Soon after her divorce, a fiction writer returns to her home in small-town Minnesota, looking to rekindle a romance with her ex-boyfriend who is now happily married and has a newborn daughter.
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- 3 wins & 33 nominations.
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Cast
| Charlize Theron | ... |
Mavis Gary
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| Patton Oswalt | ... |
Matt Freehauf
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| Patrick Wilson | ... |
Buddy Slade
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| Elizabeth Reaser | ... |
Beth Slade
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| Collette Wolfe | ... |
Sandra Freehauf
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| Jill Eikenberry | ... |
Hedda Gary
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| Richard Bekins | ... |
David Gary
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| Mary Beth Hurt | ... |
Jan
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| Kate Nowlin | ... |
Mary Ellen Trantowski
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| Jenny Dare Paulin | ... |
Nipple Confusion Bassist
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| Rebecca Hart | ... |
Nipple Confusion Guitarist
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| Louisa Krause | ... |
Front Desk Girl
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| Elizabeth Ward Land | ... |
Sales Lady
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| Brian McElhaney | ... |
Book Associate
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| Hettienne Park | ... |
Vicki
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| John Forest | ... |
Wheelchair Mike
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| Rightor Doyle | ... |
Babysitter
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| Brady Smith | ... |
Date Man
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| Tim Young | ... |
Champions Server
(as Timothy Young)
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| Erin Darke | ... |
Teen Employee
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| Jee Young Han | ... |
Teen Employee
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| Ella Rae Peck | ... |
Girl
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| Aleisha Allen | ... |
Girl
(as Aleisha Lanae Allen)
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Matt Wilson | ... |
Teenage Clerk
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| Orlagh Cassidy | ... |
Party Guest
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| Charles Techman | ... |
Parking Attendant
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| Emily Meade | ... |
Denny's Waitress
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| Neil Hellegers | ... |
Young Dad
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| Michael Nathanson | ... |
Champions Greeter
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| Landyn Banx | ... |
Business Person (uncredited)
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Julie E. Davis | ... |
Shopper (uncredited)
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Fredrika Dukes | ... |
Business Person (uncredited)
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Devon A Early | ... |
Denny's Customer (uncredited)
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| John Edel | ... |
Businessman in Skyway (uncredited)
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| Kirsten Gregerson | ... |
Business Person (uncredited)
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| Rosemary Howard | ... |
Guest at Baby Naming Party (uncredited)
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Spencer Kayden | ... |
Businesswoman in Skyway (uncredited)
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Brent Latchaw | ... |
Businessman in Skyway (uncredited)
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| Eric Pierson | ... |
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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| J.K. Simmons | ... |
Mavis's Publisher (uncredited) (voice)
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Joel Thingvall | ... |
Businessman in Skyway (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jason Reitman | ||
Written by
| Diablo Cody | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Brian Bell | ... | line producer |
| Jason Blumenfeld | ... | associate producer (as Jason A. Blumenfeld) |
| Diablo Cody | ... | producer |
| Helen Estabrook | ... | executive producer |
| Lianne Halfon | ... | producer |
| Nathan Kahane | ... | executive producer |
| Beth Kono | ... | co-producer |
| Kelli Konop | ... | co-producer |
| Mary Lee | ... | co-producer |
| John Malkovich | ... | executive producer |
| Mason Novick | ... | producer |
| Steven Rales | ... | executive producer |
| Jason Reitman | ... | producer |
| Russell Smith | ... | producer |
| Charlize Theron | ... | producer (uncredited) |
Music by
| Rolfe Kent | ||
Cinematography by
| Eric Steelberg | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Dana E. Glauberman | ||
Editorial Department
| Matt Breitenbach | ... | colorist assistant: dailies (as Matthew Breitenbach) / digital intermediate assist |
| Tricia Chiarenza | ... | color timer |
| Yanosh Cuglove | ... | editorial intern |
| Shaina Holmes | ... | dailies project manager |
| Oliver Horovitz | ... | editorial assistant |
| Markus Janner | ... | digital intermediate recordist |
| Nancy Jundi | ... | digital editing systems support |
| Brent Kleinman | ... | digital intermediate engineer |
| Natasha Leonnet | ... | digital intermediate colorist |
| Ryan Murphy | ... | first assistant editor |
| Dave Pultz | ... | color timer (as David Pultz) |
| Anthony Raffaele | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Jonathan Sanden | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Robert Sirianni | ... | video data center technician |
| Darrell R. Smith | ... | digital intermediate supervising producer |
| Andrew Weisblum | ... | additional editor |
| Angel L. Acevedo III | ... | post-production technician: dailies (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Suzanne Crowley | ... | (as Susanne Smith Crowley) |
| Jessica Kelly | ||
Production Design by
| Kevin Thompson | ||
Art Direction by
| Michael Ahern | ||
Set Decoration by
| Carrie Stewart | ||
Costume Design by
| David C. Robinson | ... | (as David Robinson) |
Makeup Department
| Mary Aaron | ... | key makeup artist (as Mary R. Aaron) |
| Deanna Johnson | ... | hair assistant: Minneapolis (as Deanna L. Johnson) |
| Maureen Landa | ... | makeup assistant: Minneapolis (as Maureen Landa McGavin) |
| Mandy Lyons | ... | hair department head |
| Mia Neal | ... | key hair stylist (as Mia M. Neal) |
| Nuria Sitja | ... | makeup department head |
| Jonathan Gording | ... | contact lenses: special (uncredited) |
| Nora Martin | ... | hair stylist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Brian Bell | ... | unit production manager |
| Luca Borghese | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Frank Murray | ... | production supervisor (as Francois Murray) |
| Jillian Nodland | ... | production supervisor: Minneapolis |
| Jennifer Scudder Trent | ... | post-production executive (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Jason Blumenfeld | ... | first assistant director (as Jason A. Blumenfeld) |
| Catherine Feeny | ... | second second assistant director |
| Bryan Shelley | ... | second second assistant director: Minneapolis |
| John Silvestri | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Glen Aldous | ... | scenic |
| Michael Boucher | ... | set dresser |
| Peter Bundrick | ... | key carpenter |
| Terrence Burke | ... | construction grip |
| James Dewolf | ... | construction grip (as Jim DeWolf) |
| Daniel Dietrich | ... | carpenter (as Dan Dietrich) |
| Faith Farrell | ... | scenic artist: Minneapolis |
| Glenn Gatti | ... | on-set dresser |
| Alex Gorodetsky | ... | charge scenic artist (as Alexander Gorodetsky) |
| Sandy Hamilton | ... | property master |
| Richard Hebrank | ... | construction coordinator (as Rich Hebrank) |
| Colby Ippoliti | ... | set dresser |
| Dan-ah Kim | ... | assistant art director |
| Joe Kupillas | ... | carpenter (as Joseph Kupillas) |
| Michael Leather | ... | leadperson |
| Hank Liebeskind | ... | set dresser |
| Eugene Melvin | ... | on-set dresser (as Eugene Melvin Jr.) |
| Michael Miller | ... | key construction grip (as Mike Miller) |
| Leann Murphy | ... | art department coordinator |
| Bruce J. Paquette | ... | carpenter (as Bruce Paquette) |
| Susan Perlman | ... | buyer |
| Vinny Perrella | ... | scenic industrial (as Vincent J. Perrella III) |
| Nicole Scoppa | ... | set dresser |
| Theo Sena | ... | on-set dresser |
| Lee Shevett | ... | construction grip |
| Sha-Sha Shiau | ... | art department coordinator |
| Brian J. Simpson | ... | set dresser: Minneapolis (as Brian Simpson) |
| William Smith | ... | set dresser |
| Gary Sommers | ... | set dresser |
| Ryan Tallant | ... | on-set dresser: Minneapolis |
| Susan Tatom | ... | set decorating coordinator |
| Chris Thickins | ... | set dresser: Minneapolis (as Chris Thickens) |
| Billy Vann | ... | construction grip |
| James Wassmann | ... | carpenter |
| Joel Weaver | ... | assistant property master |
| Mark Wojahn | ... | leadperson: Minneapolis |
| Gary Surber | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Michael Barry | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Chris C. Benson | ... | boom operator: Minneapolis (as Chris Benson) |
| Rachel Chancey | ... | foley editor |
| Ryan Collison | ... | foley mixer |
| Heather Gross | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Anguibe Guindo | ... | boom operator |
| Harry Higgins | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Eric Hirsch | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ken Ishii | ... | sound mixer |
| Bobby Johanson | ... | adr mixer |
| Brian Lagace | ... | sound re-recordist |
| Eric McAllister | ... | first assistant sound editor |
| Joe Origlieri | ... | utility sound technician |
| Dave Paterson | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jay Peck | ... | foley artist |
| Jacob Ribicoff | ... | sound effects editor |
| Michael Rivera | ... | adr recordist |
| Perry Robertson | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Scott Sanders | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Warren Shaw | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Steve F.B. Smith | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Bill Sweeney | ... | dialogue editor (as William Sweeney) |
| Gregg Swiatlowski | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Paul Yurt | ... | systems engineer |
| Kevin Zimmerman | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Allen Lau | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Drew Jiritano | ... | special effects coordinator (as Drew Jiritano Jr.) |
| Mike Myers | ... | special effects technician |
| Stephen Powers | ... | special effects technician |
Visual Effects by
| Peter Amante | ... | lead flame artist: Phosphene |
| John Bair | ... | visual effects supervisor: Phosphene |
| Mario Caserta | ... | visual effects artist |
| Vivian Connolly | ... | visual effects producer: Phosphene |
| Constance Conrad | ... | digital compositor: Phosphene |
| Chris MacKenzie | ... | smoke artist: Deluxe New York |
| Thomas Panayiotou | ... | digital compositor: Phosphene |
| Aaron Raff | ... | lead digital compositor: Phosphene |
| Ariela Rotenberg | ... | visual effects assistant producer: Phosphene |
| Scott Winston | ... | lead digital compositor: Phosphene |
| Andrew Yates | ... | digital compositor: Phosphene |
| Kevin Quinlan | ... | visual effects artist (uncredited) |
| Mark Wilhelm | ... | digital compositor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Peter Bucossi | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Janet Paparazzo | ... | stunt double: Mavis |
| Shawnna Thibodeau | ... | stunt double: Mavis |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Braden Belmonte | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Ethan Borsuk | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Gregory Cahill | ... | best boy grip |
| Vincent Camuto Jr. | ... | video playback operator |
| Phillip V. Caruso | ... | still photographer |
| Duane Chan-Shue | ... | electrician |
| Jesse Chertoff | ... | electrician |
| Edward Cohen | ... | best boy electric: Minneapolis |
| Joseph Donohue | ... | dolly grip (as Joe Donahue) |
| Ted Eschweiler | ... | video operator assistant: Minneapolis |
| Scott Ferril | ... | video playback operator: Minneapolis |
| Nick C. Foster | ... | grip: Minneapolis (as Nicholas Foster) |
| Joseph Gallup | ... | best boy grip: Minneapolis (as Joe Gallup) |
| Tony Hanson | ... | grip: Minneapolis |
| Zachary Henderson | ... | grip |
| Kevin Karpinski | ... | electrician: Minneapolis |
| John Keating | ... | grip |
| Denny Kortze | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Dennis Kortze) |
| Andrew Lang | ... | video playback operator |
| Clay Liversidge | ... | best boy electric |
| Chris Lombardozzi | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Scott Maher | ... | electrician |
| John Mazzola | ... | dolly grip |
| Michael 'Flash' McDonald | ... | generator operator (as Michael McDonald) |
| Tim Metivier | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Timothy Metivier) |
| Jeff Muhlstock | ... | camera operator "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| Rocco Palmieri | ... | rigging gaffer |
| John Panuccio | ... | key rigging grip |
| Katelyn Perez | ... | electrician |
| Scott H. Ramsey | ... | gaffer |
| Kyle Rudolph | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| David Satin | ... | digital imaging technician (as Dave Satin) |
| Lowell Schulman | ... | rigging best boy electric |
| Matthew Selkirk | ... | digital utility |
| Matt Setton | ... | grip (as Matthew Setton) |
| Charles Sherron | ... | key grip |
| Richie Sherron | ... | rigging grip (as Rich Sherron) |
| Robert Stein | ... | rigging grip (as Robert B. Stein) |
| Perry Unjang | ... | dolly grip (as Perry Z. Unjang) |
| Rebecca Venezia | ... | second assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Rory Walsh | ... | key rigging grip |
| Ethan Wilhelm | ... | grip |
| Michael Winn | ... | grip: Minneapolis (as Mike Winn) |
| Richard Yacuk | ... | grip |
| Sebastián Almeida | ... | remote head technician (uncredited) |
| Kyle Blackman | ... | additional camera loader (uncredited) |
| Aaron Jacobs | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Craig Striano | ... | scorpio crane technician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Diana Blue | ... | background casting assistant |
| Erin Darke | ... | casting assistant |
| Karen E. Etcoff | ... | background casting (as Karen Etcoff) |
| Matthew Feeney | ... | background casting: Minneapolis |
| Bill Tripician | ... | background casting assistant |
| Dann Fink | ... | adr voice casting (uncredited) |
| Jamie Jacobson | ... | child extras casting (uncredited) |
| Bruce Winant | ... | adr voice casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Barbara Hause | ... | costume supervisor (as Barbara J. Hause) |
| Cynthia Kurkowski | ... | seamstress: Minneapolis |
| Penelope Laughman | ... | key set costumer (as Penelope L. Laughman) |
| Crystal Thompson | ... | tailor/seamstress |
| Cerah Tymoshuk | ... | wardrobe assistant: Minneapolis |
| Laura Wehrman | ... | set costumer |
| Tsigie White | ... | assistant costume designer (as Tsigie White Robinson) |
Location Management
| Ethan Carlson | ... | location assistant |
| Orit Greenberg | ... | location assistant / location scout |
| Mark Har | ... | location assistant: Minneapolis |
| Anne Healy | ... | location manager: Minneapolis (as Anne Healy Shapiro) |
| R. Richard Hobbs | ... | location scout |
| Ronnie Kupferwasser | ... | location manager |
| Paul Lucero | ... | location assistant |
| Peter Pyun | ... | location assistant |
| Daniel Tresca | ... | assistant location manager (as Dan Tresca) |
| Trish Gray | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Eric Klein | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| David Margulis | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Jennifer Quesenbery | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Kai Thorup | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Sterling Andrews | ... | assistant: Mr. Kent |
| Linda Cohen | ... | music supervisor |
| Stephen Coleman | ... | music programmer |
| Jessica Dolinger | ... | music licensing |
| Mateo Messina | ... | composer: additional music |
| Katherine Gordon Miller | ... | music editor (as Katherine Miller) |
| Alistair South | ... | music assistant |
| Nick South | ... | music editor |
| Greg Townley | ... | scoring mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Stacy Rowe | ... | script supervisor |
| Melissa Kalbfus | ... | script supervisor (uncredited) |
Transportation Department
| Curtis Wade Anderson | ... | driver |
| Michael Arnold | ... | transportation captain: Minneapolis (as Michael Hallett-Arnold) |
| Kenny Gaskins | ... | transportation captain |
| James S. Keegan | ... | transportation captain |
| Gabe Turiello | ... | camera car process trailer driver |
| Andrew Garski | ... | driver: mechanic (uncredited) |
| Richard P. Pecora | ... | driver (uncredited) |
| John 'Detroit' White | ... | driver: honeywagon (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Nancy Banks | ... | acting coach: Patton Oswalt |
| Cassandra Barbour | ... | rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances |
| Seth Barrish | ... | adr loop group |
| Kati Batchelder | ... | office production assistant: prep |
| David Beaubaire | ... | Production Executive |
| Deborah Becker | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Anne Bergstedt | ... | stand-in (as Anne Bergstedt Jordanova) |
| Gillian Brown | ... | assistant: Ms. Halfon |
| Shannon Burkett | ... | adr loop group |
| Carrie Bush | ... | production assistant: Minneapolis |
| Robert Cahoon | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Kate Checchi | ... | assistant: Mr. Kahane |
| Hailey Cho | ... | miscellaneous crew |
| Amyjoy Clark | ... | payroll accountant |
| Wendy Cohen | ... | product placement |
| Linda Colangelo | ... | unit publicist |
| Lauren Cozzens | ... | production secretary |
| Jennifer Crammer | ... | production coordinator (as Jen Crammer) |
| Rachel Crane | ... | adr loop group |
| Jean Dalsin | ... | production assistant: Minneapolis |
| Alexis Deane | ... | assistant: Mr. Reitman |
| Nicole DeLuca | ... | craft service (as NICOLE De LUCA) / craft service (as Nicole De Luca) |
| Lauren DiLiberto | ... | production assistant |
| Myles B. Faigin | ... | production assistant |
| Dann Fink | ... | adr loop group |
| Karen Gehres | ... | epk producer |
| Andy Gilbert | ... | caterer: Tribe Road Catering |
| Jennifer Green | ... | physical therapist |
| Timothy Gulan | ... | adr loop group |
| Doug Hall | ... | assistant: Mr. Smith |
| Hal Hamburger | ... | production assistant |
| Lori Hammel | ... | adr loop group |
| Karen Huie | ... | adr loop group |
| Michelle Israel | ... | production assistant |
| Matt Joyer | ... | production assistant |
| Emily Kacere | ... | assistant: Ms. Konop |
| Michelle Knudsen | ... | assistant: Mr. Novick |
| Duck Kolenik | ... | assistant: Ms. Cody |
| Ashley Lambert | ... | adr loop group |
| Jenny Lee | ... | title designer: main and end titles |
| Gabriella Ludlow | ... | production business and legal services: The B.A. Department |
| Christie Mattull | ... | insurance services |
| Lisa McPherson | ... | set production assistant |
| Pete Meccio | ... | set medic |
| Ryan Murphy | ... | adr loop group |
| Suzy Myers Jackson | ... | adr loop group |
| Elizabeth Neveu | ... | production assistant |
| Mathew Noack | ... | unit p.a. |
| Tara Nostramo | ... | assistant: Ms. Theron |
| Meredith Nunnikhoven | ... | production assistant: Minneapolis |
| Riley O'Connor | ... | production assistant |
| Kelly O'Malley | ... | assistant: Ms. Estabrook |
| Jocelyn O'Shea | ... | production assistant |
| Derek Peterson | ... | production assistant |
| Armando Riesco | ... | adr loop group |
| Michael Riolo | ... | production assistant |
| J. Max Ruschak | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Kathi Scharer | ... | production accountant |
| Sandi Schilling | ... | assistant: Mr. Rales |
| William Sepulveda | ... | craft service (as Will Sepulveda) |
| Laura Sevier | ... | rights & clearances: Entertainment Clearances |
| Nancy Shon | ... | production assistant |
| Todd Sinkewich | ... | production assistant: Minneapolis |
| Gareth Smith | ... | title designer: main and end titles |
| Traci Spicer | ... | production assistant |
| Jonathan Stahl | ... | production assistant |
| Eugene Stamos | ... | craft service |
| Leah Stob | ... | craft service: Minneapolis |
| Amy Thompson | ... | production assistant: Minneapolis |
| Dawn Urich | ... | craft service: Minneapolis (as Dawn A. Ulrich) |
| Eva Vedock | ... | craft service |
| Peter Viafane | ... | catering assistant: Tribe Road Catering |
| Matthew J. Walters | ... | adr loop group |
| Skip Whitfield | ... | catering assistant: Tribe Road Catering |
| Bruce Winant | ... | adr loop group (as Bruce Nielsen Winant) |
| Molly Worre | ... | production assistant: Minneapolis (as Molly Katagiri) |
| Stephanie Wu | ... | production assistant |
| Liz Adams | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Lauren Douglas | ... | contract management (uncredited) |
| Matthew Eberle | ... | additional set production assistant (uncredited) |
| Greg Ferris | ... | marketing: Canada (uncredited) |
| Stephen H. Koontz | ... | production assistant: Minneapolis (uncredited) |
| Yana Collins Lehman | ... | post production accountant (uncredited) |
| Chris Miskiewicz | ... | stand-in: Brian McElhaney (uncredited) |
| Brandon Ripley | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Brandon Sines | ... | project manager: mastering (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Michael Boucher | ... | in memory of |
Production Companies
- Paramount Pictures (presents)
- Denver and Delilah Productions
- Indian Paintbrush
- Mandate Pictures
- Mr. Mudd
- Right of Way Films
Distributors
- Bontonfilm (2012) (Czechia) (theatrical) (subtitled)
- Central Partnership (2012) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Interfilm Distribution (2012) (Kazakhstan) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2012) (Brazil) (theatrical) (as Paramount Pictures)
- Paramount Pictures (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2012) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Paramount Pictures (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2012) (Greece) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Paramount Channel (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Brazil) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Germany) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (through Universal Pictures Benelux)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (through Universal Pictures Benelux)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- RTL Entertainment (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL5)
- Universal Pictures (2012) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (through)
- Universal Pictures (2012) (Netherlands) (DVD) (through)
- Warner Home Video (2013) (United States) (Blu-ray) (video)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal)
Special Effects
- Phosphene (visual effects)
Other Companies
- ARRI / Camera Service Center (camera equipment provided by)
- Cathay Bank (production financing)
- City National Bank New York (production financing)
- Comerica Bank of California (production financing)
- Deluxe New York (digital intermediate)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (digital marketing asset management)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (on-line promotional material creation)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- EarCandy (sound post-production)
- Entertainment Clearances (rights and clearances)
- Film Finances (completion bond)
- Film Finances (film completion guarantor)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- JC Studios Brooklyn (stage facilities)
- JP Morgan Chase Bank (production financing)
- Loopers Unlimited (adr voice casting)
- Marshall/Plumb Research Associates (script clearance research)
- Momentous Insurance Brokerage (insurance services)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- National Association (production financing)
- Post Factory NY (Avids)
- Post Factory NY (post-production facilities)
- PrimaLux Video (epk services)
- Rhino Records (soundtrack)
- Sound One (sound re-recording facility)
- The B.A. Department (production business and legal services)
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
- Tribe Road Catering (catering)
- U.S. Bank National Association (production financing)
- Union Bank (production financing)
- Wells Fargo Bank (production financing)
- Wildfire Studios (adr recording facility)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Thirty-seven-year-old Mavis Gary seems incapable of happiness. She has had one failed marriage with no romance on her immediate horizon. She ghost-writes a young-adult series of books, which has just been canceled due to low sales. She is in the process of writing the last book, with which she is having a mental block. She lives vicariously through Kendall Strickland, the teenage female heroine in her books, as like Kendall she believes her high school years were the best years of her life when she was the prom queen. When she receives news that her high school beau, Buddy Slade, and his wife, Beth Slade, have just had their first child, Mavis takes it as a sign that she and Buddy are meant to be together. As such, she devises a false pretense to travel from Minneapolis back to her old hometown of Mercury, Minnesota, to reclaim Buddy from Beth. As Mavis slyly or not so slyly does whatever she can to hang out with Buddy, even in Beth's company if need be, she also runs into another old high school colleague named Matt Freehauf. She barely remembers Matt until she is reminded that he was the "hate crime" kid, i.e., he was beaten almost to death by the school jocks who believed he was gay (which he is not), which has left him among other things needing to walk with a brace. Matt ends up being Mavis' drinking buddy and confidante; Matt, in turn, tries to be Mavis' voice of reason to get her out of her delusional state about Buddy and get a grip on reclaiming her life as a functioning adult. Written by Huggo |
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| Taglines | Everyone gets old. Not everyone grows up. See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $310,263, 11 Dec 2011 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $22,939,027 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | The word processor file in which Mavis composes her novel throughout the film is titled "pieceofshit.doc". See more » |
| Goofs | When Charlize Theron is sitting in KFC, the cup says KGC from one angle and then KFC from another. While thought to be a mistake, the cup reads "KGC" because for a short while, Kentucky Fried Chicken tried to rebrand itself as Kentucky Grilled Chicken, offering a healthier option to their original fried chicken. The cup bears the new, short-lived KGC logo. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #20.53 (2011). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Epic See more » |
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Mavis Gary:
Hey, do you know this girl named Beth? She married Buddy Slade from school. Sandra Freehauf: Yeah, I know that Beth. Mavis Gary: What do you think of her? Sandra Freehauf: I don't really like her. I mean, I think you're way prettier than she is. What happened to your dress? I'm sorry, did I say something wrong? Shit. What's wrong? What did I say? Mavis Gary: I have a lot of problems. Sandra Freehauf: Can't you get a new dress? Mavis Gary: It's really difficult for me to be happy. And then for other people it just seems so simple. I know. They just grow up and they're so fulfilled. Sandra Freehauf: I don't feel fulfilled. And frankly, if you don't feel fulfilled with all the stuff that you have. Mavis Gary: I need to change, Sandra. Sandra Freehauf: No you don't. Mavis Gary: What? Sandra Freehauf: You're the only person in Mercury who could write a book or wear a dress like that. Mavis Gary: I'm sure there's plenty of other people who could. Sandra Freehauf: Everyone here is fat and dumb. Mavis Gary: Don't say that. I mean, you think so? Sandra Freehauf: Everyone wishes that they could be like you. You know, living in the big city all famous and beautiful and all that. Mavis Gary: I'm not really famous. Sandra Freehauf: Well, you know, special or whatever. I mean, some days when I have a slow shift at work I'll sit and think about you living in your cool apartment, going out and stuff. It seems really nice. Mavis Gary: Yeah, but most people here seem so happy with so little. It's like they don't even seem to care what happens to them. Sandra Freehauf: That's because it doesn't matter what happens to them. They're nothing. Might as well die. Fuck Mercury. See more » |