A troubled husband and executive adopts a beaver hand-puppet as his sole means of communication.
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- 2 wins & 12 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
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Walter Black
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| Cherry Jones | ... |
Vice President
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| Jodie Foster | ... |
Meredith Black
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| Anton Yelchin | ... |
Porter Black
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| Riley Thomas Stewart | ... |
Henry Black
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| Zachary Booth | ... |
Jared
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| Jennifer Lawrence | ... |
Norah
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| Jeff Corbett | ... |
Volunteer Dad
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| Baylen Thomas | ... |
Skeptical Man
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| Sam Breslin Wright | ... |
Man
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| Kelly Coffield Park | ... |
Norah's Mom
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| Michael Rivera | ... |
Hector
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| Kris Arnold | ... |
Waiter
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Elizabeth Kaledin | ... |
Reporter
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| Matt Lauer | ... |
Matt Lauer
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| Jon Stewart | ... |
Jon Stewart
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Terry Gross | ... |
Terry Gross
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| Folake Olowofoyeku | ... |
Nurse
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| Lorna Pruce | ... |
Nurse
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Bill Massof | ... |
Prosthetic Technician
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Ernest E. Brown | ... |
Drum Circle Drummer (uncredited)
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| Chiquita Camille | ... |
Physical Therapist (uncredited)
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Barbara Ann Davison | ... |
Seamstress (uncredited)
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Dan Falcone | ... |
Trainer (uncredited)
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Luca Foggiano | ... |
Drummer (uncredited)
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| Orli Hersch | ... |
Hector's Sister (uncredited)
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Ai Kiyono | ... |
Asian Escort (uncredited)
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Michelle E. Mancini | ... |
Student (uncredited)
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| Sakura Sugihara | ... |
YUMI (uncredited)
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| Maggie Wagner | ... |
Board Executive (uncredited)
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| Bill Walters | ... |
Bongo Drummer in Drum Circle (uncredited)
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Directed by
| Jodie Foster | ||
Written by
| Kyle Killen | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
| Mohamed Khalaf Al-Mazrouei | ... | executive producer (as Mohamed Mubarak Al Mazrouei) |
| Dianne Dreyer | ... | associate producer |
| Steve Golin | ... | producer |
| Paul Green | ... | executive producer |
| Jonathan King | ... | executive producer |
| Keith Redmon | ... | producer |
| Ann Ruark | ... | producer |
| Jeff Skoll | ... | executive producer |
Music by
| Marcelo Zarvos | ||
Cinematography by
| Hagen Bogdanski | ... | director of photography |
Editing by
| Lynzee Klingman | ||
Editorial Department
| Gilbert Carreras | ... | color timer |
| Molle Debartolo | ... | digital restoration artist |
| Tara Fidler | ... | second assistant editor |
| Joe Gawler | ... | digital intermediate colorist (as Joseph Gawler) |
| Michael Hofacre | ... | additional editor |
| Jack Lewars | ... | digital intermediate assist |
| George Papuashvili | ... | post-production |
| Paul Penczner | ... | assistant editor |
| Anthony Raffaele | ... | colorist: dailies |
| Tatiana S. Riegel | ... | additional editor |
| Josh Salzberg | ... | assistant editor |
| Jonathan Sanden | ... | digital intermediate editor |
| Darrell R. Smith | ... | digital intermediate supervising producer |
| Jered Zalman | ... | assistant editor |
| Leslie Adkins-Garza | ... | post-production coordinator (uncredited) |
| Matt Breitenbach | ... | assistant telecine colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
| Allison Hall | ||
| Avy Kaufman | ||
Production Design by
| Mark Friedberg | ||
Art Direction by
| Alex DiGerlando | ||
| Kim Jennings | ||
Set Decoration by
| Rebecca Meis DeMarco | ||
Costume Design by
| Susan Lyall | ||
Makeup Department
| LuAnn Claps | ... | makeup department head |
| Angel De Angelis | ... | hair department head (as Angel DeAngelis) |
| Tony Gardner | ... | special makeup designer |
| Timothy Huizing | ... | specialty props |
| Nicky Pattison Illum | ... | key makeup artist (as Nicky Pattison) |
| Michael Marino | ... | prosthetic fx: reshoots |
| Jovan Vitagliano | ... | key hair stylist |
| Nicole Wodowski | ... | additional makeup artist: extras |
Production Management
| Gwen Bialic | ... | assistant production manager |
| Luca Borghese | ... | post-production supervisor |
| Andrea Isaacs | ... | executive in charge of production |
| Rebecca Rivo | ... | unit production manager |
| Ann Ruark | ... | unit production manager |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
| Mirashyam Blakeslee | ... | second second assistant director |
| Guy Efrat | ... | second second assistant director |
| Marcos González Palma | ... | assistant director: additional photography / second second assistant director |
| Francisco Ortiz | ... | second assistant director |
| Jamie Sheridan | ... | first assistant director: additional photography (as James E. Sheridan) |
| Doug Torres | ... | first assistant director (as Douglas Torres) |
| Mikki Ziska | ... | second assistant director: additional photography |
Art Department
| Derrick Alford | ... | shop foreperson |
| Anthony Baldasare | ... | set dresser |
| Nikki Black | ... | assistant art director |
| Jennifer Buturla | ... | scenics |
| Paul Camarro | ... | on-set dresser: reshoots |
| William Depaolo | ... | scenic artist |
| Richard Dowgin | ... | best boy construction grip |
| Neil Driscoll | ... | set dresser |
| Carl Ferrara | ... | lead dresser |
| Nick Ferrara | ... | set dresser |
| Lydia Fine | ... | art department production assistant |
| Kim Fischer | ... | art department intern |
| Sarah Frank | ... | graphic designer |
| Frank-Joseph Frelier | ... | art department coordinator |
| Vanessa Frost | ... | construction assistant |
| Isaac Gabaeff | ... | set dresser |
| Gordon Gertsen | ... | green |
| Jonathan Graham | ... | key construction grip |
| Miguel Hernandez | ... | motion graphics |
| Arlo Hoffman | ... | on-set greens |
| Jonathan Huggins | ... | leadman |
| Aaron Jacobs | ... | construction grip |
| Warren Jorgensen | ... | camera scenic artist |
| Gordon Krause | ... | co-construction coordinator |
| Michael Leather | ... | additional leadman (as Mike Leather) |
| Francis Maiorino | ... | set dresser |
| Brick Mason | ... | storyboard artist |
| Rachelle Mcknight | ... | assistant construction coordinator |
| Nick Miller | ... | construction coordinator |
| Kris Moran | ... | property master |
| Don Nace | ... | charge scenic |
| Mel Noped | ... | tool room manager (as Melvin Noped) |
| Jessica Panuccio | ... | set decorating buyer: reshoots |
| Eric Pastore | ... | On Set Dresser |
| Jessie Pellegrino | ... | art department assistant |
| Susan Perlman | ... | assistant set decorator |
| Stephen Podrang | ... | key set dresser: additional |
| John Raffaele | ... | set dresser: additional |
| Ray Reddy | ... | construction coordinator |
| Maggie Ryan | ... | scenic foreperson (as Margaret Ryan) |
| Ernie Sandidge | ... | industrial scenic |
| Will Scheck | ... | greens coordinator |
| Theo Sena | ... | on-set dresser |
| Kimberly Slosek | ... | assistant property master: reshoots |
| Michael A. Thompson | ... | green |
| Mike Thompson | ... | greensperson |
| Joel Weaver | ... | assistant property master |
| Ryan Webb | ... | assistant property master |
| Katrina Whalen | ... | motion graphics |
| Anastasia White | ... | art department assistant |
| Wolf-Dieter Stoeffelmeier | ... | scenic (uncredited) |
Sound Department
| Marco Alicea | ... | digital transfer |
| Wade Barnett | ... | adr recordist |
| Christopher Barron | ... | foley recordist / recordist |
| Danny Caccavo | ... | digital editorial services |
| John Countryman | ... | digital transfer |
| Sean England | ... | foley artist |
| Doug Ford | ... | engineering services |
| Howie Hammermann | ... | engineering services |
| Matthew Hartman | ... | assistant sound editor |
| Lora Hirschberg | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Tom Johnson | ... | re-recording mixer |
| Noah Katz | ... | digital editorial services |
| Michael Kirchberger | ... | supervising sound editor |
| Scott R. Lewis | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Travis MacKay | ... | adr mixer (as Travis Mackay) |
| Tod A. Maitland | ... | sound: additional |
| Dmitri Makarov | ... | digital editorial services |
| John Nutt | ... | foley editor |
| Frank Rinella | ... | foley mixer |
| James J. Sabat Jr. | ... | sound recordist |
| James Sabat | ... | sound mixer |
| Mike Schmidt | ... | boom operator |
| Tony Sereno | ... | assistant re-recording mixer |
| Robert Shoup | ... | sound editor |
| Michael Silvers | ... | adr editor |
| Clint Smith | ... | recordist |
| Dennie Thorpe | ... | foley artist |
| Corey Tyler | ... | foley recordist |
| Roy Waldspurger | ... | sound effects editor |
| Marshall Winn | ... | sound editor |
| Ronni Brown | ... | foley artist (uncredited) |
| Brian Chumney | ... | assistant sound editor (uncredited) |
| Nia Hansen | ... | foley mixer (uncredited) |
| Michael Miller | ... | adr mixer (uncredited) |
| Jan Petrov | ... | adr recordist (uncredited) |
| Rick Santizo | ... | commentary mixer (uncredited) |
| Robert Shoup | ... | dialogue editor (uncredited) |
| James Spencer | ... | recordist (uncredited) |
Special Effects by
| Brian Beltran | ... | beaver puppet manufacturing |
| Billy Bryan | ... | puppeting coach |
| Peter A. Chevako | ... | mechanical effects |
| Tony Gardner | ... | beaver puppet design |
| Anney McKilligan | ... | beaver puppet handler |
| Susan Pitocchi | ... | woodchopper toy manufacturing |
| Aaron Romero | ... | beaver puppet manufacturing |
| Tim Rossiter | ... | special effects coordinator |
| Jack Santry | ... | beaver puppet manufacturing |
| Lilo Tauvao | ... | beaver puppet manufacturing (as LIlo Tanvao) |
Visual Effects by
| John Bair | ... | visual effects supervisor |
| Jake Braver | ... | visual effects set supervisor |
| Chris Connolly | ... | visual effects producer |
| Vivian Connolly | ... | visual effects producer |
| Constance Conrad | ... | compositor (as Connie Conrad) |
| Molle DeBartolo | ... | digital restoration artist |
| Brian Haimes | ... | digital compositor |
| Tara Marie Jacobson | ... | rotoscope artist (as Tara Jacobson) |
| Christian Lowe | ... | 3d artist |
| Tom Lynch | ... | compositor (as Thomas Lynch) |
| Sergei Martirosov | ... | compositor |
| Nathan Meier | ... | 3d artist |
| Vance Miller | ... | 3d artist |
| Thomas Panayiotou | ... | digital compositor |
| Aaron Raff | ... | compositor / visual effects |
| Djuna Wahlrab | ... | compositor |
| Scott Winston | ... | compositing supervisor |
Stunts
| G.A. Aguilar | ... | stunt coordinator (as George Aguilar) |
| Thomas Barnhill | ... | utility stunts |
| John Cenatiempo | ... | assistant stunt coordinator / stunt performer |
| Stephen A. Pope | ... | stunt rigger (as Stephen Pope) |
| J.C. Robaina | ... | stunt rigger / utility stunts (as Juan Carlos Robaina) |
Camera and Electrical Department
| Matt Blades | ... | key grip |
| Patrick M. Bracey | ... | camera production assistant |
| Bernard X. Brongniart | ... | best boy grip |
| Vincent Camuto Jr. | ... | video playback technician (as Vincent Camuto) |
| Oliver Cary | ... | camera operator: additonal photography |
| John Coots | ... | best boy electric: additional |
| Doug Cordonier | ... | grip |
| Jason Cortazzo | ... | libra head technician |
| Patrick Cousins | ... | generator (as Pat Cousins) |
| Larhn Davitt | ... | grip |
| Julian J. Delacruz | ... | second assistant camera: "a" camera |
| Jon Delgado | ... | 2nd Unit: Cinematographer |
| Frank G. DeMarco | ... | camera operator: "b" camera / camera operator: second unit / cinematographer: second unit |
| Dan Denitto | ... | dolly grip: additional |
| Richard Dolan | ... | shop electric |
| James Dombey | ... | grip |
| Taylor Drake | ... | grip |
| George Elias | ... | dolly grip: "b" camera |
| Tim Ferraer | ... | grip |
| Casey Ford | ... | rigging electric |
| Andrew Hamilton | ... | loader |
| Pedro Hernandez | ... | best boy grip: additional |
| Matthew Jacobs | ... | grip |
| Peter Kantor | ... | grip |
| Glenn Kaplan | ... | first assistant camera: "a" camera |
| John Krause | ... | dolly grip |
| Dan Kubicek | ... | electrician |
| Michael A. Leo | ... | lamp operator |
| Hamilton Longyear | ... | camera loader: additional photography |
| William MacGhee | ... | electrician |
| Todd MacNicholl | ... | key rigging grip |
| Gary Martone | ... | key grip: additional photography |
| Michael J. Maurer | ... | best boy |
| Charles Meere III | ... | rigging gaffer |
| Toby Miller | ... | additional electrician |
| Michael J. Mullen | ... | rigging best boy / stage rigging gaffer |
| Mike Mullin | ... | best boy rigging |
| Beth O'Brien | ... | electrician |
| Alfred Padilla | ... | electrician |
| Balint Pinczehelyi | ... | rigging grip |
| Antonio Ponti | ... | assistant camera |
| Ian Pratt | ... | grip |
| Craig Pressgrove | ... | first assistant camera additional |
| Steve Ramsey | ... | gaffer |
| Ken Regan | ... | still photographer |
| Ethan Rosenduft | ... | additional grip |
| James Saluzzi | ... | additional grip |
| Donald W. Schreck | ... | set lighting technician |
| Ken Shibata | ... | additional gaffer |
| Terry Stacey | ... | director of photography: additional photography |
| Daniel Wallenstein | ... | grip |
| Ryan Webb | ... | rigging electric best boy / rigging electric |
| Glen Weinstein | ... | grip |
Casting Department
| Stephanie Forrest | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Allison Hall | ... | extras casting assistant |
| Barbara Harris | ... | adr voice casting |
| Scott Rose | ... | casting assistant |
| Leeba Zakharov | ... | casting associate |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
| Michael Adkins | ... | costumer |
| Trenee Clayton | ... | key costumer |
| Jessica De La Cruz | ... | costume supervisor |
| Caitlin Doukas | ... | costume production assistant |
| Amy Ritchings | ... | assistant costume designer |
| Minerva Diann Savoy | ... | tailor |
| Hartsell Taylor | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
| Malcolm Alston | ... | location scout |
| Guy Efrat | ... | location manager: additional photography unit |
| Kareem Farooq | ... | location assistant |
| Sarah Follett | ... | location assistant: additional photography |
| Steve Grivno | ... | assistant location manager (as Stephen Grivno) |
| Eric Knapp | ... | location coordinator (as Eric A. Knapp) |
| Jess Magee | ... | location assistant |
| James McGuinness | ... | location assistant |
| Eric Papa | ... | assistant location manager: additional photography unit |
| Ryan Smith | ... | location manager |
| David Velasco | ... | location scout |
Music Department
| Mark Baechle | ... | orchestrator |
| Christine Bergren | ... | music legal and clearance |
| Jim Black | ... | music consultant |
| Gary Chester | ... | score contractor |
| The Filmharmonic Orchestra Prague | ... | orchestra |
| Gabe Hilfer | ... | music consultant |
| Paul Katz | ... | music consultant |
| Richard King | ... | music mixer / music recordist / music scoring engineer |
| Sonny Kompanek | ... | orchestrator |
| Domnik Mack | ... | music preparation (as Dominik Mack) |
| Alexandra Patsavas | ... | music supervisor |
| Jack Petruzzelli | ... | musician: guitar solos |
| Petr Pycha | ... | orchestra contractor |
| Philip Rothman | ... | orchestrator |
| William Schimmel | ... | musician: accordion solos |
| Jim Schultz | ... | music editor |
| Lauren Shotwell | ... | music legal and clearance |
| Antoine Silverman | ... | music contractor |
| Tim Starnes | ... | assistant music editor |
| Erich Stratmann | ... | music editor |
| E. Gedney Webb | ... | music editor |
| Marcelo Zarvos | ... | musician: piano solos / score producer |
| Curt Sobel | ... | preview music editor (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
| Cassandra Barbour | ... | script researcher |
| Dianne Dreyer | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
| Larry 'Hot Dog' Alayon | ... | driver (as Larry Alayon) |
| Bob Barker | ... | driver |
| Thomas Beauter | ... | driver |
| David Buckman | ... | driver |
| Jim Buckman | ... | transportation coordinator |
| Peter Connors | ... | transportation co-coordinator |
| Dennis Curry | ... | driver |
| Edwin Diaz | ... | driver |
| John Edler | ... | driver |
| Edward Fanning | ... | driver |
| Joe Farina | ... | driver |
| John Giordano | ... | driver |
| Louis Guevara | ... | driver |
| Steven R. Guglielmetti | ... | driver |
| Greg Jacobs | ... | driver |
| Ed Kmiotek | ... | driver |
| Franklin G. Matts | ... | driver (as Franklin Metts) |
| Greg Miller | ... | driver |
| Thomas J. Moresco | ... | driver |
| Joseph Paprota | ... | driver (as Joe Paprota) |
| Carl Russell | ... | driver |
| Dennis Salomone Sr. | ... | additional transportation captain |
| Mike Scalice | ... | driver |
| James Sweeney | ... | driver |
| Gilbert Williams | ... | driver |
Additional Crew
| Caellum Allan | ... | physical production |
| Emma Baksi | ... | assistant: Ms. Foster |
| Karen Barna | ... | business affairs/legal |
| Ainsley Bartholomew | ... | accounting clerk/payroll assistant: additional photography |
| Brian Bergdoll | ... | stand-in: Mel Gibson |
| Charlie Birns | ... | on-set assistant: Jodie Foster (as Charles Birns) |
| Justin Bischoff | ... | key production assistant |
| David E. Bisson | ... | production secretary |
| Ed Borgerding | ... | imagenation abu dhabi (as Edward Borgerding) |
| Anna Bosco | ... | key accountant |
| Matthew Branin | ... | accounting clerk |
| Jason Broad | ... | background voice |
| Stefan Brunner | ... | production executive: Imagenation Abu Dhabi |
| Billy Bryan | ... | puppeteering coach (as Bill Bryan) |
| Rosa Camero | ... | marketing |
| Cathy Cavadini | ... | background voice (as Catherine Cavadini) |
| Wendy Cohen | ... | product placement |
| James Coker | ... | key set production assistant: additional photography |
| Christina Cortez | ... | production assistant |
| Jeff Cossaboom | ... | office production assistant |
| Lida Davidians | ... | insurance broker |
| Charlie Dibe | ... | production coordinator: additional photography |
| Ron Dolecki | ... | legal services |
| Erik Feig | ... | production executive |
| Jeff Fischer | ... | background voice (as Jeffery Todd Fischer) |
| Shayne Fiske | ... | production executive |
| Matthew Fleischman | ... | production assistant |
| Aaron Fors | ... | background voice |
| Joshua A. Friedman | ... | paperwork production assistant |
| Vincent Giarratano | ... | production assistant |
| Robert Goldman | ... | assistant parking coordinator |
| Kyle Gorjanc | ... | production assistant: additional photography |
| Duck Grossberg | ... | data wrangler |
| Katie Groves | ... | stand-in: Jennifer Lawrence |
| Nick Guerra | ... | assistant: Mr. Gibson |
| Gus Gustafson | ... | production assistant: additional photography (as David 'Gus' Gustafson) |
| Jennifer Hallmark | ... | assistant accountant |
| John A. Hamby | ... | insurance broker (as John Hamby) |
| Barbara Harris | ... | background voice (as Barbara Iley) |
| David Hsu | ... | set production assistant |
| Amad Jackson | ... | background voice |
| Larry Kaplan | ... | publicist |
| Kyle Knauf | ... | stand in: Anton Yelchin |
| Daamen J. Krall | ... | background voice (as Daamen Krall) |
| Ashley Kravitz | ... | clearances |
| Kristina Lee | ... | assistant production coordinator: reshoots |
| Giovanni Lopez | ... | insurance broker |
| Jeremy Maxwell | ... | background voice |
| K.C. McMahon | ... | set production assistant |
| John Merchant | ... | assistant production coordinator |
| Liz Modena | ... | post production accountant |
| Matthew Monaco | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Tim Monich | ... | dialect coach |
| Daniel Mora | ... | background voice |
| Saemi Nakamura | ... | background voice |
| Morgan Newell | ... | assistant: Ms. Ruark |
| Patrick O'Connor | ... | production assistant |
| Ayo Ogundele | ... | parking coordinator |
| Josh Oreck | ... | epk producer |
| Anney Ozar | ... | puppet wrangler (as Anney McKilligan) |
| Ellen Parnett | ... | production assistant |
| Dan Perri | ... | title designer: main and end titles |
| Paige Pollack | ... | background voice |
| David Randolph | ... | background voice |
| Noreen Reardon | ... | background voice |
| Jennalee Rhodes | ... | production assistant |
| Luke Rivett | ... | assistant: Mr. Redmon |
| Pamela Rook | ... | office production assistant |
| Matthew Roper | ... | set medic |
| Hannah Schuster | ... | intern |
| Michael James 'Scotty' Scott | ... | manager: production finance |
| William Sepulveda | ... | key craft service |
| Missy Simms | ... | welfare/studio teacher |
| Penny Smith | ... | payroll accountant |
| Casey Stanton | ... | production assistant intern |
| Todd Steiner | ... | financing / production financing |
| Maki Takenouchi | ... | production assistant |
| Matthew Thomas | ... | office production assistant |
| Anthony Torre | ... | chef |
| Nancy Truman | ... | background voice |
| Daniela Tully | ... | vp of development and production: imagenation abu dhabi |
| Eva Vedock | ... | key craft service |
| Daniel Wagner | ... | production coordinator |
| Andreana Weiner | ... | background voice |
| Ethan Weinstock | ... | office production assistant |
| Emmeline Yang | ... | assistant: Mr. Golin |
| Brenda Yoo | ... | first assistant accountant |
| Ruth Zalduondo | ... | background voice |
| Michael Gugger | ... | intern: locations (uncredited) |
| Eric Kops | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
| Regan B. Pederson | ... | legal consultant (uncredited) |
| Lynn Witty | ... | stand-in: Jodie Foster (uncredited) |
Thanks
| Josh Baskin | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Sadie Joseph | ... | the producers wish to thank |
| Fred Tate | ... | the producers wish to thank |
Production Companies
- Summit Entertainment (presents)
- Participant (presents)
- Imagenation Abu Dhabi FZ (in association with)
- Anonymous Content (in association with)
Distributors
- Alfa Films (2011) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Belga Films (2011) (Belgium) (theatrical)
- Concorde Filmverleih (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Empire (2011) (Lebanon) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Canada) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Fida Film (2011) (Turkey) (theatrical)
- Icon Entertainment International (2011) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Icon Entertainment International (2011) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Langlois (2012) (Japan) (theatrical) (in association with)
- Lusomundo (2011) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- Medusa Distribuzione (2011) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Film Distribution (2011) (Denmark) (theatrical)
- Nordisk Film (2011) (Norway) (theatrical)
- Nu Metro Productions (2011) (South Africa) (theatrical)
- Odeon (2011) (Greece) (theatrical)
- SND Films (2011) (France) (theatrical)
- Shaw Organisation (2011) (Singapore) (theatrical)
- Summit Entertainment (2011) (United States) (theatrical)
- Tele München Fernseh Produktionsgesellschaft (TMG) (2011) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Twin Co. Ltd. (2012) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Volga (2011) (Russia) (theatrical)
- Ascot Elite Entertainment Group (2011) (Switzerland)
- Belga Home Vidéo (2011) (Belgium) (DVD)
- Canale 5 (2016) (Italy) (tv)
- CatchPlay (2011) (Taiwan)
- Concorde Home Entertainment (2011) (Germany) (DVD) (and Blu-ray)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Netherlands) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Entertainment One (2011) (Spain)
- Film1 (2012) (Netherlands) (tv) (limited)
- Mongkol Major (2011) (Thailand)
- Nordisk Film (2011) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (DVD)
- Panorama Distributions (2011) (Hong Kong) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Paris Filmes (2011) (Brazil)
- RTL Entertainment (2014) (Netherlands) (tv) (RTL8)
- Summit Home Entertainment (2011) (United States) (DVD)
- Transeuropa Video Entertainment (TVE) (2012) (Argentina) (DVD)
- Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2011) (Portugal)
Special Effects
- Phosphene (visual effects)
Other Companies
- 11:11 Mediaworks (titles)
- ARRI / Camera Service Center (grip and lighting equipment)
- Apple (The Producers wish to Thank)
- Avatar Studios (music recorded and mixed at)
- Cannes Film Festival (festival)
- Christine Bergren Music Consulting (music clearance and legal services)
- Cinema World (production services)
- Cleared by Ashley (clearances)
- Comerica Entertainment Group (US, Financing)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (acknowledgement)
- DeLuxe Laboratories (digital intermediate)
- DeWitt Stern Group (US, Office Services)
- Entertainment Partners (payroll)
- Exchange Communications (IT/communications)
- Eye2Ear Music (music consultant)
- Folkmanis Puppets (The Producers wish to Thank)
- Fujifilm (acknowledgement)
- Gotham Sound and Communications (walkies provided by)
- Gourmet To U (catering)
- Grant Wilfley Casting (extras casting)
- Haddad's (transportation equipment)
- International Film Guarantors (US, Office Services)
- Lightnin' Production Rentals (transportation equipment)
- MSR Studios (music recorded and mixed at)
- NBCUniversal (production facilities)
- Native Energy (acknowledgement: Carbon Offset)
- On Location Education (teacher)
- Panavision (camera cranes and dollies)
- Pivotal Post (editing equipment: Avid HD)
- Rosenfeld, Meyer & Susman (US, Law Firm)
- Skywalker Sound (post-production sound services)
- Soundtrack New York (ADR Facility)
- South By Southwest Film Festival (SXSW) (festival)
- Steiner Studios (US, Sound Stages)
- Studio Solutions Group (Film Rights Acquisition)
- Toys 'R' Us (The Producers wish to Thank)
- Trevanna Post (post-production accounting)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
| Plot Summary |
Walter Black ('Mel Gibson') is depressed and sleeps most of the day. It's driving his family crazy, and his wife Meredith (Jodie Foster) kicks him out. Walter starts carrying a beaver puppet and tries to commit suicide (unsuccessfully). He uses the puppet to talk to himself, trying to bolster his spirits, and is trying to rebuild his life. Through the beaver, the family begins to learn about Walter's history and problems, and as he continues rebuilding, the beaver shows us all a way to cope. Written by Anonymous |
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| Taglines | He's here to save Walter's life. See more » |
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| Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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| Budget | $21,000,000 (estimated) |
| Opening Weekend United States | $107,577, 08 May 2011 |
Did You Know?
| Trivia | Before Summit Entertainment settled for a release date in Spring 2011, this film had been shelved, due to Mel Gibson allegedly assaulting his ex-girlfriend, Oksana Grigorieva. See more » |
| Goofs | When Anton Yelchin's character bangs his head into the wall and it goes through the side of the house, that's impossible as shown. The cedar shake siding is not shown as held to the side of the house with anything, whereas in reality is has to be nailed down. The house would have some cladding such as plywood to nail the shakes to, and then a barrier such as asphalt or homewrap, at the very least. It is not possible to make a small hole in the interior wall and push one shake off the outside of the house in the same location. See more » |
| Movie Connections | Featured in Bieber Meets Beaver (2010). See more » |
| Soundtracks | Kung Fu Underscore See more » |
| Crazy Credits | A letter or two from each cast/crew member remains and forms part of the next credit. See more » |
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Walter Black:
We reach a point where, in order to go on, we have to wipe the slate clean. We start to see ourselves as a box that we're trapped inside and no matter how we try and escape, self help, therapy, drugs, we just sink further and further down. The only way to truly break out of the box is to get rid of it all together... I mean, you built it in the first place. If the people around you are breaking your spirit, who needs them? Your wife who pretends to love you, your son who can't even stand you. I mean, put them out of their misery. Starting over isn't crazy. Crazy is being miserable and walking around half asleep, numb, day after day after day. Crazy is pretending to be happy. Pretending that the way things are is the way they have to be for the rest of your bleeding life. All the potential, hope, all that joy, feeling, all that passion that life has sucked out of you. Reach out, grab a hold of it and snatch it back from that bloodsucking rabble. See more » |