Are We There Yet? (2005)

Director:

Brian Levant

Writers (WGA):

Steven Gary Banks (story) &
Claudia Grazioso (story) ...
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Release Date:

21 January 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Family

Tagline:

24 hours. 350 miles. His girlfriend's kids. What could possibly go wrong?

Plot:

The fledgling romance between Nick, a playboy bachelor, and Suzanne, a divorced mother of two, is threatened...

Plot Keywords:

Question In Title | African American | Babysitter | Children | Cockroach

Awards:

1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Ice Cube	...	Nick Persons
Nia Long	...	Suzanne Kingston
Aleisha Allen	...	Lindsey Kingston
Philip Bolden	...	Kevin Kingston (as Philip Daniel Bolden)
Jay Mohr	...	Marty
M.C. Gainey	...	Al
Tracy Morgan	...	Satchel Paige (voice)
Henry Simmons	...	Carl
Ray Galletti	...	Car Dealer
Viv Leacock	...	Nick's Pal on the Street
Casey Dubois	...	Shoplifter
J.B. McEown	...	Shoplifter (as JB McEown)
Kenyan Lewis	...	Basketball Player
Daniel Cudmore	...	Basketball Player
Timothy Paul Perez	...	Basketball Player
Adrian Holmes	...	Basketball Player
Nancy Robertson	...	Lady Airport Cop
Tony Ali	...	Airport Security Guard
Dee Jay Jackson	...	Airport Security Guard (as DeeJay Jackson)
Reynard Howard	...	Airport Screener
Alistair Abell	...	Train Conductor
Ann Warn Pegg	...	Woman in Bathroom
Frank C. Turner	...	Amish Man
Derek Lowe	...	Car Mechanic
Sean Millington	...	Frank Kingston
Shirane Haas	...	Frank's Wife (as Shiraine Haas)
David MacKay	...	Drug Store Clerk (as David Mackay)
Esme Lambert	...	Grandmother at Kids' Party
Jerry Hardin	...	Pharmacist / Clown
Curtis Butchart	...	Hungry Kid at Party
C. Ernst Harth	...	Ernst
Denalda Williams	...	Suzanne's Co-Worker
Robert Manitopyes	...	Cop at Party
Nichelle Nichols	...	Miss Mable
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Lee Jay Bamberry	...	Border Guard (uncredited)
John B. Destry	...	Train Hobo (uncredited)
Vicky Lambert	...	Ice Coach (uncredited)

Directed by
Brian Levant

Writing credits (WGA)
Steven Gary Banks		(story) &
Claudia Grazioso		(story)
Steven Gary Banks		(screenplay) &
Claudia Grazioso		(screenplay) and
J. David Stem		(screenplay) &
David N. Weiss		(screenplay)

Produced by
Matt Alvarez	....	producer
Ice Cube	....	producer
Derek Dauchy	....	executive producer
Todd Garner	....	executive producer
Dan Kolsrud	....	producer

Original Music by
David Newman

Cinematography by
Thomas E. Ackerman		(director of photography) (as Thomas Ackerman)

Film Editing by
Lawrence Jordan

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Stephen J. Lineweaver		(as Stephen Lineweaver)

Art Direction by
Kelvin Humenny

Set Decoration by
Johanne Hubert

Costume Design by
Gersha Phillips

Makeup Department
Debra Denson	....	makeup artist: Ice Cube
Stan Edmonds	....	makeup department head
Leah Ehman	....	assistant makeup artist
Terry Hanson	....	assistant hair stylist
Kenyan Lewis	....	barber: Ice Cube
Julie McHaffie	....	hair department head
Maureen Terezakis	....	special makeup effects producer
Harlow MacFarlane	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Erica Frauman	....	post-production supervisor
Jim Rowe	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Arnold	....	second assistant director (as David K. Arnold)
Gary Hawes	....	third assistant director
Kathy Houghton	....	second assistant director: second unit
Paula S. Kyan	....	trainee assistant director
Glenn Randall Jr.	....	second unit director (as Glenn Randall)
Thaddeus Roenitz	....	second assistant director
Eddy Santos	....	second assistant director
Donald Sparks	....	first assistant director (as Donald L. Sparks)
Greg Zenon	....	first assistant director: second unit
Jennifer Zimmer	....	daily assistant director (uncredited)
Jennifer Zimmer	....	third assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Victoria Balharry	....	art department coordinator
Ea Birkett	....	property assistant
John T. Boe	....	swing gang
Kathrina Brand	....	swing gang (as Katharina Brand)
Craig Brisker	....	construction foreman
Ina Brooks	....	property buyer
Lubor Cencak	....	scenic artist
Kevin Clark	....	lead person
Derek Del Puppo	....	lead carpenter
Ken Diamond	....	swing gang
Paul Duffy	....	paint foreman
Glenn Foerster	....	head greens
Julie Fontaine	....	lead dresser
Ellen Freund	....	property master
Allan Galajda	....	set designer
Jack Gauvreau	....	sculptor
Mark Haddad	....	lead greens
Brentan Harron	....	illustrator
Darryl Henley	....	storyboard artist
Andy Koessler	....	on-set dresser
Barry Kootchin	....	head scenic artist
Todd Lawley	....	swing gang (as J. Todd Lawley)
Steve Miller	....	lead dresser
Sacha Moiseiwitsch	....	property assistant
Samuel Pritchard	....	construction foreman (as Sam Pritchard)
Tom Robertson	....	stand-by painter
Francisco Rosa	....	lead painter
Jennifer Silvertand	....	assistant set decorator (as Jennifer A. Silvertand)
Sigrid M. Spade	....	swing gang
Trinita Waller	....	assistant property master
John Werner	....	swing gang
Mikal Williams	....	on-set carpenter
Sean Will	....	spray painter
Barbara Wilson	....	assistant art director
Glenn Woodruff	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	supervising sound mixer (as Gary Bourgeois)
Darren Brisker	....	production sound mixer
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor (as Kerry Ann Carmean-Williams)
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Laura R. Harris	....	adr editor (as Laura Harris)
Chris Hogan	....	dialogue supervisor (as Christopher Hogan)
Dennis Johnson	....	sound re-recordist
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
David Kudell	....	assistant sound editor
Dave McMoyler	....	foley editor (as David McMoyler)
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer (as Thomas O'Connell)
Mark Onks	....	sound engineer
Greg Orloff	....	supervising sound mixer
Charles O'Shea	....	boom operator
Kelly Oxford	....	adr editor
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Karen Schell	....	sound
Robert Smith	....	sound engineer
David Stanke	....	supervising assistant sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Tim Walston	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Michael D. Wilhoit	....	supervising sound editor (as Mike Wilhoit)
Scott Wolf	....	sound designer
Wendy Czajkowsky	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stewart Bradley	....	special effects coordinator: second unit
James Buckland	....	animatronic effects: deer
Dan Cervin	....	special effects foreman
Taku Dazai	....	animatronic effects: deer
Dave Dunaway	....	special effects technician
Franz Fraitzl	....	special effects technician
Steve Hepworth	....	special effects technician: second unit (as Stephen Hepworth)
Dar Hicks	....	special effects technician
Walter Klassen	....	animatronic designer: deer
Mike Larivee	....	special effects technician (as Mike L'Arrivee)
Mike Splatt	....	special effects technician
Al Waldron	....	special effects technician (as Alan C.J. Waldron)
Joel Whist	....	special effects coordinator
Jay McClennen	....	animatronic sculptor (uncredited)
Bill Terezakis	....	animatronic effects (uncredited)
Andrew Verhoeven	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jorj Aleem	....	render manager: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Jim Arthurs	....	lead digital effects artist: CafeFX
Michael Babcock	....	performance animation technical director: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Mark Stuart Bailey	....	lighting: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Mark Bailey)
Aaron Barclay	....	composite supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Jeff Barnes	....	production executive: CafeFX
Kevin Barnhill	....	computer graphics supervisor: ILM
Tricia Barrett	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Gavin Baxter	....	lead character technical director: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Ryan Beadle	....	digital I/O: Custom Film Effects
Ken Bryan	....	lead digital modeler: ILM
Steve Caldwell	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Terry Chostner	....	lead 3D camera matchmove: ILM
Jeff Christie	....	performance animation technical director: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Marc Chu	....	lead animator: ILM
Jackie Cooper	....	roto artist: Radium
Stephen Coren	....	visual effects supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Julie Creighton	....	associate producer: ILM
Theo Diamantis	....	digital compositor
Mark Dornfeld	....	visual effects supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Nick Drew	....	visual effects producer: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Michael Eaves	....	digital color timer: efilm
David Ebner	....	digital effects supervisor: CafeFX
Stefen Fangmeier	....	visual effects supervisor: ILM
Michele Ferrone	....	visual effects producer: Custom Film Effects
Anne Foged	....	digital compositor
Thomas F. Ford IV	....	producer: Radium (as Tom Ford)
James Furlong	....	digital tracking
Vicki Galloway-Weimer	....	executive producer: CafeFX (as Vicki Weimer)
Adam Gass	....	digital editorial: Custom Film Effects
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Vincent Goodsell	....	compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Vince Goodsell)
Dave Graubard	....	performance animation support: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Peter Guyan	....	senior CG systems administrator: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Robin Hackl	....	on-set visual effects supervisor: Image Engine
R.J. Harbour	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as RJ Harbour)
Penny Hayler	....	visual effects coordinator: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Wilt Henderson	....	visual effects editor
Hal T. Hickel	....	animation supervisor: ILM (as Hal Hickel)
Darin Hilton	....	matte painter: Radium
Joseph Hoback	....	roto artist: CafeFX (as Joe Hoback)
Shaina Holmes	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Darren Jones	....	film recording engineer: ILM
Perry M. Kimura	....	digital scanning and recording
Ali Laventhol	....	compositor: Radium
Aysha Madina	....	animator: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Ryan Mayeda	....	visual effects production coordinator: ILM
Arnaud Mayet	....	texture painter: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Lori C. Miller	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects (as Lori Miller)
Jim Milton	....	assistant visual effects editor: ILM
Terry Molatore	....	lead viewpaint artist: ILM
Michael Morgan	....	video engineering: ILM
Phillip Moses	....	digital effects coordinator: CafeFX (as Philip Moses)
Christopher Mossman	....	executive producer: Image Engine
Jesh Murthy	....	computer graphics supervisor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop (as Jesh Krishna Murthy)
Bret Nelson	....	associate visual effects producer
Toby Newell	....	roto artist: CafeFX
Collette Nunes	....	visual effects editor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Jeff Olson	....	visual effects producer: ILM
David Owen	....	still photographer: ILM
Simon Payne	....	matchmove/camera: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Joseph Pepper	....	lighting: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Michael Plescia	....	roto artist: Radium (as Mike Plescia)
Marine Poirson	....	lighting artist
Laurie Powers	....	digital supervisor: Custom Film Effects
Michael S. Pryor	....	head of digital production: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Scott Rader	....	compositor: Radium
Liz Scully	....	lighting: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Mark J.G. Smith	....	render wrangler
David Smithson	....	data wrangler: Custom Film Effects
Mary C. Snyder	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Jonathan Stone	....	digital effects producer: CafeFX
Marios Theodosi	....	compositor: Jim Henson's Creature Shop
Lisa Turner	....	visual effects coordinator: Image Engine
Henry van der Beek	....	systems administrator
Bruce Vecchitto	....	color timing supervisor: ILM
O.D. Welch	....	production executive: CafeFX
Amani Williams	....	digital compositor: Custom Film Effects
Doug Winder	....	digital matte artist
Carrie Wolberg	....	technical support: ILM
Eric Wong	....	creature development artist: ILM
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Arnaud Mayet	....	matte painter (uncredited)
Brian Openshaw	....	render manager (uncredited)
Desi Ortiz	....	visual effects editor: CafeFx (uncredited)
Danny Torres	....	systems engineer (uncredited)

Stunts
Trevor Addie	....	stunts
Guy Bews	....	stunts
Dean Choe	....	stunt coordinator
Marny Eng	....	stunts
Tom Glass	....	stunts
Rob Hayter	....	stunts
Ernie Jackson	....	stunts (as Ernest Jackson)
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunts
Paul Lazenby	....	stunts
Brad Loree	....	stunts
J.J. Makaro	....	stunt coordinator: second unit (as JJ Makaro)
Nolan Pharis	....	stunts
Darryl Quon	....	stunts
Hugo Steele	....	stunts
Mike Vézina	....	stunts (as Mike Vezina)
Clay Virtue	....	stunts
Brent Woolsey	....	stunts
Keith Woulard	....	stunt double: Ice Cube
Nicholas Auyeung	....	stunt double: Kevin (uncredited)
Dustin Brooks	....	stunts (uncredited)
Mike Ching	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dean Choe	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts (uncredited)
Duane Dickinson	....	stunts (uncredited)
Corry Glass	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Jason Glass	....	stunt double: Al (uncredited)
Tom Glass	....	stunt double: Al (uncredited)
Leanne Hindle	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Dave Hospes	....	stunts (uncredited)
Trevor Jones	....	stunt driver: Ice Cube (uncredited)
Ken Kirzinger	....	stunt double: Ernst (uncredited)
Michael Langlois	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Maya Macatumpag	....	stunt double: Lindsey (uncredited)
David Mylrea	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Nicholson	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Shawn C. Orr	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Gerald Paetz	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Nolan Pharis	....	riding double: Nick (uncredited)
Darryl Quon	....	wire technician (uncredited)
Chad Sayn	....	stunts (uncredited)
Hugo Steele	....	stunt double: Henry Simmons (uncredited)
Melissa R. Stubbs	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunt coordinator: USA (uncredited)
Paul Wu	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Bailey	....	generator operator
Harold Bernard	....	second assistant camera
Dillard Brinson	....	key grip: second unit
Rob Chamryk	....	best boy rigging grip
Dean Collins	....	key rigging grip
Anthony Creery	....	best boy grip: second unit
Jack Cruikshank	....	dolly grip: second unit
Bill Dawson	....	chief lighting technician: second unit
Glen A. Dickson	....	additional camera operator
Cameron Drinkle	....	video coordinator
Harvey Fedor	....	key grip: second unit
Jim Filippone	....	pilot: camera helicopter
Gil Forrester	....	dolly grip: second unit
Niall Fraser	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Dan Gorval	....	best boy grip
Scott Gray	....	grip (as Scott Jason Gray)
Andy Guichon	....	lamp operator (as Andy D.J. Guichon)
Charlie Guttman	....	rigging grip (as Charlie Guttmann)
Stuart Haggerty	....	chief lighting technician
Kenneth Hewlett	....	camera operator: second unit (as Ken Hewlett)
John-David Hutchison	....	rigging gaffer
Phil Klapwyk	....	rigging best boy electrician
Don McCuaig	....	director of photography: second unit
Rob McEwan	....	still photographer
Richard McNeal	....	camera operator: second unit
Ryan Monro	....	dolly grip
Kim Olsen	....	key grip (as Kim T. Olsen)
Randal Platt	....	director of photography: second unit
Larry Portmann	....	first assistant camera
Clayton Richard-Long	....	second assistant camera
Dylan Ringwood	....	best boy grip: second unit
Neil Seale	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Steve Sherlock	....	grip
Trig Singer	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Troy James Sobotka	....	grip
Rick Stadder	....	dolly grip
Mike Stroman	....	lamp operator
Keith Thomson	....	camera operator: second unit
Jim Van Dijk	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Jim van Dijk)
A.J. Vesak	....	aerial director of photography
Johnny Radzik	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Jason Tidsbury	....	light balloon technician (uncredited)
Max Torroba	....	playback operator (uncredited)
Jim Van Dijk	....	steadicam operator (uncredited)
Marta Weiss	....	second assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Hiroshi Endo	....	designer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nicole Abellera	....	casting assistant
Susan Taylor Brouse	....	casting: Canada (as Susan Brouse)
Blythe Cappello	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Lynne Carrow	....	casting: Canada
Larkin MacKenzie-Ast	....	casting assistant: Vancouver
Mandy Milicevic	....	extras casting assistant
Lynne Redding	....	voice casting
Jocelyn E. Thomas	....	casting assistant
Natasha Tony	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Carolyn Cameron	....	assistant costume designer (as Carolyn J.R. Cameron)
Ardyth Cleveland	....	costumer
Kathy Linder	....	costume supervisor
Keith Parent	....	costume supervisor: second unit (as Keith A. Parent)
Jody Leanne Petford	....	costumer
Judith Feller	....	set costumer (uncredited)
Lauren M. Walker	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Rhonda Blewett	....	telecine assistant
Terra Bliss-Alvarez	....	digital intermediate producer (as Terra Bliss)
Sarah Carefoot	....	dailies colorist
Andrew Dauchy	....	editorial production assistant (as Andrew T. Dauchy)
Michael Eaves	....	digital color timer
Melody Gehrman	....	second assistant editor: Vancouver (as Melody Gehrman-Cook)
Dawn M. Gerrior	....	first assistant editor
Breanne Larrett	....	editorial production assistant
Dennis McNeill	....	color timer (as Denny McNeill)
Dan Petrozzi	....	negative cutter
Stephen Shapiro	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Spring Aspers	....	music supervisor
Bruce Botnick	....	music mixer
Bruce Botnick	....	music recordist
Jeff Carson	....	music editor
Sandy DeCrescent	....	orchestra contractor (as Sandy De Crescent)
Marty Frasu	....	supervisor: MIDI
J.J. George	....	music editor
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor (as Tanya Hill)
Gregory Jamrok	....	orchestrator
Jo Ann Kane	....	music preparation (as JoAnn Kane)
Debra Mannis-Gardner	....	music clearance (as Deborah Mannis-Gardner)
Krystyna Newman	....	scoring consultant
Bryan Clements	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
J.J. Holiday	....	musician (uncredited)
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator (uncredited)
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring technician (uncredited)
Joseph Magee	....	music mixer (uncredited)
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist (uncredited)
David Newman	....	conductor (uncredited)
Justin Reeve	....	music coordinator (uncredited)
Billy Sullivan	....	musician (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Blue Angus	....	transportation coordinator (as Mark Angus)
Mike Behuniak	....	picture car mechanic
Dwayne Deverill	....	driver (as Dwayne Devenill)
Nikas Diomas	....	driver (as Nick Diomis)
Don Dykens	....	transportation captain
Peter Grant	....	driver
Rick Harasyn	....	transportation co-captain
Dave Hetherington	....	driver (as David R. Hetherington)
Philip Krysl	....	driver
Richard McKay	....	picture car mechanic
Michael Morpurgo	....	driver (as Michael Mordurgo)
Neil Patten	....	picture car mechanic
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver
Rick Rasmussen	....	picture car coordinator
Peter Seppanen	....	driver
Barry Shelton	....	fuel truck driver
Robert Stanhope	....	driver
Dale Tarrant	....	picture car mechanic
Cam Thomson	....	driver
Chad Urquhart	....	driver
James Woolmer	....	driver
Jack Wright	....	driver (as Jack W. Wright)

Other crew
Neil Allan	....	production assistant
David Alan Barclay	....	puppeteer: "Satchel Paige" (as David Barclay)
Ildiko Barritt	....	craft service
Ildiko Barritt	....	first aid
Doreen Beaulac	....	assistant accountant
Paul Becker	....	choreographer
Michael Bendner	....	production assistant
Anass Boukuid	....	photo double: Kevin
Louise D. Bourassa	....	production assistant (as Louise Bourassa)
Bruce L. Brownstein	....	location manager
Andrew Buziak	....	payroll accountant
Stephen Chan	....	production assistant
John Charles	....	software engineer: Sony DAC
Andrew Dauchy	....	assistant to producer
Kyle Doig	....	deer trainer (as Kyle M. Doig)
Mark Dumas	....	deer supplier
Mark Dumas	....	deer trainer
Jim Dunlap	....	assistant accountant
Jeannine Dupuy	....	script supervisor: second unit (as Jeanine Dupuy)
Ava DuVernay	....	promotional services
Justin Elsworth	....	production assistant
Matthew I. Goldberg	....	production assistant: day player
Kasandra Greene-Griebel	....	assistant production coordinator (as Kasandra Greene Griebel)
Ian Guns	....	head technician: Libra
Dennis Hayes	....	assistant: Mr. Levant
David K. Hebenstreit	....	assistant: Mr. Alvarez (as Dave Hebenstreit)
Mark Hoeppner	....	security officer
Lendell 'Kebo' Keeble	....	staff: Cube Vision (as Lendle Keeble)
Dale Kipling	....	horse wrangler
Leslie Knoll	....	accounting clerk
Marian Koprada	....	production assistant
Nancy Kress	....	craft service
Nancy Kress	....	first aid
Dan Kuzmenko	....	production assistant
Bruce Lanoil	....	puppeteer: "Satchel Paige"
Viv Leacock	....	dialogue coach: children
Nicole G. Leier	....	stand-in
Nancy Leiviska	....	assistant: Ice Cube
Flemming Lund	.... <