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Synecdoche, New York (2008)


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R | 2 hr 3 mins | Comedy, Drama | Released: 10/24/2008 |Box Office Total: $3.0M

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Synopsis:
Theater director Caden Cotard is mounting a new play. His life catering to suburban blue-hairs at the local regional theater in Schenectady, New York is looking bleak. His wife Adele has left him to pursue her painting in Berlin, taking their young daughter Olive with her. His therapist, Madeleine Gravis, is better at plugging her best-seller than she is at counseling him. A new relationship with the alluringly candid Hazel has prematurely run aground. And a mysterious condition is systematically shutting down each of his autonomic functions, one by one. Worried about the transience of his life, he leaves his home behind. He gathers an ensemble cast into a warehouse in New York City, hoping to create a work of brutal honesty. He directs them in a celebration of the mundane, instructing each to live out their constructed lives in a growing mockup of the city outside. Somewhere in Berlin, his daughter is growing up under the questionable guidance of Adele's friend, Maria. His lingering attachments to both Adele and Hazel are causing him to helplessly drive his new marriage to actress Claire into the ground. Sammy and Tammy, the actors hired to play Caden and Hazel, are making it difficult for the real Caden to revive his relationship with the real Hazel. The textured tangle of real and theatrical relationships blurs the line between the world of the play and that of Caden's own deteriorating reality. The years rapidly fold into each other, and Caden buries himself deeper into his masterpiece. As he pushes the limits of his relationships, both personally and professionally, a change in creative direction arrives in Millicent Weems, a celebrated theater actress who may offer Caden the break he needs.

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Full Cast & Crew

Theatrical Release
10/24/2008
Director Credit
Charlie Kaufman Director
Cast Credit
Philip Seymour Hoffman Caden Cotard
Catherine Keener Adele Lack
Michelle Williams Claire Keen
Samantha Morton Hazel
Tilda Swinton - Cast
Hope Davis Madeleine Gravis
Emily Watson Tammy
Tom Noonan Sammy Barnathan
Sadie Goldstein Olive
Peter Conboy - Cast
Takako Haywood - Cast
Erica Berg - Cast
Stephen Adly Guirgis Davis
Michael Medeiros Eric
Daisy Tahan Ariel
Paul Sparks Derek
Jennifer Jason Leigh Maria
Peter Friedman Emergency Room Doctor
Charles Techman Like Clockwork Patient
Josh Pais Opthamologist
Daniel London Tom
Robert Seay David
Frank Girardeau Plumber
Amy Wright Burning House Realtor
Jerry Adler Caden's Father
Lynn Cohen Caden's Mother
Deirdre O'Connell Ellen's Mother
Kat Peters Ellen (10 years old)
John Rothman Dentist
Amanda Fulks Emergency Room Nurse
Frank Wood Evaluative Services Doctor
Deanna Storey Jazz Singer
Elizabeth Marvel Warehouse Realtor
Laura Odeh Toystore Clerk
Mark Lotito Minister
Raymond Angelic Sr German Doctor
Cliff Carpenter Old Man
Timothy Doyle Michael
Amy Spanger Soap Actress Nurse
Nick Wyman Soap Actor Doctor
Portia Therapy Patient Actress
Dan Ziskie Leg Tremor Doctor
Chris McGinn Lady at Caden's Mom's
Robin Weigert Adult Olive
Gerald Emerick Man In Line
Alvin Epstein Man with Nose Bleed
Rosemary Murphy Frances
Tim Guinee Needleman Actor
Kristen Bush Actress Playing Claire
Greg McFadden Actor Playing Needleman Actor
Barbara Haas Warehouse Actress
William Ryall Jimmy
Dianne Wiest Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
Joe Lisi Maurice
Alice Drummond Actress Playing Frances
Michael Higgins Actor Playing Man with Nose Bleed
Stanley Krajewski Actor as Caden
Tom Greer Medic
Christopher Evan Welch Pastor
Production Credits Credit
Anthony Bregman Producer
William Horberg Executive Producer
Charlie Kaufman Producer
Ray Angelic Executive Producer
Spike Jonze Producer
Bruce Toll Executive Producer
Sidney Kimmel Producer
Production Companies Credit
A Likely Story Production Company
Sidney Kimmel Entertainment Production Company
Projective Testing Service Production Company
Russia, Inc Production Company
Distribution Companies Credit
Sony Pictures Classics Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Paradiso Entertainment Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Domestic Video Distributor
Asmik Ace Entertainment Foreign Distribution Rights
Roadshow Film Distributors Foreign Theatrical Distributor
BIM Distribuzione Foreign Distribution Rights
Tatrafilm Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Sponge Foreign Distribution Rights
Revolver Entertainment Foreign Distribution Rights
Locations  
New York, USA  
Writer Credit
Charlie Kaufman Screenplay
Accounting Credit
Sean Hogan Production Accountant
Frank Murray Assistant Accountant
Steve Boyle Postproduction Accountant - Post Production Accounting
anna bosco Accountant - Payroll Accountant
Brennan Shroff Assistant Accountant
Animal Training Handling Credit
Kim Krafsky Animal Trainer
Steve McAuliff Animal Trainer
Art Department Credit
Heather Pendergast Assistant Set Decorator
Elizabeth Linn Scenic Artist - Charge Scenic
Tim Metzger Leadman
Lydia Marks Set Decorator
Mike Measimer Model Maker - Mold Maker
Roman Greller Dresser
Nicholas Hill Greensman - Lead Greensman
Adam Stockhausen Art Director
Nora Ashkar Art Department Coordinator
Alex DiGerlando Art Department - Art Department Researcher
Anthony Baldasare Set Dresser - On Set Dresser
Mark Friedberg Production Designer
Alexander Burnham Greensman
Joann Atwood Set Dresser
Kim Jennings Art Director - Art Director & Storyboard Artist
Nick Paley Art Department - Art Department Production Assistant
Mike Antolino Model Maker - Mold Maker
Bob Barnett Scenic Artist - Camera Scenic
Heather Prendergast Assistant Set Decorator
Arlo Hoffman Greensman
Deborah Jensen Art Director
Cheryl Boyarsky Art Department - Additional Art Department Assistant
Steven Duke Set Dresser
Jimmy Ramone Marino Model Maker - Mold Maker
Brad Bachtell Scenic Artist - Shop Person
Richard Liebgold Greensman
Chris Kelly Model Maker - Mold Maker
William Logan Art Department - Art Department Assistant
Steven Barth Scenic Artist
Mark Pollard Art Director
Joe Taglairino Set Dresser
Alison Gilham Scenic Artist
David Fidel Art Department
Luke Cantarella Art Director
Paul Komoda Art Department
Rob Landoll Scenic Artist
Abe Costanza Scenic Artist
Diana Yoo Art Department
Melissa Jackson Scenic Artist
Nili Lerner Scenic Artist
Nir Gaon Scenic Artist
Lisa Kennedy Scenic Artist
Hannah Price Scenic Artist
Casting Credit
Jeanne McCarthy Casting Director
Nicole Abellera Casting Associate
Heather Reidenbach Extras Casting
Morgan Donaho Casting Assistant
Joanne Bloom Casting Assistant
Rori Bergman Casting Associate
Leslie Woo Casting Assistant
Craft Services Credit
Peter Anders Catering - Chef
Jason Acevedo Craft Service
Peter Marschark Craft Service
Henry Previl Catering - Chef
Jorge Carangui Catering - Chef
George Grenier III Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Todd Kelly Craft Service - Craft Service Assistant
Film Camera Credit
Abbot Genser Photography - Still Photographer
Joe Gawler Colorist - DI Colorist (Toronto)
Carlos Guerra Steadicam Operator - Steadicom Operator/First Assistant Camera
Lukasz Jogalla Camera Operator
Jack Lewars Camera - DI Editor (Toronto)
Darren Ryan Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist/Playback Supervisor
Anne Carson Assistant Camera
Fred Elmes Director of Photography
Terra Bliss Film Lab - DI Producer (Toronto)
David Dunlap Director of Photography - DP/Operator
Tom Mayclim Film Lab - DI Scanning/Recording (Toronto)
Devin Donegan Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Sebastian Almeida Assistant Camera
Eric P Robinson Assistant Camera - Second Assistant Camera
Dennis Green Video Assist/Playback - Video Assist
Jamie Franklin Film Lab - Dust Buster (Toronto)
Stephen Brown Film Lab - Dust Buster (Toronto)
Trevor Pickard Film Lab - Dust Buster (Toronto)
Alison Schouten Film Lab - Dust Buster (Toronto)
Film Sales Financing Credit
Kimmel International Foreign Distribution Sales
Legal Credit
Alison S Cohen Legal Services
Cassandra Barbour Legal Counsel - Rights & Clearances
Hamish Berry Legal Services
Laura Sevier Legal Counsel - Rights & Clearances
Gabriella Ludlow Legal Services
Music Credit
Bonnie Greenberg Music Supervisor
Jim Schultz Music Editor
Sadie Goldstein Song Performer
Greg Koller Original Score - Original Score Recorder and Mixer
Charlie Kaufman Song
Jon Brion Orchestrations
Rouble Kapoor Music Engineer - Engineer
Jay Duerr Music - Auricle Operator
Julian Bratolyubov Music - Music Copyist
Jon Brion Song
Steve Bartek Orchestrations
Patrick Spain Music Engineer - Engineer
Deanna Storey Song Performer
Deanna Storey Song
Gina Zimmitti Orchestrations - Orchestra Contractor
Jon Brion Music - Score Conductor
Eric Caudieux Music - Protools Editing
Jim Keltner Music - Drummer
Sebastian Steinberg Music - Bass
Jason Freese Music - Saxophone and Guitar
Bret Rausch Music - Synthesizer
Jim Gilstrap Music - Gospel Singer
Physical Effects Credit
Chris Colombo Stunt Player
Brian Smyj Stunt Coordinator
James Rider Motion Control - Motion Control Operator
Donald M Canfield Motion Control - Motion Control Technician
Jeff Gibson Stunt Player
Don Hewitt Stunt Player
Don J Hewitt Stunt Player
Stephen Mann Stunt Player
Erik Martin Stunt Player
Shawn O'Neil Stunt Player
stephanie smyj Stunt Player
Peter Thorell Stunt Player
Production Management Credit
Carey Seward Location Scout
Chris Cloud Location Assistant
David Ginsberg Assistant Location Manager
Steve Weisberg Location Manager
Erica Kay Production Supervisor
Mark Hagerman Production Coordinator
Jessica Levin Post-Production Supervisor
Ray Angelic Production Manager
Guy Barresi Technical Operations Manager - Operations Manager
Mary Cybulski Script Supervisor
H H Cooper Assistant Director
Jennifer Truelove Assistant Director
Eric Papa Location Scout
Kimberly Feinman Location Manager
Kat Donahue Assistant Location Manager
Nate Grubb Assistant Director
Publicity Credit
Frances Fiore Unit Publicist
Sound Credit
Clemence Stoloff Sound - Sound Intern
Drew Kunin Sound Mixer
Philip Stockton Sound Editor - Supervising Sound Editor/Dialog Editor
Chris Fielder Assistant Sound Editor
Kam Chan Foley Editor
Marko Costanzo Foley Artist
Frank Kern Foley - Foley Supervisor
George Lara Foley Mixer
Jeanne L Gilliland Boom Operator
Elisabeth Giglio Post-Production Sound
Barbara Harris ADR Voice Casting
Reilly Steele Rerecording Mixer
Ruth Hernandez ADR Editor
Dror Gescheit Rerecording - Re-Recordist
Doe Kim Post-Production Sound
Jamie Baker Foley Editor
Mark Goodermote Boom Operator
Eugene Gearty Rerecording Mixer
Eugene Gearty Sound Editor - Supervising Sound Editor/Sound Designer
Debora LiLavois Assistant Sound Editor
Jessica Parks Assistant Sound Editor - Apprentice Sound Editor
Visual Effects Credit
Chris Mackenzie Titles and Opticals - Digital Opticals (Toronto)
Dave Muscat Visual Effects Editor - DI Editor (Toronto)
Justin Ball Software Engineer - Senior Systems Engineer
Philip Buccellato Graphics - Graphic Production Assistant
Zachary Zirlin Graphic Designer
Connie Conrad CGI Artist - CG Artist
Mark Russell Visual Effects Supervisor
Drew Jiritano Special Effects Coordinator
Brett Miller CG Supervisor
Ventura Rodriguez Visual Effects - Lead Shop Person
Catherine Tate Compositing Supervisor - Compositing Supervisor and Instructor
Chris Wesselman (Pinkus) Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Nicholas Cerniglia Digital Effects - Digital Effects Lead
Garrett Eaton Matte Painter - Matte Artist
Chris Armstrong Animator - Head of Animation and Visual Effects
Glenn Allen Visual Effects Producer
Mark Bero Special Effects Foreman
Galina Rozina Software Engineer - Computer Lab Manager
Matthew Conner Matte Painter - Matte Artist
Eric J Robertson Visual Effects Supervisor - Special Visual Effects Supervisor
Richard Friedlander Visual Effects Producer
Shaune Harrison Visual Effects - Mold Maker
Nathan Meier CGI Artist - CG Artist
Motassem Younes Titles and Opticals - Digital Optical (Toronto)
Katrina Whalen Animator
Daniel Abramovich Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Scott Minter Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Ahmad Ismail Titles and Opticals - Digital Optical (Toronto)
Renuka Ballal Visual Effects Producer
Preeti Sharma Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator (India)
John Bair Visual Effects Supervisor - Visual Effects Supervisor and Title Design
Aleksandar Djordjevic Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Paloma Anoveros Visual Effects Producer
Scott Frankel Visual Effects Supervisor
Aaron Muszalski Visual Effects - Roto/Paint Supervisor and Instructor
Jesh Krishna Murthy Visual Effects Supervisor (India)
Jun Zhang Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Roopesh Gujar Visual Effects Producer (India)
Aaron Gerhard Chiesa Visual Effects - Compositor and Paint Artist
Anthony Meschi Visual Effects - Compositor and Paint Artist
Rene Tougeron Visual Effects Producer
Stewart Pomeroy Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Peter Armstrong Visual Effects Producer - DI Producer (Toronto)
Jessica Donnelly Visual Effects - Compositor and Paint Artist
Jeremiah Grant Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Daniel Monistere Visual Effects - Compositor and Paint Artist
Purti Pitale Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Erik Gonzalez Visual Effects - Compositor and Paint Artiat
P Nandakumar Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Karuna Makhija Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Olov Samuelson Visual Effects - Compositor and Paint Artist
Sudhir Banekar Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Izchel C Huerta Visual Effects - Compositor and Paint Artist
Vasistha Chawda Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Parker Chehak Visual Effects - Visual Effects Coordinator
Alec Styborski Visual Effects - Visual Effects Assistant
Sandeep Khedkar Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Ruchira Sharma Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Nick Paulozza Visual Effects - DI Scanning/Recording (Toronto)
Trevor Lewis Visual Effects - DI Scanning/Recording (Toronto)
Vijay S Deshmukh Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
K Shriniwas Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Gauri Bhagwat Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Ankur Sachdev Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Sujata S Choudhari Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Mohmed Ghouse Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Rahul D Kulkarni Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Sushil Kalyanshetti Digital Effects Artist - Compositing Artist
Marc Machuca Digital Effects Artist - Compositor and Paint Artist
Utumporn Chompen Digital Effects Artist - Compositor and Paint Artist
Mauricio Valderrama Jr Digital Effects Artist - Paint Artist
Shuichi Yoshida Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Juan Melgoza Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Radley Teruel Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Eloisa Honrada Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Steve Mihaylov Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
James Pina Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Scott Gaynos Digital Effects Artist - Digital Artist
Peter Amante Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Sue Nelson Digital Effects Artist - Digital Compositor
Lee Hughes Digital Effects Artist - DI Coordinator (Toronto)
Wardrobe Hair Makeup Credit
Mary Gierczak Costumer
Melissa Toth Costume Designer
Naomi Donne Makeup Artist
Judy Chin Makeup - Makeup Department Head
Martial Corneville Wig Maker - Wigs Creator
Sasha Cummins Hair Stylist
Jerry DeCarlo Hair - Hair Department Head
Diana Pappas Costumes - Costume Production Assistant
Angela Mirabella Key Costumer
Michael Marino Prosthetic Makeup - Prosthetic Makeup Designer
Arlynn Abseck Wardrobe Supervisor
Chris Ann Pappas Assistant Costume Designer
Mandy Lyons Hair Stylist
mike marino Prosthetic Makeup - Prosthetic Makeup Designer
Amy Pickering Wardrobe Supervisor
Cara Czekanski Key Costumer
Paul Huntly Wig Maker - Wigs Creator
David Presto Prosthetic Makeup - Prosthetic Makeup Assistant
Peter Owen Wig Maker - Wigs Creator

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