly grip
Billy Cude	....	grip truck
Jim Dicuffa	....	pre-rig electric
Matt Fliehler	....	electrician
Neil Fraser	....	key grip
Matt Harshbarger	....	second assistant camera
Dale Hunter	....	digital imaging engineer
Robert Janecka	....	electrician
Jason Keene	....	key rigging grip (last 3 weeks )
Jason Keene	....	rigging grip
Harvey Letzen	....	best boy rigging grip
Jimmy Lindsey	....	camera operator
Jimmy Lindsey	....	director of photography: second unit
Joe Llanes	....	camera truck
Tony Lopez-Cepero	....	grip
Sean Maxwell	....	dolly grip
Raul Mello	....	rigging gaffer
Clayton Null	....	grip
Lupe Perez Jr.	....	grip
Eric Pickett	....	electrician
Georgia Pierson	....	grip
Van Redin	....	still photographer
Brandon Roberts	....	rigging best boy electric
John 'Fest' Sandau	....	gaffer
Todd Smiley	....	best boy electric
Chris Smith	....	second assistant camera
Louis Smith	....	first assistant camera
Jason Untersee	....	key rigging grip
Sebastian Vega	....	first assistant camera
Darwin White	....	pre-rig grip
Paul Willis	....	grip
Jesse Wolter	....	best boy grip

Animation Department
Florent Revel	....	layout artist

Casting Department
Kera Dacy	....	extras casting assistant
Beth Sepko	....	extras casting
Beth Sepko	....	location casting
Sheila Steele	....	location casting
Michelle Wade	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Brenda J. Chambers	....	costumer
Betty Chlystek	....	costume cutter/stitcher
Tracy Craytor	....	wardrobe trailer
Janice Janacek	....	key set costumer
Amy Maner	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Jimmy Fusil	....	digital intermediate producer
John Persichetti	....	digital colorist
Travis Smith	....	apprentice editor

Transportation Department
Danny Castaneda	....	set dressing truck (as Daniel Castaneda)
Billy L. Chambers	....	special effects stake bed
Ronnie D. Chambers	....	construction driver
Mark Crosby	....	hair/make-up driver
Joe Dye	....	production driver
Cecil D. Evans	....	transportation coordinator (as Cecil Evans)
Peggy Grounds	....	driver: cast
Dwayne Haevischer	....	transportation captain
Tim Holt	....	knb trailer
David McAcree	....	2-room driver
Jesus F. Tellez	....	transportation co-captain
Tim Thompson	....	2-room trailer
Mary D. Ward	....	driver: cast

Other crew
Dustin Baxley	....	second assistant accountant
Eryn Buchanan	....	stand-in
Jacob Cobian	....	production assistant
Logan Cooper	....	location manager
John P. Crowley	....	key assistant location manager
Sara Denson	....	production assistant
Stephen Gilchrist	....	production executive
Max Greenwood	....	stand-in: Toe Thompson
Nixon D. Guerrero	....	studio assistant
Cory Lanier	....	assistant: Mr. Lowry
Ryan Lee	....	stand-in
Melinda Marroquin	....	key set production assistant
John P. Martin	....	accounting clerk
James Leonardo Mayberry	....	stand-in: Toe
Dana Miller	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Mosley	....	assistant production coordinator
Mark Spencer	....	set production assistant
Frances Stafford	....	production assistant
Shara Storch	....	unit publicist
Cynthia Streit	....	production coordinator
Vanessa Thomas	....	travel assistant
Kurt Volk	....	title designer
Will Scoville	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ (in association with)
• Lin Pictures
• Media Rights Capital
• Troublemaker Studios

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Gentle Giant Studios
• Hybride Technologies (visual effects)
• K.N.B. Effects Group

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Eisner & Frank  production legal
• Media Rights Capital  funding
• Sound Satisfaction  foley facility
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

MPAA:

Rated PG for mild action and some rude humor.

Country:

USA | United Arab Emirates

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG

Filming Locations:

Austin, Texas, USA

Company:

Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ

Trivia:

The role of Stacey Thompson was to be originally played by Alexa Vega, but a scheduling conflict with her film, Broken Hill (2009), which was filmed in Australia lead to her having to be recast, Kat Dennings was cast instead.