I Love You, Man (2009)

User Rating:

7.8/10   

Director:

John Hamburg

Writers (WGA):

John Hamburg (screenplay) and
Larry Levin (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

20 March 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Are You Man Enough To Say It?

Plot:

Friendless Peter Klaven goes on a series of man-dates to find a Best Man for his wedding. But when his insta-bond with his new B.F.F. puts a strain on his relationship with his fiancée, can the trio learn to live happily ever after? |

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Best Man | Masculinity | Reference To The Hulk | Investor

Awards:

1 nomination

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Cast

Paul Rudd	...	Peter Klaven
Rashida Jones	...	Zooey
Sarah Burns	...	Hailey
Greg Levine	...	Hailey's Date
Jaime Pressly	...	Denise
Jon Favreau	...	Barry
Jane Curtin	...	Joyce Klaven
J.K. Simmons	...	Oswald Klaven
Andy Samberg	...	Robbie Klaven
Jean Villepique	...	Leanne (Davis Dunn Receptionist)
Rob Huebel	...	Tevin Downey
Colleen Crabtree	...	Female Co-Worker #2
Kym Whitley	...	Female Co-Worker #1
Caroline Farah	...	Female Co-Worker #3
Mather Zickel	...	Gil
Aziz Ansari	...	Eugene
Nick Kroll	...	Larry
Liz Cackowski	...	Zooey's Friend #1
Kulap Vilaysack	...	Zooey's Friend #2
Catherine Reitman	...	Zooey's Friend #3
Carla Gallo	...	Zooey's Friend #4
Vicki Davis	...	Zooey's Friend #5
Josh Cooke	...	Alan (Bench Press Guy)
Jay Chandrasekhar	...	Barry's Buddy #1
Seth Morris	...	Barry's Buddy #2
James P. Engel	...	Barry's Buddy #3 (as James Engel)
Jerry Minor	...	Barry's Buddy #4
Joe Lo Truglio	...	Lonnie (Voice Crack Guy)
Thomas Lennon	...	Doug
Murray Gershenz	...	Mel Stein
Keri Safran	...	Jar Waitress
Greg Tuculescu	...	Open House Couple
Renee Darmiento	...	Open House Couple
Jason Segel	...	Sydney Fife
Anwar Sadat	...	Himself (The Dog)
Ian Roberts	...	Venice Boardwalk Jogger
Bob Cicherillo	...	Venice Boardwalk Bodybuilder (as Robert Cicherillo)
Ethan S. Smith	...	Sydney's Buddy #1
Nelson Franklin	...	Sydney's Buddy #2
Ping Wu	...	Mr. Chu
Jill Bartlett	...	Woman Leaving Sydney's House
Matt Walsh	...	Impatient Golfer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis James Anderson	...	Hank Markdukas
Raquel Bell	...	Saks Fifth Avenue Saleswoman
Skoti Collins	...	Brides family
Kris Edwards	...	Bromancer
Lou Ferrigno	...	Himself
Daniel Bateman	...	Upscale Teen (uncredited)
Heather Black	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Scott Carino	...	Man at Counter (uncredited)
Jordan Feldman	...	Jordan (uncredited)
Matt Haggerty	...	Aggravated Fan (uncredited)
Adam Knapp	...	Bowling Patron (uncredited)
Damian Kulash	...	Wedding musician (uncredited)
Geddy Lee	...	Himself - Rush (uncredited)
Alex Lifeson	...	Himself - Rush (uncredited)
Christopher Maleki	...	Buddy #5 (uncredited)
Nicole Mandich	...	Open House Divorcee (uncredited)
Marquessa Moreland	...	Peter's date (uncredited)
Kelly Nienaltowski	...	Venice Beach Goer (uncredited)
Dian Van Patten	...	Realtor (uncredited)
Neil Peart	...	Himself - Rush (uncredited)
Melissa Rauch	...	Woman Jogger (uncredited)
Carol Shook	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Aaron D. Spears	...	Terrell (uncredited)
Chris Spinelli	...	Gym Member (uncredited)
Jobeth Wagner	...	Venice Beach Goer / Concert Goer (uncredited)
Larry Wilmore	...	Minister (uncredited)
Brad Everett Young	...	Carpooler (uncredited)

Directed by
John Hamburg

Writing credits (WGA)
John Hamburg		(screenplay) and
Larry Levin		(screenplay)
Larry Levin		(story)

Produced by
Anders Bard	....	co-producer
Jeffrey Clifford	....	executive producer
Donald De Line	....	producer
Andrew Haas	....	executive producer
John Hamburg	....	producer
Bill Johnson	....	executive producer
Tom Pollock	....	executive producer
Ivan Reitman	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Theodore Shapiro

Cinematography by
Lawrence Sher		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
William Kerr

Casting by
Allison Jones

Production Design by
Andrew Laws

Art Direction by
Eric Sundahl

Set Decoration by
Christopher Carlson

Costume Design by
Leesa Evans

Makeup Department
Wendy Boscon	....	hair stylist
Deborah Holmes Dobson	....	hair stylist
Tracey Levy	....	makeup department head
Geri B. Oppenheim	....	key makeup artist
Roddy Stayton	....	hair stylist
Leah Vautrot	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Susan McNamara	....	unit production manager
Peter J. Novak	....	production supervisor
Jake Rice	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Eugene Davis	....	additional second assistant director
Matthew Heffernan	....	second second assistant director
Scott Andrew Robertson	....	first assistant director
Jonas Spaccarotelli	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Isaac Amondson	....	props
Kinney Booker	....	set dresser
Daniel Boxer	....	property master
Dale DeStefani	....	construction coordinator
Erin Fite	....	set decorating buyer
James Gambino	....	typesetting
Thomas D. Krausz	....	rush roadie/set dresser
Amy Lamendola	....	art department researcher
Mark Larkin	....	graphic designer
Jennifer Lewicki	....	art and set decoration coordinator
Ed Mirassou	....	propmaker
Greg Sanger	....	leadman
Chad Simpson	....	paint foreman
Easton Michael Smith	....	set designer
Hilary E. Smith	....	art department assistant
Hilary E. Smith	....	set decorating researcher
Clint Wallace	....	assistant art director

Sound Department
Andrew Adams	....	boom operator
Robert Althoff	....	mix technician
Keith Bilderbeck	....	sound effects editor
Steve Copley	....	foley mixer
Barbara Delpuech	....	sound effects editor
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Ann Ducommun	....	first assistant sound editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Stefan Fraticelli	....	foley artist
Alan Freedman	....	adr mixer
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Kenna	....	sound consultant: Dolby (foreign language versions)
Darren King	....	supervising sound editor
Chet Leonard	....	music playback
Justin Pearson	....	assistant sound editor
Jeena M. Phelps	....	dialogue editor
Rocky Quiroz	....	sound utility
Ken Segal	....	production sound mixer
Ken Segal	....	sound mixer
John Sievert	....	foley artist
Randy Wilson	....	foley mixer
Dan Yale	....	foley supervisor

Special Effects by
Michael Gaspar	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Eran Barnea	....	on-set visual effects supervisor
Ryan Beadle	....	data managment supervisor
Chris Chappell	....	compositor
Scott M. Davids	....	visual effects supervisor
Dennis Fitzsimmons	....	digital artist
Paulina Kuszta	....	visual effects coordinator
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration

Stunts
Jonathan Arthur	....	stunt double: Paul Rudd
Kristopher Blount	....	fencing stunts
Danielle Burgio	....	stunts
TJ Cencula	....	fencing double: Paul Rudd
Alex Daniels	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Danner	....	assistant swordmaster: Fencing Double (Aziz Ansari )
Tony Donno	....	rugby stunts
Nathan Hedrick	....	fencing stunts
David C. Hernandez	....	fencing stunts
Paul Jacobson	....	fencing stunts
Kevin Moran	....	fencing double: nick Kroll
Panuvat Anthony Nanakornpanom	....	stunts
Scott Roukema	....	fencing stunts
Brad Wilcox	....	fencing stunts
Daniel R. Wolfe	....	fencing double: Mather Zickel

Camera and Electrical Department
Mark Carlile	....	lighting technician
Alan Caudillo	....	director of photography: second unit
Sean Patrick Crowell	....	key grip
Suzanne Dietz	....	camera loader
Seong Dilg	....	dolly grip
Julie Donovan	....	key first assistant camera
Ben Dynice	....	additional electrician
Greg Edwards	....	grip
Michael Enriquez	....	grip
Pete Escobar	....	rigging grip
Mark Evans	....	additional grip
Nathan Dean Fetzer	....	lighting technician
Scott Garfield	....	still photographer
David Ghegan	....	best boy electric
Daniel C. Gold	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jerry Gregoricka	....	rigging electrician
Bryan Haigh	....	key second assistant camera
Samuel R. Harrison III	....	key video assist operator
Gregory Irwin	....	first assistant camera
Nate Johnson	....	set lighting technician
Luke Kalteux	....	set lighting technician
Michael Kelly	....	lighting console programmer
Douglas Kieffer	....	set lighting technician
Michael Kleiman	....	additional second assistant camera
Seth Kotok	....	additional first assistant camera
Ross K. Marshall	....	grip
Glenn E. Moran	....	rigging gaffer
David Newbert	....	grip
Ray Patrick	....	libra head technician
Jerry Patton	....	second assistant camera
Brooks Robinson	....	Steadicam operator
Brooks Robinson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joel A. Ruiz	....	rigging electrician
John Savedra	....	lighting technician
Ray Skinner	....	dolly grip
Josh Stancil	....	rigging best boy grip
Calvin Starnes	....	best boy grip
Jarred Waldron	....	gaffer
Hootly Weedn	....	set lighting technician

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: additional photgraphy
Daryl Eisenberg	....	casting associate
Ben Harris	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Trayce Gigi Field	....	assistant costume designer
Ariel Gold	....	key costumer
Molly Grundman	....	key costumer
Michelle Margolis	....	set costumer
Julie Shack	....	set costumer day check
Hayley Stuppel	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Justin Bourret	....	first assistant editor
Leilani Gushiken	....	post-production coordinator
John Persichetti	....	digital colorist
David Raymond	....	first assistant editor
Mitch Rosin	....	assistant editor
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Michael L. Sale	....	additional editor (as Mike L. Sale)
Terence Curren	....	on-line editor (uncredited)
Marc Fisher	....	finishing editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Christian Almiron	....	assistant music editor
Bryan Carrigan	....	digital score recordist
Chris Fogel	....	music mixer
Jennifer Hawks	....	music supervisor
Tony Mandracchia	....	guitar coach
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Steve Brill	....	transportation dispatcher
Vic Cuccia	....	transportation captain
Gary Edelman	....	transportation coordinator
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Alan Kaminsky	....	driver
Melissa LaFon	....	driver
William P. Lafon	....	driver
Joel Larson	....	driver
Bea S. Rembeczky	....	cast driver: Jon Favreau

Other crew
Nick Irving Allen	....	set production assistant
Sage Asteak	....	key set production assistant
Toby Burge	....	production assistant
Sam Dabbs	....	title designer
Heidi Falconer	....	unit publicist
Neale Fishback	....	key assistant location manager
Laura J. Fox	....	first assistant accountant
Estee Gabbai	....	assistant: Mr. Hamburg
Matt Gamboa	....	production assistant
Marc C. Geschwind	....	pphoto double-jon favreau
John Graber	....	second assistant accountant
Matt Haggerty	....	set production assistant
Mark Hochman	....	operator: computer and video playback
Emilio Hurmuziou	....	locations staff assistant
Lise Kearney	....	production assistant
Kate Kelly	....	production coordinator
Avital Levy	....	production secretary
Rachel McDonald	....	set production assistant
Shauna Moss	....	assistant production coordinator
Nicole Mumey	....	location coordinator
Diane H. Newman	....	script supervisor
Kyle Oliver	....	key assistant location manager
Harley Pasternak	....	fitness trainer
Brennan Reynolds	....	staff assistant
Adam Rucho	....	production assistant
Jasen Salvatore	....	photo double (as Paul Rudd)
Jasen Salvatore	....	photo double
Michael Saunders	....	production assistant
Russell Steele	....	production accountant
Hirotatsu Taniguchi	....	set production assistant
Ross Tatelman	....	production assistant: pick-up crew
Jodi Tripi	....	stock footage researcher
Tim Weske	....	sword fight coordinator
Brad Everett Young	....	stand-in (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Bernard Gayle Productions
• De Line Pictures
• DreamWorks SKG
• Montecito Picture Company, The

Distributors

• DreamWorks SKG (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Dreamworks Distribution LLC (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Chile) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Hyperion Sound  music recorded and mixed at
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  cellular fax rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• Runway  post-production services
• Runway  post-production
• Soundtrack  adr facility
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up trailers
• Star Waggons  production trailers
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

Let's Make Friends (USA) (original script title)

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, including crude and sexual references.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR | SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45050) | Singapore:NC-16 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:16 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | New Zealand:R16 | Mexico:B15 | Iceland:12 | Denmark:A | Finland:S

Filming Locations:

Hollywood Center Studios - 1040 N. Las Palmas Avenue, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Bernard Gayle Productions

Trivia:

Members of the band OK Go appear at the end, during the credits, as the band in the wedding ceremony.

Goofs:

Factual errors: In one scene, Paul Rudd's character is on the phone with Lou Ferrigno. Lou Ferrigno is deaf in real life.

Quotes:

Joyce Klaven: Peter always connected better with women.
Zooey: You know, I can see that because he is a great boyfriend.
Peter Klaven: Thank you fiancee.
Oswald Klaven: Also, you got to understand, Zooey, Peter matured sexually at a very early age. I remember taking him swimming when he was twelve-years-old, kid had a bush like a forty-year-old Serbian.
Peter Klaven: Oh come on!

Movie Connections:

References "Sesame Street" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Right as Rain

New era of comedians

We have all seen the impeccable and hilarious teams of 1)Adam Sandler n Rob Schnider 2)Ben Stiller n Owen Wilson (sometimes Will Farrel n Vince Vaugh too) etc etc

and now we may be seeing a new one in the making, Jason Segel n Paul Rudd both have a strong comical history, one with How I met your mother n other with friends and a lot more... n both are just awesome together... I just hope they'll continue this bro-hood and give us more moments to laugh about.

Not the best comedy movie, quite a good one..... and am a very big fan of Jason Segel , so it all worked out for me....

And last but not the least : "Slapa de Bay-yes maan"