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Accidental Love ()


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A small town waitress gets a nail accidentally lodged in her head causing unpredictable behavior that leads her to Washington, D.C., where sparks fly when she meets a clueless young senator who takes up her cause - but what happens when... See more »

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Alice Eckle
Ray Brown ...
Burger Hop Manager (as Raymond L. Brown Jr.)
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Brenda
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Helen Eckle
Steve Boles ...
Bob Eckle
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Scott
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Doctor Turnstall
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Doctor Adams
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Woman Administrator
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Aunt Rita
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Reverend Norm
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Keyshawn
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Howard Birdwell
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Rakeesha
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Security Guard
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Young Aide
Albert Gore III ...
Everett (as Albert Gore)
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Rep. Pam Hendrickson
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Edwin
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Rep. Bill Harshtone
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Marsha Weber
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Man Reporter
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Speaker Buck McCoy
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McCoy's Widow
Ronnie White ...
Reporter #1
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Reporter #2
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Squaw Girl
Daley Fricks ...
Squaw Girl
Matthew Muzio ...
Reporter
Bianca J. F. Goodwin ...
Squaw Girl (as Bianca Janae Foy Goodwin)
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Elk Man
Riley Badger ...
Squaw Girl (as Riley Aurora Badger)
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Squaw Girl (as Ruby Skotchdopole)
Donna Scott ...
Lobbyist #1
Mary Firestone ...
Lobbyist #2
Scott Malyerck ...
Congressman
Joseph Washington ...
Network Anchor
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John Allen ...
Elk Man / U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Erin Rhea Berson ...
Dining Guest (uncredited)
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Senator's Aide (uncredited)
Stephanie Ellis Bratton ...
Girl Squaw Parent (uncredited)
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Accusatory Restaurant Diner (uncredited)
Kimberly Campbell ...
Congresswoman #1 (uncredited)
Frederick Carpenter ...
Senator (uncredited)
Jessica Carter ...
McCoy's Daughter (uncredited)
Jerry Cashman ...
Liberal Congressman (uncredited)
Jaime Channing ...
Congressman's Aide (uncredited)
Brett Lee Clark ...
Mental Patient (uncredited)
Kristen Cubbage ...
Senator's Aide / Office Clerk (uncredited)
Joshua P. Dease ...
Congressman's Aide (uncredited)
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Female Anchor (uncredited)
Randy Farmer ...
Congressman (uncredited)
Roxanne Fox ...
McCoy's Aide (uncredited)
James Furey ...
Congressman's Aide (uncredited)
Shawron Gaffney ...
Congressman (uncredited)
Anthony Garner ...
Elk Man #2 (uncredited)
Blake Garris ...
Extra (uncredited)
J.J. Gentry ...
Congressman's Aide (uncredited)
David Goff ...
TV Cameraman (uncredited)
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The Father (uncredited)
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Insurance Lobbyist (uncredited)
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Congressman (uncredited)
Erin Hunter ...
Hysterical Aide (uncredited)
Cal Johnson ...
Elk Fighter Opponent (uncredited)
Szymon Karl-Kraszczynski ...
Romanian Politician (uncredited)
Stephen Kay ...
Senator (uncredited)
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Senator (uncredited)
Ray Kendrick ...
Congressman (uncredited)
Tré Neal ...
Visiting Boy Kid (uncredited)
Maurice Nimmons ...
U.S. Conservative Congressman (uncredited)
Matt Privette ...
Bobby / Fundraiser Attendee (uncredited)
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Senator Jimmy Stewart (uncredited)
John Rutland ...
Reporter (uncredited)
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Prim Woman (uncredited)
Michael Roy Scott ...
Dining Guest (uncredited)
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Newspaper Reporter (uncredited)
Antonio N.L. Sherman ...
Couple in restaurant (uncredited)
Robert Sprankle ...
Reporter / Senator (uncredited)
Ron Stafford ...
U.S. Senator (uncredited)
Savannah Stilwell ...
Squaw Girl (uncredited)
Emily Stroud ...
Girl Scout (uncredited)
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Norm's Wife (uncredited)
Meg Watson ...
Congresswomen (uncredited)
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Reporter #2 (uncredited)
Christopher Wiles ...
Maitre'd (uncredited)
Arthur Yon ...
Freshman Congressman (uncredited)

Directed by

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David O. Russell ... (as Stephen Greene)

Written by

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Kristin Gore ... (screenplay) &
Matt Silverstein ... (screenplay) (as Matthew Silverstein) &
Dave Jeser ... (screenplay)
 
Kristin Gore ... (screen story) &
Matt Silverstein ... (screen story) (as Matthew Silverstein) &
Dave Jeser ... (screen story)
 
Kristin Gore ... (novel "Sammy's Hill")

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David Bergstein ... executive producer
Kia Jam ... producer
Julius R. Nasso ... executive producer
Judd Payne ... producer
Matthew Rhodes ... producer
Gene Scher ... executive producer
James W. Skotchdopole ... executive producer
Timothy I. Stevenson ... associate producer
Frederick R. Ulrich ... executive producer
Jeff G. Waxman ... co-producer

Music by

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John Swihart

Cinematography by

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Max Malkin ... director of photography

Editing by

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Mark Bourgeois
Robert K. Lambert

Editorial Department

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Hank Bedford ... post-production assistant
Banner Gwin ... assistant editor
Brian Jones ... first assistant editor
Paul Lavoie ... digital intermediate producer
Sean Lawrence ... colorist: dailies
Alex Szabo ... apprentice editor

Production Design by

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Judy Becker

Art Direction by

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Dennis Bradford

Set Decoration by

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Vera Mills

Costume Design by

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Marie-Sylvie Deveau

Makeup Department

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Susan Buffington ... hair stylist
Gigi Collins ... makeup artist (as Angela Collins)
Desne J. Holland ... key makeup artist
Whitney James ... makeup department head
Patricia McAlhany Glasser ... key hair stylist (as Pat Glasser)
Candy L. Walken ... hair department head
Chris Varosky ... uncredited

Production Management

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Tracey Landon ... production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Lyda Blank ... second assistant director
Julie Cummings ... second second assistant director
Lisa C. Satriano ... first assistant director

Art Department

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Jerry Adderton ... set dresser
Jonathan Bouknight ... art department production assistant
Anthony Cam ... set dresser
Garret Christensen ... assistant to the production designer
Noreen Coyne ... art department coordinator
Stitch Crisp ... property master
Monica D'Onofrio ... props production assistant
John Day ... set dresser
Joshua L. Ellsworth ... gang boss
Helen Fooks ... portrait artist (as Helen Williams Ward)
Jordan Foster ... set dresser
Otto Lindsey ... on set dresser
William D. McLane ... assistant property master
Benjamin Morehead ... storyboard artist
Javed Noorullah ... set dresser
Gregg Perez ... set dresser
Ryan Gregory Phillips ... set dresser assistant (as Ryan Phillips)
Frank Ponce ... props assistant
Thomas Michael Ryan ... general foreman
Jeffrey Schlatter ... construction coordinator
'Jungle Jim' Shaughnessy ... lead person
Larry C. Shepard ... scenic charge
Ryan Small ... set dresser
Bob Smith ... on-set dresser
Kurt Thoresen ... assistant property master
Deanna Tilley ... set dresser
Adam Willis ... set dresser
Victor Zaldivar ... prop maker

Sound Department

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Jeffree Bloomer ... sound mixer
Kellen Bloomer ... sound utility
Tara Blume ... foley artist
Anthony Cargioli ... boom operator
Shaun Cunningham ... foley editor / foley mixer
Daniel Douglass ... additional adr mixer
Dan Giannattasio ... boom operator
Albert Hedgepeth ... second boom operator / sound utility
Andy Hurtado ... adr mixer / sound engineer: post-production
Bruce L. Murray ... boom operator

Special Effects by

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Vince Acree ... special effects foreman
Joe Digaetano ... special effects coordinator
Austin Grebenc ... special effects technician
Matt Mizell ... special effects technician
Joe Pancake ... special effects foreman

Visual Effects by

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Russell Barrett ... visual effects
Travis Baumann ... visual effects supervisor
Robert W. Hedland ... visual effects editor
Nathanael Dodge ... title sequence (uncredited)

Stunts

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Christina Callison ... stunt double: Jessica Biel
Lauren Cashatt ... stunts
Heather Proveaux Green ... utility stunts
Ben Hernandez Bray ... stunt coordinator (as Ben Bray)
Cal Johnson ... stunt coordinator
Digney Pozo ... stunt performer
Michael Roy Scott ... stunt performer
Frank Torres ... stunt coordinator
Alicia Vela-Bailey ... utility stunts
Tom Waite ... stunt double: Jake Gyllenhaal

Camera and Electrical Department

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Benjamin Baggott ... additional electrician
Troy Boggess ... rigging electrician
Darwin Brandis ... additional electrician
Courtney Brockington ... video assist
Ray Brown ... key grip
Dean Citroni ... dolly grip
Keith Cutler ... additional electric
Thomas H. Dean ... set electrician
Jason Dunn ... grip
Colin Duran ... additional second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jerome Fauci ... steadicam operator: "b" camera
Tom Fendley ... rigging gaffer
Randall Freeman ... grip
William Hand ... additional assistant camera
Geoff Herbert ... key rigging grip
Blake H. Hughes ... rigging grip
Charles Laughon ... tv playback operator
Jonathan Little ... grip
Tommy Lohmann ... steadicam operator
James B. Mahorney ... grip
Nicole Jannai Martinez ... second assistant camera (as Nicole Martinez)
Marcus Mizelle ... additional grip
Derek Page ... rigging electrician
Harrison Palmer ... best boy rigging grip
Philip C. Pfeiffer ... camera operator
Jeffery M. Renlie ... gaffer
Dale Robinette ... still photographer
Jeff Rugee ... lighting technician
Rodolfo Salas III ... first assistant camera
Schenley V. Sargusingh ... electrician
Mike Satterfield ... rigging electrician
James Selph ... dolly grip
David Shakibanasab ... electrician
Scott Smith ... rig grip
Steve A. Stephenson ... rigging grip
Jeff Sterner ... electrician
John R. Sutton ... rigger grip
Henry Tirl ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Dan Turek ... first assistant camera
German Valle ... set electrician
Tim Wicks ... crane operator / grip
Eliza Wimberly ... film loader

Casting Department

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Brett Lee Clark ... extras casting assistant
Tona B. Dahlquist ... extras casting
Heather Proveaux Green ... extras casting assistant
T. Ryan Hill ... extras casting assistant
Jim Keisler ... extras casting assistant
Tracy Kilpatrick ... casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Catherine Bayley ... set costumer
Anita Cabada ... assistant costume designer
Kristi Daniels ... costume production assistant
Stephanie Elzas ... costumer
Ginger Knussmann ... set costumer
Janet Melody ... costumer
Kate Sawyer ... costumer
Michaell Keith Taylor Jr. ... key costumer (as Keith Taylor)

Location Management

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John Bonaccorse ... location production assistant
Shawn Hagan ... location coordinator
Bass Hampton ... supervising location manager
Sam Holland ... location scout
Thomas Parris ... key assistant location manager
Andrew S. Patterson ... location assistant
Craig Rogers ... set location manager
Rachael Tartell ... assistant location manager

Music Department

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Ted Blaisdell ... orchestral recording engineer
Daniel James Chan ... orchestrator
Susan Jacobs ... music supervisor
Brian H. Kim ... orchestrator
Mary Parker ... music editor
Martin Roller ... score recording engineer
Shie Rozow ... music editor
Noah Scot Snyder ... music scoring mixer
A.J. Teshin ... singer: ensemble
Richard Ziegler ... music editor

Script and Continuity Department

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Karen Golden ... script supervisor
Hilary Momberger-Powers ... script supervisor (as Hilary Momberger)

Transportation Department

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Donald Binder ... driver: honeywagon
Christie Chaplin ... driver
Tina Del Castillo ... driver
C. Benny Dietz ... picture car mechanic
David Neil Enfinger ... picture car coordinator
Todd Luckey ... production van operator
Justin Masters ... driver
Jack Munn ... driver
Rick Parkinson ... driver
Linda Pickett ... driver
Scott Siler ... transportation captain
Kim Smallwood ... transportation office coordinator
Tim J. Walters ... transportation coordinator

Additional Crew

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Allyson Abernethy ... second assistant accountant
Charlotte Acker ... set production assistant
Melissa Anderson ... production assistant
Kirk Bair ... set production assistant
Michael Barnes ... financial legal services
Jordan Blackmon ... production assistant
Jen Brett ... assistant production coordinator
Tracy Breyfogle ... accounting clerk
David Michael Brown ... craft service / key craft service
Christina Callison ... stand-in
Emily Cheung ... assistant: Jake Gyllenhaal
Hardy Childers ... catering assistant
Brett Lee Clark ... production assistant
Christi Coleman ... photo double (as Christi Coleman-Barnhill)
Pierce Cook ... set production assistant
Aaron Cruze ... Assistant to Matt Rhodes & Judd Payne
Justin Dybowski ... additional set production assistant
Jimena Escamilla ... speech & dialect coach
Brooks Garner ... production meteorologist
Josh Geller ... assistant: Kia Jam
Suzie Grevers ... payroll clerk
Brian Jackson Harris ... epk editor / epk producer
Lauren Heath ... assistant production office coordinator
Tyler Hickman ... production assistant
Eric Hollenbeck ... set production assistant
Hannah Hoover ... production assistant
Mary Jasionowski ... production accountant
Andrew C. Keeter ... production executive
Richard Kelly ... stand-in
Jamie Kemp ... chef
Dennis Loring ... payroll accountant
Georgina Marquis ... production coordinator
Steve Mattison ... stand-in
Nicholas E. McDonald ... production assistant
Mark Mench ... 24 frame playback
Anna Metcalf ... assistant accountant
Keri Moorhouse ... assistant production coordinator
Michael Christopher Morin ... assistant: David O. Russell
Kara Nelson ... production assistant
Kyle Norwood ... production assistant
Jennifer Pearson ... stand-in-Catherine Keener
Andrew Pellegrino ... assistant to director / assistant: David O. Russell
Robert Polgar ... production executive
Lindsay Ratowsky ... personal assistant to actor
Richard Alan Reid ... vice president of production company (as Richard Reid)
K. Lamar Robinson ... stand-in
David Ryder ... second assistant accountant
Martin R. Scarbrough ... medic
William Ruiz Schmidt ... contracts coordinator
Holly McGreevy Scott ... first assistant accountant (as Holly McGreevy)
Missy Simms ... studio teacher
Precious Smith ... stand-in
Jack Stecher ... stand-in for Mr. Brolin
Savannah Stilwell ... stand-in
Adam M. Stone ... product placement coordinator
Cat Stone ... product placement coordinator
Kelly Stultz ... payroll accountant
M. Ryan Traylor ... key set production assistant
Brian Marshall Turner ... key medic
Phillip Walker ... production assistant
Melissa Wallace ... production assistant
Dana Warning ... assistant to producer
Dylan Hunt ... stand-in (uncredited)
Niko Novick ... stand-in: James Marsden (uncredited)
Andrew Pellegrino ... behind the scenes video (uncredited)
Michael Roy Scott ... stand-in: Jake Gyllenhaal (uncredited)
Alexander Stilwell ... craft service trainee (uncredited)

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

An original political satire about a naive small town waitress who accidentally gets a nail buried in her head, causing erratic and outrageous behavior that leads her to Washington DC. There she falls for a dashing, but clueless, Congressman who searches for the courage to save her. Written by Anonymous

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Taglines Sometimes you nail love...sometimes it nails you. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Nailed (United States, English title)
  • Politics of Love (United States)
  • L'amour par accident (France)
  • Liebe ohne Krankenschein (Germany)
  • Un accidente llamado amor (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 100 min
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Budget $26,000,000 (estimated)

Did You Know?

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Trivia Production shut down numerous times due to financial problems. In May 2008, Jake Gyllenhaal and Jessica Biel walked off the set after producers failed to show they had enough money to pay the cast. The Screen Actors Guild (SAG) announced it would keep all cast members from the movie until the production company showed it had enough money set aside in a union-mandated account. When the International Alliance of Theatrical and Stage Employees (IATSE) learned that below-the-line crew members were not being paid, union leaders called for staff-members to boycott the production. Production shut down again in June 2008, when several crew members didn't show up for work because they hadn't been paid. See more »
Goofs When Scott talks to Alice while the Squaw Girls are camping out in front of the United States Capitol, the calamine lotion on her face changes shape and density repeatedly. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Jake Gyllenhaal (2015). See more »
Soundtracks At Last See more »
Quotes Alice Eckle: What about you starting gentle like I asked, and then taking it at the angle that I really like?
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