The Upside

Synopsis

Phillip is a wealthy quadriplegic who needs a caretaker to help him with his day-to-day routine in his New York penthouse. He decides to hire Dell, a struggling parolee who's trying to reconnect with his ex and his young son. Despite coming from two different worlds, an unlikely friendship starts to blossom.

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Cast

Kevin Hart

Dell Scott

Bryan Cranston

Phillip Lacasse

Nicole Kidman

Yvonne Pendleton

Golshifteh Farahani

Maggie

Aja Naomi King

Latrice

Tate Donovan

Carter Locke

Jahi Di'Allo Winston

Anthony Scott

Genevieve Angelson

Jenny Lacasse

Suzanne Savoy

Charlotte

Julianna Margulies

Lily Foley

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Rachel Alana Handler

Proctor

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Junnie Lopez

Restaurant Employee

Pia Mechler

Art Dealer

Amara Karan

Ursula Triplett

Caterer

Mark Kochanowicz

New Carer Jason

Annie Pisapia

Opera Attendee

Phillip Chorba

Applicant #5

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Alisha Poland

Upscale Restaurant Patron

Julie Stackhouse

Dancer

Crew

Art

• Susannah McCarthy Assistant Property Master
• Alyssa Winter Assistant Set Decoration
• Kim Jennings Supervising Art Director
• Ryan Heck Art Direction
• Dave Kellom Art Department Coordinator
• Duke Scoppa Property Master
• Paul Maiello Construction Coordinator
• Scott Rosenstock Leadman
• Tobin Ost Assistant Art Director
• Maggie Adams Set Decorating Coordinator
• Brick Mason Storyboard Artist
• Erica Hohf Assistant Art Director

Camera

• George Patsos Key Grip
• David Lee Still Photographer
• Benjamin Semanoff Steadicam Operator
• Benjamin Semanoff "B" Camera Operator
• Stuart Dryburgh Director of Photography

Costume & Make-Up

• Kortney Lawlor Wardrobe Supervisor
• Kara Morasco Seamstress
• Frank Barbosa Hair Department Head
• Bernadette Mazur Makeup Department Head
• Diane Heller Key Makeup Artist
• Diane Dixon Key Hair Stylist
• Frances Mathias Hairstylist
• Tina Roesler Kerwin Makeup Artist
• Don Kozma Makeup Department Head
• John Clausell Hairstylist
• Patricia Grande Key Hair Stylist
• Kasia Walicka Maimone Costume Design

Crew

• Stuart Macphee Post Production Supervisor
• Christopher Murphy Video Assist Operator
• G.A. Aguilar Stunt Coordinator
• Aretha Franklin In Memory Of
• Amy Leigh Johnson Unit Publicist
• Peter Epstein Stunts
• Blaise Corrigan Stunts
• Caroline Vexler Stunt Driver
• Jill Brown Stunts

Directing

• G.A. Aguilar Second Unit Director
• Dianne Dreyer Script Supervisor
• Brad Robinson Second Assistant Director
• Timothy Bird First Assistant Director
• Mark Friedberg Second Unit Director
• Neil Burger Director

Editing

• Beth Moran First Assistant Editor
• Naomi Geraghty Editor

Lighting

• Peter Russell Best Boy Electric
• Bill Almeida Gaffer

Production

• Shea Sinclair Executive In Charge Of Post Production
• Ron Lynch Executive In Charge Of Production
• G. Mac Brown Unit Production Manager
• Morgan Newell Production Coordinator
• Lindsay Feldman Production Supervisor
• Sam Hutchins Location Manager
• Todd Black Producer
• Jason Blumenthal Producer
• Adam Fogelson Executive Producer
• Nick Greece Producer
• Andy Mitchell Executive Producer
• Chris Papavasiliou Executive Producer

Sound

• Dave Flynch Foley Editor
• Mike Ford Utility Sound
• Michael Barry Sound Re-Recording Mixer
• Bobby Johanson ADR Recordist
• Lidia Tamplenizza ADR Editor
• Randall Poster Music Supervisor
• Wyatt Sprague Sound Effects Editor
• Rick Chefalas First Assistant Sound Editor
• Matthew Haasch Foley Mixer
• Michael Primmer Boom Operator
• John M. Davis Music Editor
• Katherine Gordon Miller Music Editor

Writing

• Jon Hartmere Screenplay
• Olivier Nakache Original Film Writer
• Éric Toledano Original Film Writer

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