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An American Pickle
Synopsis
Adapted by Simon Rich from his 2013 New Yorker novella Sell Out, An American Pickle stars Seth Rogen as Herschel Greenbaum, a struggling laborer who immigrates to America in 1919 with dreams of building a better life for his beloved family. One day, while working at his factory job, he falls into a vat of pickles and is brined for 100 years. The brine preserves him perfectly and when he emerges in present day Brooklyn, he finds that he hasn't aged a day. But when he seeks out his family, he is troubled to learn that his only surviving relative is his great-grandson Ben Greenbaum (also played by Rogen), a mild-mannered computer coder whom Herschel can't even begin to understand.
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  • Director:
    Brandon Trost,
  • Writer:
    Simon Rich,
  • Producer:
    James Weaver, Evan Goldberg, Seth Rogen,
  • Cinematographer:
    John Guleserian,
  • Editor:
    Lisa Zeno Churgin,
  • Executive Producer:
    Alex McAtee, Ted Gidlow, Simon Rich,
  • Cast:
    Maya Erskine, Jorma Taccone, Sarah Snook, Molly Evensen, Seth Rogen, Seth Rogan, Eliot Glazer, Kalen Allen, Sean Whalen,
  • Assistant Editor:
    Chris Dold, Jesse Millward,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Mark Anthony Little,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    Frederic Roth,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    Jonathan Medeiros,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Michael Babcock, Branden Spencer,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Scott Peterson,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Jason Oliver, Mike Greenberg, Aaron Hasson, James A. Moore, Mike Greenberg,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Joel Cash,
  • Assistant Production Coordinator:
    Lisa Smith-Reed,
  • Boom Operator:
    Chad Djubek,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Buster Pile,
  • Construction Foreman:
    Mike Matesic, Chip Eccles,
  • Location Manager:
    Shawn Boyachek,
  • Production Coordinator:
    Joni Smith,
  • Production Sound Mixer:
    Geoff Maxwell,
  • Property Master:
    Matthew Cavaliero,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Jeff Sawyer, Laurent Kossayan, Dan Kenyon, Jeremy Peirson,
  • Costumer:
    James Eidel, Gina La Monica, Sierra Mendoza, Tori Musial,
  • Lighting Technician:
    Sean Murray, Donald Klinefelter, Tom Klabnik, Eliott Acevedo, Sean Murray, Allan Barch, Jacob Hoyson,
  • Short Story:
    Simon Rich,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Doug Fairall,
  • Second Assistant Accountant:
    Grayson Maxwell, Betsy Butterworth, Nathan Matt,
  • Conductor:
    Marshall Bowen,
  • Assistant Chief Lighting Technician:
    Matt Feiler,
  • Foley Artist:
    Sarah Monat, Robin Harlan,
  • Casting:
    Francine Maisler,
  • Key Rigging Grip:
    David A. Dwyer,
  • Second Assistant 'A' Camera:
    Jason Cianella,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Michael Hertlein, Shane Hayes,
  • Stunts:
    Heather Bonomo, Brian Brown, Matthew Rugetti, Cliff McLaughlin, Hunter Baxley, Paul Nandzik, Donald Mills, Alex Benevent, Justin A. Williams, Ryan Brown, Shawn Howell, Jason Silvis, Ryan Brown, Sergei Dmitriev, Krisztian Kery, Dennis Keiffer, Matt Leonard, Brian Duffy, Simon Potter, Chad Knorr,
  • Music Supervisor:
    Gabe Hilfer,
  • Digital Intermediate Producer:
    Patrick M. Allen, Vanessa Galvez,
  • ADR Voice Casting:
    Wendy Hoffmann, Ranjani Brow, Ashley Lambert,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Gregory L. Edwards, Jason Kirker,
  • Visual Effects Producer:
    Vikki Chapman, Vincent Robert Rosas,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Adam Rowland, Jason Evans, Derek Ledbetter, Gregory Oehler,
  • Production Secretary:
    Gabrielle Gonnella,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Adam Levin, Tran Hong-Thai,
  • Costume Design:
    Brenda Abbandandolo,
  • First Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Deb Peterson,
  • Digital Colorist:
    Andrea Chlebak,
  • Key Grip:
    Keith Seymour,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Michael Babcock, Jeremy Peirson,
  • Still Photographer:
    Hopper Stone,
  • Digital Compositor:
    Esme Coleman,
  • Production Design:
    William Arnold,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Terra Stuart,
  • Digital Imaging Technician:
    Chase A. Abrams,
  • Unit Publicist:
    Sheryl Main,
  • Graphic Designer:
    Raquel Bouvy, Brad Towell,
  • Dialect Coach:
    Jessica Drake, Jessica Drake,
  • Visual Effects Coordinator:
    Elijah Watson,
  • Standby Painter:
    Jolene Dames,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Nami Melumad,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Ted Gidlow,
  • Best Boy Grip:
    Nick Zinobile,
  • Leadman:
    Justin Pelissero,
  • Casting Associate:
    Elizabeth Berra,
  • Art Direction:
    Gary Kosko,
  • B Camera Operator:
    Brian Outland,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    Nancy Kirhoffer,
  • Music Editor:
    Paul Apelgren,
  • Chief Lighting Technician:
    Robert Sciretta,
  • Foley Mixer:
    Nerses Gezalyan,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    John Youngblood, Jesse Ross,
  • Production Accountant:
    Tanoa Parks,
  • Scoring Mixer:
    Dennis S. Sands,
  • A Camera Operator:
    Michael Fuchs,
  • Extras Casting:
    Katie Shenot,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Lisa Layman,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Michael Costello,
  • Set Designer:
    C. Scott Baker, Adele Plauche,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Candace Orlandi,
  • Storyboard Artist:
    Robin Richesson,
  • Transportation Captain:
    Richard A. Koenig,
  • Transportation Coordinator:
    Marc Scott,
  • Set Decoration:
    Karuna Karmarkar,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Austin Lapierre,
  • Key Costumer:
    Tasha Goldthwait,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Eve Negley,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    John Koyama, Matt Leonard,
  • Grip:
    Jonathan Curotola, Taylor Flick, Dan Flick, Brian Powers, Doug Cronin, John E. Tremba,
  • Set Medic:
    Amanda Bauder,
  • Local Casting:
    Lynn Kressel, Donna M. Belajac,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    Dean Tyrrell,
  • Screenplay:
    Simon Rich,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    Russell Tyrrell,
  • Casting Assistant:
    Molly Rose,
  • Assistant Location Manager:
    James A. Mahathey, Jason Calabro, Larry Geyer,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Vanessa Price,
  • First Assistant 'A' Camera:
    John Ruiz,
  • Orchestrator:
    Jeff Kryka,
  • First Assistant Accountant:
    Sheruldon P. Herron,
  • Second Assistant 'B' Camera:
    Brian Bresnehan,
  • Assistant Art Director:
    Ella Thompson,
  • Travel Coordinator:
    Allison A. Millican,

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