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Directed By
Chris Weitz
Paul Weitz
Written By
Nick Hornby
novel
Peter Hedges
screenplay
Chris Weitz
screenplay
Paul Weitz
screenplay
Cast
Hugh Grant
Will Freeman
Nicholas Hoult
Marcus Brewer
Sharon Small
Christine
Madison Cook
Imogen
Jordan Cook
Imogen
Nicholas Hutchison
John
Ryan Speechley
Barney
Joseph Speechley
Barney
Toni Collette
Fiona Brewer
Natalia Tena
Ellie
Laura Kennington
Ellie's Friend
Tanika Swaby
Ellie's Friend
Peter McNicholl
Ellie's Friend
Chris Webster
Ellie's Friend
Ben Ridgeway
Lee
Jack Warren
Lee's Sidekick
Russell Barr
Maitre D'
Isabel Brook
Angie
Orlando Thor Newman
Angie's Kid
Paulette P. Williams
Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Fritha Goodey
Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Susannah Doyle
Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Delma Walsh
Bitter Ex-Girlfriend
Jonathan Franklin
Mark
John Kamal
Nicky
Tessa Vale
Class Teacher
Lorna Dallison
Woman in Supermarket
Bethany Muir
Child in Supermarket
Bruce Lawrence
Husband in Supermarket
Joyce Henderson
Moira / SPAT
Jenny Galloway
Frances / SPAT
Janine Duvitski
Caroline / SPAT
Sue Hyams
SPAT Woman
Maggie De Monde
SPAT Woman
Lynn Askew
SPAT Woman
Beverly Milward
SPAT Woman
Danielle Harvey
SPAT Woman
Anna Maria Credenzone Philip
SPAT Woman
Sarah King
SPAT Woman
Susan Ghamsary
SPAT Woman
Edna Johnson
SPAT Woman
Victoria Smurfit
Suzie
Frog Stone
Mothercare Shop Assistant
Buddy Hunter
Family Member in Mothercare Car Park
Kristine Perrin
Family Member in Mothercare Car Park
Nathan Perrin-Hunter
Family Member in Mothercare Car Park
Rachael Perrin-Hunter
Family Member in Mothercare Car Park
Amy Craven
Suzie's Baby Megan
Rebecca Craven
Suzie's Baby Megan
Sidney Livingstone
Park Keeper
Cathy Murphy
Nurse
Joanne Petitt
Hairdresser
Jason Salkey
Amnesty International Worker Tom
Annabelle Apsion
Amnesty International Worker
Matt Wilkinson
Amnesty International Worker
Peter Roy
Will's Dad
Matthew James Thomas
Candy Thrower
Aaron Keeling
Candy Thrower
Scott Charles
Candy Thrower
Claire Harman
Skechers Shopgirl
Sian Martin
Cute Waitress
Mark Drewry
Clive
Denise Stephenson
Lindsey
Rosalind Knight
Lindsey's Mum
Rachel Weisz
Rachel
Murray Lachlan Young
New Year's Eve Party Guest
Augustus Prew
Ali
Alex Kew
Simon Cosgrove
Mark Heap
Math Teacher
Sunanda Biswas
Def Penalty Kru
James Marshall-Gunn
Def Penalty Kru
Jamie Mayer
Def Penalty Kru
Korede Obashju
Def Penalty Kru
Roger Brierley
Mr. Chalmers, the M.C.
Stefan Pejic
Apple Thrower
Henry Allan
Tribute Band Member
Macéo Bhardwaj
School Boy
Gillian Evans
Self - Lexicographer
Simon Faulkner
Walker in Park
Nia Jermin
School Girl
Charlotte Magee
School Student
Tim Rice
Self
Chris Tarrant
Self
Mark Topps
Schoolboy
Carol Vorderman
Self
John Whitby
Father
Richard Whiteley
Self
Stuart Wood
Self
Produced By
Nicky Kentish Barnes
co-producer
Tim Bevan
producer
Liza Chasin
co-producer
Robert De Niro
producer
Brad Epstein
producer
Eric Fellner
producer
Lynn Harris
executive producer
Debra Hayward
co-producer
Nick Hornby
executive producer
Hardy Justice
co-producer
Jane Rosenthal
producer
Music
Badly Drawn Boy
Cinematography
Remi Adefarasin
director of photography
Sound
Jaya Bishop
boom operator
Christian Bourne
sound assistant
Chris Carpenter
re-recording mixer
Colin Cooper
adr recordist
Norval D. Crutcher III
adr editor
Tony Dawe
production sound mixer
Gary S. Gerlich
sound editor
Lee Gilmore
apprentice sound editor
Marilyn Graf
foley editor
William Hooper
sound editor
Andy Koyama
re-recording mixer
Richard LeGrand Jr.
supervising sound editor
Jaime Lunn
mix assistant engineer
Bob McNabb
adr supervisor
Bill Meadows
sound recordist
Patrick O'Sullivan
sound editor
Bryan Pennington
sound consultant: Dolby
Philip Rogers
adr recordist
Walter Spencer
dialogue editor
Ted Swanscott
adr mixer
Samuel Webb
assistant sound editor
James Ashwill
foley mixer
Joe DeAngelis
sound recordist
Nerses Gezalyan
foley recordist
Editing
Nick Moore
Casting Director
Priscilla John
Production Design
Jim Clay
Art Direction
Gary Freeman
Rod McLean
supervising art director
Set Design
John Bush
Costumes
Joanna Johnston
Makeup
Carmel Jackson
makeup artist
Graham Johnston
hair designer / makeup designer
Lorna McGowan
makeup artist
Laura McIntosh
makeup artist
Nora Robertson
makeup artist
Katya Thomas
makeup artist: Ms. Weisz
Visual Effects
Derek Ledbetter
visual effects
Paul Springer
rotoscope artist
Assistant Director
Ben Howarth
second assistant director
Christopher Newman
first assistant director
Alex Oakley
third assistant director
Alex Kaye-Besley
additional third assistant director
Production Management
Bernard Bellew
production manager
Virginia Landis Albertson
post-production supervisor
Graham Stumpf
post-production supervisor
Lucy Williams
unit manager
Michelle Wright
executive in charge of production: Working Title Films
Art Department
Harry Alley
painter
Joe Alley
carpenter
Barry Arnold
stand-by props
Roy Biggs
stagehand
John Bohan
construction manager
John Botton
dressing props
Darryl Carter
carpenter
Roy Chapman
chargehand dressing props
John Cloke
stand-by painter
Paul Duff
stand-by carpenter
Peter Duffy
carpenter
Jools Faiers
art department graphics
Michael Finlay
scenic painter
Heidi Gibb
draughtsman
Barry Gibbs
property master
Nick Goodall
carpenter
Gavin Gordon
carpenter
David Haberfield
scenic painter
Rosie Hardwick
assistant art director
Bill Hargreaves
chargehand stand-by props
Robert Harper
painter
Nigel Hughes
scenic artist
James Hunt
scenic artist
David Jones
supervising stagehand
Eamon McLoughlin
head carpenter
Steve Mitchell
supervising scenic artist
Harriet Orman
production buyer
Darryl Paterson
storeman
Chris Seddon
drapes
Len Serpant
stand-by stagehand
Michael Standish
production buyer
Jeff Sullivan
painter
Richard F. Ward III
art department assistant
Clive Ward
head painter
Stephen Weston
wood machinist
Kevin Wheeler
dressing props
David Williamson
stand-by carpenter
Robert Wishart
chargehand carpenter
Lee Biggs
carpenter
Terry Heggarty
painter
Stunts
Graeme Crowther
stunt coordinator
Editorial
Julian Andraus
second assistant editor
Paul Clegg
second assistant editor
Simon Cozens
first assistant editor
Mike Fraser
dailies telecine
Tania Goding
assistant editor: avid, UK
Mike Jackson
first assistant editor
Sara Lineberger
post-production coordinator
Jim Passon
color timer
Theresa Repola Mohammed
negative cutter
Brock Stoneham
apprentice editor
David Wheal
editing department trainee
Other
Jimmy Batchelor
driver: minibus
Steve Boyd
facility driver
Alan Burrows
driver: stand-by prop
Andy Cooper
driver: camera truck
Peter Devlin
unit driver / transportation coordinator
Ian Drinkwater
driver: minibus
Eric Francks
unit driver
Peter Gathard
facility driver
Gordon Hampton
facility driver
Ian Johnson
driver: construction run around
Townsley Knott
transport facilities
Steve Mangar
facility driver
Ron Narduzzo
unit driver
Graham Pamment
driver: makeup truck
Terry Reece
unit driver
Tony Smith
facility driver
Colin Thompson
facility driver
John Tiny Topping
driver: dining bus
Jason Vanezis
unit driver
Michael Ward
driver: costume department
Willies Wheels
facility driver: location
Mark White
transportation
Nigel Williamson
driver: props
Kim Worley
driver: makeup truck
Music Department
Nick Angel
music supervisor
Badly Drawn Boy
music producer
Andy Brown
orchestra contractor
The Cambridge Singers
musician
Paul Englishby
on-set music advisor
Charles Martin Inouye
supervising music editor
Stephen McLaughlin
music producer / score mixer
Kathy Nelson
executive in charge of film music: Universal Studios
Tom Rothrock
music producer
Patrick Seymour
conductor / music arranger
Geoff Foster
score recordist
Rene Garza Aldape
music editor
Alexandra Hill
music assistant
Jake Jackson
score engineer
Kirsten Lane
music consultant
Jonathan Sacks
orchestrator
Casting Department
Vanessa Baker
adr voice casting
Laura Dickens
casting assistant
Brendan Donnison
adr voice casting
Costume Department
Devina Artley
costume department runner
Martin Chitty
costume assistant
Louise Egan
costume assistant
Claire Finlay-Thompson
costume supervisor
Helen O'Donnell
key set costumer
Guy Speranza
assistant costume designer
Camera Department
John Adefarasin
camera loader
Rene Adefarasin
camera loader
John Arnold
key grip
Sam Barnes
camera loader
Keziah Barton-White
video assistant
Stuart Bunting
grip
David Cozens
focus puller
Andy Edridge
grip
Ian Franklin
best boy
Charlie Grainger
camera trainee
Peter Hawkins
h.o.d. rigger
Dennis Holiday
rigging electrician
Jamie Mills
electrician
Barrie More
rigging gaffer
Dave Moss
electrician
Jay Jay Odedra
focus puller
Peter Robertson
camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Laurie Sparham
still photographer
Tammo van Hoorn
focus puller
David Wall
rigging electrician
Chris Warren
video assist operator
Jimmy Wilson
gaffer
Danny Young
generator operator
Sean Young
stand-by rigger
Ben Battersby
additional clapper loader
Philip Coleman
second grip
Nick Remy Matthews
video assistant: dailies
Andy Thomson
crane operator
Ben Wilson
electrician
Location Management
Philip Clark
location scout
Kevin Early
location assistant
Louise Fernandez
location scout
Steve Hart
location manager
David Pinnington
location supervisor
Script Department
Nikki Clapp
script supervisor
Ruth Halliday
script clearance
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