Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)

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PG-13 | 1 hr 39 mins | Drama, Family, Biopic, Period, Adaptation | Released: 9/30/2005 |Box Office Total: $0.6M

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Synopsis:

Evelyn Ryan was a devoted mother and housewife who used her self-described "knack for words" to keep her struggling family afloat. In the 1950s and '60s, housewives across the country used their wits to win thousands of dollars in cash and prizes in jingle contests staged by corporations to promote their products. But of all the "jingle-belles" vying for supremacy, none out-rhymed Evelyn Ryan, whose creative resources usually corresponded directly to her family's needs--and with ten kids and an alcoholic husband, those needs were numerous and unending. Applying her remarkable ingenuity and an uncommon wit, Evelyn found the way to keep her family together, despite the enormous odds stacked against them.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
9/30/2005

Studio	Credit
Dreamworks Pictures	Studio
Revolution Studios	Studio
Director	Credit
Jane Anderson	Director
Cast	Credit
Julianne Moore	Evelyn Ryan
Woody Harrelson	Leo "Kelly" Ryan
Laura Dern	Dortha Schaefer
Frank Chiesurin	Freddy Canon
Trevor Morgan	Bruce Ryan at 16 yrs
Ellary Porterfield	Tuff Ryan at 13, 16 & 18 yrs
Simon Reynolds	Ray the Milkman
David Gardener	Father McCague
Susan Merson	Mrs Bidlack
Erik Knudsen	Rog Ryan (age 13)
Production Credits	Credit
Jack Rapke	Producer
Marty Ewing	Executive Producer
Steve Starkey	Producer
Robert Zemeckis	Producer
Production Companies	Credit
ImageMovers	Production Company
Distribution Companies	Credit
DreamWorks Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Revolution Studios	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Dreamworks Pictures	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Locations
Defiance, Ohio, USA
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Writer	Credit
Jane Anderson	Screenplay
Terry Ryan	Source Material
Accounting	Credit
Janet Lonsdale	Production Accountant
Art Department	Credit
Edward T McAvoy	Production Designer
Michael Shocrylas	Set Designer
Andrew M Stearn	Art Director
Clive Thomasson	Set Decorator
Casting	Credit
Linda Lowy	Casting Director
John Brace	Casting Director
Film Camera	Credit
Jonathan Freeman	Director of Photography
Music	Credit
John C Frizzell	Composer - Music Composer and Conductor
Brian Kirk	Music Supervisor
Production Management	Credit
David Coatsworth	Unit Production Manager
Libby Hodgson	Assistant Director
James Fraser	Production Coordinator
Penny Charter	Assistant Director
Marty Ewing	Unit Production Manager
Whitney Brown	Unit Production Manager
Publicity	Credit
Karen Pidgurski	Publicity
Sound	Credit
Robert Shoup	Sound Editor
Bruce Carwardine	Sound
Visual Effects	Credit
Martin Malivoire	Special Effects Supervisor
Sheena Duggal	Visual Effects Supervisor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup	Credit
Hala Bahmet	Costume Designer

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