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| John Cusack | ... | Craig Schwartz | |
| Cameron Diaz | ... | Lotte Schwartz | |
| Ned Bellamy | ... | Derek Mantini | |
| Eric Weinstein | ... | Father at Puppet Show | |
| Madison Lanc | ... | Daughter at Puppet Show | |
| Octavia Spencer | ... | Woman in Elevator (as Octavia L. Spencer) | |
| Mary Kay Place | ... | Floris | |
| Orson Bean | ... | Dr. Lester | |
| Catherine Keener | ... | Maxine Lund | |
| K.K. Dodds | ... | Wendy | |
| Reginald C. Hayes | ... | Don (as Reggie Hayes) | |
| Byrne Piven | ... | Captain Mertin | |
| Judith Wetzell | ... | Tiny Woman | |
| John Malkovich | ... | John Horatio Malkovich | |
| Kevin Carroll | ... | Cab Driver | |
| Willie Garson | ... | Guy in Restaurant | |
| W. Earl Brown | ... | First J.M. Inc. Customer | |
| Charlie Sheen | ... | Charlie | |
| Gerald Emerick | ... | Sad Man in Line | |
| Bill M. Ryusaki | ... | Mr. Hiroshi | |
| Carlos Jacott | ... | Larry the Agent | |
| Richard Fancy | ... | Johnson Heyward | |
| Patti Tippo | ... | Malkovich's Mother | |
| Daniel Hansen | ... | Boy Malkovich | |
| Gregory Sporleder | ... | Drunk at Bar | |
| Mariah O'Brien | ... | Girl Creeped Out by Malkovich | |
| Kelly Teacher | ... | Emily | |
| Jacqueline Benoît | ... | Lester's Friend (as Jacqueline Benoit) | |
| William Buck | ... | Lester's Friend (as William N. Buck) | |
| Christine D. Coleman | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| Jeanne Diehl | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| Audrey Gelfund | ... | Lester's Friend (as Audrey Gelfand) | |
| Yetta Ginsburg | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| Sylvester Jenkins | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| Roy C. Johnson | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| Eddie J. Low | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| Ralph W. Spaulding | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| David Wyler | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| Flori Wyler | ... | Lester's Friend | |
| Kevin Lee | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Marlowe Bassett | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Jennifer Canzoneri | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Kristie Cordle | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Denise Dabrowski | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Kristin D'Andrea | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Charlene Grimsley | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Christine Krejer | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Erica Long | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Yvonne Montelius | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Jessica Neuberger | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Sara Rifkin | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Elizabeth Rivera | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Chelsa Sjostrom | ... | Ballet Dancer | |
| Pamela Hayden | ... | Featured Character Voice (voice) | |
| Jayne Hess | ... | Featured Character Voice (voice) | |
| Michelle Madden | ... | Featured Character Voice (voice) | |
| Greg O'Neill | ... | Featured Character Voice (voice) | |
| Neil Ross | ... | Featured Character Voice (voice) | |
| Bill Wittman | ... | Featured Character Voice (voice) | |
| rest of cast listed alphabetically: | |||
| Lance Bangs | ... | Locker Room Bully (uncredited) | |
| Kacee DeMasi | ... | Cab Driver (uncredited) | |
| Andy Dick | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Eddie L. Fauria | ... | Bartender (uncredited) | |
| David Fincher | ... | Christopher Bing (uncredited) | |
| Jester Hairston | ... | Lester's Friend (uncredited) | |
| Isaac Hanson | ... | Himself at Awards Ceremony (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Taylor Hanson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Zac Hanson | ... | Himself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Dustin Hoffman | ... | Willy Loman (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Victor Isaac | ... | Student (uncredited) | |
| Spike Jonze | ... | Derek Mantini's Assistant for Emily Dickinson Puppet (uncredited) | |
| James Murray | ... | Student puppeteer (uncredited) | |
| Sean Penn | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Brad Pitt | ... | Himself (uncredited) | |
| Winona Ryder | ... | Herself (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Gary Sinise | ... | Stage Role (archive footage) (uncredited) | |
| Trevor Lawrence Young | ... | Mr. Malkovich Sr. (uncredited) | |
Directed by | |||
| Spike Jonze | |||
Writing credits(WGA) | ||
| Charlie Kaufman | (written by) | |
Produced by | |||
| Steve Golin | .... | producer | |
| Charlie Kaufman | .... | executive producer | |
| Michael Kuhn | .... | executive producer | |
| Vincent Landay | .... | producer | |
| Sandy Stern | .... | producer | |
| Michael Stipe | .... | producer | |
Original Music by | |||
| Carter Burwell | |||
Cinematography by | |||
| Lance Acord | |||
Film Editing by | |||
| Eric Zumbrunnen | |||
Casting by | |||
| Justine Baddeley | |||
| Kim Davis | (as Kim Davis-Wagner) | ||
Production Design by | |||
| K.K. Barrett | |||
Art Direction by | |||
| Peter Andrus | |||
Set Decoration by | |||
| Gene Serdena | |||
Costume Design by | |||
| Casey Storm | |||
Makeup Department | |||
| Lynn Barron | .... | makeup artist | |
| David Cox | .... | additional hair stylist | |
| Pinky Cunningham | .... | wig maker | |
| Debra L. Ferullo | .... | makeup artist | |
| Lori Guidroz | .... | hair stylist (as Lori Guidrez) | |
| Emanuel Millar | .... | hair designer | |
| John Vulich | .... | special makeup effects artist | |
| Gucci Westman | .... | makeup supervisor | |
| Victoria Wood | .... | wig maker | |
| Thomas Floutz | .... | special makeup effects artist: crew (uncredited) | |
| Rob Hinderstein | .... | makeup artist (uncredited) | |
| Matthew Jorgensen | .... | special effects makeup artist: Optic Nerve Studios (uncredited) | |
Production Management | |||
| Tim Clawson | .... | executive in charge of production | |
| Tim Clawson | .... | unit production manager | |
| Gilly Ruben | .... | production supervisor | |
| Linda Shamest | .... | post-production supervisor (as Linda Rae Shamest) | |
| Sean Wimmer | .... | post-production supervisor | |
Second Unit Director or Assistant Director | |||
| Mark S. Constance | .... | second assistant director | |
| Melinda Johnson | .... | dga trainee | |
| Thomas Patrick Smith | .... | first assistant director | |
Sound Department | |||
| David W. Alstadter | .... | foley mixer (as David Alstadter) | |
| Richard L. Anderson | .... | supervising sound editor (as Richard Anderson) | |
| Forrest Brakeman | .... | production sound mixer | |
| Joseph A. Brennan | .... | sound engineer | |
| Mark Coffey | .... | sound transfer | |
| John T. Cucci | .... | foley artist | |
| Malcolm Fife | .... | special sound designer | |
| Jack Ford | .... | sound engineering support | |
| Gary Gegan | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Matthew Iadarola | .... | sound re-recording mixer | |
| Robin Johnston | .... | stage recordist | |
| Ren Klyce | .... | special sound designer | |
| Elliott Koretz | .... | supervising sound editor | |
| Kevin Kubota | .... | utility sound technician | |
| B.J. Lehn | .... | additional sound mixer (as B.J. Lehn Jr.) | |
| Linda Lew | .... | foley recordist | |
| Mark Lindauer | .... | sound engineering support | |
| Dan O'Connell | .... | foley artist | |
| Nick Peck | .... | special sound designer | |
| Curt Schulkey | .... | supervising dialogue editor (as Curt Shulkey) | |
| Debbie Spinelli | .... | boom operator | |
| Ralph Stuart | .... | assistant sound editor | |
| Victoria Lee Thoma-Bowes | .... | utility sound technician (as Victoria Thoma-Bowes) | |
| Marvin Walowitz | .... | sound effects editor | |
| Robert Zubia | .... | stage recordist | |
Special Effects by | |||
| Ryan Arndt | .... | special effects technician | |
| John E. Gray | .... | special effects coordinator (as John Gray) | |
| John Ziegler | .... | special effects foreman | |
| Jason Barnett | .... | special effects: Malkovich masks (uncredited) | |
| Ben Chester | .... | special effects costumes (uncredited) | |
| Damian Fisher | .... | special effects technician (uncredited) | |
| Karin Hanson | .... | special effects hair (uncredited) | |
Visual Effects by | |||
| Mike Davis | .... | digital compositor | |
| Bob Engelsiepen | .... | digital compositor supervisor | |
| Lori Freitag-Hild | .... | Flame artist | |
| Bryan Grill | .... | Flame artist | |
| Anthony Mabin | .... | Flame artist | |
| Margaux Mackay | .... | visual effects producer | |
| Gray Marshall | .... | compositor | |
| Gray Marshall | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Daniel Radford | .... | visual effects supervisor | |
| Howard Shur | .... | digital still compositor | |
| Robert Small | .... | visual effects | |
| Scott Suess | .... | digital compositor | |
| Floyd Burks | .... | digital scanning and recording: Cinesite (uncredited) | |
| Adam Francis | .... | motion control technician (uncredited) | |
Stunts | |||
| Dan Bradley | .... | stunt coordinator | |
| Eric Chambers | .... | stunts | |
| Jani D. Davis | .... | stunts (as Jani Davis) | |
| Robert Elmore | .... | stunts (as Bob Elmore) | |
| Ray Lykins | .... | stunts | |
| Grant Mathis | .... | stunt double: Mr. Malkovich | |
| Bobby Ore | .... | stunts | |
| Darrin Prescott | .... | stunt rigger | |
| Scott Rogers | .... | stunts | |
| Cris Thomas-Palomino | .... | stunts (as Cris Palomino) | |
| Lee Waddell | .... | stunts | |
| Alexa Sheehan | .... | stunt double: John Malkovich (uncredited) | |
Casting Department | |||
| Victor Isaac | .... | extras casting assistant | |
| Cecily Jordan | .... | extras casting (as Cecily T. Jordan) | |
| Michelle Madden | .... | casting associate | |
Costume and Wardrobe Department | |||
| Anita Louise Brown | .... | set costumer (as Anita Brown) | |
| Shari Gray | .... | wardrobe supervisor | |
| Marina Marit | .... | set costumer | |
| David Wallace | .... | tailor | |
Editorial Department | |||
| Phillip J. Bartell | .... | assistant editor (as Philip Bartel) | |
| Keith Brachmann | .... | first assistant editor | |
| Joseph Butler | .... | apprentice editor | |
| Joe Hutshing | .... | additional editor | |
| Gloria Kaiser | .... | color timer | |
| Glenn Kiser | .... | post-production executive | |
| David Orr | .... | color timer | |
| Theresa Repola Mohammed | .... | negative matcher | |
| Stefan Sonnenfeld | .... | colorist: videotape | |
| John M. Vitale | .... | assistant editor | |
| Sara Hyoun | .... | assistant editor (uncredited) | |
Music Department | |||
| Carter Burwell | .... | conductor | |
| Carter Burwell | .... | orchestrator | |
| Michael Farrow | .... | music scoring engineer | |
| Dean Parker | .... | music copyist | |
| Sandra Park | .... | music contractor | |
| Adam Milo Smalley | .... | music editor | |
| Dawn Soler | .... | music supervisor (as Dawn Solér) | |
| Tony Finno | .... | music preparation (uncredited) | |
| Christoph von Dohnányi | .... | conductor: Bartok excerpt (uncredited) | |
Transportation Department | |||
| Michael 'Crash' Anderson | .... | driver (as Michael Anderson) | |
| Greg Bauer | .... | driver | |
| Andrew Broomhead | .... | driver | |
| Jesse Cartwright | .... | driver | |
| Krister C. Johnson | .... | transportation co-captain (as Krister Johnson) | |
| Paul Jones | .... | driver | |
| Donald B. Martin | .... | driver (as Don Martin) | |
| Morgan McGuinness | .... | driver | |
| Antonio Molina | .... | transportation coordinator | |
| Sean J. Moore | .... | driver | |
| Luis Mussenden | .... | driver | |
| Griff Ruggles | .... | transportation captain | |
| John Simanovich | .... | driver | |
| Michael Jon Sparks | .... | driver | |
| Buster Videgain | .... | driver | |
| Sarah Voigt | .... | driver | |
| Rick Womelduff | .... | driver | |
Other crew | |||
| Paul Abraham | .... | craft service | |
| David Alexander | .... | additional puppeteer | |
| Gina Amoroso | .... | associate: Mr. Golin | |
| Lee Armstrong | .... | additional puppeteer | |
| Lance Bangs | .... | behind-the-scenes documentarian | |
| Kent James Stewart Barber | .... | assistant location manager | |
| Michael Berry | .... | set medic | |
| Rosemary Bock | .... | marionette maker | |
| David Boyle | .... | legal consultant | |
| Michael Brosilow | .... | photo supplier | |
| Nancy Burch | .... | computer supplier | |
| Paul Cafferty | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Barbara Calloway | .... | payroll accountant (as Barbara D. Calloway) | |
| Shannon Clark | .... | associate: Mr. Malkovich | |
| Luman Coad | .... | additional puppeteer | |
| Lisa Croisette | .... | stand-in: Ms. Diaz | |
| Nour Dardari | .... | production accountant | |
| Anne Devereux | .... | associate: Mr. Cusack | |
| Matt DiFranco | .... | assistant production coordinator (as Matt Difranco) | |
| Colleen Dina | .... | set intern | |
| Shawn Driscoll | .... | stand-in: Mr. Cusack | |
| Lisa Ebright | .... | photo supplier | |
| Joe Everett | .... | unit publicist | |
| William P. Ferguson | .... | marionette maker | |
| John R. Fifer | .... | puppet maker: ballet Craig (as John Fifer) | |
| Mike Freedman | .... | security officer | |
| Lawrence Garcia | .... | associate: Spike | |
| Will Gatlin | .... | craft service (as Will Roy Gatlin Jr.) | |
| Karen Ruth Getchell | .... | production coordinator | |
| Susan Giordano | .... | first assistant accountant (as Susan L. Giordano) | |
| Barbara Gordon | .... | animal trainer | |
| Timothy Greenfield-Sanders | .... | photo supplier | |
| Paul Green | .... | legal consultant | |
| Brett Greenstein | .... | associate: Mr. Golin | |
| Lynn Gustafson | .... | marionette maker | |
| Larry Gutherie | .... | stand-in: Mr. Bean | |
| Paul Hargrave | .... | executive location manager: Propaganda Films | |
| Sharon Hartman | .... | marionette maker | |
| Wendy Horton | .... | animal trainer | |
| Phillip Huber | .... | marionette puppeteer | |
| Andy Jenkins | .... | title designer | |
| Kathi Kelly | .... | office intern | |
| Diana Kunce | .... | sculptor: ballet set | |
| Brigitte Lacombe | .... | photo supplier | |
| Greg Lazzaro | .... | key location manager | |
| Carol Lille | .... | head animal trainer | |
| Greg Lille | .... | animal coordinator | |
| Michelle Madden | .... | researcher | |
| Maxine Mahon | .... | choreographer: ballerina | |
| Becky Malkovich | .... | photo supplier | |
| Joe Anne Malkovich | .... | photo supplier | |
| Tony Maxwell | .... | choreographer | |
| David Mesa | .... | security officer | |
| Timothy K. Miller | .... | additional puppeteer | |
| Hilary Momberger | .... | script supervisor | |
| Smriti Mundhra | .... | production secretary | |
| Mary Hildebrand Nagler | .... | marionette maker | |
| Susan Nickerson | .... | research and clearance | |
| Charley Pavlosky | .... | stand-in: Mr. Malkovich | |
| Victoria Pellman | .... | office intern | |
| Chrissy Phelan | .... | set production assistant | |
| Kamela B. Portuges | .... | additional puppeteer | |
| Kamela B. Portuges | .... | marionette designer | |
| Jennifer Pyper | .... | associate: Vincenzo | |
| Betty Radice | .... | translator: The Letters of Abelard and Heloise | |
| Jennifer Reiss | .... | set production assistant | |
| Joel A. Resendiz | .... | caterer | |
| Lloyd Rice | .... | production assistant | |
| Misha Rudolph | .... | office production assistant | |
| Sunaina Sharma | .... | set intern | |
| Gregory J. Smith | .... | key set production assistant (as Gregory Smith) | |
| Victor Solorzano | .... | caterer | |
| Sam Spiegel | .... | set production assistant | |
| Jo Anne Swartz | .... | post-production accountant | |
| Eric Vignando | .... | caterer | |
| Christopher Vitale | .... | office production assistant | |
| Lisa Marie Wilkinson | .... | stand-in: Ms. Keener | |
| Diane Wooldridge | .... | marionette maker | |
| Farley Ziegler | .... | creative executive: Single Cell | |
| Cristiana Caimmi | .... | publicist (uncredited) | |
| Jack E. Herman | .... | extras set coordinator (uncredited) | |
| Christopher Neil | .... | rehearsal advisor (uncredited) | |
| Lowell Northrop | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
| Michael Sellers | .... | production assistant: second unit, New York (uncredited) | |
| Shea Varge | .... | production assistant (uncredited) | |
Thanks | |||
| Leanne Amos | .... | thanks | |
| Susan Applegate | .... | thanks | |
| Andrea Borrero | .... | thanks | |
| Adam Budzins | .... | thanks | |
| Tom Burrows | .... | thanks | |
| Andy Dick | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Stephen Dickstein | .... | thanks | |
| Jon Timothy Evans | .... | thanks | |
| Dan Field | .... | thanks | |
| David Fincher | .... | thanks (as Fincher) | |
| Ray Gillon | .... | thanks | |
| Philip Glass | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Jon Graff | .... | thanks | |
| Isaac Hanson | .... | acknowledgment (as Hanson) | |
| Taylor Hanson | .... | acknowledgment (as Hanson) | |
| Zac Hanson | .... | acknowledgment (as Hanson) | |
| Steve Harrow | .... | thanks | |
| Paul Hastings | .... | thanks | |
| Evan Hecox | .... | thanks | |
| Dustin Hoffman | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Greg Kozikowski | .... | thanks | |
| Carolyn Kulett | .... | thanks | |
| Alain Lévy | .... | thanks | |
| Geoff McFetridge | .... | thanks | |
| Patrick O'Neill | .... | thanks | |
| Sean Penn | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Michelle Pfeiffer | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Brad Pitt | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Deannie Pruss | .... | thanks | |
| Daniel Radford | .... | in memory of | |
| John Ross | .... | thanks | |
| Nancy Ross | .... | thanks | |
| D. Russell | .... | thanks | |
| Robin Ruzan | .... | thanks | |
| Winona Ryder | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Greg Shewchuk | .... | thanks | |
| Gary Sinise | .... | acknowledgment | |
| Jim Tauber | .... | thanks | |
| Mark Van Horn | .... | thanks | |
| Sly West | .... | thanks | |
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BEING JOHN MALKOVICH (1999) ****
Starring: John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, Orson Bean, Catherine Keener, John Malkovich, and Charlie Sheen Director: Spike Jonze Running Time: 113 minutes Rated R (for sexuality and language)
By Blake French:
It is not every day that I use words in my movie reviews such as unique, creative, inventive, imaginative, original, fresh, mesmerizing, and unmatched. Under the circumstances of "Being John Malkovich," a wonderfully hilarious presentation of an incomprehensible idea, I find myself using every one of those phrases and then some more being deserved. Everything about it is labyrinthine, intriguing, and very funny. It is one of the years best films, and should be well presented come Academy Award time.
"Being John Malkovich" details the relationship between Craig and Lotte Schwartz. They basically live an old fashioned life in a small apartment with a miniature zoo of pets and a puppet factory inside. Lotte is a typical, unattractive homemaker while Craig holds that unusual occupation of being a professional puppeteer. Desperately searching for employment, Craig soon visits a business for an interview as a filer when he discovers for some odd reason the construction of the office floor is all but several feet tall, forcing all employees to bend over backwards just to walk around.
One of those employees is named Maxine, a highly seductive co-worker of Craig's. When he asks her out for a beer one night, Craig experiences lustful thoughts about her, and nearly begins an affair as his seemingly loving wife wonders around her happy little apartment all by herself.
As you can see, the household isn't exactly a joyful situation. All things change, from blossoming sexual confusion to inner self-esteem, when Craig uncovers a small door behind a filing cabinet in his office. It is tucked away, hidden acutely well in a dark corner, which is found mysteriously by accident when Craig droops a paper behind the cabinet. After Craig explores this deep miniature, seemingly endless hallway, he discovers this secret door leads to the brain of actor John Malkovich for fifteen minutes, then spits you out along the roadside afterwards.
Wow, sounds like "Alice in Wonderland," doesn't it...well, sort of. Craig first tells his co-worker about his discovery, who continues to think he's nuts. Then, after explaining and showing this portal to his wife, who is hysterical, Maxine begins to believe Craig, and concoct a devilish idea. To sell tickets allowing a pedestrian to enter the mind of a famous celebrity. The tagline: Ever wanted to be someone else? Now you can.
It is very intriguing how the narrative point of view is juggled between Craig and then Lotte after the problem is introduced and then solved: the couples dead-end lives are lifted in glory. This creates a second conflict moving us smoothly into the second act. Perfect internal problems are created with the two female leads; Lotte and Maxine find themselves physically attracted to each other in unbelievable character twists. The two end up having a femininity sexual relationship while one is entrapped in the mind of Malkovich, and the other experiences the actual Malkovich. It is a beautifully crafted structure, with act breaks so clear and complications so faultless it is no wonder while this is such an effective picture.
Also first rate here are the performances. Although the film offers strange types of roles for these actors to indulge themselves in, they do a wonderfully energetic job. Cameron Diaz is flawlessly cast as Craig's sexually and mentally uncoordinated wife, and delivers us a comically riotous character. John Cusack as Craig himself is superior and believable as a down on his luck puppeteer, and possesses a perfect blend of humor and unpredictable qualities with his character. Also quite good here, John Malkovich, who has much more of a difficult role than one would think. He has some hard scenes where Craig controls him while inside his mind, which requires great skill to perform.
However, better than any performance, and more amazing then any flawless characters or plot, is the concept of a human being thinking up such an absurd idea as the imagination behind the beauty of "Being John Malkovich." With such a penetrating, magical atmosphere to it, it is kind of a shame that the filmmakers created this film in the form of a black comedy instead of something more harrowing. Although comedy is simply the most logical choice to categorize this type of film, wouldn't it have been interesting to see this movie as a drama, or perhaps as a spiritual awakening picture.
Regardless, the film still has an oddly powerful message to it, which I will not, nor do I ever directly reveal in any of my reviews. You see, since different individuals come from different backgrounds, and thus see things differently. It is because of this that I do not allow my personal take on a message persuade another filmgoer whose idea of a moral may be much different than my own. But I will say that "Being John Malkovich" might not overtake the box office, but for appreciative movie patrons, this one is sure to be treasured for a long time to come.
Brought to you by Gramercy Pictures.