Mozart and the Whale (2005)
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- PG-13
- 1h 34min
- Comedy, Drama
- 02 Feb 2006 (Turkey)
- Movie
A love story between two savants with Asperger's syndrome, a kind of autism, whose conditions sabotage their budding relationship.
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Cast
| Josh Hartnett | ... |
Donald Morton
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| Radha Mitchell | ... |
Isabelle Sorenson
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| Gary Cole | ... |
Wallace
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| Sheila Kelley | ... |
Janice
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| Erica Leerhsen | ... |
Bronwin
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| John Carroll Lynch | ... |
Gregory
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| Nate Mooney | ... |
Roger
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| Rusty Schwimmer | ... |
Gracie
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| Robert Wisdom | ... |
Blume
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| Allen Evangelista | ... |
Skeets
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| Kelly B. Eviston | ... |
Dr. Trask
(as Kelly Eviston)
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| Jhon Goodwin | ... |
Rodney
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| Christa Campbell | ... |
Therapist
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Jeffrey Brandle | ... |
Ten-year-old Kid
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Hollis Higgins | ... |
Homeless Man
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Bil Childress | ... |
Handsome Stranger
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Christopher Gabble | ... |
Fifteen year old Donald
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Shelli Lether | ... |
Donald's Mom
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Mercedee Smith | ... |
Young Isabella
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| Kristopher Higgins | ... |
Brain - Donald's Brother
(as Kris Higgins)
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Sharif Shawkat | ... |
Young Donald
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Patrick McHenry-Kroetch | ... |
Mac
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Norm McBride | ... |
Boss
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Jerry Sciarrio | ... |
Flower Truck Driver
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| Suzanne Niles | ... |
Hostess
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Herb Tsuchiya | ... |
Taxi Passenger #1
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Mune Nakano | ... |
Taxi Passenger #2
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J.P. O'Shaughnessy | ... |
Old Guy
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| Wonder Russell | ... |
School Teacher
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| Scott Roddan | ... |
Self
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| Ron Ford | ... |
Dennis (uncredited)
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Jon Fowler | ... |
Stanley (uncredited)
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Bethany D. Hart | ... |
Lady with Baby (uncredited)
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Lee Lazarow | ... |
Cab driver (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Petter Næss | ||
Written by
| Ron Bass | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| James Acheson | ... | producer |
| Ron Bass | ... | producer |
| Boaz Davidson | ... | producer |
| Frank DeMartini | ... | producer |
| Danny Dimbort | ... | executive producer |
| Lati Grobman | ... | co-producer |
| Manfred D. Heid | ... | executive producer (as Manfred Heid) |
| Gerd Koechlin | ... | executive producer |
| Josef Lautenschlager | ... | executive producer |
| Robert Lawrence | ... | producer |
| Avi Lerner | ... | executive producer |
| Trevor Short | ... | executive producer |
| Andreas Thiesmeyer | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Deborah Lurie | ||
Cinematography by
| Svein Krøvel | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Lisa Zeno Churgin | ||
| Miklos Wright | ||
Editorial Department
| Kevin Adams | ... | conforming editor: 2K, Modern Digital |
| Jordan Kessler | ... | post-production consultant |
| Bill Lord | ... | digital intermediate scanner: 2K, Modern Digital |
| Tim Maffia | ... | lustre colorist |
| Sarah Parker | ... | post-production coordinator (as Sarah R. Parker) |
| Jason A. Payne | ... | assistant editor |
| Bill Scott | ... | color timer |
| Paul Warfield | ... | post-production intern |
| Debra Beth Weinfeld | ... | assistant editor (as Debra Weinfeld) |
Casting By
| Deborah Aquila | ||
| Tricia Wood | ||
Production Design by
| Jon Gary Steele | ... | (as Gary Steele) |
Art Direction by
| Vincent DeFelice | ||
Set Decoration by
| Traci Kirshbaum | ||
Costume Design by
| Ha Nguyen | ||
Makeup Department
| Lori Hustad | ... | hair stylist / makeup artist |
| Trista Jordan | ... | key hair stylist / key makeup artist |
| Tanya Nguyen | ... | makeup assistant |
| Lindy O'Connell | ... | assistant hair stylist / assistant makeup artist |
| Andrea Whitten | ... | makeup assistant |
Production Management
| Rich Cowan | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Todd Gilbert | ... | post-production executive: Millennium Films |
| Ian Kennedy | ... | post-production supervisor (as Ian M. Kennedy) |
| Juan Mas | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Marc Dahlstrom | ... | first assistant director |
| Jennifer Haire | ... | second assistant director: additional photography |
| Susannah Lowber | ... | second assistant director (as Susannah Christine Lowber) |
| J.D. McKee | ... | second second assistant director (as Jason McKee) |
| Seamus Mulligan-Ferry | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Art Department
| Andrew Barden | ... | construction crew |
| Joe Bergman | ... | leadman |
| Jerry L. Buxbaum | ... | graphic artist (as Jerry Buxbaum) |
| Mike Cassell | ... | construction coordinator |
| William Rob Chalk | ... | set dresser (as William R. Chalk) |
| Reggie Lauderbach | ... | props (as Reggie Lowderbach) / set dresser (as Reggie Lowderbach) |
| Lee Lazarow | ... | property master |
| Justin O'Shaughnessy | ... | property assistant |
| Ashley Sargent | ... | art department intern |
| Casey Sargent | ... | props / set dresser |
| Molly Saring | ... | art department intern |
| Jana Treadwell | ... | set dresser |
| Yvonne von Wallenberg | ... | on-set dresser (as Yvonne Wallenberg) |
| Wesley Bryan Walker | ... | assistant props / set dresser |
Sound Department
| Randy Babajtis | ... | sound effects editor |
| Jeremy Balko | ... | foley mixer / temp sound effects editor |
| Aaron Breeden | ... | adr recordist: Spokane |
| Dhyana Carlton-Tims | ... | assistant dialogue editor |
| Chris Clifford | ... | cable person |
| Nigel Elliot | ... | sound mixer |
| Jason England | ... | dialogue editor |
| Alan Freedman | ... | adr editor / adr mixer |
| Jerry Gilbert | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Scott Hinkley | ... | post sound recordist |
| Spencer Johnson | ... | foley editor / temp sound effects editor |
| Cody King | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Randy Kron | ... | adr recordist: Spokane |
| Jeana Lasser | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Jonathan Miller | ... | sound designer / supervising sound editor |
| Andrew Morgado | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Britton Ortize | ... | adr recordist: uncredited temp mix |
| Andrew Patterson | ... | dialogue editor |
| Bryan Pennington | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
| Shelley Roden | ... | foley artist |
| Tom Taylor | ... | boom operator |
| Jonathan Wales | ... | re-recording mixer |
Visual Effects by
| Jeff Douglas | ... | lead compositor: North by Northwest Productions / visual effects cleanup: North by Northwest Productions / visual effects painter: North by Northwest Productions |
| Thomas J. Harlow | ... | 3D lead compositor: North by Northwest Productions |
| David Hawkins | ... | data wrangler: North by Northwest Productions |
| Matthew S. Heilman | ... | cg artist: North by Northwest Productions |
| Jesse Howards | ... | data wrangler: Modern Digital |
| Brian Kamp | ... | creative director: North by Northwest Productions |
| Mervin Soriano | ... | cg artist: North by Northwest Productions |
| Paul M. Terrell | ... | cg artist: North by Northwest Productions |
Stunts
| Bruce Carson | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Andy Barden | ... | electrician: second unit / grip: second unit |
| Dan Beyer | ... | grip |
| Theresa Braunstein | ... | camera production assistant |
| Brianne Cronkhite | ... | assistant camera: second unit (as Brie Cronkhite) / camera loader (as Brie Cronkhite) |
| Tom Cunningham | ... | swing |
| Christopher Fyan | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Chris Fyan) |
| Peter N. Green | ... | first assistant camera (as Peter Green) |
| Brad Heiner | ... | key grip |
| Richard Heinzen | ... | still photographer |
| Steve Hubert | ... | third electrician |
| Tim Jankowski | ... | jib operator |
| Mike Jensen | ... | additional jib operator (as Michael Jensen) |
| Mike Kjolso | ... | electrician |
| Danny Linnik | ... | additional best boy electric |
| Ray 'Punzel' Lovasz | ... | electrician |
| Stephen MacDougall | ... | second assistant camera (as Steve MacDougall) |
| Matthew May | ... | best boy electric |
| Dan Misner | ... | third grip |
| Rebecca Revak | ... | additional second assistant camera (as Becky Revak) |
| Geoffrey Wing Shotz | ... | steadicam operator (as Geoff Shotz) |
| Renee Treyball | ... | additional second assistant camera |
| Mike Vukas | ... | gaffer |
| William Rick Young | ... | best boy grip (as Rick Young) |
| Shane English | ... | additional assistant camera (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Brooke Bailey | ... | casting coordinator: Spokane |
| Becky Reilly | ... | extras casting |
| Jennifer Ricchiazzi | ... | assistant casting |
| Jennifer L. Smith | ... | casting associate (as Jennifer Smith) |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Virginia Burton | ... | wardrobe assistant: Los Angeles (as Virginia Skeffens-Burton) |
| Lisa Caryl-Vukas | ... | additional costumer (as Lisa Caryl) |
| Renae Meredith | ... | additional costumer |
| Stephen K. Randolph | ... | costume supervisor (as Stephen Randolph) |
| Courtney Ormond | ... | wardrobe assistant (uncredited) |
Location Management
| John Petty | ... | location manager (as John 'J.P.' Petty) |
Music Department
| Selena Arizanovic | ... | music intern |
| Deborah Lurie | ... | orchestrator / score producer |
| Chris Mangione | ... | music editor: temp |
| Kevin McKeever | ... | music scoring engineer |
| Joey Newman | ... | conductor / orchestrator |
| Mark Robertson | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Zack Ryan | ... | additional orchestrator |
| Lee Scott | ... | music editor: temp |
| Casey Stone | ... | music scoring mixer |
| Erich Stratmann | ... | music editor (as Eric Stratmann) |
| Ashley Waldron | ... | music supervisor (as Ashley Miller) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Jessica Dolan | ... | script supervisor: second unit |
| Aslaug Konradsdottir | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Aaron Breeden | ... | driver: shuttle |
| Jerry L. Buxbaum | ... | driver: process trailer (as Jerry Buxbaum) |
| Bart Heimburger | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Brad Hruza | ... | driver |
| Lance Hruza | ... | driver |
| David R. Johnson | ... | driver: shuttle |
| Brendan McKeon | ... | driver |
| Joe Soleberg | ... | transportation captain (as Joe Solberg) |
| Eric Solmonson | ... | driver |
| Harry Taylor | ... | driver |
| Bobbie Tillman | ... | driver: shuttle |
Additional Crew
| Rachel Abarbanell | ... | assistant to producers |
| Tsila Adler | ... | assistant production accountant |
| Rob Aguirre | ... | assistant: Robert Lawrence, Los Angeles (as Robb Aguirre) |
| Lin Akero | ... | assistant: Peter Naess |
| Emily Wallace Avent | ... | office production assistant |
| Dan Beyer | ... | key set production assistant |
| Merav Broder | ... | legal services: Broder Law Group |
| Donald Bruce | ... | production controller |
| Polly Cassell | ... | craft service |
| Chris Cato | ... | first aid medic |
| Karen M. Cockrell | ... | production accountant (as Karen Cockrell) |
| B. Greg Colburn | ... | animal wrangler: aviary birds / animal wrangler: rabbits |
| Bret Conant | ... | animal wrangler: aviary birds / animal wrangler: rabbits |
| Tracy Conant | ... | animal trainer: rabbits / animal wrangler: aviary birds |
| Deanna DiFilippo | ... | set production assistant |
| Jessica Dolan | ... | assistant: Josh Hartnett and Radha Mitchell |
| Joy Ellison | ... | dialect coach |
| Rick Eyler | ... | contracts administrator |
| Maura Feely | ... | office production assistant |
| Claude Forest | ... | insurance (as Claude H. Forest) |
| Robert Gerl | ... | set production assistant |
| Eric Green | ... | administrative coordinator |
| Eric Green | ... | marketing and publicity |
| Karen L. Grier | ... | craft service |
| Cheryl Harris | ... | animal wrangler: birds (as Cheryll Harris) |
| Tyson Hauff | ... | production assistant: second unit (as Tyson Huff) |
| Shawn Heffernan | ... | production coordinator |
| Carol Ishihara | ... | technical consultant |
| Robert Jesuele | ... | legal advisor (as Robert R. Jesuele) |
| Sherman Kaplan | ... | immigration lawyer |
| Kevin Keith | ... | animal wrangler: mandrill |
| Lindsey Lauterbach | ... | office production assistant |
| Susan L. Levin | ... | unit publicist (as Susan Levin) |
| Paula P. Manzanedo | ... | completion guarantor: Film Finances, Inc. (as Paula Manzanedo-Schmit) |
| Keith McCathren | ... | set production assistant |
| Mike Mullenix | ... | set production assistant |
| Seamus Mulligan-Ferry | ... | office production assistant |
| Gretchen Oyster | ... | extras wrangler |
| Frederic Perrin | ... | caterer: Frenchy's Catering |
| Greg Rathvon | ... | production accountant |
| Steven Ritt | ... | head animal coordinator |
| Tami Rotchford | ... | title designer: main titles |
| Mary C. Russell | ... | assistant production coordinator (as Mary C. Rolfes) |
| Wonder Russell | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Luis A. Soria | ... | corporate controller |
| Sue Stewart | ... | secretary: Ron Bass |
| Adrienne Stoltz | ... | assistant: Ron Bass |
| Juli Strang | ... | animal wrangler: birds |
| Nicoletta Tartarotti | ... | legal advisor |
| Matthew Warren | ... | bond company representative: Film Finance (as Matt Warren) |
| Peter Dolan | ... | production assistant: second unit (uncredited) |
| Buck Estes | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| Ryan Little | ... | office production assistant (uncredited) |
| Warner Loughlin | ... | acting coach (uncredited) |
| Lonnie Ramati | ... | production business affairs (uncredited) |
Production Companies
- Big City Pictures
- Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG II
- Millennium Films
- Modern Digital
- North by Northwest Entertainment
- Robert Lawrence Productions
- Swingin' Productions
Distributors
- Art Port (2007) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Millennium Films (2006) (United States) (theatrical)
- Blue Swan Entertainment (2022) (Italy)
- Boulevard Entertainment (2008) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Box Office Entertainment (2006) (Thailand)
- CP Digital (2005) (Russia) (DVD)
- California Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Divisa Home Video (2013) (Spain) (DVD)
- E Stars Films (2006) (China)
- Eagle Films (2005) (Non-US) (Middle East)
- Filmax Home Video (2009) (Spain) (DVD)
- Magic Box (2007) (Czechia) (DVD)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2008) (France) (DVD)
- Mondo Home Entertainment (2008) (Italy) (DVD)
- Mozart Productions Inc.
- New Lineo Cinemas (2006) (Portugal)
- Odeon (2005) (Israel)
- Reel DVD (2011) (Australia) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Scanbox Entertainment (2007) (Finland) (DVD)
- Scanbox Norge (2006) (Norway)
- Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2006) (United States) (DVD)
- Studio Solutions Group (2005) (Taiwan)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
- e-m-s the DVD-Company (2007) (Switzerland) (DVD) (German speaking region)
Special Effects
- North by Northwest Productions (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Alaska Airlines (air transportation)
- Alpha Cine Laboratory (film recording and negative processing)
- Appleway Florist and Greenhouse (production cars provided by)
- Broder Law Group (legal services)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- Coudert Brothers (legal advisor)
- Cricket Communications (production phones provided by)
- Davenport Hotel (accommodations)
- Doubletree Hotel (accommodations)
- Enterprise Rent-A-Car (talent cars provided by)
- Fidelity Insurance (local insurance)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Foxes United Yellow Cab (production cars provided by)
- Frenchy's Catering (catering)
- Husky International (production cars provided by)
- Mist Mirage (air brushes provided by)
- Modern Digital (dailies film transfer)
- Modern Digital (digital intermediate)
- North by Northwest Productions (avid equipment, cameras and equipment provided by)
- Sonic Magic (adr recording: Los Angeles)
- Sonic Magic (sound post-production and mixing)
- Visual Data Media Services (digital asset servicing)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
A dramatic-comedy, inspired by the lives of two people with Asperger's Syndrome, a form of autism, whose emotional dysfunctions threaten to sabotage their budding romance. Donald is a good-natured but hapless taxi driver with a love of birds and a superhuman knack for numbers. Like many people with AS, he likes patterns and routines. But when the beautiful but complicated Isabel joins the autism support group he leads, his life - and his heart - are turned upside down. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | They don't fit in. Except together. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $19,610, 14 Apr 2006 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Due to its positive portrayal of Asperger Syndrome and other autism spectrum conditions, this movie has been frequently screened at autistic conferences and support group meetings for those on the spectrum. See more » |
| Goofs | In the first group scene, Donald talks about numbers as he stares at the microwave oven countdown. When the camera cuts away from the digital readout, the one/second beep of the microwave can still be heard but when the camera returns to the readout, fewer seconds elapse than beeps heard. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in A Totally Fun Thing Bart Will Never Do Again (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Changed Me See more » |
| Quotes |
Donald Morton:
People with Asperger's want contact with other people very much; we're just pathetically clueless at it, that's all. See more » |