The Break-Up (2006)

Director:

Peyton Reed

Writers (WGA):

Jeremy Garelick (screenplay) &
Jay Lavender (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

2 June 2006 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

. . . pick a side.

Plot:

In a bid to keep their luxurious condo from their significant other, a couple's break-up proceeds to get uglier and nastier by the moment.

Plot Keywords:

Break Up | Art | Condominium | Female Nudity | Dating

Awards:

2 wins & 5 nominations

Cast

Vince Vaughn	...	Gary Grobowski
Jennifer Aniston	...	Brooke Meyers
Joey Lauren Adams	...	Addie
Cole Hauser	...	Lupus Grobowski
Jon Favreau	...	Johnny O
Jason Bateman	...	Riggleman
Judy Davis	...	Marilyn Dean
Justin Long	...	Christopher
Ivan Sergei	...	Carson Wigham
John Michael Higgins	...	Richard Meyers
Ann-Margret	...	Wendy Meyers
Vernon Vaughn	...	Howard Meyers
Vincent D'Onofrio	...	Dennis Grobowski
Elaine Robinson	...	Carol Grobowski
Jane Alderman	...	Mrs. Grobowski
Jacqueline Williams	...	Shondra
Peter Billingsley	...	Andrew
Jane Hu	...	Diane
Rebecca Spence	...	Jen
Mary-Pat Green	...	Mischa
Keir O'Donnell	...	Date (Paul)
Geoff Stults	...	Date (Mike)
Tiffany L. Addison	...	Waitress (as Tiffany Addison)
Jessica Vilchis	...	Hot Girl
Lisa Pace	...	Hot Girl
Samantha Albert	...	Debbie
Susan Messing	...	Tourist
Wayne A. Brown	...	Tourist
Maynard Love	...	Tourist
William Dick	...	Waiter
Jenna Hurt	...	Poker Girl
Jessica Stramer	...	Poker Girl
Ashley Giancola	...	Poker Girl
Lanae Sahs	...	Poker Girl
Sharon Vaughn	...	Boat Tourist
Nydia Rodriguez Terracina	...	Boat Tourist
Phil Ridarelli	...	Boat Tourist
Rhett Miller	...	Old 97's
Murry Hammond	...	Old 97's
Ken Bethea	...	Old 97's
Philip Peeples	...	Old 97's
Gunnar Madsen	...	Tone Ranger
Karl Solis	...	Tone Ranger
Michael Winther	...	Tone Ranger
Eric Bradley	...	Tone Ranger
Paul Peterson	...	Tone Ranger
Sean P. Gorecki	...	Tone Ranger
Eddie Martinez	...	Hot Dog Vendor
Chuck Stubbings	...	Country Clubber
Ryan Cowhey	...	Andrew Jr.
Megan Klein	...	Sally
Trisha Vargo	...	Riv Bartender (as Trisha 'Star' Vargo)
Julia Neary	...	Riv Ticket Taker
Linda Cohn	...	ESPN Sportscaster (voice)
Zack Shada	...	Mad Dawg Killa (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jason Abustan	...	Clubgoer (uncredited)
Brad Ausmus	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
James Azrael	...	Gutterballs Bowler (uncredited)
Holly Barrett	...	Patron (uncredited)
Alex Bickle	...	Nightclub Dancer (uncredited)
Lori Claussen	...	Cubs Fan (uncredited)
Katie Cleary	...	Girlfriend (uncredited)
Lauren Cokeley	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Julia Copeland	...	Club goer / Concert attendant / Art fair Patron (uncredited)
Kelley Daugherty	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Alexandra Dinovi	...	Featured Dancer (uncredited)
Sue Durso	...	Wrigley Field, Bowling, Street Scenes (uncredited)
Matt Dworzanczyk	...	Art Fair Attendant (uncredited)
Reese Foster	...	Hero at the Bar (uncredited)
Jason Frederick	...	Bus Patron (uncredited)
John Gearries	...	Concert Goer (uncredited)
Marisol Giraud	...	Cubs Fan (uncredited)
John R. Haley	...	Man in Ballroom (uncredited)
Anna Ingenthron	...	Cubs Fan (uncredited)
Andrew Irvin	...	Clubgoer (uncredited)
Ian Kalanges	...	Man in Concert Scene (uncredited)
Robert Kramer	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Tim Krueger	...	Cubs Fan (uncredited)
Joseph Lazicki	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Alexandra LoRusso	...	Balcony Dancer at Concert (uncredited)
Jamie Louachai	...	Dancer / Art Fair Patron (uncredited)
Mercedes Masöhn	...	Goblet girl (uncredited)
Jasmine McDonald	...	Art Fair On-Looker (uncredited)
Chad Meyer	...	Restaurant patron (uncredited)
Brad Nelson	...	Greg (uncredited)
William Nero Jr.	...	Kid Playing at Park (uncredited)
Kelly Nienaltowski	...	Girl in Bowling Alley / Art fair Patron (uncredited)
Rebecca Norris	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Katherine M. O'Connor	...	Girl in Bowling Alley / Cubs Fan / Concert Goer / Art Fair Patron (uncredited)
Chris Papadopoulos	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Jamie Julia Parker	...	Notre Dame Fan / Art Fair Patron (uncredited)
Jonathan Samuels	...	Nightclub Patron (uncredited)
Luke Schneider	...	Art Fair Patron (uncredited)
Rahul Thakkar	...	Tourist (uncredited)
Donier Tyler	...	Girl in Bowling Alley / Concert Goer (uncredited)
Ron Valdez	...	Art Fair Patron (uncredited)

Directed by
Peyton Reed

Writing credits (WGA)
Jeremy Garelick		(screenplay) &
Jay Lavender		(screenplay)
Vince Vaughn		(story) &
Jeremy Garelick		(story) &
Jay Lavender		(story)

Produced by
Stuart M. Besser	....	executive producer (as Stuart Besser)
Peter Billingsley	....	executive producer
Jeremy Garelick	....	co-producer
John Isbell	....	associate producer
Jay Lavender	....	co-producer
Scott Stuber	....	producer
Victoria Vaughn	....	associate producer
Vince Vaughn	....	producer

Original Music by
Jon Brion

Cinematography by
Eric Alan Edwards		(director of photography) (as Eric Edwards)

Film Editing by
Nikola Filipovic		(TVC) (Serbia) (Montenegro)
Dan Lebental
David Rosenbloom

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by
Andrew Laws

Art Direction by
David Sandefur

Set Decoration by
Daniel B. Clancy

Costume Design by
Carol Oditz

Makeup Department
Chelo	....	makeup artist (as Chelo Ontiveros)
Lisa Jelic	....	makeup artist
Kristin Lamar	....	makeup artist
Angela Levin	....	makeup artist: Ms. Aniston
Dominic Mango	....	hair department head
Chris McMillan	....	hair stylist: Ms. Aniston
Tony Mirante	....	assistant hair stylist (as Anthony Mirante)
Suzi Ostos	....	makeup artist: Mr. Vaughn
Suzi Ostos	....	makeup department head
Thomas Terhaar	....	hair stylist
Tim Toth	....	hair stylist
Vicki Vacca	....	makeup artist
Kristin Fatigato	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Mitchell E. Dauterive	....	production supervisor
Virginia Landis Albertson	....	post-production supervisor
Vail Romeyn	....	supervisor
Sean T. Stratton	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Todd Amateau	....	first assistant director (as Todd M. Amateau)
Cara Giallanza	....	assistant director: additional photography
Nina Jack	....	second assistant director
Anthony J. Nahar	....	second second assistant director (as Tony Nahar)
John Tagamolila	....	second second assistant director: additional photography

Art Department
David J. Chamerski	....	assistant property master
William Dambra	....	property master
Bruce Di Valerio	....	construction coordinator
Thomas J. Glynn	....	on-set dresser
Veloz Gomez	....	set dresser
Bob Lucas	....	construction coordinator: Chicago (as Robert Lucas)
Jeff Manimbo	....	set crew
Dana McCall	....	assistant property master
Paul Meylink	....	storyboard artist
Mike Monckton	....	signwriter
Bob Myers	....	labor foreman
Matthew J. Norskog	....	set dresser
Marco Rubeo	....	assistant art director
John H. Schulz	....	head painter
David Scott	....	graphic designer
Bizhan Shahpar	....	set crew
Scott Troha	....	leadman
Kyle Holden	....	props (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ulrika Akander	....	supervising dialogue editor
David V. Butler	....	dialogue editor
Rob Cunningham	....	boom operator: Los Angeles, re-shoots
Scott Curtis	....	foley editor
Teri E. Dorman	....	dialogue editor
Dawn Fintor	....	foley artist
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Eric Flickinger	....	sound recordist
Linda Folk	....	adr editor
Kirk Francis	....	sound mixer
Cameron Frankley	....	sound designer
Cameron Frankley	....	supervising sound editor
Lisa Gillespie	....	sound utility
Dan Guachione	....	boom operator
Kimberly Harris	....	supervising adr editor
Jason W. Jennings	....	sound effects editor
Ryan Juggler	....	supervising foley editor (as Ryan B. Juggler)
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
Ai-Ling Lee	....	sound effects editor
Jon Michaels	....	assistant sound editor
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Pritchett	....	sound mixer
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator
Brad Sherman	....	sound re-recording mixer
Alicia Stevenson	....	foley artist
Kevin Warendorp	....	assistant sound editor
David Williams	....	dialog editor

Special Effects by
Michael Ahasay	....	special effects technician (as Mike Ahasay)
Frank Battaglia	....	special effects technician
Theodore A. Corso	....	special effects technician (as Ted Corso)
Ryan Evans	....	special effects technician
William D. Kennedy	....	special effects foreman (as William Kennedy)
John D. Milinac	....	special effects coordinator

Visual Effects by
Brigitte Bourque	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Randy Brown	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
Tom Daws	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Syd Dutton	....	special visual effects
Donald Fly	....	general manager: CIS Hollywood
Mathias Frodin	....	digital compositor: CIS Hollywood
Bill Gilman	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Heather Elisa Hill	....	visual effects coordinator: CIS Hollywood
Meredith Hook	....	paint and roto artist: CIS Hollywood
Ntana Key	....	second digital colorist: EFILM
J. Kitazaki	....	production assistant: CIS Hollywood
Maryjane Layani	....	production accountant: CIS Hollywood
Marc Nanjo	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Naveen Nathan	....	junior systems: CIS Hollywood
January Nordman	....	compositor: CIS Hollywood
Gregory Oehler	....	senior compositor: CIS Hollywood
Julie Orosz	....	visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Eric Pender	....	CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Frederique Schafer	....	modeler: CIS Hollywood
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist: EFilm
Greg Shimp	....	paint & rotoscoping supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Danita Slaughter	....	digital opticals editor
Thomas J. Smith	....	visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Bill Taylor	....	special visual effects
Kyle Yamamoto	....	R&D programmer: CIS Hollywood
Matt Ashton	....	senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Robert Minsk	....	systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)

Stunts
Michael T. Brady	....	stunts
Joe Bucaro III	....	stunt coordinator (as Joe Bucaro)
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	....	water safety
James Fierro	....	stunt performer
Lance Gilbert	....	stunts
Troy Gilbert	....	stunts
Sean Graham	....	stunts
Mark Harper	....	stunts
John Medlen	....	stunt double
Linda Perlin	....	stunts
Kym Washington	....	stunt double
Kym Washington	....	stunt driver
Rich Wilkie	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Noah Banks	....	lighthing technician
Art Bartels	....	key grip
Dawn Copeland	....	rigging electrician
Chad Cutuara	....	electrician (as Chad Catuara)
Jaime Dawkins	....	rigging grip
Paul DeMarte	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Fred Folmer	....	dolly grip
John P. Friday	....	board operator
Joe Gajewski	....	additional grip
Bob Gomez	....	rigging electrician
James Haworth	....	electrician
Robert B. Henning	....	crane technician: Technocrane
John Hudecek	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Doug Huete	....	electrician
E.J. Huntemann	....	grip
E.J. Hunterman	....	grip
Timothy Jipping	....	grip
Matt Johnson	....	grip (as Matthew R. Johnson)
George Kohut	....	camera operator
Peter Kuttner	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Joshua Levy	....	additional grip
Louisa McHugh	....	camera intern
Darryl Miller	....	grip
Donald E. Miller	....	best boy grip
Melissa Moseley	....	still photographer
Chris Mulsoff	....	rigging gaffer
Wilson Mylander	....	grip
David Norris	....	aerial director of photography
Dick Oakes	....	gaffer
Keith Pokorski	....	first assistant camera: "c" camera
Sunni-Ali Powell	....	rigging electrician
James F. Roorda	....	key rigging grip
Peter Rosenfeld	....	Steadicam operator
Peter Rosenfeld	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Kory Salajka	....	grip
Joseph Sikora	....	electrician
Adam Sudtell	....	grip
Robert Swander	....	best boy electric
Seth Thomas	....	grip
Billy Wauer	....	rigging electrician
Eric Wheeler	....	assistant camera
Joe 'Jody' Williams	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Joe 'Jody' Williams	....	director of photography: second unit (as Jody Williams)
Kevin Wisor	....	electrician
Steven R. Wojcik	....	additional camera operator
Frank Yario Jr.	....	video playback operator
Harry Zimmerman	....	first assistant camera: re-shoots
Joe Carpita	....	camera loader (uncredited)
Chris Wittenborn	....	additional camera loader (uncredited)

Casting Department
Elizabeth Dionne	....	casting manager
Tracy Dixon	....	extras casting
Jaime Harlan	....	casting assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
Lindsay Heller	....	extras casting assistant: additional photography
Joseph Hicks	....	extras casting
Jonathan Kinnas	....	extras casting
Matt Miller	....	casting associate: Chicago
Clare Morris	....	extras casting associate: re-shoots
Mickie Paskal	....	casting: Chicago
Jennifer Rudnicke	....	casting: Chicago
Seth Yanklewitz	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Terry Anderson	....	assistant costume designer
Pablo Borges	....	assistant costume designer
Patrick Caulfield	....	key set costumer
Nancy Cavallaro	....	set costumer
Clare Hallworth	....	costume designer: Ms Aniston
Nina Hallworth	....	costume designer: Ms Aniston
Alyssa Kim	....	costumer
Joyce Kogut	....	costume supervisor
Anne Laoparadonchai	....	costumer: Ms. Aniston (as Annie Laoparadonchai)
Gina Marie Ome	....	key set costumer
Heather Pollock	....	additional set costumer
Geoffrey Roiz	....	assistant costume designer: Ms. Aniston
Ellen Ryba	....	assistant costume designer

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Frank Cuomo	....	post-production coordinator
Stacey Frederick	....	assistant editor
Olivia Giachino	....	editorial production assistant
Sandra Granovsky	....	first assistant editor (as Sandra Torres)
Mike Kennedy	....	digital intermediate producer
Kevin Lefler	....	apprentice editor
Gregory Plotkin	....	first assistant editor
Richmond Riedel	....	assistant editor
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)

Music Department
Jon Anderson	....	composer: song "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Kenny Ascher	....	composer: song "The Rainbow Connection"
Steve Bartek	....	conductor
Steve Bartek	....	orchestrator
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
John Deacon	....	composer: song "You're My Best Friend"
Greg Dennen	....	scoring crew
Jay Duerr	....	music editor
Dan Garde	....	music editor: temp music
Jackie Gleason	....	musician: "Tenderly"
Walter Gross	....	composer: song "Tenderly"
John Michael Higgins	....	vocal arranger
Trevor Horn	....	composer: song "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Jonathan Karp	....	music editor
Tom Kramer	....	music editor: temp music
Gunnar Madsen	....	music adaptor
Gunnar Madsen	....	vocal arranger
Greg Morgenstein	....	composer: additional music
Kathy Nelson	....	executive in charge of music: Universal Pictures
John O'Brien	....	composer: additional music
John O'Brien	....	music supervisor
Trevor Rabin	....	composer: song "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Tim Rodier	....	music preparation
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	score recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Chris Squire	....	composer: song "Owner of a Lonely Heart"
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
Michael R. Cairo	....	driver
Daniel Davis	....	driver: Ms. Aniston's Trailer
David B. Hendrickson	....	picture car mechanic
Justin Hendrickson	....	picture car mechanic
Thaddeus E. Larkowski	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Olivier Agostini	....	production assistant
Assata Amoaku	....	craft service
Joe Andaloro	....	stand-in
Bianca Arvin	....	assistant: Mr. Besser
Barry Barclay	....	production coordinator
Jeremy Beiermann	....	assistant production coordinator
Nathaniel E. Bell	....	set production assistant
Crista Birgy	....	first assistant accountant
Andrew Blau	....	production coordinator
Adam Boor	....	stage manager
Laura Breakey	....	assistant: Mr. Billingsley (as Laura J. Breakey)
Jabulani Brown	....	production assistant
Justin Carville	....	first assistant accountant: additional photography
Cindy Ceglarek	....	additional second assistant accountant
Pedro Clare-Martinez	....	stand-in: Geoff Stultz
Kyle Cookmeyer	....	production secretary: re-shoots
Rebecca Ewing	....	production assistant
Karen Faust	....	key second assistant accountant
Steve Figg	....	photo double
Ira Gerber	....	production assistant
Olivia Giachino	....	production assistant
Brian Scott Goding	....	stand-in: Peter Billingsley, re-shoots
Kevin Scott Greer	....	stand-in: Keir O'Donnell
Jeremy Jed Hammel	....	production assistant: Imaginary Forces
Ina Haybaeck-Rogers	....	choreographer
Krista Homiak	....	production assistant
Nancy Honeycutt	....	production coordinator: additional photography
Tricia Horn	....	production assistant
Gregory A. Huster II	....	production assistant: additional photography
Karen Johnson	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
Michelle Johnston	....	choreographer
Bradley Dean Jones	....	stand-in: Vince Vaughn
Tara Ketterer	....	stand-in
Jonathan Kinnas	....	production assistant: additional photography
Timber Kislan	....	payroll accountant
Martha Lafage	....	key assistant location manager
Ernie Lang	....	stand-in
Meredith Lavender	....	assistant: Ms. Garelick & Mr. Lavender
Christie Leensvaart	....	stand-in: Jennifer Aniston
Eric Lipe	....	production assistant
Jill S. Litwin	....	set production assistant
Abby Lorts	....	location production assistant
Davin Martinez	....	stand-in: Geoff Stultz (as Pedro Clare Martinez)
Thomas J. McDonough	....	set production assistant
Rachel McIntyre	....	production assistant
Matt McKinney	....	office production assistant
Shauna Moss	....	assistant production coordinator
Patrick Muldoon	....	assistant location manager
Matt Neapolitan	....	set assistant
Matt Neapolitan	....	set production assistant
Betsy Ockerlund	....	accounting clerk (as Elizabeth Ockerlund)
Diane Perry	....	on-set masseuse
Jared Pfeifer	....	assistant: Mr. Stuber
John M. Pisani	....	unit publicist
Johnny Prince	....	design assistant
Nick Rafferty	....	location assistant
Leslie Rathe	....	assistant: Mr. Reed
Matt Reitsma	....	textile artist
Thomas Richardson	....	production assistant
Gail Rose	....	post-production accountant
Maria Roxas	....	location scout
Jason Ruffolo	....	set production assistant
Paul Ruffolo	....	set production assistant
Lori Scowley	....	production accountant
Michelle Sleger	....	stand-in: Jennifer Aniston
Sandra J. Smith	....	assistant: Mr. Vaughn
Paula Stier	....	production secretary
Valerie Walbrandt	....	production assistant
Sheila Waldron	....	script supervisor
Jennifer Webb	....	travel coordinator
Georgianna Whitley	....	set production assistant
Mark N. Woods	....	technocrane operator
Cliff Zimowski	....	additional production assistant
Marijan Zoric	....	chef
Margo J. Zuffante	....	production assistant
Vanessa Hickey	....	production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Tim Krueger	....	stand-in: Vince Vaughn (uncredited)
David Shaffer	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Linda Cohn	....	very special thanks
Teresa Lang	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Universal Pictures
• Mosaic Media Group
• Wild West Picture Show Productions

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (2006) (USA) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (2006) (Finland) (theatrical)
• Solar Films (2006) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Taramount Film (2006) (Serbia) (theatrical) (Montenegro) (Macedonia)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Russia) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2006) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• ION Television (2009) (USA) (TV)
• RTL Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (TV) (first national airing) (RTL5)
• Universal Home Entertainment (2006) (USA) (DVD) (widescreen)
• Universal Pictures Benelux (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Special Effects

• CIS Hollywood (visual effects)
• Illusion Arts (special visual effects)
• Hammerhead Productions (visual effects) (uncredited)

Other Companies

• Astro Color Laboratories  dailies (as Astro Labs)
• Atmosphere Casting of Chicago  extras casting
• Casting Associates  extras casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  dollies
• DeLuxe Laboratories  color
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• ESPN Enterprises  special thanks (as ESPN)
• Full Aperture Systems  location projection system
• Imaginary Forces  main title sequence design
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Movie Movers  star trailers (uncredited)
• Pacific Title  end titles
• Packair Airfreight  international logistics
• Panavision  cameras and lenses
• Pictorvision  stabilized ground head
• Pivotal Post  Avid editing equipment provided by
• Pivotal Post  HD services
• Studios  media production (Serbia) (Montenegro) (Macedonia)
• WPTE  special thanks (as World Poker Tour)
• Warner Brothers Scoring Stage  score recorded at

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for sexual content, some nudity and language.

Runtime:

106 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | Dolby Digital | SDDS

Certification:

UK:12A | Singapore:PG | Ireland:12A | Germany:6 | Australia:M | Netherlands:MG6 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42432) | Netherlands:AL | Switzerland:7 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:7 (canton of Vaud) | Brazil:14 | Finland:K-7 | Argentina:Atp | Sweden:Btl | Hungary:14 | Italy:T | Philippines:R-13 | Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Malaysia:U | South Korea:15

Filming Locations:

Buckingham Fountain, Grant Park, Downtown, Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

Universal Pictures

Trivia:

The original ending didn't go down well with test audience, as Jennifer Aniston fans found it upsetting. As a result Universal Pictures had to re-shoot. According to the Chicago Tribune, the first ending made basically the same point in a slightly different way.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In three separate scenes the boom mic is visible, most noticeably in the scene at the counter of the art gallery between Brooke and Carson while he asks her out with Christopher looking on.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Gary: Come on, come on, come on.
Johnny O: All right, here we go.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs Swingers (1996)

Soundtrack:

This is J.O'B.

Poignant Movie

There have been several reviews maligning this movie. I think it's because they may have some pre-conceived notions that this movie will be full of non-stop laughs given that Vince and Jennifer are both comedic actors. I happen to think that this movie is excellent! True, the movie has many scenes where you will burst out laughing but there are also scenes which will touch you or even make you cry. What I like about this movie is that it's very realistic on how it portrays relationships especially when it's on the brink of dissolution. Because isn't that how life and relationships really are? It isn't always rosy, there has to be a mix of gray and blue, or it would be pretty boring.

Jen and Vince did an awesome job in this movie as well as all the supporting casts. My only comment is on the script which may be a bit lacking in character development. Nonetheless the movie is a must see.

I urge you to watch this movie with an open mind and you might take away a lesson or two after you finish viewing it.