Guess Who (2005)

User Rating:

5.7/10   

Director:

Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Writers (WGA):

William Rose (motion picture "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner")
David Ronn (story) ...
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Release Date:

25 March 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

His house. His rules. Some in-laws were made to be broken.

Plot:

A sarcastic father (Mac) has plenty to say about his daughter wanting to marry a white boy (Kutcher).

Plot Keywords:

Engagement | Argument | Mother Daughter Relationship | Dating | Hugging

Awards:

16 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11	9:00 PM	BRAVO
Sat. July 11	11:00 PM	BRAVO

Cast

Bernie Mac	...	Percy Jones
Ashton Kutcher	...	Simon Green
Zoe Saldana	...	Theresa Jones (as Zoë Saldaña)
Judith Scott	...	Marilyn Jones
Hal Williams	...	Howard Jones
Kellee Stewart	...	Keisha Jones
Robert Curtis Brown	...	Dante
RonReaco Lee	...	Reggie (as Ronreaco Lee)
Paula Newsome	...	Darlene
Phil Reeves	...	Fred
Sherri Shepherd	...	Sydney
Nicole Sullivan	...	Liz Klein
Jessica Cauffiel	...	Polly
JoNell Kennedy	...	Winnie (as Jonell Kennedy)
Niecy Nash	...	Naomi
Kimberly Scott	...	Kimbra
Denise Dowse	...	Lisa
Richard Lawson	...	Marcus
J. Kenneth Campbell	...	Nathan Rogers
Chad Gabriel	...	Waiter
Alex Morris	...	Preacher
James Eckhouse	...	Workman #1
Angel Viera	...	Workman #2
Amanda Tosch	...	Dante's Wife
Lisa Arch	...	Woman at Elevator (as Lisa Kushell)
Archie Hahn III	...	Bellman
Carl Ciarfalio	...	Traffic Cop
Nicholaus Iamaleava	...	Samoan Boyfriend
Andy Morrow	...	Go-Kart Worker
Bryan Anthony	...	Dancer
Nadine Ellis	...	Dancer
Scott Fowler	...	Dancer
Robert Hoffman	...	Dancer (as Robert James Hoffman III)
George Mynatt	...	Dancer
Carlton Wilborn	...	Dancer
Richard T. Jones	...	Man on Cellphone
David Ramsey	...	Partygoer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Joe Michael Burke	...	Terry (uncredited)
Heather Deveraux	...	Financial Investor (uncredited)
Mike Epps	...	The Cab Driver (uncredited)
Steve Kehela	...	Businessman (uncredited)
David Krumholtz	...	Jerry MacNamara (uncredited)
Mario Lara	...	Stockbroker (uncredited)
Julia Ling	...	Speedracer (uncredited)
Nathan McCoy	...	Painter (uncredited)
Jenilee Reyes	...	(uncredited)
Victoria Von Dannenberg	...	Bank Customer (uncredited)
Olivia Weston	...	Sexy Bank Lady (uncredited)
Adrienne Zi	...	Asian Woman (uncredited)

Directed by
Kevin Rodney Sullivan

Writing credits (WGA)
William Rose		(motion picture "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner")
David Ronn		(story) &
Jay Scherick		(story)
David Ronn		(screenplay) &
Jay Scherick		(screenplay) and
Peter Tolan		(screenplay)

Produced by
Joseph M. Caracciolo	....	executive producer
Jason Goldberg	....	producer
Steve Greener	....	executive producer (as Steven Greener)
J. Roberts	....	associate producer (as J Roberts)
Erwin Stoff	....	producer
Betty Thomas	....	executive producer
Jenno Topping	....	producer

Original Music by
John Murphy

Cinematography by
Karl Walter Lindenlaub		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paul Seydor

Casting by
Victoria Thomas

Production Design by
Paul Peters		(as Paul J. Peters)

Art Direction by
Gary Kosko

Set Decoration by
Kathryn Peters-Cardinale

Costume Design by
Judy L. Ruskin		(as Judy Ruskin Howell)

Makeup Department
Teressia Carter	....	hair stylist: Mr. Mac
Victor DeNicola	....	key hair stylist: New York (as Victor P. Denicola)
Carla Farmer	....	key hair stylist (as Carla Joi Farmer)
Tracey Levy	....	makeup artist: Mr. Kutcher (as Tracey L. Levy)
Edward Morrison	....	department head hair stylist
Vonda K. Morris	....	makeup artist: Mr. Mac
Carme Tenuta	....	key makeup artist
Laini Thompson	....	department head makeup artist
Carla White	....	key makeup artist: New York

Production Management
Joseph M. Caracciolo	....	unit production manager
David J. Grant	....	production supervisor
Cheryl Quarantiello	....	unit production manager: New York (as Cheryl Quarantiello Schnitzler)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Terriel Ham	....	second assistant director
Jackie C. Lee	....	second second assistant director
Jono Oliver	....	first assistant director
Joseph Payton	....	dga trainee (as Joe Payton)
Danielle Rigby	....	second assistant director: New York

Art Department
Will Blount	....	property master (as William Blount)
Steve Borgese	....	greens foreman
Dennis Bradford	....	assistant art director
Rick Butler	....	art director: New York
Francine Byrne	....	art department coordinator
Vinson Jae	....	stand-by painter
Mila Khalevich	....	set decorator: New York
Héctor López	....	assistant property master (as Hector B. Lopez)
Chris Anthony Miller	....	leadman (as Chris Miller)
Martin Milligan	....	on-set dresser
Jim Ondrejko	....	construction coordinator (as James J. Ondrejko)
William F. Reynolds	....	property master: New York
Bill Taliaferro	....	set designer (as William Taliaferro)
Sally Thornton	....	set designer
Andy Wedemeyer	....	general foreman
Jason Bartolone	....	construction foreman (uncredited)
Judson Crowder	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Lauren Dandridge	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Peter DeCurtis	....	leadman: New Jersey (uncredited)
Dupree Dial	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Ryan P. Dreyer	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Monica Fedrick	....	graphic designer (uncredited)
Donald Goodman	....	drapery foreman (uncredited)
Ilana Gordon	....	art department coordinator: prep (uncredited)
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser (uncredited)
David L. McGuire	....	props (uncredited)
Christopher Morente	....	art department foreman (uncredited)
Christopher Morente	....	stand-by greens (uncredited)
Laura M. O'Brien	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)
Brook Shafer	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Steve Sickle	....	art department (uncredited)
Andrew 'Pinky' Swartsel	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Kevin E. Vermeersch	....	property assistant (uncredited)
Heather L. Watson	....	co-leadman (uncredited)
Fante Zamora	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Douglas B. Arnold	....	production sound mixer
Raul A. Bruce	....	boom operator
Alison Fisher	....	adr editor
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor (as Matt Harrison)
Todd Harris	....	assistant sound editor (as Todd M. Harris)
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Andrea Horta	....	dialogue editor
Denise Horta	....	dialogue editor
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Noah Katz	....	assistant sound editor (as Noah B. Katz)
Howard London	....	adr mixer
Kimberly R. McCord	....	adr editor (as Kimberly R. Mccord-Wilson)
Kevin O'Connell	....	supervising sound mixer
Katherine Rose	....	foley artist (as Catherine Rose)
Brian Ruberg	....	foley mixer
Greg P. Russell	....	supervising sound mixer
Jeff Sawyer	....	sound effects editor
Frank Stettner	....	sound mixer: New York
Shawn Sykora	....	foley supervisor
Roland N. Thai	....	sound effects editor
Steven D. Williams	....	supervising sound editor
David Wolowic	....	assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)
Jessy Bender	....	sound utility (uncredited)
Jesse K-D. Dodd	....	foley mixer (uncredited)
Derrick Espino	....	sound effects recordist (uncredited)
Brian W. Jennings	....	sound editor (uncredited)
Dan Sharp	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Gwendolyn Yates Whittle	....	adr editor (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Anthony Delacruz	....	special effects foreman
Kelly Kerby	....	special effects coordinator
Jeremy Hays	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
G. Peter King	....	special effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Tyler Foell	....	digital effects supervisor: Pixel Magic
Bonnie Kanner	....	executive producer: Pixel Magic
Richard Kratt	....	composite artist: Pixel Magic
Ray McIntyre Jr.	....	visual effects supervisor: Pixel Magic (as Ray Mcintyre Jr.)
Ray Scalice	....	general manager: Pixel Magic

Stunts
Christopher 'Critter' Antonucci	....	stunts (as Chris Antonucci)
LaFaye Baker	....	stunts (as Lafaye Baker)
Richard Burden	....	stunts
Terri Cadiente	....	stunts
Eugene Collier	....	stunts
Conrade Gamble	....	stunts
Rashon Khan	....	stunts
Chris Palermo	....	stunts
Damion Poitier	....	stunts
Von L. Roddy	....	stunts (as Von Roddy)
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunt coordinator (as Eddie Watkins)
April Weeden-Washington	....	stunts
T.J. White	....	stunts (as TJ White)
Jane Austin	....	stunts (uncredited)
Conrade Gamble	....	stunt double: Bernie Mac (uncredited)
Jane Oshita	....	stunts (uncredited)
Diane Reneé	....	stunts (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Manny Siverio	....	stunt coordinator (uncredited)
Michele Waitman	....	stunts (uncredited)
April Weeden-Washington	....	stunt double: Judith Scott (uncredited)
T.J. White	....	stunt double: Ashton Kutcher (uncredited)
Boni Yanagisawa	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Claudette Barius	....	still photographer
Loren Corl	....	key grip
Bill Daimant	....	dolly grip (as William Daimant)
Sammy Escobar	....	best boy grip (as Sam Escobar)
Steven Frohardt	....	rigging key grip
Raymond Gonzales	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Michael Green	....	camera operator: "a" camera, New York
Petr Hlinomaz	....	chief lighting technician: New York
Tommy Klines	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Thomas Lappin	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip: New York (as Mitchell A. Lillian)
Brian Lukas	....	rigging chief lighting technician (as Brian R. Lukas)
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	Steadicam operator
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bruce MacCallum	....	camera operator: "b" camera, New York (as Bruce Maccallum)
Dino Parks	....	camera operator: "b" camera
David Presley	....	video assist operator
Dan Riffel	....	chief lighting technician
William D. Wynn	....	dolly grip
John Crimins	....	dimmer board operator (uncredited)
Nathan Crum	....	film loader: second unit (uncredited)
Gregory F. Johnson	....	grip: New York (uncredited)
Nils Johnson	....	key video assist operator: New York (uncredited)
Eric Leach	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
David Norris	....	aerial director of photography (uncredited)
Dino Parks	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
David Richardson	....	grip (uncredited)
Vich Thiensuwana	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Geff Zamor	....	technician: RF video unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Robyn Owen	....	casting associate
Yesi Ramirez	....	casting assistant (as Yisenia Ramirez)
Lee Genick	....	extras casting: New York (uncredited)
Chris Gray	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Ron Lunceford	....	extras casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jill E. Anderson	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Antonitta Barnes	....	costumer: Mr. Mac
Carrie Bauer	....	key costumer
Winnie D. Brown	....	costume supervisor (as Winnie Brown-Willis)
Bryan Mathison	....	wardrobe supervisor: New York
Antonnette C.K. Reed	....	costumer
Katherine Wright	....	costumer
Michelle Beress	....	wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)
Nicole Felts	....	costume department (uncredited)
Fran Murphy	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jad Adham	....	apprentice editor
Patrick Flannery	....	associate editor
Michael Hatzer	....	color timer
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	score mixer (as Dennis Sands)
The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band	....	performers: "Express Yourself (Mocean Worker Remix ")
Richard Whitfield	....	music editor
Pete Anthony	....	conductor (uncredited)
Brent Arrowood	....	score assistant engineer (uncredited)
Tyler Barton	....	additional score engineer (uncredited)
Bryan Clements	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	orchestra contractor (uncredited)
Alan Elliott	....	composer: additional music (uncredited)
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew (uncredited)
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring technician (uncredited)
Pilar McCurry	....	music supervisor (uncredited)
Scott McRae	....	music preparation (uncredited)
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist (uncredited)
Gary Raymond	....	music playback (uncredited)
Doug Trantow	....	music scoring mixer (uncredited)
Doug Trantow	....	score producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Feinblatt	....	transportation co-captain
John Orlebeck	....	transportation captain
Jack Jay Reece	....	driver
John Siedenburg	....	driver
Dan Brizendine	....	second transportation captain (uncredited)
Rupert Cole	....	transportation office coordinator (uncredited)
Shawn Coulter	....	driver: second unit (uncredited)
Don Poole	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)

Other crew
Garrett Basch	....	production assistant
Elizabeth A. Bergman	....	assistant production accountant
Alicia Brown	....	assistant: Mr. Kutcher
Jose Cabrera	....	assistant: Mr. Sullivan
Lauren Dandridge	....	production assistant
Nathan Dickens	....	production assistant
Gwen Everman	....	production accountant (as Gwendolyn Everman)
Kerin Ferallo	....	production office coordinator: New York (as Kerin J. Ferallo)
Eric Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Chuck Gueno	....	assistant: Mr. Mac (as Chuck Gueno Jr.)
Matthew Hadfield	....	production assistant
T.J. Jefferson	....	assistant: Mr. Goldberg
Todd Kaufman	....	assistant: Ms. Thomas
Kenneth Kern	....	assistant production coordinator
Tracy L. Kettler	....	production coordinator
James R. Maceo	....	location manager
Raymond Mansfield	....	assistant: Mr. Greener (as Ray Mansfield)
Christopher Marlon	....	production secretary
Peter Martorano	....	assistant location manager
Carol McConnaughey	....	unit publicist (as Carol Mcconnaughey)
Holly McGreevy	....	assistant production accountant (as Holly Mcgreevy)
Nick Mestrundrea	....	craft service
Marguerite Pomerhn Derricks	....	choreographer (as Marguerite Derricks)
Tasha Prothro	....	production assistant (as Latasha Prothro)
Timothy Record	....	production assistant
Rebecca Robertson	....	script supervisor (as Rebecca Robertson-Szwaja)
Andrew Saxe	....	location manager: New York
Robyn Shwer	....	assistant: Ms. Topping
Kenny Vasquez	....	production assistant
Alexis Alexander	....	assistant: Ms. Saldana (uncredited)
Carolyn Bennett	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Leslee Burdette	....	accounting clerk (uncredited)
Mady Manson Burza	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Matthew B. Chamberlin	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Stan Charnin	....	production assistant: New Jersey (uncredited)
Kenneth Chu	....	production assistant: New Jersey (uncredited)
Kim Crabb	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Dominique Derrenger	....	assistant accountant (uncredited)
Jen Dougherty	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Ava DuVernay	....	promotional services (uncredited)
Terry M. Elam	....	assistant to producer (uncredited)
Vadim Epstein	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jackie Hugo	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Arron Kinser	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jim Lovaglio	....	office assistant (uncredited)
Kerry McCrohan	....	key production assistant (uncredited)
Guy Morrison	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Genevieve Palmieri	....	production assistant: New Jersey (uncredited)
Brad Robinson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
C. Alexander Sears	....	computer/video supervisor (uncredited)
Yorgo Stathopoulos	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Josh Swoveland	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Emily Takehara	....	construction accountant (uncredited)
N. Owen Taylor Jr.	....	additional 24 frame operator (uncredited)
Trish Vengoechea	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Sam Wasserman	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Donna M. VanDerZee	....	photographs of James VanDerZee courtesy of (as Donna M. Vanderzee)

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation (presents) (as Columbia Pictures)
• Regency Enterprises (presents)
• 3 Art Entertainment (as 3 Arts)
• Tall Trees Productions (as Tall Trees)
• Katalyst Films
• Epsilon Motion Pictures (uncredited)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical) (a Sony Pictures Entertainment company)
• 20th Century Fox Australia (2005) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Italia (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2005) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Gemini Film (2005) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (all media)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2006) (Germany) (DVD)
• PlazaVista Entertainment (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Television (2006) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Pixel Magic (visual effects)

Other Companies

• AFL Productions  footage: Super Bowl XXI provided by
• Bloomberg L.P.  footage: Bloomberg Television courtesy of
• Castle Oaks Productions  sound post-production
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes: dollies and remote camera systems (uncredited)
• Christopher Gray Casting  extras casting
• Kodak  motion picture film
• Motorsports Images and Archives  photography: Historic Motorsports photography courtesy of
• New Jersey Film Commission  special thanks
• Panasonic  cameras and lenses
• Sony Pictures Studios  post sound services provided by (as Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California)
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York (as Sylvia Fay & Associates)
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• Transportation Resources  transportation equipment

Also Known As:

The Dinner Party (USA) (original script title)
Untitled Bernie Mac/Ashton Kutcher Project (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor.

Runtime:

105 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Germany:o.Al. | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Zurich) | Finland:K-3 | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13 (certificate #40123) | South Korea:12 | Australia:M | Brazil:10 | Ireland:12A | Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Sweden:Btl | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva)

Filming Locations:

Cartagena Street, Long Beach, California, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

Ashton Kutcher suggested that his character be Jewish, to add another dimension to his conflict with the Christian Percy Jones. The idea was scrapped because the filmmakers wanted to focus on the issue of interracial romance rather than also looking into the interfaith issue.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: After Simon and Theresa escape from the basement and are standing on the top of the fort, the moon is backwards (flipped shot).

Quotes:

Simon Green: Why can't black people listen to country music?
Keisha Jones: Why?
Simon Green: Because every time they say "hoe-down" they think their sister got shot!

Movie Connections:

References Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967)

Soundtrack:

Express Yourself (Mocean Worker Remix)

Fun Feel--Good Story

Even though the movie is corny, it still sends a message that love will prevail. Family means everything and without their support, love and consideration, life will be harder. Just knowing that your family loves you and what you love, makes facing the world that much easier.

I compare this to My Big Fat Greek Wedding in cultural attributes. There is a world out there of give and take and for the most part, I feel people have forgotten that. These two movies show that consideration and the almighty give and take are important to long-lasting relationships in any culture, religion and family.

I recommend watching this movie with an open mind, hoping to laugh, love, cry and remember how to have a healthy relationship and I hope this inspires you to have consideration for others in your world.