Smart People (2008)

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R | 1 hr 33 mins | Comedy, Drama | Released: 4/11/2008 |Box Office Total: $9.4M

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Professor Lawrence Wetherhold might be imperiously brilliant, monumentally self-possessed and an intellectual giant--but when it comes to solving the conundrums of love and family, he’s as downright flummoxed as the next guy. His collegiate son won’t confide in him, his teenaged daughter is an acid-tongued overachiever who follows all too closely in dad’s misery-loving footsteps, and his adopted, preposterously ne’er-do-well brother has perfected the art of freeloading. A widower who can’t seem to find passion in anything anymore, not even the Victorian Literature in which he’s an expert, it seems Lawrence is sleepwalking through a very stunted middle age. When his brother shows up unexpectedly for an extended stay at just about the same time as he accidentally encounters his former student Janet, the circumstances cause him to stir from his deep, deep freeze, with consequences for himself and everyone around him.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
4/11/2008

Director	Credit
Noam Murro	Director
Cast	Credit
Dennis Quaid	Lawrence Wetherhold
Thomas Haden Church	Chuck Wetherhold
Sarah Jessica Parker	Janet Hartigan
Ellen Page	Vanessa Wetherhold
Camille Mana	Missy Chin
Christine Lahti	Nancy
Ashton Holmes	James Wetherhold
David Denman	William
Scott A Martin	Weller
Don Wadsworth	Hadley
Robert Haley	Roth
Patrick Sebes	Curtis
Kevin James Doyle	Rodney
Paul Huber	Ben
Iva Jean Saraceni	Volunteer
Richard John Walters	Parking Lot Attendant
Jane Mowder	Knight
Adam Kroloff	Talbot
Amanda Jane Cooper	Brooke
Kiley Caughey	Linsey
Christy Harst	Waitress
Rick Warner	Bloomberg
Barrett Hackney	Joseph
Jose A Rivas	Student
Patrick Jordan	Waiter
Production Credits	Credit
Bridget Johnson	Producer
Deborah Aquila	Co-Producer
Bill Block	Executive Producer
Claus Clausen	Co-Producer
Omar Amanat	Executive Producer
Michael Costigan	Producer
Bruna Papandrea	Producer
Glenn M Stewart	Co-Producer
Steffen Aumuller	Executive Producer
John Woldenberg	Co-Producer
Marina Grasic	Executive Producer
Michael London	Producer
Jennifer Roth	Executive Producer
Kenneth Orkin	Executive Producer
Edward Rugoff	Executive Producer
Said Boudarga	Executive Producer
Paul Hanson	Executive Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Bridget Johnson Films	Production Company
Groundswell Productions	Production Company
QED International	Production Company
Grosvenor Park	Production Company
Scheherazade Films	Production Company
Visitor Pictures	Production Company
Corduroy Films	Production Company
Table Top Films	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Icon Film Distribution (IFD)	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Films	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Miramax Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Top Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Writer	Credit
Mark Poirier	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Gina Kelly	Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Jared Underwood	Finance Manager - Production Financing Provider
David Farr	Assistant Accountant
Teddy Au	Production Accountant
Elizabeth A Bergman	Post-Production Accountant
Kathleen Lightholder	Accountant - Accounting Clerk
carmen e carpenter	Finance Manager - Production Financing Provider
Tracey Grimes	Accountant - Account Executive
Art Department	Credit
Kimberlee Andrews	Art Department Coordinator
Kenneth Kellers	Dresser
Ron Mason	Art Director
Don Hedenburg	Painter - Paint Foreman
Darryl Henley	Storyboard Artist
Eileen Garrigan	Scenic Artist - Scenic
Teresa Visinare	Set Decorator
Paul Bucciarelli	Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Patti Podesta	Production Designer
Robert Buncher	Set Dresser
Ray Pivirotto	Dresser
Lauri Mancuso	Painter - On Set Painter
Timothy Barnhill	Set Dresser
Lara Lampenfield	Painter - On Set Painter
Justin Pelissero	Set Dresser
Merissa Lombardo	Painter - On Set Painter
Joshua Bonnett	Painter - On Set Painter
Christopher St Pierre	Painter - On Set Painter
Diana Stoughton	Painter - On Set Painter
Gary Jurysta	Painter - On Set Painter
Lauren Jurysta	Painter - On Set Painter
Lisa Bruno	Painter - On Set Painter
Casting	Credit
Erin Toner	Casting Associate
Nancy Mosser	Extras Casting
Deborah Aquila	Casting Director
Donna Belajac	Casting
Amy Monroe	Casting Assistant
Melissa Mittereder	Extras Casting Assistant
Katie Shenot	Extras Casting
Samantha Finkler	Casting Associate
Tricia Wood	Casting Director
Jennifer Smith	Casting Director
Craft Services	Credit
Paula A Gregg	Craft Service
Rick Simek	Catering - Chef
Andrew Hainey	Catering - Chef
Julie Moffa	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Jason Silvis	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Keith Cooper	Catering - Chef
Andrea Spring	Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Joshua Dupre	Catering - Chef
Film Camera	Credit
Gilbert Salas	Camera Assistant - Camera First Assistant
Toby Irwin	Director of Photography
Doug Delaney	Colorist - Digital Intermediate Colorist
Bruce Birmelin	Photography - Still Photographer
Terrence C Burke	Camera Operator
R Scott Lawrence	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Douglas Stanczak	Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist Operator
Brian Osmond	Camera Operator
Greg Genco	Camera Assistant - Camera Second Assistant
Film Sales Financing	Credit
Groundswell Productions	Film Financier
Axon Films	Film Financier
QED International	Foreign Distribution Sales
Music	Credit
Charles Martin Inouye	Music Editor
Kaylin Frank	Music Supervisor
Gary Cherone	Song
Nuno Bettencourt	Vocals
Nuno Bettencourt	Music
Charlie Bisharat	Music Performer - Violin
Suze DeMarchi	Song Performer
Joseph Brown	Music Engineer
Suze DeMarchi	Vocals
Nuno Bettencourt	Song
Nuno Bettencourt	Song Performer
Cameron Stone	Music Performer - Cello
Bryan Elliot Lawson	Music Editor
Sam Zeines	Music Editor
Nici Wilson	Song
Population 1	Song Performer
Anthony Resta	Song
Anthony Resta	Song Performer
Paul Mangone	Song
Paul Mangone	Song Performer
Baby Animals	Song Performer
Suze DeMarchi	Song
Steve Elson	Song
Dave Leslie	Song
Eddie Parise	Song
Andrew Ferriss	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Matt Baker	Stunt Coordinator
Production Management	Credit
Kathy McCurdy	Location Manager
Nancy Kirhoffer	Post-Production Supervisor
Jennifer Roth	Unit Production Manager
Alexis Arnold	Production Supervisor
Richard Graves	Assistant Director
Alex Mary Hamilton	Assistant Location Manager
Anthony Rossi III	Production Coordinator
Josh Dragotta	Location Scout
David Townsend	Post-Production Coordinator
Marc Dworkin	Script Coordinator
Cristina Wegman	Script Supervisor
Will Greenfield	Assistant Production Coordinator
Kristin Sanctis	Location Coordinator
Colby Shrefler	Assistant Location Manager
Eric Sherman	Assistant Director
Cristina Weigmann	Script Supervisor
Bob Ruefle	Assistant Location Manager
Lillian Awa	Assistant Director
Greg Felmey	Assistant Location Manager
Publicity	Credit
Emma Cooper	Publicity - Publicity Consultant
Sound	Credit
alan Freedman	ADR Mixer