The Perfect Man (2005)

Director:

Mark Rosman

Writers (WGA):

Michael McQuown (story) &
Heather Robinson (story) ...
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Release Date:

17 June 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Romance

Tagline:

The story of a family that wanted it all. Never settle

Plot:

Teenager Holly Hamilton is tired of moving every time her single mom Jean has another personal meltdown involving yet another second-rate guy...

Plot Keywords:

Mother | Perfect Man | Suitor | E Mail | Moving

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Hilary Duff	...	Holly Hamilton
Heather Locklear	...	Jean Hamilton
Chris Noth	...	Ben Cooper
Mike O'Malley	...	Lenny Horton
Ben Feldman	...	Adam Forrest
Vanessa Lengies	...	Amy Pearl
Caroline Rhea	...	Gloria
Kym Whitley	...	Dolores
Aria Wallace	...	Zoe Hamilton
Carson Kressley	...	Lance
Michelle Nolden	...	Amber
Maggie Castle	...	Wichita Girl
Gerry Mendicino	...	Market Co-Worker
James McGowan	...	Jean's Suitor
Philip Akin	...	English Teacher
Jeff Lumby	...	Dr. Fitch
Monique Mojica	...	Principal Campbell
Marvin Kaye	...	Construction Worker
Eldridge Hyndman	...	Construction Worker
Sean Gallagher	...	Construction Worker
Jung-Yul Kim	...	Construction Worker
Dennis DeYoung	...	Tribute Band
John Blasucci	...	Tribute Band
Matthew DeYoung	...	Tribute Band
Thomas Dziallo	...	Tribute Band
Allison Horton	...	Tribute Band (as Allison 'Hank' Horton)
Ed Fielding	...	Orchid Thief
Eugene Oleksiuk	...	PTA Man
Richard Partington	...	Priest
Hazel Gorin	...	Landlady
Martin Doyle	...	Cake Contest MC
Laura Robinson	...	Saleslady
Sharise Mortfield	...	Student in Library
Evelyn Kaye	...	Spelling Bee Moderator
Len Wagner	...	Groom
Jerry Azzopardi	...	Highway Patrolman
Sue Parker	...	Dog Walker
Curtis Fletcher	...	Wedding Usher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marc Minardi	...	Kid 1 (scenes deleted)
Ashley Newbrough	...	Marjorie (scenes deleted)
Rick Cordeiro	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Anthony Furey	...	Jean's co-worker (uncredited)
Ashley Townsend	...	Bakery Shopper (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Rosman

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael McQuown		(story) &
Heather Robinson		(story) &
Katherine Torpey		(story)
Gina Wendkos		(screenplay)

Produced by
Susan Duff	....	producer
Billy Higgins	....	executive producer
Marc Platt	....	producer
Troy Rowland	....	associate producer
Adam Siegel	....	executive producer
Dawn Wolfrom	....	producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
John R. Leonetti

Film Editing by
Cara Silverman

Casting by
Nancy Klopper

Production Design by
Jasna Stefanovic

Art Direction by
Anastasia Masaro

Set Decoration by
Carolyn 'Cal' Loucks

Costume Design by
Catherine Ashton		(re-shoots)
Marie-Sylvie Deveau

Makeup Department
Veronica Ciandre	....	key hair stylist
Jane Meade	....	makeup artist
Lydia Pensa	....	hair stylist
Christopher Pizzerelli	....	key makeup artist (as Chris Pizzarelli)

Production Management
Dennis Chapman	....	production manager
Virginia Landis Albertson	....	post-production supervisor
Lucille Smith	....	production manager: New York

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Sarah Campbell	....	second assistant director
Jennifer Haufler	....	trainee assistant director
Michelle L. Keiser	....	second assistant director: New York
Andrew Shea	....	first assistant director
Gerrod Shully	....	third assistant director
Jodi A. Tario	....	assistant director
Jonathan Wright	....	first assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Kirk Cheney	....	construction coordinator
Michelle Convey	....	sets buyer
Rossana DeCampo	....	key scenic artist
Britt Doughty	....	trainee assistant art director: reshoots
Mayumi Konishi	....	first assistant art director
Arlene Lott	....	first assistant art director
Jeffrey A. Melvin	....	assistant set decorator
Matt Middleton	....	second assistant art director
Robert Nowacki	....	art department trainee
Jeff Smith	....	art department trainee

Sound Department
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor
Brian Basham	....	sound recordist
Benjamin Beardwood	....	sound editor
JuliAnne Bonnett	....	transfer assistant
Stephanie Brown	....	first assistant sound editor
Kevin E. Carpenter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Greg Chapman	....	sound mixer
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Michael Edward Johnson	....	sound effects editor
Michael Phillips Keeley	....	sound re-recording mixer (documentary segment) (as Michael Keeley)
Gregg Landaker	....	supervising sound mixer
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Mark L. Mangino	....	dialogue editor
Steve Maslow	....	supervising sound mixer
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist
Jody Thomas	....	foley artist
David Werntz	....	sound editor
Dorian Williamson	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Drew Longland	....	special effects technician
Jim McGillivary	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Barb Benoit	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Dennis Berardi	....	visual effects supervisor
Cyril Frederick Chu	....	matte painter/compositor
Rob Del Ciancio	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Bonnie Dickson	....	tape operator: Mr. X Inc.
Mike Diltz	....	compositing assistant: Mr. X Inc.
Sasha Dragun	....	systems administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Bryan Jones	....	matte painter: Mr. X Inc.
Jef Lonn	....	digital compositor: Mr. X Inc.
Diane Macke	....	project manager: eFilm
Sarah McMurdo	....	visual effects coordinator
Vladimir Popovic	....	systems administrator: Mr. X Inc.
Aaron Pozzer	....	3D animation and lighting: Mr. X Inc.
Matt Ralph	....	3D animation and lighting: Mr. X Inc.
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects producer
Linda Rose	....	in-house accountant: Mr. X Inc.
David Singer	....	operations Manager: Mr. X Inc.
Mark Stepanek	....	3D animation and lighting: Mr. X Inc.
Aaron Weintraub	....	visual effects supervisor

Stunts
Shelley Cook	....	stunt coordinator
Layton Morrison	....	stunt double
Joseph Racki	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Robyn Clarke	....	second assistant camera
Angelo Colavecchia	....	camera operator
John Colavecchia	....	first assistant camera
Tim Davis	....	video assist operator
Cylvan Desrouleaux	....	assistant camera
Sylvaine Dufaux	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Michael Galbraith	....	gaffer
Sophie Giraud	....	still photographer
Brian Heller	....	aerial cinematographer
Doug Lawrance	....	daily camera operator
Nicolas Marion	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Juan Carlos Montalvo	....	first assistant camera
Michael Plant	....	generator operator
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip
Tracy Shaw	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Lonnie Hamerman	....	casting associate
Ania Kamieniecki-O'Hare	....	casting assistant (as Ania Kamieniecki)
Sara Kay	....	casting associate: Toronto
Jane Rogers	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Catherine Ashton	....	assistant costume designer
Susan MacLeod	....	extras costume coordinator
Andre Schulz	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Thomas J. Cabela	....	post-production assistant
Carolyn Calvert	....	assistant editor (as Carolyn Horton)
James W. Harrison III	....	apprentice editor: New York
Christopher Kroll	....	first assistant editor
Russell Langille	....	first assistant editor: film: Canada
Matt Maddox	....	editorial production assistant
Mato	....	color timer
Harold Parker	....	assistant editor
Nicholas 'Nikko' Tsiotsias	....	first assistant film editor

Music Department
Sean Dougall	....	score coordinator
Billy Gottlieb	....	music supervisor
Will Kaplan	....	music editor
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Tim Lauber	....	score recordist
Jason Lloyd	....	scoring cue mixer
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Tom Steel	....	scoring stage manager
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Bill Talbott	....	scoring technician
Anna D. Wilborn	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gord Bettles	....	picture car mechanic
Bill Boyd	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Aleck Duncan	....	driver: construction department
Carl Severin	....	transportation co-captain
Mark Van Alstyne	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Amanda Alden	....	assistant production coordinator
Gerry Alfonso	....	first assistant accountant: re-shoots
Benjamin Baxley	....	assistant: Mr. Higgins
Thomas Bianco	....	production accountant
James Brownlee	....	security: Hilary Duff
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Greg Conroy	....	location assistant: New York
Tracy Fedak	....	third assistant accountant
Kerin Ferallo	....	production coordinator
Cliff Fuller	....	assistant production office coordinator: additional photography
Wendy Gaboury	....	first assistant accountant
Damon Gambuto	....	assistant: Mr. Rosman
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Lauren Hassard	....	set medic
Elspeth Haughton	....	production coordinator
Carlos Haynes	....	location assistant: New York
Sara Holmes	....	first assistant accountant
David Holtz	....	office production assistant: re-shoots
Bill Hong	....	operator: camera car/insert car
Ryan Hupponen	....	production assistant
Ryan Keaveney	....	production assistant
Chris Kuhl	....	assistant: Mr. Platt
Joey Levy	....	assistant: Mr. Platt
Troy Liddell	....	choreographer
Linda McKenney	....	production assistant
Luis M. Mendoza	....	assistant location manager
Christie Mullen	....	location manager: New York
Rocco Nisivoccia	....	production assistant: New York
J.P. O'Donnell	....	craft service
Danny Pawlick	....	dialect coach
Carol Pears	....	script supervisor
Lynn H. Powers	....	assistant location manager
Christina I. Rodriguez	....	background production assistant: New York
Nick Schepisi	....	set production assistant: New York
Steve Sheridan	....	asset manager
John Shone	....	location assistant
Claire Smith	....	production secretary
Vess Stoeva	....	second assistant accountant
Bob Tennent	....	production assistant
Michael Tough	....	location manager
Jarik Van Sluijs	....	creative director: main titles
Catherine Petra Villalobos	....	production assistant
Gordon Weiske	....	assistant: Mr. Rosman
Peter Pamela Rose	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Marc Platt Productions

Distributors

• Universal Studios (2005-2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Universal Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (duo pack with "The Wedding Date")
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2006) (Argentina) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title (opticals)
• Mr. X (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Curb Records  soundtrack released by
• Orbit Digital  Avids
• PIC  titles
• PIC Agency  titles
• Toronto Film Studios  movie studio

MPAA:

Rated PG for some mildly suggestive content.

Runtime:

100 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Philippines:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Finland:K-3 | Argentina:Atp | Netherlands:AL (DVD rating) | Spain:T | Iceland:L | Malaysia:U | USA:PG | Australia:PG | UK:PG | Ireland:PG

Filming Locations:

Brooklyn Bridge, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The instant messenger used in the movie is MSN Messenger 6.5

Goofs:

Factual errors: When Jean goes out with Lenny to the Styx tribute concert, it is a Saturday night. That same night, Zoe meets Amy at the Bistro to speak with Ben about a school project, which is "due tomorrow", which would mean Sunday.

Quotes:

Amy Pearl: Together they look like the winners of a genetic lottery.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Sex and the City" (1998)

Soundtrack:

Make Room

Follows formula quite well

Hilary Duff has never made a movie on her own that I've liked. "A Cinderella Story" was mediocre at best and "Raise Your Voice" had to be on the worst films of 2004. "The Perfect Man" is another Duff vehicle that received horrid reviews, which is funny because I actually thought it was sort of decent. It is the type of movie that is bland and indistinguishable, yes, but also decently so. The storyline zips along with enough plausibility and chuckles for you to feel like the rental fee was worth it. Unlike "A Cinderella Story" and "Raise Your Voice," Duff is not a victim this time, which was refreshing. In fact, she's can be narcissistic and cruel. Heather Locklear plays her distressed mom, and I haven't seen any of her other films but I thought she was believable enough. Ben Feldman is affable as Duff's love interest and Chris Noth is quite good as a charming restraunteer. Speaking of Noth, a good way to sum up "The Perfect Man" is that it plays out a more extended version of a Sex and the City episode, only without the risqué humor or racy subject matter, which makes it a good fit for moms and their daughters. Not a great film, but it follows its dubious formula well enough for me to recommend it to some.

GRADE: B