Cast & Crew

Directed by

Jonathan Dayton
Valerie Faris

Writing Credits

Zoe Kazan
(written by)
Isabelle Hope Dayne
(written by)

Cast

Paul Dano
Calvin Weir-Fields
Zoe Kazan
Ruby Sparks
Chris Messina
Harry
Annette Bening
Gertrude
Antonio Banderas
Mort
Aasif Mandvi
Cyrus Modi
Steve Coogan
Langdon Tharp
Toni Trucks
Susie
Deborah Ann Woll
Lila
Elliott Gould
Dr. Rosenthal
Alia Shawkat
Mabel
Jane Anne Thomas
Saskia
John F. Beach
Adam
Eleanor Seigler
Mandi
Emma Julia Jacobs
Party Goer at Langdon's
Wallace Langham
Warren
Rightor Doyle
Party Goer 1 - Hammer
Eden Brolin
Party Goer 2 - Hammer
Michael Silverblatt
Michael Silverblatt
Mary Jo Deschanel
Female Professor
Kai Lennox
Sort of Weird Guy
Ole Olofson
Older Dude
Jack Levinson
Party Goer 2 - Book Release
China Shavers
Party Goer 1 - Book Release
Casey Genton
Busboy
Michael Berry Jr.
Silverlake Passerby
Lindsay Fishkin
Box Office Teller
Claudia Bestor
Lecture Curator
Oscar
Scotty the Dog
Rick L. Dean
Book Club Member
D'Janine King-Lasky
Literary Fan
Brittany Lasky
Literary Fan
Diana Parros
Book Club Member
Tom Perrotta
Tom Perrotta
Mark Roman
Literary Fan
Tatiana Sarasty
Book Club Member
Marco Tazioli
Book Club Groupie
Matt von Siegel
Book Club Member

Produced by

Albert Berger
producer
Paul Dano
executive producer
Isabelle Hope Dayne
producer
Robert Graf
executive producer
Zoe Kazan
executive producer
T.K. Knowles
associate producer
Bart Lipton
line producer: additional photography (uncredited)
John O'Grady
associate producer
Chuck Ryant
associate producer
Ron Yerxa
producer

Music by

Nick Urata

Cinematography by

Matthew Libatique
director of photography

Editing by

Pamela Martin

Casting By

Justine Arteta
(as Justine Baddeley)
Kim Davis-Wagner

Production Design by

Judy Becker

Art Direction by

Alexander Wei

Set Decoration by

Matthew Flood Ferguson

Costume Design by

Nancy Steiner

Makeup Department

Curran Crockett
hair stylist
Angel Radefeld
key makeup artist (as Angel Radefeld-Wright)
Kristin Wahl
hair department head (as Kristin Berge)
Michael Ward
key hair stylist (as Michael S. Ward)
Torsten Witte
makeup department head

Production Management

Daniel R. Chavez
executive in charge of production
Robert Graf
unit production manager
Bart Lipton
production supervisor
J.M. Logan
post-production supervisor
Lindsay Rosaaen
production supervisor: additional photography (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

J.E. Barrows
second second assistant director
Jeb Barrows
second assistant director
Robert E. Kay
second assistant director
Thomas Patrick Smith
first assistant director
Cecilia Sweatman
additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department

David Brace
leadman
Colleen Broderick
buyer
Susannah Carradine
art department coordinator
Chad R. Davis
on-set dresser
Jon De Pabon
gang boss
Ursula Glaviano
set dresser
Aaron A. Goffman
1st assistant property master
Dwayne Grady
property master (as Dwayne David Grady)
Anne Hyvarinen
paint foreman
Charles Kern
standby painter
Alexander Linde
art department assistant (as Alex Linde)
Cynthia Martinez
greens
Joe Mason
art department production assistant
Geoff McFetridge
artist: The Girlfriend book cover
Michael O'Donnell
additional leadman
James Pollack
set dresser (as James S. Pollack)
Aaron Rodriguez
standby painter (as Aaron Greengrass Rodriguez)
Wilfredo Antonio Sola
set dresser (as Antonio Sola)
Ann Urich
assistant props
Wayne White
artist: Heartbroken Old Times book cover
Alexandra Wiesenfeld
artist: Ruby's artwork
Peter Zeman
set dresser
Michael Buha
set dresser (uncredited)
Jon De Pabon
painter (uncredited)
Jane Fitts
graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department

David A. Arnold
dialogue editor
Rick Canelli
adr recordist
William Cawley
assistant sound editor (as Bill Cawley)
Johnna Chism
assistant sound editor
David Lee Fein
foley artist (as David Fein)
Jamie Gambell
cable person
Albert Gasser
foley editor
Aaron Glascock
re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor
Hilda Hodges
foley artist
David Jobe
foley mixer
Randall L. Johnson
boom person (as Randy Johnson)
Skip Lievsay
re-recording mixer
Howard London
adr mixer
Stefano Mascitti
synchronization
Thomas J. O'Connell
adr mixer
Jason Oliver
adr mixer
Sonny Pettijohn
assistant sound editor
Curt Schulkey
dialogue editor
Edward Tise
sound mixer
Byron Wilson
supervising sound editor
Ryan Young
adr recordist (as Ryan D. Young)
Greg Cosh
boom operator (uncredited)
Mark Purcell
dubbing recordist (uncredited)
John Soukup
sound transfer (uncredited)

Visual Effects by

Kirsten Anderson
visual effects production manager: Brickyard VFX
Jeff Blodgett
visual effects production manager: Brickyard VFX
Gina Downing
visual effects artist: Brickyard VFX
Henrique Ghersi
visual effects artist: Brickyard VFX
Robin Hobart
visual effects artist: Brickyard VFX
Linda Jackson
visual effects coordinator: Brickyard VFX
Geoff McAuliffe
visual effects artist: Brickyard VFX
Evan Paras
visual effects artist: Brickyard VFX
Patrick Poulatian
visual effects artist: Brickyard VFX
Chris Sonia
visual effects artist: Brickyard VFX
Mandy Sorenson
visual effects artist

Stunts

Wade Allen
stunt coordinator
Arturo Dickey
stunts (as Arturo Joe Dickey)
Barron Gunter
stunts
Chris Nielsen
stunts
Allan Padelford
stunts
Pat Romano
stunt coordinator (as Patrick Romano)

Camera and Electrical Department

Gary Bevans
diu
Kyle Bryson
electrician
William Clouter
grip
James Coffin
best boy grip
Tana Dubbe
key grip
Randy Dye
best boy electric
Jeff Ferrero
gaffer
Shun Goldin
grip (as Sgun S. Goldin)
Colin Hudson
steadicam operator
Corey Jennings
camera department production assistant
Michael Koepke
grip
Michael Kowalczyk
digital imaging technician
Christophe Lanzenberg
additional photography
Nicholas Larsen
grip
Stephanie Lyons
camera department production assistant
Tommy Maddox-Upshaw
additional camera operator (as Tommy Maddox)
Joey Maloney
additional digital imaging technician
John Mang
dolly grip: "a" camera
Steven Mann
additional first assistant camera (as Steven 'Manny' Mann)
Merrick Morton
still photographer (as Merrick Rhodes Morton)
Brian Mundell
electrician
Robert Novellino
grip (as Bob Novellino)
Joey O'Donnell
second assistant camera: "a" camera
Mickey Petersen
electrician
Nicolas Restrepo
underwater camera operator (as Nic Restrepo)
Matt Shaver
video assist (as Matthew Shaver)
David Sirianni
grip
Curtis Smith
dolly grip: "b" camera
Prentice Smith
additional diu (as Patrice S. Smith)
Matt Stenerson
first assistant camera: "a" camera (as Matthew T. Stenerson)
David Thompson
electrician (as Blue Thompson)
Jeff Tomhave
grip (as Jeffrey Tomhave)
Mike Valentine
camera department production assistant (as Michael Valentine)
Fritz Weber
grip (as Fritz 'Bootsy' Weber)
Terry Zumalt
electrician
Chris Basso
generator operator (uncredited)
Michael Mansouri
digital imaging technician (uncredited)
Johan Martinez
lighting technician (uncredited)
John Paul Meyer
additional first assistant camera: pick-ups (uncredited)
Robert Petrin
edge arm operator (uncredited)
Patrick Redmond
edge head technician (uncredited)
Manny Tapia
gaffer: re-shoots (uncredited)

Animation Department

Roger Hall
animator: title

Casting Department

Rich King
extras casting
D'Janine King-Lasky
extras casting
Freya Krasnow
casting associate
Caitlin McKenna
adr voice casting
Jeremy Lambert
extras casting assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

'Downtown' Jamie Brown
costume production assistant
Jill Chizever
set costumer
Cheryl Cravedi
set costumer (as Cheryl L. Cravedi)
Sara Daubney
cutter/fitter (as Sara Daubney-Kinney)
Deborah Myles Davis
costume supervisor
Carmen Frost
set costumer
Vitalina Gauzylyuk
seamstress (as Vitalina Gavrylyuk)
Marylou Lim
key set costumer
Jennifer Starzyk
assistant costume designer

Editorial Department

Ben Estrada
colorist: dailies
Terel Gibson
first assistant editor
Joshua Kirchmer
editorial production assistant (as Josh Kirchmer)
Ken Lebre
dailies producer
Christopher McDonald
dailies operator
Mitch Paulson
supervising digital colorist
Amy Pawlowski
digital intermediate conform editor
Robert E. Phillips
digital intermediate project manager (as Rob Phillips_)
Staci Pontius
first assistant editor
Joachim Zell
color management and calibration
Rosalie A. Staley
digital intermediate assistant producer (uncredited)

Location Management

Danny Finn
assistant location manager
Christopher Miller
location manager (as Chris Miller)
Dan Milner
key assistant location manager (as Daniel Milner)
Philip Barnes
assistant location manager (uncredited)

Music Department

Timur Bekbosunov
musician: featured vocalist
Al Clay
score mixer
Jason La Rocca
music mixer
Rebecca Morellato
music production executive
Jon Ong
assistant scoring engineer
Adam Peters
music consultant / musician: solo cello / orchestral arrangements
David Sabee
conductor / music contractor
Monica Sonand
assistant music consultant
Daniel J. Stimac
assistant scoring engineer (as Dan Stimack)
Alex Walker
musician: featured vocalist
Dan Wilcox
music supervisor
Joshua Winget
music editor (as Josh Winget)
Thomas Cavanaugh
music business & legal affairs (uncredited)
Al Clay
music score producer/mixer (uncredited)
Robert Puff
music preparation (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

Lyn Matsuda Norton
script supervisor
Valesca Cnossen
script supervisor: reshoots (uncredited)

Transportation Department

Chris Basso
Generator Operator
Paul Ripple
transportation captain
Tom Roberts
transportation coordinator (as Tommy Roberts)
Timothy P. Ryan Jr.
transportation captain
Chris Basso
driver (uncredited)
Jan Dally
driver (uncredited)
Lin C. Smith
driver (uncredited)

Additional Crew

Wendy Altman-Cohen
principal eyewear
Steve Apostolina
additional voices
Jacob Bartel
production secretary
Raymond W. Beal
animal trainer
Elias Benavidez
production secretary
Gregg Brilliant
unit publicist
Frederick W. Chandler Jr.
additional voices
Matt Chase
assistant craft service
Peter Chase
craft service
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield
production accountant
Romy Cutler-Lengyel
additional voices
Robert Cymbal
key set medic
Kelli Dragon
assistant: Mr. Dano and Ms. Kazan
John Emmons
set medic (as John W. Emmons)
Robert Funk
payroll accountant
Ken Furer
assistant: Mr. Berger and Mr. Yerxa
Andres Galleguillos
assistant craft service
Keith Gaudin
second assistant accountant
Anna Golin
assistant: Mr. Dayton and Ms. Faris
Patrick Thomas Gorman
production assistant
Ali Griffith
assistant production coordinator
Adam Hein
production assistant
J. Elizabeth Ingram
production coordinator
Holmes Jim
assistant chef
Gregory Levine
set medic
Chris Lipton
production assistant
Pedro Lopez
assistant chef
Mary Lukasiewicz
assistant: Mr. Berger and Mr. Yerxa (as Marylouise Lukasiewicz)
Courtney McCrory
assistant post production accountant: post production
Mike McLaughlin
first assistant accountant (as Michael James McLaughlin)
Scott Menville
additional voices
Jonathan Nichols-Navarro
additional voice (as Jonathan Nichols)
Kelly Patino
additional voices
Alex Roth
assistant: Mr. Dayton and Ms. Faris
Michelle Ruff
additional voices
Joan Scheckel
workshop development
Dennis Singletary
additional voices
David C. Soliz
assistant chef
Janin Stenzel
additional voices
Shane Sweet
additional voices
Natalie Truly
post production accountant
Lisa Wilhoit
additional voices
Subhashan Withanage
assistant chef
Kelly Berthold
production assistant (uncredited)
Victor Chon
production assistant (uncredited)
Christie Christl
VP Feature Estimating (uncredited)
Chris Cortez
medic (uncredited) / water safety (uncredited)
Heather Fielding
studio teacher (uncredited)
David Greenbaum
production executive (uncredited)
Michael J. Harker
completion bond company representative (uncredited)
Jean Hodges
food stylist (uncredited)
Danielle Krudy
additional production assistant (uncredited)
Lee Peglow
production assistant (uncredited)
Leslie Ranne
intern (uncredited)

Thanks

Fredrik Bond
the producers wish to thank the following for their assistance
Irma Fitzgibbons
the producers wish to thank the following for their assistance
James Kaplan
this film is dedicated to: who brought love and magic to everyone he met (as Jay Kaplan)
Sid Krofft
the producers wish to thank the following for their assistance
Don Molls
the producers wish to thank the following for their assistance
Samuel Vazquez
the producers wish to thank the following for their assistance
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