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starred with Cameron Diaz and Lucy Liu in Charlie’s Angels: Full Throttle,
the sly and sexy sequel to the blockbuster action-adventure-comedy hit Charlie’s
Angels. Each of the two movies, produced by Barrymore and Juvonen’s Flower Films,
grossed more than $250 million worldwide.

In December, 2002, she was seen in Confessions of a Dangeorus Mind for director
George Clooney and in a cameo role in Donnie Darko. The latter film, which she
produced with her Flower Films partner Nancy Juvonen, starred Jake Gyllenhaal and
Jena Malone and received three Independent Spirit Award nominations.

Prior to that, Barrymore starred in Riding in Cars With Boys directed by Penny Marshall.
Her 30th
film was the romantic comedy Never Been Kissed directed by Raja Gosnell,
which marked the first production for Barrymore and Juvonen’s Flower Films. The movie
grossed more than $80 million worldwide and featured a stellar ensemble cast including
David Arquette, Molly Shannon, John C. Reilly and Michael Vartan.

Barrymore also starred with Anjelica Huston in Ever After for director Andy Tennant,
which also grossed more than $100 million in worldwide box office and was an instant
sell-out on home video.

She also appeared in the quirky romantic comedy Home Fries for director Dean Parisot.
The film also starred Luke Wilson, Jake Busey and Catherine O’Hara. She also
appeared in the highly successful Woody Allen ensemble Everyone Says I Love You,
which also featured Edward Norton, Tim Roth, Alan Alda, Julia Roberts and Goldie

20Hawn. She appeared in classic style in the box office hit Scream directed by Wes
Craven and featuring Courtney Cox, Neve Campbell and Skeet Ulrich.

Barrymore made her feature film debut in the 1980 film Altered States with William Hurt.
Her next film was E.T. the Extra Terrestrial, where her portrayal of Gertie earned her a
Youth in Film Award and a BAFTA (British Academy of Film & Television Arts) Award
nomination for Most Outstanding Newcomer. She then went on to star in such films as
Stephen King’s Firestarter, Irreconcilable Differences, for which she received a Golden
Globe nomination for Best Supporting Actress and Stephen King’s Cat’s Eye, written
especially for her, in which she played five different roles.

More recent films include starring roles in Gun Crazy, which earned her another Golden
Globe nomination, Poison Ivy, Bad Girls, Boys on the Side, Mad Love and Batman
Forever.

She has also appeared in such telefilms as “The Amy Fisher Story,” “Babes in Toyland,”
“Olive, The Other Reindeer,” a Flower Films production, and the television series, “2000
Malibu Road.”

ROB SCHNEIDER (Ula) is continuing his collaboration with Happy Madison
Productions. Since meeting Adam Sandler on “Saturday Night Live,” he has worked on
eight of the company’s films. He most recently starred in The Hot Chick and co-wrote
and starred in Deuce Bigalow: Male Gigolo. He co-wrote and starred in The Animal and
narrated the animated comedy 8 Crazy Nights. In addition, he co-starred with Sandler in
The Waterboy, Big Daddy, Little Nicky and Mr. Deeds.

Born in San Francisco, Schneider began writing jokes as a teen, appearing at local
venues including the Holy City Zoo. After cutting his teeth on the stage as the opening
act for comedians Jay Leno and Jerry Seinfeld, he made his major network television
debut in 1987 on “The David Letterman Show.” In 1990, “Saturday Night Live” producer

21Lorne Michaels saw his appearance on HBO’s “13th
Annual Young Comedians Special.”
He subsequently joined “SNL” for four seasons.

Schneider’s additional motion picture credits include Home Alone II and Down
Periscope. Following 50 First Dates, Schneider joined the cast of Around the World in
80 Days for director Frank Coraci.

SEAN ASTIN (Doug Whitmore) is one of Hollywood's most respected young actors
with a distinctive list of projects and credits.

Astin most recently starred in the blockbuster Lord of the Rings trilogy as the Hobbitt
"Sam Gamgee," a member of the fellowship of creatures attempting to destroy a ring
with evil powers.

Astin is also a promising director. He received an Academy Award® nomination for his
short film Kangaroo Court, which he co-produced with his wife Christine, and directed
an episode for the HBO anthology “Perversions of Science.” In addition, he directed a
short film called The Long and Short of It which was featured at the Sundance Film
Festival last year. Shot on the set of Lord of the Rings, it features cast and crew from
that film. He has also directed an episode of the television hit “Angel” and “Jeremiah.”
He is currently developing a film inspired by Cornell Woolrich's short story 3 O'Clock.

Astin is also well known