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17 May 1989
(Season 8, Episode 11)
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A small budget gem that should be seen.
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Cast
(Episode Cast) (in credits order) | Mia Sara | ... | Fran |
 | Dennis Boutsikaris | ... | Michael |
 | Adrian Pasdar | ... | Paul |
 | Paul Guilfoyle | ... | Ted |
 | Roxanne Hart | ... | Diane |
 | Alexander Chirkov | ... | Andre |
| Valentina Gitten | ... | Interpreter |
| Penny Allen | ... | Acting Teacher |
 | Gustave Johnson | ... | Umberto (as Gus Johnson) |
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Directed by | |||
| Jan Egleson | |||
Produced by | |||
| Lindsay Law | .... | executive producer | |
| David Stern | .... | executive producer | |
| Marcus Viscidi | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Pat Metheny | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Paul Goldsmith | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| William A. Anderson | |||
Casting by | |||
| Patty Collinge | |||
| Carolyn Pickman | |||
Production Design by | |||
| Suzanne Cavedon | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Tracey A. Doyle | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Stephen Romano | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Rick Dicecca | .... | hair stylist | |
| Rick Dicecca | .... | makeup artist | |
Production Management | |||
| Dan Collins | .... | unit manager | |
| Daniel Lupi | .... | production manager | |
| Denise Pinckley | .... | production manager | |
Art Department | |||
| Claudia Egan | .... | set dresser | |
| David Gulick | .... | property master | |
| Erika Petersson | .... | set dresser | |
Sound Department | |||
| Richard Bock | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Ed Novick | .... | sound mixer | |
| Christopher O'Donnell | .... | boom operator (as Chris O'Donnell) | |
Camera and Electrical Department | |||
| Jonathan Burkhart | .... | assistant camera | |
| Tony Campenni | .... | dolly grip | |
| Steve Cemate | .... | generator operator | |
| Laura S. Dimeo | .... | best boy grip | |
| Dan Gillham | .... | gaffer | |
| Patrick Halm | .... | electrician | |
| M.K. Rynne | .... | still photographer | |
| Wayne Simpson | .... | key grip | |
| Donna Vega | .... | best boy | |
| William M. Weberg | .... | grip | |
Editorial Department | |||
| James Rutenbeck | .... | associate editor | |
Other crew | |||
| Olivia Bruce | .... | production coordinator | |
| Hugh MacKay | .... | production assistant | |
| C. Rynne | .... | script supervisor | |
| Michael Williams | .... | location scout | |
| Series Crew These people are regular crew members. Were they in this episode? |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Thomas Herod Jr. | .... | first assistant director (episode "Land of Little Rain" (1989), The") | |
Music Department | |||
| Michael Small | .... | composer: theme music | |
- Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) (1989) (USA) (TV) (original airing)
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USA:84 min
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This picture was recommended to me by Netflix. It was listed as a made-for-tv movie in full screen. Knowing nothing about the DVD, I rented it. I was pleasantly surprised. It was made for PBS when they had guts (a pair of nipples are shown and the "F-word" is spoken) and it is in anamorphic widescreen.
The basic theme has to do with fidelity. But this film is more about style than substance. It's framework is about art - performing, performance, visual, literary and cinematic. In fact the amount of referencing sometimes gets in the way of the film. This is especially true in the cinematic references. Is that Bergan...Welles...Peter Greenway. The number of films referenced (both visually and orally) is staggering. Sometimes, it is overkill. Animation, music video, grainy black & white, deep focus, split focus; it goes on and on. Sometimes, the director tries to be too clever.
You could get carried away in its themes if you take it to seriously. Metamorphous, change, fidelity, superficiality... But that is over kill. And some times this film gets close to over kill. Artistically there are moments when everything is thrown in including the proverbial kitchen sink.
Still, you will enjoy it. It is an extraordinary little film that does most things right. I highly recommend it.