School for Scoundrels (2006)

Director:

Todd Phillips

Writers (WGA):

Todd Phillips (screenplay) &
Scot Armstrong (screenplay)
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Release Date:

29 September 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Too nice? Too honest? Too *you*? Help is on the way.

Plot:

A young guy short on luck, enrolls in a class to build confidence to help win over the girl of his dreams, which becomes complicated when his teacher has the same agenda.

Plot Keywords:

Airport | Tennis | Paintball Gun | Helicopter | Pepper Spray

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Billy Bob Thornton	...	Dr. P
Jon Heder	...	Roger
Jacinda Barrett	...	Amanda
Michael Clarke Duncan	...	Lesher
Sarah Silverman	...	Becky
David Cross	...	Ian
Matt Walsh	...	Walsh
Horatio Sanz	...	Diego
Todd Louiso	...	Eli
Jon Glaser	...	Ernie
Paul Scheer	...	Little Pete
Ben Stiller	...	Lonnie
Luis Guzmán	...	Sergeant Moorehead
Dan Fogler	...	Zack
DeRay Davis	...	Bee Bee
Omar J. Dorsey	...	Lawrence (as Omar Dorsey)
Marcella Lowery	...	Mrs. Washington
Joanne Baron	...	Lois
Leonard Earl Howze	...	Classmate
Jim Parsons	...	Classmate
Aziz Ansari	...	Classmate
Remy K. Selma	...	Classmate (as Remy Selma)
Andrew Daly	...	Classmate
Bob Stephenson	...	Classmate
Joe Nunez	...	Classmate (as Joseph A. Nunez)
Jack Kehler	...	Classmate
Armen Weitzman	...	Classmate
Noel Gugliemi	...	Subway Guy
Daniel Venegas	...	Subway Guy
Samuel Schultz	...	Old Man in Hospital
Corey Richardson	...	Monty
Darin Feinstein	...	Poker Player
Jonas Heller	...	Poker Player
Gregory Littman	...	Man in Car (as Gregory Litman)
Isabel Tylo	...	Violinist
Steve Monroe	...	Flight Attendant
Lizz Carter	...	Flight Attendant
Jessica Stroup	...	Eli's Wife
Sandy Helberg	...	Rabbi
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bernadette Birkett	...	Woman (uncredited)
Teddy Coluca	...	Benny (uncredited)
Natalie Core	...	Ruth (uncredited)
Sandra Daley	...	Security Officer (uncredited)
Kimberly Evan	...	Tennis Player (uncredited)
Nicole Randall Johnson	...	Shanice (uncredited)
Luis Juarez	...	Airport Security (uncredited)
Khadijah	...	Mindy (uncredited)
Malika	...	Margaret (uncredited)
Tarina Pouncy	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Chris Rubio	...	Airplane Passenger (uncredited)
Gail Yudain	...	Flight Passenger (uncredited)

Directed by
Todd Phillips

Writing credits (WGA)
Todd Phillips		(screenplay) &
Scot Armstrong		(screenplay)
Hal E. Chester		1960 screenplay (uncredited)
Patricia Moyes		1960 screenplay (uncredited)
Stephen Potter		novel "School for Scoundrels or How to Win Without Actually Cheating!" (uncredited)

Produced by
Scott Budnick	....	co-producer
Hal E. Chester	....	executive producer (as Hal Chester)
Daniel Goldberg	....	producer
Geyer Kosinski	....	producer (as J. Geyer Kosinski)
Craig Mazin	....	executive producer
JoAnn Perritano	....	co-producer
Todd Phillips	....	producer
Annette Savitch	....	associate producer
Bob Weinstein	....	executive producer
Harvey Weinstein	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Jonathan Brown

Film Editing by
Leslie Jones
Dan Schalk

Casting by
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Nelson Coates

Art Direction by
Scott Meehan

Set Decoration by
Denise Pizzini

Costume Design by
Louise Mingenbach

Makeup Department
Rebecca DeHerrera	....	additional makeup artist
Lynne K. Eagan	....	makeup artist: Mr. Thornton (as Lynne Eagan)
Kathrine Gordon	....	hair stylist
Amy Lederman	....	makeup artist
Patricia Regan	....	makeup artist: New York
Keith Sayer	....	makeup co-department head
Janeen Schreyer	....	makeup department head
Kerrie Smith	....	hair stylist: New York
Rita Troy	....	hair stylist department head
Joani Yarbrough	....	hair stylist: Mr. Thornton

Production Management
Tim Clawson	....	executive in charge of physical production
Jennifer Conroy	....	production supervisor
Patrick Esposito	....	post-production supervisor
Amy Herman	....	unit production manager
Michael Jackman	....	executive in charge of post-production (as Michael A. Jackman)
Rachel Levy	....	executive in charge of music
Tracy McGrath	....	executive in charge of physical production
JoAnn Perritano	....	unit production manager
Richard Saperstein	....	executive in charge of production
Sarah Sobel	....	executive in charge of business and legal affairs
Matthew Stein	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
G.A. Aguilar	....	second unit director
Kate Marie Boyle	....	day player trainee assistant director
Joe Camp III	....	first assistant director
Polly Ann Mattson	....	second assistant director
Michael T. Meador	....	second second assistant director: New York (as Michael Meador)
Andrea O'Connor	....	additional second second assistant director: New York
Joseph Payton	....	dga trainee day player
Shawn Pipkin	....	second second assistant director
Jennifer D. Wilkins	....	dga trainee: New York (as Jennifer Wilkins)

Art Department
Felix Aguilar	....	greensman
Salvador Anaya	....	plaster foreman
Michael Berard Anderson	....	junior set designer (as Michael B. Anderson)
Andrew Baseman	....	set decorator: New York
Liz Bonaventura	....	scenic charge: New York (as Elizabeth Bonaventure)
Michael Boucher	....	set dresser: New York
Larry Clark	....	paint supervisor
Jack Cornelius	....	set dresser
Warren Drummond	....	storyboard artist
Matthew D. Egan	....	propmaker gang boss
Brad Einhorn	....	property master
Joan Finley	....	set dresser: New York (as Joan Finlay)
Mindy Frank	....	construction buyer
Gregonio P. Galicia	....	labor foreman
Scott C. Garrett	....	drapery foreman
Hector M. Gonzalez	....	property assistant
Ethan Goodwin	....	set decoration coordinator
Kater Gordon	....	production assistant: design department, New York
Robert Griffon Jr.	....	property master: New York (as Robert Griffon)
Steven Hanks	....	greensman (as Steve Hanks)
Michael A. Heath	....	prop paperwork
Richard Hebrank	....	construction coordinator: New York (as Rich Hebrank)
Eric Kagan	....	set dresser
James Kroning	....	property assistant
Robert Lucas	....	lead person
Alicia Maccarone	....	set designer (as Alicia MacCarone)
John McDonnell	....	assistant property master: New York
Robert 'Cass' McEntee	....	carpenter
Michael Miller	....	set dressing gang boss (as Michael G. Miller)
Martin Milligan	....	on-set dresser
Joey Newton	....	set dresser
Antonia Nunez	....	set decoration buyer (as Anyonia Sherry-Nunez)
Sherri O'Hara	....	construction medic
Chelsea Oliver	....	art department assistant
Eric P. Paczkowski	....	set dresser
Lars Petersen	....	construction coordinator
Stephan J. Pierano	....	greens foreman (as Stephen J. Peirano)
Neil David Pontecorvo	....	on-set greensman
Anthony Price	....	set dresser
Bjorn Reddington	....	set dresser
Lee Ross	....	stand-by painter (as Lee Steven Ross)
Ari David Schwartz	....	on-set dresser: New York (as Ari D. Schwartz)
Cathy Scorsese	....	assistant property master: New York (as Catherine Scorcese)
Christina Soletti	....	design department coordinator
Patricia Sprott	....	stand-by scenic artist: New York
David Stein	....	art director: New York
John L. Sullivan	....	propmaker foreman (as John Sullivan)
Bruce Swanson	....	set dresser: New York (as Bruce E. Swanson)
Dick Tice	....	lead person: New York
Ely Vegh	....	set dressing gang boss
Andy Visser	....	design department assistant (as Andrew Visser)
Steven C. Voll	....	construction foreperson (as Steven Voll)
Abraham Vorster	....	set dresser
Robert Zorella	....	design department coordinator: New York
Charles Jason Randolph	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Joseph Adorisio II	....	audio layback
Michael Babcock	....	sound designer
Michael Babcock	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Babcock	....	supervising sound editor
Petra Bach	....	dialogue editor
Eddie Bydalek	....	sound mix technician
Ed Callahan	....	dialogue editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist (as Rick Caneli)
Devendra Damon Cleary	....	cable person (as Devandra Cleary)
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising adr editor (as Avram Gold)
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising dialogue editor (as Avram Gold)
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer (as Eric Gotthels)
Brian W. Jennings	....	assistant sound editor (as Brian Jennings)
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael W. Mitchell	....	sound effects editor
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Scott Morgan	....	foley recordist
Michael Novitch	....	sound mix engineer (as Mike Novich)
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Kim H. Ornitz	....	sound mixer
John Roesch	....	foley artist
James J. Sabat Jr.	....	utility sound: New York
Jeff Sawyer	....	foley supervisor
Mychal Smith	....	boom operator (as Mychal D. Smith)
Bruce Tanis	....	foley editor
Carolyn Tapp	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
William Aldridge	....	special effects coordinator
Connie Brink	....	special effects coordinator: New York (as Connie Brink Sr.)
Conrad V. Brink Jr.	....	special effects foreman: New York (as Conrad V. Brink)
Burt Dalton	....	special effects consultant
Albert Delgado	....	special effects foreman
Edward Drohan IV	....	special effects technician: New York (as Edward A. Drohan IV)
Chris Jones	....	special effects technician
Donald Myers	....	special effects technician
Glenn Thomas	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
Etienne Andlau	....	digital artist
Bill Church	....	digital artist
Anne Graham	....	digital artist
David D. Johnson	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Vision Productions
Sean Kennedy	....	digital artist
Steve Koch	....	digital artist
Greg Paddock	....	digital artist
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: Digital Intermediate, Pacific Title (uncredited)

Stunts
G.A. Aguilar	....	stunt coordinator: New York (as George Aguilar)
Gianni Biasetti	....	utility stunts
Bob Colletti	....	stunt driver
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator: New York
Rick Creese	....	stunts (as Rick Cresse)
Gary Davis	....	stunt coordinator
Geoffrey Dowell	....	stunt driver
Greg Fitzpatrick	....	stunt double: Ben Stiller
Greg Fitzpatrick	....	stunts
Darin Fujimori	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt double: Billy Bob Thornton
Steve Kelso	....	stunt double
Michael 'Pugita' Kobayashi	....	stunts (as Michael Kobayashi)
Kortney Manns	....	stunt performer
Paul Marini	....	stunt driver
Rick Miller	....	stunt double: Jon Heder
Manny Perry	....	stunt double: Michael Clarke Duncan
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Nathan Siebring	....	stunts (as Nathan Siebering)
Manny Siverio	....	stunt performer
Robert Alonzo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jeffrey G. Barnett	....	stunts (uncredited)
Dan Bell	....	stunt double: Dan Fogler (uncredited)
Jill Brown	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Burik	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts (uncredited)
Conrade Gamble	....	stunts (uncredited)
Robert Jones	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Anthony Molinari	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Kai Nuuhiwa	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Stephen A. Pope	....	stunts (uncredited)
Derrick Simmons	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator: New York
Will Arnot	....	camera operator: "b" camera, New York
Bobby 'Nice' Arrendondo	....	dolly grip operator: "b" camera (as Bob 'Nice' Arredondo)
David Babin	....	rigging grip
James Babineaux	....	chief rigging technician (as James R. Babineaux)
John D. Babin	....	first company rigging grip (as John Babin)
Paul F. Barron	....	rigging grip
Chris Beattie	....	dolly grip operator: "b" camera, New York
Tony Bendt	....	grip
Tracy Bennett	....	still photographer
Christopher Bernal	....	rigging electrician
Eugene Bernal	....	rigging electrician (as Eugene 'Gino' Bernal)
Randy Berrett	....	grip
Justin Blum	....	grip
Bryan Booth	....	dimmer operator
Kevin L. Bright	....	rigging grip
Erik L. Brown	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and Steadicam
Christopher Cannucciari	....	additional electrician
Henry Cantor	....	electrician
Patrick Capone	....	camera operator: "a" camera, New York
Steven Cardarelli	....	second company grip
Mark Carlile	....	lighting technician
David M. Carr	....	rigging grip: New York
Steven D. Castaneda	....	rigging electrician
Joe Chouchanian	....	rigging grip
Andrew Reed Conner	....	rigging electrician: New York (as Andrew Connor)
Tino Contreras	....	rigging grip
Thomas Devine	....	rigging electrician: New York (as Thomas F. Devine)
John Donahue	....	key rigging grip: New York
Tulio Duenas	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Edwin Effrein	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera, New York (as Eddie Effrein)
Sam Emerson	....	still photographer
Jack English	....	chief lighting technician
Daniel Feighery	....	camera loader: New York (as Danny Feighery)
Derek Ferguson	....	camera production assistant
Greg Finkel	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera, New York
Kevin Flynn	....	grip: New York (as Kevin W. Flynn)
Richie Ford	....	chief rigging electrician: New York
Kirk R. Gardner	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ron Goodman	....	director of photography: aerial unit, New York
Scott Gregoire	....	electrician: New York
Joseph Grimaldi	....	assistant chief lighting technician: New York (as Joe Grimaldi)
Anthony Hardwick	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Anthony Hardwick	....	director of photography: second unit
Charles Harring	....	rigging grip
John Hatchitt	....	first company grip (as John M. Hatchitt)
Patrick Hoeschen	....	electrician (as Patrick R. Hoeschen)
Michael J. Hogan	....	video assist
Jasper Johnson	....	dolly grip operator: "a" camera, New York (as Jasper L. Johnson III)
Quenell Jones	....	additional camera loader: New York
Jeremy Knaster	....	electrician: New York
Doug Kofsky	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, New York
Alexandra Kravetz	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, Nunavut unit
Philippe LaBeau	....	video assist: New York
Jim Litten	....	rigging electrician: New York
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	grip
Patriq Luo	....	electrician
Jesse Mather	....	electrician
Jesse Mather	....	lighting technician
Keith McNicholas	....	electrician
Billy Miller	....	key grip: New York
Juan Morse	....	electrician
Francine Natale	....	rigging electrician: New York
Anna Novick	....	grip
Bill O'Leary	....	chief lighting technician: New York (as William O'Leary)
Justin Panzanaro	....	rigging grip
Paul V. Perkins	....	dolly grip operator: "a" camera
Simone Perusse	....	assistant chief rigging technician
Colin J. Peters	....	electrician
Louis Petraglia	....	assistant chief rigging technician: New York
Balint Pinczehelyi	....	grip: New York (as Balint K. Pinczehelyi)
Nick Pomerleau	....	rigging electrician
Mark Rappaport	....	electrician
Michael Rudolph	....	electrician: base camp, New York
Joel A. Ruiz	....	rigging electrician
Mark Sadler	....	electrician
Benjamin Salley	....	additional electrician
John Schluter III	....	rigging electrician: New York
James Shaw	....	rigging grip
Tim Smythe	....	rigging grip: New York
Joshua Stern	....	rigging electrician
Robert Stevens	....	generator operator: New York
Monte Swann	....	supervising video engineer
Stephen Thorp	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Aaron Ali Tichenor	....	set assistant camera (as Aaron Tichenor)
Demmie Todd	....	still photographer: New York
Jason Tuell	....	grip
Robert Vuolo	....	electrician: New York (as Rob Vuolo)
Michael Wacks	....	electrician: New York (as Mike Wacks)
John Waldo	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera (as John A. Waldo)
Rachel Wells	....	lighting technician
Matthew W. Williams	....	film loader
Jason Robert Winger	....	second company rigging grip
Franz Yeich	....	best boy grip: New York (as Franz J. Yeich)
Dan Zarenkiewicz	....	camera assistant: New York
Daniel Feighery	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Nicole Abellera	....	casting associate
Joanne Bloom	....	casting assistant
Deanna Gallucio	....	extras casting assistant
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting
Tammy Smith	....	extras casting: Smith and Webster-Davis
Kristian Sorge	....	background casting associate: New York
David M. Waldron	....	background casting associate
Natasha Ward	....	casting assistant
Ryan Piers Williams	....	casting assistant
Katrina Wolfe	....	executive in charge of casting
Leslie Woo	....	casting intern

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pam Aaron	....	assistant costume supervisor: New York
Dain I. Kalas	....	costumer: New York (as Dain Kalas)
April Krueger	....	set costumer
Megan Lungerhausen	....	costumer
Robert Mata	....	costumer: Mr. Stiller
Ann Miller	....	costumer: Mr.Thornton (as Annie Miller)
Andrea Napier	....	costumer: Mr. Heder (as Andrea Michelle Napier)
Caroline Quiroga	....	key costumer
Carin Richardson	....	assistant costume designer
Robin Roberts	....	costume supervisor
Laisi Rogovin	....	costumer: New York
Senna Shanti	....	costumer
Jack Taggart	....	costume ager/dyer
Danny Vick	....	costumer
Adam Wiesner	....	costume assistant: New York
Susan J. Wright	....	costume supervisor: New York

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Michael Campbell	....	post-production assistant
Sam Daley	....	dailies colorist: New York
Christopher Marino	....	first assistant editor
Jeff Mee	....	post-production coordinator
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor
Lee Wimer	....	color timer

Music Department
Christophe Beck	....	music score producer
Christine Bergren	....	music clearance
Adam Blau	....	music score coordinator
Adam Blau	....	orchestrator
Fernand Bos	....	music editor
David Gregory Byrne	....	music preparation
George Drakoulias	....	music supervisor
Jim Dunbar	....	music coordinator
Chris Fogel	....	additional music score recordist
Simon James	....	orchestra contractor
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor
Robert Puff	....	music librarian
Robert Puff	....	music preparation
Paul Rabjohns	....	temporary music editor
David Sabee	....	orchestra contractor
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Casey Stone	....	music scoring recordist
Joseph Pollard White	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Francis Guevara	....	driver: catering
Tim Jensen	....	transportation captain
David Joseph	....	driver: production van
Anthony J. Mignano	....	transportation
Randy Musselman	....	transportation coordinator
Marty Osborne	....	driver
Dennis Salomone	....	transportation captain: New York
Dotti Thompson	....	transportation co-captain (as Dotti V. Thompson)
Chad Wadsworth	....	production van driver: basecamp
Kevin R. Wood	....	transportation co-captain: New York
Robert A. Wood	....	driver
Allan Yamauchi	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Betsy Alton	....	production coordinator: New York
Christopher Baker	....	chef: New York
Michael Bevoni	....	catering assistant
Jenny Lynn Burnett	....	additional second assistant accountant
Nick Carr	....	unit location assistant: New York
Will Casey	....	unit publicist (as William Casey)
Richard Castro	....	first assistant accountant
Frank Cattano	....	location assistant: New York
Jared Cauliffe	....	set production assistant: New York
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Darren Cerullo	....	ground coordinator: helicopter
Michael Chickey	....	key assistant location manager
Tory K. Clark	....	production assistant
Richard Cody	....	craft service (as Rich Cody)
Chester Coleman	....	on-set medic: New York
Andrew Collins	....	stand-in
Kenneth Cue	....	chef: New York
Tova Dann	....	assistant: Mr. Heder
Kathryn Dean	....	location scout
Matt DeBackere	....	production assistant
Ron J. DeGuzman	....	production assistant (as R.J. DeGuzman)
David Lee Denny Jr.	....	stand-in: De Ray Davis
Lisa Dietrick	....	assistant production coordinator
Joshua M. Dragotta	....	assistant location manager
Richie Elson	....	additional set production assistant: re-shoots
Lauren E. Enfield	....	production asssistant: first team
Bailey Ertel	....	production assistant
David Estrada	....	office production assistant: New York
Shilo Frontierro	....	additional set production assistant
Chris Furia	....	production accountant
Maude F. Furia	....	accounting clerk
Joseph Garner	....	assistant: Mr. Phillips
Lindsay Gelfand	....	assistant: Scot Armstrong
Dave Ginsberg	....	location scout
Josh Gold	....	assistant: Mr. Budnick
Rick Gold	....	assistant: Mr. Kosinski
Veloz Gomez	....	production assistant
Ben Grayson	....	assistant to cast
Matt Groneck	....	set production assistant: New York
Jose F. Guerrero	....	location assistant: New York (as Jose Guerrero)
Francis Guevara	....	cook's helper
Rubino Guzman	....	chef: New York
Chris Hawkins	....	title designer
Matthew Hirsch	....	production coordinator
Leah Holmes	....	post-production accountant
Richard Hotson	....	stand-in: Sandy Helberg
Kenneth Hunter	....	location scout
Jim Jaffe	....	product placement
Kamala Jones	....	assistant: Ms.Barrett
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	swim choreographer
Ahmed Kirdar	....	set production assistant: re-shoots
Laura H. Kreft	....	payroll accountant: New York (as Laura Kreft Caraballo)
Courtney LaBree	....	office production assistant
Ket Lamb	....	stand-in
Chris Lane	....	production assistant
Louis A. Lanni	....	production assistant
David Laurentin	....	assistant parking coordinator: New York
Angela C. Lee	....	assistant production coordinator: New York
Jack LeVangia	....	location assistant: New York
Jessica Lichtner	....	script supervisor: New York second unit
James Lin	....	location manager (as James R. Lin)
David B. Lyons	....	assistant location manager
Alexandra Mahairas	....	payroll clerk: New York
David Ray Martin	....	location manager: New York
Steve Martin	....	medic
Albert Massiah	....	set production assistant: New York (as Albert Messiah)
Meghan McAlduff	....	production assistant
Ralph B. Meyer	....	location manager
Melanie Miller	....	clearance coordinator
Michael Neal	....	payroll accountant
Jason Neudecker	....	production assistant
Kelly O'Bier	....	second assistant accountant: New York
Steve Oppenheim	....	set production assistant: New York
Jennifer Payson	....	assistant accountant: re-shoot
Kia Perry	....	set production assistant: New York
Oak Porcelli	....	set production assistant: New York
Matthew F. Preston	....	production secretary: New York
Alan D. Purwin	....	helicopter pilot (as Alan Purwin)
Virginia Reilly	....	first assistant accountant: New York
Demian Resnick	....	location manager: second unit
Anthony Reynolds	....	stand-in (as Tony Reynolds)
Scott Ricks	....	catering assistant
Elsa Rivas	....	craft service: Wilson Rivas Catering, New York
Robert Rizzolo	....	set production assistant: re-shoots
Tricia Ronten	....	script supervisor
Kei Rowan-Young	....	key assistant location manager
Jenny Sandell	....	assistant production coordinator
Mike Sanders	....	production intern
Kris Schackman	....	assistant location manager: New York
Benjamin Scissors	....	key set production assistant (as Ben Scissors)
Kristin Scott	....	assistant: Mr. Thornton
Oren Segal	....	assistant: Mr. Kosinski
Drew Sherman	....	production assistant
Susan Silas	....	location scout: New York
Desmond Smith	....	production assistant
Raoul Solano	....	catering assistant (as Raul Solano)
Erik Victor Sorenson	....	assistant craft service
Sascha Springer	....	location scout: New York
Andrew Stahl	....	production assistant
Carrie Starkman	....	catering assistant
Peter M. Starkman	....	caterer
Danielle Stephenson	....	production assistant
Richard Sterling	....	production assistant
Greg Taylor	....	title designer
José Tejada	....	parking coordinator: New York (as Jose Tejada)
Rick Toulon	....	production and legal affairs: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP (as Rik Toulon)
Dirk Vahle	....	ground coordinator: helicopter
Ashley Van Buren	....	assistant: Jacinda Barrett
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor: Technicolor, New York
Kate Royce Walters	....	second assistant accountant
Shelby Weiser	....	production and legal affairs: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP
Tony Whitmore	....	set medic
Marc Wielage	....	digital dailies
Self Williams	....	set production assistant: New York
Dan Zarenkiewicz	....	production assistant
Caleb Duffy	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Dimension Films (presents)
• Picked Last
• Media Talent Group
• Road Rebel
• Scoundrel Productions
• Todd Phillips Company
• Weinstein Company, The

Distributors

• A-Film Distribution (2007) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Motion Picture Distribution (2006) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (theatrical)
• Central Film (2007) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2007) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Pictures (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2007) (UK) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (retail)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2007) (Canada) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Dimension Films (2006) (USA) (all media)
• Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (all media)
• Genius Products (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Movie Bank (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (rental)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (all media)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2007) (UK) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
• Senator Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Pacific Vision Productions (visual effects)
• Pacific Title (opticals) (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• American Guard Services  additional set security
• Big Easy Studio Rentals  transportation equipment (uncredited)
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  animal supervision
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Cinema Security  cast security provided by
• Clearance Domain  additional clearances by (as Clearance Domain)
• Clearance Domain  script clearance (as Clearance Domain)
• Corbis  photographs courtesy of (as Corbis Digital)
• Firehouse Recording Studio  music score mixed at (as Firehouse Recording Studio, Pasadena, CA)
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Grant Wilfley Casting  background casting: New York
• J.L. Fisher  dollies
• Katten Muchin Rosenman  production and legal affairs
• Movie Movers  cast trailers
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Orbit Digital  Avids
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Panavision Remote Systems  remote cranes and heads
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paskal Lighting  production equipment
• Premiere Catering  catering: New York
• Smith & Webster-Davis Casting  extras casting (as Smith and Webster-Davis)
• Spacecam Systems  gyro-stabilized camera system (as Space Cam Systems Inc.)
• Studio X  orchestra recorded at (as Studio X, Seattle, Wa)
• Technicolor  dailies (as Technicolor New York)
• The Cimarron Group  title design
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  sound re-recorded at (as Todd-AO West)
• Warner Bros. Sound  sound editorial provided by (as Warner Bros. Sound Editorial)
• Wilson Rivas Catering  craft service: New York

Also Known As:

The Better Man (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, crude and sexual content, and some violence.

Runtime:

100 min | USA:108 min (unrated version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Singapore:PG | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12 | Finland:K-7 | USA:Not Rated (unrated version) | Germany:12 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Netherlands:12

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Dimension Films

Trivia:

Ben Stiller's cameo was shot in 2 days in California because he was not able to fly to New York for filming due to a scheduling conflict.

Goofs:

Factual errors: A defibrillator delivers one instantaneous jolt, not an extended current. Once the paddles discharge through a conductor (like the human body), they are no longer electrified until he machine is activated again and can build up a charge.

Quotes:

Roger: What now, bitch?

Movie Connections:

Features "The Tony Danza Show" (2004)

Soundtrack:

Lovely Day

Wasn't really feeling it

I was a bit let down by this movie. Hearing that Billy bob thorton and Jon Heder were in it, (aswell as sarah silverman) I was expecting to get some quality laughs out of this, but what I got was pretty weak. Not that movies like this have incredible stories or plots, but this one was pretty bad, and it moved at an awkward pace to me, that made it even more unbelievable than the genre usually is, As a fan of this sort of platform for a comedy, maybe I'm being to hard on it by other peoples standards, so I don't want to all out not recommend it, but Don't expect as many laughs as the other Billy bob thorton flicks like bad santa, it's light comedy. I usually tend to enjoy these comedies a few times over, but one viewing of this will be enough for me.

5/10