Smart People

Smart People
Theatrical release poster
Directed byNoam Murro
Written byMark Poirier
Produced byBridget Johnson
Michael London
Michael Costigan
Bruna Papandrea
StarringDennis Quaid
Sarah Jessica Parker
Thomas Haden Church
Elliot Page
Ashton Holmes
CinematographyToby Irwin
Edited byRobert Frazen
Yana Gorskaya
Music byNuno Bettencourt
Production
company
Distributed byMiramax Films (United States)
QED International (International)
Release dates
  • January 20, 2008 (2008-01-20) (Sundance)
  • April 11, 2008 (2008-04-11)
Running time
95 minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguagesEnglish
Spanish
Box office$11.8 million

Smart People is a 2008 American comedy-drama film starring Dennis Quaid, Sarah Jessica Parker, Elliot Page, and Thomas Haden Church. The film was directed by Noam Murro, written by Mark Poirier and produced by Michael London, with Omar Amanat serving as executive producer. Smart People was filmed on location in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, including several scenes at Carnegie Mellon University and the Pittsburgh International Airport. Premiering at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival,[1] North American distribution rights were acquired by Miramax Films and the film was released widely on April 11, 2008.

  1. ^ "2008 Sundance Film Festival Announces Films in Competition" (PDF) (Press release). Sundance. 2007-11-28. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-06-25. Retrieved 2008-04-13.