Nurse Betty (2000)

August 30, 2000 (DE) • Comedy, Crime, Thriller, Drama • 108m

Overview

What happens when a person decides that life is merely a state of mind? If you're Betty, a small-town waitress and soap opera fan from Fair Oaks, Kansas, you refuse to believe that you can't be with the love of your life just because he doesn't really exist. After all, life is no excuse for not living. Traumatized by a savage event, Betty enters into a fugue state that allows -- even encourages -- her to keep functioning... in a kind of alternate reality.

Director

Neil LaBute

Writers

John C. Richards, John C. Richards, James Flamberg

Top Billed

Morgan Freeman

Keywords

bartender native american writer used car dealer nurse uniform tv production heart specialist anxious fugue state hilarious

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Top Billed Cast

Morgan Freeman

Charlie

Renée Zellweger

Betty

Chris Rock

Wesley

Greg Kinnear

Dr. David Ravell

Aaron Eckhart

Del

Tia Texada

Rosa

Crispin Glover

Roy

Pruitt Taylor Vince

Ballard

Allison Janney

Lyla

Kathleen Wilhoite

Sue Ann

Elizabeth Mitchell

Chloe

Susan Barnes

Darlene

Harriet Sansom Harris

Ellen

Sung-Hi Lee

Jasmine

Laird Macintosh

Dr. Lonnie Walsh

Steven Gilborn

Blake

Jenny Gago

Mercedes

Sheila Kelley

Joyce

Matthew Cowles

Merle

Wayne Tippit

Doctor

George D. Wallace

Grandfather

Lesley Woods

Grandmother

Cynthia Martells

Chief Nurse

Alfonso Freeman

ER Doctor

Kevin Rahm

Friend #1

Steven Culp

Friend #2

Deborah May

Gloria Walsh

Max Murphy

Studio Guard

Tina Smith

Waitress

T.J. Kennedy

Cook

Irene Olga López

Rosa's Mother

Steve Franken

Administrator

Kelwin Hagen

Deputy

Josh Dotson

Parking Valet

Dona Hardy

Woman Patient

Paul Threlkeld

Grip

José Vásquez

Gang Member

Jack Jacobson

Stagehand

Elaine Corral Kendall

Anchor

Greg Bronson

Diner Patron (uncredited)

Michelle Carmen Gomez

Woman at Bar (uncredited)

Toby Linz

Sue Ann's Son (uncredited)

Hillary Straney

Woman in Hotel (uncredited)

Jenny Wade

Diner Waitress (uncredited)

Crew

Neil LaBute

Director

John C. Richards

Screenplay

Steve Golin

Producer

Rolfe Kent

Original Music Composer

Jean-Yves Escoffier

Director of Photography

Joel Plotch

Editor

Albert M. Shapiro

First Assistant Director

Susan J. Hellmann

Second Assistant Director

Jack Gill

Stunts

Kevin Scott

Stunts

Scott Workman

Stunts

Michael A. Chavez

Camera Operator

Todd McMullen

First Assistant Camera

Michael Cassidy

Second Assistant Camera

Robin Bursey

Camera Loader

Nour Dardari

Production Accountant

Phil Hardage

Second Second Assistant Director

Larry J. White II

Leadman

Tracy Farrington

Property Master

Melissa Mollo

Graphic Designer

Bruce Birmelin

Still Photographer

Felipe Borrero

Sound Mixer

Thomas Cunliffe

Boom Operator

Larz Anderson

Special Effects Coordinator

Shari Gray

Costume Supervisor

Mynka Draper

Costumer

Jennifer Dozier

Costumer

Desne J. Holland

Key Makeup Artist

Michael Hancock

Makeup Artist

Sharon Ilson

Makeup Artist

Lisa Deveaux

Makeup Artist

Charlie Brewer

Stunt Coordinator

Andre Blaise

Key Hair Stylist

Deena Adair

Hairstylist

Colleen Callaghan

Hairstylist

Scott Julion

Hairstylist

Michael Bauman

Gaffer

Jorge H. Guzman

Key Grip

Paul Threlkeld

Dolly Grip

Martin Bosworth

Rigging Gaffer

Richard Puga

Standby Painter

Antonio Molina

Transportation Coordinator

Eric L. Roberts

Video Assist Operator

Randy Trager

Assistant Editor

Wade Bartlett

Assistant Editor

Richard E. Yawn

Supervising Sound Editor

Becky Sullivan

Supervising ADR Editor

Lance Brown

Sound Designer

Bob Beher

Foley Supervisor

Steve Mann

Sound Editor

Steven F. Nelson

Sound Editor

Robert Troy

Sound Editor

Donald L. Warner Jr.

Sound Editor

Bernard Weiser

Sound Editor

Aaron D. Weisblatt

Sound Editor

Tim Tuchrello

Assistant Sound Editor

Shawn Egan

Assistant Sound Editor

Eric Thompson

ADR Mixer

Eric Thompson

Foley Mixer

Shawn Kennelly

ADR Mixer

Shawn Kennelly

Foley Mixer

Joan Rowe

Foley Artist

Sean Rowe

Foley Artist

Thor Benitez

ADR Recordist

Chris Staszak

ADR Recordist

Chris David

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Lance Brown

Sound Re-Recording Mixer

Eddie Bydalek

Sound Recordist

Nick South

Music Editor

Tony Blondal

Orchestrator

William T. Stromberg

Conductor

Barbara Harris

ADR Voice Casting

Philip Steuer

Second Unit Director

Dean Lyras

Second Unit Director of Photography

Mo Henry

Negative Cutter

Dan Valliere

Color Timer

Simone Boisseree

Stunts

John C. Richards

Story

David A. Armstrong

First Assistant Camera

Tim Gilbert

Stunts

James Flamberg

Screenplay

Moritz Borman

Executive Producer

W. Mark McNair

Associate Producer

Gail Mutrux

Producer

Stephen Pevner

Executive Producer

Albert M. Shapiro

Associate Producer

Chris Sievernich

Executive Producer

Philip Steuer

Executive Producer

Steven Weisberg

Editor

Heidi Levitt

Casting

Monika Mikkelsen

Casting

Charles William Breen

Production Design

Gary Diamond

Art Direction

Jeffrey Kushon

Set Decoration

Lynette Meyer

Costume Design

Tim Clawson

Unit Production Manager

Fabiomassimo Dell'Orco

Production Manager

Steven Kaminsky

Post Production Supervisor

Henry Alberti

Set Designer

Stan Tropp

Set Designer

Leah Buono

Casting Assistant

Brett Greenstein

Casting Assistant

Enrico Latella

Location Manager

John Panzarella

Location Manager

Frankie Pine

Music Supervisor

Nick South

Editor

Alexa Alden

Script Supervisor

Karen Ruth Getchell

Production Coordinator

Reviews

Wuchak

⭐ 6/10

December 6, 2023

**_Oddball dramedy about two people in love with their unreal fantasies_**

A small town waitress in Kansas (Renée Zellweger) is married to a jerk car salesman, but enjoys a soap opera in which she fantasies about the hero-doctor on the show (Greg Kinnear). Meanwhile a criminal duo (Morgan Freeman and Chris Rock) chases the woman to Los Angeles whereupon the leader seems to develop a thing for her.

"Nurse Betty" (2000) is part dramedy, part … read the rest.