I HEART HUCKABEES-SPECIAL EDITION (DVD/2 DISC/P&S/WS/SENSORMATIC) DVD

I Heart Huckabees
Five years after achieving commercial and critical success with his film Three Kings, director and screenwriter David O. Russell returns to the more idiosyncratic territory of his earlier work with this intelligent and offbeat comedy. Bernard and Vivian Jaffe (Dustin Hoffman and Lily Tomlin) are a married couple who run an existential detective agency where they sift through the lives of their clients in order to discover the source of their angst. The Jaffes' latest client is Albert Markovski (Jason Schwartzman), an environmental activist who has a very large rock and a great deal on his mind; their study of Albert's problems lead Bernard and Vivian to Brad Stand (Jude Law), a public relations executive with a chain of successful variety stores, Huckabees. While publicly allying himself with Albert's environmental initiatives, behind the scenes Brad is running roughshod over responsible land management with little care for the consequences. When Brad learns he's being watched by the Jaffes, he hopes to co-opt them by hiring them himself; however, the plan has unexpected consequences when their questioning leads Brad's girlfriend, well-scrubbed model Dawn (Naomi Watts), into reassessing her life and relationships. Meanwhile, Albert finds himself joining forces with Tommy (Mark Wahlberg), a firefighter and fellow environmentalist who has been having second thoughts about Bernard and Vivian's ideas and methods after a long-term investigation and has since fallen under the spell of nihilist poet and philosopher Caterine Vauban (Isabelle Huppert). ~ Mark Deming, All Movie Guide

Cast Jason Schwartzman as Albert Markovski Isabelle Huppert as Caterine Vauban Dustin Hoffman as Bernard Jaffe Lily Tomlin as Vivian Jaffe Jude Law as Brad Stand Mark Wahlberg as Tommy Corn Naomi Watts as Dawn Campbell Angela Grillo as Angela Franco

Crew Seth Reed - Art Director Alberto Aquino - Boom Operator Mary Vernieu - Casting Michael Rooney - Choreography Mark Bridges - Costume Designer Mary Ellen Woods - First Assistant Director David O. Russell - Director Robert Lambert - Editor Mike Griffin - Editor Richard Eberhardt - Editor Dara Weintraub - Executive Producer Bobby Bell - Executive Producer Michael Kuhn - Executive Producer Jim Maceo - Location Manager Jon Brion - Composer (Music Score) Creative License - Musical Direction/Supervision Henry Cline - Camera Operator Amy Vincent - Camera Operator Lois C. Weinert - Camera Operator KK Barrett - Production Designer Peter Deming - Cinematographer Gregory Goodman - Producer David O. Russell - Producer Scott Rudin - Producer Lynn Christopher - Set Designer Michael Kamper - Sound/Sound Designer Tim Walston - Sound/Sound Designer Soundelux - Sound Editor Sean Graham - Stunts Joey Box - Stunts Danny Downey - Stunts Ray Siegle - Stunts Anne Chatterton - Stunts Tom Dewier - Stunts Ben Bray - Stunts Coordinator Dara Weintraub - Unit Production Manager David O. Russell - Screenwriter Jeff Baena - Screenwriter Brandon Howe - Production Assistant Chris Sloan - Production Assistant Sherry Walsh - Production Assistant Amy Lyddy - Production Assistant Russell Barrett - Visual Effects Supervisor Mark Wolfe - Executive in Charge of Production Paulette Dauber - Unit Publicist Mark Bourgeois - Additional Editing Pamela March - Additional Editing Scott Ressler - First Assistant Camera David Eubank - First Assistant Camera Michael La Violette - Gaffer Gary Louzon - Grip Richard Kuhn - Grip Mark Vollmer - Grip Dennis Kuneff - Grip Cliff Sperry - Grip Douglas Dole - Grip Gene B. Kerry - Grip Philip M. Sloan - Key Grip Jonathan Karp - Music Editor Daphne Chen - Musical Performer Jim Walker - Musical Performer Bill Reichenbach - Musical Performer Sebastian Steinberg - Musical Performer Eric Gorfaine - Musical Performer Katie Kirkpatrick - Musical Performer Richard Dodd - Musical Performer Leah Katz - Musical Performer Tim Pedagana - Post Production Supervisor Manny Sida - Production Coordinator Sarah Nuttall - Production Coordinator Mike Hubert - Production Coordinator Kimberly Rach - Production Supervisor Sean Mannion - Properties Master Howard Berger - Prosthetic Makeup Effects Rick Ash - Re-Recording Mixer Adam Jenkins - Re-Recording Mixer Karen Golden - Script Supervisor Sally Sue Beisel-Lander - Second Assistant Director Marty Bresin - Special Effects Coordinator Bob Gorelick - Steadicam Operator Chris Squires - Steadicam Operator Claudette Barius - Still Photographer Kelly Oxford - Supervising Sound Editor Scott Puckett - Visual Effects Producer Jonathan Stern - Visual Effects Producer Sabine Huber - Costume/Wardrobe Julie Feiner - ADR Editor Jay Keiser - ADR Editor Greg Steele - ADR Mixer Chris Fitzgerald - ADR Recordist Cale Wilbanks - Art Department Assistant Guy Morrison - Assistant Location Manager David De Leon - Assistant Makeup Amelia Drake - Assistant Properties Noel McCarthy - Assistant Properties Karen Bruck - Assistant Properties Jeanne Kukor - Assistant Properties Paul Flinchbaugh - Assistant Sound Editor Eric Sandlin - Best Boy Electric Paul Wilkowsky - Best Boy Grip Robert Stover - Buyer Paul Tilden - Camera Loader Michelle Baker - Camera Loader Venus Kanani - Casting Assistant Shalimar Reodica - Casting Associate Chris Forster - Construction Coordinator Paul Lopez - Costumes Supervisor Laura R. Harris - Dialogue Editor Christopher Hogan - Dialogue Editor Tim Kimmel - Dialogue Editor Tim Collins - Dolly Grip Paul Postal - Electrician Michael Jenkins - Electrician Ken Sylvester - Electrician Sande Alessi - Extra Casting Justin C. Green - First Assistant Editor Ronald White - First Assistant Editor James Bailey - Foley Artist Jess Anscott - Greensman Porfirio Silva - Greensman Holly Davis - Key Costumer Marlene Williams - Key Hairstylist Felicia Linsky - Key Make-up Grant Samson - Leadman Annaliese Levy - Personal Assistant Eric Weinstein - Personal Assistant Aimee Nance - Personal Assistant Jonathan Newhall - Personal Assistant Connor Price - Personal Assistant Benjamin Rigaud - Personal Assistant Jon Silk - Personal Assistant Michael Lund - Personal Assistant Merritt Johnson - Personal Assistant Austin Formato - Personal Assistant Brad Baena - Personal Assistant Eric L. Fersten - Personal Assistant Jules Eggli - Personal Assistant Bobbie Blyle - Personal Assistant Steve Demko - Personal Assistant Alexandra Arlango - Personal Assistant Kaiser Clark - Personal Assistant Dustin Thomas Cartmill - Personal Assistant Ben Jackson - Personal Assistant Malcolm Ritchie - Production Executive Peter Lüke - Production Executive Jill Tandy - Production Executive Lisa Ferguson - Second Assistant Camera Jodi Lowry-Fisher - Second Second Assistant Director Christian E. Kastner - Set Dresser Cory Hall - Set Production Assistant Paulie Stenerson - Set Production Assistant Chamonix Bosch - Set Production Assistant Fallon Johnson - Set Production Assistant Nicholas Fitzgerald - Set Production Assistant Gene Serdena - Set Decorator George Flores - Cable Person Mateos Deravanessian - Color Timing Anders Rundblad - Construction Foreman Michael Mcnerney - Foley Recordist Mo Henry - Negative Cutter D. Bassett & Associates - Negative Cutter Dmitri Vigneswaren - Production Secretary Suzanne Lehfeldt - Production Secretary Jonas Matz - Set Medic/First Aid Antonio Evans - Set Medic/First Aid Dave Fulton - Set Medic/First Aid Dale Ettema - Special Effects Foreman Jeff Bresin - Special Effects Foreman Mike Boudreau - Swing Gang Jamie Fleming - Swing Gang Michael Glynn - Swing Gang Bobby Pollard - Swing Gang Caitlin McKenna - Voice Casting William Eliscu - Graphic Design

I Heart Huckabees
David O. Russell's second film, the woefully underrated comedy Flirting With Disaster, was a comedy about a man searching for his identity that he defined by his family. Russell's I Heart Huckabees actually has the same basic conflict at its center, but instead of defining identity through family, the film follows characters who are trying to define themselves in terms of the universe. Although these topics have obsessed philosophers and others since the beginning of thought, Russell pares these weighty issues down to one central question: Is everything in the world connected, or is everything in the world separate? Dustin Hoffman, in a character based on the influential Robert Thurman, personifies the "everything is connected" school of thought. His performance as the rumpled existential detective has a childlike wonder mixed with the confidence that comes with wisdom. It is an engaging performance that deserves a better character. The same is true of all the actors. The performers are working hard, and are watchable, but they all seem to play characters that are concepts rather than three-dimensional people. While the plot points in the film feel configured by the writer to prove a point rather than to illuminate character, the actual dialogue sparkles with intelligence, wit, and silliness. Flirting With Disaster and Three Kings both had strong social and political themes but never sacrificed character in order to make those points. The individual scenes in I Heart Huckabees all work well, getting laughs and distilling complicated theories into easy-to-understand nuggets, but for the first time in his impressive career, Russell has overwritten a script. For a film that seeks to teach life lessons, Huckabees needs a bit more real life. ~ Perry Seibert, All Movie Guide
 

Toronto International Film Festival, Film Presented (nominated)

General Specifications: Language Options: English, Spanish Subtitle Options: English, Spanish Sound Processing: DD5.1: Dolby Digital w/ sub-woofer channel DS: Dolby Surround (4.0) Additional Features: cc Disc One: Full-length audio commentary by D. Russell Full-length audio commentary by D. Russell, Jason Schwartzman, Mark Wahlberg and Naomi Watts Disc Two: Production documentary "The Charlie Rose Show" interview with D. Russell 22 deleted/extended scenes Outtakes Detective infomercial Music video: "Knock Yourself Out" by Jon Brion with behind-the-scenes footage and optional commentary by D. Russell PSAs/Commercials Trailers DVD Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1: Pre-1954 Standard 2.35:1: Cinemascope MPAA Rating: R DVD Discs Included: 2 DVD Sides: 3 DVD DVD Region Code: 1 Content Length: 106 min   DVD Chapters: Disc #1, Side A -- I Heart Huckabees 1. You Rock, Rock [:25] 2. Vivian & Bernard Jaffe [3:22] 3. The Blanket [4:16] 4. The Investigation Begins [:38] 5. Tommy's Crisis [4:13] 6. Brad, Dawn & Huckabees [3:54] 7. How to Save the Marsh [:29] 8. He Chopped Her Head Off [3:34] 9. Brad, Albert & the Detectives [:07] 10. Albert Meets His Other [3:04] 11. The African Guy's Family [2:45] 12. Albert & Tommy Kicked Out [2:21] 13. Caterine Vauban [2:36] 14. Home of the Coincidence [2:29] 15. Tiny Particles Vs. Tiny Cracks [2:09] 16. Quantity Not Quality [4:01] 17. The Ball Thing [3:56] 18. Miss Huckabees Goes Down [2:52] 19. Human Drama, Tommy [3:14] 20. How Am I Not Myself [2:16] 21. Destruction/Creation [2:06] 22. Convergence [4:36] 23. No Manure, No Magic [:38] 24. End Titles [1:45] Disc #1, Side B -- I Heart Huckabees 1. You Rock, Rock [:25] 2. Vivian & Bernard Jaffe [3:22] 3. The Blanket [4:16] 4. The Investigation Begins [:38] 5. Tommy's Crisis [4:13] 6. Brad, Dawn & Huckabees [3:54] 7. How to Save the Marsh [:29] 8. He Chopped Her Head Off [3:34] 9. Brad, Albert & the Detectives [:07] 10. Albert Meets His Other [3:04] 11. The African Guy's Family [2:45] 12. Albert & Tommy Kicked Out [2:21] 13. Caterine Vauban [2:36] 14. Home of the Coincidence [2:29] 15. Tiny Particles Vs. Tiny Cracks [2:09] 16. Quantity Not Quality [4:01] 17. The Ball Thing [3:56] 18. Miss Huckabees Goes Down [2:52] 19. Human Drama, Tommy [3:14] 20. How Am I Not Myself [2:16] 21. Destruction/Creation [2:06] 22. Convergence [4:36] 23. No Manure, No Magic [:38] 24. End Titles [1:45]