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Director:
Matthew Bright
Writer (WGA):
Bill Weiner (written by)
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Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Romance more
Plot:
Two brothers - a dwarf (Rolfe) and one normal-sized (Steve). When Steve's girlfriend Carol becomes pregnant... more | add synopsis
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Cast

  (in credits order)

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)
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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
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Ross Addiego .... grip
Jason Andrew .... grip
Sammy Beavers .... best boy electric
Shane Buttle .... electrician (as J.A. Shane Buttle)
Rob Carius .... electrician (as Robert Carius)
Brek Cooney .... key rigging grip
Sheryll Coulon .... still photographer (as Sheryl Coulon)
David Delgado .... electrician
Manuel Duran .... grip
Justin Duval .... gaffer
John P. Fleenor .... electrician (as John Fleenor)
Steve Francis .... electrician
Daniel H. Goldstein .... electrician (as Dan Goldstein)
Sam Griffin .... rigging electrician
William H. Harlow IV .... camera loader (as William Harlow IV)
Chad Herr .... key grip
Matt Horochowski .... best boy grip
Colin Hudson .... additional Steadicam operator
Alexa Ihrt .... key rigging gaffer
Paul Janossy .... additional first assistant camera
Daniel Kauahi .... grip
Paul Lambiase .... grip
Charles Lenz .... grip
Anka Malatynska .... electrician
Damon Montgomery .... additional first assistant camera
Greg Morris .... first assistant camera
David 'Ez' Nielsen .... best boy rigging grip (as David Nielsen)
Doug Oh .... additional second assistant camera (as Douglas Oh)
Peter Ozarowski .... second assistant camera
Jesse Pence .... electrician
Caleb H. Poynter .... rigging electrician (as Caleb Poynter)
Greg Reyer .... electrician (as Greg Reyher)
Erik Rodgers .... key rigging gaffer
Jack Serino .... grip
Alec Shepherd .... grip
Charles Simons .... dolly grip
Wayne E. Smith .... grip (as Wayne Smith)
Brent Studler .... rigging electrician
Anthony Thomas .... grip
Derek Touvell .... electrician
Bela Trutz .... Steadicam operator
Erik Wolford .... grip
Paul Janossy .... first assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Bela Trutz .... camera operator (uncredited)
 
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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Additional Details

Also Known As:
Tiny Tiptoes (France)
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MPAA:
Rated R for language and some sexuality.
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
France:91 min | USA:90 min
Country:
USA | France
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Finland:K-11 | Germany:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #39765)
Filming Locations:
Los Angeles, California, USA
Company:
Langley Productions more

Fun Stuff

Quotes:
Carol: So you had a circle jerk with a bunch of little people? I would love to see that! more
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8 out of 10 people found the following comment useful.
Little Good in This Movie, 1 February 2004
5/10
Author: Bill (baho@rmci.net) from Park City

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.

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