No Strings Attached (2011/I)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Writers (WGA):

Elizabeth Meriwether (screenplay)
Michael Samonek (story) ...
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Release Date:

21 January 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Friendship has its benefits

Plot:

A guy and girl try to keep their relationship strictly physical, but it's not long before they learn that they want something more.

Plot Keywords:

Ex Girlfriend | Summer Camp | Hospital | Funeral | Gay Man

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Natalie Portman	...	Emma
Ashton Kutcher	...	Adam Franklin
Kevin Kline	...	Alvin
Cary Elwes	...	Dr. Metzner
Greta Gerwig	...	Patrice
Lake Bell	...	Lucy
Olivia Thirlby	...	Katie
Ludacris	...	Wallace (as Chris 'Ludacris' Bridges)
Jake Johnson	...	Eli
Mindy Kaling	...	Shira
Talia Balsam	...	Sandra Kurtzman
Ophelia Lovibond	...	Vanessa
Guy Branum	...	Guy
Ben Lawson	...	Sam
Jennifer Irwin	...	Megan
Adhir Kalyan	...	Kevin
Brian H. Dierker	...	Bones (as Brian Dierker)
Abby Elliott	...	Joy
Vedette Lim	...	Lisa
Gary David Goldberg	...	Emma's Relative
Armen Weitzman	...	Taxi Driver
Shaun Russell	...	LACMA Guard (as T. Shaun Russell)
Nealla Gordon	...	Lydia (Female Dr.)
Seth Morris	...	Man with Dog
Nasim Pedrad	...	Writer
Elizabeth Meriwether	...	Writer
Mollee Gray	...	Sari
Derek Ferguson	...	Benji
Matthew Moy	...	Chuck
Tyne Stecklein	...	Victoria
Kym Connor	...	Stage Mom
Renna Bartlett	...	Stage Assistant Director
Jennifer Hamilton	...	On Camera Choreographer
Krystal Ellsworth	...	Secret High Dancer
Kim Marko Germar	...	Secret High Dancer
Megan Honore	...	Secret High Dancer
Nick Lanzisera	...	Secret High Dancer (as Nicholas Lanzisera)
Moira 'Anjolie' Marfori	...	Secret High Dancer
Dalphe Morantus	...	Secret High Dancer
Katrina Norman	...	Secret High Dancer (as Katrina Katie Norman)
Heather Phillips	...	Secret High Dancer
Britt Stewart	...	Secret High Dancer
Paula Van Oppen	...	Secret High Dancer
William T. Loftis	...	Secret High Dancer
Kc Monnie	...	Secret High Dancer
Jason Williams	...	Secret High Dancer
Hugo	...	Bar Group (as Hugo Chakrabongse)
Jay Barclay	...	Bar Group (as John Gerald Barclay)
Tom Tangen	...	Eli's Dad
Tim Matheson	...	Eli's Dad #2 (as Tim Matheson)
Ben Lautman	...	Rabbi
Joshua Andreacola	...	Boy at Wake (as Joshua Allen Andreacola)
Milton Greenberg	...	Boy at Wake
Rachel McDermott	...	STK Waitress
Robert Trapp	...	Mini-Golfer
Rachael Markarian	...	Frat Party Dancer
Kherington Payne	...	Frat Party Dancer
Dylan Hayes	...	Young Adam
Stefanie Scott	...	Young Emma
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
January Adams	...	Girl in Bar (uncredited)
Philippe Badreau	...	Farmers Market Shopper / Dad (uncredited)
Lydia Blanco	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Thomas F. Evans	...	Dog Walker (uncredited)
Morgan Lambert	...	Market Girl (uncredited)
Michael J Long	...	Frat guy (uncredited)
Stephane Nicoli	...	PA on Bike (uncredited)
Ivan Reitman	...	TV Director (uncredited)
Jonathan Sanders	...	Party D.J (uncredited)

Directed by
Ivan Reitman

Writing credits (WGA)
Elizabeth Meriwether		(screenplay)
Michael Samonek		(story) (as Mike Samonek) and
Elizabeth Meriwether		(story)

Produced by
Gary Barber	....	executive producer
Ali Bell	....	co-producer
Roger Birnbaum	....	executive producer
Lisa Bruce	....	co-executive producer
Jeffrey Clifford	....	producer
Jon Glickman	....	executive producer
Jonathan Glickman	....	executive producer
Joe Medjuck	....	producer
Gerald D. Moon	....	production executive
Tom Pollock	....	executive producer
Natalie Portman	....	executive producer
Ivan Reitman	....	producer
John Wildermuth	....	associate producer (as John Wildermuth Jr.)

Original Music by
John Debney		(music by)

Cinematography by
Rogier Stoffers		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Dana E. Glauberman

Casting by
Joanna Colbert
Richard Mento

Production Design by
Ida Random

Art Direction by
Greg Berry

Set Decoration by
Danielle Berman

Costume Design by
Julie Weiss

Makeup Department
Kristin Arrigo	....	key hair stylist
Marc Boyle	....	additional hair stylist
Mishell Chandler	....	additional hair stylist
Jorjee Douglas	....	makeup artist: Natalie Portman
Gail Gulino	....	makeup artist
Daniel Howell	....	hair stylist
Kathleen Karridene	....	key makeup artist
Marylin Lee	....	additional makeup artist
Tracey Levy	....	makeup department head
Barbara Lorenz	....	department head hair stylist
Anthony Veader	....	third hair stylist
'Nikki' LaShandra White	....	additional hair stylist

Production Management
Ralph Bertelle	....	executive in charge of production
Gregg Edler	....	production supervisor
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor
Cristen Carr Strubbe	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Christina Fong	....	second assistant director
Eric Glasser	....	second second assistant director
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	second unit director
John Wildermuth	....	first assistant director (as John Wildermuth Jr.)
Steve Windle	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Billy Baker	....	set dresser
David Barton	....	toolman
William Biggerstaff	....	paint foreman
Max E. Brehme	....	property master
Stephanie Charbonneau	....	graphic designer
Scott Edward Collins	....	set dressing gang boss
Brendon Crigler	....	set dresser
Vincent D'Aquino	....	greens supervisor
Michael Duncan	....	propmaker
Jack Evans	....	buyer
Joey Genitempo	....	stand-by painter: re-shoots
J. Michael Glynn	....	assistant property master
Carmine Goglia	....	stand-by painter
Ryan Jacoby	....	lead plaster foreman
Lee J. Jashinsky	....	painter
Frank Kilmartin	....	carpenter
Scott W. Leslie	....	assistant property master
Sean Mannion	....	property master
Michael V. Maurice	....	set dresser
Jessica McDonald	....	set dresser
Gordon McVay	....	set dresser
Wendy Means	....	art department coordinator
Christopher Neely	....	leadman
Kailey Newman	....	art production assistant
Anshuman Prasad	....	set designer
Cynthia C. Rebman	....	on-set dresser
Doug Rosenberger	....	general foreman
Anthony Syracuse	....	construction coordinator
Tim Viera	....	propmaker foreman
Jeffry C. Voorhees	....	assistant art director
Jim Wallis	....	set designer
Mark Woodworth II	....	painter
Marcel Worch	....	construction foreman

Sound Department
Mark Agostino	....	pro tools playback operator
Michael J. Benavente	....	supervising sound editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Eric Hoehn	....	sound editorial intern
Robert Jackson	....	boom operator
Larry Kemp	....	dialogue editor
Tricia Linklater	....	first assistant sound editor
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound editor
Chuck Michael	....	sound effects editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Peggy Names	....	utility sound
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Edward Tise	....	sound mixer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
John C. Hartigan	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Christopher Blazick	....	pipeline engineer
Robert Cribbett	....	digital artist
Kevin Del Colle	....	digital film scanner
Jamie Dixon	....	visual effects supervisor
Gilbert Gonzales	....	digital compositor
Kelly Rae Kenan Green	....	visual effects producer (as Kelly Rae Kenan)
Isaac Lipstadt	....	visual effects
Shira Mandel	....	digital compositor
Daniel Mellitz	....	compositor
Jack Mullins	....	visual effects
Jared Pecht	....	digital film scanner
Sean Rowe	....	digital film scanner
Dan Smiczek	....	CG supervisor: Hammerhead

Stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunts
Oliver Keller	....	stunt double
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunt driver (as Hubie Kerns)
Dorenda Moore	....	stunt double
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt coordinator
Victory Palmisano	....	stunts (as Victory Grace Palmisano)
Mike Ryan	....	stunt driver (as Michael Chandler Ryan)
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt driver (as Melissa Stubbs)
Marc C. Geschwind	....	stunt driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Hospecio Balani	....	rigging grip
Nico Bally	....	crane technician: Technocrane
Jean-Philippe Belliard	....	electrician
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Cary Caraway	....	super technocrane operator
Jack English	....	gaffer: additional photography
Mike Gerzevitz	....	lighting technician
Rob J. Greenlea	....	grip
Robert Hatfield	....	digital imaging technician (as Bobby Hatfield)
Michael Herron	....	digital video assist operator
Joe Hill	....	rigging grip
Jordan C. Kadovitz	....	video assist: second unit
April Kelley	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Glen Magers	....	rigging technician
Byron McCulloch	....	grip
Kevin McGill	....	camera operator
Brian Minzlaff	....	lighting technician
Matt Perry	....	grip
Daniel Pershing	....	dolly grip
Dylan Pomerleau	....	rigging electrician
Andre Ramirez	....	grip
Chris Rauch	....	grip
Dale Robinette	....	still photographer
Paul Sanchez	....	camera operator
John Savedra	....	lighting technician
Charles Sparks	....	electrician
Don Steinberg	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Tommy Tieche	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Rick A. West	....	gaffer

Casting Department
Christine Colvin	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Brandi S. Hawkins	....	extras casting
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Tess Minsky	....	casting assistant
Neal Naito	....	extras casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Steve Constancio	....	set costumer
Christine Cover Ferro	....	costume assistant
Michael Crow	....	key costumer
Sean Elliott	....	costumer
Rebecca Farmer	....	costume assistant
Sommer Terry	....	set costumer
Ken Van Duyne	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Will Barnes	....	digital editing systems support
Maria Gonzales	....	additional editor
Dan Goslee	....	digital intermediate assistant
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Omar Hassan-Reep	....	first assistant editor
Annie Johnson	....	digital intermediate producer
Nancy Jundi	....	digital editing systems support
Rudy Lopez	....	on-line editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Santiago Padilla	....	colorist: dailies
Paul Sage	....	digital intermediate assistant: Company 3
Kyle Salazar	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Brent Brooks	....	music editor
Jeff Carson	....	music editor: score
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator
Frank Macchia	....	music preparation
Shawn Murphy	....	scoring mixer
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator: additional photography
Ted Joneson	....	production van driver: basecamp
Rock LeRoy	....	driver
Lori Maxwell	....	dispatcher
Adam Pinkstaff	....	transportation captain
Michael J. Riegle	....	driver
Phil Strauss	....	transportation
Tommy Tancharoen	....	transportation coordinator
Tom Whelpey	....	transportation captain
Tim Woods	....	picture car coordinator

Other crew
Jesse J. Adams	....	researcher
Nick Irving Allen	....	set production assistant
Gregory Alpert	....	location manager
Jorge Luis Alvarez	....	key assistant location manager
Karin Anderson	....	script coordinator
Teri J. Barber	....	set production assistant
John Bocchicchio	....	medic
Brooks Bonstin	....	key assistant location manager
Miles Burke	....	production assistant
Clinton Wade Childress	....	assistant to co-producer
Peter Costelli	....	key assistant location manager
Colleen Craig	....	assistant choreographer
Allison Dillard	....	production safety manager
Jacob Eaton	....	production assistant
Thomas F. Evans	....	stand-in
Heidi Falconer	....	unit publicist
Donna Glasser-Hancock	....	production accountant
Jane Goldsmith	....	script supervisor
Pamela B. Green	....	titles
Chris Hanson	....	medical technical advisor
Matt Hibbard	....	set production assistant
Jake Hicks	....	boat captain
Mark Hochman	....	video and computer supervisor
Brady Kephart	....	production assistant
Alex Kivlen	....	key assistant location manager
Nicole Kreuzer	....	stand-in
Lauren Brooke Kurfirst	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Heather La Bella	....	stand in: Lake Bell
Ryan Lacen	....	set production assistant
Aaron Lee Lopez	....	production assistant: second unit
Johnny Lowe	....	set medic
Emilie Maison	....	press attache france
Marybeth Martin-Eck	....	first assistant production accountant
Isaac Mejía	....	set production assistant
Grit Menzzer	....	assistant: Natalie Portman
Justin Mickelson	....	production assistant
Michael W. Miliotti	....	dog trainer
Christiana Morgenroth	....	production assistant
Andrew Jackson Murphy	....	location assistant
Justin Oberman	....	production assistant
Catherine Pittman	....	animal coordinator
Gregg Pittman	....	dog trainer
Griffin Pocock	....	production assistant
Eddie Quintana	....	production assistant
Eric Reich	....	assistant: Mr. Reitman
Paul Michael Saldana	....	production assistant
Mel Sanftner	....	assistant production coordinator
Rafael Sanz	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Scudder Trent	....	post production coordinator
Kori Sparks	....	production assistant
Ross Tatelman	....	location associate
Julia Turner	....	assistant to Mr. Pollock
Julia Turner	....	assistant to executive producer
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: titles
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	titles
Amy Denning Winfrey	....	payroll accountant
Steve Woroniecki	....	key assistant location manager

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Cold Spring Pictures (presents)
• Spyglass Entertainment (presents)
• Montecito Picture Company, The (as Montecito Picture Company)
• Handsomecharlie Films
• Katalyst Films

Distributors

• Paramount Japan (2011) (Japan) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures Japan)
• Paramount Pictures Entertainment (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Odeon (2011) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (all media)

Other Companies

• All Balloons All The Time  balloon decor
• Allan Padelford Camera Cars  camera equipment provided by (MTV with Technocrane)
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  hydrascope telescoping crane arm
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• Company 3  digital intermediate
• Digital Media Services (DMS)  digital marketing asset management
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Art  art consulting
• Filmtools  expendables
• Klass Security and Investigations  anti-piracy security
• Lakeshore Records  score album
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Mode HQ  post-production
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• PIC Agency  main titles
• Productions Branded  product placement: brand integration
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Scenechronize  production management software
• Spyglass Entertainment  funding

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content, language and some drug material

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Malaysia:18 (censored version) | USA:R (certificate #46473) | Canada:14A (Ontario) | UK:15 | Singapore:M18 | Ireland:15A | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Portugal:M/12 | Japan:PG12 | Australia:MA | Argentina:13 | Norway:A | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-13 | South Korea:18 | Italy:VM14 | Peru:14 | Germany:12 | New Zealand:R16

Filming Locations:

2218 S Harvard Blvd, Los Angeles, CA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

When Wallace (Ludacris) takes a picture of Adam with the two girls at a party, Wallace says, "happy ho-lidays" a line from Ludacris' 2001 song "Area Codes".

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Adam (Ashton Kutcher) is talking on the phone trying to find a girl to have sex with, you can see on his iPhone that it is not really on a call. You are able to see buttons that do not appear while talking on the phone.

Quotes:

Eli:[banging his left fist on Adam's door] I can't focus on my porn with all this real sex going on around me!

Movie Connections:

References It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (1966) (TV)

Soundtrack:

IT WAS YOU

This is yet another romantic comedy with a cookie-cutter plot, but it will make you laugh!

I had very low expectations for No Strings Attached. The couple would make the decision to use each, one would fall for the other, and in the end they would live happily ever after. I was correct about the overall story line, but, impressively, the writers found a way the mix in enough comedy to keep you entertained for the full 110 minutes. On top of that, there is enough cutsie romance to make for the perfect date night movie. Comedy to make you laugh and romance to cheer up any romantic girl.... sounds like a romantic comedy to me!

Natalie Portman shows her range of acting abilities by having two extremely different films in theaters at the same time. I was thoroughly impressed with her ability to drop the comedic one liners and portray a unaffectionate woman who's fallen in love realistically. Comparing this to her award-winning role in Black Swan made her abilities even more impressive. I cannot say the same for Ashton Kutcher. He has a great face and is great at comedic acting. However, each serious, romantic scene he was in became unrealistic and uncomfortable.

Overall, this is the perfect date night or girls night movie. It has some great comedic moments and brings in the romance that most ladies love to see. If you are looking for a light-hearted romantic comedy, this is a great choice.

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