The January Man (1989)

User Rating:

5.3/10   

Director:

Pat O'Connor

Writer (WGA):

John Patrick Shanley (written by)

Release Date:

13 January 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Action | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

What a way to start the year.

Plot:

Nick and Frank Starkey were both policemen. A scandal forced Nick to leave the force, now a serial killer has driven the police to take him back...

Plot Keywords:

Police | Serial Killer | Pearl Necklace | Knocked Down | Smoking Cigarette

Cast

Kevin Kline	...	Nick Starkey
Susan Sarandon	...	Christine Starkey
Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio	...	Bernadette Flynn
Harvey Keitel	...	Police Comissioner Frank Starkey
Danny Aiello	...	Captain Vincent Alcoa
Rod Steiger	...	Mayor Eamon Flynn
Alan Rickman	...	Ed
Faye Grant	...	Alison Hawkins
Kenneth Welsh	...	Roger Culver (as Ken Welsh)
Jayne Haynes	...	Alma
Brian Tarantina	...	Cone
Bruce MacVittie	...	Rip
Bill Cobbs	...	Detective Reilly
Greg Walker	...	January Man
Tandy Cronyn	...	Lana Apico
Gerard Parkes	...	Reverend Drew
Errol Slue	...	Chief Sunday
William Christian	...	Tim
Ann Talman	...	Sarah
Bill Cwikowski	...	Press Representative
Billie Neal	...	Gwen
Malachy McCourt	...	Hob
Paul Geier	...	Detective Muse
Richard Johnson	...	Newscaster / Reporter
Elizabeth Karr	...	Newscaster / Reporter
Jerry Rector	...	Newscaster / Reporter
James Ryan	...	Newscaster / Reporter
Grant Shaud	...	Newscaster / Reporter
Lázaro Pérez	...	Ramon (as Lazaro Perez)
Katherine E. Miller	...	Olympia
Jane Sanders	...	Mia
Colin Mochrie	...	Pat
Warren Davis	...	Bill
Joan Heney	...	Claire
Maida Rogerson	...	Mildred
James Mainprize	...	Harry
J.B. Waters	...	Police Officer
Harmony Cramp	...	Girl in Fire
Jack K. Tsirakis	...	Maitre'd
John Kayton	...	Emergency Services Leader
Fred Booker	...	Janitor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jaap Broeker	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Ellen Maguire	...	Anna (uncredited)

Directed by
Pat O'Connor

Writing credits (WGA)
John Patrick Shanley		(written by)

Produced by
Christopher Cook	....	associate producer
Norman Jewison	....	producer
Ezra Swerdlow	....	producer

Original Music by
Marvin Hamlisch

Cinematography by
Jerzy Zielinski		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Lou Lombardo

Casting by
Risa Bramon Garcia		(as Risa Bramon)
Billy Hopkins

Production Design by
Philip Rosenberg

Art Direction by
Dan Davis

Costume Design by
Ann Roth
Neil Spisak

Makeup Department
James D. Brown	....	hair stylist
Romaine Greene	....	hair stylist
Patricia Green	....	makeup artist
Craig Lyman	....	assistant makeup artist
Bernadette Mazur	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Christopher Cronyn	....	unit production manager: New York (as Chris Cronyn)
Michael MacDonald	....	production manager: Toronto

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Carlos Caneca	....	trainee assistant director
Donald J. Lee Jr.	....	second assistant director: New York (as Don Lee)
Tom Quinn	....	second assistant director: Toronto
David Sardi	....	second assistant director: New York
Joel Tuber	....	first assistant director: New York
Martin Walters	....	first assistant director: Toronto

Art Department
Mark Bachman	....	scenic artist
Jeff Balsmeyer	....	sketch artist
Hank Bauer	....	carpenter
James Halpenny	....	construction supervisor
Paul Harding	....	property master
Willi Holst	....	scenic artist (as Willie Holst)
John Oates Jr.	....	set dresser
Richard Reseigne	....	construction coordinator
Siv Sandstrom	....	art department coordinator: Toronto
William Schmer	....	sculptor
Eoin Sprott	....	sculptor
Walter Stocklin	....	property master (as Wally Stocklin)
Michael Stockton	....	set dresser: Toronto
Richard A. Ventre	....	scenic chargeman
Ginny Walsh	....	prop artist (uncredited)

Sound Department
Anke Bakker	....	sound editor
Bruce Carwardine	....	sound mixer
Alison Fisher	....	dialogue editor
Glen Gauthier	....	boom operator
Alison Grace	....	dialogue editor
Alastair Gray	....	assistant dialogue editor
Sharon Lackie	....	supervising sound editor
Andy Malcolm	....	foley artist
Paul Massey	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Michael O'Farrell	....	supervising sound editor
Daniel Rosenblum	....	boom operator
Don White	....	sound re-recording mixer

Special Effects by
Neil Trifunovich	....	special effects supervisor: Toronto

Visual Effects by
George Furrotis	....	opticals
Shelly Morrow	....	animation camera
Shelly Morrow	....	optical layout

Stunts
Danny Aiello III	....	stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Paul M. Lane	....	stunts (as Paul Michael Lane)
Brent Meyer	....	stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunt coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Randall Balsmeyer	....	insert photography
Raymond Fortune	....	electrician
Michael Green	....	first assistant camera
Brian Hamill	....	still photographer
Kevin Jewison	....	first assistant camera
Andrew Mulkani	....	key grip
Peter Norman	....	camera operator: second unit
Harald Ortenburger	....	camera operator
Ray Quinlan	....	chief lighting technician
Ron Renzetti	....	dolly grip
Takashi Seida	....	still photographer
Robert Ward	....	key grip
Tom Weston	....	camera operator: second unit
Jim Whitson	....	lighting operator
Rick Young	....	chief lighting technician

Casting Department
Judie Fixler	....	additional casting
Jill Greenberg	....	additional casting
Katherine Venti	....	casting assistant

Costume and Wardrobe Department
E.R. Ayotte	....	costume designer: ballet sequence costumes
Graham Docherty	....	wardrobe master: Toronto
Sue Gandy	....	assistant costume designer
Linda Kemp	....	wardrobe supervisor
Ursula Schrader	....	costumer
Susan J. Wright	....	costumer (as Susan Wright)

Editorial Department
Cherie MacNeill	....	second assistant editor: Toronto
Michael Pacek	....	first assistant editor: Toronto
Suzanne Pillsbury	....	assistant film editor
Peter Watson	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Curtis Roush	....	supervising music editor

Transportation Department
John Coles	....	driver
James Fanning	....	transportation coordinator
Nick Sweetman	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
David Allan	....	choreographer: ballet sequence
Kelley Baker	....	assistant: Norman Jewison, Toronto
Renee Bodner	....	script supervisor
Beth Boigon	....	location manager
Shelley A. Boylen	....	production coordinator
Elizabeth Broden	....	assistant: Mr. Jewison, Toronto
Christopher Comrie	....	assistant accountant
Stephen Danza	....	location manager
Susanna David	....	script supervisor
George Furrotis	....	titles
Kimberly Glasco	....	ballet dancer
Rex Harrington	....	ballet dancer
Sarah Miller Hayward	....	production executive
Paulin Ho	....	location accountant: Toronto
Lacia Kornylo	....	production controller
Janice Leibowitz	....	assistant production coordinator
Soomi Marano	....	production coordinator
Veronica Miller	....	location accountant: Toronto
Rick Parker	....	animal wrangler
Brigitte Prochaska	....	unit publicist
Tammy Quinn	....	assistant production coordinator
Valley Via Reseigne	....	assistant: Mr. Swerdlow
Jane Rosenberg	....	assistant to producer
George Themelis	....	production accountant
George Themus	....	location auditor
Jonathan Watson	....	assistant: Mr. O'Connor
Johanna Weinstein	....	title designer
Ed Zigo	....	technical advisor
David H. Kramer	....	adr loop group (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)
• Star Partners II Ltd.

Distributors

• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1989) (USA) (theatrical)
• Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM) (1989) (West Germany) (theatrical)
• Fox Network (1992) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• CBS/Fox (1990) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment (2002) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• United International Pictures Verleih (1989) (Austria) (theatrical)

Other Companies

• Film Effects  recorded at
• Film Effects  titles and opticals
• Film House  recorded at
• General Cameras  camera equipment
• Goldin-Feldman  Susan Sarandon's fur by
• New York News Inc.  daily news registered by
• Seiniger/Bloom Productions  titles
• Stuart Atkins Casting  casting
• Todd Thaler Casting  additional casting
• Video Image  computer animation and design
• Video Image  displays
• William F. White International  camera equipment

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Australia:M | Finland:K-12 | Norway:15 | Sweden:15 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:16

Filming Locations:

Central Park, Manhattan, New York City, New York, USA

Company:

Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM)

Trivia:

Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio met her future husband, the film's director Pat OConnor while working on this project.

Goofs:

Continuity: When we first see the January victim enter her apartment, she is walking down a hallway with a bare floor. In the next scene where we see her, there is a rug on the hallway floor.

Quotes:

Christine Starkey: You love me.
Nick Starkey: No, I loved an Idea I had that looked like you.

Movie Connections:

References Fatal Beauty (1987)

Soundtrack:

I KNOW THE FEELING

A misunderstood film...

January man is kind of a neat movie that is clearly a romantic comedy masquerading as a psychological thriller. It has a wonderful cast, an acclaimed screenwriter and even a Marvin Hamlisch score. The film was billed as almost an older version of 'The Bone Collector'. But it seems more like a serial killer version of 'Moonstruck'. I can see why many people were disappointed in the film. They saw the movie from a totally different angle. The serial killer (the January man) is almost ancillary to the actual plot of the movie. It is a Kevin Kline driven vehicle with a old and new love interest(Sarandon & Mastrantonio). It has the re-reinstatement of a hero cop who takes a fall from grace for his brother (Harvey Keitel)and is banished from the police department and is relegated to fighting fires rather than criminals. It has the cro-magnon police captain (Aiello) and the even older Mayor(Steiger). All these pieces of the puzzle come together to provide decent little film which I think is clearly misunderstood.