The Thing About My Folks

Raymond De Felitta

Paul Reiser

[Cast Group]
Actor: Peter Falk | Character: Sam Kleinman
Actor: Paul Reiser | Character: Ben Kleinman
Actor: Olympia Dukakis | Character: Muriel Kleinman
Actor: Elizabeth Perkins | Character: Rachel Kleinman
Actor: Mackenzie Connolly | Character: Lilly Kleinman
Actor: Lydia Jordan | Character: Mia Kleinman
Actor: Ann Dowd | Character: Linda
Actor: Claire Beckman | Character: Hillary
Actor: Mimi Lieber | Character: Bonnie
Actor: Bernie McInerney | Character: Mr. Harrison
Actor: Catherine Taormina | Character: Young Muriel Kleinman
Actor: Rachel Robinson | Character: Voice of Young Muriel
Actor: Rich Duva | Character: Young Sam Kleinman
Actor: Marshall Efron | Character: Tow Truck Driver
Actor: Dennis Sheehan | Character: Tackle Shop Owner
Actor: Timothy Hsu | Character: Drugstore Cashier
Actor: Michael Duvert | Character: Ramone Asquincella
Actor: Alison Fraser | Character: Cutie's Mom
Actor: Adam Mucci | Character: Pool Hall Bully
Actor: Craig Pattison | Character: Bully's Friend
Actor: Tonye Patano | Character: Nurse
Actor: Kevin Cahoon | Character: Perky Waiter
Actor: Lauren Bittner | Character: Baseball Cutie
Actor: Marti Cooney | Character: Woman in Restaurant
Actor: Jenna Gilliland | Character: Extra
Actor: Samantha Musumeci | Character: Young Bonnie in flashback scene
Actor: Jerry Seinfeld | Character: Actor
Actor: Cassandra Lee Walker | Character: Baseball Cutie #2
Actor: Tom Brokaw | Character: Self
Actor: Joy Decker | Character: Baseball fan

[Directors Group]
Name: Raymond De Felitta | Role: Director

[Writers Group]
Name: Paul Reiser | Role: Writer

[Producers Group]
Name: Steve Gaub | Role: Producer
Name: Robert F. Newmyer | Role: Producer
Name: Paul Reiser | Role: Producer
Name: Jeffrey Silver | Role: Producer
Name: Jamie H. Zelermyer | Role: Producer

[Music Group]
Name: Steven Argila | Role: Composer

[Cinematography Group]
Name: Dan Gillham | Role: Cinematographer

[Editing Group]
Name: Sheila Amos | Role: Editor
Name: David Leonard | Role: Editor

[Casting Group]
Name: Sheila Jaffe | Role: Casting Director
Name: Georgianne Walken | Role: Casting Director

[Production Design Group]
Name: Timothy Whidbee | Role: Production Designer

[Art Direction Group]
Name: Carlos Osorio | Role: Art Director

[Set Decoration Group]
Name: Elizabeth Meyerson | Role: Set Decorator

[Costume Design Group]
Name: Kathryn Nixon | Role: Costume Designer

[Makeup Department]
Name: Andrea C. Brotherton | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dallas Hartnett | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Jill Karol | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Charles McKenna | Role: Makeup Department
Name: Dionne Pitsikoulis | Role: Makeup Department

[Production Management]
Name: David Bausch | Role: Production Manager

[Assistant Directors]
Name: Maya Choldin | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Solita Hanna | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Steven Holtzman | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director
Name: Kurt Lustgarten | Role: Second Unit or Assistant Director

[Art Department]
Name: Edwige Geminel | Role: Art Department
Name: Matthew Hysell | Role: Art Department
Name: Carlos Osorio | Role: Art Department

[Sound Department]
Name: Ilya Akiyoshi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Eddie Delena | Role: Sound Department
Name: Stuart Deutsch | Role: Sound Department
Name: Patrick Giraudi | Role: Sound Department
Name: Frederick Howard | Role: Sound Department
Name: Darrin Mann | Role: Sound Department
Name: Kelly Neese | Role: Sound Department
Name: Rod O'Brien | Role: Sound Department
Name: Daniele Quadroli | Role: Sound Department
Name: Reuben Simon | Role: Sound Department
Name: Jussi Tegelman | Role: Sound Department

[Visual Effects]
Name: Frank Foster | Role: Visual Effects
Name: David Hare | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Andrew Somers | Role: Visual Effects
Name: Michael Tigar | Role: Visual Effects

[Stunts]
Name: Peter Epstein | Role: Stunts
Name: Roy Farfel | Role: Stunts
Name: Daniel Maldonado | Role: Stunts
Name: Manny Siverio | Role: Stunts

[Camera and Electrical Department]
Name: Salvador Bolivar | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Luis Colon | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Caswell Cooke | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Joseph Czerw | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: James P. Dolan | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Osa Elmfors | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Tim Guinness | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Peter Hawkins | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Charles Libin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Jose Lorente | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Matt Marlin | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Iris Ng | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Ken Ortiz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Larry Riley | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Hasan Schahbaz | Role: Camera and Electrical Department
Name: Marilou Vetter | Role: Camera and Electrical Department

[Casting Department]
Name: Melissa Braun | Role: Casting Department

[Costume and Wardrobe Department]
Name: Erin Aldridge Orr | Role: Costume Department

[Editorial Department]
Name: Andrew Somers | Role: Editorial Department
Name: John W. Wayland | Role: Editorial Department

[Location Management]
Name: Michele Baker | Role: Location Management
Name: Malaika Johnson | Role: Location Management
Name: Ralph Pellegrini | Role: Location Management
Name: Reinaldo C. Vilarino | Role: Location Management

[Music Department]
Name: Mary Arden Collins | Role: Music Department
Name: John Houlihan | Role: Music Department
Name: Season Kent | Role: Music Department
Name: Stephen Krause | Role: Music Department
Name: Bart Samolis | Role: Music Department

[Production Department]
Name: Carolyn Bennett | Role: Production Department
Name: Lisa Goldman | Role: Production Department
Name: Jennifer Halpern | Role: Production Department
Name: Nora Killoran | Role: Production Department
Name: Brian C. Mackey | Role: Production Department
Name: Matt Tulve | Role: Production Department
Name: Christian Vendetti | Role: Production Department

[Script and Continuity Department]
Name: Barry L. Caldwell | Role: Script and Continuity Department
Name: Veronica Lupu | Role: Script and Continuity Department

[Transportation Department]
Name: David Conelli | Role: Transportation Department
Name: Gabe Turiello | Role: Transportation Department

[Additional Crew]
Name: Stacey Bunch | Role: Additional Crew
Name: George Chavez | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mark Andrew Clark | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Gerald Fernando | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jesse Fox Chaney | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Russell Gibson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael Glassman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Pernilla Ekstrom Greenwood | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Michael James | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Cliff Lane | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Marc Lieberman | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Alex Quarles | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Romy Schneider | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Jeffrey Thompson | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Mickey Cottrell | Role: Additional Crew
Name: Daniel Villagomez | Role: Additional Crew

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United States: April 22, 2005 (USA Film Festival)
United States: June 2, 2005 (Seattle International Film Festival)
United States: September 16, 2005 (limited)
United States: September 23, 2005
France: March 17, 2006 (Paris Festival du Cinéma Indépendant Américain)
Italy: March 31, 2006 (Milan International Film Festival)
China: June 17, 2006 (Shanghai International Film Festival)
Germany: July 21, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Greece: November 20, 2006 (DVD premiere)
Kuwait: December 20, 2006
Hungary: February 21, 2007 (DVD premiere)
Australia: March 13, 2007 (TV premiere)
Sweden: January 30, 2008 (DVD premiere)
Finland: February 1, 2008 (DVD premiere)

Winner | 2005 | National Board of Review, USA | Special Recognition | The Thing About My Folks | For excellence in filmmaking.
Winner | 2006 | Milano International Film Festival Awards (MIFF Awards) | Best Actor | Peter Falk, The Thing About My Folks | Tied with 'Josh Hartnett' for Lucky Number Slevin (2006).
Winner | 2005 | Nashville Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Best Feature | Raymond De Felitta, The Thing About My Folks | Tied with Loggerheads (2005), Hustle & Flow (2005) and The Aryan Couple (2004).
Nominee | 2005 | Palm Springs International Film Festival | Audience Award | Best Narrative Feature | Raymond De Felitta, The Thing About My Folks | Runner-Up
Winner | 2005 | Santa Barbara International Film Festival | Audience Choice Award | Best Feature | Raymond De Felitta, The Thing About My Folks
Nominee | 2006 | AARP Movies for Grownups Awards | Movies for Grownups Award | Best Grownup Love Story | Olympia Dukakis, Peter Falk, The Thing About My Folks
Nominee | 2006 | Shanghai International Film Festival | Golden Goblet | Best Film | Raymond De Felitta, The Thing About My Folks

Romania: USD 6934
Domestic: USD 816403
Period: Oct 28 – 30, 2005 | Rank: 107 | Weeks in release: 7 | Theaters: 8 | Gross to date: USD 814682 | Interval gross: USD 2116 | Per theater average: USD 264
Period: Oct 21 – 23, 2005 | Rank: 94 | Weeks in release: 6 | Theaters: 10 | Gross to date: USD 810804 | Interval gross: USD 5395 | Per theater average: USD 539
Period: Oct 14 – 16, 2005 | Rank: 77 | Weeks in release: 5 | Theaters: 16 | Gross to date: USD 801667 | Interval gross: USD 11063 | Per theater average: USD 691
Period: Oct 7 – 9, 2005 | Rank: 58 | Weeks in release: 4 | Theaters: 32 | Gross to date: USD 779604 | Interval gross: USD 30957 | Per theater average: USD 967
Period: Sep 30 – Oct 2, 2005 | Rank: 41 | Weeks in release: 3 | Theaters: 113 | Gross to date: USD 710031 | Interval gross: USD 109348 | Per theater average: USD 967
Period: Sep 23 – 25, 2005 | Rank: 28 | Weeks in release: 2 | Theaters: 145 | Gross to date: USD 530420 | Interval gross: USD 233053 | Per theater average: USD 1607
Period: Sep 16 – 18, 2005 | Rank: 32 | Weeks in release: 1 | Theaters: 93 | Gross to date: USD 235341 | Interval gross: USD 235341 | Per theater average: USD 2530