Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
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- R
- 1h 41min
- Adventure, Comedy
- 22 Jun 2012 (USA)
- Movie
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.
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Awards:
- 3 nominations.
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Cast
Steve Carell | ... |
Dodge
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Keira Knightley | ... |
Penny
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Adam Brody | ... |
Owen
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Connie Britton | ... |
Diane
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Roger Aaron Brown | ... |
Alfred
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Rob Huebel | ... |
Jeremy
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Trisha Gorman | ... |
Crying Woman
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Nancy Carell | ... |
Linda
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Mark Moses | ... |
Anchorman
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Tonita Castro | ... |
Elsa
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Leslie Murphy | ... |
Amy
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Rob Corddry | ... |
Warren
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Kasey Campbell | ... |
Danny
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Melanie Lynskey | ... |
Karen
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Vince Grant | ... |
Man #1 / Chip
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Amy Schumer | ... |
Woman #1 / Lacey
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Patton Oswalt | ... |
Roache
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Marshall Manesh | ... |
Indian Man
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Aleister | ... |
Sorry
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William Petersen | ... |
Trucker
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T.J. Miller | ... |
Chipper Host / Darcy
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Gillian Jacobs | ... |
Waitress / Katie
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Bob Stephenson | ... |
Officer Wally Johnson
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Rene Gube | ... |
Cell-Mate
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Jim O'Heir | ... |
Cop #2
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Derek Luke | ... |
Speck
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Daniel Maurio | ... |
Toilet Guy
(as Dan Maurio)
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Martin Sheen | ... |
Frank
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Brad Morris | ... |
Radio Announcer (voice)
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Rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
Matthew Brady | ... |
Kissing Couple In Park (uncredited)
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Tony Brown | ... |
Gay Party Guest (uncredited)
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Lauren Crawford | ... |
Bikini Girl (uncredited)
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Taber Cross | ... |
Waitress (uncredited)
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Eddie J. Fernandez | ... |
Carjacker (uncredited)
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Ami Haruna | ... |
Kissing Waitress (uncredited)
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Jake Lucas | ... |
Gay Party Guest (uncredited)
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Laura Mann | ... |
Sarah (uncredited)
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Prestin Persson | ... |
Bikini Girl (uncredited)
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Vivian Smallwood | ... |
Speck's Mother (uncredited)
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Pat O. Smith | ... |
Friendsy's Customer (uncredited)
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Lauren K. Solomon | ... |
Kissing Friendsy's Customer (uncredited)
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Chris Spinelli | ... |
Cyclist (uncredited)
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Steve Stafford | ... |
Airplane Pilot (uncredited)
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Monica Staggs | ... |
Baptist Mother (uncredited)
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Hannah Victoria Stock | ... |
Party Girl (uncredited)
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Jack Story | ... |
Steve-O (uncredited)
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Gary J. Wayton | ... |
Drunk Wrestler (uncredited)
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Directed by
Lorene Scafaria |
Written by
Lorene Scafaria | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Nicole Brown | ... | executive producer |
Steve Golin | ... | producer |
Nathan Kahane | ... | executive producer |
Kelli Konop | ... | co-producer |
Patty Long | ... | line producer |
Steven Rales | ... | producer (as Steven M. Rales) |
Mark Roybal | ... | producer |
Joy Gorman Wettels | ... | producer (as Joy Gorman) |
Music by
Jonathan Sadoff | ||
Rob Simonsen |
Cinematography by
Tim Orr |
Editing by
Zene Baker |
Editorial Department
Joe Greenberg | ... | editorial department |
Ryan Prouty | ... | colorist: dailies |
Mark Sahagun | ... | digital intermediate editor |
David Townsend | ... | post-production coordinator |
Michael Underwood | ... | digital film colorist |
Michael A. Webber | ... | additional film editor |
Denise Woodgerd | ... | digital intermediate producer |
John St. Laurent | ... | assistant dailies engineer (uncredited) |
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 artist: Steve Carell (as David L. Anderson) |
Nancy Baca | ... | additional makeup artist (as Nancy C. Baca) |
Brooke Baron | ... | additional makeup artist: additional production period |
April M. Chaney | ... | additional makeup artist: additional production period |
JoAnn Gerard | ... | additional hair stylist (as Jo Ann Gerard) |
Roxane Griffin | ... | co-key hair stylist (as Roxanne Griffin) |
Angela Gurule | ... | co-key hair stylist: additional makeup artist: additional production period |
Camille Henderson | ... | additional makeup artist |
Rolf John Keppler | ... | additional makeup artist |
Peter Kukla | ... | additional hair stylist (as Peter Kukal) |
Lisa Meyers | ... | additional hair stylist |
Margarita Pidgeon | ... | additional hair stylist |
Peter Tothpal | ... | co-key hair stylist |
Laurel Van Dyke | ... | additional hair stylist |
Jeanne Van Phue | ... | makeup department head |
Production Management
Daniel R. Chavez | ... | executive in charge of production |
Sharon C. Dietz | ... | production manager |
Nancy Kirhoffer | ... | post-production supervisor |
Marsha L. Swinton | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Erik J. Carpenter | ... | second second assistant director |
Kristin Graham | ... | second assistant director: additional photography |
Reza Lackey | ... | additional second second assistant director / second second assistant director: additional photography |
Kyle LeMire | ... | second assistant director |
John McKeown | ... | first assistant director |
William Ostroff | ... | additional second assistant director |
Andrew Stahl | ... | additional second assistant director: additional photography |
Art Department
Brian Bull | ... | on set dresser: additional production period |
Brian S. Childs | ... | propmaker |
Randy L. Childs | ... | construction coordinator |
Dan Colegrove | ... | general foreman (as Dan Colgrove) |
Robert Cook | ... | painter |
John Herbert | ... | paint supervisor |
W.D. Hogan | ... | storyboard artist (as David Hogan) |
Robyn B. Holmes | ... | buyer |
Cynthia Kershaw | ... | art department coordinator |
Eric LaBonte | ... | props |
Sean Lira | ... | set dresser |
Gay Perello | ... | property master |
Aaron Rodriguez | ... | stand-by painter (as Aaron G. Rodriguez) |
Forrest Scherer | ... | art department assistant (as Dori Hana Scherer) |
Jefry Shebroe | ... | props |
Jeffrey D. Stevens | ... | construction medic |
Julie Witherington | ... | on set property master / prop master |
Sound Department
Kyle Billingsley | ... | foley mixer |
Nick Carbone | ... | sound utility |
Rene Defrancesch | ... | additional sound utility |
Richard Dwan Jr. | ... | sound editor / supervising dialogue editor |
John Guentner | ... | foley mixer |
Kaspar Hugentobler | ... | re-recording mixer |
Trevor Metz | ... | sound effects editor |
Andrew Morgado | ... | adr mixer / foley mixer |
Matthias Neumann | ... | dubbing recordist |
Nick Neutra | ... | foley supervisor |
Benjamin Patrick | ... | sound mixer |
Perry Robertson | ... | supervising sound editor |
John Ross | ... | re-recording mixer |
Timothy P. Salmon | ... | boom operator |
Scott Sanders | ... | supervising sound designer |
Ken Strain | ... | boom operator |
Ryan Villarreal | ... | audio description mixer |
Noel Vought | ... | foley artist |
Brian Wittle | ... | boom operator |
James Wright | ... | dolby sound consultant (as Jim Wright) |
Kevin Zimmerman | ... | first assistant sound editor / sound editor (as Kevin A. Zimmerman) |
Nancy Parker | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
Robert Cole | ... | special effects (as Robert M. Cole) |
Donald Frazee | ... | special effects coordinator (as Don Frazee) |
Scott Lingard | ... | special effects technician |
Dave T. MacDonald | ... | special effects technician |
Rick Monak | ... | special effects technician (as Richard M. Monak) |
Visual Effects by
Jason Baldari | ... | digital compositor |
J. David Everhart | ... | visual effects producer |
David Karlak | ... | compositor: Go Blue VFX |
Jason King | ... | compositor: Go Blue VFX |
Aaron McLane | ... | digital artist: E3 Media |
JJ Osbun | ... | visual effects artist |
Jerad Riojas | ... | compositor: Go Blue VFX |
John Ryan | ... | visual effects supervisor: E3 Media |
Ronald San Augustin | ... | rotoscope artist: E3 Media |
Dominic Soo | ... | compositor: Go Blue VFX |
Elizabeth Willy | ... | compositor: Go Blue VFX |
Ryan Wilmott | ... | compositor: E3 Media / tracker: E3 Media / visual effects |
Matt Zell | ... | visual effects compositor |
Stunts
Stacey Carino | ... | stunts |
Shawn Crowder | ... | stunts |
Eddie J. Fernandez | ... | stunts (as Eddie Fernandez) |
Ming Freeman | ... | stunts |
Jimmy Gorecki | ... | stunts (as James Gorecki) |
John Moio | ... | stunts |
Erik Solky | ... | stunts |
Monica Staggs | ... | stunts |
Gary J. Wayton | ... | stunt coordinator (as Gary Wayton) |
Shane Wayton | ... | stunts |
Damien Bray | ... | stunts (uncredited) |
Stacey Carino | ... | stunt double: Keira Knightley (uncredited) |
Erik Solky | ... | stunt double: Steve Carell (uncredited) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Jonathon Bradley | ... | chief lighting technician |
Shane Buttle | ... | set lighting technician |
Anthony Cady | ... | key grip: additional photography |
Kenny Carceller | ... | grip |
Matthew Coleman | ... | alternate gaffer / best boy electric |
Ronald De Torres | ... | set lighting technician (as Ronald K. De torres) |
Tommy Donald | ... | grip |
Adam C. Eichhorst | ... | a dolly grip |
Casey Ellison | ... | lighting technician |
Derek Hackett | ... | second assistant camera |
Bryan Hayes | ... | grip |
Deven Holmes | ... | dolly grip additional photography |
Paul Horn | ... | camera operator: "b" camera |
Alan Jacoby | ... | camera operator |
Kyle Jewell | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera / focus puller: steadicam |
Benjamin Kilmer | ... | grip |
Erica Kim | ... | electrician |
David Leite | ... | grip |
Darren Michaels | ... | specials photographer / still photographer |
John Scott Mills | ... | digital imaging technician |
John Joseph Minardi | ... | key grip |
Greg Mitchell | ... | video assist operator |
Josh Novak | ... | loader |
David Palmieri | ... | grip |
Miguel Pask | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
Matthew A. Petrosky | ... | camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator |
David Presley | ... | video assist |
George Santo Pietro | ... | dolly grip |
Tim Soronen | ... | rigging best boy |
Tony Villalobos | ... | first assistant camera |
David C. Wright | ... | best boy grip |
Casting Department
Claire Benjamin | ... | extras casting |
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 |
Julie Lauritzen | ... | costumer |
Dayna Pink | ... | costume designer: Steve Carell |
Julie Shack | ... | costumer |
Daphne Vardakis | ... | costumer |
Gillian Zwick | ... | costume assistant |
Location Management
Armando Boquiren | ... | key assistant location manager |
Adam Keller | ... | assistant location manager |
Eric Petersen | ... | key assistant location manager |
Music Department
Jellybean Benítez | ... | additional production & remix: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" |
Duncan Blickenstaff | ... | assistant to composers |
Linda Cohen | ... | music supervisor |
Bobby Collins | ... | music licensing |
Neal Desby | ... | music consultant |
Jessica Dolinger | ... | music license administrator |
Kyle Hoffman | ... | assistant score engineer |
Jon Mattox | ... | trailer music composer |
Jon Mooney | ... | music editor |
Satoshi Mark Noguchi | ... | score mixer / score recordist |
Mark Robertson | ... | orchestra contractor |
Lior Ron | ... | trailer composer |
Edward Trybek | ... | music consultant |
Wang Chung | ... | Singer: "Everybody Have Fun Tonight" |
Script and Continuity Department
Jan Rudolph | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Christian G. Ervin | ... | set dressing |
Ernesto A. Luna | ... | driver: honeywagon |
Michael Perrotti | ... | transportation coordinator |
John Bojorquez | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Cassandra Barbour | ... | clearances |
Ashley Beveridge | ... | production assistant |
Joseph K. Borrelli | ... | first assistant accountant |
Rosa Camero | ... | marketing |
Marco Chavez | ... | wrangler: spider |
Sue Chipperton | ... | dog trainer |
Hailey Cho | ... | miscellaneous crew |
Katie Christian | ... | assistant: Nathan Kahane |
Sarah Clifford | ... | animal coordinator / dog trainer |
Drew Maximillion Davis | ... | production assistant |
Rustin Davis | ... | set production assistant |
Akshay Dhalwala | ... | production assistant |
Lorraine Dowty | ... | director of production: Film Finances, Inc. |
Dani DuHadway | ... | accounting clerk |
John Esparza | ... | production assistant |
Mairead Gaffney | ... | set production assistant |
Ray Gordon II | ... | set production assistant |
Charles Hurley | ... | assistant accountant (as Chuck Hurley) |
Paul Jaconi-Biery | ... | production coordinator |
Emily Kacere | ... | assistant: Kelli Konop |
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 |
Christie Mattull | ... | insurance services |
Rob McEntegart | ... | executive vice president, business affairs: Mandate Pictures |
Samantha Silver Phillips | ... | production secretary (as Samantha Silver) |
Laura Sevier | ... | clearance |
Virginia Shearer | ... | assistant: director |
Kelley Sims | ... | production accountant |
Matt Sklar | ... | production assistant |
Steve Stafford | ... | aerial coordinator |
Joe Steele | ... | product placement |
Jeffrey D. Stevens | ... | rigging medic |
Heather Tyler | ... | post production accountant |
Peter Vogel | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Alma Weaks | ... | craft service |
Sylvia Johnson | ... | epk field producer (uncredited) |
Robert Szanto | ... | office intern (uncredited) |
Thanks
Drew Barrymore | ... | special thanks |
Megan Colligan | ... | special thanks |
Melinda Dillon | ... | thanks |
Gail Scafaria | ... | special thanks |
Katie Silberman | ... | special thanks (as Katherine Silberman) |
Production Companies
- Focus Features (presents)
- Mandate Pictures (presents)
- Indian Paintbrush (presents)
- Anonymous Content
Distributors
- Focus Features (2012) (United States) (theatrical)
- Batrax Entertainment (2012) (Non-US) (multi-territory)
- Alfa Films (2012) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Cable Entertainment (2012) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
- Cathay-Keris Films (2012) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2012) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Forum Hungary (2012) (Hungary) (theatrical)
- M2 Pictures (2013) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Midship (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- NuMetro Distribution (2012) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2012) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Paradiso (2012) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- SND Films (2012) (France) (theatrical)
- Spentzos Films (2012) (Greece) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal UK (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- StudioCanal (2012) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Tiglon (2012) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Twin Co. Ltd. (2013) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2012) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Audio Visual Entertainment (2013) (Greece) (DVD)
- CN Entertainment (2012) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray)
- CN Entertainment (2012) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Canale 5 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- Dreamwest Pictures (2012) (South Korea)
- FS Film (2012) (Finland) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Film1 (2013) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Hero (2015) (Finland) (tv)
- ITVX (2023) (United Kingdom) (video) (VOD)
- Liv (2016) (Finland) (tv)
- Mandate International (2012) (Non-US)
- Mongkol Major (2012) (Thailand)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2013) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Paris Filmes (2012) (Brazil)
- Pris Audiovisuais (2012) (Portugal)
- SBS9 (2015) (Netherlands) (tv)
- StudioCanal UK (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- StudioCanal UK (2012) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- StudioCanal (2012) (United Kingdom) (Blu-ray)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Bangladesh)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Bhutan)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (India)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Nepal)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Pakistan)
- Tanweer Films (2012) (Sri Lanka)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2013) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (UPHE) (2012) (United States) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (Blu-ray)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2013) (Germany) (DVD)
- Yleisradio (YLE) (2019) (Finland) (tv)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- 424 (re-recorded at)
- AVID Technology (acknowledgement)
- Arri Alexa (acknowledgement)
- Catalyst Post Services (Avids)
- Catalyst Post Services (post-production services)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Cineverse (camera equipment provided by)
- Codex (digital recording equipment)
- Creative Science (dailies workflow)
- Datasat Digital Sound (in selected theatres)
- Deluxe Entertainment Services (acknowledgement)
- Digital Media Services (DMS) (digital marketing asset management)
- Direct Tools & Fasteners (expendables)
- Dolby Digital (in selected theatres)
- Dolby Laboratories (sound mix)
- Ear Candy Post (post-production sound services)
- EarCandy (sound post-production)
- EarCandy (sound supervision and editorial)
- Entertainment Clearances (clearance services)
- Film Finances (film completion guarantor)
- Hollywood Script Research (clearance services)
- Ignition Print (poster design)
- Indian Paintbrush (funding)
- Intelligent Media (international monitoring agency)
- International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE) (this picture made under the jurisdiction of)
- J.L. Fisher (camera support)
- Lakeshore Records (score album)
- Lakeshore Records (soundtrack)
- Larson Studios (adr recorded at)
- MAC Cosmetics (make-up provided by)
- Mandate Pictures (funding)
- Motion Picture Association (MPA)
- Movie Movers (cast trailers)
- NRG Studios (drums recorded at)
- Post Creations (foley facilities provided by)
- Reel Security (production security)
- Remote Control Productions (music mixed at)
- SK-II (make-up provided by)
- Scarlet Letters (titles)
- Sony Music Entertainment (images provided by)
- Technicolor (acknowledgement)
- Technicolor (digital intermediate)
- The B.A. Department (business and legal affairs)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
An asteroid named "Matilda" is on a collision course towards Earth and in three weeks the world will come to an absolute end. What would you do if your life and the world were doomed? One man decides to spend his time searching for his long lost love from high school during the coming catastrophe. Written by Douglas Young (the-movie-guy) |
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Taglines | Nice knowing you. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $10,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $3,822,803, 24 Jun 2012 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Steve Carell and Nancy Carell, who play husband and wife briefly in this film, are husband and wife in real life. See more » |
Goofs | Dodge pulls out the vinyl album "Scott", Scott Walker's first solo album. He takes record out of sleeve puts it on turntable but "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore" plays. This was by The Walker Brothers and was not on the album in question. Additionally, the following song that plays "Stay With Me Baby" does not appear on the album "Scott." Nor does it appear on the album "The Sun Ain't Gonna Shine Anymore." The two tracks only appear together on later released compilation albums. Coincidentally though, the first track on the album "Scott" (the one shown but not played) is "Mathilde" - an alternate spelling of Matilda - which is the name of the asteroid in the movie. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #20.161 (2012). See more » |
Soundtracks | Wouldn't It Be Nice See more » |
Quotes |
[last lines]
Penny: I don't want to fall asleep. Okay? Don't let me fall asleep. Promise. Dodge: I promise. What about your parents? Penny: They're romantics. They understand. Besides, they've got each other. I just want to be with you. Dodge: And I want to be with you. Penny: I couldn't live without you. No matter how long. What do we do now? Dodge: I just want to lay here with you. Just want to talk to you. Penny: Okay. What are we gonna talk about? Dodge: Where'd you grow up? Penny: Well, I was born in Surrey. My whole family are from there. My mum was a journalist before she married my dad. They never fought. Or at least we never heard them fight. Charlie's the oldest, then Benny, then me. We had a sister but she died when she was born. I still think about her. [*explosion*] Penny: Oh God. Dodge: What was her name? What was your sister's name? Penny: Patricia. Patricia Hope Lockhart. Dodge: That's beautiful. That's a beautiful name. Penny: I wish I'd met you a long time ago. When we were kids. Dodge: It couldn't have happened any other way. It had to happen now. Penny: But it isn't enough time. Dodge: It never would have been. Penny: I'm scared. Dodge: I... am madly in love with you, Penny. You're my favorite, favorite thing. Penny: I thought that somehow we'd save each other. Dodge: We did. Penny. I'm really glad I got to know you. See more » |