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Cast
|   | Nicolas Cage | As: David Spritz | 
|   | Michael Caine | As: Robert Spritzel | 
|   | Hope Davis | As: Noreen | 
|   | Gemmenne de la Peña | As: Shelly Spritzel | 
|   | Nicholas Hoult | As: Mike Spritzel | 
Storyline
A Chicago weather man, separated from his wife and children, debates whether professional and personal success are mutually exclusive.
| Tagline: | Dave Spritz is about to take his best shot . . . at life | 
| Certification: | R | 
Details
Genres: Comedy, Drama
Language: English
Release Date: 20 October 2005
Country: DE, US
Runtime: 101m
Company Credits
Company: Kumar Mobiliengesellschaft mbH & Co. Projekt Nr. 2 KG, Paramount Pictures, Escape Artists, The Weather Man
Budget: $20,000,000
Revenue: $12,482,775
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Cast
|   | Nicolas Cage | David Spritz | 
|   | Michael Caine | Robert Spritzel | 
|   | Hope Davis | Noreen | 
|   | Gemmenne de la Peña | Shelly Spritzel | 
|   | Nicholas Hoult | Mike Spritzel | 
|   | Michael Rispoli | Russ | 
|   | Gil Bellows | Don | 
|   | Judith McConnell | Lauren | 
|   | Chris Marrs | DMV Guy | 
|   | Dina Facklis | Andrea | 
|   | J. Nicole Brooks | Clerk | 
|   | Sia A. Moody | Nurse | 
|   | Guy Van Swearingen | Nipper Guy | 
|   | Alexander Pine | Fast Food Employee | 
|   | 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 | 
|   | Mike Bacarella | Takeout Clerk | 
|   | Jennifer Joan Taylor | Register Worker | 
|   | Chuck Stubbings | Mark Dersen | 
|   | Shanésia Davis | Hello America Producer | 
|   | Dan Flannery | Hello America Producer | 
|   | Sandy Whiteley | Hello America Director | 
|   | Antoine McKay | Passing Pedestrian | 
|   | Eduardo N. Martinez | Pie Thrower | 
|   | David Darlow | Robert's Friend | 
|   | Will Zahrn | Priest | 
|   | Poorna Jagannathan | NY Pedestrian | 
|   | Bryant Gumbel | Himself | 
|   | Anne Marie Howard | Co-Anchor | 
|   | Ed McMahon | Himself | 
|   | Cristina Ferrare | Herself | 
|   | Stephen Hilger | Dave's Archery Instructor | 
|   | Ron McClary | Guy in Park | 
|   | Eric Ambriz | Elevator Kid | 
|   | Leah Rose Orleans | Elevator Kid | 
|   | Juhong Xue | Co-Anchor | 
|   | Tom Skilling | WGN Assistant Director | 
|   | Wolfgang Puck | Himself | 
|   | Monica Weaver | Living Funeral Guest | 
|   | John Francis Mountain | Living Funeral Guest | 
|   | Jackson Bubala | Fast Food Child | 
Directed By
|   | Gore Verbinski | Director | 
|   | Dru Anne Carlson | Script Supervisor | 
|   | Jeffrey Schwartz | Second Second Assistant Director | 
|   | Benita Allen | First Assistant Director | 
|   | Frederic Roth | Second Assistant Director | 
Writing Credits
|   | Steven Conrad | Screenplay | 
Production Crew
|   | Todd Black | Producer | 
|   | Jason Blumenthal | Producer | 
|   | Steve Tisch | Producer | 
|   | Denise Chamian | Casting | 
|   | Jennifer Rudnicke | Locale Casting Director | 
|   | Mickie Paskal | Locale Casting Director | 
|   | Rachel Tenner | Locale Casting Director | 
|   | Tom Gustafson | Extras Casting | 
|   | Cindy Sciacca | Extras Casting Assistant | 
|   | Marc A. Hammer | Production Coordinator | 
|   | Margaret J. Orlando | Assistant Production Coordinator | 
|   | Jenny Fumarolo | Production Secretary | 
|   | Dan Pardikes | Production Assistant | 
|   | Neal Prosansky | Production Assistant | 
|   | Ira Gerber | Production Assistant | 
|   | Dan Fischer | Production Assistant | 
|   | Benjamin T. Brammeier | Production Assistant | 
|   | Jessica Ashley Carroll | Production Assistant | 
|   | C. David Jones | Production Assistant | 
|   | Patrick McDonald | Production Assistant | 
|   | David Alper | Executive Producer | 
|   | William S. Beasley | Executive Producer | 
|   | Norman Golightly | Executive Producer | 
|   | Kathy Rowe | Producer's Assistant | 
|   | Heather Sharpe | Producer's Assistant | 
|   | Lance Johnson | Producer's Assistant | 
|   | Lacy Boughn | Producer's Assistant | 
|   | Jennifer Dubin | Producer's Assistant | 
|   | Shawn Clark | Producer's Assistant | 
|   | Matt Summers | Producer's Assistant | 
|   | John Weaver | Production Assistant | 
|   | Janette Kim | Production Assistant | 
|   | Brian Cho | Production Assistant | 
|   | Megan Vandehey | Production Assistant | 
|   | Joe Dionne | Production Assistant | 
|   | John Zachary | Production Assistant | 
|   | Patrick Muldoon | Production Assistant | 
|   | John David Wolfe | Production Assistant | 
|   | Elicia Zimmerman | Production Assistant | 
|   | Maalik Armour | Production Assistant | 
|   | Shannon Fortune | Production Assistant | 
|   | Kristin Hanson | Production Assistant | 
|   | Michael Vasquez | Assistant Accountant | 
|   | Maggie Kusik | Assistant Accountant | 
|   | Karen Turner | Payroll Accountant | 
|   | Barbara Harris | ADR Voice Casting | 
|   | William S. Beasley | Unit Production Manager | 
|   | Steven Conrad | Co-Producer | 
|   | Sharyn Shimada-Huggins | Production Supervisor | 
|   | Patty Carey | Location Manager | 
|   | James R. McAllister | Location Manager | 
|   | Mark Mamalakis | Assistant Location Manager | 
|   | Jason Farrar | Assistant Location Manager | 
|   | Martha Lafage | Assistant Location Manager | 
|   | Scout Masterson | Casting Associate | 
|   | Rudra Banerji | Production Assistant | 
Edited By
|   | Craig Wood | Editor | 
|   | David Feldman | Digital Intermediate Producer | 
|   | Jim Passon | Color Timer | 
|   | Kindra Marra | Assistant Editor | 
|   | Dylan Quirt | Additional Editor | 
Costume and Makeup
|   | Ve Neill | Makeup Department Head | 
|   | Penny Rose | Costume Design | 
|   | Allen Weisinger | Makeup Artist | 
|   | Larry Waggoner | Hairstylist | 
|   | Jon Nicholson | On Set Dresser | 
|   | Carolyn Dessert | Costume Supervisor | 
|   | Eileen McCahill | Key Costumer | 
|   | Stella Cottini | Costumer | 
|   | Gordana Golubovich | Costumer | 
|   | Lizzie Cook | Costumer | 
|   | Karan Doherty | Set Costumer | 
|   | Suzi Ostos | Makeup Artist | 
|   | Debbie Travis | Costumer | 
|   | Candace Neal | Hair Department Head | 
|   | Linda Rizzuto | Hairstylist | 
Sound
|   | Hans Zimmer | Original Music Composer | 
|   | Paul Massey | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | Christopher Boyes | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
|   | Christopher Boyes | Sound Designer | 
|   | Christopher Boyes | Supervising Sound Editor | 
|   | Addison Teague | Sound Effects Editor | 
|   | J.R. Grubbs | Sound Effects Editor | 
|   | Tim Nielsen | Sound Effects Editor | 
|   | Dee Selby | Assistant Sound Designer | 
|   | Avram D. Gold | Supervising Dialogue Editor | 
|   | Avram D. Gold | Supervising ADR Editor | 
|   | Frank Smathers | Dialogue Editor | 
|   | Susan Kurtz | Dialogue Editor | 
|   | Scott Curtis | Foley Supervisor | 
|   | Jon Null | Foley Supervisor | 
|   | Shannon Mills | Foley Editor | 
|   | Jeremy Pitts | Foley Editor | 
|   | Fred Burke | Foley Editor | 
|   | Thomas W. Small | Foley Editor | 
|   | Anne Couk | Assistant Sound Editor | 
|   | Christopher Barrick | Assistant Sound Editor | 
|   | Ronnie Morgan | Assistant Sound Editor | 
|   | Sarah Monat | Foley Artist | 
|   | Robin Harlan | Foley Artist | 
|   | Randy K. Singer | Foley Mixer | 
|   | Shawn Kennelly | Foley Mixer | 
|   | Robert Deschaine | ADR Mixer | 
|   | Tami Treadwell | ADR Recordist | 
|   | Tim Gomillion | Sound Recordist | 
|   | Dennis Rogers | Sound Recordist | 
|   | Melissa Muik | Music Editor | 
|   | Clay Duncan | Music Programmer | 
|   | James Wright | Dolby Consultant | 
|   | Lee Orloff | Sound Mixer | 
|   | Blair Scheller | Boom Operator | 
Visual Effects
|   | Cedric Nicolas-Troyan | Visual Effects | 
|   | Alex Frisch | 2D Artist | 
|   | Cedric Nicolas-Troyan | 2D Artist | 
|   | Alexandre Kolasinski | 2D Artist | 
|   | Katrina Salicrup | 2D Artist | 
|   | Hatem Benabdallah | CG Artist | 
|   | James LeBloch | CG Artist | 
|   | Jeremy F. Butler | CG Artist | 
|   | Paul Perez Hahn | Visual Effects Producer | 
|   | David Sosalla | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
|   | Jennifer Law-Stump | Digital Compositor | 
|   | Chris Flynn | Digital Compositor | 
|   | Maureen Healy | Digital Compositor | 
|   | Tom Lamb | Digital Compositor | 
|   | Charles Gibson | Visual Effects Supervisor | 
Camera
|   | Phedon Papamichael | Director of Photography | 
|   | Dan Schroer | Second Assistant Camera | 
|   | Melinda Sue Gordon | Still Photographer | 
|   | Martin Schaer | Camera Operator | 
|   | Bob Hall | First Assistant Camera | 
|   | Faires A. Sekiya | "B" Camera Operator | 
|   | Faires A. Sekiya | Steadicam Operator | 
|   | Peter Kuttner | First Assistant "B" Camera | 
|   | Elizabeth Miller | First Assistant "B" Camera | 
|   | Morgan Michael Lewis | First Company Grip | 
|   | Robert Krzeminski | Second Company Grip | 
|   | Mark Purkart | Dolly Grip | 
|   | John Hudecek | Dolly Grip | 
|   | Kory Salajka | Grip | 
|   | Fernando M. Briones | Grip | 
|   | Timothy Jipping | Grip | 
Lighting
|   | Rafael E. Sánchez | Chief Lighting Technician | 
|   | Eugene F. Crededio | Assistant Chief Lighting Technician | 
|   | Roger Doherty | Electrician | 
|   | Ronald Crededio | Electrician | 
|   | Ronald Dragosh | Electrician | 
|   | James Hayworth | Electrician | 
|   | Dennis De La Mata | Rigging Grip | 
|   | Marc Schneider | Rigging Grip | 
|   | Joseph P. Connelly | Rigging Grip | 
|   | Richard A. Bond Jr. | Rigging Grip | 
Art Department
|   | Tom Duffield | Production Design | 
|   | Patrick M. Sullivan Jr. | Art Direction | 
|   | Rosemary Brandenburg | Set Decoration | 
|   | Heather Elwell | Art Department Coordinator | 
|   | Craig Jackson | Set Designer | 
|   | Benjamin Nowicki | Graphic Designer | 
|   | Tyler Osman | Construction Coordinator | 
|   | Gary Happ | Construction Foreman | 
|   | Troy Osman | Construction Foreman | 
|   | Frank D. Dambra | Lead Painter | 
|   | Kris Peck | Property Master | 
|   | Timothy W. Tiedje | Assistant Property Master | 
|   | Michael D. Gianneschi | Assistant Property Master | 
|   | Daniel B. Clancy | Leadman | 
|   | Joel Prihoda | Leadman | 
|   | Scott Troha | Set Dresser | 
|   | Quentin Matthys | Set Dresser | 
|   | Tom Gagnon | Set Dresser | 
|   | Jeff Dieter | Set Dresser | 
Other Crew
|   | Stephen Bures | Actor's Assistant | 
|   | Jess Platt | Dialogue Coach | 
|   | Cid Swank | Unit Publicist | 
|   | Tom Skilling | Technical Advisor | 
|   | Glenn Meyers | Technical Advisor | 
|   | Karri Mayo | Studio Teacher | 
|   | David Baerwald | Additional Music | 
|   | Armand Paoletti | Transportation Coordinator | 
|   | James Hogan | Transportation Captain | 
|   | Joseph Paoletti | Transportation Co-Captain | 
|   | Will Gatlin | Craft Service | 
|   | Andreas Wacker | Technical Supervisor | 
|   | Rick LeFevour | Stunt Coordinator | 
|   | Eddie Yansick | Stunt Double | 
|   | Stacey Carino | Stunts | 
|   | Natalie M. Meyer | Stunts | 
|   | Tobiasz Daszkiewicz | Stunts | 
|   | James Fierro | Stunts | 
|   | James Mammoser | Stunts | 
|   | Jodi Smith | Stunts | 
|   | Kevin Sorensen | Stunts | 
|   | Linda Perlin | Stunts | 
|   | Alicia Skirball | Stunts | 
|   | Gina Reale | Stunts | 
|   | Matthew LeFevour | Stunts | 
|   | Rick LeFevour | Stunts | 
|   | Tom Lowell | Stunts | 
|   | Rich Wilkie | Stunts | 
|   | Carl Paoli | Stunts | 
|   | Frank P. Calzavara | Stunts | 
|   | Randy Popplewell | Stunts | 
|   | Ken Remer | Stunts | 
|   | Daniel Maldonado | Stunts | 
|   | Mark Harper | Stunts | 
|   | Eric Wheeler | Loader | 
|   | Ronald L. Wright | Cableman | 
|   | Simon Morgan | Post Production Supervisor | 
|   | John D. Milinac | Special Effects Coordinator | 
|   | Frank Yario Jr. | Video Assist Operator | 
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