Failure to Launch (2006)

User Rating:

5.6/10   

Director:

Tom Dey

Writers (WGA):

Tom J. Astle (written by) &
Matt Ember (written by)

Release Date:

10 March 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

To leave the nest, some men just need a little push.

Plot:

A thirtysomething slacker suspects his parents of setting him up with his dream girl so he'll finally vacate their home.

Plot Keywords:

Friend | Secret | Mockingbird | Slacker | Love

Awards:

4 nominations

US TV Schedule:

Sat. July 11	9:30 PM	TBS
Sun. July 12	6:00 PM	TBS

Cast

Matthew McConaughey	...	Tripp
Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Paula
Zooey Deschanel	...	Kit
Justin Bartha	...	Ace
Bradley Cooper	...	Demo
Terry Bradshaw	...	Al
Kathy Bates	...	Sue
Tyrel Jackson Williams	...	Jeffrey
Katheryn Winnick	...	Melissa
Rob Corddry	...	Gun Salesman #1
Patton Oswalt	...	Techie Guy
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Bud
Kate McGregor-Stewart	...	Bev
Adam Alexi-Malle	...	Mr. Axelrod
Gretchen Cleevely	...	Gretchen the Veterinarian
Peter Jacobson	...	Boatyard Man
Jessica Stone	...	Boatyard Woman
Stewart Skelton	...	BBQ Guest #1
Sarah Lilly	...	BBQ Guest #2
E.L. James	...	BBQ Guest #3
Aubrey Dollar	...	Pizza Waitress
Anne Ewen	...	Girl at Pizza Joint #1
Tremelda D. Cobb	...	Girl at Pizza Joint #2
Jerrod Paige	...	Guy at Pizza Joint #1
Tim Stoltenberg	...	Guy at Pizza Joint #2
Summer Lee	...	Taco Waitress
Miladin Mutavdzic	...	Basketball Player #1
Brian Jesiolowski	...	Basketball Player #2
Larry Gamell Jr.	...	Gun Salesman #2 (as Lawrence C. Gamell Jr.)
Ilana Levine	...	Yoga Teacher
Charles Dey	...	Loving Man
Phoebe Dey	...	Loving Woman
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Ahl	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Lawrence Broughton	...	Business Pedestrian (uncredited)
Dr. Melissa Caudle	...	(uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Kristi Chalaire	...	Zephyrs Fan (uncredited)
Greg Cool	...	Boat Mechanic (uncredited)
Kristin Michelle Duncil	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Debby Gaudet	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Geoffrey Gould	...	Older Bookstore Gent (uncredited)
Michele Harrington	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Cynthia LeBlanc	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Elton LeBlanc	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Don Lincoln	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Pepper Morgan	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Ross Nolan	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Raymond Parker	...	Man Pushing Wheelchair (uncredited)
Jon Purvis	...	Baseball Game Attendee (uncredited)
Johnny Rock	...	(uncredited) (unconfirmed)
Stephen Rue	...	Soccer Player (uncredited)
Codie Scott	...	Guy on Bike (uncredited)
Ray Thibodeaux	...	Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Mageina Tovah	...	Barista (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Dey

Writing credits (WGA)
Tom J. Astle		(written by) &
Matt Ember		(written by)

Produced by
Scott Aversano	....	producer
Ronald M. Bozman	....	executive producer (as Ron Bozman)
Karen Dexter	....	associate producer
Scott Rudin	....	producer

Original Music by
Rolfe Kent

Cinematography by
Claudio Miranda

Film Editing by
Steven Rosenblum

Casting by
Douglas Aibel

Production Design by
Jeremy Conway

Art Direction by
Kevin Constant

Set Decoration by
Cindy Carr
Leslie A. Pope

Costume Design by
Ellen Mirojnick

Makeup Department
Trish Almeida	....	key hair stylist
Judy Chin	....	makeup artist: Ms. Parker
Don Kozma	....	lead makeup artist (as Donald A. Kozma)
Tina LaSpina	....	additional makeup artist
Nicki Ledermann	....	makeup artist: Ms. Parker
Mandy Lyons	....	hair designer: Ms. Parker
Bernadette Mazur	....	makeup department head
Louise Moon	....	hair stylist: Mr. McConnaughey
Kelvin R. Trahan	....	hair department head
Susan 'Star' Orr	....	additional hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Nadia Paine	....	production supervisor: additional photography
Ellen H. Schwartz	....	production manager: additional photography
Harvey Waldman	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter Bloomfield	....	second unit director: New Orleans
Chamonix Bosch	....	second second assistant director: additional photography
Ronald M. Bozman	....	second assistant director: Alabama (as Ron Bozman)
Batou Chandler	....	second assistant director: second unit, New Orleans
Vincent Lascoumes	....	first assistant director
Christophe Le Chanu	....	second assistant director
Matt Paull	....	additional second second assistant director
James Roque	....	second second assistant director (as James Roque Jr.)
Alison C. Rosa	....	second second assistant director: Maryland (as Alison Rosa)
Ann C. Salzer	....	first assistant director: second unit, New Orleans
Sherman Shelton Jr.	....	additional second assistant director
Jack Steinberg	....	assistant director: additional photography
Jack Steinberg	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Erik Aguirre	....	construction buyer: re-shoots
Tommy Allen	....	property master
Russell R. Anderson	....	lead man
Curt Beech	....	assistant art director
Roland Brooks	....	charge scenic artist
Carl Catanese	....	leadman: Maryland
Eric Cheripka	....	assistant property master
John B. Clarey III	....	foreman
Daniel Coe	....	foreman
Randall S. Coe	....	construction coordinator
Christopher L. Conner	....	carpenter
Christopher L. Conner	....	greensman
Jeremy Conner	....	carpenter
Noreen Coyne	....	art department coordinator: additional photography
Brad Curry	....	drapery master
Michael Davis	....	construction coordinator
James Dupuy	....	general foreman
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	set dresser
Clifford D. Eubank	....	set dresser
Summer Eubanks	....	assistant set decorator
Marcus J.N.A. Gill	....	props
Claire Hassig	....	painter
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser
L. Kellie Hicks	....	scenic painter
Sammy Ray Hill	....	greens person
Lauran Tracy Howard	....	art department assistant
Eric Hunsaker	....	leadman
Nicole Joubert	....	painter
Christina Eunji Kim	....	assistant art department coordinator
Julie Kobsa	....	art department production assistant
Andree Lago	....	scenic artist
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Vince Le Blanc	....	set dresser
Michelle Marchand II	....	set decoration coordinator
Alejandra Martinez	....	scenic gang boss
Tricia Mercaldi	....	artist
John W. Morgan	....	paint gang boss
Harry E. Otto	....	set designer
Garrik Palumbo	....	carpenter
Pavel Pesta	....	painter
Joseph Pipes	....	set dresser
Noel Rideout	....	set dresser: dayplayer
Sarah Riggs	....	second assistant property master
Jeffrey C. Roche	....	artist
George Sanchez	....	labor
John Eric Seay	....	gang boss
Paul Sonski	....	set designer
Chere Theriot	....	art department coordinator
Marcus Turchi	....	carpenter
David Warburton	....	on-set dresser
Scott D. Warner	....	propmaker
Durel Yates	....	set dresser
Giovanni Rodriguez	....	scenic foreman (uncredited)
Clint Schultz	....	graphic designer: additional photography (uncredited)
Jeremy Thompson	....	props: reshoots (uncredited)

Sound Department
Steve C. Aaron	....	sound mixer
Bob Chefalas	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Laura Civiello	....	dialogue editor
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Gerald Donlan	....	dialogue editor
Mark Filip	....	sound effects editor
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dan Fulton	....	assistant sound editor (as Dan 'Diego' Fulton)
Sean Garnhart	....	sound effects editor
Marlena Grzaslewicz	....	dialogue editor
Dan Korintus	....	dialogue editor (as Daniel J. Korintus)
Brian Langman	....	sound effects editor
Debora Lilavois	....	assistant sound editor
Chris Main	....	boom operator
Tony Martinez	....	supervising dialogue editor
Eric McAllister	....	assistant sound editor (as Stansbury McAllister)
Jane McCulley	....	adr editor
Edward Menashy	....	sound utility
Angela Organ	....	assistant adr editor
Bill Orrico	....	assistant sound editor
Mike Poppleton	....	sound effects editor
Nicholas Renbeck	....	sound effects editor
Jacob Ribicoff	....	sound designer
Jacob Ribicoff	....	sound supervisor
Charleen Richards	....	adr mixer
Stuart Stanley	....	sound effects editor
Bill Sweeney	....	dialogue editor (as William Sweeney)
Lidia Tamplenizza	....	apprentice sound editor
Roland Vajs	....	assistant adr editor
Steven Visscher	....	supervising foley editor
Deborah Wallach	....	supervising adr editor
Daniel Ward	....	assistant sound editor

Special Effects by
Hank Atterbury	....	special effects coordinator: Maryland
David A. Brooke	....	molds: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. (as David Brooke)
David A. Brooke	....	special effects molds: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
David Caldwell	....	dolphin technician: Edge Innovations
William Catania	....	special effects: Maryland (as Bill Catania)
Walt Conti	....	animatronic dolphin designer and creator: Edge Innovations
Val Crawford	....	finisher: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Yuri Everson	....	shop supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Damien Fitzpatrick	....	dolphin technician: Edge Innovations
Steve Frakes	....	mold supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Steve Frusher	....	special effects foreman
Alec Gillis	....	animatronic animals designer and creator: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Akihito Ikeda	....	sculptor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Bill Jacob	....	molds: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Brian Jaecker-Jones	....	mechanical designer: Chipmunk
Steve Koch	....	sculptor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Mike Larrabee	....	paint effects: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Jack Lynch	....	special effects coordinator
Tim Martin	....	sculptor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Jim McPherson	....	special effects diver: Maryland
Brandon Messersmith	....	lab technician: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Lon Muckey	....	mechanical department: Amalgamated Dynamics
Steven Munson	....	lab technician: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc. (as Steve Munson)
David Penikas	....	mechanical supervisor: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Bob Trevino	....	special effects technician
Thomas Turnbull	....	special effects: Maryland (as Tom Turnbull)
Jonathon Williams	....	dolphin technician: Edge Innovations
Garth Winkless	....	coordinator: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Tom Woodruff Jr.	....	animatronic animals designer and creator: Amalgamated Dynamics Inc.
Brook Yeaton	....	special effects
Pieter Folkens	....	dolphin designer/sculptor (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Eric Algren	....	Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Eric Algren	....	flame artist
Casey Allen	....	Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Anthony Bussiere	....	3D digital artist: Whodoo EFX
Beau Cameron	....	digital creature effects artist: Whodoo EFX
Marla Carter	....	digital artist: Whodoo EFX
Marla Carter	....	digital compositor
Leslie Converse	....	visual effects producer
Eric Deinzer	....	digital compositor
M.B. Emigh	....	Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Brent Gilmartin	....	Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Chris Halstead	....	digital compositor: Big Film Design
Chris Ingersoll	....	digital compositor: Lola Visual Effects
Chris Ingersoll	....	digital effects artist
Julie Janower Klien	....	visual effects coordinator: Whodoo EFX
Jennifer Law-Stump	....	digital effects artist: Pacific Title Digital
Janice Lee	....	lead digital artist: Whodoo EFX
Thomas Nittmann	....	visual effects producer: Lola Visual Effects
Brian Nugent	....	Flame artist
Brian Nugent	....	Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Brian Nugent	....	compositor
Sarah Ogletree	....	visual effects coordinator
Jim O'Hagan	....	digital compositor: Pacific Title
Harry Paakkonen	....	CG artist: Whodoo EFX
Helena Packer	....	visual effects supervisor: WhoDoo EFX
Sarah Paul	....	visual effects production assistant: Whodoo EFX (as Sarah M. Paul)
Alejandro Perez	....	dustbuster
Mark Ritcheson	....	visual effects executive producer: Whodoo EFX
Carl Seibert	....	3D producer: Whodoo EFX
Robert Skotak	....	visual effects consultant: Whodoo EFX
Doug Spilatro	....	visual effects
Colin Strause	....	3D technical supervisor: Lola Visual Effects
Greg Strause	....	lead Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Greg Strause	....	visual effects supervisor
Paul Taglianetti	....	visual effects producer: Whodoo EFX
Antonio Torres	....	digital artist: Pacific Title
Lisa Tutunjian	....	digital intermediate editor
Edson Williams	....	visual effects supervisor: Lola Visual Effects
Loeng Wong-Savun	....	Inferno artist: Lola Visual Effects
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)

Stunts
Tom Bahr	....	marine stunt coordinator
Terry Boyer	....	stunt double: Bradley Cooper
Terry Boyer	....	stunts
Tim Buchanan	....	stunt rigger
John R. Favre	....	stunts
Cort Hessler	....	marine stunt coordinator
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunt rigger
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Terry Jackson	....	additional stunt double: Matthew McConaughy
Bret Kiene	....	stunt rigger
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt double
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt double: Bradley Cooper
Mark Norby	....	stunt coordinator
Mark Norby	....	stunt double: lead
Brian Smyj	....	stunt rigger

Camera and Electrical Department
Brian Agnew	....	director of photography: second unit
Connor Alexander	....	grip
Tim Arasheben	....	first assistant camera: aerial unit
John C. Barber	....	grip: Maryland
Gary A. Beaird	....	dolly grip
Lucas Bielan	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Frank Boone	....	camera operator: specialty camera
Frank Boone	....	grip
Nathan Borck	....	dimmer board operator
Chip Carey	....	rigging electrician
Andy Clapp	....	best boy rigging electrician
Larry Cottrill	....	electrician
Charles Coulter	....	second generator operator
Edward Darr	....	rigging grip
Ferdinand Duplantier Jr.	....	local best boy rigging electric
Rowland Egerton	....	rigging grip
Matthew Gaumer	....	assistant camera
Grant Goza	....	grip
Andre Green	....	rigging electrician
Neil Holcomb	....	chief rigging technician
Carolyn Hufstetler	....	film loader: second unit
Kevin Jackson	....	best boy grip: second unit
Dan Jones	....	electrician
Franklin Jones II	....	rigging grip
Jacques Jouffret	....	Steadicam operator
Jacques Jouffret	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael D. Kennedy	....	additional electrician
Scott Maher	....	electrician
Frank Masi	....	still photographer
David J. McGraw	....	video operator
Ryan McGuire	....	grip
Amy Newman	....	dimmer board operator
Paul Olinde	....	rigging gaffer
Joseph Paolucci Jr.	....	rigging electrician
Phil Pastuhov	....	aerial director of photography
Jonathan E. Robinson	....	film loader
Jim Salazar	....	key rigging grip
Ted Sapp	....	key rigging grip: Alabama
John Scivoletto	....	assistant camera
Lee Shapira	....	key rigging grip: Maryland
Riley Sidore	....	lighting technician
Harold Skinner	....	gaffer
Jonas Steadman	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Julian Sternthal	....	grip
Jim Sweet	....	key grip
Leif E. Ulvog	....	best boy grip: second unit
Leif E. Ulvog	....	second company grip: second unit
Mark Walpole	....	first assistant camera: second unit

Casting Department
Deborah Maxwell Dion	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Stephanie Holbrook	....	casting associate
Lauren Leach	....	extras casting assistants
Carla Lewis	....	extras casting: re-shoots
Mandy Sprinkel	....	local casting
Wendy Talazac	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Marilyn Brum	....	costumer
Susi Campos	....	key costumer
Donna Chance	....	key set costumer
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe	....	dresser: Ms. Parker
Jennifer Kamrath	....	set costumer
Rosemary Lepre	....	assistant costume designer
Amy Lynch	....	set costumer
John Meindl	....	advisor: Paintball wardrobe
David Paulin	....	costume ager/dyer
Sharlene Ruffino	....	costume daily
Jack Taggart	....	costume ager/dyer
Fran Vega-Buck	....	dresser: Mr. McConaughey (as Frances Vega)
Ann Walters	....	costumer: second unit
Lesley D. Wickham	....	additional costumer
Giselle Spence	....	seamstress (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Kenny Becker	....	color timer
David Bilow	....	assistant editor: avid
James W. Harrison III	....	apprentice editor
Ryan Helsley	....	assistant digital intermediate producer
Chris Jensen	....	digital colorist assistant
John F. Lyons	....	assistant editor
Jonathan Mariande	....	digital colorist
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (as Mary Nelson Fraser)
James Nichols Jr.	....	assistant editor
Noëlle Penraat	....	negative cutter: New York
Matthew Shapiro	....	post-production assistant
Cynthia E. Thornton	....	assistant editor
Noah Von Amos	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Tony Blondal	....	orchestrator
Marshall Bowen	....	additional orchestrator
Richard Bronskill	....	additional orchestrator
Junah Chung	....	musician
Stephen Coleman	....	music programmer
Audrey DeRoche	....	score supervisor
Ross DeRoche	....	music preparation
Dan Evans Farkas	....	music editor
Trevor Gilchrist	....	music programmer: percussions
Benoit Grey	....	additional orchestrator
Rolfe Kent	....	conductor
Sandra Park	....	orchestra contractor
Liza Richardson	....	music supervisor
Ralph Sall	....	soundtrack album producer
Nick South	....	music editor
Greg Townley	....	score recordist
Greg Townley	....	scoring mixer
Alice Wood	....	music assistant

Transportation Department
Skip Barbay	....	driver
Bruce Callahan	....	driver co-captain
John DeVay	....	driver
Michael Luckeroth	....	transportation coordinator: Maryland/Delaware
June Marshall	....	transportation
Jimmy Ray Pickens	....	driver
Randall Pickett	....	driver: cast
Gwendalane Ramos	....	transportation secretary
Phil Schriber	....	transportation coordinator
Bob 'Smitty' Smith	....	driver
Marti Wells	....	transportation captain
Steven Willhoite	....	driver: production van

Other crew
Kimberly Aguirre	....	payroll accountant
John Arbuckle	....	assistant marine coordinator
Tom Bahr	....	marine coordinator
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer
Chris Bangma	....	head technician: Libra
Jeanine Barry	....	animal trainer
Laura Berning	....	location manager: Alabama
Tim Bicio	....	systems administrator
Maria T. Bierniak	....	location manager
William F. Billings	....	boat captain (as William 'Herky' F. Billings)
Tony Bracken	....	boat captain
Charlie Brown	....	location scout
Chris Browne	....	craft service assistant
Richard Bryan	....	boat captain (as Richard I. Bryan)
Jillienne Buena	....	script supervisor: second unit
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
John C. Chaney	....	assistant: Mr McConnaughey (as John Chaney)
Kenneth Coblentz	....	production assistant
Melissa Stanley Cohen	....	production coordinator: Maryland
Darin Collins	....	location assistant
J. John Corbett	....	title designer
Lisa Maria Daliet	....	location assistant
Bill Delaney	....	production assistant
Matthew Devitt	....	boat captain
Matthew Devitt	....	marine pilot
Michael Diliberti	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Michael Dittmar	....	location assistant
Frank Duffy	....	medical coordinator (as Frankie Lynch)
Frank Duffy	....	set medic (as Frankie Lynch)
Sam Ennis	....	key craft service
Caprice Ericson	....	assistant location manager
Dan Erstad	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Daniel Fine	....	location auditor
Carol Flaisher	....	location manager
Jay Floyd	....	clearance administrator
Veloz Gomez	....	production assistant
Justin Groetsch	....	production assistant
Julie Gueydan	....	production assistant
Crystal Hawkins	....	production accountant
Rene H. Herrera	....	water safety (as Rene Herrera)
Cort Hessler	....	marine coordinator
Jared Hopkins	....	production assistant
Susan Humphrey	....	animal trainer
Charles A. Jacoby	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Aaron Janus	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Amir Khan	....	production assistant
Perry M. Kimura	....	digital scanning and recording
Karl Knuth	....	photo double: Bradley Cooper
Alex Krimm	....	water safety
Brock LaBorde	....	script coordinator
Mickey Lambert	....	location scout
James Lawler	....	assistant: Mr. Rubin
Ian MacGregor	....	assistant location manager
Mara Majorowicz	....	key tailor
Kimberly Mallory	....	stand-in
David Margulis	....	location scout
Carol McConnaughey	....	unit publicist
Erica McIntosh	....	assistant production coordinator: Los Angeles, re-shoots
Erica McIntosh	....	assistant production coordinator: additional photography
Cory L. McNeill	....	production assistant
Nolan B. Medrano	....	first assistant accountant
John Meindl	....	advisor: Paintball product placement
John Meindl	....	paintball coordinator
Lauren Minichino	....	location assistant
C. Nicole Mitchell	....	accounting assistant
John A. Mmahat Jr.	....	assistant location manager: Baton Rouge
Jared Morrison	....	photo double: Justin Bartha
Scott Morrison	....	set production assistant: second unit
Kimberly Murphy	....	production assistant
Meegan Neeb	....	assistant production coordinator
Matt Paull	....	key set production assistant
Linda Pickett	....	van captain
Cali Pomes	....	production assistant
Jason Poteet	....	diver
James P. Queen	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Jennifer Ray	....	office administrator
Melinda Relyea	....	assistant: Ms. Parker
Win Riley	....	location scout
Joshua Ruffell	....	animal trainer
Will Russell-Shapiro	....	assistant: Mr. Aversano
Amy Sanderson	....	script supervisor: second unit
Mira Shin	....	assistant: Mr. Rudin
Darryl A. Smith	....	payroll accountant
Kent D. Smith	....	location scout Florida
Sarah Sprague	....	production office coordinator: re-shoots
Shelley Tassin	....	assistant: Mr. Bozman
Debbie Tieman	....	first assistant accountant: LA reshoots
Jim Titus	....	adr voice (as James T. Williams II)
Karla Torres	....	production secretary
Jan Claire Tynes	....	location assistant
Jan Claire Tynes	....	location scout
Paul Uddo	....	production assistant
Mark Vanselow	....	diver: marine department
Troy Waters	....	marine coordinator
Derrick Bentley Wells	....	location assistant
Tim Williams	....	monkey trainer
Bob Wolford	....	animal trainer: chipmunk
E. Michael Hewett	....	location scout: North Carolina (uncredited)
Gregory Labenz	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Warner Loughlin	....	acting coach (uncredited)
Louis Webre	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Ian Zweig	....	personal chef (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures (presents)
• Scott Rudin Productions
• Failure to Launch Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (non-USA) (theatrical)
• Buena Vista International Finland (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Net5 (2009) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing)
• Odeon (2006) (Greece) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Finland (2006) (Finland) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Amalgamated Dynamics (animatronic animals)
• Edge Innovations (animatronic dolphin)
• Whodoo EFX (visual effects)
• Lola Visual Effects (visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)

Other Companies

• Film Art  art consulting
• Atlantic Cine Equipment  
• Big Film Design  main titles designed and produced by
• Birds & Animals Unlimited  additional animals (as Birds and Animals)
• Bulletproof Recording Company  soundtrack (as Bulletproof Records)
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Headquarters Casting  extras casting (Los Angeles)
• Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates  negative cutting
• Orbit Digital  Avids
• Owen King & Company  wigs
• Pacific Title  end titles (as Pacific Title and Art Studio)
• Pacific Title  opticals (as Pacific Title and Art Studio)
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Paws for Effect  animals provided by
• Pictorvision  Wescam camera system provided by
• Pictorvision  aerial camera system
• Post Factory NY  post-production facilities
• Soundtrack F/T  sound re-recording
• Sport Consulting Group  sports coordination
• TFN Lighting  lighting equipment
• Technicolor  dailies (as Technicolor New York)

Also Known As:

Soltero en casa (Argentina) (Ecuador) (Venezuela) [es]
Zum Ausziehen verführt (Austria) (Germany) [de]
30aris apo spiti (Greece) [el]
A casa con i suoi (Italy) [it]
Amor por contrato (Spain) [es]
Armações do Amor (Brazil) [pt]
Cum sa dai afara din casa un burlac de 30 de ani (Romania) [ro]
Düs yakamizdan (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Faux départ (Canada: French title) [fr]
Hemma bäst (Finland: Swedish title) [sv]
Mambo (Norway) [no]
Muuttohaluton poikamies (Finland) [fi]
Novia por contrato (Spain) [es]
Playboy à saisir (France) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, partial nudity and language.

Runtime:

97 min | Philippines:95 min (cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:PG-13 | UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | France:U | Netherlands:6 | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Finland:K-7 | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:14 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42417) | Hungary:16 | Philippines:PG-13 | Iceland:L | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Annapolis, Maryland, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

The coffee cups that the couple is holding when Tripp is talking to them about power vs. sail boats gives away one of the movie's shooting locations, New Orleans. CC's coffee houses are only found in Louisiana, at least as of 2006.

Goofs:

Audio/visual unsynchronized: When Tripp is grabbed of his surfboard by the dolphin, he is pulled off to his right, therefore meaning the dolphin grabbed his right foot. However, in the next scene, he is shown being pulled by his left ankle.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Melissa: I just feel really close to you.
Tripp: You are really close to me.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Film '72: (2006-03-27)" (2006)

Soundtrack:

Time Da Get Dirty

A good time!

Being a huge SJP and Matthew fan- I of course went to see the movie. I was shocked and really pleased to see how much camera time Zooey Deschanel got. She was my favorite character in the movie- by far. I wasn't expecting that at all. Her facial expressions and deep voice were perfect for the quirky character she played. So now I am a huge fan of her's. Back to the movie. The plot was a little predictable (duh),but was truly a pleasurable one. I didn't go to the movie to be deeply moved- but I did go to see a great light-hearted film with an amazing cast. And I had success. I love Kathy Bates- so it's a plus that she's in it. Terry Bradshaw is naked at one point.....so rate that as you will. But all in all- a good time was had. Go see it.