The In Crowd (1988)

Director:

Mark Rosenthal

Writers:

Lawrence Konner (written by)
Mark Rosenthal (written by)

Release Date:

February 1988 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Music

Tagline:

They had all the moves!

Plot:

A young man of the rock and roll generation is in his senior year of high school. When one day he successfully...

Plot Keywords:

Dance | Television | High School | Teen | Male Female Relationship

Cast

Donovan Leitch	...	Del
Joe Pantoliano	...	Perry Parker
Jennifer Runyon	...	Vicky
Bruce Kirby	...	Morris
Scott Plank	...	Dugan
Wendy Gazelle	...	Gail
Sean Sullivan	...	Popeye (as Sean Gregory Sullivan)
Charlotte d'Amboise	...	Ina
Page Hannah	...	Lydia
Mark Soper	...	Station Manager
Freddie Ganno	...	Orson
Richard Schave	...	Tucker
Matthew Nasatir	...	Bernstein
John R. Russell	...	Ming
Elliott Alexander	...	Jack Goron
Katherine Conklin	...	Norma Goron
Wayne Armstrong	...	Connie Goron
Diane Cribbs	...	Rob Goron
Nicholas Van Strander	...	Shelly Goron
Concrete Cowboy	...	Trip
Kelly Grant	...	Dorothy
Andrew Bloch	...	Director #2
Casey Nye	...	Julia
John Allen	...	Studio Technician
Tommy Carrano	...	Nasty Kid
Gavin Danker	...	Other Nasty Kid
Lionel Douglass	...	Dancing Bus Driver
Randi Pareira	...	Fruit Stand Lady
Jeff Levy	...	Long Haired Kid
Peter Pryor	...	Crescent
Loren Kaufman	...	Girl with brace
Don Auspitz	...	Mr. Golden
William T. Darling	...	Carmine
William Bensen	...	Photographer
Brooke Stacy Mills	...	Girl (as Brooke Mills)
Lisa Beach	...	Gail (singing voice)
Elliott McDermed	...	Autograph Boy
Peter Boyle	...	'Uncle Pete' Boyle
Sally Starr	...	Herself
Ed Hurst	...	Director #1
Jocko Henderson	...	Piano Playing Man (as Douglas 'Jocko' Henderson)
Hy Lit	...	D.J. (voice)
Tina Bellis	...	Key Dancer (as Tina Belis)
Sara Carlson	...	Key Dancer
Raymond Del Barrio	...	Key Dancer
Felix Montano	...	Key Dancer (as Felix)
Peggy Holmes	...	Key Dancer
Michelle Johnston	...	Key Dancer
Mary Ann Lamb	...	Key Dancer
Joey McKneely	...	Key Dancer
Paul Pecko	...	Key Dancer
Jim Testa	...	Key Dancer
Sean Anderson	...	Member of the Contours
Zane Booker	...	Member of the Contours
Vernard Davis	...	Member of the Contours
Chip Garnett	...	Member of the Contours
Johnny Hobbs	...	Member of the Contours
Tyson Polk	...	Member of the Contours
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Rob Adler	...	Neil Goren (uncredited)
Dakota Anderson	...	Contours Member (uncredited)
Mark Borkowski	...	Psycho #1 (uncredited)
E.J. Dougherty	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Angella Kaye	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Ricki Lake	...	Dancer (uncredited)
Michael Tunney	...	Floor Manager (uncredited)

Directed by
Mark Rosenthal

Writing credits (in alphabetical order)
Lawrence Konner		written by
Mark Rosenthal		written by

Produced by
Karen Essex	....	co-producer
Jeff Franklin	....	executive producer
Ken Golden	....	associate producer
Jeffrey Hornaday	....	co-producer
Lawrence Konner	....	producer
John F. Roach	....	executive producer
Keith Rubinstein	....	producer
Patricia Whitcher	....	associate producer (as Patricia A. Whitcher)

Original Music by
Mark Snow

Cinematography by
Anthony B. Richmond		(as Anthony Richmond)

Film Editing by
Jeffrey Wolf

Casting by
David Rubin

Production Design by
Joseph T. Garrity

Art Direction by
Pat Tagliaferro		(as Patrick E. Tagliaferro)

Set Decoration by
Jerie Kelter

Costume Design by
Peter Mitchell

Makeup Department
Marietta Carter-Narcisse	....	second makeup (as Marietta A. Carter)
Aida Dolente	....	assistant hair stylist
Joanne Grossman	....	key hairdresser
Robin Siegel	....	makeup supervisor
Rita Targan	....	hair stylist

Production Management
Carol Drechsler	....	production executive
Ricka Kanter Fisher	....	production executive
Bridget Murphy	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Fred Baron	....	first assistant director
Julia Cort	....	second second assistant director (as Julia E. Cort)
Cathy Gesualdo	....	second assistant director
Donna Kaz	....	first assistant director

Art Department
G. Roger Abell	....	set dresser
Thomas 'Doc' Boguski	....	assistant property master (as Tom Boguski)
Paul A. Czech	....	assistant property master
Lisa De Alva	....	property mistress
Sylvain Despretz	....	storyboard artist
Ken Deubel III	....	scenic artist
Norman Dodge	....	assistant art director
Patrick Graham	....	construction foreman
Nancy Griffith	....	on-set dresser
Debra Henri	....	art department assistant
Bryan Lago	....	construction coordinator (as Brian P. Lago)
Marc Baird	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
David B. Cohn	....	supervising sound editor
Charles Grenzbach	....	re-recording mixer (as Charles W. Grenzbach)
David Kelliher	....	sound assistant
Doug Kent	....	boom operator
David Pettijohn	....	sound editor (as David A. Pettijohn)
Dorielle Rogers	....	boom operator
Richard D. Rogers	....	re-recording mixer
Steven J. Rogers	....	sound mixer (as Steve Rogers)
Jerry Stanford	....	sound editor (as Jerry R. Stanford)
Donald L. Warner Jr.	....	sound editor (as Don Warner)
Scott Warner	....	assistant sound editor (as Scott Charles Warner)
Robert Waxman	....	sound editor
John Wilkinson	....	re-recording mixer (as John K. Wilkinson)
Russell Williams II	....	sound mixer

Special Effects by
Russell Berg	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunt player
Bill Anagnos	....	stunt player
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt player
Victor Magnotta	....	stunt coordinator
Victor Magnotta	....	stunt player

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Barnes	....	first assistant camera (as Steven Barnes)
Vince Ellis	....	grip
Tom Feldman	....	dolly grip
Steve Gates	....	camera trainee (as Steven Gates)
Mark Herman	....	video playback supervisor (as Mark S. Herman)
Bill Jackson	....	best boy grip
Roger G. Jans	....	still photographer (as Roger Jans)
Jeff Jur	....	additional photography
Casey Kehoe	....	grip
Aristides Pappidas	....	gaffer
Rick Raphael	....	Steadicam operator
David Saracco	....	video assistant
Mark Shprintz	....	best boy electric
Gabe Sonnino	....	key grip (as Gabe Sannino)
S. Phillip Sparks	....	camera operator
David B. Stroud	....	second assistant camera
Donald Vetick	....	dolly grip (as Don Vetick)
Rob Wright	....	second assistant camera

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Shawn Barry	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Shawn Barrie)
Lynda Foote	....	wardrobe: set
John Libson	....	wardrobe assistant
Douglas Rooney	....	wardrobe assistant
Brooke Wheeler	....	dresser

Editorial Department
Tony Bill	....	post-production facilities
Jacqui Curtis	....	post-production coordinator
Mark Herman	....	first assistant editor (as Mark S. Herman)
Laura Krumholz	....	assistant editor
Suzanne Pillsbury	....	apprentice editor
Scott Stevenson	....	assistant editor
Amy Tompkins	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Thomas A. Carlson	....	music editor (as Tom Carlson)
Don Davis	....	orchestrator
George Doering	....	musician

Transportation Department
Johnny Gentile	....	transportation coordinator
John Morrone III	....	transportation captain

Other crew
John Chip Bailey	....	production assistant
Lisa Beach	....	production coordinator
Steve Bevilacqua	....	production intern
Charles Bovis	....	production assistant (as Charles Bouis)
Eric Chung	....	production assistant
Joan Cunningham	....	production assistant
David Epstein	....	accounting consultant
Jerry Evans	....	choreographer
Jeff Flach	....	location manager
Jeffrey Harlacker	....	assistant location manager
Peggy Holmes	....	assistant choreographer
David Jacobs	....	production intern
Melanie Johnson	....	production intern
Rick Kaplan	....	production assistant
Keith Kelleher	....	craft service
Kim Kopf	....	assistant to director
Ruth Myers	....	production intern
April Pearce	....	production accountant
Derry J. Pearce	....	production controller (as Derry Pearce)
Dan Perri	....	titles
Dan Perri	....	visual consultant & second unit director
Doug Taylor	....	unit publicist
Lynne Taylor-Corbett	....	choreographer
Brenda K. Wachel	....	script supervisor (as Brenda Wachel)
Annie Walker	....	production secretary: Philadelphia
Joe Walsh	....	production assistant
Linda Weisberg	....	dance consultant
Gus Weltsek	....	production intern
Eric Wilson	....	craft service

Production Companies

• Force 10 Productions (I)

Distributors

• Globo Vídeo (19??) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Orion Pictures Corporation

Other Companies

• Gail Walton Casting  extras casting
• Lynn Stalmaster & Associates  casting
• Sunrise Films  negative cutting (as Sunrise Film, Inc.)
• Tony Bill's  post-production facilities

Also Known As:

Runtime:

95 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Black and White | Color

Sound Mix:

Ultra Stereo

Certification:

Australia:PG | Iceland:L | USA:PG

Filming Locations:

Cheltenham High School - 1701 Cheltenham Township Road, Wyncote, Pennsylvania, USA

Company:

Force 10 Productions (I)

Trivia:

There was a lawsuit involving this movie. The Perry Parker character was based on a Phildelphia Disc Jockey named Jerry Blavat, who sued to keep the movie from being released. The producers of the movie settled with Blavat out of court.

Quotes:

Del:Okay, we're solving for "n".
Vicky:But that's a letter. I thought this was math.
Del:It's algebra. That is math.
Vicky:Oh...

Movie Connections:

Referenced in 10 Items or Less (2006)

A great sense of time and Place of Philadelphia at the 60's end

If you lived through the Jerry Blavat Era in Philadelphia [c.1964-1969], this movie is a mirror of life. The locale's, mostly Cheltenham, Philadelphia and Wildwood touch a nerve of conciousness to all who lived through that turbulent time period.

It is too bad that there is no sound track album, because it is exemplary. I can still feel the music pounding through my brain when I watch this film, as I did when I danced to it in real life.

I highly recommend the film for a reminder of simpler times-and the closing "Like a Rolling Stone" is just the capstone on the end of an era.