Jade (1995)

Popularity:

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Director:

William Friedkin

Writer (WGA):

Joe Eszterhas (written by)

Release Date:

29 November 1995 (France)

Genre:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

Tagline:

Some women have secret fantasies. Some women have secret lives.

Plot:

A bright assistant D.A. investigates a gruesome hatchet murder and hides a clue he found at the crime scene. Under professional threats and an attempt on his life, he goes on heartbroken because evidence point to the woman he still loves.

Plot Keywords:

Prostitution | Investigation | Blackmail | Murder | Panties Pulled Down

Awards:

2 nominations

Cast

David Caruso	...	David Corelli
Linda Fiorentino	...	Trina Gavin
Chazz Palminteri	...	Matt Gavin
Richard Crenna	...	Governor Edwards
Michael Biehn	...	Bob Hargrove
Donna Murphy	...	Karen Heller
Ken King	...	Petey Vasko
Holt McCallany	...	Bill Barrett
David Hunt	...	Pat Callendar
Angie Everhart	...	Patrice Jacinto
Kevin Tighe	...	D.A. Arnold Clifford
Robin Thomas	...	Mr. Green
Jay Jacobus	...	Justin Henderson
Victoria Smith	...	Sandy
Drew Snyder	...	Executive
Bud Bostwick	...	Justin Henderson's Brother
Darryl Chan	...	Tommy Loy
Graham Cowley	...	Deputy Coroner
Nellie Cravens	...	Governor's Secretary
Ron Ulstad	...	Kyle Medford
Allen Gebhardt	...	Forensic Man
Garrett Griffin	...	Police Officer
Julian Hill	...	Forensic
Buddy Joe Hooker	...	Assistant District Attorney
Bobby Bass	...	Assistant District Attorney
Sandy Berumen	...	Assistant District Attorney (as Sandra Berumen)
Dick Ziker	...	Assistant District Attorney (as Richard Ziker)
Arthur Johnson	...	Cop
Paul Schlotfeldt	...	Cop
Rene Charles LaPrevotte	...	Cop
John Loftus	...	Cop
Tom Walsh	...	Cop
Howard Weathersby	...	Cop
Kevin Whitfield	...	Cop
John Wyman	...	Cop
Mini Mehra	...	Resident
Nicholas Tarvid	...	Pilot
Harold Morrison	...	Co-Pilot
William Piletic	...	Priest
Olimpia Saravia	...	Maid
Tina J. Spangler	...	Secretary
Isaac Spivey	...	Homeless Man
Kenneth Tigar	...	Corporate Man
Bill Toliver	...	Medical Examiner
James Edward Veurink	...	Executive
Victor Wong	...	Mr. Wong
Ron Yuan	...	Technician
Peter Duchin	...	Black & White Ball orchestra leader
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Mary Christina Brown	...	Young Girl in Chinatown Parade (uncredited)
Bob Dini	...	Society Dancer (uncredited)
Jeff Scott	...	Waiter (uncredited)
Victor Talmadge	...	Lawyer (uncredited)
Erick Vinther	...	Cameraman (uncredited)

Directed by
William Friedkin

Writing credits (WGA)
Joe Eszterhas		(written by)

Produced by
Gary Adelson	....	producer
Craig Baumgarten	....	producer
Robert Evans	....	producer
George Goodman	....	co-producer
William J. MacDonald	....	executive producer
Catherine Meyers	....	field producer: EPK
Joe Eszterhas	....	executive producer (uncredited)

Original Music by
James Horner

Cinematography by
Andrzej Bartkowiak

Film Editing by
Augie Hess

Casting by
Ronnie Yeskel

Production Design by
Alex Tavoularis

Art Direction by
Charles William Breen		(as Charles Breen)

Set Decoration by
Gary Fettis

Costume Design by
Marilyn Vance

Makeup Department
Bruce Barlow	....	special makeup effects artist
Michael Laudati	....	makeup artist
Charlotte Parker	....	hair stylist (as Charlotte Gravenor)
Gail Rowell-Ryan	....	hair stylist
Robert Ryan	....	makeup artist
Chris Walas	....	special makeup effects

Production Management
George Goodman	....	production manager
Charles Skouras III	....	production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Newt Arnold	....	assistant director
Jay Guerra	....	dga trainee
Hilbert Hakim	....	second second assistant director
Eric Jones	....	second second assistant director
Ron Kinwald	....	additional second assistant director
Robin R. Oliver	....	assistant director
Thomas Schellenberg	....	second second assistant director (as Tom Schellenberg)

Art Department
Kirsten Anderson	....	construction accountant
Scott M. Anderson	....	assistant property master
Kristin Argue	....	drapery
James Burke	....	greensman
Ashley Burnham	....	art department coordinator
Christopher Carlson	....	set dresser
John Chichester	....	set designer
Dale DeStefani	....	general foreman
Shepherd Frankel	....	art department assistant
Stephen J. Gardner	....	props assistant: San Francisco
Robert C. Goldstein	....	set designer
Bruce Harris	....	propmaker
Kurt V. Hulett	....	lead man
Mark Knapton	....	propmaker
Jeffrey Kushon	....	lead person
John Lister	....	set dresser
Doni McMillan	....	set dresser
Barbara Munch	....	set decorator: San Francisco
James J. Murakami	....	assistant art director (as James Murakami)
Scott Newell	....	carpenter: San Francisco crew
Maureen Osborne	....	set dresser
Fred Paulsen	....	set dresser
John J. Rutchland III	....	construction coordinator
Mike Sasgen	....	carpenter
Tom Southwell	....	production illustrator
Patrick Tatopoulos	....	production illustrator
Christopher Woodworth	....	lead scenic
Stephanie Ziemer	....	buyer
Stephanie Ziemer	....	set decorator: Los Angeles
Lauren Abrams	....	painter (uncredited)
Gary J. Coelho	....	laborer (uncredited)

Sound Department
Bill Baldwin	....	assistant sound editor
Anna Behlmer	....	sound re-recording mixer
Pamela Bentkowski	....	supervising foley editor
Sandy Berman	....	sound designer
Sandy Berman	....	supervising sound editor
James Beshears	....	supervising adr editor
Damon Cohoon	....	assistant sound editor (as Damon D. Cohoon)
Matt Colleran	....	transfer recordist
Kay Colvin	....	utility sound
Richard Corwin	....	dialogue editor
Gloria D'Alessandro	....	supervising dialogue editor
Dean Drabin	....	adr mixer
Ken Dufva	....	foley artist
Tammy Fearing	....	assistant sound editor
David Lee Fein	....	foley artist
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor
Kirk Francis	....	sound mixer
Cameron Frankley	....	sound editor
Avram D. Gold	....	adr editor
Galen Goodpaster	....	first assistant sound editor
Scott G.G. Haller	....	sound editor
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Denise Horta	....	adr editor
Stephen Janisz	....	adr editor
Mark L. Mangino	....	sound effects editor (as Mark Mangino)
Scott Millan	....	sound re-recording mixer
Frank A. Montaño	....	sound re-recording mixer
Andy Nelson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Jeffrey R. Payne	....	foley editor (as Jeff Payne)
Lisa Peters	....	assistant sound editor (as Lisa M. Peters)
Carin Rogers	....	dialogue editor
Gary Rydstrom	....	sound designer
Randy Singer	....	foley mixer
Frank Smathers	....	foley editor
Greg Stacy	....	sound effects editor
Mike Szakmeister	....	sound effects editor
Gregory H. Watkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Christopher Boyes	....	assistant sound designer (uncredited)
Dana LeBlanc Frankley	....	apprentice sound editor (uncredited)
Tom Myers	....	sound designer (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Michelle Lyman	....	special effects crew
R. Bruce Steinheimer	....	special effects coordinator
Michael Meier	....	pyrotechnician (uncredited)
Michael Wick	....	special effects crew (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Gregory D. Liegey	....	visual effects composite artist
Richard Ivan Mann	....	visual effects producer: Hollywood Digital
James Valentine	....	rotoscope supervisor

Stunts
Pete Antico	....	stunts
Dave Bartholomew	....	stunts
Robin Lynn Bonaccorsi	....	stunts
Eddie Braun	....	stunts
Jeff Brockton	....	stunts
Ron Burke	....	stunts
Michele Burkett	....	stunts
Bobby Burns	....	stunts
William H. Burton Jr.	....	stunts (as Bill Burton Jr.)
Rocky Capella	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Steven Chambers	....	stunts
Lauro Chartrand	....	stunts
Alisa Christensen	....	stunts (as Alisha Christensen)
Wally Crowder	....	stunts
Jeffrey J. Dashnaw	....	stunts
Steve M. Davison	....	stunts
Lisa Dempsey	....	stunts
Annie Ellis	....	stunts
Andrew D. Graham	....	stunt performer
Greg Harris	....	stunts
Dana Hee	....	stunts
Freddie Hice	....	stunts
Billy Hank Hooker	....	stunts (as William H. Hooker)
Buddy Joe Hooker	....	stunt coordinator
Richard Hooker	....	stunts
Randall Huber	....	stunts
Tommy J. Huff	....	stunts (as Thomas J. Huff)
Jeff Imada	....	stunts
Joel Kramer	....	stunts
Brad Lackey	....	stunts
Kevin Larson	....	stunts
Daniel Lee	....	stunts (as Danny Lee)
Will Leong	....	stunts (as Willy Leong)
Billy D. Lucas	....	stunts (as Billy Lucas)
Johnny Martin	....	stunts
Gary McLarty	....	stunts
John Meier	....	stunts (as John C. Meier)
Jeff Mosley	....	stunts
Jimmy Nickerson	....	stunts
Ralph W. Odum	....	stunts
Shane K. Odum	....	stunts
Shawn Odum	....	stunts (as Shawn K. Odum)
Gerald Okamura	....	stunts
Steve Picerni	....	stunts
Steve C. Porter	....	precision driver
Don Pulford	....	stunts
Rex Reddick	....	stunts
Pat Romano	....	stunts (as Patrick Romano)
R.A. Rondell	....	stunts
C. Porter Steve	....	precision driver
Scott Wilder	....	stunts
Danny Wynands	....	stunts
Nick Brett	....	utility stunts (uncredited)
Steven Ito	....	stunts (uncredited)
John Koyama	....	stunts (uncredited)
Tim Meredith	....	stunts (uncredited)
Jimmy Romano	....	stunts (uncredited)
Gary Toy	....	stunts (uncredited)
Eddie L. Watkins	....	stunts (uncredited)
Scott Wilder	....	stunt double: David Caruso (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Steve Adcock	....	first assistant camera
Eric Amundsen	....	second assistant camera: San Francisco
Christopher Blauvelt	....	second assistant camera (as Chris Blauvelt)
Frank Detone Jr.	....	rigging grip
Jonathan Doff	....	video assist operator
Joseph Emanuele	....	electrician
Randy Feemster	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Patrick Figueroa	....	grip: San Francisco unit crew
Robin Alan Knight	....	key grip (as Robin P. Knight)
Jay Laws	....	lighting technician
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	Steadicam operator (as Greg Lundsgaard)
Gregory Lundsgaard	....	additional camera operator (as Greg Lundsgaard)
Michael E. Matteson	....	key rigging grip
Michael P. May	....	assistant camera
Robert 'Boomer' McCann	....	grip: San Francisco (as Bob 'Boomer' McCann)
Gary McClendon	....	lamp operator: San Francisco crew
Vern Nobles	....	first assistant camera
Michael Scott	....	camera operator
Terry Sullivan	....	lamp operator: San Francisco crew
Kevin Thompson	....	electrician
Paul Wilkowsky	....	grip
Gregory Collis	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
J. Michael Davis	....	pre-rig grip (uncredited)

Animation Department
Ken Rudolph	....	animator: main titles

Casting Department
Nancy Hayes	....	extras casting
Nancy Hayes	....	local casting
Stephanie Holbrook	....	additional casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Mitchell Ray Kenney	....	set costumer
Lisa Lovaas	....	assistant costume designer
Kelly Porter	....	key set costumer
Frankie Ritacco	....	costumer

Editorial Department
Jon Altschuler	....	assistant editor
Bob Kaiser	....	color timer (as Robert Kaiser)
Bryan McMahan	....	colorist: mastering
Darrin Navarro	....	assistant editor
Paul Villasenor	....	apprentice editor

Music Department
Jim Henrikson	....	supervising music editor
Shawn Murphy	....	score mixer
Joe E. Rand	....	music editor
Ron Aston	....	musician: percussion programming (uncredited)
John Beal	....	composer: trailer (uncredited)
Dan Goldwasser	....	soundtrack producer (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Steve Bridgman	....	driver
Chris Haynes	....	driver

Other crew
Scott M. Anderson	....	asst. prop master
Kelley Baker	....	assistant accountant
B.J. Bjorkman	....	script supervisor
Tony Gee	....	production assistant
Michael Greggans	....	stand-in: Chas Palminteri
Mark Hager	....	production secretary
Eric Fox Hays	....	production assistant
Joseph Keawkalaya	....	production assistant
Eric Klosterman	....	location scout
Robert Lamkin	....	caterer
Greg Lazzaro	....	location manager
Ellen Lent	....	location manager: San Francisco (as Ellen Winchell)
Jennifer Lung	....	location assistant
Tamara Maellaro	....	key set medic
Laurie Noll	....	location manager: San Francisco
Laurie Noll	....	location scout
Elaine Patarini	....	location assistant
Stefanie Pleet	....	location manager: San Francisco
Francesca Prada	....	location coordinator
Laurence Starkman	....	title designer
Ramona Sánchez-Waggoner	....	accountant
Paul Taglianetti	....	video coordinator
Ken Twohy	....	production assistant
Christa Vausbinder	....	production coordinator
Jeanine Wilson	....	first assistant accountant
Cynthia Yee	....	location assistant
Ted Yonenaka	....	craft service
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator
Denise Blasor	....	adr (uncredited)
Danny Del Toro	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Saisie M. Jang	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Mitchell Nyberg	....	set coordinator (uncredited)
Danny Rivera	....	photo double (uncredited)
Danny Rivera	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Randy Tat	....	production coordinator (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Paramount Pictures

Distributors

• Paramount Pictures (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• United Paramount Network (UPN) (2000) (USA) (TV) (network premiere)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (France) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (Greece) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (Italy) (theatrical)
• United International Pictures (UIP) (1995) (Sweden) (theatrical)
• Argentina Video Home (Argentina) (video)
• CIC Victor Video (1996) (Japan) (VHS)
• CIC Video (1996) (Germany) (VHS)
• CIC Video (1996) (Norway) (VHS)
• CIC Vídeo (Brazil) (VHS)
• CIC-Taft Home Video
• Cinéma International Corporation (CIC) (1996) (Sweden) (VHS)
• Filmes Lusomundo (Portugal)
• Home Video Hellas (HVH) (1996) (Greece) (VHS)
• Lions Gate Films (USA)
• MGM/UA Home Entertainment (USA) (laserdisc)
• Paramount Filmes do Brasil (Brazil) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment Norway (2001) (Norway) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2002) (Germany) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Entertainment (2000) (Italy) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (DVD)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (VHS)
• Paramount Home Video (USA) (laserdisc)
• Trifecta Entertainment and Media (2010) (USA) (TV) (syndicated print)
• United International Pictures (UIP)

Special Effects

• Chris Walas (special makeup effects)
• Cinesite (Hollywood) (digital visual effects) (as Cinesite)
• Hollywood Digital (digital visual effects)

Other Companies

• Chapman Equipment  camera cranes and dollies (as Chapman - Los Angeles)
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• J.L. Fisher  camera cranes and dollies
• La-La Land Records  score album released by (limited edition)
• Lacy Street Production Center  sound stages
• Nina Saxon Film Design  main and end titles designed by
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background
• Pacific Title and Art Studio  opticals
• Paramount Studios  digital sound editing by (as Paramount Pictures)
• Reeltime Creative  trailer music
• Ronnie Yeskel Casting  casting
• Skywalker Sound  sound design services (uncredited)
• Video Image  video and graphic displays

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for grisly afterviews of murder victims, violence, language and strong scenes of aberrant sexuality

Runtime:

95 min | USA:107 min (director's cut)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Argentina:16 | Australia:R18+ | Canada:R | Canada:16+ (Quebec) | Finland:K-16 | Germany:16 | Hong Kong:III | Iceland:16 | Italy:VM18 | New Zealand:R16 | Norway:18 | Peru:18 | Philippines:R-18 | Portugal:M/16 | Singapore:R(A) | Singapore:PG (video rating) (cut) | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:15 | UK:18 | USA:R (certificate #33482) | USA:Unrated (home video version)

Filming Locations:

Los Angeles Convention Center - 1201 S. Figueroa Street, Downtown, Los Angeles, California, USA

Company:

Paramount Pictures

Trivia:

Nicolas Cage, Sean Penn, Gary Sinise, Robert Downey Jr., Tom Cruise, johnny depp, keanu reeves, James Spader, and William Petersen were rumored and considered to play David Corelli.

Goofs:

Continuity: At the beginning of the NO BRAKES scene at the top of the hill the main character's mustang has come to a stop and is shown leaking brake fluid. There is a shot of him looking down perplexed, only he is pushing the gas pedal instead of the brake. Apparently this shot was mistakenly inserted to Be a sign that the brakes were going bad. In context it seems to do the trick. However,closer examination shows it is the wrong pedal and should have resulted in the car accelerating, not sitting still, as is shown in the very next shot. Later, when the brakes are gone, he is using using the correct pedal.

Quotes:

Matt Gavin:There's only three fun things in life, paisà: money, sex and power.
David Corelli:Two out of three's not bad.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "The Cinema Snob: Endless Love (#8.4)" (2014)

Soundtrack:

Pau Rolou

...the good bits don't save the movie

"Jade" hasn't got enough in the way of memorable scenes or entertaining dialogue to be a thriller. My impression is of a "that'll do, let's get it in the can" attitude towards the script, the direction and the lack luster air of some of the cast. The video cassette I have says on the packaging:"An Erotic Thriller". There is quite a lot of what could be called sex in this movie, but the last thing it has is eroticism. I bought my copy from the special offers rack at a local store, reduced 70% from retail. There is a hung jury on whether or not I wasted my money!

Two of the leading players, David Caruso "David Corelli" and Linda Fiorentino "Trina Gavin" look uncomfortable in every scene they do. When David Caruso left east coast cop TV to make movies in Hollywood I imagine this by the numbers effort wasn't the sort of thing he had in mind. Linda Fiorentino has made better appearances too. I prefer to remember her in "The Last Seduction" and "Body Count". "Body Count" also provides an opportunity to see David Caruso doing much better work.

Perhaps fortunately, Chazz Palminteri and Richard Crenna seem completely at home with their roles of "Matt Gavin" and " Lew Edwards" respectively. The MG characterization is well done. Chazz Palminteri's interpretation, with its calculated cordiality and sinister edge, makes a decent job of unexceptional material. LE is Governor of California. Richard Crenna gives him just the right amount of ruthless deviousness to be entirely believable as a career politician.

Other things about "Jade" are worth a mention - at least they interest me, anyway! The set dressing of the rich man's house has been done in impressive style by people who clearly know how to create visual atmosphere. Some of the soundtrack music is also better than routine. The closing credits are accompanied by an excellent, haunting vocal, "The Mystic Dream", performed by Loreena McKennitt. At least I think that's the lady's name, the credit is fuzzy on my tape.

Being few and far between, the good bits don't save the movie.