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Eighteen-year-old Matthew Kidman (Emile Hirsch) is a straight-arrow overachiever who has never really lived life… until he falls for his new neighbor, the beautiful and seemingly innocent Danielle (Elisha Cuthbert). When Matthew discovers this perfect “girl next door” is a one-time porn star, his sheltered existence begins to spin out of control. Ultimately, Danielle helps Matthew emerge from his shell and discover that sometimes you have to risk everything for the person you love. THE GIRL NEXT DOOR is a comedy about opposite worlds, views and backgrounds colliding. It is about a boy with a future and a girl with a past. A boy who is about to lose his innocence and a girl who is trying to regain it. The film asks, How far are you willing to go for the person you love? Are you willing to risk everything? If you want the girl next door, you had better be willing to risk it all and experience a journey for which you never could have prepared. Director Luke Greenfield wanted to bring a combustible mix of humor, risk and love to THE GIRL NEXT DOOR.

The story – an innocent young man falls for his

beautiful, seemingly innocent neighbor, only to discover she’s an ex-porn star – could easily have been turned into a raucous teen comedy. But Greenfield was on a different track. “I like exploring life’s wild side, and I envisioned the film as being about a normal guy who’s thrown into a wild and dangerous situation,” he says. “I was looking for a mix of realism and volatility. Of course, the film had to be funny, but at the same time it had to be heartfelt, edgy and a little bit scary.” Greenfield wanted to depict a comedy of real life – humor derived from the vulnerabilities of its characters and the challenges they must meet head on. The lead

character, high school senior Matthew, has his sights are set on a political career. Now, for the first time in his life, he’s out of his element when he falls for Danielle. The project originated four years ago when the screenwriting team of Brent Goldberg and David T. Wagner came up with a concept, and then a screenplay, about a high school student dating an adult film star. Producers Charles Gordon, Harry Gittes and Marc Sternberg sparked to the idea right away, and brought Luke Greenfield on board to direct after Gordon and Sternberg watched a screening of Greenfield’s 10minute comedy film, “The Right Hook.” “I see a thousand shorts a year,” says Gordon, “but nothing as good as Luke’s film.” Greenfield set to work on taking what he calls “a great concept” and making it his own, adding realism, danger and surprises. As development continued on THE GIRL NEXT DOOR, Adam Sandler hired Greenfield to direct the Rob Schneider comedy “The Animal,” which Sandler’s company was producing. “I would call Chuck Gordon all the time, begging him, ‘Please wait for me!’,” says Greenfield. “I couldn’t stop thinking about the project. The second I finished production on ‘The Animal,’ I was meeting with Chuck, figuring out how we could get THE GIRL NEXT DOOR made.” Greenfield and the producers brought in screenwriter Stuart Blumberg who, under Greenfield’s supervision, infused the story with a more realistic sensibility, fleshing out some characters and adding new ones. The project continued to move forward until, nearly four years after its inception, a read-through of the script landed a “green light.” Actress Elisha Cuthbert, who stars in the hit Fox series “24,” was one of the participants in the read-through – even though she had not yet been offered the part of Danielle, the beautiful and mysterious “girl next door” who is trying to reinvent her life. Charles Gordon, a fan of “24,” says the he wanted Cuthbert from “day one.” Greenfield was unfamiliar with the series, but Cuthbert’s read-through and dedication convinced him that she was Danielle. “Elisha was a real trooper and made a huge contribution at the table read,” he says. “She brings a lot to the character and really makes us believe that Danielle is the girl we all wish we could meet one day. The girl who’s always one step ahead of you, who will make you do things you never thought you’d do – and who you’d better be prepared to go all the way for.”

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For Cuthbert, the role offered new challenges and opportunities. “The character of Danielle is different from anything I’ve played before,” she says. “It’s way out there. The changes that Danielle goes through are formidable, and her transition from being Athena (the porn star) to Danielle (the girl next door) is huge.” Danielle is the complete opposite of Matthew, who is as innocent as she is worldly. Surprisingly, each is striving to be more like the other. Says Luke Greenfield: “Danielle is strong on the outside but inside she’s a little girl who just wants to be seen as normal. Matthew is dying to break out and have adventures and new experiences. But he gets a little more than he bargained for when he meets Danielle.” According to Greenfield, the importance of casting Emile Hirsch as Matthew cannot be overemphasized. “If we didn’t get Emile, I probably wouldn’t have made the movie,” he says. At first, the young actor, who had not yet read the script, resisted because he perceived the project to be a teen comedy. “Emile is serious about his craft – he’s been memorizing Brando since age 9! – and didn’t want to do anything formulaic,” says the director. “But when he did read the script, he said he was shocked by how edgy it was, and he signed on.” “Yes, the script was shocking in a way,” Hirsch confirms. “It’s smart and edgy and is partially set in the world of pornography. But I laughed a lot when I read it, and I really like the character of Matthew. He starts out as an overachiever, but one who’s pretty fearful. The girl next door, played by Elisha, makes him break out of his shell and become the guy he always wished he could be. He’s a budding politician who ends up learning about real world politics.” Upping the stakes of Matthew’s relationship with Danielle is Kelly, her former “producer,” who’ll stop at nothing to keep his favorite actress in the porn fold. Kelly is everything Matthew is not: cool, handsome and mysterious. He challenges Matthew with a query that sums up a key theme: “Is the juice worth the squeeze?” Is Matthew willing to risk everything for Danielle? As conceived by Greenfield and co-screenwriter Stuart Blumberg, Kelly is far from a typical bad guy. “He’s a charming rogue,” says Blumberg. Adds Greenfield: “Kelly is a different type of villain; in some ways, he’s the big brother Matthew never

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had, because he takes him under his wing… at least until Matthew persists in his pursuit of Danielle.” Greenfield credits Timothy Olyphant with keeping the character real. Olyphant, in turn, sees Kelly as Matthew’s best friend – and worst nightmare. “Your most fearsome enemies in life are your best friends who know you and your vulnerabilities.” Kelly’s professional rival is adult film producer Hugo Posh who, like Kelly, figures prominently in Matthew’s life and pursuit of Danielle. “Hugo is very different from Kelly in many ways,” says veteran actor James Remar, lately of “Sex and the City,” who takes on the role. “For one, Hugo’s hit it big – he’s very successful, with the huge mansion, the cars, etc. – while Kelly is still somewhat small-time.” Matthew’s closest friends are Eli, a wannabe filmmaker played by Chris Marquette, and Klitz, who is even more uptight than Matthew, played by Paul Dano. The three friends’ bond is so strong that they refer to themselves as a “tripod”: if one falters, then the others go down, too. So, Klitz and Eli will do anything to help Matthew in his quest for Danielle. The music in THE GIRL NEXT DOOR also plays a key role. “From the beginning, Luke had the movie and the soundtrack in his head,” says Charles Gordon. The 37 songs hand-picked by Greenfield and music supervisors Peter Afterman and Chris Douridas, as well as composer Paul Haslinger’s score, create unexpected mood and emotion throughout the entire film. The artists featured on the soundtrack represent several musical eras and include The Who, David Gray, Donovan, David Bowie and The Verve. “Ninety-eight percent of the songs I wanted made it into the soundtrack – it was a miracle,” says Greenfield, who wrote many of his “wish list” of songs into the script. “And if the song weren’t mentioned in the script, I still ended up playing it on set, constantly feeding Emile and Elisha the songs I envisioned for whatever scene they were rehearsing.” Also critical to the film’s humor and emotion is the work of production designer Stephen Lineweaver, whose credits include “Jerry Maguire.” While Matthew’s home town is never identified – “I wanted it to be ‘Anywhere, USA’,” says Greenfield – the director acknowledges that his hometown of Westport, Connecticut inspired much of the film’s look. THE GIRL NEXT DOOR was filmed entirely in Southern California, yet we 4

feel we’re in the heart of East Coast suburbia. “You can’t find that kind of suburban feel and community in Los Angeles County, yet somehow Stephen found it,” says Greenfield. “He really captured the essence of Westport.” When Matthew hooks up with Danielle, the adult film world invades his safe, upper-middle-class existence. Later, he, Klitz and Eli visit the Adult Film Convention in Las Vegas. Here, too, Lineweaver pulled off a design miracle, creating the convention entirely on a Los Angeles soundstage. “That set was probably Stephen’s biggest task,” say Greenfield. The director also credits director of photography Jamie Anderson, ASC, for making invaluable contributions to the film’s look. After Lineweaver, Anderson and the rest of the crew and cast wrapped principal photography, work began on post-production, including the Herculean task of lining up the 37 songs for the soundtrack. As the film began taking shape, the “test screening” process revealed that the filmmakers’ goal of making a smart, edgy film was being realized. “We knew THE GIRL NEXT DOOR would appeal to men,” says Charles Gordon. “After all, it’s kind of a men’s fantasy. But we were thrilled that the film also plays to teenage and adult women.” Adds Luke Greenfield: “THE GIRL NEXT DOOR is a love story about how far this character is willing to go for the first love of his life. What woman – or man – couldn’t relate to that?”

ABOUT THE CAST EMILE HIRSCH (Matthew Kidman) starred opposite Kevin Kline in “The Emperor's Club.” In 2002, Hirsch made his feature film debut starring with Kieran Culkin and Vincent D’Onofrio in “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys,” produced by Jodie Foster. Hirsch appeared in the feature “The Mudge Boy,” which was produced by Stanley Tucci and premiered in dramatic competition at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival. Upcoming is the feature film “Imaginary Heroes,” in which he stars opposite Sigourney Weaver and Jeff Daniels. Prior to “The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys,” Hirsch had a recurring role on the television series “ER” and made guest appearances on “NYPD Blue” and “The

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Pretender.” In addition, he played the young Harry Houdini in the TNT Original Film “Houdini.”

ELISHA CUTHBERT (Danielle) stars in the Emmy®-winning Fox series “24” as Kiefer Sutherland’s rebellious daughter, Kimberly Bauer. Her work in the series earned her a nomination as the 2002 Teen Choice Award for Breakout TV Actress. Last year, she and her “24” co-stars were nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award® for Outstanding Performance by an Ensemble in a Drama Series. Cuthbert appeared in the hit comedy “Old School,” starring Luke Wilson, Vince Vaughn and Will Ferrell, and in the romantic comedy “Love Actually,” directed by Richard Curtis. Some of her other credits include “Time at the Top,” “Mail To The Chief,” “Airspeed” and “Believe.” She shed her good girl image in the television movie “Lucky Girl,” where her powerful performance as a student who becomes addicted to gambling earned her the Gemini, Canada’s equivalent to the Emmy, as Best Actress in a Dramatic Program. Born in Canada, Cuthbert began as a model at the age of seven. She soon landed a recurring role in Nickelodeon’s series “Are You Afraid of the Dark?,” and she later became a correspondent for the award-winning series “Popular Mechanics For Kids.”

TIMOTHY OLYPHANT (Kelly) starred as a charismatic drug dealer in director Doug Liman’s widely hailed “Go.” More recently, he starred in the thriller “A Man Apart” with Vin Diesel, and in Lawrence Kasdan’s “Dreamcatcher” opposite Morgan Freeman. Olyphant stars in “The Safety of Objects” with Glenn Close, and in the HBO western series “Deadwood.” Other credits include “The Broken Hearts Club,” HBO’s “When Trumpets Fade,” and the television series “High Incident.” Born in Hawaii and raised in California, Olyphant swam competitively at USC and was a U.S. National Finalist in the 200 Individual Medley. Upon graduation, he moved to New York to study acting, where he received the World Theatre Award® for Outstanding Debut Performance – an honor previously bestowed upon Al Pacino and 6

Alan Alda – for his role as Tim Hapgood in the Playwright Horizon’s “The Monogamist,” written by Christopher Kyle. Other stage credits include the one-man production of “Santaland Diaries” at the Atlantic Theatre, as well as “Plunge,” also written by Christopher Kyle and produced at the Playwright Horizon.

JAMES REMAR (Hugo Posh) played a hotel magnate and Samantha’s love interest in HBO’s Emmy and Golden Globe® winning series, “Sex and the City.” His recent film work includes “Duplex,” directed by Danny DeVito, “Fear X,” with John Turturro and Deborah Unger, which premiered at this winter’s Sundance Film Festival, and the summer box office hit “2 Fast 2 Furious.” Remar’s career has spanned over two decades, beginning with a stint as an original cast member of the Broadway hit “Bent” with Richard Gere. This led to a role in director Walter Hill’s controversial thriller “The Warriors.” Some of Remar’s other feature credits include “48 HRS.,” “What Lies Beneath” and “Boys On the Side,” where he received critical acclaim as the rugged, gentle bartender opposite Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore and Whoopi Goldberg.

CHRIS MARQUETTE (Eli) is a regular on the popular CBS series “Joan of Arcadia.” He has been acting since age eight, when he played Mira Sorvino’s son in the film “Sweet Nothing.” He co-starred in the recent horror film “Freddy vs. Jason,” the telefilm “Geppetto,” “Up Up And Away,” “Noah” and the independent film “The Tic Code,” where he earned rave reviews for his role as a 12-year-old gifted jazz pianist who suffers from Tourette’s Syndrome. He also received the Best Child Actor Award at the Giffoni Film Festival in Italy for the role. Marquette appeared for two years on the daytime drama “Another World” and he was a series regular on “Pasadena.” He guest-starred on “ER,” “Nash Bridges,” “7th Heaven,” “Touched By An Angel,” “Miracles,” “Judging Amy,” “Boston Public,” “The Nanny” and “Beverly Hills, 90210,” and performed on “Saturday Night Live.” Marquette had a recurring role on Lifetime’s “Strong Medicine.” In addition, he provided his voice for “Mummy: The Animated Series,” “Prince of Egypt,” “Hysteria,” “Rocket Power,” “Kids From Room 402” and “Xyber 9.” 7

Marquette appeared on Broadway in “The Christmas Carol” (as Tiny Tim) and in “An Inspector Calls.” He performed in “Valentine’s Presentation” at Carnegie Hall and in “A Winter’s Tale” at Lincoln Center.

PAUL DANO (Klitz) won an Independent Spirit Award for Best Debut Performance for his work in the independent feature “L.I.E.” opposite Brian Cox. He went on to co-star in “The Emperor’s Club” opposite Kevin Kline and THE GIRL NEXT DOOR star Emile Hirsch. He also appeared in the features “Animal Room” and “The Newcomers.” Growing up in Connecticut, Dano gained experience as a stage actor with supporting roles on Broadway, including “A Month in the Country” opposite Helen Mirren, “A Christmas Carol” with Ben Vereen and Terrence Mann, and “Inherit the Wind” opposite George C. Scott and Charles Durning. More recently, Dano appeared in an episode of “The Sopranos” and starred in the made-for-television movie “Too Young to be a Dad.” Dano co-stars in director Rebecca Miller’s upcoming independent feature “The Rose and The Snake,” starring Daniel Day-Lewis and Catherine Keener.

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS From his earliest memories growing up in Westport, Connecticut, LUKE GREENFIELD (Director) wanted to make movies. With 25 short films to his credit before even entering the prestigious USC School of Cinema-Television, Greenfield stayed in Hollywood after completing the program to pursue his dream. The result of his unique mix of talent, discipline and passion for the medium is evident in his second film, THE GIRL NEXT DOOR. Previously, Greenfield co-wrote and directed “The Right Hook,” a 10-minute short film he wrote with actor David Scotti. The edgy comedy attracted enormous attention and served as a calling card for Greenfield as he pursued feature film opportunities in Hollywood. At 28, before even completing “The Right Hook,” Greenfield was offered what would become his Hollywood directorial debut, “The Animal.” Starring Rob Schneider, the film was produced by Adam Sandler and Revolution Studios for Columbia Pictures in 2001. 8

Greenfield strives to make films with emotional impact, executed in a way audiences haven’t seen before. Most importantly, he seeks to make movies that people will never forget. He wants to move people in the same way he was affected by his favorite films, which include “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest,” “Broadcast News,” “Cool Hand Luke” and “The Great Santini.” Collaboration is an essential element of Greenfield’s filmmaking aesthetic. He loves working closely with writers, actors, cinematographers and editors. Greenfield is hands-on in every aspect of a project, from development to the marketing and advertising. Greenfield has five projects and a one-hour television series pilot in development.

CHARLES GORDON’s (Producer) films have grossed over $1 billion worldwide. Among his blockbuster titles are “Die Hard,” “Die Hard 2: Die Harder,” “Field Of Dreams” and “Waterworld.” In addition, Gordon produced “October Sky,” a coming-of-age film starring Jake Gyllenhaal that garnered several honors, including the Humanitas Award, Broadcast Film Critics Award, Christopher Award, and a Writer’s Guild of America nomination. A native of Mississippi, Gordon began his career as an agent. He turned to writing and producing for television, and in one five-year period, created and produced five television pilots, with three shows being picked up for series. His television credits include the critically-acclaimed “Our Family Honor,” “Renegades,” “Just Our Luck” and “When the Whistle Blows.” A career highlight for Gordon was producing “Field Of Dreams,” starring Kevin Costner, which garnered three Academy Award® nominations, including Best Picture. Gordon produced the successful thriller “Unlawful Entry,” starring Kurt Russell, Ray Liotta and Madeleine Stowe, and “Waterworld,” also starring Costner, which went on to gross $300 million worldwide and inspired a favorite attraction on the Universal Studios tour. Other film credits are “The Rocketeer,” “K-9” and “Lock Up.”

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HARRY GITTES (Producer) produced the Oscar®-nominated “About Schmidt,” which won the Golden Globe Award for Best Screenplay in 2003 and garnered Jack Nicholson a Golden Globe for Best Actor in a Dramatic Movie. Gittes began his career as a photographer and advertising copywriter, moving into producing in the 1970s with the TV pilot for Bill Cosby’s animated series, “Hey, Hey, Hey, It’s Fat Albert.” Gittes then became an independent producer on films such as “Goin’ South,” “Harry and Walter Go to New York,” “Timerider,” “Little Nikita” and “Breaking In.”

MARC STERNBERG’s (Producer) feature film credits as Executive Producer include “October Sky” and “Trojan War.” A native of Cleveland, Ohio, Sternberg received his Bachelor’s from New York University and moved to Los Angeles to pursue a career in entertainment. As an executive working with David Geffen, he developed the features “The Last Boy Scout” and “Hearts and Soul,” among other projects. He then joined Charles Gordon at Daybreak Productions, serving as the company’s President.

ARNON MILCHAN (Executive Producer) is widely renowned as one of the most prolific and successful independent film producers of the past 25 years, with over 70 feature films to his credit. Born in Israel, Milchan was educated at the University of Geneva. His first business venture was to transform his father’s modest business into one of his country’s largest agro-chemical companies. This early achievement was a harbinger of Milchan’s now-legendary reputation in the international marketplace as a keen businessman. Soon, Milchan began to underwrite projects in an area that had always held a special interest for him – film, television and theater. Early projects include Roman Polanski’s theater production of “Amadeus,” “Dizengoff 99,” “La Menace,” “The Medusa Touch” and the mini-series “Masada.” By the end of the 1980s, Milchan had produced such films as Martin Scorsese’s “The King Of Comedy,” Sergio Leone’s “Once Upon a Time in America” and Terry Gilliam’s “Brazil.” After the huge success of “Pretty Woman” and “The War Of The Roses,” Milchan founded New Regency Productions and went on to produce a string of successful films, 10

including “J.F.K.,” “Sommersby,” “A Time To Kill,” “Free Willy,” “The Client,” “Tin Cup,” “Under Siege,” “L.A. Confidential,” “The Devil’s Advocate,” “The Negotiator,” “City Of Angels,” “Entrapment,” “Fight Club,” “Don’t Say A Word” and “Daredevil.” Upcoming projects include: “Man on Fire,” an action/drama/thriller directed by Tony Scott about an American ex-soldier who must protect a child whose parents are threatened by a rash of kidnappings, starring Denzel Washington, Christopher Walken and Dakota Fanning; “First Daughter,” a romantic comedy directed by Forest Whitaker about the First Daughter who goes to college and falls into a fairy tale romance with a dashing graduate student – but her ”prince” turns out to have a secret agenda, starring Katie Holmes, Marc Blucas and Michael Keaton; and “Stay,”a reality-bending thriller directed by Marc Forster about a psychologist whose suicidal client makes bizarre predictions, forcing the psychologist to race against time to save everything he loves before it disappears, starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling. Also upcoming is “The Untitled Onion Move,” a series of sketches that encompasses the sharp, uncensored comic tone of The Onion (the former underground college paper that has grown to be “America’s Finest News Source”) and sheds light on the various hypocrisies of the world today, directed by Mike Maguire and Tom Kuntz; “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” an action-thriller about a bored married couple who discover that they are enemy assassins hired to kill each other, starring Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie, directed by Doug Liman; and “The Bee Season,” a drama about an 11-year-old girl from a gifted but dysfunctional family who demonstrates a remarkable, almost mystical gift for spelling. When she wins her school and district spelling bees and qualifies for the nationals, she becomes, for the first time in her life, the center of attention and captures the approval and interest of her driven, intellectual father. The film stars Richard Gere and Juliette Binoche, and is directed by Dave Siegel and Scott McGehee. Along the way, Milchan brought on board two powerful investors and partners who share his vision: Australian businessman Kerry Packer’s Nine Network and Twentieth Century Fox. Fox distributes Regency movies in all media worldwide, excluding an output arrangement Regency has in Germany, U.S. pay television, and international pay and free television.

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Milchan also successfully diversified his company’s activities within the sphere of entertainment, most specifically in the realm of television through Regency Television (“Malcolm in the Middle,” “The Bernie Mac Show” and the upcoming “Wonderfalls”) and sports through a strategic alliance with PUMA, the worldwide athletic apparel and shoe conglomerate based in Germany. In addition, Regency has worldwide television rights to Women’s Tennis Association events from 1999 through 2007, and has assisted in placing the European broadcast rights to the U.S. Open Tennis Tournament from 2001 through 2004.

GUY RIEDEL’s (Executive Producer) credits include “Crazy/Beautiful,” starring Kirsten Dunst, the cult comedy “Office Space” and the critically acclaimed independent feature “The Waterdance,” which won the Audience Prize® and Screenwriting Award® at the Sundance Film Festival. His other feature credits include “The Hot Chick,” “Max Keeble’s Big Move,” “Body Shots” and “The Inkwell.” In addition, he produced HBO’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-nominated “Path To War,” directed by the late John Frankenheimer, “The Second Civil War,” which won an Emmy for Beau Bridges as Best Supporting Actor, and “Norma Jean and Marilyn,” which earned five Emmy nominations and two Golden Globes. Riedel is a graduate of Rutgers University, where he earned a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and a Master’s degree in Business. He began his entertainment career as a development executive at Aaron Russo Productions. Riedel moved to New Line Cinema and supervised development and production on the “Nightmare on Elm Street” film franchise, “The Hidden” and “Hairspray.” As President of Production for Gale Anne Hurd’s company, Pacific Western Productions, he oversaw funding, development, and production of a wide variety of projects.

STUART BLUMBERG (Screenplay) penned “Keeping the Faith,” which won Best Screenplay at the Tokyo Film Festival and marked Edward Norton’s directorial debut. He currently is writing a remake of “Bye, Bye Birdie,” producing an adaptation

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of the book Motherless in Brooklyn, which Edward Norton will direct, and writing an original broad comedy, “Ebony and Ivory,”

Writing partners DAVID T. WAGNER & BRENT GOLDBERG (Screenplay, Story) first collaborated on a seven-minute parody film, “Saving Ryan’s Privates,” which became a cult classic among film students throughout the U.S. Their other credits include “National Lampoon’s Van Wilder” and the recent comedy “My Baby’s Mama.”

JAMIE ANDERSON, ASC (Director of Photography) was Cinematographer on the recent hit “Bad Santa,” plus “The Gift,” “Small Soldiers,” “Grosse Point Blank,” “The Juror,” “What’s Love Got To Do With It,” “The Odd Couple II,” “Unlawful Entry” and “Piranha.” His numerous camera operating credits include “Everybody’s All American,” “Tequila Sunrise,” “Tucker: The Man And His Dream,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Down and Out In Beverly Hills,” “One From the Heart” and “Six Weeks.”

STEPHEN LINEWEAVER (Production Designer) started his film career in New York as an Art Director on such films as “After Hours,” directed by Martin Scorsese; “Something Wild,” directed by Jonathan Demme; and “The Brother From Another Planet,” directed by John Sayles. James L. Brooks gave Lineweaver his first break as Production Designer on “The Tracey Ullman Show,” for which Lineweaver received an Emmy for Best Production Design. He also assisted Matt Groening with the visual style of “The Simpsons” during its formative years. Lineweaver designed the Academy Award-nominated “Jerry Maguire,” starring Tom Cruise, and “This Boy’s Life,” starring Robert De Niro and Leonardo DiCaprio. His other features include “Singles,” starring Bridget Fonda; “Junior,” starring Arnold Schwarzenegger; Garry Marshall’s “The Other Sister,” starring Diane Keaton and Juliette Lewis; James L. Brooks’ “I’ll Do Anything”; and “Snow Dogs,” starring Cuba Gooding, Jr., and James Coburn. In his spare time, Lineweaver is helping to develop the production design curriculum for the L.A. Film School, working directly with students. This new school

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run by film professionals offers an intensive 10-month program in which students are involved in every aspect of making a movie, from the initial script to the final cut.

MARK LIVOLSI (Editor) was Associate Editor on Cameron Crowe’s “Almost Famous” and was instrumental in the DVD launch of the Director’s Cut. He reteamed with Crowe on “Vanilla Sky,” sharing credit with Joe Hutshing, which helped launch Livolsi’s career as an editor. He edited the well-received independent feature “Pieces of April” which premiered at the 2003 Sundance Film Festival, and “Max and Grace.” Livolsi edited the independent feature “Spin Bottle,” which ran on Showtime. He began his career as an apprentice sound editor on “Heartburn,” starring Meryl Streep and Jack Nicholson. Livolsi was assistant editor on “Wall Street,” “Crimes And Misdemeanors,” “The River Wild,” “French Kiss,” “Deconstructing Harry” and “Meet Joe Black.”

MARILYN VANCE (Costume Designer) was nominated for an Academy Award for “The Untouchables” and was nominated by the British Academy of Film and Television Arts (BAFTA) for her work on “Pretty Woman.” She reunites for the sixth time with producer Charles Gordon on THE GIRL NEXT DOOR. Their previous collaborations were “48 HRS.,” “Die Hard” and “Die Hard 2: Die Harder,” “The Rocketeer” and “Trojan War.” Vance designed the costumes for “Fast Times at Ridgemont High,” “Romancing the Stone,” “Weird Science,” “The Breakfast Club,” “Pretty in Pink,” “Ferris Bueller’s Day Off,” “Some Kind Of Wonderful” and “G.I. Jane.” Her other feature film credits as costume designer include “Brewster’s Millions,” “Throw Mama From the Train,” “Action Jackson,” “Road House,” “The Last Boy Scout,” “Used People,” “Sommersby,” “Judgment Night,” “The Getaway” and “Jade.” Vance is an accomplished Producer and Director. She produced “The Legend of Gator Face” and “Digging to China,” and directed the documentary “Erotic Confessions: Volume 2.”

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PAUL HASLINGER (Music), equally adept at computer-generated music and classical elements, provides a unique musical voice in the world of feature films. Classically trained in Salzburg and Vienna, he eschewed his classical roots to become a member of the pioneering electronic band Tangerine Dream, leaving his distinctive fingerprint on four highly successful albums and several films, including “Miracle Mile,” “Near Dark” and “Shy People.” Upon venturing out on his own, Haslinger had three critically acclaimed solo albums and scored two ground breaking animated sciencefiction films, “Planetary Traveler” and “Infinity’s Child.” Haslinger honed his film scoring skills for several years as the programmer for composer Graeme Revell, providing the musical textures and atmospheres for such movies as “Blow,” “The Negotiator,” “The Siege,” “Pitch Black” and “Lara Croft: Tomb Raider.” In 2000, Haslinger received his first solo credit as a film composer in the HBO movie “Cheaters” for director John Stockwell. Subsequently, Haslinger worked on Stockwell’s “Crazy/Beautiful” and “Blue Crush.” Haslinger added his distinctive musical touch to the score to the movie “Picture Claire” and to several cues to Steven Spielberg’s “Minority Report,” starring Tom Cruise. He composed the score for the recent hit “Underworld” and a song, “Girls and Posse Surf,” for “The Italian Job” soundtrack.

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