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Director:
Noah Baumbach
Writers (WGA):
Jennifer Jason Leigh (story) &
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Release Date:
1 April 2010 (Germany) See more »
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance See more »
Tagline:
He's got a lot on his mind.
Plot:
A man from Los Angeles, who moved to New York years ago, returns to L.A. to figure out his life while he house-sits for his brother. He soon sparks with his brother's assistant. Full summary » | Full synopsis »
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1 win & 9 nominations See more »
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Cast

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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)
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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
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Curtis A. Andrews Jr. .... rigging gaffer
Samantha Bahramian .... lamp operator
John Barr .... additional camera operator: "b" camera
Christopher Blauvelt .... camera operator: "b" camera
Sandy Bloom .... set grip
Richard W. Botchlet .... rigging technician (as Rich Botchet)
Steve Charnow .... rigging best boy
Jeff Chassler .... lamp operator
Eric Cross .... set grip
Eric M. Davis .... lamp operator
Derrick Esperanza .... lamp operator
Sam Falconi .... camera intern
Christopher Franey .... rigging technician
Cory Geryak .... chief lighting technician
Willy Hewson .... set grip (as William M. Hewson)
Eric Jensch .... film loader
Jacques Jouffret .... camera operator: "a" camera
Jacques Jouffret .... steadicam operator
Michael Kenner .... key grip
Tucker Korte .... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jeff Kunkel .... dolly grip (as Jeffrey Sherman Kunkel)
Amber Maahs .... set grip
Stephen MacDougall .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jason McCormick .... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Paul Metcalf .... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Hank Sheppherd .... rigging set grip
Cricket Sloat .... lamp operator
Kenny Solomon .... lamp operator
Christian Franz Staab .... best boy grip (as Christian F. Staab)
Larry Sushinski .... best boy electric
Wilson Webb .... still photographer (as Wilson R. Webb)
Brian Woronec .... lamp operator
Daniel Ferrell .... additional first assistant camera (uncredited)
Christian Kessler .... film loader (uncredited)
 
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)
 
Transportation Department
Alfredo Arriola .... driver
Michael Bangs .... driver (as Mike Bangs)
Edwin P. Blay .... driver
Robert aaron Brown .... driver (as Robert A. Brown)
Steve Cole .... driver
Bill Condit .... driver
Gary Ferraro .... driver: craft service (as Gary C. Ferraro)
Spencer Foster Jr. .... driver
Spencer Foster .... driver
Vincent Blair Giordano .... driver (as Vincent B. Giordano)
Rubén Gutiérrez .... driver
Jason Hardman .... driver
Bryan Henley Jr. .... driver
Jim Herbert II .... transportation co-captain (as Jim Herbert)
Orlando Hurtado .... driver (as Orlando O. Hurtado)
John Jordan .... driver
Donny Joseph .... driver
Tom Lyons .... transportation captain (as Thomas Lyons)
Debbie Morris .... driver
Steve Rawson .... driver
Joel Renfro .... transportation coordinator (as Joel A. renfro)
Juan J. Rodriguez .... transportation co-captain (as Juan Rodriguez)
Scott Tyler .... driver
Anthony Jamal Wade .... driver (as A.J. Wade)
Ron Wamhoff .... transportation captain
Charles A. Winzer .... driver (as Charles Winzer)
Mike Ortiz .... transportation (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
 
Crew believed to be complete


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MPAA:
Rated R for some strong sexuality, drug use, and language
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
107 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital | DTS
Certification:
USA:R (certificate #45703) | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Canada:18A (Ontario) | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Singapore:R21 | Portugal:M/16 | Hong Kong:IIB | Netherlands:16 | Malaysia:18 | Sweden:Btl | Australia:MA | Argentina:13 | Germany:16
Filming Locations:
Laurel Pet Hospital - 7970 Santa Monica Blvd, West Hollywood, California, USASee more »
Company:
Scott Rudin ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
Many of the actors in this film were first better known as the siblings or children of previously famous entertainment industry professionals: Ben Stiller is the son of comedians Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara; Jennifer Jason Leigh is the daughter of screenwriter Barbara Turner and actor Vic Morrow; Jake Paltrow is the brother of actor Gwyneth Paltrow and the son of producer Bruce Paltrow and actor Blythe Danner; Juno Temple is the daughter of director Julien Temple; Dave Franco is the brother of actor James Franco; Max Hoffman is the son of actor Dustin Hoffman; Zosia Mamet is the daughter of actor Lindsay Crouse and writer David Mamet.See more »
Goofs:
Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): The clothes worn by Greenberg, Florence and Ivan in some scenes include sweaters and jackets that would normally be too warm for Los Angeles, especially when some other characters are wearing swimming gear.See more »
Quotes:
Roger Greenberg:Dear Starbucks, in your attempt to manufacture culture out of fast food coffee you've been surprisingly successful for the most part. The part that isn't covered by 'the most part' sucks.See more »
Movie Connections:
References Mannequin (1987)See more »
Soundtrack:
Tell Me What You NeedSee more »

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101 out of 141 people found the following review useful.
Brilliant, Heartwarming Character Study That's Not For Everybody, 1 April 2010
Author: Eric M. Van (emvan@post.harvard.edu) from Watertown, Mass.

... (which, if you've read the other reviews here, you know is a massive understatement).

Let's start with the two obvious stumbling blocks to loving this rather astonishingly good and (for some) altogether life-affirming and lovable movie.

-- The main character is pretty much a jerk.

-- There's no plot.

Now, realize: the main character is *supposed* to be unlikeable. And the movie does not try to have a plot. And you might wonder, how can a movie that starts with these two conditions possibly be any good, let alone some be some kind of masterpiece? So let me explain.

Roger Greenberg (Ben Stiller in the performance of his life) is by no means completely unlikeable. He's quite funny, an adept verbal wit (there is no situational comedy in this movie at all; it's funny in places because Greenberg is often funny). He has very firm and uncompromising moral ideals. He cares deeply and responsibly for animals. What makes him unlikeable is that he sometimes, unexpectedly, treats people, especially people he cares for, like crap -- he uses that verbal wit like a blunt knife and goes on unwarranted tirades. And he has almost no insight into himself (occasionally the movie is very funny at his expense.) You know that guy in your family who is fundamentally, deep down, a very good person, but is all too often an incredible pain and aggravation to be with? That's Greenberg. He is, in short, the sort of person who is much easier to love than to like.

We are told from the outset that he has, in fact, just been released from a mental institution, and this is one of the least clichéd and most fully-rounded portraits of a seriously mentally ill person in recent cinema. We watch as he works really, really hard to sabotage any hope he has for a happy life.

He meets and is immediately smitten with a woman (played terrifically by Greta Gerwig; it's nearly as much her story as his) who has her own set of neuroses, but ones that are much more ordinary than his. We watch their relationship play out over a few months exactly as it might in real life, without any set of causally related events to provide an engine of plot.

So what narrative tension is there? Why keep watching? Very simply, if you like Roger Greenberg enough to have empathy and sympathy for his plight, if you can see past the sarcastic surface to the deep pain underneath, if you can recognize a little bit of yourself in him, then you are going to root for him to get his act together, to cut all that nonsense out, to start to understand himself --in short, to start to recover some sanity, to find the first cobblestones of the path to some kind of happiness.

Well, that's what happens, and it's wonderful to watch. (That it's possible to watch the movie and not notice it happening is obvious from some of the reviews here, including one that criticized the ending as incomplete; in fact, this may have the best and most perfect last line of any movie I can think of.)

If you didn't much like _Sideways_ or _Up in the Air_, I can guarantee that you will hate _Greenberg_ (I mean, imagine those movies, but with no plot, too!). If you loved those movies -- if you have no problem watching emotionally stunted people slowly grow up -- then you'll probably love this, too, and you may even love the way that the lack of conventional plot makes the movie completely realistic and hence especially powerful emotionally. I can't wait to see it again and I suspect I'll watch it many times.

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