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| Director: | Jeff Nathanson | 
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| Writer: | Jeff Nathanson | 
| Staring: | 
| A movie director-screenwriter finds a man to finance his latest project but soon discovers that the producer is actually an undercover FBI agent working on a mob sting operation. | |
| Release Date: | Sep 24, 2004 | 
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| Director: | Jeff Nathanson | 
| Writer: | Jeff Nathanson | 
| Genres: | Comedy, Action | 
| Keywords | |
| Production Companies | Touchstone Pictures, Mandeville Films, MBST, Burro Productions | 
| Box Office | Revenue: $541,330 Budget: $0 | 
| Updates | Updated: Aug 09, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 | 
| Name | Character | 
|---|---|
| Matthew Broderick | Steven Schats | 
| Alec Baldwin | Joe Devine | 
| Toni Collette | Emily French | 
| Tony Shalhoub | Tommy Sanz | 
| Calista Flockhart | Valerie Weston | 
| Tim Blake Nelson | Marshal Paris | 
| Buck Henry | Lonnie Bosco | 
| Ray Liotta | Jack Devine | 
| Ian Gomez | Agent Nance | 
| Troy Winbush | Agent Ray Dawson | 
| Tom McCarthy | Agent Pike | 
| W. Earl Brown | Willie Gratzo | 
| Evan Jones | Troy Haines | 
| Glenn Morshower | Agent McCaffrey | 
| James Rebhorn | Abe White | 
| Amy Smallman | Heidi Katz | 
| Michael Papajohn | Ed Rossi, Jr. | 
| Jon Polito | Wally Kamin | 
| Valeria Hernandez | Delores | 
| Richard Penn | Funeral Director | 
| Stanley Anderson | Howard Schatz / Ben Cartwright | 
| Solaria Trent | Monica | 
| Bob Colonna | Farmer | 
| Abel Soto | Valet | 
| Stephanie Venditto | Producer | 
| Ross Canter | Man With Couch | 
| Blue Deckert | Criminal #1 | 
| Robert Lee | Major Delaney | 
| Kelly McNair | Receptionist | 
| Sean Whalen | P.A. | 
| Gina Doctor | Costume Designer | 
| Chris Kelley | FBI Agent | 
| Yorgo Constantine | First AD | 
| Alan Selka | Butler | 
| Shoshannah Stern | Steven's Girlfriend | 
| Sybyl Walker | Reporter | 
| John Prosky | Hotel Manager | 
| Robert Axelrod | Man | 
| Tava Smiley | Nicky's Wife / Widow | 
| Michael Glover | Steven's Friend | 
| Robyn Rosenkrantz | Steven's Friend | 
| Peter Sherayko | Show Announcer | 
| Buck Damon | Little Joe | 
| Jim Murphy | Hoss | 
| James McCombie | Hop Sing | 
| Barbara Orson | Hysterical Woman | 
| Jamie Freeman | Theatre Employee | 
| Dustin Fuller | Theatre Employee | 
| Sik End | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Teddy M. Haggarty | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Markus Baldwin | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Jesse Burch | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Casey McCarthy | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Kimberly Demarse | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Scott Chase | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Gary Levy | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Dan Lewk | Hollywood Boulevard Type | 
| Miguel A. Vazquez | Mariachi Singer | 
| Dimas Arellano | Mariachi Singer | 
| Felipe De La Rosa | Mariachi Singer | 
| Theadell Brown | Bus Guy | 
| Willam Belli | Bus Stop Drag Queen | 
| Sally Insul | Lonnie's Wife | 
| Jasmine Arnold | 13-Year-Old Girl | 
| Adam McCarthy | Doorman | 
| Russell Means | Self | 
| Pat Morita | Self | 
| David Block | Annoyed Producer (Uncredited) | 
| Joan Cusack | Fanny Nash (uncredited) | 
| Joey Rocketshoes Dillon | Adam Cartwright (Uncredited) | 
| Robert Evans | Self (Uncredited) | 
| Judy Greer | Girl with Emily French at Movie Premiere (Uncredited) | 
| Glen Hambly | Steven's Friend (Uncredited) | 
| Jim Hazelton | Tourist (Uncredited) | 
| Mylo Ironbear | Indian Chief (Uncredited) | 
| Frank Merino | Valet Parker #2 (Uncredited) | 
| Daniel Morton | Nicky's Son (Uncredited) | 
| Eric Roberts | Self (Uncredited) | 
| Billy Silvia | Driver (Uncredited) | 
| Levi Tinker | Chinese Theatre Employee (Uncredited) | 
| Name | Job | 
|---|---|
| Hector C. Gika | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Ben Scott | Stunt Coordinator | 
| Terry Leonard | Stunts | 
| Barbara Anne Klein | Stunts | 
| Mark De Alessandro | Stunts | 
| Tony Brubaker | Stunts | 
| Gary J. Wayton | Stunts | 
| Steve M. Davison | Stunts | 
| John Cenatiempo | Stunts | 
| Corey Michael Eubanks | Stunts | 
| Mickey Giacomazzi | Stunts | 
| David Rosenbloom | Editor | 
| William Arnold | Production Design | 
| Jane Goldsmith | Script Supervisor | 
| Sebastian Milito | Construction Coordinator | 
| Christa Vausbinder | Production Coordinator | 
| Gloria Gresham | Costume Design | 
| Gina Rotondo | Production Coordinator | 
| Jennifer L. Smith | Casting Associate | 
| Nora Felder | Music Supervisor | 
| Chrysanthy Lyras | Casting Assistant | 
| Adam McCarthy | Location Scout | 
| Lynn Christopher | Set Designer | 
| Jeremy Alter | Location Manager | 
| Nancy Jane King | Production Supervisor | 
| Natalie Pope | Set Decoration | 
| Theodore Sharps | Set Designer | 
| Anne Mulhall | Casting | 
| Nick South | Music Editor | 
| David E. Fluhr | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| Christian P. Minkler | Sound Re-Recording Mixer | 
| John Vecchio | Gaffer | 
| Will Blount | Property Master | 
| Brian H. Reynolds | Key Grip | 
| Danny Owen | Special Effects Coordinator | 
| Jenny DeArmitt | Production Secretary | 
| Richard Van Dyke | Production Sound Mixer | 
| Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator | 
| Tom Bellfort | Supervising Sound Editor | 
| Branden Spencer | First Assistant Sound Editor | 
| Dan Hegeman | Sound Effects Editor | 
| Chris Hogan | Dialogue Editor | 
| Chris Jargo | ADR Editor | 
| Craig S. Jaeger | Foley Editor | 
| Diane Marshall | Foley Artist | 
| Michael J. Broomberg | Foley Artist | 
| Lucy Sustar | Foley Mixer | 
| Cheri Minns | Makeup Department Head | 
| Suzanne Rodier | Key Makeup Artist | 
| Judith A. Cory | Hair Department Head | 
| Karyn Huston | Key Hair Stylist | 
| Lawrence Karman | Steadicam Operator | 
| Airick Kredell | Leadman | 
| Noga Isackson | First Assistant Director | 
| Rosemary C. Cremona | Second Assistant Director | 
| William Eliscu | Graphic Designer | 
| Jeff Nathanson | Writer, Director | 
| Deborah Aquila | Casting | 
| Tricia Wood | Casting | 
| Seth Reed | Art Direction | 
| Cristen Carr Strubbe | Unit Production Manager | 
| Cliff Fleming | Pilot | 
| Tom Morga | Stunts | 
| Fred Lerner | Stunts | 
| John Lindley | Director of Photography | 
| Rolfe Kent | Original Music Composer | 
| Name | Title | 
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| Larry Brezner | Producer | 
| Stan Wlodkowski | Executive Producer | 
| Ellen Erwin | Co-Producer | 
| Gary Levy | Associate Producer | 
| Dan Lewk | Associate Producer | 
| David Hoberman | Producer | 
| Todd Lieberman | Executive Producer | 
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