Color of Night (1994)

Director:

Richard Rush

Writers (WGA):

Billy Ray (story)
Matthew Chapman (screenplay) ...
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Release Date:

19 August 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Mystery | Romance | Thriller | Drama

Tagline:

Five Suspects. Two Lovers. One Killer. Nothing is what it seems... except murder.

Plot:

A color-blind psychiatrist Bill Capa is stalked by an unknown killer after taking over his murdered friend's therapy group, all of whom have a connection to a mysterious young woman that Capa begins having intense sexual encounters with.

Plot Keywords:

Patient | Psychologist | Suicide | Female Nudity | Investigation

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 1 win & 8 nominations

Cast

Bruce Willis	...	Dr. Bill Capa
Jane March	...	Rose
Rubén Blades	...	Lt. Hector Martinez
Lesley Ann Warren	...	Sondra Dorio
Scott Bakula	...	Dr. Bob Moore
Brad Dourif	...	Clark
Lance Henriksen	...	Buck
Kevin J. O'Connor	...	Casey Heinz
Andrew Lowery	...	Dale Dexter
Eriq La Salle	...	Det. Anderson
Jeff Corey	...	Ashland
Kathleen Wilhoite	...	Michelle
Shirley Knight	...	Edith Niedelmeyer
John Bower	...	Medical Examiner
Avi Korein	...	Bouncer
Steven R. Barnett	...	Cop
Roberta Storm	...	Receptionist
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Erick Avari	...	Cabbie (uncredited)
Rachel Wagner	...	Dancer (uncredited)

Directed by
Richard Rush

Writing credits (WGA)
Billy Ray		(story)
Matthew Chapman		(screenplay) and
Billy Ray		(screenplay)

Produced by
Buzz Feitshans	....	producer
David Matalon	....	producer
Andrew G. Vajna	....	executive producer
David Willis	....	co-producer
Carmine Zozzora	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Dominic Frontiere

Cinematography by
Dietrich Lohmann

Film Editing by
Jack Hofstra
Thom Noble		(uncredited)

Casting by
Wendy Kurtzman

Production Design by
James L. Schoppe

Art Direction by
Gary A. Lee		(supervising art director)
Jack Morrisey

Set Decoration by
Cynthia McCormac

Costume Design by
Jacqueline G. Arthur

Makeup Department
Carrie Angland	....	makeup artist: Leslie Ann Warren
Jeri Baker	....	hair stylist
John Blake	....	key makeup artist
Michèle Burke	....	makeup designer
Eloisa De Laurentiis	....	makeup assistant
Lynda Gurasich	....	hair stylist: Mr. Willis
Michael Mills	....	makeup artist
Jeremy Swan	....	makeup artist
Kaori N. Turner	....	body makeup artist (as Kaori Turner)
Michael White	....	hair designer

Production Management
Terry Collis	....	production manager
John G. Wilson	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Pamela Cederquist	....	dga trainee
Mathew Dunne	....	first assistant director: second unit
Nunzio Fazio	....	second second assistant director
Vicki Jackson-Lemay	....	second assistant director: second unit (as Vicki LeMay)
Carla McCloskey	....	second assistant director
Thompson O'Sullivan	....	first assistant director: second unit (as Tommie O'Sullivan)
Jack Frost Sanders	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Ken Abraham	....	set dresser
Sergio Albarran	....	painter
Michael Alvarado	....	plasterer
Salvador Anaya	....	plasterer
Taylor Black	....	set dresser
Max E. Brehme	....	set dresser (as Max Brehme)
Ray Christl	....	propmaker
Gary Clark	....	paint foreman
Dale DeStefani	....	propmaker
Elixandro Diaz Jr.	....	plasterer
Roger Dudley	....	propmaker foreman
David Espinoza	....	propmaker
Billy Frank	....	lead man
Ron Frazier	....	propmaker foreman
Gene Fukuzawa	....	propmaker
Michael Gates	....	painter
Joanna Gilliam	....	set dresser
Chris Hams	....	propmaker
William Hams Jr.	....	propmaker
William Hams	....	construction coordinator
James Harne	....	propmaker
Oluf Hartvigson	....	assistant art director
Bill Iiams	....	construction coordinator
Mary Janson	....	painter
Jeffery J. Jenkins	....	paint foreman
Jeffrey Jenkins	....	painter
Tedd Keith	....	propmaker
Albert Kenders	....	painter
Gary F. Kieldrup	....	assistant property master (as Gary Kieldrup)
David Wayne Lamb	....	propmaker (as David Lamb)
Scott W. Leslie	....	set dresser
Lawrence D. Lira	....	drapery
Sydney Z. Litwack	....	set designer
Dave Margolin	....	painter
Mike McNeilly	....	artist
Peter Mikkanpoince	....	painter
Craig Muller	....	propmaker
Henry Munoz	....	propmaker foreman
Marti Olson	....	painter
Dennis J. Parrish	....	property master
Hope M. Parrish	....	assistant property master (as Hope Parrish)
Joseph Peterson	....	propmaker
Richard Peters	....	general foreman
Randy Provencio	....	propmaker
Mark Rasmussen	....	propmaker foreman
Nancy Restuccia	....	art department coordinator
Dennis Riewerts	....	drapery
Marvin Salsberg	....	propmaker
Vito San Filippo	....	on-set dresser
Jay Schmidt	....	painter
Tomas B. Sierra	....	propmaker
Armando Soliz	....	plasterer
George Stuart Jr.	....	painter (as George Stuart)
Mark Sylbert	....	propmaker
Ralph Votaw	....	propmaker (as Ralph Votaw Jr.)
Timothy Wetklow	....	propmaker
William Wheaton	....	labor foreman
Chris Zimmerman	....	stand-by painter

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer (as Jim Ashwill)
Christopher Assells	....	sound effects editor
James Beshears	....	sound effects editor
Bob Bowman	....	assistant sound editor
Barney Cabral	....	sound editor
Simon Coke	....	sound effects editor
Jeff Courtie	....	adr mixer
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Christine Danelski	....	foley editor
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Dino Dimuro	....	sound effects editor
Rickley W. Dumm	....	assistant sound editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	adr editor
Richard Dwan Jr.	....	dialogue editor
Sukey Fontelieu	....	adr editor
Scott Ganary	....	sound re-recording mixer
Scott Martin Gershin	....	sound effects editor
Nerses Gezalyan	....	foley mixer
Sarah Goldsmith	....	dialogue editor (as Sarah Rothenberg Goldsmith)
Laura Graham	....	adr editor
Gary A. Hecker	....	foley artist (as Gary Hecker)
Philip A. Hess	....	sound effects editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Randall L. Johnson	....	boom operator (as Randy Johnson)
Trevor Jolly	....	supervising sound editor
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Constance A. Kazmer	....	adr editor
Randy Kelley	....	sound effects editor
David Kelson	....	sound mixer
Lou Kleinman	....	adr editor
Mark Lanza	....	sound effects editor
Mark R. La Pointe	....	dialogue editor
Judson Leach	....	adr assistant
Catt LeBaigue	....	dialogue editor
Horace Manzanares	....	adr assistant
Dessie Markovsky	....	sound consultant
Glenn T. Morgan	....	co-supervising sound designer
Philip D. Morrill	....	assistant sound editor
Dan O'Donnell	....	foley artist
Michelle Pazer	....	assistant sound editor
Jeena M. Phelps	....	adr assistant
Vic Radulich	....	dialog editor
Emile Razpopov	....	sound consultant
Susan Ritter	....	assistant sound editor
Douglas J. Schulman	....	boom operator
Frank Smathers	....	sound effects editor
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mark P. Stoeckinger	....	supervising sound designer
Mike Szakmeister	....	dialogue editor
Sean Tajkowski	....	additional sound
Jeff Watts	....	adr supervisor
Kim Waugh	....	additional sound
Randy Young	....	additional sound

Special Effects by
Peter Albiez	....	special effects
Darin Bouyssou	....	lab technician
Gary Elmendorf	....	special effects
Terry W. King	....	special effects coordinator
Matt Kutcher	....	special effects
Eric Roberts	....	special effects

Visual Effects by
Lisa Aycock	....	digital artist
Jil-Sheree Bergin	....	visual effects producer
Feliciano di Giorgio	....	junior technical director
Chow Emrich	....	digital artist
John V. Fante	....	visual effects camera
Caleb J. Howard	....	technical director
Dan Janowski	....	digital artist
Brian Jennings	....	visual effects supervisor
Michael Kanfer	....	digital artist
Mark A. Lasoff	....	digital supervisor (as Mark Lasoff)
Don Lee	....	digital compositor
Candace Lewis	....	digital artist
Gray Marshall	....	digital artist
Terrence Masson	....	digital artist
Barbara McCullough	....	visual effects production manager
Price Pethel	....	digital supervisor
Steve Switaj	....	motion control operator
Cari Thomas	....	visual effects coordinator
Milos Twilight	....	digital artist: Digital Domain
James Valentine	....	rotoscope supervisor
Robert Wait	....	visual effects editor
Kieran Woo	....	production controller: Digital Domain
Floyd Casey	....	digital artist (uncredited)
Scott Schneider	....	model maker (uncredited)

Stunts
Scott Annand	....	stunts
Noby Arden	....	stunts (as Noby-Arden Kreisch)
Daniel W. Barringer	....	stunts
Gary Baxley	....	stunts
Phil Chong	....	stunts
Jimmy Lynn Davis	....	stunts
Diamond Farnsworth	....	stunts
Keith Graham	....	stunts
Joe Greblo	....	stunts
Richard Grigsby	....	stunts
Whitey Hughes	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunt double: Bruce Willis
Gary Kent	....	stunts: Hollywood
Kay Komler	....	stunts
Kim Robert Koscki	....	stunts
Hannah Kozak	....	stunt double: Jane March :
Gary Littlejohn	....	stunts
Cotton Mather	....	stunts
Robert J. Morton	....	stunts
Billy Morts	....	stunts
Carol Neilson	....	stunts
Walter Robles	....	stunts
Brian Smrz	....	stunts
Gary J. Wayton	....	stunt double: Scott Bakula
Bob Yerkes	....	stunts
Merritt Yohnka	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Norman Ash	....	lamp operator
Wayne Baker	....	underwater assistant camera
Jeff Beebe	....	key grip: second unit
Mike Brooker	....	grip: second unit
Stephen Brooks	....	generator operator
Richard Brooks Burton	....	gyrosphere technician: aerial unit
John P. Cleveland	....	best boy grip
John J. Connor	....	director of photography: second unit
John T. Connor	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
John T. Connor	....	first assistant camera: second unit (as John Connor Jr.)
James 'Spud' Danicic	....	additional second assistant camera
Garry Davis	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Kevin Dean	....	grip
Jon Falkengren	....	dolly grip (as John Falkengren)
Anthony Gaudioz	....	camera operator
Carl R. Gibson Jr.	....	rigging grip (as Carl Gibson Jr.)
Terry Graves	....	camera loader: second unit
Willie J. Gray	....	rigging electrician
Dennis Green	....	dolly grip
Donald Haflich	....	rigging electrician
Dennis Harper	....	key grip
Dennis Scott Harper	....	grip
Kenji Inouye	....	grip: second unit
Joe Kudlack	....	grip
Trevor Loomis	....	film loader
J. Steven Matzinger	....	second assistant camera
Russell McElhatton	....	third camera operator: second unit (as Russ McElhatton)
Annie McEveety	....	Steadicam assistant (as Anne McEveety)
Charlie McIntyre	....	rigging gaffer (as Charles McIntyre III)
George Mooradian	....	director of photography: second unit
Evan A. Nesbitt	....	second assistant camera: second unit (as Evan Nesbitt)
Nicholas P. Nizich	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Michael K. O'Melia	....	assistant chief lighting technician: second unit
Michael K. O'Melia	....	electrician: second unit
Jane O'Neal	....	still photographer
Jerome Pondella	....	rigging electrician
Brennan L. Price	....	lighting technician
Scott J. Prophet	....	grip (as Scott Prophet)
Ronald J. Pure Jr.	....	lamp operator (as R. Joseph Pure Jr.)
Liz Radley	....	video supervisor
George Richmond	....	second assistant camera
Calmar Roberts	....	first assistant camera (as Cal Roberts)
Pete Romano	....	underwater photographer
Anthony Rush	....	video assist operator
Tony Rush	....	key video assist operator
John 'Fest' Sandau	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Steve Shank	....	second camera operator: second unit
John 'Skids' Skidmore	....	lamp operator (as John Skidmore)
Cricket Sloat	....	lamp operator
Lynn Smith	....	first assistant camera: second unit
Donald Stanford	....	rigging electrician
James R. Tynes	....	chief lighting technician
Raymond Van Holtan	....	generator operator (as Ray Van Holten)
Konstantin von Krusenstiern	....	second assistant camera
H. Mark Vuille	....	gaffer: second unit
John Wright	....	rigging electrician (as John D. Wright)
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	Steadicam operator
John Zirbel	....	lamp operator

Casting Department
Carol Goldwasser	....	casting associate
Jill Greenberg	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Victoria DeKay	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Victoria deKay)
Susan Lichtman	....	costumer: Mr. Willis
Caroline Marx	....	costumer
Jim O'Daniel	....	costumer: men
Jerry Ross	....	costumer
Teresa Willis	....	wardrobe assistant

Editorial Department
Christopher S. Capp	....	first assistant film editor
Luis Colina	....	associate editor
Adam C. Frank	....	assistant editor
Penny Lee Hallin	....	assistant editor
Mo Henry	....	negative cutter
David Hill	....	assistant editor
Jimmy Hill	....	assistant editor (as Jim Hill)
Terry Hubbard	....	assistant editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer
Lynn Leonhard	....	assistant editor
Humberto Luna-Gallardo	....	assistant editor
Mark Perzely	....	assistant editor
Steve Schoenberg	....	associate editor

Music Department
Brent Brooks	....	assistant music editor
Dennis Dreith	....	conductor
Dennis Dreith	....	orchestrator
Dominic Frontiere	....	conductor
Eric Harryman	....	music supervisor
Edward Karam	....	orchestrator
Robin Katz	....	music editor
Barry Levine	....	music supervisor
Steven L. Smith	....	music preparation

Transportation Department
Michael Altunez	....	transportation captain
Reed Cohan	....	transportation captain
Daniel Quick	....	transportation coordinator

Other crew
Gregory Bartlett	....	assistant location manager
Gina Brockett	....	animal trainer
Jim Brockett	....	animal trainer
Jane Bulmer	....	assistant: Mr. Vajna
Michael Burnett	....	puppeteer: animatronic snake puppet
Bundy Chanock	....	set medic
Paul Conti	....	key computer graphics playback engineer
Melissa K. Cooper	....	production coordinator (as Melissa Cooper)
Beverly Cusack	....	assistant accountant
Jeanie Daniels	....	payroll accountant
Eduardo De La Grana	....	assistant production accountant
Dino De Laurentiis	....	production assistant
Stephen J. Eads	....	assistant: Mr. Willis (as Stephen Eads)
Jenifer Galvez	....	production assistant
Jennifer Good	....	production coordinator
Aaron Green	....	production assistant
Barry Gremillion	....	location manager
Bryan Hanna	....	photo double: Bruce Willis
Charlie Hesse	....	production assistant
Elizabeth Himelstein	....	dialect coach: Ms. March
Tracy L. Kettler	....	production assistant
Avi Korein	....	assistant: Mr. Willis
Ann Meceda	....	assistant: Mr. Vajna
Michael Menzies	....	production accountant
Maud Nadler	....	assistant: Mr. Matalon
M. Michelle Nishikawa	....	production assistant
Katrina Oost	....	stand-in: Ms. March
Dan Perri	....	title designer: main titles
Beverly Raymond	....	production assistant
Claude Roberts	....	assistant: Mr. Rush
Stan Safford	....	craft service
Loren Shertzer	....	assistant: Mr. Willis
Bruce Somers	....	assistant location manager
Robert Squire	....	assistant: Mr. Zozzora
Jeffrey Stephan	....	stand-in: Mr. Willis
Barbara Thaxton	....	script supervisor
Andrew G. Vajna	....	presenter
Lucas Van Alen	....	production assistant
Eric Von Arx	....	location assistant: New York
Louise Weber	....	assistant: Mr. Willis
Robert R. Willis	....	unit publicist
Chris Winn	....	craft service
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator

Production Companies

• Cinergi Pictures Entertainment
• Hollywood Pictures

Distributors

• Buena Vista Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• Film Office (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1995) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Scotia International Filmverleih (1995) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Svensk Filmindustri (SF) (1994) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Union Générale Cinématographique (UGC) (1994) (France) (theatrical)
• BMG Video (1998) (Germany) (DVD)
• Gativideo (1995) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Hollywood Pictures Home Video (video)
• Home Box Office (HBO)

Special Effects

• Cinesite (digital film service)
• Digital Domain
• Pacific Title (optical effects)

Other Companies

• Central Casting  extras casting
• Cinesite  digital film services
• Filmtrucks  grip equipment
• Mercer Titles & Optical Effects Ltd.  titles and opticals
• Todd-AO/Glen Glenn Studios  sound re-recorded at

MPAA:

Rated R for strong sexuality, violence and language. (also director's cut)

Runtime:

121 min | USA:140 min (director's cut) | Argentina:133 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Iceland:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Philippines:R-18 | USA:NC-17 (original rating) | Italy:VM14 | Australia:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 (director's cut) | Germany:16 | Norway:18 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R | Argentina:18

Filming Locations:

11400 Olympic Boulevard, West Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Cinergi Pictures Entertainment

Trivia:

The Malibu house used as a main setting is the same house similarly used in Ritual (2000/I).

Goofs:

Continuity: Bill is talking to the group and while making himself a drink, the cabinet above the counter is open/closed between shots.

Quotes:

Dr. Bill Capa: [On why he won't take over the therapy group] Well because one reason or the other I'm more screwed up than the rest of you put together.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 52nd Annual Golden Globe Awards (1995) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Just to See You

Not bad

This was a off the wall choice but it turned out fair;y good. The little fact that i could not get is how did he get to live in the house after the owner died. and got to drive around in his car. we just did not see that part. movie was good had enough plot twists Ms Warren was nice and Bruce Willis wasn't too bed either. It kind of threw you in the beginning with everything going on but finally got the just of things later. i wouldn't mind watching it again