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Punch-Drunk Love
Synopsis
A dark comedy centering around Barry Egan, the socially impaired owner of a small business-distributing novelty toilet plungers-in the San Fernando Valley. Dominated by seven sisters, and constantly negotiating his own manhood, he is unlikely to find romance unless romance finds him. In an attempt to resolve his loneliness, while having a vulnerable moment, Barry contacts a phone sex operator who, in turn threatens him with blackmail. Connected to a larger business network, the operator sends some thugs on a mission from Utah to California, to follow, scare, and extort Barry. Barry becomes desperate, until a new door opens in his life. Therefore, when one of his sisters fixes him up with a lovely young English woman, Lena--who has rather quirky qualities herself--his emotions go haywire, fluctuating between lust, self-doubt, and uncontrollable rage. Nonetheless, Barry will embark upon whatever adventure it takes, just to have a shot at true romance.
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  • Director:
    Paul Thomas Anderson,
  • Writer:
    Paul Thomas Anderson,
  • Producer:
    Daniel Lupi, JoAnne Sellar, Paul Thomas Anderson,
  • Cinematographer:
  • Editor:
    Leslie Jones,
  • Cast:
    Mary Lynn Rajskub, Luis Guzmán, Adam Sandler, Emily Watson, Philip Seymour Hoffman,
  • Associate Producer:
    Daniel P. Collins,
  • Assistant Editor:
    Lara Khachooni, Christopher Marino, Marie Gaerlan,
  • First Assistant Director:
    Adam Druxman,
  • Second Assistant Director:
    James Moran,
  • Second Second Assistant Director:
    Sonia Bhalla,
  • Supervising Sound Editor:
    Phil Benson,
  • Sound:
    Lisa K. Fowle,
  • Camera Operator:
    David Crone, Maricella Ramirez,
  • Script Supervisor:
    Valeria Migliassi Collins,
  • ADR Mixer:
    Thomas J. O'Connell,
  • Art Department Coordinator:
    Holiday Landa,
  • Assistant Production Coordinator:
    Maru Hernandez, Demelza Cronin,
  • Boom Operator:
    Robert Jackson, Knox White, Lawrence L. Commans,
  • Colorist:
    Scott Fox,
  • Construction Coordinator:
    Richard McConnell,
  • Construction Foreman:
    Richard Crain,
  • First Assistant Camera:
    William Coss,
  • Location Manager:
    Larry Ring, Stuart R. Sprangler,
  • Production Coordinator:
    Nancy Reid,
  • Production Sound Mixer:
    Ron Judkins, Peter F. Kurland,
  • Property Master:
    Timothy S. Wiles,
  • Set Dresser:
    Thomas 'Noe' Welch, Graham Robertson, Will Grant, Rick Romer, Troy Alan Peters, Chris Grantz, Doug Sieck, Martin Milligan, Keith Sale, Franco Esile,
  • Sound Effects Editor:
    Stephen Kearney, J.R. Grubbs, Aura Gilge,
  • Special Effects Coordinator:
    Lou Carlucci, Jeff Jarvis,
  • Production Assistant:
    Jonathan Loughran, J.D. Donaruma, Aaron Ali Tichenor, Aaron Barrocas, Corey Sklov, Allison Harvey, Julie Shack, Kyle Alexander, Anastasia Basche, Jay Duncan, Laura D. Smith, Makamae Masuda, Jeff Milcheck, Marlon Rhoden, Audie Harrison, Melisa Uchida, Carlo Pratto,
  • Electrician:
    Tony Hibbard, Rick Crum, John Priebe, Keith Hartley, Ian Strang, Jay Galbo, Ashley Kimmet,
  • Production Secretary:
    Joe Biggins,
  • Stunts:
    John Hateley, Hugh Aodh O'Brien, Mario Roberts, Diana R. Lupo, Brian Avery, Rex Reddick, Toby Holguin, Dustin Meier, Michael Adams, Lincoln Simonds, Steve Wooten, Paul M. Lane, Jack Carpenter,
  • Post Production Supervisor:
    Mark Graziano,
  • First Assistant Editor:
    Ladd Lanford, Sandra Montiel,
  • Driver:
    Joe Cosentino, Adam Pinkstaff, Billy Kane, Glenn Coopersmith, Pat Cosentino, Devin B. Donahue, Jody Bingenheimer, Daniel Gordon, David Travis Grieb, Jose A. Jimenez, Richard Jones, Jesse Duarte, Douglas A. Farias, Rick Fese Jr., Hector M. Gonzalez, Harry Marks, Stan Mataele, Carlo Solano, Eric Learnnard, Ronald Linxwiler, Kelly Loo, Marco Lupi, Robert L. Young, Tyler Scott, Michael P. Walsh, Dave Wilson, Robert Wilson, Sheri Cosentino, Tanoai Reed, Chris Waldoch, John Spaccarelli, James 'Obee' Oberman, Esteban Munoz, Dash Hart, Bill Needham, John Pellegrino, Alfie Jensen,
  • Picture Car Coordinator:
    Hardy Ophuls, Marty Osborne,
  • Chief Lighting Technician:
    David Lee, David Lee,
  • Foley Mixer:
    Ben Conrad, Tony Eckert,
  • Standby Painter:
    Mike Reiber, F. Andrew Scott,
  • Grip:
    Daisuke Dice Miyake, Tom Kessenich, James Takahashi, Robert Stillman, Andi Ruane, Neil Fleischbein, David Bodin, Alexander W. Gage, Leonardo Larosa, Shannon Summers,
  • Additional Camera:
    Jeffrey Norvet,
  • Graphic Designer:
    Doreen Austria, Jayson Whitmore,
  • Utility Stunts:
    Mickey Giacomazzi,
  • Screenplay:
    Paul Thomas Anderson,
  • Location Production Assistant:
    Jill Thornsberry, Matt Paull,
  • Security:
    Charles Long,
  • Best Boy Grip:
    Robert A. Preston, Vance Gage, Dave Richardson, Kevin 'Rambo' Fitzgerald,
  • Extras Casting Assistant:
    Juliet Carlson,
  • Storyboard Artist:
    P.K. MacCarthy,
  • Set Medic:
    Dominique Jaramillo, Thomas Krueger, Vern Hoke,
  • Assistant Sound Editor:
    Christopher Barron, Steve Slanec, Stuart McCowan, Coya Elliott, Marcie Romano,
  • Key Grip:
    Frank Montesanto, Ben Beaird,
  • Production Office Assistant:
    Dorion Thomas, Brenna Graziano,
  • Mix Technician:
    Brandon Proctor,
  • Hairstylist:
    Debra Rego, Ann Pala,
  • Assistant Chief Lighting Technician:
    Nathan Hathaway,
  • Painter:
    Thomas G. Olson, Jill Haber, Gerald Gates Jr.,
  • Title Designer:
    John Brian King,
  • Steadicam Operator:
    David Crone, Bob Gorelick,
  • Sound Recordist:
    Gary Ritchie, Sean Landeros, Kirk Denson, Kathleen McCart, Eric Bretter, Jeremy Peirson,
  • Special Effects Makeup Artist:
    Len Burge,
  • Special Effects Technician:
    Andrew Sebok, David Sterner, Marvin Felton,
  • Key Costumer:
    Linda S. Cormany,
  • Dialogue Editor:
    Ewa Sztompke, Jon Null,
  • Set Dressing Buyer:
    Mick Cummings,
  • Payroll Accountant:
    Cecilia Escobar,
  • Foley Recordist:
    Frank 'Pepe' Merel, Frank Rinella,
  • Assistant Property Master:
    Chuck Askerneese,
  • Set Decoration:
    Lori A. Noyes, Jay Hart,
  • Costumer:
    Andrew Slyder, Lizabeth Maggini, Anne Hoss, Jennifer Day Young,
  • Production Supervisor:
    Will Weiske, Eileen Malyszko Lee,
  • Video Assist Operator:
    Alfred Ainsworth,
  • Chef:
    James Flemming, Moumen ElHajji,
  • Sound Designer:
    Christopher Scarabosio,
  • First Assistant Accountant:
    Steven Butensky,
  • Music Editor:
    Michael Jay, Jonathan Karp,
  • Leadman:
    P. Scott Bailey, Max E. Brehme,
  • Extras Casting:
    Suzanne Anaya, Margaret Doversola,
  • Camera Loader:
    Geoffrey Chang, Michelle Morgan, Jeff Griffith,
  • Dolly Grip:
    Andreas Crawford, Jeff Kunkle,
  • Foley Artist:
    John Roesch, Marnie Moore, Dennie Thorpe, Jana Vance,
  • Art Designer:
    Jeremy Blake,
  • Production Accountant:
    Kelly A. Snyder,
  • Foley Editor:
    Andrea Gard, Shannon Mills,
  • Assistant Camera:
    Craig Kohlhoff,
  • Makeup Artist:
    Elizabeth Dahl, Ann Pala,
  • Rigging Gaffer:
    Richard Hartley,
  • Art Direction:
    Sue Chan,
  • Costume Supervisor:
    Eden Clark Coblenz,
  • Accounting Clerk Assistant:
    Luca Borghese,
  • Transportation Coordinator:
    Geno Hart,
  • Assistant Location Manager:
    Jim Triplett, Robert Paulsen, Justin Healy, Gary Bechtel,
  • Costume Design:
    Mark Bridges,
  • Visual Effects Producer:
    Camille Geier,
  • Intern:
    Michael Lemass,
  • Visual Effects Supervisor:
    Tim Alexander,
  • Sound Re-Recording Assistant:
    Brandon Proctor,
  • Still Photographer:
    Bruce Birmelin,
  • Color Timer:
    Lee Wimer, Phil Hetos,
  • Location Assistant:
    Frank Mitchell, Trevor Sifton,
  • Sound Re-Recording Mixer:
    Gary Rydstrom, Michael Semanick,
  • Musician:
    Louise Di Tullio, Mark Berrow,
  • Casting Associate:
    John Barba,
  • Rotoscoping Artist:
    David Sullivan,
  • Orchestrator:
    Thomas Pasatieri,
  • Additional First Assistant Camera:
    Karl Linde,
  • Hair Department Head:
    Kelvin R. Trahan,
  • Additional Production Assistant:
    Dorian Cirillo-Murray,
  • Negative Cutter:
    Mary Beth Smith,
  • Stunt Double:
    Mark De Alessandro,
  • Key Hair Stylist:
    Trish Almeida,
  • Utility Sound:
    Peggy Names, Kate Lumpkin,
  • Second Assistant Accountant:
    Jennifer Asaro,
  • Key Rigging Grip:
    Rick Harris,
  • Transportation Co-Captain:
    Angel DeSanti, Jon 'Sudee' Dahl, John Reed,
  • Rigging Grip:
    Richard Crompton,
  • Second Assistant Camera:
    R. Scott Goodrich,
  • Original Music Composer:
    Jon Brion,
  • Stand In:
    Matt Woodard, Louis Rittenhouse, Kat Jensen, Lena Milan,
  • Executive In Charge Of Production:
    Charles Newirth,
  • Stunt Coordinator:
    Steve Kelso, Allan Graf,
  • Projection:
    Tom Ajar,
  • Best Boy Electric:
    Dean DesJarlais, Dave Tutokey,
  • ADR Recordist:
    Rick Canelli,
  • Sound Mixer:
    Jessica B. Schultz,
  • Production Design:
    William Arnold,
  • Special Effects Supervisor:
    John C. Carlucci,
  • Transportation Captain:
    Kirk Huston,
  • Special Effects:
    Kenneth C. Clark, Ric San Nicholas,
  • Assistant Chef:
    Gary Wigglesworth, Ryan Alan Garvey, Seamus Gibbons, Gregory P. Krueger,
  • Additional Editor:
    Fred Raskin,
  • Assistant Sound Engineer:
    Koji Egawa, John Hendrickson, Steve Mixdorf,
  • Craft Service:
    Donovan Ahuna, Charles E. Scott III,
  • Set Production Assistant:
    Jamie Feldman, Lisa Michele McTigue, Eric Glasser,
  • Scoring Mixer:
    Dennis S. Sands, Simon Rhodes,
  • Set Buyer:
    Sondra Thorpe,
  • Clearances Consultant:
    Jodi Tripi,
  • Art Department Production Assistant:
    Kevin Goldblum,
  • Security Coordinator:
    Andrew Padilla,
  • Lighting Technician:
    Lance Dickinson,
  • Makeup Department Head:
    Tina Roesler Kerwin,
  • Key Makeup Artist:
    Peggy Nichols,
  • Casting:
    Cassandra Kulukundis,
  • Key Set Production Assistant:
    Michael Lee Phillips Jr.,
  • First Assistant Sound Editor:
    Jennifer Barin,
  • Unit Production Manager:
    Daniel Lupi,

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