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A Walk in the Woods ()


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After spending two decades in England, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford) returns to the U.S., where he decides the best way to connect with his homeland is to hike the Appalachian Trail with one of his oldest friends, Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte).

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Bill Bryson
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Stephen Katz
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Catherine Bryson
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Jeannie
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REI Dave
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Mary Ellen
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Sam Bryson
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TV Host
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Donna
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Darren
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Beulah
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Young Hiker #1
Derek Krantz ...
Young Hiker #2
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Becca
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Grandson
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Granddaughter
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Widow (as Sandra Lafferty)
John Schmedes ...
Gene
Valentin Almendarez ...
Funeral Guest
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Georgia Cab Driver
Valerie Payton ...
Waitress Raynette
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Georgia Mountain Waitress
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Southbound Hiker
Bridget Gethins ...
Campground Jensine
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Bunkhouse Peter
John Kap ...
Beulah's Husband
Mimi Gould ...
Jeannie's Mother
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Rental Agent
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Trail Head Taxi Driver
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Perry Ball ...
Driver (uncredited)
Esther Cason ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Tony Caudill ...
Hiker in Bunker (uncredited)
Marshall Choka ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Hiker in Bunk House (uncredited)
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News Anchor (uncredited)
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Lesbian #1 (uncredited)
Roger A. Harrison ...
Trail Hiker (uncredited)
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Laundry Patron (uncredited)
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Attorney (uncredited)
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TV Production Tech (uncredited)
Hayley H. Long ...
Hiker in Bunk House (uncredited)
Dylan Lowe ...
Little Acorn #1 (uncredited)
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Park Ranger (uncredited)
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Bunk House Hiker (uncredited)
William J. Mode ...
Confederate Reenactor-Cafe Patron (uncredited)
William L. Moss Jr. ...
Confederate Soldier (uncredited)
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Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Speir Rahn ...
Restaurant Customer (uncredited)
Eric Elijah Rogers ...
Little Acorn #3 (uncredited)
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Funeral Director (uncredited)
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Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Kai Schmoll ...
Tweed Jacket (uncredited)
Sue-Lynn ...
Hiker (uncredited)
Andrew Wicklum ...
Little Acorn #2 (uncredited)
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Day Hiker (uncredited)
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Lesbian #2 (uncredited)

Directed by

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Ken Kwapis

Written by

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Michael Arndt ... (screenplay) (as Rick Kerb) and
Bill Holderman ... (screenplay)
 
Bill Bryson ... (book)

Produced by

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Pyung-ho Choi ... co-executive producer (as Choi Pyung Ho)
Chip Diggins ... producer
Jake Eberts ... executive producer
Samuel Yeunju Ha ... co-producer (as Samuel Y. Ha)
Bill Holderman ... producer
Min Young Hong ... associate producer
Megan Hughes ... co-producer
Russell Levine ... executive producer
Robert Redford ... producer
Andrew C. Robinson ... executive producer
Jeremiah Samuels ... executive producer
Erin Simms ... associate producer
Jay Stern ... executive producer
Jared Underwood ... executive producer (as Jared D. Underwood)
Slava Vladimirov ... co-executive producer
Lee Jae Woo ... executive producer
Huh Soo Young ... associate producer

Music by

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Nathan Larson

Cinematography by

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John Bailey ... director of photography

Editing by

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Julie Garcés
Carol Littleton

Editorial Department

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Derek Cooper ... post-production assistant
Patrick DeVine ... digital intermediate conform editor
Kyle Falcon ... post-production assistant (as Kyle F. Williams)
Katie Faltus ... post-production assistant
Timothy J. Feeley ... assistant editor (as Timothy Feeley)
Bill Feightner ... imaging scientist
Andrew Francis ... digital colorist: Sixteen19
Olivier Girard ... data manager
David B. Hall ... operations manager: FotoKem Atlanta
John Elliott Houston ... nextLAB operator
Stuart Huggins ... colorist: dailies
Kyle King ... nextLAB operator
Charles Leighton ... color assistant: sixteen19
Mike Mee ... post-production assistant
Brian Reali ... digital intermediate producer
Michael Roush ... color assistant: sixteen19
Pete Conlin ... post production (uncredited)
Brian Gee ... Fotokem Assistant Editor (uncredited)
Heather Goodwillie ... post production (uncredited)
Jonathan Hoffman ... post production (uncredited)

Casting By

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Mark Fincannon

Production Design by

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Gae S. Buckley

Art Direction by

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Rob Simons

Set Decoration by

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Lynne Mitchell

Costume Design by

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Leigh Leverett

Makeup Department

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Amber Crowe ... key makeup artist
Brian McManus ... makeup department head
Laine Trzinski ... department head hairstylist
Joani Yarbrough ... key hair stylist

Production Management

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Ann Gray ... post-production supervisor
Damiana Kamishin ... production supervisor
Paul A. Levin ... post-production supervisor
Victor Moyers ... head of production: Broad Green Pictures
Jeremiah Samuels ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Stephen P. Dunn ... first assistant director
Kristina M. Peterson ... second assistant director
Chad Wheeler ... second second assistant director

Art Department

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Steve A. Anderson ... propmaker
Jamie Archer ... construction coordinator
Jennifer R. Blair ... art department coordinator
Todd Bridges ... assistant property master
Nathan S. Clark ... props
Brent Cloud ... leadman
Jason Davis ... property master
Andrea Deitrich ... storyboard artist
William Anthony Duncan ... paint supervisor
Gloria Gregg ... construction utility
Trent Hevener ... gang boss
Shay Kent ... set decoration production assistant
E. Aaron Linker ... set designer
Tony Mason ... painter
Scott McElroy ... on-set dresser
Liz Metz ... 3rd props
Emily Norman ... set painter
Katina Parham ... scenic artist
Graham Dane Parker ... carpenter
Patrick Scalise ... art production assistant
Brook Shafer ... leadman
Hunter Simms ... greensman (as Hunter) / greensman
Julie Stoner ... paint gang boss
Brittany Upchurch ... set dec buyer
Alvin Eric ... set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Ron Bochar ... re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Freddy Chancellor ... boom operator
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Greg Crawford ... adr mixer: Atlanta
Laird Fryer ... adr mixer
Paul Jones ... adr recordist
Shirley Libby ... sound mixer
Brian Magrum ... adr mixer
Steve Neal ... adr technical support
Billy Orrico ... foley editor (as Bill Orrico)
Geoffrey G. Rubay ... sound editor
Maaike Snoep ... sound utility
Sara Stern ... assistant sound editor
Philip Stockton ... dialogue editor
Steven Visscher ... supervising foley editor
Deborah Wallach ... supervising adr editor
Alex Webb ... looping
Dave Wilson ... adr mixer

Special Effects by

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Paul Causey ... special effects technician
Michael H. Clark ... special effects foreman
Michael Aj Dzenowagis ... special effects technician (as Michael Dzenowagis)
Jeremy Farlow ... special effects technician
David Fletcher ... special effects coordinator
Brendan McHale ... special effects foreman
Marcelo Tabor ... special effects assistant
Rafael Tabor ... special effects technician

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Erika Abrams ... visual effects producer: Furious FX
Scott Dougherty ... visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Geoff DuQuette ... digital compositor
John Heller ... visual effects supervisor
Park Jae-wook ... visual effects supervisor (as JaeWook Park)
Marc Rubone ... digital compositor
Tim Weber ... visual effects coordinator: FURIOUS FX

Stunts

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David Alessi ... precision driver
Eric Benson ... stunt double: Nick Nolte
Nick DeKay ... stunt driver
Walter Hendrix III ... precision driver
Duke Jackson ... stunt double: Robert Redford
Cal Johnson ... stunt player
John Kap ... stunts
Jason Kehler ... stunt double: Nick Nolte
Anderson Martin ... stunt rigger
Trent Mayo ... precision driver
Andy Rusk ... stunt rigger
Lonnie R. Smith Jr. ... stunt coordinator
Denny Ainsworth ... precision driver (uncredited)
Michael D. Jenkins ... precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Brian Adams ... lamp operator
Nick D. Allin ... grip: day player
Chase Boyer ... grip
Jeremy Burgess ... grip
Jeff Crumbley ... camera operator: "b" camera
Steven Cueva ... first assistant camera: second unit
Brian Deutsch ... grip
Zach Dunlap ... set lighting technician
Michael Fedack ... dolly grip
Wesley Garrison ... lighting technician
Rodrigue Gomes ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Stuart Huggins ... digital imaging technician
Richard Dennis Kinnard ... lighting technician
Sherri Angela Leger ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Daniel John Lerch ... best boy
Field Manley ... grip
John Manley ... Grip
Wayne Mann ... drone pilot
Frank Masi ... still photographer
Mike Moyer ... gaffer
Joseph Harold Page ... electrician
Jesse Wayne Parker ... key grip
Caitlin Rodiek ... digital utility/film loader (as Cait Rockwell)
Agnes Rodriguez ... second assistant camera: a cam
Robin Roles ... aerial photographer (as Richard Roles)
Michael Sannuti ... best boy grip
Drew Sawyer ... video and computer playback
David Shakibanasab ... rigging gaffer
Benjamin Spek ... "a" camera operator/steadicam operator
Zach Tharp ... basecamp electrician
Fred Thomas ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Joseph Thomas ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Peter Thoren ... hd video assist
Langston York ... lamp operator
Jozo Zovko ... second assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department

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Ressie Burtley ... extras casting assistant
Jamie Lynn Catrett ... extras casting
Dann Fink ... adr voice casting
Rose Locke ... extras casting (as Jennifer Rose Locke)
Dana Salerno ... casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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E. Dee Biddlecome ... costume supervisor
Ashley Marie Parker ... costumer
Danielle Stammers ... set costumer

Location Management

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Norman Bielowicz ... location manager
Kyle Carey ... assistant location manager
Corey Gilbert ... key assistant location manager
Andrew C. Kirk ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Noah Hoffeld ... cello
Susan Jacobs ... music supervisor (as Sue Jacobs)
Emma Smith ... assistant music supervisor

Script and Continuity Department

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Katherine Steets ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Sheri B. Burton ... driver: cast (as Sheri Blount)
Thomas Fountain ... driver: honeywagon
David Frith ... driver
Pam Plummer ... unit driver
Lee Siler ... transportation coordinator
Larry Sutton ... van driver

Additional Crew

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Reynolds Anderson ... assistant: Mr. Kwapis
Diana Ascher ... post production accountant: trevanna post
Randall Balsmeyer ... title designer
Kalena Boller ... production assistant
Matt Brady ... consultant: bear action
Bobby Burks ... medic
Bristie A. Caruthers ... assistant production coordinator (as Bristie Stephens)
Ben Shields Catlin ... acquisitions executive
Angie Conners ... international marketing
John M. Connor ... assistant: Mr. Samuels (as John Connor)
Mike Davidson ... stand in for nick nolte
Paul O. Davis ... second unit supervisor
Jonathan Deckter ... international sales
Chip Diggins ... assistant: Mr. Holderman (as C.H.P. Diggins)
Sophia Dilley ... creative executive: Route One Entertainment
Jennifer Diquollo ... craft service / key craft service
Michael Downs ... assistant: Mr. Nolte (as Mike Downs)
Philippe Gallichet ... chef
Larry Gilbert ... police security
Talia Goldman ... international sales
Ann Gray ... adr loop group
Mel Guel ... production assistant
Malissa Hallenbeck ... assistant accountant: post production
Malcolm Hawkins ... craft service assist
Matthew P. Higgins ... set production assistant: LA Unit
Bill Holderman ... assistant: Mr. Diggins (as B. Holderman)
Veronica Idoate ... Assistant to Route One Entertainment
Brian S. Johnston ... VP Physical Production: Broad Green Pictures
Windsor Jones ... craft service assistant
Vincent Elias Kelly ... production assistant
Colette S. Knight ... production coordinator
Robert Lane ... production accountant
Kimberlee Lucas ... second assistant accountant
Alex Lukens ... production assistant
Chad Marvin ... production assistant
Dave Moro ... photo double
Emily Munroe ... script supervisor: day player
Andrea Nachman ... travel coordinator: pre-production
Brian Nitzkin ... business affairs/legal
Bruce Roberts ... production asst
Sandy Rustin ... voice: Loopers Unlimited
TanNeshia Sanders ... production secretary (as Tanneshia Sanders)
Samantha Sarakanti ... product placement coordinator
Trevor Schliefer ... base camp pa
Scott Scrimager ... production finance
Douglas Settles ... production assistant (as Doug Settles Jr.)
A.J. Sexton ... utility stand in
Erin Simms ... assistant: Mr. Redford
John L. Smith Jr. ... stand-in/photo double for Mr. Redford
Kim Smith ... payroll accountant
Michael C. Smith ... police coordinator
Greg Snodgrass ... production counsel
Adam M. Stone ... product placement coordinator
Cat Stone ... product placement coordinator
Stan Swofford ... medic
Jaime Taylor ... set medic
Christopher Tricarico ... Evp: Business And Legal Affairs- Broad Green
Jen Tullock ... adr loop group
RJ Woessner ... adr loop group: voice

Thanks

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Michael Arndt ... the producers wish to thank
Steve Basso ... the producers wish to thank
Mindy Bee ... the producers wish to thank
Rick Berg ... the producers wish to thank
Cindi Berger ... the producers wish to thank
Michelle Bohan ... the producers wish to thank
Fiona Eberts ... the producers wish to thank
Jake Eberts ... in memory of
Dan Frattali ... the producers wish to thank
Courtney Gearhart ... the producers wish to thank
Evan Green ... the producers wish to thank
Bob Harvey ... the producers wish to thank
Henry Holderman ... special thanks
Quinn Holderman ... special thanks
Erik Hyman ... the producers wish to thank
Donna Kail ... the producers wish to thank
Carolyn Kelley ... special thanks
Leslie Kerns ... special thanks
David Kramer ... the producers wish to thank
Henry Kwapis ... special thanks
Oliver Kwapis ... special thanks
Joel Lubin ... the producers wish to thank
Cameron McCracken ... the producers wish to thank
Tom McGuire ... the producers wish to thank
Chris McKibbin ... the producers wish to thank
David Nochimson ... the producers wish to thank
Ben Schneider ... the producers wish to thank
Greg Shapiro ... the producers wish to thank
Marisa Silver ... special thanks
Morgan Sommerville ... the producers wish to thank
Bylle Szaggars-Redford ... special thanks (as Bylle Szaggers)
Graham Taylor ... the producers wish to thank
Ron Tipton ... the producers wish to thank
Barry Tyerman ... the producers wish to thank
David Valdes ... the producers wish to thank
Connie Wethington ... the producers wish to thank
Jo Yao ... the producers wish to thank

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

In this new comedy adventure, celebrated travel writer, Bill Bryson (Robert Redford), instead of retiring to enjoy his loving and beautiful wife, Catherine (Dame Emma Thompson), and large and happy family, challenges himself to hike the Appalachian Trail - two thousand two hundred miles of America's most unspoiled, spectacular and rugged countryside from Georgia to Maine. The peace and tranquility he hopes to find, though, is anything but, once he agrees to being accompanied by the only person he can find willing to join him on the trek - his long-lost and former friend Stephen Katz (Nick Nolte), a down-on-his-luck serial philanderer who, after a lifetime of relying on his charm and wits to keep one step ahead of the law - sees the trip as a way to sneak out of paying some debts and sneak into one last adventure before its too late. The trouble is, the two have a completely different definition of the word, "adventure". Now they're about to find out that when you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins. Written by Broad Green Pictures

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Taglines When you push yourself to the edge, the real fun begins. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Randonneurs amateurs (France)
  • Picknick mit Bären (Germany)
  • Un passeig pel bosc (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Un paseo por el bosque (Spain)
  • 林中漫步 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Box Office

Budget $8,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $8,400,000, 06 Sep 2015

Did You Know?

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Trivia The book "A Walk in the Woods" was optioned in 1998 as a project to team Robert Redford and Paul Newman together for the third time. However, years of hurdles getting this movie made and Newman's declining health before his death in 2008 ended the potential Redford and Newman reunion. Newman was intended for the role of Stephen Katz. See more »
Goofs The map shown in the shelter is very inaccurate. It does not show the Appalachian Trail passing through West Virginia, New Jersey, or Connecticut. It also reverses New Hampshire and Vermont. See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in The Visit and Turbo Kid (2015). See more »
Soundtracks She Lit a Fire See more »
Quotes Bill Bryson: [At night, when a female hiker is loudly singing, in an annoying tone, at a late hour] Tomorrow morning, we get up early, before she's awake, and we get a headstart, and lose her.
Stephen Katz: That's a good idea. Better than my idea.
Bill Bryson: What was your idea?
Stephen Katz: We kill her, and steal her Pop Tarts.
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