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| Joseph Gordon-Levitt | ... | Adam | |
| Seth Rogen | ... | Kyle | |
| Anna Kendrick | ... | Katherine | |
| Bryce Dallas Howard | ... | Rachael | |
| Anjelica Huston | ... | Diane | |
| Serge Houde | ... | Richard | |
| Andrew Airlie | ... | Dr. Ross | |
| Matt Frewer | ... | Mitch | |
| Philip Baker Hall | ... | Alan | |
| Donna Yamamoto | ... | Dr. Walderson | |
| Sugar Lyn Beard | ... | Susan | |
| Yee Jee Tso | ... | Dr. Lee | |
| Sarah Smyth | ... | Jenny | |
| Peter Kelamis | ... | Phil | |
| Jessica Parker Kennedy | ... | Jackie | |
| Daniel Bacon | ... | Dr. Phillips | |
| P. Lynn Johnson | ... | Bernie | |
| Laura Bertram | ... | Claire | |
| Matty Finochio | ... | Ted | |
| Luisa D'Oliveira | ... | Agabelle Loogenburgen | |
| Veena Sood | ... | Nurse Stewart | |
| Jason Vaisvila | ... | Cute Guy with Dreads | |
| Brent Sheppard | ... | Minister | |
| Marie Avgeropoulos | ... | Allison | |
| Adrian Glynn McMorran | ... | Bartender (as Adrian McMorran) | |
| Stephanie Belding | ... | Friendly Nurse | |
| Andrea Brooks | ... | Attractive Woman #2 | |
| Ryan W. Smith | ... | Joe | |
| Karen van Blankenstein | ... | Nurse Scott | |
| William 'Big Sleeps' Stewart | ... | George (as William 'Bigsleeps' Stewart) | |
| Bonnie Bollivar | ... | Elderly Female Chemo Patient | |
| Beatrice King | ... | Pretty Girl (as Beatrice Ilg) | |
| Chilton Crane | ... | Mother on the Bus | |
| Amitai Marmorstein | ... | Young Person on the Bus | |
| Lauren Miller | ... | Bodie (as Lauren A. Miller) | |
| Will Reiser | ... | Greg | |
| Richard C. Burton | ... | Thom the Patient | |
| Neil Corbett | ... | Hospital Tech | |
| Karolina Anna Sabat | ... | Art Gallery Patron (as Karolina Sabat) | |
| Christopher De-Schuster | ... | Art Gallery Patron (as Christopher De Schuster) | |
| Susan McLellan | ... | Bar Girl | |
| Marlow the Wonderdog | ... | Himself | |
| Denver | ... | Skeletor | |
| William | ... | Skeletor | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Stephen Colbert | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| D.C. Douglas | ... | Live Volcano Reporter (voice) (uncredited) | |
| Tom MacNeill | ... | Office Staff (uncredited) | |
| Kiwi O'Gorman | ... | Barista #2 (uncredited) | |
| Cameron K. Smith | ... | Chemo Patient (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Jonathan Levine | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Will Reiser | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Nicole Brown | .... | co-producer | |
| Evan Goldberg | .... | producer | |
| Kyle Hunter | .... | associate producer | |
| Nathan Kahane | .... | executive producer | |
| Ben Karlin | .... | producer | |
| Kelli Konop | .... | co-producer | |
| Tendo Nagenda | .... | co-producer | |
| Will Reiser | .... | executive producer | |
| Seth Rogen | .... | producer | |
| Ariel Shaffir | .... | associate producer | |
| James Weaver | .... | associate producer | |
| Shawn Williamson | .... | line producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Michael Giacchino | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Terry Stacey | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Zene Baker | |||
Casting by | |||
| Francine Maisler | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Annie Spitz | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Ross Dempster | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Shane Vieau | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Carla Hetland | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Michelle Hrescak | .... | key makeup artist: additional photography | |
| Tanya Hudson | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Monica Huppert | .... | makeup department head | |
| Cindy L. Larsen | .... | assistant hair stylist | |
| Sanna Seppanen | .... | hair department head: additional photography | |
| Andrea Simpson | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Debra Wiebe | .... | hair department head | |
| Marnie Wong | .... | key hair stylist: additional photography | |
| Céline Godeau | .... | assistant makeup artist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Nancy Kirhoffer | .... | post-production supervisor | |
| Paul Lukaitis | .... | unit production manager | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Chad Belair | .... | third assistant director: additional photography | |
| Willan Leung | .... | trainee assistant director: additional photography (as William Leung) | |
| John McKeown | .... | first assistant director | |
| Trevor McWhinney | .... | second assistant director: additional photography | |
| Cindy Smith | .... | second assistant director | |
| Haylee Thompson | .... | third assistant director | |
| Iris Torres | .... | trainee assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Michael Church | .... | set dresser (as Mike Church) | |
| Richard Connelly | .... | set dresser (as Richard M. Connelly) | |
| Jeff Davies | .... | on-set dresser: additional photography | |
| Dylan Dowd | .... | head greensman | |
| David Dowling | .... | property master | |
| Elena Dresser | .... | set dresser | |
| Wes Hamby | .... | assistant property master (as Wesley Hamby) | |
| Jesse Joslin | .... | construction coordinator | |
| Sergio Lavilla | .... | assistant set decorator | |
| Sean Lavoie | .... | paint coordinator | |
| Spencer Louttit | .... | assistant property master | |
| Darren Moore | .... | greens best boy: additional photography | |
| D. Martin Myatt | .... | assistant property master | |
| Elizabeth Roberts | .... | set decoration buyer | |
| Christopher Rosamond | .... | lead set dresser (as Chris Rosamond) | |
| Sarah M. Smith | .... | lead greensman (as Sarah Smith) | |
| Brennan Wauters | .... | on-set dresser | |
| John Chaschowy | .... | greensman (uncredited) | |
Sound Department | |||
| Wade Barnett | .... | adr recordist | |
| Gary C. Bourgeois | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Gary C. Bouregeois) | |
| Shane Connelly | .... | sound mixer | |
| Wendy Czajkowsky | .... | adr mixer | |
| Lara Dale | .... | foley artist | |
| Brian Dunlop | .... | foley editor | |
| David Esparza | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Cameron Foodikoff | .... | sound utility: additional photography | |
| Ellen Heuer | .... | foley artist | |
| Chris Higgins | .... | boom operator | |
| Robert Jackson | .... | supervising sound editor (as Robert C. Jackson) | |
| Sang Kim | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Jim Lacamel | .... | boom operator: additional photography (as Jim Lacamell) | |
| Tim Limer | .... | mix recordist (as Timothy Limer) | |
| Travis MacKay | .... | adr mixer | |
| Darryl Marko | .... | sound utility | |
| A. Josh Reinhardt | .... | foley mixer (as Josh Reinhardt) | |
| William Skinner | .... | sound mixer: additional photography (as Bill Skinner) | |
| Callie Thurman | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Michael Santopolo | .... | foley assistant (uncredited) | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Jak Osmond | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| Lance Smith | .... | best boy special effects | |
| Colin Osmond | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Kyle Gray | .... | visual effects compositor: Wildfire Visual Effects | |
| Elbert Irving IV | .... | visual effects coordinator: Wildfire Visual Effects | |
| Caleb Owens | .... | visual effects compositor: Wildfire Visual Effects | |
| Lauren Ritchie | .... | visual effects producer: Wildfire Visual Effects | |
| Dottie Starling | .... | visual effects supervisor: Wildfire Visual Effects | |
Stunts | |||
| Ed Anders | .... | stunts | |
| Brett Armstrong | .... | stunts | |
| Scott J. Ateah | .... | stunt coordinator (as Scott Ateah) | |
| Dan Redford | .... | stunts | |
| Owen Walstrom | .... | stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Carmen Amos | .... | casting assistant: Canada | |
| Colleen Bolton | .... | casting associate: Canada (as Colleen Rogers) | |
| Doreen Ferreira | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Sandra-Ken Freeman | .... | extras casting | |
| Barbara Harris | .... | adr voice casting | |
| Chelsea Strand | .... | extras casting assistant: additional photography | |
| Kendra Voth | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Maureen Webb | .... | casting: Canada | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Susan De Laval | .... | assistant costume designer: additional photography (as Susan Delaval) | |
| Summer Eves | .... | costumer | |
| Jeffrey Fayle | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Michelle Hunter | .... | assistant costume designer | |
| Soo MacLean | .... | truck costumer: additional photography (as Sue MacLean) | |
| Steve Oben | .... | set supervisor: additional photography | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Floyd Burks | .... | imaging technician: Technicolor (as Floyd A. Burks) | |
| George Chavez | .... | color timer: Deluxe | |
| James Cowan | .... | digital intermediate manager: Technicolor | |
| Connor Cummins | .... | editorial production assistant | |
| Scott Drost | .... | imaging technician: Technicolor | |
| Tony Dustin | .... | digital film colorist: Technicolor | |
| John Flores | .... | imaging technician: Technicolor | |
| Jay Harada | .... | digital intermediate editor: Technicolor | |
| Gregg Schaublin | .... | digital intermediate producer: Technicolor | |
| Robert P. Schneider | .... | digital intermediate editor: Technicolor (as Bob Schneider) | |
| Michael Shapcotte | .... | digital intermediate systems administrator: Technicolor | |
| David Townsend | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Michael A. Webber | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Jonas Young | .... | digital intermediate producer: Technicolor | |
| Kyle Cunningham | .... | executive sales assistant: Technicolor Creative Services Vancouver (uncredited) | |
| Josh McLerran | .... | post-production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Thor Roos | .... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Michael Aarvold | .... | scoring engineer (as Mike Aarvold) | |
| Alexandra Apostolakis | .... | music editor assistant | |
| Jim Black | .... | music supervisor | |
| Andrea Datzman | .... | scoring coordinator | |
| Stephen M. Davis | .... | music editor | |
| Jessica Dolinger | .... | music licensing | |
| Gabe Hilfer | .... | music supervisor | |
| Sam Hofstedt | .... | scoring recordist | |
| Simon James | .... | musician contractor | |
| Dave Martina | .... | assistant to composer: Michael Giacchino | |
| Andy Park | .... | recording assistant | |
| David Sabee | .... | orchestra conductor | |
| Steve Smith | .... | scoring mixer | |
| Dan Wallin | .... | scoring mixer | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Dave Busch | .... | driver | |
| Kelly Charlton | .... | transportation captain | |
| William Crivello | .... | driver: star wagon, additional photography (as Bill Crivello) | |
| Scott Dingo Dean | .... | driver (as Scott Dean) | |
| Gerry Forster | .... | picture car coordinator | |
| Gerry Forster | .... | transportation captain: additional photography | |
| Mike Godenir | .... | driver | |
| David Halliday | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Dave Henderson | .... | driver | |
| Kevin Kamron | .... | driver | |
| Ray Laine | .... | driver | |
| Barry Macdonald | .... | driver (as Barry MacDonald) | |
| Curt Martell | .... | transportation co-captain: additional photography | |
| Laurie Matheson | .... | driver: cast, additional photography | |
| Steve Muller | .... | driver | |
| John O'Toole | .... | driver | |
| Bill Parsons | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Brian Whitlock | .... | transportation coordinator: additional photography | |
| Mike Witherington | .... | driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Caellum Allan | .... | physical production | |
| Tara Armstrong | .... | production assistant | |
| Jaclyn Bashoff | .... | assistant: Ms. Huston | |
| Elsie Blaquera | .... | assistant chef: First Take Catering | |
| Vitomir Bogdanovic | .... | key location production assistant (as Mike Bogdanovic) | |
| Theodore Bressman | .... | assistant: Mr. Goldberg | |
| Shaun Burke | .... | production assistant (as Sean Burke) | |
| Kate Checchi | .... | assistant: Mr. Kahane | |
| Hailey Cho | .... | miscellaneous crew | |
| Melissa Crich | .... | travel coordinator (as Melissa Barrie) | |
| Melissa Crich | .... | travel coordinator (as Melissa Barry) | |
| Mary-Ellen Dale | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Deirdre De Butler | .... | script supervisor: additional photography | |
| Dana Dubé | .... | animal trainer (as Dana Dube) | |
| Karyn Edwards | .... | production attorney: Canada | |
| Aaron Ensweiler | .... | assistant: Ms. Brown | |
| Alix Falkiner | .... | assistant location manager: additional photography | |
| Jessica Hoyles | .... | key office production assistant | |
| Lorraine Jamison | .... | unit publicist | |
| Kimball Jansma | .... | second assistant coordinator | |
| Conrad Janzen | .... | key location production assistant: additional photography (as Conrad Jenzen) | |
| Conrad Jenzen | .... | key location production assistant: additional photography | |
| Keely Johnson | .... | payroll accountant | |
| Katie Kreter | .... | production assistant | |
| Sidney LeClaire | .... | first assistant accountant (as Sydney LeClaire) | |
| Sue Levens | .... | production accountant (as Susan Levens) | |
| Sue Levens | .... | production accountant | |
| Terry Mackay | .... | location manager | |
| Margo MacPherson | .... | assistant: Mr. Williamson | |
| Ryan Mains | .... | trainee assistant location manager | |
| Joel McCooey | .... | assistant chef: First Take Catering | |
| Rob McEntegart | .... | executive vice president, business affairs: Mandate Pictures | |
| Shauna Michell | .... | key location production assistant: additional photography | |
| Rico Mielnicki | .... | assistant location manager | |
| James Moffat | .... | chef: additional photography (as Jim Moffat) | |
| James Moffat | .... | chef: additional photography, Truffles Fine Food (as Jim Moffat) | |
| Alana Murray | .... | clearances and product placement | |
| Alana Murray | .... | clearances | |
| Alana Murray | .... | product placement | |
| Sue Norman | .... | production assistant | |
| Nuncle | .... | title designer | |
| Claude Pavel | .... | key location production assistant | |
| Moira Perlmutter | .... | production coordinator | |
| Jaime Peters | .... | first assistant accountant: additional photography | |
| Ken Poole | .... | key location production assistant | |
| Nin Rai | .... | caterer: additional photography | |
| Nin Rai | .... | caterer: additional photography, Truffles Fin Food | |
| Lizzie Rollins | .... | assistant: Mr. Kahane | |
| Stephanie Rossel | .... | script supervisor | |
| Michael Schaefer | .... | production executive | |
| Mary Beth Schlam | .... | production assistant | |
| Mary-Beth Schwalm | .... | production assistant (as Mary Beth Schlam) | |
| Sean Seguin | .... | production accountant: additional photography | |
| Natasha Shumny | .... | post facilities coordinator | |
| Lendi Slover | .... | assistant: Mr.Konop | |
| Lendi Slover | .... | assistant: Ms. Konop | |
| Reba Szabo | .... | craft service: additional photography (as Reba Conger-Szabo) | |
| Reba Szabo | .... | first aid: additional photography (as Reba Conger-Szabo) | |
| Soren Tanbour | .... | chef: First Take Catering (as Soren Tambour) | |
| Laura May Taylor | .... | production assistant (as Laura Taylor) | |
| Heather Tyler | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Dory Vanderkuip | .... | craft service | |
| Dory Vanderkuip | .... | first aid | |
| Crystal Wiggins | .... | assistant: Mr. Nagenda | |
| Emmanuel Albano | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Michael Bendner | .... | background coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Tana David | .... | post facilities coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Chris Dow | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Farley Dunsmuir | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Matthew Enright | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Erik Feig | .... | production executive (uncredited) | |
| Les Ford | .... | computer playback designer (uncredited) | |
| Tamara Harland | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Chris Heffernan | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Scott Kukurudz | .... | production assistant: assistant director (uncredited) | |
| Ana Oparnica | .... | script coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Steve Porohowski | .... | security (uncredited) | |
| Nathaniel Raine | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Yolanda Sangareau | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Max Torroba | .... | playback coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Lydia Whitlock | .... | assistant to co-producer (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Uwe Boll | .... | special thanks | |
| James L. Brooks | .... | special thanks | |
| Todd Carpenter | .... | special thanks (as Dr. Todd Carpenter) | |
| Kayla Cox | .... | special thanks | |
| Laura Kittrell | .... | special thanks | |
| Ira Levine | .... | special thanks | |
| Judi Levine | .... | special thanks | |
| Laura Mattingly | .... | special thanks | |
| James McAvoy | .... | special thanks | |
| Jacob Nathan | .... | special thanks | |
| Jen Zaborowski | .... | special thanks | |
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After playing a bad boy rocker with a full head of hair, Joseph Gordon-Levitt now plays a nervous Cancer-patient with no hair at all. 50/50 is loosely based on the story of Will Reiser, who wrote this film, and is telling us his story and struggle through the character Adam.
Adam is played by Levitt, a marvelous actor who is continuing his string of quirky, yet well made independent films where he plays an off-the-wall protagonist. Adam is twenty-seven and works for a Seattle radio company. He is informed that he has a rare form of Cancer called Neurofibrosarcoma, and is told he only has a 50% chance of living with it. Frustrated, but moving day by day in a seemingly calm manner with his buddy Kyle (Rogen), Adam continues his long journey only to be bothered by his annoying, self-centered girlfriend (Howard) frequently. Through thick and thin, Adam starts to cope with his disease and manages to stay calm for most of the picture.
We all have to die at one point. It's part of the life. But I can't imagine the sadness and calamity brought upon someone who finds out they have a rare form of Cancer and that their chances of living are fifty-fifty. At twenty-seven nonetheless. My mother, who has work in a Chemotherapy unit for about a decade, said that the youngest she has even seen someone die from Cancer is two and a half years old. Some people, hardly get to experience life at firsthand because of Cancer.
There are so many forms of Cancer, rare and common, harmless and not, that your chances of getting it are very high. Getting it is at random, but coping with it is even harder. While 50/50 has a heartbreaking, and is sometimes emotion-testing and tear-jerking, it still has a strong comedic relief thanks to Seth Rogen, who is rather unfairly bashed in a majority of his films.
The acting is superb by both leads, the parents of Adam played by Angelica Houston and Serge Houde are portrayed effectively and in a loving way, and the screenplay and Johnathan Levine's direction never fails or works against this film in any way. Three years prior he was creating good chemistry between Ben Kingsley and Josh Peck in The Wackness. Now, he's finally mastered in creating two characters that do nothing but sparkle when on screen together. You can't really call this a Seth Rogen film because while his comedy is here, his underlying sweetness shows through the cloth of this film more than it has ever done before. The last time he gave a performance this well done was in Sandler's Funny People.
Thanks to a wonderful third act in terms of direction and screenplay, you get an all out emotional breakdown from the characters and yourself. 50/50 has a way with making emotional moments not seemed contrived, but welcomed. I think out of everyone in the theater, my mom was more emotional than the average person in the general public which is understandable.
Many films have come out this year, and many have been ignored. Comedies and dramas alike have been swept under the bus with other blockbusters in theaters at the same time. I plan on doing a list of the top ignored and underrated films of 2011. I hope 50/50 doesn't make that list.
Starring: Joesph Gordon-Levitt, Seth Rogen, Bryce Dallas-Howard, Angelica Houston, and Serge Houde. Directed by: Johnathan Levine.