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Two weeks in the life of a fading Hollywood producer who's having a rough time trying to get his new picture made.

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Ben
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Sean Penn
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Lou Tarnow
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Dick Bell
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Kelly (as Robin Wright Penn)
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Scott Solomon
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Zoe
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Jeremy Brunell
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Pollster (as Jason Kravitz)
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Johnny
Remy K. Selma ...
Jimmy (as Remy Selma)
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Studio Marketing Guy
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Dawn
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Carl
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Max
Alessandra Daniele ...
Sophie (as Alessandra Danielle)
Karina Friend Buck ...
Verna (as Karina Buck)
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Cal
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Laura
Ari Barak ...
Aba Peterson
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Jerry
Jonathan C. Kaplan ...
Suit #1
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Young Studio Executive
Terrance Yates ...
Dance Instructor
Ron Li-Paz ...
Rabbi
Jacques Maroun ...
French Taxi Driver
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Ben's First Wife
Emily Alpren ...
Lou's Assistant (as Emily Alpern)
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Vanity Fair Coordinator
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Vanity Fair Photographer
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Guard at Studio Gate
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Hostess
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Doctor Randall
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Agent #1
Brent Rose ...
First AD
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Actor's Assistant
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Mary #1
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Mary #2
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Festival Host
Alex Norca ...
Guard at Cannes Airport
Cayleen Davies ...
Young Woman in Maserati
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'Fiercely' Villain
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'Fiercely' Actress
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Manicurist #1
Virginia Nguyen ...
Manicurist #2 (as Viginia Nguyen)
Thao Le ...
Manicurist #3
Michelle Elkin ...
Chroreographer
Emily J. Benson ...
Dancer
Erin Marino ...
Dancer
Heather McManama ...
Dancer
Junar Pasco ...
Dancer
Katie A. Rustowicz ...
Dancer
Patrick R. Sheck ...
Dancer
Phromporn Thongsrisook ...
Dancer
Marni E. Zaifert ...
Dancer
Scott Burn ...
Lou's Assistant
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sulinh Lafontaine ...
Manicurist
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Cannes Film Festival Guest
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Man in Restaurant (uncredited)
Dennis Albanese ...
Anthony (uncredited)
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Cannes Film Attendee (uncredited)
Stacey Alfano ...
Kaitlyn (uncredited)
Sera Bailey ...
Guest - Cannes Film Festival (uncredited)
Patrizia Barretto ...
Production Assistant (uncredited)
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Deniro's Film Editor (uncredited)
Scott Alan Berk ...
Film Premiere Guest / Paparazzi (uncredited)
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French (uncredited) (voice)
Felix J. Boyle ...
Hollywood Producer / Vanity Fair (uncredited)
Jolie Brady ...
Friend of Zoe (uncredited)
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Grammy Scene Award Attendee (uncredited)
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Lou's Entourage (uncredited)
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Edward Ziggenthrope (uncredited)
Laurie Curtis ...
Paparazzi (uncredited)
Ryan Curtis ...
Paparazzi (uncredited)
Byron de Marse ...
Funeral Guest #1 (uncredited)
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Jack L. McDonagh's Brother (uncredited)
Sarah Elizabeth Dell ...
Cannes Spectator (uncredited)
Aubrey Dickinson ...
Film Festival Attendee (uncredited)
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Movie Screening Guest (uncredited)
Sommer Fehmel ...
French Tourist (uncredited)
Aura Figueiredo ...
Lady at Cannes Film Festival (uncredited)
Jonathan Flanigan ...
Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Lou's Secretary (uncredited)
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Lady Getting Pedicure (uncredited)
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Movie Screening Guest (uncredited)
Steven Galarce ...
Jack L. McDonagh's Cousin (uncredited)
JR Garcia ...
Red Carpet Attendee (uncredited)
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Film Critic (uncredited)
Dennis Garr ...
Lou's Entourage (uncredited)
Tommy Gerrits ...
Student (uncredited)
Kevin A. Green ...
Movie Screening Attendee (uncredited)
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Hitman #2 (uncredited)
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Funeral Guest #2 (uncredited)
Dave Johnson ...
Red Carpet Guest (uncredited)
Lu Johnson ...
Vanity Fair Set Dresser (uncredited)
Kalina Justice ...
French Wife (uncredited)
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Producer (uncredited)
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Self - Cannes Film Festival Guest (uncredited)
Stefania Koszti ...
Celebrity Guest #1- Cannes Film Festival (uncredited)
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Celebrity Guest - Cannes Film Festival (uncredited)
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Cannes Film Festival Attendee (uncredited)
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Red Carpet Fan (uncredited)
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Manicurist (uncredited)
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Jack L. McDonagh - Dead Agent (uncredited)
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Actor - Burial Scene (uncredited)
Michael Lovern ...
Paparazzi (uncredited)
Joe Mancini ...
Teamster (uncredited)
Kristopher Maslardzievski ...
Famous Actor (uncredited)
Michael Masucci ...
Outraged Moviegoer (uncredited)
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Hollywood Producer at Funeral (uncredited)
Orleans Miranda ...
Hollywood Agent at Funeral (uncredited)
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Bartender (uncredited)
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Film Crew (uncredited)
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Bar Patron (uncredited)
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Asian Jewish Guy (uncredited)
Shiran Nicholson ...
Hitman (uncredited)
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Audience Member (uncredited)
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Waiter (uncredited)
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French Officer (uncredited)
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Beautiful Girl (uncredited)
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Doorman (uncredited)
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Celebrity Guest (uncredited)
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Executive Assistant (uncredited)
Monica Ramon ...
Celebrity Guest (uncredited)
Gene Richards ...
Hollywood Producer - At Funeral (uncredited)
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Starlet (uncredited)
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Producer-Cannes Film Festival (uncredited)
Eric Shackelford ...
Director - Cannes Film Festival (uncredited)
Sean Shea-Clark ...
Audience Member (uncredited)
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Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
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Cheering Fan at Cannes Film Festival (uncredited)
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Test Screening Guest (uncredited)
Scott L. Treger ...
POWER Producer (uncredited)
Gerard van Gent ...
Guest - Cannes Film Festival (uncredited)
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Film Crew Member (uncredited)

Directed by

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Barry Levinson

Written by

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Art Linson ... (written by)
 
Art Linson ... (book "What Just Happened?: Bitter Hollywood Tales From the Front Line")

Produced by

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Mark Allan ... line producer: Cannes
Victoria Cordova ... consulting producer
Mark Cuban ... executive producer
Robert De Niro ... producer
Eric Kopeloff ... executive producer
Barry Levinson ... producer
Art Linson ... producer
Jane Rosenthal ... producer
Todd Wagner ... executive producer

Music by

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Marcelo Zarvos

Cinematography by

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Stéphane Fontaine

Editing by

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Hank Corwin

Editorial Department

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Cameron Arguelles ... positive assembler
Kent Blocher ... first assistant editor
Todd Crawford ... digital intermediate assistant
Adrian DeLude ... additional colorist
Jim Eberle ... digital intermediate on-line editor
Jerimiah Morey ... digital intermediate assistant
Missy Papageorge ... digital intermediate producer: Company 3
Chocez Peterson ... digital intermediate producer
Stefan Sonnenfeld ... digital intermediate executive producer: Company 3
Sarah Dorman Sveen ... post-production assistant (as Sarah Dorman)
Tyler Temple Higgins ... apprentice editor
Renannah Weinstein ... associate editor
Rob Doolittle ... senior on-line editor (uncredited)
Jorge Tanaka ... digital intermediate assistant (uncredited)
Ian Turpen ... digital intermediate scanner: Company 3 (uncredited)

Casting By

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Cathy Sandrich Gelfond ... (as Cathy Sandrich)
Amanda Mackey ... (as Amanda Mackey Johnson)
Corinne Renard-Bendjadi ... (France)

Production Design by

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Stefania Cella

Art Direction by

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Anthony D. Parrillo

Set Decoration by

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Roya Parivar

Costume Design by

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Ann Roth

Makeup Department

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Mishell Chandler ... hair stylist
Bill Corso ... makeup department head
Lisa M. Cubero ... key hair stylist (as Lisa Cubero)
Don Kozma ... assistant makeup artist
Patrick Magee ... prosthetic effects
Frances Mathias ... department head hair stylist
Fleur Morell ... key hair stylist: Los Angeles additional unit / key makeup artist: Los Angeles additional unit
Cheryl Ann Nick ... key makeup artist (as Cheryl Nick)
Jerry Popolis ... hair stylist: Mr. De Niro
Gerald Quist ... makeup artist: Mr. Willis (as Gerry Quist)
Diana Sikes ... hair stylist
Nuria Sitja ... makeup artist
Dina Sliwiak ... assistant makeup artist (as Dina Sliwak)
Carla White ... makeup artist: Mr. De Niro

Production Management

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Frédéric Bovis ... production supervisor (as Frederick Bovis)
B. Ted Deiker ... production supervisor
Brian Esquivel ... assistant production manager
Paul A. Levin ... post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

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Mark Allan ... first assistant director: Cannes
Alyson Latz ... second second assistant director
Michael Lerman ... first assistant director
Chip Signore ... first assistant director: additional photography
Yann Thomas ... second assistant director: Cannes
Peter Thorell ... second assistant director

Art Department

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Kenneth Brzozowski ... key carpenter / set construction foreman
Andrew Max Cahn ... assistant art director
Stephen Caldwell ... painter
Philip Canfield ... leadman
Shannon Canfield ... set dresser
Teresa Kelly Canfield ... set dresser
Brendon Crigler ... set dresser
James Crispino ... art production assistant
Kristen Davis ... set designer
Elizabeth Flaherty ... art department coordinator
David Gere ... set constructor
Nicole Gonzalez ... set dresser (as Nicole Dome)
Melissa Harrison ... art department assistant
Michael Jortner ... property master: New York
Benjamin Leddick ... art production assistant
Robert Ludemann ... additional graphic designer
Geoffrey Mandel ... graphic designer
Richard Vilas Montesanto ... scenic artist
Ken Nelson ... construction coordinator
Gay Perello ... property master
Diane Rich ... scenic artist
Miles S. Richman ... lead painter
Karen Ryan ... production assistant: prop department (as Karen Ann Ryan)
Diana Salzburg ... assistant art department coordinator
Grant Sawyer ... on-set dresser
Karen Teneyck ... graphic designer
Robert Topol ... charge scenic artist
M. Tony Trotta ... camera scenic artist
Daniel Turk ... construction coordinator
Brad Turner ... assistant property master
John Warner ... leadman
Julie Witherington ... on-set property (as Julie Sexsmith)
Jackie Zbuska ... art department production assistant
Robert Zorella ... art department coordinator: Connecticut

Sound Department

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Flo Ankah ... adr voice: Bollywood Singer
Steve Cantamessa ... sound mixer
Kam Chan ... foley editor
Marko A. Costanzo ... foley artist
Rich Crescenti ... asst mixing
Tom Fleischman ... re-recording mixer
Eugene Gearty ... sound designer / sound effects editor / supervising sound editor
Bret Johnson ... sound re-recordist
Frank Kern ... supervising foley editor
Craig Kyllonen ... adr recordist
Scott La Rue ... boom operator
George A. Lara ... foley mixer
Jane McCulley ... adr editor
Branka Mrkic ... dialogue editor (as Branka Mrkic-Tana)
Douglas Murray ... adr mixer
Jessica Parks ... apprentice sound editor
Jan Petrov ... adr recordist
Fred Rosenberg ... dialogue editor
Philip Stockton ... dialogue editor / supervising sound editor
Gary Thomas ... boom operator
Paul Tirone ... adr recordist / sound re-recordist
Roland Vajs ... assistant adr editor
Larry Wineland ... assistant sound editor
Greg Zimmerman ... adr recordist

Special Effects by

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Nikki Amoriasino ... special effects (as Nikki Amorosino)
Chris Cline ... special effects technician
Phil Gauvin ... special effects crew
Josh Hakian ... special effects supervisor
Kizuku Kitano ... special effects crew
Patrick Magee ... prosthetic effects
Mike Najera ... special effects artist
Lee Romaire ... prosthetic effects: Magee FX / special effects makeup: dog effect - Romaire Studios, Magee FX
David Waine ... special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by

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Jamie Baxter ... matte painter
Michael Bianchi ... visual effects
Chris Ervin ... digital compositor
Roger Mocenigo ... digital compositor: XY&Z
Mike Uguccioni ... visual effects supervisor

Stunts

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David Gere ... stunts
Peewee Piemonte ... stunt coordinator
Laurence Todd Rosenthal ... stunt double / stunt double: John Turturro
Trampas Thompson ... stunt double: Stanley Tucci

Camera and Electrical Department

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James Atkins ... grip
Todd Avery ... camera operator: "b" camera / second assistant camera
Melanie Banders ... film loader
Arthur Blum ... dolly grip
Eric Bornes ... assistant camera
Kelly Britt ... lighting technician
Andrew Chojnacki ... grip
Julian J. Delacruz ... camera loader
Richard Dolan ... shop electrician
Manny Duran ... key grip
James J. Ferris ... electrician
Trevor Fulks ... grip
Mike Gerzevitz ... lighting technician
Bryan Gilbert ... grip
Skip Haswell ... grip
Harry Hope ... key rigging grip
Matt Horochowski ... dolly grip
Peter Hutchison ... camera operator
David Katz ... digital video assist operator
Thomas D. Lairson Jr. ... second assistant camera: "a" camera, Connecticut (as Thom Lairson)
Eric Larson ... grip
Scott M. Leonard ... grip
Alan Markfield ... still photographer
Richard Masino ... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Michael J. Maurer ... rigging electrician: Connecticut
Carson E. Mayne ... rigging gaffer
Jim McConkey ... camera operator: "a" camera / steadicam operator
Michael 'Flash' McDonald ... rigging electric
Brian Minzlaff ... set lighting
Rocco Palmieri ... rigging gaffer
Jesse Panuccio ... rigging grip
John Panuccio ... key rigging grip
Ian Pauly ... video assistant
Linda Phillips ... lighting technician
Michael Pinkey ... additional camera operator
Paul Postal ... rigging best boy
Andrew Robison ... grip
Joseph Ruiz ... best boy grip
Lowell Schulman ... best boy rigging gaffer
John Steur ... rigging grip
Alpheus Underhill ... dolly grip
François Vigon ... second assistant camera
Michael Wacks ... lamp operator: New York
Nate Wayman ... grip
Rick A. West ... gaffer
Ryan White ... rigging electric
Harry Zimmerman ... first assistant camera: "a" camera
Jordan C. Kadovitz ... video utility (uncredited)
Graham Klatt ... grip (uncredited)

Casting Department

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Mihal Freinquel ... extras casting assistant
David H. Kramer ... adr voice casting
Jeff Olan ... extras casting
Cash Oshman ... president: Big Crowds
Jennifer Sabel ... extras casting associate
Jocelyn E. Thomas ... casting associate
Grant Wilfley ... extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department

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David Davenport ... costumer: Mr. De Niro
Nicole Greenbaum ... set costumer
Juan Lopez ... costumer
Donna Maloney ... costume supervisor
Gregory B. Peña ... daily set costumer
Karen Yan ... costumer

Location Management

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Mara Alcaly ... location production assistant
Martin J. Cummins ... assistant location manager
Shannon Dennard ... location scout
Douglas Dresser ... location manager
Aaron Hurvitz ... assistant location manager
Malaika Johnson ... location assistant
S. Dylan Kirkland ... assistant location manager
Sean Mayo ... location scout
Eric Mills ... assistant location manager
Michael Nickodem ... location manager
Kyle Oliver ... key assistant location manager
Terry Wong ... location scout

Music Department

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Sebastian Arocha Morton ... additional music programmer / score programmer (as Sebastian Arocha-Morton)
Christine Bergren ... music licensing
Daniel Coe ... score preparation
Jennifer L. Dunnington ... music editor (as Jennifer Dunnington)
Robert Elhai ... orchestrator (as Bob Elhai)
Ben Holiday ... assistant music editor (as Ben Pedersen)
Steven Kenyon ... musician: woodwinds
Steve Kornicki ... composer: additional music
Lawrence Manchester ... score mixer / score recordist
Allan Mason ... music supervisor
Ben Perowsky ... musician
Frankie Pine ... music clearances
Eric Poland ... musician: mallets
Robert Puff ... music preparation
Adam Rogers ... musician: guitar
Philip Rothman ... orchestrator
David Sabee ... orchestra contractor
Mark Stewart ... musician: guitar
Angie Teo ... score recordist
Missy Webb ... score recordist
Marcelo Zarvos ... musician: piano, celesta, organ / score producer
Daniel Coe ... orchestrator (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department

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George Camarda ... script supervisor
Kerry Lyn McKissick ... script supervisor

Transportation Department

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Robert Buckman ... transportation co-captain
Neil Chisholm ... driver: production van
Paulie DiCocco III ... driver
Paulie DiCocco ... driver: Robert De Niro
Mark Dobkousky ... transportation captain: reshoots
Geno Hart ... transportation coordinator
Kirk Huston ... transportation captain
Michael Hyde ... transportation captain
Kevin Kelley ... driver: construction department
'Wild Bill' Laczko ... transportation
Hardy Ophuls ... picture car coordinator
Fidel Pean ... driver
Brian Stackhouse ... driver

Additional Crew

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Jessica Aichs ... production secretary
Cassandra Barbour ... rights and clearances
Abigail Bean ... assistant: Mr. Linson (as Abby Bean)
Steev Beeson ... production accountant
Bonnie Belknap ... food stylist
Lark Bernini ... production coordinator
Maxine Brooks ... studio teacher
Julian Brown ... production assistant
Didier Brule ... Motor driver
Patrick Bruneton ... travelling car
Wendy Cohen ... product placement
Daniel B. Cone ... assistant: Robert DeNiro
Lisa Curtis ... assistant production coordinator
Dante ... warm-up comic
Srdjan Dobic ... set production assistant
Damian Dydyn ... office production assistant
Stephen J. Eads ... associate: Bruce Willis
Michelle Elkin ... choreographer
Casey Engelhardt ... assistant: Mr. Kopeloff
Leigh Evans ... assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
Jason Fesel ... set production assistant
Paul Fischer ... set production assistant
Aaron C. Fitzgerald ... set production assistant
Dennis Garr ... bruce willis double
Kim Gibbons ... assistant: Mr. De Niro
Chris Gibson ... key set production assistant
Ryan Gomez ... second assistant accountant
Jim Hartz ... teacher: Ms. Stewart
Nicole Helms ... production assistant
Michael Horton ... production assistant
Lauren Hurst ... assistant: Mr. De Niro
Lieve Jansen ... completion guarantor
Gregor Joackim ... photo-double: Stanley Tucci / stand-in: Bruce Willis
Timothy S. Kane ... production assistant
Zoa Keith ... dispatcher
Michele LeBlanc ... legal and tax credit counsel - la
Jesse Liotta ... assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
Matt Lombardo ... set assistant: Robert De Niro
Larry Madrid ... animal trainer
Cameron McCormick ... stand-in
Tory Mell ... production assistant
Melissa Milo ... assistant: Mr. De Niro
Staci Mitchell ... assistant: Mr. Wagner
William Newman ... production assistant (as Will Newman)
Amy Ostrower ... post-production accountant
Jill K. Perno ... set production assistant
Sally Potters ... production secretary
Mathew Provost ... assistant production coordinator
Brennan Reynolds ... production assistant
Nina Saxon ... title designer
Jillian Schmitz ... assistant choreographer
Lori Scowley ... production accountant
William Sepulveda ... key craft service
Laura Sevier ... rights & clearances
Kariemah Shah ... payroll accountant
Marcel Simoneau ... voice looping
B.J. Smith ... set medic: Los Angeles
Zack L. Smith ... production assistant (as Zack Lynn Smith) / production assistant (as Zack Smith) / production assistant
Jason Sosnoff ... assistant: Mr. Levinson
Jeremiah Stafford ... production assistant
Eugene Stamos ... craft service assistant
Eva Vedock ... key craft service
Andrea Vestrand ... production secretary
Amy L. Weinblum ... assistant: Mr. De Niro (as Amy Weinblum)
Berry Welsh ... assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
Geoff Wolfe ... production assistant
Allen Wong ... first production accountant
Jeffrey Zaks ... assistant: Mr. Butan (as Jeff Zaks)
Tasha Zamsky ... animal trainer
Alexandra Geregova ... intern (uncredited)

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Plot Summary

A week in the life of powerful Hollywood producer Ben as he juggles negotiations with a studio head so that his newest picture can open at Cannes in two weeks, with a high-strung director who must make edits to the film, with an actor and his agent because the star has arrived on the set of a new picture with a full beard, and with his most recent ex-wife, Kelly, whom he discovers might have a lover. He also notices that his 17-year-old daughter from another marriage has been crying. What's up? Can Ben keep it all together, get the green light from the studio to go to Cannes, move his new picture past the beard crisis, and maybe return to Kelly's good graces? Written by

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Taglines In Hollywood, everybody can hear you scream. See more »
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Also Known As
  • What Just Happened? (United States)
  • Trouble in Hollywood (Japan, English title)
  • Panique à Hollywood (France)
  • Inside Hollywood (Germany)
  • Algo pasa en Hollywood (Spain)
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Runtime
  • 104 min
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Box Office

Budget $25,000,000 (estimated)
Opening Weekend United States $192,508, 19 Oct 2008
Cumulative Worldwide Gross $3,291,679

Did You Know?

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Trivia The subplot involving Bruce Willis refusing to shave his beard for a movie is based on a real-life incident writer and producer Art Linson had with Alec Baldwin on the set of The Edge (1997). See more »
Movie Connections Referenced in The Tell (2011). See more »
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Quotes Ben: [discussion about Bruce Willis] I suppose it took him a long time to grow it, he probably just wants to wait 'til the last minute.
Cal: That's what I thought last week, but after seeing him today, I got the sense this is going to be his "look", it's an artistic-choice...
Ben: The extra weight is too? It can't be.
Cal: It's a feeling.
Ben: Cal, we got the studio to pay him $20 million to be a leading man. For that kind of money there is an expectation.
Cal: They expect a good performance...
Ben: No, no, no no, Cal. For that kind of money they expect millions of menstruating women to want to have intercourse with him. You understand what I'm saying? You want a poster that says "See Santa Run"?
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