Calvin is a young novelist who achieved phenomenal success early in his career but is now struggling with his writing – as well as his romantic life. Finally, he makes a breakthrough and creates a character named Ruby who inspires him. When Calvin finds Ruby, in the flesh, sitting on his couch about a week later, he is completely flabbergasted that his words have turned into a living, breathing person.
Cast
Paul Dano
Calvin
Zoe Kazan
Ruby
Chris Messina
Harry
Annette Bening
Gertrude
Antonio Banderas
Mort
Alia Shawkat
Mabel
Deborah Ann Woll
Lila
Steve Coogan
Langdon Tharp
Elliott Gould
Dr. Rosenthal
Aasif Mandvi
Cyrus Modi
Toni Trucks
Susie
Eleanor Seigler
Mandi
John F. Beach
Adam
Jane Anne Thomas
Saskia
Wallace Langham
Warren
Mary Jo Deschanel
Female Professor
Emma Jacobs
Party Goer at Langdon's
Rightor Doyle
Party Goer 1 - Hammer
Eden Brolin
Party Goer 2 - Hammer
Kai Lennox
Sort of Weird Guy
Ole Olofson
Older Dude
Jack Levinson
Party Goer 2 - Book Release
China Shavers
Party Goer 1 - Book Release
Casey Genton
Busboy
Michael Berry Jr.
Silverlake Passerby
Lindsay Fishkin
Box Office Teller
Claudia Bestor
Lecture Curator
Diana Parros
Book Club Member (uncredited)
Mark Roman
Literary Fan (uncredited)
Tatiana Sarasty
Book Club Member (uncredited)
Marco Tazioli
Book Club Groupie (uncredited)
Crew
Valerie Faris
Director
Jonathan Dayton
Director
Zoe Kazan
Screenplay, Executive Producer
Pamela Martin
Editor
Matthew Libatique
Director of Photography
Thomas Patrick Smith
First Assistant Director
Jeb Barrows
Second Assistant Director
Robert E. Kay
Second Assistant Director
J.E. Barrows
Second Second Assistant Director
Ali Griffith
Assistant Production Coordinator
J. Elizabeth Ingram
Production Coordinator
Robert Graf
Executive Producer, Unit Production Manager
Paul Dano
Executive Producer
Bart Lipton
Production Supervisor
Ron Yerxa
Producer
Albert Berger
Producer
John O'Grady
Associate Producer
Chuck Ryant
Associate Producer
T.K. Knowles
Associate Producer
Judy Becker
Production Design
Matt Stenerson
First Assistant "A" Camera
Joey O'Donnell
Second Assistant "A" Camera
John Mang
Dolly Grip
Colin Hudson
Steadicam Operator
J.M. Logan
Post Production Supervisor
Freya Krasnow
Casting Associate
Kim Davis-Wagner
Casting
Justine Arteta
Casting
Marylou Lim
Key Set Costumer
Cheryl Cravedi
Set Costumer
Jennifer Starzyk
Assistant Costume Designer
Deborah Myles Davis
Costume Supervisor
Nancy Steiner
Costume Design
Kristin Wahl
Hair Department Head
Michael Ward
Key Hair Stylist
Curran Crockett
Hairstylist
Torsten Witte
Makeup Department Head
Angel Radefeld
Key Makeup Artist
Susannah Carradine
Art Department Coordinator
Byron Wilson
Supervising Sound Editor
Aaron Glascock
Supervising Sound Editor, Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Sonny Pettijohn
Assistant Sound Editor
Johnna Chism
Assistant Sound Editor
William Cawley
Assistant Sound Editor
Skip Lievsay
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Edward Tise
Sound mixer
Randall L. Johnson
Boom Operator
David Lee Fein
Foley Artist
Hilda Hodges
Foley Artist
Albert Gasser
Foley Editor
David Jobe
Foley Mixer
Thomas J. O'Connell
ADR Mixer
Howard London
ADR Mixer
Jason Oliver
ADR Mixer
Ryan Young
ADR Recordist
Nick Urata
Original Music Composer
Dan Wilcox
Music Supervisor
Joshua Winget
Music Editor
Paul Ripple
Transportation Captain
Timothy P. Ryan Jr.
Transportation Captain
Tom Roberts
Transportation Coordinator
Maureen 'Mo' Crutchfield
Production Accountant
David A. Arnold
Dialogue Editor
Damiano Marchese
Dialogue Editor
Curt Schulkey
Dialogue Editor
Anne Hyvarinen
Painter
Nicolas Restrepo
Underwater Camera
Matthew Flood Ferguson
Set Decoration
Merrick Morton
Still Photographer
Lyn Matsuda Norton
Script Supervisor
Mickey Petersen
Electrician
Brian Mundell
Electrician
David Blue Thompson
Electrician
Terry Zumalt
Electrician
Randy Dye
Best Boy Electric
Christopher Miller
Location Manager
Chris Nielsen
Stunts
Allan Padelford
Stunts
Barron Gunter
Stunts
Arturo Dickey
Stunts
Wade Allen
Stunt Coordinator
Pat Romano
Stunt Coordinator
Dwayne Grady
Property Master
Aaron A. Goffman
Assistant Property Master
James Coffin
Best Boy Grip
James Kaplan
In Memory Of
Tana Dubbe
Key Grip
David Sirianni
Grip
Jeff Ferrero
Gaffer
Vitalina Gauzylyuk
Seamstress
Gregg Brilliant
Unit Publicist
Alexander Wei
Art Direction
Robert Cymbal
Set Medic
John Emmons
Set Medic
Gregory Levine
Set Medic
Terel Gibson
First Assistant Editor
Staci Pontius
First Assistant Editor
Elias Benavidez
Production Secretary
David Brace
Leadman
Cynthia Martinez
Greensman
Fredrik Bond
Thanks
Irma Fitzgibbons
Thanks
Sid Krofft
Thanks
Don Molls
Thanks
Samuel Vazquez
Thanks
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