Meet the Spartans (2008)

Directors:

Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Writers (WGA):

Jason Friedberg (written by) &
Aaron Seltzer (written by)

Release Date:

25 janvier 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedie

Accroche:

The Bigger the Hit, The Harder They Fall

Plot:

Plot Keywords:

Archery | King | American Idol | Female Nudity | Persian

Avis des utilisateurs:

Worst movie i've seen in a theater

Ensemble

Sean Maguire	...	Leonidas
Carmen Electra	...	Queen Margo
Ken Davitian	...	Xerxes
Kevin Sorbo	...	Captain
Diedrich Bader	...	Traitoro
Method Man	...	Persian Emissary
Jareb Dauplaise	...	Dilio
Travis Van Winkle	...	Sonio
Phil Morris	...	Messenger
Jim Piddock	...	Loyalist / Simon Cowell
Nicole Parker	...	Britney Spears / Paris Hilton / Paula Abdul / Ellen DeGeneres / Hunchback Paris
Ike Barinholtz	...	Dane Cook / Bond Villain / Prophet
Crista Flanagan	...	Spartan Woman / Ugly Betty
Hunter Clary	...	Leo Jr.
Emily Wilson	...	Lindsay Lohan
Thomas McKenna	...	Tom Cruise
Tiffany Haddish	...	Urban Girl
Willie Macc	...	Urban Kid #1
Kenny Yates	...	Urban Kid #2
John Di Domenico	...	Donald Trump
Christopher Lett	...	Randy Jackson
Jenny Costa	...	Tyra Banks
Belinda Waymouth	...	Twiggy
Jesse Lewis IV	...	Ms. Jay
Zachary Dylan Smith	...	10-Year-Old Leonidas
Ryan Fraley	...	Brad Pitt
Tiffany Claus	...	Angelina Jolie
Nick Steele	...	Kevin Federline
Jim Nieb	...	President Bush
Dean Cochran	...	Rocky Balboa / John Rambo
Nate Haden	...	Ryan Seacrest
Tony Yalda	...	Sanjaya Malakar
reste de la distribution par ordre alphabétique:
Courtney Shay Young	...	Hooters / Deal or No Deal girl
Briana Barran	...	Harem (uncredited)
Leon C. Carswell	...	Dancing Persian / Spartan Soldier (uncredited)
Chris Crocker	...	Himself (archive footage) (uncredited)
Russell M. Haeuser	...	Greek councilman (uncredited)
Jessica Heap	...	Spartan Woman's Friend (uncredited)
Vilayna LaSalle	...	Xerxes Slave Girl / Deal or no Deal Girl (uncredited)
Jay Oliver	...	Greek Councilman (uncredited)
Jenny Robinson	...	Hot Orgy Dancer (uncredited)
Chaz Smith	...	Spartan Citizen (uncredited)

Réalisé par
Jason Friedberg
Aaron Seltzer

Scénaristes (WGA)
Jason Friedberg		(written by) &
Aaron Seltzer		(written by)

Produit par
Jason Friedberg	....	producer
W. Mark McNair	....	co-producer (as Mark McNair)
Arnon Milchan	....	executive producer
Hal Olofsson	....	co-producer
Peter Safran	....	producer
Aaron Seltzer	....	producer

Musique originale
Christopher Lennertz

Image
Shawn Maurer		(director of photography)

Montage
Peck Prior

Distribution des rôles
Eyde Belasco

Création des décors
William A. Elliott

Direction artistique
William Ladd Skinner

Décorateur de plateau
Teresa Visinare

Création des costumes
Frank Helmer

Maquillage
Steven E. Anderson	....	special makeup effects artist
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics lab technician: W.M. Creations Inc.
J.D. Bowers	....	prosthetics sculptor: W.M. Creations Inc.
Samantha M. Capps	....	third makeup artist
Stephan Dupuis	....	special makeup effects supervisor
Roxanne Ferguson	....	key hair stylist
Jake Garber	....	special makeup effects artist: additional photography
Stacey Herbert	....	makeup artist
Brad Look	....	makeup artist
Yolanda Mercadel	....	hair stylist
Matthew W. Mungle	....	prosthetic supplier
Ned Neidhardt	....	key makeup artist
Douglas Noe	....	makeup department head
Gary J. Perticone	....	hair department head
Lufeng Qu	....	special makeup effects artist
Mark Rappaport	....	special makeup effects supervisor: Creature Effects Inc.

Directeur de production
Giovanni Lovatelli	....	unit production manager: additional shoot
Jen Wall	....	production supervisor

Assistant réalisateur
David Berke	....	second second assistant director
Greg Guzik	....	first assistant director: second unit
Greg Guzik	....	second assistant director
Hal Olofsson	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Jeff B. Adams Jr.	....	set designer
Michael Calabrese	....	leadman
Gus Coto	....	set dresser
Lisa Akes Crouch	....	greensman
Matthew L. Crowson	....	painter
Ryan Martin Dwyer	....	additional set dresser
Jeff Garbacz	....	carpenter
L. David Gordon	....	drapery foreman
Anthony J. Henderson	....	sculptor
Michael Hendrick	....	set dresser
Kathleen Kat Holton	....	construction buyer
Kathleen Kat Holton	....	greensman
Nicole LaBranche	....	art department assistant
Twig Leveque	....	prop assistant
Lindanne Lewis	....	set painter
Mike Manasewitsch	....	set dresser
Don Miloyevich	....	property master
Tianna Mockett	....	set decorating coordinator
Christian Nardi	....	construction clerk
Jeff Passanante	....	construction coordinator
Jason Perlander	....	set dresser
Lufeng Qu	....	painter
Todd Rex	....	sculptor
Noel Rideout	....	set dresser
Victoria St. Pierre	....	paint gangboss
David Tye	....	lead sculptor
Ben Wisdom	....	art department coordinator

Technicien du son
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
Gregory Black	....	utility sound technician
Kenny Delbert	....	utility sound technician
Jeffrey Haupt	....	sound mixer
Ruby C. Haupt	....	boom operator
Adam Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Anna MacKenzie	....	supervising sound editor
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer
Orest Sushko	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Greg Zimmerman	....	adr recordist

Effets spéciaux
Larz Anderson	....	special effects supervisor
William Boggs	....	special effects
Val Crawford	....	hair/fabrication: Creature FX
Pete Kelley	....	special effects artist
Julian Ledger	....	creature effects technician
Ali Miki	....	special effects: Creature Effects Inc
Todd Minobe	....	creature engineer
Todd Minobe	....	puppeteer
J. Michael O'Brien	....	special effects
Scott Oshita	....	special effects mechanical designer
Mark Rappaport	....	creature effects supervisor
Mike Rotella	....	special effects technician: W.M. Creations
Carly Sertic	....	special effects p.a.
Kai Shelton	....	special effects

Visual Effects
Donnie Creighton	....	digital intermediate producer
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Bonnie Kanner	....	visual effects executive producer: Pixel Magic
Steven Lloyd	....	digital effects artist
Robert Rowles	....	digital compositor
Neal Sopata	....	digital artist
David Yrisarri	....	visual effects producer

Cascadeur
Keith Adams	....	stunt coordinator
Helena Barrett	....	stunt double
Dustin Brooks	....	stunt fire safety
Trace Cheramie	....	stunts
Ilram Choi	....	stunts
Ken Clark	....	stunt double
Brian Patrick Collins	....	stunt double
Tim Connolly	....	stunt performer
John Copeman	....	utility stunts
Max Daniels	....	stunt performer
Dustin Dennard	....	stunts
Jared S. Eddo	....	key stunt rigger
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunt rigging coordinator
Jared S. Eddo	....	stunts
Dane Farwell	....	stunt double
Jeff Galpin	....	stunts
Conrade Gamble	....	utility stunts
Chris Gann	....	stunt performer
Sandra Lee Gimpel	....	stunt performer
Michael Hansen	....	utility stunts
Danny Cosmo Higginbottom	....	stunts (as Danny Cosmo)
Michael Hugghins	....	stunts
Henry Kingi Jr.	....	stunt performer
Martin Klebba	....	stunts
Martin Klebba	....	utility stunts
Hiro Koda	....	utility stunts
Theo Kypri	....	stunts
Anthony Martins	....	stunts
Eddie Perez	....	stunt performer
Nicole Randall	....	stunt double Carmen Electra
Aaron Toney	....	stunt double: Phil Morris
Ryan Watson	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Donald Akes	....	electrical grip
Donald Akes	....	rigging grip technician
Justin Babin	....	grip
William D. Barber	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Tony Bendt	....	dolly grip: "a" camera
Nathan Borck	....	second assistant camera
Danny Brazen	....	best boy grip
Darwin Montana Browne	....	key grip
Craig Carter	....	grip
Jeffrey N. Civa	....	first assistant camera: "a" camera
Duane Cooper	....	dolly grip
Edward Darr	....	rigging grip
Michael Darr	....	rigging grip
Peter Geraghty	....	first assistant camera
Richard T. Hoover	....	dolly grip: second unit
Troi Horton	....	rigging best boy grip
Doug Hyun	....	still photographer
Michael D. Kennedy	....	grip: second unit
Michael Kennedy	....	lighting technician
Jeremy Launais	....	gaffer
Chris Leidholdt	....	rigging key grip
Luis Lopez DeVictoria	....	second assistant camera
Robert Morrison	....	grip
Jens Piotrowski	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jens Piotrowski	....	steadicam operator
Michaele Shapiro	....	camera loader
Wayne Sharp	....	grip
Tim Speed	....	best boy electric
Jason Vowell	....	video assist
Jerald L. Wilson	....	rigging gaffer

Casting Department
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting
Dorian Frankel	....	casting associate
Wendy Talazac	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna Chance	....	key set costumer
Emily Dominguez	....	costumer
Allyson Garro	....	costume assistant
Jennifer Kamrath	....	set costumer
Terri Middleton	....	costumer
Rachel Parkin	....	costumer
Ann Walters	....	key set costumer
Lesley D. Wickham	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Ryan Helsley	....	digital intermediate producer
Sarah Lucky	....	assistant editor
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Siobhan Prior	....	assistant editor
Mike Sowa	....	digital intermediate colorist

Music Department
Christine Bergren	....	music legal and clearance
Film Orchestra Belgrade	....	orchestra
J.J. George	....	supervising music editor
Corey A. Jackson	....	composer: additional music
Dave Jordan	....	music supervisor
Andrew Kinney	....	orchestrator
Larry Rench	....	orchestrator
Brandon Roberts	....	orchestrator
Rebekah Touma	....	music coordinator
Jojo Villanueva	....	music supervisor
Philip White	....	assistant to composer

Transportation Department
Doug Dovichi	....	transportation coordinator
Vinny Dovichi	....	driver
Larry Stelling	....	driver

Divers
Bethany Andriuzzo	....	second assistant accountant
Jody Blose	....	script supervisor
Chris Browne	....	key craft service (2007)
Kathy Chambless	....	production coordinator
Valerie Crawford	....	fur technician
Mandy Diasselliss	....	studio teacher
Srdjan Dobic	....	set production assistant
Alana Gardette	....	office manager
Moira Glace	....	production assistant
Jacob Hamil	....	production assistant
Gene Heeter	....	shop foreman
Spencer Jarvis	....	production assistant: base camp
Simeon Jones	....	production assistant
Kelly Kiernan	....	production executive
Jennifer Klatt	....	first accountant
Margot Landen	....	production assistant
Yong Lee	....	shop assistant
Robert A. Levine	....	unit publicist
Marlene Marks	....	payroll accountant
Ilana McAllister	....	key production accountant
Sami Naveed	....	assistant: Mark McNair and Peter Safran
Robert Newton	....	production coordinator: creature effects
Holly O'Quin	....	medic
Annie Poirier	....	assistant production coordinator
Adam Ryan	....	construction medic
Scott Shaffer	....	product placement coordinator
Bryan Smiley	....	assistant: Arnon Milchan
Dan Smith	....	shop assistant
Denise Templeton	....	clearance coordinator
Hill Vinot	....	mold shop supervisor
Lauren Von Huene	....	production assistant
Stacy Walker	....	choreographer
Kenny Yates	....	assistant: Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer

Production Companies

• New Regency Pictures
• Regency Enterprises

Distributors

• 20th Century Fox Netherlands (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 20th Century Fox of Germany (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox C.I.S. (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century Fox Film Company (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Twentieth Century-Fox Film Corporation (2008) (USA) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Belgrade Film Orchestra  orchestra
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  remote camera systems
• Dolby Laboratories  sound mix
• Erik Kabik Photography  still photography
• Louisiana Media Productions  production services

Autre(s) titre(s) :

13 Spartans (USA) (working title)
Epic Movie 2 (USA) (working title)
Epic Movie 2: A Story of Spartans (USA) (working title)
Hunting and Fishing (USA) (working title)
Not Another Scary Epic Teen Date Movie (USA) (working title)
Spartatouille (France) [fr]
Voici les Spartiates (Canada: French title) [fr]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for crude and sexual content throughout, language and some comic violence.

Durée:

UK:84 min

Pays:

USA

Langue:

Anglais

Couleur:

Couleur

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Son:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Classification:

Finland:K-13 | Philippines:G (MTRCB) | UK:12A | Sweden:11 | Germany:12 | Malaysia:18PL | Singapore:NC-16 | Portugal:M/12 | Ireland:15A | Australia:M | Norway:11 | Brazil:14 | Netherlands:12 | USA:PG-13

Company:

New Regency Pictures

Anecdotes:

Not screened for critics.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Leonidas asks Queen Margo to marry him by writing "Marry Me" on her chest with a sharpie pen, the camera changes positions a couple times during the scene and you can see the words magically disappear each time the camera switches to the wider shot.

Guillemet:

Leonidas: I'm assembling an army to go to war with Persia. I'm going to take them in the rear... and then I'm gonna reach around, and I'm gonna take them again from the front!

Connexions De Film:

References Rush Hour 3 (2007)

Soundtrack:

Good To Go

Worst movie i've seen in a theater

I was recently forced to sit through Meet the Spartans. Ill start by saying that i'm very sick of all this epic/date/scary movie junk. It's been overdone and only appeals to people under the age of 9. The humor in this movie was just as awful as i thought it would be and i could predict the entire movie. I was told before-hand that it was only about 90 minutes, and was a little upset id be paying for that. After watching the movie i was beyond glad that i only had to be tortured for that long, rather than the usual 2 hours. I'll close by saying that if you're forced to watch this movie, rip your eyes out of your skull and pour salt into your head. It will be much more enjoyable.