The Family Stone (2005)

Director:

Thomas Bezucha

Writer (WGA):

Thomas Bezucha (written by)

Release Date:

16 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Feel The Love.

Plot:

An uptight, conservative, businesswoman accompanies her boyfriend to his eccentric and outgoing family's annual Christmas celebration and finds that she's a fish out of water in their free-spirited way of life.

Plot Keywords:

Interracial Couple | Mother Son Relationship | Dinner Scene | Farce | Christmas Tree

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 6 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sun. June 1	8:00 PM	FX
Sun. June 1	10:00 PM	FX

Cast

Claire Danes	...	Julie Morton
Diane Keaton	...	Sybil Stone
Rachel McAdams	...	Amy Stone
Dermot Mulroney	...	Everett Stone
Craig T. Nelson	...	Kelly Stone
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Meredith Morton
Luke Wilson	...	Ben Stone
Tyrone Giordano	...	Thad Stone
Brian J. White	...	Patrick Thomas (as Brian White)
Elizabeth Reaser	...	Susannah Stone Trousdale
Paul Schneider	...	Brad Stevenson
Savannah Stehlin	...	Elizabeth Trousdale
Jamie Kaler	...	John Trousdale
Robert Dioguardi	...	David Silver
Carol Locatell	...	Jeweler
Ginna Carter	...	Jittery Cashier
Gus Buktenica	...	Bartender
Michael Pemberton	...	Bus Driver One
Ron Wall	...	Bus Driver Two
Christopher Parker	...	Inn Receptionist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Judy Garland	...	Esther Smith in "Meet Me in St. Louis" (archive footage) (uncredited)

Directed by
Thomas Bezucha

Writing credits (WGA)
Thomas Bezucha		(written by)

Produced by
Khristina Kravas	....	associate producer
Michael London	....	producer
Mindy Marin	....	co-producer
Jennifer Ogden	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Michael Giacchino

Cinematography by
Jonathan Brown

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Ford

Casting by
Mindy Marin

Production Design by
Jane Ann Stewart

Art Direction by
Mario Ventenilla

Set Decoration by
Matt Callahan
Ron von Blomberg

Costume Design by
Shay Cunliffe

Makeup Department
Fríða Aradóttir	....	hair stylist: Diane Keaton (as Frida Aradottir)
Mustaque M. Ashrafi	....	key makeup artist (as Mustaq Ashrafi)
Judy Chin	....	makeup artist: Sarah Jessica Parker
Victor DeNicola	....	hair stylist: New York (as Victor DeNicola Jr.)
David Forrest	....	makeup department head (as David Craig Forrest)
Kelcey Fry	....	makeup designer: Diane Keaton
Jonathan Gale	....	hair color: Diane Keaton
Mandy Lyons	....	hair stylist: Sarah Jessica Parker
Jacklin Masteran	....	hair stylist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist
Carla White	....	makeup artist: New York
Michael White	....	hair department head

Production Management
Buddy Enright	....	production supervisor
Jennifer Ogden	....	unit production manager
Diana Schmidt	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joe Camp III	....	first assistant director
JoAnne Lowrie	....	day player trainee assistant director
Polly Ann Mattson	....	second assistant director (as Polly Ann Mattson-Bock)
Shawn Pipkin	....	second second assistant director
Gary S. Rake	....	second second assistant director: New York

Art Department
Lori Agostino	....	assistant art director
Ronald S. Baratie	....	greens foreman
Lawson Brown	....	set dresser
Jeremy Crane	....	art department coordinator: New York
Shannon Curfman	....	lead person (as Shannon Curfman-Dayan)
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator
Erin Fite	....	set decoration buyer
Emily Gaunt	....	charge scenic: New York
Gary Geddry	....	plaster foreman
Derrick Hinman	....	assistant property master
Greg Hoyt	....	propmaker
Eric Knight	....	co-head painter
Eric Knight	....	stand-by painter
Robert E. Knight	....	head paint foreman
Frank McEldowney	....	greens foreman
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	property master
Fred O'Connor	....	propmaker
Celia Parker	....	camera scenic artist
Cynthia C. Rebman	....	on-set dresser
Jon Reynolds	....	art department production assistant
Steve Rice	....	greens foreman
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter
Jeff Shewbert	....	general foreman
Nathan A. Smith	....	set dresser
Sally Thornton	....	set designer
Kathleen Walker	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
James Bolt	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Jim Bolt)
Laurel Bridges	....	boom operator: New York
Ted Caplan	....	sound effects editor
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Don Coufal	....	boom operator
Susan Dawes	....	supervising sound editor (as Susan Shackelford Dawes)
Mark DeSimone	....	adr mixer: New York
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Craig Heath	....	sound recordist (as Craig 'Pup' Heath)
Warren Hendriks	....	first assistant sound editor
Jeffrey A. Humphreys	....	boom operator
Mildred Iatrou	....	dialogue editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan)
John Murray	....	foley supervisor (as John M. Murray)
Paul Pavelka	....	sound engineering support
Mathew Price	....	production sound mixer: New York
Steve F. Price	....	foley editor
Erin Michael Rettig	....	sound engineer
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer (as Charleen Steeves)
Timothia Sellers	....	sound utility: New York
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Wexler	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Chris Bailey	....	special effects coordinator
James Bomalick	....	special effects technician
Connie Brink	....	special effects: New York

Visual Effects by
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O
Steve Bowen	....	digital color timer
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor
Shaina Holmes	....	digital coordinator
Nicholas Kim	....	digital compositor
Nicholas Kim	....	title designer
David Lingenfelser	....	visual effects supervisor: Furious FX
Karen M. Murphy	....	visual effects supervisor
Alejandro Perez	....	dustbuster
Stephanie Rogers	....	digital compositor: Furious FX
Mark Sawicki	....	digital colorist
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor
Jeremy Lang	....	head of information technology: Custom Film Effects (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts
Darrin Prescott	....	stunt coordinator
Scott Rogers	....	stunts
Mam Smith	....	stunts
Clark Tucker	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Amy Albano	....	camera loader: New York
Russell Ayer	....	electrician
Erik Bernstein	....	rigging electric best boy
Kirk Bloom	....	second assistant camera
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Michael Cambria	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Andrew Cheung	....	best boy grip
Lamont Crawford	....	grip: New York
David E. Diano	....	camera operator
Derek Ferguson	....	camera production assistant
Richie Ford	....	rigging gaffer
Jim Galvin	....	rigging electrician
Raymond Gonzales	....	chief rigging gaffer
Joseph Grimaldi	....	best boy electric
George Harrington	....	electrician
George Hines	....	rigging electrician
Steele Hunter	....	key rigging grip
Jendra Jarnagin	....	electrician: New York
Lonnie Leslie	....	best boy grip
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip
Niles McElroy	....	lighting technician
Thomas McGrath Woods	....	grip
Paul C. McKenna	....	crane technician: Technocrane
Bill O'Leary	....	gaffer
Louis Petraglia	....	rigging best boy
Louis Petraglia	....	rigging electric best boy
James Plannette	....	gaffer
Zade Rosenthal	....	still photographer
Landon Ruddel	....	grip
Lance Shepherd	....	rigging electrician
Bryce Shields	....	video assist operator
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Andrew Sweeney	....	dolly grip: "b" camera, New York
Bobby Vercruse	....	electrician
Robert Vuolo	....	electrician: New York
Eric Wolfson-Sagot	....	lighting technician
Tulio Duenas	....	film loader (uncredited)

Casting Department
Meredith Jacobson	....	local extras casting
Kara Lipson	....	casting associate
Laura Verbeke	....	location background casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mark Agnes	....	costume supervisor
Linda S. Cormany	....	costumer: Diane Keaton (as Linda Cormany)
Lori Harris	....	costumer: Sarah Jessica Parker (as Lori D. Harris)
Rebecca Hofherr	....	costume assistant
Jessica Jorde	....	wardrobe assistant
Narciso Rodríguez	....	wardrobe: Sarah Jessica Parker (as Narciso Rodriguez)
Lori Stilson	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Marisa Clayton	....	post-production coordinator: Modern VideoFilm
Ben Estrada	....	assistant: digital intermediate colorist
Esther Lee	....	assistant digital intermediate producer
Jim Passon	....	color timer
Eric Putz	....	telecine colorist: dailies
Lorene Simpson	....	digital intermediate producer
Craig Tanner	....	associate editor
Adriaan van Zyl	....	post-production assistant: New York City

Music Department
Adam Cohen	....	orchestrator
Stephen M. Davis	....	supervising music editor
Michael Giacchino	....	orchestrator
Jennifer Hammond	....	orchestrator
Jack Hayes	....	orchestrator
Alex Levy	....	music editor
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring stage manager
Peter Rotter	....	orchestra contractor
Alan Schlaifer	....	assistant music editor
Tim Simonec	....	conductor
Tim Simonec	....	orchestrator
Christine Sirois	....	score recordist
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage manager
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician
Chris Tilton	....	orchestrator
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer (as Danny Wallin)
Dan Wallin	....	score recordist (as Danny Wallin)
Booker White	....	music preparation
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	music editor: temp (as Mark Wlodarkiewicz)

Other crew
Steve Alterman	....	voice actor
Jeffrey A. Brown	....	location assistant
Paul Cabbad	....	production assistant: New York
Jean Chien	....	assistant location manager
Kenneth Chu	....	office production assistant: New York
Giampaolo Debole	....	production coordinator
Juliana Farrell	....	assistant: Michael London (as Juliana E. Farrell)
John Fedynich	....	location manager
Erin Forrest	....	set production assistant
Elise Ganz	....	welfare/studio teacher
Johnny Gidcomb	....	voice actor (as John Gidcomb)
Jason Hariton	....	studio stage manager
Julie Harry	....	production assistant
Joe Hartwick Jr.	....	financial controller
Stephanie Heaton	....	assistant: Diane Keaton
Jessie Henderson	....	assistant: Thomas Bezucha and Jennifer Ogden, New York
Mark D. Houston	....	assistant post-production accountant
Jack Jason	....	sign language instructor
Richard Keeshan	....	office production assistant: New York
Susan Leslie	....	voice actor
Hope Levy	....	voice actor
Cody Lutz	....	assistant: Thomas Bezucha and Jennifer Ogden
Martha Magnuson	....	assistant: Thomas Bezucha and Jennifer Ogden
Stephen Mapel	....	location manager
Tracy E. Maurer	....	assistant production coordinator
Darren Maynard	....	production assistant
Lori C. Miller	....	title designer
Randall Montgomery	....	voice actor
Leda Nornang	....	assistant production coordinator
Eric Persons	....	set location manager
Thomas R. Polleri	....	location assistant
Jennifer Quesenbery	....	location scout
Claire Raskind	....	unit publicist (as Claire Raskind Cooper)
Paul Rathburn	....	caterer
Melinda Relyea	....	assistant: Sarah Jessica Parker
Jill Remez	....	voice actor
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor
Grant Saltarelli	....	production assistant
Benjamin Scissors	....	key set production assistant
Helen Sideris	....	second accountant
Julie Ann Snow	....	production accountant
Daniel Tresca	....	location assistant
Liz Williams	....	talent production assistant: New York

Production Companies

• The Family Stone
• Fox 2000 Pictures
• Michael London Productions

Distributors

• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2005) (worldwide) (all media)
• Fox 2000 Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2005-2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment Germany (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Custom Film Effects (visual effects and digital opticals)
• Furious FX (digital effects)

Other Companies

• 20th Century Fox Studios  post-production facilities (as Twentieth Century Fox Studios)
• Apple Computer  soundtrack (as Apple iTunes Music Store)
• Camera Service Center  camera cranes and dollies (as CSC)
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Custom Film Effects  digital opticals
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color and prints
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• J.L. Fisher  camera cranes and dollies
• Loop de Loop  voice casting
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Newman Scoring Stage, Twentieth Century Fox Studios, The  score recorded at (as The Newman Stage, Twentieth Century Fox)
• O'Henry Sound Studios  score mixed at (as O'Henry Studios)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Right Lobe Design Group  title design
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

Hating Her (USA) (working title)
Untitled Thomas Bezucha Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

103 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | American Sign Language

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:L | Hungary:14 | Finland:K-3 | Australia:M | Mexico:B | South Korea:15 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:6 | Sweden:Btl | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | Malaysia:U | Canada:G (Quebec) | UK:PG | Argentina:Atp | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Sweden:7 | Brazil:12 | Netherlands:MG6 | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:PG | Singapore:PG | Taiwan:GP

Filming Locations:

Connecticut, USA

Company:

The Family Stone

Trivia:

Luke Wilson chipped a tooth while filming this movie and asked Diane Keaton to recommend a dentist. Keaton decided to play a joke on him and, when he called the number she had given him, it was actually the number to a psychologist.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Everett puts the ring on Julie's finger, the father (Kelly) is looking from behind Everett. When we see Kelly from the front his glasses are on top of his head. When we see him from the side, his glasses are on his face.

Quotes:

Sybil Stone: [hiding from the family why Ben receives her so emotionally when coming home] Did you and Dad have fun getting stoned?

Movie Connections:

References Mariée était en noir, La (1968)

Soundtrack:

Count on Me

Fun, refreshing, dark, yet bittersweet

Kudos goes to the entire cast of this amazingly sweet, but darkly twisted movie about family relationships and the holidays. Every person in the cast makes this worth seeing, but extra hollers go to Sarah Jessica Parker for NOT being Carrie Bradshaw and to Rachel McAdams, who once again, plays a convincing mean girl. Not only are the relationships believable (a bit smarmy at times, but nothing overly nauseating), the unraveling of the story that happens makes this not just about the holidays but about relationships, family and life. Btw, can we PLEASE make sure Craig T. Nelson shows up in more movies? He and Diane Keaton were amazingly believable and I just adore this teddy bear of a man!!