Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (2007)

Director:

Zach Helm

Writer (WGA):

Zach Helm (written by)

Release Date:

16 November 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Family | Fantasy

Tagline:

You have to believe it to see it.

Plot:

Molly Mahoney is the awkward and insecure manager of Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium, the strangest, most fantastic, most wonderful toy store in the world. But when Mr. Magorium, the 243 year-old eccentric who owns the store, bequeaths the store to her, a dark and ominous change begins to take over the once remarkable Emporium. |

Plot Keywords:

Toy Store | Inheritance | Independent Film | Character Name In Title

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Ted Ludzik	...	Bellini, the Bookbuilder
Natalie Portman	...	Molly Mahoney, the Composer
Zach Mills	...	Eric Applebaum, the Hat Collector
Dustin Hoffman	...	Mr. Edward Magorium, Avid Shoe-Wearer
Madalena Brancatella	...	Jessica, Who Got a Cowboy Hat
Paula Boudreau	...	Brenda, Who Wants a Mobile
Mike Realba	...	Dave Wolf, Who's an Engineer
Steve Whitmire	...	Kermit the Frog
Liam Powley-Webster	...	Andy, the Boy Who Likes to Color
Marcia Bennett	...	Lora, Who Wants a Fire Engine
Jason Bateman	...	Henry Weston, the Mutant
Oliver Masuda	...	Jordan, Who Said Hi
Samantha Harvey	...	Cassie, the Girl Chased by a Goose
Jesse Bostick	...	Derek, Who Opened the Door
Isaac Durnford	...	Jason, Who's a Little Too Curious
Daniel C. Gordon	...	Jimmy, Who Captures the Ball
Rebecca Northan	...	Ellie Applebaum, the Mom
Dash Grundy	...	Ari, Who Wants a Book
Dylan Authors	...	Mark, Who Fingerpaints
Aidan Koper	...	Brett, the Yo-Yo Guy
Lin Lin Feng	...	Angie - Who Nearly Was Hit by a Blimp
He Wen	...	Larry, Who Held on for Dear Life
Gan Zhen	...	David, Who Also Held on for Dear Life
Quancetia Hamilton	...	Gia, with a Squid on Her Head
Matt Baram	...	Eddie, the Dentist
Jonathan Potts	...	Dr. Dunn, Who Gives People Sedatives
Matthew Peart	...	Wyatt, Who Sells Hot Dogs
David Rendall	...	Tim, the Hot Dog Manager
Kiele Sanchez	...	Mrs. Goodman, Who Wants the Store
David Collins	...	Tom, the Realtor
Michael Costa Parke	...	Jack, Who Thinks It's Magic (as Michael Costa-Parke)
Milo Gladstein	...	Milo, Who's Not Bad
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Daniella Tokic	...	Nurse (uncredited)

Directed by
Zach Helm

Writing credits (WGA)
Zach Helm		(written by)

Produced by
Joseph Drake	....	executive producer (as Joe Drake)
James Garavente	....	producer
Richard N. Gladstein	....	producer
Barbara A. Hall	....	co-producer
Nathan Kahane	....	executive producer
Jim Miller	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Alexandre Desplat
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Roman Osin

Film Editing by
Sabrina Plisco
Steven Weisberg

Casting by
Robin D. Cook
Amanda Mackey Johnson
Cathy Sandrich

Production Design by
Thérèse DePrez

Art Direction by
Brandt Gordon

Set Decoration by
Clive Thomasson

Costume Design by
Christopher Hargadon

Makeup Department
Patricia Medina	....	assistant hair stylist
Jennifer Bower O'Halloran	....	key hair stylist (as Jennifer O'Halloran)
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist: Mr. Hoffman
Colin Penman	....	assistant makeup artist
Nikita Rae	....	makeup artist: Ms. Portman (as Nakita Rae)
Jordan Samuel	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Lyn Lucibello	....	unit production manager
Rajeev Malhotra	....	post-production supervisor
Jack Schuster	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jeff J.J. Authors	....	first assistant director
Tyler Delben	....	third assistant director
Eric S. Potechin	....	second assistant director
Siluck Saysanasy	....	trainee assistant director
Karen Young	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Darleen Abbott	....	construction accountant
Jerry Beaudrow	....	assistant head carpenter
David Best	....	graphic designer
Cameron S. Brooke	....	key scenic artist
Robert C. Brooke	....	lead scenic artist
Collingwood Brown	....	art department coordinator
William Cheng	....	set designer
Connie Contardi	....	product placement coordinator
David DiCorpo	....	assistant head carpenter
Helen Field	....	props buyer
Chris Hanson	....	key scenic laborer
Justin Claus Harder	....	lead titles designer
Jennifer Heimpel	....	assistant art director
Alexandra Hooper	....	set decoration buyer
John Mackenzie	....	construction coordinator
Michael Madden	....	set designer
Jeff Mawle	....	assistant property master (as Jeff 'Darth' Mawle)
Rob McCallum	....	concept artist
Rob McCallum	....	storyboard artist
Tania McGowan	....	assistant art director
Chris Pellegrini	....	property master
Victor 'Chikko' Quon	....	assistant head painter
Dave Rosa	....	head painter
Brian van de Valk	....	head carpenter
Colin Woods	....	first assistant art director

Sound Department
Julie Altus	....	adr recordist
Nate Arrigoni	....	assistant sound editor
Paul Aulicino	....	sound effects editor
Bob Beemer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ethan Beigel	....	adr mixer
Michael J. Broomberg	....	foley artist
Sean Byrne	....	sound editor
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor
Marc Deschaine	....	first assistant sound editor
Seann Dougherty	....	foley editor
Kevin Fisher	....	sound effects editor
Glen Gauthier	....	sound mixer
G. Michael Graham	....	supervising sound editor
Craig Mann	....	sound mix technician
Matthew McKenzie	....	adr mixer
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Moshe Saadon	....	boom operator
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist
Bruce Stambler	....	sound designer
Bruce Stambler	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Richard S. Steele	....	sound FX designer
Dean St. John	....	adr mixer
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Becky Sullivan	....	supervising adr editor
Steve Switzer	....	boom operator
Brett Voss	....	foley mixer
Brett Voss	....	supervising foley editor
James Voss	....	foley editor
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Jason Board	....	special effects technician
Mark Keetch	....	puppet technician
John MacGillivray	....	special effects foreman
Rob Sanderson	....	special effects director
Daniel White	....	on-set special effects key

Visual Effects by
Eri Adachi	....	rotoscope artist: Frantic Films
Kevin Aguirre	....	pre-visualization
Krista Allain	....	visual effects coordinator
Cheryl Bainum	....	executive producer: HATCH
Manon Barriault	....	visual effects line producer: Mokko Studio
Darren A. Bell	....	visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Danny Bergeron	....	digital executive producer: Mokko Studio
Melissa Best	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Stefanie Boose	....	visual effects producer: Image Engine
Jason Booth	....	compositor
Jelmer Boskma	....	model/texture artist: Frantic Films
Carole Bouchard	....	executive producer: FX Cartel
Romain Bouvard	....	digital compositor
Ravinder Brar	....	digital artist
Julien Buisseret	....	digital artist
Jonathan Butchard	....	visual effects production coordinator: Frantic Films
Michael Carabine	....	visual effects assistant
Kris Carson	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
James Carver	....	visual effects
Freddy Chavez	....	visual effects compositor
Marco Checa Garcia	....	digital compositor
Dominic Cheung	....	3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Tim Christensen	....	compositor: Frantic Films
Martin Ciastko	....	digital compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Keely Colcleugh	....	previs artist
Josh Cole	....	compositor: Image Engine
Etienne Daigle	....	digital compositor
Guillaume Danset	....	visual effects producer: BUF
Amy Daye	....	digital compositor (as Amy Spencer)
Adam de Bosch Kemper	....	digital artist
Justin Denton	....	animator
Angela De Palma	....	visual effects coordinator: FX Cartel
Eric Desaulniers	....	tracker
Louis Desrochers	....	CG artist: MOKKO Studio
David Dozoretz	....	pre-visualization supervisor
Paul Ens	....	visual effects coordinator
Karin Eunson-Ross	....	visual effects production manager: Frantic Films
Jerome Evelette	....	digital artist
Deak Ferrand	....	visual effects designer: HATCH
Etienne Fleurant	....	CG artist: MOKKO Studio
Tarn Fox	....	compositing supervisor: BarXseven
Michel Frenette	....	compositor: MOKKO Studio
Mathew Giampa	....	compositor
Raymond Gieringer	....	visual effects supervisor
Mark Goldberg	....	visual effects
Chloe Grysole	....	visual effects producer: FX Cartel
Raelene Harder	....	visual effects coordinator
Trevor Harder	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Hatton	....	visual effects technical advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Kevin Tod Haug	....	visual effects designer
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager
Roberto Hradec	....	shader writer: Image Engine
Ryan Jensen	....	lead artist
Meillard Julien	....	digital artist
Brett Keyes	....	digital effects supervisor: Image Engine Design
Min Young Kim	....	3D Artist: Intelligent Creatures
Jeffrey Klug	....	systems administrator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Lev Kolobov	....	visual effects supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Alain Lachance	....	digital compositor: Mokko Studio
Alain Lachance	....	visual effects supervisor: MOKKO Studio
Fabrice Lagayette	....	visual effects supervisor
Viktor Lakisov	....	animation supervisor
Alain Lalanne	....	visual effects coordinator: BUF
Wendy Lanning	....	executive visual effects producer: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Vincent Lavares	....	data manager: Laser Pacific
Jesus Lavin	....	digital compositor: Image Engine
Charles Le Guen	....	CG supervisor
Vladimir Leschinski	....	visual effects supervisor: Dr.PICTURE Studios
Daniel Lowenberg	....	CG artist
Katie Low	....	visual effects coordinator: FX Cartel
Gregg Lukomski	....	digital compositor
Ben Malter	....	visual effects
Jean-Yves Martel	....	executive producer: FX Cartel
Greg Massie	....	lead technical director: Image Engine
Scott McGinley	....	previs artist
Lon Molnar	....	visual effects creative advisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jean-Francois Morissette	....	3D tracking and compositing
Christopher Mossman	....	executive producer: Image Engine
Peter Muyzers	....	visual effects production manager: Image Engine
Glenn Neufeld	....	visual effects supervisor
Joseph Ngo	....	systems engineer
Chris Nokes	....	visual effects production supervisor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Sean Nowlan	....	visual effects producer
Pete O'Connell	....	compositor
Ciaran O'Connor	....	digital matte painter: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Brandon Oldenburg	....	title designer
Christophe Pacaud	....	digital compositor: BarXseven
Scott Parker	....	systems administrator: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Stephen Paschke	....	visual effects artist
Anuj Patil	....	digital effects compositor
Mitch Paulson	....	digital colorist assist
Isabelle Perin-Leduc	....	visual effects supervisor
Borislav Petrov	....	technical director: Frantic Films
Boris Plateau	....	digital artist
Sneha Prabhakaran	....	3D artist: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Audrey Price	....	visual effects production assistant
Jay Randall	....	visual effects supervisor: BarXseven
Lisa Reid	....	visual effects production manager: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Charles Richer	....	compositor: Mokko Studio
Robin Richesson	....	visual effects storyboard artist
Tyler Robb	....	production assistant: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Marc A. Rousseau	....	visual effects producer: Mokko Studio
Sean Samuels	....	concept artist: Mokko Studio
Sean Samuels	....	matte artist: Mokko Studio
Geoff Sayer	....	digital compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist: EFilm
Tricoire Sebastien	....	digital effects artist
Joel Shaikin	....	systems engineer: Image Engine
Jane Sharvina	....	compositing supervisor: Frantic Films
Bobby Silman	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Clancy Silver	....	previs artist and lead compositor: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Kirill Skaletski	....	digital effects supervisor
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor
Frederic St-Arnaud	....	matte painter
Damien Stumpf	....	visual effects supervisor
George Taylor	....	compositor
Mark Theriault	....	visual effects
Arnaud Tisseyre	....	digital artist: BUF
Allen Tracy	....	visual effects editor: Frantic Films Los Angeles
Mark Tureski	....	film scanning operator
Lisa Turner	....	visual effects producer: Image Engine Design
Lisa Tutunjian	....	digital intermediate editor
Romain Vallee	....	digital artist: BUF
Chris Van Dyck	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
Brent Veal	....	digital compositor: Frantic Films
David Verbeke	....	digital artist
Chris Villa	....	previsualization artist
Martial Vincent	....	executive producer: FX Cartel
Caleb Wagner	....	visual effects
Oskar Wahlberg	....	lighting lead: Image Engine
Shawn Walsh	....	visual effects executive producer: Image Engine
Robert Ward	....	visual effects artist
Tim Warnock	....	concept artist and senior digital matte painter: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Shannon Wegner	....	visual effects
Katie Wells	....	visual effects executive producer: FXCartel
Jeremy West	....	tracker/matchmover: Frantic Films
Dan Wheaton	....	concept artist and senior digital matte painter: Intelligent Creatures Inc.
Jessica Woods	....	rotoscope artist
Diane Wright	....	digital asset manager: Laser Pacific
Jiwoon Kim	....	rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Ben Myers	....	compositor (uncredited)

Stunts
Layton Morrison	....	stunt rigger
Vincent Rother	....	stunt rigger
Shayna Segal	....	lead stunt double
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Brendan Bresnahan	....	key video assist operator
Michael Carella	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Angelo Colavecchia	....	camera operator
Mark Cyre	....	first assistant camera
Gary Deneault	....	gaffer: second unit
Michael Galbraith	....	gaffer
Robert Johnson	....	key grip
Lee Kazista	....	libra head operator
Doug Lavender	....	first assistant camera
Marc Purdy	....	best boy grip
Rafy	....	still photographer
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip

Animation Department
Joseph P. Johnston	....	animator
Mark Thielen	....	animator

Casting Department
Zameret Kleiman	....	extras casting
Eric Souliere	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pauline Chung	....	costume supervisor
Roslyn Hanchard	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Dylan Bond	....	assistant editor
Ashleigh Falls	....	post-production assistant
Jeff Hocken	....	telecine operator
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Christian Prejza	....	digital intermediate producer
Chisako Yokoyama	....	assistant editor
Harry Yoon	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Bruce Babcock	....	orchestrator
Michael K. Bauer	....	music editor
Christine Bergren	....	music clearance
Rob Bertola	....	music playback editor
Alexandre Desplat	....	orchestrator
Mark Eshelman	....	scoring crew
Jerry Hey	....	orchestrator
Dan Higgins	....	orchestrator
Christian Howes	....	music assistant
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Steve Kempster	....	scoring mixer
Patrick Kirst	....	orchestrator
Greg Loskorn	....	scoring technician
Larry Mah	....	digital score recordist
David Marquette	....	scoring crew
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
Robin Morrison	....	music editor
Julie Pearce	....	music editor
Bill Reichenbach	....	orchestrator
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Andrew Silver	....	music editor
Curt Sobel	....	music editor
Michael Stern	....	music scoring mixer
Marcus Trumpp	....	orchestrator
Jesse Voccia	....	electronic music programmer
Brad Warnaar	....	orchestrator
Gernot Wolfgang	....	orchestrator
Aaron Zigman	....	conductor
Aaron Zigman	....	orchestrator

Transportation Department
Jason McCormack	....	driver: honeywagon
Jennifer Mccormack	....	driver: honeywagon

Other crew
Samantha Armstrong	....	script supervisor
Courtenay Bainbridge	....	production secretary
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances
Ashley Bowen	....	assistant to producer
Ciara Brennan	....	assistant set supervisor
Ciara Brennan	....	puppet designer: Sock Monkey
Laurel Bresnahan	....	studio teacher
Karen Cohen	....	piano teacher: Canada
Donald Colafranceschi	....	production assistant
Connie Contardi	....	product placement coordinator
Lou Decampo	....	key set supervisor
Marty Dejczak	....	location manager
Ben Deutsch	....	puppeteer
Todd Doldersum	....	puppeteer
Melanie Donkers	....	assistant: Richard
Jennifer Drevnig	....	on-set tutor
Joe Everett	....	unit publicist
Beau Ferris	....	assistant: Zach
Matt Ficner	....	puppeteer
Kevin Frisch	....	marionette maker
Wendy Gaboury	....	key accountant
Michael Heckenberger	....	animal trainer (as Michael Hackenberger)
Heather Holty	....	digital laboratory project manager
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement
Keith Kanhai	....	third assistant accountant
Drew Khan	....	assistant: Dustin
Alyssa Kling	....	on-set tutor
Decker Ladouceur	....	acrobat coach
Trish Leeper	....	puppeteer
Pat Lewis	....	puppeteer
Steven Lewis	....	production attorney
Dahla MacKenna	....	educational supervisor
Brad McIlroy	....	on-set caterer
Jeffery Melanson	....	conducting coach
Frank Meschkuleit	....	puppeteer
John Caleb Moore	....	assistant: Zach
Craig Newman	....	daily production assistant
J.P. O'Donnell	....	craft service
Jennifer Omoth	....	first assistant accountant
Mike Petersen	....	puppeteer
Stacia Peters	....	assistant: Natalie
Verena Pilz	....	puppet maker: Puppetmongers
Ann Powell	....	head puppeteer
Ann Powell	....	puppet designer: Puppetmongers
David Powell	....	head puppeteer
David Powell	....	puppet designer: Puppetmongers
Robin M. Reelis	....	production coordinator
Gord Robertson	....	principal puppeteer
Jesse Rupert	....	first assistant accountant payroll
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances
Dennis Shin	....	assistant: Jim
Sat Sidhu	....	on-set tutor
Mylan Stepanovich	....	production executive
Vess Stoeva	....	assistant accountant
Robert Stutt	....	puppeteer
Jackie Tipper	....	assistant: Dustin
Karen Valleau	....	puppeteer
Johan Vandergun	....	principal puppeteer
Johan Vandergun	....	puppet designer: Puppetmongers
Johan Vandergun	....	puppeteer
Diane Walsh	....	piano teacher: US
Nicole Willared	....	product placement
Angie Winstl	....	assistant production coordinator
Eric Woolfe	....	puppeteer
Farrah Yip	....	child coordinator

Thanks
Florian Ballhaus	....	thanks (as Florian Balhaus)
Scott Booker	....	very special thanks
Kevin Conran	....	very special thanks
Todd Diener	....	very special thanks
Lindsay Doran	....	very special thanks
Lindsay Fellows	....	very special thanks
Jeffrey Godsick	....	very special thanks
Cary Granat	....	very special thanks
Peter Grossman	....	very special thanks
Lisa Harrison	....	very special thanks
Aleen Keshishian	....	very special thanks

Production Companies

• Mandate Pictures
• FilmColony
• Walden Media
• Gang of Two Productions

Distributors

• Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2007-2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Benelux Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Cathay-Keris Films (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Fox-Walden (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• Imagem Filmes (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Kadokawa Pictures (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Mandate Pictures (2007) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Pyramid (2007) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Scorpio East (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2007) (USA) (all media)
• Universum Film (UFA) (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Viva International Pictures (2007) (Philippines) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• FX Cartel (visual effects)
• BarXseven (CG animation)
• Dr. PICTURE Studios (visual effects)
• Frantic Films (visual effects)
• Satellite Studios (visual effects)
• Image Engine Design (visual effects) (as Image Engine)
• Intelligent Creatures (visual effects)
• Mokko Studio (digital visual effects)
• Reel FX Creative Studios (digital animation)
• BUF (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Hand Prop  props
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  script research
• NovaStar Digital  sound re-recording
• Reel FX Creative Studios  titles (opening and closing titles and chapter headers)
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Widget Post Production  sound post-production

Runtime:

93 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

New Zealand:G | Taiwan:GP | South Africa:A | Australia:G | Switzerland:0 (canton of Geneva) | Portugal:M/6 | UK:U | Hong Kong:I | Canada:G (all jurisdictions) | Switzerland:0 (canton of Vaud) | South Korea:All | USA:G | Singapore:PG | Germany:o.Al. | Ireland:G | Philippines:G (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

Cinespace Film Studios, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Mandate Pictures

Trivia:

Release prints were delivered to theaters with the fake title 'Magic Shop'.

Goofs:

Continuity: While in the hospital, Molly and Henry are talking in the hallway while Eric is in the background rolling back and forth on his 'wheelie' shoes. Eric wheels to the right side of the hall, then there is a close-up shot of Henry. Eric is back on the left side of the hall.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Henry Weston: How can a store throw a temper tantrum?
Mr. Edward Magorium: It’s a magical toystore, it can do all sorts of things.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Frank TV: Money in the Frank (#1.2)" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Don't Be Shy