The Time Traveler's Wife (2009)

Director:

Robert Schwentke

Writers (WGA):

Bruce Joel Rubin (screenplay)
Audrey Niffenegger (novel)

Release Date:

14 August 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance | Sci-Fi

Plot:

A romantic drama about a Chicago librarian with a gene that causes him to involuntarily time travel, and the complications it creates for his marriage. |

Plot Keywords:

Time Travel | Librarian | Premarital Sex | Film Clip | Widower

Cast

Michelle Nolden	...	Annette DeTamble
Alex Ferris	...	Henry at Six
Arliss Howard	...	Richard DeTamble
Eric Bana	...	Henry DeTamble
Katherine Trowell	...	Hospital Receptionist
Bart Bedford	...	Library Researcher
Esther Jun	...	Waitress
Matt Birman	...	Chicago Police #1
Craig Snoyer	...	Chicago Police #2
Rachel McAdams	...	Clare Abshire
Carly Street	...	Librarian
Romyen Tangsubutra	...	Thai Waiter
Brooklynn Proulx	...	Clare at Six and Eight
Jane McLean	...	Charisse
Ron Livingston	...	Gomez
Brian Bisson	...	Mark Abshire
Maggie Castle	...	Alicia Abshire
Fiona Reid	...	Lucille Abshire
Philip Craig	...	Philip Abshire
Mario Tufino	...	Barber
Shawn Storer	...	Moving Man
David Talbot	...	Pastor
James Lafazanos	...	Jeremy (Gallery Owner)
Dan Duran	...	Lottery Announcer
Kenner Ames	...	TV Sales Person
Alison MacLeod	...	Realtor
Stephen Tobolowsky	...	Dr. David Kendrick
Hailey McCann	...	Alba at Nine and Ten
Donald Carrier	...	Dr. Osman
Jan Caruana	...	Dr. Osman's Nurse
Jean Yoon	...	Dr. Montague
Tatum McCann	...	Alba at Four and Five
Duane Murray	...	Resident Doctor
Paul Francis	...	Hunting Buddy
Jon Bruno	...	Chicago Radio Show Host
Kevin Drew	...	Broken Social Scene - Singer
Brendan Canning	...	Broken Social Scene - Band Member
Andrew Whiteman	...	Broken Social Scene - Band Member
Justin Peroff	...	Broken Social Scene - Band Member
Michael Bell	...	Voice Over (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alexis Beckley	...	Zoo Visitor (uncredited)
Gene Fojtik	...	Zoo Chaperone (uncredited)
Bryanna Hartung	...	Visitor at zoo (uncredited)
Christina Orjalo	...	Rosa (uncredited)
Amanda Whitcroft	...	Girl in Library (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Schwentke

Writing credits (WGA)
Bruce Joel Rubin		(screenplay)
Audrey Niffenegger		(novel)

Produced by
Richard Brener	....	executive producer
Dede Gardner	....	producer
Justis Greene	....	executive producer
Brad Pitt	....	executive producer
Nick Wechsler	....	producer
Michele Weiss	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mychael Danna

Cinematography by
Florian Ballhaus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Thom Noble

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Robin D. Cook
Jennifer L. Smith
Mary Tricia Wood		(as Tricia Wood)

Production Design by
Jon Hutman

Art Direction by
Peter Grundy

Set Decoration by
Patricia Cuccia

Costume Design by
Julie Weiss

Makeup Department
Ann Brodie	....	makeup department head
Vivian Guzman	....	additional hair stylist
Laura MacCon	....	dailies makeup artist
Tim Mogg	....	makeup artist
Thomas Terhaar	....	additional hair stylist
Christien Tinsley	....	designer and creator: special make-up effects
Kerry Vaughan	....	assistant makeup artist: dailies
Dorota Zajac	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
Erik Holmberg	....	executive in charge of production
Heather Meehan	....	unit production manager
Sara Romilly	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Tim Cushen	....	assistant director
Neesha Patki	....	third assistant director
Mike Topoozian	....	first assistant director
Donald Young	....	daily assistant director
Jennifer Zabawa	....	daily assistant director

Art Department
Colin Adams	....	on-set dresser
Kirk Cheney	....	construction coordinator
Danielle Fleury	....	set decoration buyer
James A. Frith	....	art department coordinator
Jason Graham	....	first assistant art director
Jason Graham	....	graphic artist
Elis Lam	....	first assistant art director
Alan Letts	....	construction coordinator: reshoots
John MacNeil	....	set designer
Matt Middleton	....	second assistant art director
Marquee Reno	....	buyer: Chicago
Jaclyn Shoub	....	concept artist
Jeremy Simser	....	storyboard artist
Rob Valeriote	....	head carpenter: reshoots

Sound Department
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
John Cannon	....	assistant sound editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Kenneth Gilbert	....	adr recordist
Rick Gould	....	adr recordist
Steve La Fayette	....	boom operator: Chicago
Anne Lockhart	....	adr loop group
Craig Mann	....	sound re-recording mixer
Dave McMoyler	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Minkler	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Moriana	....	foley artist
Michelle Pazer	....	adr editor
Michelle Pazer	....	dialogue editor
Alex Riordan	....	production sound mixer: Chicago
Robert Scherer	....	production sound mixer
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Kevin J. Summers	....	sound utility
Greg Townsend	....	sound mix recordist
Tim Walston	....	sound effects editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Dorian Williamson	....	boom operator
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Alex Burdett	....	special effects supervisor
Terence J. Cox	....	pyrotechnician
Joe Giles	....	special effects: Tinsley Transfers Effects Studio
Jason Hamer	....	special effects technician
Brian Hillard	....	special effects makeup: Tinsley Transfers
Michael Innanen	....	special effects first assistant: re-shoot
Tony Kenny	....	special effects coordinator: reshoots
Paul Krysinski	....	special effects technician
Allison Oliver	....	special effects artist: Tinsley Transfers
Troy Rundle	....	special effects key
Brodie Spaull	....	special effects technician
Lino Stavole	....	special effects: Tinsley Transfers Effects Studio
Sophie Vertigan	....	special effects snow key
Diane Woodhouse	....	special effects coordinator: Tinsley Transfers Inc.

Visual Effects by
Robert Adams	....	matchmover/digital integration
Michael Angelo	....	Inferno artist: R!OT
Michael Angelo	....	previz editorial: R!OT
Mayumi Arakaki	....	digital producer
Jennifer Avery	....	visual effects production assistant
Kelly Bumbarger	....	digital compositor
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects executive producer: R!OT
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
Daniel Aristoteles Collins	....	systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Charles Collyer	....	digital compositor: R!OT
Tim 'Timco' Conway	....	visual effects: R!OT
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	data management: R!OT
Del DePierro	....	digital integration lead
Mark Edwards	....	digital production manager: R!OT
Dustin Foster	....	junior digital production manager: R!OT
Jamie Hallett	....	digital effects supervisor: R!OT
Holly Gregory Horter	....	digital painter
David Jones	....	visual effects supervisor
Evan Kantor	....	visual effects coordinator: R!OT
Kurt Lawson	....	digital compositor: R!OT
Chris LeDoux	....	digital compositor: R!OT
Young Lee	....	technical animator: Rhythm and Hues
Laurence Lok	....	lead compositor: R!ot
Sean Looper	....	pipeline architect: R!OT
Brian Lutge	....	digital effects artist: R!OT
Sean Mattini	....	digital colorist assist
Erika A. McKee	....	visual effects producer
Marla Neto	....	visual effects production assistant: R!OT
Hiroyuki Okubo	....	lead effects technical director: R!OT
Mitch Paulson	....	second digital colorist: EFILM
Cat Rowe	....	digital colorist assist
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist
Daphne Simone	....	compositor
Brad Smith	....	render I/O administrator
Mai Suzuki	....	digital restoration artist
Cecile Tecson	....	digital paint artist
Will Telford	....	digital effects supervisor: Rhythm & Hues Studios
Alexander Tirasongkran	....	integration
Cary Welton	....	junior compositor: R!OT
Shane Christopher Wicklund	....	roto artist: R!OT
Andy Wilkoff	....	CG supervisor: R!OT
Shuichi Suzuki	....	cg modeler (uncredited)

Stunts
Brittney Banks	....	utility stunts
Matt Birman	....	stunt performer
Tobiasz Daszkiewicz	....	stunts
Flint Eagle	....	stunt driver
Rick Le Fevour	....	stunt coordinator: Chicago
Steve Lucescu	....	stunt driver
Regan Moore	....	stunt performer
Layton Morrison	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Layton Morrison	....	stunts
Billy Oliver	....	stunt rigger
Steve 'Shack' Shackleton	....	stunt rigger
Craig Snoyer	....	stunts
John Stoneham Jr.	....	fight coordinator
John Stoneham Jr.	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Ian Anderson	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Sean Bourdeau	....	assistant key grip
Russel Bowie	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Kevin Boyd	....	key video assist: Chicago
Rocky Brown	....	daily rigging grip
Sean Dawes	....	electric
Andy Day	....	gaffer: Chicago
Richard Emerson	....	key grip
Candide Franklyn	....	Steadicam operator
Bob Gomez	....	rigging electrician: Chicago
Michael Hall	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Thomas Lappin	....	camera operator
Matthew LeCrone	....	electrician
Kara MacLean	....	camera assistant trainee
Sean Marjoram	....	daily electrician
Alan Markfield	....	still photographer
Blake E. Matthys	....	rigging electrician: Chicago
Robert McLachlan	....	additional cinematography
Donna McLain	....	electrician
Anthony Nocera	....	digital video assist operator
Keith Pokorski	....	first assistant camera: Chicago
Tracy Shaw	....	assistant key rigging grip
Darren Spriet	....	camera loader
Dean Stinchcombe	....	first assistant camera
John Vrakking	....	rigging grip
Ian C. Harris	....	additional rigging electrician (uncredited)
Jeff Tomcho	....	camera loader: Chicago (uncredited)

Casting Department
Terri Douglas	....	adr voice casting
Samantha Finkler	....	casting associate
Erin Toner	....	casting associate
Lisa Zagoria	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Laura Kaminski	....	set costumer
Loreen Lightfoot	....	costume cutter
Kathleen Meade	....	costume supervisor
Robyn Rosenberg	....	costume truck supervisor
Nadia 'Sunny' Sorge	....	wardrobe assistant
Stevie Baker	....	wardrobe production assistant (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Beth Dewey	....	digital intermediate producer
Matt Diezel	....	additional editor
Ashleigh Falls	....	post-production assistant
Bernie E. Gomez	....	post-production assistant (as Bernie Gomez)
Mary Juric	....	post-production assistant
Aaron Marshall	....	first assistant editor
Cam McLauchlin	....	assistant editor: avid dailies
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer
John Potter	....	high definition preview timer
Jennifer Stellema	....	second assistant editor: avid
Bronwyn Waddington	....	visual effects editor

Music Department
Bob Bowen	....	music supervisor
Nicholas Dodd	....	conductor
Nicholas Dodd	....	orchestrator
Amritha Fernandes Bakshi	....	music assistant
Richard Ford	....	music editor
Brad Haehnel	....	score mixer
Oliver Hug	....	assistant music editor
Joel Iwataki	....	music scoring mixer
Rouble Kapoor	....	assistant score mixer
Andrew Shulman	....	musician
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation
Patrick Spain	....	assistant scoring engineer
Gina Zimmitti	....	music contractor

Transportation Department
James Beaudrow	....	utility driver
Jeff Bell	....	transportation captain
Gord Bettles	....	picture car mechanic
Bill Boyd	....	picture car coordinator
Emily Halfon	....	transportation office coordinator
Dana Howes	....	transportation coordinator
Wayne Ireland	....	transportation co-captain
Brian C. Pawlowski	....	transportation manager
Regina Petrik	....	daily driver
Dave Wilson	....	picture car co-captain
Ian C. Harris	....	daily driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Krystin Auriemma	....	production assistant
Laurel Beck	....	production assistant
Laurel Bresnahan	....	studio teacher
Michael Buster	....	dialect coach: Eric Bana
Christopher Comrie	....	payroll accountant
George Constas	....	location assistant
Don Cornelius	....	location manager
Camrin Crisci	....	production attorney
Brandan Dennehy	....	production assistant
Jessica Doran	....	set medic
Ashleigh Falls	....	adr loop group
James Fraser	....	production coordinator
Corey Gibbons	....	key set production assistant: Chicago
Ian Gibson	....	production assistant
Emily Glatter	....	supervising production coordinator
Carrie Goodman	....	assistant location manager: Chicago
Christine Harwart	....	stand-in
Elspeth Haughton	....	production coordinator (as Elspeth Cassar)
Callie Hersheway	....	office production assistant: Chicago
Cynthia Hiley	....	production secretary: reshoots
Bill Hong	....	insert car operator
A.J. Hordal	....	assistant location manager
Ryan Hupponen	....	production secretary
JoAnn Fregalette Jansen	....	movement coach
Patricia Johnson	....	unit publicist
Stephen Khalla	....	daily location assistant
Holly Lee	....	assistant: Eric Bana
Helaine Lembeck	....	adr loop group
Eric Macmillan	....	set medic coordinator
Emma McCarthy	....	payroll clerk
Abi McKenzie	....	stand-in
Dusty Mitchell	....	photo double: Eric Bana
Louise Muskala	....	assistant: Mr. Greene
Heidi Brook Myers	....	adr loop group
Julie Ng	....	epk producer
Pete Nilson	....	on-set caterer
Margaret J. Orlando	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Deb K. Oyer	....	production coordinator: Chicago
Scott Parker	....	post-production accountant
John Quilico	....	set production assistant
Nick Rafferty	....	assistant location manager: Chicago
John Rakich	....	assistant location manager: reshoots
Graham Roche	....	office production assistant
Paul Ruffolo	....	key set production assistant: Chicago
Mallory Squeo	....	additional production assistant
Helen Stergiou	....	payroll: second unit
Stephanie Stonley	....	second assistant accountant
Warner Strauss	....	assistant location manager
Alan Sutton	....	fire safety coordinator
Michael Taylor	....	post production executive
Elizabeth Tremblay	....	script supervisor
Claire Wiegand	....	production assistant
Amy Wright	....	choreographer
Anna Zenner	....	set production assistant: Chicago
Nicholas Jamison	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• New Line Cinema
• Nick Wechsler Productions
• Plan B Entertainment

Distributors

• Applause Entertainment (2009) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2009) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Saigon Movies Media (2009) (Vietnam) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• ARM Distribution (2009) (Taiwan) (all media)
• Alliance Films (2009) (Canada) (all media)
• Distribution Company (2009) (Argentina) (all media)
• Districine (2009) (Mexico) (all media)
• Eagle Pictures (2009) (Italy) (all media)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2009) (UK) (all media)
• Front Row Distributors (2009) (Middle East) (all media) (Middle East)
• Metropolitan Filmexport (2009) (France) (all media)
• New Line Cinema (2009) (USA) (all media)
• Nu Metro Productions (2009) (South Africa) (all media)
• Roadshow Film Distributors (2009) (Australia) (all media)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (2009) (Scandinavia) (all media)
• TriPictures (2009) (Spain) (all media)
• Village Roadshow Greece S.A. (2009) (Greece) (all media)
• Warner Bros. (2009) (Eastern Europe) (all media)

Special Effects

• Rhythm and Hues (visual effects)
• Tinsley Transfers (prosthetic makeup effects: Rachel McAdams)

Other Companies

• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• ExtraOrdinary Casting  extras casting
• Hollywood Studio Symphony  orchestra
• New Line Records  soundtrack
• Ocean Way Recording  music recorded at
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Post Modern Sound  ADR recording facility
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Tattersall Sound  Avid rentals
• Tattersall Sound  picture editing facilities

Also Known As:

The Time Traveller's Wife (UK)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, brief disturbing images, nudity and sexuality.

Runtime:

107 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

USA:PG-13 (certificate #44551) | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Ireland:15A | UK:12A | Argentina:13 | Philippines:PG-13 (MTRCB) | Iceland:12 | Japan:G | South Korea:12 | Mexico:B | Canada:G (Québec) | Canada:PG (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Sweden:7 | Hong Kong:IIA | Netherlands:12 | Finland:K-11

Filming Locations:

Chicago, Illinois, USA

Company:

New Line Cinema

Trivia:

After filming was done, Eric Bana started filming Star Trek (2009), a role which required him to shave his head. However re-shoots for The Time Traveler's Wife (2009) were needed, but production was put on hold so Eric's hair could grow out. It took so long that the movie's release date was pushed back by nearly a year.

Goofs:

Miscellaneous: In the scene at Alba's 5th birthday party, in the kitchen, when Clare is asking Henry about his discussion with Alba, a hair pin is seen dangling from the end of the loose piece of hair in Clare's face.

Quotes:

Clare Abshire: I wouldn't change one second of our life together.

Movie Connections:

Features Dark Victory (1939)

Soundtrack:

Broken

A Touching and Heartbreaking Love Story

The most depressing thing about the time traveller's wife is how it breaks your heart within the first five minutes. The story shows the distance between two people due to a lack of time. As time is one of the most precious things in life, Henry's condition creates a big strain on his relationship with Clare.

In a way, the problems between Clare and Henry could be compared to that of a real couple. A husband leaves the house for days on end and turns up again from nowhere, creating an emotional strain between him and his wife which only leads to sadness. Henry's condition makes him look like a selfish person, even though he has no control over the circumstances. This massive problem in their relationship just highlights how much they really love each other.

The story is complicated but somehow still easy to follow. Even though the film is thoroughly enjoyable, the constant skips back and forth through time are rather mind-boggling. The complex ideas of time travel are interesting and well entwined into the love story.

Because time travel is an old concept, the story provides new ideas as to how someone could skip backwards of forwards in time. The idea that Henry always arrives in the past or future nude is a clever and original concept. This idea actually makes a lot of sense because his condition is part of an odd bodily function and his clothes would not be affected by the travel.

Eric Bana shows his ability to keep the story emotionally tense throughout. Rachel McAdams also shines but not as brightly as she has in previous roles. Some of the other cast members fail to convince or show much emotional depth, mainly the younger actors and actresses. However, child actors tend not to have as much ability at such a young age.

The sentimentality and picturesque cinematography makes every second thoroughly enjoyable. The story is well put together and does not become unnecessarily difficult to follow. The mixture of all these elements makes The Time Traveller's Wife a delightful and touching love story.