Too Big to Fail (2011) (TV)

Director:

Curtis Hanson

Writers (WGA):

Peter Gould (written by)
Andrew Ross Sorkin (book)

Release Date:

23 May 2011 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

Plot Keywords:

Meltdown | Secretary Of The Treasury | Behind The Scenes | Bailout | Lehman Brothers

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Golden Globes. Another 3 wins & 19 nominations

Cast

James Woods	...	Richard Fuld
John Heard	...	Joe Gregory
William Hurt	...	Henry Paulson
Erin Dilly	...	Christal West
Amy Carlson	...	Erin Callan
Topher Grace	...	Jim Wilkinson
Ayad Akhtar	...	Neel Kashkari
Cynthia Nixon	...	Michele Davis
Kathy Baker	...	Wendy Paulson
Edward Asner	...	Warren Buffett
Paul Giamatti	...	Ben Bernanke
Beau Baxter	...	Skip McGee
Ben Livingston	...	Investment Banker
Erin Burnett	...	Herself
Chance Kelly	...	Bart McDade
Chil Kong	...	Min Euoo Sung
Daniel K. Isaac	...	Translator
Billy Crudup	...	Timothy Geithner
James Saito	...	Chinese Official
Maria Bartiromo	...	Herself
Michael O'Keefe	...	Chris Flowers
Robert Hogan	...	Rodgin Cohen
Victor Slezak	...	Greg Curl
Chandra Thomas	...	Assistant
Tom Mason	...	Robert Willumstad
Peter Hermann	...	Christopher Cox
Joey Slotnick	...	Dan Jester
Bill Pullman	...	Jamie Dimon
Evan Handler	...	Lloyd Blankfein
Tony Shalhoub	...	John Mack
Matthew Modine	...	John Thain
Ajay Mehta	...	Vikram Pandit
David Faber	...	Himself
Laurence Lau	...	Greg Fleming
Josh Casaubon	...	Mid-Level Goldman Banker
Gregory Jones	...	Hector Sants
George Taylor	...	Sir Callum McCarthy
Kathleen Coslett	...	Board Secretary
Danny Darrow	...	Mr. Akers
Rob Evans	...	Sir Christopher
Rutanya Alda	...	Admiral Evans
Peter Benson	...	SEC Lawyer
Andrew Ross Sorkin	...	Reporter
Fiona Choi	...	Second Reporter
Laila Robins	...	Christine Lagarde
Tom Tammi	...	Jeffrey Immelt
Steve Liesman	...	Himself
Dan Hedaya	...	Congressman Barney Frank (D-Massachusetts)
Steve Tom	...	Senator Chris Dodd (D-Connecticut)
Jonathan Freeman	...	Senator Richard Shelby (R-Alabama)
Bud Jones	...	Harry Reid
Jennifer Van Dyck	...	Ruth Porat
Les J.N. Mau	...	Gao Xiqing
Jill Dalton	...	Mack's Assistant
Beatrice Miller	...	Buffett's Great Grandkid
Gia McKnight	...	Warren Buffett's Great Grandchild #2
Patricia Randell	...	Chairman Sheila Bair
Casey Biggs	...	Dick Kovacevich
Robert Vincent Smith	...	Ken Lewis
Joe Kernen	...	Himself
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bill Clinton	...	Himself (archive footage)
Andrew J. Cornelius	...	Congressional Aide
Ronald Reagan	...	Himself (archive footage)
Tyler Rumsey	...	Squash Player
George Aloi	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Luis Ayala	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Marc Bicking	...	Congressman (uncredited)
JB Blanc	...	Alistair Darling (uncredited)
Ken Bulcroft	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Derek Cecil	...	Young AIG Exec (uncredited)
Scott Churchson	...	Financial Adviser (uncredited)
John Farrer	...	Bank C.E.O. (uncredited)
Roy William Gardner	...	Bank of America Exec. (uncredited)
Linda Glick	...	Nancy Pelosi (uncredited)
Derek Hedlund	...	Limo Driver (uncredited)
Kathryn Hoxie	...	Financial Planner (uncredited)
Steven J. Klaszky	...	White House Staffer (uncredited)
Benjamin Lott	...	Squash Player (uncredited)
Joan D. Lowry	...	Astrid Buffet (uncredited)
Charisse Matthews	...	Jogger (uncredited)
Max H. Maxy	...	Street Musician / Saxophone (uncredited)
Jeremy McLain	...	Corporate Employee (uncredited)
Loukas Papas	...	Intelligence Analyst (uncredited)
Rich Rothbell	...	Bank CEO (uncredited)
Andy Royce	...	Banquet Waiter (uncredited)
Chuck Schanamann	...	Congressman (uncredited)
Mark Steiger	...	Street Vendor (uncredited)
Jon Stewart	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Patrick Michael Strange	...	Jogger / Tourist (uncredited)
Connie Watkins	...	Treasury Employee (uncredited)
Ralph A. Wilburn Jr.	...	Congressional Aid (uncredited)
Stosh Zona	...	Board of Directors Member (uncredited)

Directed by
Curtis Hanson

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Gould		(written by)
Andrew Ross Sorkin		(book)

Produced by
Carol Fenelon	....	co-executive producer
Peter Gould	....	co-producer
Curtis Hanson	....	executive producer
Jeffrey Levine	....	executive producer
Andrew Ross Sorkin	....	co-producer
Ezra Swerdlow	....	producer
Paula Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Marcelo Zarvos

Cinematography by
Kramer Morgenthau

Film Editing by
Plummy Tucker
Barbara Tulliver

Casting by
Alexa L. Fogel

Production Design by
Bob Shaw

Set Decoration by
Carol Silverman

Costume Design by
Melissa Toth

Makeup Department
Kat Drazen	....	key hair stylist (as Katherine Difulvio)
Lisa Hazell	....	hair stylist
Michael Kriston	....	hair department head
Nicki Ledermann	....	makeup department head
Amanda Miller	....	wig maker
Tania Ribalow	....	key makeup artist
Barbara Sansone	....	additional hairstylist
Cassandra Saulter	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Sarah Connors	....	post-production supervisor
Chad Tomasoski	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Julie A. Bloom	....	first assistant director
Jason Fesel	....	second second assistant director
Greg Gilman	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Katya Blumenberg	....	assistant art director
Gabu Camilo	....	additional props
Jen Day	....	art department assistant
Jerry DeRogatis	....	props: additional
Michael Kall	....	key carpenter
Maddy Lederman	....	set dresser
Aleksandr Lokensgard	....	set dresser
Mike Montgomery	....	key construction grip
Heather Prendergast	....	assistant set decorator
Pierre Rovira	....	construction coordinator
Ron Stone	....	property master
Bryan Walsh	....	leadman
Holly Watson	....	graphic artist

Sound Department
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
David A. Cohen	....	adr & dialogue editor
Jenna Dalla Riva	....	foley recordist
Jesse Dodd	....	adr mixer (as Jesse K-D. Dodd)
Chris Gridley	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Kirchberger	....	dialogue editor
Michael Kirchberger	....	supervising sound editor
Nick Kray	....	adr mixer
Travis MacKay	....	adr mixer
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	second boom operator
James Sabat	....	sound mixer
Mike Schmidt	....	boom operator
Unsun Song	....	re-recording mix technician
Roy Waldspurger	....	sound designer
Don White	....	foley recording mixer

Visual Effects by
Rodrigo Dorsch	....	digital compositor: Zoic Studios
Sheila Giroux	....	visual effects producer
Jerome Knight	....	compositor: zoic studios
Doug Ludwig	....	visual effects 2d supervisor
Steven Meyer	....	compositing supervisor
Lesley Robson-Foster	....	visual effects supervisor
Cory Shaw	....	main title designer & animator
Chris Wright	....	visual effects producer

Camera and Electrical Department
Olga Abramson	....	film loader
John Alcantara	....	lighting technician
Michael Arisohn	....	electrician
Deborah Brozina	....	camera loader
Peter Bulavinetz	....	grip
Elizabeth Cash	....	film loader
Daniel Cocuzzo	....	rigging grip
Mark Cyr	....	video/computer playback engineer
Andy Day	....	gaffer
Andrew Greve	....	additional rigging electrician
Charlie Grubbs	....	rigging gaffer
Emily Millay Haddad	....	video/computer playback engineer
Craig Paul Harris	....	rigging electrician
Chris Hayes	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Aaron Jacobs	....	rigging grip
Matthew Jacobs	....	grip
Chris Kilduff	....	best boy grip
Charles Libin	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Charles Libin	....	director of photography: second unit
Brendon Malone	....	"a" camera dolly grip
Doug Meils	....	video playback operator
Steven R. Paquette	....	grip
Andrew Peck	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Macall B. Polay	....	still photographer
Tom Prate	....	key grip
Christopher Raymond	....	first assistant camera
Stuart Rogers	....	grip
Kyle Rudolph	....	steadicam operator
Darren Ryan	....	key video assist
Christina See	....	light board programmer
Mike Sime	....	video/computer playback engineer
Sean Souza	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Eric Swanek	....	steadicam assistant

Casting Department
Mihal Freinquel	....	extras casting associate
Christine Kromer	....	casting associate
John Srednicki	....	casting assistant
Kathryn Zamora-Benson	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Susan Antonelli	....	set costumer
Emily Besa	....	costumer
Lisa R. Frucht	....	assistant costume designer
Ben Philipp	....	costume production assistant
Caroline Quiroga	....	assistant costume designer
Yaneya Rovira	....	costumer
Monica Russell	....	set costumer
Christine Schultz	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Angel L. Acevedo III	....	post-production technician: dailies
Thomas Centrone	....	dailies film colorist
Rick Derby	....	assistant editor
J.D. Funari	....	marketing editor
Laura Geucherian	....	digital intermediate supervisor
Craig Hayes	....	first assistant editor
Christine Kim	....	assistant editor
Shawn Petersen	....	post-production coordinator
Sarah Jean Porter	....	first assistant editor
David O. Rogers	....	assistant editor
William Rubenstein	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Mark Bächle	....	orchestrator
Bryan Carrigan	....	digital score recordist
Johnny Caruso	....	music editor
Daniel Coe	....	score preparation
George Doering	....	musician
Chris Fogel	....	music scoring mixer
Evyen Klean	....	music supervisor (as Evyen J. Klean)
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Victor Pesavento	....	music preparation
Philip Rothman	....	orchestrator
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation

Other crew
Joan Altman	....	production accountant
Monica Barraza	....	assistant production coordinator
Sam Black	....	researcher
Adam Bluming	....	titles editor
Scott Bowers	....	staff production assistant
Patrick Burn	....	location manager: Washington DC
James Crispino	....	location assistant
Deliana Daskalova	....	location coordinator
John DeSimone	....	production coordinator
MacKenzie Fallon	....	assistant: William Hurt
Jason Farrar	....	location manager
Ryan Growney	....	assistant to Curtis Hanson
Christopher Hall	....	production assistant
Michael Hall	....	production assistant
Charles Jeffreys	....	production assistant
Malaika Johnson	....	location scout
Ben Katz	....	additional production assistant
Veronique Lee	....	production secretary
Veronique Lee	....	script coordinator
Josh Leith	....	assistant to Curtis Hanson
David M. McGuire	....	assistant location manager
Stefan Mentz	....	assistant to producers
Zsuzsa Mysak	....	production assistant
Abigail Nash	....	production assistant
Jessica Pollini	....	production assistant
Darryl Prevost	....	production assistant
Jason Quimby	....	location scout
Michael K. Reynolds	....	catering chef
Deborah Ricketts	....	stock footage researcher
Michael Riley	....	title designer
Marvin Ruffin	....	assistant location manager
Georg Schmithüsen	....	location scout
Robert Spence	....	accounting clerk
Bob Swensen	....	title producer: main title
Abbey Taylor	....	production assistant
Holly Unterberger	....	script supervisor
Jamie Vermilye	....	location assistant
Christian Vogeler	....	production assistant
Luca Waldman	....	production assistant
Connie Watkins	....	stand in: Cynthia Nixon
Nils Widboom	....	assistant location manager
Adam Wolenski	....	first assistant accountant
Dustin Baxley	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Pete Donohue	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Miskiewicz	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Bryan Webster	....	stand-in: Ayad Akhtar (uncredited)

Thanks
James Forbes	....	thanks

Production Companies

• Deuce Three Productions
• HBO Films
• Home Box Office (HBO)
• Spring Creek Productions

Distributors

• Home Box Office (HBO) (2011) (USA) (TV)
• HBO Hungary (2012) (Hungary) (TV)
• Home Box Office (HBO) (2012) (Netherlands) (TV) (limited)
• TNT Film (2011) (Germany) (TV)

Special Effects

• Zoic Studios (visual effects) (as Zoic)

Other Companies

• Corbis  stock footage
• De Lane Lea  ADR recording
• Getty Images  stock footage
• Hollywood-DI  HD screening services
• Negative People  negative cutting
• Scenechronize  production management software
• Shine  main titles designed and produced by
• Skywalker Sound  post-production sound services
• Universal Studios Sound Facilities  re-recording services
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage  score recorded at

Also Known As:

Runtime:

99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | South Korea:12 | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

JC Studios, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Deuce Three Productions

Quotes:

Ben Bernanke:I don't really understand why there needs to be so much tension about this. The country is facing the worst economy since the Great Depression. If the financial system collapses, it will take every one of you down.

Movie Connections:

References The Last of the Mohicans (1992)

Short and Sweet

After watching hours of news stories about the bank bailouts, I still never fully grasped what was going on - only the most broad outlines of it.

This movie explained it clearly - and, most shockingly, somebody made a movie about banking regulations that was interesting and engrossing.

Excellent cast at the top of their game - and first rate writing and directing. Check this one out!

(Disclaimer: If you need car chases, boobs-and-butts, terrorist bombings, food fights or sex and drugs to enjoy a film, skip this one! It's not going to be up your alley!)