The Kids Are All Right (2010)
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- R
- 1h 46min
- Comedy, Drama
- 30 Jul 2010 (USA)
- Movie
Two children conceived by artificial insemination bring their biological father into their non-traditional family life.
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Awards:
- Nominated for 4 Oscars. Another 29 wins & 129 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Julianne Moore | ... |
Jules
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| Annette Bening | ... |
Nic
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| Mark Ruffalo | ... |
Paul
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| Mia Wasikowska | ... |
Joni
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| Josh Hutcherson | ... |
Laser
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| Yaya DaCosta | ... |
Tanya
(as Yaya Dacosta)
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| Kunal Sharma | ... |
Jai
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| Eddie Hassell | ... |
Clay
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| Zosia Mamet | ... |
Sasha
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| Joaquín Garrido | ... |
Luis
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| Rebecca Lawrence Levy | ... |
Brooke
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Lisa Eisner | ... |
Stella
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| Eric Eisner | ... |
Joel
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| Sasha Spielberg | ... |
Waify Girl
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| James MacDonald | ... |
Clay's Dad
(as James Macdonald)
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Margo Victor | ... |
Bartender
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| Stuart Blumberg | ... |
Sous-chef (uncredited)
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| Diego Calderón | ... |
Waiter (uncredited)
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| Amy Grabow | ... |
Pregnant Woman (uncredited)
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| Samantha Kelly | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Nino Nava | ... |
Party Goer (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Lisa Cholodenko | ||
Written by
| Lisa Cholodenko | ... | (written by) & |
| Stuart Blumberg | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Charles E. Bush Jr. | ... | co-producer |
| Gary Gilbert | ... | producer |
| J. Todd Harris | ... | executive producer |
| Philippe Hellmann | ... | producer: UGC PH |
| Jordan Horowitz | ... | producer |
| Neil Katz | ... | executive producer |
| Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte | ... | producer (as Jeffrey Levy-Hinte) |
| Todd J. Labarowski | ... | co-producer (as Todd Labarowski) |
| Riva Marker | ... | executive producer |
| Joel Newton | ... | co-producer |
| Galt Niederhoffer | ... | executive producer (uncredited) |
| Anne O'Shea | ... | executive producer |
| Celine Rattray | ... | producer |
| Laura Rosenthal | ... | co-producer |
| Andy Sawyer | ... | executive producer (as Andrew Sawyer) |
| Steven Saxton | ... | executive producer |
| Christy Scott Cashman | ... | executive producer (as Christy Cashman) |
| Ron Stein | ... | executive producer |
| Bergen Swanson | ... | co-producer |
| Daniela Taplin Lundberg | ... | producer |
| Camille Treiner | ... | producer: UGC PH (as Camille Moreau) |
Music by
| Carter Burwell | ||
Cinematography by
| Igor Jadue-Lillo | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Jeffrey M. Werner | ||
Editorial Department
| Robert Drwila | ... | first assistant editor (as Bob Drwila) |
| Jason Fabbro | ... | digital film colorist: Technicolor Digital Intermediates |
| Ray Miller | ... | on-line editor |
| Deanna O'Neil | ... | dailies project manager |
| Nancy Richardson | ... | additional editor |
| Mark Sahagun | ... | digital intermediate editor: Technicolor Digital Intermediates |
| Marc Wielage | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Dan Williams | ... | digital color assistant |
| Esther Young | ... | digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Digital Intermediates (as Esther Lee) |
| Jeff Smithwick | ... | film timer (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Laura Rosenthal | ||
Production Design by
| Julie Berghoff | ||
Art Direction by
| James Connelly | ... | (as James Pearse Connelly) |
Set Decoration by
| David A Cook | ... | (as David Cook) |
Costume Design by
| Mary Claire Hannan | ||
Makeup Department
| Carl Bailey | ... | key hair stylist |
| Cydney Cornell | ... | hair department head |
| Daniel Curet | ... | key hair stylist |
| Valli O'Reilly | ... | co-makeup department head |
| Elaine L. Offers | ... | co-makeup department head (as Elaine Offers) |
| Jason Orion | ... | hair stylist (as Jason Orion Green) |
| Ronnie Specter | ... | makeup artist |
| Valli O'Reilly | ... | personal makeup artist: Annette Bening (uncredited) |
Production Management
| James Debbs | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Tracey Landon | ... | production supervisor |
| Nic Marshall | ... | executive in charge of production: Mandalay Vision |
| Bergen Swanson | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jasmine Marie Alhambra | ... | second assistant director |
| Emily Hogan | ... | second second assistant director |
| Jesse Nye | ... | first assistant director |
Art Department
| Leonardo Coleman | ... | set dresser |
| Colman Costello | ... | set dresser |
| James A. Costello | ... | leadman |
| Chris Dinan | ... | set dresser (as Christopher W.J. Dinan) |
| Josh Ian Elliott | ... | on-set dresser (as Josh Elliott) |
| Christine Eyer | ... | greens person |
| April Falzone | ... | food stylist |
| Morgan Gillio | ... | set dresser |
| Craig Glenn | ... | assistant props |
| Gregory Holley | ... | assistant props (as Greg Holley) |
| Karen Lee Holley | ... | assistant propmaster (as Karen Holley) |
| Katia Kaplun | ... | stand-by painter |
| Stephen Kelley Jr. | ... | set dresser (as Steve Kelley Jr.) |
| Martin Leon | ... | set dresser (as Martin Carrasco Leon) |
| Greg Manke | ... | set dresser |
| Cindy Murphy | ... | art department coordinator (as Cindy Peters) |
| Jeffrey M. O'Brien | ... | propmaster |
| John Stone | ... | set dresser |
| Lisa Matsuura Walker | ... | painter |
| David Thomas Cooper | ... | greens person (uncredited) |
| Alexandra Dunn | ... | art department assistant (uncredited) |
| Eric Schoonover | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Eric Bautista | ... | utility sound (as Eric A. Bautista) |
| Jonathan Fuh | ... | boom operator (as Jonathan Lee-Ger Fuh) |
| Frank Gaeta | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound supervisor |
| José Antonio García | ... | sound mixer (as Jose Antonio Garcia) |
| Patrick Giraudi | ... | re-recording mixer (as Patrick Giuraudi) |
| Catherine Harper | ... | foley artist |
| Joe Iemola | ... | sound editor |
| Micah Littleton | ... | sound services manager: Video Film Audio Forensics |
| Darrin Mann | ... | foley recordist |
| Christopher Moriana | ... | foley artist (as Chris Morianna) |
| Trevor Ward | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Elmo Weber | ... | re-recording mixer / sound designer / sound supervisor |
| Eric Gitelson | ... | adr engineer (uncredited) |
| Matthew Kallen | ... | sound mix technician (uncredited) |
| Sean Madsen | ... | sound mix technician (uncredited) |
| Jeff Seelye | ... | adr assistant (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Neil Smith | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Floyd Burks | ... | imaging technician: Technicolor Digital Intermediates |
| Charlotta Forssman | ... | visual effects compositor: + Scale |
| Don Henry | ... | data technician: Technicolor Digital Intermediates |
| Tim Heugle | ... | data technician: Technicolor Digital Intermediates (as Tim Heugele) |
| Mark Hubbard | ... | engineering: Technicolor Digital Internediates |
| Sung Kyu Koo | ... | visual effects compositor: + Scale |
| Marcus Lansdell | ... | executive producer: + Scale |
| Joshua Pines | ... | imaging r&d: Technicolor Digital Intermediates |
| Todd Sines | ... | lead visual effects compositor: + Scale |
| Brad Sutton | ... | digital restoration: Technicolor Digital Intermediates |
| Wilson Tang | ... | digital restoration: Technicolor Digital Intermediates |
Stunts
| Darrell Davis | ... | stunt rigger (as Darrell Craig Davis) |
| Sean Graham | ... | stunt double: Mark Ruffalo |
| Cassidy Hice | ... | stunts |
| Mark Norby | ... | stunt coordinator |
| William R. Spencer | ... | stunts (as William Spencer) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Tigran Aguasaryan | ... | grip (as Tigran Aghasaryan) |
| Edward V. Bauman | ... | grip |
| Christopher Bernal | ... | electrician |
| David S. Bouza | ... | electrician (as David Bouza) |
| Demetrie Cooley | ... | best boy grip |
| Richard Cronin | ... | electrician (as Rick Cronin) |
| Ricky Diaz | ... | grip |
| Michael DiGiovanni | ... | rigging best boy grip (as Michael Digiovanni) |
| Erik A. Erichsen | ... | electrician |
| Vernon Evans | ... | video technician |
| Mark Figueroa | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / first assistant camera: "a" camera / first assistant camera: |
| Vadim Frumin | ... | grip (as Vadim Frumin Landau) |
| Alexander W. Gage | ... | rigging grip (as Alex Gage) |
| Oscar Garcia | ... | grip |
| Jordan Garretson | ... | grip |
| Bill Greenberg | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Seth Greenwald | ... | dolly grip |
| Jeffrey B. Gregg | ... | grip |
| Douglas Huete-Soto | ... | lighting technician |
| John Joleaud | ... | electrician |
| Greg Karamov | ... | key grip |
| Ted Kennedy | ... | rigging key grip (as Ted S. Kennedy) |
| Julian Samuel Lopez | ... | grip (as Julian S. Lopez) |
| Carson E. Mayne | ... | rigging electrician |
| Fernando Morales Jr. | ... | lighting technician |
| Dayton Nietert | ... | gaffer |
| Michael E. Pacheco | ... | rigging grip |
| Leoncio Provoste | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Gaston Richmond | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Chris Rountree | ... | rigging grip (as Chris B. Rountree) |
| Jesse Rushton | ... | best boy electric |
| Jason P. Salinas | ... | electrician |
| Jose Santiago | ... | grip (as Jose A. Santiago) |
| Alex Scott | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Adam Sheedy | ... | grip |
| Lucas Solomon | ... | video playback coordinator |
| Doug I. Soto | ... | rigging electrician |
| Miguel Sánchez | ... | electrician (as Miguel Sanchez) |
| Suzanne Tenner | ... | still photographer |
| Aaron Ali Tichenor | ... | camera loader (as Aaron Tichenor) |
| Fred Troeskin | ... | grip (as Fred Troesken) |
| Neil Young | ... | balloon technician |
Casting Department
| Chris Bustard | ... | extras casting |
| Liz Dean | ... | casting: Los Angeles |
| Maribeth Fox | ... | casting associate |
| Eric Souliere | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Jacqueline Aronson | ... | costume supervisor |
| Kathryn L. Bucher | ... | costumer |
| Sharon Fauvel | ... | head ager/dyer |
| Lisa Marie Harris | ... | set costumer |
| Vikki Paschetto | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Sierra Bay Robinson | ... | set costumer |
| Riki Lin Sabusawa | ... | additional costumer (as Riki Sabusawa) |
Location Management
| Charles Fagin | ... | key assistant location manager |
| Marie Paule Goislard | ... | location scout |
| Shawn Hueston | ... | assistant location manager |
| Jeff Korson | ... | assistant location manager |
| Ned R. Shapiro | ... | location manager (as Ned Shapiro) |
Music Department
| Jennifer Barak | ... | music editor (as Jenny Barak) |
| Carter Burwell | ... | conductor / music arranger / musician: keyboards |
| Michael Farrow | ... | score recording engineer |
| Dean Parker | ... | assistant to composer |
| John Patitucci | ... | musician: bass (as John Pattitucci) |
| Marc Ribot | ... | musician: guitar |
| Liza Richardson | ... | music supervisor |
| Bryan Smith | ... | assistant engineer |
| Jake Belnick | ... | assistant to music supervisor (uncredited) |
| Michael Perfitt | ... | engineer: original songs (uncredited) / mixer: original songs (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rebecca Robertson | ... | script supervisor (as Rebecca Robertson-Szwaja) |
Transportation Department
| Luke H. Atkine | ... | driver |
| Tony Barattini | ... | driver |
| Mike Belt | ... | driver (as Michael R. Belt) |
| Jody Bingenheimer | ... | driver |
| Angel de Santi | ... | driver (as Angel De Santi) |
| Audrey Fitzgerald | ... | driver |
| Wayne Flowers Jr. | ... | driver (as Wayne Flowers) |
| Geno Hart | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Chris Haynes | ... | driver |
| Kirk Huston | ... | driver |
| Hardy Ophuls | ... | transportation captain |
| Marty Osborne | ... | picture vehicle captain (as Martin Osbourne) |
| John Pellegrino | ... | transportation co-captain |
| Adam Pinkstaff | ... | transportation captain |
| Santos P. Rodriguez | ... | driver: catering |
| Carlos M. Serrano | ... | driver |
| Steven Luke Weible | ... | driver (as Steve Weible) |
| Dave Wilson | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Caroline Applegarth | ... | assistant: Ms. Moore (as Caroline T. Applegarth) |
| Mark Asaro | ... | production coordinator |
| William Batsel | ... | set production assistant |
| Tyler Beem | ... | set production assistant |
| Shauna Bogetz | ... | assistant: Mr. Gilbert / production executive: Gilbert Films |
| Robert Cable | ... | production accountant |
| Donald Chambers | ... | office production assistant |
| Dan Cowan | ... | customer service representative: Technicolor |
| James Debbs | ... | project supervisor: Antidote International Films |
| Gabriel Dell Jr. | ... | stand-in: Mr. Ruffalo (as Gabe Dell) |
| Alexandra Dunn | ... | intern |
| Kathy England | ... | production insurance: Taylor & Taylor |
| Lennon Ficalora | ... | intern |
| Heather Fielding | ... | studio teacher |
| Caroline Fife | ... | set production assistant |
| Andy Goldman | ... | title designer: main titles |
| Meredith Greenberg | ... | set production assistant (as Meredith Anne Greenberg) |
| Jenny Halper | ... | development executive: Mandalay Vision |
| Celia Hemken | ... | stand-in: Ms. Moore |
| Dan Hemphill | ... | payroll accountant |
| Andres M. Hernandez | ... | cook |
| Takeo Hori | ... | vice president: Antidote International Films |
| Toni Kallen | ... | stand-in: Ms. Benning & Ms. Wasikowska |
| Jamie Kemp | ... | head chef |
| Courtney LaBree | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Courtney Labree) |
| Paul T. List | ... | assistant: Mr. Levy-Hinte |
| Tiffany Lo | ... | assistant to producer / cast assistant |
| Margaret Martinez | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Ilana McAllister | ... | payroll accountant |
| Richard McCune | ... | financing: City National Bank |
| Luke McFarland | ... | product placement |
| Leslie Merlin | ... | set production assistant |
| Robert Morris | ... | set production assistant |
| Brian Nailing | ... | cook |
| Sam Nainoa | ... | set production assistant (as Sam K. Nainoa III) |
| Alex O'Flinn | ... | set production assistant |
| Henrik Pellier | ... | set production assistant |
| Anthony Penido | ... | set medic (as Tony Pendido) |
| Erik Piecuch | ... | financing: City National Bank |
| Bianca Poletti | ... | intern |
| Lili Romero | ... | office production assistant |
| Rachel Rosales | ... | intern |
| Jackson Rowe | ... | key production assistant |
| Kathy Ruiz | ... | office manager: Antidote International Films |
| Megan Schmidt | ... | set production assistant |
| Daniel Shine | ... | set medic |
| Mark Shockley | ... | electronic press kit |
| Wednesday Standley | ... | assistant: Mark Ruffalo |
| Jack Stern | ... | studio teacher |
| Nathaniel Stutz | ... | assistant: Ms. Cholodenko |
| Diane Upson | ... | executive: Technicolor |
| Diana Van Leeuwen | ... | set production assistant |
| Dan Wesselman | ... | key account manager: Technicolor |
| Roger Williams | ... | epk/bts service provider: Inspired Image Picture Company |
| Gary Woldman | ... | craft service |
| Nicolas Zapata | ... | set production assistant |
| Michael Barnes | ... | financial legal services (uncredited) |
| Steve Berman | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances (uncredited) |
| Shauna Bogetz | ... | production executive: Antedote International Films (uncredited) |
| Jeffrey S. Edell | ... | production executive (uncredited) |
| Alish Erman | ... | intern (uncredited) |
| Karen Fried | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Deanna O'Neil | ... | dailies project manager (uncredited) |
| Mark Shockley | ... | behind the scenes producer (uncredited) |
| Marc H. Simon | ... | legal counsel (uncredited) |
| Adam M. Stone | ... | product placement coordinator (uncredited) |
| Cat Stone | ... | product placement coordinator (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Rori Bergman | ... | special thanks |
| Carter Cohn | ... | special thanks |
| Warner Ebbink | ... | special thanks |
| Scott Ferguson | ... | special thanks |
| Juan Guzman | ... | special thanks: Los Angeles City Parks |
| Stephen Halls | ... | special thanks |
| Frank Harris | ... | special thanks: Ocean View Community Gardens |
| Michael Hausman | ... | special thanks |
| Jennifer Hoopes | ... | special thanks |
| Kevin Huvane | ... | special thanks |
| April A. Janow | ... | special thanks (as April Janow) |
| Bill Johnson | ... | special thanks |
| Jamie Kapel | ... | special thanks |
| Jeffrey Kusama-Hinte | ... | special thanks (as Jeffrey Levy-Hinte) |
| Nathan Larson | ... | special thanks |
| Tony Lipp | ... | special thanks |
| Caryn Marcus | ... | special thanks |
| Emilio Mauro | ... | special thanks |
| Gaby Morgerman | ... | special thanks |
| Evelyn O'Neill | ... | special thanks |
| Pamela Pickering | ... | special thanks |
| Milton Radutzky | ... | special thanks |
| Richard Radutzky | ... | special thanks |
| Irwin Rappaport | ... | special thanks |
| Carter Reedy | ... | special thanks |
| Ira Resnick | ... | special thanks |
| Stephanie Ritz | ... | special thanks |
| Jim Seibel | ... | special thanks |
| Catherine Shao | ... | special thanks |
| John Sloss | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Stein | ... | special thanks |
| Bart Walker | ... | special thanks |
| Craig Wedren | ... | special thanks |
| David Paul Wichert | ... | special thanks |
| Joshua Zeman | ... | special thanks |
| Robert Ziembicki | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Focus Features (presents)
- Gilbert Films (presents)
- Saint Aire Production (in association with)
- 10th Hole Productions (in association with)
- Antidote Films (I)
- Mandalay Vision
- UGC PH
Distributors
- Focus Features (2010) (United States) (theatrical)
- A-Film Distribution (2010) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Alfa Films (2010) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Benelux Film Distributors (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- BestFilm.eu (2011) (Estonia) (theatrical)
- BestFilm.eu (2011) (Latvia) (theatrical)
- BestFilm.eu (2011) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
- Caravella DDC (2011) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Festive Films (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Filmcoopi Zürich (2010) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Hopscotch Films (2010) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Motion Picture Distribution (2010) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2010) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Showgate (2011) (Japan) (theatrical)
- UGC Distribution (2010) (France) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Ireland) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Amuse Soft (2011) (Japan) (DVD)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Arthaus (2019) (Germany) (DVD)
- Bir Film (2011) (Turkey)
- Castello Lopes Multimédia (2010) (Portugal)
- Film1 (2011) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Hero (2018) (Finland) (tv)
- Imagem Filmes (2010) (Brazil)
- Liv (2018) (Finland) (tv)
- Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray)
- Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2011) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Seven Films (2011) (Greece)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2011) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2010) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2011) (Germany) (DVD)
- Videomite (2020) (Turkey) (video) (VOD)
- Vrijzinnig Protestantse Radio Omroep (VPRO) (2016) (Netherlands) (tv) (NPO3)
- Vértigo Films (2011) (Spain)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2013) (Finland) (tv)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2025) (Finland) (tv) (also Internet)
Special Effects
- Scale (digital visual effects)
Other Companies
- American Humane Association (animal action monitoring)
- COLT Studio Group (courtesy: footage from "The Best of Colt 3 & 4" and "5 * 6")
- Cast & Crew Production Services (cast and crew payroll services)
- Central Casting (extras payroll services)
- Cinetic Media (financing and distribution advisory services)
- City National Bank New York (financing)
- Clairmont Camera Film & Digital (cameras)
- Clinton Recording Studios (score recorded at)
- Cowan, DeBates, Abrahams & Sheppard (legal counsel)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (digital marketing asset management)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- For Stars Catering (catering)
- Free City (special thanks)
- G & J Grip (grip equipment)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- J.L. Fisher (camera support)
- Kodak (motion picture film)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Little Dom's (special thanks)
- Mattel Inc. (courtesy: Scrabble)
- Monkeyland Audio (sound re-recording)
- Movie Movers (production vehicles)
- National Geographic Channel (courtesy: footage from "Locked Up Abroad, Uganda")
- Partizan (special thanks)
- Paskal Lighting (electric equipment)
- Penmar Park and Recreation Center: The staff of (special thanks)
- Post Haste Digital (re-recording mix services)
- Prop Houses of Los Angeles (special thanks)
- Radio Station KGRW (audio clip: radio show)
- SAG-AFTRA (logo)
- Sound for Film (audio post-production services)
- Sound for Film (sound re-recording)
- Stone Management (product placement)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Taylor & Taylor (production insurance)
- Technicolor (post-production services)
- Television Food Network LLC (audio clip)
- The Body (score mixed at)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Nic and Jules are in a long term, committed, loving but by no means perfect same-sex relationship. Nic, a physician, needs to wield what she believes is control, whereas Jules, under that control, is less self-assured. During their relationship, Jules has floundered in her "nine to five" life, sometimes trying to start a business - always unsuccessfully - or being the stay-at-home mom. She is currently trying to start a landscape design business. They have two teen-aged children, Joni (conceived by Nic) and Laser (by Jules). Although not exact replicas, each offspring does more closely resemble his/her biological mother in temperament. Joni and Laser are also half-siblings, having the same unknown sperm donor father. Shortly after Joni's eighteenth birthday and shortly before she plans to leave the house and head off to college, Laser, only fifteen and underage to do so, pleads with her to try and contact their sperm donor father. Somewhat reluctantly, she does. He is late thirty-something Paul, a co-op farmer and restaurateur. Despite his seemingly successful businesses, Paul has always shirked responsibility, most specifically in his personal life. After Joni and Laser meet with Paul, Nic and Jules learn what their children have done and, although they don't want Paul infiltrating their lives, want to meet him - especially as Joni and Laser seem to want to maintain some sort of relationship with him. As Paul's relationship with the entire family grows (which includes his hiring Jules to design and construct his backyard), they have an effect on what he wants in life. In turn, he affects their family dynamic as well as each person's relationships outside of it. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Nic and Jules had the perfect family, until they met the man who made it all possible. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $3,500,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $491,971, 11 Jul 2010 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $34,705,850 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Mark Ruffalo filmed his role in only six days. See more » |
| Goofs | Laser tells Paul that Joni got the National Merit Scholarship for science; however, National Merit Scholarships are not awarded in any specific categories. Candidates are chosen because of high scores on the PSAT, which does not include a science section. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Julianne Moore/Mike Massimino/The New Pornographers (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Cousins See more » |
| Quotes |
Laser:
Why'd you donate sperm? Paul: It just seemed like a lot more fun than, uh, donating blood. See more » |