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Director:
Writer (WGA):
Allan Loeb (written by)
Release Date:
27 January 2011 (Germany)
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Tagline:
Two best friends. Nothing could come between them... or could it? See more »
Plot:
A man discovers that his best friend's wife is having an affair. Full summary » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
1 nomination
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NewsDesk:
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Review: Chris Hemsworth seems beached by the phony 'In The Heart Of The Sea'
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Ron Howard Set to Direct Robert Downey Jr. in 'Pinocchio'
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Review: Chris Hemsworth seems beached by the phony 'In The Heart Of The Sea'
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A waste of $70,000,000
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Cast
(in credits order) (complete, awaiting verification) | Vince Vaughn | ... | Ronny Valentine |
 | Kevin James | ... | Nick Brannen |
 | Jennifer Connelly | ... | Beth |
 | Winona Ryder | ... | Geneva |
 | Channing Tatum | ... | Zip |
 | Queen Latifah | ... | Susan Warner |
 | Amy Morton | ... | Diane Popovich |
 | Chelcie Ross | ... | Thomas Fern |
 | Eduardo N. Martinez | ... | Felix |
 | Rance Howard | ... | Burt |
 | Clint Howard | ... | Herbert Trimpy |
| Guy Van Swearingen | ... | Saul |
| Troy West | ... | Dr. Rosenstone |
| Laura Whyte | ... | Sue |
 | Grace Rex | ... | Cousin Betty |
 | Mike McNamara | ... | Cousin James |
 | Rebecca Spence | ... | Jackie |
| Tim Rhoze | ... | Charles |
 | Madison Dirks | ... | B & V Worker |
 | Michael Patrick Thornton | ... | B & V Worker |
 | Mimi Sagadin | ... | B & V Worker |
 | Sandy Marshall | ... | Medic at Gardens |
 | Talulah Riley | ... | Concept Car Spokesmodel |
 | William Smillie | ... | Poissonier |
| Jillian Burfete | ... | Restaurant Server |
| Katie Korby | ... | Restaurant Server |
| Catherine Bruzzini | ... | Restaurant Patron |
| Laura Cooper | ... | Waitress |
| Mariko Hayashi-Hall | ... | Vietnamese Parlor Owner |
| Cheryl Hamada | ... | Vietnamese Parlor Worker |
 | Gary Houston | ... | Camera Clerk |
 | Wendy George | ... | Store Clerk |
 | Keith Kupferer | ... | Bank Customer |
 | Kevin Bigley | ... | Bank Customer |
 | Christina Anthony | ... | Bank Customer |
| Philip Rayburn Smith | ... | Gilbert |
| Elaine Robinson | ... | Mom |
| Noah Jerome Schwartz | ... | Son |
| Chanté René Linwood | ... | El Train Patron (as Chante Linwood) |
| Kielor Roberts | ... | Diane's Son |
| Benjamin Toby Mullinkosson | ... | Skate Rat |
| Nick Brade | ... | Skate Rat |
| Michael Trnka | ... | Skate Rat |
 | Karen Aldridge | ... | Receptionist |
| Gene Honda | ... | Shoot the Puck Announcer |
 | Heidi Johanningmeier | ... | Shoot the Puck Girl |
| Brennan Buhl | ... | Shoot the Puck Guy |
| William M. Connor | ... | Disgruntled Fan |
| Christopher Meister | ... | Concession Stand Customer |
| Charlie Hilbrant | ... | Concession Stand Customer |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lupe Aguirre | ... | Juan (uncredited) |
 | Maura Antas | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
 | Tommy Bartlett | ... | Chrysler Board Member (uncredited) |
| Monika Belcik | ... | Background (uncredited) |
| Darlene Benigno | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
| Jeff Botelho | ... | Car Show Attendee (uncredited) |
| Daniel Boughton | ... | Bank Customer / Car Duster / Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
| DuShon Monique Brown | ... | Weiner Circle Worker (uncredited) |
| Joseph Canales | ... | Chinatown Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Stanley Coelho | ... | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Caprice Cole | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
 | David Cosey | ... | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Kelly Coughlin | ... | Waitress / Pedestrian (uncredited) |
 | Duke Czlonka | ... | Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
 | Joe DeBartolo | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
| Shannon Edwards | ... | Palm Garden Docent (uncredited) |
| Niko El Santo Zavero | ... | Gambler (uncredited) |
| Ashley-Lauren Elrod | ... | Chrysler Auto Show Girl (uncredited) |
| Kelvin Felix | ... | Blackhawk Fan (uncredited) |
 | Jessica Starr Folger | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
| Nathan Geist | ... | Young Chrysler Employee / Package Delivery Man / Dodge Stratus Guy / Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
| Adam Goodell | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Dan Jacobson | ... | Extra (uncredited) |
| Lisa Junco | ... | Business Woman in Chrysler Lobby (uncredited) |
 | Megan Klehr | ... | Auto Show Spokesmodel (uncredited) |
 | Don Kress | ... | Auto Executive & Blackhawk Fan (uncredited) |
 | Michael Kuster | ... | Anniversary Party Family Member (uncredited) |
 | Andrew Lee | ... | Gambler (uncredited) |
 | Matthew LeFevour | ... | Ice Security (uncredited) |
 | Ashley Lobo | ... | Hawks Ice Crew Girl (uncredited) |
| Bernadette Lords | ... | Jeep Auto Representative (uncredited) |
| Jamie Louachai | ... | Bar / Auto Show Patron (uncredited) |
| Lawrence G. Lozano | ... | Auto Parts Dealer (uncredited) |
| Erin Luboff | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| David Lunsford | ... | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
| Barbara Elizabeth Maleski | ... | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
 | Dave McNulty | ... | Businessman in Lobby (uncredited) |
| Samuel Meadows | ... | Back Room Poker Player (uncredited) |
| José María Mendiola | ... | Car Expo Atendee (uncredited) |
| Steven Hugh Nelson | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
 | Jim Nieciecki | ... | Pedestrian / Restaurant Patron (uncredited) |
| Amanda Nye | ... | Art Student (uncredited) |
| Bryan C. Ordman | ... | Gardens Student (uncredited) |
 | Carmine Perrelli | ... | Bar Patron (uncredited) |
 | Eric Pierson | ... | Bank Customer (uncredited) |
 | Steven James Price | ... | Chrysler Executive - With Brake Pad Keychain (uncredited) |
| Marc Radz | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
| Porche Robinson | ... | Pedestrian (uncredited) |
| Rachel Rodewald | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
| Aaron Sauerland | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
 | Walt Sloan | ... | Chrysler Employee (uncredited) |
| Jason Stebbings | ... | El Train Rider (uncredited) |
 | January Stern | ... | Chrysler Executive (uncredited) |
| Dennis Stewart | ... | Uncle (uncredited) |
| Stephanie Swearingen | ... | Car Show Attendee (uncredited) |
| Rich Tanis | ... | Chrysler Review Board Member (uncredited) |
| Chris D. Thomas | ... | Chrysler Executive (uncredited) |
 | Will Thompson | ... | B & V Worker (uncredited) |
| Chas Valencia | ... | Auto Show Enthusiast / Blackhawks Fan / Little Chinatown Pedestrian / Stand -in (uncredited) |
| Marilyn Volkman | ... | Business Executive (uncredited) |
| James Wierzbicki | ... | Blackhawks Fan (uncredited) |
| J.D. Won | ... | Auto Executive (uncredited) |
Directed by | |||
| Ron Howard | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Allan Loeb | (written by) | |
Original Music by | |||
| Lorne Balfe | (music by) | ||
| Hans Zimmer | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Salvatore Totino | (director of photography) | ||
Film Editing by | |||
| Daniel P. Hanley | (as Dan Hanley) | ||
| Mike Hill | |||
Casting by | |||
| Janet Hirshenson | |||
| Jane Jenkins | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Daniel B. Clancy | (as Daniel Clancy) | ||
Art Direction by | |||
| Dawn Swiderski | (supervising art director) | ||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Kathy Lucas | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Daniel Orlandi | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Steve Artmont | .... | makeup artist: Mr. Vaughn | |
| Judy Chin | .... | makeup artist: Ms. Connelly | |
| Corrina Duran | .... | makeup artist: Mr. James (as Corina Duran-Rabichuk) | |
| Latrice Edwards | .... | makeup artist | |
| Vivian Guzman | .... | hairstylist: second unit | |
| Lisa Jelic | .... | additional makeup artist (as Lisa Watson) | |
| Lisa Jelic | .... | makeup artist: second unit (as Lisa Watson) | |
| Aimee Lippert-Bastian | .... | key makeup artist (as Aimee Lippert) | |
| Dominic Mango | .... | hair department head | |
| Maynard Matthews | .... | hair stylist: Mr. James (as Maynard G. Matthews) | |
| Iasia Merriweather | .... | hair stylist: Ms. Latifah | |
| Tony Mirante | .... | key hair stylist (as Anthony Mirante) | |
| Suzi Ostos | .... | makeup department head | |
| Thomas Terhaar | .... | additional hair stylist (as Tom Terhaar) | |
| Jeremiah Newcombe | .... | assistant hair stylist (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Kathleen McGill | .... | unit production manager | |
Sound Department | |||
| David Barnaby | .... | foley editor | |
| Bob Chefalas | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Anthony J. Ciccolini III | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Rickley W. Dumm | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Tom Fleischman | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Michael Fowler | .... | adr recordist | |
| Bret Johnson | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Pamela Kahn | .... | foley artist | |
| Oleg Kulchytskyi | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Oleg Kulchytskyy) | |
| Branka Mrkic | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Jordan O'Neill | .... | datasat sound mastering engineer | |
| David Obermeyer | .... | sound mixer | |
| Angela Organ | .... | assistant adr editor | |
| Daniel Pagan | .... | sound designer | |
| Alex Riordan | .... | playback operator | |
| Kyle Rochlin | .... | foley mixer | |
| Lynn Sable | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Paul Tirone | .... | sound re-recordist | |
| Deborah Wallach | .... | supervising adr editor | |
| Ronald L. Wright | .... | boom operator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Michael Ahasay | .... | special effects foreman | |
| David J. Chamerski | .... | special effects technician | |
| Joe D. Mack | .... | special effects | |
| Blake E. Matthys | .... | special effects technician | |
| John D. Milinac | .... | special effects coordinator | |
| James Topel | .... | special effects technician | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Glenn Allen | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Matt Anderson | .... | visual effects coordinator | |
| Justin Ball | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Ella Boliver | .... | digital compositor | |
| Charles Bunnag | .... | digital artist | |
| Patrick Clancey | .... | digital opticals | |
| Matthew Conner | .... | compositor | |
| J. John Corbett | .... | compositing supervisor | |
| Eran Dinur | .... | senior compositor (as Eran Dinour) | |
| Brendan Fitzgerald | .... | CG supervisor | |
| Richard Friedlander | .... | visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital | |
| Ryan Leonard | .... | compositor | |
| Mark Lieberman | .... | digital compositor | |
| James P. Noon | .... | tracking | |
| Michael Queen | .... | digital compositor | |
| David W. Reynolds | .... | digital compositor | |
| Prateep Siamwalla | .... | tracking | |
| Doug Spilatro | .... | visual effects | |
| Xye | .... | tracking | |
| Jun Zhang | .... | digital compositor | |
Stunts | |||
| David John Adamson | .... | precision driver | |
| Robert G. Beck | .... | stunt performer | |
| Jeff Bruno | .... | stunt safety | |
| Joe Bucaro III | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Brad Carmody | .... | precision driver | |
| Aaron Crippen | .... | precision driver | |
| Aaron Crippen | .... | stunts | |
| Tobiasz Daszkiewicz | .... | stunts | |
| Eddie J. Fernandez | .... | stunt driver | |
| Joshua Harper | .... | precision driver | |
| Mark Harper | .... | stunts | |
| Jeff Kehoe | .... | stunt performer | |
| Rick Le Fevour | .... | stunts | |
| Matthew LeFevour | .... | stunt double: Channing Tatum | |
| Tom Lowell | .... | stunts | |
| Daniel Maldonado | .... | stunts | |
| Tim Martin | .... | precision driver | |
| Natalie M. Meyer | .... | stunts | |
| Carl Paoli | .... | stunt performer | |
| Al Sears | .... | stunt performer | |
| Kevin Sorensen | .... | stunts | |
| Todd Rogers Terry | .... | stunt performer | |
Casting Department | |||
| Allison Bader | .... | casting associate | |
| Josh Breit | .... | casting associate | |
| Jenn Gaw | .... | casting assistant | |
| Jessica Gisin | .... | extras casting assistant (as Jess Gisin) | |
| Jonathan Kinnas | .... | extras casting | |
| Mickie Paskal | .... | casting: Chicago | |
| Melissa Pryor | .... | casting associate | |
| Jennifer Rudnicke | .... | casting: Chicago | |
| Erin Stewart | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Jamie Stires | .... | casting associate | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Jane Blank | .... | seamstress | |
| Patrick Caulfield | .... | costumer | |
| Stella Cottini | .... | key costumer | |
| Alix Hester | .... | costumer: Mr. Vaughn | |
| Jennifer Jobst | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Laura Kaminski | .... | set costumer | |
| Laura Kaminsky | .... | costumer | |
| Vanessa King | .... | costumer | |
| Andrea Knaub | .... | costume supervisor | |
| Tracy Reuter | .... | costume coordinator | |
| Andrew Stein | .... | costumer: Mr. James | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Rick J. Brown | .... | colorist: dailies (as Rick Brown) | |
| James Cadenas | .... | hd dailies assistant | |
| Carolyn Calvert | .... | assistant editor | |
| George Chavez | .... | color timer | |
| Andreas Fehrle | .... | assistant editor | |
| Jermaine R. Gill | .... | color correction assistant | |
| Rachel Faith Hanson | .... | digital dailies | |
| Alexander Johnson | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Ken Lebre | .... | dailies producer | |
| David Massachi | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Christopher McDonald | .... | dailies operator | |
| Robert E. Phillips | .... | digital intermediate producer | |
| Mindy Weissman | .... | post-production coordinator | |
| Rosalie A. Staley | .... | digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Lorne Balfe | .... | featured musician | |
| Tom Broderick | .... | featured musician (as Thomas Broderick) | |
| Kim Chandler | .... | solo vocalist | |
| George Doering | .... | musician | |
| Sam Estes | .... | sample development | |
| Peter Haycock | .... | featured musician (as Pete Haycock) | |
| Stephen Hilton | .... | music arranger | |
| Jimmy Johnson | .... | featured musician | |
| Andrew Kawczynski | .... | music programmer | |
| Jasha Klebe | .... | orchestrator | |
| Steven Kofsky | .... | music production services | |
| Daniel Kresco | .... | music engineer | |
| Michael A. Levine | .... | musician | |
| David Metzner | .... | additional music editor | |
| Yvonne S. Moriarty | .... | featured musician (as Suzette Moriarty) | |
| Alexandra Patsavas | .... | music supervisor | |
| Daniel Pinder | .... | music editor | |
| Satnam Ramgotra | .... | featured musician | |
| Peter Rotter | .... | music contractor | |
| Adam Schmidt | .... | sample development | |
| Kasey Truman | .... | music coordinator | |
| David Weiss | .... | featured musician | |
| Christian Wenger | .... | assistant engineer | |
| Ginger Whitman | .... | music coordinator | |
| Brittany Whyte | .... | music coordinator | |
| Jimmie Wood | .... | featured musician | |
| Hans Zimmer | .... | featured musician | |
| Mike Knobloch | .... | music executive (uncredited) | |
| Czarina Russell | .... | studio manager: Remote Control Productions (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Scott Holmes | .... | Coach driver Mr Vaughn | |
| John Lux Jr. | .... | driver | |
| David Morales | .... | transportation | |
| David Morataya | .... | driver | |
| Sara Nudelman | .... | transportation | |
| Brian C. Pawlowski | .... | transportation manager | |
| Robert Wallace | .... | driver | |
Production Companies
- Universal Pictures (presents)
- Imagine Entertainment (presents)
- Spyglass Entertainment (in association with)
- Wild West Picture Show Productions (as Wild West Picture Show)
- Toho-Towa (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures (2011) (USA) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Egypt) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (United Arab Emirates) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Baltic Film (2011) (Latvia) (theatrical)
- Forum Films (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (UK) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Serbia) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Croatia) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Slovenia) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Poland) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2011) (Argentina) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
- Home Box Office (HBO) (2011) (USA) (TV)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2011) (Greece) (DVD) (blu-ray)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2011) (Argentina) (all media)
- Universal Pictures Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Benelux (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD)
- Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2011) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
- Waylen Group (2011) (Taiwan) (video)
- Brainstorm Digital (visual effects)
- Fletcher Chicago camera equipment provided by
- Fletcher Chicago production offices
- Atlantic Records soundtrack
- Atmosphere Casting of Chicago extras casting
- Behind the Scenes Freight shipping by
- Chop Shop Records soundtrack
- Digital Media Services (DMS) digital marketing asset management
- Dolby Laboratories sound mix
- EFilm digital intermediate
- Intelligent Media international monitoring agency
- Klass Security and Investigations anti-piracy security
- LRX Lighting grip and lighting equipment
- Movie Movers star trailers
- Movie Movers transportation
- Pivotal Post Avid HD Editing Equipment Provided By
- Reed Rigging rigging crew and equipment supplied by
- Soundtrack New York post-production sound services
- Truck Brokers logistics management
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MPAA:
Rated PG-13 for mature thematic elements involving sexual content
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Runtime:
111 min
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Certification:
Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12/9 (2012 reform re-rating) | Finland:K-11/9 (original rating) | Germany:12 | Ireland:12A | Japan:G | Malaysia:PG-13 | Netherlands:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Singapore:NC-16 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #46517)
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The film's trailer caused an almighty fuss because of one line where Vince Vaughn's character says "Electric cars are gay. I mean, not homosexual gay, but my-parents-are-chaperoning-the-dance gay". Universal contacted the Gay & Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (GLAAD) to see how they felt about it; not surprisingly GLAAD were not keen on it. Sure enough, the trailer attracted a lot of criticism for this one line when it was released, even being publicly criticized by Anderson Cooper. Universal were forced to release a new trailer without the offending line. Ron Howard, however, refused to cut the line from the film itself as he felt it was tantamount to censorship.See more »
Goofs:
Continuity: At the hockey game Geneva gets a text message notification and she turns to answer it. In the next shot she again turns to answer it.See more »
Quotes:
Herbert Trimpy:Those plants are poisonous!See more »
Movie Connections:
References The Breakfast Club (1985)See more »
Soundtrack:
She's Long GoneSee more »
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This movie is a shameful waste of $70,000,000. It's also an unusual waste of a talent like Jennifer Connely.
I can't even begin to tell you where this movie goes wrong, because it never seemed to go right. For the first 30 minutes of the movie, there is nothing remotely funny, original or entertaining. I gave it the benefit of the doubt, telling myself "ok, Ron Howard is just setting up the premise. It will get better." But it doesn't. Not a bit.
I had to repeatedly resist the urge to take out my phone and play Skee Ball. I should have, however, given in to the temptation to leave the theatre and demand my money back.
PS to the studio - don't market a film as a comedy if its not remotely funny. It does nothing to enhance your already tarnished reputation. (Clearly you are still pumping out left over crap from 2010)