The Company Men (2010)

Director:

John Wells

Writer (WGA):

John Wells (written by)

Release Date:

27 January 2011 (Israel)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Big Business Just Cut The Wrong Guys

Plot:

The story centers on a year in the life of three men trying to survive a round of corporate downsizing at a major company - and how that affects them, their families, and their communities.

Plot Keywords:

Downsizing | Corporate Downsizing | Porsche | Husband Wife Relationship | Massachusetts

Awards:

4 nominations

Cast

Ben Affleck	...	Bobby Walker
Tommy Lee Jones	...	Gene McClary
Chris Cooper	...	Phil Woodward
Suzanne Rico	...	Gail
Kent Shocknek	...	Rittenour
Adrianne Krstansky	...	Carol
Lewis D. Wheeler	...	Ken
Celeste Oliva	...	Jane
Tom Kemp	...	Conal
Nancy Villone	...	Diane
Chris Everett	...	Barbara
Maria Bello	...	Sally Wilcox
Lance Greene	...	Landry
Kathy Harum	...	Karen
Allyn Burrows	...	Stevens
Anthony Estrella	...	Haspel
Craig T. Nelson	...	James Salinger
David Catanzaro	...	Archer
Rosemarie DeWitt	...	Maggie Walker
Anthony O'Leary	...	Drew
Angela Rezza	...	Carson
Sasha Spielberg	...	Sarah
Maryann Plunkett	...	Lorna
Patricia Kalember	...	Cynthia McClary
Kevin Costner	...	Jack Dolan
Dana Eskelson	...	Dierdre Dolan
James Colby	...	Davey
Richard Snee	...	Speaker
John Doman	...	Dysert
Ellen Colton	...	MK&T Receptionist
Eamonn Walker	...	Danny
Cady Huffman	...	Joanna
Gene Amoroso	...	Balding Man
Annette Miller	...	Nan
Tonye Patano	...	Joyce Robertson
David De Beck	...	Hansen (as David DeBeck)
Alan Dary	...	Project Manager
William Hill	...	Kevin Walker
Carolyn Pickman	...	Fran Walker
Craig Mathers	...	Conners
Jeff Barry	...	Dale
David Wilson Barnes	...	Troy Thayer
Brian A. White	...	Mike (as Brian White)
Denece Ryland	...	FMR Receptionist
Rena Maliszweski	...	Robin
Cindy Lentol	...	Dana
Scott Winters	...	Ed
Sanjit De Silva	...	Tom
Austin Lysy	...	Liam
Dossy Peabody	...	Jane Nefeld
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andria Blackman	...	Flight attendant (uncredited)
Brian Bradbury	...	Private Boat Guest (uncredited)
Gloria Crist	...	Human Resource Assistant (uncredited)
Elizabeth Dann	...	Norvell Receptionist (uncredited)
Kevin DeCoste	...	Boy Playing Football (uncredited)
Sean Patrick Doherty	...	Golfer (uncredited)
Jeffrey Feingold	...	Awards Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Keith Fluker	...	GTX Exec (uncredited)
Shawn Fogarty	...	Employee at Christmass Party (uncredited)
John Franchi	...	Neighbor (uncredited)
Victor Franko	...	GTX Employee (uncredited)
Gary Galone	...	Karlson (uncredited)
Alexander 'Alex' Garde	...	Boy on Bicycle (uncredited)
Suzanne Gillies	...	Family Friend (uncredited)
Albert Gornie	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Una Green	...	Secretary (uncredited)
Steven Howitt	...	Company Man (uncredited)
Thomas Kee	...	Mifflin (uncredited)
Jeffery Kincannon	...	Company Executive (uncredited)
Ren Knopf	...	Club Diner / Businessman (uncredited)
Rich Manley	...	Porche Buyer (uncredited)
Dan Marshall	...	GTX Executive / Shareholder (uncredited)
Bill Mootos	...	J. Lister (uncredited)
Jim Patton	...	GTX Businessman (uncredited)
Americo Presciutti	...	Security Guard (uncredited)
Carrie Ann Quinn	...	GTX Executive (uncredited)
Donna Glee Reim	...	Office Worker (uncredited)
Billy Silvia	...	GTX Corporate Security (uncredited)

Directed by
John Wells

Writing credits (WGA)
John Wells		(written by)

Produced by
Barbara A. Hall	....	executive producer
Kristin Harms	....	co-producer
Jinny Joung	....	associate producer
Claire Rudnick Polstein	....	producer
Paula Weinstein	....	producer
John Wells	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Roger Deakins		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Frazen

Casting by
Laura Rosenthal

Production Design by
David J. Bomba

Art Direction by
John R. Jensen

Set Decoration by
Kyra Friedman Curcio

Costume Design by
Lyn Paolo

Makeup Department
Raul Hernandez	....	hair stylist
Natasha Ladek	....	wig maker
Brenda McNally	....	hair department head
Emma C. Rotondi	....	key hair stylist (as Emma LaCarbonara Rotondi)
Trish Seeney	....	makeup department head
Sherryn Smith	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Barbara A. Hall	....	unit production manager
Nancy Kirhoffer	....	post-production supervisor
Gabrielle Mahon	....	production supervisor
Jeff Maynard	....	executive in charge of post-production (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark S. Constance	....	second second assistant director
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director
Paul Byrne Prenderville	....	second assistant director (as Paul Prenderville)

Art Department
Jason Allard	....	propmaker (as Jason R. Allard)
Dean Allison	....	general foreman
Mark Bachman	....	graphic designer
Joseph Barillaro	....	charge scenic
Brian Buckley	....	gang boss
Aimee Butterfield	....	assistant property master
Richard Cambria	....	propmaker
Christina Chandler	....	set dresser
Gary Chandler	....	set dresser
Scott Childers	....	location foreman
Danica Chipman	....	buyer
Ralph Contrado	....	on-set painter
Brooke M. Corey	....	scenic (as Megan Brooke Corey)
Daniel J. Courchaine	....	scenic (as Daniel Courchaine)
Roger Danchik	....	set dresser foreman (as Dr. Roger Danchik)
Rob Dew	....	propmaker (as Robert Dew)
Noah Dubreuil	....	on-set dresser
Nick Ferrara	....	propmaker
Robert Gallo	....	scenic foreman
Jennifer Gerbino	....	property master
Raimundo Gonzalez	....	propmaker
Jennifer Haigh	....	construction buyer
David Haller	....	propmaker
Jerry G. Henery	....	construction coordinator (as Jerry Henery)
Mary Hopkins	....	scenic gangboss
Tim Jackson	....	head greens
William Karp	....	propmaker
Bridget Keefe	....	set dresser
C. Kent Lanagan	....	property assistant
Denis Leining	....	art department coordinator
David Leonard	....	propmaker
Timothy Lewis	....	set dresser (as Tim Lewis)
Kerri McGill	....	scenic
Matt Meeds	....	propmaker
Alcinio Melim	....	propmaker
John F. O'Neil	....	set dresser (as John O'Neil)
Katrina Parsons	....	gang boss
Matthew Passarelli	....	laborer
Anthony Passi	....	scenic
Michael Potter	....	set dresser
Helen Rasmussen	....	assistant set decorator
Kristin Rauwerdink	....	scenic (as Kristin Raywerdink)
Miles S. Richman	....	lead painter: reshoots
Isabel Riley	....	scenic
Peter Rippe	....	propmaker
Michael Saari	....	propmaker
Shauna Sanchez	....	set dresser
Robert Schleinig	....	leadman (as Robert H. Scheinig)
Carl Sprague	....	set designer
Nathan Steele	....	propmaker
Cristina Todesco	....	scenic
Robert Travisono	....	laborer
Cammeron Truesdale	....	scenic
Christopher Walsh	....	propmaker
Peter Wilcox	....	location foreman
Eric Wild	....	construction gangboss
Paul Wilson	....	scenic
Shadya H. Ballug	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Abel Barbour	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Joshua Barnatt	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Stefan Couture	....	second greensman (uncredited)
Elizabeth Fisher	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Joe Gagnepain	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Faith Johnson	....	art department intern (uncredited)
Deborah Kehs	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Hannah King	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Luke Malloy	....	on-set greensman (uncredited)
Brian McKenzie	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Nancy A. Pavia	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jeremy M. Pereira	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Andrew Poleszak	....	draper (uncredited)
John Pungitore	....	set dresser (uncredited)
David Rickson	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Richard Sepulveda	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Matthew G. Smith	....	scenic industrial (uncredited)
Terry Synnott	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Katie Tower	....	graphic designer: props (uncredited)
Tricia Turczynski	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Mimi Watstein	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ryan Baker	....	sound utility
Robert Batha	....	assistant sound editor
Kelly Cabral	....	supervising sound editor
Melissa A. Corns	....	sound effects editor (as Melissa Corns)
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist (as David Fein)
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Hilda Hodges	....	foley artist
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Elizabeth Kenton	....	dialogue editor
Tim LeBlanc	....	sound re-recording mixer
Skip Lievsay	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jason Oliver	....	adr recordist
Aynee Osborn	....	dialogue editor (as Aynee O. Joujon-Roche)
Kevin S. Parker	....	sound utility
Troy Porter	....	adr mixer
Joel Reidy	....	boom operator
Carolyn Tapp	....	adr recordist
Trevor Ward	....	dolby sound consultant
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tom Williams	....	sound mixer
Daniel A. Greenwald	....	additional utility sound (uncredited)
David C. Manahan	....	sound utility (uncredited)
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Mark Purcell	....	dubbing recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Judson Bell	....	special effects supervisor
Adam Bellao	....	special effects technician
Christopher Johnson	....	special effects technician
John Ruggieri	....	pyrotechnician
John Ruggieri	....	special effects
Jay P. Stone	....	special effects technician (as Jay Stone)
Adam Taylor	....	special effects technician
Butch Wilber	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals: EFilm
Daren Dochterman	....	visual effects artist: Moving Target
Brian Jochum	....	visual effects producer: Moving Target
Jay Johnson	....	compositor: titles, Moving Target
Peter Kuran	....	additional visual effects: VCE
Alan Munro	....	visual effects supervisor: Moving Target
Rick Sparr	....	visual effects coordinator: titles, Moving Target
Jon Terada	....	visual effects artist: Moving Target

Stunts
Jeffrey Lee Gibson	....	stunt coordinator (as Jeffrey L. Gibson)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Adams	....	rigging grip
Woody Bell	....	grip
Maceo Bishop	....	steadicam operator
Jason Bowen	....	rigging electrician
Peter Boynton	....	rigging electrician
Dave Cambria	....	rigging gaffer (as David Cambria)
Paul Candrilli	....	key grip
Derek Contrado	....	rigging grip (as Dereck Contrado)
Robert Cuddy	....	lamp operator
Peter D'Angelo	....	grip: second unit
Michael DiIeso	....	key rigging grip
Joseph E. Doyle	....	playback technician
Paul Elliott	....	director of photography: second unit
William L. Flanagan	....	best boy grip (as Bill Flanagan)
Claire Folger	....	still photographer
Jesse Goldberg	....	lamp operator
Joseph Grimaldi	....	best boy electric (as Joe Grimaldi)
Sean Hadley	....	grip
Bruce Hamme	....	dolly grip
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera
Zachary Holmes	....	playback technician
Bernard C. Karol	....	rigging electrician (as Bernie Karol)
Tom Keenan	....	lamp operator (as Tom Keenan)
Roger Marbury	....	rigging electrician
Bill O'Leary	....	chief lighting technician
David Puopolo	....	crane grip
David C. Romano	....	grip (as David Romano)
Chuck Rudolph	....	lamp operator (as Charles Rudolph Jr.)
Dave Rudolph	....	lamp operator (as David Rudolph)
Michael Rudolph	....	lamp operator
Zack Shultz	....	loader
James Sylvia	....	video utility
Frans Wetterings III	....	best boy rigging electric (as Frans Wetterings)
Christine Willard	....	best boy rigging grip
Rick Beausoleil	....	additional grip: day-player (uncredited)
Dru Dunnaway	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Michael Geoghegan	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
James R. Mitchell	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
John J. Moers	....	documentary cameraman (uncredited)
Phil Nason	....	electrician (uncredited)
Georgia Pantazopoulos	....	grip (uncredited)
Courtney Perkins	....	camera trainee (uncredited)
Harry Pray IV	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Christopher Sawtelle	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Matt Bouldry	....	casting assistant
Matt Bouldry	....	casting associate: Boston
Kyle Crand	....	casting associate: Boston
Billy Dowd	....	extras casting
Maribeth Fox	....	casting associate: New York
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Aileen McCall	....	extras casting assistant (as Aileen Vicari)
Carolyn Pickman	....	location casting
Amelia Rasche McCarthy	....	casting associate: New York (as Amelia Rasche)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laurie Bramhall	....	costumer
Donna Casey	....	costume supervisor
April McCoy	....	seamstress
Fairlie Myers	....	costumer
Ryck Schmidt	....	on-set costumer
Carolyn Schnitzer	....	key costumer
Elizabeth Clifford	....	costumer (uncredited)
Lisa Eisler	....	costume supervisor (uncredited)
Alyson MacInnis	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Sara Mills-Broffman	....	additional costume buyer (uncredited)
Dianna Reardon	....	ager/dyer (uncredited)
Dana Schaefer	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Tom Siegel	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Chi Yoon Chung	....	assistant editor (as Chi-Yoon Chung)
Jake Cohen	....	editorial production assistant (as Jacob Cohen)
Michael Hatzer	....	digital colorist
Yvan Lucas	....	digital colorist
Marc Lulkin	....	color timing assistant
Devon Miller	....	digital intermediate editor
Joel T. Pashby	....	assistant editor
Loan Phan	....	digital intermediate producer
Tom Reiser	....	digital colorist
Suzanne Spangler	....	assistant editor
David Townsend	....	post-production coordinator
George Chavez	....	color timer (uncredited)
Richard A. Eisenstein	....	post-production technician (uncredited)
Christopher E. Garcia	....	editorial runner (uncredited)
Philippe Majdalani	....	digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited)
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM (uncredited)

Music Department
Jerry Hey	....	orchestrator (as Jerry Hey)
The Hollywood Studio Orchestra	....	musicians
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Ann Kline	....	music supervisor
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Angie Rubin	....	music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	music recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Jim Schultz	....	music editor: preview
Sarah Sheehe	....	music coordinator
Michael Stern	....	music mixer
Michael Stern	....	music recordist
Steve Tavaglione	....	electronic music programming
Jesse Voccia	....	orchestrator
Aaron Zigman	....	conductor
Aaron Zigman	....	orchestrator
Chuck Choi	....	score technical consultant (uncredited)
George Doering	....	musician (uncredited)
Oren Hadar	....	additional score recordist (uncredited)
Martin Tillman	....	musician: electric cello soloist (uncredited)
Jesse Voccia	....	composer: electronic music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Robert Albano	....	driver
Bob Carnes	....	transportation captain (as Robert Carnes)
John Cronk	....	driver (as John C. Cronk)
Robert Dudley	....	driver
David Duggan	....	driver (as David M. Duggan)
Gilbert Eartherton	....	driver (as Gilbert J. Eatherton)
Bob Ferrara	....	driver (as Robert Ferrara Sr.)
Jimmy Flynn	....	driver (as James P. Flynn)
Michael Gwynn	....	driver
Michael Indelicato	....	driver
Richard 'Abbott' Jeffrey	....	driver
Kevin Kelleher	....	driver
Robert Martini	....	driver
Jackie A. McBride	....	driver
Michael McEwan	....	driver
William O'Brien	....	transportation coordinator (as Billy O'Brien III)
Mario Presterone	....	driver (as Mario F. Presterone)
Daniel F. Redmond	....	driver
Stephen Roche	....	driver (as Stephen F. Roche)
Joe Rogers	....	driver (as Joseph Rogers)
Ryan P. Sheehan	....	driver
Quinlan Sullivan	....	driver (as Quinlan J. Sullivan)
Vincent Troiani	....	driver
Jeff J. Williams	....	driver (as Jeff Williams)
Kevin W. Wright	....	driver (as Kevin Wright)

Other crew
Jasa Abreo	....	assistant: Mr. Costner
Kallan Aftergood	....	assistant: Mr. Haspel
David Altshuler	....	stand-in
Teddy Au	....	production accountant
Gerard Averill	....	supervising location manager
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Julian Barnett	....	production assistant
A.J. Boles	....	assistant location manager
Mike Buonanno	....	location production assistant (as Michael Buonanno)
Jenna Byrnes	....	accounting clerk
Christopher Campbell	....	location manager (as Chris Campbell)
Daniel Cariolo	....	production assistant (as Dan Cariolo)
Chay Carter	....	assistant: Mr. Affleck
Giovanny Castillo	....	assistant chef (as C. Giovanny Castillo)
Gregory Chiodo	....	assistant location manager (as Greg Chiodo)
Marilyn L. Costello	....	studio teacher
Kelly Cronin	....	script supervisor
Roger Dillingham Jr.	....	medic (as Roger T.S. Dillingham)
Kenneth Donaldson	....	production assistant (as Ken Donaldson)
Patrick Donovan	....	location assistant
Gleanna Doyle	....	animal wrangler
David Farr	....	first assistant production accountant
Michelle Ferullo	....	product placement
Jason Fitzgerald	....	assistant location manager
Ethan Fox	....	key craft service
Mairead Gaffney	....	set production assistant
Mike Gavin	....	production assistant
Chad Goyette	....	key set production assistant
Jason Habelow	....	production secretary
Martin Hanley	....	stand-in
Ned Haspel	....	head of business affairs
Eric Haynes	....	production assistant
Liam Hearne	....	post production accountant: Rice Gorton Pictures
Heather Holliday	....	production staff
Lori Hornung	....	production coordinator
Reeva Hunter Mandelbaum	....	researcher
Richard Italiano	....	testimonial coordinator (as Richard Italiano Jr.)
Charles 'Man' Johnson	....	production assistant (as Man Johnson)
Brian Ketcham	....	location scout
John Koch	....	publicist
Christopher G. Kurose	....	production assistant (as Chris Kurose)
Linda Labov	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Bebe Lerner	....	publicist
Peter Lowe	....	chef (as Peter A. Lowe Jr.)
Kristin Martini	....	assistant: Mr. Wells
Tyler Mathers	....	location coordinator
Courtney McNaught	....	location assistant (as Courtney MacNaught)
Sean Murphy	....	second assistant accountant
Michael Robert Murray	....	location assistant (as Michael Murray)
Nate Oldham	....	production assistant
Wesley Oliver	....	assistant: Mr.Jones (as Wes Oliver)
Nicholas Parise	....	cook
Eric Perlmutter	....	craft service assistant
Herb Polack	....	assistant production coordinator
Allan Rafael	....	production assistant
Irwin M. Rappaport	....	production legal services
K.C. Roballo	....	medic (as K-C Roballo)
Jacqueline Roberts	....	payroll accountant (as Jackie Roberts)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Heath Stewart	....	stand-in
Jonathan Stopek	....	assistant: Ms. Rudnick Polstein
Quinn Tivey	....	assistant: Ms. Hall
Josh Woolf	....	production assistant
Jason Bice	....	production assistant (uncredited)
William Bornkesell	....	double (uncredited)
Chemi Che-Mponda	....	stand-in: Tonye Patano (uncredited)
Christine Colburn	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Angie Conners	....	international marketing (uncredited)
Brian T. Delaney	....	adr voice (uncredited)
Brendan Flaherty	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Jason Fritz	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Joel Goldes	....	dialect coach: pre-production (uncredited)
Christine Hayden	....	photo double: Rosemarie DeWitt (uncredited)
Jacob Head	....	voice looping (uncredited)
Jinny Joung	....	manager of development and production: John Wells Productions (uncredited)
Michael Judge	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Kate Jurdi	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Michael Kelly	....	stand-in: Craig T. Nelson (uncredited)
Paul Kuzmich	....	caterer (uncredited)
Stewart Lill	....	intern (uncredited)
Ed O'Keefe	....	stand-in: Salinger (uncredited)
Rachel Okerman	....	assistant: John Wells (uncredited)
Emily Rice	....	post production accountant (uncredited)
Hannah Roble	....	production intern (uncredited)
Evan Sigel	....	production intern (uncredited)
Kristie Thompson	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Brad Wilder	....	set production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Melanie Burgess	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Weinstein Company, The (presents)
• Battle Mountain Films
• Spring Creek Productions (in association with)
• Company Men Productions

Distributors

• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Gaumont Distribution (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Nikkatsu (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Senator Film (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Weinstein Company, The (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Dutch FilmWorks (DFW) (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• E Stars Films (2011) (China) (all media)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Impulse Pictures (2010) (Switzerland) (all media)
• Madman Entertainment (2010) (Australia) (all media)
• Pris Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Bangladesh) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Bhutan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (India) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Nepal) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Pakistan) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2010) (Sri Lanka) (all media)
• TriPictures (2011) (Spain) (all media)
• VVS Films (2010) (Canada) (all media)

Special Effects

• Moving Target (visual effects and titles)
• VCE (additional visual effects)
• Mind Over Eye (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Cinema Mechanics  grip and lighting equipment
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Du Art Film and Video  post-production facilities (Dailies)
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Foxcraft  craft service
• Hat Trick Catering  catering
• High Output  grip and lighting equipment
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Lanoue Film Arts  artwork
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  honeywagon, hair & make-up trailer, star trailers, wardrobe trailer
• Reel Security  production security
• Rice Gorton Pictures Ltd.  post production accounting
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals
• S.O.T.C. MultiMedia Group  product placement
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment
• Walking City Production Rentals  cast trailers
• Warner Bros. Studio Facilities  sound editorial and re-recording

Also Known As:

"Company Men" - Israel (English title) (imdb display title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and brief nudity

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

UK | USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45776) | Malaysia:18 | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Portugal:M/12 | Germany:o.Al. | Australia:M | Canada:14A | Singapore:NC-16 | Germany:12 (DVD rating) | Netherlands:6 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Weinstein Company, The

Trivia:

The Weinstein Company purchased the film at the 26th Sundance Film Festival for a mid-seven figure sum.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Jim comes to Gene with a "peace offering" of Glenfiddich single malt, he pours himself a glass and places the bottle on the mantle with the back label facing out. The camera cuts to Gene, and when it cuts back to Jim, the bottle has been turned so the front label faces out.

Quotes:

Phil Woodward:You know the worst part?
[a beat]
Phil Woodward:The world didn't stop. The newspaper still came every morning, the automatic sprinklers went off at six. Jerry next door still washed his car every Sunday.
[then]
Phil Woodward:My life ended and nobody noticed.

Movie Connections:

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Good business movie, very good

I don't know much about business, but that doesn't mean it's hard to appreciate a good business movie. Despite a few dumbed down bits, The Company Men, comes with a feeling of authenticity with some heart and decent performances from everybody. That is good enough for me.

In a hundred minutes, The Company Men gives us a small taste of what The recession did to American business. It does so in a way that favours character over making anti-corporate statements. The movie chooses to zoom in on the lives of three sales executives and how they deal with job loss.

I've never been in love with Ben Affleck, but when he wants to, he can show some professionalism. In The Company Men he does just that, proving capable of hitting all the emotional notes when necessary, something I feel he missed in his previous film the Town.

The Company Men is actually a rather sad movie. It's only a hundred minutes, but it feels longer. There's a lot of talk, but nothing ever feels too contrived, wasted or unnecessary. Is it a brilliant film? No, but I can safely recommend it.