The Beaver
He's here to save Walter's life.
2011 | 91m | English
Popularity: 1 (history)
| Director: | Jodie Foster |
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| Writer: | Kyle Killen |
| Staring: |
| Suffering from a severe case of depression, toy company CEO Walter Black begins using a beaver hand puppet to help him open up to his family. With his father seemingly going insane, adolescent son Porter pushes for his parents to get a divorce. | |
| Release Date: | May 05, 2011 |
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| Director: | Jodie Foster |
| Writer: | Kyle Killen |
| Genres: | Drama |
| Keywords | depression, puppet, woman director |
| Production Companies | Icon Productions, Summit Entertainment, Participant, Image Nation Abu Dhabi, Anonymous Content |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $970,816
Budget: $21,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Aug 09, 2025 (Update) Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Mel Gibson | Walter Black |
| Jodie Foster | Meredith Black |
| Jennifer Lawrence | Norah |
| Anton Yelchin | Porter Black |
| Zachary Booth | Jared |
| Riley Thomas Stewart | Henry Black |
| Kelly Coffield Park | Norah's Mom |
| Cherry Jones | Vice President |
| Jeff Corbett | Volunteer Dad |
| Baylen Thomas | Skeptical Man |
| Sam Breslin Wright | Man |
| Michael Rivera | Hector |
| Kris Arnold | Waiter |
| Elizabeth Kaledin | Reporter |
| Matt Lauer | Matt Lauer |
| Jon Stewart | Jon Stewart |
| Terry Gross | Terry Gross |
| Folake Olowofoyeku | Nurse |
| Lorna Guity Pruce | Nurse |
| Bill Massof | Prosthetic Technician |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Jodie Foster | Director |
| Lynzee Klingman | Editor |
| Kyle Killen | Screenplay |
| Mark Friedberg | Production Design |
| Dan Perri | Title Designer |
| Alexandra Patsavas | Music Supervisor |
| Marcelo Zarvos | Original Music Composer |
| Hagen Bogdanski | Director of Photography |
| Kim Jennings | Art Direction |
| Avy Kaufman | Casting |
| Nicky Pattison Illum | Key Makeup Artist |
| Mirashyam Blakeslee | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Nikki Black | Assistant Art Director |
| Brick Mason | Storyboard Artist |
| Dianne Dreyer | Script Supervisor |
| Alex DiGerlando | Art Direction |
| Allison Hall | Casting |
| Susan Lyall | Costume Design |
| Charlie Dibe | Production Coordinator |
| Angel De Angelis | Hair Department Head |
| Hartsell Taylor | Costume Supervisor |
| Rebecca Meis DeMarco | Set Decoration |
| LuAnn Claps | Makeup Department Head |
| Jovan Vitagliano | Key Hair Stylist |
| Francisco Ortiz | Second Assistant Director |
| Frank-Joseph Frelier | Art Department Coordinator |
| Nick Miller | Construction Coordinator |
| Joel Weaver | Assistant Property Master |
| Christopher Barron | Foley Recordist |
| Travis MacKay | ADR Mixer |
| James J. Sabat Jr. | Sound Recordist |
| Roy Waldspurger | Sound Effects Editor |
| John Bair | Visual Effects Supervisor |
| Bernard X. Brongniart | Best Boy Grip |
| Glenn Kaplan | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| William MacGhee | Electrician |
| Beth O'Brien | Electrician |
| Steve Ramsey | Gaffer |
| Amy Ritchings | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Paul Penczner | Assistant Editor |
| Jim Schultz | Music Editor |
| David E. Bisson | Production Secretary |
| Missy Simms | Studio Teacher |
| Ann Ruark | Unit Production Manager |
| Jonathan Huggins | Leadman |
| Kris Moran | Property Master |
| Ryan Webb | Assistant Property Master |
| Sean England | Foley Artist |
| John Nutt | Foley Editor |
| Dennie Thorpe | Foley Artist |
| Marshall Winn | Sound Editor |
| J.C. Robaina | Utility Stunts |
| Julian J. Delacruz | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| John Krause | Dolly Grip |
| Todd MacNicholl | Rigging Grip |
| Balint Pinczehelyi | Rigging Grip |
| Leeba Zakharov | Casting Associate |
| Gilbert Carreras | Color Timer |
| Jonathan Sanden | Digital Intermediate Editor |
| Erich Stratmann | Music Editor |
| Daniel Wagner | Production Coordinator |
| Susan Perlman | Assistant Set Decoration |
| Wade Barnett | ADR Recordist |
| Matthew Hartman | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Michael Kirchberger | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Frank Rinella | Foley Mixer |
| Robert Shoup | Sound Editor |
| Corey Tyler | Foley Recordist |
| Tim Rossiter | Special Effects Coordinator |
| Thomas Barnhill | Utility Stunts |
| Matt Blades | Key Grip |
| Frankie DeMarco | Camera Operator |
| Dan Kubicek | Electrician |
| Charles Meere III | Rigging Gaffer |
| Antonio Ponti | Assistant Camera |
| Minerva Diann Savoy | Tailor |
| Michael Hofacre | Additional Editor |
| E. Gedney Webb | Music Editor |
| Matthew Roper | Set Medic |
| Doug Torres | First Assistant Director |
| Tom Johnson | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Michael Schmidt | Boom Operator |
| Michael Silvers | ADR Editor |
| John Cenatiempo | Stunts |
| Tim Monich | Dialect Coach |
| Lora Hirschberg | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| G.A. Aguilar | Stunt Coordinator |
| Justin Bischoff | Key Production Assistant |
| Billy Bryan | Special Effects Technician |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| Steve Golin | Producer |
| Keith Redmon | Producer |
| Dianne Dreyer | Associate Producer |
| Ann Ruark | Producer |
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