Cyrus (2010/I)

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Directors:

Jay Duplass
Mark Duplass

Writers (WGA):

Mark Duplass (written by) &
Jay Duplass (written by)

Release Date:

25 November 2010 (Germany)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

John met the woman of his dreams. Then he met her son ...

Plot:

John and Molly, a divorced middle aged man and a single mother meet at a friends party and start up a small relationship, all John has to do now is meet Molly's son... Cyrus

Plot Keywords:

Party | 21 Year Old | Musician | Forename As Title | Rearview Mirror

Awards:

6 nominations

Cast

John C. Reilly	...	John
Jonah Hill	...	Cyrus
Marisa Tomei	...	Molly
Catherine Keener	...	Jamie
Matt Walsh	...	Tim
Diane Mizota	...	Thermostat Girl
Kathy Wittes	...	Ashley (as Kathy Ann Wittes)
Katie Aselton	...	Pretty Girl (as Kathryn Aselton)
Jamie Donnelly	...	Pastor
Tim Guinee	...	Roger
Charlie Brewer	...	Stranger at Reception
Steve Zissis	...	Rusty
Newell Alexander	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Steve Alterman	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Mitch Carter	...	Additional Voice (voice)
David Cowgill	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Elisa Gabrielli	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Bridget Hoffman	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Edie Mirman	...	Additional Voice (voice)
Michelle Ruff	...	Additional Voice (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jerald Garner	...	Beer Guy at Party (uncredited)
Sean Hackett	...	Stoner (uncredited)
Caroline Neville	...	Dancing Party Guest (uncredited)
Justin Wilczynski	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Jay Duplass
Mark Duplass

Writing credits (WGA)
Mark Duplass		(written by) &
Jay Duplass		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Costigan	....	producer
Michael Ellenberg	....	co-producer
Ridley Scott	....	executive producer
Tony Scott	....	executive producer
Chrisann Verges	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Michael Andrews

Cinematography by
Jas Shelton		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jay Deuby

Production Design by
Annie Spitz

Set Decoration by
Meg Everist

Costume Design by
Roemehl Hawkins

Makeup Department
Mustaque M. Ashrafi	....	makeup artist (as Mustaq Ashrafi)
David Forrest	....	co-makeup department head (as David Craig Forrest)
Lillie S. Frierson	....	hair stylist (as Lillie Frierson-King)
Estreya Kesler	....	makeup artist
Tina Roesler Kerwin	....	co-makeup department head
Kim Santantonio	....	key hair stylist
Toni-Ann Walker	....	hair designer

Production Management
Mads Hansen	....	unit production manager
J.M. Logan	....	post-production supervisor
Maresa Pullman	....	executive in charge of production: Scott Free
Chrisann Verges	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chamonix Bosch	....	second assistant director
Mike Crotty	....	second second assistant director (as Michael Crotty)
Cas Donovan	....	first assistant director
Joe May	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Jory Alvarado	....	leadman
Jose Castillo	....	set dresser
Steve Christensen	....	set designer
Cary Conway	....	paint supervisor (as Cary 'DS' Conway)
Robert Cook	....	paint gang boss
Jennifer Durban	....	art department researcher
Michael Garcia	....	set dresser
Miguel A. Garcia	....	set dresser
Susan Garcia	....	set dresser
Charles Hansen	....	laborer
Jourdan Henderson	....	art department coordinator
J. Jorgensen	....	construction coordinator
Lance Larson	....	property master
Steven B. Melton	....	property master
Billy Mitchell	....	set dresser
Jon Nicholson	....	on-set dresser
Alfredo Ortega	....	set painter
Bobby Pollard	....	set dresser (as Robert Pollard)
Gregory F. Poulos	....	assistant property master
Raymond Ramirez	....	propmaker
Oswaldo Rojas	....	propmaker
Clint Schultz	....	graphic designer
Bradford W. Shoemaker	....	propmaker foreman (as Bradford Shoemaker)
Thomas Spencer	....	set dresser
Peter Van Zyl	....	greensmen
Richard Webb Kelly	....	set painter

Sound Department
David Betancourt	....	foley mixer
Larry Blake	....	sound re-recording mixer
Larry Blake	....	supervising sound editor
Joe Eddie Casares	....	boom operator
Matt Coby	....	sound editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Shawn Harper	....	additional boom operator (as David Shawn Harper)
Shawn Harper	....	sound utility (as David Shawn Harper)
Kimaree Long	....	sound editor
Stefano Mascitti	....	synchronization
Mack Melson	....	sound mixer
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Billy Theriot	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Buscemi	....	epk sound (uncredited)
Andrew Edelman	....	additional boom operator (uncredited)
Tyler Heath	....	assistant sound editor (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Kevin Hannigan	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Gianni Biasetti Sr.	....	stunt double: Jonah Hill (as Gianni Biasetti)
Gianni Biasetti Sr.	....	stunts (as Gianni Biasetti)
Patrick Gallaway	....	stunts
Jack Gill	....	stunt coordinator
Charlie Brewer	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Albert F. Bagley III	....	best boy rigging grip (as Albert F. Bagley)
Tod Campbell	....	camera operator
David Chase	....	electrician
Tom Clancey	....	additional camera operator
Jared De Witt	....	rigging grip
Jay Duplass	....	camera operator
Ron Elliott	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Dave Ellis	....	grip
Sasha Freedman	....	camera production assistant (as Sasha Pavloff Freedman)
Steven Frohardt	....	best boy grip
Craig Garfield	....	grip
Jerry Gregoricka	....	rigging electrician
Adam Harrison	....	rigging electric best boy
Tomoka Izumi	....	second assistant camera
Keith A. Jones	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Vessie Kazachka	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael Kelly	....	electrician
Hilary Klym	....	key rigging grip
Rick Lamb	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mark Manthey	....	gaffer
Frankie Martinez	....	electrician (as Francisco Martinez)
Chris Milani	....	electrician
Glenn E. Moran	....	rigging gaffer
Joey Moran	....	rigging electrician
Donis Rhoden	....	key grip
Sean Ruggeri	....	red camera technician
Joel A. Ruiz	....	rigging electrician
Wendy Schmidt	....	rigging grip (as Wendy J. Schmidt)
Josh Seifert	....	rigging grip
Jack Serino	....	grip
Harold Skinner	....	electrician
Gene Abel Soto	....	rigging grip (as Abel Soto)
Scott Sprague	....	best boy electric (as Scott J. Sprague)
Stephen Thorp	....	rigging electrician
Julie Torgerson	....	grip
Thomas Vandermillen	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Doug Wall	....	grip (as Douglas L. Wall)
Doug Weinmann	....	electrician
Ignacio Woolfolk	....	rigging grip
Gavin Wynn	....	media manager
R. Michael Yope	....	electrician (as Michael Yope)
Chuck Zlotnick	....	still photographer
Michael Fitzgerald	....	epk photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Dixie Webster	....	extras casting (as Dixie Webster-Davis)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Cheryl Cravedi	....	set costumer
Annie Garrity	....	costume supervisor (as Anne Hill)
Marylou Lim	....	set costumer
Debra McGuire	....	wardrobe: Marisa Tomei
Vicente Parada	....	set costumer
Brigitta Romanov	....	assistant costume designer
Jacqueline Wazir	....	key costume illustrator

Editorial Department
Robin Buday	....	data operator
Chris Callister	....	apprentice editor
John Daro	....	digital film colorist
Jon Fletcher	....	associate editor
Yale Kozinski	....	apprentice editor
Paul Lavoie	....	digital intermediate project manager
Tim Maxwell	....	digital transfer
Josh Polon	....	editorial production assistant
Daniel Sessoms	....	data operator
Jacob Vaughan	....	assistant editor
Jim Williams	....	color timer
Eric 'Woody' Wood	....	digital conform
Regan Copeland	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Bill Schultz	....	digital intermediate executive (uncredited)
Daniel Yang	....	data operator (uncredited)

Music Department
Stephen Kaye	....	score mixer (as Steve Kaye)
Stephen Kaye	....	score recordist (as Steve Kaye)
Marguerite Phillips	....	music supervisor
Manish Raval	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ted Basso	....	production van driver operator
Michael W. LeMaster	....	driver
Michael W. LeMaster	....	production van driver
Rock LeRoy	....	transportation
Tommy Tancharoen	....	transportation coordinator
Tom Whelpey	....	transportation captain (as Thomas Whelpley)
Tom Whelpey	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Mark Asaro	....	production coordinator
Matthew Balzer	....	set production assistant
Judy Blinick	....	first assistant accountant
Deanne Bloch	....	script clearance researcher: The Bloch Company
Toby Burge	....	set production assistant (as James Toby Burge)
Debra Burgess	....	payroll accountant (as Debra M. Burgess)
Barbara Casner	....	assistant production coordinator
Marco Franco	....	catering assistant
Daniel Garcia	....	catering assistant
Hector M. Garcia	....	catering assistant
Michael Glaser	....	assistant location manager (as Michael J. Glaser)
Carlos Guel	....	chef
Sean Hackett	....	assistant: the Duplass brothers
Rich Heichel	....	assistant location manager
Kenneth Hunter	....	location scout
Stacey Jelin	....	craft service (as Stacey Kasubowski)
Rachel Jensen	....	set production assistant
S. Dylan Kirkland	....	location scout
Jon Ko	....	set medic (as Jon P. Ko)
Natalie Mathes	....	post production accountant
Carol McConnaughey	....	unit publicist
Robert McCormack	....	catering assistant
Richard McCune	....	financing: City National Bank (as Richard V.McCune)
Shaun M. McGovern	....	production accountant
Steve Michelson	....	caterer: Limelight Catering
Erik Piecuch	....	financing: City National Bank
Keykhsrow Radji	....	caterer: Limelight Catering (as Keykhosrow Radji)
Miguel Reyes	....	assistant: Mr. Costigan
Lili Romero	....	office production assistant
Jeremy Sanchez	....	assistant post-production accountant
Jenny Siff	....	script supervisor
Nate Taylor	....	location scout
Anthony Tellenbach	....	security supervisor
Carl B. Thompson	....	office production assistant
Keomanee Vilaythong	....	location assistant
Matthew Wersinger	....	location manager (as Matt Wersinger)
Georgianna Whitley	....	set production assistant
Keegan Zall	....	assistant crafts service (as D. Keegan Zall)
Samuel Birdsong	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Paul Buscemi	....	epk: sound (uncredited)
Sasha Freedman	....	designer: puppet movie (uncredited)
Whitney Fromholtz	....	assistant: Mr. Hill (uncredited)
Karin M. Gaarder	....	assistant: Ms Tomei (uncredited)
Alexander Katz	....	stand-in: Jonah Hill (uncredited)
Tom Moran	....	executive assistant: Mr. Scott (uncredited)
Bob Riley	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Steven Robbins	....	assistant: Mr. Scott (uncredited)
Mitch Spacone	....	system support: FotoKem (uncredited)
Mark J. Woods	....	clearance supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Scott Free Productions

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2010) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2010) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Front Row Filmed Entertainment (2010) (United Arab Emirates) (theatrical) (Middle East)
• Odeon (2010) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2010) (Russia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2010) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2011) (Argentina) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2010) (Finland) (all media)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
• RTL Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (TV) (RTL8)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Business Affairs  production counsel
• Cast & Crew Production Services  cast & crew payroll services
• City National Bank  financing
• Digital Vortechs  editing systems provided by
• FotoKem  digital intermediate facility
• Go For Locations  locations equipment rentals
• L.A. Mad Dogs  loop group (as LA Maddogs)
• Limelight Catering  catering
• PES Payroll  extras payroll
• Paskal Lighting  lighting and grip equipment
• Reel Security  production security
• Swelltone Labs  sound post-production
• The Bloch Company  script clearance research
• Twentieth Century Fox  foley recording facility

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some sexual material

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS | SDDS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | Finland:K-12/9 (2012 reform re-rating) | Finland:K-11/9 (original rating) | Germany:6 | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:18 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #45800)

Company:

Scott Free Productions

Trivia:

Jonah Hill based his performance as Cyrus on Benjy Bronk.

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Cyrus and his mom are at his setup, and she is going through the photographs, Cyrus' Apple Macbook says Alienware below the mouse pad. The two are separate manufacturers.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jamie:[from outside of house] John! John! John!

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: Awards Special 2012 (#1.64)" (2012)

Soundtrack:

I'm Blue

Oedipus Again

"It's great to have a new dad." Cyrus to John

If your girlfriend has a grown son living at home, see Cyrus; if you have one living with you, see it. For the rest of us, see Cyrus to enjoy American ensemble acting at its best: Molly (Marisa Tomei) and her 21-year old son, Cyrus (Jonah Hill), live in a very close relationship short of Oedipal but too close for either's growth.

The Duplass brothers, known for their quirky, loose film-making that includes restless shots and "mumblecore" style (the actors mostly improvise), have allowed these accomplished actors to express themselves in a realistic and charming way. While the plot seems episodic and unfocused, it is really a character-driven story with Molly the least developed of the characters.

The story's protagonist is John (John C. Reilly), a hang dog editor whose ex-wife is getting married and to whom Molly comes with the promise of a new life. Except for Cyrus, whose unusual attachment to his mom causes him to wage domestic war against John. While nothing unpredictable happens, and that is a flaw, the acting is first rate and the situations so believable (except for the oedipal hint) that this American comedy can be enjoyed for its European-style close-ups and lengthy scenes. The clichéd ending is to be endured with regret.

If you are still hooked on your ex-wife and have a girlfriend with a kid, see this film. If you're not, then enjoy the realism of story and acting. Although the Duplasses tend to move the lens abruptly from medium to tight, thereby emphasizing the personal nature of the film, rarely does American cinema get it right without CGI and rapid cutting. This is the right stuff.