What Happens in Vegas (2008)

Director:

Tom Vaughan

Writer (WGA):

Dana Fox (written by)

Release Date:

9 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Tagline:

Get Lucky.

Plot:

Set in Sin City, story revolves around two people who discover they've gotten married following a night of debauchery...

Plot Keywords:

Job Promotion | Lawyer | Newlywed | Dancing | Shower

Awards:

3 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Cameron Diaz	...	Joy McNally
Ashton Kutcher	...	Jack Fuller
Rob Corddry	...	Hater
Lake Bell	...	Tipper
Jason Sudeikis	...	Mason
Treat Williams	...	Jack Fuller Sr.
Deirdre O'Connell	...	Judy Fuller
Michelle Krusiec	...	Chong
Dennis Farina	...	Richard Banger
Zach Galifianakis	...	Dave the Bear
Queen Latifah	...	Dr. Twitchell
Krysten Ritter	...	Kelly
Ricky Garcia	...	Fuller Closets Worker
Andrew Daly	...	Curtis
Benita Robledo	...	Maid
Dennis Miller	...	Judge R. D. Whopper
Amanda Setton	...	Hot Woman
Toni Busker	...	Hot Woman #2
Jessica McKee	...	Cute Girl
Ricardo Walker	...	Male Cop-Stripper
Valerie Orlik	...	Female Cop-Stripper
Ben Best	...	Cab Driver
Clem Cheung	...	Fruit Guy
Eric Zuckerman	...	Tour Guide
Caroline Willman	...	Sammy
Thomas McGoldrick	...	Uncle Pat (as Tommy McGoldrick)
Billy Eichner	...	Band Leader
Maddie Corman	...	Joy's Lawyer
Brian M. Wixson	...	Band Member - Trumpet
Jerry V. Lindsay	...	Wedding Chapel Priest
Samantha Ridge	...	Tourist
Richard M. Schaeffer	...	NYMEX Trader #1
Michael P. Molnar	...	NYMEX Trader #2
John Eisenberg	...	NYMEX Trader #3
Ciaran T. O'Kelly	...	NYMEX Trader #4
Jennifer Trier	...	Aunt Fuller
Michael Harkins	...	Team Leader
Patrick Knighton	...	Team Leader #2
Adam Zuniga	...	Mr. Chong - Brainiac
Aaron Nauta	...	Hater's Friend #1
Christopher Negrin	...	Hater's Friend #2
Brittany Dawn Beall	...	Party Girl #2
Ariel Shafir	...	Party Guy #2
Sheena Alonzo	...	Amanda Diamond
Bradley Morone	...	Club Manager
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Cheryl Cosenza	...	Joy's 'hot' party friend
Cassidy Gard	...	Joy's friend
Meagan Gordon	...	Joy's friend
Heather Kristin	...	Band Singer
Hector Lincoln	...	The DJ
Matthew Martini	...	Jack's friend
Sarah Poynter	...	(voice)
Delia Sheppard	...	Vip host
Tom Stratford	...	Baseball Coach
Jonathan Yvon	...	Mercantile Exchange Trader
Ronald E. Giles	...	Dancing Executive (uncredited)
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	...	Hummer Limo Driver (uncredited)
Sam Kalidi	...	Bearded guy (uncredited)
Joe Mancini	...	Carpenter (uncredited)
Charles Pendelton	...	Tourist (uncredited)

Directed by
Tom Vaughan

Writing credits (WGA)
Dana Fox		(written by)

Produced by
Michael Aguilar	....	producer
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.	....	executive producer (as Joe Caracciolo Jr.)
Dean Georgaris	....	executive producer
Shawn Levy	....	producer
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer
Jimmy Miller	....	producer

Original Music by
Christophe Beck

Cinematography by
Matthew F. Leonetti		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Matt Friedman		(as Matthew Friedman)

Casting by
Avy Kaufman

Production Design by
Stuart Wurtzel

Art Direction by
W. Steven Graham

Set Decoration by
Susan Bode

Costume Design by
Renee Ehrlich Kalfus		(as Reneé Ehrlich Kalfus)

Makeup Department
Robin Fredriksz	....	makeup artist: Ms. Diaz
Persefone Karakosta	....	makeup artist
Sheri Kornhaber	....	makeup artist
Tracey Levy	....	makeup artist: Mr. Kutcher
Tania Ribalow	....	makeup department head
Mary Anne Spano	....	makeup artist
Lona Vigi	....	hair stylist: Ms. Cameron Diaz

Production Management
John A. Machione	....	unit production manager
Judy Richter	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Aspromonti	....	additional second assistant director
Eddie Micallef	....	second assistant director
Justin Ritson	....	second second assistant director
Glen Trotiner	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Gary Cergol	....	graphic artist
Brandon Cook	....	props
Jennifer De Fouchier	....	art department production assistant
Cosmas A. Demetriou	....	assistant art director
Ruth DiPasquale	....	property master
Timothy Feimster	....	set dresser
Steven Glazman	....	storyboard artist
Adam Goodnoff-Cernese	....	on-set dresser
Bruce Lee Gross	....	leadman
Edward A. Ioffreda	....	graphic artist
Connor Jones	....	art department production assistant
John Kasarda	....	assistant art director
Nora Kasarda	....	art department coordinator
Marion Kolsby	....	assistant art director
Joseph S. Patire	....	construction coordinator
Jennifer Santucci	....	set dresser
Karl Shefelman	....	storyboard artist
James Smagge	....	art department production assistant: Las Vegas
Michelle Stella	....	clearances: Las Vegas
James Whelan	....	set dresser

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer
Smokey Cloud	....	assistant sound editor
David Giammarco	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Gomillion	....	sound recordist
Galen Goodpaster	....	first assistant sound editor
David Grimaldi	....	sound effects editor
Mildred Iatrou	....	supervising adr editor (as Mildred Iatrou Morgan)
Nancy MacLeod	....	sound editor
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Chuck Michael	....	sound effects editor
John Morris	....	supervising sound editor
Christopher Newman	....	sound mixer
Willard Overstreet	....	foley editor
Egor Panchenko	....	audio playback operator
William Stein	....	re-recording engineer
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
John Stifanich	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Kyle Boylen	....	digital compositor
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Aleksandar Djordjevic	....	digital compositor
Richard Friedlander	....	visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Noel Hooper	....	digital compositor
Ashraf Kotaal	....	digital compositor
Haydn Masuda	....	digital artist
Scott Minter	....	digital compositor
Eroc Moralls	....	visual effects artist
Stewart Pomeroy	....	digital effects artist
Eric J. Robertson	....	visual effects supervisor
Christa Tazzeo	....	visual effects producer: Invisible Pictures
Chris 'Pinkus' Wesselman	....	digital compositor: Brainstorm Digital
Jun Zhang	....	digital compositor

Stunts
Jennifer Badger	....	stunt double: Lake Bell
John Cenatiempo	....	stunts
Blaise Corrigan	....	stunt coordinator
William Cote	....	stunts
Drew Leary	....	stunts
Samantha MacIvor	....	stunts
Ian Mclaughlin	....	lead stunt double: Ashton Kutcher
Ian Mclaughlin	....	stunt double
Kimberly Shannon Murphy	....	stunt double: Cameron Diaz
Victor Paguia	....	stunts
Kimmy Suzuki	....	stunt double
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt double: Ashton Kutcher

Camera and Electrical Department
K.C. Bailey	....	still photographer
James Boniece	....	key rigging grip
Andrew Casey	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Andrew Casey	....	steadicam operator
Andrew Cavagnet	....	additional video assist
Andrew Cheung	....	grip
Andy Day	....	gaffer
Doug Foote	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Jamie Gallagher	....	daily generator operator
Charley Gilleran	....	rigging key grip
Quinn Grove	....	best boy grip
James Heerdegen	....	grip
Jeb Johenning	....	video playback operator
David Knox	....	director of photography: second unit
Michael A. Leo	....	best boy rigging electric
Mitchell Andrew Lillian	....	key grip
Chris Lombardozzi	....	dimmer board operator
William MacGhee	....	electrician
Rick Marroquin	....	dolly grip
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Niles McElroy	....	rigging electric
Michael A. McFadden	....	best boy rigging grip
Toby Miller	....	additional electrician
Steve Parrington	....	video assist operator
Ian Pratt	....	additional grip
Guillaume Renberg	....	remote camera operator
Eric P. Robinson	....	assistant camera
Darren Ryan	....	key video assist
Michael J. Schwartz	....	best boy

Casting Department
Lois J. Drabkin	....	casting associate
Leeba Zakharov	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Meghan Corea	....	costume assistant
Zoe Friedman	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Yulia Gershenzon	....	costumer: Cameron Diaz
Rhonney Greene	....	set costumer
Monique Long	....	assistant to costume designer
Carmia Marshall	....	costumer
Winsome G. McKoy	....	costumer
Kathy Oberlin	....	costume supervisor
Brianna Patterson	....	costume coordinator
Paul Sinnott	....	wardrobe assistant
Lisa Thoreson	....	additional wardrobe assistant
Adam Watt	....	costume assistant
Rose Wells	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Gordon Antell	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Rick Derby	....	first assistant editor
Angela Gerardo	....	post-production coordinator
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Andrew Thompson	....	assistant editor
Adam M. Weber	....	editorial production assistant

Music Department
Deva Anderson	....	music supervisor
Kevin Kliesch	....	orchestrator
Jake Monaco	....	additional orchestrator
Delphine Robertson	....	music coordinator
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Casey Stone	....	music scoring mixer
Joseph Trapanese	....	additional orchestrator

Transportation Department
Lyle Christensen	....	shotmaker driver
Roger Wooge	....	driver

Other crew
Peter Anders	....	caterer
Michael Anthony	....	location manager
Monica Barraza	....	assistant production coordinator
Kathleen Beall	....	location scout
Patrick Bevilacqua	....	production assistant: first team
Christy Busby	....	set production assistant
Myo Campbell	....	production assistant
Robin Citrin	....	location manager
Amy Cohn	....	unit publicist
Pierre M. Coleman	....	production secretary: Las Vegas
Luke Crawford	....	production assistant
Grant Cross	....	additional set production assistant: Las Vegas
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield	....	production accountant
Patrick Eaton	....	production assistant
Tim Elliott	....	assistant to director
Rebecca Feldman	....	first assistant accountant
Jason Fesel	....	set production assistant
Adrienne Florence	....	assistant: Michael Aguilar
Jennifer Gaston-Gates	....	second assistant accountant
Trish Gray	....	location scout
Amanda Greenblatt	....	assistant: Mr. Caracciolo
Mazen Hassan	....	assistant: Mr. Levy
Marie Healy	....	key assistant location manager- Las Vegas
Omar Hernandez	....	production assistant
Matthew Hertzberg	....	location assistant
David Hickey	....	payroll accountant
Natalie Jones	....	set production assistant
Nelson Khoury	....	assistant location manager
Stephen Krill	....	office production assistant
Eric LaFranchi	....	production assistant
Lindsey Lefkow	....	production secretary
Phillip Leung	....	production assistant
Rebecca Lindsey	....	additional set production assistant
Gilana Lobel	....	assistant: Michael Aguilar
Robert Lopez	....	key production assistant
Lindsey Magee	....	location coordinator
Todd A. Marks	....	computer/video playback supervisor
Bryan Mitchell	....	production assistant
Gustavo Moya	....	production assistant
Karyn Murphy	....	assistant: Mr. Kutcher
Bara Pavlickova	....	location assistant
Kenneth Pelletier	....	title designer: main title sequence
Camilla Plummer	....	payroll accountant
Peter Sabat	....	production coordinator
Georg Schmithüsen	....	assistant location manager
Joshua Shull	....	assistant location manager
Nate Shull	....	location assistant
Susan Silas	....	location scout
Greg Staley	....	set production assistant
Trevor Tavares	....	set production assistant: Las Vegas
Bernadette Valer	....	production assistant
Brenda Yoo	....	second assistant accountant

Production Companies

• 21 Laps Entertainment
• Dune Entertainment III (in association with)
• Mosaic Media Group
• Penn Station Entertainment
• Regency Enterprises

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Australia (2008) (Australia) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox de Argentina (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Odeon (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Brainstorm Digital
• Invisible Pictures (additional visual effects)

Other Companies

• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• EFilm  digital intermediate facility
• Gotham Sound  walkies provided by
• Henry's International Cuisine  catering
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  junxion box rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  walkie rentals

Also Known As:

Locura de amor en Las Vegas (Argentina) (Uruguay) (Venezuela) [es]
Abielu Vegase moodi (Estonia) [et]
Burada olan burada kalir (Turkey: Turkish title) [tr]
Ce qui se passe à Vegas (Canada: French title) [fr]
Co sie zdarzylo w Las Vegas (Poland) [pl]
Jack pot ston erota (Greece) [el]
Jackpot (France) [fr]
Jogos de Amor em Las Vegas (Brazil) [pt]
Love Vegas (Germany) [de]
Míg a jackpot el nem választ (Hungary) [hu]
Mejdan v Las Vegas (Czech Republic) [cs]
Notte brava a Las Vegas (Italy) [it]
Tapahtui Vegasissa (Finland) [fi]
Til Jackpot os skiller (Denmark) [da]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for some sexual and crude content, and language,including a drug reference.

Runtime:

USA:99 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

Singapore:PG | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44208) | Australia:M | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | France:U | Denmark:7 | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Brazil:12 | Hong Kong:IIA | Finland:K-11 | Germany:6 | Taiwan:PG-12 | Sweden:Btl | South Africa:10M | UK:12A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:7 | South Korea:15 | Sweden:11 | Canada:G (Québec) | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:6 | Malaysia:U | Argentina:Atp | Spain:T | Ireland:15A

Filming Locations:

Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

21 Laps Entertainment

Goofs:

Factual errors: The slot machine that pays out the 3 Million Dollars is a progressive slot machine. The viewer can see by the payout chart on the machine they are playing that one quarter with a max pay out hit would only pay 1000 quarters. It would take two quarters to hit the progressive jackpot of three million dollars.

Quotes:

Judge R. D. Whopper: ...Listen, I've been married for twenty five years to the same wonderful, infuriating woman. And granted there are days when I want to light her on fire but I don't, because I love her. And that would be illegal. And you know something, and I might be old fashioned but when I said those vows, I meant them.

Movie Connections:

References Cloverfield (2008)

Soundtrack:

Hustle Man

Typical, but still funny

When I first saw the trailer to What Happens in Vegas..., I thought it did look so predictable, but it had some really funny moments in the trailer, so I still wanted to see it. The only sad part, we have Cameron Diaz(who looks like a really good looking aging woman) and Ashton Kutcher(who still looks and acts like he's 12 years old), so we have two obnoxious actors that could have made a very disastrous film. But I saw What Happens in Vegas... yesterday and even though it was very predictable and stupid, it still had some very funny moments. I mean, Cameron and Ashton play two of the most unlikeable characters in movie history, who just bicker back and forth. The characters who win you over in the film are Rob Corddry and Lake Bell, who's fighting is actually very funny. But Aston and Cameron had some really good moments too.

Joy just got dumped by her boyfriend in front of her friends, Jack just got fired by his own father, so what's next for them? VEGAS! They happen to meet when their rooms get mixed up and end up drinking together, having a ball in Vegas, and end up accidentally marrying each other. When they come too, they realize it was a mistake, but start bickering, Joy leaves a quarter at her slot machine and Jack puts it in and wins 3 million dollars! But when it comes to the annulment, for some strange and unbelievable reason, the judge sentences them to 6 months hard marriage and freezes the money. So these two who have nothing in common battle it out, until of course they fall for each other.

What Happens in Vegas... is silly and predictable, but I do think the rating her on IMDb is a little harsh. I completely side with people who hate Cameron and Ashton, but their battle scenes together are pretty funny. Just I've seen so many worse films, this was just a fun romantic comedy to lighten the spirit of Iron Man and Speed Racer, not to mention the more action packed movies for the summer. So I'd say it's worth the look, but more of a rental vs. a high priced ticket, but just have fun, I think you'll get more than a few laughs.

5/10