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Seeking a Friend for the End of the World ()

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As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
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Cast

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Dodge
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Penny
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Owen
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Diane
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Alfred
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Jeremy
Trisha Gorman ...
Crying Woman
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Linda
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Anchorman
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Elsa
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Amy
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Warren
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Danny
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Karen
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Man #1 / Chip
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Woman #1 / Lacey
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Roache
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Indian Man
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Sorry
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Trucker
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Chipper Host / Darcy
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Waitress / Katie
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Officer Wally Johnson
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Cell-Mate
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Cop #2
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Speck
Daniel Maurio ...
Toilet Guy (as Dan Maurio)
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Frank
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Radio Announcer (voice)
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Kissing Couple In Park (uncredited)
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Gay Party Guest (uncredited)
Lauren Crawford ...
Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Taber Cross ...
Waitress (uncredited)
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Carjacker (uncredited)
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Kissing Waitress (uncredited)
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Gay Party Guest (uncredited)
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Sarah (uncredited)
Prestin Persson ...
Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Vivian Smallwood ...
Speck's Mother (uncredited)
Pat O. Smith ...
Friendsy's Customer (uncredited)
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Kissing Friendsy's Customer (uncredited)
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Cyclist (uncredited)
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Airplane Pilot (uncredited)
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Baptist Mother (uncredited)
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Party Girl (uncredited)
Jack Story ...
Steve-O (uncredited)
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Drunk Wrestler (uncredited)

Directed by

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Lorene Scafaria

Written by

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Lorene Scafaria ... (written by)

Produced by

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Nicole Brown ... executive producer
Steve Golin ... producer
Nathan Kahane ... executive producer
Kelli Konop ... co-producer
Patty Long ... line producer
Steven Rales ... producer (as Steven M. Rales)
Mark Roybal ... producer
Joy Gorman Wettels ... producer (as Joy Gorman)

Music by

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Jonathan Sadoff
Rob Simonsen

Cinematography by

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Tim Orr

Editing by

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Zene Baker

Editorial Department

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Joe Greenberg ... editorial department
Ryan Prouty ... colorist: dailies
Mark Sahagun ... digital intermediate editor
David Townsend ... post-production coordinator
Michael Underwood ... digital film colorist
Michael A. Webber ... additional film editor
Denise Woodgerd ... digital intermediate producer
John St. Laurent ... assistant dailies engineer (uncredited)

Casting By

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Nicole Abellera
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by

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Chris L. Spellman

Set Decoration by

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Kathy Lucas

Costume Design by

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Kristin M. Burke

Makeup Department

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David LeRoy Anderson ... makeup artist: Steve Carell (as David L. Anderson)
Nancy Baca ... additional makeup artist (as Nancy C. Baca)
Brooke Baron ... additional makeup artist: additional production period
April M. Chaney ... additional makeup artist: additional production period
JoAnn Gerard ... additional hair stylist (as Jo Ann Gerard)
Roxane Griffin ... co-key hair stylist (as Roxanne Griffin)
Angela Gurule ... co-key hair stylist: additional makeup artist: additional production period
Camille Henderson ... additional makeup artist
Rolf John Keppler ... additional makeup artist
Peter Kukla ... additional hair stylist (as Peter Kukal)
Lisa Meyers ... additional hair stylist
Margarita Pidgeon ... additional hair stylist
Peter Tothpal ... co-key hair stylist
Laurel Van Dyke ... additional hair stylist
Jeanne Van Phue ... makeup department head

Production Management

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Daniel R. Chavez ... executive in charge of production
Sharon C. Dietz ... production manager
Nancy Kirhoffer ... post-production supervisor
Marsha L. Swinton ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Erik J. Carpenter ... second second assistant director
Kristin Graham ... second assistant director: additional photography
Reza Lackey ... additional second second assistant director / second second assistant director: additional photography
Kyle LeMire ... second assistant director
John McKeown ... first assistant director
William Ostroff ... additional second assistant director
Andrew Stahl ... additional second assistant director: additional photography

Art Department

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Brian Bull ... on set dresser: additional production period
Brian S. Childs ... propmaker
Randy L. Childs ... construction coordinator
Dan Colegrove ... general foreman (as Dan Colgrove)
Robert Cook ... painter
John Herbert ... paint supervisor
W.D. Hogan ... storyboard artist (as David Hogan)
Robyn B. Holmes ... buyer
Cynthia Kershaw ... art department coordinator
Eric LaBonte ... props
Sean Lira ... set dresser
Gay Perello ... property master
Aaron Rodriguez ... stand-by painter (as Aaron G. Rodriguez)
Forrest Scherer ... art department assistant (as Dori Hana Scherer)
Jefry Shebroe ... props
Jeffrey D. Stevens ... construction medic
Julie Witherington ... on set property master / prop master

Sound Department

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Kyle Billingsley ... foley mixer
Nick Carbone ... sound utility
Rene Defrancesch ... additional sound utility
Richard Dwan Jr. ... sound editor / supervising dialogue editor
John Guentner ... foley mixer
Kaspar Hugentobler ... re-recording mixer
Trevor Metz ... sound effects editor
Andrew Morgado ... adr mixer / foley mixer
Matthias Neumann ... dubbing recordist
Nick Neutra ... foley supervisor
Benjamin Patrick ... sound mixer
Perry Robertson ... supervising sound editor
John Ross ... re-recording mixer
Timothy P. Salmon ... boom operator
Scott Sanders ... supervising sound designer
Ken Strain ... boom operator
Ryan Villarreal ... audio description mixer
Noel Vought ... foley artist
Brian Wittle ... boom operator
James Wright ... dolby sound consultant (as Jim Wright)
Kevin Zimmerman ... first assistant sound editor / sound editor (as Kevin A. Zimmerman)
Nancy Parker ... foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Robert Cole ... special effects (as Robert M. Cole)
Donald Frazee ... special effects coordinator (as Don Frazee)
Scott Lingard ... special effects technician
Dave T. MacDonald ... special effects technician
Rick Monak ... special effects technician (as Richard M. Monak)

Visual Effects by

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Jason Baldari ... digital compositor
J. David Everhart ... visual effects producer
David Karlak ... compositor: Go Blue VFX
Jason King ... compositor: Go Blue VFX
Aaron McLane ... digital artist: E3 Media
JJ Osbun ... visual effects artist
Jerad Riojas ... compositor: Go Blue VFX
John Ryan ... visual effects supervisor: E3 Media
Ronald San Augustin ... rotoscope artist: E3 Media
Dominic Soo ... compositor: Go Blue VFX
Elizabeth Willy ... compositor: Go Blue VFX
Ryan Wilmott ... compositor: E3 Media / tracker: E3 Media / visual effects
Matt Zell ... visual effects compositor

Stunts

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Stacey Carino ... stunts
Shawn Crowder ... stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez ... stunts (as Eddie Fernandez)
Ming Freeman ... stunts
Jimmy Gorecki ... stunts (as James Gorecki)
John Moio ... stunts
Erik Solky ... stunts
Monica Staggs ... stunts
Gary J. Wayton ... stunt coordinator (as Gary Wayton)
Shane Wayton ... stunts
Damien Bray ... stunts (uncredited)
Stacey Carino ... stunt double: Keira Knightley (uncredited)
Erik Solky ... stunt double: Steve Carell (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Jonathon Bradley ... chief lighting technician
Shane Buttle ... set lighting technician
Anthony Cady ... key grip: additional photography
Kenny Carceller ... grip
Matthew Coleman ... alternate gaffer / best boy electric
Ronald De Torres ... set lighting technician (as Ronald K. De torres)
Tommy Donald ... grip
Adam C. Eichhorst ... a dolly grip
Casey Ellison ... lighting technician
Derek Hackett ... second assistant camera
Bryan Hayes ... grip
Deven Holmes ... dolly grip additional photography
Paul Horn ... camera operator: "b" camera
Alan Jacoby ... camera operator
Kyle Jewell ... first assistant camera: "a" camera / focus puller: steadicam
Benjamin Kilmer ... grip
Erica Kim ... electrician
David Leite ... grip
Darren Michaels ... specials photographer / still photographer
John Scott Mills ... digital imaging technician
John Joseph Minardi ... key grip
Greg Mitchell ... video assist operator
Josh Novak ... loader
David Palmieri ... grip
Miguel Pask ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Matthew A. Petrosky ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
David Presley ... video assist
George Santo Pietro ... dolly grip
Tim Soronen ... rigging best boy
Tony Villalobos ... first assistant camera
David C. Wright ... best boy grip

Casting Department

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Claire Benjamin ... extras casting
Chris Bustard ... extras casting
Jaime Harlan ... casting
Eve Streger ... casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Valentina Aulisi ... costumer: Steve Carell
Leighton Bowers ... assistant costume designer
Heidi Higginbotham ... costume supervisor
Julie Lauritzen ... costumer
Dayna Pink ... costume designer: Steve Carell
Julie Shack ... costumer
Daphne Vardakis ... costumer
Gillian Zwick ... costume assistant

Location Management

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Armando Boquiren ... key assistant location manager
Adam Keller ... assistant location manager
Eric Petersen ... key assistant location manager

Music Department

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Jellybean Benítez ... additional production & remix: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"
Duncan Blickenstaff ... assistant to composers
Linda Cohen ... music supervisor
Bobby Collins ... music licensing
Neal Desby ... music consultant
Jessica Dolinger ... music license administrator
Kyle Hoffman ... assistant score engineer
Jon Mattox ... trailer music composer
Jon Mooney ... music editor
Satoshi Mark Noguchi ... score mixer / score recordist
Mark Robertson ... orchestra contractor
Lior Ron ... trailer composer
Edward Trybek ... music consultant
Wang Chung ... Singer: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight"

Script and Continuity Department

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Jan Rudolph ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Christian G. Ervin ... set dressing
Ernesto A. Luna ... driver: honeywagon
Michael Perrotti ... transportation coordinator
John Bojorquez ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Cassandra Barbour ... clearances
Ashley Beveridge ... production assistant
Joseph K. Borrelli ... first assistant accountant
Rosa Camero ... marketing
Marco Chavez ... wrangler: spider
Sue Chipperton ... dog trainer
Hailey Cho ... miscellaneous crew
Katie Christian ... assistant: Nathan Kahane
Sarah Clifford ... animal coordinator / dog trainer
Drew Maximillion Davis ... production assistant
Rustin Davis ... set production assistant
Akshay Dhalwala ... production assistant
Lorraine Dowty ... director of production: Film Finances, Inc.
Dani DuHadway ... accounting clerk
John Esparza ... production assistant
Mairead Gaffney ... set production assistant
Ray Gordon II ... set production assistant
Charles Hurley ... assistant accountant (as Chuck Hurley)
Paul Jaconi-Biery ... production coordinator
Emily Kacere ... assistant: Kelli Konop
Melissa Lynn La Marr ... production assistant
Kym Langlie ... unit publicist
Eloy Lara ... key set medic
Gabriella Ludlow ... production legal
Kevin Maier ... stand-in: Steve Carell
Maggie Martin ... lead payroll accountant
Christie Mattull ... insurance services
Rob McEntegart ... executive vice president, business affairs: Mandate Pictures
Samantha Silver Phillips ... production secretary (as Samantha Silver)
Laura Sevier ... clearance
Virginia Shearer ... assistant: director
Kelley Sims ... production accountant
Matt Sklar ... production assistant
Steve Stafford ... aerial coordinator
Joe Steele ... product placement
Jeffrey D. Stevens ... rigging medic
Heather Tyler ... post production accountant
Peter Vogel ... assistant production coordinator
Alma Weaks ... craft service
Sylvia Johnson ... epk field producer (uncredited)
Robert Szanto ... office intern (uncredited)

Thanks

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Drew Barrymore ... special thanks
Megan Colligan ... special thanks
Melinda Dillon ... thanks
Gail Scafaria ... special thanks
Katie Silberman ... special thanks (as Katherine Silberman)

Production Companies

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Distributors

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Special Effects

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

An asteroid named "Matilda" is on a collision course towards Earth and in three weeks the world will come to an absolute end. What would you do if your life and the world were doomed? One man decides to spend his time searching for his long lost love from high school during the coming catastrophe. Written by Douglas Young (the-movie-guy)

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Taglines Nice knowing you. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Jusqu'à ce que la fin du monde nous sépare (France)
  • Auf der Suche nach einem Freund fürs Ende der Welt (Germany)
  • Buscando un amigo para el fin del mundo (Spain)
  • 末日情缘 (China, Mandarin title)
  • Buscando un amigo para el fin del mundo (Chile)
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Runtime
  • 101 min
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Box Office

Budget $10,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $3,822,803, 24 Jun 2012

Did You Know?

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Trivia Steve Carell and Nancy Carell, who play husband and wife briefly in this film, are husband and wife in real life. See more »
Goofs Dodge pulls out the vinyl album "Scott", Scott Walker's first solo album. He takes record out of sleeve puts it on turntable but "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" plays. This was by The Walker Brothers and was not on the album in question. Additionally, the following song that plays "Stay With Me Baby" does not appear on the album "Scott." Nor does it appear on the album "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore." The two tracks only appear together on later released compilation albums. Coincidentally though, the first track on the album "Scott" (the one shown but not played) is "Mathilde" - an alternate spelling of Matilda - which is the name of the asteroid in the movie. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Episode #20.161 (2012). See more »
Soundtracks Wouldn't It Be Nice See more »
Quotes [last lines]
Penny: I don't want to fall asleep. Okay? Don't let me fall asleep. Promise.
Dodge: I promise. What about your parents?
Penny: They're romantics. They understand. Besides, they've got each other. I just want to be with you.
Dodge: And I want to be with you.
Penny: I couldn't live without you. No matter how long. What do we do now?
Dodge: I just want to lay here with you. Just want to talk to you.
Penny: Okay. What are we gonna talk about?
Dodge: Where'd you grow up?
Penny: Well, I was born in Surrey. My whole family are from there. My mum was a journalist before she married my dad. They never fought. Or at least we never heard them fight. Charlie's the oldest, then Benny, then me. We had a sister but she died when she was born. I still think about her.
[*explosion*]
Penny: Oh God.
Dodge: What was her name? What was your sister's name?
Penny: Patricia. Patricia Hope Lockhart.
Dodge: That's beautiful. That's a beautiful name.
Penny: I wish I'd met you a long time ago. When we were kids.
Dodge: It couldn't have happened any other way. It had to happen now.
Penny: But it isn't enough time.
Dodge: It never would have been.
Penny: I'm scared.
Dodge: I... am madly in love with you, Penny. You're my favorite, favorite thing.
Penny: I thought that somehow we'd save each other.
Dodge: We did. Penny. I'm really glad I got to know you.
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