Apartment building superintendent Cleveland Heep rescues what he thinks is a young woman from the pool he maintains. When he discovers that she is actually a character from a bedtime story who is trying to make the journey back to her home, he works with his tenants to protect his new friend from the creatures that are determined to keep her in our world.
Cast
Paul Giamatti
Cleveland Heep
Bryce Dallas Howard
Story
Jeffrey Wright
Mr. Dury
Bob Balaban
Harry Farber
Sarita Choudhury
Anna Ran
Cindy Cheung
Young-Soon Choi
M. Night Shyamalan
Vick Ran
Freddy Rodríguez
Reggie
Bill Irwin
Mr. Leeds
Mary Beth Hurt
Mrs. Bell
Noah Gray-Cabey
Joey Dury
Joseph D. Reitman
Long Haired Smoker
Jared Harris
Goatee Smoker
Grant Monohon
Emaciated Smoker
John Boyd
One-Eyebrow Smoker
Ethan Cohn
Glasses Smoker
June Kyoto Lu
Mrs. Choi
Tovah Feldshuh
Mrs. Bubchik
Tom Mardirosian
Mr. Bubchik
Maricruz Hernandez
Perez de la Torre Sister #1
Carla Jimenez
Perez de la Torre Sister #2
Natasha Perez
Perez de la Torre Sister #3
Monique Gabriela Curnen
Perez de la Torre Sister #4
Marilyn Torres
Perez de la Torre Sister #5
George Bass
Mr. Perez de la Torre
Joel Marsh Garland
Pool Guy
James Breen
SPCA Guy
Nell Johnson
Phone Message (voice)
Walter Lafty
Silvertide Band Member
Mark Melchiorre Jr.
Silvertide Band Member
Kevin Frank
Silvertide Band Member
Brian Weaver
Silvertide Band Member
Nick Perri
Silvertide Band Member
Jeremy Howard
Tartutic #1
Brian Steele
Tartutic #2
Kurt Carley
Tartutic #3
Doug Jones
Tartutic #4
David Ogden Stiers
Narrator (uncredited)
Crew
M. Night Shyamalan
Director, Screenplay, Producer
Barbara Tulliver
Editor
Ian Blume
Assistant Editor
Christopher Doyle
Director of Photography
Pete Romano
Underwater Director of Photography
Olivier Fontenay
Color Timer
John Rusk
First Assistant Director, Associate Producer
Basti Van Der Woude
Second Assistant Director
Keri Bruno
Second Second Assistant Director
Keith Potter
Additional Second Assistant Director
Kory Victor
Assistant Production Coordinator, Researcher
David Raynor
Assistant Production Coordinator
Christian Brockey
Production Coordinator
Gerald Scaife
Production Supervisor
Sam Mercer
Producer
Jose L. Rodriguez
Associate Producer
Victoria Boaz
Production Assistant
Martin Childs
Production Design
Kev Ketner
Additional Production Assistant
Patrick Capone
Camera Operator
Daniel D. Sariano
Assistant Camera
Glenn Kaplan
First Assistant Camera, First Assistant "A" Camera
Josh Blakeslee
Second Assistant Camera
Ronald Burke
Dolly Grip
Kyle Rudolph
Steadicam Operator
Edwin Effrein
Steadicam Operator, Other
Lauren Scott
Post Production Coordinator, Production Secretary
Jessie Thiele
Post Production Supervisor
Jeanine Pengiel
Casting Assistant
Stephanie Holbrook
Casting Associate
Douglas Aibel
Casting
Deedra Ricketts
Location Casting
Melanie Crescenz
Extras Casting
Kevin Ritter
Key Costumer
Rachel Leek
Set Costumer
Autumn Saville
Assistant Costume Designer
Betsy Heimann
Costume Design
Tim Harrington
Animation Supervisor
Melissa Yonkey
Hair Department Head
Merribelle Anderson
Key Hair Stylist
Qodi Armstrong
Hairstylist
Bernadette Mazur
Makeup Department Head
Don Kozma
Key Makeup Artist
Brick Mason
Second Unit Director
Sara Philpott
Art Department Coordinator
Karyn Gerred
Scenic Artist
Hinju Kim
Assistant Art Director
Steven E. Anderson
Prosthetic Makeup Artist
Mark Setrakian
Animatronics Designer
Steve Boeddeker
Sound Designer
Scott Guitteau
Sound Effects Editor
Frank E. Eulner
Supervising Sound Editor
Lee Dichter
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Michael Semanick
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris Munro
Production Sound Mixer
Michael Scott
Sound Recordist
Alan Meyerson
Scoring Mixer
Anthony Ortiz
Boom Operator
Ellen Heuer
Foley Artist
Kevin Sellers
Foley Editor
Frank Rinella
Foley Mixer
Dennie Thorpe
Foley
Jana Vance
Foley
Marshall Winn
Supervising ADR Editor, Supervising Dialogue Editor
Marilyn McCoppen
ADR Editor
Troy Porter
ADR Mixer
Barbara Harris
ADR Voice Casting
Bill O'Leary
Chief Lighting Technician
Francine Natale
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
William Lee
Special Effects Technician
Steve Cremin
Special Effects Coordinator
Slazenger Chinked
Special Effects
Edward Hirsh
Visual Effects Supervisor
Jeanmarie King
Visual Effects Producer
Jeanie King
Visual Effects Producer
Dale Taylor
Visual Effects Coordinator
Lorelei David
Visual Effects Editor
Christian Alzmann
Visual Effects Art Director
James Newton Howard
Original Music Composer
Susan Jacobs
Music Supervisor
Armen Ksajikian
Musician
Kevin Connolly
Musician
Thomas S. Drescher
Supervising Music Editor
Suzana Perić
Music Editor
Mark Mayer
Production Accountant
Lisa Wiggins
First Assistant Accountant
Jennifer Zolten Freed
Post Production Accountant
Skylar Schmidt
Second Assistant Accountant
Edward Poveda
Payroll Accountant
Lisa Chino
Assistant Dialogue Editor
Chungsoo Lee
Dialect Coach
Chris Beattie
Rigging Grip
Richie Ford
Rigging Gaffer
Kevin Flynn
Key Rigging Grip
Chris Bogart
Set Painter
Lara Lampenfield
Painter
Sean P. Gilbert
Underwater Camera
Larry Dias
Set Decoration
Jim Orr
Set Dresser
Dawn Brown
Set Designer
Noelle King
Set Designer
Thomas Minton
Set Designer
Paul Williams
Construction Coordinator
Scott T. Pina
Construction Foreman
Antony Graf
Construction Grip
Brandon Cook
Props
Frank Masi
Still Photographer
Marshall Richard Krasser
Compositing Supervisor
Mary Cybulski
Script Supervisor
Kevin Barnhill
Digital Effects Supervisor
David Brandon
Electrician
Edward J. Johnson
Carpenter
Terrence B. Zinn
Key Set Production Assistant
Michele Cusick
Set Production Assistant
James Lin
Location Manager
Karin Silvestri
Stunts, Stunt Double
G. Grant Jewett
Stunts
Trevor Habberstad
Utility Stunts
Jeff Habberstad
Stunt Coordinator
Jeri Habberstad
Stunt Double
James Mazzola
Property Master
Vinny Mazzarella
Assistant Property Master
Chris Kilduff
Best Boy Grip
Craig Hayes
Associate Editor
Mo Henry
Negative Cutter
Tom Prate
Key Grip
Phil Bradshaw
Grip
Sharon Mann
Unit Production Manager
Mike Patrick
Mix Technician
William Lebeda
Title Designer
Mark Sonoda
Production Executive
Kara Morasco
Tailor
Yen P. Nguyen
Loader
Ozzie Carmona
Digital Compositor
Ravi D. Mehta
Executive In Charge Of Production
Guy Adan
Unit Publicist
Christina Ann Wilson
Art Direction
Stefan Dechant
Art Direction
Kathleen Kelly
Set Medic
David French
Sculptor
Jeff Atmajian
Orchestrator
Kevin Mangan
Greensman
Dianne Chadwick
Graphic Designer
Joseph DeBona
Stand In
James Carson
Other
Greg Finkel
Other
