In the Land of Women (2007)

User Rating:

6.8/10   

Director:

Jon Kasdan

Writer (WGA):

Jon Kasdan (written by)

Release Date:

20 April 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Get ready to fall

Plot:

His world in complete disorder after his break-up with a famous actress, Carter, a young soft-core porn writer...

Plot Keywords:

Writer | Grandmother | Break Up | Yoga | Woods

Cast

Elena Anaya	...	Sofia Buñuel
Adam Brody	...	Carter Webb
Kelsey Keel	...	Teenage Girl #1
Danielle Savre	...	Teenage Girl #2
Gia Mantegna	...	Teenage Girl #3 (as Gina Mantegna)
Rob Reinis	...	Avi Rosenberg (as Robert Reinis)
JoBeth Williams	...	Agnes Webb
Makenzie Vega	...	Paige Hardwicke
Kristen Stewart	...	Lucy Hardwicke
Meg Ryan	...	Sarah Hardwicke
Olympia Dukakis	...	Phyllis
Dustin Milligan	...	Eric Watts
Graham Wardle	...	Gabe Foley
Elise Gatien	...	Tiffany
Christine Danielle	...	Tanya
Clark Gregg	...	Nelson Hardwicke
Jeff Cunningham	...	Howard Portchnik
Tamara Lovegrove	...	Party Girl #1
Brittany Starling	...	Party Girl #2
Ilyse Mimoun	...	Nelson's Assistant
Karin Konoval	...	Dr. Ida Rosen
Ginnifer Goodwin	...	Janey
Angus	...	Bozo
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Beau Mirchoff	...	Teenager (uncredited)

Directed by
Jon Kasdan		(as Jonathan Kasdan)

Writing credits (WGA)
Jon Kasdan		(written by) (as Jonathan Kasdan)

Produced by
Steve Golin	....	producer
David Kanter	....	producer
Lawrence Kasdan	....	executive producer
Barbara Kelly	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Stephen Trask

Cinematography by
Paul Cameron		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Marty Levenstein		(co-editor) (as Martin Levenstein)
Carol Littleton

Casting by
Sig De Miguel		(as Sig deMiguel)
Amanda Mackey Johnson		(as Amanda Mackey)
Cathy Sandrich		(as Cathy Sandwich Gelfond)
Wendy Weidman

Production Design by
Sandy Cochrane

Art Direction by
Margot Ready

Set Decoration by
Louise Roper
Erin Boyd		(uncredited)

Costume Design by
Trish Keating

Makeup Department
Krista Bailey	....	hair double
Tom Brumberger	....	hair stylist: Ms. Dukakis
Tom Brumberger	....	makeup artist: Ms. Dukakis
Lisa Love	....	makeup department head
Sharon Markell	....	assistant hair stylist
Bill Terezakis	....	prosthetics (as William Terezakis)
Pauline L. Tremblay	....	hair department head (as Pauline Tremblay)
Noriko Watanabe	....	hair stylist: Ms. Ryan
Noriko Watanabe	....	makeup artist: Ms. Ryan
C.J. Wills	....	first assistant makeup artist (as CJ Wills)
Shauna Magrath	....	assistant makeup effects: Meg Ryan (uncredited)
Shauna Magrath	....	assistant special effects makeup: Meg Ryan (uncredited)

Production Management
Barbara Kelly	....	unit production manager
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor
Julia Neville	....	production manager
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Barry	....	first assistant director (as Paul K. Barry)
Paul Burger	....	second assistant director
Jackie Frost	....	second assistant director
Morgan Lewington	....	second assistant director
Philip Nee Nee	....	trainee assistant director (as Phil Nee Nee)
Ruby Stillwater	....	second assistant director
Jennifer Zimmer	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Mitchell Baker	....	construction foreman
Brian Cunningham	....	assistant art director
Lyall Heighton	....	construction coordinator
Steve Killi	....	lead set dresser
Cody Larson	....	on-set dresser
Jim LeBlanc	....	property master
David Rosychuk	....	assistant property master (as Dave Rosychuk)
Scott Buckwald	....	property master: additional photography (uncredited)

Sound Department
Keith Bilderbeck	....	sound effects editor
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Robert Grieve	....	sound designer
David Husby	....	sound mixer
Chris Julian	....	post-production sound
Goro Koyama	....	foley artist
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor (as Ai Ling Lee)
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Colin Orchard	....	cableperson
Charles O'Shea	....	boom operator
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeena M. Phelps	....	dialogue editor (as Jeena Phelps)
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joel Shryack	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Nancy Tracy	....	first assistant sound editor
Don White	....	foley mixer
J. Aloysius Flanagan III	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Thomas Giordano	....	production sound technician: Los Angeles reshoots (uncredited)
Anna Malkin	....	foley recording assistant (uncredited)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David Allinson	....	special effects coordinator
Pierre-Paul Charbonneau	....	special effects (as Pierre Paul Charboneau)

Visual Effects by
Rimas Juchnevicius	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Dean Choe	....	stunt coordinator
Laura Lee Connery	....	stunts
Duane Dickinson	....	stunt coordinator
Dave Hospes	....	stunt coordinator
Jon Kralt	....	stunts
Jon Kralt	....	stunt double: Adam Brody (uncredited)
Angelique Midthunder	....	precision driver (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Roger Bailey	....	generator operator
Chris Banting	....	dolly grip
Thomas A. Barrios	....	second assistant camera
David Crone	....	Steadicam operator
David Crone	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Gareth Farfan	....	best boy grip
Stuart Haggerty	....	chief lighting technician
Sean M. Harding	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Sean Harding)
Liane Hentscher	....	still photographer
Dave Joshi	....	video assist operator
Scott MacDonald	....	camera operator: "b" camera
George Majoros	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Shawn Milsted	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Jean-Marc Saldini	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (as Jean Marc Saldini)
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Bryce Shaw	....	dolly grip
Tony Thorpe	....	best boy grip
John Westerlaken	....	key grip
Tyler Woeste	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Scott Crabbe	....	digital video assist operator: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Jim Filippone	....	pilot: camera helicopter (uncredited)
Dana Gonzales	....	camera operator (uncredited)
Dana Gonzales	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Paul Martins	....	lamp operator (uncredited)
Matthew Moriarty	....	additional camera operator (uncredited)
Leon Serginson	....	leadman grip (uncredited)
Jaimie Trueblood	....	still photographer (uncredited)
Eric Wheeler	....	assistant camera: re-shoots (uncredited)
Brendan Wilson	....	set best boy electric (uncredited)

Casting Department
Stuart Aikins	....	casting: Canada
Elisa Bayley	....	casting assistant: Canada
Sean Cossey	....	casting: Canada
Samantha Finkler	....	casting assistant: New York
Farrah Fox-Collis	....	casting assistant: Los Angeles
Annie Klein	....	extras casting
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Gail Barrett	....	assistant costume designer
Valerie Halverson	....	costume supervisor (as Val Halverson)
Elizabeth Needham	....	costume set supervisor
Patti Bishop	....	truck costumer (uncredited)
Amber Jordyn	....	set costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jason Dale	....	assistant editor
Trent Johnson	....	digital film colorist
Suzy Ortega	....	assistant editor
Ofe Yi	....	first assistant editor
Zahida Bacchus	....	digital intermediate producer (uncredited)
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Randall James Bol	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)
Eric Putz	....	telecine dailies colorist (uncredited)
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Mykel Thuncher	....	film colorist (uncredited)

Music Department
Tim Boot	....	music editor
Robb Boyd	....	music editor
Norman Durance	....	music editor
Tanya Noel Hill	....	music editor (as Tanya Hill)
Chuck Martin	....	supervising music editor
Tim O'Heir	....	score mixer
Tim O'Heir	....	score recordist
Manish Raval	....	music supervisor
Tom Wolfe	....	music supervisor
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Brad Bowe	....	transportation co-captain
Ranj Jawant	....	transportation captain
Laurie Morris	....	transportation coordinator
Robert Gaskill	....	driver: re-shoots (uncredited)
Larry Tardif	....	driver: camera car and process trailer (uncredited)

Other crew
Sebastian Bauer	....	staff assistant
Brianne Bentzon	....	production associate
Jackie Bissley	....	unit publicist
Tyler Bliss	....	staff assistant
Randall James Bol	....	staff assistant (as Randall Bol)
Andrea Boorman	....	production coordinator
Deborah D. Bose	....	location manager (as Deborah Bose)
Jennifer Couvelier	....	production associate
Wilma Davis	....	assistant: Lawrence Kasdan
Eric Fitzgerald	....	titles
Carl Gruell	....	assistant production coordinator
Kevin Guns	....	staff assistant
Michelle Harris	....	staff assistant
Dana Herriott	....	assistant location manager
James Hertz	....	studio teacher
Sarah Hughes	....	staff assistant
Pat Jackson	....	studio teacher
Paul Jasper	....	animal coordinator
Elyse Jerry	....	assistant: Steve Golin
Mark Kasdan	....	consultant: German research
Michael A. Kossart	....	assistant: David Kanter
Nancy Kress	....	craft service
Nancy Kress	....	first aid
Jeremy Lundstrom	....	staff assistant
Justin Maggio	....	assistant: Jonathan Kasdan
Jennifer Malloy	....	staff assistant
Jane Mason	....	first assistant accountant
Volney McFarlin	....	staff assistant (as Volney McFarlin III)
Danny McNair	....	assistant production coordinator
Tammy Nielsen	....	staff assistant
Debbie Palinkas	....	staff assistant
Astrid Starke	....	staff assistant
David Tamkin	....	assistant location manager
Portia Tickell	....	script supervisor (as Portia Belmont)
Donald H. Walker	....	production accountant
Jill Antal	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Joëlle Antonissen	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Charlie Bolwell	....	production coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Tora Chung	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Kimberly Clarke	....	background coordinator (uncredited)
Peter Cummings	....	product placement and clearance coordinator (uncredited)
Caleb Duffy	....	location manager: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Christian Feldhaus	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Jillian Giacomini	....	script supervisor: additional photography (uncredited)
Samantha Kelley	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer (uncredited)
Franka Mavrides	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jarod McCullough	....	security officer (uncredited)
Kathy McHugh	....	production coordinator: re-shoots (uncredited)
Barbara Mercer	....	first assistant accountant (uncredited)
Lenore Nemani	....	location scout (uncredited)
Victoria Rickham	....	key production assistant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Connie Rusgen	....	animal trainer: wild animals (uncredited)
Jill Sayre	....	adr loop group (uncredited)
Joanie Selden	....	payroll accountant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Mollie Stallman	....	key production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Nathan Tatterson	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Nancy A. Terriberry	....	first assistant accountant: re-shoots (uncredited)
Matt Tulve	....	production assistant: Los Angeles (uncredited)
Adam Wollenberg	....	production coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Castle Rock Entertainment (presents)
• Anonymous Content
• Land Films Inc.

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Kathy Morgan International (2007) (non-USA) (all media)
• Andrea Leone Films (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• CDI Films (2007) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Hoyts Distribution (2007) (Australia) (theatrical)
• Paradise Group (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Sky Films (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2007) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)

Other Companies

• BE Cinema Scenes  catering
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes, dollies and remote camera systems
• Chef Robért Catering  catering (Los Angeles crew)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Final Draft  final draft software provided by
• Fujifilm  motion picture products
• Kathy Morgan International  international sales agency
• Kodak  motion picture products
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• PS Production Services  chapman camera cranes and dollies provided by
• Panavision  filmed with
• Runway  post-production
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, thematic elements and language.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:R-12 | Brazil:10 | Australia:M | Finland:K-7 | Netherlands:12 | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Nova Scotia/Ontario) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42613) | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Goofs:

Continuity: When Carter and Lucy come home from the party the drive way is empty. However when Carter steps out of the car you can see a part of Sarah's SUV.

Quotes:

Sarah Hardwicke: Listen, Carter I need to tell you something.
Carter Webb: Good because I need to tell you something too.
Sarah Hardwicke: You first.
Carter Webb: I think your husband must be out of his mind... now what was it you had to say?
Sarah Hardwicke: Oh, it was nothing important.

Movie Connections:

References National Treasure: Book of Secrets (2007)

Soundtrack:

Iceman

offbeat romantic comedy/drama

Jon Kasdan (son of filmmaker Lawrence Kasdan) makes a most auspicious directorial debut with "In the Land of Women," an utterly charming and winning indie comedy/drama marked by interesting characters, complex relationships and delightful performances by a first-rate cast.

When his fashion-model/actress girlfriend dumps him without warning, a "soft-erotica" writer by the name of Carter Webb leaves his home in L.A. to spend time with his eccentric grandmother in suburban Michigan. A 26-year old who hasn't been able to grab a hold of anything meaningful in his life thus far, Carter finds his world becoming even more complicated when he makes the acquaintance of a mother and daughter who live across the street from where he's staying.

The beauty of Kasdan's screenplay is that we never know where the story is going to take us at any given moment. Moreover, the characters interact with one another in ways that are both believable and surprising, and no one is made out to be either a hero or a villain, a sinner or a saint. Carter is coping with the pain of a failed romantic relationship, while the two women contend with marital difficulties, suburban angst, adolescent rebellion and a life-threatening illness. Yet, for all the potential sturm und drang of the material, "In the Land of Women" maintains a light-hearted, lyrical tone throughout, thanks to witty dialogue and a full-hearted appreciation for the subtle little ironies and eccentricities of life.

The performances could not be improved upon. Adam Brody makes Carter into a sympathetically vulnerable figure who, at the same time, can display a surprising amount of strength and intestinal fortitude when the situation calls for it. Makenzie Vega is sweet and charming as the literal girl-next-door who is quick to criticize her mother even though she doesn't know the woman quite as well as she thinks she does. But it is Meg Ryan as Sarah Hardwicke, the full-time housewife and mother, who truly excels in her role, turning a potentially two-dimensional character into a multi-faceted woman of surprising depth and emotion. With admirable restraint and understatement, Ryan conveys all the unspoken thoughts and feelings of a woman who is aware of the compromises she has made in life but who is far more wise and complex about the ways of the world than either her daughter or her philandering husband are willing to give her credit for. Finally, Olympia Dukakis seems to be having the time of her life playing an attention-seeking, doddering old woman who may not be quite as out of it as she wants others to believe she is.

As director, Kasdan takes full advantage of the bucolic Michigan setting (though it is remarkably lush and green for October), as Carter and Sarah take long, leisurely strolls around the neighborhood, getting to know one another and establishing a lasting relationship.

Like them, the movie is not afraid to take its time laying out its storyline and revealing the hearts of its characters. The result is an offbeat and deeply satisfying film that bodes well for the future career of its neophyte director.