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| Greta Gerwig | ... | Florence Marr | |
| Koby Rouviere | ... | Greenberg Boy | |
| Sydney Rouviere | ... | Greenberg Girl | |
| Chris Messina | ... | Phillip Greenberg | |
| Susan Traylor | ... | Carol Greenberg | |
| Merritt Wever | ... | Gina | |
| Emily Lacy | ... | Gallery Band Member | |
| Aaron Wrinkle | ... | Gallery Band Member | |
| Heather Lockie | ... | Gallery Band Member | |
| Chris Coy | ... | Guy at Gallery | |
| Ben Stiller | ... | Roger Greenberg | |
| Zach Chassler | ... | Marlon | |
| Mina Badie | ... | Peggy | |
| Rhys Ifans | ... | Ivan Schrank | |
| Blair Tefkin | ... | Megan - Beller's Party | |
| Mark Duplass | ... | Eric Beller - Beller's Party | |
| Jake Paltrow | ... | Johno - Beller's Party | |
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | ... | Beth - Beller's Party | |
| Charlotte Vida Silverman | ... | Beller's Daughter - Beller's Party | |
| Nicole Luizzi | ... | Vet Receptionist | |
| Norizzela Monterroso | ... | Female Vet (as Nora Isela Monterroso) | |
| Luke Clements | ... | Guitarist | |
| Alfredo Marin | ... | Bus Boy | |
| Jeremy Barber | ... | Musso and Frank's Patron | |
| Anna Culp | ... | Musso and Frank's Patron | |
| Erica Huggins | ... | Musso and Frank's Patron | |
| Dale JE Hebert II | ... | Musso and Frank's Patron (as Dale JE Herbert II) | |
| Sophie Savides | ... | Musso and Frank's Patron | |
| Robert E. Wolfe | ... | Male Vet (as Robert N. Wolfe M.D.) | |
| Desira Pesta | ... | Coked Party Girl | |
| Trace Webb | ... | Victor | |
| Jessica Mills | ... | Second Vet Receptionist | |
| Maria Snow | ... | Nurse | |
| Brie Larson | ... | Sara | |
| Juno Temple | ... | Muriel | |
| Layla Delridge | ... | Girl with Beer - Sara's Party | |
| Dave Franco | ... | Rich - Sara's Party | |
| Max Hoffman | ... | Jerry - Sara's Party | |
| Ramona Gonzalez | ... | Anita - Sara's Party | |
| Alessandra Balazs | ... | Olivia - Sara's Party | |
| Nick Nordella | ... | Kid at Stereo - Sara's Party | |
| Trent Gill | ... | Kid at Stereo - Sara's Party | |
| Emily Kuntz | ... | Guest - Sara's Party | |
| Zosia Mamet | ... | Guest - Sara's Party | |
| Zoe Di Stefano | ... | Guest - Sara's Party | |
| Cole M. Grief-Neil | ... | Guest - Sara's Party | |
| Micah Schaffer | ... | Guy with Joint - Sara's Party | |
| Sam | ... | Mahler - a Dog | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Keiko "Cakes" Kawamura | ... | College Party Goer (uncredited) | |
| Meghan Keeler | ... | Drunk Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Meegan Michel | ... | Party Guest (uncredited) | |
| Danny Minnick | ... | Musso and Frank's Patron (uncredited) | |
| Steve Shebaugh | ... | Guest (uncredited) | |
| Karen Strong | ... | Party Girl (uncredited) | |
| Samuel Thacker | ... | Hasidic Boy (uncredited) | |
| Angelo Vacco | ... | The Bartender (uncredited) | |
| Sandra Valladares | ... | Musso and Frank Patron (uncredited) | |
| Carla Vila | ... | Party Girl (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Noah Baumbach | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | (story) & | |
| Noah Baumbach | (story) | |
| Noah Baumbach | (screenplay) | |
Produced by | |||
| Jennifer Jason Leigh | .... | producer | |
| Scott Rudin | .... | producer | |
| Lila Yacoub | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| James Murphy | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Harris Savides | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Tim Streeto | |||
Casting by | |||
| Francine Maisler | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Ford Wheeler | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Curt Beech | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Elizabeth Keenan | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Mark Bridges | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Jean Ann Black | .... | department head makeup artist (as Jean A. Black) | |
| Fionagh Cush | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Jonathan Gale | .... | hair colorist: Ben Stiller | |
| Lori Guidroz | .... | department head hair stylist | |
| Samantha Wade | .... | key hair stylist (as Samantha L. Wade) | |
Production Management | |||
| Jennifer Lane | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Yoli Poropat | .... | production supervisor | |
| Meredith Zamsky | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Ian Calip | .... | second second assistant director | |
| John R. Saunders | .... | second assistant director (as John Saunders) | |
| David J. Webb | .... | first assistant director (as David Webb) | |
Art Department | |||
| David Agajanian | .... | set dresser | |
| Todd Bennett | .... | plaster foreman | |
| Mike Childers | .... | propmaker (as Michael Childers) | |
| Larry Guy Clause | .... | general foreman (as Larry G. Clause) | |
| Jeremy Cook | .... | propmaker | |
| Randy Culberhouse | .... | propmaker foreman | |
| Elizabeth Cummings | .... | additional art production assistant | |
| Kiel Gookin | .... | art production assistant (as Kiel J. Gookin) | |
| Rod Gregory | .... | head greensman | |
| Gene Hunter | .... | paint foreman | |
| Anne Hyvarinen | .... | lead painter | |
| Wendy Jerde | .... | paint foreman | |
| Charles Kern | .... | on-set painter | |
| Lance Larson | .... | assistant property master | |
| Scott W. Leslie | .... | set dresser | |
| Catherine Leyba | .... | art department coordinator | |
| Mark Lopez | .... | propmaker (as Mark C. Lopez) | |
| Harry Matheu | .... | additional art director | |
| John Hammer Maxwell | .... | on-set dresser (as John H. Maxwell) | |
| Mike Medina | .... | construction coordinator (as Mike 'Chachi' Medina) | |
| Pete 'Peanut' Medina | .... | propmaker | |
| Steven B. Melton | .... | property master | |
| Vince Meridith | .... | laborer | |
| Kimberly Merlin | .... | buyer | |
| Howard Payne Miller | .... | set dresser | |
| Clint O'Quinn | .... | arts/greens production assistant | |
| Seth Phillips | .... | toolman | |
| Gregory F. Poulos | .... | props assistant | |
| Brent Rice | .... | lead dresser | |
| Danny Ronay | .... | paint foreman | |
| Dominic Sandfrey | .... | labor foreman | |
| Jared Scardina | .... | props assistant | |
| Christopher Taylor | .... | set dresser | |
| Michael Timman | .... | set dresser | |
| Michael W. Volz | .... | paint foreman | |
Sound Department | |||
| Felix Andrew | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Jamie Baker | .... | foley editor (as Jamie R. Baker) | |
| Courtney Bishop | .... | adr recordist | |
| David Corcoran | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Marko A. Costanzo | .... | foley artist (as Marko Costanzo) | |
| James Cruz | .... | sound mix technician (as Jimmy Cruz) | |
| Cameron Davis | .... | adr recordist | |
| David Guerrero | .... | adr mixer | |
| Dan Harris | .... | sound mix technician | |
| Paul Hsu | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Paul Hsu | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| George A. Lara | .... | foley mixer (as George Lara) | |
| Doug Latislaw | .... | adr recordist | |
| Marissa Littlefield | .... | adr editor | |
| Michael Miller | .... | adr mixer | |
| Branka Mrkic | .... | dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana) | |
| Michael Primmer | .... | boom operator (as Michael E. Primmer) | |
| James David Redding III | .... | sound mix technician (as James Redding) | |
| Neil Riha | .... | sound assistant | |
| Josh Sachs | .... | sound intern | |
| Joy Marie Smith | .... | apprentice sound editor (as Joy Smith) | |
| Steve F.B. Smith | .... | sound technician: Dolby | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Scott R. Fisher | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Jim Rollins | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Robert Cole | .... | special effects foreman (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Molle DeBartolo | .... | quality control lead | |
| Markus Janner | .... | scanning and recording | |
| Chris MacKenzie | .... | smoke artist | |
| Iain Marcks | .... | scanning and recording (as Iain Stasukevich) | |
| Norberto Valle Jr. | .... | scanning and recording (as Norberto Valle) | |
Stunts | |||
| Pat Romano | .... | precision driver | |
| Pat Romano | .... | stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Rose Colasanti | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Lauren Grey | .... | casting associate | |
| Carla Lewis | .... | extras casting: Headquarters Casting | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Eden Clark Coblenz | .... | costume supervisor (as Eden C. Coblenz) | |
| David Page | .... | set costumer | |
| Mark Walcott | .... | additional set costumer | |
| Eric Yake | .... | key costumer | |
| Elizabeth Abate | .... | key costumer (uncredited) | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Marcus Alexander | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Naomi Sunshine Filoramo | .... | post-production assistant: LA | |
| Perri B. Frank | .... | assistant editor | |
| Joe Gawler | .... | digital intermediate colorist | |
| Jack Lewars | .... | digital intermediate assistant | |
| Tim Mullen | .... | digital intermediate engineer | |
| Jacob Robinson | .... | digital intermediate editor | |
| Jed I. Rosenberg | .... | post-production assistant: NY | |
| Jonathan Sanden | .... | digital intermediate assistant | |
| Stephen R. Sheridan | .... | color timer (as Steve Sheridan) | |
| Darrell R. Smith | .... | digital intermediate coordinator | |
| Sam Tirado | .... | colorist: dailies | |
| Shannon Torchia | .... | dailies coordinator | |
| Molly Wedgwood | .... | post-production intern | |
| D.R. Farquharson | .... | project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Christine Bergren | .... | music legal and clearances | |
| Gunnar Bjerk | .... | assistant score engineer | |
| Jason Disu | .... | musician: score | |
| Al Doyle | .... | musician: score | |
| George Drakoulias | .... | music supervisor | |
| Pat Mahoney | .... | musician: score | |
| Matthew Thornely | .... | assistant score engineer | |
| Chris Seefried | .... | musician (uncredited) | |
Other crew | |||
| Scott Ballew | .... | additional set production assistant | |
| Raymond W. Beal | .... | animal handler: Birds & Animals Unlimited | |
| Lindsey Jayne Boyd | .... | set production assistant (as Lindsey J. Boyd) | |
| Carol Sue Byron | .... | construction accountant | |
| Micki Caruso | .... | assistant: Ben Stiller | |
| Orlando Chongo | .... | craft service (as Orlando J. Chongo) | |
| Therese Clinton | .... | additional craft service | |
| Carolyn Crimley | .... | studio teacher | |
| Stephenson Crossley | .... | location manager | |
| Phil Eisenhower | .... | studio teacher | |
| Leann Emmert | .... | key assistant location manager | |
| Elaine Ferritto | .... | office production assistant | |
| Carey Field | .... | set production assistant | |
| Nathan Fields | .... | set production assistant | |
| Anna Fishko | .... | assistant: Noah Baumbach | |
| Mark A. Freid | .... | key assistant location manager | |
| M.K. Gleason | .... | production accountant | |
| Karen Golden | .... | script supervisor | |
| Ryan Gomez | .... | second assistant accountant | |
| Guadalupe Gonzalez | .... | chef assistant | |
| Duck Grossberg | .... | data wrangler | |
| Chris Hadlock | .... | production coordinator | |
| Heidi Harlan | .... | assistant: Scott Rudin | |
| Rob Harris | .... | unit publicist | |
| Justin Harrold | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Christian Humphreys | .... | construction medic | |
| Arturo D. Hurtado | .... | chef assistant | |
| Orlando Hurtado | .... | cook (as Orlando O. Hurtado) | |
| Richard Itskovich | .... | office production assistant | |
| Sergio Jiminez Vera | .... | chef assistant | |
| David Kennedy | .... | assistant: Scott Rudin | |
| Kristin Kopp | .... | production assistant (as Kristen Kopp) | |
| Ashley Kravitz | .... | legal clearance coordinator: Cleared By Ashley, Inc. | |
| Chris Kuslack | .... | site representative: Greenberg house | |
| Robert Lamkin | .... | caterer: Chef Robert Catering | |
| Yana Collins Lehman | .... | post-production accountant: Trevanna Post | |
| Chris MacKenzie | .... | title designer: Deluxe New York (as Chris Mackenzie) | |
| Christine McCaffrey | .... | installator: Machine Project Gallery | |
| Matt Miller | .... | key set production assistant | |
| Matt Nemeth | .... | assistant: Scott Rudin | |
| Sara Newey | .... | installator: Machine Project Gallery | |
| Anthony Penido | .... | set medic (as Anthony Pemido) | |
| Jill Remis | .... | assistant: Ben Stiller | |
| Jordan Romano | .... | office production assistant (as Jordan L. Romano) | |
| Fanny Schwartz | .... | assistant: Scott Rudin | |
| Chad N. Smith | .... | construction medic | |
| Elizabeth Speckman | .... | first assistant accountant | |
| Narges Takesh | .... | production assistant | |
| Nate Taylor | .... | location scout | |
| Stan Umamoto | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Margarita McClenon Velona | .... | rigging medic (as Margarita Velona) | |
| Nicholas Zayas | .... | assistant: Scott Rudin (as Nick Zayas) | |
| Steven Farnsworth | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Goodson | .... | technical advisor: carpentry (uncredited) | |
| Kevin Graham-Caso | .... | assistant: Mr. Rudin (uncredited) | |
| Greenberg | .... | second assistant accountant (uncredited) | |
| David B. Lyons | .... | location scout (uncredited) | |
| James E. Maddux | .... | on-set medic (uncredited) | |
| Brennan Reynolds | .... | assistant to cast (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Barbara Bestor | .... | special thanks | |
| Niall Bourke | .... | special thanks: Kipper Furniture | |
| Georgia Brown | .... | special thanks | |
| Michael Cary | .... | special thanks | |
| Evgenia Citkowitz | .... | special thanks | |
| Peter Dunham | .... | special thanks: Hollywood at Home | |
| Peter Dunham | .... | special thanks: Hollywood at Home | |
| Annette Gutierrez | .... | special thanks: Potted | |
| Julian Sands | .... | special thanks | |
| Barbara Turner | .... | special thanks | |
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Noah Baumbach known for the film "The Squid and The Whale" wrote and directed this character study on a 40 something down on his luck, emotionally deprived man who travels to California to house sit for his brother. Ben Stiller plays "Roger Greenberg" in one of his best acting jobs to date. Greenberg has recently gotten out of a Psychiatric Hospital, but we don't know why he was there. He decides that a change in scenery would help him so he agrees to move to California. While there he meets a few people and reconnects with some old band mates. Sorry to say, that's it. There isn't much story here, it's just 107 minutes of Ben Stiller as Roger Greenberg being a general jerk to everyone. There is some humor and some drama, but I felt like this was a waist of time.
Character studies are a unique genre in that they are essentially hit or miss most of the time. We are able to see Greenberg at his most raw and vulnerable self. He is condescending, aloof and sarcastic, a role Ben Stiller was born to play it seems. Stiller truly "wowed" me with this movie. It was unlike anything I've ever seen him do before and he played it brilliantly. The problem, however, was that I just didn't care about him. Sure it was nice to see Stiller play a different role than he is used to, but what was the point? Why was this film written and made? I almost feel as if this was just a gift to Stiller so he could prove is versatility.
The director Noah Baumbach usually does movies I absolutely love, such as: "The Squid and The Whale" and "The Life Aquatic, with Steve Zissou". At least those movies had a story and likable characters. The only characters I liked in "Greenberg" was the brothers dog.
As the movie drags on we meet "Florance" Stiller's first love interest played by Greta Gerwig. Although, it doesn't get much further than an awkward romp on a couch. She does a good job acting but like Greenberg, there is nothing really interesting about her. Greenberg meets up with some old band mates and an ex girlfriend. All of whom, while spectacularly acted, were just "blah" characters. There was no connection to any of them or to the story for that matter. Considering there wasn't a story, this shouldn't be surprising.
This film has gotten mostly positive reviews from film critics; however, I just couldn't see it. Most say that if you didn't like this movie then you "didn't get it". Well, I'm pretty sure I "got it" though it wasn't what I was looking for. It is a film to watch if you would like to see Stiller do something completely out of his comfort zone and succeed with flying colors.