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Bewitched (2005)

Country of Origin: USA
Year of Production: 2004
Running Times:
Format: colour
Ratio:
Sound:

CREDITS

PRODUCTION
Production Companies: Bewitched / Columbia Pictures Corporation / Red Wagon Productions
Executive Producer: James W. Skotchdopole
Producers: Douglas Wick, Lucy Fisher, Penny Marshall
Unit Production Manager: Denis L. Stewart
Production Coordinator: Marc A. Hammer
Assistant Production Coordinator: Jenifer Bonisteel

SCRIPT
Script: Delia Ephron, Nora Ephron, Adam McKay

DIRECTION
Director: Nora Ephron
2nd Unit Directors: Doug Coleman, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon
1st Assistant Directors: Arthur Anderson, Matt Rebenkoff
2nd Assistant Director: Basil Grillo
2nd 2nd Assistant Director: Katie Carroll
DGA Trainee: Daniella Eisman

PHOTOGRAPHY
Director of Photography: John Lindley
A Camera Operator: Henry Cline
B Camera Operator: Lee Blasingame
Assistant Camera: Lee Blasingame
Key 1st Assistant Camera: Gregory Irwin
2nd Assistant Camera: Jerry Patton
Wescam XR Technician: Steve Hertler
Film Loader: Milan Janicin
Gaffer: Patrick Reddish
Rigging Gaffer: J.A. Byerly
Best Boy Electric: Michael Lambert
Dimmer Board Operator: John Crimins
Key Grip: Jim Shelton
Rigging Key Grip: Rick Pratt
Best Boy Grip: Kyle Carden
Dolly Grips: Gary A. Beaird, Richard L. Carden
Video Assist Operators: Chris Shadley, Mark Suveg
Camera PA: Tyler Hezzelwood
Cranes and Dollies: Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment Inc

EDITING AND POST-PRODUCTION
Editor: Stephen A. Rotter
1st Assistant Avid Editor: Andrew Weisblum
Editorial Production Assistant: Ronald Hairston Jr

SOUND
Production Sound Mixer: David MacMillan
Production Sound Mixer (New York): Noah Timan
Boom Operator: Jansen Lambie

COSTUMES AND MAKE-UP
Make Up Department Head: Cheri Minns
Key Hair: Lori McCoy-Bell
Costume Designer: Mary Zophres
Set Costumer: Alix Hester
Costumer: Diana Edgmon

SPECIAL EFFECTS
Special Effects Director: Mike Meindardus
Special Effects Foreman: Mike Sasgen

VISUAL EFFECTS
Visual Effects Supervisor: Carey Villegas
Visual Effects Consultant (Flying Scenes): Eric Pascarelli
Motion Control Operator: Paul Maples
Spydercam Coordinators / Rigging: Tim Drnec, Todd Semmes
Spydercam Head Rigger: Scott Paider
Spydercam Rigger Technician: Matt Davis
Spydercam Flight Control: Ben Britten Smith

Pictorvision XR
Assistant Technician: Eric Dvorsky

DESIGN AND SET CONSTRUCTION
Production Designer: Neil Spisak
Art Director: Steve Arnold
Assistant Art Director: Dawn Swiderski
Set Designers: C. Scott Baker, Darrell L. Wight, Suzan Wexler
Set Decorating Coordinator: Shaun Young
Set Decorator: Karen O'Hara
Property Master: Tony Bonaventura
Assistant Property Master: Ellis J. Barbacoff
Propmaker: Doug Crawford
Construction Coordinator: John H. Samson
Art Department Coordinator: Theresa Greene
Graphic Designer: Ellen Lampl
Illustrator: Kasra Farahani
Storyboard Production Assistant: Adam Kass
Art Department Researcher: T.J. Girard
Art Department Assistants: Danielle Clemenza, Maythe Stavermann

OTHER CREW
Payroll Accountant: Joel Tokarsky
Accounting Clerk: Matt Clifford
Accounting Assistant: Mark Kurzweil
Key 2nd Assistant Accountant: Sheri St Lawrence
2nd Assistant Accountant: Lee J. Santillan
Production Secretary: Jenny Fumarolo
Production Assistants: Jeff Ketcham, Joseph Saroufim, Neal Prosansky, Thomas Ragazzo
Set Decoration Production Assistant: Adam Kass
Additional Set Production Assistant: Brinton Bryan
Assistant To Costume Designer: Jenny Eagan
Camera Car Driver: J. Armin Garza II
On Set Dialect Coach: Elizabeth Himmelstein
Supervising Medic: Ericka Bryce
Floor Protection: Location Mats Inc

LOCATIONS
Locations: Los Angeles, California, USA
Studio: Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California, USA

STUNTS
Stunt Coordinator: Doug Coleman
Assistant Stunt Coordinator: Allen Robinson
Stunts: Eliza Coleman, Joe Davis, Hiro Koda, Thom Williams, Harry Wowchuk
Car Stunts: Craig Davis

CASTING
Casting: Francine Maisler
Extras Casting: Chris Bustard
Extras Casting Assistant: Kari Mills

CAST
Nicole Kidman (Isabel Bigelow / Samantha Stephens)
Will Ferrell (Jack Wyatt / Darrin Stephens)
Shirley MacLaine (Iris Smythson / Endora)
Michael Caine (Nigel)
Jason Schwartzman (Ritchie)
Heather Burns (Nina Johnson)
Jim Turner (Larry)
Stephen Colbert (Stu Robison)
David Alan Grier (Jim Fields)
Steve Carell (Uncle Arthur)
Valerie Azlynn (gorgeous model)
Michael Badalucco (Joey Props)
Roxanne Beckford (Francine Michaels)
Sunday Boling (press conference reporter)
Bridget Ann Brno
P.J. Byrne (Pete)
Ken Hudson Campbell (writer #2)
Katie Carroll (auditioning actress #15)
Kristin Chenoweth (Marie)
Kristi Clainos
Julie Claire (Hillary)
Dawn Ashley Cook (actress)
Brian David (partygoer)
Heather Freedman (Victoria the waitress)
Jennifer Haworth (dinner guest #3)
Bryan Holly (photographer)
Richard Kind (Abner Kravitz)
Nick Lachey
Wendi McLendon-Covey (E! anchor)
Annie Mumolo
Mina Olivera (dinner guest #4)
Brittany Paige
Jarrad Paul (valet)
Todd Peterson (news reporter)
Joan Plowright (Aunt Clara)
Rudi Rose (Bewitched crew)
Terry Savage (dinner guest #1)
Amy Sedaris (Gladys Kravitz)
Carole Shelley (Aunt Clara)
Scott Alan Smith
Todd Stashwick (Hall Smith)
Larry Sullivan
Danielle Weeks (actress)
Joe Zymblosky (Randall)

Stand-In: Jon Donahue
Stand-In For Nicole Kidman: Julie Wagner
Stand-In For Will Ferrell: Rob McCabe

AVAILABILITY

Argentina
Theatrical Distributors: Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina

Czech Republic
Theatrical Distributors: Falcon

Germany
Theatrical Distributors: Columbia TriStar Film GmbH

Netherlands
Theatrical Distributors: Columbia TriStar Films

Switzerland
Theatrical Distributors: Buena Vista International

USA
Theatrical Distributors: Columbia Pictures / Sony Pictures Entertainment

TIMELINE

2004
September

7: USA - filming begins

2005
July

8: USA - theatrical release
28: Argentina - theatrical release

August
3: France, Switzerland (French speaking region) - theatrical release
5: Brazil - theatrical release
19: UK - theatrical release

September
1: Portugal - theatrical release
8: Czech Republic - theatrical release
16: Finland, Sweden - theatrical release
23: Italy, Switzerland (Italian speaking region) - theatrical release
29: Netherlands - theatrical release

October
12: Belgium - theatrical release
20: Germany, Switzerland (German speaking region) - theatrical release

LINKS

REMAKE OF
Bewitched (1964 - 1972)

WEB LINKS
Official Site

KEYWORDS

remakes, television into film, witches

 


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