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Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio
Prize Winner of Defiance, Ohio (2005)
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PG-13
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1 hr 39 mins
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Drama
,
Biopic
,
Adaptation
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Released: 9/30/2005
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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.
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
Revolution Studios
Foreign Theatrical Distributor
DreamWorks Home Entertainment
Domestic Video 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
Choreography
Credit
Amy Wright
Choreographer
Film Camera
Credit
Jonathan Freeman
Director of Photography
Music
Credit
Brian Kirk
Music Supervisor
John C Frizzell
Composer - Music Composer and Conductor
Production Management
Credit
David Coatsworth
Unit Production Manager
James Fraser
Production Coordinator
Libby Hodgson
Assistant Director
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
Sheena Duggal
Visual Effects Supervisor
Martin Malivoire
Special Effects Supervisor
Wardrobe Hair Makeup
Credit
Hala Bahmet
Costume Designer
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