Disaster Movie (2008)

Directors:

Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (written by) &
Aaron Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

29 August 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Not another shallow Hollywood movie.

Plot:

Over the course of one evening, an unsuspecting group of twenty-somethings find themselves bombarded by a series of natural disasters and catastrophic events.

Plot Keywords:

Disaster | Natural Disaster | Cell Phone | Hit With A Frying Pan | Woman Shot In The Forehead

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

Matt Lanter	...	Will
Vanessa Lachey	...	Amy (as Vanessa Minnillo)
Gary 'G. Thang' Johnson	...	Calvin (as Gary 'G-Thang' Johnson)
Nicole Parker	...	Enchanted Princess / Amy Winehouse Look-A-Like / Jessica Simpson Look-A-Like
Crista Flanagan	...	Juney / Hannah Montana
Kim Kardashian	...	Lisa
Ike Barinholtz	...	Wolf / Javier Bardem Look-A-Like / Police Officer / Hellboy / Batman / Beowulf / Prince Caspian
Carmen Electra	...	Beautiful Assassin
Tony Cox	...	Indiana Jones
Tad Hilgenbrink	...	Prince
Nick Steele	...	Underwear Model
John Di Domenico	...	Dr. Phil Look-A-Like / Love Guru
Jason Boegh	...	Male Carrie
Valerie Wildman	...	Samantha
Abe Spigner	...	Flava-Flav Look-A-Like
Noah Harpster	...	Jonah
Austin Michael Scott	...	McLover (as Austin Scott)
Devin Crittenden	...	Michael Cera Look-A-Like
Dana Seltzer	...	Head On Voice (voice)
Michelle Lang	...	Hot Girl
Jonas Neal	...	Justin Timberlake Look-A-Like
Walter Harris	...	Hancock
Ty Miller	...	Kid (as Ty Wesley)
Gerard Facchini	...	Iron Man
Jacob Tolano	...	Bruce Banner (as Jacob Tolano Wood)
Roland Kickinger	...	Hulk
Christopher Johnson	...	Michael Jackson Look-A-Like
Preston James Hillier	...	Cowboy Fan
Johnny Rock	...	Male Enchanted Princess
David Born	...	Referee
Genevieve Guzchack	...	Bikini Girl (as Genevieve Gurchak)
Hilary Kennedy	...	Bikini Girl
Lloyd Arnold II	...	Jojo
Jared S. Eddo	...	Speed Racer (as Jared Eddo)
Yoshio Iizuka	...	Kung Fu Panda
Lauren Gottlieb	...	Cheerleader Dancer
Katrina Norman	...	Cheerleader Dancer
Monica Soto	...	Cheerleader Dancer
Audra Griffis	...	Cheerleader Dancer
Amaris Davidson	...	Cheerleader Dancer
Courtney Shay Young	...	Cheerleader Dancer (as Courtney Young)
Clinton Huff	...	Basketball Dancer
Devin Walker	...	Basketball Dancer
Dominique Kelley	...	Basketball Dancer
Jeremy Barthel	...	Basketball Dancer
Billy Jackson	...	Basketball Dancer
Luke Sexton	...	Basketball Dancer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Byrnes	...	(Middle) Hulk (uncredited)
Jon Dainty	...	Partygoer (uncredited)
Lacey Ford	...	Party Goer (uncredited)
Brandon B. Helmes	...	Bloody pedestrian (uncredited)
Holli Hicks	...	Party Girl (uncredited)
Brandy Moon	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Halley Rachal	...	Sweet Sixteen Party Guest (uncredited)
Sarah J. Thompson	...	College Partygoer / Bloody Pedestrian (uncredited)
Kenny Yates	...	Hop Sing (uncredited)

Directed by
Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writing credits (WGA)
Jason Friedberg		(written by) &
Aaron Seltzer		(written by)

Produced by
Jason Friedberg	....	producer
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	co-producer
Hal Olofsson	....	executive producer
Peter Safran	....	producer
Aaron Seltzer	....	producer
Kenny Yates	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Christopher Lennertz

Cinematography by
Shawn Maurer

Film Editing by
Peck Prior

Casting by
Tara Duncil

Production Design by
William A. Elliott

Art Direction by
Daniel A. Lomino

Set Decoration by
Teresa Visinare

Costume Design by
Frank Helmer

Makeup Department
Leslie Devlin	....	key makeup artist
Roxanne Ferguson	....	key hair stylist (as Heather Roxanne Ferguson)
Chris Grondin	....	special makeup effects lab technician
Jamie Hess	....	special effects makeup coordinator
Matthew Jorgensen	....	makeup effects supervisor: WM Creations and SAG puppeteer
Robert Wesley Knight	....	super hero suit fabricator
Jack Lazzaro	....	makeup artist
Robert Miller	....	costume designer/fabricator: WM Creations
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects designer
Douglas Noe	....	makeup department head
Gary J. Perticone	....	hair department head
Richard Redlefsen	....	key special makeup effects artist
Shunika Terry	....	assistant hair stylist
Turner Walker	....	special makeup effects lab technician: W.M. Creations, Inc.
Tony Ward	....	hair stylist
Clinton Wayne	....	special makeup effects artist
Crystal Woodford	....	hair stylist
Andrea Young	....	hair department head
Andrea Young	....	second key hair stylist

Production Management
Terra Abroms	....	post-production supervisor
Jennifer Booth	....	production supervisor
Jerry P. Jacobs	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Berke	....	second assistant director
John Mattingly	....	second second assistant director
Hal Olofsson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Kenneth Brown	....	carpenter
Eddie Burcham	....	set dresser
Daniel Coe	....	construction coordinator
Lisa Akes Crouch	....	greens person
Matthew L. Crowson	....	painter
James Diggs	....	lead painter
Kevin Gaspard	....	graphic designer
Shannon Harrelson	....	set designer
Anthony J. Henderson	....	sculpture foreman
Kathleen Kat Holton	....	construction buyer
Phillip Joffrion	....	set dresser
Julie Kobsa	....	property assistant
Blake Le Vasseur	....	gang boss
Robert Lucas	....	leadman
Don Miloyevich	....	property master
Tianna Mockett	....	art department coordinator
Audra Muslow	....	art department production assistant
David Myers	....	painter
Darren Patnode	....	on-set dresser
Steven M. Saylor	....	set designer
Cindy Seay	....	painter
John Eric Seay	....	constructor foreman
Gordon Thomas	....	gang boss: set dressing
Jason Wilson	....	gangboss
John N. Wood	....	set dresser
Jeff Broome	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Jeffrey Broome	....	construction medic (uncredited)

Sound Department
Misty Conn	....	boom operator
Destin E. Gautier	....	sound utility
Glynna Grimala	....	sound effects editor
Xavier Horan	....	sound editor
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Long	....	sound mixer
Anna MacKenzie	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	adr mixer
Peter Staubli	....	sound effects editor
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr mixer
Karen Vassar Triest	....	sound effects editor (as Karen Vassar)
Jared Watt	....	additional boom operator

Special Effects by
Graham Denman	....	special effects
Jeremy Johnson	....	special effects technician
J. Michael O'Brien	....	special effects
Richard Redlefsen	....	puppeteer

Visual Effects by
Eric Almeras	....	digital compositor
Mandy Arnold	....	digital restoration artist
Jeremy Hunt	....	visual effects supervisor: Screaming Death Monkey
Sadie D. Johnson	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Chris E. Peterson	....	digital artist: Screaming Death Monkey
Mark Robben	....	digital compositor: At The Post
Wayne A. Shepherd	....	visual effects supervisor: At The Post
Chris Soyer	....	visual effects artist
Andranik Taranyan	....	paint artist
Chris Watts	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Keith Adams	....	stunt coordinator
Brent Bernhard	....	stunts
Brian Patrick Collins	....	stunt double
Lateef Crowder	....	stunt double
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt performer
Lena Fennema	....	stunt double
Yoshio Iizuka	....	stunt performer: Kung fu Panda
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt double
Brandon Loeser	....	stunts
Deven MacNair	....	stunts
Bridgett Riley	....	stunts
Kym Stys	....	stunt double:Carmen Electra
Ryan Watson	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Donald Akes	....	rigging electric
Justin Babin	....	grip
Darwin Montana Browne	....	key grip
Scott Calcagno	....	electrician
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jayson S. Coddington	....	electrician
Jayson S. Coddington	....	rigging electrician
Sean Cruz	....	lighting technician
Brandon Dauzat	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
John Gregory Edwards	....	set lighting technician
Brouke Franklin	....	first assistant camera
Chris Garner	....	grip
Tonja Greenfield	....	film loader
Danny Horne	....	second assistant camera
Jeremy Launais	....	gaffer
Brad Leidholdt	....	grip
Chris Leidholdt	....	rigging key grip
Dustin Logan	....	video assist
Greg Lomas	....	dolly grip
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	best boy grip
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	key grip: second unit
Darby Newman	....	additional second assistant camera
Jason Prowell	....	lighting technician
T.J. Sebren	....	lamp operator
Tim Speed	....	best boy electric
Todd Thompson	....	rigging grip
Charles B. Walker	....	grip
Marvin Wright	....	rigging electrician
Ty Zenter	....	grip

Casting Department
Jamie Baremore	....	location casting
Brinkley A. Maginnis	....	extras casting
Benjamin G. Malbrough	....	casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Shawnia Willson	....	extras casting assistant
Ashley-Anne Parker	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Tiana Aiello	....	costumer
Doré Cermak	....	costume production assistant
Paul Corricelli	....	key costumer
Emily Dominguez	....	costumer
Eva Fredrickson	....	wardrobe assistant
Jennifer Kamrath	....	key set costumer
Melissa Kidd	....	costume assistant
Krystle Lamoreaux	....	costumer: extras
Krystle Lamoreaux	....	set costumer
Mary Matthews	....	costume supervisor (as Mary Matthews-Smith)
Dalhia Schuette	....	costumer
Anne Sweeney	....	costume assistant
Rachel A. Walker	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Miguel Calvento	....	apprentice editor
Valance Eisleben	....	digital intermediate editor
Ryan C. Fill	....	assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
David M. Perkins	....	colorist: dailies
Siobhan Prior	....	assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate color timer

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Nick Fevola	....	score programmer
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Cory Milano	....	music editor
Larry Rench	....	additional orchestrator
Michael T. Ryan	....	supervising music editor
Rebekah Touma	....	music coordinator
Jeff Vaughn	....	scoring mixer
Jojo Villanueva	....	music supervisor
Philip White	....	composer: additional music

Transportation Department
Greg Faucett	....	transportation coordinator
Jesse Grillo	....	driver
Gerald Hardy	....	driver: honeywagon
Robert Jepson	....	driver
Aaron D. Moore	....	hair/make-up driver
Beverly Reeves	....	driver
Jimmie K. Turner	....	transportation
James Yeates	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Coleen Aiello	....	first assistant accountant
Kelly Airhart	....	body double
Aaron Askew	....	second assistant accountant
Jody Blose	....	script supervisor
David Carmon	....	dance double
Brooke Coleman	....	production secretary
Christopher Crouch	....	production assistant
Jeff Dash	....	production accountant
Christina DeCharles	....	location scout
Jaz Donaldson	....	production assistant
Trena Edwards	....	set production assistant
Charles Gibson	....	office production assistant
Will Greenfield	....	assistant production coordinator
Jeremy N. Hernandez	....	production assistant
Letitia Hoaas	....	set teacher
Jerad Janke	....	location assistant
Ron Karkoska	....	puppeteer
Cosmos Kiindarius	....	production assistant
Ashley Kravitz	....	clearances
Kenneth Lecompte	....	travel coordinator
Sean K. Russell	....	post production coordinator
Charity Schubert	....	assistant: Mr. Jacobs
Caroline Seale	....	key assistant location manager
Jack St. Martin	....	assistant: Mr. Safran
Adam M. Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Cat Stone	....	product placement coordinator
Jim Swidarski	....	payroll accountant
Greg Washington	....	production assistant
Clinton Wayne	....	puppeteer
Daryl Wilsford	....	second assistant accountant
John A. Metoyer	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Roger J. Timber	....	stand-in: G. Thang (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Lionsgate (presents)
• Grosvenor Park Media (as Grosvenor Park) (presents)
• 3 in the Box
• Millennium Studios (Set Decoration Rentals) (uncredited)

Distributors

• AcmeFilm (2008) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Albatros Film (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Lionsgate (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Momentum Pictures (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Imagem Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (all media)
• Lionsgate (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Odeon (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2010) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL5)
• Scanbox Entertainment (2009) (Finland) (DVD)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bangladesh) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Bhutan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (India) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Maldives) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Nepal) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Pakistan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2011) (Sri Lanka) (TV)
• West Video (2008) (Russia) (all media)

Special Effects

• At The Post (visual effects)
• Screaming Death Monkey (visual effects)
• Rand Studios (visual effects)
• LOOK! Effects (visual effects) (as LOOK Effects)

Other Companies

• BAM Casting  local principle and background casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Cleared By Ashley  clearances
• Cohen & Gardner  legal services (as Cohen & Gardner)
• Fairfield Studios  production EPK (EPK crew)
• Jupiterimages  footage (as Jupiterimages Corporation)
• LaserPacific  digital intermediate (as Laser Pacific)
• Leonetti Company  grip equipment
• Leonetti Company  set lighting equipment
• Louisiana Production Consultants  production services co.
• Mad 4 Music  music editing
• National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA)  footage (as NASA)
• Pacific Title  end titles and opticals (as Pacific Title and Art Studio)
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Sonic Fuel Studios  music mixed at
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Soundelux  sound editing services
• Stone Management  product placement
• Summit Entertainment  sales
• Todd-AO Studios  sound mixing services (as Todd-AO)
• Wildfire Studios  editorial facilities

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language, drug references and comic violence

Runtime:

87 min | 88 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44502) | UK:12A | Singapore:NC-16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Brazil:12 | Japan:PG-12 | Malaysia:18PL | Finland:K-13 | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Canada:G (Québec) | USA:Unrated (unrated DVD version) | South Korea:15 | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | New Zealand:R13 | Mexico:B15 | Argentina:13 | Spain:13 | Italy:T | Canada:14+ (TV rating) | Singapore:PG13 (edited TV version) | Germany:16 | Sweden:11 (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

Louisiana, USA

Company:

Lionsgate

Trivia:

Film critic Louis Fehrey was furious after he saw the film, claiming that it insulted his intelligence, the intelligence of the American people, and the intelligence of cinema. As "revenge", Fehrey spent weeks collecting every single American review of the film. He then published an article in USA Today, stating that 98.7% of "Disaster Movie" reviews were negative.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Will is kissing Amy, the brim on his fedora starts to mess up her hair, but in the very next shot her hair is neatly combed again.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Will:[after falling face-first into a pile of feces in his dream] Oh, shit.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Dr. Phil" (2002)

Soundtrack:

Super 16

Wait... What?

Honestly, what is wrong with you, Hollywood? Not only is this the WORST thing that has happened to you ---- you keep funding these "cheesy writers of Scary Movie" to make these movies. I mean, come on Carmen Electra, you know even better than them that you have potential! Stop portraying in parody movies!

See, I can't believe I am comparing "parody" to this movie. This movie has no "parody" or "comedy" in it, this is all referencing. All they need to do is see a movie title, take a line and a scene from a trailer, and turn it into a script. Never in my LIFE have I ever been so ticked off by you (Hollywood).

I mean, Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg, you don't even care for the money, you just want to prove you can be a film-maker too, but that's not the point! Movies are something you should enjoy, and this... this is making bland jokes and pointless (as I may say "comedy) with fart jokes and people being hit with objects... or just getting hurt (but you realize that they are okay)?

Now please, STOP! You're ruining the name of "parody" and you are causing people to hate you even more!

Please, as a warning, DO NOT WATCH THIS.