Rumor Has It... (2005)

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer (WGA):

Ted Griffin (written by)

Release Date:

25 December 2005 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Based on a true rumor.

Plot:

Jennifer Aniston plays a woman who learns that her family was the inspiration for the book and film "The Graduate" -- and that she just might be the offspring of the well-documented event.

Plot Keywords:

Sex | Rumor | Family | Marriage | Sterility

Cast

Jennifer Aniston	...	Sarah Huttinger
Kevin Costner	...	Beau Burroughs
Shirley MacLaine	...	Katharine Richelieu
Mark Ruffalo	...	Jeff Daly
Richard Jenkins	...	Earl Huttinger
Christopher McDonald	...	Roger McManus
Steve Sandvoss	...	Scott
Mena Suvari	...	Annie Huttinger
Mike Vogel	...	Blake Burroughs
Rob Lanza	...	New Year's Eve M.C. (as Robert Lanza)
Lisa Vachon	...	Young Katharine
Trevor Stock	...	Young Beau
Jennifer Bini Taylor	...	Jocelyn Richelieu (as Jennifer Taylor)
Marcia Ann Burrs	...	Pasadenan Wife
Lynn Wanlass	...	Pasadenan Wife
Mary Anne McGarry	...	Pasadenan Wife
Maree Cheatham	...	Party Guest
Gloria Grant	...	Party Guest
Gregory White	...	Party Guest
Jake Mailey	...	Party Guest
Frank Novak	...	Party Guest
Billy Kerr	...	Party Guest (as William Kerr)
Terrie Snell	...	Party Guest
Shannon Farnon	...	Party Guest
Jenny Wade	...	Nikki
Erinn Bartlett	...	Donna
Allyson Bradford	...	Bridesmaid
Kate McClafferty	...	Bridesmaid
Googy Gress	...	Burly Man
Rolando Molina	...	Mover
Carmela Rappazzo	...	Party Planner
Erinn Hayes	...	Wedding Coordinator
Christopher Stapleton	...	Bartender
George F. Regas	...	Pastor
Jaime Ray Newman	...	Conference Greeter
Andy Milder	...	Conference Attendee
Gabriel Jarret	...	Conference Attendee
Clyde Kusatsu	...	Conference Attendee
John Sterling Carter	...	Conference Attendee
Mike Baldridge	...	Reporter
Donna Cooper	...	Reporter
Erin McDonald	...	Waitress
Paul Ganus	...	Co-Pilot
Amos Levkovitch	...	Magician
Leigh French	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Charlotte Colavin	...	Charity Dinner Guests (as Charlotte Ortiz Colavin)
George Gerdes	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Lyman Ward	...	Charity Dinner Guests
Jordan Lund	...	Charity Dinner Guests
John E. Byrd	...	Doorman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Aida Bernardino	...	Restaurant Owner
Anne Bancroft	...	Mrs. Robinson (archive footage) (uncredited)
Kathy Bates	...	Aunt Mitsy (uncredited)
Joan M. Blair	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Yang Buckley	...	Woman in Chinatown (uncredited)
Colleen Camp	...	Pasadenan Wife (uncredited)
Michael Chen	...	Rickshaw Driver (uncredited)
Troy Christian	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Robert Foreman	...	Bartender (uncredited)
George Hamilton	...	Himself (uncredited)
Harrison Held	...	Mover (uncredited)
Dustin Hoffman	...	Benjamin Braddock (archive footage) (uncredited)
Joshua Michael Kwiat	...	Gate Agent (uncredited)
Roger Lim	...	Venture Capitalist 2 (uncredited)
Patricia Mizen	...	Ticket Agent (uncredited)
Sandra Plazinic	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
John Patrick Shulak	...	Bellman (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Reiner

Writing credits (WGA)
Ted Griffin		(written by) (as T.M. Griffin)

Produced by
Len Amato	....	executive producer
Bruce Berman	....	executive producer
Frank Capra III	....	co-producer
George Clooney	....	executive producer
Ben Cosgrove	....	producer
Jennifer Fox	....	executive producer
Robert Kirby	....	executive producer
Michael I. Rachmil	....	executive producer (as Michael Rachmil)
Steven Soderbergh	....	executive producer
Paula Weinstein	....	producer

Original Music by
Marc Shaiman

Cinematography by
Peter Deming

Film Editing by
Robert Leighton

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins

Production Design by
Thomas E. Sanders

Set Decoration by
Jay Hart

Costume Design by
Kym Barrett

Makeup Department
Hazel Catmull	....	key hair stylist
Cydney Cornell	....	hair stylist: Ms. MacLaine
Linda De Andrea	....	hair department head
Elle Elliott	....	hair stylist: Mr. Costner
Stephen Kelley	....	key makeup artist (as Stephen M. Kelley)
Angela Levin	....	makeup department head
Chris McMillan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Aniston
Ben Nye Jr.	....	makeup artist: Ms. MacLaine (as Ben Nye)
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup artist: Ms. Aniston
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup artist: Mr. Costner (as F.X. Perez)
Vera Yurtchuk	....	makeup artist
Erwin H. Kupitz	....	wig maker: Shirley Mclaine (uncredited)

Production Management
Richard J. Gelfand	....	unit production manager
Tricia Miles	....	post-production supervisor
Cheryl Quarantiello	....	unit production manager
Kelley Smith-Wait	....	executive in charge of production
Nicolas Stern	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Capra III	....	assistant director
Basil Grillo	....	second assistant director
Brendalyn Richard	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Armando Abarca	....	drapery foreman
Ronald S. Baratie	....	greens foreman
Mark Brooks	....	on-set dresser
Jeff Brown	....	greens coordinator
Nelson Bush	....	set dresser
Gary Cergol	....	art department coordinator: New York
Gary Clark	....	painter
Mick Cummings	....	set decorating buyer
Dupree Dial	....	set dresser
Michael Diersing	....	construction coordinator
Melissa Givens	....	buyer
J. Michael Glynn	....	assistant property master
Virginia Hopkins	....	on-set painter: San Francisco
Thomas D. Krausz	....	set dresser
Travis Gale Lewis	....	set dresser
Sean Mannion	....	property master
Naaman Marshall	....	model maker
Merdyce McClaran	....	on-set dresser
Frank McEldowney	....	greens foreman
Douglas McKay	....	set dresser
Marc Meisels	....	set dresser
Joe Monaco	....	set dresser
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter
Wayne Shepherd	....	lead man
Bennet Silver	....	set dresser
Anthony Zierhut	....	storyboard artist
Mark Warren	....	property master (uncredited)

Sound Department
Lon Bender	....	supervising sound editor
Steve Cantamessa	....	sound mixer
Kerry Ann Carmean	....	sound effects editor
Edmond J. Coblentz Jr.	....	sound editor
Ian Elias	....	sound
David Esparza	....	sound editor
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Paul Flinchbaugh	....	digital audio assistant
Mitch Gettleman	....	sound designer
Eric Gotthelf	....	adr mixer
Michael Hertlein	....	dialogue editor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott La Rue	....	boom operator
Nancy Nugent	....	dialogue editor
Geoffrey G. Rubay	....	sound editor
Damien Smith	....	foley artist
Shawn Sykora	....	foley editor
Gary Thomas	....	boom operator
Lisa Varetakis	....	foley editor
Carl D. Ware	....	sound engineer

Special Effects by
Thomas R. Dickens	....	special effects technician: jet airplane sequence

Visual Effects by
Brett Boggs	....	visual effects
Jeremy Burns	....	digital effects supervisor
Craig Crawford	....	digital compositor
Eric Durst	....	visual effects supervisor
Scott Gregory	....	digital film colorist
Jongo	....	visual effects
Doug Luberts	....	visual effects assistant editor
Lori J. Nelson	....	visual effects producer
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Hugo Dominguez	....	rotoscope artist: Warner Brothers (uncredited)
Chris B. Schnitzer	....	visual effects production supervisor: Warner Bros. (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tim Collins	....	dolly grip
Kenneth Cooper	....	electrician
Kia Dawson	....	additional second assistant camera
Alan R. Disler	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Doug Dole	....	grip
David Eubank	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera and steadicam
Lisa K. Ferguson	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Fabricio Fernandez	....	video assist
Bob Gorelick	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Bob Gorelick	....	steadicam operator
Andrew Korner	....	rigging electrician
James Kumarelas	....	additional rigging electrician
Rick Lawrence	....	grip: re-shoots
Josh Levy	....	video assist operator
Damon Liebowitz	....	electrician
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
David Norris	....	camera operator: SpaceCam
Paul Postal	....	electrician
Daniel R. Purinton	....	rigging best boy
Eric Sandlin	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Frank Scheidbach	....	best boy electric
Rick Senteno	....	rigging electrician
Riley Sidore	....	set lighting technician
Kelly Simpson	....	film loader
Philip Sloan	....	key grip
Dempsey Tillman	....	digital video assist operator: re-shoots
Lance Jay Velazco	....	additional video assist operator
Lou Weinert	....	director of photography: second unit
Paul Wilkowsky	....	best boy grip
Jennifer Ann Henry	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jennifer Alessi	....	extras casting
Sande Alessi	....	extras casting
Kristan Berona	....	extras casting
Lee Genick	....	extras casting: New York
Scout Masterson	....	casting associate
Richard Mento	....	casting associate
Jocelyn E. Thomas	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Baker	....	key costumer
Holly Davis	....	assistant costume designer
Barbara Gordon	....	costumer: Kevin Costner
Phillip Howard	....	costumer
Anne Laoparadonchai	....	costumer: Ms. Aniston (as Annie Laoparadonchai)
Lisa Lovaas	....	costume supervisor
Lisa D. Quercioli	....	dresser: Shirley Maclaine
Dalhia Schuette	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Shaun Aprahamian	....	assistant editor
Ron Barr	....	digital intermediate editor
Nicholas Casey	....	editorial assistant
Carrie Holecek	....	digital intermediate producer
Danny Miller	....	first assistant editor
Julia Nessling-Douglas	....	digital intermediate producer
David Orr	....	color timer
Corinne Villa	....	assistant editor
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Mark Agostino	....	music playback operator
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Pete Anthony	....	orchestrator
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer
Harvey Cohen	....	orchestrator
Chris Douridas	....	music supervisor
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist
Stephanie Lowry	....	music editor
Lucian Piane	....	scoring assistant
Marc Shaiman	....	music adaptor
Scott Stambler	....	music editor
Nick Vidar	....	music programmer

Transportation Department
John Bromstead	....	driver
Daniel Davis	....	driver: base camp generator
Darrell Dubovsky	....	driver
Michael Forte	....	transportation co-captain
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car
Robert Gaskill	....	driver: Ms. Aniston and Ms. MacLaine
Bruce Hauer	....	transportation coordinator
Frank Rocha	....	driver
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator
Sarah Lynn Schmitt	....	driver

Other crew
Jasa Abreo	....	assistant: Mr. Costner
Dylan Ashbrook	....	assistant: Ms. Fox
Bostic Beard	....	assistant: Mr. Reiner (as Bostic C. Beard)
Ali Blacker	....	assistant: Mr. Cosgrove
Billy Bonifield	....	assistant production office coordinator
Scott Brant	....	second assistant accountant
Elizabeth C. Camp	....	set production assistant
Patty Carey	....	location manager: New York
Jared Cauliffe	....	set production assistant: New York
Courtney Dane	....	production assistant
Jeanie Daniels	....	assistant accountant
Laura DiBiase	....	production assistant: New York
Kerin Ferallo	....	production coordinator
Danielle Frankl	....	second assistant accountant
Mark A. Freid	....	location scout
Claire Gerety-Mott	....	production assistant
Marcy Guiragossian	....	key background coordinator
David Henke	....	key location assistant
Orlando Hurtado	....	catering chef
David Israel	....	location manager
Saisie M. Jang	....	assistant location manager: San Francisco
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	choreographer
Cory Johnson	....	production assistant
Pam Jones	....	administrative assistant: Mr. Reiner
Dave Kasubowski	....	craft service
Gregg Kawecki	....	production assistant
William P. Kelly	....	stand-in
Christian Labarta	....	set production assistant
Linda Labov	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer
Mike E. Landau	....	assistant to writers
Sharon Lopez	....	production assistant
Jim Lovaglio	....	office assistant
Asal Masomi	....	production assistant
Tammy Massa	....	production assistant
Carolyn Mcguinness	....	assistant: Ms. Aniston
Kathy McHugh	....	production coordinator: re-shoots
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor: second unit
Eddie Merino	....	key assistant location manager
Margaret Mitchell	....	production accountant
Kip Myers	....	assistant location manager
Ericka O'Benar	....	assistant production coordinator: San Francisco
William Ostroff	....	production assistant
Ivanna Palance	....	assistant: Mr. Rachmil
Sandy Reed	....	craft service
Dina Reiner	....	assistant: Ms. Weinstein
Tierney Sams	....	production assistant
Georgia Scheele	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Nick Schepisi	....	set production assistant
Thomas Sharkey	....	assistant: Ms. MacLaine
Lori Shockley	....	production coordinator: San Francisco
Michael Steinbach	....	production secretary
Spooky Stevens	....	publicist
Rachel Swenson	....	assistant location manager
Mark Thomason	....	photo double
Mark Thomason	....	stand-in
Amy Louise Tripodi	....	production assistant
Daniel Wagner	....	assistant production office coordinator: New York
Dannon Walters	....	craft service
Nancy Wong	....	key assistant location manager: San Francisco
David De Palo	....	midi transcriptor (uncredited)
Phill Kane	....	location scout (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros. Pictures
• Section Eight
• Spring Creek Productions
• Village Roadshow Pictures

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (2005) (USA) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Fox-Warner (2005-2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Golden Village Entertainment (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (USA)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2005) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Switzerland) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2006) (Germany) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)
• Warner Bros. Animation VFX (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chef Robért Catering  catering
• American Humane Association, The  monitored animal activity
• Studio Canal  special thanks
• Studio Canal  rights: for the clip of "The Graduate"
• Cable News Network (CNN)  Clinton footage licensed by (as CNN)
• BBC Motion Gallery  special thanks
• Corbis  special thanks
• Clairmont  camera systems by
• Panavision  filmed
• Technicolor  color by
• Kodak  motion picture products
• Fujifilm  motion picture products
• Beau Bonneau Casting  extras casting: San Francisco (uncredited)
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Executive Assurance  security (uncredited)
• Film Permits Unlimited  location permits (uncredited)
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll services (uncredited)
• Sylvia Fay/ Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting New York (uncredited)

Also Known As:

Rumour Has It... (Australia) (Canada: English title) (New Zealand: English title)
Otherwise Engaged (USA) (working title)
Untitled 'The Graduate' Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled Jennifer Aniston Graduate Comedy (USA) (working title)
Untitled Rob Reiner Project (USA) (working title)
Untitled Ted Griffin Project (USA) (working title)
Dicen por ahí... (Argentina) (Colombia) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]
Rumeur court..., La (Canada: French title) (France) [fr]
Ryktet går... (Finland: Swedish title) (Sweden) [sv]
Wo die Liebe hinfällt... (Austria) (Germany) [de]
Azt beszélik (Hungary) [hu]
Dizem Por Aí... (Brazil) [pt]
Fimes lene..., Oi (Greece) [el]
Gerçek dedikodu (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Huhupuhetta... (Finland) [fi]
Vizi di famiglia (Italy) [it]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature thematic material, sexual content, crude humor and a drug reference.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA | Australia

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Finland:K-3 | Australia:M | Brazil:14 | South Korea:15 | Germany:o.Al. | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12 | Sweden:Btl | Netherlands:AL | Singapore:PG | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Argentina:13 | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Iceland:L | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Ireland:15A | Malaysia:U | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Warner Bros. Pictures

Trivia:

This was the first movie in history to be released to DVD with a standard definition and high definition version on the same disc.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Sarah is revealing the family secrets to Annie in Annie's bedroom, subsequent shots of Sarah show her hair alternating behind one ear, then hanging down on both sides, and back again.

Quotes:

Katharine: [in the bathroom, after the door hits him Jeff in the face] Jeff...
Jeff: Yeah?
Katharine: Go play with your dick.

Movie Connections:

References Titanic (1997)

Soundtrack:

Are We In Trouble Now

Rumor Lacks It

'Rumor Has It' pretty much has all the technical ingredients: Good actors, interesting premise (a girl trying to find herself), excellent cinematography, breathtaking shots of America and a nice score. However, it's let down by the writing and direction. For a comedy, it's not so funny. Many of the jokes fall flat. For a drama, it just doesn't engage and a lot of it looks forced. The movie derails every now and then and the whole 'romantic' angle between Costner's Beau and Aniston's Sarah feels icky and looks unconvincing. Jennifer Aniston