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| Gary Oldman | ... | Rolfe | |
| Peter Dinklage | ... | Maurice | |
| Kate Beckinsale | ... | Carol | |
| Matthew McConaughey | ... | Steven Bedalia | |
| Patricia Arquette | ... | Lucy | |
| Debbie Lee Carrington | ... | Kitty Katz | |
| Ed Gale | ... | Bobby Barry | |
| David Alan Grier | ... | Jerry Robin Jr. | |
| Marcia de Rousse | ... | Kathleen | |
| Kacie Borrowman | ... | Margaret | |
| Michael J. Anderson | ... | Bruno | |
| Cherub Freed | ... | Tiffany (as Cherub Fried) | |
| Alexa Nikolas | ... | Susan Barry | |
| Brittney Guzman | ... | Janice | |
| Santiago Segura | ... | Motel Manager | |
| Bridget Powers | ... | Sally (as Bridget Powerz) | |
| Peter Macdissi | ... | Adrissi | |
| Brandon Thompson | ... | Chuck | |
| Dana Sessen | ... | Darlene | |
| Addie Roncal | ... | Girl Cadet | |
| Agustina Covian | ... | Maid | |
| Luigi Francis Shorty Rossi | ... | Augie (as Melvin Rossi) | |
| Susan Barnes | ... | Sylvia | |
| Chad Everett | ... | Kirk | |
| David Weisenberg | ... | Rabbi | |
| Frank Cohen | ... | Doctor | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Matt Gogin | ... | Himself | |
| Niki Botelho | ... | Irene (uncredited) | |
| Jen Dougherty | ... | FireGirl (uncredited) | |
| Mark Povinelli | ... | Husband (uncredited) | |
| Delna Rastomjee | ... | Spanish Motel Maid (uncredited) | |
| Marla Singer | ... | (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Matthew Bright | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Bill Weiner | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Elie Cohn | .... | producer | |
| Chris Hanley | .... | executive producer | |
| Chris Hanley | .... | producer | |
| John Langley | .... | producer | |
| Margaret Langley | .... | executive producer | |
| Jordan Leibert | .... | line producer | |
| Darryl Marshak | .... | co-executive producer | |
| Fernando Sulichin | .... | producer | |
| Douglas Urbanski | .... | producer | |
| Brad Wyman | .... | executive producer | |
| Brad Wyman | .... | producer | |
| Susan Zachary | .... | executive producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Curt Sobel | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Sonja Rom | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Paul Heiman | (director's cut) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| Chris Anthony Miller | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Derek Hughes | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Ryan Welsch | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Niklas J. Palm | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Greg Cannom | .... | makeup effects consultant | |
| Helen Cohen | .... | business affairs: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| David Dupuis | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Gregory J. Goertzen | .... | production assistant: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Claudia Hardy | .... | lead character designer: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Voni Hinkle | .... | personal hair stylist: Kate Beckingsale | |
| Michael Johnston | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| John Kim | .... | effects technician: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Mary Kim | .... | makeup effects production supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Bob Kretschmer | .... | wig maker: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Veronica Lorenz | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Myke Michaels | .... | makeup effects artist: tests for Gary Oldman | |
| Lisa Nash-Jones | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Mark Nieman | .... | effects technician: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Alexei O'Brien | .... | production assistant: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Kim Perrodin | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Michael Peterson | .... | effects technician: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Art Pimentel | .... | mold shop supervisor: Captive Audience Productions Inc. (as Arthur Pimentel) | |
| Theraesa Rivers | .... | key hair stylist | |
| Sabine Roller | .... | makeup department head | |
| Tricia Sawyer | .... | makeup artist: Kate Beckingsale | |
| Brian Sipe | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Brian Sipe | .... | lead character designer: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Tara Smith | .... | hair department head | |
| Anne Sweeting | .... | additional makeup artist | |
| Tatiana Thorpe | .... | key makeup artist | |
| Mario Torres | .... | sculptor: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Todd Tucker | .... | lead character designer: Captive Audience Productions Inc. | |
| Keith VanderLaan | .... | makeup effects creator/producer: Captive Audience Productions | |
| Keith VanderLaan | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Brian Van Dorn | .... | effects technician: Captive Audience Productions Inc. (as Brian Vandorn) | |
| K. Troy Zestos | .... | additional hair stylist (as Konstantinos Zestos) | |
| Debbie Zoller | .... | makeup artist: Kate Beckinsale (as Debbi Zoller) | |
| Nathan Franson | .... | effects technician (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Mitsuo Goto | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Leslie Bennett | .... | first assistant director | |
| Michael D. Gillis | .... | second second assistant director (as Michael Gillis) | |
| Chaz Madison | .... | additional second assistant director | |
| Charity Ozarowski | .... | additional second assistant director (as Charity Thomson) | |
| Laurie Rose | .... | second assistant director | |
| John Woods | .... | first assistant director | |
Art Department | |||
| Ryan J. Beyer | .... | assistant property master (as Ryan Beyer) | |
| Matthew Ferreira | .... | set dresser | |
| Corey Gomez | .... | assistant property master | |
| Don Graben | .... | swing gang | |
| Lori Jakubov | .... | property master (as Lorri Jakubuv) | |
| Jennifer Joos | .... | set dresser | |
| Joseph Moore | .... | swing gang | |
| Bryan Rogers | .... | props | |
| Tony Sgarro | .... | set dresser | |
| Mara A. Spear | .... | on-set dresser (as Mara Spear) | |
| Jordan Steinberg | .... | swing gang | |
| Heather L. Watson | .... | lead man | |
| Terri Webster | .... | swing gang | |
| Jameson Williams | .... | swing gang | |
| Adele Wilson | .... | swing gang | |
Sound Department | |||
| Doug Andham | .... | sound re-recording mixer (as Doug Andorka) | |
| Dave Davenport | .... | adr mixer (as David Davenport) | |
| Giovanni Di Simone | .... | sound mixer | |
| Patrick Giraudi | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Lisa Hannan | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Jackie Johnson | .... | assistant dialogue editor | |
| Shawn Kennelly | .... | foley mixer | |
| Darrin Mann | .... | foley mixer | |
| Jesse Pomeroy | .... | adr editor | |
| Jesse Pomeroy | .... | dialogue editor | |
| Reuben Simon | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Paul Stanley | .... | post sound coordinator | |
| Galen Walker | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Ace Williams | .... | boom operator | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Jeremy Hays | .... | special effects supervisor | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Douglas Salkin | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Andrew Tucker | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
Stunts | |||
| Joni Avery | .... | stunts | |
| Dan Bell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Dan Bell | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Tommy J. Huff | .... | stunts (as Thomas Huff) | |
| Larry Nicholas | .... | stunts | |
| Bobby Porter | .... | stunts | |
Casting Department | |||
| Peter Alwazzan | .... | extras casting | |
| Aida Kattan | .... | casting assistant | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Pamela Berggren | .... | set costumer | |
| Roger J. Forker | .... | wardrobe supervisor (as Roger Forker) | |
| Claudia Hardy | .... | set costumer | |
| Kelly O'Gurian | .... | key costumer | |
| Jullian Rubinger | .... | set costumer (as Jillian Rubinger) | |
| Mary Smith | .... | set costumer | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Kenny Becker | .... | color timer | |
| Keith Brachmann | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Terri Breed | .... | additional editor | |
| Paul Heiman | .... | additional editor | |
Music Department | |||
| Julian Bratolyubov | .... | music copyist | |
| Debbi Datz-Pyle | .... | orchestra contractor | |
| Peter Doell | .... | additional orchestra recording by | |
| Peter Dowdall | .... | additional music mixer: New York | |
| Michael Golub | .... | additional music mixer: New York | |
| Charlie Paakkari | .... | orchestra recordist | |
| Steven Scott Smalley | .... | orchestrator | |
| Curt Sobel | .... | conductor | |
| Curt Sobel | .... | orchestrator | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Scott Bourke | .... | driver | |
| Byron Carter | .... | driver | |
| Gary Claridge | .... | driver | |
| Thomas Cozza | .... | driver | |
| Nick Duron | .... | driver | |
| William Foley | .... | driver | |
| Robert Hunter Jr. | .... | driver (as Robert Hunter) | |
| Jackson Iblings | .... | driver | |
| Don Iwanaga | .... | driver | |
| Morgan Jones | .... | driver | |
| Robert Keller | .... | driver | |
| Luis Lara | .... | driver | |
| Elio Lupi | .... | personal driver: Ms. Beckinsale | |
| Thomas McDonald | .... | driver | |
| Patrick A. McLaughlin | .... | driver (as Patrick McLaughlin) | |
| Mike Miliotti | .... | driver | |
| Jeff Murray | .... | driver | |
| Robert Nelson | .... | driver | |
| Craig Scott | .... | driver | |
| Timothy Sheehan | .... | transportation co-captain | |
| Keven Simmons | .... | driver | |
| Russ Tolliver | .... | transportation captain | |
| Jeff Woodward | .... | driver | |
| Steve Zerwick | .... | transportation coordinator (as Steve Zerweck) | |
Other crew | |||
| Charles Abdrade | .... | craft service assistant | |
| Alan Abrams | .... | business and legal affairs | |
| Peter Accardi | .... | animal wrangler | |
| Herach Arzounian | .... | nurse (as Herach Arzourian) | |
| Lauri Benton | .... | craft service | |
| Robert Berryman | .... | fire safety officer | |
| Tricia Bradbury | .... | production assistant | |
| Andrew Chappel | .... | key set production assistant | |
| William Clark Coit III | .... | location manager | |
| Bobbie Davis | .... | fire safety officer | |
| Michael Donner | .... | production accountant | |
| Gregory Fuqua | .... | police officer | |
| Pedro Garcia | .... | security officer | |
| Joseph Gomez | .... | police officer | |
| Joseph S. Griffo | .... | photo double (as Joe Griffo) | |
| George Henderson | .... | police officer | |
| Kendra Hollaway | .... | production assistant | |
| Patrick G. Ingram | .... | medic (as Patrick Ingram) | |
| Olga Ishkhanova | .... | pattern maker | |
| David Kessler | .... | set medic | |
| Howard Keys | .... | set medic | |
| David La Gree | .... | fire safety officer | |
| Sarah Langley | .... | production assistant | |
| Margie Levers | .... | payroll accountant (as Margi Levers) | |
| Robert Lewis | .... | production assistant | |
| Robert Lewis | .... | security officer | |
| Robert Lewis | .... | assistant location manager | |
| George MacDonald | .... | balloon technician (as George MacDonald) | |
| Frank Martinez | .... | security officer | |
| Odell Massey | .... | security officer | |
| Lucille M. Michaels | .... | nurse (as Lucille Michael) | |
| Mavourneen Marie Michiels | .... | assistant to director | |
| Rene Morales | .... | security officer | |
| Narciso Mora | .... | security officer | |
| Ernie Moreno | .... | security officer | |
| Jerry Niehaus | .... | police officer | |
| Brandy Nightingale | .... | assistant: Ms. Beckinsale | |
| Anthony Penido | .... | set medic | |
| Juan Perez | .... | security officer | |
| John Anthony Ponce de Leon | .... | security officer | |
| Aaron Pope | .... | script supervisor | |
| Steven Rankin | .... | fire safety officer | |
| Caryn Shuken | .... | location liaison | |
| George Sigrist | .... | fire safety officer | |
| Joann Smith | .... | studio teacher | |
| Scott Sullivan | .... | fire safety officer | |
| Steven R. Thorpe | .... | craft service (as Steven Thorpe) | |
| Sandy Townsend | .... | craft service | |
| Michael 'Tuck' Tucker | .... | production coordinator | |
| Patricia Valles | .... | security officer | |
| Marisa Vitale | .... | production assistant | |
| Crystal Von Hagen | .... | production coordinator | |
| John Walsh | .... | fire safety officer | |
| Aaron Wilkerson | .... | security officer | |
| Tammy Lynn Yazgulian | .... | nurse (as Tammy Yazgulian) | |
| Clark McCutchen | .... | production executive (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Karen Borell | .... | thanks | |
| George Gale | .... | thanks | |
| Gus Gustawes | .... | thanks | |
| Lynn Trachtenberg | .... | thanks | |
| Susan Zachary | .... | thanks | |
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YOU'LL PROBABLY NEVER SEE THIS MOVIE BUT IF BY CHANCE YOU MIGHT THEN YOU SHOULDN'T READ THIS BECAUSE IT GIVES AWAY THE PLOT-LINE, BUT YOU PROBABLY WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT ANYWAY.
If I was going to look for an actor to play a sympathetic lead role of a dwarf for a straight-up drama about `little people,' naturally I would turn to Gary Oldman. Yes, that Gary Oldman. Dracula. The Devil. Pontius Pilate. Maybe 5'11'. I guess Al Pacino wasn't available.
This is a bizarre movie. Matthew McConaughey plays Oldman's brother (not a dwarf), so this Schwarzeneggar and Devito as Twins straight up. Both McConaughey and Kate Beckinsale turn in reasonable performances, as does Peter Dinklage. (As an aside, I think this guy is a terrific actor. In both this and Station Agent, soon into the movie I quit thinking about him as a dwarf.) However, I was most enchanted by the acting of the little people in the supporting cast. They brought me inside an inaccessible subculture and often made it very comfortable and believable.
However, Bogie, Bacall and the entire cast of the Wizard of Oz couldn't rescue this movie. This is an ambitious project with an intriguing premise. And apparently, Oldman is the one that drove the project, and he wanted to play a dwarf. (The kid that has the football gets to be quarterback?) But everything else about the movie is bad. There were times when the Sundance crowd laughed at loud at some of the directing/editing. And the script seemed to be pieced together.
More Weirdness: At the premiere at Sundance, writer-director Matthew Bright scathingly denounced the film. He didn't watch the movie and said he never will. (`It's like making love to your ex-wife.') Bright apparently got into an argument with the financier of the film over creative differences. I think what I heard is that Bright wanted to close with a love scene between Oldman (playing a dwarf) and Kate Beckinsale. I guess the money-guy just didn't think the American public was ready for this. Anyway, according to Bright, he was fired from the movie and a bunch of inexperienced hacks who know nothing about the movie business finished the film. Bright said neither he nor none of the artists were paid a dime and that they didn't support the movie. Maybe this explains why this was such a disappointing film.