Hot Tub Time Machine (2010)

Director:

Steve Pink

Writers (WGA):

Josh Heald (screenplay) and
Sean Anders (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 March 2010 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

Kick Some Past

Plot:

A malfunctioning time machine at a ski resort takes a man back to 1986 with his two friends and nephew, where they must relive a fateful night and not change anything to make sure the nephew is born.

Plot Keywords:

Hot Tub | Ski Resort | Time Machine | Maintenance Man | Attempted Suicide

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

John Cusack	...	Adam
Clark Duke	...	Jacob
Craig Robinson	...	Nick
Rob Corddry	...	Lou
Sebastian Stan	...	Blaine
Lyndsy Fonseca	...	Jenny
Crispin Glover	...	Phil
Chevy Chase	...	Repairman
Charlie McDermott	...	Chaz
Lizzy Caplan	...	April
Collette Wolfe	...	Kelly
Aliu Oyofo	...	Young Nick
Jake Rose	...	Young Adam
Brook Bennett	...	Young Lou
Crystal Lowe	...	Zoe
Jessica Paré	...	Tara
Kellee Stewart	...	Courtney
Julia Maxwell	...	Lucy
Geoff Gustafson	...	Dr. Jeff
Austin Warren	...	Nick's Band Member
Adam Sabla	...	Nick's Band Member
Jocelyn C. Waugh	...	Nick's Band Member
Curtis Santiago	...	Nick's Band Member
Ryan Guldemond	...	Nick's Band Member
Jeremy Page	...	Nick's Band Member
Anthony Dallas	...	Nick's Band Member
Odessa Rojen	...	Young Courtney
Viv Leacock	...	Courtney's Dad
Jamie Switch	...	Massive Cell Phone Guy
Chad Garner	...	'Poison' Tribute Band - Unskinny Bop
Donald McDonald	...	'Poison' Tribute Band - Unskinny Bop (as Donald MacDonald)
Chad MacDonald	...	'Poison' Tribute Band - Unskinny Bop
Anthony Pagni	...	'Poison' Tribute Band - Unskinny Bop
Blaine Anderson	...	MC
Michael Roberds	...	Manager
Daren A. Herbert	...	Receptionist
Megan Holmes	...	'Where's the Beef' Girl
Ecstasia Sanders	...	Girl at Club
Edward Ruttle	...	Beer Luge Guy
Heathcliffe Scaddan	...	Beer Luge Guy
Peter Wilson	...	Beer Luge Guy
Brent Lister	...	Blaine's Crony
Lars Anderson	...	Blaine's Crony
Paul Dzenkiw	...	Blaine's Crony
Rhys Williams	...	Blaine's Crony
Amy Esterle	...	Hot Tub Girl
Natalia Dawn	...	Hot Tub Girl
Ava Leemet	...	Candy Girl
Willy Lavendel	...	Fancy Ski Guy
Crystal Tisiga	...	Fancy Ski Girl
Marie West	...	Winterfest Bartender
Josh Heald	...	Terry
William Zabka	...	Rick
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Diora Baird	...	Betting Man's Wife (uncredited)
Jacob Blair	...	Gunnar (uncredited)
Lynda Boyd	...	Adam's Secretary (uncredited)
Cole Carson	...	Guy in Kodiak Restroom (uncredited)
Ian Duffy	...	Partier (uncredited)
Amber Hay	...	Vince Nail's Video Girl (uncredited)
Eli Jane	...	Hot Tub Girl (uncredited)
Rob LaBelle	...	Stewart (uncredited)
Thomas Lennon	...	Customer (uncredited)
Eddie Murphy	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Eduardo Noda	...	Concert goer (uncredited)
Keith Roenke	...	Kodiak Club Guy (uncredited)
Adrienne Rusk	...	Kodiak Club Girl (uncredited)
Kenny Smith II	...	Nick's Band / 2nd Drummer (uncredited)
Robert Wu	...	Mr. Wang (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Pink

Writing credits (WGA)
Josh Heald		(screenplay) and
Sean Anders		(screenplay) &
John Morris		(screenplay)
Josh Heald		(story)

Produced by
John Albanis	....	associate producer
John Cusack	....	producer
Grace Loh	....	producer
Matt Moore	....	producer
Michael Nelson	....	executive producer
John Morris	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Jack N. Green		(director of photography) (as Jack Green)

Film Editing by
George Folsey Jr.
James M. Thomas		(as James Thomas)

Casting by
Susie Farris

Production Design by
Bob Ziembicki

Art Direction by
Kelvin Humenny
Jeremy Stanbridge

Set Decoration by
Johanne Hubert
Jill Sprayregen Henkel		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Dayna Pink

Makeup Department
Kathrine Gordon	....	hair department head
Rebecca Lee	....	makeup artist
Charles Porlier	....	special aging/character design
Charles Porlier	....	special makeup effects artist (as Charles E. Porlier)
Trisha Porter	....	makeup artist
Lisa Taylor Roberts	....	personal hair stylist: John Cusack
Lisa Taylor Roberts	....	personal makeup artist: John Cusack
Candice Stafford	....	makeup artist
Amber Trudeau	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Isabel Henderson	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Nelson	....	unit production manager
Brian Leslie Parker	....	production manager
Christine White	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
James Bitonti	....	second assistant director
Alleris Gillham	....	trainee assistant director
Jeff Habberstad	....	second unit director: aerial unit
Josh King	....	first assistant director
Mike Mitchell	....	second unit director (as Michael Mitchell)
Tracey Poirier	....	second assistant director: second unit
Candice Preddy	....	assistant director: PA
Bill Purple	....	second assistant director: additional photography (as William C. Purple)
Andrew M. Robinson	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Andrew Robinson)
Jody Ryan	....	third assistant director: second unit
Megan M. Shank	....	third assistant director (as Megan Shank)
Chip Signore	....	first assistant director: additional photography
Andrew Ward	....	second second assistant director: additional photography
Shane Erron West	....	trainee assistant director: second unit

Art Department
John Alvarez	....	assistant art director
Perry Battista	....	lead set dresser
Tony Beck	....	set dresser
Jerry Bingham	....	storyboard artist
Oana Bogdan	....	art director: reshoots
Travis J. Brooks	....	best boy greens
Travis J. Brooks	....	greens foreman
Maren Brown	....	art department coordinator: reshoots
Charles Cann	....	property: second unit
Peter Charron	....	special prop fabricator (as Charron Custom Propbuilding &FX Co Ltd.)
Lynn Chaulk	....	scenic artist
Joe Domijan	....	carpenter
Paul Duffy	....	paint foreman
Tracy B. Dunlop	....	set dresser
Rory S. Durno	....	on-set dresser
Jerry Frigault	....	carpenter
Shannon Gottlieb	....	set decorating buyer
Peter Grace	....	construction coordinator
Kenneth Heimer	....	gangboss: reshoots
Alan Hemsworth	....	lead greens
Bill Holmquist	....	construction coordinator: reshoots
Mark Howes	....	lead set dresser
Jasmin Jakupovic	....	scenic painter
Markus Jokinen	....	carpenter
Alida Jung	....	assistant set decorator
Kate Kashetsky	....	set buyer
Jim Landis	....	assistant property master: Los Angeles
Peter Lieshout	....	scenic painter
Richard A. McCarthy	....	plaster foreman
Sheila Millar	....	set designer
Tasha Moth	....	props
Brad Mullen	....	carpenter
Angela O'Sullivan	....	set designer
Derek Pineo	....	props buyer
Lee Ross	....	lead scenic: reshoots
Dean Rossmo	....	construction buyer
Nadine Sekora	....	art department assistant
Michael J. Siver	....	head greensperson
Mike Sorochuk	....	construction foreman
John Stitt	....	carpenter
Peter Stratford	....	set designer
Grant Swain	....	property master
Nevin Swain	....	assistant property master
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
Deborah Toms	....	on-set dresser
Adrien Van Viersen	....	illustrator
Carie Wallis	....	art department coordinator
Loree Wershler	....	graphic designer
Gordon Bellamy	....	prop manufacturing: tEAG Ltd. (uncredited)
Adam Catt	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Erik Gosselin	....	special props (uncredited)
Graeme Morgan	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Tim Schultz	....	property master: Los Angeles unit (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Kristian Bailey	....	cable person
Wade Barnett	....	adr recordist
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Rick Bold	....	boom operator
Julio Carmona	....	adr mixer
Beau Hilkene	....	second assistant sound editor
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Sara Kohlman	....	cable
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Marcus	....	first assistant sound editor
Stefano Mascitti	....	synchronization
Michael Miller	....	adr mixer
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Willard Overstreet	....	supervising foley editor
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	dialogue supervisor (as Victoria Sampson)
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects supervisor
Thomas W. Small	....	foley editor (as Tom Small)
Greg Townsend	....	sound mixing recordist
Bernard Weiser	....	dialogue editor
Christopher T. Welch	....	adr editor
Michael T. Williamson	....	sound mixer
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tyler Bilodeau	....	special effects technician
Jason Dolan	....	special effects technician
Graham S. Hollins	....	special effects technician
Lars Lenander	....	special effects foreman
Kyle T. Moore	....	snow effects technician
John Pereira	....	special effects technician
Clay Scheirer	....	special effects coordinator (as Clayton Orr)
Dale Shippam	....	special effects foreman
Dale Shippam	....	special effects supervisor
Steve Tressel	....	special effects fabricator
Steve Tressel	....	special effects technician
Darya Douglas-Andres	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Kyle Absten	....	visual effects: Level 256
Susan Alexander	....	DI producer
Mathieu Archambault	....	digital compositor
Greg Astles	....	senior digital compositor: Mr. X, Inc
Mandy Au	....	digital compositor: Mr. X
Yogesh Badhe	....	matchmove artist: Anibrain Digital tech
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects supervisor
Jason Bettinger	....	render i/o coordinator
Yashwant Bombe	....	digital compositor: Anibrain
Pierre Bonnette	....	visual effects artist
Mathew Borrett	....	matte painter
Mike Borrett	....	visual effects production manager: Mr. X Inc. (as Michael Borrett)
Wayne Brinton	....	digital compositor: Mr. X
Andrew Brooks	....	digital compositor: Mr. X
Andrew Brooks	....	rotoscope artist
Nathan Brunskill	....	lead Inferno assistant: Rhythm & Hues
Ayo Burgess	....	lighting artist: Mr. X Inc.
Craig Calvert	....	cg dept head: Mr. X
Wilson Cameron	....	assistant visual effects producer
Zac Campbell	....	digital compositor: Mr. X (as Zacary Campbell)
Dan Carnegie	....	visual effects animator: Mr. X Inc.
Andy Chan	....	visual effects compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Chris Chappell	....	compositor
Ovidiu Cinazan	....	compositor
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Brian Conlon	....	visual effects: Level 256
Amanda Dague	....	visual effects: Rhythm & Hues
Scott M. Davids	....	visual effects supervisor: Level 256
Chris De Souza	....	animator: Mr. X
Ujwal W. Dhankute	....	digital compositor
Michael DiCarlo	....	visual effects production assistant: Mr. X (as Mike DiCarlo)
Victor DiMichina	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic (as Vic di Michina)
Jeremy Dineen	....	effects animator: Mr. X
Jeremy Dineen	....	visual effects animator: Mr. X Inc
Maxime Ducharme	....	animator: Mr. X
Maxime Ducharme	....	senior matchmover
Jason Edwardh	....	animator: Mr. X
David Fix	....	senior systems administrator: Mr. X Inc
Shaun Galinak	....	effects animator: Mr. X
Shaun Galinak	....	visual effects artist
Tommy Gervais	....	visual effects production assistant: Mr. X
Vinay Goenka	....	digital compositor: anibrain
Jason Gougeon	....	digital artist: modeling and texturing, Mr. X Inc.
Roopesh Gujar	....	visual effects production manager: Anibrain
Anthony Harris	....	color supervisor
James David Hattin	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic (as James Hattin)
Steven Hodgson	....	on-set visual effects supervisor: Mr. X
Steven Hodgson	....	visual effects producer: Mr X
Phil Holland	....	digital imaging specialist
Nitin Jain	....	visual effects artist
Anna Joukova	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Sushil Kalyanshetti	....	visual effects artist
Rob Kennedy	....	roto/paint artist
Mike Kwan	....	digital compositor
Eric Lacroix	....	effects animator: Mr. X
Charles Lai	....	visual effects coordinator
Isabelle Langlois	....	visual effects production manager: Mr. X
Dan Lazarow	....	lighting technical director: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Charles Lim	....	visual effects artist: modeling and texturing, Mr. X
John R. McConnell	....	compositor
Ken McCuen	....	matte painter
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Tracey McLean	....	matte painter
Daniel Mejia	....	digital compositor: Rhythm and Hues (as Dan Mejia)
Sean Mills	....	visual effects artist: modeling and texturing, Mr. X
Govind Mohan	....	digital compositor
Jaideep Mohan	....	digital compositor: Mr. X
Snehal Kumar Mohapatra	....	digital compositor: Mr. X (as Snehal Mohapatra)
Benjamin Mossman	....	dailies operator
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Jesh Murthy	....	sequence lead: Mr. X (as Jesh Krishna Murthy)
Jesh Murthy	....	visual effects: Anibrain
Gary Nolin	....	visual effects producer: Rhythm & Hues
Shannon Leigh Olds	....	visual effects editor
Hojin Park	....	digital compositor
Abhijit Patil	....	digital compositor: Mr. X
Tetu Pawan	....	visual effects artist
Aaron Peak	....	scratch operator
Khatal Prajakta	....	visual effects artist
Saurabh Raut	....	digital compositor
Tyagi Reetuj	....	digital compositor
Dominic Remane	....	lighter: Mr. X
Edwin Rivera	....	visual effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues
Marc Rubone	....	digital compositor
Paul Saint-Hilaire	....	digital compositor: Nuke
Geoff Sayer	....	senior compositor
Matt Schofield	....	digital matte painter: Mr. X
Jerry Seguin	....	digital compositor
Vishwanath Shirodkar	....	roto/paint artist
Hudson Shock	....	compositor: Pixel Magic
Mrityunjay Singh	....	digital compositor: Mr. X
Brad Smith	....	render i/o administrator
Gavin Soares	....	animator: Mr. X
Tamara Stone	....	sequence lead: Mr. X
Jim Su	....	animator: Mr. X
John Swallow	....	visual effects consultant
Ben Taylor	....	render i/o coordinator
Kamal Kumar Tiwari	....	compositor
Pota Tseng	....	main title sequence
Norie Varga	....	visual effects artist
Scott Vosbury	....	digital compositor: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Stephen Wagner	....	effects animator: Mr. X
Stephen Wagner	....	visual effects artist: Mr. X Inc.
Aaron Weintraub	....	pipeline supervisor: Mr. X
Kyle Yoneda	....	sequence lead: Mr. X
Michael Backauskas	....	visual effects editor: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Jud Bumpas	....	pipeline lead: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Colleen Jenkinson	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Gene Kozicki	....	digital production manager: Rhythm & Hues (uncredited)
Kelly Noordermeer	....	visual effects production assistant (uncredited)
Jason Sikora	....	visual effects editor: yU+Co (uncredited)

Stunts
Trevor Addie	....	stunt performer
John Ashker	....	stunt performer
Scott J. Ateah	....	stunt performer (as Scott Ateah)
Nickolas Baric	....	stunt performer
Guy Bews	....	stunt performer
Byron Briscoe	....	stunts (as Byron Brisco)
Douglas Chapman	....	stunt coordinator (as Doug Chapman)
Brent Connolly	....	stunt performer
Eddie Davenport	....	stunt performer
Colin Decker	....	stunt rigger
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt performer
Marny Eng	....	stunt performer
Brett Gytri	....	stunt double: Skier
Trevor Habberstad	....	stunt coordinator: additional photography
Trevor Habberstad	....	stunt double
Jessica Harbeck	....	stunt performer
Robert Hayley	....	stunt performer
Mark Hicks	....	stunt performer
Kai Hirvonen	....	stunt rigger
Dave Hospes	....	stunt performer
Oliver Keller	....	stunt double: John Cusack
Bob Minor	....	stunt performer
David Morizot	....	stunt performer
Anthony Moyer	....	stunt performer
Heidi Pascoe	....	stunt performer
Simon Rhee	....	stunt performer
Myke Schwartz	....	stunt performer
Peter Smart	....	stunt performer
Greg Sproles	....	stunt performer
Larissa Stadnichuk	....	stunt performer
Heath Stevenson	....	stunt performer
Amy Lynn Tuttle	....	stunt performer (as Amy Tuttle)
John Ulmer	....	stunt performer
Mark Aaron Wagner	....	stunt performer (as Mark Wagner)
Chris Webb	....	stunt performer
Brent Woolsey	....	stunt performer (as Brent Woosley)
John Ashker	....	stunt double: Rob Cordry (uncredited)
Mike Carpenter	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Skylar Almas	....	de-rigging grip
Kelly Anderson	....	rigging grip
Tony Beck	....	rigging grip
Yves Bernadet	....	lighting technician
Harold Bernard	....	assistant camera
Harold Bernard	....	camera: "a" camera
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial director of photography
Kevin Black	....	key grip: second unit
Jeff Bonny	....	grip
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip
Gilles Corbeil	....	Steadicam operator
Gilles Corbeil	....	camera operator: "a" camera
James F. Cornick	....	rigging gaffer: additional photography
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
John Dekker	....	gaffer
Matt DiIorio	....	epk camera operator
Todd Doiran	....	rigging lighting technician
Tony Durke	....	lighting technician
Damon J. Evans	....	rigging electrician
Ian Gariepy	....	grip
Ryan Green	....	camera operator
Jeff Hall	....	electrical lighting technician
Christopher Harvey	....	rigging grip
Jon L.J. Helgason	....	rigging lighting electrician
Ken Hemphill	....	grip
Seth Hettrick	....	key rigging grip
Hamish Hollingsworth	....	rigging lighting electrician
Kieran Humphries	....	first assistant camera
Craig Jones	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Norbert Kaluza	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit
Byron Kopman	....	lighting technician
Andrew Learmonth	....	video assist
Neil Macdonald	....	lighting technician
Ron MacLeay	....	grip
Sarah Mather	....	loader: second unit
Taylor Matheson	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera second unit
Paul Stoker Mayne	....	electrician
Colin Mayo	....	lighting console programmer
Michael Mayo	....	rigging gaffer
Monica Mayo	....	rigging lighting electrician
Rob McEwan	....	stills photographer
Tim Milligan	....	b dolly grip
Chris Moone	....	remote head technician
Jonathan Osland	....	best boy rigging grip
Peter Pacula	....	best boy rigging grip
Rob Parisien	....	video assist operator: second unit
Dylan Paul	....	balloon light technician
Brian Pearson	....	director of photography: second unit
Larry Portmann	....	focus puller: "a" camera
Emmanuelle Rousseau	....	second assistant camera
John 'Fest' Sandau	....	rigging gaffer
Paul Slatter	....	gaffer
Timothy Robin Spencer	....	first assistant: b camera
Rick Stadder	....	best boy grip
Trevor Taylor	....	rigging assistant chief lighting technician
Andrew Towson	....	electrical lighting technician
H. Mark Vuille	....	gaffer
Mike West	....	dolly grip

Animation Department
Amanda Dague	....	lead animator

Casting Department
Susan Taylor Brouse	....	casting: Canada (as Susan Brouse)
Lynne Carrow	....	casting: Canada
Sandra Couldwell	....	extras casting
Helen Geier	....	casting associate
Matt Kane	....	casting associate
Peter Mulholland	....	extras casting
Graham Wickstrom	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Joan Boyko	....	costumer (as Joan G.G. Boyko)
Allison Chretien	....	costumer
Christine Coutts	....	costume supervisor
Marco Daxton	....	costumer
Shane Deschamps	....	costume supervisor
Alison Fraser	....	assistant costume designer
Eileen Gano	....	costumer
Tabitha Johnson	....	assistant costume designer
Cathie Mann	....	costumer
Jennifer Miller	....	costumer
Ellie Schultz	....	costume breakdown/dyer
Jamie Tedham	....	costumer
Brie Thorpe	....	prep costumer/buyer
Laura Wolford	....	costumer
Amy Brownson	....	specialty costume fabricator (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Susan Alexander	....	digital intermediate producer
Alastor Arnold	....	digital intermediate artist (as Alastor Pan Arnold)
Jason Barnoski	....	assistant editor
Meegan Carroll	....	editorial assistant
Cecilia Hyoun	....	first assistant editor
Luben Izov	....	first assistant editor
Charles Kaplan	....	additional editor
Alex Montilla	....	editorial assistant
Alex Montilla	....	post-production assistant
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive
Yvonne Valdez	....	Assistant Editor
Walter Volpatto	....	digital intermediate colorist
Brad E. Wilhite	....	additional editor (as Brad Wilhite)
Ed Dobbs	....	dailies timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Christophe Beck	....	score producer
Celeste Chada	....	music clearance and licensing
Kevin Crehan	....	music editor
Tim Davies	....	conductor
Dan DiPrima	....	music editor (as Dan Di Prima)
George Doering	....	musician
M.B. Gordy	....	musician: Percussion
Mark Graham	....	head of music preparation
Tom Hardisty	....	score recordist
Matthew Janszen	....	score coordinator
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Marla Ludwig	....	music licensing coordinator
Jake Monaco	....	composer: additional music
Jake Monaco	....	score producer
Jamie Olvera	....	scoring stage coordinator
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Steve Pink	....	music supervisor
Ryan Robinson	....	score technician
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Noah Scot Snyder	....	digital recordist (as Noah Snyder)
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Casey Stone	....	score recordist
Libby Umstead	....	music coordinator (as Elizabeth Umstead)
Richard Wheeler Jr.	....	scoring stage crew
Terry Wilson	....	music editor
Matt Fausak	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Al Baxter	....	driver
Matt Brown	....	transportation captain
Kelly Charlton	....	transportation co-captain
Terence Cochlan	....	driver
Wayne Desrochers	....	driver
Samuel England	....	driver
Ron Fessler	....	driver
Kim Harmer	....	transportation coordinator
Curt Martell	....	driver
Sylvia Nablo	....	driver
Bob Rubbert	....	driver
Mike Sassen	....	production driver
Rod Stoner	....	driver
Miroslaw Syta	....	driver
Larry Tardif	....	fuel truck driver
Laurent Tardif	....	driver
David G. Todd	....	transportation
Blake Zickefoose	....	driver: Mr. Cusack

Other crew
Jim Bacon	....	epk producer
Raymond W. Beal	....	animal trainer (as Raymond Beal)
Bob Bedard	....	head chef
Michael Bendner	....	background coordinator
Josef Brandmaier	....	participant coordinator
Kimberly Buckham	....	assisant production coordinator
Bill Burns	....	location scout
Florence Chung	....	extras coordinator
Jason Collier	....	assistant location manager
Kyle Cornell	....	production assistant
Shannon Corrie	....	key set production assistant
Jacqueline Dallamore	....	assistant accountant
Hanelize de Beer	....	second assistant production coordinator
Brett Delaney	....	stand in/photo double
Claire Doré	....	animal trainer: scooting dog
Heather Douglas	....	assistant: Mike Nelson
Ian Duffy	....	stand-in
Mark Dumas	....	animal trainer
Mike Eubank	....	office assistant
Joe Everett	....	unit publicist
Mark Forbes	....	animal trainer
Jonathan Fox	....	key production assistant: second unit
Freedom	....	stand-in
Byron Fudge	....	second assistant production coordinator
Kristy Gerosky	....	animal trainer (as Kristi Gerosky)
Judy Heinzen	....	assistant: Mr Cusack
Danny Ho	....	playback supervisor
Craig Hosking	....	aerial coordinator/pilot (as Craig Hoskings)
Krista Huppert	....	accounting clerk
Victoria James	....	clearance and product placement
Jill Kabush	....	production assistant
Pavlos Katsioupis	....	participant coordinator
Brynn Kinnee	....	background coordinator
Dan Kuzmenko	....	assistant location manager
Kevin Lawn	....	coordinator: New Crime Productions
Gemma Levinson	....	production assistant
Tali Lipa	....	production accountant: additional photography
Janet Lonsdale	....	production accountant
Sarah McElligott	....	adr loop group
Earendil McNay	....	script supervisor: second unit
Barbara Mercer	....	first assistant accountant
Kathy Milne	....	snowtransport & mountain safety coordinator
Dan Muscarella	....	laboratory timer
Michael Neale	....	location manager: reshoots
Jeff Pace	....	production assistant
Rino Pace	....	location manager
Stephanie Rossel	....	script supervisor
Connie Rusgen	....	head animal trainer
Mel Sanftner	....	assistant production coordinator: reshoots
Charles Scheinblum	....	production assistant
Julie Schultz	....	animal trainer
Natasha Shumny	....	post facilities coordinator
Adrienne Sol	....	production coordinator
Mitch Spacone	....	system support: FotoKem
Jay St. Louis	....	assistant location manager: fernie
Angelo Vacco	....	voice actor
Alex Voong	....	production assistant
Garson Yu	....	main titles
Christa Zofcin	....	business affairs
Ryan Bonner	....	assistant to: Mr. Anders, Mr. Morris (uncredited)
Nicole Mak	....	dailies film assistant: Deluxe Vancouver (uncredited)
Jessica Pennington	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Thanks
Elizabeth Allen	....	special thanks
Bobby Dall	....	the producers wish to thank
C.C. Deville	....	the producers wish to thank
Bret Michaels	....	the producers wish to thank
Poison	....	the producers wish to thank
Rikki Rockett	....	the producers wish to thank

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (as Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures) (presents)
• United Artists (presents)
• New Crime Productions (as New Crime)

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2010) (UK) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2010) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2010) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Diamond Films (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• CatchPlay (2010) (Taiwan) (all media)
• D Productions (2010) (Turkey) (all media)
• DeA Planeta Home Entertainment (2010) (Spain) (all media)
• Deltamac Entertainment (2010) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil) (all media)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Monolith Films (2010) (Poland) (all media)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (all media)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2010) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Level 256
• Mr. X (digital visual effects)
• Pixel Magic (additional visual effects)
• Rhythm and Hues (as Rhythm & Hues Studios)

Other Companies

• Associated Press Television News  footage provided by (as Associated Press Television News Limited/Getty Images)
• Canada Film Capital  tax incentive consulting services
• Canadian Football League  footage provided by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Corbis  stills courtesy of
• Dimension Sound  sound editing
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• ER Production  footage provided by
• Encyclopedia Britannica Films  footage provided by (as Encyclopedia Britannica Films/Getty Images)
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• FotoKem Digital Film Services  digital intermediate
• Getty Images  footage provided by
• Hollywood-DI  HD screening services
• Image Bank Films by Getty Images  footage provided by (as Image Bank Film/Getty Images)
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as JoAnn Kane Music Services)
• Jupiterimages  stills courtesy of (as Jupiterimages Corporation)
• One Step Up  foley recording
• PS Production Services  Chapman camera dollies
• PS Production Services  grip equipment
• PS Production Services  lighting equipment
• Rhino Records  soundtrack
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Spacecam Systems  gyro-stabilized camera system
• Thought Equity  footage provided by (as Thought Equity Motion)
• Todd-AO Studios  re-recorded at (as Todd AO Hollywood)
• Wildfire Studios  ADR recording facility
• yU+Co.  main title sequence designed by

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for strong crude and sexual content, nudity, drug use and pervasive language

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | Russian

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45912) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Manitoba) | UK:15 | New Zealand:R16 | Ireland:16 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) (heavily cut) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Norway:15 | Singapore:M18 | Malaysia:18 | Taiwan:R-12 | Argentina:13 | Portugal:M/16 | Netherlands:12 | Germany:16 | Spain:16

Filming Locations:

Big Bear Lake, Big Bear Valley, San Bernardino National Forest, California, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

During the closing credits, the last entry under the cast says "and introducing William Zabka". This is obviously an inside joke as Zabka has been acting since the early 1980s.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: The movie is set in early 1986, yet one of the anti-communist 'jocks' at the ski resort makes reference to 21 Jump Street, a show that didn't begin airing until 1987.

Quotes:

Jacob:[To Lou] I knew I hated you for a reason, I'm gonna tell everyone in prison I went back in time to kill my own father!

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "My Babysitter's a Vampire: Three Geeks and a Demon (#1.12)" (2011)

Soundtrack:

Once in a Lifetime

How can the past change the future, maybe it's a hot tub the can change it.

Hot Tub Time Machine is a comedy involving three friends, Adam (John Cusack), Nick (Craig Robinson), and Lou (Rob Corddry) who get back together after years of lost communication. Adam, Nick, and Lou are very unhappy with their lives so the take a road trip, along with Adam's nephew, Jacob (Clark Duke), to their favorite party spot, The Kodiak Valley Ski Resort, where they experienced some of the best and worst times in their pasts. After a night of drinking in the hot tub, they appear to have gone back to 1986. They have the chance to change their pasts but also need to make sure that they go back to the present so that Jacob is born. Hot Tub Time Machine reflects on how someone's actions can change their life. Making the right decision and doing what is right for you not just for the present but for the future can help make them both better.

The lighting and sound in Hot Tub Time Machine really make the film exciting and upbeat. The film is full of different lighting techniques, they use natural light, such as when they are skiing at the resort. This is a very bright and open scene where all of them are enjoying themselves and feel so young again. They use darker lighting, such as when Nick is performing with his band for the crowd. They focus on him and make the audience have a darker appearance, because that was Nick's passion and talent and that's what he enjoyed.

The sound that is used throughout the film really fits the scenes and tone. They use 80's music with an upbeat and fun feel, which is what the movie portrays. The sound when the hot tub repair man shows up for the first time is one that forms an impression and allows for mystery and excitement. When the hot tub is fixed and they pour Chernobyl on the control panel, the hot tub explodes and sends rushing water up in the air twirling around creating a very exciting scene filled with sounds that emphasize these aspects.

Together, Adam, Nick, Lou, and Jacob experience a moment that could change each one of their futures. If they do exactly what happened in 1986, they already know what their future is like, but if they change what happened that night and follow their temptations they can possibly change their future for the better, but they could affect Jacob's existence.