Magnolia (1999)

Director:

Paul Thomas Anderson

Writer (WGA):

Paul Thomas Anderson (written by)

Release Date:

7 January 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

Things fall down. People look up. And when it rains, it pours.

Plot:

An epic mosaic of several interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.

Plot Keywords:

Coincidence | Cancer | Whiz Kid | One Day | Decision

Awards:

Nominated for 3 Oscars. Another 22 wins & 35 nominations

Cast

Julianne Moore	...	Linda Partridge
William H. Macy	...	Donnie Smith
John C. Reilly	...	Officer Jim Kurring
Tom Cruise	...	Frank T.J. Mackey
Philip Baker Hall	...	Jimmy Gator
Philip Seymour Hoffman	...	Phil Parma
Jason Robards	...	Earl Partridge
Alfred Molina	...	Solomon Solomon
Melora Walters	...	Claudia Wilson Gator
Michael Bowen	...	Rick Spector
Ricky Jay	...	Burt Ramsey / Narrator
Jeremy Blackman	...	Stanley Spector
Melinda Dillon	...	Rose Gator
April Grace	...	Gwenovier
Luis Guzmán	...	Luis (as Luis Guzman)
Henry Gibson	...	Thurston Howell
Felicity Huffman	...	Cynthia
Emmanuel Johnson	...	Dixon (as Emmanuel L. Johnson)
Don McManus	...	Dr. Landon
Eileen Ryan	...	Mary
Danny Wells	...	Dick Jennings
Orlando Jones	...	Worm
Michael Murphy	...	Alan Kligman Esq.
Pat Healy	...	Sir Edmund William Godfrey / Young Pharmacy Kid
Genevieve Zweig	...	Mrs. Godfrey
Mark Flannagan	...	Joseph Green
Neil Flynn	...	Stanley Berry
Rod McLachlan	...	Daniel Hill
Allan Graf	...	Firefighter
Patton Oswalt	...	Delmer Darion
Raymond 'Big Guy' Gonzales	...	Reno Security Guard
Brad Hunt	...	Craig Hansen
Jim Meskimen	...	Forensic Scientist
Chris O'Hara	...	Sydney Barringer
Clement Blake	...	Arthur Barringer
Frank Elmore	...	1958 Detective
John Kraft Seitz	...	1958 Policeman
Cory Buck	...	Young Boy
Tim Soronen	...	Infomercial Guy (as Tim 'Stuffy' Sorenen)
Jim Ortlieb	...	Middle Aged Guy
Thomas Jane	...	Young Jimmy Gator
Holly Houston	...	Jimmy's Showgirl
Benjamin Niedens	...	Little Donnie Smith
Veronica Hart	...	Dentist Nurse #1
Melissa Spell	...	Dentist Nurse #2
James Kiriyama-Lem	...	Dr. Lee
Jason 'Jake' Cross	...	Pedestrian #1 (as Jake Cross)
Charlie Scott	...	Pedestrian #2
Juan Medrano	...	Nurse Juan
John Pritchett	...	Police Captain
Cleo King	...	Marcie
Michael Shamus Wiles	...	Captain Muffy
Jason Andrews	...	Doc
John S. Davies	...	Cameraman
Kevin Breznahan	...	Geoff / Seminar Guy
Miguel Pérez	...	Avi Solomon (as Miguel Perez)
David Masuda	...	Coroner Man
Neil Pepe	...	Officer #1
Lionel Mark Smith	...	Detective
Annette Helde	...	Coroner Woman
Lynne Lerner	...	Librarian
Scott Burkett	...	WDKK Page #1
Bob Brewer	...	Richard's Dad
Julie Brewer	...	Richard's Mom
Nancy Marston	...	Julia's Mom
Maurey Marston	...	Julia's Dad
Jamala Gaither	...	WDKK P.A.
Amy Brown	...	WDKK Page #2
Meagen Fay	...	Dr. Diane (as Meagan Fay)
Patricia Forte	...	Mim
Patrick Warren	...	Todd Geronimo
Virginia Pereira	...	Pink Dot Girl (voice)
Craig Kvinsland	...	Brad the Bartender
Patricia Scanlon	...	Cocktail Waitress
Natalie Marston	...	Julia
Bobby Brewer	...	Richard
Clark Gregg	...	WDKK Floor Director
Art Frankel	...	Old Pharmacist
Matt Gerald	...	Officer #2
Guillermo Melgarejo	...	Pink Dot Guy
Paul F. Tompkins	...	Chad, Seduce & Destroy (voice)
Mary Lynn Rajskub	...	Janet, Frank's Assistant (voice)
Jim Beaver	...	Smiling Peanut Patron #1
Ezra Buzzington	...	Smiling Peanut Patron #2
Denise Woolfork	...	Smiling Peanut Patron #3
New World Harmonica Trio	...	Harmonica Players
Robert Downey Sr.	...	WDKK Show Director (as Bob Downey Sr. 'a Prince')
William Mapother	...	WDKK Show Director's Assistant
Larry Ballard	...	WDKK Medic
Brett Higgins	...	Mackey Disciple Twin #1
Brian Higgins	...	Mackey Disciple Twin #2
Michael Phillips	...	Mackey Disciple in Middle (as Michael 'Jocco' Phillips)
Lillian Adams	...	Donnie's Old Neighbor
Steven Bush	...	Paramedic #1
Mike Massa	...	Paramedic #2
Dale Gibson	...	Paramedic #3
Scott Alan Smith	...	E.R. Doctor
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Junichi Yanagita	...	Mackey's Follower
Robert Bella	...	Detective #2 (uncredited)
Douglas Busby	...	Featured SAG Role (uncredited)
Christina Eliason	...	Hot Date (uncredited)
Thomas Griffin	...	Forensic Scientist (uncredited)
Phil Hawn	...	Bob, Seminar Attendee (uncredited)
Miriam Margolyes	...	Faye Barringer (uncredited)
Tom Ohmer	...	Detective (uncredited)
Lynne Oropeza	...	Bride (uncredited)
Colleen Pelletier	...	Gameshow Audience Member (uncredited)
Dayna Price	...	Brenda Barringer (uncredited)
Herb Santos Jr.	...	21 Dealer (uncredited)
Tom Tangen	...	Drunken Dart Player (uncredited)
Sean Wilson	...	Arresting Police Officer (uncredited)

Directed by
Paul Thomas Anderson

Writing credits (WGA)
Paul Thomas Anderson		(written by)

Produced by
Paul Thomas Anderson	....	producer
Michael De Luca	....	executive producer
Lynn Harris	....	executive producer
Daniel Lupi	....	co-producer
JoAnne Sellar	....	producer
Dylan Tichenor	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Jon Brion

Cinematography by
Robert Elswit

Film Editing by
Dylan Tichenor

Casting by
Cassandra Kulukundis

Production Design by
William Arnold
Mark Bridges

Set Decoration by
Chris L. Spellman		(as Chris Spellman)

Costume Design by
Mark Bridges

Makeup Department
Lois Burwell	....	makeup artist: Tom Cruise
Gabor Heiligenberg	....	hair stylist
Selina Jayne	....	makeup artist
Elaine L. Offers	....	makeup artist: Julianne Moore (as Elaine Offers)
Tina Roesler Kerwin	....	key makeup artist (as Tina K. Roesler)
Kelvin R. Trahan	....	key hair stylist (as Kelvin Trahan)
Rita Troy	....	key hair stylist
Joel Harlow	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Camille Henderson	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Joann Kozloff	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Christopher Allen Nelson	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)
Lynn Rodgers	....	makeup artist (uncredited)
Derik Wingo	....	special makeup effects artist (uncredited)

Production Management
Daniel P. Collins	....	unit supervisor (as Dan Collins)
Carla Fry	....	executive in charge of production
Mark Graziano	....	post-production supervisor
Daniel Lupi	....	unit production manager
Craig Markey	....	production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Jorge L. Baron	....	second second assistant director
Adam Druxman	....	first assistant director
Christina Stauffer	....	second assistant director (as Tina Stauffer)

Art Department
Richard F. Anderson	....	on-set dresser (as Richard Anderson)
Fiona Apple	....	artwork: Claudia
Chuck Askerneese	....	assistant propmaster
P. Scott Bailey	....	second assistant props (as Scott Bailey)
Fariba Behnam	....	art department production assistant
Earl F. Betts	....	propmaker foreman (as Earl Betts)
Conny Boettger	....	set designer (as Conny Boettger-Marinos)
Robert J. Carlyle	....	construction coordinator
Thomas Culberhouse	....	propmaker
Roger Dudley	....	propmaker (as Roger G. Dudley)
Brent Dyer	....	propmaker
Greg Eliot	....	propmaker (as Greg Elliot)
William A. Fobert	....	propmaker (as Bill Fobert)
Shepherd Frankel	....	assistant art director
Kristen Gassner	....	art department buyer
Gerald Gates Jr.	....	paint foreman (as Gerald Gates)
Egan Gauntt	....	art department production assistant
Jeff Gross	....	propmaker
Timothy Gunther	....	propmaker
Jill Haber	....	painter
Robert Hale	....	painter
Kim Lincoln	....	graphic artist
Jamie Litwak	....	propmaker
Wes Long	....	on-set dresser
Dikran Mahakian	....	propmaker
Reynold Marotta	....	laborer
Richard McConnell	....	gang boss
Richard McConnell	....	propmaker
Tony Miller	....	plasterer
Martin Milligan	....	set dresser
Ray Rarick	....	general foreman
Mike Reiber	....	stand-by painter
Darlene Salinas	....	art department coordinator
Matt Shepherd	....	on-set dresser
Brian Shupper	....	on-set dresser (as Bryan Hurley Shupper)
Andrew M. Siegel	....	additional second assistant props (as Andrew Siegel)
Pilo Silva	....	greensman gang boss (as Porfirio 'Pilo' Silva)
Steve Soffer	....	graphic artist: opening graphics, game show unit
Gary Stel	....	labor foreman
Juan Torres	....	greensman
Melora Walters	....	artwork: Claudia
Mark Weissenfluh	....	leadman
Shaun S. Wiggins	....	labor gang boss
Timothy S. Wiles	....	property master (as Tim Wiles)
Tony Wright	....	laborer
Don Yaklin	....	propmaker
D.A. Zingelewicz	....	painter (as Danny Zingelewicz)
Martin L. Mercer	....	storyboard artist (uncredited)
Tracy Michele Tabb	....	graphic artist (uncredited)
Quinn Yarbrough	....	set dresser (uncredited)

Sound Department
James Ashwill	....	foley mixer
Andrew Bock	....	digital sound assistant
Jeanette Browning	....	adr recordist (as Jeannette Browning)
Ed Callahan	....	foley editor
Rick Canelli	....	adr recordist
John T. Cucci	....	foley artist (as John Cucci)
Christopher Flick	....	foley supervisor
John Glaeser	....	cable person
Michael Haight	....	dialogue editor
Kimberly Harris	....	adr supervisor
Michael Herbick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Doc Kane	....	adr mixer
Richard King	....	sound designer
Richard King	....	supervising sound editor
Linda Lew	....	foley recordist
Robert J. Litt	....	sound re-recording mixer
James Matheny	....	dialogue editor
Dan O'Connell	....	foley artist
Thomas J. O'Connell	....	adr mixer
Steve Pederson	....	sound re-recording mixer
Eric Potter	....	sound effects recordist
John Pritchett	....	sound mixer
Gary Ritchie	....	sound recordist
David M. Roberts	....	boom operator (as David Roberts)
Monique Salvato	....	adr assistant
Michael Semanick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Marsha Sorce	....	sound recordist
Hamilton Sterling	....	sound effects editor
Kevin Webb	....	sound recordist
Hugo Weng	....	dialogue editor
Linda Yeaney	....	first assistant sound editor
Tom Caton	....	boom operator (uncredited)

Special Effects by
Enrique Bilsland	....	animatronics: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
R. Michael Bisetti	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Michael Bisetti)
Diane Carlucci	....	special effects administrator: F/X Concepts, Inc.
John C. Carlucci	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Lou Carlucci	....	special effects supervisor: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Michael Clarke	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Michael J. Clarke)
William Dawson	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Eric Dressor	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Dan Edwards	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Ethel Edwards	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Bernhard Eichholz	....	lead artist: Steve Johnson's XFX Group (as Bernie Eichholz)
Fernando Favila	....	animatronics coodinator: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
Bill Fesh	....	lab technician: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
Jim Girch	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as James Girch)
Timothy B. Graham	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Tim B. Graham)
Glen Hanz	....	sculptor: Steve Johnson's XFX Group (as Glenn Hanz)
Richard L. Hill	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Richard Hill)
Doug Hubbard	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Eugene D. Hubbard)
James Lacroix	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as James La Croix)
Louis Lindwall	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Jeffrey Machit	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Jeffrey C. Machit)
Al Marangoni	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Albert Marangoni)
Wes Mattox	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Barry McQueary	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
David Monzingo	....	painter: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
Bob Newton	....	animatronics coodinator: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
Vincent Niebla	....	lead painter: Steve Johnson's XFX Group (as Vince Niebla)
James Ochoa	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as James Allen Ochoa)
Ron Petruccione	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Dan Rebert	....	special effects supervisor: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
Don Rutherford	....	painter: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
Ric San Nicholas	....	special effects (as Rick San Nicholas)
Steve Shubin Jr.	....	thermal plastic engineer: Steve Johnson's XFX Group
Steve Sosner	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Brett Stern	....	lab technician: Steve Johnson's XFX Group (as Bret Stern)
Ken Tarallo	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Rick Thompson	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Rick Thompsen)
Blumes Tracy	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Tony Vandenecker	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Tony Vandernecker)
Mario Vanillo	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc. (as Mario Vernillo)
Karl Walser	....	special effects: F/X Concepts, Inc.
Damian Fisher	....	special effects technician (uncredited)
David Greathouse	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)
Douglas J. Stewart	....	special effects makeup (uncredited)
Brian Walsh	....	purchasing manager: XFX Inc. (uncredited)
Dennis Yeager II	....	special effects technician (uncredited)

Visual Effects by
Julie Adrianson-Neary	....	digital artist: ILM (as Julie Neary)
Vicki Beck	....	CG operations: ILM
Andrea Biklian	....	negative line-up: ILM
Patricia Blau	....	senior staff: ILM
Matt Bouchard	....	digital artist: ILM
Colin Brady	....	animator: ILM
Jason Brown	....	technical support: ILM
Beth D'Amato	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist: ILM
Lorelei David	....	assistant visual effects editor: ILM
Lindy DeQuattro	....	digital artist: ILM (as Lindy Wilson)
Mike Ellis	....	scanning: ILM
Chrissie England	....	senior staff: ILM (as Chrissy England)
Brian Flora	....	digital matte artist: ILM
Camille Geier	....	visual effects producer: ILM
Derek Gillingham	....	frog construction: ILM
Michael Gleason	....	visual effects editor: ILM
Michele Gray	....	digital plate restoration: ILM (as Michelle Spina)
Paul Griffin	....	visual effects animation supervisor: ILM
Joseph Grossberg	....	visual effects producer
John Helms	....	digital artist: ILM
Tony Hudson	....	digital model supervisor: ILM
Tony Hurd	....	CG operations: ILM
Zoran Kacic-Alesic	....	software research & development: ILM (as Zorian Kacic-Alesic)
Florian Kainz	....	software research & development: ILM
Gregor Lakner	....	CG supervisor: ILM
Joe Letteri	....	visual effects supervisor
Joshua Levine	....	digital artist: ILM
Luke Longin	....	lead matchmover: ILM
Greg Maloney	....	CG supervisor: ILM
Tia L. Marshall	....	digital artist: ILM (as Tia Marshall)
Ian McCamey	....	technical support: ILM
Todd Mitchell	....	scanning: ILM
Steve Molin	....	digital artist: ILM
Jim Morris	....	senior staff: ILM
Dani Morrow	....	matchmover: ILM
Michelle Motta	....	technical support: ILM
David Nakabayashi	....	visual effects art director: ILM
Aaron Pfau	....	frog construction: ILM
Lauren Ritchie	....	executive in charge of visual effects
Leslie Safley	....	visual effects production assistant: ILM
Jeff Saltzman	....	matchmover: ILM (as Jeffrey Saltzman)
Robin Saxen	....	visual effects production coordinator: ILM
Josh Seims	....	production engineering software: ILM
Joe Takai	....	production engineering supervisor
Stephanie Taubert	....	digital plate restoration: ILM (as Stephanie Tolbert)
Barbara Townsend	....	digital artist: ILM
Marjolaine Tremblay	....	lead animator: ILM (as Marjoliane Tremblay)
Michael Van Eps	....	digital paint/rotoscope artist: ILM (as Mike Van Epps)
Bruce Vecchitto	....	color timing supervisor: ILM
Andy Wang	....	digital artist: ILM
John Zdankiewicz	....	animator: ILM
Cam Griffin	....	digital paint and rotoscope artist (uncredited)
Kirk Henderson	....	concept artist (uncredited)
Lloyd Hess	....	technical support (uncredited)
Louis Katz	....	rebel unit technical director (uncredited)
Matt McDonald	....	digital compositor (uncredited)
George Sakellariou	....	production engineering: ILM (uncredited)
M. Zachary Sherman	....	digital effects artist (uncredited)
Tristan Tom	....	technical support: ILM (uncredited)
Dan Weeks	....	software developer (uncredited)

Stunts
Michael Adams	....	stunts
Richard Burden	....	stunts
Jack Carpenter	....	stunts
Phil Culotta	....	stunts
Ousaun Elam	....	stunts (as Ousan Elam)
Debbie Evans	....	stunts
Ray Gabriel	....	stunts
Allan Graf	....	stunts
Terry Jackson	....	stunts
Ethan Jensen	....	stunts
Mike Massa	....	stunts
John Moio	....	stunts
Hugh Aodh O'Brien	....	stunts
Dan Plum	....	stunts
Jeff Podgurski	....	stunts
Dennis Scott	....	stunts
Rick Seaman	....	stunts
Webster Whinery	....	stunt coordinator
Harry Wowchuk	....	stunts
Bob Yerkes	....	stunts
Bruno Angelico	....	stunt driver (uncredited)
Rob Sanchez	....	stunt rigger (uncredited)

Camera and Electrical Department
Alfred Ainsworth	....	video assist operator
Paul E. Avery	....	rigging electrician
Paul C. Babin	....	camera operator (as Paul Babin)
Robert J. Babin	....	rigging key grip (as Bob Babin)
James Barrett	....	electrician
Ben Beaird	....	key grip
Nick Beaird	....	grip
Guy Norman Bee	....	Steadicam operator (as Guy Bee)
Christos Bitsakos	....	second assistant camera (as Christos C. Bitsakos)
Hans Bjerno	....	aerial camera operator
John Brosnan	....	video playback operator: Playback Technologies, Inc.
Craig Brown	....	rigging best boy grip
Billy Craft	....	electrician
Steve Craft	....	second assistant camera
Glen Davis	....	best boy grip (as Glenn 'Bear' Davis)
R. Michael De Chellis	....	best boy electric (as Michael DeChellis)
Steve Galvin	....	rigging best boy electric: game show unit
Tom Girskis	....	lighting board operator: game show unit
Raymond Gonzales	....	electrician
Thomas Holmes	....	rigging electrician (as Thomas S. Holmes)
Steve Irwin	....	video playback operator: Playback Technologies, Inc.
Jeff Kunkel	....	dolly grip
Jim Leidholdt	....	rigging grip
Michael R. Marquette	....	additional first assistant camera (as Mike Marquette)
André Martin	....	camera technician: pathé camera
Scott Moody	....	gaffer: game show unit
Shawn Neary	....	best boy grip (as Shawn M. Neary)
John O'Grady	....	grip
Chris R. Oliver	....	grip (as Chris Oliver)
James Plannette	....	chief lighting technician
Cynthia Pusheck	....	underwater camera operator
Michael G. Riba	....	first assistant camera (as Michael Riba)
Nikola Ristic	....	electrician
Kenny Schneider	....	rigging gaffer (as Kenneth Schneider)
Peter Sorel	....	still photographer
Justin Stroh	....	electrician
Carrie Williams	....	provider: pathé camera
Elizabeth Ziegler	....	Steadicam operator
Maryan Zurek	....	underwater first assistant camera
Victor Aguirre	....	still photographer intern (uncredited)
Debbie Arrowood	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Mindy Bee	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Ben Betts	....	video engineer (uncredited)
Robert L. Blatman	....	director of photography: second unit (uncredited)
Louie Escobar	....	rigging grip (uncredited)
Michael-Ryan Fletchall	....	crane technician (uncredited)
Camille Freer	....	second assistant camera (uncredited)
Ákos Gulyás	....	additional camera loader (uncredited)
Billy Gunn	....	lighting technician: game show (uncredited)
Rick Lamb	....	assistant camera (uncredited)
Lon Magdich	....	additional cinematographer (uncredited)
Larry Markart	....	video engineer (uncredited)

Animation Department
Gray Miller	....	animator (uncredited)

Casting Department
Jerry Conca	....	extras casting: Rainbow Casting
Barbara Harris	....	voice casting
Michele Short	....	casting assistant
Tony Rasmussen	....	extras casting (uncredited)

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Lisa Campbell	....	costume production assistant
Kelly Everett	....	additional set costumer
Rebecca Gregg	....	costumer production assistant (as Rebecca Cummings)
Linda J. McCarthy	....	costumer (as Linda McCarthy)
Pablo Nantas	....	tailor
Andrew Slyder	....	set costumer
Karla Stevens	....	costume supervisor
Tammy Surber	....	set costumer (as Tammy Williamson)
Ellen Ryba	....	costumer (uncredited)

Editorial Department
Monica Anderson	....	first assistant editor
Marie Gaerlan	....	apprentice editor
Phil Hetos	....	color timer
Brent Kaviar	....	post-production services
Lara Khachooni	....	additional apprentice editor
Ladd Lanford	....	first assistant editor
Jody Levin	....	executive in charge of post-production
Christopher Marino	....	assistant editor: avid (as Chris Marino)
Gary Trentham	....	additional apprentice editor
D. Todd Deeken	....	post-production services: New Line (uncredited)
Valance Eisleben	....	high definition editorial services (uncredited)
Bob McMillian	....	color timer (uncredited)
Peter Tackaberry	....	apprentice editor (uncredited)

Music Department
Fiona Apple	....	composer: additional music
Bob Bowen	....	music coordinator
Julian Bratolyubov	....	music preparation (as Julia Bratolyubov)
Debbi Datz-Pyle	....	orchestra contractor
Toby Emmerich	....	executive in charge of music
Tom Hardisty	....	assistant music engineer
Jonathan Karp	....	music technical consultant
Mark Kaufman	....	music clearance executive
Bill Monk	....	game show score keeper (as Billy Monk)
Ron Nugent	....	game show score keeper
Thomas Pasatieri	....	conductor
Thomas Pasatieri	....	consultant: musical score
Paul Rabjohns	....	music editor
Dennis S. Sands	....	music scoring mixer (as Dennis Sands)
Dana Sano	....	music supervisor
Lori Silfen	....	music business affairs executive
Patti Zimmitti	....	orchestra contractor
Paul Thomas Anderson	....	executive music producer (uncredited)
Nathan Furst	....	score technical assistant (uncredited)
James Thatcher	....	musician: french horn (uncredited)

Transportation Department
John Aliano	....	driver
Chuck Alsobrook	....	driver
Tony Barattini	....	driver (as Tony Barattin)
Curtis Clark	....	driver
Eric Compton	....	driver (as Eric 'Buck' Compton)
Bruce Comtois	....	driver generator operator
Joe Cosentino	....	transportation captain (as Joseph Cosentino)
Angel Desanti	....	driver (as Angel Disanti)
Bob Dewitt	....	driver (as Bob 'Bullet' Dewitt)
Mark Forrest	....	driver
David Garris	....	driver
Jerry Glassman	....	driver
Dash Hart	....	driver
Geno Hart	....	transportation coordinator
Paul Huggett	....	driver (as Paul 'Huggie' Huggett)
Benson Jones	....	driver
Steve Larson	....	transportation dispatcher
Glen Mathias	....	transportation co-captain (as Glenn Mathias)
Lou Mosto	....	driver
Esteban Munoz	....	driver
Bill Needham	....	driver
James 'Obee' Oberman	....	driver (as James 'Obie' Oberman)
Hardy Ophuls	....	picture vehicle coordinator
John Pellegrino	....	driver (as John 'JP' Pellegrino)
Adam Pinkstaff	....	driver
John Spaccarelli	....	driver
David D.B. Wilson	....	driver (as David Wilson)
Bob Young	....	driver
J. Armin Garza II	....	driver: camera car (uncredited)
David Travis Grieb	....	driver: special equipment (uncredited)
Bradley Sackin	....	driver: passenger van pre-production technical scout (uncredited)
David G. Todd	....	production van operator (uncredited)

Other crew
Nellie Adami	....	assistant production coordinator
Guy Adan	....	unit publicist
Linda Andersson	....	additional assistant chef
Debbie Andrews	....	construction accountant (as Debbi M. Andrews)
Larry Ballard	....	on-set medic
Cassandra Barbour	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances, Inc.
Jennifer Barrons	....	assistant: Paul Thomas Anderson
Jennifer Barrons	....	production associate
Matt Bauer	....	production office assistant
Jeff Behlendorf	....	post-production accountant
Judith M. Brown	....	studio teacher (as Judith Brown)
Steven Butensky	....	first assistant accountant
Laurie Cartwright	....	risk management
Jennifer Clark	....	accounting assistant
Kenneth H. Clarke	....	construction medic
Valeria Migliassi Collins	....	script supervisor
Ken Daniells	....	production assistant: Tom Cruise
Michael Doven	....	production associate: Tom Cruise
Jennifer Duclos	....	cast unit assistant
Leon Dudevoir	....	production executive
Jeff Egan	....	production safety
Erik Ellner	....	production attorney
Cecilia Escobar	....	payroll accountant
Dave Evans	....	assistant location manager
Kerry A. Fitzmaurice	....	set production assistant
James Flemming	....	assistant chef
Lorin Flemming	....	chef
Jamala Gaither	....	set production assistant
Gregory Donald Gateley	....	unit production assistant (as Greg Gately)
Emily Glatter	....	supervising production coordinator
Linda 'Sam' Glynn	....	assistant location manager (as Sam Glynn)
Don Gray	....	motion control: game show unit
Allison Harvey	....	production office assistant
David Hayles	....	on-set medic
Justin Healy	....	assistant location manager
Gerry Hernandez	....	assistant caterer
Tim Hillman	....	location manager (as Timothy Hillman)
Dominique Jaramillo	....	on-set medic (as Dominic Jaramillo)
Chris Johnson	....	electronic technician: game show unit
Hector Jumilla Jr.	....	production office assistant (as Hector Jumilla)
John Brian King	....	title designer (as Brian King)
Jon Krueger	....	assistant unit supervisor (as Jonathan Krueger)
Thomas Krueger	....	production medic
Eileen Malyszko Lee	....	production coordinator (as Eileen Malyszko)
Ivan Martin del Campo	....	production office assistant
James Moody	....	game show lighting designer
James Moran	....	set production assistant
Jennifer Mount	....	risk management
Lisa Barkin Oxley	....	production attorney
Andrew Padilla	....	security: Dignitary Protection International Agency
David Panzer	....	production safety
Michael Phillips	....	set production assistant (as Michael 'Jocco' Phillips)
Paul Prokop	....	production controller
Alan D. Purwin	....	aerial coordinator (as Alan Purwin)
Mark Rance	....	project documentarian
Joshua Ravetch	....	production resources
Paul Real	....	second assistant accountant
Larry Ring	....	assistant location manager
Martin E. Rose	....	coordinator: LAPD
Albert G. Ruben	....	insurance: J&H Marsh & McLennan, Inc.
Juan Ruiz	....	assistant caterer
Chanel Salzer	....	assistant location manager
Charlie Scott	....	craft service (as Charles Scott)
Clifford Scott	....	assistant craft service
Julianna Selfridge	....	risk management
Laura Sevier	....	rights and clearances: Entertainment Clearances, Inc.
Rick Shuster	....	pilot
Kelly A. Snyder	....	production accountant
Wesley Staples	....	studio teacher
Sonya Thompsen	....	contract administrator (as Sonya Thompsen Halsey)
Aaron Ali Tichenor	....	production secretary (as Aaron Tichenor)
Dirk Vahle	....	helicopter pilot
Will Weiske	....	special projects supervisor
Kate Wilson	....	assistant: Joanne Sellar
Fred Witten	....	game show consultant
Randall Balsmeyer	....	title designer (uncredited)
Richard Bellos	....	stand-in: Phillip Baker Hall (uncredited)
Claudia Cooper	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Jason Cox	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Sebastian Feldman	....	stand-in: Alfred Molina (uncredited)
Trent Hara	....	production coordinator: second unit (uncredited)
Lynn Harris	....	production executive (uncredited)
P.J. Ince	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Dominique Jaramillo	....	production medic (uncredited)
Joseph Keideth	....	security: Mr. Cruise (uncredited)
Ryan Krayser	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Carrie L.A.	....	location scout (uncredited)
Gray Miller	....	title designer (uncredited)
Niamh Murphy	....	textile artist (uncredited)
Lynne Oropeza	....	stand-in: Felicity Huffman (uncredited)
Marshal Silverman	....	stand-in (uncredited)
Corey Sklov	....	production assistant (uncredited)
Randy Walker	....	police technical advisor: "Call The Cops" (uncredited)

Thanks
Amanda Anderson	....	special thanks
Fiona Apple	....	special thanks
Joe Ball	....	special thanks
Danny Bramson	....	special thanks
Alison Dickey	....	special thanks
Charles Fort	....	special thanks
Jeri Fowle	....	special thanks
Carl Geller	....	special thanks: NBC Productions
Paul Gough	....	special thanks
Holly Hall	....	special thanks
Sheila Hamilton	....	special thanks: Big Bear Municipal Water District
Robert Harvey	....	special thanks (as Bob Harvey)
Michael Hausman	....	special thanks
Melodee Hindle	....	special thanks
Robin Holabird	....	special thanks
Orlando Jones	....	special thanks
Brian Kehew	....	special thanks: for the thing
Pat Kingsley	....	special thanks
Karen Lackos	....	special thanks
Jennifer Jason Leigh	....	special thanks
Chuck LeRoy	....	special thanks: Valley Plaza
John Lesher	....	special thanks
Adam Levite	....	special thanks
Roman Lupi	....	special thanks
Michael Lynne	....	special thanks
Gene Martin	....	special thanks: Big Bear Municipal Water District
Mike Mulvihill	....	special thanks
Lois O'Connor	....	special thanks (as Lois Robards)
Joel Pearlman	....	special thanks (as Joel Perlman)
Michael Penn	....	special thanks
Mark Poster	....	special thanks: Big Bear Municipal Water District
Mark Rance	....	special thanks
Ranee Ruble	....	special thanks: Big Bear Lake Film Office
Robert Shaye	....	special thanks (as Bob Shaye)
Mike Sowa	....	special thanks
Rick Sparr	....	special thanks
Barry Tyerman	....	special thanks
Alan Wertheimer	....	special thanks

Production Companies

• Ghoulardi Film Company
• New Line Cinema
• The Magnolia Project

Distributors

• Distribution Company (2000) (Argentina) (theatrical)
• Space Films (2000) (Czech Republic) (theatrical)
• A-Film Home Entertainment (2008) (Netherlands) (DVD)
• Alliance Atlantis Communications (Canada)
• Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (DVD)
• Argentina Video Home (2001) (Argentina) (VHS)
• EDKO Film (Hong Kong)
• FS Film Oy (Finland)
• Herald Film Company
• Kinowelt Filmverleih (Germany)
• Kinowelt Hungary
• Metropolitan Filmexport (France)
• New Line Cinema
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2001) (Brazil) (DVD)
• PlayArte Home Vídeo (2001) (Brazil) (VHS)
• Roadshow Entertainment (Australia)
• Roadshow Entertainment (Greece)
• Warner Bros. (Greece)

Special Effects

• F/X Concepts
• Industrial Light & Magic (ILM)
• Steve Johnson's XFX (practical frog effects)

Other Companies

• AON/Albert G. Ruben Insurance Services  insurance
• Avon Studio Transport  transportation
• Balsmeyer and Everett  main title sequence designed and produced by
• Big Bear Lake Film Office  special thanks (as Big Bear Lake Film Commission)
• Bumble Ward & Associates  special thanks
• Call The Cops  police technical advisors
• Cast & Crew Entertainment Services  payroll
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera cranes
• Chapman/Leonard Studio Equipment  camera dollies
• Cinelease  equipment
• Classic Images  footage/clips courtesy of
• Deluxe Catering  catering
• Direct Tools & Fasteners  expendables
• Entertainment Clearances  rights & clearances
• International Film Guarantors  completion guaranty
• KTLA  footage/clips courtesy of
• Marshall/Plumb Research Associates  clearances
• NBC News Archives  footage/clips courtesy of
• National Film Board of Canada (NFB)  footage/clips courtesy of
• Nevada Casting  extras casting: Reno
• One Step Up  foley recorded at
• Pacific Title  opticals
• Playback Technologies  video playback
• Post Logic Studios  digital film mastering
• Rainbow Casting Service  extras casting
• Reprise Records  soundtrack published by
• Sessions Payroll Management  extras payroll
• Signet Soundelux Studios  music mixed at
• Steve Berens' Animals of Distinction  dogs supplied by
• Sunrise Films  negative cutting
• The Music Team  orchestra contracted by
• Todd-AO Scoring Stage  music recorded at
• Travel Corps  travel agency
• Turner Entertainment  footage/clips courtesy of
• UTA French Airlines  special thanks
• Walt Disney Studios  adr recorded at
• Warner Hollywood Studios  adr recorded at
• World Link Digital  digital sound editing systems

Also Known As:

"Mag·no'li·a" - USA (promotional title)

MPAA:

Rated R for strong language, drug use, sexuality and some violence

Runtime:

188 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English | German | French

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital | SDDS | DTS

Certification:

Argentina:18 | Australia:MA | Chile:14 | Finland:K-12 | France:U | Germany:12 | Hong Kong:IIB | Ireland:18 | Netherlands:16 | New Zealand:R16 | Portugal:M/16 | South Korea:18 | Spain:18 | Sweden:11 | Switzerland:16 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:16 (canton of Vaud) | UK:18 | USA:R | Norway:15 | Philippines:R-18 | Singapore:M18 (re-rating) | Iceland:12 | Brazil:14 | Canada:13+ (Québec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:18A (Alberta) | Canada:AA (Ontario) | Canada:R (Manitoba/Nova Scotia) | Singapore:R(A) (original rating) | Peru:18

Filming Locations:

Angelus Oaks, California, USA

Company:

Ghoulardi Film Company

Trivia:

Henry Gibson's character is named Thurston Howell, which was Jim Backus' character's name on "Gilligan's Island" (1964).

Goofs:

Incorrectly regarded as goofs: In the scene where Donnie Smith is robbing the furniture store he previously worked at the poster on the door reads, "Keep Door Lock at all times!", instead of "Keep Door Locked at all times!" Due to the owner's accent, it can be assumed that this was just due to him being a non-native English speaker and writer.

Quotes:

[first lines]
Narrator:In the New York Herald, November 26, year 1911, there is an account of the hanging of three men. They died for the murder of Sir Edmund William Godfrey; Husband, Father, Pharmacist and all around gentle-man resident of: Greenberry Hill, London. He was murdered by three vagrants whose motive was simple robbery...

Movie Connections:

Featured in "Zomergasten: Episode #18.6" (2005)

Soundtrack:

Nothing Is Good Enough

often brilliant, occasionally forced film

`Magnolia' seems to divide audiences as much as it bewilders them. Some there are who see it as a brilliant exercise in creative, thought-provoking moviemaking, a film that challenges the notion that modern American cinema is comprised exclusively of formulaic retreads of earlier films or slick, mechanical displays of technical virtuosity, devoid of meaning and feeling. Others view `Magnolia' as the nom plus ultra of pretentiousness and self-satisfied smugness. Which of the two assessments is the correct one – or does the truth lie somewhere in between?

Actually, there is much to admire and cherish in `Magnolia.' Writer/director Paul Thomas Anderson has done a commendable job in putting on the screen a relatively unique vision – a qualification I feel forced to make because it does seem patently derived from much of the trailblazing work of director Robert Altman. Like Altman, Anderson creates a vast canvas of barely-related and briefly overlapping storylines and characters that come together under the umbrella of a single major theme and a few minor ones as well. Anderson's concern is to explore the concept of forgiveness and to examine the part it plays in the redemption we all seek through the course of our lifetimes. In this film, dying characters struggle to make amends with the loved ones they will soon leave behind, while estranged characters grope tentatively to establish or re-establish the bonds that must link them to other members of the human race. Anderson presents a tremendously wide range of characters, though for a film set in the northern areas of Los Angeles, `Magnolia' provides a surprisingly non-diverse sea of Caucasian faces. However, in terms of the ages of the characters, Anderson's crew seems more comprehensive, running the gamut from a pre-teen wiz kid to a terminally ill man in his mid-60's. Many of these characters seem to have created any number of facades to help them cope with the miseries and disappointments of life – and much of the redemption occurs only after those masks are stripped away revealing the emptiness and hurt that, in many cases, lurks so close to the surface.

Thematically, then, Anderson's film is a compelling one. Dramatically, however, it suffers from some serious flaws. Many viewers and critics have called `Magnolia' an artistic advancement, in both depth and scope, for Anderson, whose previous film was the similarly dense, moderately freeform `Boogie Nights.' I tend to disagree. If anything, `Boogie Nights,' by limiting itself to a much more narrowly restricted milieu – the 1970's porn industry – and focusing intently on a single main character, managed to connect more directly with the emotions of the audience. `Magnolia,' by being more expansive, paradoxically, seems more contracted. The pacing is often languid and the screenplay, running a bit over three hours, often seems bloated given the single-mindedness of its basic theme. Certainly, a few of these characters and storylines could have been dispensed with at no great cost to the film as a whole. By lining up all his characters to fit into the same general theme, the author allows his message to become a bit heavy-handed and over-emphatic. Anderson seems to want to capture the whole range of human experience on his enormous (and enormously long) movie canvas, yet because the characters seem to all be tending in the same direction - and despite the fact that the details of their experiences are different - the net effect is thematically claustrophobic.

The controversial ending, in which an event of literally biblical proportions occurs, feels generally right in the context of this film, though with some reservations. It seems perfectly in tune with the quality of heightened realism that Anderson establishes and sustains throughout the picture. On the other hand, the ending does pinpoint one of the failures of the film as a whole. Given that the screenplay has a strong Judeo-Christian subtext running all the way through it, one wonders why Anderson felt obliged to approach the religious issues in such strictly oblique terms. None of the characters – not even those who are dying – seem to turn to God for their forgiveness and redemption. In fact, one wonders what purpose that quirky ending serves since the characters are well on their way to making amends by the time it happens.

Anderson has marshaled an array of first-rate performances from a talented, well-known cast. Tom Cruise provides a wrenching case study of a shallow, charismatic shyster, who has parleyed his misogyny into a lucrative self-help industry. Yet, like many of the characters, he uses this façade as a shield to hide the hurt caused by a father who abandoned him and a mother whose slow, painful death he was forced to witness alone. The other actors, too numerous to mention, turn in equally worthy performances. Particularly interesting is the young boy who, in counterpoint to one of the other characters in the story, manages to save himself at an early age from the crippling effect of identity usurpation that it has taken so many others in this film a lifetime to overcome.

In many ways, `Magnolia' is the kind of film that could easily serve as the basis for a lengthy doctoral dissertation for a student majoring in either filmmaking or sociology. The density of its vision would surely yield up many riches of character, symbolism and theme that a first time viewer of the film would undoubtedly miss. Thus, in many ways, `Magnolia' is that rare film that seems to demand repeat exposure even for those audience members who may not `get it' the first time. As a viewing experience, `Magnolia' often seems rambling and purposeless, but it does manage to get under one's skin, and, unlike so many other, less ambitious works, this one grows in retrospect.