Working in a Boston homeless shelter, Nick Flynn re-encounters his father, a con man and self-proclaimed poet. Sensing trouble in his own life, Nick wrestles with the notion of reaching out yet again to his dad.
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| Robert De Niro | ... |
Jonathan Flynn
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| Paul Dano | ... |
Nick Flynn
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| Julianne Moore | ... |
Jody Flynn
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| Olivia Thirlby | ... |
Denise
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| Eddie Rouse | ... |
Carlos
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| Steve Cirbus | ... |
Jeff
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Joy
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Gabriel
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| Liam Broggy | ... |
Young Nick
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| Chris Chalk | ... |
Ivan
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| Wes Studi | ... |
Captain
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Richard
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Sarah Quinn | ... |
Religious Girl
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Benjamin Foronda | ... |
Punky Guy
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| Dale Dickey | ... |
Marie
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| Josh Alscher | ... |
Crack Smoker
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| Dawn McGee | ... |
Waitress
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| Billy Wirth | ... |
Travis
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Michael Gibson | ... |
Sergeant Bob
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| Kelly McCreary | ... |
Inez
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Deidre O'Connell | ... |
Frowzy Woman
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| Katherine Waterston | ... |
Sarah
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Robert Andrews | ... |
Homeless Man 1
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| Michael Genadry | ... |
Young Counselor
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Kelli Crump | ... |
Desk Clerk
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Dara Tomanovich | ... |
Beautiful Woman
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Jane Lee | ... |
Laura
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Evan Wadle | ... |
Young Guy
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Victor Pagan | ... |
Beady-Eyed Bill
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Rony Clanton | ... |
Skid
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Michael Buscemi | ... |
Dennis
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Lorenzo Murphy | ... |
Morphine Addict
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| William Sadler | ... |
Ray
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Joseph Prioleau | ... |
George
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Lee Stringer | ... |
Homeless Man in Line
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| John O'Brien | ... |
Airline Pilot
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| Joey Boots | ... |
NA Guy
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Luis Moco | ... |
Punk Rocker
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Marilyn Torres | ... |
Little Girl's Mother
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Stephen Williams | ... |
Counselor
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Homeless Man 2
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Rufino Colon | ... |
Shelter Guest 1
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Jeffrey Ware | ... |
Jerry
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| Samira Wiley | ... |
Asha
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| Stuart Rudin | ... |
Moses
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Gabriel Millman | ... |
Housing Counselor
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Thomas Hoffman | ... |
Barlow
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Joyce Myricks | ... |
Nurse / Counselor
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Dwight Folsom | ... |
Isaac Clegg
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Carlton Bembry | ... |
Counselor 2
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George Asatrian | ... |
Beating Teen 1
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Anthony Piccolo | ... |
Beating Teen 2
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Kevin Keels | ... |
Banker at Party
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| Paul Senza | ... |
Shelter Counselor
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Ian Bonner | ... |
12-Step Member (uncredited)
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| Kevin Cannon | ... |
Crackhead Mugger (uncredited)
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| DJ Nino Carta | ... |
Homeless Man #2 in Line (uncredited)
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| Louise Devery | ... |
Buttercup Bartender (uncredited)
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| Elli | ... |
Homeless Guy (uncredited)
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Nick Flynn | ... |
Man interviewing for placement (uncredited)
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Peggy Friend | ... |
Lady in cab (uncredited)
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| Dennis Jay Funny | ... |
Shelter guest (locker room) (uncredited)
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| Olive Hui | ... |
Nick's One Night Stand (uncredited)
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| Marty Krzywonos | ... |
Shelter Guest (uncredited)
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| Wayne R. Miller | ... |
locker room guy (uncredited)
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John Mitchell | ... |
Shelter Guest 104 (uncredited)
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| Jeffrey Mowery | ... |
Homeless man (uncredited)
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| Martin Pfefferkorn | ... |
Wounded Shuffler (uncredited)
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| Bill Walters | ... |
Homeless Man in Shelter (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Paul Weitz | ||
Written by
| Paul Weitz | ... | (written by) |
| Nick Flynn | ... | (book "Another Bullshit Night in Suck City") |
Produced by
| Dan Balgoyen | ... | co-producer |
| Caroline Baron | ... | executive producer |
| Michael Costigan | ... | producer |
| Nick Flynn | ... | executive producer |
| Kerry Kohansky-Roberts | ... | executive producer (as Kerry Kohansky) |
| Meghan Lyvers | ... | executive producer |
| Andrew Miano | ... | producer |
| Jane Rosenthal | ... | executive producer |
| Paul Weitz | ... | producer |
Music by
| Badly Drawn Boy | ||
Cinematography by
| Declan Quinn | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Joan Sobel | ||
Editorial Department
| Matt Breitenbach | ... | digital intermediate assist |
| Ryan Duffy | ... | digital scanning and recording: Deluxe New York |
| Alex Durie | ... | digital restoration: Deluxe New York |
| Joe Gawler | ... | digital intermediate colorist: Deluxe New York (as Joseph Gawler) |
| Markus Janner | ... | digital scanning and recording: Deluxe New York |
| Brent Kleinman | ... | digital intermediate engineer: Deluxe New York |
| Christian Kontis | ... | digital restoration: Deluxe New York |
| Tim Mullen | ... | digital intermediate engineer: Deluxe New York |
| Dave Pultz | ... | lab timer: Deluxe New York (as David Pultz) |
| Matt Roozen | ... | post-production assistant (as Matthew Roozen) |
| Jonathan Sanden | ... | digital intermediate editor: Deluxe New York |
| Darrell R. Smith | ... | digital intermediate supervising producer: Deluxe New York |
| Jason Swiniuchowski | ... | post-production assistant |
| Jay Tilin | ... | smoke artist: Deluxe New York |
| Ofe Yi | ... | assistant editor |
| Thomas Centrone | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
| Molle DeBartolo | ... | digital intermediate project manager (uncredited) |
| Mathieu Reid | ... | color timer (uncredited) |
| Seth Weinman | ... | post-production technician: dailies (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Joseph Middleton | ||
Production Design by
| Sarah Knowles | ||
Art Direction by
| Ryan Heck | ||
Set Decoration by
| Susan Perlman | ||
Costume Design by
| Aude Bronson-Howard | ||
Makeup Department
| Jerry DeCarlo | ... | key hair stylist |
| Julie Anna Kehoe | ... | first assistant hair stylist (as Julie Anna Kehoe-Lipman) |
| Björn Rehbein | ... | first assistant makeup artist (as Bjoern Rehbein) |
| Susan Reilly LeHane | ... | makeup artist: Julianne Moore (as Susan Reilly Lehane) |
| Carla White | ... | key makeup artist |
| Joseph Farulla | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Craig Lindberg | ... | additional makeup artist (uncredited) |
| Rosemary Redlin | ... | makeup artist (uncredited) |
Production Management
| Caroline Baron | ... | unit production manager |
| Isabel Henderson | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Gabrielle Mahon | ... | production supervisor |
| Ben Urquhart | ... | post production executive (uncredited) |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Casey Madigan | ... | second second assistant director |
| Christo Morse | ... | first assistant director |
| Annie Tan | ... | second assistant director |
Art Department
| Peter Bundrick | ... | key carpenter |
| Craig Capitelli | ... | set dresser |
| John K. Conway | ... | set dresser (as John Conway) |
| Tom Conway | ... | leadman (as Thomas Conway) |
| Catriona 'Cat' Crosby | ... | set dresser |
| Catriona Crosby | ... | set dresser |
| John W. Farraday | ... | set dresser |
| Frank-Joseph Frelier | ... | art department coordinator |
| Matthew Hanley | ... | set dresser |
| Richard Hebrank | ... | construction coordinator |
| Chryss Hionis | ... | assistant set decorator |
| T.J. Horan | ... | set dresser |
| David Itzhak | ... | foreman |
| Christian Kelly | ... | set dresser |
| Jeannette Kim | ... | assistant art director |
| Imogen Lee | ... | assistant property master |
| Julie Marr | ... | camera scenic |
| Kerri McGill | ... | scenic industrial |
| Daniel Nisenson | ... | set dresser |
| Richard Peete | ... | prop assistant |
| Michael Powsner | ... | prop assistant |
| Thomas Hudson Reeve | ... | on-set dresser |
| Sarah E. Rosa | ... | scenic (as Sarah Rosa) |
| Michelle Schluter-Ford | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Lee Shevett | ... | key construction grip |
| Ryan Webb | ... | property master |
| Andrea Werner | ... | buyer |
| Zachary Zirlin | ... | graphic artist |
| Laura Lerner | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Jamie Baker | ... | foley editor |
| Michael Barry | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Ron Bochar | ... | re-recording mixer / supervising sound editor |
| David Boulton | ... | adr recording engineer |
| Marko A. Costanzo | ... | foley artist (as Marko Costanzo) |
| James Cruz | ... | mix technician (as Jimmy Cruz) |
| Ruth Hernandez | ... | adr editor |
| Paul Hsu | ... | sound effects editor |
| George A. Lara | ... | foley engineer |
| Branka Mrkic | ... | dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana) |
| James P. Nichols | ... | sound consultant: Dolby (as James Nichols) |
| Brendan J. O'Brien | ... | boom operator (as Brendan O'Brien) |
| Adam Sanchez | ... | utility sound |
| Sara Stern | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Thomas Varga | ... | production sound mixer (as Tom Varga) |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Drew Jiritano | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Andrew Mortelliti | ... | assistant special effects coordinator |
| Joseph Mortelliti | ... | special effects technician |
| Richard Moran | ... | special effects technician (uncredited) |
| Stephen Powers | ... | special effects (uncredited) |
Visual Effects by
| Aaron Baker | ... | digital artist: Method Studios |
| Aleksandar Djordjevic | ... | digital artist: Method Studios |
| Jason Hawkins | ... | digital artist: Method Studios |
| Alice Kahn | ... | visual effects coordinator: Method Studios |
| Tram Le-Jones | ... | visual effects producer (as Tram Le) |
| Gregory D. Liegey | ... | visual effects supervisor: Method Studios (as Gregory Liegey) |
| David Piombino | ... | digital artist: Method Studios |
| Lesley Robson-Foster | ... | on set visual effects supervisor |
| Cara Buckley | ... | head of production: Method Studios NYC (uncredited) |
| Alejandro Monzon | ... | rotoscope artist (uncredited) |
| David Toepfer | ... | systems engineer: Method Studios (uncredited) |
Stunts
| Brian Keith Allen | ... | stunts |
| Bobby Beckles | ... | stunts |
| Peter Bucossi | ... | stunt coordinator |
| Chris Colombo | ... | stunts |
| Norman Douglass | ... | stunts |
| Roy Farfel | ... | stunts |
| Greg Harvey | ... | stunts |
| Don Hewitt | ... | stunts (as Don Hewitt Sr.) |
| Donald John Hewitt | ... | stunts (as Donald J. Hewitt) |
| Asa Liebmann | ... | stunts |
| Mick O'Rourke | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
| Gary Tacon | ... | stunts |
| Khiry Ward | ... | stunts |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Kai Wai Cheng | ... | grip |
| James P. Dolan | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Alexander Donaldson | ... | video projectionist |
| Devin Donegan | ... | key video assist |
| Joseph Donohue | ... | dolly grip (as Joe Donohue) |
| Gerard Fiore | ... | best boy rigging grip |
| Rick Gioia | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Brad Goss | ... | key rigging grip |
| Tommy Kerwick Jr. | ... | best boy grip (as Tom Kerwick Jr.) |
| Tom Kerwick | ... | key grip |
| William V. Kerwick | ... | grip |
| David Lee | ... | still photographer (as David C. Lee) |
| Jordan Levie | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Matthew Luberda | ... | grip (as Matt Luberda) |
| Frida Marzouk | ... | electrician |
| John Mitchell | ... | electrician (as John A. Mitchell) |
| John J. Moers | ... | documentary cameraman |
| Michael P. Prisco Jr. | ... | best boy rigging electric / rigging best boy electric |
| Gerard Sava | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
| I. Nate Scaglione | ... | best boy electric |
| Joseph Sciretta | ... | house electric |
| Robert Sciretta | ... | gaffer |
| Sean Sciretta | ... | electrician |
| Jeffrey Taylor | ... | loader |
| Paul Turner | ... | electrician |
| Tom Whipple | ... | video playback operator |
| Jack Donnelly | ... | camera operator (uncredited) / director of photography: second unit (uncredited) |
| Travis Hottinger | ... | electrician (uncredited) |
| Martin Jaksa | ... | rigging grip (uncredited) |
| John Nijhawan | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Ian O'Neill | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Jonathan Salvo | ... | grip (uncredited) |
| Daniel Wallenstein | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
| Tineka Becker | ... | casting associate |
| Todd Feldman | ... | extras casting associate |
| Jason Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
| Kristian Sorge | ... | extras casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Ngina Bowen | ... | set costumer |
| Careen Fowles | ... | set costume supervisor |
| Catherine Riley | ... | assistant costume designer (as Katie Riley) |
| Monica Ruiz-Ziegler | ... | costumer: Robert De Niro (as Monica Ruiz Ziegler) |
| Lindsey C. Brush | ... | costume coordinator (uncredited) |
| Natasha Rivera | ... | costume pa (uncredited) |
| Yaneya Rovira | ... | daily set costumer (uncredited) |
| Chandra Telfer | ... | costume ager/dyer (uncredited) |
Location Management
| Mark Curley | ... | location assistant |
| Trish Gray | ... | location scout |
| Janet Henry | ... | location scout |
| Rob Herling | ... | location assistant |
| Ronnie Kupferwasser | ... | location manager |
| Mathew Noack | ... | location assistant |
| Traci Spicer | ... | location assistant |
| Daniel Tresca | ... | assistant location manager (as Dan Tresca) |
| Sarah Follett | ... | location scout (uncredited) |
| Ana Laura Pulido | ... | location intern (uncredited) |
Music Department
| Christine Bergren | ... | music legal and clearances |
| Badly Drawn Boy | ... | music performer |
| Andy Brown | ... | music performer / orchestra conductor |
| Linda Cohen | ... | music supervisor |
| Caroline Dale | ... | musician: cello solos |
| Jessica Dannheisser | ... | orchestrator |
| John M. Davis | ... | music editor |
| Matthias Gohl | ... | music arranger (as Teese Gohl) |
| Sally Heath | ... | musician: piano |
| Martin Hollis | ... | recording engineer |
| The London Metropolitan Orchestra | ... | music performer / performer: London Metropolitan Orchestra |
| Stephen McLaughlin | ... | music mixer (as Steve McLaughlin) / music score producer (as Steve McLaughlin) |
| Seadna McPhail | ... | recording engineer |
| Angie Pollock | ... | additional vocals |
| Paul Saunderson | ... | music arranger |
| Mary Scully | ... | musician: contra bass (as Mary Sculley) |
| Steve Wright | ... | music production assistant |
| Rachel Bolt | ... | musician: viola (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Renee Burke | ... | script supervisor (as Renee Foley Burke) |
Transportation Department
| Thomas Beauter | ... | driver (as Thomas D. Beauter) |
| Scott Bucciero | ... | driver |
| David Buckman | ... | driver (as David 'mo chedda' Buckman) |
| Jim Buckman | ... | transportation captain |
| Peter Connors | ... | transportation co-captain (as Pete Connors) |
| Rocco Curatolo | ... | driver |
| Jesse Czypinski | ... | driver (as Jesse Supinski) |
| Christopher Defeo | ... | driver |
| Billy Featherstone | ... | driver |
| Kenneth Garrison | ... | driver |
| Angelo Geremia | ... | driver |
| Steven R. Guglielmetti | ... | driver |
| Steve Hollingsworth | ... | driver |
| Greg Jacobs | ... | driver |
| Greg Miller | ... | driver |
| Richard Nelson Jr. | ... | driver (as Richard Nelson) |
| James Pompey | ... | driver |
| Ernest Sanders | ... | driver |
| William Speranza | ... | driver (as William J. Speranza) |
| Daniel Stewart | ... | driver |
| David Conelli | ... | camera car driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
| Norman W. Boyd Jr. | ... | prosthodontics: Robert De Niro |
| Maurice Cabrera | ... | parking coordinator |
| Agust Calabro | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Coast | ... | assistant: Robert De Niro (as Mike Coast) |
| Lauren Cozzens | ... | production secretary |
| Robert Darwell | ... | legal services: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP |
| Muhammad Dawud | ... | security |
| Agustin De La Puente | ... | craft service |
| Joshua P. Dease | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Emily Evashevski | ... | production assistant |
| Maria Pia Fanigliulo | ... | assets / green representative |
| Megan Gagnon | ... | production assistant |
| Shellie Gillespie | ... | production accountant |
| Erika Goldfarb | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Eva Hooker-Haring | ... | accounting clerk (as Eva Hannon) |
| Erica Joseph Hunter | ... | second assistant accountant (as Erica Joseph-Hunter) |
| Ashley Kravitz | ... | clearance services |
| Yana Collins Lehman | ... | post production accountant |
| Keith Marlin | ... | production assistant |
| Carol McConnaughey | ... | unit publicist |
| K.C. McLeod | ... | assistant: Caroline Baron |
| Leslie Merlin | ... | production assistant |
| Joel Morales | ... | craft service |
| Huy Nguyen | ... | legal services: Sheppard Mullin Richter & Hampton LLP |
| Kory O'Donnell | ... | production coordinator |
| Douglas Odell | ... | water safety |
| Paul Pena | ... | production assistant |
| Joseph Pernice | ... | Assistant: Meghan Lyvers |
| Martin Peterson | ... | production assistant |
| Michael Riolo | ... | production assistant |
| Natasha Rivera | ... | production assistant |
| Tafv Sampson | ... | production assistant |
| Mike Sapia | ... | parking assistant (as Big Mike) |
| Chris Sarli | ... | production assistant (as Christopher Sarli) |
| Kelsey Schuyler | ... | assistant post production accountant |
| Tessie Tan | ... | payroll accountant (as Tessie P. Tan) |
| Anthony Torres | ... | chef |
| Lauren Tuck | ... | assistant: Andrew Miano |
| Finise Avery | ... | stand-in/double (uncredited) |
| Beare Flores | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
| David C. Huet | ... | second unit production assistant (uncredited) |
| Brandee Sanders | ... | crew (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Patricia Weitz | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Alliance (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Benelux Film Distributors (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Focus Features (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Star Films (2012) (Peru) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- AMG Entertainment (2014) (Japan) (DVD)
- Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Golden Scene (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Golden Scene (2012) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Hotstar (2015) (World-wide) (video)
- Iris (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Bulgaria)
- Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Hungary)
- Prorom Media-Trade (2012) (Romania)
- Sky Cinema (2014) (Germany) (tv)
- Studio Hamburg Enterprises (2021) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Australia) (DVD)
- Zon Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal)
Special Effects
- Method Studios (visual effects)
Other Companies
- CS (sound post production)
- CS (sound mixing)
- Digital Cinema (sound mixing)
- AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services (insurance)
- Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton (legal services)
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
- Gourmet To U (catering)
- VW Craft Service (craft service)
- Deluxe New York (digital intermediate)
- Wildfire Titles and Graphics (end titles)
- Northpole (music recording)
- Moolah Rouge (music recording)
- British Grove Studios (music recording)
- Northpole (music mixing)
- DC Comics (permission: "Justice Leage of America")
- New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development (special thanks)
- The New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theatre & Broadcasting (special thanks)
- New York City Police Department, Movie and Television Unit (special thanks)
- The City of Yonkers (special thanks)
- City of Vernon (special thanks)
- The Bowery Mission (special thanks)
- AIDS Service Center NYC (special thanks)
- ARRI / Camera Service Center (camera equipment provided by)
- BLT Communications (poster design)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Freewheel Film and Media (special thanks)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Pat Hobby Film and Media (special thanks)
- Pivotal Post (editing equipment: Avid HD)
- Soundtrack New York (ADR Facility)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Nick Flynn, in his 20s, hasn't found his place in the world yet but hopes to be a writer. Around the time he takes a job at a homeless shelter in Boston, his father, Jonathan, who considers himself a great writer and who hasn't seen Nick in years, abruptly makes fleeting contact. A few months later, the down-and-out Jonathan shows up at Nick's shelter and becomes a resident. This disorients Nick; he doesn't handle it well, compounded by Jonathan's belligerent behavior. Nick's memories of his mother, his budding relationship with a co-worker, and his own demons make things worse. Can anything improve? Is he his father's son?
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| Taglines | We're all works in progress See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
| Opening Weekend United States | $43,990, 04 Mar 2012 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Off-screen, while taking a break from filming and still in costume, Robert De Niro attempted to enter The Greenwich hotel, which he co-owns. Security did not recognize De Niro, turned him away, and would not let him in. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Referenced in Episode #7.19 (2012). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Too Late See more » |
| Quotes |
Jonathan Flynn:
[to Nick]
Destiny has brought us together for one fleeting moment. Let's not spit in its eye. See more » |