Spread (2009)

User Rating:

7.2/10   

Director:

David Mackenzie

Writers (WGA):

Jason Dean Hall (screenplay)
Jason Dean Hall (story) ...
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Release Date:

14 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

It's a business doing pleasure.

Plot:

A sex comedy centered on a serial womanizer and his jilted lover. |

Plot Keywords:

Jilted | Womanizer | Sex Comedy | One Word Title

Cast

Ashton Kutcher	...	Nikki
Anne Heche	...	Samantha
Margarita Levieva	...	Heather
Sebastian Stan	...	Harry
Sonia Rockwell	...	Christina
Maria Conchita Alonso	...	Ingrid
Hart Bochner	...	Will
Thomas Kijas	...	Jason - 'Head Waiter'
Landon Ashworth	...	Prince Stelio's Guard
Shane Brolly	...	Prince Stelio
Sarah Buxton	...	Helen
Derek Carter	...	Delivery Guy
Peter Marc Jacobson	...	Plastic Surgeon
Dani Levine	...	Nadia
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Vince Allen	...	Sexy Pool Guy
Anya Assante	...	Club goer
Madison Bauer	...	Niki's mother
Candice A. Buenrostro	...	Sexy pool girl
Christie Burson	...	Sexy Pool Girl
Jennifer Cambra	...	Dancer
Renee Darmiento	...	Kissing girl
Kris Edwards	...	Bartender
Iglesias Estefania	...	Bella
Lourdes Faberes	...	Prince stelio's gang
Marc Gruninger	...	Hot Pool Guy
Lejla Hadzimuratovic	...	Dancer
Lanre Idewu	...	Sexy Pool Guy
John Ierardi	...	Instigator
Lauri Johnson	...	Meter Maid
Siso Kamburov	...	Sexy Pool Guy
Adrienne McQueen	...	Sexy Pool Girl
Jiffy Reed	...	Dancer
Jessica Rizo	...	Beautiful Latina Love Interest
Brianna Nicole Schlanger	...	Bikini Girl
Michael Sidisin Jr.	...	Bartender
Andrew Craghan	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Nadia Dawn	...	Pool beauty (uncredited)
Vivian Dominguez	...	Heather's Co-worker (uncredited)
Blake Griffin	...	Man at bar (uncredited)
Amanda MacLachlan	...	Club Love Interest (uncredited)
Olivia Alaina May	...	Sexy Club Goer (uncredited)
Amy Motta	...	Woman in Airport (uncredited)
Shanna Olson	...	Sexy Pool Girl (uncredited)
Paul Michael Ramirez	...	Man in Bar (uncredited)
Korrina Rico	...	Restaurant Girl (uncredited)
Laura Shields	...	Club love interest (uncredited)

Directed by
David Mackenzie

Writing credits (WGA)
Jason Dean Hall		(screenplay) (as Jason Hall)
Jason Dean Hall		(story) (as Jason Hall) &
Paul Kolsby		(story)

Produced by
Anthony Callie	....	executive producer
Jason Goldberg	....	producer
Ron Hartenbaum	....	executive producer
Aaron Kaufman	....	executive producer
Elliot Kaufman	....	associate producer
Paul Kolsby	....	executive producer
Douglas Kuber	....	executive producer
Ashton Kutcher	....	producer
John Limotte	....	executive producer
Mark Moran	....	line producer
Peter Morgan	....	producer
Karyn Murphy	....	associate producer
Myles Nestel	....	executive producer

Original Music by
John Swihart

Cinematography by
Steven Poster

Film Editing by
Nicholas Erasmus

Casting by
Richard Hicks
David Rubin

Production Design by
Cabot McMullen

Set Decoration by
Beth Wooke

Costume Design by
Ruth E. Carter

Makeup Department
Tracey Levy	....	makeup department head
Anthony Miner	....	hair stylist
Rhonda O'Neal	....	key hair stylist
Nina Paskowitz	....	hair department head
Leah Vautrot	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
J.M. Logan	....	post-production supervisor
Brian Tanke	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christopher S. Bryson	....	first assistant director
Irina Bryson	....	key second assistant director
Todd Havern	....	additional second assistant director
Terrence B. Zinn	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Camellia Cox	....	graphic designer
Sasha Kanno	....	art department coordinator
Ben Lewis	....	property master
Sara Petersen	....	art department assistant

Sound Department
Steve Blazewick	....	sound utility
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
William Jacobs	....	sound effects editor
Nicholas James	....	dialogue editor
Robert Lowe	....	boom operator
Coleman Metts	....	production sound mixer
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Purcell	....	sound recordist
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Mandy Arnold	....	digital artist
David Cole	....	digital colourist
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate producer
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Sadie D. Johnson	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Bruce Mann	....	digital artist
Michael S. Pryor	....	visual effects producer: Laser Pacific
Carlo Hume	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Ismael Araujo Jr.	....	grip
Kelly Beaird	....	grip
Greg Brooks	....	dolly grip
J.A. Byerly	....	rigging gaffer
Mitch Byerly	....	best boy rigging electric
Paolo Cascio	....	camera operator
Paolo Cascio	....	director of photography: additional photography
Cheli Clayton	....	first assistant camera
Vidal Cohen	....	key grip
Peter Drinco	....	key grip
James Gembala	....	set electrician
David Allen Grove	....	additional Steadicam operator
David Allen Grove	....	additional camera operator: "a" camera
Annika Iltis	....	second assistant camera
Gembala James	....	electrician
Ray Patrick	....	super technocrane operator
Craig Price	....	grip
Dale Robinette	....	still photographer
Michael A. Savage	....	best boy
James Simak	....	camera operator: EPK / Behind The Scenes
Taj J. Teffaha	....	Steadicam operator
Taj J. Teffaha	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Alpheus Underhill	....	grip
Alexandra Weiss	....	film loader
Eric Whitehead	....	dolly grip
Elan Yaari	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Joey Cee	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kara Stanford	....	costumes
Marta Villalobos	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Scott Hatcher	....	first assistant editor
Jason Auerbach	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
William Jacobs	....	music editor
Brian H. Kim	....	composer's assistant
Elizabeth Miller	....	music supervisor

Transportation Department
Collin Butrum	....	transportation captain
Shawn Coulter	....	transportation coordinator
David Oppenheim	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Molly Bennett	....	production coordinator
Alison S. Cohen	....	production counsel
Natalie Damico	....	location manager
Dale Dreher	....	location scout
Eric Fierstein	....	location manager
Scott Fleisher	....	directorial assistant
Vicki Goldsmith	....	production assistant: Basecamp
Eric Johnson	....	production assistant
Joe Kobzan	....	production assistant
Dan Masciarelli	....	production assistant
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Karyn Murphy	....	assistant: Mr. Kutcher
John Paliferro	....	key set production assistant
Marilyn Penn	....	post-production accountant
Joshua Brian Pierce	....	production secretary
Ian J. Putnam	....	production assistant
Brandon Schiffman	....	set production assistant
Josh Swoveland	....	key craft service
Tina Yeh	....	location manager: NY
Naomi Yospe	....	assistant coordinator

Production Companies

• Barbarian Films
• Katalyst Films
• Oceana Media Finance (in association with)

Distributors

• Gussi Artecinema (2009) (Mexico) (theatrical)
• Imagem Filmes (2009) (Brazil) (theatrical)
• MK2 Diffusion (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Medyavizyon (2009) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• Monolith (2009) (Poland) (theatrical)
• Pioneer Films (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Anchor Bay Entertainment (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Anchor Bay Films
• CatchPlay (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• TVA Films (2009) (Canada) (all media)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Creative Artists Agency (CAA)  sales
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Endeavor Agency  sales
• Film Art  art consulting
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  make-up trailer

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, nudity and language.

Runtime:

97 min | USA:97 min (Sundance Film Festival)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45330) | UK:18 | Australia:R (2009) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:U (with warning)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Barbarian Films

Soundtrack:

Mainstay Unsettled Mix

Sexy, subversive and very surprising...

Spread is an unusual little film. I say 'little', as it's essentially a low budget character-driven drama that is some how being commercially packaged as a rom-com. A quick glance at the credits reveals that this isn't your average Kutcher vehicle: it's directed by Scotland's David Mackenzie of "Young Adam" and "Hallam Foe" fame.

Make no mistake, the Kutcher we see at the start of the film is very familiar: arrogant, uptight and utterly beautiful. But as the run-time flies past, we somehow warm to his character even though he's getting more sex than most of us will get in a lifetime. And here's the good news: Kutcher's performance is fairly astounding. He manages to reveal the humanity in his deeply flawed character with notable subtlety and a distinct lack of cliché. Kutcher's (many) sexual relationships portrayed in the film are brutally realistic: the modern and perhaps unromantic realities of casual sex are not dressed-up in any cheap Hollywood moralising. This is also evident in the overall tone of the film: there are many moments that could have descended into schmaltz, but a sharp edge it maintained on just about every line of dialogue.

Kutcher fans: beware. This is a real departure for the actor, but thank goodness: it's a movie with all the superficial gloss of Hollywood and all the invention of an indie flick.