The Bucket List (2007)

Director:

Rob Reiner

Writer (WGA):

Justin Zackham (written by)

Release Date:

11 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Adventure | Comedy | Drama

Tagline:

When he closed his eyes, his heart was opened

Plot:

Two terminally ill men escape from a cancer ward and head off on a road trip with a wish list of to-dos before they die.

Plot Keywords:

Hotel Room | Cancer | Mile High Club | Road Trip | Granddaughter

Awards:

1 nomination

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Jack Nicholson	...	Edward Cole
Morgan Freeman	...	Carter Chambers
Sean Hayes	...	Thomas
Beverly Todd	...	Virginia Chambers
Rob Morrow	...	Dr. Hollins
Alfonso Freeman	...	Roger Chambers
Rowena King	...	Angelica
Annton Berry Jr.	...	Kai
Verda Bridges	...	Shandra
Destiny Brownridge	...	Maya
Brian Copeland	...	Lee
Ian Anthony Dale	...	Instructor
Jennifer Defrancisco	...	Emily
Angela Gardner	...	Female Administrator
Noel Gugliemi	...	Mechanic
Jonathan Hernandez	...	Manny
Hugh B. Holub	...	County Health Director
Andrea Johnson	...	Elizabeth Chambers (as Andrea J. Johnson)
Dawn Lewis	...	Flight Attendant
Jordan Lund	...	Tattoo Artist
Richard McGonagle	...	Board Chairman
Jonathan Mangum	...	Richard
Karen Maruyama	...	Nurse Shing
Amber Mead	...	Attractive Woman #1
John O'Brien	...	Executive #1
Serena Reeder	...	Rachel
Christopher Stapleton	...	Kyle
Taylor Ann Thompson	...	Edward's Granddaughter
Alex Trebek	...	Himself
Roy Vongtama	...	Doctor #1
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
MaShae Alderman	...	Young Virginia (uncredited)

Directed by
Rob Reiner

Writing credits (WGA)
Justin Zackham		(written by)

Produced by
Frank Capra III	....	co-producer
Alan Greisman	....	producer
Travis Knox	....	executive producer
Neil Meron	....	producer
Rob Reiner	....	producer
Jeffrey Stott	....	executive producer
Justin Zackham	....	executive producer
Craig Zadan	....	producer

Original Music by
Marc Shaiman

Cinematography by
John Schwartzman		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Robert Leighton

Casting by
Janet Hirshenson
Jane Jenkins
Michelle Lewitt

Production Design by
Bill Brzeski

Art Direction by
Jay Pelissier

Set Decoration by
Robert Greenfield
Mark Tuttle

Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis

Makeup Department
Stephen Bettles	....	special makeup effects technician
Melissa Forney	....	key hair stylist
Michael Germain	....	makeup artist: Jack Nicholson
Jamie Kelman	....	tattoo makeup artist
Marie Larkin	....	key hair stylist
Ryan McDowell	....	prosthetic lab work
Medusah	....	hair department head
Matthew W. Mungle	....	special makeup effects artist: bald cap on Jack Nicholson
Valli O'Reilly	....	makeup department head

Production Management
Mark Scoon	....	executive in charge of production
David Siegel	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Frank Capra III	....	first assistant director
Alex Daniels	....	second unit director
Eugene Davis	....	day player: second second assistant director
Stephen W. Moore	....	second second assistant director
Bill Purple	....	second assistant director: second unit (as William Purple)
Brian Relyea	....	second assistant director
Jody Spilkoman	....	second assistant director: second unit
Denise Strong	....	second assistant director: second unit

Art Department
Mark Boucher	....	set dresser
Laurence Castello	....	paint supervisor
Chris J. Champagne	....	set dresser
Randy Culberhouse	....	propmaker foreman
Doug DuRose	....	assistant property master
Alan Easley	....	set dressing gangboss
John R. Elliott	....	construction coordinator
Mathias Fain	....	set dresser
Alyssa Feener	....	art department production assistant
Brian Feola	....	construction foreman
Sean Ginevan	....	lead man
Ilana Gordon	....	art department coordinator
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
J. Bryan Holloway	....	sculptor gang boss
Jeffrey Paul Johnson	....	props
Charles Kern	....	camera scenic artist
Steven Light-Orr	....	set dresser
Cameron Matheson	....	set dressing gang boss
Eugene McCarthy	....	property master
Mike Medina	....	construction general foreman
Mark Moretti	....	storyboard artist
Portia Perry	....	decorator painter
Michael Ruby	....	signwriter
Mark Tuttle	....	set dresser
John Villarino	....	carpenter
Todd Wolcott	....	greensman
Ricky Lewis Jr.	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
James MacDonald	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Scott Owen	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Robert Althoff	....	sound re-recordist
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Tim Boggs	....	adr editor
Bryan Bowen	....	sound effects editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer
Perry Dodgson	....	boom operator
Robert Eber	....	production sound mixer
Marc Fishman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Glynna Grimala	....	sound editor
Xavier Horan	....	sound editor
Tony Lamberti	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Malham	....	dubbing engineer
Mark Ormandy	....	additional sound
Ann Scibelli	....	sound designer
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
John C. Stuver	....	dialogue editor
Gayle Wesley	....	first assistant sound editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Donald Frazee	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Greg Anderson	....	CGI supervisor
Jan Beran	....	motion control technician
Jeremy Burns	....	lead compositor
Marvin Chua	....	visual effects plate coordinator: second unit
Jan Cilliers	....	compositor
Casey Conroy	....	visual effects plate supervisor: second unit, skydiving sequence
Casey Conroy	....	visual effects producer
Ron Crabb	....	matte painter
Todd Erickson	....	CG artist
Collin Fowler	....	visual effects coordinator: Illusion Arts
Paul Geiger	....	compositor
Kiel Gnebba	....	CG artist
Andy Gorzalski	....	operations manager
Brian Hanable	....	digital effects compositor: Pacific Title
Marcel Hemingway	....	lighting lead
William Higgins	....	compositor
Brinton Jaecks	....	compositor
Brinton Jaecks	....	previz artist
Taryn P. Kelly	....	visual effects coordinator: Ring of Fire
Arnon Manor	....	compositor
Kelvin McIlwain	....	visual effects
Joel Merritt	....	matchmove artist
Gary Mortensen	....	rotoscope artist
John Myers	....	visual effects executive producer
John Myers	....	visual effects plate supervisor: second unit, race track sequence
Lori J. Nelson	....	visual effects producer
James P. Noon	....	tracking
Kim O'Donnell	....	compositor
John Roden	....	compositor
Mathew Rotman	....	CG artist
Barrett Sanders	....	visual effects editor
Jerry Spivack	....	visual effects supervisor
Wilson Tang	....	digital restoration
Lisa Tomei	....	compositor
Chris Toth	....	motion control technician
Corinne Villa	....	visual effects editor
Simon Wakley	....	motion control supervisor
Justin Williams	....	CG artist
David Wu	....	rotoscope artist
Xye	....	tracking
Craig Crawford	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
Mark H. Weingartner	....	plate photography: France (uncredited)

Stunts
Alex Daniels	....	stunt coordinator
Tanner Gill	....	stunt double
Steve Kelso	....	stunts
Hubie Kerns Jr.	....	stunts
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Eric Amundsen	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Adam Austin	....	libra head operator
Dana Baker	....	best boy grip
Melanie Banders	....	film loader
Mark Carlile	....	lighting technician
David R. Christensen	....	gaffer
Joshua Davis	....	set electrician
Tom Derose	....	best boy electric
Frank Dorowsky	....	rigging gaffer
Clayton Fowler	....	rigging grip
Steven L. Franklin	....	grip
Josh Greer	....	assistant camera
Quinn Grove	....	rigging grip
Rick Harris	....	key rigging grip
Tony Hibbard	....	electrician
Mark Hochman	....	24 frame video operator
Gregory Irwin	....	first assistant camera
Milan Janicin	....	second assistant camera: second unit
Scott C. Keys	....	rigging electric best boy
Dominic Mainl	....	additional first assistant camera: second unit
James M. McClure	....	key dimmer board operator
Kevin McGill	....	additional first assistant camera
Kevin McGill	....	assistant camera
Isaac McKee	....	lighting technician
Johnny Medeiros	....	video assist: second unit
Daisuke Dice Miyake	....	grip
Richard Mosier	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Glen Purdy	....	grip
Brad Rea	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
John Savedra	....	set electrician
David Schmalz	....	video assist operator
Les T. Tomita	....	key grip
Jerry Woodside	....	electrician

Casting Department
Chris Bustard	....	extras casting
Jamie Castro	....	casting assistant
Jeni Thornell	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Demetricus Holloway	....	set costumer
Sandy Kenyon	....	costume supervisor
Debbie Travis	....	costumer: Jack Nicholson
Cathie Valdovino	....	costumer: Mr. Freeman

Editorial Department
Zahida Bacchus	....	digital intermediate producer
Tom Hanada	....	post-production assistant
Danny Miller	....	first assistant editor
Stephen Nakamura	....	digital film colorist
John Hirota	....	digital intermediate editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Pete Anthony	....	conductor
Jeff Atmajian	....	orchestrator
Stephen Bashaw	....	composer: stock music
Greg Hayes	....	score recordist
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Scott Stambler	....	music editor
Frank Wolf	....	music co-producer
Frank Wolf	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Rich Bennetti	....	2nd unit co-captain
Robert Gaskill	....	personal driver: Mr. Freeman
Joel Larson	....	driver
Jim Petti	....	transportation co-captain
Marty Radcliff	....	driver
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator
Sarah Lynn Schmitt	....	transportation
Paul Tumber	....	transportation
Jeff Verdick	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Rio Ahn	....	stand-in
Cindy Anderson	....	accountant
Michael Wesley Aycock	....	key assistant location manager
Steven W. Blumenfeld	....	video playback engineer
Trisha Burton	....	script supervisor: second unit
Jennifer Carno	....	set script coordinator
Jennifer Corey	....	production coordinator
Scotch James Diaz Crisostomo	....	second assistant accountant
Bryan Davis	....	production secretary
Sierra Donley	....	production assistant
Steven Eddy	....	assistant production coordinator
Fred Einesman	....	medical consultant
Janette Evans	....	accountant
Maude F. Furia	....	construction accountant
Robert Gaskill	....	bodyguard: Mr. Freeman
Robbie Goldstein	....	location manager
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Rachel Jensen	....	production assistant
Eric Layne	....	production accountant
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor
Mark McSorley	....	production assistant
Cindy Nevins	....	payroll accountant
Quentin Pierre	....	personal assistant: Mr. Freeman
David Shannon	....	stand-in
Gene Starzenski	....	medic
Donisha Walker	....	stand-in
Paula Whiteman	....	medical technical advisor
Andrew Will	....	production assistant
Shawn Williamson	....	set production assistant
Lisa Womble	....	production assistant
April Betts	....	photo double (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Storyline Entertainment
• Two Ton Films
• Warner Bros. Pictures

Distributors

• Karo Premiere (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Sandrew Metronome Distribution Sverige AB (2008) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2007) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD) (Blu-Ray Disc)
• Warner Home Video (2008) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (2008) (Brazil) (DVD)

Special Effects

• Ring of Fire Studios

Other Companies

• Executive Assurance  security
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Central Casting  extras casting
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  trailers
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack

Also Known As:

A Bakancslista (Hungary) [hu]
Ahora o nunca (Spain) [es]
Antes de Partir (Brazil) [pt]
Antes de Partir (Venezuela) [es]
Antes de partir (Argentina) [es]
Beste kommt zum Schluss, Das (Germany) [de]
Epithymies... sto para pente (Greece) [el]
Lista poslednjih zelja (Serbia) [sr]
Lusikka nurkkaan (Finland) [fi]
Maintenant ou jamais (Canada: French title) [fr]
Non è mai troppo tardi (Italy) [it]
Nu eller aldrig (Sweden) [sv]
Nyt tai ei koskaan (Finland) (new title) [fi]
Sans plus attendre (France) [fr]
Simdi ya da asla (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Viimaste soovide nimekiri (Estonia) [et]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for language, including a sexual reference.

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

Netherlands:AL | Canada:G (Quebec) (theatrical rating) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Norway:A | Argentina:13 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Finland:S | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:M | South Korea:12 | New Zealand:M | Ireland:12A | Hong Kong:IIA | Canada:PG (Ontario) | UK:12A | USA:PG-13 (certificate #43762) | Germany:o.Al. | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:Btl | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

California Speedway - 9300 Cherry Avenue, Fontana, California, USA

Company:

Storyline Entertainment

Trivia:

Justin Zackham wrote the script with Morgan Freeman in mind to play Carter.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Edward and Carter are arguing in front of Edward's daughter's home, the back of Edward's shirt collar changes back and forth from being inside or outside his jacket collar.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Edward Cole: Do you hate me?
Carter Chambers: Not yet.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in In the Land of Women (2007)

Soundtrack:

I've Got A Feelin' You're Fooling

A brilliant piece of art.

I was glad to catch this movie before it's release date here in Canada, so I know to tell all my friends and family, and anyone I can possibly reach to go see this movie.

Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman put on a terrific performance, playing two cancer patients who only have a year to live. They both decide to make a "Bucket List", a list of events they never accomplished in their lives. This list ranged from kissing the prettiest lady in the world to patching up the problems with their family.

The performances of this movie was phenomenal, but what really made this movie unique was the writing. We have all seen movies with a similar plot like in The Holiday when Queen Latifa spends all her money living like a Queen because she only has a few months to live. But instead the Bucket List is unique because it wasn't that completing this list made their last year worth living, it was the fact that the writers focused on the chemistry of these two men and how their friendship increased while completing this list.

The witty dialog, the brilliant writing and the great performance really made this movie a post-Christmas treat.

9/10