Marie (1985)

User Rating:

6.6/10   

Director:

Roger Donaldson

Writers:

Peter Maas (book)
John Briley (screenplay)

Release Date:

27 September 1985 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A true story.

Plot:

A woman is determined to reveal the truth about an insidious political corruption. In doing so she risks her safety, career and reputation but will not stop asking questions until the truth is known. |

Plot Keywords:

Political Corruption | Prison | Jury | X Ray | Court

Cast

Sissy Spacek	...	Marie Ragghianti
Jeff Daniels	...	Eddie Sisk
Keith Szarabajka	...	Kevin McCormack
Morgan Freeman	...	Charles Traughber
Fred Dalton Thompson	...	Himself (as Fred Thompson)
Lisa Banes	...	Toni Greer
Trey Wilson	...	FBI Agent
John Cullum	...	Deputy Attorney General
Don Hood	...	Governor Blanton
Graham Beckel	...	Charlie Benson
Macon McCalman	...	Murray Henderson
Collin Wilcox Paxton	...	Virginia
Robert Green Benson III	...	Dante Ragghianti
Dawn Carmen	...	Therese Ragghianti
Shane Wexel	...	Ricky Ragghianti
Vincent Irizarry	...	Dave Ragghianti
Michael P. Moran	...	Bill Thompson
Clarence Felder	...	Jack Lowery
Lisa Foster	...	Sherry Lomax
Charles Kahlenberg	...	Arnold Hurst
Joe Sun	...	Tommy Pratter
R. Pickett Bugg	...	Bernie Weinthal
David Eddings	...	Detective #1
Tom Story	...	Detective #2
Leon Rippy	...	Gary Gerbitz
George Gray	...	Doctor #1
Mac Pirkle	...	Doctor #2
Timothy Carhart	...	Clayton Dawson
Fia Porter	...	Rape Victim
Philip Markert	...	Judge (as Phil Markert)
Ivan Green	...	Jury Foreman
Sarah Hunley	...	Court Stenographer
Edward Carr	...	George Edwards
Ruby L. Wilson	...	Rose Lee Cooper
Stephen Henderson	...	Cooper's Husband
Lorenzo Allen	...	Prisoner
Herb Harton	...	Polygraph Operator (as F. Herb Harton)
Jane Powell	...	Singer at Rally
John-Michael Maas	...	Chris
Alan Sader	...	Professor
J. Michael Hunter	...	Bartender at 'Villa'
Carla Cantrelle	...	Marilyn
Jeff Marcum	...	Motorcycle Cop
James Fields	...	Death Row Prisoner
Bill McIntyre	...	Death Row Guard (as Billy McIntyre)
Jerry Rushing	...	Gas Station Attendant
Larry Brinton	...	Reporter
Drue Smith	...	Reporter
Dwight Lewis	...	Reporter
Chip Arnold	...	Reporter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
David Koseruba	...	Reporter (uncredited)
Nello Tare	...	Bailiff (uncredited)

Directed by
Roger Donaldson

Writing credits
Peter Maas		(book "Marie: A True Story")
John Briley		(screenplay)

Produced by
Frank Capra Jr.	....	producer
Elliot Schick	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Francis Lai

Cinematography by
Chris Menges		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Neil Travis

Casting by
Lynn Stalmaster

Art Direction by
Ron Foreman

Set Decoration by
Edward 'Tantar' LeViseur		(as Tantar Leviseur)

Costume Design by
Joe I. Tompkins		(as Joe Tompkins)

Makeup Department
Massimo De Rossi	....	makeup artist
Jeff Goodwin	....	assistant makeup artist
Beverly Tomlinson	....	assistant hair stylist
Melissa Walden	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Karen Everly	....	production manager: Nashville

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Bob Howard	....	assistant director
Michele Panelli-Venetis	....	second assistant director (as Michele Panelli)

Art Department
Jeff Ginn	....	assistant art director
Frank O'Shea	....	props
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator (as Jeff Schlatter)
Roy Allen Smith	....	illustrator (as Roy Smith)
John C. Cameron	....	assistant property master (uncredited)
John D. Kretschmer	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Carmen Baker	....	assistant sound editor
Alan Bromberg	....	sound editor (as Allan Bromberg)
Paul Timothy Carden	....	sound editor (as Paul Carden)
David Hildyard	....	production sound mixer
William L. McCaughey	....	sound re-recording mixer (as William McCaughey)
Ray O'Reilly	....	sound re-recording mixer
David Pearson	....	boom operator
Aaron Rochin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	supervising sound editor (as Donald Warner)
Robert Waxman	....	sound editor
Peter F. Kurland	....	sound mixer (uncredited)

Stunts
Gwynneth Eyers	....	stunts
Julius LeFlore	....	stunt coordinator (as Julius Leflore)
Jack Riel	....	stunts
Rod Schumacher	....	stunts
Ken Sprunt Jr.	....	stunts
David Wirth	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Peter Bloor	....	gaffer
Neal Mills Forney III	....	assistant Steadicam operator
Jeremy Gee	....	assistant camera
John R. Hernandez	....	key grip (as John Hernandez)
Jeff 'Moose' Howery	....	dolly grip (as Jeff Howery)
Jeff Kluttz	....	best boy
Eddie Knight	....	best boy
John Mahaffie	....	assistant Steadicam operator
Bob Penn	....	still photographer
Toby Phillips	....	Steadicam operator
Mike Roberts	....	camera operator
Tom Taylor	....	assistant camera
Douglas Evan Hersh	....	rigging gaffer (uncredited)
David Mann	....	camera production assistant (uncredited)
Steve Spallone	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Mark Fincannon	....	location casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Dan Chichester	....	key costumer
Vicki Graef	....	costumer
Pamela Wise	....	key costumer

Editorial Department
Donah Bassett	....	negative cutter
Tim Craig	....	apprentice editor
William Hoy	....	assistant editor
Tony Lawson	....	additional editor
Tracy Granger	....	assistant/apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Dan Garde	....	supervising music editor (as Dan C. Garde)
Gilbert Marouani	....	music consultant
Roland Romanelli	....	conductor

Transportation Department
Rick Barefoot	....	transportation coordinator
Beth Jones	....	transportation co-captain
John Stuart	....	transportation co-captain

Other crew
Judy Arthur	....	unit publicist
Jonathan Capra	....	production assistant
Chrissie Davis	....	production secretary
Dino De Laurentiis	....	presenter
Chip Fowler	....	production coordinator
Kathy Freeman	....	production assistant (as Kathryn Freeman)
Jai Galati	....	assistant to producer
Doris Grau	....	script supervisor
David Knight	....	production assistant
Lyn Lucibello	....	auditor
Ronald Mapson	....	craft service
Ricky Ragghianti	....	production assistant
Arden Sampson	....	dialect coach
Richard Schmitt	....	teacher
Michael W. Stroud	....	location manager (as Michael Stroud)
Shalini Waren	....	assistant to director (as Shalini Waran)
Don Zearfoss	....	location manager
Chris Hill	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Dino De Laurentiis Company

Distributors

• MGM/UA Distribution Company
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• VTI Home Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)

Also Known As:

Marie: A True Story

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

Australia:M | Sweden:11 | UK:15 | USA:PG-13 | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Nashville, Tennessee, USA

Company:

Dino De Laurentiis Company

Trivia:

Lawyer and politician Fred Dalton Thompson, appearing in this film as himself, launched his acting career with this movie.

Soundtrack:

Always on My Mind

Before Jeffrey Wigand, before Erin Brockovich, there was Marie Ragghianti.

In case you've never heard of Marie Ragghianti, she escaped an abusive marriage and went to work for a firm, only to discover some unsavory things about it. In the movie "Marie", Sissy Spacek plays her as well as can be expected. However, I would agree with a previous reviewer that the movie sort of uses her as a conduit to tell the story, and otherwise seems incomplete.

But overall, they do a pretty good job showing how Marie was finally able to make something of herself, only to be faced with the dilemma of maintaining this position or blowing the whistle. Maybe not exactly a masterpiece, but certainly worth seeing. Also starring Jeff Daniels and Morgan Freeman.