Stranger than Fiction
Harold Crick, a senior agent for a Revenue company with no other life but his work, discovers that he is in fact the fictional character of a novel by author Kay Eiffel.
Cast & credits
Cast
- Harold Crick Will Ferrell
- Ana Pascal Maggie Gyllenhaal
- Professor Jules Hilbert Dustin Hoffman
- Penny Escher Queen Latifah
- Karen 'Kay' Eiffel Emma Thompson
- Dave Tony Hale
- Doctor Cayly Tom Hulce
- Doctor Mittag-Leffler Linda Hunt
- IRS co-worker 1 William Dick
- IRS co-worker 2 Guy Massey
- IRS co-worker 3 Martha Espinoza
- IRS co-worker 4 T.J. Jagodowski
- IRS co-worker 5 Peter Grosz
- young boy Ricky Adams
- young boy's father Christian Stolte
- Kronecker bus driver Denise Hughes
- Polish woman Peggy Roeder
- IRS co-worker 6 Tonray Ho
- bakery employee 1 Danny Rhodes
- bakery customer 1 Helen Young
- bakery customer 2 David Pompeii
- bakery employee 2 Linara Washington
- homeless man Larry Neumann Jr
- man with hose John Möhrlein
- commuter Bruce Jarchow
- Book Channel host Kristin Chenoweth
- large man on bus Bradley Mott
- TV author John Watson Sr
- bakery customer 3 David Wiegers
- bakery customer 4 Jarrett Sleeper
- customer with tan Karen Lloyd
- demolition foreman Keith Kupferer
- demolition crew 1 Danny McCarthy
- demolition crew 2 Tab Baker
- claw operator Mark Buettner
- ER doctor 1 Christian Young
- young male patient Arraon Hixson
- ER orderly Bryan Kelly
- ER nurse 1 Whitney Sneed
- ER doctor 2 Ray Kurut
- ER nurse 2 Celeste Pechous
- ER doctor 3 Michael Cook
- head ER nurse Cheryl Lynn Bruce
- man in tweed Chet Dubowski
- Banneker Press receptionist Ora Jones
- grocer Jordan Keller
- IRS co-worker 7 Herb Lichtenstein
- IRS co-worker 8 Stacey Jackson
- old man on phone Jordan Teplitz
- bus company manager Ricardo Gutierrez
- irritated man on bus James Mazza
- another man on bus Oscar Roxas
- accident witness Nadirah Bost
- accident witness Sandra Marquez
- accident witness Lacy Coil
- accident witness Will Clinger
- accident witness Albert Samuels
- accident witness Frank Caeti
- Doctor Mercator Andrew Rothenberg
- nurse Rengin Altay
- bus operator 1 Lucinda Kemp
- bus operator 2 Donna Watkins
- animal footage voice over Julien Heron
- animal footage voice over Lora Cain
- animal footage voice over Bob Papenbrook
- animal footage voice over Mike McColl
Credits
Direction
- Directed by Marc Forster
- 2nd Unit Director (Unit Photography) Kevin Haug
- Assistant Director (1st) Michael Lerman
- Assistant Director (2nd) Peter Thorell
- Assistant Director (2nd 2nd) Alyson Latz
- Assistant Director (Unit Photogrphy 1st) James R. Giovannetti Jr
- Script Supervisor Alicia Accardo
- Script Supervisor (Unit Photography) Amy Sobin
Production
- © Crick Pictures LLC
- Production Company Three Strange Angels
- Presented by Columbia Pictures Corporation
- Presented by Mandate Pictures
- Executive Producer Joe Drake
- Executive Producer Nathan Kahane
- Executive Producer Eric Kopeloff
- Produced by Lindsay Doran
- Co-producer Jim Miller
- Co-producer Aubrey Henderson
- Exec i/C of Prod'n for Mandate Pictures Kelli Konop
- Unit Production Manager Karyn McCarthy
- Unit Production Manager Eric Kopeloff
- Production Co-ordinator Kate Amer
- Assistant Production Co-ordinator Margaret J. Orlando
- Production Accountant Mary Sunshine
- Location Manager Stephen Andrzejewski
- Locations Manager (Unit Photography) Sean O'reilly
- Post-production Supervisor Cory McCrum
- Post-production Co-ordinator Chad Sustin
Casting
- Casting Francine Maisler
- Casting Kathleen Driscoll-mohler
- Casting (Chicago) Tenner, Paskal & Rudnicke
- Casting (Extras) Joan Philo
Writing
- Written by Zach Helm
Photography
- Director of Photography Roberto Schaefer
- Unit Photography Director of Photography Ted Lichtenheld
- Aerial Unit Director of Photography Ronald Goodman
- Camera Operator (A) Jim McConkey
- Camera Operator (Additional) Faries Anderson
- Camera Operator (Additional) Michael Kohnhorst
- Camera Operator (Additional) Joe Williams
- Camera Operator (Additional) Steve Wojcik
- Camera Operator (Crash) Ed Gutentag
- Steadicam Operator Jim McConkey
- Gaffer Tony Lullo
- Gaffer Jim Tynes
- Key Grip Morgan Michael Lewis
- Key Grip (Unit Photography) Fred Folmer
Stills
- Still Photographer Ralph Nelson
Special Effects
- Visual Effects Designer Kevin Haug
- Visual Effects Producer Leslie Mcminn
- Visual Effects Co-ordinator Katie Kerr
- Visual Effects FX Cartel
- Visual Effects Mokko Studio
- Visual Effects BarXseven
- Visual Effects Klon Films
- Visual Effects Digital Dimension
- Visual Effects Double Negative
- Visual Effects Intelligent Creatures
- Previsualization Services Proof
- Special Effects (Co-ordinator) Don Parsons
- Special Effects (Foreman) Frank 'Rob' Krenmuller
- Special Effects (Assistant) George Disalvo
- Special Effects (Set) Dan Sokolowski
- Special Effects (Set) Bruce A. Strong
- Harold's Mthmtcl Grphcs Desgnd/Animtd by MK12
Animation
- Motion Control Opertr (Unit Photography) Paul Maples
- [Motion Control] Operator 1 (Unit Phot) Dave Knox
- [Motion Control] Technician (Unit Phot) Craig Shumard
Editing
- Editor Matt Chessé
- 1st Assistant Editor Alex Olivares
Design
- Production Designer Kevin Thompson
- Art Director Craig Jackson
- Set Designer Kerry Sanders
- Set Decorator Ford Wheeler
- Property Master Peter Bankins
- Construction Co-ordinator Tyler Osman
Costumes
- Costume Designer Frank Fleming
- Assistant Costume Designer Lisa Frucht
- Costume Supervisor Eileen McCahill
- Costume Co-ordinator Claire Connelly
- Costumer for Will Ferrell Marylou Lim
- Set Costumer Lizzie Cook
- Set Costumer Sukari Mcgill
- Set Costumer Julie Yrianson
Make-up
- Make-up Department Head Lisa Layman
- Key Make-up Artist Laverne Caracuzzi
- Mr [Dustin] Hoffman's Make-up Artist Valli O'reilly
- Hair Department Head Frances Mathias
- Key Hair Deborah K. Dee
- Additional Hair Agnes M. Gibicar
Titles
- Main Title Sequence Designed/Animated by MK12
- Main Title Sequence Produced by Ebeling Group
Film processing
- Technical Consultant Tony Salzman
- Digital Intermediate Laser-Pacific Media Corporation
- Digital Colour Timer Mike Sowa
- DeLuxe Colour Timer Harry Muller
Music
- Music Britt Daniel
- Music Brian Reitzell
- Orchestral Arrangements Roger Neill
- Music Supervision Brian Reitzell
- Music Editor Erica Weis
- Music Editor Stephanie Lowry
Sound
- Score Mixer Justin Stanley
- Score Mixer Brian Reitzell
- Score Recorded by Erik Gavriluk
- Score Recorded at The Bombfactory
- Sound Designer Geoff Rubay
- [Production] Sound Mixer David Obermeyer
- Boom Operator Blair Scheller
- Boom Operator Ronald L. Wright
- Supervising Sound Mixer Scott Millan
- Supervising Sound Mixer Michael Semanick
- Supervising Sound Mixer Lora Hirschberg
- Supervising Sound Editor Geoff Rubay
- 1st Assistant Sound Editor John Cannon
- Sound Editor Jon Title
- Sound Editor Dino Dimuro
- Sound Editor Lyle Engle
- Dialogue Supervisor Bruce Nyznik
- Special Sound Effects John Pospisil
- Sound Effects Recordist John Paul Fassal
- Sound Effects Recordist Mark Ormandy
- Sound Effects Recordist Eric Potter
- Sound Effects Recordist Mathew Taylor
- ADR Supervisor Bruce Nyznik
- [ADR] Loop Group Joe Cappelletti
- ADR Recordist Courtney Bishop
- ADR Recordist Tami Treadwell
- ADR Recordist Greg Zimmerman
- ADR Mixer Robert Deschaine
- ADR Mixer Michael Miller
- ADR Mixer Greg Steele
- ADR Mixer David Adam Weisberg
- Foley Artist Alyson Dee Moore
- Foley Artist John Roesch
- Foley Recordist Scott Morgan
- Foley Mixer Mary Jo Lang
Stunts
- Stunt Co-ordinator Rick Lefevour
- Pilot (Aerial Unit) Michael Franck
Publicity
- Unit Publicist Will Casey
- Behind the Scenes Footage Joe Uddo