The Weather Man (2005)


The Weather Man
Release Date20 October 2005
Budget$22,000,000
US Box Office$12,000,000
TaglineIn life, accuracy counts.
GenreComedy, Drama
CountryUSA
Germany
Filming LocationsChicago, Illinois, USA
LanguageEnglish
Sound MixDTS, Dolby Digital
ColorColor

The Weather Man is a 2005 American comedy-drama film, directed by Gore Verbinski. Written by Steve Conrad, it stars Nicolas Cage, Michael Caine and Hope Davis and tells the story of a weatherman in the midst of a mid-life crisis.


Cast and Crew


Cast

David Spritz

Robert Spritzel

Noreen

Gemmenne de la Peña
Shelly

Chris Marrs
DMV Guy

Dina Facklis
Andrea

J. Nicole Brooks
Clerk

Sia A. Moody
Nurse

Guy Van Swearingen
Nipper Guy

Alejandro Pina
Fast Food Employee

Jackson Bubala
Fast Food Child

Jennifer Bills
Fast Food Mom

Peter Grosz
Shelly's Archery Instructor

Joe Bianchi
Paul

Nick Kuehneman
Passenger with Frosty

Bruce Jarchow
Viewer

Joanne Sylvestrak
Viewer's Wife

Robyn Moler
Beer Girl

John D. Milinac
Beer Patron

Melanie Decelles Castro
Shelly's Companion

Jason Wells
Tim

Scott Benjaminson
Race Organizer

Ora Jones
Trust Counselor

Takeout Clerk

Jennifer Joan Taylor
Register Worker

Chuck Stubbings
Mark Dersen

Hello America Producer

Dan Flannery
Hello America Producer

Sandy Whiteley
Hello America Director

Antoine McKay
Passing Pedestrian

Eddie Martinez
Pie Thrower

David Darlow
Robert's Friend

Will Zahrn
Priest

NY Pedestrian

Himself

Co-Anchor

Himself

Stephen Hilger
Dave's Archery Instructor

Ron McClary
Guy in Park

Eric Ambriz
Elevator Kid

Leah Rose Orleans
Elevator Kid

Juhong Xue
Co-Anchor

WGN Assistant Director

Himself

Monica Weaver
Living Funeral Guest

John Francis Mountain
Living Funeral Guest

Peter Nikkos
New York Businessman

Nathan Adloff
Extra

Charla Agers
Ice Skating Competitor

Dan Ahn
Extra

Joshua Brail
-

Ryan Burk
Tim's Son

Terrence Edwards
Doorman

David Fordham
Guy in Food Court

Clifford M. Freeney
Newsroom Executive

Todd Goodman
Bag Man

John R. Haley
DMV Customer

Bob Kolbey
Mr. Bratwurst

Kathryn Lyn
Funeral Guest

Nikki Taylor Melton
Girl in Food Court

Sergio Mojica
Business Man

Levin O'Connor
Office Worker

Nikkole Palmatier
Attractive Girl

Christian Rose
Businessman

Ryan Salzwedel
Pedestrian

Megan Schaiper
Funeral Extra

Gary Sedlock
Guest - Ice Rink Party

January Stern
Featured Skater

Joey Strobel
Newsroom Executive

Richard Strobel
Newsroom Executive

Amber Sutherland
Dog Walker

Tristan Layne Tapscott
Extra

Director

Writer

Steve Conrad

Producer

David Alper
executive producer

William S. Beasley
executive producer

Todd Black
producer

Jason Blumenthal
producer

Steve Conrad
co-producer

Norman Golightly
executive producer

Steve Tisch
producer

Original Music

James S. Levine

Cinematographer

Phedon Papamichael

Editor

Craig Wood
-

Casting Director

Denise Chamian
-

Production Designer

Tom Duffield
-

Art Director

Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.

Set Decorator

Rosemary Brandenburg
-

Costume Designer

Penny Rose
-

Makeup Department

Candace Neal
hair department head

Ve Neill
makeup department head

Suzi Ostos
makeup artist

Linda Rizzuto
hair stylist

Larry Waggoner
hair stylist: Mr. Cage

Allen Weisinger
makeup artist: Mr. Cage

André Dubois
personal hairdresser

Erwin H. Kupitz
wig maker

Vicki Vacca
additional makeup artist

Production Manager

William S. Beasley
unit production manager

Simon Morgan
post-production supervisor

Sharyn Shimada-Huggins
production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director

Benita Allen
first assistant director

Frederic Roth
second assistant director

Jeffrey Schwartz
second second assistant director

Stephanie Moore
additional second assistant director

Adam T. Weisinger
additional second assistant director

Art Department

Daniel B. Clancy
lead person

Frank D. Dambra
chief painter

Jeff Dieter
set dresser

Heather Elwell
art department coordinator

Tom Gagnon
set dresser

Michael D. Gianneschi
assistant property master

Harry N. Haase
paint foreperson

Gary Happ
construction foreperson

Craig Jackson
set designer

Tony Leonardi
on-set painter

Quentin Matthys
set dresser

Jon Nicholson
on-set dresser

Benjamin Nowicki
graphic designer

Tom Osman
labor foreperson

Troy Osman
construction foreperson

Tyler Osman
construction coordinator

Kris Peck
property master

Joel Prihoda
lead person

Timothy W. Tiedje
assistant property master

Scott Troha
set dresser

Phil Ellman
set dresser

Thomas J. Glynn
set dresser

Veloz Gomez
set dresser

Kristin Hanson
art department assistant

Mike Monckton
painter

Paul Wambach
art department production assistant

Sound Department

Christopher Barrick
assistant sound editor

Christopher Boyes
supervising sound editor, sound re-recording mixer, sound designer

Fred Burke
foley editor

Anne Couk
assistant sound editor

Scott Curtis
supervising foley editor

Robert Deschaine
adr mixer

Avram D. Gold
supervising adr editor , supervising dialogue editor

Tim Gomillion
recordist

J.R. Grubbs
sound effects editor

Robin Harlan
foley artist

Shawn Kennelly
foley mixer

Susan Kurtz
adr editor

Paul Massey
sound re-recording mixer

Tim McColm
stage engineer

Shannon Mills
foley editor

Sarah Monat
foley artist

Ronnie Morgan
assistant sound editor

Timothy Nielsen
sound effects editor

Jonathan Null
supervising foley editor

Lee Orloff
sound mixer

Juan Peralta
re-recording technician

Jeremy Pitts
foley editor

Dennis Rogers
sound recordist

Jurgen Scharpf
re-recording technician

Blair Scheller
boom operator

Dee Selby
assistant sound designer

Tony Sereno
re-recording technician

Randy Singer
foley mixer

Thomas W. Small
foley editor

Frank Smathers
dialogue editor

Addison Teague
sound effects editor

Tami Treadwell
adr recordist

James Wright
sound consultant: Dolby

Ronald L. Wright
cable person

Sean England
digital archivist

Nick Foley
adr recordist

Thomas Giordano
boom operator: additional photography Los Angeles

William Stein
re-recording engineer

Ted Swanscott
adr mixer

Special Effects

Michael Ahasay
special effects foreperson

David J. Chamerski
special effects foreperson

William Dambra
special effects on set

Rodman Kiser
special effects foreperson

John D. Milinac
special effects coordinator

Carrie Oviatt
special effects accountant

Ryan Evans
special effects

Brad Good
special effects crew

Blake E. Matthys
special effects crew: snow

Dieter Sturm
special effects snowmaker

Yvonne Sturm
snowmaker

Rob Yale
special effects assistant

Visual Effects

Gil Baron
cg technical supervisor: Method

Hatem Benabdallah
cg artist: Method

Jeremy F. Butler
cg artist: Method

Chris Flynn
digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Alex Frisch
lead 2d visual effects artist: Method

Joe Gareri
executive producer: Pacific Title & Art Studio

visual effects supervisor

Paul Perez Hahn
visual effects producer: Method

Brian Hanable
inferno compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Maureen Healy
digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Alexandre Kolasinski
2d artist: Method

Tom Lamb
digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Jennifer Law Stump
digital compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

James LeBloch
cg artist: Method

Laurent Ledru
cg creative supervisor: Method

Cedric Nicolas
lead 2d visual effects artist: Method

Patrick Phillips
inferno compositor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Liz Radley
video & computer graphics supervisor

Katrina Salicrup
2d artist: Method

David Sosalla
visual effects supervisor: Pacific Title & Art Studio

Scott Taylor
technical lead: Method

James D. Tittle
visual effects coordinator: Pacific Title

Andreas Wacker
technology supervisor: Method

Brian Corpus
technical operations manager: Pacific Title and Art Studio

Todd Hemsley
digital compositor

Chia-Chi Hu
digital compositor

Gerald Ragland
digital intermediate assistant

John Scheer
digital intermediate editor

John Zachary
video technical assistant

Stunts

Frank P. Calzavara
stunts

Stacey Carino
stunt double: Hope Davis

Tobiasz Daszkiewicz
stunts

James Fierro
stunts

Mark Harper
stunts

Matthew LeFevour
stunts

Rick Le Fevour
stunt coordinator , stunts

Tom Lowell
stunts

Daniel Maldonado
stunts

James R. Mammoser
stunts

Natalie M. Meyer
stunts

Carl Paoli
stunts

Linda Perlin
stunts

Randy Popplewell
stunts

Gina Reale
stunts

Ken Remer
stunts

Alicia Skirball
stunts

Jodi Smith
stunts

Kevin Sorensen
stunts

Rich Wilkie (I)
stunts

Eddie Yansick
stunt person: Mr. Cage

Camera and Electrical Department

Faires Anderson
steadicam operator, camera operator: "b" camera

Richard Bond
rigging grip

Fernando M. Briones
grip

Joseph P. Connelly
rigging grip

Eugene F. Crededio
assistant chief lighting technician

Ronald Crededio
electrician

Dennis De La Mata
rigging grip

Roger Doherty
electrician

Ronald Dragosh
electrician

Michael J. Fowler
video playback operator

John P. Friday
chief rigging electrician

Melinda Sue Gordon
still photographer

Bob Hall
first assistant photographer

James Haworth
electrician

John Hudecek
dolly grip operator

Timothy Jipping
grip

Robert Krzeminski
second company grip

Peter Kuttner
first assistant photographer: "b" camera

Morgan Michael Lewis
first company grip

Elizabeth Miller
first assistant photographer: "b" camera

John Monsour
supervising video engineer

Chris Mulsoff
assistant chief rigging electrician

Mark Purkart
dolly grip operator

John S. Robertson
first company rigging grip

James F. Roorda
second company rigging grip

James J. Ryan
rigging electrician

Kory Salajka
grip

Rafael E. Sánchez
chief lighting technician

Martin Schaer
camera operator

Marc Schneider
rigging grip

Dan Schroer
second assistant photographer

Mark Scott
video playback operator

Robert Swander
rigging electrician

Nick Thomas
rigging electrician

David Watkinson
supervising video engineer

Eric Wheeler
film loader

Kevin Wisor
rigging electrician

Frank Yario Jr.
video assist

Dawn Copeland
electrician

James W. Finnerty
key grip: New York

Joe Gajewski
crane technician

Alejandro Garcia
additional camera loader

Kevin Gazdik
rigging electrician

Lance Mayer
second assistant camera: New York

David Moenkhaus
first assistant camera

Justin Panzanaro
rigging electric: New York

Joe Passarelli
camera intern

Keith Pokorski
crane operator: Technocrane

Jose Luis Rios
camera intern

Darren Ryan
video assist operator: New York

Carlo Treviso
video assist intern

Joe 'Jody' Williams
camera operator: "b" camera

Casting Department

Tom Gustafson
extras casting

Barbara Harris
adr voice casting

Scout Masterson
casting associate

Mickie Paskal
casting: Chicago

Jennifer Rudnicke
casting: Chicago

Cindy Sciacca
extras casting assistant

Rachel Tenner
casting: Chicago

Kate Burgess
background casting production assistant

Sharon Lomasney
background casting assistant

Matt Miller
casting associate: Chicago

Costume and Wardrobe Department

Lizzie Cook
costumer

Stella Cottini
costumer

Carolyn Dessert
costume supervisor

Karan Doherty
set costumer

Gordana Golubovich
costumer

Eileen McCahill
key costumer

Debbie Travis
costumer: Mr. Cage

Claire Connelly
costume department coordinator

Careen Fowles
costume supervisor: New York

Gretchen Gain
costumer

Laura Kaminski
wardrobe intern

Sukari McGill
costumer

Editorial Department

Mike Chiado
digital intermediate technologist: Company 3

Rob Doolittle
digital on-line artist: Company 3

David Feldman
digital intermediate producer: Company 3

Kindra Marra
assistant editor

Simon Morgan
first assistant editor

Mark T. Osborne
dailies colorist

Jim Passon
color timer

Dylan Quirt
apprentice film editor

Erik Rogers
supervising digital intermediate producer: Company 3

Stefan Sonnenfeld
colorist: Company 3

Sarah Ogletree
editorial coordinator

Missy Papageorge
digital intermediate producer

Music Department

David Baerwald
composer: additional music

Jeffrey Biggers
score mixing assistant

Tom Broderick
score technical assistant

Al Clay
score recordist

Clay Duncan
score programmer

Dorothy Joo
music production assistant

Suzie Katayama
music contractor

Becky Mancuso-Winding
music production services

Abhay Manusmare
score technical assistant

Alan Meyerson
score mixer, score recordist

Melissa Muik
music editor

Mark Wherry
score technical assistant

Ryeland Allison
musician: drums

Heitor Pereira
musician: electric guitar, composer: additional music

Martin Tillman
soloist: cello

Transportation Department

James F. Hogan
transportation captain

Armand Paoletti
transportation coordinator

Joseph Paoletti
transportation co-captain

Other Crew

Maalik Armour
production assistant

Kelley Baker
first assistant auditor

Lacy Boughn
assistant: Mr. Tisch

Benjamin T. Brammeier
production assistant

Stephen Bures
assistant: Mr. Cage

Patty Carey
location manager

Dru Anne Carlson
script supervisor

Jessica Ashley Carroll
production assistant

Brian Cho
production assistant

John Clancy
medic

Shawn Clark
assistant: Mr. Beasley

Steven B. Cohen
consultant: digital cinema, Company 3

Joe Dionne
production assistant

Jennifer Dubin
assistant: Mr. Alper

Jason Farrar
assistant location manager

Dan Fischer
production assistant

Shannon Fortune
production assistant

Jenny Fumarolo
production secretary

Will Gatlin
craft service

Ira Gerber
production assistant

Lindsay Greitzer
assistant: Mr. Verbinski

Marc A. Hammer
production coordinator

Kristin Hanson
production assistant

Lance Johnson
assistant: Mr. Blumenthal

C. David Jones
production assistant

Janette Kim
production assistant

Renee Kitterman
accounting clerk

Ross L. Kulma
medic

Maggie Kusik
assistant accountant

Martha Lafage
assistant location manager

Mark Mamalakis
assistant location manager

Karri Mayo
studio teacher

James R. McAllister
location manager

Patrick McDonald
production assistant

Glen Meyer
technical advisor: archery

Patrick Muldoon
production assistant

Moanike'ala Nakamoto
assistant: Mr. Zimmer

Lee Nicholl
trainer: Mr. Cage

Margaret J. Orlando
assistant production coordinator

Dan Pardikes
production assistant

Cameron Pearce
advisor: graphics

Jess Platt
dialogue coach

Neal Prosansky
production assistant

Kathy Rowe
assistant: Mr. Black

Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner
production auditor

Heather Sharpe
assistant: Todd Black

meteorological technical advisor

Stefan Sonnenfeld
executive producer: Company 3

Thomas D. Sullivan III
medic

Matt Summers
assistant: Mr. Golightly

Cid Swank
unit publicist

Karen Turner
payroll accountant

Megan Vandehey
production assistant

Michael Vasquez
assistant accountant

Rick Vigil
security: Mr. Cage

John Weaver
production assistant

John David Wolfe
location scout, production assistant

John Zachary
production assistant

Andrew Zack
assistant: Mr. Zimmer

Elicia Zimmerman
production assistant

Mikayla Abromowitz
script supervisor

Dan Ahn
production assistant

Josh Anisfeld
production assistant

Robert C. Barnett
payroll accountant

Carmen Cardenas
production secretary: New York

Deborah Chung
production intern

B. Ted Deiker
production coordinator: re-shoots

Adam Dobosz
production assistant

Mikey Eberle
production assistant

Joe Farina
stand-in

Jay Floyd
clearance administrator

Liam Ford
data manager: CO3

Michelle Gonsiorek
production assistant

Miguel Govea
special publicist

Tom Graziano
location assistant: New York

Clayton Hauck
production assistant

Cynthia Kao
office production assistant: New York

Keith Kolecki
production assistant

Irec Kriske
production assistant

Cambron McKeever
production assistant

Brian McQuery
production assistant

Leda Nornang
production coordinator: New York

Sara Nudelman
production assistant

Brian C. Pawlowski
production assistant

Stefan Rand
production assistant

Michael K. Reynolds
craft service

Nikki Scavo
production assistant

Brian Schilling
production assistant

Andy Spellman
production assistant

Larry Szymanowski
sign maker

Carlo Treviso
video recording assistant

Joan Washington
pre-production dialect coach: Nicholas Hoult

Kenneth Yoder
production assistant

Thanks

Rich Moskal
the producers wish to thank: Chicago Film Office

Production Company

Paramount Pictures

Escape Artists

Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG

The Weather Man

Distributor

Paramount Pictures

Sony Pictures Releasing

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

United International Pictures (UIP)

Argentina Video Home
,

Momentum Pictures

Nordisk Film

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment

Paramount Home Entertainment

United International Pictures (UIP)

Special Effects

Method Studios

Pacific Title and Art Studio

Howard Anderson Company, The

WSI Corporation

Full Scale Effects

Miscellaneous

Atlantic Cine Equipment
cranes and remote heads

Canali
selected wardrobe: Mr. Cage, provided by

Chicago Film Office, The
the producers wish to thank

Company 3
digital intermediate

Hat Trick Catering
caterer

Illinois Film Commision
the producers wish to thank

Kodak
motion picture film

Mary Nelson-Fraser & Associates
negative cutting

Movie Movers
star trailers , production trailers , transportation

Nickelodeon Network
acknowledgement: "SpongeBob SquarePants" provided by

Pacific Title
titles

Panavision
cameras and lenses

Paramount Studios
digital sound editing

Scribner
publisher: "On Death and Dying" by Elisabeth Kubler-Ross courtesy of

Sonoton Musik-Verlag
music






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