Dinner for Schmucks (2010)
| Release Date | 30 July 2010 |
| US Box Office | $73,000,000 |
| Tagline | Takes One To Know One. |
| Genre | Comedy |
| Country | USA |
| Filming Locations | Los Angeles, California, USA |
| Language | English |
| Color | Color |
| Film Type | Feature |
| Film Class | Comedy of Manners |
| Mood | Gutbusters |
| Themes | Schemes and Ruses, Misfits and Outsiders |
Dinner for Schmucks, a 2010 screwball comedy film, is the American adaptation of the French film Le Dīner de Cons (The Dinner of Cretins), being described by the director as "inspired by" the original rather than a remake of it. It does retain many familiar elements of the original, with the basic plot including the involvement of the taxation authorities and the love triangle around the main character, but he is made much more sympathetic (this is the first dinner he has participated in, and he is not in fact having an affair or deliberately cheating on his taxes) and the actual dinner is shown. The film was directed by Jay Roach, written by David Guion and Michael Handelman, and stars Steve Carell and Paul Rudd, who had previously teamed up in Anchorman and The 40-Year-Old Virgin. The film was released theatrically on July 30, 2010. Zach Galifianakis won the Comedy Award for "Best Comedy Actor - Film" for his role as Therman Murch in the film.
Cast and Crew
Cast
Eric Winzenried
Patrick
Nicole LaLiberte
Christina - Bird Girl
Maria Zyrianova
Monique - Bird Girl
Scott Weintraub
Maitre D'
Natalie Nastulczykova
Accident Witness
Director
Writer
David Guion
Michael Handelman
Producer
Gary Barber
executive producer
Roger Birnbaum
executive producer
Laurie MacDonald
producer
Jon Poll
executive producer
Amy Sayres
executive producer
Original Music
Theodore Shapiro
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Cinematographer
Jim Denault
Editor
Jon Poll
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Casting Director
Nicole Abellera
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Production Designer
Michael Corenblith
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Art Director
Christopher Burian-Mohr
Lauren E. Polizzi
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Set Decorator
Susan Benjamin
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Costume Designer
Mary E. Vogt
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Makeup Department
Allan A. Apone
makeup department head
Elena Arroy
makeup artist
Stephen Bettles
makeup artist
Kimberly Carlson
additional hair stylist
David Danon
hair stylist
Connie Grayson
contact lens technician
Roxane Griffin
key hair stylist
Brad Look
makeup artist
Peter Tothpal
hair department head
Adam Brandy
additional makeup artist
Production Manager
Richard Stirling
post-production supervisor
Lenny Vullo
unit production manager
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Thomas Robinson Harper
second unit director
Josh King
first assistant director
Marc Newland
additional second assistant director
Jon Poll
second unit director
Brian Relyea
second assistant director
Art Department
Greg Aprahamian
model builder
Samantha Avila
art department assistant
David Barrington-Holt
model builder
Joanne Bloomfield
mouse wigs
Lawson Brown
set dresser and additional on-set dresser
Chris Buchinsky
conceptual illustrator
Lorrie Campbell
set designer
Charles Chiodo
model and props designer/supervisor
Edward Chiodo
model and props designer/supervisor
Stephen Chiodo
model and props designer/supervisor
Leslie Coogan
construction accountant
Oliver Dear
illustrator
Colin Dennis
construction foreman
Daren Dochterman
illustrator
James Eustermann
figure finisher: mousterpieces, dioramas
Penelope Franco
set dec assistant
J. Michael Glynn
assistant property master
Anne Marie Hamill
set dresser/draper
Brent Heyning
model builder
Shinhee Kim
model builder
Sean Mannion
property master
John Hammer Maxwell
on-set dresser
Richard A. McCarthy
plaster supervisor
Ralph Mock
paint supervisor
Rick O'Brien
model builder
Greg O'Donohue
gang boss
Joel Prihoda
leadman
Olivia Ramirez
model builder
Jerrold Ridenour
miniature photography
Eugene P. Rizzardi
model shop supervisor
Mireya Romo-Bowen
mouse wigs
Eric Rosenberg
graphic designer
Meaghan Ross
model builder
Terry Scott
construction coordinator
Gregory Sesma
armature fabricator: mousterpieces, dioramas
Debralee Shelby
armature fabricator: mousterpieces, dioramas
Jeff Shewbert
propmaker
Sarah Snyder
assistant property master
Erik Soderstrom
set dresser
Anthony Syracuse
construction co-coordinator
Sally Thornton
set designer
Joshua Towers
set dresser
Joel Venti
storyboard artist
Ciro Vuoso
general foreman
Gene Warren III
model builder
Nicole Zaks
set decoration buyer
Holiday Landa
set decoration coordinator, art department coordinator
Sound Department
Sarah Bourgeois
assistant sound editor
Bill Burns
first assistant sound editor
Chris Carpenter
sound re-recording mixer
Alison Fisher
adr supervisor
Brooke Graeff
foley assistant
Scott Jacobs
boom operator
Scott A. Jennings
sound effects editor
Andy Koyama
sound re-recording mixer
Goro Koyama
foley artist
Michael Magill
dialogue editor
Andy Malcolm
foley artist
Ken McLaughlin
production sound mixer
Michael O'Farrell
supervising sound editor
Greg Steele
adr mixer
Don White
foley recording mixer
Special Effects
Chris Alexander
mold maker: mousterpieces, dioramas
Michael Clarke
special effects foreman
Matt Corrigan
special effects technician
Erin Dell'amore
special effects lab technician: Chiodo Bros.
Damian Fisher
mold shop supervisor
Scott Garcia
special effects supervisor
Frank Ippolito
special effects technician: Chiodo Bros.
Jason Lopes
senior systems engineer legacy effects
Aimee Macabeo
special makeup effects artist
Sarah McGaw
mold maker: mousterpieces, dioramas
Garth Steinheimer
special effects technician
R. Bruce Steinheimer
special effects coordinator
Visual Effects
Patrick Clancey
digital opticals
Michael Dillon
digital intermediate project manager
Sean Kennedy
digital artist: Pacific Vision Productions
Stunts
Jonathan Arthur
stunt double: Patrick Fischler
Gregory J. Barnett
stunt performer
Shellita Boxie
stunt driver
Troy Lindsay Brown
stunt performer
Clay Cullen
stunts
Riley Harper
stunt performer
Thomas Robinson Harper
stunt coordinator
Oliver Keller
stunt double
Dalila Orozco
stunt driver
Erik Solky
stunt double: steve carell
Amy Lynn Tuttle
stunt double
Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Albert
video assist: 2nd Unit
Todd Avery
assistant camera
Corwin A. Bibb
assistant chief lighting technician
Ross Coscia
production assistant: camera
Christopher Crivier
best boy grip
Louis DiCesare
chief lighting technician
Scott Dropkin
remote camera technician: sparrow head
Danny Durr
lighting technician
Tim Durr
dimmer board operator
David Eubank
first assistant camera: "a" camera and Steadicam
Robert Eyslee
best boy electric
Marco Fargnoli
director of photography: Second Unit
Scott Fieldsteel
rigging gaffer
Michael Fitzgerald
epk photographer
John Garrett
second assistant camera: "A" camera
Christopher Glasgow
dolly grip
Roy C. Granada
lighting technician
Geoffrey Haley
camera operator, Steadicam operator
Tom Heigl
film loader: second unit
Michael J. Hogan
key digital video assist operator
Gregory Irwin
first assistant camera
Aaron Marquette
second assistant camera: second unit
Doug Oh
first assistant camera: second unit
Jerry Patton
camera
Ryan Polack
second assistant camera: second unit
Martin Reder
lighting technician
Nikola Ristic
lighting technician
Lyle Robbins
rigging electrician
Patrick Rousseau
camera operator: "a" camera
Moulaye Sene
lighting technician
Carl A. Vidnic
best boy electric: rigging unit
Merie Weismiller Wallace
still photographer
Kenneth Estes
video playback
Casting Department
Jessica Munks
casting assistant
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Valentina Aulisi
costumer: Steve Carell
David Butler
set costumer
Sharon Fauvel
costume textile artist
Laura Frecon
assistant costume designer
Jalene Murphy
key costumer
Pamela Wise
costume supervisor
Editorial Department
Curtis Lindersmith
digital intermediate editor
Kenny Marsten
first assistant editor
Tamara Meem
second assistant editor
Harry Muller
color timer
Tom Reiser
second colorist: Efilm
Music Department
Pete Anthony
conductor, orchestrator
Bryan Carrigan
digital score recordist
Thomas S. Drescher
music editor
Chris Fogel
music scoring mixer
Jon Kull
orchestrator
Jasper Randall
choir contractor
Peter Rotter
music contractor
Ben Schor
music editor
Transportation Department
Erik Coutts
production van driver
Craig Fehrman
transportation coordinator
Margo Hunt
driver
Mel Langford
transportation co-captain
Cecil McClain
driver
Walter McClain
transportation captain
Antonio Molina
driver
Other Crew
Jesse J. Adams
additional production assistant
Gerard Averill
location manager
Daniel Beals
set production assistant
Taylor Benavides
production secretary
Luis Bonachea
production assistant
Randin Brown
production assistant
Casey Carmichael
assistant accountant
Laura Caulfield
production legal
Paul Conti
computer/video playback supervisor
Josh Deceuster
second assistant accountant
Justin Dickey
production assistant
Diane Durant
script supervisor
Joy Ellison
dialect coach
W. Harry Fortuna
assistant location manager
Joshua Lou Friedman
set production assistant
Donna Glasser-Hancock
production accountant
Rick Granville
assistant: Amy Sayres
Justin W. Hill
key assistant location manager
Jennifer K. Jacobs
second assistant accountant
Alex Kivlen
key assistant location manager
Tom Lackey
location scout
Brigette Lester
production coordinator
Larry Madrid
head animal trainer
Tamara Maellaro
key set medic
Marybeth Martin-Eck
first assistant accountant
Luke Maxcy
additional set production assistant
Jeffrey Keith Negus
set production assistant
Sommer Nguyen
production assistant
Paulette Osorio
unit publicist
Daniel A. Parker
assistant production coordinator
Robert Paulsen
key assistant location manager
Aurora Ann Quinones
location assistant
Ryan Radefeld
production assistant
Bob Riley
production assistant
Richard W. Welch
key set production assistant
Daniel Woltosz
additional set production assistant
Production Company
Paramount Pictures
DreamWorks SKG
Spyglass Entertainment
Parkes/MacDonald Productions
Everyman Pictures
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Distributor
Paramount Pictures
United International Pictures (UIP)
United International Pictures (UIP)
Universal Pictures International (UPI)
Zon Lusomundo Audiovisuais
Special Effects
Chiodo Brothers Productions
Legacy Effects
Makeup Effects Laboratories
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Miscellaneous
Allan Padelford Camera Cars
camera equipment provided by
247 Studio Equipment
condors and lifts
ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies, camera cranes
Chef Robért Catering
catering
Direct Tools & Fasteners
expendables
Dolby Laboratories
sound mix
EMS Payroll
extras payroll services
Filmtools
expendables
Lakeshore Records
soundtrack
Movie Movers
star trailers
Productions Branded
product placement
Rockbottom Rentals
cell phone rentals
Scarlet Letters
end titles
Related Lists
Navigation Boxes
Films directed by Jay Roach
Austin Powers in Goldmember (2002)
Dinner for Schmucks
Meet the Fockers (2004)
Meet the Parents (2000)
Mystery, Alaska (1999)
