David Callaway tries to piece together his life in the wake of his wife's suicide and has been left to raise his nine-year-old daughter, Emily on his own. David is at first amused to discover that Emily has created an imaginary friend named 'Charlie', but it isn't long before 'Charlie' develops a sinister and violent side, and as David struggles with his daughter's growing emotional problems, he comes to the frightening realisation that 'Charlie' isn't just a figment of Emily's imagination.
Cast
Robert De Niro
David Callaway
Dakota Fanning
Emily Callaway
Famke Janssen
Katherine
Elisabeth Shue
Elizabeth
Amy Irving
Alison Callaway
Dylan Baker
Sheriff Hafferty
Melissa Leo
Laura
Robert John Burke
Steven
Molly Grant Kallins
Amy
David Chandler
Mr. Haskins
Stewart Summers
Doctor
Jake Dylan Baumer
Disturbed Boy
Brendan Sexton III
Store Clerk (uncredited)
James McCaffrey
Charlie
Crew
John Polson
Director
Ari Schlossberg
Screenplay
Jeffrey Ford
Editor
Dariusz Wolski
Director of Photography
Thomas A. Reilly
First Assistant Director
Patrick Mangan
Second Assistant Director
Deanna Leslie Kelly
Second Assistant Director
Janice Williams
Production Coordinator
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.
Executive Producer
Joe Hartwick Jr.
Production Supervisor
Barry Josephson
Producer
Steven J. Jordan
Production Design
Will Arnot
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Colin Anderson
Camera Operator, Steadicam Operator
Aude Bronson-Howard
Costume Design
Milton Buras
Key Hair Stylist
John Caglione Jr.
Makeup Department Head
Ilona Herman
Makeup Artist
Erik Aadahl
Sound Designer
John A. Larsen
Supervising Sound Editor
Dave Kulczycki
Sound Editor
Warren Hendriks
First Assistant Sound Editor
Paul Massey
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Doug Hemphill
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Tom Nelson
Sound Mixer
Steve Kirshoff
Special Effects Coordinator
Cosmas Paul Bolger Jr.
Visual Effects Supervisor
John Ottman
Original Music Composer
Barney McAll
Original Music Composer
R.J. Kizer
Dialogue Editor
Mildred Iatrou
Dialogue Editor
Beth Kushnick
Set Decoration
K.C. Bailey
Still Photographer
Catherine Gore
Script Supervisor
Blaise Corrigan
Stunts
G.A. Aguilar
Stunt Coordinator
Shawnna Thibodeau
Stunt Double
John Cenatiempo
Stunt Double
Dana Robin
Unit Production Manager
Dennis Bradford
Art Direction
Emily Beck
Art Direction
