Identity Thief (2013)

Director:

Seth Gordon

Writers (WGA):

Craig Mazin (screenplay)
Jerry Eeten (story) ...
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Release Date:

8 February 2013 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime

Tagline:

Is this the face of a thief?

Plot:

Mild-mannered businessman Sandy Patterson travels from Denver to Miami to confront the deceptively harmless-looking woman who has been living it up after stealing Sandy's identity.

Plot Keywords:

Sociopath | F Word | Blockbuster | Restaurant | Fat Woman

Awards:

1 win & 1 nomination

Cast

Jason Bateman	...	Sandy Patterson
Melissa McCarthy	...	Diana
Jon Favreau	...	Harold Cornish
Amanda Peet	...	Trish Patterson
T.I.	...	Julian
Genesis Rodriguez	...	Marisol
Morris Chestnut	...	Detective Reilly
John Cho	...	Daniel Casey
Robert Patrick	...	Skiptracer
Eric Stonestreet	...	Big Chuck
Jonathan Banks	...	Paul
Ryan Gaul	...	Bartender
Steve Mallory	...	Party Guy
Tyler Nilson	...	Party Guy
Steve Little	...	Party Guy's Buddy
Andrew Friedman	...	Tequila Guy
Antwan Mills	...	Winter Park Cop
Ian Quinn	...	Winter Park Cop
Diva Tyler	...	Booking Officer
Mary-Charles Jones	...	Franny Patterson
Sope Aluko	...	Secretary at Prominence Denver
Maggie Elizabeth Jones	...	Jessie Patterson
Brett Baker	...	Alec
Nevaina Graves Rhodes	...	Cosmetics Girl
Diolita Arnold	...	Cosmetics Girl
Jamie Moore	...	Electronics Store Employee
Brenda Cannon	...	Jewelry Store Salesperson
Badar	...	Cell Phone Salesperson (as Badar Shahid)
Carlos Navarro	...	Luis the Gas Station Attendant
Nelson Bonilla	...	Cop Giving Traffic Ticket
Angelyn Pass	...	New Catalyst Receptionist
Lori Beth Edgeman	...	Arlene in the Lady's Choice Salon
Ben Falcone	...	Tony / Motel Desk Clerk
Kate Graham	...	Counter Girl
Deacon Dawson	...	Witness on the Highway
Geordie White	...	Traffic Cop
Steve Witting	...	Carl / Bus Station Attendant
Tim Andrews	...	Used Car Salesman
Gary Weeks	...	Security Guard - Prominence Offices
Matthew Burke	...	Ken Talbott
Craig A. Meyer	...	St. Louis Terrace Clerk
Lee Spencer	...	St. Louis Terrace Manager
Topher Payne	...	Hairdresser
Carmela Zumbado	...	Salon Salesperson
Zeeky Minnis	...	Salon Salesperson
John Eddins	...	St. Louis Cop
Chick Bernhardt	...	St Louis Cop (as Dale W. Bernhard)
Nicole Dukes	...	Prison Guard
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Johnny Michaels	...	Garage Mechanic
Satara Silver	...	Cosmetics Sales Clerk
Kerri J. Baldwin	...	Soccer Mom (uncredited)
Lisa M. Barfield	...	Resturant Patron (uncredited)
Sarah Caruso	...	Pedestrian / extra (uncredited)
Harley Castro	...	Denver Detective (uncredited)
Lee Christian	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kevin Covais	...	Kevin (uncredited)
Joe Crosson	...	Business Man (uncredited)
Jason Davis	...	Kyle (uncredited)
Todd Denson	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Clark Duke	...	Everett (uncredited)
Walter Hendrix III	...	Precision Driver (uncredited)
Morgan Hinkleman	...	Young Diana (uncredited)
Daniel Jarvie	...	Shocked Bar Patron (uncredited)
Andrew R. Kaplan	...	Blue Collar Bar Patron (uncredited)
Ellie Kemper	...	Truck-Stop Server (uncredited)
Liana Loggins	...	Model at Bar (uncredited)
Colton Medlin	...	Neil (uncredited)
Ken Melde	...	Company Founder (uncredited)
Andrea Moore	...	Bitchy Girl (uncredited)
Richard A Moore	...	Pit Boss (uncredited)
Cullen Moss	...	Boyfriend 'The Ville' (uncredited)
Kacie Jo Marta Nickles	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Onrico Nightingale	...	Bartender #2 (uncredited)
Julie O'Hora	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Wayne Packer	...	Hotel Doorman (uncredited)
Aaron F. Randell	...	DJ (uncredited)
Keith Ratchek	...	Denver Detective (uncredited)
Jamie Renell	...	Prominence Suit (uncredited)
Joel Rogers	...	Motel Patron (uncredited)
Clark Sarullo	...	Woman at Bar (uncredited)
Mitchell Schwartz	...	Financial Business Man (uncredited)
Timothy Scott	...	Precision Driver (uncredited)
Harley Shellhammer	...	St. Louis Cop (uncredited)
Edward Solis	...	Used Car Salesman (uncredited)
Don Teems	...	Financial Business Man (uncredited)
Jeff Trink	...	Businessman (uncredited)
Shane Worth	...	Precision Driver (uncredited)

Directed by
Seth Gordon

Writing credits (WGA)
Craig Mazin		(screenplay)
Jerry Eeten		(story) and
Craig Mazin		(story)

Produced by
Pamela Abdy	....	producer
Jason Bateman	....	producer
Dan Kolsrud	....	executive producer
Peter Morgan	....	executive producer
Mary Rohlich	....	co-producer
Scott Stuber	....	producer

Original Music by
Christopher Lennertz

Cinematography by
Javier Aguirresarobe

Film Editing by
Peter Teschner

Casting by
Lisa Beach
Sarah Katzman

Production Design by
Shepherd Frankel

Art Direction by
Andrew Max Cahn

Set Decoration by
Maria Nay

Costume Design by
Carol Ramsey

Makeup Department
Diana Choi	....	wig maker
Bryson Conley	....	hair stylist
Linda D. Flowers	....	hair department head
Michelle Garbin	....	makeup artist
Kimberly Greene	....	makeup department head
Tijen Osman	....	assistant hair department head
Quintessence Patterson	....	makeup artist
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker
Erin Wooldridge	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Marcei A. Brown	....	unit production manager
Frank Cuomo	....	post-production supervisor
Louis G. Friedman	....	unit production manager: additional photography

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mikey Eberle	....	second assistant director
Gary Hymes	....	second unit director
Matti Kluttz	....	second assistant director: second unit
Richard Oswald	....	second assistant director: second unit
Darin Rivetti	....	first assistant director
David Sardi	....	first assistant director: second unit
Megan Schmidt	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Kip Bartlett	....	on-set dresser
Mychael Bates	....	property master
Matthew Butler	....	greens supervisor
Sam Carter	....	set dresser
Jeremiah Castleman	....	art department assistant
Cristina Lucia Cesari	....	buyer
Shelby Davis	....	set dresser
Robert Danté Denne	....	paint supervisor
Robert E. Denne	....	charge scenic
William Anthony Duncan	....	paint gangboss
Faith Farrell	....	painter
Alyssa Feener	....	art department coordinator
Damon Fishback II	....	propmaker
Jane Fitts	....	graphic designer
Daniel B. Foster	....	set dresser
Seth Gardner	....	propmaker
Amy Giedraitis	....	second unit property master
Michael Gowen	....	art department coordinator
Rob Hamby	....	toolman gang boss
Karen Higgins	....	construction coordinator: additional photography
Chris Hunter	....	graphic designer
Jessica Jackson	....	set decoration coordinator
Sean Ryan Jennings	....	assistant art director
Solomon King	....	set dresser
Calla Klessig	....	assistant art director
Rich Koll	....	shop foreman
Mayumi Konishi-Valentine	....	set designer
Alphonse A. Lambert Jr.	....	construction utility
Konrad Lewis	....	set dresser
John Van Loan	....	construction medic
Chuck McCourt	....	set dresser
Ruth Mitchell	....	scenic artist
Javed Noorullah	....	buyer
Stephen Ostien	....	prop maker
Frank Pearson	....	general foreman
Phillip Proffitt	....	gang boss
Taraja Ramsess	....	set dresser
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator
Shea Soutar	....	standby painter
Gary Thomas	....	storyboard artist
James E. Tocci	....	set designer
Steven David Walton	....	set dresser
Kevan Weber	....	set dresser: additional photography
John Weeks	....	foreman
Jim S. Williams	....	leadman
Robert Williams	....	construction foreman
Nichole Wleklinski	....	assistant property master

Sound Department
Jon Ailetcher	....	production sound mixer: additional photography
Mike Anderson	....	utility sound: additional photography
Michael J. Benavente	....	supervising sound editor
C. Douglas Cameron	....	boom operator
Patrick Christensen	....	adr engineer
Greg Crawford	....	adr mixer: Atlanta
Russell Farmarco	....	dialogue editor
Marc Glassman	....	sound effects editor
Matthew P. Hanson	....	assistant sound editor
Matthew P. Hanson	....	sound assistant
Catherine Harper	....	foley artist
James Hulse	....	additional sound utility
Joe Iemola	....	sound effects editor
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Darrin Mann	....	foley mixer
Christopher Moriana	....	foley artist
Whit Norris	....	production sound mixer
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Peterson	....	sound utility
Benjamin Rauscher	....	foley editor
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Steve Schatz	....	re-recording mix technician
Cameron Steenhagen	....	supervising dialogue editor
Robert Troy	....	dialogue editor
Keith Ukrisna	....	sound
Elmo Weber	....	sound re-recording mixer
Elmo Weber	....	supervising sound editor
David Williams	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
John S. Baker	....	special effects coordinator
Donnie Dean	....	special effects consultant
Sam Dean	....	special effects technician
Jeremy Farlow	....	special effects technician
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects consultant
Tim Walkey	....	special effects foreman
Ray L. Wilkerson	....	special effects technician
Scott Willis	....	special effects set supervisor (as Sparky Willis)

Visual Effects by
Luis Almazan	....	digital compositor
Pétur Arnórsson	....	modeler
Emi Baba	....	digital compositor: Gradient Effects
Travis Baumann	....	compositing supervisor: Gradient Effects
Benjamin Burr	....	compositor: Gradient Effects
Gus Duron	....	digital opticals editor
Leif Einarsson	....	character animator
Harry Eisenstein	....	compositor
Gizem Ersavas	....	digital matte painter: Crazy Horse Effects
Bill George	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Christina Graff	....	visual effects producer: Crazy Horse Effects
Paul Graff	....	visual effects supervisor: Crazy Horse Effects
Zixing Han	....	compositor
Dawn Brooks Macleod	....	visual effects producer: Gradient FX Vancouver
James McPherson	....	digital compositor
Matt Neapolitan	....	previs lead: Proof, Inc.
Sharina Radia	....	visual effects producer: Gradient FX
Brian Sales	....	compositing supervisor: Crazy Horse Effects
Martin Sawtell	....	lead effects technical director
Prasanna Siddharthan	....	lead compositor: Gradient Effects
Bernie Stern	....	visual effects associate producer: Crazy Horse Effects
Carl Stern	....	compositor
Brett Swanson	....	digital compositor
Olcun Tan	....	visual effects supervisor
Thomas Tannenberger	....	visual effects supervisor
Jean-Philippe Traoré	....	compositor: Gradient Effects
Chris W. Tucker	....	visual effects coordinator
Ryan Wieber	....	digital compositor
Gavin Wright	....	previs supervisor
Christian Zeiler	....	digital compositor: Crazy Horse Effects

Stunts
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt actor
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt driver
Eddie Braun	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunt driver
Chris Denison	....	stunt driver
Sean Graham	....	stunt driver
Trevor Habberstad	....	stunt double: Jason Bateman
Tom Harper	....	stunt driver
Steve Hassenpflug	....	utility stunts
Gary Hymes	....	stunt coordinator
Steve Kelso	....	stunt driver
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt driver
Jasi Cotton Lanier	....	stunt double
Tara Macken	....	stunts
Dailyn Matthews	....	stunt performer
Tom McComas	....	stunt driver
Jessica Merideth	....	stunt double: Genesis Rodriguez
Eric Norris	....	stunts
Allan Padelford	....	stunt driver
Jason Rodriguez	....	stunt double: Jason Bateman
Luci Romberg	....	stunt double: Melissa McCarthy
Lori Seaman	....	stunt double: Melissa McCarthy
Sonny Surowiec	....	stunt driver
Mallory Thompson	....	stunt double: Genesis Rodriguez
Aaron Toney	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Alexander	....	grip
Rick Anderson	....	base camp electric
Greg Baldi	....	edge director of photography: second unit
Chris Bangma	....	libra head technician
Ben Bardin	....	rigging key grip
Jose F. Barrios	....	grip
Jonathan Bennett	....	camera utility
Josh Bleibtreu	....	director of photography: second unit
Mark 'Boylee' Boyle	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit
Robert Branam	....	key hd video assist operator
Hugh Braselton	....	second assistant camera
Cristen Clark	....	hd video assist utility
Dan Cornwall	....	gaffer
Jeff Crumbley	....	additional camera operator
Nick Cutway	....	digital loader: re-shoots
Guy D'Alema	....	still photographer
Brian Deutsch	....	grip: re-shoots
Alfeo Dixon	....	additional camera operator: "c" camera
Marc Dobiecki	....	additional camera operator
Julie Donovan	....	first assistant camera
Colin Duran	....	second assistant "a" camera: second unit
Rusty Edmonson	....	lighting technician
Sean Engel	....	electrician
Tom Fendley	....	rigging gaffer
Terry Fitzpatrick	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Dale Fowler	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Donny Fowler	....	lighting technician
Geoffrey Haley	....	Steadicam operator
Geoffrey Haley	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Nazariy Hatak	....	2nd techno tech
Jason Hatcher	....	video playback technician
Robert Hatfield	....	digital imaging technician (as Bobby Hatfield)
Stuart Huggins	....	digital imaging technician: aerials
Stuart Huggins	....	digital imaging technician: second unit
Kevin Jackson	....	best boy rigging grip
Scott Jolliff	....	lighting technician
Justin Yardley Jones	....	rigging grip
Alex Klabukov	....	key grip: second unit
Mike Laird	....	electrician
John Lally	....	rigging electrician
Skip Leger	....	electrician
Bob Mahoney	....	still photographer
Jim McKinney	....	camera operator: c
Greg Morse	....	24 frame video
Douglas O'Kane	....	assistant camera: second unit
Jimmie R. Owens	....	grip: additional photography
Jamie Pair	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Robert Petrin	....	edge arm operator
Christopher E. Pettus	....	electrician
Michael C. Price	....	key grip
Kenny Rivenbark	....	libra operator
Tony Rivetti	....	first assistant camera: additional camera, second unit
Mackie Roberts	....	grip
Landon Ruddel	....	best boy grip
Art Schultz	....	best boy rigging electric
Ross Sebek	....	additional camera operator
Stephen Sherwood	....	video playback operator
Greg Still	....	electrician
C. Ashley Sudge	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Jeff C. Sutton	....	best boy electric: second unit
Mariana Sánchez de Antuñano	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
German Valle	....	rigging electrician
Jon Derek Wilson	....	electrician

Casting Department
Jen Ingulli	....	local casting associate
Gumby Kounthong	....	extras casting
Beth Lipari	....	casting associate
Tammy L. Smith	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valarie Benning Barney	....	additional costumer
Lois DeArmond	....	costume illustrator
Sarah Downer	....	set costumer
Kate Duke	....	set costumer
Myra N. Foy	....	seamstress
Julia Gombert	....	head ager/dyer
Rhonney Greene	....	additional costumer
Jessy Jamison	....	wardrobe buyer
Christine Jordan	....	assistant costume designer
Joyce Kogut	....	costume supervisor
Melanie Mascioli	....	set costumer
Richard Schoen	....	key costumer
Sarah Wachel	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Nina Kawasaki	....	first assistant editor
Natasha Leonnet	....	digital intermediate colorist
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Daniela Ovi	....	second assistant editor
John Petersen	....	colorist: dailies
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate producer: EFILM
Andre Rivas	....	digital intermediate colorist assistant
Rosalie A. Staley	....	digital intermediate assistant producer (as Rosalie Staley)
Elliott Traeger	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Alexander Bornstein	....	scoring coordinator
Todd Bozung	....	music editor
Cheapshot	....	programming
George Doering	....	musician
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Aaron Kaplan	....	musician: guitar
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
David Low	....	orchestra contractor
Michael Mayeda	....	programming
Michael John Mollo	....	additional music: arangements and orchestration
Michael John Mollo	....	composer: additional music
Jaclyn Newman	....	music editor
Jason Rabinowitz	....	programming
Larry Rench	....	orchestrator
Mark Robertson	....	featured musician
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Ben Schor	....	music editor
Ben Schor	....	temp music
Drew Silverstein	....	music coordinator
Drew Silverstein	....	score coordinator
Jess Stroup	....	musical score arrangements
Libby Umstead	....	music coordinator
Gernot Wolfgang	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
John A. Brubaker	....	transportation coordinator
David Frith	....	driver
Dan J. Latham II	....	driver
Norman J. Morton	....	driver
Jon Smith	....	transportation
Randy Southerland	....	marine coordinator
Randy Southerland	....	second unit driver
Vernon Swygert	....	precision driver
Gary Weatherford	....	transportation co-captain
Tyson Weatherford	....	transportation captain
Lionel Zafar	....	precision driver

Other crew
W. Aeric Adams	....	production assistant
Duffy Astriab	....	stand-in
Grant Babbitt	....	production assistant
Alex Backus	....	production assistant
Madison Grace Ballard	....	stand-in
Tiffany Barnes	....	key craft service
Mark Behar	....	stand-in
Stephanie Beman	....	key craft service
Kelly Berthold	....	production secretary: reshoots
Christopher Blackmore	....	set production assistant
Travell Blake	....	layout board
Crystal Bridgewater	....	additional production assistant
Bobby Burks	....	medic
Christian Cage	....	stand in: Jason Bateman
Sarah Caruso	....	stand-in/body double: Melissa McCarthy
Annie Connors	....	assistant: Pam Abdy
Anthony J. Davis	....	assistant accountant
Anthony J. Davis	....	third assistant accountant
Jennifer Donald	....	photo double for Melissa McCarthy
Ethan Duff	....	set production assistant
Matthew Eldridge	....	body double: Jason Bateman
Matthew Eldridge	....	stand-in: Jason Bateman
Lea Enslin	....	payroll accountant
Katie Ferguson	....	assets administrator
Chris Fletcher	....	key set production assistant: re-shoots
Brandon Folsom	....	production assistant
Victoria Fouch	....	stand-in
Jacob Fry	....	production assistant
Andrew Gutu	....	key set production assistant
Tina Hamilton	....	asset manager
Heather Haynes	....	production assistant
Walter Hendrix III	....	stand-in (as Walter Hendrix)
Nancy Honeycutt	....	production coordinator: los angeles
Sonya Hooks	....	location coordinator
Gail Hunter	....	script supervisor
Kelsey Jonikas	....	production assistant
Renee Kitterman	....	first assistant accountant
David A. Kramer	....	production assistant
Ket Lamb	....	stand-in/photo double for Melissa McCarthy
Ken Lavet	....	location manager
Jerry Lee	....	payroll accountant
Ted Leonard	....	additional set production assistant: Atlanta
Carlos Marinccioni	....	second assistant accountant
Georgina Marquis	....	production coordinator
Liz Martin	....	assistant to actress melissa mccarthy
Mary E. Martin	....	key craft service
Alison Mo Massey	....	assistant to director
Brooke McBryde	....	location medic
Ben McIver	....	assistant location manager
Trevor McNure	....	set production assistant: second unit
Debbie Merritt	....	assistant production office coordinator
Dexter W. Mills	....	payroll assistant
Taryn Nagle	....	base camp production assistant
Trey Neely	....	key assistant location manager
Jason Negron	....	craft service
David A. Oster	....	additional set production assistant
John M. Pisani	....	unit publicist
Dustin Pitan	....	location assistant
Sara Nicole Powell	....	assistant production coordinator
Wendy Price	....	production accountant
Jon Privett	....	craft service: second unit
Rachel Redding	....	production secretary
Chris Saharek	....	assistant location manager
Jimmy Shaw	....	production assistant
Harley Shellhammer	....	stand-in
Robin Spears	....	production assistant
Greg Tresan	....	animal wrangler
Oren Tuvia	....	set production assistant: reshoots
Akmyrat Tuyliyev	....	production assistant
Thomas Ward	....	additional assistant production coordinator
Kirk Worley	....	key assistant location manager
Paul Bednarz	....	medic: construction (uncredited)

Thanks
Beau Bauman	....	thanks
Xavier Collin	....	thanks
Ed Cunningham	....	thanks
Steven Klein	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Aggregate Films
• DumbDumb
• Stuber Productions

Distributors

• Solar Entertainment (2013) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Poland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2013) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures Canada (2013) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2013) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2013) (USA) (theatrical)
• Zon Audiovisuais (2013) (Portugal) (all media)

Special Effects

• Crazy Horse Effects
• Gradient Effects
• Gradient Effects (visual effects)
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Proof

Other Companies

• Allan Padelford Camera Cars  camera equipment provided by (Remote Drive System POD)
• Atlanta Production Services  restrooms
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera car
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Codex Digital  digital recording equipment
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Harris Diversified  a/c & power rental
• Hertz Entertainment Services  equipment rentals
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• La-La Land Records  soundtrack
• Performance Filmworks  Edge Crane System
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Sherwin Williams  vendor
• Sound Satisfaction  foley recording facility
• Soundelux  post-production sound services
• The Cimarron Group  poster design (uncredited)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language

Runtime:

111 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | Datasat | SDDS

Certification:

Netherlands:12 | USA:R (certificate #48108) | UK:15 | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Ireland:15A | Singapore:M18 | Australia:MA15+ | Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Denmark:11 | Sweden:11 | Brazil:12 | South Korea:15 | Switzerland:12 | Philippines:R-16

Filming Locations:

Atlanta, Georgia, USA

Company:

Aggregate Films

Trivia:

After Sandy and Diane purchase the $200 car, the scene showing their arrival to St. Louis as they cross a bridge is actually downtown Chattanooga. The tallest buildings and St. Louis Arch were digitally added.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sandy and Diana frantically jump in the car and drive away from the home invaders, the rear view background settings change inconsistently between shots as they're driving and talking.

Quotes:

Sandy Patterson:I said no jewelry.
Diana:Oh, were you serious?
Sandy Patterson:Yeah.
Diana:You've got to work on your tone.

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Maltin on Movies: Identity Thief (#1.102)" (2013)

Soundtrack:

Off The Wall

Hilarious! Rex Reed kiss my arse!

Critics i.e. Rex Reed, must really have it out for Melissa McCarthy because the hateful reviews on this movie and her personally are not warranted.

If you like slapstick, raunchy, adult comedies then you will like Identity Thief. McCarthy shines in this movie, her physical comedy talent is right on the mark and she really gives her character a heart and soul. Bateman does well as the straight man caught up in McCarthy's crazy world of con games and identity theft.

This is pure escapism entertainment, you have to suspend your disbelief and just go for the ride. This is not Argo or Lincoln and it's not supposed to be. We saw this 3/9/13 at the Muvico and the theater was packed! Everyone seemed to enjoy the movie and the four of us thought it was hysterical. There are some really good one liners and physical comedy situations here. The box office success of this movie goes to show you that critics don't know bs about what people find funny. I can't wait to see Melissa in her new movie with Sandra Bullock.