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Overview

User Rating:
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Director:
Tod Williams
Writers (WGA):
John Irving (novel)
Tod Williams (screenplay)
Contact:
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Release Date:
17 September 2004 (Norway) more
Genre:
Comedy | Drama | Mystery more
Tagline:
The most dangerous secrets are the ones we're afraid to tell ourselves.
Plot:
A writer's young assistant becomes both pawn and catalyst in his boss's disintegrating household. full summary | add synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 win & 4 nominations more
NewsDesk:
(4 articles)
Spotlight: Marcelo Zarvos
 (From Daily Film Music Blog. 6 May 2009, 7:05 AM, PDT)
Bourne Again or Ninth Life?
 (From Studio Briefing - Film News. 23 July 2004)
User Comments:
Mail the little gold statue to Bridges right now for my money more (119 total)

Cast

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Elle Fanning ... Ruth Cole

Jeff Bridges ... Ted Cole

Kim Basinger ... Marion Cole

Jon Foster ... Eddie O'Hare
Larry Pine ... Interviewer

John Rothman ... Minty O'Hare
Harvey Loomis ... Dr. Loomis

Bijou Phillips ... Alice

Mimi Rogers ... Evelyn Vaughn
Mike S. Ryan ... Reception Fan

Libby Langdon ... Woman at Reception
Louis Arcella ... Eduardo Gomez
Robert LuPone ... Mendelssohn

Rachel Style ... Bookstore Assistant
Amanda Posner ... Frame Shop Clerk

Donna Murphy ... Frame Shop Owner

Marion McCorry ... Bookstore Customer
Kristina Valada-Viars ... Effie

LeAnna Croom ... Glorie Mountsier
Claire Beckman ... Mrs. Mountsier
Tod Harrison Williams ... Thomas Cole
Carter Williams ... Timothy Cole
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lisa Burrascano ... Girl at Bon-Fire (uncredited)
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Directed by
Tod Williams 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
John Irving (novel "A Widow for One Year")

Tod Williams (screenplay)

Produced by
Anne Carey .... producer
Michael Corrente .... producer
Julie Fischer .... post-production producer
Ted Hope .... producer
Amy J. Kaufman .... executive producer (as Amy Kaufman)
Roger Marino .... executive producer
Marisa Polvino .... co-producer
 
Original Music by
Marcelo Zarvos 
 
Cinematography by
Terry Stacey 
 
Film Editing by
Affonso Gonçalves 
 
Casting by
Ann Goulder 
 
Production Design by
Thérèse DePrez 
 
Art Direction by
Nicholas Lundy 
 
Set Decoration by
Nick Evans 
 
Costume Design by
Eric Daman 
 
Makeup Department
Jane English .... body makeup artist: Ms. Basinger
Susan Germaine .... hair stylist: Mr. Bridges
Lori Hicks .... key makeup artist
Thomas Nellen .... makeup artist: Mr. Bridges
Valli O'Reilly .... makeup artist: Ms. Basinger
Aaron F. Quarles .... key hair stylist
Sacha Quarles .... hair stylist
Ronnie Specter .... makeup artist: Ms. Basinger
Mitchell Stone .... hair stylist: Ms. Basinger (as Mitch Stone)
 
Production Management
Lori Johnson .... production supervisor
Susan Lazarus .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jesse Falewicz .... second second assistant director
Bernadette Lee .... second assistant director
Chip Signore .... first assistant director
Meryl Stavitz .... second assistant director
 
Art Department
Jeff Bridges .... illustrator
Gary Cergol .... art department coordinator
Gary Cergol .... graphic artist
Brent Godek .... set dresser
Dierdre Kane .... on-set dresser
Jennifer Santucci .... art department assistant
Danielle Webb .... set dresser
 
Sound Department
Leslie Bloom .... foley artist
Marko A. Costanzo .... foley artist
Robert Fernandez .... sound re-recording mixer
David Flynch .... foley editor (as Dave B. Flynch)
Paul Hsu .... sound re-recording mixer
Paul Hsu .... supervising sound editor
George A. Lara .... foley mixer
George A. Lara .... foley recordist
Tod A. Maitland .... sound mixer
Michael Miller .... adr mixer
Bob Olari .... sound recordist (2004)
Nicholas Renbeck .... supervising adr editor
Nicholas Renbeck .... supervising dialogue editor
Victoria Rose Sampson .... adr editor (as Victoria Sampson)
Michael Scott .... boom operator
Eric Thompson .... adr mixer
Lila Yomtoob .... first assistant sound editor
Allan Zaleski .... sound effects librarian
Kyle Godbey .... sound effects intern (uncredited)
 
Special Effects by
Connie Brink .... special effects coordinator (as Conrad F. Brink)
Conrad V. Brink Jr. .... special effects foreman (as Conrad V. Brink)
Edward Drohan .... special effects (as Ed Drohan)
Charlie Simunik .... special effects (as Charles Simunek)
 
Visual Effects by
Janos Pilenyi .... opticals
Adam Stern .... digital compositor
Alex Thiesen .... visual effects producer: main title sequence, THDX
 
Stunts
Bill Anagnos .... stunts
Peter Bucossi .... stunt coordinator
Loyd Catlett .... stunts
Frank Ferrara .... stunts
Janet Paparazzo .... stunts
Keith Siglinger .... stunts
D.J. Surgent .... stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Kip Bogdahn .... camera operator
Oliver Cary .... first assistant camera
John Clifford .... still photographer
Jeffrey Dutemple .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Robert K. Feldmann .... grip
Gary Jackiewicz .... grip
Tim McAuliffe .... best boy electric
Sean McCardell .... electrician
Hernan Michael Otaño .... camera operator
Steve Ramsey .... gaffer
Chris Reynolds .... additional assistant camera
Jon W. Rosenbloom .... best boy grip
Tom Vulliez .... dolly grip
 
Casting Department
Sage Lehman .... casting assistant
Michelle Levitt .... casting assistant
Terri Tracy .... casting assistant: Los Angeles
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marta Font .... costumer
Nancy Mayer Allan .... costume assistant: Ms. Basinger
Christopher Peterson .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Fred Heid .... color timer
Craig Seti .... telecine operator
Katy Skjerping .... assistant editor (as Katherine Fisher)
Stan Sztaba .... negative matcher
Ben Urquhart .... post-production assistant
Joe Violante .... dailies supervisor
Martin Zeitler .... telecine operator
 
Music Department
Nancy Allen .... assistant music editor
Gary Chester .... music contractor
Sonny Kompanek .... orchestrator
Lawrence Manchester .... score mixer
Lawrence Manchester .... score recordist
Suzana Peric .... music editor
Pavel Pranil .... music contractor
Beth Rosenblatt .... music supervisor (as Beth Amy Rosenblatt)
Jiri Simunek .... copyist (as Jiri Simunek)
Marcelo Zarvos .... score producer
 
Other crew
Adi Amit .... assistant: Mr. Williams
Abby Bailey .... assistant accountant
David Bausch .... production coordinator
Danielle Blumstein .... production secretary
Jenn Bubka .... production assistant
Tomas Cabral .... production assistant
Alison S. Cohen .... production counsel
Anthony Demarinis .... security: Ms. Basinger
Joan Devilla .... payroll accountant
Kimberly Feinman .... location scout
Pablo Ferro .... title consultant
Simona Fish .... production intern
Jennifer Zolten Freed .... post-production accountant: Trevanna Post
Rich Glassey .... assistant: Michael Corrente
Mitchell Gutman .... production assistant
Nicola Hulme .... assistant: Mr. Bridges
Andrew Kassov .... production intern
Julie Landholt .... graphic artist: titles
Christine Leaman .... assistant location manager
Annie Marter .... assistant: Ms. Polvino
Kim Noble .... assistant location manager
Kathy Orloff .... unit publicist
Claire Pacacha .... assistant: Anne Carey
Eric Papa .... assistant: Mr. Hope
Martha Pinson .... script supervisor
Ashley Rudden .... assistant: Ms. Carey
Ray Sullivan .... stand-in
Tom Yeager .... location manager
Samara Yeshaiek .... production executive
 

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Additional Details

MPAA:
Rated R for strong sexuality and graphic images, and language.
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
111 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 more
Sound Mix:
DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS
Certification:
Japan:R-15 | Iceland:14 (theatrical rating) | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Canada:R | South Korea:18 | Australia:MA | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Ontario) | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Ireland:16 | Netherlands:MG6 | Singapore:M18 | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R (certificate #40314) | Argentina:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Brazil:16
Filming Locations:
Bridgehampton, Long Island, New York, USA more
Company:
Focus Features more

Fun Stuff

Trivia:
Based on the first third of John Irving's novel "A Widow for One Year". more
Goofs:
Continuity: When Eddie and Marion are having dinner, Eddie's glass is nearly empty as he begins to tell her a joke. During the middle part of the joke, the glass is nearly full, and by the time he gets to the punch line, it is empty again. more
Quotes:
Eddie O'Hare: [matter-of-factly] Wrong cubes!
Ted Cole: [looks at his glass and realizes he did not used ice cubes for his whisky]
Ted Cole: [gets rid of the glass contents]
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Movie Connections:
Featured in The 20th IFP Independent Spirit Awards (2005) (TV) more
Soundtrack:
E Depois... more

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20 out of 31 people found the following comment useful.
Mail the little gold statue to Bridges right now for my money, 25 July 2004
9/10
Author: thesundance14 from Houston, Texas

Jeff Bridges has always seemed to me to be on the edge of doing some really good things and not quite getting there. He was pretty good in Seabiscuit and back a ways he was good as "Dude" in The Big Lebowski, but in The Door in the Floor he is stretched and put to the test in a complicated role and he is WONDERFUL in it!

The story is at times intricate and somewhat tedious, but it holds and makes its case because of Bridges. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences feels obliged each year to give out a best actor award. Many years I think they should just say...."none of the works meet minimum standard"...but this year we won't have to worry about that, at least one role so far is head and shoulders above the rest and that is Jeff Bridges as Ted Cole in The Door in the Floor.

Kim Basinger, still a beauty at "50 something", plays his troubled wife Marion with great style and feeling.

The story is not all that original. Tragedy and dealing with it are Hollywood fare of many decades. However, this one is a bit different and entwines a boy becomes a man twist and a whole lot more. Just go see it! It is not a typical summer movie...I wonder why it came out so early ????...but it is great.

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