Faithful (1996)

Director:

Paul Mazursky

Writers (WGA):

Chazz Palminteri (play)
Chazz Palminteri (screenplay)

Release Date:

3 April 1996 (USA)

Genre:

Comedy | Crime | Drama

Tagline:

A comedy about a wife, her husband and his hit man.

Plot:

A depressed housewife whose husband is having an affair contemplates suicide, but changes her mind when she faces death by a killer hired to do her in.

Plot Keywords:

Kitchen | Redhead | New York | Doctor Patient Relationship | Rolls Royce

Awards:

1 nomination

Cast

Cher	...	Margaret
Chazz Palminteri	...	Tony
Ryan O'Neal	...	Jack Connor
Paul Mazursky	...	Dr. Susskind
Amber Smith	...	Debbie
Elisa Leonetti	...	Maria
Mark Nassar	...	Maria's Boyfriend
Stephen Spinella	...	Young Man at Rolls
Jeffrey Wright	...	Young Man at Rolls
David Marino	...	Little Tony
Steven Randazzo	...	Tony's Father
Olinda Turturro	...	Tony's Mother
Max Norat	...	Jewelery Store Salesman
Allison Janney	...	Saleslady
Chris O'Neill	...	Priest
Michael Mulheren	...	Foreman
Jerry Walsh	...	Trucking Dispatcher
Gianna Ranaudo	...	Teacher
Omar Scroggins	...	Kid (as Omar Sharif Scroggins)
Zakee Howze	...	Kid
Paul Ronan	...	Young Guy in Car
Steve Carreri	...	Young Guy in Car
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
George G. Colucci	...	Man on the Street (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Mazursky

Writing credits (WGA)
Chazz Palminteri		(play)
Chazz Palminteri		(screenplay)

Produced by
Nan Bernstein Freed	....	line producer
Henry Bronchtein	....	associate producer
Robert De Niro	....	producer
Peter Gatien	....	executive producer
Dan Lauria	....	executive producer
Jane Rosenthal	....	producer
Geoffrey Taylor	....	co-producer

Original Music by
Phillip Johnston

Cinematography by
Fred Murphy		(director of photography)
Conrad L. Hall		(segment) (uncredited)

Film Editing by
Nicholas C. Smith

Casting by
Ellen Chenoweth

Production Design by
Jeffrey Townsend

Art Direction by
Caty Maxey

Set Decoration by
Justin Scoppa Jr.

Costume Design by
Hope Hanafin

Makeup Department
Colleen Callaghan	....	hair stylist: Cher
Leonard Engelman	....	makeup artist: Cher
Michael Laudati	....	makeup assistant
Renate Leuschner	....	wig maker (as Renate Lauchner-Pless)
Craig Lyman	....	makeup artist
Peggy Schierholz	....	key hair stylist

Production Management
Nan Bernstein Freed	....	unit production manager
Craig Gering	....	executive in charge of production: Tribeca
Michael J. Harker	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Henry Bronchtein	....	first assistant director
Michael DeCasper	....	second assistant director
Michael Smith	....	dga trainee

Art Department
Richard T. Allen	....	carpenter (as Dick Allen)
Lawrence Amanuel	....	assistant property assistant
James J. Archer	....	set dresser (as James Archer)
Shirley Belwood	....	assistant property master
Tommy Boles	....	construction coordinator
Peter K. Dunbar	....	lead man
Jim Fredericks	....	set dresser (as James Fredericks)
Tom Gilligan	....	construction grip
Peter Hackman	....	scenic charge
Lee Howard	....	set dresser
Jessica Johnson Tavenner	....	production assistant (as Jessica Johnson)
Barbara A. Kastner	....	property master (as Barbara Kastner)
Caryl Loeb	....	camera scenic artist
Emily Loreto	....	art department coordinator
Roger Shank	....	assistant to production designer
Joan Winters	....	graphic designer
Jeffrey Rollins	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
Mark Berger	....	supervising re-recording mixer
Abby Cantor	....	apprentice sound effects editor
Yin Cantor	....	additional dialogue editor
Patrick Cyccone Jr.	....	additional dialogue recording mixer
Bill Daly	....	sound mixer
Peter Darmi	....	sound mixing engineer
Peter Darmi	....	sound recording engineer
Adam De Coster	....	additional foley walker
Francesca Dodd	....	adr editor
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising dialogue editor
Patrick Dodd	....	supervising sound editor
Richard Duarte	....	foley mixer
Malcolm Fife	....	foley editor
Frank Fleming	....	sound recordist
Keith Gardner	....	boom operator
Samuel H. Hinckley	....	sound effects editor
Erik R. Kraber	....	assistant sound effects editor
Patricio A. Libenson	....	dialogue editor
Hugh Little	....	cable person
Jennifer Myers	....	foley artist
Jennifer Myers	....	foley walker
Margie O'Malley	....	foley walker
David Parker	....	sound effects editor
Richard D. Rogers	....	additional effects recording mixer
Daniel Sperry	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby
Lisa Storer	....	first assistant sound editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Mark Bero	....	special effects assistant
Wilfred Caban	....	special effects foreman
Steven Kirshoff	....	special effects supervisor (as Steve Kirshoff)

Stunts
Peter Bucossi	....	stunt coordinator
Peter Bucossi	....	stunts
Vic Bucossi	....	stunt driver

Camera and Electrical Department
Bob Becchio	....	second assistant camera
Joe Collins	....	second assistant camera
Jerry DeBlau	....	gaffer
Peter Girolami	....	electrician
Donald Glenn	....	grip
Louis Goldman	....	still photographer
Dennis Green	....	24 frame video operator
Larry Huston	....	first assistant camera
Paul Kinghan	....	electrician
Sal Lanza	....	grip
Edward W. Lowry	....	dolly grip
Richard Mader Jr.	....	video playback operator
Larry McConkey	....	Steadicam operator
Larry McConkey	....	camera operator
Fred Muller	....	electrician
John Panuccio	....	key rigging grip
Peter John Petraglia	....	best boy electric
Robert T. Prate	....	grip
Tom Prate	....	key grip
Sean Strong	....	camera trainee
Joseph Trammell	....	24 frame video operator (as Joe Tramell)

Casting Department
Grant Wilfley	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
William A. Campbell	....	wardrobe supervisor
Irene Ferrari	....	wardrobe supervisor
Cheryl Kilbourne-Kimpton	....	costumer
Juliet Polcsa	....	assistant costume designer
Mirena Rada	....	costume illustrator

Editorial Department
Eric Bergman	....	post-production assistant
Scott Bokun	....	assistant editor: New York
Pamela Chmiel	....	assistant editor: New York
Daniel Craven	....	apprentice editor: Los Angeles
Samuel Craven	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Greg Finton	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Simeon Hutner	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Dan O'Grady	....	negative cutter
Tom Salvatore	....	color timer
Nicole Smith	....	associate editor
John Spence	....	assistant editor: Los Angeles
Peter Mergus	....	post-production assistant (uncredited)

Music Department
Chandra Beard	....	music supervisor
Chris Berg	....	score preparation
Dick Bernstein	....	additional music editor (as Richard Bernstein)
Samantha Black	....	assistant music producer
Sally Boldt	....	music editor
David Brendel	....	associate music producer
Andrew Caploe	....	music producer
Jamie Madden	....	music coordinator: Irish music

Transportation Department
Robert Buckman	....	driver
Thomas Buckman	....	driver
Fred Forster	....	picture cars finishing
Michael Hedderman	....	driver
Richard Holston	....	teamster coordinator
Michael Hyde	....	teamster captain
Jon M. Johnson	....	parking coordinator (as Jon Johnson)
Robert 'Bull' Maher	....	driver
Edward O'Donnell	....	driver

Other crew
Maria Arago	....	assistant: Mr. Palminteri
Laura Berning	....	location assistant
Maria T. Bierniak	....	location coordinator
Kenneth G. Brown	....	set production assistant
Cara Butler	....	choreographer
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot
Kay Chapin	....	script supervisor
Daniel Coss	....	location assistant
Michael Crimi	....	production assistant
Nick Dolan	....	house manager
Wayne Fitzgerald	....	title designer
Ted Flaxman	....	video consultant
Zetna Fuentes	....	assistant: Ms. Rosenthal
Betsy Fuhr	....	post-production accountant
Kathleen Gallagher	....	assistant: Mr. Mazursky
Ken Gerson	....	adr loop group
Michele Giordano	....	production coordinator
Donny Golden	....	dance coordinator: Irish dance
Michele Grant	....	production secretary
Dylan Hopkins	....	set production assistant
Jessica Johnson Tavenner	....	production assistant (as Jessica Johnson)
Kate Kelly	....	assistant production coordinator
Amy Lauritsen	....	key production assistant
Sirr Less	....	production assistant
Preston Miller	....	production assistant
Tracy Mitchell	....	payroll clerk
Preston Nunez	....	production assistant
Gerald Orange	....	security officer
Gina Salerno	....	assistant: Mr. Mazursky
Dana Seltzer Levin	....	assistant production accountant
Michael Sena	....	trainer: Mr. Palmenteri
Lucille Smith	....	production accountant
Betsy Sokolow	....	publicist
Adam Sternin	....	production assistant
Tony Vitale	....	location coordinator
Cheryl Wright	....	assistant post-production accountant

Production Companies

• Miramax Films
• New Line Cinema
• Price Entertainment
• Savoy Pictures
• Tribeca Productions

Distributors

• New Line Cinema (1996) (USA) (theatrical)
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (1996) (Germany) (theatrical)
• Laurenfilm (1997) (Spain) (theatrical)
• Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS) (2001) (USA) (TV) (broadcast premiere)
• Alliance (1996) (Canada) (theatrical)
• Alliance Atlantis Home Video (2004) (Canada) (DVD)
• Alliance Home Video (1996) (Canada) (VHS)
• Kinowelt Home Entertainment (2009) (Germany) (DVD)
• New Line Home Entertainment (2004) (USA) (DVD)
• New Line Home Video (1996) (USA) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (199?) (Netherlands) (VHS)
• RCV Home Entertainment (2006) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Spentzos Film Home Video (1997) (Greece) (VHS)
• VPS Film-Entertainment GmbH (199?) (Germany) (VHS)

Special Effects

• KFX (special effects)

Other Companies

• Axium Payroll Services  payroll
• Cooper Classics  picture cars finishing
• Editing Tools  lightworks
• Four Media Company  additional sound facility
• Gripon Inc.  grip and lighting equipment
• International Film Guarantors  completion guarantee
• L & J.G.Stickley Inc.  furnishings
• Pacific Titles & Optical  opticals
• Saul Zaentz Film Center  sound facilities
• Tribeca Henninger  lightworks
• Wilfley Todd Casting  extras casting

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for language and sex-related dialogue

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Certification:

Germany:12 | Portugal:M/12 | Spain:13 | UK:15 (TV rating) | Iceland:12 | USA:R (certificate #33683) | Australia:M | Canada:14A (Ontario) | Singapore:NC-16

Filming Locations:

Harrison, New York, USA

Company:

Miramax Films

Trivia:

Elizabeth Taylor and Paul Newman were originally down to play the parts later taken up by Cher and Ryan O'Neal.

Goofs:

Continuity: The sandwich that Margaret is eating.

Quotes:

[two men are admiring a Rolls Royce parked near the sidewalk]
Young Man at Rolls:Nice Rolls. Beautiful. Incredible.
Young Man at Rolls:You see the line, though?
Young Man at Rolls:It's incredibly beautiful. I wonder what it costs.
Young Man at Rolls:More than we could ever afford.
Young Man at Rolls:Yeah, well, wouldn't it be great to have a car like this? Totally awesome.
Margaret:[looking miserable] It wont make you happy.
Young Man at Rolls:[realizing her presence] What?
Margaret:This car, it won't make you happy.
Young Man at Rolls:[scoffs] I'll look happy, though.
[...]

Movie Connections:

References The Rains of Ranchipur (1955)

Soundtrack:

Let's Face The Music And Dance

Not bad - Chazz carries it

This was better than I expected. Chazz Palminteri plays a hit man set to kill Cher, and who was sent by her husband, played by Ryan O'Neal. But then once Chazz starts to talk to her, they seem to have this snappy discourse. (He can't just kill her - he's waiting for a phone call from the husband.) This isn't more than a nice-looking play (great house in Harrison, NY), and it's not suspenseful at all, but Palminteri's charm carries it nicely.

Vote: 7