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James Spader | ... |
Mr. Grey
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Maggie Gyllenhaal | ... |
Lee Holloway
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Jeremy Davies | ... |
Peter
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Lesley Ann Warren | ... |
Joan Holloway
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Stephen McHattie | ... |
Burt Holloway
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Patrick Bauchau | ... |
Dr. Twardon
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Jessica Tuck | ... |
Tricia O'Connor
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Oz Perkins | ... |
Jonathan
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Amy Locane | ... |
Lee's Sister
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Mary Joy | ... |
Sylvia
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Michael Mantell | ... |
Stewart
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Lily Knight | ... |
Paralegal
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Sabrina Grdevich | ... |
Allison
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Lacey Kohl | ... |
Louisa
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Julene Renee | ... |
Jessica
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Lauren Cohn | ... |
First Secretary
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Ezra Buzzington | ... |
Typing Teacher
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Kyle Colerider-Krugh | ... |
Mr. Garvey
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Steven Fierberg | ... |
First Date
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Herbert Russell | ... |
Second Date
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David Wiater | ... |
Tomato Date
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Shannon Convery | ... |
New Secretary
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Alison Tatlock | ... |
TV Reporter
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Emmy Collins | ... |
Zoo Protester (uncredited)
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Christina Gray | ... |
Photographer (uncredited)
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Diane McGee | ... |
Woman with the Purple Boots (uncredited)
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Cali T. Rossen | ... |
Dancing Party Guest (uncredited)
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Steven Shainberg | ... |
Richard Arevalos (sex therapist on tape) (uncredited) (voice)
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Erin Cressida Wilson | ... |
Sitting In Mr. Grey's Waiting Room (uncredited)
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Directed by
Steven Shainberg |
Written by
Erin Cressida Wilson | ... | (screenplay) |
Mary Gaitskill | ... | (short story) |
Steven Shainberg | ... | (story adaptation) and |
Erin Cressida Wilson | ... | (story adaptation) |
Produced by
Jamie Beardsley | ... | executive producer |
Andrew Fierberg | ... | producer |
Amy Hobby | ... | producer |
Joel Posner | ... | executive producer |
P.J. Posner | ... | executive producer |
Michael Roban | ... | executive producer |
Steven Shainberg | ... | producer |
Music by
Angelo Badalamenti |
Cinematography by
Steven Fierberg |
Editing by
Pam Wise |
Editorial Department
Katie Bevell | ... | post-production assistant |
Bob Fredrickson | ... | color timer |
Nadia Fugazza | ... | assistant editor |
Jamie Governale | ... | apprentice editor (as James Governale) |
Mark Moran | ... | post-production assistant |
Jay Rabinowitz | ... | additional editor |
Mattia Romeo | ... | assistant editor |
Greg Tennant | ... | assistant editor |
Kenneth Wachtel | ... | assistant editor |
Scott Zone | ... | colorist (uncredited) |
Casting By
Ellen Parks |
Production Design by
Amy Danger |
Art Direction by
Nick Ralbovsky |
Set Decoration by
Michael Baker | ||
Michael Murray |
Costume Design by
Marjorie Bowers |
Makeup Department
Raqueli Dahan-Gonen | ... | key makeup artist (as Raqueli Dahan) |
Robert Hall | ... | special effects makeup |
Cynthia Laws | ... | hair stylist |
Robert Ramos | ... | additional hair stylist |
Cynthia P. Romo | ... | hair stylist: Lesley Ann Warren (as Cynthia Romo) |
Nicholas Serino | ... | additional hair stylist |
Production Management
Kyle A. Clark | ... | production manager (as Kyle Clark) |
Jennifer Lane | ... | post-production supervisor |
Anthony Perretti | ... | production manager: second unit |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Kiran Gonsalves | ... | first assistant director |
Solita Hanna | ... | first assistant director: second unit |
Ivan Kraljevic | ... | second second assistant director |
Vince P. Maggio | ... | first assistant director (as Vince Maggio) |
Jim Simone | ... | second assistant director |
Carl Lawrence Ludwig | ... | first assistant director (uncredited) |
Art Department
Jami Anderson | ... | on-set dresser (as Jamie Anderson) |
Richard Ankrom | ... | swing gang |
Fernando Arevalos | ... | swing gang |
Jesus Arevalos | ... | lead man |
Luis A. Arevalos | ... | swing gang (as Luis Arevalos) |
Norman Barajas | ... | carpenter |
Jimmie Beardsley | ... | scenic artist |
John Besse | ... | construction coordinator |
Matt Bourque | ... | scenic artist |
Tom Brayton | ... | swing gang |
Carlos Castellanos | ... | on-set dresser |
Ben Conable | ... | art director: second unit |
Olivier Desplat | ... | on-set dresser |
J. Enderson | ... | carpenter |
Kara Engel | ... | scenic artist |
Maria Folger | ... | carpenter |
Robin Jacobson | ... | property master |
Eric E. Johnston | ... | on-set dresser (as Eric Johnston) |
David Lim | ... | illustrator |
Seth Manchester | ... | carpenter |
Melissa Murren | ... | art production assistant |
E. Michael Olson | ... | art coordinator |
Rebekah Schultz | ... | property assistant |
Erik Shumpert | ... | carpenter |
Nick Stagliano | ... | swing: second unit |
Travis Stevens | ... | swing gang (as Travis T. Stevens) |
Angela Tafoya | ... | scenic artist |
Dionisio Tafoya | ... | scenic artist (as Dionisio A. Tafoya) |
Trifon Trifonopoulos | ... | swing gang |
Lee Turner | ... | general foreman |
Christoph Von Wangerheim | ... | art production assistant (as Christoph Von Wangenheim) |
Erik von Wodtke | ... | lead man |
Tracey Woolfolk | ... | gang boss (as Tracy Woolfolk) |
Dean Armijo | ... | scenic artist (uncredited) |
Derek Crimmel | ... | carpenter (uncredited) |
Sound Department
Jon Ailetcher | ... | production sound mixer |
Ryan Collison | ... | foley mixer |
Seth Cooper | ... | boom operator |
Dustin DuPilka | ... | sound editorial intern |
Eric Free | ... | boom operator (as Eric A. Free) |
Thomas Kodros | ... | stereo sound consultant: Dolby |
Malaika Langa | ... | audio post coordinator |
Brian Langman | ... | dialogue editor / supervising sound editor |
Eric McAllister | ... | assistant sound editor |
Brett Michael | ... | boom operator (as Bret Michel) |
Katherine Gordon Miller | ... | apprentice sound editor (as Katherine Miller) |
James H. Nau | ... | adr editor (as Jim Nau) |
Steve Schwartz | ... | sound effects editor |
Ahmad Shirazi | ... | foley editor (as Maddy Shirazi) |
Paul P. Soucek | ... | sound effects editor |
Reilly Steele | ... | re-recording mixer |
Eric Strausser | ... | assistant sound editor |
Brian Vancho | ... | foley artist |
Thomas Varga | ... | production sound mixer (as Tom Varga) |
Jonathan Wolff | ... | production sound mixer |
Visual Effects by
Randall Balsmeyer | ... | visual effects supervisor |
J. John Corbett | ... | digital artist |
Kathy Kelehan | ... | visual effects producer |
Matthew Adams | ... | digital compositor: Cinesite (uncredited) |
Danny Albano | ... | digital artist (uncredited) |
Mark Edwards | ... | visual effects producer: Title House Digital (uncredited) |
Stunts
Marguerite Happy | ... | stunt double |
José Ignacio Álvarez | ... | stunt coordinator (as Ignacio Alvarez) |
Camera and Electrical Department
Robin Acutt | ... | best boy electric |
Leo Alverez | ... | key grip: second unit |
Kelly Baldwin | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
Richard Benda | ... | director of photography: second unit (as Rich Benda) |
Bruce Birmelin | ... | still photographer |
Jeremy Brussell | ... | best boy grip (as Jeremy Brussels) |
Carol Carimi | ... | electrician |
Harris Charalambous | ... | electrician (as Harry Charalambos) |
Gregory Code | ... | steadicam operator |
Carlos de Varona | ... | first assistant camera: second unit |
Kyle Drevlo | ... | grip |
Kathleen Farry | ... | second assistant camera (as Kat Farry) |
John Foster | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Garett Griffin | ... | underwater camera operator: second unit (as Garrett Griffin) |
Prashant Gupta | ... | still photographer |
John Hankammer | ... | steadicam operator |
Gayle Hilary | ... | camera loader |
J. Alan Hostetter | ... | gaffer: second unit (as Alan Hostetter) |
Takurô Ishizaka | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Takuro Ishizaka) |
Lila Javan | ... | second assistant camera |
Scott Kevan | ... | director of photography: second unit |
Chris Lally | ... | key grip: second unit |
Kenji Luster | ... | steadicam operator |
Emily Mackley | ... | first assistant camera |
Steve Madigan | ... | assistant camera: insert unit |
Chris W. Martin | ... | electrician |
Gabriel Olguin | ... | electrician |
Michelle Opseth | ... | second assistant camera |
Jason Paris | ... | grip |
Scott Repp | ... | electrician |
Sonja Rom | ... | director of photography: second unit |
William Russell | ... | gaffer |
Megan Schoenbachler | ... | electrician |
Aaron Schulte | ... | electrician |
Lisa Stacilauskas | ... | electrician |
Holly Stein | ... | still photographer |
Rick Tucker | ... | key grip |
Tracy Tucker | ... | dolly grip |
Isabella Vosmikova | ... | still photographer: second unit |
Greg Williams | ... | underwater assistant camera: second unit |
Benjamin Wolf | ... | first assistant camera: second unit (as Ben Wolf) |
Anthony Bertola | ... | grip (uncredited) |
John Hoffma | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Josh Martin | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Tom Stanger | ... | additional electrician (uncredited) |
Alpheus Underhill | ... | grip (uncredited) |
Casting Department
Lauren Cohn | ... | casting associate |
Sondra James | ... | voice casting |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Corrie Mendes | ... | costumer |
Lisa Neil | ... | costumer |
Allison Siegel | ... | costume supervisor |
Location Management
Max Medema | ... | location assistant |
Robert Medema | ... | location manager |
Susan Stoebner | ... | location assistant |
Music Department
Angelo Badalamenti | ... | orchestrator |
James Flatto | ... | music editor |
Phil Mann | ... | music recording engineer |
Phil Marshall | ... | composer: additional music / musician: electronics / orchestrator |
Beth Rosenblatt | ... | music supervisor (as Beth Amy Rosenblatt) |
Daniel Nielsen | ... | composer: trailer music (uncredited) |
William Pearson | ... | music engineer (uncredited) |
John Wilson | ... | composer: trailer music (uncredited) |
Script and Continuity Department
Sharon Cingle | ... | script supervisor |
Phil Rodowsky | ... | continuity and spotting |
Todd Rodowsky | ... | continuity and spotting |
Transportation Department
Tom Calzia | ... | driver |
John 'Bud' Cardos | ... | driver |
P. Gerald Knight | ... | transportation captain |
Jason Rider | ... | driver |
Dan O. Wiseman | ... | driver |
Mark E. Mobley | ... | driver (uncredited) |
Additional Crew
Natalie Aston | ... | office production assistant |
Marina Bailey | ... | unit publicist |
Brian Bell | ... | production associate |
Jenny Schweitzer Bell | ... | production associate (as Jenny Schweitzer) |
D. Cole Berry | ... | set production assistant |
Lloyd Clark | ... | craft service |
Ron Coelho | ... | set production assistant |
Alice Cohen | ... | legal services: Kauffman and Roban LLP |
Clinton J. Collins | ... | stand-in: James Spader |
Marlena De Fabrizio | ... | stand-in: Maggie Gyllenhaal (as Marlena Defabrizio) |
Minnie Duerr | ... | production accountant |
Sam Dunnavent | ... | stand-in: James Spader |
John Dybdahl | ... | assistant to director |
Louise Fenton | ... | production associate |
Pablo Ferro | ... | titles consultant |
Danny Gamez | ... | set production assistant |
Scott Goldman | ... | assistant accountant |
Carol Grant | ... | stand-in: Maggie Gyllenhaal (as Carol Lynn Grant) |
Brenda Herrold | ... | set production assistant |
Lu Cien Hioe | ... | production coordinator |
Kristin Hjellegjerde | ... | stand-in: Maggie Gyllenhaal (as Kristin Hielleguerde) |
Jan Kean | ... | unit publicist |
Nora Killoran | ... | production associate |
Carl Lawrence Ludwig | ... | production associate (as Carl Ludwig) |
Kenneth Lui | ... | set production assistant |
Richard Mancuso | ... | post-production accountant |
Nicole Alexandra Miller | ... | stand-in: Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Kathy O'Neill | ... | stand-in: Maggie Gyllenhaal |
Leslie Parry | ... | set production assistant |
Tara Platt | ... | assistant to director |
Jason Rody | ... | production assistant: second unit (as Jason Rowdy) |
Roy Ruiz | ... | security |
Arantxa Silvestre | ... | set production assistant |
Stephen Jeffries Smith | ... | set production assistant (as Stephen Jeffrey Smith) |
Babette Sofer | ... | set production assistant |
Eric Ustian | ... | set production assistant |
Truman Van Dyke | ... | insurance |
Spencer Wetmore | ... | set production assistant |
Richard Yett | ... | stand-in: James Spader |
Brian Bell | ... | development executive: Double A Films (uncredited) |
Jenny Schweitzer Bell | ... | development executive: Double A Films (uncredited) |
Louise Fenton | ... | product placement coordinator (uncredited) |
Shyama Friedenson | ... | marketing: Lions Gate Films (uncredited) |
Carol Grant | ... | stand-in: Lesley Ann Warren (uncredited) |
Aaron Kogan | ... | production assistant (uncredited) |
Alex Panagakis | ... | publicist (uncredited) |
Angelique Pesce | ... | office assistant (uncredited) |
Jane Pien | ... | production intern: Double A films (uncredited) |
Peter Pamela Rose | ... | adr loop group (uncredited) |
Karen Rudolph | ... | publicist: Germany (uncredited) |
Bill Timoney | ... | adr voice group (uncredited) |
Thanks
Penny Allen | ... | special thanks |
Julie Anderson | ... | special thanks |
Bonnie Bernstein | ... | special thanks |
Andrew Blauner | ... | special thanks |
Vivian Bower | ... | special thanks |
Rachel Boynton | ... | special thanks |
Giulana Bruno | ... | special thanks (as Giuliana Bruno) |
James Dowdall | ... | special thanks |
Phyllis Ellis | ... | special thanks |
Joe Funicello | ... | special thanks |
Paul Graham | ... | special thanks |
Juliane Grosso | ... | special thanks: Otto Nemenz (as Julianne Grosso) |
Courtney Kivowitz | ... | special thanks |
George Lane | ... | special thanks |
Victoria Lang | ... | special thanks: Plus Films |
John MacKenzie | ... | special thanks |
Dezsö Magyar | ... | special thanks (as Dezso Magyar) |
Grace Philips | ... | special thanks |
Pier Paolo Piccoli | ... | special thanks: Plus Films (as Pier Piccoli) |
Whitney Roban | ... | special thanks |
Rick Rosenthal | ... | special thanks |
John Gould Rubin | ... | special thanks |
Martha Savelio | ... | special thanks: Entertainment Post |
Scott Schachter | ... | special thanks |
Amy Schiffman | ... | special thanks |
Steve Schwartz | ... | special thanks |
Lawrence Shainberg | ... | special thanks |
Ken Shepherd | ... | special thanks |
John Shepphird | ... | special thanks |
Lainie Sorkin Becky | ... | special thanks (as Lainie Sorkin) |
John Tempereau | ... | special thanks |
Alex Wengert | ... | special thanks: Otto Nemenz |
Lois Wilson | ... | special thanks |
Production Companies
- Slough Pond (presents)
- double A Films
- TwoPoundBag Productions (in association with)
Distributors
- Lionsgate Films (2002) (United States) (theatrical)
- Eagle Films (2002) (Non-US) (Middle East)
- Arsenal Filmverleih (2003) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Distribution Company (2003) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- Eagle Pictures (2003) (Italy) (theatrical)
- Gaga (2003) (Japan) (theatrical) (as GAGA Communications)
- Luxor Entertainment (Russia) (theatrical)
- Metro Tartan Distribution Ltd. (2003) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Metropolitan Filmexport (2003) (France) (theatrical)
- NonStop Entertainment (2003) (Sweden) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Artisan Entertainment (2003) (United States) (DVD)
- Gaga (2003) (Japan) (as GAGA Communications)
- Sandrews (2003) (Sweden) (DVD)
- Polyfilm Verleih (2004) (Austria) (theatrical)
- Stamm Film (2004) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- Star Winner (2004) (Philippines) (theatrical)
- Vértice 360 (2004) (Spain) (theatrical)
- Paradiso Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)
- Sunfilm Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)
- Tartan Video (2005) (United Kingdom) (DVD)
- Canvas (2006) (Belgium) (tv)
- Lionsgate Films (2008) (United States) (DVD)
- Lionsgate Home Entertainment (2010) (United States) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Canvas (2017) (Belgium) (tv)
- HBO Max (2021) (United States) (video) (VOD)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (DVD)
- Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (VHS)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (DVD)
- LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
Special Effects
- Big Film Design (visual effects)
Other Companies
- Donna Daniels Public Relations (public relations)
- ZAP Entertainment (electronic press kit)
- Bill Dance Casting (extras casting)
- Bobby Weisman Caterers (catering)
- Planet 10 Post (post-production sound services)
- Sound One Corporation (sound re-recording facilities)
- Entertainment Post (video dailies)
- Image Bank (stock footage)
- Title House Digital (titles and opticals)
- Viv Kim Negative Cutting Service (negative cutting)
- On-Core Productions (continuity and spotting)
- Kaufman & Roban Associates LLC (legal services)
- Axium/Avalon Entertainment Services (payroll)
- Broccoli Rabe Entertainment Complex (score recorded at)
- Cosmopolitan Magazine (special thanks)
- Duke University Department of Theatre Studies (special thanks)
- PLus Films (special thanks)
- Space Cowgirls (special thanks)
- Typhoon (special thanks)
- Otto Nemenz International (camera equipment provided by)
- Brick Enterprises (grip equipment)
- Leonetti Company (electric equipment)
- Truman Van Dyke Company (insurance)
- Epstein, Levinsohn, Bodine, Hurwitz & Weinstein (legal services)
- Visual Icon (exclusive clip and still licensing)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
An emotionally fragile woman recently released from a mental hospital for self mutilation goes to school to gain secretarial skills to gain employment. She has an alcoholic father and a co-dependent mother who are clueless as to who she really is which a tormented soul who really wants to find something with which she can find success. She is a great secretary and finds a job with a unique, old fashioned, but off center in charge boss with a somewhat sadistic sexual proclivity. She grows and evolves and so does he. Written by kateann1027 |
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Taglines | Assume the position. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $4,000,000 (estimated) |
Opening Weekend United States | $182,306, 22 Sep 2002 |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $9,304,609 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | In a 2018 interview Maggie Gyllenhaal called her role in Secretary "the first time that I was given a role where I could express something about myself," describing taking the role of Lee as an opportunity to "explore something that's on the edge of what I know about myself but with the protection of fiction." She also gave director Steven Shainberg a lot of credit for his collaborative approach, describing him as "interested in me as an artist, was interested in what I was offering, and the way that shifted the story, as opposed to whatever he had imagined before I got there." See more » |
Goofs | All the cars in the film have Florida license plates on the front of the car. Florida only has back plates. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Episode #10.42 (2002). See more » |
Soundtracks | Whatchamacallit See more » |
Crazy Credits | The legal disclaimer has typing errors: * "fictitious" is misspelled "ficticious" * "unintentional" is misspelled "unitentional" * unauthorized use of the film is warned as resulting in "civil liberty" instead of "civil liability" See more » |
Quotes |
[Mr. Grey asks Lee why she cuts herself]
E. Edward Grey: Why do you cut yourself, Lee? Lee: I don't know. E. Edward Grey: Is it that sometimes the pain inside has to come to the surface and when you see evidence of the pain inside, you finally know you're really here? Then, when you watch the wound heal, it's comforting. Isn't it? Lee: I... That's a way to put it. See more » |