Sex and the City (2008)

Director:

Michael Patrick King

Writers (WGA):

Michael Patrick King (written by)
Candace Bushnell (book)
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Release Date:

30 May 2008 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

Tagline:

Get Carried Away.

Plot:

A New York writer on sex and love is finally getting married to her Mr. Big. But her three best girlfriends must console her after one of them inadvertently leads Mr. Big to jilt her.

Plot Keywords:

Handbag | Weight Gain | Female Nudity | Mexico | Valentine's Day

Awards:

4 nominations

US Showtimes:

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Cast

Sarah Jessica Parker	...	Carrie Bradshaw
Kim Cattrall	...	Samantha Jones
Kristin Davis	...	Charlotte York
Cynthia Nixon	...	Miranda Hobbes
Chris Noth	...	John James "Mr. Big" Preston
Candice Bergen	...	Enid Frick
Jennifer Hudson	...	Louise
David Eigenberg	...	Steve Brady
Evan Handler	...	Harry Goldenblatt
Jason Lewis	...	Jerry 'Smith' Jerrod
Mario Cantone	...	Anthony Marentino
Lynn Cohen	...	Magda
Willie Garson	...	Stanford Blatch
Joanna Gleason	...	Therapist
Joseph Pupo	...	Brady Hobbes
Alexandra Fong	...	Lily York Goldenblatt
Parker Fong	...	Lily York Goldenblatt
Kerry Bishé	...	Twenty-Something Girl Dreaming
Polina Frantsena	...	Twenty-Something Girl #1
Kate Rockwell	...	Twenty-Something Girl #2
Amy Flanagan	...	Twenty-Something Girl #3
Celina Carvajal	...	Twenty-Something Girl #4
Amanda Setton	...	Slapping Girl
Ching Valdes-Aran	...	Carol - Real Estate Agent
Malcolm Gets	...	Building Agent
Lorna Kelly	...	Auctioneer
Daphne Rubin-Vega	...	Baby Voiced Woman
Patrick DeMarchelier	...	Vogue Fashion Photographer
André Leon Talley	...	Vogue Executive
Plum Sykes	...	Vogue Writer
Lawren Howell	...	Vogue Fashion Editor
Gucci Westman	...	Vogue Makeup Artist
Serge Normant	...	Vogue Hairstylist
Mary Howard	...	Vogue Set Dresser
Dave Bradford	...	Flower Delivery Guy
Gilles Marini	...	Dante
Monica Mayhem	...	Dante's Girl #1
Gilbert Cruz	...	Raoul
Damian Young	...	Karl
Rick Aiello	...	Angry Driver (as Ricky Aiello)
Rogelio T. Ramos	...	Paulo (as Rogelio Ramos)
Rene L. Moreno	...	Felix
Nati Cano's Mariachi Los Camperos	...	Themselves - Mariachi Band
Ricardo Molina	...	Resort Worker
Annaleigh Ashford	...	Spoiled Label Queen
Bridget Everett	...	Drunk Party Girl
Peter Y. Kim	...	Business Guy (as Peter Kim)
Gidget Gormley	...	Baby the Dog (as Gidget The Dog)
Suzanne Cryer	...	Dog Rescue Woman
Josh Henry	...	Will
Henriette Mantel	...	Activist #1
Nancy Shayne	...	Activist #2
Kim Shaw	...	Valentine's Night Waitress
Michelle Minjung Kim	...	Dante's Girl #3
Erica K. Evans	...	Dante's Girl #2
Roxi Devill	...	Dante's Girl #5 (as Roxy De Ville)
Van Hughes	...	Cater Waiter
Sara Gettelfinger	...	Flight Attendant
Bridget Regan	...	Hostess
Dreama Walker	...	Upper East Side Waitress
Ruby E. Crawford	...	Louise's Sister
Henry Strozier	...	Judge
Lisa Kron	...	Junior's Waitress
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Anna-Karin Eskilsson	...	Charlotte's Girlfriend
Julie Halston	...	Bitsy von Muffling
Lin-Manuel Miranda	...	Felix
Tom Stratford	...	Elaine's Friend
Koji Wada	...	Anaka
Sara DeRosa	...	Socialite at Auction (uncredited)
Antwoin Hagood	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Caterina Jadresic	...	Beautiful Girl in Salon (uncredited)
Lana May	...	Party Guest (uncredited)
Stella Stark	...	Russian Bride (uncredited)

Directed by
Michael Patrick King

Writing credits (WGA)
Michael Patrick King		(written by)
Candace Bushnell		(book)
Darren Star		(television series creator)

Produced by
Richard Brener	....	executive producer
Kathryn Ann Busby	....	executive producer
Eric M. Cyphers	....	producer
Jonathan Filley	....	line producer
Michael Patrick King	....	producer
John P. Melfi	....	producer
Sarah Jessica Parker	....	producer
Tiffany Hayzlett Parker	....	associate producer
Melinda Relyea	....	associate producer
Darren Star	....	producer

Original Music by
Aaron Zigman

Cinematography by
John Thomas		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Berenbaum

Casting by
Tiffany Little Canfield
Bernard Telsey

Production Design by
Jeremy Conway

Art Direction by
Ed Check

Set Decoration by
Lydia Marks

Costume Design by
Patricia Field
Molly Rogers		(co-costume designer)
Danny Santiago		(co-costume designer)

Makeup Department
Anita Brabec	....	makeup artist
Marjorie Durand	....	makeup department head
Donna Marie Fischetto	....	hair stylist: Cynthia Nixon
Valerie Gladstone-Hapel	....	hair stylist
Thom Gonzales	....	hair stylist
Persefone Karakosta	....	key makeup artist
Mandy Lyons	....	personal hair stylist: Sarah Jessica Parker
Suzy Mazzarese-Allison	....	hair department head
Kyra Panchenko	....	personal makeup artist: Kim Cattrall
Lorna Reid	....	hair stylist
Anita Roganovic	....	hair stylist
Vincent Schicchi	....	additional makeup
Rondi Scott	....	makeup intern
Nuria Sitja	....	personal makeup artist: Kristin Davis

Production Management
Erik Holmberg	....	executive in charge of production
Dana Robin	....	unit production manager
Jay Vinitsky	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Danny Aiello III	....	second unit director
Guy Efrat	....	additional second second assistant director
Jessica Faires	....	dga trainee
Andrew Fiero	....	key second assistant director
Aaron D. Forste	....	second second assistant director
Alexander James	....	additional second assistant director
Stephen W. Moore	....	second second assistant director: Los Angeles
Michael Pitt	....	first assistant director: second unit
Aurora Warfield	....	additional second second assistant director
Aurora Warfield	....	second assistant director: second unit
Andrew T. Wood	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Shurouq Algusane	....	art department intern
Kyung W. Chang	....	assistant art director
Jerry DeRogatis	....	props
Lauren DeTitta	....	art department coordinator
Lauren Doner	....	scenic artist foreman
Maus Drechsler	....	assistant property master
James C. Feng	....	assistant art director
Ryan Heck	....	assistant art director
Arlo Hoffman	....	greens
Heather Danielle Kane	....	property master
Hila Katz	....	set decoration assistant
Ellen Lampl	....	graphic designer
Elizabeth Linn	....	scenic artist chargeman
Laura Nemesi	....	art department assistant
Elaine O'Donnell	....	assistant set decorator
Gay Perello	....	property master: Los Angeles
Blythe R.D. Quinlan	....	assistant art director
Kevin L. Raper	....	additional graphic artist
Mark Rodriguez	....	leadman: Los Angeles
Keith Sale	....	set dresser
Grant Sawyer	....	assistant property master
Brian J. Simpson	....	art production assistant: Los Angeles
Kelly Solomon	....	set decorating coordinator
Rodney Sterbenz	....	on-set dresser
Jenna Sylvester	....	buyer
Dave Weinman	....	leadman
Rachael Weinzimer	....	assistant property master
Amy Wells	....	set decorator: Los Angeles
Julie Witherington	....	assistant property master: Los Angeles (as Julie Sexsmith)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Ron Bedrosian	....	adr mixer
Odin Benitez	....	co-supervising sound editor
Devendra Damon Cleary	....	utility sound technician: Los Angeles
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Michael Hilkene	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Keller	....	sound re-recording mixer
George Leong	....	boom operator
Daniel McIntosh	....	sound mixer: second unit
Richard Murphy	....	utility sound
Beauxregard Neylon	....	adr mixer
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Schavaria Reeves	....	utility sound
John Ross	....	sound re-recording mixer
Victoria Rose Sampson	....	dialogue editor
William Sarokin	....	sound mixer
Jim Stuebe	....	sound mixer: Los Angeles

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects supervisor
Mark R. Byers	....	special effects coordinator: Los Angeles

Visual Effects by
William L. Arance	....	digital effects artist
Ulysses Argetta	....	digital compositor
Randall Balsmeyer	....	visual effects supervisor
Ella Boliver	....	digital compositor
Brent M. Bowen	....	digital compositor
Leslie Chung	....	rotoscope artist
Patrick Clancey	....	digital opticals
J. John Corbett	....	digital compositor
Harry Eisenstein	....	digital compositor
Ali Kocar	....	digital compositor
Nicholas Onstad	....	roto artist
Mitch Paulson	....	digital colorist assist
Bethany Pederson	....	rotoscope artist
David Piombino	....	digital compositor
Elmar Pohl	....	rotoscope artist
Lesley Robson-Foster	....	visual effects supervisor
Steven J. Scott	....	supervising digital colorist: EFILM
Adrienne Winterhalter	....	visual effects producer

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt coordinator
John Cenatiempo	....	stunt performer
Vince Cupone	....	stunt double
Vince Cupone	....	stunt performer
Chad Guerrero	....	utility stunts
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunts (as Buddy Jo Hooker)
Kimmy Suzuki	....	stunts
Anthony Vincent	....	stunt double: Chris Noth

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Arisohn	....	electrician
Aida Artieda	....	electrician
Paul Ary	....	best boy: Los Angeles crew
Cesar Baptista	....	grip
Mark Beattie	....	additional electrician
Mike Bellantoni	....	grip: Los Angeles
Eric Boncher	....	electrician
Kai Wai Cheng	....	additional grip
Andrew Cheung	....	grip
Joseph R. Collins	....	camera operator: "a" camera (as Joe Collins)
Joseph R. Collins	....	director of photography: second unit (as Joe Collins)
Jonathan A. Davidson	....	grip
Chris Drechsler	....	lighting technician
Tana Dubbe	....	key grip
Matthew W. Flannery	....	key first assistant camera
Max Frankston	....	video assist
John Gatland	....	grip
Charley Gilleran	....	rigging key grip
Christopher B. Green	....	first assistant camera: "b" camera
Nate Havens	....	assistant camera
James Heerdegen	....	dolly grip: "b" camera
Rebecca Heller	....	loader
Stephen Henderson	....	lighting technician
Chris Henry	....	rigging electric
Quenell Jones	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera
Jenny Kane	....	electrician
Patrick Lowry	....	rigging grip
James Madrid	....	additional camera loader
Michael C. Maronna	....	electrician
Charlie Marroquin	....	key grip
Alexander Martin	....	rigging electrician
Michael J. Maurer	....	best boy: second unit
Christian May	....	electrician
Lance Mayer	....	libra head technician
Frank McCormack	....	best boy electric
Paul C. McKenna	....	technician: Technocrane
Doug Meils	....	additional rigging electrician
Jeff Niggemeyer	....	electrician
Dustin Penrod	....	set lighting technician
Linda Phillips	....	electrician
David Presley	....	video assist: Los Angeles
Michele SchianodiCola	....	additional electrician
Amy Silverman	....	camera assistant: Los Angeles
Andrew Sweeney	....	dolly grip
Andrew Voegeli	....	additional camera operator
Michael Witczak	....	electrician: Los Angeles

Casting Department
Jennifer Sabel	....	extras casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Pam Aaron	....	set costumer
Mark Agnes	....	costume supervisor
Debbe DuPerrieu	....	set costumer
Marta Font	....	costume assistant
Felicity Gifford	....	key costumer
Michael Growler	....	costumer
Kevin Mark Harris	....	set costumer
Mei Lai Hippisley Coxe	....	costumer: Sarah Jessica Parker
Bryan Mathison	....	costumer
Alethea McElroy	....	additional costumer
Jacqueline Oknaian	....	costume coordinator
Leila Wolford	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Beth Dewey	....	digital intermediate producer
Gardner Gould	....	editorial production assistant
Michael Hatzer	....	digital intermediate colorist: Efilm
Nicole Means	....	post-production assistant
Harry Muller	....	color timer
Robert E. Phillips	....	digital intermediate assistant producer: EFILM
Carrie Puchkoff	....	first assistant editor
Stuart Sperling	....	assistant editor: avid

Music Department
Douglas J. Cuomo	....	composer: main theme
Steve Juliani	....	music preparation
Patrick Kirst	....	additional orchestrator
David Metzner	....	assistant music editor
Salaam Remi	....	executive music producer
Peter Rotter	....	music contractor
Angie Rubin	....	music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer
Erin Scully	....	music executive
Michael Stern	....	additional score mixer
Margarita Sullivan	....	music clearances
Jesse Voccia	....	electronic music programmer

Transportation Department
Phil Balani	....	production driver: Los Angeles
James Fanning	....	transportation captain
Brenda Ryan	....	transportation: Los Angeles
Sarah Lynn Schmitt	....	driver: cast: Los Angeles

Other crew
Betsy Alton	....	production coordinator
Brian K. Barnes	....	location assistant
Alexander Barrow	....	production assistant
Bonnie Belknap	....	food stylist
Lark Bernini	....	production coordinator
Robin Borden	....	stand-in: Kristin Davis
Steven W. Carbajal	....	location assistant
Jonathan P. Caro	....	location assistant
Manie D. Chery	....	production assistant
James Coker	....	production assistant
Guy Efrat	....	assistant location manager
Fletcher Elkington	....	location assistant
Fletcher Elkington	....	location scout
Adam Feingold	....	office production assistant
Jennifer Getzinger	....	script supervisor
Pamela B. Green	....	main title producer
Brian Hershkowitz	....	production assistant
C.J. Izzo	....	production assistant
Jule Ann Jappe	....	location assistant
Matthew Kania	....	location assistant
Elizabeth Krekel	....	location coordinator
Michael Kriaris	....	location manager
Julie Kuehndorf	....	unit publicist
Jesse Lasky	....	production secretary
Brendan Lee	....	set production assistant
Kate Lillie	....	location assistant
Ruben Malaret	....	publicity team
Steve Martin	....	set medic
Christian McHenry	....	assistant production coordinator
Edgardo Melendez	....	production assistant
Michael L. Mizrahi	....	locations assistant
Dana Palmer	....	production assistant
Phuong-Thuy Pham	....	location assistant
Hunter Popalis	....	production assistant
Travis Rehwaldt	....	key set production assistant
Buck P.B.D. Rodgers	....	production assistant
Lora Sorrentino	....	production assistant
Adam Vargas	....	production assistant
Connie Watkins	....	stand-in: Cynthia Nixon
Christopher Watts	....	set production assistant
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances (uncredited)
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Darren Star Productions
• HBO Films
• IFP Westcoast
• New Line Cinema

Distributors

• Metropolitan Filmexport (2008) (France) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (Switzerland) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (2008) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (2008) (Singapore) (theatrical)
• 01 Distribution (2008) (Italy) (theatrical)
• Nu Metro Theatres (2008) (South Africa) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (2008) (Turkey) (theatrical)
• New Line Cinema (2008) (USA) (theatrical)
• Alliance Films (2008) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Cinestar (2008) (Philippines) (theatrical)
• Distribution Company (2008) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Emperor Motion Pictures (2008) (Hong Kong) (theatrical)
• FS Film Oy (2008) (Finland) (theatrical)
• GAGA Communications (2008) (Japan) (theatrical)
• Karo Premiere (2008) (Russia) (theatrical)
• Lark Films Distribution (2008) (Hong Kong) (all media)
• Long Shong Entertainment Multimedia Company (2008) (Taiwan) (theatrical)
• Paradiso Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (theatrical)
• Village Films (2008) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. Pictures (2008) (USA) (theatrical)

Special Effects

• Big Film Design

Other Companies

• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman / Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Decca Records  soundtrack
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• EFilm  digital intermediate
• Entertainment Clearances  rights and clearances
• Executive Assurance  security
• Film Art  artwork
• Klass Entertainment  product placement
• Movie Movers  star trailers
• Movie Movers  transportation
• New Line Records  soundtrack
• PIC Agency  main titles
• Zandi Films  marketing consultant

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexual content, graphic nudity and language.

Runtime:

148 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Portugal:M/12 | Switzerland:14 (canton of Vaud) | Norway:11 | Canada:18A (Alberta/British Columbia/Manitoba/Ontario) | Argentina:16 | Italy:T | Taiwan:R-18 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | UK:15 | Denmark:11 | Singapore:M18 (edited for re-rating) | Spain:13 | Finland:K-13 (re-rating) | Sweden:Btl | Ireland:15A | Germany:12 | USA:R (certificate #44340) | Finland:K-15 (original rating) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Geneva) | France:U (with warning) | New Zealand:R16 | South Korea:18 | Hong Kong:III | Greece:K-13 | Brazil:16 | Singapore:R21 | Netherlands:12 | Philippines:R-13 (MTRCB) (cut) | Australia:MA

Filming Locations:

Bryant Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Darren Star Productions

Trivia:

The time-line of the film spans a year.

Goofs:

Continuity: In the scene where Carrie is making lists to plan the wedding the position of her Sharpie marker (clipped to her tank top) changes position several time during the shot

Quotes:

Carrie Bradshaw: Well, honny, what have you been eating?
Samantha Jones: Everything excep