Second Sight (1989)

Director:

Joel Zwick

Writers (WGA):

Tom Schulman (written by) and
Patricia Resnick (written by)

Release Date:

3 November 1989 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Mystery | Sci-Fi

Tagline:

He's in the detective biz with a psychic wiz!

Plot:

John Larroquette is the head of a detective agency that is hired to find a missing person, probably kidnapped...

Plot Keywords:

Detective | Mounted Fish | Sewer | Airplane | Nun

Cast

John Larroquette	...	Wills
Bronson Pinchot	...	Bobby
Bess Armstrong	...	Sister Elizabeth
Stuart Pankin	...	Preston Pickett Ph.D.
John Schuck	...	Manoogian
James Tolkan	...	Coolidge
William Prince	...	Cardinal O'Hara
Michael Lombard	...	Bishop O'Linn
Christine Estabrook	...	Priscilla Pickett
Marisol Massey	...	Maria
Adam LeFevre	...	Mike
Andrew Mutnick	...	Elmore
Ron Taylor	...	Carl
Mike Crossen	...	Cop Bloom Gallery
Suzanne Shepherd	...	Marilyn Bloom (as Suzanne Shephard)
William Mooney	...	Fritz Bloom
Ellis Williams	...	Davey
Cornelia Guest	...	Blonde in Diner
Barbara Meek	...	Eileen
Will Le Bow	...	Agent Alman
Dominic Chianese	...	Father Dominic
Odetta Rogers	...	TV Anchor Woman
Jack Hynes	...	TV Anchor Man
Leonard Jackson	...	Doorman at Hampshire House
Wayne Chou	...	Waiter
Chester Lee	...	Cook
Lucy Johnson	...	Stripper
Kim Chan	...	Chinese Store Owner
James Huston	...	Pilot (as Jim Huston)
Mark Arnott	...	Co-Pilot
Susan Forristal	...	Stewardess
JoAnna Rhinehart	...	Reporter #1
Eugene Boles	...	Reporter #2
Barry Nolan	...	Reporter #3
Ken Baltin	...	Reporter #4
Paul O'Brien	...	Church Cop
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Paul Bronk	...	Bicyclist (uncredited)
Scott J. Fisher	...	Roller Skater on the Common (uncredited)
Michelle Fortune	...	Stripper (uncredited)

Directed by
Joel Zwick

Writing credits (WGA)
Tom Schulman		(written by) and
Patricia Resnick		(written by)

Produced by
Joseph M. Caracciolo Jr.	....	executive producer
Margaret Hilliard	....	associate producer
Mark Tarlov	....	producer

Original Music by
John Morris

Cinematography by
Dana Christiaansen		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
David Ray

Casting by
Pat McCorkle

Production Design by
James L. Schoppe

Art Direction by
Paul W. Gorfine

Set Decoration by
Bryan Thetford

Costume Design by
Cynthia Bales

Makeup Department
William A. Farley	....	hair stylist (as Bill Farley)
Robert Phillipe	....	makeup artist
Lyndell Quiyou	....	hair stylist
Mickey Scott	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Burtt Harris	....	unit production manager
Tia Lemke	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
George Fortmuller	....	second assistant director
Walter Scott	....	second unit director
Glen Trotiner	....	second assistant director
Robert E. Warren	....	first assistant director (as Robert Warren)

Art Department
Dominic Belmonte	....	property master
Dimitri Bulgarcic	....	painter (as Dimitri Bugarcic)
Robert J. Carlyle	....	construction foreman (as Robert Carlyle)
Mark DeMichele	....	lead man
Cathy Hay	....	assistant property master (as Kathy Hay)
Thomas W. Lay Jr.	....	illustrator
W. Scott Mason	....	construction foreman (as Scott Mason)
Clarence Lynn Price	....	construction coordinator
Kurt Smith	....	carpenter (uncredited)

Sound Department
Louis Cerborino	....	supervising sound editor (as Lou Cerborino)
Marko A. Costanzo	....	foley artist
Noreen Evans	....	assistant sound editor
Harriet Fidlow	....	supervising adr editor (as Harriet Fidlow Winn)
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording mixer
John Fundus	....	boom operator
George A. Lara	....	foley artist
Christopher Newman	....	sound mixer (as Chris Newman)
Mark Rathaus	....	sound editor
Fred Rosenberg	....	sound editor
Marc S. Shaw	....	adr editor (as Marc Shaw)
Ahmad Shirazi	....	assistant sound editor (as Maddy Shirazi)
Judy Silberstein	....	assistant adr editor
Brunilda Torres	....	assistant sound editor
Marty Church	....	adr mixer (uncredited)
George A. Lara	....	foley mixer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Casey Cavanaugh	....	special effects
Lawrence J. Cavanaugh	....	special effects coordinator (as Larry Cavanaugh)
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects supervisor

Visual Effects by
John Alagna	....	optical line-up
Valerie Baiardi	....	effects animator
John Battaglia	....	effects animator
Kinnereth Ellentuck	....	camera operator: New York Special Effects
Bran Ferren	....	special visual effects
Phil Gosiewski	....	camera operator: New York Special Effects
Gregory Harker	....	effects animator (as Greg Harker)
Ron Martin	....	process projection
Dick Rauh	....	art director (as Richard Rauh)
Robert Rowohlt	....	optical camera
Bruce Vaughn	....	camera operator: New York Special Effects
Michael Ventresco	....	effects animator
Tom Weston	....	photography: Associates & Ferren
Frost Wilkinson	....	photography: Associates & Ferren
Vincent Yacenda	....	effects animator (as Vinnie Yacenda)
Eliot Yaffe	....	process projection

Stunts
Brad Bovee	....	stunts
Tony Brubaker	....	stunts
Kate Carleton	....	stunts
Robert Chip	....	stunts (as Robert Chin)
Danny Costa	....	stunts
Charles Croughwell	....	stunts
Cliff Goulet	....	stunts
James E. Hall	....	stunts
Robert Lee Harris	....	stunts
Jean Malahni	....	stunts
Bufort McClerkins	....	stunts (as Bufort McClerkins Jr.)
Carol Neilson	....	stunts (as Carol Lee Neilson)
Bernadette Penotti	....	stunts
Brian Ricci	....	stunts
M. Lynda Robinson	....	stunts
Beckett Royce	....	stunts (as Becket Royce)
Ben Scott	....	stunts
John-Clay Scott	....	stunts (as John Clay Scott)
Walter Scott	....	stunt coordinator
Rick Seaman	....	stunts
Brian Smrz	....	stunts
Warren A. Stevens	....	stunts (as Warren Stevens)
Sprague Theobald	....	stunts
Spice Williams-Crosby	....	stunts (as Spice Williams)

Camera and Electrical Department
Tom Bookout	....	best boy grip
Liz Dubelman	....	second assistant camera
Michael Kenner	....	key grip
Melton Maxwell	....	gaffer
Gary Muller	....	first assistant camera
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	camera operator (as Tom Priestley)
Tom Priestley Jr.	....	director of photography: second unit (as Tom Priestley)
John Seakwood	....	still photographer
Chuck Sharp	....	best boy electric
Jim Shelton	....	dolly grip (as James Shelton)
William M. Weberg	....	grip
Barbara Hanania	....	first assistant camera: second unit (uncredited)
Lorne MacDougall	....	electrician (uncredited)
Andrew Priestley	....	assistant camera (uncredited)

Casting Department
Hanina Levin	....	casting assistant
Herb Mandell	....	casting: Boston, The Casting Company

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Angelika A. MacClellan	....	costumer: women (as Angelika MacClellan)
Ernest Misko	....	costume supervisor (as Ernie Misko)
Bob Squire	....	costumer: men

Editorial Department
Mark Ginsberg	....	color timer
Clare Larson	....	assistant editor
Cara Silverman	....	assistant editor
Joe Violante	....	dailies advisor

Music Department
Christopher Brooks	....	music editor
Guy Moon	....	composer: additional music
Evan Morris	....	orchestrator
Roger Rhodes	....	music recording engineer
Steve Tyrell	....	composer: additional music
John Moses	....	musician: clarinetist (uncredited)

Transportation Department
William Winn	....	teamster captain (as Billy Winn)
Bobby Marsh	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Lori A. Balton	....	location coordinator (as Lori Balton)
Patricia Barry	....	executive assistant
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
David Chapman	....	production assistant
Mike Crossen	....	police liaison: Boston
Alexandra Decker	....	location manager
Charlotte Garnell	....	production assistant
Nina Greenfield	....	extras coordinator
Rob Harris	....	unit publicist
Marge Henderson	....	assistant: Mr. Zwick
Jacalyn Isgur	....	production assistant
Sharron Jacobson	....	psychic advisor
Frank Kosa	....	production assistant
Adeline Leonard Seakwood	....	production coordinator
Hugh MacKay	....	production assistant
Jana Odette	....	production assistant
Kathleen Penny	....	production assistant
Bernadette Penotti	....	production assistant
Serge Popper	....	production executive
Gloria Salas	....	production accountant
Paulette Sharon	....	production assistant
Jim Shelly	....	general manager
Nancy Sisti	....	assistant production coordinator
Lynne Twentyman	....	script supervisor
Tim Williams	....	production assistant
Marylouise Winston	....	production assistant
Gary Zieff	....	production assistant

Production Companies

• Lorimar Film Entertainment
• Ursus Film

Distributors

• Warner Bros
• Warner Home Video (1990) (Germany) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (2010) (USA) (DVD) (DVD-R)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Warner Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Warner Home Vídeo (Brazil) (video)

Special Effects

• Associates and Ferren
• New York Special Effects

Other Companies

• American Transair  airplane
• Boston Police Department, The  the producers wish to thank
• Burberry  fireworks
• Casting Company, The  casting: Boston
• First Run Catering  catering
• Grucci  fireworks
• Kirschner.Caroff Design  title graphics
• Limousine Center  custom cars and limousines
• Lorimar Film Entertainment  presents
• Massachusetts Film Bureau  special thanks (as The Massachusetts Film Bureau)
• Massachusetts Tumpike Authority  special thanks
• Massport  special thanks
• Metrocolor  prints by
• Metropolitan District Commission  special thanks
• Optical House, The  titles and opticals
• Panavision  lenses and panaflex camera
• Serrurier & Associates  airline mock-up
• Sound One  post-production sound by (as Sound One, New York)
• Special Events Unit  special thanks
• T.A.B. Inc.  negative matching

Also Known As:

Runtime:

83 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

USA:PG | Australia:PG | Iceland:L

Filming Locations:

Boston, Massachusetts, USA

Company:

Lorimar Film Entertainment

Trivia:

A clip from the TV series "Perfect Strangers" (1986) plays on the TV. In the clip, Larry Appleton is calling for "Balki." Bronson Pinchot, who stars in this film as Bobby, played Balki in "Perfect Strangers."

Goofs:

Boom mic visible: In the opening sequence after Bobby levetates the manhole cover off, Wills and Preston appear. While they are talking you can see a shadow from the boom mic move accross the manhole cover.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Wills:[answering machine message] Hello, you've reached the Second Sight *psychic* detective agency. We know who you are and what you want, so, at the sound of the beep, hang up.

Movie Connections:

Features "Perfect Strangers" (1986)

Soundtrack:

YOU GOT THE POWER

I Expected the Worst and Came Out Smiling

I do love campy films. This one is surely just that. The humor is simple, it would best accompany the mood at sleep time or a while zoning after a long day of work.

There are plenty of films out there that should come first, but if you are looking for something light, you might enjoy it. It's more entertaining than a lot of the television programs out there so it can't hurt to watch this instead. What amazed me the most is the sense there was a decent budget to this (the airplane scene surely took some money).

I didn't expect to like this at all, but since I wrote a song which shares the same title, I had to see it. Any fans of Stuart Pankin should be happy that he is a main character for once in this film.