Spanglish


2h 11m 2004

Brief Synopsis

Married couple John and Deborah Clasky have their mundane lives forever changed when a fiery new housekeeper, Flor, and her intelligent daughter step into their home. Although Flor and John do not share a common language, Flor speaks only Spanish and John speaks only English, they soon find themselves romantically attracted to each other. This connection acts as a catalyst for both John and Flor to reevaluate their lives and motivates them to solve their respective family problems.

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Bill Dance Casting; Columbia Pictures; Efilm; For Stars Catering; Gracie Films; Gray Matter Fx; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Picturemill; Pixel Magic; Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc.; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Buena Vista International; Columbia Tristar Warner Filmes De Portugal; Contact Film Cinemathek; Cts; G-Sony; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Skifan Hf; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 11m

Synopsis

Married couple John and Deborah Clasky have their mundane lives forever changed when a fiery new housekeeper, Flor, and her intelligent daughter step into their home. Although Flor and John do not share a common language, Flor speaks only Spanish and John speaks only English, they soon find themselves romantically attracted to each other. This connection acts as a catalyst for both John and Flor to reevaluate their lives and motivates them to solve their respective family problems.

Crew

Johan Aberg

Song ("Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tu)")

Willy Abers

Song ("Cumbia De Los Muertos"), Song ("Donde Se Fueron?")

Karl Ackerman

Assistant (To Ms. Leoni)

William Adams

Song

Christina Aguilera

Song Performer ("Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tu)")

Dolores Aguirre

Translator

Carlos Eleta Almaran

Song ("Historia De Un Amor")

Trish Almeida

Key Hair Stylist

Charlene Amateau

Costume Supervisor

Jason Anderson

Iac Coordinator (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Slamm Andrews

Additional Recording

Julie Ansell

Producer

Cynthia Aragon

Roto & Paint (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Christopher Arreola

Lead Scanning Technician (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Bob Badami

Music Consultant

Gilbert Badillo

Labor Foreman

Beth Bargas

Assistant Accountant

Jeffrey G Barnett

Stunts

Adriana Barraza

Spanish Dialect Coach (Mexico)

Ulises Bella

Song ("Cumbia De Los Muertos"), Song ("Donde Se Fueron?")

Bruce Benson

Aerial Coordinator

Paul F Bernard

First Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Kate Biscoe

Key Makeup Artist

Bruce A. Block

Second Unit Director

Bruce A. Block

Production Consultant

Charles Bolwell

Assistant Production Office Coordinator

Kinney Booker

Property Assistant

Josh Bornstein

Assistant (To Mr. Brooks)

Lydia Bottegoni

Visual Effects Producer (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Steve Bowen

Color Timer

Kaz Boyle

Additional Arrangements

Joan Bradshaw

Executive Producer

Mariko Braswell

Set Designer

Joseph Brennan

Boom Operator

James L. Brooks

Producer

James L. Brooks

Screenwriter

Leslie K Brown

Costumer (For Mr. Sandler)

Clyde E Bryan

First Assistant "B" Camera

Danielle Burgio

Stunts

Brian Burke

Production Assistant

Michele Burke

Makeup Designer/Department Head

Bill Burns

Assistant Sound Editor

David V Butler

Dialogue Editor

Lorrie Campbell

Set Designer

Chrissie Canino

Assistant (To Mr. Brooks)

Teron Carter

Song ("Ima Showem")

Pablo Castorena

Song ("Donde Se Fueron?")

Thomas Causey

Production Mixer

Cut Chemist

Song

Tora Chung

Production Secretary

Siobhan Claridy

Assistant Accountant

Hugh Conlon

Construction Coordinator

Emily Conrad

Production Assistant

Nicolle Cornute

Roto & Paint (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

J C Cornwell

Special Effects Technician

Kate Corrigan

Costumer

Sharon Iris Crall

Key Costumer

Cathy Crandall

Assistant Costume Designer

Phil Culotta

Stunts

Shay Cunliffe

Costume Designer

Alex Daniels

Stunt Coordinator

Fermin Davalos

Assistant Location Manager

Lisa Deaner

Inter-Active Compositing (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Cosmas A. Demetriou

Set Designer

James Donaruma

Assistant (To Mr. Sandler)

Roxanne Dorman

Visual Effects Editor (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Peter J Dowd

Second Assistant Director (2nd Unit)

Dennis Drummond

Supervising Sound Editor

Kim Drummond

Dialogue Editor

Mitch Dubin

"B" Camera Operator

Ann Ducommun

Assistant Sound Editor

Don Duffield

Second Assistant "A" Camera

Ian Duncan

Song ("Round And Round")

Steven S Duncan

Transportation Captain

Paul Eliopoulos

Stunts

Jack Elliott

Song ("Charlie'S Angels Theme")

Theresa Ellis

Visual Effects Supervisor (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Jose Ines Espinosa

Song ("Cumbia De Los Muertos"), Song ("Donde Se Fueron?")

Victor Espinoza

Propmaker Foreman

Kris Evans

Makeup Artist

Allyn Ferguson

Song ("Charlie'S Angels Theme")

Alison Fisher

Dialogue Editor

Cliff Fleming

Helicopter Pilot

Tyler Foell

Visual Effects Producer (Pixel Magic)

Doug Forrest

Inter-Active Compositing (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Bruce L. Fowler

Original Music

Patrick Fox

Production Assistant

Mike Fratantuno

Song ("Let'S Get It Started")

Jenny Fulle

Visual Effects Executive Producer (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Steve Gage

Dolly Grip (2nd Unit)

Nely Galán

Consultant

Michael Gastaldo

Property Master (2nd Unit)

George Gershwin

Song ("They Can'T Take That Away From Me")

Ira Gershwin

Song ("They Can'T Take That Away From Me")

Terel Gibson

Assistant Editor

Dhana Rivera Gilbert

Production Office Coordinator

Jack P Glenn

Dolly Grip

Daniel C Gold

"B" Camera Operator

James Goldman

Camera Loader

Jaime Gomez

Song ("Let'S Get It Started")

Oscar Gomez

Larin Music Advisor

Rickey Goodling

Digital Effects Coordinator (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Galen Goodpaster

Assistant Sound Editor

Jeff Graham

First Assistant "A" Camera (2nd Unit)

Joseph A Graham

Key Grip (2nd Unit)

Jason Greenblum

Compositing (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Zig Gron

Music Editor

Lee Grubin

Assistant Editor

Dawn Guinta

Iac Production Manager (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Michael Haight

Supervising Adr Editor

Andrew Hale

Song ("Round And Round")

D J Hall

Fine Artist Consultant

Scott G G Haller

Sound Effects Editor

Chris C Hamblin

Production Assistant

Barbara Harris

Voice Casting

Max Harris

Inter-Active Compositing (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Christy Haubegger

Executive Producer

Mark Hawker

Special Effects Foreman

Gary Hecker

Foley Artist

M Todd Henry

"A" Camera Operator

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Adam S. Hernandez

Assistant Editor

Allison Higgins

Assistant (To Mr. Sakai)

Michelle Hoffman

Craft Service

Toby Holguin

Stunts

David Hyman

Second Assistant Director

Dustin Jackson

Production Assistant

Jason K Johnson

Best Boy Rigging Grip

Mark Benton Johnson

Location Manager

Stacy Jones

Song ("Ima Showem")

Catherine Kagan

Assistant Location Manager

Pauli Kaj

Song ("Ven Conmigo (Solamente Tu)")

Suzie Katayama

Copyist

David Katz

Video Assist

Maria Kavanaugh

Associate Producer

Thomas Keller

Culinary Consultant

Laurel E Kelly

Hair Stylist

Larry Kemp

Dialogue Editor

Gerald A King

Key Rigging Grip

Samantha Clair Kirkeby

Script Supervisor (2nd Unit)

Richard Kite

Utility Sound

Jonathan Klein

Sound Effects Editor

Goro Koyama

Foley Artist

Andrea Lackey Pace

Production Services Technician (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Diana V Lara

Assistant (To Ms. Vega)

Adria Later

Studio Teacher

Jennifer Lax

Costumer

Alex Leimone

Production Assistant

Julia Levine

Set Designer

Stacie Livingston

Production Assistant

Walt Lloyd

Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)

Henning Lohner

Additional Arrangements

Howard London

Adr Mixer

Trevor Loomis

First Assistant "A" Camera

Ernest Lopez

Plaster Foreman

Jonathan Loughran

Assistant (To Mr. Sandler)

Nick Loy

Production Services Technician (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Elliot Lurie

Music Supervisor

Lucas Macfadden

Song ("Cumbia De Los Muertos"), Song ("Donde Se Fueron?")

Margaux Mackay

Visual Effects Producer (Gray Matter)

Francine Maisler

Co-Producer

Andy Malcolm

Foley Artist

Richard Marks

Editor

Richard Marks

Co-Producer

William Marrufo

Song ("Cumbia De Los Muertos"), Song ("Donde Se Fueron?")

Bob Marshak

Still Photographer

Gray Marshall

Visual Effects Supervisor (Gray Matter)

Stuart Matthewman

Song ("Round And Round")

Matthew C. May

Assistant Sound Editor

Paul Mcghee

Digital Color Timer (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Denise Mcgrath

Production Accountant

Maureen A Mcguire

Property Assistant

Charles H Mcintyre

Key Rigging Electrician

Raymond Mcintyre Jr.

Visual Effects Supervisor (Pixel Magic)

Cory Mcmahon

Digital Effects Artist

Addison Mcquigg

Casting Associate

Alvin Mears

Animal Trainer

Isaac Mejia

Production Assistant

Todd Mesher

Inter-Active Compositing (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

Nick Mestrandrea

Craft Service

Alan Meyerson

Score Recording

Alan Meyerson

Score Mixing

Luis Miguel

Song Performer ("Historia De Un Amor")

Annie Miller

Costumer

Robin L Miller

Property Master

Louise Mingenbach

Costume Designer

Circe Mirano

Art Department Coordinator

J Ricardo Mona

Construction Foreman

Gail Monian

Stunts

Clever Trevor Morris

Additional Arrangements

Amanda Moshay

Assistant (To Mr. Sakai)

Melissa Muik

Music Editor

Moanike'ala Nakamoto

Assistant (To Mr. Zimmer)

Andrea Michelle Napier

Costumer

John Nasraway

Production Assistant

Blake Neely

Orchestra Conductor

Cheryl Nick

Makeup (For Ms. Leoni)

Tia Nolan

Co-Editor

Jessica Noll

Production Services Technician (Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc.)

James O'connell

Marine Coordinator

Film Details

MPAA Rating
Genre
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2004
Production Company
Bill Dance Casting; Columbia Pictures; Efilm; For Stars Catering; Gracie Films; Gray Matter Fx; Pacific Title & Art Studio; Picturemill; Pixel Magic; Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc.; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; Buena Vista International; Columbia Tristar Warner Filmes De Portugal; Contact Film Cinemathek; Cts; G-Sony; Nordisk Film; Nordisk Film Theatrical Distribution Oy; Norsk Filmdistribusjon; Skifan Hf; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Sony Pictures Releasing International; Ster-Kinekor
Location
Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 11m

Quotes

Trivia

Miscellaneous Notes

Released in United States Winter December 17, 2004

Released in United States on Video April 5, 2005

Anne Bancroft had to drop out after having minor surgery.

Released in United States Winter December 17, 2004

Released in United States on Video April 5, 2005