The Holiday


2h 11m 2006
The Holiday

Brief Synopsis

Two women on the rebound find love when they exchange summer homes.

Film Details

Also Known As
Holiday
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Holiday
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Boone'S Animals For Hollywood, Inc.; Columbia Pictures; Gala Catering, Inc.; Mad Dog Casting; Radium; Reel Team; Relativity Media; Solar Entertainment Corporation; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Technicolor Digital Intermediates; Universal Pictures; Yu+Co
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; 20th Century Fox International; Bontonfilm; Finnkino Oy; Forum; Gulf Film, Llc; Krs Film Distributors; Myndform; Ro Image 2000; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Taramount; Tatra Film; United International Pictures; Vin; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 11m

Synopsis

Iris is in love with a man who is about to marry another woman. Across the globe, Amanda realizes the man she lives with has been unfaithful. Two women who have never met and live 6,000 miles apart, find themselves in the exact same place. They meet online at a home exchange website, and impulsively switch homes for the holiday. Iris moves into Amanda's L.A. house in sunny California as Amanda arrives in the snow covered English countryside. Shortly after arriving at their destinations, both women find the last thing either wants or expects: a new romance. Amanda is charmed by Iris' handsome brother Graham and Iris, with inspiration provided by legendary screenwriter Arthur, mends her heart when she meets film composer Miles.

Crew

Vickie Allen

Assistant Director

Ryeland Allison

Music

Nick Angel

Music Supervisor

Frida Aradottir

Hair Stylist

Vic Armstrong

Unit Director

Amy Arnold

Costumer

Chuck Askerneese

Assistant Property Master

Amy Baer

Studio Executive

Lorne Balfe

Music

Sara Bartkiewicz

Production Secretary

Mychael Bates

Property Master

Chris Baugh

Location Manager

Ramiro Belgardt

Music Editor

Jennifer Bender

Extras Agent/Coordinator

Bill W Benton

Sound Mixer

Ralph Bertelle

Production Supervisor

David Bilow

Assistant Editor

Jennifer Blair

Production Coordinator

Bruce A. Block

Unit Director

Bruce A. Block

Producer

Jeff Blodgett

Visual Effects

Andrew Blustain

Assistant Editor

Karen Blynder

Makeup Artist

Reg Boddy

Rigging Gaffer

Lisa Marie Boiko

Stand-In

William Booker

Assistant Director

Seymour Borenstein

Stand-In

Kevin P. Boyd

Video Assist/Playback

Keith Brachmann

Assistant Editor

Bryce Brecheisen

Visual Effects Producer

Brad Brock

Foley Mixer

Thomas Broderick

Music Engineer

Michael Broomberg

Foley Artist

Adam Browne

Production Supervisor

Grace Browning

Casting Associate

Tony Buccola

Production Assistant

Ray Bulinski

Craft Service

Randy Burke

Transportation Co-Captain

Ashley Burnham

Assistant Art Director

Jeanne Marie Byrd

Script Supervisor

Desmond Cannon

Post-Production Supervisor

Cindy Carr

Set Decorator

John Catron

Production Accountant

Sarah Cave

Visual Effects

Charlotte Child

Key Costumer

Fergus Clegg

Assistant Set Decorator

K.c. Colwell

Assistant Director

Craig Comstock

Assistant Director

William F Coss

Assistant Camera

Nicky Craft

Accountant

Darcy Crownshaw

Special Effects Supervisor

Dean Cundey

Director Of Photography

Holly Davis

Key Costumer

James Davis

Foreman

Sandy De Crescent

Music Contractor

Bob Decourt

Foreman

Dennis Drummond

Supervising Sound Editor

Kim Drummond

Dialogue Editor

Ann Ducommun

Assistant Sound Editor

Terrence Dunlop

Production Assistant

Jennifer Eatz

Associate Producer

Zain Effendi

Music Engineer

Dale Ettema

Special Effects Technician

Mark Evans

Gaffer

Shaun Evans

Camera Focus Puller

Suzanne Farwell

Executive Producer

Robert Fechtman

Set Designer

Adam Feingold

Production Assistant

Mark Ferguson

Costume Supervisor

Shayne Fiske

Production Assistant

John Flemming

Key Grip

Andy Flores

Painter

James Foster

Art Director

Walt Fowler

Original Music

Tim Fraser

Sound Mixer

Robin Fredriksz

Makeup Artist

Paul Frift

Unit Production Manager

Kevin L Funston

Location Manager

Colette Gabriel

Loader

Yulia Gershenzon

Costumer

Sue Gibson

Director Of Photography

Sue Gibson

Camera Operator

Christine Goldby

Digital Effects Artist

Galen Goodpaster

Assistant Sound Editor

R. Scott Goodrich

Assistant Camera

Louisa Grant

Assistant Location Manager

Janine Gray

Assistant

Richard Graysmark

Assistant Director

Ben Greenacre

Location Manager

Emily Greenberg

Apprentice

Scott Gregory

Colorist

Rupert Gregson-williams

Music Conductor

Wayne Griffin

Foley Editor

Judson Grubbs

Assistant

Vincent Guisetti

Foley Artist

Michelle Guish

Casting

Jeffrey J. Haboush

Sound Mixer

Michael Haight

Adr Editor

Ira M Hammons-glass

Key Costumer

Denise Hanrahan

Production Secretary

Roy Hansford

Carpenter

Paula Harris

Assistant Director

Gary Hecker

Foley Artist

James Henderson

Stand-In

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Richard Hill

Assistant Location Manager

Janet Hirshenson

Casting Director

Petur Hliddal

Sound Mixer

Al Hobbs

Set Designer

Mark Holt

Special Effects Supervisor

Casey Hotchkiss

Camera Operator

Martin Hume

Camera Operator

Jon Hutman

Production Designer

Joe Hutshing

Editor

Edward A Ioffreda

Graphic Designer

Henry Jackman

Soloist

Henry Jackman

Music

Ben Jackson

Assistant

Robert Jackson

Boom Operator

Jane Jenkins

Casting Director

Michael Johnstone

Craft Service

Simon Jones

Transportation Coordinator

Jacques Jouffret

Steadicam Operator

Pamela Nedd Kahn

Foley Artist

Jonathan Klein

Foley

Tommy Klines

Assistant Camera

Greg Langham

Rigging Electrician

John Leone

Foreman

Julia Levine

Set Designer

Michelle Lewitt

Casting Associate

Tory Littman

Craft Service

Howard London

Adr Mixer

Heather Longerbeam

Assistant

Lisa Lovaas

Costume Supervisor

Greg Lundsgaard

Steadicam Operator

Jesse Lutz

Assistant

Clive Mackey

Camera Focus Puller

Justin Maguire

Production Assistant

John Maher

Construction Coordinator

Richard Marks

Editor

Dan Marrow

Transportation Captain

Frank Matthews

Chief Lighting Technician

Meg Matthews

Key Costumer

Lyle Maves

Foreman

Merdyce C. Mcclaran

On-Set Dresser

Simon Mein

Photography

Linda Melazzo

Makeup Artist

Nancy Meyers

Screenplay

Nancy Meyers

Story By

Nancy Meyers

Producer

Alan Meyerson

Music Scoring Mixer

Aaron Millar

Assistant Location Manager

Dana Millman-dufine

Music

Joe Monks

Construction

Frank A Montesanto

Key Grip

Steve Moramarco

Assistant

Suzette Moriarty

Original Music

David Moritz

Editor

Michelle Morris-gertz

Casting

Peggy Mulloy

Unit Publicist

Joseph Riggs Murdock

Camera Operator

Ronan Murphy

Dolly Grip

Roz Music

Makeup Artist

Donald Myers

Special Effects Foreman

Marie Nashold

Medic

Sophie Newman

Assistant Set Decorator

Andy Nicholson

Art Director

Michael O'farrell

Supervising Sound Editor

Daniel L Ondrejko

Foreman

Michael Orefice

Chief Lighting Technician

Atli Orvarrson

Music

Spiro Papas

Stand-In

Jeff Passanante

Construction Coordinator

Jim Passon

Color Timer

Heitor Pereira

Music

Heitor Pereira

Soloist

Eve Petcher

Assistant Production Coordinator

Cynthia Phillips

Accounting Assistant

Daniel E Pinder

Music Editor

Anna Pinnock

Set Decorator

Lauren Polizzi

Set Designer

Helen Pollak

Unit Production Manager

Kevin Prendiville

Digital Effects Artist

Randee Price

Casting Assistant

Eryne Prine

Foley Editor

Scott Rader

Visual Effects

Charlotte Raybourn

Art Department Coordinator

Brad Rea

Dolly Grip

Kyle Rochlin

Foley Mixer

Zade Rosenthal

Photography

Peter Rotter

Music Contractor

Ryan Rubin

Music Editor

Derek Russell

Best Boy Grip

Eric Rylander

Special Effects Coordinator

Federico Saccone

Digital Effects Artist

Jason Salzman

Assistant Production Coordinator

Joe Schiff

Dialogue Editor

Paul Schmidt

Best Boy Grip

Eva Schroeder

Assistant Location Manager

Nathan Schroeder

Illustrator

Film Details

Also Known As
Holiday
MPAA Rating
Genre
Comedy
Holiday
Romantic Comedy
Release Date
2006
Production Company
Boone'S Animals For Hollywood, Inc.; Columbia Pictures; Gala Catering, Inc.; Mad Dog Casting; Radium; Reel Team; Relativity Media; Solar Entertainment Corporation; Sony Pictures Scoring Stage; Technicolor Digital Intermediates; Universal Pictures; Yu+Co
Distribution Company
Sony Pictures Releasing; 20th Century Fox International; Bontonfilm; Finnkino Oy; Forum; Gulf Film, Llc; Krs Film Distributors; Myndform; Ro Image 2000; Sony Pictures Home Entertainment; Sony Pictures Releasing; Taramount; Tatra Film; United International Pictures; Vin; ZON Lusomundo (now part of NOS Audiovisuals)
Location
London, England, United Kingdom; Los Angeles, California, USA

Technical Specs

Duration
2h 11m

Articles

The Holiday


Writer/director Nancy Meyers had Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz in mind when she wrote The Holiday (2006). The Christmastime plot uses the increasingly popular vacation plan of house swapping as the background for romance. Two women - American Amanda (Cameron Diaz), who produces movie trailers and British Iris (Kate Winslet), a society column editor, have both been hurt by their cheating ex-boyfriends and long to get away for the holidays to forget the pain. Using a house swap service, Amanda goes to Iris' house in Surrey, England and Iris goes to Amanda's Los Angeles home. There, both women find new friendships and love; Amanda falls for Iris' brother (Jude Law) when he shows up unexpectedly at Iris' house and Iris falls for Miles, a friend of Amanda's (Jack Black) when he also shows up unannounced.

While in Los Angeles, Iris meets Arthur, a famous screenwriter from the Golden Age of Hollywood (played by the legendary Eli Wallach). An unlikely friendship forms and each helps the other - Iris gets him into an exercise program to help him walk, while he recommends classic movies for her to watch to get some "gumption". Also in the cast are Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell (who was once romantically linked to Kate Winslet in the 1990s) and Bill Macy, most famous for playing Bea Arthur's husband on the classic 1970s series, Maude. Dustin Hoffman makes a brief cameo in the scene where Iris and Miles go to a Blockbuster to rent the films that Arthur has recommended. Hoffman was not scheduled to appear in the film, he just happened to be driving by and saw the cameras. When he recognized his friend Nancy Meyers, she convinced him to do a walk-on.

Filming took place at various locations around Southern California - interiors were done at the Sony Studios (the site of the former MGM Studios) in Culver City, as well as several sections in West Los Angeles, including Brentwood, and San Marino, near Pasadena. The English locations were shot in the villages of Shere and Godalming in Surrey.

Although the critics were lukewarm about the film, it opened third at the US box office when it was released on December 8, 2006, and made over $63 million in the US, eventually racking up over $205 million due to worldwide sales and more than paying back its estimated $80 million budget. The film was also awarded a Teen Choice Award for "Best Chick Flick" in 2007. Not everyone was thrilled with the film, though. The band The Wombats are rumored to have said in an interview on BBC 1 radio that they wrote their 2007 song Kill the Director, which included the lyric, "If this is a rom-com, kill the director, please. This is no Bridget Jones" after having seen The Holiday.

By Lorraine LoBianco

SOURCES: "Cameron Diaz and Jude Law Sparked Romance Rumors" Aceshowbiz 31 Jul 07 http://www.answers.com/topic/the-holiday Brevet, Brad. "Chatting 'The Holiday' with Nancy Meyers" http://www.ropeofsilicon.com 5 Dec 06. The Internet Movie Database
The Holiday

The Holiday

Writer/director Nancy Meyers had Kate Winslet and Cameron Diaz in mind when she wrote The Holiday (2006). The Christmastime plot uses the increasingly popular vacation plan of house swapping as the background for romance. Two women - American Amanda (Cameron Diaz), who produces movie trailers and British Iris (Kate Winslet), a society column editor, have both been hurt by their cheating ex-boyfriends and long to get away for the holidays to forget the pain. Using a house swap service, Amanda goes to Iris' house in Surrey, England and Iris goes to Amanda's Los Angeles home. There, both women find new friendships and love; Amanda falls for Iris' brother (Jude Law) when he shows up unexpectedly at Iris' house and Iris falls for Miles, a friend of Amanda's (Jack Black) when he also shows up unannounced. While in Los Angeles, Iris meets Arthur, a famous screenwriter from the Golden Age of Hollywood (played by the legendary Eli Wallach). An unlikely friendship forms and each helps the other - Iris gets him into an exercise program to help him walk, while he recommends classic movies for her to watch to get some "gumption". Also in the cast are Edward Burns, Rufus Sewell (who was once romantically linked to Kate Winslet in the 1990s) and Bill Macy, most famous for playing Bea Arthur's husband on the classic 1970s series, Maude. Dustin Hoffman makes a brief cameo in the scene where Iris and Miles go to a Blockbuster to rent the films that Arthur has recommended. Hoffman was not scheduled to appear in the film, he just happened to be driving by and saw the cameras. When he recognized his friend Nancy Meyers, she convinced him to do a walk-on. Filming took place at various locations around Southern California - interiors were done at the Sony Studios (the site of the former MGM Studios) in Culver City, as well as several sections in West Los Angeles, including Brentwood, and San Marino, near Pasadena. The English locations were shot in the villages of Shere and Godalming in Surrey. Although the critics were lukewarm about the film, it opened third at the US box office when it was released on December 8, 2006, and made over $63 million in the US, eventually racking up over $205 million due to worldwide sales and more than paying back its estimated $80 million budget. The film was also awarded a Teen Choice Award for "Best Chick Flick" in 2007. Not everyone was thrilled with the film, though. The band The Wombats are rumored to have said in an interview on BBC 1 radio that they wrote their 2007 song Kill the Director, which included the lyric, "If this is a rom-com, kill the director, please. This is no Bridget Jones" after having seen The Holiday. By Lorraine LoBianco SOURCES: "Cameron Diaz and Jude Law Sparked Romance Rumors" Aceshowbiz 31 Jul 07 http://www.answers.com/topic/the-holiday Brevet, Brad. "Chatting 'The Holiday' with Nancy Meyers" http://www.ropeofsilicon.com 5 Dec 06. The Internet Movie Database

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Released in United States on Video March 13, 2007

Released in United States Winter December 8, 2006

Released in United States on Video March 13, 2007

Released in United States Winter December 8, 2006