Town & Country


1h 44m 2001

Brief Synopsis

A comedy about life, love, friendship, having everything and not getting caught... At least that's the way successful architect Porter Stoddard has been living his life. However, when his best friend Griffin is caught cheating by his wife Mona and an ugly divorce drama begins to unfold, Porter begins to re-evaluate his sturdy relationship with his wife Ellie in terms of his own dalliances with a beautiful cellist named Alex. Suddenly confronted by his own wife's suspicions, he decides to come clean--realizing that it's his wife that he truly loves. But is this revelation strong enough for Porter to commit the rest of his life to true monogamy?

Film Details

Also Known As
Män och kvinnor, Potins mondains & amnesies partielles, Town and Country
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Soundelux (Soundelux); Vera Wang
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Long Island, New York, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Synopsis

A comedy about life, love, friendship, having everything and not getting caught... At least that's the way successful architect Porter Stoddard has been living his life. However, when his best friend Griffin is caught cheating by his wife Mona and an ugly divorce drama begins to unfold, Porter begins to re-evaluate his sturdy relationship with his wife Ellie in terms of his own dalliances with a beautiful cellist named Alex. Suddenly confronted by his own wife's suspicions, he decides to come clean--realizing that it's his wife that he truly loves. But is this revelation strong enough for Porter to commit the rest of his life to true monogamy?

Crew

Thomas A. Curran

Grip

Mindi Abair

Other

Ruben Abarca

Other

Arthur Adams

Song Performer

Janice Alexander

Hair Stylist

Phillip Ali

Other

Jade S Allen

Production Assistant

John Altman

Music

Lawrence Amanuel

On-Set Dresser

Michael Amorelli

Electrician

Kerry Andrews

Accountant

Patti Archueletta

Special Thanks To

Louis Armstrong

Song Performer

Mary-gail Artz

Casting

Paul Attanasio

Other

Adam Devitt Austin

On-Set Dresser

Adam Devitt Austin

Swing Gang

Brydon Bertram Baker Iii

Boom Operator

Dana Baker

Dolly Grip

Kent Baker

Grip

Joane Baptiste

Other

Robert Barnett

Other

Jeff Bars

Other

Kate Bartoldus

On-Set Dresser

Brian Basham

Adr

John M. Bauman

Other

Jack Bavaro

Location Assistant

Tinker Beatty

Creative Consultant

Ron Bedrosian

Adr Mixer

Morris Bension

Driver

Jeffrey T Bernstein

Assistant Director

Melody Bishop

Art Department Coordinator

Zoran Blazevic

Location Scout

Tony Blondal

Original Music

Kathryn Blondell

Hair Stylist

Clelio Boccato

Production Assistant

Laura Boeck

Casting Associate

Michael Bondell

Other

May Boss

Stunts

Tony Brazas

Driver

Charles Brewer

Stunts

June Brickman

Makeup

Daniel Brooks

Driver

Harry Brooks

Song

Ken Brooks

Carpenter

Paul Broucek

Music

James Brown

Transportation Captain

Dale Brownell

Hair Assistant

Donald Bryant

Song

Michael Buck

Best Boy Grip

Norman Buck

Key Grip

Ethan Bull

Production Assistant

Gail Clark Burch

Dialogue Editor

Elizabeth Burr

Stand-In

Gary Burritt

Negative Cutting

Mary Burton

Makeup Artist

Sara Burton

Assistant Location Manager

Michael E Cain

Driver

Colleen Callaghan

Hair Stylist

Joe Camp

Consultant

John Campbell

Driver

Paul Carden

Sound Effects

Claudia Carle

Sound Dubbing

Susan Carrolan

Set Decorator

Laurie Cartwright

Other

Joe Cataldo

Music

Al Cerullo

Pilot

Michel Cheyko

Assistant Director

Ted Chu

Camera Assistant

Jimmy Cichielo

On-Set Dresser

Joseph Cicio

Camera Operator

Dennis R Clark

Driver

Lindsey Cline

Production Assistant

Patsy Cline

Song Performer

Angie Lee Cobbs

Assistant Production Coordinator

Paul Codiga

Casting

Barbara Cohen

Casting

Katherine Cohn

Assistant Production Coordinator

Simon Coke

Dialogue Editor

Matthew K Coleman

Production Assistant

Bill Colpin

On-Set Dresser

Sam Connelly

Production Assistant

Jimmy Conroy

Grip

Andrew Cooper

Photography

Ashael Cooper

Swing Gang

Tom Costabile

Construction Coordinator

Tom Cottrill

Other

Monty Cox

Consultant

Tiane Crawford

Other

Dana Crocker

Driver

Dana Crocker

Transportation Co-Captain

Thomas Culver

Set Costumer

Jon Cumpton

Production

Robert Currie

Assistant Property Master

Mary Ann D'achille-weyer

Craft Service

Peter Dacey

Camera

Rita Lisa Danao

Production Assistant

Max Daniels

Stunts

Susanna David

Script Supervisor

Eric Davidian

Electrician

Sharon Davidson

Driver

Catherine Davis

Set Decorator

Patricia J Davis

Assistant

William J Dawson

Electrician

Michael De Luca

Executive Producer

Beatrice Dealba

Hair Stylist

Justin Derosa

Stunts

David Diano

Camera Operator

Jimmy Dillinger

Lighting Technician

Eddy Donno

Stunt Coordinator

Tony Donno

Stunts

Joe Dorack

Other

Andrea Dorman

Steadicam Operator

Terri Douglas

Adr

Bryon Duncan

Driver

Wayne L. Duncan

Grip

Phil Dupont

Assistant Director

John Duvall

Grip

Ann Edgar

Assistant

Benjamin L Edwards

Camera Assistant

Jeff Egan

Medic

Robert Ehrig

Driver

Lisa Ekdahl

Song Performer

Lisa Ekdahl

Other

Annie Ellis

Stunts

Erik Ellner

Production

Leann Emmert

Casting

Kenny Endoso

Stunts

Michael Endoso

Stunts

Danny Epper

Stunts

Kelli-michelle Evans

Production Assistant

Gabriel Falco

Location Scout

Joe Farulla

Hair Assistant

Michael Fauntleroy

Camera Assistant

Michael Fauntleroy

Camera

Scott Febbo

Grip

Michael Fennimore

Transportation Co-Captain

Simon Fields

Producer

Lisa Fischer

Set Decorator

Stephen Fischer

Assistant Location Manager

Tac Fitzgerald

Stand-In

Kevin Fitzpatrick

Electrician

Kenneth E Fix

Location Manager

Katie Fleming

Post-Production Assistant

Eric Flickinger

Sound Dubbing

Caia Fonseca

Other

Suzanne Forlenza

Special Thanks To

William Fraker

Other

William Fraker

Director Of Photography

Chris Franco

Other

Ellen Freund

Property Master

Kelcey Fry

Makeup Artist

Erin Gaynor

Production Assistant

Erin Gaynor

Assistant Production Coordinator

J J Geary

Craft Service

Serge Genitempo

Other

Simon Georgiou

Other

Susan Germaine

Hair Stylist

Nerses Gezalyan

Foley Mixer

Joan Giamarco

Adr Editor

L. Wolfe Gilbert

Song

Troy Gilbert

Stunts

Raphaella Giugliano

Production Auditor

Emily Glatter

Production Coordinator

Jeff Glueck

Audio

Anthony Godfrey

Other

Eric Goldman

Post-Production Assistant

Al Goodhart

Song

Mark S Gordon

Foley Editor

Brick Graham

Driver

Stephane Grappelli

Song

William Greinke

Props

Isobel Griffiths

Music Contractor

Lynda Gurasich

Hair Stylist

D Scott Guthrie

Driver

Terry Haggar

Color Timer

Lana Hale

Rights & Clearances

Donna L Hall

Driver

Jack Hall

Stand-In

Kristin Hallmark

Post-Production Assistant

Caroline Hanania

Production Designer

Lynn Harris

Executive Producer

Paula Harris

Assistant Director

Rick Harris

Best Boy Grip

John Hartigan

Special Effects Coordinator

Richard Hausfeld

Other

Michael Heath

Best Boy Grip

Thomas J Heilig

Transportation Captain

Jay Hendrickx

Other

Buck Henry

Screenplay

Michael Herlihy

Other

Michael Hernandez

Caterer

Regina Herve

On-Set Dresser

Phil Hess

Foley Editor

Hendrik Heyer

Props Assistant

Pat Hickman

Props

Tammy High

Auditor

Mildred Hill

Song

Patty Hill

Song

Larry Hilmo

Driver

Film Details

Also Known As
Män och kvinnor, Potins mondains & amnesies partielles, Town and Country
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Romance
Release Date
2001
Production Company
Soundelux (Soundelux); Vera Wang
Distribution Company
NEW LINE CINEMA (NEW LINE)
Location
Long Island, New York, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 44m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States on Video October 16, 2001

Released in United States Spring April 27, 2001

Project reportedly began filming without a finished script because there were scheduling problems.

Project was originally greenlit at a budget of $55 miilion.

Began shooting June 23, 1998.

Completed shooting April 27, 2000.

Gerard Depardieu was unable to shoot his role, due to injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident unrelated to the film. He was replaced by Garry Shandling.

Released in United States Spring April 27, 2001

Released in United States on Video October 16, 2001