Brothers (2009)


Brothers
Release Date03 December 2009
Budget$26,000,000
US Box Office$28,000,000
TaglineThere are two side to every family
There are two sides to every family
GenreDrama, War, Thriller
CountryUSA
Filming LocationsAbiquiu, New Mexico, USA
LanguageEnglish
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassWar Drama
ThemesLove Triangles, Home From the War, Sibling Relationships

Brothers is a 2009 war-drama-thriller film starring Tobey Maguire, Jake Gyllenhaal and Natalie Portman. Directed by Jim Sheridan, the film is based on Susanne Bier's 2004 Danish film Brødre which takes place in Afghanistan and Denmark. Both films take inspiration from Homer's epic poem The Odyssey. Tobey Maguire received a Golden Globe nomination for his performance.


Cast and Crew


Cast

Tommy Cahill

Capt. Sam Cahill

Major Cavazos

Isabelle Cahill

Hank Cahill

Elsie Cahill

Maggie Cahill

Private Joe Willis

Tina

Cassie Willis

Yusuf

Sweeney

Arron Shiver
A.J.

Rebekah Wiggins
Marine Wife

Carrie Fleming
Marine Wife #2

Sheila Ivy Traister
Pilot

Chad Brummett
Co-Pilot

Jason E. Hill
Lt. Sanderson

Kevin Wiggins
Navy Chaplain

Yousuf Azami
Taliban Leader

James D. Dever
Sgt. Major Dever

Kevin Adkins
Flag Detail Commander

Johnnie Hector
Cop #1

Jeremiah Bitsui
Cop #2

William Lawrence Allen
Cop #3

Michael-David Aragon
Terrorist

Benjamin D. Baldwin
Cop #4

Richard Wade
Crew Chief

The Nose

Enayat Delawary
Ahmed

Rick La Monda
Elvis

Paul Ramos
Sentry

Shawn Bryan
Marine Cadence

Oscar Mejia
Uniform In Helicopter

David Bachelor
U.S. Navy Chaplain

Zachary Grand
Afghanistan Boy

Iris Dunbar
Burka Woman

J.D. Marmion
Marine Hostage

Robert Mitchell
Marine Rescuer #1

Collin D. Barry
Marine Rescuer #2

Janet Sanford
Mourner at Church #1

Casey Sanford
Mourner at Church #2

Gary Moore
Marine Mourner #1

Eric Steinig
Marine Mourner #2

Colleen Frye
Woman in Church

James Duffy
Man in Church

David Manzanares
Bartender 'Dave'

Michael Castellano
Afghan Fighter

Carol A. Salazar
Woman on Bridge

Wendell Sweet
Orderly

Steven Blacksmith
General's Aide

J. Nathan Simmons
Taliban Goat Herder

Z. Ray Wakeman
Army General

Joe Geller
Blackhawk Marine

Bob Jesser
Lt. Dan Schneider

Eric Shackelford
Taliban

Director

Writer

Anders Thomas Jensen

Producer

co-producer

producer

Mark Fischer
co-producer

Scott Fischer
executive producer

Ken Halsband
co-producer

Ryan Kavanaugh
executive producer, producer

Jeremiah Samuels
co-executive producer

Zach Schiff-Abrams
executive producer

Sigurjon Sighvatsson
producer

Tucker Tooley
executive producer

Original Music

Cinematographer

Frederick Elmes
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Editor

Jay Cassidy
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Casting Director

Avy Kaufman
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Production Designer

Tony Fanning
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Art Director

Guy Barnes
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Set Decorator

Wendy Ozols-Barnes

Costume Designer

Durinda Wood
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Makeup Department

Enid Arias
key hair stylist

Gretchen Bright
key makeup artist

Jessie Brown
additional makeup artist

Elizabeth Gallegos
assistant hair stylist

Sian Grigg
personal makeup artist: Tobey Maguire

Vanessa Jaramillo
additional makeup artist

Adruitha Lee
hair department head: additional photography

Jennifer McDaniel
makeup artist

Bunny Parker
hair department head

Michelle Vittone
makeup department head

Danlee Winegar
additional makeup artist

Production Manager

Billy Badalato
production supervisor

Ken Halsband
executive in charge of production

Christopher Kulikowski
post-production supervisor

David Manzanares
unit manager

Jeremiah Samuels
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Steve Battaglia
second assistant director

Joe Camp III
first assistant director

Nye Heron
second unit director

Trish 'The Dish' Stanard
second second assistant director

Art Department

Rio Alexander
construction laborer

Brett Andrews
props

RA Arancio-Parrain
set dresser

David D. Baumann
assistant property master

Kurt Blondis
construction laborer

Patrick Boyles
painter

Craig Butterman
construction laborer

Steve Chapman
propmaker gang boss

Lance Cheatham
set dresser

Sage Emmett Connell
set dresser

Skip Crank
assistant property master: additional photography

Jason Critchfield
painter

Cliff C. Crouch
construction laborer

Ralph Diaz
utility tech, on-set greensman

Gary Eilar
set dresser

Jay Foley
greens

Eric Gallegos
painter

Andrew Gartner
set designer

Darren Gibson
propmaker gang boss

James H. Gill
construction laborer

Linda R. Gore
set dresser

Libbe Green
set decoration coordinator

Wellyem Guerra
set dresser

Mike J. Hanrahan
set dresser

Daniel Holloway
painter

Ronald O. Jaynes
construction coordinator

Ruben Jimenez Acuñia
construction laborer

Matthew P. Johnson
construction laborer

Peter Johnson
construction laborer

John Paul 'J.P.' Jones
property master: additional photography

Patricia Klawonn
set designer

Justin Kreinbrink
construction laborer

George Kruft
stand-by on set painter

Ellen Lampl
graphic designer

Johnny Long
greens

Michael Longueira
construction laborer

Dale Lotreck
set painter

Amy Marsh
art department coordinator

Joel Mendoza
painter

Matthew Miller
construction laborer

Cee Moravec
buyer

Aaron Newton
construction general foreman

Shannon O'Neill
art department intern

Randy Ortega
paint foreman , painter

Robert Ortega
painter

Chris Painter
greens

Rhonda Paynter
on-set dresser

David Peck
propmaker gang boss

Marilyn Peterson
set dresser

Genesis Purce
construction laborer

Wm. Michael Rafter
set dresser

Douglas S. Reilly
graphic designer: props

Jorge Reyes
propmaker gang boss

Macario Rivera
painter

Joseph Ruiz
painter

Leonard Sanchez
propmaker gang boss

Steve Sawhill
leadman

Loren Schoel
construction auditor

Craig Sears
construction laborer

Liv Selinger
set dresser

David Lee Servoss
set dresser

John Shane
construction laborer

Joel Sisson
set dresser

Sol Slavin
utility tech

Kris Strube
utility tech

David Thompson
construction laborer

Mark Tizdale
greens

Alfredo Ventura
painter

Joel Winder
construction laborer

Rick Young
property master

Dennis Riewerts
draper, set dresser

Sound Department

Phil Barrie
sound re-recording mixer, sound effects editor

Sarah Bourgeois
assistant sound editor

Bil Clement
boom operator: second unit

Pud Cusack
sound mixer

Mark DeSimone
adr mixer: New York

Alison Fisher
supervising dialogue editor

Judah Getz
adr mixer

John-Thomas Graves
adr mixer

Catherine Harper
foley artist

Doug Hemphill
sound re-recording mixer

Skip Lievsay
sound re-recording mixer

Darrin Mann
foley mixer

Michael Miller
adr mixer

Christopher Moriana
foley artist

Chris Navarro
adr mixer

Mark Purcell
sound mix technician

Jerry Ross
supervising sound editor

Lenny Sanchez
sound mixer: second unit

Leonard Sanchez
sound mixer: second unit

Ross Simpson
boom operator

Greg Steele
adr mixer

Greg ten Bosch
sound effects editor

Thomas Vicari
score mixer

John Weitz
sound utility

Greg Zimmerman
adr recordist

Special Effects

Compton Brodhead
special effects technician

Benjamin Joseph Bustos
special effects technician

Dick Hogle
pyrotechnician, special effects technician

Daniel Holt
special effects rigging foreman

Margaret Johnson
special effects foreman

Randy E. Moore
special effects coordinator

Mike Prawitz
special effects technician

Joel Ray
special effects technician

Michael Rogers
special effects technician

Adam Rosen
special effects technician

Christina Sporrong
special effects technician

Ryland Witten-Smith
special effects technician

Visual Effects

John Bowers
compositor

Chris Cervantes
visual effects artist

Patrick Clancey
digital opticals

Joseph Conti
visual effects supervisor

Cicero Faur De Oliveira
digital artist

Amber Faur
digital artist

Jonah Loop
visual effects supervisor

Kimberlee Loop
digital compositor

Matt Merkovich
lead digital compositor

Zach Miller
lead 3d artist: Post Tech

Scott Milne
visual effects supervisor

David B. Moulder
visual effects producer

Stunts

Mark Brooks
stunts

Kevin Collins
stunts

Kevin Derr
stunt double

Edward A. Duran
stunt double

Al Goto
stunts

Anthony Molinari
stunt performer

Mark Rayner
stunts

Trina E. Siopy
stunt performer

Scott Sproule
stunt coordinator

Tom Waite
stunt double

Camera and Electrical Department

Phil Abeyta
electrician

Casey Alicino
dolly grip

Julian Alvarez
rigging electrician

Mark J. Anderson
grip

Charles F. Arnold III
grip

Diego Arroye
electrician

Liza Bambenek
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Thomas Bango
first assistant camera

Bradley Barnes
electrician

James M. Black
rigging electrician

Thomas Campbell
rigging electrician

Jon Caradies
electrician

Alyssa Cashman
camera department intern

Anthony Cisneros
electrician

Kenneth Coblentz
grip

Keith B. Davis
key first assistant camera

Garrett Dawson
electrician

Quentin Day
rigging grip

Tony Dehoss
electrician

Shane Duckworth
film loader

Allen Eaves
lighting technician

Harold Espleset
grip

Frank Eyers
24 frame playback operator

Donnie Frank
electrician

Brad Freshman
grip

Jamie Garcia
electrician

John Gorman
electrician

Ian Hanna
grip

Justin Hartery
second assistant: "b" camera

Greg Hewett
key grip

Douglas S. Holgate
aerial director of photography

Tom Hutchinson
second assistant camera

Derek Johnson
rigging grip

Jack C. Jones
best boy rigging electrician

Steve Jones
rigging gaffer

David R. Kohn
best boy electrician , gaffer: second unit

Michael Liakos
grip

Benjamin Lobato
key rigging grip

Michael Lohmann
director of photography: second unit

Tommy Lohmann
camera operator

Thomas J. Lott III
rigging electrician

John Lutes
rigging grip

Dominic Mainl
first assistant camera: second unit

David J. McGraw
digital video assist operator: additional photography

John Marshall McLeod
grip

David Melhorn
electrician

rigging grip

Stephen Mullen
chief lighting technician

Dan Nordquist
best boy rigging grip

Rob Palmer
electrician

Mike Pesce
rigging electrician

Philip C. Pfeiffer
director of photography: second unit

Richard Pink
lighting board operator

Don Real
grip

Aldous Regster
rigging electrician

Tanana Rivera
camera intern

Ronald Romero
rigging grip

Terry J. Sanchez
rigging grip

Lorey Sebastian
still photographer

Mark Sheets
key rigger

Bryan Smith
rigging grip

Curtis Smith
grip

John Sneesby
grip

Michael Spader
electrician

John Stearns
electrician

Josh Steinberg
grip

Eric Steinig
grip

Mark Steinig
best boy grip

Rich Steinig
grip

Carlos Villareal
camera department intern

Ralph Watson
camera operator: "b" camera

Nicholas Wede-Massimo
camera intern

Cody West
grip

Sean Wright
grip

Casting Department

Jo Edna Boldin
casting: New Mexico

Marty Cherrix
extras casting

Lois J. Drabkin
casting associate

Jason Fischman
casting assistant

Marie A. Kohl
casting associate

Hannah Macpherson
casting assistant

Leeba Zakharov
casting associate

Rich Gill
extras casting assistant

Coryn Kiefer
extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Joshua Barnes
costume production assistant

Maria Bentfield
key set costumer

Pamela Broussard
key costumer

Chris Burrows
costume supervisor

Debra Chapman
seamstress

Tracy Collins
ager/dyer

Bren Cook
ager/dyer

Michelle Duval
additional costumer

costume assistant

Laura Flett
additional costumer

Jennifer Gingery
additional costumer

Carissa Green
costume assistant

Clare Hallworth
costume designer: Tobey Maguire

Nina Hallworth
costume designer: Tobey Maguire

Chesney Henderson
set costumer

Liz Lash
set costumer

Philip Maldonado
key costumer

Katherine Mehrer
additional costumer

Amanda Nevarez
wardrobe production assistant: Los Angeles

Laura Rael
additional costumer

Lora Rael
set costumer

Janet Marie Ross
costumer

Jesse Trevino
additional costumer

Paula Trujillo
seamstress

Geoffrey Roiz
assistant Costume Desginer: Mr. Maguire

Editorial Department

Geraud Brisson
first assistant editor

Beth Dewey
digital intermediate producer

Yvan Lucas
colorist: Efilm

Thomas Han Ul Park
assistant editor

Robert E. Phillips
digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM

Chris Regan
color timer

Tom Reiser
colorist assist: Efilm

Music Department

Gina Amador
music supervisor

Bill Bernstein
music editor

Julian Bratolyubov
music preparation

George Doering
music coordinator

Jay Faires
music executive

Season Kent
music executive, executive music producer

Ernest Lee
music digital coordinator

Larry Mah
digital score recordist

Shinnosuke Miyazawa
assistant music engineer

Leslie Morris
music contractor

Thomas Vicari
music scoring mixer

Happy Walters
executive music producer

Michael Zainer
assistant music editor

Transportation Department

Lyle Christensen
shotmaker driver

Walter McClain
transportation coordinator

Other Crew

Steve Aguino
office production assistant

T.J. Amato
assistant: Kenneth L. Halsband

Alexander Andrews
production assistant

Amber Asaro
assistant: mr. kavanaugh

Shellia D. Bailey
assistant production coordinator

Ben Baldwin
stand-in

Jen Berkowitz
production secretary

Kevin Black
set production assistant

Sora Katherine Brodie
stand-in

Jay Burnley
production executive

Daniel Cabeza
assistant: Mr. Tooley

Kaylene Carlson
production coordinator

Alyssa Cashman
photo double: natalie portman

Michael Chochol
set production assistant: additional second unit

Paul Conti
video playback engineer

Celli Crawford
assistant to director

Mike Cunningham
armorer

Paul O. Davis
aerial supervisor

Enayat Delawary
dialect coach, translator, cultural advisor, adr voice

Kristen Detwiler
assistant: Mr. De Luca

James D. Dever
senior military technical advisor

Lindsay Dwyer
travel coordinator

Danny Elhaj
assistant: Jim Sheridan

Aditya Ezhuthachan
creative executive: Palomar Pictures

Fahim Fazli
adr voice

Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
script supervisor

Steve Geray
wrangler

Karen A. Harris
assistant production office coordinator

Daniel Herther
executive assistant: mr. kavanaugh

Jim Ivy
medic

Christopher Kahn
post-production accountant

Fereshta Kazemi
voice-over

Kevin LaRosa
helicopter pilot

Brian G. Lax
key medic

David Manzanares
location manager: pre-production, location scout: pre-production

Kevin McKeon
assistant to line producer

Elizabeth McMullan
dog trainer

Aaron Michiel
business affairs executive

Maggie Parto
voice over

Hilton Clay Peres
location manager

Noel Phillips
animal gang boss

Andrea Redder
set production assistant

Marlaine Reiner
assistant: mr. kavanaugh

Jan Rudolph
script supervisor

Mark Sanchez
animal wrangler

Wolf Schneider
unit publicist

Loren Schoel
assistant location manager

Gary J. Sims
payroll accountant

Eileen Street
first assistant accountant

Holli Strickland
assistant: Tobey Maguire

Dennis Trujillo
wrangler

Robert S. Wilhelm Jr.
set production assistant

Justin T. Williams
location scout

Sarah J. Williams
production secretary

Allen Wong
production accountant

Jeremiah Wood
stand-in

Helena Wyss
set medic

Brent Lambert
stand-in

Production Company

Lionsgate

Relativity Media

Sighvatsson Films
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Michael De Luca Productions

Palomar Pictures Corporation
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Distributor

A-Film Distribution

Alliance Films

Distribution Company

GAGA Communications

Golden Village Pictures

Lionsgate

Lionsgate

Spentzos Films

Wild Bunch Distribution

A-Film Home Entertainment
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Bazuca Films

EcoFilmes

Future Film

Imagem Filmes

Kam & Ronson Enterprise Co

Ledafilms

Lionsgate Home Entertainment
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Midget Entertainment

Noble Entertainment
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Sungwon I Com

Special Effects

Great FX
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Miscellaneous

1 Force
military technical advisors

Behind the Scenes
shipping by

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies

Comen VFX
end title crawl

Deluxe Digital Media
telecine

EFilm
digital intermediate

Entertainment Clearances
clearances

Leonetti Company
grip and electric equipment, thanks

Otto Nemenz International
cameras and lenses

ReadySetMedic.com
first aidmedic

Rockbottom Rentals
walkie rentals, cell phone rentals

Soundtrack
ADR Facility

Spacecam Systems
aerial cameras provided by

Star Waggons
hair and make-up trailers, cast trailers, star trailers

Thought Equity
stock footage

Village, The
music recorded and mixed at

Wow & Flutter
ADR recording






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