Relative Strangers (2006)

Calificación de los usuarios:

5.2/10   

Director:

Greg Glienna

Escritores (WGA):

Greg Glienna (screenplay) &
Peter Stass (screenplay) ...
(más)

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

mayo 2006 (USA)

Género:

Comedia

Frase comercial:

You can't pick your parents.

Plot:

On a mission to locate his biological parents, a tightly wound professional (Livingston) is befuddled to find that the couple who conceived him aren't exactly upper-class. |

Plot Keywords:

Adoption | Parent Child Relationship | Straw Hat | Reference To 12 Step Program | Time Lapse Photography

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Great cast...great comedy...great cheese balls...

Reparto

Danny DeVito	...	Frank Menure
Kathy Bates	...	Agnes Menure
Ron Livingston	...	Dr. Richard Clayton
Neve Campbell	...	Ellen Minnola
Beverly D'Angelo	...	Angela Minnola
Bob Odenkirk	...	Mitch Clayton
Edward Herrmann	...	Doug Clayton
Christine Baranski	...	Arleen Clayton
Martin Mull	...	Jeffry Morton
Michael McKean	...	Ken Hyman
M.C. Gainey	...	Spicer
Star Jones	...	Holly Davis
Ed Begley Jr.	...	Mr. Manoire
Debbi Morgan	...	Mrs. Manoire
Pete Schwaba	...	Meat Delivery Man
Jimmy Pardo	...	Angry Driver
Dierdre Holder	...	Carol
Rose Abdoo	...	Frustrated Housewife
Terry Cooley	...	Prison Inmate
Connie Sawyer	...	Old Lady
William Dennis Hurley	...	Angry Bookstore Guy
Tracey Walter	...	Toupee Salesman
Jeff Shoe	...	Carnival Guy
Christa Campbell	...	Carnival Girl
Sam Rubin	...	TV Anchorman
Anna Davidson	...	Opera Singer
Mary Ruth Clarke	...	Cafe Passerby
Robert Harvey	...	Tailor (as Bob Harvey)
Joe Goddard	...	Pastor
listado alfabético del resto del reparto:
Dave Batista	...	Wrestler (uncredited)
Wendy Braun	...	(uncredited)
Jordan Brower	...	Prisoner (uncredited)
Jon Donahue	...	Additional voices (uncredited)
Sean Dorgan	...	Friend of Richard Clayton (uncredited)
Maryeve Dufault	...	The Bride's maid (uncredited)
Chad Greene	...	Chad Greene, Gallery artist (uncredited)
Priscilla Leona Horne	...	Carnival Manager (uncredited)
Stefan Kalinka	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Kaidy Kuna	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Paul Levesque	...	Wrestler (uncredited)
John O'Rourke	...	Dan Fletcher -Reporter (uncredited)
Emo Philips	...	Guest at Hoedown (uncredited)
Tom Poole	...	Shaker Heights cousin (uncredited)
Matt Shea	...	Friend Of Richard (uncredited)
Paul Tuminaro	...	Sean M. Dorgan (uncredited)

Dirigida por
Greg Glienna

Créditos del guión (WGA)
Greg Glienna		(screenplay) &
Peter Stass		(screenplay)
Greg Glienna		(story)

Producida por
Ram Bergman	....	producer
Boaz Davidson	....	executive producer
Danny DeVito	....	producer
Danny Dimbort	....	executive producer
Brian R. Etting	....	producer
Josh H. Etting	....	producer
Jeff Franks	....	associate producer
Lati Grobman	....	producer
Manfred D. Heid	....	executive producer
Raymond Izaac	....	associate producer
Gerd Koechlin	....	executive producer
Josef Lautenschlager	....	executive producer
Avi Lerner	....	executive producer
David Pomier	....	line producer
Trevor Short	....	executive producer
Andreas Thiesmeyer	....	executive producer

Música original por
David Kitay
Joseph Pullin

Fotografía por
Jeffrey Greeley
Tim Suhrstedt

Casting
Donna Brower

Diseño de producción por
Joseph T. Garrity

Dirección artística
Kevin Gilbert

Decorados
Melissa M. Levander

Diseño de vestuario por
Amanda Riley		(re-shoots)
Jane Ruhm

Departamento de maquillaje
Daniel Curet	....	key hair stylist
Shauna O'Toole	....	additional makeup artist
Jennifer Saeta	....	key makeup artist
Randa Squillacote	....	key hair stylist
Ellen Vieira	....	assistant makeup artist

Dirección de producción
Philip Harrelson	....	post-production supervisor
Diana Lui	....	unit production manager

Ayudante de dirección
Jason Dudek	....	second second assistant director
John T. Melick	....	second assistant director
John O'Rourke	....	first assistant director
Chad Rosen	....	first assistant director: additional photography

Departamento de Arte
Michael Keith Aleshire	....	swing
Hunter Brown	....	construction coordinator: reshoots
Denise Ciarcia	....	assistant property master
Jill Deibler	....	buyer
Jeffrey M. O'Brien	....	property master
Zach Tyler	....	art coordinator

Departamento de sonido
Randy Babajtis	....	sound effects editor
Jeremy Balko	....	adr mixer
Jeremy Balko	....	foley mixer
Matthew C. Beville	....	adr mixer
Dhyana Carlton-Tims	....	assistant dialogue editor
Jerry Gilbert	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Hinkley	....	additional sound re-recording mixer
Cody King	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Kitting	....	foley editor
Shawn London	....	sound editor
Robert Lowe	....	boom operator
Coleman Metts	....	production sound mixer
Jonathan Miller	....	supervising sound editor
Andrew Morgado	....	assistant sound editor
Shelley Roden	....	foley artist

Visual Effects
Brad Moylan	....	digital compositor: Pixel Magic

Cámara y Departamento Eléctrico
Matthew Barbor	....	electrician
Matt Bardocz	....	gaffer
Theda Cunningham	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Greg Dellerson	....	assistant camera
Josh Denering	....	key rigging grip
Mark Figueroa	....	assistant camera
Paul Goodstein	....	key grip
Jeffrey Greeley	....	camera operator
Lawrence Karman	....	Steadicam operator
Rick Lawrence	....	grip
Chris J. Rossi	....	second company grip
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
Marc Shap	....	camera department trainee
Thomas Young	....	camera loader
Matt Zschoche	....	electrician

Departamento de vestuario
Amanda Riley	....	set costumer

Departamento de Edición
Richard Flores Jr.	....	telecine colorist
Todd Gilbert	....	post-production executive
Philip Harrelson	....	assistant editor
David Kaldor	....	first assistant editor
Dan Muscarella	....	color timer
Sarah Parker	....	post-production coordinator: Millennium Films

Departamento de Música
Selena Arizanovic	....	music coordinator
Daniel Birczynski	....	score preparation
Drew DeAscentis	....	music editor
William Levine	....	orchestrator
Ashley Miller	....	music supervisor
Erich Stratmann	....	music editor: temp
Dan Wallin	....	music scoring mixer
Erica Weis	....	music editor: temp

Departamento de Transporte
John Aliano	....	transportation coordinator
Tony Barattini	....	driver: grip truck
Gary Jackson	....	driver

Otros miembros del equipo
Briana Aeby	....	additional production assistant
Alexis Alexander	....	production assistant: re-shoots
Kristen Anthony	....	production assistant
Sage Asteak	....	key set production assistant
Kent Bernhard	....	office production assistant
K. Emily Coleman	....	production secretary
Matthew Fortino	....	production assistant
Lilly Frank	....	sculptress
Karen M. Fuchs	....	assistant accountant
Gabriel Koloyan	....	creative consultant
Jan McWilliams	....	script supervisor
Maggie Means	....	production accountant
Sharon Smith	....	production assistant

Gracias
Brandon Alexander	....	special thanks
Savannah Franks	....	special thanks
Gary Skillman	....	special thanks

Compañías Productores

• Garlin Pictures
• Equity Pictures Medienfonds GmbH & Co. KG
• Gordonstreet Pictures

Distribuidores

• Nu Image Films (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Relative Productions (2006) (worldwide) (all media)
• Bridge Entertainment Group (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• E Stars Films (2006) (China) (all media)
• First Look International (2007) (USA) (DVD)
• Flashstar Home Vídeo (2006) (Brazil) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Gativideo (2007) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2007) (Germany) (DVD)

Otras Compañías

• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes and dollies
• Guardian Angel Productions  funding
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Sonic Magic  sound post-production

También conocida como:

Extraña familia (Argentina) (DVD title) (Mexico) (cable TV title) [es]
Una familia casi perfecta (Spain) (theatrical title) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sex-related humor and language.

Duración:

86 min

País:

USA

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

1.85 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital

Clasificación:

UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | Portugal:M/12 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Netherlands:AL

Locaciones de Filmación:

Los Angeles, California, USA

Compañía:

Garlin Pictures

Trivialidades:

California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger greeted his Twins (1988/I) costar Danny DeVito on a location set to congratulate him on his efforts to produce the film in California, rather than succumb to the tax lures and lower labor costs offered by other states. DeVito acknowledged that he had to persuade the film's cast and crew to take pay cuts in order to offset the lower production costs that other states offered. They're "working for much less than they normally work for".

Errores:

Continuidad: When Richard is searching on Google for Peekaboo Carnival, he searches for 'carnival peekaboo.' In the next shot, which shows the search results, his search reads 'peekaboo carnival' instead.

Citas:

Agnes Menure: That's an old joke!
Frank Menure: So's your face!

Conexiones de Película:

Apariciones "The Jerry Springer Show" (1991)

Banda de Sonido:

Ferris Wheel

Great cast...great comedy...great cheese balls...

Ron Livingston who was wonderful in "Office Space", once again hits a home run with "Relative Strangers". What is essentially a one joke movie, comes across extremely well. Perfect casting, starting with Danny DeVito and a truly funny script. There is also a fine message that you should not be disappointed if people do not live up to your expectations. Kathy Bates and Danny DeVito as the "trailer trash" parents are so great, and Christine Baranski is the perfect foil for Beverly DeAngelo and her sequin dresses. Off the wall hilarious situations abound, and there are even some very sweet moments. Highly recommended. - MERK