Observe and Report (2009)

Director:

Jody Hill

Writer (WGA):

Jody Hill (written by)

Release Date:

10 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

Right now, the world needs a hero.

Plot:

Bi-polar mall security guard Ronnie Barnhardt is called into action to stop a flasher from turning shopper's paradise into his personal peep show. But when Barnhardt can't bring the culprit to justice, a surly police detective, is recruited to close the case.

Plot Keywords:

Mall | Flasher | Bi Polar | Police Detective | Security Guard

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Seth Rogen	...	Ronnie Barnhardt
Ray Liotta	...	Detective Harrison
Michael Peña	...	Dennis
Anna Faris	...	Brandi
Dan Bakkedahl	...	Mark
Jesse Plemons	...	Charles
John Yuan	...	John Yuen
Matt Yuan	...	Matt Yuen
Celia Weston	...	Mom
Collette Wolfe	...	Nell
Randy Gambill	...	Pervert
Alston Brown	...	Bruce
Cody Midthunder	...	D-Rock
Deborah Brown	...	Female Reporter (as Debra-Jayne Brown)
Aziz Ansari	...	Saddamn
Eddie Rouse	...	Angry Store Owner
Patton Oswalt	...	Toast A Bun Manager
Lauren Miller	...	Girl Employee (as Lauren A. Miller)
Rafael Herrera	...	Janitor
Ben Best	...	Detective Nichols
William Sterchi	...	Department Store Manager
Robbie Hill	...	Tyler
Marlon Cunningham	...	Little Kid
Danny McBride	...	Caucasian Crackhead
Milos Milicevic	...	Random Crackhead
Antonia DeNardo	...	Hot Clerk
Danielle Martin	...	Young Girl
David House	...	Policeman
Fran Martone	...	Psychologist
Gail L. Harrington	...	Flashed Lady
Cody Weselis	...	Skateboarder #1 (as Cody Tyler Weselis)
Wyatt Tipton	...	Skateboarder #2
Shane Habberstad	...	Skateboarder #3
Dylan Hice	...	Skateboarder #4
Lucy Hill	...	Makeup Counter Lady
Parker Ewing	...	Young Girl Shoplifter
Ivan Kraljevic	...	Mall Patron
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Chase Fox	...	Boy on train
River Shields	...	Child in mall
Amy Baklini	...	Young Mother (uncredited)
Kevin Christopher Brown	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Shane Crown	...	Stationery Store Clerk (uncredited)
Jamie Haqqani	...	Detective (uncredited)
Alessandra Hayden	...	Mall Employee (uncredited)
William T. Johnson	...	Mall Patron (uncredited)
Carlton Liggins	...	Police Officer (uncredited)
Alexandria Morrow	...	Mall Girl (uncredited)
Paul J. Porter	...	Mall Shopper (uncredited)
Michael Neal Powell	...	Postman (uncredited)
Z. Ray Wakeman	...	Mall Executive (uncredited)
Foued Zayani	...	CSI Agent (uncredited)

Directed by
Jody Hill

Writing credits (WGA)
Jody Hill		(written by)

Produced by
Donald De Line	....	producer
Marty P. Ewing	....	executive producer
William Fay	....	executive producer
Andrew Haas	....	executive producer
Jon Jashni	....	executive producer
Thomas Tull	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Joseph Stephens

Cinematography by
Tim Orr		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Zene Baker

Casting by
Jo Edna Boldin
Sheila Jaffe

Production Design by
Chris L. Spellman

Art Direction by
Masako Masuda

Set Decoration by
Helen Britten

Costume Design by
Gary Jones

Makeup Department
Enid Arias	....	department head hair
Tarra D. Day	....	makeup department head
Tarra D. Day	....	special makeup applications
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetic supplier
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist (as Matthew Mungle)
Angelique Ortiz	....	additional make-up
Sheila Trujillo	....	assistant makeup artist
Corey Welk	....	special makeup applications
Corey Welk	....	special makeup effects artist

Production Management
Ravi D. Mehta	....	executive in charge of production
Todd Ulman	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gary Hymes	....	second unit director
Ivan Kraljevic	....	key second assistant director
Milos Milicevic	....	first assistant director
Denise Anderson Poore	....	second second assistant director
Darin Rivetti	....	first assistant director: second unit
Marcia Woske	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Brett Andrews	....	assistant property master
Jess Coffer	....	set dresser
Christian Di Salvo	....	set dresser
Leandro Di Salvo	....	set dresser
William Eliscu	....	graphic designer
Amy Giedraitis	....	props
Virginia Hopkins	....	lead painter
Kristen Kogler	....	art department coordinator
Sara M. Lewis	....	product placement/clearance coordinator
Ben Lowney	....	property master
Amy Marsh	....	art department coordinator
Ashley Michelle Marsh	....	art department production assistant
John McKey	....	storyboard artist
Nichole Miller	....	paint foreman
Randy Moffitt	....	property maker
Johanna Nelson	....	production design assistant
Christina Pizzala	....	set painter
Zack Shisslak	....	leadman
Juan Souter	....	set dresser
Leigh Anne Stoudenmire	....	set decorating coordinator
Thomas Traugott	....	leadman
Christopher Windisch	....	construction coordinator
Colin Zaug	....	on-set dresser

Sound Department
Bob Beher	....	foley supervisor
Sandy Berman	....	sound editor
Christof Gebert	....	production sound mixer
Charles Hamilton	....	temp-dub recordist
Steve Mann	....	sound editor
Jason Oliver	....	adr recordist
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark Purcell	....	dubbing recordist
Terry Rodman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Terry Rodman	....	supervising sound editor
Edwardo Santiago	....	sound utility
Karen Spangenberg	....	dialogue editor
Joey Stephens	....	boom operator
Jake Wilson	....	foley mixer
Ryland Witten-Smith	....	sound utility
David Wolowic	....	first assistant sound editor (as Dave Wolowic)

Special Effects by
Compton Brodhead	....	special effects foreman (as D. Compton Brodhead)
Scott Forbes	....	special effects coordinator
Dick Hogle	....	pyrotechnician
Daniel Holt	....	special effects technician

Visual Effects by
John Carcieri	....	post production assistant
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	director of visual effects: Warner Bros. (uncredited)

Stunts
Laura Albert	....	stunt performer
Randall Archer	....	stunt double: Danny Mcbride
Mark Brooks	....	stunts
Christian J. Fletcher	....	stunt rigger
Al Goto	....	stunts
Sean Graham	....	stunt double
Mark Hicks	....	stunt performer
Gary Hymes	....	stunt coordinator (as Gary M. Hymes)
Michael R. Long	....	stunts
Tom McComas	....	stunt performer
Angelique Midthunder	....	stunt double
Lin Oeding	....	stunts
Steve Rizzo	....	stunt double: Seth Rogen
Jimmy Romano	....	stunts
Brady Romberg	....	stunt actor
Tomas Sanchez	....	stunt performer
Mike Seal	....	stunt performer
Russell Solberg	....	stunt performer
McKay Stewart	....	stunts
Sonny Surowiec	....	stunt performer
Shelby Swatek	....	stunts
Wyatt Tipton	....	stunts: skateboard kid
Jay Torrez	....	stunts
Jermaine Washington	....	stunt performer

Camera and Electrical Department
Mike Benson	....	director of photography: second unit (as Michael A. Benson)
Matt Bizer	....	second video assist operator
James M. Black	....	rigging technician (as James Black)
Theodore Y. Bott	....	best boy electric: second unit
Jonathon Bradley	....	chief lighting technician
James F. Cornick	....	rigging gaffer
Jacob Cottrell	....	electrician
Morgan Davis	....	grip
Ronald K. De torres	....	lighting console programmer
Shane Duckworth	....	additional second assistant camera
Allen Eaves	....	rigging electrician
Brent Egan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Matt Ervin	....	electrician
Justin Geoffroy	....	video assist
Lamarr Gray	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Steven A. Guerrero	....	b dolly grip
Ian Hanna	....	grip
Greg Hewett	....	key rigging grip
Tom Hutchinson	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Jimmy E. Jensen	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jason Kilgore	....	chief rigging technician
Kurt Kornemann	....	best boy grip
Otis Mannick	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Luis Martinez	....	lighting technician
David Jaxx Nagro	....	dolly grip
Jeremy Antonio Oliver	....	rigging electrician
Matthew A. Petrosky	....	Steadicam operator
Matthew A. Petrosky	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Jessica Ramos	....	film loader
Nick Shuster	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Alejandro Snodgrass	....	grip
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Eric Steinig	....	dolly grip: second unit
Eric Steinig	....	grip
Mark Steinig	....	best boy rigging grip
George Stephenson	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Stefan Tarzan	....	additional camera assistant
Cody West	....	grip

Casting Department
Karin Aragon	....	extras casting assistant
Michael Scott Baker	....	extras casting assistant
Sandy Holt	....	adr voice casting
Tina Kerr	....	extras casting director
Marie A. Kohl	....	casting associate
Ruth Salen	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jerry Carnevale	....	key costumer
Jessica Peel	....	assistant costume designer
Claire Sandrin	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Sara Hyoun	....	assistant editor
Kathleen Latlip	....	assistant editor
Bruce Lomet	....	digital intermediate producer
April McMorris	....	digital intermediate producer
Michael Underwood	....	digital intermediate colorist
Everette Webber	....	digital intermediate editor
Michael A. Webber	....	additional film editor
Chris DeLaGuardia	....	color timer (uncredited)
Benjamin Sutor	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)
Darin Wooldridge	....	additional digital colorist: Technicolor (uncredited)

Music Department
Christian Almiron	....	music editor
Ryan Blaine	....	score recordist
Bob Engel	....	score engineer
Scott Nurkin	....	score recordist
Joseph Stephens	....	score recordist
Richard Ziegler	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Ted Basso	....	genny operator
Greg Bronner	....	transportation captain
Charley Bob Burnham	....	driver
Dennis Milliken	....	transportation coordinator
Harold L. Woods	....	driver generator operator

Other crew
Lynn Ambrosino	....	production assistant: second unit
Natalie Bloomer	....	additional set production assistant
John Carcieri	....	set staff assistant
Joann Connolly	....	additional set production assistant
Dax A. Cuesta	....	second assistant accountant
Lisa Dilenschneider	....	assistant: Andrew Haas
Francisco A. Fernandez	....	office production assistant
Mathew Ferrante	....	production coordinator: Warner Bros.
Matt Gamboa	....	staff assistant
Colin Garza	....	set production assistant
Marissa M. Gonzales	....	accounting clerk
Kevin Graham-Caso	....	assistant: Mr. Hill
Sean Halvorson	....	stand-in: Seth Rogen
Karen A. Harris	....	assistant office production coordinator
Brett Heicher	....	location production assistant
Hillary A. Higgins	....	staff assistant
Rebecca Hilliard	....	production coordinator
David Israel	....	location manager
Jim Ivy	....	set medic
Ryan Spencer Jackson	....	set medic
Elissa Kannon	....	additional assistant production coordinator
Brady Kephart	....	production assistant
Brad LaChance	....	stand-in
Erin Lander	....	adr loop group
Kym Langlie	....	unit publicist
Ian Larsson	....	additional location assistant
Brian G. Lax	....	key medic
Lee David Lee	....	key assistant location manager
Mamie Mitchell	....	additional script supervisor
Walter E. Myal	....	additional set production assistant
Michael Neal	....	payroll accountant
Tiffany Patterson	....	set production assistant
Hilton Clay Peres	....	location scout
Ryan J. Pezdirc	....	additional set production assistant
Mayda Renizzi-Holt	....	first accountant
Brendan Shepherd	....	assistant production coordinator
Lisa Vanallen	....	key craft service
Brenda K. Wachel	....	script supervisor
Sarah J. Williams	....	production secretary
Helena Wyss	....	set medic

Production Companies

• De Line Pictures
• Legendary Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (UK) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2009) (Finland) (all media)
• Turner Network Television (TNT) (2011) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Belgium) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (UK) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (UK) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Japan) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)

Special Effects

• Great FX
• Pacific Vision Productions (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• New Line Records  soundtrack
• No Stone Unturned Security & Investigative Services  set security
• Pacific Title  main and end titles (as Pacific Title and Art Studio)
• ReadySetMedic.com  first aid/medic
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate

MPAA:

Rated R for pervasive language, graphic nudity, drug use, sexual content and violence.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #45064) | Australia:MA | Ireland:16 | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:18A | Finland:K-15 | Iceland:16 | Argentina:16 | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:16 | Singapore:M18 (edited version)

Filming Locations:

Bosque Farms, New Mexico, USA

Company:

De Line Pictures

Trivia:

Jody Hill has described his initial inspiration for this film as wanting to do a comedic version of Taxi Driver (1976). There are numerous references to Taxi Driver (1976) throughout the film, like Ronnie having to restart his spoken manifesto in mid-sentence.

Goofs:

Continuity: During the seen where Rogan is accusing the Indian mall worker of being the streaker as his massages lotion into a high school chick, you notice as they are going back and forth saying "f*** you" there is a woman pushing a stroller in the right background by the kiosk that disappears and reappears as they are cursing at each other.

Quotes:

Dennis: My bad, my blunder.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Rotten Tomatoes Show: Fast & Furious/Adventureland/Sugar (#1.6)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Sittin' Back Easy

Not as bad as people have written..........give it a chance

To be honest I quite enjoyed this film, OK its not a laugh out loud all the time comedy but it does have its moments. Sometimes it comes across as a serious film and its gets confusing as to what sort of route its taking. I think the viewer needs to sit down, relax and watch it with an open mind, that way you will find yourself enjoying it. The premise of the film is basically about a Naive Mall Cop (Seth Rogan) who suffers from Bi-Polar, his aim in life is to become a Police officer, without going into too much detail and spoiling it, he sets his target of finding a Flasher that is terrorising customers of the Mall to prove to an investigating police officer (Ray Liotta) he is capable of doing his job. Along the way he tries to win the heart of a Make-up Clerk (Anna Faris) with miserable consequences. All in all, many films I have seen recently I have switched off halfway through, not interested in seeing what happens in the end, this I watched to the end. I thought the ending was good, can't see what other people thought was so bad about it, yes it was a bit harsh, but all was OK. Sorry about the review being a bit short on the info part, but did not want to reveal too much about it.