Same Kind of Different as Me

Cinephile deep dive

The take

Michael Carney directs. Don Burgess behind the camera. John Paesano scores. Eric A. Sears cuts. Produced in United States of America. Dialogue in English.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

• 1Released 9 years ago.
• 2Directed by Michael Carney, shot by Don Burgess. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
• 3Original score by John Paesano. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
• 4Editor Eric A. Sears shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
• 5Greg Kinnear and Djimon Hounsou and Renée Zellweger carry the top of the cast.
• 6Marketing tagline: "Based On The Incredible True Story That Inspired Millions".
• 7IMDB entry: tt1230168 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.

The technical file

Cinematography

Don Burgess

Original score

John Paesano

Editing

Eric A. Sears

Runtime

119 min · 1h 59m

Aspect ratio (typical)

1.37:1 (Academy)

Status

Released

Box office

$6,423,605

Original language

EN

Certification (US)

PG-13

IMDB

Same Kind of Different as Me (2017) ↗

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Trailers & featurettes

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Production companies

Who made it

• CH

  Chazown Pictures

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  Paramount Pictures

  US

• DI

  Disruption Entertainment

  US

Key crew

• BookDenver Moore
• BookLynn Vincent
• BookRon Hall
• ProducerCale Boyter
• ProducerDarren Moorman
• ProducerMary Parent
• EditorEric A. Sears
• "B" Camera OperatorMichael Burgess
• Second Unit Director of PhotographyMichael Burgess
• Chief Lighting TechnicianRafael E. Sánchez
• CastingJohn Papsidera
• Visual Effects ProducerMichelle Eisenreich

Themes & keywords

What it's about, really

• friendship
• homeless person
• based on novel or book
• marriage
• based on true story
• based on memoir or autobiography
• art dealer

Release history · US

When it landed

• Theatrical2017-10-20PG-13
• Physical2018-02-20PG-13

Also known as

International titles

• Такий же інший, як і яUA
• Такой же другой, как и яRU