Random Hearts (1999)

Director:

Sydney Pollack

Writers (WGA):

Warren Adler (novel)
Darryl Ponicsan (adaptation)
(more)

Release Date:

8 October 1999 (USA)

Genre:

Drama | Mystery | Romance

Tagline:

In a perfect world...they never would have met.

Plot:

After the death of their loved ones in a tragic plane crash 'Harrison Ford' and Kristin Scott Thomas find...

Plot Keywords:

Plane Crash | Death | Politician | Police | Police Sergeant

Cast

Harrison Ford	...	Dutch Van Den Broeck
Kristin Scott Thomas	...	Kay Chandler
Charles S. Dutton	...	Alcee
Bonnie Hunt	...	Wendy Judd
Dennis Haysbert	...	Detective George Beaufort
Sydney Pollack	...	Carl Broman
Richard Jenkins	...	Truman Trainor
Paul Guilfoyle	...	Dick Montoya
Susanna Thompson	...	Peyton Van Den Broeck
Peter Coyote	...	Cullen Chandler
Dylan Baker	...	Richard Judd
Lynne Thigpen	...	Phyllis Bonaparte
Susan Floyd	...	Molly Roll
Bill Cobbs	...	Marvin
Kate Mara	...	Jessica Chandler
Ariana Thomas	...	Shyla Mumford
Nelson Landrieu	...	Silvio Coya
Brooke Smith	...	Sarah
Christina Chang	...	Laurie
Michelle Hurd	...	Susan
Reiko Aylesworth	...	Mary Claire Clark
Raymond Anthony Thomas	...	Officer Clayton Williams (as Ray Anthony Thomas)
Edie Falco	...	Janice
S. Epatha Merkerson	...	Nea
Jack Gilpin	...	David Dotson
Mark Zeisler	...	Steven Driker
John Carter	...	Peyton's Father
Davenia McFadden	...	Cassie
Barbara Gulan	...	Maureen
Molly Price	...	Alice Beaufort
Brian Schwary	...	Tad Baker
Priscilla Shanks	...	Susan's Customer
Lynette DuPree	...	Nurse Nancy (as Lynette Du Pre)
Ken Kay	...	Peter Suchet
Susan Hatfield	...	Claire Suchet
Jenna Stern	...	Sally Gabriel
Thomas J. McCarthy	...	Dick Schulte (as Tom McCarthy)
Jan Austell	...	Joe Perella
Aasif Mandvi	...	Electronics Store Salesman
Todd Malta	...	Supermarket Stockboy
Jordan Lage	...	Assistant Prosecutor
Judith Knight Young	...	Clara
Fenton Lawless	...	Officer Lawrence
Deirdre Lovejoy	...	Officer Isabel
Terry Serpico	...	Evidence Technician
Liam Craig	...	Waiter at DC Restaurant
C.S. Lee	...	Luncheonette Counterman
Ellen Foley	...	Young Woman at Fundraiser
Judy Jamison	...	TV Reporter at Hospital
Steven Mark Friedman	...	TV Reporter at Hospital
Becky Veduccio	...	TV Reporter at Hospital
Susan Allenback	...	Airline Spokesperson
Don Scott	...	News Anchor
Dina Napoli	...	News Anchor
Tracey Neale	...	News Anchor
Will Thomas	...	Field Reporter
Andy Fowle	...	Orderly
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	...	Helicopter Pilot - Camera (as Robert Zajonc)
Alan D. Purwin	...	Helicopter Pilot - TV News (as Alan Purwin)
Roy R. Taylor Jr.	...	Helicopter Pilot - WJZ Pilot
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Hugo Garcia	...	Party Goers
Kim Ashdown	...	Club Patron (uncredited)
Quintin Bennett	...	Traveler in airport (uncredited)
Greg Bernhard	...	Airline Mechanic (uncredited)
Diana Berry	...	Flight Attendant (uncredited)
Craig Campbell	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Michelle Chin	...	Model (uncredited)
Anna Damergis	...	Cop's Wife (uncredited)
Antares Davis	...	Model (uncredited)
Trish Dempsey	...	Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Dawn Douglas	...	Pedestrian (uncredited)
Deborah Smith Ford	...	Restaurant Patron (uncredited)
Jill Gettelson	...	Stewardess (uncredited)
Bob Glazier	...	Airport Traveler (uncredited)
Jim Goetz	...	Rescue Worker (uncredited)
Mariano Gowland	...	Firefighter Rescue Swimmer (uncredited)
David Heline Jr.	...	Reporter's Assistant (uncredited)
Geneieve Leilyn	...	South Beach Couple (uncredited)
Abigail Margulis	...	Dinner Guest (uncredited)
Al Quinn	...	Picture Car (uncredited)
Norm Rebadow	...	Surgeon in Airplane Hangar (uncredited)
Flip Schultz	...	Airline Customer (uncredited)
Vivienne Sendaydiego	...	Photo Assistant (uncredited)
Deb Snyder	...	Photo Assistant (uncredited)
Alex Trebek	...	Jeopardy Host (uncredited)
M. Emmet Walsh	...	Billy (uncredited)
Gary Wheeler	...	Coroner (uncredited)

Directed by
Sydney Pollack

Writing credits (WGA)
Warren Adler		(novel)
Darryl Ponicsan		(adaptation)
Kurt Luedtke		(screenplay)

Produced by
Warren Adler	....	executive producer
Sydney Pollack	....	producer
Marykay Powell	....	producer
Ronald L. Schwary	....	executive producer

Original Music by
Dave Grusin

Cinematography by
Philippe Rousselot		(director of photography)

Film Editing by
William Steinkamp

Casting by
David Rubin

Production Design by
Barbara Ling

Art Direction by
Chris Shriver

Set Decoration by
Susan Bode

Costume Design by
Bernie Pollack

Makeup Department
LuAnn Claps	....	assistant makeup artist
Naomi Donne	....	key makeup artist
Sharon Kalb	....	additional makeup artist
Michael Kriston	....	hair stylist: Mr. Ford
Michael Laudati	....	makeup artist: Mr. Ford
Jacques Stephane Lempire	....	assistant hair stylist
Lyndell Quiyou	....	key hair stylist
Jay Cannistraci	....	key makeup artist: Miami (uncredited)
Mary Cooke	....	hair stylist (uncredited)

Production Management
Terra Abroms	....	post-production supervisor (as Terra Mair-Abroms)
Richard Baratta	....	unit production manager

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Shawn Griffith	....	second second assistant director
Amy Lauritsen	....	second assistant director
Brian Moon	....	second second assistant director: Miami
Michael Salven	....	second second assistant director (as Mike Salven)
Kathryn-Ann Oaks Shertzer	....	dga trainee
Denis L. Stewart	....	first assistant director
Jennifer Truelove	....	second second assistant director

Art Department
Joseph Alfieri	....	construction coordinator
Tommy Allen	....	property master (as Thomas Allen)
Henry Antonacchio	....	construction foreman
Anthony Baldasare	....	on-set dresser
David Beach	....	construction foreman: Washington, D.C.
Diana Burton	....	assistant property master
John Davis	....	storyboard artist
Rochelle Edelson	....	stand-by scenic
Jeffrey D. McDonald	....	assistant art director (as Jeffrey McDonald)
Scott P. Murphy	....	set designer (as Scott Murphy)
Jeremy D. Pratt	....	construction accountant
Amy Safhay	....	greensperson
Lauri Blaire Schulman	....	art department associate
Nicholas Scott	....	scenic artist
Brooke Knight Warner	....	art department associate: Washington, D.C.
Carl Catanese	....	set buyer (uncredited)
Justin Corbett	....	construction grip (uncredited)
Robert Crowley	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Stephen P. Durante	....	leadman (uncredited)
Ruth Grizzard	....	painter (uncredited)
Michael Herlihy	....	carpenter foreman (uncredited)
Eric Hunsaker	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Kristina Kilpe	....	set dresser (uncredited)
John Mann	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Lori Morris	....	art department assistant (uncredited)
Ted Nolan	....	prop maker (uncredited)
Rick Reeder	....	set dresser (uncredited)
Willy Richardson	....	painter (uncredited)
Jeffrey Rollins	....	set dresser: New York (uncredited)
Michael Scarola	....	key construction grip (uncredited)
Barbara S. Shelton	....	on-set dresser: Florida (uncredited)
Roger Sherman	....	scenic artist (uncredited)
Paul Steinberg	....	key shop electric (uncredited)
Drew Vandervelde	....	art depertment assistant (uncredited)
Cary Whittaker	....	greens (uncredited)
Alyssa Winter	....	assistant set decorator (uncredited)

Sound Department
Ron Bartlett	....	sound re-recording mixer
Benjamin Beardwood	....	dialogue editor
Joe Earle	....	sound editor (as Joseph H. Earle)
Christopher Flick	....	foley editor (as Chris Flick)
Robin Harlan	....	foley artist
Allen Hartz	....	adr supervisor
Scott Hecker	....	supervising sound editor (as Scott A. Hecker)
David L. Horton Jr.	....	foley editor (as David Horton Jr.)
Barbara Issak	....	adr editor
Chris Jenkins	....	sound re-recording mixer
Kenneth L. Johnson	....	sound editor
Gary Lewis	....	dialogue editor
David Melhase	....	adr editor
Danny Michael	....	sound mixer
Sarah Monat	....	foley artist
Eric A. Norris	....	sound editor
Ralph Osborn III	....	dialogue editor (as Ralph H. Osborn III)
Jeff Rosen	....	foley editor (as Jeffrey Rosen)
Brian Ruberg	....	foley mixer
Andrew Schmetterling	....	boom operator
Mark Smith	....	sound re-recording mixer
Joe White	....	cable person

Special Effects by
J.C. Brotherhood	....	special effects (as Jonathan C. Brotherhood)
Rick Bongiovanni	....	effects crew: KNB Effects (uncredited)
Michael H. Clark	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
Jason Collins	....	lab technician: KNB Effects Group (uncredited)
Neil Ruddy	....	special effects assistant (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Jeff Wolverton	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)

Stunts
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunt coordinator
Richard Dorton	....	precision driver coordinator (uncredited)
Mickey Giacomazzi	....	stunts (uncredited)
Donald John Hewitt	....	stunt performer (uncredited)
Rick Michaels	....	precision driver (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	stunts (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Jerry Bertolami	....	best boy grip
Kenny Burke	....	second grip (as Kenneth Burke)
Ronald Burke	....	dolly grip
Andrew Casey	....	Steadicam operator
Andrew Casey	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Andrew Cheung	....	grip: New York
Matt Chubet	....	company grip
Xiomara Comrie	....	second assistant camera: "b" camera
David M. Dunlap	....	director of photography: second unit
Ken Ferris	....	camera operator
Joseph Grimaldi	....	assistant chief lighting technician (as Joe Grimaldi)
David James	....	still photographer
Jeremy Knaster	....	electrician
Peter A. Mian	....	video assist operator (as Peter Mian)
William D. Moran	....	company grip
Heather Norton	....	second assistant camera
Bill O'Leary	....	chief lighting technician
John Panuccio	....	rigging grip
Louis Petraglia	....	rigging electrician
Tom Prate	....	key grip (as Thomas J. Prate)
Pamela Rittelmeyer	....	assistant camera: "b" camera
Tom Schnaidt	....	camera loader
Nicolas Stern	....	video playback operator
Eric Swanek	....	Steadicam assistant
Eric Swanek	....	first assistant camera
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	helicopter pilot: camera helicopter (as Robert Zajonc)
Keith Bernard	....	rigging best boy electric (uncredited)
Dean Citroni	....	grip (uncredited)
Rob Coughlin	....	electrician (uncredited)
Susan Gabbay	....	second assistant camera: "a" camera, second unit (uncredited)
Tim Gordon	....	electrician (uncredited)
Michael Lyon	....	underwater electrician: underwater unit (uncredited)
David Norris	....	camera operator: Wescam camera (uncredited)
Greg Patterson	....	set lighting (uncredited)
Darren Ryan	....	24 frame video operator (uncredited)
Herb Silverman	....	electrician (uncredited)
Rick Strodel	....	grip (uncredited)

Casting Department
Sylvia Fay	....	extras casting
Mikie Heilbrum	....	casting: New York (as Mikie Heilbrun)
Pat Moran	....	casting: Baltimore
Kimberly Skyrme	....	extras casting: Washington, D.C.
Miura Smith	....	casting assistant
Angela Athayde	....	extras casting production assistant (uncredited)
Ginny Galloway	....	extras casting associate (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Timothy Alberts	....	key wardrobe (as Tim Alberts)
Kate Edwards	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Kate E. Edwards)
Mara Majorowicz	....	set costumer
Michelle Matland	....	assistant costume designer
Robert M. Moore	....	wardrobe supervisor (as Robert Moore)
Sabrina Rosen	....	wardrobe
Ann Roth	....	clothing designer: Ms. Thomas
Rose Wells	....	key wardrobe
Heather Holmes	....	costumer (uncredited)
Jeannie H. Kelly	....	additional costumer (uncredited)
Roseann Milano	....	wardrobe (uncredited)
Marcia Patten	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Audrey Evans	....	second assistant film editor (as Audrey J. Evans)
Brett Lavinthal	....	first assistant film editor
Stuart Sperling	....	assistant film editor
Debra L. Tennant	....	first assistant film editor
Dale Jones	....	avid technician (uncredited)
Eric Rigney	....	avid technician (uncredited)

Music Department
Terence Blanchard	....	musician: trumpet
Stuart Grusin	....	music editor
Donald Murray	....	composer's consultant (as Don Murray)
John Palatucci	....	musician: bass (as John Patatucci)
Ted Whitfield	....	music editor
Nigel Olsson	....	musician: drums (uncredited)

Transportation Department
Richard Holston	....	transportation co-captain
Michael Hyde	....	transportation captain (as Mike Hyde)
Manny Quinones	....	transportation co-captain: Washington, D.C.
Gilbert Young	....	transportation captain: Washington, D.C.
K.C. Colebrooke	....	transportation co-captain (uncredited)
Bobby Marsh	....	driver (uncredited)

Other crew
Michael Bederman	....	first assistant accountant
Erica Cerilli	....	production secretary
Ann Christman	....	production secretary
Melissa Stanley Cohen	....	production coordinator
Michael Dellheim	....	location manager: Washington, D.C.
Arden Doss	....	assistant: Ms. Powell
Gordon Driver	....	computer playback operator
Bronwen Epstein	....	assistant production coordinator
Eric Errington	....	set production assistant
Tink Ten Eyck	....	production accountant
Carol Flaisher	....	location manager: Washington, D.C.
Robb Foglia	....	production office assistant: Washington, D.C.
R. Colette Hailey	....	location manager: Miami (as R. Collette Hailey)
Kali R. Harrison	....	set production assistant (as Kali Harrison)
Mary A. Kelly	....	script supervisor
Samara Koffler	....	assistant: Mr. Ford
Scott Kordish	....	production coordinator
Jason Lambro	....	production office assistant: Washington, D.C.
Joseph Martin	....	location scout: Washington, D.C.
Frank McKenna	....	craft service
Carla Meyer	....	dialect coach: Ms. Thomas
Phill Norman	....	title designer
Matthew Ogens	....	set production assistant
Kathy Orloff	....	unit publicist (as Katherine Orloff)
Donna Ostroff	....	assistant: Mr. Pollack
Greg Outcalt	....	production office assistant
Christopher Pensiero	....	production office assistant
Luis Perez	....	choreographer
Martina Pozzi	....	set production assistant
Diane Rosenberg	....	production office assistant: Washington, D.C.
Jen Roskind	....	assistant: Mr. Schwary
Patrick Sadler	....	production office assistant: Washington, D.C.
Andrew Saxe	....	assistant location manager
Ben Selkow	....	set production assistant
Jamie Sheridan	....	set production assistant
Becky Veduccio	....	assistant: Ms. Thomas
Christian von Tippelskirch	....	location manager
C. Ransom Walrod	....	marine coordinator (as Ransom Walrod)
Patricia A. Walrod	....	assistant marine coordinator (as Patti Walrod)
Jennifer Weiland	....	production office assistant: Washington, D.C. (as Jenn Weiland)
Peter Weireter	....	security: Mr. Ford
Keri Wilson	....	assistant: Mr. Pollack (as Keri Peranich-Wilson)
Jason Altieri	....	production assistant: second unit (uncredited)
Marcy Arnold	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Heath Jacob Baldwin	....	additional office production assistant: New York (uncredited)
Denise A. Beale	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Kathleen Beall	....	location scout (uncredited)
Denise Blasor	....	adr (uncredited)
Anne Cabral	....	assistant production coordinator: Florida (uncredited)
Cristiana Caimmi	....	publicist (uncredited)
Al Cerullo	....	helicopter pilot (uncredited)
Devin Clancy	....	set production assistant (uncredited)
Rennie Cowan	....	assistant avid technician (uncredited)
Mauricio de la Vega	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Rob Dickerson Jr.	....	staff set production assistant (uncredited)
Rita Duffey	....	location scout (uncredited)
Will Edwards	....	technical advisor (uncredited)
Amy Eldridge	....	first assistant accountant: Florida (uncredited)
Elizabeth Elwell	....	location scout (uncredited)
Elissa Ewalt	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dominic Giannetti	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Bill Hardy	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sparky Hawes	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Jeff Johnson	....	set medic (uncredited)
Kelly King	....	location assistant (uncredited)
Stephanie Lovell	....	additional set production assistant: Washington, D.C. (uncredited)
Jennifer Lyne	....	location scout (uncredited)
John Marston	....	location projectionist: Washington, D.C. (uncredited)
James Mitchell-Clyde	....	water safety: marine unit (uncredited)
Eric Morgan	....	production assistant: Washington, D.C. (uncredited)
Caleb Omens	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Macall B. Polay	....	payroll accountant (uncredited)
Jennifer Radzikowski	....	assistant location manager (uncredited)
Christopher Scott	....	production assistant: Washington, D.C. (uncredited)
Jim Small	....	location scout (uncredited)
Irapaul Turner	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Hilary Walker	....	location scout (uncredited)
Shayne A. Wilson	....	freelance script coordinator (uncredited)
Robert 'Bobby Z' Zajonc	....	aerial coordinator (uncredited)

Thanks
Kim C. Dine	....	special thanks: Washington, D.C. Police Department (as Commander Kim C. Dine)
Christopher Ford	....	this film is dedicated to the memory of

Production Companies

• Columbia Pictures Corporation
• Global Entertainment Productions GmbH & Company Medien KG
• Mirage Enterprises
• Rastar Pictures

Distributors

• Columbia Pictures Mexico (Mexico)
• Columbia Pictures (USA)
• Columbia TriStar Film (Germany)
• Columbia TriStar Films (France)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (DVD)
• LK-TEL (2000) (Argentina) (VHS)
• Sony Pictures Entertainment (SPE)

Other Companies

• Billy's 1870  special thanks (as Billy's 1870, Inc., New York)
• Cable News Network (CNN)  CNN logo courtesy of
• City of Miami Police Department  special thanks (as Miami Police Department)
• Concord Records  John Patitucci courtesy of (as Concord Records, Inc.)
• Deluxe  color (as Deluxe®)
• Department of Defense, The  we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of
• Department of the Navy  we gratefully acknowledge the cooperation of
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables (uncredited)
• Miami Beach Film Commission  special thanks
• National Hotel, The  special thanks (as National Hotel, Miami Beach, Florida)
• New Jersey Motion Picture and Television Commission  special thanks
• New York City Mayor's Office of Film, Theater & Broadcasting, The  special thanks (as New York City Mayor's Office for Film, Theater, and Broadcasting)
• Pacific Studios Inc.  chromatrans background (uncredited)
• Pacific Title/Mirage  titles and opticals
• Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport  special thanks (as Ronald Reagan National Airport)
• Sony Classical  Terence Blanchard courtesy of
• Sony Classical  soundtrack on
• Sony Pictures Studios  sound services (as Sony Pictures Studios, Culver City, California)
• Studio Sea  marine coordination (uncredited)
• Sylvia Fay/Lee Genick & Associates Casting  extras casting (uncredited)
• Tahari  special thanks (as Tahari, Ltd.)
• Terminal One Management  special thanks (as Terminal One Management, Inc. at JFK International Airport)
• Tomkats Catering  caterer: Washington, D.C.
• Tony's Food Service  caterer

Also Known As:

MPAA:

Rated R for brief violence, sexuality and language

Runtime:

133 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:13 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:6 | Mexico:B | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Norway:15 | Peru:14 | Portugal:M/12 | Singapore:PG | Spain:13 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | UK:15 | Canada:14 (Nova Scotia) | Canada:14A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:G (Quebec) | Canada:PG (British Columbia/Manitoba) | USA:R (certificate #36468) | Malaysia:18SX | Iceland:12 | South Korea:18

Filming Locations:

Baltimore, Maryland, USA

Company:

Columbia Pictures Corporation

Trivia:

The bowling alley scene was filmed at Parkway Lanes in Elmwood Park, NJ.

Goofs:

Continuity: Cullen and Peyton are said to be in seats 3 A and B, which are on the left side of the plane, but their bodies in the submerged airliner are securely buckled in seats on the right side of the aisle.

Quotes:

Molly Roll:I caught Sam with a woman once. I spilled a milkshake on my skirt so I ran home from lunch. I heard them in the shower. And at first I thought it was the radio... but what she was saying you don't hear on the radio. I... ran. I couldn't go back to work. For hours, literally, I didn't remember that I was involved with someone else. I had been for months. And I liked my life with Sam. Things were fine.
Dutch Van Den Broeck:What did you do?
Molly Roll:I kept my mouth shut and I never went home again without calling first. To say that involvement, and I don't mean casual sex, I mean romance. To say that that whole part of life, half the fun of life, has to end, if you told me that, I'd feel old.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Game K N B: Episode dated 15 March 2007" (2007)

Soundtrack:

Feliz

Boring, Dull, Not Believable.

A friend gave me this movie because she liked it. I decided I would finally watch it. It was sooooooo long. I kept waiting for the suspense to happen but it never did. I kept waiting for something to happen after the opening scenes, and it never did. I stopped the movie and came back later. I actually forced myself to watch the rest of it hoping it would get better. It got worse. I kept asking myself, who are these people? Do they have feelings? are they just robots? I'm glad I didn't pay to see it or pay to rent it. The end would have been better if Dutch died from the gunshot wound. At least we would have gotten some emotion from the audience. Or maybe not.