The Ugly Truth (2009)

Director:

Robert Luketic

Writers (WGA):

Nicole Eastman (screenplay) and
Karen McCullah Lutz (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

24 July 2009 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance

Plot:

A romantically challenged morning show producer is reluctantly embroiled in a series of outrageous tests...

Plot Keywords:

Lingerie | Baseball | Advice | Champagne | Quitting Job

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

Katherine Heigl	...	Abby Richter
Gerard Butler	...	Mike Chadway
Bree Turner	...	Joy
Eric Winter	...	Colin
Nick Searcy	...	Stuart
Jesse D. Goins	...	Cliff
Cheryl Hines	...	Georgia
John Michael Higgins	...	Larry
Noah Matthews	...	Jonah
Bonnie Somerville	...	Elizabeth
John Sloman	...	Bob
Yvette Nicole Brown	...	Dori
Nathan Corddry	...	Josh (as Nate Corddry)
Allen Maldonado	...	Duane
Steve Little	...	Steve
Dan Callahan	...	Rick
Tess Parker	...	Bambi
Arielle Vandenberg	...	Candi
Kevin Connolly	...	Jim
Rocco DiSpirito	...	Guest Chef
Valente Rodriguez	...	Javier
Jamison Yang	...	KPQU Big Wig
Blake Robbins	...	KPQU Big Wig
Austin Winsberg	...	KPQU Joe
Tom Virtue	...	Balloon Pilot
Adam Harrington	...	Jack Magnum
J. Claude Deering	...	Drunk Guy
Alexis Krause	...	Cute Brunette
Craig Ferguson	...	Himself
Caleb De Oliveira	...	Kid
Jade Marx-Berti	...	Hostess (as Jade Marx)
Lenny Schmidt	...	Waiter
Mimi Michaels	...	Female Fan
Don Smith	...	Boyfriend (as Donnie Smith)
Kate Mulligan	...	Waitress
Earl Carroll	...	Security Guard
Marc D. Wilson	...	Bell Man
Nathan Potter	...	Waiter #2
Jeff Newburg	...	KPQU Production Assistant
Ryan Surratt	...	Bartender
Vicki Lewis	...	Saleswoman
David Lowe	...	Cameraman
Yolanda Pecoraro	...	Sexy Woman
Brooke Stone	...	Karen
Stephanie Mace	...	TV Production Assistant
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Bob Morrisey	...	Harold
Holly Weber	...	Chef Megan
Maurice Andrews	...	Audience Member (uncredited)
Ashley Ausburn	...	Girl on Bike (uncredited)
John Bailey	...	Bar (uncredited)
Alicia Baker	...	Bar Patron (uncredited)
Kevin Bangos	...	Stagehand (uncredited)
Melinda Bennett	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
April Betts	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
David Carrasco	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Adam Clark	...	Cliff (uncredited)
Sandra Daubert	...	Mike's Mom (uncredited)
Sabrina Diaz	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Kim Donovan	...	Woman on Bike (uncredited)
Jessica Drake	...	Caller (voice) (uncredited)
Alan Dunn	...	Comets Baseball Star (uncredited)
Christina Gabrielle	...	Wedding Guest (uncredited)
Steven Galarce	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Jerald Garner	...	Restaurant Guest (uncredited)
Lejla Hadzimuratovic	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Safiyyah Hakim	...	News Station Employee (uncredited)
Justin Rodgers Hall	...	Himself (uncredited)
Stephen Hansen	...	Devil's Baseball Hero (uncredited)
David Hill	...	Hotel Guest (uncredited)
James Howarth	...	Date (uncredited)
Lexy Hulme	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
James Kim	...	Baseball Player (uncredited)
Spencer Knowles	...	Baseball Player #1 (uncredited)
Courtney Kocak	...	Disgusted Baseball Fan (uncredited)
Angel Lacy	...	Wine Fair (uncredited)
Bruna Matsin	...	Production Manager (uncredited)
Tina Mayer	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Taylor McCluskey	...	Station Employee (uncredited)
Erin Micklow	...	Trashy Redhead (uncredited)
Shanna Olson	...	Beautiful Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Sandra Plazinic	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Bertrand Roberson Jr.	...	News Station Employee (uncredited)
John Robert	...	Male Fan (uncredited)
Calo Rodriguez	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Leonard Jonathan Ruebe	...	Valet (uncredited)
Ashton Shane	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Rich Skidmore	...	Announcer (uncredited)
Chris Spinelli	...	Park Pedestrian (uncredited)
Daniel Cage Theodore	...	The Speaking Baseball Player (uncredited)
María Antonieta Vázquez	...	News Station Employee (uncredited)
Robson Vieira	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Forrest Walsh	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Tracy Weisert	...	Stage Manager (uncredited)
Reed Willard	...	Wine Festival Attendee (uncredited)
Sebastian "Sebass" Wolski	...	Upscale Hotel Guest (uncredited)
Carolina Zaballa	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Zazarino	...	Salsa Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Robert Luketic

Writing credits (WGA)
Nicole Eastman		(screenplay) and
Karen McCullah Lutz		(screenplay) &
Kirsten Smith		(screenplay)
Nicole Eastman		(story)

Produced by
Kimberly di Bonaventura	....	producer
Katherine Heigl	....	executive producer
Nancy Heigl	....	executive producer
Andre Lamal	....	executive producer
Gary Lucchesi	....	producer
Karen McCullah Lutz	....	executive producer
Deborah Jelin Newmyer	....	producer
Eric Reid	....	executive producer
Steven Reuther	....	producer
Tom Rosenberg	....	producer
Kirsten Smith	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
Russell Carpenter		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lisa Zeno Churgin

Casting by
Deborah Aquila
Jennifer L. Smith
Mary Tricia Wood

Production Design by
Missy Stewart

Set Decoration by
Kathy Lucas

Costume Design by
Betsy Heimann

Makeup Department
Michelle Rene Elam	....	key hair stylist (as Michelle Elam)
Sean Flanigan	....	hair department head
Zoe Hay	....	makeup artist
Corinna Liebel	....	makeup artist (as Corinna Woodcock)
Tania McComas	....	makeup department head
Vickie Mynes	....	hair stylist (as Vicki Mynes)
Vickie Mynes	....	hair stylist
Christina Raye	....	hair stylist
Michele Tyminski	....	key makeup artist

Production Management
Steve Demko	....	post-production supervisor
Ted Gidlow	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jon Mallard	....	first assistant director
James McQuaide	....	second unit director
Tyler Romary	....	second assistant director

Art Department
James Addink	....	second art department coordinator
Fred Apolito	....	propmaker
Jack Blanchard	....	leadman: additional photography
Randy L. Childs	....	propmaker foreman
Sarah Contant	....	set designer
David Corral	....	greensman
Robert Danté Denne	....	paint supervisor
Douglas Fox	....	property master
Hector M. Gonzalez	....	on-set dresser
Regina Hermosillo	....	set decorating coordinator
Karen Higgins	....	construction coordinator
China Iwata	....	assistant property master
Scott G. Jones	....	gang boss
Steven Kissick	....	general foreman
Anthony Klaiman	....	set dresser
Canyon Martens	....	greens foreman
Carla S. Nemec	....	art department coordinator
Nashon Petrushkin	....	set dresser
Drew Pierce	....	scenic artist
Mark Weissenfluh	....	leadman

Sound Department
Michael Babcock	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael Babcock	....	supervising sound editor
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Bryan M. Cahill	....	boom operator
Craig Dollinger	....	boom operator
Lee Gilmore	....	sound effects editor
Avram D. Gold	....	supervising dialogue & adr editor
Aaron Grice	....	utility sound
Tiffany S. Griffith	....	dialogue editor
Tim LeBlanc	....	additional re-recording mixer
Anne Lockhart	....	adr loop group
Alyson Dee Moore	....	foley artist
Steven Morrow	....	sound mixer
Jason Oliver	....	adr recordist
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Roesch	....	foley artist
Joseph Tsai	....	assistant sound editor

Visual Effects by
Robert Adams	....	compositor
Tim Alexander	....	digital effects artist
Oliver Arnold	....	cg supervisor
Jennifer Avery	....	visual effects production manager
Adam Avitabile	....	digital artist: LOOK! Effects
Louise Baker	....	pre-visualization lead
Ian T. Barbella	....	visual effects coordinator
Anthony Barcelo	....	digital compositor
Andy Barrios	....	inferno artist
Travis Baumann	....	digital compositor: Gradient Effects
Cyntia Büll	....	digital artist: LOOK! Effects
Kelly Bumbarger	....	digital compositor
Andy Burmeister	....	matchmover
Lindsay Burnett	....	visual effects executive producer: RIOT
Merlin Carroll	....	roto and paint lead
Michael Cashore	....	digital compositor
Ray Chang	....	digital compositor: Gradient Effects
Vincent Cirelli	....	visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Michael Collins	....	digital artist: LOOK! Effects
Shane Cook	....	compositing supervisor: Gradient Effects
Robert Coquia Jr.	....	i/o vfx
John Cornejo	....	digital compositor
Daniel Craemer	....	visual effects
Chad Dombrova	....	technical director: Luma Pictures
Scott Dougherty	....	visual effects executive producer: Furious FX
Siggy Ferstl	....	digital intermediate colorist
Jenny Foster	....	visual effects producer: LOOK! Effects
Michel Frenette	....	senior compositor: Mokko Studio
Katie Godwin	....	visual effects coordinator
Joanna N. Goslicka	....	tracking artist
Anthony Grant	....	model/texture artist
Steve Griffith	....	visual effects producer: Luma Pictures
Jennifer Gutierrez	....	junior compositor
Martin Hall	....	compositor: FuriousFX
H Haden Hammond	....	sequence supervisor: Luma Pictures
Jacob Harris	....	paint artist: Luma Pictures
John R. Hazzard	....	pipeline technical director: Luma Pictures
Dylan Highsmith	....	visual effects editor
Craig Hilditch	....	digital compositor
Holly Gregory Horter	....	digital artist
Josiah Holmes Howison	....	digital compositor
Christopher Ide	....	post production assistant
Andreas Jablonka	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Justin Johnson	....	digital effects supervisor
Deke Kincaid	....	senior compositor: Gradient Effects
Mark Kolpack	....	visual effects producer: Gradient Effects
Alain Lachance	....	lead compositor: Mokko Studio
Chris LeDoux	....	sequence supervisor: R!OT
David Lingenfelser	....	executive visual effects supervisor: Furious Fx
Jason Locke	....	lead matchmover
Sean Looper	....	pipeline and tools supervisor: R!OT
Zachary Lo	....	digital artist: LOOK! Effects
Jessica Madsen	....	digital artist
Sarah McAnally	....	assistant visual effects editor
James McQuaide	....	visual effects supervisor
Marla Neto	....	visual effects production assistant: R!OT
James Notari	....	visual effects coordinator
Gary Oldroyd	....	visual effects on-set supervisor
Dawrath Phoue	....	roto/paint artist
Rebecca Ramsey	....	visual effects executive producer: Look Effects
Devon Read	....	digital compositor: Gradient Effects
Migs Rustia	....	visual effects editor
Gabriel Sanchez	....	visual effects supervisor: LOOK! Effects
Chad Schott	....	digital artist: LOOK! Effects
Payam Shohadai	....	executive visual effects supervisor: Luma Pictures
Prasanna Siddharthan	....	digital compositor: Gradient Fx
Joey Sila	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Tiffany Smith	....	visual effects producer: Furious FX
Eva Snyder	....	junior compositor
Martha Soehendra	....	digital artist: LOOK! Effects
Martha Soehendra	....	digital compositor
Roland So	....	matchmover
Michael Stewart	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Richard Sutherland	....	lighting td: Luma Pictures
Mai Suzuki	....	digital restoration artist
Thomas Tannenberger	....	visual effects producer: Gradient Effects
Cameron Thomas	....	compositor: Gradient FX
Yuki Uehara	....	visual effects
Tina Wallace	....	digital artist: LOOK! Effects
Kyle Ware	....	visual effects coordinator: Luma Pictures
James Waterson	....	digital compositor: Luma Pictures
Shane Christopher Wicklund	....	digital compositor: Gradient Effects
Shane Christopher Wicklund	....	paint artist: R!OT
Sonia Yu	....	lighter: Luma Pictures
Bob Froehlig	....	lead systems engineer: Gradient Effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Brandon Beckman	....	utility stunts
Randy Beckman	....	stunt coordinator
Chris Daniels	....	assistant stunt coordinator
Jacob Dewitt	....	stunts
Cheyenne Ellis	....	stunt double
David Kilde	....	stunt double: Gerard Butler

Camera and Electrical Department
Saeed Adyani	....	still photographer
Will Arnot	....	Steadicam operator
Will Arnot	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Craig Brown	....	grip
Richard L. Carden	....	dolly grip
Rick Colosimo	....	grip
Vincent Contarino	....	dimmer board operator
Chris Funk	....	rigging electrician
Sheila Greene	....	rigging electrician
Mark Hadland	....	best boy electric
Gene Hara	....	electrician
Michael Kleiman	....	second assistant camera: additional
Len Levine	....	gaffer
Josh Levy	....	video assist operator
Gary Lowrance	....	electrician
Jesse Mather	....	lighting technician
Kevin McKnight	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Matthew Mebane	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Tom Morash	....	rigging electrician
Haydn Pazanti	....	camera loader/second assistant camera: "B" camera
Rick Pratt	....	rigging key grip
Dennis Seawright	....	first assistant camera
Jim Shelton	....	key grip
Mike Simko	....	grip
Brent Studler	....	electrician
Jon Sudtell	....	best boy grip
Chuck Whelan	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Philip Hurn	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Animation Department
Pimentel A. Raphael	....	animation supervisor

Casting Department
Natasha Delahunt	....	extras casting assistant
Samantha Finkler	....	casting associate
Carla Lewis	....	extras casting
Caitlin McKenna-Wilkinson	....	adr voice casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Heather Hybbert	....	costumer (as Heather Hybert)
Joyce Kogut	....	costume supervisor
Ric Spencer	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Matt Besserman	....	post-production assistant
Don Broida	....	first assistant editor
Andy Kaplan	....	digital intermediate producer
Santiago Padilla	....	colorist: dailies
Jim Passon	....	color timer (uncredited)
Dave Pickett	....	colorist (television version) (uncredited)

Music Department
Jerry Hey	....	orchestrator
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Patrick Kirst	....	orchestrator
David Metzner	....	music editor: temp score
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Angie Rubin	....	music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer
Michael Stern	....	music recording engineer: music scoring mixer
Jesse Voccia	....	composer: electronic music
Mark Jan Wlodarkiewicz	....	temp music editor
Emily H. Cummins	....	assistant music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Roy Beville	....	transportation
Grady Allen Bishop	....	driver: camera car
Alex E. Burns	....	transportation
Bruce Comtois	....	driver generator operator
Mark Dobkousky	....	driver
Geno Hart	....	transportation consultant
Alan Kaminsky	....	picture car coordinator
Seth Levine	....	driver
John Pellegrino	....	transportation captain
Tim Schau	....	transportation
John Siedenburg	....	driver

Other crew
Ted Alvarez	....	key assistant location manager
Bethany Andriuzzo	....	second assistant accountant
Joshua Aufrance	....	post-production accountant
Travis Bauer	....	assistant: Mr. Luketic
Julie Bernards	....	payroll accountant
Kendra Burrell	....	production assistant
Jennifer Bydwell	....	clearances and product placement
Steve Cainas	....	production coordinator
Patrick Chisholm	....	key assistant location manager
Calvin Dean	....	baseball technical adviser
Jessica Drake	....	dialect coach
Jennifer Dunne	....	location manager
D.R. Farquharson	....	project manager: Deluxe Digital Cinema
Corinne Fixmer	....	first assistant accountant
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret	....	script supervisor
Kyle Gibson	....	accounting clerk
Vicki Goldsmith	....	additional set production assistant
Tara Golson	....	stand-in
Grant Grabowski	....	assistant production coordinator
Dana Graham	....	key assistant location manager
Nick Grimm	....	assistant: Gerard Butler
Spencer Jambor	....	stand-in / photodouble: Kevin Connolly
Rachel Jensen	....	production assistant
Stephanie Mace	....	production assistant
Michelle Maloney	....	key set production assistant
Kevin Mills	....	production secretary
Will Ruvalcaba	....	key assistant location manager
Shane Sankey	....	construction accountant
Kate Schriver	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Max Smerling	....	assistant: Mr. Reid
Joni Smith	....	production secretary
Michael Umble	....	unit publicist
Mathew A. Villalobos	....	key assistant location manager
Michael Westby	....	production assistant
Whitney J. Willard	....	production accountant
Nancy Wong	....	key assistant location manager
Jessica Wood	....	assistant: Mr. Lucchesi
Michael Zazarino	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• Lakeshore Entertainment
• Relativity Media (in association with)

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures (2009) (USA) (theatrical)
• ACME (2009) (Lithuania) (theatrical)
• Audio Visual Entertainment (2009) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Warner Filmes de Portugal (2009) (Portugal) (theatrical)
• Falcon (2009) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2009) (Estonia) (theatrical)
• Forum Cinemas (2009) (Latvia) (theatrical)
• ITA Film (2009) (Slovakia) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (2009) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Belgium) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (France) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD)
• Sony Pictures Home Entertainment (2009) (USA) (DVD) (Blu-ray)
• Sony Pictures Releasing (2009) (Brazil) (all media)

Special Effects

• Furious FX (visual effects)
• Gradient Effects (visual effects)
• LOOK! Effects (visual effects)
• Luma Pictures
• Proof (previsualization)

Other Companies

• Film Art  artwork
• Headquarters Casting  extras casting
• Hollywood-DI  HD screening services
• LCW Props  set equipment
• Lakeshore Records  soundtrack
• Picture Mill, The  titles
• Rockbottom Rentals  cell phone rentals
• Rockbottom Rentals  modem card rentals
• Scarlet Letters  end titles
• Spacecam Systems  aerial cameras provided by
• Star Waggons  cast trailers
• Star Waggons  hair and make-up trailers
• Star Waggons  star trailers
• Warner Brothers Post-Production Services  sound post-production

MPAA:

Rated R for sexual content and language.

Runtime:

96 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

SDDS | Dolby Digital | DTS

Certification:

USA:R (certificate #44576) | Ireland:16 | Mexico:B15 | Singapore:NC-16 | South Korea:18 | Portugal:M/12 | Netherlands:12 | UK:15 | Australia:MA | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:A | Switzerland:10 (canton of Vaud) | Switzerland:10 (canton of Geneva) | Argentina:13 | Japan:R15+ | Sweden:Btl | Brazil:14 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB)

Filming Locations:

KCET Studios - 4401 Sunset Boulevard, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Lakeshore Entertainment

Trivia:

Shipped to theaters under the code name "Helpful Advice".

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Mike is helping Abby talk to Colin on the phone, they put Colin on hold and the light on the phone is green. As the scene switches back and forth you can see at one point the light on the phone is red but then it switches back to being green with Colin still on hold.

Quotes:

Mike: [about Colin] I'm going to make this guy your bitch.
Abby Richter: I don't want a bitch.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Community: Introduction to Statistics (#1.7)" (2009)

Soundtrack:

Pocketful of Sunshine

You want the truth? You can handle The Ugly Truth, a fine romcom, but be forewarned that it deserves its "r" rating

Abby (Katherine Heigl) is an intelligent producer of a local morning show in Sacramento, California. She lives with her cat in a beautiful, lushly-gardened apartment complex but, the lovely lady longs to meet Mr. Right. One day, bad news arrives, twofold. One, since the show's ratings have slipped, the owners of the station have decided to go in a new direction. And, two, that direction would be south, Abby believes, for they have hired a brash, I-don't-mince-words talk show host, Mike (Gerard Butler) for a reprise of his late-night call-in program, The Ugly Truth. Mike will do small segments of advice, where he will counsel women on what a man "really wants". Since Abby has a past with this gentleman (she had recently called the late night show to tell Mike to take a hike) the young producer is mighty peeved that he has been hired for "her" program. Instant dislike reigns supreme. However, Mike does seem to know about affairs of the heart, even in his twisted fashion, and starts to give advice to Abby, on how to "catch" the very handsome young doctor, Colin (Eric Winter) who has just moved into her complex. two doors down. But, since this requires Abby and Mike to actually converse and confide in one another, could it be that Cupid's arrows could go astray? This is a very raucous and funny romcom but. it is definitely not in the Doris Day tradition. Therefore, if you are easily offended or prefer "sweet" tales of love, with just a touch of spice, this one may not be for you. That said, the cast is really delightful, for Heigl and Butler make a most attractive. sparring duo and Winter turns heads with his looks and smiles. The supporting cast, with Cheryl Hines and the rest, is quite nice, too. Also, the Sacramento setting is lovely while the costumes are terrific and the production values high. As for the direction, it is full of energy and mischief, as befits a script that is clever but rather risqué. All in all, if you love romcoms or any of the stars, you will probably embrace this one with gusto. For the truth is, it is very romantic at its core, and that's the best ingredient a comedic love tale can possess.