Flesh and Bone (1993)

Director:

Steve Kloves

Writer (WGA):

Steve Kloves (written by)

Release Date:

5 November 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

Evil is patient

Plot:

Some thirty years after Arlis witnesses his father murdering a family, he runs into Kay, who happens to be the family's baby who was spared...

Plot Keywords:

Baby | Sex | Stealing From A Dead Body | Nudity | Murder

Awards:

1 win

Cast

Julia McNeal	...	Sarah Willets (as Julia Mueller)
Ron Kuhlman	...	Clem Willets
Jerry Swindall	...	Young Arlis
Ryan Bohls	...	Scotty Willets
James Caan	...	Roy Sweeney
Dennis Quaid	...	Arlis Sweeney
Ez Perez	...	Boy in Suit
Craig Erickson	...	Tiny Ted
Barbara Alyn Woods	...	Cindy
Gwyneth Paltrow	...	Ginnie
Joe Berryman	...	Plump Man
Meg Ryan	...	Kay Davies
Scott Wilson	...	Elliot
James N. Harrell	...	Woody
Gerardo Johnson	...	Juan
Héctor García	...	Nestor
Betsy Brantley	...	Peg
John Hawkes	...	Groom
Vic Polizos	...	Pudge Riley
Nik Hagler	...	Earl
Travis Baker	...	Sullen Kid
Christopher Rydell	...	Reese Davies
Angie Bolling	...	Woman with Crying Baby
Joe Stevens	...	Kyle
Libby Villari	...	Waitress
Gail Cronauer	...	Emma
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jim Bob Howard	...	Groomsman (uncredited)
Buck Reynolds	...	Groom's Best Friend (uncredited)
Parker Webb	...	Diner Cook (uncredited)

Directed by
Steve Kloves

Writing credits (WGA)
Steve Kloves		(written by)

Produced by
G. Mac Brown	....	co-producer
Shari Hamrick	....	associate producer
Sydney Pollack	....	executive producer
Mark Rosenberg	....	producer
Paula Weinstein	....	producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Philippe Rousselot

Film Editing by
Mia Goldman

Casting by
Juel Bestrop
Risa Bramon Garcia

Production Design by
Jon Hutman

Art Direction by
Charles William Breen		(as Charles Breen)

Set Decoration by
Samara Schaffer

Costume Design by
Elizabeth McBride

Makeup Department
Colleen Callaghan	....	hair stylist: Meg Ryan
Leonard Engelman	....	makeup artist: Meg Ryan
Dorothy J. Pearl	....	makeup artist
David Whitley	....	special makeup effects
J.M. Logan	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
G. Mac Brown	....	unit production manager
Sara Romilly	....	post-production supervisor
Michael Tadross	....	executive in charge of production

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Cara Giallanza	....	first assistant director
Marge Piane	....	second assistant director
Jordan Stone	....	second second assistant director
Christine A. Tope	....	dga trainee (as Christine Tope)

Art Department
Steve Allen	....	carpenter
Charles Bates	....	carpenter
Greg Benge	....	property assistant
Beth Bernstein	....	art department coordinator
Mark Lambert Bristol	....	storyboard artist
Marcus Brown	....	set dresser (as Marcus Lee Brown)
Christopher Carlson	....	assistant property master
Gary Diamond	....	assistant art director
Tom Dreesen	....	construction coordinator
Peter J. Durand	....	scenic painter
Neil Gahm	....	carpenter
Neil Gahm	....	propmaker
Trish Gallaher Glenn	....	property master (as Trisha B Gallaher)
Donald Gross	....	carpenter (as Don Gross)
Kim F. Hawkins	....	carpenter (as Kim Hawkins)
John R. Helton	....	painter
W.S. Hickey	....	carpenter
Jerry King	....	set dresser
Mike Alexis Koellner	....	scenic painter
John D. Kretschmer	....	lead man
Thomas Lemman	....	construction foreman (as Tom Lemman)
Karen Luzius	....	property buyer
Patricia Malone	....	assistant art decorator (as Patty Malone)
David Menefee	....	carpenter foreman
Larry Misselhorn	....	greensperson
James F. Oñate	....	scenic foreperson (as James Onate)
Darren Patnode	....	set dresser
Shane Patrick	....	set dresser
Ricky Riggs	....	scenic painter (as Richard Riggs)
Jeff Schwan	....	set dresser (as J.P. Schwan)
Joe Self	....	set dresser
Lisa K. Sessions	....	set dresser
Brian Stultz	....	scenic chargeman
Kelly Stultz	....	scenic painter (as Kelly Brett Stultz)
Chris Telschow	....	carpenter
Jack Thorpe	....	construction foreman (as Jack Thorpe III)
Hap Weaver	....	greensperson
Robert K. Weinberger	....	lead carpenter

Sound Department
David A. Arnold	....	supervising foley editor
Joan Chamberlain	....	sound recordist
Simon Coke	....	sound effects editor
Joe Dorn	....	adr supervisor
Dean Drabin	....	foley mixer
Joe Earle	....	sound effects editor
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Ann Hadsell	....	sound recordist
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Scott Hecker	....	supervising sound editor
Mauriece Jacks Jr.	....	cable person
Sarah Jacobs	....	foley artist
Samuel F. Kaufman	....	sound recordist (as Sam Kaufman)
Doug Kent	....	first assistant sound editor
Andrea Lakin	....	sound recordist
Gary Lewis	....	dialogue editor
Melissa Lytle	....	assistant adr editor
Pat McCormick	....	dialogue editor
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Ralph Osborn	....	dialogue editor
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Brian Ruberg	....	adr mixer
Adam Sawelson	....	sound editor
Andrew Schmetterling	....	boom operator
Steve F.B. Smith	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby (as Steve Smith)
Bruce Tanis	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Timbs	....	daily sound transferer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Robert A. Goodson	....	special effects assistant
Charles Grimes	....	special effects assistant
Margaret Johnson	....	special effects supervisor
Stephen Johnston	....	special effects assistant
Randy E. Moore	....	special effects coordinator

Stunts
Andy Armstrong	....	stunt coordinator
Brad Bovee	....	stunt double (as Bradley Bovee)

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alexonis	....	grip
James Babineaux	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Steve Belsky	....	grip
Allan Bullard	....	grip (as Allan J. Bullard)
George M. Chappell	....	electrician
Jack English	....	gaffer
Bill Finger	....	additional second assistant camera
Scott Graves	....	set lighting technician
J. Steven Latham	....	second assistant camera
Victoria J. Lowe	....	additional first assistant camera (as Victoria Lowe)
Anastas N. Michos	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Ted Morris	....	first assistant camera
Daniel Murphy	....	rigging gaffer
Brian W. Nordheim	....	camera loader
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	second company grip (as Wayne Parker)
C. Alan Rawlins	....	first company grip
Greg Reim	....	camera crane operator
John Schissler	....	camera car operator
Lorey Sebastian	....	still photographer
C. Ashley Sudge	....	dolly grip (as Charles Ashley Sudge)
Peter J. Verrando	....	24 frame video operator

Casting Department
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Liz Keigley	....	casting: Texas (as Elizabth Keigley)
Sari E. Keigley	....	extras casting
Mary Vernieu	....	casting associate

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Abbey	....	wardrobe assistant (as Anne Abbey)
Rosemary E. Bengele	....	wardrobe assistant
Mary Ellen Fields	....	wardrobe assistant
Susan Kistler	....	wardrobe buyer
Taneia Lednicky	....	assistant costume designer
Eva Prappas	....	set costumer
Kimmie Rhodes	....	wardrobe buyer
Renee Shearer	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter
Jim Makiej	....	assistant editor
Mike Milliken	....	color timer (as Mike Millikan)
Heather Persons	....	assistant editor
Anthony Sherin	....	second editor

Music Department
Bill Bernstein	....	music editor
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
George Doering	....	musician
Jill Meyers	....	music clearance
Leslie Morris	....	orchestra manager
Maria Newman	....	musician
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
Joel Sill	....	music consultant
John Vigran	....	music scoring mixer

Transportation Department
Cecil D. Evans	....	transportation captain
Jerry McKnight	....	transportation coordinator
Phil Schriber	....	transportation co-captain
Bobby Sconci	....	driver
Joe Self	....	driver

Other crew
Ellie Archer	....	set assistant
Alexis Arnold	....	assistant production coordinator
Doris Barker	....	location manager: Monahans, TX
Charles Bartlett	....	adr loop artist
Charles Bazaldua	....	adr loop artist
Samuel Bokebza	....	first accountant
Sue Bokobza	....	head accountant
Caroline Brock	....	location assistant
Doug Burch	....	adr loop artist
Kevin Richard Buxbaum	....	production accountant
Anne Carr	....	key set medic
Andrew D. Cooke	....	location manager
James Crowley	....	location assistant
Patrika Darbo	....	adr loop artist
Brady Dial	....	production office assistant
Judi M. Durand	....	adr loop artist (as Judi Durand)
Patrick Gillis	....	set assistant
Craig Glaser	....	craft service
Aaron Goldstein	....	post-production office assistant
Javier Grajeda	....	adr loop artist
Diane Gunderson	....	set assistant
Barbara Harris	....	adr loop artist (as Barbara Iley)
Patti Hawn	....	unit publicist
Beau Holden	....	assistant: Dennis Quaid
Leah Holmes	....	post-production accountant
Edward A. Ioffreda	....	production associate
Derek E. Johansen	....	key production assistant (as Derek Johansen)
Kris Kearney	....	sewer (as Kristine Kearney)
Linda Labov	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Jamie Megan Mascena	....	accounting assistant
Elizabeth Maxwell	....	assistant chef
Michael Maxwell	....	head chef
Heather McClellan	....	production office assistant
Emily Milder	....	assistant: Mr. Kloves
Ken Miller	....	police security
Bob Neill	....	adr loop artist
Valerie E. Norman	....	script supervisor
Marina Pincus	....	adr loop artist
Karen Prince	....	animal wrangler (as Karen Holst Prince)
Noreen Reardon	....	adr loop artist
Michelle Romaine	....	assistant location manager
Jeanie Barker Scott	....	location assistant: Texas
Mark Shelby	....	location assistant
Suzanne Sherrill	....	assistant: Mr. Caan
John Stobaugh	....	location assistant
Loring Sumner	....	assistant: Mr. Rosenberg
Robert W. Terrill	....	craft service
Greg Webb	....	adr loop artist
Eric A. Williams	....	assistant location manager
Mari-Jo Winkler	....	production coordinator (as Mari Jo Winkler)
Stuart Yates	....	set assistant
Joe Rose	....	caterer (uncredited)

Thanks
Mark Rosenberg	....	in memory of

Production Companies

• Mirage
• Spring Creek Productions

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (1994) (USA) (video) (laserdisc)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (Argentina) (all media)
• Argentina Video Home (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1994) (UK) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• Paramount Home Video (2002) (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2003) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2004) (Argentina) (VHS) (re-release)
• CIC Vídeo (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)

Other Companies

• Lighthouse Studio Rentals  grip equipment
• Nina Saxon Film Design  title design
• Panavision  camera and lenses
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  post-production sound
• Tomkats Catering  catering
• Varèse Sarabande  soundtrack
• Village Recorder, The  music recorded at

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language, some sexuality and a scene of intense violence

Runtime:

126 min | Germany:116 min (TV version)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby | DTS

Certification:

Australia:M | France:U | Spain:18 | UK:15 | USA:R | Iceland:12 | Iceland:16 (video rating) | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

Stanton, Texas, USA

Company:

Mirage

Trivia:

The murders at the beginning of the film evoke the 1959 murders of Kansas farmer Herb Clutter, his wife and their two teenage children. This case was later documented in Truman Capote's book "In Cold Blood", which in turn was made into a film (In Cold Blood (1967)) starring Scott Wilson and Robert Blake as the two killers. Wilson appears in this film in the role of Arliss' employee.

Goofs:

Revealing mistakes: When Roy is shot in the heart at the end of the film, a small circle of blood forms around the bullet hole in his shirt. Later, when the body is shown again, the blood stain hasn't expanded in size. A real shot to the heart would have caused massive bleeding in a very short time, resulting in a greatly enlarged blood stain.

Quotes:

Waitress:Unless that little pastry inside comes with a bicycle pump and two sisters, there ain't gonna be a farm animal safe for three counties tonight.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game K N B: Episode dated 3 March 2007" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Blue Moon Revisited

Why I Liked This Movie

A friend gave me this tape a few weeks ago, it did not have a cover and I had never heard of it. I was surprised to see who starred in it. Meg Ryan is one of my favorite actresses. She did a real good job of making this part come alive. But I still think the biggest surprise was seeing James Caan play a role without any feeling. He really was evil in this role and was believable as this person. The movie itself really makes you think that whatever you do will eventually come back to haunt you no matter what you do. I also liked Gwyneth Paltrow in the role of a thief, but I wished that I knew why she did the things that she did. And why she would stay with a man that was pure evil. I guess that is what makes the movie so thought provoking. I'm glad that a friend gave this to me to watch, because if I had seen the title I would have thought it was a horror movie. I have since talked other friends into watching it and all have liked it. I would recommend this movie to anyone.