Closer (2004/I)

Director:

Mike Nichols

Writers (WGA):

Patrick Marber (play)
Patrick Marber (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 December 2004 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Tagline:

If you believe in love at first sight, you never stop looking.

Plot:

The relationships of two couples become complicated and deceitful when the man from one couple meets the woman of the other.

Plot Keywords:

Double Decker Bus | Masturbation | Photography | Instant Messaging | Emergency Room

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 8 wins & 20 nominations

Cast

Natalie Portman	...	Alice
Jude Law	...	Dan
Julia Roberts	...	Anna
Clive Owen	...	Larry
Nick Hobbs	...	Taxi Driver
Colin Stinton	...	Customs Officer
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Steve Benham	...	Car driver (uncredited)
Elizabeth Bower	...	Chatty Exhibition Guest (uncredited)
Jaclynn Tiffany Brown	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Antony Gabriel	...	Luke (uncredited)
Michael Haley	...	Smoking Man (uncredited)
Steve Morphew	...	Bartender (uncredited)
Abdul Popoola	...	Doctor (uncredited)
Peter Rnic	...	Bodyguard (uncredited)
Bret Yount	...	Customs Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Mike Nichols

Writing credits (WGA)
Patrick Marber		(play)
Patrick Marber		(screenplay)

Produced by
Mary Bailey	....	associate producer
Cary Brokaw	....	producer
John Calley	....	producer
James Clayton	....	co-executive producer
Celia D. Costas	....	executive producer
Robert Fox	....	executive producer
Michael Haley	....	co-producer
Paula Jalfon	....	co-executive producer
Paul A. Levin	....	associate producer
Mike Nichols	....	producer
Duncan Reid	....	co-executive producer
Scott Rudin	....	executive producer

Cinematography by
Stephen Goldblatt

Film Editing by
John Bloom
Antonia Van Drimmelen

Production Design by
Tim Hatley

Art Direction by
Grant Armstrong
Hannah Moseley
Mark Raggett

Set Decoration by
John Bush

Costume Design by
Ann Roth

Makeup Department
Christine Blundell	....	hair stylist: Ms. Portman
Christine Blundell	....	makeup artist: Ms. Portman
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist: Ms. Roberts
Ian Denson	....	hair stylist: Ms. Roberts
Linda DeVetta	....	hair designer
Linda DeVetta	....	makeup designer
Mark English	....	key hair stylist
Dorka Nieradzik	....	hair stylist: Mr. Owen
Dorka Nieradzik	....	makeup artist: Mr. Owen
Trefor Proud	....	key makeup artist
Michelle Taylor	....	hair stylist: Mr. Law
Michelle Webb	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Celia D. Costas	....	unit production manager
Antoine Douaihy	....	assistant unit production manager: New York
Ted Ladlow	....	unit manager
Rachel Neale	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jonny Benson	....	third assistant director
Rob Burgess	....	third assistant director
Michael Haley	....	first assistant director
Toby Hefferman	....	second assistant director
Eddie Thorne	....	assistant director
Robert E. Warren	....	assistant director

Art Department
David H. Allen	....	property master
David Allen	....	property master: New York
Julia Castle	....	construction coordinator
Alan Chesters	....	construction manager
Martin Duffy	....	stand-by carpenter
Robert J. Dugdale	....	assistant scenic artist
Michael Gunner	....	supervising painter
Jane Harwood	....	assistant art director
Gary Ixer	....	stand-by props
David Ned Kelly	....	supervising carpenter (as David Kelly)
Tony Marks	....	carpenter
Maxie McDonald	....	property master
Neil Murrum	....	chargehand dressing props
Brian Neighbour	....	carpenter
Wesley Peppiatt	....	props
Lucinda Sturgis	....	props buyer
Howard Weaver	....	scenic artist
Ben Wilkinson	....	dressing props
Simon Wilkinson	....	chargehand stand-by props
Steve Williamson	....	supervising painter
Eddie Wolstencroft	....	stand-by painter
Grant Shaffer	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Jamie Baker	....	foley editor
Ron Bochar	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ron Bochar	....	supervising sound editor
Kam Chan	....	foley supervisor
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Lee Dichter	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chris Fielder	....	assistant sound editor
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer
Heather Gross	....	first assistant sound editor
Harry Higgins	....	sound re-recording engineer
Gareth John	....	sound maintenance
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer
Branka Mrkic	....	dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana)
Angela Organ	....	assistant adr editor
Barry O'Sullivan	....	boom operator
Nicholas Renbeck	....	foley editor
Jamie Roden	....	adr mixer
Ivan Sharrock	....	production sound mixer
Deborah Wallach	....	adr editor
Allan Zaleski	....	sound effects editor
Alexander Beddow	....	adr assistant (uncredited)
David Warzynski	....	foley assistant (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Stuart Brisdon	....	special effects supervisor
Mark Haddenham	....	special effects senior technician
Jennifer Herbert	....	special effects: The Mill

Visual Effects by
Jennifer Herbert	....	digital compositor: The Mill
Katja Hollmann	....	digital lab supervisor: Lipsync Post
Kevin Phelan	....	scanning and recording producer: Lip Sync Post
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects
Olaf Wendt	....	visual effects supervisor
William Foxwell	....	digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post (uncredited)
Katy Lemon	....	digital lab operator: Lip Sync Post (uncredited)

Stunts
Marc Cass	....	stunts (as Mark Cass)
Tracey Caudle	....	stunts (as Tracy Caudle)
Ray De-Haan	....	stunt coordinator (as Ray De Haan)
David Garrick	....	stunts
Steve Griffin	....	stunt coordinator
Crispin Layfield	....	stunts
Tony Lucken	....	stunts
Michelle Sebek	....	stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department
Pete Cavaciuti	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Pete Cavaciuti	....	steadicam operator
Gareth Coop	....	camera trainee
Jason Coop	....	central loader
Trevor Coop	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Clive Coote	....	still photographer
Kathleen Corgan	....	second assistant camera: New York
Ted Deason	....	first assistant camera
Lester Dunton	....	video supervisor
Laurence Edwards	....	crane technician
Russell Engels	....	gaffer: New York (as Russ Engels)
Steve Finberg	....	electrician
Tommy Finch	....	gaffer
Alan Grayley	....	rigging electrician
Alan Hall	....	second assistant camera
Demetri Jagger	....	video assist operator
Sacha Jones	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Wayne King	....	electrician
Graham Martyr	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Billy Merrell	....	rigging gaffer
Richard Merrell	....	electrician
Luke Myslowski	....	grip
Peter Myslowski	....	grip: "a" camera unit
Peter Myslowski	....	key grip
Billy Patsos	....	key grip: New York (as William Patsos)
Chris Silano	....	first assistant camera: New York (as A. Chris Silano)
Martyn Welland	....	electrician
Zoe Whittaker	....	video assist operator: dailies
Steve Hideg	....	crane technician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Louis Elman	....	adr voice casting
Sondra James	....	voice casting
Ilenka Jelowicki	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lucy Denny	....	costume cutter
Melissa Haley	....	costumes coordinator
Michelle Matland	....	assistant costume designer
Luan Placks	....	costumer
Lindsay Pugh	....	costume supervisor
Adam Roach	....	wardrobe master
Sophia Spink	....	costumer
Fran Vega-Buck	....	costumer (as Francisca V. Vega)

Editorial Department
Andrew Buckland	....	assistant editor
Armando Fente	....	assistant editor
Ann Gray	....	post-production coordinator
Rupert Hall	....	assistant editor
William Henry	....	associate editor
Kate Mackenzie	....	assistant editor
Stephen R. Sheridan	....	color timer
Steve Sheridan	....	color timer
Mark Wright	....	negative cutter

Music Department
Nancy Allen	....	assistant music editor
Andy Brown	....	music contractor
Stephen McLaughlin	....	music mixer
Suzana Peric	....	music editor

Transportation Department
Gary Birmingham	....	unit transportation manager
Jimmy Carruthers	....	unit driver
Lee Isgar	....	driver: Cary Brokaw
Lol Smith	....	driver: Clive Owen

Other crew
Mary Bailey	....	script supervisor
Joanna Bates	....	assistant accountant
Kellie Belle	....	consultant: product placement
Kristin Brokaw	....	floor runner
Tabitha Burrill	....	production accountant
Blanca Camacho	....	adr loop group
Gilly Case	....	location manager
Francesca Castellano	....	production coordinator
John Charles	....	software engineer: Sony DAC
J. John Corbett	....	title designer
Deb Dyer	....	accountant
Maria Fitzgerald	....	accounting assistant
Heather Gauntt	....	assistant location manager
Nicole Gregory	....	unit publicist
Joe Guest	....	location manager: New York
David House	....	stand-in
Harriet Howe	....	additional set runner
Nikki Inwood	....	stand-in: Julia Roberts
Oliver Kersey	....	floor runner
Jane Levy	....	assistant: Mr. Nichols
Sara Levy	....	floor runner
Sandrine Loisy	....	stand-in: Natalie Portman
Dana Mayer	....	assistant choreographer
Lisa Medwid	....	assistant: Mr. Calley
Jon Miller	....	assistant accountant
Steve Morphew	....	stand-in: Jude Law
Lara Murray	....	assistant location manager
Heather Noble	....	assistant coordinator
Vanraaj Padhal	....	production assistant
Vincent Paterson	....	choreographer
Geraldine Patten	....	assistant: Ms. Costas
Emma Pill	....	location manager
David Pinkus	....	production assistant: crowd
Holly Pullinger	....	assistant location manager
Donald Rice	....	production assistant
Patsy Rodenburg	....	dialogue coach: Ms. Portman
Christina I. Rodriguez	....	set production assistant: New York
Paul Sacks	....	set production assistant
Christopher T. Sadler	....	assistant to cast
Nick Saunders	....	office production assistant
Adelaide Scardino	....	assistant: Mr. Brokaw
Rob Seager	....	assistant accountant
Jane Soans	....	first location manager
Amanda Stevens	....	location manager
Tom Stourton	....	location scout
Lorna Struthers	....	production secretary
Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi	....	assistant: Mr. Nichols
Martin Wady	....	location scout
Eileen Yip	....	production assistant
Jennifer Zolten Freed	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Andrew Kahn	....	assistant: Scott Rudin (uncredited)
Lucy Williams	....	location scout (uncredited)
James Windeler	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Icarus Productions
• John Calley Productions
• Avenue Pictures Productions
• Columbia Pictures
• Inside Track Films

Distributors

• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE) (2004) (USA) (theatrical) (as Sony Pictures)
• Columbia Pictures (2004) (USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film Distributors International (2005) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Film (2005) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (2005) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (2005) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Italia (2004) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Nordisk Film Distributors (2005) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2005) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Gaumont/Columbia TriStar Films (2005) (France) (theatrical)
• Nelonen (2007) (Finland) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2005) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2005) (Netherlands) (DVD) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2007) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2005) (Finland) (DVD) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Pacific Title and Art Studio (opticals)
• The Mill (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Shepperton Studios  movie studio
• ARRI Media Grip  grip equipment provided by
• Big Film Design  titles
• C-5  post-production sound services (as C5 Inc.)
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Compuhire  computer playback
• Cutting Edge  negative cutting
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color timing (as Deluxe)
• Joe Dunton & Company  camera equipment provided by
• Lee Lighting  lighting
• Lip Sync Post  digital scanning and recording
• Mad Dog Casting  extras casting
• Pacific Title  opticals (as Pacific Title and Art Studio)
• Sound One Corporation  post-production sound services
• Sylvia Fay/ Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York
• Trevanna Post  post-production accounting

Also Known As:

Closer: Llevados por el deseo (Argentina) (Chile) [es]
Hautnah (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Blizej (Poland) [pl]
Closer (Spain) [es]
Closer (Denmark) [da]
Closer - Perto Demais (Brazil) [pt]
Closer - iholla (Finland) [fi]
Entre adultes consentants (France) (dubbed version) [fr]
Ex epafis (Greece) [el]
Na dotek (Czech Republic) [cs]
Perto Demais (Portugal) (original subtitled version) [pt]
Tule lähemale (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated R for sequences of graphic sexual dialogue, nudity/sexuality and language.

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Malaysia:18SX | Taiwan:R-12 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Zurich) | Ireland:18 | New Zealand:R16 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Iceland:14 (original rating) | USA:R (certificate #40116) | Argentina:16 | Australia:MA | Brazil:14 | Canada:14A | Chile:14 | Czech Republic:15 | Finland:K-15 | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Japan:R-15 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:15 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:M18 | South Korea:18 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Indonesia:Dewasa

Filming Locations:

Cowcross Street, Clerkenwell, London, England, UK

Company:

Icarus Productions

Trivia:

'Julia Roberts' ' character, Anna, was originally played on stage by Natasha Richardson.

Goofs:

Continuity: The direction that Dan is facing after Larry calls him back into the office changes without Dan moving.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Alice: Hello, stranger.

Movie Connections:

References Delicatessen (1991)

Soundtrack:

La Cenerentola

Closer to reality...

This is the most honest film I've ever seen. Although I'm sure there are critics out there who will comment on the explicit language rather than the story, anyone who's ever been in a dysfunctional relationship can relate to at least some part of this film. I for one found it a very personal and shockingly accurate depiction of how human beings use love and sex to unintentionally destroy each other. The performances were magnificent from all angles. Mike Nichols has done it again. This film is "Carnal Knowledge" for the new millennium. If the Academy does not recognize "Closer" as a Best Picture candidate, then the Academy should no longer be recognized as the authority on achievement in film... yes, it's that good.