The Romantics (2010)

Director:

Galt Niederhoffer

Writers:

Galt Niederhoffer (novel)
Galt Niederhoffer (written by)

Release Date:

26 May 2010 (Australia)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

A romantic drama about love, destiny and other events you just can't plan for.

Plot:

Seven close friends reunite for the wedding of two of their friends. Problems arise because the bride and the maid of honor have had a long rivalry over the groom.

Plot Keywords:

Wedding | Friend | Maid Of Honor | College Friends | Seaside

Cast

Katie Holmes	...	Laura Rosen
Josh Duhamel	...	Tom McDevon
Anna Paquin	...	Lila Hayes
Malin Akerman	...	Tripler
Adam Brody	...	Jake
Dianna Agron	...	Minnow Hayes
Jeremy Strong	...	Pete
Rebecca Lawrence Levy	...	Weesie (as Rebecca Lawrence)
Candice Bergen	...	Augusta Hayes
Elijah Wood	...	Chip Hayes
James K. Schaffer	...	William Hayes
Rosemary Murphy	...	Grandmother Hayes
Warrent F. McKnight	...	Reverend Bartlett
Will Hutchins	...	Grandpa McDevon
Evelyn Aronin	...	Grandma McDevon
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter J. Rowan	...	Father (uncredited)
Mark Santomauro	...	Banquet Waiter (uncredited)

Directed by
Galt Niederhoffer

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Galt Niederhoffer		novel
Galt Niederhoffer		written by

Produced by
Robert Ogden Barnum	....	executive producer
Elizabeth Beier	....	co-producer
James Belfer	....	co-producer
Michael Benaroya	....	producer
John Carrabino	....	executive producer
Cynthia Coury	....	co-producer
Simon Crowe	....	co-producer
Eva Maria Daniels	....	executive producer
Rose Ganguzza	....	executive producer
Anthony Gudas	....	executive producer
Stephen Hays	....	executive producer
Daniel Hendler	....	producer
Pamela Hirsch	....	executive producer
Katie Holmes	....	executive producer
Taylor Kephart	....	executive producer
Lawrence M. Kopeikin	....	associate producer
Todd J. Labarowski	....	co-producer
Riva Marker	....	executive producer
Tommee May	....	associate producer
Galt Niederhoffer	....	producer
Celine Rattray	....	executive producer
Cecilia Kate Roque	....	co-producer
Tony Shawkat	....	executive producer
Randy Simon	....	co-producer
Stefan Sonnenfeld	....	executive producer
Jai Stefan	....	executive producer
Ron Stein	....	producer
Daniela Taplin Lundberg	....	producer
Jennifer Todd	....	producer
Suzanne Todd	....	producer
Todd Traina	....	executive producer
Owen Wiseman	....	associate producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Jonathan Sadoff		(uncredited)

Cinematography by
Sam Levy		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Jacob Craycroft

Production Design by
Tim Grimes

Art Direction by
Jeremy Rosenstein

Set Decoration by
Robert Covelman

Costume Design by
Danielle Kays

Makeup Department
Whitney Adkins Mvondo	....	key hair stylist
Ma Kalaadevi Ananda	....	makeup department head (as Marilyn Carbone)
Julia Brusilovsky	....	additional makeup artist (as Julia T. Lallas Brusilovsky)
Bobby Diehl	....	hair department head
Daniel Koye	....	additional hair stylist
Julia Lallas	....	makeup artist
Rita Ogden	....	additional makeup artist
Patricia Regan	....	key makeup artist
Adenike Wright	....	additional hair department head

Production Management
Danielle Blumstein	....	unit production manager
Riva Marker	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Blazina	....	second assistant director
Paul Epstein	....	first assistant director
Steven Ritz	....	second second assistant director
Curtis Smith	....	first assistant director (as Curtis A. Smith Jr.)
Mike Tsucalas	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Andre Abramowitz	....	construction grip
Jamie Arbuckle	....	on-set dresser
Nicholas Avedisian-Cohen	....	art production assistant
Daniel Boxer	....	property master
Robert Castelletti	....	swing set dresser
Joe Coppola	....	assistant property master (as Joseph A. Coppola)
Sean Dasaro	....	construction key grip
Thomas A. Delillo	....	leadman
Liza Donatelli	....	assistant property master
Aaron Erickson	....	swing set dresser
Mary Fellows	....	set dresser
Robert Hagan	....	construction key grip
Tim Kelly	....	construction key grip
Alicia Leatherbury-Lamberti	....	junior scenic
Chris Maida	....	construction key grip
Vinny Mazzarella	....	property master
John P. Melendes	....	swing set dresser
Melissa B. Miller	....	art department coordinator
Lyvan A. Munlyn	....	charge scenic (as Lyvan Munlyn)
Gregory D. Neumunz	....	swing set dresser (as Gregory Neumunz)
David North	....	junior scenic
Fred Piesco	....	carpenter
Neolysa Ramos	....	shop person (as NoelysaRamos)
Frank Rodriguez	....	construction key grip
Sherryl Sachs	....	camera scenic
Richard Tenewitz	....	construction coordinator
Girolamo Tuzzolino	....	construction key grip (as Girolamo 'Jerry' Ruzzolino)
Christopher Yager	....	set decorator production assistant
Robert Ludemann	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jamie Baker	....	sound effects editor
Junior Cyrus Baron	....	boom operator (as Cyrus Baron)
Michael Barry	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chad Birmingham	....	adr mixer
Rachel Chancey	....	foley artist
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Rusty Dunn	....	sound effects editor
Mike Ford	....	boom operator (as Michael Ford)
Lewis Goldstein	....	supervising sound editor
Ruth Hernandez	....	dialogue editor
Paul Hsu	....	supervising sound editor
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Cate Montana	....	dialogue editor
Joe Savastano	....	sound utility (as Joe Savastino Jr.)
Alex Soto	....	assistant sound editor
Clémence Stoloff	....	assistant sound editor
Irin Strauss	....	sound mixer
Eric Vierhaus	....	dolby sound consultant
Dana McCommon	....	adr recording (uncredited)
Tom Ryan	....	appprentice sound editor (uncredited)
Ian Stynes	....	sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano Jr.	....	special effects
Drew Jiritano	....	special effects coordinator
Mike Myers	....	special effects foreman

Visual Effects by
Tim Bowman	....	digital effects artist: DIVE
Michael De Lorenzo Jr.	....	visual effects artist
Rob Giglio	....	digital plates colorist: DIVE
Ryan Leonard	....	digital effects artist: DIVE
Bob Lowery	....	visual effects executive producer: Dive
Ed Mendez	....	compositing supervisor: DIVE
Joe Parente	....	roto artist: DIVE
John-Michael Trojan	....	digital production manager: DIVE
Andy Williams	....	visual effects producer: DIVE
Gevork Babityan	....	visual effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Scott Burik	....	stunt coordinator
Jared Burke	....	stunt coordinator
Douglas Crosby	....	stunt coordinator
Rocco Forgione	....	stunt double: Josh Duhamel
Natalie Jean	....	stunt double: Katie Holmes
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Abraham Altbuch	....	company grip
Nicola Benizzi	....	first assistant camera
Justin Bennett	....	company grip
Charlie Beyer	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Charles Beyer)
Noam Bonkowski	....	jib technician
Ethan Borsuk	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Russell Bouchelle	....	company electric
Paul Colangelo	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Tom Concordia	....	still photographer
Jeremy Conley	....	best boy grip
Christopher Darcy	....	company electric
David Feeney-Mosier	....	second assistant camera
Gavin Fernandez	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Rob Harlow	....	key grip
Nina Kuhn	....	gaffer
Dan Merrill	....	camera loader
Jackson Morton	....	camera intern (as Jackson Jankel-Morton)
Nathaniel Schalk	....	company electric
Meg Schrock	....	best boy electric
Lara Sfire	....	company electric
Sarah Shatz	....	still photographer
Frank Stubblefield	....	generator operator
Adam Troeger	....	jib camera operator
Jonathan Vendetti	....	dolly grip (as Jon Vendetti)
Christopher Viglone	....	camera intern
JoJo Whilden	....	still photographer
Eric J. Williams	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Ronen Gevint	....	background casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Aneikit Bonnel	....	additional on-set costumer
Kimberly Butler	....	costumer
Clare Cardoni	....	costume production assistant
Gina Gornik	....	additional on-set costumer
Chrissy Kuhn	....	wardrobe supervisor
Audrey Maher	....	additional on-set costumer
Tamara Menear	....	assistant costume designer
Luana Michaels	....	additional on-set costumer
Kirsten Mogg	....	additional on-set costumer
Ewa Noskowicz	....	costume production assistant
Lucia Shapiro	....	additional on-set costumer
Malik Summers	....	additional on-set costumer
Angeline Zeigler	....	on-set costumer
Grace Ryung Kim	....	tailor (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kamila Baghernejad	....	digital intermediate producer
Brice Bishop-Pullan	....	additional assistant editor (as Brice Pullan)
Zuzana Bochar	....	apprentice editor
John Bonta	....	digital intermediate colorist
Anthony Brandonisio	....	additional assistant editor
Salvatore Catanzaro	....	digital intermediate conform artist (as Sal Catanzaro)
Travis Dutch	....	filmout technician
Alish Erman	....	post-production intern
Matthew H. Giordano	....	first assistant editor (as Matt Giordano)
Lauren Grimshaw	....	post-production intern
Nick Houy	....	additional assistant editor (as Nicholas G. Houy)
Glenese Markes	....	digital intermediate producer
Jackeline Tejada	....	additional assistant editor
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor (as Joey Violante)
Ryan Young	....	post-production assistant
Jesse Averna	....	assistant editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Dan Evans Farkas	....	music editor
Liz Gallacher	....	music supervisor
Kathleen Hasay	....	music supervision assistant
Jason Hiller	....	score engineer
Jamie Lowry	....	music editor
Lawrence Manchester	....	additional score producer
Jonathan Sadoff	....	score mixer
Jonathan Sadoff	....	score recordist
Frank Zummo	....	musician: percussion/druma

Transportation Department
Kevin Flynn	....	transportation captain
Peter Krienbihl	....	transportation co-captain (as Peter Kreinbihl)

Other crew
Andrea Adams	....	assistant to producers: Team Todd
Joshua A. Bell	....	production accountant (as Josh Bell)
Rebecca Breckel	....	script supervisor
Beverly Brooks	....	project manager: Ascent Media
Thaddeus Brown	....	assistant chef
Lauren Butler	....	assistant production coordinator: New York (as Lauren Butler-Dougherty)
Ethan Carlson	....	film runner
Vanessa Cheng	....	assistant: Ms. Holmes
Nicole Compas	....	production counsel: Gray Krauss Des Rochers
Carol A. Compton	....	script clearance researcher: IndieClear (as Carol Compton)
Sarah Cowan	....	office intern
John 'JR' Craigmile	....	post-production accountant (as J.R. Craigmile)
Simon Crowe	....	international sales and distribution: SC Films International
Patricia de Paula	....	production coordinator
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Thomas John Franzone	....	production assistant
Tatiana Fuster	....	assistant caterer (as Tatiana Oroaco)
Damond Gordon	....	assistant craft service
Kim Gott	....	project manager: Cinetech Labs
Ted Graham	....	assistant: Ms. Paquin
Jonathan Gray	....	production counsel: Gray Krauss Des Rochers
Joy Harris	....	creative consultant
Julianna Hays	....	assistant to producers: Team Todd
Ian Herman	....	assistant: Ms. Niederhoffer
Johnny Holland	....	second assistant accountant (as John Holland)
Marshall Johnson	....	location manager
Leana Jones	....	assistant: Ms. Holmes (as Leana Joy Jones)
Leana Jones	....	office production assistant (as Leana Joy Jones)
Anne Bergstedt Jordanova	....	stand-in: female
Bryan Kelley	....	location production assistant
Daniel Kennedy	....	office intern
Ruby Landow	....	film runner
Mark Lane	....	international sales and distribution: SC Films International
Manja L. Lyssy	....	office production assistant
Nic Marshall	....	creative consultant
Ross Miller	....	insurance agent: Reiff & Associates
Kevon Murphy	....	chef
Tony Osso	....	script supervisor
Jean Pesce	....	assistant location manager
James Post	....	first team production assistant
Minico Roberts	....	first assistant accountant
Matthew Roper	....	set medic
Daniel Schwartz	....	office intern
Alexis Page Smith	....	production assistant
Jordan Spektor	....	assistant to producers: Benaroya Pictures
Tim Stacker	....	location scout
Allan Stearns	....	caterer: Coast to Coast Catering
Ian M. Stratford	....	financial counsel: Gray Krauss Des Rochers (as Ian Stratford)
Stephanie Sutter	....	assistant: Mr. Niederhoffer
Fumie Suzuki	....	international sales and distribution: SC Films International
Chris Tomeo	....	location scout
Kathryn Francis Tucker	....	creative consultant (as Kathryn Tucker)
Jared Uhrich	....	location scout
Russell Webber	....	international sales and distribution: SC Films International
Jeffrey M. Weber	....	production assistant (as Jeff Weber)
Amy L. Weishaar	....	key set production assistant (as Amy Weishaar)
Claire Wiegand	....	assistant craft service
Danielle Wilson	....	craft service: Eat Catering NYC
Sebastien Betsch	....	digital cinema supervisor (uncredited)
Erik Bright	....	publicist (uncredited)
Donna Sue Jahier	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Mark Mallorca	....	assistant: actress (uncredited)
John Robert Mariani	....	location manager (uncredited)

Thanks
Jonathan Bell	....	thanks

Production Companies

• 10th Hole Productions
• Benaroya Pictures
• Four of a Kind Productions
• Plum Pictures
• Tax Credit Finance
• Team Todd

Distributors

• Four of a Kind Productions (2010) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Famous Productions (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Wild Bunch Distribution (2010) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Earth Star Entertainment (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
• Falcon Films (2010) (Lebanon) (all media) (Middle East)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• HBO Hungary (2012) (Hungary) (TV)
• Paradiso Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Famous Productions (2010) (USA) (DVD)
• R Film (2010) (Turkey) (all media)
• Signature Entertainment (2013) (UK) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Vertice Cine (2012) (Spain) (DVD)

Special Effects

• DIVE (visual effects) (as DIVE Philadelphia)

Other Companies

• Amsale  wedding dress by
• Angel Aerial  transportation: unit drivers & minibuses
• Arri CSC  cameras and lenses
• Black Dog Jib Productions  jimmy jib equipment
• C5  adr recording
• C5  post-production sound services
• Cinetic Media  distribution advisory services
• Coast to Coast Catering  catering
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Company 3  on-line editing facility
• Cutting Edge Group  music services
• D.R. Reiff & Associates  insurance (as Reiff and Associates)
• Dark Lights  lighting
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Definition 6  title design
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Eat Catering NYC  craft service
• Enterprise Rent-A-Car  transportation
• Fairfield Studios  adr recording
• Falco Ink.  publicity
• Gray Krauss Des Rochers  production counsel
• Great City Productions  additional sound services
• Haddad's  transportation
• IndieClear  script clearance research
• Lentini Communications  walkies
• Moviola  avid equipment
• Polecat Lighting  grip equipment
• S.O.T.C. MultiMedia Group  special thanks
• Sonic Magic  adr recording
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  background casting
• Technicolor Creative Services VFX Toronto  adr recording (as Technicolor Toronto)
• Wachovia Bank  production bank

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity, language and some drug material

Runtime:

USA:95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #46299) | Malaysia:PG-13 | Argentina:16 | Netherlands:12 | Sweden:Btl (DVD rating)

Filming Locations:

North Fork, New York, USA

Company:

10th Hole Productions

Trivia:

Shooting was originally going to start in summer 2009, but it didn't start until early November 2009.

Goofs:

Continuity: After Tom disappears in the ocean and Laura finds him by the tree, he is completely dry and is somehow still wearing the suit jacket that he threw off before.

Quotes:

Laura Rosen:He cheated on you.
Lila Hayes:No. You did.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: The American/Going the Distance/Machete (#2.31)" (2010)

Soundtrack:

Brutal Hearts

The Roman-Sticks

Seven college friends reunite six years later for the wedding of Lila (Anna Paquin) and Tom (Josh Duhamel). Things go awry when the maid of honor and the bride clash over the groom, with whom the maid of honor was once romantically involved. The story moves slowly trying to explore all the relationships of people in and around the circle of friends. The movie ends with the wedding getting ruined by rain, just before the marriage can be concluded. It is implied that in the end the controlling nature of the bride is too much for the groom and he still loves the bridesmaid.

What's going on with this movie? What happen with the casts? Did Holmes Know how to act? I would be very happy to give this movie 0 out of 10 if They hadn't Anna Paquin but yeah, Anna isn't enough. and with the story, suck and lost direction. the script tell us nothing but bla bla bla and bla bla bla.