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Picking Up & Dropping Off

Picking Up & Dropping Off

Picking Up & Dropping Off

Picking Up & Dropping Off

Love doesn't always arrive on time.

2003•2h 0m•

★5.6(15 ratings)

DramaComedyRomance

Overview

Divorced father Will and divorced mother Jane start to meet at Denver International Airport when picking up and sending off their children to ex-spouses for holidays and summer vacation. They both long for companionship and love while struggling with the reality of being single parents amid a series of missed opportunities and fears of rejection.

Director

Writers

Zack Estrin, Chris Levinson

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Main Cast

Scott Wolf

Scott Wolf

Will

Amanda Detmer

Amanda Detmer

Jane

Rachelle Lefevre

Rachelle Lefevre

Georgia

Eddie McClintock

Eddie McClintock

Charlie

Roger Haskett

Roger Haskett

Richard

Liam Ranger

Liam Ranger

Ben

Aleks Paunovic

Aleks Paunovic

Joey

Stephen Strachan

Stephen Strachan

Ted

Benita Ha

Benita Ha

Rosalind

Greg Lawson

Greg Lawson

Howard

Anne Hawthorne

Anne Hawthorne

Maddie

Catherine Gell

Catherine Gell

Flight Attendant

Full Crew

Direction

Second Assistant Director: Pierre Tremblay
First Assistant Director: Phil Chipera
Script Supervisor: Nancy Joy McDonald
Director: Steven Robman

Writing

Screenplay: Zack Estrin
Screenplay: Chris Levinson

Production

Unit Production Manager: Nives Lever
Production Coordinator: Fiorella Cole
Location Manager: Neale Joudrie
Casting: Linda Lowy
Co-Producer: Scott Wolf
Casting: Jackie Lind

Music & Sound

Music Supervisor: Nicole Tocantins
Production Sound Mixer: Per Asplund
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Iain Pattison
Sound Re-Recording Mixer: Bill Mellow
Original Music Composer: Tim McCauley

Cinematography

"A" Camera Operator: Daniel Sauvé
Key Grip: Leonard Schmidt
Director of Photography: Serge Ladouceur

Editing

Colorist: Andrea Dixon
Assistant Editor: Doug Piepgrass
Editor: Bridget Durnford

Art Direction

Property Master: Laurie Dobbie
Set Decoration: Dwayne Smolnicky
Art Direction: Bill Ives
Production Design: Ken Rempel

Costume & Make-Up

Key Hair Stylist: Caroline Dehner
Key Makeup Artist: Gail Kennedy
Costume Designer: Lizzie McGovern

Keywords

airportsadnessdenver, coloradodatingsingle mothersingle fathermarital separationmissed opportunityfather son relationshipmother daughter relationshipsister sister relationshipbest friends

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Did You Know?

#1

The film's tagline is: "Love doesn't always arrive on time."

#2

It was a co-production between: Canada, United States of America.

#3

The film was directed by Steven Robman.

#4

The screenplay was written by Zack Estrin and Chris Levinson.

#5

The score was composed by Tim McCauley.

#6

Cinematography was handled by Serge Ladouceur.

#7

This title is listed on IMDb as tt0385163.

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Rating

5.6/10

Average

15 votes

Movie Information

Original Title:

Picking Up & Dropping Off

Status:

Released

Language:

English

Country of Origin:

Canada, United States of America

Production Companies:

Jaffe/Braunstein Films

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