The Man Without a Face (1993)

Director:

Mel Gibson

Writers (WGA):

Isabelle Holland (novel)
Malcolm MacRury (screenplay)

Release Date:

25 August 1993 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

A fatherless boy had almost given up all his dreams... until one man believed in him enough to make them come true.

Plot:

Chuck wants to leave home but can't make the grade for boarding school. Then he finds out the disfigured recluse living nearby is an ex-teacher.

Plot Keywords:

Love | Suspicion | Boarding School | Mean Sister | Reference To Hugh Hefner

Awards:

3 nominations

Cast

Mel Gibson	...	Justin McLeod
Nick Stahl	...	Charles E. 'Chuck' Norstadt
Margaret Whitton	...	Catherine Palin
Fay Masterson	...	Gloria Norstadt
Gaby Hoffmann	...	Megan Norstadt
Geoffrey Lewis	...	Chief Wayne Stark
Richard Masur	...	Prof. Carl Hartley
Michael DeLuise	...	Douglas Hall, Gloria's Boyfriend
Ethan Phillips	...	Todd Lansing
Jean De Baer	...	Mrs. Lansing
Jack De Mave	...	Mr. Cooper
Viva	...	Mrs. Cooper
Justin Kanew	...	Rob Lansing
Sean Kellman	...	David Taylor-Fife
Chris Lineburg	...	Scott Pearson
Kelly Wood	...	Amy Banks
Jessica Taisey	...	Signy Eaton
David A. McLaughlin	...	Chuck's Father
George Martin	...	Sam the Barber
Timothy Sawyer	...	Gus
Lawrence Wescott Jr.	...	Bob
Michael Currie	...	Mr. Cameron, General Store Owner
Stanja Lowe	...	Mrs. Cameron
Zach Grenier	...	Dr. Lionel Talbot, Psychiatrist
William Meisle	...	Judge Sinclair
Robert Hitt	...	Mr. William McDowell
Mary Lamar Mahler	...	Miss Fletcher, Children's Aid
Robert DeDiemar Jr.	...	Chuck at age 17
Drew Guenett	...	Ferry Crew Member
Gene Leverone	...	Holyfield Master #1
Malcolm MacRury	...	Holyfield Master #2
George D. Fuller	...	Speaker at Graduation
Harriette C. Henninger	...	Neighbor
Edmund Genest	...	Husband #6 (as Edmond Genest)
John B. Guptill	...	Chuck's Friend
Michael Forte	...	Pedestrian
Elizabeth S. Clarke	...	Ferry Passenger
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Ryal Haakenson	...	Father in Stands (uncredited)
Sam Nelson	...	Beluga (uncredited)

Directed by
Mel Gibson

Writing credits (WGA)
Isabelle Holland		(novel)
Malcolm MacRury		(screenplay)

Produced by
Dalisa Cohen	....	co-producer
Bruce Davey	....	producer
Donald Ginsberg	....	associate producer
Stephen McEveety	....	executive producer
Bob Schulz	....	associate producer

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Donald McAlpine		(as Donald M. McAlpine)

Film Editing by
Antony Gibbs		(as Tony Gibbs)

Casting by
Marion Dougherty

Production Design by
Barbara Dunphy

Art Direction by
Marc Fisichella

Set Decoration by
Donald Elmblad

Costume Design by
Shay Cunliffe

Makeup Department
Roland Blancaflor	....	crew: Cannom Creations
Greg Cannom	....	special makeup creator
Mitch Devane	....	crew: Cannom Creations
Stephan Dupuis	....	makeup supervisor (as Stéphan L. Dupuis)
William Howard	....	hair stylist
John Logan	....	crew: Cannom Creations
Steve Prouty	....	crew: Cannom Creations
Jo-Anne Smith-Ojeil	....	makeup artist
Todd Tucker	....	crew: Cannom Creations
Keith VanderLaan	....	makeup effects crew: Cannom Creations
Larry Waggoner	....	hair styles supervisor

Production Management
Sharon Mann	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Matt Earl Beesley	....	first assistant director
Ronald Chong	....	second assistant director (as Ronnie Chong)
John D. Kuberski	....	second second assistant director
Ken Paull	....	additional second assistant director

Art Department
John Alvin	....	poster artist
Simon Andrew	....	painter: McLeod's paintings
Alan E. Cober	....	artist: McLeod's illustrations
Ray Fisher	....	set dresser
Vicki Fraser	....	set designer
Stanford Gilbert	....	assistant property master
Aaron J. Harney	....	construction foreman (as Aaron Harney)
Christopher Harwood	....	lead person
Tobey L. Levine	....	art department coordinator
Alexander 'Sandy' Nesbitt	....	prop maker
King Orba	....	property maker (as Mark Wallace)
Cheri Paul	....	property master
Erich W. Schultz	....	construction coordinator

Sound Department
Jonathan Bates	....	supervising sound editor
Michael Evje	....	production sound
Tommy Goodwin	....	adr mixer
Tommy Goodwin	....	foley mixer
Peter Holt	....	foley editor
Peter Horrocks	....	dialogue editor
Dean Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gerry Humphreys	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Lloyd	....	assistant foley editor
Brian Mann	....	assistant foley editor
James M. McCann	....	boom operator
Andrew Melhuish	....	assistant foley editor
Alan Paley	....	adr editor

Special Effects by
Brian Ricci	....	special effects coordinator
Stephen R. Ricci	....	special effects foreman (as Stephan Ricci)

Stunts
Bill Anagnos	....	stunts (as Billy Anagnos)
Peter Bucossi	....	stunts
David R. Ellis	....	stunt coordinator (as David Ellis)
David R. Ellis	....	stunts (as David Ellis)
Roy Farfel	....	stunts
Janet Paparazzo	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Michael Alexonis	....	grip
Mark Davison	....	first assistant camera
David G. George	....	video assist operator
Bruce Alan Greene	....	Steadicam operator (as Bruce Greene)
Brett Laumann	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Duane Manwiller	....	second assistant camera
Steve Mathis	....	chief lighting technician
John O'Connor	....	film loader
Jesse Wayne Parker	....	best boy grip
Andres L. Porras	....	camera operator
C. Alan Rawlins	....	key grip
Douglas Ryan	....	camera operator
C. Ashley Sudge	....	dolly grip (as Charles Ashley Sudge)
Joseph Trammell	....	video playback operator (as Joe Trammell)
Joel David Warren	....	still photographer
William M. Weberg	....	grip
Daryn Okada	....	additional photographer (uncredited)

Casting Department
Kari Strom Bush	....	casting associate: New York
Dee Cooke	....	extras casting
David H. Kramer	....	adr voice casting
Ronna Kress	....	casting associate
Lilian Silva	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Elaine Bergeron	....	costumer
Michael Castellano	....	costume supervisor: men
Elana Fisher	....	wardrobe production assistant
Austin Myers	....	costumer
Cheryl G. Smith	....	costumer
Taryn Weaver	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Taryn Walsh)

Editorial Department
Sherrye Gibbs	....	assistant editor
Brad Jacques	....	apprentice editor
Mark Solomon	....	assistant film editor
Matthew Tucker	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Jim Henrikson	....	music editor
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator (as Tom Pasatieri)
James Horner	....	conductor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Michael Coady	....	driver
Jimmy Flynn	....	transportation coordinator
Michael Forte	....	driver: cast
Brian Maguire	....	transportation captain
William O'Brien	....	transportation coordinator
Marty Radcliff	....	driver
Jonathan A. Rosenfeld	....	transportation coordinator (as Jonathan Rosenfeld)

Other crew
Andy Arey	....	location manager
Michael Battaglia	....	unit publicist
Timothy A. Burris	....	assistant production accountant
Elizabeth S. Clarke	....	assistant production coordinator
Matilda de Cagny	....	animal trainer
Maureen Duffy	....	completion guarantor: Film Finances
Chris Silver Finigan	....	production accountant
Michael Forte	....	security consultant
William Shane Grisco	....	animal trainer
Dennis Hawkesworth	....	production assistant
Adrienne King	....	looping voices
Shauna L. Kroen	....	assistant accountant
Suzanne Lambert	....	stand-in
Mable Lawson-McCrary	....	script supervisor
Diane Lee	....	assistant location manager
Paul Lenart	....	assistant to associate producer: Bob Schulz
Elizabeth A. Miller	....	craft service
Tim Monich	....	dialect coach
Frederic Perrin	....	caterer
Andrew Shapiro	....	consultant: boat
Karen Shaw	....	production coordinator
Jim Thomas	....	assistant location manager
Tristan Whalley	....	international publicity
Julie Adams	....	dialect coach (uncredited)
Erica Kissack	....	contact lens technician (uncredited)
Bill Timoney	....	adr voice group (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Icon Entertainment International

Distributors

• Warner Bros (1993) (USA) (theatrical)
• Entertainment Film Distributors (1993) (UK) (theatrical)
• Icon Film Distribution (1993) (UK) (theatrical)
• Warner Bros. (1994) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Transmundo Films (1994) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Bac Films (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Aquarius TV (2008) (Greece) (TV)
• Arcade Movie Company (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS) (retail)
• CNR Film & Video (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS) (rental)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (1997) (USA) (TV)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (DVD)
• Europa Filmes (Brazil) (VHS)
• Indies Home Entertainment (2001) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Paris Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Bangladesh) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Bhutan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (India) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Nepal) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Pakistan) (TV)
• Tanweer Films (2012) (Sri Lanka) (TV)
• Transmundo Home Video (THV) (1994) (Argentina) (VHS)

Special Effects

• Makeup Effects Laboratories

Other Companies

• Abbey Road Studios  music recorded at
• Atlantic Cine Equipment  cranes and remote heads
• Berliner Bank  bank services
• Casco Bay Lines  on screen/off screen ferry service
• Film Investment & Loan Management Services Ltd. (FILMS)  bank services
• High Output  grip and lighting equipment
• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• London Symphony Orchestra, The (LSO)  music performed by
• Mercantile National Bank  banking services
• Peter Watson Associates  titles and opticals
• Philips Records  soundtrack
• Sapex Scripts  post-production script services
• Sinclair, Tenenbaum & Co. Inc.  legal services
• Twickenham Studios  sound re-recording (as Twickenham Film Studios)

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for mature subject matter

Runtime:

115 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (DuArt)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Australia:M | Finland:K-10/7 | Germany:6 | Netherlands:12 | Norway:10 | Spain:T | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Argentina:13 | Singapore:PG | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:PG (Ontario) | Iceland:L | Netherlands:6 (re-rating) | South Korea:12 | France:U | Portugal:M/12

Filming Locations:

Bath, Maine, USA

Company:

Icon Entertainment International

Trivia:

Nick Stahl's feature-film acting debut.

Goofs:

Errors made by characters (possibly deliberate errors by the filmmakers): When McLeod explains to Norstadt what he does for a living he hands off several magazines and says "Here's a few you might have seen" - it is unlikely that such a teacher would make the mistake of using the singular "here is" as opposed to the plural "here are" when talking about several magazines...

Quotes:

McLeod:"Why the System Should Be Changed" - exclamation point - "by Charles E. Norstadt" I had no idea you pondered such weighty matters, Charles E.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Simpsons: In Marge We Trust (#8.22)" (1997)

Soundtrack:

CH'ELLA MI CREDA

heartwarming and awe-inspiring

Mel is back and better than ever in "The Man Without A Face." This is Mel's finest film to date as an actor and director. Not only is it touching and heartwarming but it showcases one of the best actor turned directors in Mel Gibson. "The Man Without A Face" would be my choice for one of the most touching films I've ever seen.

Gibson certainly knew what he was doing as performed along side a newcomer named Nick Stahl. I can't tell people enough positive things about this newcomer who possesses rare natural talent.

Gibson played his character Justin McCleod the way actors should portray the characters.......with heart. I can't think of a film that showed the world the reality behind people in Justin's situation. Gibson crafted the story very carefully and it shows.

Mel Gibson is an actor with heart and has brought it to big screen as McCleod. I would venture to guess that this role is not that far off than his real-life role as husband and father.

When I saw this film, I didn't have to do much but sit back, eat popcorn and drink my soft drink. I knew it was going to be a moving, touching and heartfelt film.

However, it turned out to be much more. I was pleasantly surprised how Gibson crafted this film into a work of art by using his knowledge of working in front of the camera.

I knew by the end of this film everyone involved with this awesome film from the talented director/actor to the up and coming star along with the viewing audience had fun making and watching "The Man Without A Face."

I recommend this film to anyone and everyone young and old who loves movies.