Nights in Rodanthe (2008)

User Rating:

5.5/10   

Director:

George C. Wolfe

Writers (WGA):

Ann Peacock (screenplay) and
John Romano (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

26 September 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

It's never too late for a second chance

Plot:

A doctor who is traveling to see his estranged son sparks with an unhappily married woman at a North Carolina inn.

Plot Keywords:

Stranger | Adultery | Plastic Surgeon | Unfaithful Husband | Unfaithfulness

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Cast

Diane Lane	...	Adrienne Willis
Richard Gere	...	Dr. Paul Flanner
Christopher Meloni	...	Jack Willis
Viola Davis	...	Jean
Becky Ann Baker	...	Dot
Scott Glenn	...	Robert Torrelson
Linda Molloy	...	Jill Torrelson
Pablo Schreiber	...	Charlie Torrelson
Mae Whitman	...	Amanda Willis
Charlie Tahan	...	Danny Willis
Carolyn McCormick	...	Jenny
Ted Manson	...	Old Gus
Ato Essandoh	...	Jean's Lover
Terri Denise Johnson	...	Medical Resident
Jessica Lucas	...	Admiring Nurse
Marisela Ramirez	...	Ecuadorian Patient
Kimberly Sauls	...	Pregnant Woman
Irene Ziegler	...	Real Estate Woman
Dihedry Aguilar	...	Bus Passenger
William D. Hooper	...	Fisherman
Hal Scarborough	...	Ferry Boat Captain
Candy Dennis	...	Ferry Woman #1
Gail Lane	...	Ferry Woman #2
Chookie Ramsey	...	Ferry Woman #3
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mia Clarke	...	Young Adrienne Willis (uncredited)
James Franco	...	Mark Flanner (uncredited)
John H. Peebles	...	Surgeon (uncredited)

Directed by
George C. Wolfe

Writing credits (WGA)
Ann Peacock		(screenplay) and
John Romano		(screenplay)
Nicholas Sparks		(novel)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Doug Claybourne	....	executive producer
Denise Di Novi	....	producer
Dana Goldberg	....	executive producer
Alison Greenspan	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Jeanine Tesori

Cinematography by
Affonso Beato

Film Editing by
Brian A. Kates

Casting by
Lisa Mae Fincannon
Lynn Kressel

Production Design by
Patrizia von Brandenstein

Art Direction by
William G. Davis

Set Decoration by
James Edward Ferrell Jr.

Costume Design by
Victoria Farrell

Makeup Department
Vivian Baker	....	makeup artist: Diane Lane
Wendy Bell	....	assistant makeup artist
LuAnn Claps	....	personal makeup artist: Richard Gere
Kari Delaney	....	key hair stylist
Robert Hall	....	special makeup designer: Almost Human Inc.
Sandra S. Orsolyak	....	makeup department head
Peter Tothpal	....	hair stylist: Ms. Diane Lane

Production Management
Ravi D. Mehta	....	executive in charge of production
Charlene Olson	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Brian Galligan	....	second second assistant director
Van Hayden	....	first assistant director
Michael G. Jefferson	....	second assistant director
Traci M. Lewis	....	second assistant director
Brian Niemczyk	....	second second assistant director
Thomas Parris	....	second second assistant director
Nancy L. Ventura	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Susan Agnoff	....	art department clearance coordinator
McLean Alley	....	art department coordinator
Robert Beck	....	property master
Missy Berent	....	scenic artist
Thurston Edwards	....	buyer
Chris Holcombe	....	set dresser
Margie McLamb Holowaty	....	additional buyer
Tom Jones Jr.	....	construction coordinator
Alicia Lowe	....	construction auditor
Alex McCarroll	....	assistant to production designer
Paul Oliver	....	charge scenic
James F. Oñate	....	scenic gang boss
'Jungle Jim' Shaughnessy	....	set dresser
Barbara S. Shelton	....	stand-by painter (as Barbara Seinfeld)
Bob Smith	....	chargehand dresser
Stephanie Waldron	....	greens
Michael A. Wells	....	propmaker
Jesse Williams	....	carpenter
Helen Williams Ward	....	storyboard artist

Sound Department
Jeff Babb	....	sound mixer: second unit
Petra Bach	....	adr supervisor
David V. Butler	....	dialogue editor
C. Douglas Cameron	....	boom operator
Jessica A. Dickson	....	dialogue editor
Matt Fann	....	sound utility
Cameron Frankley	....	sound designer
Cameron Frankley	....	supervising sound editor
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor
Brian Magerkurth	....	sound mix technician
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Susumu Tokunow	....	sound mixer
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Robert Calvert	....	special effects coordinator
Geoffrey C. Martin	....	special effects coordinator
Cortney McLeod	....	special effects technician
Matt Mizell	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Eric Durst	....	visual effects supervisor
Greg Groenekamp	....	digital compositor
Andreas Jablonka	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Steven Lloyd	....	digital artist
George Macri	....	visual effects producer: Pixel Magic
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor
Daniel Mellitz	....	compositor
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt double: Diane Lane
John Copeman	....	stunt coordinator
John Gilbert	....	co-stunt coordinator
G. Grant Jewett	....	stunt double: James Franco

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Bartsch	....	dolly grip
Logan R. Berkshire	....	key grip
Neil Boone	....	grip
Simon Carey	....	electrician
Kelly Clear	....	chief lighting technician: additional photography
Carlos Doerr	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Benedict Fancy	....	rigging grip
Morris Flam	....	gaffer
Jay Hardie	....	loader
Brian Johnston	....	grip
Chris Jones	....	camera operator
Ritchie Nannini	....	grip
David B. Nowell	....	aerial director of photography
Michelle Pizanis	....	second assistant camera: re-shoots
Felipe Reinheimer	....	first assistant camera
Robert Robinson	....	first assistant camera: additional camera
Todd SanSone	....	wireless imaging technician: aerial unit
James Selph	....	rigging grip
Michael Tackett	....	still photographer
Greg Taylor	....	electric
Paige Thomas	....	additional camera operator
Kees Van Oostrum	....	director of photography: second unit
Paul Varrieur	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Sean Yaple	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera

Casting Department
Ashli Bogart	....	extras casting assistant
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting: Los Angeles
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Matt Kane	....	casting associate
Kevin R. Kuffa	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rachel Leek	....	assistant costume designer
Lynn Manock	....	key costumer
Kelly Southerland	....	set costumer
Beverly Woods	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Ernest Leif Boyd	....	assistant editor
Ellen Hendrix	....	assistant editor
Yvan Lucas	....	colorist: Efilm
Ali Muney	....	first assistant editor
Amy Pawlowski	....	digital intermediate editor
Christian Prejza	....	digital intermediate producer
Jonathan Spafford	....	second assistant editor
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Music Department
Jeff Babb	....	music playback
Brandon J. Burton	....	assistant music engineer
Jay Duerr	....	music editor
Robert Fernandez	....	scoring mixer
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Buryl Red	....	orchestrator
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Robert Schaper	....	scoring mixer
Robert Schaper	....	supervising music editor
Peter Schwartz	....	additional music production
Jeanine Tesori	....	conductor

Transportation Department
E. Michael Hewett	....	van driver
Randall Pickett	....	driver
Scott Siler	....	prop truck driver

Other crew
Ryan Bennett	....	production assistant
Ashton J. Blessing	....	accounting clerk
Heather Brannon	....	co-coordinator
Clay Broaddus	....	assistant to executive producer
Christopher C. Courter	....	production assistant
Elizabeth A. Dennis	....	assistant production office coordinator
Jamie Dorfman	....	production assistant
Rebekah M. Erford	....	production assistant
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Mathew Ferrante	....	production coordinator: Warner Bros.
Matt Fink	....	production assistant
Philippe Gallichet	....	caterer
Matthew K. Hacker	....	location assistant
Bass Hampton	....	location manager
Debbie Lane Hewett	....	assistant: Richard Gere
Heath Howard	....	production coordinator
Aakomon Jones	....	choreographer
Alex Konowitz	....	production assistant
Andrew L. Lanier	....	location scout
Meg Lansaw	....	production assistant
Daryl C. Lefever	....	production accountant
Tchaiko Omawale	....	assistant to director
Jennifer Opresnick	....	script supervisor
Shaun O'Rourke	....	production assistant
Thomas Parris	....	location assistant
Julia Pluhowski	....	travel coordinator
Derek Pons	....	production assistant
Jason Potash	....	set production assistant
Charlotte Rapak	....	production secretary: reshoots
Taffy Schweickhardt	....	first assistant accountant
Joanie Selden	....	payroll accountant
Nick Shaheen	....	office staff assistant
Charles Stewart Jr.	....	location assistant
Patricia Story	....	unit publicist
Sarah Templeton	....	assistant: Diane Lane
Stephanie Whallon	....	second assistant accountant
Stephanie Yeager	....	assistant: Denise Di Novi

Production Companies

• DiNovi Pictures
• Village Roadshow Pictures
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sensuality.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

Spanish | English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44032) | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Carolina Beach, North Carolina, USA

Company:

DiNovi Pictures

Goofs:

Continuity: At the inn, Adrienne removes a photo of her family from the refrigerator door and tucks it in the cupboard door. In the next shot the photo has disappeared from the cupboard door.

Quotes:

Dr. Paul Flanner: We all make choices, Adrienne. You chose that life, you chose that man. Do you even remember who you really are anymore?
Adrienne Willis: Just stop it.

Soundtrack:

Love Remains the Same

It's a nice romantic film, Diane and Richard make it watchable

Oh, my friend was just dying to see Nights in Rodanthe, I'm convinced she is absolutely in love with Richard Gere, not to mention she just loves romantic movies, so Richard Gere and romance? It's a no brainer, she just had to see this movie, guess who she begged to go with her? Yeah, me, I didn't really want to see it though, it looked too sappy for my tastes, but we got to see it for free, so I figured to just go ahead and give it a fair chance. Well, we saw it today, it was a little better than I expected, which is saying plenty. After seeing the movie Unfaithful, I really wasn't into the whole Diane and Richard being back together on screen, but for some reason they made this story more enjoyable. Even though it was predictable, it was a sweet movie, I hate the sappy movies, despite it's sappiness that I normally resent, it's still a nice movie and was just a breath of fresh air due to the recent movies that we're getting that are either thrillers, comedies, or action.

Adrienne Willis is a divorced mother of two who's ex-husband is begging to come back home after a nasty affair he had with one of her friends. She's debating on it since her children want them back together and she feels it should be that way. But when her friend leaves her to run her house on the beach that she rents out to people, Adrienne meets Paul Flanner, a doctor who has had a rough year after loosing a patient on a routine surgery, he's staying in the house with Adrienne. Loosing themselves has been so hard, but when they're together they find themselves once again and bring life back into their world realizing it's OK to be in love once more.

Nights in Rodanthe is a nice movie to watch... more so I'd say for either a rental or a matinée, I was more impressed with it than I thought I would be, but it does get predictable, which I hate to say I've just been seeing nothing but predictable films lately. Maybe I should start writing scripts if this is all it takes, I could write a number one movie maybe, wish me luck. But back onto the movie, it has decent acting and does give you watery eyes. It's a nice movie to watch, gives you a little smile and reminds you of the sweeter things in life. Richard and Diane made this movie enjoyable and were lovely on-screen together, it's worth the watch.

6/10