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It seems that Bob Jones has everything a man could want, namely a fulfilling job and a beautiful, pregnant wife, Gail. But Bob's life is turned upside-down when he is diagnosed with cancer and given four months to live -- not even enough time to see his first child's birth. To cleanse himself of demons in his remaining days, Bob makes a video diary, hoping to pass along some wisdom to his future child. Along the way, he discovers a lot about himself.
Language
Budget$17,500,000
Revenue $27,484,464
English
Budget$17,500,000
Revenue $27,484,464
Keywords
baby
cancer
death
expectant mother
reconciliation
Casts

Michael Keaton
Bob Jones

Nicole Kidman
Gail Jones

Bradley Whitford
Paul Ivanovich

Queen Latifah
Theresa

Michael Constantine
Bill Ivanovich

Rebecca Schull
Rose Ivanovich

Mark Lowenthal
Dr. Mills

Lee Garlington
Carol Sandman
Toni Sawyer
Doris

Haing S. Ngor
Mr. Ho

Romy Rosemont
Anya Stasiuk
Danny Rimmer
Young Bobbie

Richard Schiff
Young Bill Ivanovich

Ruth de Sosa
Young Rose Ivanovich
Stephen Taylor Knott
Young Paul Ivanovich
Andrew Camuccio
Baby Brian
Brian Camuccio
Baby Brian
Colby Garabedian
Little Boy Brian
Mary Ann Thebus
Miss Morgenstern

Brenda Strong
Laura
Rudi Davis
George

Mark Holton
Sam
Lissa Walters
Deborah

Bruce Jarchow
Walter

Jane Morris
Dorothy

Kenneth Tigar
Dr. Califano

Ray Reinhardt
Dr. Altman
Frank DiElsi
Arnold Sherman

Billy L. Sullivan
Rollercoaster Boy
Michael Gallagher
Rollercoaster Friend
Nora Taylor
Little Girl

Dianne B. Shaw
Detroit Mother
Sondra Rubin
Aunt Sophia

Sylvia Kauders
Aunt Tekla
Sharon Conley
Lida Stasiuk
James R. Sweeney
Nestor Stasiuk

Vasek Simek
Uncle Henry
Magda Harout
Aunt Sonia
Mark Zingale
Delivery Man
Jonathan Fish
Delivery Man

Jennifer Flackett
Childbirth Teacher
Gary A. Rubin
Man at Wedding

Susan Breslau
Guest at Wedding
Wendy Sax
Guest at Wedding

Charlotte Zucker
Guest at Wedding
Blanche Rubin
Guest at Wedding
Ari Rubin
Guest at Wedding
John Steciw
Band Leader
Walter Klimchuk
Priest

Peggy Roeder
Cousin
Treva Tegtmeier
Cousin

Oksana Fedunyszyn
Cousin

Lynn Baber
Cousin
Chipper Lowell
Circus Performer
Michaela Morgan
Nurse

Darryl Phinnessee
Circus Performer / Wedding Guest

Marc Antonio Pritchett
Wedding Guest
Crews

Bruce Joel Rubin
Director
Anne D. McCulley
Set Decoration
Judy L. Ruskin
Costume Design
Hunt Lowry
Producer

Jerry Zucker
Producer

Bruce Joel Rubin
Producer
Gil Netter
Executive Producer
Kathryn J. McDermott
Associate Producer
Richard Chew
Editor

Neil Spisak
Production Design
Larry Fulton
Art Direction
Troy Sizemore
Art Direction

Bruce Joel Rubin
Writer
Peter James
Director of Photography
Hunt Lowry
Unit Production Manager
William M. Elvin
First Assistant Director
Alan Edmisten
Second Assistant Director
William M. Elvin
Associate Producer
Wilma Garscadden-Gahret
Script Supervisor
Michael Ferris
Camera Operator
Josh Bleibtreu
First Assistant Camera
Daniel E. Teaze
Second Assistant Camera
Gregory Lundsgaard
Steadicam Operator
Richard Scarpone
Video Assist Operator
John Sutton
Sound Mixer
Bill J. DiDonna
Boom Operator
Kimberly Guenther Durkin
Costume Supervisor
Bob Mills
Makeup Artist
David Forrest
Makeup Artist
Joseph Coscia
Hairstylist
Barbara Lorenz
Hairstylist

Matthew W. Mungle
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Peter Clarson
Chief Lighting Technician
Patrick Murray
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Bobby Huber
Key Grip
Frank A. Montesanto
Second Company Grip
Dwight Joseph Lavers
Dolly Grip
Larz Anderson
Special Effects
Lisa Lynn Kearsley
Production Coordinator
Margaret Mitchell
Production Accountant
John Panzarella
Location Manager
Philip Steuer
Property Master
Mike Cunningham
Assistant Property Master
Otie Brown
Second Second Assistant Director
Gina B. Cranham
Set Designer
Steven R. Molen
Transportation Captain

Richard King
Supervising Sound Editor
John Benson
Sound Editor
Sukey Fontelieu
Sound Editor
Cliff Kohlweck
Music Editor
Chris Carpenter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Bill W. Benton
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Cliff Latimer
ADR Supervisor
Kenneth L. Westcott
Leadman
Jeff Winn
Craft Service
Len Morganti
Storyboard Artist

Carla Meyer
Dialect Coach
Anne S. Reilly
Unit Publicist
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Donah Bassett
Negative Cutter
John Nelson
Visual Effects Supervisor
George Merkert
Visual Effects Producer
Neil Eskuri
Lead Animator
Ladd McPartland
Visual Effects Editor

John Barry
Original Music Composer
Backdrops & Posters



