Relative Strangers (2006)

Director:

Greg Glienna

Writers (WGA):

Greg Glienna (screenplay) &
Peter Stass (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

May 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Plot:

On a mission to locate his biological parents, a tightly wound professional (Livingston) is befuddled to find that the couple who conceived him aren't exactly upper-class. |

Plot Keywords:

Time Lapse Photography | Independent Film

Cast

Danny DeVito	...	Frank Menure
Kathy Bates	...	Agnes Menure
Ron Livingston	...	Dr. Richard Clayton
Neve Campbell	...	Ellen Minnola
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Angela Minnola
Bob Odenkirk	...	Mitch Clayton
Edward Herrmann	...	Doug Clayton
Christine Baranski	...	Arleen Clayton
Martin Mull	...	Jeffry Morton
Michael McKean	...	Ken Hyman
M.C. Gainey	...	Spicer
Star Jones	...	Holly Davis
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Mr. Manoire
Debbi Morgan	...	Mrs. Manoire
Pete Schwaba	...	Meat Delivery Man
Jimmy Pardo	...	Angry Driver
Dierdre Holder	...	Carol
Rose Abdoo	...	Frustrated Housewife
Terry Cooley	...	Prison Inmate
Connie Sawyer	...	Old Lady
William Dennis Hurley	...	Angry Bookstore Guy
Tracey Walter	...	Toupee Salesman
Jeff Shoe	...	Carnival Guy
Christa Campbell	...	Carnival Girl
Sam Rubin	...	TV Anchorman
Anna Davidson	...	Opera Singer
Mary Ruth Clarke	...	Cafe Passerby
Robert Harvey	...	Tailor (as Bob Harvey)
Joe Goddard	...	Pastor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Dave Batista	...	Wrestler (uncredited)
Wendy Braun	...	(uncredited)
Jordan Brower	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Kipleigh Brown	...	Big Guy's Girl (uncredited)
Jon Donahue	...	Additional voices (uncredited)
Sean Dorgan	...	Friend of Richard Clayton (uncredited)
Maryeve Dufault	...	The Bride's maid (uncredited)
Chad Greene	...	Chad Greene, Gallery artist (uncredited)
Priscilla Leona Horne	...	Carnival Manager (uncredited)
Stefan Kalinka	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Kaidy Kuna	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Levesque	...	Wrestler (uncredited)
John O'Rourke	...	Dan Fletcher -Reporter (uncredited)
Emo Philips	...	Guest at Hoedown (uncredited)
Tom Poole	...	Shaker Heights cousin (uncredited)
Matt Shea	...	Friend Of Richard (uncredited)
Paul Tuminaro	...	Sean M. Dorgan (uncredited)

Directed by
Greg Glienna

Writing credits (WGA)
Greg Glienna		(screenplay) &
Peter Stass		(screenplay)
Greg Glienna		(story)

Produced by
Ram Bergman	....	producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny DeVito	....	producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Brian R. Etting	....	producer
Josh H. Etting	....	producer
Jeff Franks	....	associate producer
Lati Grobman	....	producer
Manfred D. Heid	....	executive producer
Raymond Izaac	....	associate producer
Gerd Koechlin	....	executive producer
Josef Lautenschlager	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
David Pomier	....	line producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
David Kitay
Joseph Pullin

Cinematography by
Jeffrey Greeley
Tim Suhrstedt

Casting by
Donna Brower

Production Design by
Joseph T. Garrity

Art Direction by
Kevin Gilbert

Set Decoration by
Melissa M. Levander

Costume Design by
Amanda Riley		(re-shoots)
Jane Ruhm

Makeup Department
Daniel Curet	....	key hair stylist
Shauna O'Toole	....	additional makeup artist
Jennifer Saeta	....	key makeup artist
Randa Squillacote	....	key hair stylist
Ellen Vieira	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Philip Harrelson	....	post-production supervisor
Diana Lui	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jason Dudek	....	second second assistant director
John T. Melick	....	second assistant director
John O'Rourke	....	first assistant director
Chad Rosen	....	first assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
Michael Keith Aleshire	....	swing
Hunter Brown	....	construction coordinator: reshoots
Denise Ciarcia	....	assistant property master
Jill Deibler	....	buyer
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	property master
Zach Tyler	....	art coordinator

Sound Department
Randy Babajtis	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	assistant dialogue editor
Jerry Gilbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Cody King	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Kitting	....	foley editor
Shawn London	....	sound editor
Coleman Metts	....	production sound mixer
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	assistant sound editor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist

Visual Effects by
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic

Camera and Electrical Department
Matthew Barbor	....	electrician
Matt Bardocz	....	gaffer
Theda Cunningham	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Greg Dellerson	....	assistant camera
Mark Figueroa	....	assistant camera
Paul Goodstein	....	key grip
Jeffrey Greeley	....	camera operator
Lawrence Karman	....	steadicam operator
Rick Lawrence	....	grip
Chris J. Rossi	....	second company grip
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Thomas Young	....	camera loader
Matt Zschoche	....	electrician

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Amanda Riley	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Todd Gilbert	....	post-production executive
Philip Harrelson	....	assistant editor
David Kaldor	....	first assistant editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Sarah Parker	....	post-production coordinator: Millennium Films

Music Department
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Daniel Birczynski	....	score preparation
Drew DeAscentis	....	music editor
William Levine	....	orchestrator
Ashley Miller	....	music supervisor
Erich Stratmann	....	music editor: temp
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer
Erica Weis	....	music editor: temp

Transportation Department
John Aliano	....	transportation coordinator
Tony Barattini	....	driver: grip truck
Gary Jackson	....	driver

Other crew
Briana Aeby	....	additional production assistant
Alexis Alexander	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Kristen Anthony	....	production assistant
Sage Asteak	....	key set production assistant
Kent Bernhard	....	office production assistant
K. Emily Coleman	....	production secretary
Matthew Fortino	....	production assistant
Lilly Frank	....	sculptress
Karen M. Fuchs	....	assistant accountant
Gabriel Koloyan	....	creative consultant
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Maggie Means	....	production accountant
Sharon Smith	....	production assistant

Thanks
Brandon Alexander	....	special thanks
Savannah Franks	....	special thanks
Gary Skillman	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Garlin Pictures
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG
• Gordonstreet Pictures

Distributors

• Nu Image Films (2005) (worldwide) (theatrical)
• E Stars Films (2006) (China) (all media)
• First Look International (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)
• Relative Productions

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Guardian Angel Productions  funding
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

Also Known As:

Extraña familia (Argentina) (DVD title) (Mexico) (cable TV title) [es]
Familia casi perfecta, Una (Spain) (theatrical title) [es]
Kai apo edo... oi goneis mou (Greece) [el]
Obcy krewni (Poland) [pl]
Parentes Perfeitos (Brazil) (cable TV title) [pt]
Släkten är bäst (Sweden) [sv]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor and language.

Runtime:

86 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Garlin Pictures

Trivia:

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger greeted his Twins (1988/I) costar Danny DeVito on a location set to congratulate him on his efforts to produce the film in California, rather than succumb to the tax lures and lower labor costs offered by other states. DeVito acknowledged that he had to persuade the film's cast and crew to take pay cuts in order to offset the lower production costs that other states offered. They're "working for much less than they normally work for".

Goofs:

Continuity: When Frank And Agnes are sunbathing in the yard, in the first shot Frank is barefoot. In the next shot, he has his sandals on with no time in between to have put them on.

Quotes:

Agnes Menure: That's an old joke!
Frank Menure: So's your face!

Movie Connections:

References "Hee Haw" (1969)

Soundtrack:

Concerto in B Flat

Not a bad movie

Why are the others who have reviewed this movie critically blaming the actors? It's a top notch cast. Honestly, whoever produced and edited this movie is to blame if it's not more popular. Obviously the actors must have seen something good in the script for all of them to accept their parts they played. To me, this movie was not a disappointment as others have commented. It's silly, yes. Goofy, yeah. To me, if it was produced a bit better, and the editing done a bit better I would have definitely given it at least a 7 out of 10. I watched this movie mostly because I just adore Ron Livingston. Even playing a straight-man character he's very funny. I hope this gets released in the U.S. at least on DVD because with it's cast it is well worth the watch.