Jersey Girl
A widowed music publicist must navigate the challenges of single fatherhood when he's suddenly responsible for his young daughter after her mother dies during childbirth.
“He wanted it all...but he got more than he bargained for.”
Synopsis
Ollie Trinke is a young, suave music publicist who seems to have it all, with a new wife and a baby on the way. But life deals him a bum hand when he is diagnosed with a terminal illness.
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A crew of 339+ credited
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Edited by Scott MosierShot by Vilmos ZsigmondScored by James L VenableDesigned by Robert HoltzmanSound by Tom Myers Nm0616878Costumes by Juliet PolcsaStunts by Roy Farfel
Box Office
2004 · Box office
⚖️ Fell short of break-even — grossed 1.0× its budget
Why 2.5×?
Cinemas keep roughly half of every ticket sold, and a wide release’s marketing often costs about as much again as the film — so a movie needs to gross around 2.5× its production budget just to break even theatrically. It’s a rule of thumb, not the studio’s ledger (home video and streaming come later).
Worldwide gross
$35.5M
US & Canada: $25.3M — 71% of worldwide · International: $10.2M (29%)
Opening weekend: $8.3M — 33% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $10.7M — 42% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 1,520 theaters
Also known as
- Jersey Girlde
- Père et Fillefr
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Cast & Crew
339 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Supporting cast
42George Carlin
as Bart Trinke
Stephen Root
as Greenie
Mike Starr
as Block
S Epatha Merkerson
as Doctor #1
Jason Biggs
as Arthur Brickman
Jada Copeland Goodman
as ER Nurse
Alice Schaerer
as Nurse #1
Brian T Delaney
as Nurse #2
Carol Florence
as Doctor #2
Matthew Maher
as Delivery Guy
Robert G Mckay
as Press #1
Ernest O Donnell
as Press #2
Cymande Lewis
as Press #3
Dan Etheridge
as Press #4
Mark Jwayad
as Press #5
Jason Lee
as PR Exec #1
Matt Damon
as PR Exec #2
Charles Gilbert
as Sweeney Todd
Charles Mccloskey
as Sweeney Victim
Matthew Cloran
as Anthony
Tom Cleary
as Comptroller
John Willyung
as Townie
Edward Janda
as Town Clapper
Anthony Bosco
as Party Patron
Craig Castaldo
as Radioman
Louis Centanni
as Talent Show Patron
Elena Dole
as Girl #3
Meghan Elizabeth
as Town Girl
Keith Moyer
as Video Cameraman at Hard Rock
Anthony Parrulli
as Concerned Parent
Christopher Pickhardt
as Reporter
David C Roehm Sr
as Paulboro 'Guy
Lisa Roumain
as Receptionist
Antonio Saillant
as Wedding Guest
Charley Scalies
as Townie
Faith Shin
as Twin 2
Hope Shin
as Twin 1
Harley Quinn Smith
as Tracy Colelli
Ron Suchoplas
as News Reporter, School Audience
Jim Velasco
as School Audience Member
Ron T Young
as Hospital Patient
Will Smith
as as Will Smith
Directors
1Writers
1Producers
7Other crew
281Elise G Viola
(as Elise Viola)
Darren Ryan
24 frame video operator
Tiffany Marz
actress
Kathie Pierson
additional costumer
Kevin Ritter
additional costumer (as Kevin M. Ritter)
Penelope Laughman
additional costumer (as Penelope L. Laughman)
Peggy Nicholson
additional hair stylist
Diane Heller
additional makeup artist
Juanita Bennett
additional makeup artist
Sandra Linn Koepper
additional makeup artist
Donna Moyer
additional makeup artist (as Donna L. Moyer)
Mary E Gullickson
additional set decorator
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