The Proposal (2009)


The Proposal
Release Date01 June 2009
Budget$40,000,000
US Box Office$164,000,000
TaglineHere comes the bribe...
GenreComedy, Drama, Romance
CountryUSA
Filming Locations225 Franklin Street, Boston, Massachusetts, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital, SDDS
ColorColor
Film TypeFeature
Film ClassRomantic Comedy
ThemesBoss From Hell, Marriages of Convenience
TonesHeartwarming, Light
TagsCanadian [nationality], Deportation, Executive, Immigrant, Marriage Of Convenience, Office Worker, Publishing House

The Proposal is a 2009 American romantic comedy film directed by Anne Fletcher, written by Pete Chiarelli, and starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds. The film was released on June 19, 2009 in North America by Touchstone Pictures, Mandeville Films, and Sandra Bullock's company.


Cast and Crew


Grace Paxton

Joe Paxton

Grandma Annie

Mr. Gilbertson

Gertrude

Ramone

Bob Spaulding

Chairman Bergen

Dale Place
Jim McKittrick

Alicia Hunt
Coffee Barista

Alexis Garcia
Immigration Clerk

Kortney Adams
Colden Books Receptionist

Chris Whitney
Medivac Pilot

Jerrell Lee
Jordan

Gregg Edelman
Lead Counsel Malloy

Phyllis Kay
Mrs. McKittrick

Kate Lacey
Party Guest

Gene Fleming
Store Owner

Mary Linda Rapelye
Executive Secretary

B. Johnson
Guy in Office

Cindi Alex
Wedding Guest

Ellen Becker-Gray
Woman Buying Coffee

Brian Bradbury
Airline Crew

Chemi Che-Mponda
African Immigrant at INS Office

Desiree April Connolly
Office Worker

Diane Curran
1st Class Airline Passenger

Alexander 'Alex' Garde
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Dan Griffin
Pedestrian on Sidewalk, Businessman

Sophya Gudelman
Sitka Airline Passenger

Joseph Guglielmo
Gay Friend

Patrick Mel Hayes
Office Worker

Frankie Imbergamo
Int. Airline Passenger

Haytham Kandil
Lawyer

Dan Marshall
Lawyer at Publishing Company

Robert Masiello
Businessman

Ron Murphy
Wedding Guest

Stewardess

Cory Rasmussen
Mail Room Clerk

Annie Rohling
INS Employee

Darren Ross
Businessman

Eric Ryan
Ground Crewmen

Nicole Salisbury
Businesswoman

Rich Skinner
New York Cab Driver

Stream
Indian Immigrant at INS Office

Larry Vigus
Party Guest

G.A. West
Wedding Guest

Adam Zalt
Businessman

Director

Writer

Pete Chiarelli

Producer

executive producer

Kristin Burr
production executive

David Hoberman
producer

Alex Kurtzman
executive producer

Todd Lieberman
producer

Mary McLaglen
executive producer

executive producer

Vitaliy Versace
producer

Original Music

Aaron Zigman
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Cinematographer

Oliver Stapleton

Editor

Priscilla Nedd-Friendly
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Casting Director

Amanda Mackey Johnson
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Cathy Sandrich
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Production Designer

Nelson Coates
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Art Director

Scott Meehan
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Set Decorator

Denise Pizzini
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Costume Designer

Catherine Marie Thomas
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Makeup Department

Elizabeth Cecchini
key hair stylist

Natasha Ladek
wig maker: Sandra Bullock

Ann Masterson
makeup department head

Medusah
department head hair

Janine Rath
personal hair stylist to Sandra Bullock

Pamela S. Westmore
makeup artist: Sandra Bullock

Production Manager

Jayne Armstrong
post-production supervisor

Adam McCarthy
production supervisor

Mary McLaglen
unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Rosemary C. Cremona
second assistant director

Lynn K. D'Angona
first assistant director: second unit

David Mendoza
second assistant director: re-shoot

Courtenay Miles
first assistant director: additional photography

Raymond Prado
second unit director

Rich Sickler
first assistant director

Gregory J. Smith
second assistant director: second unit

Mollie Stallman
second second assistant director

Art Department

Tim Baum
assistant draper

Kelly Berry
assistant set decorator

Rachel Burgio
props

Andréa Ciraldo
set dresser

Gina B. Cranham
set designer

Keith Davidson
set dresser

Michael Diersing
additional photography

Jennifer Engel
assistant decorator

Shoghig Gagossian
set decoration production assistant

Michael Geoghegan
set dresser

Jane Gulick
property master

Laurel Hahlen
scenic artist

Jennifer Haigh
production assistant: art department

Daren Janes
set designer

Billy 'Jilly Bones' Jones
scenic gangboss

Cameron Matheson
set dressing gangboss

Adam McClain
on-set carpenter

Michael McCombe
greens foreman

Martin Milligan
on-set dresser

Sara Mills-Broffman
assistant properties

Lisa Nagid
props

James F. Oñate
scenic foreman

Andrew Poleszak
head draper

Eugene Pope
welding foreman

Peter Regnier
set dresser

Peter Rippe
carpenter

David Rotondo
construction coordinator

William C. Salter
construction gang boss

Barbara S. Shelton
camera scenic

Michelle Sherwood
assistant property master

Chris Sullivan
art department coordinator

Edward Tamayo
set dresser

Tricia Turczynski
set dresser

David Utley
assistant art director

Kathleen Walker
art department coordinator: Los Angeles

Mimi Watstein
set dresser

Mark Woods
leadman

Sound Department

Christopher Assells
sound effects editor

Karen M. Baker
supervising sound editor

Nerses Gezalyan
sound mixer, foley mixer

Jeff Gomillion
adr mixer

Catherine Harper
foley artist

Dan Hegeman
sound effects editor

Chris Hogan
dialogue editor

Craig S. Jaeger
supervising foley editor

Chris Jargo
adr & dialogue supervisor

David MacMillan
sound mixer

Christian P. Minkler
sound re-recording mixer

Christopher Moriana
foley artist

James Moriana
foley artist

Philip D. Morrill
assistant sound editor

Tony Negrete
assistant sound editor

Michelle Pazer
adr editor

Jamie Ritharom-Umbras
adr assistant

Philip Rogers
adr recordist

Unsun Song
re-recording mix technician

Frederick H. Stahly
dialogue editor

Peter Staubli
sound effects editor

Jon Taylor
sound re-recording mixer

Brett Voss
foley mixer

Jeffrey Wilhoit
foley artist

David Young
sound engineer

Special Effects

Roland Blancaflor
special effects technician

Nathanial Brotherhood
special effects coordinator

Jeff Naparstek
special effects foreman

William 'Barcode' Rosa
lab technician

Visual Effects

Alicia Aguilera
digital compositor

Mike Beckman
digital compositor

Matthew Beightol
digital artist

Benjamin Bratt
digital artist

Jeremy Brown
rotoscope artist

Peter Bullis
digital compositor

Shannan Burkley
lead matte painter

Gayle Busby
visual effects producer

Gaia Bussolati
visual effects

Sean Carroll
rotoscope artist

Dan Cayer
compositing supervisor: The Layersmith Digital

Nicholas Cerniglia
digital artist

Aaron Chiesa
digital artist

Charlie Coffou
visual effects editor

Tim 'Timco' Conway
matchmover

Pasquale Croce
CG animator

Sean Devereaux
visual effects supervisor: Brickyard Filmworks

Edgar Díaz
paint artist, rotoscope artist

Aleksandar Djordjevic
lead compositor: Brickyard Filmworks

Brian Drewes
visual effects executive producer

Jaime Fortuno-Lavin
lead digital compositor

Mark Scott Friedman
digital compositor

Henrique Ghersi
rotoscope artist

Jim Gorman
digital compositor

Rich Grande
digital compositor

Carl Harders
CG animator

Robin Hobart
digital compositor

Simon Holden
digital compositor

Alexander Jacquet
digital compositor

Sam Kayo
CG animator

Chris Kwiatkowski
tracking, matchmover

Charles Lapage
rotoscope artist

Anu Liikkanen
rotoscope artist

John Lindstein
visual effects artist

Gregg London
visual effects editor

Vanessa Macedo
visual effects production coordinator

Cornelia Magas
digital compositor

Indah Maretha
digital artist

Craig Mathieson
digital compositor

Geoff McAuliffe
visual effects supervisor

Sean Mclean
digital compositor

Mauricio Monroy
digital compositor

Brian Morse
tracking, matchmover

David Piombino
digital compositor

Marc D. Rienzo
digital compositor

Jimi Simmons
digital compositor

Katie Stetson
data wrangler

Mark Stetson
visual effects consultant

Wilson Tang
digital restoration

Britton Taylor
digital artist

Radley Teruel
digital artist

Chau Tong
digital production manager, visual effects coordinator

Micole Toyloy
digital artist

Davide Tubaro
visual effects

Dave Waller
texture photographer

Eric Wilson
digital compositor

Nick Zagami
rotoscope artist

Anthony Meschi
digital artist

Stunts

Mike Massa
stunt coordinator

Mark Vanselow
stunt double: Ryan Reynolds

Camera and Electrical Department

Lee Ayrton
rigging electric best boy

Ken W. Ballantine
best boy

Eric Robert Bradshaw Bennett
electrician

Michael K. Bergstrom
key grip: 2nd Unit: Alaska

Hans Bjerno
aerial director of photography

Adam D. Bouchard
generator operator

Arnold F. Brown
electrician

Erik L. Brown
first assistant camera: additional photography

Graham Burt
camera loader

Dan Carpluk
grip

Chris Cotterman
grip: additional photography

Jeff W. Curtis
grip

Jonathan A. Davidson
best boy grip: New York

Andrew Degnan
second assistant camera: Los Angeles Unit

Joshua Dreyfus
best boy electric

Jeph Folkins
camera loader: additional photography

Jeff Gatesman
lighting console programmer

Richard Gioia
first assistant camera: second unit

Kerry Hayes
still photographer

Patrick R. Heffernan
key grip: additional

Elizabeth Heslep
second assistant camera: "a" camera

Lee-Anthony Holloway
rigging electrician

Darryl Humber
dolly grip

Josh Ingalls
grip: re-shoots

Twig Johnson
electrician

John R. Kaplan
grip

Gary Kelso
grip

Mark Killian
additional second assistant camera

David Knox
camera operator: "b" camera

Frank La Frazia
rigging electrician

John R. Loyd
grip

Bill-Brady Majors
key rigging grip: re-shoots

Roger Marbury
rigging gaffer

Damon Marcellino
set lighting technician: re-shoots

Lance Mayer
libra head technician

Jim McConkey
camera operator: "a" camera

Mike Moyer
gaffer

Jeremy Noggles
rigging grip: re-shoots

Gary Oldknow
grip

Adam Peabody
electrician

Harry Pray IV
lighting technician

David Puopolo
rigging key grip

C. Alan Rawlins
key grip

Robert J. Reilly
rigging best boy: reshoots

Lance Rieck
scorpio head technician

Riko Schatke
best boy grip

Chris Silano
first assistant camera: "a" camera

Justin Situ
rigging electrician

Hannes Steixner
rigging grip

Timothy M. Sweeney
second assistant camera: "b" camera

Bill Trautvetter
additional camera operator

Aaron Tyburski
electrician

Barry M. Wilson
director of photography: second unit

Greg Wimer
first assistant camera: "b" camera

Frank Yario Jr.
video playback engineer

Fred Young
electrician

Animation Department

Jada Budrick
digital color assistant

Frank Figueroa
digital color assistant

Ron Leidelmeijer
digital color assistant

Casting Department

Jandiz Estrada
casting associate

Bridgette Glover
casting associate

Stephanie R. Hunter
extras casting assistant

Aaron Kahl
extras casting assistant

Ali Merhi
extras casting

Angela Peri
location casting

Jamie Sparer Roberts
casting executive

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Jodi Baldwin
wardrobe supervisor

Ghilaine Bouadana
key costumer

Mickey Carleton
assistant costume designer

Rosa Colón
additional set costumer

Laura Downing
key costumer

Gina Rhodes
key seamstress

Senna Shanti
costumer

Editorial Department

George Chavez
color timer

Sam Daley
colorist: high definition dailies

Jason Fabbro
video colorist

Morgan Gjovik
assistant editor

Trent Johnson
digital film colorist

Bob Peishel
digital intermediate producer

Richie Roefaro
colorist assistant

Mark Sahagun
digital intermediate editor

Mary Beth Smith
negative cutter

Larry D. Webster
additional post-production services

Wesley Nisbett
post-production assistant

Music Department

Paul Bushnell
electronic music programmer

Buck Damon
music supervisor

Sandy DeCrescent
orchestra contractor

Richard Ford
music editor: director's cut

Jerry Hey
orchestrator

Steve Juliani
music preparation

Patrick Kirst
orchestrator

Mateo Laboriel
electronic music programmer

Larry Mah
digital score recordist

Melissa Muik
music editor

Peter Rotter
music contractor

Dennis S. Sands
music scoring mixer , score recordist

Michael Stern
music recording engineer: additional score mixer

Martin Tillman
soloist: cello

Jesse Voccia
electronic music programmer, composer: electronic music

Brad Warnaar
orchestrator

Aaron Zigman
orchestrator

Transportation Department

Steven Docherty
transportation co-captain

Jimmy Kaminsky
driver

Michael Sean Ryan
transportation coordinator

Hank Van Apeldoorn
driver: grip truck

Other Crew

Md. Moinuddin Ali
production assistant: touring crew

Lisa Arnone
second script supervisor

Cathleen Brown
clearances

Ricou Browning Jr.
marine coordinator

Jillian Curran
production assistant

Susanna David
script supervisor

Tomas Deckaj
key set production assistant: New York Unit

Nicholas Delmenico
travel coordinator

Michael DeSantis
production accountant

Roger Dillingham Jr.
set medic

Jeff Dionne
location assistant

John M. Eaton
location assistant

Matthew Lee 'Ziggy' Einzig
production assistant

Jane Finn-Foley
production secretary

Christine Gaiman
post production coordinator

Dave Grabarek
second assistant accountant: reshoot

Cheri Hall
first assistant accountant: reshoot

Cody Harter
stand-in

Barbara Heller
location manager: New York

Patrick Hodges
accounting clerk

Damian Holton
assistant: ms. bullock

Susan Humphrey
animal trainer

Esther Kelly
animal trainer

John Kelly
pilot: seaplane

Kate Kelly
production coordinator

Tiffany Noel Kinder
location scout: Boston

Renee Kitterman
key second assistant accountant

David LaCarubba
production assistant

Scott Levine
unit publicist

Tania Levin
payroll

Rebecca Locke
assistant production coordinator

Chris Love
office production assistant

James MacDonald
set medic

Larry Madrid
animal trainer

Heidi Brook Myers
adr loop group

Stephanie Norton
assistant: David Hoberman

Dave Ozug
assistant location manager

Joe Piasecki
assistant location manager

Kate Powell
assistant: Anne Fletcher

Jaime De La Rosa
stand-in: Oscar Nunez

Greg Rupp
pilot: Sitka Skyways

production assistant

Charlie Scimone
key craft services

Tracy Scott
script supervisor: Los Angeles unit

Lindsey Spaulding
assistant: Ms. McLaglen

Michelle Stevens
first assistant accountant

Tony Suffredini
animal trainer

Valek Sykes
puppeteer

Peter R. Thewes
stand in: Ryan Reynolds - NY Crew

Benjamin Thomas
location scout

Angelo Vacco
voice actor

Ryan Van de Kamp Buchanan
stand-in: ryan reynolds

Richard Wilson
second assistant accountant: re-shoot

Rebecca Windsor
assistant: Todd Lieberman

assistant choreographer

Garson Yu
title designer and supervisor

Judith Babcock
technical supervisor: dailies

Cassandra Johansen
assistant post accountant

Karen Stark
location scout

Thanks

Mike Chambers
special thanks

special thanks

Production Company

Touchstone Pictures

Mandeville Films
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Kurtzman/Orci
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Distributor

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Audio Visual Enterprises

Blitz

Buena Vista International

Buena Vista Sony Pictures Releasing (BVSPR)

Falcon

Forum Cinemas

Forum Cinemas

Forum Cinemas

Saturn Enternainment

Taramount Film

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures

Buena Vista Home Entertainment

Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
,

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
,

Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
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Walt Disney Studios Home Entertainment
,

Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures Finland

Special Effects

Brickyard VFX

Layersmith Digital, The

RotoFactory

Miscellaneous

Birds & Animals Unlimited
animals provided by

Central Casting
extras casting

ChapmanLeonard Studio Equipment
camera dollies

Cinema Mechanics
grip and lighting equipment

Corbis
special thanks

Direct Tools & Fasteners
expendables

Dolce Vita Productions
production support

ESPN Enterprises
special thanks

Film Art
artwork

Framepool
stock footage

Klass Entertainment
product placement

Lightnin' Production Rentals
star trailers, honeywagon, wardrobe

Media Magik Entertainment
post-production

Movie Movers
hair and make-up trailers, transportation, star trailers

RSIG Security
set security

Reel Security
production security

Sony Pictures Studios Scoring Stage
score recorded at

Soundelux
post-production sound services

Spacecam Systems
aerial cameras provided by

Studio Santa Barbara
score mixed at

Technicolor Digital Intermediates
opticals, digital intermediate

Transportation Resources
transportation equipment

Universal Studios Sound Facilities
post-production sound services

Vantage Film
HAWK anamorphic lenses provided by

Walt Disney Studios Negative Cutting
negative cutting

yU+Co.
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