Seemingly disparate portraits of people -- among them a single mother, a high school principal, and an ace student -- Distinctly American -- all affected by the proliferation of guns in American society.
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Awards:
- 3 nominations.
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Cast
| Marcia Gay Harden | ... |
Janet Huttenson
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| Forest Whitaker | ... |
Carter
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| Donald Sutherland | ... |
Carl Wilk
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| Lisa Long | ... |
Sandra Cohen
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| Chris Warren | ... |
Marcus
(as Chris Warren Jr.)
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| David Heymann | ... |
Producer
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| Christopher Rodriguez Marquette | ... |
David Huttenson
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| Amanda Seyfried | ... |
Mouse
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| Nikki Reed | ... |
Tally
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| Joseph Kell | ... |
Security Guard
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| Tony Goldwyn | ... |
Frank
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| Rex Linn | ... |
Earl
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| Kevin Phillips | ... |
Reggie
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Davenia McFadden | ... |
Felicia
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| Linda Cardellini | ... |
Mary Ann Wilk
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| Schuyler Fisk | ... |
Cicily
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| Michael Shannon | ... |
Jerry
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| Arlen Escarpeta | ... |
Jay
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| Charles Duckworth | ... |
Connie
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Todd Tesen | ... |
Barry
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| Melissa Leo | ... |
Louise
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Gary Paul Clark | ... |
Supervisor
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| Garcelle Beauvais | ... |
Sarah
(as Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon)
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| Terry Rhoads | ... |
Ed Hogan
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| Michael Milhoan | ... |
Victim's Father
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| Jernard Burks | ... |
Burly Guy
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| Lombardo Boyar | ... |
Hector
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| Dallas McKinney | ... |
Jimmy Frank
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Blake Hightower | ... |
Hakeem
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| Kiyano La'vin | ... |
Taft Security Guard
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| Rachael Bella | ... |
Haille
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| Andrew Caple-Shaw | ... |
College Rapist
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| James Morrison | ... |
St. Anthony's Principal
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| Daniel Hugh Kelly | ... |
Don
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| Dean Norris | ... |
Terrence
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| Lee Garlington | ... |
Psychologist
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| Jonathan Ahdout | ... |
Ike
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| Ali Hillis | ... |
Gunshop Patron
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| Sydney Walsh | ... |
Karen
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| Michael Dempsey | ... |
Landlord
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| Audrey Wasilewski | ... |
Annette
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Neil Mather | ... |
Bob
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Deanne Carlin | ... |
Woman
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| Joy DeMichelle | ... |
Marcus' Mom
(as Joy Demichelle Moore)
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| Dan Buran | ... |
Convenience Store Clerk
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| Brian Avery | ... |
Convenience Store Robber
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| Rainbow Borden | ... |
Thief
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| Gabrielle Christian | ... |
Girl
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| Aasha Davis | ... |
Student
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Calvin Jung | ... |
Store owner
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Sean Rector | ... |
Gas Station Young Dude
(as Sean Allen Rector)
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| Keith Andreen | ... |
Assistant
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Prahphet | ... |
Student
(as Steven E. Barnes)
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| Michael Molthen | ... |
Gun Salesman (uncredited)
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| John Stewart Muller | ... |
School Shooter (uncredited)
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Sonni Paisley | ... |
Girl 2 (uncredited)
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Lorraine Pope | ... |
School teacher (uncredited)
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John H. Price | ... |
Officer Kisowski (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Aric Avelino | ||
Written by
| Steven Bagatourian | ... | (written by) |
| Aric Avelino | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Chris Adams | ... | executive producer |
| Holly Becker | ... | executive producer |
| Laura Boersma | ... | producer: second unit |
| Arlene Gibbs | ... | co-producer |
| David Grace | ... | co-producer |
| Caroline Kaplan | ... | executive producer |
| Ted Kroeber | ... | producer |
| Chris Salvaterra | ... | executive producer |
| Peter Schlessel | ... | executive producer |
| Jonathan Sehring | ... | executive producer |
| Jeff Skoll | ... | executive producer |
| Forest Whitaker | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Peter Golub | ||
Cinematography by
| Nancy Schreiber | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Richard Nord | ||
Editorial Department
| Ron Barr | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Lisa Dennis | ... | post-production consultant |
| Jason Fabbro | ... | video colorist |
| Frank Moshier | ... | post-production director: IFC Films |
| Timothy Peeler | ... | colorist (as Tim Peeler) |
| Gregg Schaublin | ... | digital intermediate producer |
| Sharon Wong | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
| Amanda Harding | ||
| Amanda Koblin | ||
Production Design by
| Devorah Herbert | ||
Set Decoration by
| Traci Spadorcia | ||
Costume Design by
| Deborah Everton | ||
Makeup Department
| Victoria Goodman | ... | key hair stylist: pickups |
| Theraesa Rivers | ... | key hair stylist |
| Joyce Taft | ... | hair stylist: Chicago / makeup artist: Chicago |
| Karen Toole-Rentrop | ... | key makeup artist (as Karen D. Toole) |
| Vito Trotta | ... | hair stylist |
| Teresa Vest | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Nicole Colombie | ... | unit production manager |
| Kim Knight | ... | production manager: Chicago |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| John Stewart Muller | ... | second unit director |
| Lauder Robinson | ... | second second assistant director |
| Joaquin Rosalez | ... | second assistant director: Chicago |
| Louis Paul Tocchet | ... | first assistant director (as Lou Tocchet) |
| John Vanover | ... | second second assistant director |
| Inman Young | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Luciano Bilvao | ... | leadman |
| John Brunot | ... | property master |
| Leonardo Coleman | ... | swing |
| Ann Cummings | ... | art department shopper |
| Ian Taylor Fisher | ... | art production assistant |
| Gabriel Garcia | ... | scenic painter |
| Gregory Holley | ... | set dresser (as Greg Allen Holley) |
| David Hopkins | ... | set dresser |
| Chris Lavalle | ... | swing |
| Mike Manasewitsch | ... | art production assistant |
| Mary Mathews | ... | set dresser |
| Steven McGrew | ... | additional set decorator |
| Michael Merriam | ... | art department intern |
| Rory O'Cello | ... | swing |
| Tricia O'Connell | ... | production designer: Chicago |
| Ana Ortiz | ... | art department production assistant |
| Ronald Price | ... | set dresser |
| Ruth Pulido | ... | scenic painter (as Ruth Ann Pulido) |
| Willy Roberts | ... | swing |
| Jennifer Sanderson | ... | assistant property master |
| Bruce S. Seymour | ... | key set dresser |
| Robert Zalkind | ... | art department intern |
Sound Department
| Bryan Arenas | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Gregg Barbanell | ... | foley artist |
| Keith Bilderbeck | ... | sound editor |
| Laurel Bridges | ... | boom operator |
| Mario Coletta | ... | sound mixer: Chicago |
| Lori Dovi | ... | sound mixer |
| James Eric | ... | sound utility |
| Alan Freedman | ... | adr mixer (as Alan 'Danger' Freedman) |
| Jon Johnson | ... | supervising sound editor |
| James Key | ... | digital sound transfer engineer |
| Jared Marshack | ... | digital sound transfer engineer |
| Diane Marshall | ... | foley artist (as S. Diane Marshall) |
| Kurt Peterson | ... | utility sound |
| Eric Raber | ... | digital sound transfer engineer |
| Miguel Rivera | ... | sound editor |
| Brian Runnels | ... | digital transfer engineer |
| Jason Schmid | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Brian Slack | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Brad Sokol | ... | sound editor |
| Kevin J. Summers | ... | boom operator: Chicago (as Kevin Summers) |
| Lucy Sustar | ... | foley mixer |
| Dennis Twitty | ... | assistant sound engineer |
Special Effects by
| Andre G. Ellingson | ... | special effects: gunfire (as Andre Ellingson) |
Visual Effects by
| Ron Barr | ... | digital opticals |
| Tim Belcher | ... | visual effects VP of operations |
| Al Cleland | ... | visual effects general manager |
| Ashley Farber | ... | data technician |
| Alex Hernandez | ... | imaging technician |
| Loc Hoang | ... | imaging technician |
| Steve Hodge | ... | imaging technician |
| Brian Kun | ... | data technician |
| Christopher Kutcka | ... | imaging supervisor (as Chris Kutcka) |
| Elizabeth Ostermann | ... | digital restoration |
| Joshua Pines | ... | visual effects VP of color imaging r&d |
| Steve Rundell | ... | visual effects VP of production |
| Kevin Schwab | ... | imaging technician |
| Brad Sutton | ... | digital restoration |
| Wilson Tang | ... | digital restoration |
Stunts
| Noby Arden | ... | stunt double (as Nobie Arden) |
| Brian Avery | ... | stunts |
| Christopher Doyle | ... | stunt coordinator (as Chris Doyle) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matthew J. Barden | ... | additional best boy grip (as Matthew Barden) |
| Matthew C. Blea | ... | additional second camera |
| Don Burton | ... | camera loader |
| Marie Chao | ... | additional focus puller |
| Brian Christie | ... | dolly grip |
| Jon 'Scooter' Cousins | ... | grip (as Jonathan 'Scooter' Cousins) |
| Todd Csernecky | ... | electrician |
| Michele De Lorimier | ... | first assistant camera |
| Andy DePung | ... | additional camera loader (as Andrew Depung) |
| Monique Duran | ... | camera loader: Chicago |
| Sam Emerson | ... | still photographer |
| Eric Felland | ... | lighting technician |
| Erasto Garcia | ... | grip |
| Chris Godfrey | ... | additional grip |
| Matt Gulbin | ... | additional grip (as Matty Gulbin) |
| Wm. Terrell Hasker | ... | additional grip (as Terrell Hasker) |
| Matthew Hawkins | ... | additional grip |
| Ted Hayash | ... | gaffer |
| Todd Helsley | ... | electrician (as Todd A. Helsley) |
| Tony Jerrels | ... | additional grip |
| Gary Johnson | ... | additional second camera |
| Dan Kanes | ... | additional electrician |
| Neil Kinkead | ... | additional electrician |
| Roos Lauw | ... | additional electrician |
| Brian Lofthouse | ... | best boy electric |
| Alexandra Lucka | ... | second assistant camera |
| David 'Louie' Lukasik | ... | best boy electric: Chicago (as Louis Lukasik) |
| Steven A. Lundgren | ... | best boy electric |
| Paul Lyons | ... | electrician |
| Erik Messerschmidt | ... | best boy grip / gaffer: additional photography |
| Andrew Meyers | ... | rigging electrician |
| Lucas Millard | ... | video assist operator |
| Luke Miller | ... | key grip: Chicago |
| Nathaniel Miller | ... | additional focus puller |
| Mike Morales | ... | grip |
| C. Roy Nigra | ... | additional grip (as Roy Nigra) |
| Coby Nissen | ... | additional electrician |
| Jason Oberg | ... | grip: Chicago |
| Rick Page | ... | focus puller |
| Kevin Pittman | ... | best boy grip: Chicago |
| Rick Robertson | ... | camera operator |
| Mark Sanslow | ... | grip: Chicago |
| Frederick Schroeder | ... | second unit cinematographer |
| Jason Sidore | ... | electrician (as Riley Sitore) / lighting technician (as Riley Sidore) |
| Meena Singh | ... | second assistant camera: Chicago (as Meenah Singh) |
| Curtis Smith | ... | dolly grip |
| Tim Stratton | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Keith Talley | ... | key grip |
| Derek Touvell | ... | additional electrician |
| Deron Tse | ... | best boy grip: pick-up shots |
| Michael J. Walsh | ... | additional rigging gaffer (as Michael Walsh) |
| Thomas Wily | ... | additional best boy electric |
| Travis Witkowski | ... | grip: Chicago |
| Jordan Garretson | ... | additional grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Johnny Montevideo | ... | casting assistant |
| Debe Waisman | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Juliana Gomez | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Nathaniel Greene | ... | wardrobe intern |
| Rachel Sage Kunin | ... | wardrobe supervisor (as Rachel Sage) |
| Shelli Nishino | ... | key set costumer |
| Rebekah Wiest | ... | wardrobe: Chicago |
Location Management
| Janet Harold | ... | location scout |
| Kevin Lane Hummel | ... | location assistant |
| Chris Munday | ... | location manager |
| Lorena Petani | ... | location manager: Chicago |
| Andy Tyler | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Lynnette Jenkins | ... | music supervisor (as Lynette Jenkins) / music supervisor |
| Larry Robinson | ... | music supervisor |
| Bo Sibley | ... | music supervisor |
| Mark Wheaton | ... | score mixer: Catasonic / score recordist: Catasonic |
Script and Continuity Department
| Kirsten Robinson | ... | additional script supervisor (as Kirsten German) / script supervisor: re-shoots (as Kirsten German) |
| Brenda K. Wachel | ... | script supervisor (as Brenda Wachel) / script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Ben Barsky | ... | driver |
| Dan Conte | ... | driver (as Dan Cont) |
| Fred Johnston | ... | driver |
| Michael Locke | ... | transportation coordinator (as Mike Locke) |
| Rick Locke | ... | driver |
| Richard Maginnis | ... | driver (as Rick Maginnis) |
| Randy Mangum | ... | driver (as Randy Mangun) |
| Chris Mendoza | ... | transportation captain |
| Hugo R. Ocana | ... | driver (as Hugo Ocana) |
| Ben Rivera | ... | driver (as Benny Rivera) |
| George Rodriguez | ... | driver |
| Steve Slotnick | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| David Aaron | ... | armorer |
| Scott Adams | ... | caterer: Silver Screen Catering |
| Jeffrey Arwine | ... | set medic |
| Ernest Bartak | ... | fire safety officer |
| Laura Boersma | ... | stock footage provider: Steele Film Productions |
| Charmaine Boos | ... | studio teacher |
| Rob Brenner | ... | traffic coordinator: Chicago |
| Jean Costello | ... | production office coordinator |
| Jose Cruz Tejeda | ... | catering assistant |
| Alex Ferry | ... | office production assistant |
| Aquil Fudge | ... | assistant accountant |
| Darlene Fuentes | ... | legal services: Goff Law |
| John Glosser | ... | office production assistant |
| Roger Goff | ... | legal services: Goff Law |
| Kent Hamilton | ... | insurance: Truman Van Dyke |
| Tyler Hayes | ... | office production assistant |
| Michael Hird | ... | set medic |
| Herb Johnson | ... | production accountant |
| Jon Kallus | ... | set production assistant (as Jonathan Kallus) |
| Alec Klapper | ... | set production assistant |
| Blair Kroeber | ... | key set production assistant |
| Justin Lieb | ... | production assistant: Chicago |
| Jason Maestas | ... | craft service |
| Paula P. Manzanedo | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc. (as Paula Manzanedo-Schmit) |
| Drew Marks | ... | craft service |
| Christopher Mauldin | ... | stand-in: Chris Marquette |
| Karri Mayo | ... | studio teacher |
| Pat McConville | ... | set production assistant |
| Sidell McConville | ... | set production assistant (as Sidell Chase) |
| Mike McKean | ... | set medic |
| Nate Moore | ... | production executive: Participant Productions |
| Wendy Kay Moore | ... | assistant production office coordinator (as Wendy Moore) |
| Cathy Mooses | ... | craft service: Chicago |
| Pablo Morris | ... | set production assistant (as Paul Morris) |
| John Stewart Muller | ... | stock footage provider: Steele Film Productions |
| Iliana Nikolic | ... | production executive: IFC Films |
| Rouslan Ovtcharoff | ... | production assistant: electric department |
| Annalee Paulo | ... | unit publicist: Polaris Public Relations (as Anna Lee Paulo) |
| John Ping | ... | production assistant: Chicago |
| John H. Price | ... | on-set interviews |
| James Reineman | ... | fire safety officer |
| Tom Robertson | ... | fire safety officer |
| Oscar A. Rodriguez | ... | catering assistant |
| Santos Rodriguez | ... | cook |
| Marlene Rounds | ... | traffic coordinator: Chicago |
| Joe Russo | ... | electronic press kit: KG Productions |
| Tony Santiago | ... | production assistant: Chicago |
| Frederick Schroeder | ... | stock footage provider: Steele Film Productions |
| Jaime Serrano | ... | office production assistant |
| Grant Sloss | ... | set production assistant |
| Nathalie Vidlak | ... | script supervisor: Chicago |
| George Whitman | ... | key set production assistant |
| Anthony Woods | ... | set medic |
Thanks
| Timothy Loughran | ... | special thanks (as Tim Loughran) |
| Roeg Sutherland | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- IFC Films (2006) (United States) (theatrical)
- IFC First Take (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Tiglon (2006) (Turkey)
- California Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paco Pictures (2008) (Italy)
- Alliance Atlantis (2006) (Canada) (DVD)
Special Effects
- MW Media Services (titles and visual effects)
Other Companies
- Catasonic Studios (score recording and mixing)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- Comerica Bank of California (banking services)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- FotoKem (dailies)
- Fury & Grace Digital (sound effects design)
- KG Productions (electronic press kit)
- NT Audio Visual (optical soundtrack negative)
- Participant (funding)
- Polaris Public Relations (unit publicist)
- Silver Screen Caterers (catering)
- Steele Films (second unit production)
- Steele Films (stock footage)
- Technicolor (digital intermediate)
- Truman Van Dyke Company (insurance)
- Urbaniti (music supervision)
- Widget Post Production (rerecording facilities)
- Widget Post Production (sound post-production)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A series of interwoven story lines brings to light how the proliferation of guns in America dramatically influence and shape every day lives. A gun shop owner, an ace student, a single mother, and a school principal are among those profoundly affected. Written by Unit Publicist |
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| Taglines | One nation under fire. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $9,355, 26 Mar 2006 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | While shooting scenes with Forest Whitaker and 'Garcelle Beauvais-Nilon' in an LA neighborhood, the arrival of Britney Spears halted production. She was visiting a friend in the house next door, trailed by several shouting paparazzi photographers. See more » |
| Goofs | When David is drawing the tattoo on Tally's leg, she takes her glasses off and places them beside her. In the next cut her glasses are on, and in the next cut her glasses are off. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in The Making of American Gun (2006). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Good Stuff See more » |