Men with Guns (1997/II)

Director:

John Sayles

Writer (WGA):

John Sayles (written by)

Release Date:

27 March 1998 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Plot:

Humberto Fuentes is a wealthy doctor whose wife has recently died. In spite of the advice of his children...

Plot Keywords:

Doctor | Gun | Army | Village | Orphan

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 4 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Federico Luppi	...	Dr. Fuentes
Damián Delgado	...	Domingo, the Soldier
Dan Rivera González	...	Conejo, the Boy
Tania Cruz	...	Graciela, the Mute Girl
Damián Alcázar	...	Padre Portillo, the Priest
Mandy Patinkin	...	Andrew
Kathryn Grody	...	Harriet
Iguandili López	...	Mother
Nandi Luna Ramírez	...	Daughter
Rafael de Quevedo	...	General
Carmen Madrid	...	Angela, Dr. Fuentes' Daughter
Esteban Soberanes	...	Raúl, Angela's Fiancé
Alejandro Springall	...	Carlos, Dr. Fuentes' Son
Maricruz Nájera	...	Rich Lady
Roberto Sosa	...	Bravo
Iván Arango	...	Cienfuegos
Lizzie Curry Martinez	...	Montoya
Luis Ramírez	...	Hidalgo
Humberto Romero	...	De Soto
Gabriel Cosme	...	Echevarría
Horacio Trujillo	...	Arenas
Efrine Elfaro	...	Kokal Driver
Pedro Hernández	...	Kokal Driver
Dionisios	...	Salt Man
Loló Navarro	...	Blind Woman
Maggie Renzi	...	Tourist by Pool
Shari Gray	...	Tourist by Pool
Francisco Mauri	...	Captain (as Paco Mauri)
Gilma Tuyub Castillo	...	Mother With Baby
Armando Martínez Velásquez	...	Vendor
Luis Felipe Tovar	...	Barber
Fernando Medel	...	Barber's Client
David Villalpando	...	Gum Person
Raúl Sánchez	...	Gum Person
Diego Méndez Guzmán	...	Moisés
Mariano López de la Cruz	...	Gonzalo
Antonio de la Torre López	...	Isidro (as Antonio de la Torre López)
Ermenehildo Sáenz Guzmán	...	Sixto
Cristóbal Guzmán Mesa	...	Artemio
Domingo Pérez Sánchez	...	Junípero
Óscar García Ortega	...	Sergeant
Miguel Xocua	...	Modelo Boy
Guadalupe Xocua	...	Modelo Woman
Celeste Cornelio Sánchez	...	Raped Girl
Nazario Montiel	...	Guerrilla
Francisco Váldez	...	Guerrilla
José Alberto Acosta	...	Guerrilla
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jacqueline Voltaire	...	Rich Lady (as Jacqueline Walters Voltaire)

Directed by
John Sayles

Writing credits (WGA)
John Sayles		(written by)

Produced by
Jody Allen	....	executive producer (as Jody Patton)
Jim De Nardo	....	associate producer
Peter Gilbert	....	associate producer
Lou Gonda	....	executive producer
R. Paul Miller	....	producer
Bertha Navarro	....	co-producer
Maggie Renzi	....	producer
Eric Robison	....	associate producer
Doug Sayles	....	associate producer
John Sloss	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Mason Daring

Cinematography by
Slawomir Idziak

Film Editing by
John Sayles

Casting by
Lizzie Curry Martinez

Production Design by
Felipe Fernández del Paso

Art Direction by
Salvador Parra

Set Decoration by
Miguel Ángel Álvarez

Costume Design by
Mayes C. Rubeo

Makeup Department
Carlos Sánchez	....	hair stylist
Carlos Sánchez	....	makeup artist

Production Management
Javier Clave	....	unit manager
Sarah Connors	....	post-production supervisor
Matthias Ehrenberg	....	unit production manager: Mexico

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Adrian Grunberg	....	second assistant director
Manuel Hinojosa	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Mario Alfaro	....	property master
Rigoberto Castañeda	....	set dresser
Juan José Goldaracena	....	assistant set dresser
Aristeo Ruiz Lugo	....	head carpenter
Antonio Muño-Hierro	....	construction coordinator
Patricia Nava	....	art department coordinator
Diana Quiroz	....	assistant set decorator (as Diana Quiroz Ennis)

Sound Department
Tom Fleischman	....	sound re-recording engineer
Judy Karp	....	production sound mixer
Jaime Reyes	....	boom operator
Philip Stockton	....	supervising sound editor
Dustin DuPilka	....	assistant foley artist (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Alex Vázquez	....	special effects coordinator

Camera and Electrical Department
Juan Manuel Alvarez	....	electrician
Juan Araiza	....	key grip
Fernando Coria Reyes	....	electrician
Sergio García Terrazas	....	second assistant camera (as Sergio García)
Francisco García	....	dolly grip
Luis González Palma	....	title photographer
Carlos Omar Guerra	....	first assistant camera (as Carlos Guerra)
Pedro Hernández	....	grip
Leonardo Julián	....	gaffer
Delfino Peña	....	best boy grip
Shane Young	....	still photographer
J. Manuel Álvarez Ambriz	....	electrician (as Juan Manuel Alvarez)

Animation Department
Francisco Goldman	....	character creator: "Dr. Arrau/Dr. Fuentes" from novel "The Long Night of White Chickens"

Casting Department
David Martínez	....	extras casting (as David Cervando Martínez)
David Martínez	....	local casting (as David Cervando Martínez)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Martha Castillero	....	set costumer
Shari Gray	....	wardrobe supervisor
Guadalupe Narváez	....	costume assistant

Editorial Department
Mario Ontal	....	assistant editor
Noëlle Penraat	....	negative cutter
Frances Simonovich	....	post-production intern
Plummy Tucker	....	associate editor
Jeff Consiglio	....	editor: title sequence (uncredited)

Music Department
Jeanine Cowen	....	music arranger
Mason Daring	....	musician: keyboards
Michael Golub	....	music mixer
Andrew Gonzalez	....	musician: bass
Jamey Haddad	....	musician: percussion
Evan Harlan	....	musician: accordion
Lewis Kahn	....	musician: trombone
Duke Levine	....	musician: guitar
Frank London	....	music arranger
Frank London	....	musician: trumpet
Larry Luddecke	....	music arranger
Josué Mondragón	....	music arranger
Patrick Mullins	....	music editor
Billy Novick	....	music arranger
Billy Novick	....	musician: woodwinds
Arturo O'Farrill	....	musician: piano
Bobby Sanabria	....	musician: percussion
Tom Schnabel	....	music supervisor
Richard Sebring	....	musician: French horn
Nancy Zeltsman	....	musician: marimba

Transportation Department
Salvador Servin	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Paul Brennan	....	legal services
Flavio Castillero	....	assistant accountant
Bernardo Chávez	....	assistant location manager
Helen Milsted Eisenman	....	subtitler: English
Terry Fernández	....	location manager
Emily Gamboa	....	production coordinator
Rosa María Gómez	....	production accountant
Jonas Hendrix	....	production assistant
Luciana Kaplan	....	script supervisor
Susana Loyo	....	production secretary
Jodi Peikoff	....	legal services
Rafael 'Rabbit' Perez	....	production assistant
Dan Rybicky	....	production office manager: New York
Alejandro Springall	....	translator: Spanish
Kyle Cooper	....	title designer: main title sequence (uncredited)
Michael Riley	....	title designer (uncredited)
Eric Smith	....	title designer (uncredited)

Production Companies

• Anarchist's Convention Films
• Clear Blue Sky Productions
• Independent Film Channel (IFC)
• Lexington Road Productions

Distributors

• Columbia TriStar Films de Argentina (1998) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Cheyenne Films (France)
• Columbia TriStar Home Entertainment (2003) (USA) (DVD)
• Columbia TriStar (Brazil) (VHS)
• Columbia TriStar (video)
• LK-TEL (1998) (Argentina) (VHS)
• LK-TEL (2003) (Argentina) (DVD)
• RCV Film Distribution (Belgium)
• RCV Film Distribution (Luxembourg)
• RCV Film Distribution (Netherlands)
• Sony Pictures Classics (1998) (UK) (subtitled)
• Sony Pictures Classics (1998) (USA) (subtitled)

Other Companies

• Imaginary Forces  main title sequence
• Sloss Law Office  legal services

Also Known As:

"Hombres armados" - USA (Spanish title)

MPAA:

Rated R for language and some violent images

Runtime:

127 min

Country:

USA

Language:

Spanish | Italian | English | Nahuatl | Maya | Tzotzil | Kuna

Color:

Color (Technicolor)

Sound Mix:

Dolby

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Chile:14 | France:U | USA:R | Iceland:12

Filming Locations:

Mexico

Company:

Anarchist's Convention Films

Trivia:

John Sayles wrote his first draft in Spanish, the second in English and then polished it back into Spanish for his third draft.

Quotes:

[Why the "Men with Guns" killed the people.]
Blind Woman:Because they had guns, and we didn't.

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 56th Annual Golden Globe Awards (1999) (TV)

Soundtrack:

Amor De Pobre

Excellent Character-driven Drama

This movie has some of the most expertly drawn characters I've ever seen in a movie. The acting and writing is absolutely superb. The ending is uplifting, but not sappy or overly sentimental. It's the type of movie that can be watched again and again.