Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Brad Silberling
Jim Carrey
Meryl Streep
Jude Law
Liam Aiken
Emily Browning
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
The story of intelligent, charming, but unlucky siblings, 14-year-old Violet, 12-year-old Klaus, and their infant sister, Sunny, who are suddenly orphaned when their house burns down. The executor of their parent's estate sends the children to live with a distant relative, Count Olaf, but they realize that he has dastardly designs on the Baudelaire family fortune. The Baudelaire children are soon removed from Count Olaf's care and go to live with their Uncle Monty, a renowned snake expert. Things end badly after the arrival of a suspicious lab assistant named Stephano--Count Olaf in disguise. The children are then shuffled off to their fearful Aunt Josephine's. Sadly disaster ensues, due to the appearance of a mysterious peg-legged sailor--again Count Olaf, who then hatches his most dastardly plot of all.
Director
Brad Silberling
Cast
Jim Carrey
Meryl Streep
Jude Law
Liam Aiken
Emily Browning
Cedric The Entertainer
Wayne Flemming
Craig Zimmerman
Lenny Clarke
Deborah Theaker
Jane Adams
Jennifer Coolidge
John E. Dexter
Catherine O'hara
Robert Clendenin
Kara Hoffman
Timothy Spall
Fred Gallo
Craig Ferguson
Luis Guzman
Christopher Casey
Ernest Sanchez
Jamie Harris
Billy Connolly
Shelby Hoffman
Crew
Patric J Abaravich
Mimi Abers
Lauren Abrams
Ismail Acar
Alia Agha
Robert Aguilar
James Alden
Jon Alexander
Robert Alidon
David Allebe
Richard Alonzo
Jeffrey Amaral
Deborah Ambrosino
Danny Andersen
Andrew Anderson
Heather Anderson
Mike Anderson
Robert Anderson
Rob Andrews
Leah Anton
Audie Aragon
Amy Arnold
Carrie F Arnold
Joel Aron
Carl Assmus
Okan Ataman
Colleen Atwood
Barbara Augustus
Anne Aulenta
Scott Aversano
Todd Avery
Robert Baek
Steve Baer
Lance Baetkey
Samantha N Bahramian
Morgan Bailey
Carlos Baker
Christopher Scott Baker
Vivian Baker
Lori A Balton
Pat Banta
Roy Barnes
Scott Barnes
Kevin Barnhill
William Barr
Daniel W. Barringer
Carlo Basail
Trent Bateman
Charlotte Bavasso
Alan R Baxter
Chris Bayz
Dennis Becker
Joe Beckwith
Kathleen Beeler
Anna Behlmer
Jennifer Bender
Howard Berger
Howard Berger
Hans Berggren
Bill Bernstein
Bill Bernstein
Jason Bierfeld
Andrea Biklian
George Billinger Iii
Enrique Bilsland
Jackson Bishop
Mattias Bjurstrom
Duncan Blackman
Andrew Bock
Bill Boes
Aron Bonar
Dotan Bonen
Scott Bonnenfant
Mauro Borrelli
Ray Borton
Joey Box
Jason Brackett
Colin Brady
Steve Braggs
Julian Bratolyubov
Sam Breach
Patrick Brennan
Wendi Bromley
Judith Brown
Ron Brown
Robert Brugger
Michael Bucaro
Jason Bucha
John Buckley
Lisa Buford
Brian Buller
Michael B Bunch
Michael Burke
Erica Callas
Keith Campbell
Marshall Candland
Christine Cantella
Dea Cantu
Cheryl Carasik
Jack Carroll
James Carson
Mark Casey
Sean Casey
Louie Ceredez
Clete Cetrone
Dianne Chadwick
J. André Chaintreuil
Adam Chambers
Peter Chan
Rick Chavez
Carolyn Chen
Todd Cherniawsky
Vanessa Cheung
Minor Childers
Terry Chostner
Eric Christensen
Robert Clot
Dylan Coates
David Cohen
Andrea Coish
Zachary Cole
Chase Coleman
Doug Coleman
Scott Collins
Scott Edward Collins
Chris Conahan
Brian Connor
Pat Conran
Jeffrey A Cook
Jay Cooper
Anthony Cope
Chris Corrado
Bill Corso
Richard Cory
Mitchell Coughlin
Mitchell Coughlin
Catherine Craig
Richard D Crain
Patrick Crane
Don Crawford
Julie Creighton
Kevin Cross
Vic Cuccia
James Culligan
Pud Cusack
Jamie Daddio
Gary Dahlquist
Max Daly
Rodolfo Damaggio
Colin Davidson
Jim Davidson
Darrell Craig Davis
Joshua I. Davis
Andrew De Geofroy
Mike Deak
Mike Deak
Michelle Dean
Berny Demolski
Eileen Dennis
Yann Denoual
Nancy Deren
Laura J. Derosa
Kim Derry
Rob Derry
Stephanie Detiege
David Deuber
Bryan Dewe
John E. Dexter
Fred Deyoe
Alex Diaz
Eric Dillinger
Vicki Dobbs Beck
Brenda Donoho
Preston Donovan
Malcolm Doran
Peter Dress
Jack Dubnicek
Richard Ducker
Tulio Duenas
Brian Duffy
Francois Duhamel
Nika Dunne
Lou Economides
Selwyn Eddy
Robert M Edwards
Sam Edwards
Thom Ehle
Donald Elliott
Jenn Emberly
Anastasia Emmons
Jann Engel
Daniel Engle
Anthony Erlandsen
Greg Evans
Stefen Fangmeier
Tony Fanning
Scott Farrar
John Paul Fasal
Cory Faucher
Ryan Faust
Film Details
Technical Specs
Award Wins
Best Makeup
Award Nominations
Set Decoration
Best Costume Design
Best Score
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Winter December 17, 2004
Released in United States on Video April 26, 2005
Winner of the 2004 award for Excellence in Production Design for a Feature Film by the Art Directors Guild (ADG).
Released in United States Winter December 17, 2004
Released in United States on Video April 26, 2005
Based on the 8 book series "A Series of Unfortunate Events" by Lemony Snicket, the pen name of Daniel Handler.
Nickelodeon Movies has optioned all thirteen books in Lemony Snicket's "A Series of Unfortunate Events" series.
Barry Sonnenfeld was previously attached to direct.
The first book in the series, "The Bad Beginning," was published by Harper Trophy in 1999.
Scott Rudin was previously attached to produce.
DreamWorks holds international distribution rights.
Previously scheduled for a December 19, 2003 release but abandoned when production pushed from late-2002 to late-2003.
Previously to shoot in New York beginning December 2002 with Barry Sonnenfeld directing, but due to budget constraints Sonnenfeld dropped out and the project was placed on hold, hoping to shoot in April 2003 pending the hiring of a new director. Brad Silberling was eventually brought on board to direct with filming commencing in Los Angeles in mid-November 2003.
Winner of the 2004 award for Excellence in Period/Fantasy Costume Design for Film by the Costume Designers Guild (CDG).
