27Dresses

Katherine Heigl, who earlier this year got “Knocked Up” in the hit motion picture

comedy from Judd Apatow, and nabbed an Emmy® for her starring role as a surgical

resident in “Grey’s Anatomy,” is always a bridesmaid but never a bride in the romantic

comedy 27 DRESSES. From the screenwriter of “The Devil Wears Prada,” 27

DRESSES centers on Jane (Heigl), an idealistic, romantic and completely selfless

woman…a perennial bridal attendant whose own happy ending is nowhere in sight. But

when younger sister Tess captures the heart of Jane’s boss – with whom she is secretly in

love – Jane begins to reexamine her “always-a-bridesmaid….” lifestyle.

Jane has always been good at taking care of others, but not so much in looking

after herself. Her entire life has been about making people happy – and she has a closet

full of 27 bridesmaid dresses to prove it. One memorable evening, Jane manages to

shuttle between wedding receptions in Manhattan and Brooklyn, a feat witnessed by

Kevin (James Marsden), a newspaper reporter who realizes that a story about this

wedding junkie is his ticket off the newspaper’s bridal beat.

Jane finds Kevin’s cynicism counter to everything she holds dear – namely

weddings, and the two lock horns. Further complicating Jane’s once perfectly-ordered

life is the arrival of younger sister Tess (Malin Akerman). Tess immediately captures the

heart of Jane’s boss, George (Edward Burns). Tess enlists her always-accommodating

sister to plan yet another wedding – Tess and George’s – but Jane’s feelings for him lead

to shocking revelations…and maybe the beginning of a new life.

27 DRESSES caps a remarkable year for Katherine Heigl, whose ascension to

superstardom began with her award-winning role in the top-rated series “Grey’s

Anatomy” and continued with her knockout performance in “Knocked Up.” When 27

DRESSES producer Jonathan Glickman saw early footage of Judd Apatow’s comedy, he

felt that Heigl “was really spectacular – you could see that she had a great energy.”

Glickman and fellow producers Gary Barber and Roger Birnbaum, partners at Spyglass

Entertainment, were thrilled when Heigl said “I do” to 27 DRESSES.

Heigl found much to explore with the character. “Like other people, Jane takes

pride doing the things she’s really good at,” notes Heigl. “She clearly loves being a

bridesmaid; Jane is just taking it too far because she’s filling her life with other people’s

desires, forfeiting her own memories or the memories she might make for herself. She’s

sort of a secondary character in her own life.

“I really enjoyed the opportunity to play a character that is funny and charming,

yet flawed – it’s everything I want in a comedic character,” Heigl continues. “I love this

kind of comedy and enjoyed seeing how far I could push the humor. I’ve been waiting

my entire career to have this kind of role.”

Aline Brosh McKenna, who wrote the original screenplay for 27 DRESSES and

the adaptation for the critical and commercial success “The Devil Wears Prada,”

describes Jane’s saga as “a delayed coming-of-age story about a woman who finds out

what things she needs to change about herself in order to go from being a bridesmaid to

being a bride.”

McKenna says her screenplay was inspired by a friend’s myriad stints as a

bridesmaid. “She has been in about a dozen weddings, which I thought was fascinating,”

says McKenna. “I thought, what would make somebody the sort of person who would be

invited to be in that many weddings? Obviously she has a lot of connections and

friendships, but there was something that was disconnecting her from having a

relationship that belonged totally to her.”

McKenna’s facility in creating sparkling dialogue and comedic yet heartfelt

characters and situations, was critical in attracting Heigl and the behind-the-camera team

to the project. “Aline has a great way with fun, quick dialogue that really develops these

characters as real people,” says Anne Fletcher, the acclaimed choreographer (“The 40

Year Old Virgin,” “Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story”) who directed 27 DRESSES.

(Her helming debut was the hit dance film “Step Up.”) “I loved her script and

completely identified with Jane because I, too, am a full-blown co-dependent! My

nickname is Mama because I like to take care of everything and everyone. But when you

always want to ‘do’ for everybody, you forget about yourself. That’s what has happened

to Jane and, I think, to a lot of women.”

With the late Bobby Newmyer, an executive producer on 27 DRESSES,

McKenna pitched her story to Spyglass Entertainment; the company’s Barber, Birnbaum

and Glickman immediately saw the film’s appeal. “Here was this girl that everybody

loved but who never had a boyfriend and never put herself out there to try to get what she

wanted,” Glickman notes. “She is a fun, intriguing character.”

Work continued on the script, and the story evolved from a tale of two friends

dueling over the same man to a story about two sisters with a complex family dynamic,

which provided more character and story-based humor and emotion. “We tried to keep

the story focused more on Jane’s emotional journey and character as opposed to the

mechanical nature of how two people are going to find each other,” says McKenna.

Adds Glickman: “27 DRESSES is a naturalistic movie with the very big idea about a

woman who’s been a bridesmaid twenty-seven times. It allows us to send up craziness

that can occur at weddings, but at the same time we have a character-driven romantic

comedy with some big surprises.”

Once production began, Fletcher and McKenna quickly became fans of the film’s

star. “Katie [Heigl] has such a great understanding of physical comedy, character

development, and of what is naturally funny,” says Fletcher. “She is brilliant at playing

both the physical comedy and sensitivity of this character.” Adds McKenna: “It’s

amazing that someone who is that beautiful and that poised can convey the humor and the

loneliness of being a perpetual bridesmaid. Katie is amazingly funny, her timing is

impeccable, and she understands and has a lot of empathy for Jane.”

While Heigl’s Jane is the story’s heart and soul, the other leading roles are critical

to defining her journey. Jane’s beloved but duplicitous younger sister, Tess, is played by

Malin Akerman, who recently starred as Ben Stiller’s bride-from-hell in “The Heartbreak

Kid,” and is now before the cameras for the long-anticipated “Watchmen.” “Tess is

Jane’s Achilles' heel,” notes Heigl. “She can’t say no to Tess and she can’t let Tess make

her own mistakes. Jane is always cleaning up after her and fixing everything, which Tess

has come to expect and take advantage of without considering the consequences. They

love each other immensely and there’s a real bond there, but it’s gone a little awry as

they’ve gotten older.”

“Tess is definitely the typical younger sister who’s had the road paved for her by

her older sister,” says Akerman. “She knows how to manipulate situations – and her

sister. It’s a fun character to play because Tess gets stuck in the ‘Bridezilla’ zone and

goes a little bit nuts. But deep down she’s a real woman who knows what's going on.”

The filmmakers wanted each sister to have a distinctive look. Jane is attractive

but not too flashy, notes costume designer Catherine Marie Thomas, but “Tess had to

pop. The first time she encounters George, the moment where Jane’s heart is broken, we

wanted Tess to be radiant and glowing – with a look that would stop traffic. Amid

characters wearing dark clothing, Tess is in yellow, a gorgeous woman in this short dress

with no back; she just beams. Poor Jane, her boss is just drooling.”

The two actresses hit it off immediately, but Heigl wondered whether the

audience would buy them as sisters. “My first thought was that Malin and I look nothing

alike,” says Heigl, “but we picked up some of the same mannerisms and started talking

the same way. When we went to dinner in Providence [where most of the film was shot],

four or five people asked if we were sisters!”

The men in Jane’s life are a cynical newspaper reporter, Kevin, and a self-made

entrepreneur, George. James Marsden plays Kevin, an ambitious reporter at the fictional

New York Journal, where he begrudgingly pens a Sunday “Weddings” column that,

despite his cynicism about the ritual, is beautifully and sensitively written.

Fletcher cast Marsden after working with him in “Hairspray,” on which Fletcher

was an associate choreographer and second unit director, and Marsden played the

Baltimore television-dance-show host Corny Collins. She notes the volatile Jane-Kevin

relationship is a classic “rom-com” situation of opposites repelling then attracting one

another. “You can understand why Jane resists Kevin,” says Fletcher. “He’s sarcastic

and cranky, and he nags and constantly bugs her. His protection is his wit and sarcasm,

but he’s charming, charismatic and funny.”

Adds McKenna: “There is, however, a trait both characters share, for Jane and

Kevin are observers – he by profession – and in their own ways both have chosen to sit

on the sidelines.”

Marsden, best known for his role as Cyclops in the “X-Men” film trilogy, was

eager to tackle a romantic leading man part. “I usually play the guy who gets the short

end of the stick in, so it is nice when I read 27 DRESSES and realized, ‘They're

considering me for the guy who may actually get the girl!’”

Ed Burns’ progressive-thinking, über-male George is in some ways the polar

opposite of Marsden’s cynical newspaperman. George is the founder and CEO of a

manufacturer of environmentally-aware clothing and outdoor equipment. “George is

some kind of movie version of the ultimate urban male,” says Burns. “He is very P.C.,

does a lot of good environmental work, is a self-made man, a Big Brother to a young boy

– and he has a great dog. Of course we all know that guys like George don’t really

exist.”

Judy Greer plays Casey, Jane’s best friend and colleague at George’s company,

Urban Everest. “Casey is kind of brassy and loud and doesn’t have much of a censor

inside of her; she just says whatever comes to mind,” says Greer. “She’s fun, tries to

bring out the wild side in Jane, and is super-loyal, valuing their friendship over all else.”

Also taking on a starring “role” is the titular, often outrageous wedding garb

push the fashion envelope. “Anne was very eager to explore the crazier side of

bridesmaid dresses,” says Thomas. “If you use 27 normal dresses, it doesn’t look

interesting. We wanted to convey the kind of pain that accompanies the wearing of such

‘unusual’ styles.”

Fletcher’s background in dance influenced the designs. “I wanted to turn the

dresses into costumes with matching outfits that make everyone look as if they’re going

to break into a dance number,” she explains.

Thomas likens the dress selection process to that of solving a puzzle. “Initially

we had fifty outfits, so we’d lose one dress and push another into something that was a

little funnier, maybe adding lace or a hat,” she elaborates. “After we arranged them to

the point where we were happy with assortment, we realized to our chagrin that we were

three dresses over, and had to eliminate more.”

Heigl’s favorite outfit was what she calls the “Gone with the Wind” dress, an

outfit that would have done Scarlett O’Hara proud. The dress, also known as “Plantation

Wedding,” was made of yellow silk with orange flowers and orange ribbon lacing. It was

accessorized with a straw bonnet with orange trim and grosgrain ribbon tie, a white lace

parasol with orange ties, and bright yellow heels. “For the ‘Gone with the Wind’

wedding, we built everything, including eight gigantic hoop dresses, all different colors,”

she says.

Then there was the “Bahama Mama” dress – hot pink with big sections of pink

and yellow tulle all the way around the bottom of the skirt; the “Cowgirl Dress” (aka

“Cowboy Wedding”), featuring a white cowboy hat with hot pink flower; the

“Underwater Dress,” complete with hot pink flippers and goggles; and the “Green Vomit

Dress,” which probably requires no further explanation.

Though set primarily in New York City, much of 27 DRESSES was shot in

Rhode Island. “Providence [, Rhode Island] offered a great alternative because it offers

locations that double very well for Manhattan,” says Jonathan Glickman. “Also, much of

27 DRESSES is set outside of the City – on a beach and in rural upstate New York – and

Rhode Island was a perfect fit for those locales.”

Key Rhode Island locations included the Rosecliff and Marble House Mansions in

Newport, a diner in East Greenwich, a beach in Charlestown, the city of Providence

(which provided some New York City and Weehawken, New Jersey exteriors), and a

dive bar in Pawtucket, where Jane and Kevin lead the patrons in a stirring if tipsy

rendition of the classic Elton John tune “Benny and the Jets.”

In Pawtucket’s Hope Artiste Village, a mixed-use industrial/loft space, production

designer Shepherd Frankel created interior sets for the Urban Everest offices and a Hindi-

Jewish wedding scene. “Shepherd’s done a great job not only selling Rhode Island as

New York, but also creating interiors like Urban Everest, as well as the news bullpen for

the New York Journal; the Journal set feels like no other movie scene set in a newspaper

office,” Glickman notes.

The production did spend two critical weeks in the Big Apple, shooting locations

unique to the City. “We used some familiar locations, like Central Park, but also parts of

New York you don’t see in movies, like the East Village, where Jane’s apartment is

located, and the Meatpacking District where George’s company is based,” Glickman

adds.

Throughout production and into the final stages of post-production, the key word

for Anne Fletcher was “big” and “relatable.” “When I hear 27 DRESSES described as a

modest romantic comedy, I say, ‘Stop!’ she exclaims. “It’s a gigantic movie!’ Every

wedding scene is enormous, from the flowers to the dresses to the people to the dancing

and every other component. But the challenge was to make the situations and characters

big and recognizable. I didn’t want to play it over the top. We wanted audiences to fall

in love with these characters from the second they meet them.”

And what of the woman whose many trips to the altar as a bridesmaid inspired

screenwriter Aline Brosh McKenna? “My friend got engaged just a couple of months

before the movie got its official greenlight,” says the screenwriter. “She’ll be married by

the time the movie comes out!”

ABOUT THE CAST

KATHERINE HEIGL (Jane) was recently seen in the box office smash hit

“Knocked Up.” The film, directed by Judd Apatow and co-staring Paul Rudd and Seth

Rogen, focuses on a young woman who finds out that she is pregnant after a one night

stand.

Heigl can be seen weekly on ABC’s critically acclaimed drama “Grey’s

Anatomy.” She portrays Dr. Isobel “Izzie” Stevens, the small-town girl who is constantly

battling for respect amongst her peers. The series focuses on the personal and

professional lives of five surgical interns struggling to be doctors and their supervisors

who are struggling to stay human. Heigl earned an Emmy Award in 2007 as well as a

Golden Globe® nomination in 2007 for her performance.

Heigl’s previous film credits include the comedy “The Ringer,” the horror film

“Valentine,” Steven Soderbergh’s critically acclaimed depression-era drama, “King of

the Hill,” “Under Siege 2: Dark Territory,” opposite Steven Segal, “Stand-Ins” and “That

Night.” Her first leading role was in Touchstone Pictures’ “My Father the Hero” starring

opposite Gerard Depardieu.

On television, Heigl starred on the WB’s sci-fi drama series, “Roswell.”

Additional television credits include the Hallmark Channel’s “Love Comes Softly,” TBS’

“Evil Never Dies,” and “Love’s Enduring Promise.”

JAMES MARSDEN (Kevin) can currently be seen in the box office hit

“Enchanted” opposite Susan Sarandon, Amy Adams and Patrick Dempsey for Disney for

which he is receiving rave reviews. “Enchanted” is a romantic fable, mixing live action

with CGI animation directed by Kevin Lima. He was recently seen in Adam Shankman's

box-office hit “Hairspray” opposite John Travolta, Queen Latifah, Michelle Pfeiffer and

Christopher Walken. Marsden played Corny Collins, the host of the TV dance show.

Marsden is currently in production on Richard Kelley's horror film “The Box”

opposite Cameron Diaz. Marsden and Diaz play an unhappily married couple who

receive a box from a stranger who tells them that, if they push a button on the box, they

will receive a large amount of cash and someone they don't know will die. The film is

based on a Richard Matheson short story called “Button, Button.” Marsden is also set to

appear in a cameo role in Sean Anders' upcoming comedy called “Sex Drive” opposite

Michael Cera.

Marsden was also seen in “Superman Returns” for director Bryan Singer.

Marsden starred as Richard White, a new rival for the affections of Lois Lane. Kevin

Spacey, Kate Bosworth, Brandon Routh and Frank Langella also starred.

Marsden’s diverse film credits include Cyclops in the “X-Men” trilogy, the Nick

Cassavetes romantic drama “The Notebook,” and “The Alibi.” Additional film credits

include “Disturbing Behavior,” “10th and Wolf,” “24th Day,” “Sugar and Spice” and

“Interstate 60.” His notable television roles include Glen Floy on the final season of the

Emmy winning, David E. Kelley series “Ally McBeal.”

MALIN AKERMAN (Tess) was born in Stockholm, Sweden. A career

opportunity for her father moved her family to Toronto, Canada when Akerman was only

two years old. Akerman began modeling and acting in television commercials at age

five.

At seventeen, Akerman won the Ford Supermodel of Canada search. Interest from

international agents led Akerman to spend her summers in Europe modeling until she

finished high school. She pursued a successful modeling career for several years but

eventually decided to stay in Toronto and focus on acting. Akerman quickly landed a

role on a television series produced by Steven Spielberg, and several guest roles

followed. She then relocated to Los Angeles.

This fall, Akerman had a starring role opposite Ben Stiller in the comedy “The

Heartbreak Kid,” directed by the Farrelly brothers. Before that she co-starred in “The

Invasion,” starring Nicole Kidman, and in the comedy “The Brothers Solomon,” directed

by Bob Odenkirk, starring Will Arnett and Will Forte. She has also appeared in the films

“Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle,” “The Utopian Society” and “The Skulls.”

On the small screen, Akerman impressed critics and audiences with her portrayal

of Juna Millken in the HBO series “The Comeback.” She also had a recurring role in the

third season of “Entourage.”

Akerman is currently shooting “The Watchmen,” also starring Patrick Wilson,

Billy Crudup and Carla Gugino.

JUDY GREER (Casey) can be seen starring in the upcoming new half-hour

comedy series for ABC “Miss/Guided.” The single camera project from 20th Century

Fox TV and Ashton Kutcher’s studio-based Katalyst Films, centers on a woman (Greer)

who returns to her high school alma mater to become a guidance counselor. Caroline

Williams (“The Office”) penned the script for the pilot, directed by Todd Holland.

Before that, Greer starred in the series “Love Monkey” with Tom Cavanaugh and

in the critically-acclaimed hit show “Arrested Development,” in a recurring role as Kitty

Sanchez. Greer recently finished shooting an episode of the FX series “It’s Always

Sunny In Philadelphia,” as well as taking on roles in “Californication” for Showtime, and

in the NBC hit, “My Name is Earl.” She has a recurring role on the sitcom “Two and a

Half Men.”

On the big screen, Greer stars in the upcoming independent feature “The Key

Man” playing opposite Brian Cox and Jack Davenport, directed by Peter Himmelstein.

Greer was seen in Paul Weitz’s “American Dreamz,” opposite Hugh Grant and Mandy

Moore, in addition to Cameron Crowe’s “Elizabethtown,” starring opposite Kirsten

Dunst, Orlando Bloom and Susan Sarandon, and in the independent films “The

Amateurs,” opposite Jeff Bridges and Jeanne Tripplehorn, and “The Great New

Wonderful” with Maggie Gyllenhaal and Tony Shalhoub.

Additional film credits include “The Go-Getter,” with Zooey Deschanel and Jena

Malone, “The Grand,” with David Cross and Shannon Elizabeth, and “Visioneers.”

Other credits include M. Night Shyamalan’s “The Village” opposite Joaquin Phoenix,

Adrien Brody, Sigourney Weaver and William Hurt; “13 Going on 30” opposite Jennifer

Garner; writer-director Adam Goldberg’s psychological drama “I Love Your Work,”

“The Hebrew Hammer,” Charlie Kaufman’s critically-acclaimed “Adaptation,” “The

Wedding Planner,” “What Women Want,” “What Planet Are You From?” “Three

Kings,” “Jawbreaker,” “In Memory of My Father,” “The Father,” “The Specials,” and

“Kissing a Fool.”

Greer was born and raised in the Detroit. She trained for nearly ten years in

classical Russian ballet and then shifted her interest to acting and was accepted into

Chicago’s prestigious The Theatre School at DePaul University.

EDWARD BURNS (George) continues to entertain audiences as an actor, writer,

director and producer.

Burns’ latest film, “Purple Violets,” debuted at the 2007 Tribeca Film Festival.

“Purple Violets” also starred Debra Messing, Patrick Wilson and Selma Blair and marks

the eighth time Burns has written, directed, produced and starred in a motion picture.

“Purple Violets” premiered on iTunes on November 20, and became the first feature film

to be exclusively distributed on that popular service.

Burns will next be seen in the Japanese horror remake “One Missed Call” for

Warner Bros., set for a January 2008 release.

Burns appeared in Nancy Meyer’s film “The Holiday” opposite Kate Winslet and

Jude Law. Additionally, Burns released two films in 2006, “Looking for Kitty” and

“The Groomsmen,” in which he directed, wrote and starred opposite Brittany Murphy,

John Leguizamo, Jay Mohr and Donal Logue.

Burns starred opposite Dustin Hoffman and Andy Garcia in director James

Foley’s “Confidence,” which had its world premiere at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival.

Other recent films as an actor include the 20th Century Fox romantic comedy “Life, Or

Something Like It,” opposite Angelina Jolie, and New Line’s “Fifteen Minutes” costarring

Robert De Niro. Burns also starred opposite Tom Hanks in Steven Spielberg’s

“Saving Private Ryan.” The critically acclaimed World War II epic marked the first film

in which Burns acted in a film he did not write and direct himself.

Burns was lauded by critics and audiences alike for his first feature, “The

Brothers McMullen,” which premiered in competition at the 1995 Sundance Film

Festival, winning the Grand Jury Prize. Burns wrote, directed and starred in the film,

which was shot on a budget of only $25,000 and went on to gross over ten million dollars

at the domestic box office, making it the most profitable film of 1995. The film also won

“Best First Feature” at the 1996 Independent Spirit Awards.

Burns’ second film which he wrote, directed, produced and starred in, was the

romantic comedy “She’s The One,” with Jennifer Aniston and Cameron Diaz. Burns’

additional films on which he wore multiple hats include Gramercy Pictures’ intimate

drama, “No Looking Back,” with Lauren Holly and Jon Bon Jovi; Paramount Classics’

romantic comedy ensemble “Sidewalks of New York,” featuring Heather Graham,

Brittany Murphy, Rosario Dawson, and Stanley Tucci; and the 1980’s-set drama, “Ash

Wednesday,” which starred Burns and Elijah Wood as two New York brothers trying to

escape their past. Burns sixth feature film in just ten years was “Looking for Kitty,”

which premiered at the 2004 Tribeca Film Festival.

For television, Edward Burns and brother Brian served as creators and executive

producers of the half-hour comedy “The Fighting Fitzgeralds” for NBC starring Golden

Globe winner Brian Dennehy.

Burns was born in Woodside, Queens and grew up on Long Island. Initially an

English major, he decided to focus on filmmaking, which he studied at Hunter College in

New York City before making “The Brothers McMullen.” After the film won the Grand

Jury Prize at Robert Redford’s Sundance Film Festival, Redford was so impressed with

Burns’ talents that he served as executive producer on both “She’s The One” and “No

Looking Back.”

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS

ANNE FLETCHER (Director) was one of the film industry's most sought-after

choreographers when she was tapped to direct her first feature, the 2006 hit “Step Up,”

starring Channing Tatum and Jenna Dewan. During her distinguished career as

choreographer, Fletcher worked on “The Ice Princess,” “The Pacifier,” “The 40 Year Old

Virgin,” “Along Came Polly,” “Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed,” “The Longest

Yard,” “Bringing Down The House,” “Down With Love,” “Like Mike,” “Orange

County” and “Bring It On,” and created the physicality of the title character in

“Catwoman.” Her television credits include “Return to the Batcave: The Misadventures

of Adam and Burt,” “Maybe It's Me,” “Six Feet Under,” “Judging Amy,” “Buffy The

Vampire Slayer,” “The MTV Movie Awards,” Comedy Central's “Last Laugh '04” and

“Last Laugh '05,” and “TV Land Awards: A Celebration of Classic TV.”

As an actor, Fletcher can be seen in “The Pacifier,” “Bringing Down the House,”

“A Walk to Remember,” “Monkeybone,” “Bring It On,” “Boogie Nights,” and “George

of the Jungle,” among others. She was assistant choreographer on “Blast From the Past,”

“Dudley Do-Right,” “The Out-of-Towners,” “She's All That,” “Antz,” “Boogie Nights”

and “A Life Less Ordinary.”

Born in Detroit, Fletcher began dancing at age 12, was teaching at 13, and

dancing professionally at 15. She moved to Los Angeles at 18, after graduating from

high school, to pursue a career in dance and subsequently traveled all over the world,

dancing in industrials. She appeared on such television shows as “The Tracey Ullman

Show,” “The Smothers Brothers” and the mini-series “War and Remembrance.” After

making a music video with Dan Aykroyd and Tom Hanks for “Dragnet,” she began

dancing in film and made her debut in “The Mask” which was followed by “The

Flintstones,” which started her collaboration with Adam Shankman as dancer and later as

assistant choreographer. She served as associate producer on Shankman’s “The Wedding

Planner” and most recently worked with him as assistant choreographer on “Hairspray.”

ALINE BROSH McKENNA (Screenwriter) wrote the screenplay for “The

Devil Wears Prada” (2006), which was nominated for a Writers Guild Award, a USC

Scripter Award and a BAFTA. Her other credits include “Laws of Attraction” (2003)

with Pierce Brosnan and Julianne Moore and “Three to Tango” (1999) with Matthew

Perry and Neve Campbell. Features in development include “Father Knows Less” for

New Line Cinema and adaptations of “The Undomestic Goddess,” by Sophie Kinsella,

for Universal and “I Don't Know How She Does It,” by Allison Pearson, for the

Weinstein Company (with “The Devil Wears Prada” director David Frankel attached to

direct).

McKenna was born in France and raised in New Jersey. She graduated magna

cum laude from Harvard University and then moved to New York where she co-wrote a

book entitled A Coed’s Companion. She has also written several plays and co-written

numerous pilots for television. She currently lives in Los Angeles. McKenna has been a

bridesmaid twice and a best man once.

ROGER BIRNBAUM (Producer) founded the production, finance and

distribution company, Spyglass Entertainment, with partner Gary Barber, where they

share the title of Co-Chairman and CEO. The company develops and finances all of its

projects independently.

Spyglass Entertainment’s box office successes range from “The Sixth Sense” with

Bruce Willis, which earned $661 million in worldwide box-office, to the smash hit

“Bruce Almighty” starring Jim Carrey, which earned $485 million. Also included in the

Spyglass library are Oscar®-nominated favorites such as “Seabiscuit” with Tobey

Maguire, and “The Insider” with Russell Crowe and Al Pacino. In total, Spyglass has

received over 26 Oscar nominations, including three wins. Other company successes

include “The Count of Monte Cristo” with Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce, “Keeping the

Faith” with Ben Stiller and Edward Norton, “Shanghai Noon” and its sequel “Shanghai

Knights” with Jackie Chan and Owen Wilson, “The Recruit” with Al Pacino and Colin

Farrell, “Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy” starring Sam Rockwell and Mos Def, and the

smash family film, “The Pacifier” with Vin Diesel.

Spyglass also co-financed and executive produced “The Legend of Zorro,” the

sequel to “The Mask of Zorro” starring Catherine Zeta-Jones, Antonio Banderas, directed

by Martin Campbell, and “Memoirs of a Geisha,” the adaptation of the best-selling novel

directed by Rob Marshall (“Chicago”). Both films were released internationally by

Spyglass and have grossed over $150 million dollars each in worldwide box office to

date. “Memoirs of a Geisha” drew numerous kudos and awards throughout the season,

culminating in three Academy Awards®.

In 2006, Birnbaum co-financed and produced the action adventure “Eight Below,”

based on the true survival story about a group of sled dogs’ in Antarctica. The film had

strong legs at the box office, earning over $120 million worldwide. Spyglass also

produced and financed the crime thriller “The Lookout,” helmed by acclaimed writer

turned first time director Scott Frank. In the summer of 2007, Spyglass saw the releases

of “Evan Almighty,” the comedy follow-up to “Bruce Almighty”; and the live-action

feature Underdog,” based upon the beloved cartoon series.

From the inception of 27 DRESSES, Birnbaum, Gary Barber and Jonathan

Glickman, understood its appeal and developed it into a contemporary comedy with heart

wide audience appeal. The team progressed forward and was confidant that attaching and

supporting Anne Fletcher as director and Katherine Heigl as star were keys to the success

of the film.

Upcoming in 2008, Spyglass is co-financing “Wanted,” an action packed thriller

based upon Mark Miller’s graphic novel series starring Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman

and James McAvoy; “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” a brawling comedy with Martin

Lawrence; “The Ruins,” a horror/thriller in association with DreamWorks; M. Night

Shyamalan’s “The Happening,” a paranoid thriller that Twentieth Century Fox releases

June 13; and “The Love Guru,” co-written by and starring Mike Myers with Justin

Timberlake and Jessica Alba.

Prior to founding Spyglass Entertainment, Birnbaum, co-founded Caravan

Pictures, where he was responsible for such box office hits as “Rush Hour,” “Six

Days/Seven Nights,” “Inspector Gadget,” Grosse Pointe Blank,” The Three Musketeers,”

Angels in the Outfield” and While You Were Sleeping.”

Before joining Caravan, Birnbaum held the title of President of Worldwide

Production and Executive Vice President of Twentieth Century Fox, where he developed

such films as “Home Alone,” Sleeping with the Enemy,” Edward Scissorhands,” “Hot

Shots,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “The Last of the Mohicans,” “Die Hard 2” and “Mrs.

Doubtfire,” among others. Prior to that, Mr. Birnbaum was President of Production for

United Artists where he developed the Oscar winning film and all-time cinema favorite

“Rain Man.”

Earlier in his career, he produced “The Sure Thing,” directed by Rob Reiner and

“Young Sherlock Holmes,” which were presented in association with Steven Spielberg’s

Amblin Entertainment. For television, he executive produced the telefilms “Scandal

Sheet,” “Happily Ever After,” “When Your Lover Leaves” and the award winning “All

The Kids Do It.”

Born in Teaneck, New Jersey and educated at the University of Denver, Mr.

Birnbaum built a successful career as Vice President of A&M Records and Arista

Records before entering the film business to produce motion pictures.

He is currently Co-Artistic Director of the AFI conservatory, and serves on the

Advisory Board for UCSB at the Center for Film, Television, and New Media. He is also

a mentor to the USC Peter Stark Producing Program, as well as the UCLA Graduate Film

program.

GARY BARBER (Producer), with his partner Roger Birnbaum, founded the

production, finance and distribution company, Spyglass Entertainment, where he serves

as Co-Chairman and CEO.

The company’s savvy production choices from the beginning led to the

phenomenal box office success of “The Sixth Sense,” starring Bruce Willis, which went

on to gross over $661 million and garnered six Academy Award nominations. Further

successes include “The Count of Monte Cristo,” with Jim Caviezel and Guy Pearce,

“Keeping the Faith,” with Ben Stiller and Edward Norton, “Shanghai Noon,” with Jackie

Chan and Owen Wilson, and its sequel “Shanghai Knights,” as well as the dynamic

teaming of AI Pacino and Colin Farrell in “The Recruit.”

Barber executive produced and co-financed “Bruce Almighty,” starring Jim

Carrey and Jennifer Aniston, which grossed over $485 million in worldwide box office,

and “Seabiscuit,” the tale of a legendary racehorse, starring Tobey Maguire, Chris

Cooper, and Jeff Bridges, which received seven Oscar nominations with its moving story

of triumph over adversity.

Barber went on to produce “The Pacifier” and “The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the

Galaxy.” “The Pacifier,” a family comedy starring Vin Diesel, earned approximately

$200 million in worldwide box office, while “The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy,” an

adaptation to the Douglas Adams’ bestseller, crossed the $100 million mark globally.

Spyglass also co-financed and Barber executive-produced: “The Legend of

Zorro,” the sequel to the 1998 smash hit, starring Catherine Zeta-Jones and Antonio

Banderas, directed by Martin Campbell, and “Memoirs of a Geisha,” based on the bestselling

novel, helmed by Rob Marshall (“Chicago”),starring Ziyi Zhang and Ken

Watanabe. “Memoirs of a Geisha” earned Spyglass three Oscar wins out of six

nominations, bringing a total of twenty-six nominations.

Walt Disney Pictures’ successful “Eight Below” was co-financed by Spyglass and

executive produced by Mr. Barber. In 2007 Spyglass produced and financed the releases

of “The Invisible” and “The Lookout,” through Miramax Films and Touchstone Pictures

respectively. This past summer, Spyglass saw the releases of “Evan Almighty,” the

comedy follow-up to “Bruce Almighty,” and Walt Disney Pictures’ live-action feature of

the beloved classic cartoon series star, “Underdog”.

The year 2008 is revving up to be a prolific one for Spyglass, with releases in the

first six months of “Wanted,” an adrenaline pumping action thriller based upon Mark

Miller's explosive graphic novel series, starring Angelina Jolie, Morgan Freeman and

James McAvoy; “Flash of Genius,” a drama based on a true story spanning three

decades; “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” Martin Lawrence’s latest comedy; “The

Ruins,” a horror/thriller in association with DreamWorks; and M. Night Shyamalan’s

“The Happening,” a paranoid thriller to be released by Twentieth Century Fox.

A seasoned veteran of the business, Barber has been directly responsible for

operating companies in feature film production and distribution, foreign theatrical, video

and TV distribution, exhibition and pre-recorded music and music publishing. He was

responsible for building these companies from the ground up.

Barber is the former vice chairman and chief operating officer of Morgan Creek

Productions. During his eight and a half years at the company, he was in charge of all

day-to-day operations for each of Morgan Creek's business entities including feature film

production, foreign distribution, music, exhibition and interactive.

Barber has produced or executive produced over 60 feature films and TV shows

including the 1994 hit that rocketed Jim Carrey to stardom, “Ace Ventura: Pet

Detective,” and its highly successful sequel, “Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls,” and the

1991 blockbuster, “Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves,” starring Kevin Costner.

JONATHAN GLICKMAN (Producer) is responsible for the development and

production of all Spyglass Entertainment films. In 1993, Glickman joined Caravan

Pictures as an intern and by 1997 he had worked his way up to President of the company.

During this time he brought in such projects as “While You Were Sleeping,” serving as

associate producer. Later, Glickman executive produced “Grosse Pointe Blank” and Walt

Disney's “Inspector Gadget.” In addition, he also produced the international smash hits

“Rush Hour” and its sequel “Rush Hour 2.”

In 1998, Glickman was named President of Production for Spyglass

Entertainment and in 2003 was promoted to President of Spyglass Entertainment. While

at Spyglass, Glickman has produced “Shanghai Noon,” “Count Of Monte Cristo,” “Mr.

3000,” “The Pacifier,” “Hitchhiker’s Guide To The Galaxy” and “The Invisible.” In

2007, Mr. Glickman is producing the summer releases “Rush Hour 3,” “Underdog” and

“Balls of Fury.”

Glickman, who is married to television writer Christy Callahan, graduated with

honors in English from the University of Michigan and attended University of Southern

California's Peter Stark program.

BOBBY NEWMYER (Executive Producer) grew up in Washington, D.C., and

graduated with honors from Swarthmore College (1978) and with distinction from The

Harvard Business School (1982). He held a variety of positions at Columbia Pictures and

left the studio in 1987 to co-found Outlaw Productions with Jeffrey Silver. The first film

he produced, Steven Soderbergh’s “sex, lies and videotape,” won the Palme d'Or at the

Cannes Film Festival in 1989 and, according to Variety, “put the Sundance Film Festival

on the industry map.” Over the next 16 years with Outlaw, Bobby produced 21 films and

was involved in dozens of others, including “The Santa Clause,” starring Tim Allen,

“Addicted to Love,” starring Meg Ryan and Matthew Broderick, “Training Day,” for

which Denzel Washington won the Best Actor Oscar and “Breach,” the critically-

acclaimed thriller written and directed by Billy Ray, starring Chris Cooper and Ryan

Phillippe.

On December 12, 2005, Newmyer passed away from a heart attack while on

location for “Breach;” he is survived by his wife, Deborah Jelin Newmyer, and four

children.

BECKI CROSS TRUJILLO (Executive Producer) was most recently

executive producer of the critically acclaimed Spyglass feature “The Lookout,” written

and directed by Scott Frank and starring Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels. She was

executive producer of “Stay Alive” (directed and co-written by William Brent Bell) and

co-produced “Because of Winn Dixie” (directed by Wayne Wang) and “Daredevil”

(directed by Mark Steven Johnson and starring Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner and Colin

Farrell). An industry veteran, Trujillo was a former production executive at Orion, Tri-

Star and Twentieth Century Fox.

MICHAEL MAYER (Executive Producer) made his feature film directorial

debut on 2004’s “A Home at the End of the World,” written by Michael Cunningham,

and starring Colin Farrell, Robin Wright Penn, Dallas Roberts, and Sissy Spacek. Last

year, he helmed “Flicka,” starring Alison Lohman, Tim McGraw and Maria Bello, for

Fox 2000 Pictures.

One of the most successful theatre directors working today, Mayer has an

impressive list of Broadway credits including “Spring Awakening” (Tony® Award, Best

Direction of a Musical; Drama Desk Award, Outstanding Director of a Musical),

“Thoroughly Modern Millie” (Drama Desk Award, Best Director of a Musical); “An

Almost Holy Picture”; “Uncle Vanya”; “You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown”; “The Lion

in Winter”; “Side Man” (also in London and Washington, DC); “A View from the

Bridge” (Tony Award for Best Revival); and “Triumph of Love.”

Mayer’s Off-Broadway work includes “The Credeaux Canvas,” “Stupid Kids,”

“Baby Anger,” “Antigone in New York,” and “View of the Dome.” In addition, he

directed regional productions of “An Almost Holy Picture” (La Jolla, California;

Princeton, New Jersey), “Thoroughly Modern Millie” (La Jolla, CA), and the national

tour of “Angels in America.” Mayer is also the Resident Director of Manhattan’s

Roundabout Theatre.

PETER JAMES, ACS/ASC (Director of Photography) was cinematographer

on director Bruce Beresford's Oscar-winning “Driving Miss Daisy,” as well as the

director's “Bride of the Wind,” “Double Jeopardy,” “Paradise Road,” “Last Dance,”

“Silent Fall,” “Rich in Love,” “Black Robe” and “Mister Johnson.” James and Beresford

also collaborated on the television film “And Starring Pancho Villa as Himself,” starring

Antonio Banderas.

James' numerous other film credits include “The Man Who Sued God,” the

runaway hit “Meet the Parents,” “The Newton Boys,” “Diabolique,” “My Life,” “The

Thing Called Love,” “Alive,” “Echoes of Paradise,” and “Rebel.” Most recently, he was

DP on Adam Shankman’s “The Pacifier” and “Cheaper By the Dozen 2.”

James was inducted into the Australian Cinematographers Society's (ACS) Hall of

Fame in 1999, after winning three Cinematographer of the Year awards (1971, 1992,

1993). He has also been honored with three Australian Film Institute Awards (1986,

1988, 1992), as well as a Canadian Genie Award for “Black Robe.” He is an active

member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences and serves on the New

Technologies committee of the American Society of Cinematographers (ASC).

PRISCILLA NEDD FRIENDLY, A.C.E. (Editor) studied film editing at the

American Film Institute, and began her career as an assistant editor in television before

moving on to feature films. Her big break came when she was hired by Academy

Award-winning editor Peter Zinner to serve as the associate editor on Taylor Hackford’s

Oscar-nominated drama “An Officer and A Gentleman.”

Through Hackford’s recommendation, Nedd Friendly gained her first solo editing

assignment on “Eddie and the Cruisers” a year later. She went on to edit such films as

“The Flamingo Kid,” for director Garry Marshall; Jerry Schatzberg’s “Street Smart”;

David Seltzer’s “Lucas”; “Tucker: The Man and His Dream,” for director Francis Ford

Coppola; “Pretty Woman,” which reunited her with Garry Marshall; Irwin Winkler’s

“Guilty By Suspicion”; and Michael Caton-Jones’ “Doc Hollywood.” Nedd Friendly

later edited the hit comedy “American Pie,” directed by Paul and Chris Weitz. She

reteamed with the Weitz brothers on “Down to Earth,” starring Chris Rock, then

collaborated with director Rob Minkoff on the films “Stuart Little 2” and “The Haunted

Mansion.” She recently edited the hit comedy sequel “Big Momma's House 2” and the

true-life drama “We Are Marshall” for director McG.

Priscilla is a member of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences and

American Cinema Editors. She has appeared as a guest speaker on film editing at USC,

UCLA, and AFI, as well as having been written up in several film periodicals. She

makes her home in Los Angeles with her husband, movie producer David Friendly, and

their two young children.

ERIN STAM (Co-Producer) is the senior vice president of development and

production, feature films, for Spyglass Entertainment in Los Angeles. She has been

involved in the production of many successful Spyglass films including “Underdog” and

“The Invisible.” Previously, Stam worked her way up to production executive at Tall

Trees Productions, where she oversaw “Surviving Christmas.” She began her career in

the entertainment industry as an assistant at the ICM talent agency in both the television

and feature film departments. Stam graduated from Colgate University in New York and

hails from Boston, MA.

CATHERINE MARIE THOMAS (Costume Designer) has collaborated with

many of contemporary film’s most innovative directors, notably Quentin Tarantino (“Kill

Bill” Vol. 1 & 2), Robert Altman (“A Prairie Home Companion”), Neil Jordan (“The

Brave One”), Richard Shepard (“The Matador”), Richard Linklater (“Tape”) Ethan

Hawke (“The Hottest State,”” Chelsea Wall”) and “27 Dresses” star Edward Burns

(“Purple Violets,” “The Groomsmen,” “Ash Wednesday,” “Sidewalks of New York”). A

Hyde Park, Chicago native and an alumna of Chicago Academy for the Arts and Kansas

City Art Institute, Cat began her professional career as a designer in the costume shop at

The Julliard School. Nominated for two prestigious Costume Designers Guild Awards

for feature film, Cat is featured in Deborah Nadoolman Landis’ A Century of Hollywood

Costume, Harper Collins, 2007.

RANDY EDELMAN (Music) composed the score for two recent films from

Spyglass Entertainment – “Underdog” and “Balls of Fury.” He has enjoyed multiple

collaborations with filmmakers Ivan Reitman (“Twins,” “Ghostbusters 2,” “7 Days, 7

Nights,” “Kindergarten Cop”), Rob Cohen (“Dragon: The Bruce Lee Story,”

“Dragonheart,” “Daylight,” “The Skulls,” “XXX”), Jonathan Lynn (“The Distinguished

Gentleman,” “My Cousin Vinny,” “Greedy,” “The Whole Nine Yards”), Jeremiah

Chechik (“Tall Tale,” “Diabolique”), and Ronald Maxwell (“Gettysburg,” “Gods and

Generals”).

Edelman’s many other feature scores include Michael Mann’s “The Last of the

Mohicans” (earning BAFTA and Golden Globe nominations, with Trevor Jones), Bill

Murray and Howard Franklin’s “Quick Change,” Chuck Russell’s “The Mask,” Jon

Turtletaub’s “While You Were Sleeping,” Frank Oz’s “The Indian in the Cupboard,”

Luis Llosa’s “Anaconda,” Ron Howard’s “Ed TV,” Tom Dey’s “Shanghai Noon,” and

Chris Gerolmo’s award-winning telefilm “Citizen X.” He also scored the mini-series

“The Ten Commandments,” directed by Robert Dornhelm.

Edelman won an Emmy® for composing the theme for NBC’s Olympics

coverage (which continues to accompany the broadcasts every two years), and also has

composed themes for several other notable sporting events.

Though he is a conservatory-trained classical musician, Edelman began his career

as a singer-songwriter. In the latter capacity, he penned hits for The Carpenters, Barry

Manilow, The Fifth Dimension, and Blood, Sweat and Tears. His songs have also been

recorded by Bing Crosby, Patti La Belle, Olivia Newton-John, and Nancy Wilson.

Edelman performed as the opening act on tour with The Carpenters and Frank Zappa &

The Mothers of Invention, among others. As a solo artist, he has released over a dozen

albums and performed at venues such as the London Palladium, the Drury Lane Theatre,

and the Royal Festival Hall.

Spyglass.

FOX 2000 PICTURES

And

SPYGLASS ENTERTAINMENT

Present

“27 DRESSES”

Directed by.................................................ANNE FLETCHER

Written by ...................................ALINE BROSH MCKENNA

BIRNBAUM / BARBER

Production

Produced by...........................................ROGER BIRNBAUM

.......................................................................GARY BARBER

....................................................... JONATHAN GLICKMAN

Executive Producers ...............................BOBBY NEWMYER

......................................................BECKI CROSS TRUJILLO

................................................................. MICHAEL MAYER

..............................................................................ERIN STAM

Director of Photography .........PETER JAMES, A.C.S., A.S.C.

Production Designer...........................SHEPHERD FRANKEL

Edited by..................PRISCILLA NEDD FRIENDLY, A.C.E.

Costume Designer................CATHERINE MARIE THOMAS

Music Supervisor............................................BUCK DAMON

Music by ................................................. RANDY EDELMAN

Casting by ........................... CATHY SANDRICH GELFOND

........................................................ and AMANDA MACKEY

KATHERINE HEIGL

JAMES MARSDEN

MALIN AKERMAN

JUDY GREER

MELORA HARDIN

BRIAN KERWIN

MAULIK PANCHOLY

DAVID CASTRO

KRYSTEN RITTER

And

EDWARD BURNS

Unit Production Manager........................... STEPH ACCETTA

First Assistant Director ......................ELLEN H. SCHWARTZ

Second Assistant Director................................. ERIC YELLIN

Production Supervisor............................. ADAM McCARTHY

CAST (In order of appearance)

Hal ................................................................BRIAN KERWIN

Young Tess ............................................. CHARLI BARCENA

Young Jane ...............................................PEYTON ROI LIST

Cousin Lisa ..................................................... JANE PFITSCH

Flower Girl....................................ALEXA GERASIMOVICH

Jane........................................................ KATHERINE HEIGL

Bridal Salesgirl #1 ...........................................JENNIFER LIM

Salesgirl Olga ...................................BRIGITTE BOURDEAU

Casey.................................................................JUDY GREER

Bride Suzanne................................DANIELLE SKRAASTAD

Rude Taxi Stealer ......................................ANNE FLETCHER

Bride Suzanne’s Minister ..............MARILYN L. COSTELLO

Kevin ........................................................ JAMES MARSDEN

Taxi Driver Khaleel.............................MICHAEL ZIEGFELD

Hip Bridesmaid....................................YETTA GOTTESMAN

Shari Rabinowitz ................................................ ERIN FOGEL

Rabbi ................................................................BERN COHEN

Hindu Priest.....................................................LAKSH SINGH

Trent ....................................................MAULIK PANCHOLY

Gina the Goth ...........................................KRYSTEN RITTER

Maureen....................................................MELORA HARDIN

Florist Delivery Guy...................................BRYAN RADTKE

George ....................................................... EDWARD BURNS

Gatsby........................................................... IVY & GUNNER

Tess..........................................................MALIN AKERMAN

Pedro.............................................................DAVID CASTRO

Yoga Instructor............................................LYRALEN KAYE

Antoine .................................................RONALD GUTTMAN

Cousin Julie......................................................MIA BARRON

Animal Shelter Worker........................... LYNNE MATTHEW

Boathouse Chef .........................................RONALD SIMONS

Dive Bartender......................................ROBERT CLOHESSY

Bar Dude.................................................MICHAEL MOSLEY

Diner Waitress .................................. ALYSSA BRESNAHAN

Diner Waitress #2..............................ELLEN H. SCHWARTZ

Jane’s Neighbor ..................................THADDEUS DANIELS

Jane’s Aunt ..............................................JENNIFER BASSEY

Mill’s Tavern Caterer ................................JOSH CASAUBON

Boat Bride.....................................................ALEXA HAVINS

Jane’s Minister....................................RICHARD O’ROURKE

Made in Association with

DUNE ENTERTAINMENT III LLC

Stunt Coordinator ............................................STEVEN RITZI

Stunt Players....................JODI PYNN GABREE, ZOË BELL

.......... AARON VEXLER, CHRIS BARNES, WADE ALLEN

.......... BLAISE CORRIGAN, G. A. AGUILAR, AJA FRARY

Boat Safety Diver ........................................STEPHEN MANN

Stunt Safety ..................................................... DREW LEARY

Marine Safety Coordinator ............................CHRIS BARNES

Choreographer .............................. ZACHARY V. WOODLEE

Art Directors........................................... JONATHAN ARKIN

................................................MIGUEL LOPEZ - CASTILLO

Assistant Art Directors ....................KATYA BLUMENBERG

............................................................. MICHAEL AUSZURA

Set Decorator...............................................CHRYSSHIONIS

Assistant Set Decorator .....................................DEB CUTLER

Leadman ............................................................. RAY FISHER

Buyers............................HOLLY LAWS, VANESSA KNOLL

Set Dress Foreman..........................MARIO J. PRESTERONE

Set Dress Shop Person ........................................... DEB KEHS

On-Set Dresser.......................................... ADAM ROFFMAN

Set Dressers........ WILLIE USUGA, CASEY VAN MAANEN

......................... CLEO WANG, CHRISTOPHER M. WALSH

................................CHRIS SAWTELLE, TIMOTHY LEWIS

................................. EMILY SULLIVAN, TIM ROWCROFT

Art Department Coordinator ......................... JASON MAYOH

Art Department Production Assistants........ CALLA KLESSIG

............................ RYAN SULLIVAN, ELIZABETH FISHER

Property Master................................................. ANN MILLER

Assistant Property Masters ........... ELIZABETH SCHLITTEN

......................................................... KATHLEEN M. DOLAN

3rd Assistant Property Master................. JANINE M. MOORE

Picture Car Coordinator ............................... DAVE ROMANO

Greens Foreman.....................................BUTCH McCARTHY

Camera Operator......................... DAVE THOMPSON, S.O.C.

First Assistant Camera .......................... DAVID GALBRAITH

Second Assistant Camera............................JOS’H HANCHER

“B” Camera Operator........................................ JOE COLLINS

First Assistant “B” Camera.....................JOHN MacDONALD

Second Assistant “B” Camera.........JAMIE K. FITZPATRICK

Camera Loader..................................................... LIZ HESLEP

Camera Production Assistant........................TRACY MINNIS

Still Photographer .................BARRY WETCHER, S.M.P.S.P.

Underwater Still Photographer...........................TIM CALVER

Screening Projectionist ...................................... AL JACQUES

Unit Publicist .................................................SCOTT LEVINE

Production Sound (Sound Mixer) ........TOM NELSON, C.A.S.

Boom Operator .................................. FRANK J. GRAZIADEI

Cableman (Utility Sound).............................LENNY MANZO

Video Assist......................................JOSHUA L.T. PRESSEY

Video Playback.............................................ELAN DASSANI

Chief Lighting Technician (Gaffer) ................ JAY FORTUNE

Best Boy Electrics........ BRIAN McCLEAN, JASON BOWEN

Rigging Gaffer ................................................... TOM DOLAN

Best Boy Rigging Electric ............................BRIAN A. PITTS

Company Electricians ..................................ROBERT CLARK

................ WAYNE A. SIMPSON, MICHAEL J. PETERSON

.................................................................... JOHN F. McPHEE

Rigging Electricians...................... MICHAEL E. REYNOLDS

.......................................................................L. CARACAPPA

Generator Operator ................................... PETER BOYNTON

Key Grip ....................................................GEORGE PATSOS

Best Boy Grips.............CONSTANTINE “GUS” MAGALIOS

...................................................................DAVID PUOPOLO

“A” Dolly Grip.......................................... TONY CAMPENNI

“B” Dolly Grip...................................................TOM DORAN

Grips ................................ LOUIS SABAT, BILL FLANIGAN

..................................... RICK BEAUSOLEIL, MIKE HENRY

Rigging Key Grip.............................................. BILL PATSOS

Rigging Best Boy Grip....................................J.D. LEEDHAM

Special Effects Supervisor ......................JC BROTHERHOOD

Special Effects Foremen..........................CHRIS M. JORDAN

.................................................................... JUDSON B. BELL

Special Effects Operator .... NATHANAEL BROTHERHOOD

Assistant Costume Designer................CAROLINE DUNCAN

Costume Supervisor........................... DEBORAH NEWHALL

Costume Coordinator.............................NATALIA PARSONS

Key Set Costumer......................................HILLARY DERBY

Set Costumers................................... MICHAEL IAN BURKE

......................................................... MAREN BEAUCHESNE

Seamstresses....LAURIE BRAMHALL, JANNA PEDERSON

Costume Production Assistant...................KATIE PACKARD

Makeup Department Head.............................LINDA GRIMES

Key Makeup ................................................... EVE MORROW

Makeup.....................................................MARLEEN ALTER

Hair Department Head ......................... ANTHONY VEADER

Key Hair ................................................... JEFFREY REBELO

Hair..................................................................LIZ CECCHINI

Script Supervisor .......................................SUSANNA DAVID

Location Manager................................... ADAM McCARTHY

Key Assistant Location Manager....................COLIN WALSH

Assistant Location Manager .......................IAN MacGREGOR

Locations Assistants.........JOHN WEST, MICHAEL REILLY

Locations Coordinator .................................STACEY BISHOP

2nd 2nd Assistant Director ..................... ADAM WEISINGER

Additional 2nd 2nd Assistant Director ....BRENDAN WALSH

Additional 2nd 2nd Assistant Director .. MATTHEW MASON

DGA Trainee.......................................AURORAWARFIELD

Key Set Production Assistant ............RAMSES DEL HIERRO

Set Production Assistants .................ELIZABETH MacSWAN

................................JP OUELLETTE, HEATHER VERBEKE

...............................................................CATHERINE FEENY

Executive in Charge of Production for

Spyglass Entertainment ...............PETER OILLATAGUERRE

Production Accountant..................................SHEILA ALLEN

First Assistant Accountant.................... BARBARA BRANCH

Payroll Accountant.......................................JOHN WHITLEY

Second Assistant Accountant ............... CHRISTINA PITASSI

Accounting Clerks .............................. LINDSAY MEDEIROS

..........................................................MOLLIE VERA GRACE

Post Production Accountant .........................MIKE PRIMIANI

Production Coordinator ............................. NATALIE ANGEL

Travel/Assistant Production Coordinator ...... JOANNA LARA

Production Secretary................................JANE FINN-FOLEY

Extras Casting................LDI CASTING – ANNE MULHALL

Stand-In for Katherine Heigl .......... JOANNA HERRINGTON

Stand-In for James Marsden .............................BRETT LEIGH

Stand-In for Malin Akerman .........................LAURIE KRIVA

Stand-In for Ed Burns....................................KEVIN CIRONE

Stand-In for Judy Greer...............................EMILY AROUTH

Stand-Infor Brian Kerwin.....................MICHAEL MURPHY

Stand-In for David Castro.................................JEAN RICKER

Office Production Assistants ...................ZACHARIAH KING

...............................................................PETER STEVENSON

Production Interns........................................EMILY AROUTH

..................................... JESSICA M. GRASSI, GREG SMITH

Executive Coordinator to Mr. Birnbaum ...................................

..............................................................MARLENA THOMAS

Executive Coordinator to Mr. Barber KIMBERLY BUTTLAR

Assistant to Jonathan Glickman.................. PAUL VICKNAIR

Assistant to Becki Trujillo ...................... BRENDA R. CROSS

Assistant to Anne Fletcher............................KATIE POWELL

Construction Coordinator.........................JOSEPH KEARNEY

Construction Foreman............................ MICHAEL ATWELL

Location Foreman...............................................SCOTT PINA

Gang Bosses....... MICHAEL TAVANI, ROBERT SMEDLEY

..........BENJAMIN REGAN, JAMES B. FAULKNER “DOC”

........ RICHARD F. HOUPERT, Jr., GERALD LANGLYKKE

..................... WILLIAM STRATTON LECLAIR, JIM REITZ

Carpenters...........MICHAEL SAARI, PETER “J”. ST. ONGE

............................. RUSSEL CIOE, CHRISTOPHER J. EGAN

...........................................FRANK FOLEY, EUGENE POPE

....................... MARC DAVIS McCLEODK, TIM JACKSON

............................ DANIEL MacMASTER, MARCIO ALVES

................................... CHARLES SCIMONE, EOIN WALSH

Shop Electrician...............................DANIEL HUTCHINSON

Construction Estimator .....................MOLLIE VERA GRACE

Scenic Artist (Charge Scenic)...........................DOUG CLUFF

Scenic Foreman........................................... HAVEN STOREY

On-Set Scenic ..............................................MARY HOPKINS

Gang Boss...........................................EDWARD REZENDES

Sign Painter...............................................................DAN JOY

Scenics..............HOPE ARDIZZONE, CHAD LITTLEFIELD

................... LANCE LITTLEFIELD, JEREMY M. PEREIRA

...... MEGAN BROOKE COREY, ROBERT T. McPHERSON

..................................... REBECCA PERRENOD, JOE RIZZO

Laborer ...................................... CAMMERON TRUESDALE

Transportation Captain....................................GENE O’NEILL

Transportation Co-Captain..........................JOHN CANAVAN

Honeywagon Driver...........................WILLIAM McFADDEN

Set Dressing Truck Driver ...............................WADE PYTKA

Additional Set Dressing Truck Driver ................. JOE BARTH

Electric Truck Driver ...................................BILL BUCKMAN

Rigging Electric Truck Driver ................. JAMES P. HEALEY

Camera/Sound Truck Driver....................LANCE ROMANCE

Props Truck Driver ............................ERNIE ACQUAVELLA

Grip Truck Driver.............................ROLLAND A.ALLARD

Rigging Grip Truck Driver ..............ALFRED QUATTRUCCI

Wardrobe Truck Driver.......................................JIM RIBEIRO

Hair & Makeup Truck Driver ...............TOMMY O’CONNOR

Camper Driver ..................................................DAVID DUKE

2-Banger Driver....................SAMUEL W. CARDARELLI Jr.

Star Camper Drivers .......................................... TONY SILVA

............................... CHUCK BESSETTE, JOSEPH L. FARIA

........................................................ RONALD R. HARRISON

Van Drivers................................... NICHOLAS RICCAMO Jr.

..................... HARRY ST. PIERRE, CHRISTOPHER WARD

Cast Drivers ...........................RONNIE JAMES VINCENT Jr.

............................... DANIEL NASON, DAVID M. DEMUTH

Animal Wrangler ..................................... GLEANNA DOYLE

Catering (RI)..............................................GALA CATERING

Caterer........................................................FRED GABRIELLI

Chef.........................................................OSCAR GONZALES

Key Craft Service..........................................PAT MAHONEY

Assistant Craft Service..........................NICOLE ANDERSON

Set Medic .............................................JACK McCULLOUGH

NY UNIT

Assistant Unit Production Manager.....KRISTIN BERNSTEIN

Production Coordinator .....................WENDY MOORADIAN

Construction Coordinator ................................RAY STENZEL

Key Construction Grip......................... FRANCIS CATALINO

Extras Casting .......... MEREDITH JACOBSON MARCIANO

Location Manager........................PATTY CAREY-PERAZZO

Buyer ...................................................... MELANIE J.BAKER

Post Production Coordinator...............................ADAM COLE

First Assistant Editors.................................GREGG LONDON

..................................................................... ANDREW EISEN

Second Assistant Editors .......................... MORGAN GJOVIK

Apprentice Film Editor..................................ADAM HELLER

Preview Music Editor...................AMANDA GOODPASTER

Scoring Music Editor...................................CHUCK MARTIN

Orchestra Conducted by ..........................RANDY EDELMAN

Score Recorded and Mixed by.............................. ELTON AHI

Score Mixed at...............................................RUSK STUDIOS

ADR Supervisor ...............................................CHRIS JARGO

ADR Mixer................................................ERIC THOMPSON

ADR Recordist ......................................... TRAVIS MACKAY

Re-recording Mixers..........................................JON TAYLOR

...........................................................CHRISTIAN MINKLER

Dub Stage 6 Recordist ......................................UNSUN SONG

Post-Production Services Provided by.......................................

............................................ UNIVERSAL STUDIOS SOUND

Digital Intermediate by........ Technicolor Digital Intermediates

.........................................................A Technicolor® Company

Digital Film Colorist..................................JEFF SMITHWICK

Digital Intermediate Producer........................... BOB PEISHEL

Digital Edit Conform.................................MARK SAHAGUN

Visual EffectsSupervisor........................MARK DORNFELD

Visual Effects Producer........................ MICHELE FERRONE

Visual Effects Coordinator......................PAULINA KUSZTA

Digital Editorial ................ADAM GASS, DENNIS DORNEY

Digital Composer/Coordinator ..................SHAINA HOLMES

Digital Compositors. JAMIE BAXTER, STEVE CALDWELL

...................SAM DABBS, RJ HARBOUR, NICHOLAS KIM

.................................MARK SAWICKI, AMANI WILLIAMS

IO................................................................... RYAN BEADLE

Extras Payroll Services Provided by ................... C.A.P.S., Inc.

Dollies Provided by ... Paramount Pictures Production Services

Cranes Provided by........................................NES Rentals, Inc.

Insurance Provided by ...............................................................

................................ AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services

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FOLLOWING FOR THEIR ASSISTANCE:

With grateful acknowledgement to the State of Rhode Island

and Steven Feinberg, Director, the Rhode Island Film &

Television Office

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