The House on Carroll Street (1988)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

Peter Yates

Writer:

Walter Bernstein (written by)

Release Date:

4 March 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller

Plot:

Emily Crane is fired after refusing to give names to a 1951 House Un-American Activities Committee,...

Plot Keywords:

FBI | McCarthyism | Nazi | 1950s | War Criminal

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Kelly McGillis	...	Emily
Jeff Daniels	...	Cochran
Mandy Patinkin	...	Salwen
Jessica Tandy	...	Miss Venable
Jonathan Hogan	...	Alan
Remak Ramsay	...	Senator Byington
Kenneth Welsh	...	Hackett (as Ken Welsh)
Christopher Buchholz	...	Stefan (as Christopher Rhode)
Charles McCaughan	...	Salwen Aide 1
Randle Mell	...	Salwen Aide 2
Michael Flanagan	...	Senator
Paul Sparer	...	Randolph Slote
Brian Davies	...	Warren
Mary Diveny	...	Maid
Bill Moor	...	Teperson
Patricia Falkenhain	...	Woman In The House
Frederick Rolf	...	FBI Director
Anna Berger	...	Funeral Woman
Cliff Cudney	...	McKay
Alexis Yulin	...	Sackadorf
Trey Wilson	...	Lieutenant Sloan
William Duff-Griffin	...	FBI Librarian
George Ede	...	Conductor
John Carpenter	...	Gateman
Jamey Sheridan	...	Porter
P.J. Barry	...	Barber
Boris Leskin	...	Hörwitz
Marat Yusim	...	Bistrong
James Rebhorn	...	The Official
Sherman Howard	...	Boris (as Howard Sherman)
John Randolph Jones	...	Agent Simpson
David Hart	...	Stage Manager
Maeve McGuire	...	Mrs. Byington
Suzanne Slade	...	Senator Byington's Daughter
Todd DeFreitas	...	Senator Byington's Son
Gregory Jbara	...	Office Boy
James Tew	...	Sam
Polly O'Malley	...	Manicurist 1
Maureen Moore	...	Manicurist 2
Alice Drummond	...	Woman at Hearing
Tony Carreiro	...	Xanthias
Robert Stanton	...	Dionysus
Daniel Mills	...	Bartender
Jim Babchak	...	Salwen Aide in Senate Hearing
Melba La Rose	...	Receptionist
Stephen Gleason	...	Man at Theatre Bar
Christopher Cusack	...	Theatre-Goer
Elizabeth A. Reilly	...	Theatre-Goer
Skip Rose	...	Sloan's Partner
Frank Patton	...	Sergeant
Gaylord C. Mason	...	Theatre Manager
Rabbi Morris S. Friedman	...	Rabbi
John-Kenneth Hoffman	...	Waiter
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jared Seide	...	Michail (uncredited)

Directed by
Peter Yates

Writing credits
Walter Bernstein		(written by)

Produced by
Robert Benton	....	executive producer
Robert F. Colesberry	....	producer
Arlene Donovan	....	executive producer
Nellie Nugiel	....	associate producer
Peter Yates	....	producer

Original Music by
Georges Delerue

Cinematography by
Michael Ballhaus		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Ray Lovejoy

Production Design by
Stuart Wurtzel

Art Direction by
W. Steven Graham

Set Decoration by
George DeTitta Jr.

Costume Design by
Rita Ryack

Makeup Department
Richard Dean	....	makeup artist
Werner Sherer	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Tom Razzano	....	unit production manager (as Thomas A. Razzano)

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Judy Ferguson	....	dga trainee
Joseph P. Reidy	....	first assistant director (as Joseph Reidy)
David Sardi	....	second second assistant director
Amy Sayres	....	second assistant director

Art Department
James Archer	....	assistant props
Leslie Bloom	....	property master
Ralph Cava	....	stand-by scenic
Claudette Didul	....	art assistant
Daniel K. Grosso	....	set dresser (as Dan Grosso)
Carlos Quiles	....	construction coordinator (as Carlos Quiles Sr.)
James Sorice	....	master scenic artist
Dick Tice	....	assistant props (as Richard Tice)
Tom Warren	....	assistant art director
Dave Weinman	....	lead set dresser (as David Weinman)
Morris Weinman	....	set dresser
Kevin P. Williams	....	construction grip (as Kevin Williams)
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Michael Bedard	....	sound recordist
Pat Gilbert	....	assistant sound editor
Kim Maitland	....	boom operator
Tod A. Maitland	....	sound mixer (as Tod Maitland)
Ray Merrin	....	sound re-recording mixer
Rocky Phelan	....	sound editor
Bill Rowe	....	supervising re-recording mixer
David Sharpe	....	assistant sound editor
Don Sharpe	....	supervising sound editor

Visual Effects by
Stanley W. Sayer	....	matte photography consultant (as Stanley Sayer)

Stunts
Kenny Bates	....	stunt player (as Ken Bates)
Lisa Dalton	....	stunt player (as Lisa Loving)
Norman Douglass	....	stunt player
Harry Madsen	....	stunt player
John Robotham	....	stunt player
Webster Whinery	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Mitchell Amundsen	....	clapper loader (as C. Mitchell Amunden)
Joseph Banks	....	electrician
Jerry DeBlau	....	best boy
John W. DeBlau	....	gaffer (as John DeBlau)
David M. Dunlap	....	focus puller
Brian Fitzsimons	....	grip (as Brian Fitzsimmons)
Richie Ford	....	electrician (as Richard Ford)
Dennis Gamiello	....	key grip
Tony C. Jannelli	....	camera operator (as Tony Jannelli)
Edward W. Lowry	....	grip (as Edward Lowry)
John Lowry	....	grip
Peter John Petraglia	....	electrician (as Peter Petraglia)
Ronald Plant	....	grip
Lance Shepherd	....	electrician
Barry Wetcher	....	still photographer
Robert Shepherd	....	electrician (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sam Broomall	....	casting assistant
Howard Feuer	....	casting
Judie Fixler	....	additional casting: Todd Thaler Casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Rita Barbera	....	costume fitter
Barbara Shulman Breslin	....	costume assistant (as Barbara Schulman Breslin)
William A. Campbell	....	wardrobe supervisor: men (as William Campbell)
Candice Donnelly	....	costume assistant
John A. Dunn	....	assistant to costume designer
Stephanie Edwards-Carroll	....	wardrobe supervisor: women
John Gutoskey	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Daniel Farrell	....	assistant editor
Simon Harris	....	first assistant editor
Mayin Lo	....	assistant editor
Laura Lovejoy	....	post-production runner
Emily Paine	....	associate editor

Music Department
Robin Clarke	....	music editor (as Robin Clark)
Richard Stone	....	supervising music editor
Eric Tomlinson	....	music recordist

Transportation Department
Patrick J. Feerick	....	transportation co-captain (as P.J. Feerick)
Thomas Reilly	....	transportation captain
Johnnie Rogers	....	picture car consultant

Other crew
Florian Ballhaus	....	production assistant
Jan Sebastian Ballhaus	....	production assistant (as Sebastian Ballhaus)
Alfredo Bejar	....	production assistant
Judith Lyn Brown	....	production coordinator
Joe Burns	....	production assistant
Lisa Chasin	....	production assistant
Bob Childers	....	production assistant
Eric Chung	....	production assistant
Judy Claman	....	location assistant
Lydia Dean Pilcher	....	location coordinator
Claudette Didul	....	research assistant
Patricia Anne Doherty	....	location assistant (as Patricia Doherty)
Susan Mina Eschelbach	....	location assistant (as Susan Eschelbach)
Michael Fogelman	....	location intern
Patricia Freebery	....	assistant: Mr. Colesberry
Patricia Freebery	....	assistant: Mr. Yates
Michael Jackman	....	production assistant
Martin Laiks	....	production assistant
Diane L. Langone	....	assistant accountant (as Diane Langone)
Deborah Lupard	....	production assistant
Peter Mavromates	....	production assistant
Kathleen McCoy	....	production auditor
Sylvia Menno	....	production assistant
Nellie Nugiel	....	production accountant
Dale Pierce-Johnson	....	assistant production coordinator
Martha Pinson	....	script supervisor
Helen Scott	....	project consultant
Nancy Sher	....	assistant accountant
Annie Stewart	....	location assistant
Michael Stewart	....	production assistant
Christian von Tippelskirch	....	production assistant (as Christian Von Tippelskirch)
William Watkins	....	production assistant
Gilbert S. Williams	....	location assistant (as Gilbert Williams)
Richard Turner	....	post-production accountant (uncredited)
Tim Tyler	....	location assistant (uncredited)

Thanks
Jessica Brackman	....	special thanks: FPG International
Mary Jane Cannizzaro	....	special thanks: FPG International
Edward T. Coyne	....	special thanks: Customs International, Inc.
Rebecca Haines	....	special thanks: FPG International
James J.F. Haslip	....	special thanks: Customs International, Inc.
Jaynee Keyes	....	special thanks (as Jaynne C. Keyes)
Pepper O'Brien	....	special thanks
C.A. Wallace Shaw	....	special thanks: Braemar International

Production Companies

• Orion Pictures Corporation

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1988) (USA) (theatrical) (as An Orion Pictures Release)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1988) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Globo Vídeo (Brazil) (video)
• MGM Home Entertainment (Europe) (2005) (UK) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2005) (Germany) (DVD)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2004) (Netherlands) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Antique Automobile Association of Brooklyn, The  antique cars provided in part with the co-operation of
• Auschwitz State Museum, Poland, The  special thanks: Auschwitz exhibit sponsored by
• Blue Mill Tavern  special thanks
• Caffe Cefalu  special thanks
• Cannon Elstree Studios  post production at (as Cannon Elstree Studios, England)
• Center for Holocaust Studies Documentation & Research  special thanks
• Clarklift of New York  period forklifts supplied by
• FPG International  photographs courtesy of
• Giblin-Currier Associates  special thanks (as Giblin-Currier Associates, P.C. - New York Architectural & Engineering Consultants)
• International Auschwitz Committee  special thanks: Auschwitz exhibit sponsored by
• Juilliard School, The  special thanks
• Keen's Restaurant  special thanks
• Luxury Rails  special thanks
• Maimonides Cemetery  special thanks
• Mohawk & Hudson Chapter, National Railway Historical Society  special thanks
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  special thanks
• New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture & Television Development  special thanks (as The New York State Governor's Office for Motion Picture and Television Development)
• One Off Films  post production services
• Parker Pens  special thanks
• Perry IV  special thanks
• Rank Film Laboratories  post production at (as Rank Film Laboratories, England)
• Segue Music  music editing
• Strand Bookstore, The  special thanks
• Todd & Duncan  special thanks: Braemar International by
• Todd Thaler Casting  additional casting
• U.S. Army Center of Military History  photographs courtesy of
• United Nations Center for Human Rights, The  special thanks: Auschwitz exhibit sponsored by
• Yale School of Drama  special thanks
• Yivo Institute for Jewish Research  photographs courtesy of

Runtime:

101 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:12 | UK:PG | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Finland:K-16 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | USA:PG | West Germany:12

Filming Locations:

Cherry Lane Theatre - 38 Commerce Street, Greenwich Village, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Orion Pictures Corporation

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): In one scene, Emily overhears The Women in the House character (who is off-screen) speaking to one of the Russians through an interpreter. The Woman is telling the Russian that they will leave for Chicago "tomorrow." The interpreter mistakenly says "tomorrow" in English and then corrects himself mid-word to the correct Russian word "zaftra."

Quotes:

Emily: We're oil and water, Cochran.
Cochran: Not last night we weren't.

Soundtrack:

Excerpts from 'A WOMAN CALLED FANCY'

Government shenanigans

Many of us are too young to remember the McCarthy era, but that doesn't mean we should not be aware of it because many of the actions occurring during that time have been going on the last seven years.

Kelly McGillis, who did a great job in Witness with Harrison Ford, is Emily, a woman caught up in the witch hunt that occurred during that era. Quite by accident, she stumbles on a plot by these same people in power to smuggle Nazi war criminals into the country, using the names of dead Jews, if you can believe that.

Mandy Patinkin plays a great evildoer in the government, and he even looks like the former President that made his reputation during this time.

Jeff Daniels (The Squid and the Whale , Good Night and Good Luck) is very good a a farm-boy turned FBI agent who falls for Emily and helps her uncover the plot.

In the absence of CGI and FX, it was great acting that really made this an enjoyable movie.