Saving Silverman (2001)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Dennis Dugan

Writers (WGA):

Hank Nelken (written by) &
Greg DePaul (written by)

Release Date:

9 February 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Crime

Tagline:

They swore nothing could come between them. Then she came along.

Plot:

A pair of buddies conspire to save their best friend from marrying the wrong woman.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Nun | Kidnapping | Trapeze | Coach

Cast

Steve Zahn	...	Wayne
Jack Black	...	J.D.
Jason Biggs	...	Darren
Amanda Peet	...	Judith
Amanda Detmer	...	Sandy
R. Lee Ermey	...	Coach
Neil Diamond	...	Himself
Kyle Gass	...	Bar Dude
Norman Armour	...	Minister
Colin Foo	...	Old Man
Chris Logan	...	Vageet
Esme Lambert	...	Raccoon Woman
Max Fomitchev	...	Mime
Tony Parsons	...	Newscaster
Brett Armstrong	...	Brett
Patrick Pfrimmer	...	Clayton
Frank L. Frazier	...	Bouncer (as Frank Frazier)
Andrew McIlroy	...	Waiter
Oscar Goncalves	...	Man
Lillian Carlson	...	Mother Superior
Eli Ranger	...	Young Darren
Ivan Jurcev	...	Young J.D.
Devin Douglas Drewitz	...	Young Wayne
Carly McKillip	...	Cute Girl
Carla Boudreau	...	Beautiful Woman
Phil Trasolini	...	Referee On Sideline
David Neale	...	Cop At Police Station
Mary Ann Skoll	...	Cop At Police Station
Biski Gugushe	...	Cop At Darren's House
Gus Lynch	...	Security Guard
Mark Aaron Wagner	...	Luigi (as Mark Wagner)
Steven McMichael	...	Josh
Larry Lam	...	Thai Kickboxer
Stephen Chang	...	Thai Referee
Eliza Murbach	...	Wayne's Mom
Blake Stovin	...	Wayne's Dad
Brittany Moldowan	...	Little Girl
Katlyn Ducharme	...	Little Girl
Michael Roberds	...	Doctor
Jared Van Snellenberg	...	Belston
Sean O. Roberts	...	Wong
David B. Levinson	...	Heston (as David Levinson)
Ken Camroux	...	Warren
Frank Hache	...	Abe
Odessa Munroe	...	Hooker
Tracy Trueman	...	Hooker
Nicole Robert	...	Nun
Nancy J. Lilley	...	Bearded Lady
David Mylrea	...	Dogfaced Boy
Dario Delacio	...	Strong Man (as Dario DeIaco)
Eleana Johnson	...	Old Lady
Margaret Ryan	...	Old Lady
Lowela Jotie	...	Cheerleader
Shaz Bennett	...	Cheerleader (as Shannon Bennett)
Theresa Coombe	...	Cheerleader
Leigh Hilary	...	Cheerleader (as Leigh Hilary-Lakin)
Jennifer Armstrong	...	Cheerleader
Linda Bernath	...	Cheerleader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dennis Dugan	...	Referee (uncredited)
Lisa Gagno	...	Little Fan (uncredited)
Richard Kline	...	Acrobat Announcer (voice) (uncredited)
Suzi Stingl	...	Dogfaced Boy at Concert (uncredited)

Directed by
Dennis Dugan

Writing credits (WGA)
Hank Nelken		(written by) &
Greg DePaul		(written by)

Produced by
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Warren Carr	....	co-producer
Bernie Goldmann	....	executive producer
Brad Luff	....	executive producer
Neal H. Moritz	....	producer
Bill Whitten	....	associate producer
Peter Ziegler	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Simpson		(as Mike Simpson)

Cinematography by
Arthur Albert		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Debra Neil-Fisher

Casting by
Felicia Fasano
Anne McCarthy
Mary Vernieu

Production Design by
Michael S. Bolton		(as Michael Bolton)

Art Direction by
James Steuart

Set Decoration by
Louise Roper

Costume Design by
Melissa Toth

Makeup Department
Donna Bis	....	key hair stylist
Robert A. Pandini	....	hair stylist (as Robert Pandini)
Lisa Taylor Roberts	....	key makeup artist
Tone Rorvik	....	assistant makeup artist
Bill Terezakis	....	special makeup effects artist
Maureen Terezakis	....	special makeup effects producer

Production Management
Warren Carr	....	unit production manager
Drew Locke	....	unit manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Eathorne	....	third assistant director
Kathy Houghton	....	second assistant director
David W. Rose	....	first assistant director: second unit (as David Rose)
Daniel Silverberg	....	first assistant director
Josy Capkun	....	third assistant director: second unit (uncredited)
J.J. Makaro	....	second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department
Kristin Shanski Beaudin	....	props buyer (as Kristin Shanski)
Ea Birkett	....	assistant property master (as Elisa Birkett)
James Robert 'J.R.' Davis	....	set decorating coordinator
Kendelle Elliott	....	assistant art director
R.D. 'Luther' Fairbairn	....	property master (as R.D. Fairbairn)
Frank Haddad	....	head greens
Philip Jean	....	construction foreman
Jaydene Maryk	....	art department assistant
Wendy McAllister	....	storyboard artist (as Wendy G. McAllister)
Bill McMahon	....	set designer
Tasha Moth	....	on-set dresser
Tanya A. Nordhoff	....	set buyer
Sandy Walker	....	set buyer
Stephen Wright	....	construction coordinator (as Steven Wright)

Sound Department
George H. Anderson	....	supervising sound editor (as George Anderson)
Bob Bowman	....	assistant sound editor
Lane Burch	....	foley mixer
Ted Caplan	....	foley editor
Susan Dawes	....	dialogue editor (as Susan Shackelford)
Susan Dawes	....	sound editor (as Susan Shackelford)
Matthew Dettmann	....	foley artist
Martin Fossum	....	production sound mixer
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Suhail Kafity	....	sound effects editor
Sean Landeros	....	sound recordist
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Cindy Marty	....	foley supervisor
Kevin O'Connell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kelly Oxford	....	adr supervisor
Tony Poulsen	....	boom operator
Greg P. Russell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Cherie Tamai	....	assistant sound editor
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Eric Maran	....	sound dailies (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Tony Lazarowich	....	special effects coordinator
Grant Smith	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Derek Ledbetter	....	visual effects

Stunts
Noby Arden	....	stunt performer
Kirk Caouette	....	stunt performer
Greg Fawcett	....	stunt double: Jack Black
Greg Fawcett	....	stunt performer
Corry Glass	....	stunt performer
Dave Hospes	....	stunt performer (as David Hospes)
J.J. Makaro	....	stunt coordinator (as JJ Makaro)
Rick Pearce	....	stunt performer
Trish Schill	....	stunt performer
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt performer
Claude Bouchard	....	key stunt rigger (uncredited)
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Kirk Caouette	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Dean Choe	....	stunts (uncredited)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Marny Eng	....	stunts (uncredited)
Corry Glass	....	stunt double: Amanda Peet (uncredited)
Dave Hospes	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Dave Lane	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
John MacDonald	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Medlen	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt double (uncredited)
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunt safety (uncredited)
Trish Schill	....	stunt double: Amanda Detmer (uncredited)
Claire Webb	....	stunt performer (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Matt Almas	....	second grip
Justin Bergler	....	clapper loader: "a" camera
David Crone	....	camera operator
Ken Decker	....	generator operator
John Dekker	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Sacha Fassaert	....	assistant camera
Martin Haas	....	dolly grip
Joseph Lederer	....	still photographer
Todd Martin	....	lighting board operator
Richard G. Mason	....	camera operator: "a" camera, second unit (as Rick Mason)
Andrew Mulkani	....	key grip
Larry Portmann	....	focus puller: "b" camera
Zane Rossouw	....	dolly grip
Thom Ryan	....	first assistant camera
John Sanderson	....	video assist
Jeff Upton	....	chief lighting technician
Jeff Upton	....	director of photography: second unit
Richard Walden	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Richard S. Walden)
Gaetan Jalbert	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
John Le Roy	....	key rigging grip: second unit (uncredited)
Jerrod Tiffin	....	best boy rigger (uncredited)

Casting Department
Susan Taylor Brouse	....	casting assistant: Canada
Lynne Carrow	....	casting: Canada
Jason Scott Kavner	....	casting assistant: U.S. (as Jason Kavner)
Freddy Luis	....	casting associate: U.S.
Sarah Grace Monson	....	casting assistant (as Sarah Monson)
Alex Newman	....	casting associate: U.S.
Melissa Perry	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sandra J. Blackie	....	assistant costume designer: Canada
Anne E. Bone	....	costume supervisor (as Anne Bone)
Susan O'Hara	....	costume set supervisor
Nicola Ryall	....	costumer
Gail L. Smith	....	key costumer
Erica Westheimer	....	assistant costume designer: USA

Editorial Department
David S. Clark	....	first assistant editor
Patrick J. Don Vito	....	additional film editor
Terry Haggar	....	color timer
Caroline Hardon	....	first assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
Odis McKinney	....	assistant editor
Kirk Moses	....	second assistant editor

Music Department
Peter Asher	....	music consultant
Bruno Coon	....	composer: additional music
Bruno Coon	....	music editor
Sam Feldman	....	music wrangler
Michelle Kuznetsky	....	music supervisor (as Michelle Silverman)
Mary Ramos	....	music supervisor
Clinton Shorter	....	music arranger
Clinton Shorter	....	on-set music supervisor

Transportation Department
Robert Steeves	....	transportation supervisor (as Rob Steeves)
Wyley Vlahovic	....	transportation co-captain
Geoff Williams	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Jerry Adams	....	publicity director
Kerry Andrews	....	post-production accountant
Ashley Bell	....	extras wrangler
Samantha Bishop	....	extras crowd scene promotions
Howard Blank	....	live audience coordinator: concert scenes
Bruce L. Brownstein	....	location manager (as Bruce Brownstein)
Allison Chretien	....	extras supervisor
Gail M. Estrada	....	craft service
Wendy J. Findlay	....	second assistant production coordinator
Leigh French	....	adr loop group
Mike Harlow	....	assistant: Mr. Luff
Gary Hawes	....	production assistant (as Styles Hawes)
Marcee Healy	....	assistant: Mr. Dugan
Karen Hill	....	assistant production accountant
Dave Joshi	....	production assistant
Vita Kalns	....	assistant: Mr. Carr
Nancy Kress	....	craft service
Yale Kussin	....	assistant production coordinator
Amanda Lewis	....	assistant: Mr. Moritz (as Amanda Cohen)
Christin Lindgard	....	production assistant (as Christin Lundgard)
Wayne Lloyd	....	production assistant
Flemming Lund	....	assistant location manager
Danny McNair	....	production assistant
Lesley Moyle	....	trainee assistant location manager (as Leslie Moyle)
Lee Anne Muldoon	....	unit publicist
Janet D. Munro	....	script supervisor
Susan Murray	....	production coordinator
Glenn Nicol	....	production accountant
John Rollins	....	production assistant
Eva Saks	....	dialogue coach
Stephen Tibbetts	....	stand-in: Jason Biggs
Lance White	....	production assistant
Steve Woodley	....	head animal trainer
Natalie Allan	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Alan Code	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Stephanie K. Mitchell	....	office production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (present) (as Columbia Pictures)
• Village Roadshow Pictures (present)
• NPV Entertainment (in association with)
• Original Film (producer)
• Province of British Columbia Production Services Tax Credit (produced with the participation of) (as The Province of British Columbia-Production Services Tax Credit)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2002) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2002) (Argentina) (all media)
• Columbia TriStar Films de España (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2002) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2002) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar Home Video (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• DVD Service (200?) (Russia) (DVD)
• Falcon (2002) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL (2002) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• Sony Pictures Video (2002) (Japan) (DVD)
• Yorin (2004) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Pacific Vision Productions (visual effects by)

Other Companies

• B.C. Film Commission  special thanks
• City of Vancouver, The  special thanks (as City of Vancouver)
• Clairmont  filmed with (as Clairmont Camera)
• Consolidated Film Industries (CFI)  color by (as CFI)
• DGC  acknowledgment (as The Directors Guild of Canada - British Columbia District Council)
• Deluxe  prints by (as Deluxe®)
• Edible Planet Catering  catering (as Edible Planet)
• Howard Anderson Company, The  opticals by (as Howard Anderson Co.)
• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.)
• Kodak Canada  motion picture film (as Kodak)
• Moviecam  filmed with
• Picture Mill, The  main titles design
• S.L. Feldman & Associates  concert production services provided by
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services by (as Sony Pictures Studios Culver City, California)
• Union of B.C. Performers  acknowledgment

Also Known As:

Evil Woman (Australia) (Europe: English title) (Philippines: English title) (UK) (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual humor, language, and thematic material.

Runtime:

90 min | Argentina:92 min | USA:93 min (special edition) | USA:96 min (R-rated version)

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English | Thai

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.37 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:PA (Manitoba) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | South Korea:18 | Canada:14A (director's cut) (Canadian Home Video rating) | Canada:18A | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-15 | France:U | Germany:12 | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:M18 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 (#37631) (original rating) | USA:R (longer video version) | Philippines:R-18

Filming Locations:

Granville Island, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

In the theatrical trailer a pair of blue briefs were digitally painted onto Steve Zahn in one scene because the MPAA said the scene was too revealing for general audiences.

Goofs:

Continuity: Darren calls out "B-17" as a bingo number. This would be impossible as the numbers only go up to 15 in the "B" column.

Quotes:

Darren: I don't think I'm gonna be real comfortable with these things on my nipples.
Wayne: I can put 'em on your balls.
Darren: The nipples are fine. Nipples work.

Movie Connections:

References The Omen (1976)

Soundtrack:

I See You Baby

Jack Black & Steve Zahn are totally hilarious

Dennis Dugan the director of great comedies such as Problem Child, Happy Gilmore, Beverly Hills Ninja, Big Daddy & National Security brings to us "Saving Silverman" which is a lot better than your average teen comedies. First of all the movie has 4 top stars, Jason Biggs, Jack Black, Steve Zahn & Amanda Peet who are all hilarous in their own way, Black & Zahn do stand out the most they are ridiculously funny. I've seen this movie about 5 times and i never get sick of it. I don't really wanna go into details about the movie just to let everyone know that this movie is better than your average comedy. In Australia & some other countries this movie is known as " Evil Woman" so don't be confused about the different names. The story to this movie is a little weak but it still works because of the fact the humor is great through to the end. 8 / 10.