Julie & Julia
A determined Julia Child overcomes cultural and culinary barriers in 1950s Paris to bring the art of French cooking to American home kitchens, while a modern-day Julie Powell races against time to cook all of Julia’s recipes in a year.
“Based on two true stories.”
Synopsis
Julia Child and Julie Powell, both of whom wrote memoirs, find their lives intertwined. Though separated by time and space, both women are at loose ends... until they discover that with the right combination of passion, fearlessness and butter, anything is possible.
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The scale of the collaboration
A crew of 318+ credited
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Craft leads on file
Edited by Richard MarksShot by Stephen GoldblattScored by Alexandre DesplatDesigned by Mark RickerSound by Ron BocharCostumes by Ann RothStunts by Peter BucossiVFX by Glenn Allen
Box Office
2009 · Box office
✅ Made its money back — grossed 3.2× 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
$129.5M
US & Canada: $94.1M — 73% of worldwide · International: $35.4M (27%)
Opening weekend: $20.0M — 21% of its US run.
Opening week (7-day): $31.3M — 33% of its US & Canada run.
Peak 2,354 theaters
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Also known as
- Julie & Juliade
- Julie and Juliaen
- Julie et Juliafr
- (English)Julie & Julia
- (Bulgarian)Джули и Джулия
Release dates around the world4 countries · showhide
- United StatesJul 30, 2009
- CanadaAug 7, 2009
- SwitzerlandSep 3, 2009
- GermanySep 3, 2009
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Cast & Crew
318 unique people credited
Top billed cast
Amy Adams
as Julie Powell
Amy Adams Nm0010736
as Julie Powell
Meryl Streep
as Julia Child
Chris Messina
as Eric Powell
Stanley Tucci
as Paul Child
Linda Emond
as Simone Beck
Helen Carey
as Louisette Bertholle
Mary Lynn Rajskub
as Sarah
Jane Lynch
as Dorothy McWilliams
Joan Juliet Buck
as Madame Brassart
Crystal Mccreary
as Ernestine
George Bartenieff
as Chef Max Bugnard
Supporting cast
94Vanessa Ferlito
as Cassie
Casey Wilson
as Regina
Jillian Bach
as Annabelle
Andrew Garman
as John O'Brien
Michael Brian Dunn
as Ivan Cousins
Remak Ramsay
as John McWilliams
Diane Kagan
as Phila McWilliams
Pamela Stewart
as Instructor at Le Cordon Bleu
Jeff Brooks
as Minister
Frances Sternhagen
as Irma Rombauer
Brooks Ashmanskas
as Mr. Misher
Eric Sheffer Stevens
as Tim
Brian Avers
as Garth
Kacie Sheik
as Annette
Megan Byrne
as Woman at the Party
Deborah Rush
as Avis De Voto
Helen Coxe
as Dorothy De Santillana
Amanda Hesser
as Self
Maryann Urbano
as Dinner Guest
Simon Jutras
as Dinner Guest
Felicity Jones
as Dinner Guest
Meg Kettell
as Simca's Concierge
Stephen Bogardus
as Scott McLeod
Byron Jennings
as Houghton Mifflin Executive
Kelly Aucoin
as Houghton Mifflin Executive
Richard Bekins
as Houghton Mifflin Executive
Luc Palun
as The Chestnut Vendor
Remy Roubakha
as Oyster Man
Marceline Hugot
as Madame Bernheim
Erin Dilly
as Judith Jones
Robert Emmet Lunney
as Bill Koshland
Guiesseppe Jones
as Mailman
Jeff Talbott
as Interrogator
Johnny Sparks
as Interrogator
Simon Feil
as GI
Paul Borghese
as GI
Mark Gindick
as GI
D L Shroder
as GI
Darin De Paul
as GI
Tom Galantich
as American Ambassador
Allyn Burrows
as Waiter in Paris Café
Cenovia Cummins
as Musician at the Wedding
Maxim Moston
as Musician at the Wedding
Shmuel Katz
as Musician at the Wedding
Paul Ognissanti
as Musician at the Wedding
Eric G Halvorson
as Musician at the Wedding
Julia Prud Homme
as Bridge Teacher
Dimitri Radochevitch
as Fish Monger
Emmanuel Suarez
as Baker
Christelle Cornil
as Baker's Wife
Francoise Lebrun
as Baker's Mother
Teddy Bergman
as Cobb Salad Waiter
Jean Pierre Becker
as Fruit Store Owner
Mark Wilkins
as Butcher
Jamie Hall
as Cheese Guy
Francesco David
as Butcher
Denise Marie Whalen
as Dancer
Luis Villabon
as Dancer
Valentine Aprile
as Dancer
Alexander Brady
as Dancer
Roy William Gardner
as Exhibit Guest
Dianne Dreyer
as American Housewife
Evelyn Taucher
as Hat-Making Teacher
Mary Kay Place
as Julie's Mom
Gerard Adimando
as Diplomat at the Wedding
Dan Aykroyd
as Self
Ira Berkowitz
as Paris Train Porter
Beth Campbell
as Bridge Player
Lou D Amato
as French Bureaucrat
Steve Dash
as Hotel Guest
Emma Degerstedt
as Party Guest
Francis Dumaurier
as Looping Voices
Lindsay Felton
as Woman with American Ambassador
Vivian Kalinov
as Office Worker
Timothy Knock
as Dancing Party Guest, Gallery Observer
Corby Kummer
as Guest at Embassy Party
Alyssa Lakota
as French Maid Server
Fran Lieu
as Dinner Guest
Judy Malka
as French Model
Desiree Matthews
as Dinner Guest
Lauren Mccune
as Restaurant Patron
Trish Mcgettrick
as Wedding Guest
Jackie Prucha
as Office Worker
Peter Riga
as Wedding Guest
Laura Rikard
as French Student
Robert Sciglimpaglia
as Railroad Commuter
Stacey Scotte
as Cooking Show Guest
Harry L Seddon
as New York City Subway Conductor
Kent Sladyk
as Paris Train Porter
Joey Sontz
as Wedding Dancer
Tom Stratford
as Gangster
Paul Thornton
as Restaurant Patron
Jonah Triebwasser
as Paris Train Conductor
Jonathan Wenk
as NY Times Photographer
Directors
1Writers
5Producers
13Amy Robinson
Producer
Dana Stevens
executive producer
Dianne Dreyer
co-producer
Dominique Lemonnier
score producer
Donald J Lee Jr
executive producer
Eric Steel
Producer
J J Sacha
associate producer
John Bernard
line producer: Paris
Laurence Mark
Producer
Loan Phan
digital intermediate producer
Nora Ephron
Producer
Richard Friedlander
visual effects producer: Brainstorm Digital
Scott Rudin
executive producer
Other crew
202Brian Damrow
accounting clerk (uncredited)
Suzanne Ryan
additional casting: New York
Lucie Musci
additional hair stylist
Rebecca Breckel
additional script supervisor
Wally Bruce
adr actor (as Eric Wallach)
Bobby Johanson
adr mixer
David Boulton
adr mixer (as David Bolton)
Dawn Barkan
animal wrangler
Andreas Fehrle
apprentice editor
Ben Barraud
as Benjamin John Barraud
Susan Bode
as Susan Bode Tyson
Chauency Reese
assistant accountant
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