Love at Large (1990)

Director:

Alan Rudolph

Writer (WGA):

Alan Rudolph (written by)

Release Date:

9 March 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Romance | Thriller

Tagline:

Love is the only lead worth following.

Plot:

A down and out private detective (Berenger) is asked by a beautiful woman (Archer) to follow her lover...

Plot Keywords:

Private Detective | Train | Mistaken Identity | Detective Agency | Used Car Dealer

Cast

Tom Berenger	...	Harry Dobbs
Elizabeth Perkins	...	Stella Wynkowski
Anne Archer	...	Miss Dolan
Kate Capshaw	...	Mrs. Ellen McGraw
Annette O'Toole	...	Mrs. King
Ted Levine	...	Frederick King / James McGraw
Ann Magnuson	...	Doris
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Art the Farmhand
Ruby Dee	...	Corrine Dart
Barry Miller	...	Marty
Neil Young	...	Rick
Meegan Lee Ochs	...	Bellhop
Gailard Sartain	...	Taxi Driver
Robert Gould	...	Tavern Bartender
Dirk Blocker	...	Hiram Culver, Used-Car Salesman
Bob Terhune	...	Harley, Rick's Bodyguard
Ariana Lamon-Anderson	...	Missy McGraw
Michael Wilson	...	Maitre D', Blue Danube
Debra Dusay	...	Blue Danube Waitress
Sunshine Parker	...	Ranch Foreman
Billy Silva	...	Motel Manager
Pamela Abas-Ross	...	Nanny
Laura Kenny	...	Tavern Waitress
Leticia Keith	...	Rick's Girl Friend
Andrew Barr	...	King Child #1
Jessica Boegel	...	King Child #2
Stan Asis	...	Counterperson
Holly Morrison	...	Stewardess
Ileane Meltzer	...	Angry Neighbor
Jeffrey Calvin	...	Mario
William Lee	...	Chinese Man
Evelyn Ching	...	Chinese Woman
Susan Medak	...	Neighbor Mom
Kate Suzanne Medak	...	Neighbor Child
Greg Murphy	...	Valet #1
Shawnee Rad	...	Valet #2
Paul Till	...	McGraw Taxi Driver
Stephen Kimberley	...	Man on Train

Directed by
Alan Rudolph

Writing credits (WGA)
Alan Rudolph		(written by)

Produced by
Stuart M. Besser	....	associate producer
David Blocker	....	producer
Dana Mayer	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mark Isham

Cinematography by
Elliot Davis

Film Editing by
Lisa Zeno Churgin

Casting by
Patti Carns Kalles
Pam Dixon

Production Design by
Steven Legler

Art Direction by
Steve Karatzas

Set Decoration by
Susan Mina Eschelbach

Costume Design by
Ingrid Ferrin

Makeup Department
Cynthia Barr	....	makeup artist
Kathy W. Estocin	....	hair stylist
Doreen Vantyne	....	assistant makeup artist

Production Management
David Blocker	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Ricardo Méndez Matta	....	second assistant director
Michael-McCloud Thompson	....	second assistant director
Jerry Ziesmer	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Tom DeWolf	....	swing gang
David Dunbar	....	property assistant
Randy Eriksen	....	on-set dresser
Steven E. Eyrse	....	head painter
Steven E. Eyrse	....	scenic artist
Benjamin Hayden	....	set dresser
Miriam Seger	....	art department crew

Sound Department
Laura Derrick	....	boom operator
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound effects
Matthew Iadarola	....	sound re-recording mixer
Tim Song Jones	....	sound transferer
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Cliff Latimer	....	adr supervisor

Special Effects by
Frank Ceglia	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts (as Dan Barringer)
Greg Wayne Elam	....	stunts (as Greg Elam)
Victoria Vanderkloot	....	stunts
Grady Walker	....	stunts
Greg Walker	....	stunt coordinator
Greg Walker	....	stunts
Victoria Vanderkloot	....	stunt double (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Andreas Crawford	....	best boy grip
Michael K. Davis	....	lighting technician
Morris Flam	....	gaffer
Bruce 'Sarge' Fleskes	....	electrician
James Glennon	....	additional still photographer
Wes Houle	....	rigging gaffer
Frederick Iannone	....	first assistant camera
Richard Mall	....	key grip
Vince Onken	....	grip

Casting Department
Shirley Fulton Crumley	....	location casting

Editorial Department
Timothy Mozer	....	assistant film editor
Tatiana S. Riegel	....	first assistant editor

Music Department
Mark Isham	....	musician: saxophone and electronics
Stephen Krause	....	scoring mixer
Peter Maunu	....	musician: guitar
Kurt Wortman	....	musician: percussion

Transportation Department
Rick Wiley	....	driver: camera car

Other crew
Angel Amend	....	stand-in
Stanley Brossette	....	unit publicist
Sara Burton	....	assistant location manager
Dick Chandler	....	head wrangler
Phil Groh	....	wrangler
Charles Harrington	....	location manager
Todd Hermanson	....	stand-in
Mark Hershey	....	wrangler
Ron Hershey	....	wrangler
Solomon J. LeFlore	....	production financing
Annette Osaka	....	stand-in
John Oules	....	stand-in
Alex Rad	....	craft service assistant
Glenda Renzetti	....	stand-in
Karen Thorndike	....	script supervisor
Christine Wilson	....	title designer
Richard S. Wright	....	location manager

Distributors

• Orion Pictures Corporation (1990) (USA) (theatrical)
• Columbia TriStar Films (1990) (France) (theatrical)
• J. Arthur Rank Film Distributors (1990) (UK) (theatrical)
• LK-TEL Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• MGM Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• Orion Home Video (1990) (USA) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Cinema Research

Other Companies

• Action Scenes Inc.  set construction
• After Six Formal Wear  tuxedos
• Cinelease  electrical and grip equipment
• Cinema Research  titles and opticals
• Earle Tones  music recording and mixing
• Image Recording  music recoding and mixing
• JDH Sound  re-recording facilities
• Kona Cutting  negative cutting
• Payments Plus  payroll services
• Portland Cine  additional electrical and grip equipment
• Prep Shoot Post  post-production accounting
• Raleigh Studios  post sound facilities
• Schumacher Fur Company  furs

Also Known As:

Runtime:

97 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Iceland:L | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:M | Finland:K-10 | UK:15 | USA:R | West Germany:12 | Singapore:PG

Filming Locations:

Bend, Oregon, USA

Trivia:

Harry's revolver is a nickel-plated Colt Detective Special.

Quotes:

Stella Wynkowski:Why do you think he has two families?
Harry Dobbs:Most bigamists do.

Soundtrack:

Ain't No Cure For Love

aimless, but enjoyable

Alan Rudolph's soft-boiled, shaggy-dog detective parody stars Tom Berenger as a dim-witted private eye hired by torch singer Anne Archer to follow her boyfriend. He begins by tailing the wrong man, and soon finds himself pursued (again, by accident) by amateur gumshoe Elizabeth Perkins. The escalating complications lead nowhere in particular, but if quirkiness were a virtue Rudolph would be a saint, and his story takes some interesting detours on its way to a dead end conclusion. All the romantic whimsy and offbeat characters can't hide the brick wall Rudolph hits when trying to define the Meaning of Love, but on a strictly superficial level the film can be enjoyed as an elegant, empty caricature, with odd touches of retro-noir detail (Annette O'Toole, for example, dolled up as a Veronica Lake facsimile). Look for Gary Larson of The Far Side comic fame, playing guitar in the nightclub band.