In this suburban drama, a widower confronts his older son's decision to leave home and his younger son's self-destructive behavior.
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| Anthony LaPaglia | ... |
Jim Winters
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| Aaron Stanford | ... |
Gabe Winters
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| Mark Webber | ... |
Pete Winters
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| Allison Janney | ... |
Molly Ripkin
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| Michelle Monaghan | ... |
Stacey
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| Brendan Sexton III | ... |
Robbie
(as Brendan Sexton)
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| Ron Livingston | ... |
Mr. Bricker
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| Ebon Moss-Bachrach | ... |
Steve
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| Frank Wood | ... |
Bill Brennan
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| Kel O'Neill | ... |
Tim
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| Thomas Sadoski | ... |
Chris Bender
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Kathleen Bridget Kelly | ... |
Mrs. Burton
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| Welker White | ... |
History Teacher
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| Jason Fuchs | ... |
Bob
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| Dana Segal | ... |
Math Teacher
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| Lars Engstrom | ... |
Andrew
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| Rocco Rosanio | ... |
Pete's Friend #1
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| Tim Dowlin | ... |
Pete's Friend #2
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Louis Centanni | ... |
Ice Cream Patron (uncredited)
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| Paul Iacono | ... |
Jr. (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Josh Sternfeld | ||
Written by
| Josh Sternfeld | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Doug Bernheim | ... | producer |
| Anthony LaPaglia | ... | executive producer |
| John Limotte | ... | producer |
| George Paaswell | ... | co-producer |
| Jodi Peikoff | ... | executive producer |
| Amanda Slater | ... | associate producer |
Music by
| John Leventhal | ||
Cinematography by
| Harlan Bosmajian | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Plummy Tucker | ||
Editorial Department
| Don Ciana | ... | color timer |
| Tina Pacheco | ... | assistant editor |
| Patricia Sztaba | ... | negative cutter |
| Stan Sztaba | ... | negative cutter (as Stan) |
| Joe Violante | ... | coordinator: Technicolor (as Joey Violante) |
Casting By
| Amanda Harding | ||
| Amanda Koblin | ||
Production Design by
| Jody Asnes | ||
Set Decoration by
| Lisa Kent | ||
Costume Design by
| Paola Weintraub | ... | (as Paola Ruby Weintraub) |
Makeup Department
| Heidi Kulow | ... | makeup artist |
| Brian Sheratt | ... | key hair stylist (as Brian Sherratt) |
Production Management
| George Paaswell | ... | unit production manager |
| Hakim Quest | ... | unit manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Amanda Slater | ... | first assistant director |
| Alfonso Trinidad | ... | second assistant director |
| Michael L. Walker | ... | second second assistant director (as Mike Walker) |
Art Department
| Alvaro Cuello | ... | art department production assistant |
| Anjie Dufresne | ... | scenic artist |
| James Geyer | ... | scenic artist (as Jim Geyer) |
| Tom LaVecchia | ... | on-set dresser |
| Michele Mayas | ... | charge scenic artist |
| Marc Newman | ... | leadman |
| Donna Paul | ... | set dresser |
| Dylan Jude Sheridan | ... | prop master (as Dylan Sheridan) |
| Christine Skubish | ... | scenic artist (as Chrissy Skubish) |
| Roxy Toporowych | ... | assistant prop master |
| R.J. Wilson | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Leslie Bloome | ... | foley artist |
| Tom Efinger | ... | re-recording mixer / sound supervisor |
| Brian Miksis | ... | sound mixer |
| Nicholas Montgomery | ... | sound designer |
| Steve F.B. Smith | ... | technician: Dolby (as Steve Smith) |
| Craig Spencer | ... | dialogue editor |
| Karl Wasserman | ... | additional boom operator |
| Dan Wesson | ... | boom operator |
| John Moros | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Tim Gallin | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Wesley Battle | ... | best boy grip |
| Ethan Borsuk | ... | loader |
| Michael W. Brennan | ... | best boy electric (as Michael Brennan) |
| Don Cerrone | ... | key grip |
| Milly Itzhak | ... | second assistant camera |
| Martin L. Jones | ... | third grip |
| John Mitchell | ... | company electric |
| Larry Riley | ... | still photographer |
| I. Nate Scaglione | ... | company electric (as Nate Scaglione) |
| Robert Sciretta | ... | gaffer (as Bobby Sciretta) |
| Bill Trautvetter | ... | camera operator |
| Ron Travisano | ... | first assistant camera |
| Gary Jackiewicz | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Erin Wile | ... | still photographer (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Meredith Jacobson Marciano | ... | extras casting: Amerifilm |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Erika Goyzueta | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Heather Patton | ... | wardrobe assistant |
| Aimee Schlectman | ... | wardrobe intern |
Location Management
| Kat Donahue | ... | locations assistant |
| Lauren Fritz | ... | assistant location manager |
| Jimmy Price | ... | location manager |
Music Department
| Doug Bernheim | ... | music supervisor |
| John Leventhal | ... | music producer / musician |
Script and Continuity Department
| Stephanie A. Marquardt | ... | script supervisor (as Stephanie Marquardt) |
Transportation Department
| Kevin Flynn | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
| Jonathan Bernier | ... | office production assistant (as Jon Bernier) |
| Liza Case | ... | office guru |
| Matt Dowd | ... | set production assistant |
| David Dreishpoon | ... | craft service (as David Dreishspoon) |
| Brian Goetz | ... | set production assistant |
| Eitan Hakami | ... | dailies advisor |
| Marco Henry | ... | assistant to producers |
| Stephen Jensen | ... | production assistant: first team |
| Hunter Marshall | ... | assistant chef: Premiere Caterers, Inc. |
| Michael Masarof | ... | unit production assistant |
| Bruno Michels | ... | set production assistant |
| Jonah Oskow | ... | unit production assistant |
| Julio Pabone | ... | key set production assistant (as Julio Pabon) |
| Diego Pina | ... | craft service |
| Aton Roberts | ... | unit production assistant |
| Corey Roberts | ... | unit production assistant |
| Jeff Robinson | ... | unit production assistant |
| Jennifer Silver | ... | legal services: Jodi Peikoff Law Office P.C. (as Jennifer Silver Esq.) |
| Anita Sum | ... | production coordinator |
| Tom Wallin | ... | production accountant |
| Agata Zak | ... | legal services: Jodi Peikoff Law Office P.C. |
| Jimmy Zelinger | ... | title designer |
| David Zimmerman | ... | chef: Premiere Caterers Inc. |
Thanks
| Milo Addica | ... | thanks |
| Donjiro Ban | ... | thanks |
| Daryl Berg | ... | thanks: Crusty Old Timer, Inc. |
| Crissy Brosig | ... | thanks: Victory Records |
| Ray Chung | ... | thanks: Technicolor |
| Sean DeCoster | ... | thanks |
| Carol Dysinger | ... | thanks |
| Fred Feldman | ... | thanks: Triple Crown Records |
| Susie Flax | ... | thanks |
| Boris Frumin | ... | thanks |
| John Fundus | ... | thanks: The East Coast Council of the I.A.T.S.E. |
| Eitan Hakami | ... | thanks: Post Production Playground |
| Anne Hubbell | ... | thanks: Kodak |
| Greg Hunt | ... | thanks: DC Shoes |
| David Irving | ... | thanks |
| Hardwick Johnson | ... | thanks: CSC |
| Chaim Kantor | ... | thanks: The East Coast Council of the I.A.T.S.E. |
| Carmen Limotte | ... | thanks |
| John Limotte | ... | thanks (as John) |
| Marc Limotte | ... | thanks |
| Ari Martin | ... | thanks: Nettwerk Management |
| Katharine Morgan | ... | thanks |
| Tom O'Donnell Jr. | ... | thanks: Teamsters Local 817 (as Thomas O'Donnell Jr.) |
| Bill Reilly | ... | thanks |
| Shawn Rogers | ... | thanks: SubPop Records |
| Michelle Satter | ... | thanks: The Sundance Institute |
| Arleen Sternfeld | ... | thanks |
| Jean Sternfeld | ... | thanks (as Jean) |
| Jon Sternfeld | ... | thanks |
| Joseph Sternfeld | ... | thanks |
| Marc Sternfeld | ... | thanks (as Marc) |
| Charlie Tammaro | ... | thanks: CSC (as Charlie Tammara) |
| Glenn Vanderlinden | ... | thanks: CSC (as Glen Vanderlinden) |
| Christine Verdi | ... | thanks |
| Joe Violante | ... | thanks: Technicolor (as Joey Violante) |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Paramount Pictures (2004) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Paramount Classics (2005) (United States) (theatrical)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (2005) (Argentina) (VHS)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (Canada) (DVD)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2005) (United States) (DVD)
- United International Pictures (2005) (Argentina)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Amerifilm Casting (extras casting)
- Borough of Glen Ridge, NJ (thanks)
- Camera Service Center (lighting: grip and camera equipment)
- Coast Council of I.A.T.S.E. (East) (thanks)
- Crusty Old Timer (thanks)
- D'Angelo Farms (thanks)
- D.R. Reiff & Associates (insurance provided by)
- DC Shoes (thanks)
- Deep Elm Records (thanks)
- Dig-It Audio (audio post facility)
- Entertainment Partners (payroll services provided by)
- Joan Pearce Research Associates (script clearance)
- Kodak (motion picture film)
- Kodak (thanks)
- Nantze Spring Water (thanks)
- Nettwerk Management (thanks)
- New Jersey Film Commission (thanks)
- Pacific Title (main and end titles by)
- Peikoff Mahan Law Office (legal services provided by)
- Post Factory NY (post-production facilities)
- Post Production Playground (thanks)
- Post Production Playground (video dailies)
- Premiere Caterers (caterer)
- RPM Studios (music recorded at)
- SAG-AFTRA (thanks)
- Sub Pop Records (thanks)
- Sundance Institute (developed with the assistance of)
- Sundance Institute (thanks)
- Teamsters Local 817 (thanks)
- Technicolor (thanks)
- The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting (thanks)
- Triple Crown Records (thanks)
- Victory Records (thanks)
- World Cinevision Services (negative cutters)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Landscape gardener Jim Winters is a quiet craftsman, a soft-spoken man who prefers an orderly life. His family, however, is anything but orderly. Older son Gabe is planning his escape to Florida, leaving behind any shot at a stable future with his girlfriend. Younger son Pete has retreated into a private world of anger, drift and disappointment. Jim struggles watching his sons make choices he views as disastrous compromises. It is only when he meets his new neighbor, Molly, that Jim finds a way to deal with his own life and his family's future. Written by Sujit R. Varma |
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| Taglines | The only way to find the future is to face the past. See more » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $20,393, 10 Apr 2005 |
Did You Know?
| Goofs | In Peter's math class, his teacher says that the students will need to know the quadratic formula to pass the regents exam. Regents exams are only given in New York State, and not in New Jersey, where the film is set. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Sahara/Eros/Kung Fu Hustle/Winter Solstice/Mondovino (2005). See more » |
| Soundtracks | The Rookie Year See more » |