Fandango (1985)

Director:

Kevin Reynolds

Writer:

Kevin Reynolds (written by)

Release Date:

25 January 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy

Tagline:

It's the privilege of youth.

Plot:

Five college buddies from the University of Texas circa 1971 embark on a final road trip odyssey across the Mexican border before facing up to uncertain futures, in Vietnam and otherwise.

Plot Keywords:

Texas | College | Trip | Desert | Dusty

Cast

Kevin Costner	...	Gardner Barnes
Judd Nelson	...	Phil Hicks
Sam Robards	...	Kenneth Waggener
Chuck Bush	...	Dorman
Brian Cesak	...	Lester Griffin
Marvin J. McIntyre	...	Truman Sparks
Suzy Amis	...	The Girl
Glenne Headly	...	Trelis
Pepe Serna	...	Gas Station Mechanic
Elizabeth Daily	...	Judy
Robyn Rose	...	Lorna
Stanley Grover	...	Phil's Dad
Jane A. Johnston	...	Phil's Mom
Don Brunner	...	Heckler #1
Michael Conn	...	Heckler #2
Michael Maxwell Katz	...	Heckler #3
Dana Halsted	...	Co-Ed
Karl A. Wickman	...	Helicopter Pilot (as Karl Wickman)
Michael M. Vendrell	...	Helicopter Policeman
Bill Warren	...	Truman
Bill Evridge	...	Rancher
Margaret Nelson	...	Rancher's Wife
Manley Adams	...	Man on the Bench
Ken Fagen	...	Man on the Bench
Bill Silver	...	Man on the Bench
Ben Graham	...	Mayor
Jewel Watson	...	Salad Lady
Allan Keown	...	Butcher
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Marco Perella	...	Jester (scenes deleted)

Directed by
Kevin Reynolds

Writing credits
Kevin Reynolds		(written by)

Produced by
Pat Kehoe	....	associate producer
Kathleen Kennedy	....	executive producer
Frank Marshall	....	executive producer
Barrie M. Osborne	....	associate producer
Tim Zinnemann	....	producer
Steven Spielberg	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Alan Silvestri

Cinematography by
Thomas Del Ruth		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Arthur Schmidt
Stephen Semel

Casting by
Mary Goldberg

Art Direction by
Peter Landsdown Smith

Set Decoration by
Robert L. Zilliox		(as Bob Zilliox)

Costume Design by
Michele Neely

Makeup Department
Jean Austin	....	hair stylist
Michael Hancock	....	makeup artist (as Mike Hancock)

Production Management
Sheila Barnes	....	post-production supervisor
Barrie M. Osborne	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pat Kehoe	....	first assistant director
Bob Roe	....	second assistant director

Art Department
Robert Scaife	....	construction coordinator (as Bob Scaife)
Tom Shaw Jr.	....	assistant propmaster
Rick Young	....	property master
B.J. Smith	....	construction medic (uncredited)

Sound Department
Vanessa Theme Ament	....	foley artist
Carl Fischer	....	boom operator
Walter A. Gest	....	re-recording recordist (as Walter Gest)
Richard Bryce Goodman	....	production sound mixer
Scott Hecker	....	sound effects editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
Rick Kline	....	sound re-recording mixer
John A. Larsen	....	sound effects editor
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert R. Rutledge	....	supervising sound editor
Elliot Tyson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jay Wilkinson	....	sound effects editor
Jack Woods	....	dialogue editor

Special Effects by
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh	....	special effects (as Larry Cavanaugh)
Terry W. King	....	special effects assistant
David Domeyer	....	special effects (uncredited)

Stunts
Rande DeLuca	....	stuntman
Shane Dixon	....	stuntman
Larry Holt	....	stuntman
Fred Lerner	....	stuntman
Ross Reynolds	....	stuntman
Walter Robles	....	stuntman (as Walter P. Robles)
Reid Rondell	....	stuntman
Bill Warren	....	stunt pilot: Truman
Chuck Waters	....	stuntman
B.J. Worth	....	stuntman
Robin Choate	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter J. Breen	....	dolly grip (as Peter Breen)
Danny Buck	....	gaffer
James Etheridge	....	camera operator (as Jim Etheridge)
John London	....	key grip
Kyle T. MacDowell	....	electrician
Tom D. May	....	best boy grip
Benny McNulty	....	best boy electric
Mark Simon	....	second assistant camera
Don Smetzer	....	still photographer
Lito White	....	camera operator
Kenneth Zunder	....	first assistant camera (as Ken Zunder)
Glenn Dunn	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jo Doster	....	location casting
David Rubin	....	assistant: Mary Goldberg
Darilyn Stringer	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Art Brouillard	....	costumer
Michele Neely	....	costume supervisor

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Kelly G. Crawford	....	assistant film editor (as Kelly Crawford)
David Handman	....	assistant film editor

Music Department
Tom Boyd	....	musician: oboe soloist
James B. Campbell	....	orchestrator (as Jim Campbell)
Kenneth Hall	....	music editor (as Ken Hall)

Transportation Department
John Reade	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Todd J. Adelman	....	production medic
Pamela Alch	....	script supervisor
Scott Clark	....	aerial team assistant
Rande DeLuca	....	aerial coordinator
Peter Donen	....	titles: Cinema Research
Michael Haley	....	choreographer (as Mike Haley)
Mark Illsley	....	assistant: Kevin Reynolds
David Israel	....	location manager
Melodee King	....	production assistant
Terri Larronde	....	title designer
Dan Hewitt Owens	....	adr loop artist (as Dan Owens)
Nanette Siegert	....	production secretary
Robert Werden	....	unit publicist (as Bob Werdeen)
David Hakim	....	publicity writer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Warner Bros (presents)
• Amblin Entertainment

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1985) (USA) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1985) (Canada) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1988) (USA) (TV)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• Warner Home Video (198?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (1999) (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2005) (USA) (DVD)
• Warner Home Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Cinema Research  titles
• Confederate Airforce  special thanks to: for their assistance in making this motion picture (as The Confederate Air Force)
• Dolby Laboratories  sound post-production
• Donah Bassett and Associates  negative cutter
• Doster, Keigley & Rhodes  location casting
• For Stars Catering  catering
• Funky Entertainment  select memorabilia
• Modern Film Effects  optical effects
• Panavision  lenses and Panaflex camera (as Panavision®)
• State of Oklahoma, The  special thanks to: for their assistance in making this motion picture
• Texas, State of  special thanks to: for their assistance in making this motion picture (as The State of Texas)

Also Known As:

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

USA:PG (certificate #27476) | Australia:PG | Iceland:L | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Alpine, Texas, USA

Company:

Warner Bros

Trivia:

Actors Sam Robards and Suzy Amis later married in real life.

Goofs:

Errors in geography: During the helicopter/airplane chase in Dallas, the highway exit signs mention Stillwater, apparently indicating that the scene was shot somewhere in Oklahoma.

Quotes:

Phil Hicks, Groover:Where are we?
Kenneth Waggener:The ass of nowhere.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Return to 'Giant' (2003) (V)

Soundtrack:

Born To Be Wild

Really good and evidently underrated

I first saw this movie as a young, nine or ten year-old impressionable kid, so there are some sentimental attachments to this. This movie is very clever. As a comedy, it's amazing; some of the ideas (the parachute scene, for example) are absolutely genius. On top of all this is an amazing soundtrack, in which each song fits each scene eerily beautifully. When I first saw this movie I had just started guitar lessons and was leaning toward hard rock. This movie turned me on to some other heavy, tear-jerker type songs in "It's too late" (Carole King) and "Can't find my way home" by Blind Faith. Beautiful stuff. One of the few Elton John songs I like, "Saturday night's alright" as well as "Spooky" are perfectly placed. But nothing is placed as perfect as Pat Metheney's "It's for you". Now, I was a hard rocker and had only heard of Metheney when I saw this. This tune is so beautiful and haunting on it's own, and where it is in the movie, I almost dare you not to cry. Someone I know thought the movie was also sad, so it'ts unique. I would still classify it as a comedy more than anything. Funny stuff.