Flipped The Movie in Garden Grove, CA
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Genre: Romantic comedy
Synopsis:
For six years, a boy (Callan McAuliffe) does everything he can to fend off romantic overtures of his neighbor and wannabe girlfriend (Madeline Carroll) .
Release Date: -0/06/2010
Running Time: 90
Rating: PG - Parental Guidance Suggested
http://flipped-movie.warnerbros.com/
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Cast:
Madeline Carroll, Callan McAuliffe, Rebecca De Mornay, Anthony Edwards, John Mahoney, Penelope Ann Miller, Aidan Quinn, Kevin Weisman, Morgan Lily, Ryan Ketzner, Gillian Pfaff, Ashley Taylor, Israel Broussard, Cody Horn, Inga Wilson
Crew:
Director - Rob Reiner, Screenwriter - Rob Reiner, Screenwriter - Andrew Scheinman, Producer - Rob Reiner, Producer - Alan Greisman, Executive Producer - Liz Glotzer, Executive Producer - David Siegel, Executive Producer - Martin Shafer, Cinematographer - Thomas Del Ruth, Film Editor - Robert Leighton, Production Design - Bill Brzeski, Original Music - Marc Shaiman, Costume Designer - Durinda Wood, Casting - Jane Jenkins, Casting - Janet Hirshenson, Art Director - Desma Murphy, Set Decoration - Danielle Berman
Production Companies:
Castle Rock Entertainment
Distributors:
Warner Bros. Pictures
Notes:
- Notes provided by Warner Bros. Pictures. - When second-graders Bryce and Juli first meet, Juli knows it's love. Bryce isn't so sure. Beginning that day, and for the next six years, young Bryce (Callan McAuliffe) does everything he can to keep his outspoken wannabe girlfriend at arm's length...which isn't easy since they go to the same school and live across the street from each other. Smart, dreamy, independent and willing to stand up for what she believes in, Juli (Madeline Carroll) is different from anyone else he knows and, frankly, it's a little overwhelming. What's a guy supposed to do when a girl tells him his hair smells like watermelon or wants him to sit in a tree for the spectacular view? There's just no telling what Juli will do next, and Bryce is one guy who'd rather be safe than sorry. Though disappointed by Bryce's unwillingness to see things her way, or even to see the things in life she finds most meaningful, Juli continues to give her potential dreamboat the benefit of the doubt. Until those doubts stack up so high that she finally thinks maybe she was wrong about him. It's just about the same time Bryce starts to think maybe he was wrong about her, too. But is he too late? The coming-of-age romantic comedy ``Flipped, from director Rob Reiner, takes Bryce and Juli from Grade School to Junior High, through triumph and disaster, family drama and first love, as they make the discoveries that will define who they are-and who they are to each other. ``Flipped stars Madeline Carroll (``Swing Vote) as Juli, and Callan McAuliffe (Australian TV's ``Comedy, Inc.) as Bryce. Rebecca De Mornay (``Wedding Crashers) and Anthony Edwards (``ER) star as Bryce's parents, Patsy and Steven Loski; and Emmy Award nominee John Mahoney (``Frasier) as his grandfather, Chet Duncan. Penelope Ann Miller (TNT's ``Men of a Certain Age) and Emmy Award nominee Aidan Quinn (HBO's ``Bury My Heart at Wounded Knee) star as Juli's parents, Trina and Richard Baker; and Kevin Weisman (``Alias) as her Uncle Daniel. ``Flipped is directed by Oscar(R) nominee Rob Reiner (``A Few Good Men) and produced by Reiner and Alan Greisman, who most recently collaborated on ``The Bucket List. The screenplay is by Rob Reiner & Andrew Scheinman (Oscar(R)-nominated producer, ``A Few Good Men), based on the novel by renowned author Wendelin Van Draanen. Martin Shafer, Liz Glotzer and David Siegel serve as executive producers. The creative team includes Emmy Award-winning director of photography Thomas Del Ruth (``The West Wing, ``Stand By Me), production designer Bill Brzeski (``The Hangover) and Oscar(R)-nominated editor Robert Leighton (``A Few Good Men). The music is by five-time Oscar(R)-nominee Marc Shaiman (``The American President). The costumes are designed by Durinda Wood (``A Mighty Wind). Castle Rock Entertainment presents a Rob Reiner/Alan Greisman Production, a Rob Reiner Film: ``Flipped. Rated PG by the MPAA for language and some thematic material, it will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company. www.flipped-movie.com For downloadable general information and photos please visit: http://press.warnerbros.com ABOUT THE PRODUCTION JULI ``The first day I met Bryce Loski, I flipped. It was those eyes. Something in those dazzling eyes... BRYCE ``It was the beginning of more than half a decade of strategic avoidance and social discomfort. All I ever wanted was for Juli Baker to leave me alone. Director Rob Reiner credits his son, Nick, for bringing the story of ``Flipped to his attention. It was a book Nick was given at school, and which father and son read in tandem on a family trip. ``As I was reading it, I thought, 'This is a beautiful piece of writing. It's a great story, true to life, funny, intelligent and really touching,' Reiner recalls. ``It's about the relationship between two young people, Juli and Bryce, from the time they're seven years old till they're 13. It's told from their point of view but presented in a way that makes it just as much for adults because it will take them back to that moment when they first fell in love, he says. ``Nobody ever forgets those feelings. Reiner's work has explored many facets of romantic relationships, in such films as ``When Harry Met Sally, ``The American President and ``The Princess Bride. Yet, Flipped, a novel by award-winning author Wendelin Van Draanen, struck him as something different. Says Reiner, ``It was the first time I've encountered such an honest, realistic depiction of first love that really took me back. It offered such a keen observation of how we behave with each other at that age. It was just irresistible. Producer Alan Greisman, Reiner's producing partner, acknowledges that the subject was ``dear to Rob's heart. It really inspired him. Plus, he had the insight to understand that this is about young peoples' reality and to tell it in a way that doesn't talk down to kids but lets you into their world and lets you laugh with them. After talking with Van Draanen about his ideas for the film, Reiner collaborated on the screenplay with longtime associate Andrew Scheinman. Using the book as their blueprint, they retained not only its structure but a good portion of the dialogue. Their only significant change, with Van Draanen's blessing, was to move the story out of the present day and into the period encompassing the latter years of the 1950s and up to 1963. It was the era in which Reiner grew up and that he previously captured so eloquently in ``Stand By Me, another story about young people coming of age. ``In some ways I see 'Flipped' as a companion piece to that film, because 'Stand By Me' was about bonding and friendship among boys who were 12 and 13 and this is about friendship and first romance with kids in that same age range. It just looks at a different part of growing up, he says. Additionally, giving ``Flipped that vantage point allowed Reiner to ``emphasize its timeless quality, away from cell phones and text-messaging, where the focus could be on the purity of these emotions and their expression. ``It was a smooth adjustment to make, notes Scheinman, ``Because people have had these feelings from time immemorial. A girl falls in love with a boy and he can't be bothered; then he falls in love with her and she can't be bothered; and then maybe the situation flips. Placing it into a simpler time lets the innocence of it really shine through. On one level the classic scenario of a grade-school crush, ``It's also about these two kids growing up and recognizing certain values that you bring to bear in choosing someone to spend your time with, adds Greisman. Moreover, it's about discovering who you are and what you believe in, and how far you're willing to stand up for those things. As the years quickly pass, the evolving relationship between Juli and Bryce-she'd call it a relationship, but he mostly treats it like a game of keep-away-is played out against the shifting landscape of their young lives where so many other influences are at work: family, friends, the neighborhood, even the school science fair. Without even realizing it, they are changing; and that, in turn, starts to change the way they view each other. Finally, ``Flipped is about seeing people for who they really are. This was Van Draanen's primary theme for the book, which, she says, borrows not only from her own early experiences but from years spent as a school teacher and observing the daily, often comic interplay of myriad Julis and Bryces. ``I'd see girls crushing on boys because they were just so cute and I'd want to take them aside and say, 'Honey, he is so not worth it!' And with the guys, I'd want to tell them, 'She may be hot, but that's all she's got,' the author reveals. ``But they'd never listen to me because I'm an adult and couldn't possibly know how they feel. It takes awhile in life to learn the skill of seeing beyond who's cute or popular. So I wrote Flipped as a way of talking to kids and trying to illustrate how they can learn to recognize the character of the people they meet instead of what they look like. Madeline Carroll, who stars as the instantly-smitten Juli Baker, knows exactly what Van Draanen means. ``At the beginning, Juli doesn't really know what's on the inside of Bryce but she likes the outside. It takes time for her to start seeing what Bryce is truly like under the surface and she realizes that maybe she doesn't really like the inside so much. Like the book, Reiner composed the film as a ``he said/she said exchange, alternating between Bryce's and Juli's telling of events-which reveals some surprising contradictions and a wealth of natural humor. ``At first, you'd think it might get repetitive, but it's exactly the opposite, Reiner remarks. ``It becomes fascinating to see both angles and these wildly different interpretations. You see how easy it is to misunderstand things and get your signals crossed, especially at that age. Throughout, the term ``flipped takes on multiple meanings, the first being lovestruck, but also kid-slang for losing your mind, as Bryce's buddy Garrett suggests when Bryce first admits maybe Juli isn't annoying him quite so much anymore. ``Flipped applies not only to the storyline that switches back and forth between their contradictory points of view but also to the strength of their emotions as they change their assessments of one another. Starring as Bryce Loski, the oft-bewildered object of Juli's affection, is Callan McAuliffe, who says, ``At first, Bryce thinks this girl is really out of control. He tries not to talk to her and keep away but she's really open about her feelings and doing crazy stuff like sniffing his hair. It's really awkward. He can't get her out of his head. But then, when he finally does, he realizes that maybe he liked having her in his head, and wants her back. It only serves to underscore what we all know is true: that men and women see things differently. ``We just may not have realized exactly how early that starts, Reiner jokes. ``Some of us get dipped in flat, some in satin, some in gloss. But every once in awhile you find someone who's iridescent, and when you do, nothing will ever compare. ``The 'Flipped' cast brings together so many wonderful actors, some of whom I've worked with before, into a real ensemble as the families of these two kids, says Reiner. ``It goes without saying, they're all brilliant. But I knew from the start that this movie would depend upon finding two young actors who could carry the Juli and Bryce story. They would be the heart of it. He was impressed with 13-year-old Madeline Carroll from the first time he saw her, opposite Kevin Costner in the comedy ``Swing Vote. She was the first to read for the part of Juli Baker and, even after seeing other actresses, Reiner returned to his first instinct, remarking confidently to casting director Jane Jenkins, ``We have our Juli. Carroll approached her role with genuine understanding, describing Juli as ``just a normal girl, but also one who is ``very open-minded and creative, and not materialistic. She doesn't need the latest Barbie dolls or whatever, because she can have fun climbing a tree. She's a bit of a tomboy, and really independent, a girl who knows her own mind. ``She is definitely a tomboy, Reiner agrees. ``And what I remember about girls like that is that they were so adorable but they didn't make a fuss about it, and they had all this energy and spunk. That's what Juli is all about, and Madeline knew it. There's nothing forced about her performance; it's never overdone, always perfect. The search for Juli's crush, Bryce Loski, was wider, ultimately reaching Australia, where the filmmakers found Callan McAuliffe, now 14. Reiner offers, ``It was a difficult role to cast because, on top of everything else, we needed a young actor with a certain dreamy look. You have to believe that Juli fell for this guy the moment she saw him. Callan shows all his emotion in his face; you look at him and know what's going on inside, which is great because Bryce has a hard time expressing himself. McAuliffe, who adopted an American accent for the role, liked the fact that Bryce is ``a regular kid, and someone that people can relate to. It was an interesting role to play because Bryce has so many conflicting feelings and they keep changing. As much as their nascent romance propels the story, Greisman notes, ``It's partly what goes on with the adults in their lives that gives it context and direction. Seeing the choices their parents made and, consequently, the quality of their lives, is a factor for Juli and Bryce. The Loskis and the Bakers couldn't be more different. The only thing they seem to have in common is that they live on the same street. But, as upwardly mobile Steven Loski likes to point out, even that's a fallacy because the Loskis own their two-story suburban ranch house whereas the financially struggling Bakers are renting. Anthony Edwards, who stars as Bryce's father, Steven Loski, describes him as ``pretty tightly wound, a small-minded man with very simple ideas of good and bad. He's one of those people who knows everything. As long as he has a nice house and car, his wife and kids wear new clothes and everything looks good, he believes he's doing well. ``His relationship with Bryce could be headed for trouble, Edwards continues. ``Bryce isn't a little boy now who just looks up to his dad. He's starting to question who this guy is, and some of the things Steven says, and realizing that he doesn't feel the same way. Rebecca De Mornay, who stars as Steven's wife, Patsy, reflects on how Edwards mines the largely unsympathetic role for hints of humor. ``Steven's a very funny character in his own deadpan way; unhappy but he doesn't even know it. Of her own role, De Mornay says, ``Patsy is trying to be the perfect housewife and mother and fulfill the American dream of the late '50s, early '60s. She's always beautifully coiffed and put together but there's no authenticity. It all looks great from the outside- wonderful marriage, wonderful children-but in fact it's a shell waiting to crack. She can never relax. Applying a match to this potential powder-keg is Patsy's forthright father, Bryce's Grandpa Chet Duncan, who has recently lost his wife and come to live with the Loskis. Chet, played by John Mahoney, is full of opinions, most of them in direct opposition to those of his son-in-law, for whom he can barely conceal his disdain. The first subject on which they disagree is the Bakers and, in particular, the free-spirited Juli, who Chet sees as a good influence on his grandson. ``Chet tries to play Cupid for Bryce and Juli, says Mahoney. ``He also tries to impart some wisdom to Bryce, encouraging him to look at life differently and treat people better than his dad does and, above all, to always tell the truth. As we get a sense of their family lives, Reiner says, ``We see both kids taking on the values of the parents, at least at first. Bryce originally assumes Juli isn't up to his standards because of the way his father judges the family, but eventually, with his grandfather as a moral compass, he starts to realize that Juli has some fine qualities. When Bryce makes an unintentionally hurtful remark about the Bakers' unkempt property, Juli launches into a landscaping project, with Chet's help, that she hopes will make their front yard more presentable. But her motivation for the makeover is not so much to impress Bryce, but to make her mother, Trina, feel better about the place. Trina Baker is played by Penelope Ann Miller, who acknowledges, ``It's tough on her. The Bakers are not doing well. Trina wishes they had a nicer home, a prettier garden, all those things...so there's a little bit of tension. But on the whole, she has a good marriage and there's a lot of love. Trina and her husband, Richard, are very supportive of their children and they communicate. Trina has a good relationship with Juli and allows her to be who she is. Juli's father, Richard, played by Aidan Quinn, ``is a bricklayer with working class roots, says Quinn. ``He's struggling to make ends meet partly because he supports his mentally disabled brother, Daniel, in private care. He's a compassionate man, and an artist who likes to paint landscapes. He tries to nurture his kids. When he sees Juli is growing up, he encourages that by having real conversations with her about life and serious subjects. One of those subjects is her Uncle Daniel, played by Kevin Weisman. Juli has never visited him but, one day, she asks to come along when her father makes his regular trip. It's a surprising and largely joyful encounter but not without its tense moments. For a young woman learning to take people for who they are, it marks another turning point and helps to put other things, like Bryce, into finer perspective. ``The Loskis have all the trappings of success. Steven has a good job, the house is well kept, they have two cars and all the modern conveniences, says Reiner. ``Steven wants to get ahead and give his children everything he didn't have, and while there's nothing wrong with that, for him, it meant sacrificing his own less-conventional dreams and that has created a lot of disharmony in the household. Meanwhile, across the street, the Bakers make do with an old pick-up truck and the house is not as well kept, but they have a lot of emotional integrity. That contradiction becomes a significant part of the story. It's here that the term ``flipped could also represent the shift in viewpoints about which of these families really has it together. ``The focus on the ability to love and what that means becomes a leitmotif as things unfold, offers Greisman. Rounding out the main cast, Cody Horn stars as Bryce's sister Lynetta, a teenager on the verge of adulthood, who hasn't forgotten that it's still her job to give little bro a hard time about his love life. Lynetta's passion for rock music has lately expanded to include the garage-band efforts of Juli's handsome twin brothers, Mark and Matt-talented musicians who, nonetheless, Steven Loski considers hoodlums. Mark and Matt are played by Michael Christopher Bolten and Shane Harper. And, always on hand to offer Bryce bad advice about girls, popularity, and life in general is his best friend, Garrett, played by Israel Broussard. With so many young actors involved, filming ``Flipped was what Anthony Edwards calls ``a totally family-friendly experience, with all these kids running around. I have kids in this age range so I really enjoyed it. ``'Flipped' doesn't talk down to kids because Rob doesn't do that. He treats them as equals, states John Mahoney, though conceding one notable exception. Because there were young people on the set-not only the actors but often Reiner's children and those of the cast-the director established a Swear Box to discourage profanity, with a $20 fine for each violation. It was no joke, as Mahoney recalls, ``Sometimes, you don't even realize what you're saying. I forgot a line one time and let fly with a filthy word and I paid up. But, I must say, I'm not the only one who contributed to that box. One crew member was so startled to be flagged and fined that he unconsciously responded with a follow-up curse, immediately doubling his penalty and breaking up everyone within earshot. The kids loved it. Says Callan McAuliffe, ``Every time someone swore Rob would jump up and say, 'You owe $20!' Honestly, he was the coolest. He always made everything more fun than you thought it could be. ``You have to look at the whole landscape. A painting is more than the sum of its parts. To capture the timeless quality he wanted for ``Flipped, the director enlisted cinematographer Thomas Del Ruth, whose lighting and camerawork helped to achieve the visual warmth of ``Stand By Me. ``Tom had the perfect look for 'Stand By Me,' and I think it's even better here. It not only has a gauzy kind of nostalgia, but also a warm, romantic glow, says Reiner. Joining them on the ``Flipped team was production designer Bill Brzeski, who previously transported Jack Nicholson and Morgan Freeman around the world via the Hollywood backlot for Reiner's comedy ``The Bucket List. Together with locations manager Peter Martorano, they sought to create a neighborhood in which the Loskis and Bakers might live: a very specific and yet universally recognizable place, the basis of which they found in suburban Ann Arbor, Michigan. ``I grew up in neighborhoods like this, says Reiner, for whom the wide streets and lawns, and wooden slat fences evoked many a childhood memory. ``We knew it would be hard to find a pair of homes exactly as we imagined them, right across from each other. We found the Loski house and then, on another street, found a vacant lot where we built the frame of the Baker house. The venerable Sycamore tree that Juli loves so much, and that serves as a plot point in the film, was located in Ann Arbor's Virginia Park and ``transplanted via blue screen to Juli's neighborhood. Later, for scenes that were scheduled to be shot on a soundstage, the production had to duplicate the Virginia Park tree in a cooperative effort involving the greens, art department and visual effects. A lumber company that harvests hardwood nationwide provided a trunk, which was taken apart and driven from Indiana to Michigan aboard a semi-wide-load truck, with escorts, and reconstructed indoors with the help of a 40-ton crane. Branches were secured with pins and silk leaves added. Finally, it was surrounded with a blue screen that made it possible to insert plate shots captured on location so that when Juli climbs up to the top she is greeted by a panoramic view of her neighborhood and the vast fields beyond it. Scenes of Juli and Bryce in school were filmed at Thurston Grammar School during summer break, and at the closed Seline High School, built in 1959. ``We were lucky to find a school that was closed but still in good shape, says Bill Brzeski. ``It was just a matter of removing the present layer and restoring it to a late 1950s/early 60s look. We changed the lighting fixtures in the classrooms, pulled out the TVs and computers and laid a new linoleum floor. Recreating a period science fair in the school auditorium necessitated very specialized research, he recounts. ``The hard part was all the old graphics. We had to hand-make all the exhibits without the use of computers and printers, using the same arts and crafts that kids in that period would have used. The topics were based on the curriculum that was being taught in science classes of the period. Other practical locations used by the production include the beautiful campus of Ann Arbor's Concordia University and its Earhart Manor, which doubled as the grounds and institution where Juli's Uncle Daniel lives. One structure that didn't require period-specific aging was Juli's chicken coop, where she raises the chicks from her science fair project. Brzeski confirms, ``Chicken coops haven't changed much in 50 years so we just used scrap wood and put it together with the help of some people who raise chickens, to be sure it was a comfy home for our chicks. A total of 32 chicks were incubator-hatched during production: one set to gauge the time it would take and subsequent sets to ensure there were enough in various stages of development when they were needed on camera. In one scene Juli is shown candling the eggs to check on the chicks' progress, and in another, they must hatch on cue at the fair. The resulting flock was adopted locally. Though initially wary about handling her feathered castmates, Madeline Carroll grew to appreciate them. ``When I first held one it felt like nothing but bones and feathers, and so light, I was afraid I would hurt it. But eventually it was fun holding and feeding them. Chickens make good pets. Not very house-trained, though, she recalls with a laugh. Outfitting the cast fell to designer Durinda Wood, whose association with Reiner dates back to his second feature film, the hit '80s romantic comedy ``The Sure Thing. Like him, her research began with her own past. ``I'm from that era so I started with my own family photographs, then delved into the magazines and Sears catalogues of the time, says Wood, pointing out that the ``Flipped template is unlike what most people assume when they think of 1960s fashion. ``We're so used to focusing on the hippie look and Carnaby Street minis, but that came later. The early '60s were more an extension of the 1950s styles. Waists were higher, there was a lot of plaid and checks, Peter Pan collars, rolled sleeves, full skirts and shirtwaist dresses. Girls didn't wear pants as much, and jeans were only for play. Wood relied on a variety of sources for her period wardrobe, including caches of clothes salvaged from around the country that are decades old but have never been used. This worked particularly well for the Loskis, who would have worn new clothes. For the Bakers, and Juli, in particular, the designer used more vintage pieces that would look well-worn. Wood's selections also helped to progress Bryce and Juli through the years depicted on screen. ``Between the sixth and eighth grade they would have grown, so I had a three-year span of clothes to help make them appear younger or older. If we put Madeline in a baby-doll dress she looked younger, but in a skirt and sweater she appeared more sophisticated. Either way, the wardrobe wasn't the most popular element of the period as far as most of the young cast was concerned, a sentiment best expressed by Callan McAuliffe. ``They wore funny-looking clothes that were really uncomfortable, he candidly remarks. ``The cars were great, though-the cars and, in particular, the vintage fire truck. In fact, everything looked really cool ...except the clothes. Car and clothing design have taken some wide swings since the early 1960s. Styles and tastes have evolved. ``Still, it's good to know that some things will always be true and universal, and that's one of the themes of 'Flipped,' says Greisman. ``That's certainly what resonated with me, Reiner acknowledges. ``This is one of those stories that was written for kids, and I think will speak to kids, but it crosses over for adults. It's said that no one ever forgets their first crush, their first love, and I believe that's true. We've all had those feelings, whether it was 20 or 30 years ago or more, or just last summer. And this is a story that will stir those feelings and, hopefully, make people laugh a little as they look back and remember it. ABOUT THE CAST MADELINE CARROLL (Juli Baker) has spent more than half her life in front of a camera. She has appeared in films, television and national commercials. Recently, Carroll co-starred in the film ``The Spy Next Door, opposite Jackie Chan. Her other recent film credits include ``Astro Boy, ``Swing Vote, ``Resident Evil: Extinction, ``The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause, and ``When A Stranger Calls. She has appeared on the small screen in the ABC hit series ``Lost and ``Grey's Anatomy, as well as in ``Night Stalker, ``Wanted, ``Cold Case and ``All of Us. CALLAN McAULIFFE (Bryce Loski), a fresh face from Sydney, Australia, makes his American feature film debut as the young romantic lead in ``Flipped. He will follow ``Flipped with D.J. Caruso's ``I Am Number Four, produced by Steven Spielberg and Michael Bay, a film adaptation of the upcoming sci-fi novel written by James Frey. In 2009, he played the lead in the short film ``Franswa Sharl, which opened the Sydney Film Festival and won Best Short Film at the Berlin Film Festival. On television, McAuliffe will next be seen as Young Quick in the 2011 Australian mini-series ``Cloudstreet, based on Tim Winton's multi award-winning book of the same name. His other credits include guest appearances on the Logi Award-winning Australian series ``Packed to the Rafters, ``Comedy Inc and ``Blue Water High. McAuliffe discovered his talent for acting early on. At age 12, he became the Head Chorister of the Scots College in Sydney and played the title role in their production of ``Oliver. He was invited to perform at the Australian Conservatorium of Music, and was featured in the Sydney Olympics, singing ``Ready to Fly, with Australian music artist Amy Pearson. REBECCA DE MORNAY (Patsy Loski) made her unforgettable screen debut as a seductive call-girl to an impressionable Tom Cruise in ``Risky Business, followed by a career punctuated with memorable roles-from the terrifying nanny in Curtis Hanson's ``The Hand That Rocks the Cradle to the faded actress who meets a grim end in ``Identity, opposite John Cusack; to the more recent hysterical cameo as a venomous divorce-embattled woman in David Dobkin's ``The Wedding Crashers, with Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn. Her role in ``The Hand That Rocks the Cradle earned a Saturn Award nomination as well as MTV Award nominations for Best Female Performance and Best Villain, and she took home the Moon Man statuette for Best Villain. De Mornay can next be seen in Darren Bousman's horror thriller ``Mother's Day, produced by Brett Ratner, in which she stars as the psychotic mother of a criminal family. Some of her more than 20 other diverse films include ``Testament, with Jane Alexander; ``Runaway Train, opposite Jon Voight; ``The Trip to Bountiful, with Geraldine Page; Ron Howard's ``Backdraft; ``The Three Musketeers, starring Kiefer Sutherland and Charlie Sheen; ``Thick as Thieves, with Alec Baldwin, which premiered at the 1998 Sundance Film Festival; ``Raise Your Voice, opposite Hillary Duff; and ``The Lords of Dogtown, starring Heath Ledger and Emile Hirsch. On television, De Mornay most recently starred as the surfer matriarch Cissy in David Milch's HBO series ``John from Cincinnati. Her additional television credits include ``Getting Out, based on Marsha Norman's Pulitzer Prize-winning play; the mini-series ``An Inconvenient Woman and Stephen King's ``The Shining; Hallmark Hall of Fame's ``Night Ride Home; and ``The Con, with William H. Macy. Among her network series appearances are NBC's ``Boomtown and multi-episode story arcs for ``E.R. and ``The Practice. De Mornay made her directing debut with ``The Conversion, a segment of Showtime's anthology series ``The Outer Limits. On stage, De Mornay starred in Garson Kanin's classic comedy ``Born Yesterday, at the Pasadena Playhouse, in Peter Weiss' ``Marat/Sade, at the Williamstown Festival and in Patrick Marber's ``Closer, at the Mark Taper Forum. De Mornay was born in northern California and raised almost entirely in Europe, graduating summa cum-laude from high school in the Austrian Alps, and is fluent in German and French. She has two daughters, Sophia, 12, and Veronica, nine. ANTHONY EDWARDS (Steven Loski) is probably best known as Dr. Mark G
