Grandview, U.S.A. (1984)

User Rating:

4.7/10   

Director:

Randal Kleiser

Writer:

Ken Hixon (writer)

Release Date:

3 August 1984 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Where dreams have a funny way of coming true.

Plot:

Life in the small town of Grandview, Illinois is one that is just like any other city or town. Tim Pearson...

Plot Keywords:

Demolition Derby | Father Son Relationship | Revenge | Coming Of Age | Bondage

Cast

Jamie Lee Curtis	...	Michelle 'Mike' Cody
C. Thomas Howell	...	Tim Pearson
Patrick Swayze	...	Ernie 'Slam' Webster
Troy Donahue	...	Donny Vinton
Jennifer Jason Leigh	...	Candy Webster
William Windom	...	Bob Cody
Carole Cook	...	Betty Welles
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Mr. Clark
Ramon Bieri	...	Mr. Pearson
Elizabeth Gorcey	...	Bonnie Clark
John Philbin	...	Cowboy
John Cusack	...	Johnny Maine
Joan Cusack	...	Mary Maine
Camilla Hawk	...	Mrs. Pearson
Melissa Domke	...	Susan Pearson
Jason Court	...	Benny
Tim Gamble	...	Larry Hurlbuck
Fred Lerner	...	Tucker Smith
Larry Brandenburg	...	Mickey
Taylor Williams	...	Mr. Fleming
Kathryn Joosten	...	Mrs. Clark
Fern Persons	...	Teacher
Bruno Alexander	...	Foreman (as Bruno Aclin)
Steve Dahl	...	Moose Shook
Tony Lincoln	...	Mr. Kutch
George Womack	...	Mr. Whitewood
Frank T. Panno	...	Mr. Pettiman
Robert Swan	...	Fire Chief (as Bob Swan)
Michael Winslow	...	Spencer
Donald Bernardi	...	Randy
Gene Hartline	...	Fred
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rhonda Sue Rayford	...	(uncredited)

Directed by
Randal Kleiser

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Ken Hixon		writer

Produced by
William Blaylock	....	producer (as William Warren Blaylock)
Peter W. Rea	....	producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Reynaldo Villalobos

Film Editing by
Robert Gordon

Production Design by
Jan Scott

Set Decoration by
Bill Harp

Costume Design by
Wayne A. Finkelman

Makeup Department
Bren Plaistowe	....	hair stylist
Maurice Stein	....	makeup artist
Edward Ternes	....	makeup artist
Yolanda Toussieng	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Tom Joyner	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Donald Heitzer	....	first assistant director
Fred Lerner	....	second unit director
Roger Joseph Pugliese	....	second assistant director

Art Department
R. Gilbert Clayton	....	production illustrator
Scott Estabrook	....	swing gang
Allan Lotta	....	construction coordinator
Alan Mitchell	....	assistant property master
David Moll	....	property master
Jim Moncher	....	swing gang
William Kemper Wright	....	lead man (as William Wright)

Sound Department
Max Bell	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Neil Brody	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joseph D. Citarella	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Fitzgerald	....	sound effects editor
Kirk Francis	....	production sound mixer
Dessie Markovsky	....	supervising sound editor
Hudson B. Marquez	....	boom operator (as Hudson Marquez)
Troy Porter	....	sound recordist
Emile Razpopov	....	sound designer

Special Effects by
Charles E. Dolan	....	special effects supervisor (as Chuck Dolan)
Kevin Quibell	....	special effects
Alan Winiger	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Andrea D'Amico	....	optical effects: EFX Unlimited, New York

Stunts
Jerry Brutsche	....	stunt driver
Beau Vanden Ecker	....	stunt driver (as Beau Van den Ecker)
Bob Harris	....	stunt driver
Fred Lerner	....	stunt coordinator
Conrad E. Palmisano	....	stunt driver
David Perna	....	stunt driver
Michael M. Vendrell	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
William Birch	....	camera operator: second unit
Bill Decker	....	second grip
Sherman Fulton	....	best boy
Elisha Harris	....	gaffer
Robin P. Knight	....	key grip
George Kohut	....	camera operator
Norman Lang	....	electrician
Jim Mazzula	....	camera operator
David L. Merrill	....	dolly grip
Michael J. Schwartz	....	electrician (as Michael Schwartz)
Glenn K. Shimada	....	first assistant camera
Mark Simon	....	second assistant camera
Don Smetzer	....	still photographer
Paul Vombrack	....	camera operator: second unit

Casting Department
Elisabeth Leustig	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Jennifer Jobst	....	wardrobe assistant
Kathy O'Rear	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Kay Erickson	....	assistant editor
Scott Hancock	....	associate film editor

Music Department
Jeff Carson	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
George DiLeonardi	....	transportation captain
Ernest C. Molina	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Stan Cohen	....	caterer
Al Ebner	....	publicist
Kevin Barry Howe	....	assistant production office coordinator
Kevin Barry Howe	....	production assistant
Lester Hoyle	....	script supervisor
Rosalie Winkler Karalekas	....	assistant: Mr. Kleiser
Louis A. Massicotte	....	assistant to producers
Rich Moskal	....	location manager
Lisa Niemi	....	choreographer
Judith Pritchard	....	production coordinator
Inge Sawerthal	....	production accountant
Patrick Swayze	....	choreographer

Production Companies

• CBS Entertainment Production

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Pictures (1984) (USA) (theatrical)
• CBS/Fox Video (1986) (Belgium) (VHS)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (19??) (Netherlands) (VHS)

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Canada:18A | USA:R

Filming Locations:

Fairbury, Illinois, USA

Company:

CBS Entertainment Production

Trivia:

While filming in Pontiac, Illinois, the night the demolition derby scene was shot was very cold. Since it was supposed to be summertime, the extras hired to sit in the grandstand were dressed in shorts and shirts. To stay warm they would bundle up in coats and hats and just before the camera would roll, they would throw off the coats and sit on them.

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: During the dream scene, while walking with his parents, the shadow of a boom mic is visible on the ground toward the left side of the screen.

Quotes:

Ernie 'Slam' Webster: [Bob and Mike are carrying a very drunk Slam to the truck]
[Slam talking drunk]
Ernie 'Slam' Webster: I'm sorry everyone.
Bob Cody: There are 2 kinds of drunks, those that are sorry and those that soon will be.

Movie Connections:

References Star Wars (1977)

Soundtrack:

Steely Man

Lived close by

I lived near Pontiac IL for 12 years and after seeing the movie and recognizing places I went when I was growing up it was special.One question though if anyone knows Was the main house in the movie the funeral home in town? My brothers and I have wondered that for a long time. If anyone has an answer to that email me at [e-mail], also does anyone know if any scenes were done in Saunemin IL. thats where I lived and went to school thru 7th grade, my parents worked in Pontiac at the chair factory, then my mom worked at the hospital and my dad worked at the prison.We always thought that the track was near Fairbury but I guess not is there any place where this movie can be rented I have check Block Buster and they don't have it i think its one of those hard to find movies. thanks a bunch Dolores Ogden