A college professor travels to New York City to attend a conference and finds a young couple living in his apartment.
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- Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 34 nominations.
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Walter
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| Haaz Sleiman | ... |
Tarek
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| Danai Gurira | ... |
Zainab
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| Hiam Abbass | ... |
Mouna
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| Marian Seldes | ... |
Barbara
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Maggie Moore | ... |
Karen
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| Michael Cumpsty | ... |
Charles
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Bill McHenry | ... |
Darin
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| Richard Kind | ... |
Jacob
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| Tzahi Moskovitz | ... |
Zev
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| Amir Arison | ... |
Mr. Shah
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| Neal Lerner | ... |
Martin Revere
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| Ramon Fernandez | ... |
Cop #1
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| Frank Pando | ... |
Cop #2
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| Waleed Zuaiter | ... |
Omar
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| Deborah Rush | ... |
Upper Eastside Woman
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| Ashley Springer | ... |
Student
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| Laith Nakli | ... |
Nasim
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Jacqueline Brogan | ... |
Waiter
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Walter Mudu | ... |
Ronald Cole
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Yevgeniy Dekhtyar | ... |
Slavic Man
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Earl Baker Jr. | ... |
Lester James
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Walter the Dog | ... |
Sprinkles the Dog
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| Bandar Albuliwi | ... |
Man in subway (uncredited)
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Jesus A. Del Rosario Jr. | ... |
Park Drummer (uncredited)
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| Brother Eden Douglas | ... |
Airport Security Guard (uncredited)
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Hristo Hristov | ... |
Detainee (uncredited)
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| Waléra Kanischtscheff | ... |
Cabbie (uncredited) (voice)
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| Mizan Kirby | ... |
JAIL Visitor (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Tom McCarthy | ||
Written by
| Tom McCarthy | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Omar Amanat | ... | executive producer |
| Michael London | ... | producer |
| Patty Long | ... | line producer: Los Angeles |
| Chris Salvaterra | ... | executive producer |
| Mary Jane Skalski | ... | producer |
| Jeff Skoll | ... | executive producer |
| Ricky Strauss | ... | executive producer |
| Bergen Swanson | ... | line producer |
| John Woldenberg | ... | producer |
Music by
| Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | ||
Cinematography by
| Oliver Bokelberg | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Tom McArdle | ||
Editorial Department
| Kate Abernathy | ... | first assistant editor |
| Don Ciana | ... | color timer |
| Ron Dulin | ... | assistant editor |
| Charles Herzfeld | ... | post-production advisor: Technicolor |
| Barbara Jean Kearney | ... | digital film producer |
| Ali Muney | ... | assistant editor |
| Scot Olive | ... | colorist |
| Daniel Silverman | ... | digital imaging supervisor |
| Stan Sztaba | ... | negative matcher |
| Daniel Triller | ... | assistant editor |
| Joe Violante | ... | dailies advisor |
| Joe Gawler | ... | digital opticals colorist (uncredited) |
| Robert Leaton | ... | colorist: dailies (uncredited) |
| Patricia Sztaba | ... | negative matcher (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Kerry Barden | ||
| Suzanne Crowley | ||
| Stéphane Foenkinos | ||
| Billy Hopkins | ||
| Paul Schnee | ||
Production Design by
| John Paino | ||
Art Direction by
| Len X. Clayton | ||
Set Decoration by
| Kim Chapman | ... | (as Kim L. Chapman) |
Costume Design by
| Melissa Toth | ||
Makeup Department
| Marc Boyle | ... | key hair stylist: Los Angeles |
| Stacey Panepinto | ... | key makeup artist |
| Leah Rial | ... | key makeup artist: Los Angeles |
| Elena Roulenko | ... | additional hair stylist |
| Lora Scrignoli | ... | key hair stylist |
| Kami Steele | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Production Management
| Jason M. Brown | ... | unit production manager: Los Angeles (as James M. Brown) |
| Jonathan Ferrantelli | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Jared Goldman | ... | unit production manager (as Jared Ian Goldman) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Nicholas R. Bell | ... | second assistant director |
| Anthony Blanco | ... | second second assistant director |
| Mariela Comitini | ... | first assistant director |
| Michael Del Polito | ... | second assistant director: Los Angeles |
| Gregory Santoro | ... | second second assistant director: Los Angeles (as Greg Santoro) |
Art Department
| Jamie Arbuckle | ... | set dresser |
| Albert Bianchini | ... | swing: Los Angeles |
| Jeremy Brehme | ... | swing: Los Angeles |
| Jacqueline Brogan | ... | artistic consultant |
| Craig Charland | ... | art production assistant |
| Olivia Dunn | ... | art intern (as Olivia K. Dunn) |
| Nicholas Ferrara | ... | art production assistant |
| Alison Ford | ... | assistant art director |
| Eric Friedewald | ... | lead person |
| Sean Haines | ... | on-set dresser |
| Colt Hausman | ... | camera scenic artist |
| Mark Johnson | ... | set decorator: Los Angeles |
| Julius Kozlowski | ... | key scenic painter |
| Glenn Lloyd | ... | art department coordinator |
| Charlie Nicholson | ... | on-set dresser: Los Angeles |
| Will Pangman | ... | set dresser |
| Kevin L. Raper | ... | graphic artist (as Kevin Raper) |
| Courtney Schmidt | ... | assistant property master |
| Alexis Weiss | ... | property master (as Alexis Bianca Weiss) |
| Christopher Yager | ... | set production assistant |
| Marian Ziola-Stoeffelmeier | ... | scenic painter (as Marian Zola) |
| John El Manahi | ... | scenic painter (uncredited) |
| Miles Michael | ... | set dresser (uncredited) |
| Niquan Riley | ... | props (uncredited) |
| Brendan K. Russell | ... | art department production assistant (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jamie Baker | ... | sound editor |
| Kevin Bowe | ... | boom operator |
| Damian Canelos | ... | sound mixer |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist |
| Mick Davies | ... | boom operator: Los Angeles |
| Elisabeth Giglio | ... | sound studio business manager: C5 Inc. (as Elizabeth Giglio) |
| Lewis Goldstein | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Heather Gross | ... | sound editor |
| Ruth Hernandez | ... | sound editor |
| Paul Hsu | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| Frank Kern | ... | sound editor |
| George A. Lara | ... | foley engineer |
| Nicolas Mazet | ... | boom operator (as Nico Mazet) |
| Cate Montana | ... | sound editor |
| James P. Nichols | ... | sound engineer: Dolby (as James Nichols) |
| D.J. Ritchie | ... | sound mixer: Los Angeles (as DJ Ritchie) |
| Adam Sanchez | ... | boom operator |
| John Sember | ... | boom operator |
| Sara Stern | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Michael Suarez | ... | sound |
| Lila Yomtoob | ... | sound editor |
| Dave Flynch | ... | sound editor (uncredited) |
| Eric Milano | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Gabriel Sanders | ... | boom operator (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Brian McNulty | ... | visual effects supervisor: Janimation |
| Jesse Morrow | ... | digital artist |
| Stephen Gaconnier | ... | visual effects producer (uncredited) |
| Mike Nuget | ... | digital cleanup artist (uncredited) |
| Michael P. Whipple | ... | digital intermediate engineer (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Manny Siverio | ... | stunt coordinator |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Rik Andino | ... | grip (as Ricardo Andino) |
| Carter Bissell | ... | best boy electric |
| Ian Bloom | ... | lighting technician (as Ian Bloome) |
| John Clifford | ... | still photographer |
| Richard Coronel | ... | film loader: China |
| John Corso | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
| Dylan Crawshay-Williams | ... | grip (as Dylan Crawsnay-Williams) |
| Jaime D'Aquino | ... | second assistant camera (as Jaime Segschneider) |
| Alexander Engel | ... | lighting technician (as Alex Engel) |
| John Frisbie | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Michael Garner | ... | best boy grip: Los Angeles (as Mike Garner) |
| Wolfgang Held | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / camera operator: second unit |
| Theodore N. Hellmuth | ... | dolly grip (as Theodore Hellmuth) |
| Joel Jaspan | ... | key grip: Los Angeles |
| Ludovic Littee | ... | first assistant camera |
| Adam Lukens | ... | best boy grip |
| Jamie A. Marlowe | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera (as James Marlowe) |
| James McFadyen | ... | lighting technician |
| Ryan McGuffin | ... | company grip: Los Angeles |
| Mike 'Electric' Mervilde Jr. | ... | best boy grip (as Mike Mervilde) |
| Smokey Nelson | ... | gaffer |
| Zach Quinn | ... | camera production assistant: Los Angeles |
| Zachary Quinn | ... | camera production assistant |
| Micky Reeves | ... | best boy electric: Los Angeles (as Mike Reeves) |
| Roger Sassen | ... | gaffer: Los Angeles (as Roger Sasson) |
| Meg Schrock | ... | generator operator |
| Richard Shedden | ... | company electrician: Los Angeles |
| Richard Smock | ... | company electrician: Los Angeles |
| Elizabeth Stern | ... | grip |
| Walter Strafford | ... | key rigging grip |
| Jennifer Stuart | ... | second assistant camera: Los Angeles |
| Danny Veccione | ... | rigging grip |
| Matthew Walker | ... | key grip (as Matt Walker) |
| Brett Walters | ... | first assistant camera: "b" camera |
| Joy Weber | ... | lighting technician |
| JoJo Whilden | ... | still photographer |
| Casey Wooden | ... | grip |
| Joseph Belschner | ... | additional dolly grip (uncredited) |
| Paul Bode | ... | first assistant camera: Los Angeles (uncredited) |
| Ryan Cheresnick | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
| Rob Harlow | ... | second key grip (uncredited) |
| Sarah L. Hendrick | ... | additional second assistant camera (uncredited) |
| Kevin Kilcher | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
| Aaron Randall | ... | additional dolly grip (uncredited) |
| John Shim | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Jessica Kelly | ... | casting assistant |
| Ali Merhi | ... | extras casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Martha Fogerty | ... | costume intern |
| Leah Katznelson | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Chrissy Kuhn | ... | costumer |
| Rebecca McCabe | ... | costume supervisor: Los Angeles |
| Colleen McTigue | ... | set costumer |
| Lauren Miller | ... | costume intern |
| Emily Mraz | ... | costume intern |
| Diana Pappas | ... | costume production assistant |
| Amy Pickering | ... | wardrobe supervisor |
| Erin Byrne | ... | additional costumer (uncredited) |
| Shirley Ephraim | ... | jewelry designer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Matthew B. Chamberlin | ... | location manager: Los Angeles (as Matthew Chamberlain) |
| Danielle Duperreault | ... | location scout |
| Jennifer Hoopes | ... | assistant location manager |
| Stephen Kardell | ... | location scout: Los Angeles |
| Tara Markus | ... | location scout |
| Christopher Menges | ... | location assistant (as Chris Menges) |
| Damon Rivetti | ... | location scout: Los Angeles |
| Collin Smith | ... | location manager |
| Dan Cooley | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Jeph Duarte | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
| Audra Gorman | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Travis Huber | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Brendan Kehoe | ... | location assistant (uncredited) |
| Kristen Mink | ... | assistant location manager (uncredited) |
| Tom Yeager | ... | location manager (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Bernard C. Bayer | ... | musician: piano (as Bernard Bayer) |
| Mariusz Glabinski | ... | music editor |
| Andrew Graybill | ... | musician: violin I |
| Jan A.P. Kaczmarek | ... | score producer |
| Luke Maurer | ... | musician: viola |
| Mohammad Naseehu Ali | ... | music consultant: african and live music |
| Rafal Paczkowski | ... | score recording and mixing: P.I.Y. Studio |
| Mary Ramos | ... | music supervisor |
| Marek Szpakiewicz | ... | music arranger / musician: cello |
| Yi-Huan Zhao | ... | musician: violin II |
| Paul Edmund-Davies | ... | musician: flute (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Rachel Connors | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Tom Baker | ... | driver |
| Jeff Cadmus | ... | driver: Los Angeles |
| William Collins | ... | driver |
| George Holtzer | ... | transportation captain |
| Richie Hubka | ... | driver |
| Kirk Huston | ... | driver: Los Angeles |
| John Paul Jones | ... | driver |
| James Jorty | ... | driver |
| John McCoombs | ... | driver: Los Angeles |
| Ken Nevin | ... | driver (as Ray Nevins) |
| Chris Stevens | ... | driver: Los Angeles |
| Jay E. Vigil | ... | transportation captain: Los Angeles (as Jay Vigil) |
Additional Crew
| John A. Accardo | ... | set production assistant (as John Accardo) |
| Lucie Bourgeau | ... | production secretary: Los Angeles |
| David Boyle | ... | head of business and legal affairs: Groundswell Productions |
| Nicole Bukowski | ... | accounting clerk |
| Ben Shields Catlin | ... | acquisitions executive |
| John Charles | ... | software manager: Sony DAC |
| Laura Cook | ... | set production assistant |
| Charlie Dibe | ... | assistant production office coordinator |
| Leo Driver | ... | parking coordinator |
| Joe Facey | ... | craft service |
| John B. Finn | ... | post-production accountant: JFA Inc. (as John Finn) |
| Angeline Girard | ... | office production assistant |
| Dan Gloeckner | ... | key set production assistant |
| Erika Goldfarb | ... | office production assistant |
| James Granger | ... | production secretary |
| Jonathan Gray | ... | production counsel: Gray Krauss |
| Jason Hedges | ... | unit production assistant |
| Andy Hutchinson | ... | set production assistant |
| Peter Hutchison | ... | post-production accountant |
| Stephanie Janesh | ... | office production assistant: Los Angeles (as Stephanie Kinch) |
| Doe Kim-Corcoran | ... | studio manager: C5 Inc. (as Doe Kim) |
| Shana Kingsley | ... | craft service assistant |
| Sara Lane | ... | production accountant |
| Annie Marter | ... | acquisitions executive |
| Alana McGowan | ... | head of acquisitions / head of distribution |
| Tracey Merkle | ... | script supervisor: Los Angeles |
| Karen S. Neasi | ... | product placement coordinator (as Karen Neasi) |
| Elizabeth Pellegrini | ... | production office coordinator |
| Dana Penrod | ... | set production assistant (as Dana Pinrod) |
| Javier Rojas | ... | craft service assistant |
| Jamie Ellen Rush | ... | set production assistant (as Jamie Rush) |
| Gus Sacks | ... | office intern |
| Michael Sapia | ... | assistant parking coordinator |
| Weiman Seid | ... | publicist: Fat Dot |
| Lara Sfire | ... | set production assistant (as Lara Safire) |
| Luke Tomalin Sherman | ... | set production assistant (as Luke T. Sherman) |
| Howard Shipman | ... | parking production assistant |
| Ivy Shyu | ... | assistant: Tom McCarthy |
| Christina Sibul | ... | development consultant |
| Chandra C. Silver | ... | assistant: Mary Jane Skalski |
| Marny Smith | ... | office intern |
| Hilary Stabb | ... | assistant to counsel: Gray Krauss |
| J.P. Summerskill | ... | payroll accountant (as John Paul Summerskill) |
| Vivian Tong | ... | set production assistant |
| Christopher Yager | ... | set production assistant (as Chris Yager) |
| Sreenu Yedavalley | ... | set production assistant |
| Craig Charland | ... | office intern (uncredited) |
| Shirley Ephraim | ... | jewelry designer (uncredited) |
| Sky Gewant | ... | additional production assistant (uncredited) |
| Darin J. Patterson | ... | additional production assistant (uncredited) |
| Gladys Pérez | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
| Sharon Steinhauser | ... | business and legal affairs (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Miguel Arteta | ... | special thanks |
| John Harrington Bland | ... | special thanks |
| Bobby Cannavale | ... | special thanks |
| Kate Churchill | ... | special thanks |
| Patricia Clarkson | ... | special thanks (as Patty Clarkson) |
| Ralph Costanza | ... | special thanks |
| Peter Dinklage | ... | special thanks |
| Tate Donovan | ... | special thanks (as Tate Donavan) |
| James Elenidis | ... | in memory of (as Jim Elenidis) |
| Juliana Farrell | ... | special thanks |
| Elizabeth Grave | ... | special thanks |
| Marcus Hinchey | ... | special thanks |
| Joy Huang | ... | special thanks |
| Gil Kruger | ... | thanks |
| Josh Pais | ... | special thanks |
| Bruna Papandrea | ... | special thanks |
| Alexander Payne | ... | special thanks |
| Paul Sado | ... | special thanks |
| Jonathan Marc Sherman | ... | special thanks |
| Christina Sibul | ... | special thanks |
| Joey Slotnick | ... | special thanks |
| Stephen Trask | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Asociace Ceských Filmových Klubu (ACFK) (2009) (Czechia) (theatrical)
- Golden Village Pictures (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Halcyon Pictures (2008) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Impacto Cine (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Longride (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Moviemobz Rain (2009) (Brazil) (theatrical)
- Wild Bunch Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- A-Film Home Entertainment (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Anchor Bay Entertainment (2008) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- FS Film (2008) (Finland)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- ION Television (2012) (United States) (tv)
- Joyncontents Group (2012) (South Korea)
- K5 International (2007) (Non-US)
- Overture Films (2007) (United States)
- Pandastorm Pictures (2009) (Germany)
- Paramount Home Entertainment (2009) (Brazil) (DVD)
- Rai Movie (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Rialto Distribution (2007) (Australia)
- Rialto Distribution (2007) (New Zealand)
- SP Films (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Vendetta Films (2007) (New Zealand) (DVD)
Special Effects
- Janimation (visual effects and titles)
Other Companies
- Act One Script Clearance (script clearance)
- C5 (post-production sound services)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (cranes)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (dollies)
- Directors' Catering (catering)
- DitlevFilms (end crawl)
- Fat Dot (publicity)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Fintage CAM (collection account management)
- Goldcrest Post Production New York (sound re-recording facility)
- Gray Krauss Sandler Des Rochers (production counsel)
- JFA (post-production accounting)
- Mega Playground (video dailies)
- Monkeyland Audio (adr stage)
- Ovasen Post Production (post-production services and facilities)
- Ovasen (post-production services and facilities)
- P.I.Y. Studio (score recording and mixing)
- Post Factory NY (offline editorial facility)
- Postworks New York (adr stage)
- Sound One/C5 (post-production sound facility)
- Soundtrack New York (sound re-recording facility)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Sundance Film Festival (festival)
- Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting (extras casting)
- Tandem Sound (adr stage)
- Tandem Sound (sound post-production)
- Toronto International Film Festival (festival)
- Varèse Sarabande (soundtrack)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Lonely widower Professor Walter Vale has a boring life in Connecticut. He teaches only one class at the local college and is trying to learn how to play the piano, despite lacking the necessary musical talent. Walter is assigned to attend a conference about Global Policy and Development at New York University and give a lecture about a paper he co-authored. When he arrives at his New York apartment, he finds Tarek Khalil, a Syrian musician, and Zainab, a Senegalese street vendor, living there. He sympathizes with the illegal immigrants' situation and invites the couple to stay with him. Tarek invites him to go to his gig at Jules Live Jazz. Walter is fascinated with his African drum and Tarek offers to teach Walter how to play it. However, after an incident in the subway, Tarek is arrested and sent to a detention center for illegal immigrants. Walter has just hired a lawyer to defend Tarek when, out of the blue, Tarek's mother Mouna arrives at the apartment from Michigan. He invites her to stay in Tarek's room, and while trying to get Tarek released, Walter and Mouna get close to each other and he finds reasons to feel life can be exciting and worth living again. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
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| Taglines | Connection is everything See more » |
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Box Office
| Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $86,488, 13 Apr 2008 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Danai Gurira's debut. See more » |
| Goofs | In New York airport, the flight was announced as "flight to Syria", although it should actually name the airport (Damascus), not the country. But more importantly, there is no direct non-stop flight from New York to Syria. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in 88 Minutes/The Life Before Her Eyes/Forgetting Sarah Marshall/The Forbidden Kingdom/Where in the World Is Osama Bin Laden?/The Visitor (2008). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Salsera See more » |
| Crazy Credits | Baldwin's L2 grand piano See more » |
| Quotes |
Prof. Walter Vale:
We are not helpless children! See more » |