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My Sister's Keeper ()


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Anna Fitzgerald looks to earn medical emancipation from her parents who until now have relied on their youngest child to help their leukemia-stricken daughter Kate remain alive.

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Anna Fitzgerald
Walter Raney ...
Pawn Shop Proprietor
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Kate Fitzgerald
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Sara Fitzgerald
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Aunt Kelly
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Brian Fitzgerald
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Jesse Fitzgerald
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Campbell Alexander
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Gloria (as Nicole Lenz)
Paul Butler ...
Jesse age 3 (as Paul Christopher Butler)
Olivia Hancock ...
Kate age 2
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Dr. Wayne
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Dr. Farquad
John DeRosa ...
EMT (as John De Rosa)
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EMT (as Marcos De La Cruz)
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Ellen
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Uncle Tommy (as Matt Barry)
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Uncle Tommy's Wife
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Uncle Pervis (as Mark M. Johnson)
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Dr. Nguyen
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Dr. Chance
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Nurse Susan (as E.G. Daily)
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Process Server
Frank Cassavetes ...
Gus
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Harry
Olivia Jade Fine ...
Anna Age 6
Andrew Schaff ...
Nurse Stephen
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Jesse Age 10
Andrew Shack ...
Lawyer for Previous Case
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Gangbanger's Mom
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Judge De Salvo
Frank Peluso ...
Bailiff #2
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Gangbanger's Lawyer
Paul Olguin ...
Gangbanger (as Paul Anthony Olguin)
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Bailiff Bert (as Big Al)
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De Salvo's Secretary
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Nurse Adele
Eric Cueto ...
Street Hustler
Lexi Kiana Ryan ...
Street Hustler (as Lexi Ryan)
Nina Barry ...
Miss Swearingen
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Taylor Ambrose
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Nurse Alice
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Saleswoman
Jonah Johnson ...
Lead Prom Singer
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Prom Guitarist
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Backup Prom Singer
Dylan Showalter ...
Prom Bass Player
Jarred Tibbetts ...
Prom Drummer
Precious Hanley ...
Mandy
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Dr. Chow
Jonathan Moonves ...
Percy Smith, Esquire (as Jon Moonves)
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Upscale Businessman (uncredited)
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Lawyer (uncredited)
Charan Andreas ...
Transvestite (uncredited)
Lynn Clayton ...
The Dancer (uncredited)
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Funeral Mourner (uncredited)
Karla Elizondo ...
Club Goer (uncredited)
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Nurse (uncredited)
Tommy Gerrits ...
Nephew of Andromeda Anna Fitzgeraid (uncredited)
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EMT #3 (uncredited)
Janis Jones ...
Cancer ward nurse (uncredited)
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Paramedic Nurse (uncredited)
Keith Kraft ...
Paramedic (uncredited)
Sara Leon ...
Friend at School (uncredited)
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Family Member (uncredited)
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Court Clerk (uncredited)
Retson Ross ...
School Classmate (uncredited)
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Elephant (uncredited)
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Bouncer (uncredited)

Directed by

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Nick Cassavetes

Written by

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Jeremy Leven ... (screenplay) and
Nick Cassavetes ... (screenplay)
 
Jodi Picoult ... (novel)

Produced by

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Toby Emmerich ... executive producer
Merideth Finn ... executive producer
Griff Furst ... producer: Curmudgeon Films
Stephen Furst ... executive producer
Scott Goldman ... producer (as Scott L. Goldman)
Mark Johnson ... producer
Mark Kaufman ... executive producer
Chuck Pacheco ... producer
Diana Pokorny ... executive producer
Steven Posen ... co-producer
Hillary Sherman ... co-producer
Mendel Tropper ... executive producer

Music by

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Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by

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Caleb Deschanel ... director of photography

Editing by

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Jim Flynn
Alan Heim

Editorial Department

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Nic Angell ... digital intermediate supervisor
Mike Brosius ... digital intermediate supervisor
Jeff Consiglio ... editor: main title sequence
Kevin Lefler ... first assistant editor
Jody Levin ... executive in charge of post production
Monika Lind ... post production production assistant
Carl McKay ... trailer finishing artist
Jim Passon ... color timer
Mike Sowa ... digital intermediate colorist
Benj Thall ... trailer editor
Danielle White ... editor: main title sequence
Linda Williams ... film editorial
Valance Eisleben ... digital conform editor (uncredited)
Bruce Goodman ... colorist (uncredited)
Katie Pastore ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Khadijah Rashid ... post-production coordinator (uncredited)
Joel Steven ... telecine assistant (uncredited)

Casting By

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Matthew Barry
Nancy Green-Keyes

Production Design by

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Jon Hutman

Set Decoration by

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Maggie Martin

Costume Design by

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Shay Cunliffe

Makeup Department

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Amy Duskin ... key makeup artist: New York (as Amy Spiegel)
Robin Fredriksz ... makeup artist: Cameron Diaz
Suzanne Kontonickas ... department head hairstylist: second unit - Montana
Eryn Krueger Mekash ... makeup department head (as Eryn Krueger)
Kelley Mitchell ... makeup artist
Bunny Parker ... hair department head
Tena Parker ... assistant head hair stylist (as Tena Parker-Baker)
Laurie Smith ... contact lens technician
Christien Tinsley ... special effects makeup
Lona Vigi ... hair stylist: Cameron Diaz
Jay Wejebe ... key makeup artist
Susan Zietlow-Maust ... key hair stylist
Erin Hicks ... key hair stylist: new york (uncredited)
Natasha Ladek ... wig maker: Sofia Vassileva (uncredited)
Judy Staats ... additional makeup artist (uncredited)
Alicia M. Tripi ... hair stylist (uncredited)
Hiro Yada ... special makeup effects crew: Tinsley Transfers inc. (uncredited)

Production Management

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Erik Holmberg ... executive in charge of production
Nancy Kirhoffer ... post-production supervisor
Michelle Morrissey ... production manager
Diana Pokorny ... unit production manager
Rick Reynolds ... post-production supervisor
Lyn Pinezich ... unit production manager: second unit (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Bac DeLorme ... second assistant director
Peter Dress ... second assistant director: second unit - Montana
Rich Ceraulo Ko ... segment director (as Rich Ceraulo)
Jonathan McGarry ... first assistant director
Paul Schmitz ... second second assistant director
Kathleen E. Kearney ... second assistant director: New York (uncredited)
Taylor Phillips ... second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

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Zach Blachly ... artist: journal
Kai Blomberg ... set dresser
Claudia Bonfe ... buyer
Tom Bowen ... propmaker
Brian Bull ... on set dresser (as Brian W. Bull)
Jason T. Clark ... art department production assistant (as Jason Clark)
Kathryn Como ... props consultant
Paul A. Cooper ... gangboss
Brooks Cornell ... propmaker
James M. Davis ... general foreman (as Jim Davis)
Bob DeCourt ... propmaker foreman (as Robert Decourt)
Douglas DeWaay ... propmaker (as Douglas Dewaay)
Roger Dudley ... propmaker (as Roger G. Dudley)
Chuck Eskridge ... standby painter
Maureen Farley ... property master
Gregory P. Fuller ... tool room keeper (as Greg Fuller)
John P. Goldsmith ... assistant art director (as John Goldsmith)
Mindy Green ... props consultant
Steve Kalka ... laborer
Bruce E. Kasson ... set dresser (as Bruce Kasson)
James Lewis Lager ... gangboss (as James Lager)
Kim Larsen-Santini ... assistant propmaster: second unit - Montana
David R. Lawson ... construction medic (as David Lawson)
John Leone ... labor foreman
Terence Lorliss ... on set greens foreman
Randy Martens ... greens supervisor
Rick McBee ... propmaker
Enrico Paronelli ... lead painter
Jeff Passanante ... construction coordinator
David C. Potter ... leadman (as David Potter)
Charlotte Raybourn ... art department coordinator
Dan Schmale ... plasterer
Beth Sheldon ... assistant property master
Mark Sparks ... propmaker (as Mark A. Sparks)
Charles Swift ... gangboss
Andrea 'Drew' Sywanyk ... assistant property master
John Warnke ... set designer
Richard Blake Wester ... gangboss (as Richard Wester)
Douglas Wright ... artist: journal / photo illustrator: journal
Zachary Baze ... production assistant (uncredited)
Silas Brandon ... set dresser (uncredited)
David Corral ... greensman (uncredited)
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese ... key props/set dressing: New York b-unit (uncredited)
Ethan Goodwin ... additional buyer (uncredited)
Greg Knapp ... construction medic (uncredited)
Ronnie Lombard ... greensman (uncredited)
Larry Misselhorn ... head greensman (uncredited)
Graham Robertson ... set dresser (uncredited)
Kenneth Sayers ... set dresser (uncredited)
Scott Schutzki ... set dresser (uncredited)
Corinne Wedlake ... art department intern (uncredited)

Sound Department

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Ron Bartlett ... re-recording mixer
Robert Batha ... assistant sound editor
Kelly Cabral ... supervising sound editor
Rick Canelli ... adr recordist
Steve Cantamessa ... sound mixer
Paul Timothy Carden ... sound editor
Melissa A. Corns ... sound editor (as Melissa Corns)
Dominique Decaudain ... foley artist (as Dominique Tadach)
David Lee Fein ... foley artist
Eric Flickinger ... recordist
Doug Hemphill ... re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Hilda Hodges ... foley artist
David Jobe ... foley artist / foley mixer
Elizabeth Kenton ... sound editor
Scott La Rue ... utility sound (as Scott LaRue)
Nancy MacLeod ... sound editor
Mark Messick ... sound editor
Thomas J. O'Connell ... adr mixer
Aynee Osborn ... sound editor (as Aynee Osborn Joujon-Roche)
Gary Thomas ... boom operator
Wade Barnett ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Rich Crescenti ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Mark DeSimone ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Travis MacKay ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Jason Oliver ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Aynee Osborn ... dialogue editor (uncredited)
Jan Petrov ... adr recordist (uncredited)
Eric Thompson ... adr mixer (uncredited)
Frank Verderosa ... adr recordist (uncredited)

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Will Brewster ... special effects: second unit - Montana
Charles Cooley ... special effects technician
Jeremy Knutson ... special effects: second unit - Montana
Tom Seymour ... special effects technician
J.D. Streett ... special effects coordinator
Robert Garrigus ... pyrotechnician (uncredited)
Sandra Stewart ... special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

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Craig Barron ... special effects supervisor: Matte World Digital
Rod Basham ... inferno artist: main title sequence
Heather Dennis ... coordinator: main title sequence
Ken Rogerson ... visual effects producer: Matte World Digital
Daphne Apellanes-Ackerson ... compositor: Matte World Digital (uncredited)
Mandy Arnold ... digital restoration artist (uncredited)
Garrett Fry ... digital matte painter (uncredited)
Michael Honrada ... roto artist: Matte World Digital (uncredited)
Jaymie Lam ... compositor: Matte World Digital (uncredited)
Josh Mossotti ... visual effects artist (uncredited)
Michael S. Pryor ... visual effects producer: Laser Pacific (uncredited)
Lauren Ritchie ... executive in charge of visual effects (uncredited)
Jason Wilson ... visual effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts

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Gary Baxley ... stunts
Eddie Braun ... stunt coordinator
Dan Brown ... stunts
Cody Gill ... stunts
Sean Graham ... stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr. ... stunts
Conrad E. Palmisano ... stunts
Pat Romano ... stunts
Russell Solberg ... stunts
Ed McDermott II ... precision driver (uncredited)
Pat Romano ... stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department

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Eric Amundsen ... second assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit, Montana
Sidney Ray Baldwin ... still photographer
James Barrett ... rigging gaffer
Ron Batzdorff ... still photographer
Salim Bensrhir ... electrician (as Salim Benshir)
Erik Bernstein ... best boy electric
Lauren Blair ... rigging electrician (as Lauren Fitton)
Brad Boyer ... best boy grip
Danny Brazen ... rigging grip
Jeff Brinker ... rigging grip
Jennifer Browne ... photographer: journal
Robin Bursey ... camera loader
Colin J. Campbell ... chief lighting technician (as Colin Campbell)
Chad Cohlmia ... electrician
David C. Darrow ... grip
Will Dearborn ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
Dick Deats ... key grip: second unit - Montana
Jerry C. Deats ... key grip (as Jerry Deats)
Jimmy Deats ... best boy grip: second unit - Montana
Alan R. Disler ... first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Alan Disler)
Dan Dobson ... video playback
David Eubank ... first assistant camera: "b" camera, second unit - Montana
Matt Floyd ... rigging grip
J.P. Gabriel ... chief lighting technician: second unit - Montana
James Gembala ... rigging electrician
Christopher Glasgow ... dolly grip (as Chris Glasgow)
Jonathan D. Guerra ... electrician (as Jon Guerra)
Timothy Hale ... grip
Jeff Hand ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Brian Harvick ... rigging grip
Neil Kinkead ... rigging electrician
Kim Marks ... camera operator: "a" camera
Jerry L. Marshall ... best boy rigging grip (as Jerry Marshall)
Jason McKnight ... assistant chief lighting technician: second unit - Montana
Elsa Mejia ... additional camera: main title sequence
Dustin Penrod ... rigging electrician
Cynthia Perez ... photographer: journal
Blake Pike ... key rigging grip
Scott Andrew Ressler ... camera operator: "b" camera
Ron Santoyo ... grip
Sean Smith ... electrician
Tony Thomas ... grip
Tommy Tieche ... second assistant camera: "a" camera
Diana Ulzheimer ... camera intern
Ken Wheeland ... rigging electrician (as Kenneth Wheeland)
Mark Wojciechowski ... grip (as Mark Wojciediowski)
Vincent Young ... electrician
Michael S. Beckman ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Collin Davis ... camera operator: second unit (uncredited)
Nathan Dean Fetzer ... electrician (uncredited)
Brandon Flohr ... grip (uncredited)
Brian Heller ... aerial cinematographer (uncredited)
Douglas Huete-Soto ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Gembala James ... rigging electrician (uncredited)
Lee Jordan ... second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)
Jacques Jouffret ... steadicam operator (uncredited)
Kris Krosskove ... camera operator (uncredited)
Beau Lambert ... lighting technician (uncredited)
Michael L. Lewin ... rigging grip (uncredited)
Pat O'Mara ... grip (uncredited)
Giorgio Scali ... director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Jay Sheveck ... libra technician (uncredited)
Michael Woodside ... lighting technician (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Judy Cook ... casting assistant
Tracy Dixon ... extras casting
David Kramer ... extras casting associate
Brent Paxton ... casting
Ryan Preimesberger ... casting intern (uncredited)
David Zahedian ... casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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Ashton Edmunds ... costume production assistant (as Ashton Edmonds)
Yulia Gershenzon ... costumer: Cameron Diaz
Alyssa Kim ... principal set costumer
Jason M. Moore ... set costumer (as Jason Moore)
Katie Saunders ... costume supervisor
Donna R. Schultz ... key costumer (as Donna Schultz)
Jennifer Day Young ... costumer (uncredited)

Location Management

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Lori A. Balton ... location scout: Los Angeles (as Lori Balton)
Kandice Billingsley ... key assistant location manager
Alasdair Boyd ... supervising location manager: second unit - Montana
Stephenson Crossley ... key assistant location manager (as Stephenson P. Crossley)
Mark A. Freid ... key assistant location manager (as Mark Freid)
Eddie Santillan ... assistant location manager
Rony Shino ... key assistant location manager (as Ron Shino)
Kristan Wagner ... location manager
Michael Betz ... key assistant location manager: second unit (uncredited)
Josh Burns ... key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Kevin Funston ... location scout (uncredited)
Jamie Vermilye ... location assistant (uncredited)

Music Department

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Lee Blaylock ... music clearance executive
Rob Brophy ... musician: viola
Paul Broucek ... executive in charge of music: New Line
Paul Burton ... Music Recording Engineer
Paul Bushnell ... electronic music programmer
Gina Coletti ... musician: viola
Thomas Diener ... musician: viola
Nina Evtuhov ... musician: violin
Jerry Hey ... orchestrator
Steve Juliani ... music preparation
Christian Kollgaard ... musician: bass
Emily C. Kwong ... assistant music editor (as Emily Cummins)
Mateo Laboriel ... electronic music programmer
Darrin McCann ... musician: viola
Radu Pieptea ... musician: violin
Peter Rotter ... music contractor
Angie Rubin ... music editor
Dennis S. Sands ... music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands) / score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Erin Scully ... music executive
Lori Silfen ... music business affairs
Aaron Zigman ... conductor / orchestrator
Kim Baum ... music department (uncredited)
George Doering ... musician (uncredited)
Nick Fevola ... music preparation (uncredited)
Paul S. Henning ... musician: violin (uncredited)
Michael J. Lloyd ... music preparation (uncredited)
Michael Stern ... music recording engineer: additional score mixer (uncredited)
Jesse Voccia ... electronic music programmer (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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Jane Goldsmith ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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James Cawley ... transportation captain: second unit - Montana (as Jim Cawley)
Myleen Chapin ... transportation clerk
Michael Coady ... transportation captain
Timothy 'Toes' Erwin ... transportation coordinator (as Tim 'Toes' Erwin)
Fernando Espinoza ... driver: catering
Timothy Flynn ... driver
John L. Grissom ... driver (as John Grissom)
Jose Hernandez ... driver (as Jose G. Hernandez)
Rudy Herrera ... driver
Richard Lengel ... driver (as Richard Lengle)
Fred Liberman ... driver
Brett Miller ... transportation captain
Jeff Murray ... driver
Jesse Parton ... driver
Frank Porras ... driver
George Schmid ... driver
Tim Sgrignoli ... driver (as Tim Sgrignnoli)
Mike Shannon ... transportation coordinator: second unit - Montana
Jimmy Sherwood ... driver
Allen Strockbine ... driver
Mike Walsh ... driver (as Mike Walsh)
Jon White ... driver
Robert J. Young ... driver (as Robert Young)
Christopher DiMarco ... transportation (uncredited)
Robert Gaskill ... driver (uncredited)
Michael Glover ... driver (uncredited)
Jim Oge Jr. ... driver (uncredited)
Mike Painter ... transportation (uncredited)
Brian Steagall ... transportation (uncredited)
Tom Thompson ... driver (uncredited)
Richard Vincent ... transportation (uncredited)
DeAnna Weippert ... driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

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Rachel Aberly ... unit publicist
Ahmet Ahmet ... main title sequence: design, art direction, live action photography
Paul Alindog ... medical advisor: patient
Miguel Alvarez ... chef assistant
Spencer Andrews ... stand in: Thomas Dekker (as Spencer Jambor) / stand-in: Evan Ellingson (as Spencer Jambor)
John Ansotegui ... liaison: Montana Film Office, second unit - Montana
Mike Artino ... set medic
Coriena Baer ... insurance: Turner Risk Management
Laura Bagano ... craft service
Cassandra Barbour ... rights & clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Dana Belcastro ... production executive
Patrick Bentley ... assistant: Abigail Breslin
Marco Blanco ... chef assistant (as Marco A. Blanco)
Kelsey Burke ... medical advisor: patient
Catherine Burt ... assistant: Cameron Diaz
Christina Cabanillas ... medical consultant
Cecilia Cardwell ... studio teacher: Abigail Breslin
Toni Carreras-Irwin ... medical consultant
Laurie Cartwright ... risk management
Tami Case ... medical consultant
Max Castillo ... chef assistant
Mark Ceryak ... assistant: Mr. Johnson
Stephen Clarke ... set production assistant
Jeremy Crane ... assistant production coordinator
Jon Davidson ... production controller
Monique Drumheller ... assistant craft service
Terry Edinger ... production accountant
Jeff Egan ... production safety
Nikki Erwin ... consultant: journal
Fred Gabrielli ... caterer: Gala Catering
Michelle Garcia ... on set medical technical advisor
Ileana Geestman ... liaison: Desi Geestman Foundation
Jeremy Gilbreath ... production assistant: journal
Emily Glatter ... supervising production coordinator
Ali Griffith ... assistant production coordinator: additional
Thomas L. Gunderson ... animal trainer (as Thomas Gunderson)
Janeen Harlan ... office production assistant: second unit - Montana
Kim Hasse ... stand in: Kate
Courtney Hess ... office production assistant: second unit - Montana
Jason Huberman ... post production accountant
Meredith Humbracht ... production coordinator
Kenneth Ingber ... legal consultant (as Kenneth S. Ingber)
Sten Iversen ... liaison: Montana Film Office, second unit - Montana
Kathy Kelehan ... producer: main title sequence
Grant Kirkpatrick ... production office assistant
Stephanie Klube ... stand in: Aunt Kelly
Erin Korda ... stand in: Anna
Jordan Kronquist ... set production assistant: second unit - Montana
Louis A. Lanni ... set production assistant (as Louis Lanni)
David R. Lawson ... construction medic (as David Lawson)
Teresa Jolene Lee ... set production assistant
Michael C. Lill ... medical consultant
Steven Maines ... stand in: Brian
Hiromi Marder ... payroll accountant
Thomas Markoff ... journal production assistant
Robyn Martin ... production attorney
Marybeth Martin-Eck ... first assistant accountant (as Marybeth Martin)
Sarah Mathews ... office production assistant: second unit - Montana
Andrew Matthews ... executive in charge of film investments
Beth McManigill ... studio teacher
Cristie Miele ... animal trainer
James S. Miser ... medical consultant
Keri Moorhouse ... assistant: Jason Patric
Jennifer Mount ... risk management
Michael Murrell ... legal consultant
Claudine Nichols ... photo consultant: journal
Rusty Nye ... assistant: Sofia Vassilieva
Carrie A. Oyer ... assistant production coordinator: second unit - Montana (as Carrie Oyer)
Anna Pawlowska ... medical consultant
Frank Peluso ... assistant: Mr. Cassavetes
Amanda J. Powderly ... accounting clerk
Alicia C. Pritchett ... key second assistant accountant (as Alicia Pritchett)
Paul Prokop ... executive in charge of finance
Joshua Ravetch ... production resources
Mark Romanelli ... set production assistant
Judith K. Sato ... medical consultant
Andrew Schaff ... supervisor: journal
Shawn Schminke ... production office assistant (as Shawn Shminke)
Romy Schneider ... contract administrator
Craig Schoenfeld ... studio teacher: Sofia Vassilieva
Nicole Schulz ... medical advisor: patient
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances: Entertainment Clearances
Kerri Smeltzer ... assistant: Mr. Pokorny / production coordinator: second unit - Montana
Gene Starzenski ... set medic
Leon Stiffarm ... advisor: fly fishing, second unit - Montana
Greer Thomas ... set production assistant: second unit - Montana
Lisa Tritico ... on set medical technical advisor
Julian Tyler ... production office assistant
Kari Tyler ... second assistant accountant
Kristen C. Venick ... on set medical technical advisor
Madison R. Wells ... stand in: Sara
Allison Whitmer ... set production assistant: second unit - Montana (as Alison Whitmer)
Lucy Winn ... assistant: Mr. Johnson
Ben Betts ... video/computer playback operator (uncredited)
David Chiu ... production assistant (uncredited)
Brian Clark ... rigging medic (uncredited)
Paddy Connor ... production assistant (uncredited)
Abby Craden ... adr loop group (uncredited)
Alissa Dean ... segment producer (uncredited)
Mike Doto ... production manager: titles (uncredited)
Louis Farah Jr. ... medic (uncredited)
Heather Fielding ... studio teacher (uncredited)
Casey Green ... video/computer playback operator (uncredited)
Lindsay Heller ... production assistant (uncredited)
Alex Lee ... additional production assistant (uncredited)
Cary Sato Lee ... craft service (uncredited)
Kim Meredith ... nurse advisor (uncredited)
Keri Moorhouse ... assistant production coordinator (uncredited)
Vicky Pezza ... additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Brandon Schiffman ... set production assistant (uncredited)
K.D. Smith ... production accounting (uncredited)
Joe Steele ... production resources (uncredited)
Jen Willis ... production assistant (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

In Los Angeles, the eleven year old Anna Fitzgerald seeks the successful lawyer Campbell Alexander trying to hire him to earn medical emancipation from her mother Sara that wants Anna to donate her kidney to her sister. She tells the lawyer the story of her family after the discovery that her older sister Kate has had leukemia; how she was conceived by in vitro fertilization to become a donor; and the medical procedures she has been submitted since she was five years old to donate to her sister. Campbell accepts to work pro bono and the obsessed Sara decides to go to court to force Anna to help her sister. Written by Claudio Carvalho, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

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Also Known As
  • Ma vie pour la tienne (France)
  • Beim Leben meiner Schwester (Germany)
  • La decisió de l'Anne (Spain, Catalan title)
  • La decisión de Anne (Spain)
  • La decisión más difícil (Peru)
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Runtime
  • 109 min
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Box Office

Budget $30,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $12,442,212, 28 Jun 2009
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $95,714,875

Did You Know?

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Trivia Sofia Vassilieva shaved off her hair and eyebrows to play Kate Fitzgerald. She described it as the least she could do to understand Kate's pain. She was filming this movie and Medium (2005), so she wore a wig for the show. See more »
Goofs At one point in the movie, instead of being called by the fictional name Kate, she is called by her actual name, Sofia. See more »
Movie Connections Featured in Cameron Diaz/Johnny Strange/Pete Yorn (2009). See more »
Soundtracks Tiny Bubbles See more »
Quotes [first lines]
Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald: When I was a kid, my mother told me that I was a little piece of blue sky that came into this world because she and Dad loved me so much. It was only later that I realized that it wasn't exactly true. Most babies are coincidences. I mean, up in space you've got all these souls flying around looking for bodies to live in. Then, down here on Earth, two people have sex or whatever, and bam, coincidence. Sure, you hear all these stories about how everyone plans these perfect families. But the truth is that most babies are products of drunken evenings and lack of birth control. They're accidents. Only people who have trouble making babies actually plan for them.
Andromeda 'Anna' Fitzgerald: I, on the other hand, am not a coincidence. I was engineered. Born for a particular reason. A scientist hooked up my mother's eggs and my father's sperm to make a specific combination of genes. He did it to save my sister's life. Sometimes I wonder what would have happened if Kate had been healthy. I'd probably still be up in heaven or wherever, waiting to be attached to a body down here on Earth. But coincidence or not, I'm here.
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