Chaos Theory (2007/I)

Director:

Marcos Siega

Writer (WGA):

Daniel Taplitz (written by)

Release Date:

26 October 2007 (Japan)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

This man will bring order to the universe...or not.

Plot:

The story of an obsessively organized efficiency expert whose life unravels in unexpected ways when fate forces him to explore the serendipitous nature of love and forgiveness.

Plot Keywords:

List | Ferry | Groom | Wedding | Love

Cast

Ryan Reynolds	...	Frank Allen
Emily Mortimer	...	Susan Allen
Stuart Townsend	...	Buddy Endrow
Sarah Chalke	...	Paula Crowe
Mike Erwin	...	Ed
Constance Zimmer	...	Peg the Teacher
Matreya Fedor	...	Jesse Allen (7 years)
Elisabeth Harnois	...	Jesse Allen
Chris William Martin	...	Damon
Jovanna Huguet	...	Maid of Honor
Christopher Jacot	...	Simon / Best Man
Alessandro Juliani	...	Ken
Lisa Calder	...	Sherri
Ty Olsson	...	Evil Ferryman
Jocelyne Loewen	...	Pregnant Nancy
Patricia Idlette	...	Nurse
Denalda Williams	...	Head Nurse
David Berner	...	Frank's Doctor
Christine Chatelain	...	Tracey
Linnea Sharples	...	Teacher #1
Simon Chin	...	Target of Frank's Attack
Sarah Edmondson	...	Tequilla Girl
Christina Twidale	...	Girl #1 at Bar
Cassandra Brianne Hearle	...	Girl #2 at Bar
Kevin Foley	...	Flower Delivery Boy
Donavon Stinson	...	Nevin
Daryl Shuttleworth	...	Officer Fields
Laurie Murdoch	...	Judge at Wedding

Directed by
Marcos Siega

Writing credits (WGA)
Daniel Taplitz		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Andreen	....	executive producer
Mark Gill	....	executive producer
Frederic Golchan	....	producer
Barbara Kelly	....	co-producer
Erica Westheimer	....	producer
Fred Westheimer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Gilad Benamram

Cinematography by
Ramsey Nickell		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Nicholas Erasmus

Casting by
Rick Montgomery
Chadwick Struck

Production Design by
Sandy Cochrane

Art Direction by
Margot Ready

Set Decoration by
Peter Lando

Costume Design by
Tish Monaghan

Makeup Department
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup designer
Stan Edmonds	....	makeup department head
Will Huff	....	special makeup effects artist
Jim Knell	....	production photographer: Captive Audience Productions
Harvey Lowry	....	director of operations: makeup effects department
Liah Saldaña	....	special effects makeup coordinator
Brian Sipe	....	special makeup supervisor
Wendy Snowdon	....	assistant makeup artist
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects supervisor: Captive Audience Productions
James Parr	....	operations manager (uncredited)

Production Management
Ravi D. Mehta	....	executive in charge of production
Julia Neville	....	production manager
Jamey Pryde	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Paul Barry	....	first assistant director
Paul Burger	....	second assistant director
Philip Nee Nee	....	third assistant director
Jody Ryan	....	third assistant director

Art Department
Sean Goojha	....	art department coordinator
Frank Haddad	....	head greensman
Sally Hudson	....	lead graphic designer
Colin Meacham	....	on-set dresser
Eric Partridge	....	assistant property master
Andrew Reid	....	assistant decorator
Nevin Swain	....	property master

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
Christopher S. Aud	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Bissinger	....	sound effects editor
Stephanie Brown	....	first assistant sound editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Jobe	....	foley mixer
James Kusan	....	sound mixer
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Magill	....	dialogue editor
Jeff Malham	....	re-recording engineer
Mark L. Mangino	....	dialogue editor
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Mark Noda	....	boom operator

Special Effects by
Alex Burdett	....	special effects supervisor
Kai Hirvonen	....	special effects assistant
Liah Saldaña	....	assistant special effects makeup coordinator
Adam Tayler	....	special effects best boy

Visual Effects by
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital

Stunts
Simon Burnett	....	stunt double: Ryan Reynolds
Clint Carleton	....	stunt double: Stuart Townsend
Jon Kralt	....	stunt coordinator
Clay Virtue	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Chris Banting	....	dolly operator: "a" camera
Gareth Farfan	....	rigger
Trevor Holbrook	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Dave Joshi	....	digital video assist operator
Neil Macdonald	....	electrician
Saubrie Mohamed	....	best boy electric
Zane Mohamed	....	lighting technician
Paul T. Murakami	....	daily grip
Craig Nix	....	crane operator: Technocrane
Leon Serginson	....	leadman grip
Bryce Shaw	....	rigging grip
Michael Yarish	....	still photographer
Christian Stevens	....	camera trainee (uncredited)

Casting Department
Chadwick Struck	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Luisa Dalmagro	....	set costumer
Judith Feller	....	truck costumer
Alison Fraser	....	assistant costume designer
Michelle Hunter	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Randall James Bol	....	post-production coordinator
Chris DeLaGuardia	....	color timer
Anna Josenhans	....	assistant editor
John Persichetti	....	digital colorist

Music Department
Laurent Apffel	....	assistant to composer
Bryan Carrigan	....	music scoring mixer
Robert Puff	....	music librarian
Sherry Whitfield	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Donald Chase	....	driver: cast
Bob Dennett	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Micheal Bahta	....	second assistant production coordinator
Monty Bannister	....	location manager
Jackie Bissley	....	unit publicist
Morgan Brady	....	production assistant
Sophie Brodovitch	....	clearance coordinator
Mandy Butler	....	production accountant
Evan Chan	....	production assistant
Jason Collier	....	assistant location manager
David Costello	....	production assistant
Jason Crosby	....	marine coordinator
Dave Edmondson	....	production assistant
Sean Finnan	....	trainee assistant location manager
Katie Forss	....	payroll accountant
Elise Gaylie	....	assistant: Ryan Reynolds
Kasandra Greene-Griebel	....	production coordinator
Mark Jacyszyn	....	production supervisor: Captive Audience Prod.
Samantha Kelley	....	production assistant
Tina H. Kim	....	production assistant
Karin Korchinski	....	first assistant production coordinator
Dan Kuzmenko	....	assistant location manager
Bliss McDonald	....	production coordinator
Claudia Morgado Escanilla	....	script supervisor
Morgan Schechter	....	assistant to director
Alex Skrepnik	....	accounting clerk
Chris Smith	....	key production assistant
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Castle Rock Entertainment (presents)
• Lone Star Film Group (presents)
• Land Films
• WIP

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paradise Group (2008) (Russia) (all media)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by

MPAA:

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

Runtime:

87 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Finland:K-7 | Australia:M | Netherlands:6

Filming Locations:

Squamish, British Columbia, Canada

Company:

Castle Rock Entertainment

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: We hear Susan state that she put the clocks forward by 10 minutes. Frank gets angry with her because it makes him late for his presentation. It may seem as though Frank has made a mistake - as putting the clocks forward by 10 minutes would in fact make him early - but Frank realises that Susan put the clocks backwards by mistake.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Jesse Allen: [to Maid of Honor, while wearing wedding dress] Give it to me straight: virginal bride or slut in white?

Movie Connections:

References "Mister Ed" (1961)

Soundtrack:

Graceless

Truth ... The beating of the human heart

Greetings again from the darkness. A quirky, surprising little gem from writer Daniel Taplitz and director Marcos Siega ("Pretty Persuasion"). Not in the traditional Hollywood mode, this one takes us on a very unusual path towards self-actualization.

Ryan Reynolds delivers by far his best screen performance as the OCD dad who seems to have the perfect family, job and life. The trouble is, he runs it through endless lists, often burdening his wife (the always terrific Emily Mortimer) with helping him maintain his "to do" schedule. After a most unusual spouse selection process, Mortimer, becomes disenchanted with the structure ... that is, until it is swept away in a moment of misunderstanding.

Can't give away too much here other than to say Reynolds heads towards an awakening through a bizarre series of events that leads him to a life-changing moment that involves a rowboat and his "friend" Stuart Townsend (also excellent). The story does not follow the traditional story arc, yet we are always invested in the main characters ... trying to urge them to make smart decisions! It's actually a great deal of fun.

This one probably won't reach a wide audience since none of the cast are huge draws, and neither the writer or director are big names. That's too bad because this is quality story telling, acting and overall film-making.