Nurse Betty


1h 52m 2000

Brief Synopsis

Fantasy collides with reality as Betty Sizemore, a waitress from Fair Oaks, Kansas hits the road in a "borrowed" 1997 Buick LeSabre to be reunited with the love of her life -- Dr. Ravell. The only problem is that Dr. Ravell is a primary character on the soap opera "A Reason to Live" and Betty, afte

Film Details

Also Known As
Betty tur och retur
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Romance
Satire
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Anthony Ortiz
Distribution Company
USA Films
Location
Colorado, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Rome, Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m

Synopsis

Fantasy collides with reality as Betty Sizemore, a waitress from Fair Oaks, Kansas hits the road in a "borrowed" 1997 Buick LeSabre to be reunited with the love of her life -- Dr. Ravell. The only problem is that Dr. Ravell is a primary character on the soap opera "A Reason to Live" and Betty, after witnessing the traumatic murder of her husband in a drug-deal gone bad, has convinced herself that she is Nurse Betty, the woman who jilted Ravell at the alter six years ago.

Crew

Deena Adair

Hair Stylist

Mark Adams

Song

Henry Alberti

Set Designer

Alexa Alden

Script Supervisor

Gina Amoroso

Assistant

Larz Anderson

Special Effects Coordinator

Eddy Arnold

Song Performer

Steve Arrington

Song

Paul Ballon

Accounting Assistant

Bruce Barris

Sound Effects

Wade Bartlett

Assistant Editor

Nancy B Bates

Assistant Property Master

Michael Bauman

Gaffer

Bob Beher

Foley Editor

Thor Benitez

Adr

Jeff Bilger

Set Production Assistant

Bruce Birmelin

Photography

Otis Blackwell

Song

Andre Blaise

Hair Stylist

Martin Blasick

Song

Tony Blondal

Music Arranger

Simone Boisseree

Stunts

Joseph C Bond

Associate Editor

Moritz Borman

Executive Producer

Felipe Borrero

Sound Mixer

Martin Bosworth

Rigging Gaffer

Tim Boyle

Sound Mixer

Charles Breen

Production Designer

Charles Brewer

Stunt Coordinator

Garrett Brodie

Assistant

Kelly Brown

Stunts

Lance Brown

Sound Design

Lance Brown

Rerecording

Michael Brum

Transportation Co-Captain

Leah Buono

Casting Associate

Robin Bursey

Other

Billy Burton

Stunts

Eddie Bydalek

Other

Colleen Callaghan

Hair Stylist

Kary Cantor

Other

Julie Carideo

Assistant

Mike Cassidy

Assistant Camera Operator

Mike Cebellos

Stunts

Michael Chavez

Camera Operator

Tim Clawson

Unit Production Manager

Leo Creer

Stunts

Thomas M Cunliffe

Boom Operator

Shelly Curtis

Technical Advisor

Nour Dardari

Production Accountant

Chris David

Rerecording

Fabiomassimo Dell'orco

Production Manager

Julia Depalma

Song Performer

Lisa Deveaux

Makeup Artist

Matt Di Franco

Assistant Production Coordinator

Gary C Diamond

Art Director

Gary C Diamond

Best Boy

Steve Dickstein

Special Thanks To

Jennifer Dozier

Costumes

Mynka Draper

Costumes

Shawn Egan

Assistant Sound Editor

Thom Ehle

Consultant

Jean Yves Escoffier

Dp/Cinematographer

Jean Yves Escoffier

Director Of Photography

Georgia Evangelatos

Craft Service

Peter Evangelatos

Craft Service

Ray Evans

Song

Tracy Farrington

Property Master

Jim Flamberg

Screenplay

Jim Flamberg

Music Editor

Tony Flores

Assistant Engineer

Zachary Gamburg

Assistant

K Gardner

Song

Karen Ruth Getchell

Production Coordinator

Tim Gilbert

Stunts

Jack Gill

Stunts

Elizabeth Gilman

Production Assistant

Susan L Giordano

Accounting Assistant

Steve Golin

Producer

Oscar Gomez

Best Boy Grip

Robert Loyal Good

Assistant Property Master

Dan Gorman

Assistant Location Manager

Heywood Gould

Screenplay

Shari D. Gray

Costume Supervisor

Brett Greenstein

Casting Associate

Jeff Gross

Assistant

Magnus Gudmundsson

Song

Jorge H Guzman

Key Grip

Michael Hancock

Makeup Artist

Daniel Agust Haraldson

Song

Philip Hardage

Assistant Director

Barbara Harris

Adr Voice Casting

Susan Hellmann

Assistant Director

Mo Henry

Negative Cutting

Robert "sarge" Hepburn

Medic

Mark Hicks

Song

Werner Hoetzinger

On-Set Dresser

Steve Holaday

Stunts

Tod Holcomb

Music Editor

Desne Holland

Makeup Artist

Mary Holliday

Set Production Assistant

Heidi Hublou

On-Set Dresser

Sharon Ilson

Makeup Artist

Benjamin Ing

Consultant

Scott Julion

Hair Stylist

Steven Kaminsky

Post-Production Supervisor

Robert E Kay

Set Production Assistant

John P Keating

Consultant

Shawn Kennelly

Adr

Rolfe Kent

Music

Sigurdur Kjartansson

Song

Michael Kuhn

Special Thanks To

Jeff Kushon

Set Decorator

Enrico Latella

Location Manager

Ute Leonhardt

Production

Heidi Levitt

Casting

Alan Lieberman

Key Grip

Jay Livingston

Song

Thomas Locket

Song

Kali Londono

Assistant

Dean Lyras

Dp/Cinematographer

Dean Lyras

Director Of Photography

Enrico Mastracchi Manes

Assistant Director

Steve Mann

Sound Editor

Mark Marchetti

Best Boy

Jerry Marcum

Song

Jadi Mccurdy

Set Production Assistant

Todd Mcmullen

Assistant Camera Operator

Mark Mcnair

Associate Producer

Richard Mercier

Transportation Captain

Lynette Meyer

Costume Designer

Monika Mikkelsen

Casting

Paul Minitello

Other

Antonio M Molina

Transportation Coordinator

Melissa Mollo

Graphic Artist

Michael A. Morongell

Sound

Smriti Mundhra

Production Assistant

Gail Mutrux

Producer

Ricky Nelson

Song Performer

Steven F. Nelson

Sound Editor

Jerry A Oliveri

Other

Anthony Ortiz

Cable Operator

Tex Owens

Song

Emily Palmer

Post-Production Assistant

John Panzarella

Location Manager

Fred M Paulsen

On-Set Dresser

Rhoda Paynter

On-Set Dresser

Wayne Perry

Song

Stephen Pevner

Executive Producer

Quentin A. Pierre

Assistant

Frankie Pine

Music Supervisor

Frankie Pine

Song

Joel Plotch

Editor

Richard Puga

Other

Marco Valerio Pugini

Production

Liz Radley

Video

Della Reese

Song Performer

John C Richards

Screenplay

John C Richards

From Story

John C Richards

Story By

Eric L Roberts

Video Assist/Playback

Ashley Rogers

Assistant

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Sean Rowe

Foley Artist

Mike Ryan

Stunts

Tom Sartori

Video

Kevin C. Scott

Stunts

Albert Shapiro

Assistant Director

Albert Shapiro

Associate Producer

Sharon Sheeley

Song

Chris Sievernich

Executive Producer

Jimmy Simeone

On-Set Dresser

Tommy Smith

Song

Nick South

Music Editor

Kelli Stallings

Assistant Costume Designer

Chris Staszak

Adr

Philip Steuer

Executive Producer

T Stevens

Song

Kitty Kat Stew

Song

Kitty Kat Stew

Song Performer

Bill Stromberg

Music Conductor

Neal Sugarman

Song

Becky Sullivan

Adr Editor

Eric Thompson

Adr

Birgir Thorarinsson

Song

Leslie Thorson

Assistant Location Manager

Paul Threlkeld

Dolly Grip

Randy Trager

Assistant Editor

Stan Tropp

Set Designer

Robert Troy

Sound Editor

Tim Tuchrello

Assistant Sound Editor

Daniel Turk

Construction Coordinator

Ray Turner

Song

Dan Valliere

Color Timer

Christopher Vitale

Production Assistant

Don Warner

Sound Editor

Dan Webster

Song

Steven Weisberg

Editor

Aaron D Weisblatt

Sound Editor

Bernard Weiser

Sound Editor

Scott Wells

Best Boy Grip

Film Details

Also Known As
Betty tur och retur
MPAA Rating
Genre
Adaptation
Comedy
Dark Comedy
Romance
Satire
Release Date
2000
Production Company
Anthony Ortiz
Distribution Company
USA Films
Location
Colorado, USA; Los Angeles, California, USA; Las Vegas, Nevada, USA; Rome, Italy

Technical Specs

Duration
1h 52m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Winner of Best Screenplay (John Richards and James Flamberg) at the 2000 Cannes Film Festival.

Winner of two 2000 Golden Satellite Awards, including Best Picture - Comedy or Musical and Best Actress - Comedy or Musical (Renee Zellweger), from the International Press Academy.

Released in United States Fall September 8, 2000

Expanded Release in United States October 13, 2000

Released in United States on Video February 27, 2001

Released in United States August 2000

Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Gala) August 13-27, 2000.

Began shooting December 7, 1998.

Completed shooting March 22, 1999.

Abstract Pictures is Gail Mutrux's production company.

Released in United States Fall September 8, 2000

Expanded Release in United States October 13, 2000

Released in United States on Video February 27, 2001

Released in United States August 2000 (Shown at Edinburgh International Film Festival (Gala) August 13-27, 2000.)