A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
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| Adam Sandler | ... |
Charlie Fineman
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| Don Cheadle | ... |
Alan Johnson
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| Jada Pinkett Smith | ... |
Janeane Johnson
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| Liv Tyler | ... |
Angela Oakhurst
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| Saffron Burrows | ... |
Donna Remar
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| Donald Sutherland | ... |
Judge Raines
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| Robert Klein | ... |
Jonathan Timpleman
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| Melinda Dillon | ... |
Ginger Timpleman
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| Mike Binder | ... |
Bryan Sugarman
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| Jonathan Banks | ... |
Stelter
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| Rae Allen | ... |
Adell Modell
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| Paula Newsome | ... |
Melanie
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| John de Lancie | ... |
Nigel Pennington
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Paul Butler | ... |
George Johnson
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Camille LaChe Smith | ... |
Cherie Johnson
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| Imani Hakim | ... |
Jocelyn Johnson
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| Denise Dowse | ... |
Psychiatric Hospital Therapist
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| Anthony Chisholm | ... |
William Johnson
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| B.J. Novak | ... |
Mr. Fallon
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| Jessica Golden | ... |
Night Club Comic
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| Ted Raimi | ... |
Peter Savarino
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| Harris Peet | ... |
Kemp
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Molly Binder | ... |
Becky Fishman
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| Tommy Nohilly | ... |
Patty
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| Robert Harvey | ... |
Dental Partner
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| Nick Taylor | ... |
Taxi Driver
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| M.D. Walton | ... |
New York Police Officer #1
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Chad Brigockas | ... |
New York Police Officer #2
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Elizabeth Andrews | ... |
Sugarman's Secretary
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Neal Young | ... |
New Dental Patient
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| Lela Loren | ... |
Dental Hygienist
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| Gina Fricchione | ... |
Dr. Johnson's Waiting Room Patient (uncredited)
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| Diana Gettinger | ... |
Doreen Fineman (uncredited)
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| Karen Huie | ... |
News Reporter (uncredited)
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Amber Ingram | ... |
Jenny Fineman (uncredited)
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Lou Irizarry | ... |
Moving Man (uncredited)
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| Andre Johnson | ... |
New York Police Officer (uncredited)
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| Joey King | ... |
Gina Fineman (uncredited)
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| Lester G. Reynolds | ... |
Insane Patient (uncredited)
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| Arick Salmea | ... |
Rock Club Guy (uncredited)
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| Nick Vlassopoulos | ... |
Examining Doctor (uncredited)
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| Lisa Yaro | ... |
News Reporter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Mike Binder | ||
Written by
| Mike Binder | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Jack Binder | ... | producer (produced by) |
| Jack Giarraputo | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Rotenberg | ... | producer |
| Lynwood Spinks | ... | executive producer |
| Jeff G. Waxman | ... | associate producer (as Jeff Waxman) |
| Rachel E. Zimmermann | ... | co-producer (as Rachel Zimmerman) |
Music by
| Rolfe Kent | ||
Cinematography by
| Russ T. Alsobrook | ... | director of photography (as Russ Alsobrook) |
Editing by
| Steve Edwards | ||
| Jeremy Roush | ||
Editorial Department
| Ryan Helsley | ... | assistant digital intermediate producer |
| Mo Henry | ... | negative cutter |
| Michael Nouryeh | ... | first assistant editor |
| Steven J. Scott | ... | digital film colorist |
| Stephen R. Sheridan | ... | color timer (as Steve Sheridan) |
Casting By
| Sharon Bialy | ||
Production Design by
| Christian Wintter | ... | (as Pipo Wintter) |
Art Direction by
| Greg Berry | ||
Set Decoration by
| Jon Danniells | ||
Costume Design by
| Deborah L. Scott | ||
Makeup Department
| Gary Archer | ... | dental prosthetics designer: Adam Sandler |
| Rose Chatterton | ... | key hair stylist: New York |
| Victor DeNicola | ... | key hair stylist: New York (as Victor P. DeNicola Jr.) |
| Kathleen Freeman | ... | key makeup artist |
| Araxi Lindsey | ... | hair designer: Jada Pinkett Smith |
| Ann Pala | ... | makeup department head (as Ann Pala Taylor) |
| Denise Paulson | ... | makeup artist |
| Thomas Real | ... | department head hair stylist |
| Nancy Tong | ... | key hair stylist (as Nanxy Tong-Heater) |
| Toy Van Lierop | ... | key makeup artist / key makeup artist: New York (as Toy R. Van Lierop) |
Production Management
| Dustin Bernard | ... | production manager |
| Desmond Cannon | ... | post-production supervisor / studio executive post-production |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marlene Arvan | ... | first assistant director: second unit, New York |
| Melody Beam | ... | extra second assistant director |
| Thomas Coe | ... | second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Thomas D. Coe) |
| Louis Guerra | ... | second assistant director (as Louis J. Guerra) |
| Alexander James | ... | additional second assistant director: second unit |
| Deanna Leslie | ... | second assistant director: second unit (as Deanna Leslie Kelly) |
| Jamie Marshall | ... | first assistant director |
| Michael T. Meador | ... | second second assistant director: New York (as Michael Meador) |
| Shawn Pipkin | ... | second second assistant director: Los Angeles |
| Kyle Rudolph | ... | second unit director: New York (as Kyle C. Rudolph) |
Art Department
| Todd Bennett | ... | plaster foreman |
| Jeff Butcher | ... | property master: New York |
| Matthew Cavaliero | ... | property master |
| Denise Ciarcia | ... | assistant property master |
| Danielle Clemenza | ... | art assistant |
| Randy Culberhouse | ... | general foreman |
| Nella Davies | ... | decoration coordinator |
| John R. Elliott | ... | construction coordinator |
| Tim Fassino | ... | set dresser: Los Angeles/New York |
| Brian Feola | ... | construction foreman |
| Adam Goodnoff-Cernese | ... | assistant property master: New York |
| Alex Gorodetsky | ... | charge scenic artist |
| Gina Herold | ... | art department coordinator: New York |
| Chryss Hionis | ... | set decorator: New York |
| Robert Kropfl | ... | carpenter |
| Allan Lane | ... | swing |
| Roger Lundeen | ... | set designer |
| Bobby Mara | ... | propmaker foreman |
| Mike Medina | ... | construction foreman |
| Jim Meyer | ... | propmaker |
| Fred O'Connor | ... | propmaker |
| Hollywood Nick Pagani | ... | props: New York |
| Julio Palma | ... | set dresser |
| Portia Perry | ... | painter |
| Edmond Scott Ratliff | ... | set dresser |
| Shane Reed | ... | leadman |
| Michael Ruby | ... | supervising signwriter |
| Kyle Salvatore | ... | on-set dresser: New York |
| Nick Stanton | ... | assistant property master |
| David Swayze | ... | art director: New York |
| Sondra Thorpe | ... | buyer |
| Kathleen Walker | ... | art department coordinator: Los Angeles |
| Jim Wallis | ... | set designer |
Sound Department
| David Bach | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Thomas Causey | ... | sound mixer |
| Carlos Delarios | ... | re-recording mixer (as Carlos de Larios) |
| Brian John Gardner | ... | foley editor (as Brian J. Gardner) |
| Marc Glassman | ... | sound effects editor |
| Laura Graham | ... | dialogue editor |
| Matthew P. Hanson | ... | assistant sound editor (as Matt Hanson) |
| Larry Hopkins | ... | layback sound mixer |
| Pamela Kahn | ... | foley artist |
| Richard Kite | ... | sound utility |
| Howard London | ... | adr mixer |
| Linda Murphy | ... | boom operator |
| Kyle Rochlin | ... | foley mixer |
| Cameron Steenhagen | ... | dialogue editor |
| Clayton Weber | ... | supervising foley editor |
| Elmo Weber | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Gary Raymond | ... | Pro Tools music playback and recording (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Wilfred Caban | ... | special effects foreman: New York |
| Jason Dodd | ... | special effects technician |
| John C. Hartigan | ... | special effects coordinator (as John Hartigan) |
| Steven Kirshoff | ... | special effects coordinator: New York (as Steve Kirshoff) |
| Chris Walkowiak | ... | special effects foreman |
Visual Effects by
| Alex Cancado | ... | compositor: Luma Pictures (as Alexandre Cancado) |
| Vincent Cirelli | ... | visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures |
| Chad Dombrova | ... | technical director: Luma Pictures |
| H Haden Hammond | ... | compositor: Luma Pictures |
| John R. Hazzard | ... | animator: Luma Pictures (as John Hazzard) |
| Brent Hensarling | ... | senior systems administrator: Luma Pictures |
| Justin Johnson | ... | compositor: Luma Pictures |
| Ntana Bantu Key | ... | second digital colorist: EFILM (as Ntana Key) |
| Jason Locke | ... | matchmover |
| Valy Lungoccia | ... | visual effects |
| Glenn Morris | ... | roto/paint supervisor / visual effects producer |
| Ashok Nayar | ... | visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures |
| Raphael A. Pimentel | ... | animator: Luma Pictures (as Raphael Pimentel) |
| Steven J. Scott | ... | supervising digital colorist: EFilm |
| Gabe Shedd | ... | visual effects staff |
| Payam Shohadai | ... | visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures |
| Joey Sila | ... | compositor: Luma Pictures |
| Thanapoom Siripopungul | ... | compositor: Luma Pictures |
| Thomas Mathai | ... | data manager (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Danny Aiello III | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Bill Anagnos | ... | stunts |
| Chris Barnes | ... | stunts |
| Tim Buchanan | ... | stunts |
| Jared Burke | ... | stunt double: Adam Sandler |
| John Cenatiempo | ... | stunt driver / stunt performer |
| George B. Colucci Jr. | ... | stunts (as George B. Colucci) |
| Norman Douglass | ... | stunts |
| Roy Farfel | ... | stunt driver |
| Donald John Hewitt | ... | stunt driver |
| Jery Hewitt | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Kevin L. Jackson | ... | stunt double |
| Jennifer Lamb | ... | stunts |
| Joanne Lamstein | ... | stunts |
| John Patrick McLaughlin | ... | stunts |
| Mick O'Rourke | ... | stunts |
| Janet Paparazzo | ... | stunts |
| Michael Russo | ... | stunts |
| Derrick Simmons | ... | stunt double: Don Cheadle |
| Brian Smyj | ... | stunt rigger / stunts |
| Erik Solky | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Steven A. Adelson | ... | camera operator / steadicam operator |
| Tracy Bennett | ... | still photographer |
| Curtis Bradford | ... | gaffer: Los Angeles and New York |
| Betty Chow | ... | second assistant camera |
| Tim Collins | ... | dolly grip: "a" camera |
| David Conelli | ... | Camera Car Operator |
| Howard J. Cournoyer | ... | electrician |
| Julian J. Delacruz | ... | assistant camera: second unit, New York |
| Daryl Didier | ... | set lighting technician: Los Angeles |
| Jamie Fitzpatrick | ... | a camera second assistant: NYC |
| Jason Garcia | ... | first assistant camera |
| Jeffrey M. Hall | ... | gaffer: Los Angeles |
| Jay M. Huntoon | ... | digital video assist operator: Los Angeles |
| Nils Johnson | ... | digital video assist operator: New York |
| Scott Koche | ... | camera production assistant |
| Jennifer Koestler | ... | second assistant camera |
| Eric Laudadio | ... | additional first assistant camera (as Eric R. Laudadio) |
| Cameron Lee Michael | ... | electrician |
| Ryan Quinlan | ... | best boy |
| Patrick Quinn | ... | assistant camera: New York |
| Sam Rosedietcher | ... | electrician |
| Kyle Rudolph | ... | director of photography: second unit, New York (as Kyle C. Rudolph) |
| Rigney Sackley | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| David Satin | ... | digital imaging technician: New York |
| T. Daniel Scaringi | ... | key grip: Los Angeles |
| Aaron Schulte | ... | electrician |
| Richard Stevens | ... | camera operator |
| Jason Young | ... | rigging best boy electric |
| J. Dan Wright | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Claire Benjamin | ... | extras casting |
| Kathy Kaplan | ... | casting assistant |
| Jennifer Sabel | ... | extras casting associate |
| Judith Sunga | ... | casting associate |
| Joanna Vanadia | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Grant Wilfley | ... | extras casting (uncredited) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Leslie Brown | ... | costumer: Mr. Sandler |
| Nancy Collini | ... | costume supervisor |
| Muto-Little | ... | costume maker |
Location Management
| Frank Cattano | ... | assistant location manager: New York |
| Paul Hargrave | ... | location manager |
| James D. Lee | ... | location manager: New York (as James Lee) |
| Derek Pastures | ... | parking coordinator: New York |
| Pat Sones | ... | assistant location manager: New York (as Patricia Weber Sones) |
| Scott Trimble | ... | assistant location manager |
| Carlos A. Acosta | ... | location assistant: New York (uncredited) |
| Nick Carr | ... | location assistant: New York (uncredited) |
| Timothy Goldberg | ... | location assistant: New York (uncredited) |
| Joe Guest | ... | location manager: New York 2nd unit (uncredited) |
| Matthew H. Wiesner | ... | location assistant: New York (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Tony Blondal | ... | orchestrator |
| Stephen Coleman | ... | music programmer |
| Ross DeRoche | ... | music copyist |
| George Doering | ... | musician |
| Shawyne Fisher | ... | choir coordinator |
| Trevor Gilchrist | ... | music programmer: score |
| Greg Hayes | ... | score recordist |
| Dave Jordan | ... | music supervisor |
| Chet Leonard | ... | music playback |
| Dan Savant | ... | music contractor |
| Nick South | ... | music editor |
| Greg Townley | ... | score mixer |
Script and Continuity Department
| Nancy Karlin | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Chris Haynes | ... | driver |
| Ashley Hinson | ... | dispatcher |
| Gary Schamber | ... | transportation coordinator |
Additional Crew
| Edward Allen | ... | production accountant |
| Monica Barraza | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Bonnie Belknap | ... | food stylist |
| Phil Besa | ... | accounting clerk: Los Angeles |
| Bryan Binder | ... | assistant: Mr. M. Binder |
| Jeremy T. Black | ... | production assistant (as Jeremy Thomas Black) |
| Deon Boyce | ... | production assistant |
| Lauren Brezner | ... | assistant: Mr. M. Binder |
| Adam Butera | ... | production assistant |
| Daniel Cabeza | ... | production assistant |
| Chris Camuto | ... | accounting clerk |
| Barbara Casner | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Ricky Cuevas | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Roberto De Jesus | ... | production assistant: New York |
| Jacques Derosena | ... | photo double |
| John DeSimone | ... | production coordinator: New York |
| Nat Dinga | ... | assistant: Mr. J. Binder |
| James R. Dunham | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Lichelle D. Ebner | ... | stand-in: Rae Allen |
| Lauren E. Enfield | ... | production assistant |
| Shayla Freeman | ... | production assistant: second unit |
| Sean P. Galvin | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Ronald E. Hairston | ... | key craft service |
| Melanie Hall | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles (as Melanie Sheerer) |
| Liz Hannah | ... | production intern: New York (as Elizabeth Hannah) |
| James Hinton | ... | assistant accountant |
| Robert S. Hoffman | ... | set production assistant (as Rob Hoffman) |
| Robert Hume | ... | production coordinator |
| Sebastian Iervolino | ... | production assistant |
| Michael B. Johnson | ... | production accountant: New York |
| Patrice Karavas | ... | office production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Ket Lamb | ... | stand-in: Los Angeles |
| Nicole Lederman | ... | production assistant: New York (as Nicole Diane Lederman) |
| James LeSage | ... | production assistant |
| Jonathan Loughran | ... | assistant: Mr. Sandler |
| Faya Madrid | ... | production assistant |
| Nicole Mandich | ... | stand-in |
| Rosemary Morgan | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Fisher Pence | ... | assistant: Mr. Rotenberg |
| Jennifer Perkins | ... | assistant: Mr. Sandler |
| Bronwyn Preston | ... | unit publicist |
| Shane Ralston | ... | stand-in: Adam Sandler |
| Nicole Real | ... | assistant set production assistant |
| Johnny Renaudo | ... | post assistant accountant (as Johnny S. Renaudo II) |
| Guillaume Renberg | ... | remote head technician: New York |
| Ulises Rodriguez | ... | production secretary: New York |
| Rick Roesch | ... | payroll accountant |
| Loriel Samaras | ... | set production assistant |
| Elyse Sams | ... | set production assistant: Los Angeles |
| V.W. Scheich | ... | production coordinator |
| Michael James 'Scotty' Scott | ... | second assistant accountant |
| Maurice Sessoms | ... | key set production assistant: New York |
| Daryl Sledge | ... | production assistant |
| Jason Sugars | ... | assistant: Mr. Cheadle |
| Nick Theodorakis | ... | digital imaging engineer: Los Angeles |
| Paul Wielunski | ... | production assistant |
| Maxine Brooks | ... | studio teacher (uncredited) |
| Gale Hansen | ... | studio executive (uncredited) |
| B.J. Smith | ... | set medic: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Johann Benét | ... | thanks |
Production Companies
- Relativity Media (in association with)
- Madison 23
- Sunlight Productions
- GH Three
Distributors
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Columbia Pictures (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Buena Vista International (2007) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Releasing (2007) (United States) (theatrical)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Luma Pictures (visual effects by)
Other Companies
- Central Casting (extras casting)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (prints)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Grant Wilfley Casting (extras casting)
- Haddad's (transportation equipment)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Madison Gate Records ("Love, Reign O'er Me" single)
- Moonlight Post (titles)
- Movie Movers (trailers)
- Panavision (Genesis camera system)
- Sony Computer Entertainment America (courtesy of: "Shadow of the Colossus")
- Sony Pictures Studios (post-production sound services)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Square Tite Entertainment & Marketing (casting)
- The Reel Team (loop group)
- Twentieth Century Fox (courtesy of: footage from "Young Frankenstein" and "Silent Movie")
- Warner Bros. Entertainment (licensed by: "Blazing Saddles")
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Alan Johnson has everything he needs to get through life: a good job, a beautiful and loving wife, and their wonderful children. Yet he feels isolated because he finds having a hard-working job and managing a family too much to handle and has no one to talk to about it. Charlie Fineman, on the other hand, doesn't have a job or a family. He used to have both until a terrible loss, and the grief caused him to quit his job and isolate himself from everyone around him. As it turns out, Alan and Charlie were roommates in college, and a chance encounter one night rekindles the friendship they shared. But when Charlie's problems become too much to deal with, Alan is determined to help Charlie come out of his emotional abyss. Written by neojeff2199 |
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| Taglines | Let in the unexpected. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $20,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $7,460,690, 23 Mar 2007 |
| Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $21,418,543 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Every song that's played in the background is either played on Charlie's iPod or has its album mentioned by Charlie. See more » |
| Goofs | When Charlie is in his first apartment playing the video game and the shot is from where the video screen is, the receiver/amplifier has no cables or wires running to or from it; yet when he's in the second apartment, all the RCA cables and other cables are plugged into it and it is clearly hooked up to work. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #14.113 (2007). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Love, Reign O'er Me See more » |
| Quotes |
Charlie Fineman:
[Charlie looks at Alan]
I had three daughters. Alan Johnson: [surprised] I... I know. Charlie Fineman: Geena was five. Jenny was seven, she, uh... she liked boys already. Julie was 9. She was... she was older. They all looked alike, Johnson. Like Doreen. Doreen was my wife. DT. That was her nickname. Doreen Timpleman. She had a dog, Spider. Spider... the poodle. They'd wake me up all the time, Saturday mornings, you know, singing Beatles songs to me in harmony, the four of them... so cute, so cute. Doreen never judged me... never nagged like some wives do. Wanted me to take my shoes off so I didn't wreck the carpet. That's it. Doreen and the girls were VERY female. I... I... I was the oddball, you know. Mr. Man. They adored me, Johnson... Alan Johnson: I bet they did... I know they did, Charlie. Charlie Fineman: With the long brown hair... except little Geena. She kept the hair short... to be different from everybody... she, um, she had a birthmark, though. Looked like a burn... but it wasn't. She always said it was gonna go away, but it... it never did. Jenny, Jenny, this one... she wanted to be a gymnast. She was such a klutz, though. I didn't have the heart to mention it as a problem. They, uh, went to see Doreen's sister Ellen and her girls in Boston, and they took Spider, because... I had to work and they didn't trust me to feed her, but that was a joke. We were all going to DT's little cousin's wedding in Los Angeles, and I was gonna meet them out there... The kids wanted to go to Disneyland, but they... they uh, were already gonna miss a couple days of school, so we had to say no. You know. So I'm going out to meet them in Los Angeles, and on the way to JFK, I'm in a taxicab and I hear on the radio... [slowly starts to cry] Charlie Fineman: I get there and the man tells me the plane's from Boston... another man tells me there's two planes. [sobs] Charlie Fineman: Then I go inside the airport and I'm watching. I'm watching on the television... and I... and I... I... I saw it. I saw it and I felt it at the same time. I thought about Geena's birthmark, and I... I felt them burning... See more » |