Dan in Real Life (2007)

Director:

Peter Hedges

Writers (WGA):

Pierce Gardner (written by) and
Peter Hedges (written by)

Release Date:

26 October 2007 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Something's happening to Dan. It's confusing. It's awkward. It's family.

Plot:

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

Plot Keywords:

Bookstore | Love | Widower | Vacation | Shore

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Steve Carell	...	Dan
Juliette Binoche	...	Marie
Dane Cook	...	Mitch
Alison Pill	...	Jane
Brittany Robertson	...	Cara
Marlene Lawston	...	Lilly
Dianne Wiest	...	Nana
John Mahoney	...	Poppy
Norbert Leo Butz	...	Clay
Amy Ryan	...	Eileen
Jessica Hecht	...	Amy
Frank Wood	...	Howard
Henry Miller	...	Will
Ella Miller	...	Rachel
Cameron 'C.J.' Adams	...	Elliott (as Cameron 'CJ' Adams)
Jessica Lussier	...	Jessica
Seth D'Antuono	...	Gus
Margot Janson	...	Olivia
Willa Cuthrell-Tuttleman	...	Bella
Emily Blunt	...	Ruthie Draper
Felipe Dieppa	...	Marty Barasco
Matthew Morrison	...	Policeman
Bernie McInerney	...	James Lamson
Amy Landecker	...	Cindy Lamson
Steve Mellor	...	Bookstore Clerk
Shana Carr	...	Suzanne Burns
Nicole Morin	...	Jane - Age 13
Charlotte Davies	...	Cara - Age 11
Lucas Hedges	...	Lilly's Dance Partner
Zoe Pauliks	...	Lilly - Age 4 (as Zoe Paulkis)
Sondre Lerche	...	Himself
Kato Ådland	...	Wedding Band (The Faces Down) - Guitar
Ole Ludvig Krüger	...	Wedding Band (The Faces Down) - Drums
Morten Skage	...	Wedding Band (The Faces Down) - Bass
Marci Occhino	...	Wedding Singer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ellen Becker-Gray	...	Customer in Coffee Shoppe (uncredited)
Kevin DeCoste	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Jaclyn Sabogal	...	Teen in Bakery (uncredited)
Melanie Scalera	...	Teen in Cafe (uncredited)
Tacuma Vanterpool	...	NYC Pedestrian (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Hedges

Writing credits (WGA)
Pierce Gardner		(written by) and
Peter Hedges		(written by)

Produced by
Ginny Brewer	....	associate producer
Darlene Caamano	....	executive producer (as Darlene Caamaño Loquet)
Dianne Dreyer	....	co-producer
Brad Epstein	....	producer
Noah Rosen	....	executive producer
Jonathan Shestack	....	producer (as Jon Shestack)
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	executive producer (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)

Original Music by
Sondre Lerche

Cinematography by
Lawrence Sher		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Sarah Flack

Casting by
Bernard Telsey

Production Design by
Sarah Knowles

Art Direction by
Mark Garner		(as Mark E. Garner)

Set Decoration by
Kyra Friedman		(as Kyra Friedman-Curcio)

Costume Design by
Alix Friedberg

Makeup Department
Matiki Anoff	....	key makeup artist
Nathan J. Busch II	....	hair department head (as Nathan J. Busch)
LuAnn Claps	....	makeup department head
Alan D'Angerio	....	hair stylist: Ms. Binoche
John James	....	key hair stylist
Emma C. Rotondi	....	hair stylist (as Emma LaCarbonara Rotondi)
Trish Seeney	....	second makeup artist

Production Management
Erica Kay	....	production supervisor
Jennifer Lane	....	post-production supervisor
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	unit production manager (as Mari Jo Winkler-Ioffreda)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Daniela Barbosa	....	second second assistant director
Stephen P. Dunn	....	first assistant director (as Stephen Dunn)
Sean Farrell	....	dga trainee
Paul Byrne Prenderville	....	second assistant director (as Paul Prenderville)

Art Department
Hope Ardizzone	....	scenic artist
Joseph Barillaro	....	stand-by painter (as Joe Barillario)
Pedro Barquin	....	greens coordinator
Guy L. Bermel	....	set dresser (as Guy Bremel)
Lewis Bowen	....	charge scenic
Krzysztof J. Bratun	....	scenic artist
Richard Brunton	....	leadman
Rob Chalk	....	additional on-set dresser
David Costello	....	scenic foreman
John Davis	....	storyboard artist
Jeffrey DeBell	....	greens foreman (as Jeff DeBell)
Stephen DeBoer	....	construction foreman
Jennifer Gerbino	....	assistant property master
Geoffrey S. Grimsman	....	set designer
David Gulick	....	property master
Brenner Hugh Harris	....	set dressing gang boss
J.M. Hunter	....	art department coordinator
Edward A. Ioffreda	....	graphic artist
Joseph Kearney	....	construction coordinator
Morgan Kling	....	buyer
C. Kent Lanigan	....	second assistant property master
Holly Laws	....	set dresser
David Levine	....	supplier: artwork
Timothy Lewis	....	set dresser
Mark O'Neil	....	set dresser (as Mark O'Neill)
Adam Roffman	....	on-set dresser
Timothy Rowcroft	....	set dresser (as Tim Rowcroft)
Marilyn Salvatore	....	draper
Shauna Sanchez	....	set decorating production assistant
Gretchen Schlottman	....	buyer
Robert Smedley	....	carpenter
Ashleigh Stanczak	....	art department production assistant
Theodore Suchecki	....	construction foreman
Katie Tower	....	graphic artist (as Katherine Tower)
Timandra Alyse Vincent	....	set dresser (as Timandra Alys Vincent)
Paul Williamson	....	construction gang boss
Noah Dubreuil	....	props (uncredited)
Krista Gall	....	props assistant (uncredited)
Dave Major	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jason Mayoh	....	construction production assistant (uncredited)
Amy Morrison	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Jeremy M. Pereira	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Beth Peterson	....	drapery seamstress (uncredited)
Kim Quam	....	construction medic (uncredited)
Christopher Sawtelle	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Michelle Sherwood	....	props (uncredited)
Meaghan E. Stone	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Chris Walsh	....	greens assistant (uncredited)

Sound Department
Krissopher Chevannes	....	adr recordist
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Ryan Collison	....	foley recordist
Gerald Donlan	....	sound editor
Kelly Doran	....	additional boom operator
Kelly Doran	....	sound utility
Robert Fernandez	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Roberto Fernandez)
Dror Gescheit	....	sound re-recordist
Heather Gross	....	sound effects editor
Harry Higgins	....	sound re-recordist
Bobby Johanson	....	adr mixer
Avi Laniado	....	sound mix technician
Jane McCulley	....	adr editor
Igor Nikolic	....	assistant sound editor
Eliza Paley	....	supervising sound editor
Jay Peck	....	foley artist (as Jack Peck)
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
John Pritchett	....	sound mixer
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator
Steve F.B. Smith	....	sound consultant: Dolby
Eric Strausser	....	sound effects recordist
Bill Sweeney	....	foley supervisor (as William Sweeney)
Dominick Tavella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Troeller	....	sound mix technician (as Bob Troeller)

Special Effects by
Judson Bell	....	key special effects
Alfredo Cairo	....	special effects technician
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)
Gregory Morell	....	special effects coordinator (as Greg Morell)

Visual Effects by
John Baker	....	CG artist: Furious FX
Bryan Chavez	....	CG artist: Furious FX
Sarah Coatts	....	visual effects producer: main & end title sequences: yU+co.
Erin M. Cullen	....	rotoscope artist: Furious FX (as Erin Cullen)
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
David Lingenfelser	....	visual effects supervisor: Furious Fx
Kevin Lingenfelser	....	creative supervisor: Furious FX
Chris MacKinnon	....	CG artist: Furious FX
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration
Sean O'Connor	....	compositor: Furious FX
Mark Shoaf	....	CG supervisor: Furious FX
Tracy Takahashi	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX
Christine Cram	....	digital paint artist (uncredited)
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX (uncredited)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration (uncredited)

Stunts
Chris Barnes	....	stunt driver
Rosie Bernhard	....	stunt performer
Chick Bernhardt	....	stunt performer
Jared Burke	....	stunt performer
Barbara Lee-Belmonte	....	stunt performer
Paul Marini	....	stunt performer
Tina Mckissick	....	stunt performer
Jeff Medeiros	....	stunt performer
Anthony Molinari	....	stunt performer
Dino Muccio	....	stunt performer
Erik Solky	....	stunt double: Dan
Rick Sordelet	....	stunt coordinator
Shawnna Thibodeau	....	stunt driver
Sabine Varnes	....	stunt double: Juliette Binoche
William DeCoff	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Erik Solky	....	assistant stunt coordinator (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Faires Anderson	....	Steadicam operator (as Faires Anderson Sekiya)
Faires Anderson	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Faires Anderson Sekiya)
Robert Barocci	....	director of photography: second unit
Eric Boyle	....	key rigging grip
Tony Campenni	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Lon Caracappa	....	generator operator
Geoff Dann	....	lamp operator
Suzanne Dietz	....	camera loader
Julie Donovan	....	first assistant camera
Jennifer Evans	....	company grip (as Jen Evans)
Bill Floyd	....	additional first assistant camera (as William Floyd)
Daniel C. Gold	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Dan Gold)
Sean Hadley	....	grip
Bryan Haigh	....	second assistant camera (as Bryan G. Haigh)
Brendan Keefe	....	best boy rigging electric
Tom Keenan	....	lamp operator (as Tom 'TK' Keenan)
Robert Kelly	....	company grip
Jeffrey King	....	company grip
Michael Kowalczyk	....	camera production assistant
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
David Larue	....	dolly grip: "b" camera (as David LaRue)
Charles Laughon	....	video assist operator
Bill LeClair	....	company grip
Mark A. Lewis	....	lamp operator (as Mark Lewis)
Scott Maguire	....	additional first assistant camera
Jack McPhee	....	lamp operator (as John F. McPhee)
David Norris	....	aerial director of photography (as Dave Norris)
Brian A. Pitts	....	rigging gaffer (as Brian Pitts)
David Puopolo	....	best boy rigging grip
Daryl Richardson	....	key rigging grip
Ryan Rodriguez	....	lamp operator
Darrin Smith	....	best boy electric
Jeff Tanger	....	rigging electric
John Velez	....	gaffer (as John G. Velez)
Warren A. Weberg	....	best boy grip
William M. Weberg	....	key grip
Merie Weismiller Wallace	....	still photographer
Thom Willey	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
Woody Bell	....	additional rigging grip (uncredited)
Jason Bowen	....	lighting technician (uncredited)
Aimee Butterfield	....	grip (uncredited)
Rick Cardillo	....	electrician (uncredited)
Robert Clark	....	electrician (uncredited)
Joshua Dreyfus	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Eric Goddard	....	electrician (uncredited)
Dan Hutchinson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jessica Jennings	....	electrician (uncredited)
Eric Komar	....	grip (uncredited)
Michael Kowalczyk	....	camera intern (uncredited)
Ed Lalli	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
JD Leedham	....	additional grip (uncredited)
Gordon D. Manson	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
James R. Mitchell	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
David C. Romano	....	grip (uncredited)
Travis Trudell	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Ivar Weberg	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Tiffany Little Canfield	....	casting associate
Will Cantler	....	casting
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting
Anne Mulhall	....	extras casting: LDI Casting
Carolyn Pickman	....	extras casting: CP Casting
Chris Scheeren	....	casting assistant
David Vaccari	....	casting
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting: New York
Stephanie Yankwitt	....	casting assistant
Matt Bouldry	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Stacey Tanner	....	casting production assistant (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sarah Annabella Altman	....	additional costumer (as Sarah Mink)
Hillary Derby	....	costumer
Parrish Kennington	....	set costumer
Maili Lafayette	....	set costumer
Molly O'Haver	....	costumer
Janna Pederson	....	stitcher
Barbara Dalton Rotundo	....	costume production assistant (as Barbara Rotundo)
Hope Slepak	....	costume supervisor
Jodi B. Stone	....	tailor
Tina Ulee	....	additional costumer
Taryn Weaver	....	key set costumer (as Taryn Walsh Weaver)

Editorial Department
Brian Boyd	....	high-definition preview artist
Jen Choi	....	post-production assistant
Janet Gaynor	....	first assistant editor
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist: Technicolor Digital Intermediate
Mike Mertens	....	color timer
Carl S.G. Moore	....	digital intermediate producer: Technicolor Digital Intermediate (as Carl Moore)
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Alexis Wiscomb	....	post-production coordinator

Music Department
Kato Ådland	....	score engineer
Kato Ådland	....	score recordist
Sonny Kompanek	....	music arranger
Sonny Kompanek	....	orchestrator
Sondre Lerche	....	music arranger
Sondre Lerche	....	orchestrator
Debora Lilavois	....	assistant music editor
Lawrence Manchester	....	score engineer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score mixer
Lawrence Manchester	....	score recordist
Sandra Park	....	music contractor (as Sandy Park)
Mike Patrick	....	assistant music editor
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Jonathan Schultz	....	audio processing
Shari Schwartz	....	supervising music editor (as Shari L. Johanson)
Jason Stasium	....	score engineer
Jason Stasium	....	score mixer
Jason Stasium	....	score recordist
Jørgen Treen	....	score engineer (as Jorgen Traeen)
Jørgen Treen	....	score recordist (as Jorgen Traeen)
Libby Umstead	....	assistant to music supervisor (as Elizabeth Umstead)
Missy Webb	....	assistant score engineer
Joseph Magee	....	music pre-recording engineer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Robert Buckman	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Hyde	....	transportation coordinator (as Mike Hyde)

Other crew
Diana Ascher	....	post-production accountant
Laura Berning	....	location scout
Maria T. Bierniak	....	location manager
Felix Chen	....	payroll accountant
Sarah Connolly	....	assistant production coordinator
Dianne Dreyer	....	script supervisor
Susan Ehrhart	....	production coordinator
Catherine Feeny	....	set production assistant
Ethan Fox	....	assistant craft service
Marci Graber	....	second assistant accountant
Gideon Jacobs	....	adr loop group
Michael E. Jacobson	....	key set production assistant
Lindsay Jaeger	....	dailies coordinator
Michael Johnson	....	first assistant accountant
Ann Kiker	....	location scout
Mark Killian	....	set production assistant
Connie Kim	....	assistant: Mr. Epstein
Kenneth LaFayette	....	production accountant (as Kenneth J. Lafayette)
Kevin Lang	....	office production assistant
Harry Lapham	....	set production assistant
Scott Levine	....	unit publicist
Emily Lysaght	....	assistant: Ms. Winkler-Ioffreda
Ian MacGregor	....	assistant location manager
Jack McCullough	....	first aid
Lindsay Medeiros	....	accounting clerk
Carolyn Miller	....	adr loop group
Katie Murphy	....	production secretary (as Katie M. Murphy)
Kip Myers	....	location scout
Michael Peavey	....	helicopter pilot (as Mike Peavey)
Aggie Perkins	....	trainer: Ms. Binoche and Mr. Cook
Shannon Petranoff	....	assistant: Mr. Shestack and Mr. Epstein
Jeff Pinette	....	film courier
Peggy Plessas	....	dialogue coach: Ms. Binoche (as Peg Hall-Plessas)
Brian Podnos	....	adr loop group
Jason Quimby	....	location production assistant
Brad Robinson	....	set production assistant
Marie Rodriguez	....	assistant production coordinator
Marie Rodriguez	....	travel coordinator
Vincenzo Rotondo	....	prep cook
Alicia Sable	....	adr loop group
Michelle Sarama	....	post-production accountant
Jacquie Saul	....	studio teacher
Jonathon Schermerhorn	....	office production assistant (as Jon Schermerhorn)
Krista Selvaggio	....	set teacher
Krista Selvaggio	....	studio teacher
Tony Shaff	....	assistant: Mr. Hedges
Alan Simon	....	studio teaching administrator: On Location Education
Joanna Spears	....	second assistant accountant
Tracy Spiegel	....	craft service (as Tracy R. Spiegel)
Daniel Stangl	....	production intern
Jeremy Stein	....	assistant: Mr. Shestack
Briana Taylor	....	set production assistant
Benjamin Thomas	....	location scout (as Ben Thomas)
Eoin Walsh	....	location assistant
Nate Winslow	....	set production assistant
Garson Yu	....	title designer and supervisor
Makalia Zimick	....	adr loop group
Jason Anthony	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Kirsten Babich	....	photo double (uncredited)
Anthony Bonello	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Timmy DeCoff	....	photo double (uncredited)
T.J. Federico	....	stand-in: Dane Cook (uncredited)
Grady Justice	....	stand-in: Felipe Dieppa (uncredited)
Andrew L. Lanier	....	location scout (uncredited)
Kevin Maier	....	stand-in: Steve Carell (uncredited)
Russ Martin	....	film runner (uncredited)
Brandt McGuire	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Zoe Pauliks	....	photo double (uncredited)
Joe Piasecki	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Lygia Day Szelwach	....	teacher: New York (uncredited)

Thanks
Susan Bruce	....	special thanks
Donald L. Carcieri	....	grateful acknowledgment
Steven Feinberg	....	grateful acknowledgment
Patrick C. Foley	....	special thanks
Simon Hedges	....	special thanks
Joseph A. Montalbano	....	grateful acknowledgment
William J. Murphy	....	grateful acknowledgment
Kevin Raimer	....	special thanks (as Kevin E. Raimer)
Dorothy Raymond	....	thanks
Kirsten Schatz	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Touchstone Pictures
• Focus Features
• Dan In Real Life Productions

Distributors

• Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• CatchPlay (2008) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Focus Features (2007) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Concorde Filmverleih (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Eagle Pictures (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• EuropaCorp. Distribution (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Fox-Warner (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Odeon (2007) (Greece) (theatrical)
• RCV Film Distribution (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Shaw Organisation (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Bazuca Films (2008) (Chile) (all media)
• Blue Sky Media (2007) (Czech Republic) (all media)
• Concorde Home Entertainment (2008) (Germany) (DVD)
• D Productions (2007) (Turkey) (all media)
• Discovery Film & Video Distribution (2008) (Croatia) (all media)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2008) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Paradise Group (2007) (Russia) (all media)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment (2008) (USA) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Furious FX (visual effects)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)

Other Companies

• ARRI / Camera Service Center  lighting equipment (as ARRI/CSC)
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• C.P. Casting  extras casting (as CP Casting)
• David Kramer's Looping Group  background vocals
• Duper Studio  score recorded and mixed at
• Getty Images  photographs courtesy of
• Gjoa Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Gotham Sound  sound equipment
• LDI Casting  extras casting
• Legacy Recording Studios  score recorded and mixed at
• Movie Movers  production trailers
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• On Location Education  studio teaching administration
• Orbit Digital  high-definition preview services
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Reel Chefs Catering  catering
• Sound One Corporation  re-recorded at (as Sound One Corp.)
• Soundtrack  ADR Facility
• Tax Credit Finance  tax credit brokering
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor  prints
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting
• Virgin Records  soundtrack
• yU+Co.  main and end titles designed by

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some innuendo.

Runtime:

98 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Colour:

Colour

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | DTS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Taiwan:GP | Singapore:PG | Ireland:PG | Malaysia:U | Australia:PG | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Hong Kong:IIA | South Korea:12 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43598) | Germany:o.Al. | Sweden:Btl | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | UK:PG | Mexico:A | Brazil:Livre

Filming Locations:

New Jersey, USA

Company:

Touchstone Pictures

Trivia:

Largely based on co-writer Pierce Gardner's personal experiences on years going to summer vacations at Rehoboth Beach, Delaware with his wife's extended family.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Dan is talking to Cindy and Jim, the father and daughter that are going to syndicate his column, you can see Mitch's chair next to Dan move close so that Mitch's leg is touching Dan's and further away, then close, then far again to Dan's chair.

Quotes:

Dan Burns: I don't want to go out with the pig... face.

Movie Connections:

References A Few Good Men (1992)

Soundtrack:

Ruthie Pigface Draper

A One-of-A-Kind Movie Experience

I was lucky enough to see this at a pre-screening last night (Oct. 20) and I was incredibly surprised by the wonderful plot and genuinely heart felt acting.

While the plot is not particularly complicated or exceptionally new, the story unfolds in a way that feels fresh, unique, and distinctly "indy" in style. It isn't something that can easily be compared to films of the past, it's a unique take on a sort of classic middle-aged depressed love story.

I was particularly struck by the casting of the film. Down to every last extra in the family, it was a beautiful and talented cast. The three daughters did a wonderful job, the talent was evenly dispersed between them and none of them "out-shone" the other two.

It was truly a delightful film, appropriate for all ages and laugh out loud funny while also being truly touching and heart warming. It was a wonderful break from the sex jokes and nudity of recent films.