Harlan County War (2000) (TV)

Director:

Tony Bill

Writer (WGA):

Peter Silverman (written by)

Release Date:

4 June 2000 (USA)

Genre:

Drama

Tagline:

It's Her Turn To Fight Back.

Plot:

A Kentucky woman whose mine-worker husband is nearly killed in a cave-in, and whose father is slowly dying of black lung disease, joins the picket lines for a long, violent strike. |

Plot Keywords:

Kentucky | Picket Line | Black Lung Disease | Strike | Labor Activist

Awards:

Nominated for Golden Globe. Another 2 wins & 3 nominations

Cast

Holly Hunter	...	Ruby Kincaid
Stellan Skarsgård	...	Warren Jakopovich
Ted Levine	...	Silas Kincaid
Wayne Robson	...	Tug Jones
Alex House	...	Buddy Kincaid
Charlotte Arnold	...	Lucinda Kincaid
Ker Wells	...	Little Lee
Jennifer Irwin	...	Mary Ball
Rufus Crawford	...	Bill Worthington
Cliff Saunders	...	Lawrence Perkins
Deborah Pollitt	...	Ora Perkins
Tim Burd	...	Dillard Ball (as Timothy Burd)
Tom Harvey	...	Jerry Selvey
Reginald Doresa	...	Bronce Breckenridge
Helen Hughes	...	Aunt Melva Jones
Kirsten Kieferle	...	Buella May Blevins
Tom Barnett	...	Floyd Jones
Ingrid Veninger	...	Becky Jones
Doug Lennox	...	Nelms Hatton
Bruce McFee	...	Leroy Gilly
James Bearden	...	Claude Pennington (as Jim Bearden)
Lynne Griffin	...	Mrs. Yarborough
Margaret Lamarre	...	Eula Fillion
Paulette Sinclair	...	Virginia Boggs
Leslie Carlson	...	Udell
John Jarvis	...	Dr. Toth
Joan Gregson	...	Florence Reese
Bernard Kay	...	Judge Doyle Harris
John Andersen	...	Newscaster
Neil Foster	...	State trooper
Geoffrey Pounsett	...	State trooper
Hugo Dann	...	Sergeant
Robert Seeliger	...	Old Buddy
Ray Kahnert	...	Sheriff Billy Williams
Patricia Vanstone	...	Social Worker
Jillian Rees-Brown	...	Mrs. Hershel Gaw (as Jillian Hart)
Briar Boake	...	Woman at party
Peter Spence	...	Mike McKenna
Chris Gillett	...	Stockholder
Roger Dunn	...	Alfred Ramsey
Joanne Boland	...	Dewey's Girlfriend
Ken Whiteley	...	Musician
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Jonathan Kennedy	...	State trooper

Directed by
Tony Bill

Writing credits (WGA)
Peter Silverman		(written by)

Produced by
Chris Ciaffa	....	executive producer
Robert W. Cort	....	executive producer
David Madden	....	executive producer
Mimi Rogers	....	executive producer
Keri Selig	....	co-producer
Kerry Zook	....	associate producer

Original Music by
Van Dyke Parks

Cinematography by
Flavio Martínez Labiano		(as Flavio Labiano)

Film Editing by
Axel Hubert

Casting by
Stephanie Gorin

Production Design by
Jeff Ginn

Art Direction by
Brendan Smith

Set Decoration by
Kent McIntyre

Costume Design by
Resa McConaghy

Makeup Department
Carrie Angland	....	makeup artist: Holly Hunter
Sarah Fairbairn	....	assistant makeup artist
Paul LeBlanc	....	hair stylist
Stephen Lynch	....	key makeup artist
Jocelyn MacDonald	....	hair stylist

Production Management
David Bailey	....	post-production supervisor
Colin Brunton	....	production manager
Armand Leo	....	executive in charge of production
Chad Tomasoski	....	post-production supervisor

Second Unit Director or Assistant Director
Darren Doyle	....	third assistant director
Jill Girling	....	second assistant director
Jennifer Kiefaber	....	third assistant director
Patrick Tidy	....	first assistant director

Art Department
Matthew Badger	....	key set dresser (as Matt Badger)
Mike Davies Jr.	....	art department coordinator (as Mike Davies)
Dwight Doerksen	....	construction coordinator
Michael Genereux	....	property assistant
Jason Herriott	....	key scenic
Garry Honcharuk	....	property master
Phil Leach	....	on-set dresser
Paul Lenart	....	lead set dresser
Erica Milo	....	sets buyer
Bill Thrasher	....	key set dresser (as William Thrasher)
Adam Urquhart	....	property assistant

Sound Department
Gary C. Bourgeois	....	sound re-recording mixer
Robert Deschaine	....	adr mixer (as Bob Deschaine)
Jim Fitzpatrick	....	sound re-recording mixer
Barbara Issak	....	sound editor
Trevor Jolly	....	sound effects editor
Aaron Levy	....	sound recordist
Ao Loo	....	sound mixer
Diane Lucas	....	adr recordist
David Melhase	....	sound editor
Patricia Nedd	....	foley artist
Myron Nettinga	....	sound re-recording mixer
Vince Nicastro	....	foley artist
Brian Thomas Nist	....	sound effects editor
Ralph Osborn	....	sound editor
Nancy Parker	....	foley artist
Bryan Pennington	....	stereo sound consultant: Dolby Stereo
Cindy Rabideau	....	sound editor
Christopher B. Reeves	....	dialogue editor (as Chris Reeves)
Christopher B. Reeves	....	sound editor
Brian Ruberg	....	foley mixer
Moshe Saadon	....	boom operator
Greg Steele	....	adr mixer (as Gregg Steele)
Richard Taylor	....	supervising sound editor
Tami Treadwell	....	adr recordist
Scott Wolf	....	sound effects editor

Special Effects by
Brock Jolliffe	....	special effects supervisor

Stunts
Nick Alachiotis	....	stunts
Peter Cox	....	stunts
Tom Farr	....	stunts
Jamie Jones	....	stunts
Billy Linders	....	stunts
Dwayne McLean	....	stunts
Jessica Meyer	....	stunts
Regan Moore	....	stunts
Rick Parker	....	stunts
Edward A. Queffelec	....	stunts
Robert Racki	....	stunts
Alison Reid	....	stunt coordinator
Bryan Renfro	....	stunts
Paul Rutledge	....	stunts
Helen Scott	....	stunts
Warren Scott	....	stunts
Mary Ann Stevens	....	stunts
Dave Van Zeyl	....	stunts

Camera and Electrical Department
Daniel Abboud	....	camera trainee (as Dan Abboud)
Vincent Borg	....	electrician
Darren Boyce	....	key grip
Phil Calambakas	....	grip
Rick Dubeau	....	grip
Michael Forrester	....	chief lighting technician
Shane Gillan	....	assistant chief lighting technician
Vlad Gregorian	....	grip
Jamie Hodgson	....	generator operator
Ben Mark Holzberg	....	still photographer
Jeremy Janek	....	electrician
Ross Kerr	....	electrician
Dennis Kim	....	second assistant camera
Phil 'Buck' Lassiter	....	dolly grip
David Niven	....	first assistant camera
Geoff Pope	....	grip
Michael Spicer	....	camera operator: "a" camera
Michael Spicer	....	cinematographer: second unit
James Tamblyn	....	video playback operator
Paul Van der Linden	....	camera operator: "b" camera
Jonathan Vanseader	....	camera loader
David Watts	....	electrician (as Dave Watts)

Casting Department
David Aulicino	....	casting associate: Los Angeles
Aric Dupere	....	extras casting assistant
Donna Dupere	....	extras casting

Costume and Wardrobe Department
Anna Dal Farra	....	on-set wardrobe assistant
Terri De Haan	....	assistant costume designer
Erika Larner	....	wardrobe supervisor

Editorial Department
Anna Boynton	....	assistant editor
Roger La Prairie	....	telecine colorist
Renay McGowan	....	post-production coordinator
Mike Milliken	....	color timer
Robert C. Rodriguez	....	post-production coordinator
Hassan Smith	....	post-production assistant

Music Department
Matt Cartsonis	....	composer: contributing composer
Richard Greene	....	musician: fiddler
Susan Pilcher	....	music coordinator
Carl Sealove	....	music editor

Transportation Department
John Bekavac	....	driver
John Carr	....	driver
Don Chan	....	driver
John 'Jack' Coupland	....	driver
David Di Venanzo	....	driver
Jerome McCann	....	transportation supervisor
Rick Mitchell	....	driver
Michael O'Hara	....	driver
Rick Selmanovic	....	driver: cast
Evan Siegel	....	picture vehicle coordinator
Evan Siegel	....	transportation coordinator
Andres Vosu	....	transportation captain

Other crew
Kevin Allan	....	office assistant
John 'Frenchie' Berger	....	armorer
Catherine Currie	....	controller
Anna Dal Farra	....	truck assistant
Jim Desroches	....	production secretary (as James Desroches)
Larry Garrison	....	unit publicist
Dede Gilsher	....	receptionist
Winnifred Jong	....	script supervisor
Stacey Knocker	....	client service
Miriam Laurence	....	dialect coach
Brandon Long	....	assistant location manager
Neil Lumlock	....	location manager
James Mauro	....	production assistant (as Jim Mauro)
Sarah McIntosh	....	assistant production accountant
Brad Peyton	....	production assistant
Heather Ross	....	production coordinator
B.E. Sharp	....	production accountant
Sheelagh Stewart	....	office coordinator
Hanna Tower	....	assistant production coordinator

Production Companies

• Cort/Madden Productions
• Millbrook Farm Productions

Distributors

• Sandrew Metronome Distribution (2002) (Finland) (VHS)
• Showtime Networks (USA)

Other Companies

• By David's  catering
• Dufferin Gate Productions  production services
• Negative People  negative cutting
• Runaway Non-Linear  avid editing systems
• Starcraft  craft service
• Steve and Edie's Gourmet Looping  walla group
• Todd-AO Studios (West)  audio production
• f-Stop  titles and opticals

Also Known As:

Runtime:

104 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Certification:

Iceland:L | Finland:K-15 | Australia:M | Norway:15

Filming Locations:

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Cort/Madden Productions

Movie Connections:

Featured in The 52nd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards (2000) (TV)

You must be kidding, right?

I have spent my entire life in Harlan County, Kentucky. Growing up, working and now raising my own children here. To those of you who believe this movie has anything real to teach you about my home, I can tell you it has only a minimal similarity to reality. It is based on a nearly thirty-year-old Oscar-winning film, Harlan County USA, which for a documentary about the 1970s-era strike at Eastover Mining Company was one of the most complete works of fiction ever created. This admittedly fictionalized version of that original fiction doesn't look like Harlan County, sound like Harlan County, or even remotely evoke Harlan County, which at least the documentary did, even though most of its details were way out of whack. Although stereotypes abound, I can recommend this movie as a competent piece of fiction and a satisfying, though somewhat overwrought, drama. In short, typical made-for-TV fodder. But don't for one minute think it resembles real people or real life in Harlan County, Kentucky in any useful way. That story doesn't exist yet in the minds of producers anywhere. Appalachia and the entertainment industry have yet to understand one another.