Reckless (1995)

Director:

Norman René

Writer:

Craig Lucas (written by)
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Release Date:

17 November 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Drama | Fantasy

Plot Keywords:

Nun | Therapist | Disability | Murder | Female Protagonist

Cast

Mia Farrow	...	Rachel
Tony Goldwyn	...	Tom
Juana Barrios	...	Female Reporter Re: Fire
Mike Heibeck	...	Fireman
Vee Brown	...	Anchor Person Re: Jogger
Jack Gilpin	...	Weatherman
Scott Glenn	...	Lloyd
Mary-Louise Parker	...	Pooty
William Duell	...	Roy
Deborah Rush	...	Trish
Anthony Pagano	...	Small Boy In Therapy
Debra Monk	...	Therapist
Giancarlo Esposito	...	Host Tim Timko
Joanne Krispin	...	Beautiful Twin
Lisa Krispin	...	Beautiful Twin
Mary Beth Peil	...	Bartender
Lindsay Mae Sawyer	...	Little Rachel
William Fichtner	...	Rachel's Father
William Preston	...	Porter
John Magill	...	Cashier At Liquor Store
Zach Grenier	...	Anchor Person Re: Trish
Lisa Louise Langford	...	Anne Lacher-Holden
Eileen Brennan	...	Sister Margaret
Walter Bryant	...	Doctor
Doug Barron	...	TV Director
Maureen Silliman	...	Shelter Reporter
Ron Bagden	...	Young Shelter Volunteer
Ladd Patellis	...	Man In Mask
Pat Distefano	...	TV Technician (as Pat DiStefano)
Elijah Nicole Rosello	...	Granddaughter
Nancy Marchand	...	Grandmother
Nesbitt Blaisdell	...	Grandfather
Stephen Dorff	...	Tom Jr.
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
John D. Bair	...	News Crew (uncredited)

Directed by
Norman René

Writing credits
Craig Lucas		(play) uncredited
Craig Lucas		(written by)

Produced by
Alysse Bezahler	....	line producer
Amy J. Kaufman	....	producer
Lindsay Law	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Stephen Endelman		(music by)

Cinematography by
Frederick Elmes		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
Michael Berenbaum		(film editor)

Casting by
Kerry Barden
Billy Hopkins
Suzanne Smith

Production Design by
Andrew Jackness

Art Direction by
Philip Messina

Set Decoration by
Daniel Boxer

Costume Design by
Walker Hicklin

Makeup Department
Bobby H. Grayson	....	key hair/designer
Patricia Regan	....	key make-up artist (as Patricia Schenkel Regan)

Production Management
Jane Barrer	....	unit manager
Kathy Compton	....	assistant unit manager
Amy J. Kaufman	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Steve Apicella	....	first assistant director (as Stephen Apicella)
Mary-Jane April	....	second assistant director
Brian A. York	....	dga trainee (as Brian Andrews York)
Nicholas Wolfert	....	second second assistant director (uncredited)

Art Department
Sarah Annabella Altman	....	additional scenic (as Sarah Mink)
William Beaumont	....	construction production assistant
Judson Bell	....	carpenter (as Judson B. Bell V)
Shirley Belwood	....	assistant prop master (as Shirley J. Belwood)
Paula Bird	....	scenic artist
David Henry Buck	....	lead carpenter
Blake Burba	....	draftsman
Sophie Carlhian	....	lead scenic artist
Brad Casey	....	construction production assistant
Edward Darby	....	scenic artist
Derek Decelles	....	additional dresser
Anthony DeFrancesco	....	additional dresser
Cheryl Dewardener	....	scenic artist (as Cheryl DeWardener)
Ruth Ann Donovan	....	additional props
Daniel Finn	....	construction rigger (as Dan Finn)
Ray Fisher	....	lead man
Rafael Fraguada	....	additional carpenter
Kyra Friedman Curcio	....	assistant set decorator (as Kyra Friedman)
Gayle Gilberto	....	dresser
Terry Goodhue	....	dresser
Buzz Gray	....	greensman: Cinescape
Greg Hagler	....	carpenter (as Greg Vaughn Hagler)
Donna J. Hattin	....	scenic foreman (as Donna Hattin)
Mary Hopkins	....	scenic artist
Heather S. Jenkins	....	art department coordinator
John R. Johnston	....	construction coordinator
Barbara A. Kastner	....	prop master
Lori A. Lopes	....	construction buyer (as Lori Lopes)
Eric Matheson	....	general foreman
Karen Menze	....	scenic artist
Kristen Toscano Messina	....	on set dresser (as Kristin Messina)
Joe Miko	....	dresser
John Moran	....	on set dresser
Ken Nelson	....	construction coordinator: Keystone Scenery
Adam Novich	....	construction grip
Richard Oeser	....	additional carpenter
Rich Pashayan	....	carpenter
Rebecca Pease	....	scenic artist
Erika Petersson	....	dresser
Buster Pile	....	carpenter (as Eugene Pile)
Robert Schleinig	....	dresser
Kevin Sciotto	....	scenic artist
Nancy Sepe	....	paint assistant
David Stein	....	assistant art director
Eric Stepper	....	additional props
Theodore Suchecki	....	carpenter
Barbara J. Taylor	....	charge scenic artist
Kenneth Weinberg	....	dresser
Arthur A. Wood III	....	dresser (as Arthur Wood)

Sound Department
Michael Barosky	....	sound mixer
Bradford L. Hohle	....	stereo consultant: Dolby
George A. Lara	....	foley engineer (as George Lara)
Tommy Louie	....	boom
Jac Rubenstein	....	adr editor
Jac Rubenstein	....	dialogue editor
Ira Spiegel	....	sound supervisor
Dominick Tavella	....	sound mixer: Sound One
Zeborah Tidwell	....	assistant sound editor (as Zeborah K. Tidwell)
Brian Vancho	....	foley walker

Special Effects by
John Cahill	....	additional effects
Peter Kunz	....	special effects
Harold McConnell	....	additional effects
Paul Richards	....	additional effects
Michael Wiegand	....	additional effects
James Marchione	....	additional effects (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
David Baskin	....	model construction
David Baskin	....	model maker
David Cerulli	....	model assistant (as David 'Treeman' Cerulli)
Bill Hansard	....	projection scenes (as Billy Hansard)
Jamey Pryde	....	process photography coordinator
Mark Stein	....	miniature effects supervisor

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Don Hewitt	....	male stunt driver
Janet Paparazzo	....	female stunt driver
Deborah Watkins	....	stunt double: Rachel (as Debbie Watkins)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alison Barton	....	additional electric
Bob Becchio	....	second assistant camera
Tony Campenni	....	dolly grip
Joe Collins	....	additional second assistant camera
Mike DeCristofaro	....	additional grip (as Michael DeCristofaro)
James W. Finnerty	....	key grip (as Jimmy Finnerty Jr.)
Brad Goss	....	additional grip
Andy Harris	....	first assistant camera
Timothy Healy	....	electric (as Timoth Healy)
David Larue	....	grip
Jonathan Lumley	....	gaffer
John Mazzola	....	best boy grip
Jon Montgomery	....	electric
Phil Oetiker	....	camera operator
Rocco Palmieri	....	electrician
Linda Phillips	....	additional electric
Brian A. Pitts	....	additional electric (as Brian Pitts)
John Seakwood	....	still photographer
Peter Walts	....	best boy electric
William M. Weberg	....	grip (as William Weberg)
Tom Houghton	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jane Barrer	....	extras casting
Kathy Compton	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Alyson Hui	....	assistant costume designer
Jennifer Ingram	....	wardrobe supervisor
Carolyn Lassek	....	wardrobe production assistant
MaryAnn D. Smith	....	wardrobe department coordinator (as Maryann D. Smith)
Marsha Spencer	....	seamstress

Editorial Department
Vida Fitzgerald	....	apprentice editor
Gary Levy	....	assistant editor

Music Department
Suzana Peric	....	music editor
Randall Poster	....	music supervisor (as Randy Poster)

Transportation Department
Francis Connolly Jr.	....	transportation captain
Peter Connors	....	utility driver: New York
Joseph Paprota	....	utility driver: New York
Tom Romano	....	driver: cast
Ray Sullivan	....	utility driver: New York (as Raymond Sullivvan)

Other crew
Scott Ambrozy	....	key set production assistant
Carl Bernzweig	....	assistant: to Ms. Tross
Beth Boyd	....	production coordinator (as Beth A. Boyd)
Timothy W. Brennan	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
Christine Cafasso	....	assistant: to Mia Farrow
Lynn Colatrella	....	stand-in: Rachel
Cindy Craig	....	key set production assistant
Clare Dacey	....	office production assistant
Doriane Elliott	....	stand-in: Pooty
Adiel Eshkenazi	....	film runner
Matthew T. Gannon	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
Senqua Hernandez	....	intern
Lynn Holst	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
Sarah Hopkins	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
M.A. Howard	....	rehearsal manager
Julie Hymen	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
Debra Kletter	....	assistant to the director
Lindsay Law	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
Amy Leigh Johnson	....	unit publicist
Barbara Lucey	....	production accountant
Barbara Ludlum	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
Marybeth Marchand	....	set production assistant
Gretchen McGowan	....	assistant accountant
Len Murach	....	film runner
Alex Nunez	....	set production assistant
Reina Platt	....	assistant production coordinator (as Reina L. Platt)
Regina M. Porter	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures (as Regina Porter)
Jamey Pryde	....	assistant to the producer
Wendy Lee Roberts	....	script supervisor (as Wendy Roberts)
Jeanette Salfeety	....	set production assistant
Deidre Schrowang	....	office production assistant
Sandra Schulberg	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
Keith Siglinger	....	stand-in: Tom
J. Michael Stremel	....	for: Playhouse International Pictures
Don Striano	....	stand-in: Lloyd
Wally Sudik	....	intern
Roberta Lynn Tross	....	legal counsel
Keith Vinci	....	sign language assistant
Michael Wallace	....	craft service
Leslie Warren	....	consultant: sign language

Thanks
Robert Boyd	....	the production would like to thank
Steve Castellano	....	the production would like to thank: Todd-AO Studios
Louis D'Agostino	....	the production would like to thank: Local 644 (as Lou D'Agostino)
Richard Gibbons	....	special appreciation
Jerome Kauff	....	the production would like to thank: Kauff, McCalin, McGuire
Kenneth Jay Lane	....	the production would like to thank
Matt Loeb	....	the production would like to thank: IA East Coast Council
Kevin McKenna	....	the production would like to thank
Bill Nisselson	....	the production would like to thank: Sound One
Tom O'Donnell Jr.	....	the production would like to thank: Local 817 (as Thomas O'Donnell Jr.)
Rich Oriente	....	special appreciation
Keith Overland	....	the production would like to thank
Lori Overland	....	the production would like to thank
Nic Ratner	....	the production would like to thank
Willie Reale	....	the production would like to thank
Brian Redmond	....	special appreciation
Al Sherman	....	the production would like to thank: Laidlaw Transit
Eric Shonz	....	the production would like to thank
Robin Urdang	....	the production would like to thank
Grethe Zbinden	....	special appreciation

Production Companies

• Playhouse International Pictures (presents)
• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (in association with)
• American Playhouse (in association with) (copyright owners)

Distributors

• Samuel Goldwyn Company, The (1995) (USA) (theatrical)
• Flashstar (199?) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Videosonic Arts (1998) (Greece) (VHS)

Other Companies

• 52nd Street Project, The  the production would like to thank
• Advertising in Movies  the production would like to thank
• Axium Entertainment Group  payroll (as Axium Entertainment)
• Ben Kahn Furs  the production would like to thank
• Camera Service Center  the production would like to thank
• Circle Repertory Company  originally produced at
• Coast Council of I.A.T.S.E. (East)  the production would like to thank (as IA East Coast Council)
• Corporation for Public Broadcasting (CPB)  support: American Playhouse
• Donna Karan  the production would like to thank: all hosiery (as DKNY)
• Frankfurt, Garbus, Kurnit, Klein & Selz  counsel to producer (as Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein & Selz)
• Georgetown Catering  catering
• Great Northern/Reiff & Associates  insurance by
• Holy Spirit Hospital  the production would like to thank
• Housatonic Area Regional Transit  the production would like to thank
• Image Bank  stock footage (as The Image Bank, Film Division NY)
• Kauff, McClain, McGuire  the production would like to thank
• Kentile  the production would like to thank
• Kiehl's Since 1851  the production would like to thank
• LaidlawTransit  the production would like to thank
• Loving & Weintraub  the production would like to thank
• Manhattan Transfer  film to tape transfer
• Moname Catering  catering
• N&D Film and Video  negative cutters (as N & D Film & Video)
• National Endowment for the Arts, The  support: American Playhouse
• Odds Costumes  the production would like to thank
• Pagano Family, The  the production would like to thank
• Paramount Stock Library  stock footage
• Pepsi-Cola Company  the production would like to thank
• Pleasures of the Table  catering
• Producer's Library Service  stock footage
• Production Screening  location dailies by
• QTV  teleprompters courtesy of
• Queen of Hearts  the production would like to thank
• REI Media Group  titles and opticals
• Rockport Shoes  the production would like to thank
• Sound One  the production would like to thank
• Tamberelli Video  the production would like to thank
• Todd-AO Studios  the production would like to thank

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for complex psychological themes and some disturbing images

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Certification:

Australia:M | USA:PG-13 (certificate #33841)

Filming Locations:

Georgetown, Connecticut, USA

Company:

Playhouse International Pictures

Trivia:

Reckless was first staged by The Production Company in 1983 under the direction of Norman René, who also directed the movie. It underwent some revisions and had other productions, with the first performance of the 1985 published version occurring on 14 September 1988 at New York's Circle Repertory Company, again directed by Norman René. More recently it had a Broadway revival. Previews began on 23 September 2004; the opening on 14 October 2004 and closing on 19 December 2004 after 77 total performances. Mary-Louise Parker who played Pooty in the movie, took the lead role as Rachel and Debra Monk repeated her movie role in the Broadway run.

Quotes:

Dr. Maden:I used to drive a school bus. You know that? And how many school bus drivers do you think become doctors? None... Except the ones who do.

Movie Connections:

Spoofs "Let's Make a Deal" (1963)

Soundtrack:

Joy to the World

In many ways a brilliant film.

I was going to be all apologetic for praising this film, but if you look at the ratings for this in detail you'll see that the MAJORITY of people give this film a rating of 5 and above. So how does IMDb arrive at its "weighted average" of 4.4? Ridiculous. Lots of '9's and '10's--and are we to think that all of those '5's, '6's, '7's, and '8's are put in to 'game the system'? Puh-lease.

The only thing that keeps this movie from being a '10' for me is the fact that it's crazy plot developments keep coming and coming and coming, with a ton of false endings. It gives you a headache.

But the utter brilliance of so much of this film--Deborah Rush as Trish the embezzler is, all on her own, worth the price of admission! The surprising twists with the Mary-Louise Parker character? The brilliant art direction, with its warped vision of our heroine's world as a winter wonderland in a snow globe gone mad? The plain old beauty of Stephen Dorff? There is A LOT to love about this movie. If you love movies, if you care about and are interested in movies as an art form, you will want to see this movie.

It's incredibly funny, it's beautiful, it's strange, it's wearying. It's not for everyone, but I wouldn't want to be everyone. If you're thoughtful, intelligent, and patient, you will appreciate the superb acting, film-making, and atmosphere this film provides.