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Two single adults become caregivers to an orphaned girl when their mutual best friends die in an accident.

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Holly Berenson
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Eric Messer
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Sam
Alexis Clagett ...
Sophie
Brynn Clagett ...
Sophie
Brooke Clagett ...
Sophie
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Peter Novak
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Alison Novak
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Janine Groff
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Beth
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Older Sophie
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Older Sophie
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Amy
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Ted
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DeeDee
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Lonnie
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Simon
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Scott (as Andrew Daly)
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Gary
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Josh
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Jenna
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Cousin
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Cousin's Wife
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Peter's Dad
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Victoria (Stripper Cousin)
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Alan Burke
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Chef Phillipe
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Liz
Chan Ta Rivers ...
CPS Worker (as Chanta Rivers)
Eric Phillips ...
Stoned Teenager
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George Dunn
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Officer Young
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Jill
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Worker
Horace Toney ...
Court Clerk
Millie Fairchild ...
Older Woman
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Neighbor Dad
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Female Patron
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Judge Gorling
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Contractor
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Airport Security
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Self
Shayne Kohout ...
Pregnant Woman with DeeDee
Danielle L. Grant ...
Ticket Counter Lady
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Sports Announcer (voice)
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TSA Agent (uncredited)
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Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Austin Behl ...
Groomsman (uncredited)
Marvel Bell ...
Funeral Party Guest (uncredited)
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Wedding Party Guest (uncredited)
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Soccer Player (uncredited)
Gregory Cook ...
Orderly (uncredited)
Keith Allen Hayes ...
Attorney (uncredited)
Olivia Hayes ...
Madison (uncredited)
Barry Hopkins ...
Block Party Guest (uncredited)
Heather M. Howard ...
Neighborhood Party Guest (uncredited)
Elizabeth Ivey ...
Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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Evaluation Child (uncredited)
Spencer Kayden ...
1st Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Female Patron / Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Female Patron (uncredited)
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Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Dr. Moony (uncredited)
Douglas LaPonzina ...
Party Guest (uncredited)
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1st Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
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Cab Driver (uncredited)
Bella Marina Marcello ...
Neighborhood Child (uncredited)
Marco Marcello ...
Carter / Neighborhood Child (uncredited)
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1st Birthday Party Guest / Grocery Shopper (uncredited)
Molly Marler ...
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Mista Martel ...
Hawks Fan (uncredited)
Katherine Neslund ...
Grocery Shopper (uncredited)
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Soccer Player (uncredited)
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Cab Driver at ATL (uncredited)
Elizabeth Pistolis ...
1st Birthday Party Guest (uncredited)
Shawn Reynolds ...
Grocery Shopper (uncredited)
Amanda Rosario ...
Soccer Player (uncredited)
Alexis Renee Ruby ...
Middle School Student (uncredited)
Gordon J. Shenkle ...
Control Room Operator 2 (uncredited)
Liz Smallwood ...
Car Driver (uncredited)
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Holly's Mother (uncredited)
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Control Room Tech (uncredited)
Mark Wilson ...
Producer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Greg Berlanti ... (directed by)

Written by

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Ian Deitchman ... (written by) &
Kristin Rusk Robinson ... (written by)

Produced by

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Bruce Berman ... executive producer
Paul Brooks ... producer (produced by)
Denise Di Novi ... executive producer
Richard J. Gelfand ... associate producer (as Richard Geldand)
Joe Hartwick Jr. ... executive producer
Katherine Heigl ... executive producer
Nancy Heigl ... executive producer
Barry Josephson ... producer (produced by)
Brad Kessell ... co-producer
Scott Niemeyer ... executive producer
Jon Silk ... production executive
Norm Waitt ... executive producer
Alexander Young ... co-producer

Music by

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Blake Neely

Cinematography by

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Andrew Dunn ... director of photography

Editing by

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Jim Page ... (edited by)

Editorial Department

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Victoria Anderson ... colorist assistant
Michael Boggs ... scanning producer
Terence Curren ... colorist
Vince Filippone ... additional editor
Bernie E. Gomez ... post-production assistant
Dave Jackson ... assistant editor
James Koon ... dailies technician
Daniel Paress ... post-production coordinator
Alex Romano ... digital intermediate on-line editor
Stefan Sonnenfeld ... colorist
Matthew Willard ... first assistant editor (as Matt Willard)
Lee Wimer ... color timer
Nancy Jundi ... digital editing systems support (uncredited)
John Petersen ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)
Jason Sikora ... editor: main title (uncredited)

Casting By

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John Papsidera ... (casting by)

Production Design by

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Maher Ahmad

Art Direction by

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Austin Gorg
Mark Hunstable

Set Decoration by

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Cindy Carr

Costume Design by

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Debra McGuire

Makeup Department

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Lay'Na Anderson ... additional makeup artist
Andrea C. Brotherton ... hair stylist
Sean Flanigan ... hair stylist: Ms. Heigl
Vincent Gideon ... assistant hair stylist
Lucia Mace ... department head hair
Sarah Mays ... makeup department head (as Sarah H. Mays)
Tania McComas ... makeup artist: Ms. Heigl
Heather Morris ... third hair stylist
Susan Ransom ... key makeup artist
Mark James Ross ... special makeup effects artist
Toby Sells ... special makeup effects artist
Oney Syers II ... makeup and hair
Shunika Terry ... key hair stylist
Dawn Turner ... hair stylist
Dionne Wynn ... makeup artist

Production Management

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Christy Dimmig ... post-production supervisor
Richard J. Gelfand ... unit production manager
Mark Scoon ... executive in charge of production
Elizabeth Miller Gavcus ... post-production executive (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Scott David Brown ... second second assistant director (as Scott Brown)
Aaron C. Fitzgerald ... second second assistant director
Matti Kluttz ... additional second assistant director
Alyson Latz ... second assistant director
Michael Lerman ... first assistant director
Jessica Pollini ... dga trainee

Art Department

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Scanlan Backus ... carpenter
Cameron Beasley ... set designer
Donald K. Cochran ... standby carpenter
Sandi Cook ... greens foreman
Kirk Corwin ... property master
Gordon Craig Davenport ... prop maker (as Craig Davenport)
Chad R. Davis ... on-set dresser
Russ Dickerson ... general foreman
Rod England ... set dresser
Semret Fesseha ... third props
Michael Gowen ... construction buyer
Peter N. Griffith ... assistant property master
Joseph Haase ... on-set scenic
Sammy Ray Hill ... standby greens
Chris Hunter ... storyboard artist
Mark Keever ... set dresser
Solomon King ... carpenter
Rich Koll ... gang boss / on set carpenter
Ryan Kutch ... additional on-set dresser / set dresser
Stacie McKinnon McAdam ... art department coordinator (as Stacie McKinnon)
Adam Miller ... props
Vera Mills ... set decoration buyer
Swift Moseley ... key greensman
Jenn Moye ... art assistant
David H. Nash ... carpenter
Javed Noorullah ... set dresser
Shane Reed ... leadman
Andy Rusk ... set dresser
Mike Sullivan ... charge scenic
Linda Verzi ... set decoration buyer
Frankie Walker ... set dresser
Burt Welleford ... set dresser
Robert K. Williams ... carpenter (as Robert Williams) / propmaker (as Robert Williams)
Nichole Wleklinski ... props
Jay Womer ... construction coordinator

Sound Department

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Matt Andrews ... play back operator
Ron Bartlett ... re-recording mixer
Mary H. Ellis ... production sound mixer
Danny Ferraro ... adr sound
Mike Filosa ... sound mixer: second unit
Eric Flickinger ... sound re-recording mix technician
Doug Hemphill ... re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Chris Jargo ... supervising adr editor
Mary Jo Lang ... foley mixer
Christopher Mills ... efp sound
Alyson Dee Moore ... foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Drew Ponder ... boom operator
John Roesch ... foley artist
Frederick H. Stahly ... dialogue editor
Peter Staubli ... sound effects editor
Bartek Swiatek ... sound utility
David Young ... audio engineer (as David M. Young)

Special Effects by

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Scanlan Backus ... special effects technician
Peter Damien ... special effects technician
David Fletcher ... special effects coordinator
Thomas Kittle ... special effects foreman
Brendan McHale ... special effects technician

Visual Effects by

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Cheryl Bainum ... executive producer: HATCH
Sarah Coatts ... visual effects producer: yU+co
Chad E. Collier ... data technician: Method Studios
Dominic Daigle ... digital artist
Olivier Dumont ... visual effects supervisor: Method Studios
Deak Ferrand ... matte painter: HATCH / visual effects designer: HATCH
Pam Gonzales ... compositor
Jason Gottlieb ... visual effects artist
Evan Clarke James ... compositor
Shahen Jordan ... lead matte painter
Marc Kolbe ... visual effects producer / visual effects supervisor
Andres Martinez ... visual effects
Eddie Offermann ... software/project td
Siouxsie Stewart ... production manager: Hatch
Christine Verzosa ... tracking
Holli Alvarado ... matte painter (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer ... director of visual effects: Warner Bros. (uncredited)

Stunts

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Brent Bernhard ... stunts
Cheyenne Ellis ... stunt double: Katherine Heigl
Trey Greene ... stunt double
Jason Kehler ... stunts
David Paul Lord ... stunts
Jay Pearson ... stunts (as Jay S. Pearson)
Corinne Van Ryck de Groot ... stunts

Camera and Electrical Department

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Matthew E. Alper ... a-camera assistant
Will Arnot ... a camera operator / steadicam operator
Irie Bailey ... rigging electrician
Shelley Baldwin ... electrician
Tom Barrett ... best boy rigging grip
Mike Besaw ... grip
Giovanni Bommarito ... grip
Frank Boone ... b dolly grip
Doug Brannon ... electrician
Alex Calderon ... rigging electric
Joseph V. Cicio ... camera operator
Jeff W. Curtis ... grip
Marc Dobiecki ... camera operator: "c" camera
Wes Eastin ... electrician
Danny Eckler ... grip
David Ellis ... electrician
Ramon Engle ... additional camera operator
Brian Evans ... electrician / gaffer: second unit
Andrew Fisher ... assistant camera
Terry Fitzpatrick ... video assist operator / video playback operator
Jeff Funderburk ... rigging electrician
Lisa Guerriero ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Doug Harmes ... electrician
Matthew Haskins ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Melissa Hollingsworth ... electrician
Darryl Humber ... dolly grip: "a" camera
Peter Iovino ... still photographer
Jeb Johenning ... digital video assist
Carl M. Johnson ... electrician
Mike Laird ... electrician
Lane Leagans ... rigging grip
Jason Lerczak ... rigging electrician
Len Levine ... chief lighting technician
Michael Lowrance ... best boy electric
Halley Manning ... electrician
Carl L. Marxer ... video assist
Nathan McConnell ... second assistant camera
Tully McCulloch ... rigging gaffer
Matthew McGinn ... film loader: second unit
David McLean ... electrician
Keith Moore ... rigging electric
Greg Morse ... video assist / video playback operator
Matthew Austin Murray ... grip
Ray Myers ... electrician
Edward Nyankori ... dimmer board operator
Pierre O'Halloran ... rigging grip
Connor O'Malley ... electrician
Christopher E. Pettus ... electrician (as Christopher Earl Pettus)
Jason Petty ... additional best boy rigging electric
Justyn Plath ... grip
Kelly Price ... additional grip
C. Alan Rawlins ... key grip
Matt Robinson ... rigging electrician
Jacob Ross ... grip
Robert Russell ... additional dimmer board operator / rigging electrician
Riko Schatke ... best boy grip
Chad Schroeder ... rigging best boy
David Shakibanasab ... rigging electrician
Joshua Sherrill ... electrician
Alexander G. Smith ... electrician
Roxanne Stephens ... loader
Gregory Still ... electrician (as Greg Still)
Brent Studler ... electrician
Jeff C. Sutton ... electrician
Cris Toebben ... rigging electrician
Troy Toebben ... rigging electric
Porter Versfelt III ... epk camera operator
Paul E. Woods ... camera production assistant

Casting Department

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Janella Bersabal ... extras casting assistant
Beth Cannon ... casting assistant: New York
Marty Keener Cherrix ... casting: Atlanta (as Marty Keener Cherrik)
Patty Connolly ... adr voice casting (as Patty Majorczak-Connolly)
Jennifer Cram ... casting associate
Patrick Ingram ... extras casting director
Dylan Jury ... casting assistant
Kris Redding ... casting associate
Mark Sussman ... adr voice casting
Gabby Williamson ... casting assistant
Nathan M. Wright ... extras casting (as Nathan Wright)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Marie-Bernadette Angeles ... wardrobe assistant
Lorraine Calvert ... assistant costume designer
Joseph Cigliano ... costume supervisor
Catherine Hahn ... costume supervisor: women's
Hannah Jacobs ... costume assistant
Gavin McGuire ... costume assistant
Andrea Medina ... costume intern
Meriwether Nichols ... set costumer
Jennifer Iizuka Palmer ... costumer: Ms. Heigl (as Jennifer Iizuka)
Kendra L. Patterson ... costumer
Linda N. Robinson ... seamstress
Kate Sawyer ... set costumer (as Kathleen Sawyer)
Heather Sease ... additional costumer
Kenya Ware ... costumer
Jessica Wenger ... assistant costume designer

Location Management

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Lauren Aparicio ... location assistant
Norman Bielowicz ... assistant location manager
Andrew C. Kirk ... location assistant
Melanie Manning ... assist. location manager/scout
Carlos Rey del Castillo ... assistant location manager
Sam Tedesco ... location manager

Music Department

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Christopher Anderson-Bazzoli ... music preparation
Nathaniel Blume ... orchestrator
Rob Brophy ... musician: viola
Monica Ciafardini ... music licensing
George Doering ... musician
Nina Evtuhov ... musician: violin
Kevin Globerman ... digital score recordist
Joel Iwataki ... music scoring mixer
Brian Kilgore ... musician: percussion
Christian Kollgaard ... musician: bass
Darrin McCann ... musician: viola
Beth Neely ... studio manager (as Elizabeth Neely)
Dana Niu ... orchestrator
Jasper Randall ... vocal contractor
Ryan Robinson ... scoring technical support engineer
Peter Rotter ... music contractor
Booker White ... head of music preparation
Richard Ziegler ... music editor
Mae Crosby ... music preparation (uncredited)
Frank Macchia ... music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Alicia Accardo ... script supervisor
Megan Graham ... script supervisor: second unit

Transportation Department

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Monique Allen ... dot compliance coordinator
Stephen Edward Austin ... mechanic
Joseph F. Beeco ... driver
John Clayden ... production van driver
Mark Corley ... driver
John Croker ... driver
Derek James Gober ... driver: cast
Barbara Hopkins ... driver: cast
Steve Humphrey ... transportation coordinator
Lewis Jones Jr. ... driver
Daniel La Fave ... production driver
Jeffrey L. McLaughlin ... driver: honeywagon
Charlie Ping ... picture car coordinator
Cindi Randall ... driver: honeywagon
Windi Robinson ... construction driver
Vanschaick Thomas ... driver
Huelon F. Thrift Jr. ... transportation
Hank Van Apeldoorn ... driver: grip truck
Susan Van Apeldoorn ... driver
Thomas Van Schaick ... driver

Additional Crew

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Russell Allen ... production coordinator
Gena Berry ... food stylist
Sebastien Betsch ... digital cinema supervisor
Susan Boyajian ... adr voice
Shantell Brown ... assistant production coordinator (as Shantell Fancher)
Max Calder ... set production assistant
Becky Campbell ... assistant production coordinator
April Sams Cavallo ... assistant: Mr. Josephson (as April Sams)
David Champion ... additional production assistant
Brenda Cross ... assistant: Ms. Heigl
Sandra L. Dixon ... second assistant accountant
Wes Eastin ... electrical rigging technician
Maureen Poon Fear ... assistant: Ms. Di Novi
Will Freeman ... assistant: Mr. Brooks (as William Freeman)
Landon Geiger ... set production assistant
Adam Hamilton ... stand-in
Ashley Harvin ... stand-in: Katherine Heigl (as Ashley Ivey)
Sylvia V. Hillman ... personal assistant to DeRay Davis
Jennifer Hoffman ... assistant: Mr. Brooks
Melody S. Jones ... craft service
Daniel S. Kaminsky ... assistant: Mr. Josephson (as Daniel Kaminsky)
Zach Kane ... key craft service
Amir R. Khan ... set production assistant
Peter Kunin ... set production assistant
Jessica Lang ... craft service
Kristin R. Lauterbach ... assistant: Mr. Hartwick (as Kristin Ross Lauterbach)
Ryan Lindenberg ... assistant: Mr. Berlanti
Miles Logan ... set production assistant
Stephanie Logan ... production secretary (as Stephanie Paull)
John Malakoff ... production travel consultant
Adam R. Mehr ... attorney
Heidi Brook Myers ... voice actor
Carl Ogawa ... assistant: Mr. Berlanti
Brandon Piety ... Social Marketing
Carrie Ringler ... assistant to josh duhamel
Rayne Roberts ... assistant: Mr. Kessell
Cody Rowlett ... stand-in: Josh Duhamel
Erin Rutland ... set production assistant
Chris Saharek ... production assistant
Rick Schirmer ... social marketing
Taffy Schweickhardt ... first assistant accountant
C. Alexander Sears ... computer/video supervisor
Michael C. Smith ... set police coordinator (as Mike Smith)
Tarin Squillante ... set production assistant
Jeanette Stout ... stand in: Judge Gorling
Elizabeth Tompkins ... production controller
Greg Tresan ... animal wrangler
Karen Turner ... payroll accountant
Michael Umble ... unit publicist
Rick Vigil ... security: Ms. Heigl
Norman Wakefield ... stand-in
Thomas Ward ... production assistant
Tucker Wells ... key set production assistant
Candace Williford ... set production assistant
Zachary Woodlee ... choreographer
Garson Yu ... main titles
Marie Barnas ... daily accounting clerk (uncredited)
Michelle Coppins ... accounting clerk (uncredited)
Larry Gilbert ... police security (uncredited)
M.V. Oliphant ... stand-in (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Holly and Eric were set up on a blind date by their married friends Peter and Allison, but it didn't go well. After Peter and Allison are killed in an accident, Holly and Eric learn that they have been named as the guardian of their late friends' infant daughter Sophie, so they move into their house and try their best to honor their friends' wishes. But raising a child cramps their style--and they still don't exactly get along. Written by rcs0411@yahoo.com

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Taglines A comedy about taking it one step at a time. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Bébé mode d'emploi (France)
  • So spielt das Leben (Germany)
  • Com la vida mateixa (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Como la vida misma (Spain)
  • 我们所知道的生活 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 115 min
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Box Office

Budget $38,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $14,506,464, 10 Oct 2010
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $105,648,706

Did You Know?

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Trivia Katherine Heigl campaigned to have Josh Duhamel cast as her co-star after the studio expressed doubts about his comedic ability. See more »
Goofs When Holly feeds Sophie for the first time Sophie rejects the food which looks like pureed carrots. They get all over her face. When Sophie starts eating the snack put down by Messer her face is clean. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Katherine Heigl/Daniel Dae Kim/Runner, Runner (2010). See more »
Soundtracks You Know I'm No Good See more »
Quotes Eric Messer: Having somebody help you doesn't mean that you fail, it just means that you're not in it alone.
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