The Business of Strangers (2001)
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- R
- 1h 24min
- Drama, Thriller
- 21 Dec 2001 (USA)
- Movie
Two businesswomen bond and reveal their inner natures while getting carried away on a revenge attack against an accused rapist.
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Awards:
- 4 wins & 6 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
| Stockard Channing | ... |
Julie Styron
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| Julia Stiles | ... |
Paula Murphy
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| Frederick Weller | ... |
Nick Harris
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| Mary Testa | ... |
Receptionist
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| Jack Hallett | ... |
Mr. Fostwick
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| Marcus Giamatti | ... |
Robert
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Buddy Fitzpatrick | ... |
Waiter
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Salem Ludwig | ... |
Man at Pool
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| Shelagh Ratner | ... |
Airport Announcer
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| Tony Devon | ... |
Bartender
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Kevin Squires | ... |
Limo Driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Patrick Stettner | ||
Written by
| Patrick Stettner | ... | () |
Produced by
| Ramsey Fong | ... | associate producer |
| Scott McGehee | ... | executive producer |
| Robert H. Nathan | ... | producer |
| David Siegel | ... | executive producer |
| Susan A. Stover | ... | producer |
| Derrick Tseng | ... | line producer |
Music by
| Alex Lasarenko | ... | (as Alexander Lasarenko) |
Cinematography by
| Teodoro Maniaci | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Keiko Deguchi | ||
Editorial Department
| Sam Daley | ... | dailies colorist |
| Jedd Ehrmann | ... | on-line editor |
| Dave Pultz | ... | color timer (as David Pultz) |
| Jennifer Ruff | ... | assistant editor (as Jenn Ruff) |
| David A. Smith | ... | assistant editor (as David Smith) |
| Stan Sztaba | ... | negative cutter |
| Patricia Sztaba | ... | negative cutter (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Nicole Arbusto | ||
| Joy Dickson | ||
Production Design by
| Dina Goldman | ||
Art Direction by
| Richard Burgess | ||
Set Decoration by
| Tora Peterson | ||
Costume Design by
| Kasia Walicka Maimone | ||
| Dawn Weisberg | ||
Makeup Department
| Francesca Buccellato | ... | assistant makeup artist |
| Sasha Cummins | ... | key hair stylist |
| Maya Hardinge | ... | additional makeup artist |
| Mia Thoen | ... | key makeup artist |
Production Management
| Ramsey Fong | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Sophia Lin | ... | production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Cecily Kaston | ... | first assistant director |
| Michael A. Moffa | ... | second second assistant director (as Michael Moffa) |
| Peter Thorell | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Brooke Bramley | ... | property master |
| Justin Davis | ... | carpenter |
| Hoge Day | ... | storyboard artist |
| Mathew Demek | ... | swing carpenter |
| Ana Katharina Drechsler | ... | scenic artist (as Ana Katharina Dreschsler) |
| Maus Drechsler | ... | scenic artist / set dresser |
| Sherief Elkatsha | ... | assistant property master (as Sherief El Katsha) |
| David Evjen | ... | carpenter |
| Julie Khort | ... | art department intern |
| Robert Mansmann | ... | carpenter |
| Rob Marsteller | ... | set dresser |
| Joseph Nerone | ... | scenic artist |
| Charlotte Newman | ... | art department coordinator |
| June Okada | ... | art department intern |
| Peter Ruen | ... | carpenter |
| Lisa Schilling | ... | on-set dresser |
| Dan Schweiger | ... | swing |
| Jim Wright | ... | set dresser |
| Joanna M. Wright | ... | set dresser |
Sound Department
| Rachel Chancey | ... | adr assistant |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist (as Marco Costanzo) |
| Jesse Ehredt | ... | sound recordist |
| Eugene Gearty | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Anguibe Guindo | ... | boom operator (as A.G. Guindo) |
| Jason Kaplan | ... | adr engineer |
| Frank Kern | ... | foley editor |
| George A. Lara | ... | foley recordist |
| Skip Lievsay | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Billy Orrico | ... | assistant sound editor (as Bill Orrico) |
| Jac Rubenstein | ... | adr editor / dialog editor |
| Noah Timan | ... | production sound mixer (as Noah Vivekenand Timan) |
| Larry Wineland | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Philip Young | ... | adr recordist |
| James Ziegler | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as James C. Ziegler) |
| Rich Allison | ... | additional adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Andrew Edelman | ... | additional production sound mixer (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Jennifer Basnyat | ... | title designer |
Stunts
| Manny Siverio | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Joseph Albanese | ... | additional grip (as Joe Albanese) |
| Will Arnot | ... | steadicam operator |
| Steve Becker | ... | third electrician |
| Crush Boone | ... | additional grip |
| Matthew D. Canton | ... | additional camera loader |
| Radium Cheung | ... | additional grip |
| Matt Craig | ... | additional electrician (as Matthew Craig) |
| Sylvain D'Hautcourt | ... | first assistant camera |
| Tom Fennimore | ... | camera car (as Thomas Fennimore) |
| Andrew Fishman | ... | additional grip |
| Robert Glynn | ... | additional grip (as Robert 'Opie' Glynn) |
| Erin Grgic | ... | additional grip |
| Rick Griggs | ... | additional grip (as Richard Griggs) |
| Melissa Guimaraes | ... | additional grip |
| Chris Hayse | ... | additional grip |
| Gus Hein | ... | camera car |
| Matthew Kramer | ... | additional grip |
| John Kuegel | ... | additional grip |
| Marc Labbate | ... | best boy electric |
| Chris Lally | ... | additional grip (as Peter Chris Lally) |
| Scott Levy | ... | gaffer (as Scott E. Levy) |
| Anka Malatynska | ... | film loader |
| Ed Mattson | ... | best boy grip |
| Brian McKee | ... | key grip |
| Mayu Nakamura | ... | additional grip |
| Steven C. O'Neill | ... | additional grip / grip |
| Stacey H. Osbeck | ... | additional grip |
| Edward Read | ... | additional gaffer (as Edward 'Ted' Read) / camera operator: "b" camera (as Edward 'Ted' Read) |
| Scott Read | ... | additional electrician |
| Timothy Reilly | ... | additional grip (as Tim 'Lopez' Reilly) / third grip (as Tim 'Lopez' Reilly) |
| Ilse Rumes | ... | additional grip |
| Chris Scarafile | ... | additional grip |
| Cory Schaub | ... | additional electrician |
| Ken Shibata | ... | additional electrician |
| Markham Sindeband | ... | additional grip |
| Quinn Stone | ... | additional grip (as Quinn Pawlan) |
| Craig Striano | ... | third grip |
| Dwight Tudor | ... | second assistant camera (as J. Dwight Tudor) |
| JoJo Whilden | ... | still photographer |
| Justin Whittaker | ... | additional electrician (as Justin Whitaker) |
| Benjamin Seth Wolf | ... | additional grip (as Benjamin Wolf) |
Casting Department
| Jeremy Rich | ... | extras casting associate |
| Todd Thaler | ... | additional casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Casey Court | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Danita Knight | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Karyn Larkin | ... | additional wardrobe |
| Maria Schoenherr | ... | additional wardrobe |
Location Management
| Peter Bobrow | ... | location scout |
| Steve Curley | ... | assistant location manager |
| Lauren D'Alvia | ... | location scout |
| Chris Del Sordo | ... | location intern |
| Ryan Ferguson | ... | location assistant |
| Joe Guest | ... | location scout (as Joe C. Guest) |
| Joe Kelly | ... | location consultant (as Joseph Kelly) |
| Ian MacGregor | ... | location scout |
| Demian Resnick | ... | location manager |
| Nathan Sylvester | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
| Larry Alexander | ... | score mixer |
| Linda Cohen | ... | music consultant |
| Tony Finno | ... | orchestrator |
| Bill Hayes | ... | Musician: glass armonica |
| Michelle King | ... | music producer |
| Eric Perlmutter | ... | score engineer |
| Jac Rubenstein | ... | music editor |
| Andy Solomon | ... | music producer |
| Alex Steyermark | ... | music consultant |
Script and Continuity Department
| Janna DeLury | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Frank J. Apicelli | ... | driver: generator truck (as Frank Apicelli) |
| Kevin Finnegan | ... | driver: generator truck |
| Jon M. Johnson | ... | parking coordinator |
| Joseph Johnson | ... | additional driver |
| Sean Leahy | ... | additional driver |
Additional Crew
| Yahya Abdul-Aleen | ... | parking production assistant |
| Justin Allen | ... | additional production assistant |
| Lloyd A. Bent | ... | parking production assistant |
| Coreen Bourke | ... | photo model |
| Jim Buckman | ... | teamster captain |
| Dale Cannedy | ... | assistant to producers |
| Dorel Chesson | ... | parking production assistant |
| Keith L. Cochrane | ... | parking production assistant |
| Jamie Cohen | ... | clearance (as Jamie Cohen Hort) / product placement (as Jamie Cohen Hort) |
| Tobias Core | ... | set production assistant |
| Jennifer Cossetto | ... | title designer |
| Lauren D'Alvia | ... | additional production assistant |
| Matt Duell | ... | additional production assistant / set intern |
| Mark Erdman | ... | production secretary |
| Eric Espeut III | ... | production assistant |
| Patrick Floyd | ... | set production assistant |
| Eliot Gerstel | ... | additional production assistant |
| Dave Ginsberg | ... | set production assistant (as David Ginsberg) |
| David 'Skip' Glew | ... | key set production assistant |
| Marlus Harding | ... | post-production accountant (as Marlus C. Harding) / production accountant (as Marlus C. Harding) |
| Erin Heidenreich | ... | sales agent |
| Urs Hirschbiegel | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Karyn Jacobsen | ... | additional production assistant (as Karyn Jacobson) |
| William Johnson | ... | parking production assistant (as William G. Johnson) |
| Stanley Jordan | ... | parking production assistant |
| Ryan Khavari | ... | assistant to producers |
| Kristen Kusama | ... | office production assistant |
| Jason Luthman | ... | additional production assistant |
| Melody M. | ... | production office coordinator |
| Mario Martin | ... | security officer |
| Rich Messner | ... | craft service |
| Elisa Miller | ... | production office intern |
| Charlotte Newman | ... | clearance / product placement |
| Winnie Ng | ... | production office intern |
| Guillaume Renberg | ... | remote head technician |
| Tracy Sabero | ... | photo model |
| R.S. Saltzman | ... | photo model |
| Tom Self | ... | set production assistant (as Thomas Self) |
| Marty Shea | ... | accounting assistant |
| April Taylor | ... | key set production assistant |
| Hunter Thompson | ... | set production assistant |
| Norberto Valle Jr. | ... | projectionist (as Norberto Valle) |
| Jan Luc Van Damme | ... | set production assistant |
| Scott Vizioli | ... | additional production assistant |
| Derek Wimble | ... | set production assistant |
| Robert A. Wise | ... | security officer |
Thanks
| Jonathan Bepler | ... | music inspiration |
Production Companies
Distributors
- IFC Films (2001) (United States) (theatrical)
- H.O.M. Vision (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
- MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (United States) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2003) (Finland) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2006) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Amerifilm Casting (extras casting)
- Axium (II) (payroll services)
- C5 (audio post facility)
- Camera Service Center (camera equipment provided by)
- Coast to Coast Catering (catering)
- D.R. Reiff & Associates (production insurance)
- DuArt Film and Video (dailies)
- Eastern Effects (grip and electric equipment)
- KO Creative (trailer)
- Post 391 (picture editing facility)
- Sloss Eckhouse Dasti Haynes LawCo (legal service)
- The Effects House (titles and opticals)
- World Cinevision Services (video matchback)
Storyline
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A dark thriller about a successful businesswoman and her young assistant who toy with a slow-witted businessman while stuck at an airport hotel. Written by Anonymous |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $71,821, 09 Dec 2001 |
Did You Know?
| Goofs | When the three are in the hotel room together, it is obviously dark outside and the time is even stated at being "midnight". However, when the television is turned on, the news channel is running live stock quotes (something that would only happen during the day) and the time on the television reads "1:30PM" See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Ocean's Eleven/The Business of Strangers/The Independent (2001). See more » |
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Julie:
I've just been made Chief Executive Officer. Nick: No shit. Congrats. Hey, we can leverage this for that Pacific Net job. Julie: I thought you said they were about to go belly-up. Nick: With all due respect, I wasn't talking to CEO material before. Julie: Listen, I was a bit harsh on you before...let me buy you a drink. Paula: OK. [to waiter] Paula: Martell XO supreme. Waiter: That's twenty dollars a glass. Paula: I'll have a double. See more » |