The Soloist (2009)

Director:

Joe Wright

Writers (WGA):

Susannah Grant (screenplay)
Steve Lopez (book)

Release Date:

24 April 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Biography | Drama | Music

Tagline:

Life has a mind of its own

Plot:

A Los Angeles journalist befriends a homeless Julliard-trained musician, while looking for a new article for the paper.

Plot Keywords:

Musician | Journalist | Columnist | Los Angeles Times | Reporter

Cast

Jamie Foxx	...	Nathaniel Ayers
Robert Downey Jr.	...	Steve Lopez
Catherine Keener	...	Mary Weston
Tom Hollander	...	Graham Claydon
Lisa Gay Hamilton	...	Jennifer Ayers (as Lisagay Hamilton)
Nelsan Ellis	...	David Carter
Rachael Harris	...	Leslie Bloom
Stephen Root	...	Curt Reynolds
Lorraine Toussaint	...	Flo Ayers
Justin Martin	...	Young Nathaniel
Kokayi Ampah	...	Bernie Carpenter
Patrick Tatten	...	Paul Jr.
Susane Lee	...	Marisa (as Susane E. Lee)
Marcos De Silvas	...	Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa
Ilia Volok	...	Harry Barnoff
Michael Bunin	...	Adam Crane
Michael Nowak	...	Julliard Conductor
Jena Malone	...	Cheery Lab Tech
Octavia Spencer	...	Troubled Woman
David Jean Thomas	...	Angry Homeless Man
Lemon	...	Uncle Tommy (as Lemon Anderson)
Kevin Michael Key	...	Homeless Transvestite
Moya Brady	...	Barely Dressed Woman
Orlando Ashley	...	LAMP Homeless Guy
Artel Great	...	Leon
J.J. Boone	...	Shouting Woman
Annie McKnight	...	LAMP Advocate
Bernadette Speakes	...	Homeless Lady
Anna Levin	...	Leeann (as Lee Anna Levin)
Steve Foster	...	Steve
Vivian George	...	Teresa (as Vivian Terresa George)
Kevin Cohen	...	KK
Courtney Andre	...	Courtney
Teri Hughes	...	Detroit
Linda Harris	...	Linda
Albert Olson	...	Bam Bam
Melissa Black	...	Melissa
Valarie Hudspeth	...	Mama Grouch
Darryl Black Sr.	...	Darryl
Kiana Parker	...	Kiana
Hazard Banner	...	Hazard
Russell Brown	...	Russell
Kenneth Henry	...	Simone
Jacqueline Sue West	...	Jackie
Joyre Manuel	...	Ashley
Lorinda Hawkins	...	Singing Woman
Annette Valley	...	Annette
Patrick Kelly	...	Patrick
Quiana Farrow	...	Quiana
Tony Genaro	...	Globe Lobby Guard
Charlie Weirauch	...	Atheist
Wayne Lopez	...	Cop With Tents
Joe Hernandez-Kolski	...	EMT #1
Noel Gugliemi	...	Winston Street Cop (as Noel G.)
Paul Cruz	...	EMT #2
Will Garret	...	Homeless Man
Halbert Bernal	...	EMT #3
Alejandro Patino	...	Construction Worker
Karole Selmon	...	Homeless Woman #1
Rob Nagle	...	Neil
Patricia Place	...	Cello Donor
Ralph Cole Jr.	...	Enraged Homeless Man
Gladys Khan	...	Reception Nurse (as Gladys Peters)
Palma Lawrence Reed	...	ER Nurse
Isabel Hubmann	...	Laid-Off Employee
Bonita Jefferson	...	Homeless Woman #2
Eshana O'Neal	...	Winston Street Prostitute
Myia Hubbard	...	Young Jennifer Ayers
Iyanna Newborn	...	Miss Little John
Bronwyn Hardy	...	Beauty Shop Girl
Troy Blendell	...	New Editor
Nick Nervies	...	Jennifer's Son
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rio Ahn	...	Mayor Villaraigosa's Aide (uncredited)
Meggan Anderson	...	Flutist (uncredited)
Matt Besser	...	Commuter #4 (uncredited)
Kimberly Bishop	...	LA Times Staff (uncredited)
Jayce Bradley	...	Brawling Frat Guy (uncredited)
Pete Brown	...	Composer (uncredited)
Joshua Cabrera	...	Teenage Musician (uncredited)
Gerry Carbajal	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Mike Cochrane	...	Homeless Man (uncredited)
Ingrid Coree	...	Nurse (uncredited)
Bridget Coulter	...	Disney Hall Patron (uncredited)
Aurelius DiBarsanti	...	Paramedic (uncredited)
Johnny Drocco	...	Hospital Orderly (uncredited)
Windy Duncan	...	Radisson Guest (uncredited)
Paul Edney	...	Driver (uncredited)
S. Zev Esquenazi	...	Sgt. Hendrickson (uncredited)
Angela Featherstone	...	Commuter #1 (uncredited)
Lauren E. Gates	...	Ballerina (uncredited)
Marissa Ghavami	...	Ballerina (uncredited)
Ric Govea	...	Street Guy (uncredited)
Paul Grace	...	E.M.T. in Hospital Emergency Room (uncredited)
Alan Gray	...	Homeless Man (uncredited)
Paul Greenberg	...	Commuter #2 (uncredited)
Kelsey Gunn	...	Juilliard Student (uncredited)
Lejla Hadzimuratovic	...	Disney Hall Patron (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	Sgt. Harris (uncredited)
Pete Ilarius	...	Disney Hall Patron (uncredited)
Paul Jeans	...	ER Doctor (uncredited)
Christopher Karl Johnson	...	Drunk Uncle At Christmas Party (uncredited)
Siso Kamburov	...	Disney Hall Patron (uncredited)
Edward Kiniry-Ostro	...	Craig (uncredited)
Adam Knapp	...	Piano Student (uncredited)
Francesca Kortesmaki	...	Twin Violinist (uncredited)
Therese Kortesmaki	...	Twin Violinist (uncredited)
Kitty Kreidler	...	Skid Row Homeless Woman (uncredited)
Heather La Bella	...	ER Doctor (uncredited)
Hallie Lambert	...	Ballerina (uncredited)
Kirsten Lea	...	Awards Presenter (uncredited)
Wally Lozano	...	Sign Spinner (uncredited)
Patrick MacKellan	...	Banquet Guest (uncredited)
Michael Maddigan	...	Brawling Frat Guy (uncredited)
Ricky Marciano	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Lauren Suzanne Martin	...	Juilliard Student (uncredited)
Basil McCurry	...	Symphony lady (uncredited)
Jennifer McGraw	...	Disney Hall Patron (uncredited)
George Meyers	...	Policeman (uncredited)
Paul Norwood	...	Editor (uncredited)
Kai Nuuhiwa	...	Brawling Frat Guy (uncredited)
Johanna Olson	...	Juilliard Violinist (uncredited)
Michela Rietdijk	...	Community Woman (uncredited)
Franklin Ruehl	...	Homeless Man (uncredited)
Esa-Pekka Salonen	...	Conductor (uncredited)
Jules Sanchez	...	Skid Row Porta Potty Dweller (uncredited)
Sharon Savene	...	LAPD Officer (uncredited)
Tiffany Scott	...	Juilliard Student (uncredited)
Thierry Segall	...	French Rock Star (uncredited)
Eric Shackelford	...	Homeless Man (uncredited)
Holly Sherman	...	Juilliard Student (uncredited)
Gary Sievers	...	Homeless Street Preacher (uncredited)
Robyn Jean Springer	...	Disney Hall Patron (uncredited)
Arne Starr	...	Concert Hall Guest (uncredited)
Janaya Sultze	...	Ballerina (uncredited)
Jeff Sutherland	...	Cowboy On Plane With Wife (uncredited)
Karmyn Tyler	...	Juilliard Party Guest (uncredited)
Maggie Wagner	...	Mrs. Villaraigosa (uncredited)
Troy Williams	...	Policeman - Hospital Scene (uncredited)

Directed by
Joe Wright

Writing credits (WGA)
Susannah Grant		(screenplay)
Steve Lopez		(book "The Soloist: A Lost Dream, an Unlikely Friendship, and the Redemptive Power of Music")

Produced by
Rikki Lea Bestall	....	co-producer
Tim Bevan	....	executive producer
Josephine Davies	....	associate producer
Eric Fellner	....	executive producer
Gary Foster	....	producer
Eric Heffron	....	co-producer (as Eric N. Heffron)
Russ Krasnoff	....	producer
Jeff Skoll	....	executive producer
Leeann Stonebreaker	....	co-producer
Patricia Whitcher	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dario Marianelli

Cinematography by
Seamus McGarvey		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Paul Tothill

Casting by
Francine Maisler

Production Design by
Sarah Greenwood

Art Direction by
Greg Berry		(supervising art director) (as Gregory A. Berry)
Suzan Wexler

Set Decoration by
Julie Smith		(as Julie K. Smith)

Costume Design by
Jacqueline Durran

Makeup Department
Vivian Baker	....	additional makeup artist
Barbara Cantu	....	assistant hair department head
Gloria Pasqua Casny	....	hair department head
Iraina Crenshaw	....	hair stylist
David DeLeon	....	additional makeup artist (as Dave DeLeon)
Deidra Dixon	....	hair stylist: Mr. Foxx
Kelcey Fry	....	additional makeup artist
Scott Gamble	....	makeup artist: Cleveland
Rick Glassman	....	dental special effects: Mr. Foxx (as Dr. Rick Glassman)
Hitomi Golba	....	additional hair stylist
Angela Gurule	....	additional hair stylist
Joanne Harris	....	additional hair stylist
Brigitte Hennech	....	additional makeup artist
Laura Hill	....	additional makeup artist
Miia Kovero	....	additional hair stylist
Mark Landon	....	additional makeup artist
Cammy R. Langer	....	additional hair stylist (as Cammy Langer)
Deborah Lilly	....	hair stylist: Cleveland (as Deborah Lily)
Deborah Lilly	....	hair stylist: Cleveland
LaLette Littlejohn	....	makeup artist: Mr. Foxx
Kathy Madison	....	makeup artist: Cleveland
Robert Maverick	....	additional makeup artist
Myke Michaels	....	additional makeup artist
Ve Neill	....	makeup department head
Ve Neill	....	makeup designer
Kim Novack	....	hair stylist: : Cleveland
Brian Penikas	....	makeup supervisor
Sabine Roller	....	makeup supervisor (as Sabine Roller-Taylor)
Lisa Marie Rosenberg	....	hair stylist (as Lis Marie Rosenberg Alpert)
Susan Schuler-Page	....	additional hair stylist (as Susan Schuler)
Brad Scott	....	additional hair stylist
Peggy Semtob	....	additional hair stylist
Nikoletta Skarlatos	....	assistant makeup department head
Cyndi Reece Thorne	....	additional makeup artist
Victoria Wood	....	wig maker: Mr. Foxx
Debbie Zoller	....	additional makeup artist
Martha Callender	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jed Dornoff	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Joel Harlow	....	prosthetic sculptor (uncredited)
Connie Kallos	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Corinna Liebel	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Veronica Lorenz	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Michael Mosher	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Bill Myer	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Jessica Nelson	....	contact lens technician (uncredited)
Loretta Nero	....	hair stylist (uncredited)
Cristina Patterson Ceret	....	contact lens coordinator/painter (uncredited)
Heather Plott	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Richard Redlefsen	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Yoichi Art Sakamoto	....	special effects prosthetics (uncredited)
Tina Sims	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Abby Callahan	....	post-production supervisor (as Abigail Callahan)
Deborah Harding	....	post-production supervisor: UK
Don J. Hug	....	production supervisor: Cleveland
Patricia Whitcher	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Chris Castaldi	....	second assistant director
Eugene Davis	....	additional second assistant director
Eric Heffron	....	first assistant director (as Eric N. Heffron)
Thomas Q. Napper	....	second unit director
Eric Sherman	....	first assistant director: second unit
Marvin Williams	....	second second assistant director (as Marvin J. Williams Jr.)
Mike Currie	....	additional second second assistant director (uncredited)
Matthew Heffernan	....	additional assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Tom Altobello	....	assistant property master
Brook Bacon	....	set dresser
Andrew Birdzell	....	set designer
Max Bozeman	....	set dresser (as Max K. Bozeman)
Joanna Bush	....	illustrator
Jim Butler	....	set dresser: Cleveland
Geovani Campos	....	toolperson: Cleveland
Clete Cetrone	....	mill foreperson
Digby Cottrell	....	set dresser
Sean Daly	....	artist: hand of Nathaniel Ayers
Fred Defoe	....	propmaker foreperson (as Fred Dyoe)
Lou Economides	....	labor supervisor
Todd Ellis	....	property master
Michael P. Finnegan	....	tool technician (as Michael Patrick Finnegan)
Allison Gross	....	property person
John Guliano	....	propmaker foreperson (as John J. Guilliano)
Willie Haspel	....	labor foreperson (as William Haspel)
Jay M. Hirsch	....	welding foreperson
John Hoskins	....	construction coordinator
Stuart John	....	construction coordinator: Cleveland
Kent Jones	....	paint foreperson
Robert Lambert	....	construction foreperson
Scott W. Leslie	....	set dresser
Eric Luling	....	on-set dresser (as Eric J. Luling)
Roger Lundeen	....	set designer
Ron Mason	....	assistant art director
Howard Payne Miller	....	set dresser
Terry Myers	....	construction foreperson: Cleveland (as Terri Myers)
Brett Phillips	....	model maker
Craig Pittman	....	set dresser
Hugh Pritchard	....	set dresser
Shari Ratliff	....	art department coordinator
Brent Rice	....	lead person
Katie Spencer	....	key set decorator (as Kate Spencer)
Christopher Taylor	....	set dresser
Karen Teneyck	....	graphic designer
Jim Wallis	....	set designer
William Wheaton	....	labor foreperson (as William R. Eheaton)
Robert Wilbanks	....	supervising plaster foreperson
Clyde Zimmerman	....	paint supervisor
Susan Chooljian	....	buyer (uncredited)
Erin Fite	....	buyer (uncredited)
Travis Huffman	....	propmaker (uncredited)
Robert Misetich	....	set paint foreman (uncredited)
Bruce Richter	....	carpenter (uncredited)
Jessica Samuelson	....	props (uncredited)
Andy Schofield	....	swing gang (uncredited)
Erik Soderstrom	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Chris Barron	....	digital transferer (as Christopher Barron)
Eric Bautista	....	cable person (as Eric A. Bautista)
Craig Berkey	....	sound designer
Craig Berkey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Craig Berkey	....	supervising sound editor
Tim Burby	....	digital sound editorial services
David Burk	....	dialogue assistant editor
John Countryman	....	digital transferer
Sean England	....	foley mixer
Doug Ford	....	engineering services
Ivan Fritz	....	digital sound editorial services
Jonathan Fuh	....	boom operator
José Antonio García	....	sound mixer
Pascal Garneau	....	foley editor
Laura Graham	....	dialogue editor
Jonathan Greber	....	digital transferer
Clifford 'Kip' Gynn	....	utility sound: Cleveland (as Kip Gynn)
Michael Haight	....	dialogue editor
Howie Hammerman	....	engineering services (as Howie Hammermann)
Ellen Heuer	....	foley artist
Michael Lyle	....	foley artist
Zach Martin	....	sound mix technician
Shannon Mills	....	sound effects editor
Nathan Nance	....	sound mix technician
Becki Ponting	....	adr supervisor
Becki Ponting	....	dialogue supervisor
Christopher Scarabosio	....	sound designer (as Chris Scarabosio)
Christopher Scarabosio	....	sound re-recording mixer (as Chris Scarabosio)
Christopher Scarabosio	....	supervising sound editor (as Chris Scarabosio)
Dee Selby	....	assistant supervising sound editor
Kevin Sellers	....	foley recordist
Clint Smith	....	sound recordist
Steve Blazewick	....	additional sound utility (uncredited)
Derek Casari	....	adr engineer (uncredited)
Peter Gleaves	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Rick Gould	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Howard London	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Travis MacKay	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Philip Rogers	....	adr recordist (uncredited)
Ronald G. Roumas	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
James Spencer	....	sound re-recordist (uncredited)
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Eric Thompson	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Chad Ball	....	special effects technician: Cleveland
Donald T. Black	....	special effects technician (as Don Black)
Max Brennan	....	special effects technician: Cleveland
Rick Doyle	....	special effects technician: Cleveland
James Fraser	....	special effects technician: Cleveland
Donald Frazee	....	special effects coordinator (as Don Frazee)
Roland Hathaway	....	special effects technician: Cleveland
Scott Lingard	....	special effects foreperson
Spencer White	....	special effects technician: Cleveland

Visual Effects by
Simon Allmark	....	head of editorial: Double Negative (as Simon Almark)
Adrian Banton	....	compositor: Double Negative
Frank Berbert	....	compositor: Double Negative
Max Decroix	....	technical director: Double Negative
Andy Hague	....	visual effects editor: synthesia sequence, Double Negative
Robert Hemmings	....	visual effects animator: Dpuble Negative (as Rob Hemmings)
Claus Kogsbøll	....	animator
Emma Larsson	....	visual effects producer: Double Negative
Gurel Mehmet	....	concept artist: Double Negative
Andre Metello	....	character technical director: double negative
John Moffatt	....	visual effects producer
John Moffatt	....	visual effects supervisor
Stuart Nelhams	....	visual effects editor: Double Negative
Laurent-Paul Robert	....	technical director: Double Negative (as Laurent Robert)
Melissa Taylor	....	visual effects executive producer: Double Negative
Helen Wood	....	compositor: Double Negative
Leanne Young	....	visual effects editor: Double Negative
George Zwier	....	compositor: Double Negative
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals (uncredited)
Pete Hanson	....	studio manager: Double Negative (uncredited)
Martin Kupski	....	matte painter (uncredited)
Taz Lodder	....	technical support: Double Negative (uncredited)
Thomas Mathai	....	data manager (uncredited)
Julia Reinhard	....	digital compositor: Double Negative (uncredited)
Tom Westermann	....	digital artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts (as Daniel Barringer)
Chino Binamo	....	stunts
John T. Cypert	....	stunts (as John Cypert)
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunts (as Greg Elam)
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunts
Kofi Elam	....	stunts (as Kofie Elam)
Greg Fitzpatrick	....	stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt coordinator
Allan Graf	....	stunts
Sean Graham	....	stunts
Hollis Hill	....	stunts
Kevin L. Jackson	....	stunts
Hannah Kozak	....	stunts
Jalil Jay Lynch	....	stunts (as Jalil Lynch)
Marilyn Miller	....	stunts
Robert Nagle	....	stunts (as Robert Patrick Nagle)
Chad Randall	....	stunts
George Marshall Ruge	....	stunts
Todd Schneider	....	stunts
Gregg Smrz	....	stunts
Shirley Smrz	....	stunts
C.C. Taylor	....	stunts
Aaron Toney	....	stunts
Peter Weireter	....	stunts
Jim Wilkey	....	stunts
Keith Woulard	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts (as Dan Wynands)
Scott Alan	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Jayce Bradley	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Thomas DuPont	....	stunts (uncredited)
Greg Fitzpatrick	....	stunt double: Robert Downey Jr. (uncredited)
Joey Freitas	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Michael Maddigan	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Kortney Manns	....	stunts (uncredited)
Angela Meryl	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Allan Padelford	....	remote drive systems (uncredited)
Kofi Yiadom	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Dustin Ault	....	second company grip
Herb Ault	....	first company grip
Russell Ayer	....	electrician
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator: "b" camera (as Paul Babin)
Paul C. Babin	....	director of photography: second unit (as Paul Babin)
Luis G. Benavides	....	grip (as Luis Benavides)
George Billinger III	....	Steadicam operator (as George Billinger)
Trevor Carroll-Coe	....	film loader
Alejandro J. Castillo	....	electrician
Gary S. Christie	....	grip (as Gary Christie)
Tim Christie	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Chuck Cocita	....	chief rigging technician: Cleveland
Bill Coe	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Brandon Cundiff	....	grip: Cleveland
Shanon Deats	....	grip (as Shannon Deats)
Shanon Deats	....	grip
R. Michael De Chellis	....	assistant chief rigging technician (as R. Michael Dechellis)
Julian de la Pena	....	electrician
Dhamarata Dhiensuwana	....	first company rigging grip
Mitch Dubin	....	camera operator
François Duhamel	....	still photographer
Jeff Fischer	....	second company rigging grip: Cleveland
David J. Frederick	....	Steadicam operator
Jason Gary	....	grip
Oscar Gomez	....	second company rigging grip
Chris Haarhoff	....	Steadicam operator
Douglas S. Holgate	....	aerial director of photography: second unit (as Doug Holgate)
Dan Jarrell	....	first company rigging grip: Cleveland (as Daniel F. Jarrell)
Tim Juengel	....	grip: Cleveland
Thomas Ahlo Kelii	....	electrician
Thomas D. Lairson Jr.	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
John Mang	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Kevin Mart	....	grip: Cleveland
Kevin Martt	....	grip: Cleveland (as Kevin Mart)
Bobby McMahan	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera (as Robert A. McMahan)
Luis Moreno	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Chris Moseley	....	director of photography: second unit (as Christopher Moseley)
Chris Napolitano	....	chief rigging technician
Fred Michael Palluzzi	....	electrician
Michael J. Schwartz	....	second company rigging technician: Cleveland
Mike Shaheen	....	24 frame video playback operator
Skyler Tegland	....	grip
Chuck Weiss	....	video assist operator
Michael D. Weldon	....	first assistant photographer: second unit
Adam N. White	....	grip: Cleveland (as Adam White)
Rick Whitfield	....	24 frame video playback supervisor
Jeffrey L. Wilson	....	grip (as Jeff Wilson)
Michael Woodside	....	electrician
Randy Woodside	....	chief lighting technician
Harry Zimmerman	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Ron Alexus	....	rigging technician (uncredited)
Mark Anderson	....	libra technician (uncredited)
Joseph Ayer	....	rigger (uncredited)
Steven W. Blumenfeld	....	video playback operator (uncredited)
John Bonnin	....	libra head operator (uncredited)
Jim Drew	....	electrician (uncredited)
Louie Escobar	....	grip (uncredited)
Russ Faust	....	electrician (uncredited)
Michael Ferris	....	camera operator: "b" camera (uncredited)
Clement Gharini	....	camera operator: flying camera (uncredited)
Paul J. Giacalone	....	grip (uncredited)
Jonathan Gomez	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Joe Hill	....	grip (uncredited)
Jake Hossfeld	....	rigging electrician (uncredited)
Robert Ikeda	....	grip (uncredited)
Amos James	....	grip (uncredited)
Damon Marcellino	....	set lighting technician: re-shoots (uncredited)
Frankie Martinez	....	electrician (uncredited)
Ivan H. Migel	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Jon Philion	....	libra head technician (uncredited)
Donnie Schneider	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
David Speck	....	additional second assistant camera (uncredited)
N. Owen Taylor Jr.	....	additional video assist operator (uncredited)
Chuck Whelan	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Maryellen Aviano	....	background casting: Central Casting
Elizabeth Chodar	....	casting assistant
Kathy Driscoll	....	casting associate (as Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler)
Leslee Feldman	....	casting executive
Lauren Grey	....	casting associate
Barbara Harris	....	adr voice casting
William Moore	....	background casting assistant: Cleveland
Lillian Pyles	....	background casting: Cleveland
Marcy Ronen	....	casting: Cleveland
Dasha Darya Balyura	....	extras casting assistant (uncredited)
Claire Benjamin	....	extras casting (uncredited)
Krysti Charron	....	casting assistant (uncredited)
Tony Hobbs	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kim Andrews	....	costumer: Cleveland
Craig Anthony	....	costumer: Mr. Foxx
Cha Blevins	....	costume supervisor (as Deborah Blevins)
Leah Brown	....	costumer (as Leah P. Brown)
Karan Doherty	....	key costumer
Jenny Eagan	....	costumer
Diana Edgmon	....	costumer
Corrine Larson	....	costumer
Robin McMullan	....	key costumer
Barbara Shiff	....	costumer: Cleveland (as Barbara Schiff)
Nancy Smytka	....	on-set costumer (as Nancy E. Smytka)
Paul Spadone	....	assistant costume designer
Bethany Bernhard	....	costumer (uncredited)
Jessica Carpenter	....	costumer (uncredited)
Rhonda Earick	....	costume ager/dyer (uncredited)
Delia Hauser	....	costumer (uncredited)
Niamh Murphy	....	costume textile artist (uncredited)
Julie Sifuentes	....	costume assistant (uncredited)
Daisy Alexandra Sylbert-Torres	....	costumer: Wrap (uncredited)

Editorial Department
P.J. Burch	....	assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Stephen Byrne	....	assistant digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Adam Cole	....	post-production coordinator
Liz Flush	....	dailies project manager: EFilm
Nathan Godley	....	assistant editor
Jana Lynn Gold	....	assistant editor (as Jana Carson-Gold)
Shaun Paul Gordon	....	post-production coordinator (as Shaun Gordon)
Dale E. Grahn	....	color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Brady Hood	....	editorial production assistant
Curtis Lindersmith	....	digital intermediate editor: EFilm
Yvan Lucas	....	colorist: EFilm
Giselle Ponce	....	apprentice editor
Christian Prejza	....	digital intermediate producer: EFilm
Matt Purse	....	high definition preview editor: EFilm
Tom Reiser	....	colorist assist: EFilm
Mark Sachen	....	colorist: dailies/preview, EFilm
Ashley Smith	....	editorial production assistant
Gabrielle Smith	....	assistant editor
Bridgette Williams	....	first assistant editor
Trudy Yee	....	assistant editor
Matt Sweat	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Michael Atwell	....	protools engineer
Tim Boot	....	music playback operator (as Timothy Boot)
Deborah Borda	....	president and ceo: The Los Angeles Philharmonic
Dominick Certo	....	music editor
Vincent Cirilli	....	protools engineer
Andrew Cook	....	cello instructor: Mr. Martin
Caroline Dale	....	cello instructor: Mr. Hollander
Sandy DeCrescent	....	music contractor
Mark Graham	....	music preparation: Joann Kane Music Service
Jennifer Hawks	....	music executive
The Hollywood Studio Symphony	....	musicians: additional music
Ben Hong	....	cello instructor: Mr. Foxx
Ben Hong	....	musician: featured cellist
Ben Hong	....	orchestral technical advisor
The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra	....	musicians
Adam Michalak	....	score recordist
Alyssa Park	....	violin instructor: Mr. Foxx
John Richards	....	music mixer
John Richards	....	music recordist
Maggie Rodford	....	score supervisor
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Esa-Pekka Salonen	....	conductor
Gail Samuel	....	vice president and general manager: The Los Angeles Philharmonic
The University of Southern California Orchestra	....	musicians: additional music
Benjamin Wallfisch	....	conductor
Jody K. Jenkins	....	music programmer (uncredited)
Jasper Randall	....	vocal contractor (uncredited)
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation (uncredited)
Benjamin Wallfisch	....	orchestrator (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Matthew Butcher	....	driver: Mr. Foxx
Denny Caira	....	transportation coordinator
Jayson Chang	....	transportation dispatcher (as Michael J. Chang)
Karen K. Chang	....	transportation dispatcher (as Karen Chang)
Glenn Gibson	....	transportation captain: Cleveland
Jimmy Rich	....	driver: Mr. Downey Jr. (as James Rich)
Mike Shannon	....	transportation captain
Vaughn Bladen	....	driver (uncredited)
Mark Brown	....	production van operator (uncredited)
James Waitkus	....	transportation captain: additional photography (uncredited)
James Waitkus	....	transportation (uncredited)

Other crew
Kate Amer	....	production coordinator: Cleveland
H. Leah Amir	....	craft service (as Leah Amir)
Kokayi Ampah	....	location manager
Lillian Madere Andrade	....	studio teacher: Cleveland (as Lillian Madere)
Ronald Antwine	....	assistant location manager
Jennifer Ayers-Moore	....	consultant
Nathaniel Anthony Ayers	....	consultant
Steve Beimler	....	assistant location manager
John Bocchicchio	....	medic
Katherine Braham	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Dave Brown	....	stand-in
Francie Brown	....	dialect coach
Alex Capaldi	....	production secretary: Cleveland
Michael Cappetta	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Krista Carpenter	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Jerry Carville	....	construction accountant
Justin Carville	....	second assistant accountant: Cleveland
Cristina Christian	....	first assistant accountant (as Christina Duncan)
Blair Nicole Clark	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Adam Cole	....	post production coordinator
Elisa Ann Conant	....	assistant location manager
Andrew Crankshaw	....	production assistant
Steven Danka	....	craft service: Cleveland
Matthew T. Denholm	....	location manager: Cleveland
Darryl Dickenson	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Moe Dixon	....	craft service: Cleveland
Sierra Donley	....	production assistant (as Sierra D. Donley)
Chloe Dorigan	....	assistant: Mr. Bevan (as Chloé Dorigan)
Pamella D'Pella	....	assistant location manager (as Pamela D'Pella)
Blake Fabian	....	production secretary
Scott Fernandez	....	assistant: Mr. Foster
Anthony J. Gardner	....	medic: Cleveland
John Gardner	....	medic: Cleveland
Karen E. Gilbert	....	assistant location manager (as Karen Gilbert)
Erica Gonzales	....	second assistant accountant (as Erica Woolrich)
René González	....	projectionist (as René Gonzalez)
Rhona Gordon	....	studio teacher
Matt Haggerty	....	production assistant (as Matthew Haggerty)
Danny Harris	....	production assistant
Lauren Henry	....	animal coordinator
Gloria Hernandez	....	accounting clerk
Brianna Hoskins	....	assistant: Ms. Whitcher
Michelle Hulan	....	production assistant
Brook Knaack	....	production assistant (as Brooke Knaack)
Julius Kwolek	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Tiffany Laufer	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Courtney Lether	....	production assistant
Janet Lonsdale	....	production accountant
Steve Lopez	....	consultant
James A. Mahathey	....	location manager: Cleveland (as James Mahathey)
Christine Mammolito	....	assistant: Mr. Downey Jr.
Robert Mazaraki	....	production coordinator
Kerry Lyn McKissick	....	script supervisor (as Lyn McKissick)
John Montgomery	....	payroll accountant
Marie Nashold	....	medic (as Ree Nashold)
Iyanna Newborn	....	assistant: Mr. Foxx
Shaun O'Banion	....	assistant: Mr. Wright
Michael Palmer	....	assistant: Mr. Krasnoff
Margo Romano	....	key second assistant accountant
Michael Saunders	....	production assistant (as Michael E. Saunders)
Brian Schaeffer	....	stand-in
Andy Schofield	....	utility technician
Ptah Shabaf	....	assistant location manager
Cara Shine	....	assistant: Mr. Fellner
Marc Siegel	....	production assistant
Michael Singleton	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Amira Soliman	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Charles A. Tamburro	....	aerial coordinator: second unit (as Chuck Tamburro)
Charles A. Tamburro	....	pilot: second unit (as Chuck Tamburro)
John Tamburro	....	pilot: second unit
Alison A. Taylor	....	assistant location manager (as Alison Taylor-Fletcher)
Gary Trentham	....	assistant production coordinator (as Gary L. Trentham II)
Chris Vargas	....	production assistant
Laura Webb	....	accounting clerk: Cleveland
Josh Wever	....	production assistant (as Joshua Weaver)
Donna Williams	....	production assistant: Cleveland
Nora Wooldridge	....	production assistant
Alex L. Worman	....	unit publicist (as Alex Worman)
Tara Allgood	....	production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Sam Alvelo	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Taylor Benavides	....	production secretary: additional photography (uncredited)
Candy Bennici	....	script supervisor: second unit (uncredited)
Lori Berlanga	....	production coordinator: additional photography (uncredited)
John Butterfield	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Elisa Ann Conant	....	location manager: additional photography (uncredited)
Darell Day	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Allison T. DiBiase	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Karen Garlich	....	first assistant accountant: additional photography (uncredited)
Erica Getler	....	office production assistant (uncredited)
Erica Gonzales	....	second assistant accountant (uncredited)
Robert G. Goodwin	....	movement consultant (uncredited)
Jeff Hubbard	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Eva Jensen	....	studio teacher (uncredited)
Sean Kirkpatrick	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Jessamyn Land	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Tamara Maellaro	....	medic (uncredited)
Jason A. McCauley	....	location scout: New York (uncredited)
Bobby Ravanshenas	....	assistant to cast (uncredited)
Caitlin Ringness	....	assistant location manager: Cleveland (uncredited)
Sam Sako	....	adr loop artist (uncredited)
Ross Scharphorn	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Roland Sonnenburg	....	animal trainer (uncredited)
Kori Sparks	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Matthew T.	....	location manager: Cleveland (uncredited)
Marta Tomkiw	....	key assistant location manager (uncredited)
Jodi Tripi	....	stock footage researcher (uncredited)
Mike Tsucalas	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Daniel Villarreal	....	production assistant: additional photography (uncredited)
Victor Winters-Junco	....	additional set production assistant (uncredited)
Garson Yu	....	title designer and supervisor (uncredited)

Production Companies

• DreamWorks SKG (as DreamWorks Pictures) (presents)
• Universal Pictures (presents)
• Studio Canal (as StudioCanal) (in association with)
• Participant Media (in association with)
• Krasnoff Foster Productions (as Krasnoff/Foster Entertainment)
• Working Title Films (in association with)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• DreamWorks SKG (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Studio Canal (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Toho-Towa (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2010) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Universal Pictures International (UPI) (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Finnkino (2009) (Finland) (all media)

Special Effects

• Double Negative

Other Companies

• Allan Padelford Camera Cars  camera equipment provided by (remote drive system)
• American Roadshow Motion Picture And Television Catering  catering: Cleveland
• Behind the Scenes Freight  shipping by
• Bender ET  GFCI shock protection provided by
• Central Casting  background casting
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  stabilized remote camera systems
• David Haddad  transportation equipment
• Deluxe Catering  catering
• Deutsche Grammophon  soundtrack
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Film Art  artwork
• Haddad's  transportation equipment
• Jo Anne Kane Music Services  music preparation (as Joann Kane Music Service)
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Los Angeles Center Studios  sound stages
• Los Angeles Times  special thanks
• Pacific Title  end titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  Nextel cell phone rentals
• Runway  post-production services
• SISS Ltd.  security: Mr. Foxx
• Skywalker Sound  sound post-production
• Sony Pictures Studios Scoring Stage  score recording and mixing facility (as Sony Pictures Scoring Stage)
• Spacecam Systems  aerial cameras provided by
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up
• Star Waggons  star trailers
• The Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra  thanks
• Videocam  video projection
• Wildfire Studios  adr recording facility
• yU+Co.  main titles

Also Known As:

Imagining Beethoven (USA) (working title)

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for thematic elements, some drug use and language.

Runtime:

117 min

Country:

UK | USA | France

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DeLuxe)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #44923) | Netherlands:12 | South Korea:12 | Ireland:12A | Singapore:PG | Portugal:M/12 (Qualidade) | UK:12A | Finland:K-11 | Argentina:13 | Brazil:12

Filming Locations:

Biltmore Hotel - 506 S. Grand Avenue, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

DreamWorks SKG

Trivia:

Originally planned for a November 2008 release date, the film was held back due to Paramount's tightening of the number of films it releases per year and released late April of 2009. The trailer continued to run in theaters with November as the release date.

Goofs:

Continuity: When Lopez leaves the Lamp facility after waiting for Ayers, he gets into his Saab and sees a prostitute walk in front of his car towards some people. She is seen clearly because of the reflection of his car headlights. When the scene changes back to the car, the headlights are not on.

Quotes:

Nathaniel Ayers: Beauty is art; music is beauty.

Movie Connections:

References "American Idol: The Search for a Superstar" (2002)

A True Story About Urban Homelessness

What makes this film watchable is that it is based on a true story. A caring Los Angeles reporter named Steve Lopez (Robert Downey, Jr.) tries to help a homeless man named Nathaniel Anthony Ayers (Jamie Foxx).

Ayers suffers from paranoid schizophrenia. But he once attended Julliard, and he still lives and breathes the music of Beethoven. Ayers, with his shopping cart of possessions, walks the streets, playing his violin amid the noise of the freeway. He's content, in his own world.

That unusual behavior grabs the attention of Lopez, no doubt as a human interest story for his own column. But as Lopez gradually becomes more genuinely concerned about Ayers, their relationship encounters frustration, anger, and emotional pain.

It's a poignant, gritty story, full of realism. The film manages to be compassionate without being patronizing. The film does a terrific job in portraying the harsh, depressing reality of the boarders who live at a large shelter where Ayers goes, at the insistence of Lopez.

Technical elements of the film are good. The visuals are thematically impressive. Production design and costumes are detailed and realistic. Acting is credible. Robert Downey, Jr. gives a fine performance.

The main problem is the plot. Too much time is spent on Lopez and his trivialities. Somehow, the compelling Ayers story morphs into a weighty examination of Lopez and his distress in dealing with Ayers. The script is to blame here. I think if the main character had been Ayers, instead of Lopez, the film could have been quite inspiring.

Even so, the film clearly calls attention to the plight of the urban homeless. As such, the film deserves viewer support.