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Little Odessa
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Director:
James Gray
Writer:
James Gray
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Release Date:
19 May 1995 (USA) See more »
Genre:
Crime | Drama See more »
Tagline:
Between good and evil and heaven and hell is... See more »
Plot:
This film tells a bitter tale of a dysfunctional family. Joshua, a cold-blooded professional killer... See more » | Add synopsis »
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Awards:
3 wins & 6 nominations See more »
NewsDesk:
(12 articles)
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User Reviews:
The prodigal son returns. See more (36 total) »

Cast

  (in credits order) (verified as complete)

Tim Roth ... Joshua Shapira

Edward Furlong ... Reuben Shapira
Moira Kelly ... Alla Shustervich

Vanessa Redgrave ... Irina Shapira

Paul Guilfoyle ... Boris Volkoff
Natalya Andreychenko ... Natasha

Maximilian Schell ... Arkady Shapira

David Vadim ... Sasha
Mina Bern ... Grandma Tsilya

Boris McGiver ... Ivan
Mohammed Ghaffari ... Pahlevi

Michael Khmurov ... Yuri
Dmitry Preyers ... Victor
David Ross ... Anatoly
Ron Brice ... Man with one leg
Jace Kent ... Mechanic
Marianna Lead ... Clara
Gene Ruffini ... Janitor
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Leonid Citer (as Leonid Uscher)

Tuesday Knight ... Actress on Television (uncredited)
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Directed by
James Gray 
 
Writing credits
(in alphabetical order)
James Gray 

Produced by
Claudia Lewis .... executive producer
Rolf Mittweg .... executive producer
Kerry Orent .... co-producer
Paul Webster .... producer
Nick Wechsler .... executive producer
 
Original Music by
Dana Sano 
 
Cinematography by
Tom Richmond 
 
Film Editing by
Dorian Harris 
 
Casting by
Douglas Aibel 
 
Production Design by
Kevin Thompson 
 
Art Direction by
Judy Rhee 
 
Set Decoration by
Charles Ford 
 
Costume Design by
Michael Clancy 
 
Makeup Department
Karen Nichols .... key hair stylist
Karen Nichols .... key makeup artist
 
Production Management
Christopher Goode .... production manager
Michael J. Harker .... post-production supervisor
Lisa Rosen .... post-production supervisor
 
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Apicella .... first assistant director
David M. Cox .... second assistant director
David 'Wex' Wechsler .... second second assistant director
 
Art Department
Annie Ballard .... on-set dresser
Dave Dearberg .... property master
Danny Rovira .... construction coordinator (uncredited)
 
Sound Department
Ulrika Akander .... dialogue editor
Tony Cappelli .... sound editor
Fred Cipriano .... sound effects editor
Susan Dudeck .... adr editor
Gary Gegan .... sound re-recording mixer
Jeanne Gilliland .... boom operator
Lewis Goldstein .... supervising sound editor
Matthew Iadarola .... supervising re-recording mixer
David Jobe .... foley mixer
John A. Larsen .... supervising sound editor
Tom Paul .... production sound mixer
Alicia Stevenson .... foley artist
 
Special Effects by
Drew Jiritano .... special effects
John Stifanich .... special effects
 
Stunts
Roy Farfel .... stunt coordinator
 
Camera and Electrical Department
Tony Arnaud .... dolly grip
David Burroughs .... best boy grip
Prashant Gupta .... still photographer
Margaret Heidenry .... grip
Jonathan Mintz .... key grip
John Samaras .... assistant camera: second unit (as Yiannis Samaras)
Eric Schmidt .... gaffer
Emelia Stockdale .... first assistant camera
Andrew T. Watts .... best boy electric
Elizabeth Wick .... second assistant camera (as Liz Wick)
 
Casting Department
Jordan Beswick .... casting assistant
Kalev Kuusoeks .... extras casting assistant
 
Costume and Wardrobe Department
Kevin Donaldson .... costume assistant
Victoria Farrell .... assistant costume designer
Joan Kaufman .... assistant costume designer
 
Editorial Department
Jeffrey Ford .... assistant editor
Brian Johnson .... first assistant editor
 
Music Department
Dick Bernstein .... music editor (as Richard Bernstein)
Richard Henderson .... music coordinator
Philip Tallman .... music editor
 
Transportation Department
Bobby Marsh .... driver
 
Other crew
Paul C. Arianas .... assistant production office coordinator
Gavin J. Behrman .... set production assistant
Suzanne Celeste .... dialect coach: Tim Roth
Eddy Collyns .... location manager
Olegar Fedoro .... dialogue coach: Russian, Vanessa Redgrave
Brian David Fisher .... production assistant
Jocelyn Jansons .... location assistant
Teri Kane .... unit publicist
Sarah Lindborg .... location assistant
Victoria McGarry .... production coordinator
Andy Muller .... office runner
Margo Myers .... production accountant
Julie Oppenheimer .... script supervisor
Andrew Saxe .... assistant location manager
Mimi Turner .... production assistant
Rick Washburn .... firearms
 
Thanks
Scott Fleischer .... special thanks
 

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MPAA:
Rated R for strong shootings, sexuality and language
Parents Guide:
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Runtime:
98 min
Country:
USA
Language:
English
Color:
Color (Technicolor)
Aspect Ratio:
2.35 : 1 See more »
Sound Mix:
Dolby Digital
Certification:
Iceland:16 | Australia:R | South Korea:18 | New Zealand:R16 | USA:R | Finland:K-16 | France:-12 | Germany:16 (bw) | Netherlands:16 | Portugal:M/16 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:15
Filming Locations:
Bay Ridge, Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USASee more »
Company:
Fine Line FeaturesSee more »

Did You Know?

Trivia:
It took director James Gray two years to get the financing in place to make the film.See more »
Goofs:
Revealing mistakes: In the scenes where Mr. Schell is supposedly speaking Russian, his language is unintelligible beyond the simplest words.See more »
Quotes:
[first lines]
Joshua Shapira:It's done.
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5 out of 6 people found the following review useful.
The prodigal son returns., 9 November 2008
Author: lastliberal from United States

Writer/director James Gray's (We Own the Night) first film was critically acclaimed for it's cinematography and for performances by Vanessa Redgrave and Maximilian Schell. It is not an action film, even though the main character is a hit-man. It is a drama about family and shame.

Mr. Orange, Tim Roth (Reservoir Dogs, Pulp Fiction, The Incredible Hulk) plays a son who has been disowned for bringing shame on the family by his behavior. He returns to Brighton Beach to do a job, and reunites with his family as his mother lays dying. He also reunited with Moira Kelly, much to the delight of movie viewers.

About the only one happy to see him was his younger brother Rueban, played by Edward Furlong (Terminator 2: Judgment Day, Pecker). Well, mom was happy, but moms are always happy no matter how bad their children are - trust me on that.

Violence was at a minimum for a Russian Mafia/hit-man picture, and the focus was on the family. Maximilian Schell was excellent as the father that made piece just for a moment to allow Redgrave to see her son.

Gray's first film has nuance and subtlety not often seen in a film featuring the mafia.

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