Matchstick Men (2003)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 56 mins | Drama, Thriller, Adaptation | Released: 9/12/2003 |Box Office Total: $36.8M

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Meet Roy and Frank, a couple of professional small-time con artists. What Roy, a veteran of the grift, and Frank, his ambitious protégé, are swindling these days are “water filtration systems,” bargain-basement water filters bought by unsuspecting people who pay ten times their value in order to win bogus prizes like cars, jewelry and overseas vacations--which they never collect. These scams net the flim-flam men a few hundred here, another thousand there, which eventually adds up to a lucrative partnership. Roy’s private life, however, is not so successful. An obsessive-compulsive agoraphobe with no personal relationships to call his own, Roy is barely hanging on to his wits, and when his idiosyncrasies begin to threaten his criminal productivity he’s forced to seek the help of a psychoanalyst just to keep him in working order. While Roy is looking for a quick fix, his therapy begets more than he bargained for: the revelation that he has a teenage daughter--a child whose existence he suspected but never dared confirm. What’s more troubling, 14-year-old Angela wants to meet the father she never knew. At first, Angela’s appearance disrupts her neurotic father’s carefully ordered routine. Soon, however, with his own unique spin on parenthood, Roy begins to enjoy a relationship he never dreamed of having with his daughter. But while he develops paternal feelings for the 14-year-old, she’s developing a fascination with Daddy’s questionable career.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/12/2003

Studio	Credit
Warner Bros. Pictures	Studio
Director	Credit
Ridley Scott	Director
Cast	Credit
Nicolas Cage	Roy Waller
Sam Rockwell	Frank Mercer
Alison Lohman	Angela
Bruce Altman	Dr Klein
Bruce McGill	Chuck Frechette
Jenny O'Hara	Mrs Schaeffer
Steve Eastin	Mr Schaeffer
Beth Grant	Laundry Lady
Sheila Kelley	Kathy
Fran Kranz	Slacker Boyfriend
Tim Kelleher	Bishop
Nigel Gibbs	Holt
Bill Saito	Pharmacist #1
Tim Maculan	Pharmacist #2
Stoney Westmoreland	Man in Line
Lynn Ann Leveridge	Bank Clerk
Giannina Facio	Bank Teller
Sonya Eddy	Parking Garage Cashier
Michael Clossin	Long Winded Parking Booth Driver
Kim Cassidy	Stripper
Paul Hubbard	Store Clerk
Monnae Michaell	Carpet Store Manager
Dennis Anderson	Cashier
Marco Kyris	Pizza Boy
Jerry Hauck	Taxi Cab Driver
Jim Zulevic	Airport Bartender
Ramsey Malouky	Hospital Intern
Andi Sherrill	Pharmacy Cashier
Kate Steele	Strip Club Waitress
Adam Clark	Strip Club Bouncer
Daniel Villareal	Car Wash Employee
Marco Assante	Valet Parker
Production Credits	Credit
Charles J.D. Schlissel	Co-Producer
Sean Bailey	Producer
Robert Zemeckis	Executive Producer
Jack Rapke	Producer
Giannina Facio	Co-Producer
Steve Starkey	Producer
Ted Griffin	Producer
Ridley Scott	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
Rickshaw Productions	Production Company
ImageMovers	Production Company
Scott Free Productions	Production Company
Horsepower Entertainment	Production Company
Horsepower Entertainment	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
Warner Bros. Home Entertainment Group	Domestic Video Distributor
Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Los Angeles, California, USA
Writer	Credit
Ted Griffin	Screenplay
Eric Garcia	Source Material
Nick Griffin	Screenplay
Accounting	Credit
Margaret A Mitchell	Production Accountant
Ledia Telo	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Michael Manson	Art Director
Tom Foden	Production Designer
Daniel R Jennings	Assistant Art Director
R Scott Doran	Leadman
Kristen Frances Jones	Dresser
Nancy Nye	Set Decorator
William V Ryder	Set Designer
Cheree Welsh	Art Department Coordinator
Adam H Khalid	Art Department Coordinator
Casting	Credit
Debra Zane	Casting
Terri Taylor	Casting Associate
Craft Services	Credit
Nicholas Mestrendrea	Craft Service
Terry Painovich	Craft Service
Film Camera	Credit
Mitch Dubin	Camera Operator
Francois Duhamel	Photography - Still Photographer
Bob Kaiser	Color Timer
Steven Meizler	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Dave Deever	Video Playback
John Mathieson	Director of Photography
Kirk Tedeski	Video - 24 Frame Video and Computer Coordinator
Andy Shuttleworth	Camera Operator
Rob Abbey	Video Playback
Gary Dunham	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Reginald Newkirk	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Ralph Merzbach	Video Playback - 24 Frame Playback Operator
Mark Wineman	Video Playback - 24 Frame Playback Operator
Anthony Capello	Assistant Camera - First Assistant Camera
Tom Jordan	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Tony DeSanto	Video Playback - 24 Frame Playback Operator
Naomi Villanueva	Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Music	Credit
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart	Music
Jack Reardon	Song
Marc Streitenfeld	Music Editor
Bruce Fowler	Music Conductor
Bruce Fowler	Orchestrations
Hans Zimmer	Composer
Hans Zimmer	Music Engineer - Music Score Programmer
Hans Zimmer	Music Arranger - Music Score Arranger
Heitor Pereira	Music Performer - Musician
Bobby Darin	Song Performer
Al Clay	Score Mixing
Al Clay	Score Recording
Dody J Dorn	Music Supervisor
Sacha Distel	Song
Slamm Andrews	Score Mixing
Slamm Andrews	Score Recording
Max Bradado Darman	Music Conductor
Mantovani & His Orchestra	Song Performer
Geoff Zannelli	Music Engineer - Music Score Programmer
Geoff Zannelli	Music Arranger - Music Score Arranger
Satnam Singh Ramgotra	Music Performer - Musician
Del Spiva	Music Editor
Marc Streitenfeld	Music Supervisor
Mario Nascimbene	Composer
Mario Nascimbene	Music Conductor
Frank Sinatra	Song Performer
Jean Broussole	Song
James Dooley	Music Engineer - Music Score Programmer
James Dooley	Music Arranger - Music Score Arranger
Frank Marocco	Music Performer - Musician
Herb Albert & The Tijuana Brass	Song Performer
Emil Richards	Music Performer - Musician
Lew Pollack	Song
Erno Rapee	Song
Paige	Song Performer
The Hungarian State Opera Orchestra	Music Performer
Lee Hazelwood	Song
Kid Rock	Song Performer
Orquesta Sinfonica de Madrid	Song Performer
Percy Faith	Song
George Formby	Song Performer
Sol Lake	Song
John Mercer	Song
Roxy Music	Song Performer
Henry Mayer	Song
Marvin Gaye	Song Performer
Hans Bradtke	Song
Robert Ritchie (Kid Rock)	Song Performer
Andy Williams	Song Performer
Bruce Fowler	Song
David Rice	Song
Wayne Newton	Song Performer
Paige Lewis	Song
Johnny Martinez	Song Performer
Ramy Antoun	Song
Ervan Coleman	Song
R J Ritchie	Song
Matthew Shafer	Song
John A Travis	Song
James Trombly	Song
Jose Padilla	Song
Annunzio Mantovani	Song
Sebastian De Yradier	Song
Albert Abraham Lasry	Song
Jack Lawrence	Song
Charles Louis Trenet	Song
Alberto Dominguez	Song
Noel Gay	Song
Bryan Ferry	Song
Eddie Holland	Song
Brian Holland	Song
Lamont Dozier	Song
Jerry Keller	Song
Gloria Shayne	Song
Bert Kaempfert	Song
Milt Gabler	Song
Kurt Schwabach	Song
Johnny Martinez	Song
Physical Effects	Credit
Douglas Crosby	Stunts
Eddie Yansick	Stunt Coordinator
Mary Albee	Stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	Stunts
Brock Little	Stunts
Carrick O'Quinn	Stunts
Noon Orsatti	Stunts
Denney Pierce	Stunts
Spike Silver	Stunts
Michael Trisler	Stunts
Production Management	Credit
Ray Utarnachitt	Assistant Production Coordinator
Leigh Shanta	Unit Production Manager
Annie Welles	Script Supervisor
Chanel Salzer	Assistant Location Manager
Janice Polley	Location Manager
M Michele Nishikawa	Production Coordinator
Teresa Kelly	Post-Production Supervisor
K C Hodenfield	Assistant Director - First Assistant Director
Jeff Okabayashi	Assistant Director - Second Assistant Director
Steve Battaglia	Assistant Director
Publicity	Credit
Ernie Malik	Unit Publicist
Sound	Credit
Michael Minkler	Rerecording Mixer
Craig Jaeger	Foley Editor - Supervising Foley Editor
Chris Jargo	ADR Editor - Supervising ADR Editor
Per Hallberg	Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Orloff	Sound Mixer
Dan O'Connell	Foley Artist
Tony Negrete	Assistant Sound Editor
Thomas A Payne	Boom Operator
Mike Anderson	Sound - Cable
Chris Assells	Sound Effects Editor
Myron Nettinga	Rerecording Mixer
Karen Baker Landers	Supervising Sound Editor
John Cucci	Foley Artist
Dino DiMuro	Sound Effects Editor
Phillip D Morrill	Assistant Sound Editor
Anna MacKenzie	ADR Editor
Dan Hegeman	Sound Effects Editor
Visual Effects	Credit
Martin Taylor	Digital Effects Artist - High Speed Compositing Artist
Roy Savoy	Special Effects
Lisa Zusmer	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
David A Smith	CG Supervisor
Cari Thomas	Visual Effects Producer
Theo Vandernoot	Animator - FX Animation
Susan Kornfeld	Background Painter - Texture Painter
Susan Kornfeld	Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscoper
Andrea Maxwell	Visual Effects Editor
Sheena Duggal	Visual Effects Supervisor
Martin Bresin	Special Effects Coordinator
Maura Alvarez	Rotoscope Animator - Rotoscoper
Lisa Deaner	Digital Effects Artist - High Speed Compositing Artist
Jeremie Winslow	Visual Effects - Visual Effects Production Assistant
Ethan Ormsby	Digital Effects Artist - Compositor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Deborah Travis	Wardrobe
Kristina Vogel	Makeup Artist
Larry Waggoner	Hair Stylist
Alan Weisinger	Makeup
Michael Kaplan	Costume Designer
Linda Matthews	Costume Supervisor
Mary Mastro	Hair Stylist
Lorraine Crossman	Wardrobe - Additional Wardrobe
Tarra Day	Makeup
Sheryl Blum	Hair Stylist
Brigit Jones	Wardrobe - Additional Wardrobe

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