directed by Ron Howard ; screenplay by Charles Leavitt ; story by Charles Leavitt and Rick Jaffa & Amanda Silver ; produced by Paula Weinstein, Joe Roth ; produced by Will Ward, Brian Grazer, Ron Howard ; a Warner Bros. Pictures presentation ; in association with Village Roadshow Pictures ; in association with Ratpac-Dune Entertainment ; a Cott Productions-Enelmar Productions, A.I.E. co-production ; a Roth Films/Spring Creek/Imagine Entertainment production in association with Kia Jam ; a Ron Howard film