Somewhat north of Manhattan lies the quiet little town of Verplanck, New York. Nothing really exciting happens there but that isn't to say that life in Verplanck is boring. For one thing, the automobile of choice is the Yugo. For another, there seem to be more landscapers than land. But strangest of all, no one in this small town seems to blink when one of its best known and possibly least liked residents, Mona Dearly drives her Yugo into the Hudson River to her death. All in all, Mona's death could be described as a pretty fortuitous accident for everyone whose lives she touched. Except for the fact that it wasn't an accident. Somebody in Verplanck wanted Mona dead. Bound by duty to investigate the crime, Police Chief Wyatt Rash soon discovers that he's not going to get a lot of help from the people who knew her. The biggest problem in Chief Rash's investigation is when he asks himslef 'who would like to see Mona Dearly dead?,' the same answer keeps coming back- who wouldn't?

Director:
Nick Gomez	Director
Maura Naughton	2nd Unit Director (2nd Unit)
Cast:
Danny De Vito	as Chief Rash
Bette Midler	as Mona Dearly
Neve Campbell	as Ellen Rash
Jamie Lee Curtis	as Rona
Casey Affleck	as Bobby
William Fichtner	as Phil Dearly
Marcus Thomas	as Jeff Dearly
Peter Dobson	as Feege
Kathleen Wilhoite	as Lucinda
Tracey Walter	as Clarence
Paul Ben-Victor	as Tony Carlucci
Paul Schulze	as Jimmy D
Mark Pellegrino	as Murph
Raymond O'Connor	as Father Tom
Will Ferrell	as Cubby
Lisa Rieffel	as Valerie
Robert Arce	as Doctor Schwartz
Brittany Peterson	as Maria Lasala
Philip Perlman	as Motel Cashier
Yul Vazquez	as French Instructor
Melissa Mccarthy	as Shirley
Jason Monkarsh	as Benny
Brian Doyle-Murray	as Co-Worker
Bonnie (Bonnie)	as Peaches
Nya Patrinos	as Leadman
Mike Tavera	as Performer
Wayne Bergeron	as Performer
Cinematography:
Bruce Douglas Johnson	Director Of Photography
Bengt Jonsson	2nd Unit Director Of Photography (2nd Unit)
Akos Gulyas	Film Loader
David Tang	Film Loader
Ken Daly	Camera Car Driver
Gary Miller	Camera (Optical Titles)
Tom Van Otteren	"B" Camera Operator/Jib Arm
Christopher C. Pearson	Assistant Camera Operator
Allan Telias	2nd Assistant Camera
Paul Janossy	1st Additional Assistant Cameraman
Ralph Pichler	2nd Unit 1st Assistant Camera (2nd Unit)
William Webb	"A" Camera Operator/Steadicam Operator
Rick Tiedemann	Additional Steadicam Operator
Writer:
Peter Steinfeld	Screenwriter
Patti Dalzell	Script Supervisor
Producer:
Al Corley	Producer
Bart Rosenblatt	Producer
Eugene Musso	Producer
Danny De Vito	Executive Producer
Michael Shamberg	Executive Producer
Stacey Sher	Executive Producer
Jonathan A Weisgal	Executive Producer
Editing:
Richard G Pearson	Editor
Donald Flick	Effects Editor
Evan Chen	Effects Editor
Richard Fields	Conform Assistant
Ann L Sawyer	Conform Assistant
Jeff Kushner	Associate Editor
David Stone	Dialogue Editor
Mary Andrews	Dialogue Editor
Music:
Michael Tavera	Music
George Doering	Guitars (Verplanck Community Players)
Nick Nolin	Guitar/Dobro/Mandolin/Banjo & Ukelele (Verplanck Community Players)
Chris Bleth	Saxes/Flutes & Clarinets (Verplanck Community Players)
Ronnie Guitierrez	Drums & Percussion (Verplanck Community Players)
Roberto Prieto	Assistant Music Supervisor
Don Terbush	Music Consultant
Pat Lawrence	Music Consultant
Dana Smart	Music Consultant
Tom Eaton	Music Consultant
Gwen Bethel	Music Supervisor
Danny Moore	Song
Ray Dorset	Song ("In The Summertime")
Adam Hirsh	Songs ("Sucker" "Blue Plate Special" "I'Ve Been A Bad Boy")
John Hiatt	Song ("Sure As I'M Sittin' Here")
Spencer Proffer	Song Producer ("Joy To The World")
Hoyt Axton	Songs ("Joy To The World" "Never Been To Spain")
Hoagy Carmichael	Song ("Lazy River")
Sidney Arodin	Song ("Lazy River")
Kathleen Wilhoite	Song
Barbara L Jordan	Song ("Crazy")
William Peterkin	Song ("Crazy")
Christopher Rhyne	Song ("Crazy")
Larry Dean	Song ("All The Wrong Reasons")
Jim Weatherly	Song ("Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)")
Robby Baier	Song ("Sky High")
Roberto C Sweet Jr.	Song ("Sky High")
David Dundas	Song
Roger Greenaway	Song ("Jeans On")
R Killette	Song ("I'M A Wheel Watcher")
W Pittman	Song ("I'M A Wheel Watcher")
Albert Louis Hammond	Song ("Gimme Dat Ding")
Michael Edward Hazlewood	Song ("Gimme Dat Ding")
Gershon Kinsley	Song ("Popcorn")
Simon Underwood	Song ("Papa'S Got A Brand New Pig Bag")
Andrew Carpenter	Song ("Papa'S Got A Brand New Pig Bag")
James Johnstone	Song ("Papa'S Got A Brand New Pig Bag")
Oliver Moore	Song ("Papa'S Got A Brand New Pig Bag")
Christopher Lee	Song ("Papa'S Got A Brand New Pig Bag")
Rodger Freeman	Song ("Papa'S Got A Brand New Pig Bag")
Christopher Hamlin	Song ("Papa'S Got A Brand New Pig Bag")
Anthony Goddard	Song ("Wedding March Recessional")
Ron Komie	Song ("Wedding March Recessional")
Three Dog Night	Song Performer ("Shambala" "Sure As I'M Sittin' Here" "Never Been To Spain" "Joy To The World")
Mungo Jerry	Song Performer ("In The Summertime")
Tree Adams	Song Performer ("Sucker" "Blue Plate Special" "I'Ve Been A Bad Boy")
Chuck Negron	Song Performer ("Joy To The World")
Danny De Vito	Song Performer ("Lazy River")
Kathleen Wilhoite	Song Performer ("Oh Mona Dearly")
Gladys Knight	Song Performer ("Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The First To Say Goodbye)")
David Dundas	Song Performer ("Jeans On")
William Fichtner	Song Performer ("I'M A Wheel Watcher")
The Pipkins (The Pipkins)	Song Performer ("Gimme Dat Ding")
Pigbag (Pigbag)	Song Performer ("Papa'S Got A Brand New Pig Bag")
Terry Delsing	Music Editor
Bunny Andrews	Music Editor
Assistant Direction:
Stacey Holmes	Second 2nd Assistant Director
Ross Novie	Assistant Director
Carol Bonnefil	Additional Assistant Director
Animation:
Steve Guy	3-D Artist
Alexander Adell	3-D Artist
Adam Stern	Rotoscope Artist
Visual Effects:
John Hartigan	Special Effects
John Kawasaki	3-D Supervisor (Binary Designs)
Bruce Douglas Johnson	Visual Effects Supervisor
David Waine	Special Effects Coordinator
Ken Taro Isobe	3-D Modeler
Jim Towler	Miniature Maker
Make-Up:
Carol A Strong	Makeup Department Head
Thomas R Burman	Special Makeup Effects
Keith Christiansen	Special Makeup Effects
Bari Dreiband-Burman	Special Makeup Effects
Angela Johnson	Makeup Artist
Denise Pugh-Ruiz	Makeup Artist
Eugenia Weston	Bette Midler'S Makeup Artist
Merc Arceneaux	Assistant Make-Up
Eryn Krueger	Assistant Make-Up
Audrey Futterman Stern	Hair Department Head
Thomas Opitz	Hair Artist
Robert Ramos	Bette Midler'S Hair Artist
Patricia Almeida	Assistant Hair
Costume-Wardrobe:
Terry Dresbach	Costume Designer
Bega Metzner	Key Costumer
Pie Lombardi	Wardrobe Supervisor
Victoria Wood	Wig Maker
Art Department:
Blake Busby	Title Graphics
Douglas G. Johnson	Matte Paintings
Erik Berentsen	On-Set Dresser
Steven E Eyrse	Head Painter/Scenic Artist
Craig Aimes	Set Costumer
Susan L Bertram	Set Costumer
Karen Vanderhorst	Set Costumer
Karen Agresti	Set Decorator
Betty S Krul	Set Designer
Andrea Dietrich	Storyboard Artist
Sarah Polley	Art Department Assistant
Maurice Austin	Art Department Assistant
Dorit Oberman	Art Department Assistant
J M Finholt	Art Department Intern
Jessica Otto	Art Department Intern
Athenia Spiliotakos	Art Department Intern
Bill Rosenberg	Art Department Intern
Production Designer:
Richard Toyon	Production Designer
Sound:
Frank Bradley	Sound Department
Jeff Enden	Utility Sound
Kat Craig	Utility Sound
Timothy T Rakoczy	Supervising Sound Assistant
Jeff Kushner	Supervising Sound Editor
Jeff Kushner	Sound Designer
Mark Weingarten	Production Sound Mixer
Ed Novick	Additional Mixer
Jason Rau	Assistant Sound Editor
Ernest Jow	Assistant Sound Editor
Andrew Bock	Assistant Sound Editor
Jeffrey Perkins	Supervising Re-Recording Mixer
Samuel Lehmer	Re-Recording Mixer
Patrick Giraudi	Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Patrick Vandever	Additional Re-Recording Mixer
Ken Dufva	Foley Artist
David Fein	Foley Artist
Christopher Flick	Foley Editor
Marty Church	Foley Recordist
Mark Mcbride	Adr Mixer
Jamie Baker	Adr Mixer
Mary Ruth Smith	Adr Supervisor
Casting:
Monika Mikkelsen	Casting
Leah Buono	Casting Assistant
Shannon K Dunn	Extras Casting Coordinator
Stunts:
Brian Maynard	Stunt Driver No 1 1
Cindy Folkerson	Stunt Coordinator
Cindy Folkerson	Bette Midler'S Stunt Double
Jeff Smolek	Marcus Thomas' Stunt Double
Randall Huber	William Fichtner'S Stunt Double
Dane Farwell	William Fichtner'S Stunt Double
Brian J. Williams	William Fichtner'S Stunt Double
Ken Lutrell	Danny Devito'S Stunt Double
Publicity:
Michael Klastorin	Unit Publicist
Production Companies:
	Production Company
Jersey Shore	Production Company
Elias	Production Company
International Recording Corporation	Production Company
Church Audio Post	Production Company
	Production Company
East Coast Post	Production Company
Binary Designs	Production Company
Lonsowders	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Unique Catering Inc	Production Company
Cinefinance	Production Company
Title House, Inc.	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
Premiere Entertainment Group	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
	Production Company
J.L. Fisher, Inc.	Production Company
Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment, Inc.	Production Company
Panavision, Ltd.	Production Company
Eastman Kodak	Production Company
Technicolor	Production Company
American Humane Association	Production Company
Buena Vista International Germany (Bvig)	Theatrical Distributor
Paradiso Entertainment	Theatrical Distributor
Cts	Theatrical Distributor
20th Century Fox International	Theatrical Distributor
Walt Disney Studios Motion Pictures International	Theatrical Distributor
Filmax International	Theatrical Distributor
Myndform	Theatrical Distributor
Moonlight Films	Theatrical Distributor
Destination Films (Columbia Tristar Home Entertainment)	Domestic Theatrical Distributor
Alliance Films	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
United International Pictures	Foreign Theatrical Distributor
Pangea Media Group	Foreign Distribution Sales
Sony Pictures Home Entertainment	Domestic Video Distributor
Film Production - Main:
Ronald Segro	Paymaster
Albert Gonzales	Labor Foreman
Michael Allegro	Production Van Driver
Allen Strockbine	Production Van Driver
Mark Halloran	Production
Doug Jones	Production Supervisor
Jimmy Holcomb	Production Coordinator
A D Venezia	Digital Production Coordinator
Jonathan Dana	Production Consultant
Marsha L. Swinton	Production Accountant
Leah Bathe	Production Assistant
Shannon Maloney	Production Assistant
Anna Siri	Production Assistant
Dalhia Schuette	Production Assistant
Robyn Roth	Production Assistant
Heidi Wilcox	Production Assistant
Michael L Huss	Production Assistant
Gary Lucas	Camera Equipment
Larry Commans	Boom Operator
Bradford Jamieson	Best Boy Electric
Rocky Ford	Best Boy Grip
Erin Borel	Assistant Production Coordinator
Mike Henley	Dolly Grip
Roger Byrd	Driver
William Berman	Driver
Roger Bojarski	Driver
Dennis A Coleman	Driver
Manuel Martinez	Driver
Luis Mata	Driver
Sean C. Ryan	Driver
Calvin E Callahan	Driver
Max Delgado	Driver
Allan Falco	Driver
Cruz Berumen	Driver
Alaric Burton	Driver
David T Gerry	Driver
Nikki Allyn Grosso	Driver
Walter Ray Joyce	Driver
Kenny Kaplan	Driver
Domingo Nazara	Driver
Jimmy R Tehee	Driver
Michael Vieira	Driver
Dan Loveless	Titan Crane Driver
Roger Spurgeon	Bebee Light Driver (Night Lights)
Kelly Aldrich	Danny Devito'S Driver
Jill V Falco	Neve Campbell & Bette Midler'S Driver
Daren Bojarski	Water Truck Driver
Sid Plagenza	Water Truck Driver
Tony Greasley	Water Truck Driver
Steve Belsky	Gaffer
John Palato	Company Grip
Joe Backes	Company Grip
Mathew J Barden	Additional Grip
Randy Carrigan	Additional Grip
Wayne Cone (Woody)	Additional Grip
Bradley Mccollum	Additional Grip
Jennifer Newell	Additional Grip
Joel Randel	Additional Grip
Paul Reyes	Additional Grip
Mike Tap	Additional Grip
Kelly Youngblood	Additional Grip
David A Santos	Key Grip
Don Duffield	Rigging Key Grip
William Webb	Additional Photography
John Connell	Additional Photography
Peter Sorel	Still Photographer
Tim Park	Swing Gang
Ricky Zamudio	Swing Gang
Tobey Bays	Swing Gang
Freddy Waff	Swing Gang
Daniel Brodo	Additional Swing
James Buckley	Additional Swing
Joshua Foster	Additional Swing
Joseph D Gannon	Additional Swing
Stephen Mccumby	Additional Swing
Clark Lore	Additional Swing
Paul Patorelli	Additional Swing
Timothy Scheu	Additional Swing
Bart Sullivan	Additional Swing
Wayne Acton	Additional Swing
Scott Belshe	Additional Swing
Jamie Boxle	Additional Swing
Robert Patrick Mcgee	Additional Swing
Edward Tamayo	Additional Swing
Allen Scott Richards	Police Technical Advisor
Jimmy Turner	Transportation Captain
John W Barbee	Transportation Coordinator
Michael G Randolph	Craft Service
John Wayne Randolph	Craft Service
Alan Schwartz	Craft Service
Paul Abrams	Craft Service
Sandy Flowers	Craft Service
John W Felder	Craft Service
Jonathan Coney	Craft Service
Rosemarie Ordile	Animal Trainer (Critters Of The Cinema)
Lujean Rose	Animal Trainer (Critters Of The Cinema)
Michael P. Walsh	Sign Writer
Film Production - Construction/Set:
Tim Guest	Construction
Bobby Maisto	Construction Coordinator
Rob Howeth	Prop Maker Gang Boss
Garry T. Bailey	Prop Maker Gang Boss
Francisco J Reynoso	Prop Maker/Tool
Ron Churchman	Construction Foreman
Ed Holley	Key Set Production Assistant
Annette Hawley	Key Set Production Assistant
Mike Currie	Set Production Assistant
Greg Fitzsimmons	Set Production Assistant
Sarah Anthony	Set Production Assistant
Robert Skidmore (Skid)	Set Production Assistant
Erik Nelson	Set Production Assistant
Scott Buckwald	Property Master
David Clarke	Property Assistant
Film Production - Lighting/Electrical:
Stephen Brooks	Generator Operator
Don Miller	Generator Operator
Greg Mayer	Company Electrician
Kevin J Lanke	Company Electrician
Christopher Ahera	Additional Electrician
Eugene F Duffy	Additional Electrician
Jeff Ferrero	Additional Electrician
Stephen Galvin	Additional Electrician
Tommy Hubbard	Additional Electrician
Wil Krug	Additional Electrician
John Martens	Additional Electrician
Steven R Morales	Additional Electrician
Ron Newburn	Additional Electrician
Angelo M Orefice	Additional Electrician
Felix A. Rivera	Additional Electrician
Ralph A Sanders	Additional Electrician
Troy Webb	Additional Electrician
Warren Washington (Zubari)	Additional Electrician
Post Production:
Spike Allison Hooper	Post-Production Supervisor
Dan Vallerie	Color Timer
Mo Henry	Negative Cutter
Location Manager:
George Herthel	Location Manager
Mark Spiegel	Location Manager
Location Assistant:
Christian Krieger	Location Assistant
Assistant Location Manager:
Greg Kappy	Assistant Location Manager
Anthony Ragonese	Assistant Location Manager
Misc. Crew:
Mylan Stepanovich	Payroll Accountant
Marva Mitchell	Accounting Clerk
Kim Olsen	1st Assistant Accountant
Keith Henderson	1st Picture Assistant
James Millican	Executive Assistant (To The Producer)
Laura Record	Executive Assistant (To Danny Devito)
Ian Harrington	2nd Assistant (To Danny Devito)
Delphine Hirsh	Assistant (To Nick Gomez)
Laurel Chaney	Assistant (To Jamie Lee Curtis)
Jill Hattersley	Assistant (To Bette Midler (New York))
Cara D'Antoni	Assistant (To Bette Midler (Los Angeles))
Michael Anderson (Mookie)	Supervisor
Tom Gorey	Supervisor
Bryan Pennington	Dolby Sound Consultant
Robert Easton	Dialect Coach
David Falicki	Set Medic
Ron Resch	Construction Medic
Jeff Miller	Construction Medic
Bob Anderson	Water Safety Medic
Stuart Herr	Office Assistant
Scott Cochran	Other
Jose Luis Lopez	Other
Sam Dean	Other
Jorge Mendez	Other
Eric Clemons	Other
Sharleen Bright	Other
Scott Waldon	Other
Steve Salazar	Other
Mark Aldahl	Other
Gordon Breakey	Other
Jim Hartz	Other
Wendy Wilhite	Other
David Piedra	Other
Brian Fortenberry	Other
Julie Landholt	Other
William T Ley	Other
David Stuart	Other
Freddy Scialla	Danny Devito'S Stand-In
Tony Ervolina	Male Stand-In
Craig Marks	Male Stand-In
Marcy Brown	Female Stand-In
Kim Clarke	Female Stand-In
Raul Colletta	Various
Jay Jones	Various
Sam Dean	Various
Tyler Duphy	Various
Ernesto O Escalante	Various
Jorge Mendez	Various
Kenny Mister	Various
Edmundo C Quintero	Various
Steve Salazar	Various
Mike Slattery	Various
David Stuart	Various
Arturo Torres Jr.	Various
Scott Waldon	Various
Sharleen Bright	Various
Christian Lopez	Various
Jose Luis Lopez	Various
Elizabeth A Parks	Various
Scott Brian Valdes	Various
Gary Aldahl	Various
Mark Aldahl	Various
M Landau Cedino	Various
Eric Clemons	Various
Emmanuel Garifallakis	Various
Chanin Menor	Various
Andrew Rael	Various
David Piedra	Various
Wayne Foreman	Various
Gordon Breakey	Various
William T Ley	Various
Roger Perez	Various
Robert Cardillo	Various
John E Crider	Various
Kirk Essiambre	Various
Jim Hartz	Various
Maura Gannet	Various
Wendy Wilhite	Various
Clare France	Various
Chase Gilbert	Various
Jerry Kakish	Various
Neal Mcconnell	Various
Lexi Mealy	Various
Elana Taylor	Various
Oakleigh Waits	Various
Scott Cochran	Various
Jimbo Ross	Various
Jennifer Rae Smith	Various
Julie Landholt	Various
Brian Fortenberry	Various
Kat Craig	Sound
Frank Bradley	Sound
Timothy T Rakoczy	Sound
Jeff Enden	Sound
Special Thanks:
Chuck Negron	Special Thanks
Nikki Allyn Grosso	Special Thanks
Kerry Dean Williams	Special Thanks
Suzanne Moss	Special Thanks
Tim Arnold	Special Thanks
Catherine Bell	Special Thanks
Brady Benton	Special Thanks
Seth Berg	Special Thanks
Beebe Bourne	Special Thanks
Linda Chelgren	Special Thanks
Kathy Coleman	Special Thanks
Glenn Davis	Special Thanks
Karen Elliott	Special Thanks
Stephanie Lovick	Special Thanks
Nola Leone	Special Thanks
Karina Lope	Special Thanks
Paul Leo Politi	Special Thanks
Pam Springs	Special Thanks
Pat Woods	Special Thanks
Rhoda Rosenblum	Special Thanks
Charles Rosenblum	Special Thanks
Brad Stephens	Special Thanks
Diana Blake	Special Thanks
Scott Wood	Special Thanks
Brian Slack	Special Thanks
Pete Conlin	Special Thanks
Robert H Kovoloff	Special Thanks

Released in United States on Video July 25, 2000

Released in United States Spring March 3, 2000

Film was originally budgeted at 2 million as a no-name comedy; budget jumped to 8 million when stars were attached.

Began shooting June 7, 1999.

Completed shooting July 27, 1999.

Released in United States Spring March 3, 2000

Released in United States on Video July 25, 2000