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Dan in Real Life ()


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A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

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Dan
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Marie
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Mitch
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Jane
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Cara (as Brittany Robertson)
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Lilly
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Nana
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Poppy
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Clay
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Eileen
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Amy
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Howard
Henry Priest Miller ...
Will (as Henry Miller)
Ella Miller ...
Rachel
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Elliot (as Cameron 'CJ' Adams)
Jessica Lussier ...
Jessica
Seth D'Antuono ...
Gus
Margot Janson ...
Olivia
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Bella
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Ruthie Draper
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Marty Barasco
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Policeman
Bernie McInerney ...
James Lamson
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Cindy Lamson
Steve Mellor ...
Bookstore Clerk
Shana Carr ...
Suzanne Burns
Nicole Morin ...
Jane - Age 13
Charlotte Davies ...
Cara - Age 11
Zoe Pauliks ...
Lilly - Age 4 (as Zoe Paulkis)
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Lilly's Dance Partner
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Self
Kato Ådland ...
The Faces Down Wedding Band - Guitar
Ole Ludvig Krüger ...
The Faces Down Wedding Band - Drums
Morten Skage ...
The Faces Down Wedding Band - Bass
Marci Occhino ...
Wedding Singer
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellen Becker-Gray ...
Customer in Coffee Shoppe (uncredited)
Rachelle Beinart ...
Route Woman (uncredited)
Sean Collins ...
Jogger in Club (uncredited)
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Teen in Bakery (uncredited)
Kevin DeCoste ...
Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Madison Donlan ...
Lilly #2 (uncredited)
John Franchi ...
NYC Cabbie (uncredited)
Kevin Kate ...
Fisherman (uncredited)
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Teen in Bakery (uncredited)
Melanie Scalera ...
Teen Socialite in Cafe (uncredited)
Tacuma Vanterpool ...
NYC Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directed by

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Peter Hedges ... (directed by)

Written by

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Pierce Gardner ... (written by) and
Peter Hedges ... (written by)

Produced by

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Ginny Brewer ... associate producer
Dianne Dreyer ... co-producer
Brad Epstein ... producer (produced by)
Darlene Caamano Loquet ... executive producer (as Darlene Caamaño Loquet)
Noah Rosen ... executive producer
Jon Shestack ... producer (produced by)
Mari-Jo Winkler ... executive producer (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)

Music by

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Sondre Lerche ... (music by)

Cinematography by

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Lawrence Sher ... director of photography

Editing by

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Sarah Flack ... film editor

Editorial Department

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Brian Boyd ... high-definition preview artist: Orbit Digital
Jen Choi ... post-production assistant
Janet Gaynor ... first assistant editor
Scott Gregory ... digital film colorist: Technicolor Digital Intermediate
Charles Herzfeld ... hd dailies advisor
Mike Mertens ... timer: Technicolor
Carl S.G. Moore ... digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Digital Intermediate (as Carl Moore)
Mark Sahagun ... digital intermediate editor
Jeff Stroot ... international editor
Alexis Wiscomb ... post-production coordinator
Tony Dustin ... home video mastering colorist (uncredited)
Josh Olive ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Bernard Telsey ... (casting by)
Will Cantler ... (uncredited)
David Vaccari ... (uncredited)

Production Design by

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Sarah Knowles

Art Direction by

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Mark Garner ... (as Mark E. Garner)

Set Decoration by

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Kyra Friedman Curcio ... (as Kyra Friedman-Curcio)

Costume Design by

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Alix Friedberg

Makeup Department

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Matiki Anoff ... key makeup artist
Nathan J. Busch II ... hair department head (as Nathan J. Busch)
LuAnn Claps ... makeup department head (as Luann Clapps)
Alan D'Angerio ... hair stylist: Ms. Binoche
John James ... key hairstylist
Emma C. Rotondi ... hairstylist (as Emma LaCarbonara Rotondi)
Trish Seeney ... third makeup artist
Raul Hernandez ... hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Erica Kay ... production supervisor
Jennifer Lane ... post-production supervisor
Mari-Jo Winkler ... unit production manager (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Daniela Barbosa ... second second assistant director
Stephen P. Dunn ... first assistant director (as Stephen Dunn)
Sean Farrell ... dga trainee
Paul Byrne Prenderville ... second assistant director (as Paul Prenderville)

Art Department

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Hope Ardizzone ... scenic artist
Joseph Barillaro ... stand-by painter (as Joe Barillario)
Pedro Barquin ... greens coordinator
Guy L. Bermel ... set dresser (as Guy Bremel)
Lewis Bowen ... charge scenic
Krzysztof J. Bratun ... scenic artist
Richard Brunton ... leadman
Rob Chalk ... additional on-set dresser
David Costello ... scenic foreman
John Davis ... storyboard artist
Jeffrey DeBell ... greens foreman (as Jeff DeBell)
Stephen DeBoer ... construction foreman
Jennifer Gerbino ... assistant property master
Geoffrey S. Grimsman ... set designer
David Gulick ... property master
Brenner Hugh Harris ... set dressing gang boss
J.M. Hunter ... art department coordinator
Edward A. Ioffreda ... graphic artist
Joseph Kearney ... construction coordinator
Morgan Kling ... set decoration buyer
C. Kent Lanigan ... second assistant property master
Holly Laws ... set dresser
David Levine ... artwork courtesy of
Timothy Lewis ... set dresser
Mark O'Neil ... set dresser (as Mark O'Neill)
Adam Roffman ... on set dresser
Timothy Rowcroft ... set dresser (as Tim Rowcroft)
Marilyn Salvatore ... draper
Shauna Sanchez ... set decorating production assistant
Gretchen Schlottman ... buyer
Rae Signer ... scenic artist
Robert Smedley ... carpenter
Ashleigh Stanczak ... art department production assistant
Theodore Suchecki ... construction foreman
Katie Tower ... graphic artist (as Katherine Tower)
Timandra Alyse Vincent ... set dresser (as Timandra Alys Vincent)
Paul Williamson ... construction gang boss
Stephen DeBoer ... foreman (uncredited)
Noah Dubreuil ... props (uncredited)
Krista Gall ... props assistant (uncredited)
James D. Hurd ... propmaker (uncredited)
Dave Major ... set dresser (uncredited)
Jason Mayoh ... construction production assistant (uncredited)
Amy Morrison ... set dresser (uncredited)
Jeremy M. Pereira ... scenic artist (uncredited)
Beth Peterson ... drapery seamstress (uncredited)
Kim Quam ... construction medic (uncredited)
Christopher Sawtelle ... set dresser (uncredited)
Robert Schleinig ... set dresser (uncredited)
Michelle Sherwood ... props (uncredited)
Meaghan E. Stone ... set dresser (uncredited)
Chris Walsh ... greens assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Krissopher Chevannes ... adr recordist
Laura Civiello ... dialogue editor
Ryan Collison ... foley recordist
Gerald Donlan ... sound editor
Kelly Doran ... additional boom operator / sound utility
Robert Fernandez ... re-recording mixer (as Roberto Fernandez)
Dror Gescheit ... re-recordist
Heather Gross ... sound effects editor
Harry Higgins ... re-recordist
Bobby Johanson ... adr mixer
Avi Laniado ... mix technician
Jane McCulley ... adr editor
Igor Nikolic ... assistant sound editor
Eliza Paley ... supervising sound editor
Jay Peck ... foley artist (as Jack Peck)
Eric Potter ... sound effects recordist
John Pritchett ... production sound mixer
David M. Roberts ... boom operator
Steve F.B. Smith ... dolby consultant
Eric Strausser ... sound effects recordist
Bill Sweeney ... foley supervisor (as William Sweeney)
Dominick Tavella ... re-recording mixer
Robert Troeller ... mix technician (as Bob Troeller)
Jason Chiodo ... re-recording mixer: marketing (uncredited)
Kay Denmark ... adr boom operator (uncredited)
Phillip Fuller ... sound mix technician (uncredited)
Larry Hopkins ... layback sound mixer (uncredited)
Onofre Ortega ... dubbing mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by

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Judson Bell ... key special effects
Alfredo Cairo ... special effects technician
Steven Kirshoff ... special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)
Gregory Morell ... special effects coordinator (as Greg Morell)

Visual Effects by

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John Baker ... cg artist: Furious FX
Bryan Chavez ... cg artist: Furious FX
Erin M. Cullen ... rotoscope artist: Furious FX (as Erin Cullen)
Scott Dougherty ... visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
David Lingenfelser ... visual effects supervisor: Furious Fx
Kevin Lingenfelser ... creative supervisor: Furious FX
Chris MacKinnon ... cg artist: Furious FX
Erin L. Nelson ... digital restoration
Sean O'Connor ... compositor: Furious FX
Mark Shoaf ... cg supervisor: Furious FX
Tracy Takahashi ... visual effects producer: Furious FX
Sarah Coatts ... visual effects producer: main & end title sequences: yU+co. (uncredited)
Christine Cram ... digital paint artist (uncredited)
Brad Schaider ... title artist: Lumeni Productions (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith Llorens ... visual effects producer: Furious FX (uncredited)
Wilson Tang ... digital restoration (uncredited)

Stunts

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Chris Barnes ... stunt driver
Chick Bernhard ... stunt player (as Chick Bernhardt)
Rosie Bernhard ... stunt player
Jared Burke ... stunt player
Barbara Lee-Belmonte ... stunt player
Paul Marini ... stunt player
Tina McKissick ... stunt player (as Tina Mckissick)
Jeff Medeiros ... stunt player
Anthony Molinari ... stunt player
Dino Muccio ... stunt player
Erik Solky ... stunt double: Dan
Rick Sordelet ... stunt coordinator
Shawnna Thibodeau ... stunt driver
Sabine Varnes ... stunt double: Marie
William DeCoff ... stunt driver (uncredited)
Erik Solky ... assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Robert Barocci ... director of photography: second unit
Peter Boynton ... rigging electrician
Tony Campenni ... dolly grip: "a" camera
Lon Caracappa ... generator operator
Geoff Dann ... lamp operator
Suzanne Dietz ... film loader
Julie Donovan ... first assistant camera
Jennifer Evans ... company grip (as Jen Evans)
Bill Floyd ... additional first assistant camera (as William Floyd)
Daniel C. Gold ... camera operator: "a" camera (as Dan Gold)
Bryan G. Haigh ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Brendan Keefe ... best boy rigging electric
Tom Keenan ... lamp operator (as Tom 'TK' Keenan)
Robert Kelly ... company grip
Jeffrey King ... company grip
Michael Kowalczyk ... camera production assistant
Peter Kuttner ... first assistant "b" camera
David Larue ... dolly grip: "b" camera (as David LaRue)
Charles Laughon ... video assist operator
Bill LeClair ... company grip
Mark A. Lewis ... lamp operator (as Mark Lewis)
Scott Maguire ... additional first assistant camera
Jack McPhee ... lamp operator (as John F. McPhee)
David Norris ... director of photography: aerial unit (as Dave Norris)
Brian A. Pitts ... rigging gaffer (as Brian Pitts)
David Puopolo ... best boy rigging grip
Daryl Richardson ... key rigging grip
Ryan Rodriguez ... lamp operator
Faires A. Sekiya ... steadicam operator: "b" camera (as Faires Anderson Sekiya)
Darrin Smith ... best boy electric
John Velez ... gaffer (as John G. Velez)
Warren A. Weberg ... best boy grip
William M. Weberg ... key grip
Merie Weismiller Wallace ... still photographer
Thom Willey ... second assistant: "b" camera
Rick Beausoleil ... additional rigging grip (uncredited)
Andrew Bell ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Woody Bell ... additional rigging grip (uncredited)
Jason Bowen ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Eric Boyle ... key rigging grip (uncredited)
Peter Boynton ... electrician (uncredited)
Aimee Butterfield ... grip (uncredited)
Rick Cardillo ... electrician (uncredited)
Robert Clark ... electrician (uncredited)
Brian Corbett ... grip (uncredited)
Peter D'Angelo ... electrician (uncredited)
Joshua Dreyfus ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Eric Engler ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Eric Goddard ... electrician (uncredited)
Sean Hadley ... grip (uncredited)
Dan Hutchinson ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jessica Jennings ... electrician (uncredited)
Eric Komar ... grip (uncredited)
Michael Kowalczyk ... camera intern (uncredited)
Ed Lalli ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
JD Leedham ... additional grip (uncredited)
Gordon D. Manson ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
James R. Mitchell ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
David C. Romano ... grip (uncredited)
Shawn S. Ryder ... grip (uncredited)
Jeff Tanger ... rigging electric (uncredited)
Travis Trudell ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Ivar Weberg ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Tiffany Little Canfield ... casting associate
Will Cantler ... casting
Anne Mulhall ... extras casting: LDI Casting
Carolyn Pickman ... extras casting: CP Casting, Inc.
Chris Scheeren ... casting assistant
David Vaccari ... casting
Grant Wilfley ... extras casting: New York
Stephanie Yankwitt ... casting assistant
Matt Bouldry ... casting assistant (uncredited)
David H. Kramer ... adr voice casting (uncredited)
Donna Morong ... executive in charge of casting (uncredited)
Stacey Tanner ... casting production assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Sarah Annabella Altman ... additional costumer (as Sarah Mink)
Parrish Kennington ... set costumer
Maili Lafayette ... set costumer
Molly O'Haver ... costumer
Janna Pederson ... stitcher
Barbara Dalton Rotundo ... costume production assistant (as Barbara Rotundo)
Hope Slepak ... costume supervisor
Jodi B. Stone ... tailor
Taryn Walsh ... key set costumer (as Taryn Walsh Weaver)
Hillary Derby ... costumer (uncredited)
Tina Ulee ... additional costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Laura Berning ... location scout
Maria T. Bierniak ... location manager
Ann Kiker ... location scout
Ian MacGregor ... assistant location manager
Kip Myers ... location scout
Benjamin Thomas ... location scout (as Ben Thomas)
Eoin Walsh ... location assistant
Andrew L. Lanier ... location scout (uncredited)

Music Department

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Gideon Jacobs ... background vocals: David Kramer's Looping Group
Shari Johanson ... supervising music editor (as Shari L. Johanson)
Sonny Kompanek ... arranger / orchestrator
Mitchell Leib ... executive in charge of music
Sondre Lerche ... arranger / orchestrator
Debora Lilavois ... assistant music editor
Lawrence Manchester ... score engineer / score mixer / score recordist
Carolyn Miller ... background vocals: David Kramer's Looping Group
Sandra Park ... music contractor (as Sandy Park)
Mike Patrick ... assistant music editor
Brian Podnos ... background vocals: David Kramer's Looping Group
Alicia Sable ... background vocals: David Kramer's Looping Group
Dana Sano ... music supervisor
Jason Stasium ... score engineer / score mixer / score recordist
Jørgen Treen ... score engineer (as Jorgen Traeen) / score recordist (as Jorgen Traeen)
Libby Umstead ... assistant to music supervisor (as Elizabeth Umstead)
Missy Webb ... assistant engineer
Makalia Zimick ... background vocals: David Kramer's Looping Group
Kato Ådland ... score engineer / score recordist
Joseph Magee ... music pre-recording engineer (uncredited)
Jonathan Schultz ... audio processing (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Dianne Dreyer ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Robert Buckman ... transportation captain
Michael Hyde ... transportation coordinator (as Mike Hyde)
David Conelli ... camera car driver (uncredited)
Steven R. Guglielmetti ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Diana Ascher ... post production accountant
Felix Chen ... payroll accountant
Sarah Connolly ... assistant production coordinator
Susan Ehrhart ... production coordinator
Catherine Feeny ... set production assistant
Ethan Fox ... assistant craft service
Marci Graber ... second assistant accountant
Peggy Hall ... dialogue coach: Ms. Binoche (as Peg Hall-Plessas)
Michael E. Jacobson ... key set production assistant
Lindsay Jaeger ... dailies coordinator
Michael B. Johnson ... first assistant accountant
Mark Killian ... set production assistant
Connie Kim ... assistant: Mr. Epstein
Kenneth LaFayette ... production accountant (as Kenneth J. Lafayette)
Kevin C. Lang ... office production assistant (as Kevin Lang)
Harry Lapham ... set production assistant
Meghan Lechette ... production assistant: New York
Scott Levine ... unit publicist
Emily Lysaght ... assistant: Ms. Winkler-Ioffreda
Jack McCullough ... first aid
Lindsay Medeiros ... accounting clerk
Katie Murphy ... production secretary (as Katie M. Murphy)
Michael Peavey ... helicopter pilot (as Mike Peavey)
Aggie Perkins ... trainer: Ms. Binoche and Mr. Cook
Shannon Petranoff ... assistant: Mr. Shestack and Mr. Epstein
Jeff Pinette ... film courier
Brad Robinson ... set production assistant
Marie Rodriguez ... assistant production coordinator / travel
Michelle Sarama ... post production accountant
Jacquie Saul ... studio teacher
Jonathon Schermerhorn ... office production assistant (as Jon Schermerhorn)
Krista Selvaggio ... set teacher / studio teacher
Tony Shaff ... assistant: Mr. Hedges
Alan Simon ... studio teaching administrator: On Location Education
Joanna Spears ... second assistant accountant
Tracy Spiegel ... craft service (as Tracy R. Spiegel)
Daniel Stangl ... production intern
Jeremy Stein ... assistant: Mr. Shestack
Briana Taylor ... set production assistant
Nate Winslow ... set production assistant
Jason Anthony ... stand-in (uncredited)
Kirsten Babich ... photo double (uncredited)
Anthony Bonello ... set production assistant (uncredited)
Timmy DeCoff ... photo double (uncredited)
T.J. Federico ... stand-in: Dane Cook (uncredited)
Grady Justice ... stand-in: Felipe Dieppa (uncredited)
Kevin Maier ... stand-in: Steve Carell (uncredited)
Russ Martin ... film runner (uncredited)
Brandt McGuire ... production assistant (uncredited)
Zoe Pauliks ... photo double (uncredited)
Joe Piasecki ... production assistant (uncredited)
Vincenzo Rotondo ... prep cook (uncredited)
Heli Soell ... assistant post-production accountant (uncredited)
Lygia Day Szelwach ... teacher: New York (uncredited)
Garson Yu ... title designer and supervisor (uncredited)

Thanks

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Susan Bruce ... special thanks
Donald L. Carcieri ... grateful acknowledgment: Governor, The State of Rhode Island
Steven Feinberg ... grateful acknowledgment: Director, Rhode Island Film & Television Office
Patrick C. Foley ... special thanks: Executive Petty Officer, U.S. Coast Guard Station Point Judith (as BMC Patrick C. Foley)
Simon Hedges ... special thanks
Joseph A. Montalbano ... grateful acknowledgment: Senate President, The State of Rhode Island
William J. Murphy ... grateful acknowledgment: The Speaker of the House, The State of Rhode Island
Kevin E. Raimer ... special thanks: Director, U.S. Coast Guard Motion Picture Office (as Cdr. Kevin E. Raimer)
Dorothy Raymond ... with thanks to (as Dorothy Raymond and Her Family)
Kirsten Schatz ... special thanks
Crew believed to be complete

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Plot Summary

Single father Dan Burns dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch. Written by Marisa_Gabriella

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Taglines Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family. See more »
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Also Known As
  • Coup de foudre à Rhode Island (France)
  • Dan - Mitten im Leben! (Germany)
  • Como la vida misma (Spain)
  • 三个新娘一个老爸 (China, Mandarin title)
  • 亲亲老爸 (China, Mandarin title)
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Runtime
  • 98 min
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Box Office

Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $11,809,445, 28 Oct 2007
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $68,474,305

Did You Know?

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Trivia Improvisation was encouraged during filming. One such case was the line: "This corn is like an angel." Allison Pill's (Jane) stoic expression turns into a failed attempt to hold back a grin. The outtakes show that the entire cast soon burst out laughing. See more »
Goofs Dan stops for gas in New Jersey while he and the girls are driving up to the family's house. He is shown pumping gas. While it is against the law in New Jersey to pump your own gas, it is sometimes done and usually overlooked as an infraction by station staff. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in American Gangster/Music Within/Before the Devil Knows You're Dead/Dan in Real Life/Control (2007). See more »
Soundtracks Airport Taxi Reception See more »
Quotes Cara Burns: You don't have to worry because when it comes to sex, Marty is the one that wants to wait.
Dan Burns: What part of that sentence is supposed to give me comfort?
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