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| Director: | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris |
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| Writer: | Zoe Kazan |
| Staring: |
| Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person. | |
| Release Date: | Jul 25, 2012 |
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| Director: | Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris |
| Writer: | Zoe Kazan |
| Genres: | Comedy, Fantasy, Drama, Romance |
| Keywords | dreams, imaginary friend, therapy, novelist, magic realism, nostalgic, woman director, grand |
| Production Companies | Fox Searchlight Pictures, Bona Fide Productions, DragonCove Studios |
| Box Office |
Revenue: $9,368,803
Budget: $8,000,000 |
| Updates |
Updated: Feb 01, 2025 Entered: Apr 13, 2024 |
| Name | Character |
|---|---|
| Paul Dano | Calvin |
| Zoe Kazan | Ruby |
| Chris Messina | Harry |
| Annette Bening | Gertrude |
| Antonio Banderas | Mort |
| Alia Shawkat | Mabel |
| Deborah Ann Woll | Lila |
| Steve Coogan | Langdon Tharp |
| Elliott Gould | Dr. Rosenthal |
| Aasif Mandvi | Cyrus Modi |
| Toni Trucks | Susie |
| Eleanor Seigler | Mandi |
| John F. Beach | Adam |
| Jane Anne Thomas | Saskia |
| Wallace Langham | Warren |
| Mary Jo Deschanel | Female Professor |
| Emma Jacobs | Party Goer at Langdon's |
| Rightor Doyle | Party Goer 1 - Hammer |
| Eden Brolin | Party Goer 2 - Hammer |
| Kai Lennox | Sort of Weird Guy |
| Ole Olofson | Older Dude |
| Jack Levinson | Party Goer 2 - Book Release |
| China Shavers | Party Goer 1 - Book Release |
| Casey Genton | Busboy |
| Michael Berry Jr. | Silverlake Passerby |
| Lindsay Fishkin | Box Office Teller |
| Claudia Bestor | Lecture Curator |
| Diana Parros | Book Club Member (uncredited) |
| Mark Roman | Literary Fan (uncredited) |
| Tatiana Sarasty | Book Club Member (uncredited) |
| Marco Tazioli | Book Club Groupie (uncredited) |
| Name | Job |
|---|---|
| Kim Davis-Wagner | Casting |
| Alexander Wei | Art Direction |
| Nick Urata | Original Music Composer |
| Lyn Matsuda Norton | Script Supervisor |
| Justine Arteta | Casting |
| Wade Allen | Stunt Coordinator |
| Byron Wilson | Supervising Sound Editor |
| Joshua Winget | Music Editor |
| Merrick Morton | Still Photographer |
| Dan Wilcox | Music Supervisor |
| Christopher Miller | Location Manager |
| David A. Arnold | Dialogue Editor |
| Kristin Wahl | Hair Department Head |
| Angel Radefeld | Key Makeup Artist |
| J.E. Barrows | Second Second Assistant Director |
| Robert E. Kay | Second Assistant Director |
| David Brace | Leadman |
| Dwayne Grady | Property Master |
| Cynthia Martinez | Greensman |
| Johnna Chism | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Albert Gasser | Foley Editor |
| Howard London | ADR Mixer |
| Jason Oliver | ADR Mixer |
| Ryan Young | ADR Recordist |
| Matthew Flood Ferguson | Set Decoration |
| Edward Tise | Sound mixer |
| Robert Graf | Unit Production Manager |
| Bart Lipton | Production Supervisor |
| Deborah Myles Davis | Costume Supervisor |
| J. Elizabeth Ingram | Production Coordinator |
| Jeff Ferrero | Gaffer |
| Damiano Marchese | Dialogue Editor |
| Curt Schulkey | Dialogue Editor |
| Curran Crockett | Hairstylist |
| Michael Ward | Key Hair Stylist |
| Jeb Barrows | Second Assistant Director |
| Thomas Patrick Smith | First Assistant Director |
| Susannah Carradine | Art Department Coordinator |
| Anne Hyvarinen | Painter |
| William Cawley | Assistant Sound Editor |
| David Lee Fein | Foley Artist |
| Hilda Hodges | Foley Artist |
| Randall L. Johnson | Boom Operator |
| Thomas J. O'Connell | ADR Mixer |
| Sonny Pettijohn | Assistant Sound Editor |
| Arturo Dickey | Stunts |
| Chris Nielsen | Stunts |
| James Coffin | Best Boy Grip |
| Randy Dye | Best Boy Electric |
| John Mang | Dolly Grip |
| Joey O'Donnell | Second Assistant "A" Camera |
| Nicolas Restrepo | Underwater Camera |
| David Blue Thompson | Electrician |
| Vitalina Gauzylyuk | Seamstress |
| Jennifer Starzyk | Assistant Costume Designer |
| Staci Pontius | First Assistant Editor |
| Gregg Brilliant | Unit Publicist |
| Robert Cymbal | Set Medic |
| Ali Griffith | Assistant Production Coordinator |
| James Kaplan | In Memory Of |
| Irma Fitzgibbons | Thanks |
| Don Molls | Thanks |
| Tom Roberts | Transportation Coordinator |
| David Sirianni | Grip |
| Barron Gunter | Stunts |
| Allan Padelford | Stunts |
| Tana Dubbe | Key Grip |
| Colin Hudson | Steadicam Operator |
| Brian Mundell | Electrician |
| Mickey Petersen | Electrician |
| Matt Stenerson | First Assistant "A" Camera |
| Terry Zumalt | Electrician |
| Marylou Lim | Key Set Costumer |
| Terel Gibson | First Assistant Editor |
| Elias Benavidez | Production Secretary |
| Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield | Production Accountant |
| John Emmons | Set Medic |
| Gregory Levine | Set Medic |
| Fredrik Bond | Thanks |
| Sid Krofft | Thanks |
| Samuel Vazquez | Thanks |
| Timothy P. Ryan Jr. | Transportation Captain |
| Cheryl Cravedi | Set Costumer |
| Aaron A. Goffman | Assistant Property Master |
| Jonathan Dayton | Director |
| Valerie Faris | Director |
| Zoe Kazan | Screenplay |
| Pamela Martin | Editor |
| Matthew Libatique | Director of Photography |
| Judy Becker | Production Design |
| Nancy Steiner | Costume Design |
| Aaron Glascock | Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Skip Lievsay | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Freya Krasnow | Casting Associate |
| Pat Romano | Stunt Coordinator |
| Torsten Witte | Makeup Department Head |
| J.M. Logan | Post Production Supervisor |
| David Jobe | Foley Mixer |
| Paul Ripple | Transportation Captain |
| Name | Title |
|---|---|
| T.K. Knowles | Associate Producer |
| Robert Graf | Executive Producer |
| John O'Grady | Associate Producer |
| Chuck Ryant | Associate Producer |
| Ron Yerxa | Producer |
| Albert Berger | Producer |
| Zoe Kazan | Executive Producer |
| Paul Dano | Executive Producer |
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| 2024 | 4 | 25 | 42 | 15 |
| 2024 | 5 | 30 | 42 | 20 |
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| 2024 | 8 | 77 | 221 | 17 |
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| 2024 | 10 | 25 | 43 | 14 |
| 2024 | 11 | 21 | 58 | 11 |
| 2024 | 12 | 19 | 35 | 11 |
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| 2025 | 2 | 14 | 28 | 3 |
| 2025 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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| 2025 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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