A curmudgeonly instructor at a New England prep school is forced to remain on campus during Christmas break to babysit the handful of students with nowhere to go. Eventually, he forms an unlikely bond with one of them — a damaged, brainy troublemaker — and with the school’s head cook, who has just lost a son in Vietnam.
Cast
Paul Giamatti
Paul Hunham
Dominic Sessa
Angus Tully
Da'Vine Joy Randolph
Mary Lamb
Carrie Preston
Miss Lydia Crane
Brady Hepner
Teddy Kountze
Ian Dolley
Alex Ollerman
Jim Kaplan
Ye-Joon Park
Michael Provost
Jason Smith
Andrew Garman
Dr. Hardy Woodrup
Naheem Garcia
Danny
Stephen Thorne
Thomas Tully
Gillian Vigman
Judy Clotfelter
Tate Donovan
Stanley Clotfelter
Darby Lee-Stack
Elise
Bill Mootos
Mr. Endicott
Dustin Tucker
Mr. Rosensweig
Juanita Pearl
Mary's Sister Peggy
Alexander Cook
Priest / Bartender
Liz Bishop
Office Lady
Cole Tristan Murphy
Toothbrushing Student
Will Sussbauer
Cobb Salad Student
Carter Shimp
Weed Buyer Harriman
Michael Malvesti
Christmas Tree Guy
Dakota Lustick
Christmas Tree Helper
Melissa McMeekin
Hooker
Jonathan von Mering
ER Doctor
Rena Maliszewski
ER Nurse
Osmani Rodriguez
Pharmacist
Oscar Wahlberg
Pinball Player
Dan Aid
Vietnam Vet Kenneth
Mike Kaz
Hip Party Guest
Kelly AuCoin
Hugh Cavanaugh
Colleen Clinton
Mrs. Cavanaugh
Fred Robbins
Santa Claus
David J. Curtis
Psychiatric Orderly
Pamela Jayne Morgan
Waitress
Davis Robinson
Maître d'hôtel
Joe Howell
Liquor Store Cashier
Peter Krasinski
Choir Leader
Greg Chopoorian
Jason Smith's Father
Ian Lyons
Miss Crane's Boyfriend
Kevin Fennessy
Irritated Movie Patron
Kevin Daigneault
Barton Parent (uncredited)
Bhanu Gopal
Boston Streeter / Pedestrian (uncredited)
Quinn Stone
Student
Lily Steven
Kristy (uncredited)
Crew
John Hancock
Music Supervision Assistant
Alexander Payne
Director
David Hemingson
Writer, Producer
Kevin Tent
Editor
Eigil Bryld
Director of Photography
Joe Gawler
Colorist
Rod Smith
First Assistant Director
John Nasraway
Second Assistant Director
Josh Cronin
Production Coordinator
Kelly Kreiser
Production Coordinator
Andrew Golov
Executive Producer
Tom Williams
Executive Producer
Thom Zadra
Executive Producer
Joshua Gonzales
Production Supervisor
Mark Johnson
Producer
Bill Block
Producer
Chris Stinson
Line Producer, Unit Production Manager
Ryan Warren Smith
Production Design
Terrence Hayes
"B" Camera Operator
Todd England Nicodemus
Dolly Grip
Pamela Winn-Barnett
Post Production Producer
Christopher Guzman
Post Production Coordinator
Randi Glass
Casting Associate
Lisa Lobel
Casting
Susan Shopmaker
Casting
Caroline Blanco
Extras Casting
Owen Guinessey
Extras Casting
Gracie Kennedy
Extras Casting
Anastasia Tsikhanava
Set Costumer
Chandra Dyani Chavez
Assistant Costume Designer
Lori DeLapp
Costume Supervisor
Wendy Chuck
Costume Design
Michael White
Hair Department Head, Hair Designer
Jennifer Douglas
Hair Designer, Key Hair Stylist
Lori Gomes
Hairstylist
Sarah Rubano
Makeup Department Head, Makeup Artist
Scott Hersh
Key Makeup Artist, Makeup Artist
Donyale McRae
Makeup Artist
Frank Gaeta
Sound Designer
Patrick Cyccone Jr.
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
David J. Schwartz
Sound Mixer
Diego Gaeta
Sound Assistant
Cody Skully
Sound Assistant
James B. Appleton
Boom Operator
Biko Gogaladze
Foley Artist
Preston Treadwell
Special Effects Technician
Harrison Wayne
Special Effects Technician
Tommy Carroll
Special Effects Technician
Adam Bellao
Special Effects Supervisor
Andy Chih-Jen Chang
VFX Supervisor
Eun-Duk Cho
Visual Effects Producer
Matt Akey
Visual Effects Producer
Elias Saliba
VFX Artist
Brian Bautista
VFX Editor
Richard Ford
Executive Music Producer, Music Editor
Mark Orton
Original Music Composer
Matt Aberle
Music Supervisor
Markus Wittman
Set Decoration
Alix Metros
Set Decoration Buyer
Ashley L. Sykes
Set Decoration Buyer
Catriona Crosby
Set Dresser
Sean Doyle
Set Dresser
Setha Phongsavan
Set Dresser
Brandon Warner
Set Dresser
Anthony Raymond
Set Designer
Seacia Pavao
Still Photographer
Rebecca Robertson
Script Supervisor
Justice Hedenberg
Stunts
Corey Hibbert
Stunts
John Vincent Mason
Stunts
A.J. Paratore
Stunts
Ben Rezendes
Stunts
Alan Francis Sullivan
Stunts
Amy Greene
Stunt Coordinator
Pete Dancy
Property Master
Mindy Elliott
Associate Editor
Justin Sulham
Grip
Michael Spurling
Grip
Tomek Doroz
Grip
Frans Wetterings III
Gaffer
Nathan Carlson
Title Designer, Graphic Designer
Glenn Kaplan
Focus Puller
Jeremy Woolsey
Art Direction
Aaron Bouchard
Utility Sound
Dia Donnelly
Utility Sound
Dianna Reardon
Ager/Dyer
