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Director:
Todd Haynes
Writers:
Jean Genet (novels)
Todd Haynes (written by)
Contact:
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Release Date:
16 August 1991 (Sweden) See more »
Genre:
Drama | Horror | Sci-Fi See more »
Plot:
Three intercut stories about outsiders, sex and violence. In "Hero," Richie, at age 7, kills his father and flies away... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
4 wins & 6 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(44 articles)
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Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)
Edith Meeks ... Felicia Beacon
Millie White ... Millie Sklar
Buck Smith ... Gregory Lazar
Anne Giotta ... Evelyn McAlpert
Lydia Lafleur ... Sylvia Manning
Ian Nemser ... Sean White

Rob LaBelle ... Jay Wete

Evan Dunsky ... Dr. MacArthur
Marina Lutz ... Hazel Lamprecht
Barry Cassidy ... Officer Rilt
Richard Anthony ... Edward Comacho
Angela M. Schreiber ... Florence Giddens
Justin Silverstein ... Jake
Chris Singh ... Chris
Edward Allen ... Fred Beacon
Carlos Jimenez ... Jose
Larry Maxwell ... Dr. Graves

Susan Norman ... Nancy Olsen (as Susan Gayle Norman)
Al Quagliata ... Deputy Hansen

Michelle Sullivan ... Prostitute
Parlan McGaw ... Newscaster
Frank O'Donnell ... Old Doctor
Melissa Brown ... Woman in the Alley / Additional Voices (voice)

Joe Dietl ... Man in the Alley
Don Damico ... Doctor #1 / Cop #2 / Additional Voices (voice)
Charles Cavalier ... Cop 1
Kyle De Camp ... Neighbor (as Kyle deCamp)
Aimee Scheff ... Neighbor
Jessica ... Nurse
Lorraine Traverson ... Nurse
Phil W. Petrie ... Doctor
John C. Nadeau ... Doctor (as John Nadeau)
James Cagnard ... Bartender
Lauren Zalaznick ... Waitress
Chris Henricks ... Sleazy Man
Leah Mullen ... Little Girl
Elyse Steinberg ... Little Girl
Bruce Cook ... Dr. Strick
Andrew Bishop ... Child's Hands
Tom McCullough ... Townsperson
Chava Tiger ... Townsperson
Jack Tiger ... Townsperson
Frankie Waters ... Townsperson
Richard Hansen ... Narrator (voice)
Joe Glick ... Additional Voices (voice)
Scott Renderer ... John Broom
James Lyons ... Jack Bolton
John R. Lombardi ... Rass

Tony Pemberton ... Young Broom
Andrew Harpending ... Young Bolton
Tony Gigante ... Inspector

Douglas Gibson ... Van Roven

John Leguizamo ... Chanchi (as Damien Garcia)
Les Simpson ... Miss Tim
Joey Grant ... Jamoke
Gary Ray ... Canon / Additional Voices
David Danford ... Basco
Jason Bauer ... Doran
Ken Schatz ... Preacher
Maurice Clapisson ... Guard 1

Matthew Ebert ... Guard 2
Marie-Françoise Vachon ... Foster Mother
Michael Silverman ... Foster Father
Shaun Wilson ... Broom Age 6
Nino Bua ... Fontenal Inmate
Wayne Compton ... Fontenal Inmate
Raymond Dragen ... Fontenal Inmate

John Duffy ... Fontenal Inmate
John McGhee ... Fontenal Inmate
Michael A. Miranda ... Fontenal Inmate (as Michael Miranda)

Anthony J. Ribustello ... Fontenal Inmate
Jonathan Smit ... Fontenal Inmate
Oscar Tevez ... Fontenal Inmate
Gideon Joslyn Brown ... Baton Inmate

John G. Connolly ... Baton Inmate (as John Connolly)
Tom Cross ... Baton Inmate
Eric Cubano ... Baton Inmate
Dani Michaeli ... Baton Inmate
Jim Fletcher ... Additional Voices (voice)
Tom Wayland ... Additional Voices (voice)
Norman Yugutta ... Additional Voices (voice)
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Michael Reardon ... Bartender (uncredited)
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Directed by
Todd Haynes 
 
Writing credits
Jean Genet (novels)

Todd Haynes (written by)

Produced by
Brian Greenbaum .... executive producer
James Schamus .... executive producer
Christine Vachon .... producer
Lauren Zalaznick .... associate producer
 
Original Music by
James Bennett 
 
Cinematography by
Maryse Alberti (colour)
 
Film Editing by
Todd Haynes 
James Lyons 
 
Casting by
Karim Ainouz 
Laura Barnett 
Andrew Harpending 
John Michael Kelsey  (as John Kelsey)
 
Production Design by
Sarah Stollman 
 
Art Direction by
Chas Plummer 
 
Costume Design by
Jessica Haston 
 
Makeup Department
Angela Johnson .... hair stylist
Angela Johnson .... makeup artist
Scott Sliger .... effects makeup
 
Production Management
Andy Fair .... unit manager
Lauren Zalaznick .... production manager
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Mark Haffenreffer .... second assistant director
Andrew Harpending .... second assistant director
Christine Vachon .... first assistant director
 
Art Department
Matthew Ebert .... set dresser
John Hansen .... set designer
Kelly Reichardt .... property master
 
Sound Department
Neil Danziger .... sound recordist
Julie Lindner .... assistant sound editor
Mary Ellen Porto .... sound editor
Reilly Steele .... sound mixer
Julie Wilde .... boom operator
 
Visual Effects by
Paul Seidman .... production assistant
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Karim Ainouz .... third electrician
Stephen Earley .... second assistant camera
Russell Lee Fine .... still photographer
Tom Gilmour .... first assistant camera
Sam Henriques .... first assistant camera
Jenny Hwozdek .... best boy
Bethany Jacobson .... still photographer
John C. Nadeau .... gaffer
Dave Samuel .... gaffer
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Ivan Flores .... assistant costume designer
Julie Lindner .... wardrobe supervisor
Kelly Reichardt .... key dresser
 
Editorial Department
Karim Ainouz .... supervising assistant editor
Tim Brennan .... negative cutter
Alan Hofmanis .... apprentice editor
Irin Strauss .... assistant editor
 
Music Department
Peter Golub .... conductor
 
Other crew
Andy Fair .... location manager
Philip Harrison .... production assistant
John O'Hagan .... intern
Jennifer Opresnick .... script supervisor
Jeffrey Schwarz .... production assistant
Derek Yip .... production assistant (uncredited)
 

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Additional Details

Also Known As:
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MPAA:
Rated NC-17 for explicit sexuality
Parents Guide:
View content advisory for parents
Runtime:
85 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Black and White | Color
Sound Mix:
Mono
Certification:
Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | Portugal:M/18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:NC-17 | USA:R (cut) | Iceland:16
Company:
Bronze Eye ProductionsSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
According to James Lyons, on the film's commentary, the film was at one point called "H".See more »
Movie Connections:
References A Song of Love (1950)See more »

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1 out of 8 people found the following review useful.
So screwed up it makes doom generation look like On Golden Pond, 5 February 2000
Author: FilmBoy999 (abb229@is9.nyu.edu) from NYC

I was excited about seeing this because I loved Safe and Velvet Goldmine, but this was just a bizarre bizarre piece of filmmaking. There are I suppose points to be made about the unreasonable fear of the AIDS virus which emerge in the story about the man who drinks the sex drive and becomes a leper, but they weren't so amazingly poignant. Haynes denies that this sequence connects with AIDS of course, so who knows. The story that was the most interesting was the mockumentary about the boy who kills his father, but the structure of the film as three stories proceeding in succession prevents you from really getting interested or emotionally involved in the movie. I didn't know what was so offensive about the prison scene, I just found it boring, as well as the rest of the film.

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