Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)

Director:

Lorene Scafaria

Writer:

Lorene Scafaria (screenplay)

Release Date:

22 June 2012 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

The end is coming soon

Plot:

As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan. |

Status:

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Status Updated:

29 November 2011

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Cast

Keira Knightley	...	Penny
Steve Carell	...	Dodge
Gillian Jacobs	...	Katie
Connie Britton	...	Diane
Melanie Lynskey	...	Karen
Adam Brody	...	Owen
Patton Oswalt	...	Roache
T.J. Miller	...	Chipper Host
Rob Huebel	...	Jeremy
William Petersen	...	Trucker
Rob Corddry	...	Warren
Mark Moses	...	Anchorman
Derek Luke	...	Speck
Melinda Dillon	...	Rose
Marshall Manesh	...	Indian Man
Bob Stephenson	...	Officer Wally Johnson
Amy Schumer	...	Lacey
Jim O'Heir	...	Officer Johnson
Roger Aaron Brown	...	Alfred
Tonita Castro	...	Elsa
Leslie Murphy	...	Amy
Vince Grant	...	Man #1 / Chip
Kasey Campbell	...	Danny
Hannah Victoria Stock	...	party girl with Rob Corddry
Vivian Smallwood	...	Speck's Mother
Laura Perloe	...	Sarah (as Laura Liz Perloe)
Steve Stafford	...	Airplane Pilot
Gary J. Wayton	...	Drunk wrestler
Trisha Gorman	...	Suzanne
Jake Lucas	...	Gay Party Guest
Brice Crawford	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Rene Gube	...	Cell Mate (uncredited)
Ami Haruna	...	Kissing Waitress (uncredited)
Prestin Persson	...	Bikini Girl (uncredited)
Pat O. Smith	...	Friendsy's Customer (uncredited)
Lauren K. Solomon	...	Kissing Friendsy's Customer (uncredited)
Chris Spinelli	...	Cyclist (uncredited)
Monica Staggs	...	Baptist Mother (uncredited)
Jack Story	...	Steve-O (uncredited)

Directed by
Lorene Scafaria

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lorene Scafaria		screenplay

Produced by
Nicole Brown	....	executive producer
Steve Golin	....	producer
Joy Gorman	....	producer
Nathan Kahane	....	executive producer
Kelli Konop	....	co-producer
Patty Long	....	line producer
Steven M. Rales	....	producer
Mark Roybal	....	producer

Original Music by
Jonathan Sadoff
Rob Simonsen

Cinematography by
Tim Orr

Film Editing by
Zene Baker

Casting by
Nicole Abellera
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Chris L. Spellman

Set Decoration by
Kathy Lucas

Costume Design by
Kristin M. Burke

Makeup Department
David LeRoy Anderson	....	makeup for Steve Carell
April M. Chaney	....	additional makeup artist
Roxane Griffin	....	key hair stylist
Peter Tothpal	....	hair department head
Jeanne Van Phue	....	department head makeup artist

Production Management
Sharon C. Dietz	....	production manager
Marsha L. Swinton	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Erik J. Carpenter	....	second second assistant director
Kristin Graham	....	second assistant director
Reza Lackey	....	additional second second assistant director
Kyle LeMire	....	second assistant director
John McKeown	....	first assistant director
William Ostroff	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
Randy L. Childs	....	construction coordinator
John Herbert	....	paint supervisor
David Hogan	....	storyboard artist
Cynthia Kershaw	....	art department coordinator
Gay Perello	....	property master
Aaron G. Rodriguez	....	stand-by painter
Dori Hana Scherer	....	art department production assistant
Jefry Shebroe	....	props
Julie Witherington	....	on set property master
Julie Witherington	....	prop master

Sound Department
Kyle Billingsley	....	foley mixer
Nick Carbone	....	sound utility
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	supervising dialogue editor
John Guentner	....	foley mixer
Kaspar Hugentobler	....	sound re-recording mixer
Trevor Metz	....	sound effects editor
Andrew Morgado	....	foley/adr mixer
Perry Robertson	....	supervising sound editor
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Noel Vought	....	foley artist
Brian Wittle	....	boom operator
Kevin Zimmerman	....	first assistant sound editor
Kevin Zimmerman	....	sound editor

Special Effects by
Robert Cole	....	special effects
Donald Frazee	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Aaron McLane	....	visual effects
Ryan Wilmott	....	visual effects

Stunts
Damien Bray	....	stunts
Stacey Carino	....	stunt double: keira knightley
Shawn Crowder	....	stunts
Eddie J. Fernandez	....	stunts
Erik Solky	....	stunt double: steve carell
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ronald K. De torres	....	set lighting technician
Adam C. Eichhorst	....	a dolly grip
Derek Hackett	....	second assistant camera
Bryan Hayes	....	grip
Paul Horn	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Alan Jacoby	....	camera operator
Kyle Jewell	....	first assistant "a" camera
Kyle Jewell	....	steadicam focus puller
Benjamin Kilmer	....	grip
David Leite	....	grip
Darren Michaels	....	specials photographer
Darren Michaels	....	still photographer
John Scott Mills	....	digital imaging technician
John Joseph Minardi	....	key grip
Greg Mitchell	....	video assist operator
Josh Novak	....	loader
David Palmieri	....	grip
Matthew A. Petrosky	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Matthew A. Petrosky	....	steadicam operator
David Presley	....	video assist
George Santo Pietro	....	dolly grip
Tim Soronen	....	rigging best boy

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Jaime Harlan	....	casting
Eve Streger	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valentina Aulisi	....	costumer: Steve Carell
Leighton Bowers	....	assistant costume designer
Heidi Higginbotham	....	costume supervisor
Dayna Pink	....	costume designer: Steve Carell
Julie Shack	....	costumer
Daphne Vardakis	....	costumer
Gillian Zwick	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Joe Greenberg	....	post-production assistant
Ryan Prouty	....	colorist: dailies
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Michael A. Webber	....	additional film editor

Music Department
Duncan Blickenstaff	....	assistant to composers
Neal Desby	....	music consultant
Jon Mooney	....	music editor
Satoshi Mark Noguchi	....	score mixer
Edward Trybek	....	music consultant

Transportation Department
Ernesto A. Luna	....	driver: honeywagon
Michael Perrotti	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Armando Boquiren	....	key assistant location manager
Joseph K. Borrelli	....	first assistant accountant
Sue Chipperton	....	dog trainer
Katie Christian	....	assistant: Nathan Kahane
Sarah Clifford	....	animal coordinator
Sarah Clifford	....	dog trainer
Drew Maximillion Davis	....	production assistant
Rustin Davis	....	set production assistant
Dani DuHadway	....	accounting clerk
John Esparza	....	production assistant
Mairead Gaffney	....	set production assistant
Ray Gordon II	....	additional set production assistant
Chuck Hurley	....	assistant accountant
Paul Jaconi Biery	....	production coordinator
Emily Kacere	....	assistant: Kelli Konop
Adam Keller	....	assistant location manager
Melissa Lynn La Marr	....	production assistant
Kym Langlie	....	unit publicist
Eloy Lara	....	key set medic
Gabriella Ludlow	....	production legal
Kevin Maier	....	stand-in: Steve Carell
Maggie Martin	....	lead payroll accountant
Eric Petersen	....	key assistant location manager
Jan Rudolph	....	script supervisor
Samantha Silver	....	production secretary
Kelley Sims	....	production accountant
Matt Sklar	....	production assistant
Steve Stafford	....	aerial coordinator
Joe Steele	....	product placement
Jeffrey D. Stevens	....	rigging medic
Peter Vogel	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Anonymous Content
• Indian Paintbrush
• Mandate Pictures

Distributors

• Cathay-Keris Films (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• E1 Films Canada (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Forum Hungary (2012) (Hungary) (theatrical)
• Focus Features (2012) (USA) (all media)
• Mongkol Major (2012) (Thailand) (all media)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (India) (all media)

Other Companies

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Codex Digital  digital recording equipment
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EarCandy  sound post-production
• Indian Paintbrush  funding
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Mandate Pictures  funding
• Reel Security  Production Security

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language including sexual references, some drug use and brief violence

Runtime:

USA:94 min

Country:

USA | Singapore | Malaysia | Indonesia

Language:

English

Colour:

Black and White | Colour

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Datasat | Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:R

Filming Locations:

Santa Clarita, California, USA

Company:

Anonymous Content