Meet the Spartans (2008)

Directors:

Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (written by) &
Aaron Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

25 January 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

The Bigger the Hit, The Harder They Fall

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Homoeroticism | High Five | Persian | Messenger | Sword

Cast

Sean Maguire	...	Leonidas
Carmen Electra	...	Queen Margo
Ken Davitian	...	Xerxes
Kevin Sorbo	...	Captain
Diedrich Bader	...	Traitoro
Method Man	...	Persian Emissary
Jareb Dauplaise	...	Dilio
Travis Van Winkle	...	Sonio
Phil Morris	...	Messenger
Jim Piddock	...	Loyalist / Simon Cowell
Nicole Parker	...	Britney Spears / Paris Hilton / Paula Abdul / Ellen DeGeneres / Hunchback Paris
Ike Barinholtz	...	Dane Cook / Bond Villain / Prophet
Crista Flanagan	...	Spartan Woman / Ugly Betty
Hunter Clary	...	Leo Jr.
Emily Wilson	...	Lindsay Lohan
Thomas McKenna	...	Tom Cruise
Tiffany Haddish	...	Urban Girl
Willie Macc	...	Urban Kid #1
Kenny Yates	...	Urban Kid #2
John Di Domenico	...	Donald Trump
Christopher Lett	...	Randy Jackson
Jenny Costa	...	Tyra Banks
Belinda Waymouth	...	Twiggy
Jesse Lewis IV	...	Ms. Jay
Zachary Dylan Smith	...	10-Year-Old Leonidas
Ryan Fraley	...	Brad Pitt
Tiffany Claus	...	Angelina Jolie
Nick Steele	...	Kevin Federline
Jim Nieb	...	President Bush
Dean Cochran	...	Rocky Balboa / John Rambo
Nate Haden	...	Ryan Seacrest
Tony Yalda	...	Sanjaya Malakar
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Courtney Shay Young	...	Hooters / Deal or No Deal girl
Briana Barran	...	Harem (uncredited)
Leon C. Carswell	...	Dancing Persian / Spartan Soldier (uncredited)
Chris Crocker	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Russell M. Haeuser	...	Greek councilman (uncredited)
Jessica Heap	...	Spartan Woman's Friend (uncredited)
Vilayna LaSalle	...	Xerxes Slave Girl / Deal or no Deal Girl (uncredited)
Jay Oliver	...	Greek Councilman (uncredited)
Jenny Robinson	...	Hot Orgy Dancer (uncredited)
Chaz Smith	...	Spartan Citizen (uncredited)
Justin Smith	...	Jeremy (uncredited)

Directed by
Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writing credits (WGA)
Jason Friedberg		(written by) &
Aaron Seltzer		(written by)

Produced by
Jason Friedberg	....	producer
W. Mark McNair	....	co-producer (as Mark McNair)
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer
Hal Olofsson	....	co-producer
Peter Safran	....	producer
Aaron Seltzer	....	producer

Original Music by
Christopher Lennertz

Cinematography by
Shawn Maurer		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Peck Prior

Casting by
Eyde Belasco

Production Design by
William A. Elliott

Art Direction by
William Ladd Skinner

Set Decoration by
Teresa Visinare

Costume Design by
Frank Helmer

Makeup Department
Steven E. Anderson	....	special makeup effects artist
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics lab technician: W.M. Creations Inc.
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics sculptor: W.M. Creations Inc.
Samantha M. Capps	....	third makeup artist
Roxy D'Alonzo	....	makeup artist (additional photography)
Stephan Dupuis	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Roxanne Ferguson	....	key hair stylist
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist: additional photography
Betty Hamnac	....	hair stylist
Stacey Herbert	....	makeup artist
Brad Look	....	makeup artist
Yolanda Mercadel	....	hair stylist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetic supplier
Ned Neidhardt	....	key makeup artist
Douglas Noe	....	makeup department head
Gary J. Perticone	....	hair department head
Lufeng Qu	....	special makeup effects artist
Mark Rappaport	....	special makeup effects supervisor: Creature Effects Inc.

Production Management
Giovanni Lovatelli	....	unit production manager: additional shoot
Jen Wall	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
David Berke	....	second second assistant director
Greg Guzik	....	first assistant director: second unit
Greg Guzik	....	second assistant director
Hal Olofsson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jeff B. Adams Jr.	....	set designer
Michael Calabrese	....	leadman
Gus Coto	....	set dresser
Lisa Akes Crouch	....	greensman
Matthew L. Crowson	....	painter
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	additional set dresser
Jeff Garbacz	....	carpenter
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Anthony J. Henderson	....	sculptor
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser
Kathleen Kat Holton	....	construction buyer
Kathleen Kat Holton	....	greensman
Nicole LaBranche	....	art department assistant
Twig Leveque	....	prop assistant
Lindanne Lewis	....	set painter
Mike Manasewitsch	....	set dresser
Don Miloyevich	....	property master
Tianna Mockett	....	set decorating coordinator
Christian Nardi	....	construction clerk
Jeff Passanante	....	construction coordinator
Jason Perlander	....	set dresser
Jeff Poss	....	sculptor
Lufeng Qu	....	painter
Todd Rex	....	sculptor
Noel Rideout	....	set dresser
Victoria St. Pierre	....	paint gangboss
Dan Sweetman	....	storyboard artist
David Tye	....	lead sculptor
Ben Wisdom	....	art department coordinator

Sound Department
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Gregory Black	....	utility sound technician
Zane D. Bruce	....	foley artist
Kenny Delbert	....	utility sound technician
Don Givens	....	foley mixer
Jeffrey Haupt	....	sound mixer
Ruby C. Haupt	....	boom operator
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anna MacKenzie	....	supervising sound editor
Joseph T. Sabella	....	foley artist
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Special Effects by
Larz Anderson	....	special effects supervisor
William Boggs	....	special effects
Val Crawford	....	hair/fabrication: Creature FX
Pete Kelley	....	special effects artist
Julian Ledger	....	creature effects technician
Ali Miki	....	special effects: Creature Effects Inc
Todd Minobe	....	creature engineer
Todd Minobe	....	puppeteer
J. Michael O'Brien	....	special effects
Scott Oshita	....	special effects mechanical designer
Mark Rappaport	....	creature effects supervisor
Mike Rotella	....	special effects technician: W.M. Creations
Carly Sertic	....	special effects p.a.
Kai Shelton	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate producer
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Steven Lloyd	....	digital effects artist
Robert Rowles	....	digital compositor
Neal Sopata	....	digital artist
David Yrisarri	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Keith Adams	....	stunt coordinator
Helena Barrett	....	stunt double
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt fire safety
Trace Cheramie	....	stunts
Ilram Choi	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunt double
Brian Patrick Collins	....	stunt double
Tim Connolly	....	stunt performer
John Copeman	....	utility stunts
Max Daniels	....	stunt performer
Dustin Dennard	....	stunts
Jared S. Eddo	....	key stunt rigger
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunts
Dane Farwell	....	stunt double
Jeff Galpin	....	stunts
Conrade Gamble	....	utility stunts
Chris Gann	....	stunt performer
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunt performer
Michael Hansen	....	utility stunts
Danny Cosmo Higginbottom	....	stunts (as Danny Cosmo)
Michael Hugghins	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt performer
Martin Klebba	....	stunts
Martin Klebba	....	utility stunts
Hiro Koda	....	utility stunts
Theo Kypri	....	stunts
Anthony Martins	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunt performer
Nicole Randall	....	stunt double Carmen Electra
Aaron Toney	....	stunt double: Phil Morris
Ryan Watson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Donald Akes	....	electrical grip
Donald Akes	....	rigging grip technician
Justin Babin	....	grip
William D. Barber	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tony Bendt	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Nathan Borck	....	second assistant camera
Danny Brazen	....	best boy grip
Darwin Montana Browne	....	key grip
Craig Carter	....	grip
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Duane Cooper	....	dolly grip
Edward Darr	....	rigging grip
Michael Darr	....	rigging grip
Keith B. Davis	....	camera operator: "c"' camera
Matthew Gaumer	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Peter Geraghty	....	first assistant camera
Richard T. Hoover	....	dolly grip: second unit
Troi Horton	....	rigging best boy grip
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Erik Kabik	....	still photographer
Alan Keffer	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Michael D. Kennedy	....	grip: second unit
Michael Kennedy	....	lighting technician
Jeremy Launais	....	gaffer
Chris Leidholdt	....	rigging key grip
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	second assistant camera
Robert Morrison	....	grip
Jens Piotrowski	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jens Piotrowski	....	steadicam operator
John Richie	....	second assistant camera: "c" camera
Michaele Shapiro	....	camera loader
Wayne Sharp	....	grip
Tim Speed	....	best boy electric
Aaron Toups	....	grip
Jason Vowell	....	video assist
Jerald L. Wilson	....	rigging gaffer

Casting Department
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting
Dorian Frankel	....	casting associate
Wendy Talazac	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna Chance	....	key set costumer
Emily Dominguez	....	costumer
Allyson Garro	....	costume assistant
Jennifer Kamrath	....	set costumer
Terri Middleton	....	costumer
Rachel Parkin	....	costumer
Ann Walters	....	key set costumer
Lesley D. Wickham	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Sarah Lucky	....	assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Siobhan Prior	....	assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Film Orchestra Belgrade	....	orchestra
J.J. George	....	supervising music editor
Corey A. Jackson	....	composer: additional music
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Larry Rench	....	orchestrator
Brandon Roberts	....	orchestrator
Rebekah Touma	....	music coordinator
Jojo Villanueva	....	music supervisor
Philip White	....	assistant to composer

Transportation Department
Doug Dovichi	....	transportation coordinator
Vinny Dovichi	....	driver
Larry Stelling	....	driver

Other crew
Bethany Andriuzzo	....	second assistant accountant
Jody Blose	....	script supervisor
Chris Browne	....	key craft service (2007)
Kathy Chambless	....	production coordinator
Michael P. Cone	....	production assistant
Valerie Crawford	....	fur technician
Mandy Diasselliss	....	studio teacher
Srdjan Dobic	....	set production assistant
Alana Gardette	....	office manager
Moira Glace	....	production assistant
Jacob Hamil	....	production assistant
Gene Heeter	....	shop foreman
Spencer Jarvis	....	production assistant: base camp
Simeon Jones	....	production assistant
Kelly Kiernan	....	production executive
Jennifer Klatt	....	first accountant
Margot Landen	....	production assistant
Yong Lee	....	shop assistant
Robert A. Levine	....	unit publicist
Marlene Marks	....	payroll accountant
Ilana McAllister	....	key production accountant
Sami Naveed	....	assistant: Mark McNair and Peter Safran
Robert Newton	....	production coordinator: creature effects
Holly O'Quin	....	medic
Annie Poirier	....	assistant production coordinator
Adam Ryan	....	construction medic
Scott Shaffer	....	product placement coordinator
Bryan Smiley	....	assistant: Arnon Milchan
Dan Smith	....	shop assistant
Julie Strang	....	animal trainer
Denise Templeton	....	clearance coordinator
Hill Vinot	....	mold shop supervisor
Lauren Von Huene	....	production assistant
Victoria Vopni	....	animal trainer
Stacy Walker	....	choreographer
Kenny Yates	....	assistant: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

Production Companies

• New Regency Pictures
• Regency Enterprises

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (all media)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2008) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Belgrade Film Orchestra  orchestra
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Erik Kabik Photography  still photography
• Louisiana Media Productions  production services

Also Known As:

13 Spartans (USA) (working title)
Epic Movie 2 (USA) (working title)
Epic Movie 2: A Story of Spartans (USA) (working title)
Hunting and Fishing (USA) (working title)
Not Another Scary Epic Teen Date Movie (USA) (working title)
3ciento - Chi l'ha duro... la vince (Italy) [it]
Casi 300 (Spain) [es]
Espartalhões (Brazil) [pt]
Loca película de esparta, Una (Venezuela) [es]
Meine Frau, die Spartaner und ich (Germany) [de]
Mitäs me spartalaiset (Finland) [fi]
Spartalased tulevad! (Estonia) [et]
Spartates gia klamata (Greece) [el]
Spartatouille (France) [fr]
Una loca película de esparta (Mexico) [es]
Uns Espartanos do Pior (Portugal) [pt]
Voici les Spartiates (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and some comic violence.

Runtime:

UK:84 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | SDDS | Dolby Digital

Certification:

Ireland:15A | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | Australia:M | UK:12A | Portugal:M/12 | Norway:11 | Finland:K-13 | Sweden:11 | Brazil:14 | Malaysia:18PL | Netherlands:12 | Singapore:NC-16 | USA:PG-13 | Germany:12

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Trivia:

Not screened for critics.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): During the scene of the Spartans moving out, they sing "I will move on". Sonio is clearly seen singing alone, it isn't audible, but you can see his lips singing the song before the music or anyone else is singing.

Quotes:

[from trailer]
Rambo: Have you seen the new Rambo movie?
Paris Hilton: Have you seen a shower?

Movie Connections:

References Kim Kardashian, Superstar (2007) (V)

Soundtrack:

Humpty Dance

Imagine Death on Film

I don't know how my brain allowed me to see this picture. I thought it would be like trying to suffocate yourself; your body would just shut down before you could do it. Apparently I was wrong. I sat through this movie and laughed once, and that was during the preview for another movie. There was the odd part where I might have cracked a smile or thought, "This might be funny if..." but there is a very good reason for that. Instead of making good jokes and thoughtful humour, the writers decided to just constantly send an endless stream of jokes at you and hoped one of them made you chuckle. This movie was truly atrocious. You would think after having their last two films be on the bottom 100 of this site, the makers would say, "Lets try something different," but no, it is the exact same as Date Movie and Epic Movie; Bad.