The Box

The Box (2009)

Released: 2009-10-29 Duration: 1hr 55min
Rating 5.6
All you have to do is push the button.

Overview

Norma and Arthur Lewis, a suburban couple with a young child, receive a simple wooden box as a gift, which bears fatal and irrevocable consequences. A mysterious stranger delivers the message that the box promises to bestow upon its owner $1 million with the press of a button. However pressing this button will simultaneously cause the death of another human being somewhere in the world; someone they don't know. With just 24 hours to have the box in their possession, Norma and Arthur find themselves in the cross-hairs of a startling moral dilemma and must face the true nature of their humanity.

Production Companies

MRC
MRC
Radar Pictures
Radar Pictures
Darko Entertainment
Lin Pictures
Lin Pictures

Additional Info

Budget $30,000,000.00
Revenue $33,333,531.00
Original Language en
Popularity 1.6444866071428572

Directed By

Richard Kelly

Crew

Director
Richard Kelly
Screenplay
Richard Kelly
Original Story
Richard Matheson
Assistant Sound Editor
Callie Thurman
Editor
Sam Bauer
Production Design
Alec Hammond
Casting
Venus Kanani
Casting
Mary Vernieu
Art Direction
Priscilla Elliott
Key Rigging Grip
Raymond L. Brown Jr.
Director of Photography
Steven Poster
Original Music Composer
Régine Chassagne
Original Music Composer
Owen Pallett
Original Music Composer
Win Butler
Costume Design
April Ferry
Producer
Richard Kelly
Producer
Dan Lin
Producer
Sean McKittrick
Executive Producer
Sue Baden-Powell
Executive Producer
Terry Dougas
Executive Producer
Ted Field
Executive Producer
Edward H. Hamm Jr.
Executive Producer
Paris Kassidokostas-Latsis
Set Decoration
Tracey A. Doyle
Makeup Artist
Marleen Alter
Hairstylist
Coni Andress
Key Hair Stylist
Elizabeth Cecchini
Key Hair Stylist
Jerry DeCarlo
Hairstylist
Paula Dion
Assistant Makeup Artist
Anna Fleiner
Makeup Artist
Robin Fredriksz
Makeup Department Head
Louis Lazzara
Makeup Artist
Craig Lyman
Makeup Artist
Jennifer McCollom
Makeup Artist
Sandra S. Orsolyak
Makeup Artist
Nichole Pleau
Assistant Makeup Artist
Sara Seidman Vance
Hairstylist
Lona Vigi
Makeup Artist
Jason Willis
Unit Production Manager
Sue Baden-Powell
Production Supervisor
Wendy Cox
Post Production Supervisor
Ilyse A. Reutlinger
Second Second Assistant Director
Crisoforo Aguilar
Second Second Assistant Director
Jason Altieri
First Assistant Director
Dieter Busch
Second Assistant Director
Mark Carter
Picture Car Coordinator
Bobby Anderson
Charge Scenic Artist
Joseph Barillaro
Set Dresser
Joe Barry
Leadman
Jamie Bishop
Construction Coordinator
Richard Blankenship
Set Dresser
Brian Buckley
Art Department Production Assistant
Rachel Burgio
Set Dresser
Christina Chandler
Set Buyer
Danica Chipman
Scenic Artist
Sarah Crall
Set Dresser
Roger Danchik
Set Designer
Cosmas A. Demetriou
On Set Dresser
Noah Dubreuil
Storyboard Artist
Andrew Garcia-Price
Set Dresser
Steve George
Set Dresser
Zack Gorman
Property Master
Jane Gulick
Scenic Artist
Mary Hopkins
Art Department Coordinator
J.M. Hunter
Greensman
Eric Jerman
Standby Art Director
Dan Joy
Scenic Artist
Lance Littlefield
Set Dresser
Dave Major
Set Dresser
Etienne Martine
Set Dresser
Brian McKenzie
Property Master
Lisa Nagid
Set Dresser
Katrina Parsons
Scenic Artist
Jeremy M. Pereira
Set Dresser
John Pungitore
Carpenter
Jim Reitz
Greensman
Catherine Rooney
Construction Coordinator
David Rotondo
Set Dresser
John Ryder
Scenic Artist
Richard Salinas
Set Dresser
Shauna Sanchez
Assistant Property Master
Michelle Sherwood
Scenic Artist
Nathan Smith
Construction Foreman
Tom Sola
Graphic Designer
Katie Tower
Art Department Production Assistant
Peiyi Wong
ADR Mixer
Daniel Brennan
Sound Recordist
William Britt
ADR Mixer
Scott Cannizzaro
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Roberto Cappannelli
ADR Recordist
Rich Crescenti
Foley Recordist
Jenna Dalla Riva
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Chris David
Foley Editor
Brian Dunlop
ADR Editor
Christopher Eakins
Sound Designer
David Esparza
ADR Mixer
Alan Freedman
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Marshall Garlington
Foley Artist
Brooke Graeff
Foley Mixer
Jack Heeren
Sound Designer
Rick Hernandez
ADR Mixer
Kevin Jette
Foley Artist
Goro Koyama
ADR Recordist
Travis MacKay
Foley Artist
Andy Malcolm
Sound Assistant
Aurélien Mauro
ADR Mixer
Douglas Murray
Boom Operator
Kevin S. Parker
ADR Recordist
Jan Petrov
Boom Operator
Joel Reidy
Audio Post Coordinator
Brian Seagrave
Sound Recordist
Gabriel J. Serrano
ADR Mixer
Eric Thompson
ADR Recordist
Paul Tirone
Dialogue Editor
Lisa O'Donoghue
Foley Recording Engineer
Don White
Sound Mixer
Tom Williams
Makeup Effects
Christian Beckman
Special Effects Coordinator
Judson Bell
Special Effects Technician
Alfredo Cairo
Special Effects Technician
James Champoux
Special Effects Technician
Jeremy Dominick
Special Effects
Phil H. Fravel
Special Effects Manager
David Hill
Special Effects Manager
Gregory Morcell
Special Effects Coordinator
William Purcell
Special Effects Technician
Morgan McMath Rogers
Special Effects Manager
John Ruggieri
Special Effects Technician
Kenneth Salter
Special Effects Technician
Jay Cail Stone
Special Effects Assistant
Peter Rippe
Visual Effects Coordinator
Ian T. Barbella
Visual Effects Editor
Patrick J. Barry
Matte Painter
Mannix Bennett
Matchmove Supervisor
Francis L. Camacho
Digital Compositor
Ray Chang
CGI Supervisor
Chris Christman
Compositor
Shane Cook
Digital Compositor
Sean Coonce
Digital Intermediate Producer
Donnie Creighton
Visual Effects Producer
Sean Cushing
Compositing Supervisor
Peter 'Beak' Cvijanovic
Digital Compositor
Raffael Dickreuter
Digital Compositor
Megan Dolman
Compositor
Jay Frankenberger
Digital Compositor
Philip Fraschetti
Animation Fix Coordinator
Mike Gajga
Compositor
Brad Gayo
Matchmove Supervisor
Brian Genna
Matchmove Supervisor
Joanna N. Goslicka
Compositor
Eddie Gutierrez
Digital Intermediate Producer
Ryan Helsley
Visual Effects Editor
Dylan Highsmith
Matchmove Supervisor
Kevin Hoppe
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Ben Howard
Digital Compositor
Josiah Holmes Howison
3D Tracking Layout
Jan Huybrechs
Post Production Assistant
Christopher Ide
Digital Intermediate Producer
Sadie D. Johnson
Compositing Lead
Michael Kennen
Modeling
Thomas Kernan
Digital Compositor
Nineli Khanian
Visual Effects Producer
Mark Kolpack
Visual Effects Production Assistant
Hima Kumar
Matchmove Supervisor
Gary Laurie
Lighting Artist
Alex Marin
Digital Intermediate Colorist
Damian McDonnell
Lighting Artist
Anita Naufal
Animation Fix Coordinator
Pouyan Navid
Character Technical Supervisor
Andrea Paolino
Matchmove Supervisor
Andrey Pavlovskiy
Character Modelling Supervisor
James Polk
Visual Effects Producer
Krishna Prasad
Visual Effects Art Director
Karthik Ramasamy
Digital Compositor
Karthic Ramesh
Compositor
Anita Razzano
Simulation & Effects Artist
Eric S. Rosenthal
CG Supervisor
Rick Sander
Digital Producer
Tanissa Potrovitza Schoen
Visual Effects Supervisor
Kent Seki
Matte Painter
Reina Sparks
Digital Effects Supervisor
Olcun Tan
Visual Effects Supervisor
Thomas Tannenberger
Technical Advisor
Rodrigo Teixeira
Compositor
Cameron Thomas
Visual Effects Producer
Sherman Toy
Compositor
Guerdon Trueblood
Compositing Supervisor
Andres Vitale
Compositor
Diana Marie Wells
Digital Compositor
Shane Christopher Wicklund
Stunt Double
Danny Aiello III
Stunt Coordinator
Blaise Corrigan
Stunt Driver
Paul Marini
Stunt Driver
Brieann Rich
Stunt Driver
Nicholas Rich
Stunts
Kid Richmond
Stunt Coordinator
Steven Ritzi
Stunt Double
Aaron Vexler
Stunts
Robert Wiley
Camera Loader
Beth Anderson
Rigging Grip
Andrew Bell
Lighting Technician
Peter Boynton
Assistant Chief Lighting Technician
Carlos Bermudez
Rigging Grip
Al Bruce
Second Assistant Camera
Jan Burgess
Rigging Grip
Derek Contrado
Rigging Gaffer
Scott D. Davis
Best Boy Grip
John S. DeSimone
Key Rigging Grip
Michael DiIeso
Dolly Grip
Thomas Doran
Key Grip
Tim Driscoll
Rigging Grip
Patrick D. Fields
Second Assistant "B" Camera
Jamie Fitzpatrick
Digital Imaging Technician
Alan Gitlin
Camera Operator
Terrence Hayes
Lighting Technician
Zachary K. Lazar
Camera Operator
Jody Miller
Generator Operator
James R. Mitchell
First Assistant "A" Camera
Heather Norton
Electrician
Michael Peterson
Lighting Technician
Jason Petty
Electrician
Dave Provenzano
Electrician
James A. Ray
Generator Operator
Michael E. Reynolds
Still Photographer
Dale Robinette
Electrician
Chuck Rudolph
First Assistant "A" Camera
Chris Silano
Second Assistant "A" Camera
Liz Silver
Rigging Gaffer
Wayne Simpson
Generator Operator
Benny Smyth
Best Boy Grip
Julian Sternthal
Electrician
Hektor Stockton
Electrician
Carl A. Vidnic
Grip
Tim Wicks
Best Boy Grip
Christine Willard
First Assistant "C" Camera
Greg Wimer
Gaffer
Elan Yaari
Electrician
Fred Young
Casting Assistant
Matt Bouldry
Extras Casting
Shannon Cain
Casting Assistant
Peter Dudgeon
Casting Associate
Lindsay Graham Ahanonu
Extras Casting Assistant
Henry Jaderlund
Casting Associate
Jessica Kelly
Extras Casting
Marisa Kushner
Location Casting
Carolyn Pickman
Script Supervisor
Maxine Bergen
Assistant Costume Designer
Donna Berwick
Costumer
Susanna Brown
Set Costumer
Michael Burke
Key Costumer
Elizabeth Clifford
Costumer
Carrie Davis
Costumer
Hillary Derby
Costumer
Sheila Grover
Costumer
Lee Harris
Costume Supervisor
Virginia B. Johnson
Set Costumer
Alexandra Krost
Costume Assistant
Maggie Ronck
Costumer
Tina Ulee
First Assistant Editor
Patrick J. Barry
Assistant Editor
Julie Dole
Post Production Coordinator
Janssen Riofrir
Additional Editor
Darrin Roberts
Digital Intermediate Editor
Valance Eisleben
Location Assistant
Jeff Dionne
Assistant Location Manager
Dave Ozug
Location Assistant
Joe Piasecki
Location Assistant
Christopher Plummer
Location Manager
Luke Ramsey
Location Scout
Isaac Moses Regelson
Location Manager
Tom Trigo
Music Editor
Nino Centurion
Score Engineer
Markus Dravs
Music Consultant
John Marshman
Music Supervisor
Christopher T. Mollere
Conductor
Owen Pallett
Driver
David O. Ang
Driver
Jon Campagna
Driver
James Divito
Transportation Coordinator
Kris Golashesky
Transportation Captain
Teresa Haney
Transportation Coordinator
Billy Kane
Transportation Captain
Tom Mawyer
First Assistant Accountant
John Albrecht
Production Coordinator
Natalie Angel
Production Assistant
Julian Barnett
Production Assistant
Gary Chandler
Production Executive
Jeff Culotta
Key Set Production Assistant
Ramses del Hierro
Dialect Coach
Judy Dickerson
Assistant Craft Service
Ethan Fox
Assistant Production Coordinator
Christina Garnett
Production Executive
Stephen Gilchrist
Production Assistant
Ali Glaser
Post Production Accountant
Julie Hansen
Production Assistant
Katherine Shine Hery
Production Assistant
Hannah Hoover
Production Assistant
Marc Hormuth
Production Assistant
Ryan McCoy Johnson
Unit Publicist
Scott Levine
Production Assistant
Suz Loshin
Production Assistant
Jeffrey Mannarini
Production Assistant
Nora Minnich
Assistant Accountant
Susan Murphy
Assistant Accountant
Caitlin Osgood
Production Secretary
Katie Packard
Craft Service
Jane Sakowski Bell
Assistant Production Coordinator
Andrew Sarno
Craft Service
Tracy R. Spiegel
Title Designer
Thomas Tannenberger
Production Assistant
Stuart Valberg
Production Assistant
Anthony Torres
Production Assistant
John M. White
Colorist
David Cole
Digital Intermediate Colorist
David Cole

TOP CAST

Cameron Diaz
Cameron Diaz

Norma Lewis

James Marsden
James Marsden

Arthur Lewis

Frank Langella
Frank Langella

Arlington Steward

James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn

Norm Cahill

Holmes Osborne
Holmes Osborne

Dick Burns

Sam Oz Stone
Sam Oz Stone

Walter Lewis

Celia Weston
Celia Weston

Lana Burns

Lisa K. Wyatt
Lisa K. Wyatt

Rhonda Martin

Mark S. Cartier
Mark S. Cartier

Martin Teague

Kevin Robertson
Kevin Robertson

Wendell Matheson

Michele Durrett
Michele Durrett

Rebecca Matheson

Ian Kahn
Ian Kahn

Vick Brenner

John Magaro
John Magaro

Charles

Ryan Woodle
Ryan Woodle

Jeffrey Carnes

Basil Hoffman
Basil Hoffman

Don Poates

Robert Harvey
Robert Harvey

NASA Executive

Gentry Lee
Gentry Lee

Chief Engineer

Andrew Levitas
Andrew Levitas

Black Op

Frank Ridley
Frank Ridley

Detective Starrs

Daniel Stewart Sherman
Daniel Stewart Sherman

Police Officer #1

Matthew C. Flynn
Matthew C. Flynn

Police Officer #2

Patrick Canty
Patrick Canty

Police Officer #3

Mary Klug
Mary Klug

Female Neighbor

Allyssa Brooke
Allyssa Brooke

Suzanne Weller

Cheryl McMahon
Cheryl McMahon

Female 911 Operator

Evelina Turen
Evelina Turen

Deborah Burns

Bill Buell
Bill Buell

Dr. Earl Stupe

Paul Marini
Paul Marini

Santa Claus

Donald Warnock
Donald Warnock

Doctor Y

W. Kirk Avery
W. Kirk Avery

Doctor Z

Rick L'Heureux
Rick L'Heureux

Chase Employee

Nick Cairis
Nick Cairis

Chase Employee

Robert Denton
Robert Denton

Chase Employee

Paul Locke
Paul Locke

Chase Employee

Danny DeMiller
Danny DeMiller

Chase Employee

Jenna Lamia
Jenna Lamia

Diane Carnes (voice)

Winstead Barnes
Winstead Barnes

NASA Executive (uncredited)

Greg Berney
Greg Berney

Drama Class Kid (uncredited)

Jodie Brunelle
Jodie Brunelle

911 Operator (uncredited)

Danny Carney
Danny Carney

Soldier (uncredited)

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