Overnight Delivery (1998)

Director:

Jason Bloom

Writers (WGA):

Marc Sedaka (written by) and
Steve Bloom (written by)

Genre:

Romance | Comedy

Tagline:

They've got 24 hours to stop a package, prevent a disaster, and fall in love.

Plot:

A man suspects his girlfriend of being unfaithful. So he sends her a letter, but than finds out that he was wrong...

Plot Keywords:

Beautiful Woman | Love | Picture | Male Female Relationship | Male Nudity

Cast

Paul Rudd	...	Wyatt Trips
Christine Taylor	...	Kimberly Jasney
Reese Witherspoon	...	Ivy Miller
Sarah Silverman	...	Turran
Buffy Sedlachek	...	Teacher
Richard Cody	...	Raditch
Gary Wolf	...	Snake
Carl Anthony Payne II	...	Wheels
Tim McNiff	...	TV Anchor
Gale Plewacki	...	Roving Reporter
Tamara Mello	...	Marita
John Sylvain	...	Deejay
William Byrd Wilkins	...	Bouncer
John Beasley	...	Baker
Larry Drake	...	Hal Ipswich
Jack Walsh	...	Dick
Tobin Bell	...	John Dwayne Beezly
Stephen Yoakam	...	SWAT Leader (as Steve Yoakam)
Bruce Bohne	...	Sniper
Maile Flanagan	...	Gas Jockey
Peter Schmitz	...	Ticket Agent
Grant Richey	...	Waiter
Bill Schoppert	...	Officer #1
Jack McGee	...	Stanley
Barbara Kingsley	...	Waitress
Emil Herrera	...	Short Order Cook
Jay Gjernes	...	Drunk Man
John-Clay Scott	...	Florist
Matt Klemp	...	The 'Ricker' (as Matthew Klemp)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
James Belushi	...	Overnight Delivery Boss (scenes deleted)
John Fortson	...	Delivery Guy (scenes deleted)
Shale Nelson	...	Skycap
Frank Crandell	...	Singing Cook (uncredited)
James Fischer	...	Jason (driver supervisor) (uncredited)
Catherine E. Johnson	...	(uncredited)
Gene Larche	...	DeeJay (uncredited)
Nick Lauren	...	Hotel Patron (uncredited)
Kurt Schweickhardt	...	Cop #1 (uncredited)
Jen Sharlow	...	Girl in Library (uncredited)

Directed by
Jason Bloom

Writing credits (WGA)
Marc Sedaka		(written by) and
Steve Bloom		(written by)

Produced by
Roger Birnbaum	....	executive producer
Dan Etheridge	....	producer
Bradley Jenkel	....	executive producer
Brad Krevoy	....	producer
Deborah Moore	....	line producer
Steven Stabler	....	producer

Original Music by
Andrew Gross

Cinematography by
Edward J. Pei

Film Editing by
Luis Colina

Production Design by
Marek Dobrowolski

Art Direction by
Scott Meehan

Set Decoration by
Diana Stoughton		(as Diana L. Stoughton)

Costume Design by
Kathleen Detoro

Makeup Department
Daniel Curet	....	key hair stylist
Alan Friedman	....	key makeup artist (as Alan 'Doc' Friedman)
Darcy Knight	....	makeup artist: second unit
Sergio Lopez-Rivera	....	additional makeup artist

Production Management
Carla Fry	....	executive in charge of production
Kevin Reidy	....	unit production manager
Rick Reynolds	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Linda Brachman	....	first assistant director
Jake Crawford	....	second unit director
Joe Lotito	....	second assistant director (as Joseph E. Lotito)
Michael Pitt	....	second second assistant director
Rod Smith	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
J. Todd Anderson	....	storyboard artist
Cadence Baron	....	carpenter
Warren Barrows	....	carpenter
John Baun	....	carpenter
Adam Beck	....	first property assistant
Brett Beuch	....	carpenter
John Alan Champion	....	swing gang (as John A. Champion)
Jeffrey Daniels	....	on-set dresser: second unit
Andrea Dietrich	....	storyboard artist
Kevin Egeland	....	set designer
Paul Forneris	....	carpenter
Rebecca Goodwyn	....	swing gang
Donavan M. Hake	....	second foreman
Garold L. Heinman	....	carpenter
David Kaas	....	carpenter
Kenneth J. Kellers	....	set dressing leadman
James Kepler	....	carpenter
Kay Kropp	....	lead scenic
Brian L. Landsdorf	....	construction coordinator
Keith Tveit Langsdorf	....	carpenter
Sydney Ann Lunn	....	greens person
Scott Nordhausen	....	swing gang
David K. Pederson	....	assistant to lead scenic
David Roth	....	property assistant
Kate Sheeley	....	art department intern
Bryan Shelley	....	on-set dresser: second unit
Daryl Smith	....	foreman (as Daryl 'Flooby' Smith)
Brian Sobaski	....	painter
Jill Stevenson	....	on-set dresser
Amy L. Sundby	....	art department assistant
Dwight C. Swanson	....	carpenter
Chuck Tillinghuisen	....	carpenter
Susan J. Tveit	....	art department coordinator
Daniel L. Widerski	....	carpenter
Ingrid Wilcox	....	property master
Charlie Wildenauer	....	carpenter
Clarence L. Wimmer	....	carpenter
Emijo Winner	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Andre Bacha	....	sound editor
Stu Bernstein	....	sound editor
Leslie Bloom	....	foley artist (as Les Bloom)
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist (as Michael Broomberg)
Patrick Cabral	....	foley artist
Michael C. Casper	....	sound re-recording mixer
Patricia Conaway Lamberti	....	digital assistant editor (as Patty Connaway)
Gary Coppola	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Rickley W. Dumm	....	first assistant sound editor
Eric Flickinger	....	sound recording assistant
Darrall Garcia	....	digital assistant editor
Mark Hollingsworth	....	sound editor
J. Stanley Johnston	....	sound re-recording mixer
J. Stanley Johnston	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
Daniel J. Leahy	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Dan Leahy)
Lee W. Lebaigue	....	digital assistant editor (as Lee Lebaigue)
Gerry Lentz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kimaree Long	....	digital assistant editor
Julie Lucas	....	digital assistant editor
Mark McBryde	....	foley artist
Perry Robertson	....	sound editor
Andy Rovins	....	boom operator
Scott Sanders	....	sound editor
Jackson Schwartz	....	adr mixer
Jackson Schwartz	....	foley mixer
Ken Segal	....	production sound mixer
Unsun Song	....	sound recording assistant
Edward M. Steidele	....	foley artist (as Ed Steidele)
Drew Webster	....	sound recording assistant
Scott Wolf	....	sound design editor
Bill Meadows	....	dubbing recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Barry Beaulac	....	special effects assistant
Joe Carroll	....	special effects assistant
Timothy Bryan Drackert	....	special effects assistant
Eric D. Howell	....	special effects assistant
Chris Nelson	....	special effects assistant (as Christopher Nelson)
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Nicole Herr	....	digital compositor: Cinesite
Brad Kuehn	....	visual effects supervisor
Craig Mathieson	....	digital compositor

Stunts
David S. Cass Sr.	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Jake Crawford	....	stunt coordinator
Marcia Holley	....	stunts
Eric D. Howell	....	stunts
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunts
Debbie J. Radermacher	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts
Rick Seaman	....	stunts
Lincoln Simonds	....	stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunts
Earl Wiggins	....	utility stunts
Rose Williams	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Sean Anastasion	....	electrician
Bruce Birmelin	....	still photographer
Greg Bubb	....	additional camera operator
Louis Cicero	....	dolly grip
Peter Clemence	....	best boy grip
Milo Durben	....	key grip: second unit (as Milo R. Durben)
Ace Eastman	....	rigging key grip
John Farr	....	gaffer
Moe Flaherty	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Tom Franchett	....	electrician
Mike Gulenchyn	....	best boy grip: second unit
Christopher Haifley	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Patrick Hall	....	additional camera operator
William H. Hobson	....	grip (as William Hobson)
Laura Holzschuh	....	camera production assistant
Patrick Loungway	....	director of photography: second unit
William Park	....	camera loader
John Raymer	....	best boy electric
Vince Rodriguez	....	key grip
Andrew Rowlands	....	camera operator
Andrew Rowlands	....	steadicam operator
Jason Salonen	....	electrician
Afshin Shahidi	....	assistant camera
Joseph Slagerman	....	grip
James Sprattley	....	first assistant camera (as James M. Sprattley)
Douglas Thompsen	....	additional second assistant camera
J.R. Thompson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Adam Walderman	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Wilson Webb	....	electrician
Niel Williams	....	grip

Casting Department
Debbie DeLisi	....	extras casting assistant (as Debbie Kaszynski)
Charles Crossin	....	background casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Denee Anderson	....	wardrobe assistant
Jeannine Bourdaghs	....	wardrobe assistant
Stephanie Faiella	....	wardrobe assistant
Linda Froiland	....	wardrobe assistant
Holly Anne Johnson	....	wardrobe assistant
Amy K. Lewis	....	wardrobe assistant
Kelly O'Gurian	....	set costumer
Jean Rosone	....	costume supervisor
Alyssa Spado	....	wardrobe assistant
Susan Strubel	....	set costumer (as Susan M. Strubel)

Editorial Department
George D. Brown III	....	assistant editor
Joe Fineman	....	executive in charge of post-production
Kristen Helsing	....	first assistant editor
Brett S. McCarthy	....	assistant editor
Linda Raths	....	assistant editor
Claudia Zalokar	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Ryeland Allison	....	composer: additional music
Phil Cordaro	....	assistant to composer
Audrey DeRoche	....	music score coordinator
Helle O'Connell	....	music coordinator
Robert J. Ramirez	....	orchestrator
Dana Sano	....	music executive
Casey Stone	....	score mixer
Carl Zittrer	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Phil Balani	....	driver generator operator
Mitchell Bergman	....	transportation coordinator
Griff Ruggles	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Brian Applequist	....	stand-in
David Bonsukan	....	second assistant accountant
Cheryl Broussard	....	assistant production coordinator (as Cheryl M. Broussard)
Dan Conklin	....	production assistant
Leon Dudevoir	....	production executive
Steve Duscher	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Doug Elliot	....	production assistant
Doug Elliott	....	office production assistant
Michael Etheridge	....	key set production assistant
James Fischer	....	extras wrangler
James Fischer	....	production assistant
Moe Flaherty	....	script supervisor: second unit
Ayesha Fowler	....	production assistant: second unit
Sean Hartley Francis	....	production assistant
Kurt W. Gensmer	....	first aid
Emily Glatter	....	in-house production coordinator
Stephen Golden Jr.	....	production assistant
Kim Greitzer	....	assistant: Dan Etheridge
Fred Grossman	....	first assistant accountant
Brian Grushcow	....	assistant: Dan Etheridge
Julie Hartley	....	production coordinator
Marlene Hart	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles
Cheryl Hayward	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles
Sheryl Hayward	....	production assistant (as Cheryl Hayward)
Tim Hillman	....	location manager (as Timothy Hillman)
Lesley Johnson	....	key set production assistant
Nancy Johnston-Walker	....	assistant: Brad Krevoy
Linda Kuusisto	....	script supervisor
Wendi Laski	....	unit publicist
Jody Ann Lichtor	....	assistant: Deborah Moore
Rachel Lynn	....	assistant location manager
Lance Mayer	....	assistant: Jason Bloom
Elizabeth McDade	....	assistant: Reese Witherspoon
Romano Paoletti	....	key set production assistant
Danielle Parsons	....	assistant: Steve Stabler
Mike Patlin	....	aviation coordinator
Bob Pitto	....	post-production accountant
Rachel E. Prentiss	....	production accountant
Paul Prokop	....	production controller
Jade Ramsey	....	assistant: Steve Stabler
Jim Seymore	....	assistant location manager: second unit
Robert Sharman	....	video coordinator
Peter Shultz	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Bix Skahill	....	production assistant
Kat Sway	....	choreographer
Lana Thompson	....	location assistant: second unit
Linda Wright	....	assistant: Ms. Moore
Trevor Wright	....	production assistant: second unit (as Trevor Nathan Wright)
John H. Wu	....	assistant: Brad Krevoy (as John Wu)
Dan Yankelevits	....	production counsel
Dave Dustin	....	set medic (uncredited)
Jim Small	....	location manager: second unit (uncredited)

Thanks
Arne Carlson	....	special thanks (as Governor Arne Carlson)
Kevin Smith	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Distributors

• New Line Cinema
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Rescue Resources Inc.  first aid

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some crude sexual material.

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13 | UK:15

Filming Locations:

Ayd Mill Road, St. Paul, Minnesota, USA

Company:

Motion Picture Corporation of America (MPCA)

Trivia:

Kevin Smith served as screenwriter on an early version of the script that was not used.

Goofs:

Continuity: When the delivery man switches to the front gas tank of the blown-up van, his hand and sleeve appears scorched by the flames. But when he yells out the door of the van waving the package, he isn't scorched at all, and then he shows up in Memphis burned all over.

Quotes:

[in Ivy's nightmare]
Kimberly: Give me a T, give me an R, give me an I-P-S. What does it spell? Trips! Ivy, if you touch him I will tear you to bits!

Movie Connections:

References Mac and Me (1988)

Soundtrack:

Signed, Sealed, Delivered (I'm Yours)

Very entertaining

Reese Witherspoon is the key to this movie. She is funny, beautiful, and can act better than just about every new face in the recent string of horror movies (which all suck in one way or another). Paul Rudd just seems too foolish when compared to her onscreen, but they can play off each other fine.

The plot seems like it could happen in real life, but the situations this couple runs into on the way just seems too far fetched when you take it all in. But I don't care. This isn't a movie that spent dozens of hours running through the plot and referencing with logic. It was made of for laughs and that's exactly what it delivers.