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This is the first theatrical trailer for Meet Dave, directed by Brian Robbins.
Clip: Streets of New York
Open-ended Trailer from 20th Century Fox

Overview

User Rating:
4.4/10   7,799 votes
Director:
Brian Robbins
Writers (WGA):
Rob Greenberg (written by) &
Bill Corbett (written by)
Release Date:
11 July 2008 (USA) more
Genre:
Comedy | Sci-Fi more
Tagline:
Eddie Murphy in Eddie Murphy in Meet Dave
Plot:
A crew of miniature aliens operate a spaceship that has a human form. While trying to save their planet, the aliens encounter a new problem, as their ship becomes smitten with an Earth woman. | full synopsis
Plot Keywords:
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Awards:
1 nomination more
NewsDesk:
(74 articles)
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 (From Screen Rant. 2 December 2008, 12:38 PM, PST)

Meet Dave DVD Review
 (From Ugo MovieBlog. 1 December 2008, 4:04 PM, PST)

User Comments:
Another Good Murphy Film Hugely Critized more

Cast

  (in credits order)

Eddie Murphy ... Dave Ming Cheng / The Captain

Elizabeth Banks ... Gina Morrison

Gabrielle Union ... No. 3 – Cultural Officer

Scott Caan ... Officer Dooley
Ed Helms ... No. 2 – 2nd In Command

Kevin Hart ... No. 17
Mike O'Malley ... Officer Knox

Pat Kilbane ... No. 4 – Security Officer

Judah Friedlander ... Engineer

Marc Blucas ... Mark Rhodes
Jim Turner ... Doctor
Austyn Myers ... Josh Morrison (as Austin Lynd Myers)

Adam Tomei ... No. 35

Brian Huskey ... Lieutenant Right Arm

Shawn Christian ... Lieutenant Left Arm

Jane Bradbury ... No. 81 – Female Crew
Brad Wilson ... Lieutenant Right Leg

Miguel A. Núñez Jr. ... Burly Crew Member
John Gatins ... Air Traffic Controller
Nick Berman ... Young Bully

Smith Cho ... Lieutenant Left Leg
Yung-I Chang ... Apple Genius

David Goldsmith ... Lieutenant Buttocks (as David 'Goldy' Goldsmith)

Paul Scheer ... Lieutenant Kneecap

James M. Connor ... Principal (as James Michael Connor)
Justin Robbins ... What The Boy
Miles Robbins ... Freckled Boy

Allisyn Ashley Arm ... Nerdy Girl

Stephanie Venditto ... MRI Technician
Richard Cerenzio ... Announcer at Street Fair
Jane Altman ... Old Woman

Philip Pavel ... Old Navy Salesman

Yvette Nicole Brown ... Old Navy Saleswoman
Charles Guardino ... Sergeant Vargas (as Charlie Guardino)

Craig Gellis ... Robber #1

Tim Sitarz ... Robber #2
Thomas Langston ... Little Boy At Park
John Mainieri ... Middle–Aged Man
Phyllis Kay ... Middle – Aged Wife

Michael Izquierdo ... Make Out Guy

Kristen Connolly ... Make Out Girl

Monica Flores ... Mouth Crew #1
Scott Levine ... Mouth Crew #2

Boni Yanagisawa ... Mouth Crew #3

Floyd Levine ... Old Man On Toilet
Richie Allan ... Homeless Man
Alex Berg ... Timid Crewmember

Brandon Molale ... Security Guard
Phaedra Nielson ... Waitress
Mel Cowan ... Detective #1

Janine Edwards ... Apple Store Girl
Michael Winther ... Tourist
Asako Takasue ... Convenience Store Clerk

Abbey Lerman ... Apple Store Girl
Makoto Tanaka ... Engine Crew #1
Mark Rangel ... Engine Crew #2

Rashida Roy ... No. 37
The Naked Cowboy ... Himself
William Penick ... Stockbroker
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Sherman Alpert ... Pedestrian
Paul Basile ... Punk / Number115

Karen Berg ... Right Arm Crew
Carol Commissiong ... Police Officer #3

Peter Conboy ... Tourist

Vince Cupone ... Mac Genius

Michael Den Dekker ... Construction Worker

Kimberly Dorsey ... Stroller Mom - Liberty Park
Scott Forrester ... #21
Jamel Gay ... NO. 7

Duncan Hale Murdoch ... Gay Guy

Brandon G. Holley ... Pedestrian
Robert Jones ... Crew Member

Hallie Lambert ... No. 68

Mario Loya ... Old Navy Customer

Rebecca Merle ... A Chorus Line Audience Member
Annette Nicole ... Principle Dancer
Orock Orock ... Number 19
Madeline Petrisi ... Hot Dog Counter

Larry Purtell ... Taxi Driver

Inbal Samuel ... Nanny

Bill Sorice ... Business Man

Sandy Sunshine ... Nilian Transformer - Upper deck
Paul Thornton ... Pedestrian

Brandon Michael Vega ... Principal Dancer

Village ... NYPD Detective

Nick Wall ... Carny
Christina Wun ... Medical Facility Girl

Blake Young-Fountain ... Pedestrian

Jeremiah Caleb ... Tourist (uncredited)
Kevin Cannon ... Excited New Yorker (uncredited)

Amanda Marie Florian ... Girl Playing by the Statue of Liberty (uncredited)

RJ Konner ... Customer at Counter (uncredited)

Todd McCall ... NYC-Ped. (uncredited)
Richard D. Moore ... Crew #26 (uncredited)

Uzimann ... Pedestrian (uncredited)

Arnold "Doc" Watson ... Commuter (uncredited)
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Directed by
Brian Robbins 
 
Writing credits
(WGA)
Rob Greenberg (written by) &
Bill Corbett (written by)

Produced by
Jon Berg .... producer
David T. Friendly .... producer
Thomas M. Hammel .... executive producer
Todd Komarnicki .... producer
Lars P. Winther .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
John Debney 
 
Cinematography by
J. Clark Mathis 
 
Film Editing by
Ned Bastille 
 
Casting by
Juel Bestrop 
Seth Yanklewitz 
 
Production Design by
Clay A. Griffith 
 
Art Direction by
Beat Frutiger 
 
Set Decoration by
Robert Greenfield 
 
Costume Design by
Ruth E. Carter 
 
Makeup Department
Debra Coleman .... key makeup artist
Richard De Alba .... hair stylist daily
Leonard Drake .... hair stylist
Marianna Elias .... makeup artist
Camille Friend .... hair department head
Lisa Hazell .... hair stylist
Melanie Hughes .... makeup department head
Adrien Morot .... special makeup effects artist
Ned Neidhardt .... makeup artist
Lorna Reid .... hair stylist
Robert Ryan .... makeup artist
JoAnn Stafford-Chaney .... key hair stylist
 
Production Management
Steve Barnett .... post-production supervisor
Kathleen M. Courtney .... production supervisor
Ray Quinlan .... unit production manager: New York
Judy Race .... production supervisor: second unit
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Joseph Aspromonti .... second second assistant director: New York
Julian Brain .... second second assistant director
Andy Gill .... second unit director
John Glasser .... first assistant director: second unit
Helena Lamb .... dga trainee
Murphy Occhino .... second assistant director: New York City
Richard Patrick .... first assistant director: visual effects unit
Douglas Plasse .... second assistant director
Lars P. Winther .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Richard J. Bell .... greens coordinator
Mark Boucher .... set dresser
Aric Cheng .... set designer
Skip Crank .... assistant property master
Val I. Deikov .... sculptor
Alan Easley .... set dressing gangboss
Mathias Fain .... set dresser
Brian Feola .... construction foreman
Sean Ginevan .... leadman
Jeffrey L. Glave .... scenic chargeperson: New York
Alex Hill .... storyboard artist (as Alex Hillkurtz)
Patrick Janicke .... concept designer
Martha Johnston .... assistant art director
John Paul 'J.P.' Jones .... property master
Mark Kelly .... daily props assistant
Charles Kern .... camera scenic
Thomas D. Krausz .... set dresser
Nicholas Lundy .... art director: New York
Cameron Matheson .... set dressing gang boss
John Hammer Maxwell .... on-set dresser
Ramona Messina .... props
Elaine O'Donnell .... set decorator: New York
Portia Perry .... decorator painter
Frank Piercy .... paint supervisor
Tyler Pope .... propmaker gangboss
Jamie Rama .... illustrator
Rich Romig .... set designer
Lori Rowbotham .... set designer
Michael Ruby .... supervising signwriter
Steve Salazar .... welder
Frank Spadafora .... paint foreman
Angela Stauffer .... art department coordinator
Rodney Sterbenz .... on-set dresser: New York
Jason Sweers .... assistant art director
Anne Tobin .... art department production assistant
Naomi Treuherz .... signwriter
Mark Tuttle .... set dresser
Victor James Martinez .... concept artist (uncredited)
Scott Owen .... set dresser (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Derek Casari .... adr engineer
Smokey Cloud .... sound
Rob Cunningham .... boom operator: second unit
Gloria D'Alessandro .... dialogue editor
David Giammarco .... sound re-recording mixer
Tim Gomillion .... sound recordist
Richard Bryce Goodman .... sound mixer
David Grimaldi .... sound effects editor
Randall Guth .... first assistant sound editor
David Kelson .... additional sound mixer
R.J. Kizer .... adr supervisor
Nancy MacLeod .... sound effects editor
Michael Magill .... dialogue editor
Paul Massey .... sound re-recording mixer
John Morris .... sound designer
John Morris .... supervising sound editor
Willard Overstreet .... foley editor
Rocky Quiroz .... sound utility
Schavaria Reeves .... utility sound
Erin Michael Rettig .... sound engineering
Charleen Richards .... adr mixer (as Charleen Steeves)
Dennis Rogers .... sound recordist
William Sarokin .... sound mixer: New York
David A. Smith .... boom operator
William Stein .... re-recording engineer
 
Special Effects by
Jeff Brink .... special effects coordinator: New York
Roy K. Cancino .... special effects technician
John P. Cazin .... miniature effects unit
Earl A. Hibbert .... previsualization artist
Chris Taylor .... special effects assistant
Jon Thackery .... special effects foreman
 
Visual Effects by
Gary Abrahamian .... animation lead: CIS Hollywood
Spencer Armajo .... roto and paint artist
Jarrod Avalos .... matchmove artist: Hydraulx
Scott Balkcom .... digital compositor
Jason Bond .... rotoscope artist: Hydraulx
Jayni Borgaro .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
E.M. Bowen .... visual effects coordinator: New Deal Studios Inc
Bob Branam .... video assist utility
Kevin R. Browne .... visual effects
Randy Brown .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Erik Bruhwiler .... compositing coordinator: Hydraulx
Bryan Burger .... motion tracker: Image Metrics
Elika Burns .... roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood
David Carriker .... digital effects supervisor: Modern Videofilm
Tamara Choi .... visual effects bid producer: 20th Century Fox
Scott Seungpil Chung .... effects artist: CIS Hollywood
Trent Claus .... flame artist
Andrew M. Collins .... animator
Andrew M. Collins .... matchmove artist
Daniel Aristoteles Collins .... systems/operations: Rhythm & Hues
Brian Conlon .... digital effects artist
Cameron Coombs .... digital compositor
Chase Cooper .... character technical director
Joshua Cordes .... senior animator: Hydraulx
Craig Crawford .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Nick Crew .... visual effects coordinator
Valerie Delahaye .... visual effects producer: Make Inc
Ben Dishart .... texture artist: CIS Hollywood
Sean Dowey .... digital effects artist
Sam Edwards .... digital compositor
Tamer Eldib .... modeler
Mohsen Eletreby .... visual effects editor: Hydraulx
Marcus Erbar .... visual effects
Jesse Fernley .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Donald Fly .... general manager: CIS Hollywood
Reggie Fourmyle .... CG artist: CIS Hollywood
Mathias Frodin .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Mathias Frodin .... lead compositor
Shannon Blake Gans .... visual effects executive producer: New Deal Studios Inc
Julia Gaudette .... visual effects production manager: CIS Hollywood
Larry Gaynor .... senior paint and roto: CIS Hollywood
Matthew Gilson .... concept artist
Matthew Gilson .... matte painter
David Goldsmith .... video assist
John Griffith .... pre-visualization artist
Dave Groseclose .... visual effects production assistant
Miguel A. Guerrero .... visual effects
Joe Harkins .... animator
James David Hattin .... digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Tulio Hernandez .... visual effects
Jeff Heusser .... digital compositor
Bryan Hirota .... visual effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Richard Hirst .... paint and rotoscope artist
Barry Howell .... previsualization artist
Ian Hubbard .... lead modeler: CIS Hollywood
Ian Hubbard .... texture artist: CIS Hollywood
Ian Hunter .... visual effects supervisor: New Deal Studios, Inc.
Jan Huybrechs .... 3D scanning: Eyetronics
Atsushi Imamura .... visual effects
Chris Ingersoll .... compositor: Flame artist
Rusty Ippolito .... digital artist
Rimas Juchnevicius .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Zack Judson .... visual effects
Mark Justison .... roto/paint artist: CIS Hollywood
Patrick Kavanaugh .... digital effects supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Marta Knudsen .... concept artist: CIS Hollywood
Marta Knudsen .... matte painter: CIS Hollywood
Daniel Kruse .... digital lighter: Hydraulx
Benjamin Kutsko .... flame artist
Billy-Vu Lam .... character animator
Krystine Lankenau .... paint and roto artist: CIS Hollywood
Daniel Khin Lay .... cloth technical director
Sophie Leclerc .... visual effects producer
Didier Levy .... senior lighter
Gregory D. Liegey .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Erik Liles .... visual effects supervisor
Justin Louis .... 3D modeler
Bob Lyss .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Heather MacPhee .... paint and rotoscope artist: CIS Hollywood
Lisa Maher .... visual effects producer: CIS Hollywood
Dan Malvin .... digital effects coordinator
William H.D. Marlett .... visual effects coordinator
Leonardo Martinez .... visual effects: Hydraulx
John W. McInnis .... previz artist
Scott McLain .... Inferno compositor
Diana Miao .... texture & lighting supervisor: CIS Hollywood
Scott Michelson .... visual effects executive producer
Young Joon Mok .... digital compositor
Brad Moylan .... digital compositor: Pixel Magic
Kenneth Nakada .... digital matte painter: CIS Hollywood
Marc Nanjo .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Chun Seong Ng .... modeler
Vinh Nguyen .... digital compositor
James P. Noon .... tracking
Brian Nugent .... flame artist
Gregory Oehler .... senior compositor: CIS Hollywood
Bruno Parenti .... roto and paint artist
Clark Parkhurst .... visual effects coordinator: Hydraulx
Chris Payne .... digital compositor
Russell Pearsall .... lead character artist
Eric Pender .... cg artist: CIS Hollywood
John Polyson .... visual effects coordinator: Hydraulx
David Pritchard .... visual effects
Madhava Reddy .... digital intermediate
Gizmo Rivera .... compositor
Karl Rogovin .... 3D coordinator: Hydraulx
Eric S. Rosenthal .... cg artist: CIS Hollywood
Chris Ryan .... cg artist: CIS Hollywood
David Sanger .... visual effects producer: New Deal Studios Inc
Joel Sevilla .... animator
Michael Shermis .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Rick Shick .... Flame artist
Rick Shick .... digital compositor
Greg Shimp .... paint & rotoscoping artist: CIS Hollywood
Brad Smith .... render I/O administrator
Robert Snyder .... plate coordinator
John C. Sparks .... visual effects: hydraulx
Katie Spinelli .... visual effects coordinator
Geordie Spradling .... paint & rotoscoping artist: CIS Hollywood
Robert Spurlock .... visual effects
Bernie Stern .... visual effects production assistant
Mark Stetson .... visual effects supervisor
Colin Strause .... visual effects supervisor
Greg Strause .... visual effects supervisor
James Sweeney .... match move artist
Jeremiah Sweeney .... paint artist
Jeremiah Sweeney .... rotoscope artist
Wilson Tang .... digital restoration
Bryan Taylor .... digital effects artist
Jon Tojek .... lighting technical director
James Valentine .... paint & rotoscoping artist: CIS Hollywood
Sean Wallitsch .... Flame artist: Lola Visual Effects
Mary E. Walter .... visual effects editor
Jason Wardle .... senior cgi artist: CIS Hollywood
Brian Weaver .... previz artist
David Weinstein .... pre-visualization
Chris Wells .... CG supervisor
Matt Wilson .... compositor: CIS Hollywood
Yoshiya Yamada .... modeling supervisor: Hydraulx
Matt Ashton .... senior systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Amy Garback .... effects liaison: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Brian Holmes .... systems engineer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
J. Kitazaki .... production assistant: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Sun Lee .... matte painter: Hydraulx (uncredited)
Robert Minsk .... systems: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
Kyle Yamamoto .... programmer: CIS Hollywood (uncredited)
 
Stunts
Danny Aiello III .... stunt driver
Charlie Brewer .... stunts
Peter Bucossi .... utility stunts
John Cenatiempo .... stunt driver
Kevin Chase .... stunt rigger
Vince Cupone .... stunt performer
Thomas Dewier .... utility stunts
Tim Drnec .... stunts
Kurtis Epper .... stunts
Richard Epper .... utility stunts
Roy Farfel .... stunt driver
Frank Ferrara .... stunt driver
Jeffrey Lee Gibson .... stunts
Andy Gill .... stunt coordinator
Jim Hart .... stunts
Jayme Jensen .... stunt performer
Leo Levan .... stunt double
Alex Madison .... stunt double
Paul Marini .... stunt performer
Mike Massa .... stunt performer
Adair Moran .... stunt actress
Kimberly Shannon Murphy .... stunts
Charlie Picerni .... stunts
Pat Romano .... stunt rigger
Monty L. Simons .... stunts
Anthony Vincent .... stunts
April Weeden-Washington .... stunt double: Gabrielle Union
Darlene Ava Williams .... utility stunts
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alexonis .... key grip
Frank Buono .... camera operator: doggicam
Rod Calarco .... first assistant camera: "b" camera
Daniel Casey ....