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Synopsis
Sam Rockwell and Vera Farmiga star in director George Ratliff's uncomfortable psychological thriller Joshua, as Brad and Abby Cairn, an affluent young stockbroker and his wife, raising children in New York City. Their firstborn, the nine-year-old Joshua (Jacob Kogan) is a frighteningly intelligent child - to such a degree that he thinks and acts decades ahead of his age. Nearly always clad in formal wear and demonstrating limitless brilliance as a pianist - with a marked predilection for "dissonant" classical pieces - Joshua gravitates toward his gay aesthete uncle (Dallas Roberts) as a close friend, but distances himself from his immediate kith - particularly when Abby brings a newborn baby sister home from the hospital and unwisely alienates the young tyke. As the days pass, one at a time, the mood at the house regresses from healthy and happy to strange, unsettled and disorienting; meanwhile, bizarre events transpire. As the baby's whines drive an already strained Abby to the point of a nervous breakdown, Joshua devolves from eccentric to downright sociopathic behavior, discarding all of his toys, disemboweling a stuffed animal, and killing off pets. One at a time, family members also begin to suffer tragic fates - but are they Joshua's fevered and psychotic doings or merely the result of happenstance? ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide

Cast

Nancy Giles Betsy Polsheck
Daniel Jenkins Minister
Linda Larkin Ms. Danforth
Jodie Markell Ruth Solomon
Haviland Morris Monique Abernathy
Sam Rockwell Brad Cairn
Celia Weston Hazel Cairn
Michael McKean Chester Jenkins
Michael McKean Chester Jerkins
Rufus Collins Henry Abernathy
Alex Draper Stewart Slocum
Vera Farmiga Abby Cairn
Vera Farmiga Abby Carin
Tom Bloom Joe Cairn
Dallas Roberts Ned Davidoff
Ezra Barnes Fred Solomon
Stephanie Roth Haberle Pediatrician
Erik M. Solky Park Patron
Jacob Kogan Joshua Cairn
Antonia Stout Museum Staffer
Randy Ryan Soccer Dad
Evan Seligman Soccer Teammate
Patrick Henney Singing Boy
Gurdeep Singh Cabbie
Nicholas Guidry Bike Messenger
Darrill Rosen Homeless Man
Shianne Kolb Cairn, Lily
Lacey Vill

Production Crew

John Jack Curtin Additional Hair Stylist
Birds & Animals UK Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Susan Humphrey Animal Trainer/Wrangler
Adriano Valle Art Department Assistant
Charity A. Thomas Art Department Coordinator
Jason Miller Art Department Coordinator
Katya DeBear Art Director
Jacci Fredenburg Assistant Costumer Designer
Matt Giordano Assistant Editor
Marisa Vrooman Assistant Location Manager
Nathaniel Braeuer Assistant Location Manager
Joseph Farulla Assistant Makeup
Jeremy Crane Assistant Production Coordinator
Bentley Wood Assistant Properties
Thomas Fatone Associate Producer
Josh Taylor Best Boy Electric
Luis Colon Best Boy Grip
Julie Stalker-Wilde Boom Operator
Randy Schwartz Camera Loader
Yueni Zander Camera Loader
Ludovic Littee Camera Operator
Manuel Billeter Camera Operator
Andrew Rossig Carpenter
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto Casting
Lois Drabkin Casting Associate
Benoit Debie Cinematographer
George Paaswell Co-producer
Kenny Becker Color Timing
Nico Muhly Composer (Music Score)
Nico Muhly Conductor
Richard Tenewitz Construction Coordinator
Cory Azriliant Consultant/advisor
Astrid Brucker Costume Designer
Angelo Pina Craft Service/Catering
Danielle Wilson Craft Service/Catering
EAT Catering Craft Service/Catering
Gourmet to U Craft Service/Catering
Patrick Barile Craft Service/Catering
Colleen Callaghan Department Head Hair
Dave Ellinwood Dialogue Editor
George Ratliff Director
Jon Vendetti Dolly Grip
Biyami Sak Driver
Gabe Turiello Driver
Mark Dolce Driver
Robert T. Donovan Driver
Jacob Craycroft Editor
George Selden Electrician
Jeff Niggemeyer Electrician
Sean Taylor Electrician
Daniel O'Meara Executive Producer
Daniel O'Meara Executive Producer
George Paaswell Executive Producer
Temple Fennell Executive Producer
Lee Genick Extra Casting
Syliva Fay Casting Extra Casting
Amyjoy Clark First Assistant Accountant
Ludovic Littee First Assistant Camera
Thomas Fatone First Assistant Director
Les Bloom Foley Artist
Craig Spencer Foley Editor
Shawn Greene Gaffer
Mark Beattie Generator Operator
Aida B. Artieda Grip
Girolamo Tuzzolino Grip
Vance Tucker Grip
Caswell Cooke Key Grip
Nick Mongelli, Jr. Key Grip
Sharon Ilson Key Make-up
Stephen Finkin Leadman
Ryan Smith Location Manager
Dan Bora Music Producer
Stan Sztaba Negative Cutter
World Cinevision Negative Cutter
Niya Allen Post Production Assistant
Stephanie Wu Post Production Assistant
Mia Lee Post Production Supervisor
Johnathan Dorfman Producer
Jeff Longo Producer's Assistant
Melissa Adeyemo Producer's Assistant
Noreen Ward Production Accountant
William Gilfillan Production Accountant
Betty Chin Production Coordinator
Roshelle Berliner Production Designer
Yolan Fisher Properties Master
Tom Efinger Re-Recording Mixer
Dan Bora Recording
Christopher Kay Scenic Artist
John Bjerklie Scenic Artist
Mary Beth Kuhn Scenic Artist
David Gilbert Screenwriter
George Ratliff Screenwriter
Sharon Watt Script Supervisor
Brett Walters Second Assistant Camera
Patrick Gibbons Second Assistant Director
Kimberly Anne Thompson Second Second Assistant Director
Amanda Carroll Set Decorator
Michael Dickman Set Dresser
Michael Oberholtzer Set Dresser
Anne Marie Dentici Set Production Assistant
Brian Wray Set Production Assistant
Ilana Rotenberg Set Production Assistant
Matt Maisto Set Production Assistant
Abigail Savage Sound/Sound Designer
Ken Ishii Sound/Sound Designer
Jo Jo Whilden Still Photographer
Vincent Spencer Storyboard Artist
Manny Siverio Stunts Coordinator
Jennifer Basnyat Title Design
Mike Fennimore Transportation Captain
Bergen Swanson Unit Production Manager
Dennis Green Video Playback
Navesync Incorporated Video Playback
Year: 2007
Runtime: 105
Country: USA
MPAA Rating: R
for language and some disturbing behavior by a child
Category: Feature

Genre
Drama
Thriller

Color type
Deluxe
Kodak
Technicolor

Sound
Dolby Digital

Produced by
ATO Pictures
Twentieth Century Fox

Release
July 06, 2007 (USA - Limited)
by ATO Pictures
Fox Searchlight