Square Dance (1987)

Director:

Daniel Petrie

Writer:

Alan Hines (novel)

Release Date:

March 1987 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Romance

Plot:

Gemma is 13 years old lives with her grandpa in the country, she has for many years. One day her mother shows up...

Plot Keywords:

Grandfather Granddaughter Relationship | Teenager | Mother Daughter Relationship | Promiscuity | Estranged Family Member

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe.

Cast

Jason Robards	...	Dillard
Jane Alexander	...	Juanelle
Winona Ryder	...	Gemma
Rob Lowe	...	Rory
Deborah Richter	...	Gwen
Guich Koock	...	Frank
Elbert Lewis	...	Beecham
Charlotte Stanton	...	Aggie
J. David Moeller	...	Dub Mosley
Dixie Taylor	...	Dolores
Irma P. Hall	...	Preacher Dixon
Barbara Britt	...	Miss Lawson
Brad Leland	...	Drunk Cowboy
Dee Pyland	...	May Tompkins
Gwen Little	...	Doreen Hadley
Jim Bynum	...	Jack Springer
Linda Nye	...	Eunice Tanner
Newt Davis	...	Bubba Springer
Harlan Jordan	...	Ray Ferris
Dennis Letts	...	Bob Hadley
Annabelle Weenick	...	Mrs. Weeks
Liz Williams	...	Miss Harley
Trace Adkins	...	Bayou Band Member (as Tracy D. Adkins)
Eddie Bodin III	...	Bayou Band Member
Steven Grisaffe	...	Bayou Band Member
Benny Sonnier	...	Bayou Band Member
Kip Sonnier	...	Bayou Band Member
Stephanie Binford	...	School Girl #1
Barbara McCauley	...	School Girl #2

Directed by
Daniel Petrie

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Alan Hines		novel "Square Dance"

Produced by
Jane Alexander	....	executive producer
Pnenah Goldstein	....	associate producer (as P'Nenah Goldstein)
Charles Haid	....	executive producer
Daniel Petrie	....	producer
Cyrus Yavneh	....	associate producer
Michael Nesmith	....	producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
Bruce Broughton

Cinematography by
Jacek Laskus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Bruce Green

Casting by
Liz Keigley
Shari Rhodes

Production Design by
Jan Scott

Set Decoration by
Erica Rogalla

Costume Design by
Elizabeth McBride

Makeup Department
Jeanie L. D'Iorio	....	makeup assistant
Martha A. Marek	....	hair stylist
Carla Palmer	....	makeup artist
Virginia Ziegler	....	assistant hair stylist
Fred Lackey III	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Dwight Chooluck	....	unit production manager
Leon Chooluck	....	production supervisor
Esther Greif	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Gregg Chooluck	....	second assistant director
Katterli Frauenfelder	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Alan Allinger	....	carpenter (as Alan L. Allinger)
Billy Barnes Jr.	....	carpenter
William M. Bell	....	construction coordinator (as Bill Bell)
Keith M. Blackwell	....	swing
Bob Flach	....	assistant props (as Robert R. Flach)
David Hammon	....	painter
Larry W. Hutchison	....	carpenter
Larry Langley	....	construction foreman
Bennie Miles	....	carpenter
Kleber R. Miller	....	carpenter
Michael D. Murray	....	draftsman
John Shelton	....	lead man
Floyd V. Smith	....	property master
John Smith	....	carpenter (as Johnny Smith)
Patrick A. Spencer	....	swing
Nolan L. Thornton	....	carpenter
Robert H. Winn	....	carpenter

Sound Department
Gary Alexander	....	sound re-recording mixer
Don Broughton	....	boom operator
Dane A. Davis	....	sound designer
Doug Hemphill	....	sound re-recording mixer (as D.M. Hemphill)
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeff Rosen	....	sound editor
Roy Snyder	....	cable man
Robert Wald	....	sound mixer (as Bob Wald)
Neil Eric Wenger	....	assistant sound editor (as Neil Wenger)

Special Effects by
Jack Bennett	....	special effects
Kenny A. Miller	....	special effects assistant

Stunts
Tim Butler	....	stunts
Randy Fife	....	stunt coordinator
Jackie Resch	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Rick Anderson	....	director of photography: second unit
Timothy Blair	....	electrician (as Timothy A. Blair)
Kevin Boyle	....	additional assistant camera
Warren Cunningham	....	grip
E. Wes Dempster	....	dolly grip
Stephen A. George	....	second assistant camera
Bill Greenberg	....	grip
Jonathan Herron	....	first assistant camera (as Jonathon Herron)
Daniel Keesey	....	best boy
John B. Knight	....	key grip
Carol Ann Maguire	....	grip (as Carol A. Maguire)
Robert W. Moreno	....	electrician (as Robert Moreno)
Michael Pagan	....	electrician (as Michael M. Pagan)
Juan Romero	....	gaffer (as Juan M. Romero Jr.)
Zade Rosenthal	....	still photographer
Darrel D. Tawney	....	electrical best boy

Casting Department
Phalia Blassingame	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Sawnie Baldridge	....	wardrobe assistant (as Sawnie R. Baldridge)
Stephen M. Chudej	....	wardrobe assistant (as Stephen Chudej)
Janet Stein	....	seamstress
Sher Williams	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Victor Du Bois	....	assistant editor (as Victor Dubois)

Music Department
Else Blangsted	....	music editor
Ellen Segal	....	assistant music editor
Bruce Miller	....	conductor (uncredited)
Bruce Miller	....	music arranger (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Joe D. Anderson	....	transportation captain (as Joe Anderson)
Jon Curtin	....	driver
Robert L. Davis	....	transportation captain (as Bob Davis)
Daniel T. Dickerson	....	transportation coordinator
Bobby Fite	....	driver (as Bob Fite)
Bill Girard	....	driver (as William J. Girard)
Kevin Gonzales	....	driver
Richard Grimes	....	driver
Virgil Groom	....	driver
Dennis J. Lootens	....	driver (as Dennis Lootens)
Charles McBride	....	driver
Joe Poovey	....	driver
Lloyd Scantlen	....	driver
Norman Stinson	....	driver (as Norman E. Stinson)
Paul P. Stone	....	driver
Julie Hoffmann	....	driver (uncredited)
Billy Milliken	....	transportation dispatcher (uncredited)

Other crew
Marisa Alcaraz	....	production coordinator
Michael Barefoot	....	first aid (as Michael O. Barefoot)
Richard L. Barlow	....	craft service
Joe Dishner	....	location manager
Harry Durlin	....	cook (as Harry L. Durlin)
Ben Hamman	....	projectionist
Cate Hardman	....	script supervisor (as Cate Hardman-Roach)
Robert Jellen	....	insurance: Aon/Albert G. Ruben (as Bob Jellen)
Doug Mankoff	....	production assistant
Matthew Mataele	....	production assistant
Bernard Meylin	....	cook
Michael Nesmith	....	presenter
Buckley Norris	....	insurance: Aon/Albert G. Ruben
James Panger	....	teacher
James Panger	....	welfare worker
Karla Richards	....	assistant accountant
Mike Sabsowitz	....	caterer (as Michael Sabsowitz)
Ellen Sandoloski	....	production intern
Heidi Schaeffer	....	publicity: PMK
Anthony Sherin	....	production assistant: Los Angeles
Kevin Walker	....	production assistant
Norman Webster	....	production accountant
Dee Whitehurst	....	assistant production coordinator
James Clarke	....	production assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Jim Bynum	....	special thanks
Tom Copeland	....	special thanks: Texas Film Commission
L.T. Felty	....	special thanks
Patrick Kelly	....	special thanks
Jimmy M. Ravis	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Island Pictures
• NBC Productions
• Pacific Arts Pictures

Distributors

• Island Pictures (1987) (USA) (theatrical)
• National Broadcasting Company (NBC) (1988) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)

Other Companies

• Chow Biz  catering
• Lorimar Telepictures  title design
• Moviecam Super Rental  cameras supplied by

Also Known As:

"Home Is Where the Heart Is" - USA (TV title)

Runtime:

112 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Metrocolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.78 : 1

Sound Mix:

Mono

Certification:

Argentina:Atp | Iceland:12 | USA:PG-13

Filming Locations:

Maypearl, Texas, USA

Company:

Island Pictures

Soundtrack:

LONELY LOVE

A little insider info from one of the actors in this film.

Greetings, readers. I played Dub Mosely, the preacher in this film. I thought you might like to read a few notes about Winona, who was around 15 at the time we shot this on a sweltering summer day in Waxahatchie,Texas. I have met few young women of her age with the poise and sophistication she possessed. Working with her and Jane Alexander was truly a learning experience and a wonderful one. Although I didn't have scenes with Rob Lowe, I'm proud to have been in this film with him. His portrayal of the young violinist was astounding. I have never seen him do better work, either before or after.

Now, here's a little inside stuff. After we shot the film, Daniel Petrie, the director, found that my southern accent wasn't broad enough. He and I discussed the situation after the film was cut and I explained my thoughts as to the reason I kept the "twang" to a minimum: It was at the time of Southern preacher Jimmy Swaggart's problems with a woman of -shall we say- easy virtue, and my characterization was founded on the feeling that "sounding" like that sort of a preacher might remind the audience of Swaggart's indiscretions and they could maybe "lose their concentration" on the film and,instead, wander to thoughts of the current events of the day, making it difficult to get back into the film at hand.

Petrie had actually booked me to fly from Texas to Los Angeles to re-voice the role in the required accent. Naturally, I would do anything he wanted -he was the director and it was his film. Unfortunately I was performing in a stage production in the Houston area at the time and could not make the scheduled taping session. Another actor was flown in and the part was, indeed, re-dubbed.

Petrie didn't like what he heard, evidently, and decided to stick with my original voice and accent. As a result, what you hear is my original interpretation. Actually, you hear me more than you see me. That's my voice over the shot of the radio during the opening moments of the film. And, don't blink during the revival scene. That's your's truly at the pulpit.

I don't know if they'll let me cross-recommend here, but if you want to see more of me check out "They Still Call Me Bruce" and "Not For Publication".

I hope you enjoy "Square Dance". It is definitely worth your time and should be in your home library, if only for Winona's and Rob's portrayals.