The Weather Man
Brief Synopsis
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Popular Chicago TV weatherman David Spritz has a shot at the big time when "Hello America," a national morning show, calls him for an audition. At the top of the world professionally, David is approaching disaster on a personal level as rapidly as the weather changes. His painful divorce, his dad's illness, and trouble with his kids have David poised on the knife's edge between stability and calamity. Trying to gain control of his situation, David slowly comes to realize that life, much like the weather, is completely unpredictable.
Cast & Crew
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Gore Verbinski
Director
Nicolas Cage
Michael Caine
Hope Davis
Nicholas Hoult
Gil Bellows
Film Details
Also Known As
Weather Man, Weatherman, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Ronald L Wright
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Synopsis
Popular Chicago TV weatherman David Spritz has a shot at the big time when "Hello America," a national morning show, calls him for an audition. At the top of the world professionally, David is approaching disaster on a personal level as rapidly as the weather changes. His painful divorce, his dad's illness, and trouble with his kids have David poised on the knife's edge between stability and calamity. Trying to gain control of his situation, David slowly comes to realize that life, much like the weather, is completely unpredictable.
Director
Gore Verbinski
Director
Cast
Nicolas Cage
Michael Caine
Hope Davis
Nicholas Hoult
Gil Bellows
Michael Rispoli
Dina Facklis
Ron Mcclary
Jason Wells
Mike Bacarella
Peter Grosz
Robyn Moler
Joanne Sylvestrak
Eric Ambriz
Will Zahrn
Daniel Clancy
Lead Person
Scott Benjaminson
Joe Bianchi
Monica Weaver
Sandy Whiteley
Eddie Martinez
Jennifer Bills
Bryant Gumbel
Himself
John D. Milinac
Ora Jones
Sia Moody
Gemmenne De La Pena
Ed Mcmahon
Himself
David Darlow
Antoine Mckay
Jackson Bubala
Anne Marie Howard
Chris Marrs Piliero
Bruce Jarchow
Alejandro Pina
Deanna Brooks
Joel Prihoda
Lead Person
Stephen Higer
Wolfgang Puck
Himself
Cristina Ferrare
Herself
Judith Mcconnell
Leah Rose Orleans
Juhong Xue
Guy Van Swearingen
Dan Flannery
Nick Kuehneman
Jennifer Joan Taylor
Tom Skilling
Poorna Jagannathan
John Francis Mountain
Chuck Stubbings
Crew
Michael Ahasay
Special Effects Foreman
Benita Allen
Assistant Director
David Alper
Executive Producer
Faires K Anderson
Camera
Maalik Armour
Production Assistant
David Baerwald
Music
Kelley L Baker
Auditor
Gil Baron
Cg Supervisor
Bill Beasley
Executive Producer
Bill Beasley
Unit Production Manager
Jeff Biggers
Music Scoring Mixer
Todd Black
Producer
Jason Blumenthal
Producer
Richard A Bond
Rigging Grip
Lacy Boughn
Assistant
Christopher Boyes
Sound Design
Christopher Boyes
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Christopher Boyes
Supervising Sound Editor
Ben Brammeier
Production Assistant
Rosemary Brandenburg
Set Decorator
Fernando Briones
Grip
Thomas Broderick
Music
Stephen Bures
Assistant
Fred Burke
Foley Editor
Patty Carey
Location Manager
Dru Anne Carlson
Script Supervisor
Jessica Ashley Carroll
Production Assistant
David J Chamerski
Special Effects Foreman
Denise Chamian
Casting Director
Brian Cho
Production Assistant
John P Clancy
Medic
Shawn Clark
Assistant
Joseph P Connelly
Rigging Grip
Steve Conrad
Screenplay
Steve Conrad
Coproducer
Lizzie Cook
Costumes
Stella Christy Cottini
Costumes
Anne Couk
Assistant Sound Editor
Ron Crededio
Electrician
Scott Curtis
Foley Editor
William D'ambra
Special Effects
Frank D Dambra
Painter
Dennis De La Mata
Rigging Grip
Robert Deschane
Adr Mixer
Carolyn Dessert
Costume Supervisor
Ramona Diaz-sanchez
Production Auditor
Jeff Dieter
On-Set Dresser
Joe Dionne
Production Assistant
Karan Doherty
Set Costumer
Roger Doherty
Electrician
Rob Doolittle
Digital Effects Artist
Ron Dragosh
Electrician
Jennifer Dubin
Assistant
Tom Duffield
Production Designer
Clay Duncan
Score Recording
Heather Elwell
Art Department Coordinator
Jason Farrar
Assistant Location Manager
David Feldman
Digital Effects
Cristina Ferrare
Other
Daniel Fischer
Production Assistant
Chris Flynn
Digital Effects
Shannon Fortune
Production Assistant
Michael J Fowler
Video Playback
John Friday
Rigging Electrician
Alex Frisch
Visual Effects
Jenny Fumarolo
Production Secretary
Tom Gagnon
On-Set Dresser
Will Gatlin
Craft Service
Ira Gerber
Production Assistant
Michael D. Gianneschi
Assistant Property Master
Charles Gibson
Visual Effects Supervisor
Norm Golightly
Executive Producer
Gordana Golubovic
Costumer
Tim Gomillion
Sound Recordist
Melinda Sue Gordon
Photography
Linda Greitzer
Assistant
Bryant Gumbel
Other
Thomas Gustafson
Extras Agent/Coordinator
Bob Hall
Photography
Marc A Hammer
Production Coordinator
Robin Harlan
Foley Artist
Gary Harp
Foreman
Barbara Harris
Adr Voice Casting
James Hayworth
Electrician
Maureen Healy
Digital Effects
James A Hogan
Transportation Captain
John Hudecek
Dolly Grip
Craig Jackson
Set Designer
Timothy Jipping
Grip
Lance Johnson
Assistant
C David Jones
Production Assistant
Suzie Katayama
Music Contractor
Shawn Kennelly
Foley Mixer
Janette Kim
Production Assistant
Rodman Kiser
Special Effects Foreman
Renee Kitterman
Accountant
Alexandre Kolasinski
2-D Artist
Ross L Kulma
Medic
Susan Kurtz
Dialogue Editor
Maggie Kusik
Accounting Assistant
Peter Kuttner
Camera Assistant
Martha Lafage
Assistant Location Manager
Tom Lamb
Digital Effects
Jennifer Law-stump
Digital Effects
Rick Lefevour
Stunt Coordinator
James Levine
Original Score
Mark Mamalakis
Assistant Location Manager
Kindra Marra
Assistant Editor
Paul Massey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Scout Masterson
Casting Associate
Quentin Matthys
On-Set Dresser
James R Mcallister
Location Manager
Eileen Mccahill
Key Costumer
Tim Mccolm
Sound Engineer
Patrick Mcdonald
Production Assistant
Ed Mcmahon
Other
Glen Meyer
Technical Advisor
Alan Meyerson
Music Scoring Mixer
Alan Meyerson
Score Recording
John D. Milinac
Special Effects Coordinator
Shannon Mills
Foley Editor
Sarah Monat
Foley Artist
John Monsour
Video
Simon Morgan
Post-Production Supervisor
Melissa Muik
Music Editor
Patrick Muldoon
Production Assistant
Chris Mulsoff
Rigging Electrician
Moanike'ala Nakamoto
Assistant
Candace Neal
Hair
Ve Neill
Makeup
Tim Neilsen
Sound Effects Editor
Jon Nicholson
On-Set Dresser
Cedric Nicolas-troyan
Visual Effects
Benjamin J. Nowicki
Graphic Designer
Jonathan Null
Foley Editor
Margaret J. Orlando
Assistant Production Coordinator
Lee Orloff
Sound Mixer
Mark Osborne
Dailies
Troy O Osman
Foreman
Tyler Osman
Construction Coordinator
Suzi Ostos
Makeup Artist
Carrie Oviatt
Accountant
Armand Paoletti
Transportation Coordinator
Joseph Paoletti
Transportation Co-Captain
Dan Pardikes
Production Assistant
Mickie Paskal
Casting
Jim Passon
Color Timer
Cameron Pearce
Graphics
Kris Peck
Property Master
Juan Peralta
Rerecording
Jeremy Pitts
Foley Editor
Jess Platt
Dialogue Coach
Neal Prosansky
Production Assistant
Wolfgang Puck
Other
Mark Purkart
Dolly Grip
Dylan M Quirt
Apprentice Editor
Liz Radley
Cg Supervisor
Linda R Rizzuto
Hair Stylist
Dennis Rogers
Sound Recordist
Penny Rose
Costume Designer
Frederic Roth
Assistant Director
Kathy Rowe
Assistant
Jennifer Rudnicke
Casting
James J Ryan
Rigging Electrician
Koren Salajka
Grip
Katrina Salicrup
2-D Artist
Rafael Sanchez
Chief Lighting Technician
Martin Schaer
Camera Operator
Jurgen Scharpf
Recording Engineer
Blair Scheller
Boom Operator
Marc Schneider
Rigging Grip
Daniel R Schroer
Photography
Jeffrey Schwartz
Assistant Director
Cindy Sciacca
Extras Casting Assistant
Mark I Scott
Video Playback
Dee Selby
Sound Design
Tony Sereno
Rerecording
Heather Sharpe
Assistant
Sharyn Shimada-huggins
Production Supervisor
Randy Singer
Foley Mixer
Tom Skilling
Technical Advisor
Thomas W Small
Foley Editor
Frank Smathers
Dialogue Editor
Stefan Sonnenfeld
Colorist
Patrick M. Sullivan Jr.
Art Director
Matt Summers
Assistant
Robert S. Swander
Rigging Electrician
Addison Teague
Sound Effects Editor
Rachel Tenner
Casting
Nick Thomas
Rigging Electrician
Timothy W. Tiedje
Assistant Property Master
Steve Tisch
Producer
James D. Tittle
Digital Effects
Deborah Travis
Costumer
Tami Treadwell
Adr
Scott Troha
On-Set Dresser
Karen Turner
Accountant
Megan Vandehey
Production Assistant
Michael Vasquez
Accounting Assistant
Andreas Wacker
Technical Supervisor
Film Details
Also Known As
Weather Man, Weatherman, The
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Drama
Family
Release Date
2005
Production Company
Ronald L Wright
Distribution Company
Paramount Pictures
Location
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Technical Specs
Duration
1h 42m
Quotes
Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Released in United States Fall October 28, 2005
Released in United States October 2006
Released in United States on Video February 21, 2006
Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 2006.
Project previously set up at Sony.
Escape Artists paid low-against mid-six figures (April 2003), winning a bidding war for the spec screenplay by Steve Conrad.
Released in United States on Video February 21, 2006
Released in United States October 2006 (Shown at Hamptons International Film Festival October 18-22, 2006.)
Released in United States Fall October 28, 2005
