A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
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- R
- 1h 43min
- Comedy, Crime
- 24 Oct 1997 (USA)
- Movie
Upon being fired, a desperate guy kidnaps a daughter of his former boss. Two angels are sent to Earth to check if love is possible in this case.
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Awards:
- 1 win & 3 nominations.
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Cast verified as complete
Holly Hunter | ... |
O'Reilly
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Delroy Lindo | ... |
Jackson
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Dan Hedaya | ... |
Gabriel
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Cameron Diaz | ... |
Celine
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Ian McNeice | ... |
Mayhew
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Ewan McGregor | ... |
Robert
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Frank Kanig | ... |
Ted
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Mel Winkler | ... |
Frank
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Anne Cullimore Decker | ... |
Ms Gesteten
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Stanley Tucci | ... |
Elliot
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K.K. Dodds | ... |
Lily
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Tony Shalhoub | ... |
Al
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Ian Holm | ... |
Naville
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Christopher Gorham | ... |
Walt
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Maury Chaykin | ... |
Tod
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Timothy Olyphant | ... |
Hiker
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Robert Kellog | ... |
Karaoke Cowboy
(as Robert Kellogg)
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David Stifel | ... |
Felix
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Dane Stevens | ... |
Attendant
(as Duane Stephens)
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Jayceen Craven | ... |
Cashier
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Crystal Martinez | ... |
Bank Teller
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Jan Hanks | ... |
Customer
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Mary-Cristina Schaub | ... |
Bank Daughter
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Kitty Brunson | ... |
Bank Teller
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Chuck Gowdy | ... |
Client
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Judith Ivey | ... |
Celine's Mom
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Toni Lynn Byrd | ... |
Secretary
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Directed by
Danny Boyle |
Written by
John Hodge | ... | (written by) |
Produced by
Sophie Byrne | ... | animation producer |
Margaret Hilliard | ... | line producer |
Andrew Macdonald | ... | producer |
Music by
David Arnold |
Cinematography by
Brian Tufano |
Editing by
Masahiro Hirakubo |
Editorial Department
Denton Brown | ... | assistant editor |
Fred Chandler | ... | post production executive |
Anuree De Silva | ... | assembly editor |
Mike Griffiths | ... | colorist |
John Heath | ... | color timer |
Clare St. John | ... | post-production coordinator |
Neil Williams | ... | assistant editor |
Casting By
Donna Isaacson |
Production Design by
Kave Quinn |
Art Direction by
Tracey Gallacher | ... | (as Tracey Lang Gallacher) |
Set Decoration by
Marcia Calosio |
Costume Design by
Rachael Fleming |
Makeup Department
Laurie Aiello | ... | makeup artist |
Toni Brown | ... | assistant hair stylist |
Jodi Gleave | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Diane Hammond | ... | makeup artist: Mr. Lindo |
Katherine James | ... | makeup artist: Ms. Hunter / makeup supervisor |
Loretta James-Demasi | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Pamela Johnson | ... | makeup artist |
Anne Morgan | ... | hair stylist: Ms. Diaz |
Johnett Robinson | ... | assistant makeup artist |
Douglas J. White | ... | special makeup effects |
Valecia Sarmento | ... | makeup assistant (uncredited) |
Production Management
Leanne Amos | ... | production manager: second unit Los Angeles |
Alecia LaRue | ... | production manager |
Line Postmyr | ... | production supervisor: Los Angeles second unit |
Jill Robertson | ... | production supervisor |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matias Alvarez | ... | first assistant director |
Tia Ardran | ... | second assistant director: Los Angeles |
Lisa Demaine | ... | first assistant director: Los Angeles (as Lisa Campbell) |
Miriam Footer | ... | second assistant director (as Miriam Epstein) |
Jeff Jensen | ... | second unit director |
Aleszandra Krecsko | ... | second second assistant director: Los Angeles |
Win Whittaker | ... | second second assistant director |
Art Department
Steve Broussard | ... | propmaker |
Robert Bullock Jr. | ... | carpenter |
Ray Burkhart | ... | lead carpenter |
Rick Chrisman | ... | lead carpenter |
Christopher Cleary | ... | set dresser |
Randy Cook | ... | construction foreman |
Manny Espinoza | ... | greensman |
Steven E. Eyrse | ... | scenic foreman |
Josie Fife | ... | lead scenic painter |
Darrin Fletcher | ... | storyboard artist |
Amy Fowler | ... | art department assistant |
Mark 'Digger' Green | ... | assistant property master |
Terry Haskell | ... | property master |
John M. Holliday | ... | construction foreman |
Jo Hughes | ... | production designer: animation |
Konnor Jenson | ... | set dresser |
Kimo Jones | ... | construction coordinator |
Jeff Kelley | ... | scenic |
Brett H. Knowlton | ... | set dresser |
Julie Krueger | ... | construction estimator |
Eve Mavrakis | ... | art department associate |
Kevin Milburn | ... | set dressing lead man |
Gloria Murphy | ... | assistant props |
Martin O'Neill | ... | Set Builder/Animated end credit sequence |
John Reneau | ... | on-set dresser |
Scott Ruley | ... | set dresser |
Miguel Sapochnik | ... | storyboard artist: FrameStore |
Ivan Saunders | ... | set dresser |
Linden Snyder | ... | set designer |
Marcelino Stumer | ... | original paintings |
Joe Ventress | ... | on-set stand-by carpenter |
Sound Department
Phillip Barrett | ... | foley recordist (as Phil Barrett) |
David Boulton | ... | foley artist (as Dave Boulton) |
Douglas Cameron | ... | sound mixer |
Jim Caruana | ... | assistant engineer |
Joseph L. Garrard | ... | boom operator |
Paul Hamblin | ... | sound mixer |
Paul Hanks | ... | foley artist |
Graham Headicar | ... | sound effects editor |
Catherine Hodgson | ... | sound effects editor |
Eddie Jones | ... | assistant sound mixer |
Andy Kennedy | ... | supervising sound editor |
Jonathan Miller | ... | adr editor |
Julian Pinn | ... | sound consultant: Dolby |
Special Effects by
Mike Crowley | ... | supervising technician |
Paul Kelly | ... | mechanical effects: second unit London |
Nicky O'Sullivan | ... | special effects technician |
B.J. Shelley | ... | special effects assistant |
Bob Shelley | ... | special effects coordinator |
Visual Effects by
Avtar Bains | ... | senior digital effects artist |
Donald Campbell | ... | digital effects artist |
Philip Campbell | ... | digital film scanner supervisor |
Robert Duncan | ... | senior digital effects artist (as Rob Duncan) |
Libby Hazell | ... | digital effects assistant |
Drew Jones | ... | digital effects producer |
Arnon Manor | ... | 3D animator |
Sarah Marchant | ... | inferno artist |
Pedro Sabrosa | ... | digital effects artist |
Steve Tizzard | ... | digital film scanning and recording |
Tim Webber | ... | digital effects supervisor (as Timothy Webber) |
Stunts
John Alden | ... | stunts |
Mickey Alzola | ... | stunts |
Frank L. Bare II | ... | stunt rigger / stunts |
Kelly Brown | ... | stunts |
Tony Brubaker | ... | stunts |
Stacy Courtney | ... | stunt double: Holly Hunter |
Allan Graf | ... | stunts |
Cort Hessler | ... | stunts |
Jeff Jensen | ... | stunt coordinator |
Hubie Kerns Jr. | ... | stunts |
Lance King | ... | stunt driver / stunts |
Julius LeFlore | ... | stunts |
Gary Littlejohn | ... | stunts |
Scott Roland | ... | stunt driver |
Paul E. Short | ... | stunts |
Al Wyatt Jr. | ... | stunts |
Nancy Young | ... | stunt double: Cameron Diaz |
Camera and Electrical Department
Justin Andrews | ... | pre-rigging electrician |
Jon Archibald | ... | key rigging grip |
Kurtis Burr | ... | assistant camera |
Caroline Burton | ... | camera loader / camera trainee |
Don Cerrone | ... | key grip |
Jorgen Christensen | ... | rigging grip (as Jorgen Christenen) |
Daniel Courtright | ... | electrician |
Stephen Drinon | ... | dolly grip (as Scott Drinon) |
Mark Duffy | ... | rigging best boy |
John Fearn | ... | camera car operator |
Julie Fife | ... | grip |
Jeffrey D. Fitzgerald | ... | gaffer: Los Angeles second unit |
Christopher Gawel | ... | grip |
Paul Hauser | ... | rigging best boy |
Kelly Klindt | ... | grip |
Mark Laskowski | ... | assistant camera |
Patrick Lennon | ... | best boy electric |
Hal Lewis | ... | video assist operator |
Robert Lowe | ... | electrician (as Rob Lowe) |
Darren Michaels | ... | still photographer |
Gino Nix | ... | key grip: Los Angeles second unit |
Joseph Osborn | ... | assistant camera: second unit / camera operator: second unit |
Robert 'Dobber' Price | ... | second assistant camera |
Chris Reddish | ... | rigging gaffer |
Patrick Reddish | ... | gaffer |
Bob Shipsey | ... | director of photography: second unit / first assistant camera |
Gary Shlifer | ... | underwater director of photography: Los Angeles second unit |
Adam Smith | ... | electrician |
Gregory W. Smith | ... | steadicam operator |
Joshua Staley | ... | grip |
Tim Stratton | ... | best boy electric |
Todd Taylor | ... | best boy grip (as J. Todd Taylor) |
Christine Vestergaard | ... | director of photography: animation (as Christine Vesterguard) |
Craig C. Wallace | ... | electrician (as Craig Wallace) |
Animation Department
Sophie Byrne | ... | animation producer |
Jody Meredith | ... | animator |
Mike Mort | ... | animation director |
Andrew Ruhemann | ... | executive producer: animation |
Casting Department
Louis Elman | ... | adr voice casting |
Sarah Foxe | ... | casting associate: Utah |
Gail Goldberg | ... | casting associate: Los Angeles |
Christian Kaplan | ... | casting associate: Los Angeles |
Cate Praggastis | ... | casting: Utah |
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Hunt | ... | costume supervisor |
Elizabeth 'Lanny' Sikes | ... | key costumer |
Location Management
Susan Dillon Beckett | ... | assistant location manager |
Jerry Jaffe | ... | location manager: second unit, Los Angeles |
Krystine Karns | ... | location assistant |
Andrew Langton | ... | location manager |
Marino Pascal | ... | location scout: Los Angeles second unit (as Marinos Paschaloudes) |
Music Department
Deborah Mannis-Gardner | ... | music clearances (as Debra Mannis-Gardner) |
Tristin Norwell | ... | music engineer |
Randall Poster | ... | music supervisor |
Script and Continuity Department
Lee Nowak | ... | script supervisor |
Transportation Department
Scott Doleto | ... | driver: grip |
William 'Fleet' Eakland | ... | transportation coordinator |
James G. Holmes Jr. | ... | picture car coordinator |
Mike Rathburn | ... | transportation |
Eric Solmonson | ... | transportation captain |
Additional Crew
Dannielle Aquino | ... | production coordinator: Los Angeles second unit |
Rick Bailey | ... | security coordinator |
Phillip Banks | ... | stand-in: Delroy Lindo |
Jenifer Booth | ... | post-production accountant |
Sarah Clark | ... | publicist |
Robin L. Cohen | ... | office production assistant |
Steve Cowie | ... | production assistant: additional photography |
Anne Fletcher | ... | assistant choreographer |
Cheryl Fong | ... | liaison: Los Angeles |
Tyler W. Gaisford | ... | office production assistant |
Nancy Govednik | ... | assistant accountant |
Cheri Hall | ... | production accountant |
Alice Henty | ... | production assistant: UK |
Frederick P. Howard | ... | set production assistant |
Crit Killen | ... | puppeteer: robots |
Noah Lee Margetts | ... | Group ADR Artist |
Elizabeth Maxwell | ... | caterer |
Michael Maxwell | ... | caterer |
Andrea McConnel | ... | stand-in: Cameron Diaz |
Richard T. Olson | ... | set production assistant |
Mike Rathburn | ... | production assistant |
Nick Sanders | ... | craft service |
Dana Scott | ... | stand-in: Holly Hunter |
Adam Shankman | ... | choreographer |
Andrea Slater | ... | assistant to producer |
Patty Smales | ... | assistant production coordinator |
Matt Springer | ... | production assistant |
Mike Staheli | ... | set medic (as Michael D. Staheli) |
Mike Sudrow | ... | weapons specialist |
Judi Voye | ... | production coordinator |
Laurie Williams | ... | accounting clerk |
Carla Woodmansee | ... | extras coordinator |
Scott Wright | ... | stand-in: Ewan McGregor |
Production Companies
Distributors
- Twentieth Century Fox (1997) (United States) (theatrical)
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (1997) (United Kingdom) (theatrical)
- Becker Entertainment (1997) (Australia) (theatrical)
- Kommunenes Filmcentral (KF) (1997) (Norway) (theatrical)
- PolyGram Film Distribution (1997) (France) (theatrical)
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment Distribution (1997) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
- Sogepaq Distribución (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
- United International Pictures (UIP) (1997) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Argentina (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
- 20th Century Fox Korea (1998) (South Korea) (theatrical)
- Columbia TriStar Egmont Film Distributors (1998) (Finland) (theatrical)
- Filmes Castello Lopes (1998) (Portugal) (theatrical)
- PolyGram Filmed Entertainment (1998) (Germany) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1998) (Japan) (theatrical)
- Twentieth Century Fox (1998) (Japan) (theatrical) (Far East)
- Gativideo (Argentina) (VHS)
- PolyGram Video (Netherlands) (VHS)
- 20th Century Fox India (1999) (India) (theatrical)
- Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- Universal Pictures (2001) (Germany) (DVD)
- V8 (2001) (Netherlands) (tv)
- Odeon (2007) (Greece) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2016) (Germany) (DVD)
- Koch Media (2016) (Germany) (Blu-ray) (DVD)
- Abril Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
- Columbia TriStar Home Video (Australia) (VHS)
Special Effects
Other Companies
- Aaargh Animation (animation)
- Albert G. Ruben and Company (insurance services)
- Boom (sound post-production)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera cranes)
- Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment (camera dollies)
- Cine Image Film Opticals (titles and opticals)
- Cineberti (dubbing theatre)
- Clairmont Camera Film & Digital (camera systems)
- Critters of the Cinema (animals)
- Film Finances (completion guarantor)
- Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz (legal services)
- Grip Systems (grip equipment)
- Home on the Range (catering)
- London Records (soundtrack)
- McDonald and Rutter (publicist)
- Paskal Lighting (lighting equipment)
- Passion Pictures (animation)
- Redman Movies and Stories (condors and lifts)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production script services)
- Sapex Scripts (post-production scripts)
- Sylvia Wheeler Film Services (negative cutting)
- T.H.E. Tools (editing system)
Storyline
Plot Summary |
Ewan McGregor stars as a cleaning man in Los Angeles, who takes his boss' daughter hostage after being fired and replaced by a robot. Two "angels", who are in charge of human relationships on Earth, offer some unsolicited help to bring this unlikely couple together.
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Taglines | A comedy for anyone who's ever been in danger...of falling in love. See more » |
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Parents Guide | View content advisory » |
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Box Office
Budget | $12,000,000 (estimated) |
Cumulative Worldwide Gross | $4,700,000, 09 Nov 1997 |
Did You Know?
Trivia | Though most of his scene was cut from the movie, Timothy Olyphant (Hiker) later said he was hugely inspired by watching Holly Hunter work and the creative choices she made. He said his experience on his first few roles up to that point had been relatively uninspiring, but seeing how focused Hunter was made him want to keep working. A Life Less Ordinary is, in fact, only Olyphant's second feature film role, the first having been in The First Wives Club (1996). See more » |
Goofs | When O'Relly is paying off the hiker/car-jacker, she says "Here's $40." She hands him six bills. The top three are 20s (one of which you can see the bottom of the bill if not its digit in the corner), the next is a 10, then a 5 and on the bottom another 10. $85 in total. See more » |
Movie Connections | Featured in Gattaca/The House of Yes/A Life Less Ordinary/FairyTale: A True Story/Sunday (1997). See more » |
Soundtracks | I Hear a Symphony See more » |
Crazy Credits | When the preciding footage ends, it's followed by claymation animation containing the principal characters of the film engaged in further adventures. See more » |
Quotes |
Celine:
So you're telling me that successful relationships... are made in heaven? Notfounded on the daily practicality... of two people being prepared... to tolerate the imperfections of one another? Robert: It's not successful relationships, Celine. It's love. And it comes from a strange and wonderful place... that we don't know about. Celine: So you also reject the idea... that love is merely an emotional adaptation... to a physical necessity? Robert: Completely. Celine: Are you serious? Robert: Fate intervenes in people's lives. In ours, for instance. Fate brought us together. It kept us together. We were destined for one another. Celine: Fate had a pretty strange way of making its point. Robert: But that's part of the beauty of it. It's inexplicable, unpredictable... and absolutely beyond control or understanding. Celine: But you nearly got killed. Robert: But I didn't... and here we are. Celine: Do you have any substantial evidence to back all this? Robert: None at all. Celine: And you realize that it's absurd and irrational? Robert: I know that. Celine: Then why do you believe it? Robert: Because, Celine, I'm a dreamer. Celine: Well, I guess that makes two of us. Robert: Are you ready? Celine: As I'll ever be. Robert: Then let's go. See more » |