The War (1994)

Director:

Jon Avnet

Writer (WGA):

Kathy McWorter (written by)

Release Date:

4 November 1994 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

What's worth fighting for?

Plot:

Vietnam War vet Costner must deal with a war of a different sort between his son and their friends, and a rival group of children...

Plot Keywords:

Vietnam | Group | Vietnam Veteran | Ex Marine | Brother Sister Relationship

Awards:

1 win & 3 nominations

Cast

Elijah Wood	...	Stu Simmons
Kevin Costner	...	Stephen Simmons
Mare Winningham	...	Lois Simmons
Lexi Randall	...	Lidia Joanne Simmons
LaToya Chisholm	...	Elvadine
Christopher Fennell	...	Billy Lipnicki
Donald Sellers	...	Arliss Lipnicki
Leon Sills	...	Leo Lipnicki
Will West	...	Lester Lucket
Brennan Gallagher	...	Marsh
Adam Henderson	...	Chet
Charlette Julius	...	Amber
Jennifer Tyler	...	Ula Lipnicki
Lucas Black	...	Ebb
Justin Lucas	...	Willard
Raynor Scheine	...	Mr. Lipnicki
Christine Baranski	...	Miss Strapford
Bruce A. Young	...	Moe Henry
Mary Nell Santacroce	...	Mrs. Higgins
Nick Searcy	...	John Ray Wilkens
Gary Basaraba	...	Dodge
Judson Vaughn	...	Soldier
Jay Brooks	...	Old Man
Afemo Omilami	...	Quarry Man
Tim Ware	...	Fat Man at Auction
J. Don Ferguson	...	Mine Foreman
Ron Clinton Smith	...	Ambulance Attendant
Tom Even	...	Doctor
Dorothy Davis	...	Nurse
Bill Coates	...	Catfish Man
Wilson L. Middlebrooks	...	Field Foreman

Directed by
Jon Avnet

Writing credits (WGA)
Kathy McWorter		(written by)

Produced by
Jon Avnet	....	producer
Todd R. Baker	....	executive producer (as Todd Baker)
Eric Eisner	....	executive producer
Martin Huberty	....	co-producer
Jordan Kerner	....	producer
Lisa Lindstrom	....	co-producer
Deborah Love	....	associate producer
Kathy McWorter	....	co-executive producer

Original Music by
Thomas Newman

Cinematography by
Geoffrey Simpson		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Debra Neil-Fisher		(as Debra Neil)

Casting by
David Rubin
Debra Zane

Production Design by
Kristi Zea

Art Direction by
Jeremy Conway

Set Decoration by
Karen O'Hara

Costume Design by
Molly Maginnis

Makeup Department
Fern Buchner	....	makeup designer
Patrice Coleman	....	additional makeup artist
Elle Elliott	....	hair stylist: Mr. Costner
Isabel Harkins	....	additional makeup artist
Bill Johnson	....	additional makeup artist
Bridgit Oliver	....	additional makeup artist
Susan 'Star' Orr	....	second hair stylist (as Susan Orr)
Francisco X. Pérez	....	makeup artist: Mr. Costner (as Frank Perez)
John Quaglia	....	key hair stylist (as John D. Quaglia)
Rosemary Zurlo	....	key makeup artist (as Rosemarie Zurlo)

Production Management
Alma Kuttruff	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Peter E. Hirsch	....	assistant director
Deborah Love	....	first assistant director
Vincent Palmo Jr.	....	assistant director
Annette Sutera	....	assistant director

Art Department
John Balling	....	stand-by painter
Tony Beall	....	painter
Dwight Benjamin-Creel	....	property master
Taylor Bennett	....	scenic (as Franklin T. Bennett)
Sharon Braunstein	....	set dresser (as Sharon Joan Braunstein)
Matthew Butler	....	greensman
Francine Byrne	....	art department coordinator
Charles E. Cape Jr.	....	art department assistant
Howard J. Clark	....	set dresser
Tommy Cochran	....	painter
Joe Connolly	....	assistant props
Christopher Didiot	....	set dresser
Andrew Seward Duncan	....	assistant props
Regina Edwards	....	art department assistant
Maryann Garvin	....	assistant set decorator
Ryan Hartnett	....	greensman
Anne Holifield	....	painter
Lee Ivey	....	painter
Jennifer Johnston	....	set dresser
Deb Knowles	....	art department assistant
James Lawler	....	painter
Rebecca Leonard	....	painter
Lindanne Lewis	....	painter
Otto Lindsey	....	prop maker
Eddie Lee Mayner	....	set dresser
Mikie McAmis	....	art department assistant
Jeffrey D. McDonald	....	assistant art director
Thomas Minton	....	assistant art director
Swift Moseley	....	head greensman
Edward E. O'Connell	....	set painter (as Ed O'Connell)
Dwayne Pilato	....	painter
Thomas Michael Ryan	....	general foreman (as Michael Ryan)
Julia Starr Sanford	....	set designer (as Julie S. Sanford)
Jeffrey Schlatter	....	construction coordinator (as Jeff Schlatter)
Larry C. Shepard	....	stand-by painter
Stephanie Shimshick	....	art department assistant
Scott Strader	....	set dresser
David Sutton	....	painter
Robert Testerman	....	head painter (as Bob Testerman)
Kenneth Turek	....	leadman (as Ken Turek)
Tommy Lee Watson Jr.	....	set dresser
Karen Young	....	on-set dresser (as Karen L. Young)
Timothy Dolph	....	prop fabricator: foam weapons (uncredited)

Sound Department
David E. Campbell	....	sound re-recording mixer
Mary H. Ellis	....	sound mixer
David Gertz	....	foley mixer
Matthew Harrison	....	foley editor
Devon Heffley Curry	....	adr supervisor
James Moriana	....	foley artist
R.J. Palmer	....	sound effects editor
John T. Reitz	....	sound re-recording mixer
Gregg Rudloff	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher C. Schiavo	....	assistant sound editor
George Watters II	....	supervising sound editor
Jeffrey Wilhoit	....	foley artist
Allen Hurd	....	sound recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Terry Erickson	....	special effects technician
Thomas M. Ficke	....	pyrotechnics operator
Paul J. Lombardi	....	special effects coordinator (as Paul Lombardi)

Stunts
Steve Borders	....	stunts
Victor Chan	....	stunts
Scott Dale	....	stunts
Brenda DeYoung	....	stunts (as Brenda DeYoung Grant)
Danny Downey	....	stunts
Stone Ericson	....	stunts
John Fagan	....	stunts
Roel Failma	....	stunts
William L. Gillespie	....	stunts
Al Goto	....	stunts
Rusty Hanson	....	stunts
Don Hewitt	....	stunts
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunts
Jery Hewitt	....	stunt coordinator
Brian Imada	....	stunts
Jennifer Lamb	....	stunts
David Paul Lord	....	stunts
David Brian Martin	....	stunts
Kristopher Medina	....	stunts
Tony Montgomery	....	stunts
Ben Oliver	....	stunts
Lee Poppie	....	stunts
Bobby Porter	....	stunts
Deep Roy	....	stunts
Carlton Lee Russell	....	stunts
Jerrell Skinner	....	stunts
Lonnie R. Smith Jr.	....	stunts (as Lonnie Smith)
Michael Tinsley	....	stunts
Gary Toy	....	stunts
Jeff Ward	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Paul Arnold	....	electrician
Denise Bailie	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Lee Blasingame	....	lead assistant camera: "a" camera
Dan Cornwall	....	electrician
Stephen Crowley	....	best boy
Ken Ferris	....	camera operator
Ian Forsyth	....	electrician
Dale Fowler	....	electrician
Brian Gunter	....	additional photography
Brian Gunter	....	gaffer
Tully McCulloch	....	rigging best boy electric
Greg Morse	....	24 frame video
Riko Schatke	....	second grip
C. Ashley Sudge	....	dolly grip

Casting Department
Pat Cartwright Barwick	....	extras casting assistant (as Pat Barwick)
Mia Choi	....	casting assistant
Shay Griffin	....	casting consultant: Atlanta
J. Cindy Hill	....	extras casting assistant (as Cindy Hill)
Jennifer Lewis	....	extras casting assistant
John McCurry	....	extras casting assistant
Bob R. Patterson	....	extras casting assistant
Michael Shortt	....	casting assistant
Cynthia Stillwell	....	extras casting coordinator (as Cynthia F. Stillwell)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Donna D. Casey	....	assistant costume designer
Suzanne Cranfill	....	wardrobe supervisor
Deborah Myles Davis	....	set costumer
Jill Halbreich	....	set costumer
Zandra Harding	....	cutter/fitter
Fred Lloyd	....	wardrobe supervisor
Susan MacLaren	....	set costumer
Peggy Stamper	....	key set costumer
Amanda Zenil	....	set costumer

Editorial Department
Karen Broderick	....	first assistant editor
Gary Burritt	....	negative cutter: Kona Cutting
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Neil Kirk	....	assistant editor
Johnie Tidwell Jr.	....	post-production assistant
Yvonne Valdez	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Bill Bernstein	....	music editor
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation
George Doering	....	musician
Jim Makiej	....	assistant music editor
Leslie Morris	....	music contractor
Thomas Pasatieri	....	orchestrator
Dennis S. Sands	....	music mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dennis S. Sands	....	music recordist (as Dennis Sands)
Andrew Silver	....	preview music editor (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Ronald F. Debranski II	....	Kevin Costner's Trailer
Stu Dodge	....	driver
Roy A. Grace	....	driver
Cindy Parker	....	transportation coordinator
J.L. Parker	....	transportation captain
Ken Peterson	....	transportation advisor
Roland Heart	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Bhagavan Antle	....	animal trainer
Bhagavan Antle	....	animal wrangler (as Doc Antel)
Robin Brown	....	voice coach
Jonathan Bymel	....	production assistant
Steve Cainas	....	production assistant (as Steve N. Cainas)
Tracey Crosby	....	location assistant
Paula M. Endara	....	assistant: Mr. Avnet (as Paula Endara)
Michael Feder	....	production assistant (as Michael David Feder)
R. Edward Garrett	....	stand-in
Norman Gary	....	animal wrangler: hornets (as Dr. Norman Gary)
Holly Gent Palmo	....	production coordinator
Karen Ruth Getchell	....	assistant production coordinator
Ronald Goldstein	....	dental consultant (as Dr. Ronald Goldstein)
Jamal Graves	....	choreographer (as Jamale Graves)
Gail Hunter	....	script supervisor
Cindia Huppeler	....	dialect coach
Nancy G. James	....	craft service (as Nancy James)
Bill Johnson	....	creator: simulated animals (as Bill 'Splat' Johnson)
Robert Bob Kay	....	location assistant (as Robert Kay)
Ann L. Kirk	....	set tutor
Heidi McGowen	....	key set production assistant (as Heidi Gretchen McGowen)
Moira McLaughlin	....	assistant: Mr. Costner
Kathy Menzies	....	assistant: Mr. Kerner (as Kathy L. Menzies)
Maida N. Morgan	....	location manager
Michael Papac	....	armorer (as Mike Papac)
Senia Phillips	....	animal wrangler
Sean Ridley	....	location assistant
Richard Santmyer	....	helicopter pilot (as Richard L. Santmyer)
Margaret L. Schlaifer	....	studio teacher (as Marge Schlaifer)
Paige M. Sibley	....	assistant location manager (as Paige Sibley)
Jerrell Skinner	....	production assistant (as Jerrell S. Skinner)
Eric S. Smith	....	assistant to producer (as Eric Smith)
Charles A. Tamburro	....	helicopter pilot (as Chuck Tamburro)
Mark Thomason	....	photo double: Stephen
Eden Ashley Umble	....	unit publicist
Dixie D. Walker	....	production accountant
Vanna Bonta	....	additional voices (uncredited)
Daniel Wheatcroft	....	studio engineer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Island World

Distributors

• Universal Pictures (1994) (USA) (theatrical)
• American Broadcasting Company (ABC) (1999) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1996) (Greece) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Egmont Entertainment (????) (Finland) (DVD)
• Finnkino (1996) (Finland) (VHS)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Mainostelevisio (MTV3) (2001) (Finland) (TV)
• SubTV (2002) (Finland) (TV)
• Umbrella Entertainment (2008) (Australia) (DVD)
• United International Pictures (UIP)
• Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (VHS)
• Universal Pictures Home Entertainment (2004) (Germany) (DVD)

Other Companies

• Lightnin' Production Rentals  transportation equipment
• MCA Records  soundtrack

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for the intense depiction of human struggle and conflict

Runtime:

126 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

DTS | DTS-Stereo | Dolby SR

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | Germany:12 (f) | Netherlands:AL | Norway:11 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | UK:12 | USA:PG-13 | Singapore:PG | Australia:M | Iceland:L | South Korea:12 | Philippines:PG-13 | Australia:MA (DVD rating) | Finland:K-8

Filming Locations:

Beaufort, South Carolina, USA

Company:

Island World

Goofs:

Continuity: The Lipnicki gang dries off too quickly after exiting lake at the quarry.

Quotes:

Lidia:What are you thinking?
Stu:If dad's watching... he can go now.
Lidia:He is watching.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in Jersey Girl (2004)

Soundtrack:

Summertime

A BEAUTIFUL MOVIE MORE WORTHY OF ATTENTION!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The War starring Kevin Kostner, Elijah Wood, and Mare Winningham was released in 1994. The film was fantastic and all the actors in the film were magnificent!! The acting by all involved was great. Especially that of Kevin Kostner and Eljah Wood. Both of which were worthy of Academy Awards, but unfortunately were not nominated. The film holds many valuable life lessons/morals. The movie is one that catches hold of you from the beginning and doesn't let up until the end. Yet, leaving you with a feeling that is almost unbelievable!!!!! The purpose of this film is to make us all think, and what more can anyone ask of a movie? I have seen this film many times and I enjoy it each and every time I see it. This movie is DRAMA at it's best with a bit of humor thrown in as it goes along. I must also mention that this is a very powerful and emotion-filled movie. I recommend that you pay close attention to detail if you hope to have a "complete" impact from this film!! This is a beautiful movie that all should see. I recommend it to anyone who hasn't seen it. By renting or buying this movie, you will bring a bit of joy to your own life.....so see it at all costs!!! You won't regret that decision!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!