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〈 巫 法 闖 情 關 〉 〈 萬 誘 引 力 〉 萬 人 迷 甜 姐 兒
珊 迪 娜 布 洛 Sandra Bullock
脫 胎 換 骨 選 美 擒 兇
〈 總 有 驕 陽 〉 金 像 男 優 米 高 堅 Michael Caine
〈 借 借 你 的 愛 〉 斑 哲 文 畢 列 特 Benjamin Bratt
〈 甘 地 傳 〉 甘 蒂 絲 褒 瑾 Candice Bergen
聯 合 主 演

〈 天 生 老 世 狂 〉 〈 芳 心 情 濃 〉 當 奴 柏 特 里 Donald Petrie 導 演
〈 萬 誘 引 力 〉 麥 羅 倫 斯 Marc Lawrence 編 劇
〈 22 世 紀 殺 人 網 絡 〉 〈 教 父 咪 搞 〉 布 斯 貝 曼 Bruce Bergman 執 行 監 製
〈 真 的 想 嫁 妳 〉 拉 斯 奴 高 華 斯 Laszlo Kovacs 攝 影
〈 狂 林 戰 曲 〉 比 利 韋 伯 Bill Weber 剪 接
〈 查 理 的 天 使 〉 艾 華 舒 亞 梅 Edward Shearmur 音 樂

〈 選 美 俏 臥 底 〉 故 事 簡 介

以 〈 生 死 時 速 〉 、 〈 暗 戀 你 暗 戀 妳 〉 成 為 荷 里 活 第 一 線 女 星 的 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 ， 繼 愛 情 喜 劇 〈 萬 誘 引 力 〉 後 ， 親 自 監 製 主 演 最 新 作 品 ： 〈 選 美 俏 臥 底 〉 (Miss Congeniality) ， 憑 其 突 出 造 型 與 喜 劇 感 ， 再 度

成 功 征 服 觀 眾 ， 影 片 推 出 後 票 房 輕 易 超 越 五 千 萬 ， 且 口 碑 強 勁 ， 有 力 挑 戰 一 億 票 房 大 關 。

影 片 故 事 講 述 綽 號 「 大 國 民 」 的 神 秘 狂 兇 ， 向 美 國 選 美 大 會 進 行 恐 嚇 ， 聲 言 會 在 選 美 期 間 放 炸 彈 破 壞 。 聯 邦 密 探 早 已 想 逮 捕 這 個 惡 名 昭 著 的 恐 怖 份 子 ， 更 想 藉 這 次 行 動 將 他 繩 之 於 法 。 他 們 想 出 了 一 個 計 劃 ， 就 是 在 警 隊 中 挑 選 一 名 幹 探 做 臥 底 ， 混 入 選 美 會 中 進 行 偵 查 。 並 打 算 要 評 審 團 指 定 臥 底 順 利 進 入 最 後 五 強 ， 好 讓 她 能 由 頭 到 尾 追 查 案 件 。

萬 事 俱 備 ， 獨 欠 臥 底 人 選 ， 他 們 在 眾 多 豬 扒 人 選 中 ， 發 現 活 像 霸 王 花 的 姬 絲 只 要 妝 扮 修 飾 一 番 ， 絕 有 資 格 可 在 選 美 台 上 與 其 他 佳 麗 競 爭 輝 。

姬 絲 一 向 鄙 視 選 美 ， 認 為 是 娘 娘 腔 玩 意 ， 而 她 的 粗 線 條 男 人 婆 作 風 也 難 以 令 選 美 大 會 信 服 ， 結 果 FBI 決 定 重 金 禮 聘 選 美 儀 態 顧 問 域 陀 ， 負 責 為 姬 絲 改 頭 換 面 ， 將 她 由 一 個 辣 手 神 探 變 成 婀 娜 多 姿 的 美 人 兒 。

經 改 造 後 的 姬 絲 令 眾 人 眼 前 一 亮 ， 一 向 對 她 諸 多 挑 剔 但 暗 裡 傾 慕 的 拍 檔 艾 力 更 為 她 著 迷 。

在 候 選 佳 麗 與 神 探 臥 底 之 間 ， 姬 絲 一 時 難 以 適 應 ， 弄 得 笑 話 百 出 ， 她 能 否 入 選 最 後 五 強 ？ 能 否 阻 止 炸 彈 狂 兇 奸 計 得 逞 ？ 〈 選 美 俏 臥 底 〉 將 為 你 揭 開 謎 底 。

珊 迪 娜 布 洛 脫 胎 換 骨 盡 顯 喜 劇 才 華

〈 選 美 俏 臥 底 〉 是 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 近 年 最 賣 座 的 電 影 ， 亦 是 她 最 有 喜 劇 色 彩 的 作 品 。 在 片 中 她 由 一 個 充 滿 男 子 氣 慨 的 特 警 ， 搖 身 一 變 成 為 身 段 婀 娜 的 選 美 萬 人 迷 ， 過 程 惹 笑 ， 令 人 引 俊 不 禁 。

其 實 自 〈 生 死 時 速 〉 後 ， 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 一 直 多 演 喜 劇 性 作 品 ， 例 如 〈 暗 戀 你 暗 戀 妳 〉 、 〈 巫 法 闖 情 關 〉 及 〈 萬 誘 引 力 〉 等 ， 只 是 沒 有 一 部 比 〈 選 美 俏 臥 底 〉 來 得 平 易 近 人 ， 令 觀 眾 情 不 自 禁 發 笑 ， 這 點 大 概 要 歸 功 於 編 劇 麥 羅 倫 斯 ， 他 為 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 塑 造 了 一 個 外 表 剛 強 ， 內 裡 其 實 極 度 女 性 化 的 FBI 形 象 ， 令 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 可 以 大 展 所 長 ， 他 倆 其 實 在 〈 萬 誘 引 力 〉 一 片 中 早 已 合 作 過 。 今 次 更 進 一 步 ， 成 績 更 為 理 想 ， 影 片 在 美 國 公 映 六 周 後 ， 票 房 已 直 迫 一 億 大 關 ， 而 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 亦 憑 此 片 贏 得 了 金 球 獎 最 佳 喜 劇 女 主 角 提 名 。

金 像 獎 得 主 米 高 堅 及 甘 蒂 絲 褒 瑾 實 力 派 戲 骨 相 助

影 片 除 了 由 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 獨 拍 大 樑 ， 更 請 來 了 老 戲 骨 米 高 堅 及 著 名 女 星 甘 蒂 絲 褒 瑾 拔 刀 相 助 ， 參 與 演 出 。 米 高 堅 憑 著 其 精 湛 演 技 ， 演 活 了 片 中 那 個 扮 口 野 姿 整 的 形 象 顧 問 一 角 ， 他 與 珊 迪 娜 布 洛 的 對 手 戲 ， 是 影 片 最 令 人 拍 案 叫 絕 的 喜 劇 場 面 。 米 高 堅 從 影 以 來 演 出 超 過 百 部 ， 多 次 獲 金 像 及 金 球 獎 提 名 ， 代 表 作 品 有 ： 「 偷 心 大 少 」 、 「 姊 妹 情 深 」 及 去 年 的 「 總 有 驕 陽 」 等 ， 去 年 ， 他 剛 被 英 女 皇 授 以 爵 士 勳 函 ， 以 表 揚 其 演 藝 上 的 傑 出 成 就 。

至 於 片 中 飾 演 選 美 會 負 責 人 的 甘 蒂 絲 褒 瑾 ， 在 荷 里 活 早 已 建 立 了 美 麗 與 智 慧 並 重 的 聲 譽 ， 七 十 年 代 成 名 ， 代 表 作 品 有 「 靈 慾 交 溝 」 、 「 愛 情 故 事 」 及 「 榮 華 富 貴 」 等 。 甘 蒂 絲 褒 瑾 近 年 多 在 舞 台 劇 與 電 視 演 出 ， 「 選 美 俏 臥 底 」 是 她 復 出 大 銀 幕 的 少 有 作 品 ， 氣 質 依 舊 美 麗 可 人 。

美 國 小 姐 舞 蹈 總 監 親 身 教 路

〈 選 美 俏 臥 底 〉 整 個 故 事 大 部 份 環 繞 選 美 會 發 生 。 編 劇 麥 羅 倫 斯 之 前 做 了 大 量 資 料 搜 集 ， 並 親 自 參 觀 美 國 小 姐 的 選 美 盛 況 ， 對 選 美 會 的 內 部 安 排 進 行 了 深 入 的 接 觸 。 另 一 方 面 影 片 由 選 美 的 舞 台 、 服 裝 、 道 具 均 一 一 模 枋 真 正 的 美 國 小 姐 節 目 製 作 ， 導 演 當 奴 柏 特 里 更 請 來 了 曾 為 美 國 小 姐 及 環 球 小 姐 負 責 舞 蹈 編 排 的 史 葛 高 斯 曼 ， 教 導 片 中 女 孩 選 美 舞 蹈 身 手 ， 並 在 片 中 飾 演 現 實 中 的 角 色 ， 是 影 片 一 個 重 要 的 幕 後 功 臣 。

PRODUCTION NOTES

The Miss United States Pageant, hallowed and revered home of American beauty for the past fifty years, has received a threat from one of the country's most infamous criminals, the "Citizen." The F.B.I. has been tracking this psychopath forever as his rampage of bombings, shootings and arson terrorizes the nation. This may finally be their chance to nab him.

The plan? Simple. Get one of their agents into the pageant, undercover, as a contestant. Fix the judging so she's on stage right to the end, in the "top five." Equip her with a state of the art surveillance equipment. Finding that agent? Not so simple.

A computer search of all available female agents turns out a decidedly unphotogenic group, except for Special Agent Gracie Hart (SANDRA BULLOCK). She looks terrific on the computer in a bathing suit; she might even fool everyone in an evening gown, especially if she puts a brush to her hair. But Gracie doesn't own a brush. Or a dress. Or high heels. Or as her fellow agent and head of the undercover operation, Eric Matthews (BENJAMIN BRATT) puts it; she's a "car wreck." And Gracie has no desire to join the ranks of what she refers to as a "bunch of bikini stuffers who only want world peace."

Which is why the Bureau hires beauty pageant consultant Victor Melling (MICHAEL CAINE) to transform Gracie ' or as he re-names her, "Dirty Harriet" into Gracie Lou Freebush ' the perfect pageant contestant. Henry Higgins had a day at the beach compared to what Vic is up against in beautifying a woman "without a detectable smidgen of estrogen." But the fate of the pageant hangs in the balance, and considering that Gracie's refusal to follow orders has already placed her job in jeopardy, this may be her last chance to make it in her beloved Bureau.

"Miss Congeniality" is a comedy that stars and is produced by Sandra Bullock ("28 Days"). The film also stars Academy Award winner Michael Caine ("The Cider House Rules," "Hannah and Her Sisters"), Benjamin Bratt ("The Next Best Thing"), Candice Bergen (TV's "Murphy Brown") as the poised former beauty queen and head of the Miss United States Pageant, Kathy Morningside; William Shatner ("Star Trek") as Stan Fields, the veteran, about-to-be-fired emcee of the pageant; Ernie Hudson ("Ghostbusters") as McDonald, Gracie and Eric's tough, by-the-book boss; and JOHN DiRESTA ("15 Minutes") as Clonsky, an F.B.I. agent working with Gracie and Eric.

The film also stars, HEATHER BURNS ("You've Got Mail") as Cheryl, the pageant contestant from Rhode Island; MELISSA DE SOUSA ("The Best Man") as Karen, the pageant contestant from New York; STEVE MONROE ("The Nutty Professor") as Frank, Kathy Morningside's assistant; DEIRDRE QUINN ("The Last Dance") as Mary Jo, the pageant contestant from Texas; and WENDY RAQUEL ROBINSON ("The Steve Harvey Show") as Leslie, the pageant contestant from California.

The film is directed by DONALD PETRIE ("Grumpy Old Men") and written by MARC LAWRENCE ("Forces of Nature") & KATIE FORD ("Mary & Rhoda") & CARYN LUCAS ("The Nanny"). Lawrence also serves as the executive producer along with GINGER SLEDGE ("Mickey Blue Eyes") and BRUCE BERMAN ("The Matrix," "Analyze This"). Ford also serves as the co-producer. LASZLO KOVACS ("My Best Friend's Wedding") is the director of photography; PETER LARKIN ("The First Wives Club") is the production designer; BILLY WEBER ("The Thin Red Line") is the editor; EDWARD SHEARMUR ("Charlie's Angels") is the composer; SUSIE DE SANTO ("What Lies Beneath") is the costume designer; STEVE SCHNUR ("Gun Shy") is the musical supervisor and SCOTT GROSSMAN is the choreographer.

Castle Rock Entertainment, in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment presents "Miss Congeniality." The film will be distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures and in select territories by Village Roadshow Pictures.

Castle Rock Entertainment is a Time Warner Company.

Sandra Bullock has consistently scored with critics and audiences alike for her performances in such films as the blockbuster "Speed," as well as "While You Were Sleeping," "The Net," "28 Days" and the box office smash "Forces of Nature."

A leading actress whose unique style of physical comedy has been compared to that of comedy legend Lucille Ball, Bullock stars as the smart and capable F.B.I. agent Gracie Hart, who is also the least likely beauty pageant contestant. "Gracie Hart gets the job done better than most of her fellow agents, but in social situations she is incredibly unrefined," says Bullock, who also serves as producer of "Miss Congeniality," her fourth foray into producing. "She's all about the job. She has never had many women friends. Never seen a pair of tweezers, a hairdryer or used a tube of lipstick. She's never done anything to make herself look good. Actually, that's what's kind of nice about her. She is who she is and is not afraid to speak her mind."

Gracie shares a friendly but competitive relationship with her fellow agent Eric Matthews. "Eric has always wanted to get a shot at running his own operation and he finally gets a chance with this particular op," explains Bratt. "He's a bit of a swaggerer, a braggart and definitely considers himself a ladies' man. When he gets a little bit too big for his britches, Gracie is right there to knock him down a bit."

What this operation needs is an agent that can go undercover in the pageant ' not just on the periphery but with an all-access pass. Though Gracie is not thrilled at the prospect of having to wear an evening gown and tiara, she reluctantly goes along with the plan to go undercover. "Eric has to literally and figuratively wrestle her into the decision to say yes," says Bratt.

"Gracie just likes to be one of the guys," says Bullock. "She says what she thinks; she loves her job. And she gets cajoled into this situation after having screwed up an undercover operation. Eric really thinks she can do this job, even though no one else really wants her to do it. Gracie definitely doesn't want to do it because it basically represents everything she abhors. In the end she gets suckered into becoming a beauty queen. Isn't that how it always works?"

Enter Victor Melling, a pageant guru who, due to an unfortunate pageant incident years earlier, has fallen on hard times. "Victor is on his last legs as a beauty queen adviser, which is why, when the F.B.I. is looking for someone, he's the only one who is available," says Academy Award winning actor Michael Caine. "Victor will teach anybody how to be a beauty queen the same way Henry Higgins turns Eliza Doolittle into a proper lady. He's got all these little tricks that I now know, but which I didn't know before. And some of them are very funny, but we don't want to give them away."

"He has his work cut out for him," says Bullock. "Gracie is not a willing participant. But he needs this job to redeem himself for a little mishap he's had with another contestant that put him on the outs with the industry. At one point in his career he was the cream of the crop."

Running the pageant are two time honored icons ' the former beauty queen and pageant organizer, Kathy Morningside, and the Master of Ceremonies, Stan Fields. Candice Bergen, an icon herself from a rich film career and the hit TV series "Murphy Brown," relished the chance to play Kathy Morningside. "She has a bigness to her that was really fun to play," says Bergen. "I wanted to wear perky pastels and smile incessantly. The whole story and experience was fun."

William Shatner, who became a household name for his iconic performances as Captain Kirk in the "Star Trek" films and television series, stars as Stan Fields. "I play the Master of Ceremonies emceeing what will likely turn out to be his last pageant," says Shatner. "He is the encapsulation of Bert Parks. He sings. He dances. But there's a slight edge to the singing because all hell is breaking loose."

"Stan Fields is on his way out in this pageant but still acts like he's the man," says Bullock. "William Shatner does such a beautiful job in the role. He's just sort of the king. He brings a great sadness and dignity to Stan Fields."

Once Gracie transforms into Miss New Jersey "Gracie Lou Freebush," her poise is tested by fifty pageant contestants whose goal in life is to come up with a winning smile and a "good platform." "The fact that Gracie has to participate in a beauty pageant is an extremely tough thing for her to handle. It's just not in her nature to be glamorous," says Bullock. "Victor just has a few days to get her ready, which is an impossible feat in his eyes." But when Gracie finally gets there, she knows exactly what has to be done. Even though Gracie thinks these women are airheads and doesn't like what they stand for, she must save them.

But once she gets to know the other contestants, Gracie begins to have a change of heart. "She comes to really care for these women," says Bullock. "One in particular becomes a close friend."

In the process of becoming a beauty queen, Gracie herself and the nature of her relationship with Eric both undergo a surprising change. "She manages to let enough of her personality come out naturally and starts to win people over in her own way," says Bullock. "It's quite unexpected because it's not in the usual beauty contestant way of winning."

"Gracie and Eric have a friendly yet antagonistic relationship in the beginning," adds Benjamin Bratt. "They're good buddies and give each other a hard time in a way that comes out of a mutual respect. But their relationship transforms throughout the movie, not necessarily because of her newfound physical beauty, but because of something else ' a spirit in her that emerges. He begins to see something else in her and she in him. They're both fish out of water and they recognize that in each other. It works well."

Michael Caine sums up, "We take the most awkward, uncongenial person you've ever met in your life, and watch her transform into Miss Congeniality."

Concludes director Petrie, "'Congeniality' means the person who gets along with everybody the best. For Gracie, who starts off as someone whose first instinct would be to slam you up against the wall, cuff you, frisk you then read you your rights, getting there is quite a journey."

ABOUT THE PRODUCTION...

Gracie Hart's character developed from Marc Lawrence's extensive research into the lives of women in the F.B.I. "There were two things that I found particularly interesting and wanted to use in the script," says Lawrence. "One was that the vast majority of the women F.B.I. agents had family who were either agents or police officers. Secondly one of the women agents told me that when she was dating, men were either way too turned on by her job or way too intimidated. This creates a world where the agents are only comfortable with their inner circle because the outside world either views them as exotic or threatening."

Bullock, who had previously worked with Lawrence on "Forces of Nature," was delighted to join forces again. "I like his sick sense of humor," she says. "He also understands how I like physical humor. I am just naturally an imbecile when it comes to functioning in day-to-day routines, so he incorporated that into the script. I was also looking for something that was a large comedy. Something that brought us back to a time when a woman could look like an idiot and still be the leading lady."

"This is the kind of film I want to see Sandra Bullock in, even if I wasn't in it," says co-star Michael Caine. "Because she is so funny. She does little things that just make you laugh."

Working with Bullock as both an actress and producer was an experience Donald Petrie thoroughly enjoyed. He explains, "I've worked with other actors/producers who were producers in name only. Sandra is in on all the real producer decisions; she went on location scouts and attended every production meeting. She's really hands on."

Casting the role of Eric was a challenge for the filmmakers, who wanted someone that could be tough and aggressive yet likeable. "Guys in the F.B.I. have a cowboy mentality," notes Lawrence. "Benjamin Bratt is enormously likeable, so he can get away with those sort of sly remarks and shots at Gracie and still come off as charming."

Similarly, Donald Petrie muses, "Benjamin has an amazing screen presence. I also loved the fact that I haven't seen Benjamin in a cocky, romantic role like this."

Securing acting legend Michael Caine in the role of Victor Melling was a coup for the production. "What I liked about the role was that it was funny, it was different and it was a comedy," explains Caine. "In my most recent films, I played the man who destroyed the Marquis de Sade, an abortionist and a very violent gangster. After reading the script and finding it such a great comedy, it was such a relief. I said, 'I'll do it. I'll do it. I'll do it.' I was just dying to get a laugh on the set. I've also always liked Sandra's screen persona. This role is a kind of zany, way-out, cuckoo kind of character that she does so well. I think it will make audiences laugh. It certainly makes me laugh."

The birth of the pageant director, Kathy Morningside, played by Candice Bergen evolved due to the long tradition of former winners continuing to be involved in beauty pageants. "Candice was exactly right for the role, she is a very beautiful actress who easily could have been a former beauty queen," explains Lawrence.

Bergen was immediately won over by the film's star and producer. "I didn't think Sandy could possibly live up to her reputation but she's great," she says. "She's grounded and completely professional. She's there for you off-camera, at four in the morning, thoughtful, funny and generous. And she's always in a good mood."

William Shatner was also a revelation for the filmmakers and cast. "He is larger than life. You can't take your eyes off of him when he's on screen," exclaims Petrie.

The collaboration with director Donald Petrie has been very rewarding for Lawrence. "Although this is first and foremost a character movie, it has a really big scope with complicated scenes that involve fights and stunts," explains Lawrence. Donald has exactly the right spirit for the movie. He is able to get the point of the scene across even when there is a lot going on."

BEHIND THE SCENES...

To research beauty pageants Marc Lawrence "read a lot of magazines, watched three or four different pageants and attended the Miss U.S.A. Pageant in Branson, Missouri. I wasn't aware of the logistics or the mechanics," explains Lawrence. "But beyond that, to some extent, it is exactly the way you think it is. Pageants give a lot of girls from small towns a chance to get to a place they ordinarily would not have gotten to. The Miss America pageant for example is a scholarship program where the emphasis is much more about furthering your education and having a political platform; more importance is placed on the interview than how you look in your swimsuit. I think this came about as a reaction to the seventies when pageants received a lot of criticism."

Although a lot of the film takes place during the pageant, the filmmakers see it as a backdrop to the story rather than the subject. Petrie explains, "what's interesting in this film is seeing the pageant through Gracie's eyes, somebody who's never been on stage, never been a beauty queen and is only there to stop a terrorist. It's much more the behind-the-scenes."

Veteran production designer Peter Larkin was drawn to the film specifically for the pageant scenes. "The interesting angle about the pageant scenes is that you've got three sets at once," explains Larkin. "One set contains the audience presumably watching the pageant scenes. Another is of a crew filming the television show that's being seen at home and finally you have the actual scene itself being performed on stage. We had to film all those events. It was a very interesting logistical problem."

Computer/video supervisor Todd Marks, who had previously teamed up with Sandra Bullock on "The Net," was in charge of coordinating the video elements for these three sets. Marks explains, "We created the video to look as though it were an authentic broadcast of a pageant. We had to make sure that the event looked realistic from every perspective, whether you were an audience member at the pageant, a contestant backstage, or watching it from your TV at home. The video equipment and crew were seen by the film cameras, so we were used as a prop, a set piece and a creation machine. We recorded everything and edited furiously around the clock so that two days after filming the pageant we were able to create and film a broadcast control booth which featured multiple video images being cut "Live" by the "TV" director. This was a true test of everyone's technical and physical abilities, but we pulled through and quite successfully, I might add!"

The central theme of the pageant is the Statue of Liberty. "What interested me was the idea of producing a Statue of Liberty that wasn't true to form," says Larkin. "I wanted a Statue of Liberty that would more resemble the kind you would buy in the store. So I stylized it in the form of folded paper, like a piece of origami paper," explains Larkin. For the contestants in the pageant, Larkin came up with an incredible grand entrance. "I discussed with Sandra the idea of having the contestants make their entrance onto the stage as the Statue of Liberty's skirt rises. Sandra liked it a lot. It's a traditional idea along the same lines as 'The Nutcracker,' where as the skirts open up, the children run out onto the stage. I thought coupled with the beauty pageant, it would be a interesting way to introduce the girls."

As the lighting was vital to the look of the sets, Peter Larkin worked very closely with director of photography, Laszlo Kovacs and lighting consultant, John Tedesco. "We were trying to find many different looks; the look of the opening; the swimsuit pageant; the evening gown competition and the finale," says Larkin. "Utilizing a huge video projection screen, we were able to film the contestants in the foreground of the frame and then on the projection screen showcasing close-ups, an important part of the scenery. We also built a room behind it to enclose it so that the lights didn't bounce into it."

Costume designer Susie De Santo notes that the biggest challenge was the pageant. "My inspiration came from an assortment of many pageants along with 'My Fair Lady' and 'Pygmalion,'" says De Santo. While searching for the contestant's evening gowns she found a store with amazing dresses. "The owner sold me a lot of his samples. So they're 'one of a kind.' It wasn't like shopping at a major department store where the same dress is sold in their stores across the country. When the contestants are shown in their evening gown competition, I wanted their gowns to sparkle, to look really beautiful, and be distinctive."

De Santo explains how she transformed Gracie Hart, the F.B.I. agent to Gracie Lou Freebush, the pageant contestant. "At the beginning 'Gracie' is shown in gowns that are meant to be funny and a little bit over-the-top. Later on she is seen in gowns that are beautiful and romantic." One of the gowns that De Santo found was a beautiful pink gown designed by Angel Sanchez, a designer from Brazil who actually got his start designing gowns for pageant contestants. "It was so stunning on Sandra that we started to panic. We felt it would be impossible to find a gown for the finale that would top it. Then we found an amazing beaded gown! I just can't say how beautiful Sandra looked in that dress. Interestingly enough, the gown was actually designed for one of the girls competing in the Miss America pageant; who had chosen this gown and everybody thought she was going to win because it was such a spectacular gown. At the last minute the contestant decided not to wear it and ended up scoring the lowest that she's ever scored in evening gown competition," recalls De Santo.

To style clothing for Candice Bergen's character, De Santo's focus was to show a former beauty queen that still feels the need to dress impeccably. "I enjoyed designing for Candice Bergen, she's such a gorgeous woman. She wore a beautiful Badgley Mischka suit, an amazing gown from Richard Tyler and a gorgeous eggplant beaded lace shawl from France," recalls De Santo.

Susie De Santo had a great time designing for Benjamin Bratt, William Shatner and Michael Caine. "Benjamin Bratt was a dream to design for. He has an easy-going nature about him and I think that translates into how he wears clothes. We dressed him in a sort of high fashion F.B.I. look with a couple of Prada and Dolce & Gabbana suits," says De Santo.

For William Shatner's character, "Donald Petrie wanted him to be the kind of guy who makes an effort to be young and hip, but just misses the mark," says De Santo. "We had his character dressed in a red shiny Brioni dinner jacket that was paired with a black shirt underneath."

For Victor Melling, Michael Caine's character, "He's not afraid to wear a lot of things that a lot of men would shy away from," says De Santo. "At one point he is wearing a pink suit and in another scene a lavender shirt."

The filmmakers were fortunate to work with Scott Grossman, a pageant choreographer that not only worked as a consultant on the film but also coordinated the dance numbers. "Scott Grossman is the choreographer to all the major pageants; Miss U.S.A. and Miss Universe," says Petrie. "He did a great job with the girls. They looked fabulous and completely professional," Petrie exclaims.

The greatest challenge for Grossman was to make Sandra Bullock look clumsy. "It was very difficult," recalls Grossman. "She's really very graceful and has a natural dance ability. As we started to choreograph the dance number we made sure all the moves looked good on her. I then took the moves and made them a little more difficult so that she would look slightly clumsy."

As well as designing the opening number and training the actresses, Grossman also plays the role of choreographer. "It is art imitating life, being able to play myself in this film. It was very strange seeing myself on film," says Grossman.

Stunt coordinator Jack Gill was responsible for training Sandra Bullock and Benjamin Bratt for the fight sequences. Gill was thoroughly impressed by both of the actor's natural aptitude. "They just jumped in, it was great," he explains. "Both of them are very athletic and were quick learners. Training them took a third of the time that I thought it would. The first scene they worked in together was in a gym; a scene which contained a lot of sexual tension. In the scene Sandra and Benjamin's characters are wrestling and practicing throws. We worked out twenty-five to thirty extremely grueling moves. I know a lot of actors wouldn't have done it. One position was called 'the pretzel.' Sandra had her legs wrapped around Benjamin's head and his legs were wrapped around her head. Another move Sandra and Benjamin performed was a hip throw. Benjamin is a big guy. He's not a lightweight. Sandra was taking his full weight and throwing him right over the top. It was great to watch. Once she got the feel for it, she was throwing everyone on the mat."

ABOUT THE CAST...

SANDRA BULLOCK's (Gracie Hart/Producer) breakthrough came in the 1994 runaway hit, "Speed." Bullock's next two films, "While You Were Sleeping," (which earned a Golden Globe nomination) and "The Net" were both critical and popular successes. Her subsequent starring roles include the critically acclaimed "28 Days" and the box office smash "Forces of Nature." Bullock starred and marked her feature film-producing debut with "Hope Floats," for her production company Fortis Films. She also starred and served as a executive producer for "Practical Magic" and starred and served as producer for "Gun Shy."

Additional credits include, "Speed 2: Cruise Control," "A Time to Kill," "In Love and War," "Two If By Sea," "The Vanishing," "Demolition Man," "Wrestling Ernest Hemingway" and "The Thing Called Love." She also voiced the role of 'Miriam' in "The Prince of Egypt."

Bullock has received numerous awards and nominations for her work, including two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards and two MTV Movie Awards for her role in "Speed"; a Golden Globe nomination, an American Comedy Award nomination, two People's Choice Awards and two Blockbuster Entertainment Awards for her role in "While You Were Sleeping"; and a People's Choice Award and Blockbuster Entertainment Award for her role in "A Time To Kill." In 1996, Bullock was voted NATO/ShoWest "Female Star of the Year."

Bullock's debut as a writer/director in the short film "Making Sandwiches," debuted at the 1997 Sundance Film Festival. The film starred Bullock and Matthew McConaughey.

MICHAEL CAINE (Victor Melling) versatility as a major international star in over 80 motion pictures has earned him the New York Film critics' Best Actor Award for "Alfie," a Golden Globe Award for Best Actor and a British Academy Award for "Educating Rita," a Golden Globe for Best Actor for "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," a Golden Globe for Best Actor for "Little Voice" and five Academy Award nominations, for "Alfie," "Sleuth," "Educating Rita," culminating in Oscars for Best Supporting Actor for "Hannah and Her Sisters" and "The Cider House Rules."

Michael Caine was born Maurice Joseph Mickelwhite in South London. His first job in the theatre was as assistant stage manager in Horsham, Sussex. Self confidence and a name change to Michael Caine (his nickname combined with Caine from "The Caine Mutiny") encouraged him to move to London, where he acted with Joan Littlewood's Theater Workshop.

The turning point in his career came at the age of 30 in 1963 when he was given the role of aristocratic Lieutenant Gonville Bromhead in the Joseph E. Levine production "Zulu." Caine turned his supporting role into a starring one with his performance and in the opinion of the critics, stole the show.

Passing forever out of the ranks of anonymity, he next played Harry Palmer in the espionage thriller "The Ipcress File," which exceeded all expectations at the box office and was voted Best Picture of the Year by the British film critics' annual poll.

Other film credits include, "Dressed to Kill," "Death Trap," "Educating Rita," "Blame It on Rio," "The Holcroft Covenant," "Hannah and her Sisters," "Sweet Liberty," "Dirty Rotten Scoundrels," "Gambit," "Funeral in Berlin," "Billion Dollar Brain," "Hurry Sundown," "Woman Times Seven," "Deadfall," "The Italian Job," "The Battle of Britain," "X, Y and Zee," "Pulp," "Sleuth," "The Wilby Conspiracy," "The Romantic Englishwoman," "The Man Who Would Be King," "Harry & Walter Go To New York," "California Suite," "Little Voice," "Quills" and "Shiner."

In 1986, he returned to television for the first time in 20 years to star in the four-hour mini-series "Jack the Ripper," which received the highest ratings ever for a drama in England.

Caine is also an author with the publication of his autobiography What's It All About? and Acting on Film, a book based on the highly successful series of lectures he gave on BBC Television.

In the 1992 Queen's birthday Honors, he was awarded the CBE and in 2000 he was knighted by the Queen and is now Sir Michael Caine.

BENJAMIN BRATT (Eric Matthews) will next be seen in "Piñero," the independent bio pic about the playwright Miguel Piñero. He was most recently seen in "Red Planet," opposite Val Kilmer and Carrie-Anne Moss; and in the Trimark and USA Network's film adaptation of Ernest Hemingway's short story, "After The Storm," directed by Guy Ferland from a script by A.E. Hotchner.

Bratt's films credits include John Schlesinger's "The Next Best Thing with Madonna and Rupert Everett; Phillip Noyce's "Clear and Present Danger," with Harrison Ford; "The River Wild" with Meryl Streep and Kevin Bacon; "Demolition Man" with Sylvester Stallone and Wesley Snipes; Taylor Hackford's "Blood In, Blood Out"; "Follow Me Home" opposite Alfre Woodard; "Bright Angel" with Lili Taylor and Dermot Mulroney and Heywood Gould's "One Good Cop" with Michael Keaton.

Bratt established himself on Dick Wolf's critically acclaimed NBC drama, "Law & Order" for which he received an Emmy nomination. A series regular for four seasons, Bratt's character of 'Detective Rey Curtis,' quickly proved to be both a critical and fan favorite upon joining the show in 1995.

His other television credits include Showtime's "Woman Undone" with Randy Quaid and Mary McDonnell; and the NBC mini-series, James Michener's "Texas."

CANDICE BERGEN (Kathy Morningside) is "a beautiful actress who projects intelligence, humor, vulnerability and self-reliance -- all more or less simultaneously," wrote critic Vincent Canby in The New York Times. She proved this every week for 10 years as 'Murphy' on the critically acclaimed CBS comedy "Murphy Brown," for which she received five Emmy awards and two Golden Globe awards. Bergen had earlier received extraordinary critical and audience responses for her performances in "Getting Straight," Mike Nichol's "Carnal Knowledge" and "Starting Over," for which she received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actress.

Bergen's newest endeavor is as host of a nightly one-hour talk show on the Oxygen Network, a cable network that launched in 2000. The program, "Exhale," is an intimate, thoughtful, chemically charged one-hour conversation that airs Mondays through Thursdays at 10.00pm.

Bergen attended the University of Pennsylvania where she majored in art and creative writing. While still in college, she commuted to New York for modeling assignments. She was still a student when she made her film debut as the mysterious, glamorous 'Lakey' in "The Group."

Bergen's film credits include starring opposite Steve McQueen and Sir Richard Attenborough in Robert Wise's "The Sand Pebbles"; "The Day The Fish Came Out"; "Vivre Pour Vivre" with Yves Montand; "Rich and Famous" with Jacqueline Bisset; Richard Attenborough's "Ghandi"; "Stick" with Burt Reynolds; "T.R. Baskin"; "The Adventurers"; "Soldier Blue"; "The Magus"; "The Hunting Party"; "11 Harrow House"; "The Wind and the Lion"; "Bite the Bullet"; "The Domino Principal"; "A Night Full of Rain" and "Oliver's Story."

Candice made her Broadway debut in the critically acclaimed "Hurly Burly," directed by long-term friend Mike Nichols.

Bergen's television credits include three television movies for CBS; "Mayflower Madam," "Murder: By Reason of Insanity" and "Mary & Tim" and the highly rated ABC mini-series "Hollywood Wives."

A gifted writer and photographer, Bergen has produced magazine articles and photographic essays filled with intelligence and wit, observing the world with a keen eye for detail and humor. Her work has included cover stories for New York and Life magazines.

Bergen's autobiography, Knock Wood, which she worked on for five years, was released in April 1984 to critical acclaim and enjoyed several weeks on the New York Times bestseller list.

WILLIAM SHATNER (Stan Fields) has been known to audiences for over 30 years as the legendary Starship Captain James Tiberius Kirk, arguably one of the most famous fictional characters ever created.

"Star Trek V: The Final Frontier" marked the feature directorial debut of the multi-faceted Shatner and added yet another dimension to his already numerous and successful accomplishments as a director, writer, actor and producer. Since then he has gone on to direct a music video, episodic television and "TekWar," the first of four two-hour television movies produced for the Universal Action Network based on his Tek series of science fiction novels. Shatner also served as executive producer and starred in the recurring role of Walter Bascom for the series. Shatner has written the following science fiction novels Man O'War, a miniseries based on the novel is in development at Showtime Networks; The Law of Far, Ashes of Eden, the first in a series of novels that Shatner is co-authoring with Judith and Garfield Reeves-Stevens for Simon and Schuster; The Return, Star Trek Avenger, Spectre and Dark Victory.

Star Trek Memories written with Chris Kreski, hit the stores in 1993-detailed Shatner's experiences working on the original "Star Trek" series and related never-before-told stories. Shatner followed that up with Star Trek Movie Memories, published in 1994. Shatner is now working on a six-book science fiction series with HarperCollins called Quest for Tomorrow. Step Into Chaos, the third installment in the series, came out in January 1999.

Shatner's varied career has given him a unique insight into technology and the future. In 1994, he became C.E.O. of C.O.R.E. Digital Pictures, Inc., a special effects house based in Toronto which has provided computer-generated imagery to such noted films as "Fly Away Home," "Mimic" and "Dr. Dolittle" starring Eddie Murphy.

Shatner's most recent film and televisions include "Free Enterprise," "Land of the Free," "National Lampoon's Loaded Weapon," "Star Trek: Generations," "The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air," "Cosby" and "Third Rock From the Sun." He is also in demand as a voice-over actor, having appeared on episodes of "Eek the Cat," and Disney's animated series "Hercules," in addition to numerous documentaries. Shatner also served as host for the television show, "Rescue 911," which ran for six seasons. Since the show first aired over 300 lives have been saved by people who learned a life-saving technique from the show. "Rescue 911" consistently won its time slot and currently airs in syndication on the Fox Family Channel. It won the 1990 People's Choice Award for "Favorite New Dramatic Series."

ERNIE HUDSON (McDonald) most recently seen in "The Watcher," a suspense thriller starring Keanu Reeves, James Spader and Marisa Tomei.

Hudson's role on the HBO acclaimed series "Oz" earned him the International Press Academy Golden Satellite Award for Best Performance by an Actor in a Drama Series.

After several parts in feature films such as "The Main Event," "The Jazz Singer" and television projects such as the acclaimed mini-series "King" and the highly-rated "Roots," Hudson's breakthrough role came as 'Winston Zeddemore' in "Ghostbusters." The two "Ghostbuster" films were huge box-office hits, which gave Hudson a higher profile than he had ever known.

Hudson's other film credits include "Weeds," "Leviathan," "Sugar Hill," "The Cowboy Way," "Speechless," "The Basketball Diaries," "The Hand That Rocks The Cradle," "Congo" and "The Crow."

Born in Benton Harbor, Michigan, Hudson's early ambition was to be a writer, and he was for a time the resident playwright at Detroit's Concept East, the oldest black theatre company in the country at the time. Later, he founded the Actors Ensemble Theater, which allowed him and other black performers to perform in projects they themselves had written. After attending Wayne State, Hudson accepted a full scholarship to the Master of Fine Arts Program at Yale University. This led to a number of regional theater roles, critical acclaim and his feature film debut in "Leadbelly."

JOHN DiRESTA (Clonsky) recently starred as a hard working New York City transit copy trying to be the best husband, father and public servant he can in "DiResta," the self-titled half-house comedy series from Paramount Network Television for UPN.

A popular stand-up comedian and former New York City transit cop, DiResta won critical acclaim for his successful off-Broadway show, "Beat, A Subway Cop's Comedy," which was based on both his life as a transit cop and family man. The show, which incorporated many of DiResta's personal "stranger than fiction" experiences while walking his underground beat, was an instant hit and brought him to the attention of Hollywood.

DiResta's feature film credits include roles in "15 Minutes" with Robert De Niro and Ed Burns, "Gloria" with Sharon Stone and "Mickey Blue Eyes" starring Hugh Grant. He has also appeared on the critically acclaimed television series "Law and Order." A popular headliner at comedy clubs.

Born in Queens, New York, DiResta was raised in Woodmere, on the south shore of Long Island.

HEATHER BURNS (Cheryl, Rhode Island) a Chicago native, started out studying at Chicago's famed "Second City," spent a summer at Yale Drama school and earned a B.F.A. at New York University. After three years studying with the Atlantic Theater Company and several independent films, Burns appeared in two television pilots ' "Nearly Yours," directed by famed television director James Burrows for Dreamworks SKG/NBC and "Chicks," written by Carol Leifer for the Greenblatt-Joanollari company and the Fox network. Other television appearances have included "Law & Order" and most recently as a series regular on the Tom Fontana and Barry Levinson's cop show, "The Beat." Burns is best know for her work alongside Tom Hanks and Meg Ryan in Warner Bros. "You've Got Mail" written and directed by Nora Ephron, where she played Ryan's bookstore employee and confidant. Burns can now also be seen in a recurring role in Darren Starr's new Fox TV series, "The Street."

MELISSA DE SOUSA's (Karen, New York) combination of a natural beauty and an innate acting ability show that she is a star on the rise. Ever since De Sousa was nominated for "Best Supporting Actress in a Film" from the NAACP Image awards for her performance in the critically acclaimed "The Best Man," her career has taken off.

De Sousa will next be seen in the highly anticipated Darren Star drama, "The Street" for Fox Broadcasting. She joins Christian Campbell and Adam Goldberg on the ensemble hour-long drama revolving around New York stockbrokers.

Her film credits include, "The Best Man" for Universal Pictures opposite Taye Diggs and Nia Long, directed by Malcolm Lee; "30 Years To Life," an independent picture starring Alan Payne, Tracy Morgan and Erika Alexander; "Lockdown," an independent picture with Richard T. Jones, executive produced by Master P.;"Ride" and the short films "The Fire This Time" and "Spark."

De Sousa's television credits include "Damon," "E.R.," "Married with Children," "Moesha," "The Wayans Brothers" and "Living Single." She was most recently seen as 'Lady Anne' in "An Evening of Shakespeare" with Charles Dutton at the Hudson and the Court theatres in Los Angeles.

Raised in New York by Panamanian parents, De Sousa began ballet at a very young age. She attended the High School of the Performing Arts and acting naturally followed.

STEVE MONROE (Frank) was most recently seen in the box office hit, "Space Cowboys." His film credits include "Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery," "The Nutty Professor," "Can't Hardly Wait," "Vampires Anonymous" and "Red Letters." Upcoming Monroe will be seen in "Going Greek" with Claire Forlani and Dylan Bruno and "Castaway" with Tom Hanks.

His television credits include recurring roles on "7^th Heaven," "Costello," "Sister, Sister" and "JAG" and Showtime's "Inherit the Wind," with Jack Lemmon. Other credits include, "Touched by an Angel," "Felicity," "18 Wheels of Justice," "Home Improvement," "Charmed," "Snoops," "Helmet Heads" and "Misguided Angels."

Monroe a veteran of over 30 commercials is constantly recognized from his appearances in the award winning commercials for "Tobasco," "AM/PM," "Miller Light" and "Xerox."

Monroe was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma and was raised with his three siblings by his father, a well-known pathologist and his mother. He attended Duke University for three years majoring in theatre arts and Russian and then transferred to Occidental College where he received his bachelor's degree in the arts.

DEIRDRE QUINN's (Mary Jo, Texas) film and television credits include "The Last Dance," "No Mystery," "Diagnosis Murder," "The City," "Young & Willing," "Apartment 2F" and "CSI."

Quinn's theater credits include "Boy's Life," "Agnes of God," "Mystery of Edwin Drood," "Anything Goes," "Damn Yankees" and "Crimes of the Heart." Deirdre grew up in the suburbs outside of Philadelphia. She is the youngest of three children. At Thirteen, Deirdre was discovered by a Philadelphia Modeling agency. Shortly thereafter she began acting and modeling in NYC & all over the world for: Wilhelmina models NYC. Quinn worked around school and later college earning a B.A. in Theater performance.

Until recently, Ms. Quinn lived in NYC pursuing her acting career. Supporting herself doing theater & many national commercials. Things happened quickly for the newcomer's first time in Hollywood. In one month earning roles in two films... one being "Miss Congeniality."

WENDY RAQUEL ROBINSON (Leslie, California) the vivacious cum laude graduate of Howard University and NAACP Image Award nominee for "Outstanding Supporting Actress in a Comedy Series" for "The Steve Harvey Show" has found success in television, film and theater as a versatile actress, dancer, singer, writer and choreographer.

On television, Robinson stars as a series regular on "The Steve Harvey Show." Other credits include roles as a series regular on the comedy "Minor Adjustments" and recurring roles on "N.Y.P.D. Blue" and "Getting Personal." She has also guest-starred on the series "Sisters" and "Martin."

Robinson's film credits include the Martin Lawrence film "A Thin Line Between Love and Hate" and "The Walking Dead." On stage, she has performed in a number of well-received theater productions, including "A Midsummer Night's Dream," "Agnes of God," "The Colored Museum" and "Vanities," for which she received an NAACP Award for "Best Choreographer" and nomination for "Best Actress."

In 1996, she co-founded Amazing Grace Conservatory (A.G.C.), a theatrical training institute in Los Angeles where she is the artistic director. Dedicated to building self-esteem through self-expression, A. G. C. is a highly respected training ground for young actors and performers.

In the past year, Robinson has extended her talent and taken on yet another responsibility as Celebrity Spokesperson for the Los Angeles Black Business Expo and Trade Show. In 1999, she received honors from Children's Hospital as "Artist of the Year" and Disneyland's "Proven Achiever."

ABOUT THE FILMMAKERS...

DONALD PETRIE (Director) made his directorial debut with the critical and commercial box office sensation "Mystic Pizza" with Julia Roberts and Lili Taylor. Petrie's feature film credits include, the hit comedy "Grumpy Old Men," starring Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau; "My Favorite Martian," starring Jeff Daniels and Elizabeth Hurley; "The Associate," starring Whoopi Goldberg; "Richie Rich," with Macaulay Culkin; "Opportunity Knocks," with Dana Carvey and "The Favor," starring Elizabeth McGovern, Bill Pullman and Brad Pitt.

Petrie also directed several hours of episodic television, choosing to work only on those series in their first seasons, including "The Players," "MacGyver," "The Equalizer" and "L. A. Law." He received an Emmy nomination for the memorable "L.A. Law" episode, "The Venus Butterfly."

MARC LAWRENCE (Screenwriter/Executive Producer) wrote the screenplay for the box-office smash "Forces of Nature," also starring Sandra Bullock. In 1993, he wrote and co-produced "Life With Mikey," starring Michael J. Fox and in 1999 wrote the "Out of Towners" starring Steve Martin and Goldie Hawn. Lawrence began his career as a writer for television and received Emmy and Humanitas nominations for his work as writer and producer on the NBC series "Family Ties." He also wrote and co-produced the NBC series "Pride and Joy".

GINGER SLEDGE (Executive Producer) has served as a Line Producer on the following feature films, Richard Linklater's "Suburbia," written by Eric Bogosian, Christopher Guest's "Waiting For Guffman" and Jazz Pictures' "Little Boy Blue" starring Nastassja Kinski. Sledge has production managed "Lloyd," an HBO pilot produced by Tom Hanks and directed by Harold Ramis, Castle Rock Entertainment's/Warner Bros. Pictures "Mickey Blue Eyes" and Prestige Films' "The Only Thrill" starring Diane Keaton and Sam Shepard.

Before serving as a Line Producer/Production Manager, Sledge worked for several years in New York as a location manager on such films as Rob Reiner's "North," Robert De Niro's "Bronx Tale," Irwin Winkler's "Night and the City." Other credits include, "The Super," "Freejack," "City Slickers," "Jungle Fever," "A Kiss Before Dying," "State of Grace," "Ghostbusters 2," "Dream Team" and "Crossing Delancey."

BRUCE BERMAN (Executive Producer) began his career in the entertainment business (while simultaneously completing law school at Georgetown) working as assistant to Jack Valenti at the MPAA in Washington. After relocating to Los Angeles, he worked at Casablanca Films and then Universal, where he eventually became a vice president of production.

Berman next segued to Warner Bros. Pictures as a production Vice President. He was promoted to President of Theatrical production and later, President of Worldwide Theatrical production for Warner Bros. Pictures. Under his aegis, the studio produced and distributed such titles as "Presumed Innocent," "GoodFellas," "Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves," "Driving Miss Daisy," "Batman Forever," "Malcolm X," "The Bodyguard," "JFK," "The Fugitive," "Dave," "A Time to Kill" and "Twister."

Berman was appointed Chairman and CEO, Village Roadshow Pictures in February 1998. Village Roadshow Pictures will make 20 theatrical features as a joint venture partner with Warner Bros. over the next five years.

The initial slate of Village Roadshow Pictures included the following movies: "Practical Magic" starring Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman (released fall 1998); "Analyze This" starring Robert De Niro and Billy Crystal, directed by Harold Ramis (March 1999); "The Matrix" starring Keanu Reeves and Laurence Fishburne, directed by Larry and Andy Wachowski (summer 1999); "Deep Blue Sea" starring Samuel L. Jackson, Thomas Jane and Saffron Burrows, directed by Renny Harlin (summer 1999); "Three Kings" starring George Clooney, Mark Wahlberg and Ice Cube, directed by David Russell (fall 1999); and "Space Cowboys" starring Clint Eastwood, Tommy Lee Jones, Donald Sutherland and James Garner, directed by Clint Eastwood.

KATIE FORD's (Screenwriter/Co-producer) credits include "Big Country" and "Kris Kringle, Jr" for Nickelodeon; "The Waverly's" (written with Hillary Carlip) and "If I Loved You" for Walt Disney Pictures; "Out In America" for Cineville and "Skirts" (written with Hillary Carlip) for Columbia Pictures.

Ford's television credits include the adaptation for "The Color of Water, " writer for both "Mary & Rhoda" and "To Live For" for ABC; writer for "Journey of a Country Doctor" for Disney; consultant for "Pride and Joy" for Disney/NBC; writer for "Girls of Summer" for Dreamworks SKG/CBS; writer and supervising producer for "Monty" for Twentieth Century Fox Television; executive producer for "Material World" for CBC and served as writer and executive story editor for "Family Ties" for NBC.

CARYN LUCAS (Screenwriter) credits include the television shows "The Nanny," as executive producer, co-executive producer and supervising producer; "Shasta McNasty," as consulting producer; "Pride & Joy," as producer; "Double Rush," "Monty" and "Out All Night" as story editor and "Uncle Buck" as staff writer.

LASZLO KOVACS, A.S.C. (Director of Photography) has a long line of major credits to his name. His most recent credits include "Return to Me," starring Minnie Driver and David Duchovny; "Jack Frost" starring Michael Keaton and Kelly Preston and "My Best Friend's Wedding" starring Julia Roberts and Rupert Everett.

His American work began with such seminal motion pictures as "Easy Rider," "Five Easy Pieces," "That Cold Day in the Park" and "The Last Movie."

He served as cinematographer on "What's Up Doc?," "The King of Marvin Gardens," "Paper Moon," "For Pete's Sake," "Shampoo," "Nickelodeon," "New York, New York," "Butch and Sundance: The Early Days," "Frances," "The Toy," "Ghostbusters," "Mask," "Legal Eagles" and "Radio Flyer."

PETER LARKIN's (Production Designer) feature credits include "Bean," "The First Wives Club," "Get Shorty," "Major Payne," "Guarding Tess," "House of Cards," "Three Men and a Baby" and "Tootsie."

Larkin, the son of an art history professor, initially tried his hand at drawing cartoons and comic strips in New York. Dissatisfied, he returned to school, studying art at Yale University. However, Larkin always found himself drawn back to New York's theater district.

He designed his first Broadway show, "The Wild Duck," in 1951. It was quickly followed by a string of artistic successes, including "Dial M for Murder," "The Teahouse of the August Moon," "Peter Pan" (which he later adapted for the television version), "Inherit the Wind," "The Crucible," "Twigs," "Doonesbury" and "The Rink."

Larkin collaborated with Bob Fosse on two of the late director/choreographer's shows, "Dancin'" and "Big Deal." Larkin has won three Tony Awards for his work on "No Time For Sergeants," "The Teahouse of the August Moon" and "Ondine." In 1979, Larkin received his first credit as a feature film production designer on "Nighthawks."

Larkin's television credits include "Maximum Bob," "The Lost Honor of Katherine Beck" and "Murder, Inc."

BILLY WEBER (Editor) most recently worked on "The Thin Red Line" with Terrence Malick with whom he had previously collaborated with as assistant editor on "Badlands" and as editor on "Days of Heaven."

His other feature credits include "Top Gun" (for which he received an Academy Award nomination), "Days of Thunder," "Bulworth," "Beverly Hills Cop," "Beverly Hills Cop II," "Midnight Run," "Extreme Prejudice," "48 HRS," "Grumpier Old Men," "Pee Wee's Big Adventure," "Iceman," "The Package," "Pure Luck" and "Murder at 1600."

Weber was born and raised in Los Angeles. While working at UCLA as a researcher, Weber made the acquaintance of film editor Sid Levin, who introduced him to the craft.

Beginning his film industry career in 1966 in the print shop at MCA, it was not long before Weber found his way to the editing room as an apprentice on the television series "Name of the Game." He wrote two scripts before his next editing job as an assistant on "The Candidate." An introduction to editor Bob Estrin then led to Weber being hired as an assistant on Terrence Malick's acclaimed "Badlands."

EDWARD SHEARMUR's (Composer) breakthrough film was Iain Softley's acclaimed drama, "The Wing of the Dove." Shearmur's music for the Academy Award nominated film was written in an astonishing two weeks and was one of 1997's most highly praised scores.

Over the past two years, Shearmur has composed scores for a wide range of films including, "Charlie's Angels," "Things You Can Tell Just By Looking At Her," starring Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz and Holly Hunter; "Whatever It Takes"; "Blue Streak," starring Martin Lawrence; "Jakob the Liar," starring Robin Williams; "Cruel Intentions"; "The Governess"; "The Very Thought of You"; "Girls' Night"; Nick Harran's "Remember Me?"; John Duigan's "The Leading Man"; "Demon Knight" and HBO's "Heart of Darkness" and "Shot Through the Heart." The score for "The Cement Garden" won the Director's Award at the 1991 Cannes Film Festival and also marked Shearmur's debut as a film composer.

During a seven-year apprenticeship with award-winning composer Michael Kamen, Shearmur contributed to the scores for the films, "Licence to Kill," "Die Hard," "Die Hard II," "Lethal Weapon" and "Lethal Weapon II, among others.

In 1991, Shearmur collaborated with Kamen on his score for Peter Medak's "Let Him Have It." This led Shearmur to score Medak's telefilm, "The Hunchback," starring Mandy Patinkin and Salma Hayek and his film major Hollywood film, Medak's, "Species II."

Shearmur, a classically trained musician who spent five years as a music scholar at Eton and the Royal College of Music, served as the music director on the "Unplugged" world tour by ex-Led Zeppelin members Jimmy Page and Robert Plant in 1995 and 1996. He subsequently performed the same duties on the hit album which grew out of the tour, "No Quarter." Shearmur has also performed on albums by such noted artists as Annie Lennox, Pink Floyd, Marianne Faithfull, Echo and The Bunnymen and Bryan Adams.

Shearmur also collaborated with Peter Gabriel and producer Bob Ezrin on the theme song for "Babe: Pig In the City" which was written by Randy Newman. Those sessions were also attended by Paddy Moloney and the Chieftans, which resulted in their co-writing the score for "Agnes Browne," directed by and Anjelica Houston.

SUSIE DE SANTO (Costume Designer) was reunited with Sandra Bullock, as she had previously worked on the box office hit "Hope Floats." De Santo most recently designed the costumes for Robert Zemeckis' hit thriller "What Lies Beneath" starring Harrison

Ford and Michelle Pfeiffer. She was the costume designer on the films "One Fine Day" and "The Deep End of the Ocean," both starring Michelle Pfeiffer.

De Santo also designed the costumes for the Lynda Obst production Bad Girls." Her other film credits include "Teaching Mrs. Tingle," "The Baby-Sitters Club," "A Dangerous Woman" and "Ruby."

STEVE SCHNUR (Musical Supervisor) is the Vice President of A&R for Capitol Records. Schnur has been instrumental in establishing the careers of artists such as Natalie Merchant, Metallica, The Cure, Simply Red, Bjork, Anita Baker, Phish, Sinead O'Connor, The Waterboys, World Party, Sarah McLachlan, Crash Test Dummies and also produced albums and tracks for artists such as Abra Moore, Robert Earl Keen, Radney Foster and Dexter Freebish.

Schnur's film credits include serving as the music supervisor for "Gun Shy," starring Sandra Bullock and Liam Neeson and served as musical consultant for "Cruel Intentions" starring Reese Witherspoon and Ryan Phillippe; "Sliding Doors," starring Gwyneth Paltrow; "Excess Baggage," starring Alicia Silverstone and "Teaching Mrs. Tingle" starring Helen Mirren and Katie Homes. His television credits include work that has appeared in the television spots for "Dawson's Creek," "Felicity," "Beverly Hills 90210" and "Melrose Place."

Schnur serves on both the Los Angeles and Nashville executive boards of the T.J. Martell Foundation for Leukemia, Cancer and A.I.D.S research. He also serves on the Board of Directors to the Lili Claire Foundation and continues to be an active member of NARAS.

SCOTT GROSSMAN (Choreographer) has been on the creative production team as head choreographer for the Miss Universe, Miss U.S.A. and the Miss Teen U.S.A. pageants for the past decade. He also produces and hosts the presentation show for all three shows. Additionally Grossman has staged choreography for such artists as N'Sync, 98 Degrees and Mandy Moore. He is currently choreographing a new Disney film directed by Garry Marshall and starring Julie Andrews called, "The Princess Diaries."

Grossman was nominated for an American Choreography award for live television specials for the 1999 Miss Universe pageant. He has danced professionally for the past 15 years in television and film and continues to be one of the top sought after choreographers of our time.

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