While dining out with friends, Sy suggests the difficulty of separating comedy from tragedy. To illustrate his point, he tells his guests two parallel stories about Melinda ; both versions have the same basic elements, but one take on her state of affairs leans toward levity, while the other is full of anguish. Each story involves Melinda coping with a recent divorce through substance abuse while beginning a romantic relationship with a close friend's husband.
Cast
Chiwetel Ejiofor
Ellis Moonsong
Will Ferrell
Hobie
Jonny Lee Miller
Lee
Radha Mitchell
Melinda Robicheaux
Amanda Peet
Susan
Chloë Sevigny
Laurel
Wallace Shawn
Sy
David Aaron Baker
Steve
Arija Bareikis
Sally Oliver
Josh Brolin
Greg
Steve Carell
Walt
Stephanie Roth Haberle
Louise
Shalom Harlow
Joan
Geoffrey Nauffts
Bud
Zak Orth
Peter
Larry Pine
Max
Vinessa Shaw
Stacey, Stacey Fox
Brooke Smith
Cassie
Daniel Sunjata
Billy, Billy Wheeler
Matt Servitto
Jack Oliver
Andy Borowitz
Doug
Neil Pepe
Al
Michael J. Farina
Man With Dog
Christina Kirk
Jennifer
Alyssa Pridham
Acting Student
Katie Kreisler
Director
Quincy Rose
2nd A.D.
Rick Holmes
Party Guest
Michelle Durning
Party Guest
Rob Buntzen
Antique Shop Owner
Lauren Adler
Waitress (uncredited)
Crew
Woody Allen
Director, Writer
Alisa Lepselter
Editor
Morgan Neville
Assistant Editor
Vilmos Zsigmond
Director of Photography
Richard Patrick
First Assistant Director
Dean Garvin
Second Assistant Director
Amy R. Trachtman
Assistant Production Coordinator
Scott Kordish
Production Coordinator
Stephen Tenenbaum
Executive Producer
Jack Rollins
Co-Executive Producer
Charles H. Joffe
Co-Executive Producer
Letty Aronson
Producer
Helen Robin
Co-Producer, Unit Production Manager
Santo Loquasto
Production Design
Michael Green
Camera Operator
David E. Baron
First Assistant Camera
Matt Balzarini
Second Assistant Camera
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam Operator
David J. Thompson
Steadicam Operator
Elizabeth Hedges
Camera Loader
Julie Schubert
Casting Assistant
Patricia Kerrigan DiCerto
Casting Associate
Juliet Taylor
Casting
Karen E. Etcoff
Extras Casting
Frankie Ritacco
Assistant Costume Designer
Winsome G. McKoy
Wardrobe Supervisor
Michael Adkins
Wardrobe Supervisor
Judy L. Ruskin
Costume Design
Wayne Herndon
Key Hair Stylist
Robert Fama
Hairstylist
Lori Hicks
Key Makeup Artist
Nuria Sitja
Makeup Artist
Glenn Lloyd
Art Department Coordinator
Julia Barraclough
Scenic Artist
Chinyere Ryan
Scenic Artist
Dave Paterson
Sound Effects Editor
Glenfield Payne
Sound Effects Editor
Robert Hein
Supervising Sound Editor
Akil Wilson
Assistant Sound Editor
David Wahnon
First Assistant Sound Editor
Marilyn Teorey
Apprentice Sound Editor
Michael Barry
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Gary Alper
Production Sound Mixer
Thomas Kodros
Dolby Consultant
Frank Graziadei
Boom Operator
Nancy Cabrera
Foley Artist
Coll Anderson
Foley Editor
Ryan Collison
Foley Recording Engineer
Peter Tavis
Transportation Captain
Timothy J. Wood
Transportation Co-Captain
Pietro Lorino, Jr.
Production Accountant
Steve Guilbaud
Payroll Accountant
Abby Bailey
Assistant Accountant
Sylvia Menno
Dialogue Editor
Regina Graves
Set Decoration
Wayne Moss
Construction Coordinator
Brian Hamill
Still Photographer
Sheila Waldron
Script Supervisor
Ron Petagna Sr.
Head Carpenter
Ed Ferraro
Standby Carpenter
Christie Mullen
Location Manager
Eduardo Garabal
Location Assistant
Brian Lamia
Location Assistant
Derek J. Manganelli
Location Assistant
Eric Wrolstad
Assistant Location Manager
Greg Conroy
Location Scout
John Spady
Location Scout
Janet Henry
Location Scout
Paul Weathered
Property Master
R. Vincent Smith
Assistant Property Master
Danielle Giovanniello
Assistant Property Master
Michelle Mader
Cableman
Carl Turnquest
Projection
Tom Warren
Art Direction
Sara Corrigan
First Assistant Editor
Daniel K. Grosso
Leadman
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