Jonathan Livingston Seagull (1973)

Director:

Hall Bartlett

Writer:

Hall Bartlett (screenplay)
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Release Date:

23 October 1973 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Family

Tagline:

Everyone's Book Is Now Everyone's Motion Picture

Plot:

Jonathan is sick and tired of the boring life in his sea-gull clan. He rather experiments with new, always more daring flying techniques...

Plot Keywords:

Flying | Religion | Anthropomorphism | Injury | Fish

Awards:

Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

James Franciscus	...	Jonathan Livingston Seagull (voice)
Juliet Mills	...	The Girl (voice)
Philip Ahn	...	Chang (voice)
David Ladd	...	Fletcher Lynd Seagull (voice)
Kelly Harmon	...	Kimmy (voice)
Dorothy McGuire	...	Mother (voice)
Richard Crenna	...	Father (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hal Holbrook	...	The Elder (voice) (uncredited)

Directed by
Hall Bartlett

Writing credits
Hall Bartlett		(screenplay)
Richard D. Bach		book (uncredited)

Produced by
Hall Bartlett	....	producer

Original Music by
Neil Diamond		(background score composed by)
Lee Holdridge		(background score composed by)

Cinematography by
Jack Couffer		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Marshall M. Borden
James Galloway
Frank P. Keller

Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster

Production Design by
Boris Leven

Production Management
Herbert Coleman	....	administrative consultant (as William H. Coleman)
Gaylin P. Schultz	....	production supervisor (as Gaylin Schultz)

Art Department
Sandy Dvore	....	visual consultant

Sound Department
Wayne Artman	....	production sound
Richard Oswald	....	sound editorial staff
Gil Plenty	....	unit sound
Richard Portman	....	sound re-recordist
James Richard	....	sound editorial staff (as Jim Richard)
William A. Sawyer	....	sound editorial staff (as William Sawyer)
Curly Thirlwell	....	sound effects mixer (as Edward M. Thirlwell)
Frank E. Warner	....	sound effects creator (as Frank Warner)
Don Zimmerman	....	sound editorial staff

Special Effects by
L.B. Abbott	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Virginia Briggs	....	continuing imagery
Jim Danforth	....	animator (uncredited)
Jim Danforth	....	matte supervisor (uncredited)
Matthew Yuricich	....	visual effects artist (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jim Freeman	....	camera operator: helicopter photography (as MacGillvray/Freeman)
Norman Harris	....	gaffer
John Koester	....	assistant cameraman
Greg MacGillivray	....	camera operator: helicopter photography (as MacGillvray/Freeman)
Elliott Marks	....	still photographer
Gerald McClain	....	assistant camera
Stan McClain	....	assistant camera: second aerial unit
George Ressler	....	head grip

Editorial Department
Jack Garsha	....	color consultant
Joseph R. Marek	....	negative supervisor
Bobbie Shapiro	....	editorial associate

Music Department
Israel Baker	....	musician: violin solo
Tom Catalano	....	music supervisor
Tom Catalano	....	soundtrack producer
Neil Diamond	....	composer: songs
Neil Diamond	....	music adaptor: background score
Charles Grenzbach	....	music mixer (as Charles W. Grenzbach)
John C. Hammell	....	music editor
Lee Holdridge	....	conductor
Lee Holdridge	....	music adaptor: background score
Lee Holdridge	....	music arranger
Don MacDougall	....	music mixer (as Donald W. MacDougall)
Armin Steiner	....	musical mixer: soundtrack album

Transportation Department
James Davis	....	transportation

Other crew
Joan Arnold	....	production assistant
Ray Berwick	....	bird trainer
Chris Cagle	....	aircraft coordinator
James Caliendo	....	bird trainer (as Jim Caliendo)
Brian Callahan	....	bird supervision and care
James G. Callahan	....	bird supervision and care (as James Callahan)
Eileen Dunn	....	assistant: Mr. Dvore
Gary Gero	....	bird trainer
Ida Kaul	....	executive secretary
Gina Lance	....	documentarian
Catalina Lawrence	....	script supervisor
Elliott Marks	....	documentarian
Mike Merrick	....	producer's representative
George Nolan	....	helicopter pilot
Leslie Parrish	....	researcher
Matthew Place	....	bird supervision and care
Gil Plenty	....	special assistant to producer
Art Scholl	....	pilot: aerobatic aircraft
P.K. Strong	....	film shipping coordinator
William C. Thomas	....	assistant to producer (as Bill Thomas)
Robert Werden	....	unit publicist
Earl Cohen	....	bird handler (uncredited)
John Miller	....	bird handler (uncredited)
Mark Smith	....	builder: model bird (uncredited)
Mark Smith	....	pilot: model bird (uncredited)
Lance Sultzbaugh	....	bird handler (uncredited)
Tony Urbano	....	puppeteer (uncredited)

Thanks
Russell Munson	....	acknowledgment: main title still photograph ©1970
Charles R. Stribling	....	gratitude

Production Companies

• JLS Partnership (presents) (as The Jonathan Company)

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1973) (USA) (theatrical)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

Other Companies

• International Alliance of Theatrical Stage Employees (IATSE)  this picture made under the jurisdiction of (as I.A.T.S.E.®)
• MacGillivray Freeman Films  helicopter photography (as MacGillvray/Freeman)
• Pacific Title  titles and opticals
• Panavision  camera equipment provided by
• Samuel Goldwyn Studios  sound recorded at
• T.L.C.  film shipping coordinator
• Tyler Camera Systems  equipment for aerial photography
• U.S. Department of Agriculture  our gratitude to
• U.S. Department of the Interior Fish and Wildlife Services  our gratitude to (as U.S. Department of the Interior - Fish and Wildlife Service)
• U.S. Department of the Interior National Park Service  our gratitude to (as United States Department of the Interior National Park Service - Death Valley National Monument)
• U.S. Forest Service  our gratitude to
• Westheimer Company  opticals (as Westheimer Co.)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

120 min | USA:99 min (DVD)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono (Westrex Recording System)

Certification:

Finland:K-8 | Sweden:Btl | USA:G | Australia:G | UK:U | Argentina:Atp | Peru:PT | Portugal:M/6

Filming Locations:

Carlsbad Caverns National Park - 3225 National Parks Highway, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA

Company:

JLS Partnership

Trivia:

One of the films included in "The Fifty Worst Films of All Time (and how they got that way)" by Harry Medved and Randy Lowell.

Quotes:

Chang:I've gone everywhere and everywhen I can think of...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Mystery Science Theater 3000: Tormented (#5.14)" (1992)

Soundtrack:

Lonely Looking Sky

One of the best films ever made?

I watched this movie at the cinema theater in 1975 or 1976. I loved it! Then i rented it on VHS back in the 80's, and thought it was one of the best films i'd ever seen. Now, i was so lucky to find it on DVD, with Norwegian subtitles (Not that they're really needed here, though). This is clearly a very different film. Very quiet and beautiful, and with Neil Diamonds beautiful songs, that match perfectly. If a film intends to mean anything, the audience needs time to think. In todays modern, fast, loud movies, you hardly get time to breath, lot less to stop and think. With this movie, however, you get plenty of time. And the quiet, beautiful scenes are a part of the message delivered: Take your time, live your life to the full, don't be afraid to try what hasn't been tried before, don't hesitate, and don't stress. And first and last: Don't just accept other people's "thruths". Go find out for yourself. If it works for you, it works! I rated this film 10/10, because it's not only a very good film, it's unique! There has never been another movie quite like it, and probably never will be. This is a brilliant masterpiece of a film.