Themes: Witches, Opposites Attract, Fathers and Daughters
Main Cast: Nicole Kidman, Will Ferrell, Shirley MacLaine, Michael Caine, Jason Schwartzman
Release Year: 2005
Country: US
Run Time: 100 minutes
MPAA Rating: PG13
Plot
Nora Ephron directed and co-wrote this updated adaptation of a classic situation comedy that also casts a satirical eye on the entertainment industry. Jack Wyatt (Will Ferrell) is a movie star whose career has been going into a slow and steady decline. Desperate for a project that will give his reputation a jump start, Jack agrees to star in a film version of the once-popular television series Bewitched as hapless hubby Darrin Stephens, under the condition that an unknown actress be cast as the female lead so he won't be upstaged. After auditioning dozens of women who fail to make the grade, Jack meets lovely and charming Isabel Bigelow (Nicole Kidman), and is immediately certain she's the perfect choice to play witch-turned-housewife Samantha. However, there's one thing neither Jack nor the producers of the film know -- Isabel really is a witch, and while she's been trying to get along without her powers to better fit in among mortals, she will use her special talents when need be. The film also stars Michael Caine as Isabel's father, Nigel, Shirley MacLaine as Iris Smythson (the actress hired to play Endora), and Jason Schwartzman as Jack's agent. ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Kristin Chenoweth - Maria Kelly; Heather Burns - Nina; Jim Turner - Larry; Stephen Colbert - Stu Robison; David Alan Grier - Jim Fields; Steve Carell - Uncle Arthur; Carol Androsky - Realtor; Michael Badalucco - Joey Props; Kenneth Hudson Campbell - Writer; Richard Kind - Abner Kravitz; Ed McMahon - Himself; Carole Shelley - Aunt Clara; Jennifer Hall - Book Soup Cafe Waitress; Bridget Ann Brno - Auditioning Actress; J.J. Sacha - Voice-Over Announcer; Victor Williams - Police Officer; Jennifer Elise Cox - Auditioning Actress; Laura Sorenson - Auditioning Actress; Dana Daurey - Auditioning Actress; Kate Walsh - Sexy Waitress; Dianne Dreyer - Production Staff Assistant; Conan O'Brien - Himself; Dorie Barton - Auditioning Actress; Jarrad Paul - Valet; James Lipton - Himself; Jason Winston George - E! Anchor; P. J. Byrne - Writer; Amy Sedaris - Gladys Kravitz; Jonathan T. Floyd - Cable Man; Susan Chuang - Press Conference Reporter; Wendi McLendon-Covey - E! Anchor; Mo Rocca - E! Reporter; Nick Lachey - Vietnam Soldier; Roxanne Beckford - Francine; Katie Finneran - Sheila Wyatt; Abbey McBride - Auditioning Actress; Brittany Paige - Auditioning Actress; Annie Mumolo - Bed Bath and Beyond Shopper; Andrew Friedman - Bed Bath and Beyond Shopper; Clay Bravo - Coffee Shop Waitress; Heather Freedman - Beverly Hills Hotel Hostess; Alison MacInnis - Auditioning Actress; Katharine Carroll - Auditioning Actress; Dawn Ashley Cook - Auditioning Actress; Julia Schuler - Auditioning Actress; Hugh Davidson - Network Executive; Joe Zymblosky - Randall; Jordan Black - Press Conference Photographer; Julie Claire - Hillary; Terry Savage - Dinner Party Guest; Valerie Azlynn - Gorgeous Model; Liesel Staubitz - Trick-or-Treater; Ruby Rose Skotchdopole - Trick-or-Treater; Molly Gordon - Trick-or-Treater
Credit
Steve Arnold - Art Director, Sony Pictures Imageworks - Animator, Angie Glocka - Animator, Keith W. Smith - Animator, Dianne Dreyer - Associate Producer, Mary Pat Walsh - Associate Producer, Harrison D. Marsh - Boom Operator, Francine Maisler - Casting, Kathleen Driscoll-Mohler - Casting, Lynne Taylor-Corbett - Choreography, Hal Willner - Consultant/advisor, Eric Pascarelli - Consultant/advisor, Jason Anderson - Coordinator, Mary Zophres - Costume Designer, Arthur Anderson - First Assistant Director, Albert Cho - First Assistant Director, Matt Rebenkoff - First Assistant Director, Nora Ephron - Director, Alfonso Gomez-Rejon - Second Unit Director, Stephen A. Rotter - Editor, Tia Nolan - Editor, James W. Skotchdopole - Executive Producer, Bobby Cohen - Executive Producer, Steven H. Berman - Executive Producer, Kerry Warn - Hair Styles, Lisa Layman - Hair Styles, Lori McCoy-Bell - Hair Styles, Mark Benton Johnson - Location Manager, George Fenton - Composer (Music Score), Nick Meyers - Musical Direction/Supervision, Robert McCann - Makeup, Maggie Elliot - Makeup, Lisa Layman - Makeup, Ian Fox - Camera Operator, Henry Cline - Camera Operator, Neil Spisak - Production Designer, John Lindley - Cinematographer, Amy Vincent - Cinematographer, Dawn Guinta - Production Manager, Nora Ephron - Producer, Penny Marshall - Producer, Doug Wick - Producer, Lucy Fisher - Producer, Suzan Wexler - Set Designer, Darrell L. Wight - Set Designer, C. Scott Baker - Set Designer, Peter Griffith - Set Designer, Sony Pictures Imageworks - Special Effects, Ron Bochar - Sound/Sound Designer, David MacMillan - Sound/Sound Designer, Patricia Tallman - Stunts, John Robotham - Stunts, Darrell Davis - Stunts, Max Daniels - Stunts, Allen Robinson - Stunts, Thom Harris Williams - Stunts, Regina Bailey - Stunts, Stacey Howell Brown - Stunts, Eliza Coleman - Stunts, Doug Coleman - Stunts Coordinator, Sol Saks - Show Creator, Denis L. Stewart - Unit Production Manager, Nora Ephron - Screenwriter, Delia Ephron - Screenwriter, Jason Kemp - Production Assistant, Danielle Clemenza - Production Assistant, Melinda Frasquillo - Production Assistant, Tyler Hezzelwood - Production Assistant, Adam Kass - Production Assistant, H. Gregg Kawecki - Production Assistant, Jeff Ketcham - Production Assistant, Guy Martin - Production Assistant, Neal Prosansky - Production Assistant, Alex G. Scott - Production Assistant, Maythe Stavermann - Production Assistant, Christine Sweeney - Production Assistant, Steven Trapani - Production Assistant, Kelley Whitis - Production Assistant, Shaun Terence Young - Production Assistant, Carey Grant Villegas - Visual Effects Supervisor, Patrick Drummond - Sound Effects Editor, Chris Smith - Sound Effects Editor, Guin Dill - Animal Trainer/Wrangler, Rachel Aberly - Unit Publicist, David Knoll - Aerial Photography, Gregory Irwin - First Assistant Camera, Lee Blasingame - First Assistant Camera, Jim Shelton - Key Grip, Rick Pratt - Key Grip, Nicholas Meyers - Music Editor, Steven Saltzman - Music Editor, Marc Hammer - Production Coordinator, Erica Kay - Production Supervisor, Steven B. Melton - Properties Master, Tony Bonaventura - Properties Master, Dianne Dreyer - Script Supervisor, Basil Bryant Grillo - Second Assistant Director, Jennifer Giancola - Second Assistant Director, Michael Meinardus - Special Effects Coordinator, John Bramley - Still Photographer, Dennis Drummond - Supervising Sound Editor, Alix Hester - Costume/Wardrobe, Cookie Lopez - Costume/Wardrobe, Andrew Slyder - Costume/Wardrobe, Marylou Lim - Costume/Wardrobe, Howard London - ADR Mixer, Dawn Swiderski - Assistant Art Director, Jenny Eagan - Assistant Costumer Designer, Michael Lambert - Assistant Chief Lighting Technician, Catherine Kagan - Assistant Location Manager, Kei Rowan Young - Assistant Location Manager, Alasdair Boyd - Assistant Location Manager, Jenifer Bonisteel - Assistant Production Coordinator, Ellis Barbacoff - Assistant Properties, Matthew May - Assistant Sound Editor, Galen Goodpaster - Assistant Sound Editor, Bill Burns - Assistant Sound Editor, Merry Alderman - Casting Assistant, Pat Reddish - Chief Lighting Technician, John Samson - Construction Coordinator, Lori DeLapp - Costumes Supervisor, Daniella Eisman - DGA Intern, Alison Fisher - Dialogue Editor, David Giammarco - Dialogue Editor, Mark Yardas - Dialogue Editor, Rick Carden - Dolly Grip, Maryellen Aviano-Roberts - Extra Casting, Lee Grubin - First Assistant Editor, Andy Malcolm - Foley Artist, Goro Koyama - Foley Artist, Ken Turek - Leadman, Megan Moran - Personal Assistant, Natasha Klibansky - Personal Assistant, Amy Peltonen - Personal Assistant, Meghan Snyder - Personal Assistant, Caroline Cohenour - Personal Assistant, Jessica Elbaum - Personal Assistant, Tracy Gossett - Personal Assistant, Edward Hunt - Personal Assistant, J.J. Sacha - Personal Assistant, Thomas Sharkey - Personal Assistant, Lisa Guerriero - Second Assistant Camera, Jerry Patton - Second Assistant Camera, Katie Carroll - Second Second Assistant Director, Brick Mason - Storyboard Artist, Karen O'Hara - Set Decorator, Michael Haight - ADR Supervisor, Warren Adams - Assistant Choreographer, Mike Eaves - Color Timing, Don White - Foley Mixer, Dan Yale - Foley Supervisor, Mo Henry - Negative Cutter, Boyd Steer - Negative Cutter, Jenny Fumarolo - Production Secretary, Ericka Bryce - Set Medic/First Aid, Anthony Simonaitis - Special Effects Foreman, William Curtis - Special Effects Foreman, Mike Sasgen - Special Effects Technician, Guy T. Wiedmann - Visual Effects Editor, The Reel Team - Voice Casting, Theresa Greene - Art Department Coordinator, Ann Ducommun - Assistant ADR Editor, Andrew Weisblum - Assistant Editor, Terel Gibson - Assistant Editor, Sally Swisher - Assistant Music Editor, Kim Santantonio - Department Head Hair, Cheri Minns - Department Head Makeup
