The Third Wheel (2002)

User Rating:

5.4/10   

Director:

Jordan Brady

Writer (WGA):

Jay Lacopo (written by)

Release Date:

31 May 2002 (Italy)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The only thing Stanley & Michael didn't plan on for the perfect date was...Phil.

Plot:

A man accidentally hits a homeless person with his car and then can't seem to get rid of him the rest of the night.

Plot Keywords:

Betting | Date | Glass | Hit By Car | Homeless

Cast

Luke Wilson	...	Stanley
Denise Richards	...	Diana Evans
Jay Lacopo	...	Phil
Ben Affleck	...	Michael
Phill Lewis	...	Mitch
Deborah Theaker	...	Nancy
Melissa McCarthy	...	Marilyn
Tim DeKay	...	Speaker
Greg Pitts	...	Tee
Wayne Federman	...	Glen Federman
Mike Schwartz	...	Co-Worker
Neal Matarazzo	...	Neal
Jim Lau	...	Clerk
Diana-Maria Riva	...	Rose Lady
Blas Lorenzo	...	Waiter
Buck Kartalian	...	Old Man
Rachel Winfree	...	Knitting Lady
Robert M. Koch	...	Actor (Lincoln) (as Robert Koch)
Jason Kravits	...	Stage Manager
Jeanette Miller	...	Elderly Woman
Kevin P. Farley	...	Bus Driver (as Kevin Farley)
Marcus DeJohn	...	Bill
Marilyn Staley	...	Mary
Veena Bidasha	...	Mahareinlu
David Koechner	...	Carl
Matthew Maher	...	Hank
Meredith Salenger	...	Sara
Bobby Slayton	...	Dave Bowen
Phil Reeves	...	Bill Sykes
Steven Shenbaum	...	Ted
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Amy Boatwright	...	Waitress
Marcus Johnson	...	Bill
Joan M. Blair	...	Woman On Bus (uncredited)
Matt Damon	...	Kevin (uncredited)
Don Damrath	...	(uncredited)
Jeff Garlin	...	Office worker (uncredited)
Joy Gohring	...	Drunk Office Girl (uncredited)
Lauren Graham	...	Woman at Party (uncredited)
Richie Keen	...	Rich (uncredited)
Nicole Sullivan	...	Sally (uncredited)

Directed by
Jordan Brady

Writing credits (WGA)
Jay Lacopo		(written by)

Produced by
Ben Affleck	....	executive producer
Jeff Balis	....	associate producer
Matt Damon	....	executive producer
Louis G. Friedman	....	co-producer
Stavros Merjos	....	producer
Chris Moore	....	producer
Yoram Pelman	....	executive producer
Adam Rosenfelt	....	producer
Marc Schaberg	....	associate producer
Chad Snopek	....	producer

Original Music by
Lisa Coleman
Wendy Melvoin

Cinematography by
Jonathan Brown

Film Editing by
Sam Citron
Paul Seydor

Casting by
Michelle Morris		(as Michelle Morris-Gertz)

Production Design by
Cosmas A. Demetriou

Art Direction by
Gregory Branson		(as Gregory R. Branson)

Set Decoration by
Hernan Camacho
Christopher Carlson

Costume Design by
Annie Dunn
Leesa Evans

Makeup Department
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head
Voni Hinkle	....	hair department head
Jeff Lewis	....	makeup artist
Shari Perry	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Louis G. Friedman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hans Berggren	....	second second assistant director
Carey Dietrich	....	first assistant director
Stephanie Kime	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Russell R. Anderson	....	lead man
Greg Benge	....	set dresser
Mike Boudreau	....	set dresser
Gary Clark	....	painter (as Gary A. Clark)
Jennifer Dawson	....	assistant property master
Rick Glenn	....	set dresser
Roger Knight	....	set dresser
Jeffrey Kushon	....	set dresser
Amanda Moss Serino	....	on-set dresser
Cheryl Pendergrass	....	assistant property master
Erik Polczwartek	....	set dresser
Douglas W. Randall	....	property master
Charles Righetti	....	set dresser
Joel Ruiz	....	set dresser
Jimmy Simeone	....	set dresser
Zeev Tankus	....	property master
Brian Walsh	....	lead man
Larry J. White II	....	lead man (as Larry J. White)
Todd Young	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Scott Edelson	....	sound utility
George Flores	....	boom operator
Michael Garner	....	boom operator
Danielle Ghent	....	dialogue editor
Cameron Hamza	....	sound mixer
Randy McDonald	....	sound utility
Donald Murray	....	dialogue supervisor
Phillip Seretti	....	post-production sound supervisor
Phillip Seretti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Janja Vujovich	....	post-production sound coordinator
Randolph Saucedo	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Ron Trost	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunt double: Luke Wilson
Dane Farwell	....	stunts
Andy Gill	....	stunts
Lisa Hoyle	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Tom McComas	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Gavin Alcott	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Dean Andolsek	....	gaffer: additional photography
Abel Barron	....	electrician
Greg Bridges	....	dolly grip
Joe Broderick	....	Steadicam operator
Steve Castanda	....	best boy electric
Michael P. Catanzarite	....	key grip (as Michael Catanzarite)
David Chameides	....	Steadicam operator (as Dave Chameides)
Peter Charles	....	grip
John Christopic	....	electrician
Stephan Clancey	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Stephane Cojot-Goldberg	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Derek K. Cunningham	....	grip (as Derek Cunningham)
Christian E. Dirkes	....	dolly grip (as Chris Dirkes)
Chauncey B. Forward	....	video assist operator
Michael Fuhr	....	camera loader
Keith Gorman	....	best boy electric (as Keith A.F. Gorman)
Ben Haller	....	best boy grip
Todd Heater	....	gaffer
Renee Hedstrom	....	second assistant camera
Scott Hillman	....	key grip
Ron Hirshman	....	first assistant camera: "a" and "b" camera
Aubrey Husar	....	grip (as Aubrey Boytos)
Manny Jimenez	....	grip (as Manuel Jimenez)
Mason Kulhawik	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Ken Longbella	....	electrician (as Ken Longballa)
Art Martin	....	first assistant camera
Gary McBride	....	dolly grip
Michael McCormack	....	video assistant operator
Anthony G. Nakonechnyj	....	gaffer (as Tony 'Nako' Nakonechnyj)
Robert Ogden	....	best boy electric
Scott Osterman	....	camera loader
Heather Page	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Charles Papert	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Perry H. Patterson	....	camera loader (as Perry Patterson)
Max Pomerleau	....	gaffer
Greg Rhineer	....	camera operator
David Ricci	....	grip (as Dave Ricci)
Craig Steven Riley	....	grip
Felix Rivera	....	electrician
Allen Rowe	....	electrician
Peter Schlanser	....	grip
Timmy Schminkle	....	grip
George Sugar	....	electrician
Cary A. Symmons	....	best boy grip (as Cary Symmons)
Eric Turner	....	second assistant camera
Thomas Vandermillen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Lance Jay Velazco	....	video assist operator
Fritz 'Bootsy' Webber	....	best boy grip
John Wilton	....	electrician
William D. Wynn	....	key grip (as Bill Wynn)
John D. Young	....	grip
Vivian Zink	....	still photographer
Christopher A. Zwirner	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elena Balshem	....	assistant to costume designer
Kimberly Guenther Durkin	....	costume supervisor
Laura Guzik	....	costume supervisor
Courtney Kennedy	....	costumer
Marie Schley	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Elisa Cohen	....	assistant editor
Peter Pav	....	editorial production assistant
Mary Pritchard	....	assistant editor
Clay Rawlins	....	first assistant editor
Pamela Raymer	....	associate editor
Jenny Yazedjian	....	editorial intern

Music Department
Jennifer Barak	....	music editor
Michael Dittrick	....	music editor

Other crew
Gregory Barchie	....	assistant production coordinator
Bruce Comtois	....	head of security
Nick Garrison	....	assistant: Mr. Affleck
Kathleen Keller	....	production coordinator
Stephen A. Marinaccio II	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Destri Martino	....	assistant: Jordan Brady
Michael Mullen	....	production executive
Tricia Ronten	....	script supervisor
Kelly Andrea Rubin	....	development
Bob Shapiro	....	production controller
John Trujillo	....	craft service: third unit
Tim Turner	....	production accountant
Kristopher Van Over	....	operator: remote head (as Khris Vanover)

Production Companies

• HSI Tomorrow Film
• LivePlanet
• Pearl Street Productions

Distributors

• Califórnia Home Vídeo (2005) (Brazil) (DVD) (VHS)
• Eagle Pictures
• Manga Films (Spain)
• Miramax Films
• Pyramid (Russia)
• Tomorrow Film Corporation

Other Companies

• Micdi Productions  music editorial

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content/dialogue and brief drug use.

Runtime:

Germany:83 min | Japan:91 min | Spain:88 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Finland:K-7 | Australia:PG | Canada:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Norway:11 | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Spain:T | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

HSI Tomorrow Film

Trivia:

Lauren Graham makes an appearance in this movie as a guest at the party. She and Melissa McCarthy work together on Gilmore Girls, she plays Lorelai and Melissa McCarthy plays Sookie.

Quotes:

Michael: I always wanted to get my swerve on on my bike!

A lost treasure. Don't miss this one!

This was on The Movie Channel tonight. I'd never heard of it, but watched it because the cast looked interesting. What a pleasant surprise.

The setup has been done a million times. Shy guy gets up the nerve (after months and months) to ask Beautiful Girl out. Amazingly, she accepts.

People in the office are so amazed at this that they literally make bets and have a party where they keep track of the couple's evening. Their date takes an odd turn when they encounter a very strange homeless man who attaches himself to them and the plot gets stranger and stranger and funnier and funnier.

It has echoes of two of my favorite movies, Blake Edwards's BLIND DATE and Martin Scorcese's AFTER HOURS, but it's totally original.

I guess this was one of those movies that just literally got lost in the shuffle in the turbulent decline of Miramax Films. That's a shame. Did it ever show in theatres? I've never seen it.

The whole cast is great. Even Ben Affleck, here very comfortable in a character part. Maybe he'll have a future as a great character actor and stop making bad movies where he's leading man. There's a good cameo by Matt Damon at the end of the second act that's especially good.

Having read the comments, I know not everyone enjoyed this as much as I did. That's why the multiplex has a dozen auditoriums with different film playing.

That's my story and I'm sticking to it :-)