Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events (2004)

User Rating:

6.9/10   

Director:

Brad Silberling

Writers (WGA):

Daniel Handler (books)
Robert Gordon (screenplay)

Release Date:

17 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

On December 17, Christmas cheer takes a holiday.

Plot:

Three wealthy children's parents are killed in a fire. When they are sent to a distant relative, they find out that he is plotting to kill them and seize their fortune.

Plot Keywords:

Count | Orphan | Inheritance | Fire | Herpetologist

Awards:

Won Oscar. Another 6 wins & 21 nominations

Cast

Jim Carrey	...	Count Olaf
Liam Aiken	...	Klaus
Emily Browning	...	Violet
Kara Hoffman	...	Sunny
Shelby Hoffman	...	Sunny
Jude Law	...	Lemony Snicket (voice)
Timothy Spall	...	Mr. Poe
Catherine O'Hara	...	Justice Strauss
Billy Connolly	...	Uncle Monty
Meryl Streep	...	Aunt Josephine
Luis Guzmán	...	Bald Man
Jamie Harris	...	Fernald - Hook-Handed Man
Craig Ferguson	...	Person of Indeterminate Gender
Jennifer Coolidge	...	White Faced Woman
Jane Adams	...	White Faced Woman
Cedric the Entertainer	...	Constable
Bob Clendenin	...	Grocery Clerk (as Robert Clendenin)
Lenny Clarke	...	Gruff Grocer
Fred Gallo	...	Judge Gallo
John Dexter	...	Gustav
Deborah Theaker	...	Mrs. Poe
Wayne Flemming	...	Captain Sam (scenes deleted)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Bunnell	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Julius Callahan	...	Davidious Augustine / Bohemian (uncredited)
François Duhamel	...	French Radio Reporter (uncredited)
Rosemary Garris	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Gilbert Gottfried	...	Duck (voice) (uncredited)
Alan Heitz	...	Police Photographer (uncredited)
Rob Hinderstein	...	Banker (uncredited)
Dustin Hoffman	...	The Critic (uncredited)
Michael Earl Lane	...	Ferry Boat Captain (uncredited)
Jane Lynch	...	Realtor (uncredited)
Betsy McIntyre	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Nick Meaney	...	Voice over (uncredited)
Crystal Rivers	...	Bohemian #1 (uncredited)
Lidia Sabljic	...	Woman in audience (uncredited)

Directed by
Brad Silberling

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Handler		(books "The Bad Beginning", "The Reptile Room" and "The Wide Window") (as Lemony Snicket)
Robert Gordon		(screenplay)

Produced by
Scott Aversano	....	co-producer
Minor Childers	....	co-producer
Linda Fields	....	associate producer (as Linda Hill)
Albie Hecht	....	executive producer
Laurie MacDonald	....	producer
Michele Panelli-Venetis	....	associate producer
Walter F. Parkes	....	producer
Julia Pistor	....	executive producer
Damon Ross	....	creative producer: Nickelodeon
Scott Rudin	....	executive producer
Barry Sonnenfeld	....	executive producer
Jim Van Wyck	....	producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Emmanuel Lubezki

Film Editing by
Michael Kahn

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Rick Heinrichs

Art Direction by
John Dexter		(supervising art director)
Tony Fanning
William Hawkins
Martin Whist

Set Decoration by
Cheryl Carasik

Costume Design by
Colleen Atwood
Donna O'Neal

Makeup Department
Richard Alonzo	....	prosthetic lab work: Count Olaf
Barbara Augustus	....	makeup artist: Cedric the Entertainer
Vivian Baker	....	makeup artist
Enrique Bilsland	....	hair technician
Lisa Buford	....	hair stylist: Cedric the Entertainer
Bill Corso	....	makeup designer: Jim Carrey
Mitchell J. Coughlin	....	sculptor (as Mitch Coughlin)
Linda D. Flowers	....	key hair stylist (as Linda Flowers)
Mary Jo Fortin	....	hair stylist
Kathleen Freeman	....	key makeup artist
Audrey Goetz	....	hair pieces: Count Olaf
J. Roy Helland	....	hair stylist: Ms. Streep
J. Roy Helland	....	makeup artist: Ms. Streep
Rob Hinderstein	....	special makeup effects artist
Cammy R. Langer	....	hair stylist (as Cammy Langer)
Clayton Martinez	....	mold crew
Clayton Martinez	....	prosthetic lab work: Count Olaf
Medusah	....	key hair stylist
Anne Morgan	....	hair designer: Mr. Carrey
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup department head
Peter Owen	....	wigs: Count Olaf
Russell Seifert	....	prosthetic lab work: Count Olaf
Mitchell Stone	....	hair department head
Nancy Tong	....	hair stylist (as Nanxy Tong-Heater)
Tonyia Verna	....	makeup artist (as Antonyia Verna)
Kevin Yagher	....	special makeup effects creator
Mark C. Yagher	....	makeup effects creator
Mark C. Yagher	....	special makeup designer
Raqueli Dahan	....	additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Teressa Hill	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wigs and beards maker (uncredited)
Marie Larkin	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Minor Childers	....	post-production supervisor
Jason D. McGatlin	....	production supervisor
David Witz	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Hans Berggren	....	additional second second assistant director
Peter Dress	....	day player additional second second assistant director (as Pete Dress)
Rusty Mahmood	....	second assistant director
Jayson Merrill	....	key second assistant director: second unit Boston
Michele Panelli-Venetis	....	first assistant director
Timothy R. Price	....	second second assistant director
Paul Schneider	....	additional second second assistant director (as Paul B. Schneider)
Lynn Struiksma	....	additional second second assistant director

Art Department
C. Scott Baker	....	set designer
Roy Barnes	....	set designer
Carlo Basail	....	greens foreperson
Jackson Bishop	....	set designer
Bill Boes	....	assistant art director
Mauro Borrelli	....	illustrator
Raymond Borton	....	labor foreperson
Ron Brown	....	labor foreperson
Michael E. Bucaro	....	plaster foreperson (as Michael Bucaro)
Michael B. Bunch	....	construction foreperson (as Michael Bunch)
Michael Burke	....	construction foreperson
Lloyd A. Buswell	....	welding foreman
Erica Callas	....	art department assistant
Jack Carroll	....	construction foreperson
James Carson	....	illustrator (as James M. Carson)
Christopher Casey	....	lead person
Chris Casny	....	cabinet shop
Clete Cetrone	....	construction foreperson
Dianne Chadwick	....	graphic designer
J. André Chaintreuil	....	digital set designer
Peter Chan	....	conceptual artist
Rick Chavez	....	assistant property master
Todd Cherniawsky	....	set designer
Scott Edward Collins	....	set dresser (as Scott Collins)
Anthony Cope	....	model maker foreperson
Richard Crain	....	construction foreperson (as Richard D. Crain)
Kevin Cross	....	set designer
Rodolfo Damaggio	....	illustrator
Rodolfo Damaggio	....	storyboard artist
John Davis	....	illustrator
Fred Defoe	....	construction foreperson (as Fred Deyoe)
Yann Denoual	....	sculptor
Nancy Deren	....	set designer
Laura J. DeRosa	....	art department coordinator
Lou Economides	....	labor foreperson
Jann K. Engel	....	set designer (as Jann Engel)
Dan Engle	....	sculptor
J. Gregory Evans	....	set dresser (as Greg Evans)
Michael P. Finnegan	....	tool technician
Tim Flattery	....	illustrator
Luke Freeborn	....	set designer
Giacomo G. Ghiazza	....	storyboard artist (as Giacomo Ghiazza)
John Guliano	....	construction foreperson
Ted Haigh	....	graphic designer (as Edward Newman Haigh II)
Gabriel Hardman	....	storyboard artist
Sean Haworth	....	set designer
Scott Herbertson	....	set designer
Chris Herrington	....	paint foreperson
A. Todd Holland	....	assistant art director
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor
Thomas R. Homsher	....	prop manufacturing supervisor
Chris Hopkins	....	sculptor (as Chris C. Hopkins)
John Hoskins	....	construction coordinator (as John W. Hoskins)
Travis Huffman	....	propmaker
Michael P. Hunter	....	assistant property master (as Mike Hunter)
Michael Anthony Jackson	....	storyboard artist
David James	....	sculptor
Deborah Jensen	....	assistant art director: New York
Stuart John	....	construction foreperson
Kent Jones	....	paint foreperson
Richard W. Jones	....	greens foreperson
Wendell J. Joyce	....	set dresser
Robert M. Kalafut	....	previz artist
Christopher Kennedy	....	set dresser (as Chris Kennedy)
Dave Kilby	....	plaster foreperson
Mark Knapton	....	construction foreperson
Kyra Kowasic	....	art department assistant
Robert Kusler	....	labor foreperson
Dean Lakoff	....	set dresser
Robert Lambert	....	general construction foreperson
Jack Laspada	....	labor foreperson
Steven Light-Orr	....	set dresser
Dwight Lowell	....	construction foreperson (as Dwight T. Lowell)
Jason Mahakian	....	model maker
Kevin Mangan	....	greens foreperson
Anthony J. Martin	....	labor foreperson
Ron Martinez	....	labor foreperson
Victor James Martinez	....	digital set designer (as Victor Martinez)
Jim Martin	....	illustrator
Jenny Micon	....	art department assistant
James Miller	....	lead sculptor (as Jamie Miller)
Robert Misetich	....	paint foreperson
Dave Morales	....	paint foreperson
Marilyn Morgan	....	on-set dresser
Jerry Moss	....	property master
Carol Ann Napier	....	set dresser
Richard 'Rocky' Nichols	....	assistant property master
Steven O'Bannon	....	labor foreman
Dan Ondrejko	....	greens coordinator (as Danny Ondrejko)
Jose Orozco	....	greens foreperson
Chris Patterson	....	set dresser
Derek Pendleton	....	sculptor (as Derek C. Pendleton)
Andrew Petrotta	....	assistant property master (as Drew Petrotta)
William A. Petrotta	....	property master: second unit (as Bill Petrotta)
Steve Pinney	....	sculptor
Rick Polikowski	....	propmaker
Lauren E. Polizzi	....	set designer (as Lauren Polizzi)
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter
Brian Rock	....	supervising laborer foreperson
Megan Romero	....	art department assistant
Christopher S. Ross	....	illustrator
Marco Rubeo	....	set designer
H.W. 'Pat' Ryan	....	construction foreperson (as H.W. Pat Ryan)
Ernest M. Sanchez	....	lead person
Sal Sanchez	....	plaster foreperson (as Salvador Sanchez)
Jerry Sargent	....	construction foreperson (as Jerry 'Sarge' Sargent)
Nathan Schroeder	....	illustrator
John Sclender	....	sculptor (as John Schlender)
Bob Skemp	....	greens foreperson
Easton Michael Smith	....	set designer (as Easton Smith)
Dawn Snyder	....	set designer
Eric Sundahl	....	assistant art director
Tom Talley	....	stage foreman
Jeffrey Thomas	....	greens person
George Trimmer	....	set designer
Robert Turner	....	labor foreperson
Wendy Weaver	....	buyer
William Wheaton	....	labor foreperson (as William R. Wheaton)
Robert Wilbanks	....	plaster supervisor
Donald B. Woodruff	....	set designer (as Donald Woodruff)
Chris Zimmerman	....	on-set painter
Clyde Zimmerman	....	paint supervisor
Craig Zimmerman	....	lead person (as Craig A. Zimmerman)
Steven Lee Baer	....	drapery foreperson (uncredited)
Richard J. Bell	....	greens gangboss (uncredited)
Hannah M. Hinkel	....	prop coordinator (uncredited)
Kathleen Rosen	....	buyer (uncredited)
Karen Teneyck	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert J. Anderson Jr.	....	sound mixer: second unit (as Robert A. Anderson)
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andrew Bock	....	first assistant sound editor
Tim Boot	....	ProTools playback operator
Ed Callahan	....	sound editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Pud Cusack	....	sound mixer
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects recordist (as John Paul Fasal)
Christopher Flick	....	supervising foley editor
Linda Folk	....	adr supervisor
Dennis Fuller	....	boom operator: second unit
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Craig Heath	....	sound re-recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Richard King	....	sound designer
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Ross Levy	....	utility sound technician
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
David Marcus	....	assistant sound editor
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Sterling Moore	....	utility sound
Linda Murphy	....	utility sound: second unit
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Josephine Nericcio	....	assistant adr editor
Josephine Nericcio	....	assistant sound editor (as Josie Nericcio)
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
Robert Renga	....	sound recordist
Ross Simpson	....	boom operator
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Denis St. Amand	....	sound re-recording engineer
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor
Susumu Tokunow	....	additional sound mixer
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Linda Yeaney	....	first assistant sound editor
Erich Gann	....	sound assistant (uncredited)
Shawn Holden	....	sound mixer: second unit (uncredited)
John Rodd	....	additional recording engineer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert Alidon	....	special effects technician
Howard Berger	....	special effects supervisor: KNB EFX Group
Richard Cory	....	special effects technician
Michael Deak	....	special effects supervisor: KNB EFX Group (as Mike Deak)
Kim Derry	....	special effects technician
Donald Elliott	....	special effects technician (as Donald R. Elliot)
Cory Faucher	....	shop foreperson
Scott R. Fisher	....	shop foreperson
Ruben Garcia	....	special effects technician
Samara Hagopian	....	mechanical effects technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
Keith Haynes	....	special effects technician
Frank Iudica	....	special effects technician (as Frankie Iudica, Jr.)
Donald Krause	....	animatronics technician
Donald Krause	....	mechanical effects technician: Kevin Yagher Productions (as Don Krause)
Louie Lantieri	....	special effects technician
Michael Lantieri	....	special effects supervisor
Joe Love	....	special effects technician
William P. McGinley	....	special effects technician
Paul Mejias	....	key puppeteer
Joel Mitchell	....	special effects technician
Gregory Nicotero	....	special effects supervisor: KNB EFX Group (as Greg Nicotero)
Tom Pahk	....	special effects shop supervisor (as Thomas Pahk)
Ralph Peterson	....	special effects technician
Bryan Phillips	....	special effects technician
George Richardson	....	mechanical effects technician: Kevin Yagher Productions
Michael Rifkin	....	special effects technician
Jim Rollins	....	special effects technician
Paul Sabourin	....	special effects technician
Robert L. Slater	....	special effects technician (as Bob Slater)
Stephanie Taubert	....	rotoscope
Brian Tipton	....	special effects technician
Steven Scott Wheatley	....	special effects technician
Jeff Yagher	....	mechanical effects designer: Kevin Yagher Productions
Jenny Wallace	....	special effects runner (uncredited)
Lynne Watson	....	special effects hair (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Mimi Abers	....	digital compositor: ILM
Lauren Abrams	....	modelmaker: ILM
Ismail Acar	....	animator: ILM
Alia Agha	....	3D camera matchmover: ILM
Jon Alexander	....	digital compositor: ILM
Andrew Anderson	....	creature development artist: ILM
Rob Andrews	....	technical supervisor: Nexus Productions
Leah Anton	....	digital compositor: ILM
Joel Aron	....	CG artist: ILM
Joel Aron	....	technical director
Carl Assmus	....	modelmaker: ILM
Okan Ataman	....	digital compositor: ILM
Erika Bach	....	3D scanning assistant coordinator
Lance Baetkey	....	paint/rotoscope artist
Kevin Barnhill	....	CG artist: ILM
Bill Barr	....	stage technician: ILM
Charlotte Bavasso	....	producer: Nexus Productions
Chris Bayz	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Dennis Becker	....	stage technician: ILM
Kathleen Beeler	....	CG artist: ILM
Mattias Bjurström	....	3D modeler: Nexus Productions
Duncan Blackman	....	lead 3D camera matchmover
Aron Bonar	....	CG artist: ILM
Scott Bonnenfant	....	viewpaint artist: ILM
Jason Brackett	....	stage technician: ILM
Colin Brady	....	animation supervisor: ILM
Steve Braggs	....	digital artist: ILM
Sam Breach	....	digital compositor: ILM
Patrick Brennan	....	compositing sequence supervisor: ILM
Marshall Candland	....	digital artist
Mark Casey	....	sabre artist
Vanessa Cheung	....	matte painter
Terry Chostner	....	lead 3D camera matchmover: ILM
Eric D. Christensen	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM (as Eric Christensen)
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Robbie Clot	....	special effects: ILM (as Rob Clot)
Dylan Coates	....	technical support
Andrea Coish	....	model painter: ILM
Andrea Coish	....	modelmaker: ILM
Zachary Cole	....	CG artist: ILM
Zachary Cole	....	technical director
Brian Connor	....	digital compositor: ILM
Pat Conran	....	CG artist: ILM
Jay Cooper	....	compositing sequence supervisor
Catherine Craig	....	viewpaint artist: ILM
Don Crawford	....	digital compositor
Julie Creighton	....	senior visual effects coordinator
Colin Davidson	....	research & development
Michelle Dean	....	lead creature developer: ILM
Bernie Demolski	....	stage technician: ILM
David Deuber	....	digital compositor: ILM
Bryan Dewe	....	lead modelmaker: ILM
Preston Donovan	....	modelmaker: ILM
Richard Ducker	....	digital artist: ILM
Nika Dunne	....	digital paint & roto artist: ILM
Selwyn Eddy	....	3D camera matchmover: ILM (as Selwyn Eddy III)
Robert Edwards	....	modelmaker: ILM (as Robbie Edwards)
Sam Edwards	....	sabre artist
Jenn Emberly	....	lead animator: ILM
Stefen Fangmeier	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Scott Farrar	....	additional plate supervision: ILM
Dan Feinstein	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM (as Daniel Feinstein)
Chris Foreman	....	research & development
Christian Foucher	....	digital artist
Adam Foulkes	....	producer: Little Elf animated sequence, Nexus Productions
Alexandre Frazao	....	motion capture technician: ILM (as Alex Frazao)
Saul Freed	....	3D animator: Nexus Productions
Ron Friedman	....	digital character animator: ILM
Joe Fulmer	....	stage technician: ILM
Bradley Gabe	....	creature development lead
Dawn Gates	....	roto/paint artist: ILM
Steve Gawley	....	modelshop project supervisor: ILM
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor
Benjamin Goldman	....	layout artist/animator: main titles and credit crawl
Lioudmilla Golynskaia	....	digital modeler: ILM (as Lioudmila Golynskaia)
John Goodson	....	modelmaker: ILM
Jeff Grebe	....	digital artist: ILM
Jeff Grebe	....	lead environment artist: ILM
Orin Green	....	sabre artist
Michael Greenwood	....	3D modeler: Nexus Productions
Michael Greenwood	....	animator: Nexus Productions
Dominic Griffiths	....	3D animator: Nexus Productions
Indira Guerrieri	....	CG sequence supervisor: ILM
Jon Guidinger	....	modelmaker: ILM (as Jon P. Guidinger)
Gerald Gutschmidt	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Nelson Hall	....	modelmaker: ILM
Jon Hasted	....	texture artist: Nexus Productions
Jeff Hatchel	....	digital artist
Jack Haye	....	digital modeler: ILM
Todd Hemker	....	layout artist/animator: main titles and credit crawl
Geoff Heron	....	special effects lead: ILM
Matt Heron	....	special effects: ILM (as Matthew Heron)
Robert Hill	....	first assistant camera operator: ILM
Pamela Hobbs	....	matte painter
Robert Hoffmeister	....	digital compositor: ILM
zain homer	....	CG artist: ILM (as Zain Homer)
Heather Hoyland	....	digital compositor: ILM
Peggy Hrastar	....	lead model painter: ILM
Peggy Hrastar	....	modelmaker: ILM
Peg Hunter	....	digital compositor: ILM
Paul Huston	....	matte artist: ILM
Cyrus Jam	....	technical assistant: ILM
Patrick Jarvis	....	digital paint & rotoscope supervisor: ILM
Brad Jerrell	....	special effects: ILM
Darren Jones	....	digital imaging engineer
Edward Jones	....	technical support: ILM (as Ed Jones)
Michael Kennedy	....	digital compositor
Marshall Richard Krasser	....	digital compositing supervisor: ILM (as Marshall Krasser)
Gregor Lakner	....	digital artist
Donna Lanasa	....	CG artist: ILM
Donna Lanasa	....	technical director
Leonid Larionov	....	character animator (as Leo Larionov)
Jessica Laszlo	....	digital compositor
Alison Leaf	....	animator
Julija Learie	....	animator: ILM
Rich Lee	....	previsualization artist: Proof
Sunny Lee	....	creature technical director
Victoria Lewis	....	model painter: ILM
Melissa Lin	....	digital artist: ILM
Joshua Livingston	....	3D camera matchmover: ILM
Luke Longin	....	matchmover
Wayne Lo	....	lead environment artist
Michael Dean Ludlam	....	CG artist: ILM (as Michael Ludlam)
Margaret B. Lynch	....	plate coordinator: ILM (as Margaret Lynch)
Michael Lynch	....	modelmaker: ILM
Alex MacDonald	....	cablecam operator
Susan Macke	....	visual effects production accountant
Duncan MacLaren	....	3D modeler: Nexus Productions
Duncan MacLaren	....	animator
Jodie Maier	....	3D camera matchmover: ILM
Robert Marinic	....	CG artist: ILM
Tia L. Marshall	....	compositing sequence supervisor (as Tia Marshall)
Ryan Mayeda	....	visual effects production assistant: ILM
Kevin May	....	Sabre artist: ILM
Jake Maymudes	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Will McCoy	....	digital compositor: ILM
W. Regan McGee	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM (as Regan McGee)
Robert McIntosh	....	animator: ILM
Tim McLaughlin	....	creature supervisor
Richard Miller	....	modelmaker: ILM
Reece Millidge	....	head of effects and compositing: Nexus Productions
Jim Milton	....	effects assistant editor
Todd Mitchell	....	film recording engineer: ILM
Curt I. Miyashiro	....	computer graphics artist (as Curt Miyashiro)
Terry Molatore	....	lead viewpaint artist: ILM
Steve Molin	....	CG artist: ILM
Richard Moore	....	viewpaint artist: ILM
Michael Morgan	....	visual effects editorial
Lauren Morimoto	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist
Martin Murphy	....	lead digital modeler: ILM
P. Jeep Naarkom	....	animator: ILM
Mark Nakahara	....	stage technician: ILM
Marla Newall	....	3D camera matchmover: ILM
Jennifer Maryam Nona	....	digital compositor (as Jennifer Nona)
Rick O'Connor	....	animation lead: ILM
Jeffrey Odell	....	technical support
Buck O'Hare	....	stage technician: ILM
Maggie Oh	....	digital effects artist: ILM
Jeff Olson	....	visual effects producer
Hiromi Ono	....	CG artist: ILM
Chris O'Reilly	....	designer: little elf animated sequence, Nexus Productions
Randy Ottenberg	....	model painter: ILM
David Owen	....	still photographer
Luis San Juan Pallares	....	lighter: Nexus Productions
Luis San Juan Pallares	....	renderer: Nexus Productions
Erik Pampel	....	technical support
Tom C. Peitzman	....	visual effects producer (as Tom Peitzman)
Benoit Pelchat	....	digital matte artist
Lorne Peterson	....	modelmaker: ILM
Darren Price	....	head of 3D: Nexus Productions
Tom Proost	....	modelmaker: ILM
Nick Provenzano	....	technical support
Daren Rabinovitch	....	modelmaker: ILM
Christopher Raimo	....	visual effects coordinator
Steve Rawlins	....	animator: ILM
Philippe Rebours	....	computer graphics supervisor
Martin Rosenberg	....	visual effects director of photography
Corey Rosen	....	creature development artist: ILM
Alan Rosenfeld	....	digital artist
Kim Ross	....	CG artist: ILM
James Rowell	....	CG artist: ILM
Laura Russell	....	texture artist: Nexus Productions
Barry Safley	....	digital compositor: ILM
Mike Sanders	....	motion capture supervisor (as Michael Sanders)
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist: EFilm
Paul Sharpe	....	digital artist
Joseph Shaw	....	animator: ILM
Sarah Shores	....	special effects: ILM
Tom Sindicich	....	stage technician: ILM
Daniel Slavin	....	lead environment artist: ILM (as Dan Slavin)
Alan Smith	....	designer: little elf animated sequence, Nexus Productions
Jason Smith	....	creature technical director
Ryan Smith	....	visual effects
Sharonne Solk	....	animator: ILM
Tony Sommers	....	viewpaint artist: ILM
Jim Soukup	....	matchmove artist: ILM (as James Soukup)
Eben Stromquist	....	modelmaker: ILM
Russ Sueyoshi	....	digital compositor
Nigel Sumner	....	CG artist: ILM
Wilson Tang	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Henri Tan	....	technical support: ILM
Dale Taylor	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM
Eric Texier	....	digital artist
Angela Traeger	....	CG artist: ILM
Guerdon Trueblood	....	digital compositor: ILM
Hans Uhlig	....	CG artist: ILM
Michael Van Eps	....	digital paint & rotoscope artist
Bruce Vecchitto	....	color timing supervisor: ILM
Marci Velando	....	visual effects art department assistant
Omz Velasco	....	digital modeler: ILM
Tim Waddy	....	animator: ILM (as Timothy Waddy)
Danny Wagner	....	modelmaker: ILM
John Walker	....	CG artist: ILM
Kevin Wallace	....	modelmaker: ILM
John Whisnant	....	plate matchmover: ILM
Jeff White	....	creature technical director: ILM
Gordon T. Wittmann	....	visual effects coordinator: ILM (as Gordon Wittmann)
Eric Wong	....	creature technical director: ILM
Kevin Wooley	....	motion capture technician: ILM
Keiji Yamaguchi	....	creature development
Dean Yurke	....	lead Sabre artist
Lindsay Birmingham	....	data operater (uncredited)
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited)
Richard Ducker	....	digital compositor: ILM (uncredited)
Ntana Key	....	second digital colorist: EFILM (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Pat Banta	....	stunts
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts
Joey Box	....	stunts
Wendi Bromley	....	stunts
Keith Campbell	....	stunts
Chase Coleman	....	stunt double
Doug Coleman	....	stunt coordinator
Craig Davis	....	stunts (as Darrell Craig Davis)
Brian Duffy	....	stunts
Jim Hart	....	stunts (as Jimmy Hart)
Rene H. Herrera	....	water safety coordinator
Julie Janney	....	stunts
Scott Leva	....	stunts
Kurt D. Lott	....	utility stunts (as Kurt Lott)
Brian Machleit	....	stunts
Bob Marrocco	....	utility stunts
Karine Mauffrey	....	stunt double
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Allen Robinson	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Katie Rowe	....	stunts
Wendi Bromley	....	stunt double: Emily Browning (uncredited)
Julie Janney	....	stunt double: Meryl Streep (uncredited)
Rick Sawaya	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Patric J. Abaravich	....	chief rigging electrician
Robert Aguilar	....	rigging electrician
James Alden	....	rigging grip
Jeff Amaral	....	electrician: second unit
Danny Andersen	....	grip
Michael Anderson	....	first company grip (as Mike Anderson)
Audie Aragon	....	dolly grip
Todd Avery	....	film loader
Robert Baek	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Rob Baek)
Samantha Bahramian	....	electrician: second unit
Carlos Baker	....	electrician
Scott Barnes	....	lighting programmer
George Billinger III	....	Steadicam operator (as George Billinger)
John Buckley	....	chief lighting technician
Shane Buttle	....	rigging electrician
John S. Campbell	....	night light operator
Louie Ceredez	....	rigging electrician
R. Adam Chambers	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit (as Adam Chambers)
Carolyn Chen	....	additional photographer: second unit
Chris Conahan	....	rigging grip
Jeffrey A. Cook	....	electrician
Jimmy Culligan	....	rigging grip
Gary Dahlquist	....	chief rigging technictian
Joshua Davis	....	rigging electrician
Lance Dickinson	....	additional electrician
Malcolm Doran II	....	second company grip
Tulio Duenas	....	film loader
Dan Duffy	....	generator operator
François Duhamel	....	still photographer (as Francois Duhamel)
Anthony Erlandson	....	rigging grip (as Anthony Erlandsen)
Jamie Felz	....	first assistant camera: second unit
John Fine	....	electrician (as John W. Fine)
Bill Fine Jr.	....	electrician: second unit (as Bill Fine)
Sean Fine	....	rigging electrician
Michael Franco	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Sherman Fulton	....	electrician: second unit
Jason Goebel	....	camera loader: second unit
Nathaniel Goodman	....	camera operator: second unit
David Gottlieb	....	rigging electrician
Steve Graves	....	grip (as Steven Graves)
Jim Greene	....	chief rigging electrician
Joseph Guerino	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Joseph F. Guerino)
Allen Harker	....	electrician (as K. Allen Harker)
Samuel R. Harrison III	....	video assist operator (as Sam R. Harrison III)
Matthew Haskins	....	second assistant camera: second unit
David E. Hengstellar	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as David Hengsteller)
Mark Jackson	....	camera operator: second unit
William T. Jones	....	rigging grip (as William T. 'Jake' Jones)
Jesse Kaplan	....	additional video assist operator: second unit
Ian Kelly	....	video engineer
Christopher Kiso	....	rigging electrician
Dana Kroeger	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Dana Shelayne Kroeger)
Jason Leeds	....	electrician: second unit
John Linares	....	electrician
Damon Marcellino	....	electrician: second unit
Kim Marks	....	camera operator
Richard Masino	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Carson E. Mayne	....	rigging electrician
Starrs McBurney	....	second assistant camera
Roger Meilink	....	rigging electrician
Mazi Mitchell	....	electrician
Darin Moran	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Glenn E. Moran	....	electrician (as Glenn Moran)
Daniel Nichols	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Vincent Olague	....	second company grip
Richard Ralston	....	rigging electrician
Melford Ramsey	....	rigging electrician
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip
Christopher Reynolds	....	grip
Paul Riggio	....	rigging grip
Pete Romano	....	underwater director of photography
Christopher A. Schenck	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Paul Schmidt	....	grip
Don Selsor	....	first company rigging grip (as Donald Selsor)
Jason Selsor	....	second company rigging grip
Robert Sharman	....	video assist operator: second unit
William L. Slemmons	....	grip
Robert Small	....	grip
Randy Smith	....	rigging grip
Jeffrey T. Sweet	....	grip
Joshua D. Thatcher	....	dimmer board technician
Amy Vincent	....	additional photographer: second unit
Melvin 'Butch' Von Bulow	....	grip
Chris Wagganer	....	video assist operator: second unit
Larry Wallace	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
David Watson	....	electrician
Doug Weinmann	....	chief rigging electric
Robert A. Wood Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Rex Allan Worthy	....	rigging grip (as Rex A. Worthy)
Robert D. Yeoman	....	additional director of photography (as Robert Yeoman)
R. Michael Yope	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Michael Yope)
Harry Zimmerman	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Alejandro J. Castillo	....	electrician (uncredited)
Alfredo Denila	....	grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
James Rothwell	....	animatics (as James A. Rothwell)
Enrique Bilsland	....	mechanical designer: robotic "Sunny" double (uncredited)

Casting Department
Cody P. Beke	....	casting assistant
Jennifer Bender	....	extras casting
Carol Grant	....	extras casting
Elizabeth Greenberg	....	casting associate
Carrie Hilton	....	casting: UK
Mariann H.W. Lee	....	extras casting
Elizabeth Lang	....	additional casting scout (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anthony Almaraz	....	costumer
Deborah Ambrosino	....	specialty costume keyperson (as Deborah Anne Ambrosino)
Amy Arnold	....	costumer (as Amy A. Arnold)
Christine Cantella	....	chief costumer
Brenda Donoho	....	set costumer
Jimmy Jay	....	costumer
Barry Kellogg	....	costumer
Donna O'Neal	....	chief set costumer
David Page	....	costumer: Mr. Carrey
Rob Phillips	....	specialty costumer
Linda Redmon	....	costumer
Carlos Rosario	....	costume illustrator
Felipe Sanchez	....	costume illustrator
Leticia Sandoval	....	specialty costume manufacturer (as Leticia D. Sandoval)
Ivory Stanton	....	specialty costumer
Douglas J. Stewart	....	specialty costumer (as Doug Stewart)
Ann L. Thomas	....	set seamstress
Gillian Waterman	....	costumer
Pamela Wise	....	costume supervisor
Michele Flynn	....	ager/dyer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jason Bierfeld	....	post-production assistant
Brian Buller	....	post-production coordinator
Jason Gaudio	....	first assistant editor
Mark Gillard	....	assistant editor
Paula Greatbatch	....	assistant editor (as Paula Suhy)
Jamie Keeney	....	assistant editor: avid
Sarah Ogletree	....	post-production coordinator
Ken O'Keefe	....	apprentice film editor
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Amy Pawlowski	....	DI editor
Steven J. Scott	....	digital color timer
Sam Seig	....	first assistant editor
Dylan Tichenor	....	additional editor
Adam Zunder	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Bill Bernstein	....	music editor
Michael Boustead	....	music editor: temp music
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
Jordan Corngold	....	music editor: temp music
Walt Fowler	....	musician: trumpet
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring cue mixer
Leslie Morris	....	music contractor
Thomas Newman	....	conductor
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
John Rodd	....	score recordist
Tim Rodier	....	music preparation
Patrick Spain	....	score assistant engineer
Del Spiva	....	assistant music editor: temp
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage manager
Armin Steiner	....	score mixer
Armin Steiner	....	score recordist: orchestra
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician
Thomas Vicari	....	music mixer (as Tommy Vicari)
Thomas Vicari	....	scoring mixer
Jesse Voccia	....	music engineer
Michael Ziner	....	assistant music editor (as Mike Zainer)

Transportation Department
Rick Braverman	....	driver
Vic Cuccia	....	transportation captain
Joel Larson	....	driver
Randy Luna	....	driver
Robert Martini	....	transportation coordinator: Boston
Jerry McMullan	....	transportation: Mr. Carey
Michael Neipris	....	picture boat coordinator
Joseph Kelly Padovich	....	picture car mechanic
Jim Petti	....	transportation
Dan Romero	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Sean Ryan	....	transportation co-captain
Dean Winton	....	driver

Other crew
David Allebe	....	production assistant
Heather Anderson	....	production assistant
Carrie Arnold	....	production secretary
Kirsten Asher	....	production assistant intern
Morgan Bailey	....	production assistant
Cameron Baity	....	production artist: end titles
Lori A. Balton	....	location manager: Los Angeles (as Lori Balton)
Alan R. Baxter	....	production assistant (as Alan Baxter)
Joe Beckwith	....	second assistant accountant
Howard Berger	....	puppeteer
Dotan Bonen	....	security: Mr. Carrey
James Hayward Brinkley	....	additional dialogue artist
Judith M. Brown	....	studio teacher
Robert D. Brugger	....	medic (as Robert Brugger)
Brian Buller	....	assistant: Mr. Silberling
Jamie Caliri	....	director: title sequence
Jamie Caliri	....	title designer
Erica Callas	....	production assistant
Tina Canny	....	dailies
Dea Cantu	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Dea Cantú)
Sue Chipperton	....	duck trainer
James Mitchell Clyde	....	utility diver
David Cohen	....	mold shop supervisor
Jamie Daddio	....	second assistant accountant
Max Daly	....	researcher
Jim Davidson	....	production auditor
Michael Deak	....	puppeteer
Andrew de Geofroy	....	production assistant (as Andrew De Geofroy)
Rob Derry	....	puppeteer (as Robert Derry)
Stephanie DeTiege	....	executive assistant: Mr. Carrey
Alex Diaz	....	puppeteer
Jack Dubnicek	....	production assistant
Guy Efrat	....	location scout: pre-production
Susan Engel	....	stand-in: Liam Aiken
Ryan Faust	....	production assistant
Mark Fitzgerald	....	assistant location manager: Boston
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Michael Fuoco	....	production assistant: Boston
Laura Gary	....	studio teacher
Michael Granberry	....	petty cash accountant
Dave Grasso	....	puppeteer (as David Grasso)
Lisa Greenspan	....	production coordinator
Dennis Grisco	....	animal trainer (as Dennis R. Grisco)
Leilani Gushiken	....	assistant: Mr. Parkes
Stephanie Hamilton	....	reference librarian
Charles Harrington	....	location manager: Boston
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Garrett Hauenstein	....	production assistant
James Henderson	....	photo double: Jude Law
Sarah Hendler	....	assistant: Mr. Silberling
Emmanuelle-Claude Heroux	....	assistant production coordinator
Brian Hoven	....	assistant accountant
Kerry Hoyt	....	stand-in: Mr. Carey
Coti Hudgens	....	assistant: Mr. Carrey
Carole Humphreys	....	effects accountant
Jason Inman	....	set medic
Mark Jackson	....	animal trainer
Dawn Jeffory	....	baby wrangler (as Dawn Jeffory Nelson)
Perry M. Kimura	....	digital film scanning and recording: EFILM/DELUXE
Cohl Klop	....	various voices
Gary Kobat	....	personal trainer: Mr. Carrey
Kyra Kowasic	....	production assistant (as Kyra L. Kowasic)
Nicole Kreuzer	....	stand-in: Jennifer Coolidge
Linda Kroll	....	assistant: Ms. MacDonald
Jason Kumalo	....	production assistant
Kimberly Logan	....	assistant: Cedric the Entertainer (as Kim Logan)
Jeff N. Maclean	....	location scout
Mary Lamar Mahler	....	medic
Alexandra Marlin	....	production assistant
Nick Marra	....	puppeteer
Jonah Max	....	production assistant: sound
Kyle McGatlin	....	production assistant
Mark McGrath	....	production assistant
Jake McKinnon	....	puppeteer
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor
Betsy Megel	....	production assistant
David Mendoza	....	production assistant
Steven R. Molen	....	production executive
Denise Mora	....	second assistant accountant
Deana Morgan	....	production assistant
Maida N. Morgan	....	location manager: Los Angeles
Shauna Moss	....	accounting production assistant
Marie Nashold	....	production medic (as Marie 'Ree' Nashold)
Irina Naydichev	....	payroll accountant (as Irene Naydichev)
Tom Pahk	....	shop supervisor (as Thomas Pahk)
Alexis Quartararo	....	production assistant
Yvonne Ramond	....	construction accountant
Brian Read	....	assistant: Mr. Van Wyck
Matt Reitsma	....	head textile artist
Megan Romero	....	production assistant
Kevin Roy	....	production assistant (as Kevin Thomas Roy)
Kevin Roy	....	production assistant (as Kevin P. Roy)
Michelle Schrauwers	....	production assistant
Christopher Scull	....	set production assistant: second unit
Steven E. Simon	....	production assistant (as Steve Simon)
Billy Slaughter	....	stand-in: Dustin Hoffman
Ken D. Smith	....	technical consultant: title sequence
Karen Stark	....	location scout
Douglas J. Stewart	....	textile artist
Gene Strange	....	first assistant accountant
Jules Sylvester	....	animal coordinator
Jason Tamez	....	assistant production coordinator
Riyoko Tanaka	....	assistant: Mr. Parkes
Jessica Tate	....	production assistant
Laura Twors	....	production assistant
Christopher Wade	....	assistant payroll accountant
Troy Waters	....	water technician
Lynne Watson	....	laboratory technician
Michael Wickerham	....	laboratory technician (as Mike Wickersham)
Niki Williams	....	assistant: Ms. Pistor
Tim Williams	....	wolf trainer
Dale Wilmarth	....	mold maker foreman
Anne Marie Wilson	....	production assistant
Erin Wilson	....	production assistant
Kori E. Wilson	....	assistant: Ms. Streep
Jonathan Yudis	....	production assistant
Jason Zorigian	....	production secretary
Noah Berlow	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Corrado	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Deborah Dellosso	....	duck trainer (uncredited)
Stuart Krempin	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Matt Lombardo	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Brandy Nightingale	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Brandon Schiffman	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Ken Twohy	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures
• DreamWorks SKG
• Nickelodeon Movies
• Scott Rudin Productions
• Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2004) (USA) (all media)
• DreamWorks Distribution (2004) (non-USA) (all media)
• Paramount Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Asmik Ace Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Bontonfilm (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2005) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Ireland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2004) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (2007) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) (2007) (UK) (TV) (BBC1)
• Buena Vista Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Buena Vista Home Video (2005) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• SBS6 (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Universal Home Video (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Universal Home Video (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM) (special visual effects and animation)
• Kevin Yagher Productions (makeup effects)
• K.N.B. Effects Group (animatronic snake effects)
• Gentle Giant Studios
• Nexus Productions ("Littlest Elf" animated sequence)
• Proof (pre-visualization)

Other Companies

• Axiom Design  main title animation sequence and subtitles
• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by
• Cablecam International  special camera systems
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Downey Studios  thanks
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• MWP/Caliri Productions  main title animation sequence and subtitles
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Movie Movers  trailer
• Nexus Productions  opening animation
• Panavision Remote Systems  remote cranes and heads
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  nextel cell phone rentals
• Sony Classical  soundtrack published by
• Sony Music Soundtrax  soundtrack published by
• Tony's Food Service  catering

Also Known As:

A Series of Unfortunate Events (USA) (original script title)
Lemony Snicket (USA) (working title)
Lemony Snicket - Rätselhafte Ereignisse (Germany)

MPAA:

Rated PG for thematic elements, scary situations and brief language.

Runtime:

108 min

Country:

USA | Germany

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS-ES | Dolby Digital EX

Certification:

Taiwan:PG-12 | Canada:PG (Ontario) | France:U | Iceland:L | Iceland:LH (video rating) | Malaysia:U | South Korea:All | Brazil:10 | Sweden:7 | Argentina:Atp | Australia:PG | Chile:TE | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Hong Kong:IIA | Ireland:PG | Netherlands:MG6 | Philippines:G | Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | UK:PG | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Downey Studios - 12214 Lakewood Boulevard, Downey, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Early in pre-production, Scott Rudin was attached to produce this movie, with Barry Sonnenfeld as director. Rudin later left the project over "budgetary conflicts", and Sonnenfeld left soon after. However, both are still credited as executive producers.

Goofs:

Plot holes: Early in the movie, Lemony Snicket says that he and his team only know that the fire was started from afar. At the end of the movie, he knows exactly what happened.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Lemony Snicket: [the Littlest Elf has just come to an abrupt halt] I'm sorry to say that this is not the movie you will be watching. The movie you are about to see is extremely unpleasant. If you wish to see a film about a happy little elf, I'm sure there is still plenty of seating in theatre number two. However, if you like stories about clever and reasonably attractive orphans...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Geuk jang jeon (2005)

Soundtrack:

Loverly Spring

Bleakly funny.

Before entering the theatre, I'd never glanced at any of the "Lemony Snicket" books. I'd never even heard of them. Having seen the film, I'll make it a priority to take a look. The film has a strong "Harry Potter" feel, what with the heroic, much put-upon British children, and the fantastical setting. If J.K. Rowling had cast Lord Voldemort as a nefarious villain out to steal the Potter family fortune, and made Ron and Hermione Harry's siblings, I imagine it would look something like this. Jim Carrey swallows huge chunks of scenery in his portrayal of Count Olaf, one of the most despicable villains to grace the silver screen in a while. The four child actors are all superb, especially the very attractive Emily Browning as the inventor, Violet. The film comes with a wonderfully disturbing climax, and a enjoyably happy epilogue that hints at many future misfortunes for the Baudelaire children. I'll be there. 9/10.