February 22nd 2008
Comedy/Drama, PG-13, 94mins, New Line Cinema
Cast: Jack Black, Mos Def, Danny Glover, Mia Farrow, Melonie Diaz, Marcus Carl Franklin, Arjay Smith, Paul Dinello, P.J. Byrne, Amir Ali Said, Blake Hightower, Chandler Parker, John Tormey, Quinton Aaron, Gio Perez, Karolina Wydra
Director: Michel Gondry
Writer: Michel Gondry
Producers: Georges Bermann, Julie Fong
Co-Producer: Ann Ruark
Associate Producer: Raffi Adlan
Executive Producers: Toby Emmerich, Guy Stodel
Art Direction: James Donahue
Casting: Mellicent Dyane
D.O.P.: Ellen Kuras
Editor: Jeff Buchanan
Music: Jean-Michel Bernard
Production Design: Dan Leigh
Set Decoration: Ron von Blomberg
Jerry is a junkyard worker who attempts to sabotage a power plant that he believes is melting his brain. But, when his plan goes awry, the magnetic field that he creates accidentally erases all of the videotapes in a local video store where his best friend Mike works. Fearing that the mishap will cost Mike his job, the two friends team up to keep the store's only loyal customer--a little old lady with a tenuous grasp on reality--from realizing what has happened by recreating and re-filming every movie that she decides to rent. From "Back to the Future," to "Robocop," to "Rush Hour," to "The Lion King," Jerry and Mike become the biggest stars in their neighborhood by starring in the biggest movies ever made.
Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
Cinematographic Process: J-D-C Scope
Film Format: 35mm
Filming Locations: New Jersey, USA; New York City, USA
MPAA Warning: Some Sexual References
Production Budget: $20 million
Production Companies: Partizan
Production Schedule: 6th September 2006 - November 2006
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- Michael Gondry handed in a draft in three weeks. Focus Features was interested the second they heard the pitch and made the deal within a week.
- New Line Cinema picked up domestic rights at the 2006 Cannes Film Festival.
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