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Because I Said So ()


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A meddling mother tries to set her daughter up with the right man so her kid won't follow in her footsteps.

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Daphne Wilder
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Milly Wilder
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Johnny
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Jason
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Maggie
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Mae
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Joe
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Lionel
Matt Champagne ...
Eli
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Derek
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Stuart
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Milly's Staff #1 / Matisse
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Milly's Staff #2 / Charlie
Emily Maisano ...
Milly's Staff #3
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Cousin Dougy's Friend
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Singing Bride
Jennifer Bolton Lee ...
Daphne's Masseuse (as Satya Lee)
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Maggie's Masseuse
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Milly's Masseuse
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Bad Teeth Guy
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Cute Food Spewing Guy
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Foreign Guy
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Sneezer
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Transsexual
Carlo Manchini ...
Arnold (as Carlo Michael Mancini)
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Iris
Judi Barton ...
Jason's Mother
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Jason's Father
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Uncle Philip
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Photographer
Edith Jefferson ...
Female Senior
Holly Westen ...
Catering Staff
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Bleached Teeth Guy
Allison Caetano ...
Roller Blader
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Roller Blader
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Renna Bartlett ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Pete 'The Fast Food Guy' (uncredited)
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Dinner Party Guest (uncredited)
Suzanne Covington ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Potential Date (uncredited)
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Little Arthur (uncredited)
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Contractor / Carpenter (uncredited)
Choice Plasencia ...
Cupcake Kid (uncredited)
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Chubby Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Opender Singh ...
Suitor (uncredited)
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Computer Girl (uncredited)
Henri C. Wittelsohn ...
Restaurant Patron (uncredited)

Directed by

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Michael Lehmann

Written by

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Karen Leigh Hopkins ... (written by) &
Jessie Nelson ... (written by)

Produced by

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Paul Brooks ... producer
Michael Flynn ... executive producer
Karen Leigh Hopkins ... associate producer
Jessie Nelson ... producer
Michael Newstat ... producer
Scott Niemeyer ... executive producer
Wendy Rhoads ... co-producer
Jonathan Shore ... associate producer
Norm Waitt ... executive producer

Music by

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David Kitay

Cinematography by

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Julio Macat

Editing by

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Paul Seydor
Troy Takaki

Editorial Department

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Corinne Bogdanowicz ... digital intermediate colorist
Alanna De Carlo ... post-production assistant
Adam DesCombes ... post-production assistant
Patrick Flannery ... additional editor
Michael Grawert ... assistant colorist
Brian Guillaudeu ... promo editor
Kate Kroll ... post-production coordinator
Bryan Lamoureux ... first assistant editor
Shoshanah Tanzer ... post-production assistant
Amy Tompkins ... digital intermediate editor
Aisla Webster ... post-production coordinator
Kay Sievert ... colorist: dailies (uncredited)

Casting By

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Eyde Belasco

Production Design by

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Sharon Seymour

Art Direction by

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Christopher Tandon

Set Decoration by

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Maggie Martin

Costume Design by

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Shay Cunliffe

Makeup Department

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Fríða Aradóttir ... hair stylist: Ms. Keaton (as Frida Aradottir)
Gary Archer ... prosthetic teeth
Hayley Cecile ... additional makeup artist
Ginger Damon ... assistant hair stylist
Kelcey Fry ... makeup artist: Ms. Keaton
Zoe Hay ... additional makeup artist
Julie Hewett ... makeup department head
Polly Lucke ... department head hair: additional photography (as Polly Luke)
Beth Buckwalter Miller ... department head hair (as Beth Miller)
Barbara Olvera ... hair stylist: Ms. Keaton
Michelle Vittone ... key makeup artist (as Michellee Vittone-McNeil)
Marsha Shearrill ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)

Production Management

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Michael Flynn ... unit production manager
Joanna L. Rees Jones ... post production executive
Jeff Levine ... executive in charge of production: Gold Circle Films
Christa Vausbinder ... production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Keri Bruno ... second second assistant director
Michael McCue ... second assistant director
Sholto J. Roeg ... first assistant director: additional photography unit
Mike Topoozian ... first assistant director
Bob Brown ... second unit director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Claudia Bonfe ... set dressing buyer
Tony Bridgers ... construction foreman
Gretchen Engel ... art department coordinator
Maureen Farley ... property master
Jane Fitts ... graphic designer
Joey Genitempo ... stand-by painter
L. David Gordon ... drapery foreman
Richard Lambert ... lead man
Curtis Laseter ... construction coordinator
Joe Monaco ... set dresser
Mark Moretti ... storyboard artist
Adam Mull ... art department assistant
Cynthia C. Rebman ... on-set dresser
Natalie Richards ... set designer
John Risso ... paint supervisor
Rodney Rosene ... set dresser
Scott Schutzki ... set dresser
Nathan A. Smith ... set decorating shopper / shopper
Shanna Starzyk ... art department assistant
Fante Zamora ... set dresser
Doug Anderson ... lead plasterer (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Douglas Axtell ... production sound mixer
Gregg Barbanell ... foley artist
George Berndt ... adr supervisor
Johnna Chism ... assistant sound editor
Ryan Ferro ... utility sound
Alan Freedman ... adr mixer
Detlef Halaski ... re-recording mixer
P.K. Hooker ... sound effects editor
Pamela Kahn ... foley artist
Steve LeSieur ... foley editor
Skip Lievsay ... re-recording mixer
Jérôme Malaize ... sound intern
James Morioka ... dialogue editor
Chris Navarro ... adr mixer
Rob Nokes ... sound effects field recordist
Alberto Ovejero ... dubbing mixer
John A. Pagano ... assistant sound editor
Jeremy Peirson ... re-recording mixer
Matthew Reale ... sound mixing recordist
Jerry Ross ... supervising sound editor
Lucy Sustar ... foley mixer
Ben Wienert ... boom operator

Special Effects by

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Frank Ceglia ... special effects coordinator
Matt Kutcher ... special effects supervisor
Laura Michl ... production assistant
Rudy Perez ... special effects
Jennifer M. Sheppard ... special effects project coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Marc Canas ... scanning/recording
Ozzie Carmona ... digital compositor
Rick Cortes ... inferno artist
Alan De Castro ... digital artist
David Geoghegan ... digital optical compositor
Michael Grawert ... digital effects artist
Cristian A. Kong ... digital compositor
Jennifer Law-Stump ... digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Rodney Montague ... digital intermediate producer
Nichole Moraila ... billing coordinator
Josh Mossotti ... visual effects
Tristan Rayos ... digital i/o
Greg Rodin ... digital imaging lead camera: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Antonio Torres ... digital artist: Pacific Title
Edward L. Williams ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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John Ashker ... stunt driver
Bob Brown ... stunt coordinator
Troy Lindsay Brown ... stunt performer
Jennifer Caputo ... stunt driver
Jon H. Epstein ... stunt coordinator
Debbie Evans ... stunts
Jody Hart ... precision driver
Oakley Lehman ... stunts
Ed McDermott II ... precision driver
Marta Merrifield ... stunts
Jimmy N. Roberts ... stunt performer
Troy Robinson ... stunts
Scott Rogers ... stunts
Ray Siegle ... stunt driver
Nicole Surels ... stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

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Steve Barnes ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Tom Cantrell ... electrician
Adam Castro ... assistant camera
Paul Caven ... rigging electrician
Gary Dagg ... key grip
Mitch Dubin ... camera operator: "b" camera
Robert Gagnier ... first assistant camera: second unit
Lonnie S. Gatlin ... best boy electric
Johnny E. Jensen ... additional director of photography
Frank R. Jimenez Jr. ... lighting technician
Bob E. Krattiger ... gaffer
Grg Magidow ... first assistant camera: "b" camera (as Greg Magidow)
Don Muirhead ... camera operator: "a" camera
Ryan Muirhead ... film loader
Ray Patrick ... super technocrane operator
Kenny Schneider ... electrician
Laurent Soriano ... first assistant camera: second unit
Ian Strang ... electrician
Suzanne Tenner ... still photographer
John Trunk ... video assist operator

Casting Department

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Sande Alessi ... extras casting
Kristan Berona ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Yulia Gershenzon ... costumer
Valerie Laven-Cooper ... assistant costume designer
Jennifer Lax ... key costumer
Meredith J. Murray ... costumer
Deanna M. Saul ... daycheck costumer
Katie Saunders ... costume supervisor
Donna R. Schultz ... costumer
Tim Wegman ... costumer
Jennifer Day Young ... costumer: Ms. Keaton

Location Management

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Alex Apple ... key assistant location manager
Joshua M. Dragotta ... assistant location manager
Kathy McCurdy ... key assistant location manager
Ralph B. Meyer ... location manager

Music Department

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Michael Aarvold ... music scoring mixer
Jane Ashworth ... assistant music clearances: S.L. Feldman & Associates
Gary Barlough ... score mixer
Todd Bozung ... music editor
Artie Butler ... musician: piano accompanist, Ms. Keaton
Joel Derouin ... musician: violin solos
Grant Geissman ... musician: guitar soloist
Scott Hosfeld ... musician
William Levine ... orchestrator
Sue Medley ... guitar class coordinator
Ralph Sall ... soundtrack album producer
Dana Sano ... music supervisor
Dan Wallin ... music scoring mixer
Sarah Webster ... music clearances: S.L. Feldman & Associates
Jonathan Levi Shanes ... music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Rebecca Robertson ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Oliver Eisenger ... transportation captain
Steve Luce ... driver
Jimmy Ray Pickens ... driver
Dennis M. Steere ... driver
James Waitkus ... driver

Additional Crew

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Mike Alexander ... animal trainer (as Michael Alexander)
Lesa Andelson ... production counsel
Carrie Arnold ... assistant production coordinator
Aynsley Baldwin ... stock footage coordinator
Nancy Banks ... acting coach: Mandy Moore
Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances
Matthew Benson ... production coordinator: Gold Circle Films
John Bocchicchio ... set medic
Charles Canzoneri ... cast assistant: Ms. Moore (as Chuck Canzaneri)
Chris Doss ... executive in charge of finance
Mikey Eberle ... production assistant
Chloe Finch ... production assistant
Manu Gargi ... assistant production coordinator
Suraj Gohill ... consultant: financing
David Goodin ... accounting clerk
Casey Green ... video/computer playback operator
Jason Hariton ... studio stage manager: re-shoots
Aaron Jennings Hartnell ... stand-in
Eric A. Haynes ... assistant production office coordinator
Stephanie Heaton ... assistant: Ms. Keaton
Alison Hoberman ... craft service
Jean Hodges ... food stylist
Jennifer Hoffman ... assistant: Mr. Brooks
Lieve Jansen ... completion guarantor
Cory Johnson ... production assistant
Heather Joyce ... marketing executive
Lisa Knight ... business affairs and post production coordinator
Kate Kroll ... stock footage coordinator
Robert Lamkin ... caterer
Julien Lemaitre ... production coordinator
Jill S. Litwin ... set production assistant
Matt Loatman ... cast assistant: Ms. Keaton
Max Macat ... intern loader
Emily Maisano ... assistant: Ms. Nelson
Adam R. Mehr ... attorney
Juan Melendez ... production coordinator: titles
Shaun O'Banion ... cast assistant: Ms. Moore
Michael Patrick Burke ... stand-in
Kimi Porter ... production assistant (as Kimi A.E. Porter)
Ryan Robertson ... main title producer
David Schuety ... production assistant
Wonder Fortune Serra ... assistant: Mr. Lehmann & Ms. Nelson
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances
Kim Siedentopf ... production assistant
Luke Slendebroek ... film technician
Mary Sunshine ... key production accountant
Jim Swidarski ... payroll accountant
Dylan Tarason ... production executive
Scott L. Treger ... utility stand-in
Garson Yu ... title designer
Marc C. Geschwind ... extras coordinator (uncredited)
John Hamilton ... publicity coordinator: Universal Studios Home Entertainment (uncredited)

Thanks

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Lori Johnson ... thanks

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Storyline

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Plot Summary

Approaching age sixty, Daphne Wilder divorced when she was young, has not dated since, and has raised on her own and has fostered a close, loving relationship with her three daughters, Maggie, Mae and Milly, she now assisting Milly in her successful catering business. Daphne was mother of the bride for a first time at Maggie's wedding, and a second time at Mae's wedding, but she fears there won't be a third and final time for a Milly wedding in insecure Milly attracting only who seem to be the wrong men. Not wanting Milly to turn into another "alone" version of herself at age sixty, Daphne, without telling any of her daughters let alone Milly, decides to take matters into her own hands by placing a personal ad for a potential mate for Milly. Scheduling all seventeen interviews in succession at a restaurant, Daphne finds the ad has attracted one "loser" after another, until she reaches number seventeen, Jason, an architect who is handsome and seems smart, well-bred, successful and forward thinking about his life. The two arrange for Jason to meet Milly by "accident". What Daphne does not anticipate is that there ends up being a number eighteen, Johnny, who witnessed the interviews from the sidelines as the guitarist performing at the restaurant, and while Johnny did approach Daphne in his interest in meeting Milly from what he heard of the interviews, she immediately dismissed him solely because he is a musician and thus irresponsible by nature, much like her ex-husband. In their accidental meetings, Milly embarks on a relationship with both Jason and Johnny concurrently, and upon learning about Johnny in the picture, Daphne starts pushing Jason as the favored one to Milly. Beyond Milly, Jason and Johnny's own thoughts about their two relationships, the two men who know nothing about the other being in Milly's life, a question becomes how Milly eventually learning about the ad, an inevitability, will factor into what happens, not only about Milly's love life but her relationship with her mother. In helping Milly with her love life and only fostered by watching old Gary Cooper movies, Daphne may dredge up latent feelings of romance of her own, it which she may find in the most unlikely of places. Written by Huggo

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Taglines She's just your normal, overprotective, overbearing, over-the-top mother. See more »
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Also Known As
  • A la recherche de l'homme parfait (France)
  • Von Frau zu Frau (Germany)
  • ¡Porque lo digo yo! (Spain)
  • Perquè ho dic jo (Spain, Catalan title)
  • Minha Mãe quer que Eu Case (Brazil)
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Runtime
  • 102 min
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Box Office

Opening Weekend United States $13,122,865, 04 Feb 2007
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $69,485,490, 12 Oct 2008

Did You Know?

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Trivia The names of the daughters, Maggie (Lauren Graham), Milly (Mandy Moore), and Mae (Piper Perabo), come from an e.e. cummings poem that starts "Maggie and Milly and Molly and May went to the beach to play one day." A student in Johnny's guitar class is named Molly. See more »
Goofs Several times Milly puts her hands into an oven without oven mitts. When she takes her hands out she is wearing oven mitts. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Norbit/Factory Girl/The Astronaut Farmer/Because I Said So/The Situation (2007). See more »
Soundtracks Yes, My Darling Daughter See more »
Quotes [from trailer]
Daphne Wilder: God couldn't be everywhere so that is why he invented mothers.
Maggie: What? That was on a Hallmark card we gave you
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