Someone Like You... (2001)

User Rating:

5.8/10   

Director:

Tony Goldwyn

Writers (WGA):

Laura Zigman (novel)
Elizabeth Chandler (screenplay)

Release Date:

30 March 2001 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

The story about the one that got away and the one she never saw coming.

Plot:

After being jilted by her boyfriend, a talkshow talent scout writes a sexist column accusing all men of being cheaters, which gains her national fame.

Plot Keywords:

Roommate | Talk Show | Apartment | Cheerleader | World Trade Center New York

Cast

Ashley Judd	...	Jane Goodale
Greg Kinnear	...	Ray Brown
Hugh Jackman	...	Eddie Alden
Marisa Tomei	...	Liz
Ellen Barkin	...	Diane Roberts
Catherine Dent	...	Alice, Jane's Sister
Peter Friedman	...	Stephen, Alice's Husband
Laura Regan	...	Evelyn
Sue Jin Song	...	Female Scientist
Keith Reddin	...	Male Scientist
Derick Karlton Grant	...	Flower Delivery Man
Donna Hanover	...	Mary Lou Corkle
Matthew Coyle	...	Staff Member
Nicole Leach	...	Nia, Young Female Intern
Pon Yang	...	Chinese Vendor
Arantza Sola	...	Student #1
Daniella Canterman	...	Student #2 (as Daniella Cantermen)
Colleen Camp	...	Realtor
Julie Kavner	...	Furry Animal (voice)
Sabine Singh	...	Girl in Bar
Shuler Hensley	...	Hick Farmer
Jess Platt	...	Dr. Kline
Murielle Arden	...	Isabel
Rodney 'Bear' Jackson	...	Street Vendor (as Bear Jackson)
Mireille Enos	...	Yoga Instructor #1
Adrienne Burke	...	Yoga Instructor #2
LeAnna Croom	...	Rebecca
Veronica Webb	...	Veronica Webb
David Kener	...	Stage Manager
Joe Mosso	...	Technician (as Joe J. Mosso)
Naomi Judd	...	Makeup Artist
A.J. Ekoku	...	Jane's Assistant (as A J Ekoku)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hugh Downs	...	Himself (uncredited)
Tony Goldwyn	...	Narrator on TV (voice) (uncredited)
Chris Kerson	...	New Years' Eve Party Guest (uncredited)
Harold Perrineau	...	Fantasy sequence tour guide (DVD deleted scenes) (uncredited)
Krysten Ritter	...	Model (uncredited)
Tegan Summer	...	James (uncredited)

Directed by
Tony Goldwyn

Writing credits (WGA)
Laura Zigman		(novel "Animal Husbandry")
Elizabeth Chandler		(screenplay)

Produced by
James Chory	....	executive producer (as Jim Chory)
Lynda Obst	....	producer

Original Music by
Rolfe Kent

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond

Film Editing by
Dana Congdon

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Dan Leigh

Art Direction by
Fredda Slavin

Set Decoration by
Christine Moosher

Costume Design by
Michelle Matland
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Felicity Bowring	....	makeup artist: Ashley Judd
Joseph A. Campayno	....	key makeup artist (as Joe Campayno)
Michael Kriston	....	key hair stylist
Beth Miller	....	hair stylist: Ashley Judd
Bradley Stenson	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management
James Chory	....	unit production manager (as Jim Chory)
Andrea Isaacs	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jane Ferguson	....	dga trainee
Louis Guerra	....	second assistant director (as Louis J. Guerra)
Samantha Lavin	....	second second assistant director
Thomas A. Reilly	....	first assistant director (as Thomas Reilly)

Art Department
Alex Copps	....	artwork: journal
Eva P. Davy	....	scenic charge (as Eva Davy)
Daniel Finn	....	key construction grip
Dianne Finn	....	stand-by scenic
Sarah Frank	....	graphic artist
Dennis Freeborn	....	set designer
Nancy Gillian	....	assistant property master (as Nancy Gilliar)
James Gilliar	....	assistant property master
Sabrina Harrison	....	artwork: journal
Linda Harvey	....	carpentry foreman
Brent Haywood	....	construction coordinator
Kevin Ladson	....	property master
Elaine O'Donnell	....	buyer
Karnig Poryazian	....	set designer
Joseph Proscia	....	lead man (as Joseph F. Proscia)
William J. Schwing Jr.	....	set designer
Ron Waters	....	art department assistant
Alyson Wellins	....	art department coordinator
Sabrina Wright	....	property master
Travis Wright	....	assistant property master (as Travis K. Wright)
Jimmy Flores	....	set foreman (uncredited)

Sound Department
Gina Alfano	....	supervising adr editor (as Gina R. Alfano)
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Ajae Clearway	....	assistant sound editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley mixer
Dan Fulton	....	sound intern
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor
Malaika Langa	....	audio coordinator
Tony Martinez	....	sound editor
Eric McAllister	....	supervising sound assistant (as E. Lee McAllister)
Linda Murphy	....	boom operator
Eliza Paley	....	supervising sound editor (as Eliza A. Paley)
James Sabat	....	sound mixer
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	cable person (as J.J. Sabat)
Lynn Sable	....	assistant sound editor
Warren Shaw	....	sound editor
Mac Smith	....	sound effects recordist: cows
Paul P. Soucek	....	sound editor
Jeffrey Stern	....	dialogue editor
Eric Strausser	....	apprentice sound editor
Bill Sweeney	....	foley editor (as William Sweeney)
Bill Talbott	....	sound recording engineer
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Vancho	....	foley artist
Paul J. Zydel	....	adr mixer (as Paul Zydel)

Special Effects by
Michael Bird	....	special effects
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects (as Steve Kirshoff)

Visual Effects by
Constance Bracewell	....	sequence supervisor: Hammerhead Productions
Michelle Eisenreich	....	visual effects producer: Hammerhead Productions
Theresa Ellis	....	visual effects supervisor: Hammerhead Productions
Andy Tamandl	....	lead animator: Hammerhead Productions
Sean Mullen	....	digital artist: Encore Visual Effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Tom Elliott	....	stunt coordinator
Cathy Finlay	....	stunts
Hannah Green	....	stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Amanda KC	....	stunts
Brad Thomas	....	stunts
Monica Staggs	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Myles Aronowitz	....	still photographer
Michael Cambria	....	second assistant camera
Caesar Carnevale	....	camera loader
Nicholas Luc Charuret	....	company grip
Doug Dalisera	....	best boy electric (as Douglas Dalisera)
Howard Davidson	....	company grip
Glen Engels	....	best boy grip
Russell Engels	....	gaffer (as Rusty Engels)
Richard Guinness Jr.	....	key grip
Victor Huey	....	company grip (as Victor W. Huey)
Billy Kerwick	....	key rigging grip (as William Kerwick)
Jonathon Leigh	....	company electrician (as Jonathan Leigh)
James Mah	....	company electrician
Patrick McGrath	....	dolly grip
Rick Raphael	....	Steadicam operator
Rick Raphael	....	director of photography: second unit
George Richmond	....	camera operator
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera
James F. Walsh	....	key rigging electrician
Will Arnot	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Garrett Brown	....	Steadicam operator (uncredited)
Nicolas L. Charuet	....	grip (uncredited)
Chris Cuevas	....	second assistant camera: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Abe Schrager	....	camera operator: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting
Dann Fink	....	adr voice casting
Lee Genick	....	extras casting
Bruce Winant	....	adr voice casting
Franklyn Warren	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Summer Wesson	....	extras casting: additional photography (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Iris Horta Lemos	....	costume supervisor (as Iris H. Lemos)
Donna Maloney	....	costume supervisor
Amy Roth	....	set costumer
Marian Toy	....	assistant costume designer (as Marian Moon Toy)

Editorial Department
Regan Avery	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
David O. Rogers	....	assistant editor
Shelly Westerman	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Tony Blondal	....	orchestrator
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	orchestra contractor
Dana Millman	....	music supervisor (as Dana Millman-DuFine)
Sid Page	....	concert master
John Richards	....	score mixer
John Richards	....	score recordist
John Rodd	....	score recordist
Nick South	....	music editor
William T. Stromberg	....	conductor (as William Stromberg)
Kerry Wikstrom	....	additional orchestrator
Julia Michels	....	executive in charge of music (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Maurice Fitzgerald	....	transportation co-captain
Edward O'Donnell	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Barbara Austin	....	animal trainer
Cynthia Bauer	....	production assistant
Jacob Bergman	....	production assistant
Claudia Cifuentes	....	assistant: Ms. Obst
Jan Cosby	....	assistant auditor
Michael Crowder	....	office production assistant
Nina Diamond	....	assistant: Ms. Obst
Ford Harris	....	office production assistant
Alexia Helfand	....	production secretary
Josh Hersko	....	production assistant
Greg Hildebrandt	....	assistant: Mr. Chory
Jared Hohl	....	office production assistant
Karen Jones	....	personal assistant: Ashley Judd
Jean Kalanzi	....	assistant auditor
Mary A. Kelly	....	script supervisor
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
Eric Richard Lasko	....	production assistant (as Eric Lasko)
Steven C. Lawrence	....	production assistant (as Steven Lawrence)
Gabrielle Mahon	....	assistant production coordinator
Robert McDonald	....	production assistant
Michelle McGrath	....	assistant: Mr. Goldwyn
Scott Mickulas	....	production assistant
Ifey Nwafor	....	production assistant
Maria T. Pagano	....	production assistant
James Paul	....	accounting clerk
Robbie Pickering	....	production assistant
Jess Platt	....	dialect coach
Henry Previl	....	caterer
David Price	....	production coordinator
Keith A. Sklar	....	office production assistant
Frank Slaten	....	production assistant
Allan Stearns	....	caterer
Tom Steel	....	stage crew
Jeff Stolow	....	location manager (as Jeffrey Stolow)
Damon Tedesco	....	stage crew
José Tejada	....	parking coordinator (as Jose Tejada)
Michael Vann	....	production assistant
Steven E. Wegner	....	production accountant (as Steve Wegner)
Kori E. Wilson	....	clearance coordinator
Andrew Yeo	....	assistant location manager
Joanna Zorick	....	payroll auditor (as Joanne Zorcik)
Jennifer Eddy	....	production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Ryan Ferguson	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Melissa H. Ford	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Christopher P. Garetano	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Eryka Seimona Henderson	....	location scout (uncredited)
LaTanya Potts	....	production secretary (uncredited)
Vernon Rodriquez	....	assistant parking coordinator (uncredited)
Christopher T. Sadler	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jenny Siff	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Sarah Spearing	....	production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
Ken Twohy	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Andrew Wesby	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Fox 2000 Pictures (presents)
• Lynda Obst Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2001) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox 2000 Pictures (2001) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2002) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2001) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2001) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox Films A/S (2001) (Norway) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2001) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Kinomir (2001) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Hispano Foxfilms S.A.E. (2001) (Spain) (theatrical)
• UGC-Fox Distribution (UFD) (2001) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (USA) (VHS)
• Fox Network (2004) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Gativideo (200?) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Yorin (2005) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)

Special Effects

• Encore Visual Effects (visual effects) (uncredited)
• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Allure Magazine  thanks
• Archives of Playboy Magazine  Playboy materials used with permission of
• Atumusica  music copying
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies (uncredited)
• Coast to Coast Catering  catering
• Condé Nast Publications, The  special thanks for the use of the name "M"
• Dawn Animal Agency  animals provided by
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color and prints
• Deborah Ross Film Design  main titles and intertitles by
• Encore Video  opticals by
• Live Wire  score recording
• Loopers Unlimited  adr voice casting
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recording (as The Newman Stage, Twentieth Century Fox)
• Pacific Title  opticals by
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Planet 10 Post  post-production sound services provided by
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Signet Sound Studio  score recording (as Signet Sound)
• Sound One Corporation  post-production facility (as Sound One Corp.)
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting
• TVT Soundtrax  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Animal Attraction (UK)
Animal Husbandry (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content including dialogue, and for some language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Brazil:12 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Australia:M | Finland:K-11 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Hungary:14 | Ireland:15 | Italy:T | Netherlands:AL | Norway:7 | Peru:14 | Singapore:NC-16 | Spain:13 | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | UK:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Fox 2000 Pictures

Trivia:

Eddie Alden's phone number, 555-0134, is the same as Teddy's number in Memento (2000), Marla Singer's in Fight Club (1999), the Hong Kong Restaurant in Harriet the Spy (1996), and a Mental institution in an episode of "Millennium" (1996/I).

Goofs:

Continuity: The closing scene was re-shot while Hugh Jackman was filming X-Men (2000) and so Eddie's hairstyle is different from the rest of the movie.

Quotes:

Liz: Wow, there's the cynical bitch we know and love.

Movie Connections:

References "The Oprah Winfrey Show" (1986)

Soundtrack:

Habanera

Pleasant Ashley Judd romantic comedy that keeps you smiling.

Ashley Judd stars in `Someone Like You', a pleasant romantic comedy that lets her stretch her acting chops. Judd's recent films, `Eye of the Beholder' and `Double Jeopardy', placed her in mortal danger and were deadly serious, to say the least. Her current project gives her a lighter air portraying a young working woman charged with the task of getting interesting guests for a morning talk show hosted by Diane (Ellen Barkin). In the film's humorous introduction, Jane (Judd) explains the Old cow/new cow theory that she applies to men and their relationships with women. Basically, The theory says that once a bull mates with a cow (old cow) subsequently he only wants another Cow (new cow). At the job she falls for Ray (Greg Kinnear). She is the new cow to him. Meanwhile, she shares an apartment with Eddie (charismatic Hugh Jackman, recently of X-Men). Complications ensue and the finale is predictable. Performances are on the mark and the settings in Manhattan are real (not faux Toronto) adding to the film's charm. In addition, the men are treated fairly, not making this a total chick flick. There is also a sparkling performance by Marisa Tomei as Jane's best friend. The costumes are also what a $40,000/yr. salary could afford, as opposed to Armani and other designer duds. As directed by Tony Goldwyn (the bad guy in `Ghost') `Someone Like You' is a delightful way to spend a couple of hours. There are no surprises, some smiles and chuckles, and you'll feel good because the characters are basically nice folks.