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Surviving Christmas (2004) Poster

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Directed by 

Mike Mitchell

Writing Credits (WGA)  

Deborah Kaplan ... (story) &
Harry Elfont ... (story)
 
Deborah Kaplan ... (screenplay) &
Harry Elfont ... (screenplay) and
Jennifer Ventimilia ... (screenplay) (as Jeffrey Ventimilia) &
Joshua Sternin ... (screenplay)

Cast (in credits order) verified as complete  

Ben Affleck ... Drew Latham
James Gandolfini ... Tom Valco
Christina Applegate ... Alicia Valco
Catherine O'Hara ... Christine Valco
Josh Zuckerman ... Brian Valco
Bill Macy ... Doo-Dah
Jennifer Morrison ... Missy Vangilder
Udo Kier ... Heinrich
David Selby ... Horace Vangilder
Stephanie Faracy ... Letitia Vangilder
Stephen Root ... Dr. Freeman
Sy Richardson ... Doo-Dah Understudy
Tangie Ambrose ... Kathryn
John 'B.J.' Bryant John 'B.J.' Bryant ... Cabbie (as John BJ Bryant)
Peter Jason ... Suit
Phill Lewis ... Levine the Lawyer
Tumbleweed Tumbleweed ... Santa
Kate Hendrickson ... Santa's Photographer
Bridgette Ho Bridgette Ho ... Five Year Old
Hailey Noelle Johnson ... Little Girl
Sean Marquette ... Older Brother
Caitlin Fein ... Freeman Twin
Amanda Fein ... Freeman Twin
Kent Osborne ... Marley
Bill Saito Bill Saito ... Christmas Past
Mike Bell ... Christmas Present (as Michael Patrick Bell)
Amy Halloran ... Fanny
Josh Siegel ... Young Scrooge (as Joshua Siegel)
K. Troy Zestos K. Troy Zestos ... Chad
Sonya Eddy ... Security Lady
Smalls Smalls ... Security Man
Ron Karabatsos ... Deli Man
Wynn Irwin ... Customer
Angela Gacad ... Cute Girl at Play
Tom Kenny ... Man Wrapping Gift
Joan Blair ... Lonely Lady
John Carter Brown ... Depressed Donator
William Thomas Jr. William Thomas Jr. ... Choir Director
Karen Furno Karen Furno ... Choir
Linda Kerns ... Choir
Cynthia Marty Cynthia Marty ... Choir
Melanie Taylor Melanie Taylor ... Choir
Precious McCall Precious McCall ... Choir
Anika Noni Rose ... Choir
David Atkinson ... Choir
Reynaldo Duran Reynaldo Duran ... Choir
Michael Kosik Michael Kosik ... Choir
Jon Simanton ... Elf
Allison Queal ... Elf
Kacie Borrowman ... Elf
Rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Alan Blackney ... Pedestrian (uncredited)
Ray Buffer ... Arnie (uncredited)
Caitlyn Calfas Caitlyn Calfas ... Caroler (uncredited)
Bryan Fisher ... Steve (uncredited)
Katy Maloney Katy Maloney ... Crazy Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Marshall Manesh ... Janitor (uncredited)
Maureen Mendoza Maureen Mendoza ... Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Marcio Rosario ... Husband Baking Cookies (uncredited)
Oral Sledge ... Outdoor Christmas Shopper (uncredited)
Denice Storey Denice Storey ... Window Shopper (uncredited)
Richard Strobel ... Shopper (uncredited)
John Thurner John Thurner ... Shopper (uncredited)
Susanna Velasquez ... Wife Baking Cookies (uncredited)
Brenden Wing ... Toy Soldier (uncredited)
Brigitte Wulf Brigitte Wulf ... Shopper (uncredited)
Nicholas Zobel Nicholas Zobel ... Choir (uncredited)

Produced by 

Erin Stam ... associate producer
Betty Thomas ... producer
Jenno Topping ... producer
Patricia Whitcher ... executive producer

Music by 

Randy Edelman

Cinematography by 

Peter Lyons Collister ... director of photography (as Peter Collister)
Tom Priestley Jr. ... director of photography (as Tom Priestly Jr.)

Editing by 

Craig McKay

Casting By 

Juel Bestrop
Jeanne McCarthy

Production Design by 

Caroline Hanania

Art Direction by 

Sue Chan

Set Decoration by 

Lisa Fischer

Costume Design by 

Mary Jane Fort

Makeup Department 

Tammy Ashmore ... key makeup artist
Cheryl Eckert ... hair stylist
Tony Gardner ... special makeup effects artist
Kim Greene ... makeup department head (as Kimberly Greene)
John E. Jackson ... makeup artist: Mr. Affleck
Suzi Ostos ... makeup artist
Marsha Shearrill ... makeup artist
Bradley Stenson ... additional makeup artist: Chicago
Janine Thompson ... hair stylist: Mr. Affleck (as Janine Rath-Thompson)
Melissa Yonkey ... hair department head (as Melissa A. Yonkey)
K. Troy Zestos ... key hair stylist

Production Management 

Jo Dee Freck ... post-production supervisor
Don J. Hug ... unit manager
Leeann Stonebreaker ... production supervisor
Patricia Whitcher ... unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director 

David M. Bernstein ... first assistant director: second unit
Marcei A. Brown ... second assistant director (as Marcei A. Brubaker)
Doug Coleman ... second unit director: Mammoth unit
Marisa Ferrey ... second second assistant director
Josh King ... first assistant director
Richard S. Lederer ... second assistant director
Jody Spilkoman ... second unit key second assistant director
Brent Stanton ... dayplayer second second assistant director

Art Department 

Richard J. Bell ... greens gangboss
Robert Bernard ... graphic designer
Craig Bernatzke ... propmaker foreman
Robert J. Carlyle ... construction coordinator
David Corral ... greensman
Michael D'Imperio ... props
Jimmy Flores ... set construction foreman
Thomas J. Glynn ... set dresser
Antoinette J. Gordon ... set designer
William G. Hall ... labor foreman
Bill 'Kauhane' Hoyt ... stand-by painter
Mark Kudra ... set dresser
Barbara Lange ... assistant production designer
Elizabeth Lapp ... set designer
Patrick J. Marchese ... set dresser
Gary Metzen ... painter
Tony Miller ... plasterer
Martin Milligan ... on-set dresser
Christopher Morente ... greensperson
Fleur Nooyen ... set buyer
Tom Osman ... set carpenter
Troy Osman ... construction foreman
Tyler Osman ... construction coordinator: Chicago
Steve Seine ... leadman (as Steven Seine)
Gary Stel ... propmaker gang boss
Marc Tantin ... propmaker
David Tennenbaum ... assistant art director: location
Rebecca Young ... art department coordinator
Jack White ... food stylist (uncredited)

Sound Department 

Willie D. Burton ... sound mixer
Justin Cruse ... sound recordist
Ryan Darden ... assistant sound editor
Andrew Ellerd ... sound effects editor
Tom Fleischman ... re-recording mixer
Eric Flickinger ... sound recordist
Dylan A. Flores ... adr mixer (as Diana Flores)
Patrick J. Foley ... sound editor
Terry Garcia ... assistant sound editor
Phil Hadaway ... sound recordist
J. Paul Huntsman ... supervising sound editor
David Jobe ... foley mixer
Adam Johnston ... sound effects editor
Lisa J. Levine ... supervising adr editor
Linda Lew ... foley recordist
Marvin E. Lewis ... boom operator
Robert Morrisey ... sound assist
Brian Thomas Nist ... sound effects editor
Philip Rogers ... adr recordist
Robert Gravenor ... sound mixer (uncredited)
David Raines ... additional sound re-recording mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by 

William Dambra ... special effects
Dominik Dugandzic ... special effects technician
Jeff Frink ... special effects foreman
Tony Gardner ... special effects set-pieces
Rodman Kiser ... special effects
John Rigden ... special effects
Tom Ryba ... special effects coordinator
Bruce A. Strong ... special effects
Ray Svedin ... special effects technician
Matt Jordon ... special effects: set-pieces (uncredited)
Pete Levin ... special effects set-pieces: assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by 

Will Cunningham ... effects animator
Kent Demaine ... creative supervisor: Black Box Digital
Karin Levinson ... visual effects executive producer: Black Box Digital
Paul Luna ... compositor
Will Robbins ... visual effects supervisor: Black Box Digital (as William Robbins)
Mark Russell ... visual effects producer: Black Box Digital
Jay Holben ... visual effects cinematographer (uncredited)

Stunts 

Joey Box ... stunts (as Joe Box)
Charlie Brewer ... stunts
Terri Cadiente ... stunts
Doug Coleman ... stunt coordinator
Eliza Coleman ... stunts
Darrell Davis ... stunts
Danny Downey ... stunts
Rosemary Gearheart ... stunt double
Troy Gilbert ... stunts
Tad Griffith ... stunts
Leigh Hennessy ... stunts
Lisa Hoyle ... stunt double: Christina Applegate
Terry Jackson ... stunts
Matthew LeFevour ... stunts: Chicago (as Matt LeFevour)
Rick LeFevour ... stunt coordinator: Chicago
Brian Machleit ... stunt coordinator / utility stunts
James R. Mammoser ... stunts: Chicago (as Jim Mammoser)
Tom McComas ... stunt double: Ben Affleck
Tom Milanovich ... stunts: Chicago
Linda Perlin ... stunts: Chicago
James Ryan ... stunts / utility stunts
Charles A. Tamburro ... aerial stunt helicopter pilot
Pete Turner ... stunt rigger
Rich Wilkie ... stunts: Chicago

Camera and Electrical Department 

Stuart Abramson ... key grip
Ross Addiego ... rigging grip
Adam Barth ... video assist operator
Sammy Beavers ... lighting technician
Mike Cahoon ... assistant camera
Makiko Carlson ... assistant camera (as Makiko Watanabe)
Pam Connor ... company grip
Ronald De Torres ... lighting console programmer (as Ronald K. De torres)
Will Dearborn ... camera loader
Josh Denering ... rigging grip
Valeska Difrieri ... grip (uncredited)
Alan R. Disler ... first assistant camera
Doug Ednie ... lighting technician
Moose Enright ... electrician (as Thomas Enright)
Steve Francis ... electrician
Chris Glomp ... electrician
Michael Goldman ... rigging best boy grip
Jennifer Ann Henry ... second assistant camera: "b" camera
W.C. 'Chunky' Huse ... key grip
Shane D. Kelly ... gaffer
Paul Lambiase ... rigging grip
Frederick Lawrence ... grip
Scott W. Leftridge ... dolly grip
Patriq Luo ... electrician
Glen Magers ... lighting console programmer
Jeff Manimbo ... assistant camera
Peter Mercurio ... camera operator: "a" camera
Duane Mieliwocki ... assistant camera
Dave Muskeni ... rigging electrician
Wilson Mylander ... Dolly Grip: 2nd Unit Chicago
Daniel Nichols ... first assistant camera: second unit, Mammoth
Flemming Olsen ... director of photography: second unit, Mammoth
Ben Peiny ... grip
Miro Pokorny ... electrician
Justin Portwood ... grip
Dan Schroer ... camera loader: Chicago
Mark Suveg ... key video assist operator
Monte Swann ... video playback operator
Keith Talley ... key rigging grip
Suzanne Tenner ... still photographer
Scott Thiele ... electrician
Rick Thomas ... co-gaffer
Tommy Tieche ... assistant camera
Henry Tirl ... camera operator: "b" camera / steadicam operator
Jon R. Tower ... chief lighting technician
Christopher Warren ... rigging electrician
David Yellin ... rigger
Robert M. Sagaser ... second assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department 

Natasha Cuba ... casting assistant
Cicely D. Harris ... extras casting coordinator: Chicago
Joan Philo ... extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department 

Gala Autumn ... costume supervisor
Steve Constancio ... set costumer
Karan Doherty ... costumer
Gretchen Gain ... costumer
Jill Korengold ... key set costumer
Meg Matthews ... costumer: Mr. Affleck
Sukari McGill ... costumer
Ángela Núñez ... key costumer

Editorial Department 

Gary Burritt ... negative cutter
Martin Cohen ... post-production executive
Sven E. Fahlgren ... post-production coordinator
Rolf Fleischmann ... first assistant editor
Fernanda Gliatta ... assistant editor
Dale E. Grahn ... color timer (as Dale Grahn)
Adam Hernandez ... assistant editor
Steve Porter ... final colorist
Joëlle Taar ... conforming editor
Dana E. Glauberman ... additional editor (uncredited)

Location Management 

Michael Chickey ... assistant location manager
Wileen Dragovan ... location manager: Chicago
Mark A. Freid ... key assistant location manager
Carrie Goodman ... location scout
Rosa Yang Kato ... assistant location manager
Andrea Morrissy Keener ... key assistant location manager
Martha Lafage ... assistant location manager
Javier Robles ... assistant location manager
Michael Soleau ... key assistant location manager
Veronique Vowell ... location manager
John David Wolfe ... assistant location manager (as John Wolfe)

Music Department 

Elton Ahi ... music scoring mixer
Stuart Balcomb ... orchestrator
Tom Boyd ... oboe soloist
Sandy De Crescent ... orchestra contractor (as Sandy DeCrescent)
Joseph S. DeBeasi ... music editor
Ralph Ferraro ... orchestrator
Todd Homme ... executive music supervisor
Lisa Jaime ... music editor: scoring & final dub
Alan Kaplan ... musician: trombone
Mary Ramos ... music supervisor
Steven Roberts ... musician: clarinet
John Rodd ... score recordist
Peter Rotter ... orchestra contractor
Ben Schor ... apprentice music editor
Michelle Silverman ... music supervisor (as Michelle Kuznetsky)
Tom Villano ... music editor
James Walker ... musician: flute
Julie Butchko ... music clearance (uncredited)
Vincent A. Villanueva ... music clearance (uncredited)

Script and Continuity Department 

Alexa Alden ... script supervisor
Ray Felipe ... script researcher
Howard Michael Gould ... script revisions (uncredited)

Transportation Department 

Michael Allegro ... production van driver operator
Karen Chang Ambrose ... transportation office coordinator (as Karen K. Chang)
Denny Caira ... transportation coordinator
Kaiser Clark ... driver: cast
Tyler W. Gaisford ... driver: cast
Mike Shannon ... transportation captain

Additional Crew 

Tom Ajar ... projectionist
H. Leah Amir ... key craft service
Jeremy Beiermann ... office production assistant: Chicago
Tommy Bernard ... office production assistant
Benjamin T. Brammeier ... office production assistant: Chicago
Chad Bronson ... third assistant accountant
Jules Carideo ... assistant production coordinator: Chicago
Selena Carrillo ... production secretary (as Selena Pivac)
Chay Carter ... assistant: Mr. Affleck
Kaiser Clark ... assistant: Mr. Mitchell
Ingrid Coree ... body double
Bennett DeCarlo ... set production assistant
Trixie Flynn ... assistant: Mr. Gandolfini
Soren Garcia-Rey ... production assistant: computer/video operator
Rosemary Gearheart ... stand-in
Eric Glasser ... key set production assistant
Matthew Gordon ... production assistant
Kristin Graham ... production assistant
Noelle Green ... production office coordinator (as Noelle Chapin)
James Hinton ... assistant accountant
Annie Jablonski ... production assistant (as Annie Schultz)
Teresa Jaime Drapkin ... payroll accountant
C. David Jones ... production assistant
Todd Kaufman ... assistant: Ms. Thomas
Joseph Keideth ... security: Mr. Affleck, Keideth & Associates
Steve Kraus ... dailies projectionist
Nicole Luther ... set production assistant: second unit
Alyssa Mauney ... assistant: Mr. Mitchell
Barbara Ken McNeill ... assistant: Ms. Whitcher
Debbie Merritt ... assistant production office coordinator
Steven R. Molen ... production executive
Molly O'Haver ... production assistant
Catherine Pittman ... animal coordinator
Ericka Bryce Poniewaz ... production medic (as Ericka Bryce)
Denise Anderson Poore ... production assistant
Stefan Rand ... production assistant
Bobby Ravanshenas ... assistant to cast
Chris Romberg ... first assistant accountant
Kevin Roy ... production assistant: re-shoots
Kevin Roy ... set production assistant: re-shoots
Michelle Schrauwers ... set production assistant
Josh Siegel ... assistant: Ms. Topping (as Joshua Siegel)
Louise Spencer ... unit publicist
Sheri St Lawrence ... second assistant accountant
Paula Stier ... office production assistant: Chicago
Lora Umphress ... payroll accountant: Chicago
Duffey Westlake ... stand-in
Colin Woode ... assistant: Mr. Applegate
Lynnanne Zager ... adr loop group (uncredited)

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