Cedar Rapids (2011)

Director:

Miguel Arteta

Writer (WGA):

Phil Johnston (written by)

Release Date:

29 April 2011 (Ireland)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

Today Is The First Day... Of The Rest Of His Weekend.

Plot:

Tim Lippe has no idea what he's in for when he's sent to Cedar Rapids, Iowa to represent his company at an annual insurance convention, where he soon finds himself under the "guidance" of three convention veterans.

Plot Keywords:

Convention | Cedar Rapids Iowa | Hotel | Lighting A Fart | Drugs

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Ed Helms	...	Tim Lippe
John C. Reilly	...	Dean Ziegler
Anne Heche	...	Joan Ostrowski-Fox
Isiah Whitlock Jr.	...	Ronald Wilkes
Stephen Root	...	Bill Krogstad
Kurtwood Smith	...	Orin Helgesson
Alia Shawkat	...	Bree
Thomas Lennon	...	Roger Lemke
Rob Corddry	...	Gary
Mike O'Malley	...	Mike Pyle
Sigourney Weaver	...	Macy Vanderhei
Inga R. Wilson	...	Gwen Lemke
Mike Birbiglia	...	Trent
Seth Morris	...	Uncle Ken
Christopher Lemon	...	Rock Climbing Dude #1
Sudhi Rajagopal	...	Rock Climbing Dude #2
Chris DiAngelo	...	Kurt Gambsky
Lindsey Alexandra Hartley	...	Pam Gambsky
Welker White	...	Dione Krogstad
John Djurovski	...	Bartender
Charlie Sanders	...	TSA Agent (as Charlie H. Sanders)
Craig Janos	...	Jack Nicholson Impersonator
Tracey Maloney	...	Flight Attendant
Steve Blackwood	...	Lindy
Carl Harry Carlson	...	Older Man
Ken Wood	...	Waiter (as Kenneth H. Wood)
Lise Lacasse	...	Lila
James Howard Carr	...	Swarthy Man
David Rhoads	...	Ball Pit Judge
Bruce Giffin	...	Photographer
Teresa Yenque	...	Maid
Helen-Jean Arthur	...	Church Lady
Michael Tuba Heatherton	...	Plate Spinner
Leisa Pulido	...	Talent Show MC
Ed Jewett	...	Bearded Dude
Zackary Hamlin	...	Clem
Kimberly Moncrieff	...	Small Woman
Linda Riker	...	Small Woman's Friend
Michael Buie	...	Brian Early
Roz Music	...	Lady
Loit A. Maripuu	...	Customer #3
Bruce Lawson	...	Customer #4
Ian Minicuci	...	Perry (Man in Wheelchair)
Penny Gibbs	...	ASMI Representative
Victor Pytko	...	Merle Huss
Sandra Gittleson	...	Sherri Fahrenkrug (as Sandy Gittleson)
Richard L. Fox	...	Hotel Employee
John F. McCormick	...	Dad
Joanne McGee	...	Mom
Hayley Zeccardi	...	Daughter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Deidre Backs	...	Pregnant Lesbian Bride (uncredited)
Brian Bell	...	Guy Falling Off Ladder (uncredited)
Joshua Ray Bell	...	Conventioneer (uncredited)
Tim Craiger	...	Church Attendant (uncredited)
Johnny Flynn	...	Bartender (uncredited)
David Hutchison	...	Tweeker #3 (uncredited)
Sydney Lumbert	...	Kid in the Park (uncredited)
Ralph H. Meyer	...	Hot Dog Contest Judge (uncredited)
Gary L. Minix	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Morris Lee Sullivan	...	Conventioneer (uncredited)
Laurie Valko	...	Core conventioneer (uncredited)
Paul Xiong	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Miguel Arteta

Writing credits (WGA)
Phil Johnston		(written by)

Produced by
Brian Bell	....	co-producer
Jim Burke	....	producer
Ed Helms	....	executive producer
Alexander Payne	....	producer
Jim Taylor	....	producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Chuy Chávez		(director of photography) (as Chuy Chavez)

Film Editing by
Eric Kissack

Casting by
Joanna Colbert
Richard Mento
Meredith Tucker

Production Design by
Doug J. Meerdink		(as Doug Meerdink)

Art Direction by
Rob Simons

Set Decoration by
Jeanette Scott

Costume Design by
Hope Hanafin

Makeup Department
Kristin Berge	....	hair department head
Dena Fayne	....	key hair stylist (as Dena Fayne Stevens)
Roz Music	....	makeup department head
Sherri Zebeck	....	key makeup artist
Mary Burton	....	makeup artist: Sigourney Weaver (uncredited)
Emilie Cockels	....	assistant hair stylist (uncredited)
Kevin J Edwards	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)
Kimberly Jones	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Vicki Vacca	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Joy Zapata	....	hair stylist: Sigourney Weaver (uncredited)

Production Management
John A. Amicarella	....	post-production supervisor
Brian Bell	....	unit production manager
J.M. Logan	....	post-production supervisor
David Price	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Scott August	....	second assistant director
Richard L. Fox	....	first assistant director
Sebastian Mazzola	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Justin Ayers	....	propmaker
Kurt Braun	....	set dresser
Albert Chen	....	art department assistant
Frank D. Dambra	....	charge scenic
Greg Gootsan	....	assistant property master
Michael Grady	....	set dresser
Carl Gratkowski	....	set dresser
Christopher Hosey	....	illustrator
Susanne King	....	assistant property master
Ellen Lampl	....	illustrator
Richard Lattuca	....	set dresser
Amie McCarthy	....	property master (as Amie McCarthy-Winn)
Keith Allan Miller	....	set dresser
Jarrette Moats	....	art department coordinator
Mike Monckton	....	paint foreman (as Mike 'Monk' Monckton)
Dean Neeb	....	set dresser (as Dean P. Neeb)
Lance Newton	....	carpenter
Matthew J. Norskog	....	on-set dresser (as Matt J. Norskog)
Tom Osman	....	labor foreman
Troy Osman	....	construction coordinator
Tyler Osman	....	construction foreman
Kathleen A. Runey	....	painter
Abe Sanders	....	carpenter
Phil Shirey	....	leadman
Paul Stevens	....	art department assistant
Tina Tottis	....	set decoration buyer (as Tina Sanjian Tottis)
David Brayman	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Anna Jones	....	art department coordinator (uncredited)
Robert Ludemann	....	additional graphic artist (uncredited)
Ian Miller	....	art department (uncredited)
David Scott	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Brad Smith	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Tom Sparkman	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Michael A. Watt	....	set buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joe Barnett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	foley editor (as Kerry Carmean Williams)
Julio Carmona	....	adr recordist
Patrick Cusack	....	sound assistant
Andrew DeCristofaro	....	supervising sound editor (as Andrew De Cristofaro)
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Scott Edelson	....	boom person
Jenny Elsinger	....	cable person
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Glynna Grimala	....	supervising adr editor
Glynna Grimala	....	supervising dialogue editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Dan Hegeman	....	sound effects editor
Zack Howard	....	sound re-recordist (as Zach Howard)
Daniel S. Irwin	....	adr editor
Kimberly Jimenez	....	additional audio (as Kim Jimenez)
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue editor (as Nancy Nugent Title)
Michael Payne	....	supervising sound effects editor
Stephen P. Robinson	....	sound effects editor
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Catherine Rose)
Kyle Seo	....	additional audio
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Thomas Varga	....	sound mixer
Mathew Waters	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Krikorian	....	production sound mixer: Los Angeles (uncredited)
John Soukup	....	sound transfer (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Larz Anderson	....	special effects coordinator
Mark Yuricich	....	special effects (as Mark Yuricish)

Visual Effects by
Chris Chappell	....	lead compositor: Level 256
Scott M. Davids	....	visual effects supervisor: Level 256 (as Scott Davids)
Scott M. Davids	....	visual effects technician (as Scott Davids)
Dan Delboy	....	digital artist
Anthony Hays	....	roto artist: Level 256
Adam Lima	....	compositor: Level 256
Aurelio x. Vera Jr.	....	digital artist (restored version)
David B. Wilson	....	compositor: Level 256

Stunts
Kurt Bryant	....	stunts
Jeannie Epper	....	stunts
David Hutchison	....	stunts
Brett A. Jones	....	stunts (as Brett Jones)
Monica Staggs	....	stunts
Justin Sundquist	....	stunts
Banzai Vitale	....	stunt coordinator
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt coordinator (as Gary Wayton)
Ele Bardha	....	stunt double: Ed Helms (uncredited)
David Hutchison	....	stunt double: John C Reilly (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Brad Baker	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
K.C. Bartos	....	company grip (as Kenneth 'KC' Bartos)
Troy Boggess	....	electrician
James Frank Brown	....	video assist operator (as James F. Brown)
Jim Buford	....	electrician
Chris 'Chalky' Chalk	....	electrician
Stephen Early	....	digital loader
Andrew Fisher	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Chris Fisher	....	second assistant camera (as Christopher M. Fisher)
Bruce 'Sarge' Fleskes	....	gaffer
Ryan Fritz	....	electrician
Andrew Hoehn Jr.	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Andrew Hoehn)
Dave June	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit (as David June)
Lawrence Karman	....	camera operator
Lawrence Karman	....	steadicam operator
Brent Lawson	....	best boy grip (as Brent T. Lawson)
Brian C. Lawson	....	dolly grip
Bruce Lawson	....	key grip
Ted Lichtenheld	....	camera operator: aerial unit
Hector Lopez	....	digital imaging technician
Matthew May	....	best boy electric (as Matthew D. May)
Daniel S. Noga	....	camera operator: c
Zade Rosenthal	....	still photographer
Matthew Semchee	....	company grip (as Matthew M. Semchee)
Scott 'Mo' Stebbins	....	additional lamp operator
Joe Vitellaro	....	company grip
Big Pete Atkinson	....	additional loader (uncredited)
Jaime Dawkins	....	technocrane operator (uncredited)
William Eichler	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Makram Fehri	....	crane operator (uncredited)
Makram Fehri	....	crane technician (uncredited)
Makram Fehri	....	remote head technician (uncredited)
Bill Hong	....	camera car technician (uncredited)
Mark N. Woods	....	technocrane operator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Christine Colvin	....	casting associate: LA
Johnny Gidcomb	....	adr voice casting
Kathy Mooney	....	casting: Michigan
Janet Pound	....	casting: Michigan
Julie Schubert	....	casting associate: NY (as Julia Shubert)
Rose Gilpin	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Kathy Remski	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Michael Schiavone	....	extras casting: Los Angeles (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Matt Chase	....	set costumer
Sarah Dano	....	costumes coordinator
Megan Gilliam	....	costume production assistant
Katie Holland	....	set costumer
Carlane Passman	....	costume supervisor (as Carlane Passman Little)
Verginia Tossounian	....	stitcher (as Verginia Tousounian)
Cindy Chu	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Kimberly Leitz-McCauley	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jada Budrick	....	digital color assistant
Libby Cuenin	....	apprentice editor
Tony Dustin	....	digital film colorist
Ashley Farber	....	digital intermediate data technician
Frank Figueroa	....	digital color assistant
Ryan C. Fill	....	assistant editor (as RC Fill)
Catherine Haight	....	additional assistant editor
Don Henry	....	digital intermediate data technician
John Lowe	....	editorial production assistant
Christopher J. Maldonado	....	editorial production assistant
Julia Marino	....	editorial production assistant
Jeff Mee	....	assistant editor
Ron Perez	....	digital intermediate data technician
Gregg Schaublin	....	digital intermediate project manager
David Soldinger	....	editorial production assistant
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor (as Everette Jbob Webber)
Dan Williams	....	digital color assistant
George Zidd	....	digital intermediate data technician
Jeff Smithwick	....	color timer (uncredited)
Darin Wooldridge	....	home video mastering colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Dan DiPrima	....	music editor
Nick Fevola	....	music preparation
Matthew Janszen	....	music preparation
Steve Kaplan	....	additional score recordist
Alison Litton	....	music consultant
Jake Monaco	....	score coordinator
Carter B. Smith Jr.	....	music consultant (as Carter Smith)
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Philip Tallman	....	music editor
Margaret Yen	....	music supervisor
Matt Fausak	....	music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Sherry Cassar	....	picture car coordinator
Gracie Klein	....	transportation coordinator
Robert'Bob'Rice Sr.	....	transportation captain (as Robert Rice Sr.)
Jennifer Gonzalez	....	driver (uncredited)
Carla Klein	....	transportation (uncredited)
Chris Musick	....	driver: honeywagon (uncredited)
William Searles	....	driver: camera truck (uncredited)

Other crew
Deidre Backs	....	assistant: Mr. Burke
Sarah Bastian	....	assistant: Ed Helms
Charlie Berens	....	production assistant
Naomi Bombardi-Wilson	....	travel secretary
Kyle Campbell	....	production assistant
Gregory S. Carr	....	production assistant
Sean Carville	....	first assistant accountant
Gregory Cassin	....	assistant: Ed Helms (as Greg Cassin)
Jeff Cech	....	production assistant
Geralyn Clark	....	production assistant
C. Kyle Eckles	....	key craft service
Evan Endicott	....	development executive: (as Evan J. Endicott) (as hominem)
Robert Foulkes	....	supervising location manager
Michael Franck	....	pilot: aerial unit
Andy Goldman	....	title designer: main and end titles
Jim Gregory	....	chef
Rhonda Higgins James	....	catering assistant
Richard Keeshan	....	production coordinator (as Richard P. Keeshan)
Jeremy David Lee	....	assistant production coordinator
Natalie Mathes	....	post-production accountant
Richard McCune	....	financing: City National Bank (as Richard V. McCune)
Shaun M. McGovern	....	production accountant (as Shaun McGovern)
Bryan Meganck	....	craft service head (as Brian Meganck)
Valerie Meloche	....	accounting clerk
Tomas Menes	....	assistant chef
Karen S. Neasi	....	clearance coordinator
Shannon Parker	....	production assistant
Erik Piecuch	....	financing: City National Bank
Edward Poveda	....	payroll accountant (as Edward M. Poveda)
Sudhi Rajagopal	....	assistant: Mr. Arteta
Anna Ramey	....	production assistant
Pete Rinehart	....	craft service assistant
Jeremy Sanchez	....	assistant post-production accountant
Paul E. Schulz	....	assistant location manager
Veda Semarne	....	script supervisor
Jacqueline Stahl	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Stone	....	assistant: Mr. Arteta
Mark Sussman	....	additional voice
Cathy Thomas	....	location manager
Alex Tompkins	....	production assistant
Jeremy Walker	....	unit publicist
Randy Wells	....	set medic (as Todd 'Randy' Wells)
John David Wolfe	....	assistant location manager
Carol Baty	....	location manager (uncredited)
Richard 'Rick' Bobier	....	stand-in: John C. Reilly (uncredited)
Elizabeth Cortez	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jessica Dzialowski	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Liz Georgoff	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dave Kilgore	....	stand-in: Kurtwood Smith (uncredited)
Christine Mahaney	....	animal wrangler (uncredited)
Courtney McCrory	....	accounting clerk: post production (uncredited)
Ryan McCullough	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Debbie Pearl	....	animal coordinator (uncredited)
Morris Lee Sullivan	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Kelli Jo Sweeney	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Phil VanSpronsen	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Ad Hominem Enterprises

Distributors

• Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation (2011) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sea Movies (2011) (worldwide) (theatrical) (ship)
• Fox Searchlight Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2011) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment Japan (2012) (Japan) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2011) (Argentina) (all media)
• Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Hollywood (opticals)
• Level 256 (visual effects)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  camera equipment provided by
• City National Bank  financing provided by
• Cookin' with Lenny  catering
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Film Finances  completion guarantor
• Gallagher Entertainment  insurance
• Grace & Wild Studios Inc.  duplication services
• Grace & Wild Studios Inc.  equipment rental
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Hula Post  editing systems
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Kayla Film Co.  thanks
• Kind Services  craft service
• L.A. Casting Group  extras casting (Los Angeles)
• Line 3500 Studio Rentals  transportation
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• Technicolor Creative Services  digital intermediate (as Technicolor Hollywood)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for crude and sexual content, language and drug use

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #46246) | Malaysia:18 | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Ireland:15A | UK:15 | Australia:MA15+ | Singapore:M18 | Netherlands:12 | Argentina:13 | Germany:12 | Sweden:15

Filming Locations:

Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA

Company:

Ad Hominem Enterprises

Trivia:

Isiah Whitlock Jr.'s character Ronald Wilke references the character Omar from the TV show "The Wire" (2002). He played the character State Sen. R. Clayton 'Clay' Davis on the TV series. According to Whitlock, the 'Wire' references were in the script before he was cast, and they decided to keep them in place as an in-joke for fans of both Whitlock and his former show.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: After the awards ceremony, when Ed Helms is telling his boss that he has taken his clients from him, his mouth does not move in sync with the words he is speaking.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Tim Lippe:[voice-over] One of the reasons I love Brown Valley so much is that when you do business here, chances are good you know the person you're dealing with.

Movie Connections:

Featured in Great Movie Mistakes III: Not in 3D (2011) (TV)

Soundtrack:

LS/MFT

A Real Gem

I have to admit that when I saw the poster for this, I thought it looked lame. I then checked out IMDb and saw it had 7.2. I still wasn't convinced. I then only watched it because it was the only film on at the time I wanted to go out. And I'm glad I did. This film is gem - a mix between an indie film, dark comedy and farce. It kind of reminded me of Napoleon Dynamite but not as quirky. This film is funny and really enjoyable on so many levels. The cast is perfect - all performing above and beyond. John C Reilly is a legend in this film and just about steals the show from Ed Helms. I suggest you go watch this film expecting very little and you'll come away feeling like you've just been given a free gift, unlike most films which rob you!