Changeling (2008)

Director:

Clint Eastwood

Writer (WGA):

J. Michael Straczynski (written by)

Release Date:

31 October 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Thriller

Tagline:

To find her son, she did what no one else dared.

Plot:

A grief-stricken mother takes on the LAPD to her own detriment when it stubbornly tries to pass off an obvious impostor as her missing child, while also refusing to give up hope that she will find him one day.

Plot Keywords:

Boy | Police | Lapd | Telephone | Missing Child

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 5 wins & 33 nominations

Cast

Angelina Jolie	...	Christine Collins
Gattlin Griffith	...	Walter Collins
Michelle Gunn	...	Sandy
Michael Kelly	...	Detective Lester Ybarra
Jan Devereaux	...	Operator
Erica Grant	...	Operator
Antonia Bennett	...	Operator
Kerri Randles	...	Operator
Frank Wood	...	Ben Harris
Morgan Eastwood	...	Girl on Tricycle
Madison Hodges	...	Neighborhood Girl
John Malkovich	...	Rev. Gustav Briegleb
Colm Feore	...	Chief James E. Davis
Devon Conti	...	Arthur Hutchins
Ric Sarabia	...	Man at Diner
J.P. Bumstead	...	Cook
Jeffrey Donovan	...	Captain J.J. Jones
Debra Christofferson	...	Police Matron at Train
Russell Edge	...	Reporter at Train
Stephen W. Alvarez	...	Reporter at Train
Peter Gerety	...	Dr. Earl W. Tarr
Pete Rockwell	...	Reporter at Precinct
John Harrington Bland	...	Dr. John Montgomery
Pamela Dunlap	...	Mrs. Fox
Roger Hewlett	...	Officer Morelli
Jim Cantafio	...	Desk Sergeant
Maria J. Rockwell	...	Police Matron at Precinct (as Maria Rockwell)
Wendy Worthington	...	Reception Nurse
Riki Lindhome	...	Examination Nurse
Dawn Flood	...	Morning Nurse
Dale Dickey	...	Patient
Jason Butler Harner	...	Gordon Northcott
Eddie Alderson	...	Sanford Clark
Sterling Wolfe	...	Briegleb's Aide
Michael McCafferty	...	Ticket Vendor (as Mke McCafferty)
Amy Ryan	...	Carol Dexter
David Goldman	...	Administrator
Denis O'Hare	...	Dr. Jonathan Steele
Anthony De Marco	...	Abducted Kid (as Anthony DeMarco)
Joshua Logan Moore	...	Abducted Kid (as Joshua Moore)
Joe Kaprielian	...	Abducted Kid
Muriel Minot	...	Secretary
Kevin Glikmann	...	Male Orderly
Drew Richards	...	Holding Officer
Hope Shapiro	...	Medication Nurse
Caleb Campbell	...	Backup Detective
Jeff Cockey	...	Backup Detective
Zach Mills	...	News Vendor
Kelly Lynn Warren	...	Rachel Clark
Colby French	...	Bob Clark
Scott Leva	...	Mountie
Richard King	...	Mountie (as Rich King)
Clint Ward	...	Mountie
Geoff Pierson	...	S.S. Hahn
Reed Birney	...	Mayor Cryer
Michael Dempsey	...	Man on Street
Peter Breitmayer	...	Chairman Thorpe
Phil Van Tee	...	Councilman
Jim Nieb	...	Reporter at Hearing
Lily Knight	...	Mrs. Leanne Clay
Jeffrey Hutchinson	...	Mr. Clay
Brian Prescott	...	Courtroom Bailiff
Ryan Cutrona	...	Judge
Mary Stein	...	Janet Hutchins
Gregg Binkley	...	Jury Foreman
William Charlton	...	Prison Guard
Cooper Thornton	...	Prison Guard (as Cooper Thorton)
E.J. Callahan	...	Warden
Asher Axe	...	David Clay
Devon Gearhart	...	Winslow Boy
Dalton Stumbo	...	Winslow Boy
Austin Mensch	...	Boy in Coop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Andre Alexsen	...	La City Councilman (uncredited)
Denise Bradley	...	Church Member (uncredited)
Pete Brown	...	Walter's Train Escort (uncredited)
Gary Buckner	...	Prison Executioner (uncredited)
Jason Ciok	...	Interviewer (uncredited)
Danton Dabar	...	Prison Guard #3 (uncredited)
Doby Daenger	...	Councilman's Wife (uncredited)
Dominick Dunne	...	Man on Jury (uncredited)
Richard Hansen	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Kerry Hennessy	...	Church Member / Protestor / Witness (uncredited)
Lauren Ingmire	...	Classroom Kid (uncredited)
Christopher Karl Johnson	...	Protester / Man on Corner with Newspaper Smoking (uncredited)
Kitty Kreidler	...	Women's Temperence Worker (uncredited)
Jonathan Lane	...	Hospital Visitor (uncredited)
Kimberly Langley	...	Protestor (uncredited)
Jen Lilley	...	Switchboard Operator (uncredited)
Michael Lovern	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
Darin Mangan	...	Witness (uncredited)
Lauren Suzanne Martin	...	Protester (uncredited)
Patrizia Milano	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
Michael Molthen	...	Man on Train (uncredited)
David Pearl	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Scott Pierce	...	Prison Doctor (uncredited)
Jon Eric Price	...	Reporter - Train / Hanging (uncredited)
Navah Raphael	...	Phone operator (uncredited)
Michela Rietdijk	...	Protester (uncredited)
Jarrod Robbins	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Michael Saglimbeni	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Gregg Stotesbery	...	Rev. Gustav Briegleb Supporter (uncredited)
Michael Sutherland	...	Rev. Gustav Briegleb Supporter (uncredited)
Jennifer Swirtz	...	Protester (uncredited)
Callie Thompson	...	Farm Girl (uncredited)
John H. Tobin	...	Northcott Defense Counsel (uncredited)
Billy Unger	...	Screaming Boy (voice) (uncredited)
George F. Watson	...	Machine Gun Assassination Squad Leader (uncredited)
Rob Watt	...	Train Patron (uncredited)
January Welsh	...	Train Passenger (uncredited)
Marissa Welsh	...	Lady in White (uncredited)
Jacob White	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Araksi Willebrand	...	Switchboard Supervisor (uncredited)
Jw Wiseman	...	Orderly #2 (uncredited)

Directed by
Clint Eastwood

Writing credits (WGA)
J. Michael Straczynski		(written by)

Produced by
Clint Eastwood	....	producer
Brian Grazer	....	producer
Ron Howard	....	producer
Robert Lorenz	....	producer
Tim Moore	....	executive producer
James Whitaker	....	executive producer (as Jim Whitaker)
Geyer Kosinski	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Clint Eastwood

Cinematography by
Tom Stern		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Joel Cox
Gary Roach		(as Gary D. Roach)

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth

Production Design by
James J. Murakami

Art Direction by
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.

Set Decoration by
Gary Fettis

Costume Design by
Deborah Hopper

Makeup Department
Janis Clark	....	hair stylist
Patricia Dehaney-Le May	....	hair stylist (as Patricia Dehaney)
Toni G	....	makeup artist: Ms. Jolie
Zoe Hay	....	makeup artist
Colin Jamison	....	hair stylist: Ms. Jolie
Maynard Matthews	....	hair stylist
Tania McComas	....	makeup department head
Carol A. O'Connell	....	hair department head
Jay Wejebe	....	makeup artist
Kim M. Ferry	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Elizabeth Hoel	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Mike Mekash	....	assistant makeup artist (uncredited)
JoJo Myers Proud	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Rhonda O'Neal	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Tim Moore	....	unit production manager
Jacob Peratrovich	....	assistant unit manager (uncredited)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Katie Carroll	....	second assistant director
Peter Dress	....	second second assistant director (as Pete Dress)
Donald Murphy	....	first assistant director
Efrain Cortes	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)
Ruby Stillwater	....	additional second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master
Doreen Austria	....	graphic designer
Kai Blomberg	....	set dresser
Richard Boris	....	greens coordinator
Jerrold F. Brooks	....	location foreman (as Jerrold Brooks)
Pam Cartmel	....	assistant art director
Elixandro Diaz Jr.	....	plaster foreman (as Elixandro Diaz)
Nicole Eldredge	....	set dresser
Chuck Eskridge	....	stand-by painter (as Chuck Eskridge Jr.)
James Fernandez	....	on-set dresser (as James Daniel Fernandez)
Kate Fettis	....	set dresser
William Gideon	....	construction foreman
Steve Gindorf	....	mill foreman (as Stephen A. Gindorf)
Adrian Gorton	....	set designer
George Hess	....	set dresser
John Horning	....	assistant property master
Mark David Katchur	....	art department coordinator
David Ladish	....	set dresser
Steven Ladish	....	set dresser (as Steve Ladish)
Michael Muscarella	....	construction coordinator (as Michael A. Muscarella)
Loren Nickloff	....	general foreman
Enrico Paronelli	....	paint supervisor
Edward J. Protiva	....	leadperson
Dennis Richardson	....	propmaker foreman
Michael Sexton	....	property master (as Mike Sexton)
Doug Sieck	....	set dresser
Robert Silcock	....	prop maker
Eric Stalker	....	props
Keith Stalker	....	art department and props
J.R. Vasquez	....	set dresser
Dianne Wager	....	set designer
Leslie Warren	....	set dresser (as Leslie Carol Warren)
T. Scott Elliott	....	props (uncredited)
Christine Fegley	....	set painter (uncredited)
Lindsey Hennig	....	assistant props (uncredited)
Helen Kozora	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)
James R. Lord	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Gregory Lynch Jr.	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Hugo Santiago	....	set designer (uncredited)
Nicole Zaks	....	set decoration buyer (uncredited)

Sound Department
David A. Arnold	....	supervising dialogue editor (as David Arnold)
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Bub Asman	....	co-supervising sound editor
Paul Berolzheimer	....	sound effects editor
David Boulton	....	adr mixer
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
Gail Carroll-Coe	....	cable person
William Cawley	....	sound effects editor (as Bill Cawley)
Lucy Coldsnow-Smith	....	dialogue editor
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Valerie Davidson	....	foley editor
Flash Deros	....	boom operator
Michael Dressel	....	supervising foley editor
Juno J. Ellis	....	adr supervisor
John P. Fasal	....	sound effects mixer: location
Brian Gallagher	....	adr recordist
Jason King	....	sound effects editor
Jonathan Klein	....	foley editor
Lisa J. Levine	....	adr editor
Rhys Maitland-Jones	....	sound mix technician
Walt Martin	....	sound mixer
James Matheny	....	dialogue editor (as Jim Matheny)
Ryan Murphy	....	sound mix technician
Alan Robert Murray	....	supervising sound editor
Kevin Murray	....	sound effects editor
Rupert Nadeau	....	assistant adr editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer (as John Reitz)
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Thomas W. Small	....	foley editor
Mark Sheffield	....	sound mix technician (uncredited)

Special Effects by
David A. Poole	....	special effects foreman
Shari Ann Riley	....	special effects technician
Steve Riley	....	special effects supervisor (as Steven Riley)
Dominic V. Ruiz	....	special effects technician
Ryan Senecal	....	special effects technician
Jeff Bresin	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
George Zamora	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)
George Zamora	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Lee Allan	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver (as Allan Lee)
Romain Bayle	....	visual effects art designer: CIS Vancouver
Sebastian Bilbao	....	cg supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Mike Borgstrom	....	cg artist: CIS Vancouver
Peter Bowmar	....	head of 3D and technology: CIS Vancouver
Shauna Bryn	....	executive visual effects producer: CIS Vancouver (as Shauna Bryan)
Alan Chuck	....	visual effects line producer: CIS Vancouver
Jason Dowdeswell	....	digital production supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Debora Dunphy	....	compositing supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Moritz Eiche	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Christian Emond	....	cg artist: CIS Vancouver
Timothy Eulich	....	performance capture
Peter Fiala	....	lead modeler: CIS Vancouver
Mark Freund	....	visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title and Art Studio
Geoffrey Hancock	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Vancouver
Philipp Hartmann	....	massive artist: CIS Vancouver
Allan Henderson	....	visual effects artist
Dennis Hoffman	....	visual effects head of production: CIS Vancouver
David Hughes	....	modeler: CIS Vancouver
Marta Knapik	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Vancouver
Craig Mathieson	....	digital compositor
Darin McCormick-Millett	....	visual effects producer: Pacific Totle and Art Studio (as Darin Millett)
Abel Milanes	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Michael Owens	....	visual effects supervisor
Jinnie Pak	....	visual effects producer: CIS Vancouver
Earl Paraszczynec	....	cg artist: CIS Vancouver
Christine Petrov	....	compositor: CIS Vancouver
Carmen Pollard	....	visual effects editor
Scott Russell	....	cg artist: CIS Vancouver
Wes Sargent	....	digital effects artist
Prateep Siamwalla	....	tracking
Karl Sisson	....	lighting artist: CIS Vancouver
Luke Vallee	....	texture artist: CIS Vancouver
Jessica Wan	....	rotoscope artist
Xye	....	tracking
Simon Ager	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Karen Ansel	....	CG supervisor: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Graeme Baitz	....	lead rotoscope artist: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Geoffrey E. Baumann	....	on-set survey lead (uncredited)
Laurent Ben-Mimoun	....	matte painter (uncredited)
Justin Brekke	....	digital film I/O technician: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Danielle Brooks	....	cg artist (uncredited)
Billy Butler	....	modeler (uncredited)
Ron Crabb	....	matte painter (uncredited)
Kristin Dearholt	....	digital production manager (uncredited)
Gerald Feather	....	matchmove (uncredited)
Brian Fisher	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Paul Flanagan	....	cg effects artist (uncredited)
Chad Lee Fox	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)
Peter Hart	....	lead matchmove artist (uncredited)
Christopher Hartt	....	renderman software development: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Alan Hernandez	....	modeler (uncredited)
Alan Hernandez	....	renderer (uncredited)
Lubo Hristov	....	lead matte painter (uncredited)
Amy Lee	....	senior lighter (uncredited)
Michael MacGillivray	....	visual effects editor: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Riley McDougall	....	digital film technician: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Tom McHattie	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Claudia Meglin	....	visual effects surveyor (uncredited)
Fion Mok	....	matchmove artist (uncredited)
Erin L. Nelson	....	digital restoration (uncredited)
Reika Nishio	....	data technician (uncredited)
Sam Nixon	....	senior matchmove artist (uncredited)
James P. Noon	....	tracking (uncredited)
Marianne O'Reilly	....	president: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Mark Read	....	visual effects (uncredited)
Madhava Reddy	....	digital intermediate (uncredited)
Daniel Rubin	....	digital compositor: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Drew Shields	....	senior matchmove artist: CIS (uncredited)
Kevin Shuster	....	visual effects support staff (uncredited)
Sean Stanek	....	motion capture shoot supervisor (uncredited)
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration (uncredited)
Curtis Tsai	....	data I/O: CIS Vancouver (uncredited)
Kym Watts	....	technical director: rendering (uncredited)
Bob Wiatr	....	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title (uncredited)

Stunts
William Barillaro	....	stunts
Richard Bucher	....	stunts (as Richard Bycher)
Bobby Clark	....	stunts
Shawn Crowder	....	stunts
Paul Darnell	....	stunt double: Jason Butler Harner
Loren Dennis	....	stunts
Larry Holt	....	stunts
Brandon Loeser	....	stunts
Deborah L. Mazor	....	stunts (as Debbi Mazor)
Dustin Meier	....	stunts
T. Ryan Mooney	....	stunts
Samuel Reynolds	....	stunts
J.P. Romano	....	stunts
Luci Romberg	....	stunts
Dave Thompson	....	stunts (as Davey Thompson)
Buddy Van Horn	....	stunt coordinator
Chuck Waters	....	stunts
Richard King	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Scott Leva	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Luci Romberg	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Greg Brooks	....	dolly grip
Buzzy Burwell	....	lighting technician
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	Steadicam operator
Stephen S. Campanelli	....	camera operator
Robert Chinello	....	best boy rigging grip
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Andy Dorowsky	....	rigging gaffer (as Andrew Dorowsky)
Ross Dunkerley	....	chief lighting technician
Casey Dunn	....	best boy rigging gaffer
Charlie Edwards	....	grip
Matt Floyd	....	rigging grip
Craig Garfield	....	grip
John Lacy	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Joseph M. Lyons	....	lighting technician (as Joseph Lyons)
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Robert A. McMahan)
Brian Minzlaff	....	lighting technician
Daniel R. Purinton	....	key rigging gaffer (as Daniel P. Purinton)
Liz Radley	....	video & computer graphics supervisor
Tony Rivetti Jr.	....	still photographer
Lyle Robbins	....	rigging electrician
Charles Saldana	....	key grip (as Charles Saldaña)
T. Daniel Scaringi	....	key rigging grip
Bruce D. Spellman	....	grip
Doug Wall	....	best boy grip (as Douglas L. Wall)
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip
Marek Wojciechowski	....	grip (as Mark Wojciechowski)
Trevor Carroll-Coe	....	film loader (uncredited)
Brian Scotti	....	electrician (uncredited)
Travis Stewart	....	set lighting technician (uncredited)
Clinton Weathers	....	electrician (uncredited)

Animation Department
Troy Reynolds	....	studio lead: House of Moves

Casting Department
Claire Benjamin	....	extras casting
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Tony Hobbs	....	extras casting
Geoffrey Miclat	....	casting associate
Amelia Rasche McCarthy	....	casting associate (as Amelia Rasche)
Elizabeth Dean	....	casting manager (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Terry Anderson	....	assistant costume designer
Corey Bronson	....	set costumer
Sabrina Calley	....	costumer: Ms. Jolie
Ann Culotta	....	set costumer
Robert Iannaccone	....	costumer: men's
Jo Kissack	....	set costumer (as Jo Kissick-Folsom)
Shirley Lipscomb	....	cutter/fitter
Nancy McArdle	....	costume supervisor
Felicia Molinari	....	set costumer
Bryan H. Moss	....	costumer: extras
Cheryl Scarano	....	costumer: women's (as Cheryl Perkins Scarano)
Jack Taggart	....	ager/dyer
Ann L. Thomas	....	cutter/fitter
Marcy Craig	....	costumer (uncredited)
Lisa Halperin	....	additional costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Jill Bogdanowicz	....	digital film colorist
Michael Cipriano	....	assistant editor
Blu Murray	....	assistant editor
Bob Peishel	....	digital intermediate producer
Mark Sahagun	....	digital intermediate editor
Kurt Smith	....	color timer
Hailey Murray	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Vincent Cirilli	....	music digital recordist
Greg Dennen	....	scoring crew (as Gregg Dennon)
Kyle Eastwood	....	music arranger
Robert Fernandez	....	music engineer (as Bobby Fernandez)
Robert Fernandez	....	music mixer (as Bobby Fernandez)
David Low	....	orchestra contractor
Chris McGeary	....	music editor
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
Lennie Niehaus	....	conductor
Lennie Niehaus	....	orchestrator
Jamie Olvera	....	scoring crew
Ryan Robinson	....	scoring crew
Michael Stevens	....	music arranger
Rich Wheeler	....	scoring crew
Kevin Bassinson	....	music editor (uncredited)
Peter Erskine	....	musician (uncredited)
Daniel J. Johnson	....	music editor (uncredited)
Victor Lawrence	....	musician: cello solos (uncredited)
Andrew McCormack	....	musician: piano (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Domiciano Rodriquez	....	transportation captain (as Dom Rodriguez)
Alana Stelling	....	transportation captain
Larry Stelling	....	transportation coordinator (as Larry L. Stelling)
Mike Vilora	....	driver: Ms. Jolie
Nicholas Acquaviva	....	driver (uncredited)
Chris Deguzman	....	driver generator operator (uncredited)
Michael DePue	....	driver: production van (uncredited)
Paulie DiCocco	....	driver: John Malkovich (uncredited)
Robert Garcia Jr.	....	driver: cast (uncredited)
Anthony J. Mignano	....	grip rigging driver (uncredited)
Mike Ortiz	....	driver (uncredited)
Tina Peterson	....	driver: van (uncredited)
Yvette Peterson	....	driver (uncredited)
Kirk Roberts	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Jesse J. Adams	....	additional production assistant
Kimi Armstrong Stein	....	assistant: Mr. Grazer (as Kimi Armstrong)
Mark Billingham	....	security: Ms. Jolie
Annie Brownell Jewell	....	staff assistant
Hector M. Bueno	....	staff assistant
David S. Cox	....	staff assistant
Divi Crockett	....	asset representative
Tony X. Deale	....	staff assistant
Kathryn C. Galberth	....	assistant production coordinator
Matthew J. Gannon	....	set staff assistant (as Matthew Gannon)
Vicki Goldsmith	....	set staff assistant
Holly Goline	....	assistant: Ms. Jolie
Jason Gondek	....	production accountant (as Jason S.Gondek)
Holly Hagy	....	production associate
Lindsey Hennig	....	assistant accountant
Leo Hernandez	....	security supervisor (as Leo A. Hernandez)
Natalie Hsieh	....	assistant: Mr. Whitaker
Jennifer Hunt	....	assistant accountant
Nancy G. James	....	craft service (as Nancy James)
Luke R. Johnson	....	train engineer / mechanic
Nathan Kimball	....	set staff assistant
Don Kincade	....	set staff assistant (as Donald A. Kincade)
Krista Kuebler	....	assistant accountant
Jason E. Lamb	....	train engineer / mechanic
Jodi Leininger	....	key assistant location manager
Deana Lou	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood
Mike James Masumoto	....	key assistant location manager (as Mike Masumoto)
Karri Mayo	....	studio teacher (as Kerri Mayo)
Carol McConnaughey	....	unit publicist
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor (as Lyn McKissick)
Jessica Meier	....	assistant: Mr. Lorenz
Eddie Merino	....	key assistant location manager (as Eddie J. Merino)
Patrick Mignano	....	location manager (as Patrick O. Mignano)
Jared A.J. Muscarella	....	staff assistant
Trish Pertschi	....	assistant production coordinator
Cynthia Phillips	....	post production accountant
Ferguson Reid	....	set medic (as Dr. Ferguson Reid)
Karen Shaw	....	supervising production coordinator (as Karen E. Shaw)
E. Michael Stankevich	....	assistant: Mr. Malkovich
Linda Stelling	....	set medic
Brian K. Stuart	....	craft service
Joel Tokarsky	....	first assistant accountant
Chuck Webb	....	set staff assistant
Karl J. Weschta	....	armorer
Stephanie Whallon	....	assistant accountant (as Stephanie N. Whallon)
Will Ziegenhorn	....	staff assistant
Danielle Zloto	....	assistant to Brian Grazer
Matthew Eberle	....	additional production assistant (uncredited)
Rena Hanover	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Braeden Marcott	....	motion capture actor (uncredited)
Kent Matsuoka	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Jennifer Pedevilla	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Patrick Tendai Pfupajena	....	assistant: Brian Grazer (uncredited)
John Russel	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jenniphur Ryan	....	assistant: Mr. Eastwood (uncredited)
Andy Sowerwine	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Chris Stiles	....	researcher (uncredited)
Melanie Tolbert	....	stand-in (uncredited)
M. Ryan Traylor	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Imagine Entertainment
• Malpaso Productions
• Relativity Media

Distributors

• Universal Studios (2008) (worldwide) (all media)
• Bontonfilm (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical) (subtitled)
• Finnkino (2009) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2009) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Tatrafilm (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008-2009) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (2009) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2009) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures Finland Oy (2009) (Finland) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Universal Pictures (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Universal Studios Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• fX Network (2010) (USA) (TV)

Special Effects

• CIS Vancouver (visual effects)
• Pacific Title and Art Studio (visual effects)
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates (opticals)

Other Companies

• Avid Film Composer  edited on
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• BT Industrial Supply  expendables
• Bel Air Studio  music recorded at
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Designer Wardrobe Trailers  wardrobe trailer
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Eastwood Scoring Stage  score recording and mixing facility
• Eric Stonerook Music  music preparation
• Film Art  artwork
• Helen Uffner Vintage Clothing  vintage clothing
• Intelligent Media  international monitoring agency
• Klass Security and Investigations  anti-piracy film security (uncredited)
• Movie Movers  hair and make-up trailers
• Pacific Title  titles
• Pacific Titles & Optical  titles (as Pacific Title)
• Red Talent and Literary Agency  talent agency and representative
• Sequoia Illumination  lighting equipment
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up trailers
• Star Waggons  star trailers
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  digital intermediate
• Technicolor Digital Intermediates  opticals
• Tony's Food Service  catering
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Warner Bros. Eastwood Scoring Stage  music recorded at

Also Known As:

"El sustituto" - Argentina, Mexico, Peru
"A Troca" - Brazil, Portugal
"L'échange" - Canada (French title), France
"Подмена" - Russia
"Changeling" - Denmark
"Changeling - Vaihdokas" - Finland
"Der fremde Sohn" - Germany
"El intercambio" - Spain
"Elcserélt életek" - Hungary
"I antallagi" - Greece (transliterated ISO-LATIN-1 title)
"Intercambio" - Chile
"Laumes vaikas" - Lithuania (imdb display title)
"Oszukana" - Poland (imdb display title)
"Sahtekar" - Turkey (Turkish title)
"Schimbul" - Romania
"The Exchange" - France (Cannes festival title)
"Výmena" - Slovakia
"Výmena" - Czech Republic
"Vahetus" - Estonia
"Zamena" - Serbia (imdb display title)
"Zamjena" - Croatia

MPAA:

Rated R for some violent and disturbing content, and language

Runtime:

141 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White (opening and end sequence) | Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44429) | UK:15 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Ireland:16 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | Australia:MA | Finland:K-15 | Denmark:15 | Iceland:16 | Netherlands:16 | Sweden:15 | Japan:PG-12 | South Korea:18 | Czech Republic:15 | Singapore:NC-16 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | Brazil:16 | Philippines:R-18 (MTRCB) | Norway:15 | Germany:12 (f) | Hong Kong:IIB | Taiwan:PG-12 | Argentina:13 | Peru:14 | Austria:14 | France:U (with warning) | Mexico:B | Singapore:M18 (DVD rating) | South Korea:15 (cable rating)

Filming Locations:

All Saint's Episcopal Church - 132 N. Euclid Avenue, Pasadena, California, USA

Company:

Imagine Entertainment

Trivia:

Some scenes were filmed at a train station in San Bernardino, CA during the 2007 California brush fires. The whole set was thick with fire smoke.

Goofs:

Anachronisms: A scene set in 1928 features electro-convulsive therapy (also known as electroshock therapy). Electro-convulsive therapy was first used on humans in 1937, by Italian doctor Ugo Cerletti.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Christine Collins:Walter, honey. Time to wake up.
Walter Collins:Just ten more minutes...
Christine Collins:Sorry, sport. You can sleep in tomorrow, that's what Saturdays are for.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The Orange British Academy Film Awards (2009) (TV)

Not Eastwood's best, but better than most.

Clint Eastwood is one of the legends of the silver screen, from his humble beginnings as the Man With No Name in Sergio Leone westerns to Dirty Harry the kick-butt cop. As a director, he has given us some of the finest stories we could ever see, including the Oscar-winning Unforgiven, Million Dollar Baby, and the war epic twins Flags of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima. With his new film, he explores the dark side of the earlier part of the twentieth century in Tinseltown (Los Angeles). Taken from true events, the story unfolds that a single mother Christine Collins has lost her nine-year old son, Walter. She asks the LAPD to intervene, and about two months later, her son is returned. Then, she says it isn't her son. She never looks back.

From the moment the young boy steps off the train, Christine insists to everyone that he is not her son. Unfortunately, the police say she is delusional and just upset. The films leads to the truth of the matter, which is that the corruption in the department has led to them being lackadaisical in their duties. The story moves along fluidly, yet we are never really told the reason that corruption resides.

Nevertheless, the film is quite an experience. It looks terrific and really feels like the 1920s in Los Angeles. Angelina Jolie is solid as Christine, yet I felt she seemed more whiny at times than desperate. It just didn't move me as strongly as Hilary Swank in Million Dollar Baby. The supporting cast is good as well, especially John Malkovich as the pastor eager to help Christine in the fight against the LAPD. What I really wanted was that emotional pull that Eastwood's other films had. This one seemed a bit cold and ruthless, despite that being its subject material. So, I would say to go and see it; it is definitely worth the 140 minutes. As for Oscar time, I can't say for sure that it will wrap up the big ones such as Best Picture, Director or Actress. It wasn't the strongest campaign I've seen, but then again this has been a weaker year than 2007.